Kiss From A Rose: Chapter 3. by EternalSenshi. Please R&R. I don't own SM. (I wish I did.)
Usagi walked past Crown, when she saw Mamoru leave it's doors. She froze, not sure whether to run or ignore him. He turned and smiled at her. "Hey, Odango Atama."
"Hello," she mumbled. She walked past him and turned into another store. He followed her, disappeared at the door. When she came out, Tuxedo Kamen was standing there, waiting for her.
"T...Tuxedo Kamen-sama..." she whispered.
"In here." he said, pulling her into the alley. He handed her a rose.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you yesterday. I didn't mean to. I needed to keep you safe, and I thought you knew him."
Usagi blushed. "Um...I do. And I appreciate your trying to help me." she said, trying not to stutter.
"Tsukino Usagi..."
Usagi looked up nervously into his eyes, shielded by a kamen.
"Usagi..."
Usagi slowly opened her eyes to see Luna gently nudging her. "Luna..." she whispered softly.
"Usagi-chan, how are you?" said a voice behind her. Usagi turned to slowly to see Minako standing at the door, smiling, yet showing concern.
"Minako-chan..." Usagi said, a little confused. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I know you need this," Minako said, putting the brooch on the table next to the door. "And, I wanted to see how you're faring with Top-Hat-Cape."
Usagi's cheeks burned as she thought about her dream. "I'm fine," she mumbled dejectedly.
"Bull. Total bull." Minako said, smiling. "You can't fool me, I'm Sailor V."
Usagi smiled and sighed. "I lied about Naru-chan."
"I know." Minako said. "I take it that it wasn't to the enemy, though."
"IYA(NO)!" Usagi burst out. "Tuxedo Kamen-sama's not like that! He's on our side! I know he is!"
"How do you know?" Minako asked. "He's after the Nijizuisho too."
"But I know!" Usagi cried. "Why else would he save me?" Her eyes began to fill with hot, salty tears. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Does he know who you are?" Minako asked cautiously.
"I DON'T KNOW!!" Usagi wailed. She turned to her pillow and began to cry again. Minako sat on the edge of the bed, and began softly rubbing her back.
"Gomen ne(I'm sorry), Usagi-chan." Minako said soothingly. "I didn't mean to upset you. We just want to protect you."
"But you're the princess!" Usagi sobbed. "Why take care of me? I need to protect you!"
"I'm fine. What's worse than any injury is a broken heart." Minako said, sounding very wise for a fourteen year old. "We need to make sure that Top-Hat-Cape is on our side."
Usagi nodded, clutching at her purple comforter, spotted with moons and bunnies. She didn't want to believe that Tuxedo Kamen was the enemy. She wanted his to stay after another fight, and just prove once and for all to everyone that he's okay. *I think I'm in love...* she thought solemnly. But she wasn't sure if it was with the person she thought it was.
***
Minako and Usagi went down to the Hikawa Jinja together that afternoon. Usagi looked at Crown longingly, as if expecting that same voice call her 'odango atama'; to see the same smirk; see those bluer than blue eyes sparkling in the sunlight. But there was no one of that description.
"Odango,"
Usagi tore herself out of her thoughts, and found herself face to face-with Mamoru.
"Oh!" she cried.
"Ano(umm...)...hello." he said. "You feeling better?"
Usagi nodded, and smiled rather nervously. "Yes. Arigatou."
"Yeah. Well, see you, Odango Atama." Mamoru said. "I mean, Usagi."
"Ja ne, Baka. Ano(umm), I mean Mamoru-san." Usagi said. They kept walking opposite directions, until Mamoru turned around and said, "Can you tell me what happened?"
"I...I can't. Gomen nasai(I'm really sorry)." Usagi said. "I have to go. Ja ne." As she walked away, her heart pounded frantically against her chest.
"Usagi-chan?" Minako asked.
Usagi didn't respond. She couldn't. She couldn't trust what could come out of her mouth. She wasn't entirely sure, but she thought that she was in love.
