Chapter 12:

He sat there upon a bench that overlooked the lake.

It was a beautiful day and he was waiting patiently for her. There were butterflies that danced in the bottom of his stomach, 'Gosh are you really that into her', his inner voice shouted at him.. He just was in awe that he fell for her but when he sat there upon the bench he started to recall his memories of her

Flash back:

Mamoru sat at his normal stool there in the Crown arcade overlooking his advanced physics book but for some reason he felt like something was missing

His best friend was wiping down the tables, looking at Mamoru trying his hardest to concentrate but he had noticed that Mamoru had now looked at the clock for the tenth time in an hour and a smile landed upon his lips and he walked over to the studious Mamoru

"Hey there buddy! Whatcha working on?"

Mamoru barley noticed Motoki start to talk to him but Motoki snapped his fingers in front of his face and made his mind wonder back to reality and he looked at his friend that had a smile upon his face

"What's with the grin?" Mamoru asked while straightening up on the stool

"OH NOTHING!".. Motoki said to him with a glimmer in his eye

"OH come off of it Toki. What's with you?"

"The question Mamoru is ….What is with you? Are you missing a certain someone today?"

Mamoru looked at him with a puzzled look and Motoki shook his head and put a hand on his hip

"Really Mamoru? It's only obvious that you are trying your hardest to concentrate and I have watched you look at that clock about 10 times since you have been here, you are waiting for her aren't you?"

Mamoru rolled his eyes and pretended not to know what Motoki was talking about. He knew that he was talking about Usagi but that wasn't why he kept looking at the clock… or was it… it was true that she hadn't come in yet because she would have been there by now… but he shook off the fact that he was starting to worry about her… 'I don't care about the Odango Atama', his mental emotional block chimed in.

"Mamoru you can try to ignore me but I know that there are feelings there for the young blond and I can't blame you. She's going to be a knock out."

Mamoru looked back at Motoki

"I appreciate your concern but I have no feelings toward the Odango Atama, she is a childish teenager."

"You say that but I see the way you look at her."

Mamoru was growing frustrated at his friend's suggestive comments

"I have to go"

Mamoru started to put his things away

"Oh don't go and get bent out of shape." At that moment Motoki saw a sparkling pair of Golden strains dance across the huge arcade windows and he smirked

The door chimed and Usagi ran toward Motoki

"MOTOKI! You will never believe it!"

Her statement was full of surprise and excitement and Mamoru had his breath caught in his throat at the sight if her. He stood up straight and for the life of him he couldn't move past her to leave; he just couldn't leave without making a comment to her… "What? That you didn't klutz out today!"

He watched the blond turn to him with a tight lipped stare.. "I wasn't talking to you BAKA! So why don't you leave."

It was as if she had challenged him

"I would leave but I don't want to cross paths with a human tornado storm and get bull dozed over."

She wailed.. "BAKA you are so mean!"… "Well I will have you know that on my over here I was stopped and asked if I modeled, SO THERE MAMORU BAKA…. Someone thinks that I am graceful."

"Really Usagi?".. Motoki butted in to their "fight"

Usagi looked at Motoki with a blush on her cheeks and Mamoru felt a sting of hurt and he saw how she cooed at him and smiled at him and laughed at his every show of affection at her. Mamoru felt a growl rise up in his throat and Motoki looked at him

"Mamoru are you okay?"

'HUH?"

"You sounded like you ..." Motoki looked for the right word.. "Growled."

"Don't be ridiculous.".. Mamoru felt embarrassed and confused and pushed down the feelings that he was having and decided that it was time to leave… "By motoki I will see you next week, RIGHT?"

Motoki smiled

Walking toward his apartment Mamoru was trying to resolve the feelings that were coming over him as he watched Usagi talk to Motoki.. 'Was I jealous?'… 'No that couldn't be."…. 'Could it be?"… 'Why would I be jealous?"……. Mamoru searched every possible reason why he would be Jealous and by the time he reached his apartment Mamoru knew that he had developed strong feelings for the blond klutz

True she was klutzy but she loved with all her heart. She was childish but it made him laugh and made him feel like he was younger again …. She made him "feel" and that was something that even Mamoru couldn't hide, she sparked a fire in him that made him want to know why and there fights were the first step to that

Flash back ended:

He smiled looking at the water again. 'She was the spark that made me feel'… I've always had feelings for her. They were just sparked again"….

