Chapter 16

It had been six days since Kazuo died and they had buried him in the grave yard there on the property. Hirohito and Selene, who had up and quit her job that next day after Kazuo died, were talking to each other and a few of the others about Usagi each starting to get very worried about her. She wasn't sleeping at all and was hardly eating and just sat looking off into space. Usagi would move and walk only when one of the others went and pulled her up and held her hand for her to follow them but on her own she did nothing. The only one to really get her to even blink her eyes and look at them was Hirohito.

"Well first off Usagi needs to stay out of that room it has…..Kazuo there….. It's not good for Usagi's mind to be alone and remember. She will slip into her mind, she already is I think…. Yes she is and we might not get her back and the way she is going she will die." Selene told Hirohito as he sat behind his desk. He, Selene, Ami, Makoto, Jadeite, Zoisite and Michiru were in Hirohito's private office there at the house talking about Usagi.

Nephrite, Kunzite, Rei, Minako and Haruka were all with Usagi in the living room making sure she wasn't alone. Mamoru walked into the office and went and sat down in a chair not far from his father's desk missing what Selene had just said.

Hirohito turned his chair and looked out the window thinking about his youngest son who they had just buried not too long ago. He looked at Mamoru while his mind thought about Usagi and a promise he made to his youngest son.

"Father if Mamoru doesn't take care of Usagi will you please promise me to do all that you can to protect her? Protect her from everything?" Kazuo asked in a whispered voice. "Yes son I will make sure Usagi is protected always." Hirohito told Kazuo as he moved some of his hair back from Kazuo's eyes as they had lain in his bed. "You promise?" "Yes son I promise you."

Hirohito looked down as he remembered Kazuo asking him that not even a two weeks ago. He looked back at Mamoru as the young man sat down in a chair near the desk. Hirohito wondered what Kazuo had asked Mamoru to do knowing the young boy had asked his older brother. And Hirohito knew that Mamoru hadn't done anything at all with Usagi. He wouldn't even look at Usagi since they had buried Kazuo.

"What should we do to help her?" Makoto asked as she and the others all looked at Selene. Hirohito looked away from Mamoru and looked at Selene also. "Well first we need to move her out of that room. But moving her into a different room won't really help for Usagi shouldn't be alone at all right now." Selene told her and the others as she looked at them looking at Hirohito last. "We can all take turns being with her." Ami said while the other girls all nodded their heads in agreement, even the two guys did. Mamoru looked down at his lap. Selene smiled at them but started shaking her head no.

"That is nice and we could for a little while but it really won't work. We all really can't…. Only Hirohito and Mamoru can…They both look like Kazuo and they are both really the only two who can get through to her right now." Selene said looking at Hirohito then at Mamoru. Hirohito nodded his head in understanding while Mamoru looked at her like she was crazy. "Yes just older versions of him." Hirohito said in a soft voice looking down at his hands. "We aren't him." Mamoru said more to himself. Hirohito heard him and looked at him along with the others.

"So you wouldn't do it?" Hirohito asked Mamoru looking straight at him. Mamoru looked away wondering if his father was getting upset. "Usagi needs our help son we need bring her back." Hirohito then said. Mamoru stood up and walked away toward the windows and looked outside.

"No…..she's…No…..She's not….She's still too young….." Mamoru could be heard saying. Mamoru got silent knowing full well that he didn't want Usagi with him since he really wanted her in his bed naked. He also didn't know how to tell that he was just upset that his brother was really gone and it wasn't fair and he wanted to blame someone but didn't know who to blame.

Hirohito looked at him. He knew that Mamoru was in love with Usagi. He then looked at the others who were shaking their heads slowly at Mamoru. "I'm not telling you to make love to her as a matter of fact I forbid you to touch her that way. All I'm asking you to do is to take Kazuo's…" Hirohito started to say but didn't finish since Mamoru turned around fast with a glare in his eyes.

"NO FATHER I won't be my brother for Usagi! I'm not Kazuo…..I'm my own person I have my own life! I'm going back to school!" Mamoru started to yell but then got silent as he turned his back to his father again. Mamoru didn't want the others to see his confused face or have to look in his father's eyes.

