~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: Cinderella's Treasure Author: Kurisutaru Chapter: 4 Summary: What is going on....even I don't know...All I know is....this is the final chapter... Disclaimer....I know I think I spelt it wrong.....neways........cause I have no crazy saying today! ^_^ THANKS!!! To everyone and anyone that reads my story! THANKS!!! To everyone that e-mailed me....AND THANKS! To Silver Bunny (My kawaii friend), Chibi-chan!!!, Rinoa (she's got this great fic on her page!!! (http://www.angelfire.com/anime/SerenitysDaughter.)),Jess (We'll pester each other till the dawn of time...ehehhe...)and Ujigami!! A BIG thank you to the ppl. that posted this on their site....make me very very happy! :P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Usagi~~ EH! What is Mamoru doing here in NY....Wait, Rei promised she wouldn't tell....I'll have to get her.... Breathe Usagi Breath, I gathering my wits, I answer, "Umm, Usagi?! Sorry never met her before." "I see, are you sure? Because I need to see her urgently." he answered coldly. He wasn't cold to me before. Just silly and mocking, but never cold. I wonder what's bugging him. But at the very least, he doesn't recognize me. "What accent is that?" Mamoru asked calmly. Darnnit, spoke too soon. "Um, I used to live in Japan a when I was younger." "I see." Nice save Usagi, lets just hope his superior brain fell for it. "Well, I have to get going, right Andrew?" I turn my head to the completely baffled Andrew to see him nod "yes". I and I quite literally ran out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Andrew~~ As soon as Usagi....ehmmm.....Besinnie was gone, I started a conversation with Mamoru. "So buddy, why are you looking for Usagi?" "You know her?" he asks "Oh yeah, I gave her one of her first jobs at the Cafe. But you and your dad moved to the US by then." "Andrew tell me something, what do you know about Usagi's past?" "What you don't know? Well, Usagi's mother died when she was six. She died of giving birth to Usagi's new baby brother, unfortunately there were many complications. Usagi's father remarried a year later, because that's what Usagi's mother wanted. But he died when Usagi was 11. After that, her stepmother grew very angry at the attention Usagi was receiving. And she soon knew that Usagi would be a beauty, like her mother. For her stepmother was always jealous of Serenity's beauty, she was more jealous that Steven, Usagi's father chose Serenity, instead of her. She punished Usagi by spoiling her two girls in front of Usagi, burn all her mother's things before her eyes, even selling all her father's things. And taking anything given to Usagi by will, to her two daughters. Then all jobs, even simple ones such as making a bed, was Usagi's responsibility. She was forced to quit school. And was never suppose to go into collage. Usagi, doesn't know that that she was adopted. Or who her real parents, Serenity and Steven Tsukino were. Because it was his distant cousin Ken Tsukino who took her in during all this time. Serenity and Steven where always away, so Ken raised her. They died in a car accident when Usagi was 4. Thus, thinking that Ken was her father. That b*tch (ooh.....bad Kurisutaru......bad words.....nenen....not good.....^_^)Beryl blackmailed me from telling her." Just talking about dear Usagi's past was painful. But through all the years I've know her, she was a bright, cheerful, caring and understanding friend. She could help anyone's problems, but her own. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ Every sentence, every phrase, every word Andrew said made me feel a different pain. A pain in my heart, and at that exact moment, among the pain, I realize. I am in Love. But being in love does answer a lot of my questions. Like how I can go across the world, looking for a woman I've only met for barely a day. Even thought I've know her only a day, love makes me feel like I have known her forever. I decide to question Andrew some more, but before I could Andrew asked me first, "Mamoru, why are you looking for Usagi?" Could I really tell him, would he even know where to find Usagi. For Rei obviously gave me the wrong information. But this bright hope in my heart, can't hold all this news in anymore. "I'm looking for her, because I have never meet anyone like her. She makes me do things I would never do, like doing things without thinking. At first, when I found out that she left, I just ran out of the building, and straight on a plane here." "So then, why are you looking for Besinnie Mon?" I answered blankly, "My sister, Rei told me that Ms. Mon knows where Usagi is." I see Andrew sigh as he answers, "I hate to be the one to tell you, but Besinnie DOES know where Usagi is." In disbelief and sudden anger I ask, "Why? Why would she lie?" I could tell Andrew is in despair, fighting between, a secret to keep and me, who could kill him anytime. Then he says, "I will give one hint, and only on hint. When you look at Besinnie, what is the first person that comes to mind." As if automatically, I reply, "Usako." hmm, Usagi, Usako. I smile to myself while trying to figure out where the name came from. She's my Usagi, Usako. But then it really hit me. Was Andrew implying that Besinnie is Usako? I didn't ask, I just ran. