Author: Kurisutaru
Email: kurisutaru_faithful@lunap.com
Title: Masks
Chapter: 3 & Epilogue
Thanks: To all those who took the time to make my day by sending me an email.
Thank you ^_^
And of course.... Bunny-onee-chan....and her...*lovely* spatulas...shudder...I feel
like I've faced every kind of spatula ever created...
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~~Mamoru~~
I've held on as Usagi's "Onii-chan" For several weeks. I have so much fun with her,
when I'm with her; nothing can ever separate us. But I want more, I want to be able
to hold her forever, I want to be able to kiss her, stroke her long beautiful hair. Tell
her how beautiful and precious she is; tell her how much I love her. Next week, is
the long awaited ceremony, that will determine, who gets the scholarship, it
determines, who will leave Tokyo.
To be so close, yet so far, is absolutely aggravating. I love her too much, too much
to loose her. I can never loose her. But just how much longer can I hold on to this,
before my heart can't take anymore?
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~~Usagi~~
Anxiety and tears me apart as I slowly take apart the graduating ceremony pamphlet.
Tears come to my eyes, as I reenact in my mind, yesterday.
~FLASH~
"Mamo-chan!" I shouted, and bolted to hug him, ever since our rediscovery we have
been having a blast! We did everything from camping to theme parks, to watching
movies. I hugged him tighter, just knowing he was back for good, but he didn't hug
me back. I looked up, "What's wrong onii-chan?" He didn't, wouldn't look directly
into my eyes. "Nothing Usagi." He says as he turns his eyes in my direction, with a
smile on his face, "Come on! I'll treat you to ice-cream!" I knew he wasn't really
smiling, but if he won't tell me, then I know that he doesn't want me to know. I push
away the feeling of being hurt, and shouted, "Yeah!" and dashed to the nearest ice
parlor.
At the parlor, Mamoru was even more distant, how could I eat? I placed my spoon
down on the table, and waited for Mamoru to respond. He grabbed my left hand with
his right, from across the table. I looked into his eyes, with my own confused ones.
"Mamo-chan?" I asked uncertainly, his eyes seemed darkened, and something
shinned through his eyes. He stood up still in the booth, and in one swift move, he
kissed me. But not the kiss that a brother gives a sister, like a peck on the cheek. But
it was a kiss that a love gives his love.
In a few short seconds, the incredible feeling left me, I looked up at Mamoru who
had gotten out of the booth, "Usako, don't forget me when you're gone. Ashiteru
Usagi Tsukino." And he was gone.
Only to leave me there, with a melting ice-cream sundae to sum up my feelings of a
melting heart.
~END FLASH~
The tears kept coming, he loves me so, and I realized that the love I had for him was
never of a family love. But one greater than that, true and unconditional love, he was
the one. The one that I would grow old with, marry, have children with. A few
students looked in my direction watching my tears fall down my face. Later that day,
the principal called from the school, to congratulate me, for receiving the
scholarship. It was then, I knew, Mamoru gave it to me, and I feel into further
depression, if possible, I loved him more.
I quickly and fearfully glanced in his direction, he looked back, in concern. He
hasn't talked to me since, for all I know, he has the same fears as me, only he wears
his mask over it. But I'm not like him, I can't just hide my emotions like this. I have
decided, that I don't need this scholarship anymore, not so long as I have him.
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~~Mamoru~~
My fear overlapped me, I struggle hard not to let emotion escape. I wonder how she
feels about me now that I have finally confessed my feelings for her. I know there
has to be a way to be together one day. But, my parents can not afford to pay for the
University the scholarship is paying for, they are not *that* rich. But, I know that
Usagi deserves it, I just hope, she's ok. I quickly glance in her direction, our eyes
meet.
Her perfect blue eyes were clouded and tears streamed down them, her eyes plead to
me. Harder than ever, I looked away and my heart fell in pain. The principal did his
speech, and announced who had received the very thing that tore us apart.
"Usagi Tsukino, please come up and receive your scholarship. Everyone clapped,
but Usako still had tears streaming down her eyes. Everyone thought she was just
very happy, and I hoped she was.
She arrived to the front tears halted, and a beautiful smile shone on her face. She
spoke calmly and quietly into the microphone.
"Thank you, but I am not the one who deserves it. Mamoru Chiba is, he was
originally given this grand scholarship. So Mamoru please come up and receive your
scholarship."
I didn't move, I knew she would do this. I wouldn't let her, I just sat there, mask on. I
stared into her fighting eyes, she walked from the front, to my seat and held the
scholarship to me. I didn't take it, I just kept looking into her lovely eyes. Her tears
started again, "Mamo-chan, take it."
"No" I harshly whispered.
"Why" she pleaded, her eyes looking directly into mine.
My eyes softened, "Because, I love you."
People around starred at the revolution, silence weaved around the hall. And our
adopted parents starred out with hands held and tears in their eyes.
All masks fell when I spoke those words. The compassion of love has extraordinary
powers, to release all of mankind, from their boundaries to fly free. Free to love. I
didn't need that mask anymore, I only needed her.
