Possessed

Chapter 2: Old Friend

*Note* Before I begin this chapter, feel free to go to http://geocities.com/ninixwhite/tsukamu.gif if you want to see a picture I drew of the character Tsukamu.

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"Seiya...Is that really you?" Usagi sniffled and rubbed her eyes.

Seiya pulled her into his arms. "The one and only," he said with a smile on his face. Remebering the circumstance under which he had just found her, he frowned bitterly. Usagi was the woman he loved, and one of the best friends he had ever known. He couldn't stand seeing her in pain. "What happened? Why are you crying?"

Usagi wasn't quite sure what to tell him. As much as she trusted Seiya, she knew that if she told him of Mamoru's treachory, which she wasn't fully sure of yet, he would want to do something drastic. She also knew very well of the deep feelings Seiya held for her. She put on her best smile and said, "It's nothing, really. So what are you doing here anyways?"

He was sure something was wrong, but he would let her tell him herself, when she was more comfortable. "Well," he began, "tonight is my opening concert. And actually, I need to be on stage in about twenty minutes. My crew is probably going crazy looking for me. I just had to get some fresh air before the concert started."

"The Three Lights are back together?" Usagi asked.

Seiya shook his head. "No, only I came back. Things have been quiet and peaceful where I live, and I wanted to come back here, visit old friends. I aslo missed the show-business life, and now I can do it for the love of singing, instead of it being a necessity. Hopefully my solo career will do well."

"I'm sure you'll do fine. You know how all the girls love you."

'There's only one girl I want to love me, Odango,' Seiya thought to himself. "What about you?" He winked, and when her eyes widened he said, "I was just kidding. I know you and Mamoru are happy together."

"Yeah..." Usagi said slowly. "Very happy." She sat there with a vacant look in her eyes, but was brought to reality when she heard Tsukamu call to her.

"Usagi! There you are! You got away from me. Everybody is looking for you because the concert is about to start." Tsukamu looked over at Seiya, noticing him for the first time. "Who is this?"

Astonished that Tsu-chan didn't recognize Seiya as being from the Three Lights band, and noticing he put a finger to his lips in a silent "hush", she decided not to say anything and let it be a suprise to her. "This is an old friend of mine. He was...er...just on the way to his car when he found me."

Tsukamu bowed slightly. "Hajimemashite. Nice to meet you. My name is Aida Tsukamu."

Seiya stood, mimicking the girl's action. "Nice to meet you too."

Usagi got up. "We'd better get going back to the group, Tsu-chan." She forgot for a moment that Seiya was there, and asked, "You didn't say anything about this to the others, did you?" Tsukamu shook her head no. "Good. I don't want everyone to be worried about me, and I still have my doubts. I'm sure if I ask him about it, he'll explain what happened."

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No one had noticed the tall figure standing behind a nearby tree, watching everything between Usagi and the "other man" unfold. He went in search for Usagi after being told by her friends that she wasn't with them.

Mamoru huffed angrily. 'So THIS is why Usako has been acting strangely tonight.'

Although the man holding Usagi was familiar to him, Mamoru failed to see that it was none other than his friend Seiya, who had protected Usagi in past times of need. He automatically assumed it to be someone else, and in doing so, began to form in his own mind thoughts that she was being unfaithful.

'Have I done something wrong to push her away from me?' he wondered. He couldn't think of anything at the moment.

He watched Tsukamu approach Usagi. When heard Usagi ask her if she had said anything about "this" to the others, he could take no more and stalked off. He would find out in due time why his Usako was in the arms of another man.

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"Of course he'll explain everything." Tsukamu mentally sighed. 'This is going to be harder than I thought.' She took Usagi's hand. "Let's get going so we don't miss anything."

As Usagi was dragged along, she turned back and winked at Seiya. "I don't think we'll miss anything."

He waved at her then, and smiled. Even something as small as a wink, coming from Usagi, was enough to make his heart soar. He wondered to himself, 'What's this Mamoru business? If he made her cry, he'll have to answer to me.'

What he hadn't told Usagi, and would probably never tell her, was that all the songs he would sing were written for her, now that he knew his Princess Kakyuu was safe. Taiki and Yatan would watch over the Princess, and he would be here on earth with his Odango. With his lips set in a grim line, he walked the route back to the stage. It was almost show time.

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Gomen. Sorry this chapter was kind of short. The next one will be a bit longer. I'll have to make up a cute song for Seiya to sing, ne? Maybe I'll translate it in Japanese for all the readers who like J-pop. I'll also be drawing more of the characters. I'm going to give Sailor Moon a new outft later on. This will be a pretty long fic, probably a good 30 chapters or so. Thanks for the previous reviews! If you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me. See you all next chapter!