Hirohito watched Mamoru wondering to himself if he should have Dr. Kessler come over to talk to him. He remembered when Mamoru's mother had left with Kazuo and how Mamoru had acted the same confused scared way.

Hirohito sighed deeply and looked around at the others looking at Selene last and the longest. Everyone stayed silent and not moving. Hirohito looked down then stood up from his desk. He started to walk to the door but stopped and looked at Minako, Ami and Makoto since they were standing there.

"Fine I understand….. Son, you go back to school…. I will handle everything here." Hirohito said not looking at Mamoru. Mamoru half turned his head toward his father and just looked at the man wondering what he was thinking as Mamoru thought about how old his father suddenly sounded.

Mamoru knew that he shouldn't have yelled at his father since he knew the man was hurting but Mamoru was hurting also and at the moment he was so confused about wanting Usagi close and keeping her far from him since he was still upset that Kazuo was gone. Mamoru still felt guilty for not being there more for Kazuo.

"I want Usagi out of that room while I'm gone. Have her things moved to my room. I also want someone with Usagi every minute until I get back. If I didn't have to leave I wouldn't but this trip needs to be done. Then when I get back I will start to help her." Hirohito told the three women who were standing near him. "Yes my lord Hirohito-san." The three of them said at the same time as they bowed low in front of him.

"Everything sir?" Zoisite asked walking over toward his boss and leader. "No Zoisite just her personal things. Usagi will… share my bed with me." Hirohito said looking down then at Zoisite and Jadeite since he walked over toward them also. "Yes sir." Jadeite and Zoisite said at the same time as they both bowed.

Hirohito turned and looked at the others. Mamoru who stood there with his eyes getting wide, watching while the others all bowed. Hirohito looked at Selene last then walked over to her since she was now standing. Hirohito picked up her hand with the ring on her finger and kissed it.

"I'm so sorry my dear..…. but I can't let her…" Hirohito started to say but Selene put her finger to his mouth. "I understand my love and I agree." Selene said while Hirohito hugged her. He then turned around and walked to the door. "I'll be back in a few days. Usagi better be out of that room and let me know when Mamoru gets back to school and who will be staying with him this time." He said then walked out the door. Not once looking at Mamoru.

Everyone bowed their heads again except Mamoru and Selene. She stood there looking down at the floor. "What did my father mean he can't let her what?" Mamoru asked out loud already knowing what it meant. He looked at everyone then at Selene who looked at him. "We won't lose Usagi to her own mind. She is just too sweet to lose…..He's going to take your brothers place…. Take Kazuo's place in her heart for right now. You both do look like him." Selene said then walked out of the room fast only Mamoru saw the tears in her eyes.

Mamoru looked down with his mind racing a mile a minute while the others started to walk out of the room leaving him all alone.

"Mamoru if anything ever happens to me will you take care of Usagi for me?" Kazuo asked. Mamoru looked up at him standing in the doorway of his room. "Yeah I guess so." Mamoru said as he looked back down at his book. He looked back up after Kazuo walked into the room and went and stood in front of him. "Mamoru promise me." Kazuo said. Mamoru looked back up smiling but the smile went away by the look in Kazuo's eyes. "Brother you aren't going anywhere." Mamoru said. "Promise….. Me." Kazuo whispered. "All right I promise to take care of Usagi for you if anything happens to you. I promise to always be there for her." Mamoru said.

Mamoru's eyes got wide as that memory popped into his head.

He took a few steps forward but then stopped when another memory popped into this head.

"Mamoru remember to please take care of Usagi for me. She will need you and you are going to need her." Mamoru remembered his brother asking him right before he got on the jet to go back to school that last time.

Mamoru could remember sitting in his seat on the plane and looking out the window seeing Kazuo standing there just looking at him with a look in his eyes that Mamoru didn't understand. Not until Zoisite, Jadeite and Rei showed up at his college telling him that Kazuo was in the hospital dieing.

"Remember your promise Mamo…Usa will need you…..only you…..can…. help…..her…." Mamoru shook his head remembering his brother's last words to him before he went back into that coma and then died a few hours later.

