Hey Luvs! How was your day? Well, anyways, here’s the third chapter!
All standard disclaimers apply, so don't sue me! Blah Blah Blah..
The characters in my story are *NOT* mine, I only *wish* that they
were! They’re being borrowed.. I am using the American school system
because I have no clue how it works in Japan.. ::alas:: Although the
story *does* take place there.. Blah Blah Blah.. Bad news babes, you
won’t get the fourth chapter for another 2 weeks.. I have *so* many
projects!! Ahhhhh!! Sorry bubbas!! I’ll get it out as fast as I
can!!


AN: I am going to use double brackets to signify someone’s thoughts
[[ ]] and (( )) for flashbacks.. And for those who aren’t familiar
with the Japanese dub/words..


Usagi = Serena
Mamoru = Darien
Minako = Mina
Makoto = Lita
Rei = Raye
Ami = Amy
chan, san = terms of endearment/respect
minna = everyone
-ko = suffix meaning ‘my’
baka = idiot
odangos = meatballs
odango atama = meatball head


Title: “Found at Last”
Author: Hummie
Chapter 3
Rating: PG13

**********

	Usagi looked up absent-mindedly from her Latin text book. She
couldn’t concentrate. The only thing that she could think about was
Mamoru. [[*Mamo-chan*]] She smiled. She still couldn’t believe that
had slipped out. He had called her Usa-ko. How incredibly romantic..
[[Mamoru..]] Broad shoulders. Midnight black hair. Piercing blue
eyes that looked right down into..
	“Ami, what do you think about Chiba Mamoru?” queried Usagi.
	Ami looked up from her trigonometry text book and put on a
thoughtful expression.
	“Well, I think that he is *incredibly* adorable. And he’s also
super smart! She skipped his freshman year of high school! He must
be *so* great in math!! Perhaps he could help me in trigonometry!”
	Usagi sweat-dropped and actually fell down. [[And I thought
she was going to be a *bit* guy crazy for once. Schooooooooollll..]]
	They finished their study session after a bit more a ‘girl
chat’ and some ice-cream. Both girls had school the following day,
so they said their adieus.

**********

	A blaring sound forced Usagi to wake up. [[How long had that
thing been on?]] She looked at the clock. ::7:47:: Usagi did a
double take. [[*7:47*?!?! I had set the alarm for 7 o’clock!! I
can’t believe this!!]] Usagi jumped out of bed. Usagi’s school
started classes promptly at 8 o’clock.
	“Oh well.. I wouldn’t have skipped my dreams for anything,”
she declared aloud.
	She had dreamed about her dearest of dear Mamorus. *Her*
protector. [[What are you thinking girl?]] she asked herself as she
flew into the shower [[Just because he’s being utterly romantic,
paying compliments, and hanging out with you all the time doesn’t
mean he’s *yours*]] She yelped loudly as warm water splashed over
her not-awake-yet body. [[Well, he’s *mine* in *my* eyes]] Usagi
flew out of the shower, threw on her clothes, and blow dried her
hair in less than 2 minutes. She grinned. She just might make it.
Her mother had given her a super hair dryer for her birthday. It
could dry her hair in no time flat.  She looked at her clock.
::7:58:: She might make it before the bell rang. She grabbed her
shoes and put them on as she flew out the front door. Her mother
called a muffled ‘See you later, Hon!’. She ran full speed towards
school. Her golden hair flew behind her in a frenzy. [[Darnit!! I
should have put my hair up.  I don’t have any hair-ties with me]]
She groaned inwardly. She did have a few clips though.. [[Oh heck,
I’ll give Rei something to make fun of me today.. I can’t bear my
hair like this..]] One more block..

