Chapter 8

(LAST chapter since I don't want to drag this story out.)

Mamoru sat at his desk reading Azarni's diary being bored at first. The things that were first written were what any young teen girl would write. Mamoru noticed that she put her age of fifteen as she wrote about her dreams, boys she liked, music groups that she was dieing to meet. Parties she enjoyed or was looking forward to attending. He noticed that some of the dates would jump around. Mamoru almost put the book down but finally came across a page the first one with the name Kiyoshi on it. Mamoru sat up more and started reading again.

The first pages with Kiyoshi written were to Mamoru days that the man showed up and had met Azarni's mother then about the man moving in with Azarni and her mother then the guy and her mother getting into fights then him moving out. Mamoru almost dropped the book when he learned what Azarni would do to the man at his work and about her first time with him on her sixteenth birthday going into such details Mamoru blushed. He was very surprised that the man had been with Azarni and her mother also that it made Mamoru question what type of man Kiyoshi was. By her writing Mamoru could tell that Azarni had been in love with Kiyoshi. Mamoru did drop the book when he read Kiyoshi's age at that time.

Mamoru looked up at his door when he heard some people talking out in the hall. He got up fast and went and closed his door then ran back to his desk and started reading some more. He got mad as he read about how Azarni thought it was fun and a joke everything that she had done to him. Writing how she loved how cute and shy Mamoru was, how she loved the scared looks his face made whenever he saw her and how she loved having power over Mamoru. Mamoru started to skip some pages getting sick of reading her sex life with that Kiyoshi guy and how much fun she had bothering Mamoru and how his parents were too stupid to notice.

His fingers stopped flipping when his eyes fell on the date that she made her plans to use him and saying why. Mamoru read that part fast learning how Kiyoshi had left the area and Azarni was glad he was gone since he was poor and she didn't want him around to ruin her plans. Mamoru flipped back some pages to the night she had raped him. But not much about him was written only saying how she made Mamoru a man and he didn't thank her. Again the pages were filled with talk about Kiyoshi. Mamoru did learn that Azarni had been with Kiyoshi earlier that day and then she had gone and spent the whole night with Kiyoshi after she had left Mamoru.

The date after she made her plans Mamoru noticed that nothing else was written about the time she lived with him and his parents or even about Usagi. The only thing Mamoru noticed was a page with Usagi's birth date and Azarni had written that it was the worst day of her life.

Mamoru suddenly sat back and sighed deeply feeling a weight being lifted off his shoulders. He reached for a pad of paper and a pen then started going through the book and writing down days and nights that Azarni was with Kiyoshi. He took out a highlighter pen and highlighted his own name every time it was written.

Mamoru finished glancing at the diary and on one of the last pages he found what Usagi had told about the address for Kiyoshi being circled. Mamoru wrote the address down and then picked up his phone to make a few phone calls wishing he knew Kiyoshi's last name.

That evening after making sure Usagi was okay and kissing her senseless and only telling her that he had business to take care Mamoru left Tokyo to take a trip to where Kiyoshi was living at. He stopped at an over night delivery place and with a note, the paper with the days written on it and copied pages with his name highlighted on them from Azarni's diary he mailed the things to his parents making sure that he would be guaranteed a signature so he would know his parents did receive it.

Mamoru then drove over night arriving right as the sun came up at Kiyoshi's store and garage. Mamoru parked his car and waited. Mamoru wondered who would call who first since he had made sure that a note would be delivered to his grandparents at the same time that his parents would get the envelope. Mamoru knew that his parents would call since in his note he told that he was going to marry Usagi very soon. He knew that they wouldn't read the rest of the note right away and would go running to his grandparents. Oh the scandal! Mamoru thought as he shook his head. Mamoru knew that he could have taken Usagi with him but he wanted to check that Kiyoshi guy out for himself first. He wanted to make sure Usagi was safe and she would be at their home.

Mamoru grinned as he remembered how Usagi was complaining that he was leaving and she didn't get to go. How he wouldn't talk and tell where he was going. His smile grew as he also remembered how Usagi shut up and sat with a dreamy look on her face after he had pulled her close and kissed her. Then after the kiss Mamoru looked Usagi in the eyes and promised her that she would be getting more after he got home even hinting to her that she wouldn't be wearing white on their wedding day. He placed Usagi down on the bed and told her he would be back and to not worry. Mamoru then left out only looking at Usagi once as she sat smiling and touching her lips.

