Hi, everyone. Finally I could add my next chapter. It wasn´t easy due to my work, but I finally made it.
You already notice that I dedicated exclusively to Usagi the first ten chapters. I believe it was important seeing her improve alone for a little longer. Just with a small exception when Sailor V appreared briefly in a chapter.
But don´t worry. Sailor Mercury will appear in the next chapter.
I´ll try to be faster, but since I need to work... If it wasn´t for that, I would spend my entire life writing just like I would prefer.
Hope you like this chapter.
There was fog everywhere. Tuxedo Kamen was seeing himself in the middle of what looked like an ancient greek temple with all those huge columns, and in the middle of that mysterious fog. He was looking everywhere through his mask and completely confused.
When he looks up, he sees the mysterious figure of a woman over a high platform. He couldn´t see her face due to the shadows and the fog that were covering her figure, but he could see her long hair that she was using with a particular hairstyle ( with two odangos over her head and followed by two long ponytails ). She was also using a long dress.
Tuxedo Kamen could see that she was looking at him with her hands joined, like if she was praying.
- The Silver Crystal. Find the Sylver Crystal! - she says softly.
- But what is that? What is the Silver crystal?
- Please, just find the Silver Crystal - she repeats.
Mamoru wakes up suddently at that moment. He was shirtless and his room wasn´t hot, but he was sweating and was feeling completely exhausted, like if he had run for an hour our something. But he haven´t done that and he even went to bed earlier that day. He felt asleep peacefully. So it means the only thing that was making him feel tired was that dream.
He gets up from his bed and walks to the balcony to catch some air.
"Again the same dream!" - he thinks to himself and bends down over his balcony.
He goes back inside, still thinking in all of that, and looks to the newspaper he had over the table in the middle of his room. He reads again the content of the first page, where was mentioned a precious jewel that a very rich old lady acquired.
Mamoru didn´t need to think twice in what he was going to do in that moment. Nothing will make him feel better and he wasnt with will to go back to bed so soon.
He grabs a rose he had over the table and changes to his Tuxedo Kamen form. He jumps from his balcony after that.
Tuxedo Kamen jumps from building to building until he arrives to the top of the big house of that lady mentioned in the newspaper. It was easy for him to find it, since he already knew where that house was. He had been looking for that house since that article came out, and when he found it, he keep studying it to find a way of getting in.
Tuxedo Kamen opens the skylight window and gets in. He lands in a big area that was full of hanging dresses and some drawers. Since that area was well illuminated by the moonlight, he didn´t need to turn on the lights and call the attention.
He starts opening the drawers and sees they were full of jewels of that lady. It was full of necklaces, braceletes, rings, earings... It was enough to make him believe that that so important jewel was in there.
When he opens the final drawer in the middle of a big frustration, he finally see the jewel that was mentioned in the newspaper. The photo was the same.
He grabs it and starts looking carefully to it.
He was so concentrated that he didnt notice that someone appeared behind him. However he could avoid in time the bomb of air that was thrown to him.
When he looks to the middle of that room, he sees a man with long brown hair and with a particular grey suite. He was Nefrite.
- Give me that! - he demands, extending his hand.
- Never! - decides Tuxedo Kamen.
Nefrite throws another bomb of air to him, but Tuxedo Kamen could avoid it again. He jumps in his direction and beats him nimbly with his stick. Meanwhile, the jewel fell in the ground and broke completely.
When Tuxedo Kamen lands again, he feels a sharp pain in his arm. He looks at it and sees a big cut that was made by that bomb of air that passed right next to him.
When Nefrite recovers his strength, he looks at him with a deadly look.
- You´ll regret of what you did!
He was prepared to attack him again, when both hear lights turning on outside and footsteps coming in that direction. They understood that they were heard.
Tuxedo Kamen takes advantage of Nefrite distraction and throws a rose in his face, making him rub his face. It give him enough time to jump to the skylight and leaves from that place.
Even if Nefrite was still in suffering with all those petals on his face, he could also leave from there in time by his "black hole".
Tuxedo Kamen was running by the roofs and touching his wounded arm. That mission was a failure and he understood that that jewel was fake when it broke. Clearly something like that can´t be the Silver Crystal.
