I am sorry again for a short chapter, I recently started watching Sailor Moon R, and without spoiling anything for anyone who hasn't watch it (like myself), AERFIQU4YHRFIUOAERYHWQUO48QWAFEHRQIO8UAWHEFCNO34YUGT0PWRQ3HBUOFD8T4 I CAN'T COPE.
Okay with that out of the way, I'd like to quickly discuss something.
I rated this story M for a reason, and that's because I'm going to have sexual content in here. If you don't like smut and don't wish to read it, I will put a disclaimer at the start of the chapter. I'm not writing the smut to help the story progress, I'm writing it to help their relationship progress. I'm writing this with a lot of influence from my own relationship, and for a lot of people sexual encounters are a large part of a new relationship. Sex can be a loving and deep emotional part of the bond two lovers share, and I want to show what it was like for me. Of course, I'm not going to write anything I have done, Usagi is far too innocent! But I want to convey the emotions I felt, and the emotions I still feel. So there is nothing wrong with skipping the sexual chapter, if that's what you want to do in order to finish the story. You won't miss any big plot twists.
Anyway, enough deep and emotional talk. Let's get back to the story!
"No, not tonight. Give me one week, then I'll tell you."
"One week…" Usagi mumbled to herself as she walked to school. Luna had been worried about her, stating that Usagi had been acting funny all morning, so she rode on her shoulder this morning.
"What's the matter with you Usagi? You've got to snap out of this. Tell me what's wrong." Luna said, her voice laced with concern.
"It's nothing, Luna." Usagi mumbled. "Just thinking about...boy stuff."
Luna sighed.
"Hey Usagi!"
Usagi looked up from her shoes to see Motoki standing outside the arcade, sweeping the path. Good old Motoki would surely distract her from her thoughts of Mamoru.
"Mamoru…"
"What's up Usagi? You look a little blue there." Motoki smiled.
"Oh Motoki, it's such a hard life I lead." Usagi said in the most melodramatic tone she could muster, she rested her hand on her forehead for extra effect.
"Are all the men in the village proposing to you and you can't pick who to marry?" Motoki asked, happy to play along with her antics as always.
"I can't pick between the butcher or the farmer, the blacksmith or the samurai." Usagi sighed.
"What about between the Physics Major and the Technology Major?" A new voice asked, Usagi's heart skipped a beat.
"Also a very tough decision." Motoki smiled. "Didn't you have an early lecture today Mamoru?"
"I did, it's over now. I have no idea why they had to hold it at the crack of dawn though." Mamoru sighed. "On your way to school Odango?"
"Um..yeah...excuse me…" Usagi said and shuffled away as quickly as she could without looking like she was running away.
"I hadn't thought about it before, but how am I supposed to act normal around Mamoru now? How can I be normal around him when I know how he feels, know the touch of his lips against my neck, know the warmth of his body against mine as he held me last night? I know that it was my decision to keep this a secret, but this is going to be harder than I thought…"
Usagi was pulled from her thoughts by a warm hand resting on her shoulder, she turned to see Mamoru.
"I'm sorry I left early this morning, may I walk you to school? I need to drop off a few things at work, and it's on the way." Mamoru asked.
"You work?" Usagi asked.
"I'm just the delivery boy for a TV station, I take documents from the printer room to meetings and directors and stuff. It's not much, but it's decent pay."
"I guess I should have expected that you had a job, I doubt your parents would have given you that much money to spend on me." Usagi thought aloud.
"I live by myself, Usagi. My parents...aren't around anymore."
Usagi stopped in her tracks. She wanted to look up at Mamoru and express how sorry she was, but she couldn't bare to look up at his face. She really didn't know how this secret relationship was going to work. He felt his hand snake over her shoulders.
"It's okay Usagi, not many people know. And it was a long time ago, I don't get upset over it anymore."
Usagi wriggled out from under his arm. "Someone might see us."
His arm was back where it was moments ago.
"There's no one around, Usagi." Mamoru murmured into her ear, sending a shiver down Usagi's spine.
"Mamoru...please…" She whispered, a blush rising high on her cheeks. She felt his arm drop.
"I'm sorry Usagi, I don't mean to make you uncomfortable. Come on, you don't want to be late for school."
The young couple spent the rest of the walk in total silence, Usagi lost in thought.
"The way his voice sounded, deep and relaxing, it made me feel so strange. My heart was going ballistic, and my stomach felt funny. What is he doing to me?"
"Usagi, look." Mamoru suddenly said, snapping Usagi out of her imagining. They stood outside her school.
"I see you later, I suppose." Usagi said, finally looking up at Mamoru.
Mamoru scratched his nose. "Actually, I might not see you for a little while. I actually wanted to see you to tell you in person."
"Tell me what?" Usagi's heart froze.
"I'm going on a trip with my uni, I need to go so I can pass this trimester. I'll be gone until Friday, I was wondering if you'd like to come to my flat for the weekend?" Mamoru asked.
"To...stay...at your house?" Usagi squeaked.
"Only if you want to. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm rushing you." Mamoru said, taking his eyes off Usagi's and looking up at the school building.
"No, you're not putting any pressure on me. I was just surprised." Usagi said. "I'm really flattered, and I'd like to, but I don't think my parents would let me."
Mamoru smiled. "That's okay. I'll have internet access, want to talk online while I'm gone?"
"Sure, that'd be really nice."
Mamoru smiled down at Usagi. He rested two fingers against his lips, then rested them on Usagi's forehead. "Until then, Usagi."