Fireworks, a Usa day fic
	Part 1/1
	By Elisabeth James
	ejames000@ameritech.net

	Here’s my Usa day fic!  Expect to see a new chapter of
Forbidden Heart out later this week!

	Disclaimer:  I don’t own Sailor Moon, nor do I recommend
doing what Mamoru does in the end in a wooded area.  Remember,
only you can prevent forest fires!
	
	Have you ever noticed that when you’re younger all the
good advice that your mother gives you seems to go in one ear and
right out again through the other one?  You know what I’m talking
about right?  All the stuff like:

	“Never get a credit card, it can only end with pain and
suffering.  And bad credit history.”
	
	“Don’t hang out with those people, they’ll only get you into
trouble.”
	
	And the all important:
	
	“One day you’ll thank me for this.  Because of me you
won’t grow up to be a spoiled selfish brat.”

	There is one piece of advice though that my mother gave
me that always stuck with me:
	
	“Never settle for a guy who doesn’t make you see
fireworks after your first kiss.”
	
	Now I don’t know why I remember this over all the other
“helpful” advice my mother doled out but I still remember it. 
Might I add that it is also the reason that I found my true love so
early in life.  So let me tell you the tale of how I, Tsukino Usagi,
first saw fireworks.

	When I was 14 or so, I was on the quest for a boyfriend. 
Every girl usually is at that time, whether they want to admit it or
not.  I wanted the usual: cute, nice butt, semi-intelligent, romantic. 
Well let’s just say I had extremely high expectations for the guys I
wanted to date.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
	This little quest would have been much easier had guys
been available through mail order.  I’m still waiting for that to
come out...  But I digress.  
	My first kiss was in 6th grade with some kid, I can’t even
recall his name, that’s how unspectacualar it was.  It was not at all
what I expected, I wanted that zany feeling called love right then
and there.  Let’s just say it was far from fireworks, it could barely
be compared to a sparker.  Not that I blame him, it was 6th grade
for heaven’s sake, no one really knows how to kiss at that age.

	Fast forward to the future.  Fast forward to Mamoru. 
Picture this absolutely incredibly handsome guy.  Jet black hair,
amazing endless blue eyes, perfect body and a cocky grin that just
made my insides go nuts with desire.
	He was the guy of pure fantasy, a guy no girl would have
ever imagined existing on earht.  The first time I saw him, I
pinched myself to make sure that it wasn’t all some dream.  Thank
heaven’s it wasn’t or I never would have wanted to wake up.
	Well let’s just say his attitude toward me was far from
angelic.  He was downright mean.  He called me names, made fun
of my hair, my grades, everything about me.  We fought non stop
and my love for him may have slipped a notch or two.  I mean
what’s a pretty face with no personality to go behind it.
	One day though, his true personality did shine through, I
remember the conversation almost perfectly in my mind:

	*flashback*

	“What no insults Mamoru-san?” I asked carefully, not
really wanting to face his rage if I could escape it.  It was a typical
day at the game center, well typical except for the fact that
Mamoru was not being terribly mean like he usually was.
	“I’m in too good a mood to even think of any Odango.” He
smiled brightly at me, that was the first time I ever got a genuine
smile out of him.  It amazes me still how just one little smile from
him still makes my day brighten up.
	“To what do I owe this great honor Mamoru-san?” I leaned
in closer to him.  If he wasn’t going to tease me, I had no reason to
leave.
	“I just woke up happy this morning, I need a reason not to
tease you Usagi?” he smiled even wider at me.  I think he knew
what was going on in that head of mine, even then.  I liked him, a
lot.  And he knew and I knew it, but we never had gone in that
direction before.
	“Of course not, usually people need something good to
happen to be this happy that’s all.” I flashed him a cheeky grin of
my own.  
	“Well I might even be in such a good mood to even go as
far to ask you if you wanted to join me tonight at the celebratory
fireworks display in the park.” my face immediately went from
grin to puzzlement.
	“There’s fireworks in the park tonight?” I asked him.  He
only nodded.  So I pondered, thinking should I accept the
invitation or not?  Well all of you who think I turned him down are
nuts! 
	“Sure, I’ll meet you up there around eight or so.” he
nodded again and left the game center, mumbling something about
making plans.
	
	*end flashback*

	I know what you are all thinking, you kissed him right at
the fireworks were exploding overhead, how romantic... blah blah
blah.  It didn’t quite turn out that way.  My Mamo-chan can be the
most romantic guy on earth with he wants to be and he certainly
was that night.

	*flashback*

	I arrived on time (for once in my life) and found the park
strangely empty.  I should have known something was up, but I
didn’t question it in the slightest.
	I saw Mamoru rushing around under a large tree near the
small lake that resided in the center of the grounds.  He quickly sat
down and smiled at me when he noticed me approaching.
	“Mamoru-san, there’s no one else here.” I stated matter o
factly.  He looked around, no sign of amazement on his handsome
face.
	“You’re right, oh well, it looks like it’s just you and me.”
he carefully placed an arm around my shoulder.  I blushed but he
wanted to put his arm there, so be it.  Who was I to tell him to
move it?
	We sat in silence for a few moments, enjoying the quiet,
the fresh night air, the sound of the water lapping up against the
rocks in the lake.
	Suddenly to the left of me something exploded.  A burst of
light lit up our dark corner of the park.  It wasn’t a large display,
just some noise makers and a couple of cheap fireworks.  I started
to ask Mamoru what this was all about but I couldn’t finish
because suddenly his lips were upon mine.  I could hear the
fireworks exploding around me but my focus was on Mamoru’s
marvelous mouth (try saying that 10 times fast!).  As we slowly
separated I could see Motoki out of the corner of my eye giving
Mamoru a thumbs up sign.
	“Oh wow!” I exclaimed softly.  Mamoru didn’t speak he
only ran his finger through my hair.
	“I over heard you a few days ago telling Motoki that you
would never settle for a guy who didn’t make you see fireworks
after the first kiss.  I didn’t want to be the one you passed up.”
	I started to laugh, “I would have seen them even if they
weren’t exploding around me.” I kissed his cheek.  “Does this
mean you like me?”
	He shoved me to the ground playfully, and kissed me once
more.  As I gazed up into those wonderful blue eyes, I never
needed an answer to my question.  I placed a slim finger over
Mamoru’s lips and smiled at him.
	
	*end flashback*
	
	There you have it!  True love never comes without
fireworks, remember that!  May that tid bit of advice serve you as
well as it served me :)

That’s my Usa day contribution, not my greatest work :)  pure
WAFF, hope it’s enough to make up for my last few fics which
lacked of any WAFF whatsoever :)

Liz-chan