Duet
by Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
Usagi has a school project where she has to sing but
she also needs a male counter part. Who will it be
and what will happen?
***
Usagi sat beneath a large tree and sighed. As if nature
knew of her plight the wind picked up and blew through
her hair and across the pond.
She watched the ripples form and shiver accross the
water like some unkown dance. A tear slid down her cheek
as she remembered the tone of Mamoru's voice when he
yelled at her.
In all this time he had never done something like that.
He was always so calm and collected. She ran her fingers
through the trail of hair hanging from her right odango.
Twisting some of it around her index finger she thought
about her current position. Something told her she had
to pass this year or things wouldn't work out they way
they should. It was as if someone else within her soul
was ready to come out.
Laying down she set her head on her outstreached left
arm and stared up at the sky through the tree branches.
"Maybe it is time." She pulled the slip of white paper
from her pocket and stared at it, fingering the edges
lightly.
-He's so frightening at times. Cold and distant. I
sometimes wonder if I should even try to be his friend.
But then he does something.. unexplainable.- She thought
as she gazed up at the darkening sky. It was getting
late and dark clouds were beginning to fill the blue
overhead.
Her thoughts continued in her head as she pocketed the
phone number and pushed herself off the ground. -A look.
A smile. And something inside of me just wants to reach
out and protect him like he were a child. But he isn't
the child.. I am. And now it's time..-
As she began walking rain began to pour and for once in
her life she didn't wail and run. Her clothes soaked and
her hair came undone and stuck to her face but she
didn't care. "It's time to grow up."
***
Mamoru watched the rain trickle down his bedroom window
in little streams. Storms always soothed him. He smiled
and watched the people running along the sidewalks,
trying to reach their destination.
Umbrellas were opened everywhere and from above they
appeared to be large hats. Children ran through the
puddles recklessly and squealed with delight. A blonde
with extremely long hair was walking with a diluted look
of anger and pain.
He watched her for a moment as she stormed through the
puddles without care. The creamy skin on her bare legs
was covered in mud and dirty water. Her hands were
shoved into the pockets of a light pink windbreaker but
the front was not zipped closed and he could see that
she had not thought of her modesty because her shirt was
white.
He blushed as his eyes traveled up and he forced himself
to look at her face and not at the rest of her. That was
when recognition took place and he saw who it was. Usagi.
He ran out of his apartment, grabbing an umbrella as he
went through the door. Pressing the button for the
elevator he stood and then grumbled to himself as his
patience wore out.
Just as he ran through the door to the stairwell the
elevator came up and the doors opened with a light bing.
As he ran from the building he saw her halfway down the
next block.
Running as fast as he could he opened the umbrella and
held it above her. He followed her at just the right
speed to keep the umbrella above her but didn't say a
word.
She was supposed to come to him first, not the other
way around. But that didn't mean he couldn't be nice.
***
Usagi walked along the sidewalk with a dismal outlook.
Somehow she had gotten lost and was walking aimlessly
through the rain.
Crossing a street she stared at the sidewalk as she
continued walking. The rain seemed to lessen apon her
but it hadn't stopped, she could see it falling in tiny
splashes on the ground.
At that moment she went over a large puddle and noticed
something about her reflection. She wasn't alone.
Stepping back a little further revealed a soaked Mamoru
holding an umbrella over her. She turned to stare at him
with her mouth hanging open.
It took a few moments for her mind to finally come back
into motion but she found herself again and smiled
slightly. "My mother always said umbrellas were built for
two."
She blushed as she thought of how that sounded. "You
just seem a little soaked as well." He nodded but didn't
step under the cover with her.
Sighing she threw her hands up, trying to think of the
right thing to say. "I.. I'm sorry Mamoru." It just came
out of her in a whisper.. but she hadn't really planned
on saying that.
He smiled and stepped under the umbrella with her.
Staring down at her he noticed the confusion within her
pale blue eyes. "It's ok Usagi. I shouldn't have yelled
at you like that."
She opened her mouth and tried to say something but he
stopped her with a finger to her lips. "shh.. You're
soaking wet and so am I. What do you say you call your
mom and tell her that you're going to stay at a friend's
until the rain lets up. That way you and I can get dry
and have something to eat.. and maybe we can work on
that music."
Her mind was in a whirl. For some reason her body felt
so much warmer the moment his finger met her lips. And
at that same moment her mind short circuted. Feeling
herself nod in agreement to his request she followed him
to his apartment building.
Mamoru smiled as Usagi put her left arm through his
right and walked silently with him to his apartment. For
once things had gone right.
