I'm posting this now before the long weekend since I will be busy. I hope to finish this story up next week. I should since we only have two more chapters to go. OK…Here we go…..Please have the tissue ready. You have been pre-warned. EvaC.
Chapter 15
Usagi continued sit in the bed looking down not even noticing that she was in her nightgown while her mind drifted to Mamoru again. She had been dreaming about him and woke up that morning early wishing she could see him sooner then the months it would take for him to come home on break. She wanted to be in his strong arms again letting him hold her while he helped her with her studies. Usagi liked how his body made hers feel never wanting that feeling to go away and she wondered if Mamoru thought about her the same way. It reminded her of when she and Kazuo was locked up and he would hold her in his arms.
Usagi smiled as she thought about how Mamoru talked to her like she was an adult never once laughing at her when she had trouble with simple words or when she asked silly questions. Without realizing it Usagi was growing up.
Usagi glanced over to her left again and saw Kazuo laying there looking up at her. Usagi looked away not realizing that she was blushing. She wondered if he was still mad at her. Kazuo was really confusing her even more now. She thought about telling Mamoru what had happened but then decided not too since she didn't want him to worry. It had only been the one time that Kazuo had pushed her and Usagi was sure he wouldn't do it again.
Kazuo slowly sat up beside Usagi then turned her head to be toward him. Usagi and Kazuo sat beside each other facing just looking into each others eyes. Usagi thought about Mamoru's eyes liking how dark they were. She looked away from Kazuo suddenly feeling bad that she was thinking about Mamoru and not him. Yes she did love Kazuo she always would but she was thinking about Mamoru more then ever wanting to be closer to him. He didn't have mood swings and confuse her like Kazuo did now.
"Usa I'm very sorry for how mean I have been at times. And I'm very sorry for what happened last night." Kazuo suddenly said in a soft voice. Usagi looked at him and smiled but stayed silent as she turned her head away to look at a window. She really didn't know what to say at the moment wondering if his attitude was going to change again. She thought it was best to stay silent.
Kazuo reached and turned Usagi's head back toward him. "Usa I have a favor to ask you." Kazuo said in the same soft voice after she looked at him. "Yes Kaz?" Usagi asked with her voice just as soft. "Usa… sweet Usagi, I want you to do something big for me." Kazuo said slowly as he looked down then back up at Usagi.
Usagi stayed silent as her head gave a slight nod as she looked at him. "Usagi I want you to replace me in your heart with…. replace me with Mamoru." Kazuo said in a mature voice as he then looked away from her. "Kazuo….." Usagi said looking at him like he was crazy. She had never heard his voice sounding so mature.
Kazuo looked back at her smiling with a sad smile. "You are already falling for him and in time you will love only him. Do it please?" Kazuo said with his voice sounding even softer. He suddenly reached and put both his hands on her face one on each side making Usagi think that he was going to kiss her. She felt his arms slowly shake as he held onto her.
Kazuo slowly pulled her close and placed his forehead on hers and whispered, "Please promise me now." Usagi blinked her eyes and seeing the tears in his eyes whispered, "I promise." "Promise what?" Kazuo whispered. "I promise to replace…. you in my heart…. with… with Mamochan." Usagi said slowly. She then looked away only to look back fast as Kazuo let her head go and fell back on the bed passing out with a happy smile on his face.
"Kazuo?" Usagi said as she moved over to him and touched his arm then his head. "Kazuo!" Usagi said as she shook his body at first slow and gently. "KAZUO!" Usagi then screamed out when he wouldn't respond or wake up. Usagi jumped off the bed then ran to the door running over first to Hirohito's room finding it empty she then ran down the hall then down the stairs screaming out Hirohito's name over and over while tears started falling.
Hirohito ran to Usagi fast with a few others following him since they had heard her. He grabbed Usagi by her upper arms to stop her from falling on the steps. "Usagi….." Hirohito started to say but Usagi interrupted him and said, "Kazuo wouldn't wake up again! He was talking to me then passed out and now he won't wake up!" Usagi said fast while she looked Hirohito in his eyes.
Hirohito looked at Usagi noticing the scared look in her eyes. He then let her arms go and ran up to Kazuo's room with Usagi and the others following. "Lord Hirohito….." Rei was heard saying as she watched Hirohito try to wake Kazuo while Usagi stood beside him.
