AN: This is how I would like for the Stars Season to have started off. I will continue this, I'm
just not sure where I'm going yet. I want to thank the people that reviewed for making my day,
and making me feel better. Please, anyone else who reads this needs to review, flames are NOT
welcome however. If you want to say something about my writing, talk to the monitor 'cause the
mic ain't listenin'.
Standard Disclaimers apply. Not mine. I know. It's shocking.
Title: How it all happened
Author: Arabiana
Chapter: 3 - Convincing Those Who Don't Know
Rating: PG-13 It'll get there I promise
Mood: Romantic and foreboding, but in a steamy passionate way.
Summary: The way the Stars Season should have happened.
@@@Convincing Those Who Don't Understand@@@
*****Usagi's POV*****
Mamo-chan and I just left Rei's temple. Mamo-chan said that he was going to walk me home,
even though I protested it. What would Daddy think if Mamo-chan dropped me off at home, then
out of the blue, I ask if I can spend two weeks with one of my friends? He'd never buy it. In
fact, he might very well end all sleep overs, even though the rest are legit'. Then again, I don't
think Mom would let him do that. Mama is after all, the ruling voice of the house. And, she
absolutely loves Mamo-chan. A lot of times, the three of us will go out to eat, or to the mall. No
matter what anybody tells you, Moms have wonderful fashion sense.
Anyway, we're about two house away from mine, so I stop and tell Mamo-chan
goodnight. Of course the way I say this is by entwining myself in his arms and melting into his
delicious kisses. However, when I pull away he tries to argue, telling me he doesn't want
anything to happen to me. "Mamo-chan, if you want to you can stand right here and watch to
make sure I get into the house alright, okay?" I whisper. He sighs, then kisses me on the forehead
and nods. I turn and walk into the house without any mishaps. But I knew that was going to
happen. The real trouble will begin when I sit down with my parents to ask them about the two
weeks.
As I hang up my coat I call out, "Mom? Dad?" "Yes dear?" they answer almost at the
same time. I follow their voices into the living room, and sit down on the coffee table in front of
the couch where they both are sitting. "Mama, Daddy, do you think it would be okay if I spent
two weeks with Makoto? I'd call everyday, and you could call me too!" I exclaim before Daddy
can scream and say an absolute no. "It would help me get ready to be out on my own, and you
two would have some time to yourselves, as would Shingo. Just think, no fights for a whole two
weeks. And, I want to learn to cook well, not just how to cook curry. It would be best if that
didn't happen here. Makoto can stop me before I burn something down." I laugh lightly. I'm
trying to lighten the mood if you haven't noticed. I'm also showing them the wonderful pros of
having me gone for two weeks. Daddy leans forward slightly as if to get up, opens his mouth,
and... before he can do anything else, Mom jumps up and says, "Oh honey this is a wonderful
idea! I know this will be good for you. Just make sure we have the right number for Makoto's,
just in case she changed it." OH MY GOD!! What is she psychic?! I had thought that I would
tell them that Makoto had changed her number, and then give them Mamoru's. I look over at
Mom, all she does is wink very quickly, so quick as to think that I might have imagined it. But
with my Mama, I doubt it. "Um...yeah, she has changed it. I-I'll write it down for you." Mama
just smiles and hugs me tight. I look over her shoulder at Daddy. He doesn't seem too well
looking. I nudge Mama, and jerk my eyes towards Daddy. Mom instantly gets it. "Dear, don't
you think this will be good for Usagi?" Daddy looks up at us, kinda like he's just come out of a
daze. "Oh, yeah, I think it's....great." I lean down and hug him, whispering in his ear, "Thank
you Daddy." He pats my shoulder and smiles.
"Well, I'm sure you want to leave tonight right? Why don't you run upstairs and pack.
I'll go heat up a plate for you so you can eat before you go." Oh how I love my Mama. She
understands everything. I run up the stairs and fly into my room, having to jump over Luna, who
was sleeping on the floor. "Luna, Mama says I can go tonight! I have to pack now! She said she
had dinner, why don't you go eat?" "I already did Usagi. You quite took your time getting
here." I stuck my tongue out at her, then pulled open the doors to my closet and grabbed my
travel bag. I frantically grabbed all the clothes I would need, folded them as neatly as I could and
stuffed them into the duffle bag. Let's see here, make-up? Check. Shoes? Check. Hair stuff?
Check. Broach? Check. Nightgown and toothbrush? Check and Check. Well that should be
about....Oops! Almost forgot! I packed up my laptop in its carry case, went over the list in my
head again, grabbed my favorite CD and a bag of candy that I had hidden in the back of my closet,
made sure everything was secure, sat down, and breathed. Whew! Speed packing is hard work.
Maybe I should rest a...EEK!!! The time! I still want to eat dinner too!
