The Return Of Tenshi

Ch16

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Sailor Moon.

Hatori stared at Akito with wide eyes as he hoped that what he heard Akito tell him to do was wrong, that his ears were just playing tricks on him. Please, not again. He can't handle it anymore; causing more pain to his family was one thing he couldn't do. He had erased Yuki's friends when he was little because the curse was revealed. He had erased Momiji's mother's memories of him because she got sick. He even had to erase his beloved Kana's memories because she grew heavy with guilt for his injury. Haven't he done enough damage to his family when he told Akito about Mamoru and the closeness of her family? And now, Akito had told him to do the very thing that might break everyone even further.

Akito's body trembled slightly as he thought about Usagi's life away from him. She had lived a life that all of the juunishi had wished for and only she and he deserved, but the fact that she wasn't with him made him angry. Instead, her parents had allowed this worthless thing called a man go near his precious angel.

"Please, Akito, reconsider this," Hatori pleaded, "You already have her here, why would you want me to do this."

"You will do this, Hatori," Akito shouted, "You are here to serve me, just like each and every one of you." His hand flew out and knocked over a small table, spilling the tea all over the floor. "I won't allow this," he seethed, "I absolutely won't allow my Usa-chan to be enthralled by this…this…worthless fool."

"But Usagi loves him, Akito," Hatori said, trying to convince him to change his mind. He had already done so much harm with his simple gift; he just didn't want to hurt anyone anymore, especially that little girl that had charmed everyone she meets into her heart. He was willing to go through heartache than to follow up with this plan Akito had set up.

"You are becoming just as rebellious as the others, Hatori, "Akito sneered, "I expected much more from you." Then a smirk appeared on his face as he sat back down on the pillows with a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Or is it that Tohru Honda-san's influence?" he said in a treacherous tone.

Hatori glanced down and sighed. He knew full well that if anything happened to Tohru, Usagi would think that it was her fault, considering the fact that Akito is using her safety against her and them. "Very well," he answered.

Akito smiled tightly and patted Hatori on the head. "Good answer, Hatori," Akito said, not caring how the usually stoic doctor had felt, "Do it now while she's still sleeping. And don't forget…I want everybody except for me." He sat comfortably on the pillows and watched as Hatori left his room to complete the task.

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Hatori was kneeling beside the futon where Usagi laid curled up like a kitten as she slept. He stared at the dried up trails of tears on her cheeks and felt a pang of guilt in his heart. He gently laid his hand over Usagi's closed eyes. "Gomen Usagi," Hatori whispered, "Please forgive me."With saying that, the room was covered in light and Hatori mind was no longer standing in Usagi's room, but in the small teenager's mentality.

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(Usagi's mindscape)

This was nothing he had ever seen before; with every mind he had entered, Hatori was always surrounded by pure mysterious darkness. Usagi's mind's scenery was much brighter and it appeared as if he was in an ancient stone castle. In front of him was a large screen playing back the memories the teenager treasured dearly. With each scene, Hatori could tell that she was truly loved back in Juuban by her family and her friends, the very people who had influenced Usagi's personality throughout her life. He wondered, if he does erase her memories, then what will become of that bright angel they all love so much.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" an angry voice shouted. Hatori turned around to see nine people from Usagi's memories and the photos he had seen, but standing in front of them next to Mamoru was a little girl who Usagi had failed to mention. This girl had bright pink hair and dark red eyes.

Hatori's eyes glanced around and his gaze lingered on Mamoru. "How did they get here?" he wondered silently, "This never happened before."

Chibi-Usa glared at him and asked in an authorized tone, "Who are you? What are you doing in okaa-san's mind?"

"Okaa-san? This girl is no older than eleven years old, so how is she Usagi's daughter?" Hatori asked silently, his eyes narrowing in suspicion.

Setsuna stared at him and said in an all knowing tone, "Hatori Sohma, he's the family doctor with the ability to erase people's memories. He is the symbol of the dragon of the family."

"Erase people's memories," Michiru repeated. She gazed worriedly at Haruka. "You don't mean..."

Understanding what the violinist was talking about, Minako shouted, "You can't do this!"

"I have no choice," Hatori said in a defeated tone.

Ami looked at him and said gently, "Everyone has a choice. It all depends on how strong someone is to take it and the consequences."

"I'm not strong enough to break from Akito," Hatori admitted in his mind. He thought back to the times when he had hurt his family and loved ones due to the orders of Akito. He could've just defy his orders, but he just can't face the consequences that might occur.

Hotaru walked over to Hatori and placed a hand on his arm. "Look at how happy Usagi-mama is. Can you really take all this away from her just because of someone's selfish orders?" she asked, "Her memories are what makes her who she is."

