Kiss From A Rose Chapter 4. I don't own SM. Please R&R. I have changed it so that anonymous people can review if they would like. Just so ya know.
Usagi opened her eyes into darkness. She looked around, dazed, looking for a clock. In bright red letters, it read 2:07
As she saw the unfamiliarity, she started to shake in sopping wet clothes that stuck top her skin, and in fear. She was alone in a stranger's house-and then the door opened. She looked up, and started to cry when she saw that it was Mamoru again.
"Naze yo? (Why?)" she sobbed. "Why am I here again?"
Mamoru didn't respond. His eyes looked over her frail, shaking body as she cried. He walked over to the bed, and put his arm around her shoulders as he sat down next to her. She put her head on his shoulder, not breaking her sobs. He sat silently for a bit, then brushed away some bangs away from her face. He then slid his fingers down to her chin, and lifted her face up as she still had tears running down her cheeks.
"Did you really mean what you said about me today?" he asked softly.
Usagi looked down, but his fingers gently lifted her face back up.
"Do you really hate me?" he asked quietly.
"No." Usagi whispered, her voice barely audible. He let her head drop down onto his shoulder again, keeping his arm around her as she cried harder into the night.
***
Usagi didn't want to open her eyes. She felt calm, and protected, and strangely...wet.
She opened her eyes, expecting to see her room, and seeing herself being held in Mamoru's arms, looking straight into his sleeping face. Her eyes widened as she thought about last night, and wondering what could have happened. She wriggled out of his arms, only to have his arm land on her chest. Her eyes widened to the point that they looked as if they were going to pop right out of her head. She carefully slipped out of his grasp and sat on a nearby chair, hugging her knees.
Mamoru opened his eyes and looked around. He saw Usagi, looking very nervous, and smiled. "Ohayo (Good Morning)."
"O...ohayo." Usagi said, nodding rather nervously.
"You want a ride home?" he asked, stretching.
Again, she nodded nervously. Mamoru laughed. "Do you think anything happened?"
"I...I'm not sure," she said, hugging her knees tighter to her chest.
Mamoru ran a hand through his bedridden hair, and sat up. "Why were you on the roof last night?"
Usagi didn't reply. He sighed and put a strong hand on her shoulder.
"I know you probably don't want to tell me," he whispered, "but if you need someone, I'm here for you."
Usagi smiled a weak, watery smile-but a smile notheless. Mamoru smiled back, and helped her to stand.
"I'll drive you home, okay?" he said. She nodded, and he helped her out the door.
***
Usagi looked at her clock. 1:38. She sat down again and sighed, her mind reeling off in a direction of it's own.
Tuxedo Kamen only came whenever she was in trouble, or when she was Sailor Moon. Could he come to her if she was just transformed? Not fighting? She didn't know. How would she know? But she did know one thing-he wanted Sailor Moon. What if he found out who she really was? He would probably never see her again-right? Wrong? Who knew?
Usagi glanced at her clock again. 1:39. *I'm going.* she thought as she sneaked out the window.
"MOON PRISM POWER...MAKE-UP!!"
***
Tuxedo Kamen stood in the park. He had felt her-that's why he rushed to transform and find her. He wanted to tell her everything: about how he felt, how he always wanted to be with her, how they could work together to find the Ginzuisho and the mysterious girl from his dreams.
He saw a familiar flash of blonde pass by a tree, and saw Sailor Moon come towards him.
"Sailor Moon." he said, nodding in acknowledgment.
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama." she whispered. She straightened up and said loudly, "Usagi said you wanted me." She fought as hard as she could to keep the pain and fear out of her voice.
"I do." he said. "Sailor Moon, I-"
"Do you love her?"
Her question startled him. "Who?"
"Usagi. Do you love her?"
Tuxedo Kamen stayed silent, not knowing what to say. Sailor Moon took a deep breath and continued.
"You said that you love me. Would you love me no matter who I am?"
"Well, if you're a guy in normal form..." Tuxedo Kamen muttered.
"I'm a girl." Sailor Moon said, sounding annoyed.
"Yes."
"What?" Sailor Moon gasped.
"I would love you, no matter who you are." he said.
Usagi smiled and started to grab for her brooch, when someone cried, "OMACHINASAI(Stop where you are!)!! Don't you dare move!"
