Avenging Angel

Chapter Eighteen

Party Plans 2/ Hotaru's tragedy

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Later on in the evening. Usagi was sitting at her vanity brushing her hair before putting it up in loops like she always did before she went to bed.

Her lips twitched upwards in to a small smile when she sensed her uncle coming up the stairs. She got up and made her way towards her bedroom door. She opened it to reveal her favorite uncle standing there with his hand curled up and ready to knock on her door.

Shuuichi looked at her with a puzzled expression on his face. "How is it that you always seem too know when I'm about to knock on your door?" he asked.

Usagi gave a small giggle. "Maybe because I'm a telepath, and I heard your thoughts while you were coming up the stairs." She admitted.

She laughed when her uncle's eyes bulged out somewhat in surprise when he heard this. "Don't worry Oji-chan. I don't intrude on other people's thoughts. Unless of course they are planning too hurt the ones that I love." She assured him.

Shuuichi sighed in relief. 'Well...that's good too know. At least if Akiko won't be able to sneak up and hurt/kill Usagi-chan if she can hear his thoughts.' He thought to himself.

Usagi smiled at her uncle and then hugged him close, and then looked up at him from her place in his arms.

"Other than the bad news this afternoon, how was your day?" she asked him.

Shuuichi smiled down at her and released her from his embrace. He then led her over to the small couch in front of the window, and sat down next to her. Luna and Artimas jumped off of the bed and padded over to them. Luna jumped on to Usagi's lap, while Artimas jumped on to Shuuichi's. Both cats were rubbing their heads on the pair's hands trying to get them to give them pets and scratches behind the ears. Usagi complied along with Shuuichi.

"Well...everything was busy and the Police Department as always. Although when I received the news about the murder. I 'had', as you young teenagers like to put it. Totally freaked out!" he told her.

Usagi laughed when she saw her uncle raise both hands, and bent the ring fingers of each hand downwards when he said 'you young teenagers'. Shuuichi grinned when he saw that he had succeeded in making his niece Usagi laugh.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, and then Shuuichi broke it by sighing and getting down to the main reason for why he had come up to talk to her.

"Usa-chan...Reiji Niisan called me this afternoon and invited us too a party that he is throwing two weeks from now."

Usagi closed her eyes and sighed 'Probably another Political Party to get backing for the election.' she figured.

She opened her eyes wearily and replied: "Ok Oji-chan...We might as well go. Knowing Reiji-Oji san, he will probably find some way to twist our arms in to coming."

Shuuichi smiled gently down at Usagi and nodded his head in agreement. He knew full well that Reiji would stop at nothing to insure his chances for getting more votes. He then got up while gently removing Artimas from his lap and setting him down next to his mistress.

"Your probably right Usagi-chan. Reiji Niisan was rather insistent that we attend." He replied. While bending down and giving her kiss on her forehead, as was the habit that he had fallen in to while she has been there.

He straightened up and headed for his own bedroom. He opened Usagi's bedroom door paused to wish her pleasent dreams, and then he left.

Usagi felt a nudge on her hand and she looked down at Luna and Artimas.

"Usagi-chan...What happened at your school? Who was murdered?" Luna asked her with a worried expression on her face. Artimas was also waiting for her answer with an equally worried expression on his face.

Usagi winced she had rather hoped that they wouldn't ask her about that. Even though she knew that it would be in vain.

"Anno…both Minako-san, and Makoto-san were killed." Seeing the two guardian's eyes bulge in shock she continued. "Minako was found strangled too death in a down trodden motel. And Makoto was found murdered this afternoon. I don't know the full details about that murder though."

"NANI!!!" They yelled in shock.

Five seconds after the loud yell. Ken and Omi burst in to her room, weapons drawn. "Usagi-chan…Daijoubu? We heard a loud shout coming from your room?" Omi said while his eyes searched the premises.

Usagi nodded her head, and glared down at the two felines. (a.n. Who at the moment were looking very sheepish. They had forgotten all about Usagi's new bodyguards. ^_^)

"Hai Omi-kun…I had just gotten off my cell phone after telling my childhood best friend Naru-chan, and her boyfriend Umino-kun. What had been going on lately since I moved in with my Oji. I'm afraid that I haven't been in as much contact as I should have been. They had heard about the murder at our school and were calling me to see if I was all right. Seeing as how they had both learned that both Mizuno-san, and Kino-san had transferred to our school." She explained.

Ken and Omi were still looking around suspiciously. "That still doesn't explain the loud yell Usa-chan." Ken replied. His bugnuks still extended.

