Title: Too Many Identities
Author: Moon Rabbit (or Anne-chan)
Email: boucannehotmail.com
Rating: PG 13
Summary: Usagi and Mamoru are forced to have a date together. But nothing
is easy with the senshi and the Dark Kingdom around...
Chapters: 1/? (7 that have already been written)
Status: Not complete
Year Completed: ---
Size: ?
Hey there guys! This is a very old fic of mine, which goes back to 2001, but that I never finished, for many reasons. But now, I'm determined, I WILL finish it. I already wrote another chapter (the 7th). So I'm posting the REVISED version, as soon as I feel I have enough response ;). So please give feedback! It's been years since I've written anything so... ;)
It's a first season (what else). Minako's a part of the team,
and all the Nijizuishou haven't been recovered yet. Usagi
and Mamoru both have the dreams.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and co. are mine I tell ya, MINE! Now bow before me and kiss my feet! Oh, alright, I admit it, I'm just an obsessed fan who's got too much time
on her hands... (well not really since I should be doing
research for my classes, but... well... you know...)
TOO MANY IDENTITIES
Rated PG, I guess
By Moon Rabbit
E-mail address: boucannehotmail.com
Usagi was heading towards the arcade. She was in an
excellent mood; she was going to see her crush, Motoki.
He was perfect. He was tall, had dark blond hair, amazing
eyes, a great body, he was very nice and always there to
listen. He was perfect. Well... almost. There were only
two things that were bothering Usagi about him. First, he
had a girlfriend who he seemed very much in love with,
and second, his best friend, Chiba Mamoru. He was such a
jerk!
He was always calling her "Odango Atama" and he was
also always teasing her, in a harsh way. Sometimes, he
could really hurt her. No one could make her as angry as
him, and she didn't know why. When other people called
her by her hated nickname, she was more annoyed than
angry, but when it was Mamoru... she didn't why, it made
her really mad. There was just something about him, but
she couldn't figure out what it was. But despite all of that, she
had to admit, even though she would never tell a soul, that
he was a major hunk, with his ebony black hair, his
midnight blue eyes and his great body. 'I'm getting
carried away' she thought, as she shook her head to make
those unwanted thoughts go away.
Still pensive, she entered the arcade.
"Hey Odango Atama! Searching for an excuse to tell to
your parents for failing another test? " said a deep voice
coming from her right.
She snapped out of her reverie, looked at the "handsome
jerk" and felt her blood boiling with anger.
"No" she replied. "I was thinking about... Ah! It's not your
business. "
She was not willing to tell him that she was admiring his
beauty. Making his way out, he accidentally touched her
arm with his own, and they both felt electricity run through
their veins and a weird sensation of warmth and comfort.
They stared at each other for a short moment, both
wondering what had just happened. Gathering quickly his
senses, Mamoru started walking again before adding:
"Don't worry too much about all those tests you fail,
Odango Atama, you can't get any dumber than you already
are, it can only get better! Although I doubt it..."
After two or three seconds, Usagi yelled "Stuck-up dork!"
but he was already outside and out of reach from Usagi's
insults.
From a corner of the arcade, Minako, in front of a hot
fudge sundae, had been watching the scene with wide eyes
and an open mouth. There was definitely some kind of
energy emanating from those two when they were together. It
was exceptionally strong and, oddly enough, it was
positive. It was love energy. In her entire life, she had
never felt energy as powerful as this. Minako could feel it
very clearly and couldn't believe she hadn't sensed it earlier,
but realized that she had never been able to sense these
kinds of things before because her abilities as goddess of
love hadn't started to develop yet. So it was even more
surprising to her that she could feel it so strongly.
'I think they're soul-mates! Wow, this is so cool! Well, if they're
too blind or too stubborn to see that by themselves, I,
Venus, the Senshi of Love, shall unite them!'
A devilish grin was on her face, mirroring the plan
rapidly forming in her head.
'I wonder why I'm always teasing her like that.' Mamoru
thought when he got out of the arcade, heading for his
apartment. 'I guess I can be really mean to her sometimes.
Motoki even told me I made her cry many times... Granted
she always does, but still... I'm such a jerk. I mean, she
really is a nice girl... even though she's really bad at school,
always pigging out on food and she can't walk a block
without tripping and falling... Maybe it's because she's
really cute and funny when she's mad, and she's so easy
going... And her unique hair, and her tiny nose and mouth,
and her big blue eyes, and- Whoa, stop right there, Chiba.
