Disclaimer : I don't own Sailor Moon
AN: This fic is based on Jessica Simpson's song,
"I think I'm in love with you" ^_^ I love this song!
It's so cute and sweet =9
E-mail me at emichan9@yahoo.com!
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A Love As Sweet As Sugar
by Artemis
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SIX
The next day, I saw the small box on the kitchen table
as I walked into the kitchen.
"What's this?" I asked mum.
"It was at the door step when we came home, but you were
asleep so I just left it here," she explained.
"Oh, okay," I nodded and left it there.
"Well isn't it yours Usagi?" mum asked me curiously
with a smile.
"No, it's not mine," I shrugged and opened up the fridge
to find some food.
"I won't tell your father," mum told me. "Just take it."
I glanced over to the small box. Sure, I wanted to know
what was in it, but then what would I do with it? I didn't
want to keep it... I frowned at mum, then snatched the small
box from the kitchen table and ran over to the couch. I sank
into the cushions and held it in my hand, wondering whether
or not to open it. I decided to at least unravel the ribbon,
so I did. Now all I had to do was lift open the lid. I rattled
it and heard a twinkling sound inside. I opened the lid a
little and saw something gold. Jewellery? I gave in to my
curiousity and I took it out of the box. It was a gold,
star shaped locket on a thin gold chain. I opened it and heard
a slightly sad, but sweet melody. I held it in my hands
and sighed. I wanted to let him open up to me didn't I?
I sat at a cafe, slowly sipping some soda. Mina was late!
Where was she? I sat back, then slipped the star locket out
of my pocket and looked at it. Then I clasped the chain
around my neck and let it sit comfortably. I hid it under
my shirt and hoped that I wouldn't meet Mamoru.
"Usagi!" I heard a voice calling me.
I turned and saw Mina. I waved.
"So what is this thing you have to tell me?" she asked
curiously.
"It's about the Mamoru thing.." I murmured.
"Oh.... righto," she nodded and sat down. "Is this something
bad?"
"It wasn't so bad... but well, I'll explain from the
beginning.." I told her.
I explained to her everything that had happened, except
I didn't include the star locket in the story. Mina just
stared at me in amazement.
"You mean he had the same dream too?" she whispered.
"Well, sort of..." I shrugged.
"That's tooooo freaky to be a coincidence Usagi! Don't you
think that maybe he had the dream the same time as you
and he was sort of dreaming on the other side of it?" Mina
suggested.
"You think?" I frowned. "Mina, look I don't think it's
so significant..."
"It sounds like it!" she smiled, excited. "I mean okay, so
he wasn't exactly a gentleman but obviously this shooting
star wants you two together and well... There has to be a
reason right?"
"I suppose... But Mina, shooting stars aren't real! And
that dream was just... stupid! And.... and.... Besides,
how can a shooting star spirit... it can't have a spirit!
It's like a ball of burning gas!" I sighed.
"Well then maybe it's some other power!" Mina smiled.
"I'm not as happy about it as you are..." I sighed.
"I think the only reason you don't want to be honest
about your feelings for Mamoru is because you thought
at least your first kiss would be something romantic
right? But even if it wasn't, you can make lots of
other precious memories that outlast one kiss that didn't
work out right!" Mina comforted me.
"But I don't like him, I just.... I just thought I could
get him to open up to me..."
"Why did you want him to?"
"Because I had that stupid dream, then Motoki said he
didn't have that many friends..... and I just wondered
what would happen if I tried to be his friend... But it
obviously wasn't meant to happen."
"You should look at it more positively Usagi... I mean
you're so affected by it, so doesn't it mean something?
Anyway, just because it didn't work out, it doesn't
mean you have to stop talking to him and push him away."
I sighed and looked at Mina. I slurped some more soda.
"What's the matter Usagi? It's something else isn't it?"
I nodded slowly.
"Well," I started after finishing my soda. "I just thought,
why would he want something from me? I mean he's 18! And I'm
15! He even said so himself that I was just a 'kid'!"
Mina didn't reply, she was thinking about it too.
"And the only reason I can think of is that maybe he
thinks I'm pretty or something, but that's a bit superficial
and I don't want that!" I frowned.
