Title: The Bunny and the Beast

Author: Lady Angel

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Beauty and the Beast.

Hidie ho!! Lol, sorry. Okay, new story…I should be starting up on A New Beginning….but I have a new inspiration! Lol, so on with the story!

Usagi rushed hurriedly through the market place as the pouring rain continued to pound again her body. Lightning streaked the darkened sky as the thunder caused great booms of sounds, as if the Lord was pounding against large sized drums. Oh how Usagi despised rainstorms such as this. And it was just her luck that one had begun during her daily walk through the market.

Drenched and cold, the young girl spotted Ami, the book keeper, ahead of her. She was holding a slightly tattered umbrella above her head and was gesturing for her to come. Usagi ran toward the Ami and thanked her for her kindness.

"Really, Usagi. It was nothing. I do know how you hate rainstorms." Ami said, ushering the freezing girl into her warm and homey book shop.

" Yes, yes. I know. I really am quite thankful, though." Usagi responded, seating herself at one of the few tables that Ami kept inside.

"Usa, why exactly were you out therein the first place? Shouldn't you be at home with your cousin, Minako? I heard from the baker that the poor girl was sick."

"Oh, she is. You see, I had come to the market place to fetch some medicine for her. You know, I was headed here. I wanted to stop by and say hello. Maybe checkout a few books."

"Oh! You are fooling no one, I know how you hate to read!"

Usagi giggled softly and stood up, walking toward the book shelf and scanning it, though looking for nothing in particular. "I like to read some books, you know! In fact, I wanted to checkout a certain fairytale. I'm not sure if you have it, it's called 'Love between the Earth and Moon: Lady Serenity and Lord Endymion. My mother used to read it to me before she passed away, it's about the only book I've ever read."

Ami hopped up excitedly and rushed to Usagi's side. "Oh! Of course I have that book. Usagi, of all the books in the world I'm quite glad you chose this one to read, especially since it's the only thing you've ever read."

Usagi giggled, "I'll consider this comment compliment."

Ami grinned and grabbed the book her blonde friend had suggested. "Here we go, Bunny! You can keep it if you want."

"Oh! Thank you, Ames! I owe you one!"

"It's okay, you've given me enough already."

Usagi smiled and gave her blue-haired friend one of her infamous bear hugs. They jumped apart when the tall Grand Father clock's bell in the corner of the library rang loudly, signaling that it was now eleven o'clock at night. Usagi shrieked grabbed the book from her surprised best friend's hand. "Gomen nasai, Ami-chan! I promised my father that I'd be home by eleven o'clock!" She shouted over her shoulder before opening the door and running outside into the dark and rainy night, desperately trying to ignore the thunder ringing in her ears.

"It's okay, bunny! I'll see you soon, okay?" Ami called after her friend.

Usagi nodded and ran toward her house, hoping that she would not run into a certain arrogant, muscular, raven-haired man. Her hopes shattered as she bumped carelessly into a young man's hard stomach. "Kon'wa, Usako. What a pleasant surprise."

The blonde groaned and hung her head in annoyance, "Kon'wa Mamoru-san."

Mamoru raised his eye brow and pulled her in a tight embrace. "San? Why such formal titles, Usako? Please, call me Mamo-chan." He purred in her ear.

"I'd rather commit suicide…" She muttered. Then loudly, "Mamoru, uh, kun gomen nasai but I really should be going. It's raining rather hard and my father-,"

"Father?" He scoffed, "You mean that insane old coot?"

Usagi gasped and pulled out of his embrace before promptly slapping him. "Mamoru Guston Chiba, you rude baka-yaro, how dare you call my father such a name! If you'll excuse me, I'll be leaving and rest assure that slap will be no more than a pinch compared to what I'll do to you if you speak to me in such a way again."

Mamoru recovered from her slap and began seething, anger evident in his voice as he spoke icily, "How dare you talk to me in such a manner, you little wench. Didn't your whore of a mother ever teach you your manners?!"

Her eyes widened at his last comment and she kept true to her word by acting quickly and punching him straight across his jaw, sending him straight to the ground. She turned and stuck her nose in the air before stomping off, noting that she would have to thank her dear friends Haruka and Makoto for teaching her how to defend herself, she knew now why they had taught her.

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Okay, so it's not my best work, but hey I tried. Anyway, I think I did a goos job but I doubt I'll finish…unless you give me a few reviews…J R & R por favor. (Sorry, I just got done reading West Side Story. Lol… Anyway, thank you and good-bye!

-Lady Angel

Sunday, September 8, 2002 (6:39 pm)