Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Princess ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

I should warn you that this is the most violent and emotional
chapter, so be prepared...I guess. This is also my favorite
chapter, so I hope you like it.

I don't own Sailor Moon. I should also note that there are a
couple of lines from Leah Andreone's songs "Mother Tongue" and
"You Make Me Remember"-I will note which ones at the end of the
chapters where they appear.


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Broken Princess

By Beloved
beloved914@hotmail.com

Rating PG-13


Chapter 5

The "warp hole" brought Usagi and Thanatos to a dark bedroom,
colored only with deep reds and browns. There was an elaborate
fireplace that acted as the only source of light.

Usagi stood fearfully. "What are you going to do with me?" she
asked.

Nate smiled evilly and pushed her onto the bed. "You'll find out,"
was his only reply.

Usagi lay sprawled over a gathering of pillows, and she could
feel her heart pounding furiously within her chest as she was
consumed with fear. Thanatos stood over her, menacingly, looking at
her with more than just lust in his eyes. Usagi could see the
determination that lurked behind his darkened eyes, and that made
her very nervous. She knew that she could not talk to him rationally-
he wouldn't listen. Usagi stared in horror as Thanatos began to
unbutton his shirt.

"What's wrong Serenity? Never been with a man before? Well, at least
not a real man."

"Mamoru is more of a man than you will ever be," she stated simply.

Thanatos froze with rage. "You think so? Well, we'll just see about
that," he said roughly as he grabbed Usagi by the wrists, pulling her
against his body. She let out a shriek as she fell against him. Thanatos
gripped Usagi by the waist and spun her around, trapping her between
himself and a wall. She felt tears start to well up in her eyes. She
was helpless. Thanatos pressed himself against her heavily and stroked
one side of her face with his hand.

"Now, now, Usagi. I'm not going to hurt you-quite the opposite in fact.
I care for you deeply, and soon you'll realize how deeply you care for
me as well."

All Usagi could do was whimper. A tear escaped from her eye and began
to fall down her cheek. Thanatos captured it in his mouth, kissing her
cheek tenderly.

"Please stop," Usagi pleaded, but he just ignored her. He began to
kiss a trail down the side of her face to her neck. His mouth lingered
at her neck and his kisses tuned from tender to hungry. Usagi let out
a sob. 'Endymion, pleases help me,' she thought. Usagi stiffened as she
felt Thanatos' hands travel over her curves. She could not believe that
this was really happening. She began to struggle, but he just pressed
himself against her harder, almost paralyzing her.

She felt him undo his pants, and he began to pull up her nightgown.
Usagi sobbed loudly. "Oh, God...please, don't..." she cried to no avail.
His hand gripped the elastic of her underwear, preparing to remove the
last barrier between them, but Thanatos suddenly let out a painful groan
and fell to the floor. Thanatos' body fell roughly to the ground, revealing
an angry and concerned Mamoru.

Usagi gasped wildly and sods racked her body. She began to collapse to
the floor, and Mamoru swiftly caught her in his waiting arms.

"Dear God, Usako...Did he touch you? Did he hurt you?"

At his question, Usagi only cried harder. This made Mamoru panic even
more. 'What did he do to her?' he thought angrily, tears coming to his
eyes. He had a very good idea of what Thanato's was planning to do to his
Usako, and he felt the taste of vomit rise into his throat as he was
consumed with nausea. He swallowed hard and prayed that he had arrived
before anything had happened.

"Shhhh, Usako. It's okay. I'm here," he said soothingly while he
straightened out her clothing.

Usagi looked up at her Love, realizing that they had finally found each
other in this hellish pit. "Oh, Mamo-chan! I thought you were dead, or,
or..." she cried.

"I'm okay, Usako. As long as I have you in my arms, I'll always be okay."

Mamoru wiped away the tears that stained Usagi's faced. She stared
at him intently as he did so. Their gazes met, and they just sat there
for a long while absorbing one another. Mamoru brushed Usagi's lips with
his fingertips and lowered his mouth to hers. They kissed lovingly and
deeply, happy to be in each other's arms once again.

Usagi pulled her lips away from her Love's and whispered, "I love you,
my Prince."