"Maybe you should talk to him?" Mina suggested.
"I already did a bit, but I guess he only started feeling
whatever he feels after that dream...." I sighed.
I walked around the mall with Mina and we browsed so many
stores that my feet were getting tired.
"Mina, can I rest for a while?" I asked her wearily.
"I'm just going to check out this other shoe store, but
you stay here and I'll be back in a few minutes!" Mina nodded
and ran off.
I sat down and slipped my sandals off. I checked to see
if my star locket was still hidden under my shirt. It was
still there, safe and snug. Mina hadn't noticed it, or even
if she had, she didn't say anything about it. I sat there,
with my heads in my hands. I waited for Mina and just blankly
gazed at the people walking by.
"Usagi?" I heard somebody call me name.
I snapped out of my daze and turned, seeing Mamoru. I jumped
up straight away.
"Usagi, I just wanted to ask you if we could be friends,
despite our bad start," he smiled. "That's all I want."
I watched him carefully and he seemed to be honest.
"All right," I nodded.
I wriggled my toes nervously, hoping Mina would come back
any moment soon.
"Your shoes," Mamoru murmured, then bent down to get them.
I grabbed them away.
"It's okay," I smiled a little. "My feet were just tired."
I sat down and put my shoes back on. I looked up and saw
Mamoru looking at me.
"What?" I asked.
"You're wearing it..." he whispered.
"Huh?" I frowned at first, then realised.
I quickly tucked the star locket back under my shirt.
"It's nice, thanks, but... I didn't want to take it. I don't
deserve it. I was going to give it back, but I kinda wanted
to wear it for a bit.." I mumbled. "Here, you can have it
back now.."
I took the star locket off and held it out in front of him.
"It's yours," he told me simply.
"I don't want it..."
"Well I want you to have it."
"I can't have it..."
"Why not?"
"Friends don't give each other things like this... Not at
first anyway," I told him.
"Do I need a reason to give you something?" he asked, looking
at me seriously.
I wasn't sure how to answer.
"I suppose not..." I murmured.
He smiled, satsified.
"Thanks.." I nodded and slipped the star locket in my pocket.
There was an awkward silence between us. Then, Mina came skipping
back with three bags... From the one shoe store!?
"Mina!?" I shouted at her in disbelief, forgetting about Mamoru.
"Sorry I took so long!" she giggled. "But look!"
Then she saw Mamoru and I pretended not to notice. I looked
in the three bags, giggling and telling her how cute they were
or how good they would look with this or that.
"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Mina smiled, looking a little
devious.
"Mina!" I whispered angrily.
"What?" she shrugged innocently.
"Chiba Mamoru," he introduced himself to Mina.
"Aino Minako," Mina nodded. "Nice to meet you!"
"Oh puhlease Mina, you're going to make me look like a really
mean person," I whispered. "I've been so mean to him! Stop
being so nice!"
"Well, I gotta go," he told me quietly, then turned to go.
I just nodded and semi-waved. He walked away into the crowd.
Mina hit me.
"Ow! What was THAT for!?" I shouted at her.
"You didn't even say bye!" she frowned, her hands on her hips.
"Well it's not exactly the best situation you know!" I argued back.
"You have to change it Usagi! Do you want to be like this with
him forever!?" she frowned, like an upset mother. "I'm disappointed
in you Usagi! You always make the best of every situation, but
you can't give yourself your own good advice!"
"Well... I.. well.." I stammered.
Mina continued. "It's up to you to be nice to him and make things
less awkward! He's obviously trying very hard to be nice! To make
things better! Now you forgive him or I'm not going to be your
friend any more!"
"Mina... don't be silly, of course you wouldn't do that! Anyway,
why aren't you angry at him too!? He.. he stole my first kiss!
Minaaaaa!!!!" I wailed.
"Well," she frowned, folding her arms in front of her. "I think
you're lucky that it was HIM who stole your first kiss! You should
feel special! And I am being serious! You apologise to him and
patch up things or else! You hear me Usagi?"
"Yes Mina.." I nodded reluctantly.
"Good!" she nodded, satisified. "Now let's go home!"
