Fireworks
Part 5
By: Silverstar
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Hi! I wanted to again thank everyone who reviewed. Your comments really keep me going. Secondly, I wanted to say that in the letter from the last part it was suppose to be signed Love, Mamoru, but the little heart that I had put there changed when I put my story in text format. Sorry about that...*sweatdrop*
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters, yada, yada, yada....^^
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As consciousness returned to me, I could hear noise in the room around me. With my eyes still closed, I listened closely. What I heard brought a smile to my face. It was the sound of my friends' harmonic voices. I squinted one of my eyes open to survey the room. Minako and Makoto were to the right of me fussing over the two dozen roses that still brought a sweet and comforting aroma to the room. Rei was over by the window flipping through a magazine, and Ami was sitting to my left reading a book. I closed my eyes again, taking in the moment of peace. I knew that when I opened my eyes fully that there'd be commotion, nagging, and fussing. After a few brief seconds, I opened my eyes fully and looked at all of my friends. Ami and Rei saw me at about the same time, and I could see the tears of relief in their eyes. Well, after Minako saw me, the peaceful moment was over.
"Usagi!!!!!!!!" she wailed, blowing my eardrums out at the same time. She leaped over to the bed and threw her arms around me. After that, everyone followed suit. All four of my friends were on top of me...I guess they had forgotten that I was hurt and that they were laying on my bruises, but I didn't care. I felt so much joy just from them being in the room.
"Clumsy Usagi," Rei mumbled in my ear. "Why'd you have to go and have a klutz attack like that? We were so worried!" I blushed, but she smiled at me and then attempted to get off. That was the difficult part. All four of my friends had managed to get entangled with each other and me. What followed, was twenty minutes of shoving, moving, laughing, and awkwardness. Finally, all of them were once again on the floor and standing around my bed. And I could breathe again, thank God. Ami told me she was getting all the work I missed in school, and would bring it tomorrow for me to work on. *sigh* Rei told me that the doctor said they'd be able to take me home in about 4-5 days. Then, Minako and Makoto started talking about the beautiful roses that had been sent to me. I smiled at the thought of the wonderful roses Mamoru had sent, and agreed with them that they were beautiful.
"So Usagi," Minako said in a sly voice. "Who sent them to you?" I felt my face get beat red, and all of my friends wore knowing smiles.
"I knew it!" Makoto said. "It's that guy you have a crush on!!! Who is it, c'mon Usagi!" I looked at Ami and she had laughter written in her eyes. Of course! The girls hadn't seen the hospital report, and Mamoru hadn't been around, at least to my knowledge. But...Ami's mother was a doctor here, so she probably saw it...I gave Ami a look that said 'arigato for keeping my secret' and she squeezed my hand. Was I ready to tell my friends? Minako, Rei, and Makoto were in a heated discussion on who the mystery guy could be. I took another look at Rei's happy animated face, and I closed my eyes. No, I couldn't do that to her. She wouldn't understand...Our friendship would be ruined. I opened my eyes with determination. I would tell them, but not now. At the right time and the right place, I would tell them. An hour later all of my friends were gone, except for Ami-chan.
"Usagi...It was Mamoru, wasn't it?" she asked. I blushed and she smiled. Then I reached under my pillow and showed her the note. I said nothing of his visit...I wasn't ready to share that special moment yet. Ami handed me back the note and gave me a hug. Just then, Mom, Dad, and Shingo walked in. Ami took her leave, and I spent the rest of the evening with my family.
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Pacing around my room, I looked at the clock for the thousandth time. Was Usagi at home yet? It had been 5 days since she had entered the hospital, and she had been released around noon.
"Okay Mamoru, get a hold of yourself. It's only one phone call...You did it before, and you can do it again," I whispered, trying to calm myself. But...what if I had been wrong, and Usagi doesn't feel anything for me. What if that time in her hospital room...what if she just had a weak moment, or she thought I was someone else.
"Iie! I heard her. She said...'Arigato Mamo-chan. Aishiteru...' She does feel for me." Picking up the phone, I called Usagi's house.
"Moshi moshi." I heard Usagi's brother Shingo say from the other end.
"Konnichiwa. May I please speak to Usagi-chan?" I heard my nervous voice say into the phone.
"My sister is resting, and my parents don't want her to receive any phone calls today. Gomen. May I ask who this is?" After a brief silence, I spoke in a determined voice.
"This is Mamoru Chiba. Could you tell her I called?"
