Never Again - Part Ten
By: PhoenixStAr
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: Sailormoon not mine. However, Saikoushidousha attacks,
Sailor Phoenix, Fenikkusu Kirei, the Platinum Guard, the Platinum Star,
concept and story line *are* mine. Please ask before you use them.
My email: kireiphoenix@hotmail.com
My site : http://takeoff.to/platinumphoenix
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Motoki's P.O.V.
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I sigh as I wipe up yet another spill of chocolate milkshake
from a kid. Chocolate milkshake, that was Usa-chan's favorite drink.
Kami, I still miss her. I'm not the only one either. Why she left
without even saying goodbye, I'll never know. I hear the automatic
doors open. Why even bother looking up? There's not much of a chance
that it'll be Usa, maybe her friends, maybe Mamoru, but not Usa. She's
like a little sister to me, and she leaves without saying goodbye.
"Justin! Honestly, I don't know why I even bother!" I hear a
high pitched giggle. No, it can't be...but it sounds so familiar! I look
up, and kami-sama, there she is, lightly slapping a blonde man's chest.
"Usa-chan?"
"Motoki-oniichan?" Usagi squeals before launching herself
into my arms.
"It's been too long, Usagi-chan. Where have you been?" I ask,
slightly chiding her.
She looks up at me and pouts, "Can't a girl have her secrets?"
As innocent as ever, I laugh, "Hai, of course, Usa-chan. So,
can I make you a chocolate milkshake?"
"Nah, I'll just have a sprite."
That one surprised me. "Just a sprite?"
"People grow up, Motoki-chan!"
"You're right, Usa." I look up to see her entourage. There
are eight men, handsome, but you wouldn't hear me say that. There's
also another woman. She's gorgeous. Damn, she's just hot. "Usa,
who's that with you?" I ask, as I hand her her Sprite.
"Oh! You must think I'm so rude! That's Justin, and that's-"
"Iie, iie. I mean who's *she*?"
"Oh, *her*!" A devilish grin lights up on Usa's face.
"Do you *really* wanna know, Motoki-oniichan?"
"Usagi..."
"Hai?"
"Tell me."
"Tell you what?"
"That's it!" I start tickling her. I'm not surprised; she's
still as squeamish as ever.
"Okay! Okay! I'll tell you! Please! Stop!" She gasps out
between gales of laughter.
"So? Who is she?"
"*She* is Fenikkusu Kirei. I met her when I moved to Canada.
She's 18 now. Ugh, you can't believe how scary her driving is.
Anyway, isn't she a little young for you?" Usa teases.
I look down as a warm feeling creeps up my neck. "I-I was
just curious."
"Right, sure, Motoki."
"Anyway," I try to start on another topic, "Mamoru and the
girls will be so happy that you're back."
She stiffens. "Can you not tell them about me, please?"
"Why not?"
"Just don't, please?" She looks up at me with a pair of
watering puppy dog eyes. Did they do something to her? No...they
love her too much to...they wouldn't...would they?
"If you say so, Usa-chan,"
She quickly dons a happy face, "Don't worry, Motoki-chan!"
"Actually, never mind. There's no point in pretending that
I don't know you're here. They're outside the door."
I watch as she pales. They really did do something to her,
didn't they? "Outside...the...door? Umm...Motoki-oniichan, I have to
go. I'll talk to you later, okay? Bye!" And she rushes to Kirei.
Damn, that new girl is hot. I can feel my face getting hot as I
see her staring back at me.
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Haruka's P.O.V.
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"Holy shit!" I scream.
"Nani?" The Senshi look at me curiously.
Oh, kami-sama, am I seeing things? They look in the
direction I'm staring. There she is. Usagi...
"Usagi?" I hear Rei whisper.
Usagi-san flings herself at Motoki. I hear teeth
gritting, and turn around to see Mamoru growing insane with
jealousy.
Then comes Michiru's soft, calming voice. "Calm down,
Mamoru. She's just happy to see an old friend."
"She's not going to be so happy when she sees *us*,"
I mumble.
Michiru gives me a sharp glare and whispers harshly,
"You're not helping."
