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Chapter 5
Mamoru stood there with a million and one thoughts going through his mind. He was holding his breath waiting for his father to show up with his little brother, a brother Mamoru had last seen when he was only nine and Kazuo was six. Mamoru remembered that last day he had seen his brother and their mother like it was just yesterday.
He and Kazuo had been playing with some toy cars in the living room one afternoon as they waited for their father to come home from a business trip. He had been gone for three days and was coming home that evening and both boys couldn't wait.
Mamoru went and pushed his brother back to stop him from grabbing the car he wanted and Kazuo sat back and started pouting making Mamoru smile. He always liked to make his little brother cry. Mamoru stuck his tongue out at Kazuo who only stuck out his bottom lip then looked down.
Mamoru looked up and watched as his mother was running in and out of some of the rooms with a suitcase and talking out loud to herself. Mamoru stood up and went to the woman who didn't even look at him as he stood there looking at her and asking her if she was okay. They both looked to the door after they heard the doorbell. Mamoru watched while his mother ran to the door and hugged another woman who was standing there looking like she was crying. The two women then started walking out to the yard.
Mamoru walked over to the door and stood there and he felt Kazuo run past him and go to their mother and hug her. She looked at him then out to the driveway at the man waiting in the car since the man was honking the horn. Mamoru watched while Kazuo who had started crying after their mother pushed him back got up and ran after her while she and the other woman walked toward the car fast. Kazuo grabbed his mother around her legs and hung onto her and cried harder. "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy." Kazuo said while he hugged her.
"Get in the car now or I'm leaving both you bitches here!" The man was heard yelling out. "Kazuo honey let go. I need to go." Manami said to him as she tried to remove his hands. Kazuo only cried harder and rewrapped his arms around her legs. Manami looked up at her sister. "What should I do Natsumi?" "Bring him." Natsumi said as she opened the back door. Manami looked at the man in the car. "Can I bring him please it's the only way to get him to stop." Manami said. Mamoru stood frozen in his spot on the step and watched the man in the drivers seat smile at Kazuo and nod his head yes. "Sure put the little cry baby in the back. Already have one what the hell he can keep my little girl happy." The man was heard saying.
Mamoru watched everything happen in fast motion as his mother put Kazuo in the back seat and then she got in while her sister got into the front seat. Mamoru watched while the car backed out of the driveway then drove off fast.
Mamoru could remember standing there the whole time shocked that his mother and brother were gone and what made Mamoru the maddest and upset the most was that he just stood there not doing anything and his own mother didn't tell him good bye or even look at him.
Hirohito showed up later finding Mamoru standing in the same spot just looking off into space. Mamoru couldn't answer his father and it took him a few days to come out of his daze. And by then Hirohito had the cops looking for his wife and missing son at first believing they had been kidnapped until he found the note from her telling Hirohito that she was leaving him not going into details. Then he believed she had taken Kazuo just to upset him but in reality Hirohito didn't know why his wife left him.
When Mamoru finally talked and told what he remembered he got mad again hating that his mother took Kazuo and not him. As the years went by Mamoru could remember how at times he didn't want his brother found hating the boy since he was with their mother and he wasn't. Mamoru always thought that his mother loved him the most since she always called Mamoru her little momma's boy and started hating her also since she left him alone. But as he got older and spent time with his father and watched the man Mamoru's attitude changed and Mamoru wanted his brother found at least for their father's sake. He stopped thinking about his mother since it hurt too much thinking that he wasn't loved.
Mamoru started shaking his head to forget the past as he looked toward the door thinking again that his summer plans were now not going to happen. How could he leave with Motoki and have fun when his little brother was finally going to be home after ten years. Mamoru knew that Motoki would understand and he finally smiled.
For a splint second Mamoru got upset thinking about how he was now going to have to share his father with the boy that when they were younger Mamoru hated since he had wanted to be an only child. Mamoru suddenly felt very bad for thinking what he did. He knew he was happy that his brother was alive and now with them and that girl Usagi… Mamoru was at a lost for words at the moment about her.
He stood there and looked down to the floor trying to figure out what his feelings were about everything and hoping that his father wouldn't think he needed to go to the psychologist again or want him to go.
Mamoru and the others all looked when the main doors were opened and Hirohito walked in with Kazuo who was holding Usagi in his arms again and covered with a blanket walked into the large room with help from Nephrite and Minako. "Go to the first room to the left." Hirohito told the two helping him. They started walking toward the room and Mamoru ran over to open that door since he wanted to be in the room first. Mamoru wanted to be in the action since he was starting to notice that he wasn't the center of attention like before.
Mamoru walked in and turned around and watched while the others walked in then Nephrite and Minako walked to the side and Hirohito removed the cover from the two. As soon as the cover was lifted Kazuo and Usagi both closed their eyes tight against the lights. "Turn off all the lights but one and turn that one down to its lowest setting." Hirohito said remembering that the basement room had been dark. Nephrite and Minako did what he asked then left the room closing the door behind them.
