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?
***
Rei sighed blisfully from the warm bath she was soaking
in. The other girls shouldn't be up for another hour or
so and she had plenty of quiet time to relax.
"Hello? Is anyone alive here?" Usagi's voice rang from
the front door.
The raven haired priestess sighed and pulled herself from
the bath. "Of all the times she would become responsible
and show up early. She has to be TOO early!"
Wrapping a robe about herself she went to the door and
opened it to see Usagi standing in her school clothes and
smiling as if there was nothing wrong with the fact that
there wasn't even daylight yet. "Good morning Rei. I
brought some english muffins and bagels for everyone!"
Rei's eyebrows went up as she stared at the girl in
confusion. -There's something different about her.- "What
happened to you?"
The blonde blinked at her and shook her head. "Why Rei, I
don't know what you mean."
"Sure. I bet you don't. Come on, let's get the other lazy
duds up and living so we can eat your.. surprisingly
nutritious.. breakfast." She said as she lead Usagi into
her room.
***
It was now seven and the girls were walking together to
their respective schools when Rei suddenly stopped and
pointed to Usagi with a huge grin on her face. "I've got
it! You're wearing makeup!"
Everyone stopped to take a glance at the blonde only to
see that she was correct. Usagi was indeed wearing
makeup to school.
"What's so weird about that?" She asked the girls who
were giving her odd looks.
"Nothing. We just thought your parents said you couldn't
wear makeup until you could put it on right or you turned
twenty five, whichever comes first." Makoto said with a
smirk.
"Oh. That. My mother taught me yesterday." Usagi said as
she shrugged and continued to walk.
"So that's what you were doing? Learning how to put makeup
on?" Minako asked, full of curiosity.
"That and other things." She said with a smile that said
they weren't going to find anything else out.
***
Every day after school Usagi would rush home for her
lessons in grace, etiquitte, and dance. Her mother knew
all of the tricks and Usagi knew this was a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
She learned so many things from the tiniest details like
how to wipe her mouth with a napkin and how to turn a
page properly, to major parts of life such as walking and
speaking. Her life had suddenly changed from arcade games,
shopping trips, and failing grades to lessons in manners,
homework, and chores.
Her friends rarely saw or heard from her until Friday.
That afternoon she went into the arcade and greeted her
friends with a smile. "Hi everyone!"
Motoki came up and asked her if she would like anything
to eat. She smiled and shook her head. "No thanks. I
can't stay. I have work to do. I just stopped by to say
hello and see if you could give Mamoru this note when he
comes by. Please try not to smudge anything on it this
time!"
The blonde young man smiled and nodded. "I'll do my best
Usagi. Have a nice day!"
"You too!" She turned to the girls and they talked for
ten minutes about their usual gossips, Usagi not letting
up about her mysterious behavior. Then she glanced at her
watch and sighed.
Standing she waved to her friends and they all said their
goodbyes as she left and ran home. She couldn't wait for
tomorrow. It would be Saturday!
***
Mamoru entered the arcade and searched the room for
Usagi. -Where IS she?!-
Sighing he sat down at the bar and smiled at Motoki as
he came up with the coffee Mamoru usually ordered and a
piece of folded paper with his name on it. "Thanks.
What's this?"
"It's from Usagi. I promised her I wouldn't get any
smudges on it this time." He stopped and his jaw hung open
as he watched his friend tear open the paper and read it
as if he were a starving beggar and it was a winning
lottery ticket.
~~~
Hello Mamoru!
I hope your trip went well and that you are feeling all
right. I will need you there for the talent contest
tomorrow! I've decided to change things and not sing the
duet. We need something better. Please choose a nice
dance song. Something peaceful but upbeat! That we can
dance to and be dressed in something that is presentable
and that you feel comfortable in. I'll be ready for you!
I'm Wating,
Usagi
~~~
He smiled at the note and folded it, placing it in his
pocket. -So Usagi thinks she can throw me off guard by
taking a little control of things? Let's see how she
reacts when I choose the song.-
***End Part Twenty Seven***
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?
