Innocent Dream*
Act: Two
A/N: I update slow ne? ^^;
*****
"Usagi! Come on! We're going to be late!" Tapping her foot annoyed, Sakura sighed as she saw her bestfriend and now step-mother racing towards her down the hall.
It had been like this for a week now. They were always late for school because Usagi insisted on making lunches for them. It was sweet at first but now was getting irritating, not to mention bad for their record.
"Gomen! But I made you an extra yummy lunch today!" Handing her friend a pink bag, Usagi smiled. "Now come on we're going to be late for school! ...Wait!"
Looking around for their usual companion, she couldn't find him. "Where's Yuki?"
Making her way down the street, Sakura motioned the girl to follow. "He went early today. You know, archery practice."
"Oh." It wasn't a big deal because she had given Yukito his lunch earlier that morning but...Usagi blushed at the thought. She sorta missed him.
Next to her, Sakura frowned, thinking about the weird cirsumstance she was in. 'Usagi is starting to get close to Yuki...and I know she's getting an infatuation with Touya...but how can I stop any of it?'
*****
"I'm SO hungry!!" Usagi's stomach growled, as she made her way around the school grounds. She had been so fixated on making great lunches for the rest of her family, she had forgot to make one for herself!
Stumbling around, trying to find Sakura Usagi finally couldn't take it any longer and slumped down against a tree. 'Food...I need food...'
"Usagi-chan?" Looking down at her curiously, Yukito smiled as he sat himself beside her. "What's wrong with you? Hungry?"
Eyeing the lunch bag he was holding, Usagi barely kept herself from drooling. It didn't help that she knew what delicious foods were in it, since she packed it either!
Realizing what was the matter, Yuki stifled a laugh, before handing over the lunch bag. "So you wanna share with me huh?"
"Arigato Yuki!!" she cried before swiping it out of his hands and raiding the contents.
A few minutes later of comfortable silence, Yukito smiled as they ate. "You know Usagi...I like when you pack us lunch. It tastes good..."
Choking on an apple beside him, Usagi blushed crimson. "Y-You t-think so? I've been trying recipes from a book...so their not really mine..."
"Even so...you put your feelings into what you do, don't you?" He turned to her, making her blush even brighter. "I can tell...that's why Usagi's food tastes the sweetest."
"I..I'll make you whatever you want!" Beaming Usagi smacked her fist on her chest in a comical fashion. "I'm glad you like my food! And I like seeing Yuki happy so I'll make him whatever he wants!"
"Ah..." Hiding his blush quickly, Yuki turned away. "Usagi..."
"Yatta! Go Usagi, cooking guru!!"
"Hmm.." Smiling faintly, at her antics, Yukito bowed his head, a sad expression forming on his face. "You remind me of her..."
"Eh?" Noticing his sudden mood change, she became serious. "Yukito, are you- "
"My mother," he cut her off smiling sadly. "You remind me of her Usagi. She was so full of life, just like you. I miss her..."
Dropping his sandwhich, Yukito laughed a little as a tear slid down his cheek. Bringing his had up, he touched it as Usagi watched, her heart pounding.
'Yuki...'
"Ha...A tear? I wonder why...I'm not sad...I'm not...I wonder why I'm crying?"
Bringing him into a hug, Usagi vowed something to herself silently. 'I'll be her! I'll be the mother you all lost! Yuki, Sakura and...Touya. I...I don't want anybody to be sad!'
A ways away from them, hiding behind a tree, Sakura watched, a frown tugging at her lips. She had been looking for Usagi to each lunch with her but when she finally found the girl, she was already with Yukito.
For some reason Sakura didn't feel like being with them. Maybe she was selfish but she didn't like sharing Usagi with the rest of her family. Usagi was her bestfriend.
Walking away dejectedly, she wandered around for awhile before a voice called out to her, "S-Sakura-ch-chan!!"
"Hmm?" Swinging around, she was surprised to see Usagi's brother Syaoran calling her sheepishly. Smiling, she waved before going over to where he was eating.
"Syao-kun! I haven't talked to you for awhile. How are you?"
Looking at his hands and fighting a blush, Syaoran smiled sadly. "I miss my sister...but besides that I'm fine."
Sympathetically, laying a hand on his shoulder, Sakura decided to join him. Not noticing his red face, she went on, "I'm sure you do but remember! You can come over anytime to see her! I'm sure she'd like that and I would to!"
"Y-You would?"
"Hai."
"Sakura?"
"Hmm?"
"How are you really?"
Her smile faltering, Sakura forced it to stay. "What do you mean Syao-kun?"
Frowning at her attempted cover up, he repeated, "How are you really? I know you cant be okay with this. This...it's just too strange!"
Playing with the lunch bag in her hands, Sakura traced one of the little bunny faces imprinted on it. "I'm fine."
He wanted to question further but decided not to push it, so instead Syaoran took another bite of his lunch. 'Sakura-chan...you've been shutting it out haven't you?'
***
"Sakura-chan?"