More tears fell from her eyes, it hurt, that she didn't love me back, but at least she
knows.
"Mamo-chan take it." Her voice wavered, as my heart cracked
"Why?" I ask in return.
"Because, I love you."
it took a few long seconds for what she said to kick in.
She loved me, really loved me. I couldn't take it anymore, as the wind blew away
my troublesome mask that held me possession for the longest time. I grabbed her
arm and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug (man...think Neko-
chan.....OO;;..hahhaha...okie..maybe not that bad :P ..)
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Though in their own little world, the people around us were confused and some
very aggravated. Someone shouted out, "So who is taking the darn scholarship?"
The principal read the next in line up, "Melvin Smith" And soon all the attention
escaped the lovely-dovey couple making up for lost time.
The families reacquainted themselves, very proud of their children that they
finally found what they couldn't give no matter how hard they have tried.
A love that lasts longer than forever.
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~~Mamoru~~
Usako was sound asleep in my arms, as the gown from the grad ceremony was
crinkled and waved. Her hair was scattered everywhere, like an angel or just
sleeping beauty, either was enchanting. Light breathing can from her smiling lips
that were pink and rosy from sleep. I smiled, we took what seemed to be forever to
talk out the arrangement of where we where going and what the new plan was. Our
parents talked of the old times, and pieced together, how I knew Usako.
Attention was pulled away from my parents, as the sweet angel in my arms stirred
awake. Her beautiful blue eyes bloomed opened, a smile cracked upon her face. Too
busily starring down at her I didn't realized until it was too late, Usako had her arms
wrapped around my head, and I was enveloped in a warm incredible kiss. To dazed
to remember anything else after that, except her eyes lighting up, and the warm
mischievous smile across her face, as she pulled my ear to her mouth to hear her say,
"I love you past forever"
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~~Epilogue
The two were accepted in a local high-class university, due to their impressive
grades. Both became doctors, and decided when they graduated, they would open a
clinic, but that was in the far future. It was their 4th year in the cold bleak Christmas
morning with hot chocolate and a warm fire, it was then Mamoru popped *the*
question, of course Usagi accepted with glee. They were going to get married in the
summer.
They lived happily ever after, past forever.
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Bleck....short....~_~ I know....well...I figured...I gotta end this....I'm out of ideas
for this....pretty please.....how much did it suck?
FINALLY, I let this baby out of it's box... I always felt like I could try and fix it...but
I've probably read it over too many times, and I like where it is....after all this is like
my third fic ever....hahaha.....and my writing has changed....@_@ yet hasn't...kinda
fun looking back ne?
Thanks for reading!
Kuris-chan
Email: kurisutaru_faithful@lunap.com
Title: Masks
Chapter: 3 & Epilogue
Thanks: To all those who took the time to make my day by sending me an email.
Thank you ^_^
And of course.... Bunny-onee-chan....and her...*lovely* spatulas...shudder...I feel
like I've faced every kind of spatula ever created...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
~~Mamoru~~
I've held on as Usagi's "Onii-chan" For several weeks. I have so much fun with her,
when I'm with her; nothing can ever separate us. But I want more, I want to be able
to hold her forever, I want to be able to kiss her, stroke her long beautiful hair. Tell
her how beautiful and precious she is; tell her how much I love her. Next week, is
the long awaited ceremony, that will determine, who gets the scholarship, it
determines, who will leave Tokyo.
To be so close, yet so far, is absolutely aggravating. I love her too much, too much
to loose her. I can never loose her. But just how much longer can I hold on to this,
before my heart can't take anymore?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
~~Usagi~~
Anxiety and tears me apart as I slowly take apart the graduating ceremony pamphlet.
Tears come to my eyes, as I reenact in my mind, yesterday.
~FLASH~
"Mamo-chan!" I shouted, and bolted to hug him, ever since our rediscovery we have
been having a blast! We did everything from camping to theme parks, to watching
movies. I hugged him tighter, just knowing he was back for good, but he didn't hug
me back. I looked up, "What's wrong onii-chan?" He didn't, wouldn't look directly
into my eyes. "Nothing Usagi." He says as he turns his eyes in my direction, with a
smile on his face, "Come on! I'll treat you to ice-cream!" I knew he wasn't really
smiling, but if he won't tell me, then I know that he doesn't want me to know. I push
away the feeling of being hurt, and shouted, "Yeah!" and dashed to the nearest ice
parlor.
At the parlor, Mamoru was even more distant, how could I eat? I placed my spoon
down on the table, and waited for Mamoru to respond. He grabbed my left hand with
his right, from across the table. I looked into his eyes, with my own confused ones.
"Mamo-chan?" I asked uncertainly, his eyes seemed darkened, and something
shinned through his eyes. He stood up still in the booth, and in one swift move, he
kissed me. But not the kiss that a brother gives a sister, like a peck on the cheek. But
it was a kiss that a love gives his love.
In a few short seconds, the incredible feeling left me, I looked up at Mamoru who
had gotten out of the booth, "Usako, don't forget me when you're gone. Ashiteru
Usagi Tsukino." And he was gone.
Only to leave me there, with a melting ice-cream sundae to sum up my feelings of a
melting heart.
