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The next morning, Mamoru awoke, surprised to find his glasses had somehow remained intact, despite the fact that he'd forgotten to take them off before sleeping. The previous night, he had expected to wait until Usagi had fallen asleep to untangle himself from her hold, with the intention of getting back to writing his papers; instead, he had dozed off along with her.

Taking his glasses off and setting them onto his bedside table, he turned to see aforementioned girl hugging him tightly to her chest, her own moving up and down quietly as she slept. He slowly tried to move out of her grip in an attempt not to wake her, but she groaned quietly and blinked sleepily, her blue eyes laced with slumber.

"Good morning," Mamoru greeted.

Usagi blinked a few more times and then grinned, her expression relaxed, "Good morning."

Unsure of what to say next, Mamoru turned to the side, ready to start the day, but Usagi pulled him back. "No, stay."

"I need to go start the coffee machine," Mamoru attempted to explain, "Or I'll be in a grouchy mood, and it won't be a pretty sight."

Usagi pouted but let him go, releasing her hold around his arm. Mamoru pulled back the sheets and walked back to the kitchen, preparing his morning coffee as Usagi trailed behind him moments later, her shoes shuffling against the cold tile. As the coffee machine whirred and groaned, the two stood in silence, Mamoru staring at the machine and Usagi glancing around the apartment.

"So," Mamoru started, "Kunzite and Minako sent you here last night?"

"Mhm," she rocked back and forth on her flats, which she had put on after getting off of Mamoru's bed, "they wanted me to get them a condom for them, since Kunzite said he had plenty, but on my way here I ran into the other party that's going on in the hall, and I drank a little bit," Usagi's grin turned sheepish, "Oops."

Mamoru laughed softly, "Well, I expect they found one seeing as it was a frat party. I mean, what don't they have at those parties? Dignity? Enough tables for beer pong?"

Usagi giggled, "I'm guessing you've never been to one before."

"I'm not really of a party guy."

"I noticed."

Mamoru's smile widened. "Any headache from the hangover?"

"Yeah, but it's minor!" Usagi headed towards the fridge, swinging it open, "Anything yummy, like pancakes?"

Mamoru pulled out the coffee pot and began pouring into his black cup, "No, we don't really cook much in here."

"Ah! You should meet my friend Mako, she cooks and bakes the most delicious things!" Usagi clasped her hands together, her eyes closed as if imagining her friend's food, "You could ask her to make anything, and it'd end up tasting absolutely delicious!"

"Mm."

Usagi glanced over as Mamoru took a sip of his coffee and frowned. "You drink your coffee black?" she asked, nose scrunching in disgust, "That's gross."

"To everyone their tastes," Mamoru replied, taking another sip, "I assume you put milk and sugar in yours?"

"Nah, I'm more of a tea person," Usagi turned back to the fridge, looking through it.

The two fell in silence again, and Mamoru turned to look at her. She was bending over, humming quietly as she scanned the contents of his fridge, eyebrows knitted in concentration. Seeing as it was now bright and early - and he had enjoyed a full night's rest - he took all of her in - her lacy pink sweater, her white skater skirt, her messy blonde hair pinned into two buns atop her head with the rest styled into two ponytails, which fell past her waist - he continued watching as she rocked back and forth on her pink flats, her light blue eyes still looking around his fridge.

He opened his mouth to ask what she was majoring in before the door slammed open, revealing a cranky-looking Kunzite - his long silver hair was frazzled, his palm to his forehead, and his green eyes were squinting.

"Hey, Kunzite," Mamoru greeted, lifting his cup in welcome, "How was your night?"

"I didn't get any," the other man growled, his squinty eyes glaring at Mamoru, "How do you think I feel?" his eyes glanced over at Usagi, who seemed to shrink partially under his stare.

"Sorry." Usagi looked up at him and closed the fridge door, her lower lip sticking out, "I didn't think I'd get caught in that parade."

