Here I am with Chapter 4! *sniff* This fic is getting closer and closer to ending. ;_; Anyway, this story takes place when Mamoru and Usagi are just beginning to date. If you were lazy and didn't read Chapters 1-3, I suggest that you go read them. (Chapter 4 will make a lot more sense if you do! ^^) Amai-chan no own Sailormoon! Naoko-sama owns Sailormoon! Please review this if you get a chance or send me an email. On with the fic....
~^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^~
Mamo-chan's Excellent Adventures
at the Beach
Chapter 4
by Amai-chan
"USAKO!" Mamoru screamed as he swam out after Usagi. His arms moved through the water deeply as he pulled himself closer to Usagi. Stroke by stroke, he grew stronger and he drew closer to the girl. "Usako. Usako. Usako." He whispered with tears in his eyes as he reached out to grab her. He nearly touched her when the undertow pulled her beneath the roaring waves. He screamed. "This isn't fair! Usako!" Mamoru dove under and swam with the movements of a dolphin, closer and closer he came to his angel when finally he reached out and wrapped his arms around her stomach. Up towards the light, the couple swam.
"Ahhh...Mamo-chan." Usagi said as she grasped for air.
"Shhsh. Don't say anything. We have to get back to shore." Mamoru replied softly as he held the girl closer to him for her comfort. He kicked his legs strongly as he swam through the water. 'Damnit. I should of put Usagi on my back so we could get to shore faster and be safer.' He sighed. 'Well, at least she is safe. That is all I could ask for.'
They swam together to the sandy white shore with Mamoru's arms protectively wrapped around Usagi. When they reached the shore, Mamoru gently lifted Usagi out of the water and into his arms. A crowd greeted them with "Ohmagosh!" "Is she allright?" "The poor girl!" and "How brave you are!" Mamoru smiled and looked down at Usagi.
"Usako?" He whispered. "Are you okay?"
Usagi stared up and a weak smile formed on her face. "Of course, thanks to you." Her hand slipped on to Mamoru's hand and held it tight.
Mamoru's eyes looked warmly at Usagi. 'This is it, man! This is the perfect moment. You were the knight in shining armor who saved her, now tell her how you truly feel!" Mamoru leaned in closer to the odango-headed girl. "Usako, can I tell you something?"
Usagi laughed and shook her head. Droplets of water spewed through the air with every movement. "What? Since when did you have to ask if you can tell me something? Baka Mamo-chan! You can tell me anything."
Mamoru grinned stupidly. 'Here it is!' He thought. 'Here is your big moment.' Mamoru cleared his throat and looked deep into Usagi's deep blue eyes. "Usagi, I..."
His words were interrupted by a tanned man wearing nothing but a red speedo. A speedo that was even shorter and tighter than Mamoru's green one. "Sir! Sir!" He yelled. "Put the lady down."
Mamoru turned to the man and growled. 'He ruined it! He ruined it!' He cried inside his mind. "Why? Why should I put her down?"
The man pulled out a card, seemingly from nowhere and presented to Mamoru. "Read the card, buddy. Sand E. Beach. Professional lifeguard and sandcastle builder."
Mamoru roared with the laughter and Sand's card shook in his hand. "You mean your name is actually SAND E. BEACH?!" He shook his head. "That is just too...too..." Mamoru's laughter filled the air. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STUPID!"
Sand glared at the still laughing Mamoru and anger filled his body.
Usagi glanced at the lifeguard and tapped Mamoru. "Ah, Mamo-chan." The laughter continued. "Mamo-chan?" The laughter went on. "MAMO-CHAN!" The laughter did not creased but Mamoru was able to look down at Usagi. "I think you better stop." She said quietly as she pointed to Sand who was now foaming at the mouth.
Mamoru shook his head and began to laugh harder. "Gomen nasai, Usako. I can't. I can't..ha ha ha! I can't .....hee hee...ha ha ha...stop laughing..HA HA HA! At his stupid...ha ha ha...name!"
Sand stamped his feet on the ground and snorted. "That is enough sir! I do not appreciate you making fun of my name." He grabbed Usagi from Mamoru forcefully and headed towards the other end of the beach.
