A/N: YOU GUYS MAKE ME SO HAPPY WITH YOUR WONDERFUL REVIEWS! Once I got the first few reviews for Chapter 10, I immediately sat down and started to work on this chapter after I got back from the movie theater watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (WONDERFUL MOVIE!), neglecting the fact that I need to update the rest of my fanfics, which are probably somewhere in the dust of my Google Docs Fanfic folder...hm...
Special shout-out to JiLLiAN2548! She is actually the reviewer who thought of the whole sweet-bun moment in this chapter, so I take no credit for it whatsoever! Thank you for suggesting such an amazing idea! :D You rock!(:
And to make this clear: Yes, Seiya was the guy who was frozen in the snow in the previous chapter. He's just a poor soul madly in love, isn't he? ):
**ANNOUNCEMENT: I keep getting private messages from people saying that I keep "changing the story" or "deleting parts from Ita-Kiss" or something similar, and let me remind you: the storyline is a mixture of the "Itazura Na Kiss" manga, the anime, the show "It Started With A Kiss", and my own imagination. So some things will be added to the original, and some things will be removed or changed. So please stop constantly filling my inbox with complaints.
ANYWAYS, I'm just blabbing on here, now. *sob* You guys are too kind for me! THANK YOU ALL FOR REVIEWING/FOLLOWING/FAVORITING!
DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN ITAZURA NA KISS/IT STARTED WITH A KISS OR SAILOR MOON!
**OH, please read this announcement! The following paragraphs below were supposed to be in the end of Chapter 10, but I forgot to write them in. Oops. Sorry!
Mamoru walked over to Usagi, tapping her lightly on the shoulder, awakening her from her sleep as he gestured her towards the door. She glanced over at the sleeping Shingo and then nodded, following him out the door and into the hallway of the hospital, which was surprisingly empty. She looked around for the doctors and nurses or even some patients, but not a sound was made. She turned to him.
At first, his back was to her, but it was clear that he was speaking to her. "You're always telling me that you love me and such," He said, now turning around, watching her. "But, do you know my true feelings?"
"W-What?" Usagi stammered questioningly, a bit confused as to where his question was going, her face turning tomato red. "W-Well, you don't feel anything for me, b-because it seems a-as if you never show y-your true feelings, or-"
"Baaaka!" He said, turning fully so that his face could fully face hers, and she pursed her lips. He walked over to her, his face a mere inch away from hers. He raised his right hand and put it on her cheek, his navy eyes locking with her bright cerulean ones. "You've got it wrong, Usagi. Actually, I..." He never finished his sentence as he leaned in and kissed her passionately on the lips, her eyes widening in shock and happiness.
"I don't believe it!" She thought, her head reeling a little bit as she replayed the recent moments over in her head. "It-It's-"
"IT'S OUR SECOND TIME!" Usagi screamed, but then blinked to see that she was still in Shingo's hospital room. Shingo was on his side, facing the other wall, so she assumed he was still sleeping, and Mamoru was sitting in the chair next to her, sleeping as well. "A dream...?" She whispered, and then sighed unhappily. "Of course..."
"But..." She thought, gently touching her lips. "There's some sort of sensation left on my lips...what could it be...?"
Okay, NOW Chapter 11 will officially begin! Enjoy!(:
Chapter 11
Usagi watched, annoyed, as the two Hino sisters gushed over Shingo in the hospital room, obviously trying to catch Mamoru's attention in the process. It had been two weeks since his admittance, and he had moved from the second floor to the 5th floor to rest. Since Usagi visited him everyday, though, they, of course, found out and tried to win the love of the guy they both had a crush on.
"Sorry we didn't come earlier, Shingo-kun!" Rei and Natsumi said together in extremely sultry voices, but it was obvious that they were both speaking to Mamoru, as they would not let their eyes off of him. Mamoru smiled at them as they gave each of their huge bouquets of flowers to Saori, who watched them, her expression much more annoyed than Usagi's. "Oh, it's no problem at all, ladies," He replied smoothly, and Usagi rolled her eyes as they sighed dreamily at his voice. "Did the two of you come down together?"
"No, we came separately," Rei's tone of voice immediately turned to bitter, her amethyst eyes glaring at her younger sister's dark red ones. "We just happened to run into each other back at the information desk."
"Yes," Natsumi agreed, her tone of voice changed as well, her eyes watching her older sister sharply as she flipped her red hair over her shoulder. "What a coincidence." She added icily. "Because I mean-"
"URGH, TOO MUCH COMMOTION!" Shingo yelled, and then turned to Mamoru with big, hopeful eyes. "Onii-chan, will you start tutoring me now, please?"
"Sure, Shingo," Mamoru smiled and sat in a chair next to his little brother's bed, opening up his science textbook to a layout of the solar system. "Today's topic in science is the solar system. Now, all the planets-"
"Ah, Shingo-kun!" Natsumi hurried over to Shingo's bedside, bending over to him. "Is your older brother teaching you about the solar system? It must be boring to have him constantly teaching you. Why don't you have big sister Natsumi teach you?" She smiled sweetly at the little boy.
"Oh, Shingo-kun!" Rei instantly appeared right next to her, trying to push her aside. "Don't listen to her, I'm the eldest of the two, so I could obviously teach it better than she could! What do you say?"
"Isn't 5th grade science a bit too hard for an old woman like you to remember, Onee-chan?" Natsumi asked bitterly, and Rei's jaw dropped. "HOW DARE YOU?" She shrieked. "WE'RE ONLY ONE YEAR APART, YOU-"
"SHUT UP!" Shingo's irritated voice exclaimed, and a nurse hurried in, her eyes blazing. "YOU, YOU, AND YOU!" She pointed at Usagi, Rei and Natsumi, and then at the door. "OUT!" She barked, and Usagi's expression became angry. "B-BUT, I HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING!" She retorted, and the nurse crossed her arms. "Well you did, just now! OUT!" She started to push the three out, but then a small voice interrupted. "Please don't have Usagi-san kicked out, miss nurse."
