Hey everyone! Merry Late Christmas and Happy Late New Years, if this chapter comes out after the holidays. ;^^
Sorry for the long wait again, I've been busy with life, but at least this chapter isn't a year late like last time.
So without any further ado, here's chapter 6 of Sleeping with the Enemy!
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, the series belongs to the wonderful creator, Naoko Takeuchi
Chapter 6: The Others Must Know And Collecting Evidence
Mamoru and Usagi woke up early the next morning, the young blonde was shocked and confused when she woke up next to Mamoru until the memories from last night came to her. And she blushed a little when she found herself cuddled in his arms, but she figured that he did that because she had another bad dream last night. They both got out of bed and started getting ready for the day, Usagi was still feeling as hollow as last night. Mamoru went through his wardrobe and gave clothes to wear. He then made them eggs and sausages.
But Usagi had trouble trying to eat her breakfast as she stared at her plate, due to Seiya forcing her to go on a diet, and controlling how much she ate. Now every time she would eat or drink anything, it made her feel queasy. Mamoru came to her aid and helped her by spoon feeding her little bites at a time. After eating only a quarter of her breakfast, she whimpered and held in a burp, and it was so loud that it surprised him. He didn't know if he heard it or felt it. He decided to not proceed any further as he didn't want to force her to eat more and get sicker.
After they both cleaned the dishes, Mamoru turned to her. "Usagi-chan, I think it's a good idea if we call your family and friends and ask them to meet here so we can tell them what had happened."
She tensed as she stared at him with wide eyes. "What?! No! We can't tell them! Their lives will be in danger! I can't bear the thought of loosing them Mamoru-chan!" she cried. "And I know that they're furious with me, as I've been avoiding and ignoring them for a while, so I don't know if I can face them now."
"Usagi-chan," he said. "the others must know, you can't keep hiding from them. And their not angry with you, they're all very worried about you and want to see you again. And I know you want to see them again too. And they're not going anywhere, they're all strong, and they'll help us."
Usagi stood there, looking at the floor, contemplating whether or not to follow through with the decision.
"Usagi-chan," Mamoru said after a moment of silence. "You're not gonna lose anyone, we're all gonna fight to make sure that bastard's in prison. Everything's gonna be okay in the end."
After a couple more minutes of feeling uncertain about it, Usagi gave him her answer. "Okay. . ."
. . . .
An hour had passed, when the doorbell rang, Mamoru went to answer it as Usagi's heart was filled with anxiety. Knowing that it was her folks and had second thought's about not wanting to face them, but she fought the urge to run and hide.
When Mamoru opened the door to reveal her parent's and brother, he invited them in and once they saw Usagi they ran to her and embraced her in a family hug. She then began to cry, not being able to hold it in anymore. She was so happy and relieved to see her family again. She apologized for not calling and visiting them, and they reassured her that it was okay.
The girls and Motoki then arrived moments later, and Luna and Artemis even tagged along, and Usagi embraced her friends and Luna tearfully.
Afterwards, Usagi told everyone what had been happening for all these months with Seiya; how he treated her, forced her to never talk or see them, and told them what happened last night. Everyone was shocked and upset, their eyes were watery as they were on the verge of crying. They couldn't believe what that monster did to Usagi, and felt guilty for not being there and protecting her. Usagi apologized to everyone again, and they told her that it wasn't her fault and that she had nothing to be ashamed of. Although, Ikuko told her daughter tearfully that she did not bring her into this world so that she can harm herself.
"We need to go to the police and make sure that son of a bitch is locked up forever." Kenji demanded.
"No! We Can't!" Usagi pleaded. "Seiya warned me that if I ever report him to the police, he'll kill all of you! And he will! I can't afford to lose any of you!"
"Usagi-chan! We have to report him! We can't just stand here and let that bastard get away! He'll still continue his crimes if we don't do something about it!" Rei protested.
"And he only said all that stuff about harming us just to scare you Usagi-chan." Ami said.
"No he didn't!" Usagi cried. "He meant what he said! He will kill all of you! He's already proved to me that he's not just saying it!"
Everyone was confused and shocked. "What do you mean that he's already proved to you?" Makoto asked.
