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Author's Note:

Greetings readers, reviewers, fans of my fan fiction writing. Here is my first for the first day of Mamoru Chiba Week writing challenge on Tumblr. Like the Usagi/Mamoru Week writing challenge, same thing applies, each day, a different theme you write. This time, it's all about our beloved Mamoru Chiba!

I've always wanted to write a story around Mamoru's parents, the Chiba's not having died, instead of having lived. Mamoru getting to have a life and childhood with parents, not becoming an orphan is something I always wished he had gotten. So, here's my chance at writing it for the First Day centered around the theme of "Childhood".

Major thanks and kudos to my friends/fellow writers + my Beta-Reader, TinaCentury and QueenRisa for encouraging me to write this when I shared my ideas with them about the concept/idea I was going with in writing this. Thank you, ladies!

Enjoy reading everyone!

MamoChiba Week: Day 1

Sunday, July 29th – Childhood

Title: "Little Mamoru's New Friend and Playmate"

"Mamoru honey, please come out from under your bed. Please, baby, come out. I promise you, we're not going for you to see the doctor. It's for Mommy to see her doctor," Hana Chiba tried patiently calling out with a gentle voice to the child's bed covered in blankets and pillows decorated in planets and astronauts.

"No! That's what Sora, Reo, and Riku all said their Mommies and Daddies say to trick them before they take them to the evil doctors and they get big shots with long scary needles! I don't wanna go! You can't make me!" a little-muffled voice cried out from under the bed.

"Honey, that's not true. The doctors don't use syringes and needles like that. Shots are not bad, they only hurt for one tiny little second before the medicine in them make you feel better. Mamoru, you already got all your shots for the first grade that starts in September when you got back to school. Remember? We're just going to go see my doctor, for 'me' to get a normal grown up check up." Hana explained gently as her mouth formed into an amused smile as little hands and ocean blue eyes appeared out from under the bed and blanket covers ends.

"Not my doctor? Your doctor Mommy? Promise?" little Mamoru Chiba asked, looking slightly skeptical at his Mother but knowing she wasn't lying, she was always truthful with him.

"My doctor, I promise. Come on, if we get there early then I can get seen by my doctor really early and then we can get some ice cream and I'll take you to that really nice and big park that's in the Juban neighborhood twenty minutes from us. Would you like to go to that park? It's really big, has an enormous pound where the ducks are, and a huge playground. I bet there will be other kids you can play with...maybe even make some new friends Mamo," Hana grinned as her son's eyes got wide and a huge smile grew on his face as he rushed out from under the bed.

"Haiiiiiiiiii! I'll go! I'll go! Let me get my shoes and my socks! And my baseball hat if it's sunny!" Mamoru scrambled around the room looking for his things while Hana looked on amused.

"Alright baby, I'll go get my baseball cap so we can match. A family who supports baseball has to stick together."

"See, that doctor's appointment I had didn't take long now did it? The secretary at the desk said you were so good sitting there in the play area of the waiting room so quiet and well behaved. I'm proud of you Mamoru looks like someone did take after their Father with having good manners." Hana smiled, as she held her six-year-old son's hand as the two of them walked through the park of the Juban neighborhood.

"Did you have to get a shot, Mommy? Or open your mouth for the doctor to see your tongue or look in your nose or ears?" Mamoru asked looking curious, while he went back to licking the final remains of his chocolate ice cream's waffle cone that his other hand held.

"No, Dr. Chen didn't have to give me a shot. He just wanted to make sure I was in good health. A normal check up and Mommy's a-okay. I think we earned these ice creams with how hot this late July month has been. Here we are, looks like not too many kids playing today on the playground. Why don't you go on ahead and go play on the slide? I'm just going to sit here on this bench, finish my ice cream." Hana motioned for Mamoru to run along as she took a seat on one of the park benches.

"Okay, Mommy!" Mamoru called back, waving to her as he took off for the large red slide that was in the middle of a park sand pit box, accompanied by a child's sized jungle gym and various other park toys for children alongside the park's green grasses and shady trees.

