Chapter 13
"Well, well." began Professor Montaine clearing his throat.
The kissing couple didn't hear him and continued what they were doing.
"Ok… Line up!" stated the Professor, thinking 'Those two suck-faces are going first!'
When Usagi and Mamoru finally broke apart for air, the professor sighed, "Thank goodness, I was beginning to worry about you two." in a very sarcastic tone.
Blushing red right down to the roots of her hair Usagi mumbled an apology while Mamoru on the other hand, only tightened his grip about his girlfriend's waist.
"Yes since you too seem to feel that you do not need this time to practice, why don't you go first."
The happy couple grinned sheepishly at each other and once again sang the song which had put the incident out of both their minds. Their voices combined once more in perfect harmony as they stated the promise of the song to each other all the while looking deep into each others eyes. Usagi's sweet high voice was perfectly balanced by Mamoru's sexy alto as the notes twined around each other causing the professor to practically beam with happiness, and as they reached the end of the song Professor Montaine all but danced in delight. He exclaimed,
"You two were amazing! You can leave right away, as the new lead soloists!"
Both stared at him in stupefied silence. Then thanking him with a bow Usagi grabbed Mamoru's hand and dashed out of the music hall. She was happy that today was Saturday and she could spend the rest of the day in her love's company.
They walked out one set of doors just as Melanie walked in another, looking around to see if she could spot Darien.
Not seeing him, she walked over to one of the guys that waited in line and put on a sweet smile,
"Excuse me, but do you know where Darien Chiba is?"
The guy sent her an appraising look thinking, 'It's that slime ball that broke Usagi and Darien up at the party.' but said politely,
"I'm sorry he hasn't shown up yet."
Melanie sighed with relief and removed her fur coat revealing a short red dress beneath.
"Melaine!" stated the professor reading off his list.
Melanie walked over to the CD player and inserted her music then stepped back, out towards the middle of the room and began to sing. As the first phrases left her lips everyone immediately cringed inwardly. She sounded like a toad croaking , or a scratched broken record after the sweet voices of Usagi and Mamoru.
Before she had even finished the song the professor put a check to indicate that while she was in,but she would not be receiving any solo-parts.
"Thank you Melanie, you may go." said the professor when she had finished. With a self-satisfied smile, she sat down on a bench to wait. Time ticked by ever so slowly, and half an hour later when the last auditioner had finished, Melanie decided that Darien must have forgotten to set his alarm clock or something and left to go in search of him.
Meanwhile…
Usagi and Mamoru left the music hall narrowly missing an encounter with Melanie which was the last thing either of them wanted.
They walked across campus hand in hand, back towards the dorms. Both were happier than they had been for months.
Upon arriving Mamoru unlocked the door and held it open, allowing Usagi to enter before him.
"Mmm? What's that yummy smell?" squealed Usagi as she entered the room.
"Angel?" questioned a voice from the kitchenette.
"Kevin!" exclaimed Usagi, following her nose as she dragged Mamoru along.
"So, what's up with you two?' he asked watching them, marveling at the way Usagi stood in front of his friend with her hands resting lightly over his, they lay wrapped around her waist.
"We're back together again." stated Mamoru as Usagi smiled up at him.
"Oh really? Then this is cause for a CELEBRATION!!!" exclaimed Kevin dashing into his room, unwisely leaving his plates of cinnamon rolls unattended. A smile of delight crossed Usagi's face as she spotted them. Silently she crept over and filled a plate then dragged Mamoru into the living room.
Meanwhile...
Melanie made her way across the school yard, stopping here and there to flirt with the older guys, until she finally reached the door to the guys dorm ,only to find it locked.
"DAMN!" she swore as she tugged furiously at the handle.
Inside the guys room
The temperature in the living room was quickly soaring as Mamoru lay with his head in Usagi's lap, while she fed him small portions off the cinnamon rolls. Each time she moved to drop part in his mouth he attempted to lick the white frosting off her fingers making her laugh.
It was to the sound of Usagi's laughter that Kevin entered the room, and noticing how involved they were in what they were doing, he slipped silently past them into the kitchen to open the champagne.
Back at the door…
Melanie stood outside the door waiting patiently for someone to either enter or exit the building. Unfortunately she didn't have to wait long, as one of the residents left she caught the door and entered. She headed straight up the stairs towards Kevin and Mamoru's room .
Back at the dorm room…
DING DONG! Went the door bell, to which everyone froze .
"Quick!" exclaimed Kevin rushing into the living room, "Hide!"
Outside the door Melanie heard footsteps from inside and rang the bell again "DING DONG!"
When the door suddenly opened to reveal a frowning Kevin.
"He's not here." Kevin growled not even allowing Melanie a chance to speak.
"Of course he is!" Melanie argued pushing her way past him into the room.
"Melanie, GET OUT!" replied Kevin his voice cold.
"Mmm, what was that?" she questioned, continuing her inspection of the room noticing the crumbs on the sofa, a quickly abandoned plate, and a couple of strands of silvery gold hair.
"Where is she?" demanded Melanie plucking the strands from the couch as she drifted into Mamoru's room.
"What are you talking about?" demanded Kevin nervously watching her progress.
"Oh…. Darien!" Melanie called in her sickeningly sweet voice as she tapped gently on his door.
"Melanie, he's not there." stated Kevin panic rising in his voice.
She didn't respond, just pushed the door open with her foot to reveal to lumpy shapes underneath the cover of the bed.
"Not here?" she stated, triumphantly pointing at the sleeping figures "HA!"
She dashed foreword throwing herself on the larger of the two lumps.
"What's this?" she questioned eyes blazing, as the shape deflated under her weight leaving only a false head resting on the pillow. Then turning to the other one she saw that it too was a fake.
"What's what?" Kevin innocently replied.
"These things….." she began, a note of panic rising in her voice.
"Oh… decoys." he stated matter-of-factly "…..and they seemed to have worked quite well."
"DAMN YOU!" she raged at him.
Kevin simply got out of the way, as she stormed past him on her way out of the room slamming the door behind her in frustration.
'Maybe this really is hopeless?' she thought to herself, as she walked down the stairs.
Back in the dorm room Kevin chuckled to himself and set about cleaning up, before writing an e-mail to Makoto, telling her of the days events.
Meanwhile…
Usagi and Mamoru, were laughing as they strolled away down the path, wishing that they could have been there to see the look on Melanie's face when she found the decoys.
"I can't believe she forgot about the fire escape!" exclaimed a delighted Usagi.
Mamoru laughed, then steered her towards the school parking lot.
"Where are we going?" questioned Usagi, as they got in his deep red BMW convertible ((drools))
"It's a surprise." Mamoru answered, and they sped off down the street.