Hatori knew that what Akito had ordered him to do was wrong and selfish, but what can he do? If he disobeys Akito's orders, it just puts the others in danger of being chained up and that would just sadden Usagi even more.

"We won't stop you, but we will tell you this, if you carry out this order, then you'll be making the biggest mistake of your life," Mamoru said in a cold tone, not the warm loving manner Usagi had often said that he spoke in. He took Chibi-Usa's hand in his and headed away from Hatori with the girls following after him, only to vanish into thin air.

Hatori turned to the memories still playing in front of him. He saw so much happiness in her life when she was away. His eyes clenched tightly as he slowly brought his hand up. "Forgive me," he whispered as a bright light enveloped everything again, causing whatever they touched to vanish.

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Hatori opened his eyes and saw that Usagi was starting to stir awake. He lifted his hand off of her face and watched as her blue clouded eyes opened up and just stared at the ceiling in an unfocused way. Hatori knew that he should just leave, but hte minute Usagi's eyes turned to him, he just froze, not knowing what to do.

"Who...are you?" she asked in a dead but soft tone.

Hatori felt his entire body tense when he heard her voice. Not once had he ever heard her speak in such a way before. He felt his chest tighten as he laid a hand on his forehead. "Nobody important," he whispered, trying so hard to make his voice not sound broken.

Usagi stared at him for a minute before lifting her hand to his cheek. "Why are you crying?" she whispered.

Hatori stared at her in shock before seeing that she was correct. He didn't even know that he was crying until she told him. He took her outstretched hand and held it in his. "It's nothing, Usagi, just go to sleep. Everything will be just fine in the morning." Hatori watched as she fell asleep, still clutching her hand. Everything will be just fine in the morning. He doesn't know whether or not if he was trying to make her not worry about him or just trying to convince himself that.

"What did I just do?" Hatori whispered, "Again...I just hurt somebody precious to me again. After I swore I'll protect them..." His hands clenched into tight fists as he thought back to the question Usagi had asked him, regarding his name. A feeling of dread rushed through his entire being as he gasped. "Oh god, what have I done?" and with that said, he quickly rushed out of the main house and into his car, heading to his best friend's home, hoping that perhaps he can help ease the guilt drowning in his body.

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Luna and Artemis was sitting in the dining room with a dark cloud hanging over them. The young teenagers had fallen into a fitful sleep after Usagi had left. Shingo and ChibiChibi had also fallen asleep after crying for the lost of their only mother figure left.

"We're suppose to look after usagi and now look at us. Her mother would be so disappointed at us," Luna sighed, trying her hardest to not cry. Usagi wanted them to be strong for Shingo and ChibiChibi and look after them.

"Ikkuko-san or Selenity-sama?" Artemis asked, not really paying attention. He sighed; even Minako during one of those days would do a much better job than them.

"Selenity-sama, of course!" Luna shouted at her fiancé.

Their ears perked up when hey heard footsteps heading in their way and quickly ran around the corner. They glanced over to see Shigure standing where they were before. "Hmm, I could've sworn I heard voices before," they heard him say, scratching his head. Somebody started pounding very loudly on the front door. Hoping the pounding wouldn't disturb the young inhabitants, Shigure quickly hurried to open the door with Luna and Artemis following close behind.

Shigure opened the door and saw Hatori standing in slouched manner, almost as if he was about to break. He began to fear the worst; the last time Shigure had ever seen him like this was when he erased Kana's memories. "Haa-san, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Gomen," hatori whispered, apologizing for the umpteenth time that day, "Akito...Akito, he ordered me to..." He felt his heart beat quicken as he tried to tell Shigure what he had done.

However, even without Hatori telling him, Shigure knew what he was forced to do. "He had you erase her memories, didn't he?" Shigure asked. In a way, he didn't blame him; Akito must've used a weakness against him, just as he used one against Usagi to get her to go with him.

"He had me erase everything, everyone, but him," Hatori said, falling to his knees. "All of her memories from here and from Juuban. She woke up and asked me who i was. She didn't call me 'Tori-nii' or anything like that."

"It's not your fault, Haa-san, if you didn't follow Akito's orders, most likely he would've done something much worse," Shigure told him. "Come in, and you can tell me everything."

Luna and Artemis stared at each other in shock as Hatori and Shigure walked past them and into Shigure's study. Just when they thought things couldn't get worse, just when they had lost their princess once again, they discovered that she has no memories of them and that she would not recognize them and the others ever again.

AN: I can't believe I just went and made Hatori into such a sap. TT I apologize for those who end up hating the character I portrayed him as. And I'm betting that a lot of you really, and I mean REALLY, will end up hating Akito by this chapter. Send your reviews.