Kiss From A Rose By EternalSenshi I Don't Own SM Chapter One Please R&R
Usagi grimaced as she saw who walked out of Crown Arcade. That same smug, obnoxious, and annoying person who tormented her and called her 'Odango Atama', that truly horrid name--the same, Chiba Mamoru.
Mamoru smiled at the approaching Usagi who was making a rather cute face in his opinion.
"Odango Atama! What's with the face? Fail another test?" he called to her.
"Damatte yo (Shut up), baka!" she cried. "Why don't you just leave me alone?"
"Because it's fun to pick on you." he said. "Ja ne, Odango Atama."
Usagi crossed her arms and turned her head. "You must be pretty desperate for a date if you pick on me."
She spoke the magic words. Mamoru whirled around, and said, "Excuse me?"
"You heard," she said, holding her head up high and marching into Crown.
*Yes!* she thought excitedly. She was one up on Mamoru, and that pleased her more than anything.
***
"Oof! Ano baka!" Usagi cried, throwing her bag onto her bed. Luna opened one sleepy red eye and looked at Usagi. "Who are you talking about?" she asked.
"That jerk I keep walking into--Chiba Mamoru-san. Ooh! I hate him!!" Usagi said angrily.
"Well, why don't you learn to ignore him?" Luna asked, stretching her legs.
"I can't! He's always there!" Usagi said, exasperated. "Who's side are you on anyway, Luna?"
"Honestly, Usagi-chan, I'm not on anyone's side." Luna said angrily. "Shouldn't you be focusing on your upcoming math test?"
"Quit changing the subject!!" Usagi screamed. "All this yelling is wearing me out. I'm going to go take a nap."
"Usagi-chan! You'll get another red mark, and the only thing you'll be able to do is take a nap! Usagi? USAGI!!" But Luna's yelling was in vain, for Usagi was already halfway off to dreamland.
***
"Serenity!" cried a voice. Usagi turned towards its sound. It sounded so soft, gentle, hidden underneath all the urgency. "Serenity!" it cried again.
Usagi ran after it, finding only thick fog around her. "Endymion!" she cried out. She didn't know who 'Endymion' was, or why she had to find him, but she needed to. "Endymion!!"
"AAAAUGH!!!" Usagi cried, jumping out of her sleep. She looked to her clock. Seeing as it was only 5 PM, and she couldn't take another nap now, she sat back and wondered. That dream had been more frequent ever since they found Sailor V, the princess. It hung over Usagi's head, like a curse. A feeling of foreboding swept over her as she sat.
*Get a grip, baka!* she scolded. *Maybe you've been reading too many romance novels lately.* She flopped back on her pillow, and thought about her romantic superhero. Her mind ached with passion as she thought about the sophisticated, smart, and, in Usagi's (AN: And in all of us Tux lovers) opinion, sexy Tuxedo Kamen. Who was he? And why did he hide behind a kamen? Minako teased her and called him 'Top-Hat-Cape', but Usagi couldn't help but wonder about him. His midnight hair under that tell top hat, his strong arms and body (which she knew off by grasping to him for dear life in earlier encounters) hidden under that sleek, silky tuxedo. His eyes--what color were his eyes? A sparkling blue, the color of the depths of the ocean came into her mind. The eyes, followed by a familiar smirk--
*Why am I thinking of him?!* she asked herself angrily. Chiba Mamoru! That annoying big-shot! She sighed as she turned over, throwing her face into her soft pillow. As much as she hated to admit this, she felt a little jump in her heart whenever she saw him. He wasn't all that bad looking either. And their fights; she didn't know why she kept coming back for more verbal abuse, but she did. Usagi groaned and looked up at her clock again, this time reading 5:15. She decided to drop her thoughts and see if dinner was ready yet.
***
Mamoru stopped by Crown later to see Motoki. Usagi wasn't there which, for some reason, made his spirits droop a little. Maybe he just liked teasing her, but he knew she got him back this time. It would only be next time when he could silently claim victory over Odango Atama, and...
"Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru slipped out of his thoughts to see his best friend Motoki handing him a drink. "You okay?"
"Yeah." Mamoru said. He smiled. "Just thinking of a certain Odango Atama."
Motoki's smile faded into a slight frown. "Don't you think you're a little hard on her?"
"On the contrary," Mamoru said, taking a sip from the drink. "She needs a little toughening up. How's she going to handle the real world if she can't handle me?"
Motoki's frown was then replaced by a devilish grin. "Maybe you like her."
Mamoru's eyes widened. He whirled around to face Motoki, who's smile was growing deeper and deeper.
