Betrayal of the heart
Chapter Eleven: Accidents
Mamoru Chiba was leaving his apartment when he ran into a red head, who seemed very familiar.
"Do I know you?" He asked.
"I should think so" She snapped. "Beryl King, at your service"
"What are you doing here?" Mamoru asked, warily. Beryl sighed.
"I am here to warn you. Leave Usagi alone! You've hurt three women in the course of 2000 years, congratulations Endymione" She said.
"This is none of your buisness" Mamoru said. Beryl's eyes flashed.
"We'll see about that" She snapped. She turned on her heel and stormed away. Mamoru sighed and got on his motorcycle and drove away. He wanted his kids, and Usagi as well. They were meant to be together, he was sure of it. Mamoru was so focused on the upcoming court hearing that he didn't see the truck until it was too late. The truck tried to screech to a halt, but the front end connected with the motorcycle, causing a squealing of tires. Mamoru flew of the motorcycle and landed in the street, hitting his head hard. The driver got out of her truck and ran over to the fallen man.
"Oh my goodness" She said, staring down at the man.
"Haruka, is he..." The passenger of the truck got out. The one called Haruka checked for a pulse, and there was a faint one.
"Call an ambulance. He's still alive" Haruka said. Her friend got out her cellphone and dialed for help. She talked for a bit then hung up.
"Will they be here soon, Michiru?" Haruka asked. Michiru nodded.
"An ambulance is on it's way" She said. She tossed her long black hair over her shoulder. When the ambulance arrived, Haruka decided to follow them to the hospital, and Michiru rode in the ambulance. They needed to give thier statement to the police anyway.
Usagi was in her office, filling out the paperwork for the court hearing, when her phone rang. It was Ami.
"Ami-chan, what's up?" She asked.
"I'm at the hospital" Ami replied. "My shift today. Mamoru was in a terrible accident" Usagi froze.
"Is he alright?" She asked.
"We're working on that. The woman who hit him with her truck hasn't left the hospital, since they brought him here. I thought you should know" Ami told her friend.
"I'll be right there" Usagi said. She grabbed her coat and wrote a quick note. GONE TO LUNCH. She hurried out to her car and drove all the way to the hospital. Mamoru may have been a jerk, but she hadn't thought something like this would happen. When she reached the hospital, she parked and hurried inside. Ami was waiting for her in the lobby, where she was talking to two women.
"Haruka, this is Tsukino Usagi" Ami made the introductions. "She is Mamoru's ex-wife" The woman turned to look at Usagi.
"I am very sorry for hitting him. He came out of nowhere. I tried to stop, but couldn't" She apologized.
"It's okay" Usagi said softly. "Accidents happen, which reminds I should proably call Demando and tell him what happened" She grabbed her cellphone and dialed the number, but got his voicemail. "Hey Hun, I was just letting you know I am at the hospital. Mamoru was in an accident. I don't know how this will affect the hearing. When you get this, can you pick up the kids from Minako's and take them home. I'll be there as soon as I can" She hung up and turned back to the two women before her.
"I feel like I've met you somewhere before" She said, staring hard at the woman.
"I'm sure I would remember" Haruka said smiling. Michiru grinned.
"Well, Haruka is a racer, you may have seen her on televison" She said.
"Maybe" Usagi said, but she wasn't quite convinced. haruka held out a hand and when Usagi shook it, she felt a shiver run down her spine.
"Uranus" She whispered.
"What?" Haruka asked sharply. Usagi shook her head.
"Nothing. Ami, may I speak with you please" She said. Ami nodded and the two went over to a corner of the waiting room.
"There's something about those two that seems strange" She whispered. "I sense an aura I haven't felt in years. I think they may be or have been senshi"
"But if they were senshi, why didn't they fight with us?" Ami asked. Usagi shrugged.
"I'm not sure, but I think they still have thier powers. I'm going to talk to Luna when I get home. There's something going on here, and I don't like it" Usagi replied. "Let me know how things progress"
a few blocks from the hospital, a young girl jolted awake from a nightmare, and trembled under the covers. A small purple symbol glowed on her forhead, her body shook and then went limp as she fell backward onto the bed.