A/N: Of course Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me. Don't be silly ;)

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Needs

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As soon as those lips, the lips she came to find herself thinking about often, her blue eyes widened. Didn't they come to an agreement? Why was he making everything so hard and complicated? In truth, she wanted to pull him closer and respond to the kiss, but she couldn't find herself to do so. She did what came first in mind. She pulled her hand up and slapped him, startling the both of them.

Seiya was silenced with shock before his hand flew to his reddening cheek, blue eyes darting to the blonde. "OW!"

She finally realized what she had done. "Oh–Seiya, sorry! I–It was instinct! I didn't mean to do it." She paused, "Actually, you should apologize!"

"Wha-why me? I'm not the one who hit another person," he murmured, backing away from her. The girl had a good hand.

"Yes, well–you shouldn't have kissed me just now. You agreed to be friends or whatever!"

"I know, but," he stopped. He ran a hand through his black hair in frustration, "I know." He didn't really have a reason for kissing her; it just felt to be the right thing at the moment. He saw a lot wrong with it, but he couldn't help himself. Everything about her; her scent, her laugh, her smile–it all drove him crazy and he wanted to have all of her. Usagi caught the miserable look that flashed in his blue eyes and she bit her bottom lip, standing up out of his chair to stand in front of him. Her slender hand reached up, hesitating before letting her fingers rest of the abused cheek.

They both felt something as her skin touched his.

"I'm sorry," she spoke quietly. "I really didn't mean to that."

"Don't apologize." His boyish grin instantly appeared on his lips, "I just now knownever to get on your bad side! I fear that your slap will be much more painful."

It pulled a giggle from the girl, both of them unaware of a pair of auburn-colored eyes watching them with a scowl.


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Mamoru rubbed his temples as he listened to the man on his speakerphone. He just wanted sleep and didn't want to be bothered. He picked up his pen, scribbling down a name before speaking, "I don't think I can make the meeting."

"What? Are you sure? Why not-it's pretty important, Mr. Chiba."

"I don't have time to do so." He smiled slightly, "Besides, I don't think it will go over too well with the soon-to-be misses, if you know what I mean."

"Ah, that beautiful fiancé of yours. You're quite the lucky man, Mr. Chiba. I'm jealous. I understand completely, but won't she let you attend the meeting in Boston if you tell her you need to be there?"

"Being busy here and never getting to see her takes a toll on the relationship. I can call Stanley and tell him that I won't be able to attend the meeting. I'm sure he'll understand and if not, I'll just tell him that I know about his little rendezvous with a sixteen year old girl in a hotel last month. I'm certain his wife of thirty years and his three kids won't like that leak of information–and it won't go over well with his career."

"Hahaha, Mr. Chiba, you are quite the devil."

He shrugged calmly, his blue eyes darting up to his door when he heard it open. Setsuna, a wealthy partner of that brought him a lot of money the year before by merging. They became 'close' at a company party two years ago, Setsuna just getting over a divorce and having her adopted daughter, Hotaru, getting taken by the father. She only saw the young girl on holidays. Setsuna saw it as a way to get more work done and not have to worry about paying too much attention to someone. Business came first in her world, romance and family second.

"Funny to hear you say that, but I must take my leave. A client just walked in."

"Yes, Mr. Chiba. Have a good day."

"You too," he replied, hanging up the phone and turning the speaker off. He leaned back in his large leather chair, a small grin coming to his lips. "Setsuna, what brings you here?"

She slowly removed her coat, a smile coming to her ruby lips. "Just stopping by to visit a dear friend. And I got a little bored."

"You think I can take away your boredom?"

"I know you can," she told with a sly smile, rounding his desk to sit near him on the edge. She crossed her long legs, reaching up and slowly removing the hairpin holding up her long hair in a messy bun. She placed the pin on his desk, glancing at a picture of the blonde she had met only several times. She was a sweet girl, but a bit too innocent for her taste. "How is Usagi, by the way?"

"She's doing good. Just started college awhile ago."

"She so young, Mamoru! What ever attracted you to such a child?"

"She's far from a child," he corrected. Usagi had her moments of acting childish, but she also had her share of maturity moments. "But I'm sure I can't change your mind on how you think of her. You never really liked her, so I heard from Rei."

"Any woman your age doesn't like her, Mamoru. You need a real woman, not a young blonde bimbo-"

"She's far from a bimbo," he cut in with a stronger tone, his blue eyes narrowing slightly. Usagi was the nicest girl he ever encountered and he hated it when people talked bad about her. They didn't even really know her! Women said vicious things about his fiancé, eighty percent of them never even meeting her once, so he didn't see why they said such things. Well, he knew it was because of jealousy, but he figured they would get over it and find some other man to take care of their sexual needs. Setsuna was one of the many that didn't get over him.

They dated for three months before Mamoru broke it off, losing interest in the woman. She was too serious and they didn't have a lot in common. Their breakup didn't stop them both from climbing into each other's beds. With sex, he quickly became bored with Setsuna once again and broke off their late night visits. She was soon engaged and married; adopting Hotaru and Mamoru thought everything was swell between them.

Until she jumped him in his office.