Kazuo and Usagi both reopened their eyes then slowly turned their heads while they looked around the room. Hirohito who was suddenly at a lost for words left the room fast and stood outside by the closed door breathing heavy as everything suddenly hit him that his youngest son was alive and safe now and within a few feet from him. Everyone stood motionless and looked at their boss who suddenly gave a deep long sigh then smiled while he covered his face with his hands.
Mamoru looked at the closed door then looked and smiled at Kazuo while the boy placed Usagi down on her feet but he kept his arm around her shoulders holding her close. Usagi stood there holding the stuff bunny to her stomach now and looked at the large room surprised by how big it was and by how pretty everything in it was.
Usagi looked up when Mamoru walked over to her and Kazuo and stopped in front of Kazuo. She watched while the two brothers looked into each other's eyes. Mamoru stood there wondering what Kazuo was thinking and Kazuo stood there wishing he could lie down since his head was hurting again and he was very tired again.
Usagi looked up at Mamoru and noticed that Kazuo's head went to Mamoru's shoulders and Usagi's head went to his chest a few inches below his shoulders. She suddenly felt very small and looked down after Mamoru turned his head and looked down at her. Mamoru smiled as he looked at Usagi and noticed that her hair did go just past her ankles. Mamoru suddenly wondered what she would look like with her hair up in a bun or in pigtails.
Mamoru slowly reached and touched Kazuo on his left cheek and Usagi on her right while he smiled at them both. Kazuo half smiled back while Usagi only looked at Mamoru's eyes noticing that they seemed darker then Kazuo's eyes. She looked down fast and pulled the bunny closer while another pain hit.
Mamoru smiled again as he removed his hands then walked toward the door and left the room. He closed the door and looked around for his father and saw him standing off to the side looking out a window while his right hand held the curtain open just a little. Mamoru walked over to his father and touched the mans arm. Hirohito looked at him and half smiled.
"I feel like shit….I should have sent them in before now….I should have sent them in as soon as we saw him…Did you see his eye and face? I hate to think about what happened to him." Hirohito said out loud. Mamoru nodded his head and said, "We didn't know for sure if it was really him. And if something would have messed up he might have been killed."
Hirohito pulled Mamoru over to him and hugged him in his arms while he sighed again. Mamoru smiled and again felt bad that he thought his father wouldn't need him now that Kazuo had been found for Mamoru had been thinking that at one time. Mamoru also knew that he was nineteen not a little boy anymore. There wasn't anything to be jealous of any more. If anything he felt that Kazuo should be the one who was jealous since Mamoru was healthy and had been safe with their father the whole time.
Kazuo removed his arm from Usagi after Mamoru closed the door and started to walk away from her to check the room out. Usagi stood there as her body started to sway back and forth. "Ka….." Usagi started to say as she rolled her eyes up and passed out falling onto the floor. "Usagi!" Kazuo said fast as he ran to her and pulled her into his arms. "Usa…..Usa…USAGI!" He screamed out as he started crying since she wouldn't wake up as he shook her shoulders. He suddenly remembered the pain she had been in and feeling her body getting hot again Kazuo started screaming out her name over and over never noticing Hirohito and Mamoru both running in and over to them while a few of the others watched from the doorway.
Hirohito went to pick up Usagi while Mamoru went to hold Kazuo but Kazuo bite Mamoru on his arm and pushed Hirohito back then pulled Usagi back into his arms. "DON'T YOU TOUCH HER!" Kazuo screamed out as the tears fell from his eyes. He pulled Usagi as close as he could and put his head down onto her head and cried into her hair feeling that he didn't protect her.
Hirohito and Mamoru looked at each other then Hirohito went to Kazuo and moved his head up so he had to look at him. "It's okay son we aren't going to hurt her….. We need to take Usagi to a hospital so they can see why she isn't waking up." Hirohito said in a slow soft voice. Kazuo looked at him then back down at Usagi. "Hospital?" Kazuo said softly. "Yes son I have a friend who is a doctor and she would like to help Usagi out. Will you let her?" Hirohito asked.
Kazuo looked back at his father then stood up with Usagi in his arms and started to walk to the door but ended up stopping and started to sway back and forth. Before he could drop Usagi and pass out, Mamoru was catching Usagi into his arms while Hirohito grabbed Kazuo before he tumbled to the floor.
"Ami call Selene for me and tell her to meet us at the hospital. Nephrite please have the others make sure that the reporters don't find out where we are going." Hirohito said while he and Mamoru walked to the door then to the elevator. The elevator ride was made in silence while Hirohito looked down at his youngest son and Mamoru looked at Usagi and the stuff bunny that was still in her arms.
