sabina21: will do. 😊
Ticked off: wow I'm sorry to hear that. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the feedback as I know that this is a different rendition of Luna, but I can assure you that things do change. Her character in here from the last one is yes a bit different from the anime and manga, but things will change for everyone. In this it's not meant to be hurting her or making her the enemy as your right she has always been loyal to the moon kingdom, but it's been to the moon kingdom alone. She has no real loyalty to the earth kingdom and what little loyalty there would have been was lost when they lost their memories and even now whether it be here or in the anime, their memories during that time are still a bit shoddy. So when she treats him differently during this time line it was with an air of 'he's the enemy he can't be trusted' and that was even before Beryl brainwashed him. Usagi's trying to save him was met with sigh's and pressure to do what she believed was right. I mean at one point in the anime the girls had a meeting on changing Rei to being the leader when they met Makoto, so it wouldn't be the first time Luna's decisions would have caused great change if done her way. In the end Luna only wants to ensure the moon heiress's survival and not let it be ended due to Beryl's control over him as she knew her princess loved him and that it was being used against her charge. So her decisions in this isn't out of the realm of possibilities. Not character wise. She's not evil, never was, she's just that devoted to her mission and it clouded her judgement on her decisions. I can't say to much more without giving away spoilers. I do hope you give it a further chance and continue to read or even go to different stories I have if you'd like, up to you as I do have several with different versions of characters, usually staying true to themselves, but if not I understand but I wouldn't dare kill her off, she's way to important to everyone involves and she's not a bad guy in any of this nor do I think their treating her like crap though I'm curious as to how I'm making it read as such. If I am I'd like to know so I can make some modifications to it as I don't want the characters arc's to be to far away from who they are or can be and Luna is a good person in the end, just like the rest are. Sorry for the rant just wanted to explain things a bit.
kera69love: yes that's actually quiet accurate. It's why Metallia had such good easy control over Beryl for so long along with the general's and the youma. She's a powerful demon that's a master manipulator and Mamoru is his only 'jiminy cricket' on the inside to try to help him. As long as he has that power in him he's really conning himself.
3 reviews, nice, I know this is a bit different for the take of different characters but trust me when things come to a head, it will be worth it. I'm actually excited to write out the reveals and how they deal with it from there, so please go ahead, read, review and enjoy!
The devil within 2 ch.5
Usagi POV
The following morning, I got up for school. Mamoru seemed a little off when I went to kiss him but he waved it off as he needed to figure out who the new enemies were. I agreed we needed to know but also knew he seemed distracted. Forcing myself to let it go I went on to school. I grabbed some food from the fridge and headed out the door. I just barely made it into school on time as I slipped into my seat.
"Alright class we have two new students in here today!" Miss. Haruna announced. I noticed the girl was a little bit younger and the boy was at least a year or so older. That and I could sense half the female classroom was already beginning to swoon over him. Yeah he was kind of cute but my Mamoru was way cuter. Well actually Mamoru was beyond cute, he was sexy, and had that mystical hot level factor about him.
Mamoru was a cross on occasion between being Adonis-like and like the ultimate hot bad boy, which was one of the reasons why I was glad that he was more bookworm-like. If the man knew how hot he was he'd have more girls clamoring for affection. As it is right now, yes he had female students who took notice, many on occasion, but he either ignored them or was oblivious to them in favor of his studies or for me.
Though I was loath to admit that they would look at me more like a 'beard' that he wore to keep girls away rather than an actual girlfriend. Or sometimes they took him as being stuck up. He only really associated with a few friends, and they had a hard time convincing people of the type of man he was. If it weren't for the social status he had, the man would more than likely be offered to bed half the university he took his classes at.
I know I was bad for it, but it made me glad on that front. He was focused on his studies to be able to graduate quicker and or rather more importantly keep on track that way if any new threats came in he wouldn't fall too far behind. Mamoru is a smart man, good or evil. So this new guy, as cute as he is, he's no match for Mamoru. I could already read how he was reading the room.
He was already on the prowl for a target. I could see that pretty easily. I avoided his eyes and just gave a friendly polite 'hello' with the rest of the students as he and his sister took their seats. I didn't need to draw any drama in, as it was we had enough to deal with on the enemy presence front. However, I wondered if I was being cynical. As I half focused on class I wondered if I was being too internally harsh on the guy.
