Chapter 2:

Usagi was panicking, it had been over an hour and she still had no solution to her problem. The blonde had quickly realised that her only two options were not possible, not in her mind; either she confronted Mamoru, or she didn't. But Usagi hated both of those scenarios, and didn't want to do either.

It's not fair! Why can't this be simple? If the boy likes me, why can't he talk to me about it? Why the heck did he have to write it up on this website! I am sooo unused to seeing this side of Mamoru, and technically I'm not even seeing the side, I'm reading it, so therefore it can't be true. Usagi sigh at that last thought, the one thing that she had spent the last hour trying to convince herself of, was that there was no possible way that it was Mamoru writing this.

How about, I write the 'author' of this site an email, and see how they reply? Of course, I'd have to pretend to be someone else, but that's not difficult over the internet! Genius! Usagi grinned, that much a much better option than the other two, though she was sure that one of the two original options would be implemented in the near future.

The blonde reached toward the mouse, navigating the site looking for any mention of the authors email address; ah-hah! There it was, with a tag telling people to email him if they had questions.

She squealed, it was too perfect! Usagi clicked on the email address, and a new window came up; a blank page but for the email address. What to write? she asked herself, Maybe start off with a normal question, and after he replies to that, you can ask him more.

"Alright," Usagi said out loud, staring at the blank screen, "Here goes…"

/BlueEyedObsession/ She wrote/I'm very interested by your site, the entries are so heartfelt; its nice to read something that feels so real. It almost reminds me of something though, something I've heard around the place, about a girl and boy who fight constantly, but seem to like each other. But that's not really my point, what I wanted to know was: Why do you keep all this secret? It doesn't sound like you've told her, and she obviously has no idea, but any girl would be so flattered and impressed by your way of spilling you feelings. Sure, she'd be a bit annoyed that you'd kept this from her, but you can deal with that. Sorry for wasting your time, and thank you for listening/reading. From, GirlOfTheMoon./

Usagi sighed, that had been surprisingly hard to write, as though she had no involvement in this whole thing at all. It had been a stoke of pure genius to put in that rumour though, she knew that she'd heard it around, definitely talking about the two of them, even though she denied it strongly. She relaxed back into the office chair, And now we wait.. It shouldn't take him too long to reply, he's a collage student so he should be awake and checking his emails right now… 15 minutes later, there was still no reply, and Usagi was about to log off when she found that she'd just been sent a new email. A rush of excitement ran through her, was it him?

/GirlOfTheMoon/ it said/I'm very glad that you like the site and my entries, I've tried to be as honest as I can be with them. I find that I can't say anything in real life, so I write about it on my site. You know, I hadn't heard that rumour, but it sounds about accurate, well from my side anyway; I have no idea how she feels. I keep it secret because I have to, because it would ruin everything between us if I said or did anything. Flattered? I doubt it, she hates me; and I guess that's fair, I'm such a jerk to her. But I also figure that the longer I keep this from her, the more annoyed she's going to be when she finds out./ Usagi had to snort, I'm not annoyed right now! I was at first, but not anymore… /You didn't waste my time at all, I was just checking my emails and it was nice to hear from someone who likes the site. I'd love to talk to you more, hear your thoughts on each of the matters, and maybe tell me why we argue like we do? From, BlueEyedObsession (Mamoru)/

"AH-HAH!" Usagi yelled, "IT IS HIM!" She did a little victory dance, then realised exactly what she was dancing about and shut up, becoming very sober. "Uh-oh... He wants my advice, on myself! How do I do that? … Actually, that's got to be easier than if I was someone else, considering I know what I want. But... Ohh… this is going to be weird. Let's just hope I don't see him in the next few days…"

/Mamoru, she would definitely be flattered, let me talk from experience, no matter how much you think they'd hate it because its too sappy or whatever, secretly, they really do love it. All girls keep that little love of fairytales coming true within their hearts, its how we're made. Sounds to me, that with all this fighting, she might actually feel something too; besides, what can it hurt to actually do something? Almost no girl is going to protest if you tell them that you like them etc. Why you argue like you do? Because.. well the best answer is because you're both frustrated by your feelings, so you take that out on each other/ Kami-sama, knows I do! /I think it'd be great if we talked more, sounds like you're really confused by all of this, poor thing. Xx GirlOfTheMoon (Serena)./

Now, Usagi knew he'd definitely reply to this one, considering he was probably just as anxious, about what she said, as she had been waiting for his reply. It had taken her a minute to think about what name she could use, considering there was no way she was using Usagi for all of this; her middle name would have to suffice.

There was a short wait, maybe only about 5 minutes this time, for a reply to come through:

/Serena, Really? That's interesting, I had no idea. I guess its true for guys as well, no matter how much they seem like wild crazy boys who only love parties and chicks, they still like to entertain the though of someone out there for them; well I know I do anyway, I'm not too sure about the rest of the male population… I guess I'm afraid she will be disgusted or something, I mean, I'm a lot older than she is, and I'm pretty sure she thinks I hate her. It makes sense that we fight because of that, but it still confuses me… Why is this all so frustrating and annoying, why can't it be easy? Mamoru./

/Mamoru, you know, this would be a lot easier over instant messenger… But considering that I have to go to bed soon (I am sooo exhausted, today has been ridiculously tiring), that's not going to happen tonight. Really; girls love real life fairytales. That's cute that you do too; why don't you send me a picture, and then we can see if you're really that much older looking. I'm sure she doesn't think you hate her, just that you don't like her very much; maybe you should try and show her that you really don't dislike her as much as she thinks. If it were easy, it wouldn't be any fun, my dear boy; no fun at all. Xx Serena. P.S – have to go! My annoying brother wants the computer, so I'll talk to you tomorrow I guess. Hope it all goes well! Seeya/

Shingo didn't really want the computer; Usagi just didn't know how long she could keep up this charade, even over the internet. It was a lot of hard work! She made her way back to her bedroom and lay down on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. Her thoughts centred upon Mamoru; little signs from each of their fights were now etched into her mind, how could she have not realised before?

Worse, she was beginning to realise that she might, just possibly, have feelings for him too.

Hey guys! Well, this is interesting, I know I promised a short story, and I actually think this one is not going to be any longer than 4 chapters, so we're halfway! This is good because it means I can get to finishing Shut up and Kiss me, its such a fun fic to write!

You guys have been awesome reviewers, so I hope you liked!

Sailor Usagi Chiba - Thanks!
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FSl - You always get cookies, you don't even need to say so, they're just.. there! Of course i'll write more! I always do!
Musagirl15 - Why thank you :D
Sorceress Usagi - Thanks, i'm definitely going to continue!
Charmed Serenity 3 - Soon Enough?
Kiria Kare - Of course Mamo-chans a cute little teddy, what else should he be/laughs/ Thank you
SailorStars16 - /grins/ I didn't reaaaally leave you hanging, at least, not anymore!
Rini - /laughs/ where dyu think its going:P lol i know its annoying, but im trying, really i am! This one'll be done soon, so i'll finally have a finished story! YAY! Thanks :D
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Starchick24 - So glad you found time for it! This ones going to be ALOT shorter than SUAKM, thank god for that, otherwise i'd be exhausted! awwwww.. /blushes/ you're so sweet :)
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Red-Rose18 - heheh what isn't she going to do! Hope this was soon enough..
Tropical Remix - She is indeed reading his blog, oh i'm going to finish it, and it shall be great!
Anonymous - Thanks, I will :D

So there we are! I'll talk to you all soon, probably with a release of SUAKM, Ciao!

xx Usa