Title: Where to turn?
Summary: All her life Usagi has had bad luck in the direction of love. But now she thinks she loves a man...a man that only wants one thing from her...her body. When another was introduced into her life, will he make her see what's really there?
Author: Serenity's Rose
Additional notes: all the little sentences with ' ' are of Usagi's direct thoughts. I have them in italics but when I upload them here, they don't appear. And I don't want you to be confused. Rather give you a heads up.
'Devastation'
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"Maybe I could help you find them. My names Seiya" he stuck out his hand gripping Usagi's. Her hand was so warm. He didn't want to let go. A frown was formed when she quickly removed her hand from his.
"I'm Usagi. Nice to meet you" They stayed looking at each other. As is they had known each other from somewhere. She shook her head. What non-sense what she thinking about. She just met the guy. But if she had just met him, why was she feeling like she had known him for a long time.
Before she knew it, she heard a growl from behind her. Her body stiffened. She didn't want to know who it was. She pleaded with herself to now turn around. Kami help her. Slowly she turned her body around only to be met with stormy mid-night eyes. She gasped.
"Mamoru-chan..."
- End of last chapter-
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He stood there looking into her cool eyes. Looking in without emotion. Disgust written all over his features. Cold dark orbs looking into her soft ones. Probing into her very soul. The thought of him able to read her so well scared her to be quite frank. She wanted to reach up and shake him out of whatever he was in. but she didn't dare. She just stood their looking up at him.
Mamoru grabbed her arm and began to walk, dragging poor Usagi with him. At first she whimpered as his hand tightened around her already formed bruise. Her eyes looked around for someone to help her. To give her a few moments. Just enough to get her arm loose, or to push his grip somewhere else.
Before she knew it. Mamoru was once again growling. But this time it wasn't at her. She glanced over his right shoulder, looking onto the face of an idiot.
'What the hell is that guy doing? Baka. Doesn't he realize that Mamoru is twice his size?'
Seiya stood before Mamoru bravely. His head up high with his eyes looking dead on with his. "Leave the lady alone" Mamoru arched an eyebrow.
"And who are you to demand anything?" he suddenly released Usagi's arm. She wobbled back and supported her weight against the wall near by. Her eyes perfectly glued on the two men.
'Seiya get out of there. Leave before you still can'
"It seems like she doesn't want to go anywhere with you, so why don't you just leave her alone?" he glanced over at Usagi, holding his breath. A soft chuckle forced him to look away from her. Blue clashed with blue. Mamoru took a step back and let out a soft chuckle.
"Look I don't know what's your deal. Nor do I care. Usagi is mine. And I will do with her as I please. She has never objected. So I don't see why your doing it for her right now" He frowned.
"Please Seiya, just leave things how they are. Please Mamo-chan, let's go" she walked towards Mamoru and tugged on his sleeve, yet he didn't budge. She opened her mouth to speak again but Seiya stopped her.
"Usagi please don't get between this. This guy is pure talk. He wouldn't dare lift a finger against-"before he could finish his sentence, he was flung backwards into a wall. He gripped his stomach in pain. He grunted and looked at Usagi's eyes. Shinning with unshed tears. She walked forward extending her hand towards his. But before she even got remotely close, Mamoru grabbed her arm again and pulled her out of the house. Leaving her unable to say goodbye to the man that tried to protect her.
Once he was outside, he opened the passenger door and pushed her inside roughly. He shut the door closed and then rounded the car and opened the door for himself. He turned on the engine and pulled the car out of the drive way.
Usagi looked at him occasionally but didn't utter a word. She was too frightened. Plus she didn't want him to get even madder at her just because of some guy she hardly knows. She looked out the window, without looking back at him.
The car ride was silent. A whole 30 minutes of silence. That's a lot when you're waiting for something to be said. The seconds pass like minutes, and the minutes pass like hours. The car stopped in front of Usagi's apartment complex.
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He locked the door behind him. His eyes, turning to meet Usagi. His usual mid-night blue eyes turned into a deep black. He walked up to her a brought his hand up to her face and swung.
