Hey, guys! Here is another chapter I had lot of fun writing. You'll see what I mean, no, no, no, I am not giving anything away, go on and read it. It makes me so happy when people read my work and review it. ::hint, hint:: Thanks for the reviews!
Hugs.
Reminder for the lawyers: I don't own Sailor Moon and Trigun.
Chapter 8 Kenji's choice.
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Mamoru pulled into Haruka and Michiru's driveway and turned to look at his backseat passengers. There were only two of them left. Usagi cuddled up against Vash who was trying to keep a stern face.
Mamoru stared.
Vash stared back.
Mamoru suddenly smiled apologetically: "Sorry about it, she can be very clingy sometimes, believe me, I know."
Vash let out a sigh of relief and gently removed Usagi's arms from his waist. "That's ok, she seems very tired." The gunman tried to find any signs of concern in Mamoru's face and flushed with anger when he found none.
Vash closed the door and watched Mamoru drive away. Visions of Mamoru passionately kissing Usagi suddenly plagued his mind leaving him slightly disturbed. Angry with himself for such thoughts he strolled inside the house.
Usagi woke up as soon as they moved a couple of miles away from the Outer's mansion.
She moved to the front seat next to Mamoru ignoring his protests.
"Usako! You almost stepped on the stick shift! You have to be more careful and please put the seat belt on."
The little blonde cringed and covered her ears with both hands; Mamoru's nagging felt especially nauseating this evening.
Mamoru parked the car two blocks away from Usagi's house avoiding any possibilities to run into her father and waited for the blonde to get out.
Usagi reached the front door and suddenly realized something: "What? Mamo-chan didn't even kiss me goodbye!"
She walked into the house determined to call Mamoru right away and complain about it, but bumped into Mr. Tsukino and paled remembering his meeting with Vash.
Usagi nervously giggled and made a run for the dining room. "Hi, Mom! Did I make it on time for dinner?"
"How was the opera, dear?" Ikkuko placed the plates on the table.
"Uh" Usagi realized that her parents didn't watch the news yet; she was praying that nobody at the theater was able to take the pictures of the disaster. "We left earlier, it was kind of boring." She hoped this little lie would help her to avoid any questions later.
Usagi noticed her father's intense look and shakily waved her hand in greeting:
"Hi, Dad"
Kenji placed his fork on the plate. "So, Usagi, how come you never told us that Ms. Ten'ou has a cousin? A male cousin to be exact."
"Well," Usagi was playing with the peas on her plate. "I didn't know that myself. I've only met him for the first time yesterday, I swear!"
Kenji had only one important question for his daughter. "How old is this boy?"
Usagi paled and the peas went flying from her plate all over the room. "Like, 20 or something". - She finally managed to squeak out crossing two fingers behind her back. Her father wouldn't believe her anyway even if she told him Vash's real age.
Mr. Tsukino turned his head towards his wife. "A very talented family indeed. Ten'ou Haruka a famous race car driver and Kaiou Michiru a violinist. She is the latest addition to the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Those two are related, aren't they?"
Usagi quickly nodded choking on her food.
"And the boy is very well dressed, college educated, I suppose? I am sure he is. With such intelligent relatives." Usagi couldn't possibly give her father the answer because she was choking on her food again.
Kenji appeared to be dreamily thinking of something. "Invite him over for dinner, Usagi. I want your mother to meet this fellow."
Usagi crashed on the floor in dead faint.
Her dad completely ignored his fallen daughter still in his dreamy state.
"That's the boy who is worthy of my little girl and not that good for nothing Chiba Mamoru."
Usagi was holding her hurting head with both hands after the dinner. Chibi-Usa fled the room hysterically screaming that her Mamo-chan is the best and Usagi was stuck in the kitchen with Ikkuko who was asking her million questions about a certain blonde hunk. Kenji was watching TV in the living room extremely happy with himself.
Usagi finally dragged her tired self to bed and there realized that she couldn't sleep again. "It's probably because of that stupid nap I took in the car."
At midnight Usagi took the mug out of the microwave: this was her third cup of herbal tea.
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Mamoru woke up from the intense pull on his link with Sailor Moon. Sudden feelings of sadness and desperation washed over him.
"Usako!"
Completely forgetting the fact that his soul mate no longer had her Crystal, Mamoru transformed and fled his apartment. He abruptly stopped blinking then he realized that he was out of town.
What was Usagi doing in the middle of the night in...the Outer's house?
He couldn't answer this question and climbed in the room with the open window on the second floor.
