In The Cover of Darkness

Sylyne D. Anhem
Email: silvery_sylyne@hotmail.com


Romantic/Drama/Comedy
Rated: PG-whatever


Hey minna! S'up? Sorry I haven't written... I think, twice I was going to
sit down and write, (okay, make it three now) but it kinda got put off...
And this actual part has been going on, for like, two weeks (make it
four)...

*Sylyne smiles, innocently, and ducks as one of Chi-Chi's frying pans is
hurled at her head.

Eh... hehehe... eh. Rightttt...

Disclaimer: "I love chicken, I love liver, Meow Mix, Meow Mix, please
eliverrrr..." You're actually reading this? Man, what kind of psycho
you??

Oh yeah... This Monet doesn't exist, as far as I know. And the song is
"Can't Fight the Moonlight" by Leeanne Rhymes. I don't really like her
music, but the song suits the story.

Well, welcome back to my world, where I screw with peoples' emotions,
and make my sweet Mamo-chan cry like a baby! Gotta love bein' a fic
author! Ahhhh... I rule, and there's nothin' you can do about it!
MUAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!

Read on. ;)



Chapter Seven


"Oh damn..."
Upon closer inspection, she realized she had punched out Chiba
Mamoru. "Damn... damn... damn..." Sighing, Usagi carefully touched the
back of his head, feeling a large bump forming. "Ohhh... I'm sorry..."
Sighing, she jogged back down the block to get her car.


~~~~~~~


Mamoru groaned and opened his eyes. As his eyes struggled to
regain focus, he realized someone was leaning over him. Blue eyes peered
down, concentrated on him, and blonde hair spilled around him.
"Serenity?" He squinted and moved forward.
"What did you say??" Tsukino Usagi's shocked voice cut through
his psyche like a shot of cold water.
"Huhhh?" Mamoru moaned as his vision cleared. "Usagi??"
"What did you just say???" Usagi's voice was becoming irritated
and she gripped his shirt.
"I said something?"
"Arrgh!" she shoved him down on the couch and stormed away
furiously.
Mamoru blinked, sighed, rolling off the couch onto his feet.
"Um... just out of curiousity...? How did I end up in, what I'm
assuming is, your apartment?" he called, hoping she was within hearing
distance.
"You kinda scared me on the street and I kinda knocked you out.
I couldn't just leave you there." a voice called. Following her voice,
he was led to a kitchen. His "rescuer" sat on a stool in front of a
island, eating steamed rice and reading the paper. The room was lit
remarkably well. Though there was no light on, moonlight poured in through
open french doors leading onto a balcolny.
"Oh." Looking over her shoulder, he noticed she was reading a
paper. "Monet Bought at Auction for 6.5 Million Dollars. Wow." His eyes
scanned the photo, and he noticed the painting was of a beautiful castle
with the earth hanging in the sky behind it. "Hey... Is that..."
"The earth, yeah..." she murmured, turning to look up at him.
Their eyes caught and both stilled, transfixed.
"What is it about you? Everytime I see you, I feel like I know
you from somewhere." He scanned her form, inspecting her hair, her body,
returning to her eyes, trying to find something to spark recognition.
"I know what you mean... Like deja vu..." Usagi reached forward,
touching the thick hair brushing his forhead. Her radio broke through the
silence.

Under a lovers' sky
Gonna be with you
And noone's gonna be around
you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until
Til the sun goes down

Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It'll steal your heart tonight

Usagi stared, bewitchingly still. Mamoru leaned forward, his
breath hot on her face. Unnerved, she took a step backwards.

You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart

A brief smile flashed over his heart, and his eyes took on a
glazed expression. Lips curling mischievously, he stepped towards her,
his face continuing to near her own. "Don't fight it..."

There's no escape from love
Was a gentle breeze
Weaves it's spell upon your heart
No matter what you think
It won't be too long
Til your in my arms
Underneath the starlight - starlight
We'll be lost in the rhythm - so right
Feel it steal your heart tonight

An almost desperate panic overtook her. His eyes glinting, he
was too steady, looked too much like an animal tracking a prey. "Mamo-
Mamoru-san... Mamor-" Her words were cut off as he leaned forward,
covering her lips with his own.

You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No you can't fight it
No matter what you do
The night is gonna get to you

Don't try then
You're never gonna win

Part of me the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It will steal your heart tonight

Usagi's eyes flitted frantically around the room, but eventually,
her tense body relaxed as Mamoru pulled her gently against him, deepening
the kiss. Arms resting around his chest, her mind clouded as she allowed
herself to return his kiss.

You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it

An feeling of utter contempt and almost hatred, with love buried beneath.

Laughing smiles.

A joyful game of chase in a silvery garden.

Tears, rolling down cheeks, mixing together.

You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
Don't you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart

Breaking away finally, gasping for breath, Mamoru's eyes
remained closed with wonder...
"Usagi?"
Slowly, she raised her head, and made an effort to release
herself from his arms. "Mamoru... I think maybe you should... leave...
I don't know what's going on... and I get the feeling you don't know
either... But it's way over my head." She pulled away.
"No." His hands clasped behind her, around Usagi's waist, refusing
to relinquish her.
"MAMORU." Her hands, with nowhere's else to go in the small
perimeter, rested on his chest. She struggled briefly, then glared at him.
"I think," she bit out, icily, "you should go home. Or am I going to force
you?"
His eyes laughed with mirth. "And, pray, tell, how are you going
to do that?" Leaning forward, Mamoru nuzzled her soft hair. Within seconds,
he was lying on his back, gasping for breath.
"What is your problem? I don't know what happens everytime I come
near you, I feel as if I'm somewhere's else... Somewhere's... away..." she
paused. "Who are you really, Chiba Mamoru?"




DUM DUM DUM. Wow... holy God, that took a long time, didn't it?

Ummm... thanks Sailor_Silver_Moon, who's name I mixed up last time
(sorry!). She's a fantastic author, WAY better than me, and she previews
my fic. :) Thanx Silver-chan.

How will Mamoru answer this question?
Stay tuned to find out. Same fic-time. Same fic-channel.

Sylyne.