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Title: Wanting Just You - Chapter Three
Rating: K+
Author: Sabreen
Wanting Just You - Chapter Three
She checked the mirror. Her light pink gloss was barely visible, but it sparkled nicely on her lips. Her hair was fine, two odangoes on each side matching perfectly. She bit her lip, fixing her T-shirt's collar a bit. Taking a deep breath, she took her purse and came down the stairs.
"Bye, mama, papa! Be back around 7:30!" Usagi screamed through the house. "If you'd let me, I could have more fun, but as you stick with the hal-past-seven rule..." she added, being careful not to be heard by anyone. Shingo came from the kitchen, carrying a chocolate sundae into the living room.
"Jeez, lower the decibels! Not everyone in the house needs to know where you're going, and not that they are interested in that in the first place..." He shot an icy glare towards her. She stuck her tongue at him, already irritated. He just smiled cockily and proceeded to the entrance of the living room.
"Oh, shut up. And by the way, mom won't really be happy about your sundae on the cou -" Usagi was cut short by a scream that echoed through the house...
"SHINGO!" Usagi smiled winningly, yelling "Bye!"
Usagi checked her watch. 4:45. 'Who would say that I can NOT be late once when I really don't want to...' She smiled to herself. 'Wait, Himaka street is in THAT direction...I hope.' She bit her lip, running to the first cross she saw. 'Okudawa street... Okudawa street.. That's... not Okudawa street. Well, that's a set, so I guess it wouldn't be in the crowded area... I'll check the end of the Himaka st. God I hope I'm right.' Just to make sure, she again started running towards the end of the long street, almost getting hit by a car, a motorcycle, and, as weird as it sounds, a very scared cat.
But, it turned out she was wrong. The set was actually in a big building, something like a television station. She had almost missed it, if the big 'Okudawa St. Studio' sign didn't flash at her eyes.
'So that's where the Three Lights record everything... neat.' Crossing the street and almost getting hit by yet another speedy motorcycle (and yelling at it, no matter that it was good 200 feet away from her) she entered the large building, with her hopes high.
"And hour and a half break. How wonderful. I never thought that I could actually have some time for myself..." Taiki yawned tiredly.
"Yeah. Like that's gonna help. Everywhere I go, there are a mass of screaming girls wanting my autograph... Why can't they see that I only want some rest! WHY do they have to cling on me like I'm the last man on Earth! Once, my patience will break.." Yaten glared, looking away.
"Hey, I don't like it either. But it's the part of the job. And we have to stick with it, and you know very well why." Taiki half-whispered frowning slightly.
"We'll stick with it, no matter under what conditions, because our goal is worthy. Now stop it, because we've passed through this millions of times," Seiya concluded with a stern voice.
"Right. So, I think I'm gonna pay a little visit to the park, what are you doing for the break time?" Taiki asked his brothers with mute interest.
"Well, I'm getting out of here, that's for sure. This place's starting to make me feel sick," Yaten replied, getting up and taking his jacket. "And what about you, Seiya? Gonna stay here and listen to the records by the one millionth and second time and keep making notes of the things which are not perfect?" Yaten grinned at him mischievously. Seiya frowned and threw a pillow at him. Yaten threw it away by a swift arm motion, laughing.
"Shut up! It's not my fault that I have nothing better to do!" Taiki just shook his head at those two and walked past Yaten. "Ja ne. And try not to break all our furniture, okay?" The other two just grinned among themselves and shrugged.
"So, I'm outta here, too. Ja," Yaten said, closing the door behind him. Seiya lay back, closing his eyes.
Many people walked past her,with serious faces and stacks of papers. She tried to find him, but it looked like he's one of the millions of people working there. It really looked like there are at least million people! Finally, she saw a small wooden desk behind which a woman sat, biting her lip and searching through papers, and above her there was a sign which read 'Information'. She smiled happily, finding her salvation.
"Eh... um, excuse me?" she said shyly. The woman seemed very busy.
"Yes, how can I help you?" She asked, not even raising her eyes from the papers.