"Call Selene and tell her to meet us at the hospital and get my helicopter ready NOW!" Hirohito said just about yelling as he picked up Kazuo into his arms. Rei and the others ran out doing what he told them. Usagi with tears in her eyes followed Hirohito out of the room with Setsuna beside her. Usagi climbed into the helicopter behind Hirohito then Setsuna followed with, Jadeite and Ami following. With the others following in the cars.
They arrived at the hospital in fifteen minutes and Selene ran to them with her staff taking Kazuo away while Hirohito held Usagi in his arms so she couldn't move while she cried and tried to follow. Hirohito took Usagi to the waiting room while the others joined them. Hirohito seeing that Usagi was still in her night gown took off his sports jacket and placed it over her shoulders while she sat beside him. Everyone sat and waited with Selene showing up thirty minutes later. Selene showed up and everyone stood up with Hirohito running to her fast since she stopped at the doorway just looking at him.
"Hiro….I'm sorry…..but Kazuo…..he's dieing…..Kazuo has a form of cancer… in his brain that has spread to his spine and its spreading fast to the rest of his body." Selene said with tears in her eyes as she watched Hirohito look at her with his eyes going wide. "No…..I just got him back not even….No." Hirohito said slowly as he felt Selene wrap her arms around him and hug him. "It seemed to settle behind his left eye. It might have even started there…..We never….." Selene started to say but couldn't as her eyes closed tight.
Hirohito stood there with his eyes open wide then he looked over at Usagi who was standing beside him with her hands on his arm looking up at him. Hirohito removed Selene's arms then said, "Take me to him." Selene nodded her head and turned and started walking away with Hirohito who now was holding Usagi's right hand following.
"My lord do you want us to call Mamoru?" Ami was heard asking. Hirohito stopped walking and looked at her and the others. "Go pick him up now." He told her in a serious voice then started walking again following Selene. Ami and the others looked at each other then Zoisite went and gave Ami a kiss then turned and walked away with Rei and Jadeite following him heading to the copter while Ami took out her phone to call the pilot to get the jet ready.
After arriving in the room Usagi let Hirohito's hand go and ran over to the bed that Kazuo was in. Usagi climbed up into the bed beside Kazuo on the right side and took his left hand and held it while she looked at him trying to figure out what was going on while the three looked at Kazuo who looked like he was just taking a nap.
Hirohito walked over and stood on the left side and looked down at Kazuo wondering why they didn't catch it sooner. His eyes suddenly widen as it hit him that Kazuo knew he was dieing. He remembered when Kazuo had gotten his eyes checked that one time and wouldn't let the eye doctor look at his left eye saying he was okay. Hirohito stood there remembering the night before and the last conversation he had with Kazuo before the boy left his office smiling while Hirohito answered his ringing phone.
"Father you remember your promise about Usagi right?" Kazuo asked looking at the man. "Yes son I remember and I will keep it. But don't worry about anything okay. No one will ever take you again. You aren't going anywhere." Hirohito said as he put his book down. Kazuo looked at him smiling then whispered, "Yes I am." Kazuo smiled again then left the room with Hirohito watching him. He looked over to his phone when it started ringing forgetting until now what Kazuo had last said.
"He knew." Hirohito said looking at Selene who had joined him at the bed. "Hiro…" Selene said looking at him with a questioning look. "Kazuo kept asking me to make sure Usagi was safe. He was always sleeping and I thought he just needed to rest after the ordeal he had been through….I just thought to give him his space…..Kazuo never really grew…He wouldn't let us check that eye." Hirohito said more to himself.
"I should have done more tests but…. But the type of cancer he has…. He was born with it and being locked up, not eating right and over time it…." Selene started to say but stopped and looked at Hirohito who looked at her and asked, "He was going to die no matter what?" "Yes we could have done treatment if we would have gotten him sooner…but it wouldn't have been the cure." Selene said softly as tears started to fall again. Hirohito turned and hugged her holding her close while the tears fell slowly from both their eyes.
Usagi continued to sit there on her knees listening to the two while looking at Kazuo still wondering what had happened as she remembered how he always had the head hurting even when they were little. She wished she would have told Hirohito sooner about them but Kazuo had told her they were going away and to not worry about it and Usagi had believed him. He had never lied to her before so why wouldn't she believe him.
The three watched as Kazuo half opened his eyes and asked for his father. Hirohito walked over fast and took Kazuo's hands and held them tight. "Dad…" "Yes Kazuo? I'm here son." "I'm glad I got to see…." "Please stop talking and rest I'll be here." Hirohito said as he looked down at his son. Kazuo only smiled as he shook his head a little he looked toward Usagi then back at Hirohito. "I'm glad I got to see you before….all I wanted was to see you again and to get help for Usa…." Kazuo said in a soft voice as his eyes closed again.
