Games of Seduction

By: The Young Lady of Legends

ChapterTwo:He Has A What?!

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'Ah but dear Usa...who let you win?' His words were haunting my mind as I lay on my bed thinking how my plan of attack went wrong. Maybe it didn't. Maybe I've already begun to win him over.

I threw a pillow across my room in frustration, awakening a very angry Luna. "Usagi do you mind? I'm only trying to get a bit of beauty sleep and you hurl pillows at me!"

I smiled. "Oh but you've never woken me up right Luna? Let's see... 3 AM Negaverse disturbances, late night snacks that you absolutely must have, and let us not forget school mornings. Admit it, you get a sheer thrill from pouncing on my face and screaming that I'm late. And only after I am awake you take my warmed spot and sleep whilst I am forced to go to school. So don't give me that."

She growled slightly as if a warning. "Very scary Fuzzball." I laughed as I hurled another pillow at her. I sprinted for the door before she could extract her claws and use me a scratching post, closing it behind me and locking her in there. Teach her to mess with me.

I suppose my mood could be blamed on Chiba. He had this uncanny way of spoiling an entire day, and making it heavenly all at the same time. Honestly I'm not sure if I have feelings for him or hate him. Aren't they basically the same thing anyway?

I heard the phone ring but paid it no mind. Mom would answer it and if it were for me she let me know. Sure enough she peeped her head up the stairs and said, "Usa honey? Telephone!"

I decided against going back into my room to get it so I picked up the extension in my parent's empty bedroom. "Hello?" I asked cheerily. My friends all said I had a phony voice when using the telephone.

A deep voice that reminded me strangely of black velvet flowed to my ear. "Hello Usagi. How are you?"

"Chiba?! What are you calling my house for? And furthermore how did you get my number? It's unlisted!" Was he stalking me? Because that could get really annoying, not to mention creepy.

"I have connections Usa darling." he said. I heard an odd sound in the background. It could have been static but since he lived so nearby that wasn't possible.

"What is that aggravating noise? Other than your voice I mean?" I couldn't resist such an easy-targeted insult.

"Oh that?" Correction. His voice sounded like satin. Or perhaps chocolate syrup. "I was in the shower and felt like hearing your voice."

This was unfair! He can't be romantic and try and turn me on all at the same time! He had two plans of attack now? I decided on turning the tables on him, "Really now? I imagine you felt more like me being there with you." was my last sentence before hanging up on the bastard. And the worst part of this ordeal?

...I had a damn good mental picture of him in the shower that I'm not sure I wanted to go away.

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The next day's scout meeting had been indefinitely postponed. I had brought up my ordeal with Chiba and consequently everyone thought they had the best plan of action. Luna was sitting in a corner snorting her disapproval every now and again, just so we knew how much she disagreed with our conversation. "You girls seriously need to prioritize. And you Ami! I expected better of you, but here you are giggling like some giddy schoolgirl."

"Actually Luna I am a schoolgirl and right at this moment I am positively giddy." she stated simply before jumping back into the conversation.

"Personally Usagi-chan, I believe the best way to get him is through jealousy." Minako decided.

"Jealousy? How so?" Rei asked, interested in knowing more.

"It's rather simple. Flirt shamelessly with Mamoru until he becomes as accustomed to it as breathing and then...WHAM! Ignore him completely and flirt as you did with him, with someone else in front of him." she finished, a bright smile across her face. She flashed her signature 'V for Victory' sign making her eyes twinkle.

Rei groaned. "Oh please! Why not just do the 'Bend and Snap?*'" she asked sarcastically.

Minako missed the sarcasm. "Ooh...not a bad idea. Good one Rei-chan." Rei just rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Makoto looked thoughtful. "I've found that the way to a man's heart is indeed through his stomach. Perhaps you should bake Mamoru a dessert."

I looked at her in disbelief. "Mako-chan...I burn toast. There is no way I could make a delicious dessert."

