Author's Notes:
This story line is placed in Tokyo, Japan. The characters
speak fluent Japanese, although I will mix Japanese & English into
this story. This is placed in an alternate universe. Any relation
to any story, is purely coincidental, and I don't read that many
stories. o.0 This uses Sailor Moon characters, though not all
names are the same for the certain characters I mean to refer to.
Last names first, first name's last, according to polite Japanese
culture, of referring to a person.
-Seiryu no Tenshi
D I S C L A I M E R:
Sailor Moon is the property of DiC, Mixxzine, Bandai... etc.
Created by Takeuchi Naoko, Sailor Moon fans are thankful for the
wonderful story that emerged in such an ordinary anime meant for
girls to enjoy. This story I own... please don't take it. Arigatou!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
First Glance
Opening the mailbox with a key, a fairly tall young woman of 22, with long
brown hair held back in a ponytail, took account with bright green eyes, that there
was a fairly large amount of mail that day. Humming a tune to herself, she walked
back to her apartment, where she resided. Walking to the door she twisted the door
knob with a free hand, and continued her short trip into the main room of the
apartment.
"Mail's here," Makoto shouted into the apartment as she stepped into the
living room.
Walking out an adjoining room, a slightly tall woman with very beautiful
long blonde hair walked past her friend to get a drink. "Oh, do I have any?" Usagi
asked casually.
Flipping through the mail, Makoto separated each mail by name of addressee
upon a coffee table in front of a small couch. "Hmm... Kino, Kino, K. junk, Tsukino,
T. junk, Kino, T. junk, K. junk, K. junk, Tsukino, Tsukino, Tsukino, Tsukino..."
"Lemme see that!" screamed the 22 year old Usagi, turning to run towards her
friend, stopping just in time to get her balance back. "I hope one of my pen pals
wrote to me."
"Here, ummm..., one, two... " Makoto said handing Usagi her letters.
"Junk, singles mail, magazine, personal, singles mail, junk..." Usagi said
as she went through her letters, "I think 'someone' is trying to get a message
through."
"Huh? Oh! Sorry," Makoto apologized, "I forgot to tell you that I wrote some
letters to some guys who fit your category of 'eligible bachelors'. Seems that they
liked my description of you," winking a little at Usagi.
"Well I guess I must tell them off, don't I?" Usagi told Makoto, somewhat
irritated by all the 'Let's hook Usagi up with someone' schemes.
"Fine, fine. If you find some guy interesting, tell me and I'll grab one
of your rejects, ok?" Makoto said, tilting her head to the side as she smiled slyly.
"I thought you had, what's his face... Fred? Welps, I'll be going back to
my room now, see ya!" Usagi went into her bedroom and in her arm, the pile of
letters.
"Nah! I dumped him! A week ago in fact." Makoto shouted after Usagi.
Walking into her room, and closing the door behind her, she collapsed
onto the bed. Usagi looked at the 'singles' letters and other mail she just
received. 'Wow, I never thought any guys would even do this!' Opening several
letters, she quickly glanced at the handwriting of each letter. Stopping at one,
she observed what the letter had with a open curiosity. 'Hmm, a guy who writes
meticulously, can spell, and... wow! Chooses the most interesting paper... smells
so much like roses. It's a "must read" letter!'
Dear Tsukino-san,
I am greatly honored you took time as to have to gone
through those horrid ads and chose the one that my *ahem* best
friend posted for me. Never would I have believed any woman would
be interested in me. I was astonished, greatly, to have seen such
a beautiful woman, seeing a picture enclosed. I bet you would be
laughing by now... but I do believe I have seen you somewhere...
but I have not a clue to where.
I just would like to know if I could learn more about you.
We live pretty close, as I have looked at your address plenty of
times. Maybe we could meet someday. I enclose here, a picture I
had taken recently, with the urgency of my friend's request.
Though I believe you may throw it out along with this letter, I
would ask of you, to at least get to know me, and I, you.
I was wondering, if you want to reply, please do tell me
more about yourself. That is, if you actually want to write back.