*Slap*
Usagi's head snapped back. She didn't bring her hand up to hold her cheek, to sooth the pain. She only hung her head down in shame.
"What the hell do you think you were doing over there!?!?!?" he growled. She looked up at him and mumbled something.
"What? What was that?" he asked. She looked up and stared into his eyes.
"I said- I could ask you the same"
*Slap*
Again Usagi's head snapped back. "Don't you dare use that tone with me Usagi!!!" he hissed.
"I'm sorry Mamoru. It's just that Minako called and told me that she and the gang where going to meet somewhere and invited me to go along" she said in just an audible whisper.
"Imagine to my surprise!" he said in a mocking tone. "It's always them! Can't you see Usa!! They just want you to get away from me. Don't let them tear us apart. Be a good girl and stay home, where I can reach you if I ever do need you" he said sweetly. He lifted his hand up to Usagi's face, causing her to wince. He wiped a tear away from her cheek.
"Understand Usako. I don't want to hurt you, but if you keep acting like this, then I won't be held responsible for my actions. You do understand...don't you?"
Usagi slowly nodded. "I understand Mamo-chan. I understand".
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Usagi rolled over and looked at the clock. 7:30. Who in their right mind would call this early in the morning. She slowly sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. "Geez, won't I ever be left alone!" She reached over and picked up the phone.
"Yes?" she asked impatiently.
"Where the hell did you go off to!??!"
Usagi sighed into the phone. "God I'm sorry Rei. Something came up and I had to leave"
"Oh yeah! You had to leave! Damn you Usagi. You nearly gave us all a heart attack!! If it weren't for Seiya, we would still be looking for you like crazy people!" snorted Rei. When Rei mentioned Seiya's name, Usagi's ears perked up.
"What did Seiya tell you?" she questioned.
"Only that this man practically dragged you out of the party. He said his name was Maromu...or something like that"
"Mamoru" Usagi corrected.
"Yeah that. Anyway, Ami remembered that you had mentioned someone by the name Maro-Mamo- or whatever his name is. So we figured that he was that guy that you were talking about. So I take it that you met Seiya- what did you think?" Rei asked teasingly.
"Yeah. I was looking for you guys when we kinda bumped into each other. He introduced himself, as did I. Then Mamoru came along and brought me home. We didn't talk much. How do you know him?" she asked in return.
"Oh. Remember when Mina and I moved in together?"
"Yeah"
"Oh well, we couldn't pay the rent on time most of the time. And since there were three rooms, we decided to rent it out to someone. He was the only one that Mina liked" Rei explained.
Usagi took it all in and asked "So I take it that they dated?"
Rei chuckled into the phone. "Yeah, you know our Mina. She dates anything that is remotely handsome and shows that he's attracted to her"
"Oh. Why did they break up?" Usagi hated being nosey. But she wanted to know at least a little about the man that tried to 'rescue' her last night. She was trying her best to sound not the least interested, but she knew she was doing quite the opposite.
"Well Mina went to pursue her dream out in the states. She said that she didn't want to be tied down to someone that was so far away. He agreed, saying that it was best. And that was it. They have stayed good friends though. What's with all these questions Odango?" Rei asked in a laughing manner.
Usagi choked. "N-nothing. I was just curious, that's all"
"Uh-huh, curious. Well hey, I just called to see if you were alright. Now that I do know, I'll let you sleep. I know you just HATE being up this early"
Usagi yawned into the phone. "Well yeah. I'm not a morning person. I'll talk to you later. Take care"
"You too, Usa. –bye"
"Ja ne Rei" she hung up the phone and sunk back down into her bed. Pulling the blanket up to her neck, she drifted into a dreamless sleep.
~*~
"So was she alright?"
"Yeah. She sounded really tired on the phone, but that's all. And we know why...-she's never much of a morning person" Rei informed. Mina looked at her watch and frowned.
"Rei I'm sorry but I have to go now. I promised I would meet Yaten half an hour ago" she got up from her chair and picked up her coat and purse.
