Chapter 6: Second Pain
Father and Mother of Ultra are surprised to hear what their son mentioned about the start of how he met Usagi and the reason why he got the wounds.
"Son, You…" Ken said in awe.
"Fought with Tuxedo Mask?"
"He was attacking you?"
"I thought he don't attack people?"
"Mom, I was just acting a normal friend like Usagi, we didn't do anything."
"But why are you injured that seriously?" Marie asked.
"Tuxedo Mask…. stabbed me.. He thought I was some kind of demon…"
"What?" Ken exclaimed of what his son mentioned."
"Demon, that's absurd! How dare he said our son is a demon!" Marie said in anger.
"I just don't know what's going on-" Taro grunted as his wounds were not completely healed, his abdomen is still hurting.
"Son, please stay, you're not fully recovered."
"I need to show proof to Mamoru as I'm not a demon!"
"Let us do this."
"Me and Marie would go to the crystal palace and tell about this incident."
"Crystal Palace?"
"Where King had a history with Endymion and Serenity, you remember?"
"I remember that it's a few months ago."
"King told us that Endymion chat with him about Mamoru and Usagi, so I think the two of us can go to them, and ask for their help."
"How? Ken?"
"We have to tell the King about this serious issue, that Mamoru attack our son."
"He just suddenly targeted me and stabbed me with his baton. I really didn't do anything to her."
"It's alright , Taro, we trust you, just take a rest." Marie said.
Marie and Ken both left the medical room as they head to the King's lair.
In Earth, Tuxedo Mask took Usagi away, Due to his dislocated right arm, so he could only use his left arm to hold her. He is grateful that his legs were still be able to move that he could use high jumps to escape from the plaza. After putting Usagi down he used his left arm and managed to unlock the door. Until Usagi opened her eyes and find out Tuxedo Mask has a broken arm with a bleeding nose.
"Mamo-chan…"
"Usako, can you take me to the hospital."
"Who did this to you?"
"The demon! It was his doing, and you were hanging out with him!" Tuxedo Mask shouted.
"Mamo-chan, Let's talk about this later. We can solve this."
"Ok. You must tell me the truth after we got home."
Usagi then help Mamoru took off his tuxedo clothing and put it in the room, and he take his personal ID and some documents. Usagi then dialed to the hospital, and the paramedics arrived. And an hour later, they arrived. Finishing some basic identification, The doctor examined his wounds.
"Hmm, your shoulder was dislocated, it was not that serious. The humerus is partially out of the socket. But how do you get such heavy nosebleed, what I heard from the paramedics." The doctor asked as he observed the X-ray.
"I just hit the wall without looking." Mamoru lied, hiding the fact where he had a fight with the red figure."
"You have to be careful next time, Mamoru."
"Will Mamo-chan be able to move his arm in the future?"
"It needs 3 weeks to heal."
"3 weeks?"
"3 weeks, your shoulder is not completely dislocated. Some patients need 2 months to heal, so today you are one of the lucky patients I have."
"Don't worry, Mamo-chan, I can take care of you." Usagi said.
"Just don't do anything requires force, it may affect your shoulder. If nothing, just stay in bed, and let the lady take care of you."
"I will , doctor."
"I can still use my left hand to do some stuff, so it's alright for me." Mamoru said.
"Ok, I will call the doctors to treat you for a while, please wait."
A few minutes later of treatment, Mamoru's face have a bandage on his forehead, and a cast on his right arm, with a big plaster on his right face with some bruises on his arms. When they got back from the hospital, during the walk, neither anyone said a word. After Usagi helping Mamoru lock the front door of his house, Mamoru tried to maintain his balance, and he almost tripped.
"You're alright?" Usagi asked as he hold his left arm.
"Usako. I want to ask you something."
"Mamo-chan, what?"
"Usako, What do you promise me under the moon?"
"I promised you to be with me forever, what's the matter?"
