Prologue

(Sigh)

"Why are we at a DVD rental store?" Mamoru asked.

"Because, I'm getting tired of watching the Discovery channel, and I get it that we're on a break but come on, we're two teenaged male friends just watching how the animals mate."

Mamoru rolled his eyes at his friend's blunt comment, "Will you please just hurry up and pick a movie, we've been here for twenty minutes!"

"Fine… let's watch Alien!"

"No thanks, get Predator"

"Alien!"

"Hiroshi, we always get what you want and we've been over 20 movies already and most of them were your choice, come on let me pick Predator" Mamoru countered.

"But Mamoru, Alien is the classic sci-fi extraterrestrial film that jumpstarted the whole genre, next time we'll watch Predator, I promise,"

"I won't take your word this time, you promise-breaker"

The short boy, whose name is Hiroshi, gave out a small sighed in defeat. "Okay we'll take Predator, you win!"

Smirking proudly, the two friends headed towards to the front to check out their movies.

"Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger's character could you make manly enough to confess your feelings to a certain blond" Hiroshi added to Mamoru.

"Hey!" a furiously blushed Mamoru announced loudly.

"Find anything you two were looking for?" a dark- haired female employee asked in a monotone.

"Yes we did, here you go!" Hiroshi said to the girl as he placed all 3 movies on the counter so she could scan them.

"It looks like you have some extra points to spend on snacks and beverages, do you want to use them?"

"Sure why not? Mamoru…"

"I'll go get them" he said in his usual monotone voice.

Randomly grabbing popcorn and some candy, he walked over back to the front. As they paid for their stuff, Mamoru heard a familiar laughter that broke through the moment.

"Okay, ready to go? Mamoru?"

Looking over to him, Hiroshi followed his line of direction towards a group of girls in front of them. Giving out a sarcastic laugh, Hiroshi abruptly called out to one of the girls.

"Hey Usagi!"

Breaking out of trace, Mamoru felt his body freeze and tensed up at the same time. "Hiroshi!" he whispered-yelled at his friend's action.

The group of girls turned their gazes at the two boys, a petite blonde girl with long hair waved cheerfully at them, "Hey Hiroshi, Mamoru, fancy seeing you two here," Usagi said.

"Hahaha I know! Mamoru and I are just here to get some movies to watch over our spring break! Right Mamoru?" Hiroshi asked his socially-awkward friend. "Yes…." Mamoru said it in a very shyly voice, unlike his usual voice.

Great, Hiroshi thought, his friend was stuck on the spot.

Sensing the arising awkward atmosphere, "Well I hope you have a great break Usagi-chan! See ya later" he said with his practiced friendly smile, they walked out of the store.

Releasing a deep breathe, Mamoru walked ahead of Hiroshi. "I'm such an idiot, I just stood there like an idiot!" he groaned over to himself, with Hiroshi taking the chance to tease him lightly.

"Sorry to interrupt your internal struggles, but yeah you were an idiot"

"You're not helping!"

"But, of course I love you like a bro so just think of my honest response to your love life as a way to not be a lovesick baka," Hiroshi advised Mamoru.

Glancing over to his friend, Mamoru with slight annoyance in his eyes, "You're still not helping."

"Well, take my advice; just tell her how you feel. It's not like she doesn't know you, so just take this chance before someone else snatches her away,"

"Yeah sure because I'm so bold" he said sarcastically. "I'm always getting so ridiculously shy around her, and besides I'm way out of her league."

Hiroshi rolled his eyes this time with Mamoru's comment, "Like I'll let you sit in the sidelines in your lovesick problems, it's our final year as third years so might as well make this year you'll confess your love to her," he answered to him.

"Come on, no more sulking Mamoru. We have movies to watch!"

Continuing their walk back to their apartment, Mamoru thought of Hiroshi's suggestion. It was their last year as high school students and maybe it was time to confess his feelings to Usagi.

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Here is my first ever Slice of Life fanfic with Usagi and Mamoru (and some OC characters) and yes it's a High School trope. I was brave enough to published it with the help of some of the writers in the Sailor Moon community.

Special thanks to Kasienda who took out her time to beta test the prologue, you're the BEST! And Nebelflecke for her encouragement, you are awesome!

Enjoy the chapter! -SailorGuardian314