Mamoru felt a tear start to slip knowing he hadn't kept his promise to his brother. He wouldn't even really look at Usagi after Kazuo died since at that time Mamoru had hated that she was still alive and his brother wasn't. Mamoru didn't think it was fair that this strange girl got to be there and his brother didn't. A brother he really never knew anything about.

'But Usagi knew him… Kazuo was her life before we got them…. And…and he died just about in her arms….I wonder how that must have felt for her.' Mamoru thought to himself as he remembered when Kazuo died.

"You promised me Mamo remember that? Don't break that any longer or you will lose her for sure and then you will be alone again." Mamoru's eyes widened and he looked around the empty room thinking he had just heard Kazuo's voice. Mamoru shook his head a few times.

Mamoru's mind drifted to what his father had just said and what the man was going to do. He suddenly thought about Usagi falling in love with his father and his eyes widen even more.

"No she can't. He's…old….. He has Selene…. they are going to marry finally….." Mamoru said out loud, he then ran out of the room fast.

"Hey girls….." Mamoru called out stopping the girls as they were walking. They looked at him along with the guys. "Move Usagi's things into my room not my father's room." Mamoru called out as he ran past them hoping to stop his father's helicopter from taking off as he ran outside. But he had missed it. Mamoru didn't really worry since he would just call his father later and the man would find out when he arrived back home.

Mamoru looked around noticing that it was starting to get dark. "I wonder if he will get to leave." Mamoru said to himself as he walked back inside after looking at the clouds knowing it was going to rain later.

"She hates the rain." Mamoru thought he heard his brother's voice say as he walked inside as the rain started to fall.

Mamoru walked up the stairs fast going to Usagi's room knowing he should talk to her. Mamoru walked in and saw Minako and Rei gathering Usagi's things with Jadeite and Kunzite helping. Mamoru looked around for Usagi thinking she would be sitting on the bed but the bed was empty.

"Where is Usagi at?" Mamoru asked the others. "She's over there?" Rei said as she pointed toward the table that was near the doors to the balcony but the chair was empty. "We told Usagi that she was going to your room now maybe she went there." Minako said as she then walked out of the room with her arms full of clothes.

Mamoru followed going to his room but Usagi wasn't there. Mamoru checked his bathroom but found it empty. He stood still wondering where Usagi might have gone too. He walked over to his closet knowing that Usagi and Kazuo use to hide in there when it rained. The closet was empty so Mamoru walked back to Usagi's room looking in the closet and then the bathroom both being empty.

"Where is she?" Mamoru said to himself as he stood still. He then turned to Kunzite and told him to bring everyone around to him. Kunzite bowed his head then went and gathered everyone around and they all went to Mamoru who was still standing in Usagi and Kazuo's old bedroom. Only Rei, Makoto, Nephrite, Kunzite, Minako and Ami were there since the others went with Hirohito.

"Mamoru-sama you wanted to see us?" Ami asked while she and the others all looked at Mamoru. "Usagi isn't in my room or in here. Has anyone seen her?" Mamoru asked while his eyes roamed the room. Everyone looked at each other then at him each shaking their heads no. "No Mamoru-sama we haven't seen her since we started to move her things out." Nephrite answered. Mamoru looked at him. "Maybe she is with Setsuna down in the library." Makoto said as she and the others all glanced around. They all looked at the doors when Setsuna walked in with Motoki who had his arm around her shoulders.

"Hey Mamoru there you are! What's up?" Motoki asked looking at his best friend. Mamoru didn't answer him or look at him as he walked over to Setsuna. "Setsuna was Usagi with you or did you leave her in the library?" Mamoru asked her. Setsuna looked at him surprised and Mamoru knew right then and there that she hadn't seen Usagi. "No Mamoru-san I was with Motoki we were visiting his parents. We just got back here." She told him. "Yeah we almost didn't make it with the rain pouring so hard. That storm coming is going to be a bad one this time." Motoki said while Setsuna nodded her head in agreement.

Mamoru turned away from them and heard Setsuna ask Minako what was going on. "Usagi seems to be missing." Minako said. "Oh no!" Setsuna said. "Everyone go look through every room now. Check this house out everywhere! Get the household staff to help." Mamoru said turning to the others they all suddenly ran out of the room. Mamoru followed again checking out his room even under his bed then he went over to his father's room checking everywhere twice ending back up in Usagi's room.

