Hi guys! I'm really glad that you all enjoyed the last chapter! Made me so happy to see all the happy reviews! A BIG THANK YOU to all!
So here's the next chapter, it's not exactly going back, NOT BACK BACK; like to the moon…Oh you'll see LOL
Enjoy!
Chapter Fourteen: Mamoru & Usagi
Realizing Love
When they're eyes opened they were standing in an apartment. Both Mamoru and Usagi looked around wondering where they had come to all of a sudden. Were they dreaming, or was this still reality.
"Here you can change in my room." A kind voice said opening the door to the room they were standing in. Usagi cringed a little not sure why, the sound of that voice rang something familiar. Mamoru felt it too. Suddenly they saw Usagi's smiling face walk in. Both Mamoru and Usagi gasped unable to comprehend what was going on.
"What's going on!" Usagi yelped, her face a comical mess. But before anything else could happen, the man behind the voice jumped the smiling Usagi. Mamoru and Usagi (standing there shocked) watched on. The Usagi in the dream, fought, with all her might but nothing seemed to push the boy off.
"Akio-san, stop this! What are you doing!" Usagi shouted panicking.
"I broke the bank feeding you! You owe me. Now stay still. Don't worry you'll like it." Akio smirked. Usagi was slammed into the door, feeling pain; but still trying to fight him off.
Usagi backed away not understanding what was going on, why there was another one of her and who was this guy trying to hurt her. And though she was in a cloudy mess, she knew that something about this situation felt familiar. Mamoru couldn't hold himself back, regardless of what was going on, he wasn't going to stand there and watch her get violated. But when he shouted and swung a hard fist at him, his punch went right through Akio. He stepped back, shocked; as was Usagi.
"What the…" Mamoru trying to take another swing, but he had picked her up throwing her on the bed hard. Mamoru went after him, trying his best to pull Akio away; but nothing worked. Usagi standing frightened in the corner, started to let her tears drop. It all felt familiar, all of it; even the boy.
'What's going on, why do I feel this way…' She cried to herself. Mamoru looked back at her, feeling a sharp dagger of pain in his chest. He then looked back down at the bed, where Akio was still fighting with Usagi. She was fighting as hard as she could. Her screams and begging cries to be let free hurting ever fiber of his being. He wanted to do something, but what. Nothing he did worked. He couldn't even touch the boy. He shouted at Akio, hoping to reach him some how.
"Get off of her!" He shouted punching through Akio again. Usagi closed her eyes, unable to watch herself go through this. She wanted to run away, but didn't know where to. Why was this happening, why had their special moment turned into this?
And suddenly, a rip snapped her back to watch Akio kissing her double's back. She saw herself weak and crying, still begging to be helped. She cried even more. She looked towards Mamoru, feeling embarrassed and unsafe. His heart was dying the way he felt. His temper rising to new levels. He wanted that man off of her.
Suddenly, he saw himself break through the closed bedroom door, and throw Akio off of Usagi, helplessly crying. Both Mamoru and Usagi saw the madness in the double's eyes. He was in a state of insane rage.
Usagi got up, trying her best to cover herself while Mamoru punched Akio a few more times to let go some of the angst he felt.
"If you ever EVER touch her again, I'll kill you!" he shouted finally hearing the break of the wall as Akio landed against it.
Mamoru stepped to Usagi, surprised by all that he saw. Usagi stood up thinking to say something, but nothing came out of her mouth. They were both confused and horribly shocked.
But before they could move, another flash came.
This time they heard yelling before their eyes opened. There was Mamoru shaking a soaking wet broken Usagi.
"Don't cry! Don't you dare cry! This is your own fault!" Mamoru shouted in her face as she cried. She was shaking horribly, cold and scared still.
Usagi and Mamoru stood up, wondering what had happened, why they had faded again. He watched the expression on his double's face, it was all becoming too familiar to him. He wondered when had he done this, and why didn't he remember.
