"I heard about you and Jeff." Stephanie stated as we waited for our
breakfasts.
"What did you hear?"
"That after everyone left, Jeff stayed behind."
"He did."
"Ooh! I want details!"
"There are no details. Matt, Amy, and Jeff stayed to clean up. Sometime through, Matt and Amy left. I got hungry at about 4:30 and went downstairs. I found Jeff asleep and offered to share my bed. Nothing happened."
"Nothing at all?"
"Well this morning, but it isn't that great."
"What?"
"We were laying there and he rolled over onto me. We sorta just stayed there and when he leaned down to kiss me, I pushed him away."
"Why?"
"I really don't want to get into it."
"Okay. But if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here for ya." We sat and talked while we ate and was interrupted by my cell phone.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Moshi moshi."
"Aki-chan?"
"Usagi?"
"Yeah! I was just really bored and thinking about you so I thought I would call."
"That is so sweet!" I replied. "Can you excuse me for a bit, Steph?"
"Sure. Take your time. I know what its like to miss friends."
"Thanks." I said, getting up. "Usagi, you don't know how great it is to hear your voice! I miss everyone so much!"
"I've miss you too, Oneechan. I wish you were here. Mamo-chan and I told Daddy about our wedding plans today. Yesterday, your time. Daddy was so mad. You will be coming back for my wedding right?"
"Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Yeah. Ami wants to say hi to you."
"Akira?"
"Hello, Ami. Genki desu ka?"
"I'm fine. And you?"
"Same here. Ami, can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure."
"Could you look up information about a girl named 'Jacy Adams'? Her mother's name was Katrina Adams. She lived across the street from Rei's temple."
"Is there anymore information?"
"Not that I know of. I need to know what happened to her after 1984. She is an American girl. She moved to Tokyo when she was 6."
"You know, you were six when you joined your family."
"I know, Ami. Trust me, I know. Let me talk to Usagi again."
"Okay. Bye Aki-chan."
"Hi again!"
"Hello Usagi. I can't talk long. I just wanted to hear your voice again before I hang up."
"You're leaving?"
"I have places I need to be."
"Oh. Okay then. I will call you about plans for my wedding."
"Bye, little sister."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Have fun?" Stephanie asked me after our shopping spree. We had promised to meet some guys and go clubbing that night. p
"Yeah. I did. I've never spent so much on one spree."
"Never? That was little compared to the damage Trish and I do. Me and her maxed out 6 cards one time. Got in trouble with Dad afterwards."
"Really? I thought we were bad. I guess I thought wrong."
"Guess so." She said as she opened the door to her hotel room. "It's a little messy. I had trouble finding something this morning."
"Its ok. My apartment is pretty messy right now. I got most of my things unpacked last night while I was thinking. I'm probably never going to be able to find my things when I'm done. The place is so big! It's like a house. Its bigger that my friend's house! And her house is pretty big, considering 4 people live there."
"I know. I've been there. What are you going to wear later?"
"I'm not sure yet."
"It has to be nice because Jeff's gonna be there."
"Jeff?"
"Yeah. You should wear that skirt you got earlier."
"You mean the leather one?"
"Yeah. With the silver top. The one with the loose front with all the sparkles. You'll look so pretty in it."
"Black with silver? Will that look good?"
"Yeah. What should I wear?"
"Umm. The red tube top and the leather pants would look good. Don't you think the skirt is a little short?" I said, holding the skirt up next to me. It came up to a bit less than mid-thigh on me.
"NO! We should wear the matching trench coats we bought earlier."
"I think I'm gonna wear my old trench coat. It has meaning behind it."
"Okay. I'm gonna wear the boots Hunter bought me last year."
"I'll wear the mid-thigh ones that Trista gave me."
"Mid- thigh?"
"Yeah, with those on and the skirt there would be about 4 or 5 inches of leg showing."
"Cool." She said as we proceeded to get dressed and ready to go out that night.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow." Jeff whispered as Steph and I came out of the elevator, where the others were waiting for us. "You look great." He murmured into my ear as he gave me a hug. I was wearing the outfit that Steph had picked out and along with the skirt and boots, were fishnet stockings. My hair was in two ondagoes to mid-back, in them were the clips that Chibi-Usa gave me. I also wore Rei's earrings. Around my neck was Usagi's necklace.