**********

	[[Where is *Usa-ko*??]] Mamoru grinned. He rather liked that
name, but he knew that he would only be able to call her that if she
slipped another ‘Mamo-chan’.. Well, Usagi had been right. Girls had
flocked to his side as he had driven up to school. Guys gave him
dirty looks that he couldn’t quite fathom. [[What is their
problem?]] Mamo arched a brow and smirked. [[I get it. They think
I’m going to steal their girlfriends.. Nah, too bad, I already have
*Usa-ko* in mind]] He looked at his watch. ::7:58:: Time to be
getting to class.
	He looked over the heads of the many girls that were
smothering him. He ducked and managed to get away. [[Woops, don’t
forget to lock the car]] He raised his hand over his head and
pressed the button of his automatic locking system. He smiled
gratefully. [[This thing can come in handy]] he thought gleefully. A
girl spotted him. He hissed to himself and got up. [[It’s time for
your morning run, Chiba]] With that, he ran at full speed away from
the mass of attacking girls.

**********

	[[::7:58::]]
	“I *do* believe that Usagi-chan is up to her old habits,”
noted Rei languidly as she glanced at a clock on the classroom wall.
	Her violet eyes carefully scanned her newly manicured nails.
They were French tips done in the colors of pink and white. The
white being the tips, of course. She had her nails done at a
boutique the day before. [[My, my.. They look *very* pretty]] she
thought in satisfaction as she buffed them. Her hair was half up and
half down and in a purple bow; she had also applied gloss to her
lips. Rei knew that Usagi was probably going to look her best. 
Might as well look half as presentable. After all, Mamoru was going
to be here today.
	“Has anyone seen Usagi?” asked Ami as Makoto entered the
classroom.
	Rei sighed as she eyed everyone in the group. It seemed that
everyone was up to it. A very sporty-looking headband adorned Ami’s
midnight-tinted hair. Her bangs had been blow-dried to perfection.
Ami was wearing her favorite pearl earrings and *very* shiny lip
gloss.
	“I haven’t seen her, but I will tell you who I *did* see,”
replied Minako while her aquamarine eyes shined mischievously, “I
saw the one and only Chiba Mamoru... with a fan club of about fifty
girls.”
	Mina’s hair was as it always was: half up, half down and in a
red bow. Mina had applied pink eye shadow in honor of Mamoru’s first
day at their school. She didn’t really care about Mamo
*romantically*. She just hoped that she would be able to help get
him and Usa together.
	“Yah, definitely,” stated Makoto, “I saw him too, and he
looked pretty disappointed. I think he was looking for Usagi.”
	One of her delicate eyebrows arched in amusement. Mako hadn’t
done much to herself, but what she did enhanced her beauty
trice-fold. She had applied glittery gloss to her full lips and had
let her hair down. Her hair went down to the middle of her back in a
silky chestnut perfection. Her long strands framed her face nicely.
She had also baked a batch of her special chocolate chip cookies.
Makoto related her story slowly to the others.
	“Well, I saw Mamo crawling away from his little ‘fan club’ and
looking in the direction of our dear little Usagi’s house. It was
really funny. One of the girls spotted him and revealed his
whereabouts. He had to run *really* fast to get away from that horde
of girls,” Mako snickered. Then she added, “He must work out.”
	The girls smiled in agreement. They knew that Mamo *had* to
work out. What, with those broad shoulders and strong arms... *Heck*
It was too bad Usagi had caught him already.
	Suddenly the classroom door flew open and a gust of wind blew
over them. The class looked about in confusion. [[What the..??]]
They four girls eyed each other warily. They normally didn’t have
minor gales assault the classroom.
	The girls looked up at Usagi in shock.. [[What *had* she done
to herself...???]]
	“Whew.. I (gasp) just (gasp) made it! I (gasp) really can’t
(gasp) believe that I actually (gasp) did though,” stated Usagi as
