Disclaimer: Standard, there's mild swearing in this chapter.

A/N: i think im going 2 start adding my little twist in here soon... nobody knows about it, except me!!! MWAHAHAHA!

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Silent Night

Chapter 3

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Usagi awoke to her phone beeping, her head pounding, and her stomach doing flip-flops. She answered her phone.

"Usagi!" Motoki exclaimed. "Kami, you look like shit. What happened?" he asked.

"Date, your friend, too much wine," Usagi said.

"Ooooh yeah, I heard something to that affect last night... from Mamoru. He seems rather taken with you, besides the fact that you got smashed," Motoki said, laughing and winking.

"That's great. Moki, could I call you back later? After I've woken up more, perhaps?" Usagi said, not even really hearing what Motoki was saying.

"Sure Sis, no prob. If I don't answer, leave a message." he said. "Love you, bye!" and he hung up.

Usagi sighed and flopped back on her bed. She got up and went to her bathroom, where she purged herself of any alcohol left in her stomach (A/N: no, i'm not condoning doing this!). Then she grabbed some aspirin and started towards the kitchen to make herself some black coffee.

On the way, she knocked into the dining room table, and before she knew it, the vase had fallen and broken, and roses were scattered everywhere.

"Damnit all!" Usagi said. "I liked that vase, too!" She sighed and picked up the peices. On the way to dump them in the trash can, one of the peices of crystal cut the inside of her hand. After disposing of them, she licked her hand of the blood, then watched as the wound healed. Usagi smiled to herself.

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The phone rang again. Usagi went to answer it.

"Mamoru!" she said, smiling.

"Hi Usagi," Mamoru smiled back at her. "I was, ummm, wondering if maybe you'd like to go with me to that new floating park and have a picnic?" he asked.

"Sure, I'd love to... as long as there's not alcohol," Usagi laughed. Mamoru laughed along with her.

"No, no alcohol. Can I pick you up in about an hour?"

"Sure, see ya then," Usagi said and hung up. She went to her closet and dug out her shorts, which she hadn't worn in a LONG time. Then she got out a black tank top and pulled it on. Finally, she pulled her long hair into a pony tail.

Usagi sat and finished her coffee while she waited for Mamoru to come and get her. A few minutes after 1, there was a knock on the door.

"Hi," Usagi said, smiling as she opened the door. "Come in for a second. I just have to grab my purse," Usagi moved away and left the door open for Mamoru to come in. She went quickly to her room and came back with her purse. She found Mamoru standing in the front hall, looking at a picture of her and Motoki when they were younger, with their parents, before they died. Creeping up behind him, she touched his arm and he jumped.

"You startled me," he said, turning and smiling at her. He did something that surprised Usagi then. Mamoru wrapped his arms around her and gave her a quick kiss. Releasing her, he opened the door. "Ready to go?" he asked.

"Uhhh..." Usagi went through her mental check list. "Yeah, I am," she smiled and walked out.

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It wasn't hard for Usagi and Mamoru to find a spot to park and have a picnic; the park was nearly empty. The reason was quite clear: the sky was overcast. Mamoru just shrugged and dug out the basket. He set up the blanket and laid a feast out in front of them. He then surprised Usagi by announcing that he had made it himself.

"Yourself!" Usagi's eyes almost bugged out of her head. "No help from an Instaoven at all!?" Mamoru just laughed and nodded. Usagi was speechless. Finally, she pulled out a pill bottle from her purse and shook a small red pill into her palm.

"What's that?" Mamoru asked, curious.

"Just some vitamins that I have to take with meals," Usagi half-lied, but Mamoru believed her. She dry swallowed it and picked up a peice of chicken.

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Usagi and Mamoru were eating watermelon when it started to rain. Usagi started grabbing things.

"Leave it," Mamoru said, grabbing her wrist and dragging her towards the car. "We'll come back later." Usagi went with them and got in after him. Mamoru grabbed a towel, hunching in the small car, and started to pat himself dry. Usagi looked at him and started laughing.

"What?" Mamoru asked, sitting beside her on the bench seat and looking at her. Usagi only laughed harder. Mamoru smiled and pulled her to sit in his lap. Usagi stopped laughing at that, looking up at him, wondering what he was going to do.

"Usagi..." Mamoru let his sentence trail off, teasing her.

"Yes?" Usagi answered. Mamoru bent his head slightly and kissed her softly.

"That," he said, smiling. Usagi's eyes had widened, but now she had a mischievious glint as she pulled Mamoru's head back down and kissed him.

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A/N: im mean, i know. im not going to offer my hand to slap, because then some ppl actually take me up on it... --; just so you know, yes, i still love you all, readers and reviewers alike, but i love that guy from the alley more! mwhahaha!!! ok, ok, im going now, 2 write my next chapter... or start on it, at least. im not making any promises when it will come out, because things might come up, like things tend to do.

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