Sailor Moon
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Five:
Usagi screamed as she skidded across the floor, shards of glass cutting deeply into her skin.
She tried to get up, but her arms felt numb, and she fell to the floor, glass cutting into her
stomach.
Mamoru felt helpless as he watched his love struggle. "Why are you doing this?!" He screamed at
Lillith.
She ignored him and stepping lightly over the glass and made her way over to Usagi, grabbing her
by her hair, and lifting her off the ground, causing the girl to scream out in pain. "This is
why." She said, her voice a low hiss then throw Usagi against the wall.
Mamoru ran over to her, placing himself in between his love and Lillith. Lillith smiled, and
started toward them. "Please move my love." She said in a soft deadly voice.
"No." Mamoru said, his voice was low the emotion drained out of it.
"Please Love, I do not wish to hurt you!"
Mamoru did not answer, but stood his ground, awaiting the woman's next attack.
"So, then that is your choice. Forgive me." Lillith moved with an almost blinding speed, and
reached for Usagi. Before he knew what he was doing Mamoru's hand flew away from his body,
hitting Lillith hard on her pale cheek.
Lillith stumbled back, her hands clutching were Mamoru struck her. She looked up at him, her
eyes just moments ago filled with rage, were now ebbing and ready to burst.
"H - How could you?" She cried, tears running down her face as she backed slowly to the balcony.
"How - How can you strike your own wife?" She moved closer to the balcony, the shadows of dusk
swirled around her. "I - I still love you." She whispered, her voice choked as she faded away
into the shadows.
Mamoru watched, releasing a breath in a long sigh, and watched as the shadows once more melted
into their place. He sighed again, more in relief then anything else and looked back at Usagi,
and noticed the blood, like a blossoming rose, soaking her shirt.
"Usako!" He cried, as he ran over to her.
Ami sat in the hospital lobby, her finger folded together in a death grip. A hand rested on her
shoulder, and she turned to see Chi standing there.
"The doctors say she'll be fine." Chi whispered warmly, and sat next to Ami, the caring smile
never leaving her face.
Ami wiped a few stray tears from her eyes, and nodded. "How, did you know my number?"
Chi's smile grew, and it finally hit Ami, this was her mother's hospital.
"I came to tell you that they're allowing family to see her, I could - Sneak you in."
Ami nodded, a smile warming her face. "Thank you."
Chi nodded, her own smile growing a little more, and stood extending her hand to help Ami. Soon
the two girls were heading toward Usagi's room.
Mamoru looked from the black pit of his coffee, then into Minako's blue eyes then back at his
coffee. He looked back up at her, focusing all his energies on her eyes and tried to speak,
tried to tell her what happened in his apartment but couldn't. He just couldn't tell anyone yet!
Sighing he turned his attention to the rest of the small hospital cafeteria.
"How can you strike your own wife!" Lillith screamed in his head.
Did Usako hear?
Minako just sat there, waiting for him to speak, and growing more frustrated by the moment at the
brain numbing silence that threatened to . . .
Minako turned to the door, the sound of feet hurriedly slapping against the tiled floor growing
by the second. She stood as she saw Makoto rush into the room, and stop just feet away.
The tall girl brushed her hair, with was amazingly not in its ponytail away from her face, and
quickly straightened out her blouse. "I thought you said Ami would be in the lobby." She huffed
as she tried to catch her breath.
Minako's eyebrows rose, and she nodded. "She was."
Makoto shook her head and slid into the booth next to Mamoru. "Nope, unless you didn't mean the
emergency lobby.
"No I did mean that one."
Makoto shrugged, dug into her pocket pulling out some change and walked over to the vending
machine, and got herself some coffee. After sliding back into the both, this time on Minako's
side she looked over at Mamoru.
"How did it happen, Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru looked down at his coffee, his eyes seeming to focus on the ripples made by his movement,
he nodded and looked up at Makoto, and Minako. "The storm earlier." He said, trying to keep his
voice as devoid of emotion as possible. "The wind picked and it got so strong that it smashed my
window. The shards hit Usagi, before I could get to her."
Both girls nodded, seeming to buy his false statement. He just couldn't let them know, he could
risk them getting hurt.
"So tell me." He heard Minako say, and looked up to see the girl looking at her friend. "Just
why are you so dolled up?"
Makoto started to blush. "How can you ask that?!" She screamed, trying to make her
embarrassment sound like anger. "Usagi-chan is in the hospital, and your asking such a stupid
question!" Makoto shook her head, and turned away from her friend. "Baka." She murmured.
Ami sat in the dim room; chi was behind her, standing by the door. She looked at her friend, her
forehead and arms wrapped in bloodily bandages. She wanted so much to run over to her, and hug
her friend to tell her it was all right. Ami let out a sad laugh and shook her head. She knew
that couldn't do anything, she didn't even know if Usagi was really there. All she could do was
sit, wait, and pray for the best.
