Hey Minna! I'm starting something new here - it's different from my other stories - hopefully everyone won't freak out on me ^^ It's a series - going to be long: this is a warning ^_^ well, I'm not going to talk long here - just want to give HUGE thanks to everyone who mails me about my stories - honestly I wouldn't make it through writer's block without you all **HUGS** Also, Meara - a thousand thankyou's!! of course, that is still not enough ^^ **HUGS** I would be lost without you! Wanna give a shout out to my twin, Serenity Raye!! Please go visit our web page, Moon Bunny's Closet. http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/9333 Disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon, no matter how much I'd like to ^^; Luvs -n- hugs minna! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time, shallow as it is, still brings up hauntingly painful memories. What happens when soul bonds are broken, promises of love and worship are untied with Fate's very hands? Life becomes wrong, painful and unbearable. This is what happened to my best friend. It isn't right. How much is she supposed to stand? I get so angry with life, the fates and whoever has control over this mess. Usagi doesn't deserve this damn it! She needs to be happy for once! Why?! I can't stand to look at her sad, lifeless face anymore. Her pain reflects in her eyes that look at me with longing written clearly. She wants him. And only him. Why is that the one thing I can't give her? -Rei. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't Let Me Go: Broken Promises Chapter: 1 By: Bethany Rated: PG Edited By: Meara Send all comments, suggestions and Tiggers to me at Bethany212@aol.com Send all cows and anything white with black polka dots to Serenity Raye *waves* Hiya Sere-ittsuichan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The day dawned with gray, over cast skies. It suited the mood Usagi had woken in. She felt so alone, so abandoned. But she knew she had to let Mamoru go without feeling bad. He wanted to go to school in America so badly. And she wanted nothing but his happiness. Even if it meant feeling this sadness for the next two years. The one thing that brought her comfort was on her left ring finger. Her engagement ring. She smiled slightly, remembering when he gave it to her. ~*~Flashback~*~ "Usako, please don't cry," Mamoru pleaded softly, lifting Usagi's chin up so he could see her. Gently his thumb brushed the slight drip of tears off her face and he ran his palm soothingly over her cheek. Usagi sniffed and attempted to hold in her sobs. Her chest shook slightly, but she plastered on a small smile. "Gomen nasai Mamo-chan... I know I should be happy for you." "And you are, Love. But you'll be lonely..." he trailed off, holding her tight to his chest. "I'll be lonely without you. But we'll be okay, and when I get back I'll never leave you again," he whispered huskily in her ear. She smiled sadly. Already her heart was aching and he hadn't left her side yet. He embraced her tightly, breathing in her sweet smell. "Usako," he stopped and pulled out a soft, velvet box from his jacket pocket. Dropping to one knee in front of her, he cleared in throat nervously. "Tsukino Usagi - I love you. Would... would you do me the honor of being my wife?" A few nervous moments passed, and Mamoru knew half the airport was watching them. Usagi stood stock still, hand resting on her throat as if willing the air to go in and out of her chest. A single tear fell off her face in a fast, sweeping motion and landed on the hand Mamoru was holding the ring box in. He swallowed loudly. What if she says no? What if she doesn't want to wait for him? How would he survive without her? All these thoughts and more ran trough his mind at once so that he didn't hear her whisper her response the first time. A slightly louder "Yes" resounded in Mamoru's mind and he looked up at the grinning blonde. "Oh Mamo-chan! Yes!! Yes!! and a thousand times, YES!" she practically screamed, falling into his open arms. Grinning broadly, Mamoru stood up to stop people from staring. Gently he ran his finger down her jaw. "Usako," he whispered gently before crushing his lips down on hers. Slowly they separated and the heart-shaped diamond ring was placed on her finger. ~*~End Flashback~*~ Usagi looked at how it sparkled and thought of Mamoru's eyes. A tear trailed slowly down her face and dripped off her chin. "Usagi-chan! Get up! We have to be at Rei's in ten minutes!" Usagi looked over at the doorway where Luna was standing. "I'm getting up Luna, just a few more minutes," she mumbled and turned back over. "Oh no you don't, another few minutes and you'll be later than you already are. Now up lazy bones!" the cat practically hissed in her ear. Her answer was getting knocked off the bed after being hit with a flying pillow. Frustrated, Luna marched out of the room mumbling, "That's fine. She's going to have to listen to Rei when she's late." It wasn't five minutes later that the cat was back. "Usagi-chan," she said quietly. "I'm up Luna!" "Usagi-chan," she repeated, hurt and pain in her voice. "I think you need to come downstairs." Usagi looked over at the cat. She wasn't kidding, or trying to pry her out of bed. She was dead serious. Something rose up in Usagi's throat, a lump that was almost like a sob. But why did she have this over-whelming feeling of doom? "O.. okay Luna," she whispered. Slowly she put on her bunny house shoes and padded down the stairs. All the while she glanced uneasily ahead and played with the ring on her finger. In the living room she found her mother and father sitting on the couch, holding hands. It wasn't a sweet embrace however, it was one of support. Ikuko was crying softly as she watched the television. "Mama?" The blue haired woman looked up quickly and ran over to Usagi. "Um, sweetie. Why don't you go get you something to eat?" "Why?" Usagi had the distinct feeling that her mother was trying to keep her out of the room. Moving so that Usagi couldn't see the television, Ikuko rushed her daughter into the kitchen. Quickly she started making breakfast. "Mama, you've already cooked this morning," Usagi pointed out, looking at the plate of eggs and bacon on the counter top. "Well I... wanted it to be hot for you. You know, a hot breakfast and everything-" she stopped suddenly and looked ahead. Usagi was nowhere to been seen. "No Usagi, don't go in there..." Usagi peeked from behind the chair in the corner of the room. Why was her mother acting so strange? Her father sat on the edge of the couch. Usagi felt a pang of forbidding rush over her. 'Don't look at the television' a voice in the back of her mind said. Her eyes unwillingly stared at the television. A man was reporting from the states. 'Mamo-chan,' she thought. He was at the scene of an explosion. "That looks bad," Usagi mumbled to herself. Suddenly the captions came on at the bottom of the screen. Fear nailed Usagi to the floor, her hand griping her shirt with an unseen force. "Around ten-thirty last night one of the labs rooms at Harvard University caught fire, causing an explosion..." Usagi stared at the television like it was a dream. Students killed, buildings burned to the ground... names of faculty and students injured or killed. Her heart started pounding before her brain had time to react. Names... Lists of students... Explosion... Kenji turned around and gasped when he found his daughter staring at the television. Chiba Mamoru's name flashed on the screen and Usagi fainted to the floor. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There's chapter one.. short I know ^^ Most of them will be ^_^ Email! Email! Ohhhhh email!! I'm nervous about the reaction I'm going to get from this story so if you like it - *Beth gets on her knees* Please email me!! <3 Minna! Bethany Bethany212@aol.com http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/9333