'He's going to be six years old next month before entering the first grade...my baby's growing up. It's a pity Yoshirou and I couldn't have given Mamoru a brother or sister,' Hana thought to herself as she watched her son dressed in his favorite clothes of jean summer shorts cut to his knees, and a white t-shirt with a printed image of the plant earth on it.

"So strange he asked me to pick that shirt for him when we went clothing shopping the other day for more cooler shirts to wear in this weather. Maybe he just liked the picture on it." Hana spoke to herself as she then took notice of a woman with blue wavy long hair, dressed in a summer dress similar almost to hers but yellow, who was pushing a baby stroller coming into the park nearby the sidewalk...with a little blond hair little girl wearing what looked to be a little sailor-like pink summer dress, trailing behind her who was talking quite excitedly and loudly like a happy little chipmunk.

"Momma! When do I get to go to the big kid's school? All the other kids on our street go to the other school. Why can't I?!" she asked with a little pout on her face while her Mother shook her head with a cheerful laugh.

"Because you're not old enough yet to go to the big kid's school yet. That's why you're enrolled in Sunny Rose Pre-School for kids who are your age. You got to learn how to get along with other kids first, learn your colors, shapes, numbers, letters, and words a little bit better before you can move on to the next level. Besides, you have your little friend Naru there with you. I get to have you for the rest of the half days you aren't at school to be home with me and help me with your little brother," the girl's Mother tried explaining to her as Hana quietly observed, couldn't helping but hear the conversation as they moved to the bench a couple of feet away from where her bench was.

"...I do like Pre-school. Naru's nice and my best friend and we get nap time, cookies at snack and lunch time. I get to finger paint in the painted corner all I want! But Momma, Shingo's still a baby and I can't play with him yet! Sides he's boring and just cries, eats, and poops all the time! Momma...why is the sky blues? My teacher couldn't tell me why." the child asked, her big blue eyes looking curious, her strange hairstyle of blonde hair done up in two bun-like shapes and small looking pigtail ringlets standing out to Hana.

"See, those are good things to like about your school for now. Next month when late start happens then you'll be in the Pre-School/Kindergarten level at your Daycare. Shingo isn't that bad Usagi, he's still just a little baby and can't play with you until he's a little older. Hmm...I don't know why the skies are blue, maybe that's what the universe decided what color it would be." The girl's Mother answered.

"Uni-verse? The Universe? What's that?" the girl tried sounding out the word, before asking her question, looking puzzled.

"Your Daddy and I will explain it when you are older sweetie. Usagi, look! There's another child in the sand box near the bouncy horses. Why don't you go play with him and I'll hang on to Mister Bunny for you. He will sit right here with me and Shingo," the blue haired woman motioned to the girl to where Hana saw Mamoru playing at quietly.

"A kid! Okay, Mister Floopies you stay here. Don't move! Sit with Momma and Shingo...be good...eats my yuck carrot snacks for me. Bye-Bye Momma!" Usagi handed her Mother a large white stuffed looking rag dolled bunny with black button eyes, a pink bow tie on its neck before she dashed off towards where she saw Mamoru at.

"My, she's quite the runner," Hana commented as she approached the woman and her stroller friendly.

"Yes, Usagi's quite the little speedy rabbit when she wants to be...mostly when she wants to escape bath time, bedtime or eating her vegetables like carrots. I'm Ikuko Tsukino, that wild one is my daughter Usagi. While this is her little brother Shingo who was born a few weeks ago, a little earlier than we had expected." Ikuko introduced herself friendly with a warming smile, motioning to a sleeping newborn with dark sandy-brown hair in the stroller waddled in a thin baby blanket.

"They are precious, oh pardon me. My name's Hana Chiba, and that little man you're daughters running off to play with is my son Mamoru." Hana politely bowed introducing herself.

"Nice to meet you, Hana, why don't you join us, sit. Do you live around here? I don't think I've seen you and Mamoru here before." Ikuko asked as she motioned for Hana to sit with her as she did.