"Mamoru, what is going on!" Usagi shouted trying to get the real Mamoru back to earth. He looked down at her still trying to focus on what was happening in his apartment now.
"I don't know. But I think this has to do with that guy." Mamoru said to Usagi quietly. She was going to say something back when her eyes fell on their doubles. She gasped, pointing an unforgiving finger towards them. Mamoru looked and saw the mean way he grabbed her and pulled her to kiss him. It was the coldest look on his face, and the worst way to kiss someone he knew he cared for.
'What is this! Some weird dimension?' He thought bitterly. But this was how he was acting with her in his world too.
The white light came, this time Usagi shouted, not wanting to go until they knew what was going on. But the light didn't hear or care to know what they wanted; and took them to one final place.
They gasped, taking large steps back, both blushing madly as they watched on. Usagi turned red, ready to pass out. She never expected this, not this.
"Usako, I love you." Mamoru whispered as he climaxed, sharing the wonderful feeling with his love.
"Mamo-chan." Usagi breathlessly said sweetly.
"This isn't happening!" Usagi shouted plugging her ears and shaking her head side to side. This was the single most embarrassing thing to see. Mamoru was horribly embarrassed, but he couldn't keep his eyes off of himself and Usagi. He was blushing watching himself confess such a thing, and even more so knowing that Usagi was with him in such an intimate way. Usagi was biting away at her nails, not believing it. She wanted to be with Mamoru, but she never pictured that.
Mamoru stepped closer to the bed, looking down at himself and Usagi. She was staring up at him with that beautiful smile, and those wonderful eyes. Those eyes made him forget everything sad in his life, all the grey seemed to go away with her in his life. And then he looked over to himself, staring down at her with equal love. They were tangled together, making love, saying their love; forgetting everything around them. This is what he always wanted with Usagi, but never thought he could have. This happy place, where they could be together and nothing could tear them apart. He looked over to Usagi still standing by the door, too embarrassed to look at what was happening with the double Mamoru. He smiled to himself, realizing how sweet it was of her to be this shy.
It was then, things became clear. Who he was, where he was; and who she was to him. All the feelings he had, made sense, all these familiar thoughts were real. The truth behind their lives, the places they had been; the turmoil they had seen. All of it, was clear as rain. And most importantly, the truth in their destined love.
He walked over to her, ignoring himself and the double Usagi still kissing in bed. She was still biting away at her nails, obviously still wondering what was going on. He placed a gentle hand on her, ready to admit all the things he kept hidden.
"Usagi." He smiled as she turned around to face him.
"What's going on Mamoru, where are we?" She asked with tearful eyes. She didn't like having two of herself, on top of seeing what she was seeing right there; and with Mamoru watching too. He smiled leaning down to her. She blushed a little moving closer to the door, wondering if he was going to kiss her again. And even though she didn't know where they were, and how they ended up there; she was excited to be kissed.
"Usagi, I remember." He smiled. Usagi's eyes widened, not sure what he remembered. He pointed to their doubles, in bed, rolling around in their love.
"I remember when we did that." He whispered. Usagi yelped, a hand on her chest trying to keep her heart from jumping out.
"What! We never did that! I would remember that!" She shouted in embarrassment and fear. What was Mamoru babbling about, she would remember that. If she did that with Mamoru, she would…
And suddenly, the feeling dawned on her. The pictures of all the things that her mind slipped away came back. Her eyes glassed over, her face seemed blank as the thoughts rolled in. Mamoru looked down at her, placing both hands on her shoulders.
"It's okay Usagi, we're together again." He smiled and leaned in for a kiss. And in a flash, everything in their history came to light. From the day they first met, to their first kiss; and last. Their beautiful story, their tragic lives, to all the things in between.
"We're finally together Mamoru, finally." Usagi whispered in tears. She remembered. Every single moment separated, and every moment together.
