Mamoru awoke and looked over to Usagi sleeping form. He smiled; she looked
like an angel. So peaceful, so serene. He reached over and put a lock of
hair behind her ear and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. She smiled
sweetly in her sleep. He got up and put his pajama pants on and went into
his desk to get something. He brought out a black marker and walked back
quietly to Usagi. Where he gently lifted her arm and wrote something on her
cast, before he got ready and left for work.
Usagi woke up and rubbed her eyes. She had hoped that she would wake up to Mamoru. But he was no where in sight. Probably watching TV or something, she thought. She got up, put on his housecoat and made her way to the living room. She frowned he wasn't there either. She noticed a piece of paper on the table she walked over and read it.
At work. I'll be home around 3. I didn't want to wake you. You looked happy the way you were. I called the school to let them know that you won't be there today. I'll see you when I get home, stay out of trouble, and stop eating my stash!
Usagi blushed at the last sentence. So I guess he noticed the missing chocolate, she thought. She bent down to pick up the note and throw it away. When black markings on her cast caught her eye. She brought her brows together as she looked at them and read them.
~ I love you, my Usako.
Her eyes filled with tears as she read it. She tried to fight them back but it didn't work, "Oh, Mamo-chan. I love you too." She said to the empty apartment.
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Usagi was sitting down watching TV when the phone rang. She got up and picked it up, "Moshi, moshi."
"Didn't I tell you not to answer the phone?" Mamoru's voice came from the other line.
"I knew it was you." She would have stuck her tongue out at him if he were there.
He sighed, "You're too cocky for your own good."
"I try." She smiled.
"Yes, well. I'm going to have to stay a couple hours longer. They need me. Are you going to okay?"
"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I'm just checking. Stay out of trouble."
She heaved a sigh, "Ugh! Of course I will." And with that she hung up the phone. Why did he always think that she would get into trouble? She shrugged; it beat the hell out of her. She looked outside. The sun was shinning brightly and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. It was so inviting; she so desperately wanted to go outside. But should she venture out? Should she go against Mamoru's wishes? She concluded that he couldn't expect her to stay inside 24/7, when she wasn't in school of course. She finally made up her mind to go. What could happen? She went and got dressed, put her shoes on and left, remembering to bring the key.
Usagi strolled along the path of the park admiring the calmness of the day, the sweet smell of the flowers and the warm feeling over the sun on her face. There was a cool breeze, cooling the hot air. It played in her hair as she walked. She liked the feel of it as it washed over her face. The day was perfect. She took a deep breath of the sweet air and her attention immediately focused on a small pond in the center of the park. She walked over to it and gazed at the ducks and swans swimming gracefully, she wished she had something to feed them. She strolled over and took a seat at the edge of the pond, smiling as she watched the birds dance on the water.
"Hello." A voice came from behind her. Her eyes widened as she jumped to her feet and spun around.
"Kunzite," She said barely above a whisper, "What--- What are you doing here?"
"A better question would be for me to ask you what you're doing here by yourself instead of hiding behind him." His eyes flickered down to her arm, "What's this?" he said holding her broken arm up so he could see. She yanked her arm away and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through it, but she didn't let him see this.
"That's none of your business," She shot back with a glare. Why was she being so bold? She knew it would only get her in trouble.
He held his hand up to ready to hit her; "Didn't your mother ever tell you never to hit a woman?" A voice came from behind them. Usagi peeked around Kunzite as he turned to see where the voice was coming from. He turned to see a ponytailed, green-eyed brunette. She was standing strong and firm, her arms crossed across her chest and she had a piece of straw hanging out of her month, which she was chewing contently on.
"And who are you?" Kunzite said aggravated.
The brunette shook her head; "It doesn't matter. What matters is that you have no purpose being here. Now get lost."
Kunzite turned completely around to face her and started to walk slowly toward her, "And what are going to do if I don't?"
"Don't tempt me." She said not phased in the least by him trying to intimidate.
Kunzite swung his fist at her. She easily dodged it, kneeing him fast and hard in the groin and punched him in the face. Kunzite fell to the ground with thud. After recovering from his blow he got up and swung at her again. She just stepped aside and watched him stumble when he missed. Kunzite recovered, turned around and swung at her again. She dodged and moved behind grabbed his fist and twisting his arm behind as she did so. She leaned over to his ear and said, "Get out of here, before I'm forced to hurt you." She pushed away and kicked him in the ass for effect.
After watching Kunzite leave, Usagi turned to the girl and asked, "Why did you do that?" Her voice was grateful.
"You just looked like you could use some help. I'm Makoto," She head a hand, "But you can call me Mako-chan, all my friends do." She said with a smile.
"Usagi," Usagi said shaking Makoto's hand.
Makoto looked down at Usagi's broken arm. She nodded to it in acknowledgement, "Did he do that?" She asked.
Usagi put her arm behind her back in embarassment, "Yeah." She said quietly.
"Who is he anyway?"
"An ex boyfriend. Ummm." Usagi said looking around her, "I should be getting back home."
"You don't live with him, do you?" Makoto asked concerned.
"No! Oh god, no. No, I'm staying with a friend."
"What about your parents?"
