AN: Hey ppl, it took me long enough, I know ;;;; I have like a million excuse but I'm not going to bore you with any of them, sorry for the loooooooooong delay, I'm really sorry for keeping you guys waiting (if you haven't forgotten about this story anyway ;;;) I hope you enjoy this new installment, please R&R and tell me what you think :)

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School & Detention

Chapter:7

By:SilverBunny

It's finally Thursday, only two teaching days are left before Mamoru's week as a teacher ends. Tomorrow is his last day as a student teacher, but that never even crossed his dazed mind. Mamoru lay back on his sofa, not thinking about his last two days, not thinking about his project, not even thinking about the exam he should give his students tomorrow, but thinking about Usagi's last words for him. She wanted him to confess, but confess what? Confess about how he bribed her classmates? Confess about how he panicked and called her Usako in front of the class? Or confess about his love for her? The truth is Mamoru did not want to confess anything; the last thing he wanted right now is to confess his love for her, not until he finds out how she feels about him. What if she didn't love him? What if she rejects his love? So many fears, so many worries, and so little time. Usagi told him he has until Saturday; she certainly looked like she meant every single word of what she said.

'I will never EVER give you a second chance'

A shiver ran down his spine when he remembered her warning.

"Usako, Do you love me?" He breathed, his voice shaken with worries…

"Good morning Mamoru-san." Said the class with one voice.

"Good morning class, please sit down." Greeted Mamoru gesturing for them to sit down.

"So, tomorrow is the last day for me as your teacher." He said after they took their seats. "I hope I wasn't THAT bad."

"Actually you were very amusing, Mamoru-san" said Umino, smiling at the sight of Mamoru's black-blue eye.

Mamoru smiled at the remark without even attempting to say anything. For some reason, talking demanded too much energy of him, energy he could not provide. He glanced at Usagi's empty seat and sighed heavily. He didn't know whether he should be thankful that she's not here or upset. He wanted to be away from her to think about yesterday and yet his whole being yearned for her lively presence.

You're such a mess Mamoru. He thought wearily and headed for the blackboard. Mamoru picked up the white chalk and started to write the title absentmindedly.

"Good morning, I'm sorry for being late, Mamoru-sensei." A cheerful, lively voice echoed through the class.

When hearing the voice, Mamoru's whole body stiffened and his hand unintentionally pressed the chalk hard onto the board. The chalk snapped with the sudden pressure, and the broken fragment flew right into his right eye.

"DAMN IT." Mamoru cursed in frustration and pain, his hand already covering his eye.

"Oh my God, Mamoru-san are you alright."

"Do you need a doctor, Mamoru-san?"

"You didn't lose your eye, did you?"

In a matter of seconds, Mamoru was surrounded by the worried students, all but the one he wanted to be there the most.

"I'm fine, no need to worry." Still pressing his eye with his hand, Mamoru looked up, his unheart eye searching, hoping, yearning for his Usako, but she was nowhere to be found.

I guess I found out the answer to my question. He thought with frustration, his heart hearting a thousand times more than his eye….

"And you just left him there?" Rei's eyes widened with surprise.

"I panicked, I did not know what to do." Usagi's voice shock with fear.

Usagi could not stop thinking about what happened. She still remembers how it took her all night to collect enough courage to go to class this morning. She still remembers how she stood frozen outside the class for fifteen minutes before she managed to plaster a fake cheerful smile on her weary face. And she certainly still remembers how stiff he got when he heard her voice, how her voice was the reason for what happened. She wanted to be by his side so badly. She wanted to be with him, to help him with whatever he wanted, to be the shoulder he leaned on whenever he felt pain, and to be the only one he ever needed. But what if he took her presence as pressure? What if he wanted to be away from her? Too many possibilities, too many fearsome possibilities.

"It's my fault. He's hurt and it's entirely my fault." She let out in a sad whisper.

"Don't be silly Usagi, it's not your fault. " Makoto left her spot by the dresser and sat beside Usagi on her bed. "Besides, I really don't think anything happened to him." She continued, putting her arm around Usagi's shoulder reassuringly.

"I totally agree with mako-chan." Said Minako. "Mamoru is tough enough to handle a chalked eye."

"Usagi Honey, phone call." Mrs. Tsukino's voice suddenly cut through the air.

"I'll be right back." Said Usagi in diminished spirits and left her room.

"Do you guys think they'll work it out?" Asked Ami, looking at her friends.

"I don't know. Every time we think things are getting better, something bad happens, I really can't tell anymore." Rei's frustration was very obvious.

"Their problem is that they both have too much pride. Both of them want the other to confess first, which is totally wrong. You can never mix pride and love, it's impossible." Finished Minako, shaking her head in emphasis.

"For once I agree with you." Said Rei. "And I also think we made things worse with our interference."

"Shhh, I think I hear footsteps coming up the stairs, it might be Usagi." Said Makoto, pressing her index finger to her lips making the 'be quite' gesture.

The door opened, and the blond odango atama slowly entered the room.

"I have great news." She hurriedly said, a genuine smile lighting her face. "That was Naru-chan, she said Mamoru was okay, his eye is a bit swollen and he was advised by the doctor to wear an eye patch for two days but nothing serious."

"Thank heavens." Said Minako, an equally genuine smile lighting her face.

"See? I told you so." Makoto was happy to see a smile on her friend's face.

"Now that we know he's okay, how about we go out and grab something to eat, I'm starving." Suggested Rei with a cheerful tone.

"Now that you mention it, I AM hungry." Said Ami, clenching her stomach.

"Wow, Ami Admitting hunger before Usagi. I never thought I'd see THAT." Rei was obviously trying to add humor to the situation and her attempt wasn't in vain.

"What did that supposed to mean, Dragon face." Usagi put her hands on her waist, challenge in her eyes.

"Means what it sounded like or are you too much of a meatball head to figure it out." Rei accepted the obvious challenge without hesitation.

"Oh that's a low blow, Pyro, even for a fire breath like you."

"FIRE BREATH? I'll show YOU fire breath you little twit."

And the word fight began…….

The other three girls looked at the two bickering girls and at each other before sighing in frustration. They knew now that those two began yet another word fight and food will have to wait until it finishes. But deep down, they also knew that Usagi's spirits are getting higher, and that made food not so important , that made nothing seems more important at this very moment………

Once chapter to go before this story finishes. There my or may not be an epilogue, I still don't know. Thank you for reading everyone, until next time 

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Not edited, I know…sorry …..