"No worries," Kunzite sighed and waved his hand, shaking his head, "Minako decided that she felt bad for sending you all the way to the 20-B apartments, so she offered we have a real date instead of just going at it. Not my preferred plan, but," he grinned slightly, "I really like her, and I think I'd like to see her again anyways."

Usagi clasped her hands together again, her eyes shining, "That's wonderful!" she ran over to Kunzite and hugged him tightly, pure excitement eminent in all her features, "That makes me so, so happy! Congratulations, Kunzite!"

Kunzite seemed rather confused, and gently pushed Usagi off him, "Usagi, nothing's even happened yet-"

"I don't care, it's great that you two want to get together!" she cut him off, jumping up and down, "I should go congratulate Minako and then drag her to Mako's, maybe we can have some pancakes...anyways!" Usagi grinned, now turning to Mamoru, "Thanks for helping me out last night, I really appreciate it," she stood on her toes, kissed Mamoru on the cheek, patted him on his arm, then waved goodbye before heading out, closing the door behind her.

While Mamoru blinked, touching his cheek and his eyes wide, Kunzite laughed loudly at his surprise.

"I see you spent some time with Usagi."

Mamoru nodded slowly, still in shock. "Does she do that a lot? Kiss strangers and. . .touch them?"

Kunzite shrugged, now preparing his own cup of coffee, amusement still evident on his face. "I met her for the first time last night; Minako introduced us and she shook my hand very enthusiastically, happy to 'meet the man Minako has been obviously head-over-heels for'," he brang his cup to his lips, chuckling quietly, "She's. . .quite energetic."

Mamoru simply nodded, as he had been completely sure of Kunzite's statement. The two drank their coffee for a few moments before Mamoru realized he needed to start his paper. He headed over to his bedroom to retrieve his glasses, and bent down to pick them up from his bedside table. He heard a quiet rustle after he stood back up, glasses on, and reached into his pocket, feeling a small crumpled piece of paper. He unraveled it, and, in loopy black cursive, he read the following words:

"Thanks again for letting me stay over, Mamoru! Hope I'll see you again on campus soon! xoxo Usagi"

Next to her name, a small bunny was drawn, grinning at him, as well as a small heart. Mamoru felt his face flush again and headed to the kitchen.

"Kunzite!"

"Yeah?"

"What does it mean when a girl you spent the night with leaves you a message and places it in your pocket?"

Kunzite raised an eyebrow, amused. "You spent the night with her?"

Mamoru frowned. "You know what I mean. We slept in the same bed, we didn't do anything."

"Mm, sure, sure," Kunzite glanced at the note Usagi left, and, to Mamoru's horror, chuckled, "That's cute."

"What?!"

"She left you a note. That's cute."

"I'm asking you what it means, not how cute it is!"

"Alright, alright, calm down," Kunzite grinned and took another sip of his coffee, "It's alright, it's just a note. It's not like she proclaimed her love for you."

"But what does it mean-"

"Hold on, genius, I'm getting there," his roommate leaned against the small dining table, drinking his coffee, "Drink some of your coffee, you'll calm down. She's just thanking you for letting her stay over. Nothing big, nothing small."

"But what does-"

"The next sentence is just her being polite, saying she hopes to see you again. Good Lord, Mamoru," Kunzite laughed and turned, placing his empty cup into the sink, "You may be a pre-med genius with a 4.0, but you suck at understanding what a simple note means."

Mamoru looked back at the note, staring at it. Was Kunzite right? Was that all the note truly meant?

'Ah, forget it', he thought, placing it on the dining table, 'I need to finish those papers.'

~*o*O*o*~

"I'm back, Minako!" Usagi chirped as she entered her apartment, "How was your night with Kunzite?"

Minako turned from her spot on the couch, and pressed "END" on her phone, glaring at Usagi. "Where the hell were you? I was worried out of my mind that you had gotten lost! Rei nearly began a search party!"

Usagi's eyes widened and she shook her hands, lunging forward, "No, no! Tell her to call it off!"

