Chapter 18 is here!
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"Do I torture you that much?" he asked, looking over the blonde. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes red and an odango missing. She tiredly looked up at him.
"No. I just haven't slept in 48 hours." Usagi said, running a hand through her light locks. He nodded.
"You can go to sleep, y'know."
"I'm fine." she didn't want to fall asleep there, afraid that he would do something to her while she slept- like draw a Sharpie mustache or something. She blinked slowly, the feeling of her eyes shut so tantalizing.
"Odango…" he whispered, walking over to her. She was leaning on his counter, arms folded, eyes sleepy and form hunched over in exhaustion. He stood before her, looking down at her face. She looked up at him, her blue irises standing out more because of her inflamed eyes. "You can sleep. I won't do anything to you, I promise." he said. She looked down. She wanted to sleep so bad. She was so tired that she could feel her body beginning to produce more adrenalin just to keep her awake.
"I…" she couldn't finish her sentence, couldn't think of what she was going to say. "Mamoru…" she said before fatigue finally caught up with her and she fell forward into his arms. He caught her, smiling lightly. Poor thing was very sleepy, and it was only 7:30 in the morning. Since she got to his house 2 days before, as her parents were heading out of town and her friends weren't able to care for her, he was stuck with her- something he was fine with, she had refused to sleep, afraid he'd do something to her. He wouldn't even dream of doing anything to her that she wouldn't want. He stayed up with her, trying to coax her into sleeping. He offered her his bed, a nice heated water bed, complete with him on the couch so she didn't feel uncomfortable, but she refused and stayed awake, surviving on late night television shows and a few sodas she had brought with her. He grabbed her and held her bridal style, going to his bedroom. He layed her down gently on the bed. Once she was under the covers and soundly sleeping, he watched her silently. She was so beautiful. How he wished he had he courage to tell her that while she was awake and in his arms. He felt the urge to lay down next to her, and did so. He stayed out of the covers and just laid next to her, watching her eyes move under her lids. A dream. He vaguely wondered if that dream was about him, or if he was in it at all. A guy had to wonder while his crush was asleep in his bed! Mamoru watched as her lips twitched. They were so sweet looking that he could imagine her tasting like strawberries and cream. He continued to watch her and gently push strands of hair out of her face, revelling in how soft it was and how smooth her skin looked.
"You're so beautiful, Usako," he murmured. Placing a light kiss to her forehead, he soon fell asleep next to her, the image of her face imprinted into his mind forever.
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Much later that evening, around 9, Usagi awoke to a warm chest against her. Arms were around her, holding her to that very chest. She blinked and looked up from the chest to find Mamoru sleeping peacefully, a slight smile on his face. She smiled lightly and pushed some of the hair out of his eyes. She traced his facial features with a fingertip. The blonde couldn't help but lean over and kiss his lips gently. He looked so cute asleep. His brows furrowed every once in a while, replaced by a light smile and mumble. His hair fell into his eyes and he looked boyishly sweet.
"Thank you, Mamo-chan." she whispered, using the little secret nick name she gave him a few days ago, when her crush on him really began to grow. He'd stayed up with her and tried to take care of her, despite her stubborn protests. And he thought she was very beautiful. Her heart clenched with excitement and love for the man next to her, and she waited for him to wake up by patiently studying his face under the moonlight that snuck through his window.
IT WAS SO CUTE! I wrote it while listening to a lullaby version of "If I Fell" by The Beatles (the lullaby is by Jason Falkner- I'd look it up. It's so beautiful!), so naturally I had to have moonlight and morning sunlight and a lot of fluff. But I hope you guys liked it. It wasn't as provocative as my last two chapters, but it was sweet.
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