Chapter 5 is finally here!

I'm sorry that it took almost a year to get the next chapter out. Again, I had a wedding to go too, and I got busy doing a craft project. And of course the holiday seasons came and I needed to spend time with my friends and family. But then when 2020 started, I was dealing with personal issues and I had a hard time focusing on trying to get this chapter out and do more video projects for my YouTube channel. And now we're dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

But I want to let you all know that I'm doing okay, whether it be my personal life issues or the pandemic outbreak.

So anyways, the first half of this chapter was kind of hard to write because it's sad. And I also had to rewrite and change some things in this chapter because it was getting too long.

So here's the long awaited chapter. Will Usagi live or die? Let's find out!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, the series belongs to the wonderful creator, Naoko Takeuchi

Chapter 5: Saving Her

I wanted to be like you

I wanted everything

So I tried to be like you

And I got swept away

I didn't know that it was so cold

And you needed someone

To show you the way

So I took your hand and we figured out

That when the time comes

I'd take you away

If you want to

I can save you

I can take you away from here

So lonely inside

So busy out there

And all you wanted

Was somebody who cares

~ "All You Wanted" by Michelle Branch

It was nearly 11:40 at night when Mamoru decided that he should head home. From the time the sun was setting and up until now, he had been driving up and down the streets endlessly in his red convertible, looking and thinking about Usagi. And right now he decided to call off the search for her.

And this was the hour when silence fell upon the city; it was like a ghost town, not even the sound of traffic. He also overheard that they were going to get rain tonight; and he can already see the sky gradually change as the dark, ominous clouds began to cover up the glittering stars.

"As if life couldn't get any more miserable." He mumbled.

Mamoru was just nearing a crosswalk when he had to immediately slam down on the breaks as a woman ran across the road, so intent on running away from whatever seemed to be chasing her.

"Whoa!" he exclaimed as the girl almost collided into his car. He got a brief glance of her and gasped before she ran away with a terrified cry. He got out of the car, wanting to stop her, but she was far out of his reach.

"Usagi!" he exclaimed. The college student got back in his car and followed after her.

. . . .

Mamoru stopped short and put his car in park when Usagi came into view again. And the first thing he noticed was that she was standing on the railing.

'What is she doing?' he pondered, 'Wait. . .she's not. . .is she gonna jump?!'

And suddenly, the memory of his dream from last night flashed before him, his eyes widened and panic rose in his chest when he realized what the dream was interpreting and what she was doing.

'No! She can't die!' he exclaimed. Mamoru then ran towards her as fast as he could, he refused to lose the one person that made him happy.

"Bun-head!" he called. But the blonde was too caught up in her moment to notice or hear anything. She then began to lean forward, and her grip on the hanger was loosening.

"No, don't!" he cried. He remembered failing to save her in the dream, and he didn't want that to happen again. No, not this time, she will be saved.

Mamoru used his powers as Tuxedo Mask to move faster, he was only a few feet from her as she was getting very close to falling off.

"NO!" He screamed as he jumped towards her, grabbed her tightly, and tackled her to the ground.

. . . .

He found her! Seiya had found her and he was going to make her pay the price!

Usagi began to scream at him, desperately trying to push him away while pleading, "NO! SEIYA NO! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!"

The loud booms of thunder pounded her ears and the harsh pelts of rain drowned both they're skin and clothes. When she looked back at the figure, she was right, it was him! His red jacket, black hair, and murderous blue eyes!

She continued to scream and punch his chest as hard as she could. "NO! PLEASE LET ME GO! I'M SORRY I RAN AWAY!"

She felt him pull her off the ground and gripped her arms. "Bun-head!"

"I"LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN! I PROMISE!"

"Bun-head!"

"I'LL BE GOOD, I'LL BE GOOD!"

"Bun-head!"

"PLEASE DON'T HURT MEEEE!"

She then felt him cup her head. "USAGI!" She finally stopped screaming and squirming, and met his eyes. "It's okay, it's just me, Mamoru. . ." he reassured.

Reality came back into Usagi's mind and she studied him; she saw that his red jacket was actually green, and when she looked back at his face she saw that his eyes weren't cold and vicious like Seiya's. Instead, they glistened with emotion, scared and concerned about her.

"You're. . .Mamoru Chiba. . ." she whispered softly.