"YEAH STUPID"

Mamoru rolled his eyes… his inner voice was really starting to annoy him…

'Yeah?.. well, I am the only inner voice that you have.. SO you're stuck with me."

"Don't remind me."… he said out loud

Suddenly Mamoru felt his jacket buzz and searched his pockets for his phone and noticed that it was Motoki

"Hello"

"MAMORU… THANK GOD."

"What's up buddy."

"You haven't heard?"…Motoki realized Mamoru's unusual calm manner when answering the phone

"Heard what?"… Mamoru's heart was starting to beat irregular

There was silence… "Usagi took off earlier with my car and I got worried when she didn't come back, I called her and She said that she was on her way over to the park but then… " Motoki stopped and took a deep breath

"Toki, where is she now?"

Toki heisted to answer… "Shes…"

"SHE WHAT TOKI?"

" I got a call from the police, saying that they found my car abandoned on the road and that it looked like someone had crashed into it, when they inspected the car, they found a note…"

Mamoru rose from the bench and started toward his motorcycle … "Where is she Toki?"

" it was a note from Midnight saying that she wants you to show up at the club at 4 and if you want to see Usagi alive to come alone and NO cops… Mamoru, she still doesn't know about you being with the FBI."

Mamoru started his motorcycle … "Toki call the police and tell them that I don't want anyone there. I will take care of it."

"Mamoru you're walking into a trap. She's evil; she wants nothing more than to use you against Usagi."

Mamoru knew that this was some sort of a trap but he just had a feeling in the bottom of his stomach and he had to find her and protect Usagi… "I can't just let Midnight hurt Usagi, I love her."

Motoki knew with that statement there was nothing that he could say that would change Mamoru's mind…. "Be careful and bring her home safe, please."

At that Motoki hung up the phone and Mamoru raced toward club. He looked at his watch, he had been captivated in his own memories that he had failed to notice that she was late. Mamoru once again growled at himself … "You're making this a habit Mamoru"

He found himself at the club. Everything looked very abandoned considering that the club had been closed after his uncle's death. He looked over the building and pulled around the back where he use to enter when he worked for his uncle. He carefully climbed the stairs

Two hours earlier:

Usagi was racing toward the park. She was utterly elated to be in love with Mamoru. To know that he alone was the only man that had matched the adrenaline rush that she was left in after conquering a tough run.

Then her memories of him, when they were younger started to come back to her

Flash back:

Usagi walked innocently through the park; she had spotted the perfect place to sit. It was under a cherry blossom tree that overlooked the parks lake on top of a hill. She peacefully sat and watched the children play and the sun set. She pulled open her bag and removed her drawing pad

She pulled out her sketching pencils and began to sketch, when something caught her attention. It was the Baka himself and he was walking with a girl. Usagi grew very curious and she had every intention of looking away but she felt drawn to stare at the couple

He sat with her and they talked and jealously started to rise in Usagi, he had never 'talked' to her, just insulted her on a regular basis. The girl clung to his arm and Usagi felt a blush of embarrassment cover her cheeks, she felt like she was invading their privacy but she felt compelled to draw him. She stared at the sunset again and then at him and the sun glistened off his dark hair

Usagi picked up her pencils again and began to sketch and before she realized she had made a perfect picture. It captured him in every way. She stared at it and gently smudged the pencil to accent his perfect facial features…. 'he was perfect'…. Her heart fluttered

"Hmmm… If I didn't know any better I would think that you had a crush on me."

Usagi screamed out in shock and clutched the book to her chest, her cheeks turning a crimson red.

"Where did you come from?"… She managed to stutter out her statement and looked back to the spot where he was suppose to be.

"I came from over there."… He pointed … "but I think that you already knew that."

