Chapter 3
It's You Again!
Dedicated To: Kevin
I may not have known you Kevin personally but I may have seen you. At the mall, the pool, the store, the streets. My friends may have known you. Your death has got me thinking and because of you I may change my way of life. I now treat each day as if it were my last for you have showed us that you may not see tomorrow. Thank you.
Kevin: Age 13, 7th Grade
Rock music played into Usagi's head waking her from her sleep. Still half asleep her arm wildly swung around the small drawer next to the bed in search of her alarm clock. Not knowing what she was doing she accidentally knocked the small, black, noisy alarm clock to the ground shutting it up for good. Hearing the clang her eyes opened wide and she studied the alarm clock on the ground. Groggily she sat up and jumped out the bad as fast as she could. She turned to the broken alarm clock as she went to her closet to pick out the days clothing, then let out a small groan.
"Grr.I hope they don't charge me for that." She mumbled while pulling a shirt over her head. After dressing and getting herself FULL awake there was a knock. Totally confused Usagi just stared at the door confused.who would be asking for her.and at this hour?!
"Usagi-chan its me Hotaru! Come on please let me in I only have 10 minutes to sneak a quick chit chat before The Ice Queen figures out I'm ditching!" Came the hushed voice from the other side of the door.
"Oh Hotaru-chan! Gomen ne, Give me one minute." Usagi rambled while running around her room making sure it was clean, well as clean as she could get it in less than 5 minutes. She opened the door and let her friend in.
"So what brings you here Hotaru-chan? I don't want you to get yelled at because of me." Usagi said in a concerned voice. Hotaru just shook her head with a smile still plastered on her face.
"I'm the one who wanted to see you Usagi-chan.I wanted to know how your night with your Prince Charming was. I just couldn't thinking about it!" Hotaru said in an excited voice as she pulled Usagi to the bed to show that she was ready for a girl talk. Usagi bit her bottom lip and turned her head to the other direction to be sure that her friend wouldn't see the hurt look on her face. Sure she had discussed this topic with her friends in Japan and promised that she would be fine but.still. It hurt to reminisce. But Hotaru did have a right to now.she considered her as a close friend already and would feel completely guilty if she left her out.
"Usa.Usagi-chan." Hotaru's small voice squeaked. Usagi turned her head and tried to hide the look of sorrow as hard as she could. She had to ready herself to relive what happened the previous day.
"Hotaru-chan.my so called Prince Charming turned out to be a phony." She said with a fake smile. Hotaru didn't quite understand.
"I'm sorry Usagi but I'm not following." She said while shaking her head to prove her last statement.
"Well.he-he he turned out not to be the person who I thought he was you know.it was like he was masking his real personality. And he's personality is rotten. Just like him!" Usagi said while gripping her pillow.what she needed now was a stress ball. But she would probably break it with all the drama that happened within the last 24 hours. Hotaru was sure this poor pillow did nothing to deserve this and could tell that Usagi was way beyond pissed.
"Usa.you mean.what did he do to make you change your opinion? I mean you were totally gaga over him. I just wanna know what happened. I'm sorry if you think I'm being nosy but I don't like my friend's being sad." Hotaru explained studying her feet.
"Don't worry Hotaru.I'll tell you, I don't want to keep you in the dark. Mamoru.well.*sigh* He didn't wait for me is all I can say." Usagi said trying to beat around the bush as easy as she could. The word "Cheated" refused to come out her mouth.
"I hear you Usagi.you don't have to explain anymore. I am sooo sorry I had to bring you to recall this. Gomen ne.I know you must be heartbroken. I don't know what the feeling is like but my Haruka-papa makes sure that no one will make me cry. I'm sorry I had to bother you. All I can say is that this Joker is just a joke. He doesn't deserve you at all. I know I've only known you for such a short period time but I know your heart is pure and that you are a sweet person. A man would be completely foolish to pass you up, let alone let you go. I am so sorry." Hotaru said sympathetically as she hugged her heartbroken friend. She indeed felt sorry and knew for a fact she did NOT deserve this. She could tell that Usagi's heart was fragile, what kind of monster and idiot would break her down like that? Here she had came all this way to surprise him and He surprises her.with his new addition to the collection.
Usagi returned the hug and wiped away a few stray tear. 'I promised I wouldn't cry over him.I promised I wouldn't cry over him.' She repeating over and over in her head.
"Hotaru thank you for your concern, it really means a lot to me. I think that you should be getting back to your job.that old witch may come looking for you I REALLY don't want you to get in trouble." Usagi said while standing up.
"Oh yes your right. Usagi I promise you that you will be okay. You've got a good heart.You'll find someone. And you know since you single." Hotaru said with her voice lingering.she was at the doorway with a sly grin on her face. Usagi, being as dense as she was still didn't follow.
"there are a lot of cuties here in America ya know." Hotaru finished. In a fit of giggles she ran down the hall. Usagi turned to the window which showed the clear blue sky and thought to herself.
'Maybe she's right.maybe me coming to America was fate. Maybe I'll meet my REAL soul mate here.' She thought with a small smile, thinking of the possibilities of meeting the person you would want to spend the rest of your life with.
"Soul Mate or not.I've got to get out! America is so big.I don't know where to start." Usagi said while giggling. She grabbed her purse and quickly made her way out the door. Anxious to get out into the world. After all.this was the first installment in the book by the name of Usagi Tsukino.
