Hi everybody! Thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm really happy to hear that everyone is enjoying the story so far! Just to let everybody know, I'll be making this a LEMON story. I was debating if I would or not, but hey sex is good ^^'

So it's still a R.

Anyhoo, hope everyone likes this chapter. It's getting pretty hot in here! LOL

Enjoy

- Lizzy

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Chapter Ten: Tuxedo Dance

The weekend was lurking just around the corner. There was Halloween sales and decorations all around the stores and malls. Reika and Motoki spent most of the morning and afternoon together. Since they started planning for the wedding they barely had any time together. And tomorrow was the 31st, a night they were looking forward to. With just over a month left before their wedding, the excitement was brewing.

They arrived to the arcade hand in hand to see Usagi's friends already there. They seemed to be in deep discussion. Usually they were laughing out loud and chugging down liters of juice.

"Hi you guys." Reika smiled and waved as they got closer. The girl's straightened up and smiled at the couple.

"Oh hey! How are you guys?" Minako smiled inviting Reika to sit down.

"Good, where's Usagi-chan?" Reika asked looking around the table for those hair buns. The girls smiled happily.

"Oh she's probably in detention." Rei sighed not really poking fun at Usagi's constant tardiness. She had bigger and more important things to think about. Mamoru and this strange feeling she had that he may like Usagi more then he was letting on. Each time she looked at him as they danced the night before, there was something gentle about his eyes. It was almost like he was captivated by Usagi. She sighed again as the group continued to talk.

"Well are you guys planning to come to the Dinner and Dance on Saturday?" Reika asked. The girls suddenly came to life. Now they had something great to look forward to. Getting dressed up and heading to a party was always a gloomy-day destroyer. It was tomorrow night and there were details they still had to put together on their costumes.

"What are you going as Reika-san?" Ami asked wondering what she would be too. Reika smiled.

"I'm going as an evil witch." She said in a creepy voice.

"Oh that's a great idea." Minako said thinking if she should go as a Champion Volleyball player. They started to discuss what they were going to dress up as, and what they still had left to put together. Rei more than anyone felt this was a really good opportunity to get some time alone with Mamoru. She hadn't heard back from him yet and wasn't sure if he'd go with her. But he had to go, he just had to.

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Usagi didn't want to go anywhere near the arcade. She would have to answer too many questions and she just didn't have any answers. She had never really had troubles sleeping, but last night; she was up all night. She couldn't get Mamoru out of her head. Every time she closed her eyes, he was there; with those darling eyes staring passionately down at her. She even pictured herself wearing her maid of honour dress and dancing under the starlight. Suddenly in her dream, she would fall and her boobs were in his face again. She kept waking up in a fit of panic, blushing and afraid. Was she starting to like Mamoru which she considered un-natural? She couldn't believe she actually fell on him in a such a way. Her boobs were virgin to anyone else's touch, and now they had been de-virginized by Mamoru's face. Not to mention Taka's kiss was bothering her to no end. She should've been more upset about Mamoru, but somehow it didn't really upset her.

"This is weird." She sighed staring out to the lake. She had run to the park after school not wanting to face anyone especially Mamoru about what happened. But how long could she hide out for? She sighed again blankly looking at nothing. It seemed no matter what she did, something always happened that completely complicated everything that was simple before.

"What're you doing here odango-atama?" Mamoru asked walking along the path. His voice had both scared and irritated her.

"Stop calling me that, you know my name is Usagi." She folded her arms across her chest and looked away from him. She was blushing and she knew it, but it couldn't be helped. Mamoru had come to the park to escape everyone especially Usagi, who would've thought she was right there too.

"Would Sailormoon be better?" He smirked trying to keep it casual. Usagi had tortured him in his dreams last night, what little he got. All her could replay in his head was the closeness of their bodies, the way he felt holding her, the smell of her neck; the feel of her skin. Everything that drove him to a very desperate brink. And then, she had plastered her breast on to his face trying to push him over an edge he didn't want to jump.

"NO! That's MUCH worse!" She hollered, she couldn't believe he was still trying to pick fights after everything that had happened. And yet, she was relieved that they could be normal.

"Which I'm not?" He added for her. Usagi blushed again. She looked down to her feet not sure how else she was going to fight him about this. He knew she was, and wasn't going to believe anything else.

"How do you know? You have to tell me." She asked quietly. Mamoru thought about it for a moment. He had thought about telling her that night in the alley way. But he couldn't. A lot would change between them, considering a lot had already; and Sailormoon had a large crush on Tuxedo kamen-sama. It just wasn't the right thing to do right now. He stared off to the lake standing by the railings wondering what he could say.

