*Ely snaps her fingers like Usagi and to her surprise, Tamahome appears before her* Wow, I didn't think that'd actually work...
*Laz grabs Tamahome from Ely-chan and replaces it with a Taka* hey! *Ely snaps fingers again and freezes Laz in place*
*doesn't work this time as Usagi takes back her powers...freezes both Laz and Ely in place as she gives the readers the story and the anti-Rei disclaimer* Okay, so we torture Rei one more time here, don't hate us, please?
Crazy For You 7/9
By Lazuli [jupiterlightning@yahoo.com]
And Elysia [ely_chan@yahoo.com]
Mamoru stared in shock. Had she just...vanished? Like she knew his dream...but she said she didn't sleep... he sighed, and stared at the bottle that held Usagi. Already, he missed her.
Usagi slumped in one corner of her home, not knowing what to think at the moment...that dream of hers, what did it mean? Why did she feel that way? He was her Master. Her ticket to getting off of this Earth, of no more punishment.
'He can also be your ticket to freedom,' her heart whispered, and she stared at her hands clenched in her lap. She knew it...she knew he could wish her to stay, but it was impossible. What person would want a genie to be free? To give up their magical wishes? Why would he even do it? It wasn't like he was the same man in her dreams. That was only something her foolish heart thought up, something that could never exist for her outside of her dreams and fantasies.
She threw herself down on a pile of pillows and cried, clutching the stuffed bunny that she had been given so long ago.
Mamoru sighed as he stared at the bottle again. It was driving him crazy not having her around, not being able to see her face, or hear her voice. He grabbed the bottle and talked to it, not caring how strange he must look.
"Usagi, please come out of there. I want to talk to you." There was no answer. "Usagi-chan, onegai. It is important." When she still didn't respond, he rubbed the bottle and glared.
"Usagi-chan, as your Master, I order you out of your bottle." There was dark purple smoke everywhere, and he looked into the face of a very ticked off Usagi.
"You haven't spoken to me for two days. What's wrong? What did I do?"
She wouldn't look at him. Instead she sat cross-legged on the couch, fiddling with her bottle that lay in her lap. "Nothing. Nothing's wrong and you didn't do anything. I just wanted to be alone for once."
Mamoru came over and sat next to her on the couch. "Usagi-chan," he murmured softly, "please tell me what's bothering you. Perhaps I can help."
Clenching the bottle tightly in her hands, Usagi willed her tears to remain hidden. She couldn't cry over something like this. Not in front of him.
Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, Mamoru whispered, "Usa, please... tell me."
He'd never called her that before. Not out loud where she could really hear him. She wondered, what did he really mean by it? Finally, Usagi looked up into his face, tears swimming in her eyes. She met his gaze, and saw the worry and concern he had for her. Oh, if only...
"I can't say. I shouldn't say. My problems are not the concern here, it's all about you, Master. I'm here to serve you."
Mamoru's hand wrapped around her arm, and he pulled her closer so she was leaning against him. "That's not totally true, Usagi. Mortal or not, you obviously have something on your mind, and I want to make sure you're happy."
The brittle walls inside Usagi broke, and all her emotions tumbled out. Tears streaming down her face, she sobbed, "the only thing that's ever on my mind is you. Genies aren't supposed to ever become involved with their masters, but I can't help it. I'm constantly thinking about you."
Mamoru's grip on her relaxed, somewhat shocked by this revelation. "I--I don't know what to say." Usagi hung her head, and turned away from her master. "I knew this was a bad idea. I should have never said anything."
To her surprise, Usagi found herself being turned back around to look Mamoru in the eye. He cupped her chin in his hands, and ran his thumb softly over her cheek. "I may not know what to say, but I think I know what to do." With that, he pulled her towards him, and gently captured her lips with his.
Usagi was too surprised to pull away, and she knew deep down in her heart she didn't want to. Although it couldn't be. Genies weren't supposed to fall in love with their masters, and vice-versa. Usually the master fell in love with the *idea* of a genie, and not the genie herself. She reluctantly pulled away, and looked into his eyes, breathless with emotion.
Mamoru was having the same reaction. Since when did he have the time to fall in love? Since when did he take leave of his senses and fall in love with this small girl? This one girl who had captured his heart, and made him realize so many things about his life, and about the world around him. Who had taught him that freedom could be taken for granted, and happiness could be an illusion over time. Usagi was the first to recover her voice and her senses.
"Mamoru-san... I... that..." She trailed off, but the blush on her face deepened. He smiled and brushed a blond curl away from her face. "I never knew, Mamoru... how?" He knew what she was asking, even if her own voice was quiet and uncertain.
"Usa, I'm not sure where and when I fell in love with you, but I know I care for you very deeply. Even when you were popping in and out of your room, scaring the life out of me and the rest of the hospital staff, I think even then I felt something for you."
