Chalk Boards and Children - Three
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~~~
Rei, Usagi and Mamoru made their way up the temple
stairs.  It was nearly two in the morning, but
Mamoru had wanted to pick up the children.

"This way." Rei's voice was quiet as she led the
two through the temple, towards one of the guest
rooms.  she slid the door open to reveal Kaisai
and Kimae sleeping side by side.  Usagi smiled.

"They're so cute!" She exclaimed softly.  Mamoru
smiled.

"It's a shame to wake them..." Rei smiled slightly.
"Why don't you two leave them here, and come pick
them up tomorrow?"

Usagi glanced at Mamoru, and he nodded.

"I guess so, if you really don't mind..."

"Not at all.  Listen, you two are welcome to
stay, but I really need to get some rest." Rei
yawned.  "I'll see you both tomorrow.  Good
night."

Rei disappeared down one of the hall ways and Usagi
turned to Mamoru.  

"Why don't we take a walk behind the temple before
we go?  It's always so beatiful this time of night."
She suggested.

"Alright." Mamoru replied and gestured for Usagi
to lead the way.

When they were walking among the cherry blossom 
trees, Usagi gazed around in wonder.  The full
moon cast silvery on the trees, creating an
almost magical beauty.

"It's gorgeous..." She whispered.

"Yes." Mamoru replied.  His eyes were focused on
Usagi, not the trees.  He was mesmerized with the
way she looked, standing among the enchanted trees
like a Goddess. 

Usagi giggled as a wind began to blow, tossing the
blossoms around her.  She whirled around before 
stopping to look at Mamoru.  Their eyes met, and
Usagi felt like she was drowning in Mamoru's eyes.

"Usagi.." He whispered, stepping forward.  His 
arms wrapped around her and his lips claimed hers
beneath the dark night sky.

Although shocked at first, Usagi's arms slid around
Mamoru and she kissed him back.  The two stood there,
entwined, kissing, as cherry blossoms floated down 
around them.

Suddenly Mamoru pulled away.  Both were gasping
for breath, but Usagi was puzzled.

"I'm so sorry, Usagi-san..." He told her, sorrow
filling his voice.  "I'll take you home now."

Mamoru turned to walk away, but Usagi stepped forward
and put a hand on his shoulder, turning him around.

"No." She told him, before pressing herself against
him and kissing him.  Mamoru gave in immediately,
kissing her back passionatly.

"Now what?" He asked, when they finally broke apart
again.

"I don't want to go home." Usagi told him from
her place in his arms.

"Where do you want to go?" He asked.

"Where ever you are."

Mamoru led Usagi back to his car, one arm still around
her.  He drove away from the temple, and headed
towards his home.

"We'll be alone.  Hiai is spending the night Miaka's."
Mamoru told her.

"Hinting at something?" Usagi teased, raising an 
eyebrow at him.  Mamoru flushed.

"No!  No I wasn't implying anything!" He exclaimed.
Usagi giggled.  She leaned towards him and settled her
head on his shoulder.

"I don't mind if you were..." Usagi's sentence seemed
to hang in the air as they drove in silence.  Mamoru
tried to concentrate on the road, but felt his focus
slipping to the petite blonde nestled against him.

It seemed forever before they pulled up in front of
the large house Mamoru called home.  Mamoru stepped 
out of the car and came around to open the door for 
Usagi.  As she stepped out, she stepped right into
his arms, not wanting to leave them for an instant.

Together they walked up to the front door.  Mamoru
pulled out his key and quickly unlocked the front
door.  Usagi stepped into his house, and turned to
him as he shut the door.  

"Usagi..." Mamoru's arms were around her and his
lips on hers.  Usagi's hands slid up his back and
to his chest.  She slipped them under his jacket
and over his shoulders, dropping the black blazer
on the floor.  Mamoru made no move to stop her as
she began to unbutton his shirt.  

Mamoru's lips made a trail done Usagi's pale
throat.  She moaned softly and ran her fingers
through his hair.  

