The Play Rewritten, Chapter 4
Season two, play episode, 56. All the girls decide to give Usagi the lead so she can kiss Mamoru. With a mischievous Minako and a jealous Natsumi, what could possibly go wrong?
Mamoru is 17, like he is in the manga even though this episode happened in the anime.
"Usa-chan? Let me in, I want to talk to you," Minako was standing outside the bathroom. She knew Usagi was in there, there was nowhere else she could go unless she went in the stage room, but that door was locked.
She heard a click of the lock and slid inside before Usagi could change her mind. She was sitting on the floor, holding her head.
"It hurts."
"I know."
"Not what he said, I've heard worse. I mean my head."
"Oh, well here I've got aspirin in here," Minako quickly looked in her purse handed her the medication. Usagi thanked her and stood up.
"I don't have anything to drink."
"Alright, then let's go in the hallway, I think I saw a vending machine."
"I don't want to leave yet."
"Then you're not okay. Then you are hurt."
Usagi bit her bottom lip, "We were practicing the kissing scene. He's the one who asked me if I wanted to. For a moment- just for a moment- I thought he really wanted to kiss me..."
"How do you know he didn't?"
"Mina-chan, be real for a minute. This is for a play. After this is over… We'll probably go back to our verbal spats. I don't want that."
"This could all be solved, if you would just talk to him," she stayed silent for a few seconds, deciding whether or not to continue, "We saw Motoki-kun on our way here. He… He told me what you said, what he told you in response..."
Usagi groaned and leaned against the door, putting her hands on her face, "I asked him not to tell anyone..."
"I know, but with all four of us- even Ami-chan- practically begging him, he didn't really have a choice. I think you should take his advice. I mean," she hastily continued after seeing her friend was about to cut her off, "you don't have to tell him about being the Moon Princess, or about being Sailor Moon, but that doesn't mean you can't tell him you like him as more than a friend."
"I… I've been thinking about it… I think I will, but not now. If he doesn't love, or even like me back, I don't want to make the kissing scene awkward for him."
"If you're sure, but please promise to do it soon. I don't like seeing you upset, it doesn't suit you well."
"I promise. Now though, let's just get out of here so I can take the medication..."
When the two girls walked back in, they found everyone had arrived. The girls were talking with Naru and Umino, Ann was sitting watching Mamoru, who was back to reading a book.
"Let's start practicing, before Usa-chan decides her headache will cause her death!" Minako yelled as the door closed behind the two blondes.
"Since when would a headache cause my death?"
"I don't know, you're always dramatic."
"Oh, you're one to talk miss 'I'm going to be famous by doing one play'!"
"Hey, you never know."
"Umm, Minako-chan? You said we should practice," Ami said. Both blondes turned back to the others to see them wearing smirks or scowls.
"Oh right! Well, I say we practice the kissing scene!"
"Again with this? How many times do we have to go through this?"
"Natsumi-san, we've spent all our time doing other scenes, and even though we haven't done all the scenes, this one is important for the whole play!"
"I mean, I think it is time to do this."
"Odango will fail if we don't, so I do think we should- or really they should."
"It would be logical to practice when Usagi-chan is woken up, except I don't think she will fail," Ami spoke up.
"Yeah, besides it's not every day that Usagi-chan kisses a handsome guy," Naru added with a wink, causing both Mamoru and the short blonde to blush.
"I agree with Naru-chan!"
"Fine, fine… But I still don't think Tsukino-san should have the lead."
Usagi stretched before lying down, wordlessly. She knew her friends must have planned this, there was no way they each came up with an excuse out of the blue. Then she remembered what Rei had said. There was no way that movie had lasted all night; they must have talked about it. 'So much for not getting involved.'
Mamoru said his lines and bent down. He was more nervous than he cared to admit. Since when did his interest for the dumpling head turn into more? Of course, with all the teasing from Andrew, he should have just listened to him. Andrew knew him more than he knew himself sometimes.
Her heart sped up when he kissed her. She'd only kissed him once before, and that could have been a dream because she'd accidentally had a drink. He pulled away and it took her a moment to remember her line. Once the scene was finished, Minako, Makoto and Naru each started clapping and cheering.
The rest of the day went by quickly for her, practicing that scene two more times. Her hope of him remembering, the little part of her that was wishing that the kiss would spark something in him, was smashed. Before any of her friends could talk to her, before he could talk to her, she left.
End of chapter 4
By SailorNerd
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES mine. (Although what I'm posting, that's another story)
Well, this one is pretty short, I realize that now. I'll have the next one up later today because of that. What do you guys think? Good or bad? Any tips? Am I doing something that I should change, or is what I'm doing okay? This is my first multi-chapter story, so please leave a review! Until next time!
