"Grandfather, I'm home!" Rei called as she ran into the temple. She almost
tripped over Yuurichiru on her way in. "Hey Chad" she said as she quickly
moved to miss him. "Hello Rei, Guess What" he sounded sullen and annoyed.
"What? Hey, where's Grandpa?... He's okay isn't he?!" she asked immediately. "Yea. He's fine. He's letting some guy live here. Some doinky priest-in-training." he said slowly. Rei frowned thoughtfully. "He did? But, oh-k. Hold on. Let me go change. Tell Grandpa I'll be back" she said as she turned the corner and saw Tenchi.
She blinked and thought He's emitting a strange energy as she slowly walked over to him. "Hey, are you the new priest-in-training Grandpa hired?" she asked suspiciously, her mind floating back to her first encounter with 'Jed'. Tenchi bowed showing respect "Yes, I am. My name is Tenchi, it is a pleasure to meet you" he said as he rose to look at her. I wonder how the girls are doing finding jobs he thought as he smiled at Rei, politely.
Rei, still a suspicious look on her face, nodding in acknowledgement to his bow and asked "Did Grandpa show you your room and tell you your duties?" Tenchi noticed that she held herself with an authority only a full fledged priestess could muster. "Yes, he did" Tenchi replied as he picked up the broom he had come inside for "I must get back to my chores now. It was nice meeting you." he said as he walked past her and back outside. Rei new something was different about him but she couldn't figure out what.
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"O.K. Hotaru. Now only one flavor of milkshake" said Haruka to the little girl on her shoulders. "Banananana!" Hotaru chirped in response. Haruka looked at the waitress "One small banana milkshake and one medium coffee. Black." she said. Sasami nodded "Right away, mam" she sais with a smile, her eyes closed. She stuck her head in the back, kitchen-like, room. She opened her eyes and reapeated the order. "Coming right up!" Ayeka responded. Sasami came back out and looked back to Haruka and blinked. She bowed slightly and put her hands together infront of her "Goman-nasai, Sir- I hope I didn't offend you" Sasami said in a tone of begging for forgiveness.
Haruka chuckled "It's o.k. kid. I *am* a miss" she paid for the drinks and, ballancing the squirming Hotaru on her shoulder, she got into her car. Sasami then noticed a small whirlwind of cherry blossoms tornado by. She blinked and put the money in the register then took the next customers order.
The door to the arcade slid open and Minako walked inside, she stopped to play a couple arcade games like she usually does. Mamoru walked in shortly after. He sat at the bar and looked up "Is Motoki here?" he asked.
"Umm...." Mihoshi blinked then remembered who he was talking about "Oh, yeah! he's in the back." Mihoshi laughed slightly "I'll get him for you" she said and walked off toward the back room to find him. "Motoki! Someone is asking for you!" she said cutely. Motoki nodded and walked out front, followed closely by Mihoshi.
"Hey Motoki..." Mamoru looked at Mihoshi "Don't you have somewhere else to be?" he asked pointedly, not hiding his rudeness. Mihoshi blinked and looked at Motoki "Where do I need to be?" she asked cluelessly. Motoki smiled "Can you go finish what I was working on?" he asked. "Yeah, okay." she responded and then headed off into the back room. Motoki looked at Mamoru "She's cute... and she tries hard" he said with a nervous laugh. "Now, what would Rika-chan say Motoki-kun?" Mamoru chided.
Mamoru looked toward the door "Twenty bucks says Usa-ko got detention again" he said with a sigh.
There was a loud "NO!!!" heard from the MotoCross racing game. "That's the 4th time she's lost" said Motoki, sympathetically. "And Actually... Rika- chan and I broke up, Mamoru-kun" he looked toward the back room after hearing a loud thud and an echoing "owww..." made by Mihoshi. "Mamoru-kun, I'll be right back" Motoki said as he walked off to check on Mihoshi.
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Mihoshi sniffled as she lookd at the ground. Motoki walked in "Mihoshi, are you okay?" he asked calmly as he helped her up.
Motoki walked in "Mihoshi- Are you okay?" he asked calmy as he extended a hand to help her up. Mihoshi took his hand and he pulled her up "I'm okay..." she whined softly and smiled at him. "Thank you Motoki- I'll finsih that stuff now!" she giggled and gave him a light kiss on the cheek, her way of telling him 'Thanks'.
