Duet
by Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
Usagi has a school project where she has to sing but
she also needs a male counter part. Who will it be
and what will happen?
***
"Yes, I understand. Oh dear. I'll tell her. Have a good
time! Oh. Well I never went to college. Oh you are such
a smooth talker! Stop!" Ikuko giggled and shook her
head. "Ok Mamoru. I'll tell her. I promise."
She set the phone down and turned to see her daughter,
motionless in the open doorway. Apparently the shopping
trip was finished. "That was Mamoru?"
Her mother nodded and motioned for her to come in the
house. "Yes. He called to say he got your note but the
last lines were smudged." She frowned as her daughter's
face became ashen. "And that he'll be gone until friday
evening for a lab but that he'll be there on Saturday."
Usagi fell to the ground in tears. This was too much for
her! Ikuko sighed and kneeled down, pulling her daughter
into a hug. "Shh.. I know sweetheart. I tell you what.
Why don't you go upstairs and you take a shower. Then by
the time you are finished I'll have a surprise for you."
The blonde nodded her agreement and trudged upstairs. Her
violet haired mother sighed and set about to do what she
had to do. Regardless what he meddling husband might say.
***
"No. He looks nothing like my old boyfriend. He's so much
more gorgeous." Makoto confessed to the circle of girls.
They were surprised but giggled. Each of them were
telling tidbits here and there about the mystery men in
their dreams.
Usagi was supposed to come back with some clothes and a
movie but apparenly had been detained. Rei stood and went
to the phone, quickly punching in the number.
It rung twice and then a voice she had never heard before
answered the phone. "Hello you have reached the Tsukino
residence. What may I do for you?" A deep and extremely
feminine voice answered.
Rei had only heard a voice so sensually feminine where it
was practically dripping sexuality and confidience in one
woman before, her grandmother. Confused she raised an
eyebrow but sighed with hope that she might be able to
sound like that someday. "Yes, this is Rei Hino. I'm
looking for Usagi?"
"This is she. I can't come over right now Rei. I'm sorry,
I forgot to call you. I'm busy at the moment. I'll be
over tomorrow morning to walk to school with you all."
The others gave Rei odd looks as her violet eyes went
huge. "U..usa..usagi?"
"Yes Rei?"
"I..uh..nothing. See you tomorrow."
"Goodbye Rei. Have a wonderful evening."
The phone on the other end clicked and the dial tone
hummed in Rei's ear. She stood there, gaping at the
phone. "How could that have been Usagi?"
"What's wrong Rei?" Ami asked in her usually concerned
manner.
The priestess shook her head and set the phone down. "Oh
nothing. Usagi isn't coming. She'll be here in the
morning."
The others nodded but didn't allow it to ruin their
night. Minako giggled as she described her mystery man to
Makoto again.
***
Usagi sighed as she came out of the bathroom in her
fluffy pink robe. She stepped onto the stairs and gazed
around. -Why is it so quiet? Shouldn't Shingo and daddy
be home already?-
Her mother's head popped out from the attic stairwell
behind her and she smiled. "Your father and brother are
out on a boy's night out. I told them they weren't
allowed back into the house until ten."
The blonde turned to stare at her mother oddly. "Are you
ok momma?"
Ikuko's brow flattened and she pursed her lips. "No, that
won't do. You musn't call me momma. It isn't that I don't
enjoy the name, but for the next few hours you are to
become a lady. Ladies call their mothers 'mother'."
"I'm going to become a what?" Usagi asked as she began to
go up into the dusty attic. -What is with her?-
The violet haired woman screeched and waved her hands at
Usagi. "Don't come in here! Go into your bedroom and wait
for me."
The girl sighed but did as she was told. She sat down on
her bed roughly and pulled her feet up, wrapping her arms
around her knees. Luna yawned and glared at her.
"Why must you throw yourself about like that?" She
growled as she hopped from the bed to Usagi's vanity
chair. After stretching she circled the space a couple
times before settling down into a ball. Closing her eyes
she went back to sleep.
Usagi giggled as she mouthed the words 'You sleep too
much!' at the black cat. It was funny when she did things
Luna didn't know about. Her eyes went up to see her
mother come into the room with four large cardboard
boxes, a makeup case, and a jewelry box.
"Now to get started!" Ikuko said in a huff and turned her
gaze to her daughter.
Usagi suddenly felt pity for lab rats.
