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?
***
"Mr. Chiba? We have good news. The bullet is in a very
convenient place and we can have you ready to go home
by tomorrow evening." The doctor said as he came up to
Mamoru who was watching television and eating one of the
cookies Makoto had baked for he and Usagi.
"Really? That's great.. but.. is there any way it could
happen earlier? I'd like to be able to go home tomorrow
morning."
The doctor frowned and flipped through the charts, trying
to find out why this young man would want to go home so
badly. "It would cost a great deal of money to do
something like that. Our surgeons don't like last minute
changes like this."
"Money doesn't matter to me. I have to be back on my feet
by tomorrow morning.. at the least by eleven thirty." He
handed the doctor a cookie and smiled, pleading with his
eyes.
"All right Mr. Chiba. I'll get a surgeon prepped and
ready and have some nurses bring you up there. Sign this
please." He held the clipboard out for Mamoru to sign on
the line. He did and the doctor left.
Five minutes later two nurses came in and began unhooking
the various monitors from the wall and preparing
everything to move. Three minutes later Mamoru was lying
on a table waiting for the surgeon.
The nurse pulled out a needle and injected him with some
sort of medication. He didn't know what but he did know
that the pink elephants flying around were rather
annoying. The world went dark as he fell into sleep.
***
Usagi lay in her bed at home and sighed. She tossed and
turned, never getting comfortable. Not only were there
bruises up her arms and legs but her back had them too,
as well as some rather nasty scratches.
Mamoru had unkowingly pushed Usagi against the brick wall
of the apartment building. She wasn't complaining,
anything was better than being shot.
This thought lead her to the raven haired man who she
had yet to tell what he heart now beat every day. She
stood up in the small moonlit room and sighed, irritated.
Glancing over at the clock she sighed. "Five in the
morning. Well.. I'm not getting to sleep anytime soon."
Shuffling over to her dresser she pulled her walkman out
of a drawer and found the accompaniment tape in her bag
on the floor. Shoving it into the walkman she hit rewind
and began to search through her drawers for something to
wear.
She found some grey gym shorts and a large green t-shirt.
Once she was dressed she pulled her hair up into a low
bun and then set the headphones on her ears. Clipping the
walkman to her waistband she hit play and went outside
and into the backyard.
She sang the lyrics in her mind as she exercised her
frustrations off in the moonlight. An hour later her
father and mother woke and she could smell the sweet
scent of bacon frying.
Jogging into the house she went upstairs to take a hot
shower. -I hope everything goes all right today. I
certainly deserve it after this past week!-
***
Usagi walked to school slowly, humming the entire way.
People gave her odd looks as they noticed the extremely
battered girl who appeared perfectly happy.
She ignored them as she entered the classroom and sat
down early. Miss Haruna came in and was shocked to see
Usagi, not because she was early but because of her
appearance.
"Do you need to go to the nurse Usagi?" She asked in a
kind voice as she set her things on her desk. The blonde
smiled at her teacher.
-That's one of the first times I've seen her care.- "No
thanks Miss Haruna. They look worse than they are." She
smiled again just to assure the woman.
Class went fairly smooth until it was time for the
students to gather in the auditorium for todays music
test. Usagi sat nervously in the chair, awaiting her
doom.
Thirty students sang, some were duets or groups, others
were alone. Ami went up and sang 'Crush' by Jennifer
Paige in a lovely alto. She was quite good and got quite
a few calls from the audience.
Six more students sang and then a man in a grey suit went
up to the podium. "And now.. Tsukino Usagi and partner
in 'I Hate You Then I love You' by Celine Dion and
Luchian Pavarotti. Let's give her a big hand."
She could feel the pounding of the applause on her ears
and it was soon drowned out by the beating of her heart.
Stiffly she found her way to the aisle and went up to
the stage.
Smiling at the man she took the microphone and shivered
visibly. Her breath was shaking and a tear found it's
way down her left cheek as she nodded to the woman who
would start the accompaniment music.
Closing her eyes she inhaled and waited and then her
entrance came. Her voice shook a bit with her fright but
she caught herself quickly and pulled herself together.
"I'd like to run away from you.. but if I were to leave
you I would die. I'd like to break the chains you put
around me and yet I'll never try."
"No matter what you do you drive me crazy. I'd rather be
alone." She turned and inhaled sharply at that voice. No
one was on stage with her but there it was, someone
singing along with her. A very familiar voice. "But then
I know my life would be so empty, as soon as you are
gone. Impossible to live with you but I could never live
without you. For whatever you do."
"For whatver you do." She followed up in a beautiful
soprano in second. Her heart swelled as she heart his
voice and suddenly she was singing for him and only him.
"I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone
but you." They sang together in perfect harmony. Her
sounding out with such emotion and he smoothing her
sharp tones.
"You make me sad. You make me strong. You make me mad.