Usagi twisted in her dreams, the pain in her stomach growing and fading like waves. She tried to
cry out, but her throat felt so dry.
"I am your wife." A soft voice whispered to her.
"How can you strike me?" The voice was farther away, Usagi tried to reach toward it, but light
was rushing by her, bringing her back. Far away a single word echoed.
Usagi jumped up in the bed, grabbing her stomach as she felt fresh pain soar through her. She
gasped for air, her head falling forward. "Wh - What happened?" She whispered to herself.
"You where in an accident." Came a familiar voice from close by.
Usagi looked over to see Ami standing about a foot away from the bed, her eyes watering a giant
goofy smile on her face.
Usagi smiled in return, and flopped back, instantly regretting it as another burst of pain shot
through her.
"You really need to be careful." Said another voice, and Usagi could see Chi stepping out of the
shadows, wearing a nurse's uniform.
"Hi to you too Chi." Usagi said, a soft smile on her face. The smile faded though as a
realization hit her. "Mamo-chan!" She cried out and sat back up, ignoring the new burst of
pain. "Is Mamo-chan all right?"
Ami nodded. "Yes, he's in the cafeteria with Minako right now." Ami turned and looked at Chi,
then back to Usagi. "Would you like me to get him?"
"Please." Usagi said as she carefully lay back down. "That'd be nice."
"I'll stay with her." Chi said quietly as Ami opened the door. Ami nodded, and closed the door
behind her.
Chi waited till she could no longer hear Ami's footfalls, before walking over to Usagi's bed, and
pulled the chair over. "Do - Do you remember what happened?" Chi asked, as she sat down.
Usagi shook her head. "Not really, all I can remember is the door being smashed, and the glass
hitting me."
Chi nodded and she took Usagi's hand. "Please Usagi-chan, if you can remember anything, anything
at all tell me. Did - Did your boyfriend do this?'
"NO!" Usagi half screamed, shaking her head furiously. "Mamo-chan would never do something like
this!"
Chi smiled and patted Usagi's hand. "I believe you Usagi, but if you do recall anything, please
tell me."
Usagi smiled and nodded.
The door opened and Chi turned in her seat, a gasp escaping from her lips. She jumped up,
knocking over her chair.
"Mamo-Chan!" Usagi cried happily from behind her.
Chi backed toward the bed, as if the man in front of her were a monster.
"Chi, are you alright." Ami asked, appearing from behind Mamoru.
Chi bumped into to the bed, nearly falling into it, her eyes never leaving Mamoru.
"Chi?" Usagi's voice echoed behind her.
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Five:
Usagi screamed as she skidded across the floor, shards of glass cutting deeply into her skin.
She tried to get up, but her arms felt numb, and she fell to the floor, glass cutting into her
stomach.
Mamoru felt helpless as he watched his love struggle. "Why are you doing this?!" He screamed at
Lillith.
She ignored him and stepping lightly over the glass and made her way over to Usagi, grabbing her
by her hair, and lifting her off the ground, causing the girl to scream out in pain. "This is
why." She said, her voice a low hiss then throw Usagi against the wall.
Mamoru ran over to her, placing himself in between his love and Lillith. Lillith smiled, and
started toward them. "Please move my love." She said in a soft deadly voice.
"No." Mamoru said, his voice was low the emotion drained out of it.
"Please Love, I do not wish to hurt you!"
Mamoru did not answer, but stood his ground, awaiting the woman's next attack.
"So, then that is your choice. Forgive me." Lillith moved with an almost blinding speed, and
reached for Usagi. Before he knew what he was doing Mamoru's hand flew away from his body,
hitting Lillith hard on her pale cheek.
Lillith stumbled back, her hands clutching were Mamoru struck her. She looked up at him, her
eyes just moments ago filled with rage, were now ebbing and ready to burst.
"H - How could you?" She cried, tears running down her face as she backed slowly to the balcony.
"How - How can you strike your own wife?" She moved closer to the balcony, the shadows of dusk
swirled around her. "I - I still love you." She whispered, her voice choked as she faded away
into the shadows.
Mamoru watched, releasing a breath in a long sigh, and watched as the shadows once more melted
into their place. He sighed again, more in relief then anything else and looked back at Usagi,
and noticed the blood, like a blossoming rose, soaking her shirt.
"Usako!" He cried, as he ran over to her.
Ami sat in the hospital lobby, her finger folded together in a death grip. A hand rested on her
shoulder, and she turned to see Chi standing there.
"The doctors say she'll be fine." Chi whispered warmly, and sat next to Ami, the caring smile
never leaving her face.
Ami wiped a few stray tears from her eyes, and nodded. "How, did you know my number?"
Chi's smile grew, and it finally hit Ami, this was her mother's hospital.
"I came to tell you that they're allowing family to see her, I could - Sneak you in."
Ami nodded, a smile warming her face. "Thank you."
Chi nodded, her own smile growing a little more, and stood extending her hand to help Ami. Soon
the two girls were heading toward Usagi's room.
