Period 2: Literature

Theme 1: Books

Words: 496

Author: Lillie Bell

Usagi was feeling really, really good that day. So good, in fact, that a double chocolate strawberry banana milkshake wasn't even needed. She was so passed that. No way. She was so high on life she didn't need an ounce of sugar to make it better.

She skipped into the Arcade anyway, though, because it was still a nice atmosphere and Motoki really was cute. Even if he had a girlfriend. But that was okay, too, because Usagi had set her sights on someone a little more… available.

And looking across the Arcade at the barest top of black hair peeking above a mound of books, she would have called him unachievable today. Yes, Chiba Mamoru was in full study mode. And Usagi, being Usagi, was way too happy to let him think life was all about studying. He'd shown her other milestones that were worth time and effort, and she wasn't about to let him forget.

She ordered a milkshake—just chocolate—and plopped down next to him. Well, not really. She had to move another stack of books he'd been using to ward off any visitors first. He barely watched her move his things, but the minute she plopped down, made a tiny space for her milkshake, and got comfortable, he turned on her.

"I'm trying to study, Odango."

Oh, he was grumpy. Her heart fluttered. She loved to bug him when he was grumpy and she was way too happy for this moment to have repercussions.

"Listen, Mamoru," she started before giving a long draught of her milkshake. That's okay, she told herself, taking all the time in the world. She let him chew on the frustration borne from waiting for her to finish her thought. Just when he was about to turn red, she dropped the straw from her lips and licked up the sticky milkshake remnants. She didn't miss how he followed her movements.

"I'm not going to let you sit over here and be Mr. Antisocial. I've had a good day and since the girls aren't here, you're going to celebrate it with me."

"Motoki's here." He pointed purposefully to the counter that the blond was scrubbing.

Usagi bent over, taking another sip, letting her cold tongue drift against the top, the corner, and the lower lip, before slowing drawing back into her mouth. She made a pouty face though inside she was reeling from his hungry gaze.

She reached for the cherry, but he stopped her.

"I have three tests tomorrow. Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry."

She made an "Oh" face, but clearly she wasn't all that concerned. Her knee brushed his and she could feel the heat coming off of him. Her eyebrows rose suggestively as she slipped the cherry onto her tongue. She rolled it as her teeth closed over the stem.

"I have a test you can help me study for tomorrow night," he said huskily, his mouth very near to her ear.

"And what's that?"

"Anatomy."