Trapped Together Till Halloween
A Sekkushiaru Roman
By: Luna Hope
Email: ndeblock@att.net
Rated: "R"
*A Quick Note* – Thank you *soo…* much to each of you who has written a review for
this story! ^_^ The reviews are keeping me from getting discouraged. This is the first
time I've writing something with a deadline (10/30) and I still have quite a bit to write!
(Here's the URL if you want to know about the contest
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/prairieskye/contest.htm I have a silly song fic posted there
too. ^_^)
When I've finished writing or the deadline comes (whichever one's first) I will send a
personal thank you to each person who reviewed (if they have an email address to send it
to ^_^ ). That's all! Happy reading! ^_^
Chapter 3 - Georgie, Porgie, Pudding Pie…
As Mamoru woke he felt warm. Comfortably warm. That's when he realized he must
still be asleep and dreaming. There was just no way he'd really be sleeping with a naked
girl curled up in his arms. His hand was resting against her stomach and he slowly slid it
up over the curve of her hip and down the slope of her thigh. [Yep,] he thought, [She's
naked and so am I. Hmm, this is definitely one of my nicer dreams!]
Mamoru languidly moved his hand slowly back and forth, petting her curves and
enjoying the silky smoothness of her skin. He decided he *really* liked this dream. She
hadn't woken up yet and Mamoru chuckled quietly to himself as he mused, [My dream
girl must be a heavy sleeper.]
Curious, Mamoru wondered if he'd be able to open his eyes to see what the girl looked
like. He seriously hoped doing so wouldn't end the dream and that he wouldn't wake up
at home, alone in bed and tangled in the sheets. As he continued to pet her, another
thought crossed his mind, [What if this is really a nightmare and when I open my eyes I'll
find she's a gross ugly youma?] Quickly opening his eyes, he decided if it was a youma
he wanted to know right away.
Mamoru was pleasantly surprised to see golden, shoulder-length hair spread out around
him and an angel's face. He leaned forward and began to place gentle brushing kisses on
her neck as his hand slowly slid forward and down across her stomach. Now totally
caught up in his dream, Mamoru's kisses became more passionate and with a quiet groan
he pulled her tight up against him. Mamoru's hand had continued its journey until it
reached her breast. He gently cupped it in his hand and noticed she fit just right in his
palm. Feeling her nipple harden and press against the skin of his palm, he began to run
his fingers over and around it, teasing it taut. Suddenly, to Mamoru's great dismay all
hell broke loose.
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Usagi was dreaming. She was a cat and comfortably stretched out on a soft rug before a
fireplace. Someone, she didn't know who, was running his hand down her side, petting
her in a most pleasant way. As he continued to pet her, Usagi began to purr with
contentment. Never before had she felt so loved and pampered.
Next, Usagi felt him begin to softly brush along her neck. His gentle touches made her
shiver. She then felt him pull her up close against his naked body and kiss her hungrily
on her neck and shoulder. His kisses made her insides melt and his caressing hand left a
slow trail of pleasure as it traveled over her body to her breast.
[Oh!] Usagi thought, [I *really* like this dream! I've never felt like this before! His bare
skin pressed against mine, and his warm hand covering my breast feels absolutely
*incredible*! Wait a minute…] Usagi fuzzily reasoned, [Since when does a cat have
breasts and why would a man be naked against my back and…]
Right about then, Mamoru began to concentrate his attention on Usagi's sensitive nipple.
His touches created a firestorm of sensual electricity that shot from Usagi's breast to her
stomach and groin, making them tighten and ache with need. The sensory overload
caused her to wake up fully with a gasp. It was at that moment Usagi came to realize
that, except for being a cat, everything she had felt was wonderfully and terrifyingly
*real*!
"AAAAGH! HENTAI!!" Usagi screeched at the top of her lungs as she started
scratching, hitting and kicking at Mamoru, trying to get away from him.
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Pain from the blows the girl had managed to land, quickly brought Mamoru out of his
shocked stupor. In quick succession he realized this was *not* a dream, he and this girl
were in a sleeping bag, he was in danger of being permanently damaged, and there wasn't
enough room in the bag for him to attempt to protect himself from her.
The girl was frantically thrashing around and had only succeeding in tangling them in
tighter. Mamoru tried yelling at her to get her attention but she was too panicked to hear.
He really had no other choice if either of them were to survive this. Wrestling his arms
free, Mamoru threw himself on top of the terrified girl. The sleeping bag around her
helped pin her arms and also protected Mamoru from her kicking until he could catch her
legs and weigh them down with his own.
Panting, Mamoru looked up into her petrified wide eyes. They quickly filled with horror
as she realized he had captured her. Mamoru dropped his head down onto the twisted
sleeping bag between them and groaned. This was one hell of a way to wake up!
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Fear and helplessness rippled through Usagi's heart as she admitted to herself that he had
her pinned. He had looked up at her as he tried to catch his breath then dropped his head
back down. Stunned horror overrode all her other emotions. Usagi recognized his
stormy, dark-blue eyes, his face and tousled, dark hair. "Mamoru!" she gasped.
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Snapping his head back up, Mamoru looked searchingly at the girl. He silently cursed as
he thought, [She *knows* me! How come I can't seem to place her though?] Mamoru
mentally skimmed through a list of the girls he knew but didn't come up with a
shorthaired blonde with baby-blue eyes. Mamoru decided he'd just have to wing it and
hope her name would come to him soon.
"Hi," Mamoru said with what he hoped was a friendly non-threatening grin. He
continued, "Sorry. I'm not going to hurt you or do anything. I just wanted to stop you
from hurting either of us. I don't know how this happened or why, but we're in a
sleeping bag. If we can find the zipper, it should be fairly easy to get out." Noting her
renewed look of panic he added, "As long as you stay calm I'll move and let *you*
search for it."
The girl nodded and Mamoru sighed with relief as he moved to roll off of her.