Mamoru smiled brightly, "And I love you, my sweet Princess."

Mamoru rose, pulling himself and Usagi to their feet. He looked over
at the prone body on the floor and suddenly remembered how he had found
his Usako with that creep.

Mamoru turned to Usagi, "He touched you?"

Usagi's eyes began to brim with tears, and Mamoru got his answer. He
looked back at Thanatos and coolly said, "Then he will die."

Mamoru raised his sword above his head, preparing to decapitate the
bastard who dared to touch his Princess, when he heard a large commotion
coming from the room connected to the one they occupied. Mamoru quickly
grabbed Usagi's wrist, pulling her away from whatever danger lurked in
the shadows of the room.

They ran at a steady pace through the dark hallways that looked more
like tunnels. Mamoru gripped Usagi's wrist firmly, pulling her close to
him as they ran from who knows what.

"Mamoru! Where are we going!? And what are we running from?"

Mamoru stopped abruptly, causing Usagi to fall forward. "Usako! Are you
okay?"

"Yes, Mamo-chan. I'm fine, no thanks to you," she teased.

"Aw, I'm sorry, Love," he said as he helped her up and pulled her into
his arms. "Let me make it up to you," he flirted as he leaned down to
kiss her.

As their lips where about to touch, there was a loud explosion,
and both their minds went black...


Forty-five minute later...

Usagi stirred painfully. She looked around confusedly. 'Where am
I?' she though, 'and where is Mamoru?' Her forehead creased in anger as
she remembered.

"That bitch!" Usagi screamed as she paced the tunnel. "Twice! Twice she
attacked me with a cheap shot! Well, now it's my turn!"

Usagi let her instincts guide her to a room she believe Mamoru
and Melpomene to be in. She didn't know how, but she could actually
FEEL where Mamoru was. She clenched her fists as rage came over
Her. 'She better not have tried anything, or I swear I'll...'

Usagi was oblivious to the power that her anger was creating. So
when she threw her hands forward at the doors in front of her, the smoke,
fire, and the pieces of flying wood came as a bit of a surprise.

Usagi burst into the room following the loud explosion. Mamoru
looked at his beautiful and angry Princess, who seemed like she was
ready to tear Melpomene to shreds.

"To what do we owe this honor, Serenity?" Melpomene taunted.

"Shut up you disgusting witch," Serenity growled.

Mamoru was shocked at the tone of Usagi's voice, and he continued
to watch the scene in front of him.

"You seem tense, Serenity," Melpomene spoke, somewhat nervously. "Why
don't you have a seat. Take a load off."

"Are you too stupid to comprehend the words 'shut up.' I don't want to
hear you speak, I don't even want to hear you breathe." Usagi turned her
gaze to Mamoru. "She touched you?"

Mamoru was surprised at the forwardness of her question. "Uh, uh, well,
she, um...Well, she tried to, uh, you know...but, but..."

At Mamoru's stuttering, Usagi got her answer. She turned back to Melpomene
and coolly said, "Then she will die."

At Usagi's words, Melpomene tensed and prepared to fight for her life.
Melpomene gathered a ball of energy and swiftly threw at the Princess.
Usagi looked at the attack calmly and destroyed it without even moving. Melpomene
stared in horror. This could not be good. Obviously Melpomene
did not know that Usagi's power was controlled by her emotions-and right
now Usagi was extremely pissed off.
Usagi lifted her hand and pointed her index finger at the wicked creature
before her. "I hope that you will be very unhappy in hell." With those
words, Usagi blasted Melpomene with a ball of energy, killing her
instantly.

Mamoru was completely still. Did he just see Usagi kill someone? Sensing
his discomfort, Usagi looked toward her Love.

"I'm sorry, Mamoru," Usagi whispered, guilt beginning to consume her.
"It's just, she, she killed you before. And the fact that she tried
to, to...I hated her, Mamo-chan. I hated her for taking you away from
me, both now and then. I'm sorry."

Mamoru rose to his feet and embraced Usagi tightly. "It's okay, Usa.
I'm not mad--just a little surprised."

Usagi looked into Mamoru's eyes. "I don't want to lose you," she
whispered.

"You won't. I'll always be with you. I love you."

"I love you."


