Title: Fright Night
Author: Princess Destiny
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Rating: M 15+
Couple: Usagi And Mamoru
Summary: 'One Hour Challenges' #27, 71, 169, 238, 244, 250, 319, 333, 425 and 532 Combined: Response Fanfic. Mamoru and Usagi are tricked into babysitting Motoki's cousin on Halloween night, which impresses the two enemies little! To pass the time, they watch a horror Movie, but then the lights go out and Usagi and Mamoru start to freak out. To make things worse, someone keeps calling, but says nothing and someone keeps ringing the bell and asking to use the phone, sounding eerily like the Movies they'd just watched!
Chapters: 7/11
Status: Unfinished
Year Started: 2003
Year Revised: 2011
Year Completed: N/A
Size: 258 KB
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Comments:Hi everyone! Due to popular demand to continue this Fanfic, I have decided to do so-right now! I started this story back in 2003 and wrote six Chapters, then lost inspiration over where to go with it next. But I've been thinking about continuing it for months now and after a Criminal Minds marathon I finally got the inspiration I needed to complete it. So I stayed up all night (It's 11 am and I still haven't been to sleep) and I wrote three Chapters in a row and will shortly be going on the write the final few. If it gets too long, I will make it another three Chapters. LOL. This Fanfic is scary in places, so do not read it if you are underage. It is based on a couple of urban legends and horror stories, so is not for the weak of heart. There is not real gore or horror, but is written mostly about suspense. Parts these Chapters even creeped me out and I kept hearing weird noises outside my bedroom window. *Grin* I will be doing a revision of the first six parts at some stage.
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FRIGHT NIGHT
By Princess Destiny
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Chapter Seven
They all decided to go their separate ways to get things moving on the trap for the Juuban Ripper and would meet up later at Mamoru's apartment. It was only going to be there because the killer had already been to Shingi and Hikaru's place, Grandpa might overhear something that he shouldn't if it was discussed further at the Temple, and Mamoru lived completely alone. An hour and a half later, at eleven o'clock, they all gathered again at the appointed place. Shingi, Motoki and Hikaru came in with boxes of equipment and a huge new forty inch television.
"What's this?" Mamoru demanded as he took the box from Hikaru with the manners instilled into him at the Orphanage. She flashed a smile at him, then walked after the three men.
Usagi blinked at it all, then sat forward eagerly as the boxes were placed on the ground. She was really just so proud of everyone banding together like this. It wasn't the Dark Kingdom, but they were still warriors. She just hoped that when facing down the killer, whose face none of them had spotted, that her courage would hold. The blonde just had to remember that she was the Leader of the Senshi. Luna leapt up onto her lap to get a better view and she absently stroked her hand down the feline's back.
Shingi bent down to the first one and picked out something, showing them a small earpiece. It curved about the ear and had a slender piece that went down to the mouth. "We're going to use these to communicate." He said, briefly explaining how they worked and that they were on an encoded channel that only an expert could tap into. "I know that you girls and Luna have your own devices, but it will be far easier using these than the Communicators and some walkie talkies, or these."
They all nodded in understanding and let him go on, their eyes bright with curiosity.
"This is starting to feel really cool." Makoto said in bad taste. Several pillows were pegged at her and she grinned.
"This isn't supposed to be fun, girl." Rei said in disapproval, casting a stern look at her friend. The brunette shrugged at her as if to say that she couldn't help it.
"Next, we have this TV and I will be hooking it up to these." The man reached into another box and held up some small video cameras. They were so small that the serial killer was unlikely to notice them. "I will place these at key points on the outside of the property and we'll see him no matter what direction he comes from." He would have added floodlights, but that would have been far too obvious that it was a trap.
Mamoru was extremely approving of the equipment and glanced at the girl sitting by his side. Usagi and he hadn't really had time to discuss their new relationship, but he had decided that once the Juuban Ripper was caught and handed over to the police, he was going to ask the Odango Atama out on a date. Even though she had been his enemy till the day before, being put into a life-endangering situation had brought them even closer than they had been as Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. He was even getting along with all of the Senshi, as they never had before.
