This is a collection of drabbles that somehow work to make for a cute short story. I'll post another chapter in a few days. All reviews are appreciated and very much doted upon...Enjoy!

Disclaimer - still not my characters...

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Mina, Usagi, and Ami strolled down the aisles of the large pet store, glancing at the lined rows of aquariums that filled several walls. Ami pointed out several fish to Mina as they passed by, but Mina dismissed them all with a wave of her hand. As they turned the corner they came across cages filled with an assortment of small furry animals. Usagi excitedly pressed her face to each glass covered surface, declaring that she must have one of each. Mina glanced at the cages but shrugged her shoulders, continuing down the aisle with Ami dragging Usagi behind her.

Suddenly Mina stopped and gasped, pointing excitedly at the display on the floor. "That is what I want!" she decreed.

"I don't know, Mina," Ami looked at the small animal within and attempted to steer the blonde away. "You said that Kai agreed to something small."

"He never gave a definition of small….." Mina placed her hand under her chin and debated the different ways she could interpret the word "small".

Ami gave up on trying to move the blonde and shook her head in defeat. Usagi finally joined the other two girls and squealed in delight. "Oh, Mina! I want one too!"

Several hours later, Kai arrived home at the apartment he and Mina shared, and looked around cautiously when he didn't see her bouncing over to him as the door closed. This could only mean one thing, he worried - she bought something big. How bad could it be though? It's not like she could have bought a Bengal tiger or anything at the local pet store, right? Although this was Mina that he was dealing with here….

"Mina," he called, putting his keys on the small table near the door. "Are you home?"

"I'll be right out!" she called from the bedroom.

His eyes continued to scan the room looking for any signs of an animal about to skitter under his feet or else leap out and attack him. She emerged from the bedroom with a smile on her face that made him cringe at what her next words might be. "So did you go to the pet store today?" he prompted.

"Yes, I went with Usagi and Ami," she responded with a bored tone.

"Did you see anything you liked?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "I did."

"And?"

"We looked at everything. In fact, I think we spent the better part of the day there," she answered dramatically while crossing the room to kiss him. "Ami was fascinated by the fish and Usagi spent most of her time looking at a small bunny, which was cute and all, but I don't quite see you as the type of guy to own a bunny." She started walking towards the kitchen, but stopped to look back at him. "You're not are you?"

"Not particularly," he answered with bated breath.

"I didn't think so either." She shook her head and walked into the kitchen. The sound of the fridge being opened, followed by the hiss of a soda can drifted out into the living room.

"So did you get a fish like Ami suggested then?" he asked hopefully, moving to lean against the wall leading into the kitchen. Good old Ami, you can always count on her for a sensible solution. Unless Mina took her advice the wrong way and purchased some sort of shark…. This was not going to end well he feared.

"No," she strolled out of the kitchen and back into the living room. "But they did have one thing that I absolutely fell in love with and I think you could learn to love him too."

"And would that be?" he grabbed the soda can from her hand as she passed by and took a drink.

"A pot-belly pig!" she exclaimed, laughing as he nearly choked on the soda.

"Mina, please tell me you didn't get a pig," he begged, putting the soda down on the table and crossing over to her. She giggled and suddenly he felt filled with dread. Apparently the words something "small and easy to take care of" managed to elude her.

"I thought about it for a while, but then Usagi bought it instead," she sighed, looking disappointed.

Kai couldn't contain his excitement and pulled her into his arms, embracing her in a hug. "I'm sorry, Mina," he said. "You must be disappointed." Kai chuckled to himself thinking about the conversation that Mamoru must surely be having with Usagi.

"Well I was at first," she started to answer, "but then I realized that you probably wouldn't have wanted a pig either."

"Only if it would have made you happy," he lied, thinking that he was safe now.

"Which is why I decided that we should get a cat."

"A what?" he frowned.

"A cat," she repeated. "You look like the kind of guy who would want a cat," she nodded satisfactorily at her answer, "which is why I think we should go pick one out together. Maybe after dinner tonight?" her voice was hopeful as she looked up at him.

She smiled brightly and he couldn't bring himself to tell her otherwise. Although that didn't mean that he couldn't lie his way out of this. "I think that would be a great idea, except I'm terribly allergic to cats."

"Oh," she chewed on her lower lip contemplating her other options. "Then maybe we can get something that sheds less. Maybe even something a little more exotic." The excitement started to return to her voice.

He could see the wheels turning in her head and he prepared himself for the worst. "Maybe we should put off on getting a pet."

"Well," she said suggestively, "I suppose we could skip the whole pet thing all together."

"We could do that…."

"And just have a baby instead."