"I saw you are having a good time with the demon."
"What demon?"
"The three horned guy with you."
"Wait, Mamo-chan. Don't get the idea wrong. He is not a bad guy!"
"I saw you two hug each other."
"What he did is just to comfort me!"
"Then why you don't find me?"
"I called you many times and you didn't respond me."
"Just wait! That's all! You literally broke our promise, is this your takeaway?"
"What takeaway?"
"I was right, I should have no feelings to you."
"Mamo-chan, I have feelings to you! I saved you countless times."
"But why do you have to break our promise under the moon?" Mamoru said as he thumped the wall with his left arm.
"I didn't break the promise."
"You are hanging out with the demon, you betrayed me!"
"What makes you think I'm betraying you?"
"Didn't know that he is using you for our love relationship?" Mamoru asked.
"Mamo-chan, you're talking nonsense. I met him before."
"That means you are cheating on me, Usako."
"Hugging is to bring me comfort, Mamo-chan, You were not here!"
"That's include cheating, Usako. You don't even care me one single minute!" Mamoru said as he threw his trophy to the ground, scaring her."
"I'm not cheating on you, Mamo-chan!
"Do you promise to love me, No! That's a fucking simple answer!"
"I love you, and the one you mentioned is-"
"I don't want to fucking listen one more time about you introducing to the name."
"He was visiting me-"
"Oh, now you admit all of the things happening when I was in my house."
"Not all! He was just visiting me for a chat."
" I can't believe the one who promised us to be with together can break a single fucking promise in only 2 weeks."
"I gave a kiss to you in the moonlight, Mamo-chan!"
"A kiss of betrayal, last kiss for me, right?" Mamoru scoffed.
"That's not the whole fucking thing!" Now it's Usagi's turn to swear.
"Then what's the thing, cheater?"
"Don't call me a cheater, and I'm telling you one last time, I didn't cheat on anyone!" Usagi said as she thumped the table.
"So you're trying to pick up a fight, huh?"
"You're the one who caused this fight!"
"Then why you let the demon hug you?"
"Don't call him a fucking demon!"
"The first time when I broke up with you is correct. I should have let you die in the future. I don't accept fucking, shitty cheaters in my house."
"Mamo-chan, this is not even related to the first time you break up with me!"
"It's related, It's GODDAMN RELATED!" He yelled as he pushes the chair with left arm.
"No!"
"Yes! Get the fuck out of my fucking house! And spend the whole love with the demon that you loved!"
"I'm telling you…"
"Out!" Mamoru yelled as he lift his left arm and point to the front door.
"I'm telling you he's-"
"Out!"
"Let me expla-"
"Get out, out, OUT!"
"Mamo-chan…." Usagi eyes shimmered with tears.
Mamoru then stormed to the kitchen and grab a kitchen knife, pointing to Usagi.
"Do you want me to stab you like I stab the demon, bitch?"
"Mamo-chan! NO!"
"Then, GET OUT!" Mamoru yelled and prepared to throw the knife.
Usagi then cried heavily as she quickly closed the front door of Mamoru's house. She is crying while running, her tears keep flowing.
Mamoru took a deep breath and put the knife down. And put it back to the kitchen. A few minutes afterwards, he stared at the drawer of a picture which is himself, Usagi and Chibiusa together. He remembered the last time when he broke up with Usagi, is telling that he has no feelings to her. Chibiusa was also witnessing the scene. But unlike this time, he swore a lot and started to say something which is not related to the situation. He noticed a drop of water dropped to the picture, leaving a stain of water. He was crying. He hugged the picture to his chest with his left arm. The first time when he broke up with Usagi, he felt guilty at that time and he said he was sorry. But to his surprise, now he was crying. He remembered his parents told him need to be strong, never cry no matter what happens. Until they died in a car accident; in the funeral, he felt sad but he didn't cry.