"What about the inside of the house?" Ami asked quietly, rising to go to the boxes and sift through them with eager curiosity. Shingi grinned at her and let the girl look to her heart's content.
"Well, I don't think he'll even get into the house with these cameras about and all the doors and windows closed." Motoki's Uncle said with a frown. Should he do the inside too?
Usagi sat there thoughtfully and slowly leaned into Mamoru's shoulder, hoping he wouldn't mind the closeness. To her surprise and delight, he moved his arm up and tipped her onto the side of his chest, embracing her loosely. The blonde glanced up and met Rei's amused gaze and she blushed. "I'm sure Shingi is right and this guy won't get in. Besides, we have no idea if he will come to Naru's. We're making her place the main base, but what if he goes elsewhere?" She questioned, looking towards her friend and her Mother.
"Wow, Odango Atama, that's one of the most intelligent things I've ever heard you say." Mamoru mocked her lightly, grinning when she tilted her face back to glare at him.
"Thanks, jerk." The blonde girl retorted, scowling back. "I happen to be the Leader of the Sailor Senshi for a reason, you know!" As the two realized that their faces were disconcertingly close, they both jerked back and tried to pretend it had never happened.
Naru nibbled on her bottom lip nervously. She was impressed by the well thought out plans, but to lure a serial killer to their place scared the hell out of her! She really didn't want to do it, but the Senshi would be there and the girl she still considered to be her best friend would be right there at her side the whole night. What better protection could a girl ask for than Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen?
"We will have four copies of the movies, so the likelihood is high. Besides, he picked out Shingi and Hikaru's families and he only kills once a year, which means that he most likely didn't even take notice of the other people that hired them. But if we're right and he uses these films to find his victims, when Hikaru hires them, he will focus on her as a target." Ami told them seriously, then looked back at her Mercury computer. She was going over and over scenarios, but still there were so many things that could go wrong. Probably they should have cameras inside, but that would leave way too many areas to be watching on the monitor and they planned to not even let the guy inside.
"Okay..." Mizuho said slowly, a frown forming between her brows. "So what exactly is the plan?" She asked, not clear on that.
Mamoru took over at that point. "We lure him to your house and ambush him as he tries to come inside. With the Senshi's powers and my roses, we should be more than a match for a human man with a knife." He said confidently.
"Do you have traps?" Naru asked with interest, eyes going to the boxes. All she could see were electrical devices inside of them.
"No." Usagi shook her head. "None of us are really any good with that."
Mizuho and her Daughter exchanged an uneasy look. "So what are you going to do exactly?" The woman asked them, glancing about at the large group of people. It was hard to believe that the girls who were Naru's schoolmates were the legendary Sailor Senshi and it had taken them transforming to convince her that they weren't lying. It had been quite spectacular.
Usagi frowned a bit and curled her legs up onto the couch, leaning further into Mamoru and enjoying the strength of the light muscles beneath his dark blue shirt. He looked pretty good without the yucky green jacket. Good god, they liked each other now! Had one night alone in a hair-raising situation really changed so much between them? Apparently so. "We can't really anticipate where he'll attack from, or what he'll do, so we have to rely on the element of surprise and brute strength." The Senshi of the Moon explained, hands clenching in her lap. "We've never faced a real killer before and it's a lot different from Youma or a Dark Kingdom General." She murmured.
"This guy thinks that you two will be alone. We'll set up in a room on the second floor and watch him on the cameras, then we'll come at him from both sides of the house and take him." Mamoru went on from where the blonde had left off.
"Okay." Naru said rather doubtfully, still frowning. She would just have to trust them, though they had as little experience facing a killer as she and her Mom did.
Motoki glanced down at his wrist and pulled back the shirt cuff to see the time. "It's midday guys, we should get going." He said expectantly, looking about at them all.
