Little Moments: 100 Themes
#52: Protector
Lillie Bell
Words: 409

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon

As the wind whipped around her, teasing her hair over the edge and driving her skirt into her face, Usagi checked her watch one last time.

6:15

She looked beyond the city, shielding her eyes, to see the sun just starting its descent and the sky turning the slightest red hue. The wind roared as she stepped closer to the edge of the tall building. She smiled at its sudden anxiety. She put out her hand, floating it in the wind's breeze that pushed over her, and closed her eyes.

Tell him…

She stepped over the edge and the wind could no longer reach her between the tall buildings of the silent wharf. She put out her arms as the fall sent air rushing past her. It was amazing how refreshing this feeling was and a small smile came to her lips as she began to pick up speed.

5…

She could hear the seconds ticking by on her wristwatch. They pounded through the sound of rushing wind around her, reminding her of the short time before the pavement would capture her in its stony embrace.

4…

Between the buildings and out of the sun's rays, the air began to cool her skin. Even the small sweat that had started at the exhilaration from the fall was turning cold at the sudden drop of temperature due to her speed and loss of sunlight.

3…

She thought for a moment that this action might not be fair to her loving husband. It was not his fault she had taken the plunge. Still, her smile grew larger as she felt a familiar jolt within her soul.

2…

She swallowed and knew that the pavement was nearing at a breakneck speed. This is it.

1

Satin wrapped around her and encased her in warmth before she was righted and collected completely into a strong embrace. She was flying up immediately, and she opened her eyes to see a perturbed masked face. She giggled and snuggled closer to her husband as he carted her off to their apartment. Tuxedo Kamen sighed and held the small bundle closer, warming her chilled skin.

"You're so sexy, Mamo-chan," she whispered before kissing his hairline just behind his ear. His frustration melted instantly, expelled with the breathed he was holding.

What the woman would do to see him in his tuxedo…

He chuckled and wrapped her in his cape as they made their way into the sunset.