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 stood there in the doorway just staring up at him.
She noticed the rose in his hand and blushed. "Don't you
think there are enough in this house?"
He smiled at her and shook his head. "The entire house
could be covered in roses and you would still surpass
them in beauty. This, however, is not for you."
"It isn't?"
"No. This is for your mother as a thank you for helping
me." He smiled at the violet haired woman who was
standing next to her daughter with a dreamy look on her
face.
She pushed past Usagi and took the flower. "Oh thank you
Mamoru! You are such a sweet young man! Why if I was only
a few years younger.."
"Mother! He's mine, you have daddy! Now say goodbye mama!"
With that Usagi efficently wound her way around Ikuko and
had Mamoru out of the house. "Thank you for the lovely
gifts. I've never had such expensive things."
"You're welcome Usako. It was no problem.. I wanted you
to remember this day forever." He smiled. -Besides.. they
aren't that expensive if you know the right people.- He
didn't say that, of course, he wanted her to think they
were worth a million dollars coated in platinum. "Shall
we?"
She smiled and placed her arm through his. He lead her to
his car and she climbed in. He closed the door and they
drove off.
Ikuko sighed from the doorway and Kenji fumed behind her.
"How could you let her go off in THAT with HIM? Did you
tell her what time she has to be home? Did you tell him
I will kill him even if he DOESN'T touch her simply
because he looked at her like that? You DID see the way
he looked at her out there, didn't you?!"
The violet haired woman sniffed the rose and hopped off
to find a vase for it. "I wish I were fourteen again."
***
Usagi smiled and was grateful that the car didn't smell
like roses. Her nose would have gone on overdrive if it
had. She looked over at Mamoru curiously and he smiled
at her while driving. "Where are we going?"
"You'll see." He smiled because he knew she couldn't
stand secrets.
The continued to drive past the hustle and bustle of the
city. Usagi asked him about his injury and he explained
all about the surgery and how he could do most things but
had to stay light on the shoulder.
He saw her eyes sparkle with sympathy and he knew she
could feel his pain, just as he felt hers. "It's ok. I'll
live through anything just to see you smile."
She blushed again at that. "You are going to spoil me too
much!"
Mamoru laughed. "That's ok. I like to spoil my
princesses." He wasn't sure why he had chosen the term
but neither felt anything wrong with it.
"So you have more than one?" She teased. He lifted her
left hand in his right and kissed it.
"Not yet."
Usagi went silent at that. She had no idea what he meant
or what he was getting at but she wasn't about to press
it on their first date.
Glancing around she noticed they were now in the country
and driving through some tall trees. "Where are we?"
"Just on the edge of Tokyo right now. Ah! Here we are."
She saw a small but nice restaurant built within a small
opening within the trees. Reading the sign she saw it
was in an language she didn't know.
"It's German. I felt like having a unique dinner. I come
here once in a while when I want to get away." He parked
the car and rushed out and around, opening her door
before she could. He held his hand out and helped her
out then lead her inside.
Usagi didn't know anything about Germany, Germans, or
their food but at that moment she knew it smelled
delicious!
They spent a good two hours at the small restaurant just
talking about things they had never dared to question
before. Every once in a while Mamoru would glance at his
watch.
"What are you waiting for?" Usagi asked him and stared
up into his eyes with her best 'tell me everything' look.
He smirked because he knew all her looks and still, every
one of them worked on him. "At six o'clock I'm taking you
dancing at a nice ballroom downtown. They play a variety
of music and it's a clean, friendly atmosphere. I've
always wanted to take you dancing there." -Not that you
know it's because of those killer legs but.. -
"I've never been dancing before."
"That's ok. I'll teach you." His world lit up as she
beamed at that. Usagi always loved learning new things.
"Then what do we do?" She asked as she sipped on her
sprite and fiddled with some toothpicks she had found,
trying to build a house out of them.
"Well.. at nine o' clock we're going to the opera house."