"Gomen, gomen. ~sigh~. She's right, Mamoru-san. Your
love has survived a millennium. You've been through death time
and time again, I don't think a simple misunderstandi-"
"You don't understand!" He roars. Anger boils
through me.
"Well, if that's what I get for trying to cheer you up,
then-"
"Gomen, Haruka-san. It's just seeing her...now...after
almost ten years...then seeing her in the arms of Motoki..."
"It's harsh, isn't it, Mamoru?" Minako asks quietly.
"I can feel your pain...my powers as the senshi of love are growing
a bit. I'm learning what Usagi was telling us years ago. I can feel
the heartbreak of other people."
"Hai, I feel it as well....the pain she talked about.."
We're silent for a while. Damn, who knew that my winds
actually hurt that much? Well, Usagi did. Does. Dammit, why were
we so goddamn stupid?!?
"Let's go inside."
"NANI? Are you insane, Minako-chan?"
"We'll have to talk to her *some* time!"
"No we don't!"
"Come on, I know just as well as you do that you want to
see her, Mamoru-san."
Mamoru stays silent. "No, I can't face her."
"Yes you can! And you will! Even if I have to drag you in
there myself!" With that, Mina starts trying to pull Mamoru into
the arcade. Something sparks in each Inner Senshi's eyes as they
help. Hotaru grins and starts pushing him from the back.
Michiru shrugs helplessly, then grins as well, and helps pull
his arms. What can I do?
"Matte, stop it, now!"
I hear everyone moan in disappointment as they step away.
Mamoru looks up at me thankfully, then, while the Senshi laugh
and Mamoru groans, I pick him up and walk in with him lying across
my shoulder. I can hear him mutter, "Dammit, Haruka-san, I thought
you would be on *my* side!"
And what do I do? I just grin.
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Kris' P.O.V.
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I watch as Usa walks back to us, pale and stunned. "Usa,
what's wrong?"
Almost inaudible, she whispers, "They're oustide.."
"They?" Nick asks, stupidly. Zachary slaps him upside
the head. "Oh, *them*. I knew that." Zach shakes his head,
apparently giving up. Then Owen steps up and slaps Nick himself.
"What? What'd I do?"
Ki-chan steps up to take her turn, but I get to him first.
She pouts at me, "Hey!"
"Yes, Ki-chan? It's not my fault you were too busy staring
at that arcade guy over there."
She blushes and was about to answer, but before she could get
around to it, Brian cuts in sharply, "Can we pay some attention to
Usa here?"
Oops, how could I forget about her? "Girl, you okay?" Ki asks
quietly.
"Yeah, can we leave? Please?" I was about to answer, but then
I look up to the door. Kami, there she is. Her blonde hair sparkles in
the sunlight, her blue eyes dancing with laughter as she tries to pull
Mamoru into the arcade, her little tongue, sticking out of the corner
of her mouth in concentration...shimatta, I've missed her.
I snap out of my reverie when Daniel snaps his fingers in
front of me, "Do you realize none of us, other than Kirei, are
paying attention to Usa? She looks like she's about to faint!" He hisses.
Justin hears us and looks over to her. She looks up with tearful
eyes. I glance back at the Senshi one more time. Mamoru sees her
tears...I can tell that my prince is heartbroken by them, but when Justin
walked over, he got possessive. My attention readverts to Miko...
kami, Miko, you're gorgeous...
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Mamoru's P.O.V.
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Kami, Usako's crying? "Dammit Haruka, let me down!" I yell
one last time. "Usako's crying!"
Haruka stops in her tracks. "Usa's crying?"
"*Yes*, now let me dow-"I freeze. A relatively handsome guy
walks up to Usagi and starts comforting her. If you ask me, I think
he's ugly. She smiles gratefully at him. If he gets any closer to
her, I swear I'll-DAMN! Jealousy races through my veins as he puts
his arm around her to console her. After hesitating, she leans her
head on his shoulder. HOLY SHIT, WHO THE HELL DID HE THINK HE WAS
PUTTING HIS ARM AROUND HER?!
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Hotaru's P.O.V.
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I see Haruka-papa back away from Mamoru-san when she sees
him clenching his fists in anger. That man, whoever he is, just
made a *very* stupid mistake. But, ooh...who's that with him?
