4. Secret Admirer

Alicia Blade

516 words

"Rei's got a secret admirer!" Usagi sang, clasping her hands beneath her chin and batting her lashes at the Shinto priestess. "I bet it's Yuuchirou! He's been eyeing you all month, Rei-chan! I think he loves you!"

Rei lowered a haughty glare at Usagi, before turning her gaze to Ami. "What is she rambling about?"

"On our way in your grandfather asked us to hand this to you," Ami answered, pulling a small envelope out of her pocket. "He said that it was delivered earlier this afternoon, and the heart sticker would lead one to believe it likely is a love letter." She handed the letter over with an excited smile, but Rei grabbed it with little enthusiasm and bonked Usagi in between her hair buns with it as the blonde started making loud kissing noises.

"Grow up," she reprimanded, seating herself on her bed and nonchalantly opening the letter.

Usagi screwed up her nose, but bit back the wailing that wanted to come out in her excitement to hear more about the mysterious letter. She bounced onto the bed to look over Rei's shoulder, Ami seating herself on the opposite side as the priestess pulled out a little card that had a tiny red heart cut-out on the front. The inside read,

My lovely Rei,

You are the C-minor of my scale. You are the biggest wave of my ocean. You are the sacred fire of my shrine. You are my everything.

Loving you always from afar,
Your devoted secret admirer

"Ha! I told you it was a secret admirer!" Usagi squealed, bouncing around on the bed with a dreamy smile. "Rei-chan, you're so lucky! Do you think it's Yuuchirou? It sure sounds like Yuuchirou, doesn't it?"

Rei hummed a moment, staring absently at the card, before shaking her head. "No, actually, it's from Mamoru."

Usagi's bouncing immediately ceased as she turned wide eyes on her friend. "Chiba Mamoru? No way!"

"Definitely. He's been sending me letters like this for awhile now. I can tell his handwriting from a mile away. It's really pretty sweet, huh?"

Her gaze returning to the card, Usagi looked suddenly stricken and pale. She gulped, licked her lips, and finally forced herself to look up at Rei, who was watching her with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh! Oh… um, yes. It is… pretty sweet…" Then, catching herself, the blonde quickly shook her head with enthusiasm. "I mean, that's so gross! To think of Mamoru writing anything sappy is just… just…"

But her rambling was cut short by Rei's loud guffaw. "Oh, Usagi-chan, you're so gullible! Of course it's from Yuuchirou! Honestly, do you think Mamoru could writing something this cheesy?" Leaning forward, Rei poked Usagi teasingly on the nose. "But you should have seen the look on your face! You know, I think Mamoru has a secret admirer… named Usagi! You've been eyeing him all month, haven't you? I think you're in love with him!"

"I am not!" Usagi screamed in adamant disgust as a blush crept into her cheeks and Rei and Ami fell over in a fit of giggles.