#53. Giddy
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A/N: Yes, I'm back. *rubs hands gleefully. I'm not really sure how I did with this one, so review to let me know!
Warnings: Well, Kissing? Does that count?
Disclaimer: Don't own sailormoon
Like the leaves fluttering in a circle around her, her heart and mind were spinning wildly. The wind tugged at the long strands of her hair and she absently held on to them. Usagi pressed a finger to her lips, caressing the swollen and heated flesh and a strange longing for more.
Escaping to a building some blocks away, Mamoru could only hold on to the walls as he caught his breath. Was kissing supposed to leave this sort of effect? This giddy, delirious, strange yet comforting feeling was confusing him. None of the girls he had kissed before had this effect.
And yet, he wanted more.
Heaving a sigh of exasperation, he ran a hand through his hair. It was wrong. So wrong. But it felt so right.
Was it the daily bickering? Or was it that their faces were too close to each other? It could be just a bump, an accidental kiss. Usagi reasoned with herself, hugging the books close to her chest as she walked back down the streets. He would never like me. She had finally managed to pick herself up to walk back home. She never really hated him, and if she was really honest with herself, she actually enjoyed the bickering sessions she had with him. But now that was all gone.
All because of that question.
"What, Are you afraid?"
"N..o, no! Of course not! I'll have you know I'm pretty experienced myself!"
"Well then, Why not we kiss to have you prove that you're not chicken, huh?" Somehow, a part of Mamoru was angry that she had already been kissed. "Since you've kissed before then this shouldn't mean a thing!" By then, their faces were so close to each other's that it just felt natural to part her own lips, giving into the kiss.
And then he bolted.
Would she avoid him from now on? It was weird, he mused. Had he known that a kiss could enlighten so much more in him, he would gladly have skipped the bickering sessions and went straight on to that question. The kiss made him giddy, hell, it made the both of them giddy. The only realisation in his mind was that even though she grated on his nerves like no other, he couldn't bear to see her sad, he couldn't bear to see her hurt.
And only then with the kiss, he realised he couldn't live without her. Almost every single day, he looked forward to their fights. Every day, he would wait with coffee in hand, just to hear the sliding doors open with her cheerful voice. If she didn't come in that day, he would take a detour on the way home to see if she would run into him, literally. Which she always did.
He was running now.
-"OW!"
This seemed so familiar…Usagi grabbed at her head, dropping the books. Great. First Mamoru, then the kiss, then the strange feelings running inside her and now she hit something hard. Before she could react, the hands wrapped around her shoulders and she was suddenly pulled into a hug.
"Wha-Huh?"
The only thing that registered in her mind was that he was warm. Really warm. Stunned, she looked up into Mamoru's eyes.
"Don't go."
"But…I thought…." Usagi shook her head and pushed against him, her small frame no match for his body. "You hated me."
"No, I don't."
"You're lying!"
"No I'm not!"
"I suppose this is just an elaborate prank to make me look like a fool, isn't it?" Tears seemed to flow freely now. "You're just here to laugh at me!"
"Damnit, Usako!" The pet name slipped from his tongue as her head shot up, staring at him incredulously. Taking the chance, Mamoru cupped her face and kissed her hungrily once more. Usagi's eyelashes fluttered shut. The kiss was making her giddy once again and she stumbled, only to be held up against the wall.
Somehow this was real.
And this felt so right.
Until the click of a gun sounded right behind him.
"Get. Your. Hands. Off. My. Daughter. Now."
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