***End Part Twenty Five***
by Zandrellia - zandrellia@excite.com
Usagi has a school project where she has to sing but
she also needs a male counter part. Who will it be
and what will happen?
***
"Yes, I understand. Oh dear. I'll tell her. Have a good
time! Oh. Well I never went to college. Oh you are such
a smooth talker! Stop!" Ikuko giggled and shook her
head. "Ok Mamoru. I'll tell her. I promise."
She set the phone down and turned to see her daughter,
motionless in the open doorway. Apparently the shopping
trip was finished. "That was Mamoru?"
Her mother nodded and motioned for her to come in the
house. "Yes. He called to say he got your note but the
last lines were smudged." She frowned as her daughter's
face became ashen. "And that he'll be gone until friday
evening for a lab but that he'll be there on Saturday."
Usagi fell to the ground in tears. This was too much for
her! Ikuko sighed and kneeled down, pulling her daughter
into a hug. "Shh.. I know sweetheart. I tell you what.
Why don't you go upstairs and you take a shower. Then by
the time you are finished I'll have a surprise for you."
The blonde nodded her agreement and trudged upstairs. Her
violet haired mother sighed and set about to do what she
had to do. Regardless what he meddling husband might say.
***
"No. He looks nothing like my old boyfriend. He's so much
more gorgeous." Makoto confessed to the circle of girls.
They were surprised but giggled. Each of them were
telling tidbits here and there about the mystery men in
their dreams.
Usagi was supposed to come back with some clothes and a
movie but apparenly had been detained. Rei stood and went
to the phone, quickly punching in the number.
It rung twice and then a voice she had never heard before
answered the phone. "Hello you have reached the Tsukino
residence. What may I do for you?" A deep and extremely
feminine voice answered.
Rei had only heard a voice so sensually feminine where it
was practically dripping sexuality and confidience in one
woman before, her grandmother. Confused she raised an
eyebrow but sighed with hope that she might be able to
sound like that someday. "Yes, this is Rei Hino. I'm
looking for Usagi?"
"This is she. I can't come over right now Rei. I'm sorry,
I forgot to call you. I'm busy at the moment. I'll be
over tomorrow morning to walk to school with you all."
The others gave Rei odd looks as her violet eyes went
huge. "U..usa..usagi?"
"Yes Rei?"
"I..uh..nothing. See you tomorrow."
"Goodbye Rei. Have a wonderful evening."
The phone on the other end clicked and the dial tone
hummed in Rei's ear. She stood there, gaping at the
phone. "How could that have been Usagi?"
"What's wrong Rei?" Ami asked in her usually concerned
manner.
The priestess shook her head and set the phone down. "Oh
nothing. Usagi isn't coming. She'll be here in the
morning."
The others nodded but didn't allow it to ruin their
night. Minako giggled as she described her mystery man to
Makoto again.
***
Usagi sighed as she came out of the bathroom in her
fluffy pink robe. She stepped onto the stairs and gazed
around. -Why is it so quiet? Shouldn't Shingo and daddy
be home already?-
Her mother's head popped out from the attic stairwell
behind her and she smiled. "Your father and brother are
out on a boy's night out. I told them they weren't
allowed back into the house until ten."
The blonde turned to stare at her mother oddly. "Are you
ok momma?"
Ikuko's brow flattened and she pursed her lips. "No, that
won't do. You musn't call me momma. It isn't that I don't
enjoy the name, but for the next few hours you are to
become a lady. Ladies call their mothers 'mother'."
"I'm going to become a what?" Usagi asked as she began to
go up into the dusty attic. -What is with her?-
The violet haired woman screeched and waved her hands at
Usagi. "Don't come in here! Go into your bedroom and wait
for me."
The girl sighed but did as she was told. She sat down on
her bed roughly and pulled her feet up, wrapping her arms
around her knees. Luna yawned and glared at her.
"Why must you throw yourself about like that?" She
growled as she hopped from the bed to Usagi's vanity
chair. After stretching she circled the space a couple
times before settling down into a ball. Closing her eyes
she went back to sleep.
Usagi giggled as she mouthed the words 'You sleep too
much!' at the black cat. It was funny when she did things
Luna didn't know about. Her eyes went up to see her
mother come into the room with four large cardboard
boxes, a makeup case, and a jewelry box.
"Now to get started!" Ikuko said in a huff and turned her
gaze to her daughter.
Usagi suddenly felt pity for lab rats.
***End Part Twenty Five***