"What is it Usa?"
Walking home from school had been pretty quiet, until Usagi decided to ask, "What was your mother like?"
Sakura's stumbled in her walk, but turned her wide eyes to Usagi before asking, "Why?"
Looking down Usagi blushed, looking for the right words but could only come up with, "Just curious."
A thoughtful look on her face, Sakura frowned for a moment. "I don't remember much because I was so young when she passed away but...I do remember her smile. She has such a bright smile! Everyone loved it."
Usagi made note to check up on her smiles when the got home.
"And...she was very energetic. Always moving around and taking care of us...very motherly I suppose."
"Hmm..." Usagi thought, as Sakura looked at her curiously.
'What are you up to Usa?'
*****
"Touya! Let me handle that!"
Taking the stray books from his hands, Usagi started to put them away for him. "I'll take care of cleaning, you should study!!"
Scowling, he attempted to snatch the books away but she held them out of reach, with a coy smile. "Na, ah, ah! I told you I would put them away!"
Touya had enough. Usagi had been like this for days now, always cleaning up after everyone and trying to be 'motherly' as she put it. To him it was just plain insulting, to be babied by a women who wasn't even really related to him.
Did she really think she could replace their mother? No one could do that and he was getting fed up with her attempts. Her annoying, childish behavior got on his nerves but she was always around him. Trying to talk and get closer to him. Did she actually think he could get closer by doing these kinds of things?! He had it.
Grabbing her arm, he swung her around, bringing her face close to his and startling her. "T-Touya! What are you doing?!"
Making her look straight into his eyes, she winced at his gaze as he started, "Stop being a brat! I know what you're trying to do and I'm telling you now to stop it. Get it through your head you cannot replace our mother! Stop trying to be her!!"
Usagi started to shake, as she struggled to escape his piercing gaze. Is that what he thought of her? A brat? Having the sudden urge to run away, she didn't know what to do.
Letting her go, Touya turned his back on her as he made his way to the door. "I don't like women like you...they can never take something as it is and always have to pry...stay...stay away from me. Okaa-san."
When she was alone, Usagi couldn't stop the warm tears from streaming down her cheeks. He was right. She was trying to replace their mother wasn't she? Feeling sick inside, Usagi hugged herself as Touya's words replayed in her mind.
"What's wrong with me? I shouldn't care what he thinks...I don't! I don't care! I don't even know him!!"
Outside the door listening to her cries, Sakura frowned. "Usagi..."
-TBC
A/N: Touya was mean wasn't he? @_@
-Meroko
Act: Two
A/N: I update slow ne? ^^;
*****
"Usagi! Come on! We're going to be late!" Tapping her foot annoyed, Sakura sighed as she saw her bestfriend and now step-mother racing towards her down the hall.
It had been like this for a week now. They were always late for school because Usagi insisted on making lunches for them. It was sweet at first but now was getting irritating, not to mention bad for their record.
"Gomen! But I made you an extra yummy lunch today!" Handing her friend a pink bag, Usagi smiled. "Now come on we're going to be late for school! ...Wait!"
Looking around for their usual companion, she couldn't find him. "Where's Yuki?"
Making her way down the street, Sakura motioned the girl to follow. "He went early today. You know, archery practice."
"Oh." It wasn't a big deal because she had given Yukito his lunch earlier that morning but...Usagi blushed at the thought. She sorta missed him.
Next to her, Sakura frowned, thinking about the weird cirsumstance she was in. 'Usagi is starting to get close to Yuki...and I know she's getting an infatuation with Touya...but how can I stop any of it?'
*****
"I'm SO hungry!!" Usagi's stomach growled, as she made her way around the school grounds. She had been so fixated on making great lunches for the rest of her family, she had forgot to make one for herself!
Stumbling around, trying to find Sakura Usagi finally couldn't take it any longer and slumped down against a tree. 'Food...I need food...'
"Usagi-chan?" Looking down at her curiously, Yukito smiled as he sat himself beside her. "What's wrong with you? Hungry?"
Eyeing the lunch bag he was holding, Usagi barely kept herself from drooling. It didn't help that she knew what delicious foods were in it, since she packed it either!
Realizing what was the matter, Yuki stifled a laugh, before handing over the lunch bag. "So you wanna share with me huh?"
"Arigato Yuki!!" she cried before swiping it out of his hands and raiding the contents.
A few minutes later of comfortable silence, Yukito smiled as they ate. "You know Usagi...I like when you pack us lunch. It tastes good..."
Choking on an apple beside him, Usagi blushed crimson. "Y-You t-think so? I've been trying recipes from a book...so their not really mine..."
"Even so...you put your feelings into what you do, don't you?" He turned to her, making her blush even brighter. "I can tell...that's why Usagi's food tastes the sweetest."
"I..I'll make you whatever you want!" Beaming Usagi smacked her fist on her chest in a comical fashion. "I'm glad you like my food! And I like seeing Yuki happy so I'll make him whatever he wants!"
