I'm going to be late AGAIN! Usagi thought as she raced along the streets of Juban.
Rei will kill me!!
**"You've got ONE MORE CHANCE Odango!! I swear if you're late again I'll-"**
Usagi gulped as she remembered Rei's thundering voice. Suddenly she crashed into a
tall man walking in the opposite direction. "I'm s-s-so s-s-sorry s-sir! I was thinking
of s-something else." Before she could stop them, tears were falling down her face
and she was wailing, much to the dismay of the pedestrians in the street, and the man
who she had ran into.
"Only dogs can hear you now Odango," came a smug voice from above. Of course,
Usagi thought, I HAD to run into Baka. Of all people!
"What do you want?!" she shouted. She had no time for this, not when she already
faced a murderous Rei.
"Well since you ask Odango Atama, I'm currently off to get a nice cup of coffee," he
replied, jerking his thumb to the entrance of Crown Arcade, where Usagi had fallen.
"You know what I can't understand?" Usagi asked. It was more of a statement, that
she would answer, but Mamoru opened his mouth to answer anyway. She had
expected this, and shouted, "No! Don't! I have NO time for your wiseass comments! I'm
fed up of it, and I'm fed up of YOU!" She stood up, brushed herself down, and turned
away to continue running towards the shrine, when a rough, warm hand grabbed her
wrist. She turned around, and found herself looking into the eyes of her nemesis.
"Don't cry. Tears don't suit you," He said quietly, weaving a large handkerchief into
her hands. He gave her the smallest of smiles and walked into the Crown Arcade,
leaving Usagi's mind reeling.
Even though it was 34 degrees outside, Usagi Tsukino was frozen to the pavement.