Mamoru sat in his first period class half listening to his teacher while he looked at the note that Motoki had just handed him. Mamoru smiled then started to answer the question Motoki asked. Mamoru suddenly wished he hadn't have come back to school so soon. He really didn't think he would do well that year since his mind was always thinking about Usagi.
Mamoru felt Beryl's eyes on him but he wouldn't look at her. He knew that he would never date her again not when he had what he had always wanted waiting at home for him. He glanced at Motoki who blew him a kiss and winked making Mamoru smile and look down trying to not laugh since he knew that Motoki did it since Beryl had been looking at them. Mamoru glanced up and saw Beryl turn her head away fast while she glared even more. She suddenly smiled as she thought about how Mamoru was going to be paying soon once the reporters showed up.
Beryl couldn't wait to tell the story about how the great Mamoru Chiba oldest son to Hirohito Chiba one of the richest men around was really gay and had tried to hide it. Beryl smiled more when she thought about how Motoki's parents would be hurt from the news also since she knew how old fashion the older couple was and how their only wish was for him to find a nice girl to settle down with when he finished school. Beryl looked at Motoki again who looked at her then stuck his tongue out at her. Beryl glared again and looked away then rolled her eyes.
Motoki looked at Mamoru when he handed him the note back. Mamoru and everyone else looked up when they heard the door open. Mamoru sat up more when he noticed Kunzite step into the room followed by Jadeite. Kunzite waved Mamoru over to him while Jadeite talked softly to the teacher. Beryl smiled again thinking the reporters had shown up. 'Go on and try to hide Mamoru you stupid fairy virgin! But I know all the places you go to and I will make sure they find you.' Beryl whispered to herself.
Mamoru stood up while he and everyone else heard the teacher say, "Mamoru you and Motoki are excused from class." Mamoru with Motoki following walked over to Kunzite fast while Kunzite took Mamoru's arm taking him out into the hallway. Mamoru looked at him then the others while Rei and Jadeite walked out closed the door and walked to Mamoru and Rei took his hands. He was very surprised that Rei and Jadeite were there.
"Mamoru something has happened. Kazuo is in the hospital he's….." Rei started to say but had to stop and looked away but not before Mamoru saw the tears in her eyes. "Rei…Jadeite..." Mamoru said looking at her then over at Jadeite who looked back. Mamoru looked at the others all of them looking shocked and sad all of them with tears in their eyes. He then looked back at Jadeite. "Kazuo is dieing, he has a cancer in the brain there is nothing they can do." Jadeite said.
Mamoru blinked his eyes as he heard Motoki gasp out loud. Mamoru started running down the hallway then out leaving the building fast with the others all following. Motoki stood by the limo and told Mamoru that he would lock up their room and let the teachers know and then he would show up soon after. Mamoru nodded his head to Motoki then got in to the limo with the others.
Mamoru walked around the plane as it flew him home only sitting down when the plane was getting ready to land. Mamoru ran over to the waiting helicopter with the others and they rode in silence to the hospital.
Mamoru followed Ami and Michiru who were waiting for him and the others to the room where Kazuo was in. He walked into the room fast seeing his father and Selene sitting beside each other and Usagi still in her nightgown and Hirohito's jacket sitting beside Kazuo on her knees on his bed holding both his hands. She never noticed when Mamoru and the others walked in.
Hirohito stood up and walked to Mamoru and they hugged then the man pulled him to the side and told him softly everything that they knew. Afterwards Mamoru went and sat down beside his father and they waited and watched Usagi who only sat there and looked at Kazuo. Usagi never even noticed when Setsuna put a pair of socks on her bare feet.
Selene was seen coming in and out of the room now and then with different hospital staff. She went and got a specialist in cancer who only told them what they already knew. Kazuo was going to die. The specialist did say that she was surprised that Kazuo was still hanging in there. She surprised them when she told how Kazuo was now totally blind in both eyes.
The only comfort she could give to them was telling them that Kazuo would probably go into a coma then pass away while he slept. She walked out with Selene and whispered to her and told Selene to slowly increase the pain medicine for Kazuo so he wasn't in any more pain and how it would help in the long run. Selene closed her eyes and shook her head back and forth but before she walked away she told the specialist to have a nurse do it. The specialist nodded in understanding and walked away going to give the orders as she took over for Selene.
