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Author: Kurisutaru
E-mail: kurisutaru_faithful@lunap.com
Title: Masks
Chapter: 1
Disclaimer:...ppl..ppl...ppl...we all know who owns SM...so bugging me is
useless......^_^
THANKS!!! To all my wonderful friends!! You guys keep me writing...and I
hope I keep you writing too....^_^....that's the problem ne?!...I can't stop
bugging you!!
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Competition is on.

Science-Mr. Hummings makes new lab partners....and look whose partner is
who's...

"Because it's the new term class, I am reassigning partners to their levels of
understanding..Carol and Jim, Steven and George...Mark and
Michelle.....etc.....And Mamoru, looks like you will be alone again...Oh
wait...We have a new student in our class...A Miss. Usagi Tsukino...Her average
is as high as yours, you have a partner now Mr. Chiba."
Mamoru face goes death white, again. The class looks on in disbelief, and
fear. What could scare the "*ehm* Great" Mamoru Chiba? Mr. Hummings notices too,

"Mr. Chiba? Are you sick? You look, kind of, well, white." In the back of the
class, you
hear Andrew (Chiba's best friend) snickering in the background. In the past 3
classes, he noticed Mamoru considerably white, when ever the name, Usagi Tsukino

was mentioned.
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~~Andrew~~

Man, Mamoru never mentioned the hotty Usagi before. Or why he is so scared.
Man, Mamoru Chiba afraid, honestly that's a new concept. That will *not* go
unnoticed. I'm gonna get my full, of teasing him silly. I grab my lunch out of
my locker to head out towards me and Mamoru's regular spot. Usually some slut
would hang around waiting for Mamoru, poor guy.

I walk up to our usual spot to see a bunny-like angel I eating her food. I
walk up for a closer look, she looks up, and smiles.

"Hello, Andrew right?" the smiling angel asks
"Right, Usagi right?" I answered back
"Right. Sorry, am I eating in your spot?" She curiously and respectfully
asks, then a dark shadow hung over her eyes, "It's just that all the other
girls in my classes give me those looks. I really don't feel comfortable around
them, so I came here. I'll leave now though..."
Andrew, just couldn't believe those girls. He had a pretty good idea as to why
they were like that with Usagi. Usagi is the only girl that Mamoru has a
reaction to. Sure, the reaction is utter fear and complete anger. And through
that, I know, even if he doesn't, that he really likes her. Usually,
Mamoru doesn't even know that the female population exists. Well, at least now I

know he won't be gay…*Andrew is silently laughing to himself…*

"Nonsense." I curtly reply,
"You are eating lunch with me whether you like it or not!"
Usagi smiles brightly back, and started munching her lunch.
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~~Mamoru~~

Just one of those days. I keep muttering to myself, well at least I will have
lunch at peace. Hopefully, Andrew would have cleared all the sluts away. I pick
up my pace when hear Andrew laughing like a hyena.

I arrive to see Andrew sitting with someone, besides his girlfriend who was
going to another school. The hair of the girl, had the most unusual
hairstyle----Odango Atama!
"Odango!" I growled. The last thing I need is her destroying me further.
She turned her pretty---ehm---I mean monstrous head with the most beautiful
smile---that ehh... forget it Mamoru, stop trying to fight it! *BONK*
(hehehe....Chibi-chan...the hammer...) Hey! That hurt!!! Great my brain is
arguing with me. Hey buddy, you mean *you* are arguing with yourself. Darn,
he's right again.

"Oh Mamoru how nice to see you." Ah, she's giving me that crap again, yes that
"nice" stuff. I was determined not to let her get to me, "Odango, get out of
here." CRAP! Her beautiful face falls. I could see she was trying hard to stop
the tear drops from coming. Andrew gets up furious, "You know Mamoru, I don't
know what happened to you, but stop harassing her! She is new here, and ever
girl in school hates her. You want to know why?! Because she is the only girl
that sees the real you. Your lucky she hasn't told anyone about your secret
yet." Usagi in the mean time was trying to calm Andrew down. While I stood there
in shock, she told Andrew the secret. "You told the secret?" Was all I could
say, I don't remember the secret, but something tells me that this secret was
far too important to tell, I wish I could remember.

Usagi didn't answer me, she just stared at the ground looking attentively at a
grassy spot. She told, and I just walked away.
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It has been a week since I've seen Usagi or Andrew outside of class. Rumors are
going around that Usagi is a slut that sleeps with every guy she sees, probably
caused by my *cough* *cough* Fan club (~hehe...I'm member 14983~) was jealous.
But whether I would like to admit it or not, she is different than anyone I've
ever know. And one day, she will see just how special she is to me, secret or no
secret. I have to talk to her.

After a quiet science class, I catch up with her in the hall, "Wait Usagi,
wait." She stops walking, but refuses to look at me. "Usagi, I'm sorry, for what
I said to you last week, I didn't mean it. Please, forgive me."
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Depressed all week, I don't know why, but Mamoru always affects me. Walking out
of science class, I think back to our promise.

*~Flash~*
"Wow, Mamo-baka take a look at this flower, it's so beautiful."
"Silly Odango, it's a rose"...
*~END FLASH~*

Someone's voice interrupted my thoughts, "Wait Usagi, Wait!" It was Mamoru. I
didn't dare to look up, fear at what he was mad at me again for. He speaks
again, but in a soft whisper, "Usagi, I'm sorry..." was all I heard. I looked up
to see him, his blue eyes swirled with powerful emotions, he really was sorry.
This is the Mamoru I knew, the one that I love. I was so happy at that moment I
just bolted into his arms saying, "Mamo-baka, of course I forgive you." He
looked so silly, he was blushing with the silliest grin on his face!!! I look
around the hall, to see shocked faces. I guess Mamoru doesn't look like this
much, I smile. Whether I am or not, I feel special towards him. I felt warmth
and comfort, something, I haven't felt in a long time. I gripped him harder,
closing my eyes, snuggled into his chest.

Then reality struck in, I need that scholarship. I released him out of my hug
and said in a cold voice, "Well, Mamo-baka, by-gones be by-gones. Competitions
is on, that scholarship is mine." And I walk away, with a tear in my eye.
Leaving a very shocked and confused Mamoru in the middle of the hall.

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~~Mamoru~~

I swore I saw I tear in her eye. She doesn't want this competition anymore than
I do. I just wish, we didn't meet under these circumstances. Then maybe, I would
be allowed to love her. I still feel the warmth of her hug, see the beautiful
sparkle in her eyes, smell her wonderful scent. I smile a little myself, I feel
like the weight of the world has been lifted off me, she forgave me!

I walk down the hall thinking, is the scholarship really that important to me?
Yes, many don't understand why though, I mean I'm rich right? Well, no one wants
to use their adopted family's money. They have done so much for me, I feel, this
is my way of paying them back. Besides, this scholarship is worth practically as
much as taking care of me all these years. I don't call them mother and father,
but I know, they know that in my heart they will always be. It's just something
I have to do, but is it enough to keep Usagi away from my heart...is another
question.
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lalala.....I'm in a serious writer's block......so...send the flames!!!! I will
understand if this story is turning into a low quality story.....^_^