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A Kiss Without A Motive
Mamoru cracked his neck, popping a joint, and stretched his arms over his head with a deep sigh, hitting save on the progress in his document. Just the discussion to go and his assignment would be ready to submit.
His back was screaming at him for the way he'd sat crouched at his coffee table all morning for this, and he leant back against the couch and groaned.
Usagi chuckled at him and he cracked an eye back open to glare at her.
She was hopping around the kitchen "preparing lunch" - meaning she'd left her Nintendo Switch on the couch behind him and put the kettle on to pour hot water into two maxi styrofoam instant ramen bowls, and rummaged in his drawer for chopsticks, humming along to his tinny kitchen radio.
The song changed when she opened up his fridge.
He froze with the first, dramatic, distinctly recognizable climb of notes.
Search for your love...
He hated the way he turned and watched, how his heart jumped a little at the way her whole body broke into a soft smile and she held her heart, absentmindedly staring into the fridge but not seeing its contents anymore.
Her movements were slower as she withdrew the two bottled milk teas and set them on the counter, and by the time the kettle popped and she ripped off the foil of the ramen bowls to pour, she was swaying her hips, mouth opening almost involuntarily to sing along to the first verse.
You are always shining.
Your smile is just like a tiny star.
He knew not to be jealous. And he also knew, logically, that this song wasn't about her. It had been written before Seiya even met Usagi. And still...
He hated the clench of his jaw, the way he found himself on his feet and in the kitchen without a conscious thought, how his stomach coiled when she didn't even react, lost in the song and her memories and her head with that too soft smile on her lips as she slowly, sunkenly dragged her chopsticks through one of the bowls.
Where are you now, Moonlight Princess?
My princess...
She startled a little, as if he'd pulled her back from somewhere far away, when he invaded her space and with one finger, softly lifted her chin.
Her smile was still soft, a little questioning, when he leaned in and dropped his lips to hers.
She sighed happily, squeaked a little in surprise and probably the uncalled for level of slight pressure, the slightly desperate worship he put into the kiss.
He kissed her like someone who had something to prove, and maybe to lose. With both his hands on her face, one tangling into her hair, an open mouth and open heart and tongue stroking into her mouth as if to claim his territory.
Her lips were pink and wet when he released her, one hand still at her head, her eyes that mix of amused and charmed and confused when she settled back onto the heels of her bare feet and looked back up with questioning eyes.
She tilted her head and it shifted his hold. "What was that for?" she asked with a twinkle in her eyes.
He sighed, stroked his fingers through her silky hair along one long, precious streamer of gold that he was fortunate enough to be allowed to touch whenever he wanted. Him. Not Seiya.
"No reason," he mumbled, his eyes on his fingers in her hair.
Answer for me...
She lifted both eyebrows and he shrugged.
He felt the way his cheeks flushed, and probably his neck and the tips of his ears too, the way heat crawled up his body and made him feel embarrassed. But if she saw, she made no comment.
"Do I have to have a motive?" he mumbled awkwardly.
She tilted her head again, smiled up at him, and curled her nose cutely as she let him off the hook, and leaned up to drop another peck onto his lips.
"If you say so," she said with a smile, and he nodded curtly, grabbed the two hot bowls to carry back to his coffee table, and sighed a too relieved sigh when the song ended and another was announced.
Obvious Setting Tag: Post Stars
I know that Viz has a shiny new translation for that song, but I haven't seen that, so I'm using the translation of the original lyrics. Anyway, here's for your Stars related Usamamo dealing fic needs!