An hour later, Demando had found his way to the mall. Usagi dragged
him into the nearest men's store and started holding clothes up to him.
"No," she'd mumble, now and then, until she finally found a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that she liked. "Get in there," she said, thrusting the pile of clothing into his arms and stuffing him into the dressing room.
He emerged a few minutes later, dressed in a pair of khaki jeans, a white t-shirt with a plaid cotton shirt over it. He looked completely different, even the mark of the Black Moon was gone.
"Demando," sighed Usagi. "You look…wonderful! If I didn't know better, I'd think you were someone else. Come on, let's go pay for this."
She walked over to the cashier. "Is it okay if he wears these out of here?" she asked.
"Sure," the cashier replied. "Just give me the tags."
Usagi tore the tags off of the outfit and gave them to the cashier. She told Usagi the price of everything and Usagi handed her the credit card.
Five minutes later, Usagi and Demando were happily walking out of the mall.
"Can I PLEASE drive?" she begged.
"I guess," replied Demando.
Usagi got in and started the car. It was a short and uneventful ride back. When they did get back, Ikuko, Shingo, Kenji and Chibiusa were waiting for them in the driveway.
"Usagi, you drive," said Kenji, hopping into the back seat with everyone else. "We're meeting the girls there."
"Okay!" said Usagi, happily. She was happy to be driving on her own.
She pulled into the Rainforest Café parking lot fifteen minutes later. Everyone piled out and met up with the senshi inside.
"Hi!" exclaimed Minako.
Usagi hugged everyone, and then their table was called. They sat down at a table meant for eight, but squeezed eleven in. They all decided on what they wanted, and a waiter came and took their orders. Usagi ordered enough for two of them. She rested her head on Demando's shoulder while they waited for the food and talked.
"So," asked Ikuko, "What's Nemesis like?"
"Well," said Usagi. "It's a lot like here, only darker, more negative. In fact, I think that my room's the brightest thing in the entire kingdom."
"So then why would you choose there over here?" asked Kenji.
"Because the person she loves is there, duh," said Chibiusa.
Kind of a stupid reason to leave your friends and family, if you ask me," said Shingo.
"Thanks, that makes me feel really good," said Demando.
"Sorry, Demando, I didn't mean it like that," apologized Shingo.
"It's okay."
"So what's new with you guys?" asked Usagi.
"Nothing much. Setsuna's expecting a baby in March," said Ami.
"Really?" asked Usagi.
"Yeah, and I'm going back to the future after Christmas," said Chibiusa.
"So you won't be here for our wedding?" asked Usagi, sadly.
"No. Mama's expecting another baby and I need to help take care of it, since she and Daddy are getting a divorce."
"Yeah," mumbled Usagi.
The food arrived and everyone started to chow down on food. Usagi was finished in about five minutes, and looked around expectantly for more.
Once everyone finished, they paid the bill and went back to the Tsukinos and stayed up until two in the morning. Usagi climbed into her bed and Demando bunked out on the floor in a sleeping bag.
"You're sure that you're okay on the floor?" asked Usagi.
"I'm fine, as long as you're here," he said, staring at her, lovingly.
"Aww, Demando, that is just so sweet," she cooed, and got out of her bed to kiss him. She sat down next to him and kissed him fully and passionately. She leaned up against him, resting her head on his shoulder and falling asleep that way.
He let her stay that way until he realized that she was out cold. Then he picked her up, being careful not to wake her, and laid her gently in her bed. He lay down on top of the sleeping bag and fell asleep within seconds.
"No," she'd mumble, now and then, until she finally found a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that she liked. "Get in there," she said, thrusting the pile of clothing into his arms and stuffing him into the dressing room.
He emerged a few minutes later, dressed in a pair of khaki jeans, a white t-shirt with a plaid cotton shirt over it. He looked completely different, even the mark of the Black Moon was gone.
"Demando," sighed Usagi. "You look…wonderful! If I didn't know better, I'd think you were someone else. Come on, let's go pay for this."
She walked over to the cashier. "Is it okay if he wears these out of here?" she asked.
"Sure," the cashier replied. "Just give me the tags."
Usagi tore the tags off of the outfit and gave them to the cashier. She told Usagi the price of everything and Usagi handed her the credit card.
Five minutes later, Usagi and Demando were happily walking out of the mall.
"Can I PLEASE drive?" she begged.
"I guess," replied Demando.
Usagi got in and started the car. It was a short and uneventful ride back. When they did get back, Ikuko, Shingo, Kenji and Chibiusa were waiting for them in the driveway.
"Usagi, you drive," said Kenji, hopping into the back seat with everyone else. "We're meeting the girls there."
"Okay!" said Usagi, happily. She was happy to be driving on her own.
She pulled into the Rainforest Café parking lot fifteen minutes later. Everyone piled out and met up with the senshi inside.
"Hi!" exclaimed Minako.
Usagi hugged everyone, and then their table was called. They sat down at a table meant for eight, but squeezed eleven in. They all decided on what they wanted, and a waiter came and took their orders. Usagi ordered enough for two of them. She rested her head on Demando's shoulder while they waited for the food and talked.
"So," asked Ikuko, "What's Nemesis like?"
"Well," said Usagi. "It's a lot like here, only darker, more negative. In fact, I think that my room's the brightest thing in the entire kingdom."
"So then why would you choose there over here?" asked Kenji.
"Because the person she loves is there, duh," said Chibiusa.
Kind of a stupid reason to leave your friends and family, if you ask me," said Shingo.
"Thanks, that makes me feel really good," said Demando.
"Sorry, Demando, I didn't mean it like that," apologized Shingo.
"It's okay."
"So what's new with you guys?" asked Usagi.
"Nothing much. Setsuna's expecting a baby in March," said Ami.
"Really?" asked Usagi.
"Yeah, and I'm going back to the future after Christmas," said Chibiusa.
"So you won't be here for our wedding?" asked Usagi, sadly.
"No. Mama's expecting another baby and I need to help take care of it, since she and Daddy are getting a divorce."
"Yeah," mumbled Usagi.
The food arrived and everyone started to chow down on food. Usagi was finished in about five minutes, and looked around expectantly for more.
Once everyone finished, they paid the bill and went back to the Tsukinos and stayed up until two in the morning. Usagi climbed into her bed and Demando bunked out on the floor in a sleeping bag.
"You're sure that you're okay on the floor?" asked Usagi.
"I'm fine, as long as you're here," he said, staring at her, lovingly.
"Aww, Demando, that is just so sweet," she cooed, and got out of her bed to kiss him. She sat down next to him and kissed him fully and passionately. She leaned up against him, resting her head on his shoulder and falling asleep that way.
He let her stay that way until he realized that she was out cold. Then he picked her up, being careful not to wake her, and laid her gently in her bed. He lay down on top of the sleeping bag and fell asleep within seconds.