Long time no update guys! I'm back with a new computer and a new chapter! We'll just get straight to it.
I do not own any of these characters save Alexander.
"Usagi-san!" The pigtailed blonde turned from her conversation with Ami to encounter Alexander walking toward them with a bento wrapped in red and black cloth.
"Hi Alexander," Usagi answered happily as she stood to meet him. He gave a brilliant smile that held some relief, which Usagi thought must have been because he found the one person he actually knew in this school. She could feel her cheeks burn.
"So how long do we have for lunch?" he said, his hand shoved into his pocket.
"We get an hour." Usagi laughed as Alexander's eyes grew large and his jaw dropped.
"An entire hour?" Nodding she gently pushed his jaw closed. With a slight blush Alex chuckled and ran a hand over his jaw line.
"Ami-chan is right. Is that not what they have in America?"
"No ma'am. Back home they gave us twenty minutes. Very lame I must say. Mind if I join you guys, since I have time?"
"No it would be my pleasure." For half an hour Alexander was introduced to Ami Mizuno, got talked into sharing some of his bento with Usagi, and talked a bit about his old school. Usagi still couldn't believe that they weren't allowed to go off campus during lunch. Alex, after wrapping up what was left of his bento, stood and excused himself for a bit.
"I'll be back; I have to grab something." He walked toward the locker area, shaking his legs out for they had fallen asleep. Usagi left a smile on her face as she ate another amount of yakisoba.
"So…do you like Alex-kun?" Usagi swallowed wrong at the blunt question. After downing an entire bottle of water she breathed in heavily.
"…What?" she answered, straining to release it from her throat.
"The way you reacted when you saw him during class and how you blush when anyone mentions him. It sounds like you're falling for him." As if on cue Usagi blushed.
"See! There it is! Usagi, what's up?" Usagi shrugged.
"I-I don't know." She sighed heavily.
"Usagi-san? Daijobu ka?" Both Usagi and Ami turned to see that Alexander had returned from his trip.
"I-I'm fine Alex-kun. Come on, sit down." With a smile that sent Usagi's heart into a frenzy, he reclaimed his seat beside her. Ami notices his large case and Usagi is the one to question it.
"What's that?" she asked.
"This is my guitar. That's what I went to get. I hope I didn't keep you two waiting long." Both girls shook their heads as he unsheathed the black guitar form its case. Usagi's eyes shone like the black finish on the instrument as Alex situated it into his lap.
"It's beautiful. I've never seen anything like it up close." She scooted closer to him as he began to pick at the strings. Softly music flowed through Usagi's ears as she sighed dreamily. Ami smiled and slowly got up and left. She waved at Usagi, stating that she had some studying to do.
"See you later, Ami-san," Alex said with a smile as he felt Usagi's head hit his shoulder lightly.
"Usagi-san, don't fall asleep yet. I have a question."
"Mm-hmm?" she answered sleepily. She was beginning to drift off and she had almost given in until he asked the question. She could hear the sheepish grin in his voice.
"How much longer do we have?" Usagi sighed and lazily flipped her wrist over and read her watch.
"F-fifteen minutes. Happy?" An earth-shattering chuckle rumbled warmly in his chest and caused Usagi to chuckle on the outside and melt on the inside. Amid the music provided by Alex, the environment's natural music, and his intoxicating scent, Usagi lost it and fell into slumber.
An enormous explosion shook the students from their position.
"What was that?" Alex asked looking around swiftly. Usagi, obviously deep in a comforting sleep, mumbled something about the cafeteria exploding from time to time.
"Usagi-san, your school does not have a cafeteria." Her head shot off his shoulder as Ami ran up to them, unusually frazzled and panting heavily.
"One of those monsters is attacking the school! We have to get out of here!" A quick glance at each other and the two were scrambling to gather their belongings. The trio then ran to the nearest exit, dodging stray debris and struggling to stay upright. Upon reaching the front of the school they were greeted by shrieks and screams, and Sailor Mars and Venus in the midst of a heated battle.
"Usagi! Ami! Alexander! Over here!" The group turned to see Ms. Haruna, panicky but effectively hiding it from her students, and gathered with the others. After giving a head count and calling out each student's name Ms. Haruna, with slight relief, breathed, "Thank the Heavens my entire class is here. Good good g—" An exceptionally loud explosion directly above cute her off and shook everyone to their core. Large pieces of the building quickly began to fall toward them. Those who were fast enough to escape did so. Looking at impending doom, Alexander worked quickly. He shoved the guitar forcefully into Usagi's open arms, the force pushing her into Ami and bringing them both to the ground. The ground shook horrendously when the debris fell upon it. Usagi opened her eyes, her ears ringing, and shuddered viciously. The building sections lay less than a yard away from her feet. She looked around slowly, and suddenly everything hit her. Stunned by the event she could only say Alexander's name over and over again. She tried to writhe herself out of Ami's arms.
"No Usagi! You can't do anything!" Usagi just froze, looking down at the guitar case in her trembling hands. The tears fell unabashedly down her face.