"You look good, Steph." Hunter grunted as he took her hand. "Lets go."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*Epiphany (a club in New York)
"Two beers!" I shouted at the bartender. The heavy metal music blared from the speakers surrounding the stage as Saliva played on. I looked around as I waited for my beers. Near the stage, Steph and Hunter were dancing along side with Matt and Amy. On the left, we had stuck a bunch of tables together, where everyone was sitting. Jeff sat, looking uncomfortable, as a girl who looked like a slut sat on his lap. He looked at Jay for help, but Jay was just laughing.
"Here! $6.00!" The bartender yelled handing me my beers. I paid him and made my way to the tables.
"Hey, Jeff.' I said, trying to contain my laughter. "Aren't you going to introduce your friend?" I asked, handing him a beer.
"Umm…hey, what's your name?" he asked her.
"Dre!"
"Well, Dre." I said. "It's nice meeting you and all, but you mind getting off my man?"
"He's taken?"
"Yeah!"
"Then I don't want him! He's sort of ugly anyway! With that different colored hair!"
"Don't make fun of Brite's hair!"
"I can do what I want! Is he gay or something? All that Purple!"
"I told you not to make fun of Brite's hair!" I screamed, jumping over the table and on to her. I would have beat the crap out of her, but Jeff pulled me away before I had the chance.
"You can have him! He's gay anyway!" She shouted, making for the door.
"He's not! He's about a straight as they come! Trust Me! I know!"
"Jacy! Calm down!" Jeff said, laughing as he pulled me into his lap.
"You should have let me kick her ass!" I said, trying to squirm out of his arms.
"Ouch! Stop moving!"
"Why? I want that beer!" I said, pointing to the table.
"How many have you had?"
"2. Why?"
"Have not!"
"Have too! OoOo! One of my favorite songs!" I yelled as my theme song came on. CLICK CLICK BOOM! "Come and Dance, Jeffy!"
"You did it again!"
"Did what?"
"Called me 'Jeffy'"
"So?"
"Jacy used to call me that all the time!"
"SO?" I yelled in reply as we made our way to the dance floor. We danced the next 3 songs together. Then I danced with Hunter. A slow song came on, and Steph came to take back her man. I found myself in Jeff's arms.
*Adam's view
"Look at Jeff." I said, pointing at Jeff and Jacy.
"I don't think they can get any closer. How can she breathe?" Matt asked. Am I a star beneath the stairs? Am I a ghost upon the stage? Am I your anything? The song played on.
"I know. They could use some breathing room. Look they can get closer!" I laughed as Jeff pulled Jacy even closer than they already were.
*Akiko's view
Jeff pulled me closer than we already were. Being in his arms is like being in heaven! He is just so sweet and caring, and so fun to be with.
"Jeff, the song's over." I whispered in his ears.
"I don't care. It's never going to be over in my mind." He whispered back. We danced for a few more minutes and finally I pulled away.
"Let's go sit down."
"Okay." I said as he led me to the table. "Where's Steph and Hunter?"
"They left about a minute ago. They went back to the hotel." Adam said, while poking Jeff in the side.
"Stop, Adam! It ain't funny!" Jeff said, squirming.
"Shimatta!"
"Huh?"
"Damn it! My keys are in Steph's room!" I translated, grabbing my cell. I dialed Steph's cell.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hello?" Steph said, sounding very annoyed.
"Steph?"
"What?"
"The keys to my apartment are in your hotel room."
"Too bad, huh? Find a place to crash and I'll give you your keys tomorrow at the arena."
"Okay, I guess. See ya tomorrow."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"What's wrong?" Jeff asked me.
"Steph refuses to take time out of Hunter. I need a place to stay, Jeffy."
"You got it. You can stay with me. I'm cool with it."
"Jeff! Amies and me are leaving. If you want a ride back, I suggest you come with us now." Matt shouted from the door.
"Do you want to leave now?" Jeff asked me.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Okay! Hang on! We're coming!"
