Pairing: Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) x Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter)

Fandom: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Theme: #1. look over here

Rating: G

Disclaimer: Tsukino Usagi, Seiya Kou, and any of the other characters that make little appearances in this drabble do not belong to me, but to the remarkable Naoko Takeuchi. Toei Animation also holds some ownership over the anime series, one of the episodes from which this particular drabble is heavily based. ;)

A/N: Actually, this wasn't supposed to be the next drabble to be posted. I'd already written the 'real' next drabble and it was all good to go, but then Counterfeiting Shakespeare issued a challenge too interesting to let go. "Tell you what, write a non angst drabble and I'll write my own. (How's that for a sub challenge?)" The plot bunny attacked, wouldn't let go till I had written this, and now here we are. Counterfeiting Shakespeare, this one's for you. :P (I'll be expecting yours soon, ha? XD)

Grandstander Guy

"So, what's next?" the pop idol asked cheerily, hands shoved into his pockets as he strode along beside her, all the while looking positively cool. Tsukino Usagi raised a fine brow at her companion. "What do you mean, what's next?"

Seiya let out a loud laugh, to the delight of all the fangirls that had tagged along on the impromptu club tour. "The next club, silly Odango! I hope there's something for a cool guy like me. What do you think would suit me, Odango?"

To his chagrin, the blonde girl merely made an irritated noise and quickened her pace so that she was no longer walking next to him. Immediately, the raven-haired girl from the other school smacked her over the head, berating her for snubbing Seiya-sama in such a rude manner. With the added reinforcement of the scary-looking tall brunette and the quiet, but somehow equally dangerous-looking blue-haired girl, Usagi grudgingly gave in, walking beside him once more.

Seiya grinned at her, but she refused to meet his eyes, fixing them firmly on the ground as they walked across the school grounds. The dark-haired boy kept his cool, marching along like it was nothing to him, but inwardly, he wanted to scream. This wasn't how he imagined it at all!

When he had asked the Odango-atama to show him around the school earlier, he expected it to be just the two of them, walking and talking together and, hopefully, getting to know each other better. What he hadn't counted on was her friends showing up and plastering themselves firmly to their sides, completely determined to spend some time with the Three Lights. Even worse, some of their fangirls had also tagged along, and while they weren't sticking themselves as close as Usagi's friends, their presence was starting to get on his nerves.

Seiya allowed himself to pout, inciting a few high-pitched squeals from the fangirls. He could handle the fans just fine - if he couldn't, then he would have quit show business a long time ago (ah, the things he did for his Princess). He could even handle Usagi's overreactive friends, who were just a tiny bit more irritating than the fans.

What he couldn't handle was Usagi completely ignoring him.

Even when he didn't need to disguise himself as a male back on Kinmoku, Seiya always garnered attention. More than being a Starlight and the head of the Princess' personal guard, there was just something about Seiya that always shone through and attracted people's attention. And as a pop idol here on Earth, he was used to girls flinging themselves at him, practically begging him for a moment of his time. To not capture the attention of a girl was completely unthinkable - at least, until now.

There had to be some way of getting the Odango's attention. Something that would make her look at him ... Fall for him, like all the other girls. 'Think, Seiya Kou! There's got to be something here that'll make her look!'

As if the gods had heard his prayers and took it upon themselves to execute divine intervention, the next club gave him the answer. Seiya's eyes gleamed as he watched the students playing the rough sport of American football. Surely such an active sport would catch the Odango's attention! "It perfectly matches a cool guy like me, doesn't it?" he grinned. Usagi shot him a strange look, but he wasn't discouraged.

The singer returned his eyes to the game, watching the scene as if it were a battlefield. 'Just passing the ball and getting it to the other side. Easy enough,' he observed, waiting for an opening. One of the passes went awry and the football flew into the air, rolling to a stop at their feet.

"Chance!" Seiya grinned, picking up the ball. Usagi stared at him. "Hey, wait - what're you going to do?"

He straightened up and flashed her a cocky grin. "You want to see a touchdown, right?" he asked her.

"That's impossible!" she refuted. "Azabu Juuban's football team is very strong -"

'A challenge,' he thought to himself. "I'll show you!" he yelled, running out onto the field. The football team, who had been watching them, sprung into action. One by one, they flung their huge bodies towards him, trying to retrieve the ball, but Seiya was too quick for them. 'Heh - you may have been training all your high school life, but I've trained since I was only half your size ...'

