Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Little Girl Lost...And Found ❯ Changes ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Ok I am currently waiting to see if I get any feedback on the first chapter
of this story. I figured that I might as well start on the next chapter. Lets
see all the stuff from before applies. By the way I don't think I mentioned
it in the last chapter but this story will include elements from both the
anime and the manga. And for the sake of the story Mamoru's stinking
rich, and this will be elaborated upon later in the story. These chapters
won't have anything really bad in it. The somewhat naughty stuff comes
later. Hee-hee! This chapter picks up about an hour after the last chapter
ended.


The obligatory disclaimer: Last night I knew for sure I owned Sailomoon.
Then I realized that it was just a dream conjured by my over active
imagination and that old Chinese food that I ate.


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Little Girl Lost…And Found
By Wreath of Roses

Chapter 2




Mamoru rolled over in his bed again. He just couldn't get to sleep, and it
wasn't the storm that was making sleep impossible. He just had this vague
feeling that something was not right.


All of a sudden he was bowled over by a tide of sorrow. He knew it was
not his own, but his sweet little rabbit's. The only time he had felt
anything comparable to this was when he broke up with her because of
those nightmares. He knew it must be bad to be able to feel so much
sadness through their bond. He had to get to her, to try and shield her
from this all consuming grief. He was already making his way to his
door pulling on his shirt at the same time. His worry for his Usa-ko
making him run out of his apartment and to his car.


He didn't know exactly where she was so he just continued to follow her
emotions through their bond. He was led to the park, which struck him as
odd; she should be home in bed. But then again the whole situation was
odd. He left his car and kept following the bond deeper and deeper into
the park. By now he was soaked, he had in his haste forgotten to take an
umbrella or even a coat with him. Not only was he wet but also with so
much rain it was hard to even see very far. He was beginning to give up
hope of finding his love here. He started to turn to search another spot
when he stopped.


There curled up on a bench in the rose garden, completely soaked through,
and shaking, from the cold or the barely audible sobs he didn't know, was
his angel.


"Usa-ko! Usa-ko!" He called out to her as he ran to her side. "Love,
what's wrong, what are you doing here?"


Usagi didn't answer him she just threw her self into his arms, not making
the effort to muffle her sobs any longer. He just held her as she cried. He
wanted to know what it was that could upset her so, but knew that if she
wanted to tell him she would do it in her own time.


They ended up sitting there for quite some time. "Let's get out of this
rain. If we sit here much longer we'll end up getting sick." As Mamoru
said this he pulled Usagi's unresisting body toward his car.


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He had to practically carry his Usa to get her to his apartment. She was so
listless and tired. He managed to get her in the door of his spacious
penthouse apartment. "You should go in the bathroom and dry off, I'll
bring you some dry clothes to put on."


Usagi mechanically did as Mamoru said walking off to the bathroom. She
came out a few minutes later mostly dry and wearing the T-shirt and
shorts Mamoru had given her.


Even with the seriousness of the situation, he couldn't help thinking she
looked adorable, his shirt hanging down to her knees and her hair still
damp. She sunk down into the couch. He sat down beside her and took
her into his arms again, smoothing her hair with one hand. "Usa-ko,
please tell me what this is all about. Please, when you hurt I hurt."


She didn't want to say anything the pain was so great. But when she
looked into those honest midnight blue eyes she couldn't deny him. "I got
back home all right, but just as I thought that I managed to leave unnoticed
by my parents, the lights in my room turned on. I was my Mother and
Father, they were so angry with me. They kept demanding to know where
I was and I wouldn't tell them, and that seemed to make them even
madder. They told me that they had come up with a secondary plan to
keep me away from you and the girls, if I couldn't follow the rules. They
said that they were going to send me to Kyoto to live with my aunt. I had
told them that there was no way I could leave. And then my father said
that if I wanted to continue being a part of this family then I had better
start to shape up, that he didn't want a daughter that was as disgraceful as
me." Usagi's voice started breaking with emotion.


"Usa-ko you don't have to tell me anymore…" Mamoru's sentence was
cut off as Usagi picked up where she left off. It was like she couldn't stop
herself from telling her painful story.


"He said that I was bad enough before all these other problems, and that
he and my mother couldn't stand all the trouble that I was causing. He
said this was my last chance for redemption. I said that I wouldn't leave
my friends. He told me that if I owed more loyalty to my friends than my
family then I should stay with them, because I wasn't welcomed in their
house anymore. So I left. I didn't know where to go, but I guess that my
feet just kind of led me to the park." At this she broke down in sobs again.


Mamoru couldn't believe that Usagi's parents couldn't see what a
wonderful person she was, much less that they thought her a disgrace. He
noticed that her cries had stopped; looking down at her he noticed that her
fatigue had won out and she was fast asleep. He carried her to the guest
bedroom and tucked her into bed. He couldn't resist leaving a feather
light kiss on her lips before closing the door.


