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Chapter 4 - The day before

Usagi trailed meekly behind Mamoru.

"Mamoru-kun..." Usagi started.

"Mamoru." Mamoru corrected her.

"Mamoru..."Usagi said in a soft voice. "You really don't have to take me..i'll be fine at home..." It has been a crazy day. First Mamoru had taken her to an art store and bought her more supply that she would ever need, then he had taken her out for lunch. Now they were going shopping for a ball.

Mamoru turned towards her."Did you not want to go?"

"iie..its just it's such a hassel to take me along with you.."

Mamoru smiled softly. "Usagi i asked you because i wanted you to come with me..if anything i'm the one causing you trouble...but if you really didnt want to go ... I"ll be happy to drop you home before i leave."

Usagi shook her head lightly. "iie..then..if its not too much trouble..I'd like to go with you." Usagi finished. How could she possibly turn him down when he was being so sincere?

Mamoru smiled. "Its not..thank you"

Then he sighed."Rei's right..I should have took a break a long time ago, this is going to be the last business ball i have to attend for a while..and trust me when you have to attend one every month...it really becomes something that you won't be too looking forward to. "

Usagi laughed. "I can only imagine..i've never even been to a ball before..never a mind a formal business ball."

Mamoru grinned. "Well you will be going to one tonight..and after that you'll be begging me to let you stay home the next time."

Usagi felt color rising to her cheeks. The next time.. Mamoru would asked her to another ball? She was sure there were girls that would die to go to a ball with him. He was rich, more of a gentleman then any man she has ever met, and she was sure anyone could tell with one look that the man was gorgeous.

"Usagi?" Mamoru looked at her concerned.

"Ha..Hai!" Usagi jumped at his voice. She had zoned out in the middle of their conversation! "Gomen!" She quickly said feeling her face burn.

Mamoru laughed. "iie..it's not good to zone out while your walking ne Usagi."

"Hai!" Usagi mumbled looking at the ground trying to cover her red face.

"Well here we are. " Mamoru stopped looking at the store beside her.

Usagi looked at the store beside her. She looked at the dresses behind the window. They were gorgeous. "Here?"

"Hai" Mamoru answered already walking into the store.

"It looks expensive..." Usagi said following him.

Mamoru smiled at her. "Its not."

Usagi stared at the dress in her hand. Her eyes fixed on the tag. Mamoru had said the store wasn't expensive...he lied.

Usagi mentally lectured herself. He did not lie..you are just too birdbrain to realize that ofcouse something like this would be considered cheap to him.

Bowing her head, Usagi sighed. But then again..this dress was worth half a year of groceries. She fumbled through the rest of the dresses, the numbers on the tag just seemed to get bigger and bigger.

How could she possibly accept something like this from him?

"Usagi How is it?" Mamoru's voice called out from outside the change room.

Usagi stared at the pile of dresses sourly. Two of these dress are probably worth more then she was if someone had put her on sale. "Gomen..I'll be out in a sec!" She called back.

Usagi sighed again and grabbed the first dress she picked up.

The dress slid on nicely, Usagi stared at herself in the mirror. It fitted perfectly. It was white lacey dress that clung to her body comfortably. The dress stopped right above her chest and above her thigh.

Usagi blew out a breath and stepped outside the change room.

Mamoru was sitting on one of the couches flipping through a magazine.

She fidgeted trying to pull her dress more as she cleared her throat trying to get his attention.

He looked up. Usagi looked up to see his reaction.

"How about the other ones? This one seems sort of plain." He commented, his expression not changing. "But it's up to you. Pick one that you like".

Usagi felt a pang of disappointment. She had been expecting a little more reaction.

"I"ll go try the other ones."

After closing the curtains around the change room, Usagi raised her hands and patter herself on the cheek. Usagi as much as you're in love with him..it's not going to happen..Stop getting your hopes up..it just won't happen.

Shaking her head, and clearing away her disappointement,Usagi quickly flipped through the rest of the dresses, her hand stopping on a yellow dress.

She pulled it off the hook and held it out in front of her. It was gorgeous.

It was a long dress that stopped just above her ankle. It has halter straps that wraps behind her neck, the front was a low diamond cut stops at a black band that cuts under her breasts. Below the thick black band, the dress flowed down in ruffles.

Usagi unzipped the back and stepped into the dress.

She looked at her self in the mirror, other then the fact that her hairstyle didn't match her dress. Everything else fitted perfectly. The dress brought out her eyes.

Swiping open the curtain to the change room, she stepped outside.

Mamoru looked at her. Usagi feeling her face starting to burn under his gaze looked away.

"Do you like it?" Mamoru asked softly.

"H..Hai..It's gorgeous.." Usagi mumbled.

"Well this one it is then.." Mamoru said standing up. "Unless you would like to try other ones on..or did you prefer the one before?"

"iie..this is fine.." Usagi said. "But..it's too expensive..I can't accept something like this from you Mamoru-kun."

Mamoru sighed before smiling lightly. "Please.. just think of it as a repayment for all the housework you'll be doing from now on...and for accompanying me to the ball"

Usagi looked at the taller man. Her lips twitching upwards. She couldn't win against him. "Hai..."

Before she could go back into the change room to change back to her normal clothing. Mamoru said. "One more thing."

Usagi looked back puzzled. "Hai?"

"It's Mamoru..Usagi.." He scratched his head as though he didn't know what to do.

Usagi laughed. "Gomen..i'll try to remember".

Usagi stood in front of the mirror. She felt like she was looking at someone else. Perhaps she put a little too much make up on.

Usagi sighed. She really didn't know what type of makeup would be suitable for a ball.

She fumbled with her hair, untying them from their meatballs. It flowed down like a blanket covering her.

She brushed them to the front. They were half way down her thigh. she should get them trimmed.

Usagi slipped into the heels Mamoru had gotten for her.

For a man, he had exceptional taste in woman clothing. The black heels were gorgeous, they matched her dress perfectly.

She wondered if it's because he often bought cloth for woman. She has never really asked him about his relationships, she hadn't wanted him to think she was nosy.

"Usagi?" Mamoru knocked on the door breaking her thought.

"Hai!" She looked at the mirror one last time, straightening out her dress before walking to the door.

Mamoru stood outside her room dressed in a simple black suit, but it was enough to take Usagi's breath away.

"I didn't realize your hair was so long." Mamoru said gently touching a strand of Usagi's hair.

"Hai..i its been a while since i cut it.' Usagi said running a hand through her thick blond hair.

Mamoru smiled offering a hand. "You look nice..ready to go?"

"H.Hai...arigatou" Usagi stammered placing her hand in Mamoru's.

Usagi looked at their clasped hands, his long slender fingers wrapped around hers protectively.

Usagi pushed her thoughts down. Just tonight she would allow herself to think

Just one night...for one night..let me believe i can be with him...

To be continued

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