The young blonde turned to her blue haired friend. "Ami, when you got food poisoning on your birthday. . .it was Seiya's doing."
"WHAT?!" Everyone shouted.
Usagi looked down. "He told me that he tampered with one of the slices of cake so that whoever gets that slice will get sick. . . . .After he told me that, he said that next time, Ami and everyone else won't be so lucky."
"That bastard is gonna die!" Makoto raged.
"Makoto-chan, please calm down." Usagi said.
"No! He almost got Ami killed! I baked that cake and I thought it was my fault that she got sick!" she shouted. "If we're not gonna send his ass to jail, I'll gladly take him down!" She said as she cracked her knuckles.
"Makoto-chan! Please! You can't! You don't know what he's capable of!" Usagi pleaded.
"I beat up those thugs who were picking on you that day. Trust me, I have no problem taking down anyone." The brunette said.
"He's stronger than those thugs! He has a knife and a gun! He won't hesitate to make sure that you die in the fight!" The blonde tried to warn her.
"I'm not afraid of knives and guns, they won't-"
"Makoto-chan stop!" Ami said. "Fighting Seiya is not the solution. If we try to fight him, he may either kill one of us or we'll be charged for trying to assault him. The police won't believe us after that. We have to do this right be gathering all the evidence that we can get and present it to the police. Though it's not gonna be easy cause the police would never suspect a famous teen idol to commit all of these crimes."
Makoto then calmed down and agreed with her blue haired friend that it was the right thing to do.
"So how are we gonna collect evidence? Where do we start?" Shingo asked.
"I think the first place we should start is at his house." Mamoru said.
"I agree," Motoki nodded. "That's most likely where all the evidence is."
"And every one of us is gonna help protect our daughter from that monster." Kenji said.
"Right!" They all said.
"But wait!" Usagi said. "I can't come home. Or stay at anyone's house,. . .not yet. He knows where every one of you lives. It would be too dangerous for me to come back home or stay with one of my friends. . ."
Mamoru stepped in. "But he doesn't know about my whereabouts does he?"
Usagi thought about it for a moment. "No. . .I don't remember him mentioning you when he told me that he knew everyone's location."
"Then stay here with me then." he said softly. The blonde looked at him surprised. "I'm probably the last person that he thinks you ran to and staying at."
He was right, Seiya only ever mentioned Mamoru's name when him and Motoki were together. And when she would bump into him a couple of times. She did tell her ex about how they were enemies, so the teen idol probably still thinks that they are, and he never mentioned his name when he threatened to murder everyone.
"I agree with Mamoru," Minako said. "It's best if you stay with him Usagi-chan, until Seiya is locked up."
"Okay." She nodded.
Usagi and everyone were shocked when Mamoru said this. "And I'll be your bodyguard."
"My bodyguard?" she looked at him cautiously.
Mamoru smiled. "I meant what I said when I promised to help you."
She was at a loss for words, surprised that he wanted to take that position. After a moment of being shocked, she finally managed to say. "Okay, thank you Mamoru-san." she smiled.
"Anytime." he said.
. . . .
Mamoru, Usagi, Rei, and Ami drove down to Seiya's house in Mamoru's car. Mamoru and Usagi thought that it was best if more people tagged along with them in case Seiya was still there and they could out number him.
They pulled into the driveway and they noticed that Seiya's car was not there, and Usagi was relived. Knowing that the house was empty and safe. They got out of the car and then walked up to the door slowly, Usagi bent down to get the spare key from under the doormat. She was about to insert the key when she found, to her surprise, that the door was unlocked.
Opening it and walking inside, they found that where the crime scene took place was still there, but it had looked like someone was trying to clean it up a little. The horrible memory of what went down in the house played in Usagi's mind again, and she dropped down to her knees while covering her mouth and holding her stomach. Ami and Rei rushed over to her and held onto their dear friend, trying to calm her down. After a few moments, the young blonde regain herself and focused on finding all the evidence in the house.
With her friends by her side; they checked all the rooms, cabinets, drawers, closets, and they even went down to the basement. To their shock and anger, all the evidence to convict Seiya was gone! All the evidence that Usagi could think of; his weapons, all the DNA at the crime scene, the camera's, the nude pictures that he took of her, her angel costume.