Selene walked back into the room and over to Hirohito who was now making Usagi get up and sit down in a chair. Selene walked over and placed a blanket over Usagi's lap then turned and watched a nurse walk in. She and the nurse glanced at each other then wouldn't look at each other while the nurse gave some strong pain medicine into Kazuo's IV. Selene closed her eyes for a second and took a deep breath but kept silent.
After the nurse left the room, Mamoru got up and walked over to Kazuo's bed and just stood there looking down at his brother who looked so peaceful while he slept. Mamoru felt bad wishing that he had spent more time with the boy.
"If I would have known I wouldn't have left for school." Mamoru whispered. "None of us knew. Not even Usagi. Only Kazuo knew and he didn't tell anyone." Hirohito answered him. They looked at each other then they both glanced over at Usagi who was still looking at Kazuo's head. Mamoru turned away and walked back over to the chair he had been in and sat down and waited. They all sat and waited for time to pass.
Mamoru left the room a few hours later after Motoki showed up. He told his best friend everything that they knew about Kazuo surprising Motoki also. The two best friends who acted more like brothers went back into the room and sat down. Motoki went over to Setsuna and they hugged then sat beside each other and held hands. No one talked since none of them knew what to say at the moment.
Mamoru sat down beside his father and glanced at Usagi then looked away from her fast suddenly feeling really bad that he hadn't given his brother the attention that he had given to Usagi. Mamoru felt bad since Kazuo was his brother and Usagi…..They still didn't know if she was really family or who she belonged too and it was starting to make Mamoru feel like shit wishing he had been there more for his brother. He forgot about how Kazuo didn't want anyone near him and how he pushed Mamoru away.
A few hours went by and Hirohito, Mamoru and Usagi were the only ones to stay in the room with Kazuo full time. The others were seen coming and going. Bring them each something to eat and drink and not surprised when the three didn't take the items.
Later that night Kazuo was seen opening and closing his eyes now and then. Selene was shocked knowing that the drug that they had been giving him was strong and he shouldn't have been waking up. Everyone looked when Kazuo opened his eyes fully and moved his head back and forth a few times then asked to see Mamoru. Mamoru stood up fast and went to his brother's bed.
Kazuo reached and felt around then pulled Mamoru by his shirt to be closer to him then whispered in his ear, "I never hated you dear older brother…I just needed you and her…Together… Remember your promise Mamo…Usa will need you…..only you…..can…. help…..her…." Mamoru only nodded his head making Kazuo smile and his eyes close again slipping back into the coma.
Mamoru stood up straight and looked over at Usagi who was just sitting in a chair seeming to be looking at him. But she was really not seeing anything. Mamoru glared at Usagi suddenly hating that she was sitting there healthy and alive while his little brother who was taken from him then found and now about to be taken from him again was there in a hospital bed dieing. How could he care for her when he hated her at the moment for being healthy and well?
Mamoru looked away from Usagi and closed his eyes tight feeling his father wrap his arms around him and lead him over to one of the chairs. Mamoru sat down keeping his eyes closed feeling the tears build up.
A few hours later while the room was silent as everyone rested Kazuo opened his eyes part way and started saying Usagi's name a few times. Usagi ran over to the bed before any of the others noticed that Kazuo was awake again. She looked down at him while the ones who were sleeping woke up and sat up better looking at the two while Usagi got on the bed while Kazuo put his left hand on her head and pulled her down to whisper in her ear. He felt around with his right hand then took one of her hands and held it.
"Usa… Mamo will need…. you…. make sure…. you help him." Kazuo said making Usagi glance at Mamoru then down and nod her head once and whisper, "Okay." Kazuo took a deep breath a few times then pulled her even closer so his lips were touching her ear.
"Usa….all I ever wanted…..was for you….to be safe….safe from any….harm….and now….you are…..I loved….. You….." Kazuo whispered in her ear as his eyes closed slowly and the smile returned to his face. Usagi lay across his body as everyone in the room heard the heart monitor go off with a single loud long beep showing that Kazuo had passed away.
Usagi sat in a daze as she heard the girls all crying and she heard Mamoru crying while Motoki held him. Usagi slowly sat up seeing Hirohito hugging Selene while she cried into his chest. Usagi slowly got off the bed with no one watching her. She slowly walked over to the bathroom door and sat down behind it hiding from everyone while her mind shut down. Usagi drew her legs up and rested her head on her knees as she just watched everyone around her. She closed her eyes believing that she would open them and she and Kazuo would be back in the basement room alone just them together with their little BunBun.
