and now on to the story………………..
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11:13 am October 20
"Cmon Usagi! We'll never get Minako's present if we don't get out of the house soon!" Chibi-usa shouted up the stairs.
"I'm coming! I'm coming! " Usagi said as she struggled to get her left shoe on her foot. "Now where is that right foot shoe?" she thought as she looked under her bed.
Chibi-usa tapped her foot. In 2 days it would be Minako's seventeenth birthday. It would be so much fun with cake and ice cream then they would all go to the beach. Everyone, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Usagi, Hotaru, Minako, and herself. But how were they supposed to go Minako's birthday party with a birthday present? "How embarrassing…" she thought to herself. No wanting to suffer from that embarrassment, she again shouted up the stairs "Cmon Usagi! Or else we won't be able to get Minako a present!"
"I'm coming. I'm coming. Just give me time to find my other shoe!" Usagi whined.
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11:16 am October 20
Yugen's car screeched it stopped at a red light. The wind blew through his soft brown locks. "Nice day…perfect breeze…perfect day to be with Chisa." Chisa. The pure model of perfection in his mind. Chisa was beautiful. She had long red hair and light blue eyes like the sky. Chisa. Not only was she beautiful, she understood him. It took a lot in a woman to be both beautiful and understanding. He could tell anything to her, from the stupidest joke to his deepest fears. Yugen smiled. He was the luckiest man in the world to have a woman like this.
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11:18 am October 20
"Okay! Now I'm ready!" Usagi chimed as she skipped down the stairs.
"Finally…. I've been waiting forever! I thought I would have to wait till Minako's birthday before you came down!" Chibi-usa said sarcastically.
"Well, sorry to keep you waiting your Royal Highness." Usagi replied.
Chibi-usa just stuck her tongue out in reply.
"Now now girls." Ikuno said as she entered the front hall. "We need none of that."
"Yes Ikuno-mama." The two girls responded.
"Good good. Now I expected you to both be back by six for dinner. If your late, then no dessert" Ikuno said cheerfully.
"Yes yes! We won't be late!" The two girls chimed.
"Okay. I thought my two favorite girls wouldn't want to miss their favorite part of dinner. Now go along and get something nice for Minako." Ikuno said with a smile.
Both girls nodded, waved goodbye and raced out the door.
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11:24 am October 20
"Brrrrrrrnnnnnngggg." Rung Yugen's cell phone.
He slid his right hand off the steering
wheel and into his pocket. He then pulled out a small red phone. "Hello,
this Yugen speaking." He said.
"Oh! Hi Chisa! How are you?"
He listened for her response.
"Well, I'm fine too."
She continued to speak. Chisa. Chisa's sweet voice speaking to him. He could listen to it for hours.
"Yeah, I just got out of work and was heading off for lunch too."
He let her responded.
"A lunch date? I like that idea too."
She spoke more. Yugen listened more.
"Kotto's? The one off of 10th Street? Yeah, that sounds great. I'll meet you there in a few minutes."
Then she said the words he loved to hear. I love you.
"I love you too." Yugen replied. Then there was a click and beeeeepppp. Chisa. What would his world be without her?
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11:33 am October 20
"Okay! Where do we start?" Usagi said in awe as she looked at all of the shops that lined 10th District.
"I know just the place!" Chibi-usa said with a smile. "Rose Cloud."
"Rose Cloud?" Usagi said confused.
"Yeah! Every time that Minako baby-sits me we go there. She says that it is her absolute favorite store." Chibi-usa explained proudly.
"Ok. This place sounds good for a Minako birthday present. Let's go!"
Chibi-usa smiled and nodded. "Cmon! Follow me!" She raced down the sidewalk.
"Chibi-usa! Wait up!" Usagi cried and followed her.
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11:36 am October 20
Yugen made a right signal and turned. "I'm almost to Chisa! I'm almost to Chisa! I'm almost to Chisa!" he thought to himself excitedly. He signaled again and made another right turn. He was just about to approached 10th Street.
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11:37 am October 20
Chibi-usa ran up to a sidewalk crossing. The little white man was up on the glowing sign. "Little white walking man means go!" Chibi-usa said to herself as she ran across the crossing.
"Chibi-usaaaaaaaaa. Chibi-usssaaaaaaa. Wait up!" Usagi shouted. She saw the sidewalk crossing and started to speed up to make it in time before the sign changed to a bright orange "DON'T WALK."
Chibi-usa turned around to the slow Usagi. "No my fault if she can't keep up with me!" she thought. Usagi was in the middle of the crossing. "Cmon Usagi!" Chibi-usa shouted at her. Usagi smiled. A car headed towards Usagi. It came closer and closer. It seemed like it was in a hurry to get somewhere.
"I'm coming, Chib……"
"Usagi……." Was all Chibi-usa could say.
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11:39 am October 20
Yugen froze. He was stunned. "I didn't…..no! No! No! No, I didn't………I didn't just run into a girl…..This is a nightmare." Sweatdrops rolled down his face. "No……no…….no. Chisa….Chisa…I'm sorry."
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Well, that's it! Chapter 1 of Hope Prevailing. I would appreciate some feedback.
Thanks and Love Always,
Sailor Hisa