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Usagi woke up to the bright sun peeking in through her room. It wasn't often she woke up so early, but it was just too bright for her to sleep any longer. She yawned and stretched… and stretched and stretched. She didn't want to get up.

"Usagi! Wake up! You're going to be late for school!" Her mother's voice echoed through the house.

It was the first day of junior high but she wasn't excited – she hated school… only because she had to wake up early and do homework. But still she dragged herself out of bed and when she stretched again, something caught her eye. There, sitting on the balcony floor, was a large bouquet of pink roses.

Usagi's face lit up as she excitedly headed towards the balcony door. Her heart swelled as she scooped it up and caught a whiff of the sweet scent of the flowers. Not only was it the first time she received such a large bouquet, but something else surprised her. Sitting snuggly in the center of pink was a white piece of paper with scribbles: 'Have a good day at school Odango!' – It was the first time she received a note with the flowers. Usagi had the brightest smile on her face as she reread the note again. She closed her eyes and smelled the sweet rose scent again. If she wasn't so distracted, she would have noticed the raven-haired guy with a long ponytail, who was looking up at her balcony, turn around to leave after seeing how happy Usagi was.

She grabbed a vase and placed the flowers neatly in it and positioned it carefully on her vanity. 'Eleven…?' Usagi had just noticed that there were eleven pink roses instead of a dozen. She shrugged it off since she was happy to receive any flowers at all… happy enough that she was actually glad to have woken up early. Not only did she receive more flowers than she normally got, but also she had received a note with it for the very first time. Thinking about it just made her keep smiling, all the way through breakfast and on her way to school. So lost in her thoughts and blissfulness, she reached her new school in no time.

"Good morning Naru~chan~" Usagi had found her class and was delighted to know that her long time friend was in the same class as her. Sitting in the front row, Usagi quickly sat at the desk beside her perky red-head friend to claim it.

"Good morning Usagi-chan! You're surprisingly early!" Naru noted how happy her friend was, "Are you alright? You're happy even though we have school?" A mischievous smile formed on her lips, "Or did something happen between you and your secret admirer?"

Caught off guard, Usagi absently rubbed the back of her head and smiled sheepishly, "That obvious huh?" If there was anyone who knew her, it was Naru. Even though no name was ever given, Naru was the only person Usagi had ever told about the flowers. She was always excited to live vicariously through Usagi, envious of her secret love. Every time Naru would ask Usagi who this mysterious guy is but Usagi would always respond with a mischievous smirk, never revealing the secret. Nevertheless, she loved the stories. So Usagi went on to tell her best friend about her morning and the flowers.

"Aw Usagi-chan that's so romantic! You're such a lucky girl!" Naru sighed and stared dreamily out the window, wishing that one day she too can have romance. Usagi smiled as her thoughts drifted to the memories of a dark haired boy with beautiful dark blue eyes, wondering what he looked like now and if she would ever see him again.

Both of them were so lost in their thoughts that neither of them noticed the pair of eyes that was staring intensely at the blonde from the back of the room.


By the end of the day, Usagi was beat – school had always been her worst enemy. So instead of staying after school to check out the extracurricular activities/clubs like the other students, she decided to just leave early and do it tomorrow. Usagi had just finished putting on her outdoor shoes and headed out towards the front gates when suddenly…

A pink rose.

Her path was blocked by the pink rose that had just popped out in front of her. Someone was holding it out at her… someone who had been hiding behind the walls surrounding the school to catch her by surprise. And surprised she was.

Usagi's heart began to race. Her eyes travelled from the soft pink petals of the rose to the long fingers holding lazily on to its long stem, to the smooth tanned hands and up the long arms covered by the boy's school uniform. Her eyes continued to travel slowly up to his face… 'Is this him?' Her heart fluttered rapidly as her huge cerulean eyes finally landed on his midnight blue ones. It was just as she remembered – amazingly blue, captivating with the mystery behind the darkness but so full of life and love.

And the pair of eyes she remembered so well never left her face as he was watching her slowly turned towards him…

"It's been a long time," he smiled warmly, eyes boring into hers, "Odango."