"Ah..." Hiding his blush quickly, Yuki turned away. "Usagi..."
"Yatta! Go Usagi, cooking guru!!"
"Hmm.." Smiling faintly, at her antics, Yukito bowed his head, a sad expression forming on his face. "You remind me of her..."
"Eh?" Noticing his sudden mood change, she became serious. "Yukito, are you- "
"My mother," he cut her off smiling sadly. "You remind me of her Usagi. She was so full of life, just like you. I miss her..."
Dropping his sandwhich, Yukito laughed a little as a tear slid down his cheek. Bringing his had up, he touched it as Usagi watched, her heart pounding.
'Yuki...'
"Ha...A tear? I wonder why...I'm not sad...I'm not...I wonder why I'm crying?"
Bringing him into a hug, Usagi vowed something to herself silently. 'I'll be her! I'll be the mother you all lost! Yuki, Sakura and...Touya. I...I don't want anybody to be sad!'
A ways away from them, hiding behind a tree, Sakura watched, a frown tugging at her lips. She had been looking for Usagi to each lunch with her but when she finally found the girl, she was already with Yukito.
For some reason Sakura didn't feel like being with them. Maybe she was selfish but she didn't like sharing Usagi with the rest of her family. Usagi was her bestfriend.
Walking away dejectedly, she wandered around for awhile before a voice called out to her, "S-Sakura-ch-chan!!"
"Hmm?" Swinging around, she was surprised to see Usagi's brother Syaoran calling her sheepishly. Smiling, she waved before going over to where he was eating.
"Syao-kun! I haven't talked to you for awhile. How are you?"
Looking at his hands and fighting a blush, Syaoran smiled sadly. "I miss my sister...but besides that I'm fine."
Sympathetically, laying a hand on his shoulder, Sakura decided to join him. Not noticing his red face, she went on, "I'm sure you do but remember! You can come over anytime to see her! I'm sure she'd like that and I would to!"
"Y-You would?"
"Hai."
"Sakura?"
"Hmm?"
"How are you really?"
Her smile faltering, Sakura forced it to stay. "What do you mean Syao-kun?"
Frowning at her attempted cover up, he repeated, "How are you really? I know you cant be okay with this. This...it's just too strange!"
Playing with the lunch bag in her hands, Sakura traced one of the little bunny faces imprinted on it. "I'm fine."
He wanted to question further but decided not to push it, so instead Syaoran took another bite of his lunch. 'Sakura-chan...you've been shutting it out haven't you?'
***
"Sakura-chan?"
"What is it Usa?"
Walking home from school had been pretty quiet, until Usagi decided to ask, "What was your mother like?"
Sakura's stumbled in her walk, but turned her wide eyes to Usagi before asking, "Why?"
Looking down Usagi blushed, looking for the right words but could only come up with, "Just curious."
A thoughtful look on her face, Sakura frowned for a moment. "I don't remember much because I was so young when she passed away but...I do remember her smile. She has such a bright smile! Everyone loved it."
Usagi made note to check up on her smiles when the got home.
"And...she was very energetic. Always moving around and taking care of us...very motherly I suppose."
"Hmm..." Usagi thought, as Sakura looked at her curiously.
'What are you up to Usa?'
*****
"Touya! Let me handle that!"
Taking the stray books from his hands, Usagi started to put them away for him. "I'll take care of cleaning, you should study!!"
Scowling, he attempted to snatch the books away but she held them out of reach, with a coy smile. "Na, ah, ah! I told you I would put them away!"
Touya had enough. Usagi had been like this for days now, always cleaning up after everyone and trying to be 'motherly' as she put it. To him it was just plain insulting, to be babied by a women who wasn't even really related to him.
Did she really think she could replace their mother? No one could do that and he was getting fed up with her attempts. Her annoying, childish behavior got on his nerves but she was always around him. Trying to talk and get closer to him. Did she actually think he could get closer by doing these kinds of things?! He had it.
Grabbing her arm, he swung her around, bringing her face close to his and startling her. "T-Touya! What are you doing?!"
Making her look straight into his eyes, she winced at his gaze as he started, "Stop being a brat! I know what you're trying to do and I'm telling you now to stop it. Get it through your head you cannot replace our mother! Stop trying to be her!!"
Usagi started to shake, as she struggled to escape his piercing gaze. Is that what he thought of her? A brat? Having the sudden urge to run away, she didn't know what to do.
Letting her go, Touya turned his back on her as he made his way to the door. "I don't like women like you...they can never take something as it is and always have to pry...stay...stay away from me. Okaa-san."
When she was alone, Usagi couldn't stop the warm tears from streaming down her cheeks. He was right. She was trying to replace their mother wasn't she? Feeling sick inside, Usagi hugged herself as Touya's words replayed in her mind.
"What's wrong with me? I shouldn't care what he thinks...I don't! I don't care! I don't even know him!!"
Outside the door listening to her cries, Sakura frowned. "Usagi..."
-TBC
A/N: Touya was mean wasn't he? @_@
-Meroko