The Promise Of The Rose ch3

The next day Mamoru came to the theatre and told her to pack her things. It was going to be torn down during the week, and so long as Hanako helped with the cooking and cleaning she was more then welcome to live with  him. She packed her few belongs, including a couple precious kimono she had rescued that had belonged to her mother then left the theatre for good.

As they walked into his condo Hanako gasped, for a bachelor this place was so nice and clean. She had pictured it so much differently. They carried the bags into one of the two bedrooms, it was plain white walls and a hardwood floor but already it felt like home.

"Okay, this is your room, you can do anything you like to it, it's yours." Mamoru told her as he put the bags on the bed, Hanako nodded as she caught sight of a picture frame sitting on the end table. She picked it up and looked at it, unaware of Mamoru watching her. It was a picture of him and a little girl. She didn't look much older than six and judging by the school uniform she wore she was probably right. The little girl had pink hair put up in two odangos, her arms were wrapped around Mamoru's neck and she smiled like there was no tomorrow.

"She's so cute," Hanako said turning around. "She has your eyes. Is this your little sister?" She asked showing him the picture, he glanced at the picture but didn't take it.

"No, she's not my little sister. I'm an only child."

"But if she's not your little sister, than who is she?" she said clearly confused.

"My daughter."

"Your daughter?" She said stunned. "How old is she? Who's her mother? How old were you when you had her? How old are you now? Where is she now? What's her name?" Hanako asked the questions so quickly he didn't have time to respond. He put a finger over her lips and sighed.

"When this picture was taken she was five. Her mother is my ex-girlfriend, we were dating for a few years up until about a week ago. As for how old I was when I had her, that question is a little complicated. But I'm 24 now. She's living with…Other family now. And her name is Chibiusa. Satisfied?"

Hanako put the picture back in its place. The little girl, Chibiusa, looked so familiar, she just couldn't quite place it.

The next day at school Hanako was surprised to find Mamoru waiting for her by a motorcycle. She smiled and ran to meet him.

"Mamo-kun! What are you doing here?" she asked smiling up at him.

"What does it look like I'm doing? Picking you up from school of course." He handed her a helmet as he got on his bike. Once she was settled behind him, she wrapped her arms around his middle and they drove away. At the top of the stairs Usagi watched them drive off, her eyes shone with unshed tears. Mako-chan and the others stood behind her, clearly shocked that Mamoru, who had never once picked Usagi up from school would go and pick up Hornet. Usagi angrily brushed away the tears.

"I hate that girl!" she whispered before she ran down the steps leaving her friends behind.

~*~ "Endymion How could you?" He saw the silhouette of a girl standing on a balcony, behind her he saw a beautiful garden. He couldn't make out what she looked like, all he could see is she clutched a rose to her chest and tears, that looked like diamonds in the dark were on her cheeks. "How could you?"

"How could I what?" He asked. "Who are you? How did I hurt you?" She slowly began to fade away, her words echoed in his mind.

"Wake up."

~*~

"Mamoru-kun," Hanako said shaking him gently. "Wake up." He sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"It was just a dream," he whispered shaking his head, he'd been having this same dream for about a week now.

"A dream? More like a nightmare judging by the way you were tossing and turning." Mamoru turned to look at her, her hair was loose and cascaded down her shoulders into a small pool of red on the floor. She wore an old T shirt of his, which of course was nearly a dress on her, and from the looks of it an old pair of shorts. "So, what did you do?"

"I-I don't know. For days I've been seeing this girl in my dreams, she's crying and all the while she keeps asking me 'how could you'. I just wish I knew what I did, then maybe I could fix it." Hanako gave him a small hug.

"Cheer up, how about we go out to a movie tomorrow, it'll take your mind off it."

The next evening Tourkakame stood in the middle of the park watching all the couples, holding out his hand a small pink glowing orb had begun to appear. The people around him seemed weak as he sucked out all their feelings of love and happiness.

"Hold it right there!" Tourkakame turned to see a group of girls in sailor outfits. "A person's heart is a precious thing, and the feelings of love the dearest of all! I will not allow you to steal that away from these innocent people! I'm Sailor Moon! And in the name of the Moon I will punish you!" He closed his hand around the orb causing it to disappear. His blue hair with the two pink streaks blew gently in the wind.

"Sailor Moon… Just what do you think you can do to stop me?" he asked her before vanishing.

Not too far away Selene ran after Hanako and Mamoru, she jumped onto Hanako's shoulder and whispered in her ear.

"Find a way to leave, I've found the other Sailors and they need your help."

Hanako quickly broke away from Mamoru and turned into a back alley. She put Selene down and pulled out her broach. Mamoru had followed her to the alley but when he saw Selene speaking with Hanako he hid in the shadows to watch.

"Hanako, in the park something happened to the people there. I've found the Moon Princess and her guards, they're in trouble. You've got to transform." Hanako nodded, she had never done this yet but Selene had explained to her how it worked. She held the compact in one hand and held it in the air.

"Rose prism power, make up!" she cried. She put the compact on her chest, seconds later a green bow bloomed. With her gloved hands crossed over her chest a white body suit with a red sailor color appeared, as she spun a red skirt blossomed with another green bow. Green vines slithered up her leg turning into boots. Lastly, her golden tiara with a blood red ruby, materialized upon her forehead and a green mask covered her eyes. She took a moment to marvel at the transformation before turning and running out of the alley towards the park. After she was gone Mamoru stepped out of his hiding place, as Tuxedo Mask he followed her.

The innocent people who's love had been stolen were swarmed around the Senshi. With all their feelings of love gone they were left with nothing but all the horrible things in their life causing them to forget who they were and turn into monsters. There were too many to fight, no matter which of her special wands Sailor Moon used it had no affect on the hateful creatures.

That night, thoughts of Serenity's and Endymion's happiness together drove Triennia to take out a small wooden chest. She opened it and carefully placed any souvenir she had of her and Endymion. Once she was finished she put the golden locket with the small embossed rose in as well, then locked the chest In this way she locked away her heart, never to be open for anyone again.