I hope you like it as much as I do. :)

(P.S I decided to use their original names because many people use the original, and I wanted to get used to it, so yeah... )

Usagi woke up in the morning with a nightmare, which was strange because she rarely had nightmares. Or dreams really. Mostly, she woke up dreaming about food, or sometimes she dreamed dreams of her boyfriend telling her that she was the best and that he will never leave her again. Then that dream will be sealed with a kiss.

But now, Usagi always woke up thinking about the newspaper article about lovers and their relationship. She was afraid that something bad would happen to her and her boyfriend Mamo-chan, and she didn't want that. Usagi wanted a happy ending and not some sort of disaster. There was still that pain that lingers around for a while whenever she thought about their breakup. And she didn't want to experience the pain again, or else she might break down completely. She then decided to tell Luna about the dream she just had this morning. She was waiting for Luna to say something. Anything to

Usagi had then decided to talk to her cat Luna about the article, and what Luna said was, "Usagi, this is just a fake. In fact, this could be Prince Demande's doing. Whatever you do, be careful. I have a feeling that this won't end well."

Usagi recalled the serious tone Luna used when she was telling her all of this. Usagi actually thought that Luna was overreacting. Although, now that she thought about it, wasn't she worried too? Wasn't she the one that started all of this worry about her and Mamo-chan's relationship?

When Usagi entered the arcade, she immediately saw Mamo-chan in a corner reading his biology textbook. She decided to prove the newspaper article wrong and walked over to him.

Mamoru was vaguely aware of the familiar vanilla scent that floated around Usagi and resisted the temptation of pulling her over and kissing her lips. Man, his eyes were losing focus from reading the tiny words in his science textbook. But he knew that this test was very important and if he didn't ace it, his dream of becoming a doctor would decrease so he forced himself to block out Usagi.

"Hey, Mamo-chan?" Usagi asked, grabbing onto his arm.

"Hmm?" Mamoru answered back without peeling his eyes from his biology textbook.

"Oh, come on! Please! Just look at me!" she whined.

With difficulty, Mamoru took his eyes off his textbook, looked at Usagi and gasped.

She looked terrible. In fact, she looked like she hasn't slept for days. Her hair wasn't the usual. It looked like it was a braid. Or was it a side ponytail? Whatever it was, He had no idea. He knew, for a fact, though, that his love haven't been sleeping and something big was bothering her. But he decided to hear her talk. Praying that he won't say the wrong words, or say the wrong answer to her the whole time while he was listening.

Usagi sighed. She was outside the arcade and have told Mamo-chan about her dreams and why it bothered her, and he have dismissed it and told her that it was just there to weaken people's love for another. Of course, she didn't believe him. She wanted evidence. Evidence that can prove that the article was a sham. She hated it when Mamo-chan didn't share her doubts. Wasn't he the one that told her to trust him too? Not that she didn't trust him, but she wanted him to at least do some research about this journalist. What was his true identity? She didn't know, but definitely wanted to know.

What was so wrong in doubting the article? She had told her friends, and they had said that she shouldn't worry. That she shouldn't be thinking those thoughts or else she and Mamo-chan would be jinxed. They didn't get it. Her friends and Mamo-chan didn't get that this yearning for the truth was suffocating her. Every time she spoke, she had to resist the urge to throw up.

It was getting dark Usagi realized. She had been sitting on this bench for nearly the whole day! That's a new record! Usagi smiled. Silently chiding herself for being childish and silly for thinking that thought. Oh well, that's who I really am, so it's okay. I guess...Then she frowned. Her mom said something about the dark bringing evil. Evil. Oh god! It's totally dark! What am I going to do? The nearest street lamp was ten feet away, and she didn't dare to venture around. And the worst thing was that she was wearing a bright pink t-shirt and a turquoise color skirt. Adding to that, there was her hair, which would certainly make her an easy prey for the predator.

Oh god! Usage thought. I am so dead. Quick! Got to hide! And with that thought, she hurriedly went inside a building, completely unaware of the dark stranger that was following her.

Once Usagi went inside the building, she went inside the nearest classroom and plopped herself down onto one of the chairs. The chair screeched and she winced. She absolutely hated those noises. It made her ears hurt. A lot.

She looked around and decided that it wasn't so bad. She was still alive in the dark, by herself. And she was coping very well to her standards. (Usagi usually burst out crying in the tiniest little things.) She quickly covered herself with a dark sheet she had found at the end of the classroom and covered herself with it, not caring if she was going to hallucinate from the lack of air. She put her head down and listened hard. Although she was sure that no one else was with her, she still wanted to make sure that she was completely safe. Well, as safe as she can ever be.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Creak.

Thump. Thump. Creak.

The footsteps came closer and closer and Usagi closed her eyes shut, praying that it will just walk past her. Whoever that guy was. The handle of the door creaked and Usagi bit the inside of her cheek hard from crying out in fear. She kept silent, knowing that her life depended on it.

The pressure on the door knob was released and the footsteps walked past her.

Phew. He's gone. Okay. I just need to walk out the window quietly and jump on roofs. Then, I can go to Mamo-chan. Hopefully he's free.

She stood up from her seat, wincing as the chair slowly made the creaking sounds. Boy, did she despise that sound. She tip-toed over to the window and slid it open.

She stepped on to the narrow ledge of the window and looked for the nearest roof. However, she started to hear those footsteps again and panicked. Instead of jumping onto a roof, she crashed face-first into a tree.

It was not a smooth landing. The sound was so loud that she was sure that the person had heard it no doubt. The determination of not being caught by that guy kept her going. She ran and ran, until she was in front of Mamo-chan's door. She took a deep breath and she walked inside, noticing that the door was not locked. Usagi stopped and frowned, since when did her Mamo-chan lock the door at night?

Unless...

Unless he had some other things in mind.

Maybe he was with another girl.

No, that's not true. He will not do that. He said so...

She shook her head to clear her mind and slid her shoes off. She walked to the living room and didn't find Mamo-chan there.

She walked into his kitchen, though she doubted that he was there. It was late night, and he usually didn't eat at night.

She walked into his study room, where she was most expecting him to be. He always studied till late night.

When she didn't find him there, she walked in his bedroom. She gasped.

Mamoru was sprawled across the floor.

Hey guys!

Please please please review! It will encourage me to write more. :)

Okay, so this just popped into my head when a teacher said that love will only last for eighteen-thirty-six months