Summary:
(AU) What if their roles were reversed? What if it was Usagi who was hopelessly in love with Seiya and he was the one who was in love with someone else, oblivious to the feelings of his best friend for him? How would Usagi get him to see her more than just a best friend?
Disclaimer:
I don't own any of the Sailormoon characters. But I do own the plot and (in the future) some invented characters.
Warning:
I strongly suggest that you read the revised Chapter Three again because the modifications made are important in understanding what's going on in the first part of the chapter.
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He was surprised, shocked, bewildered, astonished, astounded, perplexed, bemused, amazed, startled.
Usagi was in love with someone!
The fact didn't quite settle with him well...
My best friend... Tsukino Usagi is in love with someone... AND SHE DIDN'T TELL ME!
Seiya scanned over the journal but since it was new there really wasn't much in it yet. However, judging from the little content he found, he could tell that she was in love with the guy for a pretty long time now. And looking back on what she said about the poem just a while ago...
"It figures..." He muttered to himself while staring at what was written.
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"I don't get why you weren't able to give the answer to Ms. Meanie." Usagi told him while they were taking a break from the discussion.
"Not everyone is like you and Taiki you know." He replied before popping a cookie into his mouth. "Shome off us arr akshuli hyuman."
She just rolled her eyes at his response. "It's not that I have super powers or anything. I just learn to pay close attention to the persona's word usage. Besides they were relatively self explanatory. You just need to be sensitive to what's going on..." Usagi said not looking at him but rather at the copy of the poem.
"I don't get it." He scratched his head, confused at her words.
"You got it right when you mentioned that the persona is wondering whether or not he should go through with what he was planning to do... But then you just forgot to add what it was that he intended to in the first place... "
"Which would be? ... "
She shook his head at his reply. "Did you even read the poem?" And when she glanced at him to see his reaction, she saw the puzzled look he on his face. " Nevermind... Don't bother answering that... "
"I'm sorry! Between football and band practices and the hundred and one errands at home, I only had time to work on the 'urgent' assignments. "
"The least you could have done is read it!"
"I know I should have but you know me... "
"One of these days I'm not going to be around and then where will you be?"
"Nowhere." He said giving her an amused smile. "But we already know how important you are to me so why don't we continue on with the poem?"
"You're really something, you know that? Anyway, as I was saying, we know that the speaker has a dilemma. Now the question is what is it? If you've read the poem you'd immediately recognize that he wants to tell his beloved of his feelings for her..."
But being that Seiya was too engrossed in the explanation of the poem, he missed how Usagi's face seemed to have soften as she said those words and that she was looking at him intently.
"I see. So can we say, feel free to correct me if I got this wrong, the beloved doesn't know that he loves her? "
"Not one clue... "
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"I still can't believe that she didn't tell me..." He said closing the journal but still holding it in his hands. "She probably thought I'd be a jerk about it... I can't blame her though."
And at that moment, if Seiya would have been more alert, he would have heard the sounds of approaching footsteps...
"Kou Seiya, if you know what's good for you, you better drop that journal!"
Usagi laughed as she saw his shoulders lurch, signifying that she caught him by surprise. She laughed harder when he turned around to reveal the sheepish expression he had.
"Usagi! hey... I didn't hear... I mean see... no... I mean... notice... yeah notice! ... you ... come inside the room." He said warily observing her every move waiting for her to pounce at him.
But she proved him wrong...
Instead of cursing him or biting his head of, she was uncharacteristically calm and instead sported a peculiar expression on her face... She didn't look mad at all and look far from him. But he didn't dare speak and just contented himself by watching her.
She first set the tray down and settled herself in her chair before beginning to talk. "So did you read it?"
He just nodded, noting that he couldn't find it in himself to utter a single syllable.
She sighed at this and said "You shouldn't have done that you know. I'd be angry right now if I wasn't disappointed in you... You shouldn't have opened it you know."
"It's not my fault!" He replied defensively. "I was studying and I got confused with something so I tried to see if the explanation was in your notes! Besides how was I supposed to know that was your new journal?"
"I admit you have a point but when you saw it didn't contain what you were looking for you shouldn't have continued reading it..."
"Look... I'm really, really, really sorry that I read your journal. And I promise I won't tell anyone what's in it. I'm your best friend after all... So why would I want to betray your trust or do something to that effect?"
"It's just that you knew from the very beginning that my journal is off limits... even to you... I'm not particularly keen on letting anyone see what's in it"
"I know..." He took her hands and held it in his, "I promise never again to set eyes on it again, EVER!"
"So what would I do if I catch you looking at it?"
"Well for starters you could gauge my eyes out, but that would land you in jail, so I guess I'll have to settle with you showing the groupie-zoids my 'nude' photograph. I'm assuming that you still have it locked in some secret place you won't tell me right, correct?"
She giggled at his comment. "I forget about that picture! I think it's still where I hid it... I can't believe you still remember that!"
"Well I don't have the luxury of forgetting it my sweet. Who knows when you might use it against me, right?" He said smiling broadly at her. "So is it a deal then?"
"Just so we got everything straight, if you ever look, touch, smell, taste or ask someone to read it to you, or if you even dare try to reveal its contents in any form to anyone, I get to show everyone the picture your mom took of you taking a bath when you were five?"
"Uhm... I guess so..."
"Great! I can sleep well at night knowing that. So do you wanna continue our discussion of the poem?"
"Nah. I'd rather just talk about him."
"Seiya... I..." She stammered.
"Oh come on Usagi! We've been friends since God knows when and shouldn't you trust me enough to tell me about some guy you have strong feelings for?"
"It's not that I don't want to! It's just... too complicated!" She stood up, moved towards her bed and laid down on it. "Besides it wasn't like I didn't plan on telling you... I just... I just wasn't sure of my feelings then..."
"So who's the guy? Is he someone I know off?"
"Sort of..."
"Is it either one of Taiki or Yaten? Because if it is I'm going to put you out of your misery right now."
"Seiya! That's a mean thing to say! But no... It's not either of them..."
"Is he part of the school paper? Part of any varsity team? From some other band we performed with in the past? A guy from around the neighborhood?"
She raised her upper body to look at him and said, "I don't think I can tell you yet..."
"Why?"
"Because..." She semi-shouted, taking her whole body off the bed. "Because I just can't! Can't you just respect my privacy?"
"Given that it's your secret, and you have the right decide who you should share it with, I just want to let you know that it feels bad to know that your best friend can't find it in herself to share this big a secret with her." He said getting up from his seat and then putting his things inside of his bag. "Thank you for helping me with the homework Usagi. I'll just see you in school..." With that he left the room. Leaving a Usagi standing in the middle of her room, looking at the space he once occupied.
She the hurried to look out her window in order for her to see if he had finally left her house. When she contended herself with the sight of figure going towards his house across the street, she finally allowed herself to let the tears flow.
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Whew! Finally got one out...
Just to let you know I'm planning on updating this Friday and again on Sunday. No promises yet but I really want to make that deadline because I go back to school on June 19. And the workload in college really sucks so from next week onwards I plan on posting only once a week on a set day which is Saturday.
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