They returned in the comfort of the same white light that took them. Their lips were still together, as if sealed. Usagi's eyes opened, tears still streaking down. She pulled back, not really wanting to, but for air and to understand what had happened. Mamoru reluctantly accepted her withdrawal. He looked down at her, the way he always wanted to. He remembered it all now. He was Prince Endymion, of earth. And she was the moon princess. The very princess that had saved the whole world.
"Usagi." He smiled looking down at her. She felt that she was cheated, like fate had played a horrible game on her.
"Why did…why did all of this happen?" Usagi asked starting to cry. The first time she had met Mamoru, she had hit him her test paper; if she hadn't, he would never have been in her life. Such a small moment in time would determine if they would be or wouldn't be. All the troubles that followed. Their first realization of their true identities.
"That's right, you're Sailormoon." Mamoru whispered smiling down at her. Just moments ago she was troublesome Usagi, a person he had to hate, a person he just couldn't stop loving. And now it all made sense, why his care for her was always there. Why he would jump into hell to save her. He thought this magic between them started on that day, in the arcade when he risked his life to save her, but this had started much earlier. It was on the moon when he first fell in love, and now that same moon had brought them back. He looked outside to see that the moon had come out of hiding and was slowly flying in the dark clouds. As if smiling down just for them.
"Mamoru, did all that really happen?" Usagi asked quietly gaining his attention again. He smiled and nodded. He had to admit this new found destiny would be hard to swallow had it not been for his desperate need to be with her. And yet even so, he could relate to how she felt. How memories like that, that spanned for so long could be kept tucked under a blanket for this long. He put a hand on her shoulder and moved closer. But this time he had no intention of kissing, this was all too much.
"Odango atama." He whispered. The way the light from outside hit his face, the slight squint in his eyes; just the way his smile painted his face, his words would be sincere. She looked up at him with hopeful eyes.
"I know it's a lot to get, but all the memories are ours." He smiled. She thought she would never accept that name, never never never. But the very sound of it made her knees feel weak. The affections he felt for her were conveyed clearly through his eyes, and the very thought of his lips finding hers again drove her insane.
"Then why did we forget it all?" She smiled a small tear running down her cheek. Mamoru looked down at her chest, where the crystal brooch was always on Sailormoon.
"The Crystal, took all your energy. But you wished for all of us to go back, go back to the peace." He smiled pointing at her chest. Usagi blushed.
"You saved us all Usagi." He smiled again getting closer. Usagi's eyes widened.
"My friends!...Luna" Her smile softened at the memory of all her conversations. No wonder it always seemed like she paid attention to every little word she would say. She giggled at the thought of all the heart attacks she gave the poor kitty. Mamoru felt better seeing that Usagi was feeling better.
But he couldn't help wonder. What was it that took them back, why now. Could it be because his heart was aching for her so badly, so loudly. At the thought of losing her to another man, drove him insane. Could it be that simple. But he had been brought to that point before, at the arcade with those thugs. Something was different. Something that he hadn't seen.
"What should we do now?" Usagi asked breaking his train of thoughts. It was late, and they were tired. Both had been through a lot in such a short amount of time. He sighed, taking off his jacket.
"We should get some sleep." He said relaxing his shoulders a bit. He felt the most relaxed he ever felt. It seemed as though he could finally take proper breaths of air, rather then anxious spurts of life. Usagi blushed looking to the bed room. Mamoru turned around too wondering what she was so anxious about.
"Oh….yah. You take it. I'll sleep here for the night." He smiled. She wasn't ready yet, for her it all felt unreal. She needed some time to herself. He wasn't going to keep her up to talk about things. She nodded and headed to the bed.
"Goodnight" Mamoru said turning around to his couch. It was big, but not enough for him to sleep well. He sighed a little feeling a bit disappointed. Yet it didn't matter, he was glad to remember all that he did. Usagi was a part of his life, she was his. He took off his shirt and stared out to the moon. It was dark but beautiful outside, he wished she was there beside to see it with him. But she needed rest, time to soak all the memories she had.
