Gay, Straight, or Taken?
Chapter 3
Author's Notes: To those who continue to read this story and to those who have added this to their story alerts, thank you. Thank you for the positive reviews so far! I really appreciate it. I don't know how this next chapter will fare but well, I hope y'all enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Gay, Straight, or Taken and the characters of Sailor Moon.
In a confessional video, Mamoru discusses his next test for the girls.
"One activity is not enough to see who's who. That is why I'm going to spend 'alone' time with each of the girls. I hope to extract more information about them. Darts is one of my favorite pastimes. It'd be cool if a girl and I could share this passion together. Today, Naru and I will be playing darts together."
In a bar, Michiru and Usagi sit in a table from afar and watch Mamoru and Naru.
"Hi Naru!"
"Hey Mamoru."
"So have you played darts before?"
"No."
"Oh good. It's not too late to learn. Let's do this together."
Mamoru brings Naru to the place where they'll be playing darts. A male instructor welcomes them. The instructor wears a white T-shirt with a collar, blue jeans, and white rubber shoes. He is bald and he has a brown goatee.
"Naru, Mamoru, my name is John and I will be your instructor today. Is this your first time playing darts?"
"Nope. I played darts all the time during college." Mamoru said.
"It's my first time." Naru said.
"Okay then. Let's start with the lesson." John said.
John explains first the dartboard to Naru and Mamoru. He then explained the rules of the game and the scoring system next and then later on demonstrated to the two how to play.
"Now that you know the rules of the game, let's go for a test drive. Who wants to go first?" John asked.
Mamoru volunteers to go first. He aims straight for the bull's eye and hits it.
"Bull's eye! Naru it's your turn now."
Naru's fingers are trembling as soon as she grabs a dart.
"I don't know if I can do this correctly…"
Naru awkwardly raises her right arm while holding the dart.
"Hey Naru. Relax. Here. I'll help you. Position your arms like this…"
Mamoru goes behind Naru. He holds Naru's right hand and places the dart in place. He then draws his body near her and guides her right arm to the correct position.
"Great Naru. Now throw the dart."
Naru throws the dart but it fails to hit the dartboard.
"Ooh! Epic fail Naru! Nice try!" Usagi shouts.
Michiru just sweat drops.
"That's alright." Mamoru said.
John picks up the dart and gives it to Mamoru. Mamoru then gives the dart to Naru.
"This time, try to put more energy when throwing the dart." Mamoru tries to boost Naru's confidence.
Naru tries the second time around and manages to hit a green part inside the dartboard.
"Nice hit Naru! Now let's play the real game. John!"
John goes to the scoreboard and Naru and Mamoru begin playing the game. Both Naru and Mamoru took turns in throwing darts. John tallies the final score.
"Okay. 25-16. Mamoru wins this game." John said.
Mamoru shakes John's hand.
"Thanks John for teaching us."
"You're welcome!"
Naru in turn also shakes John's hand.
"Thanks John."
"You're welcome!"
Mamoru also thanks Naru for the wonderful game.
"Hey, it's fun playing with you. Never thought you'd be that good."
"Thanks. I had a lot of fun too Mamoru."
Mamoru places his arm around Naru's shoulders.
"Next time give it all you've got!"
Mamoru gives Naru a thumbs up and a wink. Naru blushes.
Meanwhile, Usagi's face is buried in her arms and she also snores aloud. Michiru shakes her to wake her up.
"Usagi…"
Usagi doesn't wake up. Michiru continues to shake her. This time it's more forceful than the first one.
"Usagi… wake up."
"Huh?"
Usagi lifts her head up and yawns.
"Oh where am I?"
"It's over Usagi."
"I'm dead?"
"No, I mean Mamoru and Naru finished playing darts."
"Oh."
In a confessional video, Mamoru expresses his thoughts about his alone time with Naru.
"You know, for a first-timer, I find Naru amusing. She's quite good actually. But you know, I feel like she's holding back something. That gives me the impression that she's probably taken."
In another confessional video, Mamoru reveals the activity she will do with Michiru.
"Believe it or not, I have a sweet tooth. I love chocolates. Today, I'm going to bake chocolate cake together with Michiru."
In a kitchen set, Michiru comes out with her hair tied and an apron over her dress. Mamoru also comes out wearing apron over his regular clothes.
"Not bad Mamoru. Looking good behind the apron."
"Thanks. You too Michiru. Do you bake?"
"Sometimes… when my parents come over to my place. How 'bout you?"
"Whenever I have the time. Anyway, let's get started. We'll be baking chocolate cake today."
"You like sweets?"
"Yes I do. How about you?"
"Same here. I think we'll get along just fine."
Michiru gives Mamoru a wink and then clings on his elbow. She then draws her body close to Mamoru's side. Mamoru blushes.
Backstage, a tall woman with short blonde hair clenches her right fist and grits her teeth.
Naru and Usagi sit in a table from afar and watch Mamoru and Michiru.
"Naru… that girl…"
"I know right? She's making the moves on Mamoru."
