Chapter 3- The night everything changed

Chapter 3

Motoki walked over to Minako's apartment again for their daily swim. Minako answered the door in a new swimsuit. It was two pieces like all her other ones, and despite the fact they showed a lot, they weren't sluttish like he'd seen some women wear. It was a normal bottoms and a 'v' slanted top that shaped her chest, yet left some imagination. The straps went back around her neck and her high back. It displayed a lean and flat stomach. Everything about her was just perfect. He looked into her light blue eyes that were a soft baby blue. She opted to wear her hair different it was in a full red ponytail. "Hi ya Motoki-chan." She grabbed her towel and slipped on her green sandals.

"Hi Minako-chan." He picked up her bag of suntan lotion and a book she usually placed in there. They walked down to the beach talking. Before they entered the water Motoki stopped her. "Minako-chan, I have something I would like to ask you."

"Will you go out with me? Like on a real date?" Minako cut him off. Motoki looked at her gapping. "I guess that's a no. Then forget I asked." Minako started to go into the water but Motoki could tell she was sad.

Motoki grabbed her arm before saying, "Wait, Minako. I was surprised, that was all. I was going to ask you the same thing."

Minako looked back at him in hope. "Really? So that's a yes?"

"Only if you don't want me to forget you asked." Motoki joked. And despite herself Minako laughed.

"Yes, I wouldn't like you to forget it, if that's a yes."

"Then yes. But do you really think if it would be ok for us to leave those two alone?" Motoki implied with his head the two that were sitting on the porch and enjoying a cup of lemonade.

"I think they would be all right with that idea." Minako replied back smiling.

Motoki forgot all about his friends and picked Minako up swung her around and dumped her into the wave-less part of the beach, before coming down after her and laughing the whole time with her.

Later that day Motoki went back to his apartment to change, and Mamoru had reluctantly followed. They had learned everything about each other up until Usagi was 14. They stopped then, and Mamoru had left out the part of his life until he was 6½. He wanted to tell Usagi about his past, and everything he learned about her so far, didn't seem like she would shy away if he started to tell her about it, but he didn't want her to be careful around him yet.

"Mamoru-kun, do you think you can entertain Usagi-chan tonight? I'm going out with Minako." Motoki asked him from the doorway of his room. As he walked into the bathroom.

"I don't see why that would be a problem. She's a great person to be around, I think I'd like to stay friends with her." Mamoru replied.

"Great, thank you." Motoki spared him a small smile.

After Mamoru and Motoki went into their cabin Minako ran up to Usagi who was starting to pick things up. Mamoru had helped before he left, but it wasn't everything. "Usa-chan! Usa-chan! Guess what! Guess what!"

Minako kept shouting that over and over again. She was exited Usagi could tell, so she tried to calm her cousin. "What is it?" Usagi asked patiently.

"Motoki asked me out!" Usagi paused then smiled brightly.

"That's great! That's what you wanted!" Usagi knew they would be together for the rest of their lives. Minako had never been this exited about a guy simply asking her out before, not even when they were teenagers. Minako had a lot of close to true love calls, and she made them intimate. Usagi herself had a few boyfriends that could have been all the way, but she never felt like she could marry them. She wasn't as easy to get to bed as her cousin, but she had been there a few times. It wasn't like her cousin was a slut, it's just that they didn't feel they needed to be married.

"It is, I really think this one is it!" Minako hugged Usagi and ran up stairs. "Is it ok if I use your bathroom? I want to use your soap and water. I want tonight to be perfect!"

"Yeah, that's fine by me." Usagi shrugged. "If you need anything, just ask."

"You're so great." Minako called before Usagi heard the water running. 2 hours later her cousin came down looking posh.

"Were is he taking you?" Usagi asked amused.

"He wanted our first date to be perfect, so he's taking me into town to a really great restaurant." Minako blushed. Then she looked up after a moment. "You don't mind if you have to entertain Mamoru-san do you?" 

"Nah, it'll be fun. Well, love you lots, and I hope you'll have fun. I'll see you when I see you. Do I have to wait up? Or will I see you the next day?" Usagi teased.

"I think it'd be best if you went to bed somewhat early, but I'll be coming home tonight, alone. I don't think Motoki's the type of man to pull anything on the first date, though I am sure he's had his share of women."