"We live in the Azabu Juban area by the Azabu district schools. My husband Yoshirou's a businessman works for various entertainment companies as a marketer. The park near our house is still under some reconstruction, so I thought bringing Mamoru over here would be nice for a change." Hana explained as Ikuko nodded, listening with interest.

"Sounds like a wonderful career for your husband to work in. My husband Kenji works as an editor for some of the various magazines published in Tokyo, always working on something one or another when he isn't home with us. I used to work for a travel agency in selling before we got pregnant with Usagi and I retired to become a full-time stay at home Mom once we found out we were having Shingo last year. This park is the best, oh would you look at that," Ikuko laughed as both women's attention was drawn to where their children were at.

Mamoru and Usagi were both running together to the swings. Usagi's little chubby hand being led by Mamoru leading her to the closest swing as he helped her into it. Then he begins pushing her in the swing, as her cries of laughter were heard in the playground.

"It looks like they are getting along quite fast. Your daughter seems to make new friends so easily, Mamoru's a little shy. He has a few classmates he talks to in his Kindergarten class at Azabu Prep Pre-School Academy but he doesn't really take to making friends a lot. I feel he's just naturally shy and can't help but be maybe a little more mature than the other kids in his class...I was like that as a child myself." Hana commented, looking delighted at seeing her ebony haired little boy looking happy, pushing Ikuko's daughter on the swing back and forth.

"Some children can't help but be naturally shy or a little closed off to wanting to mingle with other children if they are more reserved or the as my own Mother once said 'the quiet type that likes being left alone to do things on their own'. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, Mamoru might grow out of it." Ikuko gently patted Hana's hand in comfort, trying to be supportive as one parent to another.

"I sure hope so, Has your Usagi ever been like this?" Hana asked, turning to her.

"Not really, she's always been such a little thing filled with so much positive energy. Always being so cheerful, friendly to all of our neighbors, strangers in the grocery store, even being so kind to the dentist despite when she's a little frightened about getting her teeth checked. When we did put her into the pre-school early head-start program when we felt she needed to be around more children her age, she wasn't even afraid of leaving me when I dropped her off. I think I was more worried. Not her, my little bunny just walked into that classroom, introduced herself to her teacher, and then made friends immediately with a girl named Naru. They've had a few play dates together from time to time." Ikuko shared, giggling.

"Usagi sounds like such a gem to have for a daughter. It almost seems like she gravitates other children to her in the most positive ways like sunshine. I think she's already making that gravitation towards my little Mamoru...I've never seen him so willing to talk to another child much less a younger one like this before so willingly." Hana nodded, as she and Ikuko both continued silently observing their children as they then left the swings, taking off to the patches of flowers growing near the edge of the smaller sand boxes.

"Maybe it's destiny...someone once told me it's how the universe has things work out," Ikuko commented quietly.

"Thank you for pushing me on the swings Mamo! It was fun! I never went that high before!" Usagi thanked him, remembering her manners that her Mother always taught her about, as she sat in the grass and flowers, being careful with her sailor dress to not get it dirty.

"Don't mention it Usagi, it was really fun. So how old are you? Why does your hair have odangoes in it?" Mamoru asked, looking at the smaller girl's hair curiously as he sat next to her in the grass.

"I'm four. Odangos? Dangos like the desserts? Huh? Oh...my hair buns?" Usagi asked pointing to her hairstyle as Mamoru nodded.

"Mama calls them buns. I've always had them up cause when my hair got super duper long after I one years or two years old, My Daddy says my hair always got in my face a lot then. So Mama put them up in these buns and piggy tails so they look pretty. She put em in pink bows goes with my dress today. Do you like em Mamo?" Usagi asked pointing to the satin looking pink hair ribbons bowed up into her Odango bun shaped hairstyle.

"I like it, suits you...you look nice...why you call me Mamo for?" Mamoru asked, blushing a bit at the nickname the little blond angel was starting to call him since she had walked up to him earlier introducing herself, asking him if he wanted to play with her.

