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Theme: 23. Valentines
Author: pencil gal
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Characters: Usagi, Mamoru, Motoki.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 596 words
A/N: Written for the 100 Themes Challenge at usako_mamoru.
23. Valentines
“Happy Valentines Day everyone!”
Mamoru turned in his seat at the exclamation to find an exuberant Usagi bouncing into the arcade. He raised an eyebrow at her outfit - pink and red ribbons in her hair, a pink top, red skirt, pink tights and red boots. Mamoru couldn’t help thinking she looked like a human lollipop. With a snort and a smirk on his face he returned to sipping his coffee.
Usagi bounded up to the counter with a bright grin on her face and placed a bag on a stool as she waved Motoki over. “What’s in the bag Odango?” asked Mamoru, in lieu of an actual greeting.
Usagi turned her smile on him. “Presents,” she replied. Mamoru blinked in surprise. What? No screaming, no wailing, no name-calling? She had just ignored the nickname completely. What was up with her?
Motoki smiled at his two friends as he re-filled Mamoru’s coffee. “Hi Usa,” he greeted her.
Usagi quickly dug through her bag and pulled out a gift. Setting it down, she pushed it across the counter to Motoki. “Happy Valentines Day Motoki.” She grabbed another present from the bag and passed it to Mamoru. “For you too Baka,” she added with the smallest of glances in his direction.
Mamoru cautiously opened his present to find a patch of heart-shaped cookies with the word Valentine written on them. He looked over at the smiling girl beside him, not sure what to say. “Thanks Usagi,” Motoki jumped in. “You didn’t have to do this.”
She shrugged. “I tried to make them myself but I burned them all. So instead you got my Mum’s delicious cookies.” Usagi quickly glanced around the arcade before looking back at Motoki. “The girls aren’t here yet? I’ve got some for them too.”
Motoki shook his head. “Not yet. Why don’t you grab a booth and I’ll bring you over a double hot fudge sundae?” With a wink he added, “On the house for Valentines Day.”
“Thanks Motoki!” Usagi blushed and headed off with a smile, already dreaming about her sundae.
Mamoru sat at the counter still staring at the cookies in front of him, his ignored coffee slowly getting colder. Usagi had given him a Valentines Day present just out of the goodness of her heart. He glanced at her sitting in her booth fidgeting, obviously getting impatient while waiting for her friends. He spent a minute looking between Usagi and the cookies trying to decide what to do, because he didn’t have anything to give her in return. And, it wasn’t something that he was used to feeling, but Mamoru felt guilty about that.
It only took another minute for Mamoru to think of something and he conjured a rose in his hand. Motoki raised an eyebrow as he saw Mamoru stand up and start moving towards Usagi. As he walked towards Usagi’s booth Mamoru tried to convince himself that this didn’t mean anything. He was just returning a kind gesture with another kind gesture and tomorrow they would go back to teasing and annoying each other. (He pretended that he believed his own thoughts.)
“Usagi,” he called to get her attention.
She raised her head and looked at Mamoru with suspicious eyes. She was wary due to the use of her real name. Mamoru held the rose out to her with a small smile on his lips. “Happy Valentines Day.” Usagi took the rose, looking stunned, and Mamoru walked away immediately.
He ignored Motoki’s questioning gaze, and allowed himself a private smile as he raised his cold coffee to his lips.
Author: pencil gal
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Characters: Usagi, Mamoru, Motoki.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 596 words
A/N: Written for the 100 Themes Challenge at usako_mamoru.
23. Valentines
“Happy Valentines Day everyone!”
Mamoru turned in his seat at the exclamation to find an exuberant Usagi bouncing into the arcade. He raised an eyebrow at her outfit - pink and red ribbons in her hair, a pink top, red skirt, pink tights and red boots. Mamoru couldn’t help thinking she looked like a human lollipop. With a snort and a smirk on his face he returned to sipping his coffee.
Usagi bounded up to the counter with a bright grin on her face and placed a bag on a stool as she waved Motoki over. “What’s in the bag Odango?” asked Mamoru, in lieu of an actual greeting.
Usagi turned her smile on him. “Presents,” she replied. Mamoru blinked in surprise. What? No screaming, no wailing, no name-calling? She had just ignored the nickname completely. What was up with her?
Motoki smiled at his two friends as he re-filled Mamoru’s coffee. “Hi Usa,” he greeted her.
Usagi quickly dug through her bag and pulled out a gift. Setting it down, she pushed it across the counter to Motoki. “Happy Valentines Day Motoki.” She grabbed another present from the bag and passed it to Mamoru. “For you too Baka,” she added with the smallest of glances in his direction.
Mamoru cautiously opened his present to find a patch of heart-shaped cookies with the word Valentine written on them. He looked over at the smiling girl beside him, not sure what to say. “Thanks Usagi,” Motoki jumped in. “You didn’t have to do this.”
She shrugged. “I tried to make them myself but I burned them all. So instead you got my Mum’s delicious cookies.” Usagi quickly glanced around the arcade before looking back at Motoki. “The girls aren’t here yet? I’ve got some for them too.”
Motoki shook his head. “Not yet. Why don’t you grab a booth and I’ll bring you over a double hot fudge sundae?” With a wink he added, “On the house for Valentines Day.”
“Thanks Motoki!” Usagi blushed and headed off with a smile, already dreaming about her sundae.
Mamoru sat at the counter still staring at the cookies in front of him, his ignored coffee slowly getting colder. Usagi had given him a Valentines Day present just out of the goodness of her heart. He glanced at her sitting in her booth fidgeting, obviously getting impatient while waiting for her friends. He spent a minute looking between Usagi and the cookies trying to decide what to do, because he didn’t have anything to give her in return. And, it wasn’t something that he was used to feeling, but Mamoru felt guilty about that.
It only took another minute for Mamoru to think of something and he conjured a rose in his hand. Motoki raised an eyebrow as he saw Mamoru stand up and start moving towards Usagi. As he walked towards Usagi’s booth Mamoru tried to convince himself that this didn’t mean anything. He was just returning a kind gesture with another kind gesture and tomorrow they would go back to teasing and annoying each other. (He pretended that he believed his own thoughts.)
“Usagi,” he called to get her attention.
She raised her head and looked at Mamoru with suspicious eyes. She was wary due to the use of her real name. Mamoru held the rose out to her with a small smile on his lips. “Happy Valentines Day.” Usagi took the rose, looking stunned, and Mamoru walked away immediately.
He ignored Motoki’s questioning gaze, and allowed himself a private smile as he raised his cold coffee to his lips.