Usagi and Naru were walking side by side and looking to the restaurant that was next to them. It was full of lovely decorations of flowers and hearts.
- This restaurante belongs to Sir Toshiro - explains Naru - His wife died a few years ago and today would be her birthday. Thats why he is decorating his restaurant like this today. And he decided that the ladies will not pay their meals. Everything is a tribute to his wife, you see?
- How do you know him so that well? - asks Usagi.
- He and his wife were regular clients in my jewelry, and they always talked a lot with me and my mother. They bought many of our jewels, and yesterday, he went there to remember his wife and he told us about his plan for today to celebrate the birthday of his wife - explains Naru.
- Sush a sad story. It looks he loved her very much for everything he is doing in her memory - says Usagi.
- And he did. They were a very beautiful couple - explains Naru.
- And I would dare to appreciate a meal today in this restaurante - says Usagi with baby eyes - But Im not gonna torture myself with impossible dreams. I don´t have a boyfriend to bring me here and unfortunattely I´m gonna lose my time with our studies. Our next exam is nearby and I don´t understand half of that matter - she says with sadness.
- You don´t have anyone? - says Naru in surprise, repeating her words - Than who was that handsome guy with who I saw you in the Game Center?
Usagi opens completely her eyes in surprise.
- When do you saw that?
- A few days ago. It looked like you were studying with him. He was more mature, but was that that was making him even more handsome - says Naru with some provokation.
Usagi understood that her secret of having Mamoru as her tutor ended for Naru.
- Ok! I´ll tell you. He is my tutor - she confesses - But please, don´t tell this to anybody else - she begs.
- Don´t worry. I wont. But you could try something with him.
- What? He is my tutor, Naru - says Usagi in shock - And he would make fun of me if I do that. He always makes fun of me anyway - she says, showing that was regular situation.
- Its a pitty to hear that. But maybe he doesn´t make fun of you with malice.
Usagi knew it was true, but even then she didn´t want to think in having something with Mamoru. It was to much extravagant.
- Ok! I see you don´t wanna talk about that - accepts Naru - Ive to go now. My mom is waiting for me. See you tomorrow, Usagi.
- See ya.
Usagi stays looking at her friend until she couldn´t see her anymore.
After that, Usagi approaches slowly of that restaurant and looks by the glass to all the beautiful decorations.
" How much I wanted to be sitted in a place like this with Tuxedo Kamen " - she says, touching the glass with her forehead.
Then she leaves from that place and while she was walking, she stops suddently and scrubs her head in frustration. Everyone was looking at her, but she ignored everyone. She had more important things to worry about than those curious eyes around her.
- Why sush a beautiful girl like me needs to lose all her time studying? - she says with baby eyes, opening one of her notebooks - I don´t understand nothing of this.
Then Usagi takes her cellphone from her pocket and presses Mamoru´s number. But like it was happening since that morning, he had his phone turned off. To increase her frustation even more, she sees that she hadn´t a single message our lost call from him.
- And this moron still dont answer me. Doesn´t he understand how much I need his help to pass in this exam? - she says, more in panic than with fury.
If she talked with him earlier, maybe they could have a tutorial class in that same day. But like this, probably he´ll only have time to help her tomorrow what was making her feel even more frustrated. And she can´t have the luxury to skip from that tutorial class since she needs his help with urgency.
Feeling those calls would be worthless to talk with Mamoru, Usagi decides to try her luck in the Game Center.
When she arrives there, she sees Motoki at the counter and goes talk with him.
- Hi, Motoki! Do you know where is Mamoru? - she asks suddently.
- You are asking the same thing as me - Motoki says in his usual calm way, but with worry - He missed all his classes today. Thats not in him - he indicated - I called him to know if he is ok, but he is not answering me what is even more weird.
Usagi couldn´t stop feeling that Motoki was exaggerating a little bit with that situation.
- Sorry, but is that so weird that he skip his classes today? Probably he already did it in another situation.
- No, he didn´t. He never failed a single class until now - explains Motoki - He is the "head" of our medical class, the best student and the most responsible of all. Thats why all of us, including our teachers, got worried about him when he didn´t come today.
