Come What May

~Chapter 2~

**DISCLAIMER~ I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters. I just write stories because it's fun, so please don't sue me! : )**

"...Are you ready to order?"

The waiter asked, looking at us. I couldn't help but notice the somewhat annoyed look on Mamo-chan's face. He saw me watching him and quickly wiped the expression from his face. Was it just me, or was he acting rather unusual tonight?

After we had ordered and finished our food, Mamo-chan asked me if I wanted to dance. He took my hand and lead me to the dance floor.

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Usagi had caught onto my rather strange mood, and I desprately tried to cover up and act normal. Do you have any idea how difficult that is when the butterflies in your stomach feel like they are going one hundred miles per hour? Honestly, I don't see how anyone can do this and live through it! I have never been so nervous in all my life. You'd think that with all Usako and I have been through, this would havea been a snap.

To ease my nerves, and to try and keep Usako from noticing what a basketcase I was being, I asked her to dance. Once on the dance floor, a slow waltz began to play. In moments, all my nervousness melted away, and all that mattered was the girl in his arms. I thought back to all the times that we had danced like this, all the time that we had spent together.

How much I loved this wonderful girl who was holding me like there was nothing else in the entire universe except her and I. And that was the moment. I took a deep breath and said the words that I have been wanting to say to her since the day that we met.

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He pulled away for a moment, and looked into my eyes. There was an emotion in them that thrilled me and frightened me at the same time. Mamo-chan kissed my forehead, and whispered in my ear, "Usa, will you marry me?"

The world seemed to stop. I think I even stopped breathing for a few minutes there. All I could think about were his words. Will you marry me? Over and over in my head. I couldn't believe it. Apparently I took a little too long in answering him, because the next thing I knew, he was shaking me and calling my name. "Usa? Usako?" I could hear a note of desperation in his voice. Poor Mamo-chan! Here he was, asking me the most important question of our lives, and I was spacing out! I snapped back to reality and flung my arms around him. "Yes! yes, yes, yes!!"

Steering me off of the dance floor and outside onto the nearby patio, he reached into his pocket and pulled out the most beautiful ring I have ever seen. It was plain gold, but I couldn't have thought of anything more perfect.

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I slipped the ring onto her slender finger, still amazed at the thought of us finally getting married and living our lives together. I looked into her teary eyes and felt mine do the same. We shared one of the world's most earth-shattering kisses, and held each other close. "I love you, Mamo-chan." I kissed her forehead. "I love you, Usako."

As we headed back to the car, she took my hand and whispered in my ear, "Now all we have to do is tell my parents!