A/N: Ok, so instead of having two seperate chapters, one for each 'version' of number 13, I decided to meld them into one chapter, which should be easier for everyone involved. Version one is my first try, which I don't like very much, so I decided to have another go at 'Future', thus Version two was born. Please tell me which one you prefer (I really don't bite hard, so you can be honest!). Thanks!

Oh right. Thanks to Ala Verity, my Beta reader, and MegTao, who may or may not have been my Beta when I wrote Version one... The old A/N for V.1 thanked her, so I suppose the new one should, too! And thanks to all my readers, and all the people who constantly review (yes, all three of you ). But seriously, people who review make my day, so if you can spare a few seconds to write down your thoughts on my drabbles, please do so!!

Sorry for the babbling, I really don't know what came over me!! Now,on with the drabbles!!

13. Future Version One

As Usagi stared at her future husband, all she could think about was how she wished she knew what was going to happen.

'Will he or won't he?' She muttered. This question had plagued her mind for a least the past five minutes. 'Will he notice me?'

As Usagi was trying to contain her angst, the man in front of her, the object of her questioning, was also deep in thought.

'Which one? The brave Sailor Soldier or the helpless girl? I know which one needs me more, but which one do I choose?'

'He has to notice me! All I've done will have been in vain, otherwise! I may as well not have bothered coming here in the first place!'

'The Sailor Soldier will survive on her own for a while… She is an agent of love! I'll choose the girl. No! But what if the Soldier gets hurt? I couldn't bear it! I'll choose the soldier!'

'Come on! Notice me, for crying out loud! Or do I have to shout it out to the world that I'm here, waiting?'

'I pick… the Sailor Soldier!' The man said with an air of finality.

As the man made his decision, Usagi made one of her own. If he wasn't going to notice her on his own, she would give him a reason to notice her!

'MAMORU!' She shouted, as the man in front of her pressed a button on the Sailor V game machine. The moment which she had been waiting for 5 minutes to come, had arrived!

'GAME OVER!' The machine said in a mechanical voice.

'USAGI! What did you do that for? I was just about to save Sailor V!'

'I just wanted you to notice me!' Usagi put on a look of remorse that, together with her puppy dog eyes, almost won over Mamoru's heart. Almost…

'USAGI!' Mamoru yelled, getting up from the game machine chair.

'Yes, Mamoru?' Usagi replied calmly.

As Usagi looked at her future husband, the only thing she could think about was how she wished she DIDN'T know what the future held for her. Unfortunately, with the look on Mamoru's face, she was pretty sure she did.

'USAGI! COME BACK HERE!'

Version Two

Mamoru walked, head down. He was just thinking how odd it was that a certain blond odango-haired teenager hadn't run into him this morning when, without warning, something careened into him. 'Or rather, someone' he thought, not surprised to see the very girl he had been thinking of sprawled on the ground before him.

"I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I wa- Oh. It's you."

"I must admit, the day always seems so much brighter whenever you run into me." Mamoru sneered sarcastically.

Usagi knew she looked ridiculous, lying on the ground like that. Obviously Mamoru was distracted by something, or he would certainly have made some snide remark about that, too.

"Move, Baka, I'm late!" she exclaimed, trying to get up but only succeeding in falling down again.

Looking down, Mamoru's expression softened. He offered her his hand.

"Would you like some help?"

"I can get up myself, you know!" Usagi snapped disdainfully, looking down at the ground. As she lifted her head, the corners of her mouth rapidly came down into a scowl.

Bending down, Mamoru picked up Usagi's dropped satchel. 'Was she smiling at me just now? He shook his head. 'That studying I did last night has taken its toll. I'm seeing things!'

"Give that back!" Usagi snatched her bag back as she ran past Mamoru. "Great! Now I'm really late! Haruna-sensei's going to kill me!"

'Did he feel that, too?' Usagi wondered as she hurried on her way to school, casting a quick look back at the man she had left behind. 'I'm sure I felt a tingling sensation when I grabbed my bag. Maybe it was just my imagination…'

Mamoru could have sworn he felt an electric shock the second Usagi's hand brushed his. 'You really do need more sleep!' he berated himself, watching wistfully as his Odango Atama ran away from him.

If Mamoru had known how their lives would unfold, he would have had no doubt about the smile. Maybe, if he had any inkling of what their destiny was to be, he would have cherished the tiny thrill her hand had sent through his body when it brushed against his.

And perhaps if he had known what the future had in store for them, he would have paid more attention, and heard the words she whispered as she ran past him, grabbing her bag on the way.

"Mamoru, I'm sorry…"