Notes: these: ' ' = thoughts not something said out loud…unless I say otherwise! ;p

Falling on Cue: cut of bittersweet kisses



"You're in my heart Serenity…"

"And you will always be in mine."

A strong arm slowly found its way around the fragile golden haired beauty's back as her heavy eyelids dropped over blue glass eyes. Leisurely, the dark haired owner of the arm put himself and his partner in the motion of turning as he wrapped his cape around her, moving his face closer to hers. His eyes shut as they kissed tenderly with every emotion they could muster. The kiss was of longing and ache. It was hardly a desperate attempt. They were alive and in love. Silently a tear drop rolled gracefully down the petal-like cheek of the young woman who stayed in the arms of the masked man clad in a black tuxedo. Suddenly a loud voice filled the air, disturbing the bittersweet kiss.

"CUT!!! That's all for today, guys. That was perfect!" shouted a Japanese man in his native tongue, signaling the couple to part. He was a bit rugged looking, but the Hawaiian styled shirt and bright yellow sneakers with blue shoelaces suggested otherwise.

Suddenly the once in love couple were broken as the blonde haired princess shoved her prince charming roughly away from her. A swirl of white folds and a rustling black velvet cape molded together around the two. A loud smacking noise could be heard amidst the hurricane of expensive fabric followed by a lopsided grin. Crew members looked shocked at the scene instantly rolling their eyes at the duo. It was just another normal day.

"Dammit, Mamoru! I told you NEVER to TOUCH MY ASS AGAIN!" shouted the obviously angry woman after she retrieved her offending hand from the blue eyed chap in a dashing tuxedo. Despite the uneasiness she felt looking at his grin, she smiled triumphantly as she took into account her attempted assault caused a burning red mark. The fact a white mask and black top hat were newly rested on the floor boosted that smile a bit more as the uneasiness completely left her system.

"My dear 'Serenity,' I believe I wasn't touching," his eyes showed amusement as his grin grew in millimeters, "I was squeezing."

"Well, Mr. Chiba, I suggest you don't 'squeeze' again. After all, I am not one of your fans nor am I one of your outrageously vast amounts of woman. And, no," the blonde held up a petite hand before any words came out of the grinning lips, "that was not a compliment. Next time, I assure you, I'll slug you instead." With a haughty air to her, Tsukino Usagi walked off the balcony set and towards the refreshment tables. She was hungry.

"So, I take it we won't be having lunch today?"

An entertained laugh was heard from the refreshment table.

Mamoru chuckled to himself as he ignored the actuality the woman slapped him, insulted him, told him off, threatened him and walked away within five minutes, thus, leaving him without a last say in the whole scene. He sure loved her attitude and spice, but he did not have enough insurance to cover the injuries Usagi could and would give him. Because of her, Mamoru was able to transcend from the bitter, cold-hearted and insulting, well, still insulting. But, the point is, he was never the same after he met the strange woman with the meatball shaped pigtails. He grew a heart…or something of the sort. He wondered why she never denied a part with him and he wondered why he never did either.

Over the years, Usagi and Mamoru have continuously been paired in numerous acting gigs. They were both discovered in acting school together during a play they were in.

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"Yea, that's right. We weren't the stars of the play. When we found out we were objects of interest we were both shocked to say the least. I put everything I had into my part, and I'm glad I did." Usagi laughed naturally with mirth shining in her sky blue eyes. The audience applauded graciously.

Usagi was yet again being interviewed by another talk show host. She took a glance at the fake Tokyo background through the small window looking wall and smiled. Simple, but stunning was the small action as the interviewer cracked a joke and asked another question.

"So, you and Chiba Mamoru go pretty far back, Usagi. There must've been SOME sort of attraction throughout the years," the blonde girl laughed once gain, causing a few hearts to melt. Eager teen boys and some men here and there awaited her answer to hopefully be negative, as did some of the females in the crowd. She smiled thoughtfully.

'Of course this question had to come. Why the hell do they always ask it?'

It was true, it's no wonder such a question always got brought up, but the answers were always the same or at least similar.

"No, of course not. Haha, sure, there might have been chances hear and there. I suppose. He's just not my type." 'Spoken like a true actress, Usagi, you were wonderful!' she grinned, "Besides, I couldn't be with a man I worked with," 'More or less hate' she wanted to add in.

"Why's that?" pressed on the host with a knowingly huge smile.

Usagi winked at the crowd and smiled, "Figure it out!" she replied slyly with an amused laugh as the audience laughed along, applauded, screamed and whistled. The blueness of her eyes decreased its appearance under squinting eyelids as her large round eyes tried to read the posters and banners made especially for her. She wanted to sigh after thinking about her and Mamoru being together. She was let off easy this time.

The man laughed and tried to calm himself down as the minutes of his show were soon fading away into the rest of the night, "So, before we run out of time, there's rumors of a movie for your hit series, Sailor Moon. Care to share?"

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"Well, where'd you hear such a thing, Ryu?" teased Mamoru with an innocent look on his face which collected a humorous and dreamy reaction from the crowd, "Haha, actually, we have a little something of the sort in store for you guys. We were just recently approved of promoting it."

"Really, do tell," urged the young man interviewing the dark, tall handsome man, Chiba Mamoru on his morning talk show, "Is Miss Tsukino in on this deal, as well?"

"Well, what do you think? Of course she is! You don't expect me to be Sailor Moon dressed in a sailor suit, do you?" the booming, deep and sensual voice of the actor challenged with amusement. This, of course, causing a pleasant reaction from the viewers again.

"She's a lovely lady and I am honored to be working with her again."

"So, what's the storyline for this production?"

Mamoru gave a cunning grin.

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Usagi gave a heart winning smile before her response.

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"The love story of Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask."

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So, how was that for a beginning??? Eh? Eh? Like it? Hope you do. Hate it? That's your opinion. Personally, I think it's not half bad. Any suggestions?

Please, tell me if it has potential.

For those of you who have read my first story. Sorry, for not finishing it yet and updating in awhile for that matter. I just had to get this idea out of my head! Thank you for everything, though. I'll do my best to update 'How We Connect.' I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please, review. It really helps boost confidence and stuff. And, it's always nice to know someone's reading. If you wanna e-mail me for some reason here's my address: RAWRexclamationpoint@yahoo.com!

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p.s. I DON'T OWN SAILOR MOON AT ALL!