He shot a quick look over at the crowd. The fangirls were chattering excitedly, but he wasn't interested in their reactions. He looked more carefully, and spotted Usagi watching him. 'Hah! Got her attention,' he smirked, not noticing one player readying himself up ahead. 'Now, to score that touchdown ...'

He spotted the goal only a few yards away, and grinned in victory. 'I've got this,' he thought to himself, and ran faster. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a large green body caught up to him, and before he knew it, he was flung into the air, airborne for a few seconds before crashing onto the ground in a dirty heap.

'Oh, crap, I underestimated that one,' he groaned, pushing himself up and gingerly touching his forehead, checking for any major injuries. Dimly, he heard someone call his name out, and soon after, a small, warm body was supporting him. Through half-closed eyes, he spotted ridiculously long tresses of blonde hair, and realized who it was.

"Hey, you! What were you thinking? Tackling an amateur who's not wearing any protective gear ..." he heard her exclaim, and a smile crossed his lips. Seiya turned around and clasped the hand of the football player in a firm handshake. He was impressed by the way the big man had managed to tackle him, and the football player was equally impressed by his skills, considering that he had never played before. Soon enough, he had agreed to join the football club, much to the befuddlement of the Odango-atama.

"I can't believe you did that!" she ranted afterwards. Seiya laughed, patting her hair affectionately. "Well, I had to get your attention somehow, Odango," he confessed, taking some small delight in the way a red flush crept up from her neck to color her cheeks. "B - Baka!" she shouted, obviously flustered.

Seiya laughed again, but winced as the movement caused his worst injury, a scrape along his shoulder, to open up again. Usagi fretted like a mother hen, berating him for being so reckless, and look at what he had done to himself now. She forced him to sit down upon a nearby bench as she inspected the wound, making tsk-ing noises as she brushed her fingers gently over the bleeding skin.

"It's not as bad as it looks," he said weakly. "Oh, hush. It's still going to get disinfected if you leave it like this," she told him, carefully covering up the wound with the torn cloth again.

"You could always kiss it better?" he suggested. "What?!" Usagi squawked indignantly, and he laughed again. "Just kidding, Odango - you don't have to kiss my disgusting injury," he said, though a part of him was just a bit disappointed.

She was silent for a few moments, and he wondered if she had left without him realizing it. Suddenly, he felt a soft, moist pressure against the wound. He started and turned to look at Usagi, who was blushing deeply and looking down at her lap.

"D - Don't do that again, okay? Now let's get you to the nurse's office," she said, standing up and refusing to look at him. He watched her incredulously, before standing up and following her. A satisfied smirk crossed his lips, and he jogged to catch up with her, fully intending on teasing her as they headed back to the main school building.

'And Taiki says that nothing good will ever come of my showing off.'

Review Replies:

Marisa Makou - Well, even the universe's most powerful Sailor Senshi and Neo-Tokyo's supreme ruler has to get tired of the whole destiny business sometimes. Seiya was like a breath of fresh air for Usagi, and they had the most amazing chemistry. I don't think any girl could ignore that, not even Usa. :D

DAzED Blue Angel - Actually, it's a bit funny - I was trying to lessen the amount of angst that seems to seep into almost every Seiya/Usagi drabble I write. I guess their pairing is just naturally sad, what with the whole destiny factor and whatnot. Ah, well. At least we have fanfiction. :P

Counterfeiting Shakespeare - Well, there's my non-angst, happy Seiya/Usagi luff drabble. I eagerly anticipate yours. :P Haha. Lucky duck, getting to go to Palawan and whatnot. But with Philippine weather being unnaturally hot this year, it's fully possible to have fried brain cells even here in Manila. O.o And yep, I tried to keep it realistic - not too sad, but not entirely happy. Just a little exploration into Neo-Queen Serenity's point-of-view on the issue. It turned out all right, I think. :D

Sailor Sar - I'm glad you're enjoying them! I'm trying to pump them out as efficiently as I can, hopefully finish all 30 before mid-June (the start of the new school year over here), but the plot bunnies seem to be getting a lot smarter at hiding these days. :P I have a few good ideas going, though, so please wait for them!