@_@ *looks in shock* wow, Thank you SOOOOOO much for all the reviews! *huggles her reviewers* and look at this, nice me has a special reward for all of you! An ultra long chapter, with a nice little development :P
Boe: no.. it is not ending at ch.4 it shall continue on and on until the ending!
As for everyone that wanted More soon etc.. I hope this is fast enough… ^_^
Oh yea, n I apologize for any grammatical errors
~galene
Chapter 5
It was a week later, after all the parts had been assigned, and practice for "the masterpiece" as Ms. Beaufleur had dubbed it had finished for the evening. Back in their room however, Usagi and Mamoru were still rehearsing.
"No! No!" Mamoru commented in frustration, as Usagi messed up yet another line. "You should sound scared, not angry!" he told her
Usagi sighed, equally frustrated, "I'm sorry, but I'm tired" she whined thinking if I had known what a tyrant he was going to be I would have taken my chances in those extra practice times Jason offered.
"Again!" Mamoru commented sitting down upon his bed as Usagi once again went over the lines in preparation.
To her delight, just as she was about to begin the phone rang.
"Aren't you going to answer that?" she questioned as Mamoru looked expectantly at her.
With a scowl he picked it up, barking "hello"
He then proceeded to turn five different shades of red, and pulled the phone away from his ear.
"My mother" he mouthed, as the audible yelling about proper phone edict carried over the line.
Usagi laughed, as Mamoru cautiously returned the phone to his ear in a moment of silence,
"Mother?" he tentatively questioned before going silent as she talked.
"Yes mother, I understand"
"I'm sorry mother; I was just a little frustrated"
"My room mate kept messing up some lines for the play"
"Yes that's right…"
"Ok I'll ask"
Mamoru then turned to Usagi, and placing his hand over the receiver questioned, "are you doing anything this weekend?"
"No…. why?" she replied
"Well, my mother was wondering if you'd like to come to our Cabin this weekend… she wants to meet you"
"Oh… I guess so" Usagi agreed, as Mamoru smiled at her.
"Great," then removing his hand, "mother? Brandon says that he will come…"
Usagi then turned her attention back to her script, yet was once again prevented from studying by a knock on the door.
Standing she went to open it only to find Greg waiting there.
"He's on the phone" she told him.
"Oh... well, I was just wondering if you guys wanted to come down to play some basket ball"
Usagi blanched slightly. Yes, she could play, and play well… but she was still nervous
Come on girl, suck it up! She told herself pasting on a huge smile chuckling
"Well, I'm in… I've had enough of Juliet to last me a lifetime"
"Great, tell Mamoru we'll be on the usual court k?"
"Yep, usual court!" She repeated, heading back into the room.
At Mamoru's quizzical expression she pantomimed shooting hoops, even as she dragged her runners out from the back of the closet, and pulled them on.
"Yes mother, we'll be there, but I really need to go now."
"No, no, you know I love you... it's just that they guys want to play some basket ball."
"All right then mother, I'll talk to you later." He stated, hanging up.
"Yea, that was Greg at the door" Usagi said in the silence that followed, "wanted us to go play basket ball, and mentioned the usual court"
"Mmm, sounds good to me" Mamoru commented already tying his shoe-laces.
When they were both ready they headed out, and down to the court.
"Hey guys" Mamoru greeted the group of "young men" that were standing around the court laughing
"Hey Mamoru, you ready to play?" they called back
"You bet…" then as if remembering her prescience "guys, this is Brandon my new room mate… Brandon these are the members of the school basketball team"
"Oh… nice to meet you" she greeted them with a smile, as they eyed her.
"So, do you actually play?" one of them, a guy a little over six feet with short blonde hair asked.
"Yea… do you?" Usagi shot back with a glare, slightly insulted
"Oooo" someone mouthed from the crowd, as the pair continued a battle of wills.
"Guys… let's just start the game, same teams as usual, Brandon's with us" Greg interjected to prevent an argument
"Right… let's do it" another guy agreed.
Everyone separated onto the two halves of the court, and a coin toss commenced for possession the other side won, and after the coin was returned to a pocket the game was on.
Within the first fifteen seconds of the game, Usagi assessed that the guys were good, but as she stole the ball from the blonde which had insulted her earlier and raced down the court, not good enough. She managed to slip past the defensemen and in a lay-up scored the first points of the game. As the ball swished through the net, everyone paused to look at her.
"What?" she asked "never seen a "swoosh" before?"
Mamoru laughed, and soon everyone was laughing.
Once everyone had caught their breath the game started up again, but this time Usagi noted with a smile, she had someone else checking her.
They played until the bell rang for dinner, final score, 56-54 for Mamoru's team, and that night over dinner, Usagi found herself in a group of basket ball enthusiasts all urging her to try out for the team… a possibility she was seriously beginning to consider, that is until she remembered the concept of "the locker room" and how much fun that would be…
'Oh, this?' She comments pointing at the bandage wrapped tightly about her chest "nothing to worry about, it's just making my virtually flat chest flatter."
Yea… that would go over well wouldn't it?'
After dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms to do homework, and to shower…
Which in Usagi's case also to her delight, I mean horror, involved some torture of the wet, half-naked Mamoru variety. (yum)
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The remainder of the week passed by quickly in a tedium of Class and homework combined with madcap Play Rehearsals (both in and out of class) and by the end of the week, Usagi was really looking forward to this little get-away. Especially as it meant she could get away from Jason, who if anything was twice as persistent, and had taken to coming to the watch the basketball games she frequently participated in. Of course Friday afternoon finally came, she was more than ecstatic to be getting into the passenger seat of Mamoru's SUV and off to explore the great unknown.
"So, Mamoru... how far is this place anyways?" she asked him as soon as they were out on the free-way.
"Not far actually, only a 40min drive"
"Oh… I didn't know that there was anything around here."
Mamoru laughed, "Yea, well, there is actually a vacation town, called "Bear Creek". I've been going there for at least two weeks every summer, and two every winter since my parents bought a Cabin when I was six."
"Must be nice…"
"Yea, it is…" he commented.
The pair was silent for the rest of the trip, just enjoying the view as they listened to some local rock station as it blasted the latest hits.
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As predicted, 30minutes later the pair found themselves entering the town of "Bear Creek", which in actual fact was not much more than a single mall, some restaurants, and a bunch of touristy stores that is aside from the many Hotels and usual residential area services. Yet they were not in the town for long as Mamoru took a left at an intersection, and Usagi was shocked at the sudden change in atmosphere. Rather than the openness of the town, they were once again in a forest, complete with yellow "wildlife crossing" signs, and a reduced speed-limit.
"wow, scenery sure does change fast around here" she muttered to herself, as after yet another turn the car passed under a stone-archway to reveal a large rustic hunting lodge type building.
"that was the hotel" Mamoru commented, as he continued down the road a short ways before making yet another turn, this time onto a driveway.
"Are we here?" Usagi questioned, as she looked at the building before her.
"Yea, this is my family's cabin"
The blonde just stared more than a little stunned. This was not a cabin; this was more like a manor house out of some old movie.
"Are you sure this is a cabin Mamoru? It looks more like a mansion"
Mamoru laughed, "What do you mean? There are no servants, and only twenty rooms, not including the dining room, bathrooms, or the half-size ballroom." He then proceeded to get out of the car as a woman appeared in the door-way.
"only twenty" Usagi muttered to herself as she followed, still stunned at its magnificence." At least it's made out of logs"
"Mamoru! Darling!" the woman stated as she came down the stairs towards them
"Hello Mother" he replied giving her a hug. "This is Brandon my room mate"
"Hello" Usagi greeted her, shaking the pro-offered hand as she looked into familiar blue eyes so this is where he gets them from
"Hello I'm Ms. Chiba. I hope my son hasn't been too annoying" she commented, her eyes sparkling
"No, not at all… we are actually getting along quite well."
"Ah, that's excellent to hear. Now why don't you gather your things, and you can settle in."
The pair did as she requested, retrieving their over-night bags before Mamoru lead Usagi up the stair to where she would be sleeping.
"Wow, its big" she commented, looking around the rustic room, eyes settling on the bed with its raw-log head, and foot-boards"
"Bigger than our room at school that's for sure."
"Oh... where's the bathroom?"
"That door over there on the right" Mamoru informed her, pointing it our
"Thanks…"
"Well, my room is just across the hall if you need me…"
"All right, I'm just going to unpack, and then I guess we should head back down or something"
"Nah, Mother has probably already gone off to the hotel to play tennis and gossip with her friends"
Usagi laughed, "Ok... then I'll just see you in a couple minutes, and you can show me what there is to do around here"
Mamoru nodded in agreement, before he left closing the door behind himself.
Now alone, Usagi took a deep breath and dumped her stuff on the bed before going into the bathroom, she actually had had to go pee for quite some time.
Note to self, never embark on long car rides without going to the bathroom.
Yet our poor Heroine was in for quite a surprise, for as she as relieving herself she noticed something. It was the stuff of any girls nightmares, there was a little spot of blood in her underwear and she did not have anything with her… no pads, no tampons, nothing… and to make matters worse, she was miles away from anyone who she could ask to get some for her without blowing her cover.
Struck with horror, she began to cry at her own stupidity, and lack of foresight…
What am I going to do!!!! She raged to herself…
Ok, Usagi, calm down…check the cupboards, she did this damn... their empty
Use Kleenex then go to the store? …damn, don't know where the store is and Mamoru will wonder… and then I'd have to explain
Umm... his mothers room? … Don't know where it is, and yea…
F*ck, shit, f*ck, how could I have been so stupid!!!
Heaving a deep sigh, she realised there really was only one thing she could do, and so gathering her courage she left the bathroom, exited her room, knocked on the door across the hall, and when Mamoru opened it asked him in a perfectly calm voice,
"Mamoru, you wouldn't happen to know where your mother would keep her Feminine Products would you"
Mamoru stared at her, a blank expression on his face and as her words sunk in, the blood rose, and he turned red.
TBC…
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what do you think? Shall I continue (j/k) I'm writing more never fear… going to try to update before I go to my grandparents over x-mas…
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~galene