She walked over to the stack of papers and continued working. "Y..your welcome, Mihoshi" Motoki muttered and blushed for a second. He then remembered Mamoru, he snapped out of it as he coughed and walked back out into the main room.
"Jerk" Mamoru said sourly as Motoki neared the counter. Motoki was uncomfortably aware that the comment was aimed at him. Motoki looked at Mamoru for a second and finally asked "So, what did you stop by for, Mamoru- kun?".
"I came waiting for you Usagi. AND now, I find out that you and Rika-chan are splitsville... I mean.. you broke up" he shook his head slightly at using one of Usagi's terms. Mamoru stood up, narrowed his eyes at Motoki, and prepared to leave.
Motoki motioned for him to stop "Mamoru-kun, wait" he looked at a picture of Rika "She wanted to stay on the expidition for another year... she said 'It's not fair for me to make you wait for me,even longer then I originally planned' and hung up before I could try to stop her" he then looked at Mamoru "She broke up with me..." he could tell Mamoru was getting more annoyed with him so he just stopped trying to explain.
"Fine. Fine. Motoki-kun" Mamoru said letting his face remain emotionless. There was a "Yeah!" in the background as Minako one another game. Mamoru leaned back into his position, and said "But really, I think Usa-ko got stuck in detention." Motoki sighed in relief, glad the subject had changed.
"I saw her run by this morning yelling something about 'Hurry' and 'again'.." he looked out the window "And she ran into someone, I don't know what they said but he helped her u-" Mamoru's head popped up "He?" he cut off Motoki "He Who?" he looked around "Who he?" Mamoru asked, speaking rather quickly at the moment.
"Who he." Motoki shrugged "I don't know but he was quite friendly." Mamoru narrowed his eyes at him again "FRIENDLY!? Motoki-kun... what do you mean by that?" Motoki shrugged in response.
"Friendly. In a friendly type way. Like Friends. A little like those two" Motoki pointed at two people that were passing by. Mamoru turned to see a girl jump onto the back of a guy and cover cover his eyes. Mamoru turned around, as Motoki began to wonder if he went to far, and said "I see..."
"You're in luck though.." Motoki quickly added "Mihoshi knows him."
"Blonde girl? She does! Good. Bring her in."
"What? Hey, where's Grandpa?... He's okay isn't he?!" she asked immediately. "Yea. He's fine. He's letting some guy live here. Some doinky priest-in-training." he said slowly. Rei frowned thoughtfully. "He did? But, oh-k. Hold on. Let me go change. Tell Grandpa I'll be back" she said as she turned the corner and saw Tenchi.
She blinked and thought He's emitting a strange energy as she slowly walked over to him. "Hey, are you the new priest-in-training Grandpa hired?" she asked suspiciously, her mind floating back to her first encounter with 'Jed'. Tenchi bowed showing respect "Yes, I am. My name is Tenchi, it is a pleasure to meet you" he said as he rose to look at her. I wonder how the girls are doing finding jobs he thought as he smiled at Rei, politely.
Rei, still a suspicious look on her face, nodding in acknowledgement to his bow and asked "Did Grandpa show you your room and tell you your duties?" Tenchi noticed that she held herself with an authority only a full fledged priestess could muster. "Yes, he did" Tenchi replied as he picked up the broom he had come inside for "I must get back to my chores now. It was nice meeting you." he said as he walked past her and back outside. Rei new something was different about him but she couldn't figure out what.
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"O.K. Hotaru. Now only one flavor of milkshake" said Haruka to the little girl on her shoulders. "Banananana!" Hotaru chirped in response. Haruka looked at the waitress "One small banana milkshake and one medium coffee. Black." she said. Sasami nodded "Right away, mam" she sais with a smile, her eyes closed. She stuck her head in the back, kitchen-like, room. She opened her eyes and reapeated the order. "Coming right up!" Ayeka responded. Sasami came back out and looked back to Haruka and blinked. She bowed slightly and put her hands together infront of her "Goman-nasai, Sir- I hope I didn't offend you" Sasami said in a tone of begging for forgiveness.
Haruka chuckled "It's o.k. kid. I *am* a miss" she paid for the drinks and, ballancing the squirming Hotaru on her shoulder, she got into her car. Sasami then noticed a small whirlwind of cherry blossoms tornado by. She blinked and put the money in the register then took the next customers order.
