TITLE: I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE - Part 7 - AUTHOR: FurBall E-MAIL: Fur.Ball@lycos.com RATED: PG-13 AUTHOR'S NOTES: OOkkay!! here we go!! the seventh part of this fic. =) Is it seventh already? My!! I'm really having fun. =) Glad that this one could come out with the sixth part. At least you won't be hanging so much.... I hope? =) Any ways 8 and 9 are coming out together by next week.... hopefully!!! I don't know how many more chapters to go yet, maybe I'll know when 8 and 9 are out. Okay enough of my jabbering Lets get on with the show!!! Thanks again everyone who has been emailing me!!! ~.....~ thoughts (*....*) Author's Notes DISCLAIMERS: Sailormoon and the other characters are NOT MINE! SO PLEASE DON'T SUE ME! although the some places, characters and incidences are mine, any similarities with other fanfics are purely coincidental! "I know our love's forever... I know no matter what..." - "No Matter What" by Boyzone- /*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/ Unaware of what was happening with Usagi, Mamoru went to the cafeteria to get a bite to eat. He sat down on a chair in the corner near the window, over looking at the hospital's garden. He started to eat and think about things, about what was happening. He was really puzzled about how Usagi was acting. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he knew that she had changed... no different somehow. She became so distant this past week. In the past they could always talk to each other, telling each other the things that was troubling them. But that was not the case this time. Were they growing apart? Mamoru mentally shook himself. No that couldn't be possible, could it? Sure that they have been on rocky grounds before, broken up once, but they got back together again, right? Mamoru groaned, and looked at his half eaten sandwich. He couldn't forget how she wanted him out of her room a moment ago. In the past Usagi had wanted him to be by her side when something was troubling her. But that wasn't what happened. She had told him to leave her alone. Was that it? That she didn't want him anymore? Don't need him anymore? Mamoru thought. He knew that he needed her, But what about Usagi? Did she get tired of him already? It was driving him crazy, he had to talk to her. He knew that he had to know where he stood now with her. He can't take it much longer. Leaving his sandwich half-eaten, he got up and started to go back to Usagi's room. He was waiting for the elevator, when Rei and Minako happened to reach him. "Hey, Mamoru!" Minako said cheerfully. "Good Morning, Mamoru." Rei said. "Hey, Minako. Good morning, Rei." Mamoru returned, forcing a smile. ~Well, so much for talking with Usako privately.~ He thought gloomily, as he sighed. Sensing something amiss, Rei cocked her head to the side. "Something bothering you, Mamoru?" Rei asked. Mamoru glanced at her, and shook his head. "hmmm? oh nothing." he replied, looking away. Just then the elevator chimed. When the passengers got off, they got in. Minako punched in the floor, and the elevator, hummed to life. "So how's Usagi doing this morning?" Minako asked. "Fine." Mamoru said looking down at his feet, saying nothing more. Now, Rei knew something was definitly wrong. "Mamoru?" Rei asked questioningly. "Everything's fine. Don't worry about it." Mamoru said getting a little irritated. Rei glanced at Minako who looked at her and shrugged. What's wrong with him? Minako mouthed. I wish I knew. Rei mouthed back. The elevator stopped at Usagi's floor and they got off. They were just about to reach Usagi's room, when a nurse stumbled out of it screaming. "My god!!! SOMEBODY CALL SECURITY!!!! HURRY!!!!" She hollered. Rei, Minako and Mamoru all ran the last steps to Usagi's room, what they saw in there turned their blood cold. /*****************/ Usagi looked at Akira and the swirling black cloud behind him. "What do you want?" Usagi asked him. As she held herself steady, she could feel herself starting to get dizzy. "You know what I want princess. I want your life force, and to use you as bait, of course." Akira said from his position at the base of the bed. "You won't get both." She hissed. Akira chuckled as he went towards her, "Ahh... but that is where you are wrong." He said when he reached her. He lifted his right hand and an onyx appeared on his hand. Looking at it, Usagi clutched the bedspread tighter. "You won't get away with this." She whispered. "Oh, but I already am." He said as the onyx started to glow. Usagi felt herself going limp, as the onyx started to get her life force, She fought the blackness from herself as she fought to stay awake. "You... won't..." She whispered as she struggled to fight the energy that was sucking the life from her. Akira placed an arm around her and smiled. "Hmmm... you know I think I'm going to make use of you.." He said. He touched the onyx again and this time, a different mist started to envelope Usagi. "What are you..." Usagi started to say then gasped. She felt an evil entity starting to enter her in replace of the life leaving her. With this new threat Usagi struggled more. To fight both. "Damn you..." she whispered fiercely. He laughed softly. "Feel it? The entity that's entering you is going to control you from now on what do you say about that?" He said as he brushed a hand softly at her cheek. As Usagi's eyes started to cloud over, "You're not going to get away with this.." She whispered as she struggled one last time, as Akira held her and fed her more of the evil entity. "Ahh... But I already am, aren't I?" He said as he kissed her softly. The door opened at that moment and the nurse entered, "My god, what?" Terrified at the scene before her the nurse stumbled out again and screamed. "My god!! SOMEBODY CALL SECURITY!!!! HURRY!!!!" She screamed. Running footsteps could be heard approaching, just as Usagi started to changed. Her blue eyes glazed over just as her hair changed in lenght. The hospital gown she was wearing turned into a dark violet gown, that had an off the shoulder neckline, a slit could be seen starting from mid tight down to her ankles. It hugged her body like a second skin. Her usual odandos were loose and her hair was in a braid that encircled her head with the other strands flowing down to her ankles. A string of onyx encircled her throat and another her wrist. A pair of onyx earrings hung from her ears. A pair of black heeled shoes enclosed her dainty feet. She floated there until the transformation was complete. And that was how Mamoru, Rei and Minako found them. They saw how Usagi had changed, and saw the result. Rei stood there stunned, Minako just shook her head muttering no over and over again. