Title: Without you

Rating: Pg-13 for mild language and violence

Summary: Usagi and Mamoru tease each other constantly...but when Usagi gets stalked by 2 strange men, and harassed. Mamoru comes to her aide and ends up getting kidnapped and hurt. Now Usagi must go to his rescue...can she save him? ((PG-13 for a couple for mild language and violence))



Usagi gulped as she watched Dakota and Kent descend from the open doorway. Unintentionally, she tightened her grip on his waist. Mamoru looked to her trembling form and his hand that was over her shoulder, slowly and gently took Usagi's small hand into his own.

Usagi looked at Mamoru questioningly, and Mamoru smiled reassuringly with a small nod. Usagi smiled back then turned her gaze back to Dakota and Kent who were all the way into the basement....

Dakota walked to the pair and looked to Mamoru warningly before saying to Usagi, "Come with us." Mamoru moved to pull Usagi behind him, but Usagi, fearing for Mamoru's safety, swallowed down any fear she might have had and set him on the floor.

"Alright," she said shooting Mamoru a reassuring glance, "I'm coming."

Dakota turned back up the stairs as Usagi crouched down. "Don't go with them Usa," Mamoru whispered.

Usagi smiled. "I will be fine Mamoru," she said, "I'll come back soon." Usagi smiled and kissed Mamoru on the forehead before walking to the stairs. Kent followed her up the stairs and closed the door leaving Mamoru once again in darkness.

~*~*~*~*

Usagi was led into what she decided was a kitchen. Kent sat her down at the table as Dakota got a glass from the cupboard. "Are you thirsty Usa?" Dakota asked. Usagi glared.

"I'm fine," she snapped. Dakota tensed up and then relaxed again. He turned to Usagi slowly and stared at her for a moment. Usagi shifted under Dakota's gaze and turned her eyes to the table.

"Now Usa," Dakota said in a business like tone, "we both know that your parents are very rich people. . ."

Usagi lifted her head sharply. "MONEY?!" she spat. "all of this was for bloody money?!"

"Keep your voice down Usagi," Kent warned.

Usagi laughed incredulously and sat back in her seat. "All you want from both of us is money?" she asked finally again. Dakota shook his head.

"From YOU Usagi," he said coldly, "from Mamoru we want something else." Usagi's eyes opened in shock. "S. . .something else?" she asked. "like what?"

Dakota looked at her blankly. "Like what?" he repeated.

Usagi nodded and Dakota said quietly, "We haven't figured that out yet. But there is something more we want from him."

Usagi looked at them in shock then shook her head and didn't say anything. Dakota suddenly picked up his cell phone and threw it at Usagi. Usagi caught it, ((A/N: AMAZING! Usagi flunks P.E. but in times of danger can catch a phone! O.O sorry)) and looked at it quizzically.

"Call your parents Usagi," Dakota ordered. Usagi put the phone down on the table.

"No," she said softly yet firmly.

"WHAT?!" Dakota screamed.

"No!" Usagi shouted back.

"Why. . .?" Dakota growled dangerously getting within a half a foot of Usagi's face from across the table.

"Because I don't know if you'll even let me go after you get the money," Usagi growled back.

"JUST MAKE THE FUCKING CALL!" Dakota screamed at Usagi turning the table over with his fists.

Usagi screamed out and trembling managed a weak, "No." Dakota screamed in frustration and started to destroy everything in his path before coming back to Usagi and looking her straight in the eye, spoke to Kent.

"KENT!" he shouted.

"Y. . .yes 'Kota?" Kent stammered.

"Bring up Mamoru from the basement," Dakota said as Usagi gasped and shook her head, "maybe that will get Usagi to do as we ask. Kent nodded and retreated downstairs to the basement leaving Usagi berating herself upstairs.

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Mamoru sat alone in the dark rubbing his sore limbs nonchalantly. From upstairs where Mamoru watched Usagi disappear to, he could hear heated talking before a loud crash and Dakota's voice ringing out over Usagi's startled scream, "JUST MAKE THE FUCKING CALL!"

