ACT 3. TWO HEART – CROSSING PATH
It's almost Christmas and Usagi force four of them to help her finding a perfect present for Mamoru. Now in this beautiful yet snowy day they come downtown and look in every store for a perfect thing. Rei sighs in desperate when Usagi keeps picking all item that she loves instead looking for Mamoru's present. She tired arguing with her, Ami tap her shoulder and smile at her with a pity and understanding look. Mina and Makoto just shake their head and covering their face in frustration. While Usagi…she is now inside the cake store, buying some beautiful strawberry cake she saw a minute ago.
"We will never find it today…" Rei said while sitting at the bench. Watching Usagi eating her strawberry cake.
"We will. We will. We must. After I ate this we can look for it again." Usagi put her hand on Rei's shoulder trying to calm her down.
"You already say that for the fifth time today…first after you're gone to buy a crepe. Then gone again to buy an ice cream. Then looking at the cat inside the pet shop for almost half an hour. Then after you sit near the pool crying about how your feet getting hurt from walking so long!"
"Rei…you scary." Usagi shoves a big piece of cake and put it in her mouth.
"She should be Usagi-can…" Luna talks to her, "You must learn…"
"Eeeehhh? Luna? You too?"
"This is the last okay?" Amy said with a gentle look in her face, "We definitely must search for Mamoru's present or its gonna be late. Christmas Eve is two days away…"
"Yes! See Rei-chan…why can you be more like Ami-chan." Usagi put out her tough to the raven hair girl..
"How can I be… if you keep acting like this. Ami too, you should be more straight with a girl like this!" Rei looks at Ami who just smiling and nodding at her.
Rei looks back at Usagi who still finishing her cake. It's been a long time since they can spend peaceful time like this. Just hang out together, chatting and having fun together. Rei still worries and hesitate whether she should tell her friends about the vision she had couple days ago or not. Rei then looks at her friends. They finally could living a normal life now, pursuing their dreams. Ami is going to the medical school after graduating high school. Makoto said that she want to be a chef. Mina…she said that any major study is fine as long as there no math subject on it. And Usagi…well the only dream, this girl had is to get married to Mamoru as soon as possible. Is it alright if she inform them about the vision?
"Rei…you alright?" Makoto, who stands next to her started to ask.
"Eh? Ah…I'm fine."
"Since yesterday you keep spacing out sometimes in the middle of our talk. Is everything alright?" Minako asking too, this time with holding her hand.
"I'm fine…the shrine preparation for the new year's eve maybe made me tired." Rei forcing her smile and try to avoid their gaze. Minako and Makoto staring at each other with a confused face.
Two hours later, they finally found a nice sweater and winter jacket that will be perfectly suited to Mamoru. Makoto suggests them to go to the family restaurant that just opened couple days ago on the upper floor, which Usagi agree in an instant. Luna just shaking her head and said that Usagi will be a really fat Queen in the future while Artemis look pitiful at her. Ami, Minako, and Makoto just laugh at Usagi who now had a blushing cheek.
They standing in front of the elevator door, waiting it to open. Rei looks at their reflection in elevator's door. She hopes a moment like this could last forever. Usagi is happy now…that is the important thing here, they already fulfill their duty as the Shensi. Make sure she is saved. Her future is saved. The other girl will agree with this, right? The door is open and they walk in, at the same time the other elevator door beside them opened too and couple boys walk out while still joking around. As the elevator's door, they were in started to close Rei could look clearly at the figure who walking among those boys. The short wavy blonde hair, the tall and slim yet muscular body he has, and a glimpse of his pale blue eyes before the elevator door completely close. It's him...standing just a few steps ahead of her. Rei's heart pounding so hard and she could feel the elevator room getting quite…too quite.
"Hiro! Woi Hiro-kun!" Hiro looks back at Yuu who's waving at him few steps ahead. "What are you doing there? We're going to the Karaoke now. Let's go."
Hiro nodding but still took the last look at the elevator door that been close. He thinks he saw that girl, maybe not really see. He just feeling someone is looking at him. Hiro heard Yuu and the other calling him again. With a heavy step, he finally turn back and walk toward his friends. Maybe he was wrong…the memory of seeing that girl yesterday maybe raising his hope to see her again, he definitely will search for her…he needed the answer. Badly.
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