Warning: This is gonna have some lemon in it- or in my language, TANG. So if you're under 18 (and you know who you are) you best be getting your behind outta here.

Chapter Eight: His dream and her realization.

He had finally fallen asleep, the moon was looking down at him from the sky, happily giving him the warmth he needed to relax his mind.

"Usako, are you sure you want this?" He asked cupping her face in his hand, kissing her forehead. She looked up at him, love radiating off her smile. She nodded yes. Her eyes were glazed over with passion. He took her mouth into a deep loving kiss as moved causing her slight pain. Her body tensed as he moved further in. He let go of her mouth to allow her to cry gently.

"Are you alright?" He whispered delicately into her ear as a small tear rolled down the side of her face. She felt happy, the pain was going away. He started to move slowly, passionately nuzzling her neck. Usagi held on to the soft white sheets as he sped up, she was happy to do this with him; to consummate their love. He was complete, he had never felt this close to someone, and now that he had Usagi; he vowed to never let her go.

She could hear her soft moans muffled with his as he edged closer to completion. He didn't close his eyes once, he just continued to stare at her lovely flushed face.

"Usako, I love you." He whispered as his body, spent, shivered over hers.

"I love you too Mamo-chan." She whispered back giving in to the feeling.

Suddenly Mamoru jolted upright panting. He was sweating, his heart beat was racing; and his mind was trying to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

"What the…" He felt ashamed. For a week now he had Usagi plaguing his mind. For so long a princess was haunting him begging him to find the Silver Crystal and now Usagi was consuming his mentality. He moved the blanket off his body, trying to cool down. He took off his shirt and rubbed his chest, focusing on his breathing.

"Why does it have to be that." He didn't understand why he was dreaming of her like this.

"She's 14 Chiba, get a grip." He slightly hit the side of head, trying to knock some sense into himself. For a week now, he had been having dreams like this with Usagi at night, but during the day he was as cold as ever to her. What was he trying to hide.

"Usagi…"

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Usagi woke up feeling like somebody called her. The room felt so empty without Luna there. She looked at the time, it was 4 in the morning, the moon was still out. She sat up on her bed realizing that she was holding on to Mamoru's shirt. She smiled.

"Why did you kiss me Mamoru-san?" She whispered to the shirt. She felt her lips, they were soft again, not swollen.

"He's my first kiss. The one guy I always hated." She said talking to the shirt.

"What will I tell Rei-chan?" She smiled. She was so upset about the kiss before, but now she felt like it was meant to happen. Like it was destiny. Feeling sleepy again, she laid back down and fell asleep instantly.

"My first kiss…" she whispered in her sleep.

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In the morning her mother came in and checked on her many times, and even during the night to make sure she was fine. When Usagi finally woke up it was already early in the afternoon.

"Good morning honey." Usagi's mother said coming into the room with a tray full of breakfast treats. Usagi yawned and stretched her arms and smiled at her mother. Ikuko looked at how much darker Usagi's bruises had gotten, she wanted to hug her and cry with her; but she knew that she had to be strong for her.

"I made your favorites" She smiled placing them on her table. Usagi waddled out and went to brush her teeth leaving Ikuko behind looking down at her bed, there was Mamoru's shirt tangled in with the pillow. She smiled.

"Oh, my sweet little girl." She whispered, her eyes glazing. She turned around quickly when she heard the door opening. In walked Usagi, feeling a bit sad.

"What's wrong Usagi?" Ikuko asked.

"My face…." She sighed as she sat down to the table. Ikuko's heart broke.

"It's okay Usagi, it will get better. Why don't you rest for the next couple of days. You can return to school on Wednesday." Ikuko smiled seeing Usagi's lifted spirit.

"Thanks mom" She said taking a sip of her juice.

"Don't worry about that boy Akio, I told your father and we're going to make sure that he's punished for what he tried to do." Ikuko sternly said, Usagi felt a bit panicked knowing her father knew the truth.

"It's okay. I'll take care of your father." Ikuko laughed, soothing Usagi.

"Now I won't insist on you to get out of your room, you just come out when you feel you're ready okay." She expressed. She knew that Usagi had a lot to think about, even work out some feelings she may have never had before. Ikuko smiled and left her to enjoy her food. Usagi relaxed and dove into her food, feeling very satisfied and well rested. She looked out of her window thinking about what the others were doing, and when they would be calling her to tell her all about their weekend.

"Wonder what I'll tell them" She sighed.

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"You what!" Motoki shouted, attracting the attention of everyone in the arcade. Mamoru turned red looking around to the people.

"Motoki, keep it down." He gestured cowering lower to his cup. Motoki's face was in deep shock, it was as if a handful of grenades had detonated on his face, leaving behind a puff of smoke emitting off his face.

"But….why?" He asked confused by Mamoru's bizarre action. Mamoru sighed, not knowing himself. He felt ashamed though.

"Chiba, you kissed Usagi-chan. Usagi-chan. I mean you and her never got along, not even for a second…and than you just kissed her?" He gently shook his head, not sure what to think. But he knew that Mamoru was not like other guys, who thought much about the companionship of a woman; so for him to kiss someone, especially Usagi, something was not right.

"What about Usagi-chan's friend, Rei-chan." Motoki asked putting down the dish towel. Mamoru looked up at him.

"What about her? She's just some kid who just keeps asking me to go places with her. I never thought of her as like a girlfriend Motoki. She's only 14." Mamoru sighed once more.

"And so is Usagi. That's why you have to help me fix this." Mamoru said taking a final sip of his coffee. Motoki thought about it for a bit before replying.