She hates you, you hate her and she's you're every-day
enemy, that's the way it is, and nothing is going to change
that. It's not your problem if she's such a cry-baby. Stop
trying to find a reason as to why you're teasing her like that, she
just gets on your nerves, that's all. I mean, she's-'
He was brought out of his thoughts by a hand on his
shoulder. He turned around and saw Minako with a huge
and suspicious smile. He looked at her and said, with a
voice showing his curiosity and a little bit of fright,
knowing very well that when she smiled like that, it meant
trouble :
"Hey Minako-chan, what's up ? "
Excitedly, she answered "I just wanted to tell you to be at
the arcade tomorrow at 5. See ya!", and without saying
anything else, she ran away.
He looked at her going away with a dazed expression.
'What was that all about? '
Tuxedo Kamen was standing outside, surrounded by a thick
fog. He wasn't wearing his mask or his hat. He didn't
know where he was. Suddenly, he heard the most beautiful
sound he had ever heard. It was a woman talking. At first,
just the sound of her voice made his heart beat faster, but
then, he listened to what she was saying, and froze.
"Endymion, what is happening?"
Then, he heard the sound of his own voice.
"Serenity, don't go, I love you!"
It was as if he were just watching this sad scene. However
he was sure it was his voice, and he could even feel the
pain of loosing the woman, although he did not know why.
He was being pulled away from her. Once again, he heard
himself say something.
"We will be together again, my Princess, I promise."
He felt tears of joy, despite the situation, on his cheeks
when the words "I love you, too" reached his ears. Then, a
deep darkness enveloped him.
Mamoru opened his eyes to find himself sweating, in his
bed. 'What is going on with me?' he thought. 'I have been
having this nightmare every night for a while now, and I
just can't see what it's supposed to mean. And somehow, it
seems so real... even almost familiar, as if it were a
memory... But it can't be... Can it? And her! I'm sure I
know her. But how can it be? I don't know anyone named
Serenity, much less a princess! Why do I feel so lost when
were being pulled apart? And why did she call me
Endymion? This is so frustrating. I was just starting to get
used to the fact that I am Tuxedo Kamen and that I have to
find the Ginzuishou for her. The confusion was slowly
going away. I was starting to feel normal again... well...
kinda... But now this! Aaaahhhh! Why me? '
After a lot of time and a lot of thinking, he finally fell
asleep again.
"Endymion, what is happening?"
Usagi was confused as she heard herself say that. A really
thick fog was surrounding her. For a reason unknown to her,
she was crying. At that moment, she heard a deep voice --a
voice she knew-- answer her.
"Serenity, don't go, I love you!"
She felt like she was being pulled away by an invisible
force. She tried to free herself, but without any results.
She heard his voice again, and suddenly, as she heard what
the man said, her heart was filled with hope.
"We will be together again, my Princess, I promise."
Believing him with all her heart and soul, all she could
answer was: "I love you too."
Usagi woke up, but did not open her eyes. Her pillow was
a little wet from her tears. When she did open her eyes, she
saw Luna looking at her with a sad expression.
"It's that nightmare again, isn't it?" said her furry friend.
"I don't know why, but each time, I feel like I loose
something. Why do I feel that way when I hear his voice?
It all seems so familiar. It's almost like a memory... And
that man, Endymion... I'm sure I've met him, but it's
impossible... Oh, all I want is to get some peaceful
sleep..."
With that, she fell back asleep.
"Poor girl..." Luna said sadly as she did the same.
The next day, when Mamoru arrived at the arcade, he was surprised to see
who was there. Rei was sitting next to Yuuichiro, Motoki
was with his girlfriend Reika, Ami was with Ryo, Makoto
with Shinozaki and Minako was with a guy he didn't know.
'Everyone's there except Usa-'
At that moment, he felt something, or rather someone,
crash into him with such force, it made him fall on his butt.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the very red face,
probably from running, or so he thought of Usagi, on his
chest.
"Wow! Hot couple!" said Makoto.
Usagi got to her feet at lightning speed. She looked down
at him, revealing, instead of the shy and apologizing look
he expected, an angry stare.
Mamoru shook his head to regain his composure and then
put an evil and amused grin on his face.