Gone, all gone!
"Damn it! That son of a bitch took everything and ran!" Mamoru said.
"That bastard knew that he was screwed if he didn't act immediately!" Rei said.
Fear began to overtake Usagi again as she panicked. "How are the police gonna believe us now?" She shivered.
"Maybe we still have a chance." Ami stepped in. "The crime scene that took place is still here even though Seiya had tried to clean it up. There still could be DNA left behind if the investigators come in and look. And Usagi-chan still has her bruises and cuts, it would help support her statement."
"Ami-chan has a point," Mamoru said. "The police should still believe Usagi-chan's side of the story."
Usagi nodded. "Alright then, let's go."
. . . .
The group drove down to the police station and Usagi talks to the police chief and gives him her statement. She went into detail on everything and showed him her cuts and bruises. "So Seiya Kou gave you these marks?" The police chief inquired, eyeing the cuts and bruises.
"Yes," she said. "he is a very violent and evil person. Will you please help me?"
The chief recounted everything she said in her report and gave her a questionable look. "How do we know that everything you told us is true?"
"What?. . . ." She said.
"We get a lot of false reports of famous people committing crimes from fans. How do we know if yours is actually true? You could be making this whole abusive relationship up."
"You can't be serious!" Mamoru said. "She was abused and raped!"
"She's covered in cuts and bruises!" Rei said.
"Anyone can give themselves those injures. You could of done that yourself Mrs. Tsukino." he said.
"I didn't!" Usagi protested. "Please, you have to believe me! Why won't you do anything?!"
"You need evidence! You need more then just showing us your injuries!" He said.
"But what about the crime scene that's still in the house?!" she said.
"Look, we can't just go investigate something until we have more evidence and more eyewitness's that come forward." he told her. "And I'm friends with the Three Light's. And from what I've seen, none of them seem like the type that would do this kind of thing to someone. So until there's more evidence pointing to Seiya Kou, we can't move forward with the situation."
Usagi began to cry. "This is cruel,. . .how could you not believe a poor helpless victim like me?"
"Please kindly make your way out of through those doors." he dismissed.
After the four of them walked out of the building, Rei bursted out loud. "What kind of justice system do we have in this world?!"
"What are we gonna do about finding more evidence?" Usagi said in tears. "His house was the only place that had all of the evidence, and he took everything. . .We have nothing to show to the chief that Seiya is guilty. . ."
Mamoru put his hand on her shoulder. "We're not giving up, we're still gonna do whatever we can to get the police involved."
"But Seiya's out there!" she cried. "It won't be long before he finds me and takes someone's life!"
"Not is we have anything to say about it!" Rei said. "We'll make sure that all of us stay alive!"
Usagi's emotion didn't change as she still cried, fearing for the worst that was yet to come. Everyone then hugged the fragile blonde. "We'll get through this Usagi-chan," Ami said. "We won't let Seiya get away with this."
. . . .
Later that night, Mamoru and Usagi were in the living room discussing about what to do to get the evidence that Seiya had ran off with. And thinking about finding any more things that could be useful for evidence. They then decided to stop for the night in frustration after every possibility would either be impossible to get or would only turn up little.
Mamoru then suggested that they should probably head to bed since it was getting late and that they'll continue with finding evidence tomorrow. He asked her if she wanted him to lay in bed with her again and Usagi said that she'll be fine tonight and thanked him for his generosity for her. They said their good nights and Usagi went into his room as he went to the couch.
The young blonde lay on her side as she starred at the wall in front of her, she had a sad and pondering look on her face. It was going to be awhile until sleep would claim her.
She couldn't stop thinking about what to do to find the evidence that they need, and was worried that time was running out for her and everyone. The important pieces of evidence were gone and she felt that there was nothing she or anyone could do about it.
'This has to be the most difficult battle that I and the others had to face. Fighting youma's is easier than this.' She said to herself.
Usagi suddenly heard the sounds of scratching from the window, she turned her attention to the window and saw a panicked Luna calling to her. She opened the window and the black cat jumped in the room.