Everyone turned around and saw a small boy sitting in the bed a few feet away from Shingo's, his short, silver-white hair covering his blinking eyes, which were producing really tiny tears. "Don't kick out Usagi-san, miss nurse!" He repeated, and the nurse's eyes softened a bit as she looked at the pleading little boy's expression. "But-"
"Every time Usagi-san comes in to visit Shingo-chan, it feels so lively in this room, and I actually forget about my condition. Please?" His emerald green eyes expressed his sadness, and the nurse sighed. "All right. BUT!" She turned to Usagi, her expression sharp. "ONE MORE PEEP, AND YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!"
Usagi nodded frantically. "Hai!" She agreed, a bit glad and watched as the nurse pushed the annoying, glaring Hino sisters out the door. Usagi then turned to the little boy. "How are you feeling, Yoshiya-chan?" She asked, and the little boy just shrugged, his expression still sad. "My teachers from my school called me. They told me that since I've been in the hospital for six months, I have to repeat fourth grade since I'm so behind. But they don't understand how bad my kidneys are..."
He turned away, more tears welling up in his eyes. "Shingo-chan, you're so lucky to have such a loving family. A cool older brother to tutor you, a caring mother to take care of you, an energetic older sister to make everything so happy..."
"She's not my-" Shingo began, but immediately shut up when he saw one of his new friends crying. "Why didn't you just ask for help, then, Yoshiya-chan?" Mamoru asked, "We surely would've helped you with your studies." But the little boy just shook his head, his white bangs loosely falling over his face. "I was scared that you wouldn't help, just like my parents. They rarely see me here, and I get very lonely..."
Usagi felt tears gather up in her eyes as well and she flung her arms around the little boy's shoulders, hugging him tightly to her chest. "Oh, Yoshiya-chan! Don't cry!" She wailed, and then slammed her fist on his bedside desk. "Don't worry! I, Tsukino Usagi, will make sure you will not fail! I myself will tutor you!"
"Don't be such a baka!" Mamoru shot at her, speaking to her for the first time in days. "I doubt you could solve a 4th grade math problem!"
"W-WHAT?" Usagi retorted, her face fuming mad for a moment, but then lowered her voice as she remembered the nurse's previous warning. "Of course I can, Mamoru-baka! What makes you think I can't?"
"You didn't know what the verb was in the sentence 'the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'! What makes you think you can do 4th grade division problems?"
"Oh, so you think you should tutor Yoshiya-chan?"
"Of course! There's no way you could do it!"
Shingo watched as his mother clasped her hands together joyfully at the scene of the two endlessly bickering, and then turned to Yoshiya. "I'm sorry, Yoshiya-chan. Usagi is just a baka, so don't mind her."
Yoshiya laughed lightly, though, his emerald eyes sparkling. "It's okay, Shingo-chan. You have no idea that I actually haven't had this much fun in so much time."
Shingo smiled back, and Mamoru appeared by his bedside, bringing his and Yoshiya's desks near him, starting to tutor the both of them as Usagi fumed angrily in the corner, muttering angrily underneath her breath.
Suddenly, the door burst open, and there stood Seiya, his eyes wide open. "I KNEW IT!" He yelled in shock, pointing at Mamoru, his dark blue eyes wide. He then noticed Usagi standing in the corner, her arms crossed, and ran to her, his arms wide. "Oh, my Usagi!" He exclaimed, and then hugged her tightly. "You're all right!"
"Seiya?" She asked questioningly, and he nodded. "You still remember who I am!" He said happily, and she raised an eyebrow. "W-What? Why wouldn't I? And what are you doing in the hospital?"
"Oh, I was just discharged due to my frostbite..."
"Your WHAT?" Her eyes widening in shock.
"Nothing!" Seiya quickly said, and started to caress her hair lovingly. He didn't want her to know that he was out in the snow during the snowstorm for a whole night, but over her shoulder, he glared at Saori, who just shrugged her shoulders, her expression extremely carefree.
"But, I KNEW IT!" He pointed at Mamoru, who seemed to be already annoyed by his argument with Usagi and now the arrival of her lovesick idiot who kept pointing at him. "What the hell did I do?" He demanded.
"I knew you were in this hospital! No wonder I've been feeling worse for the past two weeks!"
Mamoru smacked his forehead, knowing this would be a tough and chaos-filled week at the hospital.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Say that you love me/Say that you care...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"38.2° Celsius," The nurse stated as she looked at the thermometer she had placed in Yoshiya's mouth seconds ago. "Yoshiya-kun, it's because you stayed up all night playing with friends when you really need rest. You know you get a fever whenever you get overexcited or run around. You know I'm always telling you that. Please be more careful." And with that, she walked out of the room.
"Gomen, Yoshiya-chan," Usagi apologized, feeling terrible that the day Shingo was going to be discharged from the hospital, she had made Yoshiya-chan suffer even more with her stupid mind. "Me and my terrible ideas..." She whispered, looking down, her ponytails covering her face.
"Oh, no, Usagi-san!" Yoshiya had a smile on his face, but Usagi could tell it was a forced one. "I'm used to fevers, and I had so much fun last night! That was the best playtime I've ever had in so long!" He said, remembering how last night, Usagi suggested that they give him a chance to see the outside world by taking him on a wheelchair and showing him the beautiful hospital garden. She also said that Mamoru could teach him how photosynthesis or the rain cycle worked even better, and he finally agreed after her shrieking voice argued with him for what seemed like eternity. Usagi had also raced Yoshiya around in the wheelchair, much to Mamoru's disapproval, but Yoshiya didn't care. He had loved it, and felt so much happiness with all the love around. "Now that I think about it, ever since Shingo came in, it's been so much more happier here. Mamoru-sensei helps me study, big sister Usagi-san always doing silly things and making me laugh..."