Usagi scoffed, "They don't want to have anything to do with me. And I'd rather not get into it, if you don't mind."
"Okay. Come on. I'll walk you home." Makoto said as she led the way.
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Usagi woke up and rubbed her eyes. She had hoped that she would wake up to Mamoru. But he was no where in sight. Probably watching TV or something, she thought. She got up, put on his housecoat and made her way to the living room. She frowned he wasn't there either. She noticed a piece of paper on the table she walked over and read it.
At work. I'll be home around 3. I didn't want to wake you. You looked happy the way you were. I called the school to let them know that you won't be there today. I'll see you when I get home, stay out of trouble, and stop eating my stash!
Usagi blushed at the last sentence. So I guess he noticed the missing chocolate, she thought. She bent down to pick up the note and throw it away. When black markings on her cast caught her eye. She brought her brows together as she looked at them and read them.
~ I love you, my Usako.
Her eyes filled with tears as she read it. She tried to fight them back but it didn't work, "Oh, Mamo-chan. I love you too." She said to the empty apartment.
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Usagi was sitting down watching TV when the phone rang. She got up and picked it up, "Moshi, moshi."
"Didn't I tell you not to answer the phone?" Mamoru's voice came from the other line.
"I knew it was you." She would have stuck her tongue out at him if he were there.
He sighed, "You're too cocky for your own good."
"I try." She smiled.
"Yes, well. I'm going to have to stay a couple hours longer. They need me. Are you going to okay?"
"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I'm just checking. Stay out of trouble."
She heaved a sigh, "Ugh! Of course I will." And with that she hung up the phone. Why did he always think that she would get into trouble? She shrugged; it beat the hell out of her. She looked outside. The sun was shinning brightly and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. It was so inviting; she so desperately wanted to go outside. But should she venture out? Should she go against Mamoru's wishes? She concluded that he couldn't expect her to stay inside 24/7, when she wasn't in school of course. She finally made up her mind to go. What could happen? She went and got dressed, put her shoes on and left, remembering to bring the key.
Usagi strolled along the path of the park admiring the calmness of the day, the sweet smell of the flowers and the warm feeling over the sun on her face. There was a cool breeze, cooling the hot air. It played in her hair as she walked. She liked the feel of it as it washed over her face. The day was perfect. She took a deep breath of the sweet air and her attention immediately focused on a small pond in the center of the park. She walked over to it and gazed at the ducks and swans swimming gracefully, she wished she had something to feed them. She strolled over and took a seat at the edge of the pond, smiling as she watched the birds dance on the water.
"Hello." A voice came from behind her. Her eyes widened as she jumped to her feet and spun around.
"Kunzite," She said barely above a whisper, "What--- What are you doing here?"
"A better question would be for me to ask you what you're doing here by yourself instead of hiding behind him." His eyes flickered down to her arm, "What's this?" he said holding her broken arm up so he could see. She yanked her arm away and immediately regretted it. Pain shot through it, but she didn't let him see this.
"That's none of your business," She shot back with a glare. Why was she being so bold? She knew it would only get her in trouble.
He held his hand up to ready to hit her; "Didn't your mother ever tell you never to hit a woman?" A voice came from behind them. Usagi peeked around Kunzite as he turned to see where the voice was coming from. He turned to see a ponytailed, green-eyed brunette. She was standing strong and firm, her arms crossed across her chest and she had a piece of straw hanging out of her month, which she was chewing contently on.
"And who are you?" Kunzite said aggravated.
The brunette shook her head; "It doesn't matter. What matters is that you have no purpose being here. Now get lost."
Kunzite turned completely around to face her and started to walk slowly toward her, "And what are going to do if I don't?"
"Don't tempt me." She said not phased in the least by him trying to intimidate.
Kunzite swung his fist at her. She easily dodged it, kneeing him fast and hard in the groin and punched him in the face. Kunzite fell to the ground with thud. After recovering from his blow he got up and swung at her again. She just stepped aside and watched him stumble when he missed. Kunzite recovered, turned around and swung at her again. She dodged and moved behind grabbed his fist and twisting his arm behind as she did so. She leaned over to his ear and said, "Get out of here, before I'm forced to hurt you." She pushed away and kicked him in the ass for effect.
After watching Kunzite leave, Usagi turned to the girl and asked, "Why did you do that?" Her voice was grateful.
"You just looked like you could use some help. I'm Makoto," She head a hand, "But you can call me Mako-chan, all my friends do." She said with a smile.
"Usagi," Usagi said shaking Makoto's hand.
Makoto looked down at Usagi's broken arm. She nodded to it in acknowledgement, "Did he do that?" She asked.
Usagi put her arm behind her back in embarassment, "Yeah." She said quietly.
"Who is he anyway?"
"An ex boyfriend. Ummm." Usagi said looking around her, "I should be getting back home."
"You don't live with him, do you?" Makoto asked concerned.
"No! Oh god, no. No, I'm staying with a friend."
"What about your parents?"
Usagi scoffed, "They don't want to have anything to do with me. And I'd rather not get into it, if you don't mind."
"Okay. Come on. I'll walk you home." Makoto said as she led the way.
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