~END FLASH~
The tears kept coming, he loves me so, and I realized that the love I had for him was
never of a family love. But one greater than that, true and unconditional love, he was
the one. The one that I would grow old with, marry, have children with. A few
students looked in my direction watching my tears fall down my face. Later that day,
the principal called from the school, to congratulate me, for receiving the
scholarship. It was then, I knew, Mamoru gave it to me, and I feel into further
depression, if possible, I loved him more.
I quickly and fearfully glanced in his direction, he looked back, in concern. He
hasn't talked to me since, for all I know, he has the same fears as me, only he wears
his mask over it. But I'm not like him, I can't just hide my emotions like this. I have
decided, that I don't need this scholarship anymore, not so long as I have him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
~~Mamoru~~
My fear overlapped me, I struggle hard not to let emotion escape. I wonder how she
feels about me now that I have finally confessed my feelings for her. I know there
has to be a way to be together one day. But, my parents can not afford to pay for the
University the scholarship is paying for, they are not *that* rich. But, I know that
Usagi deserves it, I just hope, she's ok. I quickly glance in her direction, our eyes
meet.
Her perfect blue eyes were clouded and tears streamed down them, her eyes plead to
me. Harder than ever, I looked away and my heart fell in pain. The principal did his
speech, and announced who had received the very thing that tore us apart.
"Usagi Tsukino, please come up and receive your scholarship. Everyone clapped,
but Usako still had tears streaming down her eyes. Everyone thought she was just
very happy, and I hoped she was.
She arrived to the front tears halted, and a beautiful smile shone on her face. She
spoke calmly and quietly into the microphone.
"Thank you, but I am not the one who deserves it. Mamoru Chiba is, he was
originally given this grand scholarship. So Mamoru please come up and receive your
scholarship."
I didn't move, I knew she would do this. I wouldn't let her, I just sat there, mask on. I
stared into her fighting eyes, she walked from the front, to my seat and held the
scholarship to me. I didn't take it, I just kept looking into her lovely eyes. Her tears
started again, "Mamo-chan, take it."
"No" I harshly whispered.
"Why" she pleaded, her eyes looking directly into mine.
My eyes softened, "Because, I love you."
People around starred at the revolution, silence weaved around the hall. And our
adopted parents starred out with hands held and tears in their eyes.
All masks fell when I spoke those words. The compassion of love has extraordinary
powers, to release all of mankind, from their boundaries to fly free. Free to love. I
didn't need that mask anymore, I only needed her.
More tears fell from her eyes, it hurt, that she didn't love me back, but at least she
knows.
"Mamo-chan take it." Her voice wavered, as my heart cracked
"Why?" I ask in return.
"Because, I love you."
it took a few long seconds for what she said to kick in.
She loved me, really loved me. I couldn't take it anymore, as the wind blew away
my troublesome mask that held me possession for the longest time. I grabbed her
arm and pulled her into a bone-crushing hug (man...think Neko-
chan.....OO;;..hahhaha...okie..maybe not that bad :P ..)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Though in their own little world, the people around us were confused and some
very aggravated. Someone shouted out, "So who is taking the darn scholarship?"
The principal read the next in line up, "Melvin Smith" And soon all the attention
escaped the lovely-dovey couple making up for lost time.
The families reacquainted themselves, very proud of their children that they
finally found what they couldn't give no matter how hard they have tried.
A love that lasts longer than forever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~Mamoru~~
Usako was sound asleep in my arms, as the gown from the grad ceremony was
crinkled and waved. Her hair was scattered everywhere, like an angel or just
sleeping beauty, either was enchanting. Light breathing can from her smiling lips
that were pink and rosy from sleep. I smiled, we took what seemed to be forever to
talk out the arrangement of where we where going and what the new plan was. Our
parents talked of the old times, and pieced together, how I knew Usako.
Attention was pulled away from my parents, as the sweet angel in my arms stirred
awake. Her beautiful blue eyes bloomed opened, a smile cracked upon her face. Too
busily starring down at her I didn't realized until it was too late, Usako had her arms
wrapped around my head, and I was enveloped in a warm incredible kiss. To dazed
to remember anything else after that, except her eyes lighting up, and the warm
mischievous smile across her face, as she pulled my ear to her mouth to hear her say,
"I love you past forever"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~Epilogue
The two were accepted in a local high-class university, due to their impressive
grades. Both became doctors, and decided when they graduated, they would open a
clinic, but that was in the far future. It was their 4th year in the cold bleak Christmas
morning with hot chocolate and a warm fire, it was then Mamoru popped *the*
question, of course Usagi accepted with glee. They were going to get married in the
summer.
They lived happily ever after, past forever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bleck....short....~_~ I know....well...I figured...I gotta end this....I'm out of ideas
for this....pretty please.....how much did it suck?
FINALLY, I let this baby out of it's box... I always felt like I could try and fix it...but
I've probably read it over too many times, and I like where it is....after all this is like
my third fic ever....hahaha.....and my writing has changed....@_@ yet hasn't...kinda
fun looking back ne?
Thanks for reading!
Kuris-chan