Author: Nikki99 Title: Rain, Rain go away... Rating: G Genre: Romance Summary: Usagi hurts her ankle trying to get to the bus during a storm and guess who comes to her rescue? At first she thought she wanted the rain to go away but now... ********************************************************** Ok, here I go again this is my second attempt at a fanfic, don't hold it against me. If this sounds somewhat like a fic you wrote gomen you just inspired me. How many of you have read my first story "Just Friends"? *Nikki looks at audience two people raise their hands, then one puts his down.* OOOOK well for those of you who have e-mail me and let me know if I should continue or just stop while I'm ahead. Now on with the story. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Disclaimer: I don't own sailor moon, and if you needed me to tell you that I have a palace on the moon I would like to sell you, It has a few cracks but other than that it's perfect and a steel at $300 (you must provide your own transportation). %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "Rain, Rain Go Away..." By: Me, Nikki99 Another long day ended for Tuskigo, Usagi she had just come out of detention where Mrs. Haura spent thirty minutes lecturing her on being late and them made her write "I will be on time" one-hundred and fifty times on the board because she *claimed* that's how many times Usagi was late. 'But I couldn't help it' Usagi thought to herself 'the senshi and I were up late last night fighting youmas, so it's only natrual I oversleep'. But she couldn't tell Mrs. H that. "Like she'd believe me anyway" Usagi mumbled to herself. As she walked outside only to find out that it was raining. "Great the perfect end to a perfect day" she mumbled sarcastically. That day had been a particularly long one for her, it started a 3AM with the youma, then she was late, she forgot her lunch, was given a pop math quiz (with a grade that she didn't even want to think about), not to mention that LONG detention and now it was raining she had no coat and her parents weren't home to pick her up. Oh did she mention she was TERRIFIED of thunder. 'It's almost time for the bus to come' she thought to herself 'mabye if I run I won't get as wet.' Usagi then took off out of the school grounds and towards the bus stop. But as usual on her way Usagi tripped but not as usual she felt a sharp pain go through her ankle. "Ow, ow, ow my ankle!" she screamed as she tried to walk on it. Then as she looked up she noticed the bus.'Oh no the bus!!' her mind screamed but her only posibility was to run for it and right now that just wasn't possible. "Wait! Wait!" She called to the bus driver but he was to far to hear her. There was nothing left to do so Usagi sat in the middle of the sidewalk and sobbed, then all of a sudden the rain stopped....then it didn't. "Nani?" Usagi asked as she realized the rain didn't stop it just stopped falling on her. As she looked up she saw a big black umbrella, following the handle she came across a hand and continued on this root until she was trapped in a pair of beautiful stormy blue eyes that belonged to non-other than her long time nemisis Chiba Mamrou. "Konnichi wa Usagi-chan Diajobu?" he asked looking concerned. "Hai Mamrou-san." she replied looking still looking into his eyes as a slight smile formed on his soft lips. "Good odango-amata" he said with a smirk. "Shut up Mamrou-baka!" she screamed going back into their old routine. "What are you doing sitting on the sidewalk in the middle of a strom anyway?" he asked with one eyebrow cocked, in that oh so cute way of his. A now embarrsed Usagi put her head down as she told Mamrou what happened "IhaddetentionandwasrunningtocatchthebuswhenIfellandhurtmy ankle." she repied hurriedly blushing crimson at her own clumsiness. "What?" Mamrou asked he was slightly confused at her answer although he caught 'detention, runnnin, bus, and fell'. "I *SAID*" relpied Usagi I had detention and was running to catch the bus when I fell and hurt my ankle." Finally knowing the whole story Mamrou knelt down next to Usagi and noticed that not only was her ankle starting to swell but she was shivering as well. 'You *are* a baka' he thought to himself 'why didn't you notice she was soaked to the bone and hurt before you started teasing her again?'He asked himself and the rain seem to come to come down harder in response to his silent question. "Usagi-chan your ankle looks like it might be sprained." he stated matter-of-factly showing no sign of his inner thoughts except perhaps the use of her name. "How far do you live from here?" he asked with some concern aparent in his voice. "About half way across town." She replied about to go into wail mode. But before she could start Mamrou cut her off with his next statment. "Well I just live about a block and a half from here, you can probably call your parents from there." At first Usagi just stared at Mamrou in shock but quickly recovered at the mention of her parents. "But my parents aren't hoommmee!!" she wined with an adorable pout on her small pink lips. "Well I guess you'll have to stick it out at my place since my car's in the shop (AN: Wow! what and interesting coencidence, who'd have thunk it *Nikki smiles evily* but I'm sure YOU don't mind right:-)>!!), I only live about a block from here. Can you walk?" Mamoru asked helping Usagi up, she imediatly fell back down with a sharp cry of pain. "Ok" Mamoru said "I'll take that as a no. Here, hold this" he finished giving her the umbrella, he then proceeded to kneel down next to Usagi, take off his green jacket and wrap it around her shivering shoulders. Then to Usagi's suprise he picked her up and started walking to his apartment building. After getting over the inital shock Usagi said the only thing that she could think of..."Arigatou Mamoru-san. