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I'll Prove It
Part 2
By Usa and Emiri
Disclaimers in Part 1
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"You wanted to ask me something, Usagi-chan?" Minako asked her friend as they sat down to milkshakes inside Crown.
Usagi nodded. "We've been friends a long time, and I've always wondered about your time in England. Could you tell me about it?"
"Well, what all do you want to know?"
"How you fought, what kind of people you fought. How did you strike fear into their hearts?" Usagi looked at her with wide eyes.
"Ohhh..." Minako giggled. "The good stuff."
"Hai hai!"
"Well, you know I always wore my mask, for one. And I had my disguise compact, like you have your pen. I basically showed up out of nowhere and kicked their butts before they knew what was happening." Minako grinned. It hadn't always been that eaay, but she wasn't going to tell Usagi that.
Usagi smiled, her respect for Minako growing. "Sugoi, Minako-chan! Tell me more!"
"Hmm...what else do you want to know? You know I wore my V fuku, different from what I have now. And I had my trademark mask."
"Hmm..." Usagi thought for a minute. "How did you find people breaking the law? Did you just wonder around town at night or something?"
"Well, basically. I also sometimes carried a gun, just in case."
"A gun?!" she screeched. Eyes turned to face the girls. Usagi sank in her booth, blushing. She raised an eyebrow at Minako.
Minako slouched down. "Not so loud!" she whispered
"Gomen... demo, where did you get it?"
"Well, you know that I was a special officer with the police...so I had connections."
The wheels turned in Usagi's head. "How did you get to be a special officer?"
"Well, Katrina-oneesan worked with the police..."
"Oh yeah, I think you mentioned that before." Usagi looked at her watch. "Ah! I forgot, I have to pick up steak for dinner! Mama's going to flip, it's already 5:15!"
"Ne, before you go...what made you so curious about my past?"
Usagi shrugged. "Nothing in particular, I just realized that I knew nothing about your past. It makes me feel closer to you now that I do!" She smiled. "Ja ne, Minako-chan!" Before Minako could respond, Usagi was out the door.
Minako blinked, watching her zoom out. Usagi was up to something, and she'd find out what!
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"Rei-chan, that wasn't very nice, even for you," Ami told the Senshi of Fire.
"Well, I didn't mean to make her cry!"
Makoto huffed. "Well, you did! I've never seen her so upset by anything you've said."
"It's done," Ami said. "The only thing Rei-chan can do is apologize. This is Usagi-chan we're talking about, she'll be in your room reading Manga in no time!"
Rei nodded, agreeing. She was sick of being harped on by the other girls.
"Konbanwa, minna!" Minako said, coming into Rei's room.
"Konbanwa, Minako-chan," Makoto replied.
"Where's Usagi-chan?" Ami asked. "I thought she was coming with you."
"She had to go get steaks for her okaa for dinner."
Makoto offered her a plate of cookies. "Did she say anything about coming over?"
"Iie."
"Is she still upset about what I said?" Rei asked.
"She didn't seem to be," Minako said, biting into a cookie. "She just asked me questions about my past."
"What kind of questions?" Ami wanted to know.
"Well, just about what happened in England and the like."
Makoto looked thoughtful. "I wonder why she wanted to know all that."
"I'm not sure..." Minako shrugged.
"Well seeing as none of us really know about what you did back then, it's only natural Usagi-chan was interested, ne?" Ami said.
"Probably." Minako grabbed a few more cookies. "When did you make these, Mako-chan?"
"This afternoon," she replied. "Are they good?"
"Haaaai!" Minako nodded eagerly.
"Minako, you're acquiring Usagi's eating habits," Rei said.
Usagi opened the door to Rei's room just in time to hear the comment. She was breathing heavily from running. "Why, Rei-chan?" she asked.
"Well, look at the amount of cookies she has in her hands..." Rei trailed off to see Minako's cheeks poofed out like a chipmunk's.She couldn't help but laugh.
"Ish mot fuwwie," Minako mumbled around the cookies.
Usagi hung her head dejectedly. "No, it's not."
"Ne, Usagi-chan," Makoto spoke up, trying to cheer her friend up. "Want to come over tomorrow and help me make apple pie?"
Ami sort of glowered at Rei. "I never said there was anything wrong with eating lik Usagi did..."
"Not in so many words," Ami explained.
"So I can't make observances anymore without being criticized for it?"
Usagi got up from her seat next to Minako. "No, it's all right, Rei-chan. From now on, I'll just stay out of your way. I think I bring out the worst in you. Gomen ne..."
"I didn't mean it like that," Rei explained.
Instead of responding, Usagi looked at Rei with eyes full of pain. "Sayonara, Rei-chan."
"Usagi, matte..."
"Rei-chan, leave her alone," Ami said, putting a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Give her some time alone."
Rei sighed. "Demo..." There wasn't much she could do, though, seeing how Usagi had already left.