Rei nodded and got to her feet, clapping her hands once to get them all fired up. "Alright people, it's show time. We'll go to set up at Naru's place, and then she and her Mother can go to the video stores and pick up the films we booked." The raven-haired girl said.
It was time to get going, but they all felt reluctant to go and rather apprehensive. This man had killed many times at Halloween each year for ten years now. He was clever and dangerous. But the more they prepared, the less likely that one of them would be hurt...or killed.
"Please be careful." Usagi pleaded with them, her blue eyes anxious. So many things could go wrong!
They all piled into three cars that belonged to Mizuho, Shingi and Motoki and headed to Naru's place. The red-head and her Mother watched for a while as the surveillance equipment was set up and then after an hour, Naru and Mizuho headed off to the stores to get the videos and things started falling into place.
They were all done by three in the afternoon and converged in the kitchen to do some last minute war plans and a late lunch.
"I still say we should take that advise about setting up traps about the place." Makoto said with a blood-thirsty eagerness. She wanted to do carnage to this guy! All of them had seen his handiwork from the police photos that Ami had downloaded. It was revolting.
"Like what, Makoto?" Mamoru asked coolly, falling easily into his Tuxedo Kamen persona. "A pit on the lawn that he could fall into? Weapons falling from doorways that will hit him in the chest or face?"
The Senshi for Jupiter nodded, looking surprised that he had figured out what she was thinking about.
"And what if one of us gets caught when chasing him?" He asked her, frowning. "It will be night time, with only the glow of the street lights and the house and one of us is bound to forget where a booby-trap is and get hurt."
"Besides," Shingi said with a slight smile. "Believe it or not, I've heard of people getting sued over a home invasion, because they tried to stop the intruder too vigorously and ended up getting a law suit slapped on them."
The others all stared at him incredulously.
"Are you kidding, Shingi?" Motoki demanded, crossing his arms and glaring a little at his Uncle. That couldn't be true! Who would get sued for defending their own home from someone who broke in?
The man shook his head. "I'm not kidding, guys. How would it look if we all got arrested and sued and the officials found out you were the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen? What if there was an attack when you were locked up?"
Usagi was pretty horrified at that thought, and she lowered her sandwich back to her plate with only two bites out of it.
"You need to eat, Odango." Mamoru whispered into her ear, seeing her shiver as his warm breath wafted over her skin. He hide a smug grin at her response, pleased that such a small thing could affect her. She was only fifteen, but he hoped one day when she turned legal, to be a lot more physical with her. For now he could look and maybe get a kiss here and there. If she would let him.
"I'm not really hungry, Mamoru." She responded, a little depressed. It was so much danger to be going into, and she felt like they really hadn't made enough of a battle plan. They were the Sailor Senshi! Surely, something more could be done? But the blonde did understand that the killer might not even come to Naru's place and Mamoru was right in thinking that one of them could fall into any traps set. "This is so much more different than facing Zoisite." She whispered to herself, but the others heard.
Rei, Ami, Mamoru and Makoto stared at her in complete understanding, nodding in agreement.
"You said it." The Senshi of Jupiter replied, leaning her head onto her hand, the elbow on the table next to her plate. She was a girl of action and all this waiting was really getting on her nerves. The sooner this creep turned up, the sooner she could be giving her fist a little workout on his face!
They all finished off their meal and then broke up. Usagi, Mamoru, Naru and her Mother stayed at the house and the others leaving to their own posts, earpieces all tested. There was nothing more to do than wait...