"Yes. . ." he nodded.

She then remembered what she was doing and pushed him away, causing him to fall to the ground harshly. When Mamoru pulled himself up, he saw her climb back on the railing, still wishing to end her life, and his eyes widened as his heart skipped a beat. He quickly rose up and took a step towards her.

"Hey-!"

"Don't come any closer!" Usagi cried, her voice shaking. And he froze in his tracks.

She couldn't let him stop her, if she did, she would be back in Seiya's clutches. "I mean it! Don't come near me! Or I'll jump!"

Mamoru put his hands up in defense and took a step back from her. "Okay,. . .okay Usagi. I'm right here, just don't do it."

"Why are you here Mamoru?! Why did you stop me?! I was ready! Why can't anything go right for once?! And why of all people did you have to show up now?!" she exclaimed angrily.

Mamoru took a deep breath, he had to stop her from taking her own life, and this was something he had to do himself. "Why are you doing this Usagi?" he asked calmly.

"It's none of your damn business jerk! Now get out of here, leave me alone!" She yelled.

"It is my business!" he said. "And if I just stand here and let you jump,. . .I'll never forgive myself."

Usagi looked at him dumbfounded. Mamoru took a step towards her. "The bad choice will haunt me forever and-"

"No it won't!" she interrupted. "You're just saying that because you'll have no one else to pick on if I die!"

"No! That's not true Usagi! Ever since you started acting different, I've been nicer to you, I don't tease you that much. Why do you think I'm here right now trying to stop you?" he said.

Usagi stopped and remembered the times where Mamoru was being kind to her, when she got a new bruise or was crying. She then shook her head. "You're distracting me! Get away from me!" she exclaimed.

"Usagi-"

"NO!" she silenced him. "Don't you get it?! I have to do this; it's the only way I can escape!" as tears started to run down Usagi's cheeks.

That's when Mamoru noticed that her shirt was torn open and that she wasn't wearing any pants or undergarments, her robe did very little to conceal her in the front. He then discovered with alarm that she had cuts and bruises all over her body, he never knew she had marks underneath her clothes. But what stuck out the most was that there was red liquid streaming down her legs, and most of the blood was dried on her inner thighs. She looked like the Usagi in his dream!

'Was she assaulted?!' his thought's exclaimed.

"I'm in a nightmare that I can't wake up from." She continued. "Everything was taken from me by force, there's nothing left of me and nothing for me. . .I'm nothing more than a ghost of a girl. I can't escape unless I let the waves below me put me to sleep."

She turned her attention to the dark water under her. "That way, I'll get wings and my soul will fly to the heavens. Where I'll be free, and my soul will go on forever and ever." She smiled sadly.

Mamoru's heart ached at the sight of her, how did this all come to? Or better yet, 'What did that guy do to you?' he thought.

He then narrowed his eyes at her. "You really are a bun-head."

Usagi whipped her head around to look at him. "What?" she asked.

"You think by taking the easy way out it's gonna save you? Well I hate to tell you, but it won't save you, it'll trap you." He said.

"Trap me?!" she questioned.

"Your soul won't go to heaven it'll be trapped somewhere else, a place where it's dark and cold. And the only feeling you'll have is the pain you're enduring now. It'll be the only thing that you'll remember and carry with you forever." He said.

Usagi narrowed her eyes at him. "You don't know if that'll happen." She barked.

"You wanna test my theory?" he inquired.

There was a moment of silence between them, and Usagi felt uncomfortable with the way he was staring at her. Mamoru took a step closer. "Take another look at the drop below and tell me if it's as enchanting as you said it was." He said.

Usagi glanced back at the water, and she saw that the waves under her were thrashing around violently. She gulped and began to shed new tears. 'No. . .this was supposed to be the way out. . .'

"Do you understand the situation you would put yourself in right now?" Mamoru asked.

"Yes. . ." her voice cracked.

Mamoru was now standing in front of her, and reached out his hand to her. "Come on, give me your hand and-"

"NO!" Usagi cried. "I'm not going back! Not to that life, not the one I'm in right now! I can't!" She then paused to let out silent sobs. "There's nobody, I lost all my family and friends. . ."

"You didn't lose them, they're not dead, you just weren't able to spend time with them." He said.

