Sailor Moon
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Four:
Mamoru looked out his balcony doors, and watched as the storm raged across the city. He took a
sip of his tea and continued to look out over the gray mass of buildings and clouds, in the
distance lighting flashed across the sky. He smiled as he watched the storm, and a refreshing
feeling came over him. He always loved watching storms; they made him feel at easy.
The doorbell rang and putting down the mug of tea he walked over to the door and opened it, a
smile crossing his face as he noticed who it was.
"Ah, Usako." He said cheerfully.
Usagi looked up at him, her school cloths drenched, and sticking to her body, most of her golden
hair lay matted against her face and back. Her eye were large a watery, and Mamoru remembered
how much she hated storms.
With a warm smile he hurried her into his apartment, and left her standing in the living room,
as he quickly went to his room. A moment later he came back carrying a towel, and a long tee
shirt that would must certain reach down to his knees. He smiled at Usagi and handed her the
towel and shirt. "You'll catch your death Usagi, dry off and change."
A deep blush ran over the girl's face and Mamoru looked at her for a second trying to figure
out why she was blushing.
"Mamo-chan, you're so forward." Usagi said with a little giggle. "Trying to get me to take
my clothes of in front of you."
It was now Mamoru's turn to blush, and he quickly tried to hide it by turning away. "Usako."
He said, trying to keep embarrassment out of his voice. "I - I would never."
Usagi giggled, and Mamoru turned around to see her with a wide smile on her face, she looked
him straight in the eyes, and poked his chest with her finger. "I know you didn't mean it
THAT way, Mamo-chan." Usagi turned and started making her way to the bathroom, but stopped,
and placing her hand on hip, and making her backside prominent, smiled, and winked at her lover.
"Besides buster, I'm not letting you see this until the wedding night."
Mamoru couldn't help but laugh, at the way she looked, with caused her to look at him poutingly.
"Oh, you laugh."
Mamoru tried to stop to answer but couldn't, and soon ended up with the towel being thrown at
him.
"I'll just get another one." Usagi said smiling, and hurried to the bathroom.
Mamoru fell back into his soft couch resting his head on the back, and closed his eyes; a soft
smile crossed his lips. "Usako, you really don't know how much you mean to me." He whispered.
Through the closed doors, he could hear the shower spurt to life, and with a sigh he picked
himself up, and walked into the kitchen. "Well, looks like she'll be here for awhile." He
said with a content smile as he started a pot of tea.
Usagi let the warm water flow over her face and run down her body. "Feels good." She
whispered, and turned around to let the water hit her back.
"You have a boyfriend right?" Chi's voice echoed in her mind. "I'm glad - I'm glad you make
him happy Usagi-chan."
Usagi turned the shower of and slowly dried herself. She picked up the long tee shirt and
hugged it to her chest before sliding it over her head. "Smells like Mamo-chan." She sighed,
then made her way back to the living room, after hanging her wet cloths on the curtain pole.
As she walked into the living room, she could smell the tea that awaited her and she smiled.
Mamoru stood up from where he was sitting on the couch and motioned her over to him. Almost
shyly she walked to him, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her softly on the
mouth. Usagi, could feel herself melting the moment his lips touched hers, she never could grow
tired of it. But all to soon Mamoru broke the link that their lips had created, and went to move
his arms, but Usagi held on, and looked up at him. "I like when you hold me." She said softy.
Mamoru smiled, and kissing her forehead he rested his head on her's.
Rei turned away from the fire, and smiled at her two rain coat clad friends as the walked in.
"What are you two doing here?" She asked, as she got up and dusted of her knees.
"I wasn't my idea." Haruka said coldly, as she removed her hood from her face. "It was her's."
She said pointing over to her companion.
Micheru smiled, and finished taking off her rain coat, and laying it on the floor. She looked
over at Rei, her radiant smile never leaving her face, but Rei knew something was troubling her.
"Don't mind her. She always gets like this when it rains." Micheru said, waving Haruka off.
"She just keeps forgetting all the trouble we cause when we don't work as a team.
Haruka mumbled something that Rei couldn't make out, and leaned against the wall closest to the
door, making it clear she didn't want to be there.
"Well what do need?"
"I'm supposing the others have already told you about the girl?" Micheru asked, as she tried to
pull Haruka further into the room.
"You mean the new girl in Usagi-chan's class, right?"