He and his sister did just come to this school. Yes he seemed to be on the prowl looking for a target BUT that might just be my imagination taking over. We did just get a new enemy in and perhaps I'm over thinking things and being too critical. I sigh wondering if Mamoru's cynicism is wearing off onto myself. I'm usually the one who greets people a bit more emphatical versus avoiding eye contact.
Once we get through a few more classes, once that first one is over with, I decide to breach my silence and greet both Seijuro and Natsumi once lunch arrives only to find that Seijuro has already begun the charm on the ladies. Ami, Naru and Makoto come over to greet me.
"Surprised you didn't greet them earlier," Makoto says as I sigh, "Yeah I thought that Mamoru's cynicism had worn onto me so I was going to make my presence known…"
That's when they see him with his flute out by the ladies.
"However…perhaps I was on the right track," I debate on this as he carries on the tune.
"It's actually a good song. He could join the band if he wanted to," Ami deducts.
"Very true, but usually good looking guys like him stay away from a band."
I agree knowing that bands are usually reserved for those that have musical talent, yes BUT around here, also have pimps sky high and are definitely NOT popular which is where it looked to be that his sister was.
She already had some of the most popular girls surrounding her. One would almost think they were hawks around new prey, but she managed to wrangle them into being her backup versus being the back up. They were already raving at her reddish hair and how it complimented her bone structure. Oh the things you hear when you're within hearing range of over the top people who like to keep the popular with the popular.
Natsumi radiated that energy. So did her brother from the looks of it.
"Looks like finding groups to chill with will be of no worries for them," I state pretty factually.
"Should we greet them?" Ami asks.
"Maybe but not right now as they're kind of in the middle of a lot of people so yeah…," I state as we were about to leave when I caught Seijuro's eye. He damn near stops completely and while I do admit he's attractive my stomach drops as he stops playing and makes a beeline towards me.
My eyes widen, "Okay we need to leave now." I try to move but he's faster than I thought as he's suddenly in front of me.
"Such beauty to behold," He says as he's smiling towards me.
"That's very kind of you but I - "
He then begins a new song that is so abrupt that I have to back up a step. It is a lovelier melody I'll admit especially when he looks at me with some moon eyes that make me smile.
He is the charmer that's for sure, but in the end, he's not my Mamoru and more importantly I'm not that easily charmed. He's already got a line of girls behind him that damn near have literally hearts in their eyes at his flute playing as they begin to sway to the beat. You'd almost, ALMOST think that this was either a hippie thing at a love in OR that he was performing as a small-time concert with the way the girls were acting.
Before I could interrupt to tell him that we all had our next class to get to soon his sister came in with a bulldozer expression of hate and jealousy on her face that I wanted NO part of.
"Who the hell are you? And why are you playing for her?!"
Her eyes were a blaze with her anger over this and while I should leave out. I try to smooth things over.
"I'm Usagi and…"
I see the anger only grow at the fact that I didn't instantaneously leave off. In fact it seemed as if each second longer that I was there was making her anger and impatience grow and her brother was doing nothing to stop his sister.
In lieu of that I decided to cut out the awkward sibling issue that's happening instead of trying to smooth things out cause yeah, we literally don't have time for this crap. I instead say, "We're leaving, have a good day."
I cut out with the girls as she sends a glare to her brother next and shoots more daggers towards me whenever I look back.
"Weird sibling duo there," I remark.
"Tell me about it," Makoto agreed.
"I don't have any brothers but is getting jealous over one giving attention to other people normal?" Ami asks.
"I wouldn't know," Makoto reveals.
"Me either," Naru pipes in.
"I have a younger brother and while we are in different school's which may be a reason why as we're at different age groups, we've never been like that. THAT is something else," I respond as we continue to deliberate this for a moment.
Once the girls are off to their next class I run into Seijuro near literally as I almost bump into him.
"Oh sorry about that."
I go to pass him by when he asks, "May I just say you are so beautiful? I don't think I've ever met someone who's beauty radiates like yours does. Yours is inspirational for another music ballad even."
He pulls out his flute only for me to put my hand on his and push it back down.