"Me? Like Odango Atama? Are you sure you haven't been reading those romance novels of your sister's for too long?" Mamoru said.
"It's obvious you like her. You seem a lot more cheerful after you've run into her. You seemed upset that you didn't see her now."
Mamoru laughed. "I like making fun of her."
"Whatever, Mamoru-kun." Motoki said sighing and getting up. "Well, when I see her again, I'll be sure to send your love."
"Motoki-kun!" Mamoru groaned, returning to his drink. What did he think of Odango Atama? Did he really like her? Motoki was right in one when he said that he seemed happier after running into her. He did feel sad when he didn't see her, like tonight. His thoughts turned to someone else, someone he knew he cared for--Sailor Moon.
"Ai to seigi no! SEERAA fuku bishoujo senshi! SEERAA MUUN! Tsukini kawatte, OSHIOKIYO!"
Those words filled him with passion and courage whenever he heard them escape from her lips. Sure, she always needed his help, but he was happy to give it. He wanted to stay and talk to her, but maybe the other senshi didn't want him to talk to Sailor Moon, thinking he was a danger or something along those lines. And now, with his dreams of a mysterious girl asking for the Maboroshi no Ginzuisho, he didn't know what to do. Was he in love? He left a tip on the table for Motoki, and left the arcade.
***
Usagi walked back up the stairs after dinner, and decided to take another nap until her heard her communicator beeping. She grabbed it and said, "Usagi here."
"Usagi-chan! Come to Ichi-no-Hashi park!" Mizuno Ami said, her voice distorted.
"I'm on my way now." Usagi ran down the stairs and cried, "I'm going out! Be back soon!" she slammed the door shut and hurried down the deserted street. She threw her arm in the air and cried, "MOON PRISM POWER MAKE-UP!!"
Multicolored lights flickered all over the street, washing it in an array of colors. By the time the lights had faded, Sailor Moon ran down the street with a new rush of adrenaline. Whoever was being attacked this time--she'd save them and claim a Nijizuisho.
***
Mamoru felt the same feeling he'd always felt. She was in danger, or on her way there. Standing on the rooftop was no longer Chiba Mamoru, but Tuxedo Kamen, protector of the protector of love and justice. He leaped up into the night sky, landing gracefully on another rooftop, and running into the night.
***
End of Chapter One. That's all for now! Ja ne, until next chapter! *~*EternalSenshi*~*
Usagi grimaced as she saw who walked out of Crown Arcade. That same smug, obnoxious, and annoying person who tormented her and called her 'Odango Atama', that truly horrid name--the same, Chiba Mamoru.
Mamoru smiled at the approaching Usagi who was making a rather cute face in his opinion.
"Odango Atama! What's with the face? Fail another test?" he called to her.
"Damatte yo (Shut up), baka!" she cried. "Why don't you just leave me alone?"
"Because it's fun to pick on you." he said. "Ja ne, Odango Atama."
Usagi crossed her arms and turned her head. "You must be pretty desperate for a date if you pick on me."
She spoke the magic words. Mamoru whirled around, and said, "Excuse me?"
"You heard," she said, holding her head up high and marching into Crown.
*Yes!* she thought excitedly. She was one up on Mamoru, and that pleased her more than anything.
***
"Oof! Ano baka!" Usagi cried, throwing her bag onto her bed. Luna opened one sleepy red eye and looked at Usagi. "Who are you talking about?" she asked.
"That jerk I keep walking into--Chiba Mamoru-san. Ooh! I hate him!!" Usagi said angrily.
"Well, why don't you learn to ignore him?" Luna asked, stretching her legs.
"I can't! He's always there!" Usagi said, exasperated. "Who's side are you on anyway, Luna?"
"Honestly, Usagi-chan, I'm not on anyone's side." Luna said angrily. "Shouldn't you be focusing on your upcoming math test?"
"Quit changing the subject!!" Usagi screamed. "All this yelling is wearing me out. I'm going to go take a nap."
"Usagi-chan! You'll get another red mark, and the only thing you'll be able to do is take a nap! Usagi? USAGI!!" But Luna's yelling was in vain, for Usagi was already halfway off to dreamland.
***
"Serenity!" cried a voice. Usagi turned towards its sound. It sounded so soft, gentle, hidden underneath all the urgency. "Serenity!" it cried again.
Usagi ran after it, finding only thick fog around her. "Endymion!" she cried out. She didn't know who 'Endymion' was, or why she had to find him, but she needed to. "Endymion!!"