Micheru nodded. "You see we think this girl might mean something."
Rei looked at the two girls. The room became deadly silent. "Like!" Rei said breaking the
silence.
Haruka shook her head, and pulled up her hood. "Let's go Micheru." She said, picking up the
other's raincoat and handed it to her. Micheru went to protest, but Haruka held up her hand
silencing the girl. "Later." Was all she said before heading to the door.
Micheru looked over at Rei, and gave her a forced smile. "Sorry, you know how stubborn she can
be."
Rei smiled, and watched Micheru hurry after Haruka.
Usagi sipped at her tea, as she watched her love reading one of his textbooks. She loved to
watch him study, she smiled, and putting down her tea she walked over to him, wrapping her arms
around his shoulders.
"What you reading?" She whispered.
Mamoru closed his book, and turned his head slightly so that he could kiss her cheek. "Oh
nothing really. Just reading up on some western legends."
Usagi moved away from him and picked up the book opening it to the page he had been reading,
then slowly closed it and handed it back to him.
"Please d me a favor." She said quietly as she returned her arms to his shoulders. "Next time
get a book I can read."
Mamoru, laughed, and stood up. "I think I may have some cake left from Chibi Usa's last visit."
A large smile grew on Usagi's face, and she nearly drug Mamoru into the kitchen to look for the
cake.
Usagi put down her empty plate and looked over at Mamoru who was still eating his piece. "I
have an idea." She said as she wiped some of the cake crumbs off her face. Mamoru looked up at
her, and she continued. "Well, a girl should make her boyfriend lunch right?"
Mamoru almost dropped his plate, and his eyes seemed to plead as he spoke. "Oh no, Usako, that's
all right. I really don't mind buying my lunch at the vendor."
"Nonsense!" Usagi said happily as she walked over to the refrigerator and started pulling
different items out. She turned her head to look at Mamoru. " 'Sides Mamo-chan, I won't send
you to the hospital again."
Mamoru choked out a laugh then nodded. So with a happy squeak Usagi hurried to cook him lunch.
Mamoru sat at his desk, carefully reading the book on Eastern legends, trying his best to ignore
the loud clangs and bangs coming from his kitchen. He sighed and closed his book, and walked
over to the window.
The storm had faded to a mere drizzle now, but as the light waned in the city and night
approached, Mamoru couldn't help but love its beauty. He turned away and picked up his mug and
drank down his now cold tea, then started into the kitchen, bumping into Usagi as she was
leaving.
"Oh, sorry." She said, her voice was low, and she wouldn't look at him.
"You alright Usako?"
She looked at him, a large smile pasted on her face. "Of course Mamo-chan!" She said and
hurried away toward the Bathroom.
"Oh look at that!" He could hear her say. "My clothes are all dry now."
Mamoru smiled, and shaking his head walked into the kitchen. His mug slipped from his hand,
falling to the floor and smashed. Yet that was the least of the mess that encircled him. "Oh
god." He sighed and walked over to the sick, and placing as much of the dirty dishes as he could
in the basin.
"I'm sorry, Mamo-chan." Came a low voice from behind him. He turned to see Usagi back in her
semi-dry school close, looking at him as if she were expecting him to scream.
He smiled and shook his head, then turned back to his task. "One should know the mess comes with
your cooking Usako, I don't mind." He turned around again, and walked over to her, placing his
hands on her waist, and kissed her. "But I do hope my lunch is done."
Usagi giggled and pointed over to the island table in the center of the room. Mamoru turned and
looked at the mess on the table, and noticed the badly wrapped polka-dotted box sitting on the
table's center. He sighed, and looked back at Usagi. "Thank you." He said softly.
Usagi nodded then turned to look at most of the mess. "Do - Do you want me to help you clean it
up?"
Mamoru shook his head, and started to the door, his arm on her shoulder. "It's getting late, I
should get you home before you parents worry."
Usagi nodded, and closed her eyes.
Mamoru bent down to kiss her, but never got the chance.
The glass balcony door smashed inward, with such a force that Usagi and Mamoru fell to the floor.
Quickly Mamoru help Usagi up and looked at the shattered door.
"You." He whispered in surprise.
Lillith looked at him, her bright green eyes blazing with fire. "How dare you!" She hissed,
and quickly made her way toward him. "How dare you do this to your wife!"