"I dunno...you names hard to say so your Mamo...that okay Mamo?" Usagi asked, looking at him with her big sky blue eyes, pouting her lips a little bit afraid she had upset him with the new name she had given him.

"Mamo...I like it. Hai, you can call me Mamo. But...if I'm your Mamo...then you're my...Usagi means Bunny...can I call you Usa-ko...Usako?" Mamoru asked as Usagi paused from picking some of the wild daisy flowers around them as she looked at him with a big smile and excited eyes.

"Bunny? I'm your Bunny? Your Usa-ko? Usa-ko?" Usagi tried sounding out the nickname, while Mamoru nodded grinning.

"Hai. Your my Usako, I'm your Mamo. Promise?" Mamoru asked her quietly, taking her tiny chubby hand into his as her little bunny like adorable face nodded slowly.

"I promise Mamo. My Mamo. Always. So you got a Momma and Daddy? Any kitties or puppies or fishes?" Usagi asked as she led Mamoru by the hand to help her pick some daisies and various wild flowers.

"No...my Daddy's all-ergic, that means he sicks to animals...no kitties, puppies or hamsters...but we got fishes in the living room in a big fish bowl. My Mommy's fishes. They just swim, eat and poop...just boring. You got animals?" Mamoru asked her, taking the flowers she handed to him as she kept grabbing more flowers and weeds.

"Nope...Mommy said no kitties til Shingo is bigger...Shingo sooo boring! He just sleeps, cries, poops, and eats too! And he drools like our neighbor's dog a big old drooly thing! Daddy promises me we'll get a kitty for Christmas if I ask Santa-san and if I'm a good, good, good girl. I wanna black kitty a girl one. How old you Mamo?" Usagi asked after whining a little bit as the boy just laughed at finding her expressions on her face funny.

"Cool. My Daddy says if I'm good all year then we can maybe make a bigger flowers garden in our back yard. Mommy hopes so, she likes being in the gardens making roses, I love helping her plant all the roses. I like roses best. I'm six years old, I can read and count really good. My teacher says I'm 'beyond average and highly intelligent'. I think it means I'm smart. You read Usako?" Mamoru asked, looking a little pleased as Usagi looked at him in awe as she held her armful of flowers.

"Wow. You can read?! And count already?! You gotta be super smart Mamo! Um...not yet...Mommy and Daddy are trying to teach me to read with my homework and books. I just don't like reading. It's really hard, I like picture books better... the teacher is teaching me all that in work books to read better, but it's hard! I like coloring, finger paints, and playing with things not reading books or counting things...boring." Usagi admitted sheepishly, feeling embarrassed before looking back at Mamoru who just smiled at her warmly.

"It's okay...Hey! I could teach you how to read and read to you! It's easy. My teacher says I'm the best reader in all of the kindergarten class. I can teach you if your Mommy is okay with it." Mamoru offered, his smile getting wider in a toothy grin as he saw the happiness in Usagi's eyes return immediately.

"Mamo you are sweet, you going to help me read? Really?! Okay! Let's go tell my Momma! You can come over to my house, we can read, eat her cookies, have chocolate milk, I can show you my room with all my toys, stuff bunnies, my princess box castles fort in the yards, then the tire swings in the tree in the back too! Come on Mamo!" Usagi excitedly hollered with giggles as she suddenly grabbed Mamoru by his arm dragging him along with her across the playground's grass and sands back to where their Mothers were. Mamoru not really protesting or complaining one bit, grinning as he allowed the little girl to drag him willingly with her.

"Momma! Misses Mamo's Mommy! Momma! Can Mamo come over our house?! Huh? Please! He wants to teach me to read!" Usagi asked not running out of breath as they reached the bench.

"Well, it looks like you and Mamoru-san have been getting along quite well baby. Hmm, what's that?" Ikuko asked as Usagi handed over the wild flowers to her.