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"Seiya." A high pitched whining voice echoed throughout the halls of the small apartment. A young man by the name of Seiya looked up from his gaze fixed on the TV and sighed.
"What is it Yaten?" He asked in an irritated voice. The man Seiya had been addressing walked into the Living Room with a small pout on his lips. In his right hand there was an empty milk carton.
Yaten was clearly a man but the way he acted you would have thought differently. Yaten was the feminine one, the one who didn't like to sweat, the one who didn't like to get dirty.
While Seiya was exactly the opposite. The black haired teenager longed for adventure and an adrenaline rush. With his boyish good looks and smile a girl he could have just ran into would fall COMPLETELY in love with him.
"Seiya were out of milk." Yaten began shaking the milk carton. Seiya looked at him before turning his gaze back tot he TV.
"Okay Yaten, thank you for informing me." He said with sarcasm dripping in his voice. Yaten became annoyed.
"I want you to go to the store and get some more! Duh!" He spat while tossing his long silver hair back.
"Why can't you?"
"I don't want to!" Yaten whined. It was way to early to be up, heck he was still in his Pajamas.
"What makes you think I want to??" Seiya said with his eyebrows knitted together. Yaten's laziness was seriously becoming a problem.
"Well your dressed and I really don't want girls screaming for my autograph. I just want a day to relax."
"Like I want to go out at 8 AM! And what makes you think those girls won't go after me. After all I am the cute one." Seiya said confidently. Yaten snorted.
"Your the cute one? Oh no you must be mistaken. For I am the one the girls dream about, have you noticed all the attention I have be getting from the female popularity?"
Seiya chuckled a bit. "Yes Yaten I have, they're only asking you where they can find me!" Yaten stuck his nose in the air and chose to ignore this comment made by his brother.
"Anyways.like I was saying. WE NEED MORE MILK!"
"What do you need milk for anyway Yaten?"
"Cereal you moron! You can't have cereal without milk!"
"Says who?"
"'Says who?' Says the breakfast rule book! Cereal and Milk belong together dummy! Now go and get some!"
"No way! Your the one who's hungry. Why don't you baka?"
"Oh so are we switching to nihongo? Hayuka (hurry) Milk! We need milk!"
"I'm not going anywhere!"
"ENOUGH!" A new strong, deep voice interrupted hushing both the squabbling siblings. Taiki sat down next to Seiya on the sofa and gently rubbed his temples. It was way to early for this.
Taiki Kou was way taller than his other brothers.in Yaten's point of view he was a miniature giant. Taiki was the peace keeper, no one dared cross him. The brunette teenager was what most people would call a Book Worm and he had no problem with that. Let them talk.
"Taiki, Seiya won't do me a favor." Yaten whined. Seiya just rolled his eyes.
"Favor he says. Just a second ago you were threatening me."
"Please, lets not start so early. This is the only day we don't have a gig and I would really appreciate it if we could get through in peacefully. Seiya would you PLEASE go and buy some milk and some other things. Here I'll even give you the money." Taiki said politely. Seiya let out a long sigh to show to his brother that this wasn't his idea of how to start a morning but stretched out his hand for the list and money Taiki would provide.
"Thank you Seiya." Taiki said grateful that the childish argument between Seiya and Yaten had be resolved. He gave the Groccery List and the American money to Seiya.
Seiya put on his shoes and turned to Yaten who had a smug look on his face. Sticking his tongue out at his brother he stomped his way out of the apartment complex.
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Usagi looked around, shielding her eyes from the bright sunlight. Cars whizzed by and small groups of teens walked by.
She stood in the middle of the sidewalk trying to decide where she should go. Staring blankly at the map she had bought from a man who helped her with the correct change didn't help at all.
'I should had decided to lean more English in Japan.' Usagi thought disappointedly that she could decipher the map.
Walking across the street she made her way into a stuffed animal shop.
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Seiya sighed as he walked down another aisle pushing his cart full of food. There was only one thing left on the list: Milk.
Making his way down that aisle he noticed a girl kept stealing glances at him. Sure Seiya was use to being stared at by young women but she seemed to be.almost stalking him, and eyeing him carefully.
'What the hell.?' He though as he quickly made a sharp turn down the next aisle, but just as quick the redhead was behind him.
As quick as she could she rushed up to the raven haired man and tapped him on the shoulder. Taken by surprise Seiya jumped up a foot and whipped around.
He raised a suspicious eyebrow while she beamed at him.
"Seiya Kou.can I have you autograph?" She asked shyly. Seiya let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh, that's all? Sure, of course. You know you don't have to follow me around, just ask." Seiya said while signing a piece of paper and handing it back to the girl who was blushing furiously.
"And.a few of my friend.um.want to know if you would take pictures with them.." Seiya nodded beaming.
"Really? Oh wow, thank you Mr. Kou! Hey everybody! He said yes!" The redhead exclaimed while jumping up and down happily.
Out of no where, 25 screaming girls came running up to him, all holding camera's and screaming his name. Seiya's mouth literally fell open.
'This is going to be a looong day!' Seiya concluded while a girl clung on his arms while another girl snapped a picture.