Usagi smiled a bit, sweatdropping. "Well, I didn't mean to make you laugh, but I guess that's okay...?"
Yoshiya laughed, his slightly flushed face being covered by his white bangs. Shingo sadly walked up to him, placing a small piece of paper and an action figure in his best friend's palm shakily. "I want you to have this action figure, Yoshiya-chan. It's strong just like you." He smiled weakly. "And this is my address and my number. Send me letters and call me a lot, okay?"
Yoshiya nodded. "Hai! Arigatou, and congratulations on being discharged, Shingo-chan! I'll come and visit you some time, I promise! I'll miss you a lot!" He smiled, and Shingo pursed his lips and blinked his teal eyes a few to prevent himself from crying, nodding.
Mamoru walked up to Yoshiya's bedside, smiling, his navy eyes surprisingly calm at the moment. "Yoshiya-chan, get better. If you ever need more help with tutoring, don't hesitate to ask."
"Hai! Arigatou for teaching me, Mamoru-sensei!" He laughed, and Mamoru got up, walking over to the door with Shingo. Finally, Usagi walked up. "Get better, Yoshiya-chan! Or else you won't get to see those, as they call it in English, butterfries again!" She said, and he blinked, confused. " 'Butterfries...?' "
"Baka. They're called 'butterflies' in English, not 'butterfries'." Mamoru's voice came from the door, and Usagi pouted, making Yoshiya laugh happily. "Arigatou for making me laugh and taking care of me along with Mamoru-sensei, Usagi-san! I'll miss you and your odangos!" He laughed, his emerald eyes sparkling with pure happiness as Usagi giggled, letting Yoshiya pull on one of her ponytails once.
Usagi then hesitated for a moment, not knowing if she should do it or not, but then bent down to Yoshiya and hugged him tightly. She then kissed him on his warm forehead, patting him gently on his shoulders as she did.
She leaned back up and Yoshiya, despite his flushed face, was blushing and she grinned. "Get better, Yoshiya-chan." She repeated in a whisper, and he nodded again. "Hai, Usagi-san."
The three started to head out the door, and Shingo turned around at the last moment, tiny crystal tears streaming down his chubby cheeks. The whole time, Yoshiya wasn't crying at all, but now, Shingo could see Yoshiya's smile immediately fade to an unhappy look, and he started to cry.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Fate is still every indeed meeting the right one...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Poor Yoshiya-chan..." Usagi whispered, and Mamoru nodded. The two were walking with tiny Luna between them. Mamoru had decided to stay at the house for a few more hours after leaving the hospital because they were having a family party for Shingo's discharge, and was about to walk home before Usagi started to follow him, claiming she'd drop him off at the train station. Of course, he couldn't disagree without getting into an argument with her and his mother, so he agreed.
"Yeah." He simply replied.
"He seems so little, but everyday he has to suffer through things like scary shots, freaky tests, icky medicine..." She looked down, her vision blurring a bit as her voice choked up a bit. "It's so sad that they can't eat as much of their favorite ice cream as they want, or play outside with friends..." She raised her arm to quickly wipe away her tears with her sleeve. "I just feel so bad for them!"
"You crying about it won't make them better, you know." He told her.
"I know, but still..." She shuddered as the October wind swirled around her, and then an idea hit her. Her eyes brightened a little as she looked up at him. "But, Mamoru, you could do something!"
"Me? How?"
"You're a genius!"
"Are you suggesting I tutor sick people, Odango?" He asked, a bit confused by her logic, "Because that-"
"No, baka!" She shook her head, her ponytails dancing back and forth, "You could invent new medicines, or become a doctor and easily heal the sick!" She clasped her hands together, her eyes shining brightly. "Then people like Yoshiya-chan would all feel better again, and they'd owe it all to you!"
"Hmm, so I'm a doctor now, Odango?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It was just an example!" She pouted, "Because there's nothing you couldn't become, Mamoru!" She tapped her chin with her index finger, thinking hard. "You could become a surgeon, a pediatrician, an obstetrician, gynecologist..."
Mamoru chuckled lightly. "I'm not sure about those last two, Odango." He told her, and her cheeks turned tomato red. "Oh...right..."
A few moments later, Mamoru noticed that it was getting a bit too dark. He stopped walking and turned to Usagi, who seemed to be dozing off into space as she walked. "Oi. Go back home, Odango."
She stopped, too, but confused. "Why?"
"Because it's getting dark and I don't want you ending up at my apartment again," He said, "Once was enough."
She pouted, upset, "But that was eight months ago!" she said, but reluctantly agreed. "But...you're probably right. I should get home before oba-sama gets too worried. Bye, Mamoru!" She exclaimed happily, and then turned around, skipping off back towards the Chiba household, a bounce in each of her steps.
Mamoru turned around to continue walking towards the train station, but then paused for a moment, looking off into the distance. "The Odango will be all right walking home by herself...right?"
A few minutes later, Usagi reached home, yawning and realizing how tired she was. She stretched her arms for a moment and then realized that the house was quiet, and she realized that it was quarter to ten on a Sunday night, so everyone had probably gone to sleep. She then walked over to the kitchen, reaching for a glass to get a quick sip of water before bedtime when she heard a noise from the door. She turned around and saw Shingo standing there, his lips pursed and his cheeks slightly pink. "Shingo-kun? You're still not asleep?" She asked in surprised, and he looked up at her. "Erm..."
