Hi Everyone! So I feel really stupid and bitchy for my note in the last chapter about ending the story. I'm not ending the story because lack of reviews, that would be really stupid, I'm ending the story because it's come to that point. I can't really push it in any other direction. I might write another story as a continuation but I'm not sure yet. I give a thousand thanks to everyone who reviewed because I never thought this story would be any good and I'm glad you guys like it! I am going to resolve many things in this chapter and hopefully my epilogue. It might take three more chapters but I'm not sure yet. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Looks at bank account. Yup, still broke which means I don't own Sailor Moon or much money for that matter. :sighs:
xXx No Angel xXx –ElysianJude
Seiya replaced the phone on the hook and paced the apartment again. He had called Usagi's apartment ten times in two days with no reply. He knew something was wrong. Her parents said that she went on a business trip but he knew better. She wouldn't leave and not tell him. She knew he would worry.
"Maybe we should go to her apartment Seiya."
He looked to the green haired beauty seated on his couch. She was worried also and it showed on her beautiful face. He nodded and grabbed his and her coat. They quickly left the apartment and made their way down to Usagi's. Once he got to her door, he quickly knocked. No one answered. He felt the hand of his girlfriend on his shoulder and he turned to her.
"Maybe she did go out of town Seiya. She could have forgotten to call."
"No, that's not like Usagi, she always remembers to call. I'm really worried Setsuna. I know where we can find some answers".
"Where?"
"You know that guy that I told you about. The dick? He lives in this apartment complex." They made their way to the elevator and Seiya pressed the button for the top floor penthouse.
"Do you have to call him that? You know Usagi doesn't like that."
"Can't help it if it's true". Seiya quickly leaned over and gave his girlfriend a peck on the cheek as the doors opened. He walked out and knocked on the door. There wasn't an answer at first and he quickly looked down at his watch. It was almost 800 at night. He knocked again, harder. He heard footsteps approaching and took a step back as the door was thrust open. Seiya cocked an eyebrow at Mamoru's outfit. He was wearing a black turtleneck, jeans, and shoes. "Going to rob a bank?" He felt Setsuna elbow his side and he quickly hid his smile.
"What do you want Seiya?" Mamoru wasn't in the mood to deal with Seiya's insults or snappy comebacks.
"I'm looking for Usagi. Her parents said she is on some business trip but she would have called me if she left town."
Mamoru didn't think he would have to tell Seiya and he really didn't want to. He hadn't even thought of him since the whole incident happened. He didn't think he would get away with lying to him though. Usagi would tell him when they got her back and she would only be upset if he lied. He looked at the woman next to Seiya. She had a peaceful way about her and she gave him a small smile. She extended her hand to him and he quickly shook it.
"I'm Setsuna Meiou. I don't think we've meet."
"Mamoru Chiba. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you Mr. Chiba."
"I have to say, after seeing you, I would think you could do much better then Seiya." He gave her a smile as she blushed.
Seiya looked from Mamoru to his girlfriend and back again. "Did you plan on answering my question or continue flirting with my girlfriend?"
"Seiya! Stop acting like that! You know that's not what he was doing." Setsuna crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes at her boyfriend. He quickly looked away and back at Mamoru.
"Come in, there is something I need to tell you." Mamoru moved back and let the couple enter his apartment. They sat on the couch and he quickly relayed what happened over the past two days. He braced himself before hand for Seiya's reaction and was glad he did. He was furious that he wasn't called to help. Mamoru made it clear that he had to go and meet the others so they could go get Usagi.
"I'm going with you." Seiya quickly stood up. He wasn't going to be left out of saving one of the most important people to him. He was going to help weather Mamoru liked it or not.
"Just stay at your apartment. I'll call you afterwards."
Setsuna quickly stood up and grabbed her boyfriends arm. He was shaking he was so angry. She knew that he wouldn't be able to stand idly by as one of his friends stayed in a cell. She turned to Mamoru and looked him right in the eye. "Usagi is very important to Seiya. Let him help you. You'll probably need more help. Please."
Mamoru turned away but knew he was pushed in a corner. He might actually need Seiya's help even though he would never admit it out loud. After a loud sigh he nodded his head. "Look, just because I am letting you come doesn't mean that you can go your own way. We all ready have a plan together so just keep your trap shut and listen to me for once."
"Fine, but you still look stupid in that outfit." He turned back to his girlfriend and gave her a quick hug. They walked out together and Mamoru walked on to his car as Seiya talked to his girlfriend. "Take my car back to the apartment and I will call you when we have her."
"Take care of yourself. You make sure Usagi is ok." She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his. She put as much love in it as she could. He pulled back first when they heard Mamoru's horn and he gave her a quick smile and hopped into the car. Setsuna watched the car sped away and made a quick prayer for Usagi. She walked back to Seiya's car and drove back to her empty apartment.