Mamoru smiled and started thinking about where to go on a honeymoon when he spotted some lights in the store come on. Mamoru started his car and then drove over closer to the store and parked. He waited a few minutes and watched the older man inside looking to be getting ready for the day. Mamoru got out of his car after the man turned on the open sign and then walked into the store and at first acted like he was looking for something to eat.

"Got some fresh coffee going to be ready in a few if you like mister." the guy told Mamoru as he went behind his counter. Mamoru only nodded his head and stood in his spot and looked at the guy. He noticed right away that Kiyoshi had blue eyes. He wasn't really tall not like Mamoru but he did have some height to him. If Mamoru didn't know it he would have guessed that the guy was Usagi's father if he had seen the two beside each other. Usagi looked more like her mother then Kiyoshi but there was something there Mamoru could tell. He glanced down at the name patch that was sewn on the guy's overalls and read the name Kiyoshi on it.

"Kiyoshi." Mamoru said looking at the patch. Kiyoshi looked at him and then down at his name. "Yeah that's me Kiyoshi owner of this wonderful place." Kiyoshi said as he turned and got himself a cup of coffee. Mamoru watched while Kiyoshi took out a bottle of scotch and poured some into his cup. "Are you traveling mister? Mostly just get travelers coming through these days but once in awhile some poor fool will have car trouble and I will then get to use my skills." Kiyoshi said turning back around looking and checking Mamoru out in his three piece suit. Kiyoshi could tell that Mamoru had money. "No I'm here on business." Mamoru said as he walked over to the counter.

Kiyoshi watched him then kind of looked around. "You're up early mister?" He said then took a sip. "My name is Mamoru. You here alone?" Mamoru asked. Kiyoshi looked at Mamoru then slowly started to reach under the counter. Mamoru seeing him held up his hands and said fast, "I'm not here to cause trouble I just have some questions for you. I mean do you have any family around?" "What type of questions do you have? And to that one about family the answer is no. It's just me and I love it that way." Kiyoshi answered after seeing Mamoru really didn't mean him any harm. To Kiyoshi Mamoru was just a well dress little kid probably in college Kiyoshi thought.

Mamoru sighed and relaxed then said, "Did you know a girl named Azarni?" He watched while Kiyoshi's eyes widen a little. "No." Kiyoshi said a little fast. He looked away from Mamoru. "I know you knew her sixteen years ago." Mamoru said watching the older man. "No don't know no Azarni girl." Kiyoshi said looking around like he was looking for something. "Yes you did sir I know you did personally." Mamoru said placing his hands on the counter looking the man in the eyes.

Kiyoshi turned around fast and looked at Mamoru. "What are you her husband wondering who her first time was or her brother wanting to defend his sister's honor? Why you asking me about some girl named Azarni that you think I knew seventeen years ago!" Kiyoshi said with his voice sounding upset. Mamoru noticing Kiyoshi say seventeen which matched that he had met Azarni a year before, looked at him then said, "I'm not her husband or even related to her. She use to be my babysitter. I have something of hers that you gave to her." Mamoru pointed his finger at the man.

Kiyoshi and Mamoru looked at each other both staying silent for a few seconds. "What is it because I never gave her anything that might have been stolen so don't think I'm a thief." Kiyoshi said starting to sound distress. "Did she say I was because I'm not and I haven't seen that crazy bitch for a long time. And what happened before is in the past I can't go to jail she's of age now!" Kiyoshi then said suddenly thinking Mamoru was a cop. "Azarni died when she was nineteen and no she didn't say anything to me about you. I just found out you knew her yesterday while I read her diary." Mamoru said as he pulled the diary out of his overcoat pocket.

"Your name is on half of these pages so you did know her." Mamoru said as he put the diary but in the pocket. Kiyoshi only nodded his head a little shocked to hear that Azarni was deceased. Again silence filled the room for awhile. Mamoru stayed silent knowing that Kiyoshi was stunned to hear about Azarni. "What did I give to her?" Kiyoshi suddenly asked looking back at Mamoru. Mamoru looked at him then said, "A daughter." Kiyoshi's eyes went wide and he started to shake his head fast no many times. Mamoru nodded his head yes and then said, "You have a daughter who is sixteen and you are her father because I sure isn't even though Azarni said I was."