With Chiba Mamoru.
***
"USAGI-CHAN!!"
Usagi looked at Motoki as he stared at her, smirking a bit. He couldn't help it. Instead of scarfing the cookies she had, she had one hanging listlessly from her mouth.
"Is Mamoru-kun giving you a hard time?" he asked.
"N...nani(what)?" Usagi stuttered. She removed the cookie. "Oh. Iie (no), not really."
Motoki sighed. "What if you knew he liked you?"
Usagi's heart skipped a beat. If he LIKED her? She couldn't believe it. She just couldn't. She decided to keep her cool.
"Baka? No way." Usagi said, heart pounding louder and louder in her ears. She tried to control her feelings, knowing that she could burst any moment.
"I'm serious." Motoki insisted.
"Motoki-san, get real!" Usagi cried, getting up sharply. "Baka? Interested in someone other than himself? That'll be the day."
"Usagi-san!" Motoki cried helplessly.
"Don't try to play matchmaker between people, Motoki-san!! I hate, hate, HATE Mamoru-san, because he doesn't even care how others feel, like me!"
"You hate me, Odango Atama?"
Usagi gasped and turned around, her eyes wide. Mamoru was standing next to a game machine. There was no trace of a smirk on his face, just a blank look. Only his eyes betrayed him; they were clouded in sadness. Usagi stared at him, walking backwards towards the door, then turned and fled the arcade.
"Mamoru-kun, do you really..."
"Do me a favor, Motoki-kun. Stay out of my business, okay? You've just made things so much worse." Mamoru said angrily, then turned on his heel and walked out of Crown.
Motoki sat and sighed. "When will those two get together?" he said, frustrated.
***
Usagi ran down the road, crying her eyes out. How could she be so STUPID!? Motoki-san just happened to be Mamoru-san's best friend. And she just had to blurt out those words. She didn't notice where she was heading, and ran into someone familiar, someone she knew.
"S...sumimasen(excuse me)." she mumbled between sobs. She gasped when she looked up, and had found herself in the middle of an attack for a Nijizuisho holder. She had bumped into Zoicite and given someone the chance to run away.
"Kono AMA (you bitch)!!" he cried. He shot power at Usagi, who was flung against a tree. She cried out in pain as she slid to the ground, bits of bark and leaves showering her. She tried to grab her brooch, but was hit again by the general of the Dark Kingdom. She was hit, and hit, and hit, over and over. She fell to the ground with a cry of pain. Suddenly, a familiar cape was in front of her. Tuxedo Kamen was saving her life.
"YAMETTE (STOP)!!" she cried. He turned to her.
"Nani?" he cried in surprise.
"Let me die! Please! Just go!!" she pleaded.
Tuxedo Kamen used his cape to shield them both from the blast of power.
"I'm not leaving you to die!" he cried.
"Don't you understand?!" she cried. "I don't want you to die! I want to die!! I've made a fool of myself! Please, let me die!"
"NO!!" Tuxedo Kamen roared. He lifted Usagi's limp body up and held her inches away from his face, only inches from knowing who he was.
"I won't leave you." his silky voice whispered to her. He pulled her close and kissed her. Surprised, she tried to back away, but became overcome by the wave of warmth and love he was sending her. She slowly put his arm around her neck, and let him deepen the kiss. He nibbled her bottom lip and kept his tongue in her mouth until she opened her lips to let him in. He thrust his tongue into her, tasting her, ravishing her. They ended after an little bit more, then he held her close so that he could get away with no problems. He leapt into the air, and they disappeared into the night.
"Shimatta." Zoicite said. "Well, now that I know Tuxedo Kamen's weakness, it will be easy to get to Sailor Moon, after I kill him."
***
Tuxedo Kamen landed on a rooftop softly with a small click of his shoes. He carefully put Usagi down, then turned to leave, until she grabbed on his cape.