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Seiya shifted in his seat and looked out the window. He didn't know what to think. He and Mamoru had said nothing since he got in the car. He didn't see Mamoru as much of a talker. Seiya did have a question that was burning in his mind but he wasn't sure how to ask. He decided to ask anyway. "Mamoru…do you know why this scientist took Usagi?"
Mamoru looked quickly at Seiya and turned his eyes back to the road. He didn't answer. He was sick of lying to people and he just wanted to get Usagi back.
Seiya looked at Mamoru who looked like he wasn't going to answer. He sighed and asked the question he really wanted to know. "He took her because of her back didn't he?" The way that Mamoru quickly turned his head at him made him think two things. One: He had to have whiplash from the way he whipped his head so quick. Two: He was right, it was her back. He turned back to the window and looked at the blurry scenery.
Mamoru turned back to the road. He absently rubbed his neck and cleared his throat. "How do you know? She told me that she never told anyone."
"It's not that hard to figure out. I never believed that she was just attacked with a knife and got identical wounds on her shoulder blades. I'm also a History major and we studied her race."
"Does she know that you know?"
"No. I never wanted to tell her. I didn't think she wanted people to know."
The two fell into silence again and nether spoke until they got to Zoisite and Ami's home. Mamoru quickly turned to Seiya as they walked to the door. "Usagi's friends don't know about her back. I think it would be better if Usagi told them." Seiya nodded and they entered the house. Zoisite, Ami, Rei, Jadeite, Mina, and Malachite were all ready there. The only ones missing were Nephrite and Mako who were on the way. Everyone quickly looked at Seiya as he entered with questions in their eyes. Mamoru quickly filled them in and the girls quickly took to him. Nephrite and Mako arrived soon after. The group walked outside to the waiting cars. The guys would be in one car and the girls in another to care for Usagi when they got her back. It was 930 so they separated and headed to Dr. Lee's lab.
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Dr. Lee signed the last of his papers and leaned back. It was almost 730 and he needed to head out of the office. His phone rang and he quickly picked it up. "Dr. Fiore Lee, how may I help you?"
"Fiore, its Beryl."
"Beryl, how are you?"
"Good. How is it going with the freak? Have you cut off her wings yet?"
"Actually no. I don't think we are going to do that now. I looked more in depth and from what I have found; she will die if we remove them. Their too attached to her body and removing them is like removing a vital organ, she won't live."
"Well shit! What are you going to do with her now?"
"I have some more experiments I want to do with her before I turn her over to the authorities."
"So you're going to turn her over then?"
"Yes, there isn't much of a point in keeping her and it wouldn't be good for me if she was found to be taken against her will. Besides I'm sure that whoever takes her is going to keep her institutionalized for the rest of her life. They aren't going to want her roaming around with the ability to fly."
"Hmm, I never really wanted the girl to die but having her keep locked up is good enough for me. I'll come by tomorrow and see her."
"Okay Beryl, I will see you then." Dr. Lee replaced the receiver on the hook and grabbed his briefcase. He shut off the lights and walked out of his lab. He waved at the night security and walked to his car.
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Mamoru eyed the doctor as he got into his car and drove off. He got out of his car to make sure that Dr. Lee was gone and he waved to the other guys. They quickly made their way to the side of the building. There was a ladder on the side of the building but it was at least eight feet high. Mamoru tried to jump for it but just grazed it with his fingers. Seiya stepped up next to him and placed his back against the brick of the building. He intertwined his hands together and motioned for Mamoru to jump up. Mamoru quickly nodded and backed up. He ran towards Seiya and placed his left foot in his hand and pushed up and grabbed the ladder. The ladder didn't move down any farther so someone would have to stay at the bottom.
Seiya whispered to the other guys. "I'll stay down here until you get inside"
They nodded and Seiya walked back to the wall and helped the rest of the guys get up the ladder. Once he watched them reach the top he walked to the corner of the building and watched the entrance. He looked behind him to the back of the building and saw the girls' car sitting in the shadows. He looked up at the sky and made a quick wish for everyone to stay safe. After about fifteen minutes he could hear some commotion at the front door and he looked back at the entrance and saw Jadeite poke his head out and waved his hand at him. Seiya quickly ran over to the door and walked into. There were two guards lying on the ground knocked out. The rest of the guys were standing at the security desk looking at the cameras. When Seiya and Jadeite walked up to the desk Mamoru quickly looked to the two.
"Okay, we know where she is. I want Seiya to stay here and the rest of us will go get her. There are at least five more guards walking around so we need to be careful. Call us if there is trouble".
Seiya quickly nodded and looked back at the cameras. They all had walkie-talkies and Seiya grabbed his and held it in case something happened.
