Aligning Hearts
AN: Originally this was going to be a one shot. Then I thought I could expand it a little since Valentines is so close. What other holiday suits UsaMamo more!? Except possibly Christmas. But regardless I've decided to do at least one more chapter. I just hope you like it. Thank you to everyone who read or reviewed the first chapter. It means a lot. Please Review and Comment! And thank you to my beta Moon Bunny for her help and suggestions!
Mamoru Chiba was completely enamoured. He knew he was. But then again…Usa always could do that to him. This was one of her favourite times of year after all. Valentine's Day the day of lovers, romance and the occasional miracle. Smiling softly he followed behind her as she fluttered from one place to the next, 'oohing' and 'aahing' over all the displays of chocolates and sparkling jewellery. Her eyes would get all wide and excited, she'd move in that little excited shimmy she had. He loved seeing her like this. Carefree and sweet and overcome with joy.
He shook his head gently. She wasn't truly carefree. She hadn't been as long as he'd known her. Even when that test with its infamous score had smacked him in the face he'd seen the sadness behind her eyes. But he saw it a lot less now. If anything that sadness had changed into determination. He was certain she'd never let anyone else be sad again if she had the power and possibility to help. He'd been amazed when she had managed to save Fiore. He had been through a lot. Far more than even Mamoru knew and she had wished upon the Silver Crystal without hesitation. As far as Luna and Artemis had been able to figure out he had been reborn as a human and had a family somewhere in the centre of the Minato Ward. Mamoru often wondered if he'd bump into them again. Maybe even play with Chibi-Usa now that she was back for training.
Suddenly realising Usako was staring at him he chased after her to catch up. She was standing next to a caricaturist with pleading eyes turned towards him. "Don't worry Usa. You know as well as I do I can't resist those eyes of yours." He reassured her and smiled as he took her hand and handed the woman the money.
"Don't forget I have that surprise for you later on tonight." He teased a little. He knew she could hardly wait for surprises, and watching her in suspense was part of the fun. He tried to keep a straight face at the memory of an attempted surprise party for Ami's birthday last year. Not only had Ami already guessed there was a party for her but even if she hadn't Usagi had let it slip a couple of days before hand because she was so excited. They'd still loved the party of course but he couldn't help but find that memory particularly funny.
Once the caricaturist was finished they walked to his home under the dimming light. The sky began to change as the sunset around them. An orange and pink glow enveloped the sky. It wasn't quite moonlight…not yet anyway. But it still looked beautiful. He took her up to his balcony and blushed deeply as she saw the surprise. A whole garden of homegrown roses of all different colours and sizes that spelt out a message just for her. It had taken a lot of effort and some secret help from Makoto but tonight was special after all. He knew it was the right thing to do…wasn't it? Had he overdone it? He silenced his inner critic with a single thought. It made her smile. That meant it was worth it. Mamoru Chiba would go through and back again for his Usako. His lunar angel.
"Usagi Tsukino I love you. I have since the day I first met you. I might not always be the best at showing it. But I want you with me forever. I will be yours and only yours. I am your protector. Your Mamo-chan. Turn around."
When she did turn around he wrapped around her in the way only he could. That way she'd always told him made her feel safe. He then took out a beautiful box and opened it, placing a golden necklace around her slender neck. The necklace was one that had been specially crafted to include an earth and moon tied to each other and orbited by the other planets and the sun. As he held her close the moonlight came into the room surrounding them both and making her hair shine silver and his heart sing.
"I love you Usako. I always will. Happy Valentine's Day."
AN: Hopefully this is good enough for everyone! I tried to work on it to have it suit Mamo so fingers crossed I did a good job! As for why I didn't write Usagi's actual dialouge? I didn't have confidence in my ability to write her convincingly. But if I do more I'll definitely try. And once again thank you to my beta Moon Bunny! Be sure to check out her stories!