Rei smiled. "So is 'Yaten', the flavor of the month?"
Mina giggled and shoved Rei playfully. "Nooo- You know that I don't do that anymore. I have learned my lesson. The media can be really harsh sometimes. No, Yaten is Seiya's younger half brother. He wants to move to the states, and I promised Seiya I would help him out"
"Oh, okay then" Mina hugged Rei, before leaving the café.
Mina stood, waiting impatiently for the light to change. She looked at her watch, and began to stomp her foot on the ground.
"Takes forever doesn't it?" a husky voice said. Mina quickly turned around and smiled at the stranger.
"Yeah it does. Makes me wonder if it takes longer when you're on a hurry" she said charmingly. The man smiled.
"So tell me what a beautiful woman like you would be walking down the streets unescorted" she snorted.
"I can take care of myself" she said confidently. His eyes roamed over her body. Taking in her luscious curves.
"I can see. Where are you headed?" he asked.
"Oh, I'm going to a little restaurant. I'm meeting someone there" she once again looked at her watch. "Which I'm late meeting"
"Oh, your boyfriend?" he asked in a disappointed manner. She quickly shook her head.
"Oh no. I'm single. I'm meeting a friend there"
"Well then, would you mind if I accompanied you there?" he grinned. Mina smiled and nodded.
"I would love that"
***
"Well thank you for walking me here. I appreciate it" she turned around and reached for the door.
"You welcome. I was wondering if you would like to join me for dinner tonight? I know it's soon to ask, but I would like to see you again" his voice smooth and charming.
Mina smiled brilliantly. "I would love to. By the way, My name's Mina" she stretched her hand out.
He quickly took it and brought it up to his lips.
"I'm Mamoru"
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Hope you liked this chapter. Kind of a cliffy. I know. I just thought it was a good place to end it.
Thanks to:
DarkSun, Denial, ultimatesailormoonfan, Michiru, Chibi Doo, Karla, cheese, and sorry no name (heheh). Thank you! Keep reviewing. More reviews = more and better chapters.
~Serenity's Rose~
Summary: All her life Usagi has had bad luck in the direction of love. But now she thinks she loves a man...a man that only wants one thing from her...her body. When another was introduced into her life, will he make her see what's really there?
Author: Serenity's Rose
Additional notes: all the little sentences with ' ' are of Usagi's direct thoughts. I have them in italics but when I upload them here, they don't appear. And I don't want you to be confused. Rather give you a heads up.
'Devastation'
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"Maybe I could help you find them. My names Seiya" he stuck out his hand gripping Usagi's. Her hand was so warm. He didn't want to let go. A frown was formed when she quickly removed her hand from his.
"I'm Usagi. Nice to meet you" They stayed looking at each other. As is they had known each other from somewhere. She shook her head. What non-sense what she thinking about. She just met the guy. But if she had just met him, why was she feeling like she had known him for a long time.
Before she knew it, she heard a growl from behind her. Her body stiffened. She didn't want to know who it was. She pleaded with herself to now turn around. Kami help her. Slowly she turned her body around only to be met with stormy mid-night eyes. She gasped.
"Mamoru-chan..."
- End of last chapter-
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He stood there looking into her cool eyes. Looking in without emotion. Disgust written all over his features. Cold dark orbs looking into her soft ones. Probing into her very soul. The thought of him able to read her so well scared her to be quite frank. She wanted to reach up and shake him out of whatever he was in. but she didn't dare. She just stood their looking up at him.
Mamoru grabbed her arm and began to walk, dragging poor Usagi with him. At first she whimpered as his hand tightened around her already formed bruise. Her eyes looked around for someone to help her. To give her a few moments. Just enough to get her arm loose, or to push his grip somewhere else.
Before she knew it. Mamoru was once again growling. But this time it wasn't at her. She glanced over his right shoulder, looking onto the face of an idiot.
'What the hell is that guy doing? Baka. Doesn't he realize that Mamoru is twice his size?'
Seiya stood before Mamoru bravely. His head up high with his eyes looking dead on with his. "Leave the lady alone" Mamoru arched an eyebrow.