I feel like I've met him before... Kami, I'm acting like Mako-chan
or Mina-chan, but I *really* can't deny the fact that he's just
downright hot. (AN: FYI, y'all know how Hotaru's birth sped up so she
could fight, right? Well, in *my* story, it speeds up so she's around
the age of the Inner Senshi.)
I can literally sense that guy's foredooming death. "Umm...Mamoru,
why don't you calm down? I'm sure they're just friends." Almost faster
than the words come out of my mouth, I see Usagi stand straighter, and
that guy wraps his arms around her waist while her back's still to him.
Uh-oh. No, Usagi, don't take it any further. Dammit. She leans her head
up and kisses him. He kisses her back, and from what I see, it's pretty
incredibly passionate.
"Just friends, ne?" Mamoru growls between gritted teeth.
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Usagi's P.O.V.
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Justin walks over to me. "You okay, babe?"
I smile gratefully. "I'll be okay."
He puts an arm around me, and through my new powers, I can
sense jealousy raging through Mamoru. Hmm...jealousy...I've never
thought of that approach.
~ Be careful, Usagi. You might hurt him more than you'd
want to. ~
~ I know, Ki-chan. But...I just need to show him how much pain I
felt when I saw him with what's-her-face and when he broke up with
me, feeling that he no longer lo- ~
~ Okay, okay, I get it. Just be careful. ~
Ki-chan shoots me a warning look, but I ignore her and
send a mental message to Justin. His head snaps up attentively
when he gets it.
~ Jed? I'm about to do something...just play along, please?
I want...no, need to get Mamoru back...so just take one last look at
Rei for now. ~
He just looks at me and nods, understanding. After he takes
a long, lingering glance at Rei, I take hold of one of his arms,
which was around my waist, and pull myself closer to him. I think
he gets the hint, cause the next thing he does is wrap both his arms
around my waist. I look up at him and gaze at him lovingly, like I
would've done with Mamoru 9 years ago.
I can almost see a light spark in his eyes as he gets an idea.
"Lean your head on my shoulder, and face up," he murmured into my ear.
I bet it seemed like a whisper of words lovers' exchange.
I whisper back into his ear, "Hai, of course, *sweetie pie*."
He chuckles deeply as I stick my tongue out at him teasingly. Then,
I place my head on his shoulders, like he insisted. I open my eyes
to see his face there, slowly inching down to mine. "Oh, so *this* is
what you had in mind?"
"Hai, while we're making Mamoru jealous, might as well get Rei-chan
jealous. It'll give her a start, I know how long it's going to take her
to trust me." He mumbles before planting his lips on mine. I get caught
up in the kiss, pretending to be passionate. Then slowly, I turn around
and wrap my arms around his neck. Memories of the Silver Millennium
resurface. When Jed wascourting me. When we were almost engaged. The
hurt looks in Rei and Endy's eyes...wait a second! I push myself off of him.
"Kami-sama...Gomen, Jed, memories, they..." I whisper.
"From the Silver Millennium, ne? I got them too."
I turn around to see Ki-chan, the Guards, the Generals, and
the Senshi staring at us, jaws dropping to the floor. Well, except
Rei and Mamoru. They look pissed.
"Umm...can we go? I'll explain it when we get back, okay?"
"Hai," Ki-chan says, uncertainly.
Justin holds his arm out to me, and I take it, hooking
my own around it. I put my head on his shoulder and before walking out
the door, I yell to a shocked Motoki, "Ja ne, Motoki-oniichan!"
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Michiru's P.O.V.
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"Oh. My. Kami. Did that really happen?" Hotaru asks,
shaken.
"I think so..." whispers Ami. Too shocked to even use her
huge vocabulary, apparently. I look at Mamoru. He's seething with
anger. Oh my.
"Mamoru? Are you okay?"
"Just friends, ne, Hotaru?"
"I...I didn't.."
"JUST FRIENDS?!" He yells and slams his fist into a nearby
wall. Poor wall.
"Mamoru, stop it! Leave the girl alone! She didn't know. How
could she?" Haruka yells back, impatiently.
