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Chapter 9

Usagi stretched and yawned. She nearly forgot all about the camping trip, and thought she was back at home. She giggled remembering what yesterday's events had brought, and rolling over she became faced with an empty bed. Sitting up with a worried look on her face she tried to see if he was in the bathroom. She looked around for her clothes and put them on one by one. Making her way to the dinning hall, she found the rest of the group already eating.

"Good morning Serenity. Master Mamoru had instrusted us to make sure that you were looked after and comfortable. He had to leave for work. There was an emergency." Artemis pulled out a chair for her, then began to fix her plate.

"Usagi, are you feeling better?" Her aunt asked. Usagi blushed.

"Yes. Mamoru is a very good doctor."

"The things that man can do with his hands. But I am sure that you know all about that don't you." Beryl smiled sweetly at the group of people who had gotten what she was referring too. Usagi nodded. Every time Beryl talked, she succeeded at making Usagi feel very small. She commented at Usagi's clothes, style of hair, eating and had even gone as far as bringing up her sister's scandal' Usagi was exploring Mamoru's library when Beryl caught her alone.

"So I heard from a little birdy that you and Mamoru had made up." Usagi blushed, nodding. "You don't need to be shy around me. Take my advice and fight with him often. Making up with Mamoru is always worth it." She sighed and circled around Usagi, brushing her fingers against the books. "I have to say though, I have always loved seeing how he interacts with his daughter. Opps, I mean sister. Oh look at the time, Kunzite is taking me to town. Lots of shopping to do!" Beryl made her footsteps heavy, then open and shut the door. Taking off her shoes she quietly made her way back to the bookshelf. Making sure Usagi didn't see her she grabbed the shelf and pushed it on top of Usagi. She smiled, then ran out the door for help.

"Usagi." She moaned and tried to push away the owner of the voice. "Come on baby, it's time to wake up." She opened her eyes, but at the amount of light in the room, she closed the them again until she slowly sat up. Her put her hand to her hand.

"What happened?" She put her hand to her head and felt a bandage. Looking around she finally noticed she was in the hospital. Mamoru gave a sigh of relief.

"You were in the library. Some how you got trapped beneath a fallen bookshelf. Luckily Beryl heard the crash and was able to get help." Beryl. Yes she remembered her conversation, the one sided conversation with Beryl. She couldn't hide the hurt. Mamoru went to reach for hand but she pulled it away. Before he could ask what was going on, her doctor came in.

"Oh good Serenity, you're awake."

"Usagi, please." Her doctor nodded.

"I am Dr. Hino. Your tests have all come back fine. You'll have a nasty headache for a while, but there is no broken bones, internal bleeding. As soon as you're ready you can get going."

"What about the baby." Mamoru grabbed her hand, this time she didn't pull away.

"Baby? I'm sorry Usagi, we weren't informed you were pregnant." She tired to smile.

"We only just found out yesterday."

"Hold on a second, I'll be right back." After a few moments he came back in with an ultrasound machine. Usagi laid down as he pressed the cold device into her. She winced at first. "Okay guys, do you see that flicker right there, that is your baby's heart beat. It is very strong, and it looks like you are about 3 months along. Everything is looking great. Congratulations!" He cleaned her up and shook Mamoru's hand. "Mamoru my boy, good for you. You are going to make a wonderful father." He turned to Usagi. "Mamoru is the must have guy in paediatrics. All the kids love him. Hell I think sometimes my own children like you more." Mamoru chuckled. When the doctor had left Usagi and Mamoru just stared at each other.

"Are you going to tell me what is wrong? You have barely said anything to me."

"I'm conflicted." He straightened up.

"I am not sure I understand."

"Well I don't understand why you felt the need to lie to me. She told me everything." Mamoru was confused. He felt a his own headache starting.

"Baby, I have never lied to you. Who told you I have been." She took a deep breath.

"Beryl told me everything. You told me she was just like a sister to you. You told me that I was the only woman you had ever been with. I gave my virginity to you with out any questions. If you would have said nothing I would have never put in a second thought to who was with you before me. Do you have any idea how degraded I feel. I mean to go as a far as making me believe that Hotaru is your sister."

"Wait." He stood up and started to pace. "I have never slept with Beryl. The only reason I put up with her is because of Kunzite. I have never nor will I ever have feelings for Beryl. And Hotaru is my sister. Serenity, I have never lied to you." She kept her eyes down to ashamed to look at him.
"I'm sorry, I."

