Written for Usagi and Mamoru: A Love Like No Other. Link can be found on my bio page.
98. All's fair in love and war (324 words)
"Thank you for everything Motoki," Usagi said as she hugged the older boy. She smiled brightly and skipped away.
Mamoru snorted as he approached Motoki. As Motoki moved back to the other side of the counter Mamoru resumed his usual seat. "I don't know how you have yet to realise that that girl is in love with you," he sneered.
"Usagi's not in love with me," Motoki protested. "She just sees me as a big brother." Mamoru simply raised an eyebrow at this. "Okay so maybe she has a small crush on me," Motoki continued. "But that's all it is, a harmless crush."
"Yeah right."
"What I find more interesting is why you seem to care so much."
"I don't care."
"Then why are you so worked up about it?"
Mamoru scowled. "I am not worked up about it as you say."
Motoki looked closely at his friend's face. Mamoru was wearing his typical frown but there was just something slightly different about his expression. Motoki was trying to figure it out when it suddenly hit him. "You're in love with her."
Mamoru's eyes widened in shock. "What? How…"
"I notice you're not denying it. You know how the old saying goes Mamoru. 'All's fair in love and war.'"
"Well, gee, that wasn't completely random." Mamoru rolled his eyes in contempt. "And exactly what were you trying to imply? That I fight you for Usagi's affections when you aren't even interested in her anyway?"
"No what I actually meant was-"
"Besides that statement is wrong anyway. When has war ever been fair? It hasn't. Even though it says that all is fair in war, how can killing and mass murder and millions of young men becoming cannon fodder possibly be fair? And love is no different really. Nothing in love is fair. Love itself isn't fair. Because if love was fair then the girl I love wouldn't be in love with my best friend."