"Exactly! They all think I hate them,. . .and they hate me too." She said.

"No, they don't." he told her. "They're all worried about you, in fact, their looking for you. They want to know what's been happening to you. They all care about you and love you Usagi."

"What do you know about them?" she replied.

"I've talked to everybody today. Motoki said that you were like a little sister to him. I bumped into your mother and she said that she and your father are very worried, your brother misses you, and Luna is wandering around the house. Your mother also told me that her dream for you is to get married and have a child. And your friends, Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako said that you are very important to them. They were outcasts before you came and helped them. You're the one that brought all five of you together." He said.

Usagi stared wordlessly at Mamoru, her blue eyes looking over his face.

"So you see, they all love you and want to help you, like you helped them." He said.

The blonde looked down at her feet, deep down she wanted to come back to the other side, but she couldn't. Seiya was still out there, she would still be in her nightmare, the pain she felt if she jumped would never compare to the pain she was in right now.

"So come on," he said. "They're waiting for you."

"So what if my friends and family are waiting for me?! So is the monster that ruined my life! If I go back he'll probably kill me! No matter what I do or where I go I'm still trapped!" she cried.

Usagi then stood there, clinging onto the hanger as if it was her life line, her body shaking violently as she sobbed. Mamoru watched her sadly, she reminded him so much of when he was a young boy; heart filled with pain and loneliness. They both stayed silent for a moment before he decided to break the silence.

"Look, listen to me. If you give up now you'll never overcome your troubles and find happiness again."

She looked back at him, confused. "Happiness?. . .But. . .there isn't any anymore. . ."

Mamoru looked down, fisted his hands, and continued. "Your wrong,. . .there still is. You just have to fight your way through. . .the nightmare you're in. . .and find the happiness that was taken from you. The journey may look impossible and finding that happy place is far out of your reach, but believe me, there's always a way out."

Usagi's eyes widened.

"You just have to be strong and brave and face your fears. If you don't, you'll be lost forever!" Mamoru then looked back at her, his eyes welling up and she saw that they were burning brightly. "You can't just give up now!" he said.

Her eyes glistened and continued to stare into his.

'Something is coming; I can feel it, something that will kill you. You are invincible, you must be strong and brave than you imagine you can be. You must face your fears. I know you can, and so do the others. Don't give up.' Tuxedo Mask's words echoed.

"Come on," Mamoru said and gestured his hand to her again. "give me your hand; you don't want to do this."

"But wait," she stopped him. "what am I gonna do when I go back? I don't want to be stuck like this forever. . ."

Mamoru smiled. "Don't worry; I'll help you, if you let me. I'll help you get through this, and together we'll stop the one who is after you and putting you and everyone else's lives in danger."

Her eyes kept looking from his hands to his eyes; this was a choice, she could either go back and try to stop Seiya, or. . .

"It'll be alright, I promise." He said.

After looking at the water below and looking at his hand, she hesitantly and slowly reached out and took his hand. She felt him grasp her hand protectively and tightly in his. Usagi's eyes widened at his touch.

'He's warm. . .just like Tuxedo Mask.' Her eyes then darted to his face; his blue eyes were warm and sincere. And for the first time in a while, she felt safe, she made the right choice.

Usagi's eyes grew wet and she leaped into his chest, surprising him, Mamoru caught her and they both fell to the ground on their knees. He held her tightly as she sobbed. "I'm so sorry. . .! I'm sorry!. . ."

He rubbed her head soothingly. "Shhh don't apologize, it's ok. . ., it's ok. . ."

The two stayed in this position, Mamoru continued to hold her and whisper sweet nothings while the small blonde let it all out. He then slowly and gently began to pull her up. "Come on, let's get out of this rain." He said. "I'll take you home."

Usagi then burst, swinging her arms around his torso. "No! Don't" she cried. "Please don't, I can't go home, and I can't go to any of my friend's house. He's out there! He's after me! He knows where they all live! If he finds me in any of those places, he'll kill them!"

Mamoru was astounded, he saw that her blue eyes had a tortured look in them; it made him want to banish her fears away. He felt a sense of protectiveness grow inside him and the look in his eyes turned serious.