Usagi screamed and began hitting Sand. "Stop!" She growled when he did not put her down and punched him the nose. Yet, the man kept moving. "I said stop! So stop!" The man continued to move. She screamed and yelled in frustration. "Put me down! NOW!" Sand still walked steadily along the soft white sand.
Mamoru stood there shocked for a moment as he watched his girlfriend be dragged away by the lifeguard with a funny name. 'Sand E. Beach.' He thought to himself. He tried his best not to laugh but the laughter filled his body and poured out of his mouth. "Wait a minute! What am I doing here standing here like an idiot?" He asked aloud.
"Because you are an idiot." A random person said in the crowd.
Mamoru turned and glared at the person. "I gotta go save Usako." He ran down the beach with the speed of a bullet . When he finally caught up to Sand, he pounced on him causing both Usagi and Sand to fall to the ground.
"Owwwww." Usagi moaned as she laid on the ground. She sat up and looked at Mamoru. "Could you think of a more stupid way to stop him?"
Mamoru turned that all too familiar shade of bright red and laughed. "Ah, gomen nasai, Usako."
Sand stood up and growled. "What was that for?!"
Mamoru pulled Usagi up off the sand and smiled. "Because I have to save her from an idiot like you."
Sand groaned. "An idiot?! Why am I an idiot?"
A look of pure shock formed on Mamoru's face. Did this man have no common sense?! "You are an idiot because you tried to steal my girlfriend!"
Sand giggled and Usagi and Mamoru stared at each other in surprise. "He's...giggling." Usagi said.
"Men...don't...giggle." Mamoru replied.
Sand brushed a strand of hair out of his face. "Whose says I'm not a man just because I giggle?!" Usagi and Mamoru just looked at each other with fright. "Well....." Mamoru and Usagi looked back at Sand. "I took your girlfriend from you because I was going to take her to the lifeguard house so I could..."
Mamoru interrupted Sand with a blast of fury. "So you could what? So you could rape her?! So you could force her into being an ice cream vender?! So you could make her become a beach prostuite?!"
Usagi groaned. "Gomen nasai, Sand. He is a tad possessive. If you hadn't noticed."
"It is kind of obvious." Sand replied while Mamoru screamed "I'm not possessive! I just care about you!"
Usagi sighed. "You care about me a little too much."
Mamoru shook his head. "No! That is impossible. How could you care about a person too much?"
"Anyway, as I was saying." Sand interrupted before a fight could start. "I was going to take her to the lifeguard house so I could fix any wounds or problems caused by the undertow."
Usagi looked at all over her body. Her arms were the same ivory color they had always been with zero scratches. Her slender legs were as smooth as snow. She ran her fingers across her face. "I don't think I have any wounds. Why do I have to go?"
Sand smiled sweetly. "I just want to check you out."
Mamoru glared at Sand the sound of "check you out." He leaned close to Sand and growled. "You just want to check her out?!"
Sand's face flushed a bright red. "Not like that! I'm mean she is really pretty and all." He caught sight of Mamoru's rageful face and quickly changed his words. "I mean...she is a nice girl! But I just want to make she that she is allright. Plus, she'll get hot chocolate."
Usagi leapt at the words hot chocolate. "Okay, I'll go just to make sure I'm allright." She snickered. 'Just me and Mamo-chan and a cup of hot chocolate. Oh the places where that could lead!' She thought with delight.
Mamoru thought of the idea of Usagi going to this place with Sand, just Sand. His heart stopped. 'He could do something terrible to her. You never know what is on lifeguards' minds these days' He thought to himself. Mamoru pointed to Sand. "Okay! She can go to the lifeguard house, but as long as I come with her. I want to make sure that you don't rape her or make her become an ice cream vender!"
Sweat rolled down Sand's face. "Well, I was going to let you come along anyway, but now that you have demanded it. I guess I have to let you come." Mamoru smiled at what he thought was a victory.
The trio walked down the beach in the bright afternoon sun. They stepped over towels, sand castles, tanners and coolers as they continued their journey to the lifeguard house. The sun sparkled down on the cool water creating shiny patterns among the waves. Children laughed and splashed in the blue ocean while their mothers relaxed a plastic rafts. Finally, they reached their destination.
