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Chapter Five:Bad Visions and Evil Thoughts

The city was still in darkness, no power for hours now. Flickering candles and flashlights gave them movement, but at four in the morning; everything seemed dead. Only the moon and it's sparkling stars shone down on them. Mamoru was tossing and turning in his sleep, something bad was unfolding in his dreams.

He saw Usagi crying as he kissed, it was a cold uncaring kiss. He knew he was angry. The next thing he saw was himself carrying her fainted body to his bed. What was she doing there, why was he putting her there. She was wet, cold and scared. He saw her big sad eyes as the picture of him forcing a kiss on her came back. Her lips formed words, silent sad words, what was she saying. Yet, he didn't care; he was furious with her.

Suddenly he woke up, panting and sweaty. It was just a dream, a horrible dream. He pulled the sheets off of him, and looked out to the dead world, blackened.

"What the hell is this about?" He demanded himself. He had never seen things like this before, and especially with Usagi. She had never come into his dreams, and yet there she was in her worst time. And the one who was making her cry was him. They were in his apartment, she seemed bruised and destroyed, he yelled at her so much; and even shook her badly. And than suddenly he kissed her. What was he yelling at her for, why was she bruised on her face. Why did he kiss her. The questions bombarded him. Each one causing more grief.

"Are these visions of the future?" He thought. Could he really be seeing things that will happen later. But she seemed about the same age, and he was wearing clothes that were still in his wardrobe. Was this something that would happen very soon. The thought panicked him.

"What if I- if I end up hurting her?" He never thought it would be him. Mamoru hated the little runt, she always made him mad, and spoiled his day; but he would never do such a thing. But the vision was there, it came to him. He had seen things before, things that might happen and than did. He wasn't exactly psychic, but he had enough visions come true in his life to believe it.

"I couldn't. Why would I do it?" he asked himself sitting up so that his feet touched the floor. He put his head in his hands, wondering, begging for himself to be honest. He looked up at the moon, staring down at him; but he gave him no help only some comfort.

"I couldn't. I would never. I know I would never." He told the moon, as if it demanded him to answer. He just saved her life, why would he put the life he saved in danger. What good would it be to him to do something horrible to her. His head started to hurt, that strange sensation that he felt when Usagi called out for him returned. His body ached, he needed rest. He was stressing himself out.

"Get a grip Chiba. You're not going to do anything to her. Period." He stated firmly to himself. He wasn't going to let himself do such a thing. He layed back down on his bed, the memory of Usagi crying still in his mind's eye. He wished he had killed her attackers, what did they think; that he would just allow them to do anything with her. His eyes opened wide, when did he become the one to decide what was allowed for her and what wasn't.

"This is getting messed up. I need to relax." He stressed to himself, getting up from his bed in a hurry and rushing to the balcony door. The streets were empty, everything was dark and silent. He had never seen the city like this. He wondered when the power would come back. The fresh air did him good, he started to feel better.

'Get to sleep Mamoru, or you'll go mental.' He thought as he shut the door behind him.

...
Luna's soft furry kisses woke Usagi up. She felt bad for the poor girl. She had gone through so much in her life, and even though she didn't know about her past life; it was an awful lot to go through. Her mother had given up everything to make sure that Usagi and the others were happy, and yet she couldn't save her from human kind. She was really glad to know that Mamoru was there, and blessed whatever magical force it was that always kept him close to her.

"Luna." Usagi smiled as she woke up. The little black cat meowed kindly as she rubbed against Usagi's sore face. But it wasn't swollen like it had become during the night. She wondered what she would do today, she didn't feel right about stepping out of the house, and yet she wanted someone's company. How could call up Naru and tell her. She wished she had some closer friends who would come over and comfort her.

"I wish you could talk Luna." Usagi smiled petting the little feline who felt very guilty. She wanted to tell her that she could talk, and that no matter what happened she was always there for her. But how could she talk now, even if she wanted to.

...
"I'm just glad that you and Usagi-chan are alright." Motoki expressed when Mamoru told him about the nights events. He was in shock to see the arcade in such a mess, and judging by all the blood he saw spattered; Mamoru wasn't merciful.

"Mamoru do you think you may have used a little too much force." Reika asked noticing the blood too. It was like Mamoru had lost his mind and cut every body open. He did feel like he did that too, but when they came to the arcade there were no dead bodies. Which meant he hadn't killed anyone.

"Believe me I wanted to." Mamoru's eyes turned dark and cold, surprising both Motoki and Reika.

"How is Usagi-chan?" Reika asked slightly worried if he had scared her more with his violent thug bashing. But it would've been too dark for Usagi to see how much Mamoru had beaten up those gangsters.