Usagi blushed and was about to say more, when a loud knocking came on the door. Both heads turned towards it. "I'm pretty sure that's Rei, Mamoru-san. You better open the door." Mamoru groaned, but complied.
He sighed. There stood a not too pleased Rei, and she immediately started talking. "Mamoru-san, you haven't returned my calls for three days, I was beginning to think that something serious had happened to you." Then she caught sight of Usagi sitting on the couch, and her expression darkened. "What's she still doing here?"
Mamoru couldn't stand the tension in the room and looked for a quick way out. "If you'll excuse me ladies, I have some files to look over," he remarked and went into his bedroom.
The moment he left the room, Rei turned her attention back to the blonde sitting on the couch and scowled at her. "It's your fault that Mamoru's been ignoring me, isn't it? And for some reason, I think you're the one responsible for putting me into that cab the other day. I don't know how else to explain it."
Usagi stared right back at the raven-haired woman, unfazed by her attempt to frighten her. She'd been in much scarier situations over the last 400 years, so this was small potatoes compared to that. "Perhaps I am the one responsible for the cab, but you can't prove that," she said evenly. "And as for Mamoru's actions, he's a big boy now and can act for himself. Not even you can tell him what to do."
Rei clenched her fists and her violet eyes blazed in fury. "How dare you speak to me like that! You insolent child, you know *nothing* about the relationship I have with Mamoru."
Usagi laughed. "I know enough that you don't have a relationship with Mamoru. Take a reality check. Why do you think he left the room so suddenly? He can't stand to be around you!"
Rei's temper finally snapped, and she stomped towards Usagi, ready to slap her. She wasn't one to strike people, rather she took her anger out on objects. She grabbed the bottle sitting on the coffee table, ready to hurl it against the wall.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Usagi warned. She wasn't about to let this woman touch the only thing she could call her own.
Furious now, Rei laughed insanely at her. "What's it to you, little girl? Are you going to put me in another cab? It won't keep me away. If you knew what was good for you, you would *stay away* from Mamoru! You can't have him!"
At that moment, Mamoru emerged from his room, shocked by Rei's yelling. "Rei, what are you doing?"
Startled by his sudden presence, Rei whirled around to face him, dropping the bottle. It hit the wooden floor with a distinct 'crack.'
At first, there was silence. Then Usagi began to scream loudly in pain.
"Usa!" Mamoru yelled out, running to her crumpled figure on the couch. Running a hand over her pained face, he looked up at Rei who just stood there, dumbfounded.
"I think you'd better leave, Rei," he said curtly. "And please don't come back."
*Laz grabs Tamahome from Ely-chan and replaces it with a Taka* hey! *Ely snaps fingers again and freezes Laz in place*
*doesn't work this time as Usagi takes back her powers...freezes both Laz and Ely in place as she gives the readers the story and the anti-Rei disclaimer* Okay, so we torture Rei one more time here, don't hate us, please?
Crazy For You 7/9
By Lazuli [jupiterlightning@yahoo.com]
And Elysia [ely_chan@yahoo.com]
Mamoru stared in shock. Had she just...vanished? Like she knew his dream...but she said she didn't sleep... he sighed, and stared at the bottle that held Usagi. Already, he missed her.
Usagi slumped in one corner of her home, not knowing what to think at the moment...that dream of hers, what did it mean? Why did she feel that way? He was her Master. Her ticket to getting off of this Earth, of no more punishment.
'He can also be your ticket to freedom,' her heart whispered, and she stared at her hands clenched in her lap. She knew it...she knew he could wish her to stay, but it was impossible. What person would want a genie to be free? To give up their magical wishes? Why would he even do it? It wasn't like he was the same man in her dreams. That was only something her foolish heart thought up, something that could never exist for her outside of her dreams and fantasies.
She threw herself down on a pile of pillows and cried, clutching the stuffed bunny that she had been given so long ago.
Mamoru sighed as he stared at the bottle again. It was driving him crazy not having her around, not being able to see her face, or hear her voice. He grabbed the bottle and talked to it, not caring how strange he must look.
"Usagi, please come out of there. I want to talk to you." There was no answer. "Usagi-chan, onegai. It is important." When she still didn't respond, he rubbed the bottle and glared.
"Usagi-chan, as your Master, I order you out of your bottle." There was dark purple smoke everywhere, and he looked into the face of a very ticked off Usagi.
"You haven't spoken to me for two days. What's wrong? What did I do?"
She wouldn't look at him. Instead she sat cross-legged on the couch, fiddling with her bottle that lay in her lap. "Nothing. Nothing's wrong and you didn't do anything. I just wanted to be alone for once."
Mamoru came over and sat next to her on the couch. "Usagi-chan," he murmured softly, "please tell me what's bothering you. Perhaps I can help."
Clenching the bottle tightly in her hands, Usagi willed her tears to remain hidden. She couldn't cry over something like this. Not in front of him.
Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder, Mamoru whispered, "Usa, please... tell me."
