Chapter Three:
Usagi waited impatiently at the dinner table for their food to arrive. She'd forgotten to eat with all of the drama going on, so she strummed her fingers on the table getting more and more agitated. "Will you calm down Usagi? The food is on it's way." Seiya said trying to distract her. "I know…but I'm so hungry!! I can tell it's making me cranky because I'm about ready to strangle someone if I don't get some food soon!" Seiya laughed and looked at his folded hands on the table.
Usagi noticed that he seemed deep in thought, and so to distract herself, she inquired, "What are you thinking about so seriously? You look so worried." Seiya looked up unaware that he'd caused attention to himself and replied, "Oh nothing…I wasn't thinking about…..well…." Usagi raised her eyebrows and said, "Yes? Spit it out Seiya." Seiya frowned a little and said, " Did you say something to Ami about me?" Usagi shook her head and replied, "No. Why?" Seiya looked back down and said, " I've just been chewing on some things she said to me this afternoon and I couldn't help but wonder if you had said something to her. You know…something that would set her off."
Usagi responded, "Um….no….I haven't talked to her about…..wait. Today we talked about you." Seiya looked at her curiously and said, "Well what did you talk about?" Usagi suddenly felt very uncomfortable. " Um….maybe we can talk about this later?" Usagi suggested hoping to get out of another possible argument. She knew that Seiya always got upset when Mamoru was brought up. Touchy subject. " No Usagi. I'd like to talk about it now, because I've got to know what made Ami so mad at me. So I don't care if you think it will make me upset. I want to hear about it now….not later."
"Seiya, I really don't want to…." Usagi said but was stopped by the serious look on Seiya's face. Damn, Usagi thought. Way to go Usagi….you just can't keep your mouth shut can you? " Um….well….the girls and I were at the café chatting away about whatever, as usual. Then Ami got this crazy idea to pull me away from the gang and inquire why….why I chose you over Mamoru." She already could tell Seiya was getting upset.
He didn't say anything but she knew his teeth were clenched because his jaw poked out a little when he did that. "It's nothing Seiya. She just is set on this destiny thing and thinks that I just threw Mamoru away like a scrap of used paper. That he didn't mean anything to me."
Seiya responded quietly almost as if he was talking to himself. " And did he mean nothing to you Usagi?", Seiya said. Usagi bit her lip. This was a trap question. If she said no, he would know she was lying, and if she said yes, it would just piss him off more. " Obviously he meant something to me Seiya. We'd been together for 3 years. But people change. I found I wanted to be with you. Not him. I don't care if anyone understands that or not. That's how I feel."
Instead of the relieved reaction that Usagi was expecting from Seiya, he said without much emotion, "Who wouldn't understand Usagi? Do your friends not approve of me?" Usagi didn't say anything because she wasn't sure how to respond….yah Seiya…some of them….but some of them are fine with it? No….no…that wouldn't go well. Seiya took her hesitation as a yes and stood up getting ready to leave. Usagi grabbed his hand and said, "Where are you going?! The food isn't even here yet!" Seiya looked at her with sad eyes and broke hold of their hands. Without saying a word, he walked out of the restaurant.
Just then the waiter brings the food and Usagi turns to him and says, "Damn you! Perfect timing there pal!" and runs out. The waiter was left behind with a confused face. Usagi ran around the corner to find Seiya walking with his hands in his pockets. "Seiya!! Seiya!!" Usagi yelled after him. Seiya stopped and just stared ahead.
Usagi ran in front of him and pantingly said, " Seiya…it doesn't matter whether my friends approve of you. I'm sure your brothers are still getting used to me, right? Well my friends are doing the same thing. It's not that they don't approve. They're just trying to adapt. It's all very new to everyone. But I choose you Seiya. And you choose me. And that's what matters. No one else."
Seiya bit his lip and said, " I just want what's best for you Usagi. How can I think that I'm what's best for you if your friends hate me?" Usagi replied, "They don't hate you Seiya." Seiya said," You should have heard Ami today. I'm sure if there was a mountain of hot lava nearby, she would have chucked me in it. She was not happy at me and that was very very apparent."
"Well I don't know what's gotten into Ami Seiya, but it's probably got nothing to do with you. She's mad at me. Not you." Seiya smiled a little and said, " Rei hates me too." Usagi looked confused and said, "Yah- what was that all about earlier?" Seiya grinned and said lightening the mood, " I accidentally saw her walk to the kitchen in her underwear." Usagi's eyes widened.
"What?!" Seiya covered his eyes and said, " It was so embarrassing for both of us. I felt like this peeping tom and she felt totally exposed and violated. It was great….hope it never happens again." Usagi giggled and then started laughing with Seiya because she could picture in her head the horror looks on Seiya's and Rei's face. " Well as long as you don't leave me for Rei now that you've seen…..um….more of her, I'm fine with it." Seiya took Usagi in his arms and said, " I only want you Odango." Usagi smiled and kissed Seiya.
Seiya's cell phone rang interrupting their kiss. "Sorry…" Seiya said to Usagi and checked who was calling. He ignored it and resumed kissing Usagi. Two seconds later, it rang again. This time it was Usagi that broke off the kissing. "Maybe you should answer it. But if someone's not in the emergency room then I'm going to be mad." Seiya kissed her forehead and grabbed his phone. It was Yaten calling again.
"This had better be important bro." Seiya said with a light tone in his voice. " Seiya, you need to get over her. Taiki's a mess. He just left Ami's house and…..well, you just need to get over here. Please don't make me handle this alone. I'm not cut out for this. PLEASE!!" Seiya looked at his watch and said, "Yaten, can't Taiki wait a couple hours? I'm out on a date right now."
Yaten stressed, " No….now Seiya. I will write Usagi an apology note or bring her a fruit basket but you need to get over here!" and then hung up the phone. Seiya put his phone away and turned to Usagi. Usagi smiled and said, "It's ok Seiya. I'm actually pretty tired. This has been a long day. So if your brother needs you, that's totally fine." Seiya looked at her concerned and said, " Are you sure? Cause I can just tell him to deal with it." Usagi nodded and yawned.
Seiya thought about it for a moment and then said, "Ok. Thank you Odango. I'll take you home and call you tomorrow." Usagi hugged Seiya and he closed his eyes feeling so lucky to have Usagi as a girlfriend. He dropped her off and made sure she got inside safely before he raced to his apartment.