Mamoru led the way down the dark hallways. It seemed the other guards were just making rounds. They walked softly and Mamoru stopped the guys at every corner and had someone wait in case a guard came along. It was just Malachite and Mamoru when they made the last turn and they walked up to Usagi's cell. Malachite stayed by the hallway as Mamoru walked to the security door. Ami told him that she could see the first three numbers, 042, but didn't catch the last. He tried some of the numbers with no avail. He was going to switch around the numbers when he heard someone calling on Malachite's walkie-talkie. Apparently Zoisite and Nephrite were having some trouble with guards and they had to move it along. Mamoru tried again and again but the code wasn't working. He bent his knees to look into the small slot in the door. He could see Usagi's form in the corner of the room and she was curled in a fetal position. 'God, that fucker couldn't even give her a bed!' He called out to her and didn't get an answer at first. He called a bit louder and saw her stir and turn her head to the door. He was taken aback with how she looked. She had lost a lot of weight and her eyes weren't as bright. Ami was right, she looked broken and sad. Her hair looked dirty and didn't have the glow it usually had. Her skin was the same, pale and gray. When she locked eyes with him, they seemed to brighten and she slowly rose to walk over to the door. She walked more slowly and shuffled a bit like it was too painful to walk.
Usagi had never seen anything more beautiful in her life then those navy eyes looking back at her. At first she thought she was imagining things. She knew that Ami had said that they were coming for her but she didn't want to put too much stock in that. She walked to the door and kneeled down to look threw the slot. She immediately started to cry as she moved her small hand threw the slot to touch Mamoru's face. 'He was real!'
"Oh Mamoru, I'm so glad to see you!"
"Usagi, I need to get you out of here but I can't figure out the code. Do you know any of the numbers?"
Usagi sat back and thought. She was never allowed near the door when the doctor was around but she had seen a guard once who was a bit careless. She tried to remember the order and numbers and closed her eyes tight to think. They seemed to pop out of her mind and she opened her eyes and looked back at Mamoru. "It's 0429!" She watched him jump up and try the numbers and heard the door unlock. She didn't wait for Mamoru to open the door, she just pulled it open herself and ran out. She grabbed a started Mamoru and wrapped her arms around him. She had never felt safer then she did when he wrapped his strong arms around her. How she had dreamed of when he would hold her again. A few tears escaped as she turned to see Malachite behind Mamoru. He gave her a smile but turned quickly serious.
"We need to get out of here, now! Jadeite went to help the others but its getting ugly."
Usagi held on to Mamoru's hand and they quickly ran threw the maze of a lab to find their friends and get out of there. When they found the guys they were in a bad fight with three guards. There were two lying on the ground unconscious and Malachite didn't give them a second look as he ran ahead to help. Jadeite was fighting with a guard and swiftly punched him in the nose. Blood started to fall from the man's nose and Jadeite wasted no time in quickly punching him in the gut. The man fell to the ground, with one hand on his face and one on his stomach. Malachite rushed over to Zoisite who had a long cut on his right cheek but was still fighting with the guard. The guard gave a swift kick to Zoisite's side which caught him off guard and made him fall to his knees. Malachite ran forward and brought his fist right under the man's chin. The guard staggered back and fell to the floor. He grabbed his jaw but blood had all ready started to come out of the left side of his face. Malachite grabbed Zoisite and they both ran back to Mamoru and Jadeite. Nephrite was standing by the prone guard he had been fighting and gave him a swift kick to the stomach and ran after the other guys. They reached the lobby and signaled for Seiya who ran to the doors and opened them. Mamoru hoisted Usagi up in his arms and ran to the side of the building and to the girls waiting car. They opened the door and he quickly passed her inside and Mako stepped on the gas. They sped away and Mamoru looked after the car for a minute then ran back to his car and the guys piled in. Malachite had ripped a bit of his shirt and put it against Zoisite's cheek to stop the bleeding.
"Do you want us to take you to the hospital Zoi?" Mamoru quickly asked once they got on the road to Zoisite's house.
"No damnit. I'm a fucking doctor. Just take me home and I'll fix it. It's just a cut! That fucking guard will get it for scratching my face!"
"That was intense guys! I can't believe we pulled it off." Seiya looked around at the other guys in the car who quickly nodded.
The car stopped in front of Zoisite's house and he got out along with Malachite, Nephrite and Jadeite who had their car's there to take home. Seiya moved to the front seat. They pulled out of the driveway and got back on the road.
"Need me to take you home?"
"Yes. Setsuna took my car back to her apartment so if you could just take me back there."
Mamoru nodded and fell back into deep thought. He was so glad that Usagi was safe and wanted to see her now. He didn't think he would sleep a wink tonight. She would need to have some time to recuperate and bring back up her energy. 'That doctor is going to get his!' He thought furiously in his mind. He didn't notice that Seiya was trying to talk to him until he yelled his name. "What!"
"I said the turn is coming up, damn, why don't you open you're ears!"