"And who are you to demand anything?" he suddenly released Usagi's arm. She wobbled back and supported her weight against the wall near by. Her eyes perfectly glued on the two men.
'Seiya get out of there. Leave before you still can'
"It seems like she doesn't want to go anywhere with you, so why don't you just leave her alone?" he glanced over at Usagi, holding his breath. A soft chuckle forced him to look away from her. Blue clashed with blue. Mamoru took a step back and let out a soft chuckle.
"Look I don't know what's your deal. Nor do I care. Usagi is mine. And I will do with her as I please. She has never objected. So I don't see why your doing it for her right now" He frowned.
"Please Seiya, just leave things how they are. Please Mamo-chan, let's go" she walked towards Mamoru and tugged on his sleeve, yet he didn't budge. She opened her mouth to speak again but Seiya stopped her.
"Usagi please don't get between this. This guy is pure talk. He wouldn't dare lift a finger against-"before he could finish his sentence, he was flung backwards into a wall. He gripped his stomach in pain. He grunted and looked at Usagi's eyes. Shinning with unshed tears. She walked forward extending her hand towards his. But before she even got remotely close, Mamoru grabbed her arm again and pulled her out of the house. Leaving her unable to say goodbye to the man that tried to protect her.
Once he was outside, he opened the passenger door and pushed her inside roughly. He shut the door closed and then rounded the car and opened the door for himself. He turned on the engine and pulled the car out of the drive way.
Usagi looked at him occasionally but didn't utter a word. She was too frightened. Plus she didn't want him to get even madder at her just because of some guy she hardly knows. She looked out the window, without looking back at him.
The car ride was silent. A whole 30 minutes of silence. That's a lot when you're waiting for something to be said. The seconds pass like minutes, and the minutes pass like hours. The car stopped in front of Usagi's apartment complex.
~*~
He locked the door behind him. His eyes, turning to meet Usagi. His usual mid-night blue eyes turned into a deep black. He walked up to her a brought his hand up to her face and swung.
*Slap*
Usagi's head snapped back. She didn't bring her hand up to hold her cheek, to sooth the pain. She only hung her head down in shame.
"What the hell do you think you were doing over there!?!?!?" he growled. She looked up at him and mumbled something.
"What? What was that?" he asked. She looked up and stared into his eyes.
"I said- I could ask you the same"
*Slap*
Again Usagi's head snapped back. "Don't you dare use that tone with me Usagi!!!" he hissed.
"I'm sorry Mamoru. It's just that Minako called and told me that she and the gang where going to meet somewhere and invited me to go along" she said in just an audible whisper.
"Imagine to my surprise!" he said in a mocking tone. "It's always them! Can't you see Usa!! They just want you to get away from me. Don't let them tear us apart. Be a good girl and stay home, where I can reach you if I ever do need you" he said sweetly. He lifted his hand up to Usagi's face, causing her to wince. He wiped a tear away from her cheek.
"Understand Usako. I don't want to hurt you, but if you keep acting like this, then I won't be held responsible for my actions. You do understand...don't you?"
Usagi slowly nodded. "I understand Mamo-chan. I understand".
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Usagi rolled over and looked at the clock. 7:30. Who in their right mind would call this early in the morning. She slowly sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. "Geez, won't I ever be left alone!" She reached over and picked up the phone.
"Yes?" she asked impatiently.
"Where the hell did you go off to!??!"
Usagi sighed into the phone. "God I'm sorry Rei. Something came up and I had to leave"
"Oh yeah! You had to leave! Damn you Usagi. You nearly gave us all a heart attack!! If it weren't for Seiya, we would still be looking for you like crazy people!" snorted Rei. When Rei mentioned Seiya's name, Usagi's ears perked up.
"What did Seiya tell you?" she questioned.
"Only that this man practically dragged you out of the party. He said his name was Maromu...or something like that"
"Mamoru" Usagi corrected.