Usagi feels her worry growing inside of her. If those fails about him where so true like Motoki was saying, then maybe there was something wrong with Mamoru, and maybe thats why he is not answering her calls.
She was about to ask Motoki something else when she hears some familiar footspets behind her.
- Where the hell have you been, man? - asks Motoki suddently.
Usagi turns to see who was behind her and sees Mamoru like she already knew. But his look scared her. He looked tired, like if he didn´t sleep for years. He was well dressed, at least that part was ok. But she could see easily that everything else was wrong with him.
- Mamoru, what happened? Are you ok? - she asks, running to him.
Motoki followed her without running.
- We were very worried about you. What happened?
Mamoru just stood quiet in his place and took his phone from his pocket. He showed it to Usagi.
- I read your messages. I thought you were needing help with your studies, so I´m here - he says without emotion.
- You could have answer to my messages and Motoki´s. We wouldn´t be so worried about you - she protests.
- I hadn´t time for that and I knew I would find you here. So, if you need my help, lets start!
- Hey! Wait a second! - she asks, stopping him from walking - You don´t look good. Are you ok?
- I´m fine. Now, lets start! - he insists in the same unemotionally way.
- What is that in your arm? - asks Motoki suddently.
Both look to Mamoru´s left arm and saw the spot of blood staining on his sleeve.
- You are bleeding! - exclaims Usagi - We need to see that!
- If you don´t need my help, then I´m doing nothing here. I´m leaving.
Usagi stops him again from walking.
- Look! I´ll not ask you anything else - she says with carefull, seeing he was without patience for questions - But at least let me see that wound before you leave - she begs - Please!
Mamoru stood looking for her baby eyes for a moment. He had a horrible night and was feeling extremelly tired. In a few words, he wasn´t with patience for anything. But he knew Usagi wasn´t going to give up so easily of her decision in that moment.
- Alright! - he resignes - But be faster.
They sit down at a table and Motoki gives them a first aid box. Usagi starts cleaning his wound and she couldn´t avoid the shock when she saw how deep his wound was.
- This looks really bad. How have you done this?
- I cut myself in a glass - he answers simply.
She didn´t say anything else, seeing he wasn´t with patience for more words. When she finished, he got up immediately.
- Thank you for this. I really appreciate your help, but I´ve to go now - he walks to the door and turns to her once again before he leaves, but not showing a happy look - I think is better that you find another tutor. Is the best for you - he says finally and leaves, leaving Usagi with a shocked expression.
- Why did you say that? - she asks, ready to run after him, but is stopped by Motoki who puts a gently hand over her shoulder.
- Let him go! He is not feeling well today - he says softly - Maybe you can talk better with him tomorrow.
Usagi stood in there looking with sadness to the point where Mamoru left. She had so much will of run after him and ask for an explanation of his behavior.
But then she felt that was better to follow Motokis advise, for much hard that was gonna to be waiting for the moment of talk with Mamoru again.
Mamoru walks by the street until he arrives to an alley. He looks to everywhere to be sure he wasn´t being seen. In there, he uncover his wounded arm and passes a hand by it. An aura covers his wound and heals it immediately. He did that after his fight with Nefrite the previous night, but he didnt see the total extension of his wound and he left a scratch exposed.
But now he left Usagi see his wound and she was the last person who he wanted to notice that. He can´t leave her worried about him our drag her to his crazy missions.
She has already a big responsability in hands and he can´t "haunt" her with his own problems. He is not a good influence to her. He tried to be. He really did. But recently he realised he wasnt.
When he met her, he felt immediately a mysterious connection with her. Her innocent beauty and her big blue eyes catched his attention, and it looked like he knew her from somewhere, even if he never met her before. And her similarity with the princess from his dreams... Somehow, he felt a connection with all of that.
When Usagi mentioned her need of help with her studies, he saw a chance of being next to her and trying to figure her out.
Each of their tutorial classes gave him motivation and his boring and lonely days started having a meaning.
And when he found out that she was Sailor Moon in the day she fought the demon of the fragrant bunnies, he believed that, even if he couldn´t reveal his secret to her, he still could be next to her as her tutor and coach, and help her improve her skills as a warrior by that way.