Usagi rolled her eyes. "Saa…I told Naru-chan that I was all right. Demo, Aino-san, and Kino-san was dead. And since they were my friends in Junior High. Naru-chan had befriended them also. So she took it kind of hard when I told her. Even though she knows that they had betrayed me." She answered. (While mentally crossing her fingers, and hoping that they would believe her.)

Ken and Omi hesitantly nodded their heads in acceptance of her explanation. Though their eyes showed her that they didn't fully believe it. After a good ten minutes of searching her room top to bottom for any intruders that might be hiding. They bid her good night and left.

Usagi sighed in relief. "That was close." She muttered to herself, while glaring at the guardians again. Who were looking very apologetic for their loud blunder.

"Saa…we had better turn in. It is a school day tomorrow."

She climbed in to her bed, and Luna and Artimas jumped on to the bed with her, and curled up on either side of her.

"Oyasumi Nasai Luna-chan, Artimas-kun." She said sleepily.

"Oyasumi Nasai Usa-chan." They answered.

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The next morning started like any other at Shuuichi Takatori's home. At least it would have except for the two rival teams living under the same roof.

For starters Ken and Schuldich would come down the stairs glaring at each other. With Usagi following them while shaking her head in a combination of annoyance and amusement. Omi and Nagi were getting along all right; they were walking down the stairs behind her discussing either computer stuff, or the best way to make Mizuno Ami leave them alone.

"I still say that a locker full of Black Widow Spiders would be a great idea." Nagi muttered to Omi under his breath. He was still annoyed about having to show her around yesterday.

"Yeah…I know Nagi-san." Omi began. "Demo, it would take too long to ship them here. Even if we did order them on the Internet. Not to mention the fact that we would have to be very careful in not getting caught." He replied.

Their conversation continued throughout breakfast. Much to the continual frustration and amusement of Shuuichi and Usagi.

The frustration was based on the fact that it wasn't very pleasant conversation at the breakfast table. And the amusement was based on the thought of Ami screaming as she was covered from head to toe in Black Widow spiders. Seeing as how they had both thought that that described her and the other remaining Senshi.

Manx came in carrying a portfolio of paperwork for Shuuichi to look at.

"Ohayo Manx-chan." Usagi greeted the red headed secretary.

"Ohayo Usa-chan." Manx answered back. A fond smile tugging at her lips.

Manx then handed Shuuichi the dossier folders for both Kino Makoto's murder. And the folder containing the Security plans for the Political Party.

Shuuichi perused through the Security plans, along with the list of Reiji's guests, and Personal wait staff. He finished his breakfast and excused himself from the table. But not before giving Usagi his customary kiss on her forehead.

"Have a good, and safe day today Usa-chan. Stick close too your bodyguards, and don't wander off." He said as he headed off to the front door.

"Hai Oji-chan. I will…and take care of yourself as well." Usagi answered. She was always worried that the Inner's would try to hurt her by harming her favorite uncle.

Shuuichi nodded and gave her confident smile and then left. Leaving Usagi with her four bodyguards.

After they were done eating Usagi, Nagi, and Omi gathered up their school bags and their bagged lunches and joined Schuldich who was waiting for them in his red sports car. Usagi sat in the back along with Omi, and Nagi sat up front with Schuldich. While Ken got on his motorcycle and followed them. Keeping an eye out for anything remotely suspicious.

The ride to school was a quiet one aside from Omi and Nagi's conversation. Unless of course you add the telepathic conversation Schuldich and Usagi were having.

~"So Usa-chan…What are the chances of you and I going out on a date this weekend?"~ Schuldich asked her mentally.

~"With my two Oji's watching over me like a pair of hawks? Hmm…I would have too say that the chances of that would be slim too none. Especially since that they wouldn't trust you with me if you were the last man on Earth."~ She answered him. And after a while of silent deliberation she added.

~" Come to think of it I wouldn't trust you either. Even after that kiss we shared the other night. You still strike me as a player like Kudou-san. How am I supposed too believe that you are sincere, when you have a reputation to both love and leave the girls that you seduce after a one night stand."~ She remarked.

Schuldich frowned at that last comment. He knew perfectly well that he had earned that reputation. But he had never thought that it would come between him and the woman he loved. All right it did occur to him but he never really cared back then. He just figured that he would use his talent and make the girl compliant. He had never expected that he would fall in love with another telepath with strong mind shields. The chances of that happening were astronomical.

'But none the less…I have.' He chuckled sardonically. Though his eyes flickered with sadness for a while at the thought of Usagi not being his.

~" You are probably right Tenshi. "~ He thought back to her.

