AN: Sorry, about this chapter taking so long. =p I'm having mass problems
with my computer, so times it likes to work, sometimes it doesn't. Plus,
I'm juggling like fifty ideas for story in my head right now. And it's not
fun. After this one I'm finishing two story stories that I've already
started. =p Good-bye to You (my Elios and Chibi fic) and one that has
absolutely nothing to do with SM, but I've been writing it for a year and a
half. I'm trying to develop more of a plot in that one. But anyhoo. that
has nothing to do with this current story, so on with the show.
"Hello?" Rei answered the phone as nicely as she could. Damn phone wouldn't stop ringing, so she finally lunged for it.
"Rei?" The voice on the line rang through. She couldn't figure out whether it sounded worried or just needed reassurance as to who they were talking to.
"Mamoru?" She replied. Usagi looked up from her math book, question in her eyes.
"Where's Usagi?" Mamoru asked desperately. Rei confirmed that it was worry she had heard when she answered the phone.
Looking back at Usagi she answered, "She right here. Did you want to talk to her?"
Usagi put her pencil down and was about to get up when Rei motioned for her to sit back down.
"No. I don't think that. Well, I'd appreciate it if you told her."
"Told her what?"
Usagi bit on her bottom lip as she looked at Rei, longing to know what was being said.
"I was arrested." He said flatly.
"You were what?!" Rei shouted wide-eyed.
Usagi's heart stopped. Oh god, what happened? What was going on? Why couldn't she talk to him? Damnit she wanted to talk to him, she had a right to. She reasoned with herself. She wanted to scream, cry, whatever. She felt like a child waiting on her parents' decision on a punishment.
"You heard me." Mamoru sighed. Rei could just picture his reaction. Rubbing the back of his neck and tilting his head back as he sighed in frustration. She admired him though; he was able to keep his cool in any kind of situation, such as the present one at hand.
"For what?"
"That's the unbelievable part. For the physical assault of Kunzite and Usagi."
"What? I don't believe this."
What happened? Usagi mouthed, but Rei only turned back to the wall.
"And I'll give you one guess who's behind it all." Mamoru's tone was dark.
"That Kunzite guy," Usagi heart leaped into her throat. Okay, what the hell is going on?
"Are still being held?" Rei continued. Being held? Usagi's brows met.
Mamoru heaved a sigh, "Yeah. This is my one phone call. Look, I need you to watch Usagi like a Hawk. Drive her to school and wherever else she needs to go. Walk her to the front doors even, just don't let her out of you sight. And please, whatever you, don't let her come see me. I couldn't bare for her to see me in here."
"Okay, I will and I won't. I promise." And with that Rei hung up the phone. She sighed and slowly turned back to Usagi.
"Rei?" Usagi asked calmly, afraid to hear the answer, "What happened?" She swallowed.
Rei looked up at Usagi and sat down beside her, "Mamoru was arrested."
Usagi just stared at the raven-haired beauty blankly. She didn't know who to react with what she was just told. Arrested? But why?
"Mamo-chan," Was all she could bring herself to say. For some reason she felt as if she had just lost everything she ever had in the world. Rei smiled a bit at the nickname, cute, she thought to herself.
She took a deep breath, "It seem as though Kunzite told the police that he was the one who hurt you."
"What why? He would never." Or at least that's what she was telling herself. She shook her head to get rid of that last thought, of course he wouldn't.
"I know."
Usagi stood up, "Well, I guess I'm just going to have to go over there and tell them the truth."
Rei reached up and gently pulled Usagi back down, "Usagi, he asked if you wouldn't go and see him."
"What? Why?" Usagi waved her hands in front of her, "Nevermind. They can't press charges if I don't want to."
"That's true, but Kunzite's pressing charges for what he Mamoru did to him, So even if you withdraw, he's still be in there."
Usagi eyes glazed over with tears. She dropped her head and stared in her lap. She raised a hand motioning that she was going to say something, "What am I supposed to do?" She asked burying her face in her hands and giving in to the on coming tears.
Usagi lay in bed looking up at the ceiling. She wanted to drift into sleep so badly to forget all about reality and slip into the dream world. Though she wanted to be his protecting arms more than anything. Hear him tell her that everything was going to be okay. Over the past couple of days, she started to image what it would be like to be his wife and have his children. She even went as far as to taking a liking to hearing her say 'Chiba Usagi'. It had as nice ring to it, she even thought about what they should name their children. But now that dream felt like it was all too far away and that it would never happen. She rolled over on her side and reached into the drawer in the nightstand beside the bed. She brought out a white object. She rolled over on her back again and trailed her fingers over the black markings. She smiled slightly at the memory of opening the suitcase he brought over and seeing the three words, that some how made everything all right. Except that right now, she needed a lot more. She needed to be in his arms, needed to feel the gentle kisses he would place on the top of her head, needed to drown in his passionate kisses. She needed him. She tilted her head so she could she the clock, 11:28. After sitting in bed contemplating for awhile she finally willed herself to get up and get dressed. She didn't care what time it was. She had to see him.