"What is it?" She asked, blinking in confusion.
Shingo sighed. "You helped a lot..." He began, his voice quieting down with every word he spoke. "During my illness..." He gulped, and then quickly whispered, "Arigatou" before hurrying away. Usagi smiled as she heard him stomp up the stairs. "That little guy...he does have a cute side, after all!"
She opened up the cupboard and took out a glass, now pouring some from the tap and starting to drink it. She then heard the door open and blinked. "I thought everyone was home..." She thought, and walked over to the door, where Mamoru was standing. "Mamoru?" She asked, and he nodded. "I think I left something here." He said, and looked around for a moment around the sofa, where he found one of his books that had been there for months. "Found it." He said, and then left the house immediately, leaving Usagi a bit confused. "Of course the Odango would reach home safely," He thought as he walked back towards the train station. "Why on Earth do I worry so much about the stupid girl?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Say that you love me/Say that you care...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"And then, after dinner, Nephrite gave me a dark green ring that was so beautiful! Of course it wasn't real, but it was so shiny and amazing!" Makoto said, her green eyes sparkling, gushing happily about how she spent her three-month anniversary together with her boyfriend over the weekend.
The four friends were sitting on a bench near the gates of the university campus before school, talking about how they spent their weekends with their boyfriends. It had seemed as if Makoto, Minako, and Ami all had amazing weekends.
"No, wait, listen to me!" Minako waved her hands, her blue eyes excited. "Kunzite took me to an amusement park, and he won me a stuffed animal, saying it was proof of our love! He said that the name of it was Venus, because it brought us together even closer! Can you believe that? I just love him!"
"Zoicite took me to a ballet!" Ami, who was always quiet about her personal life, suddenly blurted out, and the other two stared. The bluenette blinked, and then blushed a deep red. "H-He also bought me a small painting of an ocean, saying that his love was as deep and powerful as the ocean, and that, like the waves, his love for me would destroy any obstacles that would get in the path of our being together."
Minako and Makoto squealed happily, clapping their hands together. "Ne, Usagi-chan!" Minako turned to their other blonde friend. "Did you do anything with Mamoru?" She demanded, and Usagi shook her head, suddenly feeling bad as she heard about her friends' love lives enviously. "Of course." She heard Makoto mutter under her breath, and she sighed, remembering the dream she had about Mamoru kissing her for the second time at the hospital after Shingo's surgery, and how she had wished it happened so bad. She touched her lips with her index finger again and turned around to her friends, who looked at her in true pity. "I should just give up on Mamoru, shouldn't I?" She asked, and they all nodded in agreement, happy that she would finally stop talking about the guy day and night. "But I can't..." She clasped her hands together, her eyes shining brightly at the clouds. "Because he's so unforgettable..." She whispered, and Minako and Makoto smacked their foreheads with their palms as Ami shook her head.
"Ne, Tsukino Usagi-san, why don't you out with me, then?" A clear voice behind her asked.
Usagi slowly turned around and saw a boy with short, disheveled sandy-colored hair and cobalt blue eyes that stared at her eagerly. She blinked, her lips slightly separated. "W-What?" She asked, feeling as if she hadn't heard him right, and that she had just been hearing things. "Excuse me, but were you talking to me?"
"Yes!" He smiled, his eyes sparkling, "I'm Ginga Seijuro, a second-year, like you, but I'm in law. But everyone just calls me Sei-chan."
Minako's eyes widened and then hurried over to him, resting her hand on his shoulder, shaking her head. "Listen, pal. You obviously don't know about Usagi-chan. She's been loving another-"
"Yes, I've known of Usagi-san being in love with Chiba-san ever since high school; you don't have to remind me." He laughed, and Usagi felt her face heat up. "Then why are you asking me...?"
"Well, it's not like you two are actually going out, right?" His smiled widened, "So I figured, 'why don't I have a decent chance?' because if you could fall for him," He ran his fingers through his hair, "Why not for me?"
Usagi blinked, her cheeks tinging bright red. "He's really confident, isn't he?" She thought, sweatdropping, but noticed that he was rather cute. She then nodded after a few moments of silence. "Hai!" She exclaimed. "If I date him, I'll surely forget about that Mamoru-baka! Maybe that stupid idiot will even get jealous!" She thought, her eyes brightening at the idea of pure revenge.
"Great!" He said happily, taking her hands in his. "C'mon, let me walk you to class, Usa-chan!"
Usagi couldn't help but giggle at her new name. "Hai, Sei-chan!" She chirped, and the two started to walk past the bench, leaving Usagi's friends behind, ignoring their dumbfounded expressions.
"So, Usa-chan," Seijuro began, "When and where do you want to have our first date?" He asked, and she tapped on her chin with her index finger, her mind in deep thought. "Well, I have this Friday free, and I've always liked fun places, so-"
"The carnival!" He exclaimed, and Usagi nodded ecstatically, clasping her hands together happily. "I love the carnival!" She exclaimed happily, and he laughed, putting his arm around her waist protectively. "Usa-chan, you're so adorable." He said, and she blushed, giggling as she rested her head on his shoulder as the two continued to walk out of the gates side by side together.
The next day, Mamoru, on the other side of the university, started to walk out of his classroom, slinging his bag over his shoulder in one full swing. It had been another usual day- Rei nor Natsumi never leaving him alone, be it in the hallways, tennis court, classroom or cafeteria. Every single moment they were breathing down his back, asking for advice or tips on assignments or homework, or constantly complimenting him on his tennis skills. Except it felt as if it were missing something.