"Why did you save me that night?" Usagi asked staring deeply at him. He turned around knowing that she was serious because this was important stuff she was talking about now. She looked mature, like a woman would. She seemed very committed and calm and that impressed him.

"I can't explain it. I told you, it's like intuition." He replied honestly. He couldn't explain what drove him to leap into action to help her. He never really understood it even for Sailormoon.

Usagi sighed. She had tried her best to find out, and there was nothing else Mamoru was going to give. She would just have to tell the girls to drop it for now until another moment came up.

"Listen…all I know, is that…we're connected somehow…" Mamoru walked closer to her. She stood up from the bench wondering what he was going to say. He was looking very passionately at her. She swallowed feeling her knees shake.

"Connected?" Usagi asked. Mamoru didn't know how to explain what he thought or felt, but knew that there was in fact some weird connection.

"For now we're just Mamoru and the incredibly large odango-atama." Mamoru smiled sweetly petting the top of her head. Usagi cringed. She couldn't believe that he said that, but instead of fighting with him; she smiled. She understood in her own way what he was saying and wanted to keep it that way. He knew who she was, but it didn't matter; she was still Usagi and he was still Mamoru.

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"I can't wear this!?" Usagi shouted to the top of her lungs. It was strapless and she was already very uncomfortable wearing something that revealed a little too much for her liking. It was a beautiful long dress, beige with golden thread and beads all over. It draped down to the floor with some gold on the bottom. It was soft and flowly, as if she was walking on air. She really looked like a beautiful angel when Minako put the wings on her back. The wings were sparkling and thin almost translucent. As a final touch, she put little white flowers around her buns and sparkles in her hair. She was glowing by the time Minako finished with her. Usagi felt her shoulders, they were cold.

"I can't go like this. It's so cold outside." Usagi whined.

"Ahh Usagi-chan, you can wear a jacket and then take it off at the ball." Minako explained helping Usagi with her shoes. Usagi watched Makoto come out with her outfit on. She was a champion athlete. She wore short shorts from the football team and a tight jersey like shirt. She looked very hot and it drove Minako insane.

"You guys look so good." She wailed, fixing her princess dress. She had decided at the last minute to go again as a princess. She wanted to do the volleyball thing, but she would have to wear the uniform she wears in practices and it seemed pointless.

"Oh Minako-chan, you look very beautiful." Makoto reassured.

"Shall we go then?" Minako smiled feeling a bit happier with her costume.

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They arrived to Rei's house on time, and sure enough Ami and Rei were ready to head out. Rei was dressed as a fire Goddess. She wore a tight thin spaghetti strapped long dress, black with red beads and crystals with a black tiara and long arm sleeves. Her hair was up a little but her raven hair flowed down. Ami was a doctor, of course. She borrowed her mother's lab coat and a stethoscope. Underneath her coat, she wore a simple blue skirt and blouse, just like a real doctor did.

"Wow, you look great Rei-chan." Usagi said finding Rei's outfit very sexy. Rei smiled. She did it for Mamoru, she hoped that he would like it.

"Alright I guess we're ready to go." Makoto cheered looking forward to dancing with a hot guy. Usagi felt weird, Taka would be waiting for her at the ball, and surely he'd want to dance; and he might even steal another cheek kiss. She suddenly wasn't looking forward to her night. She was however, really looking forward to the food.

"Rei-chan, did Mamoru-san say he was coming?" Minako asked as they made their way down the temple stairs. Usagi didn't look back, she didn't want him to come. It would only make things more uncomfortable especially with Taka.

"Well, no he didn't call, but I'm sure he's busy with school stuff." Rei found it weird that Mamoru never called her back, she tried so many times and left so many messages hoping that he would. She knew she should take the hint, but she couldn't. She wondered if he would've answered if Usagi called. But that was something she shouldn't be thinking. Of course, they didn't like each other, they were born enemies.

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The ball was already really packed. People were lined up for blocks just to get in. The girls sighed, they wondered if they would ever get in. They would've bought tickets, had it not been $40 a person. They would have to just brave the line up and hope to get in. They had never seen it this busy before and wondered what was so special about this year. The girls stood in line, Usagi starting to feel cold and strange in such an out fit with her jacket on.

"Hey guys!" Reika shouted and waved at the girls to come to the front. The girls followed not really wanting to leave their spot in the line up.

"Reika-san, you look wonderful!" Minako exclaimed. She had to be the hottest witch she had ever seen. Reika thanked Mianko.

"You guys don't have to wait." Reika smiled. The girls looked at her strangely.

"I got tickets!" She squealed handing the girls their tickets. They felt honoured that Reika bought them tickets, but it was too expensive of a gift.

"Reika-san, this is such an expensive gift." Minako said not really wanting to give the tickets back.