As he went back to his room he was somewhat relieved that a least he
knew that Usa-ko was safe. But he also knew that life had just dealt a
major blow to his love…one he didn't know how she would cope with.
Her parents had abandoned her.


{I could have stopped there but I decided what the hey, I'll try and make
this chapter longer!}


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The sun poured its shimmering rays across the face of Tsukino Usagi. She
could detect the pungent smell of bacon frying. She knew sooner or later
her mother would come barging into her room to push her out of bed.
Then she realized that the room was not her own, the bed not hers; the feel
was different and she could detect the faint smell of roses in the air. It was
then that she remembered the events of last night. This thought caused an
arrow of pain to strike her heart. Her Mother. Her mother and father; they
disowned her; they left her out on the curb like a piece of trash.


In some ways she couldn't blame them. To them her behavior of late must
have seemed awful. But from what she remembered of her father's words
they had thought her worthless long before she even became the sailor
senshi of the moon.


She didn't want to wake up. Waking up would mean having to face the
reality of last night. Waking up would also mean having to figure out
what to do with her self, now that she had no home, no family. But she
knew that if she didn't wake up then that sweet, dark-haired, blue-eyed
man in the other room would worry about her. And she never would
intentionally bring distress to him. It was funny that the man that had
made her life so hard, when they first met, now seemed like her only
anchor in this hurtful and chaotic world.


She rose slowly as if the emotions she was feeling weighted her down.
She then made her way to the kitchen. What she saw when she got there
made her laugh even with all of her problems. There was the Crown
Prince of Earth, the dark and mysterious Tuxedo Kamen, dancing around
the kitchen and using a spoon as a microphone while he sung along with
the radio, as he cooked breakfast.


At the sound of tinkling laughter Mamoru turned around. His face started
to turn a very interesting shade of tomato red. "I hope you realize that this
must remain a secret. After all I have to keep up my image of brooding
masculinity." Mamoru said this in a mock serious tone.


"Don't worry I'll keep your secret…at least until a golden opportunity
comes for blackmail." She said this with a slight smile twitching the
corners of her mouth.


A deep rich laugh sounded through the apartment. "Alright, enough fun
lets get down to something serious. I made your favorite chocolate chip
pancakes." He handed her the plate.


As she looked down at the plate she remembered how her mother would
make these on the weekends; all the pain from last night came back to her
full force.


Mamoru watched as Usagi's put down her breakfast and walked into the
living room. He followed her as she walked over to the balcony doors.
She just stood there for the longest time looking out at the skyline of the
city. "I just wish I could ignore it all. That I can go back at the end of the
day and there will be Mama scolding me for my latest test. That Shingo
will come and bug me. And Papa will overreact if I mention some boy's
name. I know that I can't though; I have to face the fact that I was never
what they wanted. They thought me too clumsy, too stupid, and too
immature to be a daughter they could be proud of."


"Usa-ko that's not true. You may have a few faults, but then everyone
does. I look at you and I see a beautiful young woman with a heart so big
that she can forgive anything, a soul so beautiful and that shines so bright
that it is blinding to look at, someone who brings joy and happiness to all
she is near. You are something very special, and if your parents can't see
that then they are blind."


"That may be what you see, but it doesn't change what my parents see. I
still can't go home. And now I don't know what to do. I could ask to stay
with one of the girls but I don't want to burden them like that. Besides,
Mako-chan and Ami-chan don't have the extra room, it would be a
financial burden on Rei-chan, and there is no way that Minako-chan's
mother would let me stay there. I suppose I will just have get a job some
where and get an apartment, how I don't know." Worry creased her brow.


"Usa-ko you don't have to do that. Well what I mean is…well that is if
you don't mind…I mean if you're willing to…" Usagi had never seen
Mamoru stutter, ever. As he gathered up his courage he finally spit out
"you can stay here with me." He looked up to see her wide eyes. "I mean
you can stay in the guest room."


"I can't do that Mamo-chan" Usagi said slightly pole-axed.


"Why not? I have plenty of room, it would in no way be a financial
burden, and having you here with me would make me very happy. You
have no excuse, and really you have no choice." He said looking her
straight in the eye.


"I guess that I don't have a choice. And I really would like to stay here
with you, but what will people think?"


"I really don't care. People can think what they want; they're going to
anyway. As long as you and I and our friends know the situation what
does it matter what people think."


Usagi wondered at Mamoru's attitude he was so passionate and insistent
about this. She had always wondered if he was ashamed of her, the way
he treated her some times. But now there was no question if he truly loved
her or not as she looked into his eyes, she could see his undying love for
her.


"I can't say no to sound reasoning like that. So my answer is yes." She
said with a slight smile.