He tried to think about the whole day's events and remembered that there were only two girls, both sisters, following him and pestering him all day. What about the third one? "Come to think of it," He thought as he walked, "Odango didn't really talk much during tennis practice, did she?"
He thought back and remembered that, even though she was picking up tennis balls that were constantly being hit towards her, she never spoke a word. Just a huge smile was on her face. Hell, she hadn't even looked at him, not once. He had to admit that he thought it was a bit more quieter, it felt rather awkward to not have her constantly following him, asking him about his day or what his favorite thing about University was.
Then, he suddenly heard lots of giggling and turned around to see Usagi sitting on the bench near the University gates with a guy. He recognized the guy back from high school as someone was in Class 4-C and always flirting with girls. He watched as Usagi giggled as he would stretch his arm around her waist and whisper things into her ear, her bright blue eyes sparkling with bubbliness as he did. "This is probably one of her attempts to get me jealous like she did with Sempai," He thought, shaking his head, but still continued to watch the two of them with glaring navy eyes.
"Oh, Sei-chan," Usagi leaned her head against his shoulder, smiling as he patted her head, "I feel so happy," She told him, but couldn't help but think about what Mamoru would think if he saw the two of them together. "Would he be jealous? Would he be happy that a stupid girl like me is finally off his shoulders...?"
Usagi's smile faded and Seijuro turned to her. "Don't worry," He whispered, holding her face up in his hands, "I'll make you the happiest person on Earth. And besides," He reached into his bag, taking out a small, white, sweet-smelling pouch. "I got one of your favorite treats!" He exclaimed, smiling, and took out a large, steaming hot daifukumochi [type of sweet bun] in his hand.
Usagi looked at the sweet bun for a moment, but then noticed a black figure at the corner of her eye. Mamoru! He was nearby! She gasped, and then another idea popped inside her head. A huge smile started creeping onto her face. "Daifukumochi!" She exclaimed happily, and stretched across his lap, reaching for it as his arm stretched away from hers. "If you want it, then you're gonna have to reach for it!" He told her, and she pouted, upset. "That's not fair!" She complained, and continued to reach for it. Seijuro laughed, his eyes shining and amused by his girlfriend's innocence. "Odango," He called her softly, and Mamoru felt a little creature inside him kicking around his body. "Did he just call her Odango?" He thought, and tried to continue walking away, but his feet were implanted into the ground and he continued to watch the rather cute pair together.
"Urgh!" Usagi groaned and then jumped forward from her knees, grabbing the sweet bun and shouted in victory, giggling as she did, and ending up falling on her behind on the grass. "I got the sweet bun!" She sang happily and loud enough for Mamoru to hear, and then yelped as Seijuro jumped off the bench, starting to chase her. "Come back here with my sweet bun, my little Odango-atama!" He yelled out, and Usagi just laughed, her ponytails dancing behind her as she ran, the slight breeze swirling around her. "You'll have to catch me, first!" She replied, starting to dance around the area as she ran, and Seijuro leaped forward, grabbing her arm and twirling her into his arms. "I got two of the most sweetest things on Earth today," He whispered in her ear, and she giggled.
"Mamoru-kun!" Rei's voice rang through Mamoru's ears, and he turned around, seeing her familiar face standing right behind him, with that large smile she always had on it. "Do you want to go to the new coffee shop with me?" She asked, her skinny fingers vining around his arm as she looked hopefully into his eyes. Mamoru took a quick glance back at the happy pair so Rei wouldn't notice, wondering what would happen if he would disappear. "What if that kid tries to hurt Odango? Ma would kill me if I let her off with someone like that." But he shook his head, finally replying, "Sure" and walked off with the ecstatic raven black-haired girl as Usagi, who was a mere twenty feet away, watched as the man who she tried to get jealous left with her number one rival.
She then turned to Seijuro, smiling at him as he snuggled her in his arms. "Ne, Sei-chan-"
"MY USAGI!"
Usagi and Seijuro turned around to see a guy with short, black hair in a soup-stained apron running over to them from the cafeteria kitchen's entrance, his blue eyes blazing at the man who was holding the girl he loved for almost five years. "How could you, Usagi?" He asked the blonde, his voice in disbelief, "How could you go out with this...this...GEEK when you have me?"
"Seiya, it's not like I belong to you or something..." Usagi began, but Seiya wasn't listening. His eyes were too fixed upon Seijuro. "You've got some nerve, asking my Usagi out, you...you...you KID!"
Seijuro raised a bright coffee-colored eyebrow. "It's not like she's dating you, is she?" He asked, and Seiya nodded. "Usagi, tell him!"
"Seiya and I aren't dating."
"W-WHAT?" Seiya yelled, and then started to sulk as Usagi and Seijuro walked off. "No...my Usagi..."
However, none of them noticed a black-haired woman crouching behind a tree in a black ninja suit and sunglasses, quickly jotting down things on a clipboard with a pen as she muttered to herself quickly and quietly, "Hmm...good-looking, and in law! His personality is open and confident, and he's so kind to Usagi-chan! Oh, how on Earth will Usagi-chan end up with Mamoru?"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Don't worry, I'll be turning at the north of a city and becoming yours...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For the next few days, Usagi and Seijuro would hang out together in front of the University gates, at the nearby café, or near the garden, where Mamoru could see them everytime. He would feel a sudden bubbling creature growing inside of him everytime he saw Seijuro putting his hands around Usagi's waist, holding her close to him, or when he whispered into her ear, making her erupt into bursts of bubbly giggles, her cheeks rosy with pure happiness. For some reason, though, unknown to her, both him and Seijuro could see that her eyes didn't have the same kind of shining glow that shone when Mamoru was near her, or when his name was mentioned. So Seijuro had to see for himself if Usagi actually loved him or not. As a result, he would take her to the place where Mamoru worked after their date on Saturday to check if she had forgotten about Mamoru.
