Chapter 4: Contrast in a night
Mamoru is grabbing his blanket tightly, his head is sweating profusely.
"Usako!" Mamoru opened his eyes and saw Usagi being tortured. The demon appeared once again.
"Hehehe… Mamoru, did you see what's in front of you?" The demon asked.
"What do you want?"
"Simple, just surrender and conquer the world for me."
"Why?"
"Because I am justice, you know."
"I promise I need to protect Usako and the others, I must not disappoint her!" He shouted.
"Then do you want to see her die?" The figure clicked his fingers, He summoned two silhouettes, which are Galaxia and Beryl. They were leaning shoulders to the figure and kissing his cheeks. He also clicked his fingers, summoning Nehelenia.
"Galaxia, Beryl? And Nehelenia? How come you three were still alive? You three were defeated by Sailor Moon!"
"Thanks to him, we revived and we're here to torture Usagi for defeating us!" Beryl smirked.
"I helped them, but this time I will let you suffer for witnessing your love being tortured. I will torture you every night, hahaha!" The figure taunted.
"I won't let you do this!" Mamoru said as he attempted to charge the figure, however, he took out his bracelet from his arm, and transformed it to a spear, and it stabbed Mamoru in the arm.
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi shrieked.
"Usako! Get away!"
"Can I help you to finish him, master?" Galaxia, said as she holds her sword.
"Just leave me finish the job."
"That's good." Nehelenia smirked.
The figure said as he charged the electricity, firing from his horns, and completely shocked Usagi. She screamed painfully as Mamoru watched in horror. The four enemies stared at Usagi in pain and smiled eviliy.
"NOOO!"
"NO!" Mamoru bolted out from his bed, his tears are welling up, his head was sweating heavily, daming his tank top.
"Usa….ko…..I'm sorry…..that…..I….can't protect you…." He said and kneeled on the ground, hugging himself as he sobbed heavily. His heavy sobs echoed the bedroom.
At the second side, Usagi and Taro got back home, they are greeted by Luna.
"Usagi, you're back and who is that person?"
"Introduce you, Luna, this is Taro san."
"Taro?"
"I'm Taro, One of the Ultra brothers from the Land Of Light."
"Ultra…brothers?"
"I'm from the good side, Luna. Although my face looks like an alien, but I'm really the one that helped Usagi."
"You helped Usagi?"
"It's just in the final battle after my friends died, and you were not here, he comforted me."
Luna observed the taller figure's appearance and thought for a while.
"So, Usagi. He is the one that comforted you when we died?"
"Yes."
"I didn't see any scary appearance on him, he looks normal to me. And he seems kind." Luna said.
"That's what I'm talking about, Luna!"
"If that's the case, I will trust him."
"Thanks, Luna."
"I don't understand, Usagi, how do you meet Taro?"
"I just patrolling in North Pole, I was checking whether there are any villains, and I suddenly saw her lying on the ground." Taro interrupted.
"I was collapsing, and I saw him calling me, I thought it was Mamo-chan, but it turns he was the one that hold me. And he….. he….." Usagi said as her eyes started to get watery.
"Usagi, does this hurts you?" Luna asked.
"No, is just because how Taro san soothed me, and I could finally find one person to cry…. Losing my friends is very painful…" Usagi said and hold back her tears.
"I'm sorry, Usagi. I didn't even know he is the one who comforted you."
"Usagi is crying on my chest so heavily, Luna. She let me know what crying feels like, And this is the first time of a human hugging me."
Luna's heart felt warmth when she heard the person here comfort Usagi, and how he able to encourage her, her first time on meeting Usagi was being a crybaby when she faces against the villains, however, Luna heard from Usagi, that Taro was the one who encouraged her to move on. From her point of view, his horns were like a demon, but his face is like a human, except it's metal. She had never seen such appearance of an alien before; knowing Taro had cried for Usagi. At first it was weird for her to listen what he said of shedding tears, because Youmas will never have any emotions.