At the same time as Tuxedo Kamen's figure appeared in the window, Vash's fist connected with his face. The blonde outlaw experienced true horror when he realized that his unmasked visitor was no other then Usagi's boyfriend. As soon as Mamoru opened his eyes, Vash let out a high-pitched girlish scream and covered his head with the blanket.
Haruka and Michiru burst into the room holding up their transformation pens.
Haruka turned on the light and immediately bent over in hysterical laugher. Still dazed from the hit Tuxedo Mask was straddling Vash who was screaming bloody murder.
The blonde gunmen shut up for a minute thinking of the right word for the current situation and then screamed again: "Hentaiiiiiii!"
Mamoru fell on the floor with the loud thud. Trying to collect the leftovers of his dignity as well as his top hat and the mask Tuxedo Kamen shakily asked: "Is Usagi here?"
"No" Vash, Michiru, and Haruka said at the same time.
"I could swear I felt her here!" Mamoru was very confused now.
Vash flushed a deep crimson." What are you trying to say! Why would she be here, you drove her home, didn't you?"
"Besides, " - interrupted Haruka, - "she doesn't have her Crystal, you couldn't possibly feel her, Mamoru-san!"
"Then who did I feel?" Mamoru looked from Haruka to Michiru dumbfounded.
Vash whimpered when eyes of all present in the room ended up on him. "What are you staring at? I was homesick!"
Mamoru let out a desperate scream. "You've got to be kidding! I can't be linked to THAT!"
"Kinky" - Haruka elbowed Michiru ignoring furious stares from both men.
Michiru was trying really hard not to laugh but was failing. "Usagi did tell you that her and Vash have a similar power, that's why Setsuna brought him here to fix the Crystal"
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Vash sheepishly apologized to Mamoru for the hit in the jaw that would probably have sent the dark-haired man straight to the hospital if he weren't transformed. Mamoru rubbed his face wondering if he would be able to ease the pain with his healing power. His head felt like it was run over with a truck.
Vash locked himself in the bathroom avoiding Haruka's perverted jokes and Mamoru's cries of pain.
He splashed his face with cold water and noticed something: the deep scar he had on his hand was gone. Vash paled and quickly lifted his shirt. Most of his small scars were gone and the big ones were barely visible. He was regenerating. He clasped his hands in fists and cried out the only explanation he could think of: "Usagi!"
Hugs.
Reminder for the lawyers: I don't own Sailor Moon and Trigun.
Chapter 8 Kenji's choice.
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Mamoru pulled into Haruka and Michiru's driveway and turned to look at his backseat passengers. There were only two of them left. Usagi cuddled up against Vash who was trying to keep a stern face.
Mamoru stared.
Vash stared back.
Mamoru suddenly smiled apologetically: "Sorry about it, she can be very clingy sometimes, believe me, I know."
Vash let out a sigh of relief and gently removed Usagi's arms from his waist. "That's ok, she seems very tired." The gunman tried to find any signs of concern in Mamoru's face and flushed with anger when he found none.
Vash closed the door and watched Mamoru drive away. Visions of Mamoru passionately kissing Usagi suddenly plagued his mind leaving him slightly disturbed. Angry with himself for such thoughts he strolled inside the house.
Usagi woke up as soon as they moved a couple of miles away from the Outer's mansion.
She moved to the front seat next to Mamoru ignoring his protests.
"Usako! You almost stepped on the stick shift! You have to be more careful and please put the seat belt on."
The little blonde cringed and covered her ears with both hands; Mamoru's nagging felt especially nauseating this evening.
Mamoru parked the car two blocks away from Usagi's house avoiding any possibilities to run into her father and waited for the blonde to get out.
Usagi reached the front door and suddenly realized something: "What? Mamo-chan didn't even kiss me goodbye!"
She walked into the house determined to call Mamoru right away and complain about it, but bumped into Mr. Tsukino and paled remembering his meeting with Vash.
Usagi nervously giggled and made a run for the dining room. "Hi, Mom! Did I make it on time for dinner?"
"How was the opera, dear?" Ikkuko placed the plates on the table.
"Uh" Usagi realized that her parents didn't watch the news yet; she was praying that nobody at the theater was able to take the pictures of the disaster. "We left earlier, it was kind of boring." She hoped this little lie would help her to avoid any questions later.
Usagi noticed her father's intense look and shakily waved her hand in greeting:
"Hi, Dad"
Kenji placed his fork on the plate. "So, Usagi, how come you never told us that Ms. Ten'ou has a cousin? A male cousin to be exact."
