Short spoof about Mamoru and Usagi. Usagi: Age 16, Mamoru: Age 20. I may end up rewriting this a long story for the Fourth of July. Read and enjoy!

Fireworks on the Fourth of July

I hated him.

He managed to successfully both suck and blow all at the same time. What if I decided to make fun of his hair? Or his intelligence? What if I stalked him just so I could make his life miserable.

How does Chiba Mamoru always show up when I think my day couldn't possibly get any worse? Okay well, at least I'm out of school for the summer so he can't pick on me about grades. Actually I should probably change that to , ' I just got finished with summer school because I flunked math and English during the year.' But I digress.

The fourth of July was here! I had no worries and I was carefree! It was always a favorite of my holidays because

A.) There is always lots of food

B.) My friends come over to eat said food

C.) I normally don't leave the house and therefore can't see Chiba Mamoru

Minako, Rei, Ami, Mokoto and myself were all sunbathing in my backyard. Yes I know, I know. Skin cancer blah, blah, blah... But I just couldn't help myself.

"Oh my gosh! Look at that cloud you guys! It looks just like a dog!" Minako cried gleefully.

"No it looks more like a horse." Rei concluded.

"Or a fish." Ami added.

"EEAK! It looks just like my old boyfriend!" Makoto shrieked.

I simply shook my head. "I hope I never get that way over a guy." I sighed. Truth be known, I already was. But I'm not sure if I hate him or love him more.

"You are." Minako smiled.

WHAT?! How could she possibly know my secret? I'd kept it so well! "Wh-what do you mean?" I stammered.

"You must be. Everybody is. Look at Ami, she nuts over Greg. Rei is...well Rei is in love with herself more than anyone but she has it bad for Chad and Mamoru-san. And I'm obsessed with any guy with a male anatomy." she decided and for such got strange glances. "What? Look we all know I am!"

Makoto smiled a little. "Usagi is crazy over a guy. She just can't admit it."

Rei grinned evilly, "Who, Melvin?"

"Buzz off Rei!" I said as I rolled my eyes toward the clouds that started this whole mess.

Makoto shrugged. "Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome."

Ami then smiled. "Oh I know who you mean."

"THEN WHY WON'T ANYONE TELL ME?!" Minako and I both cried at the same time.

Just then my dad peeked his head out of the house. "Usagi dear? Can you run up town and get a bag of ice? Shingo's just dumped this bag into the fish bowl. Seems he wanted to see if the fish could still swim once the water was frozen." he chuckled to himself.

I jumped up and pulled on my pants over my bathing suit bottoms. "Sure Daddy. No problem."

I looked at my friends. "Okay, who's all coming?"

"Not me!" came a unanimous cry.

"Oh come on guys! I don't want to go by myself." I whined.

"I'm just starting on my tan." Rei answered.

Ami nodded. Minako said, "Yeah me too."

I looked at Makoto hopefully. "I suppose you don't want to go either?"

"Um...not really." she mumbled.

So here I was grumbling to town in blue jeans and a pink swimsuit top. And some jerk has the balls to whistle from behind me. I turned around to tell him where he could shove it and was met with midnight eyes.

"Hey you just who do you think y-" I stopped short as I realized I knew this man. His face fell from one of pleasure to shock.

"Odango?!" his mouth was slightly ajar.

"Close your mouth Mamoru-baka. You're catching flies." Actually he wasn't but the sight of his opened mouth was distracting,

"Usagi...I...um. That is...! Whoa." he gave up on words. He made a better use of his mouth before I knew what was happening. I felt myself leaning backward, his arms supporting me, his lips on mine. Well until they became wanderers.

So yeah, when anyone asks, I always saw fireworks on the Fourth of July.