she sat down in a heap.
	Usa was taking in ragged gasps of breath for she had neglected
her morning runs during her bout of depression. She had run the four
blocks to school, went to her locker, and ran to class in less than
a two minutes. *Quite* unbelievable. Usagi looked at her friends.
They were staring at her strangely.
	“What’s (gasp) wrong minna-chan?” questioned Usagi. She
followed their eyes and her crystalline eyes opened in realization
as her small, delicate hands flew to her odangos. She colored
furiously. All the running she had done made her forget what she had
done to herself. Two golden odangos adorned the top of her head
while two streams of sunshine flowed out of them.
	“What did you do to yourself Usagi-chan? You look like you
got attacked by a couple of mad meatballs,” pointed out Rei with a
mean giggle.
	“Hush,” silenced Ami with a threatening glance, “I don’t find
anything amusing in this.”
	“Usagi-chan,” started Minako in concern, “you *do* know who’s
here today, right?” queried Minako.
	“What are you (gasp) talking about Minako?” questioned Usagi.
	They all hung their heads and sweat-dropped. Usagi had truly
forgotten. How *could* she?!?! They all knew that she was *totally*
crushing over Mamoru.
	[[Guess she’s up to her feather-brained ways once more]]
thought Rei in relief [[Better to have her feather-brained than
curiously odd.]]
	[[Hmm.. What is this??]] she asked herself as she looked at
her group of friends with curiosity. Rei sported a new hair-style
and French tip manicure. Ami sat elegantly with a jaunty-looking
headband and her pearl earrings. Minako wearing some cute pink
eye shadow. Makoto with chestnut hair down and a suspicious looking
parcel beside her desk, probably being some form of dessert. Usagi
mentally went over what was so important about today.
	“I know!” she cried finally, “I start my new English class.
Why are you guys so worked up about it?”
	They hung their heads in silence.. What were they to say? 
‘Oh, Usagi, Mamoru’s supposed to be here today, remember?’..
	“Usagi-chan, you really don’t remember?” questioned Ami.
Usagi’s brows furrowed in confusion.
	“Minna-chan, I have absolutely no clue what you are talking
about. I come in here wearing my odangos and all of you are freaking
ou..” Usagi’s sky-blue eyes widened. It had finally hit her..
Mamoru’s supposed to be here today!! How could she have been so
dumb?  She probably looked terrible! Her hair up in odangos!! [[What
was I thinking this morning?!?!]]
	“Oh gods! Minna-chan, minna-chan, quick! Give me a mirror!”
she pleaded.
	Minako reached into her purse and pulled out a compact. Usagi
hastily grabbed it out of her hands. She cautiously peered at
herself. [[Oh gods!  No make-up at all.. My hair looks *very*
horrible.. Oh my gods! What is this?!?]] Usagi kept impeccably and
rigidly still for a moment. [[It must have fallen in there when I
ran through those trees and over that little bush. OH MY BUNNIES..]]
thought Usagi with terror-stricken eyes.
	“Usagi! What’s wrong? Sure, we were surprised, but don’t feel
bad!” cried Makoto fearfully.
	“No, no.. It’s nothing like that.. There’s.. there’s..” Usagi
drifted off. She suddenly pointed to the top of her head. The girls
looked confusedly at her. Then they saw it, too. It was truly
terrifying. A BUG. A BIG *UGLY* ORANGE BUG.. It must have been the
size of one of their fists. [[How come they hadn’t seen it
before?!?! It’s humungous!]]
	Usagi watched as Rei raised her hand above her head, as if
ready to strike someone.. OR SOMETHING. [[NO NO NO NO NO!]] thought
Usagi wildly [[Rei is *NOT* going to smoosh this thing on the top of
my head!]] Before Rei could do anything else, Usagi jumped up and
ran blindly around the room screaming,
	“*HELP ME! HELP ME! THERE’S A BUG ON MY HHEEAAADDD!*”
	The kids in class watched in mute horror as they watched Usagi
run about in circles. The bug had fallen off when she had jumped up
from her seat, but no one had noticed.