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Wow this story is moving so slow I'd be getting sick
of it if I were reading it! ^_~
AN: This fic is based on Jessica Simpson's song,
"I think I'm in love with you" ^_^ I love this song!
It's so cute and sweet =9
E-mail me at emichan9@yahoo.com!
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A Love As Sweet As Sugar
by Artemis
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SIX
The next day, I saw the small box on the kitchen table
as I walked into the kitchen.
"What's this?" I asked mum.
"It was at the door step when we came home, but you were
asleep so I just left it here," she explained.
"Oh, okay," I nodded and left it there.
"Well isn't it yours Usagi?" mum asked me curiously
with a smile.
"No, it's not mine," I shrugged and opened up the fridge
to find some food.
"I won't tell your father," mum told me. "Just take it."
I glanced over to the small box. Sure, I wanted to know
what was in it, but then what would I do with it? I didn't
want to keep it... I frowned at mum, then snatched the small
box from the kitchen table and ran over to the couch. I sank
into the cushions and held it in my hand, wondering whether
or not to open it. I decided to at least unravel the ribbon,
so I did. Now all I had to do was lift open the lid. I rattled
it and heard a twinkling sound inside. I opened the lid a
little and saw something gold. Jewellery? I gave in to my
curiousity and I took it out of the box. It was a gold,
star shaped locket on a thin gold chain. I opened it and heard
a slightly sad, but sweet melody. I held it in my hands
and sighed. I wanted to let him open up to me didn't I?
I sat at a cafe, slowly sipping some soda. Mina was late!
Where was she? I sat back, then slipped the star locket out
of my pocket and looked at it. Then I clasped the chain
around my neck and let it sit comfortably. I hid it under
my shirt and hoped that I wouldn't meet Mamoru.
"Usagi!" I heard a voice calling me.
I turned and saw Mina. I waved.
"So what is this thing you have to tell me?" she asked
curiously.
"It's about the Mamoru thing.." I murmured.
"Oh.... righto," she nodded and sat down. "Is this something
bad?"
"It wasn't so bad... but well, I'll explain from the
beginning.." I told her.
I explained to her everything that had happened, except
I didn't include the star locket in the story. Mina just
stared at me in amazement.
"You mean he had the same dream too?" she whispered.
"Well, sort of..." I shrugged.
"That's tooooo freaky to be a coincidence Usagi! Don't you
think that maybe he had the dream the same time as you
and he was sort of dreaming on the other side of it?" Mina
suggested.
"You think?" I frowned. "Mina, look I don't think it's
so significant..."
"It sounds like it!" she smiled, excited. "I mean okay, so
he wasn't exactly a gentleman but obviously this shooting
star wants you two together and well... There has to be a
reason right?"
"I suppose... But Mina, shooting stars aren't real! And
that dream was just... stupid! And.... and.... Besides,
how can a shooting star spirit... it can't have a spirit!
It's like a ball of burning gas!" I sighed.
"Well then maybe it's some other power!" Mina smiled.
"I'm not as happy about it as you are..." I sighed.
"I think the only reason you don't want to be honest
about your feelings for Mamoru is because you thought
at least your first kiss would be something romantic
right? But even if it wasn't, you can make lots of
other precious memories that outlast one kiss that didn't
work out right!" Mina comforted me.
"But I don't like him, I just.... I just thought I could
get him to open up to me..."
"Why did you want him to?"
"Because I had that stupid dream, then Motoki said he
didn't have that many friends..... and I just wondered
what would happen if I tried to be his friend... But it
obviously wasn't meant to happen."
"You should look at it more positively Usagi... I mean
you're so affected by it, so doesn't it mean something?
Anyway, just because it didn't work out, it doesn't
mean you have to stop talking to him and push him away."
I sighed and looked at Mina. I slurped some more soda.
"What's the matter Usagi? It's something else isn't it?"
I nodded slowly.
"Well," I started after finishing my soda. "I just thought,
why would he want something from me? I mean he's 18! And I'm
15! He even said so himself that I was just a 'kid'!"
Mina didn't reply, she was thinking about it too.
"And the only reason I can think of is that maybe he
thinks I'm pretty or something, but that's a bit superficial
and I don't want that!" I frowned.
"Maybe you should talk to him?" Mina suggested.