"Thank you, I do appreciate the compliment…"
I look around and see that his sister is nowhere to be seen so I don't bother to worry over any possible contact. If the girl gets upset over music being played for others, how would she react to someone having physical contact with him? I mean he may be her brother, but she had a fit when he played music, what sets the girl off we have no idea really.
"However, I have to tell you that I do have a boyfriend, and we are very serious and committed to one another. So I appreciate your compliments but at the end of the day I won't be able to reciprocate or return any feelings or affections."
Hopefully it's straightforward enough and kind enough to get my point across. Yet he doesn't seem deterred. If anything, he looks smug as if he knows something I don't.
"Tell me something, how serious can it be when there's no ring on your finger?" he asks as I fumble over my words for a moment as he adds on, "As I've already noticed you have no ring that speaks of another that has asked for that step with you."
I look up to him knowing how serious Mamoru and I are. This guy doesn't know me, from Adam to Eve I'm certainly not going to be playing into any games he has.
"Look Seijuro, as nice as you seem to be, this is a matter you don't know anything about. I'm very happy in my relationship with my boyfriend and ring or not he and I are committed to one another," I state my words firmly.
He merely smiles though, "You are a genuine one, I like that."
I furrow my brows together. "Like whatever you want but there's nothing happening here," I indicated between the two of us.
It's then that I hear the bell to class ring. I shut my eyes knowing I'm late for class now. Great. I look up and see him smiling, "Oh I will cause as they say, 'without a ring on the finger, you're still free to be pursued'."
I want to insult him at this point, tell him that he's wrong, but the warning bell rings next and I grumble to myself as I begin to jog to my next class to avoid being even later than I already will be.
Plus, I hate to say it but other than Mamoru, I can't remember EVER having been pursued in this manner before. Well technically Umino came close, the only reason why my father laughed it off was that he knew I held no feelings like that for him or else he would have been chased away a while ago, BUT once he and Naru got closer than began to date that thankfully flew out the proverbial window.
This guy though, yes I will admit it was a bit flattering to hear that he was interested especially since he was cute and easy on the eyes, but that didn't mean that I would do anything about it nor see him in that light. I was devoted no matter what to Mamoru. He was my light even in my darkest hours. So while yes it was NICE that he was interested and not afraid to express it, his persistence was getting a touch unnerving.
I wasn't used to being pursued. Not in this regard at all. If anything I was used to NOT being pursued. A fact that I knew how to deal with very well, however, I don't have much experience in. which may be why he was easy to shrug off. He knew what he was doing and I didn't know any other nice way to say 'back off, not interested'. I made myself clear but apparently that did matter.
Hopefully this was just a passing motion and he'd find another target of interest soon enough. I also knew I really didn't have the time for this. If I was any later to class I'd be in trouble…again and I didn't want that. I had avidly avoided detention for a while now and I didn't want to restart that up again. Even my teachers had noticed and were glad that things had improved. So I knew I had to get out of this.
Just as I was about to round the corner I found I stopped short as Natsumi was fuming around it. She looked like her top was about to blow. She's glaring daggers at me and it's obvious she just saw and heard her brother hitting on me and she's less than pleased if anything she looks ready to carve me a new one. Though WHY she takes issue with someone and her brother is beyond me but I'm not interested in getting in the middle of this sibling squabble.
I have enough drama to deal with, I don't need to add more. I go to dodge her, but she blocks me in the hallway, "Now is NOT the best time."
Why me? I think to myself. She's still looking ready to shoot daggers and frankly if she stares any harder I'm actually thinking I would have to dodge a projectile from her. I know I have to get ahead of this.
"Whatever you're thinking about your brother and I rethink it, I'm not interested," I expressly tell her.
I go to get around her again, but, again she blocks my path and this time she gets into my face as if I was in the wrong for being in their presence period.
"Stay away from Seijuro," she demands of me and before I can say 'happy to' he slips up behind me. For a moment I'm hoping he's going to tell her that nothing happened, though why he has to answer to her is beyond me he says instead, "Natsumi be nice."
His warning does hardly anything to stop her as she smarts off, "Why? She's the one who's in my way." She shifts her attention back to me, "Stay away."
Her demand is clear as I snip back my remark, "No problem."
I go to leave for an attempted third time now when he tries to follow me much to his sister's protests. "Usa…" before he can call out my name I round on him, making sure he gets this warning loud and clear AND that his sister knows it too.