"Uh... I need someone who works here... I hope. His name is Chiba Mamo...ru." She said with the same scared voice. She had almost said Mamo-chan! That wouldn't be good for his reputation, she suggested.
The woman still hadn't raised her eyes from her papers, but her voice was kind. "Don't be scared, honey. We're just busy, we won't yell at you." She looked at Usagi before quickly bending her head down again. Usagi could see that she was wearing a warm smile.
"Who were you asking for again?" She woke Usagi from her thoughts, now writing something down.
"Uh... Chiba Mamoru." She didn't even bother to check the computer. "Aaah, Mamoru-san.He's on the third floor, fourth office to your right." Usagi nodded. "Thank you." She could se that the women was smiling again. "No problem at all."
"Bye!" She bounced away, heading to the elevator.
After she had deserted the suffocating elevator full of people holding at least one stack of paper, she had almost immidiately spotted her goal: a tall, young, dark-haired man with incredible blue eyes. He had just said bye to a young woman, handing her some papers.
"Well, I hope there are some good news in here!" Hisako smiled, just like him. "I hope, too. Truthfully, I haven't seen them yet. Ja!" He waved his hand a bit, and so did she. Then - he caught a glimpse of a pink-blue outfit walking towards him, and as weird as it sounds, he knew instantly who was it.
And his heart went warm at the sight. His beautifull bunny in an adorable pink T-shirt and a blue skirt which was just a little above her knees, her perfect, pink-tinted face carrying, now already common, bright smile. The long locks of hair now looked like they were truly made of gold, if only they hadn't been moving around her happily as she walked to him. Her blue eyes... her capturing, so crystal-blue eyes, which would light up everytime she was happy held focus of him, and the blond bangs tickling her eyelids were moving hypnotically across her forehead.
He was stunned.
He actually couldn't move.
"Usako..." he whispered, more to himself than to her. Something has definitely changed between them after today in the park. He didn't realize it until now... but it has. He could feel the bond between them. It was something above the feeling he assumed that a crush would feel like. He felt like they were the only people on the whole world when her gaze would meet his, like he exists only for her... then, as she neared him, slowly, but securely, he understood what it was.
Could it be...
Love?
He denied it instantly. But even not-so-deep inside he knew he couldn't deny it. It seemed like it was useless... but he stubbornly stuck with it.
"Mamo-chan, it's so nice to see you again," she said in a half-whisper, stepping forward and tying her arms around under his chest, lying her head on it. He wasn't surprised she'd done so anymore. He smiled at her divine voice.
"You sound like we haven't seen each other for ages," he answered, raising his eyebrows and putting his arms around her. She looked up at him. and smiled. "I know." His lips spread into a smile, before afrown took over.
"Usako... I'm sorry, but I can't be with you while you're with the Three Lights. I'm very busy with this concert and I wouldn't be able to meet you guysunder any circumstances... Gomenne. But you can tell me how it was after, okay?"Usagi pouted a bit, before she shrugged.
"Aaaww, and I hoped we could talk a bit... But I guesswe can't. Umm..." She frowned and bowed her head. Suddenly she raised it a bit and looked at himthrough hetr eyelashes."Promise you'll listen how it was later, when you get off?" Her eyes were hopeful, almost knowing what he'll say.
"And what do you think?" Her face lit up instantly. As she was happy again, he was very much relieved. "Okay then." He checked his watch. "Go to that left corridor and enter that room... you see that... what it is... fifth door?"She nodded at his pointing. "Well, go inside and say that I sent you, okay? They should be inside. if nobody's there for fifteen minutes, then just come back to me, okay?" She noded yet again.
"Okay, all understood. See ya!" She turned and pecked him on the cheek before turning around and fleeting to the doors he had shown her earlier. He just shook his head at her, getting back to his business.
Usagi bit her lip. After a bit of hesitation, she raised her fist and knocked three times on the door, and she entered, not even bothering to wait for someone to let her in.