He pulled her against his chest. "We'll go to my apartment then." Mamoru then wrapped an arm around Usagi's shoulders and they began to walk to his car. But then he saw the way she moved and winced with each step, she was in pain, from being attacked and from running a very long distance.

Usagi was surprised when he picked her up bridal style and resumed walking to the car. But she didn't say anything since all the adrenaline and fear had drained the poor girl. When they got to his car, he set her down into the passenger seat and buckled her in.

. . . .

The drive to Mamoru's apartment was silent and Usagi hid herself under the windows. So that Seiya won't see her.

They made it to his complex, he pulled into the parking garage and Usagi was back in his arms again. Walking into the lobby, Mamoru stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for his floor. After passing a few doors down the hallway, he unlocked his apartment door and carried her inside. When he set her down and locked the door, he told her that he'll run the bath for her, and that he'll clean up some of her wounds. Usagi didn't abject to the idea and said okay. Mamoru disappeared into the bathroom and began to run the bath. A moment later he let the shivering blonde in and gave her a pair of fresh clean clothes to wear.

Closing the door behind her, Usagi stepped in the tub and gasped at the stinging she felt between her legs. She looked down at her stripped body, seeing all the cuts and bruises, and the blood that stained her inner thighs. She sobbed softly as the haunting memory of Seiya's violent assault raged in her mind. Quickly grabbing a cloth, she lathered it with a lot of soap and scrubbed her body, wincing as the soap made contact with her cuts. She felt dirty.

Usagi emerged from the bathroom moments later wearing one of Mamoru's t-shirts and flannel pajama bottoms, her long golden hair fell down her back. She found Mamoru on the couch, wearing new and dry clothes, and he glanced up at her. She saw that he had a first aid kit out on the coffee table. He motioned for her to sit next to him and he began to treat her wounds. She winced every time he brought the swab near. Once he was done bandaging her wounds, Usagi brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them as Mamoru put the supplies back in the first aid kit.

When he closed the box, he turned to her. "You okay Usagi-chan?"

She didn't look at him and forced a small smile on her face. "I'm fine,. . .I feel better now. . .thank you for all you did tonight. . ."

"You're welcome." He smiled. "And I was hoping you would tell me what happened."

She felt her heart drop. "I can't."

Mamoru kept his voice calm. "Why?"

Her voice started to tremble. "Please. . .I just can't."

Silence fell upon them, and Mamoru could see the tension and sorrow written on her face. "Please Usagi,. . .talk to me. . .I'm your friend."

Usagi blinked at his last words and turned her head to him, his blue eyes finding their way into hers. "What?"

"I know in the past we didn't get along, but ever since things have changed I was there for you whenever you had a bad day. And I saved you tonight. So instead of being enemies, let's start over and be friends." He said.

Usagi didn't want to admit it, but Mamoru was the only person, that she knew, that she had spoken to in a while. She had been alone for a couple of weeks, and she really missed the companionship of the people so dear to her. She wanted to tell him the whole story, but if she involved him in this, his life could be in danger. She thought of the consequences, and it scared her.

"I would love to be your friend Mamoru-san," she said. "But I can't tell you my story. It's too dangerous."

He frowned at her. "I told you that I will help-"

"I know what you said!" she cut him off, and turned away from him. "I know you want to help me, but you can't! If I get you involve in my situation, your life will be in danger! I'm sorry."

"Usagi you have to give me a chance! If you'd just tell me, I'll help you in anyway." He said.

Usagi gave him the silent treatment, and Mamoru decided to give up on trying to get her to open up. She then yawned and was starting to doze off. He stood up and gestured her to follow him to his bedroom, Usagi was unsure of whether or not to sleep in his bed. But he assured her that it was fine and that he'll sleep on the couch. He lifted the bed sheets up and she crawled into the bed, and then he tucked her in. Before sleep claimed her he said.

"I made a promise to help you and I plan to keep it. I'm here for you when you need me."

And he closed the door and went into the living room to call it a night.

. . . .

"Usagi." Her mother's voice said. "Usagi honey, you have to wake up."

The young blonde slowly opened her blue eyes and found herself lying upon a grassy meadow; the sunlight was soaking through her clothes. She lifted herself from the ground into a sitting position, when she looked up she was surrounded by her friends and family, who smiled back at her.

"Everyone!" Usagi said. She then turned to her parents. "Mom, dad."