"Don't leave me." she cried pitifully, her eyes brimming with tears. Tuxedo Kamen looked at her, then slowly turned away.
"I'm sorry," he said in his serious, grave voice. "I only...I...my heart belongs to another."
Usagi gasped. She dropped the cape and stared at him. A few raindrops fell on her head, followed by a whole torrent of rain, but she didn't seem to notice. "Who?" she asked, her voice barely audible.
"Sailor Moon."
Usagi dropped her head. She clenched fists were shaking like trees in a storm. She hoped against hope that she wouldn't cry. She kept her eyes wide open, so that the burning feeling near her eyes would fade away.
"I must be-"
"What if I could get you Sailor Moon?" she interrupted in a flat voice.
"What did you say?" he said, surprised.
"I can get you Sailor Moon." she continued in the same voice.
Tuxedo Kamen's voice remained serious. He held her by the shoulders and smiled.
"Arigatou," he said, sounding truly grateful. He lifted her face up with two fingers in his white silk gloves. "Arigatou gozaimasu(Thank you very much)." He kissed the top of her head, even though she wouldn't dare to look at him.
"Farewell." he whispered, then jumped off the rooftop.
Usagi stayed standing as the rain poured down onto her head and face; streaming down her clothes and hair. She couldn't win. Tuxedo Kamen didn't love the real her, and when he found out, he would hate her even more. Mamoru certainly didn't love her. No one could love her- klutzy, ditzy, crybaby Usagi. But she wished it with everything she had. Unable to control her eyes any longer, she let the tears come. They poured down her cheeks uncontrollably. She collapsed on the roof, unable to bear the pain anymore. She sobbed until the last drop fell from the sky. A red rose sat a few feet away from Usagi's curled body, glistening in the drops from the rain, and the star's light.
***
*Author's Notes* Okay, I bet a lot of you are thinking 'Poor Motoki! She must hate him!' That's not necessarily true. I do like Motoki, and he's serving his part as both of their friends, so he will look better. I promise. Stay tuned for Chapter 4. Please R&R *~*EternalSenshi*~*
Usagi walked past Crown, when she saw Mamoru leave it's doors. She froze, not sure whether to run or ignore him. He turned and smiled at her. "Hey, Odango Atama."
"Hello," she mumbled. She walked past him and turned into another store. He followed her, disappeared at the door. When she came out, Tuxedo Kamen was standing there, waiting for her.
"T...Tuxedo Kamen-sama..." she whispered.
"In here." he said, pulling her into the alley. He handed her a rose.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you yesterday. I didn't mean to. I needed to keep you safe, and I thought you knew him."
Usagi blushed. "Um...I do. And I appreciate your trying to help me." she said, trying not to stutter.
"Tsukino Usagi..."
Usagi looked up nervously into his eyes, shielded by a kamen.
"Usagi..."
Usagi slowly opened her eyes to see Luna gently nudging her. "Luna..." she whispered softly.
"Usagi-chan, how are you?" said a voice behind her. Usagi turned to slowly to see Minako standing at the door, smiling, yet showing concern.
"Minako-chan..." Usagi said, a little confused. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I know you need this," Minako said, putting the brooch on the table next to the door. "And, I wanted to see how you're faring with Top-Hat-Cape."
Usagi's cheeks burned as she thought about her dream. "I'm fine," she mumbled dejectedly.
"Bull. Total bull." Minako said, smiling. "You can't fool me, I'm Sailor V."
Usagi smiled and sighed. "I lied about Naru-chan."
"I know." Minako said. "I take it that it wasn't to the enemy, though."
"IYA(NO)!" Usagi burst out. "Tuxedo Kamen-sama's not like that! He's on our side! I know he is!"
"How do you know?" Minako asked. "He's after the Nijizuisho too."
"But I know!" Usagi cried. "Why else would he save me?" Her eyes began to fill with hot, salty tears. "Why don't you believe me?"
"Does he know who you are?" Minako asked cautiously.