Hirohito let Selene go and walked over to the bed and looked down at his youngest son while Selene walked over and shut the machine off so the only sound in the room was the sobs coming from the others. "Guys take the girls out." Hirohito said in a soft voice as he looked at them he then looked over at Motoki who was holding Mamoru. "Motoki take Mamoru out now." Hirohito then said. Motoki and the other guys all nodded their heads then walked out. Michiru with Haruka in her arms and Setsuna following followed them all out.
Hirohito listened to the door close then sighed long and deep and looked at Selene as she went back to his arms. Hirohito pulled her to him and suddenly started to cry into her hair hard both never noticing Usagi sitting in the corner behind the door looking off toward the wall above Kazuo's bed.
Hirohito finally walked out of the room and stood in front of the others and found Mamoru in his arms hugging him and crying. Motoki was now holding Setsuna as they both cried. Hirohito wrapped his arms around his oldest son and held him while he closed his own eyes. He reopened his eyes after he felt Selene touch his arm. "They have taken Kazuo away." Selene whispered to him. Hirohito only nodded his head in understanding. He looked at the others then said, "Everyone get ready to go home." The others all nodded their heads and went and started to get their jackets and other personal items. Mamoru walked back over to Motoki and they stood to the side waiting for Hirohito and Selene to talk with some of the other doctors and hospital staff.
Hirohito then walked over to the guys knowing that Selene was going to follow in a few minutes after she signed a few papers. Hirohito put his arm around Mamoru and started to walk away with Motoki following, they went to the elevator and rode down to the first floor were the others were waiting in the parking garage. As they got off the elevator Setsuna was there waiting. "Excuse me but has any of you seen Usagi." She asked looking into the elevator then at the three guys. Hirohito let Mamoru go and looked around at the others noticing that Usagi wasn't with them.
"She must still be upstairs you all go on and I will retrieve her." Hirohito said getting back on the elevator. Mamoru walked over with Motoki and Setsuna to the others and let them lead him to the waiting cars. Mamoru looked up and to the street and noticed that some reporters had shown up as he got into the limo fast and went across to the other seat and curled up into a ball to wait for his father.
Hirohito got off the elevator and walked into Kazuo's room finding it empty. He walked out and over to Selene who looked up at him. "Have you seen Usagi?" He asked her. "No not since we were all in the room." Selene said as she stood up. Selene looked to some nurses and asked if they had seen Usagi at any time. Each of them shook their heads no. Selene and Hirohito looked to an orderly as the man walked over to them fast.
"Excuse me but you are looking for that girl who was in her nightgown?" the man asked looking at Hirohito. "Yes we are have you seen her?" Hirohito asked. "Yes sir. She is down in the morgue just sitting. I tried to get her to come back up here but she won't move." the man said. Hirohito and Selene both just about ran to the elevator.
Mamoru sat up after a while wondering what was taking his father so long. He moved over and pushed the button for the window to roll down so he could ask one of the guys since they were all standing around waiting.
"Zoisite said he heard that they can't find her." Jadeite said and Mamoru heard him. "Damn I hope they do a few reporters got past security and are in the hospital." Kunzite said. Mamoru sat back then started to open the door while the guys moved from the door. Mamoru looked at them then over to his father and Selene as they walked toward them fast. In Hirohito's arms was Usagi looking like she was asleep.
Mamoru got back into the limo followed by Selene who let Hirohito place Usagi's head on her lap. Hirohito then turned to the guys. "Kazuo's body is being moved to the property. We will bury him sometime tomorrow or the next day. I don't want any reporters to get wind of what we are doing. In the morning I will hold a news conference." Hirohito told them. The four all nodded their heads then walked over to the other limo while Hirohito got into his.
The limo drove off while Hirohito looked down at Usagi then across at Mamoru. Mamoru looked up at Selene as she went to him then gave him a shot in his arm. "To help you sleep tonight." She said in a soft voice. Mamoru didn't answer her as he just sat there.
He looked at his father when he heard the man say, "Her eyes are open again." "Yes but she should go right back to sleep." Selene said as she and Hirohito looked down at Usagi who was looking up at the ceiling. Hirohito moved some of Usagi's hair off her face.
