Chapter 11
A week later
Dear Mako-Chan
How is Cooking school? I'd like to thank you for the great sweater It fits perfectly and I love the colour.
The first week has been a little hectic, and I have been forced to Practically shadow Usagi to help keep hopeful men away. Her return has greatly improved Mamoru's physical/mental health. He is eating so much more then he did, and his skin is no longer sallow. The horrid black rings that were beneath his eyes have also disappeared. As for their relationship....it seems to be developing well, but
Melanie is definitely still after Mamoru. Yesterday they posted a List for all those interested in joining the Choir, and I mentioned
To Mamoru that I saw Usagi joining...well, that lead to Mamoru Signing up, which lead to Melody joining as well? It's too bad that she can Actually sing, she may be really good. And her signing up worries me, I think she would do anything to get Mamoru, including threatening Usagi's life. Don't worry though, I'm twice as watchful as I was before, and Ami, Mamoru and I don't let Usagi go anywhere on her own, not even the washrooms. I think that may annoy her though. She doesn't seem to enjoy being followed. But its better then her being dead, right? Well…… the first choir road trip is in about a month, and I believe that may be when Melanie will try something.
I'll talk to you again soon
Love
Kevin
'Perfect' Thought Kevin hitting the send button he had decided to gamble when he signed it Love, but he knew she liked him, and, well, after writing back and forth all summer, his feelings for her had seemed to only become stronger…… 'I just hope she feels the same' he thought as the 'sent email' message popped up on the screen.
Meanwhile
A young woman sat propped against silver-coloured cushions on a large bed. Her long raven hair fell about slim shoulders as she waited impatiently for someone to pick up.
"Hello"
"Sam, it's me"
"Mel?"
"Yeah….. is Robin there?"
The voice on the other end of the line said patiently, "Okay, Mel who's guy that you're trying to capture now?"
"What are you talking about?" exclaimed Melanie voice in false innocence.
"Mel, you're forgetting who you're talking to here…… I know you…The only time you ever talk to Robin is when you need help with getting guys...."
"And what makes you say that? Maybe I just want to have a word with my sis."
"MEL! Cut the act, both you and I know that normally the only people you're interested in talking to are Marcy and Joseph"
"Fine, you got me. Now, just get Robin on the DAMN PHONE!" Melanie demanded
"Bitch…Piss off..."said Sam, slamming the phone back down on the hook…..
"Bastard." muttered Melanie as the phone went dead.
"That stupid little brat…just because she has the perfect boyfriend, and she hates how Robi And I break people up…" she stopped her raving as she remembered one vital piece of information. Robin had a cell phone!! Scrambling around her room, she found the piece of paper that she had scribbled her twin's number on,
"889-9435" muttered Melanie, punching the number into her phone, and then waited patiently until the voice on the other end of the line said,
"Hey"
"Robi?" questioned Melanie
"Mel! What do you want?" Demanded her sister impatiently.
"Please Robin. I need your help with something"
"Give me one good reason as to why I should help you, you little thief!" exclaimed Robin
"Oh, come off it Robin. That was 5 yrs ago, and I said I was sorry about the whole Josh thing…"
"Mel…it was Justin…"
"Whatever…I'm sorry for stealing *Justin* then…are you going to help me, or not?"
"Hm… who's the guy?"
"Well…his name is Mamoru…and he's like…"
"A total god" Cut in Robin
"Yeah, but the problem is…."
"He has a girlfriend…"
"Yeah…And I just can't seem to get him to dump her….."
"Okay…What are her qualities?"
"Well…she's tall, slim, has long silvery blonde hair….that she wears in the most childish style imaginable…"
Here Robin cut in and commented "Pig tails?"
"Pig tails…with buns on the top…and she has these huge blue eyes, china skin and really long nice legs…"
"Okay…so she's really pretty..."
"Yeah…maybe even beautiful."
"So how far have you gotten with him?"
"Well last year, I flirted, and did the whole…I want to be your friend thing…and I could tell he was interested. Until she showed up….."
"Okay…some interest until the girl came…what else?"
"Well…then he just seemed confused, so I decided to act a lot like the girl…and the weird thing was...we wore the same perfume."
"......"
The conversation continued on until Melanie had revealed all the details of her dealings with Mamoru....which brings us to…
"Well, sis, you've just chosen yourself a practically hopeless case."
"WHAT!?"
"You're going to have to figure it out on you own…the guy is 100% in love with her. He has to be to resist you"
"Well……I may still have a chance you know, there is this choir trip…"
"I don't think that's a good idea." stated Robin…
"Why not? It has worked before."
"Yeah, but with them it could backfire."
"Still……I'm giving it a shot…"
"Okay. Well, I've got to go, my dates here. By the way, what does
this god of yours look like?"
"Robin, remember the guy that was on the front of that Japanese
magazine that Angelica had last year…."
"Yeah..."
"That was him"
"Black hair, sapphire eyes?"
"Incredible body. Yup"
A sigh was all Melanie got in reply before the line went dead.
"now….all I need is a way to stop her from going on that choir trip so I can put operation entrapment into place," mussed Melanie to herself as she applied a face mask and settled down to sleep.
Ami and Usagi's dorm
Beep, beep, beep, beep… rang an alarm clock disturbing the peaceful slumber of the two girls. Two hands stretched out from beneath the covers at almost the same moment and whacked the snooze buttons of their alarms. Fifteen minutes later the alarm rang out again….. and the process was repeated, except this time the girls whose alarm clock had rung turned it off, and swung her legs out of the bed to the floor.
6:30am read the alarm… as the blue haired girl pilled clothes into her arms and stumbled into the bathroom….
