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Caramel Kisses
By: LilBlueFairy
Usagi relaxed in Mamoru's warm and comforting embrace as she felt the irresistible call of the sandman. With the sweet flavor of caramel and chocolate in her mouth, Usagi happily gave in and fell into a deep sleep.
Mamoru kissed Usagi's crown contently and watched as she fell into a blissful slumber. Mamoru drew Usagi closer as he greedily lapped up her comforting and warm nature she gave him even in her sleep.
"Oh Usako..." Mamoru sighed. He could still taste their sweet kisses and it refueled his joy with each and every taste. Mamoru glanced at the door of Motoki's temporary residence. Mamoru could already picture Motoki's surprise when he told him of the new development.
In fact, Mamoru could even picture the victory dance and the annoying gloating afterwards. Motoki had been trying to get Mamoru to warm up to Usagi for months and become friends with her. Motoki looked at Usagi as a sister and wanted his best friend to like her too.
Mamoru then gulped. 'Crap.' Motoki viewed Usagi as a sister.
'Not that's a bad thing. Its just, he's pretty protective of his real sister. Imagine how he is going to react to Usagi and me.' Mamoru then visioned a crazed Motoki after his blood. Mamoru merely hugged Usagi closer.
'When Motoki wanted me to warm up with Usagi. I know he didn't mean literally.' Mamoru sighed and looked at his little bunny. 'Lets just worry about that later, Chiba.' Mamoru told himself as he began to enjoy the moment. 'You have a beautiful woman in your arms and she loves you. That's all that matters now.'
Mamoru smiled another contended grin and kissed Usagi's forehead lovingly as he began to drift off into his dreams.
Usagi was once again lost in the dancing crowd. 'Dang it!' Usagi thought unhappily.
People danced merrily around her, lost in their own world. Others were drinking fine champagne and entertaining each other with old stories, jokes, and tantalizing gossip. Everyone didn't notice the silver-haired damsel that was obviously in distress.
Usagi would turn and twist, escaping lustful suitors, nosy gossips, and other assortments that made up the festive crowd.
'Where is the exit to this constricting hell hole!' Usagi fumed as one persistent suitor with Indigo eyes kept following her. No matter how hard she tried to lose herself among the hoards of polished ladies and gentlemen.
Soon Usagi was cornered and the determined Indigo Eyes honed in on their prey. 'Princess would you please join me?' The light-haired stalker asked.
Usagi glanced around looking for an exit but was unable to find one. She was about to resign herself and accept the obstinate man's proposal but was quickly saved by a firm and warm grip on her arm.
"Sorry, but she's with me." stated an irritated but familiar baritone voice. Usagi's eyes lit up and her form straighten in excitement. 'My Prince!'
The once-determined man glared hatefully at his rival and nodded forcefully. His thin lips opened and he grated out, "I see, farewell then." With that said, the figure left angrily.
Usagi turned to thank the 'unknown' gentlemen but was stopped as she was suddenly pulled to an unseen exit. 'That better have not been there the whole time,' Usagi thought exasperatedly.
Soon a warm breeze played with her sliver strands and began tickling her bare neck and shoulders. 'I love this dress.' Usagi enjoyed the light touches of the wind and sighed happily.
Once they had reached their special garden, Usagi's Prince let go of her arm and turned around to look at her. His gaze was full of anger and jealousy.
Mamoru had appeared in his special rose garden, yet his princess was wasn't there. Mamoru looked around but knew she wasn't there. 'She leaves me, yet I still appear here!'
Mamoru's confused thoughts were soon put to a stop as the sounds of feasting and dancing filled the air. 'A party?' Mamoru followed the tune of the dance as he left his isolated garden and entered a magnificent castle adored with ivy.
Ball Gowns and Tuxes glided across the room joyfully and many others spent their time enjoying conversations and alcohol. Mamoru soon noticed the erotic gazes thrown his way and shrugged them off. 'The only one I want to see isn't here.' Mamoru thought unhappily. Mamoru began to grumble about women and pieces of meat as more women became aware of the desirable man.