"I…Uh..I"… Usagi feeling totally stupid and embarrassed stood up with tears about to break forth ..."I'm sorry… I wasn't spying. I come up here to draw and you were looking at the sunset and I just wanted to capture that moment. You looked so peaceful."

"I didn't know that you sketched."… he gently pried the notebook from her fingers and gazed at it and he smiled and gave it back… "It really captures the moment."

Then he walked away… Usagi never saw him after that day, he moved away but she remembered the feeling that she had when he walked away…. Like he was a challenge for her to conquer… something she wanted to know more about…

Flash back ended

She was still driving with a smile on her face, that's why he's such a rush but there more to him that I need conquer, more to explore…..

Her mind was in a whole new place when she felt the forceful blow to her car that sent it flying into a tree off the side of the Rhode. Usagi completely felt dumbstruck as to what happened.. Her head was groggy but she opened the car door and fell out, her balance being affected by the crash.

The car was smoking and the horn was going off but Usagi just held her head

She looked at the car… "SHIT… Motoki is going to kill me…"… she said out loud but she suddenly felt a sharp needle in the side of her neck and as she whipped her body around, her fading sight caught her mother's eyes, removing a needle from her neck….. "I will see you later"

Those were the last words Usagi heard before she woke up in the club tied to a chair in the middle of the club's dance floor

Flash back ended:

Inside the club Usagi stared bitterly at her mother

"Why are you still doing this? It's all over."… her words were tough to get out.

Her mother looked at her… "Why?"….. She snarled at Usagi with bitterness in her heart that filled her eyes.. "You have taken everything away from me; your father love, Jiro San, and Mamoru, who was going to be my second in command. So now I will let you watch as I take everything from you."

"Mamoru isn't stupid. He'll be prepared for any tricks."…. she blurted out but she was sure that her comment held no validity. Motoki told her that he was an undercover agent but she was unaware of his capabilities to discern traps.

"See… your little lover has come to your rescue…. just like I thought he would."

Usagi was turned to face a screen that displayed Mamoru and her heart began to beat

"What are you planning to do?".. Usagi darted death glares at her mother

"It's simple my dear… once he enters that door he will find you hear and I will make him drink this little vile here…"… she shook it in front of Usagi… "its poison… matter of fact… it's the same poison that I gave to your father, he died a slow painful death… and you my love will watch him die."

"He won't drink it."

"If he loves you, he will drink it, men are such fools"

"NO you're the fool."… Usagi was tired of her mother's bantering about her selfish wants.. "You're so blind that you don't even get it. My father died drinking that poison because he cared about you. HE CARED ABOUT YOU!... DON'T YOU GET IT!"…

Usagi saw the reflection in her mother's eyes that was pure confusion

"SHUT UP you don't know what you're talking about."

"NO I've heard enough of your talking about how much my father hated you but you're wrong because if he hated you so much then why did he come to save you? Why would he sacrifice his life for you?"

Tears were falling down Usagi's face and her mother stared at her blankly

"You pushed my father away and your bitterness towards me and your jealously made you blind and your whole world is of your own making. You have no one to blame but yourself."

"NO… YOU DON"T KNOW ANYTHING…. You were a small child, you were too young to see how selfish your father was, he only cared about you and his silly racing."

"YOUR WRONG MOTHER…. He cared about everything close to him and how he ever cared about you I don't know."

While Usagi and her mother were exchanging words, Mamoru had quietly entered into the room and was safely tucked behind a counter and was texting Motoki…. Usagi saw him and kept her mother occupied from the screen and the door.

"You're the foolish one to think that you are going to get away with this."

Usagi's mother turned away to look at the screen… "Where did he go?"

Usagi was already pulling on the strings of her ropes, her mother was not as talented as Jiro sans men were at tying ropes and soon she was free but she continued to hold her hands behind her to find the right moment to attack.

She looked around her and spotted the gun on the table to the left of her. Her mother's back was to her, as she searched all of the monitors for Mamoru

Usagi stood up and quickly launched toward the gun and she held it to her mother's head. Mamoru noticed the look in usagi's eyes and he stood from behind the bar… "USAGI NO"…. "She's not worth it."