"Lay here and rest. I have to go finish my rounds. I'll be back to pick you up in a couple of hours." He left the room, but stopped at the wall, putting his back to it. He could hear her starting to cry. He closed his eyes, looking for some sort of answer. He pounded his fists against the wall when his inner voice refused to give him anything. Shaking his head he left.

Usagi sat there staring at her hands. This was stupid. All they ever seemed to do was take one step forward and 10 steps back. They hadn't been on a real date, they barely knew each other. Two nights of mindless chatter doesn't allow a person to really know someone. Every time they turned around they going from fighting to having sex, and now she was pregnant. She had life growing inside her, created with a man she barely knew. She sighed feeling like the inner battle wasn't going anywhere. She needed someone to talk to. Someone who was going to give her an honest answer without letting their personal feelings get in the way. Picking up the hospital phone, she dialed the number to the one person she could count on in situations like these.

"Ami?"

The conversation with Ami didn't go as Usagi had thought it would. She was expecting her sister to give her the cold honest truth about the situation. She anticipated hearing how Usagi barely knew him, that she didn't need a man to help her raise the child and that Usagi had her company to think about. On the other hand Ami had only said that Usagi could only follow her heart, that she was a a smart person, but the only person who could decide things was herself and finally what really seemed off was Ami's comment on how all Usagi could do was see how things go. After the strange conversation with the most logical person she could ever meet, Usagi did the next thing she could and called her Minako.

"I am out shopping. I have the day off so I thought I would get a hair cut, and buy some new clothes for the fall. Are you okay?" Usagi told her all about her recent events, the baby and Beryl. "You know you need to watch your stress levels. It isn't going to do you or the baby any good if you make yourself upset over worrying about this. Usagi I love you, and I am so happy for you that you are about to be a mother. I know that you are going to be a million times better at it than Rei will be. I don't want to tell you that you should stay with Mamoru for the baby's sake, or that you should cut ties with him because you two moved too fast. What I will say is that clearly there is something there. You two are drawn to each other and it's not just sexually. You two bring out things about yourselves that I don't think you know was there. You have always been so career driven, and here you are now, finally living life. Seeing the world that is more than just what is on paper."

"Now that is not fair. What I do isn't just some desk job, where I sit inside and read statistics. I help real people, and deal with what they are facing."

"You are an amazing person for taking the time to help everyone else, but that isn't living your own life. That is just helping other people live theirs. Now you have a chance to really experience what those people are fighting for. You need to take a deep breathe, and talk to Mamoru. This is something only the two of you can work out. Forget about everyone else in this, and only focus on the two of you. Take the time to get to know each other. Spend real quality time together, and then and only then can you decide if he is someone you want to continue seeing."

" I love you Minako. Hey, what is up with Ami?"

"Oh my gawd, I don't even know where to begin. She came home the day after you left with her boyfriend. Not some new guy she just met, but a guy she has been apparently dating for about 7 months. He is her professor's student aid. He is 21, and apparently has an IQ that is just a point below her's. They came over to ask daddy's permission to start dating publicly once she graduates next month. Apparently they have had to keep their relationship a secret because they didn't want the university to get the wrong idea."

"I am very sorry to have missed that. What did everyone think of him?"

"Well I don't know him that well, but I can tell you this for sure. Not only he is a perfect match for Ami, but he also has caused her to lighten up."

"I could tell. I hardly recognized her on the phone." The two sisters talked for a little bit longer about how excited Usagi was for the baby, and that she was feeling a little bit better. And after hanging up she spent some time rethinking. She was feeling great about things until she let Beryl get into her head. She had already knew that she had moved to fast with Mamoru, but liked him enough that she wanted to take the time to really get to know him. She wanted to keep seeing him, and was hoping he felt the same, even after all the things she had accused him of.

"Serenity? I am Koan, I am your discharging nurse. I just need you to sign these papers, and you'll be all set to go home." Usagi sat up.

"Oh. Can some one please page Mamoru. I was told to wait here for him." Koan smiled sweetly.

"I'm sorry. Dr. Chiba has already gone home for the day. He left about an hour ago. I can call a taxi for you." Usagi smiled and thanked the nurse. She watched her leave, and began to gather her things. She tried to not cry, to keep her chin up. Clearly Mamoru had made up his mind.

"Serenity?" Before she could finish getting dressed Mamoru had her wrapped up in a hug. She stood there letting him hold her. His clothes were new, and his hair was still a little damp. The bag he brought in was discarded on the floor, and his scent of smokey wood filled the air. It calmed her down.