But now he believes his own goals can hurt her and he can do more harm to her than good with his presence.
Now he needed to focus in his next mission and keep his distance from her for her own good, for much hard that was for him. He´ll need to get used to his life without Usagi.
He takes his cellphone from his pocket and reads with attention the article mentioning a necklace that will be exposed in a restaurant.
Kunzite is sitting at his big and crystal desk with his head over his hands. Nefrite was next to him and he was telling him everything about his last confrontation with Tuxedo Kamen, and Kunzite was hearing everything carefully and thinking in everything.
- If that Tuxedo Kamen is looking for the Sylver Crystal like us, then we have a big problem.
- Maybe we should set him a trap - suggests Nefrite.
- Yes. In our next mission we need to be prepared in case he shows up. Thats why we´ll do it all together. Like that, is more easy to set him up. Prepare everyone.
- Very well.
Nefrite was about to leave that area, when he hears Kunzite´s voice again.
- And don´t talk about this with Queen Beryl. She can´t know that we have another interference in our mission.
- Understood!
Nefrite leaves that area for good.
Usagi arrives home and walks slowly by the corridor. Her discussion with Mamoru was still affecting her and she just wanted to be in her room in peace.
But first she went to the kitchen and poured some cat´s food in a bowl.
After that, she went to her room and when she opens the door, she sees Luna over her table and working in her laptop. Luna was doing that a lot lately due to her search for the Moon Princess.
Usagi could also see that Luna was somekind of melancholic and very serious. Luna had been like that since her returned from her long "trip" of three days looking for the Moon Princess. She never told to Usagi the results of that "trip", but she believed it was somekind of disappointing due to her constant melancholy after her return.
Usagi put the bowl down, right next to Luna.
- Hey! I´m back! Do you wanna eat something?
- Thank you. I´ll accept it. I didn´t eat the all day - says Luna.
When she starts eating, she notices something peculiar about Usagi´s expression.
- You don´t look happy. What happened?
- I just had a "fight" with Mamoru. But I dont wanna talk about that.
- Sorry to hear that. But I´ve a mission for you to make you forget that issue for a moment.
Usagi looks surprised to her.
- What do you wanna me to do?
Luna looks again to the laptop and Usagi does the same thing.
- There is an article saying that there will be exposed a precious necklace in a restaurant. A restaurant that today offers meals to the ladies.
- I know that restaurant. I passed by there an hour ago. Naru told me it belongs to a man whose wife died and today would be her birthday. And it seems he decided to offer meals to the ladies in tribute to his wife - explains Usagi, reading carefully the article - And is saying that he´ll expose a precious necklace in there?
- Yes. Is saying here that makes part of the decoration of the restaurant today.
- And what is your interest on this?
- We need to go there and see that necklace.
- Why? - asks Usagi again, still confused.
Luna takes a deep breath, preparing to give a long explanation to Usagi.
- You know, Usagi. Our mission is not only to find the Moon Princess. We also need to find a precious object called the Silver Crystal.
- What is that?
- A very precious and powerful object that belonged to the ancient kingdom of the Moon. Our enemies are looking for it too. And if they catch it before us, is the end.
- Let me guess. You wanna go to that restaurant to check if that necklace is that Silver Crystal - dares Usagi to guess, with her arms crossed.
- I knew you were a smart girl - says Luna, with a large smile.
- He, he! Very funny of you - replies Usagi, mocking her - But is not a bad idea going there. I get a free meal and we take a look to that necklace. Actually I think only a free meal will cheer me up today.
- Very well. Lets go then.
Usagi takes a backpack from her closet and Luna got inside. After that, Usagi leaves home.
The restaurant was still being decorated and there were just a few costumers in there since it wasn´t dinner time yet. Mamoru arrives to the restaurant and sees a man putting a necklace in the neck of a statue. Mamoru notices immediately that was the statue of his wife for the tender way he was looking to it.
When he opens the door, the old man looks at him and walks to him with a smile.
- Mamoru, how nice to see you!
- Good afternoon, Sir Toshiro. I received your invitation.
