Chapter Fourteen: Sailormoon meets Tuxedo Kamen

The park was the best place to cut through to get to the Library and when he heard a loud thud he ducked behind a few large trees so that no one could see him. His eyes widen with shock and disgust when he saw Mamoru on top of Usagi.

'They really are together.' Akio whispered, still watching on. He noticed that Usagi didn't fight him off, but did everything in her power to fight Akio when they were together. His madness was growing as his eyes darkened.

Finally after they stood up, Mamoru pulled her to him and they stood there for three long minutes, just holding on. He perked his ear trying to hear what they were saying when he let her go.

"Ah, we should get going to the library, that leach Akio will be waiting. Lets go." Mamoru asserted and without another word started to walk. Usagi was flushed, feeling strangely excited yet horribly nervous. What was going on, why did Mamoru do what he did. And why did he act so unbothered afterwards. Usagi, broken hearted, followed behind. She wanted to cry again. Just when things were finally starting to go back to normal, things had to fall to pieces once more. Akio couldn't tell what they talked about, but judging by Usagi's expression, was not good. He grinned, thinking how this can be to his advantage.

The walk to the Library was deathly silent. Mamoru wanted to say something to her, he knew he had badly confused her, but what could he say. He couldn't just blurt out that he's been having dreams of making love with her. They stood at the top of the stairs waiting for Akio. Usagi looked at her watch, noticing that it was already 3:45.

"Usagi-san." Akio shouted, waving his hand. He was holding a bouquet of red roses and a card. He was smiling like a school boy, just like when she first met him. Mamoru didn't like this, he knew what he was up to. Usagi sighed repulsed.

"Usagi-san. Here. I got you these. I know you hate me, and for good reason. But I'm really sorry." He was giving her the flowers, but Usagi didn't take them, instead she walked up into the library. Mamoru was proud of Usagi. Akio looked upset.

"Whatever you're trying to pull here, is not going to work." Mamoru's emotions were already very intense, and now Akio was trampling on his last control nerve. Akio smirked.

"Don't kid yourself Mamoru." And he walked inside the library, Mamoru following closely by. Umino arrived at 4, not a minute early, not a minute late. He and Mamoru sat across from Usagi and Akio so that he could keep a hawk's eye on her. Usagi didn't seem like she was before, she looked hurt. He could tell her face was a hurting a bit and she probably was getting very hungry. Before he could take out the last rice cake in his bag, Akio had offered her a container full of strawberry cake. Usagi hesitated, but her hunger got the best of her and she ate a couple. Akio was delighted. Mamoru was mad.

"Usagi-san. Can I please talk to you?" Akio begged with sad eyes. Usagi wasn't going to fall for any of his tricks and she reminded herself who she was dealing with. In any case, she gave him the permission to speak to her.

"I'm sorry. For everything I did. No girl has ever rejected me. I thought you were just another girl…but somehow, what you did …really opened my eyes." Akio wasn't looking at her anymore, he was looking down to his text book. Usagi didn't say anything, she let him continue with his apologies.

"When I was little my mother didn't really love me. She always used to lock me up in the basement. I was just a kid, I didn't know. She made me afraid of woman, made me hate them. " Usagi started to feel bad for him. Even a pervert like him couldn't make something like that up.

"Why did she do that?" Usagi asked, relaxing a bit. Akio had a tear drop from his eye, alarming Usagi. He felt embarrassed and quickly wiped the tear, turning to hide his face.

"Just forget what I said. I'm just sorry Usagi-san. I'm really really sorry. I don't know what I can do to make up for what I tried to do…Please forgive me." He was still hiding his face. Usagi wanted to say something comforting, it was obvious that he had a very troubled past and his mother's horrible treatment could be the reason why he was such a male monster.

'This couldn't be fake, no one would ever make up something like that about their own mother.' She reasoned. Akio went back to his books, not saying another word to her. Usagi was feeling bad, she glanced over at Mamoru every now and than to perhaps help her. But she was mad at him. He kept confusing her. He kept doing things to her and than acted like nothing happened. It was almost like rape.

'In fact, it's like he's slowly taking more and more advantage of me.' Usagi was really upset now. She had actually started to like Mamoru. He took her first kiss, yelled and insulted her, took another kiss and was now practically trying to take her in the park. Her mind was clouded with anger and confusion. She turned to Akio.

