~Twenty Kisses~
Rated T
Chapter Title: "The Best Part of Breaking Up"
Setting: Future, pre-Crystal Tokyo
Genre: Any
Mamoru absolutely loved to break up with Usagi.
He truly did, and at times the man even wondered if psychologically there was something seriously, seriously wrong with him. After all, what boyfriend staged arguments just to watch in excitement and delight as their girlfriend flushed all manner of colors? Over time, breaking up had even become a bit of a game. They'd be sitting watching television and out would slip an innocent little gibe, usually about her hair or the dinner Mamoru reckoned starving hobos would reject for fear of food poisoning.
Then, like a spark to fire, Usagi would come to life with righteous indignation. Twisting in her seat, or sometimes standing in fanaticism, she would rail against him with insults abound. Her favorite topic seemed to be his jacket, which she often compared to "Broccoli, the wrong way out!"
Yelling at the top of their lungs, and probably giving poor Mrs. Forty-Seven downstairs a heart attack in the process, the pair would then proceed to vent their frustrations in a voice to rival the other. For Mamoru, this part was always a wonderful release to a love that, at times, seemed *too* perfect. If he and Usagi were like the earth and the moon, perfect complements, so too were they oil and water. Some days were the epitome of passion, but without conflict to work through, these moments dragged on into monotony. He didn't want to ever take their life; their relationship for granted. He wanted to be grateful every day for the joy Usagi brought him, and for some reason, reverting back to their teenage selves and breaking up served to reinforce that sentiment. "You don't know what you have until it's gone," the wise maxim proclaims.
Of course, it never did get *that* far.
"That's IT! We-are-through!"
"Fine! See if I care! Walk out the door, go!"
And then they would simply stand there, two brimming polar opposites gasping for breath in the wake of fury. Measuring each other during a mutual reprieve, some might say. Others, that the couple were simply taking a moment to compose themselves after loudly expressing their emotions.
Mamoru knew that neither of these assumptions were true.
Because the best part of breaking up is making up, and before Mamoru even had the chance to blink, Usagi would be on him. Tearing at his clothes, her clothes; lips crushing together with all the feverish insistence of apology they could muster. Mamoru would reach his hands up to tangle themselves in Usagi's hair as she responded in kind. This would go on for several minutes until Usagi tugged away from him, usually to pull the two of them into the bedroom with a silly giggle, and at this inadvertent admission Mamoru would smile.
Because he knew, breaking up was just as much a game to him as it was to Usagi.
The only question begging to be asked is which one loved it *more*?
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A/N: Ehehe. Make up sex. Gotta love it. This chapter was a nice break from the melodrama of the last *nodnod*! And it only took me half an hour, woo! ^^ I just think it's so silly yet so viable to have Mamoru and Usagi in this position. For all their "miracle romance", the pair really are complete opposites, and that has to affect their relationship *sometimes*! Trying to combine both of these elements in a one shot was fairly easy, and I really like the idea that the two now consider breaking up almost a game, doing it purely to let off a little steam. Wouldn't you get bored of never-ending passion? Besides, make up sex is so much better after a heated argument! ;P
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