***End Part Eight***
by Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
Usagi has a school project where she has to sing but
she also needs a male counter part. Who will it be
and what will happen?
***
Usagi sat beneath a large tree and sighed. As if nature
knew of her plight the wind picked up and blew through
her hair and across the pond.
She watched the ripples form and shiver accross the
water like some unkown dance. A tear slid down her cheek
as she remembered the tone of Mamoru's voice when he
yelled at her.
In all this time he had never done something like that.
He was always so calm and collected. She ran her fingers
through the trail of hair hanging from her right odango.
Twisting some of it around her index finger she thought
about her current position. Something told her she had
to pass this year or things wouldn't work out they way
they should. It was as if someone else within her soul
was ready to come out.
Laying down she set her head on her outstreached left
arm and stared up at the sky through the tree branches.
"Maybe it is time." She pulled the slip of white paper
from her pocket and stared at it, fingering the edges
lightly.
-He's so frightening at times. Cold and distant. I
sometimes wonder if I should even try to be his friend.
But then he does something.. unexplainable.- She thought
as she gazed up at the darkening sky. It was getting
late and dark clouds were beginning to fill the blue
overhead.
Her thoughts continued in her head as she pocketed the
phone number and pushed herself off the ground. -A look.
A smile. And something inside of me just wants to reach
out and protect him like he were a child. But he isn't
the child.. I am. And now it's time..-
As she began walking rain began to pour and for once in
her life she didn't wail and run. Her clothes soaked and
her hair came undone and stuck to her face but she
didn't care. "It's time to grow up."
***
Mamoru watched the rain trickle down his bedroom window
in little streams. Storms always soothed him. He smiled
and watched the people running along the sidewalks,
trying to reach their destination.
Umbrellas were opened everywhere and from above they
appeared to be large hats. Children ran through the
puddles recklessly and squealed with delight. A blonde
with extremely long hair was walking with a diluted look
of anger and pain.
He watched her for a moment as she stormed through the
puddles without care. The creamy skin on her bare legs
was covered in mud and dirty water. Her hands were
shoved into the pockets of a light pink windbreaker but
the front was not zipped closed and he could see that
she had not thought of her modesty because her shirt was
white.
He blushed as his eyes traveled up and he forced himself
to look at her face and not at the rest of her. That was
when recognition took place and he saw who it was. Usagi.
He ran out of his apartment, grabbing an umbrella as he
went through the door. Pressing the button for the
elevator he stood and then grumbled to himself as his
patience wore out.
Just as he ran through the door to the stairwell the
elevator came up and the doors opened with a light bing.
As he ran from the building he saw her halfway down the
next block.
Running as fast as he could he opened the umbrella and
held it above her. He followed her at just the right
speed to keep the umbrella above her but didn't say a
word.
She was supposed to come to him first, not the other
way around. But that didn't mean he couldn't be nice.
***
Usagi walked along the sidewalk with a dismal outlook.
Somehow she had gotten lost and was walking aimlessly
through the rain.
Crossing a street she stared at the sidewalk as she
continued walking. The rain seemed to lessen apon her
but it hadn't stopped, she could see it falling in tiny
splashes on the ground.
At that moment she went over a large puddle and noticed
something about her reflection. She wasn't alone.
Stepping back a little further revealed a soaked Mamoru
holding an umbrella over her. She turned to stare at him
with her mouth hanging open.
It took a few moments for her mind to finally come back
into motion but she found herself again and smiled
slightly. "My mother always said umbrellas were built for
two."
She blushed as she thought of how that sounded. "You
just seem a little soaked as well." He nodded but didn't
step under the cover with her.
Sighing she threw her hands up, trying to think of the
right thing to say. "I.. I'm sorry Mamoru." It just came
out of her in a whisper.. but she hadn't really planned
on saying that.
He smiled and stepped under the umbrella with her.
Staring down at her he noticed the confusion within her
pale blue eyes. "It's ok Usagi. I shouldn't have yelled
at you like that."
She opened her mouth and tried to say something but he
stopped her with a finger to her lips. "shh.. You're
soaking wet and so am I. What do you say you call your
mom and tell her that you're going to stay at a friend's
until the rain lets up. That way you and I can get dry
and have something to eat.. and maybe we can work on
that music."
Her mind was in a whirl. For some reason her body felt
so much warmer the moment his finger met her lips. And
at that same moment her mind short circuted. Feeling
herself nod in agreement to his request she followed him
to his apartment building.
Mamoru smiled as Usagi put her left arm through his
right and walked silently with him to his apartment. For
once things had gone right.
***End Part Eight***