Avenging Angel
Chapter Nineteen
Hospital Visitations
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the story. Sorry it took so long too update everyone. But I've been busy with one thing or another. Not to mention the fact that I had writer's block. And that it's hotter than on oven in my kitchen during the summer, which is where I have my computer.
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For some of the students the day passed by quickly, but for Usagi, and Omi. It was unbearably slow.
When the final bell rang both Usagi and Omi quickly shoved their reading materials and homework assignments in to their book bags, and dashed for the door. As he exited the classroom he heard a voice that he wasn't really in the mood to hear.
"Omi-kun…could I talk too you for a second? It's about the school dance." Ouka said in a simpering voice.
"Not now Ouka-san!" Omi snapped at her. 'I don't believe her! She knows that Hotaru-chan and I are a couple now.' He thought angrily.
Usagi nodded her head in agreement. 'She's up to something.' She then concentrated and spoke to Nagi who was still in the classroom trying to convince the teacher that Mizuno Ami didn't need a guide to the exit.
~"Nagi-kun."~ She said telepathically.
~"Hai Usagi-chan?"~ Nagi answered.
~"Could you keep an eye on Ouka? She's up to something, and I don't have time too tap in to her mind. To find out what it is."~ She replied all ready climbing in to Haruka's car with Omi sitting next to her.
~"Hai Usagi-chan. No problem."~ He told her while leaving the classroom after finally getting it through the teachers head that the exit was down the hall from his classroom. Honestly. He didn't know why all of the teachers kept picking him of all people to show Ami around. He was new here to for Kami's Sake.
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Meanwhile in the hallway, Ouka scowled after Usagi and Omi as they left the building. She then felt someone tap her on the shoulder, causing her to turn around to see Mizuno Ami standing behind her with a cruel smirk on her face.
"Saa…aren't you the tactful one." Ami drawled. (Kind of like Draco.)
Ouka's scowl deepened. "Shut Up Ami!" she snapped at the blue haired girl. "Omi-kun will be my boyfriend again. Just you wait and see."
The smirk on Ami's face widened. "Oh…Well he certainly didn't seem too interested to look at you, let alone speak to you."
"He was just in a hurry." Ouka shrugged her shoulders indifferently.
Ami's smirk turned in to a grin. Yeah…in a hurry too see his beloved Hotaru, who is currently in the Hospital. Due too her most unfortunate accident this morning.
"Shut Up!!! It's just a phase he's going through. He will come back too his sensed sooner or later." Ouka yelled after her new so-called friend who was even now heading for the exit. (Sheesh. Denial. Much! ^-^)
"We shall see Ouka-chan, We shall see." Ami called softly back, leaving Ouka standing in the Hallway trembling in rage.
"He will. He will." Ouka muttered to herself. Never noticing that Nagi had been leaning against the wall on the farthest side of the hallway. Who then pushed himself off the wall and made his way to the other exit, while taking out his cell phone and dialing Crawford's phone number.
"Yes." Crawford's cool voice answered.
"Crawford-san. I'm afraid that I have bad news for Takatori-san."
"Oh…What is it?"
"It seems that Ouka-san is working with Mizuno-san. In the hopes of getting back with Tsukiyono-san. The both of them were apparently responsible Tomoe Hotaru's Hit and Run accident this morning."
There was silence on the other end of the phone line. Then Crawford spoke again. "I see…all right. Good work Nagi report back to your post at the Police Commissioner's residence. I will inform Mr. Takatori of what you have just told me."
So saying Crawford cut the connection, and Nagi walked toward Schuldich's car. Who then drove off.
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At the Hospital Usagi and Omi were both trying to convince the Doctor in charge, to let them in Hotaru's room in the Critical Ward.
"Gomen Nasai…Tsukino-san, Tsukiyono-san. Demo only family members can go in. But since neither one of you are related too her you can not go in." The Doctor told them for the fifth time, and looking rather annoyed.
Usagi and Omi were about to argue again when a calm voice spoke out. "It's all right Doctor. Both Usagi and Omi are practically related too each other and Usagi is Hotaru's God Sister." Setsuna stated calmly.
Behind her stood Haruka who was glaring at Omi since she found out that he was Hotaru's boyfriend. And Michiru standing right next to her keeping a restraining hand on Haruka's arm, and tutting at her because of her overprotectiveness.