"V-chan...?" Sailor Moon cried.
Sailor V jumped out of a tree, in front of Usagi in a protecting fashion. "Sailor Moon, get out of here. As for you, Top-Hat-Cape," Tuxedo Kamen smirked at that name, "Just get the hell away from..."
But Usagi had stopped listening. Something about that smirk sent tears to her eyes. She knew she'd seen it a million times before, from the guy who tormented her, from the guy who called her that truly horrid name, 'Odango Atama', and the same guy who held her in his arms when she thought the world was going to end last night. The same guy-the guy she loved-was Tuxedo Kamen.
Was Tuxedo Kamen.
The words kept repeating in her mind. "Mamoru-san," she whispered.
"Nani?" Sailor V said, turning and looking at Usagi, her face looking a little confused. Tuxedo Kamen froze. How did she know?
"Sailor Moon, calm down. There's just no way..." Sailor V started.
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama...is Mamoru-san!" Usagi burst, finally finding her voice. "I'm sure of it!"
Mamoru stood, trapped. His gloved hand went up to his kamen, which slowly fell off his face, revealing his beautiful blue eyes, shining with the glow of the sunset. Just as Usagi remembered them. He looked at the ground, and smiled gently at Sailor Moon's face as he looked back up.
"You're right," he said, looking a little perplexed, then his face cleared. A cheeky little smile showed on his face. "Odango...no, Tsukino Usagi."
Usagi smiled, tears filling her eyes. It was possible to be in love with him!! Sailor V gasped, then her face turned into a scowl. She held Usagi back as Usagi tried to rush forward to him.
"Mamoru-san, don't you dare come near Usagi ever again," V-chan said in icy cold tones, "or we'll kill you."
V-chan turned to drag Usagi away, but found her friend squirming in her grasp. Usagi longed to stay. Her heart yearned to stay. If they could just talk, everything would be okay.
"V-chan! Onegai(please)! He's not bad! He's on our side!" Usagi begged, trying hard to keep the tears back.
"How do you know that, Sailor Moon?" V-chan yelled at her. "You don't see the memories of destruction! You don't know if he's the enemy!"
Sailor Moon, emotionally unstable, fainted.
***
Mamoru sat in his apartment, watching the sun set behind the buildings, alone in thought.
How could he have not noticed it before? How many people in Tokyo could possibly have that same hairstyle? And that warmth that always surrounded her...
He was never going to see it again. Not if he could help it...
But he wanted to. He loved her with every fiber of his being. He wanted to protect her, and fight alongside her. He wanted to hold her while the world was crumbling all around them, and tell her he'd always be there. He wanted to tell her how much he needed her...
Without a word, Mamoru closed his eyes and fell asleep, his mind dazed and confused, but dreaming only of her.
***
"Usagi's still crying?" Minako asked.
Luna nodded. "At least when I left."
"And to think, Mamoru-san is Tuxedo Kamen." Rei said.
"Usagi's always been taken with him." Ami said softly. "It's only natural she feels this way."
"We have to try to make her forget him!" Makoto said. "He might...no, he DID hurt her! It's unforgettable!"
"It's not that simple, Mako-chan!" Rei cried.
While Ami, Rei an Makoto argued, Minako stayed silent. She thought about him. Who could he be for real? He could be a general of the Dark Kingdom, and it would be a terrible thing if Usagi had fallen for the enemy! And yet...he could be the one who started the chain of events...
"Minako-chan?"
Minako looked up. The three were now looking at her. She smiled.
"Minna, quit worrying! Atashi wa daijoubu da yo (I'm fine!)!" she said, in the best happy voice she could muster.
Ami, Rei and Makoto looked at her, smiling timidly.
"Anyway, I'm going to check up on her. She needs someone." Minako said.
The group broke up, and traveled their separate ways. When Minako entered the Tsukino residence, she didn't her any crying, which surprised her. She ran up to Usagi's room, and found nothing there except the curtains flying in the breeze.
*Chikusho(Damn).* she swore silently.