"Usagi, we need you! Zoisite and Kunzite has the girls trapped at the docks! There's no time to waste!" Luna said.
Usagi was shocked for a moment and then became determined. "Alright! Moon Prism Power Makeup!" she yelled. Once she transformed, her and Luna climbed out the window and headed to the docks.
Once Sailor Moon arrived at the spot, she saw that the senshi's were trapped in a large dome of dark energy as Kunzite and Zoisite watched the scene menacingly.
"Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus!" She cried.
"Welcome Sailor Moon, you're just in time to watch your comrades suffer." Zoisite said and then laughed.
Sailor Moon glared at the two men. "How dare you trap my friends like that! Let them go right now or in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"
Zoisite chuckled. "We'll free your friends if you give us your Rainbow Crystal."
"Never!" She yelled. She then took hold of her tiara. "Hang on everyone! I'll set you all free! Moon Tiara-"
"No Sailor Moon, don't!" Mars cried.
"What?" Their leader said bewilderingly.
Kunzite laughed. "Your powers are useless against this barrier, it will only be swallowed!"
Sailor Moon then eyed his hands that were controlling the dome and got an idea. 'If I aim my tiara at his hands, maybe it'll break the barrier.' She thought.
"What will you do now Sailor Moon?" Kunzite questioned.
"This!" She yelled and removed her tiara from her head. "Moon Tiara Boomer-ah!"
Zoisite had transported behind her and grabbed hold of her, causing her to drop her tiara as it clattered to the ground. The blonde struggled in the general's tight hold around her neck.
"Sailor Moon!" The girls cried.
"Where is the Rainbow Crystal?" Zoisite demanded.
"Let me go!" Sailor Moon hissed, her teeth gritting in anger.
Venus uses her Crescent Beam attack on the dome, but the barrier sucks the energy. Kunzite then makes the dome smaller, the senshi's come closer together as their breathing became harder.
"Either hand over the Rainbow Crystal or watch as we kill your friends." Zoisite said as he tightened his grip on her neck more.
"No!. . .Never. . .!" she choked. The more the general tightened his grip, the more her vision started to blur. Sailor Moon suddenly went numb as her hands fell to her sides. Seeing her lifeless, Zoisite released her and she dropped to the ground.
"SAILOR MOON!" The senshi's cried.
The general chuckled. "If only you knew that struggling only makes the pain worse." He then searched her fuka for the Rainbow Crystal.
'You just have to be strong and brave and face your fears. If you don't, you'll be lost forever! You can't just give up now!' She heard Mamoru's words echo to her.
"I won't give up." She suddenly whispered.
Zoisite looked at her dumbfounded. "What!?"
Sailor Moon then hits him in the head with her fist and the general is knocked backwards. "Why you-!" he growled, touching the spot where she strike.
"You'll never have all the Rainbow Crystal's! No matter how hopeless things get, me and my friends will never stop everything in our power to stop you!" she said.
"Well then, try stopping THIS!" Zoisite said. He summoned his petals and transformed them into needles. The sharp petals then flew towards Sailor Moon at a fast pace and she shielded herself with her arms but the petals were still able to leave scratches on her.
The general then drew out his sword and attacks her, but the young blonde managed to dodge all of his swings. Zoisite grew impatient and he pointed his hand at her and blasted a wave of fire at her. She quickly dodged it but ended up loosing her balance and she fell to the ground. The general finally had the opportunity and came up to her fast and was about to slash her with his sword. Sailor Moon screamed and shielded herself with her arms, fearing for the onslaught.
A cane then comes in and blocks Zoisite's sword and the general is then suddenly punched in the face and fell backwards. The senshi leader looked up and saw that it was Tuxedo Mask that came to her aid. "Tuxedo Mask!"
The masked man gestured his hand to her. "Are you alright Sailor Moon?" She nodded and took his hand and he pulled her to her feet.
"Nice of your savior to drop in," Zoisite growled. "but it'll still do no good to save your friends lives!"
At these words, Kunzite made the dome smaller and the girls started to lose conscious. Sailor Moon starts to panic. "I need my tiara to strike him and break the barrier!"