**********

	“*HELP ME! HELP ME! THERE’S A BUG ON MY HHEEAAADDD!*”
	Mamoru’s head flew up. That voice sure sounded familiar. 
[[How could it, Chiba? You’re new here.]] He went back to his
class work. The screams continued and one by one, teachers from the
surrounding rooms looked to see what all the noise was about. He
watched as Mrs. Tenshi, his first period teacher, left the room and
entered the room across from it. Mamo was seated in the front row,
and could see everything that was happening. She opened the door
slowly and a blonde blur ran out. Mamo did a double check. [[Was it
just me or was that.. Usagi?]] The teacher was speaking with another
teacher across the hall so the students around him started talking.
	“That Tsukino Usagi is really crazy!” exclaimed a girl to the
right of him, “What was she screaming about? A bug in her hair?”
	“Yah,” confirmed a handsome brown-haired guy next to him. The
guy propped up his head with his hand, “That Usagi sure is
beautiful, but sometimes she could be a real ditz. How did she get a
bug in her hair anyways?” Many of the guys agreed.
	Mamoru’s eyebrow’s furrowed together in jealousy. Practically
all the guys knew Usagi.. AND LIKED HER? This was not happy news. A
girl sitting behind the brown-haired guy slapped him on the back of
his head.
	“You’re dating ME, remember Steve?”
	Steve laughed a bit and colored, but didn’t say anything else.
[[I guess this would be a great time to ask about my dear little
*Usa-ko*]] thought Mamoru.
	“So, who is ‘Usagi’?” Mamoru asked, playing dumb.
	A red-haired girl named Liz answered him. The moment she’d
seen Mamo, she had introduced herself. Sandy carefully observed at
him again. [[Mamoru is *so* handsome]] She did a double check.  [[He
has a great body]] she added as she smiled devilishly.
	“Oh, Usagi is a ‘beautiful’ sophomore girl who all the guys
are *CRAZY* about. She goes out with some of them, but they always
turn out to be friends,” Sandy gave him a stern glance, “Mamoru,
don’t waste your time with little-old-Usagi when you have so many
other girls after you.” Mamoru watched as she slowly un-crossed her
legs and crossed them again. She smiled suggestively at him. Mamo
merely arched an eyebrow. Her ‘charms’ might work with other guys,
but they really didn’t interest him. Fortunately Mrs. Tenshi came
back and the room was silent again.

**********

	“That was really funny when Usagi was running around the room
screaming her head off,” said Rei.
	They were at lunch. Apparently, Usagi had gone home for the
day. She never returned to their first period class.
	“I think someone should call her,” said Ami, but then she
corrected herself, “I think *we* should call her and make sure that
she’s ok.”
	They all agreed and walked over to the a pay phone just
outside their cafeteria. Minako put in the required change and
dialed Usagi’s personal phone line. Mina looked up at her friends.
	“No answer.”
	“Are you sure?” asked Ami, “Try again, maybe she’s in the
bathroom or something.”
	Mina tried again and got the same results.
	“She’s not home guys,” said Rei with an exasperated look.
	Ami put on a thoughtful glance and replied, “You know what
guys? We never asked Usagi if her schedule changed since she got
transferred to that Junior English class.”
	“Are you saying that Usagi could still be at school and we
wouldn’t know it?” questioned Makoto.
	Ami nodded. “That’s right.”
	“You know what guys, I have a feeling that Usagi’s still
here,” said Minako.
	They all agreed. It wasn’t like Usagi to leave school just
because a bug got caught in her hair.