Mamoru walked over to the bed and sat down. "Usa where are you?" He said to himself while his eyes roamed the room again falling on the empty table. Mamoru looked away but then back at the table sensing something missing. He stood up and walked to it while he racked his brain trying to remember something.

"Mamoru-sama the guys are going out to look the grounds over and the barn." Mamoru heard Makoto tell him from the doorway. "Makoto there was a plant here…. That fern! That fern you had tossed and Usagi brought back to life. Where is it? That fern grew big it isn't hard to miss." Mamoru asked her as he placed his hand on the table. "It might be in your room since we were moving the things over." she answered. "No it wasn't I just left there again and that plant isn't there." Mamoru said more to himself. His eyes suddenly fell on the curtain by the doors that moved just a little and noticed one of the doors cracked open just a tiny bit.

"That is our fern mine and Usa's now.…..Usa said that after it gets over being sick that the fern will be all mine…..I like plants." Mamoru remembered hearing his brother say the day that Kazuo and Usagi showed up at the table with the dead plant in the doll stroller next to their stuff rabbit.

"She's not in the house!" Mamoru said as he ran to the door then out on the balcony. Makoto followed him and yelled as he jumped to the ground then ran off, "Mamoru get a coat it's raining to hard!" "I don't have time! She's at the gravesite! She's with Kazuo!" Mamoru yelled out running around to the front of the house going to the garage after he spotted his motorcycle parked inside since they hadn't closed the garage door yet.

Mamoru being thankful he had his keys in his pocket got on and started the bike then took off missing some of the others yelling for him to stop. Those outside ran into the house fast since the rain was coming down harder.

They all looked when they heard Makoto yelling out Mamoru's name as she ran down the stairs. "Makoto where is he going?" Nephrite asked Makoto as he caught her before she fell since she was running so fast and almost tripped. "I don't know I only heard him say he didn't have time then I heard she's at then that was it." Makoto said letting Nephrite hold her.

"Call Lord Hirohito let him know what is going on." Rei said walking to them. "We can't yet the phone lines went down and we can't get a signal at the moment for our cells." Kunzite said as he and Motoki walked back into the house. Each of them shaking their heads and their jackets to get the rain off they then took the towels from the girls. "Mamoru knows what he is doing all we can do is wait." Motoki told them all as they looked at him then out the doors at the rain coming down harder. They didn't wait in those spots for long since the storm knocked out the electricity.

Mamoru slowed his bike down since it was too hard to see when he was going fast. He prayed that he was right and that Usagi was at his brother's gravesite. It was the only place she could be at Mamoru thought as he rode down the road going the half-mile to the gravesite.

His mind started having flash backs of when he first saw Usagi there in the limo after his father had gotten her and Kazuo out of that basement room. The look in her eyes when she first spotted Hirohito and then Mamoru. And then she just looked at Mamoru the most as they rode in the limo.

Then at the hospital and he took her bunny that Kazuo had made for her and Mamoru told her that it looked like a lamb and Usagi argued with him. Only stopping after he put the little t-shirt and then the diaper on it and Usagi smiled at him with the smile showing in her eyes. The first time he had seen her really smile. Mamoru was still surprised that Usagi placed that stuff bunny which was in the dress that Kazuo loved the most in Kazuos' arms right before they closed the coffin.

Mamoru could remember the long hours that Usagi would just sit very still in front of him and let him play with her long hair not once complaining and how Usagi wouldn't let anyone cut it to short after she heard Mamoru tell how it was too pretty to cut. Then the time he put her hair up in pigtails then wrapped some around to make some balls then with the rest flowing loose and Usagi just looked in the mirror for the longest time making Mamoru think she was upset. But then she hugged him and hung onto his body for the longest time making Mamoru smile and pat her back and head at first then the pats slowly turned to rubs.

Mamoru then remembered the day he took Usagi into the barn alone since Kazuo wasn't feeling well and Mamoru showed Usagi the baby kittens and she had spelled cat. She then got happy when she got it right hugging Mamoru who hugged her back while he smiled and told her how proud he was of her then Usagi surprised him when she gave him a kiss on the lips fast. Mamoru knew that after that day that he was falling in love with Usagi.

