Muahahaha. It's Angelic! I've decided that I needed to rewrite the story... There aren't nearly enough Kurama/Usa fics so.. Here's one!

It's been seven months and counting(1)... You've moved on, but my heart has stayed in the same place. You didn't even hesitate... You said you loved her more and that was that. I see you, sometimes, dodging glances at the mall. I want to call out your name, but how can I when the words won't leave my lips?

I was in the 8th grade when I first met you... You called me "dumpling head" when I hit you with that test. I hated you... We bumped into eachother everywhere... So much has happened. I fell in love with you- whether I realized it or not. I felt free. I felt as though I could fly as long as you were near...

But you said you wanted me to be free... I don't remember a cage or chains. I begged you to reconsiter. I told you how much I loved you... I tried to remind you of Crystal Tokyo, Chibi Usa, and the era of peace.. But none of that mattered to you. I didn't understand why...


The term "ignorance is bliss" was not a term Shuichi Minamino had frequently experienced. You see, he had met her many times before when Mamoru had invited her on outings with he, Shuichi, and anyone else who wished to accompany them. For so long, he saw her only as, "Mamoru's little friend" as he had called her when speaking of her once. It struck Shuichi odd, though, when Mamoru warned him not to mention her title and to merely refer to her as Usagi. He didn't think twice for Mamoru usually was very honest... What reason would Shuichi have to doubt his friend?

There was a sigh as he stopped and checked his watch. He lived quite a distance from his highschool, yes, but it seemed as though the hour walk was taking much, much longer than it usually did. 4:15. Nothing unusual... He resisted the urge to heave another sigh when he noticed it. It wasn't the nails-on-a-chalk-board kind of annoying, or the screaming-child kind... But the sort of sound which scrapes the soul.

Sobbing. Heart-breaking, tear-pulling sorrow. Someone was dying inside... He looked about him, listening in the direction of the cries. When he finally found their source, he was shocked to see young Usagi crying her eyes out on the steps of a temple. Finding his voice, he called out to her softly. She continued to cry, as though she had not heard him. He stepped forward, placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, and called to her again.

This time, she jumped, surpized at his touch. She still had not met his eyes so she had no idea who it was! She stood up quickly, her head bowed, as she appologised. She bowed each time, and she did this for quite a bit. Chuckling, Shuichi put a finger under her chin and lifted her face to look at him.

Sapphire met Emerald and a blush spread over her pale cheeks. She appologised some more for not realizing it was him (which earned another heart warming laugh from him), and he shook his head in forgiveness. A silence fell over them and her eyes darted away, refusing to meet his for more than a fraction of a second.

After queitly surveying her, he began to speak.

"Usagi-san, what reason would someone as happy as you have to cry?" He looked at her worriedly, wondering what sort of thing could make her cry like that.

She mumbled something incoherent.

"Usagi-san? Speak up..?"
"Mamoru." The name sent him into a spiral of confusion. What had Mamoru done? She took a breath, kicked a pebble, and started again. "He broke up with me."

This took Shuichi by suprize. He couldn't believe it. To break up with her meant he would have to have gone out with her... And that meant he would have been cheating on Umi. Umi was his girlfriend, in her third year of high school. She was very pretty and smart and was talented in the arts. She was graceful and refined... The perfect woman.

"Excuse me?" Shuichi needed it to be clarified. Would his friend truly cheat on his beloved Umi?

"Mamoru broke up with me?" Usagi was a bit confused with his responce. She had spoken plenty loud and very clearly the first time so why was he asking again?

"You see... That's... Nevermind." He shook his head, to tell her now would only bring more pain to an already dejected Usagi. "How does some icecream sound?"

As if she had not been crying at all, Usagi squeeled. She took his hand tightly and quickly ran to the Crown Parlor, dragging poor Shuichi behind her.


(1) It's been seven months since they first met.