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?
***
Rei sat across from Usagi and Mamoru who were both off in
some other world. Minako had just come back from cloud
nine and was staring at the two in front of them.
Both girls smirked as they watched the play of emotions
on their specimin's faces. Usagi was staring at the salt
shaker as if it were some magnificent treasure. Mamoru
was reading the menu with a bored look on his face.
Nither Rei or Minako knew what caused it but suddenly
Usagi jumped and blushed a light rouge. "So what happened
last night?" The raven haired girl asked and raised her
cup to take a sip if her tea.
Minako blinked and stared at her friends. "Last night?
What's this about last night?"
Usagi squirmed and pulled both her hands far away from
Mamoru's. Somehow her hand had wound it's way into his
under the table. He hadn't seemed to have noticed but
she jumped from the contact. She wasn't ready for that.
"Well.. Usagi was supposed to go home after the rain
let up. I was covering for her by saying she was at my
place. This morning I call her house and she wasn't
there.. yet. Meaning she had to have slept over at the
place she was really at, instead of my place." She
answerd as if it was nothing important but Minako soon
got the idea. She gasped and her hand went to cover her
mouth as she pointed with the other at Usagi and Mamoru.
"You..were at Mamorus?" Behind her hand she was beginning
to laugh like crazy. Eventually trying to cover it up
did no good as she was soon shaking with mirth. "So what
happened?"
Both girls looked up, expecting to see a fuming Usagi
and a smug Mamoru, but what they saw was Usagi staring
out at the street humming a little tune to herself.
Mamoru was still reading the menu but a few moments after
she began he started to hum along the same tune.. but it
was different.. he was accompaning her.
The girls listened as Usagi's sharp voice plucked the
notes like a harp while Mamoru's smooth humming followed
through where she left off. It was so beautiful everyone
in the cafe had stopped and stood silently listening. The
only movement was the occasional flip of a menu page by
Mamoru.
Just as quickly as it had begun the song ended with
Mamoru's smooth tones carrying Usagi's even melody off
into oblivion. The occupants of the cafe applauded and
Usagi blushed and turned to look at Rei and Minako.
"What happened last night? I learned English and I gained
a friend. I've never felt like everything fit together so
perfectly as I did last night. School was never fun for
me because I could never learn in such an atmosphere.
But Mamoru helped me. He really cared and knew that this
was important for my future." She smiled and then looked
up as her order was place in front of her.
Unazuki took Mamoru's order and gave him his coffee. She
smiled. "That song was really beautiful. You should sing
more often. It's almost like your voices were made for
each other." She held her tray to her chest and sighed
as she got a far off look, dreaming of having someone
like that.
Rei shook her head and sighed. -Funny how everyone is
suddenly jealous of Usagi and Mamoru's loving
relationship and they don't even know it exists yet.-
"It wasn't as bad as she makes it out to be. Usagi's a
good student once she gets into it." Mamoru said as he
lifted his cup to drink.
"That still doesn't explain why Usagi was still at your
place this morning." Rei said with a grin. She and Minako
both laughed as Mamoru blushed and Usagi went back to
staring out the window.
"Heh.. we fell asleep while studying vocabulary words.
Time sure flys when you're having fun." He glanced down
at his watch and sighed. "Speaking of time flying.. I
have to be to school eary today. I'll pick you up this
afternoon so we can practice the lyrics, Usagi."
"Ok. Thanks for breakfast!" She said as she ran a cut
corner of french toast through a pool of syrup. He shook
his head and walked off.
Both Rei and Minako grinned slyly and stared at Usagi.
She was about to eat the bite on her fork when she saw
her two friends gazing at her. Dropping the fork she
hefted her things and ran at a breakneck speed out of the
cafe.
The two girls left sitting in the booth began to laugh
uncontrollably and stood to head to school themselves.
Rei had been right.. today certainly was interesting.
***
Usagi sprinted around a corner only to run into someone.
She screeched and grasped onto the person before she
could fall to the ground.
Her eyes opened slowly as she heard laughter from the
person she had run into. "Repetitive aren't you Miss
Tsukino?"
She blinked and got a better look at him. "Mr. Ford? I
thought you were in England."
His green eyes twinkled with amusement. "I was. Business
went smooth and I decided to come back to see how you
were doing. Is the partner I sent you to your liking?"
Usagi bit her lip and blushed. "Well.. I guess." She
began walking towards school and sighed.
"You guess? Should I find a replacement?" He mistook her
confusion for dissappointment.
She jumped and her eyes went wide. "No! Please don't!"
Her voice wavered and she stammered as she turned to
look at him. "I.. I mean.. you've already done so much
for me."
"Oh it's no bother, really." His cell phone rang and he
reached into his pocket and pulled it out. "Hello? Yes I
have time. Of course. I'll be there in ten minutes." He
put the phone back into his pocket and nodded to Usagi.
"I'm afraid I must go. I'll make the arrangements and
see you at four o'clock at this adress." He handed her
a business card and crossed the street.
"But.. wait.." She couldn't find her voice and it came
out a soft whisper. Usagi watched as he drove off and
she sighed. "..I don't want another partner."
***End Part Thirteen***
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?