"And you are?" The Doctor asked while peering at the three newcomers suspiciously.
"Meioh Setsuna." She answered him. "And too my left is Tenoh Haruka, and too my right is Kaioh Michiru. We are Tomoe Hotaru's legal guardians.
The Doctor was a bit taken aback by the introduction. He had heard of Tenoh Haruka and Kaioh Michiru of course. They were famous.
" The three of you are Tomoe Hotaru's guardians?" He replied in disbelief.
"Yeah…that's right, now can we go in and see Taru-chan or what?" Haruka nearly yelled in response. She was getting rather annoyed.
The flustered Doctor nodded his head and said: "Yes…of course. He opened the door for them and the five walked in. Omi and Usagi stood on one side, and Haruka and Michiru stood on the other. While Setsuna stood at the foot of Hotaru's bed.
"Hotaru-chan…can you hear me?" Usagi said softly. While tears fell from her eyes. It was so hard for her to see her other half lying in the hospital bed like this. Her face was all black and blue, both of her legs were in casts, as was her right arm. I.V. solution was hooked up in her left arm, while the doctors had made a hole in the cast of her right arm so that it could be hooked up to a blood bag.
Omi who was standing next to her gently took her hand and squeezed it gently. "Taru-chan…come on. Open your eyes. Onegai." He pleaded with tears in his eyes as well.
Michiru took Hotaru's other hand and squeezed it gently as well. While Haruka lay her hand on her wards head and gently ruffled her hair affectionately. Setsuna just stood there in silence, observing her young ward, and those who loved her dearly.
"Setsuna-chan…will she be all right?" Usagi asked the time guardian.
"Hai Hime…demo it will be a while however." She answered. She heard a mental grumble and smiled inwardly.
Usagi sat there and silently pondered on Hotaru's accident. 'Either Hino-san, or Mizuno-san must have set it. Chiba no baka doesn't have the stomach for something like this. Demo they must have had help from someone.' Usagi thought angrily.
She closed her eyes and concentrated, a small glow covered the hand that she was holding. "Hotaru-chan…I'll give you some of my healing power. But not enough to make the doctors suspicious. The last thing we need is for them to think that you're a miracle patient. They would probably keep you here and study you." She murmured quietly.
The glow faded a few minutes later, taking away some of the pain and speeding up the healing for the severe internal injuries. A nurse came in and told them that visiting hours were over. Usagi gave Hotaru's hand one final squeeze in farewell. While Omi leaned over and gently kissed her on the lips. (A.N. Much to Haruka's rage. And Michiru, and Setsuna's amusement. ^-^ v ) Michiru kissed her on the cheek, while Haruka kissed her on the forehead. Setsuna walked up and gently stroked her face, and the five of them left the room.
While they were walking down the hall they ran in to Takatori Reiji, and Brad Crawford.
"Konbanwa Usagi-chan…Nagi called Crawford-san and told him about what happened this morning. How is your friend Hotaru?" Reiji asked.
"She was pretty badly banged up with some internal injuries, Oji-san" She replied.
Reiji Takatori looked at his Mei carefully, her normally bright and cheerful eyes were now clouded in anger, and he was suddenly fearful for his Musume Ouka's life.
'If looks could kill Ouka-chan would be lying dead on the floor right now if she were here.' He thought to himself. Crawford was also studying Usagi's eyes and made the same evaluation.
"Mr. Takatori…perhaps it would be wise if Usagi-san didn't come too tonight's event after all." He suggested.
"Nani!!! Why would you say that Crawford-san." Reiji blustered angrily. It had taken awhile but all of the Birthday decorations were up, and a huge Birthday cake with all the trimmings were waiting for them at the Prime Minister's building.
Brad Crawford sighed inwardly and leaned forward and whispered in his ear. "Your daughter Ouka is going too bring her new friend Mizuno-san, along with Chiba-san, and Hino-san too tonight's festivities. The three of whom are your Mei's most deadly enemies, you do remember what happened at the Cemetary don't you?" he asked him.
Reiji's face turned pale, he had been so busy with his Political Campaign that he hadn't really paid any attention when Ouka had come in to his office, and asked permission to bring some new friends that she had made. He didn't even bother to ask her what their names were, and she didn't bother to tell him. Therefore he had given his permission without much thought.
"Kami-Sama…It'll be a massacre." He muttered under his breath.
