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Story Thirteen: Dazed and Confused

Summary: Mamoru gets a wicked surprise bathed in the morning light of dawn.

An: Thank Led Zeppelin for the title and great tunes that fuel my muse.

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There are certain things in life that Mamoru Chiba just never thought in his wildest dreams would ever happen to him such as: Wining the lottery, owning his own gundam, time traveling, becoming a super hero and most certainly waking up next to the most gorgeous girl in all of Juuban, if not Tokyo.

Still, there she was- Usagi Tsukino, lying sound asleep in a sheer nightgown.

In his bed.

Mamoru rubbed his eyes with the sleeve of his pajamas and blinked, trying to refocus his eyes and will the hallucination to dissipate. When it didn't and instead it rolled closer to him Mamoru couldn't help but shoot up into a sitting position accidentally shaking the bed as he did so.

The hallucination, dream or what have you, stirred.

Usagi's nose scrunched up and while he held his breath her eye lids fluttered giving him a brief glimpse of her glittering orbs.

Gripping the bed sheet Mamoru braced himself as she fully opened her eyes. If, and that was a great if, this was the actual Usagi he expected a great deal of screaming when she fully registered their predicament and maybe a few accusations hurled at him.

The problem was that Mamoru had no answers to give; he had no recollection of how or for that matter why the blonde bombshell was in his bed, next to him of all people. Motoki he kind of expected, possibly Asanuma, and Demando if she were drunk, unconsciously his grip on the sheets tightened. A hint of a bad taste formed his mouth when the image of Usagi being in the arms of his friends flashed across his mind's eye and swiftly he pushed the idea away.

Needless to say the poor college boy found himself at a loss for words.

But, thankfully, the screams didn't come neither did the expression of disgust Mamoru thought might grace her face upon seeing him. Instead, to his shock, a warm smile lit up her heart shaped face, "Mornin'." She greeted sleepily, yawning she sat up and stretched casually. "How'd you sleep Mamo-chan?"

"O-Odango?" Mamoru managed to get out and watched in confusion when a frown pulled down her lips.

"Odango?" Usagi paused, "You haven't called me that in years. I thought we were past that awful insult phase in our relationship or would you like me to start calling you Mamo-baka again?"

Mamoru blinked, his eyes widening. "That's what I always call you," He sputtered. "I just called you that yesterday at Game Center Crown; remember you came in because you'd just failed a test."

It was Usagi's turn to blink at the older boy sitting next to her, "Test? Mamo-chan, I've been out of school for a year now." She leaned towards him in efforts to try and push back some of his bed ridden locks from his forehead but he pulled away just out of her reach. Stunned, a hurt expression flashed across the young blonde's face, "That hit on the head must have really scrambled your brain." Her hurt expression shifted to one of anger, "I told you!" She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. "I told you, you should have gone to the hospital but no, I'll be fine, Usako" She lowered her voice an octave in attempts to mimic his deep voice. "Psh, when are you going to start listening to your wife?"

"W-wife?" Mamoru could only stare.

"Yes, wife! We've been married for a little less than a year now, or have you conveniently forgotten all about that? Hmpt, you still need to get me an anniversary present even if you have amnesia, you know." Usagi yelled.

"What happened?" Mamoru asked, feeling dazed while unconsciously rubbing the back of his head, searching for bumps.

"Well," Usagi placed her index finger on her chin, her anger forgotten. "We went out with the boys: Motoki and Asanuma. You guys wanted to try your hands at American baseball, while I watched from the sidelines. Everything was going smoothly until Asanuma, the show off, got a hit off a curve ball and it accidentally knocked you on the side of the head. The boys and I wanted to take you down to the emergency room but you refused." She paused, "When we got home I remembered that a person with a possible concussion shouldn't go to sleep so we." A blush crept up on Usagi's cheeks, "Stayed up practically the whole night." Her eyes narrowed, "And let me guess, you don't remember that either."

Mamoru stayed quiet for a long moment and Usagi bit her lower lip nervously. "I'm sorry," He apologized, his voice thick with emotion as he reached over and pulled the petite girl onto his lap. "I can't," He stared deep into her azure orbs, placing his forehead against hers. "Recall anything about us, but, still I'm so happy." He stated before leaning down and capturing her lips in a bone searing kiss.

Unbeknownst to the young college student halfway across town two boys were sitting in front a monitor watching the couple's every movement.

"I'm going to call it now," Asanuma began, a wicked grin lighting up his features. "Cruel, yes, but one has to admit, Best Prank of All Time!"

"Or better yet, Best, and I mean Us, Matchmakers of the Entire Universe." Motoki replied while laughing and sharing a high-five with his best friend.

"More like home wreckers," Asanuma chuckled. "Who is going to tell poor Rei that her crush thinks he's married to Usagi?" He shook his head in mock regret before his face lit up once again. "You know, this would make for one great screenplay. Boy and girl, archenemies that finally reveal their feelings for another after girl pulls prank on boy."

Motoki nodded, "Sounds like a good teen blockbuster or possibly a fantastic idea for a fan fiction." In that moment his mind was all abuzz as he tried to figure out which anime characters would best suit this developing plot.

"Pshh, dude, fan fiction is for girls." Asanuma declared.

Nervously Motoki giggled, "Oh yeah, totally. I mean, that was just a joke, ha ha." He muttered turning away feeling slightly embarrassed.

"And good call on setting up hidden cameras so we can watch the action first hand," Asanuma turning back towards the monitor paused. "Wait. Mamoru thinks that he and Usagi have been married- not dating- for a year."

Motoki not catching his meaning turned his head, "Oh. My. God!" He jumped out of his seat, pointing at the monitor with his index finger. "He just took off Usa-chan's panties!" He screeched in a high-pitched tone. "Run Usa-chan!" He yelled at the tv before taking off out the door.

Asanuma on his part clicked his tongue on the roof of his mouth, sinking in deeper into his seat. "Nice plot twist," He commented. "Bye, bye virginity," He waved at the monitor while laughing to himself, taking a hold of a bowel of ramen on the nightstand.

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