Disclaimer! I do not own any of the characters. They are the creation and property of Naoko Takeuchi.
Freshman Romance
Usagi, somehow finding her way into a top university, knows her college experiences are going to be awesome. She has the best roommate and best friend a girl could ask for, a cool dorm room, and a somewhat interesting (and pretty easy) major. Will the cute, but somewhat arrogant, boy, Mamoru, from down the hall make or break her freshman year?
Chapter 1: Move-In Day
Usagi set down the box she had carried up the stairs and wiped the sweat from her brow. Why in the world does it need to be so darn hot on move-in day? The petite blonde looked around her new dorm room. She smiled at how just a few boxes sitting around the room made it feel like it was hers already. Well, hers and her roommate's, but even then, her roommate was her best friend of all time whose things were already too familiar to Usagi.
"Taking a break now are we, lazy bones?" Minako asked Usagi, who seemed to be in her typical daydreaming state.
Usagi smirked and smartly replied "Just a little one. It's so hot! How can anyone want to do work?"
"Just think of how sweet this place is going to look once we've got the car unpacked though! We have the coolest Three Lights posters and adorable pink curtains! All the other girls on this floor are going to be so jealous."
Usagi laughed lightly and with a sarcastic sigh said, "Okay, okay, I guess I'll help," as she began to trot after Minako down the hall.
Typical of Usagi, her feet moved a little too fast for the rest of her body and she went crashing down into someone. Oh great, I was hoping to make a good impression here. Usagi stood up and looked down at her collision victim, offering a hand to help him up.
"I'm so sorry about that! I tend to klutz out."
"I'd say so. I'll be sure to stay out of your way," said the victim. He stood to his full height, and Usagi felt herself craning her neck up to look at him. She guessed he had to be at least a foot taller than her. He looked back down at her, causing her heart to skip a beat. The boy, rather, the young man, had beautiful, deep blue eyes and luscious black hair that casually fell into his face. Usagi blushed crimson and apologized again before scooting around him and rushing down the stairs.
"And I think that's it," Minako proudly announced as she taped the last of the girls' Three Lights posters to the wall. Usagi flopped on her bed, causing many of her stuffed bunnies to fall over, with a sigh of relief. It felt so good in the room now that the window was cracked open and the sun began to set. She slowly brought herself back to a sitting position and asked, "Now what?"
Minako looked at her, sitting on her own bed adorned with a variety of stuffed animals. "Hmm, we could make some popcorn and pop in a movie."
Usagi thought about this proposal, and then shook her head. Minako looked at her, scrunching up her face in thought. "Oh! I got it! How about we go around the hall and meet our floor?"
Usagi thought about this one too. She did want to meet new people. Not that she didn't like Minako, but she loved to make new friends. And she really wanted to check out all of the cute boys on their co-ed floor. Well, other than the jerk from earlier. "Okay! I'm down for that."
"Great!" Minako exclaimed and she slipped on her slippers and dashed out the door. By the time Usagi hopped off her bed, she already heard Minako chatting in the hallway with some of the males on the floor. Usagi smiled to herself and put on her own slippers before leaving the room to join her bubbly roommate.
As soon as Usagi had followed her roommate's voice, her heart sank. How in the world did she manage to find the one person I didn't want to see so soon? Usagi straightened up and walked confidently up to the group composed of the jerk, his roommate, and Minako. Minako turned and smiled brightly at Usagi, "Oh hey Usagi! Okay, so here are two of our floormates! This is Motoki," Minako said gesturing to the jerk's roommate, who had pretty green eyes and dirty blonde hair, "and this is Mamoru," she announced as she faced the dark haired young man Usagi had accidently tackled. What a name for the jerk.
"Hello! Nice to meet you both!" Usagi said before adding, "Officially, that is."
Mamoru quickly respond, "Same to you," with a small, sideways smirk.
Usagi listened as Minako continued to chatter with the pair, finding little room to get her own words in. Eventually, all four decided it was way late and time to go to their respective rooms.
On the way back to the girls' room, Minako whispered to Usagi, "What was up with the 'officially' comment? Did you klutz out on those two already?"
Usagi scowled at her best friend, "Only the tall one. Mamoru, or whatever his name was."
Minako laughed, "Way to go, Usagi! That's too bad. He was a cutie. I could have totally seen you two getting together before you said that."
Usagi rolled her eyes, "Hey, just because I klutzed on him doesn't mean I don't have any shot with the guy."
"Oh, so were you interested in him before him? Did his dreamy looks just knock you off your feet?" Minako teased as she batted her eyelashes at Usagi.
Usagi playfully punched Minako in the arm, "Oh, stop it! I mean, he is a cutie, but we're in college! There are plenty of boys out there!"
Minako giggled and shook her head as the girls re-entered their room and got ready for bed.