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Usagi and Mamoru hurried out of Melpomene's room, hoping that
they could find some way out of the underground lair.

"How did you get here anyways, Usa?" Mamoru asked.

"Nate took me from my house. I figured out who he really was, but it
was too late."

Mamoru looked at Usagi sadly, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you."

Usagi smiled back lovingly and continued to look for an exit.

As they frantically searched for an escape, Usagi and Mamoru began
to panic; there was no way out.

"Mamo-chan, what if we can't get out of here. We'll be stuck down here
forever!" Usagi wailed.

"Calm down, Usako," he replied. "We'll figure something out."

However, their futile attempt at freedom was interrupted by a blast of
energy hitting the wall right beside them. In a quick decision, Mamoru
grabbed Usagi and threw her against the wall and then hurled himself on
top of her.

"Mamo-chan, what are you doing?" Usagi screamed.

"Protecting you!" Mamoru grunted just before a ball of dark energy hit
him in the back.

"Mamoru, stop this!"

"I won't let anything happen to you, Usa," he replied as he absorbed
another blast.

"Jesus, Mamoru! You are going to get yourself killed!" Usagi yelled
angrily.

"I don't care! I just want you to be safe!"

Mamoru was hit with another blast and let out a painful cry.
Usagi felt tears of frustration and fear in her eyes as she watched the
man she loved kill himself.

"Mamoru!" Usagi screamed as he began to slump over her shoulder. "Are
you alright? Please, don't do this..." she pleaded.

Mamoru lifted his head and looked Usagi in the eye, "But I--love you,"
he grunted painfully.

"Mamo-chan, please...Endymion..."

Mamoru pushed himself off of Usagi and turned himself around
to look at their attacker. He never got a chance, for as soon as he
had looked up he was hit with a final ball of energy in the chest.
Mamoru collapsed with a painful thud to the ground. Usagi watched in
horror as her Love fell.

"Mamoru!" she screamed. "Mamo-chan, can you hear me?"

Her question was answered with a raw groan. Usagi knew Mamoru was
badly hurt. She looked up and saw Thanatos standing over them with
his arm sill outstretched from the blast he had directed at Mamoru.

"You bastard!" Usagi yelled. "Look what you've done."

Thanatos gave a cocky grin. "Yes, I see. I am rather disappointed,
though. I was hoping that the blast would have killed him instantly."

Usagi looked back down at Mamoru when she felt something moist. Her
eyes grew wide with terror as she realized she was covered in Mamoru's
blood.

"Oh, my God! Mamo-chan!" she cried. "Oh, God...You're bleeding.
There's so much blood..." she wept helplessly.

"Princess, I suggest that we leave Endymion here and get back to what
we started in my room earlier," Thanatos said icily.

Usagi looked up at Thanatos coldly. "How dare you. I will never go
anywhere with you. I loath you."

"I suggest that you reconsidered, Princess," he said harshly. "Your
Prince will soon be dead, and I intend to make you mine, whether you
like it or not!"

Usagi stood angrily. "He will NOT die!" she screamed. "You will!"

Thanatos looked at her mockingly, "Like I find you the least bit
threatening, Serenity."

"You should not underestimate me. I had no problem getting rid of
that wretch Melpomene."

Thanatos stiffened. "Melpomene? What have you done with her?"

"She's dead." Usagi said coldly. "I killed her, as I will kill you."

"We'll see about that!" Thanatos ran toward Usagi, filled with rage.
Usagi placed her hands gracefully in front of her and threw a massive
amount of energy at Thanatos. Usagi was amazed at how effortlessly she
could produce such a great amount of power, but her bewilderment was
interrupted by Thanatos' cries. She winced as he screamed in pain and
fell dead to the floor.

"I'm sorry, Nate," she whispered.

Usagi looked down spitefully at her white nightgown that was now stained
red with blood. She took notice to how the sticky garment clung to her
uncomfortably and almost desperately, but her discomfort was not what
was important right now--Mamoru was. She looked down at him and almost
collapsed in sorrow. He was completely surrounded by a puddle of his
blood. Usagi staggered over to him and fell to her knees at his side,
the thick and sticky liquid further saturating her nightgown and covering
her legs. Usagi felt a wave of nausea pass over her and she swallowed
hard.

