Hello minna-chan,
	
It's fast aproching, Christmas. All you people know that it is time to
be with friends and family. But also keep in mind that Christ our
savior was born in a Manger with no food or warmth. SO this season try
to give to some on less fourtnat then your self. Krazy
I'd also like to thank all the people who e-mailed me. Your support has
encouraged me to keep writing after this. Oh I would also like to thank
my sister and Alica Blade. With out you Alica I would have never got
this published on the web or this story would have never taken wing.
Thanks
Krazy

Part 5 		

	It was the last week before the first preformance of the ballet. Never
in her life had Usagi felt so pushed. It started out with the
passionate kiss from Mamoru back at Halloween. Then there was coming
down with a cold that seem to last until this week. Then there was the
endless practices and costume fittings. Working till close and Trying
to find time to do some Christmas shopping for her parents and brother
and all her friends. She was glad that this was comming to and end. 
	Something also that Usagi was glad that would come to end was being so
close to Mamoru. She had never told any one that she was suffering
heartbreak. She was kissed by Mamoru and found love in the kiss, only
to find that Mamoru was going out with another girl the next day, and
had dismissed the kiss all together. She thought about this as she sat
on the stage as she watched him and the others dance the great mousefight scean.
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 	After pratice she walked all the way to the arcade. Pulling on the
apron, she picked up a wet rag and began to wip the counters. She
noticed a couple had walked in and was sitting in a booth. With a sigh,
she went to take their order.
	"What will it be?" she asked as touched the pen to the pad.
	"I would like a choclate milkshake?" Said a light and flirty voice.
	"Ok and what will you have Mister." She said with a heavy sadness
covered by sterness.
	"I'll have a cup of the famesous chocolate coffee. Double milk, no
sugar." Said a familar voice.
	Usagi looked up from the pad and saw Mamoru and a flirty blond. She
started to turn red from the anger. Seeing him there with a bimbo, made
her jelouse. Usagi thought about the kiss and then him leaving her for
this, this ... She was to angry to think about the words.
	She just looked at him 
	"Chiba-Baka what do you think you are trying to pull here?" She asked
as did the hip and toe thing(AN see part 2)
	Mamoru looked stuned and then said, "What are you talking about?" 
	He had forgotten their kiss. She was almost in tears. She gave Mamoru
a painful glance and then she ran off.  
	"What's her problem." The blond said in a flirty voice
	"I have no clue." Mamoru said as he watched her take off.
	Something told him that he had hurt her and to chase after her. Hold
her in his arms, wip away the tears. Kiss her and tell her he lovedher. 
	' Chiba you just said you loved her!' He thought to himself
	The little kiss on halloween wasn't just a test kiss or a kiss to get
her off his mind. It was a kiss of true love. Ever since he left that
night he felt like something was missing. It hit him in the head.
	"Usagi, Usako, Odango Atam" He said outloud	"Who is that?" The blonde asked.
	"I'm sorry this isn't working out, Jessi." He said as he kissed her on
the cheeck and left the arcade. 
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 	(AN I got the Pokemon the movie soundtrack. I think you should listen
to the song 'If Only Tears Could Bring You Back' makes you think of sad
memoriess when you think of this song) 
	Usagi ran to the park. This seem to be the place where she could just
sit and think. She came here alot to think and cry. She came here many
a times when Mamoru insulted her. When she found out that she was a
sailor scout. When her parents where fighting. When she just wanted to
think. It was her palce.
	 She walked down a path to the little duck pond near the lake. There
were a few skaters on the ice of the pond. Most were figure skaters,
trying to find a quite place to pratice.
	Memories then all of the sudden began to pop up in her head. The first
time she meet him. The time she hit him with her shoe. When he
nickednamed her Odango Atama. Fights, laughter, tears, joy, dancing,
and then the kiss. Dating Rei, the blond in the booth. Tears ran down
her cheeks as she thought of all these things. Anger and sadness griped
her as she quivered in the coldness next to the lake. She then doubbled
over in pain and grabed the bench.   
	"I hate you Chiba Mamoru. I hate you." She said though her clenched
teeth and tears.
	Noticed that she had ran to the park. Mamoru ran untill he spotted
that she stoped and was now sitting on a bench at the duck pond and was
behind her when she said this. It broke his heart in two. He loved her
but she didn't love him. He turned to leave. As he walked out of the
park he was flooded with memories. Fighting and danicing. The magical
kiss. Her face when he just forgot the kiss. Her face.
	He doubbled over in pain. He knew that she was hurt badly and by him.
tears began to streem down his face. He colapsed against a tree and
cried his heart out. A tear for every one of Usagi's pains that he
caused her.     
