Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon, it's characters, or music etc. Aiko's my own character that I made up. You get the deal right? No harm done please!
Chapter 1:
It's a crowded cafeteria and typically the cliques have already formed. "'Scuse me, but is anyone else sitting here?" a deep male voice asks. "Nope go right ahead!" a blonde replies glancing up to see from whom the voice came from. "Alright thanks." He says as he moves the chair to the next table. The blonde stares at the back of him. Already she can tell how toned he was. "Probably a jock…" she thinks. To her surprise he turns around and makes eye contact with her. She's a little too shocked to look away and agonizingly feels the heat creeping up her face. Being her old ditzy self she sticks her tongue at him. He turns back around with a slight smirk. The echo of his laugh is what made her blush. She goes back to eating and listening to her iPod.
It's 3rd period and in English class the students look absolutely bored. Aiko, a brunette girl peers out the window. She thinks to herself, "Why couldn't we have read something more interesting. Why War and Peace?" she sighs. "Well…it's only a few months until senior year is over and I'll be done with all of this." Her mind begins to drift off and a scene plays inside her head. Suddenly the bell rings and she's snapped back to reality, "Gee…just when it was getting good." She giggles to herself.
Aiko meets up with her friends Minako and Makoto. "Hey girls! We chillin' today?" "Nah sorry I've got a swim meet this afternoon. The coach wants us there early to instruct us or whatever." Makoto answers. "That's alright Aiko I'm here for you! Hah!" Minako giggles.
The two girls walk down the sidewalk giggling and gossiping about the usual. "Hey Aiko have you seen Mamoru today?" the blonde asks. "Can you be any louder Minako?" the brunette scolds. "Hehe, I'm sorry but in any case did you?" the blonde presses. "Not really, I did see him with Usagi though." "Aww…hey let's go to the carnival." Minako suggests.
Aiko bids Minako farewell until they meet later on that night. Aiko rushes upstairs to take a quick shower. The brunette peers at herself and sighs. "Why couldn't I have legs like Makoto, they're so long and lean. Mine are so…stumpy." She giggles to herself. "What the hell…let's try something different tonight." Aiko dries her hair and wraps them in hot rollers. She's feeling more enthusiastic tonight. "Maybe Mamoru will be there…" She mentally scolds herself that Mamoru is unattainable at the moment and that she would never backstab Usagi. She sighs to herself "But he's just so cute…"
About an hour later Aiko finishes doing her makeup and putting on her outfit. "I can't believe I'm stressing out for a frickin' carnival." She thinks to herself. She releases her hair from the rollers and admires how thick and voluminous they looked, "I suppose I've got at least one thing going for me…" She's wearing a casual white tee, denim shorts and teal chucks. She sprays on some light perfume and she heads out to meet Minako. Just then her phone rings. "Hey Aiko!" it's Mamoru's voice. "Are you heading to the carnival? I'm actually going to meet Minako with the rest of the girls. I'll see you there then 'k?" He hangs up and Aiko is left feeling a little shocked.
She meets the gang by the entrance and the girls praise her on how cute her hair looked that night. She notices a lingering stare coming from Mamoru. He gives her a smile of approval. It was all she needed and her night felt complete.
A couple of hours later the whole group decides to grab some food and gather back at the picnic tables. Aiko feeling starved bought a hotdog topped with chili. The rest of the girls looked on in amazement on how quickly she scarfed it down. "Ehehe…I was hungry." And she burps. "Oh my god you pig…" she hears a male voice say. It was Mamoru and he came towards her with a napkin. Just when she was about to grab it out of his hand the napkin landed on the side of her mouth. She could feel the heat of his fingers through the napkin as he wiped the chili from her mouth. "You really need to eat slower. It's safer and also you wouldn't come out looking like a savage" he chuckled. Aiko grabs the napkin from his hand and wipes it herself. "I'm perfectly capable of cleaning after myself thank you very much!" Mamoru grabs the napkin back and starts to wipe her face "I'm not so sure about that. Look, you've got chili on your cheek now." Aiko's face begins to heat up when she feels his nail lightly graze her cheek. She slaps his hand away but accidentally spills his drink on him. "Oh man I'm so sorry!" she grabs a bunch of napkins and begins wiping him down. "Don't worry about it…but I'm sure you did it on purpose." He chuckles. She hears giggles coming from the girls and she eyes them. They eye her back and also to where her hand was laying. It was right on top of his package. "Oh my god!" and Aiko snaps her hand back. Her face turns red just as the first of the fireworks began to blow.
Aiko feels a yank on her arm and it turns out Usagi is pulling her towards the bathroom stalls. "What are you doing Aiko!" She hisses. "Don't jump to conclusions! I spilled the drink and had to clean it." Aiko responds. "I'm not such a dumb blonde Aiko! I know you like him. Just stop it ok?" Usagi hisses again. "I'm sorry that you think that but really I don't" Aiko says as her blush grows deeper. "I'm not so sure Aiko, I've seen the way you look at him. Just please back off…" Usagi says as she walks back to Mamoru's side.
An hour later the group starts heading back home. Ami, Minako and Makoto say farewell to Usagi, Mamoru, and Aiko as they live in the same direction. The last three are left in an awkward silence. Just then Aiko realizes that Mamoru and her live in the same direction. "Oh great…" she thinks to herself. Mamoru drops Usagi home and starts to walk with Aiko. Just as she was turning she could see Usagi looking back at her. She could feel that burning stare as they began to walk away. "This was a fun day wasn't it?" Mamoru asked her. "Yeah…" Aiko responds half heartedly. "Something wrong?" "No…" Aiko said. Just then Mamoru's phone rang and surely enough it was Usagi. Mamoru left Aiko at the fork giving her a half hearted hug since he was so occupied with Usagi on the phone. Aiko came home with a knot in her stomache.
She stands in front of him with her head bent down. Her heartbeat quickens and her head feels light. "I like you Mamoru" She says cringing with anticipation."I like you too." He says smiling. They slowly embrace. Their lips meet. He runs his hand through her blonde hair while hers caress his cheek. All the while a brunette watches them in the distance her heart slowly breaking.
Aiko throws her blanket off her in frustration. "I don't know what I'm doing anymore." She thinks aloud. Slowly she takes a photo out with a group picture of the whole gang. "Why do I have to like YOU? Of all the guys in the world. It had to be you…so unattainable."
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Hello! Did you enjoy the first chapter? This is the first fanfiction I've written so I apologize if it looks amateur-ish. I'd appreciate it if you'd take the time out to give me a review/critique. It'll help me write my stories better. Other than that I hope you're looking forward to the next chapter which I hope to put up in a few days. See ya!