Run away with my heart
By: Shantilah
"Speaking"
*Emphasis*
thinking
I have made a few minor changes. No matter how I tried, the age differences just were NOT working for me, so I've upped Usagi's age to 15 and Mamorou is now 17.They are both in the same High school. This fic is AU and there is no action.
Chapter One: I can't belive you failed ANOTHER test!
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"Usagi-chan!, Usagi-chan." Ikuko called up the stairs to her daughter. "Come downstairs, it's almost 7:40!"
"WHAAAT!" Usagi screeched, jumping out of bed and frightening her cat Luna. "I'm gonna be soooo late!!! Mom, why didn't you wake me?"
" I woke you twice already, but you went back to sleep. You shouldn't stay up so late." The night before she had checked in on Usagi and caught her still playing her new sailor V game way after midnight. "Maybe if you went to bed on time you would be able to wake up for school and do better on your exams."
"Mom, I don't have time for a lecture, I'm gonna be sooo late!!" Usagi shreeched as she sped around the house, brushing her teeth, retrieving her half finished homework and fixing her hair simultaneously. Ikuko sweatdropped as she watched her daughter perfom her daily routine.
Well... at least she knows how to multitask
Nine frantic minutes later, Usagi burst through her front door, and sprinted down the street. It usually takes an average person thirty minutes to walk from her house, to Juuban High School. Usagi could make it in ten. That left exactly one minute for her to *accidentally* run into Mamoru-san. They had a sort of like-hate relationship, she couldn't stand him, but she couldn't stay away either. Their verbal sparring sessions let her release all her frustrations. Plus he was kinda cute.
She looked around the corner and spotted an attractive but tackily dressed yound man walking down the street. A quick glance at her watch told her she had only 32 seconds to spare. Usagi sped up and ran straight into him.
**Crash**
"Hey Odango, watch where you're going!" Mamoru glared at the girl he had caught in his arms. "Do you hafta bump into me every day?"
"Why don't *you* watch where you're going?" Usagi glared right back. "And who says *I* bumped into *you*. I think *you* bumped into *me*!"
"You know that's a lie. You can't walk a foot without knocking into something."
"Well at least I-" Usagi glanced at her watch. They'd run out of time, she'd hafta end thier verbal abuse session. "Aww shoot, I'm gonna be sooo late, thanks to you."
"You're welcome odango."
"DON'T call me odango!"
"You're gonna be late"
"I *KNOW*!!!! Usagi sped towards her school without looking back, her golden pigtails blowing in the wind. She missed the small smile that momentarily lit up Mamoru's serious face as he watched her dissappear from sight.
"Now that girl sure is strange." Mamoru stuck his hands in his pockets and kept walking, Whistling a cheery tune. A glance at his watch remminded him that he'd be late if he didn't hurry up. Mamoru hurried to where he had left his Motorcycle and headed towards the school.
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"You're LATE" Haruna-sensei barked as Usagi entered the classroom.
"Gomen Nasai, I uh had to-" Usagi frantically tried to think up a good excuse but She couldn't think of any.
"Whatever, I've given up on you Miss Tsukino, just take your seat."
As class began, Usagi started to daydream as usual, She laid her head on her desk and imagined she was an ancient princess, from the Sun, or the moon, and she had a lover so devoted to her that they couldn't live without each other....... And they'd be in love forever and ever and ever.....
"Usagi, WAKE UP!" Haruna-sensei was standing over her desk, hitting Usagi on the head with a stack of papers. Usagi rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and was greeted with her latest test papers; 64%, 57%, 40%.
"Forty?"Usagi whined, shocked by her low score. She knew she wasnt the best student but jeez, 40%?!?!?
"Haruna-sensei, I thought you said you gave us a curve!"
"I did, but It wont do you any good if you already had a score of 26%" Usagi flushed as the class giggled at her expense. Everone knew she was the class ditz.
"Anyway, back to the lesson. Ms Mizuno could you tell me the answer to question number one"
Amy gave the answer apologetically as if she was sad she'd gotten all the answers right. That irritated Usagi more. Usagi crumpled up her test papers into little balls and tossed them into the trash can one by one.