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Usagi left the Stuffed Animal Store with three shopping bangs. She couldn't help it, she liked stuffed animals, and she figured she would give a few to her friends back in Tokyo. The bunny clumsily made her way down the street, ignoring rumbling stomach.
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Seiya sighed as he took posed for the last and final picture. The girl thanked him while blushing and running off with the rest of her giggling friends. He pushed his cart to the Check Out Line and began to stack the foods on the conveyor belt. Behind him he heard a female's giggle.
"You look like you've had a long day Seiya-kun." The mysterious voice stated. Seiya turned around to see a black haired woman, smiling brightly at him, he returned the smile.
"Oh Setsuna-san! It's been a while since I've seen you. And I guess you could say its been a long day." Seiya stopped to check his watch. "And it's only 11 AM!" He let out a groan while Setsuna patted his back.
"Ah don't worry. It'll get better. I always say. 'When a day can't get any worse.it get better.'" Setsuna said as she to began to pile her items on the black conveyor belt.
Seiya smiled at her. "So what are you doing here Setsuna-san? I thought Hotaru-chan was in charge of all the shopping."
"Oh she was, but that job she has.it's like I don't even see her anymore. I miss my little Hotaru-chan." Setsuna stated while pouting, Seiya let out a little chuckle.
"Oh it can't that bad. Is she really working that hard?" Seiya asked.
"I don't know. That child comes home later than usual. We don't know if she's with a friend or she is working all those hours." Setsuna Meioh paused then let out a giggle. "One day she had poor Haruka up till 10 PM pacing around the room talking about the dangers of an innocent teenage girl walking around the streets at 10 and all the freaks outside.It was quite amusing." She finished.
Seiya pictured the scene and allowed himself to laugh to. Haruka Tenou was very protective of the child she, Michiru, and Setsuna had adopted into their lives. After paying for the groceries he bid farewell to his friend and made his way out the doors of the store, arms full of brown bags.
Seiya was staring at his feet since the bags blocked his view. One hand stuffed in his pocket digging for his car keys he stumbled down the street.
Usagi's feet were aching as she walked, still carrying the bags of stuffed animals she walked and walked.not quite sure of WHERE she was headed.
^CRASH^
Next thing she knew she found herself sprawled out on the floor, bags everywhere.
"Itai." She murmured rubbing her head. Sitting up slowly she looked around. Gasping she brought her hand to her mouth, it was as if she were in a state of shock.
'Beautiful.' She thought absentmindedly as she stared at the figure before her.
Seiya sat up rubbing his head. He had ran into something but he couldn't tell what. Sitting up he stared at the familiar blonde.
"You." He whispered to himself so Usagi wouldn't here. He couldn't help but stare at her, last time they had met her face was hidden behind her hands and she was a mess. This time he could see her face, her beautiful eyes, full lips, and cute little nose. Coming back to reality he shook his head and stood up, offering her a hand.
"Oh I am so sorry miss. I-I wasn't looking where I was going, you see-" Usagi shook her head as she took his hand and pulled herself off of the ground.
"English.don't under..stand. I Japan." Usagi said trying to explain with the little English she knew. Seiya nodded his head understanding. Usagi watched as he ran a hand through his long black hair, for some reason she couldn't tear her eyes off of him.
"I understand miss.I was trying to apologize. I am so sorry! It is all my fault. Oh look what I did, I knocked all of your stuffed animals on the ground, their probably all dirty and everything." Seiya spoke in perfect Japanese which surprised Usagi a great deal.
"Ah.anou. Iie it's okay.I can clean them. Don't worry about it.demo your groceries.." Usagi trailed off pointing to the foods that were out of the brown bag and sprawled on the sidewalk. Seiya sighed and kneeled down to pick them up, Usagi also knelt down and started to help clean up the mess.
"Oh no, you don't have to miss. I can clean these my own." Seiya said looking up into her eyes. Usagi's met his and they stayed in a daydream for a moment. Usagi broke the spell when she shook her head and continued helping.
After all the groceries were picked up they both stood up and Usagi smiled, gathering her bags in her hands. The bags seemed to be unbalanced in her hands and Seiya noticed. He put his groceries down on the floor and relieved her of a few bags.
"Arigato sir.demo I've got it.all I have to do is get a taxi to stop and-" Usagi was interrupted by a low rumble made by her stomach. Her held her stomach and looked down, her cheeks beet red.
Seiya smirked. "Would you like for me to treat you to breakfast.anou lunch?" He asked with charm. Usagi looked at him then back down.
"Anou."
^RUMBLE^
"Okay yes!" Usagi said while blushing even redder. Seiya grinned and offered the girl his arm. Usagi shyly took it, her other hand held her bags. She let Seiya lead the way, she didn't know why she trusted the man, she didn't even know his name and she agreed to go to lunch with him.
"Anou.I just realized that I don't know your name." She said not looking at him but at the horizon.
Seiya chuckled. "Where are me manners? My name is Kou Seiya." He introduced. Usagi smiled before introducing herself.
"Tsukino Usagi."
"What a beautiful name Tsukino-san." He complimented.
Usagi blushed. "Arigato.demo onegai, call me Usagi."
"Only if you call me Seiya."
"Can do!" Usagi said with such cheerfulness.
'Why do I feel like I've known him all my life? Like we are best friends?' Usagi asked her self puzzled. Seiya stopped and turned to a building.