Mamoru stays silent. "Mamoru?" I ask quietly.
"Forget it, I'll be fine."
Needing no further encouragement, Minako sighs before
sputtering out in breakneck speed, "Wasn't-that-guy with-the-
long-white-hair-just-*so*-incredibly-hot?-I-swear,-it-seems-like-
I've-seen-him-before-Oh-my-kami,-was-I-dreaming,-or-was-he-staring-
back-at-me?-Oh-my-kami,-he-was-*so*-dreamy."
We all sweatdrop. Then, apparently over her shock, Ami puts in,
"Do you not deem that tetrad of the men, including the one whom was
solacing Usagi and the one Minako's salivating over, seem like the
Dark Generals?" (Translation: Don't you think four of the men,
including the one who was comforting Usagi and the one Minako's drooling over,
seem like the Dark Generals?)
"NANI? THE DARK GENERALS?" Each of the Inner Senshi, save for
Ami, yells.
I say in a quiet, calm voice, "Do you really want the rest
of the world knowing that you know about the Dark Generals?" That shut
them up.
"Leave it to Mina to fall in love with a Dark General," Rei mutters.
"Hey! I heard that! And who are you to ask?"
"Who are you to *talk*, Mina-chan, who are you to *talk*." Makoto
puts in, exasperated.
"Oh. Well, whatever. Anyway, I saw you, Hino Rei. You were staring
at Usagi's boyfriend!" Mamoru stiffens and Minako realizes. "Oops, sorry
about that, Mamoru-san! Anyway, Rei, I saw how you got jealous when they
started making out! Gomen, Mamoru."
"JEALOUS? Why would I be jealous of her making out with a Dark
General? What do you know, ditz?"
"I may be a ditz, but I *am* the Senshi of Love. I know this
stuff."
As the two continue their tongue war, Makoto breathes dreamily,
"That guy with the long wavy auburn hair is *so* dreamy. He reminds me
of my old sempai. No wait, he's better than my old sempai..."
The rest of us just sweatdrop.
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Author's Notes: So...how'd you like? Comments, suggestions,
flames, death threats, send them all to kireiphoenix@hotmail.com
My site: http://takeoff.to/platinumphoenix
By: PhoenixStAr
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: Sailormoon not mine. However, Saikoushidousha attacks,
Sailor Phoenix, Fenikkusu Kirei, the Platinum Guard, the Platinum Star,
concept and story line *are* mine. Please ask before you use them.
My email: kireiphoenix@hotmail.com
My site : http://takeoff.to/platinumphoenix
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Motoki's P.O.V.
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I sigh as I wipe up yet another spill of chocolate milkshake
from a kid. Chocolate milkshake, that was Usa-chan's favorite drink.
Kami, I still miss her. I'm not the only one either. Why she left
without even saying goodbye, I'll never know. I hear the automatic
doors open. Why even bother looking up? There's not much of a chance
that it'll be Usa, maybe her friends, maybe Mamoru, but not Usa. She's
like a little sister to me, and she leaves without saying goodbye.
"Justin! Honestly, I don't know why I even bother!" I hear a
high pitched giggle. No, it can't be...but it sounds so familiar! I look
up, and kami-sama, there she is, lightly slapping a blonde man's chest.
"Usa-chan?"
"Motoki-oniichan?" Usagi squeals before launching herself
into my arms.
"It's been too long, Usagi-chan. Where have you been?" I ask,
slightly chiding her.
She looks up at me and pouts, "Can't a girl have her secrets?"
As innocent as ever, I laugh, "Hai, of course, Usa-chan. So,
can I make you a chocolate milkshake?"
"Nah, I'll just have a sprite."
That one surprised me. "Just a sprite?"
"People grow up, Motoki-chan!"
"You're right, Usa." I look up to see her entourage. There
are eight men, handsome, but you wouldn't hear me say that. There's
also another woman. She's gorgeous. Damn, she's just hot. "Usa,
who's that with you?" I ask, as I hand her her Sprite.
"Oh! You must think I'm so rude! That's Justin, and that's-"
"Iie, iie. I mean who's *she*?"
"Oh, *her*!" A devilish grin lights up on Usa's face.