- I´m glad you accept it. Please, come in. I know today is "ladies night" in here, but I wanna open an exception for you. Lets go to my office and take dinner in there.
- Was this the necklace that was mentioned that was gonna be exposed in here? - asks Mamoru, trying to sound casual - It´s beautiful.
- Yes, it is. The necklace that belonged to my mother and that passed to my wife when I married her - explains Sir Toshiro, looking again to the statue with tenderness.
After that, Mamoru follows him without anymore interest for the necklace. He already saw it when he arrived and immediately lost his interest on it.
He took advantage of Sir Toshiro invitation to his restaurant that he received at the same time that the article of the necklace was posted, and he thought it was a good time to take a look without invading his home by night, especially this man´s home who has so much consideration for him.
Both follow by the stairs right next to the kitchen. When they arrive to the office, they see a table set and both sit.
Usagi arrives to the restaurant a few minutes after Mamoru. At that moment, there were more tables occupied.
She looks around and sees a statue with a necklace in the middle of that space.
- Luna, look! Its in there - she says in a low voice to the backpack on her back.
Luna looks to the necklace by a hole in the backpack. She sees that is a pearl necklace.
- I see it. Is not the Silver Crystal. There is nothing silver about it. We can go.
- Are you kidding me? Since I´m here, I´m gonna eat a delicious free meal to compensate my awful day - decides Usagi, walking to the middle of the restaurant.
- What? I thought you were just kidding before. Do I have to be inside of these thing the whole time while you eat? - protests Luna, not finding funny the idea of being inside of the backpack for much longer.
- Of course not. All these tables have long towels. You can hide under them - explains Usagi as a solution.
Usagi sits at a table and Luna leaves from the bag and hides under that same table, still not very happy with that solution.
Meanwhile a waiter approaches of Usagi and asks her what she wants.
Usagi asks a lot of things to his surprise. He was almost losing the notion of his list because of so many things he needed to take note.
Usagi was so in heaven with that moment that she didn´t notice the others waiters around, especially four of them that were Kunzite, Zoicete, Jadeite and Nefrite.
Those four go to the kitchen where they see themselves alone, and Nefrite says:
- That thing in the statue is not the Silver Crystal. We could concentrate now on take the energy - he says.
- We need more people in that room - says Zoicite - The room is equipped to take a great amount of energy.
- And the demons are prepared to act in case they need - completes Jadeite.
- Lets wait for more people to come and then we attack - decides Kunzite - Since we didn´t find the Silver Crystal in here, we need to take something from here to please Queen Beryl.
A waiter fills two glasses of wine while Sir Toshiro and Mamoru were appreciating a delicious meal in the office. After serving them, the waiter leaves that room politely and leaves them alone.
- Once again, thank you for accepting my invitation, Mamoru. My wife would love see you here.
- I´m the one who is thankful for the invitation. It´s a pitty what happened to your wife. She was my best teacher - says Mamoru, drinking some wine.
- I know. And she was always saying that you were one of her most promising students.
- Nice to know that. She never showed that so that much. Not that I was ever bothered with that, but she was very strict and demanding with us, and she never seemed satisfied with anything - explains Mamoru, trying to do it in the most respectful way - But I understand. It was part of her job as a doctor and of sush a strict job like that.
- But in the back of her students she always confessed me her consideration for them. Believe me!
- Its a honor to know that - says Mamoru.
- In fact, she only had me, her patients and her students to care about.
Mamoru opens completely her eyes after hearing that, like if he had remember of something important.
- I remember that! Even when she was dying in the hospital´s bed, nobody came to visit her. Only us and you!
Sir Toshiro puts down the glass of wine and looks with sadness to the table.
- Thats because she lost all her friends and family when she married me. They thought she did it for money and they never spoke to her again - he explains.
- That is horrible.
- I know! It was very difficult for her to deal with the pain of being abandoned and at the same time with her strict job as a doctor and keeping her concentration in saving lifes. She only had my support. She made it, but was difficult - he explains.
- I can´t imagine how it is to be suddently betrayed by everyone around us.
Mamoru was going to eat another peace of food when he remembered about something that he associated to that situation. Something that was about to happen to someone closer to him.