I want nothing to do with whatever is going on here. If this is some kind of twisted weird game they play to screw with others for fun or if this is truly how BONDED they are I want NO part of it. So I warned him, "Seijuro back up before I make you back up."
He does as suggested as he takes a small step back, "As my lady wishes." He smiles which just infuriates me that he's still trying to flirt with me.
"Why would you get close to her? This blonde thing." I don't even react to getting called by her at this point, I just want out of this. Normally I'd be handling both of them, and making sure they knew that I wasn't one to be poked fun of, but this is not only getting weird even for me but I have class to get to and a worthwhile excuse to make up so that I can TRY to avoid detention.
I use the moment of ire she has directed at him as he tries to calm her down, to slip out from around the odd sibling duo.
"I'm not getting close to her but you're acting very defensive when all we did was talk," He defends himself. I round the corner and get a few feet when I sigh and fast walk towards my class. I'm going to be beyond late to get in but at least the fast walking can help me get rid of some of the anxiety I now feel from that whole thing.
Once I'm in the classroom, Mr. Myuge has his back turned so I'm just barely able to sneak in and take a gentle seat in the classroom. So when my phone buzzes with a message from Ami asking 'where were you?'
I can't help but be annoyed with ALL of what just happened. I respond back 'I'll tell you at lunch cause that new sibling duo, seriously they are strange and that's coming from me'.
She looks at the text and responds back with 'well you didn't miss much just yet, he just went over attendance so there's that'.
I nod and put my phone away as I try to focus on the topic on the board. I can seem to take my mind away from the weird siblings and how they not only act around others but interact with each other. It just doesn't seem typical of siblings to do but maybe since Shingo and I are further apart in age it's different.
I ponder this as I meet the eyes of the teacher. He gave me a 'how did she get missed on my roll call' expression then asked me a question regarding the current topic, "Miss. Tsukino, how would you look at the progression of the book from this chapter?"
Realizing what book we were talking about and recalling its one of not only Ami's favorites but also Makoto's I respond with, "There's a certain amount of symbolism that can be described."
He presses though, "And that is?"
I gulp hating to be put on the spot but complying with what I remember.
"The tone hits the different notes when you see the creepy moors and realize how it progresses with the characters thoughts as it gets darker the further along the path that she's on," I try, barely remembering how Makoto described it.
"That's a shrewd observation…but accurate," He goes on as if he didn't even see me.
I breathe a sigh of relief before he asks me once more.
"What else can you describe from Wuthering Heights?"
He's trying to catch me up again as I try to recall the conversations we've had about it.
"A tragic love story," I blurt out.
"That's a bit of a given but okay," He goes on to another student as I nearly slump in my seat. Though when I turn back to Ami and Makoto they both look at me with smiles. At least something went right today even if it is just barely making it past the cut of our literature teacher. He's a bit strict but considering how loosely other teachers are for the class he needs to be. So when I take a copy of the book that Makoto lends to me I begin to read it a bit where we are at so I can try to catch up. I actually begin to get into it to the point where I lose what the teacher was saying.
"Miss. Tsukino."
I look up. "Yes sir?" I ask, hoping he wasn't calling my name too much.
"What is some of the symbolism of the book, that is if you've read it?"
He was trying to call me out again and just as he does Seijuro enters the classroom, silently as he does and slips in without being noticed. I resist the urge to roll my eyes as he winks at me. Instead, I turned my total focused attention to the teacher.
"Well as I was describing earlier, with the creepy moors, since they're based off England I think they represent the wildness of Heathcliff's character."
I think he was shocked to hear me say that as he finally gives up and says, "Good."
He goes on to the next student again and hopefully for good as Seijuro looks over to me and gives me the 'I like you' eye as I try to ignore him though his efforts are not lost on either Makoto or Ami who see it too.
Makoto POV
I'm glad that Usagi was able to make it in the literature class today. Especially since our teacher seemed to be on the war path for any student that DIDN'T read the book. It is a long book but a good one as it is one of my favorites as I can in some circumstances relate to the character, but I was glad that I had spoken to Ami and Usagi about it beforehand, or at least had a conversation with them both regarding it.
Otherwise, I'm not sure that Usagi would have gotten by on what little she did read. As smart as she is in certain areas making the rest of us look a tinge inferior especially when it comes to her gut instincts and how she works out problem solving for those areas. When it comes to figuring out some symbolism from books, unless it's a tv adaptation where she can see the actress or actors face and study it a bit better it's not her strongest suit.
