Cheating Trust

By: wiccariangoddessofthemoon

Chapter 6: The dream that became a nightmare

Usagi walked into her apartment and took a quick shower. After she decided that she needed to sleep and went into a deep slumber never noticing the dark figure in the corner of her bedroom. The man walked slowly to her bed, the moonlight showed his features except for his face that was still covered in shadows. He took a vial from his pocket, carefully he parted her lips and emptied it slowly, after finishing his task he whispered in a foreign language and disappeared. Usagi stirred in her sleep, mumbling and grunting she seemed to be having a bad dream.

"Serenity..." the man whispered in from the balcony.

"You are here. I missed you..." she whispered back while walking to the man.

"I'm sorry for not coming to see you in a while. But my parents wanted to start preparing me to take the throne, and I'm happy to say that soon you and I will be together as King and Queen. Rest assure that there wasn't a moment I did not think about you." He said softly while taking her hand in his.

"And I did not stop thinking about you." She whispered while stroking his cheek in a loving caress. "I cannot wait to be your wife...Leonis." his face came out of the shadows as he leaned in to kiss her. His hair was a deep brown and silky straight; she brushed his hair out of his face and sighed when she finally could look directly at his eyes. His eyes looked sparkly silver in the moonlight and she lost herself in his eyes.

"After all this years...finally in some weeks we'll be wedded." He whispered huskily in her ear making her shiver in pleasure. But his statement did not went unheard by another man who hid in the shadows, the man stepped out of the shadows and growled: "Not if I can help it!" he unsheathed his sword and pointed it at Leonis. Leonis manoeuvred Serenity behind and glared at the man before him.

"Well, I suppose that you have never gotten over Serenity rejecting you...Prince Endymion." He said in a cold low menacing voice while slowly unsheathing his sword.

Endymion lunged forward and they started fighting while Serenity watched in horror. Soon a scream could be heard Serenity kneeled at her Prince's side and caressed his face while crying her heart out, he smiled weakly and whispered: "I love you, Serenity." She smiled a watery smile and cried harder when his hand caressed her neck and cheek when finally his eyes closed and his hand dropped.

"NO! Please no! Leonis...Leonis please don't die! Remember we said we would marry and be together forever, you promised! You can't die on me." She cried in desperation and heartbreak while Endymion just stood there.

"Finally...Prince Leonis of the Sun Kingdom has fallen. Now it is time for Serenity to be mine." He whispered with a satisfied and triumphant smile that soon faded away when he saw Serenity pick up the sword that had pierced her beloved's heart. He moved to take it away but was too late –she pierced the sword through her heart and fell slowly in Leonis bloody chest. Endymion paled not knowing what to do when another figure appeared by his side and he turned in rage and shouted: "You promised that she would be mine! You said that if I killed him the spell cast on her would be broken!" he kneeled beside the fallen couple and cried. The woman that stood smirked: "Have you ever considered that maybe she didn't really love you? That maybe it was just a crush; and that her true love had always been the Prince of the Sun. No, you just thought that she really did love you and that she was under a spell. You were in denial and therefore here are the consequences Prince. But you know...I did promised didn't I?" she moved forward and a sword materialized in her hand she pierced his heart. His eyes widened as he stared at his own blood.

"Why?" he said weakly. She frowned and scowled.

"Why? I want the Earth Kingdom for myself. Then with your army I'll take over the solar system one kingdom at a time. To think it was so simple to make you believe that you had to kill the Prince to get your Princess. Well look what your so called love did. Oh, and apparently I haven't broken my promise since you'll see her in the afterlife." She walked away and disappeared in the shadows leaving the three corpses behind.

Usagi awoke in sweat and clutched her heart while trying to control her breathing. The dream was so real she was in shock. She took a hot bath and immersed herself in the tub. She couldn't get the images out of her mind, thinking that maybe it was a glimpse from her past life she got out of the tub and called Leon. She didn't have the energy to get dressed and only wrapped a purple silk rob around her and waited for Leon to arrive. After 15 minutes she heard knocks and stood to open the door. He stood there as breathtaking as always his brilliant silvery eyes filled with concern. She let him through as he sat in the couch and she followed close behind. He tilted her face to make her look at him and asked what seemed to be the matter. She sighed and preceded to retell her dream to him as he listened intently.

