The Bousen: Usagi vs. Mamoru

Last Time

"I'll do it," she stated and shook Rei's hand. The deal was complete and Usagi would do anything necessary to keep Minako and Beryl away from Mamoru.

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'Are you sure this is such a good idea?' the little voice whispered as Usagi walked to her room .

"Yes," she stated firmly. 'Why are you doing it? Is it because you're jealous? Maybe even in love?' the voice said tauntingly.

"Of course not! Why would I be jealous anyways? I just don't want to bow down to either one of them." Usagi nodded her head to emphasize her point. To anyone else she would have seemed crazy, but then again, no one called Usagi anything that might cause a spark in her eyes. 'Whatever you say. Whatever you say, I'll be quiet now,' and with that the voice was silent for the rest of the night, okay as quiet as a voice in your head can get.

Usagi walked in the garden. The scent of roses always seemed to calm her down. 'Maybe because it reminds you of him?'

"I thought you were going to be quiet?" she asked sharply and the voice was silent again. She sat in the middle of the garden and laid down very serenely. Her eyes started to drift shut and with one last look at the roses, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, where dreams of a certain ebony haired man and a faithful night that happened so many years ago, haunted her dreams.

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Mamoru walked hurriedly down the hall. "Where to go? Where to go? I need someplace to hide," he muttered to himself. Ever since the ball had ended Beryl had been pursuing him everywhere he went. He had been going to go into his room to get some sleep but she had been there waiting for him on his bed. Luckily, he had been able to sneak out without being detecting.

"Ah! Sanctuary!" he cried as he entered the rose gardens. "Nobody should be in here after dark. I'm safe at last." Truthfully, it wasn't only Beryl that he was dodging, it was all of his sister's stupid friends. He liked them and all, but they were somewhat shallow and vain. During the ball they didn't even try to conceal the fact that they were flirting with him, a fact that his friends seemed a little peeved at.

Mamoru wandered aimlessly through the garden until he stumbled on to a sleeping goddess. Usagi's hair was strewn about her and her limbs were sprawled around her. Rose petals were scattered about her. Her body was one that any woman would die to have and Mamoru did not fail to notice.

"Mamoru watch your thoughts, this is Usagi we are talking about. You should just walk away," he muttered to himself but he was unable to drag his eyes away from her sleeping form.

The one thing that drew his attention the most was her face. Oh, what a beautiful face, her lush pink lips were delectable. Her sooty lashes framed her sleeping eyes. A pink hue had stained her cheeks and in that moment she looked so... so... so...

"Serene. Like a sleeping goddess," Mamoru muttered. "You should have been named Serenity not you mother," he whispered. Unconsciously he was moving down on his knees towards her.

"So lovely. So beautiful. Maybe Rei is right and I have some unhealthy obsession, but with your beauty who wouldn't." Truth be told he hadn't seen her for over four years and yet even though he had not seen her beauty, he had still felt it.

"Why? Why do you draw me to you so?" He asked in a helpless whisper. Inch by inch he was moving towards her. His eyes were fixated on her lips.

"If only I could taste them one time I could die a happy man." His vision was filled with those lush lips. They seemed so inviting and no man could resist the chance. Slowly he lowered his head. Just one more centimetre and their lips would touch.

A gasp was heard and retreating footsteps could be heard, but Mamoru was to distracted by the lips under his to hear. Unconsciously Usagi shifted and Mamoru's head had flown back. He carefully observed her movements. Once he had made sure she was still asleep, he silently left the garden. Unknown to either of the two, angry, astonished, jealous eyes were watching, and three more figures left the garden. Soon the only creature left was the Sleeping goddess who lay in the scattered rose petals, with a slight smile on her slumbering lips.

To be continued....