I grab all my stuff up, call Luna, and tumble down the stairs. Throwing everything down
by the door I speed into the kitchen and am half way though dinner before anyone knows what's
happening. Gosh this is good fish! I hope I can cook this well one day. I jump up, finished. As I
clean up the table and put my dishes in the dishwasher, I look around at my kitchen. Wow, I
won't be seeing this for two whole weeks. Oh, I hope I don't get homesick. I would hate to let
that ruin my first chance at private time with Mamoru.
I go into the living room to say goodbye to them. Mama and Daddy both hug me and tell
me they love me. Even Shingo does too. Before I go, Mama asks if I need her to drive me.
Oops, didn't even think about that. Mama can see the look of indecision on my face. She gets up
and grabs her car keys. "Shingo dear, can you help Usagi load this into the car? I'll be right back
Kenji." With that, me, my stuff, and Luna are out the door and into the car.
I wave goodbye to Shingo as Mama pulls out onto the road. Okay Usagi, keep it cool,
you'll just have to walk a little ways. Makoto's isn't all that far from Mamoru's. Yeah, I'll just
walk to Mamoru's with a 100 pounds of luggage. Makoto will probably help. I mean, I will have
to take all my stuff and go in to convince my mom.
"We're here dear." Mom says, cutting into my planning. I look to Mom and give her a
hug. Then I turn around to open the door and . . . OH MY GOD!!! Mama brought me to
Mamoru's apartment! I swivel around, horrified. Mama just smiles and pats my knee. "I knew
this is where you would spend the two weeks. When you got home I saw your engagement ring.
I figured he would be asking you soon. That way you wold have a year to plan the wedding."
She leaned over and pulled me to her. "I'm so happy for you sweetie. Call me when you get the
chance."
I was speechless. I mean what would you do?! Mom just said it all right. Well, almost all
of it. Mamoru didn't ask me to marry him. But I can't tell Mama that. I'll just play along with it.
"Thank you Mama. Please don't tell anyone. You're the first one to figure it out." Mama just
smiled and nodded, making shooing motions.
I open the car door and let Luna jump down. She had been surprisingly quiet throughout
our discussion.
I close the front car door and open the back. Once everything is loaded onto me, I close
the back door with my hip and walk through the revolving doors into Mamoru's apartment
complex. In the entryway I buzz his apartment.
"Hello?" he answers. "Mamo-chan it's me, Usagi. I'm here for two weeks." "Usako!
I'll be right down to help you. Wait right there." "Okay."
I tap my foot, patiently waiting. All of a sudden the inside door flies open. "Here Usako,
let me take all that." I gladly unload most of my luggage into his strongly muscled arms. "Go on
ahead Usako, I'll follow you."
just not sure where I'm going yet. I want to thank the people that reviewed for making my day,
and making me feel better. Please, anyone else who reads this needs to review, flames are NOT
welcome however. If you want to say something about my writing, talk to the monitor 'cause the
mic ain't listenin'.
Standard Disclaimers apply. Not mine. I know. It's shocking.
Title: How it all happened
Author: Arabiana
Chapter: 3 - Convincing Those Who Don't Know
Rating: PG-13 It'll get there I promise
Mood: Romantic and foreboding, but in a steamy passionate way.
Summary: The way the Stars Season should have happened.
@@@Convincing Those Who Don't Understand@@@
*****Usagi's POV*****
Mamo-chan and I just left Rei's temple. Mamo-chan said that he was going to walk me home,
even though I protested it. What would Daddy think if Mamo-chan dropped me off at home, then
out of the blue, I ask if I can spend two weeks with one of my friends? He'd never buy it. In
fact, he might very well end all sleep overs, even though the rest are legit'. Then again, I don't
think Mom would let him do that. Mama is after all, the ruling voice of the house. And, she
absolutely loves Mamo-chan. A lot of times, the three of us will go out to eat, or to the mall. No
matter what anybody tells you, Moms have wonderful fashion sense.
Anyway, we're about two house away from mine, so I stop and tell Mamo-chan
goodnight. Of course the way I say this is by entwining myself in his arms and melting into his
delicious kisses. However, when I pull away he tries to argue, telling me he doesn't want
anything to happen to me. "Mamo-chan, if you want to you can stand right here and watch to
make sure I get into the house alright, okay?" I whisper. He sighs, then kisses me on the forehead
and nods. I turn and walk into the house without any mishaps. But I knew that was going to
happen. The real trouble will begin when I sit down with my parents to ask them about the two
weeks.