"It's alright pumpkin, it was just a dream." Kenji, her father, said.

"What?" she asked.

Her mother bent down to her. "You were having a bad dream Usagi; you were screaming and crying in your sleep, we were getting worried."

"Yeah," Shingo said. "You were screaming so loud my ears were bleeding!"

Usagi looked at her parents and brother in confusion. "I was dreaming?"

"Yes." She heard Ami say and turned towards her. "We rushed over when Mrs. Tsukino called us."

"You were stuck in your sleep for most of the day, so we had to take a day off from school and stay here until you woke up." Rei said.

Usagi's eyes started to well up. "Everyone, I had a dream that my boyfriend abused and assaulted me. And that he threatened to kill all of you." She said. "And I had to stay away from everyone, I felt so lonely. . ."

"That's horrible!" Makoto said. "No boyfriend should ever treat a girl as a possession! Don't believe anything from that dream!"

"Yeah!" Minako joined in. "Don't believe anything that happened in that dream."

Luna and Artemis padded over to her and Luna jumped onto her lap. "Luna!" Usagi said. She stroked her soft black fur, and the feline purred contently. The blonde then held the cat close to her; she missed the warm presence of her feline friend.

Motoki then bent down to her level and touched her shoulder. "Usagi-chan," he said and she turned to him. "When you feel better, come down to the arcade and I'll treat you to a chocolate milkshake, your favorite."

"Thank you Motoki-san." She smiled.

"It'll be alright sweetie," her mother assured her. "the nightmare is over."

"We're sorry that your dream was frightening and lonely." Ami said. "We'll never leave you."

"We'll always be here for you." Minako said.

Tears started rolling down her soft cheeks. "Everyone. . ."

"Usagi the crybaby," Shingo teased. "Never gets old."

"I can't help it!" she sobbed. "I thought I had an abusive boyfriend and I couldn't be with you all anymore!" After a few moments of sobbing she wiped the tears from her face. "I'm glad it was just a stupid dream," she said. "and that all of you are still here with me, and nothings gonna happen to any of you. Thank. . ."

When Usagi looked up, everyone was gone.

She was alone.

"Huh?. . .wait. . .where did you all go?. . ." she looked in every direction, but found nothing, the meadow was empty. Fresh new tears fell from her eyes. "But. . .I thought. . .I thought you said you'll always be here for me. . ."

"You're mistaken,"

Usagi was startled by the voice and scanned the area to see who was there, only to find that the scenery had changed and she was surrounded by darkness.

"you don't have family or friends. . .not anymore at least."

She then got up and turned her head in every direction, trying to find who the voice belonged to. "Who are you?" she asked.

"The only one you have is me, your boyfriend."

It was then that she recognized the voice and gasped. "Seiya!"

"Yes Angel, I'm the only one who loves you and takes care of you, who will give you everything your heart desires. I'm the only one who's always there for you."

"NO! You're wrong!" she protested. "I do have people who love me and are still here for me! My parents, Shingo, Luna, Artemis, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, and Motoki. Their-"

"Dead." He said.

Usagi gasped.

"I killed them."

Just then, bloody scenes of the people she mentioned flashed in the darkness, she watched in horror as every one of them was brutality murdered. "No. . .!" she shivered. "How could you. . .?!"

"They were ruining our love life, ruining the chances of us being happy together." Seiya's voice echoed. "So I got rid of them. I saved us."

The blonde grabbed her head. "No,. . .no!"

"It was meant to be." He said.

She shook her head. "No!"

"No one will interfere in our relationship."

"No! Stop!"

"Nothing will stop me from protecting you."

"NO!" she screamed.

Suddenly, she felt a hand on each shoulder, and a presence behind her that whispered,

"You are mine."

Usagi whirled around and was face to face with Seiya, he then grabbed her by the throat and pinned her to the ground harshly. She gasped for air as she struggled to free his grip on her. Seiya gave her a chilling smile.

"My beautiful Angel, why do you struggle?" He then took hold of her wrists and pinned them on each side of her. "All I want to do is show you how much I love you."

Seiya then touched her cheek tenderly. "Ahh, you're beautiful even when your face is twisted with fear." He then entwined his hand in hers and buried his face in her neck.

