Usagi walked through the door thinking about how a person's home mirrored their personality. With her, Mamoru was warm, humorous, and even sometimes obnoxious; she hoped to see that in his apartment. Instead, she saw what Mamoru disclosed with the rest of the world; a quiet and reserved character who did what he needed to do to get by.
His apartment included only the necessities to be functional for a male high school student. There were no pictures, the walls were an off white, and the furniture was black and gray. The only part of his apartment that had any type of personality were the bookshelves she saw in the back corner of his living room next to a computer desk. She knew Mamoru liked to read and lived his introverted life through knowledge and classic literature.
Usagi walked over to the bookshelf and picked up one of the textbooks and smiled to herself. She was so similar to him in preferences, but opposite with social settings. Usagi bit the inside of her cheek. Am I the only one that brings out the expressive side of Mamo-chan? She looked back over to Mamoru who was still standing next to the door with his hands in his pockets.
"Mamo-chan." Usagi placed the textbook back on his shelf and walked towards him. "Why am I the only one who sees the real you?" Mamoru's nervous demeanor suddenly vanished when he looked up and his sapphire eyes clashed with hers. "You were the only one who looked at me as a person and not a label. I've gotten to the point where I just go along with what others expect I should do and somewhere along the way, I built up the walls that hid my true personality."
Usagi wrapped her arms around him and pressed her head into his chest. "You have so much to offer, Mamo-chan. You can show that to people without fear; especially now that I'm by your side." She looked up into his eyes that were brimming with emotion. "You're not alone anymore, Mamo-chan; and I'm not going anywhere."
A tear slid down Mamoru's cheek as he leaned down to kiss the girl of his dreams. "I'm never letting you go, Usako." He put his chin on the top of her head and closed his eyes adoring the fact that he found such an incredible woman. They stood in that embrace for a few minutes until Usagi's stomach made a large grumbling sound. Usagi's eyes widened and looked up at Mamoru. Seeing her doe eyed expression, he couldn't help but laugh. "Hungry?" Usagi reddened and looked around sheepishly. "You wanna order something? Pizza?" Mamoru nodded his head, released his arms from the embrace, and walked over to the phone to order their meal for the evening.
Usagi took off her shoes and sat on his couch with her knees lifted up under her chin. She watched Mamoru as he paced and spoke to someone on the other line to place their order. He didn't have to ask what to order for her; he knew. She bit her lip waiting for him to be done with the order so they could continue with their evening.
After he hung up, he looked over at Usagi and saw her captivating aquamarine blue eyes watching him with interest. He walked over and sat next to her on the sofa. "It should be here within half an hour." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "This isn't how I wanted this date to go; I wanted it to be special." Usagi touched his cheek with the tips of her fingers and slid them towards his chin which caused him to turn his head towards her. "It's special because I'm alone with you. I don't need anything else." Mamoru closed his eyes and leaned into Usagi's fingers;enjoying the sensation that stirred within him whenever she touched him.
They had decided to watch a movie together. Mamoru had popped popcorn and brought out various snacks while Usagi arranged the blankets and pillows onto the floor to create a picnic like setting. By the time they had everything set up, the pizza arrived and they started the movie. The attention on the movie didn't last long.
About 20 minutes in, Usagi decided to throw popcorn into Mamoru's hair, creating a mini food fight between the two. It had been all fun and games until Usagi smacked chocolate sauce across his face causing Mamoru to pause in disgust at the sticky liquid that now resided on his cheek. Usagi started into a giggle fit and started to wipe it off with her fingers. Seeing the opportunity, Mamoru attacked Usagi with his face; rubbing the remainder of the chocolate sauce all over Usagi's face and neck. Usagi started to squeal with glee and Mamoru started laughing into her neck at her reaction. Usagi broke into her belly laugh and turned her head to start kissing the chocolate off his cheek and chin; eventually leading up to his mouth.
The air that once was filled with goofy laughter was now silent; the playfulness turning to passion.
Mamoru responded quickly to Usagi's kiss, laying her down onto the blankets and pushing the junk food aside. He continued to kiss her everywhere the chocolate was which lead across her face and down her neck to her collarbone. He made his way down licking up the sweet confection and enjoying how it tasted with her salty skin. Usagi started to moan in response to feeling his tongue on her flesh and brought her hands up to run through his hair. Mamoru stopped at Usagi's collarbone and lifted up his head to touch their foreheads together. He took a moment to steady his breathing before speaking.
"Usako." Usagi could only moan in response. "Usako, are you sure you want to do this? I mean – I…" He sighed. "Are you ready?"
