Hi! As you see, I am trying to be a responsible writer and get the
chapters out every week. For now. Thanks for all of your kind words.
Themoonmaden, hold your horses, girl, lol, I am trying really hard to keep everyone in character in this story. And it's not that easy to break up the most famous couple in the anime, but I am working on it :-P
Senshi Nadeshiko - love your name, by the way, Vash was in the room with Usagi, but escaped as soon as she tried to kiss him. Yup, very bashful…love him to pieces, lol!
~Death~ - It's not going to be always funny. I am sorry. That's why I love Vash and Usagi so much. They can be funny as hell at one moment and then bring you to tears at another. There is going to be a lot of funny and sad chapters ahead. Keep reading.
Thanks for sticking around with me for so long. I appreciate all of your reviews. I am also glad that new people read and review the story as well. You're rock, guys!
And again - thanks to Kei The Incarnadine Goddess, my wonderful editor and the muse. Go read her great Sailor Moon/Fushigi Yuugi Story "Water is rising". Very different from all the stories I've ever read. Me like!!!! :- P
Still don't own Trigun and Sailor Moon.
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Chapter 14 Escape.
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Vash whimpered and wiped the sweat off his forehead outside of Usagi's bedroom. He looked at the door separating him from the underage seductress. "That was close!"
He clasped his throbbing head with both hands. "Am I going to regret this? I think I will, I already do." He had to remind himself that Usagi was still fifteen, with a future child and a boyfriend. A loud scream from Chibi-Usa's room interrupted him.
Vash burst into the small bedroom. Chibi-Usa wailed, "I forgot my toys at Mamo-chan's apartment! This is horrible!"
Vash rolled his eyes and wrapped his arms around the little girl. "Don't scare me like that, Little Lady! Tell me where he lives and I'll go and get them for you!" Vash thought that it would be a great excuse for him to stay away from Usagi.
Chibi-Usa wiped her tears with the sleeve of her shirt. "You would do that for me?"
"Of course, Little Lady."
The pink-haired girl eyed Vash suspiciously. "You're too nice. People must walk all over you."
Vash laughed. "Only nice people, Little Lady, like you and Usagi. You both are really amazing, you know that?"
Chibi-Usa wrinkled her nose. "Not Usagi-baka! What's amazing about her? She's lazy, irresponsible, and whines a lot!"
"She is also a kind and caring girl. She would sacrifice herself for the sake of her friends and loved ones. She could also be your best friend."
Vash looked at the startled girl and smiled. "Is that the reason why your parents sent you here? To make friends?"
The small girl nodded.
Vash grew thoughtful for a minute. "Friends are precious. They're a gift from the gods. It's very hard to find true friends, but it's even harder to lose them."
Chibi-Usa stubbornly lifted her chin. "Usagi-baka is not my friend, she's my stupid future mother."
"Shhhh,"—Vash placed a finger to her mouth—"not yet, Chibi-Usa, give her a chance. She's only a few years older than you are in this time. Let her be a girl: Cheerful, happy, and carefree. Don't force on her the responsibilities of your mother."
"Why are you defending her? Are you in love with Usagi? Are you? Tell me this instant! Is it true? I don't want to be a boooooooy!"
Vash stared at the sobbing Chibi-Usa. "Oh, gods! Little Lady! I was only joking! Please don't cry!" He softly wrapped his arms around her little form.
Chibi-Usa buried herself is his chest, hiccuping. "I am so scared, I don't want to be a boy, if I'm a boy I'll never see Pegasus again!"
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Vash sighed. Both of the girls were so sensitive and emotional. He looked down at Chibi-Usa, who finally calmed down in his arms.
The little girl softly breathed on his neck. She felt safe and protected. Her eyes suddenly widened. "Who are you?" She blinked and stared at gently smiling Vash.
The outlaw poked her in the nose. "Are you ok? I can go and get your toys now if you want."
"But you can't go without Usagi-chan! She'll get really sick if you do!"
Vash cursed under his breath. "It will be only a few minutes, I won't be too far from her."
He placed Chibi-Usa on the bed and then noticed a crystal ball on her nightstand.
"Wow!" The tall blond pressed his nose into the cool surface. "I want THIS for Christmas!"
He lightly touched the Crystal and almost fainted when the ball suddenly lit up.
"Maiden."
Vash fell on his butt and Chibi-Usa let out a terrified scream.
Pegasus realized his mistake a little too late.
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Chibi-Usa threw a blanket over the crystal ball and then grabbed Vash by his shirt.
The blond blinked and visibly paled. "I didn't see anything, I won't tell anybody. This thing has a battery in it, right? No magic horses or anything! I swear, Little Lady, please don't kill me!" Vash's green eyes were full of fear.