***
Rei sighed blisfully from the warm bath she was soaking
in. The other girls shouldn't be up for another hour or
so and she had plenty of quiet time to relax.
"Hello? Is anyone alive here?" Usagi's voice rang from
the front door.
The raven haired priestess sighed and pulled herself from
the bath. "Of all the times she would become responsible
and show up early. She has to be TOO early!"
Wrapping a robe about herself she went to the door and
opened it to see Usagi standing in her school clothes and
smiling as if there was nothing wrong with the fact that
there wasn't even daylight yet. "Good morning Rei. I
brought some english muffins and bagels for everyone!"
Rei's eyebrows went up as she stared at the girl in
confusion. -There's something different about her.- "What
happened to you?"
The blonde blinked at her and shook her head. "Why Rei, I
don't know what you mean."
"Sure. I bet you don't. Come on, let's get the other lazy
duds up and living so we can eat your.. surprisingly
nutritious.. breakfast." She said as she lead Usagi into
her room.
***
It was now seven and the girls were walking together to
their respective schools when Rei suddenly stopped and
pointed to Usagi with a huge grin on her face. "I've got
it! You're wearing makeup!"
Everyone stopped to take a glance at the blonde only to
see that she was correct. Usagi was indeed wearing
makeup to school.
"What's so weird about that?" She asked the girls who
were giving her odd looks.
"Nothing. We just thought your parents said you couldn't
wear makeup until you could put it on right or you turned
twenty five, whichever comes first." Makoto said with a
smirk.
"Oh. That. My mother taught me yesterday." Usagi said as
she shrugged and continued to walk.
"So that's what you were doing? Learning how to put makeup
on?" Minako asked, full of curiosity.
"That and other things." She said with a smile that said
they weren't going to find anything else out.
***
Every day after school Usagi would rush home for her
lessons in grace, etiquitte, and dance. Her mother knew
all of the tricks and Usagi knew this was a once in a
lifetime opportunity.
She learned so many things from the tiniest details like
how to wipe her mouth with a napkin and how to turn a
page properly, to major parts of life such as walking and
speaking. Her life had suddenly changed from arcade games,
shopping trips, and failing grades to lessons in manners,
homework, and chores.
Her friends rarely saw or heard from her until Friday.
That afternoon she went into the arcade and greeted her
friends with a smile. "Hi everyone!"
Motoki came up and asked her if she would like anything
to eat. She smiled and shook her head. "No thanks. I
can't stay. I have work to do. I just stopped by to say
hello and see if you could give Mamoru this note when he
comes by. Please try not to smudge anything on it this
time!"
The blonde young man smiled and nodded. "I'll do my best
Usagi. Have a nice day!"
"You too!" She turned to the girls and they talked for
ten minutes about their usual gossips, Usagi not letting
up about her mysterious behavior. Then she glanced at her
watch and sighed.
Standing she waved to her friends and they all said their
goodbyes as she left and ran home. She couldn't wait for
tomorrow. It would be Saturday!
***
Mamoru entered the arcade and searched the room for
Usagi. -Where IS she?!-
Sighing he sat down at the bar and smiled at Motoki as
he came up with the coffee Mamoru usually ordered and a
piece of folded paper with his name on it. "Thanks.
What's this?"
"It's from Usagi. I promised her I wouldn't get any
smudges on it this time." He stopped and his jaw hung open
as he watched his friend tear open the paper and read it
as if he were a starving beggar and it was a winning
lottery ticket.
~~~
Hello Mamoru!
I hope your trip went well and that you are feeling all
right. I will need you there for the talent contest
tomorrow! I've decided to change things and not sing the
duet. We need something better. Please choose a nice
dance song. Something peaceful but upbeat! That we can
dance to and be dressed in something that is presentable
and that you feel comfortable in. I'll be ready for you!
I'm Wating,
Usagi
~~~
He smiled at the note and folded it, placing it in his
pocket. -So Usagi thinks she can throw me off guard by
taking a little control of things? Let's see how she
reacts when I choose the song.-
***End Part Twenty Seven***