Mamoru closed his eyes and put his hands over his ears like a child trying to drown out the noises. Then Mamoru heard Dakota yell "KENT!" then there wa murmuring and footsteps lead to the door to the basement.

Mamoru squinted and raised a hand up to the blinding light coming from upstairs. Kent walked down the stairs, gun in hand, until he stood in front of Mamoru who looked Kent in the eyes. "Get up," Kent ordered.

'Jeepers,' Mamoru thought, 'De ja vu.' Mamoru pulled himself against the wall and into a standing position. Mamoru then walked to the stairs slowly and up the stairs he climbed knowing if he faltered it could mean his life.

Mamoru reached the top of the stairs and looked to Usagi who was sitting in a plain kitchen table chair and looking rather terrified at the situation. Mamoru quickly assessed what happened when he saw the overturned table and other destroyed things. Slowly Mamoru looked up at Dakota with timid eyes.

Dakota went to Usagi with the phone once again and handed it to her. "Call," he ordered quietly and dangerously. Usagi trembled and shot a look at Mamoru who shook his head before shaking her own head.

"No," she answered.

"Kent," Dakota shot back at Usagi. Kent pulled his gun and trained it on Mamoru at chest level. "If you don't call Usa, Mamoru dies," Dakota told her coldly.

Usagi looked to Mamoru who did not pull his gaze away from the gun terrified. Usagi nodded defeated and pulled open the cell phone dialing her home number. "Atta girl," Dakota said, "knew you'd see it my way."

Usagi glared and listened to the phone ringing. Someone answered after a short while. "S..shingo?" Usagi asked timidly. There was some hysterical yelling in the background before the voice changed into a womans. "USAGI?!" it screamed, "where are you honey? We've been worried sick!"

"I'm sorry momma," Usagi said, "I'm. . ." Usagi stopped mid sentence when she heard the gun cock. Usagi looked over to Mamoru who was now in Kent's grasp with one of his thick arms around Mamoru's neck. Mamoru was gasping painfully from his wounds, and had his hands around Kent's arm.

'I can't breathe,' Mamoru thought, 'I'm gonna die!'

Dakota shook his head before mouthing 'I don't know.' To Usagi.

"I. . .I uhm. . .I don't know where I am," Usagi said tearfully. The voice on the other end spoke and Usagi responded with, "Mmm hmmm. . .yes. . .no. . ." before Dakota took away the phone.

"Moshi Moshi Mrs. Tsukino," Dakota spoke into the phone. "your daughter is fine. She and her boyfriend are in the best of care. . ." pause. . . "what do we want? Well for Usagi's return we want 1/2 million dollars delivered to a point which will be determined at a later date. . ." another pause. . . "Usagi will be fine unless you don't get me the money in 48 hours. . . Goodbye Mrs. Tsukino."

Dakota shut the phone and turned to Usagi. "Well done," he said to her then nodded to Kent. "Take them back downstairs." Kent nodded and released Mamoru's form. Mamoru fell to the floor and Usagi rushed to him touching his shoulder. Mamoru looked into her eyes, and Usagi lifted him into a standing position. Together in silence they walked back downstairs to the basement where Kent shut them in darkness once again.

"Are you okay Mamoru," Usagi asked finally. He nodded rubbing his neck. "I'm so sorry Mamoru!" Usagi cried. "they won't let you go or call your parents! They want something else from you so they said!"

Mamoru shook his head. "Its okay Usagi," he said quietly, "it wouldn't have mattered anyways."

Usagi looked at him in shock. "Why?" she asked gently.

"Because my parents. . ." Mamoru said softly, "are dead."

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A/N: MUAHAHAHAHA! Terrible place to end? Too bad! I'm sorry it's taken so long! I promise to get the next chapter out soon! Thanks to all that reviewed! I love you! :)