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Actually, now that she thought about it Usagi knew exactly where the zipper was. The
pinching metallic bite she felt under her shoulder and butt told her. Carefully trying to
stay as far away from Mamoru as she could, Usagi twisted around until she could grab
the zipper's metal tab. Smoothly drawing the carriage down, Usagi released herself from
the sleeping bag's grasp. She did realize she was still naked but there wasn't anything
she could do about it. Her main goal was to put some distance between herself and the
also naked Mamoru so she could think.
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The girl rolled out of the sleeping bag and slowly stood up. Folding her arms over herself
she blushed, embarrassed by her nakedness. With a glance, Mamoru noted how her flush
extended over much more than just her cheekbones and that she was definitely a natural
blonde. He decided it would be a *very* good idea for him to stay covered up inside the
sleeping bag.
As he sat up, making sure to keep his lower body covered, both their eyes looked
searchingly around them. They were in some kind of a stone lean-to. An open wall
faced a pure white sandy beach and the ocean danced and sparked at the edge of it.
Confusion and dismay clouded her face as she realized there wasn't a stitch of clothing
anywhere.
Quickly looking back down at Mamoru, she snapped, "Quit staring at me!" Mamoru
flushed and looked down. She continued, "Our clothes have to be here somewhere. I'll
go look around."
As she turned to walk away, Mamoru finally gathered the courage to ask, "What's your
name?"
The girl looked over her shoulder with incredulous wide eyes and asked, "Excuse me?"
Mamoru blushed again as he admitted, "You obviously know me but I can't seem to
remember your name."
Usagi frowned, then scolded as she turned back around to face him. "Mamoru! I'm
really not in the mood for your teasing! You *know* my name even if you don't like to
use it!"
Mamoru shook his head no and his worried expression proved he meant it.
Totally exasperated with him, she blurted out, "I'm Usagi you fool!"
His mouth dropped open in stunned surprise as he realized she really was Usagi.
Suddenly his face drained of all color. Staring at her, he mournfully stuttered, "W-W-
What did you *DO* to your beautiful hair?"
"My hair?" she asked, perplexed, "I haven't done anything to my…*what* did you just
call my hair?!" Even as she was saying this it dawned on her that she didn't feel the
swishing tickle of her ponytails against her butt or behind her knees. Reaching up, her
eyes widened as she felt for a 'meatball' that wasn't there. She grasped a handful of her
hair from the back of her head and pulled it forward to look at. Before she could get it
within sight, the ends slip through her fingers to brush back against her neck.
With a strangled cry, Usagi fainted.
Mamoru managed to catch her before she hit the ground and for the second time that
morning he cradled her in his arms. Their nakedness barely registered in his mind as he
thought about her reaction. It was pretty obvious Usagi had no clue her hair had been
cut. Mamoru was surprised to find tears in his eyes and murder on his mind. His heart
ached as he wondered who could have done this to her.
Pulling Usagi to him, Mamoru buried his face in her shorn locks. He hugged her close to
comfort himself as much as her. [How had they gotten there? Who had done this to
them? Why?] Many questions ran over and over in his mind and he didn't have an
answer for any of them.
Usagi slowly came to with the realization that her hair was *short*! *Very* short!
Reaching up to pull on it again, she burst into tears.
Mamoru held Usagi and rocked her as she sobbed against his chest. He tried to whisper
that the length of her hair really wasn't that big a deal but for some reason the words got
stuck in his throat. He admitted to himself that he didn't really believe that.
Mamoru had thought her long hair was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen.
It actually didn't look bad short and it definitely made her look different, older.
However…His mind conjured up a ready picture of an indignant Usagi as she turned
away from him and stalked down the sidewalk with an almost regal stature. Her long
golden ponytails undulated behind her in the wind and her highlights caught the sun,
reflecting it. He had thought her hair looked like glimmering molten gold flowing down
her back.
Usagi's tears were gradually diminishing and Mamoru decided to try a different tack. He
murmured in her ear, "I'm sorry someone did this to you and I'll happily kill them when I
find out who they are. However, your hair will eventually grow back just as it was
before. It really doesn't look bad on you short either. It makes you look older, more like
you're around seventeen years old.
Mamoru's arms and words did comfort Usagi. Looking up at him she asked, "Mamoru?"
He looked down at her. "Thank you," she shyly finished with a smile and he smiled
back. Unconsciously pulling her closer to him, he looked up at the ocean. "You're
welcome," he responded quietly.
Usagi rested her head back against his chest and Mamoru was kind of surprised she was
still letting him hold her. With Usagi's immediate crisis over, he was once again
becoming very aware of the fact that they both were completely naked. Unless he wanted
to hear her scream "Hentai" at him again he figured he had better put some distance
between them.
"Usagi," he said and she looked up at him with a surprisingly content expression. He
cleared his throat then suggested, "It was probably a good idea for you to go look around
for our clothes."
Suddenly realizing how things had ended up between them, Usagi blushed and twisted to
sit up out of his arms. "Right, of course. I'll do that," she said as she stood and quickly
left the lean-to.
Mamoru sat silent and alone in the sleeping bag. He still didn't feel like he was ready to
walk around without clothing on. He was worried that if they didn't find something to at
least cover Usagi with, he might be stuck in the sleeping bag indefinitely. Mamoru now
realized a man must have invented clothing for both men and women and for a very good
reason. Without clothing, a man's body makes what he's thinking about abundantly
clear.
Whoever had done this to them, to *him*, was definitely going to pay and pay a lot!
His next thought was, [Poor Usagi! I must have really scared her earlier. I didn't mean
to though and she did get me back pretty good.] Mamoru absently rubbed at his bruised
side and was very grateful she hadn't managed to aim lower.
Mamoru had hoped he'd be able to stand up soon but his thoughts kept returning to when
Usagi was so soft and warm in his arms. At this rate he'd never relax! Silently cursing,
he also realized he *really* needed to pee. Mamoru ran his fingers through his hair in
exasperation. Closing his eyes, he groaned out loud, "This is impossible!"