"You know, Usagi-chan's a very go lucky girl, and because of this, the kiss might have confused her...especially after what Akio did." Motoki explained. Mamoru's eyes widen with shock and realization.

"After all this is Usagi-chan, and it was her first kiss. You have to make it seem like nothing ever happened so that she doesn't get the wrong impression." Motoki tapped his chin, he really wasn't sure if this was the best advice, but it was all that he had.

"But Chiba, she really is very cute-"

"No Motoki, don't. I'll just go on like before, like nothing ever happened." Mamoru interrupted. He thought about talking to Usagi privately about this, but he worried that he might say something to make things worse. He needed Usagi to stop being on his mind and in his dreams. The kiss he gave her set him over the cliff, and in his dream he finally announced he loved her. It was too much for him, he wanted to go back to his dark alone world. He was destined to be Tuxedo Kamen and find the crystal and the princess in order to find out who is really was; that's all. Motoki nodded.

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"Usagi, your friends are here. Are you going to be okay?" Her mother asked opening the door to her room. Usagi was dressed in her normal clothes looking out the window still thinking about Mamoru, somehow she couldn't stop. Anytime she tried, his face would pop back into her mind.

"Yeah mom." Usagi was happy that she would be seeing her friends. She waited, feeling nervousness creeping up on her. A few minutes later, the girls came into the room, silent in shock.

"Usagi-chan" Minako whispered making her way to Usagi standing up. She didn't know where to put her hands so she let them dangle on her sides. The girls quickly walked up to her as Minako gave her a hug. Usagi felt nervous again looking back at Rei.

"What happened, your mom said that you were attacked." Makoto asked.

"Are you okay?" Ami asked. They sat down around her table waiting for Usagi to start. Luna jumped on to the table with Artemis. Luna felt guilty, had she been with Usagi, she could have protected her. Usagi smiled touching her face.

"Does it look bad?" She asked thinking about changing the subject. The girls looked at each other and smiled back at her.

"Usagi-chan, you always look very pretty." Ami said

"Now tell us Usagi, what happened?" Rei insisted. She was upset at the person who did this to her. She had never seen Usagi so quiet, so out of it. She had become so accustomed to a smiling, loud Usagi; but the person in front of her seemed broken. Usagi looked down to her hands.

"I met a guy…his name is Akio." She started. Everyone seemed surprised and they had to restrain from jumping closer to her. Rei tensed up. Usagi started her tale, nobody interrupted. She could feel their eyes watering up as she went on to explain how much Akio hit her and how much she tried to fight back.

"Mamoru saved me." The girls leaned back in shock and than leaned closer to hear more of her rescue. Rei twitched, something in her stomach told her this was not getting good. Usagi glanced up at Rei a couple of times as she explained how he yelled at her.

"He yelled at you after what you went through?" Makoto angrily voiced.

"Hmm I think he was just mad at the situation." Minako explained. Rei insisted she continue. Usagi started to flinch, thinking of how to talk about this. The big cloud of silence that loomed over them was frightening the girls. A bead of sweat slid down the side of Rei's face.

"…he…he kissed me." Usagi whispered. Makoto, Ami and Minako gasped in shock. Rei felt hurt, like she wanted to cry. Usagi looked up to Rei.

"He kissed you?" Luna and Artemis shouted in sync.

"Rei-chan I'm sorry. I didn't kiss him back. It was just all so sudden and I just …I just fainted." Usagi explained, feeling ashamed.

"It's not your fault Usagi-chan." Minako insisted.

"Why did Mamoru-san kiss you?" Ami questioned placing a hand on her chin. Rei sadly looked down to her hands.

"Mamoru and you always fought so much." Luna added jumping down to Usagi's side.

"I think he's telling you something Usagi." Rei explained. Usagi looked sadly back at her. The girls looked back to Rei, feeling very sorry for her.

"No Rei-chan, he's your boyfriend." Usagi continued. Rei nodded side to side, slightly smiling. The girls looked at Rei concerned.

"Nah, I always asked him to go out with me. I think he might've felt sorry for me I guess. But he kissed you Usagi, maybe there's something there." Rei looked up at Usagi.

"No Rei-chan, all we ever do is fight." She protested. Usagi felt like such a betrayer.

"Why would he just kiss you?" Artemis asked

"Enemies can always become more." Makoto explained folding her arms. Rei didn't seem too upset, somehow it made more sense for Usagi to be with Mamoru. The girls thought about it, not sure what to do with the situation.

"I think you should talk to him Usagi-chan. You two need to figure out if there's something there." Ami suggested. The girls agreed.

"It would be best to talk it over with him, if you want to find out what's on his mind." Luna added placing a small paw on Usagi's leg.

"You won't know what is going on, if you don't talk to him about this." Rei said as she slipped to her side, close enough to pat her shoulder. Usagi sighed.

"Rei-chan" She whispered.

"Don't worry about me Usagi, you Odango atama, you should worry about yourself. Besides, I'm just glad you're alright." Rei smiled. The scouts agreed, smiling back at Usagi.

"Thank you guys." Usagi smiled back. She felt good about her situation, and she could even start to admit to herself that maybe Mamoru felt something for her. Maybe she felt something for him. After al the kiss was warm.

'Could I be in love with Mamoru?' She thought as she watched her friends discuss what they should first do.

For those people who hate Akio, don't worry there is going to be some serious 'butt' kicking later. On the next chapter : What does Usagi tell Naru and Umino?