"I'm going to think you're bumping into me on purpose,
Odango Atama. There are other ways to get guys' attention,
you know ! "
Visibly proud of himself, he went to sit beside his best
friend Motoki, leaving behind a fuming Usagi, too angry to
say anything.
Everybody remained quiet in the confusion, just staring at
the two who had just arrived. When Minako opened her
mouth to speak, Usagi let out a scream of rage so loud that they
all had to cover their ears. Then, she quickly went to sit as
far as she could from Mamoru.
Minako waited a little while longer before saying anything,
leaving her friend some time to calm down.
Finally, she spoke up.
"Okay, now that everyone is calm again, I'll explain why I
asked you all to come here today. My birthday is in a
week, and my mother asked me to invite all of you to the
ball that's being held next week. We'll be able to dance.
That's why I invited only couples."
She said that with a large smile. Her smile got even larger
when Mamoru and Usagi looked up at her with surprise
written all over their faces. When Mamoru and Usagi
understood that they were supposed to be a couple, they
gazed at each other in disgust. At the same time, they
protested.
"We're not a couple."
Minako didn't pay attention to them and went on with her
speech. She just loved to play matchmaker and she found
it very fun and challenging to bring those two "enemies"
together.
"It's next Friday, October 22, at the hotel Tokyo Inn, at
8PM. At that place, you need to be well dressed. I mean it's
not just any ball... Very important people will be there.
And since it's pretty far from here and it would take about
an hour and a half to get there by using the bus, and we
would look kinda weird in the bus dressed as we will be,
my mom, in the mini-van, will give Ami-chan, Urawa-kun,
Mako-chan, Shinozaki-san, Isamu-san and me a ride.
Motoki-san will take Reika-san, Yuuichiro-san and Rei-
chan."
Then, she looked to Usagi, who was returning her stare,
and who seemed very scared. She restrained herself from
laughing at the site. Then, she turned to Mamoru, who had
the exact same expression on his face. Once again, she
found it very difficult not to laugh. They looked so
miserable.
'But not for long...'
"Mamoru-san, you are lucky, Usagi-chan will be the only
person you will have to take with you!"
She waited a little while before saying anything else.
Neither of them knew what to say and she found that
extremely funny. Why were they so stubborn? It was
obvious to everyone, except themselves, that they wanted
each other REALLY badly.
She waited a little while before saying anything else. She
was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would laugh
uncontrollably, and that wouldn't be too good for her
match-making plan. She calmed herself and went on.
Everyone seemed very excited about the idea of spending a
night at such place. Those nights at the Embassy were said
to be very romantic and dreamy... Almost everyone,
anyways. Two persons in the group were rather
uncomfortable.
"Alright! This is going to be the best birthday "party" ever! What do you say if we met at 6PM at the hotel?"
Ami, Ryo, Makoto, Shinozaki, Rei, Yuichiro, Motoki,
Reika and Isamu all agreed enthusiastically.
Before her meatball headed friend could say anything,
Minako grabbed her hand, then ran to Mamoru, took his,
and pulled them both out of the arcade.
"Now you two, go and make the arrangements... You
know, what time you'll pick her up and everything. See ya!"
With that, she went back inside, turned to see their
priceless expressions, waited for the automatic doors to
close, and then came back with the others, who were
wondering what she was doing, She then explained her
plan to her friends, and how those two belonged together. They just
needed a little help. Everyone agreed.
Outside, Mamoru and Usagi were standing without saying a
word. Things had happened so fast they were still trying to
figure out what was going on.
When everything had sunk in, Mamoru said to his confused
companion, sounding more scared than annoyed, "Well, I
guess we're stuck together, huh!"
"I guess we are..."
They started walking.
An uncomfortable silence fell over them. Finally, they
arrived at a park. Usagi looked down blushing. She was
scared that he might laugh at what she was going to say.
"Mamoru-san, do you know how to dance?"
Surprising Usagi AND himself, he answered rather happily.
"I sure do! You want me to teach you?"
"You would?"
"Well, I wouldn't want you to embarrass me and step on my
feet all night, you know!"
"Why are you always so mean to me? Fine, if you're going
to be that way, I'll just have to ask someone else."
Before she could walk away, he said, "Oh come on
Odango, I was just kidding."
He grabbed her hand to pull her to a place where he would
be able to show her how to dance, but the same feeling they
had felt the day before at the arcade came back as he
touched her. But this time, it was stronger. Mamoru's heart
was pounding. He was very confused, but he didn't let go.