Mamoru looked over at Minako who was standing beside him and cleaning his arm where Kazuo had bitten him. Mamoru smiled while she put a band-aid on the bite cut. "Thank you Minako." Mamoru said. Minako only smiled at him nodded her head then moved over toward her husband who stood in front of the two with Zoisite, Jadieite and Rei near them also.
Mamoru looked back down at Usagi then over at his father. "I wonder how old Usagi is because she's so tiny and light as a feather." Mamoru told the man who had been looking down at Kazuo. Hirohito looked at Usagi and said, "After they have rested we can ask some questions. Kazuo is also very light in weight. You can see it in their faces that they haven't eaten good." Mamoru looked up at his father then back down at Kazuo then moved his eyes forward since the elevator doors opened.
"My lord we will be going out the back way with a few cars as decoys. We have one ready to head toward a different hotel and another car going toward the airport. None should be following yours going to the hospital. Once at the hospital we will be going into a private entrance were the doctors park their cars and Dr. Selene will be there waiting." Michiru told Hirohito as she led the way to the car they would be taking. Hirohito only nodded his head while he watched Mamoru get into the back seat with Usagi still in his arms on the left side of the car then he got into the car on the right still holding Kazuo.
The ride to the hospital was short and nothing seemed to stop them. Mamoru kept his eyes on Usagi after she moaned out in pain at one time and he felt how hot her body was. Mamoru suddenly felt bad that she was so sick and hoped she would get better.
Hirohito and Mamoru both looked and saw Selene and a nurse waiting by the doors as the car came to a stop. Hirohito got out first and smiled at Selene who smiled back as she walked over to him. Mamoru looked at the good doctor and still wondered how long her hair was since he always only saw her brown hair up in a bun.
Mamoru got out of the car fast and laid Usagi down on the waiting stretcher. He and the others all turned when Kazuo who had woken up suddenly ran from Hirohito and ran to Usagi and held onto her body. Hirohito went to Kazuo and was able to pull him back only to have him run back to Usagi and start too scream out no over and over while he started crying hard again after he noticed that the nurses had tried to take Usagi away.
To calm Kazuo down and get him to quiet down Selene and Hirohito allowed Kazuo to be taken with Usagi. Kazuo picked up BunBun and held it under his left arm while his hands held onto Usagi hand while the nurses pushed the stretcher. Mamoru and Hirohito walked behind them with Hirohito telling Selene everything that they knew, which wasn't much.
After getting her examined with Kazuo right there the whole time and getting Usagi in the operating room Selene was able to fix Usagi whose stomach had formed an ulcer that ruptured and had given her an infection.
Kazuo sat up by Usagi's head with his head resting near her's and BunBun on his lap. He kept his left arm across her chest with his left hand under her chin and his right arm wrapped around her head and his right hand covering her eyes with his own eyes closed tight. Hirohito and Mamoru and a few of their people watched thru some glass windows while Selene operated on Usagi.
"Kazuo is acting like her personal guard. He's like a guard dog." Mamoru suddenly said as he looked at Kazuo. Hirohito only smiled. Mamoru turned and looked at his father who looked back. "I wonder what their relationship is." Mamoru suddenly said. He then turned back and looked at the two. Hirohito turned and watched the two also as his thoughts once again drifted to Usagi then his mind drifted back to his missing wife. He again wondered if Usagi was his then shook his head no as he remembered that it was impossible. Also if Usagi were his she would have dark hair since he and his wife both had dark hair. His eyes widened when he remembered how the woman had a younger sister.
Hirohito turned toward Mamoru who looked at him as his father grabbed his arms. "Mamoru the day your mother left with Kazuo you said a woman was there do you remember what she looked like?" Hirohito asked him. Mamoru looked to the wall then back at his father. "She looked like mother some…. dark blonde hair I think yes they both had dark blonde hair like a dirty blonde…mother had dyed her hair a few days….. before…." Mamoru said as he got silent and watched his father's eyes go wider.
"Natsumi! She's Natsumi's daughter!" Hirohito suddenly said making everyone in the room look at him. Hirohito looked at Mamoru first then at Kazuo then at Usagi and said, "Natsumi was your mother's younger sister. They had a fight one year and lost contact with each other for the longest time…." Hirohito started to say but got silent as he thought about the past before Kazuo had been born. "She's our cousin?" Mamoru asked as his eyes widened. "I'm not sure but Usagi does seem to look like your mother some and those two sisters did look alike some….I would have to find those old pictures. We can do blood work." Hirohito then said. Mamoru looked at him and watched his father as the man walked over to the door since Selene had waved at him.
Mamoru followed the man fast and stood silently and listened to Selene tell them how they were going to put Usagi in a private room once Jadeite, Makoto and Ami checked it over. Hirohito nodded his head in understanding then went over and sat down with Mamoru following. They sat and waited for ten minutes then followed Selene and one of the nurses push the bed with Usagi in it down the hall. Kazuo was right there again holding Usagi's hand only this time he had put BunBun on the bed beside Usagi.