"Akio-san. I forgive you." She wasn't really going to say that until she said it. She seemed surprised with herself. Akio turned to her with glassy eyes, he was on the brink of crying and Usagi could see it.

"Usagi-chan. Thank you." He smiled. He turned back to his books. Usagi was feeling like she may have made a difference in his life. Maybe because of the experience he would respect woman now. She could already see the changes. She sighed and went back to her book. Mamoru was watching, noticing that they had paused many times to talk, and the look of it, it seemed Usagi was accepting it.

"Odango atama." He whispered.

"Are you getting hungry Mamoru-san? Are dumplings your favorite?" Umino asked, way too close to him. Mamoru flinched, smiling back at the nerdy boy.

"No no, it's nothing. Have you finished that pie chart?" He asked. He was impressed how much knowledge Umino had. Mamoru tried to pay attention to Umino when he was talking about the project, but his mind drifted to Usagi at the park. He really did like the way she felt with him. She made all his problems disappear when she was in his arms. All those times he rescued her as Tuxedo Kamen, he was saving Usagi. He knew that she had such a big crush on his alter ego. He smiled thinking back to how she fit so perfectly into his arms. Umino's voice broke into his mind and brought him back to the world. Mamoru looked down at his watch, it was 6 now, and decided to call it quits for the day.

"Hey, Usagi-chan. I'm going over to Naru-chan's now to do some math homework. You want to come?" Umino invited walking over to her table. Usagi realized the time, eeping at her watch. She hoped that the girls were still at the Little Bear Café.

"I'll take you there." Mamoru said pulling on Usagi's arm. His eyes were closed, he didn't feel like looking at anyone, he just wanted to get out of there. Usagi was really starting to feel like some object that Mamoru tossed around. She didn't say anything to him, but Akio could clearly see the tension.

'It's all working out.' He devilishly thought. Akio waved his goodbyes, and much to Mamoru's surprise, Usagi sort of smiled back to him. He didn't get this girl at all, she was a total mystery to him.

"Don't." He growled pulling her arm once again on to the street. She was going to protest but something stopped her. She wanted to see her friends and go on with her night. They were both very silent on the way back to Juban Highschool, he needed to pick up his car. He was feeling really dirty, all he wanted to do was forfeit Usagi to her friends and go home. But there was no relaxation there either, he would still be thinking about her.

Usagi heard her communicator beeping in her bag, she gasped hoping that Mamoru would not turn around and question her. Mamoru was lost in his deep thoughts and didn't hear the little gadget, nor did he hear her talking to Minako.

"Mamoru, I have to go." And she dashed off. Mamoru, alarmed, turned quickly, calling for her to stop. He was getting mad. He was tired, stressed and emotionally dead, he was starting to loose his demeanor. Usagi looked back noticing that he was very mad and catching up quickly. She panicked. She needed to get out of there quickly so she could transform and help the senshi but Mamoru was still on her tail. She ducked in between the building gaps, hiding behind construction material. She waited until Mamoru was out of her eyes catch before she stood up and transformed.

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The youma had terrorized everyone in the salon, and drained all the energy from the woman getting their hair done. The senshi were struggling again, they wondered if Usagi got away from Mamoru or not. Sailor Mercury pointed out once again, that the host youma had carried no crystal.

"So why are they turning ordinary human's into youma's?" Sailor Mars shouted dodging yet another gooey attack. They were getting really tired, they had been trying to fight the youma since 4 and finally decided to call Usagi into battle.

"Stop right there!" Sailor moon shouted running into the salon. Everyone was relieved to see that she was safe. Zoisite appeared, this time making the effort to stand on the ground.

"Sailor moon, so glad that you could show up." He snickered. The senshi drew up a battle plan as they dodged more horrendous attacks. Sailor moon was starting to feel dizzy. The impact of the fall at the park was now affecting her, her vision was becoming blurry. Suddenly a gooey attack was aiming for her, before the other senshi could run to her, Tuxedo Kamen had scooped her up into his arms. The green goo ate the wall that would've been where Sailor moon was standing.

"Sailor moon?" Tuxedo Kaman called out, he saw her eyes slowly closing, and her mind slipping into sleep. She fainted. The senshi knew they had to take care of this alone. They powered together and threw all their assaults at once, frightening Zoisite to flee. The youma disappeared into death as the human, safely fell to the floor. The senshi turned to see Tuxedo Kamen but he had taken off with Sailor moon in his possession.