Both of Usagi's eyes narrowed in to slits. 'So…it was Ouka who helped Ami-san. I guess that I will have too come up with a suitable punishment for her.' She thought to herself.
Just then who just happened to enter the hallway carrying a bouquet of flowers but Ouka herself. She wasn't all that sure why Ami had told her to come here with the bouquet, but she figured that it would give her another opportunity to try and convince Omi to come back to her. It took all of Usagi's will power not to tackle the girl and pummel her in to the linoleum floor.
'How dare she show her face here.' She thought to herself angrily. 'And with a bouquet of flowers too top it all yet.'
"Konbanwa Usagi-san, Omi-kun." Ouka said in fake cheerfulness. "I thought that Tomoe-san would like a 'Get Well Soon' flower bouquet." Inwardly scowling she added. 'Not too mention the fact that Ami-chan wants an update on Tomoe-san's condition. Why didn't she just come and see for herself?' she thought with a growl.
Usagi forced a smile on her face although it looked as cold as her eyes. "Arigato Ouka-san." She said coldly. (A.N. As in as cold as the ice burg that sunk the Titanic.) "I'm sure that Hotaru-chan will love them when she wakes up."
She carefully removed the flowers from Ouka's arms, and was careful not to inhale the flowers fragrance. She then turned and headed back towards the room that Hotaru was currently sleeping in, and entered it. She walked to the farthest side away from the bed and studied the flowers. They were no doubt purchased at Koneko No Sumi Ie. A fact that she knew would piss off Omi if the flowers contained what she suspected they contained. Taking a small plastic bag Usagi gently patted each of the blossoms so that the pollen would fall in to the bag. When she was done she examined the contents carefully, and nodded her head in confirmation. The pollen was there. But so was a light blue substance mixed in with it. She zipped up the small baggie, and then turned her attention toward the flowers once more. She silently called forth the ginshinzou, and used it to remove the rest of the poisonous substance. When she was positive that all of the poison was gone, but that the residue from the poison could still be seen. Usagi turned back to Hotaru's bed and put the flowers in the nearby vase.
She turned her attention back to the baggy and scowled. "Just as I thought…There was a poisonous substance mixed in with the flower's pollen. Anybody who inhales its fragrance would get sick and eventually die." She muttered to herself. A thought suddenly occurred to her and a small smirk played across her lips. 'If Ouka smelled these flowers while she was carrying them then it would mean that she didn't know about the poison, and if that is the case then Oji-san will hunt down the ones who were responsible and have them killed. How ironic that the ploy that he was going too use to get on his side has been turned on him."
So saying she left the room and made her way back to where Ouka who was clutching Omi arm and trying to cajole him in to dumping Hotaru. Usagi turned her attention towards Haruka who had a funny expression on her face. One was anger that this girl was trying to steal Hotaru's boyfriend away, while the other emotion clearly stated that she wanted the boy to agree with Ouka and leave.
"Ouka-san…did you by any chance happen too smell the flowers while you were carrying them?" She asked her quietly.
Ouka frowned at Usagi and nodded her head saying: "Hai."
Usagi's lips twitched upward slightly in a cold smile, and held up the bag that contained the flowers pollen and the poisonous substance for all to see. "Well then Ouka-san you might want too check in to this Hospital. Because I found some kind of poison mixed in with your flower bouquets pollen." She informed the quickly paling girl.
"N…Nani…P..P..Poison?" Ouka stuttered.
Usagi nodded her head and turned towards the equally pale Reiji Takatori saying: "You might want too give this to the Toxicologist." She handed the bag to him and he nodded his head in agreement, and then grabbed his daughter by the arm while running for the Hospitals Poison Center. Crawford paused and wished Usagi a Happy Birthday. He then turned and calmly headed after his employer while taking out his cell phone and dialed a number on it while he walked.
Usagi turned to her friends and said "Well…we might as well head Shuuichi Oji-chan's home."
Haruka gently grabbed her shoulder and asked worridly: "What about you Koneko-chan? You were close too those flowers too. Shouldn't we check you in to the Poison Ward as well?"