She entered a medium-sized room, with a couch, a loveseat, and a chair in the middle. Beside the walls there were a lot of closets and some clothes scattered around the floor and on the furniture. Beside one small piece of the visible wall there was a small stove, with a kettle on it. The red carpet was covering the entire floor. On the couch, there was someone sitting. She couldn't see his face but she saw short black bangs and a long black ponytail behind him. She stepped deeper into the room and closed the door.
Seiya heard someone entering. Immediately, he sat straight up in the couch, eyeing the newcomer oddly. Funny, he had never seen her work here... Then, as soon as she spotted him, she grinned and sat on the couch next to him.
"Hi," was the only thing she said to him.'Weird,' he thought, 'usuallywhen girls are that close to me they squeak like idiots... she seems calm for afan...'
"Uh... who are you if I may ask, and who let you in?" Seiya said, rather suspiciously. She just straightened up her skirt and leaned on the couch.
Seiya -
"Chiba Mamoru said thatI should wait here for the Three Lights to come." Her eyes became glossy all of a sudden."Can you believe it? I'm actually going to meet the Three Lights! I'm SO excited! Aren't you?" She looked at me with those clear blue eyes full of never-endingcheeriness, talking to me like she had known me for ages. I just looked at her wide-eyed. Who was this girl?
Anyway, it didn't seem like she recognized me or anything, so I decide to explore this a little bit...
"Why would I be surprised if you're going to meet the Three Lights? And who said that you're going to meet them in the first place?" I couldn't help it, but I was too surprised and caught up to not express it. I mean, I'm known through all the four islands of Japan and here I come across a girl who is very excited to meet, well, me and she doesn't know who the hell I am when she finally meets me! Other girls would kill if they only had the chance to be this close to me for a second! She just looked at me again with those hypnotising blue eyes of hers, happily, like she had absolutely no worries whatsoever on this world.
"Well, you're sitting here alone, so you must be waiting to meet the Three Lights too! And, I am going to meet them, I'm sure." I was a bit surprised at how she was sure she'd meet us. Didn't she know how difficult it is to get to us?
"How do you know that? They are extreely hard to get to, you know. You're lucky if you get thirty feetclose tothem," I asked her. I decided to take advantageof this situation, so I could talk to a normal human being without the screaming, autographs and 'I love you!' schreeches. This actually might be fun...
She just shrugged and smiled again. "Well, you have to hope for the best! If I didn't think I'm going to meet them, I wouldn't even have left the house in the first place. And, my friend Mamoru said I'm going to meet them, and I'm sure I will if he says so. Maybe not today, but sometimes for sure."
So, that's how she got in. Mamoru let her in! Wow, she must be something if HE let her... he usually never lets any fan come to us.
"Oh," I replied. After a short time of silence,she got up and started a conversation. I was never good at making friends, but she obviously was...
"Wow, can you believe where they rest! This room is so comfy and you have everything you need, that's SO cool! I wonder what life are they having, do they have many friends, I wonder what school they are going to! Oh, their life must be exciting! Though... I'm not much of a fan, I don't even know thier names or what they look like, hee..." She smiled a bit guiltily. I could just gape at her. She's never seen a picture of us and she doesn't know our names, but she's so excited to meet us anyway? If it had been any other girl, I would just say 'Typical' and let it go. But, this didn't suit her, she was too lovely and cheery and nice to do something like that... Something just wasn't right. Though, it explained why she hadn't recognized me. And, at least I can tell her my real name.
"But I don't think thatlooks matter. I've listened to their music constantly, and I think it's beautiful... Something likea message which is trying to reach someone... So nice. I'm so excited that I will have a chance to meet someone who makes such beautiful music..." She sighed contently.
I was, yet again, mesmerized by her. She was the exact audience we wanted. Someone who won't go for looks, but for the music we make. So,a typical brain-dead teenage fan turned to be the perfect listener and a perfect girl. I smiled and got comfortable in my seating position on the couch. THIS girl will be a pleasure to talk to.