"She told me you left. I thought you were so angry with me that you left me here." He chuckled.

"I went home. I showered and brought you some clean clothes. I didn't want to take you on a date smelling like children threw up on me, and I thought some fresh clean clothes would help you feel better." She cried out in laughter, and nodded.

"Thank you. I am just going to change in the bath room, and wash up." He smiled and helped her in, then sat on her bed.

"Oh, Dr. Chiba!" Koan had come back in to find out what was taking Usagi so long to come out. "I thought you had gone home." She walked over and sat next to him, causally putting her hand on his knee. She smiled seductively up at him.

"Yes, well I went home to get ready for my date with Serenity." He stood up and moved away from her.

"You should take me out instead."

"I'm sorry, I have already told you." Koan got up.

"You know you should make sure you get a DNA test with her baby. I wouldn't be surprised if she was just telling you it was yours. With those types you can never be too sure." Usagi had, had it at that point and she walked out. Mamoru had packed her a floral print summer dress, and he couldn't help but the love way it hugged her in all the right places. He walked over and put his hands on her waist.

"You look lovely." Koan felt tears well up in her eyes as she watched the two kiss.

"This isn't fair! Why couldn't you have just loved me instead of that slut! I heard you didn't like blondes so I dyed my hair. That you didn't like girls with blue eyes so I bought contacts. I made myself into the perfect woman for you!" Mamoru stepped forward to try and calm her down, but she ended up running out of the room. He looked back at Usagi who looked like she was starting to have her own panic attack. He walked back over and pulled her in close.

"I'm sorry. I wish you didn't have to see that. Koan will be okay. I am not the first doctor she has had an obsession with. Last month it was Takashi Hino." Usagi nodded and let him lead her out.

"I am too excited for tonight to let some psycho fan ruin it for us."

Their dinner was beautiful. He had reserved a table in the city's best restaurant, and had clearly spared no expense on their first date.

"You know you can't take me out like this every date, I might end up spoiled." Mamoru chuckled and fed her another chocolate covered strawberry. They had spent the last 3 hours talking non stop about everything they could think of. They started out talking about the baby and their future, and now were on random topics about child hood dreams and hopes. Usagi couldn't believe how worried she was earlier. Anyone could clearly see that they worked so well together. Both of them even as children knew that when they grew up, they would do anything they could to help everyone. He had told her all about the wedding, and how he had to force Seiya to marry Rei, and how perfect the two were for each other. Mamoru's phone had rung twice, and he was about to ignore it for the third time, when Usagi urged him to answer it.

"This is Dr. Chiba." Usagi watched as the color in his face drained. "I see, yes thank you. Please have them meet me at my house." He hung up. "We need to leave. I'm sorry." He got up to hunt down his waitress and paid. It wasn't until they got into the limo that he said anything to her.

"They found Koan hanging from one of my patient's room. They heard the children screaming for help. They had woken up to see her." Serenity covered her mouth in shock, then placed it on Mamoru's knee.
"Mamoru I'm." She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence when he wrapped his arms around her and cried into the nook of her neck. Usagi sniffled, running her fingers through his hair. "So sorry." When they got to his house, the police were already waiting for him. Artemis had taken the liberty of setting them up in the dinning room. Serenity was asked to head up stairs, and she sat on his bed waiting for an hour for his return. She ended up falling asleep, awoken by the dip in the bed, when he sat next to her.

"She used her lipstick tube and wrote my name all over the childrens room. She left a note saying her death should be avenged by killing you. The police had spoken with a few of her coworkers and they all said that she was crazy and believed I had a relationship with her."

"This isn't your fault. But I am sorry that this is happening." He smiled and kissed her forehead.

"The only thing I am upset about is my patients. Koan was crazy, and no one is surprised about this. I am worried about you. Are you okay?" She sat up and smiled.

"Yes. I am sorry I fell asleep. Lately I have been so tired. I guess that is all the fun stuff that comes with pregnancy."

"Artemis said that your aunt and uncle will be ready to head home tomorrow. They figured you would want to stay a little longer." She frowned.

"Actually I need to go home. I have a meeting the day after with my board, and Allen, the real person from Gratis is going to come up and make sure things are on track."

"I could come with you, when you get out of your meeting, we could get lunch." She smiled.

"I do want to spend more time with you."

Beryl stood on the outside of their door fuming. Kunzite just told her the happy news, and she was starting to plot ways she could get rid of her problems.

So I want to thank everyone for their reviews and well wishes. My moon and star themed wedding was just absolutely perfect!