Usagi had just returned from her search. Unaware that she was silhouetted by the bright
sunlight behind her, she stood just inside the lean-to and innocently asked, "What's
impossible?"
Mamoru looked up at her with a start. He could feel himself flush from embarrassment
and from seeing her again. With a low frustrated growl, Mamoru burrowed himself back
into the sleeping bag. "I'm going back to sleep!" his muffled voice announced to a
confused Usagi.
After a few moments of silence, Mamoru peeked back out of the sleeping bag. Usagi was
still standing there silent and uncertain. Mamoru sighed and sat up again. He asked, "So,
what did you find?"
Usagi hesitated then answered, "I found lots of vacuum packed food. It's at least enough
to last…a whole month. There are some other supplies and also a fresh water spring
coming from a cliff about twenty-five feet or so behind the lean-to."
Mamoru incredulously whispered, "You didn't find *any* clothing?"
Sadly shaking her head no, Usagi added, "I did find a large bottle of sunscreen but I
didn't see any signs of a town or city or civilization either."
It was quickly becoming clear to Mamoru that not only were they very cleverly set up,
but that they were also stranded until whoever it was decided to come get them, if ever!
Putting his face in his hands, Mamoru muttered, "Great! Just, great!" He wondered if
this had something to do with the Dark Kingdom and why Usagi had been included.
Whoever had done this had very effectively defeated Tuxedo Kamen. If Sailor Moon
needed him he could never get to her from there. That idea was what rankled Mamoru
the most.
Usagi watched Mamoru. He looked so dejected by her news, like he wanted to cry.
Usagi moved forward, then crouched down and silently wrapped her arms around
Mamoru to comfort him.
At that moment Mamoru was feeling very vulnerable. When he felt her arms envelope
him and she pressed herself against him, he knew she probably only wanted to comfort
him. She had no clue what she was really doing to him. He knew if she didn't go away
soon, she was going to get much more from him than she expected. Mamoru's
frustration made him harsher than he had meant to be as he pulled her arms off of him.
"Usagi, just go away! I don't need this right now! Go away and leave me alone!" he
demanded.
Hurt showed in her eyes as Usagi stood up, "Fine then!" she exclaimed, "See if I ever try
to comfort you again, Jerk!" She turned and angrily strode out of the lean-to before he
could see the tears that welled up in her eyes.
Rubbing at her angry tears, Usagi walked back to where the spring was. She sat down on
a rock in the shade of some tall plants. The water pooled in a small puddle and she
dipped her feet in it. [I hate him!] she thought, [He's the same old Mamoru, always
pushing me away!] Usagi then thought about her nice soft bed at home and all her
clothes. She never realized how much she would miss clothes!
[Why are we here? Who did this?] Usagi wondered, [Did the Dark Kingdom do this to
me? If they did, why would they also take Mamoru (of all people!) and why did they go
to so much trouble? You'd think they'd just take the opportunity to kill me and be done
with it.]
Usagi finally thought about Sailor Moon and realized that if she could transform she'd
have clothes. Mamoru would find out she was Sailor Moon but at this point she didn't
really care. She also wondered if Tuxedo Kamen would be able to tell where she was and
come to rescue her. Usagi hopefully reached behind her into her sub-space pocket and
felt around for her brooch. Not only was that missing, but the wand was also missing. If
the Dark Kingdom did do this and they now had both the wand and brooch, Luna would
*kill* her! Being unable to transform was the last straw for Usagi. She curled up into a
little ball on the rock and cried.
After her tears ran out Usagi slept a little. When she awoke she was stiff but she did feel
better. She decided to try to make do with what they did have and hope for the best.
Deciding her first priority was clothing of some sort, Usagi looked around. She noticed
some plants with fairly big leaves and remembered there was fishing line in the supplies.
She thought she might be able to pull something together that would work.
An hour later Usagi had a crudely fashioned bikini top and wrap made of leaves. She
tried it on. The top's leaves tended to slip around quite a bit and the bottom's leaves
sometimes fluttered in the wind so they showed glimpses of what she was trying to cover
but she decided it was still better than nothing at all. She took some more leaves and
tried to guess what would be good for Mamoru to wear. She wasn't real sure of the size
but she ended up with a wrap around thing that might do.
The day had become warm and Usagi was thirsty. She walked back to the spring and
leaned over with her hands in the thin stream of water. Off to her right something
reflected blue and white and caught her eye. It seemed to be hidden behind some rocks.
Usagi went to investigate and found a blue and white cooler. She cautiously opened the
box and almost squealed out in delighted surprise. Inside were her purse, a zip bag of
strawberries, a can of whipped cream, a bottle of chocolate syrup and also a bottle of
wine! Even better, there was a note taped to the lid of the cream. Eagerly pulling it off,
Usagi read,
"Dear Usagi,
Hi! ^_^ I hope you're enjoying your vacation! I'm jealous you know. All alone with a
hot guy on the beach for a whole month! I want to know *all* the juicy details, Girl!
(Usagi rolled her eyes at this. Without looking at the bottom of the note she already
knew who wrote it. She continued reading.)
I thought Motoki and Reika ("Motoki and Reika!" Usagi whispered in shock.) forgot a
few important details so I snuck you this cooler. I'm pretty certain the strawberries and
cream won't last very long but the wine and chocolate syrup could come in handy later.
^_~
I put a pile of tampons and a small bottle of pain reliever tablets in your purse. Unless
you and Mamoru get really chummy right away before you find this note, you'll need
them sometime during the month.
That brings me to the next thing I put in your purse. If the need for them should arise,
USE THEM EACH AND EVERY TIME! If you don't, you could come home with a
really cute souvenir but you'd look silly in your fuku with a giant beach-ball belly! (At
this point Usagi choked and stopped reading. She looked over at her purse with large
appalled eyes. She couldn't have been any more shocked and terrified than if she had
been told there were rattlesnakes in there! Finally, after attempting to somewhat
regrouping her wits, Usagi continued to read with trepidation.)