Usagi, however, couldn't believe it when he told her. Seijuro just had to say they were going to go to Manchuku Bubble Tea Garden after their date at the carnival. She would run into Mamoru there, and even if he was jealous, she really didn't want to see him there at all. Or Rei. Or Natsumi. But Seijuro kept insisting, despite her begging and pleading not to, that they go there for a cup of calming tea after their exciting, fun-filled carnival date. And also, even though she would constantly look over her shoulder but find no one, she felt as if someone was following them...
As he waited for her to get ready in the bathroom, she stared at her reflection in the mirror, watching as her blue eyes looked at her in disbelief as she remembered walking into the restaurant and seeing Mamoru being crowded by Rei and Natsumi, not even sparing a glance towards her and Seijuro. "I can't believe I've stooped to such a low level," She thought, her vision blurring, "I actually went out with a guy in hopes that Mamoru would become jealous. What kind of person am I?" She sniffled and watched as tiny blue crystal tears trickled down her pink, sticky-with-cotton-candy cheeks. "But I actually kind of like Sei-chan. He and I know what it's like to lose a mother, how to be chasing something but never getting it, and we both have similar personalities, but...I like him as a friend..." She sighed, knowing what she had to do now. " I have to tell him. I can't keep using him for my own hopes and dreams."
"Usa-chan! What's wrong?" He asked, softly wiping away her constant tears when she immediately walked out, holding her close to him. But she sniffled, wiping her eyes as she gently pushed herself away from his arms. "Sei-chan, I have something to tell you..." She choked out, but he held his index finger to her lips.
"Usa-chan, just forget about Chiba-san."
Usagi blinked, her cerulean eyes shocked and confused as to how he knew what she was thinking about. "W-What?"
"Usa-chan, stop thinking about him. It's just going to make you feel worse. I, on the other hand," He started to lean in closer to her, and she backed away, her back feeling the wall as she softly hit it, "will always make you happy." He leaned in, his face a mere inch and a half away from hers as he held her hand, his lips aimed for hers.
"W-What? N-No! Sei-chan, stop it!" She yelled, shutting her eyes as she tried to push him away, her weak shoves not reaching her goal, "Mamoru! I don't want to kiss anyone other than you!"
Suddenly, a force pulled Seijuro away and Usagi opened her eyes, seeing an extremely pissed Seiya holding a surprised Seijuro by the back of his shirt, pulling him back. "What do you think you're doing?" He demanded, his eyes bloodshot, "Stay away from my Usagi! How dare you try to pull a move on her, you BASTARD!" He yelled, but Seijuro just gritted his teeth. "Leave us ALONE!" He commanded, and punched Seiya in the face, sneering as the black-haired guy staggered away, examining the small trickle of blood escaping his mouth with his index finger angrily.
Usagi's eyes widened as Seiya then grabbed Seijuro's shirt again and punched him back in the nose, who staggered back as well, his eyes extremely pissed as his nose started to bleed. He ran towards Seiya and Seiya was to return the action when Usagi yelled at the top of her lungs, "STOP IT!"
"What are you guys doing?" A cool voice ordered as two arms reached out and stopped them from fighting. Usagi blinked as she turned around, seeing Mamoru in his work uniform, holding his arms out wide, preventing the two angry fighters from continuing their battle by holding their faces away from each other, his eyebrow raised as Rei, in her work uniform as well, and Natsumi stood behind him, their eyes wide in shock. Rei shot Usagi an angry glare and Natsumi was staring at the bloody lovers. "Do you guys want to lose your noses or something?" He demanded.
"CHIBA?" The two asked, their expressions extremely surprised as they watched their ultimate rival walk over to them, examining their injured states. "You've scared all of our customers and have broken some of the dishes on tables in the process. Of course it has nothing to do with me." He said sarcastically, turned to Usagi and looked back at them. "Could it be that you two are fighting over this one?" He asked, a dark eyebrow raised, and Usagi could feel a bit of anger bubble inside her. "What does he mean by 'this one'?" She thought angrily, her mouth forming a pout too small for anyone to see.
"None of this has anything to do with you, Chiba!" Seiya growled, his blue eyes glaring at the man he had been jealous of for almost five years as he wiped his bloody nose. "You don't even like Usagi, so it's none of your business!"
"Yeah!" Seijuro agreed, "Just butt out!"
Mamoru smirked, "Maybe" and then started to walk over to Usagi, who started to blink in surprise. Then, he extended his right arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him. Five pairs of eyes widened in surprise at his action, but he was only focused on two pairs. "Now get this straight. The one Usagi is in love with is me. You two can fight all you want, but it will be useless." He turned to Usagi, his blue eyes locked on her shocked ones. "I'm done for today. Let's go home." He started to walk out with her, and Usagi quickly turned around, shooting an apologetic look at Seijuro and Seiya, who watched as she walked off with Mamoru in utter disbelief. "Wait, Usagi, I can drop you home!" Seiya tried to say, but Seijuro shook his head at him, implying that it was too late.
"Mamoru!" Rei's voice whined out towards him, but he continued to walk out the door with Usagi. "MA-MO-RU!" She yelled, stomping her feet angrily as she stressed each syllable of his name before storming off to the kitchen, where loud, ear-bursting clangs of the falling of dishes and kitchen utensils could be heard. Seiya fell on his knees and started to sob before he stormed out angrily, muttering under his breath how he was going to kill a certain genius for taking away his love.
"Wah, how humiliating," Natsumi smirked as she flipped her red hair over her shoulder, and Seijuro turned to her. "What?"
"Bloodied and beaten up and rejected," She said, "You're such a failure!" She shook her head in disapproval.