**********

	[[Oh gods.. What have I gotten myself into?]]
	A girl was sitting on the floor inside a bathroom stall.
Hugging her knees to her chest was the only thing she could do to
keep from crying. [[Why do I have the urge to cry? All I had was a
bug in my hair.]] Usagi looked at her bunny wrist-watch. It was
fourth period. [[The girls should be at lunch right now. I can’t
believe that I forgot to tell them about my schedule change. They’re
probably worried about me]] Usagi pulled a piece of paper from her
pink book bag. She had actually remembered to bring it along with
her when she flew outta class. [[I should be in my math class right
now. This schedule sucks so much.]] She carefully glanced over the
paper. She only had one class with her friends, and it was first
period. Next came her social studies class. Third period she had
math. [[Says here that I have my new English class fifth period.
Guess I’ll go to that.]] She banged her head against the wall.
[[*I’M GOING TO BE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE FOR SKIPPING CLASS!*]]

**********

	Class was almost over. He was getting ready to go to his fifth
period class. [[Wow.. I wonder how fun that’ll be]] thought Mamoru
sarcastically. Mamoru had instantly been accepted by his fellow
classmates. Especially the girls. [[Gods, the girls]] They wouldn’t
leave the poor boy alone. Everywhere he turned were starry-eyed
little wenches. Not that they were really wenches, but they were
truly annoying him. Mamoru wanted to take things easy the first day.
It seemed that the only reason girls had flocked to his side was
because they had either heard of his supposedly good looks or his
sleek, black sports car. Mamoru rolled his eyes. [[Some girls can be
*so* annoying. Especially that *one* girl]]

	((He was minding his own business during third period. Mamo
was doing some of the class work assigned that was to be turned in
at the end of class.
	“Mamoru-san!” Mamoru turned around to find a red-head with
dark green eyes.
	“Mamoru-san! Remember me? I’m from your first period class!”
	Mamoru did a double take. He had met *many* girls that day.
They wouldn’t leave him alone. He thought about it again. [[Oh,
her..]]
	“Of course I remember you, Beryl! How’s your day been so far?”
	“Oh, it was fine.” Beryl have him a toothy smile. [[Easy
catch..]] she thought to herself.
	“Well, I was thinking that since you’re new here, I could show
you around.”
	Mamoru arched his eyebrow. [[Wow.. That was slick. About ten
other girls that day had offered the same thing]]
	He gave her a sincere look. “Gee, I’m sorry, Beryl, but I’m
really busy. I haven’t really been able to get things in order.
Thanks for the offer.” With that Mamoru turned back around to finish
his work. Beryl just sat there with her mouth open. [[How *dare* he
reject me!!]] she thought with blazing green eyes. Then she calmed
down and looked again towards him. His silky, jet-black hair was
just an arm length away. [[Gods, I wanna touch it. I wanna run my
fingers through it]] she grinned devilishly [[He’ll be mine, you
just watch.]]
	
Meanwhile..

	[[Gods that girl is annoying. Come to think of it, she was
bothering me all first period, too!]] Mamoru looked again at the
clock. Just five more minutes till the bell would ring fourth
period. [[Damnit, that damned bell is gonna ring and I’m only half
done! Beryl surely wasted my time]] Mamoru finally finished and
turned it in as the bell rang.))

	The ringing of another bell brought him back to reality.
[[Time for fifth period..]]

**********

	Usagi had fixed herself up while she was in the bathroom.
[[Thank the gods that I have an emergency case in my locker.]] The
emergency case contained loose power, a hair brush, lip gloss,
lipstick, and some light pink blush. [[Thank the gods that Mamoru
didn’t see me in my odangos. *No one did actually*]] She applied the
loose powder and the blush to her ivory complexion. Usagi didn’t
really need to use makeup. The makeup just refined her looks. The
powder was to make sure that she wouldn’t appear shiny. The blush
brought out her fine, high cheekbones. Usagi looked in the mirror
and smiled. [[Lookin’ good so far]] She applied a bit of lipstick to
her full pink lips and then added the lip gloss. It gave her lips a
luscious look. She smiled again. She then took down her odangos and
brushed out her hair. She looked at her watch. [[Woops, no time for
anything fancy]] She quickly put her hair into a high ponytail with
a hair tie that was in her ‘emergency’ bag. Her transformation was
complete. She looked fabulous. She sighed again. [[If only I had
some eye shadow.]]