Mamoru kept his hand around hers; he liked the feeling
too much to let it go, much to Usagi's pleasure, and found a
deserted spot.
He turned to look at her and took a deep breath, not
understanding why he felt the way he did. He started
giving his indications with a shaky voice. He hoped she
didn't notice that.
"Alright, let's go. Take your right hand and put it in my
left. Put the other one on my shoulder, and I'll put my free
hand on your waist. Good. Now, follow my movements
and everything should be fine. "
They danced for a long time, Usagi always looking down to
make sure she would not step on his feet. When she felt
she could dance normally, she rested her head on his chest,
forgetting that this was her nemesis. All that really
mattered at that moment was that she was extremely
comfortable in these arms.
Suddenly, something weird happened. They both felt a
strong wave of energy go though their body. This time, it
was more than just warmth and comfort. It was pure
haven. It was indescribable, but, unfortunately, that
wonderful sensation went away, leaving the same warmth
and comfort as before. Their souls were now joined as one
again, and no matter how irregular their heartbeats were,
from that moment on, they would always be together
(corny, I know, but I couldn't resist...). Their connection
from a thousand years ago had just been re-established.
The sensations he was having almost made Mamoru's legs
give under his weight.
'This can't be happening to me. All those years I've been
building up walls around me to protect myself from getting
hurt, and here she is, destroying them in less than 15
minutes, just by the way she looks at me and by her touch.
But I feel complete with her somehow. '
His heart taking control over his mind, he gently let her right
hand fall to her side and put the hand that was holding it
just a moment ago around her waist, pulling her closer to
him. He rested his own head on hers. As he did that she
reached behind his neck, and, mindlessly, she started
playing with his hair, which sent shivers down his spine.
There was no music, but that didn't matter.
Suddenly, he realized what they were doing. 'What
am I doing? I don't know what's going on, but it's stopping
right now.'
He dropped his arms from around her waist. She looked up
at him when she felt the change, and her face changed from
confusion to horror. What had they been doing? She
released him and looked at the ground, blushing. "This
NEVER happened, Mamoru-baka." Usagi said and ran
away. Thinking that she needed to change her mind, she
headed for the arcade. What was better for that than the
new Sailor V videogame?
Motoki, who was back to work, was very surprised when
he saw the angry look on Usagi's face. She was always so
happy no matter what... unless it had to do with Mamoru...
'Maybe she really doesn't want to go to that ball with him.
And Mamoru who arrived just two minutes ago also looks
very angry. But I still think that Minako-chan was right.
I'm sure that they would be perfect for each other, if
Mamoru would just stop being so mean to her all the time.
Well, here's where Motoki the Great Matchmaker comes into
the picture.'
He was walking towards Usagi to go ask her why she was
so upset, and of course to start to play Cupid's role for a
while, when suddenly he heard a weird sound. Usagi
jumped, searched for something in her pocket and took it
out. Before she ran out of the arcade, Motoki saw that it
was some kind of a weird pink calculator.
'Well, that was certainly odd... Oh well, I'll ask her next
time she comes. For now, I can still take care of Mamoru-
kun. '
He walked towards Mamoru. His friend appeared to be
doing homework, as he had a big book opened in front of
him and he was writing on a piece of paper. Suddenly,
Mamoru took his head in his hands as if he were in great
pain, got up and ran outside, leaving everything forgotten
on his now deserted table. Motoki thought he heard him
whisper: "I'm coming, hang on!"
Motoki stared dumbfounded at the door, trying to figure
out what was going on, why his best friend and Usagi were
acting so strange. 'Looks like Motoki the Great
Matchmaker won't do much damage today... Too bad, I
really felt like playing matchmaker... Oh well, they'll come
back tomorrow, if not today. Oh damn Mamoru forgot his book! I better give them back to him right now. He looked sick before he
left.'
"Unazuki, I'll be right back" he screamed to his sister
while gathering Mamoru's stuff and heading out the
automatic doors.
He looked around and saw his friend turn a corner in an
ally. He ran after him. What he saw next, he was not
expecting. His best friend was there, but he was in the
middle of a weird transformation. When he was finished,
he was dressed in a tuxedo, a top hat, and a mask covered
his eyes. Then, the masked hero jumped on the roof of a
ten stories building.
Motoki stood there for a while, frozen, not knowing
what to do or think.