***
Rei sat across from Usagi and Mamoru who were both off in
some other world. Minako had just come back from cloud
nine and was staring at the two in front of them.
Both girls smirked as they watched the play of emotions
on their specimin's faces. Usagi was staring at the salt
shaker as if it were some magnificent treasure. Mamoru
was reading the menu with a bored look on his face.
Nither Rei or Minako knew what caused it but suddenly
Usagi jumped and blushed a light rouge. "So what happened
last night?" The raven haired girl asked and raised her
cup to take a sip if her tea.
Minako blinked and stared at her friends. "Last night?
What's this about last night?"
Usagi squirmed and pulled both her hands far away from
Mamoru's. Somehow her hand had wound it's way into his
under the table. He hadn't seemed to have noticed but
she jumped from the contact. She wasn't ready for that.
"Well.. Usagi was supposed to go home after the rain
let up. I was covering for her by saying she was at my
place. This morning I call her house and she wasn't
there.. yet. Meaning she had to have slept over at the
place she was really at, instead of my place." She
answerd as if it was nothing important but Minako soon
got the idea. She gasped and her hand went to cover her
mouth as she pointed with the other at Usagi and Mamoru.
"You..were at Mamorus?" Behind her hand she was beginning
to laugh like crazy. Eventually trying to cover it up
did no good as she was soon shaking with mirth. "So what
happened?"
Both girls looked up, expecting to see a fuming Usagi
and a smug Mamoru, but what they saw was Usagi staring
out at the street humming a little tune to herself.
Mamoru was still reading the menu but a few moments after
she began he started to hum along the same tune.. but it
was different.. he was accompaning her.
The girls listened as Usagi's sharp voice plucked the
notes like a harp while Mamoru's smooth humming followed
through where she left off. It was so beautiful everyone
in the cafe had stopped and stood silently listening. The
only movement was the occasional flip of a menu page by
Mamoru.
Just as quickly as it had begun the song ended with
Mamoru's smooth tones carrying Usagi's even melody off
into oblivion. The occupants of the cafe applauded and
Usagi blushed and turned to look at Rei and Minako.
"What happened last night? I learned English and I gained
a friend. I've never felt like everything fit together so
perfectly as I did last night. School was never fun for
me because I could never learn in such an atmosphere.
But Mamoru helped me. He really cared and knew that this
was important for my future." She smiled and then looked
up as her order was place in front of her.
Unazuki took Mamoru's order and gave him his coffee. She
smiled. "That song was really beautiful. You should sing
more often. It's almost like your voices were made for
each other." She held her tray to her chest and sighed
as she got a far off look, dreaming of having someone
like that.
Rei shook her head and sighed. -Funny how everyone is
suddenly jealous of Usagi and Mamoru's loving
relationship and they don't even know it exists yet.-
"It wasn't as bad as she makes it out to be. Usagi's a
good student once she gets into it." Mamoru said as he
lifted his cup to drink.
"That still doesn't explain why Usagi was still at your
place this morning." Rei said with a grin. She and Minako
both laughed as Mamoru blushed and Usagi went back to
staring out the window.
"Heh.. we fell asleep while studying vocabulary words.
Time sure flys when you're having fun." He glanced down
at his watch and sighed. "Speaking of time flying.. I
have to be to school eary today. I'll pick you up this
afternoon so we can practice the lyrics, Usagi."
"Ok. Thanks for breakfast!" She said as she ran a cut
corner of french toast through a pool of syrup. He shook
his head and walked off.
Both Rei and Minako grinned slyly and stared at Usagi.
She was about to eat the bite on her fork when she saw
her two friends gazing at her. Dropping the fork she
hefted her things and ran at a breakneck speed out of the
cafe.
The two girls left sitting in the booth began to laugh
uncontrollably and stood to head to school themselves.
Rei had been right.. today certainly was interesting.
***
Usagi sprinted around a corner only to run into someone.
She screeched and grasped onto the person before she
could fall to the ground.
Her eyes opened slowly as she heard laughter from the
person she had run into. "Repetitive aren't you Miss
Tsukino?"
She blinked and got a better look at him. "Mr. Ford? I
thought you were in England."
His green eyes twinkled with amusement. "I was. Business
went smooth and I decided to come back to see how you
were doing. Is the partner I sent you to your liking?"
Usagi bit her lip and blushed. "Well.. I guess." She
began walking towards school and sighed.
"You guess? Should I find a replacement?" He mistook her
confusion for dissappointment.
She jumped and her eyes went wide. "No! Please don't!"
Her voice wavered and she stammered as she turned to
look at him. "I.. I mean.. you've already done so much
for me."
"Oh it's no bother, really." His cell phone rang and he
reached into his pocket and pulled it out. "Hello? Yes I
have time. Of course. I'll be there in ten minutes." He
put the phone back into his pocket and nodded to Usagi.
"I'm afraid I must go. I'll make the arrangements and
see you at four o'clock at this adress." He handed her
a business card and crossed the street.
"But.. wait.." She couldn't find her voice and it came
out a soft whisper. Usagi watched as he drove off and
she sighed. "..I don't want another partner."
***End Part Thirteen***