"Hai Chiba-san. I'll tell her."
"Arigato. Sayonara." I hung up and let out a deep breath. I had to talk to her, and tell her how sorry I was...but was that the real reason I wanted to speak with her? Iie...I had to be honest with myself. I had to tell her what I wanted to speak to her about the day we were suppose to meet. I wanted to tell her about my feelings towards her, and see if they were mutual. I needed to know.
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I was finally laying in my own bed! It felt great. Presents from all of my friends and family lay around me. Molly and Melvin had visited 2 days ago at the hospital. But...Mamoru had not come again. Still, I kept his flowers nearest to me, and always held one to smell the sweet aroma. While smelling a beautiful rose, I had managed to start daydreaming about Mamoru again. Right in the middle of my daydream I heard my brother yell up to me.
"Usagi! Some guy named Mamoru Chiba called for you!" I knew my mother wasn't allowing me to take calls, but I was extremely surprised by this piece of news.
"O-Okay Shingo," I replied, trying to hide my surprise. Mamoru...had called for me? My spirits and hopes had risen, and I sat back against my pillow in content. I'd call him tomorrow and we'd work something out. With that thought, I feel asleep.
Two hours later, at around six o'clock, I awoke. Hearing a noise outside of my window, I walked over. Just then...
"Waahhhh!!" I screeched as Mamoru's head popped up into view. After getting over my shock, I opened the window and helped him climb in. When he was safely through the window and standing in front of me, I looked at him with wonder. He was dirty from the climb up a tree outside of my room, but he had a huge smile on his face. After looking at him for a moment, I backed up and sat on my bed. Mamoru stayed where he was, and looked at me with those deep eyes that always seemed to unlock the feelings in my soul.
"How are you?" he asked in a deep and caring voice.
"I'm fine...Sorry I couldn't talk on the phone. My mom won't let me...She says I have to rest." I glanced at him and then over to the roses. "Arigato for the roses Mamoru. They smell nice."
"You're welcome." We stood looking at each other for a moment, but I couldn't stand it. He was right here in my room! In another instant we had both ran towards each other and I was in his arms. We stood in the middle of my room hugging, and I took in his wonderful scent. We stood like that for 5 minutes before he spoke.
"Usagi...First, I want to say...gomen. If it wasn't for me then you never would have gotten hurt. Gomen Usagi...gomen." I looked up at him and saw a sad and guilty face.
"Iie Mamoru, don't be sorry. It was my fault for being late, rushing, and then not looking where I was going. It was totally my fault, and I hold none of the responsibility to you. Mamoru...look at me." He looked down at my face and I put my hand on his cheek. "I'm fine. I was just being a klutz. It wasn't your fault. Okay?"
"Okay," he said hesitantly, and then smiled. "I'm glad you don't think it was my fault. And I'm glad you're not mad at me." I hugged him again, and he spoke.
"Usagi...One of the reason's I wanted to meet with you was to talk." I looked up at his serious face and stepped away.
"What's wrong Mamoru?"
"Oh...Nothing's wrong...I just wanted to set some matters straight." Oh no, here it comes. He's going to tell me that he doesn't really care for me...He hates me...
"Okay..."
"Usagi...I have to make a confession." I held my breath and let him continue. "For the past few months...I've been having some feelings towards you. I just wanted to know if they were mutual, and if you cared for me as well." I looked at his nervous face and smiled.
"Oh Mamoru! You have? I have too! At first I tried to push them away...But I realized how much I cared for you...And when you called me that day I was so excited. Oh Mamo-chan!!" I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around him. He brought me close to him, and tilted my head up.
"So you do love me Usa?" he asked.
"Aishiteru Mamo...Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru Usa." With that, he brought my head towards his, and we shared our first kiss. Our lips touched and I felt fireworks explode inside of me. A passion...a feeling...a yearning for him. Unfortunately...
*KNOCK**KNOCK**KNOCK*
"Usagi? Dinner's ready!!" Shingo called before he ran downstairs. Mamoru and I parted and I looked up at him.
"Are you going to Rei's party at the temple?" I asked.
"Will you be there?" he whispered in my ear.
"Of course." I waited impatiently for his answer and when I heard it I hugged him with love.
"If you'll be there, then I will." I quietly helped him out the window and we whispered our farewells.
"Sayonara Mamo-chan. I'll see you soon."
"Sayonara Usa." And with that, I closed my window and headed downstairs for dinner.