"I can't believe none of us saw her leaving with them when they took Kazuo out." Selene said in a soft voice after Usagi closed her eyes thinking she was asleep. Hirohito didn't answer. "Where was she?" Mamoru suddenly asked making the two look at him. "She was down in the morgue sitting on the floor beside the stretcher… that Kazuo was on." Hirohito said in a soft voice. Mamoru eyes widen just a little as he glanced down at Usagi. Mamoru closed his eyes feeling the shot that Selene had given to him start to kick in.
Mamoru woke up the next morning late missing his father's news conference. He sat up and looked out the door across into Kazuo's and Usagi's room seeing Usagi just sitting on the edge of the bed while Minako sat behind her brushing her hair. Mamoru looked away then back when Nephrite and Motoki walked in both in suits. "You are awake finally. Eat what you can then get dressed. We go are leaving in four hours." Nephrite told Mamoru. He then walked out leaving Mamoru and Motoki alone.
"They are going to bury you brother fast I guess so no reporters can try to get any pictures of his….body." Motoki said as he walked over and sat down on Mamoru's bed. "Those reporters are sick." Mamoru whispered and Motoki nodded his head in agreement. Mamoru got up and went to the bathroom then walked out going to his closet to look for a suit. Mamoru yawned long and loud as he stopped walking out of the closet.
"You are still tired from that shot." Motoki said. Mamoru nodded his head up and down a few times. "I will go take a shower that should wake me up." Mamoru said as he walked toward the bathroom. He stopped walking when he heard Motoki, "Usagi has been up the whole night." Mamoru didn't answer and finished walking into the bathroom and closed the door not wanting to think about Usagi at the moment.
After his shower Mamoru got dressed then ate the food that was brought to him not eating much. He walked over to his door and opened it looking up and back into Usagi's room seeing her in the same spot but now with his father sitting beside her.
Usagi glanced up at Hirohito who gave her a kiss on the forehead then he smiled and stood up and walked out of the room seeing Mamoru he walked over and gave him a hug. "We will be leaving soon." Hirohito said with his voice soft. Mamoru only nodded his head in understanding. Hirohito let him go then walked away. Mamoru watched him then glanced back at Usagi who now had BunBun lying on the bed and Usagi was putting a dress on the stuff rabbit then some little socks and shoes. Mamoru turned and walked away passing Makoto and Rei as they walked over to Usagi's room.
During the ceremony Mamoru just looked straight ahead not looking at anyone at all. He, Usagi and his father stayed behind afterwards with Kazuo's body that lay in the coffin. Everyone else left the three of them alone. Mamoru glanced over at Usagi as she continued to sit in her chair still looking down at the floor.
Mamoru walked over to the coffin with his father and they both looked down at Kazuo both of them at a lost for words. Hirohito was the first to turn away and walked over to the doors to talk to the funeral home director who would be transporting Kazuo's body to the grave site on Hirohito's property. They talked softly about the police transport that they would have with them.
Mamoru stood there looking at his brother thinking about how well he looked still in shock that his little brother was gone and this time nothing would bring him back. He stood remembering hearing his father and a few others talking about how Kazuo had always known that he was dieing but never said anything. And Mamoru wondered how the boy handled it so well thinking that he never would have been able to do that.
"Excuse me but if you are done I will be closing the coffin now so we can go to the gravesite." Mamoru looked at the man who his father had been talking to and watched while Hirohito nodded his head once. Mamoru started to turn away but stopped when he saw Usagi standing beside him.
Mamoru wondered when she had moved to be near him. He and Hirohito turned and watched Usagi go up to the coffin and look down at Kazuo for a few minutes. Usagi looked down at the stuff bunny that Kazuo had made for her, she then reached in and placed BunBun who she dressed in the dress that Kazuo loved the most in Kazuo's arms. Mamoru looked at his father after the man put his hands on Usagi's shoulders and pulled her back just a little and the three of them watched the man close the coffin locking it after Hirohito nodded his head telling the man to do it.
With the final lock Mamoru closed his eyes tight never seeing Usagi doing the same thing as each of them never realizing how right Kazuo had been when he had said how they would need each other. Usagi so she wouldn't get lost in her own mind. And Mamoru….for Mamoru the chance to know that not all women would leave him behind…. or try to use him for their own gain.
For Mamoru would learn the truth of what his trusted ex-girlfriend had done and what she really wanted from him and it wasn't his love. Mamoru would learn what real love, what special true love was really supposed to be.
To be continued.
Oh damn it! I ran out of tissue ….I am sooooo sorry that Kazuo is gone….But he was always going to die. This story was always based on him dieing. EvaC.