Last but not least are some small bottles of scented massage oil. There are lots of fun
things you can find to do with them. ^_~
Enjoy yourselves and come home happy! ^_^
From your friend and the Champion of all things Love,
^_^v"
When Usagi finished reading, she fanned her bright red face with the letter. "Minako you
Hentai!" she whispered. Sure, now she had some answers but they weren't the answers
she had expected. Apparently the girls, Motoki and Reika had done this to them!
Minako's letter had made it sound like they were sent on a jolly holiday!
Shaking her head, Usagi wondered what she should do. She wanted to tell Mamoru what
she had found out, but not in a million years would she allow him to read Minako's note.
With a sigh, Usagi decided she'd figure out what to do later. Right now there were
strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate sauce calling her name and she was hungry!
Usagi began to open the treats with the intent of digging in. She then looked up at the
lean-to where Mamoru still was. She didn't really want to share but she knew she'd feel
guilty if she didn't. Sighing, Usagi picked up the cooler and the wrap she had made.
Before she got to the lean-to, Usagi took a detour to the edge of the clearing and found a
rock she could move fairly easily. Digging a hole, she put her purse with the things in it
and the note, in the hole and covered it with the rock.
When Usagi entered the lean-to, she saw that Mamoru had also fallen back to sleep.
Putting the stuff down, she knelt next to Mamoru to wake him. He looked like a little
boy in his sleep and she pushed his bangs off his forehead. She though, [It's hard to
believe this is the same person who aggravates me to no end.] She lightly petted his
cheek and noticed he needed a shave. Mamoru opened his eyes and smiled at her.
Usagi smiled back and said, "Hey, sleepy head, I have something I need you to try on."
Mamoru glanced over her barely functional outfit and quipped with a grin, "Is it my
favorite color, green?"
Usagi laughed at his statement and responded, "As a matter of fact it is."
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Later, two much happier and somewhat clothed people sat together on the beach eating
strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Mamoru had raised his eyebrow
questioningly when he saw the cooler. Usagi gave him an edited version of finding it and
what was inside.
"Motoki?" Mamoru repeated with shock, "Motoki?!"
Usagi nodded and bitterly added, "With Reika and my four supposed friends."
"Why?" Mamoru asked with puzzlement.
Usagi laughed ruefully, "Don't you remember? We made him pretty angry."
Mamoru thought about it and realized the last thing he remembered before waking up
there was Motoki giving them drinks then hugging Usagi. He angrily exclaimed, "That
bastard slipped us mickys in our drinks!"
Nodding, Usagi observed, "Apparently there is a limit to Motoki's easy-going, nice-guy
temperament and we found it. We might as well make the best of things since we're
going to be here for a whole month."
Mamoru watched as Usagi concentrated on preparing another strawberry. After she
removed the stem, Usagi would put the fruit over the end of her pinky finger like you'd
wear a thimble. Next, she took chocolate sauce and drizzled it over the tip. Topping it
with a swirl of whipped cream, Usagi would open her mouth wide and envelope the
whole thing with her lips. Slowly pulling her finger out of her mouth with a little slurp,
she made sure not to leave a drip of juice behind. Mamoru wondered if girls instinctively
knew how to drive guys crazy, or if they had to learn it somewhere. Before Usagi could
start the distracting process over, Mamoru asked, "So, what else was in the letter?"
Usagi suddenly blushed bright red and started to carefully dig through the bag of
strawberries. "N-nothing! At least nothing else important. Um…j-just some personal
stuff," she stuttered.
"Oh," Mamoru said. He realized Usagi didn't want to talk about whatever else was in the
letter.
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After they finished the strawberries and cream, the two reluctant roomies decided to do
some exploring. They returned to their camp around dinnertime having walked the
perimeter of the island they were on. Jagged cliffs rose up from the center of the island
with a small barren plateau on top. There was very little else on the island other than a
ton of sea birds nesting in the cliffs, lots of vegetation and sand. There weren't even any
trees.
They tiredly ate two vacuum packed Meals-Ready-to-Eats and decided they definitely
weren't meant to be gourmet. By this time the sun had set. Usagi and Mamoru stretched
out on the sand to look at the stars.
Usagi's big eyes took in the beautiful panorama with awe. "There are so many stars!"
she exclaimed, "Where did they all come from? I don't remember there being so many
before."
Chuckling, Mamoru explained how the lights of Tokyo outshone all but the very brightest
stars.
Eventually the night air turned chilly. When Usagi entered the lean-to, she stood looking
at the sleeping bag with consternation. Quickly pulled it up off the futon, she spread it
out on the floor. "You can have the futon Mamoru. I'll take the sleeping bag," she
informed him.
Mamoru started to protest but Usagi was already snuggled up deep inside the sleeping
bag with her eyes closed. With a sigh Mamoru stretched out on the bare futon.
Sometime during the night Usagi woke. Moonlight was flooding in through the open
wall and she could see Mamoru was curled up as tight as he could to preserve his body
heat. He was asleep but she could tell it was a fitful sleep. She could actually see him
shiver.
Usagi couldn't fall back asleep and realized it was because she felt guilty. Sighing, she
reached over and tapped Mamoru on the back. With a start he turned over and opened
bleary questioning eyes toward her. She answered, "Mamoru, I'll share the sleeping bag
but you better keep your hands to yourself. Clear?"
Mamoru nodded gratefully. Once they put the sleeping bag back on the futon, they both
carefully climbed in. They turned their backs to each other but there still wasn't enough
room to completely not touch. Thanks to Usagi's belated generosity Mamoru was now
warm but it still took a while for him to fall back asleep.
Continued...
Chapter 4 – "Wake Up My Merry Sunshine…" will be posted soon. ^_~
Thank you for reading my story. ^_^ If you have any comments or suggestions, as long as
they're politely worded, I'd love to hear them. Please email me at ndeblock@att.net
Disclaimer - Sailor Moon and friends don't belong to me! Thank you Takeuchi Naoko-
sama for creating such fun characters. ^_^
A Sekkushiaru Roman
By: Luna Hope
Email: ndeblock@att.net
Rated: "R"
*A Quick Note* – Thank you *soo…* much to each of you who has written a review for
this story! ^_^ The reviews are keeping me from getting discouraged. This is the first
time I've writing something with a deadline (10/30) and I still have quite a bit to write!
