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Forest of Despair
Part 6
Disclaimer in Part 1
by: Usa and Emiri
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A few seconds later, a somewhat disheveled Mamoru came bursting into the grove where they were sitting.
"Mamoru-san!" Ami exclaimed.
"Minna!"
"Usako!" Mamoru noticed the bruises on her body, and the vacant look in her eyes. He moved to hug her.
Usagi looked up, thinking she heard Mamoru's voice. She couldn't see him, though. The only person she saw was Satsujin glooming in front of her.
Usagi shot up. "Nani yo! Rei-chan, keep him away from me!" she cried.
"Usagi! What do you mean? That's Mamoru-san."
Usagi shook her head, cowering behind the miko. "Iie... stop him, he's going to hurt me!"
"I think she's hallucinating being atacked," Makoto said quietly.
"I'm not hallucinating anything, Mako-chan! You're all supposed to protect me! So... protect me before he... he does it again!"
"Usagi, it's MAMORU!" Minako said, walking over to him. "He's not going to hurt you"
"Minako-chan, move away! He's going to hurt you too!"
Mamoru was too shocked to say anything. He just sat down, not knowing what to do or say.
Usagi stopped talking long enough to notice that "Satsujin" wasn't doing or saying anything to her. She began feeling sick to her stomach again and turned away.
"Mako-chan, please see if she's all right," Ami told her.
Makoto walked over to Usagi. "Usagi-chan?"
"M-mako-chan... I can't get him out of my head. And everytime I think about it, my stomach begins to hurt and I feel like I have to throw up."
Makoto put her hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Im not sure what all happened to you, but I know it must've been horrible. But, I also know that Mamoru-san loves you, and he'd NEVER hurt you. We're all here for you, Usagi-chan."
"But I haven't seen him since last night. I'm afraid I might have lost him."
Usagi's eyes began to water again. Why couldn't she just look up and see Mamoru sitting there, waiting for her.
"Usagi-chan, he's right there." Makoto turned and pointed.
The other girls had filled him in on what happened, and he had stood up. "Usako..."
"Mamo-chan..." She walked to him slowly. They were about five feet apart when she ran to him the rest of the way.
"Usako," Mamoru said again, hugging her.
Usagi winced as the made contact. "Mamo-chan, gomen ne..."
"How about we just go home for now, Usako? We can talk more tomorrow..."
Usagi nodded. She couldn't tell if Mamoru could feel her shaking. She felt like she would collapse any minute.
"How far is the campsite from here, minna?" Makoto asked.
"About three hours," Ami responded.
"Well," Rei spoke up, "I guess we should start walking, ne?" Everyone just sort of nodded.
"It's going to be dark soon," Luna said. "We should move as fast as we can...or we'll just have to camp somewhere for the night."
"She's right, minna! Lets hurry to the site."
They walked in silence, no one wanting to talk about what they had experienced. They'd each tell their stories after a good night's rest.
Usagi felt comforted in Mamoru's arms, but she still felt Satsujin's rancid breath all over her. *When is this feeling going to go away!* her mind screamed at her.
Mamoru was glad that everyone was together, and that nobody was dead. He also felt guilty, that he hadn't been able to protect Usagi from what had happened to her. *Who knew that maniac murderers with guns would ruin our camping trip,* he thought sourly.
Usagi suddenly looked up at Mamoru. She had felt him squeeze her a bit closer. She didn't want to mention the pain she felt from the bruises but she was sure it was evident on her face.
Mamoru looked down on her, and saw the pain in her face. "Usako, gomen..." He loosed his hold on her.
Usagi smiled at him sadly. She wondered how long the group had been wondering. Surely that should have reached the campsite by now...
"Minna!" Ami cried out.
"Nani yo!"
"We're 10 minutes from the campsite!"
"Yokatte," Rei sighed in relief.
"Good. It's almost dark," Artemis said. And sure enough, only the last lines of light remained in the sky.
Finally, they reached an opening... their campsite!
"Let's get everything packed up and head home now," Minako said. "I dunno about minna, but i just want to be home."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Ami said. Rei nodded in agreement. Makoto nodded as well.