"No...Mamo-chan..." she whispered as she felt tears start to burn her
eyes. "I'm so sorry, My Love. I should have protected you."

Mamoru gazed up at his Princess dazedly. He couldn't believe how
beautiful she was. He tried to lift his hand and touch her face, but he
found he could no longer move.

Usagi cradled the Prince in her lap lovingly, trying to hold back
her tears. She stroked his hair, softly repeating, "You'll be okay.
You'll be okay."

"Usako," Mamoru forced out.

Usagi sat up so that she could see his face, and she smiled, "Yes,
My Love."

Mamoru smiled back tenderly, love apparent in his eyes, "Oh, my
Serenity. To think that I've waited so long to have you...We've
conquered so much to be together, and now..."

Usagi felt the tears start to slip from here eyes. "Mamo-chan, don't...
You'll be fine. You'll be fine," Usagi nodded, trying to reassure
herself more than her prince. "It's just like you said. You have me
in your arms, so you have to be okay. You just need a little bit of
time to rest, so we'll just stay here for a while." Usagi lightly played
with his hair as she continued to babble, "And then we can go home. And,
and then we'll finally get to be a normal couple--like we've wanted.
We can go out to dinner, and go on picnics, and walks, and--well we can
do anything and everything. So you are going to get better whether you
like it or not. Okay?" Usagi asked playfully.

Mamoru smiled warmly, and he would of laughed had he had the strength.
His features then turned serious and he said, "Can I ask just one
thing, Love?"

"Anything," she said, fearful at his tone.

He looked at her tenderly and said, "I want you kiss me goodbye."

Usagi stared at her Prince blankly. "Goodbye?" she asked. "But where
are you going, Mamo-chan?"

Her question was met with silence.

"Mamo-chan?"

There was still no response.

Usagi began to breath heavily as panic flooded her senses.

"Mamoru?" she pleaded.

Nothing.

"Endymion!" she screamed painfully. "No! No, please. Mamo-chan,
answer me! Please...You're okay, Mamo-chan! You're okay...answer
me..." she whimpered.

The echo of Usagi's anguished sobs filled the dark tunnel causing her
to feel more frightened and alone. Her eyes burned from the heavy flow
of tears that rushed from them, but Usagi could not cease her cries.
Finally, remembering what her Love had asked, she tried to regain her
composure. "I will kiss you, Mamo-chan," she wept, "I would kiss you
forever."

Usagi gently ran her shaking fingers down the side of Mamoru's
face and choked back a sob before leaning her face toward his. As her
lips were about to brush his, Usagi prayed that he would taste the salty
tears that covered her lips, but she knew he would not. As she pressed
her mouth against his, she tried desperately to memorize the feel of his
lips, the taste of his mouth, the smell of his skin...but soon Usagi
began to sob brutally. As she cried, she never took her lips form his.
She just lay there, pressing her body against his in hopes that if he
felt her heart beat, he would answer back with his.

"Why?" she begged, ending their kiss, "Why is this happening again?"

As she pulled herself off of him, Usagi brought Mamoru's body
close to hers. She hugged him fiercely and gently rocked him in her
arms.

"Please, My Love, don't leave me."

Usagi looked at him dearly. He was so handsome. How could she
go without seeing his face everyday?

"Don't worry, Endymion. I won't leave you," she said, a haunted
expression taking over her features.

Usagi ran her hand down Mamoru's side, stopping at his hip. She
paused before gripping the cool metal handle. She glanced once more at
the face of her sleeping prince and proceeded in completing her task.
Usagi swiftly pulled the long, double-edged sword from Mamoru's side
and plunged in into her chest. She tried desperately to stifle the cry
of pain that escaped her lips, but she could not hold it in. She felt
her body slump forward, and she shifted her dimming gaze toward Mamoru.
Sadly, Usagi realized, fate had ended their love affair once again,
but she wished and almost knew that they'd be together somehow. With the last
of her strength, Usagi brought herself above her Love's face and
kissed him gently. Then, she collapsed on top of him as death took her.


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I'm sorry it's so sad, but that's the way I like it. The Epilogue is next,
and then it's over!