The doorbell cut through whatever Usagi was going to reply to that. The door opened and two men stood in the doorway. Motoki was wearing a nice suit and Mamoru was wearing his usual night outfit. A pair of tan slacks and a polo shirt. Usagi always felt underdressed next to him. She was wearing a 'water' army knock off outfit. Motoki took Minako's arm and kissed her cheek.

They left through the door. Usagi was left with Mamoru. "Well, are you going to come in or let bugs fly through all night?"

That seemed to knock Mamoru out of his train of thought. Usagi was on the couch with her legs under her and she looked so tempting. She was wearing a blue skirt, plain and an army blue shirt and bandanna. Mamoru shut the door. "Maybe you would like to explain to me, why you're always wearing army get ups?"

It was true, he'd seen her in 4 different ones so far. "Simple, my grandfather was a Navy commander, and my father didn't want to take after him, but when my grandfather died when my father was almost 18, he decided to join the army, there, he met my mother, a nurse. They married, and had my siblings and me. Haruka joined for a few years, then dropped out. She said it was too structured. But my cousin and me didn't want to join the military, although we were allowed. My father had great hopes for me, but I became a doctor instead, a way to give back to the government, at least though, I didn't follow his plans for me, but I didn't, because I become a physiologist instead. Now, they're ridding my brother to join, and he doesn't want to, but he may just join the air force. So there's the explanation."

Mamoru sat down next to her. "Interesting story. But if you didn't want to join, then why do you wear the clothes?"

"I always thought they were interesting designs. I guess. There's not much too it. But what's with the slacks all the time. Who are you trying to impress?"

"No one, Everyone, someone special." Mamoru was vague.

"So do you want to play a card game or something? I would ask if you wanted to watch TV, but we don't have that." Usagi tried to change subjects, he was getting to close, she vowed nobody would ever get that close again. Not after Seiya.

"Why don't you have a TV?" Mamoru asked confused. "I thought you've had this cabin-type-house for years."

"We have, but the 'adults' decided that if we're going to be here for a summer, and only during the summers, then perhaps we shouldn't have a TV, because we were suppose to enjoy every little detail about this place. But we've always had ways around insane rules. We brought along game-boys, during the drive and stacked up on batteries, just to play when we got bored. And when Haru-chan got her license, we manipulated her to drive us the local arcade, but when she went to college a few years ago, and I hadn't my license yet, me and Shingo, and Minako opted to walking there. We had done so only once before and that wasn't such a great time, Shingo was too small."

"Motoki-kun, used to run an arcade. Do you have any pictures of your family? I would like to see them."

"Uh, yeah, I'll go get a photo album." Usagi walked into a small hallway and opened a door, she had to reach far above her head to get it down, and during that time her shirt and skirt rode up. Mamoru could feel himself hardening at the sight of her shapely thighs and thin stomach. During the whole week that he'd known her, he hadn't seen her out of modest shorts, borderline shirts, and she hadn't gone swimming, but he hadn't pushed it yet. This skirt was the shortest he'd seen her in all week.

"What was your life like at 14?" He asked suddenly picking up right were he left off on their earlier conversation.

"Hell." She stated simply. "Let's just skip ahead to 16? That's more interesting."

"But- all right." Mamoru decided not to disagree yet, he didn't want to upset her at such an early stage.

"All right lets look at some pictures." Usagi started going through them.

***

When Motoki and Minako got to the car Motoki finally let his eyes wander her outfit. She was wearing a gold straight-line top with two straps coming up around her neck which would otherwise been considered a tube top. And a died down orange that wasn't flashy and hurtful to the eyes skirt that almost connected to the skirt.

Motoki smiled. "You look beautiful."

Minako blushed at the comment. "Thank you, you don't look half bad your self."

Motoki pulled over to a valet, and handed him the keys as somebody helped Minako out. "My lady." Motoki offered her his arm and Minako giggled taking it. The whole night was like a dream, ballroom dancing, which she didn't mess up, even though she could have sworn she had never done so in her life. The food was excellent, and she recognized the matra'd, it was Makoto's boyfriend, he said that they were down there for another week as a part time gig, they owned a restaurant and was thinking of expanding down here, so they were checking out competition, so they got part off. Kane was his name, Minako finally remembered. He also owned a store, and they put the idea's together to form a bookstop, connected to restaurant. Kane had to go find Makoto, but promised he would bring her around when he did. And later that night he did, and Makoto announced that they were getting married and wanted to see the girls sometime this week.

