Hi guys! What's up? I know that I'm not finished with "Rivals" yet but it's on its way! I just couldn't resist writing a Valentine's Day romance featuring our favorite couple, Usagi and Mamorou. Don't forget to drop me a line: D
PS. This occurs in the first season and the girls are just normal teenagers.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters.
Enjoy!
The Day after Valentine's
Part 1
Usagi and her friends sat in their usual booth in the arcade, talking and giggling.
"Hey you guys! Valentine's Day is next Monday! Just seven days to go." Mina yelled with excitement.
Usagi groaned and buried her head in her arms. "Don't remind me!" was her muffled response.
"What's with the long face Usa?" Ami asked concerned. Raye just rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious Ames? Odango is depressed over the fact that nobody wants to be her valentine!"
"Can you blame them?" a sarcastic voice asked.
Usagi groaned again. She didn't have to look up to know who it was. "Go away Mamorou-baka." She said tiredly.
Mamorou grinned that heart-melting smile of his. "Nice to see you too, Odango." He replied with amusement glittering in his sea blue eyes.
"The name's Usagi, baka! Repeat after me: U-sa-gi!"
"O-dan-go!"
"You're so infuriating!" Usagi yelled.
"Wow, "infuriating". That's a long word for little Odango. Do you know what is means?" Mamorou teased.
Raye interjected before Usagi could answer. "Don't mind her Mamorou. She's just angry that she has to spend Valentine's Day all by herself." was her joking answer.
Mamorou quirked an eyebrow yet that twinkle never left his eyes. "Why am I not surprised? I mean who would after all go out with such a klutz and airhead." He regretted the words as soon as they left his mouth. 'Baka!' he reprimanded himself. 'Why can't you just be nice for a change?'
Usagi's eyes brimmed over with tears and Mamorou knew that he had gone too far this time. She didn't wail or shout or do anything that the others expected her to do. She gave him one long glare that somehow seemed to make temperature C lower before almost running out of the arcade. Mamorou felt like hisdrop 100 heart had just been ripped into two. 'What is this feeling?' he asked himself.
Mako jumped up as angry as hell. "That was low Mamorou, even for you. Usa didn't deserve that!"
"She was already miserable but you just couldn't stop yourself could you?" was Mina's response. Even Raye was pissed off. "I don't care how much of an airhead she is but she is my friend and she didn't deserve that crap you just said!"
Not even gentle Ami spared him this time. "They're right you know. There are a lot of guys that want Usa but she doesn't notice it because of her bad sense of worth and you just made her feel worse. She may be a forgiving person Mamorou but I'm not sure if she'll forgive you after this."
Her last sentence struck him more than anything else. 'She won't forgive me? She wouldn't do that right? I mean this is Meatball Head we're talking about, the one person who doesn't understand what the word "grudge" means. But what if she really doesn't forgive me?' The mere thought of it made the world seem dreary. 'Then go after her you idiot! Why did I have to get stuck with such an idiot?' sounded a voice inside his head. Despite feeling slightly insulted Mamorou still followed his inner voice and ran as if his existence depended on it, which to him it did.
The girls stared at Ami bewildered. "Why did you tell him that Ames?" Mako asked puzzled.
"Yeah. He might have been a jerk but Usagi is too forgiving and tenderhearted." Mina filled in.
Ami laughed. "I know but it wouldn't hurt if we just push things along you know." The girls caught on immediately. "Ami you sneak!" Mina yelled laughing.
Ami shrugged her shoulders innocently. "I didn't do anything. Everyone knows they love each other. They're just too hardheaded to admit it! And besides, I'm getting pretty tired of hearing them bicker back and forth every day."
Mako chuckled. "Who would have thought that our naïve little Ami would be the one to make the first move."
"Well someone had to make it! I'm proud of you Ames! My little baby is all grown up. You were one of my best students!" Mina said pretending to cry.
Raye sighed. "Enough with the drama Mina! I want to know what's happening over there. Hey I know! Let's start a betting pool! How long do you think it will take for them to get together? I'm betting on Valentine's Day!"
Mina frowned. "Hey that's not fair! I'm also betting on Valentine's Day!"
"No you can't! I was first!" Raye retorted.
Mako decided to play the peacemaker this time. "Girls calm down! Why don't we do like this? Neither one of you places the bet on Valentine's Day and instead you…"
"What?" They both asked in unison.
Mako grinned. "And insteadyou let me place my bet on Valentine's Day!"
Raye and Mina pounced on her and yelled at the same time: "Dream on!" before laughing.
They drew lot and Raye, forever the psychic one, won. Mako and Mina groaned in disappointment before grudgingly deciding a new day to bet on. Mina chose the day before while Mako chose two days before Valentine's.
Seeing that Andrew was shooting them not so subtle glances to be quieter, Ami interjected. "Um… guys. I think you should lower your voices or else we'll get kicked out."