"Do you *really* wanna know, Motoki-oniichan?"
"Usagi..."
"Hai?"
"Tell me."
"Tell you what?"
"That's it!" I start tickling her. I'm not surprised; she's
still as squeamish as ever.
"Okay! Okay! I'll tell you! Please! Stop!" She gasps out
between gales of laughter.
"So? Who is she?"
"*She* is Fenikkusu Kirei. I met her when I moved to Canada.
She's 18 now. Ugh, you can't believe how scary her driving is.
Anyway, isn't she a little young for you?" Usa teases.
I look down as a warm feeling creeps up my neck. "I-I was
just curious."
"Right, sure, Motoki."
"Anyway," I try to start on another topic, "Mamoru and the
girls will be so happy that you're back."
She stiffens. "Can you not tell them about me, please?"
"Why not?"
"Just don't, please?" She looks up at me with a pair of
watering puppy dog eyes. Did they do something to her? No...they
love her too much to...they wouldn't...would they?
"If you say so, Usa-chan,"
She quickly dons a happy face, "Don't worry, Motoki-chan!"
"Actually, never mind. There's no point in pretending that
I don't know you're here. They're outside the door."
I watch as she pales. They really did do something to her,
didn't they? "Outside...the...door? Umm...Motoki-oniichan, I have to
go. I'll talk to you later, okay? Bye!" And she rushes to Kirei.
Damn, that new girl is hot. I can feel my face getting hot as I
see her staring back at me.
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Haruka's P.O.V.
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"Holy shit!" I scream.
"Nani?" The Senshi look at me curiously.
Oh, kami-sama, am I seeing things? They look in the
direction I'm staring. There she is. Usagi...
"Usagi?" I hear Rei whisper.
Usagi-san flings herself at Motoki. I hear teeth
gritting, and turn around to see Mamoru growing insane with
jealousy.
Then comes Michiru's soft, calming voice. "Calm down,
Mamoru. She's just happy to see an old friend."
"She's not going to be so happy when she sees *us*,"
I mumble.
Michiru gives me a sharp glare and whispers harshly,
"You're not helping."
"Gomen, gomen. ~sigh~. She's right, Mamoru-san. Your
love has survived a millennium. You've been through death time
and time again, I don't think a simple misunderstandi-"
"You don't understand!" He roars. Anger boils
through me.
"Well, if that's what I get for trying to cheer you up,
then-"
"Gomen, Haruka-san. It's just seeing her...now...after
almost ten years...then seeing her in the arms of Motoki..."
"It's harsh, isn't it, Mamoru?" Minako asks quietly.
"I can feel your pain...my powers as the senshi of love are growing
a bit. I'm learning what Usagi was telling us years ago. I can feel
the heartbreak of other people."
"Hai, I feel it as well....the pain she talked about.."
We're silent for a while. Damn, who knew that my winds
actually hurt that much? Well, Usagi did. Does. Dammit, why were
we so goddamn stupid?!?
"Let's go inside."
"NANI? Are you insane, Minako-chan?"
"We'll have to talk to her *some* time!"
"No we don't!"
"Come on, I know just as well as you do that you want to
see her, Mamoru-san."
Mamoru stays silent. "No, I can't face her."
"Yes you can! And you will! Even if I have to drag you in
there myself!" With that, Mina starts trying to pull Mamoru into
the arcade. Something sparks in each Inner Senshi's eyes as they
help. Hotaru grins and starts pushing him from the back.
Michiru shrugs helplessly, then grins as well, and helps pull
his arms. What can I do?
"Matte, stop it, now!"
I hear everyone moan in disappointment as they step away.
Mamoru looks up at me thankfully, then, while the Senshi laugh
and Mamoru groans, I pick him up and walk in with him lying across
my shoulder. I can hear him mutter, "Dammit, Haruka-san, I thought
you would be on *my* side!"
And what do I do? I just grin.
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Kris' P.O.V.
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I watch as Usa walks back to us, pale and stunned. "Usa,
what's wrong?"
Almost inaudible, she whispers, "They're oustide.."