Usagi gave her a genuine smile. "Don't worry Ruka-chan. I knew better than too smell those flowers." Her smile turned grim. "Especially since Ouka can't shield her thoughts very well. I saw the whole thing in her mind. Ami sent Ouka too buy some flowers, and when she returned Ami asked her to get the vase in her bedroom to put the flowers in. I would be willing to bet that while Ouka was getting the vase Ami sprinkled the poison on to the flowers, and carefully mixed them in with the pollen." She shook her head in mock sorrow. "Some how I get the feeling that Ami-san won't be alive for much longer." She told them quietly.
And with that the five of them left the building not noticing that the two former Inner Senshi, and Earth Prince were there and were now arguing amongst themselves.
"Baka! What were you thinking?!" Mamoru yelled at the pale Ami. "Now we will have the whole Police Department, as well as a powerful Politician who is just one step away from being Prime Minister, out for our hides!!"
"What are you so worried about?!" Ami yelled back at him. "I'm the one who is going too be killed next! Not you and Rei-chan." She started pacing back and forth in the room that the three of them had ducked in to when they saw Usagi and the Outers heading their way. She had only just now found out about Reiji Takatori's dealings in the Criminal Underworld. Not to mention she had heard his aide and Bodyguard Brad Crawford talking on his cell phone about putting out a contract out on her life, and that the same assassin who had killed Minako, and Makoto. Was now given instructions to kill any way that the killer wanted. She was now trying to use her intelligence to form a plan in getting herself out of Japan unscathed.
Rei shook her head inwardly smirking. She had recently learned of Ami and Mamoru's little love tryst from Akiko. 'Serves her right for trying too steal Mamo-chan from me.' She thought to herself.
Out loud she said: " Maybe you should leave the country Ami-chan. Takatori-san's Political Office only goes as far as Japan. Mamo-chan and I can take care of everything else." She said while looping her arm around one of Mamoru's arms.
Ami shot her a dirty look. "Hai Rei-chan. I was thinking the same thing." She said coldly as she walked up to Rei and Mamoru while looping one of her arms through his other arm.
Mamoru tilted his head down and looked at both of the girl's from left to right, and inwardly smirked. 'These two bakas don't even realize that I'm just using them to get to Usako. Once they are both dead I can once again try too win Usagi's heart. It shouldn't be too difficult. She was always hopelessly in love with me. And once we are married I'll have her killed and rule the entire world myself. After all…why shouldn't I be king of the world, It was mine a thousand years ago. I will just fill my castle with beautiful concubines to fulfill my every desire.' He thought to himself.
Out loud he just said: Anno…perhaps we should continue this discussion elsewhere." He told them.
He then turned with an arm around both girls waists not caring about the heart filled eyes whenever the two girls looked up at him. Ami and Rei were so enthralled in having his arms around their waists that when they saw that the other girl was getting the same treatment they shot cold glares and pictured stabbing the other with a knife. After they got in the elevator and the door closed, Crawford and Akiko stepped out of the hospital room that Ouka was staying in closely followed by Takatori Reiji.
"Do you understand what I want you too do Akiko?" Reiji asked him.
Akiko nodded his head. "Hai Takatori-san you want me to bring Chiba-san, Hino-san, and especially Mizuno-san to your office tonight under the pretext of getting their before all of the guests arrive so that it will be easier to kill your Mei."
Reiji nodded his head in approval. "Crawford-san, and Farfarello will be there as well. Just to make sure that none of them escape. Usagi-chan's Birthday Party will be held at Shuuichi's home instead. When the job is done call me." And with that he re-entered Ouka's room.
Crawford then turned to face Akiko. "If you can not convince Mizuno-san to come too Mr. Takatori's office then kill her, and then bring the others." Crawford narrowed his eyes when a vision came to him. "Don't tip your hand too soon. Wait until Farfarello and I are there." He smiled cruelly. "After all we can't throw their own Funeral Party with out them, now can we."
Akiko smiled cruelly back at Crawford. "Iie, Crawford-san…we couldn't."
So saying Akiko left Crawford's side and faded in to the shadows. While Crawford walked back in to the room to report that everything was going according to plan.
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Whew…finally it's done. Sorry that the chapter is only six pages long. But I am running out of Ideas. Sailor Ronin Usa-chan, Aideen-Chan. I am looking forward to when you will have the next chapter of Kamereon out. It'll be interesting to read how Usagi-chan will figure out how to maintain her disguise as a boy when you carry out your little plans for her. Although I still think that her joining the Drama Club for her extracurricular activity would keep the story going. Well…keep up the great work. Signed Magic Cat.