Mamoru didn't want to really remember Usagi, each time he did, that horrible vision came to him. Where he forced her into a kiss, and than took her to his bedroom. He hated himself for whatever he was going to do, even though he couldn't believe it.

"She was fine when I took her home." He replied coldly wanting the subject to change.

"I should go and see her today, she'll probably want someone to talk to." Reika said feeling very upset for Usagi. She wasn't the type of person who would become silent so easily, and this would really hinder Usagi's normal nature. Motoki agreed, but he felt it was best for Reika to visit her on her own.

"She probably won't want to see any guy for awhile." Motoki added, as embarrassed as he was, he was right. And Reika agreed.

"Mamoru will you take me to her house?" Reika asked, she could sense that the events of last night had had a very strong impact on him. She wasn't sure, but he seemed overly protective of Usagi to use so much unnecessary force, and after all rather than quickly punching her assailants out and running like the wind; he took the time to make them bleed a lot before running. It was like he wanted to punish them for touching her. She had become rather good with figuring out the nature of animals since she had been studying so many different types of bugs. And bugs reacted quite similarly to humans.

Mamoru was hesitant, he didn't want to be close to Usagi. But he couldn't tell them about what he saw in his vision. It would disgust them the way it disgusted him.

"Sure." He said quickly as he walked away. Motoki noticed a strange change in him, and knew very well that something was bugging him.

"He doesn't seem alright." Motoki said.

"He's probably just really stressed out about what happened last night. It's okay. He'll be fine." Reika encouraged.

...
Reika didn't say much to Mamoru when they finally left the arcade to Usagi's house. She wanted to wait until they were driving on the street to ask him some things she was curious about. Mamoru stayed distant and silent the whole time.

"Mamoru, are you alright?" She asked looking very concerned for him.

"Of course I am." He said quickly back. He kept his eyes on the road, avoiding looking at her. He wondered if he really was that obvious. He was always very good at hiding his emotions. But Reika and Motoki had known him for a long time, they knew him best.

"I know that you're really upset about last night Mamoru. But you saved her, you don't have to feel bad about anything." She said being as considerate to him as she could. She couldn't tell why he was so bothered and even after the police came and took the report; he was still looking very mad.

"I'm fine Reika." He said putting on a fake smirk.

"Does she hold a special place in your heart Mamoru?" Reika asked not sure if she should, but did anyway. She had only met Usagi once and very briefly, she seemed like a very chirpy girl who smiled a lot. That same day, she witnessed how much she and Mamoru fought, and even though Mamoru complained about how annoying she was; he continued to tease her like a little boy himself.

Mamoru was shocked to hear that come from Reika. He could've almost caused an accident.

"What? No, why do you say that?" Mamoru asked feeling very upset and strange about the sudden cloud that hung over him. Was he pressing something back, not admitting something to himself.

"Well Mamoru, judging by the way you trashed those men last night; she must mean something more than you're letting on." She was a bit stern with him, but she had to be. Mamoru sighed angrily, he hated it when people over analyzed him and his actions.

"Listen, I just don't like jerks like that doing things like that to girls okay. I would have done the same thing if it was any other girl." He blurted out angrily. Reika's eyes narrowed, what she speculated was true.

"And you would've felt the same rage you feel right now?" She demanded. She had known Mamoru long enough to know this was something he would never admit. A banner could be running across his face, but he still wouldn't admit his feelings. He was the type of person who always stayed clear away from people, and never gave them a chance to hurt him; and in doing that, he never gave them a chance to help him.

"Of course. I told you, I can't stand by and watch a girl be abused like that." His voice was a bit loud, and he knew it must've given away some of the feelings he had. But they were all feelings of anger, frustration and anguish. Usagi didn't deserve to be treated like that, to be tossed and gazed at with those horrible eyes of those men. Reika gave him a light smile.

"And if it was any other girl, perhaps you would've left it at that. But you can't, because it's Usagi." Her voice was low and peaceful, like she had known this fact for a long time, years even. Mamoru made a sound, brushing off the statement, what else could he say to that.

The rest of the trip was silent, Mamoru made no more attempt to clear his name or his actions. He wasn't doing it because he felt something for Usagi, he only saved her because she was in trouble and needed his help. He didn't care how much he hated her, he would still never do that to anyone.

"Aren't you coming too?" Reika asked when she noticed he had only stopped the car, not parked.

"No, you go ahead." Mamoru said coldly and drove off. Reika left him with a smile, she wasn't going to ask him for any further explanations. She knew what he really was thinking and what his heart was saying.

She walked to the front door and rang the door bell. She heard rummaging, and a woman yelling at her someone, something about a Usagi sign.

"A Usagi sign?" Reika said thinking it was strange thing. Suddenly the door opened, Mr. Tsukino standing and smiling at the doorway with a large pump on his head.

