Ooooook! I know, I know, I haven't updated in ages and ages!
Well, now I am! First and foremost, I would like to thank all those
who have complimented me on my other stories...thanx to: P-120,
Neo-Princess, Siva, Angela and Ashly.

This story is written in first person from Serena's point of
view. It might take a little while to get into it, but to start ya off,
Serena and Darien brake up...what will happened?

Well, what are ya waiting for? Read on! And e-me at:
starbunny66@hotmail.com!

On The Run
Rated PG
Part: 1/?

I was sitting, or rather, laying, on Mamo-chan's couch. Ahhh,
that good ol' couch, me and it, and of course, Mamo-chan, have had
many a good time together. Mamo-chan was on top of me, and things were
getting hotter then Rei after my upping her in insults (which doesn't
happen very often, mind you!), when the doorbell rang. Mamo-chan lept
off me like he had been shot from a cannon, and ran a hand through his
silky black hair, well I silently cursed who ever had invented
doorbells.

"Usako...I-" He stopped then, I'm not sure what, but I saw
something flickering in his eyes. He walked across the room, buttoning
his shirt on his way to the door. When he opened it, I nearly
fainted.

"Daddy!" I yelped, "What are you doing here?" Mistake #1.

Then I realized what a site we must make, Mamo-chan with his
wrinkled shirt, and me laying on my back on the couch. Mistake #2

I sat up so fast I knocked a cup off the coffee table.
Daddy...your blood pressure...

Then the worst thing possible happened. My dad marched across
the apartment, and hauled me to my feet. Then he pulled me across the
room, and paused in front of Mamo-chan. Then he grabbed him by his
collar. I was so shocked that all I could manage to say was,

"Daddy! What are you doing? How dare you manhandle Mamo-chan
like that!" Mistake #3.

Then he leaned in and hissed, "If you ever touch my daughter
again..." and he let the sentence hang. Then I was dragged down the
hallway.

Mamoru stood shocked at the door to his apartment, staring
until I had disappeared around the corner, then he closed the door.

I didn't speak until I was in my dad's car, then I turned to
him, eyes full of tears, ready to tell him how embarrassed I was, and
demand an explanation, but he stopped me with a look.

Three strikes and you're out, as the saying goes...uh oh...

"Daddy I-"

"Usagi, I knew he was to old for you the moment I saw him. I've
gone along with this nonsense long enough! Guys like him only want one
thing from girls like you..."

He didn't say what, but I had a pretty good idea he didn't mean
a 'tender relationship until we were 35 and old enough to marry'. I
felt my face flame. Mamo-chan wasn't anything like that. He was a
gentleman. Too much of one most of the time...and that's what
frustrated me...but, uh, no need to let Daddy in on that little secret
right? I was trying to get him to *like* Mamo-chan!

"Usagi, you are forbiden to see him again, and I'm going to
make sure that he knows it too." He didn't look at me, and I wish he
had, so that he would see how his only daughter, his little angel, had
a broken heart. I didn't talk the whole way home, and when we reached
home, I ran up the stairs, and threw myself on my bed sobbing.

The next morning, I got up super early, and dressed in a pair
of blue jeans, and a short, white, off the shoulder shirt, that was
knotted just below my chest, and showed my mid-riff. I put my hair up
in it's usual style, then pulled on my socks and small black ankle
boots, grabbed my small black purse, and headed downtown. I walked all
day, stopping only for a hotdog. It was sunset when I found myself in
Tokyo Central Park.

I spent about a half an hour walking around, then I found
myself by a bench facing the lake. I looked closer, and saw a small
heart with the initials T.U. and C.M. (Tukskino Usagi and Chiba
Mamoru) caved on a corner of it. It was our bench. I sat down sadly,
thinking about how Mamo-chan and I would never come here again.

I watched the sun set, reflecting on the lake and turning the
sky pink, purple, and bright orange. A tear slipped down my cheek,
as I thought about how beautiful it was. Then someone voiced my
thoughts.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

I stiffened, please don't let it be him, I can't face him right
now.

