After a long absence, I'm back! I'm still stuck were I stopped in "A Night in a Haunted House", so I give you this instead.
Disclaimer: I'm not gonna say this. Nu-huh! It's too depresssing! *looks at scary men approching in Armani suits* Alright, alright, sheesh, I don't own BSSM. Snif. Now I'm crying!
I'll shut up now.
Too Many Identities, chapter 5
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A youma appeared in front of them and prepared to attack.
Before Mamoru or Usagi had the time to react, the evil creature had jumped on Mamoru, making him fall over the bench where he had been sitting, and holding him to the ground so that he could not move.
The youma grinned evilly at Mamoru.
"You have something my master wants, Cape Boy, and if you don't want the girl hurt you'll give it to me, " it whispered.
Mamoru stared in horror in the fish-like eyes of his attacker. Since when could the youma sent by the Dark Kingdom speak so well?
He put that thought aside when the situation dawned on him. It had called him "Cape Boy". They knew his secret identity, and his Odango Atama was in danger.
The idea of Usagi hurt worried him a lot more than knowing that his other identity had been discovered.
Usagi stared, completly frozen on the spot. She couldn't transform where she was, in front of the youma and Mamoru, but she didn't want to leave Mamoru to fight the youma on his own; he couldn't possibly win!
She looked around, searching frantically for something to attack with. She saw a big rock on the ground near her feet, picked it up and threw it at the head of the thing on top of Mamoru.
It was surprised enough for Mamoru to detangle himself from it and jump away. He went to Usagi's side and took her head in his hands and checked for any injuries she might have had.
Usagi looked in the eyes of Mamoru as he searched intently everywhere in her face, and she was entranced. His touch, once again, was sending tingling sensations everywhere in her body as she wondered why he would worry about her when he was obviously more likely to be injured than her.
Mamoru had never felt so protective in his entire life. He would never forgive himself if Usagi were hurt because of him.
"Odango, I want you to run as fast as you can. That thing is after me and I don't want you to be cut up in this, " Mamoru said firmly.
Usagi shook her head. She couldn't leave him alone!
Mamoru turned his head and saw that the youma was beginning to regain its strength. He started to panick. She couldn't say here.
"Please Odango, I'll be alright, I promise. "
He bent his head, kissed her soundly on the lips and then screamed for her to run.
Usagi, unable to think, did what she was told and ran as fast as she could and hid in the woods.
Mamoru had murderous thoughts running in his head as he easily dogded the youma's attack. It could have hurt his love! And he had kissed AGAIN! Why couldn't he stop himself anymore?
But he didn't have time to think about it for much longer, as Zoisite appeared in front of him, flotting above the ground in a storm of flower petals. He took a step back and glared at the Dark General.
"Konnichi wa, Mamoru-chan*, " he said with a smirk.
"What do you want, Zoisite, " Mamoru drawled, ignoring the insulting way he had been adressed, already knowing the answer to his question, and also knowing that it was futile to hide that he was Tuxedo Kamen.
"Why, I want the two Nijizuishou you have, of course! "
"Do you really think I'm going to just hand them to you? " Mamoru asked incrediously. Zoisite smiled evilly at this while twirling a strand of hair in between his fingers.
"Of course I do. Unless you want your little friend to disappear mysteriously... and never come back... I've been watching you since the last battle. I never thought that the elusive Tuxedo Kamen would have so much trouble with girls! She actually bit you when you kissed her! "
'I'll kill him if he so much as touches her, ' Mamoru thought. He wasn't listening anymore. He was too furious. He'd never hated anyone as much before.
"I won't let you hurt her, " he whispered in a way that made Zoisite's green blood freeze slightly. And that was something that only Queen Beryl was able to do, when she was VERY angry. "I won't let you hurt her! " Mamoru repeated, all but screaming this time. Regaining his assurance, the Dark General said:
"Good. Then I'll come back soon, when you won't expect it, and then we'll have a duel. Mata ne, Mamoru-chan. " Turning around to look at the youma, he added:
"Have a little fun with him. "
And with that, he was gone, in another storm of flower petals.
Mamoru looked at the youma, who looked back. He reached in his green blazer and produced a red rose, and transformed. When he was done, the youma started to make his way toward him. He produced another rose, but just when he was about to throw it at his enemy, he heard a beautiful, familiar voice.
"Machi nasai! I'm the pretty Sailor Soldier Sailor Moon, and in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you! Moon Tiara, Action! " Sailor Moon said loudly.