"Ami, being the wise one, figured that you were safe, because of the campus' security," the other blond replied, and unwound her hair, taking her red bow out, "Ugh, I have the biggest headache from last night."

"Drank too much?" Usagi asked, and placed her fingers on the side of Minako's head, rubbing gently, "Need some medicine?"

"Mm, I already took two," Minako sighed, and looked up at Usagi, "You, on the other hand, have some explaining to do. What's this I hear about Kunzite's roommate, Mamoru?"

"What about him?" Usagi asked, continuing to massage Minako's head.

"He texted me a few minutes ago, saying that you two spent the night together!"

"We slept in the same bed!" Usagi shrugged. "I got distracted by the party going on around the 20-B apartments, and ended up drinking a bit. I found my way to their apartment, threw up a bit, and he let me stay there so I wouldn't have to walk all the way here."

Minako crossed her arms. "Was he cute?"

Usagi smiled. "Yes, in a nerdy way. He wears glasses, Minako!"

"Did you leave your phone number with him?"

"Yes, I-" Usagi immediately stopped, and smacked her forehead with her palm, "No! I left a note, thanking him for letting me stay over, but I forgot to write my number!" she groaned and fell backwards, "How will I find him now?!"

Minako laughed, "Well, it's a good thing he's Kunzite's roommate and best friend. Usagi," she waved her phone in the air, "you owe me one."

Usagi relaxed and hugged her friend, "Thaaaaaaank you, Minako!"

The other blond laughed once more and patted her arms, "Alright, now let's go bother Mako for some breakfast."

"Yay!"
Mamoru, on the other hand, across campus, could not focus on his papers. Every single word he attempted to write would relate back to Usagi; 'organisms' would go to 'vertebrae', which led to 'limbs', which led to Usagi's arm patting him before she left. Or 'covalent bond' would lead to 'sharing an atom', which led to 'sharing a bed', which ended up with Usagi's smiling face popping up in his mind.

With a groan of frustration, Mamoru ran a hand through his hair. What was he to do? He couldn't ask Kunzite to ask Minako if she could ask Usagi if she would consider meeting Mamoru again, maybe for some coffee, or another. . .bed-sharing experience?

'What? No, no, Chiba, what are you thinking?!' he thought, shaking his head. He looked up and saw Kunzite pouring more coffee for himself and opened his mouth to ask him, but immediately closed it.

"Something you wanna ask me, Mamoru?" Kunzite asked, his back turned to the dark-haired man, "Something about a certain short blond?"

"Shut up." Mamoru grumbled.

Kunzite chuckled and turned around. "Why don't you go over to Crown? Maybe Motoki in his infinite wisdom and black coffee could provide you with some insight."

Mamoru nodded and grabbed his wallet, leaving out the door.

~*o*O*o*~

"Makoooo, why didn't you make breakfast?" Usagi whined, trailing behind her friend as she entered the apartment.

The tall brunette laughed as she glanced back at the petite blond, "Usagi, I don't make breakfast every morning; I'm bound to treat myself for some food outside my apartment. Besides," she winked, "I keep hearing around campus that Unazuki's spinach omelets are the best."

Usagi immediately brightened. "Yes! Let's go now!" she grabbed Makoto's arm, tugging her, "I want pancakes at Crown!"

"U-Usagi!" Minako huffed out as she climbed up the stairs, out of breath, "Why must you always run so quickly to Ami and Mako's apartment?!"

"When there's food involved, I'm always running!" Usagi giggled, but pulled the other blond up, patting her on the back, "I'm sorry, though."

Makoto laughed and turned over her shoulder, "Ami! We're going to Crown for breakfast, do you want to come?"

A girl with short blue hair peeked out from the hallway in the apartment, blinking. She then smiled and nodded, grabbing her purse. "Alright."

"Should we stop by Rei's, too?" Minako asked.

"No need," a new voice came up from behind them, and the four turned around to see a dark-haired girl show up behind Minako, her purple eyes squinting at Usagi, "I almost started a search party for you."