"Yeah that. Anyway, Ami remembered that you had mentioned someone by the name Maro-Mamo- or whatever his name is. So we figured that he was that guy that you were talking about. So I take it that you met Seiya- what did you think?" Rei asked teasingly.
"Yeah. I was looking for you guys when we kinda bumped into each other. He introduced himself, as did I. Then Mamoru came along and brought me home. We didn't talk much. How do you know him?" she asked in return.
"Oh. Remember when Mina and I moved in together?"
"Yeah"
"Oh well, we couldn't pay the rent on time most of the time. And since there were three rooms, we decided to rent it out to someone. He was the only one that Mina liked" Rei explained.
Usagi took it all in and asked "So I take it that they dated?"
Rei chuckled into the phone. "Yeah, you know our Mina. She dates anything that is remotely handsome and shows that he's attracted to her"
"Oh. Why did they break up?" Usagi hated being nosey. But she wanted to know at least a little about the man that tried to 'rescue' her last night. She was trying her best to sound not the least interested, but she knew she was doing quite the opposite.
"Well Mina went to pursue her dream out in the states. She said that she didn't want to be tied down to someone that was so far away. He agreed, saying that it was best. And that was it. They have stayed good friends though. What's with all these questions Odango?" Rei asked in a laughing manner.
Usagi choked. "N-nothing. I was just curious, that's all"
"Uh-huh, curious. Well hey, I just called to see if you were alright. Now that I do know, I'll let you sleep. I know you just HATE being up this early"
Usagi yawned into the phone. "Well yeah. I'm not a morning person. I'll talk to you later. Take care"
"You too, Usa. –bye"
"Ja ne Rei" she hung up the phone and sunk back down into her bed. Pulling the blanket up to her neck, she drifted into a dreamless sleep.
~*~
"So was she alright?"
"Yeah. She sounded really tired on the phone, but that's all. And we know why...-she's never much of a morning person" Rei informed. Mina looked at her watch and frowned.
"Rei I'm sorry but I have to go now. I promised I would meet Yaten half an hour ago" she got up from her chair and picked up her coat and purse.
Rei smiled. "So is 'Yaten', the flavor of the month?"
Mina giggled and shoved Rei playfully. "Nooo- You know that I don't do that anymore. I have learned my lesson. The media can be really harsh sometimes. No, Yaten is Seiya's younger half brother. He wants to move to the states, and I promised Seiya I would help him out"
"Oh, okay then" Mina hugged Rei, before leaving the café.
Mina stood, waiting impatiently for the light to change. She looked at her watch, and began to stomp her foot on the ground.
"Takes forever doesn't it?" a husky voice said. Mina quickly turned around and smiled at the stranger.
"Yeah it does. Makes me wonder if it takes longer when you're on a hurry" she said charmingly. The man smiled.
"So tell me what a beautiful woman like you would be walking down the streets unescorted" she snorted.
"I can take care of myself" she said confidently. His eyes roamed over her body. Taking in her luscious curves.
"I can see. Where are you headed?" he asked.
"Oh, I'm going to a little restaurant. I'm meeting someone there" she once again looked at her watch. "Which I'm late meeting"
"Oh, your boyfriend?" he asked in a disappointed manner. She quickly shook her head.
"Oh no. I'm single. I'm meeting a friend there"
"Well then, would you mind if I accompanied you there?" he grinned. Mina smiled and nodded.
"I would love that"
***
"Well thank you for walking me here. I appreciate it" she turned around and reached for the door.
"You welcome. I was wondering if you would like to join me for dinner tonight? I know it's soon to ask, but I would like to see you again" his voice smooth and charming.
Mina smiled brilliantly. "I would love to. By the way, My name's Mina" she stretched her hand out.
He quickly took it and brought it up to his lips.
"I'm Mamoru"
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Hope you liked this chapter. Kind of a cliffy. I know. I just thought it was a good place to end it.
Thanks to:
DarkSun, Denial, ultimatesailormoonfan, Michiru, Chibi Doo, Karla, cheese, and sorry no name (heheh). Thank you! Keep reviewing. More reviews = more and better chapters.
~Serenity's Rose~