It was after dark now, past six o'clock and the house had been thoroughly checked over by Mamoru and Usagi, who had transformed into Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen. They left some lights on, only as many as the Mother and Daughter would usually have had running at that time of the night, and they all retreated to their base. The four of them were gathered in the small spare room at the front of the house on the second floor. It faced the road and they would be able to see the killer come, if he targeted Naru's house. They had a lot of copies of the movies, but there were the other eight locations to cover. Shingi had shown Mamoru and Usagi how to use the surveillance equipment that he had set up and they were watching it on the forty inch TV sitting on a desk, that was split into several different locations. He had advised that having anymore up there would make it too complicated and they might miss something. Cameras had been set up at the front door, the end of the front of the house that was surveying the street and driveway, the back door and patio, the side gate, and the garage. They had the element of surprise, because the guy hadn't had the time to scope out the layout of Naru's house and he was getting desperate, since his kill on Halloween had been thwarted.
"I am so glad that you two are here with us." Naru whispered to Sailor Moon, reaching out to grab her gloved hand and hold it tightly. Her friend squeezed back reassuringly and flashed a smile.
"It's good to not be alone with this creep coming." The blonde agreed back in a low tone, blue eyes going back to the monitor. She searched each of the six frames anxiously, feeling her heart rate going up now that it was dark. If the killer was coming to the house, then they were going to be facing a real threat. A least the Dark Kingdom never killed anyone in their need for energy to help invade into Earth's dimension. This was a deadly foe and she couldn't help but be frightened. But Usagi also knew that she had to be strong for Naru and her Mother.
Mizuho stepped up beside Mamoru and sank into the chair beside him, her eyes going to the hero beneath the concealing mask. If she hadn't already met the dark-haired man before the transformation into Tuxedo Kamen, she would have found him very imposing. "So, Mamoru, just how exactly did you become...you?" She asked delicately, trying to tune out the sound of the two girls talking behind them.
"Me?" He blinked at her in confusion for a moment and then smiled as he got what she meant. "You mean becoming Tuxedo Kamen? I don't exactly know. I was having these blackouts and then one day I woke up and all the memories of transforming into this identity came flooding back. It seemed that my so-called blackouts were when I was becoming the hero and fighting the Dark Kingdom." He replied in a thoughtful voice, remembering back to the day when he had suddenly woken up holding a Rainbow Crystal and known what had been happening to him. He had thought it a brain tumour and had tests done!
Sailor Moon and Naru had fallen silent as he spoke, both listening intently. They exchanged a look and then moved closer to the other two, still keeping half an eye on the monitor.
"Is that what happened to you, Mamoru?" Sailor Moon asked rather tenderly, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder over the cloak. His own hand rose and covered hers, stroking for a moment without turning towards her. She appreciated that her former enemy could accept her support over his trauma without making a mocking comment. In only twenty four hours everything had changed between them. They were no longer the jerk and the Odango Atama, but warriors who protected the Earth and were now tracking down a murderer to bring him to justice.
"Mamoru." Mizuho suddenly gasped in a scared tone. "Is that him?" She pointed to the monitor and the other three abruptly focused on it.
There was a shape moving in the top right-hand corner, the camera that was pointing down the drive to the street. The four of them watched intently with growing apprehension as the dark figure came slowly past the neighbours house towards Naru's. He paused for a moment and glanced around him as if seeking something and they saw him turn in a complete circle, eyes taking in everything in the street. Every house, light pole, fence and car parked in drives and on the street.
"That's really suspicious." Naru said in a hushed tone, feeling as if her skin were crawling. This person, who they couldn't quite make out as male or female yet because they were too far away, was quite obviously looking for something.
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen both nodded and replied at the same time. "Yeah."
The dark-haired man quickly reached for his earpiece and clicked on the button. "Tuxedo Kamen to everyone." He said quietly. There was static in his ear and then one by one all of the Senshi, Shingo, Hikaru and Luna answered. "We've got a likely suspect. A figure moving towards the house. They seemed to be checking out everything around the street."
"Male or female?" Shingi asked swiftly, sounding concerned.
The Senshi of the Moon was hearing this all through her own earpiece and reached up to click her button too. "It's hard to say, guys. They're wearing dark clothing though." She reported before Mamoru could. She felt her heart start to thunder in her chest as the fear started to flood her. What the hell was she doing here, chasing down a known serial killer anyway? She was a fifteen year old schoolgirl! Yeah...and she just happened to be a superhero too. The blonde sighed and her fingers clenched onto Tuxedo Kamen's shoulder even tighter.