Shortly, Mamoru was maneuvering throughout the crowds as a sixth sense began to take over. It quickly lead him to a petite figure with silver hair. 'Princess...'
Mamoru's heart leapt with joy but soon became green with envy as he saw her with another man. 'How dare she leave me! Then go frolic with other men!'
Mamoru's gaze became crimson and before he knew it the man had asked her for her company. He quickly dove into action and grasped his Princess' arm. 'That's right. MY Princess.' He glared coldly at the man and growled out, "Sorry, but she's with me."
The intruder looked surprised at first but his look soon filled with hate. After he dismissed himself, the man angrily left Mamoru and his Princess.
Mamoru was to angry to speak, instead he merely walked off with Princess in hand. Once he had reached his isolated sanctuary, Mamoru let loose.
"How dare you leave me! Then when I come back I find you consorting with another man!" The Prince growled out angrily. Usagi wasn't expecting this. It wasn't her fault! And he left her!
"I leave you? You left me you arrogant barbarian! And I don't even know that man! He was following me! And who says I can't consort with another man? You don't own me!" Usagi threw back hurtfully.
Mamoru looked at the fuming Princess with hurt and confusion. 'I left her?' "Excuse me, Princess. But I believe you are the one who left me, for I have done nothing but look for you."
Usagi was shocked. Her Prince had lost his marbles! "What on the Moon are you talking about?"
But before Mamoru had a chance to answer his Princess had kept on going. "You are crazy! You know that? And you know what else! You don't own me and I don't believe we should meet anymore."
Usagi knew that was a bit rash but it was true. She had Mamoru. Mamoru was her real-life Prince and she wouldn't betray him, not even in a dream.
Mamoru's mind shut down after her cutting remarks. 'She doesn't want to see me? Why? I thought...'
"I thought you loved me." The Prince said brokenly as his once regal form slouched into despair and pain. It hurt to see her Dream Prince like this but it had to end. "I do and I will always cherish our memories but you see...(Usagi began to fiddle with her beautiful dress nervously) I followed your advice and well..." Usagi took a big breath to steel her nerves, "I'vemetsomeoneelse."
Mamoru's head began to pound. "Met someone else?" 'How can she meet someone else! She's mine! And what advice?'
Usagi shook her head to conform his question. "Yes, I've met someone else." Her Prince's head began to shake back and forth in disbelief.
"No, no, no. You are lying. You haven't met someone else!" Mamoru's head went into overdrive and the only way he could find control was through denial.
Usagi tried to comfort her old love and tell him it was true but she was stopped before she could even voice the first syllable. "You haven't found someone else." Her Prince stated firmly.
"You are mine and I won't let you find someone else." Mamoru stated. She had been his life for three wonderful months, there was no way he was giving that up without a fight. She was his family, friend, lover, and life and he wasn't ready for her to go yet.
Usagi looked at her Prince fearfully. "Yes I will find someone else! I already have and I love him dearly!" Usagi answered back as she squared her shoulders. A dark "No, you don't." filled the air and soon a pair of demanding and hungry lips were upon hers.
As she tried to tell him over her objections, a strong tongue forced itself into her mouth. Usagi's eyes filled with tears as she tasted caramel and chocolate. 'Caramel and chocolate? I must be remembering my first kiss with Mamoru. Mamoru... I'm sorry.'
Mamoru wouldn't hear of her rejection and decided to show he meant business. He grabbed her unwilling form and kissed her full lips harshly. As her mouth opened to apparently protest he quickly shut her up with his tongue. Soon caramel and chocolate filled his senses. 'Caramel and Chocolate? ... Usagi... Usako!'
Mamoru shoved himself off the upset Princess, he was disgusted with himself. A sob filled the air and he looked at the fallen angel. "Princess..."