"Hello, can I help you." He smiled.

"Hello. My name is Reika, I'm one of Usagi's friends. I came to see her." Reika gave him a warm smile and stepped in.

"Usagi, your friend Reika is here to see you." Usagi's mother said polity as she opened the bedroom door. Usagi sat up wondering what Reika was doing there, and to see her.

'OH NO they must all know what happened!' Usagi panicked in her mind, thinking of a million thoughts at once. She slumped over her pillow feeling horribly embarrassed. But before she could say anything, Reika was welcomed into her room.

"Hi Usagi-san." She smiled and closed the door behind her. Usagi flashed her a big bright happy smile, feeling utterly humiliated.

"How are you feeling?" Reika asked moving to sit beside her. Luna quickly ran up to the beautiful Reika and started to nuzzle against her. Usagi started to feel jealous. She thought Reika was beautiful and very kind; she really was the perfect match for Motoki and she hated to admit it.

"I'm okay." Usagi nervously smiled. Reika thought she was taking it very well for someone who would take forever to recover from dropping her ice cream on the ground.

"I'm glad." She smiled warmly down at Usagi. She knew how embarrassing it probably was for her, and than to have someone who she barely knew to come over and talk to her would be even more uncomfortable. But she wanted to have the sort of relationship with Usagi that Motoki had. Usagi was just the type of person you wanted to have as a good friend. She was a flaky, but when you need her, she's right there on your side.

"I know it must've been very scary." Reika said smiling and staring out.

"Yeah." Usagi couldn't think of anything else to say, it was starting to feel very strange for her to talk about this. And nothing happened to her, Mamoru had jumped in just at the right time. But what if he hadn't, she would've been dead for sure. Suddenly Usagi became very mad at the looters.

"You're never going to believe this, but I went through a similar thing. Don't tell Motoki though, he worries a lot for me." Reika smiled. Usagi looked at her wondering what she meant.

"Just last year, I was walking back from the lab to my car, when a couple of guys over powered me. I thought I was a goner. It seemed like no matter how much I kicked and screamed, I would never break free." Reika sounded a little upset recalling the events, yet nevertheless she kept her pretty smile on her face.

"Luckily, that young super heroin Sailor V saved me." Usagi's eyes lit up, that was her role model, her favorite person on the planet. She always wondered if she was really real, or if the gaming world just made up all the news.

"She did?" Usagi asked content and wide eyed.

"Yes. She beat up those guys so nicely." Reika giggled as Usagi laughed. She was happy to hear that nothing happened to Reika. Motoki would have been devastated if she was killed or hurt.

"Mamoru is a great guy isn't he. Most people stay away from helping people, they don't want to get involved in a bad situation, especially when dealing with people like gangs." Reika added placing a hand on Usagi, who started to blush a little but wasn't sure why.

"It was very good of him to help. He seems very worried about you." She said, her eyes glassing as if she would cry.

"Worried? For me? HA." Usagi snorted not able to believe that Mamoru, the person who fought with her everyday was worried. Still, it was very good of him to stay and help her.

"Yes. I'm serious Usagi-san, Mamoru is very worried. I can tell he hasn't slept. I think he would feel better if he talked to you." Reika smiled, hoping that she realized what she had asked Usagi to do.

"Well he did save my life, and I never did get to thank him." Usagi thought about the events, and it was brave of him to rescue her; and she never even said thank you to him for doing all of that for her.

"Do you think he'll be home today?" Usagi asked happily. Reika nodded.

"I'll make sure of it." She smiled.

...
He was walking, trying keep his mind blank when suddenly the urge to sneeze tickled his nose. He huffed and huffed finally loudly sneezing. He wiped his nose, wondering why he sneezed so loudly and out of nowhere.

"They're talking about me." He said his eyes becoming dots. He knew it had to be Reika talking about him with Usagi. He panicked

"What could they be talking about? What is she saying?" His smile twitched a little feeling like he could hear Usagi's annoying hyena laugh. But it felt good to have some happy thoughts, he was starting to feel goth. He relaxed looking up to the sky. Things would return to normal, what happened last night would vanish into history; life would go on the same as it always had. Usagi would still be the same crazy girl who often threw her shoes at him, and he would be the same gloomy man who poked fun at her.

A smile came to his face, the first one since last night, and it relaxed him. He was starting to get really stressed out with his visions and the thought of Usagi in such a way.

'That Odango. Probably stuffing her face with food right now.'

Awww, why did I end it there? To be cruel MUUUHAHAHAHHAHA…anyhoo.

On the next chapter: Reika uses a spare key from Motoki to open Mamoru's apartment so that Usagi could make him a thank you surprise. But a sleepy Usagi takes a nap and Mamoru comes home.