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% They reached Mamoru's apartment a few minutes later and Usagi smiled as the heat hit her face but it quickly turned to a frown when Mamoru sat her down on the couch. 'Why are you disappointed' she thought to herself 'it's not like you like Mamoru-baka anyway.' Usagi looked around Mamoru's apartment as he went looking in what she guessed was his bedroom for something. 'His apartment is so clean' she thought 'Kami, I can't even keep my *ROOM* clean for two minutes let alone a WHOLE apartment. Lun..' Her thoughts ended aburptly as Mamoru entered with what looked like clothes in his hand. "Put these on, you can change in my room." he ordered. "NANI?!" Usagi asked her eyes practially bugging out of her head and her jaw almost touching the ground. Mamrou blushed slightly at her reacton, turning his head to look out the window (half out of embarrassment of what she was implying and half to hide the rosy huge that was now covering his cheecks) he quickly responded. "Well you need to get out of those wet clothes or your going to catch your death of cold... if you don;t freeze first." At this revilation Usagi realized how cold and wet her clothing was. 'Oh no, I must look like a drowned rat I can't belive I thought he ment...'she cut off her thought and apologised to Mamoru. "Gomen nasi Mamoru-san" now taking her turn to blush at where her mind had taken her. "That's ok" he said smiling (which wasn't something he did very often, then again neither was blushing) 'I guess she just has that effect on me' he thought to himself. "Here, let me help you." He said lifting her up and carrying her to his room (which was as spotless as everything else). "You can change in here, I'll go and get you some ice for that ankle of yours. Let me know when you're dressed." he said and walked briskly out of the room shuting the door tightly behind him. Usagi looked around Mamoru's room again, it was so plain and so...what's the word she's looking for.... oh yeah BORING. 'Just like his personality... empty' she thought to herself giggling slightly. 'You like his personality' responded another voice inside of her head. 'No I don't' 'Yes you do' 'NO I DON'T!' 'YES YOU DO!! 'NO I DON'T I do not like Mamoru-baka he's sooo mean, and.. and concided, not to mention a total jerk!!' 'A totally kawaii jerk!!' the other half of her mind responded. She had to admit he was kawaii. 'Mabye but he's still mean to me, picking on me, starting arguments, and calling me odango amata!!' 'But you like it when he calls you that don't you? Tell the truth he's not Mamoru-baka he's Mamo-chan!! And you want to be *his* Usako!' Usagi sighed and looked at the celing as she put on the shirt (she had aready put the sweat pants on). "Oh great!" she screamed to herself "Now I'm arguing with myself, mabye he's right," she said exasperated " mabye I *AM* and odango amata. Oh Mamo-chan why do you have to be so mean?!" "NANI?!" Usagi looked up to see a shocked Mamoru standing in the doorway holding a ice-pack. "What did you call me?" He asked looking into her eyes as trying to read her soul. Usagi (who was in a similar type of shock but for the opposite reason) didn't know what do say so she just said the first thing that came to mind. "Mamo-san, I said Mamo..ru-san" she stated squishing her eyes together and silently praying he would buy it. Mamoru eyed Usagi suspicously, he didn't really belive her... did he. Mabye his mind was playing tricks on him. He didn't know what else to do so he let it go when the icepack started to drip on the floor. "Ohh" he said slowly "well let's get you back into the living room. Here take this and put it on your ankle." He stated giving her the ice-pack he then proceeded to pick her up and carry her to the other room while Usagi silently cheered at getting off so easily. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% It had been over two hours since Usagi had arrived at Mamoru's home. In that time thay had gotten to know each other a lot better. They talked about school, friends, family, and Mamoru even told Usagi about his parent's death and his miserable childhood in the orpahnage. Which suprised him because the only other person he had ever told was Motoki(and that was mainly because he was still living in the orpahnage when he met Motoki at school). But for some reason he really couldn't explain he just found it easy to open up to Usagi. They laughed at the lame jokes that Usagi told from school, and played a few board games that Motoki had left there after a "guy's night in". "Usagi-chan" Mamoru said. "Hai?" she asked. "The rain's letting up, mabye you should call your parents to come and pick you up." Earlier Usagi had left a message on the answering machine that she had fallen, but she was ok. And that she was at