The door to the arcade slid open and Minako walked inside, she stopped to play a couple arcade games like she usually does. Mamoru walked in shortly after. He sat at the bar and looked up "Is Motoki here?" he asked.
"Umm...." Mihoshi blinked then remembered who he was talking about "Oh, yeah! he's in the back." Mihoshi laughed slightly "I'll get him for you" she said and walked off toward the back room to find him. "Motoki! Someone is asking for you!" she said cutely. Motoki nodded and walked out front, followed closely by Mihoshi.
"Hey Motoki..." Mamoru looked at Mihoshi "Don't you have somewhere else to be?" he asked pointedly, not hiding his rudeness. Mihoshi blinked and looked at Motoki "Where do I need to be?" she asked cluelessly. Motoki smiled "Can you go finish what I was working on?" he asked. "Yeah, okay." she responded and then headed off into the back room. Motoki looked at Mamoru "She's cute... and she tries hard" he said with a nervous laugh. "Now, what would Rika-chan say Motoki-kun?" Mamoru chided.
Mamoru looked toward the door "Twenty bucks says Usa-ko got detention again" he said with a sigh.
There was a loud "NO!!!" heard from the MotoCross racing game. "That's the 4th time she's lost" said Motoki, sympathetically. "And Actually... Rika- chan and I broke up, Mamoru-kun" he looked toward the back room after hearing a loud thud and an echoing "owww..." made by Mihoshi. "Mamoru-kun, I'll be right back" Motoki said as he walked off to check on Mihoshi.
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Mihoshi sniffled as she lookd at the ground. Motoki walked in "Mihoshi, are you okay?" he asked calmly as he helped her up.
Motoki walked in "Mihoshi- Are you okay?" he asked calmy as he extended a hand to help her up. Mihoshi took his hand and he pulled her up "I'm okay..." she whined softly and smiled at him. "Thank you Motoki- I'll finsih that stuff now!" she giggled and gave him a light kiss on the cheek, her way of telling him 'Thanks'.
She walked over to the stack of papers and continued working. "Y..your welcome, Mihoshi" Motoki muttered and blushed for a second. He then remembered Mamoru, he snapped out of it as he coughed and walked back out into the main room.
"Jerk" Mamoru said sourly as Motoki neared the counter. Motoki was uncomfortably aware that the comment was aimed at him. Motoki looked at Mamoru for a second and finally asked "So, what did you stop by for, Mamoru- kun?".
"I came waiting for you Usagi. AND now, I find out that you and Rika-chan are splitsville... I mean.. you broke up" he shook his head slightly at using one of Usagi's terms. Mamoru stood up, narrowed his eyes at Motoki, and prepared to leave.
Motoki motioned for him to stop "Mamoru-kun, wait" he looked at a picture of Rika "She wanted to stay on the expidition for another year... she said 'It's not fair for me to make you wait for me,even longer then I originally planned' and hung up before I could try to stop her" he then looked at Mamoru "She broke up with me..." he could tell Mamoru was getting more annoyed with him so he just stopped trying to explain.
"Fine. Fine. Motoki-kun" Mamoru said letting his face remain emotionless. There was a "Yeah!" in the background as Minako one another game. Mamoru leaned back into his position, and said "But really, I think Usa-ko got stuck in detention." Motoki sighed in relief, glad the subject had changed.
"I saw her run by this morning yelling something about 'Hurry' and 'again'.." he looked out the window "And she ran into someone, I don't know what they said but he helped her u-" Mamoru's head popped up "He?" he cut off Motoki "He Who?" he looked around "Who he?" Mamoru asked, speaking rather quickly at the moment.
"Who he." Motoki shrugged "I don't know but he was quite friendly." Mamoru narrowed his eyes at him again "FRIENDLY!? Motoki-kun... what do you mean by that?" Motoki shrugged in response.
"Friendly. In a friendly type way. Like Friends. A little like those two" Motoki pointed at two people that were passing by. Mamoru turned to see a girl jump onto the back of a guy and cover cover his eyes. Mamoru turned around, as Motoki began to wonder if he went to far, and said "I see..."
"You're in luck though.." Motoki quickly added "Mihoshi knows him."
"Blonde girl? She does! Good. Bring her in."