She'd had better luck with 'Pride and Prejudice' since not only is it a classic, but it's a film adaptation that she could probably get her hands on. Still though, I know she was going off memory of what I had said when I told her about it and rattled off to her bits about the book. I'm just glad the teacher didn't call on me. Besides having had a small headache going on today I have my own thoughts to focus on.
I have a good loving man in my life, but I have to hide him from some of my best friends. It sucks cause if Naru knew WHO my boyfriend was she'd have a definite reaction. We didn't know how much people remembered the different enemies we've had over time. Some of them even attacked or WERE good friends or family of ours, Reika, grandpa Hino to name a couple, yet their memories always seemed to be wiped out.
Probably due to the magic of it so that they could either A: live long and full happy lives, or B: to protect them, or both. The only person we know for sure that had any memory of events was Ryo and he had already taken off a while ago. While Naru was directly affected and is now happy with Umino, we can't take the risk of bringing her up to speed on Nephrite or seeing the effects of that which made things a bit harder on all of us.
I get that she loves Umino, and that she's over him, but it wouldn't erase the questions nor any possible trauma of her seeing her 'dead love' back to life. Not when he died in her arms. She was devastated by it and it could very well be a 're-traumatizing' even to let her see him again. Even Ami was very standoffish to the idea of letting her see him again, if for only to avoid hurting her mentally and emotionally.
I think Ami even mentioned it could be like 're-traumatizing an abused victim, therefore it would be turning them into a victim again'. While in the end Nephrite and her were both in happy places in their lives, it was while the person who suffered the early trauma had no idea that the other was given a second chance at life and while I want to believe she'd want him to be happy to it wouldn't change the fact that she'd have to face someone who perished in her arms and whom she mourned for.
Maybe I had Ami's words wrong on it but there's a lot of validity to her point made regardless of word usage. It was something I was avoiding while I could, but it would only last for so long as eventually there would be a slip up. I had to face the issue sooner rather than later but for now it had to be later. With this new enemy in the area, we had to be vigilant again and tighten up security to.
Once class is over with and we get out to lunch where I break out the crab rolls and meat buns that I made we dive in and enjoy. Usagi has one of each in her hand along with a side of her mom's curry rice in her lunch box ready as a side dish. Having brought enough for us to share as we split our meals sometimes. I love her mom's curry rice as she does something to it differently than I do and have been angling to get the recipe on.
I take a bite of the rice and savor the spicy flavor as Usagi takes a bite of a crab roll, Ami taking her bites when she sees something that's just outside of my immediate peripheral.
"Wait Usagi, you made a mention earlier about the siblings, what was it?" Ami's query got my attention, and now I was invested. The brother reminded me a bit of my old crush from way back when but at the same time there was something 'off' about him that I couldn't figure out.
What I did see though was that he definitely had a 'thing' for Usagi. His actions around her earlier made it clear he was interested in her. However, she is clearly not interested in him as we know better than anyone what she's done and is willing to do for Mamoru and visa versa. That man has had her heart since day one, as she holds his and no amount of minorly cutie boys are going to change that.
I'm beginning to think he hasn't gotten the hint though. As Usagi describes what happened in the hallway as to why she was late I arch a brow and frown at the actions. I wonder what the hell is up with the sister and if she truly has a problem with Usagi regarding her brother and if so why? He's her brother. The things Usagi describes are that of a jealous girlfriend not of someone who's being protective of their sibling.
Yet as Usagi describes it, maybe I am seeing it odd since I don't have any siblings, yet even Usagi states she and Shingo are nothing like that. She's protective yes but also encouraging of his relationships and has no desire to get involved unless he's being hurt or is hurting…as he did once when he didn't know how to express himself. Yet it only lasted for a little while as he learned that it was okay to have a girl like him.
Now he's older, more matured and understanding that sometimes guys will 'rag' on each other which he succumb to the pressures of it before. Now a days though, he keeps himself in check and his friends to as they've all grown. So this sibling duo are definitely on the weird scale at the present moment. That's when I look over and see the brother. He's enjoying some food for sure, but his eyes are definitely on Usagi's back side.