"No, I mean she's so cute in that apron."
"That is so lesbian, Usagi."
Naru face palms.
A short old man with a distinctively huge nose wearing a chef's uniform welcomes Mamoru and Michiru on the set. He shakes Mamoru's hand first and then shakes Michiru's hand next.
"Hello. My name is Charles and I'm a pastry chef. Today, I will be teaching you how to bake chocolate cake."
Chef Charles guided Mamoru and Michiru in the whole process of baking a cake – from mixing the ingredients to icing the cake to perfection.
"I have to say, you two have done well. The cake looks nice. Its presentation is perfect. The only thing left to do is to find out how it tastes." Chef Charles said with a smile on his face.
"Well Chef, you did well instructing us so I bet it tastes great." Mamoru said.
"I agree with Mamoru. By the way, thank you for teaching us how to bake chocolate cake, Chef Charles." Michiru said.
"Yeah, thanks Chef!" Mamoru said.
"My pleasure." Chef Charles said with a smile on his face.
"So… let's cut the cake shall we?" Mamoru said.
Michiru grabs the knife and attempts to slice the cake.
"Hey, careful with that thing…" Mamoru said to Michiru.
Mamoru holds Michiru's hand while cutting the cake. After cutting the cake, using a cake spatula, Mamoru and Michiru put the cake slices in plates. Michiru grabs two plates with slices of cake in them and two forks. She then approaches Usagi and Naru.
"Hey guys. Here's your share." Michiru said to Usagi and Naru.
Michiru gave one plate and one fork to Naru.
"Thanks Michiru."
"You're welcome Naru."
Michiru gave one plate and one fork to Usagi next.
"Oh! Thanks Michiru! This looks yummy!"
Usagi quickly grabs the fork. She devours the cake as fast as she could. Michiru and Naru observed Usagi while she's eating cake. After 2 minutes, the cake on Usagi's plate is completely gone. Usagi's face is now covered with bits of chocolate cake.
"Mmm! That was delicious! But I'm still hungry!" Usagi said.
Michiru and Naru sweat drops.
"Uh… okay Usagi… you can have half of my cake."
Naru slices her cake in half and puts half of it on Usagi's plate.
"Wow! Thanks Naru! You're such a great friend!"
Usagi hugs Naru and proceeds to devour the cake. Again, Michiru and Naru observed Usagi while she's eating. After 1 minute, the cake has disappeared from the plate. Usagi burps out loud. Michiru and Naru sweat drops.
"Okay Usagi… seems like you've enjoyed the cake very much." Michiru said.
"Yes!" Usagi said with a cute smile on her face.
Michiru smiled at Usagi.
"I'll leave you two here for a while, if you don't mind." Michiru said.
"Sure Michiru. Usagi and I will be fine here." Naru said.
Michiru goes back to Mamoru. Mamoru gets a piece of cake with his fork and feeds it to Michiru. Michiru in turn fed Mamoru with cake.
Backstage, a tall woman with short sandy blonde hair drives her fist right into the gut of a brown-haired man wearing thick glasses. The man falls on his knees and collapses face down on the concrete floor.
In a confessional video, Mamoru expresses his thoughts about his alone time with Michiru.
"Based on this activity, I think Michiru is single and available. She never resisted my advances and her eyes were focused on me the whole time. We also shared a really great connection while baking and I really enjoyed our alone time together."
In a confessional video, Mamoru discusses the activity that he and Usagi will do together.
"Dinner dates are awesome. Here, you get to have a chance to talk to your date about certain things while waiting for your food to be served. Hopefully, I'd get to know Usagi more in this dinner date."
In a fine dining restaurant, Naru and Michiru sit in a table while watching Mamoru and Usagi from afar. Mamoru and Usagi are seated facing each other in a table for two.
A woman wearing a white long-sleeved buttoned shirt with a black bow tie, a black vest, a knee-length black skirt, and black pumps approaches Mamoru and Usagi's table. She is holding two menus in her arms.
"Good evening, sir, ma'am. My name is Makoto Kino and I will be serving the two of you tonight. Here's our menu..."
Makoto the waitress gives Mamoru a menu first and then gives the other menu to Usagi next.
"If you have questions regarding our menu or anything in general, don't hesitate to ask." Makoto said.
Mamoru and Usagi looks at the menu. Mamoru gets to order first.
"Makoto."
"Yes sir?"
"I'll have one Chicken Cordon Bleu and a glass of lemon iced tea."
Makoto scribbles Mamoru's orders in her small notebook.
"How about you ma'am?"
Usagi looks at the menu with a frustrated look on her face.
"Uh… I'll have what he's having."
Makoto scribbles Usagi's order in her small notebook.
"Okay… Will that be all?" Makoto asked.
"Yes." Mamoru answered.
"Your food will be served in around 20-25 minutes. I'll be back."
Makoto gets the menus from Usagi and Mamoru and leaves them alone. Usagi turns her head towards Makoto's direction.