"Usagi-chan?" Minako asked. There was no answer.
"Usako?" Usagi looked up at Mamoru. "Don't you want to go home?"
"Hai..."
"Let's go then."
Makoto helped Ami to the van, and all the uninjured people rushed to pack up the campsite.
Usagi stood there watching as her friends got everything together. She was so glad nothing more serious had occured to them. She really didn't know what to do with herself.
"We're almost done," Artemis told them.
"Finally," Rei announced. "Lets hit the road!"
Everyone climbed into the van. Usagi in the front passenger side, Minako with Rei in the far back and Ami and Makoto in the middle seat. Mamoru climbed in himself and looked at the half-beaten girls. "Everyone situated?"
"Hai, let's just go home." Minako said.
It was two hours later and they were almost home. Only Usagi and Mamoru were awake.
"Usako? I'm sorry...that I couldn't protect you from what happened today."
"Mamo-chan, it's not your fault. I-I shouldn't have been so careless, running off like that after Luna told me not to."
"Still. If I hadn't gotten kidnapped, then you wouldn'tve been out there looking for me."
Usagi shook her head. "Iie, it's not your fault you were kidnapped! You didn't know they were going to be in the woods dumping a dead body!"
Mamoru sighed. "You're so amazing...after all that's happened to you..."
"I'm not that amazing, Mamo-chan. I couldn't prevent that... that guy from..." Usagi couldn't finish because she began crying again. "I am such a baby," she whispered
"Usako, you're not a baby. If I were you...I have no idea what shape I'd be in, but I know I'd be a wreck." He reached over with one hand to take hers. "Who knew that going camping could turn into such a nightmare..."
"I don't know..." she replied with a yawn.
"Go to sleep, Usako," he said. "We'll be home in awhile."
Yawning again and closing her eyes, Usagi said,"Aishiteru, Mamo-chan."
"Aishiteru, Usako."
The End!
Well, what did you think? Please let us know!
~Usa and Emiri
Forest of Despair
Part 6
Disclaimer in Part 1
by: Usa and Emiri
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A few seconds later, a somewhat disheveled Mamoru came bursting into the grove where they were sitting.
"Mamoru-san!" Ami exclaimed.
"Minna!"
"Usako!" Mamoru noticed the bruises on her body, and the vacant look in her eyes. He moved to hug her.
Usagi looked up, thinking she heard Mamoru's voice. She couldn't see him, though. The only person she saw was Satsujin glooming in front of her.
Usagi shot up. "Nani yo! Rei-chan, keep him away from me!" she cried.
"Usagi! What do you mean? That's Mamoru-san."
Usagi shook her head, cowering behind the miko. "Iie... stop him, he's going to hurt me!"
"I think she's hallucinating being atacked," Makoto said quietly.
"I'm not hallucinating anything, Mako-chan! You're all supposed to protect me! So... protect me before he... he does it again!"
"Usagi, it's MAMORU!" Minako said, walking over to him. "He's not going to hurt you"
"Minako-chan, move away! He's going to hurt you too!"
Mamoru was too shocked to say anything. He just sat down, not knowing what to do or say.
Usagi stopped talking long enough to notice that "Satsujin" wasn't doing or saying anything to her. She began feeling sick to her stomach again and turned away.
"Mako-chan, please see if she's all right," Ami told her.
Makoto walked over to Usagi. "Usagi-chan?"
"M-mako-chan... I can't get him out of my head. And everytime I think about it, my stomach begins to hurt and I feel like I have to throw up."
Makoto put her hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Im not sure what all happened to you, but I know it must've been horrible. But, I also know that Mamoru-san loves you, and he'd NEVER hurt you. We're all here for you, Usagi-chan."
"But I haven't seen him since last night. I'm afraid I might have lost him."
Usagi's eyes began to water again. Why couldn't she just look up and see Mamoru sitting there, waiting for her.
"Usagi-chan, he's right there." Makoto turned and pointed.
The other girls had filled him in on what happened, and he had stood up. "Usako..."