"He's gone!" Sailor Venus exclaimed.

"And he took Sailor moon with him!" Sailor Jupiter growled. The senshi didn't know where to look first for him, but they determined that he really was the enemy.

"He kidnapped her!" Sailor Mars shouted, upset that they could not protect their leader and friend.

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The room was still fuzzy when she opened her eyes, and the back of her head was still sore. She wondered why she was feeling the pain now. She sat up feeling the soft blankets fall off her. She was no longer transformed, she was back in her school clothes.

"Where am I?" She asked remembering that she was being attacked when Tuxedo Kamen saved her. She looked around, the apartment feeling very familiar to her. She gasped. Her body stiffened.

"How did I get here?" She whispered nervously twitching. She looked around, thinking of what she should do when she noticed a cape, hat and mask on the couch sitting in the corner of the room by the window. She swallowed hard, getting out of bed and walking over to it. She looked down to the items, her heart racing.

'This is…' She knew what they were, but didn't understand what they were doing there.

"You're awake Odango atama?" Mamoru smiled happily to her as he made his way towards her with a glass of juice. Usagi was horrified and confused as she watched him place the drink on the end table and than walk to her. She looked down to the cape, hat and mask and than back at him. He was smiling at her. She stepped back, looking closely at him. He was wearing a tuxedo, the same one Tuxedo Kamen wore.

"You dropped this." He handed her back the star locket he had given her along time ago, during one of the fights it had dropped, and as he went to pick it up; Sailor moon touched it. He let her keep it, he didn't understand why.

Usagi's eyes bulged coming out of her head seeing the locket. She looked down to the mask and picked it up. She was hesitating. Her pulse was beating in her head, rocking her mind. Mamoru was still smiling gently to her.

'He can't be, he can't be, he can't be, he can't be.' She was thinking over and over again as her hands slowly lifted to his face. The mask was now covering his eyes, she dropped the mask to the floor, realizing.

'It's him. Mamoru is Tuxedo Kamen.' Her world shattered. Mamoru was still smiling. He saw the shock written all over her face. He bent down and picked his mask, placing it back with his cape and hat.

"I'm Tuxedo Kamen." He looked out of the window, the sky was painted with lovely shades of orange, red and yellow. Usagi was horrified. She was hoping that he didn't know who she was but before she had time to think about it he started to speak.

"Sailor moon, you should drink the juice." A small box appeared at the corner of her face, picturing her falling into oblivion. She had no idea how Mamoru knew her secret and she never knew that he was Tuxedo Mask.

"Odango atama. I want you to know that I…I think you're really brave. It took a lot of courage to do what you did after everything, and I have to admit that I'm very impressed." Mamoru expressed still looking out of the window. Usagi was shocked that he was saying this all to her.

"Whenever you were in danger, I felt it. I never understood my crazy need to protect you. And I know now that it's because you're Sailor moon." He smiled back down to her perplexed body.

"Stay strong Sailor moon." He walked over to her juice and brought it back to her. She was trembling softly as she took the drink. Nothing made sense anymore, for her the balance of the earth had blown away. It was like she was in some twisted dimension.

"I guess you'll be hating Tuxedo Kamen now too uh Odango atama?" He laughed gently. He wanted to cool things down between them, give her a reason to smile. Usagi blushed realizing that he knew she had a crush on the masked hero. She nodded up and down trying to conceal that she may like him as Mamoru, never mind Tuxedo Kamen.

"I want you to know that I will always protect you. I won't ever let anything happen to you." His tone of voice was more serious, but somehow he managed to maintain his gentle mood. Usagi blushed. She didn't meet his tender gaze, instead she focused on drinking the juice quickly as if her life depended on it.

"I'll drive you home Odango atama." He smiled. Usagi didn't say anything, it was too much to take in, in so little time. He was just regular mean Mamoru before last Friday, and than he became a confusing friend and now he was Tuxedo Kamen. What could she say.

HAHAHAHA. You have to agree, this was a pretty good chapter. But the next chapter will be greater. On the next chapter: Akio's run in with Usagi and Mamoru makes a visit that will make you guys cry I really have to stop being so evil. smirk