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Music From My Heart

Neo Princess Moon

Song: What I Really Meant To Say

Sung by: Cyndi Thomson



*It took me by surprise*

*When I saw you standing there*



Usagi looked out the window as the plane landed. Hoards of adoring fans screamed from the behind the railings of the runway. She pulled out a mirror and checked her reflection before getting up and walking out of the plane. She was greeted by the screaming of a thousand fans and flashing cameras. The Lights followed her closely. Usagi surveyed the crowd. Some desperate girls waved signs begging for the Lights to marry them, and boys wolf whistled and cat trying to get her attention. Usagi smiled and blew a kiss in one direction. Cheers arose from the crowd and some of the boys tried to push farther forward. Usagi shook her head mentally wondering why boys had never noticed her like this before. Usagi's eyes scanned the area hoping to see a families face. She found one.



*Close enough to touch*

*Breathing the same air*



Mamoru watched as Usagi stepped off the plane, gracefully walking down the steep steps. She had changed a lot. Her hair had become silver, as though it were bathed in moonlight. She had cut it now, and the tips were a blood red. She had grown taller and her body had developed. She now had an even more perfect hour glass shape. Overall she looked good. She smiled and waved at the crowd, but Mamoru knew Usagi well enough to know that she wasn't really happy. She looked tired. He could spot if even from this distance.

He heard the boys wolf whistling and cat calling. He wanted to murder them all. She should be his. He missed the days when he could walk down the street with his arm around her waist and glare at all the boys who Usagi never seemed to notice. Back then she had been his to protect. He was not only Chiba Mamoru (literally 'protector of earth'), but also Usagino Mamoru (Literally 'Usagi's protector'). Shaking his head he pushed farther forward hoping to be noticed by Usagi. She seemed to be scanning the crowd. Suddenly her eyes locked on him.



*You asked me how I'd been*



Usagi spotted Mamoru and her heart took control over her mind. She started to walk toward him. The crowd went silent. She arrived at her destination. They were so close she could feel their breath mingling. The silence was deafening.



*I guess that's when I smiled and said 'just fine'*



Mamoru watched her come toward him, as though she were in a trance. She was so close to him. She had grown a good ten inches which put her eyes even with his nose. If he just bent down a little he could kiss her. She looked up at him and their breath mingled. 'I should say something.' His mind screamed.

"How have you been?" He asked.



*Oh but baby I was lying*



'How have I been? HOW HAVE I BEEN!?!? It's been a living hell without you. I miss you so much. Please stop standing there, take me and kiss the life out of me!'

"Just fine." Usagi replied despite the thoughts screaming through her mind.



*What I really meant to say*

*Is I'm dying here inside*

*And I miss you more each day*

*There's not a night I haven't cried*

*And, baby, here's the truth:*

*I'm still in love with you*

*Yeah, That's what I really meant to say*



Mamoru didn't know whether to be happy or crushed. She was doing well. She was happy, but she was doing all this without him. He was left totally out of the loop. She didn't need him anymore. He wanted so badly to pull her close to him and kiss her, but instead he bent down and quickly pecked her on the cheek.

"I'm glad." He lied. "I'll see you soon." With that he pushed his way through the bewildered crowd and disappeared into the building.

*And as you walked away*

*The echo of my words*

*Cut just like a knife*

*Cut so deep it hurt*



Seiya watched the encounter between Usagi and their prince. Why did Usagi have to hang on so tightly to her pride? Everyone knew that they loved each other. Why couldn't she have at least have mentioned that she had missed seeing him around. Something casual would have done. This was going to be a very long month.



*I held back the tears*

*Held onto my pride and watched you go*

*I wonder if you'll every know*





Tears pooled in Usagi's eyes. She wanted to run after him, to tell him she loved him. But pride held her back. She wouldn't- couldn't be the one to kiss his feet and beg him to take her back. She had already done that once and she refused to do it again. With a sigh she proceeded to the waiting limo and climbed in, followed by the Lights. With that they drove off leaving a confused by excited crowd and reporters who were gonna have some fun with this story.





*What I really meant to say*

*Is I'm dying here inside*

*And I miss you more each day*

*There's not a night I haven't cried*

*And, baby, here's the truth:*

*I'm still in love with you*



Mamoru plopped onto his couch. He was miserable. Usagi just didn't need him anymore. He had no purpose anymore. He didn't need to be on this earth. He should just crawl away and hide in a little corner with pictures of his Usako. The phone rang awakening him from his private pity party.

"Moshi Moshi." Mamoru answered. A long silence, then

"Hi. Mamoru-san, its Usagi."



*What I really meant to say*

*Is I'm really not that strong*

*No matter how I try*

*I'm still holding on*

*And here's the honest truth*

*I'm still in love with you*



Usagi lay in bed tossing and turning. Jet lag had set in and the little incident with Mamoru hadn't helped at all. A scream came from her lips. This wasn't fair. Why should she suffer after all this time? He didn't love her anymore. He couldn't, their link had gone dormant. So why did she still have to love him?

"Kousagi, why don't you just call him and work out all your differences that way?" Seiya said from outside the door. Evidently he had heard the scream.

"Seiya-kun that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard I mean . . . . . hey, I know! I'll call him. That way we can work out all our differences!!" Usagi screamed. Seiya sweat dropped. That poor girl wasn't making any sense at all.

Usagi grabbed the phone and dialed the number. Two rings and then an answer. Moshi Moshi Mamoru said from the other line. 'Oh shoot. What am I supposed to say?! Think, think, think, think, think . . . . Oh I got it!'

"Hi. Mamoru-san, its Usagi. Anouuuu I was just calling to say that ummmm I can't wait to ummm give that concert. I just wanted to make sure that you still want it given at the arcade." Usagi stammered. 'You weren't supposed to say that. You were supposed to ask him to meet you so that you could work out your differences.'



*Yeah*

*That's what I really meant to say*

*That's what I really meant to say*

*That's what I really meant to say*



Mamoru blinked in surprise. He'd hopped that her call would be more personal, but this was alright. He could ask her if she still felt for him.

"Yeah, I'm sure, but listen. I was wondering if you still ummm . . . how do I put this . . . . . cared for me?" He asked hopefully.

What do you think; I'm just your little fan club? I don't give about you. I'm doing this concert just because I have to. You happened to be a good songwriter, so you were chosen, but it has nothing to do with what we used to have. Usagi yelled into the phone. 'Xeay on the upidsay.(Pig Latin for ex on the stupid)' Usagi thought.

Mamoru was taken back. He hadn't expected her to just fall back into his arms- though he had wished- but he hadn't expected to be rejected with such force. "I'm sorry you feel that way. Sorry for myself I guess. I will always love you no matter what you say to me. Remember that." With that he hung up the phone.



Another Cliffy!!!!!! Mwahahahahaahah! If I get lot's of reviews I might get another chapter out soon, but if not I'll make you wait for months and months.



Koisuru Otome wa Makenai!!

Although she might just get a new one.