If you every feel that the internet is more appropriate to start
getting to know one another, write me. My e-mail address is
capeboy21@hotmeng.com. Please tell me who you are, if you ever
write me. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Chiba Mamoru
Checking in the envelope which came with the letter, Usagi found Chiba-san's
picture. Looking at it, her eyes widened in surprise, as she thought 'He really
looks like my sempai!'. "Kiiinnnooo MAKOTO! What did you say on the letter to
Chiba Mamoru?" Usagi yelled frantically getting up from her comfortable position,
to end up jumping around on her bed.
"Eek, Usagi-chan, no need to yell! Sheesh, here, I made copies of letters
I sent out," Makoto said running into Usagi's room with stashes of crumpled paper
in her hands. She shoved them into Usagi's hands with a sheepish smile.
"Thanks. How did you find these guys anyways?" Usagi said, looking in the
pile to find the one that was sent to Mamoru.
"The ads, you know, the 'personals'," Makoto said sarcastically before she
was interrupted by a flying pillow.
"Funny, har har har. Ugh, I know that! But what were the descriptions that
the guys had posted?" Usagi quizzed Makoto quickly.
"Oh, I forgot about that. I'll go find the clippings," Makoto said, stepping
out of Usagi's room to find them, leaving Usagi in a frenzied state.
'I can't believe my friend would actually do this! But, I get the funny
feeling as though I know this guy from some place before. This Chiba Mamoru looks
familiar, looks sorta like my sempai. And my friend not telling me... Geez... what
kind of friends have I picked these days?' Usagi chastised herself.
With a spontaneous idea she began searching through her junior high, and
high school, she found him, listed in her freshman year of high school, he was a
senior then. Sitting atop her bed, she looked at her year book with some interest.
'Whoa!' she thought taken aback. 'Even back then, he was one fine looking senior.'
Flipping to the back of the year book, she looked for Chiba Mamoru, trying to find
more pictures. 'Copperfield... Chen, blah blah, Cheng, Chiba! Ano, he must have been
one active guy...' Usagi thought, as she scanned the pages he was listed under,
quickly turning to the pages Mamoru's pictures were under.
"Usagi-chan, I'm back! I found the clippings," Makoto called out, after
knocking on the door.
"Ahh, hai! Come in Mako-chan," Usagi said, looking up.
"Eeto. Gomen for not asking you about sending letters to strangers...
especially ones that might stalk you," Makoto said, her eye twitching as Usagi's
face contorted into a frown, "Um, any ways, I guess I'll leave you to start
writing to whoever these people are... I suggest you get to know this Chiba-san.
He sounds pretty cool," Makoto finished as she backed up to reach for the door
knob.
"Yeah, all right then. See ya!" Usagi implied hurriedly, rising from her
bed to push Makoto out the door and lock the door for privacy.
* * *
"Mamoru-kun, geez, would you quit complaining, and let me explain,"
Shinozaki Kaoru pleaded frantically, backing up to the wall, stepping away from
his longtime friend and room mate.
"First of all, I would like to know just why you were 'brave' enough to
just go and post my personal info in the newspaper! Didn't you think about stalkers,
ugly women, or desperate males? Geez, what a friend you seem to be," Mamoru
blatantly professed.
"Uh, you forget Mamoru-kun, that this is a single male seeking single
female ad," Kaoru quickly reminded Mamoru as to counter him for his previous response.
"No kidding. I probably sound like a total idiot to how ever many girls I
had to write back to telling them it was a mistake that 'my' ad was up in the
personals in the first place," he grumbled.
"Uh. Hehe... you shouldn't be too worried. I'm sure they're going to
write you back with happy thoughts," Kaoru said with a smirk, "Girls are, after
all, easy to come by, if you know how they think."
"Riiiiiiiiight. I don't really think so, but hey, whatever happens, they
shall have to work their way through this man here!" Mamoru joked as he pounded
a fist against his chest.