He thought about the first letter that Usagi had ever written to him, with the writing looking like a kindergartner had written it with all the little hearts she had drawn on it and in big letters the words I love you were written in the center. Mamoru knew that the letter was in his wallet at that moment. Mamoru remembered how when he was making out with Beryl that one night and how he stopped because he kept thinking about Usagi wanting her and only her.

"Mamoru I beg you please take care of Usagi for me. She needs you. You are the only one." Mamoru remembered his brother saying and thought he heard him say it again as he drove his motorcycle into the gated graveyard.

"He wanted us together." Mamoru said out loud to himself as he drove slowly over to where they had just buried his brother and sure enough he saw Usagi sitting in front of the headstone with the planted fern in her lap and her head hanging low while the rain kept pounding down. Her hair just hanging around her getting dirty from the ground that was muddy when the wind didn't blow it around.

Mamoru stopped his bike and got off fast then ran over to Usagi. "Usagi! Usa!" Mamoru called as he ran to her. Usagi slowly lifted her head and looked toward him. "Kazuo?" Usagi whispered as she watched Mamoru run to her. "Usako!" Mamoru said as he bent down to his knees and pulled Usagi who was soaked to the bone into his arms.

"Oh Usagi why did you leave you know you hate the rain." Mamoru said holding her tight. "Kazuo hates the rain and the cold…He needs me." Usagi said softly looking off into the distance. Mamoru jumped when he heard the thunder while Usagi just sat there not moving her body or her eyes.

"No Usako I need you. Kazuo has BunBun remember." Mamoru said as he put his hands on her face and turned Usagi head and made her look at him. Usagi looked at him and blinked her eyes once. "BunBun….Kazuo…." Usagi said sounding confused as she looked down then around like she was looking for something. "Yes Usako you gave BunBun to Kazuo." Mamoru said softly looking down at her wondering how lost she was in her mind while he watched her look away then back at him.

"Mamochan…." Usagi then said a little confused she knew that only Mamoru called her Usako. "Yes Usako it's me." Mamoru said then smiled at her wondering if the rain going down her face was mixed with tears. "Mamochan." Usagi said again softly while Mamoru moved his hands to be behind her head. "Yes it's me Usako you're Mamochan." Mamoru said as he held her close. He remembered how she calls him Mamochan since she had problems saying his name at first then after that the name stuck. Just like the name Usako was sticking for Mamoru.

Mamoru's smile grew after Usagi moved her hands off of the plant and wrapped them around his body as she said Mamochan again. Mamoru closed his eyes suddenly very happy that Usagi didn't think he was Kazuo for Mamoru knew that he was worried that she would always think he was his brother and Mamoru knew he could never be his brother. Mamoru felt his eyes start to tear up.

"Kazuo needs the fern. It's his plant." Usagi suddenly said pulling back just a little and looking down at the plant in her lap. Mamoru let her go and looked at the plant also. "Leave it for now after the rain stops I will bring you back and help you plant it for him here." Mamoru told her as he lifted the potted plant and sat it beside them right by Kazuo's headstone. He then stood up and held his hand out for Usagi who was looking at the plant.

"Usako we need to get you in dry clean clothes its getting cold out here." Mamoru said. Usagi looked at him then back at the headstone. Mamoru bent down then turned Usagi's head to him and said after she was looking at him, "Please Usako, Kazuo wouldn't want you to get sick. He would be mad at me if I let you get sick." Usagi blinked her eyes again then took his hand and they stood up together and walked together still holding hands to his motorcycle.

Mamoru got on first then helped Usagi to sit down in front of him. He pulled her closer to his body then started his bike while Usagi sat sideways and leaned on his body. While Mamoru drove them home Usagi closed her eyes feeling his heart beat where her ear rested on his neck.

They finally arrived back at the house and Mamoru stopped his bike and let it fall where it did after he picked up Usagi and carried her into the house. He learned later that Motoki went out and moved his bike back to the garage.

Everyone gathered around Mamoru and Usagi as he continued to hold her in his arms. He walked up to his room and told the others that he would take care of Usagi then walked over to his bathroom closing the door behind him. The others left them alone a few going to make some hot chocolate and some warm soup for the two later while a couple of them started a fire in the fireplace.