***
Usagi walked down the streets of downtown Juuban, filled with lights, head down. She tried not to cry, but a burning sensation near her eyes tried to disobey. Finally, she let the tears come. She passed by Crown, and paused, staring at the doors. She was ready to walk in, when Mamoru walked out. They stared at each other in silence, while the hustle and bustle of the crowd passed them by. Finally, Mamoru spoke.
"We're not allowed to see each other."
"I know." Usagi said, tears flowing freely down her cheeks.
"Usagi...I can't help what I feel. I know you can't either." he said. He walked up to her so he was only an inch from her face. "But I need to see you." he whispered.
"I need to see you, too." she whispered back. "I need you with me."
He wanted to kiss her tears away, in one of those romantic ways, but decided against it, for now. He turned away.
"But, we can't see each other." he said. "I would be putting you in danger."
More tears came out of Usagi's eyes, but she stayed silent. "If we meet again...?" she finally whimpered.
"Then it's God's will that we be together." he said. Even in the sun, she could see his eyes glistening with the beginnings of tears. "Until then, remember that...I love you." With that, he walked away.
Usagi saw the distance between their bodies grow further apart, and couldn't help but to feel another wave of sadness sweep over her.
"God's will...Mamoru-san...Mamo-chan..." she whispered, clutching her hands at her heart.
***
Minako flopped on her bed and stared at the ceiling. This was too hard. It was hard on everyone, but especially hard on her, and definitely Usagi. Minako sighed and turned over. She'd stopped smiling and making the same jokes because she was beaten out of strength by this. A white cat with a crescent moon on his forehead sat next to Minako. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"Artemis." she whispered.
"Mina, don't you think it's time?" he asked.
Minako shook her head. "I have to pretend for a little longer."
"But the enemy is getting stronger, and-"
"And by revealing the real princess would only endanger her!" she cried. "And...Tuxedo Kamen..."
"Is the enemy!" Artemis cried triumphantly.
Minako shook her head. "No, I don't think so. Not anymore. But, I think he could have been the one to start this...all it took was falling in love."
Artemis was still confused, even as Minako closed her eyes and fell into a deep state of confused sleep. The last thing she heard were these words:
"Love's a curse, to all those who dare." ***
Author's notes: New Chapter four. New format. New stuff. YAY! Hope y'all like it. Please R&R.
Usagi opened her eyes into darkness. She looked around, dazed, looking for a clock. In bright red letters, it read 2:07
As she saw the unfamiliarity, she started to shake in sopping wet clothes that stuck top her skin, and in fear. She was alone in a stranger's house-and then the door opened. She looked up, and started to cry when she saw that it was Mamoru again.
"Naze yo? (Why?)" she sobbed. "Why am I here again?"
Mamoru didn't respond. His eyes looked over her frail, shaking body as she cried. He walked over to the bed, and put his arm around her shoulders as he sat down next to her. She put her head on his shoulder, not breaking her sobs. He sat silently for a bit, then brushed away some bangs away from her face. He then slid his fingers down to her chin, and lifted her face up as she still had tears running down her cheeks.
"Did you really mean what you said about me today?" he asked softly.
Usagi looked down, but his fingers gently lifted her face back up.
"Do you really hate me?" he asked quietly.
"No." Usagi whispered, her voice barely audible. He let her head drop down onto his shoulder again, keeping his arm around her as she cried harder into the night.
***
Usagi didn't want to open her eyes. She felt calm, and protected, and strangely...wet.
She opened her eyes, expecting to see her room, and seeing herself being held in Mamoru's arms, looking straight into his sleeping face. Her eyes widened as she thought about last night, and wondering what could have happened. She wriggled out of his arms, only to have his arm land on her chest. Her eyes widened to the point that they looked as if they were going to pop right out of her head. She carefully slipped out of his grasp and sat on a nearby chair, hugging her knees.
Mamoru opened his eyes and looked around. He saw Usagi, looking very nervous, and smiled. "Ohayo (Good Morning)."
"O...ohayo." Usagi said, nodding rather nervously.
"You want a ride home?" he asked, stretching.
Again, she nodded nervously. Mamoru laughed. "Do you think anything happened?"
"I...I'm not sure," she said, hugging her knees tighter to her chest.
Mamoru ran a hand through his bedridden hair, and sat up. "Why were you on the roof last night?"
Usagi didn't reply. He sighed and put a strong hand on her shoulder.