Mamoru looked from the black pit of his coffee, then into Minako's blue eyes then back at his
coffee. He looked back up at her, focusing all his energies on her eyes and tried to speak,
tried to tell her what happened in his apartment but couldn't. He just couldn't tell anyone yet!
Sighing he turned his attention to the rest of the small hospital cafeteria.
"How can you strike your own wife!" Lillith screamed in his head.
Did Usako hear?
Minako just sat there, waiting for him to speak, and growing more frustrated by the moment at the
brain numbing silence that threatened to . . .
Minako turned to the door, the sound of feet hurriedly slapping against the tiled floor growing
by the second. She stood as she saw Makoto rush into the room, and stop just feet away.
The tall girl brushed her hair, with was amazingly not in its ponytail away from her face, and
quickly straightened out her blouse. "I thought you said Ami would be in the lobby." She huffed
as she tried to catch her breath.
Minako's eyebrows rose, and she nodded. "She was."
Makoto shook her head and slid into the booth next to Mamoru. "Nope, unless you didn't mean the
emergency lobby.
"No I did mean that one."
Makoto shrugged, dug into her pocket pulling out some change and walked over to the vending
machine, and got herself some coffee. After sliding back into the both, this time on Minako's
side she looked over at Mamoru.
"How did it happen, Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru looked down at his coffee, his eyes seeming to focus on the ripples made by his movement,
he nodded and looked up at Makoto, and Minako. "The storm earlier." He said, trying to keep his
voice as devoid of emotion as possible. "The wind picked and it got so strong that it smashed my
window. The shards hit Usagi, before I could get to her."
Both girls nodded, seeming to buy his false statement. He just couldn't let them know, he could
risk them getting hurt.
"So tell me." He heard Minako say, and looked up to see the girl looking at her friend. "Just
why are you so dolled up?"
Makoto started to blush. "How can you ask that?!" She screamed, trying to make her
embarrassment sound like anger. "Usagi-chan is in the hospital, and your asking such a stupid
question!" Makoto shook her head, and turned away from her friend. "Baka." She murmured.
Ami sat in the dim room; chi was behind her, standing by the door. She looked at her friend, her
forehead and arms wrapped in bloodily bandages. She wanted so much to run over to her, and hug
her friend to tell her it was all right. Ami let out a sad laugh and shook her head. She knew
that couldn't do anything, she didn't even know if Usagi was really there. All she could do was
sit, wait, and pray for the best.
Usagi twisted in her dreams, the pain in her stomach growing and fading like waves. She tried to
cry out, but her throat felt so dry.
"I am your wife." A soft voice whispered to her.
"How can you strike me?" The voice was farther away, Usagi tried to reach toward it, but light
was rushing by her, bringing her back. Far away a single word echoed.
Usagi jumped up in the bed, grabbing her stomach as she felt fresh pain soar through her. She
gasped for air, her head falling forward. "Wh - What happened?" She whispered to herself.
"You where in an accident." Came a familiar voice from close by.
Usagi looked over to see Ami standing about a foot away from the bed, her eyes watering a giant
goofy smile on her face.
Usagi smiled in return, and flopped back, instantly regretting it as another burst of pain shot
through her.
"You really need to be careful." Said another voice, and Usagi could see Chi stepping out of the
shadows, wearing a nurse's uniform.
"Hi to you too Chi." Usagi said, a soft smile on her face. The smile faded though as a
realization hit her. "Mamo-chan!" She cried out and sat back up, ignoring the new burst of
pain. "Is Mamo-chan all right?"
Ami nodded. "Yes, he's in the cafeteria with Minako right now." Ami turned and looked at Chi,
then back to Usagi. "Would you like me to get him?"
"Please." Usagi said as she carefully lay back down. "That'd be nice."
"I'll stay with her." Chi said quietly as Ami opened the door. Ami nodded, and closed the door
behind her.
Chi waited till she could no longer hear Ami's footfalls, before walking over to Usagi's bed, and
pulled the chair over. "Do - Do you remember what happened?" Chi asked, as she sat down.
Usagi shook her head. "Not really, all I can remember is the door being smashed, and the glass
hitting me."
Chi nodded and she took Usagi's hand. "Please Usagi-chan, if you can remember anything, anything
at all tell me. Did - Did your boyfriend do this?'
"NO!" Usagi half screamed, shaking her head furiously. "Mamo-chan would never do something like
this!"
Chi smiled and patted Usagi's hand. "I believe you Usagi, but if you do recall anything, please
tell me."
Usagi smiled and nodded.
The door opened and Chi turned in her seat, a gasp escaping from her lips. She jumped up,
knocking over her chair.
"Mamo-Chan!" Usagi cried happily from behind her.
Chi backed toward the bed, as if the man in front of her were a monster.
"Chi, are you alright." Ami asked, appearing from behind Mamoru.
Chi bumped into to the bed, nearly falling into it, her eyes never leaving Mamoru.
"Chi?" Usagi's voice echoed behind her.