"Sei…ya?" Many times she had dreamed of seeing him again but had always been disappointed. So now, she was uncertain whether or not she was hallucinating. Usagi slowly lifted her hands to reach out towards his outstretched arms, wanting to touch him and make sure he was actually here with her. Her delicate fingers brushed hesitantly against his hands. But as soon as she felt his warmth through her fingertips, a huge grin broke out on her face and she pounced on him to embrace him. "SEIYA!" It was as if nothing had changed… Usagi greeted Seiya the same way as she had done so when they were children. The only difference now was that her arms could no longer be wrapped firmly around his neck but around his chest.

Seiya's arms instantly wrapped around her as he clutched her tightly, relishing in the moment that had been too long overdue. He buried his head into her hair and breathed deeply. Oh how much he had missed her… how much he wanted to talk to her, hug her, and see her laugh. It had been torture for him to only be able to watch her from afar – the flowers were his lifeline as he saw how she lit up when she received each one throughout the years. "I missed you."

Usagi smiled into his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She held on for just a moment longer before deciding to back away and ask him the question that had been bothering her for all these years. "Why didn't you come see me again?"

Seiya had expected something like this, but still, he didn't account for the sadness and hurt he heard in her voice. "I'm sorry. It's just... I… It's complicated." He sighed miserably, afraid that Usagi will never talk to him again, "I really am sorry. You can be mad at me forever, but I just wanted to give you this flower to complete the dozen in the bouquet I gave you this morning."

"You just… wanted to…give me… this flower…" her head dropped sadly. She slowly reached out to take the flower just as the tears started to fall, "Thank you." And walked away, thinking that that was all he wanted to talk to her about.

Realizing she misunderstood his words he quickly grabbed her hand, swung her around and hugged her tightly. She shuddered as she felt his hot breath against her ear, "That's not what I meant. Odango, if I had a choice, I would've never stopped hanging out with you. This flower is only an excuse for me to talk to you again." His arms tightened around her.
When Seiya was dropping off the bouquet of flowers for Usagi this morning, he noticed her uniform hanging on her closet and realized that they were going to be in the same school. It was then that he decided to use the flower as an icebreaker to apologize to her. So he plucked a rose out of the bunch, scribbled a note, and waited all day for a chance to talk to her alone – he could not feel luckier when he saw her in his class, even though she hadn't noticed at all.

"You didn't need the flower to come talk to me." Tears were falling freely and steadily as he held her tighter. "I came by your house everyday looking for you."

"I know Odango," he felt so guilty but telling her about Kakyuu didn't feel right, "I'm so sorry. I wished everyday that I could see you. I saw how upset you had become after… that. That's why I gave you flowers. Remember the first time we met? I gave you flowers and you couldn't stop smiling so I wanted to give you flowers as a way to cheer you up again." He pulled back slightly to wipe away the tears streaked down her cheeks, "You look so beautiful when you smile." He blushed when he realized what he had just said but didn't regret it for a second.

Usagi was blushing too. Never in her life did anyone say that to her, especially not a boy, "I was always happy to get the flowers," she blushed as she continued, "I was happy because it meant you still remember me. I thought I'd never see you again."

Seiya glided his hand from her shoulders across the smooth pale skin of her jaw-line and his slender fingers tucked under her chin, tilting it up towards his face. He stared at her lips and had a huge urge to feel her pink luscious lips with his own. Yet, at the same time, he felt like he shouldn't… or wasn't suppose to . 'But why? She's single and she's not stopping me. Why do I even want to kiss her? I've been waiting for this for forever… wait… when did I even fall in love with her.' A million thoughts ran through his head but all of it went away when his eyes peeked open for a second, he saw her face. Usagi had her eyes closed, anticipating the kiss she thought he was instigating. His angel was waiting for him and him alone at this very moment. He paused, mesmerized by her beauty. His hand involuntarily brushed against her silky soft cheek and he saw how his touch made her lips curl up into a sweet, shy smile. Seeing her smile prompted him to continue his descend towards her lips. He lowered his face very slowly, waiting to see if Usagi would object to his advances but she made no indication of leaving or even moving for that matter.
But the action of moving closer to kiss her was giving him a headache. It was a very mild throbbing that he ignored easily. What he couldn't ignore was the faint sensation of his lips brushing against her cheek. To his knowledge, he had never given her…or anyone… a kiss of any kind anywhere. But he couldn't brush off the faint impression that he had before and the memory of it was causing the pain to grow exponentially. But Seiya fought it… there was no way a headache was going to stop him from kissing her. He inched a little fast towards her, hoping he could reach her lips before the pain could stop him.