Usagi's face soured at that and he laughed. She was
always so cute! "Don't worry. It's not opera. We're going
to see a play."
"Oh.. ok." She said as she tried her best to get the last
toothpick on top. She squealed in excitement as it stood
proud and tall but then fell with the vibrations of her
cheers.
He smiled and took her hand in his. "Relax. If you don't
want to do any of this just say so."
"Well.. you better tell me what else you have planned
before I make that kind of decision." She said as she
looked into his eyes. -I could and right now I'm
determined to get lost in those eyes.-
"Well.. after we do all of that I was thinking we could
go for a walk in the park and then head over to the crown
for some ice cream. By then it should be about ten
thirty and I can take you home before your father has a
coronary."
Usagi giggled at that and nodded approvingly. "It sounds
nice. I'd love to go to every bit of it."
After they finished their meals they went to the
ballroom. Usagi learned to dance rather quickly and
Mamoru was rather surprised at the naturual grace she
actually posessed.
They were late to the play but made it halfway through
the first act. Usagi sat next to Mamoru and watched with
tears in her eyes as the love of Romeo and Juliet was
acted out before her.
As they left the opera house Usagi continued to dab at
her face with the hankderchief Mamoru had pulled out of
his coat pocket. "That was so sad!"
He took her hand in his and pulled it to his lips,
kissing it gently. "Not all romances end terribly. Come
on."
She allowed him to lead her to the car and they drove to
the park. Once there they walked, hand in hand, under the
starry sky. Usagi lay her head against his shoulder and
sighed contently.
"I wish this night could go on forever."
He smiled at her but then turned to stare at the full
moon above. "I don't."
She looked up at him, full of confusion. "Why? Did I do
something wrong?"
"No. I just can't wait for another day like this, and
another, and another. I want to spend more days with you
just like this. That's why I brought you here." He
reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black ring
box.
Usagi's eyes widened. -This is only our first date!
What's going on?-
***End Part Twenty One***
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 stood there in the doorway just staring up at him.
She noticed the rose in his hand and blushed. "Don't you
think there are enough in this house?"
He smiled at her and shook his head. "The entire house
could be covered in roses and you would still surpass
them in beauty. This, however, is not for you."
"It isn't?"
"No. This is for your mother as a thank you for helping
me." He smiled at the violet haired woman who was
standing next to her daughter with a dreamy look on her
face.
She pushed past Usagi and took the flower. "Oh thank you
Mamoru! You are such a sweet young man! Why if I was only
a few years younger.."
"Mother! He's mine, you have daddy! Now say goodbye mama!"
With that Usagi efficently wound her way around Ikuko and
had Mamoru out of the house. "Thank you for the lovely
gifts. I've never had such expensive things."
"You're welcome Usako. It was no problem.. I wanted you
to remember this day forever." He smiled. -Besides.. they
aren't that expensive if you know the right people.- He
didn't say that, of course, he wanted her to think they
were worth a million dollars coated in platinum. "Shall
we?"
She smiled and placed her arm through his. He lead her to
his car and she climbed in. He closed the door and they
drove off.
Ikuko sighed from the doorway and Kenji fumed behind her.
"How could you let her go off in THAT with HIM? Did you
tell her what time she has to be home? Did you tell him
I will kill him even if he DOESN'T touch her simply
because he looked at her like that? You DID see the way
he looked at her out there, didn't you?!"
The violet haired woman sniffed the rose and hopped off
to find a vase for it. "I wish I were fourteen again."
***
Usagi smiled and was grateful that the car didn't smell
like roses. Her nose would have gone on overdrive if it
had. She looked over at Mamoru curiously and he smiled
at her while driving. "Where are we going?"
"You'll see." He smiled because he knew she couldn't
stand secrets.
The continued to drive past the hustle and bustle of the
city. Usagi asked him about his injury and he explained
all about the surgery and how he could do most things but
had to stay light on the shoulder.