They both saw the tiara on the ground behind Zoisite as he drew his sword again, facing them. "I'll hold him off while you retrieve your tiara." Tuxedo Mask told her.
She nodded. "Okay."
The general then got his sword and flaming hand ready. "Get ready!" Tuxedo Mask said and got into a fighting stance.
"Right!" she said and did the same.
"Dodge THIS!" Zoisite said and shot a wave of fire at them. The two of them moved out of the way before it could touch them. Tuxedo Mask flew up to the general with his cane ready and the two men began their sword fighting. Sailor Moon began running to her tiara but Zoisite saw this and blasted a ball of flame at her. She quickly dodged the attack and still kept going while Tuxedo Mask prevented him from aiming his attacks at her.
The general got mad and used both of his hands to shoot a bigger wave of fire all around them. Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon dodged the flames, but the attack managed to burn her slightly and she fell to the ground in pain. When she looked back she saw a ball of fire coming at her very fast. Before it was too late, her masked hero picked her up and flew them away from the explosion.
"Arigato Tuxedo Mask." she said to him. She then spotted her tiara in the inferno. "There! The tiara!" she pointed.
Tuxedo Mask flew towards it and she quickly grabbed it before the flames could consume it. Tuxedo Mask flew them away from the flames and landed in a safe spot. As he put her down, Zoisite teleported to them and was about to attack them with his sword.
Tuxedo Mask blocked his sword with his cane. "Go! I'll take care of him!" he said.
"Okay!" she said and began running to the barrier.
Zoisite growled. "You're not getting away that easily!" He pushes the masked man out of the way and is ready to use his pyrokinesis on her again, but Tuxedo Mask throws one of his roses at him and it strikes his hand. Zoisite yelps in pain.
Kunzite sees Sailor Moon coming closer and he points one of his hands at her, while still using the other to control the dome, and fires dark energy out of it. She dodged it and quickly yelled out Moon Tiara Boomerang. Her tiara blasted Kunzite's hands and the barrier broke, finally freeing the girls.
The generals retreated as they disappeared with Zoisite saying that they'll pay for making fools out of them. The girls pulled themselves up and Sailor Moon ran over to them and hugged them. Her comrades assured her that their okay and thanked her for saving them and congratulating on her performance back there.
She turned to Tuxedo Mask and thanked him for his help. He told her, "You're welcome.", and also said that she did well in the fight.
When he took off and said goodbye, she thought to herself, fighting the generals tonight made her feel confident. Even though she didn't have weapons or powers like her friends and Tuxedo Mask, it didn't hold her back from trying to fight the enemies and rescue the girls. She felt a little braver and stronger tonight, and it gave her hope that her and the others will defeat the Dark Kingdom, and most importantly, stopping Seiya from getting away with his crimes and getting justice.
. . . .
The chief was looking through paper work when he noticed two civilians walk into the police station. He recognized them as two of the members of the Three Lights, Taiki and Yaten.
"Ah, Taiki-san and Yaten-san, what brings you two here?" he asked.
"Chief, there's something we want to report to you." Taiki said in a serious voice.
"Oh? What is it?" he asked.
"It's regarding Seiya and his girlfriend, Usagi Tsukino, sir." Yaten said.
Now they had his full attention as he remembered the girl that came to him hours ago. "What happened?"
The two idols were silent for a moment until Taiki spoke. "Seiya came to us and wants us to kidnap her." he said. "We think Usagi-chan is in danger."
:Gasps: Seiya wants Usagi kidnapped! What!? D8
And that concludes chapter 6. I like ending my chapters on a cliffhanger, mwahahahahaha! :D
All I can say about my thoughts on this chapter is that I'm not sure if it had good content. Not much happens but I tried to make the best of it, hopefully the next chapter picks it up.
As for the battle scene with Zoisite and Kunzite, I watched episodes 14 and 33 of the 90's anime, and episode 7 of Crystal to get ideas. ^v^
Why does Seiya want his friends to kidnap Usagi? How will Taiki and Yaten help stop Seiya and save Usagi? Find out in chapter 7, which will be coming to a computer near you in 2021.
See you soon! ;)