That's it for this time! I'll be posting the revised chapter 2 soon, but please tell me what you think and if I should finish it... I tend to go faster when people
encourage me... hint hint hint
Hey there guys! This is a very old fic of mine, which goes back to 2001, but that I never finished, for many reasons. But now, I'm determined, I WILL finish it. I already wrote another chapter (the 7th). So I'm posting the REVISED version, as soon as I feel I have enough response ;). So please give feedback! It's been years since I've written anything so... ;)
It's a first season (what else). Minako's a part of the team,
and all the Nijizuishou haven't been recovered yet. Usagi
and Mamoru both have the dreams.
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and co. are mine I tell ya, MINE! Now bow before me and kiss my feet! Oh, alright, I admit it, I'm just an obsessed fan who's got too much time
on her hands... (well not really since I should be doing
research for my classes, but... well... you know...)
TOO MANY IDENTITIES
Rated PG, I guess
By Moon Rabbit
E-mail address: boucannehotmail.com
Usagi was heading towards the arcade. She was in an
excellent mood; she was going to see her crush, Motoki.
He was perfect. He was tall, had dark blond hair, amazing
eyes, a great body, he was very nice and always there to
listen. He was perfect. Well... almost. There were only
two things that were bothering Usagi about him. First, he
had a girlfriend who he seemed very much in love with,
and second, his best friend, Chiba Mamoru. He was such a
jerk!
He was always calling her "Odango Atama" and he was
also always teasing her, in a harsh way. Sometimes, he
could really hurt her. No one could make her as angry as
him, and she didn't know why. When other people called
her by her hated nickname, she was more annoyed than
angry, but when it was Mamoru... she didn't why, it made
her really mad. There was just something about him, but
she couldn't figure out what it was. But despite all of that, she
had to admit, even though she would never tell a soul, that
he was a major hunk, with his ebony black hair, his
midnight blue eyes and his great body. 'I'm getting
carried away' she thought, as she shook her head to make
those unwanted thoughts go away.
Still pensive, she entered the arcade.
"Hey Odango Atama! Searching for an excuse to tell to
your parents for failing another test? " said a deep voice
coming from her right.
She snapped out of her reverie, looked at the "handsome
jerk" and felt her blood boiling with anger.
"No" she replied. "I was thinking about... Ah! It's not your
business. "
She was not willing to tell him that she was admiring his
beauty. Making his way out, he accidentally touched her
arm with his own, and they both felt electricity run through
their veins and a weird sensation of warmth and comfort.
They stared at each other for a short moment, both
wondering what had just happened. Gathering quickly his
senses, Mamoru started walking again before adding:
"Don't worry too much about all those tests you fail,
Odango Atama, you can't get any dumber than you already
are, it can only get better! Although I doubt it..."
After two or three seconds, Usagi yelled "Stuck-up dork!"
but he was already outside and out of reach from Usagi's
insults.
From a corner of the arcade, Minako, in front of a hot
fudge sundae, had been watching the scene with wide eyes
and an open mouth. There was definitely some kind of
energy emanating from those two when they were together. It
was exceptionally strong and, oddly enough, it was
positive. It was love energy. In her entire life, she had
never felt energy as powerful as this. Minako could feel it
very clearly and couldn't believe she hadn't sensed it earlier,
but realized that she had never been able to sense these
kinds of things before because her abilities as goddess of
love hadn't started to develop yet. So it was even more
surprising to her that she could feel it so strongly.
'I think they're soul-mates! Wow, this is so cool! Well, if they're
too blind or too stubborn to see that by themselves, I,
Venus, the Senshi of Love, shall unite them!'
A devilish grin was on her face, mirroring the plan
rapidly forming in her head.
'I wonder why I'm always teasing her like that.' Mamoru
thought when he got out of the arcade, heading for his
apartment. 'I guess I can be really mean to her sometimes.
Motoki even told me I made her cry many times... Granted
she always does, but still... I'm such a jerk. I mean, she
really is a nice girl... even though she's really bad at school,
always pigging out on food and she can't walk a block
without tripping and falling... Maybe it's because she's
really cute and funny when she's mad, and she's so easy
going... And her unique hair, and her tiny nose and mouth,
and her big blue eyes, and- Whoa, stop right there, Chiba.