Waving her hand dismissively Mina still wore that infectious grin of hers. "How about you Ami? When are you betting they'll get together?"
Ami seemed to think about it for a minute before smiling a mysterious smile. "I think I'll place my bet on the day after Valentine's."
"What?" they all yelled surprised. "Why?"
"I have my reasons." Ami said still wearing that mystifying grin. The girls exchanged puzzled glances with the same thought running through their heads: 'Am I missing something?'
-Tokyo park- (You didn't expect me to abandon our favorite couple, did you? lol)
Mamorou had searched almost the entire park but he hadn't found Usagi yet. 'Where is she?' he thought desperately. 'Well you wouldn't have needed to look for her if you hadn't been so mean!' his inner voice reminded him. Mamorou groaned. 'You're back.' 'No need to sound so excited!' his inner voice snapped. 'Um… jippi?' his inner voice sighed. 'Just forget it. You really stink at this.' 'Gee thanks, nice to know you're honest with me.' Mamorou thought sarcastically. He could just hear the smirk in the reply: 'No problem.'
Mamorou shook his head to clear his thoughts. 'I have to focus. Where haven't I looked?' The place suddenly seemed as clear as the lake water. The rose park! (AN: Unoriginal I know but I just couldn't resist! Now on with the story!)
He found her, just as he predicted, in the rose garden. Mamorou's heart stopped beating for a few seconds as he took in the sight before him. Usagi was sitting on the grass with her hair pooling down and roses surrounding her. She hadn't noticed him and Mamorou just continued to gaze at her. She looked like an angel who had just fallen from heaven.
Mamorou felt very tempted to go to her and say something very corny like asking her how God could bear to let her out of his eyesight or telling her that she put the stars and the moon to shame as they paled in comparison in the midst of her ethereal luster. He shook his head. 'This is Meatball Head! Don't forget that!' but his heart disagreed. He was about to squash that feeling mercilessly when he heard a sound that crushed his heart.
It was a sob. She was crying. Not that wail that he was used to instead it was heartbroken sobs that racked her petite body. He felt pain fill his heart in a way that he had never felt before. Had he caused her so much pain?
Mamorou walked gently to her side and kneeled down beside her. "Please don't cry Usa. I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me."
Usagi didn't show any sign of surprise. She had sensed his presence in some mysterious way. She had expected him to continue telling her the truth about how useless she was but instead he apologized! His tone was so sad and yet warm but also sincere.
Mamorou waited until her sobs had subsided and she had looked up. Her eyes were the color of the never-ending sky yet they also reminded ofwet forget-me-nots. They were filled with such sadness that guilt and pain filled his heart until it was almost overflowing.
"I'm so sorry Usagi. I didn't mean to cause you so much pain. Please forgive me." His voice held a pleading tone as he all but begged her to excuse him.
Usagi's eyes softened as she watched him. He had an adorable expression like a lost little boy. How could she resist that? "It's ok. I'm not mad at you. You were just telling the truth after all." She sighed.
Mamorou just stared at her in surprise for a moment. She truly believed all the crap that he had said before? The look in her eyes told him that she was serious. She really did believe that no one liked her. "How can you actually believe in all the things I said back at the arcade?" he asked her vehemently.
Usagi started. She glanced unsurely at him. "Because it's true." She said simply with conviction.
Mamorou couldn't help rolling his eyes at her remark. "How can you even think that? It's as far from the truth as it gets."
Usagi shook her head. "You don't have to say that Mamorou. You're already forgiven you know. And besides, it's true. I mean I am clumsy, stupid and plain. I know that."
Poor Mamorou just gaped at her. The certainty in her eyes told him that she truly believed all that crap and that nothing he said would convince her otherwise. 'I'll just have to prove it to her by actions instead.' He thought as an idea started to form in his head. He turned to the girl beside him. "Usagi?"
"Hm?"
"I'm really sorry for all the terrible things I have said to you. I know it's too much to ask but can we start over and become friends?"
"Sure! I would love that!" Usagi said with some of her usual energy.
Mamorou chuckled. He stood up and reached out his hand to her. "Friends?"
Usagi took it without hesitation. "Friends!" she affirmed.
A tingle passed through their bodies as their hands touched. Mamorou helped her up looking into her eyes the entire time. Usagi felt mesmerized by his sea blue eyes. They inched closer without knowing it. Their heads were mere centimeters apart and they inched even closer. They're lips were almost touching when KABONG!
Hehe. Just couldn't resist ending it there. : P I'll try to have the next part up soon but I'm not sure if I'll make it in time for Valentine's Day.
My parents have forbidden me from using the computer! Can you believe that? Instead they want me to study! I'm doomed! I'm not even allowed to read books anymore. Waaahh! How am I going to survive this!
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Till next time then!
Cathy Daine