"Can Mamo-chan come over? Please...I'll is really, really, really good. I pinky swears I won't flush Daddy's favorites ugly green work tie down the toilet ever, ever, again," Usagi pleaded as Mamoru's little eyes widened at what she said while his Mother tried snorting back laughter, just as Ikuko looked at her with shock.

"Wait, you did what to your Father's favorite tie?! Usagi!" Ikuko exclaimed looking horrified.

"B-but it was ugly! Momma, was that ugly puke pea soup tie that Auntie Hima gave him! You said it was ugly to Nana and Poppa all the time! I did Daddy a favor, now he won't wear it to work or special dinners out anymore with us," little Usagi tried to justify her reasoning with her argument that just made Hana, Mamoru's Mother laugh even more through her hand and Ikuko shake her head sighing.

"...I can't believe you heard me telling your Grandparents that...well, to be fair, your Father hasn't even noticed that awful looking tie with its little pickle designs in lime green and that avocado green colors gone from his tie hanger collection on his side of our shelf in our bedroom. At least now I know why the family bathroom toilet over flowed with water when I took the plunger to it and found it in ugh...Usagi, I won't punish you if you promise Mommy to never ever let Daddy know what happened to his "favorite" tie. If you do, then we can go get him a much better tie from the tie shop next time we're out shopping, and I'll ask Mamoru's Mother, Mrs, Chiba here if it's okay. Deal?" Ikuko asked, looking to her daughter with a calm yet calculating plotting look in her eyes.

"Deal Momma. Never ever will tell Daddy. Hi Misses Mamo's Mommy...can Mamo come over sometime? I like him." Usagi once agreeing with her Mother, turned to work her adorable charm on to Mrs. Chiba.

"Oh aren't you just so hilarious and cute. You look like quite the smart but clever little young lady Usagi. Ikuko, your daughter's got quite the mischievous spunk. I like that. Did you both have fun playing together because it looked like you two have fun on those swings and playing in the fields picking flowers." Hana asked as Usagi nodded politely smiling.

"Here Mommy. I helped Usako pick flowers, these are for you." Mamoru handed Hana the handful of flowers he was holding as he smiled.

"Thank you, sweetheart, these are lovely. Mamoru, would you like to play and visit Usagi again? If you wanted to, I'm sure her Mommy here Mrs. Tsukino and I could plan little get together for the remainder of your summer break until you go to school. Then maybe we could see about after school weekday or some weekend play dates at their house or our house." Hana brought up, looking to her son for confirmation at her suggestion.

"Really?! Usako could come over to our house and us to hers? Mrs. Ts-sukino Usako's Mommy, is it okay if I could come over to play with Usako and help her read?" Mamoru looked to Ikuko, asking her with sincere politeness while Usagi was giving her the pleading eyes.

"I don't see why not. If it's fine with your Mother, then it's fine with me. I think it'd be nice to have Usagi having a new friend over once in a while. Hana, how's next week on Tuesday sound? You could bring over some chips or a veggie platter while I'll make some lemonade and sandwiches for everyone. The kids can play and we can get to know another a little better like we were just discussing before they came over." Ikuko answered Mamoru while looking to his Mother with an amused smirk.

"That sounds lovely, Mamoru's Father will be glad he's making a new friend...especially such an adorable-sweet girl like your Usagi here. Tuesday afternoon sounds great to me Ikuko, let me give you my house phone number, just give me your address here in my little phone book." Hana directed as she was taking her little booklet out of her purse, while their children started cheering and jumping around holding hands together.

"Mamo's coming over my house! Mamo! We get to play again!"

"Thank you, Mommy! Thank you Mrs. Tsu-kino! I get to play with Usako at her house!"

"Ikuko honey, what is Usagi doing?" Kenji Tsukino asked his wife, as he looked on feeling quite puzzled seeing his daughter set up her play house table in the play area of the family living room with her fake china-plastic tea tray set, fake felted food, and 'fancy' silk pink roses patterned table cloth so neatly and carefully, humming to herself.