"NO! DON'T!" Usagi yelled. She shunned herself away from him, afraid that he would make her betray Mamoru again.
Mamoru sighed and knew he had to fix things. "Princess, just listen to me. I-I'm sorry."
Usagi looked up at the Prince warily. And he quickly kept going, "I'm sorry. You're right you don't belong to me. In fact, I even belong to someone else. It's just, you've been my life and love for three months after a life of loneliness and I was afraid of what I would do with out you. But, I did as you asked and looked for love. And I've found it as well."
Usagi got up and looked at him quizzically. 'I asked him to look for love? And he has someone else? But then why?'
"Why did you kiss me, then?" The confused Princess asked him. Mamoru sat down and motioned for her to do it as well. Once she was situated, he decided to explain it all. "I've loved you and cherished you and my heart will always love the memories of you and memories are a very precious thing to me. They are so fragile, not something to be lost. And I thought that if I lost you then our memories would fade, too." 'Just like my parents,' Mamoru thought tragically, but he kept going. "But with that last kiss, I remembered someone else important to me. Someone who I love and treasure very much. In fact, I think I love her more than you."
Usagi had many questions but they were better left unanswered, because she knew what she had to do next. 'This is our final goodbye.' She turned to the Prince and looked at him with tearful gaze. "One last dance, my Prince?"
Mamoru looked at her and allowed a small sad smile to appear on his face. "Yes, let us dance one last dance."
They gathered into each other's arms and danced mournfully, savoring their last moment together. But even in that last moment they were thinking of someone else.
'Mamo-chan...'
'Usako...'
As the wind gave one last blow, the parting lovers looked into each others eyes.
'Midnight... Mamo-chan?'
'Cerulean... Usako?'
They both went into for a farewell kiss and suddenly both pairs of eyes flew open. 'Caramel Kisses!'
They parted and looked at each other amazed.
"Usako?"
"Mamo-chan?"
But before they were able to confirm each others questions, they both awoke.
Both pairs of eyes fluttered open in the darkness.
"Usako?"
"Mamo-chan?"
Mamoru couldn't believe it, both women that he treasured the most were the same person! Usagi was his Princess! 'But I want to make sure...'
Usagi was astounded. Her Prince was also Mamoru. Her dream Prince and her real Prince were the same! 'So I didn't betray him...' Usagi's eyes filled with happy tears as she felt a pair of soft lips cover her own.
Mamoru relished in the small, innocent kiss but he soon discovered that her kiss did taste that of a caramel kiss. Usagi was in pure bliss and suddenly thought 'And I would have never known if it hadn't been for that kid, Naoto, and his box of Caramel Kisses.'
As they broke apart Mamoru breathed, "Princess" as he drew her in closer. Usagi snuggled into his chest and replied, "My Prince."
Mamoru kissed the top of her head and she looked up into his dark eyes. "I love you, Mamo-chan. My Prince." "As I love you, Usako. My Princess."
Mamoru leaned down and capture another kiss, this one filled with all of their love. As they poured their souls, the storm clouds broke and a bright full moon shown down through the windows of the arcade and fell upon the two soul mates. Unknowingly, a golden crescent moon shown brightly upon Usagi's forehead.
Four glowing figures watched the couple from the top of a building across the street. Each figure possessed a different color that surrounded them. The four feminine forms jumped down from the ten-story building and landed gracefully on the concrete below.
The emerald green silhouette was the first to speak. "I'm sorry guys, I couldn't keep the storm going. The moon, for some reason, grew to powerful to hide."
The soft ice blue body was typing rapidly at a small hand-held computer, but it looked up and reassured the emerald figure, "It's all right, Jupiter. The power flowing from the moon is incredible. I'm having trouble just analyzing it, but apparently its directed toward Usagi."
The ruby red body grew rigid and snippily replied, "I still can't believe that crybaby Usagi is her. Mercury your calculations must be wrong."