One look at him and it's clear he's into her and one would almost think that he's trying to get her to see him simply by staring holes into the back of her head. I debate on telling her this as she's enjoying her lunch. I don't want to worry her or disrupt it but it's better to be safe than sorry. That's when Ami spots him. Her frown begins as she looks to me. I sigh knowing we have to tell Usagi she has an admirer.
Whatever confrontation that was earlier may only be the beginning here. Then I see Mamoru, Zoisite and Nephrite coming up to see us. I can't help but smile as I look at them walking towards us. You'd think they walked off the cover of a vogue magazine as they began to garner attention from other guys and girls. One could almost describe them as looking like a badass boy band or something equally hot and dark.
As the girls begin to swoon just a bit, they give them the barest bit of glances before making eye contact with Ami, Usagi and myself. It's clear their sights are set on us three and I can't help but smile and beam at them as they make themselves at home around us, digging into some of the food as we keep on enjoying it. This though gives me an idea. I look back over to Seijiro and see the shadow fall over his face.
He's not liking this. Ami sees this to as I look over and give her a silent signal to NOT tell Usagi just yet about him watching us. She nods as Zoisite eats a crab roll from her before giving her a sweet chaste kiss. I receive my kiss from Nephrite as I watch back and forth when Mamoru gives Usagi a warm loving kiss, I look over and see the pure jealousy coming from Seijiro. The guy is obviously jealous and is not hiding it well.
In fact he looks like he's lost his appetite for the food he was eating. Wrapping the rest of it up as if it's nothing more than garbage to him now he grips into it his palm hard as it gets severely squished in his grip. When the paper wrapping splits around the now ruined sandwich he tosses it at the garbage bin near him. Not into it but at it as I swear the whole thing seemed to bounce and nearly tip over from the force of it.
Dude has it bad. I look to Ami who has the same 'whoa…' expression on her face. We both decide it's time to tell her,
"Usagi, remember how you mentioned that Seijuiro was interested in you earlier?"
She rolls her eyes. "Don't remind me…wait, why do you ask?" she wonders.
"Cause he's currently staring into the back of your head."
Everyone looks over as he, realizing he's been caught walks away and pretends to not care.
"That wasn't awkward or weird at all," Zoisite mentions as he looks away from the scene as if he got second hand embarrassment for him on it.
"Seems like he's really got a thing for our princess here," Nephrite mutters, watching the guy for a small amount longer before shrugging it off for some food that's currently in my hand. I smile and grab some more to eat as I look over to the loving couple.
It's then I see the cold, calculating, irrational jealousy, that's on Mamoru's face coming out the most. He's clearly scrutinizing the young guy that left the area and is deep in thought despite Usagi's presence with him. In fact I think Usagi's presence is the only reason why he hasn't gotten up to follow the guy and possibly do something to him. Not that I think he will, but dude looks like he wants to act on that over-protective urge and do some type of damage to Serjiro and my money is on Mamoru, powers or no powers.
While part of me would love to see Nephrite jealous over me like that, even I have to admit the expression of it on Mamoru's face looks almost dangerous for the brother. I try to laugh it off internally but the more I look at his eyes and the expression on his face the less I can do so. If Seijiro hadn't left I'm sure now that Mamoru would have gotten up and gone looking for his ass to beat down simply for the past conversations with Usagi.
I look over at him for another beat and If I'm not mistaken, I can see that even his eyes have darkened a bit. It's only when I see the tinges of black enter them making my own eyes widen at what that means that Usagi gets his attention and they go right back to a dark blue and I now wonder if I was seeing things. No the darkness of Metallia is gone. I was over thinking things and letting my imagination run wild.
"At least he saw Usagi with Mamoru, now maybe he'll get the idea and let up," Ami chimes in to ease the mood.
"Very true," I add on, hoping that the meal can have an easier and less tension filled energy about it.
Yet Mamoru is less than thrilled with it, and Nephrite doesn't make it any better with his next remark, "Yes but sometimes people of earth are deeply stupid."
I have to stop myself from verbalizing how bad of a comment that was so instead, I slap him gently upside the head.
"Ow!" he complains.
"While that maybe true is it really needed right now?" I ask him, he rubs his head for a moment before turning his attention to Mamoru and sees how perturbed he is.
