I do not own sailor moon or its characters
Chiba Mamoru is normally a calm collective man, but this woman was testing him, even though she did not know she was.
"Wow! You had a planetary princess party?" the soon to be eight year old screamed in excitement
Selene nodded her head "sure did, my mother was an astronaut, she was always fascinated with the stars and planets, especially the moon. And well as you can see I grew up with that same passion"
"Then why become a Chef and not an Astronaut?" Mamoru asked trying to keep his cool. This woman knew too much, and he wanted to figure out why?
Selene shook her head "I'm deathly afraid of heights" she said laughing "I would have a panic attack right there on the shuttle…and knowing myself, I would pee my pants" Chibiusa laughed at the thought
"What does your mom do now?" she asked curiously
Selene smiled "oh, she's my guardian angel" Mamoru was ready to apologize when Selene held up her hand "no need Chiba-san, it's no big, I know she's here" she placed her hand to her heart "and she will never leave"
"That's how I feel about my mom" Chibiusa said smiling brightly "she'll always be in my heart, she'll never leave"
"Well then why don't we start on this birthday cake" Selene said opening her sketch book "Any type of cake, color, flavor you have in mind?"
"Actually" Mamoru interrupted "we wanted those two in the display window"
Selene looked to the display window and back to Mamoru "really?" she asked surprised
He only nodded as Chibiusa smiled "both" he added
"Both?" she looked back to the display case "the cake under it is just a basic vanilla bean, and the frosting is a butter cream and the Earth Castle is Chocolate vanilla bean with a chocolate butter cream"
"It doesn't matter" he said with his arms crossed over his chest
"Would you like to try a piece before you buy the two?" She asked curiously "I mean it's up to you, and it's your money after all, I just figured you might want to give my cake a try before you spend your money on it…"
"You're not a real business person are you?" Mamoru asked raising an eyebrow
"No she's not, that why I'm normally the one to handle the business end, if left to her, we would be out of business in a blink of an eye" Kari said from the cash register with laugh.
"HAY! I just don't want you to buy both cakes and THEN not like it, even though I believe you will I don't want to take any chances, my name is on the line!" she said with a pout. Mamoru couldn't help but notice how cute the small chef looked when she pouted
"Alright" he chuckled "we'll try both your chocolate vanilla bean and white vanilla bean cakes"
Selene nodded as she went into the back, Kari fallowed her friend.
"Daddy, I like her" Chibiusa said smiling at the empty bakery
Mamoru nodded "She's nice"
"And pretty" she added
Mamoru smiled at his daughter "yea I guess"
"You guess? I saw the way you looked at her when she pouted…I may be eight dad, but I'm not blind"
"I have no idea what you are talking about Small Lady"
Chibiusa giggled "she's funny" she added "she can cook"
"Are you done?" he asked elbowing her
She shook her head "no" she smiled brightly "She knows about the Moon and the planets"
'What's up with that?' he thought as Chibiusa continued "She's happy, cheerful"
' just like your mother...' "I get it Chibiusa, what do you want me to say?" he asked annoyed
"Just admit that you think she's cute" the little pink haired child said waving her arms in the air
"Alright alright, she's beautiful, smart, sassy…"
"Standing right behind you" the two turned to see Selene holding a tray of vanilla and chocolate cake "oh please don't stop on my account, I enjoy compliments" she said with a giggle.
Mamoru turned a deep shade of red as Chibiusa just laughed "oh no, don't get all embarrassed on me now, Mr. Calm and collective" Selene said taking her seat in-between the two.
"These look delicious!" Chibiusa squealed
"Thank you, now first we have the classic vanilla cake made with imported vanilla beans and a basic butter cream"
Mamoru and Chibiusa took a bit of their cakes "WOW" they both shouted at the same time "This is amazing!" Chibiusa screamed as she shoved the rest of the cake in her mouth
Mamoru being more conservative continued to take his small bits "this is really remarkable"
"Thank you" Selene said with a smile "next you have the Chocolate Cake but it's made with the same imported vanilla bean and a chocolate butter cream"
"Chocolate is daddy's favorite" Chibiusa said proudly
"Really? It's my favorite too" Selene said with a smile. Again she was pleased to see and hear their reaction,
'Usako loved Chocolate...god her eyes are amazing' Mamoru thoughts were working over time
"OMG! This is the best chocolate cake I've EVER eaten!" The little girl yelled "it's even better than Auntie Makoto's!"
Mamoru nodded in agreement "it sure is, but don't let her hear you say that peanut, you might hurt her feelings"
"Aunt Makoto?...why does that name sound familiar?" Selena asked
"Kino Makoto" Mamoru said swallowing his piece of cake "She's the Chef at-"
"Mokusei Tsuki" Selene finished looking pale "you're a-Aunt is the owner and Head chef at…one of the top Restaurants in Japan?" she about jumped out of her chair panting
"ar..are you alright?" Mamoru asked concerned as he saw the Chef turn from a sun kissed tan to a white shocked mess
"Water" she chocked out as she stood and walked back into her kitchen
Kari walked over setting down two glasses of milk "she'll be alright" she said noticing the concerned looks on their faces "Chef Kino is her idol, and between you and me, Selene tried out to be Chef Kino's pastry Chef but was told her pasties and cakes were no good, and that she should really rethink her career options, since then she's been a mess whenever she hears the name" Kari shrugged "I should go check on her" Mamoru nodded as Kari walked away.