"why do I give in?" she questioned to the silent room… as she listened to the soft breathing drifting out from the other bedroom. Then she smiled to herself remembering the reason why unknown to her bubbly room mate she Ami also had a boyfriend… and she was getting up extra early to meet him for breakfast.
Half an hour later the blue haired girl slipped out the door to their room, and had just finished locking the door behind her when her room mates alarm pierced the once again silent room.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!! It blasted on the night table beside her… startling her out of her sleep….. rolling over the silver blonde haired girl groaned, "7:00am….. ?" she muttered as she sat up rubbing the sleep from her sky blue orbs.
Standing she let out a yawn and stumbled into the bathroom, dressing quickly, then sitting down to eat breakfast before it hit her, Where was Ami?
Standing quickly she jolted the table nearly spilling her full glass of orange juice.
"oops!" she exclaimed catching it before it could tip over. Then running into her friends room encountered a bare bed, topped with a piece of paper which read,
Hi Usagi,
Don't worry, I decided to go out for breakfast this morning and didn't want to disturb you. Don't forget you have choir at 7:35….
I'll see you later
Ami
"AHHHHH" cried the blonde her eyes darting to the clock on Ami's nightstand where it read 7:25am… dropping the note she rushed into the kitchen hurriedly putting away the remains of her breakfast, and then dashing into the bathroom to brush her teeth. One quick glance at the clock revealed that it was 7:30 as she shrugged on her coat and hurried out the door, running as fast as she could to make it to the music hall…..
'Where is she?' wondered Mamoru as he entered the large music hall five minutes before the choir tryouts were scheduled to begin. Turning his attention back to the door he frowned as he watched Melanie enter the room, in a long floor length white wool coat, followed by Professor Montaine the choir instructor.
Mamoru's anxiety over Usagi's where about grew as his watch read 7:35… making up his mind he headed towards the doors.
The next thing he knew he was lying flat on his back staring at the sealing with something warm pressed against his chest, while a familiar voice said,
"Gomen nasi, I'm so sorry. I mustn't have been watching where I was going"
Smiling to himself Mamoru stated dryly, "it's been awhile since I had the honour of being run over by hurricane Usagi, don't you think?"
As the weight was lifted from his chest he heard her sharp intake of breath as they made eye-contact
"Mamoru-kun, what are you doing here?" she demanded being very formal.
Helping her up Mamoru teased, "What do you think; I came to try out for the choir."
"But Mamoru… you can't…." she began thinking 'oh no….. This is very bad'
As he placed a finger on her lips to quiet her protests, saying, "I wanted to join…besides…I do like to sing you know"
"um…… actually I didn't" Usagi replied reluctantly backing away 'come on Usagi…' she thought to herself 'a little distance…' then another voice piped up 'but he's sooooo hot!'. As Prof. Montaine said,
"Are you two here for the choir tryouts?"
Turning to face him Usagi smiled relieved and said, "yes we are." then following his instructions walked to her place in the soprano section…which happened to be right beside her archrival…. Melanie.
"What are you doing here…" demanded Melanie
"Same to you…" stated Usagi as Montiane began,
"Aspiring singers….this year I have decided that you are to pick a piece of music, practice it, then next week, you shall perform your solos or duets in-front of the entire group. Thank you for all of your names. We will finish today with a few simple scales, and then meet again next week."
As he finished his speech Melanie said,
"Be prepared to eat dust ditz, I was lead soloist at my old school"
Usagi smiled slightly to herself thinking…. 'Well well…. Melanie…. Your going to be in for quite a surprise' as the professor cued everyone to begin singing F+.
15min later the practice was done….and Usagi was on her way to her first class….. English accompanied by Mamoru, with Melanie following them in the distance, now more than ever determined to get rid of Usagi after the complements Prof. Montaine had showered on her for her amazing vocal abilities.
"So, what song are you thinking of doing?" Usagi asked Mamoru as they walked down the hall
"I don't know yet…" he replied
"Well…..then would you do this duet with me?" begged Usagi with two irresistible blue puppy dog eyes. Looking down at them Mamoru nodded.
"Yay!" exclaimed Usagi, quickly stopping herself from hurtling into his arms with delight, instead she said, "I'll give you the music later…..and then we can practice it together…. K?"
"Sure…." Said Mamoru as they entered their class, and plopped down in their seats.
'perfect…..' a voice exclaimed in Usagi's mind….while a different one said, ' careful Usagi… give him to much control and he'll break your heart just like before…'
Later that night….
Hi Mina-chan,
I am doing well, but am now facing MAJOR problems. When I first arrived it wasn't too hard to resist Mamoru, but now… I swear he is like 50 times hotter than before, and now I'm planning on singing a duet with him for the choir tryouts… which is one of the reasons why I'm writing.
Remember that song we wrote together a while back? Well I need a copy, and fast… so please, please, please could you send me one?
I hope your doing well in acting school. You always did have a knack for it, Sailor V :P I still have that movie around here somewhere…….
Oh and there's something strange happening with Ami. She keeps sneaking out in the mornings to have breakfast on her own and I'm beginning to think she's not telling me something….
Well. I gota run I have a study session to go to…
Ttyl
Luv.
Usagi-chan
Usagi hit the send button and reluctantly turned her attention away from the computer and focused instead on her many assignments. That was until she heard soft footsteps head out the front door followed by the sounds of the door opening and then closing behind some-one…
Curious….. Usagi stood up, and quickly grabbing a coat ran out the door after her secretive room mate.
A.N.
Well, I hoped u liked that part, and five more chapters will appear shortly.
Thanks so much for all the reviews, you're all very sweet.
~Sugar
P.S. I'm still looking for a Beta Reader…