"They?" Nick asks, stupidly. Zachary slaps him upside
the head. "Oh, *them*. I knew that." Zach shakes his head,
apparently giving up. Then Owen steps up and slaps Nick himself.
"What? What'd I do?"
Ki-chan steps up to take her turn, but I get to him first.
She pouts at me, "Hey!"
"Yes, Ki-chan? It's not my fault you were too busy staring
at that arcade guy over there."
She blushes and was about to answer, but before she could get
around to it, Brian cuts in sharply, "Can we pay some attention to
Usa here?"
Oops, how could I forget about her? "Girl, you okay?" Ki asks
quietly.
"Yeah, can we leave? Please?" I was about to answer, but then
I look up to the door. Kami, there she is. Her blonde hair sparkles in
the sunlight, her blue eyes dancing with laughter as she tries to pull
Mamoru into the arcade, her little tongue, sticking out of the corner
of her mouth in concentration...shimatta, I've missed her.
I snap out of my reverie when Daniel snaps his fingers in
front of me, "Do you realize none of us, other than Kirei, are
paying attention to Usa? She looks like she's about to faint!" He hisses.
Justin hears us and looks over to her. She looks up with tearful
eyes. I glance back at the Senshi one more time. Mamoru sees her
tears...I can tell that my prince is heartbroken by them, but when Justin
walked over, he got possessive. My attention readverts to Miko...
kami, Miko, you're gorgeous...
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Mamoru's P.O.V.
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Kami, Usako's crying? "Dammit Haruka, let me down!" I yell
one last time. "Usako's crying!"
Haruka stops in her tracks. "Usa's crying?"
"*Yes*, now let me dow-"I freeze. A relatively handsome guy
walks up to Usagi and starts comforting her. If you ask me, I think
he's ugly. She smiles gratefully at him. If he gets any closer to
her, I swear I'll-DAMN! Jealousy races through my veins as he puts
his arm around her to console her. After hesitating, she leans her
head on his shoulder. HOLY SHIT, WHO THE HELL DID HE THINK HE WAS
PUTTING HIS ARM AROUND HER?!
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Hotaru's P.O.V.
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I see Haruka-papa back away from Mamoru-san when she sees
him clenching his fists in anger. That man, whoever he is, just
made a *very* stupid mistake. But, ooh...who's that with him?
I feel like I've met him before... Kami, I'm acting like Mako-chan
or Mina-chan, but I *really* can't deny the fact that he's just
downright hot. (AN: FYI, y'all know how Hotaru's birth sped up so she
could fight, right? Well, in *my* story, it speeds up so she's around
the age of the Inner Senshi.)
I can literally sense that guy's foredooming death. "Umm...Mamoru,
why don't you calm down? I'm sure they're just friends." Almost faster
than the words come out of my mouth, I see Usagi stand straighter, and
that guy wraps his arms around her waist while her back's still to him.
Uh-oh. No, Usagi, don't take it any further. Dammit. She leans her head
up and kisses him. He kisses her back, and from what I see, it's pretty
incredibly passionate.
"Just friends, ne?" Mamoru growls between gritted teeth.
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Usagi's P.O.V.
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Justin walks over to me. "You okay, babe?"
I smile gratefully. "I'll be okay."
He puts an arm around me, and through my new powers, I can
sense jealousy raging through Mamoru. Hmm...jealousy...I've never
thought of that approach.
~ Be careful, Usagi. You might hurt him more than you'd
want to. ~
~ I know, Ki-chan. But...I just need to show him how much pain I
felt when I saw him with what's-her-face and when he broke up with
me, feeling that he no longer lo- ~
~ Okay, okay, I get it. Just be careful. ~
Ki-chan shoots me a warning look, but I ignore her and
send a mental message to Justin. His head snaps up attentively
when he gets it.
~ Jed? I'm about to do something...just play along, please?
I want...no, need to get Mamoru back...so just take one last look at
Rei for now. ~
He just looks at me and nods, understanding. After he takes
a long, lingering glance at Rei, I take hold of one of his arms,
which was around my waist, and pull myself closer to him. I think
he gets the hint, cause the next thing he does is wrap both his arms
around my waist. I look up at him and gaze at him lovingly, like I
would've done with Mamoru 9 years ago.
