SailorStar9: With Chapter 76 out, this is Chapter 77 of this fic. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. Really, is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?
Pairings: Tieria/Ami, Mamoru/Usagi and quite possible Setsuna/Hotaru.
Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.
Chapter 77: Seeking Friends! Chibi-Moon's Actions
The next day, at Hikawa Shrine...
"I, Chibi-Usa, also known as Small Lady, have returned to the 20th century for some training." Chibi-Usa informed the Senshi. "I hope you guys will be nice to me."
"Returning here..." Usagi started. "Who decided on that?"
"That's right." Chibi-Usa recalled. "I have a letter from Mom. Can you read it for me, Minako?"
"'It seems that you are able to train our Small Lady.'" Minako read the letter. "'How can I think you? Thanks, and I trust you with my daughter.'"
"Neo-Queen Serenity really is Usagi in a way." Luna sighed.
"I know what you mean, Luna." Minako agreed. "Because this letter has no kanji in it." she showed the girls the letter.
"There are traces where she erased kanji that she made mistakes on." Ami surveyed the letter closely.
"It really is Usagi in that way." Luna remarked.
"If we have time for that, we should worry about Chibi-Usa, right?" Usagi reminded.
"But training?" Minako echoed. "What in the world will she be doing?"
"Don't worry." Chibi-Usa assured. "I won't be clumsy and make mistakes like Usagi. I'm going to train now." she left the Shrine.
"There's something else here." Minako noticed the P.S at the bottom of the letter. "'P.S, Usagi in the 20th century, studying while young is really important. Make you sure you do it well.'"
"She really is Usagi after all." Ami, Makoto and Minako chorused.
Later...
"And here I thought it was some happy family." Haruka teased, as she and Michiru approached the squabbling Usagi and Chibi-Usa. "The last time I saw you was at the festival last night, right, kiddo?"
"They're so pretty." Chibi-Usa blushed. "They're just like Mom and Dad."
"Chibi-Usa, Haruka may look like that, but she is a woman." Usagi reminded.
"Will the two of you cut it out?" Mamoru demanded.
"We're going to have some tea now." Michiru giggled. "Would you like to join us?"
At Tamasaburou's tea-house...
"By tea, you mean..." Usagi blinked, when the group met up with a dressed up Satoshi and Ami at the gates.
"You're..." Chibi-Usa gushed, seeing Tamasaburou slide open the shoji.
"He's Tamasaburou," Michiru introduced. "The master of the famous Japanese tea style, Yabra Koji Bura Koji."
"Welcome." Tamasaburou smiled.
"It's destiny." Chibi-Usa was awestruck.
In Professor Tomoe's laboratory...
"Tea is great." Professor Tomoe was preparing tea. "Your heart finds peace. It's too hot, you idiot!" he roared, downing the freshly made tea with one gulp. "I think I've had enough for today. I have an idea."
In Eudial's office...
"Japanese tea ceremonies?" Eudial echoed, after Professor Tomoe informed her of his idea. "I have found one." she brought out Tamasaburou's profile on her computer.
In Professor Tomoe's laboratory...
"Very well, then I shall prepare a Daimon most fit for that purpose." Professor Tomoe decided. He inserted a kama into the Daimon generation box and inserted a Daimon Egg into the metal container. With the Daimon generation box packed in her vehicle, Eudial drove off.
In the tea room of Tamasaburou's tea-house...
"Chibi-Usa, my feet fell asleep." Usagi winced, her thighs were numb from remaining in seiza. "Let's go home."
"I'm going to sit through this." Chibi-Usa was insistent. "I'm different from you."
"I see that the little one is doing a better job." Haruka chuckled, sliding over a plate of dango.
Usagi just tapped a finger on Chibi-Usa's shoulder and pointed over to Haruka and Michiru, the older pair were using a used skewer to slide out a dango before halving it.
Satoshi sweatdropped as he peered behind his back and seeing Usagi and Chibi-Usa stab each other's feet and causing the two 'Rabbits' exaggerated postures. The purple-haired teen then cast a pitying look at his resigned partner seated beside him.
