Betrayal of the heart
Chapter Three: Dinner, family and a talk.
Demando took Usagi to a fancy restaurant. Usagi smiled as he helped her out of the car. As they were seated, Usagi looked around and spotted a young woman. The woman looked up and thier eyes met. Slowly she stood and made her way to the table.
"Mrs. Chiba" She said softly. Usagi stiffened, but said nothing. The woman sighed. "Mrs. Chiba, I did not know your husband was married" She said. "I work at his law firm and he asked me out several months ago. I never knew about you. I just wanted you to know, that I broke up with him that day you walked in on us" Usagi smiled slightly.
"Thank you for being so honest with me" she said softly. "That is something my husband does not understand. I should have realized that I wasn't the only one hurt by his actions" The other woman smiled and they shook hands, then she walked back to her table. Demando smiled at Usagi.
"I think you handled that fairly well" He said. Usagi smiled as Demando signaled the waiter. Once they had placed thier order Demando folded his hands and gazed at Usagi.
"So, tell me about yourself" He said.
"Well, I have one brother named Shingo. He is turning 18 this year. My mother is a reporter and my father is a lawyer. I have the most amazing friends I ever asked for. I have been married to Mamoru for four years and I am pregnant with his child. He doesn't know though, and I am not sure he deserves to know" Usagi said. She wasn't sure why she was telling him all of this, but for some reason she felt like she had known him for years. Demando smiled at the young woman. He wasn't sure why, but he felt connected to her in some way. He knew that she would be the best secretary he had ever had. he wasn't sure how he knew that, but he did. Demando smiled.
"I think you will be a wonderful mother" He said, taking a sip of his wine.
"Thank you" She said softly. After they had eaten, Demando and Usagi walked to the car.
"Where are you staying?" He asked. Usagi blushed.
"No where" She sighed. "I was planning on going to my parents house, they don't know about Mamoru yet" Demando nodded.
"Would you like me to take you there. I can have Sapphire bring your car to work tommorow" Usagi smiled gratefully.
"That would be wonderful" She said. She got into the car and gave Demando the directions to her house. When she got home, she nervously knocked on the door. A few moments later, Ikuko answered the door.
"Usagi dear, what's wrong?" Ikuko asked. She knew her daughter well enough to know that if Usagi came over that late, something was wrong. Tears welled up in Usagi's eyes and Ikuko wrapped her arms around her shaking daughter and ushered her inside. "Kenji! get in here!" Kenji hurried into the living room and both parents sat on the couch with Usagi between them. Through her tears she told them about the baby and how Mamoru had cheated on her. Kenji ballled his hands into fists at the thought of someone hurting his little girl. Ikuko rubbed Usagi's back like she did when Usagi was little. "Would you like to say here for awhile?" She asked.
"Please" Usagi whispered. "I start my new job tommorow and when I make enugh money I plan to get an apartment" Ikuko smiled.
"Your room is the way you left it" She said. "I know you're probably tired, so you can go on up and get a good night sleep" Usagi smiled and walked upstairs to the room she hadn't been in in three years.
Rei was pissed, and wanted to hit something. Mainly, she wanted to hit Mamoru, repeatedly. She paced around the room.
"Rei, stop pacing, you'll wear a hole in the ground" Jadiete said smirking. Rei sighed an plopped down next to the blonde.
"What should we do Jade-kun" She asked heavily. "I hate to see Usagi so upset. I guess Minako and Zoicite were right"
"Hey now" Jadiete said, touching her shoulder. "If it weren't for Mamoru, we would all be dead and Usagi would be all alone in a destroyed world"
"I know. I just can't believe he hurt her like that" Rei said, fists clenched. Jadiete nodded.
"We all thought they were destined to be together because of the past, I've always wondered if Mamoru merely felt obligated because of the past" He said. Rei looked at him.
"Really?" She asked. "Why?"
"well" Jadiete began, "If I remember correctly, Usagi fell for Mamoru and Tuxedo mask before she realized they were the same person and before she realized they were connected from the past life. Mamoru left for england after the revelation that they were together in the past, then came back to try to make a relationship with Usagi work" Rei sighed.
"I never thought of that" She said. "Maybe it would have been better to never have recieved our memories back" Jadiete shook his head.
"Some things can't be changed" He said. "The past happened, and nothing can change that, but by knowing, we can change the course of our new future on earth, no longer with powers, no longer heros or villians (he winked), but as normal people. Mamoru isn't endymione and Usagiisn't Serenity, they have to find thier way in this new future, without the help of the past. Usagi will always remember being with Endymione, but we'll never know if Endymione would have done what Mamoru did, since they both died before getting married, and there was a war going on" Jadiete reminded. "I know Usagi is hurt by what Mamoru did, but we can't go back and change it, we can only go forward. In her heart, Usagi knows that she and Mamoru weren't meant to last forever, and there is someone out there for her, she only has to find him"
"Your right" Rei whispered. "Your always right, but this doesn't stop me from wanting to smash his face in" Jadiete grinned.
"What say we pay a certain former prince a visit?" He asked.
"Now your talking" Rei said happily.