"Ah, forget you, Mamoru-kun. I've to go and get to my scheduled basketball
game. I'll drop by in three hours. Make sure you get stuff to eat, I'm not letting
you get off so easily without cooking tonight. I need my food!" Kaoru stated,
slamming his hand roughly on Mamoru's back. He sauntered away to get ready in his
room, waving his hand in the air to signal Mamoru he was leaving the room.
Losing his balance for a few seconds, Mamoru righted his stance, and
shrugged his friend off. Walking around a couch, he went to his room, shutting the
door behind him. Suddenly struck with a thought, he quickly turned on his computer
and monitor. As he waited for the computer's operating system to load, he tapped
his fingers on the table, a hand resting under his chin. When the computer program
finally loaded, he typed in his password and went online to check his e-mail and
surf the internet.
Browsing through his inbox, he noticed a fairly large fonted link.
Reading the text, he saw that he received new e-mails. Hoping to get a reply
from some woman named Tsukino Usagi, he quickly clicked the link, and waited for
the page to load. Scrolling down, he saw a unfamiliar e-mail address. He frowned
slightly as he read the nick name of the sender. Cultured Femme. Grinning, he
guessed that it might be Tsukino-san, so he clicked on the name and read the
e-mail. It was indeed from Tsukino Usagi.
To: capeboy21@hotmeng.com Chiba Mamoru
Reply to: AMaitEnShI@sweeti3.net Cultured Femme
Subject: Greetings Earthling ^,~
Dear Chiba-san,
It's Usagi! Hey I hope you don't mind me sending e-mails,
rather than writing by hand. It tends to get tire some writing by
hand. My hands have become so used to typing things, it's not
even funny any more. Well, aside from that, have you recently
checked your high school year book? Senior year? Well, I suggest
you do... and check up on freshman year. It so ends up that we
went to the same high school for a year. Amazingly enough,
though the school was small, I saw you around only a few times.
*Lol* Well, any ways, just a thought.
Well, how's life these days? Bleak? Bothersome? Boring?
Well, if it is, can't help you there. Don't worry, things will
work out! I have a feeling both our friends need to meet
sometime. They seem to like meddling in other people's lives.
Hey, listen, just hit the reply button, and I'll try my
best to get back to you. I've got some tennis match to go to. Ja
mata ne!
S.M.I.L.E.,
Usagi
Sighing to himself, he leaned back in his chair, putting his arms behind
his head. 'How did she know we went to the same high school? Well, let's just
hope I get enough time to get to know her a little more.'
Busily organizing his computer table, he decided to ask Kaoru where his
basketball game was. Once finished with his task, Mamoru quickly shut down his
computer, went to Kaoru's room and asked Kaoru where the game was supposed to be
at. After Kaoru answered him, he realized it was at the local park. Hurriedly
dressing in casual attire, he went off to follow Kaoru's car with his own, trying
to decide between watching the game, or going for a walk around the park instead.
He decided on the latter thought, and upon arriving at the park, informed Kaoru
he would meet him later after the basketball game. Kaoru nodded, waving him off,
as he ran to the basketball courts.
Departing from his car, he stuck his hands within his khaki pant pockets,
and walked along the path that went through the entire park. Several minutes
passed by as he continued to walk the paths of the park, and he noticed a crowd
growing around a tennis court to his left. Shrugging his shoulders, he changed
his course to head towards the court to see what was happening.
* * *
Rooting, cat calls, and whistling could be heard all around the tennis
court. Ignoring the calls, she continued to play her game against Satou Hitomi,
at six to two. After several more serves, slams against each opponent, and more
cat calls, Usagi won the game. An announcer at a podium one side of the court,
called for Usagi to step up at the podium. She mentally shrugged, only happy that
she was able to play, and began to walk up towards the announcer. Suddenly feeling
that she was being watched closely, she turned her gaze towards where she felt an
immense connection to. Upon turning, she held eye contact with none other than
Chiba Mamoru. Her heart began pounding faster, and she stopped in her tracks. The
only thing she could tell at that moment was that he and she were the only ones
there. Shaking her head slightly to return her attention to the podium, she gave
a cute smile to Mamoru, and began to walk towards the podium to retrieve her trophy.
