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?
***
She stood there in the kitchen listening to him order
the pizza in the other room. His voice echoed through
her mind repeating that same line over and over 'It's
nice.'. No one had ever given her a comment like that.
It was so simple but yet, full of meaning and truth. A
gentle and platonic compliment which had such emotion
and feeling behind it. Her pulse began to speed up as her
mind took her body on a whirlwind of emotions.
-Could Mamoru ..like me?- It was an interesting but not
unkind thought. She felt her face heat up with a blush
and attempted to cool it with her hands. Never in her
life had she ever felt like this.
Sure, she had crushes before and even a few boyfriends
but she had never felt like this. With Mamoru she had
always felt a comfortable familiarality. As if no matter
how much their personal difficulties kept them apart
there was a bond between them that could not be broken.
Shaking her head she decided it was best not to get
carried away with herself. -It's time to grow up and take
things like a woman. That includes my emotions.-
Stepping out into the living room she noticed he was just
hanging up the phone. He saw her and smiled as he stood
and went to a bookshelf against the far wall.
"So.. let's get started on that English. Then, once you
actually understand what you are singing about, we can
begin on the lyrics." He said as he pulled out three
rather large books and brought them to the coffee table
in the center of the living room.
Usagi stared at the books but contained herself and went
to sit on the opposite side of the table. She leaned
forward so she could see what he was explaining about,
nouns, verbs, and pronouns, but couldn't see much of the
book.
"Come sit over here, it will be easier for you to see
that way." He patted to the floor next to him and she
crawled down onto the floor and sat where he had
designated. She glanced at the book and shook her head.
"I'm never going to get this!" She said with a sigh.
He turned to look at her, ready to say something, but
stopped short when his senses went into overdrive. They
were much too close for him to think properly. Swollowing
hard he closed his eyes for a bit and then opened them
to see a deep sea of pale blue. -As blue as the purest
cornflower.-
Her eyes seemed to smile as if they heard his compliment
and he smiled in return. "You'll get it Usagi. If I have
to spend all night right here, you'll get it."
And then the entire world lit up around him as she smiled
such a genuine smile of gratitude and.. something else.
Some emotion he couldn't grasp. He decided it wouldn't
be good to go into it and began to describe sentance
structure to Usagi again.
***
Rei sighed and stared at her ceiling, listening to the
rain. Her mind couldn't get over two things: Usagi being
at Mamoru's ..and that strange vision.
"What does it mean?" Yawning she closed her eyes and by
the pitter patter of raindrops on the roof she fell into
sleep.
Suddenly she found herself standing in the middle of a
golden ballroom. People dressed in rich clothing danced
around her to the powerful waltz that floated about
the room.
Gazing with awe she saw the intricate design of flowers
carved into the cream tiles which were smooth like glass.
She noticed the bright reflection of candle light and
turned to see that the walls weren't actually solid walls
but archways which went in a circular pattern up to a
domed ceiling.
The arches were made of a rose marble and each support
was a massive round pillar. When the marble stopped the
dome began as if it were a cap sitting atop the round
structure. Ivory dropped like candy in a odd dripping
pattern around the edge of the marble and webbed up the
entire inner side if the ceiling giving the appearance
of a spider's web.
Within the ivory deep blue sodalite filled the gaps
between the web and supported the center which held a
large hanging chandelier made of pure gold. Ivory candles
sat within the centerpiece and the light reflected
through prisims into the surrounding ceiling.
It was such a magical and awe inspiring room but she had
such a sense of familiarality. Turning she glanced down
at her own clothes to notice she was dressed in a deep
wine gown and golden dance slippers. Her hair was braided
into a tight coiffure which wrapped about her head like
a crown.
Around her hands were tight golden opera gloves which
went all the way up her slender arms and under the
flowing arms of the gown. Clasped within her right hand
was a black velvet ring box.
Full of curiostity she opened the box to reveal a lovely
white gold ring with a small diamond within a bed of
twelve multi colored gems. It was probably very
expensive.
"Would you mind giving that back to me so I can go
propose to her?" A heavy voice asked from behind her.
She jumped a little as his breath tickled her ear and
turned sharply to look at him. Gasping she put her left
hand up to cover her gaping mouth. -It's him!! It's
Mamoru! Well, Endymion, but still! Who is he proposing to
and why do I have this ring?-
The much taller man smirked and reached over to pry her
small fingers apart and take his property back. "You
always were an odd one but you'll always be my
favorite prankster." He winked as he took the box,
closed it, and hid it somewhere under his armored suit.
"What?" She asked full of confusion as she gazed at him.
-Oh man.. he looks even better than Mamoru!-
"I know, I know.. I shouldn't have kept this secret from
you. But even you must admit that you have a bad way of
spreading gossip! Now I believe there is a certain friend
of mine who has been eyeing you all night and you better
go keep him company before I lose my general to
insanity!" He pointed towards a blonde man behind her
and she turned to see him gazing at her through the crowd
of happy dancers.
She had such a feeling of friendship and care towards
these two men. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts
she turned to see if Endymion was still there only to
find him gone.
And then she woke up to the nagging beep of her alarm
clock. Smashing it to silence with her hand she jumped
out of bed and headed for the shower. Today would be
interesting indeed.
***End Part Ten***
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?