She hates you, you hate her and she's you're every-day
enemy, that's the way it is, and nothing is going to change
that. It's not your problem if she's such a cry-baby. Stop
trying to find a reason as to why you're teasing her like that, she
just gets on your nerves, that's all. I mean, she's-'
He was brought out of his thoughts by a hand on his
shoulder. He turned around and saw Minako with a huge
and suspicious smile. He looked at her and said, with a
voice showing his curiosity and a little bit of fright,
knowing very well that when she smiled like that, it meant
trouble :
"Hey Minako-chan, what's up ? "
Excitedly, she answered "I just wanted to tell you to be at
the arcade tomorrow at 5. See ya!", and without saying
anything else, she ran away.
He looked at her going away with a dazed expression.
'What was that all about? '
Tuxedo Kamen was standing outside, surrounded by a thick
fog. He wasn't wearing his mask or his hat. He didn't
know where he was. Suddenly, he heard the most beautiful
sound he had ever heard. It was a woman talking. At first,
just the sound of her voice made his heart beat faster, but
then, he listened to what she was saying, and froze.
"Endymion, what is happening?"
Then, he heard the sound of his own voice.
"Serenity, don't go, I love you!"
It was as if he were just watching this sad scene. However
he was sure it was his voice, and he could even feel the
pain of loosing the woman, although he did not know why.
He was being pulled away from her. Once again, he heard
himself say something.
"We will be together again, my Princess, I promise."
He felt tears of joy, despite the situation, on his cheeks
when the words "I love you, too" reached his ears. Then, a
deep darkness enveloped him.
Mamoru opened his eyes to find himself sweating, in his
bed. 'What is going on with me?' he thought. 'I have been
having this nightmare every night for a while now, and I
just can't see what it's supposed to mean. And somehow, it
seems so real... even almost familiar, as if it were a
memory... But it can't be... Can it? And her! I'm sure I
know her. But how can it be? I don't know anyone named
Serenity, much less a princess! Why do I feel so lost when
were being pulled apart? And why did she call me
Endymion? This is so frustrating. I was just starting to get
used to the fact that I am Tuxedo Kamen and that I have to
find the Ginzuishou for her. The confusion was slowly
going away. I was starting to feel normal again... well...
kinda... But now this! Aaaahhhh! Why me? '
After a lot of time and a lot of thinking, he finally fell
asleep again.
"Endymion, what is happening?"
Usagi was confused as she heard herself say that. A really
thick fog was surrounding her. For a reason unknown to her,
she was crying. At that moment, she heard a deep voice --a
voice she knew-- answer her.
"Serenity, don't go, I love you!"
She felt like she was being pulled away by an invisible
force. She tried to free herself, but without any results.
She heard his voice again, and suddenly, as she heard what
the man said, her heart was filled with hope.
"We will be together again, my Princess, I promise."
Believing him with all her heart and soul, all she could
answer was: "I love you too."
Usagi woke up, but did not open her eyes. Her pillow was
a little wet from her tears. When she did open her eyes, she
saw Luna looking at her with a sad expression.
"It's that nightmare again, isn't it?" said her furry friend.
"I don't know why, but each time, I feel like I loose
something. Why do I feel that way when I hear his voice?
It all seems so familiar. It's almost like a memory... And
that man, Endymion... I'm sure I've met him, but it's
impossible... Oh, all I want is to get some peaceful
sleep..."
With that, she fell back asleep.
"Poor girl..." Luna said sadly as she did the same.
The next day, when Mamoru arrived at the arcade, he was surprised to see
who was there. Rei was sitting next to Yuuichiro, Motoki
was with his girlfriend Reika, Ami was with Ryo, Makoto
with Shinozaki and Minako was with a guy he didn't know.
'Everyone's there except Usa-'
At that moment, he felt something, or rather someone,
crash into him with such force, it made him fall on his butt.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the very red face,
probably from running, or so he thought of Usagi, on his
chest.
"Wow! Hot couple!" said Makoto.
Usagi got to her feet at lightning speed. She looked down
at him, revealing, instead of the shy and apologizing look
he expected, an angry stare.
Mamoru shook his head to regain his composure and then
put an evil and amused grin on his face.
"I'm going to think you're bumping into me on purpose,
Odango Atama. There are other ways to get guys' attention,
you know ! "
Visibly proud of himself, he went to sit beside his best
friend Motoki, leaving behind a fuming Usagi, too angry to
say anything.