Several minutes went by as she waited for the announcer, and several
fundraising committees to finish their short speeches, before she was able to go
change back into normal clothing. Smiling at the crowd, she casually saluted to
them and gave them a peace sign. Photographers and several newspaper reporters
took note of her victorious game and her cute exit off the tennis court. As she
stepped off the platform where the podium was situated at, she heard her name
called out, ahead of her. Trying to maneuver around several people within the
crowd that was beginning to become into a big mob, she waved her tennis racket
above her, so that whoever called her name would find her easily.
* * *
Noticing a tennis racket up in the air, Mamoru instantly knew it would be
Usagi waving her arm. He made his way towards his goal, and as he reached his
destination, he called her name out once again.
"Tsukino-san, hajimemashite. Watashi wa Chiba Mamoru desu."
"Hajimemashite, Chiba-san, call me Usagi. We're friends now, am I not right?"
"Aa, soo desu ne. In that case, call me Mamoru."
"Hey, why don't we go for a refreshment? I'm really needing something to
drink, especially after that game."
"Why not? I know a place we could go to. It's just a few minutes from here."
"Great! Let me just tell my friend, Makoto-chan," Usagi replied, smiling to
him as she walked away to find her friend.
Humming to himself as he waited, he pulled out a cell phone from his pocket
and dialed Kaoru's cell number. As the cell phone rang, he looked around him, in a
bright mood. When Kaoru picked up, Mamoru filled him in on Usagi, and his upcoming
outing with her. Informing Kaoru that either he finish his game and meet Usagi's
friend, or just to hang out at home. Kaoru, noting that Mamoru was serious, decided
to meet Usagi and her friend. Finishing their conversation, both men turned off their
cell phones, and proceeded to get ready.
Usagi walked back, with another girl, who had green eyes. Introducing Mamoru
to her friend, they greeted one another politely, and Mamoru invited Makoto to go
with them, since a friend of his would be meeting them shortly.
Makoto agreed to go with them, and after several short minutes passed, Kaoru
came by, and was introduced to the group. At that moment, the entire group seemed to
click, and started up a conversation as they walked to their vehicles. After several
minutes of giving directions to a juice bar, the group split up and drove in their
own cars.
* * *
A few hours passed, and the group was able to strike easy conversations with
one another, feeling a natural bond of friendship. As the sun set, the group split in
half, Mamoru with Usagi, and Makoto with Kaoru.
Mamoru, offering Usagi a walk home, was able to learn more about Usagi, and
vice versa. They talked endlessly, and when Usagi checked her watch, she was astounded
that it was half past one A.M. As they neared Usagi's apartment, Mamoru, walking
slowly beside Usagi, was deep in thought while considering to kiss Usagi, or not
to especially it being their first time out together. They came upon the door of
Usagi's apartment, and at the last minute, Mamoru bent forward and kissed her upon
the lips. It came as a surprise to both of them that a wonderful feeling of tingles
went up and down their entire bodies. Ending the kiss, Mamoru backed up a step, and
looked into Usagi's deep blue depths. Seeking a final answer, Mamoru whispered several
things into Usagi's ear. Keeping a careful eye on her, he waited for her reaction.
Blinking several times, a bewildered, yet ecstatic Usagi, smiled widely, and
hugged Mamoru tightly, resting her head on his chest.
"Mamoru-san, you have no idea how long I've waited for someone exactly like
you to have said that!"
"Seriously?" Mamoru asked, surprised that Usagi ever thought that way.
"Yes! Of course, and you know what?"
"Uh, no. What?" Mamoru asked as he pulled himself out of the embrace to look
Usagi in the eye.
"I actually fell in love with you at first glance."
A shell shocked Mamoru stood silently for a minute or so, while Usagi looked
up at him with smiling eyes. When he regained his composure, he swept Usagi into his
arms, and held her close to him. Resting his chin upon her head, he closed his eyes
with bliss. He never thought that love could be such a sweet thing within his life.
Within his arms, Usagi felt comforted by the fact that the love she shared with him
was mutual, and snuggled in closer into Mamoru's embrace.