"Mamo-chan..." She walked to him slowly. They were about five feet apart when she ran to him the rest of the way.
"Usako," Mamoru said again, hugging her.
Usagi winced as the made contact. "Mamo-chan, gomen ne..."
"How about we just go home for now, Usako? We can talk more tomorrow..."
Usagi nodded. She couldn't tell if Mamoru could feel her shaking. She felt like she would collapse any minute.
"How far is the campsite from here, minna?" Makoto asked.
"About three hours," Ami responded.
"Well," Rei spoke up, "I guess we should start walking, ne?" Everyone just sort of nodded.
"It's going to be dark soon," Luna said. "We should move as fast as we can...or we'll just have to camp somewhere for the night."
"She's right, minna! Lets hurry to the site."
They walked in silence, no one wanting to talk about what they had experienced. They'd each tell their stories after a good night's rest.
Usagi felt comforted in Mamoru's arms, but she still felt Satsujin's rancid breath all over her. *When is this feeling going to go away!* her mind screamed at her.
Mamoru was glad that everyone was together, and that nobody was dead. He also felt guilty, that he hadn't been able to protect Usagi from what had happened to her. *Who knew that maniac murderers with guns would ruin our camping trip,* he thought sourly.
Usagi suddenly looked up at Mamoru. She had felt him squeeze her a bit closer. She didn't want to mention the pain she felt from the bruises but she was sure it was evident on her face.
Mamoru looked down on her, and saw the pain in her face. "Usako, gomen..." He loosed his hold on her.
Usagi smiled at him sadly. She wondered how long the group had been wondering. Surely that should have reached the campsite by now...
"Minna!" Ami cried out.
"Nani yo!"
"We're 10 minutes from the campsite!"
"Yokatte," Rei sighed in relief.
"Good. It's almost dark," Artemis said. And sure enough, only the last lines of light remained in the sky.
Finally, they reached an opening... their campsite!
"Let's get everything packed up and head home now," Minako said. "I dunno about minna, but i just want to be home."
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Ami said. Rei nodded in agreement. Makoto nodded as well.
"Usagi-chan?" Minako asked. There was no answer.
"Usako?" Usagi looked up at Mamoru. "Don't you want to go home?"
"Hai..."
"Let's go then."
Makoto helped Ami to the van, and all the uninjured people rushed to pack up the campsite.
Usagi stood there watching as her friends got everything together. She was so glad nothing more serious had occured to them. She really didn't know what to do with herself.
"We're almost done," Artemis told them.
"Finally," Rei announced. "Lets hit the road!"
Everyone climbed into the van. Usagi in the front passenger side, Minako with Rei in the far back and Ami and Makoto in the middle seat. Mamoru climbed in himself and looked at the half-beaten girls. "Everyone situated?"
"Hai, let's just go home." Minako said.
It was two hours later and they were almost home. Only Usagi and Mamoru were awake.
"Usako? I'm sorry...that I couldn't protect you from what happened today."
"Mamo-chan, it's not your fault. I-I shouldn't have been so careless, running off like that after Luna told me not to."
"Still. If I hadn't gotten kidnapped, then you wouldn'tve been out there looking for me."
Usagi shook her head. "Iie, it's not your fault you were kidnapped! You didn't know they were going to be in the woods dumping a dead body!"
Mamoru sighed. "You're so amazing...after all that's happened to you..."
"I'm not that amazing, Mamo-chan. I couldn't prevent that... that guy from..." Usagi couldn't finish because she began crying again. "I am such a baby," she whispered
"Usako, you're not a baby. If I were you...I have no idea what shape I'd be in, but I know I'd be a wreck." He reached over with one hand to take hers. "Who knew that going camping could turn into such a nightmare..."
"I don't know..." she replied with a yawn.
"Go to sleep, Usako," he said. "We'll be home in awhile."
Yawning again and closing her eyes, Usagi said,"Aishiteru, Mamo-chan."
"Aishiteru, Usako."
The End!
Well, what did you think? Please let us know!
~Usa and Emiri