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Usagi~~ I walk down the street asking myself over and over. Why do I do this to Mamoru. Why do I run? I have a deep fear, something that I hid away many years ago, is back to haunt me. My fear, is love. And in the short time that I know Mamoru, I realize how close my fear came true. Now it is, for I love him. I have two choices, to embrace my fear, or to run, like I have been doing most of my life. I close my eyes and lean on a lamppost. Am I really ready to face my fear? But I have no time to ponder that, for a warm hand grabs my arm, turns me around, only to face the same blue eyes. "Why?" he demanded, in a harsh yet softened voice. Why? What is he asking? Then I realize, he knows. Now is the time Usagi, to choose. Face it, or lose. "Mamoru, I'm sorry I lied to you." I said quietly. It seems I have chosen, to face it. Please let him know how hard this is for me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ I hear her quietly whisper to me, "Mamoru, I'm sorry I lied to you." I didn't know what to say, I just wrapped my arms around her and held her. Through her past, somewhere along the line, it affected her. I know somehow that this isn't easy for her. It's not easy for me either, I have never felt like this before. I decided, to take it slow. I took Usako's hand and whispered, "Let's get something to eat." She followed, never saying a word. Then I was scared, she snuggled closer to me. How can I take it slow, if she's so close to me?! I then spoke to regain control over my brain. "Usak-Usagi are you ok? Do you want to talk?" "Mamoru, thank you." was all she said, before snuggling even closer. We reached the cafe, at the door, is Beryl Negaham, her Daughter Ann, and my father! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I'm so glad to see you son." Mr. Derek Chiba greets "Yes father, I want you to meet, Usagi Tsukino." answered Mamoru "Nice to meet you young lady. But I hate to tell you this Mamoru, but she is a fraud." Derek calmly states. Mamoru's steady voice becomes wavery(SP?!) with hate, "What do you mean, Father?" "Ms Negaham here, says she is a maid for their family, she ran away here taking all the money with her. She says, if you look into her account, she will have an unreasonable amount of money, for a maid." Usagi, stares blankly at Beryl. She couldn't believe that she, the only real mother she could remember, was doing this to her. Mamoru had the quite opposite reaction, he snapped, "What insanity is this? Ms. Negaham is Usagi's Step-mother." Then Beryl finally opened her mouth, "Usagi did your parents ever tell you how you where born?" Usagi shakes as she answers, "No." Beryl grins a very evil and sly grin. "Usagi, you were adopted. You are not Ken Tsukino's daughter, in fact he was your father's distant cousin. The whole time I had you in the house, you never were my child. You were a maid." Usagi's eyes clouded, and silent tears came, all Usagi choked, was "Why?" Beryl, too into the moment of hurting her told of how she treated Usagi, "Fool, couldn't you tell. I moved you into the basement when your adopted father died. I gave never fed you, Remember? You went to that Arcade and worked for your food. And the money went to us. Couldn't you tell? That I never worked? How I spent my money? How the girls always got new things, while every year, you would have to fix those overalls?" Mamoru and Derek stood in a new light. Usagi, broke down, sobbing. Mamoru instinctively went to Usagi, but Beryl stopped him, saying. "Do you know who her real parents where." she said with the grin that could make anything wither and die. "Her mother was Serenity Tsukino, and her father, was Steven Tsukino." But that news didn't stop Mamoru, but it stopped his Father. Derek grabbed Mamoru away from Usagi, taking him aside saying, "Mamoru, stay away from her. Do you remember WHO Steven Tsukino was?" But Mamoru didn't care, he tried to break free of his father's grip, but failed. Only to have his father, tell him the truth, "Mamoru, Steven Tsukino was the owner of Fareast Corp." this did stop Mamoru, he remembered, not what Andrew was describing him as. Steven Tsukino bought Chiba Co. when it was dying. He was a ruthless man, when it came to business. In fact when it was officially given to him, he died in a car accident. My father knew that this was a secret from anyone but him and Steven. When he died, my father took his company back. But legally it belonged, to Usagi. Mamoru decides, it's time someone told Usako. "Usako, you own Chiba Co. as well as Fareast Corp." Beryl, who was just figuring out what happened realized what he said. "What are you talking about? Usagi owns nothing." Then Derek decides too, "She is no one, if anyone ever found out, we would be bankrupt. I propose you take Miss. Tsukino back home, in Tokyo. She should stay your maid." Mamoru just couldn't believe that he was saying that! "Father, how can you do that to her?" "Mamoru, understand, you will loose you entire business to her. Mamoru it's your career with everything, or trying to pry