Usagi noticed that the tone of his mental response wasn't his usual wise cracking tone. 'What's wrong with him? Usually comes back with a witty comeback. Demo this time he sounds sad. Is he really serious?' She wondered.

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About a mile from the school there was a heavy traffic jam.

"I wonder what's going on?" Omi wondered out loud.

"I don't know chibi…all I'm getting is a lot of panicked and chaotic thoughts." Schuldich replied from his place in the driver's seat.

Usagi nodded her head in agreement. Concentrating all of her telepathic abilities she cancelled out all of the pedestrian's thoughts, and focused on the Policemen and Ambulance personnel. They were trying to stabilize the Hit and Run victim.

'There is something familiar about that mental pattern.' She thought. Her eyes widened in horror. 'Kami-Sama…I know that mental thought pattern better than I know my own.'

"Omi-kun." She said while the blood drained from her face.

"Hai Usa-chan?" He answered his eyes widening at the sight of his friend's pallor.

"Gomen Nasai, Omi-kun…demo Hotaru-chan has been injured by a Hit and Run driver." She replied.

There was a collective gasp at this bit of news. Omi turned very pale for several minutes. But then his face turned a very deep purple in rage.

"NANI!!!!" He yelled out loud.

Usagi winced. 'Yep…he and I are definitely related. He has the strong lung capacity. That is hereditary in our family.' She thought to herself.

Schuldich and Nagi were now rubbing their ears, and Ken drove up to the car window and knocked. Schuldich rolled down his window and Ken heard the very expletive remarks that Omi was yelling at he top of his lungs.

"When I get my friggin hands on whoever did this I swear I'm going to use him for a punching bag, then I'm going to use him for target practice, and then I'm going too kill the lousy (Several swear words at this point. A.N) scum bag." He roared.

Usagi, Schuldich, Nagi, and Ken were at this point making a mental note not to get in Omi's way. They also wondered just where in the Hell had Omi learned those kinds of words.

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Up in the Lobby Haruka was rubbing her head where both Michiru and Setsuna had thwacked her on the head.

"Well how was I supposed too know that he was in hearing range? I never saw him in the alleyway." She defended herself.

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Usagi shook her head again and made a mental note to herself to have a few words with Haruka about this as well.

"No telling how many children are in the vicinity. That kind of language will no doubt have wrought psychological havoc." She grumbled.

Schuldich shook his head in disbelief. 'I never knew the kid had it in him.' He was torn between amusement, and shock.

Nagi was just sitting there in his seat shocked out of his wits by Omi's verbal barrage, and wondered what Crawford was going to say about the psychological damage that he had just taken on.

Ken sat there on his bike and was trying to decide on whether to wash Omi's mouth out with soap first, or track down the person responsible for teaching him those words, and slice him up with his bugnuks.

One block away Akiko was sitting in his Sports Car trying his best not to laugh at Siberian's state of shock. He was also wondering who had taught Bombay those words. Only he wanted to invite him/ or her to his favorite bar where they held swearing contests every Saturday night.

"That guy would win hands down." He chuckled.

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Meanwhile hidden by trees two people were standing together.

"Saa…I never knew that Omi could swear like that." One of them said.

"Neither did I. Oh well…guess this is a day for surprises." The other replied before giving a malicious laugh. "Hotaru was certainly surprised when I hit her with my car." She cackled.

The other girl smirked in satisfaction at the said girls 'accident'.

"Saa…we had best head for class. The bell is about to ring, and I don't want too loose my perfect attendance record."

The two started to head off for their classes. Not noticing the shadow in the trees.

"Well…I guess that I have just found my next two targets." Akiko muttered and then added the new girl to his Hit List. "I wonder how much I will be paid extra for this." He murmured and then called Takatori Reiji with his news, and that he had another target to add to his list and that they would be dead by this afternoon. He then gave the other targets name and then hung up.

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Across town Takatori Reiji sat stunned in his seat.

"Oh boy. This is getting really bad." He said to himself. And then he motioned Crawford to come forward and gave him instructions and a briefcase filled with a hundred thousand dollars in Yen, and then told him to leave.

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Well I hope that you all will enjoy this new chapter. Gomen that it is only six pages long but I had ran out of ideas for this chapter. Also…I had Writers block, and troubles in the family. This last week has been nothing but bad news. First one of our dogs died, and then my Mom broke two of her toes on one foot and sprained the other. And now we have received word that my Aunt Katherine has been diagnosed with cancer, which is in her spine.

Well hopefully my writer's block will be lifted but until then I won't be able to update this fan fiction.

Signed Magic Cat