**********

	Mamoru sat in his English class and tapped his fingers on the
desk in front of him. He hadn’t seen Usagi all day. He thought that
he would at least see her in the halls or something. He rested his
head on his hand in boredom. He suddenly perked up. [[What’s
this?!]] Usagi had just walked through the door. [[She looks so
beautiful]] Usagi, as required, was wearing her school uniform. The
dark blue plaid short skirt made Usagi’s legs look incredible. They
were just like he remembered them, long and graceful. His gaze
drifted back to her eyes. She was looking at him.

**********

	[[Mamoru]] Usagi looked at him in shock. [[He’s in my English
class? But he’s a senior!]] Usagi finished talking with the teacher
and sat down in an empty seat beside Mamoru. He smiled at her.
[[Gods, his smile is *so* captivating]]
	“Hey Mamoru! What are you doing in a Junior English class?”
	He arched an eyebrow. [[Isn’t she happy to see me?]]
	“I should be asking you the same exact thing Ms. Tsukino.”
	She arched an eyebrow. [[What? He’s not happy to see me?]]
	“Well, I got moved up to this class, and I must say that I’m
glad that I was.” She smiled at him again. [[He looks *so* hot!!]]
Usually the school uniforms would make the guys looks *extremely*
terrible, but it looked *fantastic* on Mamoru. The white oxford
shirt emphasized his broad shoulders and even showed his great
physique. He was wearing his tie loosely and over his left shoulder.
[[What’s that about?]] she thought suddenly [[Oh well, he *still*
looks great...]]
	Mamoru caught her checking him out. [[So.. She isn’t totally
immune to me.. I’m not really immune to her either..]] He observed
the erect figure sitting beside him. Her pink lips had a scrumptious
quality to them and her cheeks were as flushed as he remembered them
to be. [[I can look into these forever..]] he thought wistfully. Her
crystalline sky-blue eyes were looking right into his soul. It was a
wonder that he hadn’t scooped the waif into his arms and unburdened
his need to kiss her right there and then.
	“Well, I guess you’re wondering why I’m here right?” Mamoru
questioned. Usagi nodded.
	“Well, as you must know, I left during the end of my Junior
year. Problem is, I’m missing an English credit. Fortunately, I was
able to take this in place of my foreign language subject.”
	“Because you’re fluent in French, right?”
	“Yah.”
	“Ahh.. I see. So you’re taking *two* English classes? That’s
tough work.”
	He shook his head. “Nope. The requirement is three English
credits. I already have two.”
	Usagi’s eyes opened in shock. “You only have six classes?!?! I
wish I were that lucky!”
	Mamoru merely smiled. The teacher interrupted their
conversation with loud banging sound she had made on the desk. Class
was in full gist now and they could no longer talk.

**********

	“I swear! Mamo-chan is the *cutest* thing!” exclaimed Usagi
into the telephone.
	“He *is*!” Rei equally replied, “You are so lucky to have
Mamoru..” Rei suddenly sighed. “I wish I had a boyfriend.”
	“Rei! What are you talking about? You’re leading the male
population of Juuban High around by the nose.”
	Rei rolled her eyes. “Come on Usagi, we all know that *every*
male in our school is totally in love with *you*,” then she paused
and rolled her eyes. “Figures.”
	“Ackk! Oh, just shut up, Rei! You are *so* full of it!”
	“Oh, leave me alone! You are such a little weenie!”
	Before they knew it, they were having one of their famous
“Tongue Wars” over the phone, if that’s even possible. Finally one
of them hung up and the other followed suit.

