Hi everybody! Sorry it took a while to get this chapter up! I've just been busy with my other fics, and I started to neglect this one. But I promise to write the next chapter soon!
The sun rose in the sky, caressing the city with its creamy yellow light. I woke up to the bird's chirping outside my window. I sat up and stared out the window. A new day, a new problem, just like every day of my life.
I climbed out of bed and got dressed. "What new dilemma will arise today?" I ask myself as I put my hair back into my odangos. I went downstairs and then outside. The summer heat encircled my body as I walked down the sidewalk. My mind kept on replaying what happened last night. I felt tears welling up in my eyes. He popped the question and I told him I would think about it. I'm so stupid! I should've said yes, but I didn't. But then there was Seiya; my forbidden love for him was slowly dwindling. I didn't want it to, but it was. It was something I couldn't prevent. Maybe this is how it's supposed to be? I wish it weren't true…
"Usagi…" a familiar voice called out.
I turned. My eyes felt heavy with tears. It was Seiya. He looked so handsome, and he made me weak at the knees, as always. The wind flowed through his hair and his eyes reflected the sun's light.
"Seiya…" I whispered into the breeze. "Why did you leave me last night?"
"I had to. I didn't want to mess things up because of Mamoru being there," he replied.
"But, Seiya, you wouldn't mess anything up. I was just so nervous about him being there when I was with you," I replied. "Seiya, I just think…"
"I understand, Usagi. I'll leave you alone, so you can be with him," he interrupted me. "I can't compete with your Prince Charming."
"No, Seiya! I don't want that to happen!" I cried.
"Yes, you do. I can see it in your eyes. You don't love me; you never did. I was just a temporary substitution in your heart," he answered.
"No you're not, Seiya!" I shouted, tears rolling down my face. "I love you, Seiya!"
"We can try to be friends. But I want you to know that I will never stop loving you," he said. "Good-bye, Usagi," he said, and then faded away into the sun's light.
I felt my heart break into millions of pieces in my chest and my body felt weak. I fell to the ground and cried into my hands. My world is slipping away from me, and I couldn't stop it from doing so. I didn't care that people could see me crying on the sidewalk like a baby. I had the right to cry over loosing a person I loved. I stood up and tried wiping my tears away with my hands. But, I couldn't stop them all.
"Baka Usagi! Stop your crying!" I scolded myself. "Don't be such a baby!"
I ran. I ran as far as my legs could take me. Maybe if I ran I could get rid of all my emotions, and find a solution. I tried running from my destiny to deny my fate, but it was right behind me, catching up. It was gaining with every step I took.
My legs started to get tired, and I ran out of breath. I stopped my fast pace and slowly came to a stop. I bent over and breathed heavily in and out. I wished I knew what to do. Why do I always accomplish to hurt the people around me? First Mamoru, and now Seiya. The two people that mean the most to me probably hate me, now that I lied and deceived them.
I straightened up and looked around. I noticed I was a street from the Crown Game Center. I figured playing a game or two would make me think clearer, and make me feel better. So I walked around the block to the arcade.
I walked inside the arcade and noticed Motoki was talking to someone with black hair at the counter. I hid behind one of the games and peeked around it to see whom he was talking to. It was Mamoru! I swung my head back behind the game. My heart stopped and my stomach filled up with jumpy butterflies. What is he doing here? He always hated the arcade, but then Motoki is a friend of his, so I guess he wanted to talk to him. I glanced back around it to try to listen in on their conversation.
"So, Mamoru, how was America? Was there a lot of beautiful girls?" Motoki asked, wiping the counter.
"America is great, but it doesn't have what Tokyo has," Mamoru replied with a dull sigh.
"Which is what?" Motoki asked, curious.
"Usa-ko," he replied, staring at his black coffee. "I missed her so much, and that's why I came back. I asked her to marry me, but she told me she has to think about it. I thought she would immediately say yes, but she didn't. Do you think she fell in love with someone else?"
"Seiya…" I whispered. So I guess Mamoru DID miss me a lot, and he loves me so much. But now I have someone else who owns my heart…
"Well, from what I see she's always with the girls and that band called the Three Lights," Motoki replied.
"I heard about them. They are three guys right?" Mamoru asked, with jealousy in his voice.
"Yeah," he replied. "They come in here and the girls immediately swarm around them as if they're gods or something. It's disgusting how many girls they could get."
"Thanks, man, you are helping a lot," Mamoru said, sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, but it's true," he said. "But, don't worry about Usagi, she loves you, and I'm sure she's only friends with them."
"I hope your right, Motoki," Mamoru said, and took a sip of his coffee. "I hope you're right."
"I'm right," he assured.
"Well, I'm going to go. I have to get my stuff unpacked, and then I'm going to take her out on a date."
"Ok, bye Mamoru," Motoki answered. "And hey, don't give up on her. She'll come around."
"I won't," Mamoru said, and then left the arcade.
Tears welled up in my eyes. He did. He truly did love me, and I was the fool who denied it. I wanted to come out from behind the game, but I couldn't. It wouldn't be right. I put my hands on my heart and felt it beating hard against my skin. This is what Serenity meant by listening to my heart. I guess I knew how to all the while, but I didn't want to believe it. I closed my eyes, and listened to its sweet melody. I knew exactly what I had to do. I gathered my thoughts and ran out of the arcade to my destination: Mamoru's Apartment.
But one person still hung in my head: Seiya.
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