After they got out side Minako was still giggling. "Motoki-chan, I had such a wonderful time with you!"

"I'm glad." He helped her into her seat. "Do you want to go do anything else before we go back?"

"Star gazing?" Minako suggested.

"Hmm, just you and I sitting on the roof of my car looking at stars? That sounds lovely."

***

"So is there anybody in your family that looks like you? I mean I know Haruka and Minako looked something, but I can't find a trace of evidence in your family tree who has blonde hair and blue eyes."

"There is, they're just not in these pictures." Usagi stated slightly darker.

"Really?" Mamoru asked brushing back a strand of her hair.

"Mmm-hmm." Usagi blinked her eyes several times. "She was gorgeous, she was my can't even count back the generations, grandmother, there's stories about her up the walls. She was rich, she was poor, she was plain she was gorgeous. She was the next door neighbor, she came from distant lands when travel wasn't often. I'm not sure which story I believe. But my favorite is the one that my grand-mere says, she's such a great story teller."

"Usagi-chan, would you tell me the story? Or are you trying to drive me insane?"

Usagi ran her index finger over her lips and paused her middle finger on them in thought, she didn't even realize what she was doing. "Hmm." She tapped her bottom lip. "I don't know. I was about to tell you it when you interrupted me, but if you would like I could go on."

"Please."

"A long time ago, in a far away land, in a time when everything was right, and there was no diversity, a fairy like girl lived. Her shining green eyes were full of mischief and delight. Her silver locks played music in the wind. She traveled to a land where everybody was different. She had no where to turn to. She was scared, but all right in money stand point. One day she ran into a man on the streets, he offered to help her although it was looked down upon to help anybody who was different. But he himself was different, yet had managed to do well for himself. He had the strangest hair himself. For it was a light shade of purple. His eyes an odd shade of yellow. They soon married and through many hardships they defied all odds. Their son was blonde and blue eyed. It was strange to have such a normal child. But before the mother died. She had one last thing to grant her offspring, a diversity in the family. There is legend, A blonde haired child will marry a black haired person. Then they will give birth to a girl with cotton candy pink hair and ruby red eyes. A tongue as quick as a snake, and though she will be hell for the mother and a saint to the father, she will love her mother anyway. She herself will give birth to a wonderful son. Who will be strong in every way possible. But he will not be perfect, he could never be perfect. Then he was to have a daughter, a daughter will green hair and gold eyes. Unique as a story can be, that was my grand-mere. She told stories of her mean grandmother, and she was told stories of her father's grand parents. The story goes on. My father was to marry a woman unlike him, but like those of the past, the first man. They were to have 3 children. My father never knew this until my mother was too old to have anymore children. The middle child, unique yet similar to all, was to grow up into an enchantment, and not the normal kind either. There's more to the story, but all I can remember is that I was to grow up to marry a young man who would cause problems originally, but help in the end. Help me grow so I could change the world. Strange ranting from an old delusional person." Usagi ended when she noticed Mamoru looking at her oddly.

"I think it's a very nice story. Why couldn't you become a person who changes the world? I always believe that it's because of one small person who changes the whole."

"Maybe, but I don't plan to marry."

"Maybe you should. Maybe you should have somebody who would love you, and cherish you, and just bend to your every whim."

Mamoru leaned in, as did Usagi. "But I want more than that."

"Did anybody ever tell you, you had eyes like sapphire, but a strange sense of calm, that could turn into a whirlwind, or a tornado when your angry? Maybe even tiny specks of flames, that roar into them. And your hair's like honey, and gold. So soft. And your lips, cotton pink and soft." He died off in a husky voice. Kissing her gently.

Usagi blinked her eyes shut and responded to his kiss. Her senses were being overwhelmed. She had never felt like this before. They broke apart form the kiss when they were out of breath. But they didn't stop there. Mamoru started kissing her all over. On her neck on her nose on her forehead. Anywhere he could reach with out trying to break the atmosphere. She had never come this close to estacy by just a kiss not even with Seiya. And that thought jarred her from the kisses. She pulled back and Mamoru almost fell over. "No, I can't do this."

Mamoru groaned and pulled a pillow down on to his lap. "Why not?" He asked gruffly. Trying to get his breathing in order.

He stroked her face. He placed his hand on her cheek and she involuntary soaked into it. "Because I can't. If I continue with this we don't know where it would end. So please respect my decision."