"Please, I insist. You guys have all helped so much with the wedding so far. Please." She said pleading. The girls accepted happily their little gift and triumphantly entered the ball room. It had transformed. The large windows were covered by the long dark drapes, scary pumpkin carvings were everywhere along with old lanterns and tombstones. There were long stretches of black and orange material going to chandelier to chandelier on the ceiling as well as orange roses everywhere. It was tragically beautiful.

"Wow, this place looks great!" Rei sang clasping her hands together. There were a couple hundred people all dancing and enjoying the buffet dinner.

"Oh good, there you guys are." Motoki smiled making his way through the crowd. Rei scanned the place hoping to spot Mamoru.

"Aw that's so sweet Motoki-san, you dressed as a wizard." Minako happily, she adored it when couples dressed a like, it was one of the things she would force on her boyfriend when she got one. Motoki wore a long draped coat over his black shirt and pants; and a twisted hat.

"Is Mamoru-san here?" Rei asked hopeful.

"No he didn't want to come. I tried to get the guy into the Halloween spirit, but he's just not into this kind of stuff." Motoki explained hoping that Rei would take it gently. But she knew Mamoru was not that kind of guy, she just hoped to change that. She sighed unhappily, and irritated she walked brashly to the buffet table not caring who saw how she ate.

"Well, what should we do first?" Minako asked. They thought about it at first, but before they could say eat, Usagi had left the group to do just that. They watched Rei try and stop Usagi from taking more then one plate at a time.

"It's gonna be a crazy night." Makoto exclaimed happily.

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The ball was now full and no more people were allowed in. The music was loud and energetic. But they all knew a slow song was coming up. The girls got on the dance floor hoping to meet guys who would ask them to dance. So far they were unlucky. Rei's approach was a bit too aggressive, she grabbed any guy and forced him to dance, as did Makoto who felt that every second guy looked like her old boyfriend. Minako was a bit more discreet but when she finally found a guy to dance with, she was dancing a bit strangely. Ami decided not to really dance with anyone, but when a polite male nurse asked her, she didn't say no- which surprised everyone. Usagi stayed close to the buffet, and her horrible eating kept most of the guys away. Although many approached to ask, were repelled quickly when she talked with her mouth full of food.

It was then, Taka found her.

"Usagi-san!" He said rushing to her. He had been looking for the past half and hour for her in vein. He had thought she had perhaps not come. But he should've known to look at the buffet first. Usagi turned around putting the plate down.

"Hi." He smiled and waved a little nervous seeing her in such a beautiful dress.

"You look just like a real Angel." Taka blushed trying not to stare at her chest. Usagi blushed too feeling a little uncomfortable with him looking at her.

"Thanks. What are you?" Usagi asked. Taka was wearing an outfit that looked like he was some kind of Greek God.

"Oh I'm Zeus. You know the God of lightening and thunder." He smiled wondering if Usagi knew what that was. Usagi smiled nervously, she always hated lightning. He was wearing what looked like a toga with half his chest showing. He had green wreath over his head and a little paper lightening in it on the side. Usagi smiled, it was just as creative as Rei's outfit.

"You look good." Usagi smiled feeling hot suddenly. There was a brief silence between the two as they tried to think of what to talk about. Taka was finding it harder and harder to talk to Usagi. Everytime he saw her, he felt excited and wanted to hug her, but he knew he couldn't just leap on to her. Suddenly the lights dimmed and slow music started to play. Usagi swallowed hard feeling very nervous about dancing with him. She was used to dancing with Mamoru and it almost felt like cheating.

"Would you like to dance Usagi-san?" Taka asked giving her his hand. It was really sweet and Usagi had no reason to say no. After all, he had invited her here for his birthday too. She nodded and took his hand. Rei and the girls watched on feeling really worried. They didn't know what it was, but it just didn't seem right that Usagi was with him. She looked better with Mamoru, but with Rei there; neither of the girls commented.

They came to the dance floors, all the couples closely snuggling and dancing. Usagi felt very weird, she looked around to see if Mamoru was going to show up. It was the weirdest thing to want, of course; he wasn't going to just show up. She wasn't in trouble. Taka wrapped her waist into his arm bringing her too close to his body. Usagi's heart skipped a beat, and it wasn't a good feeling. He started to move slowly, swaying her body with his.

"You smell really nice Usagi-san." Taka whispered into her ear. The feeling of his breath pained her, she almost felt like crying.

"Arigato." She was able to say back a small crack in her voice.

"Happy birthday." She said trying to keep the conversation away from anything passionate. Taka looked down at her, and a large happy smile came to his face.

"You remembered." He whispered. Usagi thought Taka's eyes were the most beautiful she had seen, but still they couldn't compare to Mamoru's. Her eyes became glassy and Taka misunderstood her gaze.