Mamoru slowly walked towards Usagi…. "Stay away Mamoru."

Usagi's mother turned to look at her daughter wield a gun to her and she stepped forward.. "What? You don't have the guts to pull that trigger."

Usagi cocked the gun and her mother grinned at her, her wicked smile made Usagi's eyes turn grey

"Usako…"…Mamoru's voice was soft but strong wielding his love in the way that he called to her

Usagi held the gun to her mother's head… "You don't understand the pain that I have had to endure because of her. The lonely nights, the nightmares, the hospital psyche ward stays, she has taken everything from me, and my father was everything to me."

"Usako, Please… if you pull that trigger then you have lowered yourself to her standards and your above that. You're above her."

"I killed him Usagi. I watched him drink every ounce of poison and his insides slowly deteriorated within him."

"YOU BITCH SHUT UP!"… Usagi closed her eyes, shaking the gun at her mother

"Usako, she's trying to make you mad…. Don't let her, you're stronger than that."..

Usagi's mother shot Mamoru glares of hate

Mamoru slowly reached Usagi's shoulders, placing a firm grip on them… "Usako, nothing can take away the pain that you have had to endure but I see the person that you are Usako, You endured the pain and your standing, and you're strong, you're beautiful… ON THE INSIDE… and you were never alone Usako… think of Motoki and your friends they love you and cared about you… they love you Usako…."

Usagi was shedding tears and her shoulders were trembling, Mamoru wrapped his arms around her and slowly made his hands over hers and removed the gun and turned her to face him… he wiped away her tears and starred intensely into her eyes…. "And I love you Usako and I will stay here with you… by your side."

There romantic moment was interrupted

"GIVE ME A BREAK! You two are pathetic…"….

Mamoru watched her pull her hand from behind her to reveal a stashed revolver and his eyes widen with fear and pushed Usagi out of the way to cover her and he heard the fire ring through the club

And Usagi wailed in horror… "NOOOOOooooo"…. She starred at Mamoru covering her and he looked back at her with confusion.

"Usako, are you hit?"

"No." she stuttered… "Are you hit?"

Mamoru pulled himself up and examined his body.. "No"… it was whispered in wonderment… "what happened?"

He looked back to see Usagi's mother on the ground in a pool of blood..

"Mamoru.. what is it?"… she saw the body and the blood and clasped her mouth.. "Huuuh..Oh my god."

Mamoru held her close to his chest to cover her eyes and looked around and soon heard sounds of lots of footsteps and in through the door came FBI agents

"Sorry Agent Chiba, we had a sniper across the street with a clear aim and when they saw she was going to shoot .. We took the first shot."

Mamoru nodded… "Come on Usako… let's get out of here."

Sirens and cops filled the complex and Mamoru was outside by his motorcycle and wrapped his leather jacket around Usagi and she looked at it and smiled

"What?"

"This was the jacket that you wrapped around me the first time you saved me."

Her eyes displayed comfort, trust, understanding, and love and she was once again starring at him. Mamoru felt like the luckiest guy in the whole world. He took her and kissed her, embracing her, holding her firmly to him, his perfect match, she was like a half that fitted to his every feature.

He parted their kiss reluctantly and pulled out a paper that was in his pocket and Usagi watched him with curiosity as he ripped it up.. "What was the Mamo-chan?"

"It was my flight schedule back to America."

"Mamo-chan? Are you sure? I couldn't ask you to do that."

He lifted her face to met his eyes

"You don't have to Usako. I wouldn't trade anything in the world to be here with you... calling me Mamo-chan… I know where I want to be and I want to be here with you. You've made me feel alive again and I don't want to live life without that feeling again."

He kissed her again and it was long and passionate

"YUCK! Guy's seriously you guys need to get a room!"

They both looked up to see Motoki and a clan of four overly protective friends, who all ran to embrace Usagi… "Minna!"

Motoki ,placing kisses upon her forehead, embraced her a protective hug… "Usa, I'm glad that you're safe."… His eyes glistened with tears…. "I feared the worse"

"Thanks Motoki for the vote of confidence!"

"sorry buddy!"