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Lunchtime was 1:00 pm, and Usagi's stomach was rumbling at 12:00. It was so loud she could not even hear Haruna-sensei's annoying voice (not that she really wanted to)
Usagi waited until Haruna's back was turned and snuck a bite of her ham sandwhich. MMMHHHMmm..... she bit into one of her moms home-baked cookies..... tasty..... Usagi was in total bliss.
"Tsukino Usagi, bring that food up to my desk." Haruna-sensei barked. Usagi obediantly handed over her lunch box, expecting her to confiscate it untill lunchtime, as usual.
"Now I've given you ample warning about eating in my class" Haruna stated. "Since you choose to continually disobey me, I see only one solution." With those words, she started eating Usagi's lunch.
My ham sandwich! My chocolate chip cookies!! My yoohoo! Usagi moaned as Haruna polished off her midday meal. With a small burp, Haruna-sensei sent Uasgi back to her seat, minus her lunch.
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Soo hungry..... Usagi thought to herself as she stumbled along on her way to the archade she normally frequented after school. Games, a cheeseburger, and a BIG chocolate milkshake would suit her just fine after her especially rough day.
"Hey Minako, Hey Mako-chan, Hey Mootoki-kun! You guys won't believe what a day I've had!" Usagi smiled as she strolled towards her friends who were busy playing the latest version of sailor V.
"Uh, Usagi-chan, could I see you for a minute?" Mootoki asked.
"Sure pal, whats up?"
"I'msorrybutyou'regonnahaftaleavethemanagersaysso" He blurted out.
"WHAT?"
"I SAID, I'm sorry but you hafta leave, because the manager says so."
"WHY? I didn't do nothing!"
"I'm sorry Usagi, but he said so" Mootoki told her as pushed her out the doors. He didn't want to do it but the managers word was law. He hoped she wouldn't be too mad at him.
Hungry and confused, she started walking home. Her stomache growled like a pack of wolves. Nothing upset Usagi more than hunger. I've never come home so early, What should I tell mom? She spent the rest of the walk home thinking up a good excuse. When Usagi finally arrived home, she found she was locked out AGAIN. A note was taped to the door in her mother's neat kanji.
Usagi-chan, this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. Your teacher called today and told me about your bad test grades and eating in class. Until you can get a decent grade on your next major test, which I am told is in four weeks, you will NOT be allowed to go to the archade. Don't try sneaking in because I personally visited the manager and told him not to let you in. And you can't play at your friends houses because I called up thier parents as well. I have to say that I am incredibly disappointed. This kind of behaviour simply cannot be tolerated.
Love, mom
Usagi banged on the door but the family ignored her and continued eating dinner.
"UGGGGGGGHH, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!" She wailed, running off with tears in her eyes. Forbidden to go to the archade, locked out of the house when she was starving.... what would be next, ancient chinese torture? Video games were practically her *whole * life, what would she do without them? With all these angry thoughts running through her head, of course she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and.........
*CRASH**
"They should put up signs; ODANGO-ATAMA, approach at your own risk"
"Shut up jerk" Usagi scowled, that had actually hurt and she was feeling ... dizzy...
"Are you okay?'' Mamoru asked, instantly concerned.
"I'B FIDE MAMO-BAKA!" she said weakly before passing out.......
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When she finally awoke, Usagi was lying on an extremly comfortable white leather couch. It felt like a pile of marshmellows. She felt like going right back to sleep but then she realized she didn't know where she was. She scanned her unfamiliar surroundings. The apartment was immaculate, so clean it was almost scary. Usagi felt like making a little mess just to make herself feel more comfortable, but since she didn't know where she was, she decided that wouldn't be a good idea. Aside from a few boring prints and a vase of roses the house lacked adornmant. To her left there was a bookcase crammed with thick intellectual-looking books. Usagi's head hurt just looking at them. Soft classical music was playing from the other room. Usagi imagined this would be the type of place a college professsor would live in. But why would she be at a college professor's house?
"Where am I? Have I been kidnapped?"