"This place has the best food. Its not expensive and the service is great. It's called 'Unity'." Seiya opened the door and grinned at her. "Ladies first." He said as he bowed.
Usagi giggled and walked in. 'He's such a charmer.' She thought.
A blonde girl in a waitress outfit walked up to the two with a menu in hand. She beamed at Seiya.
"Ah Seiya! It's been such a while since I last saw you! You don't come visit your biggest fan anymore?" The girl asked with a fake pout. Seiya chuckled and smiled at her.
"Ah don't worry Britt! I haven't forgotten about you, but you know how it goes. I've been really busy." Seiya explained.
The girl named Brittany smiled. "Ah don't worry, I think your fans are more disappointed. They've been coming her all week. I guess they know this is your favorite place. Oh who is this? Seiya.?" She asked eyeing Usagi carefully. She had a mischievous glint in her eye.
"Don't even think about it Brittany Shorts! This is Usagi Tsukino, I decided to treat her for lunch." He said introducing her. Usagi smiled and shook Brittany's hand.
"Brittany Shorts, nice to meet you Usagi." The girl greeted warmly.
"You to."
"Well I have a nice booth by the window open. How would that do Seiya?" Brittany asked handing both of them menus.
"Just fine."
Brittany nodded and led them to the booth. Usagi skimmed through the menu and turned to Seiya.
"Um.Seiya-kun.what does it say?" Seiya sweatdropped.
"Well there's a ham sandwich, cheeseburger, hamburger, salad, ice cream, lemonade, hot dog, chili."
"Okay arigato. I'll just get a cheeseburger." She said as she put the menu down.
"Seiya.you know that waitress?" She asked curious.
"Hai, she's a friend of mine, she also say's she's my 'Number 1 Fan'."
"Number 1 Fan?" Usagi echoed confused.
"Yes, my brothers and I formed a local band. Were called the Three Lights. And I guess were pretty famous around here." Seiya explained. He sipped the glass of water on the table and turned his attention back to her. "Your not from around here are you?"
Usagi shook her head in a negative. "Iie.well like I said before I'm from Japan, I came here to visit." Usagi tightened her hold on her glass of water. She was surprised that it hadn't shattered into small pieces.
Seiya understood, he nodded telling her that she didn't have to go on but she did anyway.
"I came here to see my EX-boyfriend." Seiya nodded numbly.
'Should I tell her.or should I not?' He debated with himself.
"Um Usagi. did he hurt you?" He asked hoping that she wouldn't be angry. To his relief she just nodded, her attention focused on her glass of water.
"You weren't the only one he hurt." Seiya said slowly. Usagi's neck snapped up.
"Nani, what do you mean?"
"I-I saw you yesterday when you came running out of the complex.I was the one you knocked down. Your boyfriend.I've seen other girls around your age run out of the complex crying to. Maybe about 3 this month, not including you."
Usagi smiled a little. "I should had known everything was to good to be true but no.I had to believe that Mamoru only had eyes for me, only cared for me, that we would have a future together.How can I be so stupid?" She asked herself. She was still smiling but Seiya could see that she was slowly dying inside.
Reaching over the table he put his hand over hers. Usagi looked at the hand over hers then at Seiya directly.
"Usagi, I know I've known you for maybe.only 15 minutes but I can tell from you personality that your are FAR from stupid. Please don't call yourself that.you're only lying to yourself." Seiya said with complete sincerity.
'Seiya.' Usagi thought lost in his azure eyes.
Their orders came and they talked over lunch. They told each other about their life, friends, and family. And Usagi was craving to hear more about this Three Lights band Seiya was in. She made a note to pick up a CD from some music store.
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Seiya walked inside his apartment and leaned against the door. His watch read 1:17 PM. That was interesting since his brother sent him to the store at 10 AM.
'Who what have thought that I would had met someone like Usagi? She's so.different from the other girls. And those beautiful eyes.absolutely gorgeous. She shouldn't had been hurt the way she was.maybe I should call her.'
Seiya dug in his paper and took out a napkin with writing on it, after an hour of talking Usagi had officially dubbed Seiya as a friend and gave him her number if he wanted to talk or do something.
"Ah THERE you are! We were starting to worry that you had been kidnapped!" Yaten walked into the room and smirked at him.
Seiya made a face of annoyance and brought the groceries into the kitchen and set them on the table. Taiki was at the counter drinking a glass of water while Yaten put the groceries up.
"What took you so long Seiya? Did something happen?" Taiki asked as he and Seiya moved into the living room to talk.
:Yeah.I went to the store, spent half an hour taking pictures with fans, then I ran into Setsuna-san, we had a nice chat. And after that.I ran into Usagi." He said with a goofy smile. Taiki raised an eyebrow.
"A rabbit?" He asked?
"Iie.Usagi is a girl.a very sweet girl. I took her to lunch, then I came back here." Seiya STILL had that goofy smile. Only one thing seemed to be going through his mind: Usagi.
"Well, it looks like Seiya has small crush on someone." Taiki said in a joking manner. Seiya just blushed.
Out of no where a roll of wrapped paper towels was hurled at him. He rubbed his head and glared at the direction the paper towels were thrown.
"What'd you do that for?" Seiya asked glaring at Yaten who was leaning against the wall in the living room, her looked pretty angry for some reason. Yaten glared back at him.
"You dumb ass! You forgot the milk!"
