Hey Everyone. Wow, It's been a really long time since a new I'm sorry for ditching this story, but I didn't have the motivation needed to carry this on. Truth be told, I don't even know if this chapter will be as great as the previous six. I just hope that it lives up to your guy's expectations. :) I'm on summer break so I'll try updating but AP homework and life will get in the way.
The previous chapter:
My mind was telling me: NO DON'T BE STUPID AND RISK YOUR LIFE. IT'S NOT WORTH IT!
But my heart told me: Who's your light in your life? Usako. Find her. She's in there, you know it. Trust your heart. You love her. You know she would've done the same if she was in your shoes Mamoru. Do it for love. For Usako.
I followed my heart.
Chapter Seven
Baka. Chiba Mamoru from now on you are officially the baka. That was the first thing that registered in his mind as he trudged forward into the unknown.
You are going in there defenseless. You are clueless as to Tsukino Usagi's whereabouts. How can you decide to follow your heart when you know you should have followed your brain? Gosh, you are an idiot.
Mamoru could only sigh and laugh at his stupidity. What was he trying to do here? Was he trying to be the night in shining armor? If so, he was going to fail, for sure. The second Mamoru stepped into the gates of the isolated house, the gates to the house closed with a creak, trapping him in. The ivy that was wrapped around the gates wounded itself tighter around the metal bars. It grew sharp spiky thorns to keep anyone from coming in-to keep anyone from going out. Trepidation had filled at the bottom of his stomach and Mamoru had fought the urge to give up right there and then. His only motivation was that Usagi was somewhere in there, confused, alone, and scared. Usagi...his Usako was in this strange house that reeked of death. He couldn't leave her in there to die. He refused to do it, and so that is why he was here to save her.
As he continued to walk towards the house, he couldn't help by feel that something...that someone was watching him. It wasn't behind him, nor was it in front of him. He couldn't figure out where this unknown object was spying on him from but he suddenly felt claustrophobic. He truly was trapped. Cold sweat started to form on his forehead and Mamoru hastily wiped it away. He pushed his jet-black bangs back and attempted to clear his head.
Panicking now won't help your case baka. You have to stay strong for Usagi.
Suddenly, Mamoru felt weak. One of the ivies that were on the metal gates had managed to grab his ankle from behind. Now, if this was a normal ivy, it would have been fine. But, this wasn't your average ivy that grew in your house balcony. No, this was Beryl's ivy, the one that was used on Usagi as she was led away to her prison. These ivies eventually turned into metal.
Mamoru grunted and glanced at his ankle. The ivy was getting tighter and tighter, sucking his human strength out of his body. He couldn't continue without cutting the ivy away. He desperately looked around for a tool he could use but found that he had none. He closed his eyes and suppressed a strangled scream. This was it. He was going to die.
Wow, I am pathetic. Dying before setting into the foot of this strange house. And I call myself Usagi's night in shining armor. How ironic.
The last thing Mamoru remembered before he succumbed into the darkness was a pair of red eyes that pierced through his soul.
"My queen, we have managed to capture the Prince of Earth. Our human soldiers are on their way to this chamber. It will not be long until they arrive with him in their hands."
Beryl glanced at the messenger and smirked. "Excellent. I can't wait."
She then walked towards her window facing the gates and muttered, "Oh Endymion. How I have longed for our reunion. This time I will make you mine! With that Serenity out of the way, I can finally create a chaotic world and RULE with you by my side."
Usagi thought hard about her plan. It was a stupid plan that could possibly cost her life, but at this point, she could have cared less. As long as she made it out of this wretched house, she was sure that she could find aid anywhere. Afterall, this house wasn't too far away from her local hospital.
Usagi couldn't help but laugh merrily at that thought. It would be so funny to appear at the hospital wearing this fancy apparel. She imagined the look on the citizen's faces and laughed until her stomach ached. It took another three minutes for Usagi to completely sober up. She shook her head slightly and placed two fingers on the bridge of her nose, muttering "Okay Usagi, you've got to stay focused now. Your life is on the line. You have to make it back before anyone notices your disappearance. Mamoru will worry."
Her bright blue eyes opened, and this time, they were full of determination.
Usagi gingerly placed her hand to the brooch that was pinned on top of her dress. She unpinned it and covered it with her other hand, and prayed hard to her mother Serenity.
Usagi needed her plan to work. She needed to make sure that her reckless actions would have a good result.
Usagi uncupped her hand from the brooch and opened it. The silver crystal glistened within the brooch. This delicate crystal shined a little brighter under Usagi's warm gaze and Usagi smiled. She felt reassurance flowing from the crystal and took that as a positive sign to put her reckless plan into action.
Usagi tilted her head up and tried to look for the full moon through the small hole in her prison. Although the moon was covered by gloomy clouds, she was able to calm herself down and draw strength from it. A small reflection of the moon appeared on top of the silver crystal and without any warning, the crystal started to shine brighter and brighter until Usagi was engulfed in its warmth.
The light faded away, and all that was left was a small hairpin that fell from Usagi's odango-styled hair.
That is it! Hope you guys liked this chapter :)