"What did you hear?"
"That after everyone left, Jeff stayed behind."
"He did."
"Ooh! I want details!"
"There are no details. Matt, Amy, and Jeff stayed to clean up. Sometime through, Matt and Amy left. I got hungry at about 4:30 and went downstairs. I found Jeff asleep and offered to share my bed. Nothing happened."
"Nothing at all?"
"Well this morning, but it isn't that great."
"What?"
"We were laying there and he rolled over onto me. We sorta just stayed there and when he leaned down to kiss me, I pushed him away."
"Why?"
"I really don't want to get into it."
"Okay. But if you ever want to talk about it, I'm here for ya." We sat and talked while we ate and was interrupted by my cell phone.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Moshi moshi."
"Aki-chan?"
"Usagi?"
"Yeah! I was just really bored and thinking about you so I thought I would call."
"That is so sweet!" I replied. "Can you excuse me for a bit, Steph?"
"Sure. Take your time. I know what its like to miss friends."
"Thanks." I said, getting up. "Usagi, you don't know how great it is to hear your voice! I miss everyone so much!"
"I've miss you too, Oneechan. I wish you were here. Mamo-chan and I told Daddy about our wedding plans today. Yesterday, your time. Daddy was so mad. You will be coming back for my wedding right?"
"Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Yeah. Ami wants to say hi to you."
"Akira?"
"Hello, Ami. Genki desu ka?"
"I'm fine. And you?"
"Same here. Ami, can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure."
"Could you look up information about a girl named 'Jacy Adams'? Her mother's name was Katrina Adams. She lived across the street from Rei's temple."
"Is there anymore information?"
"Not that I know of. I need to know what happened to her after 1984. She is an American girl. She moved to Tokyo when she was 6."
"You know, you were six when you joined your family."
"I know, Ami. Trust me, I know. Let me talk to Usagi again."
"Okay. Bye Aki-chan."
"Hi again!"
"Hello Usagi. I can't talk long. I just wanted to hear your voice again before I hang up."
"You're leaving?"
"I have places I need to be."
"Oh. Okay then. I will call you about plans for my wedding."
"Bye, little sister."
"Bye."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Have fun?" Stephanie asked me after our shopping spree. We had promised to meet some guys and go clubbing that night. p
"Yeah. I did. I've never spent so much on one spree."
"Never? That was little compared to the damage Trish and I do. Me and her maxed out 6 cards one time. Got in trouble with Dad afterwards."
"Really? I thought we were bad. I guess I thought wrong."
"Guess so." She said as she opened the door to her hotel room. "It's a little messy. I had trouble finding something this morning."
"Its ok. My apartment is pretty messy right now. I got most of my things unpacked last night while I was thinking. I'm probably never going to be able to find my things when I'm done. The place is so big! It's like a house. Its bigger that my friend's house! And her house is pretty big, considering 4 people live there."
"I know. I've been there. What are you going to wear later?"
"I'm not sure yet."
"It has to be nice because Jeff's gonna be there."
"Jeff?"
"Yeah. You should wear that skirt you got earlier."
"You mean the leather one?"
"Yeah. With the silver top. The one with the loose front with all the sparkles. You'll look so pretty in it."
"Black with silver? Will that look good?"
"Yeah. What should I wear?"
"Umm. The red tube top and the leather pants would look good. Don't you think the skirt is a little short?" I said, holding the skirt up next to me. It came up to a bit less than mid-thigh on me.
"NO! We should wear the matching trench coats we bought earlier."
"I think I'm gonna wear my old trench coat. It has meaning behind it."
"Okay. I'm gonna wear the boots Hunter bought me last year."
"I'll wear the mid-thigh ones that Trista gave me."
"Mid- thigh?"
"Yeah, with those on and the skirt there would be about 4 or 5 inches of leg showing."
"Cool." She said as we proceeded to get dressed and ready to go out that night.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Wow." Jeff whispered as Steph and I came out of the elevator, where the others were waiting for us. "You look great." He murmured into my ear as he gave me a hug. I was wearing the outfit that Steph had picked out and along with the skirt and boots, were fishnet stockings. My hair was in two ondagoes to mid-back, in them were the clips that Chibi-Usa gave me. I also wore Rei's earrings. Around my neck was Usagi's necklace.
