I do not own Sailor Moon
One week and Sailor Moon Crystal is going to make it's grand appearance. Oh how early I am going to have to get up to watch it.
Chapter 12
Usagi wiggled her way out of the elevator. She grabbed Mamoru's hand, dragging him out as well. Neither could believe that Minako and Kunzite stood there.
"Kunzite, this is sort of unexpected." Mamoru spoke in a teasing fashion, giving his friend a wink.
"Yes, I agree." The tone of Usagi's voice expressed that she was not amused. Mamoru, just as confused as Usagi, was worried about how the situation would play out, and even more worried about Usagi's and the baby's health. "Where have you been, I have barely seen you in months, you missed my baby shower." Minako moved her hands up and down as she begged Usagi to not make a scene.
"Listen, why don't we go to the cafe down the street and we can talk. The cat is out of the bag now Minako, we might as well tell someone."
The cafe was all but empty. The early morning rush was off to work, and the only other people in the cafe spent their time typing away on their computers. Waitresses lazily went around busing the tables or casually lingering with one another. Usagi couldn't help but notice how their own waitress continued to come back and casually attempt to flirt with Mamoru or Kunzite. Finally Mamoru had seen what was going on, and told her that they would call her over if they needed anything, but they were in a meeting. When she was gone, Usagi took a deep breath, trying to let the smell the freshly ground coffee calm her nerves.
"After you warned me about Minako, I did break things off, but after just a couple of days I felt like an idiot. You were just being a friend, and I appreciate that you were looking out for me. I just couldn't stop thinking about her. I went over every single second together and I realized you were wrong. Which by the way is crazy to think, let alone say out loud." He turned his attention to Usagi. "By that time Minako had ready left to spend time with her aunt and uncle. I knew what was going on with you and the company, and I tried to focus on that with your father, but my attention was always on Minako. We were always texting and calling, and well basically one thing led to another and we eloped a month ago."
"What do you mean one thing led to another?" Usagi couldn't stop twisting her napkin in her hand. She couldn't bring her eyes away from watching the drops of water slide down the cup of her ice coffee. "Please tell me why for the last 3 months you have kept this from me. I mean why would you need to keep it a secret when all we did was support you." Minako looked down, watching her spoon spin around in her cup. Kunzite reached over and grabbed her hand.
"He came to the island we were staying at, one thing led to another and we found ourselves married. We didn't plan to keep it a secret, but we also felt that it wouldn't be fair to Rei and now you if we stole the spot light away with our marriage. After everything settles down, we plan to have a proper wedding and invite everyone."
"A month ago. 30 days ago. You were worried you would have ruined the spot light with the news of your wedding, when 30 days ago Rei wasn't even home yet. I only just found out I was pregnant a week ago. Your news would have been so fucking welcomed." She shook her head. "I should have gotten a phone call the next day. Out of everyone in this family I should have gotten a phone call. I deserve better then catching you in the act. Finding out you couldn't keep your legs shut for one day so you could attend my baby shower. They told me that they called you, and no one could find you." Mamoru reached over and started to run her shoulders.
"Baby you need to calm down, take a deep breath."
"Please don't blame Minako, I was the one who wanted to wait, I thought that everyone would just be better off if they thought that we were only getting married once." Usagi gave him a weak smile. She opened her mouth to say something, but Mamoru whispered something in her ear that made her giggle.
"Well maybe we can plan for a double wedding." Mamoru said as he grabbed Usagi's hand and held it up so the couple could see the ring. Minako jumped up grinning.
"Who is the one keeping information now?"
Usagi told the two the whole story about Nehellenia and her attempt to force Usagi into an abortion, and how Mamoru surprised her. Kunzite shook Mamoru's hand.
"It's good to know that your baby will have married parents before it's born." Mamoru laughed and nodded. Usagi on the other hand found those words sinking in to the very core of her soul.
Usagi was happy to have some time to herself. After the experience as the cafe everyone had gone their separate ways. Mamoru dropped her off at her house so she could get ready for work, while he headed back to the hospital. Usagi sat at her vanity brushing her long hair. It had been a while since she was able to put her hair up in her unusual hairstyle, but now that she was about to become a mother, possibly even a wife, she saw the hairstyle immature. Biting her bottom lip she reached into the top drawer pulling out a pair of scissors. Bowing her head, covering hair face with her hair. She did her best to pull all of her long thick hair into a pony tail. Grabbing another hair tie she went down about 15 inches and tied it off again. Her hands were shaking as she picked up the scissors and going two inches above the second tie, she snipped.
She stayed in that position staring down at her discard hair. It had been around ten years since her last serious hair cut, and now all of that was on the floor, sprawled across her feet. Undoing the first tie she flipped her hair back and started to comb it back down. When she was finished she stared at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair came down in layers, reaching just above her hips. Her bangs cupped her faced. The tears coming down her face were replaced by tears of laughter. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Pulling out an old shoe box, she piled the discarded hair inside. She would donate it later to Locks for Love to be used to make wigs for children. She was certain there was enough hair there to at least make a couple.