Dedicated To: Kevin
I may not have known you Kevin personally but I may have seen you. At the mall, the pool, the store, the streets. My friends may have known you. Your death has got me thinking and because of you I may change my way of life. I now treat each day as if it were my last for you have showed us that you may not see tomorrow. Thank you.
Kevin: Age 13, 7th Grade
Rock music played into Usagi's head waking her from her sleep. Still half asleep her arm wildly swung around the small drawer next to the bed in search of her alarm clock. Not knowing what she was doing she accidentally knocked the small, black, noisy alarm clock to the ground shutting it up for good. Hearing the clang her eyes opened wide and she studied the alarm clock on the ground. Groggily she sat up and jumped out the bad as fast as she could. She turned to the broken alarm clock as she went to her closet to pick out the days clothing, then let out a small groan.
"Grr.I hope they don't charge me for that." She mumbled while pulling a shirt over her head. After dressing and getting herself FULL awake there was a knock. Totally confused Usagi just stared at the door confused.who would be asking for her.and at this hour?!
"Usagi-chan its me Hotaru! Come on please let me in I only have 10 minutes to sneak a quick chit chat before The Ice Queen figures out I'm ditching!" Came the hushed voice from the other side of the door.
"Oh Hotaru-chan! Gomen ne, Give me one minute." Usagi rambled while running around her room making sure it was clean, well as clean as she could get it in less than 5 minutes. She opened the door and let her friend in.
"So what brings you here Hotaru-chan? I don't want you to get yelled at because of me." Usagi said in a concerned voice. Hotaru just shook her head with a smile still plastered on her face.
"I'm the one who wanted to see you Usagi-chan.I wanted to know how your night with your Prince Charming was. I just couldn't thinking about it!" Hotaru said in an excited voice as she pulled Usagi to the bed to show that she was ready for a girl talk. Usagi bit her bottom lip and turned her head to the other direction to be sure that her friend wouldn't see the hurt look on her face. Sure she had discussed this topic with her friends in Japan and promised that she would be fine but.still. It hurt to reminisce. But Hotaru did have a right to now.she considered her as a close friend already and would feel completely guilty if she left her out.
"Usa.Usagi-chan." Hotaru's small voice squeaked. Usagi turned her head and tried to hide the look of sorrow as hard as she could. She had to ready herself to relive what happened the previous day.
"Hotaru-chan.my so called Prince Charming turned out to be a phony." She said with a fake smile. Hotaru didn't quite understand.
"I'm sorry Usagi but I'm not following." She said while shaking her head to prove her last statement.
"Well.he-he he turned out not to be the person who I thought he was you know.it was like he was masking his real personality. And he's personality is rotten. Just like him!" Usagi said while gripping her pillow.what she needed now was a stress ball. But she would probably break it with all the drama that happened within the last 24 hours. Hotaru was sure this poor pillow did nothing to deserve this and could tell that Usagi was way beyond pissed.
"Usa.you mean.what did he do to make you change your opinion? I mean you were totally gaga over him. I just wanna know what happened. I'm sorry if you think I'm being nosy but I don't like my friend's being sad." Hotaru explained studying her feet.
"Don't worry Hotaru.I'll tell you, I don't want to keep you in the dark. Mamoru.well.*sigh* He didn't wait for me is all I can say." Usagi said trying to beat around the bush as easy as she could. The word "Cheated" refused to come out her mouth.
"I hear you Usagi.you don't have to explain anymore. I am sooo sorry I had to bring you to recall this. Gomen ne.I know you must be heartbroken. I don't know what the feeling is like but my Haruka-papa makes sure that no one will make me cry. I'm sorry I had to bother you. All I can say is that this Joker is just a joke. He doesn't deserve you at all. I know I've only known you for such a short period time but I know your heart is pure and that you are a sweet person. A man would be completely foolish to pass you up, let alone let you go. I am so sorry." Hotaru said sympathetically as she hugged her heartbroken friend. She indeed felt sorry and knew for a fact she did NOT deserve this. She could tell that Usagi's heart was fragile, what kind of monster and idiot would break her down like that? Here she had came all this way to surprise him and He surprises her.with his new addition to the collection.
Usagi returned the hug and wiped away a few stray tear. 'I promised I wouldn't cry over him.I promised I wouldn't cry over him.' She repeating over and over in her head.
"Hotaru thank you for your concern, it really means a lot to me. I think that you should be getting back to your job.that old witch may come looking for you I REALLY don't want you to get in trouble." Usagi said while standing up.
"Oh yes your right. Usagi I promise you that you will be okay. You've got a good heart.You'll find someone. And you know since you single." Hotaru said with her voice lingering.she was at the doorway with a sly grin on her face. Usagi, being as dense as she was still didn't follow.
"there are a lot of cuties here in America ya know." Hotaru finished. In a fit of giggles she ran down the hall. Usagi turned to the window which showed the clear blue sky and thought to herself.
'Maybe she's right.maybe me coming to America was fate. Maybe I'll meet my REAL soul mate here.' She thought with a small smile, thinking of the possibilities of meeting the person you would want to spend the rest of your life with.
"Soul Mate or not.I've got to get out! America is so big.I don't know where to start." Usagi said while giggling. She grabbed her purse and quickly made her way out the door. Anxious to get out into the world. After all.this was the first installment in the book by the name of Usagi Tsukino.
