Chapter 10: Pow Wow #2
The girls had enjoyed a day of fun festival games, walking through the Sakura trees, eating great food, and helping out at the Momohara's food stall. The day was beautiful and really felt like spring had arrived. The sun kissed Chibiusa's face all day giving her a rosy blush. Her skin was so porcelain she always turned red before she tanned. Momo was already getting a nice tan. All the hustle and bustle of the day the girls got warm and had removed their sweaters, tying them around their waists. The thing about warmer weather meant less layers. Chibiusa enjoyed the kiss of the sun on her bare skin exposed by her crop top. Cute clothes like this was unexceptable for a princess. This was another perk to living her life as a civilian.
"You shock me with your clothing choices sometimes Chibiusa." Momo giggled. "Not that you look bad or too...you know" Momo playfully lifted her own boobs with her hands suggestively then busted out laughing when an old man had raised a scolding eyebrow at her shaking his head.
Chibiusa laughed nervously and pushed Momo behind her bowing apologetically to him for her lewd friend.
"Oh my god Momo! What DO you mean then?"
"Just that I love how inhibited you are in your choices. You always look super cute and you know how to show just the right amount of skin" Momo playfully lifted her eyebrows up and down at her.
The sun was setting bringing on a clear dark sky filled with stars twinkling as if they had their own excitement for the start of spring. Momo and Chibiusa wound up in the Sakura tree paths again and something pulled Chibiusa back to the secluded area where it seemed like a dream that Perlé had appeared to her. Momo sat in the middle and then stretched her legs out in front of her spread in a V. She picked up Sakura petals and tossed them in the air watching them flow back down and giggled. Chibiusa grabbed a handful and playfully tossed them over Momo's head.
"So. Coincidentally we are here in the same spot we found you the other night. Should I be worried about you Chibiusa? Is everything okay?" She let a soft smile cross her lips but worry furrowed her brows.
Chibiusa knew she was going to bring this up but she still haven't found the way to tell her what's been up. Chibiusa took a deep breath and bit her cheek.
"Well I ran into someone I knew from a long while ago. But the encounter made it seem he wanted it to be a secret. I know it sounds strange but..." Her words trailed off. Speaking it out loud made it seem more reality than it did to her just moments ago.
"He didn't hurt you did he?"
"Goodness no!"
"And then you and Kyuusuke found me I was just so, I guess you could say, dumbfounded. It was just so quick. And then later when we were on the way to the lake, I thought I had spotted him again and I got distracted." Chibiusa held her head down fiddled with the grass and continued. "That's when I realized you had called me Usagi."
"Who is he? I mean he's got you super distracted. Are you sure we don't need to be worried?" Momo paused and you could see her brain processing thoughts on her face. "Is he and exboyfriend?!" Momo slapped her thighs as if she solved the greatest mystery of all time.
"No!" Chibiusa laughed. "I was still real young when I met him! He was a good friend, but it was a short lived friendship. He had to go back where he was from."
"Well surely you will be seeing him again soon. I don't think he would just come back only to have a short visit with you. I'm sure he will come back around when you least expect it. Then maybe we can all meet him! Honestly Chibiusa why would you let this stress you so much? It wasn't that hard to tell me!" She scolded her. "We better get back to my parents stall and see what we can help with before they close up. Tomorrow is our turn at the obstacle course.