4. Karma
Sailor Raspberry
254 Words
Usagi sat wide eyed in her position on the pavement, staring up at Mamoru, who loomed over her, an all too familiar smirk riding his lips.
"You really are a klutz, Odango," Mamoru stated, a deep chuckle escaping his throat.
"I'm okay, thanks for asking, baka," Usagi shot back, crawling to her feet again, wiping her hands on her skirt. "And if you keep being mean to me, Karma's just gonna come back and bite you in the-."
"Sure, Odango, whatever you say." Mamoru laughed again, waving a finger back at her.
Just then, a garbage truck zoomed by, a yellow peel flying from its clutches. Mamoru, too caught up in the moment, took a careless step forward.
The next thing Usagi saw was all flailing arms and disoriented limbs. Looking down, she burst into laughter, the sight of Mamoru flat on his back, blue eyes staring up at her overtaking her line of vision.
"Did you just trip on a banana peel?" Usagi managed to squeak out, her laughter slowly subsiding.
"Shut it Odango, I don't want to hear it." Mamoru growled, rubbing the back of his head in pain.
Usagi smiled, turning her back. "I hate to say I told you so, but..." She skipped away, blonde pigtails soaring behind her. She turned at the corner, waving back to him. "I told you so!"
Mamoru glared at her disappearing figure, her laughter still heard even when she wasn't in sight.
"Yes, well," he dusted off his jeans, sighing. "Karma certainly is a-"