"Look man, it's just a joke, a bad but true one, but a joke nonetheless. I'm sure the dude got the hint and that's why he left."
Mamoru breathes out as Usagi smiles up at him and snuggles into his embrace.
"Are you jealous of him?" she giggles.
"Yes," he states bluntly, shocking Usagi who blushes brightly. "Don't be so surprised, I love you Usako." He leans down to kiss her. "I just don't like the idea of other guys having a crush on you."
She leans away from him, "You didn't seem to care when Umino did for a half a second."
He smiles, "I never did worry about him with you."
His answer is so frank it sounds downright smug as Usagi, Ami and I try to figure out if he's just insulted her or not.
He sees his potential misstep and corrects himself with, "Listen I get WHY they would, why Umino did, you're an amazingly beautiful, desirable woman, but it doesn't mean I have to like it."
Yet Usagi is unconvinced.
"Why did you never worry about Umino?" she asks him.
He smiles, "Cause at the end of the day I was already under your skin…you already liked me you just didn't know it, nor did I realize that I'd met the woman of my dreams with you…"
He brushes the stray hairs from her face.
"He was more of an annoyance to you that gave up once he realized that not only were you NOT interested but that he really liked Naru. He's a smart guy and I didn't see him as a threat because in the end he had a true love and with you it was a mild infatuation that died out pretty fast."
Usagi nods. "Very true, Naru and he aren't meant for each other as we are to each other…nice save," She adds on as he smiles.
"I would say I was scrambling but it's the truth. It's also true that I don't like this new guy. There are vibes off of him that I can't quite read and I don't like it."
This makes me look at him as do Ami and Usagi. The guys give him a slight warning look before he admonishes with, "What I mean is that, much like Rei, I get negative and positive vibes off of people…he has both and that makes me more cautious around him."
I nod as does Ami yet I can't help but wonder something.
"So your vibes are like from the planet?" I ask as he looks at me. "I mean, mine comes from the wind and trees as their part of my connection to my powers."
He seems to take this in before responding, "Yes…yes they do and as we are on the ground here I can pull up from the earth itself not only power but senses of where things are…get a sense of things."
Usagi looks at him. "I love your connection to the earth…it's one of the things that gives us such a strong bond. Your connection to it with my connection to the moon, it makes us as strong and we make each other stronger."
I can tell he loves her and knows her words are true but there's something in his eyes about it that makes me wonder why it feels like he's hiding something from her.
His face is even a tinge strained. Usagi is held in his embrace as she nibbles on her food so she doesn't see what I see. In fact both Ami and Zoisite have gone back to enjoying some food as Nephrite is munching on my food too. I look down and eat my last bit of curry rice that I snagged from Usagi's lunch box earlier. I have to be imagining this stuff right? I give it some serious debate when I look back up and see the two.
Mamoru is now looking down at Usagi with a protective need while she finishes off her lunch with gusto, unaware of his gaze on her though he does nibble on some of the rice with the chop sticks she packed up, despite her using her own set. I give a small smile to that, she decided to start bringing two sets with her on the off chance he'd come by to eat with us, something the two began to do these last few months.
Yet it doesn't take away from how his body language seemed to have shifted the moment Seijiro got brought up. Unless that's how guys who are jealous act when their girlfriends are someone else's crush. I know both Mamoru and Usagi are secure in their relationship but even Usagi admits to us on occasion that she gets jealous if a girl hits on Mamoru. Yet she's reassured that she's all he needs when he either does it himself or she calms herself down and reminds herself he's dedicated to her.
Him on the other hand, we haven't seen him jealous before, not that I can remember anyways so maybe this is just Mamoru being jealous. He did admit to it just a few moments ago. Maybe since we've never seen it before it's coming off to me as odd. I try to ignore it, even as he seems to go back to 'normal' yet every so often he darts his eyes into the other direction. Almost as if he's waiting for Seijiro to pop back out.
Does he think Seijiro will try something on Usagi with all of us here? I don't dare to make a comment as everything I'm even thinking at this point is pure speculation. I have no proof, only my gut that says that something is off with 'Mamoru' now. Like I'm not getting something here that I should be getting or at least…I don't know, something. Either way I have a sinking feeling that this isn't the last time Seijiro makes his feelings for Usagi known…I just hope that Mamoru controls himself if he ever comes face to face with him.