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	"Well my class,here we are. Tonight is the night," Madam Crepee said
as the cast stood before her, backstage.
	"I know you sacraficed alot for this night but I know you will do
well." She said with a big smile.
	"Now Break a leg and do your best." She said and taped her cane on thefloor.
	Usagi stood at the warm up baree and streched as she waited. Her heart
beat was fast and was driving her nuts. Minako stood on the other side
and was chating away like a little bird. She was then called away and
Usagi was left all by herself. As she streched she felt as if she was
being watched. Her paranoia got the best of her and she turned around
to see a sad Mamoru standing in the wings waiting for his cue. He
looked at her with his ever changing deep, blue eye. She noticed that
they were dull and lifeless. They reflected her sadness. She felt a
twinge of pain hit her, but shook it off, and continued to stretch.
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	" 'The ballet was a beautiful blend of young and old. Madam Crepee's
dancers have learned from the best and were a true exaple of Pedapon's
first 'Nuttcracker'. This years preformance is one to see.' " Read
Makato to the  crowd of dancers at the first prefomance cast party the
next day. " 'Tuskino Usagi was the best Surgar Plum Fariee I have seen
since the days of the great Russin Prima Ballarina's and she's only
16.' " Makat contiued to read.
	A loud chear went up for her and she blushed. Mamoru stood in one
conner and watched her blushed. The memory of her blushing struck a
chord with him. Donwing the starwberry punch he continued to stare atUsagi.
	" 'Chiba Mamoru, gave life to the lifeless role of the Nuttcracker
Prince. Both these two were great together and we hope to see more of 
Chiba-san and Tuskino-san  in the future." Minako stated as she grabed
the paper from Makato and picked up were she left off.
	Madame Crepee decied that this would be a good auportuinity to see the
two dance together. Over the month she obsevered that they both liked
each other and each were feeling the pain of hurt and loss. She thought
that this was a good time to get these two together.(AN Madam Crepee is
not who she seems who she is. Ah invasion of the body snatchers. Run
for your life.)
	"Usagi, Mamoru. You must prove that this critque is right. I want you
two could dance the Grande Pas Deux for me right now." She said and
slamed the cane on the floor.
	It the slame scared Usagi and she moved quickly to put her pointe
shoes on. She then moved into postion and waited for the music to
start. Mamoru was in shock as he held her. It was one of the greaest
things that the gods ever did for him.
	"Why did you do it. Why did you total deny the kiss?" She asked asthey waited
	"I ...I don't know why." He answered, a little stuned at the question.
	" Is it because I'm a klutz?" she asked  	" N..n..no." he stuttered
	The music started and they began.
	"Was it because you had broken up with little miss blondie and you
needed a friend to comfort you." She said a little angered
	" No I didn't start to date Jessi till after I kissed you." heresponded
	" Oh so the bimbo has a name. Ha. You are still a baka Mamoru." She
said with a snivel.
	"Well at least I'm not a klutz and have odango's for a brain." He said
in spite, and lifted her over his head.
	"Put me down." She said in a stern voice.
	He put her down and saw the pain and hurt he had just caused her. He
saw the tears that welled up in her eyes.
	"YOU ARE A JERK." the words caught the attetion of the audience of thecast. 
	"You are nothing but a selfish, greedy, little heartbreaker. Chiba
Mamoru I thought I loved you, but I don't think you deserve my love or
any one's love forever." She said and then stormed out of the studio. 
	'she loved ME! ME!' He thought as he stood their stuned.
	"Chase after her." some one yelled from the back
	Mamoru looked around and then he acted on impulse and took off. As he
reached the bottom of the building, a tall woman stoped him. 
	"Chiba-san, she went that way." She said as she pointed the way forhim
	Mamoru nodded and then continued to run. HE then caught a blonde on
her knees, on the sidewalk. Mamoru went to pick her up. But she just
batted his away.	"Leave me alone," she mumbled as she picked herself up.
	Mamoru looked at her and then saw her bleeding knees. "Do you know
your knees are bleeding," He said with a laugh.
	"Oh, too bad." She said with a sneer and then continued on walking
towards the bridge. 
	He chased after her. "You should clean them up." Mamoru said out ofconcern
	Usagi stoped in her track and turned to face him. "You don't get it,
do you. You think you can call me names, then kiss me, then throw me
off, and then try to be my friend again. Well Chiba-san that will get
you nowhere in life." tear of anger and sadness streeked her once rosy
complexion 	Mamoru steeped towards her, "Usagi..... I love you." He said pouring
his heart and soul into those three words.