(Here's the URL if you want to know about the contest
http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/prairieskye/contest.htm I have a silly song fic posted there
too. ^_^)
When I've finished writing or the deadline comes (whichever one's first) I will send a
personal thank you to each person who reviewed (if they have an email address to send it
to ^_^ ). That's all! Happy reading! ^_^
Chapter 3 - Georgie, Porgie, Pudding Pie…
As Mamoru woke he felt warm. Comfortably warm. That's when he realized he must
still be asleep and dreaming. There was just no way he'd really be sleeping with a naked
girl curled up in his arms. His hand was resting against her stomach and he slowly slid it
up over the curve of her hip and down the slope of her thigh. [Yep,] he thought, [She's
naked and so am I. Hmm, this is definitely one of my nicer dreams!]
Mamoru languidly moved his hand slowly back and forth, petting her curves and
enjoying the silky smoothness of her skin. He decided he *really* liked this dream. She
hadn't woken up yet and Mamoru chuckled quietly to himself as he mused, [My dream
girl must be a heavy sleeper.]
Curious, Mamoru wondered if he'd be able to open his eyes to see what the girl looked
like. He seriously hoped doing so wouldn't end the dream and that he wouldn't wake up
at home, alone in bed and tangled in the sheets. As he continued to pet her, another
thought crossed his mind, [What if this is really a nightmare and when I open my eyes I'll
find she's a gross ugly youma?] Quickly opening his eyes, he decided if it was a youma
he wanted to know right away.
Mamoru was pleasantly surprised to see golden, shoulder-length hair spread out around
him and an angel's face. He leaned forward and began to place gentle brushing kisses on
her neck as his hand slowly slid forward and down across her stomach. Now totally
caught up in his dream, Mamoru's kisses became more passionate and with a quiet groan
he pulled her tight up against him. Mamoru's hand had continued its journey until it
reached her breast. He gently cupped it in his hand and noticed she fit just right in his
palm. Feeling her nipple harden and press against the skin of his palm, he began to run
his fingers over and around it, teasing it taut. Suddenly, to Mamoru's great dismay all
hell broke loose.
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Usagi was dreaming. She was a cat and comfortably stretched out on a soft rug before a
fireplace. Someone, she didn't know who, was running his hand down her side, petting
her in a most pleasant way. As he continued to pet her, Usagi began to purr with
contentment. Never before had she felt so loved and pampered.
Next, Usagi felt him begin to softly brush along her neck. His gentle touches made her
shiver. She then felt him pull her up close against his naked body and kiss her hungrily
on her neck and shoulder. His kisses made her insides melt and his caressing hand left a
slow trail of pleasure as it traveled over her body to her breast.
[Oh!] Usagi thought, [I *really* like this dream! I've never felt like this before! His bare
skin pressed against mine, and his warm hand covering my breast feels absolutely
*incredible*! Wait a minute…] Usagi fuzzily reasoned, [Since when does a cat have
breasts and why would a man be naked against my back and…]
Right about then, Mamoru began to concentrate his attention on Usagi's sensitive nipple.
His touches created a firestorm of sensual electricity that shot from Usagi's breast to her
stomach and groin, making them tighten and ache with need. The sensory overload
caused her to wake up fully with a gasp. It was at that moment Usagi came to realize
that, except for being a cat, everything she had felt was wonderfully and terrifyingly
*real*!
"AAAAGH! HENTAI!!" Usagi screeched at the top of her lungs as she started
scratching, hitting and kicking at Mamoru, trying to get away from him.
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Pain from the blows the girl had managed to land, quickly brought Mamoru out of his
shocked stupor. In quick succession he realized this was *not* a dream, he and this girl
were in a sleeping bag, he was in danger of being permanently damaged, and there wasn't
enough room in the bag for him to attempt to protect himself from her.
The girl was frantically thrashing around and had only succeeding in tangling them in
tighter. Mamoru tried yelling at her to get her attention but she was too panicked to hear.
He really had no other choice if either of them were to survive this. Wrestling his arms
free, Mamoru threw himself on top of the terrified girl. The sleeping bag around her
helped pin her arms and also protected Mamoru from her kicking until he could catch her
legs and weigh them down with his own.
Panting, Mamoru looked up into her petrified wide eyes. They quickly filled with horror
as she realized he had captured her. Mamoru dropped his head down onto the twisted
sleeping bag between them and groaned. This was one hell of a way to wake up!
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Fear and helplessness rippled through Usagi's heart as she admitted to herself that he had
her pinned. He had looked up at her as he tried to catch his breath then dropped his head
back down. Stunned horror overrode all her other emotions. Usagi recognized his
stormy, dark-blue eyes, his face and tousled, dark hair. "Mamoru!" she gasped.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Snapping his head back up, Mamoru looked searchingly at the girl. He silently cursed as
he thought, [She *knows* me! How come I can't seem to place her though?] Mamoru
mentally skimmed through a list of the girls he knew but didn't come up with a
shorthaired blonde with baby-blue eyes. Mamoru decided he'd just have to wing it and
hope her name would come to him soon.
"Hi," Mamoru said with what he hoped was a friendly non-threatening grin. He
continued, "Sorry. I'm not going to hurt you or do anything. I just wanted to stop you
from hurting either of us. I don't know how this happened or why, but we're in a
sleeping bag. If we can find the zipper, it should be fairly easy to get out." Noting her
renewed look of panic he added, "As long as you stay calm I'll move and let *you*
search for it."
The girl nodded and Mamoru sighed with relief as he moved to roll off of her.
