4. Camera
Flash.
Flash.
Flash.
"Usako, what are you doing?"
"I'm taking pictures of you studying," stated Usagi matter-of-factly.
Mamoru chuckled. "Why do you want pictures of me studying?"
"Because I want to document all the times we spend together." She snapped a few more pictures at different angles. "Sometimes when you're too busy to hang out with me, I look over at a photo of you and feel like you're there with me. It makes me feel less lonely."
He frowned at her confession. Has he really neglected his Usako so much that she would feel the need to substitute his company with photos of him? Placing down his textbook, he walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Mamo-chan!" she squealed. "The camera!"
He swiftly took the camera out of her hands and placed it onto the table, turning back to capture her lips in one fell swoop. His mouth lingered on hers for a moment before he pulled away to reveal a dazed Usagi smiling happily back at him.
"Usako, you don't need pictures of me." He tilted her head up gently until her eyes met his. "I know I haven't spent as much time with you in the past as you hoped, but I'll try to make more room for you from now on. I love you, and I don't ever want you to feel alone."
"Mamo-chan…" she whispered. She looked at the man who was staring so lovingly down at her and briefly wondered how she got to be so lucky as to receive this amount of affection from him.
"I mean it. You're welcome to drop by my apartment at any time. And you can always call me when you want to talk. Do you understand?"
She nodded, her heart softening at his caring words.
"But I still want to take pictures," she giggled. Looping the straps of her camera over her neck, she promptly snapped another photo of him with his arms outstretched from where she had been momentarily.
He took a moment to compose himself before trying to stifle a laugh. Failing miserably, he burst into full laughter as he approached the confused photographer standing before him.
"Let's take one of the two of us," he suggested, still chuckling. "But first, allow me to take off the camera lens. I'm sure they'll come out much nicer this way."
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