"I know you probably don't want to tell me," he whispered, "but if you need someone, I'm here for you."
Usagi smiled a weak, watery smile-but a smile notheless. Mamoru smiled back, and helped her to stand.
"I'll drive you home, okay?" he said. She nodded, and he helped her out the door.
***
Usagi looked at her clock. 1:38. She sat down again and sighed, her mind reeling off in a direction of it's own.
Tuxedo Kamen only came whenever she was in trouble, or when she was Sailor Moon. Could he come to her if she was just transformed? Not fighting? She didn't know. How would she know? But she did know one thing-he wanted Sailor Moon. What if he found out who she really was? He would probably never see her again-right? Wrong? Who knew?
Usagi glanced at her clock again. 1:39. *I'm going.* she thought as she sneaked out the window.
"MOON PRISM POWER...MAKE-UP!!"
***
Tuxedo Kamen stood in the park. He had felt her-that's why he rushed to transform and find her. He wanted to tell her everything: about how he felt, how he always wanted to be with her, how they could work together to find the Ginzuisho and the mysterious girl from his dreams.
He saw a familiar flash of blonde pass by a tree, and saw Sailor Moon come towards him.
"Sailor Moon." he said, nodding in acknowledgment.
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama." she whispered. She straightened up and said loudly, "Usagi said you wanted me." She fought as hard as she could to keep the pain and fear out of her voice.
"I do." he said. "Sailor Moon, I-"
"Do you love her?"
Her question startled him. "Who?"
"Usagi. Do you love her?"
Tuxedo Kamen stayed silent, not knowing what to say. Sailor Moon took a deep breath and continued.
"You said that you love me. Would you love me no matter who I am?"
"Well, if you're a guy in normal form..." Tuxedo Kamen muttered.
"I'm a girl." Sailor Moon said, sounding annoyed.
"Yes."
"What?" Sailor Moon gasped.
"I would love you, no matter who you are." he said.
Usagi smiled and started to grab for her brooch, when someone cried, "OMACHINASAI(Stop where you are!)!! Don't you dare move!"
"V-chan...?" Sailor Moon cried.
Sailor V jumped out of a tree, in front of Usagi in a protecting fashion. "Sailor Moon, get out of here. As for you, Top-Hat-Cape," Tuxedo Kamen smirked at that name, "Just get the hell away from..."
But Usagi had stopped listening. Something about that smirk sent tears to her eyes. She knew she'd seen it a million times before, from the guy who tormented her, from the guy who called her that truly horrid name, 'Odango Atama', and the same guy who held her in his arms when she thought the world was going to end last night. The same guy-the guy she loved-was Tuxedo Kamen.
Was Tuxedo Kamen.
The words kept repeating in her mind. "Mamoru-san," she whispered.
"Nani?" Sailor V said, turning and looking at Usagi, her face looking a little confused. Tuxedo Kamen froze. How did she know?
"Sailor Moon, calm down. There's just no way..." Sailor V started.
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama...is Mamoru-san!" Usagi burst, finally finding her voice. "I'm sure of it!"
Mamoru stood, trapped. His gloved hand went up to his kamen, which slowly fell off his face, revealing his beautiful blue eyes, shining with the glow of the sunset. Just as Usagi remembered them. He looked at the ground, and smiled gently at Sailor Moon's face as he looked back up.
"You're right," he said, looking a little perplexed, then his face cleared. A cheeky little smile showed on his face. "Odango...no, Tsukino Usagi."
Usagi smiled, tears filling her eyes. It was possible to be in love with him!! Sailor V gasped, then her face turned into a scowl. She held Usagi back as Usagi tried to rush forward to him.
"Mamoru-san, don't you dare come near Usagi ever again," V-chan said in icy cold tones, "or we'll kill you."
V-chan turned to drag Usagi away, but found her friend squirming in her grasp. Usagi longed to stay. Her heart yearned to stay. If they could just talk, everything would be okay.
"V-chan! Onegai(please)! He's not bad! He's on our side!" Usagi begged, trying hard to keep the tears back.
"How do you know that, Sailor Moon?" V-chan yelled at her. "You don't see the memories of destruction! You don't know if he's the enemy!"