"Oh, she's just bringing out the best table clothe and fancy tableware for Tuesday afternoon a few days ahead of time. Usagi said that she only wanted the best for her 'Mamo' and didn't want him to think that she wasn't a proper little lady when it came to showing him a 'nice tea party'. You should have seen her earlier when we got home, she went to the pantry and the fridge in the kitchen to make sure I had everything needed for my best sandwiches." Ikuko laughed, watching as well with her husband from the hallway, their daughter's antics.

"She's acting as if we're having royalty coming over. Just who is coming over she's expecting to join her for a tea party and sandwiches on Tuesday? And who is this Mamo? Her newest imaginary friend to join her current imaginary friend she keeps calling "Puu" and "Puu-chan"?" Kenji asked, eyes behind his glasses still watching as Usagi moved from her play table to the little artist table and easel corner of the living room to pick up some paint little name cards she had already made.

"Kenji Dear, why don't you come with me into the kitchen...let me pour you a cup of your favorite coffee and get you a can of your favorite beer...you might be needing both for what I'm going to have to finally officially break to you..." Ikuko very carefully thinking strategically-planning, with a gentle touch, took her husband by the arm out of the hallway and out of sight of Usagi.

"Why would I need a beer? I had one earlier with dinner when we ate, what's going on? Ikuko-baby, what's going on?" Kenji asked feeling even more confused as he was dragged away into the kitchen.

"Here we are, you sit here. Sit right there and please don't say anything until I'm done speaking honey. Here's your coffee, with a little bit of Irish cream just how you like it. Here's one of your favorite chocolate peanut doughnuts I bought earlier when Usagi and I with Shingo stopped by the doughnut shop before we came home. Just for you and here's your beer." Ikuko again spoke, choosing her words carefully as she handed him the doughnut on a small plate and his drinks.

"...Alright...out with it Ikuko...what's wrong, what's going on with Usagi?" Kenji asked again just as he opened his can of beer and started to drink at it.

"Don't say I didn't try to tell you gently...Usagi met a really sweet boy in the park this afternoon and played with him for two hours until it was time for him and his Mother to go. We exchanged contact information, and I invited his Mother Hana Chiba to bring him over next week to have a little play date with Usagi. He's such a sweet little young man and so polite, his name's Mamoru. I think Usagi's got a little crush on him, she called him "Her Mamo", it was so adorable. You should've seen how taken she was with him, especially after she gave him such a big hug before he left the park, and a cute little kiss on his cheek. Mamoru just blushed beet red when she did that. I...Kenji? Are you alright?" Ikuko asked, looking concerned as she noticed Kenji stopped drinking, clenching the can of beer in his hands tightly.

"Misters Floppies will sit here, Miss Poppy here, Peter Cottontails here, Then you can sit here Puu so you can meet Mamo when I in-troduce you to him, I sit here, and Mamo sits here. I bet Daddy will love meeting Mamo, Daddy loves all my friends like you and Naru Puu." Usagi spoke to "Puu" who only she could see, sitting in the empty space between two children's chairs and stuffed animal bunnies placed around the table, as she placed paper scribbled card name tags on the table.

"What's that Puu? Hm...no, Momma says Daddy will love Mamo. Wouldn't whys he love Mamo? I love Mamo cause he's really sweet and nice and special..." Usagi spoke to Puu, shrugging her shoulders as she carried on with place cards...until she heard...

"WHAT?! A BOY?! USAGI'S TOO YOUNG TO HAVE A BOY COME OVER HERE! SHE KISSED HIM?! IKUKO!"

"Nani? Momma! Why is Daddy screaming for? Is he okay? Is he mad? Did I do something bad? Is he mad at me? Did he get fires by his boss persons? Why is he yelling? Oh no...MOMMA IS DADDY HAVING A HEART ATTACKS LIKE GRANDPA-POPPA DID?!" Little Usagi hollered in worry as she ran from the living room to the kitchen wanting to make sure that her beloved Daddy was alright.