Tuxedo Kamen patted her hand and then lowered his to the keyboard. He tapped in a command and then went to the mouse and moved it till it double-clicked on the part of the screen with the approaching stranger. It abruptly filled the huge screen as the sole picture and they watched with wide eyes as the figure began to move again, passing the neighbours lawn and moving towards Naru's driveway. The steps were deliberate and slow as they reached the drive and then he turned towards the house and looked up at the brightly-lit windows.
"I don't like this." Sailor Moon whimpered, feeling her free hand grabbed by Naru, who crowded in close with their shoulders pressed tightly together. The red-head was obviously just as freaked out by what they were seeing as she was. As the person took a step onto the cement of the drive and slowly began to walk up it, the figure became clearer and they could now make out a bulky long black coat that went down to their feet and a wide-brimmed hat worn low over their eyes. Not much was visible other than those two items of clothing and his shoes.
"Guys, the person just came onto the property and is headed up the drive!" Tuxedo Kamen told the other Senshi and their friends in a grim tone. "It's a man in a long trench coat and concealing hat."
"It's him!"" Hikaru said urgently and she was echoed by her husband.
They all said that they were on their way, but Sailor Mars' voice broke in.
"Wait, how do we know it's not someone else? It could be a broken down car, a neighbour needing something, or a salesman. It's only seven in the evening after all. Would he really have come so early when there are still people and cars around?" The Senshi of Mars tried to be the voice of reason and it made everyone hesitate uncertainly.
Mizuho cast a concerned look at her Daughter, pressed desperately to the superhero's side and her face tense with apprehension. "Rei could be right." She said doubtfully, as they watched the man come up to the top of the drive outside of the garage and then turn along the lounge room windows towards the porch. "What if it's a neighbour? It's pretty cold out, so maybe that's why the coat?"
"With a wide-brimmed hat?" Motoki broke in sarcastically. "At night-time?"
Tuxedo Kamen's hand tightened on the mouse and he stared at the stranger with narrowed eyes. Motoki was right about the hat. It was almost as if this guy was hiding something, and why was his coat that bulky? His shoulders twitched and he bent closer to the monitor, a little unnerved by how large the TV was and how clearly they were starting to see the intruder. It was almost as if he was really walking right in front of them.
Sailor Moon started to creep towards the window, and she knelt down near the bottom at the centre, hands going to the curtain to try and lift it a little.
"No!" The dark-haired man hissed in warning. "Don't touch it, Usagi. He might see it twitch and know someone is watching him." She froze and turned to him with wide blue eyes, then slowly backed off and got to her feet, walking to the desk.
"What's happening?" Luna demanded in a worried voice, obviously frightened for the risk her charge was taking. "Usagi?"
Sailor Moon went back to behind Tuxedo Kamen, and Naru's arm went about her waist. "I'm okay, Luna." She whispered into the receiver. They all had to be quiet now.
Tuxedo Kamen watched with narrowed eyes as the man stopped on their front porch, face inclined downwards as he stopped before the door. "Look up a little." He growled out. Just one damned clear look at this guy and there was nowhere he could go in Juuban that the hero couldn't find him. He could also give the description to the police if somehow the serial killer got away.
The four of them saw a hand rise and then press on the doorbell. It sounded through the house and made Sailor Moon jump slightly.
"Would he ring the doorbell?" Mizuho asked doubtfully, wondering if they were looking at the wrong guy.
The dark-haired man was also uncertain, fingers tightening about the mouse.
"What if it is a neighbour?" Naru whispered to them, and her friend nodded quickly.
