Hello everyone! This chapter is dedicated to someone from the fan fiction universe who inspired me a lot with the way how she writes. I think you know her very well if you read Sailor Moon stories every now and then. Have a guess and let me know in the comment field who I meant ;)
Have fun with the next chapter!
Blatantly Mamorus Baby sitting skills were in deep need of improvement since he overslept and even did not wake up when Manami welcomed the new morning with cheerfully croaking sounds.
Kousagi was up already and took the causer of the funny noises gently in her arms. She started wandering through the apartment while she told him, carrying a bright smile on her lips.
"You are such a lovely little baby. When I was at your age Mamoru also weighed me through the house. I mean, through the corridors of our palace of course. And it was not this Mamoru but a later one, a kind of an upgraded version with having a crown and being the owner of a tremendously huge kingdom. Together with my Mum. Ahhh I guess this must be confusing to you." She realized when she saw Manami facing her with a bewildered glance, still sucking on his pacifier.
„Anyway, I am soo happy for you that you can spend time with Usagi and Mamoru. They are the best people you can think of. Well, probably every child thinks that their own parents are the best. However, you are a lucky one. You can also make them happy when you are able to speak their names properly. Can you do this? Say U-Sa-gi. Ma-mo-ru!"
When Manami didn't respond but kept staring into her eyes curiously, Kousagi repeated her lesson again and again. Until she got distracted by Mamoru who was standing in the door frame of his bedroom. Still dressed in his pajamas he watched both tiredly.
„Why are you up this early?" he rubbed his eyes sleepily.
„Early? It's almost nine!" Kousagi replied in surprise and went on noisily „Aren't you supposed to meet up with Usagi?"
By mentioning her name, Mamoru nearly jumped and sprinted hectically back into his room. He escaped seconds later, loaded with clothes and hurried into the bathroom. He stuck out his head, chewed the toothbrush in his mouth and mumbled
„Can you change diapers and feed Manami, please?"
Kousagi was utterly stunned when he disappeared the next second. ,Is this really my dad? Reminds me more of Mum's behavior.' She frowned skeptically.
Five minutes later, Mamoru was freshly showered and dressed in a black pullover and a pair of lilac chino trousers.
‚I only can hope that he will not pick the ugly green jacket this time.' Kousagi desperately wished, but knew too well that her humble request would not be granted.
„Is Manami ready? We need to go now!" Mamoru started putting on pressure.
„Yeah, slow down, you have plenty of time left for your rendezvous, Romeo!" She replied sarcastically.
He refused to comment on her teasing, opened his wardrobe and pulled out blindly but with a terrifying accuracy the ugly green jacket. While he put on the fashion faux pas, he declared
„I guess we will be back in a few hours or so. Since it will not take longer than two days until his mother will be discharged, we shouldn't buy too much stuff."
„Got you! I'll have something else to do anyway. I'll be probably back in the late afternoon." Kousagi spotted something like relief in his eyes when she signaled him that he'd got the run of the place.
„Fair enough, enjoy yourself and thanks for helping me with Manami this morning." Mamorus smile was honest and he waved good bye to her when he took the toddler into the buggy and left the apartment, whistling happily.
Kousagi frowned.
'Is this really my father?'
She watched after him, lost in her thoughts. A soft squeak coming from the wardrobe got her out of her reverie. She stepped to the slightly ajar closet and opened it carefully.
"Oh yes, that is sooo him!"
She stated while she found fourteen ugly green jackets neatly strung together, reproachfully starring back at her.
Mamoru didn't have a clue of Kousagi's real plans and also had not taken into account that she was the owner of a very strange magical white cat face ball. Thus, he walked joyfully together with Usagi and Manami through the streets of Juuban. Actually he carried a big pile of baby food and diapers which would probably last for the next half year whilst Usagi was in charge of pushing the stroller. The store window of a baby shop came into their view and Usagi stopped the buggy and took a look at the displayed offer.
„Mhmm I wonder if we need anything else?" Usagi pondered loudly.
„It's just a couple of days left, we bought too much stuff anyway!" Mamoru groaned and tried to keep the baby toiletries and baby food safely in his arms. A female voice behind them suddenly caught their attention
„Usagi? You gotta be kidding! Since when do you have a baby with Mamoru?!"
The color of Usagis face was far beyond the redest red of a ripe tomato when she turned around and faced Minako who obviously enjoyed to make fun of her. Amy, who was standing next to the teasing blonde, felt free to add one more and slyly questioned
„Usagi, what did you do with Mamoru?"
Mamoru and Manami watched the scene in pure astonishment. They became slightly afraid of the pigtailed blonde when she shouted back at the girls.
„Oh just shut up!!!!"