He gave into it, sleeping with a married woman and future business partner. And yes, he was with Usagi at that time, their relationship new and fresh. Setsuna wasn't called a 'sly seductress' for nothing among his co-workers. He figured that the divorce was caused by Setsuna's infidelity with countless men. He didn't quite understand why she strayed, for her husband, a Professor, was a king man. He gave her everything she wanted, including a mansion, three new cars, and a daughter. Setsuna was unable to have any children of her own.

Setsuna rolled her eyes, tucking strands of hair behind her ear. "What does she have that Rei and myself don't have?"

"Class."

She ignored his answer.

"Rei is just for a fun time and you were just a mistake that should've never happened."

She let out a cold laugh, a elegant brow rising. "You didn't enjoy me?"

"Only for several minutes. You were just a toy that I quickly got over." He shifted in his seat, not caring how cold he was being to the woman. He was known as a hardass man without a heart in the business. Numerous people saw that side of him.

"Is Usagi too prude that you can't stay faithful to her?"

He honestly didn't know what it was. He was confused. It didn't irritate him that the blonde wanted to wait until their unplanned wedding night, but he didn't try forcing her. He respected her and didn't want to scare her off, but he soon understood that he had needs. "Why did you come again?"

"Hoping you could settle my boredom," she snapped, slipping off of his desk. "But I guess not," she continued, crossing her arms over her well-exposed cleavage. She didn't bother buttoning the top three buttons to her business suit. "There's a dinner party for the companies next weekend, are you going?"

"This would be my first time hearing about it, but I'm interested."

"All right, I'll fax you over the details. Apparently, we're getting some band to perform that has been getting a lot of buzz at that place, The Music Joint?"

"Yes, I've been there." He raised a brow, "Is it possible that a Seiya Kou would be in the band?"

She snapped her fingers, "Yes! I saw a picture of him and he's surely going to perform at the dinner party. The man, Nephrite Osaka–rich bastard–is a fan and so is his youngest daughter."

He smirked slightly, "You only call him that because he wouldn't agree to sleep with you."

"I don't see why he wouldn't."

"Because he's married to Naru?"

"A flat-chested, childish red-head."

"She's not flat-chested, just not as curvaceous such as yourself. And Nephrite can't help falling for a girl ten years younger than himself." He knew that Setsuna, being thirty-eight, was fairly jealous of younger women that were catching the attention of men her age and younger. "Anyway, fax me the information by tomorrow. I have work to do, so if you'll kindly leave my office.."

For once, she didn't argue, but he received a slammed door. He sighed loudly, picking up his phone and calling his fiancé.


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"Mamoru–what a surprise," Usagi spoke as she headed outside, walking to her next class. "Aren't you busy working all day today?"

"Eh, well-no. I took the rest of the day off."

"Really?"

He noticed how she didn't sound too excited. He knew why. He had told her many times that he had days off, but somehow, he'd end up working and not getting to spend time with her. She thought that this was another one of his lies. He smiled slightly, "Isn't that a good thing?" He wanted to see if he were right.

"Yes, but you've canceled your days off before, Mamoru." Her voice softened, her eyes lowering with a hint of sadness in them. "You always change your mind and I'm left in the dark, by myself. Well, with Luna by my side."

"This time, it's all real. I'll take you out to dinner tonight at eight. I swear."

'How many times have I heard that,' she thought to herself, her brows knitting together. She didn't want it to turn out like every other time. She didn't want to feel stupid, but he did sound convincing. Silence came between them as she continued to think, the soft breathing coming from him. She stopped walking, placing a hand on her hip. "Okay, but if you stand me up for work tonight, you're sleeping on the couch for a month." She paused, hearing him chuckle. A frown came to her pretty face. Did he think it was a joke? She was sure that she sounded serious enough, but by his chuckling, she was proved wrong. She closed her eyes briefly, annoyed with his laughter. "Mamoru, I'm serious," she bit out. "I'm sick of your job and sick of never seeing my own fiancé."

"Love, I–"

"I see my mother–who lives in a different state more than I see you, Mamoru. So if you're not sure if you can make it tonight, don't bother going through with this dinner date."

A brow rose on his face. Since when did his Usagi become so tough? She usually shrunk away and dismissed him canceling their dates, but she was clearly different in a way. "Usagi, eight. We're going out to eat," he told her. He waited for her to respond.

Usagi was a bit surprised, but merely replied. "All right, eight. How should I dress?"

"Casually nice–though you always look nice."

His words didn't cause her to blush like usual. Her teacher now caused her blushing episodes. "All right. I'll see you then," she told him, hanging up before he could say anything more. A part of her wanted to have what they once had, but another told her to move on to someone better. She sighed loudly, continuing her walk to class as she slipped her cell phone in her pink purse.


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SHORT chapter again. A bit more revealed about Mamoru in this chapter. Setsuna made her appearance, but I don't think she'll be a major character. I always tend to change my mind though! Bad habit. I say one thing and do the opposite. Ha, it made me laugh that so many agreed that they would enjoy the neck rub from Seiya also. Eh, but not much Seiya in this chapter. Next chapter. I can't go long without S+U. I use to be all for M+U, but after the last season, it was total S+U! I still like Mamoru somewhat, don't get me wrong. I just lean towards S+U strongly.

Soleil-Lune: Knives! I don't think I can dodge those so well.

Thanks to all who reviewed and enjoy the story so much! Glad to hear so! Wait patiently for the next chapter!