**********
A three weeks later..


	“Guys, I seriously don’t know what’s going on between Mamoru
and me,” confided Usagi to her closest friends.
	“Usagi-chan, what do u mean?” asked Minako.
	“I mean, sure.. we hang out almost everyday, but we only hang
out for maybe a half hour.. I just don’t know where we’re headed..
Is he serious with me?? Are we just friends?? What?!?!”
	“Usa, it seems to me that he’s just afraid of commitment.”
	“What?” asked Usagi.
	Ami repeated her statement. “I believe that he’s afraid of
commitment, but I *do* believe that he’s also head-over-heels in
love with you.”
	Usagi giggled uneasily. “What makes you think that he’s in
love with me. He hasn’t even asked me out formally!! I AM NOT HIS
GIRLFRIEND!!” Usagi paused for a moment to regain her composure.
“Minna-chan, what I mean is that.. is that..”
	“That the dumbbell hasn’t asked you to be his girlfriend..
Yada Yada Yada..” Rei finished for her.
	“You heard Ami,” said Makoto, “*HE’S AFRAID OF COMMITMENT*!”
	“But wwwhhhyyyyyy?!?!” wailed Usagi. She rested her head on
her arm forcefully as she grabbed a potato chip out of the bowl in
the middle of the table and shoved it in her mouth.
	“We don’t know why, but.. that’s all that’s happening.. ok?”
soothed Minako.
	Usagi looked at her friends around the table. Her friends were
so great, listening to her problems like this..
	“*OH MINNA-CHAN!! YOU’RE ALL SO GOOD TO ME!!*” she cried and
grabbed them out of their chairs into a group hug.
	“Of course we are Usagi!! You’re good to us too.”

**********

	Mamoru paced his bedroom floor. His father was agitating him.
Sure, his dad was *fantastic* to buy him the car and everything
else, BUT THIS WAS TOO MUCH!! [[I *cannot* believe this!! He moves
us here, I *FALL* in love, and I can’t even *TELL* the girl
because..]] A sound permeated the air. Mamoru looked to the door.
	“Come in.” His father entered the room.
	“Son, I know that you’re very angry with me for this, but..”
	“Forget it Dad!! I just *can’t* believe this!!” started
Mamoru. His father held up a hand.
	“Son, at least let me..”
	But his son continued. “I’ve *finally* started school!! *AND
FOUR WEEKS AFTER THE TERM STARTED!!* Do you know how much stress
you’ve put me under? Dad!! Do you know what my GPA is now?!?! It’s
finally a 4.0!! I’ve *SLAVED* for the past three weeks to bring it
up to that and you’re just going to mess it all up!!”
	“SON!!”
	“I’ve met a girl!” Mamoru raked a hand through his hair
desperately, “Dad, I couldn’t even go out on a *single* date with
her because I was pulling up my grades for *you*, because you want
me to be a doctor like.. like..”
	Midnight-blue eyes very much like his own stared at him. “Like
your mother,” answered his father for him.
	Mamoru sat down on his bed and hung his head. (AN: I am *so*
sorry to use that.. it sounds sorta funny since it rhymes)
	“Dad, I’m sorry.. It’s just that all these changes are taking
place so rapidly.. They’re taking their toll on me..”
	His father sighed. “I understand Mamo. I’m sorry too.”
	His father laid a hand on Mamoru’s head and then left, leaving
him alone.