This was his vow that he want to keep from his start. Until this moment, when he almost used the knife and tried to kill Usagi because of witnessing how the Ultra is being caring to her than himself. Mamoru stood up and stared at the Tuxedo that Usagi had put on his bed. He recalled when he was fighting Fiore along with the Inner Senshi, He witnessed Usagi using her best to fight against Fiore, which he attempted to use the asteroid to attack the gang, The inner senshi and herself used her might to drive the asteroid away from Earth, they succeeded. However, because of the energy that Usagi lost. She died. The inner senshi and himself didn't know what to do. Until the spirit of Fiore appears, thanking him of freeing himself from the control. The only thing to revive her is the rose. That's the only way. So he put some nectar to his lips, and gave a kiss to Usagi. A miracle happened, She revived, she was alive. Mamoru is also crying in joy because witnessing that Usagi is alive and well. The inner senshi also cried in joy. He was wondering the action that he did today is unnecessary and it had gone too far , or maybe that the demon was just actually a hallucination that didn't exist. Mamoru's eyes burst into tears as he sobbed on the clothing, he felt guilty on why he needed to point the knife to Usagi and why he need to say such hurting words to her.
Usagi ran for about 30 minutes from Mamoru's house to a pavement, there were not much people, She sunk to her knees and cried heavily. "Mamo-chan…. Can't you just listen to me for one second…. I suppose I want to tell you Taro san is the one who comforted me…. He gave me….support." The pedestrians witnessed Usagi crying alone in public, they have no idea on how to comfort, not because of showing no sympathy.
Naru, Umino and Motoki were out as they are planning what to do to help Mamoru solving the nightmare.
"Mamoru is not like himself, right?" Naru asked.
"I understand nightmares are unevitable, but does that mean he has to beat us?" Umino said.
"I need to speak to him privately." Motoki said.
Naru suddenly saw Usagi crying in the corner of the pavement.
"Usagi!"
"Naru chan?" Usagi asked in tears.
"Usagi, why are you crying?"
"Mamo-chan is crazy, he is pointing a knife to me…"
"Knife?"
"Should we call the police?"
"No, Umino. Don't make things worse."
"But he pointed a knife to Usagi chan!"
"I was worried about Mamoru san, Should we call him?"
"Don't worry, I can call him, Naru-chan." Motoki said.
"How about we take Usagi chan to our house and take care of her? Then one day until Mamoru san felt like the time he wanted to talk, then talk." Naru said.
"Yep, Naru. Just let me call Mamoru to see if he's ok." Motoki said as he dialed the phone.
"Mamo-chan…. Hates me…."
"Usagi chan. Don't worry, We're here." Umino and Naru both hugged the blonde tightly.
Motoki then dialed Mamoru to the house. Mamoru calmed down after crying for a while as he heard the phone rang from outside.
"Yes." Mamoru said.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Motoki. I suppose you came here to ask me if I'm alright?"
"Yes, I was worried about you."
"Can you help giving me a word to Usako?"
"Sure."
"I need some time to calm down, tell her don't call me for a few days. Wait until the time come, then I can talk. Also, say that I'm sorry for what I said earlier and how I point a knife to her."
"I've got your word, my friend. I will tell her."
"I'll leave the rest to you."
Mamoru then put the phone away , and he put back the trophy that was still on the floor to the original place and lie on the bed, beginning to wonder in the recent days having nightmares is some kind of plot by another person. He needs to find out what's happening.
"Mamo-chan is alright?" Usagi asked, wiping her tears.
"He is alright, Usagi chan, just give him some time." Motoki said.
"Thanks, Motoki san, for letting us know he is alright." Umino said.
"Let's go to my house, Usagi." Naru said,
Usagi and the trio head to Naru's house to settle down.
Since Mamoru had some nightmares in the past, just trying to use another way to rewrite on his perspective. What do you readers think about this chapter, please let me know in the comments. See you in the next chapter!