Mamoru sat Usagi down on the window bench then walked over and started the water flowing in his tub. He walked back to Usagi after taking off his wet shirt and stood her up then started undressing her. Usagi stood there looking down letting Mamoru take her wet clothes off. After he had her naked Mamoru took the rest of his clothes off fast then picked Usagi up and got into the tub sitting down with Usagi in front of his body with her back to him.

Mamoru slowly washed her hair and then her body then held her in his arms after he started to bubbles from the jets. Mamoru held her until he felt that she was ready to get out. Mamoru got out first then helped her out. He dried her body off first then wrapped a towel around his hips and ran out to get her something to wear finding a nightgown and some panties on his bed placed there by Rei. Mamoru ran back to Usagi and helped her to get dressed then wrapped one of his own robes around her body and picked her up. He carried her to the fireplace and sat her down in front of it and handed her a cup from the tray that was near.

While Usagi slowly sipped the hot chocolate Mamoru dried his own body fast and put on some dry clothes. He then went back to Usagi and sat down behind her and started to dry her hair again then brushed it taking his time knowing that he loved the color of it and the length. Then not wanting her hair to tangle up Mamoru put it in two braids. The whole time the only noise came from the fireplace as the wood popped now and then.

After they ate and drank their chocolate, Mamoru picked Usagi up again letting the robe fall to the floor. He then carried her over to his bed and laid her down then got in beside her. He covered them both up and let Usagi lie in his arm and half of his chest. Mamoru smiled when he felt Usagi's body relax showing she was finally asleep. Mamoru looked down at her and wondered why he had been mad at her when his brother died since it wasn't Usagi's fault. He soon drifted off to sleep also both of them never knowing when Hirohito showed up and covered them both better then kissing them both on the head.

He sighed deeply and got tears as he thought about his youngest son but then he smiled knowing that Usagi would be okay having the feelings that Kazuo had just told him everything would be okay. Hirohito turned away and walked to the door and smiled at Selene who was standing there smiling at him. He went to her fast and held her close in a tight hug. Selene left with him that next morning early since the weather had cleared up enough for Hirohito to make his meeting. Mamoru and Usagi never knew that the two had stayed the night then had left in the early morning.

Mamoru woke up finding Usagi still sleeping soundly. Mamoru got up and went to the bathroom then walked out seeing Ami and Minako over by the bed with Setsuna as they looked at Usagi. Makoto and Rei were setting a tray of food down for Mamoru.

"Mamoru here is some food for you. We didn't bring any for Usagi since Mistress Selene said to let Usagi sleep until she woke up on her own." Rei told him while Mamoru walked over to the table. Mamoru nodded his head up and down a few times then looked over at Usagi.

"This is the first time that she has fallen asleep on her own since before…..Before Kazuo was in the hospital." Ami said. "That is true before Mistress Selene had to give her something to help her sleep." Minako said. "Even then that stuff didn't work. I can remember seeing Usagi just sitting there with her eyes open." Rei said as she walked over to the others while they all nodded their heads in agreement. Mamoru didn't say anything being very surprised to hear all that. "Let us know if you need anything." Minako said looking at Mamoru as she and the others walked out after Mamoru nodded his head again at them but kept his eyes on Usagi.

After his door was closed Mamoru sat down and started eating. He looked at Usagi now and then while his mind thought about her. He stood up and walked over to the bed and sat down beside her. Mamoru reached and moved some of her hair from her eyes and studied her face noticing how tired her face looked even in her sleep. Mamoru also thought that she looked older now like she had aged over the last few weeks.

Mamoru watched while her head moved toward his hand and she sighed. Mamoru moved forward then kissed her head and then covered her up a little better. He stood up then went and finished eating then got dressed.

As he walked out of the bathroom Mamoru saw Usagi sitting up in the bed looking around. Mamoru walked to her and watched her eyes widen a little. Noticing how tired she still looked Mamoru asked if she was hungry but Usagi shook her head no. Mamoru sat down on the bed and watched while Usagi suddenly moved and got onto his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Mamoru smiled and hugged her and leaned back onto his pillows. A few minutes later he found Usagi had fallen back to sleep so Mamoru rolled over a little so she was beside him.

