ARIGATOU!!! for posting this stuff Lady Spring!!
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Author: Kurisutaru
Title: Masks
Time: Alt Reality
Chapter: Prologue
Summary: Mamoru is the all too perfect person. Until someone from the past shows up. Causing chaos everywhere, showing everyone what the real Mamoru is like.
Disclaimer: "Eating too much candy is bad for you"....everyone that's a lie...heheheheheh.....{standard disclaimer here!!}


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Looking down this hall I see many faces each wearing a mask. Some masks say, " I'm rich" or "I'm gorgeous" and some say, "I'm perfect"
My mask says, "I'm perfect" I have good looks, good grades, admiration from everyone, girls swooning over me by the second, and to top it off, my family is rich. But behind this mask, is fear, and hope. I fear many things, I fear my adopted parents don't really love me. Love is another fear, in fact it is my biggest fear. Love is my biggest fear because, it is my greatest hope.

My mask is strong and powerful, it can do many things, no one can see through it. Not even my best friend, Andrew can see through all of it. But something happened since those times, or should I say, someone happened...
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"Class, winter vacation is over, school is back. I have a new student to introduce you to. But first, a POP QUIZ!!!" *Groan* was all the teacher heard as she shuffled back to her desk with that glint in her eye. You know that one where the teachers remember why they took this job of teaching. Watching all the faces being tortured and tormented on tests and quizzes, and putting big red "X's" on the pages (~*At least that's what the teachers seem like...lol*~).

Mamoru browses through the test with great ease. No could beat him, he was just the best. After the teacher collected the tests she started to introduce the new student. "Class I would like you to meet..." Mamoru drowned her voice out after that.
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"Class I would like you to meet Usagi Tsukino. Usagi, why don't you introduce yourself?"
A young woman with blond hair and blue eyes shyly goes up.
"Hi! Well, I'm from Canada, I used to live here. I like bunnies, the moon and rose, my birthday is on June 30. And I'm 16 years old."
"Thank you Usagi." Then a pissed off Ms. Haruna noticed Mamoru at the back sleeping AGAIN! -Sure he's the smartest in the class, the most popular. Well respected, but sometimes, he has the mind of a 2 year old child.- "Mamoru Chiba, wake up!" Ms. Haruna screamed.
"Huh?!" Was all Mamoru could muster. Panicky thinking, Gotta think of something quick! While keeping a cool exterior.
"Would you please repeat what Usagi just said?"
"Did you say Usagi?!" For one second, the class saw the REAL Mamoru. He was scared silly, his faces turned white.
"Mr. Chiba what in the world are you..." Ms. Haruna has never seen Mamoru, pale before.
"Mamo-baka!" The girl at the front of the room shouts. She wasn't white like Mamoru, more like red.
"Odango!" Was all Mamoru could stutter, his mask returned.
ehhehe...Ah...1...2..3..."WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Screamed the two *huge* heads in the room, with scared students everywhere. The two standing, had steam coming out of their ears. But to tell the truth, they were glad to see each other. More than they would ever admit.
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*Usagi*
"Well since you both know each other, you can sit next to each other." Said Ms. Haruna -No NO NO!!! The last thing I need is sitting next to Mamo-baka. But it is good to see him again, I wonder if he remembers his promise to me...-
"But, Ms...." Mamoru stuttered, yet again. Today, the students face the fear, of *not* seeing a calm Mamoru, but I am used to it.
"NO BUTS!!!...Or do you want that detention I've waited so long to give you Mr. Chiba?" Ms. Haruna snapped back
"No Ms. Haruna." Mamoru said like a child wishing for candy they can not have.
"Good." Ms. Haruna said with ease
At this point I knew, this is going to be one of those days...
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~Mamoru~
Me and Odango have know each other at the orphanage we were at. Odango was found in front of the steps of the orphanage with a note. Apparently the father was so abusing to the mother that she couldn't leave her child at home. The note was written sloppily, but it gave the basic information. We are the same age. But she was adopted first, we both knew that we would never see each other again, and would miss each other very much. Even though we had the pettiest fights. That was the way we told each other things. The night before she left, we spent it together looking at the stars and even bickering a little. I gave her a rose that night too. I also promised something, something I forget, when I had that bike accident.

I was riding my bike along the path to my house. It was a trail path through the forest, then through the network of roads. I have taken the route several times. But one day, while crossing the street to help a bunny off the street. A bus hit me, I was luckily alive, but the doctor told me that I had selective amnesia. I remember things from time to time. In fact, I've remember almost all the important things to me, except the promise.

I definitely remember Odango. But me and Odango were not always at good terms, at that time we were 6 or 7. We would compete against everything, always coming out tied. Since I've seen her, no one has ever come close to my scores. We were vicious when we competed. The pathetic fights we had, didn't even compare to the competition.

That day, Ms. Haruna gave 3 more pop quizzes, probably cause she was bored during the vacation. The test scores were posted on the board. Several shocked faces pasted Mamoru as he went up to see his score. Probably first again. When he did check it, he was right, he was first. Along with someone else. Just then Usagi walks up to the board, "Ah man, who's the Baka that tied me." Mamoru, obviously knew who it was, was fuming. The competition is back. Only this time there is much more at stake, like a scholarship. Nenene...he's right, there is much more at stake....but not just the scholarships....ehehehheeh...
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oops....I didn't mean to make the story that way.....oh well.........^_^
THANKS FOR READING!!! AND Thanks to my kawaii and sweet friends!!!