OWARI! (The End)
This story line is placed in Tokyo, Japan. The characters
speak fluent Japanese, although I will mix Japanese & English into
this story. This is placed in an alternate universe. Any relation
to any story, is purely coincidental, and I don't read that many
stories. o.0 This uses Sailor Moon characters, though not all
names are the same for the certain characters I mean to refer to.
Last names first, first name's last, according to polite Japanese
culture, of referring to a person.
-Seiryu no Tenshi
D I S C L A I M E R:
Sailor Moon is the property of DiC, Mixxzine, Bandai... etc.
Created by Takeuchi Naoko, Sailor Moon fans are thankful for the
wonderful story that emerged in such an ordinary anime meant for
girls to enjoy. This story I own... please don't take it. Arigatou!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
First Glance
Opening the mailbox with a key, a fairly tall young woman of 22, with long
brown hair held back in a ponytail, took account with bright green eyes, that there
was a fairly large amount of mail that day. Humming a tune to herself, she walked
back to her apartment, where she resided. Walking to the door she twisted the door
knob with a free hand, and continued her short trip into the main room of the
apartment.
"Mail's here," Makoto shouted into the apartment as she stepped into the
living room.
Walking out an adjoining room, a slightly tall woman with very beautiful
long blonde hair walked past her friend to get a drink. "Oh, do I have any?" Usagi
asked casually.
Flipping through the mail, Makoto separated each mail by name of addressee
upon a coffee table in front of a small couch. "Hmm... Kino, Kino, K. junk, Tsukino,
T. junk, Kino, T. junk, K. junk, K. junk, Tsukino, Tsukino, Tsukino, Tsukino..."
"Lemme see that!" screamed the 22 year old Usagi, turning to run towards her
friend, stopping just in time to get her balance back. "I hope one of my pen pals
wrote to me."
"Here, ummm..., one, two... " Makoto said handing Usagi her letters.
"Junk, singles mail, magazine, personal, singles mail, junk..." Usagi said
as she went through her letters, "I think 'someone' is trying to get a message
through."
"Huh? Oh! Sorry," Makoto apologized, "I forgot to tell you that I wrote some
letters to some guys who fit your category of 'eligible bachelors'. Seems that they
liked my description of you," winking a little at Usagi.
"Well I guess I must tell them off, don't I?" Usagi told Makoto, somewhat
irritated by all the 'Let's hook Usagi up with someone' schemes.
"Fine, fine. If you find some guy interesting, tell me and I'll grab one
of your rejects, ok?" Makoto said, tilting her head to the side as she smiled slyly.
"I thought you had, what's his face... Fred? Welps, I'll be going back to
my room now, see ya!" Usagi went into her bedroom and in her arm, the pile of
letters.
"Nah! I dumped him! A week ago in fact." Makoto shouted after Usagi.
Walking into her room, and closing the door behind her, she collapsed
onto the bed. Usagi looked at the 'singles' letters and other mail she just
received. 'Wow, I never thought any guys would even do this!' Opening several
letters, she quickly glanced at the handwriting of each letter. Stopping at one,
she observed what the letter had with a open curiosity. 'Hmm, a guy who writes
meticulously, can spell, and... wow! Chooses the most interesting paper... smells
so much like roses. It's a "must read" letter!'
Dear Tsukino-san,
I am greatly honored you took time as to have to gone
through those horrid ads and chose the one that my *ahem* best
friend posted for me. Never would I have believed any woman would
be interested in me. I was astonished, greatly, to have seen such
a beautiful woman, seeing a picture enclosed. I bet you would be
laughing by now... but I do believe I have seen you somewhere...
but I have not a clue to where.
I just would like to know if I could learn more about you.
We live pretty close, as I have looked at your address plenty of
times. Maybe we could meet someday. I enclose here, a picture I
had taken recently, with the urgency of my friend's request.
Though I believe you may throw it out along with this letter, I
would ask of you, to at least get to know me, and I, you.
I was wondering, if you want to reply, please do tell me
more about yourself. That is, if you actually want to write back.