The lifeguard house was seated on the edge of the bay overlooking the roaring sea. The building consisted of three single rooms made completely out of white painted bricks and heavy metal door that opened the house to the world. When the trio reached the house, Sand pulled the door open and revealed a group of four girls sitting on a blue and white plaid couch. "USAGI-CHAN!" They all screamed in unison as they ran towards the odango-headed girl.
"Minna!" Usagi exclaimed happily. "I'm so glad to see you!"
Rei hugged Usagi tightly. "Baka Usagi-chan." She whispered as tears rolled down her eyes. "I thought you didn't make it."
Usagi looked down at the raven haired girl and smiled. "Of course, I made it, Rei-chan. I'm standing right here."
The girls surrounded Usagi and cried.
"I was so worried!" Minako yelled.
Ami patted Usagi on the shoulder. "We missed you so much." She said quietly.
"We thought you were gone for good! We didn't know what we would do without you." Makoto exclaimed with misty eyes.
Usagi cried and hugged all her friends. "Do you think that could take me down? After all we have been through? I don't think so." The girls shook their heads and laughed. "Besides, it is Mamoru that you have to thank for me being here."
Mamoru turned bright red and shook his hands. "No...no..really, it was nothing."
Minako nudged Mamoru on the elbow. "Just doing your job, eh, pardner?" She said in a bad cowboy accent.
Mamoru laughed. "No, really. It was nothing."
The girls groaned. "Mamoru. What do you mean it was nothing?! You just saved our best friend and your girlfriend."
Mamoru looked at the girls and smiled. "So, I guess it was something after all."
Sand walked to the center of the room. "Well, I guess I go get the first aid kit ready."
Usagi looked up at Sand. "Don't forget the hot chocolate you promised!"
Sand smiled. "We can't forget the hot chocolate!"
"I'll help. I know how to make some of the best hot chocolate in the world." Makoto said jumping up in excitement.
"I'll help with the hot chocolate too. Even though I'm not the greatest of cooks." Minako said laughing.
"Well...that is a big understatement." Rei replied.
"Oh shut up, Rei-chan!" Minako growled.
"Anyway, I'll help too...with the first aid kit." Rei said eyeing Sand with a seductive look.
"I'll guess I'll go help too." Ami said.
Sand looked towards Usagi and Mamoru. "We'll be back shortly. Why don't you two relax on the couch?" He said pointing towards the couch in the corner.
Usagi nodded and grabbed Mamoru's hand. Together, they walked over to the couch.
"Now," Rei stated. "Don't you two do anything while we're gone!"
Usagi turned around and faced Rei. "Gosh, Rei-chan! You're such a hentai!"
Rei shook her head. "I'm just worried that Mamoru forgot to bring protection."
Mamoru turned bright red and Usagi stepped in front of him. "See! You are a hentai! Talking about protection and such when we're only 14!"
"Come on, Rei-chan." Makoto said as she pulled Rei into the other room. "Let's go before a brawl starts."
Usagi groaned. "Come on, Mamo-chan. Let's go sit on the couch." She tried to pull Mamoru towards the couch, but he just stood there murmuring "Protection. Protection. Protection."
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi said as she stamped her feet. "Come on! Stop talking about protection. We all know that is what you want to do with Rei-chan!"
Mamoru snapped out of it and stared at Usagi. "What did you say?!"
Usagi just giggled. "Oh nothing! Just something to get you to stop saying protection over and over again, like a broken record."
He just shrugged. "Okay." The couple walked over to the couch and sat down next to each. An idea suddenly struck Mamoru. 'Here is your chance! The chance of a lifetime. The perfect moment to tell Usagi that you love her!' Mamoru cleared his throat and moved his hand towards Usagi's knee. He gently placed his hand on her knee and Usagi looked up.
"Yes?"
"Usako, I have to tell you something."
~^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^*^^~
Gomen nasai. I know that wasn't a very funny chapter, but it was kind of hard to make that beginning of the chapter funny. For goodness' sake people! He was saving her!
Next chapter is chapter 5! The final chapter! How will it all end? Will Mamoru ever get to tell Usagi that he loves her? Will Sand and Rei develop a relationship? Will Mamoru stop turning red?!
Bwahahhahahahhahahaha, it is so much fun being evil!
Till Chapter 5,
Amai-chan