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Love,

Andrea

Chapter 3

He looked clueless when he went outside. Standing in one spot, looking around. Even people across the street were wondering what he was doing. It was getting late, the street lights came on awhile ago, and all he wanted right now was to talk to Usagi, nothing else.

'Where could she be? I mean, I just saw here a few seconds ago…?' Then again, he saw a petite figure with long hair crossing the street. When he saw her, he ran after her. He was right behind her, he put his hand on her shoulder. Her quick reflexes made her slap his right away.

"Oh Mamoru, It's just you." She said, gasping.

"Sorry If I startled you."

She smiled. "It's okay, no worries."

"Uh, I-I wanted to… talk to you about something…"

She gave him a questioning look. "Okay… about what?"

'I can tell just by looking in her eyes that she is literally serious. I mean, what is she going say? Is she going to be angry at me for talking about this? Or, is she going to mollify?'

"I…"

Her eyes narrowed. "…?"

'C'mon, say it! Is there anyway I can help you from the way you are being hurt at school? Just say it!'

Mamoru shook his head. " I… wanted to know what you were thinking in the arcade."

'Damn it!' He mentally slapped himself on the head.

"Oh…" She looked down at her feet.

"Nothing." She mumbled, while still looking down.

"I saw the look at your face in there. C'mon, you can tell me."

She lifted her head up, just to look into his deep, ocean blue eyes.

"So, you really want to know what I was thinking."

"Well, yeah."

She swallowed hard. "I was thinking… about last year when you weren't here. Like… all the other times I got…"

"you got… what?" he questioned, curiously. But of course, he already knew the answer. He just wanted to know if she would tell him.

"Oh, never mind. I was thinking what it would have been like if you weren't here at our high school last year and this year you know? And… you make me feel that I'm not strong enough to face Brian!" Tears started welding up in her eyes.

"What?"

"Every time I'm hurt or something, you are always there, and every time you always help me or something, Brian is there looking right at me. He always looks back to see if anyone would help me. Your always there! And of course, it's quite obvious that I'm not potent."

"Usagi I--"

"Please just, leave me alone." Usagi turned, and walked away. Mamoru couldn't believe anything she said to him so, he went up to her, and grabbed her hand which obviously made her turn around.

"It's not my fault that you can't stand up for yourself!" Mamoru almost yelled.

She breathed hard, tears were streaming down her face quickly. She kept looking down so he wouldn't see her emotion clearly.

'I… can't believe I just said that!'

She looked up at him depressingly. "So, that's you really think of me."

"Wait I--"

"You are just like all the other guys! I just thought that you would make a difference. But you act like them in the same way!"

"Usagi --"

"Mamoru, just… leave me alone!"

He stepped closer, but she stepped back even further.

"Just stay away!" She almost screamed.

She ran away from him, with tears still rolling down her cheeks, and all he could see in front of him was… nothing.

'Man… I blew it.'

Mamoru walked back to the arcade, with his head low. The entrance door opened and Motoki looked at the door when he heard the sound of the entrance door open; he was still wiping the tables.

"Hey Mamoru, how did it go!" Said Motoki while walking towards him.

"It… didn't go too well I guess." He said while looking away.

"Well… what did you say?"

"Uh…"

"…?"

"Nothing."

"Mamoru, you are starting to act like Usagi."

"What!"

"I asked you a question, and all you said was 'nothing'. And, I already know that there is an answer. You guys took quite awhile out there."

"So, it doesn't mean that I'm acting like her. Anyone could act like that." Said Mamoru, while slightly raising his voice.

"Okay well anyway, It's closing time so, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Okay, see ya."

"Bye."

Mamoru trudged back to his apartment. He took a shower, changed, and etc. He went to his bed and he lay down slowly. All he was thinking was… Usagi.

'Why the hell did I just say that! Another part of me just exploded. Maybe… she was the one who is unlocking it all. I make her sound like she is frivolous or something. I wonder how long she has been taking all this pain. '

Flashback

" Give it back Brian!" She yelled trying to get the book from his hands. (She even had to go on her tiptoes just to try and get it because he was so tall!)


"Oh, I just want to see what it was about! "He cried in pain as he held the princess' corpse extremely tightly." Brian said in Shakespeare style.


"SERIOUSLY, GIVE IT BACK!" She screamed from embarrassment.


"Come and get it…"


She tried snatching the book away from him. She jumped up high and finally got it but, when she did, he immediately shoved her to the hard cement floor with his strong arms. She immediately cried in pain.

"No one talks to me like that. You should have learned that from last year you idiot!"

End of flashback

Mamoru instantly shot up. "Could that have been it! Maybe… this all started last year. If only I had came here earlier, it would have made more fucking sense!' Mamoru looked at the clock beside him. "12:00 AM… gotta go to school tomorrow."

Mamoru lay down again, except he covered himself in his white sheets, and fell into a deep sleep.

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"Class is over!" barked the history teacher.

Mamoru and his class mates all closed their textbooks, put down their pencils and etc. Everyone got up, left the class room, same old routine. Mamoru and Usagi were the last ones to leave the classroom. They never spoke to each other that whole morning. Mamoru tried to say he was sorry but, Usagi would just start ignoring him or walk faster. Usagi stood up, gathered her belongings, and left the classroom. Mamoru seemed very tarry to leave the classroom. Brian came back, and stood halfway through the door.

"Dude, are you comin'?"

"Oh uh… yeah. I'll meet you guys in the cafeteria."

"Okay, see ya there dude."

He also gathered his things and left the classroom.

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Brian and Mamoru got all their food they needed, and sat down that the table. The first thing Brian said was, "I saw you help that Idiot yesterday."

Mamoru shot his head up. "Why do you keep calling her an idiot!"

"'Cause she is one. Anyway, why would you help her? She worthless, petty I tell ya."

"I do it because I care."

"Oh, so your saying that I DON'T CARE!"

"Well, you sure make it seem that way."

Brian just glared at him. "So, you wanna know why?"

"Yeah, pretty much."

Brian leaned over and started to whisper, "Well, last year we had this 'thing' going on and--"

"What thing?"

"Man, I wasn't finished talking!"

"Oh, continue."

"Well, she refused to do something for me. And then it just started to spread through the school. So that's why no one likes her here. I kept telling her to move, but she refused."

"What did she… refuse in the first place?"

"Well---"

(RING!)

Mamoru got used to that discorant sound.

'Damn!'

"Sorry man, have to go to the next class! See ya after school!"

"Yeah, whatever." He mumbled.

'Damn it… I almost got him to tell me what happened. I'll get him to tell me after school.'

Heh heh heh! Another cliff-hanger lol. Do you guys want to guess what happened to Usagi? It's kind of obvious if you are really into it. Lol, anyway, I hope that you review! Y'all just make my day a happier one.

Andrea