ChangesChapter Two

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Mamoru's POV

It was 3:30 if I left now and picked up Usagi we would make it in time. I grabbed my car keys then I stopped. I took a moment to look around my apartment. Two short years ago this place held no life. There had been nothing here to signify the personality of the owner. Usagi had changed all of that.

On the walls there now hung art that she had gotten me for my birthday last year. There were pictures and plants everywhere. Most were of Usagi, Chibiusa, or Usagi and I together.

I walked over to my desk. There among piles of textbooks and discarded parts of essays and notes, was my favorite picture of Usagi. It has been taken about a year ago. She was sitting atop a hill of colorful flowers in a white dress. Her hair was up in its usual style, and she was smiling sweetly at the camera.

She looked like an angel. The way the sun reflected in the picture made it appear as if there was a halo around her head.

I smiled at the fond memory of that day.

The picture used to be in my bedroom on my nightstand, but I had moved it here during exams. It helped to see my Usako smiling at me encouragingly when I was tired of studying. I found it helped me concentrate.

I carefully put the picture back on the desk then thought better of it and set it back on the nightstand in my bedroom.

I then went back to the living room grabbing my jacket and headed out the door.

I got into my car and turn on the engine. This was it. Tonight everything between Usagi and I would change. Forever.

Did I really want it to change? No not really, but I knew it had to. I couldn't move on without telling her everything, and I knew that that would probably change everything between us. Suddenly a feeling filled me. A determination. I shifted the car into drive and skidded out of the parking lot.

In ten minutes I had reached Usagi's house. I quick got out and went to the door.

Usagi's mother answered the door, "Hello Mamoru, I didn't know you had a date with Usagi tonight," she questioned a bit surprised?

"Yes we do, could you call her for me please?" I said a bit too agitated.

She looked at me oddly for a second, and then went back inside to call Usagi.

I went back to the car and opened the passenger side door, and went back to my side of the car. We were late we would never make it in time now.

I was angry. I had no right to angry but I was.

Usagi ran out of the house and peeked into the car.

"Get in," I winced, that was a little cold, but we were late and there was no time for messing around.

"I said, get in Usagi," ouch that was cold, but there was no time, I would apologize later.

Usagi got into the car and I took off.

I watched her quick slam the door closed and pull on her seat belt.

She looked at me oddly, but I had too much on my mind to explain to her what was going on.

I was going to a place I had never been.

At least not that I know of anyways.

It was odd I had never been there, but my body knew the way. It probably came from studying that map for almost two whole days. It felt as if I had been here a hundred times. And, I honestly wish I had had the courage to.

I barely paid attention to the road and my mind rushed back to the past.

Usagi's POV

I gripped the dashboard as tight as I could as we went around a corner at top speed. He didn't even take the time to slow down! What in the world was going on? I thought I would be the last person he wanted to see right now. Where was he taking me? I didn't know. I did, however know that he was scaring me. I had never seen him like this. I was never so cold and uncaring…

Except…

I shivered; remember the times evil forces had taken control of him. I didn't want to think about that. I closed my eyes and remembered the times we sat in the park together just staring at the sunset, or when we walked through the rose gardens in the park, those were the memories I wanted to keep.

I turned to look at him. He looked so angry. I tried to read his eyes, to see what was going on in his head. I wanted to ask him where we were going but I was afraid we would snap at me or get even angrier. Instead I stared out the window. We had left Tokyo. We were in the country now. Where in the world were we going?

Then I remembered the flowers Keyni had given me. They were on the floor between my feet. Luckily they were not damaged. I picked them up and put them in my lap, just in time to grab the dashboard again as we made another sharp turn.

We were winding our way up a mountain now. We neared a cliff.

Mamoru didn't slow down.

"Mamoru? Mamoru? Mamoru look out!" I screamed as we got closer and closer to the edge without slowing down. At the sound of my voice his head snapped back into attention. He didn't slow down, but instead he turned to steering wheel as far to the right as possible.

I screamed again, not because we were approaching the cliff this time but because we were approaching the mountain face. I closed my eyes and clutched the roses tightly; there was only one thought in my mind. We were going to die.

Suddenly we stopped.