"That doesn't sound like Auntie Mako-chan" Chibiusa said miffed
After a few minutes Selene came out of the kitchen looking 100 percent better. "sorry about that" she said sheepishly "anyway Chiba-san I am very happy you both enjoyed the cake so much, and I would be more than happy to sell you the two castles, is there anything else I can get for you today?"
"Yes" Mamoru said pointing to the glass case holding the sugar figures "we would like to purchase the Serenity figure and order 10 different figures, each one resembling each of our closest friends and one of my daughter, in the same dress as Serenities"
"Okay, I will need a picture of each girl, and their height and weight"
"Not a problem I can get that to you tomorrow"
"Okay I will need to know when the party is"
"In 3 weeks, it will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so at 4pm, there will be close to 100 guest"
"Well the two cakes will be plenty, is there anything else you'll need?"
"No that's all"
"Okay Kari will be finishing up with the payment and all the business matter" she said waving her hands in the air as she stood "Oh, here" she said handing him a flyer "I teach a cupcake class for kids Chibiusa age, if you're interested"
"Thank you" he said smiling
"Well it was nice meeting you Chibiusa, Chiba-san I will see you tomorrow"
"You spent $14000 on a CAKE?" Makoto screamed as the girls sat in silence "this is why I told you not to go without me!"
"It's not just for the cake Mako-chan, but for these sugar statues" Mamoru said shrugging his shoulders "anyway that's not the reason I called you all here"
"What's up Mamoru-san?" Minako asked leaning back on her elbows "you sounded worried"
Mamoru nodded "well, the thing is, that bakery I went to this morning…well in the shop there were two cakes, one of the moon kingdom's castle and my old castle from a 1000 years ago…they were EXACT replicas, even down to the two gardens"
"Whoa, let me get this straight" Haruka said waving her hands in the air "you mean you sat in a bakery today for three hours talking to a woman who somehow managed to make replicas of not only your home 1000 years ago but also one of the moons? And you didn't find that enough reason to call us, right then and there?"
"That's not all" Mamoru said getting glares from all nine scouts "she also made a perfect replica of Princess Serenity, my princess, out of sugar…"
Haruka was fuming and so was the rest of the girls, "how stupid can you be Mamoru?" Rei yelled "Don't you find this a little too unsettling?"
"Rei is right Mamoru-san, we should have been notified the moment you two saw the castles"
"I know, but I didn't feel any evil coming from the bakery or the two owners…they both were really…sweet"
"Everyone calm down" the little black cat said calmly as she sat on Ami's lap "Mamoru-san would never do anything to endanger Chibiusa, if he believes this woman isn't a threat then we should believe him…that's what Usagi would want"
"Usagi isn't here!" Haruka yelled as tears began to flow "She's DEAD! So stop bringing her up!"
"Haruka..." Michiru whispered as she watched her lover storm out the house "I'll go after her" she said taking a deep breath
"Look, why don't we all go to the bakery and check this 'Chef' out" Makoto said crossing her arms
"I'm suppose to bring her photos of each of you, Chibiusa wants sugar statues of all of you standing by the Serenity statue"
"Mamoru-sama, why don't you take a walk, we'll watch after small Lady" Setsuna said placing a soft hand on his shoulders. "You look like you could use a break"
Mamoru took a deep breath as he looked out into the ocean before him. The breeze blew his raven hair playfully as he gazed at the sun set before him. It had been a long day, three hours in a bakery meeting with that strange but friendly woman, going to work for five hours, only to be yelled at for another two hours by his lover's former guards…it defiantly had been a long day…
"Slow down Spike!" as Mamoru turned to the familiar voice he was instantly thrown to the ground as a German Sheppard and five other variety of dogs started to lick and sniff him
"OH...Oh no, I'm so sorry!" the owner of the voice screamed as she helped pull him back to his feet. She pulled the dogs away from him as they tried to assault him once more "They're harmless, really I'm so sorry"
Mamoru began to whip himself off "It's alright" he said laughing as he looked up, it was her…Selene
She was dressed in a Green floral short sleeve dress that fell to her knees with a pair of light wash Capri's and white sandals, her hair was pulled to the side in two messy bunds, as her bangs framed her face. Across her chest was a strap attached to a side bag, she held two circles that held the dog leases.
"Oh" she said surprised "Chiba-san, it's uh…strange to see you again" she said with a laugh and a sweet smile
Mamoru laughed "yea, I guess" 'theres that smile again' he said playfully "A chef, astrologist and an animal lover I see"
"Oh these" she said smiling at the six wild dogs "they're not mine"
Mamoru stared at her curiously "really?"
"I'm a dog walker" she said as she struggled to stand her ground as the dogs tried to pull her along
"Really?" he asked surprised "how did you-"
Selene laughed "I honestly don't know how I got into it actually, I was just walking my roommates dog" she said eyeing the small black and tan pug "and next thing you know, I'm walking six dogs" she said with a shrug
"So people just gave you their pets?"