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Actually, now that she thought about it Usagi knew exactly where the zipper was. The
pinching metallic bite she felt under her shoulder and butt told her. Carefully trying to
stay as far away from Mamoru as she could, Usagi twisted around until she could grab
the zipper's metal tab. Smoothly drawing the carriage down, Usagi released herself from
the sleeping bag's grasp. She did realize she was still naked but there wasn't anything
she could do about it. Her main goal was to put some distance between herself and the
also naked Mamoru so she could think.
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The girl rolled out of the sleeping bag and slowly stood up. Folding her arms over herself
she blushed, embarrassed by her nakedness. With a glance, Mamoru noted how her flush
extended over much more than just her cheekbones and that she was definitely a natural
blonde. He decided it would be a *very* good idea for him to stay covered up inside the
sleeping bag.
As he sat up, making sure to keep his lower body covered, both their eyes looked
searchingly around them. They were in some kind of a stone lean-to. An open wall
faced a pure white sandy beach and the ocean danced and sparked at the edge of it.
Confusion and dismay clouded her face as she realized there wasn't a stitch of clothing
anywhere.
Quickly looking back down at Mamoru, she snapped, "Quit staring at me!" Mamoru
flushed and looked down. She continued, "Our clothes have to be here somewhere. I'll
go look around."
As she turned to walk away, Mamoru finally gathered the courage to ask, "What's your
name?"
The girl looked over her shoulder with incredulous wide eyes and asked, "Excuse me?"
Mamoru blushed again as he admitted, "You obviously know me but I can't seem to
remember your name."
Usagi frowned, then scolded as she turned back around to face him. "Mamoru! I'm
really not in the mood for your teasing! You *know* my name even if you don't like to
use it!"
Mamoru shook his head no and his worried expression proved he meant it.
Totally exasperated with him, she blurted out, "I'm Usagi you fool!"
His mouth dropped open in stunned surprise as he realized she really was Usagi.
Suddenly his face drained of all color. Staring at her, he mournfully stuttered, "W-W-
What did you *DO* to your beautiful hair?"
"My hair?" she asked, perplexed, "I haven't done anything to my…*what* did you just
call my hair?!" Even as she was saying this it dawned on her that she didn't feel the
swishing tickle of her ponytails against her butt or behind her knees. Reaching up, her
eyes widened as she felt for a 'meatball' that wasn't there. She grasped a handful of her
hair from the back of her head and pulled it forward to look at. Before she could get it
within sight, the ends slip through her fingers to brush back against her neck.
With a strangled cry, Usagi fainted.
Mamoru managed to catch her before she hit the ground and for the second time that
morning he cradled her in his arms. Their nakedness barely registered in his mind as he
thought about her reaction. It was pretty obvious Usagi had no clue her hair had been
cut. Mamoru was surprised to find tears in his eyes and murder on his mind. His heart
ached as he wondered who could have done this to her.
Pulling Usagi to him, Mamoru buried his face in her shorn locks. He hugged her close to
comfort himself as much as her. [How had they gotten there? Who had done this to
them? Why?] Many questions ran over and over in his mind and he didn't have an
answer for any of them.
Usagi slowly came to with the realization that her hair was *short*! *Very* short!
Reaching up to pull on it again, she burst into tears.
Mamoru held Usagi and rocked her as she sobbed against his chest. He tried to whisper
that the length of her hair really wasn't that big a deal but for some reason the words got
stuck in his throat. He admitted to himself that he didn't really believe that.
Mamoru had thought her long hair was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen.
It actually didn't look bad short and it definitely made her look different, older.
However…His mind conjured up a ready picture of an indignant Usagi as she turned
away from him and stalked down the sidewalk with an almost regal stature. Her long
golden ponytails undulated behind her in the wind and her highlights caught the sun,
reflecting it. He had thought her hair looked like glimmering molten gold flowing down
her back.
Usagi's tears were gradually diminishing and Mamoru decided to try a different tack. He
murmured in her ear, "I'm sorry someone did this to you and I'll happily kill them when I
find out who they are. However, your hair will eventually grow back just as it was
before. It really doesn't look bad on you short either. It makes you look older, more like
you're around seventeen years old.
Mamoru's arms and words did comfort Usagi. Looking up at him she asked, "Mamoru?"
He looked down at her. "Thank you," she shyly finished with a smile and he smiled
back. Unconsciously pulling her closer to him, he looked up at the ocean. "You're
welcome," he responded quietly.
Usagi rested her head back against his chest and Mamoru was kind of surprised she was
still letting him hold her. With Usagi's immediate crisis over, he was once again
becoming very aware of the fact that they both were completely naked. Unless he wanted
to hear her scream "Hentai" at him again he figured he had better put some distance
between them.
"Usagi," he said and she looked up at him with a surprisingly content expression. He
cleared his throat then suggested, "It was probably a good idea for you to go look around
for our clothes."
Suddenly realizing how things had ended up between them, Usagi blushed and twisted to
sit up out of his arms. "Right, of course. I'll do that," she said as she stood and quickly
left the lean-to.
Mamoru sat silent and alone in the sleeping bag. He still didn't feel like he was ready to
walk around without clothing on. He was worried that if they didn't find something to at
least cover Usagi with, he might be stuck in the sleeping bag indefinitely. Mamoru now
realized a man must have invented clothing for both men and women and for a very good
reason. Without clothing, a man's body makes what he's thinking about abundantly
clear.
Whoever had done this to them, to *him*, was definitely going to pay and pay a lot!
His next thought was, [Poor Usagi! I must have really scared her earlier. I didn't mean
to though and she did get me back pretty good.] Mamoru absently rubbed at his bruised
side and was very grateful she hadn't managed to aim lower.
Mamoru had hoped he'd be able to stand up soon but his thoughts kept returning to when
Usagi was so soft and warm in his arms. At this rate he'd never relax! Silently cursing,
he also realized he *really* needed to pee. Mamoru ran his fingers through his hair in
exasperation. Closing his eyes, he groaned out loud, "This is impossible!"