Without any notice, he swept her up in his
embrace, never once letting his lips leave her
skin.  Usagi buried her face in his neck as he 
carried her up the stairs, and down a darkened
corridor.

~~~
Hiai was so excited, she couldn't wait for her
uncle to get up.  She giggled as she raced down 
the hallway to his room.

"Oji-san!" She threw his bedroom door and flicked
on the light, then gasped.  

She could see her uncle holding something, but
all she could see was masses of what looked like
liquid gold.  

"Hiai-chan?" A groggy voice asked.  Hiai looked 
up to see a pair of crystal blue eyes looking at
her.  It was Usagi.

"Tsukino-sensei.." She whispered in shock before
turning and running from the room.

"Mamoru!  Mamoru!" Usagi shook him as she called
his name.  "Wake up!"

"Hmmm?  Usako..." He smiled lovingly at her and
tried to pull her down for a kiss, but Usagi
resisted.

"Not now...  Hiai-chan just walked in." Usagi
bit her lip as Mamoru bolted up in the bed.

"I take it she wasn't too happy?" He asked, even
as he threw his legs over the bed and pulled on
a pair of boxers.  (Yes boxers.  No briefs for 
our masked man!)

"What are we going to do?" Usagi asked as she 
held the sheet up around her.

"I guess I'll go talk to her." Mamoru sighed and
pulled on a pair of stone khaki's from his closet.

"She's going to hate me..." Usagi whispered, tears
welling up in her eyes.  Mamoru knelt on the bed,
and pulled her into his arms.

"We haven't done anything wrong, Usako.  Hiai
has no reason to be upset." He whispered in her
ear.  Usagi sniffled.

"She does...  I'm her teacher!  She's supposed to
be able to trust me, and I betrayed her like this..."

"You haven't betrayed anyone.  Listen to me, Usako.
You've made the children so happy!!  They love you!
They really do."

"But she trusted me..." Tears fell from her eyes as 
she pulled away from him and buried her face in the
pillow.

"I'll be back." Mamoru spoke with a sigh.  "I'll
go talk to her."

As he shut the door, Usagi sat up again on the 
bed.  She quickly pulled on the clothes she had
been wearing the night before and ran a brush 
through her hair.  

Usagi opened the door cautiously and listened.
Hearing no voices, Usagi slipped out, determined
to leave the house, and it's occupants forever.
The expression on Hiai's face had left her 
guilt ridden.  She couldn't face her again.

After walking down the stairs like a ghost, 
Usagi opened the front door and was gone,
with no one the wiser.

~~
Hiai walked into her classroom with a stony expression,
prepared to give her teacher an extremly hard time.
When she saw the elderly lady sitting at Tsukino-sensei's
desk, she was surprised, to say the least.  Plunking 
into her seat, Hiai looked at Miaka and asked where
Tsukino-sensei was.

"No one knows.  Saotoshi says he heard that Akane 
said that Hime was in the office and heard that
Tsukino-sensei had quit." Miaka sighed.  "She was
the best teacher!"

"I'm not so sure...  She wasn't that great." Hiai
shrugged.

"What are you talking about?!" A brunette stuck her
head into the conversation.  "Tsukino-sensei was so
nice!"

"Nice enough to sleep with my uncle." Hiai muttered.

"What was that?" Miaka asked.

"Nothing." Hiai turned her attention to the new 
teacher, blushing.

~~
Mamoru walked quickly down the hall towards Hiai's
classroom.  He was hoping to catch Usagi before she
left work that day.  After trying to sort things out
with Hiai, he had gone back to his room to find her
gone without a trace.

Mamoru turned and stuck his head in the classroom.
Instead of finding the pretty young blond standing
on front of the students, Mamoru was faced with a
much older woman.

Completly shocked, he whirled around and headed 
towards the office to find out what had happened
to Usagi.

"I'm sorry sir, we can't divulge such information." 
The secretary told him once he had asked.  Mamoru
hit the top of the counter with a fist, before
turning and storming out of the school office.  

"Incompetent..." He muttered before heading back 
to his car.  Mamoru turned it on and pulled out 
of the school parking lot.  He drove towards the
apartment complex where Usagi lived, hoping she 
was home, sick maybe, from work. 

He knocked on her door again, after receiving no
answer the first time.  Perplexed as to where the
girl might be, Mamoru was about to leave when 
the door opened, revealing a puffy eyed Usagi.

"Chiba-san!" She gasped, before the door began 
to fly shut in his face.  Mamoru reacted fast,
thrusting his arm out and holding the door in
place.

"Usako...  I've been looking for you." He told
her.  

"What for?" She asked, releasing the pressure she
had been putting on the door.

"Why did you you leave?" He asked.  Usagi sighed
and stepped away from the door.  Mamoru took that
as an invitation to enter.

"Because." Usagi replied, her voice flat.

" 'Because' isn't much of an answer." He shut
the door behind him.  Usagi shrugged, half 
heartedly.

"Did you want anything else?" She asked, her tone
hinting that he should leave.

"Yeah." Mamoru nodded.  Before Usagi could react,
Mamoru had pinned her against his chest and was
kissing her.

Usagi pushed against his chest, trying to get
out of his embrace.  She fought against every
fibre in her body that screamed how right it
was.  She had to get away...


"Get out." She told him, as she finally got
away from him.  Her voice was low and cold,
and somehow sent a shiver down Mamoru's 
spine.

"Usako..." He reached out to her, but she slapped
his hand away.

"Don't call me that, and get out!!" Her voice
rose with each word until she was yelling.

Mamoru was shocked.  He never thought the 
girl could possess so much anger.  She was
always so sweet and patient with the children,
but the look on her face now told him she 
couldn't stand to be in his presence.

"Get out of here!  Now!  I never want to
see you again!" Her tone was viscious and
Mamoru felt like his heart was being 
shredded.  

"Usako..  I don't understand." He ran a hand
through his hair.

"I never realized you were stupid." She scoffed.
"There's the door.  Walk through it and never
come back."

Mamoru shut his eyes tightly, before whirling
around on his heel, and leaving her apartment.
He stopped just outside her door and turned to
say something to her.

"Usako, please.. I.."  

Usagi slammed the door in his face, not even
letting him finish his sentence.  As she heard
his footsteps retreating, and the ding of the
elevator, Usagi leaned against her door and slid
to the ground.  Sobs racked her body as she 
buried her face in her knees.
~~~