"Really? That's very nice for you to say," I said to her, grinning. She just shrugged and replied, "I just say what I feel.So, what's your name, Mysterious Fan of Three Lights?" She stopped going through our visible stuff and examining the stove and she came back to me.
"My name is..." I thought a bit... well, it's not that I'm going to see her after this time, and she doesn't know who I am anyway, so I could tell her my real name. But, I thought it's better to be cautius... "...Seiya." Ah... dammit. Well, what the heck. "And yours?" I raised an eyebrow as she offered her hand for a shake. "Tsukino Usagi, nice to meet you!" That big grin of hers again appeared on her face. She really liked to smile, didn't she? I accepted her hand and shook it, though a bit suspiciously. "Nice to meet you, too, Usagi-chan."
"So, you like theThreeLights, too, right? It's a bit strange, guys usually don't listen to them, but I'm glad you have recognized their songs! There is something in them when they sing, something special, like they are sending a message to someone," she said, with a chipper voice.
"Yes... thier music is nice. And, don't you think they might be calling someone?" I asked her, wondering did she really understand what we were trying to say...
She was thinking a bit, and then her face lit up. "Yeah! That's exactly what they were doing! Thanks for enlighting me!" She seemed really happy when she truly understood what we were trying to do with our singing. I never, ever thought there would be a fan like her. Ever. I really started to like this girl. A lot. She was so different than other girls.
And then I got it. Even if I'd have ten more beautiful girls who like meonly because of my music, I would pick her. No doubts, no second thoughts. This girl gets to me like non other. No, there MUST be something wrong with her... No one is perfect, and soisn't she.
"Uuuh, where are they? Uhh, they seem like they aren't coming... Hm, he said that if they don't come for fifteen minutes, that then they won't come.. and now has passed almost half an hour... pity... But, we can stay talk a bit more! Why don't we know each other better?" Uh, now I knew she makes friends easily.
"Yeah," I smiled, "why don't we know each other better?"
Fourty-five minutes later -
Seiya was surprisedly rolling with laughter, as Usagi was trying to say theadventures ofTuxedo Umino.
"No kidding! And then the guy comes to Naru-chan, sticks the rose up, and screams, 'I shall protect you, Naru-chan! No one shall hurt-' and then the actor lifts him and puts him beside the stage and says, 'Don't bother me, okay?' And all he coulddo is gulp and walk away, the third time in the week!" She couldn't resist and she laughed herself, without being able to stop herself for the next five minutes.
"But all ended well, Umino-kun and Naru-chan had their first kiss that evening.." She pouted a bit. Seiya found that action very interesting...
"So, have you ever been kissed by a guy before?" Seiya asked, somewhat teasingly. She blushed noticeably and bowed her head.
"No," she replied. "Why?" She loked at him through her eyelashes. His heart skippeda beat. He just shrugged.
"No reason... just wondered. And how is it so? Such a beautiful girl, and still single?" He tipped her chin gently, now whispering, getting nearer. She blushed even more.
"I..."
She gasped as she was looking to his rich blue eyes. He was not more than five inches away, with his breath slowly getting more shallow. He brushed his thumb across her chin, and her eyes widened. Then, all of a sudden, he backed away, got up and walked to the door.
"I don't think that will stay like that soon, Odango. Ja ne," he said, taking his coat and closing the door behind him as he left.
Usagi stayed in the same position, trying to keep hercomposure. Suddenly, she noticed a clock on the wall, whose hands were showing 7:00.
"Aaah! I have to get home!" She leaped from the couch and closed the door behind her. She left for the Mamoru's office, and he wasn't there, and she tried some rooms beside his office, but no luck. And then, a woman said that he had left because he had somehing to do. Something with advertizing, as much as she could understand. She sighed, shrugged and left for home.
Seiya -
I looked at my reflection in the creek below me. I was still breathing heavily, just from being near her. I had almost kissed her. Almost. Why didn't I? Because I'm a coward? To let her slip from my arms, such a divine girl? She was truly perfect... and I liked her. Very much. I had a huge crush on a fan who doesn't know who I am and who I met almost two hours ago.
I was doomed.