**********

	“Earth to Mamoru.. Earth to Mamoru..”
	“Wha-what?”
	“Mamoru, you were staring off into space again!!” scolded
Usagi.
	Mamoru smiled sheepishly. “Sorry, I guess I have a lot on my
mind.”
	“Like what?” she grinned back.
	He leaned back in his chair. “Like you for example,” he
teased.
	Usagi rolled her eyes.. Twice. “Are you going to help me with
Geometry or what?”
	Mamoru smiled. “Of course.”
	Usagi observed Mamoru keenly. It was the first time in four
weeks that they would be alone. Yah, ok, he hadn’t promised
anything, like love for example, but she loved to spend time with
him. [[Oh, gods, don’t tell me I’m in love!]] Then she rebuked
herself. [[It’s not exactly a *baaad* thing..]]
	“Now who’s the one staring off into space?”
	Usagi gave him a look. “Uh-huh.. right..” She stuck out her
tongue.
	Mamoru looked at Usagi. [[She is so incredibly beautiful]]
Usagi suddenly looked up, and Mamoru kept his gaze on her. Usagi
looked down shyly and blushed.
	“Do you know that you are absolutely beautiful?” he
questioned. Usagi’s head jerked up and she gazed into his intense
blue eyes.
	“Do you know that the sight of you just fair takes my breath
away? Do you know that I just die inside when I see you smiling at
another guy in the hallways of our school?”
	Usa held her breath. No one in her entire life had ever said
anything to her like that before.
	“Why didn’t you tell me before?” Usagi inquired.
	“I.. I.. was preoccupied with school and other family
matters.” His eyes pierced hers once more, both of them falling into
each other’s gazes. Their faces inched closer and closer together.
[[This is it!! This is it!! This is the one!! I *love* this man!!]]
It was a sweet pixy, butterfly kiss that quickly turned into
something more fiery. His full, pliant lips pressed against her own
full, pink ones and they held each other close. She ran her small
and delicate hands through his silky jet-black hair as his capable
hands caressed her back. Usagi felt his tongue slide into her mouth
and she eagerly did the same. Mamoru was the one to break away and
just hold her in his arms.
	“Usa-ko, I love you..”
	Usagi smiled. “And I love you, too, *Mamo-chan*..” she
whispered breathlessly.

**********

	The two were inseparable for the next week and a half. Mamo
made it known to all that Usagi was *his* and his alone. Usagi was
*incredibly* happy. [[No wonder I was in that bout of depression! I
was didn’t have my dear Mamo-chan!!]]
	Usagi frowned a bit as she sat in seventh period class. Mamo
had left already since he only had six periods, but had promised to
come back as he always did to drive her home. Something was a bit
odd in Mamoru’s behavior. It was almost.. almost as if..
	“Ms. Tsukino, Ms. Tsukino!! Did you hear me?” Usagi
immediately snapped out of her thoughts.
	“No.. No.. I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you Mr. Sakuraya. I don’t
feel well.”
	The teacher gave Usagi a worried expressed and said that she
could go out to get a drink of water. Usagi smiled and left the
room.
	“Usagi-chan!”
	Usa turned around and saw her four closest friends in the
hall.
	“Minna-chan!! What are you doing out of class?!?! Going to
bathroom?” They smiled and shrugged. “We’re all psychic, meeting up
like this.”
	Usagi looked past her friends and saw a familiar shock of
hair.
	“*Mamo-chan!!* Mamo-chan! Fancy seeing you here *and* all of
my friends!!”
	Usagi smiled at her friends again and then ran up to Mamo.
Usagi looked up at his face.
	“What’s.. What’s wrong Mamo-chan?”
	“Usagi, I’m going to tell you something I should have told you
when we first kissed.. I.. I’m sorry that I hadn’t told you
earlier.”
	Usagi looked at him with worried eyes. Minako, Makoto, Rei,
and Ami watched on.
	“Usagi, you don’t know how hard it’s been for me to keep this
from you. I.. It tears up my heart every time I look at you.” (AN:
Is it just me or does N*sync just pop into your head?)
	Usagi’s eyes filled with tears. “Why?! Why?!” she practically
wailed.
	He silenced her by putting a finger to her smooth lips.
	“No, you don’t understand,” he almost laughed, “It’s just
that.. OH GODS!!” Mamoru held Usagi tight in his embrace.
	“Usa-ko, I found out two weeks ago that.. that we’re leaving
Japan.”
	Usagi looked at him with tear-filled eyes and the four girls
gasped at the news.
	“No, no!! Mamo-chan!! You can’t be serious!!” She looked into
his clouded midnight-blue eyes.
	“How the *HELL* could you keep this from me?!?!” she yelled
furiously, “Goddamnit!! You *baka*!! I *love* you!!”

**********

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