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"I'm sorry miss, but visiting hours are over." The officer behind the desk informed Usagi.
She sighed," I know that. But I really need to see him. I won't be long, fifteen minutes at the most. I just need to do this, please."
"I'm sorry. Come back tomorrow in the afternoon sometime."
Usagi's heart sank, but she nodded anyway. Looking at the floor with tear glazed eyes, she tuned to leave. The officer watched her, he truly felt sorry for her. It seemed really important to her. Why? He didn't know. But his heart ached for her, "Ten minutes." He finally said. Usagi looked back up at him in disbelief, "Ten minutes," He repeated and held the door open for her, "He's the one in this cell block so far. Make it quick."
After thanking the officer she found his cell. He was asleep. He looked so cute when he slept, like a child, she mused. She put a hand in her pocket and brought out a chocolate kiss. She gently threw it at him, causing in to bounce of his chin. He awoke with a snort; she tried to contain her laughter.
He sat up and turned around, "Usako? What are you doing here?" He said as her made his way toward her.
She looked into his eyes and then at the floor, "I know you didn't want me to come, but I had to see you. I love you." She it as if that would make everything go away.
"Oh, baby. I love you too. And I know it's hard right now, but everything will be okay." She smoothed the side of her face with the back of his fingers.
She turned up a corner of her mouth into half smile that disappeared as quickly as it came, "I wish I could believe you this time."
The words stabbed his heart like a thousand knives. It broke his heart to see her like this. He started to wonder whether even he believed what he had just told her. But he had to be strong for her, even if it didn't seem like this nightmare would ever end. He hated being there, behind bars, away from her, he couldn't protect her like this. And he resented it.
"Hey," He tilted her chin up with his finger, "Look at me. As long as you have faith in us, everything will turn out all right. I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep." She said solemnly.
He didn't it was possibly, but his heart broke into a million more pieces. Looking deep into her eyes he simply answered, "I never do." It was true, he never did. And he didn't plan on starting now. He hoped.
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Well, that's it for chapter twelve. Hope you guys enjoyed it. And I hope to get the next part written and posted within the next week or so. ^_^
"Hello?" Rei answered the phone as nicely as she could. Damn phone wouldn't stop ringing, so she finally lunged for it.
"Rei?" The voice on the line rang through. She couldn't figure out whether it sounded worried or just needed reassurance as to who they were talking to.
"Mamoru?" She replied. Usagi looked up from her math book, question in her eyes.
"Where's Usagi?" Mamoru asked desperately. Rei confirmed that it was worry she had heard when she answered the phone.
Looking back at Usagi she answered, "She right here. Did you want to talk to her?"
Usagi put her pencil down and was about to get up when Rei motioned for her to sit back down.
"No. I don't think that. Well, I'd appreciate it if you told her."
"Told her what?"
Usagi bit on her bottom lip as she looked at Rei, longing to know what was being said.
"I was arrested." He said flatly.
"You were what?!" Rei shouted wide-eyed.
Usagi's heart stopped. Oh god, what happened? What was going on? Why couldn't she talk to him? Damnit she wanted to talk to him, she had a right to. She reasoned with herself. She wanted to scream, cry, whatever. She felt like a child waiting on her parents' decision on a punishment.
"You heard me." Mamoru sighed. Rei could just picture his reaction. Rubbing the back of his neck and tilting his head back as he sighed in frustration. She admired him though; he was able to keep his cool in any kind of situation, such as the present one at hand.
"For what?"
"That's the unbelievable part. For the physical assault of Kunzite and Usagi."
"What? I don't believe this."
What happened? Usagi mouthed, but Rei only turned back to the wall.
"And I'll give you one guess who's behind it all." Mamoru's tone was dark.
"That Kunzite guy," Usagi heart leaped into her throat. Okay, what the hell is going on?
"Are still being held?" Rei continued. Being held? Usagi's brows met.
Mamoru heaved a sigh, "Yeah. This is my one phone call. Look, I need you to watch Usagi like a Hawk. Drive her to school and wherever else she needs to go. Walk her to the front doors even, just don't let her out of you sight. And please, whatever you, don't let her come see me. I couldn't bare for her to see me in here."
