Okay, here’s the second part to Stay, enjoy it and please 
PLEASE  write me about it :) Think of it as a nice birthday present 
for me (my birthday’s tomorrow, I’m going to be 16)

	Disclaimer: I don’t own Sailor Moon, I’m too tired to think of 
anything funny :)

	How this all happen?  How did everything fall apart so quickly 
all in one short night?  Usagi cast her wet eyes skyward to watch the 
first raindrop sprinkle down from the heavens.  The sky matched 
her mood, dark and brooding in nature.  It was as stormy as Mamoru’s 
eyes when she had told him of her scholorship.

	*Flashback*
	
	“Usagi-chan, you look absolutely stunning this evening.” Mamoru
whispered softly in her ear as he swiftly pulled out her chair.  She 
pulled lightly on the pale pink halter dress that clung to her curves. 
A light blush sprung to her cheek as she gratefully took the seat, 
“Thank you Mamo-chan, you look quite stunning yourself.”
	He wore a gray suit with a starched white shirt and a black tie
with tiny red roses scattered upon it.  He smiled warmly as he sat down
across from her, their eyes met and seemed to waltz with each other.  
Neither could pull their respective gazes from the other.
	“So has anything new happened since we talked yesterday?” he 
asked her softly as he took a sip of his water.  She shook her head 
quickly, trying not to let on that she had important life changing news 
to tell him.  
	“No, nothing much, I chatted with Rei a little last night on the
phone.”  at this point during the meal, they seemed more like strangers,
rather than close friends. Mamoru was picking up a vibe that he had never 
really felt much before from Usagi, she was distant and preoccupied.
	“Usagi-chan, do you have something else on your mind tonight?  
You seem distracted by something.”  She tried to smile and play it off, 
she wasn’t ready to tell him yet.  She was afraid of his reaction, what 
if didn’t care if she was leaving or not, what if he cared too much?
	“Are you ready to order yet Sir?” a waiter interrupted the silence 
and Usagi looked at the young man gratefully for the escape.  “I am, I’ll 
have the Caesar salad with dressing on the side.”  Mamoru looked at her 
as if she had three heads, “Is that all you’re having?  I thought for sure 
you would want to try one of their entrees.”
	“I’m not really hungry tonight Mamoru.” he nodded and quickly 
ordered for himself.
	“Did you just call me Mamoru?” he asked her while handing the 
menus to the waiter.  After watching the young couple for a few moments 
more, the waiter had decided to hightail it out of there, this had to be 
the calm before the storm.
	Usagi looked at him thoughtfully for a second before answering, 
“Yes, I suppose I did.”  He still stared at her disbelieving, “You haven’t 
called me that in ages, what is with you tonight?”
	“Nothing Mamo-chan, what makes you think that?” she giggled softly, 
trying to stay away from this topic in conversation, there was no sense 
in ruining the entire dinner now.  She was at least going to wait until
dessert to spoil their fun.  Not that they were having much to begin with.
	“This is not the Usagi I know, this is the Usagi that is hiding 
something from me.  I want to know what is making you so nervous tonight.”  
She unfolding her napkin and busied herself by folding it and placing it
carefully into her lap.  Mamoru watched her intently, every second that 
passed made him more and more angry.  She never kept things from her, 
she was like an open book.  She and him were confidants in one another.  
They helped each other keep their sanity during hard times.
	“I would never hide anything from you Mamor-, Mamo-chan.” she 
caught herself mid word and he became more infuriated with her.  “It’s 
personal and I don’t wish to talk about it at this particular time.”
	“Since when does something being personal have anything to do 
with you not telling me.  As long as we have been friends we have told 
one another everything Usagi-chan, is this so important that you can’t 
tell one of your closest friends?” he grasped her right hand gently.
	“Mamo-chan I don’t know how to tell you this but...  I got 
accepted into a college, I got the letter yesterday.” she faked a smile, 
the hardest part to tell him was still to come.  His eyes lit up with 
happiness and squeezed her hand.
	“That’s fantastic Usagi-chan, which university was it?  Tokyo or-” 
