Rating: PG

Season: first

Story type: Usa/Mamo romance

Story Line: Setsuna decides to go on a vacation, leaving the time gate to Haruka/Michiru. Haruka decides to go to the past and get Mamoru and Usagi together *her way*

DISCLAIMER: we don't own BSSM or any characters affiliated with BSSM.

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The movie, in Usagi's opinion, was boring. There was something about lawyers, the Mafia, and people in suits chasing other people in suits. That was all she had figured out before falling asleep.

Haruka smiled. Usagi looked like a child when she was sleeping.
"I think my date is tired, I'll take her home," she said, smiling outwardly when Mamoru's eyes widened.

Mamoru was seething, just who did this skinny boy think he was? What if he didn't take Usagi straight home, instead he…

Mamoru's rage was turned on instantly. There was no way he was going to let his Usako be taken home by some *gasp* unknown man.

"Usagi's house is near the park we're going to, so we'll come too," he said, his eyes narrowing at Haruka, should he say something.

Haruka smiled with her eyes shining; as if saying, 'have it your way'. "Sure, I don't see why not?"

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Rei looked at Mamoru. His blazing indigo eyes had settled into the deep azure of the setting sky. She smiled at her own blindness. How could she have been so myopic? How had she not noticed it before?

Rei sighed heavily. She had let her feelings obscure the truth. Somehow, she knew that she had conned herself into believing that Mamoru felt nothing for Usagi.

She sensed a small smile tug her lips, Mamoru hadn't been satisfied until they went inside her house and saw that she was safe. Haruka had left after that.

"It's a little cold out here, maybe we should go to your apartment," she said to Mamoru. She wanted him to tell her the truth about Usagi. For some reason, she knew that she would never be truly satisfied until she heard him confess his feelings. The park was a public place and there was no privacy for such a conversation.

Mamoru was silent for a minute. He shifted uncomfortably. Why could she possibly want to go to his apartment? Eventually, Mamoru knew he would have to tell her the truth. His apartment would be the best place to do that. He nodded and silently, refusing to meet her eyes.

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The walk to Mamoru's apartment had been a silent one. Not the kind of romantic silence where lovers share each other's soul, but the kind of uncomfortable silence that precariously threatens to fall into wild chaos. Mamoru sighed as he opened his apartment door and held it open for Rei.

Rei laughed softly. Mamoru was a chivalrous man, he would make the perfect boyfriend. Not for herself but for Usagi.

Rei was not like Usagi, she did not believe in perfect romance. She knew that she was perfectly capable of opening the door herself and any man who did it for her was undermining her strength (to open a door no less).

"What?" Mamoru asked, annoyed by her laughter.

"Nothing, Mamoru-san, nothing. I have to talk to you about something," she said, not wanting to stay in his indispensably neat layer much.

Rei made a knowing gesture with her hand as she saw his eyes widen. "If you want to tell me about Usagi, I know. The thing I want to talk to you about is what are you going to do about it?"

Mamoru's mouth gaped wide open as he stared incredulously at Rei. This girl was a really good psychic, as good as she claimed. "I… I don't know," he said, his head hanging down. His eyes had turned the shade of light, hazy azure.

"If you wanted to ask Usagi out, why didn't you?" Rei asked. Her voice was soft, as if she were talking to a child. She was trying her best not to sound angry or vindictive.

He looked at her, his huge azure eyes were lost in their own haze. "I didn't think she would say yes," he said matter of factly. "I thought that the only way I could get her attention was if I asked you out."

Rei rolled her eyes and smiled at the unsuspecting man. "It did get her attention," she said, smiling harder as his eyes widened with surprise.

He turned serious as his eyes darkened. "I'm sorry…" he began.

Rei didn't let him speak, "I know you are," she said, "Just don't do it again." She paused to see if he had anything to say, he didn't. "What about Usagi, you've got to tell her how you feel, or you're both going to be miserable."

Mamoru's expression turned bitter, "she has that irritating, air-head, skinny boy, Haruka now, she doesn't need me," he said, jealousy hinting his tone.

Rei laughed aloud. Irritating, air-head, skinny boy? Who Haruka?

"Haruka was just trying to get you two together, don't look so shocked. She knew that you liked her and she liked you, but both of you were too dense to admit your feelings for each other."

Mamoru couldn't speak for a few minutes, and then something Rei had said dawned over him. "SHE?" he asked, bewildered.

Rei laughed harder, "Oh yeah, and Haruka is a girl. In case you didn't notice, she had a sizable chest a man of her weight couldn't carry."

Mamoru was swimming in emotions he never knew he had. He still had a chance with Usagi. HE STILL HAD A CHANCE WITH USAGI!

"Why were you scared of asking Usagi out?" Rei asked, looking in his eyes directly. She wanted to know the truth.

Mamoru closed his eyes. He wanted to tell her the truth. Hell, he'd wanted to tell someone the truth all his life.

"I've never truly loved anyone my entire life. My parents died when I was six, I have no memory of my past. Chiba Mamoru was a name the doctors at the hospital gave me. My only best friend had to go away. I then made a vow, never to let anyone get close to me, all the people I had loved were taken away from me. What if the same thing happens to Usagi…" he shook at the thought.

Rei stared at the man in front of her. Heck, she hadn't expected this much of a deep answer. She didn't know what to tell him. He had been through so much in his life. And now he desperately needed someone to share it with.

"Mamoru-san," she said, "You have to overcome that fear and be strong. I'll talk to Usagi, she'll understand." She turned around and walked out of the apartment. Before closing the door, she faced him and said, "Good night, Mamoru-san."

Mamoru felt her voice echo through the lonely, hollow, walls of his apartment.

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"Haruka, did you know that the King thinks you're irritating, air-headed, and skinny?"

Haruka grinned at the marine senshi, "Apparently, he hasn't seen my chest size." She grimaced as she faced Michiru's scrutinizing eyes. "Re- really?" she stammered.

Michiru smiled sweetly at the disheveled blond, "I wonder why…"

Haruka's hazel eyes glinted with a mischievous shade of olive. "Some people think the King's mind is not necessarily clear on certain topics."

Michiru's smile widened, "would, taking the queen out on her *first* date, be considered one of these *certain* topics?"

Haruka laughed nervously as an uneasy smile overcame her face. "Michiru," she said, raising her head high in mock seriousness, "have I told you how wonderful you look?"

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Er, we're sorry for the delay?

Demeter: Aolia has two jobs so it's her fault the stories haven't been updated. I on the other hand have a broken foot. So I've had nothing to do these past few weeks except surf a few discussion boards. Well, Megan's not here right now either. The girl works on the weekends as well. You would think she'd have a sense of monetary value. But no, she spends everything on clothes, anime, and other inane things.

Anyway, I received a mail that said since the story has Haruka (and therefore the theme of homosexuality) it should be rated at least PG-13. I disagree with that statement. I'm not changing the rating of the story.