Selene shook her head "no, some elderly woman came up to me, thanking god that she found me, honestly I had no clue who she was, next thing you know she's handing me $10 and her dog… and from there I was bombarded"
Mamoru shook his head in disbelief "wow…that's…strange, well at least you're making some extra cash"
Selene shook her head "no I do it for free; I figure I'm walking Puggie here, anyway so why not help these other people out" Selene took a deep breath "well I should keep going before they all turn against me and drag me alone the beach here"
Mamoru and Selene shared a short laugh before Mamoru nodded "alright, see you tomorrow" he turned and watched her as she ran off with the six dogs pulling her as she shouted "Spike! Slow down!" he let out a chuckle then a sigh as he turned back to the sun set.
As he turned to walk back to his large seemingly empty home something shinny caught his eyes, he bent down and picked it up. It was a gold chain with a Crescent moon locket, he opened the locket to find a photo of a Small child with blond hair and bright blue eyes, her hair was set up in two odango next to her was a woman with brown hair and bright green eyes. He looked to the side of the locket and saw an engraved marking 'to my dearest Selene'
To say Mamoru was confused is an understatement, the Selene he meet had long reddish auburn hair not golden blond…the small child looked so much like the photos he had seen of his Usako…this was all too much, he needed to find out more, get to know this mysterious Selene.
The next morning Mamoru dropped his daughter off at school as he made his way to the crown for his morning coffee, the inner scouts were going to met him at the Bakery at 9, he would drop the pictures off, and then head to work. As he walked into the Crown he collided with something soft, the two of them fell to the grown as coffee spilt everywhere.
"Oh man, I'm so sorry" he said quickly pulling her up to her feet "I should of paid more atten-Selene?" he said in shock as the blue eyed brown stood wiping the coffee off her white side flower knit dress and light wash shorts.
"It's alright…Chiba-san?" Selene stood still for a moment before smiling "wow, well if this isn't…strange"
"Oh my fin' god, Sele you so have to try these freaking muffi-well hello"
"Oh, um…Robin, this is…an um…client Chiba-san…Chiba-san this is my roommate Robin Richards"
Robin was the same height as Selene, with short dark brown hair with matching eyes; He wore a light lavender polo shirt and dark wash jeans.
"It's nice to meet you" Mamoru said shaking the man's hand
"No, it's nice to meet youuu…" he said looking the man up and down than looking back at his roommate, Mamoru felt a bit uneasy since Robin still hadn't let go of his hand.
"Let go" Selene whispered as she elbowed her friend, Robin reluctantly let go.
"About the coffee Selene, I'm really sorry, let me buy you a new one" Mamoru insisted
"No, really it's alright, accidents happen...and besides I'm always trippin and bumpin into people, I'm kinda the biggest klutz in Tokyo...so really it's alright" she said laughing
'god her laugh is so much like her's, so full of life and addictive...klutzy?...this has to be a joke'Mamoru laughed "Please I insist"
"No really I-"
"She would love it if you would"
"Robin!" Selene hissed
"What? he's cute" he sang in her ear
Mamoru blushed as Selene rolled her eyes and blushed
"Honestly Chiba-san, it's quite alright, actually I have to run to the art store for some paint anyway, before I head to the bakery"
"Paint?"
"Oh our Sele here is an amazing painter" Robin said winking
"Ah, a painter, so let's see that makes Chef, Astrologist, Dog Walker and Painter?"
"Oh, that's not all-"Robin was stopped as Selene covered her over excited friend's mouth with her hand "we really need to be going; it was nice seeing you Chiba-san"
"I'll be at the bakery later today with some friends to drop off the photos" he yelled as she walked out the door yelling "okay" as she rushed down the sidewalk pulling her smiling friend with her.
Mamoru took his normal seat on the stool in front of Motoki, who was smiling smugly at his best friend
"What?" Mamoru asked "why are you looking at me that way?"
"She's cute" Motoki said smiling
"Yea and?"
"Oh come on Mamoru!" Motoki whined "spill"
"Spill what? Can I get my damn coffee?"
"How do you know her?"
"She's the Chef that's making Chibiusa her birthday cake" Mamoru said in hopes Motoki would drop the subject
"That can't be all, you two seem to know each other"
"We don't know each other, only on a professional level"
Motoki shook his head "no" he said crossing his arms "it was more than that"
"We ran into each other late yesterday as I walked on the beach, the dogs she was walking attacked me with their sniffing and licking"
"And you ran into her again this morning?"
"Wow you're quick"
Motoki rolled his eyes "and you're seeing her again?"
"Just to drop off some photos of the girls, so she can make the sugar figures Chibiusa asked for"
Motoki laughed "ask her out" he said smiling "it's time for you to get back on the satchel or something like that…"
"Minako is wearing off on you…" Mamoru said shaking his head "don't you have customers to wait on?" he asked annoyed
"Fine, but we're not done here"
"Whatever" Mamoru said standing up "I have to go"
"Tell the chef I said hello" Motoki said in a loving voice
Mamoru only held up his middle finger as he walked away.