Sorry for the wait, guys! I don't have a lot of time to post this, but thank you to all the reviewers! And I have to remind you, this was one of the ones done at around three in the morning and it was one of the most difficult themes to write.

Enjoy if you can...

Bottom of the Barrel

5f) Frog

by sakanascales876

"Motoki-onii-san, I'm going vegan."

Mamoru nearly dropped his cup of coffee, and Motoki actually spit his out. With shock, Motoki gawked at Usagi who had her arms crossed resolutely over her chest. "Usa-chan, you wouldn't just be giving up meat, but ice cream and-,"

"I know," she mumbled. "But I will not live with myself another day if I contribute to the cause of slaying innocent animals just for food and fun."

"I give it an hour."

Usagi quickly rounded on Mamoru with fierce determination. "I'm serious, Mamoru-baka!"

He rolled his eyes. "You could not live without meat, Odango. It's in your nature to be a pig."

"I can eat salad," she sniffed, taking a slow taste of her water.

"Okay, good luck with that," Mamoru said sardonically. "The day you finish a complete plate of salad is the day I sprout a scaly tail and dance like an Irish-man."

Ignoring him, she turned back to Motoki. "It's just not fair, Motoki-onii-san! They're going to dissect Harvey the frog at school tomorrow but I can't just let them kill the poor little guy!"

"There's not really much you can do about that, Usa-chan," Motoki said a bit sheepishly. "But is that why you're going vegetarian all of a sudden?"

"Vegan, Motoki. I'm going to bust him out of there," she exclaimed. "And then I'm going to release him in the pond!"

"Isn't the science room on the second floor?" Motoki asked.

"How'd you know that?"

"I used to go there."

Usagi slumped into her chair, dejectedly pushing her water away. "I'll never get him out."

The two men began exchanging nervous looks as tears welled up in Usagi's eyes. A brilliant thought struck Mamoru.

"I could get you in there," he volunteered. "It wouldn't be that hard to boost you up."

He nearly fell out of the booth when she glomped onto his arm chanting, "Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!" into his ear. As the two of them hurried out, Mamoru decided to ignore the suspicious glance that Motoki threw at him as they were out the door.

…

Usagi grunted as she went through the window and landed on the floor, Mamoru hopping in soon after. The classroom was incredible dark aside from the one open window, and the two of them hastened to find a light switch. He was glad that it was dark otherwise she would've seen the blush on his face. There had actually been an ulterior motive for him helping her through the window, especially since the short skirt she was wearing gave him a pretty nice view.

They both fumbled through the darkness.

"Ew! EW! EW! What is that? It's a bug!" Usagi shrieked.

Splat!

Mamoru flicked on the light switch and hurried over to a tearing Usagi, her foot planted firmly on the ground. He looked down in disgust to see green and red all over the floor and the heel of her shoe.

"I think you found Harvey," Mamoru breathed, his eyes glued to the dead frog on the floor.

Usagi didn't speak, but merely lifted her foot off the carcass and limped over to the window, beckoning Mamoru to follow. Concerned, he placed a hand on her shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.

"Are you okay?" he whispered, clambering out the window and reaching up to hoist her down.

She shook her head. "I just want a cheese burger."

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-Fishyscales876 ;)