Mamoru looked to the door after it was opened and he watched a few of the others as they finished moving Usagi's things into the room. The whole time Mamoru lay there with Usagi in his arms as she slept. Mamoru had one of the guys give him one of his books so he could read the book while holding Usagi in his arms all afternoon while she finally slept not moving from her spot.

Usagi slept for three whole days while Mamoru read or lay beside her. She finally woke up fully the morning of the fourth day. She sat up noticing she was in Mamoru's bed and he was asleep beside her. Usagi closed her eyes then opened them and slowly looked over to the door then out the door to see the door to her and Kazuo's room closed. Usagi sighed deeply as her eyes closed again knowing that Kazuo wasn't over there and he never would be again.

Usagi's eyes closed tighter then suddenly flew open when she felt Mamoru sit up beside her fast. "Usako you are finally awake I'm glad! Would you like to eat in here or should we go down to the dinning room?" Mamoru asked making sure his voice did sound as happy as he felt as he pulled her into his arms and held her. Mamoru had seen the sad look on her face after he had woken up and lay there looking at her. He wanted to make her happy and not slip away again but at the moment didn't know how to really help. He started to rack his brain trying to think about what he could do to help her.

Mamoru smiled when he felt Usagi hug him tight and smile just a little into his neck while she sat almost on his lap. Mamoru pulled back first and smiled at her.

"We should eat down with the others so we can see Dad. Did you know that he and Selene are going to marry very soon?" Mamoru asked as he let Usagi go and started to get off the bed. "Yes I knew." Usagi said in a soft voice as she continued to sit on the bed. She watched while Mamoru turned around and looked at her while he smiled.

Mamoru held his hand out to her and stood still and watched while Usagi looked at his hand and didn't move for the longest time. He watched while Usagi looked at his hand then up into his eyes then back at his hand for the longest time while they both stayed silent. She glanced at the door and Mamoru's eyes widen just a little wondering what she was thinking and what he should do if she didn't take his hand.

When Usagi suddenly smiled and nodded her head up and down twice then stood up and took Mamoru's hand, Mamoru finally let the breath he was holding in slowly out. He got a strong odd but wonderful feeling that Kazuo had told her something to make her move finally.

Mamoru and Usagi walked together to the closet to get their clothes on. Usagi sat and let Mamoru do her hair. They then walked out of the room together and down to eat with the others who were more then happy to see Usagi was awake and up.

Mamoru and Hirohito made eye contact and they smiled at each other both knowing that Mamoru was the one to bring Usagi back to her normal self. She still had a ways to go but they both knew she would be okay in the long run. Just like Kazuo wanted. Hirohito gave Mamoru a slight nod of his head while Mamoru only smiled knowing that the man was happy with him.

Hirohito noticed how Usagi stood still and looked at the chair Kazuo sat in before after she and Mamoru walked in to the room. "Maybe we should have someone come in and change the house around some but not too much we don't want to erase his memories." Selene whispered into his ear as they both watched Mamoru lead Usagi over to sit beside them. Hirohito nodded his head then smiled at Usagi after she looked at him. His smile grew along with Selene's when Usagi smiled back. But both noticed that the smile didn't reach her eyes not like before. It would be a few more days that any smiles from Usagi went to her eyes and then they were only for Mamoru then finally for Hirohito at first.

Two weeks after Usagi fully woke up Mamoru walked into his father's office alone. Hirohito smiled at him then they both hugged. "Are you and Motoki ready to leave in the morning?" Hirohito asked while he and Mamoru looked at each other. "Yes we won't be there long. Only long enough to pack our personal things. The four guys are going with us to help. We will be back tomorrow night." Mamoru answered. Hirohito let Mamoru go and they went and sat down beside each other on the sofa.

"Are you sure you want to totally quit school? I can remember a time when all you wanted was to go to college." Hirohito asked looking at Mamoru who looked away then back with a smile on his face. "Yes sir. I am needed here and any studying I can do later on my own. I wouldn't be learning anything that I don't already know. I also know that I wouldn't be thinking about my lesson well. I wasn't before." Mamoru said as he thought about Usagi.