"No. . .don't touch me. . ." she whispered. She couldn't move, her body was frozen in place, as if it wasn't listening to her mind.

"Do you still reject me Angel?" Seiya asked. "Well, it doesn't matter if you do. You can't escape from me. You are mine."

Usagi glared at him. "No, I am not a piece of property. And my name is Usagi Tsukino."

Seiya then clutched her throat tightly as she yelped. "No one will take you from me!" he hissed. "No man, no friend, no family, no one!"

The blonde clawed at his hands as she let out ragged gasps.

"You belong to me, and I'll punish you so that you never leave me!" he yelled. . .

. . . .

Mamoru was woken up by the screams coming from his bedroom. He rushed in the room and found Usagi wailing and squirming in her sleep, begging someone to stop.

He grabbed her shoulders and shook her as he called to her. "Usagi! Usagi-chan!"

She opened her eyes and the whimpering stopped, he saw how frightened and teary they looked as she stared back at him. "Are you okay?!" he asked her anxiously.

Usagi then pushed him back and smacked his hands off her shoulders. "NO! STOP!" she cried.

She then realized that it was only Mamoru as she blinked her eyes at him, as he stared back at her in shock and confusion, remembering that she was staying at his place. And that she had been dreaming. She then bolted up and ran her hands over her body, checking to see if she had been physically harmed. When she made a note that she was okay, she hugged her shaken body and tears rolled down her face.

Mamoru then touched her back. "It's okay, it was just a dream." He said. "It's over."

"No it's not!" she exclaimed. "The nightmare will never end!" Usagi then sobbed and hugged herself tighter, her tears dripping from her eyes and sinking into the sheets below her. The images of everyone being murdered, and what Seiya said in the dream played in her head.

"Usagi, what happened?" she heard Mamoru ask softly.

'I made a promise to help you and I plan to keep it. I'm here for you when you need me.' His vow from earlier echoed in her thought's.

Usagi then looked at him, and it was then that she realized that Mamoru was probably her only friend and hope to protecting her from Seiya. Since he wasn't killed by her ex in the dream. She couldn't afford to lose or put another person in danger, but now, she had to give him a chance.

Mamoru was surprised when she suddenly flung herself at him and wrapped her arms around his neck. He placed his hands on her hips and felt her trembling. "Mamoru! Please don't leave me! Please stay with me! Please! You're the only friend I have left! He killed everyone, my family, and then my friends!" she cried. "And,. . .and I know he'll kill you too! Please Mamoru; please don't let him get you too!"

She then buried her head in his shoulder and cried her heart out. Mamoru was taken aback by what she said; it took him a moment before he hugged her back and tightly held her close, his head leaning on hers as he rubbed her back. "It's okay Usagi-chan it's okay, it was just a dream. Whatever happened in the dream wasn't real." He soothed her. "No one was murdered, everyone is still here. Your family and friends are all still here."

He felt her calm down as her sobs got quiet and her body started to shake less. "And I'm still here. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere." Mamoru continued to hold her and the warmth of his body helped her rid herself of the frightened state that the nightmare caused her.

Sniffling, she lifted her head from his shoulder. "I'm sorry,. . .I'm just so scared, I don't know what to do. I'm afraid he'll. . ." she paused for a moment and then looked up at him. "Maybe you can help me."

"I will help, you just need to tell me what happened." He told her. Mamoru then sat next to her on the bed as she did the same. She heard the demand in his voice when he spoke but still tried to talk to her soothingly. "Usagi, tell me everything, what happened?"

. . . .

Mamoru listened as Usagi told him her story. She told him how her and Seiya first met each other and how he was the sweetest person that she ever met. But when she moved in with him, her life changed. How he abused her and everything, and that he threatened to kill everyone she knew. She said her boyfriend was always jealous of her friend and family.

And then one day he put his foot down and forbid her from seeing them, and he dragged her to the basement and locked her in the closet all night, when she refused to listen to him. From then on, she wasn't allowed out of the house unless it had to do with school, and she was banned from getting in contact with her friends and family. But then she couldn't go on like that anymore and got the courage to stand up to her ex.

She then told him the part she dreaded to tell, after she told him off and wanted to break up with him, he began to beat her, and then raped her. Mamoru was shocked as he watched her sob and shiver at the memory. She then told him that she managed to escape and that Seiya threatened to find her and kill anyone who tries to protect her from him.