'Did you do this?' Mamoru asked the bright big moon, who silently watched him. A sweet smile came to his face.
'Arigato. You brought us here didn't you? Made things the way they were, just for us to find each other.' Mamoru continued. The boat turned a little, but the moon followed Mamoru's eyes, giving him the first bit of light; so that his world was clear.
"Mamoru…" Her small voice crept quietly at him. He turned quickly staring at her in her cute pink pajama's. He didn't blush, but he did feel very embarrassed and slightly turned on. His mind had for a shot thought to that last place, in the bed with her; kissing her passionately.
Usagi looked down at the couch, he wouldn't fit there, there was no way. But she could easily and comfortably sleep there.
"Why don't you take the bed." She smiled taking a seat on the couch.
"No it's alright. I'll be fine."
"You won't be able to fit on this." Usagi smirked getting a bit upset with his arguing. He smirked back knowing that he couldn't.
"I have an idea. Why don't we go to bed, both of us." He said so blankly and so casually, and yet it freaked Usagi out. She thought he was rather bold. The large binder of rules her father gave him suddenly coming to view.
"No, nothing bad. I'll stay on one side, you on the other." He said looking a bit stern, more like the Mamoru she fought with. Usagi's eyes wouldn't calm down back to normal they were so big. Her mouth was open too, shocked that he even suggested such a thing. But to Mamoru, what did it matter, he had done things with her in bed that probably should've made her head spin, but those were memories that had passed on.
Usagi followed him to bed, a strange happy nervousness straining her heart. He took of his shirt and fell down on the bed, sighing; it was very comfortable. He was glad he passed up the couch. Usagi walked to her side of the bed, her weird smile twitching. She was horribly nervous, and still trying to think if this was right. Mamoru sensed how uncomfortable she was, and wondered if there was a chance that not all her memories had landed yet. He turned to her as she feebly and ever to gently went inside the sheets.
"Hey, don't go getting any thoughts now Odango. I ain't that sort of guy." He smirked turning his head mistrustingly to the side. Usagi's hair buns zapped in a cringe, she was upset with what he said. She spun over to face him, her eyes beaming threats.
"Why you. I would never do anything to a guy like you!" She grinded her teeth. Mamoru smirked again, feeling that she was a bit more relaxed, mad but relaxed.
"Don't flatter yourself Odango." He smirked again. Usagi was about to say something when a thought came to her head. Their first night together. Those same eyes were staring back at her playfully teasing her. But that night, his eyes were full of passion and lust for her when he took her in his arms and sent shivers up her body with every touch. Her eyes turned vacant, but Mamoru didn't worry, he could tell she was remembering something. Usagi snapped out of her memory, sitting up quickly with the sheets under her chin. She panted wondering if it was a memory or a dream.
"You okay?" Mamoru asked wanting to know what memory came back. Usagi blushed having him sitting so close. It felt so good to be in his arms, and she remembered how wonderful she felt being so intimate with him. She blushed laying back down to her side. It was too much to take in, and so many different questions left unanswered. Like how did she a moon princess end up on earth, where was her kingdom and what had happened to her. Mamoru rolled on his back and stared up at the ceiling, an overwhelming need to hug her knocking on the side of his head. But he couldn't, not with so many different spots of their history still missing.
"Goodnight Odango." He smirked flicking her visible hair bun. She cringed, but was smiling. She was on the same boat, same room and sleeping with her biggest love, and though she knew they were an item; how and what had happened were still left in the dark.
Okay, that's done. Thank god fingers were hurting. Anyhoo, I'm getting married in 5 days, so I won't be able to write anything while I'm on me honey moon. (OOOHHHHH) LOL But I'll be sure to write some great stuff when I get back. Sit tight my people. LOVE YOU ALL!
On the next chapter: There are still missing pieces to their tale, and even though Usagi knows that she and Mamoru are together; can she get past Mizu's love? Find out next!