You make me long for you." The tears continued to flow
but were no longer tears of unhappiness and fear but of
happiness and joy. She shook as she sang in strong beats.
He joined her in the last sentance and lifted her voice
to the second wave of lyrics. "You make me long for you.
You make me live. You make me die."
She followed him in the maze of words that sprung from
their hearts. "You make me live. You make me die. You
make me laugh. You make me cry for you!"
"You make me cry for you. I hate you then I love you.
Then I love you then I hate you."
"I hate you then I love you. The I love you then I hate
you. Then I love you, I love you more! For watever you
do I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone
but you." Usagi exhaled sharply and fell to the ground
from the emotions raging in her heart.
"For whatever you do I never, never, never want to be in
love with anyone but you. You treat me wrong. You treat
me right. You let me be. You make me fight with you!" His
voice rang through the speakers and merged with hers and
to everyone else Unazuki's words were true. Their voices
were made for one another.
"I could never live without you! You make me high. You
bring me down. You set me free. You hold me bound to
you."
"You make me high. You bring me down. You set me free.
You hold me bound to you!" His smooth voice rose and fell
as he held the last word with all his might.
"I hate you then I love you. Then I love you then I hate
you."
"I hate you then I love you. Then I love you then I hate
you. Then I love you more!" His voice rose gently but
firm and Usagi could feel the truth in his words. "For
whatever you do. I never, never, never want to be in love
with anyone but you."
"For whatever you do. Whatever you do. I never, never,
never want to be in love with anyone but you."
"I never never never."
"I never never never!"
They joined in voice one last time as the song came to an
end and gently faded with Usagi's high tone being raised
by Mamoru's low. "I never, never, never want to be in
love with anyone but you! ..but you.."
The music ended and Usagi stood slowly, microphone in
hand. Miss Haruna came on stage and walked up to her.
"Are you all right Usagi?"
The girl didn't look at her and the microphone slid
slowly from her grasp to bounce onto the floor causing a
loud bang in the speakers. She ignored the racket and ran
into the wing of the stage in search of what she knew had
to be there.
She searched every inch of the stage and auditorium but
found no site of Mamoru. Sighing dejectedly she allowed
herself to be escorted to her seat where Naru was beaming
from Usagi's performance.
"Wow Usagi! That was really moving. Did you and your
partner plan the whole search routine ahead of time or
were you just acting on impulse?"
The blonde slid into her seat and murmured a response.
"Just acting on impulse."
***End Part Nineteen***
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?
***
"Mr. Chiba? We have good news. The bullet is in a very
convenient place and we can have you ready to go home
by tomorrow evening." The doctor said as he came up to
Mamoru who was watching television and eating one of the
cookies Makoto had baked for he and Usagi.
"Really? That's great.. but.. is there any way it could
happen earlier? I'd like to be able to go home tomorrow
morning."
The doctor frowned and flipped through the charts, trying
to find out why this young man would want to go home so
badly. "It would cost a great deal of money to do
something like that. Our surgeons don't like last minute
changes like this."
"Money doesn't matter to me. I have to be back on my feet
by tomorrow morning.. at the least by eleven thirty." He
handed the doctor a cookie and smiled, pleading with his
eyes.
"All right Mr. Chiba. I'll get a surgeon prepped and
ready and have some nurses bring you up there. Sign this
please." He held the clipboard out for Mamoru to sign on
the line. He did and the doctor left.
Five minutes later two nurses came in and began unhooking
the various monitors from the wall and preparing
everything to move. Three minutes later Mamoru was lying
on a table waiting for the surgeon.
The nurse pulled out a needle and injected him with some
sort of medication. He didn't know what but he did know
that the pink elephants flying around were rather
annoying. The world went dark as he fell into sleep.
***
Usagi lay in her bed at home and sighed. She tossed and
turned, never getting comfortable. Not only were there
bruises up her arms and legs but her back had them too,
as well as some rather nasty scratches.
Mamoru had unkowingly pushed Usagi against the brick wall
of the apartment building. She wasn't complaining,
anything was better than being shot.
This thought lead her to the raven haired man who she
had yet to tell what he heart now beat every day. She
stood up in the small moonlit room and sighed, irritated.
Glancing over at the clock she sighed. "Five in the
morning. Well.. I'm not getting to sleep anytime soon."
Shuffling over to her dresser she pulled her walkman out
of a drawer and found the accompaniment tape in her bag
on the floor. Shoving it into the walkman she hit rewind
and began to search through her drawers for something to
wear.
She found some grey gym shorts and a large green t-shirt.
Once she was dressed she pulled her hair up into a low
bun and then set the headphones on her ears. Clipping the
walkman to her waistband she hit play and went outside
and into the backyard.
She sang the lyrics in her mind as she exercised her
frustrations off in the moonlight. An hour later her
father and mother woke and she could smell the sweet
scent of bacon frying.
