Author's Notes: Yey! A new chappie already! Basically, this is just to make up for my lacking of chapters…. Plus a very nice review by Moon Baby2 who kindly asked me not to wait another year to post. ^_^ So true. Oh, by the by, the rating for this story was PG… but it had to be changed to PG-13 cuz of this chapter. ^_^;;;
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No Way Out
Chapter 3: Frustrations a'Climbing
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"No. Absolutely not."
"Oh, come on!!"
"I refuse to be subjected to these kinds of things!!"
"Pretty please…?" came the cooing reply.
Mamoru answered with a firm "no."
"Don't you want me to stop drinking?" the intoxicated blonde murmured, slinking closer to the retreating older man.
"Well, yes…" the raven haired man drawled out slowly, not sure if he was answering correctly. "But not under these circumstances!"
"It's no big deal, darling…" The term of endearment brought a slight flush to Mamoru's face. However, the red tinge quickly dropped when he realized he was cornered. "Just. One. Little. Kiss." Usagi punctuated each word so deliciously Mamoru had to bite back a small whimper.
To the older man's dismay he felt Usagi's socked little feet brush up against his own, which only meant one thing: too close for comfort. Ah, the saying in which Mamoru had heard all his life and scoffed at was hammering into his skull like nobody's boss. How could you be too close? Mamoru had thought. A man, who had shied away from human contact, bodily or otherwise, never thought that when the time came to be close to someone would he feel like this. The saying wasn't talking about what it should have been in this case. It wasn't saying that it meant you're worst enemy (who happened to be the damn cutest little thing in the whole entire world) was brushing her toes against you, and making you want to rip her head off. No, that's not what it was by a long shot. It was saying that your worst enemy (who was still the damn cutest thing in the whole entire world, especially when she was angry…) was brushing her toes up against you, completely invading your personal space, defiling every thought in your head, making you seem like a total pedophiliac, and, to make matters worse, it made it hard to breathe. That my friends, was the very essence of Mamoru's migraine.
Before Mamoru could get another thought across, so much as even mutter another heart-felt "no", Usagi's fingers were dancing along his waist. She smiled as his muscles jolted under her fingertips. Mamoru caught his bottom lip between his teeth to help keep any moans form emanating as Usagi slipped in closer. The feel of her toes against his was gone as her legs fit themselves perfectly between his own. Mamoru's lower muscles continued their tiny spasms as Usagi's belly was pressed against him. Her neck was craned up in order to make eye contact with the much taller man, which consisted in arching her back in a way that made her chest brush temptingly across Mamoru's own. He had never been in such a tragic predicament in his whole life…
"You're a terrible little minx when you're drunk, you know that?" Mamoru groaned in a strangled voice, pressing himself back farther into the wall to get as far away from the teasing blonde as possible.
Mamoru froze as he felt Usagi lean up and nibble softly on his earlobe. "What's so bad about that…?" she whispered deliberately into his ear. The man beneath her shuddered.
Chiba Mamoru had never felt something like this before, and it was scaring him. Liquid fire was shooting up from the pit of his stomach and into his lungs, making it damn near impossible to breathe. His whole body was tingling with sensations he shouldn't have been feeling for a girl four years his junior.
This was all probably to get back at him for teasing her earlier about biting her neck… Sure that was a little sadistic of him… It was a very un-Mamoru-ish thing to do, if something could even be called that. But she was just standing there so cute like and he just acted on impulse! It was no big deal! Just a little bodily contact between adversaries and some neck nibbling… But this… this was…!!
Mamoru mentally sighed.
This was the same thing… bodily contact between adversaries and ear nibbling… Is this was she was feeling when he did this to her? Is that why she was so defensive and whacked him over the head multiple times? Somewhere in the back of Mamoru's mind was itching to find out if smacking her would sober her up, but figured that might not be in his favor…
Raising shaky hands to rest indecisively on the blonde's shoulders, the raven-haired teen pushed Usagi away a few inches. His flushed skin immediately felt the difference between the small girl's missing body heat, and the newfound room temperature. He nibbled cautiously on his bottom lip. Usagi stared up at him in mild bewilderment and slight disappointment. Mamoru gulped under her gaze and quickly sneaked out between the wall and this devious teenager. The more space he could keep between the two of them, the better… For both their sakes.
Usagi rammed her hands down on her hips and harrumphed. "Fine!" she cried, pouting at her best. "Then I guess there's no deal!"
Mamoru watched her warily, one perfect eyebrow arched. Just he began to comprehend her actions Usagi was picking up the neglected beer can and reaching a manicured hand out to pop it open.
"No!!" Mamoru shouted desperately. "Don't you dare!!"
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"So, what if we ju—"
*FWAP*
Rei and Motoki squeaked slightly and, along with the rest of the arcade's occupants, turned their attention towards the back room.
"HANDS OFF THE BEER, WOMAN!"
Motoki bit back a small snort of laughter while Rei stared in astonishment, something akin to the look on the other residents' faces.
"So uh…" the priestess began to stutter, "I guess she found the beer…?"
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Author's Notes: I was gonna write more, but like I said, once my chapters get past 800 words I get antsy, ^_^;; But, hey, it's kind of like getting one 1,600 word chapter, if you think of it in a certain light… Hehe. I seem to be on a bit of a role. So maybe I'll get the fourth chapter out soon? Phew, I hope…