Auston THE TRUTH, THE DANGER, AND THE MONEY. Chapter 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mamoru and I both looked at each other, knowing that something was terribly wrong. We weren't moving. In fact, we hadn't been moving for a couple of hours now. We didn't know what to do. There was no phone or PA system ikn here, so we couldn't call anybody and inform them that the elevator had stopped moving. I suppose we could press the alarm, but that might just make people panic. Besides, I think it's out of order. Mamoru was just looking at me like *I* was supposed to think of something. Just goes to show you how girls are smarter than boys. They need the girls to do all the thinking. But I was as out of ideas as he was. "What are we going to do?" I asked, just to break the on going silence. I hated being stuck in the elevator with him. Why couldn't he have just gone down to the lobby like he was going to? Tension was very thick in the air. Finally Mamoru sighed. "I don't know Usagi. I don't have anything up my sleeve." He said, looking into his shirt sleeve's just to make sure. I groaned. We were stuck in here, maybe for life if somebody didn't come and help us, and HE was making jokes about it! "Mamoru, please me a little more serious about this! I mean it! We are stuck in here, probably for LIFE and it could be all your fault!!!" I shouted at him, my voice getting higher and higher. I didn't realize I was that close to hysteria. Mamoru looked at me again. He does that a lot. Like he can't keep his eyes away from mine. "Don't worry Usagi, we will get out." He said, trying to cheer me up.... and failing. "No, we won't. We won't!!" I said with a quiet sob in my voice, that I really didn't like the sound of. Mamoru sighed, again. He rolled his eyes heaven ward. Praying to God. Then his eyes suddenly went wider and he smiled. "Usagi look above you!!!" Mamoru said with such glee in his voice that it made me look up to the ceiling....... and, there was a trap door! Oh, lovely, how lovely!! We can escape! But, how are we going to get up there? That was my question, and it was a very good question too. "Mamoru, how are we going to get up there?" I asked, still looking up, voicing the question that was ringing in my head. "Well, we are going to have to climb on each other Usagi," He said. "Don't worry though, I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." He continued after he saw my expression. "This might be the only way out Usagi. Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life? We need to work together!" He finished, looking at me, his eyes pleading me to do as he asked. I guess he is right. The trap door is the only way out of this mess. I nodded my head, my eyes closed. I was so very tired. My nose broken, and now this. All adds up to one heck of a rotten day! Mamoru bent down so that I could climb up onto his shoulders and open the trap door. I climbed up shakily, Mamoru holding onto my ankles tightly as I nearly toppled over. I sighed and my shaking subsided. For some reason, I felt safe. He moved up so that I could reach the trap door and open it. I did so, or I tried to do so. Something was blocking the door, I pushed again, and again, and again. But I couldn't. Mamoru grunted something at me, but I didn't hear him, I just kept on trying to push. Harder, harder, harder. Come on Usagi you can do it!! I said to myself. The trap door budged a little and I looked up at it. Oh, joy! It's moving! I pushed it again, harder this time and it snapped open! I looked down at Mamoru, who was having a hard time holding me. "I got it!!" I said and then pushed myself up onto the top of the elevator. As I was pulling myself up, the elevator moved. I cried out and tried to grab onto something, but there was nothing to get a stable hold of. I could here Mamoru screaming my name and trying to climb up by himself, without my help. He couldn't. No one could. It was a long way down to the bottom of the elevator shaft, and on the right and left sides of the elevator there was about one meters space between the elevator or the wall. If I fell, there was no way I'd be able to stop myself in time. Is this the end? I wondered. Is this the end of.... Me? Will anyone miss me? Oh, god Mamoru, please help me! ______________________________________________________________________ Oooooooh, whats going to happen? Is Usagi going to die? Ooooooooooh, maybe she will. Maybe she won't, unless Mamoru does something really fast.... and quickly. Send any question comments, flames too DmacIn@Neptune.on.ca My name is Auston and *THIS* is my story. Sorry that this chapter was sooooo short but I just had to end this chapter like this!! Next one will be longer.