He pulled back as if burned himself.  He was not used to displaying affection, and the emotions that ran through him whenever Sailor Moon was near were not welcome in his already chaotic life.  Looking to her eyes he saw the confusion.  "I have to get going."  She started, moving back to his balcony.  Knowing that the scene of her at his balcony would cause his nosy neighbors to screech he was quick to hook his arm around her waist. 

"You can't."

"Excuse me?"  She stated eyes not believing him.  "I have to get home.  I'm tired and."  He cut her off.

"Then stay here, you said your family was gone."

"I can't stay here!" 

"And I can't let the neighbors see you!"  He shouted back.  She quieted down at that. 

"Oh."  She quieted down as she thought over what he had said.  "But."

"No more arguing, you can stay here and we'll figure a way to get you out later when it's dark.  I can bring you to the park or something."  She crossed her arms in a huff, obviously not liking the fact that she was house bound for the rest of the day.  "Did you have plans for today?"

"No, but I still have to call my parents, they're expecting it when I wake up.  Can I at least use your phone?"  Moving to his bed side he grabbed the cordless.   Handing it to her he told her he was going to make breakfast.  She nodded as a piece of paper appeared in her battered hand.  From the way she was handling her battered palms he could see she was right.  She was all too used to the damage her weapons caused.

Typing in the number she was soon listening to the ringing of a phone.  "Hell-hello?"  Came the voice of her younger brother. 

"Hi Shingo."  She answered softly.  "I was supposed to call when I got up can you put mom or dad on?"  She got a grunt from him and soon heard the switching of hands.

"Usagi?  Its not even eight there what are you doing up?"  It was her mother and she already sounded worried.

"I just had a shock when I woke up and as you can see I didn't fall back asleep.  Anyway I'm up you know I'm alive and so on."

"Well, make sure you eat something."

"Moooooooommmm."  Usagi moaned, a fond smile on her lips that she would never show to her mother.  The scent of bacon reached her nose and she grinned.  "Don't worry mom, I can take care of myself, and I am more than capable of living off cereal until you come home."

"Yes well we left money on the counter for you, you can order in a few times and live off of that for a while.  Oh I have to go Usagi.  You're father is in his vacation run."  For the first time Usagi was glad she wasn't with them, her dad had a thing with schedules when on vacation and it usually stressed him out. 

"You'll survive.  If I can swallow my cooking you can live through a vacation."  She teased, telling of her love then hanging up.  Just in case she dialed a few numbers then hung up again.  If he hit redial he wouldn't get anything leading to her. 

He glanced up when she exited his room.  Holding up two plates of food he saw her eyes zero in on the piles.  If she was anything like him she felt half starved.  "There's plenty for fifths."

"Smart man."  She complimented, taking a plate and finding a chair at his table.  The only reason it was able to seat four was due to his wish for space when doing homework.  "So."  She started, swallowing her eggs before continuing.  "Aren't you worried that someone will see me?"

"I live on my own Sailor Moon, if you have forgotten I am  older than you."

"I know that."  She murmured but blushed all the same.

"You said your family was on vacation, why aren't you with them?"  She winced at the questiong but answered all the same.

"They say that I should be more responsible and that until I do I can participate on the family outings."

"They obviously don't know you're Sailor Moon."

"I wouldn't tell them, I couldn't.  Daddy would have a stroke I'm sure and my mother would constantly worry over me.  I hate to thing what Sh-er my brother would do.  After he woke up from his dead feint that is."  She made a small laugh at the mental image but mentioned no names.  "Sooo you seem to know a lot about doctoring."

"You do too."  He countered, she pouted at the evaded answer. 

"I learned from Mercury, she's the smartest of us all."

"And she learned it from?"  Usagi shrugged, she knew it was the shy girl's mother, but she couldn't tell him that, it would be too big a hint.

"I don't think I've thanked you properly for saving the other night.  I'm sure I would be dead by now if I was lucky."

"Think nothing of it."  He waved off her thanks but she wanted to know all that had happened.  She had passed out not long after his finding her.  "What happened after I zonked out?"

He could see she was genuinely curious and decided that the question would lead to no information of as to who he was.  "You passed out and I had no choice but to bring you here.  I was moving pretty much without thinking and was tending to your back and not thinking that you might react to being practically nude come dawn.  The details are somewhat fuzzy for me at this point and all I really remember is laying down and waking up next to you."  She blushed at the assumption that could be made but said nothing for a moment. 

"So I have to stay here until night?"

"You could chance de-henshin-ing and leave down the halls but that would create some problems.  One you would know where I live, and even if that wasn't a problem of mine my neighbors are quite nosy and I would be criticized until the day I died for bringing such a young girl to my home for a night,"

"Sounds like fun.  But."  Her tone sounded of long suffering.  "I can see where you're coming from, even if I don't like it."  Silence fell upon them as they ate the more than two person meal down to the last crumb.  "So, what are we going to do all day?  I'm sure you had plans."  She bit her lip in an adorable habit he had noticed her doing when nervous. 

"Homework?"  He nearly plunged a rose into his chest, how intelligent. 

"Lovely, just how I wanted to spend my first day.  Just as well, all I have is a book report and I can get it done ahead of time.  I very well may give a heart attack to my sensei."  She offered to help with the dished but he commented on how bandaged hands were not good in water.  In the end she reluctantly sat on his white leather couch and magiced a book to her hand and began reading.  When finished with the dishes he decided to follow her begrudging example.  Though less flashy in the appearance of his things, only having to grab is suitcase, he was soon taking notes for a medical report that was due by the end of the quarter.  Sailor Moon was right; this was going to be a long day.  'And I still have to figure out how to get her out of here.'  He thought forlornly.

Took me a LONG time, but now that I have a scene to work forward to.  (and yes I wrote that the way I meant to) I MIGHT get off my bony ass and work on it more often.  Ah well wish me luck. 

~BUM~