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?
***
"And now, let's all give a hand for young Miss Tsukino
Usagi and Mr Chiba Mamoru as they dance for us all." The
pudgy judge said with a smile as he went back to his
seat.
Usagi's breathing could probably be heard through the
entire room as she stood and quietly wove her way through
the row to the aisle. She could see her friends smiling
but giving confused looks at the news that she and Mamoru
would be dancing.
She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep, ragged
breath. Turning like her mother had taught her she went
up to the stage and glided up the stairs gently. Her
stomach felt like it would implode at any moment and her
heart was going faster than she ever thought possible.
From under the hood of her cape she could see the stage
but saw no sign of Mamoru. She walked to the center of
the stage, her feet feeling like soggy cement bricks that
were trying to stick to the floor. Once there she stood
and felt like crying. -He's not here!-
Suddenly the room went dark with exception to two things.
Many small christmas lights were hung up against the high
ceiling giving the appearance of a night sky, some even
twinkled. Usagi would have seen it better were it not for
the spotlight flashing directly onto her.
She turned around curiously as odd mist came from the
side wings and blew around the stage, thickening the view
for her. Gentle music began to play from the speakers and
she gasped as someone unclasped her cape from around her
and ran off with it.
"You're one in a million. Oh! You're one in a million. Oh
oh."
She turned and ran directly into a hard masculine chest.
Her head felt so very heavy but somehow she lifted it to
gaze into his amazing blue eyes. He pulled her close with
a hand at her waist. Lifting her hand he kissed it gently
as the soft tune picked up and he pulled her quickly into
a steady dance, back and forth around the floor in a
swift combination of various dances.
"Sometimes love can hit you everyday. Sometimes you can
fall for everyone you see. But only one can really make
me stay. A sign from the sky said to me."
He turned her away from him and spun her out, pulling her
back quickly. She again ran into his chest, her hands
resting just under his shoulders. Her eyes never left
his.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us."
He smiled and took her hands in his, pulling her back
into the close movements of the dance. Her head spun and
her heart ached but all she could think about were those
eyes. She didn't even know what the dance was they were
doing, just that she couldn't lose sight of those eyes.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us."
They continued to move around the floor as the the mist
wafted about and the lights remained dimmed to the floor.
Mamoru couldn't control himself. It was as if he were
someone else who had danced with Usagi so closely before.
"I've been looking for that special one. And I've been
searching for someone to give my love. When I thought
that all the hope was gone. A smile, there you were, and
I was gone."
To the audience the amount of sheer love, electricity,
and lust that radiated off the couple was shocking. Even
more so to her friends and family members. Ikuko was so
excited but also afraid for her daughter. Would this
last?
"I always will remember how I felt that day. A feeling,
indescribable to me. I always knew there was an answer
for my prayer. And you, you're the one, the one for me!"
They stood perfectly still while the chorus repeated.
Usagi staring into his eyes with her hands on his chest
and Mamoru's hands cupping her face.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us. You're one in
a million. You're once in a lifetime. You made me
discover one of the stars above us. You're one in a
million. You're once in a lifetime. You made me discover
one of the stars above us. You're one in a million.
You're once in a lifetime. You made me discover one of
the stars above us."
Her skirt flared as he placed his fingers through hers
and spun her again. They were back to back, his hand in
hers. Dancing back to back she felt his hand encircle
her waist and pull her backside against him. Her eyes
went wide and the flush on her cheeks was highly visible.
"In the beginning I was cool and everything was possible.
They tried to catch me but it was impossible. No one
could hurt me, it was my game. Until I met you baby and
you were the same. And when you didn't want me I wanted
you because.. The funny thing about it is I liked the
show. I like it when it's difficult. I like it when it's
hard."
He ran his left index finger along the edge of her
forehead, down her jawline, along her neck, down her arm
until his hand entwined with hers. He spun her around to
face him and dipped her low, staring into her sparkling
eyes. He leaned down and kissed her gently, breaking the
kiss as he lifted her and turned her to face the audience
again.
"Then you know its worth it that you found your heart."
Her head lay against his shoulder as her chest heaved
with the effort of her breathing. She closed her eyes and
turned up to face him. "I love you Mamoru."
He looked down at her and saw the genuine truth in her
eyes. His heart exploded as everything he ever wanted was
suddenly his. Reaching into his back pocket he pulled out
the ring box.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us." The song
faded off repetitivly as Mamoru slipped the ring onto
Usagi's finger.
She smiled as she gazed at it, a diamond settled within a
ring of twelve smaller different colored gems. It was
magnificent, just as he was. The world came back to them
as the applause rang throught the auditorium.
It was a standing ovation. Usagi blushed and Mamoru led
her off the stage.
***End Part Twenty Nine***
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?
