A/N: Well here it is time for chapter 10. I can hardly believe I have gotten this far at all. Work has been insane. Ahh, the life of retail. It really makes you go Bah humbug to Christmas. (But I still love this time of year anyway.) But, it will return to normal and our lives will go on, so I am plodding along with my little story. To those who want to see more action & fighting, I'm trying, but the description is a romance. The story is taking its own shape. I am just the host. I let it take me wherever it wants to.
Eyes For Jupiter Chapter 10
By Seiyaferret"Rein, I'm hoooooome!" shouted Makoto from the doorway.
"Hey, babe. How's it going? And what's in the bag?"
"Oh, no you don't," shouted Makoto as she wrenched the bag she was carrying away from Rein. "I want this dress to be a total surprise for you for tomorrow night."
"Ahh, yes," said Rein distractedly. He gave Makoto a quick kiss on her cheek then turned around and went into the kitchen.
Makoto was instantly worried. Something must be bothering him. He always kisses me on the mouth and hugs me after I get home. Is it about the party tomorrow? She walked to the couch, sat her bags down and went into the kitchen after him.
"Rein, honey. Are you ok?" She wrapped her arms around his torso. He was still facing away from her. "Is this about tomorrow?"
He let out a heavy sigh, ran his hand through his hair and turned around to face his angel. "Yeah, it is."
"What's the matter," she asked. "What's going on?"
Rein hugged her once more and left her standing in the kitchen. She quickly followed him out the door and into the bedroom. She found him there sitting on the bed with his head in his hands. She quietly sat down next to him. "Do you want t o talk about it?"
"I don't want to go tomorrow."
"You don't have to go. I'll go and…"
"I don't want you to go either."
"What? Why?" asked Makoto.
"I really don't want to be alone tomorrow night."
"Why the sudden change? You were all about knowing what that girl has to do with your brother. Why are you changing your mind now? It doesn't make sense."
Rein stood up and went over to the window. Without turning around to face her he began his explanation that he had came up with after Mamoru had left. "I just have a bad feeling. What if she freaked out when she saw me? Look what happened at the park. You said that she dropped her bag when she saw me. After all, I am a carbon copy of my brother. Maybe she doesn't even know that my brother had an identical twin? I don't want to scare her off. I want to find out what she has to do with my brother, but I don't want to lose her either. I'm putting my faith in your friend's hands. I'll let them pave the way for me to actually question her later." He turned around to look at Makoto, to see if she actually believed his lie. Ok, not a lie really, because those were his real worries.
Makoto looked into Rein's eyes and melted. Those eyes again. She could see in them that this has been tormenting him. "Oh Rein, you know I can't say no when you look at me like that! I have a soft spot in my heart for your eyes."
"Is that the only part of me that's in your heart?"
"No." giggled Makoto as Rein put his arms around her waist and proceeded to kiss her.
AS they broke the kiss, Makoto said, "I will need to take the dress back though."
"No you won't."
She turned and gave him a questioning look. "What is up your sleeves Rein Montgomery?"
"Oh, nothing, just a quiet dinner at Ni Toritsukarete Iru Tabemono. (A/N: Gotta love a Japanese/English dictionary. That literally translates to 'obsessed with food'. Teehee.)
"What?! How on Jupiter did you get in there? It takes months to get reservations with that place?" exclaimed Makoto.
"Well, Mamoru helped in that department. He has a couple of friends that work there, and pulled some strings to get us in."
"This is fantastic! Exclaimed Makoto as she jumped into Rein's arms. "What time are we going there?"
"Our reservations are at 6:30. I have to go out tomorrow morning though and meet Mamoru. He is going to help me get a tuxedo."
"Oh, you mean I can't go?" asked Makoto.
"Hey, I can't see your dress, so you can't see my tux. Now, are we going to go to bed or stay up all night talking? I'll let you decide."
"I'm with you!" said Makoto.
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Early the next morning, after a long and exhausting night, (More like a fun filled night of passion.) Rein was up before Makoto. He gently pried his arm out from under her, gave her a kiss on her forehead and headed off to get ready for his meeting with Mamoru. Not only was this a shopping trip, this was also a time that he could talk to Mamoru about the dinner meeting tonight. He wanted to make sure that some of his questions got answered since he wasn't going to be there. All he needed to do now was get his thought in order and get rid of the nagging feeling of guilt about not telling his angel the complete truth. He was also planning on asking Mamoru for help finding a job. He didn't want to rely on Makoto for every thing. He wanted to work. Needed to work. He was going to go completely bonkers if he just kept looking for nonexistent clues of his brother's location.
After cleaning up and getting dressed he was out the door by ten am. Mamoru didn't realize that he would be coming, do he hoped that he was home. After a ten-minute walk, he was at Mamoru's apartment. He knocked on the door and waited. Soon he heard a muffled 'be right there'.
The door opened to reveal Mamoru in a rumpled shirt and pants and messy hair. Like he had just got out of bed. Surprised, Mamoru asked, "Rein, what's up?"
"Not much. Just needed a little help with something to wear tonight."
"Mamo-chan, where are you? It's cold in here." Said a voice from his
bedroom. Rein immediately recognized it
as Usagi's.
"Heh, heh," blushed
Mamoru. "Can you give me a few
minutes?"
Grinning, Rein replied, "Take your time. I'll be out in the park. Meet me there when ever." With that Rein headed out to the park to wait for Mamoru.
Forty-five minutes later, a sheepish Mamoru found Rein in the park.
"Sorry about that," said Mamoru.
"No problem. I should be the one apologizing. I didn't know you would be busy."
"Let's get going then," said Mamoru.
"Right."
They began walking to the Mall.
"So did you tell her?" asked Mamoru.
"Yep."
"Well, I see you're alive so everything must have went alright."
"As well as can be expected under the circumstances," replied Rein.
Mamoru threw him a questioning look. "How so?"
"I lied to my girlfriend and I feel horrible about it."
"Mmmm, I guess you better make tonight a night she will never forget, huh."
"I plan on it."
Mamoru shook his head and asked, "So then you got a ring?"
Stunned, Rein stopped and stared at Mamoru open mouthed. "What, how?"
"Usagi. She's always the first to know these things now a days. Don't ask me how she knows; I just chalk it up to her being the Princess of the Moon. So anyway do you have a ring?"
"Actually, I do have one. It used to be my mother's. I think she'll like it."
"I don't doubt it for a minute," smiled Mamoru.