"He does look ordinary enough. Except for the hat." Tuxedo Kamen said slowly. The bell rang through the house again and he saw the figure back up slightly. The hat tilted back, features still obscured by shadows and he really wished the cameras had been in colour. But Shingi had assured him that black and white would show the killer more clearly at night. He squinted hard at the picture, face moving close to the monitor and then he saw a flash of teeth and the figure was moving away. "What the hell?" He said, utterly stunned.
"He looked at the camera!" Mizuho said in disbelief, feeling fear fill her.
Sailor Moon grabbed at Tuxedo Kamen's arm as he sat in the chair and felt Naru burrow into her side. "Mamoru did he...?" She trailed off, incredulous and shocked.
"Yeah." The dark-haired man said. "He grinned at us."
"Oh god." Naru whimpered out, eyes huge. She suddenly wanted to be anywhere but there, and not even having Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen there was reassuring now.
"Oh my god." Sailor Moon whispered out sickly, horror filling her. "He knows." The killer knew about the cameras, which could only mean one thing.
Tuxedo Kamen turned away from the monitor and met her gaze grimly. "He followed Mizuho and Naru home here. We thought that he would get the address from the computer on the internet or in the store, but he was trailing them back here."
Mizuho swallowed hard and her Daughter looked rather panicked. "Which means that he saw Shingi setting up all the cameras about the place." The woman felt rather faint and grabbed for the back of the hero's chair, her eyes going anxiously to her Naru to make sure that she was okay. The red-head looked really pale, her gaze scared.
"We've been compromised, Shingi." The dark-haired man reported into the earpiece. "This guy must have been hiding somewhere around here earlier today, after they got the movies and we set up the cameras. He looked right at us and smiled."
"Damn, that's creepy!" Sailor Jupiter breathed out.
Sailor Mars again broke in as the voice of reason. "That can't be right guys. We started to set up the surveillance before Naru and her Mom went for the movies. Remember?"
That was right, they had done that first...
Tuxedo Kamen's blue eyes widened behind the mask as he rapidly clicked back to the main screen and tried to spot the man. They had seen him heading back off of the porch towards the garage, but he was abruptly gone.
"Where is he?" Naru cried out, more frightened than she could ever remember being. Sailor Moon's arms wrapped tightly about her, pushing the red-head's head beneath her chin, and Mizuho strode quickly over to hug them both at the same time.
"What's happening, Mamoru?" Jupiter demanded in a rough voice. They could all hear the rapid running of her boots on a hard surface and knew that the Senshi was headed three blocks over to where Sailor Mars was stationed outside another home.
"He's gone." Sailor Moon answered for Tuxedo Kamen, feeling her limbs trembling. Oh god, why had they tried this mad scheme in the first place? This was freaking her out badly. Even though she was a superhero, she felt like a scared little girl right then.
Shingi's voice broke in then. "You have a big problem guys. If he knows the camera layout, then he's found the blind spots. Which means that he's already checked out the house and property and-"
"He could even have already been inside." Hikaru finished quietly.
The four in the spare room felt a chill go over them.
"But the doors and windows are locked!" Naru burst out, her eyes huge in her face.
"Don't assume anything, Naru." Sailor Mercury said slowly, and they could hear her typing away at her computer. "He could break a window, or pick the lock, or some other way that we haven't even thought of."
"You know, each house has a way to go up into the roof to install insulation and that sort of thing." Shingi said thoughtfully. "Lift a couple of tiles off of the roof and you can get in that way and down through the hatch."
The red-haired girl gave a frightened cry and buried her face into her friend's neck, fighting back tears. "I don't want to be here!" She moaned out.
Sailor Moon could only hold her and her eyes were fixed nervously on the bedroom door, ears straining to hear any noise in the house that sounded out of place.
"I think we have some more bad news." Mercury reported after a long moment of calculations on her computer. "If this guy didn't follow you home after picking up all the copies from the various stores, then that only means one thing."
"The internet?" Shingi asked professionally, his inner it technician coming out.
"No," The blue-haired girl said quietly. "It means that he already had Naru and her Mother lined up as a potential victim and had already scoped out the house, maybe days in advance."
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