Usagi opened her eyes and gave him a determined and loving look. "Yes. I've never felt as happy or as safe in my entire life until I met you." Usagi started to sit up and propped herself up on her elbows while making sure she still kept eye contact with her soon to be lover. "You saw me when I was invisible and freed me from a life I was forced to live." Mamoru's brow furrowed. "You left on your own. I had nothing to do with it."
Usagi's eyes were serious now and her eyebrows rose in assuredness. "Yes you did. The minute I realized that I wanted to be with you, to have you in my life, I started standing up for myself. Just your presence in my life, whether you would have wanted to be with me or not, helped me see that I wanted something better. I wanted to be a person who was worthy of you and worthy of your love. Mamo-chan, I love you and I will for the rest of my life." She sat up off of her elbows and brought her hands up to his cheeks. "I want to bond with you in a way that no one else has and give you something that no one else will ever receive."
Mamoru kissed Usagi eagerly while relishing in the fact that she felt the same way he did. He had always believed in soul mates and always believed that she would come along one day to knock down his walls with a single glance and take his breath away. While keeping their kiss intact, Mamoru gathered Usagi into his arms and headed for the bedroom.
After the second time, Usagi had been exhausted into a deep slumber. Mamoru, on the other hand, was too euphoric to sleep. He put on a pair of lounge pants and headed towards the living room to clean up; taking the used condoms with him that he had fortunately kept after Motoki had given them to him last year for Christmas as a stocking stuffer. He shut the bedroom door behind him so Usagi wouldn't be disturbed if he happened to make any noise.
He stayed as quiet as he possibly could and when his living room was back into its tidy state, he started brewing some coffee. Coffee had always been a comfort to Mamoru and even though his mind was fully at ease, he wanted to be fully awake for when Usagi decided to get up.
Usagi stirred slightly when she heard light clattering in the other room. She sleepily rolled over and was sad to discover that Mamoru was no longer in bed with her. She propped herself up on one elbow and rested her head on her hand as she silently relived the most beautiful experience of her life. She slowly recalled every detail and traced her fingers over the places on her body that Mamoru had been. It'd been so perfect.
No longer wanting to fight the urge to see him, Usagi gathered the sheet about her naked frame and started to walk slowly towards the door that led to the living room. Usagi's undone and messed hair dragged across the bed until it fell to her ankles. She gently opened the door and saw nothing but darkness. Squinting, she started to walk into the living room and looked around for any sign of her boyfriend. She had almost started to feel lost until her eyes were drawn to an open sliding glass door that led out to the balcony. Usagi almost wanted to run into his arms when she saw him leaning over the rail with the cup of coffee in his hand. Instead, she leaned up against the rail beside him and placed her forehead against his shoulder.
Mamoru smiled at the sight of her disheveled hair and the sheet that was messily draped about her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "You now know, of course, that you're mine forever, Usako." Usagi grinned happily into his arms and nodded. "And you're mine, Mamo-chan."
They watched the city lights and took in the night air while speaking softly to each other. Usagi sat down onto the floor and stuck her legs through the bars of the railing. Mamoru couldn't help but admire the freedom that drove her actions in everything she chose to do. In all of the time that Mamoru had lived here, he'd never been able to get comfortable while sitting out on the balcony except for in a chair. She had been on the balcony for a full 20 minutes and found her comfort with ease.
When they made their way back inside, Mamoru noticed the time and told Usagi to call Makoto to inform her that she'd come home tomorrow. Usagi agreed that she didn't want to worry Makoto and figured she would be up anyway waiting for her. Makoto had expected the call when 1am rolled around and Usagi still hadn't come home. She had tried to tease her and instigate answers by using sexual innuendos, but Usagi just giggled and hung up saying that she'd talk to her tomorrow.
It was now 2am and Mamoru lay awake on his bed while tracing the features and outline of Usagi's face with his fingertips while she slept. She had been sleeping for the past 15 minutes, but he still couldn't believe that he had been so lucky. He couldn't believe that after 12 years of being an orphan and living alone with no one to fully share his life with or to love that this pure angel would be here to lovingly greet him in the morning. He was in so much disbelief that he feared that if he did go to sleep, he'd wake up realizing that it had all been a dream.
After a while, Mamoru pulled Usagi into him and wrapped his arms around her sleeping form. He steadied his breathing with hers and blissfully fell asleep to the synchronized rhythm while silently praying that she'd still be real in the morning.
Author's Note: I hope you guys liked this chapter. I wanted to show them bonding through both an intimate and emotional way, but didn't want to get all hentai. Let me know what you thought in the reviews!
The next chapter will bring more fluff and a surprising character reveal that will bring problems for our beloved Usagi.