Snow White Kitten -- by Sailor Moon 1980
Part Four: Desperation
Huge blue eyes flew open and stared into his. ~ Mamo-chan, please help me! ~ His entire body went rigid. There was no mistaking it, he could hear her. Rei watched cautiously from the door way.
"Usako!" Mamoru looked at the tiny kitten in front of him. "I can hear you!" Usagi wiggled her tail a little, she was happy he could hear her but she also knew she was in a lot of trouble.
~ I can't keep this up, I will only try to speak to you when it is really important. I love you, I wish I could really be in your arms right now... ~ Mamoru gently lifted the exhausted kitten into his arms, he petted her softly. ~ What are we going to do? I don't want to be a cat! ~
Rei leaned on the door frame and sighed, she could no longer hear what Usagi was saying but by how Mamoru was holding Usagi it was obvious it was tearing them up inside. She decided this was a private moment and quietly left the room.
Mamoru shed a single tear, "Usako, I love you. I swear on our love I will find a way to change you back! I will always protect you." Usagi purred to him. His gentle caress was calming her deeply, it was also making her incessant need for a nap intensify. She meowed lightly and closed her eyes.
Mamoru stood and carried her out the door. Spotting Rei down the hall he told her would head home with Usagi and call her tomorrow. Rei silently nodded and watched as her prince left dejectedly with the princess in his arms.
Chibi-Usa sat on her bed. Rei called and said Mamoru was on his way. Luna had taken her back to Mamoru's apartment and stayed with her. She wanted her daddy, he would find a way to protect her mommy. She heard the quiet closing of the front door. She nearly tripped over Luna who was laying on the floor. She bolted out of her room to see her daddy.
She saw him gently place the kitten they had named Usa, who was now revealed to be Usagi, her future mother, onto the couch. He turned and smiled at her. She threw herself into his arms. She began to cry. "Shhhh... Don't cry, it will all be ok, we will think of something. Come on I'll take you to your room." He carried her back to her room and gently laid her down, her crying had slowed and was quickly beginning to be replaced by slow rhythmic breathing indicative of sleep.
Luna followed him out of the room. She turned to him and asked if he was ok. Mamoru slumped down in the chair across from the couch. He silently watched Usagi purr in her sleep for a minute before turning to Luna and answering her question.
"Yes, I'm ok, but I am really worried about Usako, what can we do? No offense but it is hard to accept my one and only love as a cat."
"No offense taken, I understand, we will fix this Mamoru. She will soon be her over eating, always late, human self again. I am going to go to Minako's to talk to Artemis. I will talk to you tomorrow." Luna said as she bounded towards Mamoru's room so she could leave through the sliding glass door. Mamoru asked if she wanted a ride over, but Luna declined she had a lot to think about and some fresh air would do her some good. After watching Luna leave Mamoru sat silently watching the light rise and fall of the kittens body. Usagi slept peacefully, never waking as he once again picked her up and carried her to his room. Placing her on his pillow he laid down. "My Love, I promise I will change you back." He petted her one last time before sleep took him.
Luna made it Minako's around midnight. She silently crept into Minako's bedroom, but before she even had to look for Artemis, the white feline guardian was standing in front of her. They silently walked out of Minako's room without waking either Minako or Diana.
"Artemis, This isn't good. Our princess is a cat. What can we do?" Artemis looked glumly at Luna.
"I really don't know what we can do, we have all of the Senshi thinking of a solution, we are bound to find one. How is Mamoru handling this?"
"He says he's fine, but this must be having a profound affect on him. I don't know how long he can keep up a good front for Usagi. We need to come up with a plan, and it has got to be fast." Artemis nodded his head in agreement, they both decided to retire until morning when they could think more clearly.
End Part Four