If you every feel that the internet is more appropriate to start
getting to know one another, write me. My e-mail address is
capeboy21@hotmeng.com. Please tell me who you are, if you ever
write me. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Chiba Mamoru
Checking in the envelope which came with the letter, Usagi found Chiba-san's
picture. Looking at it, her eyes widened in surprise, as she thought 'He really
looks like my sempai!'. "Kiiinnnooo MAKOTO! What did you say on the letter to
Chiba Mamoru?" Usagi yelled frantically getting up from her comfortable position,
to end up jumping around on her bed.
"Eek, Usagi-chan, no need to yell! Sheesh, here, I made copies of letters
I sent out," Makoto said running into Usagi's room with stashes of crumpled paper
in her hands. She shoved them into Usagi's hands with a sheepish smile.
"Thanks. How did you find these guys anyways?" Usagi said, looking in the
pile to find the one that was sent to Mamoru.
"The ads, you know, the 'personals'," Makoto said sarcastically before she
was interrupted by a flying pillow.
"Funny, har har har. Ugh, I know that! But what were the descriptions that
the guys had posted?" Usagi quizzed Makoto quickly.
"Oh, I forgot about that. I'll go find the clippings," Makoto said, stepping
out of Usagi's room to find them, leaving Usagi in a frenzied state.
'I can't believe my friend would actually do this! But, I get the funny
feeling as though I know this guy from some place before. This Chiba Mamoru looks
familiar, looks sorta like my sempai. And my friend not telling me... Geez... what
kind of friends have I picked these days?' Usagi chastised herself.
With a spontaneous idea she began searching through her junior high, and
high school, she found him, listed in her freshman year of high school, he was a
senior then. Sitting atop her bed, she looked at her year book with some interest.
'Whoa!' she thought taken aback. 'Even back then, he was one fine looking senior.'
Flipping to the back of the year book, she looked for Chiba Mamoru, trying to find
more pictures. 'Copperfield... Chen, blah blah, Cheng, Chiba! Ano, he must have been
one active guy...' Usagi thought, as she scanned the pages he was listed under,
quickly turning to the pages Mamoru's pictures were under.
"Usagi-chan, I'm back! I found the clippings," Makoto called out, after
knocking on the door.
"Ahh, hai! Come in Mako-chan," Usagi said, looking up.
"Eeto. Gomen for not asking you about sending letters to strangers...
especially ones that might stalk you," Makoto said, her eye twitching as Usagi's
face contorted into a frown, "Um, any ways, I guess I'll leave you to start
writing to whoever these people are... I suggest you get to know this Chiba-san.
He sounds pretty cool," Makoto finished as she backed up to reach for the door
knob.
"Yeah, all right then. See ya!" Usagi implied hurriedly, rising from her
bed to push Makoto out the door and lock the door for privacy.
* * *
"Mamoru-kun, geez, would you quit complaining, and let me explain,"
Shinozaki Kaoru pleaded frantically, backing up to the wall, stepping away from
his longtime friend and room mate.
"First of all, I would like to know just why you were 'brave' enough to
just go and post my personal info in the newspaper! Didn't you think about stalkers,
ugly women, or desperate males? Geez, what a friend you seem to be," Mamoru
blatantly professed.
"Uh, you forget Mamoru-kun, that this is a single male seeking single
female ad," Kaoru quickly reminded Mamoru as to counter him for his previous response.
"No kidding. I probably sound like a total idiot to how ever many girls I
had to write back to telling them it was a mistake that 'my' ad was up in the
personals in the first place," he grumbled.
"Uh. Hehe... you shouldn't be too worried. I'm sure they're going to
write you back with happy thoughts," Kaoru said with a smirk, "Girls are, after
all, easy to come by, if you know how they think."
"Riiiiiiiiight. I don't really think so, but hey, whatever happens, they
shall have to work their way through this man here!" Mamoru joked as he pounded
a fist against his chest.