- Are you alright? - asks Sir Toshiro, seeing him "stop in time" just like that.
- Ah... No, no. I`m alright - he says, recovering his sense.
Sir Toshiro looks relieved to him and then takes a brief look to the cameras in his office that where showing the area of his restaurant.
- I´m gonna ask you to wait in here a little bit while I´m gonna take a look at my restaurant.
- Of course.
Mamoru sees him leaving from his office and he stays even more thoughtful after that.
The restaurant was already filled with people when Usagi finished all the meals she asked. She notice a couple of costumers looking strangely to her way of eating, but she didn´t care. Her biggest interest was only the food and nothing else.
Feeling satisfied and after massaging her belly, she bends down and looks at Luna who was still under the table.
- Lets go! I´m gonna wash my hands and leave.
Luna got inside of the backpack again.
- This was a waste of time. You´ve to study and I should be looking for clues of the Silver Crystal - protests Luna from the hole in the backpack.
- Hey! It was just a moment that I had to please my horrible day. As for studies, I´ll not go further without Mamoru´s help this time, so it will be a waste of time if I try it alone - replies Usagi - And you need to get some rest too, so I can say that I made you a favor.
Both stood quiet until they arrive to the restroom.
It was then that Kunzite takes a look from the kitchen to the dinning area and sees all the tables complete.
- It´s time! - he says to his partners that where next to him.
He snaps his fingers and activates the lamps that where spread by that area, that start stealing everyone´s energy.
Sir Toshiro enters in the dinning room and faints immediately just like everybody else in there. Meanwhile, Kunzite and his gang left from the kitchen and went to the dinning area, where they stood seeing everything.
After that, Usagi left from the restroom and sees from the corridor everybody fainted and her four enemies in the room looking at it with satisfaction.
At the same moment, Mamoru, who was still eating, looks casually to the cameras in the office and sees everybody fainted in the dinning room. He runs immediately to there. He arrives to the middle of the stairs and sees Usagi in that corridor, also looking to that horrible scenario. She was with her back turned, so she wasn´t seeing him.
- Oh, no! The enemies are stealing the energy of people again! - says Usagi in shock.
- Usagi, transform yourself right now! - demands Luna.
- Right! "MOON PRISM POWER! MAKE UP!".
Mamoru sees from his position on the stairs all the light surrounding Usagi and revealing her Sailor Moon form. He already knew who she was, but he couldn´t stop feeling mesmerized with her wonderful transformation. He never saw anything more incredible and amazing then that. He never thought it would be so intense and memoriable.
Kunzite and his gang were focus in their job when an unbearable and sharp sonic wave invades the space. They had to cover their hears, while the wave was breaking all the lamps and pieces around the room.
Seeing she destroyed all the objects that were stealing the energy from people, Sailor Moon touches the red circles that were covering her odangos and the sonic wave stops spreading. It was when Kunzite and his gang turn to her.
- Taking advantage of the romantic spirit of this place to steal energy from people is unforgivable. I´ll not let you follow with your evil plan. I´m Sailor Moon! The Sailor of Love and Justice. In name of the Moon, I´ll punish you!
Kunzite approaches of her slowly with a devilish smile.
- Finally I see you with my own eyes, Sailor Moon. Is incredible how sush small bratt could defeat my team so many times.
- And is the first time that I see you. It seems you are the boss of this horrible gang - says Sailor Moon, pointing to all of them.
- You´ve right, I am. And we serve a force that is behond your possibilities.
Saying this, Kunzite raises his hand and all those fainted persons get up like zombies.
- Attack her! - he demands.
All of them run to Sailor Moon and she had to jump over them to avoid them.
When she lands in an empty area, she touches her tiara.
" MOON TIARA STARDUST! "
The Tiara makes circles around those people´s heads and dropping golden dusts over them. They fainted again after that.
Sailor Moon grabs her Tiara and puts it again in her forehead.
- You failed - she says simply.
Then Jadeite shoots four lights from his hand that reveal four little demons/butterflies. Both were holding a golden net to catch Sailor Moon, but she distroys them with her Tiara.
- You were so predictable - she says, catching her tiara again.
- Not so much like you - says Nefrite, snapping his fingers.