He looked down then back up and said in a soft voice, "Usako needs me near. She still hasn't really grieved for Kazuo yet. She has some moments…" Mamoru said then got silent. He looked and smiled at his father then said, "You need me near also…. You are both more important to me then any school."

Hirohito looked at his son then closed his eyes knowing that Mamoru knew that he was worried about him being so far away. Mamoru knew that his father worried sometimes that Mamoru would be taken then he wouldn't have any sons around.

Hirohito smiled then stood up and walked over to get a drink. "I'm really not surprised that Motoki is also stopping school. He never could do anything without his buddy near him." Hirohito said wanting to change the subject. Mamoru smiled then laughed softly. "Yes he just can't leave me alone." Mamoru said jokingly while watching his father smile toward him.

"Oh I heard that his father will be okay not fully one hundred percent but he will be okay in time. The doctors say that he will recover from that stroke." Hirohito said sitting back down by Mamoru. Mamoru nodded his head. "Oh that's good news. I guess Motoki and his mother are going to make the man retire and Motoki is going to take over the business fully. With his help and Setsuna's they will be okay." Mamoru answered.

Mamoru and Hirohito both took a moment and thought about Motoki's father who had a stroke a few days before. The man did get upset when Motoki told how he was going to quit school since he was needed there. Motoki stood his ground then got a surprise when his father started crying since he realized that Motoki had grown up.

Hirohito smiled to himself knowing that he had just purchased the land that Motoki's parents had been trying to buy over the years for their business and he was about to give it to Motoki as a wedding gift. He and Mamoru both looked over to the door when they saw Haruka walking in fast.

"Hirohito-sama I'm sorry to interrupt but there is something I need you to see, you also Mamoru-san. I'm glad you are in here also." Haruka said as she walked into Hirohito's office. He and Mamoru watched while she walked over to the DVD player and put a disc in then turned on the TV. The two walked over to her and stood near her and watched the TV.

"I should have looked sooner but I thought we had that area fixed. We didn't need anyone there before after we closed that guard gate. Thank goodness we put the camera's in…..This is from that day….that day those reporters got on the property. We always wondered how they were able to get on….Now we know…. Anyways watch." Haruka said as she looked back at the TV.

The three stood there and watched and listened. Hirohito stood there getting a shock then getting mad but not as mad as his son who was seen with his eyes wide and both his hands slowly making fists.

"Is that guard the one who had been missing and we thought he up and quit? I thought he left before I could give him his retirement party." Hirohito said looking at Haruka who nodded her head yes.

"We found his body buried under some leaves and debris not to far from that guard shack. I forgot that he loved to guard that shack even after I told him we don't use it anymore. That old man loved that shack…. damn….. Anyways the cops are on their way to arrest those two reporters and her." Haruka said looking at her boss then at Mamoru who finally looked away from the TV.

"No don't get her yet." Mamoru said looking at Haruka then at Hirohito. "Please father…." Mamoru started to say but stopped when Hirohito interrupted him. "Son Beryl let those reporters on and from that video…she helped kill that man…She didn't kill him but she helped. Standing there smiling and not stopping them….Then to sit there acting like the guard and let the others on our property like nothing was wrong…." Hirohito said.

"I know that father and I want her to pay also!…..But please let me confront her at school….Motoki and I are going back tomorrow and she doesn't know that…..Please father I need to confront her alone…..Have the cops waiting to get her after that…..Please." Mamoru said looking at the man then at Haruka.

"We could have it recorded if he can get her to confess. We would have more evidence against her and the reporters. Keep them locked up for a long time." Haruka said looking at her boss while agreeing with Mamoru.

Hirohito looked at Haruka and nodded his head to her then she left the room smiling. "All right son for you I will allow this." He said after Haruka was out of the room. "Thank you Dad. I really need to close that part of my life." Mamoru said. He then hugged his father and left out of the room.

On their trip back to the college to gather their things for the final time Mamoru told Motoki what they had found out. They both talked softly to each other making a plan on getting Beryl to admit everything to Mamoru while Motoki would play along and Haruka would record it and the police would be waiting.

To be continued.