Bring her knees up to her chest, Usagi continued to stare at her reflection. Kunzite's words echoed in her head. The broken record of his sentence was heart breaking at the fear that Mamoru was only marrying her because she was pregnant. She was so excited at the thought of everything, that the detail had slipped her mind. The question of it all was just too much for her to think about, but she couldn't stop. Could she marry Mamoru for the sake of the baby. She shook her head, no she was really marrying him because she loved him. The way he made her feel was real, and in the short time they had known each other she knew he was the man of her dreams. The question of motivate on his part was agonizing to think about. She desperately wanted to believe that he was marrying her for the same reason. This was too big of a question to just think about, she looked at herself and nodded. She was going to talk to him about it, and she was prepared for the answer. If it was only because he felt it was the duty to marry the mother of his child, she would hand him the ring back.
Usagi was putting the final touches to her outfit when her phone went off. Seeing that it was only Naru, she was about to ignore the call, she was after all about to head in, when she started to hear sirens in the distant.
"This is Usagi."
"Usagi, you need to get here right away, there is an emergency. Please hurry." She was about to respond when a male voice told Naru she needed to get off the phone. She went over every possible scenario in her head from the worst possible being Kyo having a heart attack to the least worst of another surprise party. When she reached her office, she came across a scenario she wasn't expecting. She made her way through the crowd of people, the on lookers to her tragedy. Her office was gone. Members of her staff were being led out in stretchers, firefighters working to control the blaze. She heard someone scream for everyone to run, but all Usagi could do was stand there watching her building collapse.
"Serenity Tsukino?" An officer came up beside her. She looked over at him, but the only thing she could see was complete darkness.
"Please there has to be something more we can do." Mrs. Tsukino paced back and forth, trying to control the level of her voice. "It's been a month and she still isn't waking up."
"The tests all say that there is nothing physically wrong with her, but the shock to her system." Mamoru frowned trying to make sure he phrased it in a way that would calm Usagi's mother. "She just needs time to heal mentally. She loved her company, to see it like that was over whelming. Why don't you go and get some coffee. I'll stay here for a while." Mr. Tsukino grabbed his wife's hand and together they walked down to the hospital's cafe. Mamoru sat down beside her. He reached forward and grabbed her hand. "Please wake up." His voice cracked. "Please." Lowering his face into the bed, he sobbed; crying until he fell asleep.
All she could feel was pressure. Her hand was numb and trapped under something heavy. Groaning she opened her eyes, but the white light beaming down on her made them shut again. Taking her time she slowly opened her eyes and sat up, attempting to get a better idea on what was going on?
"Hello?" She looked down to see a sleeping man at the side of her bed. Finally able to tug her hand away she used it to get him awake." Two midnight blue eyes stared back at her in awe. His boyish grin appeared.
"I was starting to worry if you'd ever come back to me."
"Where I am?" She moved her arms looking at the tubs and wires coming off of her. "I am guessing a hospital?"
"What is the last thing you remember?" She started to bite on her lower lip.
"I remember waking up this morning, and headed to class. Do you know what happened to me?" Mamoru closed his mouth in a tight line.
"Usagi baby you are finally awake!" Her mother ran into the room engulfing her child in a hug. "Oh Mamoru, you were right!" Mamoru gave a week smile.
"Mamoru?" Usagi looked at the man next to her, confused. "What is going on?"
"Awe honey, you collapsed when your office building caught fire. You've been in a coma for a month now. I've been so worried, but now you are awake! And don't worry the baby is perfect."
"Baby? Office building? Fire?" Her mother sat back. It took her a few minutes to realize that Usagi was confused.
"Usagi, do you know who this woman is?" The doctor, who had entered in time to see Usagi's confusion to the conversation, automatically knew what was going on.
"Yes, she is my mother." Her tone of voice was snarky at the obvious question.
"And do you know who this man is?" The doctor pointed to Mamoru. Mamoru sat up hopeful in her answer.
"I am guessing he is a doctor name Mamoru?" Mamoru slumped back into his chair.
"Actually I'm your fiance." Usagi let out a cheerful laugh.
"This is all some crazy trick right, I mean I this is just a crazy trick. I am sure my professors are going to have a field day with all of the work I have missed." Her mother burst into tears.
"Doctor you said she would wake up and be fine! SHE ISN'T FINE!"
"Mrs. Tsukino please calm down. Usagi is fine, what she is suffering from isn't uncommon in this situations. She has what we call repressed memory syndrome, or the more medial term is dissociative amnesia. Basically because of the stress her brain went under, her brain forced her to go back to a time before the event had happened. In this case she went back a couple years." Her mother started to frantically cry harder.
"What?" Usagi looked around, then jumped. Her hands rushed down feeling her stomach. "There is something inside of me." Mamoru smiled putting his hands on her.
"Our baby." Usagi stared at him, tears welling up in her eyes. Looking down, she noticed the ring on her finger, which was on top of her growing baby bump. Looking around she started to panic.
"Why don't we give Mamoru and Usagi some time to talk. Mrs. Tsukino, come with me and I will go over some information, so we can try to get her memories back."