***
"And now, let's all give a hand for young Miss Tsukino
Usagi and Mr Chiba Mamoru as they dance for us all." The
pudgy judge said with a smile as he went back to his
seat.
Usagi's breathing could probably be heard through the
entire room as she stood and quietly wove her way through
the row to the aisle. She could see her friends smiling
but giving confused looks at the news that she and Mamoru
would be dancing.
She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep, ragged
breath. Turning like her mother had taught her she went
up to the stage and glided up the stairs gently. Her
stomach felt like it would implode at any moment and her
heart was going faster than she ever thought possible.
From under the hood of her cape she could see the stage
but saw no sign of Mamoru. She walked to the center of
the stage, her feet feeling like soggy cement bricks that
were trying to stick to the floor. Once there she stood
and felt like crying. -He's not here!-
Suddenly the room went dark with exception to two things.
Many small christmas lights were hung up against the high
ceiling giving the appearance of a night sky, some even
twinkled. Usagi would have seen it better were it not for
the spotlight flashing directly onto her.
She turned around curiously as odd mist came from the
side wings and blew around the stage, thickening the view
for her. Gentle music began to play from the speakers and
she gasped as someone unclasped her cape from around her
and ran off with it.
"You're one in a million. Oh! You're one in a million. Oh
oh."
She turned and ran directly into a hard masculine chest.
Her head felt so very heavy but somehow she lifted it to
gaze into his amazing blue eyes. He pulled her close with
a hand at her waist. Lifting her hand he kissed it gently
as the soft tune picked up and he pulled her quickly into
a steady dance, back and forth around the floor in a
swift combination of various dances.
"Sometimes love can hit you everyday. Sometimes you can
fall for everyone you see. But only one can really make
me stay. A sign from the sky said to me."
He turned her away from him and spun her out, pulling her
back quickly. She again ran into his chest, her hands
resting just under his shoulders. Her eyes never left
his.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us."
He smiled and took her hands in his, pulling her back
into the close movements of the dance. Her head spun and
her heart ached but all she could think about were those
eyes. She didn't even know what the dance was they were
doing, just that she couldn't lose sight of those eyes.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us."
They continued to move around the floor as the the mist
wafted about and the lights remained dimmed to the floor.
Mamoru couldn't control himself. It was as if he were
someone else who had danced with Usagi so closely before.
"I've been looking for that special one. And I've been
searching for someone to give my love. When I thought
that all the hope was gone. A smile, there you were, and
I was gone."
To the audience the amount of sheer love, electricity,
and lust that radiated off the couple was shocking. Even
more so to her friends and family members. Ikuko was so
excited but also afraid for her daughter. Would this
last?
"I always will remember how I felt that day. A feeling,
indescribable to me. I always knew there was an answer
for my prayer. And you, you're the one, the one for me!"
They stood perfectly still while the chorus repeated.
Usagi staring into his eyes with her hands on his chest
and Mamoru's hands cupping her face.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us. You're one in
a million. You're once in a lifetime. You made me
discover one of the stars above us. You're one in a
million. You're once in a lifetime. You made me discover
one of the stars above us. You're one in a million.
You're once in a lifetime. You made me discover one of
the stars above us."
Her skirt flared as he placed his fingers through hers
and spun her again. They were back to back, his hand in
hers. Dancing back to back she felt his hand encircle
her waist and pull her backside against him. Her eyes
went wide and the flush on her cheeks was highly visible.
"In the beginning I was cool and everything was possible.
They tried to catch me but it was impossible. No one
could hurt me, it was my game. Until I met you baby and
you were the same. And when you didn't want me I wanted
you because.. The funny thing about it is I liked the
show. I like it when it's difficult. I like it when it's
hard."
He ran his left index finger along the edge of her
forehead, down her jawline, along her neck, down her arm
until his hand entwined with hers. He spun her around to
face him and dipped her low, staring into her sparkling
eyes. He leaned down and kissed her gently, breaking the
kiss as he lifted her and turned her to face the audience
again.
"Then you know its worth it that you found your heart."
Her head lay against his shoulder as her chest heaved
with the effort of her breathing. She closed her eyes and
turned up to face him. "I love you Mamoru."
He looked down at her and saw the genuine truth in her
eyes. His heart exploded as everything he ever wanted was
suddenly his. Reaching into his back pocket he pulled out
the ring box.
"You're one in a million. You're once in a lifetime. You
made me discover one of the stars above us." The song
faded off repetitivly as Mamoru slipped the ring onto
Usagi's finger.
She smiled as she gazed at it, a diamond settled within a
ring of twelve smaller different colored gems. It was
magnificent, just as he was. The world came back to them
as the applause rang throught the auditorium.
It was a standing ovation. Usagi blushed and Mamoru led
her off the stage.
***End Part Twenty Nine***