Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story except for the Youma and my OC's.

Time for a Concert

Usagi was walking home still thinking about the tickets. She couldn't find Kōsetsu to return them and the concert was tonight. Without her noticing, Seiya walked up beside her and slapped her head with his book bag.

"Hey, what'd you do that for?!" Usagi yelled and looked beside her to see a smiling Seiya. "You seem much happier than before. What happened?" Usagi asked Seiya.

"I've decided I'm not going to let Kōsetsu ruin my night. I love to sing and she won't get in my way." Seiya said with pride in his voice.

Seiya looked down at Usagi's hands and noticed the tickets. "So, you couldn't return them huh?" Seiya asked as Usagi looked down.

"Yeah, I couldn't find her. I feel so bad. I don't want the tickets to go to waste but I don't even know what class she's in, so it looks like I'm stuck with them." Usagi said.

Seiya suddenly got an idea and told Usagi "Hey, why don't you just go to the concert? She'd be able to get in anyways. I mean, she's in the concert for crying out loud. If she didn't run back to wherever she dropped them, they probably weren't for someone important." Usagi looked at Seiya and then back at the tickets.

"I guess I shouldn't waste them, but I still don't know who I'd take. Mamo-chan is visiting his friends from America, Taiki already invited Ami, Minako's going with Yaten, and Makoto is on a date with Motoki."

"Well…" Seiya thought for a while. "Why don't you take Rei? Isn't her boyfriend out of town this week?" Usagi stopped in her tracks. "What's wrong dumpling?" Seiya asked after noticing that Usagi had stopped.

"Rei…I don't know…she never wants to hang out with me by herself. She thinks I'll embarrass her or something." Usagi said. She really didn't like the fact that Rei treated her like a child every time they did something.

"It's your only choice, unless you want to bring your brother. And I don't think you want to do that. See you later Dumpling! I'm headed off to rehearsal now!" With that Seiya started running away.

"Stop calling me that! Only Mamo-chan is allowed to call me that!" Usagi yelled. But she knew Seiya was right. She didn't want to babysit her brother tonight, so she had no choice but to invite Rei. And so, Usagi began to head up the stairs towards Rei's temple, hoping she would agree.

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Usagi was trying to make her way through the crowd while keeping an eye out for Rei. There were so many people that the line-up could be seen three blocks away. Like usual, Usagi was running late. She knew that Rei would be very angry with her and didn't want to think about what she would say. Finally, after pushing through two blocks of people, Usagi found Rei.

"Sorry I'm late Rei-chan! I couldn't find the tickets!" Usagi yelled as she approached Rei. She could see the angry look on her face so she started to slow down.

"Usagi!" Rei said angrily as Usagi got in line behind her. "I told you not to embarrass me."

Usagi looked around and said with certainty "But I didn't embarrass you."

"What do you call running up to me like an idiot calling my name while pushing though a large crowd of people?!" Rei said with a stern voice. Usagi realized she broke her promise and started to look sad. When Rei saw this she immediately started to speak. "Well, I guess the best punishment is that you have to get the refreshments."

With this Usagi looked up happily. She knew Rei liked to joke around with her and although Rei could be rather mean to her at times, she knew it was only because they were such good friends.

"Show your tickets upon entrance and immediately take your seats. The concert will start in thirty minutes. If you're not in your seat by then, you won't be able to get in." A tall man in a security suit announced from the front.

"Yes! The line is finally moving!" Rei said. "So, how good of a singer is this Kōsetsu?" Rei asked Usagi. This was a really tough question to answer since Usagi had never heard her sing before. The only reason for going to the concert was so the tickets weren't being wasted.

"Well, you see…umm…I'm not exactly sure. I just found the tickets and wanted to go." Usagi said to Rei.

"Whatever," Rei continued. "At least we'll be able to see the Three Lights. If her singing isn't that great, we still have something to go to. And you're not losing money so it's fine." Usagi was shocked at how nice Rei was being all of a sudden. Then, Rei looked over at Usagi right before they reached the front of the line. Usagi braced herself for more yelling.

"Well, are you going to head to the refreshment stand or not?" Rei said as she handed Usagi 2000 yen. Usagi almost forgot about her having to get the refreshments because of all the excitement of going into the concert.

"Yeah, I'll go." she said as they were let pass the guard and into the concert hall. Off Usagi went to buy some snacks when she saw Ami and Minako about to enter the hall. "Hey guys!" Usagi said.

Ami and Minako stopped in their tracks and looked around. They spotted Usagi running towards them and were surprised. "Hey Usagi. I didn't know you were coming here. Who are you with?" Minako asked.

"What?! I don't have to be going here with anyone you know. What if I wanted to go by myself?" Usagi said defensively. "But if you must know, I'm here with Rei. I had two tickets and no one else was available. Speaking of which, I have to go and buy refreshments! I'll see you guys in a bit!" With that Usagi continued towards the refreshments line.

Usagi finally found refreshment stand and luckily for her, she was the only person there at the time. She went up to the counter and ordered two colas and one bag of licorice for her and Rei to share. Then she started back to the main hall. She only had about 10 minutes until the doors would close and she would be locked out, so she had plenty of time. However, right before she turned the last corner on her journey back, she heard a girl scream.