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Four:
Mamoru looked out his balcony doors, and watched as the storm raged across the city. He took a
sip of his tea and continued to look out over the gray mass of buildings and clouds, in the
distance lighting flashed across the sky. He smiled as he watched the storm, and a refreshing
feeling came over him. He always loved watching storms; they made him feel at easy.
The doorbell rang and putting down the mug of tea he walked over to the door and opened it, a
smile crossing his face as he noticed who it was.
"Ah, Usako." He said cheerfully.
Usagi looked up at him, her school cloths drenched, and sticking to her body, most of her golden
hair lay matted against her face and back. Her eye were large a watery, and Mamoru remembered
how much she hated storms.
With a warm smile he hurried her into his apartment, and left her standing in the living room,
as he quickly went to his room. A moment later he came back carrying a towel, and a long tee
shirt that would must certain reach down to his knees. He smiled at Usagi and handed her the
towel and shirt. "You'll catch your death Usagi, dry off and change."
A deep blush ran over the girl's face and Mamoru looked at her for a second trying to figure
out why she was blushing.
"Mamo-chan, you're so forward." Usagi said with a little giggle. "Trying to get me to take
my clothes of in front of you."
It was now Mamoru's turn to blush, and he quickly tried to hide it by turning away. "Usako."
He said, trying to keep embarrassment out of his voice. "I - I would never."
Usagi giggled, and Mamoru turned around to see her with a wide smile on her face, she looked
him straight in the eyes, and poked his chest with her finger. "I know you didn't mean it
THAT way, Mamo-chan." Usagi turned and started making her way to the bathroom, but stopped,
and placing her hand on hip, and making her backside prominent, smiled, and winked at her lover.
"Besides buster, I'm not letting you see this until the wedding night."
Mamoru couldn't help but laugh, at the way she looked, with caused her to look at him poutingly.
"Oh, you laugh."
Mamoru tried to stop to answer but couldn't, and soon ended up with the towel being thrown at
him.
"I'll just get another one." Usagi said smiling, and hurried to the bathroom.
Mamoru fell back into his soft couch resting his head on the back, and closed his eyes; a soft
smile crossed his lips. "Usako, you really don't know how much you mean to me." He whispered.
Through the closed doors, he could hear the shower spurt to life, and with a sigh he picked
himself up, and walked into the kitchen. "Well, looks like she'll be here for awhile." He
said with a content smile as he started a pot of tea.
Usagi let the warm water flow over her face and run down her body. "Feels good." She
whispered, and turned around to let the water hit her back.
"You have a boyfriend right?" Chi's voice echoed in her mind. "I'm glad - I'm glad you make
him happy Usagi-chan."
Usagi turned the shower of and slowly dried herself. She picked up the long tee shirt and
hugged it to her chest before sliding it over her head. "Smells like Mamo-chan." She sighed,
then made her way back to the living room, after hanging her wet cloths on the curtain pole.
As she walked into the living room, she could smell the tea that awaited her and she smiled.
Mamoru stood up from where he was sitting on the couch and motioned her over to him. Almost
shyly she walked to him, and he wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her softly on the
mouth. Usagi, could feel herself melting the moment his lips touched hers, she never could grow
tired of it. But all to soon Mamoru broke the link that their lips had created, and went to move
his arms, but Usagi held on, and looked up at him. "I like when you hold me." She said softy.
Mamoru smiled, and kissing her forehead he rested his head on her's.
Rei turned away from the fire, and smiled at her two rain coat clad friends as the walked in.
"What are you two doing here?" She asked, as she got up and dusted of her knees.
"I wasn't my idea." Haruka said coldly, as she removed her hood from her face. "It was her's."
She said pointing over to her companion.
Micheru smiled, and finished taking off her rain coat, and laying it on the floor. She looked
over at Rei, her radiant smile never leaving her face, but Rei knew something was troubling her.
"Don't mind her. She always gets like this when it rains." Micheru said, waving Haruka off.
"She just keeps forgetting all the trouble we cause when we don't work as a team.
Haruka mumbled something that Rei couldn't make out, and leaned against the wall closest to the
door, making it clear she didn't want to be there.
"Well what do need?"
"I'm supposing the others have already told you about the girl?" Micheru asked, as she tried to
pull Haruka further into the room.
"You mean the new girl in Usagi-chan's class, right?"