Ms. Negaham away from Usagi's assets." Mamoru did not want Beryl to win. But it seems either way, she would win. Either she gets Usagi as her personal slave, or she gets the biggest company in the world, with unlimited power. Usagi during this whole time was silent, she was trying to figure out, what is more important, just like Mamoru. Mamoru decides, he rather have Usagi and be poor. Usagi, decides that she wants Mamoru happy no matter what. Usagi spoke first, "During this time I have watched you people bicker over what I *OWN*. So I have decided, that I will return to Tokyo with Beryl-mama. Also that Mamoru will keep his company." But Beryl was not happy, she wanted more. "Now that you are back Usagi, you are to obey every word I say. Is that clear." Usagi answered dully, "Yes Beryl-mama." Beryl was certainly evil, no doubt about that, but the next words she would say, would ruin too many lives. "You are not to ever see Mr. Mamoru Chiba again. He will stay away, if he doesn't he can say bye bye to his company, as well as ever hearing about you again. Now Usagi, get in the car. NOW!" Usagi, takes one last look at Mamoru before getting into the car. Mamoru, who still couldn't believe what she just did, looks back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By this time, Derek begins to see many things. He sees how his son finally did what he wished the most. He fell in love. But through all this, he knew, that Beryl wasn't going to let this go, and he was right. "Mr. Chiba, you must know by now why my daughter Ann is here for." And he knew indeed, she would find a way to blackmail Mamoru into marrying Ann. In fact, he saw clearly all her intentions from the very beginning. "I know very well what you are talking about. But he will never agree." Beryl with her sly grin, started clinging and crawling all over Derek by now, trying to find a weakness. "He will, if he found that Usagi would be sent away, to one of the fields in Africa I own. After all she is such a hard worker, and that stock has been dying long ago." With that, it was scheduled. Mamoru and Ann's wedding was to be held in one week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ Please let Usako understand. I miss her so much, I didn't even get to say goodbye, or I love you. This situation has become so twisted, I just hope, in the end, Usako will forgive me. The past 5 days have been one living nightmare one after another. Watching Ann in 300 wedding dresses, was not exactly, pleasant. After the incident, I talked with father. At least I know he is on my side. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's been 5 days since the announcement of the Wedding. Usagi fell sick, she refused to eat, or sleep. She would not talk to anyone, and would silently cry to herself, when she thought no one was watching. Her friends worried about her so much. And Rei has never seen so much red, Rei was furious. She could not believe that her brother would do such a thing. Rei spent every waking moment with Usagi during her sickness. Know that it was not physical, but it was in her soul. For any time Usagi got any sleep, she would mutter in her sleep, about Mamoru. Rei was getting scared for Usagi was not getting any better. Rei could not take care of Usagi forever, she had a conference tomorrow. She decided to confront Mamoru. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Usagi~~ Mamoru is happy now, I should be happy. But I can not believe that he would marry Ann. Maybe it is because of the fever, but it sounds incredibly wrong. But when I was reading the newspaper, I saw how happy he was. He is gone forever, I will never see him again. I wish he loved me, I love him so much. If he is happy, that is all that counts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ Ann has dragged me to every store in this mall. All the while thinking, is Usako ok? I wonder, what happened to her. ~~NON~~ "Hello, Mamoru Chiba speak." "Mamoru, you have A LOT of explaining to do." "Rei? Is that you?" "Yes blockhead. Do you have any idea what is going on with Usagi?" Mamoru panicked, "Usako?! What happened?" "Usako?!...How can you call her that while marrying Ann Negaham?" Mamoru answered, "Easy, I love her." saying it softly, and sadly. This stopped Rei, if he loved her, "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING MARRYING ANN!!!" Mamoru grinned a little, "Beryl said that if I do not marry Ann, she will put Usako in Africa alone. I made a deal with her, I am not aloud to see her." "BAKA!!!" Rei said harshly into the phone, causing Mamoru to back the phone away from his, very sore ear. Rei continued, "BAKA BAKA!!!...You know Beryl can not do that, Usagi is 24 freaking years old!! She is her own adult, she can fight her. She can put her in jail for all the evil things she has done." Mamoru just realized all this time, blindly trying to help Usako on his own stubbornly thinking it was all heroic realized, that this is not the way. "Rei, gomen, gomenasai. You are right, I've been stubborn, now I have lost her." "No Mamoru, you had her all along, go to her. She is very very ill, ever since she heard you were getting married. She hasn't eaten, slept very little, and cries when she thinks we can't hear. She needs you Mamoru." "..." "She--Mamoru?!" "........" "Why you little!! Hanging up on me!!! I'm going to get you!!" "" "ARGH, Great, I'm talking to myself on the phone. I guess I should hang up now." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ann, poor girl, didn't even see him leave, until she was at the cash register. "Miss, that will be $26048.23" Ann being very happy at the amount she spent ran around singing Mamoru's name, "Mamoru! Oh Mamoru! Where are you?!" "Miss, will this be card or cash?" "Mamoru?!" Ann screeched, he couldn't have left, "MAMORU!!!!" (~*hehehe...that's just ONE of the *evil* and *odd* revenges I have in store...HAHAHAH....ehem...I'm ok now..^_^*~) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ Usako, forgive me, please, be ok. I darted into my car and sped towards her house. I knocked on her door impatiently, to be greeted by Beryl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Well well well, what are you doing here?! To see Usagi?! HA! What a joke." "Move aside Beryl." Mamoru replied, gritting his teeth. He did not have time for this, he needed to get to Usako. Then Beryl started to babble about something, Mamoru couldn't hear anymore. In fact, he just picked her up and moved her out of the way and made his way to the basement. Leaving a still babbling Beryl behind. The House was beautiful, it did not take long for Mamoru to find the basement. When he reached the lovely wood frame door, only to bash it open, to see what was a good version of the California State Prison. He fled down the stairs even faster, to find his beautiful angel sleeping on a mattress that would be condemned for bacterial disease. Mamoru stopped, when he saw Usako's pale face. He decided not to wake her and sat on the dirty floor waiting for her to wake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Usagi~~ Still in my grief and pain, I refused to open my eyes to the world. But I keep on having a feeling that is different before. I opened my eyes to see the most beautiful dark blue eyes, Mamoru. I instinctively panicked. What is he doing here? I tried to get up to get out of the room, but Mamoru pushed me down. I got mad, what is he doing here?! "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! Haven't you destroyed me enough?" "Usako, please listen, please." He answered. He called me Usako, I scrunched my eyebrows together. "Usako?" I asked. "Just listen please." Was all he said. It was the test again, the test whether I would let myself be hurt again. It was so painful, I never want to feel that pain again. "No I will not listen." I sternly replied. "Please, please listen Usako. It's the most important thing I've ever have to say." "No don't say anything, don't say anything. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" With that I burst into tears. Tears that I've tried to hold all this time. Mamoru wrapped his arms around me. I didn't have to strength to fight him. I calmed down, enough to hear him whisper, "If you don't want me to say it. Then I'll show you." He gently kissed me, but it was full of love, It has to be love. I watched him kiss me, his eyes were clamped together, as if wishing for something. My heart was soaring, singing they most beautiful tune. I loved him so much it hurt. Then I remembered why I was in pain, and mad at him, I tried to push him away, before I fell to deep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Mamoru~~ I could feel her trying to push me away. I just hold her tighter, I know she has to, she just as to love me. This kiss is so overwhelming, nothing like I've ever felt before, because it has pure love in it. I know it. I finally stop the kiss, Usako looks ready to hit me. This is it, now I have to explain, why I love her. I whisper into her ear with the most emotion I have ever put into a sentence, "I love you Usako. Only you, and forever. Nothing will ever change that. I am sorry, for any pain I have caused you. But I was stubbornly trying to protect you." I finally said it, I even felt a tear, then another come down my cheek, hoping and praying that Usako loved me too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Usagi~~ Shocked, that Mamoru kissed me. Confused, as to why he kissed me. Mad, how can he kiss me?! Sad, He is crying, he looks scared. Happy, HE LOVES ME!!! Is this what love is suppose to be like?! Then happiness took control. HE LOVES ME!!! I was so happy I lunged into Mamoru's arms and kissed him with all the passion and love I had. Then I whispered into his ear, "I love you more than anything. I love you Mamoru. You have the only and greatest treasure that I have. My heart." He replies, "You had mine all along." Then he smiles and giddily picks me up to leave. We pass by a very, very angry Beryl. As we leave out the door, I hear Mamoru shout, "See you in court Beryl!!! And don't forget to bring your daughters!!!" Mamoru still has the silly grin on his face, I laugh. "What's so funny?" He asks. I laugh more saying, "Mamo-chan, you are too cute." The grin brightens to a smile, "Mamo-chan?!" And together we laughed. No matter what happens now, we have each other. THE END!!!