The youma was so surprised that it didn't have time to move out of the way. Sailor Moon's tiara went through it, disentegrated it and turned it into sand, which fell in a pile on the ground.
"Arigatou gozaimasu, Sailor Moon, but I have to go, " Tuxedo Kamen said, and then ran into the woods.
Sailor Moon looked, dazed, at the woods for a couple seconds where her hero had escaped, and then started out of her reverie as a memory hit her.
"Mamoru-san!!! " she screamed, then de-transformed. "I hope you're okay..." she whispered to the wind, looked frantically around, searching for him.
"I hope she's okay, " Mamoru thought out loud as he came out of the woods. He looked around and saw Usagi searching the area around the bench they had been sitting on just a while ago.
"Odango! " he screamed. "You're alright! " He ran to her side.
When she saw him, all in one breath she said,
"Mamoru-san, where WERE you? I was scared to death! That thing could've hurt you! Why was it after you? Are you injured? Do you want to go to the hospital? Do yo-"
Mamoru cut her off to answer SOME of her questions.
"I was looking for you, " he lied, "and I don't need to go to the hospital, I'm okay, Sailor Moon killed it, " he added, hoping she wouldn't ask again why a youma from the Dark Kingdom had been sent just for him.
"Come on, let's get out of here, " Mamoru said, putting his arm around her shoulders and pulling her toward the arcade.
But Usagi realized what he was doing and stopped. Mamoru looked at her questionningly, and was shocked to see the most serious expresssion and her face.
"Mamoru-san, tell me, why was that thing after you? You've got to tell me. It might come back, and this time, maybe you won't be so lucky! Maybe I can help! " Usagi said, her eyes serious, worried and hopeful at same time. Mamoru, knowing that she could get anything out of him, looked away. She would be in even more danger if she knew the truth. That was the last thing he wanted.
"I don't know why it was after me, " he lied, still not looking at her, "maybe they got the wrong person. And you're right, it might come back, so I want you to stay away from me from now on. "
Usagi knew something was fishy, but she also knew that she wasn't going to get anything out of him. And it hurt her to think that he didn't trust her enough to tell her, but she hid it.
"Alright, if you say so. Listen, I really don't feel like going to the arcade. I think I'll just head home. But please be careful, okay? "
As Mamoru looked at her retreating back, he felt a strong wave of protectiveness. What if Zoisite tried to harm her on her way home?
"Odango, wait! I'll walk you home. "
While they were walking, Mamoru was thinking about what to do. His very presence was putting his love's life in danger, so he had to stay away from her. But he also wanted to be around her to protect her.
Still, he decided that the best thing was probably to just stay as far away as he could. After all, Zoisite needed Usagi to obtain the Nijizuishou...
That thought made Mamoru shiver.
'Why does it have to be this way? I'll never be able to live with myself if anything happens to her because of me! '
They were now at her door.
'This is it. After this, I have to avoid her. You have no idea how much I'll miss you Odango...' Mamoru thought.
They were looking at each other without saying a word.
'He looks so sad and vulnerable at the moment. Almost like a lost little boy. He is definatly more than meets the eye. I wish I could help him with whatever is troubling him. He seems in so much dispair! ' Usagi thought as she looked into his eyes. At that moment, she understood why people said that the eyes are the windows to the soul.
Meanwhile, Mamoru was wondering how long he would last without seeing her bright blue eyes, her long golden hair and her beautiful smile, to which he had become addicted to. He also wondered if he'd ever be able to kiss her again.
At that thought, his eyes went down to Usagi lips. Maybe one last kiss would help him go through with this...
Usagi gasped when she saw Mamoru's eyes close and his head get closer to hers. Her heart skipped a few beats when she realized his intentions. She closed her eyes.
'I can't do this, ' Mamoru thougt as he opened his eyes. 'I can't just kiss her like that anytime I feel like it! She's not an object! '
But when he looked at her, her face serene, and her eyes closed, waiting for him to close the gap between them, he just couldn't resist.
He closed his eyes again and kissed her ever so softly, but pulled away before Usagi had enough time to respond.
"Goodbye, Usagi. "
Usagi stood still while Mamoru ran away. The way he'd kissed confused her. He had been so soft, as if he had been afraid to scare her away, and the way he had whispered "goodbye" had souded so... final. Not to mention that he'd said her name.
Something was going on, something that scared her.
She opened the door and went inside.
THE END!!!
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*In the Japanese version, Zoisite really calls Mamoru Mamoru-chan. Unless they are childhood friends, when a man calls another -chan, it is meant to be an insult. So Zoisite is insulting Mamo-chan.