Someone New
By: Mitsukai04
Disclaimer: I don't believe in disclaimers. They're against my religion.
Author's Note: Thanks to all those who reviewed! Here's the next chapter!
Mamoru glanced at the young girl he had just met. What's wrong with me? Why did I invite her to lunch like that? I just broke up with Usagi...
His facial expression softened slightly at the thought of her, but he quickly berated himself. No! I can't think about her. I can't be with her. It can't work out anymore...
Mamoru lead Kagome to a small outdoor café. He pulled out her chair for her before sitting down himself.
What a gentleman, she noted to herself.
"Remember, Kagome, this lunch is my treat. You don't have to pay for anything," he said with a smile.
"Do you always invite random strangers to lunch?" Kagome teased lightly.
Mamoru winked at her. "Only the pretty ones."
She felt herself blush and directed her vision onto her hands that rested in her lap.
"So stranger, mind telling me a little more about yourself?" Kagome looked up at him when he spoke and smiled.
She told him that she was 15 and lived with her mother, brother, and grandfather at the family shrine. She was going to enter high school next year and was worried about her exams since she hardly ever went to school anymore.
"Why is that?" Mamoru asked.
Kagome blushed furiously. Because I spend half my time in Feudal Japan... what kind of answer is THAT?
"Oh, um... mysterious ailments. I tend to get sick out of nowhere."
Mamoru nodded in sympathy. "I understand. I've been getting a lot of migraines lately."
Kagome watched him curiously. "Why is that?"
Mamoru frowned slightly. Because they happen right before I transform into a super hero... what kind of answer is THAT?
"Oh, um... stress. I suffer from stress."
Kagome nodded. "I myself haven't been getting as sick lately, so I'm looking forward to spending more time at school."
Mostly because I don't plan to spend as much time in the Warring States Era as I did before. Ha! Take that, Inuyasha!
Kagome cleared her throat and took a sip of her lemonade. "What about you? You almost got me to tell you my whole life story, so I think I deserve an equal amount of information."
Mamoru laughed and told her that he was 18 and had no family in Tokyo, seeing as his parents were in a fatal car accident and he remembered very little about them. He lived alone in an apartment complex nearby, rode a motorcycle, and went to school at the Azabu Institute of Technology.
"I know where that is!" Kagome suddenly piped up. "It's not too far from my school."
Mamoru smiled at her as their lunch was placed before them. "Maybe I could give you a lift sometime."
Kagome smiled brightly. "I would really like that."
They went through lunch with continued casual conversation, though both seemed hesitant to speak of what they do during their free time. Leading a double life isn't usually a great topic of conversation with a new friend.
Once they had finished eating, they stood up as he finished paying for their lunch and walked down the street together. As they neared a corner, Kagome turned to him.
"Here's my stop. I'm gonna do some shopping before I head home. It was really nice meeting you, Mamoru. Maybe I'll see you around some time."
As she turned to walk away, she stopped by his hand gently grasping her arm. "Wait, Kagome..."
She turned to him expectantly.
Mamoru looked a little flustered.
Why am I suddenly so attracted to this girl? There's just something about her...
"Look, I know we just met and I recently got out of serious relationship, but I would really like to see you again. How about I give you a ride to school on Monday and then catch a movie after school?"
Kagome stood frozen to the spot. The only other person who had ever suggested going to a movie was poor Hojo. "You mean like a date?"
He nodded. "Yeah... a date."
Kagome paused. Why can't I bring myself to say no? I just met this guy! But there's something about Mamoru...
"Mamoru, I just got out of a serious relationship too, but... I would love to go out with you tomorrow. It's a date."
He smiled down at her. "Okay then. Mind telling me your address so I can pick you up on Monday?"
She nodded and wrote her address on a slip of paper, handing it to him. "Thanks. See you then, Kagome."
He turned and began to walk across the street.
"Yeah. See you!" Kagome called out before turning to walk down the street, smiling to herself.
Wow... I have a date! A date with a new cute guy who's sweet and ISN'T Inuyasha! How lucky can I get?