Author's Notes: Chapter 8!! Well, this is obviously going to be WAY over 10 chapters... ^_^;; That's cuz I write 'em all so short! Oh well, read and review!

Disclaimers: Look, let's get one thing straight here. I don't even own my own damned soul, OK?! That's Satan's department. And you expect me to own SAILOR MOON?! *dies from laughter*

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Heaven's Flames

Chapter 8

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Rule #1: Find yourself a place to hide and stay there.

Rule #2: Don't piss off the vampire.

Rule #3: Keep your mouth shut.

Rule #4: Stay away from anything with black eyes.

Rule #5: If you need help, only go to the fairies.

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"MAMORU!! YOU STUPID, GOOD-FOR-NOTHING, PERVERT!!!"
Chiba Mamoru stood, leaning against a tree, back turned to the fuming blonde. He couldn't believe he let himself get caught!! What kind of an idiot-
Mamoru cut his thoughts short. He already knew the answer to that one.
"What the HELL is your problem?!!" Usagi screeched from behind him.
"Rule #3," Mamoru reminded.
"I don't give a CRAP about 'Rule 3#!!!' Why were you spying on me you disgusting pervert?!!" Mamoru winced at the number of octaves Usagi climbed in that last sentence alone. Even HE couldn't go THAT high.
"Well..." Mamoru began uneasily, "we're even now..."
"EVEN?!" Usagi stormed over to the vampire, whacking him over the head. "I hardly call it even!"
Mamoru spun around to see Usagi a foot away from him. The only thing that she was wearing, far as Mamoru could tell, was his sports jacket zipped up all the way. To the vamp's dismay, it nearly reached her knees. He hadn't even noticed she had brought the thing with her.
Usagi rammed her hands on her hips, legs spread slightly, as if she was in a fighting stance. Her hair was sticking to her flushed face. Her mouth was twisted into a scowl. She looked like a little girl who had just sucked on a sour candy.
Mamoru couldn't help but chuckle.
"WHAT are you laughing at?!" Usagi demanded.
"You..." Mamoru gestured to the steaming blonde, still laughing, "just look so cute..."
Usagi was taken a bit aback. "Cute...?" she asked in confusion. "CUTE?!!" The blonde whacked the laughing Mamoru over the head repeatedly. "I'LL GIVE YA CUTE, YOU STUPID LITTLE-"
"SHHH!!" the vampire reprimanded as sternly as possible past his mirth. "You wanna get us killed?"
"I wanna get YOU killed!" she retorted, lower the voluming only the slightest.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!!" Mamoru grabbed the blonde's hands in order to stop her attacking. "But, honestly, Odango, you should be flattered."
Usagi's mouth fell open.
"I'm serious." Mamoru back away uneasily. "I mean, I'm the closest thing to human here. You should be grateful that I actually find you attractive." He didn't think that would be too much of a comfort, but it was worth a shot.
Usagi's shoulders slumped. She sighed in exhasperation and trudged over to the boulder her uniform was drying on. She poked at the shirt and solemned slightly.
"How long were you standing there?" Usagi turned back to Mamoru. "Be honest."
"Erm..." The vampire cleared his throat. "Maybe two or three minutes..."
Usagi flushed all the way from her toes to the roots of her hair. Mamoru coughed nervously.
"Th-three minutes...?!" she squeaked. He was staring at her for THREE minutes?!
Mamoru rammed his hands into his pockets. He blurted out the next few words before he could stop himself. "You're beautiful, how could I not stare?"
As realization slowly dawned on him, Mamoru's expression became just as dumbstruck as Usagi's. Had he really said that out loud?!
Usagi's heart skipped a beat.
"You..." the blonde stuttered, "think I'm beautiful...?"
Mamoru hopped from one leg to another. He pursed his lips and darted his eyes around. His ears were twitching slightly.
"I... um..." Mamoru cleared his throat again. "D-don't read too much into it, or anything... It's just..." He cracked his knuckles. "You're lucky..."
"'Lucky...?'" Usagi blinked. "How?"
"Well," he began, voice wavering slightly, "you've got such a... *matured* body..." Mamoru mentally kicked himself for how retarted that sounded.
Usagi squirmed. She pulled the jacket lower down on her thighs. Then, realizing that this showed a bit too much cleavage, hastily let go.
"Thanks... I think..." she whispered. She suddenly felt incredibly dizzy.
Mamoru desperately tried to swallow the rising lump in his throat. "My body'll never be matured like that..." he wound up croaking out.
Usagi's eyes flew to Mamoru's adverted ones in surprise. He had a hand against his throat and was nibbling on his bottom lip. He attempted in clearing his throat two more times.
"Mamoru..."
The raven-haired teen's back stiffened as Usagi pressed her palms against his chest. She had her head tilted up the tiniest bit in order to meet his gaze. Her blue eyes seemed to grow watery.
"I don't see anything wrong with the way you are..." The moonlight shining on the blonde's face only intesified how deep her blush looked. "I wouldn't be upset if I were you... I mean... You're pretty well endowed." Usagi's face turned blood-red. "Even though you may have a cracking voice," she added hastily.
Mamoru's lips were parted slightly in suprise. She thought he was... "endowed?!" The twenty-one year-old part of him swelled with pride.
The vampire opened his mouth to reply, but all that came out was a squeak. Mamoru's hands flew to his mouth in horror. How embarassing! Oh, how he regretted opening his mouth right then!
Usagi knew it was wrong and that he'd probably get pissed off, but she couldn't help bursting into a fit of giggles. Mamoru shot her a death glare.
"Shut up," his hissed as low as possible. He reminded her of Rule #2.
"Sorry, sorry," she cried past her laughter. Usagi wiped away a tear that had leaked out from her giggling. "it's just... you... *squeaked!*" And she was off again.
Mamoru made a screeching noise from deep within his throat in aggrivation. Tearing at his hair, the vampire stormed off.
Usagi immediately stopped laughing and chased after him. "Wait! Mamoru, stop!!" She grabbed onto his arm once she caught up with him. "I'm sorry, I won't laugh anymore."
Mamoru kept walking, completely ignoring her. That is, until she tugged his arm so hard he thought it popped out of it's socket. He soon found himself wth his back pressed against a tree. Since when was Usagi strong enough to pin him to a tree?
"I'm sorry," she said again. "Please, don't be mad." Usagi made a pathetic little puppy dog face.
Mamoru eyed her warily. He desperately tried to ignore the fact that her hands were pressed against his chest again, causing his heart to hammer. He sighed defeatedly.
"Whatever," he grumbled. Mamoru's head was spinning. "I've gotta go anyway, the sun's coming up soon."
Usagi's face fell. "Oh." Her hands became lighter on his chest. "OK, I guess..."
"I'll... see you tomorrow then..." Mamoru was just about to remove the blonde's hands from him when she cut him off.
"Mamoru, I-" She didn't even notice that she had grabbed fistfulls of his shirt in her hands. "I... meant what I said... You shouldn't be upset..."
Mamoru's throat seemed to tighten. His hands were itching like crazy to reach out and touch the blushing blonde in front of him. Didn't she know she was standing WAY too close for comfort?
"Rule #6..." Mamoru began, pulling away hastily "Don't get attached to anyone." He desperately tried to rid himself of the throbbing in his temples. Mamoru walked a few feet away and then cocked his head back to stare at the befuddled girl. "Especially me."

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Author's Notes: Sorry that chapter was so short (aren't they all?)!! I wanted to try to get this out since this weekend is Easter and I prolly won't be allowed on the comp to write... -_-;; I'm gonna try to get chapter 9 out by the end of tomorrow, but no promises. ^_^ Bai!