a friends house untill the rain let up, then she would call home for a ride. "Hai" a disappointed Usagi replied picking up the cordless phone from the charger. Part of her hoped no one was home (a big part) and the other part hoped if someone was home that it was her mother. Because she knew she couldn't get downstairs without Mamoru's help and her dad would absolutly *FLIP* if he saw she had been alone with a *boy* all this time. After two rings someone picked up. "Moshi-moshi." said a female voice. Usagi sighed 'Good mom' "Moshi-moshi mom, I'm ready can you come and pick me up?" "Oh good it's you dear, I was starting to get worried. Your dad's not home so your lucky. How bad did you hurt your ankle?" she asked. "Not bad it's swoled though, Mamoru thinks it's twisted." "Mamoru?" her mother asked "As in Mamoru-baka?" Usagi could just see the smile on her mother's face. "It's not like that mom we're just friends now *nothing* more." "Friends?" her mother asked. "Look it's a long story that I can tell you at home, just plleeaassee come and get me" she pleaded and looked up to see Mamoru smiling down at her 'He's been doing that a lot tonight.' she thought as she gave her mom the address. "Ok dear, I'll be there in fifteen minutes. Sayonara Usagi" "Sayonara mom." she said then they hung up. "She'll be here in fifteen minutes." Usagi told Mamoru looking down at her hands, which were suddenly very interesting. "Well we had better get you changed and downstairs." he said picking her up. Usagi was *loving* the treatment she was getting from him. She smiled as he handed her, her freshly washed and dried uniform. "That seemed like an interesting conversation" Mamoru said from outside the closed door. "Trust me that was nothing if my dad would have answered I would have been dead and so would you." she responded. "But I was only helping you." he said trying to sound hurt. "That doesn't matter," she told him " my dad doesn't like me going to school because *IT* has boys." "Well," Mamoru said chuckling nervously "remind me to thank your mom for answering." he finished as he carried her back to the living room.%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Thirteen minutes later they were in the lobby waiting for Usagi's mother to get there, which wasn't long because she pulled up about three minutes later. "Well I guess this is it." Mamoru stated as her watched Usagi's mom get out of the car. "Sayonara odango amata!" he said smiling. Usagi cringed at her (somewhat) hated nickname she wanted so bad for him to call her Usako. "MAMO-CHAN!!" She wailed before thinking, but it didn't take long for her to realize her mistake as Mamoru stared at her shocked. "I mean Mamo-san, no what Mamoru- san, uhh...Mamoru-baka? Yeah that's it Mamoru-baka." She knew there was no use trying to cover this one up she had said it to loud, but luckly her mom used this moment to make her entrance. "Konnichi wa Usagi-chan daijobu?" she asked "Hai, daijobu." she answered breaking away from Mamoru's gaze (who had finally managed to close his mouth). "Konnichi wa you must be Mamoru." "Hai." he responded shaking her hand. "Arigatou for taking care of our daughter." she said smiling sweetly. "Oh, it was no problem." "Well thanks again anyway." she said shaking Mamoru's hand one last time "Usagi-chan are you ready to go?" she asked turning her attention to her unusually quiet daughter. "Yes, but how am I going to get to the ccaarr!!" she wailed. "Your a bunny..." her mother said smirking "hop." After a moment Usagi realised what her mother ment and took her shoulder and began hopping towards the car when something hit her..(AN: not litterly, duhh!)..an idea, 'if she could hop all along then why did Mamoru always carry her?' Usagi thought turning her attention to the handsome ebony haired man wating for the elevator. "I'll be right back mom" she said then hopped (rather wobbly) over to Mamoru. "Did you know I could do this?" she asked pointing to her hopping leg, then stopped steading herself with his shoulder. Mamoru smiled at her. "Hai." was his response. Instead of asking more questions Usagi just hopped forward and hugged her Mamo-chan. "Arigatou... Mamo-chan." she wispered into his ear, then she lent back and said "Sayonara." Mamoru smiled at her again and stepped onto the waiting elevator and said somthing that made her heart stop and skipp a few beats. "Ja ne... Usako." he said just as the elevator doors closed. Usagi squiled and jumped up and down on her good foot. 'He didn't call me odango amata!!' she screamed in her mind 'he called me Usako... his little rabbit.' "Wow" she said to herself "wait till I tell Minako, oh she'll be so excited and, and Amy she'll be shocked mabye she'll even drop he book!" Usagi giggled at the thought as she hopped over to her waiting mother " and Mokoto oh she won't belive it and Motoki he'll be soo happy, oh but I *have* to tell Rei-chan first she'll be sooo jelou..." THE END %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Well, what do you think e-mail me and let me know either way my address is nikki81_1999@yahoo.com or nikki99_1981@go.com! I would LOVE to hear from you weither you like it or hate it but please no vulgure flames, I'll respond to ALL e-mails and though I'm a nice person I will treat you how you treat me!! :-)> Ja ne, Nikki99