Micheru nodded. "You see we think this girl might mean something."
Rei looked at the two girls. The room became deadly silent. "Like!" Rei said breaking the
silence.
Haruka shook her head, and pulled up her hood. "Let's go Micheru." She said, picking up the
other's raincoat and handed it to her. Micheru went to protest, but Haruka held up her hand
silencing the girl. "Later." Was all she said before heading to the door.
Micheru looked over at Rei, and gave her a forced smile. "Sorry, you know how stubborn she can
be."
Rei smiled, and watched Micheru hurry after Haruka.
Usagi sipped at her tea, as she watched her love reading one of his textbooks. She loved to
watch him study, she smiled, and putting down her tea she walked over to him, wrapping her arms
around his shoulders.
"What you reading?" She whispered.
Mamoru closed his book, and turned his head slightly so that he could kiss her cheek. "Oh
nothing really. Just reading up on some western legends."
Usagi moved away from him and picked up the book opening it to the page he had been reading,
then slowly closed it and handed it back to him.
"Please d me a favor." She said quietly as she returned her arms to his shoulders. "Next time
get a book I can read."
Mamoru, laughed, and stood up. "I think I may have some cake left from Chibi Usa's last visit."
A large smile grew on Usagi's face, and she nearly drug Mamoru into the kitchen to look for the
cake.
Usagi put down her empty plate and looked over at Mamoru who was still eating his piece. "I
have an idea." She said as she wiped some of the cake crumbs off her face. Mamoru looked up at
her, and she continued. "Well, a girl should make her boyfriend lunch right?"
Mamoru almost dropped his plate, and his eyes seemed to plead as he spoke. "Oh no, Usako, that's
all right. I really don't mind buying my lunch at the vendor."
"Nonsense!" Usagi said happily as she walked over to the refrigerator and started pulling
different items out. She turned her head to look at Mamoru. " 'Sides Mamo-chan, I won't send
you to the hospital again."
Mamoru choked out a laugh then nodded. So with a happy squeak Usagi hurried to cook him lunch.
Mamoru sat at his desk, carefully reading the book on Eastern legends, trying his best to ignore
the loud clangs and bangs coming from his kitchen. He sighed and closed his book, and walked
over to the window.
The storm had faded to a mere drizzle now, but as the light waned in the city and night
approached, Mamoru couldn't help but love its beauty. He turned away and picked up his mug and
drank down his now cold tea, then started into the kitchen, bumping into Usagi as she was
leaving.
"Oh, sorry." She said, her voice was low, and she wouldn't look at him.
"You alright Usako?"
She looked at him, a large smile pasted on her face. "Of course Mamo-chan!" She said and
hurried away toward the Bathroom.
"Oh look at that!" He could hear her say. "My clothes are all dry now."
Mamoru smiled, and shaking his head walked into the kitchen. His mug slipped from his hand,
falling to the floor and smashed. Yet that was the least of the mess that encircled him. "Oh
god." He sighed and walked over to the sick, and placing as much of the dirty dishes as he could
in the basin.
"I'm sorry, Mamo-chan." Came a low voice from behind him. He turned to see Usagi back in her
semi-dry school close, looking at him as if she were expecting him to scream.
He smiled and shook his head, then turned back to his task. "One should know the mess comes with
your cooking Usako, I don't mind." He turned around again, and walked over to her, placing his
hands on her waist, and kissed her. "But I do hope my lunch is done."
Usagi giggled and pointed over to the island table in the center of the room. Mamoru turned and
looked at the mess on the table, and noticed the badly wrapped polka-dotted box sitting on the
table's center. He sighed, and looked back at Usagi. "Thank you." He said softly.
Usagi nodded then turned to look at most of the mess. "Do - Do you want me to help you clean it
up?"
Mamoru shook his head, and started to the door, his arm on her shoulder. "It's getting late, I
should get you home before you parents worry."
Usagi nodded, and closed her eyes.
Mamoru bent down to kiss her, but never got the chance.
The glass balcony door smashed inward, with such a force that Usagi and Mamoru fell to the floor.
Quickly Mamoru help Usagi up and looked at the shattered door.
"You." He whispered in surprise.
Lillith looked at him, her bright green eyes blazing with fire. "How dare you!" She hissed,
and quickly made her way toward him. "How dare you do this to your wife!"