"So Mamoru, tell me about your new little friend you made today. Your Mother told me you spent two whole hours in the park playing with her and sharing your snack pack chocolate pudding, crackers, and little chocolate coins with her when you with your Mother and her Mother had a snack-lunch break together," Yoshirou Chiba asked his son as the two of them were sitting on the living room couch, watching television together.

"Uh-huh, her name's Usagi-chan, she let me call her Usako and I let her call me Mamo. She's really pretty Daddy, like an angel on our tree at Christmas times. She has pretty yellow-sunflower blonde hair in these odangos, it looks weird but cute. Her eyes are blue like the sky. Usako played with me, let me swing her on the swings, we went on the slide. She was really scared to go on the slide so I went with her and she hangs on to me really tight but she said she was okay cause I was with her. Then we picked her Mommy and Mommy flowers, and I promised her to help her reads cause I'm smart and she said so." Mamoru spoke beaming with pride at getting to mention his new friend.

"Well, she sounds like a really special little girl then son. I bet she's just as special and nice and even pretty just like your Mommy is. Sounds like you really like her Mamoru. Your Mother also told me you're planning on going over to play over her house next week. That's good to hear, you're making new friends. Proud of you kiddo," Yoshirou grinned, ruffling Mamoru's messy black ebony locks of hair as Mamoru just smiled sheepishly.

"She is special Daddy, Usako's the nicest and coolest girl ever. She can run really fast, can color and paint really goods, can eat really super fast, can catch butterflies and lady bugs without a net. She caught me a lady bug today. I hope she becomes my best-est friend forever and one day I can marry hers and be happy like you are with Mommy." Mamoru spoke, smiling with confidence in his young eyes that made Yoshirou laugh and shake his head.

"Really? Marriage? Talking about proposing to your new friend already Mamoru? You're not even in First Grade yet you silly thing you. Why don't you wait a couple of years Son? Start small, first get to know her since you two are going to be friends, then wait until you both are much older to take her out on your first date and everything else before you propose marriage Mamoru. Don't want to rush into things," his Mother Hana's voice called out in giggles as she came into the living room carrying a tray holding three mugs of hot chocolate with whipped cream on the top, and a plate of chocolate chip double cookies.

"But Mommy, what if Usako wants to marry me now? She told me when we were on the monkey bars that she wanted to be my best-est friend and with me forever. Said I was her Mamo." Mamoru argued pouting, as his parents both gave each other a knowing look before turning to him.

"You don't say? Well, I think Usagi sounds like she's going to be your best friend for quite a long time. So don't go worry about getting married yet, not until you are all grown up, then you can worry about that kind of stuff. Alright, honey? Now here, your favorite cookies and hot coco for dessert. I'm so proud of you for making a new friend and playing with Usagi like you did today Mamoru. I think we're going to be seeing more of her and her Mother...just a little feeling..." Hana smiled as she handed Mamoru his small blue puppy shaped mug of coco and a cookie as he quietly nodded, accepting them.

"Mmm-hmm! This is yummy, thanks, Mommy...Mommy? Could we make some of these cookies...to take to Usako and her Mommy's house Tuesday?" Mamoru asked.

"That sounds like a nice thing to do. Sure, want to help me Tuesday morning bake them? What else should we bring them with the cookies and some bags of chips and veggie sticks Mamoru honey?" Hana asked him as she joined the both of them on the couch as Yoshirou took the tray, placing it on the coffee table as they settled in to watch television.

"...Some of your pretty roses from the gardens...red roses for Usako." Mamoru answered, smiling happily.

The End

Author's Ending Note:

There we have it, Day One done. What did we all think? I hope you all enjoyed reading it. I had so much fun writing this one. It was fun bringing a new way in childhood where Mamoru got his parents alive and also got to meet Usagi and her Mother in a brand new way...as well as unknowingly get under Kenji-Papa's skin hehe!

Review, leave a review if you enjoyed this one. Until tomorrow's next challenge for MamoChiba Week.