Usagi had just returned from her search. Unaware that she was silhouetted by the bright
sunlight behind her, she stood just inside the lean-to and innocently asked, "What's
impossible?"
Mamoru looked up at her with a start. He could feel himself flush from embarrassment
and from seeing her again. With a low frustrated growl, Mamoru burrowed himself back
into the sleeping bag. "I'm going back to sleep!" his muffled voice announced to a
confused Usagi.
After a few moments of silence, Mamoru peeked back out of the sleeping bag. Usagi was
still standing there silent and uncertain. Mamoru sighed and sat up again. He asked, "So,
what did you find?"
Usagi hesitated then answered, "I found lots of vacuum packed food. It's at least enough
to last…a whole month. There are some other supplies and also a fresh water spring
coming from a cliff about twenty-five feet or so behind the lean-to."
Mamoru incredulously whispered, "You didn't find *any* clothing?"
Sadly shaking her head no, Usagi added, "I did find a large bottle of sunscreen but I
didn't see any signs of a town or city or civilization either."
It was quickly becoming clear to Mamoru that not only were they very cleverly set up,
but that they were also stranded until whoever it was decided to come get them, if ever!
Putting his face in his hands, Mamoru muttered, "Great! Just, great!" He wondered if
this had something to do with the Dark Kingdom and why Usagi had been included.
Whoever had done this had very effectively defeated Tuxedo Kamen. If Sailor Moon
needed him he could never get to her from there. That idea was what rankled Mamoru
the most.
Usagi watched Mamoru. He looked so dejected by her news, like he wanted to cry.
Usagi moved forward, then crouched down and silently wrapped her arms around
Mamoru to comfort him.
At that moment Mamoru was feeling very vulnerable. When he felt her arms envelope
him and she pressed herself against him, he knew she probably only wanted to comfort
him. She had no clue what she was really doing to him. He knew if she didn't go away
soon, she was going to get much more from him than she expected. Mamoru's
frustration made him harsher than he had meant to be as he pulled her arms off of him.
"Usagi, just go away! I don't need this right now! Go away and leave me alone!" he
demanded.
Hurt showed in her eyes as Usagi stood up, "Fine then!" she exclaimed, "See if I ever try
to comfort you again, Jerk!" She turned and angrily strode out of the lean-to before he
could see the tears that welled up in her eyes.
Rubbing at her angry tears, Usagi walked back to where the spring was. She sat down on
a rock in the shade of some tall plants. The water pooled in a small puddle and she
dipped her feet in it. [I hate him!] she thought, [He's the same old Mamoru, always
pushing me away!] Usagi then thought about her nice soft bed at home and all her
clothes. She never realized how much she would miss clothes!
[Why are we here? Who did this?] Usagi wondered, [Did the Dark Kingdom do this to
me? If they did, why would they also take Mamoru (of all people!) and why did they go
to so much trouble? You'd think they'd just take the opportunity to kill me and be done
with it.]
Usagi finally thought about Sailor Moon and realized that if she could transform she'd
have clothes. Mamoru would find out she was Sailor Moon but at this point she didn't
really care. She also wondered if Tuxedo Kamen would be able to tell where she was and
come to rescue her. Usagi hopefully reached behind her into her sub-space pocket and
felt around for her brooch. Not only was that missing, but the wand was also missing. If
the Dark Kingdom did do this and they now had both the wand and brooch, Luna would
*kill* her! Being unable to transform was the last straw for Usagi. She curled up into a
little ball on the rock and cried.
After her tears ran out Usagi slept a little. When she awoke she was stiff but she did feel
better. She decided to try to make do with what they did have and hope for the best.
Deciding her first priority was clothing of some sort, Usagi looked around. She noticed
some plants with fairly big leaves and remembered there was fishing line in the supplies.
She thought she might be able to pull something together that would work.
An hour later Usagi had a crudely fashioned bikini top and wrap made of leaves. She
tried it on. The top's leaves tended to slip around quite a bit and the bottom's leaves
sometimes fluttered in the wind so they showed glimpses of what she was trying to cover
but she decided it was still better than nothing at all. She took some more leaves and
tried to guess what would be good for Mamoru to wear. She wasn't real sure of the size
but she ended up with a wrap around thing that might do.
The day had become warm and Usagi was thirsty. She walked back to the spring and
leaned over with her hands in the thin stream of water. Off to her right something
reflected blue and white and caught her eye. It seemed to be hidden behind some rocks.
Usagi went to investigate and found a blue and white cooler. She cautiously opened the
box and almost squealed out in delighted surprise. Inside were her purse, a zip bag of
strawberries, a can of whipped cream, a bottle of chocolate syrup and also a bottle of
wine! Even better, there was a note taped to the lid of the cream. Eagerly pulling it off,
Usagi read,
"Dear Usagi,
Hi! ^_^ I hope you're enjoying your vacation! I'm jealous you know. All alone with a
hot guy on the beach for a whole month! I want to know *all* the juicy details, Girl!
(Usagi rolled her eyes at this. Without looking at the bottom of the note she already
knew who wrote it. She continued reading.)
I thought Motoki and Reika ("Motoki and Reika!" Usagi whispered in shock.) forgot a
few important details so I snuck you this cooler. I'm pretty certain the strawberries and
cream won't last very long but the wine and chocolate syrup could come in handy later.
^_~
I put a pile of tampons and a small bottle of pain reliever tablets in your purse. Unless
you and Mamoru get really chummy right away before you find this note, you'll need
them sometime during the month.
That brings me to the next thing I put in your purse. If the need for them should arise,
USE THEM EACH AND EVERY TIME! If you don't, you could come home with a
really cute souvenir but you'd look silly in your fuku with a giant beach-ball belly! (At
this point Usagi choked and stopped reading. She looked over at her purse with large
appalled eyes. She couldn't have been any more shocked and terrified than if she had
been told there were rattlesnakes in there! Finally, after attempting to somewhat
regrouping her wits, Usagi continued to read with trepidation.)