"Ah, forget you, Mamoru-kun. I've to go and get to my scheduled basketball
game. I'll drop by in three hours. Make sure you get stuff to eat, I'm not letting
you get off so easily without cooking tonight. I need my food!" Kaoru stated,
slamming his hand roughly on Mamoru's back. He sauntered away to get ready in his
room, waving his hand in the air to signal Mamoru he was leaving the room.
Losing his balance for a few seconds, Mamoru righted his stance, and
shrugged his friend off. Walking around a couch, he went to his room, shutting the
door behind him. Suddenly struck with a thought, he quickly turned on his computer
and monitor. As he waited for the computer's operating system to load, he tapped
his fingers on the table, a hand resting under his chin. When the computer program
finally loaded, he typed in his password and went online to check his e-mail and
surf the internet.
Browsing through his inbox, he noticed a fairly large fonted link.
Reading the text, he saw that he received new e-mails. Hoping to get a reply
from some woman named Tsukino Usagi, he quickly clicked the link, and waited for
the page to load. Scrolling down, he saw a unfamiliar e-mail address. He frowned
slightly as he read the nick name of the sender. Cultured Femme. Grinning, he
guessed that it might be Tsukino-san, so he clicked on the name and read the
e-mail. It was indeed from Tsukino Usagi.
To: capeboy21@hotmeng.com Chiba Mamoru
Reply to: AMaitEnShI@sweeti3.net Cultured Femme
Subject: Greetings Earthling ^,~
Dear Chiba-san,
It's Usagi! Hey I hope you don't mind me sending e-mails,
rather than writing by hand. It tends to get tire some writing by
hand. My hands have become so used to typing things, it's not
even funny any more. Well, aside from that, have you recently
checked your high school year book? Senior year? Well, I suggest
you do... and check up on freshman year. It so ends up that we
went to the same high school for a year. Amazingly enough,
though the school was small, I saw you around only a few times.
*Lol* Well, any ways, just a thought.
Well, how's life these days? Bleak? Bothersome? Boring?
Well, if it is, can't help you there. Don't worry, things will
work out! I have a feeling both our friends need to meet
sometime. They seem to like meddling in other people's lives.
Hey, listen, just hit the reply button, and I'll try my
best to get back to you. I've got some tennis match to go to. Ja
mata ne!
S.M.I.L.E.,
Usagi
Sighing to himself, he leaned back in his chair, putting his arms behind
his head. 'How did she know we went to the same high school? Well, let's just
hope I get enough time to get to know her a little more.'
Busily organizing his computer table, he decided to ask Kaoru where his
basketball game was. Once finished with his task, Mamoru quickly shut down his
computer, went to Kaoru's room and asked Kaoru where the game was supposed to be
at. After Kaoru answered him, he realized it was at the local park. Hurriedly
dressing in casual attire, he went off to follow Kaoru's car with his own, trying
to decide between watching the game, or going for a walk around the park instead.
He decided on the latter thought, and upon arriving at the park, informed Kaoru
he would meet him later after the basketball game. Kaoru nodded, waving him off,
as he ran to the basketball courts.
Departing from his car, he stuck his hands within his khaki pant pockets,
and walked along the path that went through the entire park. Several minutes
passed by as he continued to walk the paths of the park, and he noticed a crowd
growing around a tennis court to his left. Shrugging his shoulders, he changed
his course to head towards the court to see what was happening.
* * *
Rooting, cat calls, and whistling could be heard all around the tennis
court. Ignoring the calls, she continued to play her game against Satou Hitomi,
at six to two. After several more serves, slams against each opponent, and more
cat calls, Usagi won the game. An announcer at a podium one side of the court,
called for Usagi to step up at the podium. She mentally shrugged, only happy that
she was able to play, and began to walk up towards the announcer. Suddenly feeling
that she was being watched closely, she turned her gaze towards where she felt an
immense connection to. Upon turning, she held eye contact with none other than
Chiba Mamoru. Her heart began pounding faster, and she stopped in her tracks. The
only thing she could tell at that moment was that he and she were the only ones
there. Shaking her head slightly to return her attention to the podium, she gave
a cute smile to Mamoru, and began to walk towards the podium to retrieve her trophy.
