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Story Twenty-Two: The Invisible Wall

Summary: Sometimes admission needs to be fueled by both anger and hurtful actions.

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A summer breeze danced a very lascivious kind of waltz through the clothes of stationary scarecrow, causing the fabric to stretch and ruffle at the wind's every demand. Its wingman cast its own illuminating rays directly on top of the scarecrow, casting a long shadow over the luscious grassy meadow towards the resting couple. Stretching her tired limbs the blonde haired beauty nested herself deeper into the scarecrow's shadowed arm.

The ebony haired man at her side sighed a very wistful kind of sigh, stealthily he watched her every movement through heavy lidded eyes. Wild flowers had been intricately braided in the golden strands of her hair and he utmost desired to bury himself in the fragrance but restrained himself. Instead he refocused his attention on the spread of deliciousness that lay before him on a lavender blanket.

"Usagi," His tongue caressed every syllable softly as he turned towards her, a warm smile spreading across his lips. "Aren't you going to eat?" He inquired, "I went through so much trouble in preparing it this morning."

He smirked; a little guilt never hurt anyone.

"No, thank you," Usagi snapped quite snippily at Mamoru, her best friend.

Mamoru couldn't help but frown at her tone, watching as her cheek ballooned out in her rage. "You're angry?" He asked, disbelief lacing his tongue.

"Not in the slightest," Usagi replied in a clipped tone obviously lying. Rolling onto her side away from her friend she closed her eyes tightly and tried to will away the images that seemed to be branded onto her cerebrum.

A blue haired girl straddling the ebony haired boy at Usagi's side, their lips only mere inches apart.

If not for Usagi's own startled gasp who knows how far their interaction could have gone, the mere thought caused a duo set of barbwire to wrap painfully around her heart. A shaky breath escaped past trembling lips while sparkling moister gathered at the corner of her eyelids, threatening to spill over.

"You're being-" Mamoru cut himself off when he forcibly turned Usagi back towards himself and caught sight of her sparkling eyes. "Usa?"

Biting her lower lip Usagi tried futility to turn away but his overpowering grip kept her in place. "Let go," She demanded through trembling lips.

"No," Mamoru shot back, "Not till you tell me what's wrong." His hard features softened as he caught a hold of her eyes in the intense sea one would call his eyes, his free hand cupping her cheek. "What made you sad, Usa?"

Usagi glared back up at him unashamed, "I'm not sad you idiot! I'm pissed." She bit down on her lower lip, speaking through her teeth. "Can't help it that my anger is tied to my tear ducts."

"Why?" Mamoru hissed back pinning her deeper into the luscious green grass.

A bitter laugh ran up Usagi's throat, "And, because you don't know, don't realize the answer to your own question is the reason you're an idiot!" She spat out, "Why don't you go have your stupid picnic with Ami? I'm sure that will make her extremely happy, now let me go!"

It could have been blamed on the shock of her suggestion or maybe Usagi had eaten her Wheaties that morning because the blonde had somehow managed to escape from underneath Mamoru's grasp. "Wait," Mamoru pinched the bridge of his nose, trying desperately to fight of the impending headache. "What are you going on about, nothing happened."

Bitter notes of laugher filled the still summer air, "You have an uncanny definition of nothing Mamo-baka." Usagi barked, taking a step away from the older boy she found a duo set of hands clutching at her right one.

"Nothing happened," Mamoru repeated, gripping her chin he forced her to turn back towards him. "Ami happened to be passing by and while we were taking she tripped and-"

Usagi snorted, "You don't actually think I'm dumb enough to fall for the 'oh, she tripped and happened to land on me' excuse, do you?"

Mamoru's usual calm sea turned violent as they narrowed on the young girl. "You know what," He released her chin. "I don't care if you believe me or not, it's not like you're my girlfriend or anything." He spat out the words, his heart crying out with each angry syllable.

"Thank the heavens," Moister once again threatened to spill down Usagi's cheeks. "Who'd want you," She hissed out while Mamoru's muscles tightened. "You're a conceited-," She gasped when she felt his arms snake around her waist, pulling her closer into his embrace. "Je-" Her voice was muffled when he covered her parted lips when his own in a feather light kiss.

Usagi blinked, "Jerk," She continued breathlessly while he pressed butterfly kisses on her nose, cheeks and forehead. "And, not to mention an idiot."

"You said that already," Mamoru commented against her porcelain skin, relishing in her unique scent.

"It needed to be repeated," Usagi commented stubbornly.

Mamoru clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, "And, who in their right mind would want you?" Usagi stiffened in his tight embrace, "You're stubborn, lazy, absent minded and not to mention a cry baby," He licked the tear streak that had left its mark down to her chin. "But, you're the most precious thing in my world." He finished, capturing her lips with his own in a passion fueled kiss the left no more room for bitterness, anger or even doubt.

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An: I don't know about you, but I found this extremely adorable and just had to write it! Sorry for the lack of updates, Dillon Panther football sucked me right into their own little world and wouldn't let me escape. And, if you know what that is, here is a cookie. Plus, you know.. work.. yea.

Sakanascales876 (Oh, Usagi will lay out a bomb for Mamoru, that's for sure lol.. I so need to work on that), CharmedSerenity3 (I love how you wrote your review, will usa give into their fated love, only time will tell? Love it!), Serena of the Moon (thank you), Gwen xx (I hope I never finish either.. Mamoru is, well it will be dealt in future chapters, I don't know how far I want to corrupt him for Usagi's sake but we shall see. But, for now he's the captain of the Kendo club), Icecreamy, Angelhalo19 (Aw, thank you so much. Actually I don't have an account there. I used to draw, and was semi-decent at it, when I was in high school but writing is my passion so I focused and developed it more so then drawing. And I agree, Mamoru and Usagi are perfect for the Mad hatter and the White Rabbit, someone should draw that out!), Roswellachick (:tears run down my cheeks: I adored your review, thank you!), Kireisnowtenshi (Thank you, I shall continue it soon… I just need to figure out how to word the opener for the next one), Roxy630 (Usa has some self-control in that series but it shall break one of these days, hint lol. Full time work robs me of energy so I can't write as soon as I get home.. and I've been working out during my lunch hour so I'm zonked out at eight at night. I hope you get your creativity back though!), AngelMoon girl (lol yea she was just bloated.. thanks for the compliments on my action story.. I was kind of nervous about it since I'm no good with action writing but I'm glad to see that you guys embraced it!) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR REVIEWS!!

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