"Her encounter makes me remember how I lost my brothers in the war and it touches my heart…"
"This is really the first time to see a person who have feelings despite the appearance. Taro san, About what you said earlier. I was surprised."
"It's like, I even have feelings on a person. Not in the love way."
"How do you even know Usagi's name, considering the fact you comforted her?" Luna asked.
"Actually, my parents have a history with King Endymion, he paid a visit to them."
"What? Your King did?"
"That's right, Luna. Our King also gave a visit to the palace and chat with Endymion and he know all about all of the Senshi." Taro explained.
"That's really special for you."
"Luna, do you trust me now?" Usagi asked.
"Yes, Usagi, It's just I'm not getting used to seeing a new person."
"I will stay with Usagi chan for a night, until Mamoru come back and meet her."
"So you're hiding this from Mamoru?"
"I'm just trying to visit Usagi, Luna chan. I know he is her girlfriend."
"I will tell Mamo-chan the truth how I met Taro san."
"Then you got to be careful , Usagi. You know Mamoru doesn't like people lying to him." Luna said.
"I know that, Luna. Taro san today will stay with me this night."
"Sorry for bothering you, Luna, Usagi chan. I know today is just only a visit, but when you said Mamoru, I was worried that he would kill me."
"It's ok, Taro, Just be more careful when going out." Luna said.
"This is another mission that I need to be careful of." He sighed.
After a while, Luna and Usagi prepared to get themselves ready to sleep, As Taro is waiting outside on the bathroom.
"Usagi chan, I didn't know you have this secret hidden from me for a long time." Luna said.
"I just don't know when to talk to you, Luna."
"Now the truth has revealed, After I heard what he said of comforting you in the North pole, and what he said about he also felt teary eyed."
"Taro san cried?"
"Maybe he felt sympathetic, of what you mentioned of losing your friends."
"I cried so hard, Luna. Since no one was here, and Taro san told me to cry as much as I want, so I hugged him to express my emotions, don't you know how painful that was, losing my friends, that I have no one supporting me?" Usagi asked softly.
"I know that, just feeling surprised that Taro was this appearance." Luna asked.
"Luna, this night, I would want him to sleep with me, I have a lot of nightmares of losing Mamo-chan."
"I can sleep with you, Usagi chan. Including Taro san with you."
"Thanks, Luna."
After brushing their teeth, Taro led Usagi to her bedroom. They both slept on Usagi's bed, The taller figure is hugging her. Luna was already asleep on the top of the drawer.
"Usagi, Just forget about the nightmares, I will protect you no matter what, Even Mamoru is not on your side."
"Taro san, I've never slept with a person before, You really like Mamo-chan."
"Really?"
"I felt it again, the moment when Mamo-chan is about to fly to America for his studies and he hugged me, the warmth is almost the same."
"I'm sure Mamoru would return one day, so don't worry. By the way, Usagi. Where do you wa-" Taro paused as he stared at Usagi sleeping, she is sleeping soundly.
"Usagi is asleep. I have to be careful on finding proof that I soothed her." The Ultra thought as he carefully hold her hand and gripped it tight. He closed his eyes and fell asleep afterwards.
"I will be on your side, Usagi."
In Mamoru's house, After 30 minutes from crying, Mamoru calmed himself.
"Why I have to cry these recent days, I know this is a nightmare, but the demon, he is starting to summon Nehelenia, Beryl and Galaxia that torture Usako. I really need to be alert." Mamoru said as he wiped the tears from his eyes and this time, he attached a cutter and a boning knife from the second and end of the baton, he tried clicking the baton for a few times, and the knife pulled out. "This two knifes are enough to kill this demon. I have to kill this in front of Usako, For fulfilling my duty!" He said as he gripped his baton.
He would make sure Usagi is safe and sound from the demon that haunts his dreams, and would kill him. He was certain of that.
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