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"Seiya." A high pitched whining voice echoed throughout the halls of the small apartment. A young man by the name of Seiya looked up from his gaze fixed on the TV and sighed.
"What is it Yaten?" He asked in an irritated voice. The man Seiya had been addressing walked into the Living Room with a small pout on his lips. In his right hand there was an empty milk carton.
Yaten was clearly a man but the way he acted you would have thought differently. Yaten was the feminine one, the one who didn't like to sweat, the one who didn't like to get dirty.
While Seiya was exactly the opposite. The black haired teenager longed for adventure and an adrenaline rush. With his boyish good looks and smile a girl he could have just ran into would fall COMPLETELY in love with him.
"Seiya were out of milk." Yaten began shaking the milk carton. Seiya looked at him before turning his gaze back tot he TV.
"Okay Yaten, thank you for informing me." He said with sarcasm dripping in his voice. Yaten became annoyed.
"I want you to go to the store and get some more! Duh!" He spat while tossing his long silver hair back.
"Why can't you?"
"I don't want to!" Yaten whined. It was way to early to be up, heck he was still in his Pajamas.
"What makes you think I want to??" Seiya said with his eyebrows knitted together. Yaten's laziness was seriously becoming a problem.
"Well your dressed and I really don't want girls screaming for my autograph. I just want a day to relax."
"Like I want to go out at 8 AM! And what makes you think those girls won't go after me. After all I am the cute one." Seiya said confidently. Yaten snorted.
"Your the cute one? Oh no you must be mistaken. For I am the one the girls dream about, have you noticed all the attention I have be getting from the female popularity?"
Seiya chuckled a bit. "Yes Yaten I have, they're only asking you where they can find me!" Yaten stuck his nose in the air and chose to ignore this comment made by his brother.
"Anyways.like I was saying. WE NEED MORE MILK!"
"What do you need milk for anyway Yaten?"
"Cereal you moron! You can't have cereal without milk!"
"Says who?"
"'Says who?' Says the breakfast rule book! Cereal and Milk belong together dummy! Now go and get some!"
"No way! Your the one who's hungry. Why don't you baka?"
"Oh so are we switching to nihongo? Hayuka (hurry) Milk! We need milk!"
"I'm not going anywhere!"
"ENOUGH!" A new strong, deep voice interrupted hushing both the squabbling siblings. Taiki sat down next to Seiya on the sofa and gently rubbed his temples. It was way to early for this.
Taiki Kou was way taller than his other brothers.in Yaten's point of view he was a miniature giant. Taiki was the peace keeper, no one dared cross him. The brunette teenager was what most people would call a Book Worm and he had no problem with that. Let them talk.
"Taiki, Seiya won't do me a favor." Yaten whined. Seiya just rolled his eyes.
"Favor he says. Just a second ago you were threatening me."
"Please, lets not start so early. This is the only day we don't have a gig and I would really appreciate it if we could get through in peacefully. Seiya would you PLEASE go and buy some milk and some other things. Here I'll even give you the money." Taiki said politely. Seiya let out a long sigh to show to his brother that this wasn't his idea of how to start a morning but stretched out his hand for the list and money Taiki would provide.
"Thank you Seiya." Taiki said grateful that the childish argument between Seiya and Yaten had be resolved. He gave the Groccery List and the American money to Seiya.
Seiya put on his shoes and turned to Yaten who had a smug look on his face. Sticking his tongue out at his brother he stomped his way out of the apartment complex.
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Usagi looked around, shielding her eyes from the bright sunlight. Cars whizzed by and small groups of teens walked by.
She stood in the middle of the sidewalk trying to decide where she should go. Staring blankly at the map she had bought from a man who helped her with the correct change didn't help at all.
'I should had decided to lean more English in Japan.' Usagi thought disappointedly that she could decipher the map.
Walking across the street she made her way into a stuffed animal shop.
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Seiya sighed as he walked down another aisle pushing his cart full of food. There was only one thing left on the list: Milk.
Making his way down that aisle he noticed a girl kept stealing glances at him. Sure Seiya was use to being stared at by young women but she seemed to be.almost stalking him, and eyeing him carefully.
'What the hell.?' He though as he quickly made a sharp turn down the next aisle, but just as quick the redhead was behind him.
As quick as she could she rushed up to the raven haired man and tapped him on the shoulder. Taken by surprise Seiya jumped up a foot and whipped around.
He raised a suspicious eyebrow while she beamed at him.
"Seiya Kou.can I have you autograph?" She asked shyly. Seiya let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh, that's all? Sure, of course. You know you don't have to follow me around, just ask." Seiya said while signing a piece of paper and handing it back to the girl who was blushing furiously.
"And.a few of my friend.um.want to know if you would take pictures with them.." Seiya nodded beaming.
"Really? Oh wow, thank you Mr. Kou! Hey everybody! He said yes!" The redhead exclaimed while jumping up and down happily.
Out of no where, 25 screaming girls came running up to him, all holding camera's and screaming his name. Seiya's mouth literally fell open.
'This is going to be a looong day!' Seiya concluded while a girl clung on his arms while another girl snapped a picture.
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Usagi left the Stuffed Animal Store with three shopping bangs. She couldn't help it, she liked stuffed animals, and she figured she would give a few to her friends back in Tokyo. The bunny clumsily made her way down the street, ignoring rumbling stomach.