"That waitress…"
"You know her, Odango?"
"Of course not. But she's so cute… and so tall!"
Usagi is all wide-eyed and her face turns red.
From afar, Naru and Michiru talk about Usagi.
"You know what, Michiru? I think Usagi is gay."
"What makes you think that?"
"Have you noticed how she always blushes at the sight of pretty girls?"
"Yeah… but I think it's more of an admiration on her part."
"Possibly… but hers go way too much, I think."
"There's more than meets the eye, Naru."
Usagi's head is still fixated on Makoto's direction. Mamoru decides to break the silence between him and Usagi.
"Are you giving yourself away, Odango?"
Usagi turns her head to Mamoru.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Is this your first time in a fine dining restaurant?"
"Yes it is!"
"No wonder… what do you do for a living?"
"Hmm… I don't have a job right now. But I do help my mom in cleaning the house and doing all household errands… you know, housewife stuff?"
"Interesting. Do you plan to be a housewife someday?"
"No. I want to become a princess and live in a castle! How about you? What do you do for a living?"
"I'm a doctor."
"Are you rich? I heard doctors make a lot of money."
"Pretty much. Maybe."
Usagi zones out.
"Oh my! I'm so lucky! If I marry this guy, not only would I have a handsome and intelligent husband… I would also have a secured future! Now that is what I call a great combo!"
Mamoru waves his hand in front of Usagi's face.
"Hello? Odango? Are you still here?"
"Huh?"
Makoto goes back to Mamoru and Usagi's table. She is carrying a huge tray with two plates of Chicken Cordon Bleu on them and two tall glasses of lemon iced tea.
"Here's your order."
Makoto serves one plate of Chicken Cordon Bleu to Mamoru first and then serves one plate of Chicken Cordon Bleu to Usagi next. After that, she gets one glass of lemon iced tea and serves it to Usagi and then she gets the other glass of lemon iced tea and serves it to Mamoru. She then gets the tray.
"Okay. Will there be anything else?" Makoto asked.
"Gosh you're so pretty…" Usagi said out of the blue.
Mamoru face palms.
"Uh… thanks ma'am. Do you have any extra orders or something?" Makoto said.
"No, no. Oh… on second thought… do you have soup?" Usagi asked.
"What kind of soup ma'am? We have onion soup, potato soup, and mushroom soup."
"I'll go for the potato soup."
"Okay ma'am. The soup will take around 10-15 minutes. I'll be back with the soup you ordered."
"Thanks Makoto!"
Usagi's head followed Makoto's direction.
"That waitress… she's pretty isn't she?" Mamoru asked.
"Uh-huh! Itadakimasu!" Usagi answered.
Usagi grabs the fork and dinner knife. She quickly cuts the Chicken Cordon Bleu using the dinner knife. She then voraciously ate the Chicken Cordon Bleu. Mamoru couldn't help but watch Usagi while she eats. After 3 minutes, Usagi's Chicken Cordon Bleu is gone. Usagi burps out loud. Mamoru stared at Usagi with a puzzled look on his face. Naru and Michiru face palm.
"That was fast…" Mamoru said.
"Man, I'm stuffed!" Usagi said.
"You still have your soup…"
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that!"
Usagi laughs out loud. Mamoru just sweat drops. After that, he begins cutting his Chicken Cordon Bleu in pieces and starts to eat it bit by bit. Later, Makoto arrives carrying a small tray with a bowl of soup over a saucer. She serves the soup to Usagi and then placed the soup's spoon on the side of the saucer. She noticed that Usagi's plate is already empty.
"You done with this plate ma'am?" Makoto asked.
"Yes." Usagi answered.
Usagi smiled at Makoto. Makoto gets Usagi's empty plate and used utensils.
"That lady sure eats fast…" Makoto thought. She sweat drops at the thought of Usagi pigging out.
"Uh… will there be anything else, ma'am, sir?" Makoto asked Usagi and Mamoru.
"No more." Mamoru answered.
"Okay. Thank you. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me."
"Okay."
"Thanks Makoto!" Usagi said.
"You're welcome." Makoto said.
Makoto leaves Usagi and Mamoru. Usagi grabs the spoon and begins slurping on the soup. Mamoru, Naru, and Michiru's faces all became puzzled. They all sweat drop.
"Mmm… delicious!"
Usagi puts the spoon down and drinks the soup straight from the bowl. Mamoru, Naru, and Michiru all face palm.
In a confessional video, Mamoru expresses his thoughts about his alone time with Usagi.
"During that date with Usagi, I couldn't help but think that she's gay. I mean, the whole time, her eyes were following that pretty waitress. Plus, there's the fact that she's un-ladylike. I don't mean to stereotype but with that as my basis, I think Usagi's gay."
In a confessional video, Mamoru makes a conclusion based on his alone time with the girls.
"Well, for now, I think that Naru is taken, Michiru is straight and available, and Usagi is gay. I still have one more test to do so I guess my opinion about the girls will still change. Let's just see what happens next."
To be continued…