Jogging into the house she went upstairs to take a hot
shower. -I hope everything goes all right today. I
certainly deserve it after this past week!-
***
Usagi walked to school slowly, humming the entire way.
People gave her odd looks as they noticed the extremely
battered girl who appeared perfectly happy.
She ignored them as she entered the classroom and sat
down early. Miss Haruna came in and was shocked to see
Usagi, not because she was early but because of her
appearance.
"Do you need to go to the nurse Usagi?" She asked in a
kind voice as she set her things on her desk. The blonde
smiled at her teacher.
-That's one of the first times I've seen her care.- "No
thanks Miss Haruna. They look worse than they are." She
smiled again just to assure the woman.
Class went fairly smooth until it was time for the
students to gather in the auditorium for todays music
test. Usagi sat nervously in the chair, awaiting her
doom.
Thirty students sang, some were duets or groups, others
were alone. Ami went up and sang 'Crush' by Jennifer
Paige in a lovely alto. She was quite good and got quite
a few calls from the audience.
Six more students sang and then a man in a grey suit went
up to the podium. "And now.. Tsukino Usagi and partner
in 'I Hate You Then I love You' by Celine Dion and
Luchian Pavarotti. Let's give her a big hand."
She could feel the pounding of the applause on her ears
and it was soon drowned out by the beating of her heart.
Stiffly she found her way to the aisle and went up to
the stage.
Smiling at the man she took the microphone and shivered
visibly. Her breath was shaking and a tear found it's
way down her left cheek as she nodded to the woman who
would start the accompaniment music.
Closing her eyes she inhaled and waited and then her
entrance came. Her voice shook a bit with her fright but
she caught herself quickly and pulled herself together.
"I'd like to run away from you.. but if I were to leave
you I would die. I'd like to break the chains you put
around me and yet I'll never try."
"No matter what you do you drive me crazy. I'd rather be
alone." She turned and inhaled sharply at that voice. No
one was on stage with her but there it was, someone
singing along with her. A very familiar voice. "But then
I know my life would be so empty, as soon as you are
gone. Impossible to live with you but I could never live
without you. For whatever you do."
"For whatver you do." She followed up in a beautiful
soprano in second. Her heart swelled as she heart his
voice and suddenly she was singing for him and only him.
"I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone
but you." They sang together in perfect harmony. Her
sounding out with such emotion and he smoothing her
sharp tones.
"You make me sad. You make me strong. You make me mad.
You make me long for you." The tears continued to flow
but were no longer tears of unhappiness and fear but of
happiness and joy. She shook as she sang in strong beats.
He joined her in the last sentance and lifted her voice
to the second wave of lyrics. "You make me long for you.
You make me live. You make me die."
She followed him in the maze of words that sprung from
their hearts. "You make me live. You make me die. You
make me laugh. You make me cry for you!"
"You make me cry for you. I hate you then I love you.
Then I love you then I hate you."
"I hate you then I love you. The I love you then I hate
you. Then I love you, I love you more! For watever you
do I never, never, never want to be in love with anyone
but you." Usagi exhaled sharply and fell to the ground
from the emotions raging in her heart.
"For whatever you do I never, never, never want to be in
love with anyone but you. You treat me wrong. You treat
me right. You let me be. You make me fight with you!" His
voice rang through the speakers and merged with hers and
to everyone else Unazuki's words were true. Their voices
were made for one another.
"I could never live without you! You make me high. You
bring me down. You set me free. You hold me bound to
you."
"You make me high. You bring me down. You set me free.
You hold me bound to you!" His smooth voice rose and fell
as he held the last word with all his might.
"I hate you then I love you. Then I love you then I hate
you."
"I hate you then I love you. Then I love you then I hate
you. Then I love you more!" His voice rose gently but
firm and Usagi could feel the truth in his words. "For
whatever you do. I never, never, never want to be in love
with anyone but you."
"For whatever you do. Whatever you do. I never, never,
never want to be in love with anyone but you."
"I never never never."
"I never never never!"
They joined in voice one last time as the song came to an
end and gently faded with Usagi's high tone being raised
by Mamoru's low. "I never, never, never want to be in
love with anyone but you! ..but you.."
The music ended and Usagi stood slowly, microphone in
hand. Miss Haruna came on stage and walked up to her.
"Are you all right Usagi?"
The girl didn't look at her and the microphone slid
slowly from her grasp to bounce onto the floor causing a
loud bang in the speakers. She ignored the racket and ran
into the wing of the stage in search of what she knew had
to be there.
She searched every inch of the stage and auditorium but
found no site of Mamoru. Sighing dejectedly she allowed
herself to be escorted to her seat where Naru was beaming
from Usagi's performance.
"Wow Usagi! That was really moving. Did you and your
partner plan the whole search routine ahead of time or
were you just acting on impulse?"
The blonde slid into her seat and murmured a response.
"Just acting on impulse."
***End Part Nineteen***