	She narowed her eyes toward him and then slaped him across the face,
"Don't say those words to get you out of trouble. I hate you Chiba,
Mamoru. I don't want to see you ever again, after the show is done."
She walk away from him.
	Ever hateful word stun him to the very core of his exsitance. Tears
began to streem down his face. He colasped on the bridge and called out
her name, as she walk back to the studio.
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	"What's up with you, Mamoru?" Motoki asked his best friend as he sat
on the stool with his head down on the counter.
	Mamoru just stared off at a girl who was taking orders for food.
Motoki was beging to worry about his best friend. He hadn't himself
since Halloween. And he was in a deeper depresion since the p
production cast party. Christmas was fast approching and Mamoru wasn't
even making demands to him, not to invite him to his annual Christmas
dinner. Something was up and it had to do with a certian blonde.
	"Send her flowers, hot shot." Motoki sugested
	"Tried.." He mummred, "She sent them back." 	"What about candy?"
	"that too,  she sent it back," Mamoru just repeated
	"Well I don't know what else to do. You want to come to my families
christmas dinner?" Motoki aksed giving up on ideas for presents
	"Sure why not, I've got nothing else to do this Christmas." He said
sarcastically and banged his head on to the counter, "OWWWW" He
screemed as he hurt his head doing this.
	Motoki just giggled as he watch his friend rub his forhead. Suddenly a
familar blonde apperaed beside him. 
	"What does he want?" She said in a mean voice when she saw the familar
midnight locks on the counter.
	"Uh nothing why?" Motoki said with a look of fear, as if she was going
to bite off his head.	"GET OUT THEN!" She screemed
	He lifted his head of the counter and started at her. She looked into
his face. He was defently hurt and he looked pathitic. His unruly lock
looked like they had not been washed in day and a ghost of a beard lay
on his face. His once neat and tidy apperance was now a dirty and shame
of such a well respected man.
	"Why don't you go home now Mamoru. I'll come by your house after I
close up." Motoki said to him as Usagi left to wait on other customers.
	Mamoru picked himself up from the counter and then started for the
door. The man stoped in the middle of the room to see if he could catch
a glimps of the blonde.
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	It was Christmas Eve and Usagi sat in the dressing room. All the cast
had been called for warm up and Usagi had been left alone. It was a
refund preformance for a youma attack that had occured only yesterday.
She sat at the dressing room and tried to reaply the makeup to herbaggy eye's. 
	She took one good look in the mirror and then summed up the reason for
her eye's. Stress. 'Don't forget the sadness and longing you feel for
Mamo-chan." 
	Her eyes went wide with surprise. Did she just really think just what
she did. Did she really feel a longing and sadness for Mamoru. A knock
at the door that startled her thoughts and returned her to the real
world. She took one look in the mirror again and then answered thedoor. 
	On the other side there was a man with a single white rose. He seemed
to have his attention on the floor. 	"Uh can I help you?" She asked
	The man's face came up to her's and their eye's locked. Deep blue meet
the ever changing blue. Usagi gasped as she relized who it was.
	"Usagi, I know that you hate my guts right now, but I want to give you
this." He handed over the rose, "You don't have to accept this
offering, but I just wanted you to know that I am truly sorry and I
won't ever bother you again." Mamoru said 
	There was silence between them both. Tension laid hevey in the air.
All of the sudden Usagi droped the rose. 
	"I'll get it." The both mummured as they both bent over to pick up therose.
	As they meet for the rose, both came into close contact. Mamoru looked
into the ocean deep, blue eye's. They held so much sorrow and so much
strain. He wanted to cry, as all the pain he caused her were visable in
those eyes. 
	Suddenly the eyes were closed and her head went blurry as she leaned
in. Her breath caressed his cheek and then warm fleshy lips meet his.
Inside Mamoru lepted with joy. He moaned as she opened her lips and let
him put his tounge inside her mouth. 
	Usagi felt like she was on cloud nine as she unexpectedly leaned in
and kissed Mamoru. She then all of the sudden opened her mouth for a
gentle assult on her mouth. The combination of his sent and the taste
just sent nerves on fire. 
	She broke apart trying to catch her breath. The feeling of fainting
crept into Usagi's mind from the hevenly kiss. Mamour's low wisperstarteled her.
	"I love you Usako"	
	"I love you to Mamo-chan."
	Mamoru's heart lept with joy at her words. He picked her up and spun
her around. The sound of Madam Creep's voice brought both back down to
earth and with smiles on their faces they went to dance."

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