I opened my eye slightly. Seeing that I was still alive, and that I hadn't heard or felt us crash, I turned to look at Mamoru. He was breathing hard, hand tightly gripping the steering wheel.

"You alright?" He asked without looking at me.

"Ye… Ye…Yes," I managed to choke out finally.

"Good," he said sharply as he took his foot off the brake and continued up the mountain, slower this time.

Mamoru's POV

As we left Tokyo the memories became stronger. I was glad Usagi was with me, even if she didn't know what was going on. Her presence comforted me. It really was the only thing keeping me sane right now, the only reason keeping me I control.

If something happened to her…

I didn't want to think about it.

I heard her call my name, once, twice, suddenly she screamed.

My mind snapped back to reality, just in time to stop us from going over a cliff. I swerved hard to the right, only to be faced with the mountain face. I turned the steering wheel back to the left, but not as hard and slammed on the brakes.

I was breathing hard.

That was close!

I couldn't look at her. I knew she was probably scared and confused, but I couldn't face her, not like this. "You alright?" I asked.

"Ye… Ye… Yes," I heard her reply.

"Good," I said coldly. And we were off again, but this time not as fast.

'Oh Usako, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me, please. I love you so much.' After all we had been through, I didn't have the courage to say it out loud.

I wanted to stop the car, pull her into my arms and tell her everything, but I couldn't. It broke my heart to know that she was there next to me, so scare of what had just happened, and I didn't have the nerve to tell her I loved her, not yet.

Usagi's POV

I let out a sigh of relief. We were alright, for now anyways.

I wanted to throw my arms around him and cry. But I was afraid he would push me away. I still didn't know what was wrong with him, and with the way he was acting now, I didn't want to test him.

Kami-sama I was so scared! We had almost died! And there he was calm as a cucumber, as if nothing had happened.

How did he do that? How did he manage to go through a near death experience and remain so calm afterwards? I knew I never could do that. He had always been the strong one in our relationship. He was the steady rock that I leaned on for support, but sometimes I wish he would open up to me. There was so much he was hiding from me; I could feel it.

Sometimes I just wanted him to breakdown and release his feelings. I know he would feel better if he did, but he never would. He had built walls around himself that it seemed not even I could break.

I sighed as turned to stare out the window again.

Mamoru's POV

It was dark now. We had been driving for about two hours.

I finally gathered to strength to glance over at Usagi. She was pale and shaking. Her eyes were wide with fear. And, she was clutching a dozen rose as if they were a lifeline.

I frowned where had she gotten the roses from, and why did she bring them with her.

"Where did you get those roses from, Usagi?" I asked her coldly.

She paled even more.

"Um… a friend gave them to me. I just got home and didn't have time to set them down before you came." She said nervously.

"But you did have time to remove your jacket." I stated.

"Well… Um yeah I did." She said.

" I see, and do I know this friend?" I asked.

"No I don't think so." She said.

She was hiding something. I could tell, but I decided not to pry any more. I was making her nervous. Besides, we had finally reached our destination.

"We're here." I said as I opened the door and turned of the engine.

Usagi's POV

After about another hour's driving it became dark. I stared out the window still tightly holding the roses in my hands.

"Where did you get those roses from, Usagi?" Mamoru said suddenly.

I panicked. Should I tell him the truth? No them he would think was cheating on him. But I couldn't lie wasn't good at lying and he could always see right through me when I did. I sighed I would tell him the truth, but not everything, not yet, he need to calm down first. And, I need to find out how to fix our current problem before I started another.

"Um… a friend gave them to me. I just got home and didn't have time to set them down before you came." I said nervously.

There that should satisfy him for now. Besides, he was so preoccupied by whatever it was that was bothering him that he hadn't been paying any attention to me the entire car ride.

"But you did have time to remove your jacket." He stated.

What was he talking about? I looked down at myself. I wasn't wearing my jacket. What was he accusing me of? I had done nothing wrong.

"Well… Um yeah I did." I said after a minute.

My goodness what was wrong with him?

" I see, and do I know this friend?" he asked.

Uh oh! I hope he didn't pry into this too much I didn't want to create another problem.

Finally I said, "No I don't think so."

I waited for him to say more, yet prayed that he wouldn't, when suddenly he stopped the car and turned of the engine. "We're here," He said.

I blew a breath of relief them followed him out of the car.