"Well," Usagi was playing with the peas on her plate. "I didn't know that myself. I've only met him for the first time yesterday, I swear!"
Kenji had only one important question for his daughter. "How old is this boy?"
Usagi paled and the peas went flying from her plate all over the room. "Like, 20 or something". - She finally managed to squeak out crossing two fingers behind her back. Her father wouldn't believe her anyway even if she told him Vash's real age.
Mr. Tsukino turned his head towards his wife. "A very talented family indeed. Ten'ou Haruka a famous race car driver and Kaiou Michiru a violinist. She is the latest addition to the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Those two are related, aren't they?"
Usagi quickly nodded choking on her food.
"And the boy is very well dressed, college educated, I suppose? I am sure he is. With such intelligent relatives." Usagi couldn't possibly give her father the answer because she was choking on her food again.
Kenji appeared to be dreamily thinking of something. "Invite him over for dinner, Usagi. I want your mother to meet this fellow."
Usagi crashed on the floor in dead faint.
Her dad completely ignored his fallen daughter still in his dreamy state.
"That's the boy who is worthy of my little girl and not that good for nothing Chiba Mamoru."
Usagi was holding her hurting head with both hands after the dinner. Chibi-Usa fled the room hysterically screaming that her Mamo-chan is the best and Usagi was stuck in the kitchen with Ikkuko who was asking her million questions about a certain blonde hunk. Kenji was watching TV in the living room extremely happy with himself.
Usagi finally dragged her tired self to bed and there realized that she couldn't sleep again. "It's probably because of that stupid nap I took in the car."
At midnight Usagi took the mug out of the microwave: this was her third cup of herbal tea.
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Mamoru woke up from the intense pull on his link with Sailor Moon. Sudden feelings of sadness and desperation washed over him.
"Usako!"
Completely forgetting the fact that his soul mate no longer had her Crystal, Mamoru transformed and fled his apartment. He abruptly stopped blinking then he realized that he was out of town.
What was Usagi doing in the middle of the night in...the Outer's house?
He couldn't answer this question and climbed in the room with the open window on the second floor.
At the same time as Tuxedo Kamen's figure appeared in the window, Vash's fist connected with his face. The blonde outlaw experienced true horror when he realized that his unmasked visitor was no other then Usagi's boyfriend. As soon as Mamoru opened his eyes, Vash let out a high-pitched girlish scream and covered his head with the blanket.
Haruka and Michiru burst into the room holding up their transformation pens.
Haruka turned on the light and immediately bent over in hysterical laugher. Still dazed from the hit Tuxedo Mask was straddling Vash who was screaming bloody murder.
The blonde gunmen shut up for a minute thinking of the right word for the current situation and then screamed again: "Hentaiiiiiii!"
Mamoru fell on the floor with the loud thud. Trying to collect the leftovers of his dignity as well as his top hat and the mask Tuxedo Kamen shakily asked: "Is Usagi here?"
"No" Vash, Michiru, and Haruka said at the same time.
"I could swear I felt her here!" Mamoru was very confused now.
Vash flushed a deep crimson." What are you trying to say! Why would she be here, you drove her home, didn't you?"
"Besides, " - interrupted Haruka, - "she doesn't have her Crystal, you couldn't possibly feel her, Mamoru-san!"
"Then who did I feel?" Mamoru looked from Haruka to Michiru dumbfounded.
Vash whimpered when eyes of all present in the room ended up on him. "What are you staring at? I was homesick!"
Mamoru let out a desperate scream. "You've got to be kidding! I can't be linked to THAT!"
"Kinky" - Haruka elbowed Michiru ignoring furious stares from both men.
Michiru was trying really hard not to laugh but was failing. "Usagi did tell you that her and Vash have a similar power, that's why Setsuna brought him here to fix the Crystal"
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Vash sheepishly apologized to Mamoru for the hit in the jaw that would probably have sent the dark-haired man straight to the hospital if he weren't transformed. Mamoru rubbed his face wondering if he would be able to ease the pain with his healing power. His head felt like it was run over with a truck.
Vash locked himself in the bathroom avoiding Haruka's perverted jokes and Mamoru's cries of pain.
He splashed his face with cold water and noticed something: the deep scar he had on his hand was gone. Vash paled and quickly lifted his shirt. Most of his small scars were gone and the big ones were barely visible. He was regenerating. He clasped his hands in fists and cried out the only explanation he could think of: "Usagi!"