"It wouldn't be worth the trouble, noone would bother to pay your ransom." Mamoru teased, watching her face turn an angry pink. Before she could spit out an angry retort, he handed her a bowl of ramen noodles. " Here, you look hungry"
"UMMMMM FOOOD!!!! ARIGATO!!!!!" Usagi sqealed, I havent eaten since breakfa- ewwwwww!" she screeched, spitting out the noodles onto the white leather couch. "COLD!"
"Usagi-chan, what was that for?" Mamoru ran back and forth getting paper towels to clean up his white couch.
"Were you trying to poison me?" She snarled putting down the offending bowl of noodles. Mamoru's face was unreadable for a minute and then he started to laugh.
It's wierd when Mamoru-san, laughs, he almost looks human....
" Gomen, I'm a VERY bad cook." He grinned," I think I'll order chinese instead."
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After the food arrived, Usagi-chan told him her whole sad story. Amazingly, he did not laugh once but actually listened sympatheticly. Not only that, but he also confessed that he used to be a major slacker as well, telling her stories from his junior high days, even worse than Usagi's.
"...But when I started High school, I realized that I didn't have much time left to fool around and stated getting serious," He finished. "It wasn't fun, but after awhile you just get used to it"
"But the work makes no sense, what to they mean about spdf configuration and what the heck is an orbital?"
"Here, this is what it means..." Mamorou explained patiently taking out a piece of paper and a pencil.
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"Wow, now it makes so much sense. Domo arigato Mamoru-san!" Usagi impulsively reached out and gave him a huge hug.
"Here, let me help you with the rest of your work."
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A full hour later, Usagi had finished all her homework with Mamoru-san's help, and she actually understood it. Unlike when Ami-chan or some tutor explained it, he brought it down to her level and made sure SHE understood it herself before moving on.
"WOW I can't believe I finished ALL of it!" She moaned, rubbing her eyes and yawning.
" Me niether, I wonder if hell froze over yet."
" WHAT?"
"Nothing" Mamoru smiled innocently.
"THAT wasnt NOTHING! I HEARD you!" She said angrily, hitting him with a throw pillow from his couch.
"Then why did you ask?" He retorted, throwing it back at her. And with that, a major pillow-fight had begun. After Usagi had finally surrendered, she got sad again and started moaning about not being allowed into the archade. Mamo got a secretive look and offered to show her something. Intrigued she followed him into a padlocked room.
"WOOOOOOWWW" Usagi was filled with awe. The whole place was crammed with video-gaming equipment. Ps1, Ps2, X-box, game-cube, Sega dreamcast, supernintendo, even some archade machines, and stacks and stacks of video games,new and old.
"My personal archade"
"Wow" Usagi repeated, "You're even more of a gaming junkie than me!" She got a mischevous glint in her eyes.
"Mamoru-kun, were such good friends and all....."
"Since when?"
"And since you are already going to be helping me with my schoolwork..."
"When did I agree to THAT?"
"Can I use your-"
"NO! This is a private arcade, I can't have you roaming around my house, eating all my food and annoying me. Besides if people hear about this I'll never get them out my house!"
"Puh-lease,I won't tell anyone and your stinky ramen noodles are safe from me." She rolled her eyes, and then changed to puppy-dog mode.
"Video games are bad for you, they make you fat, nearsighted and sedentery" Mamoru smirked hiding his gaze from her puppy dog eyes of death," I'm sure you don't want that."
"But you're not any of those things and you probably play more than me!"
" AW odango, I'm so flattered" He teased " Besides, I'm in such GREAT shape because I-" Now it was HIS turn to get a mischivous glint in his eyes. Usagi felt nervous. This could'nt be good.
"Tell ya what odango, If I tutor you AND let you use my archade, you'll hafta come jogging with me every morning. I can't have you turning into a blobb, since you're already nearsighted and sedentary."
"Stop using big words! And Stop calling me Odango, my name is U-sa-gi!
"So what do you say U-SA-GI?"
Usagi carefully considered her options, She desperatly needed to pass her next test , plus Mamoru's archade was almost as good as Crown's, and she would'nt have to shell out her standard five bucks per day for the machines....
"How early would I have to wake up?"