"I DON'T KNOW!!" Usagi wailed. She turned to her pillow and began to cry again. Minako sat on the edge of the bed, and began softly rubbing her back.
"Gomen ne(I'm sorry), Usagi-chan." Minako said soothingly. "I didn't mean to upset you. We just want to protect you."
"But you're the princess!" Usagi sobbed. "Why take care of me? I need to protect you!"
"I'm fine. What's worse than any injury is a broken heart." Minako said, sounding very wise for a fourteen year old. "We need to make sure that Top-Hat-Cape is on our side."
Usagi nodded, clutching at her purple comforter, spotted with moons and bunnies. She didn't want to believe that Tuxedo Kamen was the enemy. She wanted his to stay after another fight, and just prove once and for all to everyone that he's okay. *I think I'm in love...* she thought solemnly. But she wasn't sure if it was with the person she thought it was.
***
Minako and Usagi went down to the Hikawa Jinja together that afternoon. Usagi looked at Crown longingly, as if expecting that same voice call her 'odango atama'; to see the same smirk; see those bluer than blue eyes sparkling in the sunlight. But there was no one of that description.
"Odango,"
Usagi tore herself out of her thoughts, and found herself face to face-with Mamoru.
"Oh!" she cried.
"Ano(umm...)...hello." he said. "You feeling better?"
Usagi nodded, and smiled rather nervously. "Yes. Arigatou."
"Yeah. Well, see you, Odango Atama." Mamoru said. "I mean, Usagi."
"Ja ne, Baka. Ano(umm), I mean Mamoru-san." Usagi said. They kept walking opposite directions, until Mamoru turned around and said, "Can you tell me what happened?"
"I...I can't. Gomen nasai(I'm really sorry)." Usagi said. "I have to go. Ja ne." As she walked away, her heart pounded frantically against her chest.
"Usagi-chan?" Minako asked.
Usagi didn't respond. She couldn't. She couldn't trust what could come out of her mouth. She wasn't entirely sure, but she thought that she was in love.
With Chiba Mamoru.
***
"USAGI-CHAN!!"
Usagi looked at Motoki as he stared at her, smirking a bit. He couldn't help it. Instead of scarfing the cookies she had, she had one hanging listlessly from her mouth.
"Is Mamoru-kun giving you a hard time?" he asked.
"N...nani(what)?" Usagi stuttered. She removed the cookie. "Oh. Iie (no), not really."
Motoki sighed. "What if you knew he liked you?"
Usagi's heart skipped a beat. If he LIKED her? She couldn't believe it. She just couldn't. She decided to keep her cool.
"Baka? No way." Usagi said, heart pounding louder and louder in her ears. She tried to control her feelings, knowing that she could burst any moment.
"I'm serious." Motoki insisted.
"Motoki-san, get real!" Usagi cried, getting up sharply. "Baka? Interested in someone other than himself? That'll be the day."
"Usagi-san!" Motoki cried helplessly.
"Don't try to play matchmaker between people, Motoki-san!! I hate, hate, HATE Mamoru-san, because he doesn't even care how others feel, like me!"
"You hate me, Odango Atama?"
Usagi gasped and turned around, her eyes wide. Mamoru was standing next to a game machine. There was no trace of a smirk on his face, just a blank look. Only his eyes betrayed him; they were clouded in sadness. Usagi stared at him, walking backwards towards the door, then turned and fled the arcade.
"Mamoru-kun, do you really..."
"Do me a favor, Motoki-kun. Stay out of my business, okay? You've just made things so much worse." Mamoru said angrily, then turned on his heel and walked out of Crown.
Motoki sat and sighed. "When will those two get together?" he said, frustrated.
***
Usagi ran down the road, crying her eyes out. How could she be so STUPID!? Motoki-san just happened to be Mamoru-san's best friend. And she just had to blurt out those words. She didn't notice where she was heading, and ran into someone familiar, someone she knew.