***
She stood there in the kitchen listening to him order
the pizza in the other room. His voice echoed through
her mind repeating that same line over and over 'It's
nice.'. No one had ever given her a comment like that.
It was so simple but yet, full of meaning and truth. A
gentle and platonic compliment which had such emotion
and feeling behind it. Her pulse began to speed up as her
mind took her body on a whirlwind of emotions.
-Could Mamoru ..like me?- It was an interesting but not
unkind thought. She felt her face heat up with a blush
and attempted to cool it with her hands. Never in her
life had she ever felt like this.
Sure, she had crushes before and even a few boyfriends
but she had never felt like this. With Mamoru she had
always felt a comfortable familiarality. As if no matter
how much their personal difficulties kept them apart
there was a bond between them that could not be broken.
Shaking her head she decided it was best not to get
carried away with herself. -It's time to grow up and take
things like a woman. That includes my emotions.-
Stepping out into the living room she noticed he was just
hanging up the phone. He saw her and smiled as he stood
and went to a bookshelf against the far wall.
"So.. let's get started on that English. Then, once you
actually understand what you are singing about, we can
begin on the lyrics." He said as he pulled out three
rather large books and brought them to the coffee table
in the center of the living room.
Usagi stared at the books but contained herself and went
to sit on the opposite side of the table. She leaned
forward so she could see what he was explaining about,
nouns, verbs, and pronouns, but couldn't see much of the
book.
"Come sit over here, it will be easier for you to see
that way." He patted to the floor next to him and she
crawled down onto the floor and sat where he had
designated. She glanced at the book and shook her head.
"I'm never going to get this!" She said with a sigh.
He turned to look at her, ready to say something, but
stopped short when his senses went into overdrive. They
were much too close for him to think properly. Swollowing
hard he closed his eyes for a bit and then opened them
to see a deep sea of pale blue. -As blue as the purest
cornflower.-
Her eyes seemed to smile as if they heard his compliment
and he smiled in return. "You'll get it Usagi. If I have
to spend all night right here, you'll get it."
And then the entire world lit up around him as she smiled
such a genuine smile of gratitude and.. something else.
Some emotion he couldn't grasp. He decided it wouldn't
be good to go into it and began to describe sentance
structure to Usagi again.
***
Rei sighed and stared at her ceiling, listening to the
rain. Her mind couldn't get over two things: Usagi being
at Mamoru's ..and that strange vision.
"What does it mean?" Yawning she closed her eyes and by
the pitter patter of raindrops on the roof she fell into
sleep.
Suddenly she found herself standing in the middle of a
golden ballroom. People dressed in rich clothing danced
around her to the powerful waltz that floated about
the room.
Gazing with awe she saw the intricate design of flowers
carved into the cream tiles which were smooth like glass.
She noticed the bright reflection of candle light and
turned to see that the walls weren't actually solid walls
but archways which went in a circular pattern up to a
domed ceiling.
The arches were made of a rose marble and each support
was a massive round pillar. When the marble stopped the
dome began as if it were a cap sitting atop the round
structure. Ivory dropped like candy in a odd dripping
pattern around the edge of the marble and webbed up the
entire inner side if the ceiling giving the appearance
of a spider's web.
Within the ivory deep blue sodalite filled the gaps
between the web and supported the center which held a
large hanging chandelier made of pure gold. Ivory candles
sat within the centerpiece and the light reflected
through prisims into the surrounding ceiling.
It was such a magical and awe inspiring room but she had
such a sense of familiarality. Turning she glanced down
at her own clothes to notice she was dressed in a deep
wine gown and golden dance slippers. Her hair was braided
into a tight coiffure which wrapped about her head like
a crown.
Around her hands were tight golden opera gloves which
went all the way up her slender arms and under the
flowing arms of the gown. Clasped within her right hand
was a black velvet ring box.
Full of curiostity she opened the box to reveal a lovely
white gold ring with a small diamond within a bed of
twelve multi colored gems. It was probably very
expensive.
"Would you mind giving that back to me so I can go
propose to her?" A heavy voice asked from behind her.
She jumped a little as his breath tickled her ear and
turned sharply to look at him. Gasping she put her left
hand up to cover her gaping mouth. -It's him!! It's
Mamoru! Well, Endymion, but still! Who is he proposing to
and why do I have this ring?-
The much taller man smirked and reached over to pry her
small fingers apart and take his property back. "You
always were an odd one but you'll always be my
favorite prankster." He winked as he took the box,
closed it, and hid it somewhere under his armored suit.
"What?" She asked full of confusion as she gazed at him.
-Oh man.. he looks even better than Mamoru!-
"I know, I know.. I shouldn't have kept this secret from
you. But even you must admit that you have a bad way of
spreading gossip! Now I believe there is a certain friend
of mine who has been eyeing you all night and you better
go keep him company before I lose my general to
insanity!" He pointed towards a blonde man behind her
and she turned to see him gazing at her through the crowd
of happy dancers.
She had such a feeling of friendship and care towards
these two men. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts
she turned to see if Endymion was still there only to
find him gone.
And then she woke up to the nagging beep of her alarm
clock. Smashing it to silence with her hand she jumped
out of bed and headed for the shower. Today would be
interesting indeed.
***End Part Ten***