She ended the story with trying to escape to heaven by jumping off the bridge when she couldn't take it anymore.

Mamoru's heart was torn by her story, Usagi had been through so much for months and she was forced to hide it from everyone. But now Seiya had really made sure to leave a scar on her. And he was furious too, he wanted to go find that bastard and beat the living shit out of him. But he couldn't, if he were to do that he would get in trouble for doing something so reckless. And Usagi would really regret telling him her story and getting him involved. They had to go to the police.

"That's my story and how I got here." She said. "And now I am running for my life from the man who has ruined it. I can't go to anyone else, he'll kill them and take me back. . .I can't put anyone in danger. . ." Usagi began to sob. "He's so evil. . .he has done nothing but use me and rape me. Mine and everyone's lives are in danger! Why?! Why is this happening to me?!"

Mamoru then put his hand on hers and squeezed it softly. She looked back at him and she saw that he had a look of sympathy and protectiveness as he stared at her.

"Usagi-chan, you have been through so much for a year. I'm sorry that this is happening to you. But I want you to know that you are not alone. You have done everything to push me, your friends, and family away from getting involved. I'm happy you have shared your story with me, and I cannot bear to see you in pain and not get any justice out of this." He said. "I promise I will protect you and help you in any way I can. We will make sure that asshole is locked up for his crimes."

Usagi was at a loss for words, she was taken aback by what he said. But she felt a little happy knowing that there seemed to be some hope for her in the future.

"Now," Mamoru said. "let's get some sleep, we'll figure everything out tomorrow."

The blonde nodded and he helped her into bed, but when he started to leave she reached out her hand to him. "Wait, I don't want to be left alone again. I don't want to have another bad dream. . ."

"You want me to sleep next to you and keep you company?" he asked. She nodded as she hummed and Mamoru walked to the other side of the bed and crawled under the sheets next to her. They were lying back to back, but Mamoru wasn't getting tired yet as he stared at the wall in front of him. After a while he turned over, rested his cheek on his hand, and watched Usagi as she was in a calm slumber.

He was thinking about what had happened for the last couple of hours and what he had promised her. The first thing they had to do was tell everyone else and then go to the police; the rest was yet to come. But he wanted to make sure that Seiya will pay for what he did to Usagi.

A small whimpering noise halted his thoughts and he focused his attention on her, he saw that her eyebrows furrowed and she started to shake a little in her sleep. It seemed she was having another bad dream, and Mamoru's heart was aching again for her. He moved his free hand and stroked her head, being careful not to wake her.

"Shhh. . .it's okay, it's okay. It's just a dream." He whispered to her.

"No. . .please Seiya. . .don't do this. . .!" she said.

He felt his heart break and narrowed his eyes; suddenly he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to his chest. He pressed his forehead against hers. "Please calm down Usagi, . . .come on, it's okay. . .it's okay. . .shhhh. . ." The blonde finally stopped trembling and crying as he watched her fall into a dreamless sleep in the comfort of his embrace.

Mamoru sighed in relief; he knew it was gonna be a while until she recovered from the trauma that that bastard did to her. It took him some time to fall asleep as he brushed her head gently, feeling how warm and soft she was in his arms.

As he closed his eyes he prayed that Usagi will hopefully find peace one day.

And that's it for this chapter everybody.

So I watched the Titanic 1997 movie and Life Is Strange episode 2 to help write the scene where Mamoru saves Usagi from jumping off the bridge.

Usagi's dream scene is based on the dream scene in episode 198 of Sailor Stars. And let me tell you, when I saw that scene in the episode it made me tear up. It was sad, that the dream made Usagi believe that all her friends and Mamoru were still alive, only for reality to come back and tell her no. So when I wrote the dream scene in this chapter, it made me cry a little. ):

And about the lyrics to the song I picked for this chapter. Okay, I know the song is about a breakup. But I feel like the first verse can also be interpreted as someone helping a person who feels lonely and sad.

Will Mamoru's help Usagi bring Seiya down? How will her family and friends react when she tells them? We shall see as the story continues.

I don't know when the next chapter will be out, but hopefully it won't take another year to write and post on here. So read and review, be safe, and I'll see you all next time! ;)