Mamoru had woken up early as always and decided to pay his beloved a visit. On his way he found a friend from college, his friend approached him and asked if they could talk.

"What is the matter, Sosuke?" he asked his friend who just sighed and looked troubled.

"Look Mamoru-san I waited a bit to tell you this but I just wished it wasn't real. But I guess it's time you knew." He said looking down and then back at Mamoru. Mamoru just stood with a confused look and tilted his head with a questioning in his eyes.

"Mamoru-san...I think your girlfriend is cheating on you." He hesitated and backed away fearing Mamoru's reaction. Mamoru shook his head and laughed bitterly.

"No, she is not. She wouldn't! If this is a joke it's not funny." he started to walk away but Sosuke stopped him.

"I'm not joking I saw her! She was with a tall guy and I think it's that model named Leon. I wouldn't be telling you this if I didn't see them in a club together. I saw them kissing and dancing way too close, his hands were all over her! I know this is hard but it's true. I'm sorry Mamoru but I think you should confront her." He said desperate for him to understand but Mamoru shook his head more forcefully than before.

"That's just for show...my friend told me that's for publicity...for a campaign..." Mamoru stuttered not wanting to believe it. Sosuke looked at him and after seconds of silence he said confidently:

"Maybe your friend is lying to you to cover for her. Or maybe she lied to your friend, but the way those two kissed didn't look like it was fake and from what I could see she was the one who started all the kissing. I understand that you are in denial but you have to open your eyes. I'm not going to say anything more, it's up to you. I just didn't want to see you get hurt; you are a nice guy and deserve to be happy. I know how much you love her but if she is going to be unfaithful and make you suffer it's no worth it. Take care and good luck." Sosuke left leaving a hurting Mamoru thinking about their conversation.

Usagi had just finished telling Leon about her dream after discussing the dream she went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast while Leon opened his shirt to get more comfortable. She had just served breakfast when they heard knocks, Usagi asked Leon to get it. He went to the door, shirt still open, when he opened it he found a livid Mamoru at the door. Neither moved, until Usagi called Leon.

"Leon, who is it? Is it the girls?" she asked from the living room. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Mamoru at the door.

Mamoru took in her appearance: she was wearing her silk robe revealing her cleavage. Then he looked at Leon who had his shirt opened to reveal his toned chest. His fists clenched while his heart dropped while squeezing painfully. He took a step forward as Leon took two steps back.

"What is going on in here?" Mamoru asked in a low menacing voice as Leon then stood in front of Usagi in a form of protection. Usagi stood speechless as Mamoru kept his steady slow pace inside while pushing the door close.

"I'm waiting for an answer..." he said in the same tone of voice.

"It's not what..." Usagi started but Mamoru cut her off raising his voice in anger and hurt.

"It's not what it look like? How am I supposed to believe that! Usako you are in your apartment with only a short silk robe and he has his shirt opened! What am I supposed to think when I see my girlfriend with another man in her apartment while there are rumours that you have been seeing him in secret?! How do you want me to believe that bull of shit when I saw you kissing him at the agency you work for! Fuck, I even saw him with the necklace I gave you! God damn it you even smelled of cologne and it certainly was not MINE! All this months you've been lying to me, seeing him behind my back! How could you do this to me when all I've ever done is love you!" he finished shouting and trembling from his outburst. Usagi started crying but when Leon tried to wipe her tears his hand was caught in a vice grip by Mamoru.

"Don't you dare touch her." He hissed and shoves him away. Leon stumbled back and stood there.

"Get out of here before you make me do something I'll regret!" he growled. Leon looked at Usagi and she nodded silently for him to leave. He took his keys and walked away but not before looking back at her. Mamoru sat in the couch and tried to even his breathing while he shot his eyes closed trying to clear his mind before he spoke again. Usagi stood silently crying and not wanting to utter a word. After minutes in silence Mamoru opened his eyes and looked at Usagi who continued crying silently. It hurt him to see her like this but what she did hurt the most.