Kiyoshi looked at Mamoru with a shocked look on his face. "She said you were the father?" He asked in a soft voice. Mamoru nodded his head yes. "I raised Usagi alone." Mamoru said. "WAIT A MINUTE…did her mother put you up to this. It sounds like something that crazy whore would do." Kiyoshi said. "Azarni's mother died right before Usagi was born." Mamoru said watching Kiyoshi's eyes widen again. "How did they both die?" Kiyoshi asked in a soft voice. "Her mother died from alcohol poisoning and Azarni died in a car accident." Mamoru said. The two got silent again while Kiyoshi sat down on his stool.

Kiyoshi looked down then at Mamoru and said, "Mamoru…Mamoru… Hey, You're that rich kid that she would watch and do things too! She told me some of the things she did." Mamoru blushed and looked down as he nodded his head in agreement. "Ha Azarni said you were the father that's classic sounds like something she would do." Kiyoshi said then laughed. "Well if you raised that child then it's not mine. She must have told a tale to get you and everyone to believe it!" Kiyoshi said between laughs. "How old where you back then twelve… thirteen?" Kiyoshi asked looking back at Mamoru who was glaring.

"I was only ten and she raped me one night. Yes she has my family believing I am the father but I now have proof that you are and you will come with me to prove to them also. After they see you they will know for sure that Usagi is your child and not mine." Mamoru said. Kiyoshi held his hands up and said, "No I'm not going anywhere and you can't make me. Azarni is dead and like I told her when she first told me she was pregnant that I wasn't the father. I don't want any kids I never have and I never will. I don't want anyone around me and not some little brat that you think is my daughter!" Kiyoshi said getting loud.

Mamoru glared at him again then yelled as he walked around the counter fast and cornered Kiyoshi, "YOU WILL COME WITH ME TO MY FAMILY AND TELL THEM YOU ARE USAGI FATHER SO I CAN MARRY HER! THEN AFTER THAT YOU MAY LEAVE AND NEVER SHOW YOUR COWARD FACE AROUND MY USAKO AGAIN! I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HER FATHER USAKO IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU IN HER LIFE! BUT YOU WILL HELP ME AND HER MARRY!" Mamoru yelled out as he pulled Kiyoshi close to him by his overalls pulling him off of the stool.

Kiyoshi finally blinked his eyes a few times then swatted at Mamoru hands to let him go. Mamoru did and watched Kiyoshi take a fast drink of his coffee. The older man then looked at Mamoru and smiled.

"Fine since you so kindly put it that way I will help you but you must promise me to not let the child know where I live after I leave. I don't want anyone in my life ever and as you can tell I'm happy alone." Kiyoshi said to Mamoru who only smiled at him and nodded his head in understanding. Mamoru walked around to the other side of the counter with Kiyoshi following.

They started to walk to the door but Kiyoshi stopped so Mamoru did and looked at the man. "I want to change first. Don't want to go out looking like this." Kiyoshi said as he then walked to a back room that Mamoru guessed was an apartment. Mamoru followed him wanting to make sure that the man didn't try to leave. They got on the road two hours later and finally arriving in Tokyo in the late afternoon. As he drove Mamoru listened to Kiyoshi talking about Azarni and what she use to say about Mamoru and his family. He then started talking about Azarni and his relationship finally stopping after Mamoru asked him to. After that Kiyoshi started talking about Mamoru's car and then Tokyo. To Mamoru it seemed that Kiyoshi might have liked being alone but he sure did like to talk.

Mamoru stopped at a gas station so Kiyoshi could get something to drink and Mamoru called Usagi asking her to get a cab and to meet him at his grandparent's house as soon as she could. Before Usagi could ask him anything Mamoru hung up the phone. Usagi called a cab right away wondering what was wrong.

Mamoru smiled when he noticed another car parked in the driveway knowing his parents were there at his grandparent's house as he pulled up. Mamoru and Kiyoshi got out of his car and Kiyoshi looked around at his grandparent's house and the front yard impressed.

"Damn must be nice living like this." Kiyoshi said as he followed Mamoru to the front door. "You get use to it." Mamoru only said as he rang the bell. The butler opened the door and let the men in closing the door behind them. Mamoru and Kiyoshi could hear Mamoru's parents and grandparents talking from the den. Mamoru walked over to the den with Kiyoshi following after Mamoru told the butler that Usagi would be showing up soon. He knew Kiyoshi didn't hear since the man was a few feet away looking at a painting on the wall.