"AAAAUGH!!!" Usagi cried, jumping out of her sleep. She looked to her clock. Seeing as it was only 5 PM, and she couldn't take another nap now, she sat back and wondered. That dream had been more frequent ever since they found Sailor V, the princess. It hung over Usagi's head, like a curse. A feeling of foreboding swept over her as she sat.
*Get a grip, baka!* she scolded. *Maybe you've been reading too many romance novels lately.* She flopped back on her pillow, and thought about her romantic superhero. Her mind ached with passion as she thought about the sophisticated, smart, and, in Usagi's (AN: And in all of us Tux lovers) opinion, sexy Tuxedo Kamen. Who was he? And why did he hide behind a kamen? Minako teased her and called him 'Top-Hat-Cape', but Usagi couldn't help but wonder about him. His midnight hair under that tell top hat, his strong arms and body (which she knew off by grasping to him for dear life in earlier encounters) hidden under that sleek, silky tuxedo. His eyes--what color were his eyes? A sparkling blue, the color of the depths of the ocean came into her mind. The eyes, followed by a familiar smirk--
*Why am I thinking of him?!* she asked herself angrily. Chiba Mamoru! That annoying big-shot! She sighed as she turned over, throwing her face into her soft pillow. As much as she hated to admit this, she felt a little jump in her heart whenever she saw him. He wasn't all that bad looking either. And their fights; she didn't know why she kept coming back for more verbal abuse, but she did. Usagi groaned and looked up at her clock again, this time reading 5:15. She decided to drop her thoughts and see if dinner was ready yet.
***
Mamoru stopped by Crown later to see Motoki. Usagi wasn't there which, for some reason, made his spirits droop a little. Maybe he just liked teasing her, but he knew she got him back this time. It would only be next time when he could silently claim victory over Odango Atama, and...
"Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru slipped out of his thoughts to see his best friend Motoki handing him a drink. "You okay?"
"Yeah." Mamoru said. He smiled. "Just thinking of a certain Odango Atama."
Motoki's smile faded into a slight frown. "Don't you think you're a little hard on her?"
"On the contrary," Mamoru said, taking a sip from the drink. "She needs a little toughening up. How's she going to handle the real world if she can't handle me?"
Motoki's frown was then replaced by a devilish grin. "Maybe you like her."
Mamoru's eyes widened. He whirled around to face Motoki, who's smile was growing deeper and deeper.
"Me? Like Odango Atama? Are you sure you haven't been reading those romance novels of your sister's for too long?" Mamoru said.
"It's obvious you like her. You seem a lot more cheerful after you've run into her. You seemed upset that you didn't see her now."
Mamoru laughed. "I like making fun of her."
"Whatever, Mamoru-kun." Motoki said sighing and getting up. "Well, when I see her again, I'll be sure to send your love."
"Motoki-kun!" Mamoru groaned, returning to his drink. What did he think of Odango Atama? Did he really like her? Motoki was right in one when he said that he seemed happier after running into her. He did feel sad when he didn't see her, like tonight. His thoughts turned to someone else, someone he knew he cared for--Sailor Moon.
"Ai to seigi no! SEERAA fuku bishoujo senshi! SEERAA MUUN! Tsukini kawatte, OSHIOKIYO!"
Those words filled him with passion and courage whenever he heard them escape from her lips. Sure, she always needed his help, but he was happy to give it. He wanted to stay and talk to her, but maybe the other senshi didn't want him to talk to Sailor Moon, thinking he was a danger or something along those lines. And now, with his dreams of a mysterious girl asking for the Maboroshi no Ginzuisho, he didn't know what to do. Was he in love? He left a tip on the table for Motoki, and left the arcade.
***
Usagi walked back up the stairs after dinner, and decided to take another nap until her heard her communicator beeping. She grabbed it and said, "Usagi here."
"Usagi-chan! Come to Ichi-no-Hashi park!" Mizuno Ami said, her voice distorted.
"I'm on my way now." Usagi ran down the stairs and cried, "I'm going out! Be back soon!" she slammed the door shut and hurried down the deserted street. She threw her arm in the air and cried, "MOON PRISM POWER MAKE-UP!!"
Multicolored lights flickered all over the street, washing it in an array of colors. By the time the lights had faded, Sailor Moon ran down the street with a new rush of adrenaline. Whoever was being attacked this time--she'd save them and claim a Nijizuisho.
***
Mamoru felt the same feeling he'd always felt. She was in danger, or on her way there. Standing on the rooftop was no longer Chiba Mamoru, but Tuxedo Kamen, protector of the protector of love and justice. He leaped up into the night sky, landing gracefully on another rooftop, and running into the night.
***
End of Chapter One. That's all for now! Ja ne, until next chapter! *~*EternalSenshi*~*