"I really like you Usagi-san." Taka whispered as he pulled her more into himself. Usagi moved her gaze down feeling really embarrassed and really uncomfortable. She couldn't reply, she didn't know what she felt for him.

The girls watched on glassy eyed and worried. They felt like Taka was bringing Usagi a little too close to his body. It wasn't a bad thing for him to do, all the couples came together closely. But unfortunately for Taka, that wasn't love in Usagi's eyes. The girls looked over to Rei who blankly stared at Usagi. She didn't want to admit it, she couldn't admit that Usagi made more sense with Mamoru. They watched on silently.

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When the dance was over, Usagi pulled away quickly. Taka wondered if he was making her nervous. But before he could ask Usagi if he was making her uncomfortable, his friends showed up.

"Hey Taka-kun! Happy birthday!" The guys shouted holding up their drinks. Taka smiled and thanked the guys. He was going to introduce Usagi to them but her friends bolted over eager to be introduced to the boys.

"Hi, I'm Minako." She announced waving happily at the guys and Taka.

"Hi." They replied suddenly paying more attention to Usagi's friends. Usagi's eyes were large and annoyed.

"Gomen, they're a little crazy." Taka laughed scratching his head. Usagi laughed understanding how he felt.

"So how are you enjoying the ball so far?" Taka asked. Usagi smiled feeling much better now that they had some space between them.

"Pretty good. The foods great." Usagi happily grinned. Taka laughed. He hadn't helped this year preparing the food since it was his birthday, he had taken it off.

"You're lucky, you get a free birthday bash." Usagi laughed a little madly. Taka nodded watching her laugh. He really thought she was really pretty, but he could feel resistance and he wondered if he should ask her about it.

"Do you want to drink something?" He asked leading her the way back to the table. He felt maybe they needed some time to just talk and get to know each other better. Usagi agreed and walked to their table and sat down.

"I'll go get some." Taka smiled and left to get the punch.

"Are you having fun Usagi?" Rei asked suddenly sitting down at the table too. Usagi turned around sharply a little alarmed.

"Rei-chan, don't sneak up like that." Usagi said with her heart beating rapidly sticking out of her chest in a little box. Rei stuck out her tongue.

"How come you're not with the girls?" Usagi asked seeing that Rei looked a bit down but was trying to hide it.

"Nah, I guess it's not my thing." She replied. Usagi smiled awkwardly knowing very well that Rei was the one who quite often did the man chasing with Minako and Makoto.

"Mamoru-san never came." Rei said looking a bit pale. Usagi didn't know what to say.

"I'm sure he's just busy Rei-chan." Usagi smiled tying to look cheery. In all the mess she had forgotten how Rei would feel about it all. After all Rei was the one who always had a crush on him. Rei nodded side to side knowing the real reason why he hadn't come. But before more could be discussed a stranger had appeared at the table asking Usagi for a dance. Rei looked up as Usagi turned around, both their mouths flopped down to the ground. They were shocked to see him, they hadn't seen him in months since nothing dangerous had happened.

"Tuxedo kamen-sama." Usagi whispered not believing her eyes. Rei couldn't believe he was there.

"Can I have this dance?" He asked Usagi. Usagi was in a state of shock and didn't know what to say, she knew she could speak but nothing came out but a weird noise.

"She'd love to." Rei said a little annoyed at Usagi's stupid reaction. The girls noticed Tuxedo-Kamen and quickly dashed to the table wondering what he was doing there. Usagi took his arm as he led her to the dance floor. The sweetest and slowest song she had ever heard came on, the lights dim with just the strings of light on. The drapers were opened to reveal the moonlight shining. The couples all met on the dance floor taking their places into the arms of their lovers. Usagi still couldn't speak, it was like in her dream.

He started to dance slowly, bringing her closer to himself. Usagi blushed, it felt so natural to be with him, like it had been with Mamoru. He led her softly across the dance floor as the lights above them twinkled. People took notice at the glowing couple and made room for them as Usagi's heart beat to a strange drum.

"Tuxedo kamen-sama." Usagi whispered not believing this was happening. She felt the way she did at the dancing lesson. Her heart beating quickly, her stomach in a wonderful knot. Tuxedo Kamen looked down at her blushing face and felt the need in him rise again. He had never wanted to be with anyone more in his life. They danced gently on the floor, like they were dancing in heaven on clouds. The girls watched on wondering what he was doing there and asking Usagi to dance was even stranger. They wondered if Tuxedo kamen also knew about Usagi's identity.

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Yeah, Tuxedo kamen is back! And it only gets sweeter! On the next chapter: Dancing with Tuxedo kamen and a secret that MAY be discovered.