"You grew up in a place like this?" Kiyoshi asked Mamoru as they walked. Mamoru only nodded his head. "Damn now I can see why Azarni always wanted to watch you." Kiyoshi then said while Mamoru stayed silent and stopped walking when he walked into the den.

Mamoru spotted his mother sitting down with her head down reading some papers and his grandmother next to her but the older woman was watching her husband and son talking to each other as the two men stood face to face. Mamoru looked at his parents for a few seconds it had been a few years since he had seen them. He smiled after his mother spotted him first and she stood up fast.

"Mamoru!" His grandmother said after she spotted Mamoru also making the two men look over at him. "Son what is the meaning of this!" Mamoru's father asked holding up the note from Mamoru. Mamoru smiled and shook his head "I knew you wouldn't read the rest." Mamoru said. Before anyone else could say anything Mamoru stepped into the room fully and said, "Everyone this is Kiyoshi. And if you would have read all that I sent to you to read you would know who he is and why I wrote what I did."

Kiyoshi stepped into the room and gave a half wave. "Hey what's up?" Kiyoshi said as he stood next to Mamoru. The four all just stood there looking at Mamoru and Kiyoshi. "Who is this and answer me son." Mamoru's father was the first to say anything. Mamoru smiled and watched as his mother looked at the papers in her hands. "Kiyoshi is Usagi's father and he came with me to prove it to you all since you all never listened to me the first time or even let me talk then." Mamoru told the man watching the man's eyes go wide. "And that note there is just what it says I'm going to marry Usagi. I told you before you made me leave to live with Aunt Ikuko that Usagi would be in my life always." Mamoru then said.

His father looked at him and then at his wife as she walked to him and handed him the papers. "You need to read this. And we should have listened to him." Mamoru's mother said in a soft voice. She looked at Mamoru who only looked away from her.

"You all got anything to drink?" Kiyoshi suddenly asked as he went and sat down in a chair. Mamoru watched as his grandfather went and got Kiyoshi a drink. He watched as his father sat down in a chair looking at the papers and his mother and grandmother both just looked at Kiyoshi looking at his eyes and then at Mamoru's eyes until Mamoru turned away.

"If you are Usagi's father where have you been all these years and why did you let Azarni tell us and make us believe Mamoru was her father?" Mamoru's grandfather asked Kiyoshi. "Hey I never knew about Usagi not until this morning and Azarni was crazy and she probably said that shit for the money. For all I know anyone could have been the father." Kiyoshi said. "He left the area and didn't know what Azarni was doing to me… to us." Mamoru said looking at Kiyoshi who nodded his head in agreement.

Mamoru hearing the butler out in the foyer turned and looked out and smiled as he watched Usagi walking into the house. "I'll be right back." Mamoru then said and he walked out of the room and went to Usagi and hugged her. "Mamochan where have you been you had me so worried." Usagi said as she hugged him. "I'm very sorry my love but I had to do something very important for you and for me." Mamoru answered her. He then moved back and looked at her then said, "I found your father. That Kiyoshi guy that your mother wrote about is your father. I went and made him come here with me so my family would finally believe that I'm not your father."

Usagi's whose eyes went wide at the word father only looked at him with a dazed expression on her face. "He knew she was pregnant but skipped town. It's all explained in the diary and you can read it later." Mamoru said as his left hand went up to her cheek and he touched it gently.

"I don't want anything to do with him." Usagi suddenly said. Mamoru smiled then said, "Good because he doesn't want to know you which is best. I only made him come with me to prove to them." Usagi and Mamoru hugged again. "Stay out here for a few minutes then you and I will leave." Mamoru said. He then let Usagi go and walked back into the den.

Mamoru went over to Kiyoshi and handed him some money while he said, "I need to go here is some money so you can get home. One of them will have to take you to the train station or you can get a bus." Kiyoshi took the money while he looked at Mamoru. Mamoru smiled and told Kiyoshi thanks he then turned and looked at his family. The four all looked at him and watched as Mamoru turned and started walking to the door. But he stopped when he saw Usagi in the hallway near the door looking at Kiyoshi. Everyone looked at her also and Kiyoshi stood up fast but didn't move from his spot.

"Damn you look just like Azarni some even her mother! But your eyes…. You got my eyes I'll be damned! You're so much prettier then them both." Kiyoshi said looking at his daughter who didn't answer him. Usagi who had been waiting for Mamoru had wondered what the man looked like so she went and looked into the room hoping that no one would have seen her. Mamoru watched as his father sat down hard on a chair and his mother looked at him then her eyes closed slowly. Usagi looked at Mamoru who smiled at her as he walked to her.

