Okay...now I must love you all very much since I'm whippin out chapter ten already! I hope this can hold y'all over for the weekend, Ince I will be in Bakersfield for a Faire and I probably will have no time to write, let alone internet access.

I want to thank my patient reviewers for putting up with that last short chapter. I know that wasn't really the 'kiss' y'all were waiting for...call it a preview if you will...muwahahahaha!

Hey...remember the painting I mentioned in passing way back when in chapter one? Well, now you get to find out what it looks like and its relivance to the story...teehee.

By the way...as a small disclaimer...I don't own the song Breakaway...Shimatta! Another thing I don't own.

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Chapter Ten

Two evenings later.

Ding Dong!

"I'll get it!" Tsukino Ikuko called to her family. She walked out of the kitchen and to the front door and opened it. Standing there on the doorstep was a well dressed young man with long, raven black hair that was tied back into a neat ponytail.

"Seiya-kun!" Ikuko said in surprise. She had met him once before and thought him to be an exceptionally polite and nice young man. "When did you get back? Please come in!"

"Arigatō, Tsukino-san," he said as he entered the Tsukino household. He removed his shoes as he answered Ikuko's question.

"I got back last week. I'm surprised that Odan- er….Usagi-chan didn't say anything."

"You know Usagi," was all she said.

"Hai…."

"She's up in her room," she said, leaving Seiya to make his way up to the second floor of the house and down the hallway to Usagi's bedroom. The door was closed. He was just about to knock when he heard a noise coming from the other side of the door. He pressed his ear against it and listened closely. After a moment had passed, he realized it was Usagi singing.

'She's really good,' he thought to himself as he gently knocked on the door. There was no answer. He frowned and knocked again, this time a little louder. Still no answer. He decided to just open the door.

He slowly opened the door and peeked inside. He saw Usagi sitting, cross-legged, on her bed with headphones on and a sketch pad in her lap. She was singing to herself as she was sketching out the idea for her newest painting.

"Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
And I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway"

Seiya stood in the doorway, watching his beloved Odango as she worked. He thought of how cute she looked, hunched over her sketch pad, sapphire eyes darting around the page and her hand flying about.

"Buildings with a hundred floors
Swinging around revolving doors
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
Fly away, breakaway

I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway"

The music stopped. Usagi stopped drawing and turned to restart the CD when she noticed someone in her doorway.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed, toppling over and falling off the bed.

"Odango!" Seiya cried as he rushed over to her bed. "Daijōbu?"

"Itai……"he heard from the other side of the bed. He leaned over and saw Usagi sprawled out on the floor.

"Gomen ne, Odango," he said as he helped his blonde angel up off the floor.

"Seiya! You know you should knock before you enter a woman's personal room! Do they not teach manners on Kinmoku?" She fumed.

"Demo….I did knock…..twice, Odango. You didn't hear me."

"Well…..knock louder next time!" She huffed as she brushed herself off and adjusted her clothes.

"Ne, ne, Odango," Seiya said, holding his hands up in defeat. "Tonikaku, are you doing anything tonight?"

Usagi waved her had towards her bed with her sketch pad sitting upon it. "You're looking at it."

"Good. I'm taking you out then."

"Nani? Dōshite?"

"Because I want too."

"Okay, wait here then while I take a shower and change. Do you want some tea while you wait?"

"Sure."

"Alright. I'll have Oka-san bring some up for you." She gathered up some clothes and left the room.

Seiya looked around the room for the first time since he had arrived. It hadn't changed much since the last time he was on Earth. His gaze landed upon a painting hanging over the dresser. His heart skipped a beat as he walked over to take a closer look.

On a backdrop of stars, was him. He was in his red suit, but he was holding his jacket over his right shoulder. She had painted him with his long raven hair unbound. It was wisping about his face and shoulders as if by a soft breeze. There was a small smile upon his lips while his midnight blue eyes seemed to hold all the love he possessed. Off to his left and a small ways behind him, was a woman with her long raven hair bound and clad in black leather. She had her right hand upon her hip and was also smiling. Across the top of the painting was a red trail of a shooting star.

Seiya was stunned. It was a gorgeous painting. 'When had she done this?' He thought. 'Why?' He was so engrossed with the painting that he didn't hear Ikuko enter the room.

