AN: Hey everyone, I'm back. Sorry I've kept you waiting so long for this story. Two months and plus, yikes! I was having a major writing block... still am slightly. Hopefully it has passed and I'll be able to update quickly again. If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to PM me, or write them in a review. Hope you like this chapter, sorry it's short, but short is better than nothing! lol.

If anyone is interested I've writing a new Sailor Moon fanfic. PM me for details.

Usagi hurried off towards the mall, and Mamoru quickly ran after her, keeping himself a distance behind her. He still felt horrible that he was lying to her about being Tuxedo Kamen. Well not lying to her but leaving out the truth rather. Still, he needed to be sure that they would last before he did. But that didn't mean that he wouldn't still protect her with his life. He watched from a distance as she ran into an alleyway to transform. Seconds later she was running out of it as Sailor Moon. After she was ahead, he quickly did the same thing before running to her at the mall.

When he got there the first floor of the mall was covered with bodies lying on the floor with their energy drained out. He saw Sailor Moon and the rest of the senshi battling the fowl looking youma. Watching from afar like he always did, he saw Sailor Moon lunge to avoid a spray of venom, only to have her back to yet another attack. Hurrying forwards, he quickly stood in front of her and shielded her with his cape, then flung the venom back to the monster with his cane. It cried out in pain as Tuxedo Kamen stepped aside so that Sailor Moon could finish it off. She stood, gave him a small smile and then threw her tiara towards the monster. It quickly hit and the monster disappeared. Sailor Moon nodded towards him and then hurried over to her other senshi. Maybe if she hurried she could make it back to Mamoru before he left.

" Sorry Girls," Tuxedo Kamen heard Sailor Moon say. " I got to go… I was in the middle of something," she concluded a huge grin on her face. They nodded and then Sailor Moon was off again. Understanding where she was going, Tuxedo Kamen quickly ran out of the building and into a tree so that he could make it there before she did. Luckily for Mamoru, he made it there only seconds before she did.

Usagi hurried down the street. She wanted to get there before Mamoru left. She had decided the other day that they needed to keep their relationship a secret for a while, until they had built a strong friendship, otherwise their friends might get suspicious. Usagi smiled from afar as she saw his green jacket. Boy did she hate that jacket, but yet, it somehow felt right. Slowing her pace, she quietly walked up from behind him and placed her hands over his face.

" Guess who," she said through a soft giggle. He gently moved away her hand and kissed it. Blushing, Usagi hurried around the bench and took her place beside him.

" Hi again," she said softly, staring into his eyes. Mamoru moved closer, stopping just inches from her lips.

" Hi," he responded against her lips before kissing her.

Pulling away after a quick kiss, Usagi momentarily looked around. " We really should be careful you know."

Mamoru gave her a blank look. Usagi sighed softly. " I think it would be better if our friends didn't know about us yet. I mean after all Motoki knows that you're dating Sailor Moon, right? We wouldn't want him thinking your cheating on me with me," she said laughing.

Mamoru nodded, a smile on his face. " Okay. So we act as only friends in front of our friends so that they don't get suspicious?"

" Exactly," Usagi said as she quickly bent down to kiss him quickly on the cheek before pulling him up.

Mamoru smiled and took her hand. That was okay right? Friends held hands. He looked at their entwined hands and then at her face. When she only smiled lovingly, he didn't move them apart. Smiling, his gaze captured her face once again.

" How about we go get something to eat, hmm? I'm starved."

A huge smile playing on her face, Usagi nodded. " That's a great idea!"

With that, she started quickly walking as he trailed some-what behind her. He laughed, and then quickly picked up his pace, so that he stood beside her. The two walked the whole way there, hands joined, neither caring what others thought. Friends did do that, so it was okay.

They arrived at the arcade and quickly walked inside to their front stool seats. Motoki, as soon as he saw them frowned, confusing both Mamoru and Usagi. Regardless, they walked over and sat down.

" What's up, Man?" Mamoru asked his best friend.

" You guys haven't seen the paper this morning?" he asked quietly.

Both shook their head. Motoki sighed deeply at this and then disappeared behind the counter. Suddenly rising, he sighed once more, now holding the newspaper. Mamoru extended his hand, ready to see whatever disturbing thing was in the paper, but Motoki didn't relinquish the paper.

" You aren't going to like this."

Mamoru huffed, slightly annoyed. Why had his best friend brought it up then if he hadn't planned on showing him? He quickly grabbed the paper and looked over the front page. He gasped. Seconds following Usagi gasped as well. The paper which was placed between them, made it also accessible to her. On the front page, blown up to cover the whole cover, was a picture of Mamoru and Sailor Moon kissing in the park. With the caption " Love In The Air."