"I already did a bit, but I guess he only started feeling
whatever he feels after that dream...." I sighed.
I walked around the mall with Mina and we browsed so many
stores that my feet were getting tired.
"Mina, can I rest for a while?" I asked her wearily.
"I'm just going to check out this other shoe store, but
you stay here and I'll be back in a few minutes!" Mina nodded
and ran off.
I sat down and slipped my sandals off. I checked to see
if my star locket was still hidden under my shirt. It was
still there, safe and snug. Mina hadn't noticed it, or even
if she had, she didn't say anything about it. I sat there,
with my heads in my hands. I waited for Mina and just blankly
gazed at the people walking by.
"Usagi?" I heard somebody call me name.
I snapped out of my daze and turned, seeing Mamoru. I jumped
up straight away.
"Usagi, I just wanted to ask you if we could be friends,
despite our bad start," he smiled. "That's all I want."
I watched him carefully and he seemed to be honest.
"All right," I nodded.
I wriggled my toes nervously, hoping Mina would come back
any moment soon.
"Your shoes," Mamoru murmured, then bent down to get them.
I grabbed them away.
"It's okay," I smiled a little. "My feet were just tired."
I sat down and put my shoes back on. I looked up and saw
Mamoru looking at me.
"What?" I asked.
"You're wearing it..." he whispered.
"Huh?" I frowned at first, then realised.
I quickly tucked the star locket back under my shirt.
"It's nice, thanks, but... I didn't want to take it. I don't
deserve it. I was going to give it back, but I kinda wanted
to wear it for a bit.." I mumbled. "Here, you can have it
back now.."
I took the star locket off and held it out in front of him.
"It's yours," he told me simply.
"I don't want it..."
"Well I want you to have it."
"I can't have it..."
"Why not?"
"Friends don't give each other things like this... Not at
first anyway," I told him.
"Do I need a reason to give you something?" he asked, looking
at me seriously.
I wasn't sure how to answer.
"I suppose not..." I murmured.
He smiled, satsified.
"Thanks.." I nodded and slipped the star locket in my pocket.
There was an awkward silence between us. Then, Mina came skipping
back with three bags... From the one shoe store!?
"Mina!?" I shouted at her in disbelief, forgetting about Mamoru.
"Sorry I took so long!" she giggled. "But look!"
Then she saw Mamoru and I pretended not to notice. I looked
in the three bags, giggling and telling her how cute they were
or how good they would look with this or that.
"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Mina smiled, looking a little
devious.
"Mina!" I whispered angrily.
"What?" she shrugged innocently.
"Chiba Mamoru," he introduced himself to Mina.
"Aino Minako," Mina nodded. "Nice to meet you!"
"Oh puhlease Mina, you're going to make me look like a really
mean person," I whispered. "I've been so mean to him! Stop
being so nice!"
"Well, I gotta go," he told me quietly, then turned to go.
I just nodded and semi-waved. He walked away into the crowd.
Mina hit me.
"Ow! What was THAT for!?" I shouted at her.
"You didn't even say bye!" she frowned, her hands on her hips.
"Well it's not exactly the best situation you know!" I argued back.
"You have to change it Usagi! Do you want to be like this with
him forever!?" she frowned, like an upset mother. "I'm disappointed
in you Usagi! You always make the best of every situation, but
you can't give yourself your own good advice!"
"Well... I.. well.." I stammered.
Mina continued. "It's up to you to be nice to him and make things
less awkward! He's obviously trying very hard to be nice! To make
things better! Now you forgive him or I'm not going to be your
friend any more!"
"Mina... don't be silly, of course you wouldn't do that! Anyway,
why aren't you angry at him too!? He.. he stole my first kiss!
Minaaaaa!!!!" I wailed.
"Well," she frowned, folding her arms in front of her. "I think
you're lucky that it was HIM who stole your first kiss! You should
feel special! And I am being serious! You apologise to him and
patch up things or else! You hear me Usagi?"
"Yes Mina.." I nodded reluctantly.
"Good!" she nodded, satisified. "Now let's go home!"
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TO BE CONTINUED
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Wow this story is moving so slow I'd be getting sick
of it if I were reading it! ^_~