"Why did you cheat on me? Did I do something to push you into doing this?" he asked, his voice breaking.

"No, you didn't do anything..." she said almost inaudibly. He stood up and his fist clenched once again, his anger returning.

"Oh no? Then why, Usagi! Because quite frankly I'm having a hard time trying to understand!" he shouted and she just cried more and looked at him pleading him to believe her.

"Mamo-chan please believe me! You didn't do anything wrong, it's me." She raised her voice in desperation and grabbed his arm gently; he flinched at the nickname and her touch. He sighed and looked at her eyes. She looked at him and saw how much he was hurting inside. Her heart started beating faster when she looked at his eyes. Her head hurt from all the confusion in her heart. On one side she loved Mamoru, on the other she loved Leon. But sometimes she felt that with just a look in Mamoru's eyes and she forgot about everyone else even Leon; but when she was with Leon, all she could think about was about Mamoru finding out.

Mamoru was in his own thinking, he knew that she did cheat on him, he knew...but he couldn't bear to not be with her after all the ordeals they had been through, he loved her enough to forgive her. He cupped her cheek and traced her lower lip with his thumb; she shivered and looked at his eyes. But then he remembered all the times she avoided him in the past three months:

"I'm sorry Mamoru but I can't go out with you tonight" she kissed his cheek and left.

He stood there hurt that she didn't use the nickname she had for him. He shrugged it off thinking it was just stress.

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"I can't make it tonight; guess you'll be at the party alone since something unexpected came up. Goodbye." And with that she hanged up and he groaned. He wanted to see her badly and show her off to his co-workers at the hospital.

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Then he thought of all the times she acted rather cold to him:

"Geez Mamoru can't you just let me breath! I need my own space." She half-shouted and walked away, leaving him hurting by her words.

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"You can't expect me to have sex with you every week do you? How selfish can you be! I have more important things to do that don't include you!" she scowled and shut the door. Slowly he sat in his couch thinking why she had changed so much, he thought that maybe even if just for having sex she would stay a bit longer with him.

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But what he remembered must vividly was when he saw her kissing Leon in front of the elevator and when he saw them at her apartment. He remembered how much his heart hurt on both times, how much he wanted to just disappear. He pushed back tears and kneeled. He embraced her legs and clung to her as if his life depended on it. She stood frozen in place. She felt his face moisten with what she assumed were tears and her heart got filled with pain realizing that she was the cause for his suffering. Suddenly her eyes blanched but came back to normal, she shook her head and a dark mist was released from her body. She felt lighter but confused at how quickly her heart came from loving the man before her to not loving and to love him again.

Could it be some spell? But...I love Leon as well...and that dream. Maybe...maybe someone is playing with my mind...and my heart. How can I not have noticed! But I can't tell him, I'll have to talk to the girls first...I have a feeling something is not right. She thought, she came back to reality when she heard him spoke.

"If you say you regret it...I'll forgive you. Please just say you regret Usako, please!" he whispered hoarsely and squeezed her harder. She closed her eyes, she heard the desperation and pleading in his voice and she knew she had to make him feel better. She stroke his hair soothingly, but kept silent not trusting her own voice. He mistook her silence and thought that she didn't regret it, he shut his eyes close while his heart was crumbling.

"You love him don't you..." he whispered, his voice cracked. She snapped her eyes open and shook her head.

"Mamo-chan I..." she started but he cut her off.

"I understand...now I get why you started avoiding me. But still I just wished that..." he trailed off. He started to loosen his hold on her legs, preparing to stand up and leave when she crumbled to the floor and embraced him tightly and cried hard on his shoulder. He closed his eyes and returned the embrace.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" she whispered in his ear, her voice cracking. He managed a bittersweet smile, and allowed himself to stroke her hair.

So...what did you think? What will happen? Only I know, buuuut you can guess if you want.

Who wants them to stay together?

Who wants Usagi with Leon?

Accepting all suggestions.