Taken aback by her outburst, Makoto, who was standing behind the two other girls, tried to calm down the situation a bit.
„Geez, relax Usagi. Minako never would assume that anything had happened. She was just joking."
Amy leant in to Usagi, lowered her voice and mumbled something into her ear so Mamoru couldn't understand what important issues the blonde Odango was been told. It seemed to be something which requested her instant presence. Thus, she turned around with an apologetic expression crossing her face.
„I am sorry I have to go Mamoru. I promise to come back later and help you with Manami, you can count on me!" With a blink of an eye she and the girls were gone.
‚Strange, almost like the situation in the VR show.'
Mamoru noticed incredulously and while he was heading back home with the lively toddler, his mind was still busy with building a connection between this scene and the one he witnessed at the theatre.
He felt a slight disappointment that Usagi didn't come back with him, but he immediately got distracted by Manami who started to get hungry once he had passed through the front door.
He was rather staving since he almost cried his eyes out. Thus, Mamoru grabbed the first thing he saw and handed it over to the baby. Afterwards he sprinted to the kitchen in order to prepare the milk. Neatly as he was, he pulled out his orange apron and switched on the tap.
What Mamoru couldn't know and what he'd hopefully never ever shall find out was the fact, that a certain dark pink bun head was still in his apartment. Hidden by magic.
When Mamoru told her that she should spend some time by herself since he had to work, Kousagi had taken a closer look at his apartment and had discovered Mamoru's remarkable collection of very boring books. At least to her they were not interesting, since most of them contained medicine, biology and maths topics. However, she was able to pull out a little blue book with the title "fanfiction" which caught her attention immediately.
Today she would take the opportunity again and would continue with the story which fascinated her so much. After a while of reading, she mumbled to herself.
"The Unintentional Seduction of C. Mamoru...What an extraordinary title and the story is written sooo well, I wonder how it continues?!"
Before she could go on reading, she heard the front door been unlocked. Hectically, Kousagi got the chance ordering to her white cat face ball that it should transform into an invisibility cloak. It was truly one of the most uncommon orders she had given to Artemis T so far but lucky her, it worked at the first attempt absolutely perfect.
‚Ha, take that Luna P!' She grinned triumphantly and seated herself on the couch.
Kousagi quickly covered herself under the cloak and watched the baby and her future father entering the living room.
After a few moments Mamoru had disappeared and Manami was busy with emptying the tissue box successively. Abruptly Kousagi stood up from her couch with her eyes wide open.
‚Where the heck is Mum?!'
Before she could think further, her eyes got even bigger. She suddenly sensed a strange, dangerous power approaching the apartment. The pink bun head quickly returned to her original position and expected the new visitor reluctantly.
„Ahh Mamoru, I heard what happened and I'd be really glad to help you with anything." Natsumi fluted while she was walking through the living room and picked up a surprised Manami.
'Damn it, she is going to ruin everything, this witch! I wish I could do something so she'll be banished from here!'
Kousagi moaned but promptly was heard by the toddler who possessed the capability to pee straight into the ginger haired girls face.
Twice.
After the second attack, Natsumi stormed out of Mamoru's living room. She was highly upset and almost overran Usagi who was just about passing through the opened front door.
‚And we are back in the game!'
Kousagi cheered under the cloak and mentally high fived with Manami.
Unfortunately her mother was not that amused to find out that Natsumi obviously had tried to replace her here and confronted Mamoru at the same moment.
„You don't really care who is in charge of Manami, do you?"
„It was her helpfulness which lead her here." He excused Natsumis previous presence innocently.
‚Great, just great. This is not helpful here. She thinks that you are interested in the ginger head, she is jealous, just take that, oh my gosh you are slow on the uptake, really! Why are men always this dumb when it comes to feelings? You know what? You could just kiss her and that's it! She would forgive you instantly. Kiss her! Do it, do! It!'
Kousagi got out of her inner tirade when she heard Mamoru's loud groan, expressing all the inability to come up with something for Usagi to calm down or work with. This would probably never change and was kind of a trait of him.
„A wonder, I need a wonder!"
She silently sung under the cloak. Obviously today was her lucky day.
„Ahhhh, look!"
Usagi pointed at a now standing Manami who prepared himself to walk for the first time in his young life. Eventually he was successful and after going a few clumsy steps, he reached the tissue box and went on with his funny pulling game.
It couldn't have worked out better and touched by the exploding happiness of her parents who were dancing by having their hands together, Kousagis heart started melting. A little teardrop ran down her cheek silently.
‚I craved to meet you in this lifetime. Your love is so unique, innocent, pure, free and full of joy and happiness. Thank you, just thank you that I can participate in this special moment. Mum, Dad, I love you so much.'