Seijuro's expression got angrier. "You selfish, annoying, stuck-up-"
A handkerchief was quickly thrown at Seijuro's face, silencing him immediately. He took the white, lacey sheet off of his face and blinked in surprise, turning to Natsumi, who turned bright peach. "You're in a really bad condition. Clean yourself up, and give it back at school," She quickly said to him before rushing towards the door, calling out to her sister that she was leaving and she'd see her at home. Seijuro looked down at the handkerchief and then back up at the redhead who paused a moment to look at him, turned strawberry red, and then ran out the door, her hair fluttering out behind her. Seijuro turned red as well and held the handkerchief up to his nose, inhaling it's light scent and blinked as he watched Natsumi walking out through the windows. Then he ran to the door, pushing it aside, his eyes locked on the leaving Natsumi. "Ne, Natsumi!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Say that you love me/Say that you care...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mamoru said that he would drop Usagi off at the Chiba household because his father had also called him before she and Seijuro entered the restaurant, so he decided that they would both go together because he "didn't want her to end up getting another hobo for her 'jealousy' plan." After a small argument, the two ended up sitting next to each other on the train back to the area where his parents lived.
"So you found out...wait, why are you so confident?" She demanded, turning to him, her mouth forming a small pout. "Didn't you ever think I'd actually fall in love with Sei-chan?" She asked.
"Nope." He simply replied, not turning to her, his arms still crossed as his navy eyes blankly watched the opposite side of the train.
"Were you even a bit jealous?" She asked, her expression rather surprised.
"Nope."
Usagi blinked. "Oh." She looked away, feeling embarrassed.
"It was also my mother's fault."
"W-What?" Usagi looked up at him, her bright blue eyes blinking with confusion.
"You seriously didn't notice her as she was running around, watching us in a ninja suit while scribbling down notes?"
Usagi tapped on her chin, trying to think back if she could remember seeing a woman in a ninja suit. "No..."
He sighed. "Baka." He said, shaking his head. "She actually called me ten times to tell me about your 'Sei-chan'."
"But I am happy..." She thought happily, and then started to giggle, a smile creeping onto her face.
"Why are you laughing?" Mamoru asked, now turning to her, but she just shook her head, laughing madly as her ponytails started to cascade over her face. "I'm happy because I know now that you know I've always loved you! And you don't hide that from me!" She covered her mouth, her cheeks flushing a red rosier than the times Mamoru had seen when she laughed with Seijuro. All of a sudden, he saw himself lightly chuckling.
"A-Are you laughing at me?" She tried to ask, but her voice was cracking.
He nodded at her, turning away from her, his arms still crossed as he continued to laugh lightly.
"Why are you laughing at me?"
"Because your laugh is fun to make fun of, Odango." He told her, and she pouted again before punching him gently in the shoulder. "Mamoru-baka,your personality is fun to make fun of! So HA!" She said, and his lips pulled up a bit at the corners.
Ten minutes later, the two arrived at the Chiba household. Usagi gently slid open the gate and then let herself and Mamoru in, calling, "I'm home!" loud enough for Saori to hear while she did.
But Saori didn't come to greet her this time. Uncle Koba appeared by the foot of the stairs, nodding to Usagi. "Konbanwa, Usagi-chan. Mamoru, there's something I'd like to talk to you about in my study." He said seriously, and Mamoru nodded, following him as the two walked into Kobayashi's private room. Usagi slid off her shoes, watching as the two walked away, and then heard a "psst!"ing noise. She turned around and saw Saori hiding behind the sofa, waving her right hand towards her, gesturing her to follow her. Usagi got up and followed the black-haired woman, who tiptoed to Kobayashi's study and leaned against the door, her ear next to it to hear what was going on. Usagi copied her actions and started ti hear the father and son's conversation.
"Mamoru..." Kobayashi's tired yet a bit muffled voice began, "You need to seriously start considering your future. It's almost been a year since you've left our house, and I've been wondering if you've actually been thinking about your career yet."
"No, I haven't. Not yet." Mamoru's reply came.
"Listen, Mamoru. It's still my wish that you take over my toy company after me. I'd like you to start off as my right-hand man, and then start making the company grow by yourself. That is my dream. What do you think?"
"Why are you asking me for my opinion, then?" Mamoru's voice raised a bit, and Usagi could feel his temper rising along with it. "You're obviously trying to force me into that direction, Father. You're pretending to let me make my own decisions, but in reality, you're making me follow the path of your dream. That's really low."
"HOW DARE YOU!" Usagi's eyes widened as Saori burst open the door without giving her a warning, her usually-gentle face angry as hell. "HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER THAT WAY!" She repeated, her eyes blazing. "He's only thinking of what's best for you, Mamoru!"
"It's not me he's concerned about!" Mamoru retorted, and Usagi could see a similar fury in both of the mother and son's expressions. "He's concerned about his own damn future, making me work my own life for it!" And before Saori could yell again, he turned fully to her. "You're the same, too!" He added.
"W-WHAT?" She screamed, and both Usagi and Kobayashi cringed, scared at the huge amounts of tension in the air.
"Just because you're fond of Usagi, you always desperately try to get us together to the point that you start ignoring the fact that maybe I don't have feelings for her!" He said, his voice rising higher at her.
Usagi felt her heart sink low to her stomach, and she pursed her lips as the fight continued, no one realizing her shocked and hurt face.
"It's just that I happen to think you and Usagi-chan make a good couple!" Saori shot back.
"I've had enough! Can't you even let me have my own love life?" Mamoru demanded, and then rose out of the chair, starting to leave. "This is why I wanted to move out! This house is like a prison! It shackles and restrains me, and-"
TCHAK!