He'd never called her that before. Not out loud where she could really hear him. She wondered, what did he really mean by it? Finally, Usagi looked up into his face, tears swimming in her eyes. She met his gaze, and saw the worry and concern he had for her. Oh, if only...
"I can't say. I shouldn't say. My problems are not the concern here, it's all about you, Master. I'm here to serve you."
Mamoru's hand wrapped around her arm, and he pulled her closer so she was leaning against him. "That's not totally true, Usagi. Mortal or not, you obviously have something on your mind, and I want to make sure you're happy."
The brittle walls inside Usagi broke, and all her emotions tumbled out. Tears streaming down her face, she sobbed, "the only thing that's ever on my mind is you. Genies aren't supposed to ever become involved with their masters, but I can't help it. I'm constantly thinking about you."
Mamoru's grip on her relaxed, somewhat shocked by this revelation. "I--I don't know what to say." Usagi hung her head, and turned away from her master. "I knew this was a bad idea. I should have never said anything."
To her surprise, Usagi found herself being turned back around to look Mamoru in the eye. He cupped her chin in his hands, and ran his thumb softly over her cheek. "I may not know what to say, but I think I know what to do." With that, he pulled her towards him, and gently captured her lips with his.
Usagi was too surprised to pull away, and she knew deep down in her heart she didn't want to. Although it couldn't be. Genies weren't supposed to fall in love with their masters, and vice-versa. Usually the master fell in love with the *idea* of a genie, and not the genie herself. She reluctantly pulled away, and looked into his eyes, breathless with emotion.
Mamoru was having the same reaction. Since when did he have the time to fall in love? Since when did he take leave of his senses and fall in love with this small girl? This one girl who had captured his heart, and made him realize so many things about his life, and about the world around him. Who had taught him that freedom could be taken for granted, and happiness could be an illusion over time. Usagi was the first to recover her voice and her senses.
"Mamoru-san... I... that..." She trailed off, but the blush on her face deepened. He smiled and brushed a blond curl away from her face. "I never knew, Mamoru... how?" He knew what she was asking, even if her own voice was quiet and uncertain.
"Usa, I'm not sure where and when I fell in love with you, but I know I care for you very deeply. Even when you were popping in and out of your room, scaring the life out of me and the rest of the hospital staff, I think even then I felt something for you."
Usagi blushed and was about to say more, when a loud knocking came on the door. Both heads turned towards it. "I'm pretty sure that's Rei, Mamoru-san. You better open the door." Mamoru groaned, but complied.
He sighed. There stood a not too pleased Rei, and she immediately started talking. "Mamoru-san, you haven't returned my calls for three days, I was beginning to think that something serious had happened to you." Then she caught sight of Usagi sitting on the couch, and her expression darkened. "What's she still doing here?"
Mamoru couldn't stand the tension in the room and looked for a quick way out. "If you'll excuse me ladies, I have some files to look over," he remarked and went into his bedroom.
The moment he left the room, Rei turned her attention back to the blonde sitting on the couch and scowled at her. "It's your fault that Mamoru's been ignoring me, isn't it? And for some reason, I think you're the one responsible for putting me into that cab the other day. I don't know how else to explain it."
Usagi stared right back at the raven-haired woman, unfazed by her attempt to frighten her. She'd been in much scarier situations over the last 400 years, so this was small potatoes compared to that. "Perhaps I am the one responsible for the cab, but you can't prove that," she said evenly. "And as for Mamoru's actions, he's a big boy now and can act for himself. Not even you can tell him what to do."
Rei clenched her fists and her violet eyes blazed in fury. "How dare you speak to me like that! You insolent child, you know *nothing* about the relationship I have with Mamoru."
Usagi laughed. "I know enough that you don't have a relationship with Mamoru. Take a reality check. Why do you think he left the room so suddenly? He can't stand to be around you!"
Rei's temper finally snapped, and she stomped towards Usagi, ready to slap her. She wasn't one to strike people, rather she took her anger out on objects. She grabbed the bottle sitting on the coffee table, ready to hurl it against the wall.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," Usagi warned. She wasn't about to let this woman touch the only thing she could call her own.
Furious now, Rei laughed insanely at her. "What's it to you, little girl? Are you going to put me in another cab? It won't keep me away. If you knew what was good for you, you would *stay away* from Mamoru! You can't have him!"
At that moment, Mamoru emerged from his room, shocked by Rei's yelling. "Rei, what are you doing?"
Startled by his sudden presence, Rei whirled around to face him, dropping the bottle. It hit the wooden floor with a distinct 'crack.'
At first, there was silence. Then Usagi began to scream loudly in pain.
"Usa!" Mamoru yelled out, running to her crumpled figure on the couch. Running a hand over her pained face, he looked up at Rei who just stood there, dumbfounded.
"I think you'd better leave, Rei," he said curtly. "And please don't come back."