Usagi giggled, "Sorry, Rei."

Rei frowned and crossed her arms, "Usagi, you scared us to death."

"Psh, you knew I was alright."

Rei opened her mouth to retort when Ami clapped her hands. "Alright, time for Crown! Even though she denies it, I'm sure Rei loves those crêpes!"

Rei huffed. "I do not! I merely pointed out that they weren't bad, that's all!"

~*o*O*o*~

Motoki turned out to be completely unhelpful for Mamoru.

"I don't know, Mamoru," the blond had said, "Maybe just ask Minako to talk to her? Usagi's quite. . .interesting."

"Why does everyone keep telling me that?" Mamoru asked, eyebrows scrunching, "Is there some big secret about this mysterious girl named 'Usagi' that I don't know-"

"Motoki!" a loud, happy voice had trilled as the doors of Crown Arcade opened, "One mousse crêpe, a spinach omelet, an order of berry waffles, a croque-madame, and a huge stack of pancakes!"

"Usagi, I told you I don't like crêpes, they have too much sugar-" Rei began to scold.

"What's wrong with sugar? It adds deliciousness to every meal!"

"And you wonder why you think you're gaining weight?"

Usagi frowned, her lower lip sticking out, "Meanie Rei!"

Rei stuck her tongue out, "You started it. Bleh!"

"Why, you-"

"Usagi!"

Usagi turned to face Mamoru, and her expression brightened. "Mamoru!"

"I, uh. . ."

"I'm so, so sorry!" the petite blond hopped over and hugged the tall man tightly, "I forgot to write my number down on the note I left you, and I realized only once I reached the apartment, and-"

"Usagi-"

"-then Minako reminded me, because you and Kunzite are roommates, and she and him are now dating, and-"

"Usagi-"

"-I just didn't realize, and-"

"Usagi!"

Silence filled the restaurant as every head turned to Mamoru, who flushed slightly in embarrassment at his raised voice. "Erm, sorry, I didn't mean to raise my voice, it's just I was trying to say, uh. . ."

"Say what?" Usagi smiled.

"Would you. . .want to get. . .coffee- er, wait, you're a tea person, right? Maybe some tea. . .later? With me?"

Uncomfortable silence continued to fill up the area before Ami quietly said something about "finding a booth to sit" and dragged the rest of the girls- who were obviously interested in what was happening- away from Usagi and Mamoru.

Usagi blinked in confusion for a brief moment. "I don't think tea shops exactly exist, Mamoru."

"Oh, right, right, erm- then maybe you could bring some tea to my apartment? I haven't really tried. . .tea?"

The short blond laughed lightly and then rolled her eyes. "Or we could have a proper date, maybe a walk around campus?"

Mamoru nodded, the tension in his shoulders relaxing. "That would be nice."

Usagi's grin widened. "Perfect! I'll see you tomorrow at 5 p.m. sharp in front of the Arts building!" She turned to head to the booth area, but then stopped, turning around, "And wear your glasses; you look very cute in them!" Standing on her toes, the blond pecked Mamoru on the cheek before waving 'goodbye' to join her friends.

Mamoru reached up to his cheek again and rubbed it, eyes wide in shock.

"Well, then," Motoki laughed quietly from behind the counter, filling up Mamoru's coffee cup, "That was smooth."

"I don't need to hear this from you," Mamoru grumbled, sitting on the stool in front of the counter.

"Wait till I tell Reika and the rest of the Biology majors this," Motoki laughed, now wiping down the counter, "Mr. Mamoru Chiba, 4.0 GPA genius, nerdy physics major, pre-med student, the top of the Natural Sciences second years - smitten by Ms. Usagi Tsukino, bubbly first-year."

"Shut up." Mamoru groused, yet he couldn't help but feel a little happy inside that he was going to meet Usagi Tsukino again.

A/N: Reviews and feedback are greatly appreciated! If you want to see anything happen/are hoping for anything lemme know!