Sailor Moon, emotionally unstable, fainted.
***
Mamoru sat in his apartment, watching the sun set behind the buildings, alone in thought.
How could he have not noticed it before? How many people in Tokyo could possibly have that same hairstyle? And that warmth that always surrounded her...
He was never going to see it again. Not if he could help it...
But he wanted to. He loved her with every fiber of his being. He wanted to protect her, and fight alongside her. He wanted to hold her while the world was crumbling all around them, and tell her he'd always be there. He wanted to tell her how much he needed her...
Without a word, Mamoru closed his eyes and fell asleep, his mind dazed and confused, but dreaming only of her.
***
"Usagi's still crying?" Minako asked.
Luna nodded. "At least when I left."
"And to think, Mamoru-san is Tuxedo Kamen." Rei said.
"Usagi's always been taken with him." Ami said softly. "It's only natural she feels this way."
"We have to try to make her forget him!" Makoto said. "He might...no, he DID hurt her! It's unforgettable!"
"It's not that simple, Mako-chan!" Rei cried.
While Ami, Rei an Makoto argued, Minako stayed silent. She thought about him. Who could he be for real? He could be a general of the Dark Kingdom, and it would be a terrible thing if Usagi had fallen for the enemy! And yet...he could be the one who started the chain of events...
"Minako-chan?"
Minako looked up. The three were now looking at her. She smiled.
"Minna, quit worrying! Atashi wa daijoubu da yo (I'm fine!)!" she said, in the best happy voice she could muster.
Ami, Rei and Makoto looked at her, smiling timidly.
"Anyway, I'm going to check up on her. She needs someone." Minako said.
The group broke up, and traveled their separate ways. When Minako entered the Tsukino residence, she didn't her any crying, which surprised her. She ran up to Usagi's room, and found nothing there except the curtains flying in the breeze.
*Chikusho(Damn).* she swore silently.
***
Usagi walked down the streets of downtown Juuban, filled with lights, head down. She tried not to cry, but a burning sensation near her eyes tried to disobey. Finally, she let the tears come. She passed by Crown, and paused, staring at the doors. She was ready to walk in, when Mamoru walked out. They stared at each other in silence, while the hustle and bustle of the crowd passed them by. Finally, Mamoru spoke.
"We're not allowed to see each other."
"I know." Usagi said, tears flowing freely down her cheeks.
"Usagi...I can't help what I feel. I know you can't either." he said. He walked up to her so he was only an inch from her face. "But I need to see you." he whispered.
"I need to see you, too." she whispered back. "I need you with me."
He wanted to kiss her tears away, in one of those romantic ways, but decided against it, for now. He turned away.
"But, we can't see each other." he said. "I would be putting you in danger."
More tears came out of Usagi's eyes, but she stayed silent. "If we meet again...?" she finally whimpered.
"Then it's God's will that we be together." he said. Even in the sun, she could see his eyes glistening with the beginnings of tears. "Until then, remember that...I love you." With that, he walked away.
Usagi saw the distance between their bodies grow further apart, and couldn't help but to feel another wave of sadness sweep over her.
"God's will...Mamoru-san...Mamo-chan..." she whispered, clutching her hands at her heart.
***
Minako flopped on her bed and stared at the ceiling. This was too hard. It was hard on everyone, but especially hard on her, and definitely Usagi. Minako sighed and turned over. She'd stopped smiling and making the same jokes because she was beaten out of strength by this. A white cat with a crescent moon on his forehead sat next to Minako. She opened her eyes and smiled.
"Artemis." she whispered.
"Mina, don't you think it's time?" he asked.
Minako shook her head. "I have to pretend for a little longer."
"But the enemy is getting stronger, and-"
"And by revealing the real princess would only endanger her!" she cried. "And...Tuxedo Kamen..."
"Is the enemy!" Artemis cried triumphantly.
Minako shook her head. "No, I don't think so. Not anymore. But, I think he could have been the one to start this...all it took was falling in love."
Artemis was still confused, even as Minako closed her eyes and fell into a deep state of confused sleep. The last thing she heard were these words:
"Love's a curse, to all those who dare." ***
Author's notes: New Chapter four. New format. New stuff. YAY! Hope y'all like it. Please R&R.