Snow White Kitten -- by Sailor Moon 1980
Part Five: Sledge Hammer
Mamoru awoke with a jerk. He looked around his room confused. He felt as if he had just fought the battle to end all battles. If the headache he had felt yesterday had been painful, than what he felt now was excruciating. He felt as if he had dreamt of something, but what he couldn't remember.
"Usako..." He tentatively whispered to the kitten peacefully sleeping on his pillow, nothing happened. He gently pushed on her tiny frame, trying unsuccessfully to wake her. Even in kitten form she was impossible to wake. He decided to leave her for now and see if he had any aspirin in his well stocked first aid kit.
Once out of the room, his head began to clear. ~ That's odd ~ Mamoru thought to himself. His head was slowly feeling less like someone was bashing him with a sledge hammer, to more of someone bashing him with a book. A welcome change to say the least, but very confusing.
"...Daddy?..." Chibi-usa stuck her head out of her room. Mamoru smiled at her and she proceeded to hurl herself into his arms at full force. A thought of Usagi doing this to him on countless occasions quickly came to his mind, but soon the reality of the situation came crashing down on him once more. He had to find a way to change her back and soon, his sanity wouldn't hold out much longer.
"Chibi-usa-chan... How are you this morning." Mamoru tried to put as much levity as possible in voice. The little pink haired girl in his arms sighed. Mamoru cocked an eye brow at her.
"I... feel kinda funny daddy. I don't know it..." She trailed off. Looking over Mamoru's shoulder. Luna had just emerged from Mamoru's bedroom, revealing she must have just come in through his sliding glass door. Before he could query the child further he heard Luna begin to speak.
"Mamoru, I think we should call the Senshi over here right away." Luna stated in her very commanding way. ~ For a cat she sure holds a lot of authority in her voice ~ Mamoru absently thought. He nodded to Luna and looked back at Chibi-usa, who was drifting off to sleep in his arms. He took her to her room and laid her down. A sense of foreboding that never quite went away since Usagi had been revealed as the white kitten found scratching on his window.
Mamoru walked over to Luna and whispered to her, "As soon as Ami-chan gets here I want her to check out Chibi-usa, I'm not sure what's going on but..." Luna looked into his deep blue eyes, "have her hurry over here ok, Luna?" Luna nodded and went to contact the Senshi with a communicator.
Luna glanced back to Mamoru walking back into his room and she as he passed the threshold his body stiffened slightly as he went inside. She thought to herself, ~ I'm going to be sure to have Ami-chan check him out, too. ~
Mamoru walked into his bedroom and made a slight hiss in his throat as he passed the threshold. His head began to pound once more, even worse than earlier. ~ This can't be good ~ He walked to the bed and knelt down. He once again whispered to the kitten, "Usako... Please wake up Usako." This time the kitten's eyes opened to reveal the saucer shaped blue eyes of his love. He smiled despite his pounding head.
~ Mamo-chan... ~ ~ Oh, that hurt! ~ His head felt like someone was using it as a punching bag. It really seemed to intensify when she spoke to him. The kitten shot up alarmed, the link between them revealing the excruciating pain her love was in.
"Usako..." Mamoru started. "I'm fine don't worry about it." He looked into her eyes and could see she knew the truth. He tried to sheepishly look away. But he couldn't lie to Usako, he had vowed he would never lie to her again. "It started yesterday, it seems to come and go... I don't really know what's going on but I do know this You are more important right now, I need you to promise you will let me handle this and concentrate on yourself right now, Promise me Usako!" Usagi tried to protest, but that stubborn look was on Mamoru's face. She gently nodded her kitten head.
"Thank you, Usako. Now I need to get dressed the Senshi will be here any minute." With that he whirled around and headed into the bathroom.
Usagi watched him go. It had felt like someone pounding on her skull with a sledge hammer. ~ What could this all mean?~
End Part Five