"Usako? Can I sit down?"

"I guess so..." I trailed off.

"About yesterday..." He started, and that was all it took to
burst the dam of bravery that I had been building, and I started to
cry. Mamo-chan looked at me concerned.

"Usako? What's wrong? Is it me? Did I say something?" This just
caused me to cry harder, and confused Mamoru.

"Usako?" He asked desperately, placing his hands on my
shoulders, and turning me to look at him.

"M-mamo-chan..it..it's not you, well it is...but it's not your
fault, and...Daddy hates you..and now you hate me...and-"

"Usako, I do not hate you!" He cried shocked, "Why in the world
would I? And as for your Dad, ummm...well you can't get along with
everyone, can you?"

"Mamo-chan...I..I.." I crawled into his lap and he wrapped his
arms around me tenderly. I looked up at him, and took a shaky breath,

"I'm not allowed to see you anymore...my Dad thinks that just
because you're older, you only want one thing from a girl like me..."

Mamo-chan looked uncomfortable, and a faint redness crept over
his face. I could tell that he had expected something like this.

"Usako, I would never...you know that I wouldn't...I love you!"
he said flustered.

I know Mamo-chan, I know. I love you too; so much that it hurts.

"Mamo-chan, did Daddy talk to you?" I asked, afraid of the
answer.

"Hai."

"Ummm, what did he say?"

"To put it nicely Usako, he told me that if he ever caught me
so much as holding your hand, let alone kissing you... that no one
would ever convict him."

"Ohh Mamo-chan! I'm so sorry!! This is all my fault! I don't
want you to get hurt, I know that you don't agree with him..."

"Usako, I *do* agree with him."

My mouth fell open. What!? Talk about a harsh slap of reality..
My Mamo-chan loved me! He never would have said something like that! I
must have heard wrong...

"I don't think that we should see each other anymore. I don't
want to take advantage of you...and I'm afraid that one day I might;
or maybe I already have..."

No Mamo-chan, please, don't say it...

I cried silently, and turned away, climbing from his lap, and
standing, facing the water. I can't believe that he's braking up with
me.

"Mamo-chan? Are you saying that it's over?"

"Usagi, this is for your own good..."

My own good? My own good? I started to run, as fast as I could
to get away from the man that had broken my heart. But he was to fast,
and grabbed my arm; forcing me to turn around and look at him.

"Usako..."

I was so upset, that I couldn't think.

"Let...me...go!" I shouted, tears pouring down my cheeks, my body
trembling.

Before I knew what was happening, my hand shot out, and I slapped
him across the face. That must have given Mamo-chan a shock, because he
released me instantly, and I took that opportunity to take off.

I ran and ran, not caring that I had hurt him, and yet feeling
his pain as my own. Tears blinded my vision, and finally I stopped
because of a painful cramp in my side. I looked around, and to my
horror found that I was in a really bad area of town, and I mean
*really* bad.

It was almost totally dark, and I was totally lost. I had no
money for a phone, and Darien hated me and... suddenly I felt extremely
vulnerable, and I shivered in the cold night air.

Spying a movie rental store ahead, I decided to take a chance,
and went inside. After looking at movies for a while, I decided to
leave, because the guy behind the counter was watching me to much, and
I was starting to feel scared.

I headed to the door, and opened it.

Then I froze.

Right in front of me was a man clad from head to toe in black,
and he held a silver gun, which was pointed right in my face.

"Back in the store, girly..." He said in a low voice, waving me
in with his gun, "And, don't try any funny stuff."

I obliged, and slowly backed back inside, not stopping until I
felt my back hit the wall, then I just stared, with wide eyes. I don't
think I've ever felt fear until that moment.

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Ok, well that's it for chapter one! I had fun writing this, and
I know it was kinda sappy, but I happen to like sappy stories, so deal
with it! PLEASE e-me, and tell me what you think! This story should
get more action, in chapter 2, and definitely in chapters 3 and 4!

Thanx for reading this! E-mail me: starbunny66@hotmail.com Ja ne!