I'll Prove It
Part 2
By Usa and Emiri
Disclaimers in Part 1
***********
"You wanted to ask me something, Usagi-chan?" Minako asked her friend as they sat down to milkshakes inside Crown.
Usagi nodded. "We've been friends a long time, and I've always wondered about your time in England. Could you tell me about it?"
"Well, what all do you want to know?"
"How you fought, what kind of people you fought. How did you strike fear into their hearts?" Usagi looked at her with wide eyes.
"Ohhh..." Minako giggled. "The good stuff."
"Hai hai!"
"Well, you know I always wore my mask, for one. And I had my disguise compact, like you have your pen. I basically showed up out of nowhere and kicked their butts before they knew what was happening." Minako grinned. It hadn't always been that eaay, but she wasn't going to tell Usagi that.
Usagi smiled, her respect for Minako growing. "Sugoi, Minako-chan! Tell me more!"
"Hmm...what else do you want to know? You know I wore my V fuku, different from what I have now. And I had my trademark mask."
"Hmm..." Usagi thought for a minute. "How did you find people breaking the law? Did you just wonder around town at night or something?"
"Well, basically. I also sometimes carried a gun, just in case."
"A gun?!" she screeched. Eyes turned to face the girls. Usagi sank in her booth, blushing. She raised an eyebrow at Minako.
Minako slouched down. "Not so loud!" she whispered
"Gomen... demo, where did you get it?"
"Well, you know that I was a special officer with the police...so I had connections."
The wheels turned in Usagi's head. "How did you get to be a special officer?"
"Well, Katrina-oneesan worked with the police..."
"Oh yeah, I think you mentioned that before." Usagi looked at her watch. "Ah! I forgot, I have to pick up steak for dinner! Mama's going to flip, it's already 5:15!"
"Ne, before you go...what made you so curious about my past?"
Usagi shrugged. "Nothing in particular, I just realized that I knew nothing about your past. It makes me feel closer to you now that I do!" She smiled. "Ja ne, Minako-chan!" Before Minako could respond, Usagi was out the door.
Minako blinked, watching her zoom out. Usagi was up to something, and she'd find out what!
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"Rei-chan, that wasn't very nice, even for you," Ami told the Senshi of Fire.
"Well, I didn't mean to make her cry!"
Makoto huffed. "Well, you did! I've never seen her so upset by anything you've said."
"It's done," Ami said. "The only thing Rei-chan can do is apologize. This is Usagi-chan we're talking about, she'll be in your room reading Manga in no time!"
Rei nodded, agreeing. She was sick of being harped on by the other girls.
"Konbanwa, minna!" Minako said, coming into Rei's room.
"Konbanwa, Minako-chan," Makoto replied.
"Where's Usagi-chan?" Ami asked. "I thought she was coming with you."
"She had to go get steaks for her okaa for dinner."
Makoto offered her a plate of cookies. "Did she say anything about coming over?"
"Iie."
"Is she still upset about what I said?" Rei asked.
"She didn't seem to be," Minako said, biting into a cookie. "She just asked me questions about my past."
"What kind of questions?" Ami wanted to know.
"Well, just about what happened in England and the like."
Makoto looked thoughtful. "I wonder why she wanted to know all that."
"I'm not sure..." Minako shrugged.
"Well seeing as none of us really know about what you did back then, it's only natural Usagi-chan was interested, ne?" Ami said.
"Probably." Minako grabbed a few more cookies. "When did you make these, Mako-chan?"
"This afternoon," she replied. "Are they good?"
"Haaaai!" Minako nodded eagerly.
"Minako, you're acquiring Usagi's eating habits," Rei said.
Usagi opened the door to Rei's room just in time to hear the comment. She was breathing heavily from running. "Why, Rei-chan?" she asked.
"Well, look at the amount of cookies she has in her hands..." Rei trailed off to see Minako's cheeks poofed out like a chipmunk's.She couldn't help but laugh.
"Ish mot fuwwie," Minako mumbled around the cookies.
Usagi hung her head dejectedly. "No, it's not."
"Ne, Usagi-chan," Makoto spoke up, trying to cheer her friend up. "Want to come over tomorrow and help me make apple pie?"
Ami sort of glowered at Rei. "I never said there was anything wrong with eating lik Usagi did..."
"Not in so many words," Ami explained.
"So I can't make observances anymore without being criticized for it?"
Usagi got up from her seat next to Minako. "No, it's all right, Rei-chan. From now on, I'll just stay out of your way. I think I bring out the worst in you. Gomen ne..."
"I didn't mean it like that," Rei explained.
Instead of responding, Usagi looked at Rei with eyes full of pain. "Sayonara, Rei-chan."
"Usagi, matte..."
"Rei-chan, leave her alone," Ami said, putting a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Give her some time alone."
Rei sighed. "Demo..." There wasn't much she could do, though, seeing how Usagi had already left.