With that, Sailor Moon felt something grabbing her feet and pulling her until the ceiling. She was upside down, seeing her enemies looking with victory to her.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PUT ME DOWN! - she says in dispair.
- It seems you´re not so ready for all our traps - says Kunzite - Now we can kill you and you´ll not interfere in our plans anymore - he continues, making appear a long piece of glass with the form of a knife in his hand.
- OH NO! SAILOR MOON! - screams Luna.
Before Kunzite could throw the knife, a group of roses is thrown in front of them and spread a lot of petals by the room. The gang had to cover their faces due to the velocity that the petals were spread.
Then Tuxedo Kamen jumps until the point where Sailor Moon was and frees her with his cane. He lands with Sailor Moon in his arms, hugging her protectively.
Sailor Moon looks to his tender eyes through his mask and hugs him by the neck.
- Thank you! - she says.
Then Tuxedo Mask looks to Kunzite, Zoicite, Nefrite and Jadeite who were looking at him with a not friendly look.
- Your violence towards Sailor Moon is unforgivable! - he says with fury.
Kunzite gives two steps in their direction.
- And you are Tuxedo Kamen, I presume - he says - I heard you´re also a person of a big interest for us. I was anxious to meet you too - he keeps saying with a devious smile.
- Good! Now you´ll know what will happen if you try to hurt Sailor Moon again.
- With pleasure! We don´t have problems of killing you first.
Kunzite gives another step and was about to attack him. Both Kunzite and Tuxedo Kamen were close to each other and were prepared to fight. When both eyes cross each other perfectly, suddently an electrical current passes by their minds, followed by a headache.
They had to bend down with their hands touching their heads.
- Tuxedo Kamen. Are you alright? - asks Sailor Moon completely worried, and touching his shoulders.
- Boss, are you alright? - asks Zoicite, while he and his friends were surrounding him.
- No!... Take me back! - he demands, struggling in pain.
The gang disappear from that place from a "black hole".
Sailor Moon ignored that and centered her attention in Tuxedo Kamen.
- Please, talk to me! Are you alright?
She notices that step by step he was calming down and not complaining anymore.
- I´m feeling better now.
- Are you sure?
- Yes, I am. Do not worry - he says, touching gently her hand - And seeing you alright makes me feel even better!
- I am alright thanks to you. Because you saved me - she says softly.
He hugs her tightly and she corresponded the hug with the same passion.
- And also because of your bravery and improvement - he says, touching her face gently - You improve every single day, Sailor Moon. Never forget that!
- But you are my motivation. You are very important to me.
- Thanks. But I don´t deserve all that importance that you give to me, and I still have my mission haunting me. I can´t drag you to that.
He gets up slowly from the floor.
- Why don´t you tell me what is haunting you? I can help you.
- Thank you. But nobody can help me - he says, touching her face again.
He approaches slowly of the big window in front of them.
- However, I´ll do everything in my power to protect you! I promise you! - he says with firmness.
Then he jumps from there and Sailor Moon walks to that same window and looks to the point in the dark sky where he disappeared.
" I wanna help him so much! " - she thinks to herself, joining her hands like if she was praying.
Zoicite, Nefrite and Jadeite returned to their hideout, both helping Kunzite to stand up. He looked confused and delirious, and both tried to understand the reason of his state.
When they look better to their place, they see Queen Beryl in there, looking at them with a serious look.
- Where have you been? Did you went to a mission without telling me? - she asks harshly.
- Well, your Majesty... - starts Jadeite, but is interrupted by Kunzite´s weak voice.
- The Prince...
Both hear that word from his voice and look confused to him.
- The prince. OH, NO! THE PRINCE... - he screams, opening completely his eyes.
- What is he saying? - asks Nefrite.
Both look confused to Queen Beryl, but they didn´t have time to ask her anything, since she was already showing her palm to them. With a quick spell, Queen Beryl makes all of them faint.
After that, she stays looking to them, laid in the floor.
- Something triggered their old memories. I can´t allow that to happen again - she says to herself.
Usagi was walking by the street and looking to the GPS in her cellphone. She was following the address that Mamoru showed her.