I can almost see a light spark in his eyes as he gets an idea.
"Lean your head on my shoulder, and face up," he murmured into my ear.
I bet it seemed like a whisper of words lovers' exchange.
I whisper back into his ear, "Hai, of course, *sweetie pie*."
He chuckles deeply as I stick my tongue out at him teasingly. Then,
I place my head on his shoulders, like he insisted. I open my eyes
to see his face there, slowly inching down to mine. "Oh, so *this* is
what you had in mind?"
"Hai, while we're making Mamoru jealous, might as well get Rei-chan
jealous. It'll give her a start, I know how long it's going to take her
to trust me." He mumbles before planting his lips on mine. I get caught
up in the kiss, pretending to be passionate. Then slowly, I turn around
and wrap my arms around his neck. Memories of the Silver Millennium
resurface. When Jed wascourting me. When we were almost engaged. The
hurt looks in Rei and Endy's eyes...wait a second! I push myself off of him.
"Kami-sama...Gomen, Jed, memories, they..." I whisper.
"From the Silver Millennium, ne? I got them too."
I turn around to see Ki-chan, the Guards, the Generals, and
the Senshi staring at us, jaws dropping to the floor. Well, except
Rei and Mamoru. They look pissed.
"Umm...can we go? I'll explain it when we get back, okay?"
"Hai," Ki-chan says, uncertainly.
Justin holds his arm out to me, and I take it, hooking
my own around it. I put my head on his shoulder and before walking out
the door, I yell to a shocked Motoki, "Ja ne, Motoki-oniichan!"
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Michiru's P.O.V.
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"Oh. My. Kami. Did that really happen?" Hotaru asks,
shaken.
"I think so..." whispers Ami. Too shocked to even use her
huge vocabulary, apparently. I look at Mamoru. He's seething with
anger. Oh my.
"Mamoru? Are you okay?"
"Just friends, ne, Hotaru?"
"I...I didn't.."
"JUST FRIENDS?!" He yells and slams his fist into a nearby
wall. Poor wall.
"Mamoru, stop it! Leave the girl alone! She didn't know. How
could she?" Haruka yells back, impatiently.
Mamoru stays silent. "Mamoru?" I ask quietly.
"Forget it, I'll be fine."
Needing no further encouragement, Minako sighs before
sputtering out in breakneck speed, "Wasn't-that-guy with-the-
long-white-hair-just-*so*-incredibly-hot?-I-swear,-it-seems-like-
I've-seen-him-before-Oh-my-kami,-was-I-dreaming,-or-was-he-staring-
back-at-me?-Oh-my-kami,-he-was-*so*-dreamy."
We all sweatdrop. Then, apparently over her shock, Ami puts in,
"Do you not deem that tetrad of the men, including the one whom was
solacing Usagi and the one Minako's salivating over, seem like the
Dark Generals?" (Translation: Don't you think four of the men,
including the one who was comforting Usagi and the one Minako's drooling over,
seem like the Dark Generals?)
"NANI? THE DARK GENERALS?" Each of the Inner Senshi, save for
Ami, yells.
I say in a quiet, calm voice, "Do you really want the rest
of the world knowing that you know about the Dark Generals?" That shut
them up.
"Leave it to Mina to fall in love with a Dark General," Rei mutters.
"Hey! I heard that! And who are you to ask?"
"Who are you to *talk*, Mina-chan, who are you to *talk*." Makoto
puts in, exasperated.
"Oh. Well, whatever. Anyway, I saw you, Hino Rei. You were staring
at Usagi's boyfriend!" Mamoru stiffens and Minako realizes. "Oops, sorry
about that, Mamoru-san! Anyway, Rei, I saw how you got jealous when they
started making out! Gomen, Mamoru."
"JEALOUS? Why would I be jealous of her making out with a Dark
General? What do you know, ditz?"
"I may be a ditz, but I *am* the Senshi of Love. I know this
stuff."
As the two continue their tongue war, Makoto breathes dreamily,
"That guy with the long wavy auburn hair is *so* dreamy. He reminds me
of my old sempai. No wait, he's better than my old sempai..."
The rest of us just sweatdrop.
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