Several minutes went by as she waited for the announcer, and several
fundraising committees to finish their short speeches, before she was able to go
change back into normal clothing. Smiling at the crowd, she casually saluted to
them and gave them a peace sign. Photographers and several newspaper reporters
took note of her victorious game and her cute exit off the tennis court. As she
stepped off the platform where the podium was situated at, she heard her name
called out, ahead of her. Trying to maneuver around several people within the
crowd that was beginning to become into a big mob, she waved her tennis racket
above her, so that whoever called her name would find her easily.
* * *
Noticing a tennis racket up in the air, Mamoru instantly knew it would be
Usagi waving her arm. He made his way towards his goal, and as he reached his
destination, he called her name out once again.
"Tsukino-san, hajimemashite. Watashi wa Chiba Mamoru desu."
"Hajimemashite, Chiba-san, call me Usagi. We're friends now, am I not right?"
"Aa, soo desu ne. In that case, call me Mamoru."
"Hey, why don't we go for a refreshment? I'm really needing something to
drink, especially after that game."
"Why not? I know a place we could go to. It's just a few minutes from here."
"Great! Let me just tell my friend, Makoto-chan," Usagi replied, smiling to
him as she walked away to find her friend.
Humming to himself as he waited, he pulled out a cell phone from his pocket
and dialed Kaoru's cell number. As the cell phone rang, he looked around him, in a
bright mood. When Kaoru picked up, Mamoru filled him in on Usagi, and his upcoming
outing with her. Informing Kaoru that either he finish his game and meet Usagi's
friend, or just to hang out at home. Kaoru, noting that Mamoru was serious, decided
to meet Usagi and her friend. Finishing their conversation, both men turned off their
cell phones, and proceeded to get ready.
Usagi walked back, with another girl, who had green eyes. Introducing Mamoru
to her friend, they greeted one another politely, and Mamoru invited Makoto to go
with them, since a friend of his would be meeting them shortly.
Makoto agreed to go with them, and after several short minutes passed, Kaoru
came by, and was introduced to the group. At that moment, the entire group seemed to
click, and started up a conversation as they walked to their vehicles. After several
minutes of giving directions to a juice bar, the group split up and drove in their
own cars.
* * *
A few hours passed, and the group was able to strike easy conversations with
one another, feeling a natural bond of friendship. As the sun set, the group split in
half, Mamoru with Usagi, and Makoto with Kaoru.
Mamoru, offering Usagi a walk home, was able to learn more about Usagi, and
vice versa. They talked endlessly, and when Usagi checked her watch, she was astounded
that it was half past one A.M. As they neared Usagi's apartment, Mamoru, walking
slowly beside Usagi, was deep in thought while considering to kiss Usagi, or not
to especially it being their first time out together. They came upon the door of
Usagi's apartment, and at the last minute, Mamoru bent forward and kissed her upon
the lips. It came as a surprise to both of them that a wonderful feeling of tingles
went up and down their entire bodies. Ending the kiss, Mamoru backed up a step, and
looked into Usagi's deep blue depths. Seeking a final answer, Mamoru whispered several
things into Usagi's ear. Keeping a careful eye on her, he waited for her reaction.
Blinking several times, a bewildered, yet ecstatic Usagi, smiled widely, and
hugged Mamoru tightly, resting her head on his chest.
"Mamoru-san, you have no idea how long I've waited for someone exactly like
you to have said that!"
"Seriously?" Mamoru asked, surprised that Usagi ever thought that way.
"Yes! Of course, and you know what?"
"Uh, no. What?" Mamoru asked as he pulled himself out of the embrace to look
Usagi in the eye.
"I actually fell in love with you at first glance."
A shell shocked Mamoru stood silently for a minute or so, while Usagi looked
up at him with smiling eyes. When he regained his composure, he swept Usagi into his
arms, and held her close to him. Resting his chin upon her head, he closed his eyes
with bliss. He never thought that love could be such a sweet thing within his life.
Within his arms, Usagi felt comforted by the fact that the love she shared with him
was mutual, and snuggled in closer into Mamoru's embrace.
OWARI! (The End)