It was almost as if she sensed his urgency, so she leaned up towards him to encourage him. But like her usual clumsy self, Usagi misjudged the gap between them, leaned in too far and her face fell right on to his. She felt his lips curl into a smile – Usagi figured it was more likely he was smirking.

Surprised by the accident, Seiya was nevertheless delighted as he smiled into the kiss and supported her up against him. He pulled her closer and deepened the kiss, his lips clinging hungrily on to hers.
The world melted around them. It was as if there was no one else around them and that nothing else mattered. And so they continued to be locked together for what they thought wasn't long enough before they had to part for air.

He rested his forehead against hers as they breathed heavily, "I knew you couldn't resist me Odango." He smirked and closed his eyes to recall the kiss they had just shared. The moment her lips landed on his, the pain he felt suddenly just… vanished. He couldn't explain it… but he didn't care, nor could he really remember it anyways. It was like a dream come true for Seiya so all that was on his mind right now was his first kiss with Usagi… his first kiss ever.

Usagi was also out of breath, "Please don't ever leave me again Seiya."

"Never," Seiya promised, "never again." He leaned in and gave her multiple light kisses before pulling away. He held out his hand in front of her, waiting for hers.

A wide grin formed on her face. As she was reaching out to hold his hand, she changed her mind. Usagi quickly snatched it back and held both her hands on the long stem of her pink rose. She held her nose high and started to walk away. "I have to think about dating creepy guys who sneak on to girl's balcony at night." A giggle escaped her lips.

Realizing that Usagi was teasing him, Seiya smiled mischievously as he ran to catch up with her, "Who said anything about dating, Odango. A lot of girls want me. I can't get tied down to one." He saw her exasperated look and winked at her. But not a moment later, he regretted his words.

"I lost my first kiss to a player!" Usagi had stopped walking and was now wailing loudly on the street. "How could you do that to me?!"

Rather amused by her reaction and pleased to learn that he had taken her first kiss, Seiya still couldn't stand to see her cry. He shouted louder than her cries, "I'm just kidding! I only love you!"

Silence.

"What?" Usagi had stopped crying and could not believe what he just blurted out in the middle of the street.

Seiya's eyes grew as large as plates and was blushing furiously. He had his head down as he started walked quickly away without saying another word. 'Why did I say that? When did I even fall in love with her…? We JUST started talking again. I can't believe I told her that here, of all places.'

"Where are you going?" Usagi cried after him. She started sobbing again and immediately, the blushing Seiya was in front of her again. Still without speaking or looking up, he grabbed her hand and pulled her to walk beside him. She wiped her face nosily and grinned happily as the two headed back home together with their fingers interlocked.

Seiya walked quickly, which confused Usagi – she didn't understand why he wanted to get home so soon… 'Does he want to get away from me as soon as possible?'

When they were in front of her house, Seiya stopped abruptly, turned towards her and whispered quickly, "Meet me on your balcony at 9 tonight." He paused briefly, took a deep breath, and gave her a chaste kiss. As he pulled back, Usagi could see that he was blushing a delicate shade of pink and thought that it only made him more handsome as he gave her his most charming smile. But it was short-lived –Seiya quickly headed back into his house.

Standing alone in front of her gate, Usagi sighed with content. She was over the moon that Seiya was back in her life and he loved her, but most importantly, she was happy because Seiya promised never to leave her again. Ever since she met him, she couldn't shake the feeling that if Seiya ever left, she'd never see him again. But now that he promised, she knew he would never break his promise to her… and she felt strangely… relieved.

'I can't wait to see him again tonight.' Usagi ran inside her house and waited all night for her secret rendezvous with Seiya.

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