Usagi covered her mouth as she watched Saori's right hand slap across Mamoru's cheek, which was now a blazing, fiery red. His dark blue eyes were wide in shock, as well as Usagi's and Kobayashi's. Only Saori's teal eyes burned an angry gaze at her eldest son, her white teeth gritted hard.
After a few moments of awkward silence, Mamoru slammed the door aside and stormed out angrily. "M-Mamoru!" His father called out, but Saori's enraged voice cut him off. "NO, let him go, Kobayashi!" She screamed angrily as he tried to calm her down. "He can never come back, for all I care!"
"Sao, please calm down!"
"That heartless boy..."
Saori burst into tears as she fell down on her knees, crying her heart out. Kobayashi hugged his wife as Usagi dashed out by the stairs, where Shingo was watching his only brother storm out in disbelief. Usagi then noticed a dark green jacket laying by the stairs. Mamoru's ugly, dark green jacket. "He forgot this!" She said, and seized it, trying to tie her shoes on quickly as she bolted out the door, trying to find him. "I'm going to go give it to him!" She wasn't exactly sure who she was talking to, but felt the need to yell that out.
"I don't know what to do..." Usagi continued to run, trying to reach the train station before his train would leave. "I've never seen Mamoru or oba-sama that angry before, and-" Her thoughts were cut off as she noticed a black figure, walking about twenty feet away from her. "Mamoru!" She called out, running after him.
"Odango?" He asked and stopped walking, turning around to see the blonde hurrying over to his side, holding up his jacket. "You forgot your jacket!" She panted, and he took it, feeling the forgotten warmth surround him as he put it on. He continued to walk, and she did too, not leaving his side.
"I've got to say something..." She thought, and then looked down. "Oba-sama just got a bit over-emotional, that's all. You're so quiet and a bit steely all the time, so it probably caught everyone off guard when you started...um..." She pursed her lips, trying to think of the right words. "...yelling. That's why it kind of blew up, I guess..." She laughed nervously, wondering what on Earth she was saying. "But I understand what kind of situation you're in!" She added, waving her arms, "I-I mean it's not like I'm inconsiderate or anything, but it is your future after all, and it's no use rushing your career, either..."
Mamoru's words about his love life rung through Usagi's ears and she felt her heart sink again. "...or your love life. I-It's not right, you know? I-It's not..." She couldn't finish her sentence.
"I want to become a doctor."
Usagi looked up, her sky blue eyes blinking. "W-What?"
"I want to start over in the medical department at our university and study there." He said as they entered the train station's doors, "I don't know if I'm suited for it or not, but it's the first time I've actually shown an interest towards a career. But I'm still not at the stage where I can tell my father. Because I'm still unsure about it myself."
"S-So..." Usagi bit her lip. "So why did you decide to tell me, then?" She asked, a bit confused.
Mamoru then turned to her, his mouth smiling a bit. "Beats me. But don't tell anyone yet." He turned around and started to walk towards his train, which was called over the P.A. system. "Ja ne, Odango." He glanced over at her a bit as he turned around and started to walk away. Usagi blinked, her mind slowly taking in what had just happened. "Mamoru's becoming a doctor...? Is it because of me? Because I suggested it?" She thought, her mind scrambling over the recent events.
Back at the Chiba household, Saori continued to cry as Kobayashi tried to comfort her. "Please, don't cry anymore, Sao." He said, but she shook her head, wiping away her tears. "That's the first time I've raised my hand on either of my children!" She wailed, "B-But I couldn't help it, Koba! He insulted you and me, even though we're trying to do what's best for him! I thought," She sniffled, blowing her nose on a tissue, "that he truly did love Usagi-chan! Somewhere, deep down, in his cold heart, he did! After all, he's my son, and I know how he feels, b-but..." Her voice started to break again, "I've made a huge mistake to him and Usagi-chan!"
"He loves her."
Kobayashi and Saori turned to the doorway, where Shingo was standing, his eyes directly looking at his mother's. "W-What?" Saori asked.
"Onii-chan does love Usagi." Shingo repeated. "So you don't have to cry anymore, Ma." He said, and then started to dash towards his room as Saori chased him, constantly asking why he said that. "Shingo! Tell your mother why you say that! What evidence do you have? Shingo! Shingo!" Her voice banged through the door, but he leaned against the door, remembering what he saw at the hospital. "That day at the hospital..." He thought, running a hand through his sandy-colored hair. "Onii-chan WAS kissing Usagi!" He turned back to the door, where his mother was constantly yelling, pleading with him that he tell her why he said his statement a few minutes ago. "I can't tell anyone about this. It's my secret." He nodded, and then looked up. "He can deny it all he wants, but Onii-chan is in love with Usagi."
A/N: YES! THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! (I think) MAMORU'S JEALOUSY! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Too bad it didn't last long, though -.-''
YAY! The transitions (an example of one was "Say that you love me/Say that you care...") throughout the story were the lyrics of the It Started With A Kiss theme song, "Say U Love Me" by Jason and Lara, and all they lyrics are finally FINISHED! WOOT! Now, to think of a different song for the transitions...
I'm really sorry the scenarios were so short T-T BAD WRITER, BAD WRITER! *hits self continuously with Sailor Moon Luna-P jewelry box toy that barely works*
And if none of you understood who Yoshiya-chan was, don't worry. You'll find out later if I decide to actually continue this story...but here's a hint: He's an actual character in Sailor Moon (he's in both the anime and the manga). Yoshiya isn't his name in Sailor Moon, though (; Also, Ginga Seijuro was Ail from the Makaiju arc of the Sailor Moon R season.
WOO-HOO, QUICK (I think) UPDATE! Now I must go work on my other fanfics...
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