The emerald figure's radiance grew and was soon brighter than ever before, "Don't talk about Usagi that way, Mars! You don't need calculations to know she's the one. Just check your memories! Why are you so mean to her? Sure, she's got her faults but they are small and insignificant!"
The ruby red girl slumped and admitted, "Yeah, I know that. I love Odango! I do. Its just, I'm still a little sore about her getting Mamoru. I'll try to lay off. I know she didn't mean to steal my guy."
The once silent golden yellow figure finally spoke up, "He was never yours to begin with, Mars. They are soul mates. They were meant to be before we were even born. This is their destiny."
The icy blue form allied with the golden one saying, "Yes, I agree with Venus. Their love is what is going to save us from your prophesy, Mars. A love must be powerful for that to happen."
"I know, I just feel kind of cheated. I never even had a chance, but you are right. And I would choose Usagi over Mamoru anyways. She is dear to me, despite our fights," the ruby red figure said as she confessed her feelings.
The emerald green silhouette was tired of keeping quiet and spoke up softly and seriously, "Hey Mars, do you know when this prophesy is supposed to take place?"
The ruby red shook her head negative and said in a quiet and grave voice, "All I know is that this foe will be worse than the one we faced at the end of the Silver Millennium." Each figure's color grew dim and pale as they each remembered the horrible end of the Moon and its people.
"At least Queen Serenity was able to destroy the Negaverse. If she hadn't, then Usagi would probably be forced to fight them on her own before we met her," whispered the golden figure. Each color agreed solemnly.
"Well, at least we've gotten this far!" The icy blue spoke up, trying to raise everyone's spirits. "Yes that true, Mercury, and Venus' plans worked beautifully even if it did take all of Jupiter's energy to create that storm." The ruby said happily.
The emerald greennodded at this and then began to laugh merrily, "Do you remember when Usagi tackled Mamoru? That was priceless! I never knew she had it in her!" Each figure laughed at the memory ofthe small blonde girl tackling the massive form of Mamoru Chiba.
"Yes, my plan did work beautifully! Especially when they lip-locked! But that is to be expected since I am the best matchmaker out there. They don't call me the Goddess of Love for nothing!" stated the gold form haughtily.
"Yeah, yeah. Thank goodness Mercury could figure out the details for you," teased the emerald green. "Yeah well if Mars hadn't helped you focus your energy then you would have been up a creek without a boat!" argued the golden yellow.
"I believe you mean 'Up a creek without a paddle,' but I must commend you on getting the general message across, Venus! You have improved," stated the blue form. "Thanks, Mercury!"
"Hey guys! How about we detransform and go home and sleep. That storm zapped me dry!" said the emerald as she chuckled at her own joke. The other three figures merely sweat-dropped and began walking home without her.
"Hey, wait up!"
Andrew woke up the next morning with the worst crick in his neck from the short couch. "Oh man, I am so replacing that couch. I wonder what happened to Usagi and Mamoru?"
Andrew slowly got up and stretched his stiff and bruised body and slowly shuffled to the door. "Reminder: Never scare Usagi again." Andrew mumbled to himself as he walked into the main room of the arcade. There he promptly passed out, adding another bruise to his battered body. (AN: Poor Andrew. I should probably stop beating him up. Nah...)
Andrew's last view before he met tile was of Mamoru and Usagi's bodies cuddling each bathed in the morning sunlight, both of them wearing contented smiles, and a half-eaten, heart-shaped box of Caramel Kisses.
Fin
Yes, it is the end. I realize I've left some loose ends but who knows! I might write a sequel. That isn't so fluff-centered, but I'm not sure. I just thought it would be neat to have the sailor scouts as the reason for the mysterious storm, but that scene and the dream sequence in the rose gardens were really hard towrite and a little confusing. lol.Any who! I've had fun writing this and I hit over 50 reviews! That made me super-duper happy. lol. I hope you've enjoyed Caramel Kisses as much as I have enjoyed and will always enjoy your reviews! Thank You for Reading!
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