That morning, Mamoru called her and proposed her to go to his apartment for a tutorial class. He told her it wasn´t the best day for him to go to the Game Center, but he could help her if she went to his apartment.
It was against her will because it was weekend and she had decided not study on weekends, but that time was different. She had an exam nearby and she was needing help. And since she lost a tutorial class with Mamoru the day before, she had to sacrifice that weekend.
- Don´t be with that face. You know you need to do this today - says Luna, walking by her side and seeing her "ugly" face.
- I´ve plenty notion of that, Luna - she says - But don´t think that I´m gonna make this an habit.
When she arrives to the address in the GPS, she touches the button of Mamoru´s floor and hears the door opening automatically.
She and Luna take the lift until that same floor and walk by the corridor until they see a door that was open. Usagi knocks on it before she dares to step inside.
- May I come in? - she asks.
Then Mamoru walks from one of his divisions to his hall, and sees her.
Usagi could see that he was with his normal and firm style, and that gave her a suddently relief.
- Thank you for coming, Odango Atama - he says simply.
- I hadn´t choice and you know it. But this is just an exception - she says - But lets start from what is important. How is your arm? - she asks just like that.
- Is better. I still have pain, but is better - he lied, showing his bandage. He had to pretend he still had the wound since he couldn´t tell her that he healed himself.
- Good! - says Usagi with relief, but with some authority in her voice - Now, what happened to you yesterday? I know you´re not being youself, but you seemed very conscious when you said you didn´t wanna give me classes anymore. And today you changed completely of mine like if nothing happened. Sush a big change of humor you had - she says without mercy - I´m the one who changes suddently of humors. Thats my "mark". Not yours. So, what happened yesterday? - she asks again with the same authority. She even ignored Luna´s surprising eyes in her after what she said about herself without regrets.
Mamoru stood looking at her for some seconds, thinking in everything. It looks like Usagi was not about to trust him again if he doesn´t give her an explanation for his suddent change of ideas.
In fact, he actually changed suddently of ideas. He was about to stop giving her classes, but after his conversation with Sir Toshiro, he realised he was about to do to Usagi the same thing that those friends of Sir Toshiro´s wife did to her. He was about to turn his back on her when she was with a big responsability in hands and when his support was very important to her, just like the presence of all her friends.
Would Usagi endure everything without those supports just like his old teacher did? Dealing with the fact that everyone turned their backs on her and forcing yourself to keep a healthy mind because she has the responsability of saving lifes? Probably Usagi would be able to do the same thing, but is not a fair thing to happen to someone, and he´ll not allow himself to be part of something like that.
- Sorry for what happened yesterday - he says calmly, and bending down his head - I know I wasn´t right with you and I was ashamed of admit that to you. I had a bad day yesterday. I didn´t sleep well and I cut my arm, not to mention that I was angry with myself for skeeping classes yesterday - he confesses part of the true - But I know that wasn´t an excuse for what I did. And I´ll not give up of giving you classes, unless you want that.
Usagi takes a deep breath after hearing him carefully. She knew he was being honest with his apologises because now he was being himself with that usual serious look.
- Of course I don´t wanna give up of our classes. I already told you that - she explains, feeling more calm now - I just wanna be sure you´re alright and that you are not tired of giving me classes. I don´t want you to be tired of me.
- I´m not. Don´t worry - he says simply.
How could he be tired of her? She gives "color" and meaning to his boring days.
- But now, Odango Atama, I think is better that we start our class. I believe that you still wanna enjoy your weekend, so lets see if we can end this faster.
When Usagi heard that "Odango Atama"´ name again, said in that usual relaxed way, she knew Mamoru was clearly being himself and that he was alright. That was a big relief for her. Usagi knew that Mamoru was a serious and arrogant guy, but at the same time, she could feel his good heart and he was always trying to help her. In a few words, he was loyal to her and she didn´t want to lose that. She could also say that he was her friend. What they have is important enough for that.
She and Luna follow him until his living room where he points to his big table. Usagi sits in there and Luna decides to take a nap over the carpet.
Then Mamoru sits in front of her and starts helping her.
Here it is. For the next chapter "Sailor Mercury".