"If it's too strenuous for you, feel free to sit in a more relaxed manner." Tamasaburou offered, realizing that Usagi and Chibi-Usa were not used to sitting in seiza.
"No, I'm alright." Chibi-Usa insisted.
"I shall show you something nice, then." Tamasaburou smiled and started balancing a tea cup on the back of the tea ladle.
"Tamasaburou-sama..." Satoshi gaped.
"How considerate of others." Michiru agreed.
"Tamasaburou-sama is doing all of this on purpose to relieve the tension of the tea ceremony for Chibi-Usa." Ami explained.
"That bowl," Michiru added. "Its rarity is at the level of a national treasure, and if you were to buy it, it would be over 10 million yen."
"Please stop!" Usagi pleaded. "Something that costs several million..." she lumbered forward to stop Tamasaburou, only to trip over the young boy and causing both tea cup and ladle to fall out of the tea master's hands.
Mamoru and Satoshi instantly reacted, Mamoru saving the tea cup and Satoshi using his body to cushion the ladle.
Later, after the tea ceremony...
"Now I see why you needed time off." Satoshi was sympathetic to his partner, the couple was digging into a bowl of anmitsu.
Ami just sighed and bit into a slice of orange.
The next day...
"I'm going to make sure I become his apprentice." Chibi-Usa made her way to Tamasaburou's tea-house, now dressed in Usagi's hand-me-down kimono.
"That was..." Usagi gasped, seeing Eudial's car drive by. "Eudial."
"She went into Tamasaburou's house!" Chibi-Usa exclaimed when the car skidded into the tea master's place. She snuck through the hole under the hedge and entered into the yard with Luna in tow.
"Did I hit something?" Eudial stepped out of her car, having crushed into a toro in the yard.
"May I ask who you are?" Tamasaburou asked, stepping out of his house.
"Captured." Eudial wasted no time in firing her Capture Gun at the tea master, extracting his Heart Crystal in the process.
"Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" Chibi-Usa transformed as she ran towards the house. "You can't!" she placed herself between the fallen Tamasaburou and Eudial. "I won't let you take Tamasaburou's Heart away. I am an apprentice Sailor Senshi for Love and Justice, Sailor Chibi-Moon! In the name of the future Moon, I will punish you!"
"Appear before me, Daimon!" Eudial summoned Chagama. "Someone is getting in my way. Get rid of her."
Said Daimon rushed towards Sailor Chibi-Moon on her cushion and tossed a piece of fukusa at her, before trapping her using a rope.
"Now, hand over that Pure Heart." Eudial requested as Chagama reined Sailor Chibi-Moon in.
"World Shaking!" Sailor Uranus fired her attack at Eudial, who jumped to dodge the energy ball.
"Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune released her sphere of seawater at the Daimon and freeing Sailor Chibi-Moon.
"So, you appear in front of me again." Eudial snorted at the two Outer Senshi.
"Tough luck." Sailor Neptune inspected the Heart Crystal. "This isn't a Talisman."
"A failure." Eudial backed into her car and retreated.
"Where are the others?" Chagama demanded, turning back to the Senshi and seeing Sailors Uranus and Neptune had vanished, along with Tamasaburou.
"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Sailor Chibi-Moon fired her attack at the Daimon, which sort of fell short from hitting the Daimon.
Said water pot Daimon calmly sipped her tea, not noticing the pink Senshi had inched closer to her until the energy beam was hitting directly under her chin.
"Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up!" Usagi had finally pulled herself free and transformed. "Sorry to keep you waiting. I am the Sailor Senshi of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon!"
"Now I will entertain the guests!" Chagama smacked Sailor Chibi-Moon to the ground and rushed towards Sailor Moon, throwing out hot tea at the Moon Senshi. The Daimon's rampage was interrupted by Sailor Chibi-Moon's 'Pink Sugar Heart Attack' energy beam.
"Look out!" Sailor Moon grabbed the smaller Senshi and fled with the Daimon hot on their tails.
A thrown rose from Tuxedo Kamen forced the Daimon to drop her tea cup.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Sailor Moon took out the Daimon before she could do something not fit to be shown on screen.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.
