Author's Notes: Hey. Chapter One as promised. Well, I've already said that I'm not sure if this thing was going to succeed, but if it doesn't I've got a plan how to fix it... we'll see. Let's just hope I'm good enough of an author to make this worth something. -grin-

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Title: The Lilac Scented Hearts - Chapter One
Rating: K+
Author: Sabreen

The Lilac Scented Hearts - Chapter One

Dear Mamoru-baka,

I suppose you'll be very surprised to receive this letter. Well, who wouldn't be surprised? But anyway, please just try to read it whole before laughing and throwing it in the trash can.And pleasemind that I'mbaring my soul out to you and if you just need to step over it and laugh like so many times before, I beg you to do it quietly and without my knowledge, okay? Thank you.

So, okay. Let's start from the beginning, shall we?

A few months ago, I threw that test paper on your head, you yelled at me, insulted me and and long story short, pissed me off. Since that day you haven't changed a tiny bit. Someone above obviously thought it was hilarious to get usto meet everyday on regular basis, even to have a common friend who was dear to both you and me. Ha ha ha, very funny. Every other word you'd say to me was nothing but insults, teasing and annoying me, which I guess you enjoyed (something you apparently had in common with theafore mentionedreally-really-bad-sense-of-humor person above). So it was every day, every single day, and there couldn't have been a day without at least one insult directed at me.But then again, I'm sure you know that very well.

And then, one morning, we exchange insults and teasing like every day, and then you say you're sorry. The thing that mesmerizes me isn't the apology itself, it was the fact that you... well, you know... All right, you don't know, I guess. So... you kissed me. There, I said it. You kissedme, and said 'happy birthday'. Suddenly, you were nice and charming and kind and all, and you gave me a gift and everything, and acted as though you thought of me as a friend. I was... shocked doesn't nearly describe what I felt back there. So... I guess... thank you. For treating me nicely and all, even if it was just for a short time.

I have no clue if you really meant any of it, although I have adreadful feeling that you don't really care. But even you don't, how come you kissed me? I mean... You don't kiss people you hate, right? But, you must hate me, what else would explain all of that?

You do understand that usually I would NEVER say something like this to you, considering the fact that it was actually my heart that I was expressing there and everything... But you can't tear it to pieces if you're 3000 miles away, right? I certainly hope so... And I had this need tosay thank you... for the morning.

Oh, right, Ialso wanted to thank you for another thing; the present.I have absolutely no clue HOW you got it or just why you gave it to me, but...

It's something special. I have never received anything like it in my life. It's notjust the locket itself, it... it's like it's telling a long-lost life story of someone. And the melody... I think I might have heard it before. I don't know. It sounds and it appears as though it's a thousand years old, but it isn't tarnished or hoarse or anything like that. It shines with something I can't explain...

Ugh, I think I'm going too detailed here. Well, it's special nontheless, and it's very pretty. I like things shaped like a star. Don't know why, butI do. So... Arigatou. Again.

And... I want to say something to you. It's kind of hard, and I don't know what to expect, but... Please don't laugh.

So, you've been nice to me before you left. You wished me a happy birthday (although I still can't for the life of me figure out just how you knew when it was), you gave me a beautiful present, acted all friendly to me... And, I just had this thought when I looked at a plane passing through (maybe it was yours?). I just thought that... You have a friendly side, too. You're mean and cocky and stuck-up towards me, and you mostprobably hate me, but... you've shown me how good you could be. I don't likepassing a chance tohaving a friend, so... if you'd like... we could be friends. Something above those childish insults and teases...

Everybody's fine here. Well, it's just been a week since you'veleft, so things really can't go wrong in such a great measure, right? Motoki-onii-san misses you a bit. He even said he missed our bickering. 'Not that I'd want it back,' he said. Sure, I say, hehe.

Well, now you're free tolaugh like you've never laughed beforeor throwthis in the trash or whatever.

Usagi

P.S. I wrote 'dear' at the beginning clearly because I have no clue whatelse to say. So shoot me.

End of Chapter One -

What will Mamoru say? How will he take it? Will his heart be open enough for Usagi's friendship...? Find out in the next chapter! Or, er... letter. Oh, BTW, there's going to be more letters per chapter, this was the first and you know, the most ticklish one so I was bound to leave a little cliffhanger -wink-. Oh, thanks for the reviews! I warm up for every single one of you -grin-

See ya'll!

Sabreen