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comments and critiscism appreciated
By: Shantilah
"Speaking"
*Emphasis*
thinking
I have made a few minor changes. No matter how I tried, the age differences just were NOT working for me, so I've upped Usagi's age to 15 and Mamorou is now 17.They are both in the same High school. This fic is AU and there is no action.
Chapter One: I can't belive you failed ANOTHER test!
~~~~~~~~~~
"Usagi-chan!, Usagi-chan." Ikuko called up the stairs to her daughter. "Come downstairs, it's almost 7:40!"
"WHAAAT!" Usagi screeched, jumping out of bed and frightening her cat Luna. "I'm gonna be soooo late!!! Mom, why didn't you wake me?"
" I woke you twice already, but you went back to sleep. You shouldn't stay up so late." The night before she had checked in on Usagi and caught her still playing her new sailor V game way after midnight. "Maybe if you went to bed on time you would be able to wake up for school and do better on your exams."
"Mom, I don't have time for a lecture, I'm gonna be sooo late!!" Usagi shreeched as she sped around the house, brushing her teeth, retrieving her half finished homework and fixing her hair simultaneously. Ikuko sweatdropped as she watched her daughter perfom her daily routine.
Well... at least she knows how to multitask
Nine frantic minutes later, Usagi burst through her front door, and sprinted down the street. It usually takes an average person thirty minutes to walk from her house, to Juuban High School. Usagi could make it in ten. That left exactly one minute for her to *accidentally* run into Mamoru-san. They had a sort of like-hate relationship, she couldn't stand him, but she couldn't stay away either. Their verbal sparring sessions let her release all her frustrations. Plus he was kinda cute.
She looked around the corner and spotted an attractive but tackily dressed yound man walking down the street. A quick glance at her watch told her she had only 32 seconds to spare. Usagi sped up and ran straight into him.
**Crash**
"Hey Odango, watch where you're going!" Mamoru glared at the girl he had caught in his arms. "Do you hafta bump into me every day?"
"Why don't *you* watch where you're going?" Usagi glared right back. "And who says *I* bumped into *you*. I think *you* bumped into *me*!"
"You know that's a lie. You can't walk a foot without knocking into something."
"Well at least I-" Usagi glanced at her watch. They'd run out of time, she'd hafta end thier verbal abuse session. "Aww shoot, I'm gonna be sooo late, thanks to you."
"You're welcome odango."
"DON'T call me odango!"
"You're gonna be late"
"I *KNOW*!!!! Usagi sped towards her school without looking back, her golden pigtails blowing in the wind. She missed the small smile that momentarily lit up Mamoru's serious face as he watched her dissappear from sight.
"Now that girl sure is strange." Mamoru stuck his hands in his pockets and kept walking, Whistling a cheery tune. A glance at his watch remminded him that he'd be late if he didn't hurry up. Mamoru hurried to where he had left his Motorcycle and headed towards the school.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You're LATE" Haruna-sensei barked as Usagi entered the classroom.
"Gomen Nasai, I uh had to-" Usagi frantically tried to think up a good excuse but She couldn't think of any.
"Whatever, I've given up on you Miss Tsukino, just take your seat."
As class began, Usagi started to daydream as usual, She laid her head on her desk and imagined she was an ancient princess, from the Sun, or the moon, and she had a lover so devoted to her that they couldn't live without each other....... And they'd be in love forever and ever and ever.....
"Usagi, WAKE UP!" Haruna-sensei was standing over her desk, hitting Usagi on the head with a stack of papers. Usagi rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and was greeted with her latest test papers; 64%, 57%, 40%.
"Forty?"Usagi whined, shocked by her low score. She knew she wasnt the best student but jeez, 40%?!?!?
"Haruna-sensei, I thought you said you gave us a curve!"
"I did, but It wont do you any good if you already had a score of 26%" Usagi flushed as the class giggled at her expense. Everone knew she was the class ditz.
"Anyway, back to the lesson. Ms Mizuno could you tell me the answer to question number one"
Amy gave the answer apologetically as if she was sad she'd gotten all the answers right. That irritated Usagi more. Usagi crumpled up her test papers into little balls and tossed them into the trash can one by one.
