A/N: My first post this year. I'm sorry I haven't been updating. I'm afraid I haven't been writing. But this came to me and my computer was on. So, here you go! :) Bdw, I've decided that the first date will be a standalone chapter.

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S plus D equals little s squared plus little d squared (S + D = ss + dd)

9. Disappearing Baby Carrots

Timeline: takes place anytime after Chapters 16 of TOBITF

Rating: K

No. Of words: 508 words


"Must you put so many, Lita?" Serena asked pleadingly.

Lita laughed and continued to pile the baby carrots onto her friend's plate. "Be a good girl and eat your veggies, Rena."

"I do eat my veggies! It's carrots I have a problem with."

Sara and Suri nodded their heads vigorously in agreement and turned their pleading eyes to her.

"Must we eat the carrots, Mummy?" Sara asked the question, unconsciously scrunching her nose in a gesture that mirrors Serena's.

"Now, now, Rena, be a good role model and set a good example," Raye couldn't resist teasing.

Sticking her tongue out at her friend, Serena took a deep breath before addressing her future daughters, "It's supposed to be good for us," she tried.

Darien laughed. "Honestly, a bunny that hates carrots?"

Mina drew in a sharp breath and Amy barely concealed her gasp. The other Scouts and Generals went still.

Serena was Usagi in their previous life which of course meant bunny. But neither she nor Darien remembers that part of their lives.

"What did you say Darien?" Amy's soft voice asked tentatively.

"Huh?"

"You called Rena bunny. Where did that come from?" Mina asked as nonchalantly as possible.

Darien paused. He hadn't a clue. The words had just come out of him. But seeing everyone looking so expectantly at him, he shrugged, "She's just always so..." he grappled for a proper adjective. Cheery or hyper just wouldn't do, "...spirited."

"I'm what?"

And that set the two off in one of their banter, except that it is no longer filled with animosity and mocking, replaced instead with amiable teasing. And every time Serena was distracted, Darien's hand would cautiously wander to his Meatball Head's plate.

Sara tugged Darren's arm, her eyes quietly but desperately pleading.

Darren rolled his eyes but dutifully and discreetly of course, started picking baby carrots off of his little sister's plate one by one.

Darryl smirked his father's trademark smirk and tugged the buns on Suri's head before he too, good naturedly followed suit.

"Don't think I didn't see what the three of you are doing," Lita chided.

Three raven haired who looked so much alike froze in their acts.

Darren and Darryl looked at each other across the table before looking back at Lita, face as innocent as can be, "The three of us?" Darryl asked unperturbed. They've had after all, plenty of practises before.

"Yes. I mean you. Stealing the carrots off of the girls' plates," Lita replied not the least fooled by the children's practiced looks of innocence. Turning to Darien, "I expected better of you, Darien," she scolded though she couldn't quite hide the twinkle in her eyes.

Four pair of Serena eyes turned to look at their father's past self.

"Daddy?" Sara asked before squealing with delighted laughter at the guilty expression Darien couldn't quite hide.

"You too?" Suri added, joining her twin in a fit of giggles.

Serena looked down at her plate, noticing for the first time, that true enough, almost all of her baby carrots had disappeared!


Posted on fanfiction: 27 May 2014