Meanwhile at the Crown Arcade, four beautiful teenage girls sat together in a lone booth situated in the back where they could converse in private. Heads together, it was hard to hear what they were talking about even if you wanted to try and eavesdrop on them, which was what Motoki wanted to do but refrained from trying.
"What are we going to do?" Ami, the bespectacled, blue haired Mercurian, asked with worry in her voice.
"I don't see what the problem is," the long blond haired Venusian replied, taking a sip of her soda.
"Mina, aren't you worried about how the guys will react? You know how protective they can be," Makoto, the tall brunette sighed, shaking her head. They sat in silence while remembering past reactions the guys had to their antics. It only brought the mood down even more.
"Maybe I should go back to the temple and ask the gods for some luck…or at least divine how everything will go," the raven haired Shinto priestess replied, attacking the sundae in front of her.
"Rei, I don't think that's going to work. I think…maybe…we should just let the guys know what will happen at the culture festival, so there won't be any surprises. And let them know that it wasn't our decision to plan it that way, but the whole class," Ami reasoned.
"Easy for you to say Ami, your boyfriend is reasonable if he's given the facts. No doubt Zoisite won't like it, but at least he'll understand why you have to go through with it. For us, well, Nephrite can get so hot headed and is extremely competitive when it comes to getting what he wants, and given the prizes at the school events…it won't play out good," Makoto predicted.
"Jadeite is can be stubborn and hot headed too. He'll keep pestering and whining until I given him what he wants," Rei stated, frowning at how she can love such a goofball.
"Well I'm sure Kunzite will be fine with me participating in the school event…at least he won't make a big deal out of it until AFTER the event is done," Mina shuddered, thinking how the cool and collected general's silent glares of disapproval can easily unnerve her sunny disposition.
Another long silence ensued, only to be broken by a gasp from Ami.
"Oh my! How do you think Usagi is doing?"
The other girls remembered what their princess had decided to do with their predicament, which was to tell Mamoru what will happen at the culture festival.
"My bet is that she chickened out, that meatball head," huffed Rei.
"I don't know Rei, she seemed pretty determined when she called and told us this morning," replied Makoto.
"You girls think Mamoru will understand?" asked Mina.
"Well, of all the guys, I think Mamoru is the most level-headed, but you all know he isn't going to like it. If anything they may end up fighting and he'll resort to calling her meatball head again, which will ultimately hurt Usagi's feelings. Big crybaby that she is, she'll storm off and we'll be comforting her all night," Rei imagined.
"How did we get into this mess in the first place?" whined Mina, head hitting the table.
At that moment Motoki decided to join the girls, no longer able to stand the suspense.
"So what mess did you get yourselves into?" the sandy haired arcade owner asked, settling into the chair he dragged over to the end of their booth.
The girls immediately went silent, unsure whether to bring up their topic of conversation. After all, Motoki spent a lot of time with the guys and he could easily expose their secret.
"Come on girls. It's me, Motoki, your friendly neighborhood arcade owner and confidante who always listens to your concerns," he winked at them.
"Well," Ami began.
"Don't Ami!" Rei scolded, hoping to keep the topic from getting out.
"Rei, maybe it's best if we tell him. We might even be able to figure something out," Makoto reasoned. Rei frowned, thinking hard of what was best.
Mina couldn't hold it in any longer. This dilemma of theirs was just too vexing to deal with.
"Here's the deal Motoki. The girls and I have been picked to be escorts at the culture festival."
Jaw dropped, Motoki could only stare, trying to comprehend what he'd just heard.
I know, I know, that's not much of a secret, but after I posted that first chapter I went into a writer's block already lol.
More development in the chapters to follow.