Part 5
By: Silverstar
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Hi! I wanted to again thank everyone who reviewed. Your comments really keep me going. Secondly, I wanted to say that in the letter from the last part it was suppose to be signed Love, Mamoru, but the little heart that I had put there changed when I put my story in text format. Sorry about that...*sweatdrop*
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters, yada, yada, yada....^^
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As consciousness returned to me, I could hear noise in the room around me. With my eyes still closed, I listened closely. What I heard brought a smile to my face. It was the sound of my friends' harmonic voices. I squinted one of my eyes open to survey the room. Minako and Makoto were to the right of me fussing over the two dozen roses that still brought a sweet and comforting aroma to the room. Rei was over by the window flipping through a magazine, and Ami was sitting to my left reading a book. I closed my eyes again, taking in the moment of peace. I knew that when I opened my eyes fully that there'd be commotion, nagging, and fussing. After a few brief seconds, I opened my eyes fully and looked at all of my friends. Ami and Rei saw me at about the same time, and I could see the tears of relief in their eyes. Well, after Minako saw me, the peaceful moment was over.
"Usagi!!!!!!!!" she wailed, blowing my eardrums out at the same time. She leaped over to the bed and threw her arms around me. After that, everyone followed suit. All four of my friends were on top of me...I guess they had forgotten that I was hurt and that they were laying on my bruises, but I didn't care. I felt so much joy just from them being in the room.
"Clumsy Usagi," Rei mumbled in my ear. "Why'd you have to go and have a klutz attack like that? We were so worried!" I blushed, but she smiled at me and then attempted to get off. That was the difficult part. All four of my friends had managed to get entangled with each other and me. What followed, was twenty minutes of shoving, moving, laughing, and awkwardness. Finally, all of them were once again on the floor and standing around my bed. And I could breathe again, thank God. Ami told me she was getting all the work I missed in school, and would bring it tomorrow for me to work on. *sigh* Rei told me that the doctor said they'd be able to take me home in about 4-5 days. Then, Minako and Makoto started talking about the beautiful roses that had been sent to me. I smiled at the thought of the wonderful roses Mamoru had sent, and agreed with them that they were beautiful.
"So Usagi," Minako said in a sly voice. "Who sent them to you?" I felt my face get beat red, and all of my friends wore knowing smiles.
"I knew it!" Makoto said. "It's that guy you have a crush on!!! Who is it, c'mon Usagi!" I looked at Ami and she had laughter written in her eyes. Of course! The girls hadn't seen the hospital report, and Mamoru hadn't been around, at least to my knowledge. But...Ami's mother was a doctor here, so she probably saw it...I gave Ami a look that said 'arigato for keeping my secret' and she squeezed my hand. Was I ready to tell my friends? Minako, Rei, and Makoto were in a heated discussion on who the mystery guy could be. I took another look at Rei's happy animated face, and I closed my eyes. No, I couldn't do that to her. She wouldn't understand...Our friendship would be ruined. I opened my eyes with determination. I would tell them, but not now. At the right time and the right place, I would tell them. An hour later all of my friends were gone, except for Ami-chan.
"Usagi...It was Mamoru, wasn't it?" she asked. I blushed and she smiled. Then I reached under my pillow and showed her the note. I said nothing of his visit...I wasn't ready to share that special moment yet. Ami handed me back the note and gave me a hug. Just then, Mom, Dad, and Shingo walked in. Ami took her leave, and I spent the rest of the evening with my family.
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Pacing around my room, I looked at the clock for the thousandth time. Was Usagi at home yet? It had been 5 days since she had entered the hospital, and she had been released around noon.
"Okay Mamoru, get a hold of yourself. It's only one phone call...You did it before, and you can do it again," I whispered, trying to calm myself. But...what if I had been wrong, and Usagi doesn't feel anything for me. What if that time in her hospital room...what if she just had a weak moment, or she thought I was someone else.
"Iie! I heard her. She said...'Arigato Mamo-chan. Aishiteru...' She does feel for me." Picking up the phone, I called Usagi's house.
"Moshi moshi." I heard Usagi's brother Shingo say from the other end.
"Konnichiwa. May I please speak to Usagi-chan?" I heard my nervous voice say into the phone.
"My sister is resting, and my parents don't want her to receive any phone calls today. Gomen. May I ask who this is?" After a brief silence, I spoke in a determined voice.
"This is Mamoru Chiba. Could you tell her I called?"
