( He's so vain )
Title: Vainly Paranoid
Theme: Acquaintances_Fiore, Ail, Ann (2f) – written for usako_mamoru's 2nd anniversary
Genre: Humor
Rating: PG
"And now the Makaiju has more energy, more love," Ann interrupted herself, "than it knows what to do with!"
Neo-Queen Serenity clapped her hands, as if she where still Usagi. She squeezed Ann's shoulder with a one-armed hug. "And now you know how to find your way back here!"
"Well, we would have been here sooner, but Ail was _so_ sure he knew the way through memory…"
"Just be thankful that the Makaiju has the children."
Ann laughed.
"Advanced civilization," Serenity muttered murderously. "If we had an advanced civilization like yours, we wouldn't have to spread-"
"Your Highness!"
"We were a formidable enemy!"
"Cards, Ann? Really?"
"Well, you had a hard enough time with us!"
Endymion shook Ail's hands stiffly.
"Can I?" asked Ann mischievously.
Serenity embraced her, nodding and trying to hide her own smile of mirth.
She stood by Ail as Ann embraced Endymion, her lips lingering on his cheek, until he cleared his throat, glancing nervously at Serenity, stepped back and held his hand out. Ann clasped it, again holding it for longer than necessary, gazing at Endymion until he looked away, pulling his hand from hers.
Ail stiffened, and Serenity drew him into her own goodbye hug. "Just a joke, Ail," she murmured.
As Ail walked away, Serenity took Endymion's arm and wished Ann luck.
"You planned that," he accused under his breath, four steps in.
"Did I?"
"The both of you!"
"Did we?"
Six paces further, Endymion asked far-too-casually, "So, what did you ladies talk about for so long?"
"You seem to know so much-"
"Serenity!"
"Do you mean: what did we talk about when we talked about you?"
Serenity never enjoyed silence as she did at these moments.
"Oh Endymion." She stopped to kiss him gently, looking at him almost pityingly. Mischievously, she walked away singing:
"I bet you think this song is about you..."
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