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Seiya sighed as he took posed for the last and final picture. The girl thanked him while blushing and running off with the rest of her giggling friends. He pushed his cart to the Check Out Line and began to stack the foods on the conveyor belt. Behind him he heard a female's giggle.
"You look like you've had a long day Seiya-kun." The mysterious voice stated. Seiya turned around to see a black haired woman, smiling brightly at him, he returned the smile.
"Oh Setsuna-san! It's been a while since I've seen you. And I guess you could say its been a long day." Seiya stopped to check his watch. "And it's only 11 AM!" He let out a groan while Setsuna patted his back.
"Ah don't worry. It'll get better. I always say. 'When a day can't get any worse.it get better.'" Setsuna said as she to began to pile her items on the black conveyor belt.
Seiya smiled at her. "So what are you doing here Setsuna-san? I thought Hotaru-chan was in charge of all the shopping."
"Oh she was, but that job she has.it's like I don't even see her anymore. I miss my little Hotaru-chan." Setsuna stated while pouting, Seiya let out a little chuckle.
"Oh it can't that bad. Is she really working that hard?" Seiya asked.
"I don't know. That child comes home later than usual. We don't know if she's with a friend or she is working all those hours." Setsuna Meioh paused then let out a giggle. "One day she had poor Haruka up till 10 PM pacing around the room talking about the dangers of an innocent teenage girl walking around the streets at 10 and all the freaks outside.It was quite amusing." She finished.
Seiya pictured the scene and allowed himself to laugh to. Haruka Tenou was very protective of the child she, Michiru, and Setsuna had adopted into their lives. After paying for the groceries he bid farewell to his friend and made his way out the doors of the store, arms full of brown bags.
Seiya was staring at his feet since the bags blocked his view. One hand stuffed in his pocket digging for his car keys he stumbled down the street.
Usagi's feet were aching as she walked, still carrying the bags of stuffed animals she walked and walked.not quite sure of WHERE she was headed.
^CRASH^
Next thing she knew she found herself sprawled out on the floor, bags everywhere.
"Itai." She murmured rubbing her head. Sitting up slowly she looked around. Gasping she brought her hand to her mouth, it was as if she were in a state of shock.
'Beautiful.' She thought absentmindedly as she stared at the figure before her.
Seiya sat up rubbing his head. He had ran into something but he couldn't tell what. Sitting up he stared at the familiar blonde.
"You." He whispered to himself so Usagi wouldn't here. He couldn't help but stare at her, last time they had met her face was hidden behind her hands and she was a mess. This time he could see her face, her beautiful eyes, full lips, and cute little nose. Coming back to reality he shook his head and stood up, offering her a hand.
"Oh I am so sorry miss. I-I wasn't looking where I was going, you see-" Usagi shook her head as she took his hand and pulled herself off of the ground.
"English.don't under..stand. I Japan." Usagi said trying to explain with the little English she knew. Seiya nodded his head understanding. Usagi watched as he ran a hand through his long black hair, for some reason she couldn't tear her eyes off of him.
"I understand miss.I was trying to apologize. I am so sorry! It is all my fault. Oh look what I did, I knocked all of your stuffed animals on the ground, their probably all dirty and everything." Seiya spoke in perfect Japanese which surprised Usagi a great deal.
"Ah.anou. Iie it's okay.I can clean them. Don't worry about it.demo your groceries.." Usagi trailed off pointing to the foods that were out of the brown bag and sprawled on the sidewalk. Seiya sighed and kneeled down to pick them up, Usagi also knelt down and started to help clean up the mess.
"Oh no, you don't have to miss. I can clean these my own." Seiya said looking up into her eyes. Usagi's met his and they stayed in a daydream for a moment. Usagi broke the spell when she shook her head and continued helping.
After all the groceries were picked up they both stood up and Usagi smiled, gathering her bags in her hands. The bags seemed to be unbalanced in her hands and Seiya noticed. He put his groceries down on the floor and relieved her of a few bags.
"Arigato sir.demo I've got it.all I have to do is get a taxi to stop and-" Usagi was interrupted by a low rumble made by her stomach. Her held her stomach and looked down, her cheeks beet red.
Seiya smirked. "Would you like for me to treat you to breakfast.anou lunch?" He asked with charm. Usagi looked at him then back down.
"Anou."
^RUMBLE^
"Okay yes!" Usagi said while blushing even redder. Seiya grinned and offered the girl his arm. Usagi shyly took it, her other hand held her bags. She let Seiya lead the way, she didn't know why she trusted the man, she didn't even know his name and she agreed to go to lunch with him.
"Anou.I just realized that I don't know your name." She said not looking at him but at the horizon.
Seiya chuckled. "Where are me manners? My name is Kou Seiya." He introduced. Usagi smiled before introducing herself.
"Tsukino Usagi."
"What a beautiful name Tsukino-san." He complimented.
Usagi blushed. "Arigato.demo onegai, call me Usagi."
"Only if you call me Seiya."
"Can do!" Usagi said with such cheerfulness.
'Why do I feel like I've known him all my life? Like we are best friends?' Usagi asked her self puzzled. Seiya stopped and turned to a building.