~~~~~~~~~~
Lunchtime was 1:00 pm, and Usagi's stomach was rumbling at 12:00. It was so loud she could not even hear Haruna-sensei's annoying voice (not that she really wanted to)
Usagi waited until Haruna's back was turned and snuck a bite of her ham sandwhich. MMMHHHMmm..... she bit into one of her moms home-baked cookies..... tasty..... Usagi was in total bliss.
"Tsukino Usagi, bring that food up to my desk." Haruna-sensei barked. Usagi obediantly handed over her lunch box, expecting her to confiscate it untill lunchtime, as usual.
"Now I've given you ample warning about eating in my class" Haruna stated. "Since you choose to continually disobey me, I see only one solution." With those words, she started eating Usagi's lunch.
My ham sandwich! My chocolate chip cookies!! My yoohoo! Usagi moaned as Haruna polished off her midday meal. With a small burp, Haruna-sensei sent Uasgi back to her seat, minus her lunch.
~~~~~~~~~
Soo hungry..... Usagi thought to herself as she stumbled along on her way to the archade she normally frequented after school. Games, a cheeseburger, and a BIG chocolate milkshake would suit her just fine after her especially rough day.
"Hey Minako, Hey Mako-chan, Hey Mootoki-kun! You guys won't believe what a day I've had!" Usagi smiled as she strolled towards her friends who were busy playing the latest version of sailor V.
"Uh, Usagi-chan, could I see you for a minute?" Mootoki asked.
"Sure pal, whats up?"
"I'msorrybutyou'regonnahaftaleavethemanagersaysso" He blurted out.
"WHAT?"
"I SAID, I'm sorry but you hafta leave, because the manager says so."
"WHY? I didn't do nothing!"
"I'm sorry Usagi, but he said so" Mootoki told her as pushed her out the doors. He didn't want to do it but the managers word was law. He hoped she wouldn't be too mad at him.
Hungry and confused, she started walking home. Her stomache growled like a pack of wolves. Nothing upset Usagi more than hunger. I've never come home so early, What should I tell mom? She spent the rest of the walk home thinking up a good excuse. When Usagi finally arrived home, she found she was locked out AGAIN. A note was taped to the door in her mother's neat kanji.
Usagi-chan, this kind of behaviour is unacceptable. Your teacher called today and told me about your bad test grades and eating in class. Until you can get a decent grade on your next major test, which I am told is in four weeks, you will NOT be allowed to go to the archade. Don't try sneaking in because I personally visited the manager and told him not to let you in. And you can't play at your friends houses because I called up thier parents as well. I have to say that I am incredibly disappointed. This kind of behaviour simply cannot be tolerated.
Love, mom
Usagi banged on the door but the family ignored her and continued eating dinner.
"UGGGGGGGHH, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!" She wailed, running off with tears in her eyes. Forbidden to go to the archade, locked out of the house when she was starving.... what would be next, ancient chinese torture? Video games were practically her *whole * life, what would she do without them? With all these angry thoughts running through her head, of course she wasn't paying attention to where she was going and.........
*CRASH**
"They should put up signs; ODANGO-ATAMA, approach at your own risk"
"Shut up jerk" Usagi scowled, that had actually hurt and she was feeling ... dizzy...
"Are you okay?'' Mamoru asked, instantly concerned.
"I'B FIDE MAMO-BAKA!" she said weakly before passing out.......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When she finally awoke, Usagi was lying on an extremly comfortable white leather couch. It felt like a pile of marshmellows. She felt like going right back to sleep but then she realized she didn't know where she was. She scanned her unfamiliar surroundings. The apartment was immaculate, so clean it was almost scary. Usagi felt like making a little mess just to make herself feel more comfortable, but since she didn't know where she was, she decided that wouldn't be a good idea. Aside from a few boring prints and a vase of roses the house lacked adornmant. To her left there was a bookcase crammed with thick intellectual-looking books. Usagi's head hurt just looking at them. Soft classical music was playing from the other room. Usagi imagined this would be the type of place a college professsor would live in. But why would she be at a college professor's house?
"Where am I? Have I been kidnapped?"