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?!!!!" Mamoru screamed. As he flew towards them intent on getting Usagi back, But he was thrown back by an invicible barrier. Akira laughed as Mamoru was thrown against the wall. "It is futile my dear prince. You can't have her back now." He said as he looked at him struggling to get up. Mamoru regarded him angrily. He's not giving up without a fight. He had hit the wall pretty bad and his arm was hurting but he won't give up. "GIVE HER BACK!!!" Mamoru shouted, As he started towards them again. "DAMN YOU!!! GIVE USAKO BACK TO ME!!!!" He screamed. This time Akira hurled an energy ball towards him, It struck Mamoru right at the chest. Pain exploded in his being as he was thrown back again. Rei and Minako can't do anything, all they could do was watch. "Pitiful." Akira said. He then turned towards Usagi whose eyes were now clear. But not as innocent as before. It was now laced with contempt and evil. "Come my dear it's time for us to go." He said as he opened a cloud behind them, taking Usagi's hand and led her towards the cloud. Mamoru looked up painfully, panic welling up in him as he saw Usagi disappearing with Akira. "No!!" he whispered as he tried to stand. Rei and Minako held onto him when he started to go forward and go after them. "NOOOOO!!!!! USAKO!!!!!" He cried out helplessly. As Rei and Minako held on to him, they themselves had tears in their eyes. Because they could do nothing. "No..." Mamoru whispered as tears began to fall down his cheeks, when they completely disappeared. "No..." he sobbed and slumped against the two. Rei and Minako looked at each other with tears streaming down their cheeks, surprise written all over their face. They had never seen Mamoru breakdown before. By this time hospital security came barging in. When they saw the distruction they turned towards the occupants and regarded them. "Someone kidnapped the patient in here they're gone now though." Rei said quietly as she and Minako held the now silent Mamoru. The security nodded accepting that, then seeing Mamoru's wounds he beckoned the frightened nurse. She came in and gasped when she saw the wounded young man. Her training took over and she led them to another room and treated Mamoru there. Seeing that he didn't need to be in the hospital the two girls brought him home. /***************/ Mamoru didn't say anything on the way to his apartment or even when they got there. "Mamoru..." Rei started to say when she couldn't take much more of his silence. Mamoru shook his head. "Thanks for driving me home. You can go now." He said quietly. And went locked himself in his bedroom. Minako got hold of Rei's arm when she started to follow him. "Minako let go of me he..." Rei started to say. When Minako shook her head. "Rei, leave him be. He's in some pain right now that neither you or I can help him with." Minako said tightening her hand. "Come on, Rei lets go. We'll check on him tomorrow." Minako said quietly. Rei took one last look at the closed door and nodded. "Yeah, We'll check on him tomorrow. Let's go tell the others." Rei said as they left the silent apartment. /******************/ "You've gotta be kidding..." Makoto whispered hoarsely. As she stared at Rei. She had left home in a hurry after Rei called her over to Hikawa Shrine, she sounded troubled enough to have let Makoto, run all the way to the Shrine. They were right now in Rei's room over looking the gardens, the window was open to let the afternoon air in. They were seated around at the low table discussing what had happened a few minutes ago. "Are you sure?" This from Ami. "Yeah." Rei said quietly leaning back against her elbows. Luna sat down, and shook her head, stunned at what she heard. She had rushed over to the Hikawa shrine when she over heard the telephone conversation between Rei and Usagi's mother. "And Where is Mamoru now?" She asked. looking at the priestess. Rei looked away at that. Minako answered her instead. "He's at his apartment." She said quietly looking at her clenched hands. Artemis looked at Luna and padded his way towards her. "He was quiet all the way there and never said a word only that we leave him alone." Minako said rubbing her eyes. "It must quite a blow at him." Makoto said. "Tell me about it." Rei said as she stood up and went to the window. "You should have seen him." Rei whispered. Still remembering how he tried to go and get Usagi and how he cried after when he couldn't. It broke her heart on how he cried. She had before thought that Mamoru was playing with Usagi's feelings. She had seen how he easily dicarded Usagi when he was troubled by those dreams. But when she saw how he broke down. She knew then that Mamoru did love Usagi very much. "He tried to go and get her, but he couldn't. Even though he was wounded, he still stood up and went after them." Rei said. "If Rei and I didn't hold him down I think he would have followed them then and there. Without a second thought." Minako whispered. Makoto sighed. "Now what in the world are we going to do?" she asked. "We might as well, start looking for her then." Ami said. Taking out her computer and started to type away. "But we don't know where they are!!" Minako cried. "Isn't that why we must find her?" Ami said calmly. "I guess so." Minako said. "We must find her quickly then or the future will not be so good." a familiar voice said. The four girls started at that and turned in unison. Gasping in surprise to see a young girl of ten standing in the doorway. "Hi, How have you guys been?" She asked. "Chibi-Usa!!!" To Be Continued......... /******/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/////*****/ Okay!!!! that's another chapter... Gosh!!! I'm really having a ball writing this one. Even those irritating days when nothing seems to come out of my head. *sigh* I didn't know at what age chibi usa was at that time so I estimated that she was about ten. If anyone knows her age tell me okay? =) Anyway hope this was to your liking. I'm really having a ball here. though I didn't want to leave you hanging. But I don't think there are any spaces left for me to write. (hmmm... where have we heard that before??? =) ) E-mails!!! minna!!! need them!!!! As I said Comments, suggestions, flames even are welcomed. as long as you email that's fine enough for me!!!! Till the next chapter!!! Ja ne Minna!!! =)