"This place has the best food. Its not expensive and the service is great. It's called 'Unity'." Seiya opened the door and grinned at her. "Ladies first." He said as he bowed.
Usagi giggled and walked in. 'He's such a charmer.' She thought.
A blonde girl in a waitress outfit walked up to the two with a menu in hand. She beamed at Seiya.
"Ah Seiya! It's been such a while since I last saw you! You don't come visit your biggest fan anymore?" The girl asked with a fake pout. Seiya chuckled and smiled at her.
"Ah don't worry Britt! I haven't forgotten about you, but you know how it goes. I've been really busy." Seiya explained.
The girl named Brittany smiled. "Ah don't worry, I think your fans are more disappointed. They've been coming her all week. I guess they know this is your favorite place. Oh who is this? Seiya.?" She asked eyeing Usagi carefully. She had a mischievous glint in her eye.
"Don't even think about it Brittany Shorts! This is Usagi Tsukino, I decided to treat her for lunch." He said introducing her. Usagi smiled and shook Brittany's hand.
"Brittany Shorts, nice to meet you Usagi." The girl greeted warmly.
"You to."
"Well I have a nice booth by the window open. How would that do Seiya?" Brittany asked handing both of them menus.
"Just fine."
Brittany nodded and led them to the booth. Usagi skimmed through the menu and turned to Seiya.
"Um.Seiya-kun.what does it say?" Seiya sweatdropped.
"Well there's a ham sandwich, cheeseburger, hamburger, salad, ice cream, lemonade, hot dog, chili."
"Okay arigato. I'll just get a cheeseburger." She said as she put the menu down.
"Seiya.you know that waitress?" She asked curious.
"Hai, she's a friend of mine, she also say's she's my 'Number 1 Fan'."
"Number 1 Fan?" Usagi echoed confused.
"Yes, my brothers and I formed a local band. Were called the Three Lights. And I guess were pretty famous around here." Seiya explained. He sipped the glass of water on the table and turned his attention back to her. "Your not from around here are you?"
Usagi shook her head in a negative. "Iie.well like I said before I'm from Japan, I came here to visit." Usagi tightened her hold on her glass of water. She was surprised that it hadn't shattered into small pieces.
Seiya understood, he nodded telling her that she didn't have to go on but she did anyway.
"I came here to see my EX-boyfriend." Seiya nodded numbly.
'Should I tell her.or should I not?' He debated with himself.
"Um Usagi. did he hurt you?" He asked hoping that she wouldn't be angry. To his relief she just nodded, her attention focused on her glass of water.
"You weren't the only one he hurt." Seiya said slowly. Usagi's neck snapped up.
"Nani, what do you mean?"
"I-I saw you yesterday when you came running out of the complex.I was the one you knocked down. Your boyfriend.I've seen other girls around your age run out of the complex crying to. Maybe about 3 this month, not including you."
Usagi smiled a little. "I should had known everything was to good to be true but no.I had to believe that Mamoru only had eyes for me, only cared for me, that we would have a future together.How can I be so stupid?" She asked herself. She was still smiling but Seiya could see that she was slowly dying inside.
Reaching over the table he put his hand over hers. Usagi looked at the hand over hers then at Seiya directly.
"Usagi, I know I've known you for maybe.only 15 minutes but I can tell from you personality that your are FAR from stupid. Please don't call yourself that.you're only lying to yourself." Seiya said with complete sincerity.
'Seiya.' Usagi thought lost in his azure eyes.
Their orders came and they talked over lunch. They told each other about their life, friends, and family. And Usagi was craving to hear more about this Three Lights band Seiya was in. She made a note to pick up a CD from some music store.
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Seiya walked inside his apartment and leaned against the door. His watch read 1:17 PM. That was interesting since his brother sent him to the store at 10 AM.
'Who what have thought that I would had met someone like Usagi? She's so.different from the other girls. And those beautiful eyes.absolutely gorgeous. She shouldn't had been hurt the way she was.maybe I should call her.'
Seiya dug in his paper and took out a napkin with writing on it, after an hour of talking Usagi had officially dubbed Seiya as a friend and gave him her number if he wanted to talk or do something.
"Ah THERE you are! We were starting to worry that you had been kidnapped!" Yaten walked into the room and smirked at him.
Seiya made a face of annoyance and brought the groceries into the kitchen and set them on the table. Taiki was at the counter drinking a glass of water while Yaten put the groceries up.
"What took you so long Seiya? Did something happen?" Taiki asked as he and Seiya moved into the living room to talk.
:Yeah.I went to the store, spent half an hour taking pictures with fans, then I ran into Setsuna-san, we had a nice chat. And after that.I ran into Usagi." He said with a goofy smile. Taiki raised an eyebrow.
"A rabbit?" He asked?
"Iie.Usagi is a girl.a very sweet girl. I took her to lunch, then I came back here." Seiya STILL had that goofy smile. Only one thing seemed to be going through his mind: Usagi.
"Well, it looks like Seiya has small crush on someone." Taiki said in a joking manner. Seiya just blushed.
Out of no where a roll of wrapped paper towels was hurled at him. He rubbed his head and glared at the direction the paper towels were thrown.
"What'd you do that for?" Seiya asked glaring at Yaten who was leaning against the wall in the living room, her looked pretty angry for some reason. Yaten glared back at him.
"You dumb ass! You forgot the milk!"