"S...sumimasen(excuse me)." she mumbled between sobs. She gasped when she looked up, and had found herself in the middle of an attack for a Nijizuisho holder. She had bumped into Zoicite and given someone the chance to run away.
"Kono AMA (you bitch)!!" he cried. He shot power at Usagi, who was flung against a tree. She cried out in pain as she slid to the ground, bits of bark and leaves showering her. She tried to grab her brooch, but was hit again by the general of the Dark Kingdom. She was hit, and hit, and hit, over and over. She fell to the ground with a cry of pain. Suddenly, a familiar cape was in front of her. Tuxedo Kamen was saving her life.
"YAMETTE (STOP)!!" she cried. He turned to her.
"Nani?" he cried in surprise.
"Let me die! Please! Just go!!" she pleaded.
Tuxedo Kamen used his cape to shield them both from the blast of power.
"I'm not leaving you to die!" he cried.
"Don't you understand?!" she cried. "I don't want you to die! I want to die!! I've made a fool of myself! Please, let me die!"
"NO!!" Tuxedo Kamen roared. He lifted Usagi's limp body up and held her inches away from his face, only inches from knowing who he was.
"I won't leave you." his silky voice whispered to her. He pulled her close and kissed her. Surprised, she tried to back away, but became overcome by the wave of warmth and love he was sending her. She slowly put his arm around her neck, and let him deepen the kiss. He nibbled her bottom lip and kept his tongue in her mouth until she opened her lips to let him in. He thrust his tongue into her, tasting her, ravishing her. They ended after an little bit more, then he held her close so that he could get away with no problems. He leapt into the air, and they disappeared into the night.
"Shimatta." Zoicite said. "Well, now that I know Tuxedo Kamen's weakness, it will be easy to get to Sailor Moon, after I kill him."
***
Tuxedo Kamen landed on a rooftop softly with a small click of his shoes. He carefully put Usagi down, then turned to leave, until she grabbed on his cape.
"Don't leave me." she cried pitifully, her eyes brimming with tears. Tuxedo Kamen looked at her, then slowly turned away.
"I'm sorry," he said in his serious, grave voice. "I only...I...my heart belongs to another."
Usagi gasped. She dropped the cape and stared at him. A few raindrops fell on her head, followed by a whole torrent of rain, but she didn't seem to notice. "Who?" she asked, her voice barely audible.
"Sailor Moon."
Usagi dropped her head. She clenched fists were shaking like trees in a storm. She hoped against hope that she wouldn't cry. She kept her eyes wide open, so that the burning feeling near her eyes would fade away.
"I must be-"
"What if I could get you Sailor Moon?" she interrupted in a flat voice.
"What did you say?" he said, surprised.
"I can get you Sailor Moon." she continued in the same voice.
Tuxedo Kamen's voice remained serious. He held her by the shoulders and smiled.
"Arigatou," he said, sounding truly grateful. He lifted her face up with two fingers in his white silk gloves. "Arigatou gozaimasu(Thank you very much)." He kissed the top of her head, even though she wouldn't dare to look at him.
"Farewell." he whispered, then jumped off the rooftop.
Usagi stayed standing as the rain poured down onto her head and face; streaming down her clothes and hair. She couldn't win. Tuxedo Kamen didn't love the real her, and when he found out, he would hate her even more. Mamoru certainly didn't love her. No one could love her- klutzy, ditzy, crybaby Usagi. But she wished it with everything she had. Unable to control her eyes any longer, she let the tears come. They poured down her cheeks uncontrollably. She collapsed on the roof, unable to bear the pain anymore. She sobbed until the last drop fell from the sky. A red rose sat a few feet away from Usagi's curled body, glistening in the drops from the rain, and the star's light.
***
*Author's Notes* Okay, I bet a lot of you are thinking 'Poor Motoki! She must hate him!' That's not necessarily true. I do like Motoki, and he's serving his part as both of their friends, so he will look better. I promise. Stay tuned for Chapter 4. Please R&R *~*EternalSenshi*~*