"Really?" At her affirmative nod he picked her up and spun her around.
"I love you, you know that?"


"I love you too Mamo-chan, but could you please stop spinning me. I
think I'm going to be sick."


Abruptly the Mamo-chan powered tilt-a-whirl stopped. "Sorry. Now can
we eat I'm starving."


"And everyone always make fun of my appetite." Usagi and Mamoru
went back in to the kitchen to reclaim their breakfast.

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"We're going to have to decide what to do with Luna and Chibi-usa-chan.
I suppose we could leave them with my mother and father's, but I don't
know if they want to stay there or not." Usagi said as she watched
Mamoru finish his breakfast.


As much as she tried for his sake to remain optimistic he could tell she
was hurting. She just picked at her favorite breakfast and every once and
a while he would see tears glimmering in her eyes; she would never let
them fall however. As he thought about what she just said he replied, "we
can let them make the choice. If they want to stay with your parents, I'm
sure they will be safe there. And if they want, they can come stay here
too. Chibi-usa-chan can sleep with you or on the couch, and Luna doesn't
take up that much room." After that he heard what sounded like "that's
what you think."


"I suppose I should talk to the girls and tell them the situation." Usagi
said with a sigh.


"Yeah. Do you want me to go along to hold Mako-chan down? You
know how she gets when anyone insults you, I don't think she will exempt
your parents." Mamoru said half jokingly, half seriously.


"No I can handle it. I told Luna and Chibi-usa-chan that I would talk to
them at the shrine. Chibi-usa-chan felt so bad that she had fallen asleep
last night. She probably thinks it's her fault that my parents and I fought."
Another big sigh. "Anyway I should go over there and talk to them." She
looked down at her clothing and realized that she was still wearing
Mamoru's oversized shirt and shorts. "I don't suppose my clothes from
last night are dry?"


Mamoru smiled at her. "Actually they are dry and hanging in the
bathroom. If you want to, I can take you back to your house to pick up
some of your belongings."


"No. I can't go back. My father made it very clear that if I left last night
then I would never be welcomed back into that house." Again he saw the
glimmer of tears in her eyes. Mamoru went up to her and put his arms
around her.


Mamoru was about to make the biggest sacrifice that any male could…he
was going to willingly go shopping. "Alright, after you get finished
telling the girls, if you come back here after my afternoon classes, I will
take you shopping. You can get the clothes and things you need. Then
tomorrow we'll go and get you some new school uniforms." He caught
the sour face she made. "Hey, just because your facing a difficult
challenge in your life doesn't mean that you can forgo your education."
He stated in a mock stuffy voice.


"You know you sound like a frightening male version of Haruna-sensei
when you do that." A cheeky grin on her face.


"Hey! You better be nice to me! Or I promise to never put the toilet seat
back down!" He called after her as she went into the guest bathroom to
change.


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Usagi was walking back from the temple. She had told the girls her
situation: she was now living with Mamoru because her parents had
disowned her. The girl's reactions had been mixed. Of course they were
all sorry that this had happened. Mako-chan, as predicted was all set to
pound it into Kenji just how special Usagi was. Ami looking on the up
side thought that maybe Mamoru's apartment was a better study
environment for Usagi. Rei thought that idea was ludicrous and that all
Usagi and Mamoru would do is make-out. Minako just winked and said
"WAY TO GO USAGI-CHAN!!! Don't so anything I wouldn't do" and
proceeded to cackle hysterically.


Usagi had also talked to Luna and Chibi-usa; they had decided that they
would rather stay at Mamoru-san's too. Chibi-usa thought it was unfair of
her grandparents to treat Usagi this way, and what kept them from
throwing her out once they got tired of her! (I know I would if given the
chance.) Luna said that she was a guardian and advisor to her princess
and that is where she would stay. So Chibi-usa and Luna had gone back to
Usagi's old house to gather the things that they wanted before they moved.


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So Chibi-usa and Luna came to stay with Mamoru and Usagi under the
condition that since Chibi-usa was now living with them she had to treat
both Mamoru and Usagi with respect.


For a while thing were pretty status quo. Usagi and Chibi-usa went to
school. Mamoru went to college. Luna discussed the enemy with Artemis
and chased shadows across the living room floor. Then the Holy Grail
was found and Sailor Moon became Super Sailor Moon, and the battle
with the Death Busters escalated.


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Ok. Like so far? The next chapter will have to do with the last battle with
the Death Busters and the aftermath. Sorry if the whole Usa/Mamo-chan
scene got mushy, but it was kind of crucial for the plot. If you haven't
figured it out yet Mamoru's not a bastard in this fic, although I have some
ideas for some very angsty, Mamoru is a bastard fics. Like I said before
this part of the story really doesn't need an R rating, but later in the story it
definitely will. This story will go all the way to Crystal Tokyo and
beyond.

Thanks for your support! Bye!