"You look good, Steph." Hunter grunted as he took her hand. "Lets go."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*Epiphany (a club in New York)
"Two beers!" I shouted at the bartender. The heavy metal music blared from the speakers surrounding the stage as Saliva played on. I looked around as I waited for my beers. Near the stage, Steph and Hunter were dancing along side with Matt and Amy. On the left, we had stuck a bunch of tables together, where everyone was sitting. Jeff sat, looking uncomfortable, as a girl who looked like a slut sat on his lap. He looked at Jay for help, but Jay was just laughing.
"Here! $6.00!" The bartender yelled handing me my beers. I paid him and made my way to the tables.
"Hey, Jeff.' I said, trying to contain my laughter. "Aren't you going to introduce your friend?" I asked, handing him a beer.
"Umm…hey, what's your name?" he asked her.
"Dre!"
"Well, Dre." I said. "It's nice meeting you and all, but you mind getting off my man?"
"He's taken?"
"Yeah!"
"Then I don't want him! He's sort of ugly anyway! With that different colored hair!"
"Don't make fun of Brite's hair!"
"I can do what I want! Is he gay or something? All that Purple!"
"I told you not to make fun of Brite's hair!" I screamed, jumping over the table and on to her. I would have beat the crap out of her, but Jeff pulled me away before I had the chance.
"You can have him! He's gay anyway!" She shouted, making for the door.
"He's not! He's about a straight as they come! Trust Me! I know!"
"Jacy! Calm down!" Jeff said, laughing as he pulled me into his lap.
"You should have let me kick her ass!" I said, trying to squirm out of his arms.
"Ouch! Stop moving!"
"Why? I want that beer!" I said, pointing to the table.
"How many have you had?"
"2. Why?"
"Have not!"
"Have too! OoOo! One of my favorite songs!" I yelled as my theme song came on. CLICK CLICK BOOM! "Come and Dance, Jeffy!"
"You did it again!"
"Did what?"
"Called me 'Jeffy'"
"So?"
"Jacy used to call me that all the time!"
"SO?" I yelled in reply as we made our way to the dance floor. We danced the next 3 songs together. Then I danced with Hunter. A slow song came on, and Steph came to take back her man. I found myself in Jeff's arms.
*Adam's view
"Look at Jeff." I said, pointing at Jeff and Jacy.
"I don't think they can get any closer. How can she breathe?" Matt asked. Am I a star beneath the stairs? Am I a ghost upon the stage? Am I your anything? The song played on.
"I know. They could use some breathing room. Look they can get closer!" I laughed as Jeff pulled Jacy even closer than they already were.
*Akiko's view
Jeff pulled me closer than we already were. Being in his arms is like being in heaven! He is just so sweet and caring, and so fun to be with.
"Jeff, the song's over." I whispered in his ears.
"I don't care. It's never going to be over in my mind." He whispered back. We danced for a few more minutes and finally I pulled away.
"Let's go sit down."
"Okay." I said as he led me to the table. "Where's Steph and Hunter?"
"They left about a minute ago. They went back to the hotel." Adam said, while poking Jeff in the side.
"Stop, Adam! It ain't funny!" Jeff said, squirming.
"Shimatta!"
"Huh?"
"Damn it! My keys are in Steph's room!" I translated, grabbing my cell. I dialed Steph's cell.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hello?" Steph said, sounding very annoyed.
"Steph?"
"What?"
"The keys to my apartment are in your hotel room."
"Too bad, huh? Find a place to crash and I'll give you your keys tomorrow at the arena."
"Okay, I guess. See ya tomorrow."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"What's wrong?" Jeff asked me.
"Steph refuses to take time out of Hunter. I need a place to stay, Jeffy."
"You got it. You can stay with me. I'm cool with it."
"Jeff! Amies and me are leaving. If you want a ride back, I suggest you come with us now." Matt shouted from the door.
"Do you want to leave now?" Jeff asked me.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Okay! Hang on! We're coming!"