Once in the room and they settled Usagi in the new bed Kazuo was seen climbing up into the bed then he laid down and pulled Usagi into his arms and finally closed his eyes while his body shut down and got the much needed sleep that he needed. The two slept through the night never noticing when Selene and her nurse gave each of them a sponge bath and then Selene cleaned and gave Kazuo stitches in his arm where he had cut it. She even took care of his eye while her nurse drew blood from them both.
Selene then got the two into a hospital gown each and started an IV in Kazuo's arm giving both him and Usagi medicine to fight any infections that he might have and also to give them nutrients since they were both dehydrated.
That whole night Hirohito and Mamoru stayed in the room with the two with Hirohito leaving now and then to take care of business leaving Mamoru alone with the two to sleep in one of the chairs. Mamoru woke up one time looking at his watch then he looked over when he noticed that Usagi was waking up. Mamoru stood up fast and went to the bed on the side Kazuo was on and watched while Usagi looked at Kazuo then moved BunBun over to Kazuo's other side so she could lay on his chest better. Kazuo in his sleep automatically pulled her closer to his body. Mamoru smiled and covered them both better. He looked at the stuff rabbit and even reached and covered it better.
Mamoru walked away from the bed and went to the door and opened it but step back fast when he saw his father and Selene standing outside the door standing very close to each other. Mamoru stayed hidden and kept the door open just a little so he could hear the two. "I should have brought them here first. What the hell was I thinking? I saw his bruised face and his eye…." Hirohito said softly while Selene went and hugged him. "Hiro they are here now and both will be okay trust me." Selene said in a soft comforting voice while Hirohito wrapped his arms around her body. Mamoru watched and smiled as he saw his father give a kiss to Selene's neck and her eyes closed and a small smile appeared on her face.
Mamoru slowly and quietly closed the door then went back to the bed and looked at Kazuo and Usagi who were still sleeping. Mamoru looked up when he heard the door open and his father and Selene walked in together.
Selene walked over to the bed and checked the IV's and gave some pain medicine into Usagi's while Mamoru told them how she woke up for a few seconds and moved to be closer to Kazuo. "Should we move them so they are apart?" Selene asked Hirohito who looked at her. "No they seem okay." Hirohito told her as he thought about that little mattress that he had seen in that basement. "You two should go and rest. You have the others guarding and only my nurse and I are going to be coming in here." Selene said. "I'm okay I slept earlier." Mamoru said. "Thank you Selene but I'm fine also. Don't forget we…. I took that nap in that office." Hirohito said. Mamoru looked at the man then the good dr. seeing them both blush just a little while Mamoru knew that he heard his father say the word we. Mamoru smiled as he looked back down at the two in the bed.
"Hirohito about what we talked about earlier…. Once I can get that fever Usagi has to break then we can take them home. I know you want to get back and I'm sure Mamoru wants to enjoy his summer vacation." Selene said. "We will move them only when you say its okay. Mamoru you may go home now if you want but let me know so we can send some of the others with you. Also you will have to stay home on the grounds for awhile." Hirohito first told Selene then Mamoru. Mamoru looked at his father who looked back at him.
"Son I'm very sorry but this summer break you are going to have to stay home there are too many reporters and this is big. We will deal with your college later." Hirohito said as he pointed to the two in the bed. "I understand father." Mamoru said as he also looked back at the bed. "I'm going to stay with you. I don't want you to worry that something happened to me. It's best if you knew where I was also at all times so I'll stay." Mamoru suddenly said making Hirohito smile and nod his head in understanding and being proud that Mamoru seemed to be growing up some more. Selene smiled also then said, "As tired as they both seem they may sleep for many hours even days." Hirohito and Mamoru both told her okay then Mamoru went back and sat down while Hirohito walked with Selene to the door.
He walked back to Mamoru and handed him one of his bags. "Here I had Zoisite bring you some things of yours." Hirohito said as he sat down in the other chair. "What about my phone I wanted to call Motoki." Mamoru said as he looked in his bag. "I know you do son and I have Kunzite working on getting you and I both new ones that no one will be able to get the number. You can call Motoki later and only give him the number I trust him." Hirohito told him as he took out some papers that the chief of police had given to him. Mamoru took out one of his game systems and started playing a game keeping the noise down low and every now and then looked up at the two sleeping soundly in the hospital bed with the rail up.
Mamoru looked at Usagi's face the most since her body was facing him and his father. He watched while her eyes seemed to move back and forth at different times making Mamoru wonder what the young girl who might be his cousin and how they still didn't know her age was dreaming about.
To be continued
I made this chapter be more about Mamoru with more to come on him and the other two. We can't rush things. EvaC.