"Hai Chiba-san. I'll tell her."
"Arigato. Sayonara." I hung up and let out a deep breath. I had to talk to her, and tell her how sorry I was...but was that the real reason I wanted to speak with her? Iie...I had to be honest with myself. I had to tell her what I wanted to speak to her about the day we were suppose to meet. I wanted to tell her about my feelings towards her, and see if they were mutual. I needed to know.
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I was finally laying in my own bed! It felt great. Presents from all of my friends and family lay around me. Molly and Melvin had visited 2 days ago at the hospital. But...Mamoru had not come again. Still, I kept his flowers nearest to me, and always held one to smell the sweet aroma. While smelling a beautiful rose, I had managed to start daydreaming about Mamoru again. Right in the middle of my daydream I heard my brother yell up to me.
"Usagi! Some guy named Mamoru Chiba called for you!" I knew my mother wasn't allowing me to take calls, but I was extremely surprised by this piece of news.
"O-Okay Shingo," I replied, trying to hide my surprise. Mamoru...had called for me? My spirits and hopes had risen, and I sat back against my pillow in content. I'd call him tomorrow and we'd work something out. With that thought, I feel asleep.
Two hours later, at around six o'clock, I awoke. Hearing a noise outside of my window, I walked over. Just then...
"Waahhhh!!" I screeched as Mamoru's head popped up into view. After getting over my shock, I opened the window and helped him climb in. When he was safely through the window and standing in front of me, I looked at him with wonder. He was dirty from the climb up a tree outside of my room, but he had a huge smile on his face. After looking at him for a moment, I backed up and sat on my bed. Mamoru stayed where he was, and looked at me with those deep eyes that always seemed to unlock the feelings in my soul.
"How are you?" he asked in a deep and caring voice.
"I'm fine...Sorry I couldn't talk on the phone. My mom won't let me...She says I have to rest." I glanced at him and then over to the roses. "Arigato for the roses Mamoru. They smell nice."
"You're welcome." We stood looking at each other for a moment, but I couldn't stand it. He was right here in my room! In another instant we had both ran towards each other and I was in his arms. We stood in the middle of my room hugging, and I took in his wonderful scent. We stood like that for 5 minutes before he spoke.
"Usagi...First, I want to say...gomen. If it wasn't for me then you never would have gotten hurt. Gomen Usagi...gomen." I looked up at him and saw a sad and guilty face.
"Iie Mamoru, don't be sorry. It was my fault for being late, rushing, and then not looking where I was going. It was totally my fault, and I hold none of the responsibility to you. Mamoru...look at me." He looked down at my face and I put my hand on his cheek. "I'm fine. I was just being a klutz. It wasn't your fault. Okay?"
"Okay," he said hesitantly, and then smiled. "I'm glad you don't think it was my fault. And I'm glad you're not mad at me." I hugged him again, and he spoke.
"Usagi...One of the reason's I wanted to meet with you was to talk." I looked up at his serious face and stepped away.
"What's wrong Mamoru?"
"Oh...Nothing's wrong...I just wanted to set some matters straight." Oh no, here it comes. He's going to tell me that he doesn't really care for me...He hates me...
"Okay..."
"Usagi...I have to make a confession." I held my breath and let him continue. "For the past few months...I've been having some feelings towards you. I just wanted to know if they were mutual, and if you cared for me as well." I looked at his nervous face and smiled.
"Oh Mamoru! You have? I have too! At first I tried to push them away...But I realized how much I cared for you...And when you called me that day I was so excited. Oh Mamo-chan!!" I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around him. He brought me close to him, and tilted my head up.
"So you do love me Usa?" he asked.
"Aishiteru Mamo...Aishiteru."
"Aishiteru Usa." With that, he brought my head towards his, and we shared our first kiss. Our lips touched and I felt fireworks explode inside of me. A passion...a feeling...a yearning for him. Unfortunately...
*KNOCK**KNOCK**KNOCK*
"Usagi? Dinner's ready!!" Shingo called before he ran downstairs. Mamoru and I parted and I looked up at him.
"Are you going to Rei's party at the temple?" I asked.
"Will you be there?" he whispered in my ear.
"Of course." I waited impatiently for his answer and when I heard it I hugged him with love.
"If you'll be there, then I will." I quietly helped him out the window and we whispered our farewells.
"Sayonara Mamo-chan. I'll see you soon."
"Sayonara Usa." And with that, I closed my window and headed downstairs for dinner.