"Fuck off. It's been a hard night and I would rather not get into a verbal argument with you right now."
"Fine." Seiya looked back out the window. He didn't get a good look but Usagi looked pale and sickly. The shock of the whole situation hadn't set in yet for him and he was sure once he got back to Setsuna's it would hit him hard. She had been missing for two days and he didn't even know it. What kind of friend was he?
Seiya directed Mamoru to Setsuna's apartment and moved to get out of the car. He turned back to Mamoru before he got out. "Thanks for letting me help. Tell Usagi to call me when she is ready." Mamoru nodded and Seiya got out of the car and walked into his girlfriend's apartment complex. Mamoru drove back to his apartment slowly. He wanted to turn and drive back to Rei's apartment but he knew that he couldn't. He was sure that within a couple hours one of the guards would call Dr. Lee and tell him what happened. He parked his car and got into the elevator to go up to his floor. Once in his apartment he quickly disrobed and fell onto his bed. He didn't think he would be able to sleep but he hadn't gotten much sleep since Usagi had gone missing so once his head hit the pillow he feel into a deep sleep.
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Once Usagi got into the car with her friends she immediately wrapped her arms around Ami and started to cry. She was free and she prayed that this wasn't some sick dream she was having. She pulled back and saw that her other friends had tears in their eyes also.
"Oh my God you guys. I'm so glad to see you all!"
"Usagi! Are you okay? He didn't hurt you or anything did he?"
"No, I think I'm okay but he did inject me with some stuff that knocked me out a couple times."
"I'll have to run some tests on you to make sure you're ok Usagi. You look very pale and you've lost a lot of weight." Ami looked at her friend with worried eyes and tried to access the damage she had received.
Mina unbuckled her seatbelt and shoved her upper body to the back seat to give her friend a hug. "Usagi! I was so worried about you! I'm so glad you're safe!" After some whines from Ami and Rei about being too heavy to hold, Mina moved back into the front seat with a giggle.
Rei turned to Usagi and gave her a quick hug as well. "Usagi, we've been so worried! We are going to take you back to my place for now and you are going to sleep there. Then tomorrow, we will meet with everyone else. Okay?"
Usagi was too tired to argue and really she didn't need to. She knew her friends would come for her. She moved up and wrapped her arms around the driver's seat and Mako sitting up front. "Thank you guys so much for coming for me!" Usagi relayed everything that had happened since she had been kidnapped. She was kept unconscious for a lot of the time but she told them what she could. When they told her Beryl was the one who told the Dr. Lee about her she wasn't surprised in the least. She wasn't sure but felt that she was involved. They arrived at Rei's apartment and Usagi got out of the car and followed Rei up to her apartment. Once inside, Rei guided her to the bathroom for her to take a much needed shower. Usagi stayed until the warm spray of water for a while. She hadn't been able to shower since she had been taken and she felt better and better the longer she stayed in the shower. Rei knocked on the door and let Usagi know that she left some clothes for her to wear. After getting out of the shower, she threw her hair up in a towel and put on the clothes that Rei set out for her.
Rei was in the kitchen when she walked out and had all ready started to make Usagi some food. She turned to Usagi when she entered and smiled. "Almost ready. You need to get some food in you before you disappear."
Usagi gave a giggle and looked at the food with very hungry eyes. She sat at Rei's table and waited. After everything that happened, it seemed surreal that she was sitting at Rei's table at all. She was in deep thought when Rei placed a large plate of food in front of her and she quickly dug in. Rei sat next to her and watched.
"Slow down! You don't want to choke."
"I can't help it. Thanks for cooking Rei." She continued to eat and once she was finished, fatigue set in. She hadn't sleep in an actual bed since she was taken and she couldn't wait to lie down.
Rei saw her friends eyes start to droop and she quickly got up to help the guest bed. She helped her get comfortable and gave her a soft kiss on the forehead before leaving the room. She was all ready sound asleep by the time Rei walked out of the room. Rei walked to her bathroom and picked up the paper gown that Usagi had been wearing. She took it to her fireplace and quickly burned the garment. The flames took to paper gown greedily and it quickly burned to black ash. Rei put the fire out and walked back to her room to get some rest as well.
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Think the story is over. GUESS AGAIN! Beryl still hasn't gotten what she deserves yet so stay tuned to see what happens!
All right well this chapter came out pretty good to me so I hope you guys like it. Again, I'm sorry for being all bitchy last time so feel free to stone me. : dodges stones : Haha, anyway, the next chapter will be out early next week I think. There might be two more. I'm not sure. Review please!
Note: I thought I was slick in the fact that Malachite looked out for Zoisite during the fight and afterwards. I was always fascinated that they were a couple in the anime. Oh and there is probably going to be a lemon in the next chapter. There hasn't been much of that and I need to put it in.