She noticed the young man hadn't noticed her arrival. She quietly walked to the table and set the tray containing the tea and cookies upon it. She turned and looked at the man who had captured her daughter's heart.

Ikuko walked up behind Seiya. She stood about an inch shorter than him. "That's her favorite, you know," she said quietly.

Seiya jumped and turned to the voice that spoke behind him. He stared at the violet haired woman, a look of questioning on his face. Ikuko continued.

"She's never displayed it anywhere but in this room. I think it made her feel closer to you."

"Nani?"

"She was utterly torn apart when you left. Yes I know about you and her being Sailor Senshi." Seiya was shocked. "Usagi told me everything years ago. But that's not the issue," Ikuko said.

"What are you trying to say Tsukino-san?"

"My daughter has gone though a lot, Seiya-kun. Not only all of this Senshi business, demo the loss of the two people she held most dear. When Mamoru-san died, Usagi-chan was devastated. Demo, she made it though. Do you know how?" She asked.

Seiya shook his head. "Iie, she hasn't told me."

"It was you, Seiya. Even though you were thousands upon thousands of miles away, and she thought she might never see you again, you helped her. It sounds typical of you. From what she's told me, you were always helping her in the toughest of times."

Seiya sat in silence in front of the woman who had rendered him speechless. But nothing could prepare him for what she said next.

"She loves you, Seiya-kun." He dropped the tea cup that he was holding just as Usagi re-entered the room from the bathroom. She was wearing a pale green cami style tank top with a short black skirt and her long golden hair was still in a towel.

"Seiya!" Usagi cried.

"Ah, gomen, gomen," he said, quickly moping up the spilt tea with a towel that Ikuko miraculously produced.

"It's alright Seiya-kun. It's just tea," Ikuko said with a wink. "I'll just leave you two alone now." She had turned to leave the room when she smiled a small, sad smile. She hoped that Seiya could make her daughter truly happy again.

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"So…..where are we going?" Usagi asked. She had walked up to her vanity and took her long golden hair out of the towel it was in and started brushing it.

"It's a surprise," Seiya said as he walked up behind her. She looked at him in the mirror as he took the brush from her and started to brush her hair for her.

"Nani wo shite iru ka, Seiya?" (What are you doing, Seiya?) Usagi asked, looking at the handsome, raven haired man in the mirror. Seiya stopped and looked down at the brush in his hand. He didn't know why he did such a thing.

"Um……..er….." Seiya stuttered, looking a little embarrassed. He couldn't just tell her that he wanted to touch her.

"Daijōbu, Seiya."

They spent the next ten minutes in a comfortable silence while Seiya brushed Usagi's hair. Seiya breathed in her sent of jasmine and oranges. He was having problems keeping himself from thinking ecchi thoughts as he was running the brush though her golden mane.

When he was sure that he had gotten rid of every last tangle in her hair, he stopped and placed the brush on the vanity. Usagi raised her hands to her head, ready to style her hair into its usual 'odangos' when Seiya wrapped his arms around her and grabbed her hands to stop her. Usagi gave their reflection a startled look. She could see the slight blush of pink appear on her cheeks. Her heart was racing at his touch. She felt his breath on her ear and felt ready to explode.

"Will you leave your hair down tonight?" Seiya purred in her ear. She never thought that a simple question like that could arouse such an intense feeling of desire within her. Never had she had such ecchi thoughts in her entire life then the ones she was having right that second about the raven haired man who was holding her so close she could feel his heart beating. She turned an even brighter shade of red. All she could do is nod in agreement at the unusual request.

"Good!" Seiya said, releasing her and stepping away. Usagi almost fell over at the sudden loss of the person who was holding her. She quickly regained her balance and her composure and shot a glance at Seiya. He was grinning.

"Hayaku! We need to get going," he said crossing his arms over his chest and tapping his foot in mock impatience.

"Demo…….you haven't told me where we are going!"

"You'll find out when we get there," Seiya smirked.

"Okay….now I'm afraid."

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Hmmmmmmm...Just what is that adorable Seiya planning now... Only I will know for sure...at least till I update. Muwahahahahaha...oh! Shimatta...did I just do that out loud? Um...I meant...um...cough...um...teehee!. Now review darn it!

Ja ne!

Luna

Translations-

Dōshite- why

Oka-san- Mother

Tonikaku- Anyways/ anyhow

ecchi- perverted