Everybody remained quiet in the confusion, just staring at
the two who had just arrived. When Minako opened her
mouth to speak, Usagi let out a scream of rage so loud that they
all had to cover their ears. Then, she quickly went to sit as
far as she could from Mamoru.
Minako waited a little while longer before saying anything,
leaving her friend some time to calm down.
Finally, she spoke up.
"Okay, now that everyone is calm again, I'll explain why I
asked you all to come here today. My birthday is in a
week, and my mother asked me to invite all of you to the
ball that's being held next week. We'll be able to dance.
That's why I invited only couples."
She said that with a large smile. Her smile got even larger
when Mamoru and Usagi looked up at her with surprise
written all over their faces. When Mamoru and Usagi
understood that they were supposed to be a couple, they
gazed at each other in disgust. At the same time, they
protested.
"We're not a couple."
Minako didn't pay attention to them and went on with her
speech. She just loved to play matchmaker and she found
it very fun and challenging to bring those two "enemies"
together.
"It's next Friday, October 22, at the hotel Tokyo Inn, at
8PM. At that place, you need to be well dressed. I mean it's
not just any ball... Very important people will be there.
And since it's pretty far from here and it would take about
an hour and a half to get there by using the bus, and we
would look kinda weird in the bus dressed as we will be,
my mom, in the mini-van, will give Ami-chan, Urawa-kun,
Mako-chan, Shinozaki-san, Isamu-san and me a ride.
Motoki-san will take Reika-san, Yuuichiro-san and Rei-
chan."
Then, she looked to Usagi, who was returning her stare,
and who seemed very scared. She restrained herself from
laughing at the site. Then, she turned to Mamoru, who had
the exact same expression on his face. Once again, she
found it very difficult not to laugh. They looked so
miserable.
'But not for long...'
"Mamoru-san, you are lucky, Usagi-chan will be the only
person you will have to take with you!"
She waited a little while before saying anything else.
Neither of them knew what to say and she found that
extremely funny. Why were they so stubborn? It was
obvious to everyone, except themselves, that they wanted
each other REALLY badly.
She waited a little while before saying anything else. She
was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would laugh
uncontrollably, and that wouldn't be too good for her
match-making plan. She calmed herself and went on.
Everyone seemed very excited about the idea of spending a
night at such place. Those nights at the Embassy were said
to be very romantic and dreamy... Almost everyone,
anyways. Two persons in the group were rather
uncomfortable.
"Alright! This is going to be the best birthday "party" ever! What do you say if we met at 6PM at the hotel?"
Ami, Ryo, Makoto, Shinozaki, Rei, Yuichiro, Motoki,
Reika and Isamu all agreed enthusiastically.
Before her meatball headed friend could say anything,
Minako grabbed her hand, then ran to Mamoru, took his,
and pulled them both out of the arcade.
"Now you two, go and make the arrangements... You
know, what time you'll pick her up and everything. See ya!"
With that, she went back inside, turned to see their
priceless expressions, waited for the automatic doors to
close, and then came back with the others, who were
wondering what she was doing, She then explained her
plan to her friends, and how those two belonged together. They just
needed a little help. Everyone agreed.
Outside, Mamoru and Usagi were standing without saying a
word. Things had happened so fast they were still trying to
figure out what was going on.
When everything had sunk in, Mamoru said to his confused
companion, sounding more scared than annoyed, "Well, I
guess we're stuck together, huh!"
"I guess we are..."
They started walking.
An uncomfortable silence fell over them. Finally, they
arrived at a park. Usagi looked down blushing. She was
scared that he might laugh at what she was going to say.
"Mamoru-san, do you know how to dance?"
Surprising Usagi AND himself, he answered rather happily.
"I sure do! You want me to teach you?"
"You would?"
"Well, I wouldn't want you to embarrass me and step on my
feet all night, you know!"
"Why are you always so mean to me? Fine, if you're going
to be that way, I'll just have to ask someone else."
Before she could walk away, he said, "Oh come on
Odango, I was just kidding."
He grabbed her hand to pull her to a place where he would
be able to show her how to dance, but the same feeling they
had felt the day before at the arcade came back as he
touched her. But this time, it was stronger. Mamoru's heart
was pounding. He was very confused, but he didn't let go.
Mamoru kept his hand around hers; he liked the feeling
too much to let it go, much to Usagi's pleasure, and found a
deserted spot.