"It wouldn't be worth the trouble, noone would bother to pay your ransom." Mamoru teased, watching her face turn an angry pink. Before she could spit out an angry retort, he handed her a bowl of ramen noodles. " Here, you look hungry"
"UMMMMM FOOOD!!!! ARIGATO!!!!!" Usagi sqealed, I havent eaten since breakfa- ewwwwww!" she screeched, spitting out the noodles onto the white leather couch. "COLD!"
"Usagi-chan, what was that for?" Mamoru ran back and forth getting paper towels to clean up his white couch.
"Were you trying to poison me?" She snarled putting down the offending bowl of noodles. Mamoru's face was unreadable for a minute and then he started to laugh.
It's wierd when Mamoru-san, laughs, he almost looks human....
" Gomen, I'm a VERY bad cook." He grinned," I think I'll order chinese instead."
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After the food arrived, Usagi-chan told him her whole sad story. Amazingly, he did not laugh once but actually listened sympatheticly. Not only that, but he also confessed that he used to be a major slacker as well, telling her stories from his junior high days, even worse than Usagi's.
"...But when I started High school, I realized that I didn't have much time left to fool around and stated getting serious," He finished. "It wasn't fun, but after awhile you just get used to it"
"But the work makes no sense, what to they mean about spdf configuration and what the heck is an orbital?"
"Here, this is what it means..." Mamorou explained patiently taking out a piece of paper and a pencil.
~~~~~~~~~
"Wow, now it makes so much sense. Domo arigato Mamoru-san!" Usagi impulsively reached out and gave him a huge hug.
"Here, let me help you with the rest of your work."
~~~~~~~~~~
A full hour later, Usagi had finished all her homework with Mamoru-san's help, and she actually understood it. Unlike when Ami-chan or some tutor explained it, he brought it down to her level and made sure SHE understood it herself before moving on.
"WOW I can't believe I finished ALL of it!" She moaned, rubbing her eyes and yawning.
" Me niether, I wonder if hell froze over yet."
" WHAT?"
"Nothing" Mamoru smiled innocently.
"THAT wasnt NOTHING! I HEARD you!" She said angrily, hitting him with a throw pillow from his couch.
"Then why did you ask?" He retorted, throwing it back at her. And with that, a major pillow-fight had begun. After Usagi had finally surrendered, she got sad again and started moaning about not being allowed into the archade. Mamo got a secretive look and offered to show her something. Intrigued she followed him into a padlocked room.
"WOOOOOOWWW" Usagi was filled with awe. The whole place was crammed with video-gaming equipment. Ps1, Ps2, X-box, game-cube, Sega dreamcast, supernintendo, even some archade machines, and stacks and stacks of video games,new and old.
"My personal archade"
"Wow" Usagi repeated, "You're even more of a gaming junkie than me!" She got a mischevous glint in her eyes.
"Mamoru-kun, were such good friends and all....."
"Since when?"
"And since you are already going to be helping me with my schoolwork..."
"When did I agree to THAT?"
"Can I use your-"
"NO! This is a private arcade, I can't have you roaming around my house, eating all my food and annoying me. Besides if people hear about this I'll never get them out my house!"
"Puh-lease,I won't tell anyone and your stinky ramen noodles are safe from me." She rolled her eyes, and then changed to puppy-dog mode.
"Video games are bad for you, they make you fat, nearsighted and sedentery" Mamoru smirked hiding his gaze from her puppy dog eyes of death," I'm sure you don't want that."
"But you're not any of those things and you probably play more than me!"
" AW odango, I'm so flattered" He teased " Besides, I'm in such GREAT shape because I-" Now it was HIS turn to get a mischivous glint in his eyes. Usagi felt nervous. This could'nt be good.
"Tell ya what odango, If I tutor you AND let you use my archade, you'll hafta come jogging with me every morning. I can't have you turning into a blobb, since you're already nearsighted and sedentary."
"Stop using big words! And Stop calling me Odango, my name is U-sa-gi!
"So what do you say U-SA-GI?"
Usagi carefully considered her options, She desperatly needed to pass her next test , plus Mamoru's archade was almost as good as Crown's, and she would'nt have to shell out her standard five bucks per day for the machines....
"How early would I have to wake up?"
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comments and critiscism appreciated