"Perhaps I could help you...or I could just do it for you and pretend you did it." Lita suggested.

Minako spoke up again. "Oh a dessert would be grand! Maybe he'd picture you in vanilla ice cream, and dripping in chocolate sauce!" Yeah, and this is the girl who manages to keep a boyfriend year-round while the sane members of the group were each single.

Her comment was simply ignored. Afterall, what do you say to something like that? Suggest strawberry glaze? Ugh...

It was Ami who spoke next. "You're all forgetting who we're talking about here. This isn't some fourteen year old guy who'd be willing to take anyone with a female anatomy. This is Chiba Mamoru! Suave, debonair, intelligent...Usagi-chan, you have to spark his brain! Make him think. Perhaps a conversation of philosophy?"

This was even more absurd. "Philosophy, Ami? I don't think Aristotle wrote his ideas manga-style." Luna put her two cents worth in again. Of course this time, I was forced to agree with her.

Ami looked back at me. "Can't you just try to read Plato's Republic? Please?"

Minako who'd zoned out temporarily due to intense boredom of conversation suddenly came back to reality. "Play-dough? I love that stuff!"

Rei rolled her eyes again. "I think my IQ just dropped two points," she mumbled under her breath.

After I really thought about everyone's suggestions they could all work. I'd just have to put the Usagi touch on them but they'd work more or less. Now it was time to set my plan in motion.

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I blessed everything I could think of that the next day was Saturday. An entire day spent working Chiba Mamoru. He'd be won over eventually. The arcade was typical as I stepped in. A few people I didn't know scattered here and there. The only two people I knew for sure were Motoki, who was presently behind the counter, and Mamoru who was, yet again, slumped down over his coffee cup. Why does that coffee cup get so much attention, dammit?!

One of the best parts of my plan was my outfit. I knew I'd have to dress the part of Minako-chan's plan because that was the one I'd use first.

"Whoa! Usagi-chan....uh...um....you look, great!" Motoki blushed as he looked up to see who'd come in. Mamoru turned after Motoki's comment and what he saw made his jaw drop. My shirt, low-cut and coming barely beneath my chest revealed and accented more than it covered. I'd borrowed it from Minako-chan, she called it a tube-top, whatever the hell that was. My skirt was also short, not to mention clingy, and the heals, which had strings to lace up my calves, added at least four inches to my height. These things too also belonged to Minako-chan. But my favorite part was the hair.

I'd let it down today to catch Chiba's attention, since he was forevermore going on and on about it. It reached my thighs and surpassed the length of the skirt I was wearing. I'd noticed he was still gaping at me.

I winked at him, "Don't stare a hole Mamoru-san."

"Uh...I..." he stuttered. "Whoa..." he finally managed to say. I was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the way he was looking at me. He had all the charm of a cannibal, starved nearly to death and my body was his...gulp!...nourishment. Did people look at Minako-chan this way? How did she stand it? He was making me want to fidget but I knew I had to stay collected.

I prissed towards him and decided the finishing touch would be to sit on his lap. My legs were thrown over to one side of his and my arms snaked around his neck, my hands fingering his hair. I leaned in as if I were going to kiss him and he leaned foward as well. Just as our lips were about to meet, I pulled back and jumped up. "Round two...Usagi. Mamoru you really aren't doing so well. That's two rounds I've won so far."

I noticed him grow stiff and extremely uncomfortable. Motoki stifled a laugh. "Problems Mamoru-san?" he asked trying not to laugh hysterically at Mamoru, who was breathing rather fast.

He glared at Motoki. "Shut up."

Motoki couldn't hold it any longer. He began laughing and bent over clutching his sides. "I can't believe she gave you a-"

"I SAID SHUT UP!" he roared.

Oh. My. God. He had a--

He was--

Oh shit.

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*Elle Woods' signature guy snagging move in Legally Blonde.