He turned to look at her and took a deep breath, not
understanding why he felt the way he did. He started
giving his indications with a shaky voice. He hoped she
didn't notice that.
"Alright, let's go. Take your right hand and put it in my
left. Put the other one on my shoulder, and I'll put my free
hand on your waist. Good. Now, follow my movements
and everything should be fine. "
They danced for a long time, Usagi always looking down to
make sure she would not step on his feet. When she felt
she could dance normally, she rested her head on his chest,
forgetting that this was her nemesis. All that really
mattered at that moment was that she was extremely
comfortable in these arms.
Suddenly, something weird happened. They both felt a
strong wave of energy go though their body. This time, it
was more than just warmth and comfort. It was pure
haven. It was indescribable, but, unfortunately, that
wonderful sensation went away, leaving the same warmth
and comfort as before. Their souls were now joined as one
again, and no matter how irregular their heartbeats were,
from that moment on, they would always be together
(corny, I know, but I couldn't resist...). Their connection
from a thousand years ago had just been re-established.
The sensations he was having almost made Mamoru's legs
give under his weight.
'This can't be happening to me. All those years I've been
building up walls around me to protect myself from getting
hurt, and here she is, destroying them in less than 15
minutes, just by the way she looks at me and by her touch.
But I feel complete with her somehow. '
His heart taking control over his mind, he gently let her right
hand fall to her side and put the hand that was holding it
just a moment ago around her waist, pulling her closer to
him. He rested his own head on hers. As he did that she
reached behind his neck, and, mindlessly, she started
playing with his hair, which sent shivers down his spine.
There was no music, but that didn't matter.
Suddenly, he realized what they were doing. 'What
am I doing? I don't know what's going on, but it's stopping
right now.'
He dropped his arms from around her waist. She looked up
at him when she felt the change, and her face changed from
confusion to horror. What had they been doing? She
released him and looked at the ground, blushing. "This
NEVER happened, Mamoru-baka." Usagi said and ran
away. Thinking that she needed to change her mind, she
headed for the arcade. What was better for that than the
new Sailor V videogame?
Motoki, who was back to work, was very surprised when
he saw the angry look on Usagi's face. She was always so
happy no matter what... unless it had to do with Mamoru...
'Maybe she really doesn't want to go to that ball with him.
And Mamoru who arrived just two minutes ago also looks
very angry. But I still think that Minako-chan was right.
I'm sure that they would be perfect for each other, if
Mamoru would just stop being so mean to her all the time.
Well, here's where Motoki the Great Matchmaker comes into
the picture.'
He was walking towards Usagi to go ask her why she was
so upset, and of course to start to play Cupid's role for a
while, when suddenly he heard a weird sound. Usagi
jumped, searched for something in her pocket and took it
out. Before she ran out of the arcade, Motoki saw that it
was some kind of a weird pink calculator.
'Well, that was certainly odd... Oh well, I'll ask her next
time she comes. For now, I can still take care of Mamoru-
kun. '
He walked towards Mamoru. His friend appeared to be
doing homework, as he had a big book opened in front of
him and he was writing on a piece of paper. Suddenly,
Mamoru took his head in his hands as if he were in great
pain, got up and ran outside, leaving everything forgotten
on his now deserted table. Motoki thought he heard him
whisper: "I'm coming, hang on!"
Motoki stared dumbfounded at the door, trying to figure
out what was going on, why his best friend and Usagi were
acting so strange. 'Looks like Motoki the Great
Matchmaker won't do much damage today... Too bad, I
really felt like playing matchmaker... Oh well, they'll come
back tomorrow, if not today. Oh damn Mamoru forgot his book! I better give them back to him right now. He looked sick before he
left.'
"Unazuki, I'll be right back" he screamed to his sister
while gathering Mamoru's stuff and heading out the
automatic doors.
He looked around and saw his friend turn a corner in an
ally. He ran after him. What he saw next, he was not
expecting. His best friend was there, but he was in the
middle of a weird transformation. When he was finished,
he was dressed in a tuxedo, a top hat, and a mask covered
his eyes. Then, the masked hero jumped on the roof of a
ten stories building.
Motoki stood there for a while, frozen, not knowing
what to do or think.
That's it for this time! I'll be posting the revised chapter 2 soon, but please tell me what you think and if I should finish it... I tend to go faster when people
encourage me... hint hint hint