Party at Mamoru's!
By Luvdarain5
Chapter 1
"Uh…Usa, are you sure this is okay?" Asked a cautious blue haired girl of 18, the only voice of reason amongst a group of very excited girls…well really they were women now.
The bubbly blonde either didn't hear or more likely ignored the question directed at her, instead conspiring with the others about their pending Friday night plans.
"So what time does he leave?" Raye wanted to know, flipping her long raven tresses over her shoulder as she tried to get Usa's attention. Thier little partywas going to be a blast!
This question Usa chose to hear and respond to. "He's leaving Friday morning at 7:00 am. Poor baby! I'm going to see him off before he leaves for the airport, although I'll have to get up earlier than usual. Ugh!" Although Usagi was not the totally irresponsible teenager she had been and had matured somewhat, there were still times when her impetuous nature got the best of her and caused her to revert…just a little.
The others conferred excitedly amongst themselves, still ignoring the hesitant Ami, who was used to such treatment. Though her friends loved her dearly, they privately thought of her as the 'wet blanket' of the group, and she was well aware of it.
"OK!" Since it's my party, I'm in charge of who brings what!" Usa crowed while the girls mockingly groaned.
"All right, first Raye, you're responsible for the vegetable tray and games, OH! And bring some of your manga collections too!" Usa instructed.
"Usagi!" Raye protested, "Why do I always bring the vegetable tray! And why the manga? Its not like I read that stuff anymore…"
"First of all" Usa responded, "You bring the veggies cause you're the vegetarian, so at least you will be bringing something you like! Second, bring the manga, cause we are going to have good old fashioned girls party, like we used to do when we were 14!" This brought on cheers from Minako and Mikoto, and a reminiscent smile from Ami.
"All right, Mikoto, it goes without saying you are bring the fabulous desserts, and some of your secret beauty supplies!" Usa turned to her friend with a wide grin. "Think you can handle it?"
Mikoto nodded enthusiastically. She had the smoothest porcelain skin of the group, and the girls were always trying to find out her secret. The truth was it was just good genes, but she couldn't tell them that, so she would go to the store, find some facial masks and hide the container as usual. "Yeah I'm up for it, I got a great new color of nail polish that you girls are going to love too! Plus my classic strawberry shortcake that's sure to please!"
"Uh, that's great Mikoto, but why the pose?" Usa asked as Mikoto stood legs spread and one hand on her hip, the other in the air in a sort of salute. The others sweatdropped.
"And last but not least!" Usa continued, forgetting about Ami "Minako, you're in charge of entertainment-movies and music!"
"All right! I just downloaded some great new stuff, really great jams, and for the movies I already know what I'm bringing!" Minako was uber excited.
"NOT 'BRING IT ON'!" The girls yelled in unison, Ami louder than the others. She blushed but thankfully no one noticed…
"But…" Minako started…
"NO!" They reiterated together.
"Man, you guys are so stubborn!" She muttered to herself. "Guess I'm going to Blockbuster…"
The girls chatted excitedly amongst themselves, and headed towards the exit, never even realizing they had left someone behind.
"This always happens" Sighed Ami, "They forgot about me again!" Resigned she began to collect her books when Andrew approached her.
"Hey Ames!" He greeted, "Whats all the excitement about?"
"Hi Andrew," She responded with genuine warmth. "Looks like we're having a party Friday night at Mamoru's!"
"Mamoru's having a party and didn't invite me?" He asked, wounded.
"No, No!" Ami quickly said, then felt guilty, she probably wasn't supposed to say anything. "Mamoru finally gave Usa a key to his apartment and he's going away on a medical conference this week end, so we're having a slumber party at his place". She looked around as though Mamoru were actually there listening and whispered "I don't think he's supposed to know about it though."
"Oh!" Andrew laughed, "Hey no harm, no foul! I can keep a secret. You girls have fun!"
"Thanks Andrew, we'd invite you but it's an all girls party." She smiled in apology and he nodded grinning, waving his hand to show he understood.
At that moment the bells of the arcade/ice cream shoppe rang and they both looked up.
"Hey, there you are!" Said Usagi, poking her head only in the door and looking rather oddly like a floating disembodied head. "What happened to you? Come on!"
Ami picked up her bag and waved goodbye to Andrew, then left to go meet the others outside who had been waiting for her. Andrew watched from the window as the other girls patted her blue hair and poked at her teasingly, and by the big smile on her face he could see she was happy not to have been forgotten. They were a close bunch and he envied them sometimes…
As he walked away, he never even noticed that a most curious character had occupied the booth near where he and Ami had been standing and had overheard their entire conversation.
'All Vight!' A spiky white haired kid thought to himself, in a strange German accent. He was wearing a pair of faded jeans and a very odd 'Nutello' T-shirt with a spiky wristband on one hand and a 1980's Swatch Watch on the other. 'Now I just got to vind out vhere they are having dis party and I will be in vit da cool ladies! VAHAHAHAH!' He had seen enough American movies to know all he had to do was get a bunch of people together and gate crash a small party and he would be the big man on campus. Anthony Michael Hall was his idol and personal inspiration. He had seen 'Pretty in Pink' 20 times, though he never admit it even upon pain of death.
He laughed as he thought to himself at what a genius he was. "Rod-ney rocks da haus!" He sang and laughed harder and slightly more maniacally when, to his horror he began choking. He gasped for water gaping like afish on land, his eyes tearing up and his hands dramatically grasping his throat…the others at the arcade looked at him strangely then turned back around shaking their heads. He was one strange guy. A moment later Andrew kindly brought him a glass of water. "You ok?" He asked the kid who nodded, gulped down the water and dashed out of the arcade. A moment later he returned, grabbed his bookbag and THEN dashed back out again.
'What a weirdo!' Andrew thought to himself with a laugh.