Last but not least are some small bottles of scented massage oil. There are lots of fun
things you can find to do with them. ^_~
Enjoy yourselves and come home happy! ^_^
From your friend and the Champion of all things Love,
^_^v"
When Usagi finished reading, she fanned her bright red face with the letter. "Minako you
Hentai!" she whispered. Sure, now she had some answers but they weren't the answers
she had expected. Apparently the girls, Motoki and Reika had done this to them!
Minako's letter had made it sound like they were sent on a jolly holiday!
Shaking her head, Usagi wondered what she should do. She wanted to tell Mamoru what
she had found out, but not in a million years would she allow him to read Minako's note.
With a sigh, Usagi decided she'd figure out what to do later. Right now there were
strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate sauce calling her name and she was hungry!
Usagi began to open the treats with the intent of digging in. She then looked up at the
lean-to where Mamoru still was. She didn't really want to share but she knew she'd feel
guilty if she didn't. Sighing, Usagi picked up the cooler and the wrap she had made.
Before she got to the lean-to, Usagi took a detour to the edge of the clearing and found a
rock she could move fairly easily. Digging a hole, she put her purse with the things in it
and the note, in the hole and covered it with the rock.
When Usagi entered the lean-to, she saw that Mamoru had also fallen back to sleep.
Putting the stuff down, she knelt next to Mamoru to wake him. He looked like a little
boy in his sleep and she pushed his bangs off his forehead. She though, [It's hard to
believe this is the same person who aggravates me to no end.] She lightly petted his
cheek and noticed he needed a shave. Mamoru opened his eyes and smiled at her.
Usagi smiled back and said, "Hey, sleepy head, I have something I need you to try on."
Mamoru glanced over her barely functional outfit and quipped with a grin, "Is it my
favorite color, green?"
Usagi laughed at his statement and responded, "As a matter of fact it is."
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Later, two much happier and somewhat clothed people sat together on the beach eating
strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate sauce. Mamoru had raised his eyebrow
questioningly when he saw the cooler. Usagi gave him an edited version of finding it and
what was inside.
"Motoki?" Mamoru repeated with shock, "Motoki?!"
Usagi nodded and bitterly added, "With Reika and my four supposed friends."
"Why?" Mamoru asked with puzzlement.
Usagi laughed ruefully, "Don't you remember? We made him pretty angry."
Mamoru thought about it and realized the last thing he remembered before waking up
there was Motoki giving them drinks then hugging Usagi. He angrily exclaimed, "That
bastard slipped us mickys in our drinks!"
Nodding, Usagi observed, "Apparently there is a limit to Motoki's easy-going, nice-guy
temperament and we found it. We might as well make the best of things since we're
going to be here for a whole month."
Mamoru watched as Usagi concentrated on preparing another strawberry. After she
removed the stem, Usagi would put the fruit over the end of her pinky finger like you'd
wear a thimble. Next, she took chocolate sauce and drizzled it over the tip. Topping it
with a swirl of whipped cream, Usagi would open her mouth wide and envelope the
whole thing with her lips. Slowly pulling her finger out of her mouth with a little slurp,
she made sure not to leave a drip of juice behind. Mamoru wondered if girls instinctively
knew how to drive guys crazy, or if they had to learn it somewhere. Before Usagi could
start the distracting process over, Mamoru asked, "So, what else was in the letter?"
Usagi suddenly blushed bright red and started to carefully dig through the bag of
strawberries. "N-nothing! At least nothing else important. Um…j-just some personal
stuff," she stuttered.
"Oh," Mamoru said. He realized Usagi didn't want to talk about whatever else was in the
letter.
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After they finished the strawberries and cream, the two reluctant roomies decided to do
some exploring. They returned to their camp around dinnertime having walked the
perimeter of the island they were on. Jagged cliffs rose up from the center of the island
with a small barren plateau on top. There was very little else on the island other than a
ton of sea birds nesting in the cliffs, lots of vegetation and sand. There weren't even any
trees.
They tiredly ate two vacuum packed Meals-Ready-to-Eats and decided they definitely
weren't meant to be gourmet. By this time the sun had set. Usagi and Mamoru stretched
out on the sand to look at the stars.
Usagi's big eyes took in the beautiful panorama with awe. "There are so many stars!"
she exclaimed, "Where did they all come from? I don't remember there being so many
before."
Chuckling, Mamoru explained how the lights of Tokyo outshone all but the very brightest
stars.
Eventually the night air turned chilly. When Usagi entered the lean-to, she stood looking
at the sleeping bag with consternation. Quickly pulled it up off the futon, she spread it
out on the floor. "You can have the futon Mamoru. I'll take the sleeping bag," she
informed him.
Mamoru started to protest but Usagi was already snuggled up deep inside the sleeping
bag with her eyes closed. With a sigh Mamoru stretched out on the bare futon.
Sometime during the night Usagi woke. Moonlight was flooding in through the open
wall and she could see Mamoru was curled up as tight as he could to preserve his body
heat. He was asleep but she could tell it was a fitful sleep. She could actually see him
shiver.
Usagi couldn't fall back asleep and realized it was because she felt guilty. Sighing, she
reached over and tapped Mamoru on the back. With a start he turned over and opened
bleary questioning eyes toward her. She answered, "Mamoru, I'll share the sleeping bag
but you better keep your hands to yourself. Clear?"
Mamoru nodded gratefully. Once they put the sleeping bag back on the futon, they both
carefully climbed in. They turned their backs to each other but there still wasn't enough
room to completely not touch. Thanks to Usagi's belated generosity Mamoru was now
warm but it still took a while for him to fall back asleep.
Continued...
Chapter 4 – "Wake Up My Merry Sunshine…" will be posted soon. ^_~
Thank you for reading my story. ^_^ If you have any comments or suggestions, as long as
they're politely worded, I'd love to hear them. Please email me at ndeblock@att.net
Disclaimer - Sailor Moon and friends don't belong to me! Thank you Takeuchi Naoko-
sama for creating such fun characters. ^_^