"Who are you scared of?" He looked at her intense, not letting her move from his gaze.

She looked down, unable to look in his eyes. "Would you believe me if I told you no one? That I'm a free woman and that you're just grasping at straws?"

"No. Because you're hiding something, something important, something that could change us."

"There's nothing important."

"Is it something in your past? A man? Your father? Grandfather? Mother? Sister? Cousin? Brother? Aunt? Uncle? Old boyfriend? You never did tell me 2 years in your life, 14, and 15. Why not? You also never did get around to last year. Why?"

"Why not before 6½?"

"All right, I admit, that's a fair blow, and I will explain it someday if you would like me too, and not just to get back at me."

"Then I'll explain my life to you someday when I'm ready, but until then, you'll just have to understand I don't want to talk about that time in my life."

Mamoru slowly nodded allowing her to break away from the conversation. "So what do you think our friends are doing at this point?"

"I don't know." Usagi was glad for the change of subject. "Now do you want to play cards?"

"Yeah, sure." Mamoru could drag back. Maybe she wouldn't be like the other girls he had dated, maybe she wouldn't just jump into the sack because the time called for it. Maybe, and he hoped it was true, she wanted more to a relationship than just sex.

"Does Motoki-chan expect more from his dates during the first night than all gentlemen?" Usagi asked suddenly worried about her cousin, she didn't expect to do anything too rambunctious tonight, and she was hoping it didn't turn out that way. She wanted more from that relationship.

"Don't worry, Motoki's a good man. He's slept with only 3 women, and that's because they wanted to get married." Mamoru assured her.

"Good." Usagi dealt the card.

"Usagi-chan. We can't ignore our feelings. How about we go out on dates? Take it slow?" Usagi looked up and slowly nodded. Mamoru swore he would find out what made her so hesitant.

"Vight-et-un?" Usagi asked. Mamoru nodded.

***

Motoki pulled up into Minako's driveway. When they reached the door. Motoki stopped her from going in. "Would it be all right if I kissed you?" Minako nodded shyly.

Motoki leaned down and gently took her lips to his. But the kiss turned more passionate. And like the one that was inside the house near a half-hour before, they didn't want to stop. But when they were out of breath Minako slowly backed off. "I really must be going. Usa-chan will want to get to bed." She smiled slowly and before opening the door she leaned up and kissed his lips shortly.

When Minako opened the door Usagi cried out. "GIN!" and pulled all of the game pieces towards her. "I won again Mamoru-chan!" Usagi laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You won." Mamoru was trying to play it off cool. He may have gone further into the game if he hadn't noticed the two people standing at the door.

"Ready to go Mamoru-kun?" Motoki asked slightly amused.

"Yeah all right." He said not really wanting to go. Then he turned to Usagi, careful not to touch her yet. "And I'll see you tomorrow."

Usagi smiled and nodded. The two men left. Then Usagi turned intense eyes to Minako. "So? How was your night?"

"It was wonderful!" Minako giggled and touched her lips in reflection.

"He kissed you!" Usagi pulled Minako down onto the couch.

"Yeah, he did." Minako sighed and put her head onto Usagi's lap. "We had such a great time. We went to that fancy restaurant, ball room dancing. Oh! I saw Makoto and she's getting married to Kane. They're going to be here for another week and wants to see us." Minako paused. "It was such a magical evening."

"I'm sure it was, now I'm sure you want to go to bed and write every detail down in your diary, before you forget anything." Usagi joked. She laughed as her cousin got up and ran into her room than came to the door way again.

"Thank you Usa-chan." Then she was back in her room. Usagi was still smiling as she walked up the stairs. And before she entered the door she touched her own lips. She smiled and shook her head. She couldn't believe it.

She walked right past her satin bed and changed into a short pair of blue loose cotton shorts, and a pink loose tank top that didn't show anything. And sunk into the dark satin sheets. Once she was in it she took out a notebook about the size of a diary and started to write in it.

Chapter 3's done! Yeah! I didn't catch any bad grammar in it, so I'm updating this with a promise, unless I decide at a later time that I HATE this chapter, It'll be left alone. On other notes: I'm reading through these, and so I'm changing things that don't make a lot of sense, but I didn't start until the mid of chap. 1. There may be more updates....  More is on it's way out, for those who have already read this, they may be mad at this, but I like to have short chapters when I read this, so here!