Desperately Alone
Part 5
By Tisha 

	Mamoru gave his usual knock and unlocked Usagi's door. She was lying on the bed and she 
propped herself up on her elbows when she saw him enter. 

	"Are you okay?" He asked her, taking in her pale features.

	Usagi nodded. "I guess so. I feel a little dizzy I guess. Koeda gave me the first injection today. 
He said it has side effects for me, so I guess this is what he meant."

	Mamoru looked at her. He hated to think that he had to sit around and let Koeda hurt her and 
he wasn't able to do anything about it.

	Usagi opened a drawer on her bedside table and pulled out a few slices of toast and handed 
them to Mamoru. 

	"What's this?"

	"You don't get enough to eat. Eat it."

	Mamoru shook his head. "You need food much more than I do. I don't want you saving food 
for me."	

	"Please Mamo-chan. I get plenty. I really want you to have it." 

	Mamoru sighed but still hesitated so she insisted further. "Mamo-chan, if you don't eat it I 
won't either and I know you want it."

	Mamoru laughed. "You're so stubborn." He put the toast in his pocket. "I'll eat it later." He 
looked her over, hating the way she looked sick and exhausted. "You're gorgeous."

	Usagi smiled sweetly. "I feel like I look horrible. But, uh, I've been thinking. If we- I mean when 
we get out of here, what are we going to do? I was definitely not planning on having a baby so soon. I 
mean I have lots of High School left and you haven't finished your schooling either. I'm only 16."

	Mamoru nodded. "I'm not quite sure what we'll do. We have to talk it over carefully, but I 
think we'll have to get your parents' opinions as well. Whatever happens, I'll support you both. 
Everything will work out. But I don't want you to be stressing about stuff like that, okay?" He took her 
hand and brought it to his lips, kissing the back of it.

	Usagi smiled and nodded in response. There was a harsh knock on the door and Koeda 
opened it. "Time is up. Go over your time again and these little visits will no longer exist."

	Mamoru sighed and followed Koeda out the door, turning one last time toward Usagi to 
mouth the words 'I love you'.

•••••••••••••••••••

	"Ikuko!" Kenji called out for the third time. She still didn't answer. Her car was outside so she 
had to be home. He went toward the only place he figured she could be- Usagi's room. Sure enough, 
there she was- sitting on the bed and looking at a framed photograph. "Ikuko, what are you doing?"

	Ikuko just shook her head and shrugged. Kenji sat next to her and looked at the picture. It was 
of Usagi with Mamoru. Ikuko looked at her husband. "I wish I had believed her. The last time she saw 
me I told her to grow up and all sorts of other things. I hate to think that she's all alone and pregnant 
and scared."

	Kenji sighed and took the picture from her hands. "First of all,I'm guessing she's not quite as 
scared as we imagine considering that she's Sailor Moon and she's faced things so much worse. And 
second of all- I hate to admit it- but most likely Mamoru is with her, and he can comfort her."

	Ikuko looked at him. "You're okay with him all of a sudden?"

	"Well, not particularly. I still can't stand thinking that he got her pregnant in the first place, 
knowing she was much younger than him and all. But I must admit that I know they love each other, 
and I know it has to be a support for her to have him there."

	Ikuko smiled at him. "I'm glad to hear you say it."

•••••••••••••••••••

	Rei stared at her homework paper but didn't really see it. She found herself always consumed 
in thinking about Usagi and the baby and what they were going to do. Ami, Makoto and Minako were 
all over at her house to study since they had all been falling behind in class. She glanced up at them 
and they all seemed as distracted as she was. She sighed and set her pen down. "It's been a month. 
Ami, how could you get nothing from the prints? You were so sure of it at first."	

	Ami looked at her and swallowed hard. "I'm sorry. I've really tried but they don't match 
anything. I keep thinking about it. We thought he might have used Mamoru's appearance, right? But 
all we really know is that he at least used his voice. Either way, he could probably disguise his 
fingerprints somehow. Besides, if he's not even human, it would make sense that I couldn't match 
them."	

	"I still don't get why he wants them both." Minako spoke up. "So maybe he wants her baby- 
wouldn't he wait for it to be born or get a little older first? And what will he do with a powerful child 
anyway?"

	"The problem with all of our information is that it's just all theory. We have no idea what really 
happened or even if they're still alive." Makoto stated, causing everyone in the room to fall silent. No 
one had wanted to make that point, even though it was a fear that all of them had.

•••••••••••••••••••

	Usagi sighed as she climbed in the shower and savored the feel of the hot water. The side 
effects were constantly affecting her and she was often too weak to even get out of bed anymore. So 
when she had the strength to get up she used every minute of it. Mamoru had told her to walk in 
place or do some kind of exercise whenever she was up to it because it wasn't good for her to sit 
around in her room. Plus between morning sickness and side effects she felt like she was always 
throwing up. 

	She looked down at her pregnant stomach and put both of her hands on the bump, still 
amazed that there could be life in there. She was five months pregnant now. She hated thinking about 
how fast nine months was going by because at the end of that time Koeda would try to take her baby. 
Usagi realized she'd been standing there like that for quite a while so she finished the shower and 
stepped out just as she heard Mamoru's knock. She threw on her bathrobe and went into the 
bedroom to see him.

	Mamoru came to hug and kiss her. "Feeling better today?" He asked while running his fingers 
through her wet hair.

	Usagi shrugged and sat down. "Maybe a little."

	Mamoru studied her. She was always looking very pale and she always had dark circles under 
her eyes. She'd told him before that it was hard to sleep because she had tons of dreams about the 
baby and what Koeda was doing to it. He sat next to her, putting one arm around her waist and the 
other he rested on her stomach. He pulled her closer and Usagi laid her head on his shoulder, knowing 
he would have to leave again any minute.

To be continued...