It Might Come True Chapter 4: The Kiss By Tisha On Wednesday night Usagi was closing up her store when she heard Mamoru's deep voice behind her. She hadn't seen him since the night of the fair but she had thought about him a whole lot. She finished locking the door and turned to him. "Hi Mamoru." There seemed to be an awkward silence between them and Mamoru offered to walk her home so Usagi didn't bother trying to argue with him. Neither of them said anything as they walked slowly down the three blocks to Usagi's apartment building. When they finally reached the destination Usagi turned to Mamoru and smiled. "Thanks for walking me." Mamoru nodded. "No problem." Usagi was starting to turn around when he spoke up again. "You know, we should see a movie sometime." Usagi bit her lip. It sounded like he wanted to make a date with her, but he had a girlfriend. She wasn't sure what to say so she finally just nodded. "Okay, sure. That would be fun." She smiled at him as she turned around to go inside, but he stopped her again. "Usagi." She turned around once again but Mamoru didn't say anything. Instead he leaned in and kissed her softly. Something inside of her said to resist but she just couldn't. She melted into his kiss and then he broke it off suddenly. Usagi couldn't talk. Her lips were tingling from his kiss but her head just kept repeating one word. "Hana." Mamoru's eyes seemed to widen when she said the name. He seemed to have forgotten completely that he even had a girlfriend until she reminded him. "I'm sorry." Usagi didn't know how to respond to that so she just went inside. She was already in the elevator when she realized that she hadn't even really said goodbye. But she didn't even care. Her heart, mind, and body were completely confused. ••••••••••••••••••• Mamoru didn't care about her. They were only friends. They could both easily talk to each other and there was some sort of weird connection that she couldn't place, but he had a girlfriend who he loved. The kiss had just been a mistake. Something about being caught in the moment. She completely hoped that none of that was true, but she kept telling herself that it was. That way at least things could still make sense. Everything wouldn't be all flipped upside down. She got to work and was happy to see Makoto already there. Maybe she could make some sense out of everything with her friend's help. Once she was behind the counter she whispered to Makoto the event that had happened the night before. Makoto's eyes went wide. "He kissed you?" She practically screamed the sentence and everyone who was shopping in the store turned to look at them. Usagi blushed and smacked Makoto. "Why do you think I whispered it?" "Well, come on- tell me what happened." Usagi just shrugged as she started stocking stuff on shelves. "It was nothing, really. He has a girlfriend. It must have been a mistake." Makoto looked thoughtful and then she smiled. "But was it a good kiss?" Usagi smiled back at her friend. "It was a great kiss." They both giggled like little girls. "How come when I meet the man of my dreams he has to be already taken?" "Well Usagi, that just seems to be the law of nature. It always seems to turn out that way. All the good ones are already taken." They both continued to laugh over little jokes but Usagi couldn't stop feeling Mamoru's lips on her own and the way it had made her heart soar and little butterflies appear in her stomach. She decided to tell Makoto the way she felt. Makoto only smiled back at her. "Usagi-chan, you're in love." "I am not." ••••••••••••••••••• 'Usagi-chan, you're in love.' The words constantly rang through her head. Was Makoto right? She didn't know how to define the way she felt about Mamoru, but she hoped it wasn't love. She didn't need her life this complicated; she wanted things to be back to normal. But together with hearing Makoto's statement and feeling Mamoru's kiss she could never stop thinking about him. On Sunday she was getting ready for the weekly dinner at her parents' house when the doorbell rang. She looked through the peephole and nearly hyperventilated when she saw Mamoru outside. She had to catch her breath before opening the door and inviting him inside. They both stood just inside the front door and neither talked for quite a while. "Usagi, about that kiss..." She finally looked up at him, wondering what he wanted to say. She tried hard to read his emotions but she couldn't get a thing from the look on his face. She wondered if he could read her emotions. She hoped not. Usagi stayed quiet, waiting for Mamoru to finish his sentence. "I don't know why I did it. There's just something about you Usagi. And I'm sorry for confusing you that way. I haven't told Hana about it. I'm not sure if I should. I just want to ask you something and I want you to be completely honest." Usagi nodded her head. Her mouth felt like it was full of cotton so she didn't risk trying to speak. "Do you feel the same about me at all? Do you see any chance of us in your life?" Us? She wondered why he had used the word. What was he asking her? He had a girlfriend, and they even lived together. Did he just want to throw out Hana? This was definitely not a question she had been ready to answer. Was she supposed to tell him that she did care about him and then have him go and dump Hana like they had nothing between them? What if he did the same thing to her one day? She just couldn't get Hana's face from her mind. And then she heard her own voice lying to him. "Not really. I'm sorry but I just like you as a friend." Mamoru nodded and smiled. "You look like you were going somewhere so I'd better go." Usagi nodded and shut the door behind him. Why had she lied? She called her mom and faked a cold to get out of going to dinner. She just lay face-up on the couch and turned on the radio, hoping to get her mind from the conversation with Mamoru. The voice on the radio just seemed to be singing about her life though, and Usagi found herself crying as she listened to it. "I'm not looking for someone to talk to I've got my friends, I'm more than okay I've got more than a girl could wish for I live my dreams but it's not all they say Still I believe I'm missing something real I need someone who really sees me Don't want to wake up alone anymore Still believing you'll walk through my door All I need is to know it's for sure Then I'll give all the love in the world I've often wondered if love's an illusion Just to get you through the loneliest days I can't criticize it- I had no hesitation My imagination just stole me away Still I believe I'm missing something real I need someone who really sees me Don't want to wake up alone anymore Still believing you'll walk through my door All I need is to know it's for sure Then I'll give all the love in the world Love's for a lifetime, not for a moment So how could I throw it away Yeah I'm only human And nights grow colder With no one to love me that way Yeah I need someone who really sees me And I won't wake up alone anymore Still believing you'll walk through my door You'll reach for me and I'll know it's for sure Then I'll give all the love in the world" When the song ended Usagi had stopped crying but her face was still wet from the tears. "Oh my God, I'm in love." She said to the empty room. What was wrong with her? It had been bad luck to fall in love with someone who was taken, but then he had come and offered himself and she had turned him down. The man of her dreams had given her the chance for love and she had refused it. Was she totally crazy? To be continued.... Author's Note: The song is "All the Love in the World" by The Corrs.