As I hang up my coat I call out, "Mom? Dad?" "Yes dear?" they answer almost at the
same time. I follow their voices into the living room, and sit down on the coffee table in front of
the couch where they both are sitting. "Mama, Daddy, do you think it would be okay if I spent
two weeks with Makoto? I'd call everyday, and you could call me too!" I exclaim before Daddy
can scream and say an absolute no. "It would help me get ready to be out on my own, and you
two would have some time to yourselves, as would Shingo. Just think, no fights for a whole two
weeks. And, I want to learn to cook well, not just how to cook curry. It would be best if that
didn't happen here. Makoto can stop me before I burn something down." I laugh lightly. I'm
trying to lighten the mood if you haven't noticed. I'm also showing them the wonderful pros of
having me gone for two weeks. Daddy leans forward slightly as if to get up, opens his mouth,
and... before he can do anything else, Mom jumps up and says, "Oh honey this is a wonderful
idea! I know this will be good for you. Just make sure we have the right number for Makoto's,
just in case she changed it." OH MY GOD!! What is she psychic?! I had thought that I would
tell them that Makoto had changed her number, and then give them Mamoru's. I look over at
Mom, all she does is wink very quickly, so quick as to think that I might have imagined it. But
with my Mama, I doubt it. "Um...yeah, she has changed it. I-I'll write it down for you." Mama
just smiles and hugs me tight. I look over her shoulder at Daddy. He doesn't seem too well
looking. I nudge Mama, and jerk my eyes towards Daddy. Mom instantly gets it. "Dear, don't
you think this will be good for Usagi?" Daddy looks up at us, kinda like he's just come out of a
daze. "Oh, yeah, I think it's....great." I lean down and hug him, whispering in his ear, "Thank
you Daddy." He pats my shoulder and smiles.
"Well, I'm sure you want to leave tonight right? Why don't you run upstairs and pack.
I'll go heat up a plate for you so you can eat before you go." Oh how I love my Mama. She
understands everything. I run up the stairs and fly into my room, having to jump over Luna, who
was sleeping on the floor. "Luna, Mama says I can go tonight! I have to pack now! She said she
had dinner, why don't you go eat?" "I already did Usagi. You quite took your time getting
here." I stuck my tongue out at her, then pulled open the doors to my closet and grabbed my
travel bag. I frantically grabbed all the clothes I would need, folded them as neatly as I could and
stuffed them into the duffle bag. Let's see here, make-up? Check. Shoes? Check. Hair stuff?
Check. Broach? Check. Nightgown and toothbrush? Check and Check. Well that should be
about....Oops! Almost forgot! I packed up my laptop in its carry case, went over the list in my
head again, grabbed my favorite CD and a bag of candy that I had hidden in the back of my closet,
made sure everything was secure, sat down, and breathed. Whew! Speed packing is hard work.
Maybe I should rest a...EEK!!! The time! I still want to eat dinner too!
I grab all my stuff up, call Luna, and tumble down the stairs. Throwing everything down
by the door I speed into the kitchen and am half way though dinner before anyone knows what's
happening. Gosh this is good fish! I hope I can cook this well one day. I jump up, finished. As I
clean up the table and put my dishes in the dishwasher, I look around at my kitchen. Wow, I
won't be seeing this for two whole weeks. Oh, I hope I don't get homesick. I would hate to let
that ruin my first chance at private time with Mamoru.
I go into the living room to say goodbye to them. Mama and Daddy both hug me and tell
me they love me. Even Shingo does too. Before I go, Mama asks if I need her to drive me.
Oops, didn't even think about that. Mama can see the look of indecision on my face. She gets up
and grabs her car keys. "Shingo dear, can you help Usagi load this into the car? I'll be right back
Kenji." With that, me, my stuff, and Luna are out the door and into the car.
I wave goodbye to Shingo as Mama pulls out onto the road. Okay Usagi, keep it cool,
you'll just have to walk a little ways. Makoto's isn't all that far from Mamoru's. Yeah, I'll just
walk to Mamoru's with a 100 pounds of luggage. Makoto will probably help. I mean, I will have
to take all my stuff and go in to convince my mom.
"We're here dear." Mom says, cutting into my planning. I look to Mom and give her a
hug. Then I turn around to open the door and . . . OH MY GOD!!! Mama brought me to
Mamoru's apartment! I swivel around, horrified. Mama just smiles and pats my knee. "I knew
this is where you would spend the two weeks. When you got home I saw your engagement ring.
I figured he would be asking you soon. That way you wold have a year to plan the wedding."
She leaned over and pulled me to her. "I'm so happy for you sweetie. Call me when you get the
chance."
I was speechless. I mean what would you do?! Mom just said it all right. Well, almost all
of it. Mamoru didn't ask me to marry him. But I can't tell Mama that. I'll just play along with it.
"Thank you Mama. Please don't tell anyone. You're the first one to figure it out." Mama just
smiled and nodded, making shooing motions.
I open the car door and let Luna jump down. She had been surprisingly quiet throughout
our discussion.
I close the front car door and open the back. Once everything is loaded onto me, I close
the back door with my hip and walk through the revolving doors into Mamoru's apartment
complex. In the entryway I buzz his apartment.
"Hello?" he answers. "Mamo-chan it's me, Usagi. I'm here for two weeks." "Usako!
I'll be right down to help you. Wait right there." "Okay."
I tap my foot, patiently waiting. All of a sudden the inside door flies open. "Here Usako,
let me take all that." I gladly unload most of my luggage into his strongly muscled arms. "Go on
ahead Usako, I'll follow you."