Chapter 8 - Misunderstandings
"Umm… Usa-chan?" Ryo called into the kitchen.
"Hai, Ryo-kun?" She called walking out of the kitchen, wearing an apron with little rabbits all over it.
"Where'd you get that?" Kento asked, knowing that there wasn't anything so girly in this house. Usagi blushed a little.
"Well, it was in my sub-dimensional space pouch so it came with me." She said, still blushing. The little girl looked past Ryo at the girl that had just come out of the kitchen. She looked at her for a second, trying to figure out who she was, then she flung herself forward attaching herself to Usagi's leg.
"Okaasan!!" The girl cried as she clung to Usagi's leg.
"Okaasan?" Usagi asked, seeing the child's black hair and the cerulean blue eyes. "What about ChibiUsa?" Usagi asked, remembering the little pink-haired girl that came from the future.
"I am ChibiUsa." She said, smiling brightly. The four Ronin Warriors kept looking back and forth between a blushing Ryo and Usagi.
"I can see the resemblance." Sage said simply.
"Resemblance?" Usagi asked, that's when she saw Ryo was as red as a tomato. "Umm… ChibiUsa? Who exactly is your father?"
"Ryo-tousan is." ChibiUsa said brightly. Usagi felt her face growing warm and she knew she was blushing nearly as much as Ryo was.
"What's going on out here?" Makoto asked coming out of the kitchen with a mixing bowl in her hands.
"Mako-chan!!" The girl cried as she ran to the brown-haired girl. She attached herself to Makoto's leg next.
"Who are you?" Makoto asked, a sweatdrop on her forehead.
"I'm ChibiUsa, daughter of Neo Queen Serenity-sama and King Ryo-sama." She said, doing a little curtsy.
"King Ryo-sama?" Makoto asked, looking up at Ryo who's face was as red as a tomato. "Ryo-kun's your father?" She asked, a look of confusion on her face.
"Hai!" She said, smiling at the future Queen of Jupiter. "Can I help you cook?" ChibiUsa asked. Usagi gave Makoto a look begging her to do so.
"Of course you can." She said, smiling down at the child. The girl happily followed Makoto back into the kitchen, a bright smile across her lips.
"Umm… Ryo-kun?" Usagi asked. "Can I talk to you in private?"
"Hai, Usa-chan. We need to talk." Ryo said, taking her hand as he lead her to the back of the house.
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"And who are you?" Rei asked, smiling at the child that came into the kitchen with Makoto.
"I'm ChibiUsa, you must be Rei-sama." ChibiUsa said rather quietly, not as happy as before.
"Did you say ChibiUsa?" Rei asked, horror written across her face.
"Hai." She said, not meeting Rei's look.
"But ChibiUsa has pink hair!!! You can't be ChibiUsa!!! What about Mamoru?!?! Why don't you look like him?!?!" Rei demanded.
"Mamoru?" ChibiUsa questioned. "That guy that tried to kill Otousan?" ChibiUsa asked confused.
"Who's your father then?" Ami asked.
"King Ryo-san's my father." She said smiling brightly.
"Ryo's?!?!" Rei shrieked. "I need to talk to odango atama right now!!!" She shrieked, while everyone else covered their ears. Rei stormed out of the room, leaving Minako, Makoto, Ami, and ChibiUsa alone in the kitchen. Peeking around the corner was Sage, Kento, Cye, and Rowan they had heard Rei's shrieking and they were just curious.
"Wow, why's she so mad?" Kento asked, walking into the kitchen.
"It's kinda a long story." Makoto said as she continued to stir the bowl in her arms.
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"So, that kid is ours from the future?" Ryo asked, his cheeks still slightly red.
"Hai, Ryo-kun." Usagi said, still as red as a tomato. They were sitting on his bed, facing the window and she couldn't help but scoot a little closer to Ryo. She felt his arm wrap slowly around her waist and she laid her head on his chest, listening to his breathing.
"Usa-chan…" Ryo started. Usagi pressed her finger to his lips, silencing him. She closed her eyes and his lips started to descend on hers. She waited for the sweet taste of his mouth as his lips brushed against hers.
"Odango!!!!" A voice shouted as the door was thrown open. Usagi's eyes flew to the doorway as she saw a furious Rei standing there heading for her. In Usagi's panic, she fell off the bed, landing hard on her tailbone.
"Itai!!" Usagi cried as she hit the ground. "Don't you ever knock!?!?!" Usagi demanded.
"Usagi-chan! What happened between you and Mamoru?!?!" She demanded. Usagi's eyes began to fill with tears as she remembered the incident clearly.
"Mamoru is no longer on our side," She said calmly as Ryo helped her to her feet. "Gomen, Ryo-kun." She said, smiling as she looked into his blue eyes, almost the same blue as hers.
"Well we have to get Mamoru back then!" She shouted, grabbing Usagi's hand.
"Iie, I won't do it!" Usagi shrieked, yanking her arm away from Rei's grasp.
"You and Mamoru are destined to be together! I won't have our future messed up because of you odango!" She shouted.
"Rei-chan!" Usagi snapped. "You're my best friend, as my best friend you should wish me happiness. I won't be happy with Mamoru," She said looking away. "After spending this time with Ryo, I realized something, I don't love Mamoru. I thought I did but I was just a child when I met him! I knew nothing of love then and I'm telling you now that I don't love him! I'm in love with Ryo!" She shouted, pushing past Ryo and Rei.
"Usa-chan come back!" Ryo shouted, running after the crying princess. She ran out the front door, Ryo close behind. Rei stood in open-mouth shock.
"I… I'm sorry Usa-chan… I didn't know…" She whispered as painful tears stung her eyes. She'd just hurt her best friend in the worst way that she could be hurt.
"Where's okaasan going?" ChibiUsa asked, seeing her future mother run out the door.
"I don't know, Ryo-kun went after her, I'm sure she'll be just fine." Makoto said as she lead the child back into the kitchen. Minako and Ami approached Rei, their eyes full of anger.
"What could you have possibly said to make her get that upset?!?" Minako demanded. She stopped her accusations when she saw the tears in Rei's eyes. "Rei-chan…" She whispered as she put her arms around her friend, pulling her into her embrace.
"Oh Rei-chan, it's all right." Ami soothed as she stood behind Rei, stroking her raven black hair.
"I'm sorry Usa-chan…" Rei whispered as she continued to sob.
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