Usagi looked at Mamoru with passionate eyes… "It really is over!"

They all left the scene, Usagi tightly holding Mamoru as he drove away on his motorcycle

Three months later:

There was laughter that filled the atmosphere in the crown arcade and a table of seven sat in a booth and happiness was all that radiated from them this was a joyous occasion, it was Mamo-chan's birthday and Usagi beamed at him and Mamoru placed a firm kiss upon her forehead

"AHHH, look Toki aren't they so cute!"

Motoki looked at the beautiful nurse that he had finally took out, her name was Reika and she was great and he felt complete, she was a perfect match for him

"They aren't as cute as us!!"

Motoki griped his girl planting a kiss on her lips

"Look Toki…" Usagi gave him a roll of her eyes.. "This isn't a competition"

"Oh, you're the one to talk about competitive"

"Whatever"…she looked at Mamoru.. "I'm a different kind of adrenaline junkie now!"

"YEAH NOW!!! After you wrecked a 200,000 dollar import car."

"Are you really still on that? It's not my fault I was run off the road…."

Before the two could go on bickering Mamoru stepped in… "Children please!"

"Yeah you guys, honestly you guys fight like brother and sister."

Toki and Usagi smiled at one another… that was what they were to one another… family

"Here comes the cake guys!!!"

They all sang Happy birthday to Mamoru who was filled with a sense of belonging, starring at all of them, who had come to accept him, care about him, and love him… he cherished all of them… especially the beautiful blond

"Make a wish Mamo-chan!"

He blew out his candles

"What did you wish for?"

'that we could be forever'…he mentally chimed, while starring into her deep blue orbs that he fell deeply in love with

"If I told you Usako… I would have to kill you"

Usagi pouted and Mamoru kissed her forehead.. "Don't worry Usako I plan on making sure that it comes true."

Usagi gave him a curious stare… "Well, it's present time."

"What? You guys don't need to get me anything.. Really I have everything; you guys forget who my girl is."

"HEY… I don't spoil you…"

They each gave him a gift and each one was something that was intimately unique and specially picked out… Toki, gave him free coffee for life, Lita gave him homemade cookies, Mina gave him a small rosebush, Raye gave him a lucky charm that warded off evil spirits, and Amy gave him a journal to write in.

"Here Mamo –Chan, this one is from me."

Usagi waited to give him his gift and he looked at it and he slowly slipped the wrapping off the square package and Mamoru starred at it…."I can't believe that you still have this."

In his hands Mamoru held a framed, original sketch of him overlooking the sunset and below it was a new sketch of him now that had him looking up to the moon

"I sketched that one when you thought I was a sleep."

Mamoru looked at her and at all of them

"I love it… I love all of them… thank you.."

Lita looked at everyone… "so what's next?"

"I don't know.".. Usagi looked at everyone and had a glimmer in her eye when she starred at Mamoru, it was the look of passion that called to Mamoru and he knew it was time to go home

He took her out of the booth… "Time to finish this party at home!"

"YEAH!"

Mamoru held up a hand to say stop…. "Sorry guys this is a private party."

"GROSS! Get a room"

Mamoru ran out the arcade with Usagi in full tote behind him and the gang was left giggling at them as they jumped on his motorcycle and revved off into the sunset and the group was left starring at the framed sketches of Mamoru that Usagi drew

"They found each other."

Motoki starred at the Crazy blond that could pass for a twin of Usagi… "what do you mean?"

"Oh nothing".. she blushed and looked at the other four

Motoki started to clean up and the four huddled together

"So you think we should tell them that they were Royalty in a past life and are future rulers of the world?"

"Not yet Raye, let them have their honey moon period first, then well fill them in on the details"

They all giggled and chatted about future plans and on the streets of Japan Usagi and Mamoru were racing toward a new Mission in life to conquer.. True love

The end

Thanks for being patient while I finished this all up… I had writers block but I'm over it and I even have another story that I want to write but I want to go back to my first fanfic and edit it and make some changes but I thank everyone for their comments and their dedication to the story!!!!! I would appreciate a review for everyone that finishes reading this story… I thought it had been the best so far