she cut him off quickly, “It’s not on this island.”
	His eyes narrowed, as if he were deep in thought, “Then where is it?  
The only major universities are located around Tokyo.” she drew in a deep 
breath, “I got accepted to Princeton, in America Mamo-chan.  I start in a 
few weeks, it was a last minute decision to take me as part of the program 
I signed up for during the summer.”  silence fell over the table 
immediately.
	“That’s... that’s great, I’m very excited for you.  Wow America, 
that’s a big deal.  Princeton is one of the best universities around.” 
she wasn’t listening to him, she was still in shock from his reaction,  
she was hoping that maybe...  well it would be too much to ask that he 
confess his feelings for her now.  Their relationship was completely 
platonic, what would be the need to change it now?  Well besides her 
deep feelings for the dark-haired man that sat across from her.  
She wanted to be with him, more than anything.  He was the reason 
she was reluctant to leave.
	“Are you okay Mamo-chan?” she asked him softly, she touched 
his hand carefully, he seemed suddenly out of it.
	“Hai, of course.  I was just expecting news of a different 
sort, some that maybe would have kept you in Tokyo for awhile longer.
Are you going to go?”
	Last night she had lain awake for hours, balancing the decision 
in her head.  It was far too good of an opportunity to pass up, but 
could she leave everything behind for four years of her life.  In the 
end the opportunity side had won out, but she fell asleep that night 
feeling as if something inside her had suddenly died.
	“Yes Mamo-chan, I’m going to go.  Unless...” she trailed off 
delicately, he leaned forward to catch the rest of what she had to say, 
“Unless what Usagi-chan?”
	“You can give me some good reason to stay.  I tried to think 
of one last night, but I could only come up with one, and I’m not 
even sure of it.”
	He sat back slowly, this was his chance, if she left now, she 
would be out of his life forever.  They would meet again someday of 
course, but she would find someone before then.  A cute rich American 
boy perhaps, a college guy who could promise her the world.
	“I think you should go, you have no reason to stay here.  
It’s such a great opportunity for you, you shouldn’t let it slip away.”
	“Why does everyone keep telling me that?  I know it’s a great 
opportunity, don’t you think I know that?  I want to know what you 
think Mamo-chan, not some stupid generic excuse.  You are my closest 
friend right now, please give me some advice.”
	“I think you should go.” his heart wasn’t in his words, she 
knew that they weren’t.  She tried to convince herself of that, that 
in his heart he wanted her to stay and he just wasn’t saying it.
	“If that’s what you really feel, then maybe I should go.  
I’ve always wanted to go to America.” <with you...> she thought 
to herself.  Tears threatened to fall, and she wanted to let them.  
She wanted to confess how she felt to him, that she didn’t want to
leave Tokyo, she didn’t want to leave him, but it would all be in 
vain if he didn’t feel the same way.  What would be the use of 
telling him if he would only push her away?
	“Is there anything that you can think of, please Mamo-chan, 
anything at all?” she grasped for something, all she needed was a 
reason...
	“No.” he whispered.  Everything in his body told him to 
tell her how he felt, but his mouth wouldn’t form the words.
	She nodded slowly and stood up from the table.  “I’m sorry, 
I’m just not very hungry anymore.  I have to go.” she ran out the 
front door of the restaurant leaving Mamoru alone, and wondering 
what to do.

	*end flashback*

	She let herself into her house, and shut the door silently 
behind her.  The storm had gotten worse in the last five minutes, 
causing Usagi to make a mad dash down her street to reach the 
shelter of her house.  Soaked to the bone and still crying she 
sat down at the bottom of the stairs and put her face in her 
hands and wept for her love.

	To be continued...

	Okay everyone I hope you liked this next part :)  
There should only be a few more parts to this, I know how 
I want the story to flow :) 
	Special thanks to: Clare-chan, Kelly, Adrianne, 
Sarah beth, Sidnei (for your kind compliments) and Meredith, 
my editor and one of the best writers on the SMRFF list :)

	This story is dedicated to single girls everywhere, WE RULE!!!!

	Liz-chan