"Okay, I will and I won't. I promise." And with that Rei hung up the phone. She sighed and slowly turned back to Usagi.
"Rei?" Usagi asked calmly, afraid to hear the answer, "What happened?" She swallowed.
Rei looked up at Usagi and sat down beside her, "Mamoru was arrested."
Usagi just stared at the raven-haired beauty blankly. She didn't know who to react with what she was just told. Arrested? But why?
"Mamo-chan," Was all she could bring herself to say. For some reason she felt as if she had just lost everything she ever had in the world. Rei smiled a bit at the nickname, cute, she thought to herself.
She took a deep breath, "It seem as though Kunzite told the police that he was the one who hurt you."
"What why? He would never." Or at least that's what she was telling herself. She shook her head to get rid of that last thought, of course he wouldn't.
"I know."
Usagi stood up, "Well, I guess I'm just going to have to go over there and tell them the truth."
Rei reached up and gently pulled Usagi back down, "Usagi, he asked if you wouldn't go and see him."
"What? Why?" Usagi waved her hands in front of her, "Nevermind. They can't press charges if I don't want to."
"That's true, but Kunzite's pressing charges for what he Mamoru did to him, So even if you withdraw, he's still be in there."
Usagi eyes glazed over with tears. She dropped her head and stared in her lap. She raised a hand motioning that she was going to say something, "What am I supposed to do?" She asked burying her face in her hands and giving in to the on coming tears.
Usagi lay in bed looking up at the ceiling. She wanted to drift into sleep so badly to forget all about reality and slip into the dream world. Though she wanted to be his protecting arms more than anything. Hear him tell her that everything was going to be okay. Over the past couple of days, she started to image what it would be like to be his wife and have his children. She even went as far as to taking a liking to hearing her say 'Chiba Usagi'. It had as nice ring to it, she even thought about what they should name their children. But now that dream felt like it was all too far away and that it would never happen. She rolled over on her side and reached into the drawer in the nightstand beside the bed. She brought out a white object. She rolled over on her back again and trailed her fingers over the black markings. She smiled slightly at the memory of opening the suitcase he brought over and seeing the three words, that some how made everything all right. Except that right now, she needed a lot more. She needed to be in his arms, needed to feel the gentle kisses he would place on the top of her head, needed to drown in his passionate kisses. She needed him. She tilted her head so she could she the clock, 11:28. After sitting in bed contemplating for awhile she finally willed herself to get up and get dressed. She didn't care what time it was. She had to see him.
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"I'm sorry miss, but visiting hours are over." The officer behind the desk informed Usagi.
She sighed," I know that. But I really need to see him. I won't be long, fifteen minutes at the most. I just need to do this, please."
"I'm sorry. Come back tomorrow in the afternoon sometime."
Usagi's heart sank, but she nodded anyway. Looking at the floor with tear glazed eyes, she tuned to leave. The officer watched her, he truly felt sorry for her. It seemed really important to her. Why? He didn't know. But his heart ached for her, "Ten minutes." He finally said. Usagi looked back up at him in disbelief, "Ten minutes," He repeated and held the door open for her, "He's the one in this cell block so far. Make it quick."
After thanking the officer she found his cell. He was asleep. He looked so cute when he slept, like a child, she mused. She put a hand in her pocket and brought out a chocolate kiss. She gently threw it at him, causing in to bounce of his chin. He awoke with a snort; she tried to contain her laughter.
He sat up and turned around, "Usako? What are you doing here?" He said as her made his way toward her.
She looked into his eyes and then at the floor, "I know you didn't want me to come, but I had to see you. I love you." She it as if that would make everything go away.
"Oh, baby. I love you too. And I know it's hard right now, but everything will be okay." She smoothed the side of her face with the back of his fingers.
She turned up a corner of her mouth into half smile that disappeared as quickly as it came, "I wish I could believe you this time."
The words stabbed his heart like a thousand knives. It broke his heart to see her like this. He started to wonder whether even he believed what he had just told her. But he had to be strong for her, even if it didn't seem like this nightmare would ever end. He hated being there, behind bars, away from her, he couldn't protect her like this. And he resented it.
"Hey," He tilted her chin up with his finger, "Look at me. As long as you have faith in us, everything will turn out all right. I promise."
"Don't make promises you can't keep." She said solemnly.
He didn't it was possibly, but his heart broke into a million more pieces. Looking deep into her eyes he simply answered, "I never do." It was true, he never did. And he didn't plan on starting now. He hoped.
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Well, that's it for chapter twelve. Hope you guys enjoyed it. And I hope to get the next part written and posted within the next week or so. ^_^