He saw her eyes sparkle with sympathy and he knew she
could feel his pain, just as he felt hers. "It's ok. I'll
live through anything just to see you smile."
She blushed again at that. "You are going to spoil me too
much!"
Mamoru laughed. "That's ok. I like to spoil my
princesses." He wasn't sure why he had chosen the term
but neither felt anything wrong with it.
"So you have more than one?" She teased. He lifted her
left hand in his right and kissed it.
"Not yet."
Usagi went silent at that. She had no idea what he meant
or what he was getting at but she wasn't about to press
it on their first date.
Glancing around she noticed they were now in the country
and driving through some tall trees. "Where are we?"
"Just on the edge of Tokyo right now. Ah! Here we are."
She saw a small but nice restaurant built within a small
opening within the trees. Reading the sign she saw it
was in an language she didn't know.
"It's German. I felt like having a unique dinner. I come
here once in a while when I want to get away." He parked
the car and rushed out and around, opening her door
before she could. He held his hand out and helped her
out then lead her inside.
Usagi didn't know anything about Germany, Germans, or
their food but at that moment she knew it smelled
delicious!
They spent a good two hours at the small restaurant just
talking about things they had never dared to question
before. Every once in a while Mamoru would glance at his
watch.
"What are you waiting for?" Usagi asked him and stared
up into his eyes with her best 'tell me everything' look.
He smirked because he knew all her looks and still, every
one of them worked on him. "At six o'clock I'm taking you
dancing at a nice ballroom downtown. They play a variety
of music and it's a clean, friendly atmosphere. I've
always wanted to take you dancing there." -Not that you
know it's because of those killer legs but.. -
"I've never been dancing before."
"That's ok. I'll teach you." His world lit up as she
beamed at that. Usagi always loved learning new things.
"Then what do we do?" She asked as she sipped on her
sprite and fiddled with some toothpicks she had found,
trying to build a house out of them.
"Well.. at nine o' clock we're going to the opera house."
Usagi's face soured at that and he laughed. She was
always so cute! "Don't worry. It's not opera. We're going
to see a play."
"Oh.. ok." She said as she tried her best to get the last
toothpick on top. She squealed in excitement as it stood
proud and tall but then fell with the vibrations of her
cheers.
He smiled and took her hand in his. "Relax. If you don't
want to do any of this just say so."
"Well.. you better tell me what else you have planned
before I make that kind of decision." She said as she
looked into his eyes. -I could and right now I'm
determined to get lost in those eyes.-
"Well.. after we do all of that I was thinking we could
go for a walk in the park and then head over to the crown
for some ice cream. By then it should be about ten
thirty and I can take you home before your father has a
coronary."
Usagi giggled at that and nodded approvingly. "It sounds
nice. I'd love to go to every bit of it."
After they finished their meals they went to the
ballroom. Usagi learned to dance rather quickly and
Mamoru was rather surprised at the naturual grace she
actually posessed.
They were late to the play but made it halfway through
the first act. Usagi sat next to Mamoru and watched with
tears in her eyes as the love of Romeo and Juliet was
acted out before her.
As they left the opera house Usagi continued to dab at
her face with the hankderchief Mamoru had pulled out of
his coat pocket. "That was so sad!"
He took her hand in his and pulled it to his lips,
kissing it gently. "Not all romances end terribly. Come
on."
She allowed him to lead her to the car and they drove to
the park. Once there they walked, hand in hand, under the
starry sky. Usagi lay her head against his shoulder and
sighed contently.
"I wish this night could go on forever."
He smiled at her but then turned to stare at the full
moon above. "I don't."
She looked up at him, full of confusion. "Why? Did I do
something wrong?"
"No. I just can't wait for another day like this, and
another, and another. I want to spend more days with you
just like this. That's why I brought you here." He
reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black ring
box.
Usagi's eyes widened. -This is only our first date!
What's going on?-
***End Part Twenty One***