Mamoru took Usagi by the arm and then they left out together. As he drove neither one spoke. Mamoru went home long enough to get him and Usagi some things then they left and went to a hotel for a few days. Mamoru wasn't ready to face his family again so soon so they stayed away. While Mamoru slept since he had driven the whole night before and then that morning Usagi sat and read her mothers diary wishing she had read it sooner.

Usagi noticed what looked like a piece of paper stuck in between the cover of the diary by the cardboard inside a ripped part by the seam. She pulled it out and saw that it was a photo. Usagi looked at the picture knowing she was looking at her mother and father and what seemed like when they had first met. Usagi unfolded the part of the photo that was bent to reveal a woman who Usagi knew was her grandmother. Usagi put the picture down on the diary not wanting to look at it at the moment. But she did think about getting a picture frame to put it in as she looked at Mamoru and smiled.

"Mamochan has slept long enough and it's time for him to keep his promise." Usagi said to herself as she walked to the bed and got in beside Mamoru. She smiled while Mamoru slowly woke up as he pulled her close to his body and held her tight.

A few days later Mamoru with Usagi beside him went to his grandfather at work and only told the man that he was going to take a few months off. Since it was summer time and Mamoru always did it in the past his grandfather let him go with Mamoru promising that he would talk to the man and his wife and his parents later when he was ready.

Mamoru and Usagi then left and got married in front of a judge. The two didn't want a big fancy wedding and anyone there. They then left for the summer making one stop at Azarni's grave to put flowers down then they went to their favorite place for their honeymoon.

Kiyoshi kept to his word and had nothing to do with Usagi only thinking about her for a long time when he was filling out his will.

When they arrived home Mamoru still avoided his family the best he could. It was his mother who finally told everyone to leave Mamoru alone and to give him time. She shocked him when she told how they had been wrong and she didn't blame Mamoru if he never forgave them. The woman got a surprised when Usagi was the one to contact her and asked if she and Mamoru's father would move closer to them in time. The woman hugged Usagi and looked at her husband who only nodded his head in agreement. The two smiled at each other both knowing that their marriage which had hit a few bumps over the years what with the man's own lover and then the woman's own lover, was back on track. Now they only needed to work at getting their only son to forgive them.

While Usagi traveled home to Mamoru, he sat in his favorite chair with a fire burning in the fireplace. In his hands were the test results that had arrived from that doctor that he and Usagi had gone to see for that paternity test all those months ago.

Mamoru sat back and closed his eyes after he sighed deeply and long. A lone tear escaped his right eye and before he smiled, his eyes opened fast when he felt Usagi wipe the tear away. Mamoru moved his hands while Usagi went to his lap and sat down facing him.

"What's wrong Mamochan?" Usagi asked with concern. Mamoru smiled as he glanced at the papers in his left hand. He suddenly tossed them into the fire. He pulled Usagi closer to his chest then grabbed her head from behind with his left hand to tilt her head back. "Nothing is wrong sweetheart everything is just fine." Mamoru then said as he smiled again then bent his head down and captured her lips with his own. Usagi kissed him back with her eyes closed. And while they kissed Mamoru watched the papers burn turning to ash.

His eyes closed while he deepened the kiss to his wife, his love, his Usako. Mamoru needed no papers to prove to him what he had known all along. He wasn't Usagi's father! Mamoru was her guardian angel and Usagi was his lucky charm.

THE END

YESSSSS another story is done! You peeps are very lucky that I decided to end this happily. BECAUSE before when I first thought about this story I was going to end it with Mamoru really being her father BUT then this ending popped in my head and me who LOVES a happy ending ALWAYS, changed my mind. YES It was in my mind to throw that wrench in and I was going to end it with Mamoru having the tear as he read the test but then he burned the test so on one would know but him. Yes he was going to find Kiyoshi and his family would believe that the other man was the father but in realty Mamoru was going to be. And as the fire burned the test, the last sentence was going to read that Mamoru was 99.9% positive the father….. Any ways I love the way I changed it with Kiyoshi and the ending I wrote better. It fits better with the story. Thank you all for reading and the reviewing you have left or will leave. YOU ARE ALL THE BEST! FREE chocolate strawberry cheesecake for everyone! EvaC