"Right. Now go and get me my toys!" Chibi-Usa watched Vash scramble to his feet and leave through her bedroom window. She removed the blanket from the crystal ball, silently praying that Pegasus wasn't mad at her.
"Maiden. I apologize. I could've sworn I felt your energy."
Chibi-Usa opened and then closed her mouth. That indeed was very strange.
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Chiba Mamoru gritted his teeth and wiped the words "Ai shiteru, Mamo-chan!" written in the bright pink lipstick off his bathroom mirror. 'Damn! I've told her not to do this anymore! Usako is reading all those stupid teenage magazines where people teach young girls to do all this irritating filth.'
Mamoru walked into the bedroom and frowned at yet another lipstick message. "Yeah, right! Make your boyfriend happy, write him love messages in your lipstick! Those idiots don't realize that this stuff is so hard to clean, especially the nuclear pink color!"
Mamoru was irritated. He pulled out a flyer his professor gave him this morning, printed with information about a conference in Japan's Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in the Ishikawa Science Park. Only one hour by plane from Tokyo. Three days full of wonderful lectures and workshops with a free room on the campus and a paid airline ticket. And he was one of the five students from Azabu University who were chosen to go. Usako would have a fit. He told his professor that he probably wouldn't be able to make it. How unfair.
Mamoru pulled his shirt over his head and accidentally stepped on Chibi- Usa's toy truck. His foot got stuck inside and, unable to stop, he rode the truck out of the room and then painfully fell flat on his back in the kitchen. The dark-haired man was boiling with anger. "That's it! I've had enough!"
He ran back in the bedroom and pulled out a suitcase. Stuffing the suitcase with his clothes, Mamoru picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Professor Satoshi? Yeah, this is Chiba Mamoru. I was thinking about that conference you told me about today and I think I am going to make it after all. Sure, count me in, please; I hope I'm not too late! Great! Then I'll see you there tomorrow!"
Mamoru finished packing and looked at his picture with Usagi and Chibi-Usa. He frowned and picked up the phone again. "Rei? This is Mamoru. Can you tell Usagi that I'll be leaving for a couple of days for the science conference? No, I can't tell her this myself, you know how she gets. I'm just burned out, Rei, and I really need to get away for a few days. I'll call her later; I'm too frustrated to talk to her right now. I'm tired of her and Chibi-Usa pulling me in different directions and constantly fighting. I need a little break from it all. I know that she won't understand, but I have to do it. I want to do something I want for a change and not have to think about how Usako and Chibi-Usa will take it. I've missed all the college parties because I can't bring my girlfriend there. I can't go to the conferences or lectures in another town because Usako will get lonely and sad. I can't do shit! Excuse my language, Rei. And no, don't tell her I said that! Have a good night."
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Rei stared at the phone in her hand. "Coward." She sighed and dialed Usagi's number, then changed her mind and placed the receiver back. The priestess didn't have the heart to call her best friend with the depressing news. "Maybe she won't take it so hard with Vash around. She'll probably just be upset that Mamoru didn't tell her about his trip himself. I'll call her tomorrow, I won't think about it right now."
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Mamoru rubbed his sore backside and switched off the lights in his bedroom.
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Vash froze behind Mamoru's door. He'd promised to pick up a few of Chibi- Usa's toys. He was about to knock when he heard a loud crash and cursing. The tall blond smiled in amusement at Mamoru's choice of words and decided to wait a few seconds for Usagi's boyfriend to cool off.
Involuntarily, he overheard Mamoru's conversation on the phone with Rei. Vash clasped his hands in fists and stormed off to the elevator. "That fool! Who does he think he is? What's his problem anyway? Having two people love him more then life itself is too much trouble? That ungrateful son of a…"
The elevator stopped and Vash exited, still fuming at Mamoru. When he saw a young woman look at him and suddenly scream, he realized with shame that his eyes were probably glowing. He forced himself to calm down.
Vash stopped at a small shop and bought a toy for Chibi-Usa.
'Maybe she won't be too upset that I didn't bring the ones she left at Mamoru's apartment,' he silently hoped.
He slid into the small room on the top floor to find no sign of Chibi- Usa. He let out a sigh of relief when he found the pink-haired girl in Usagi's bed. "There you are, Little Lady." He gently tucked a small toy under her arm and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. He jerked away when Chibi-Usa slightly smiled and murmured in her sleep, "Mamo-chan."
Vash bit his lower lip and left the room. If he stayed longer he would hear Usagi softly whispering his name. He had yet another night to spend on the roof.
Themoonmaden, hold your horses, girl, lol, I am trying really hard to keep everyone in character in this story. And it's not that easy to break up the most famous couple in the anime, but I am working on it :-P
Senshi Nadeshiko - love your name, by the way, Vash was in the room with Usagi, but escaped as soon as she tried to kiss him. Yup, very bashful…love him to pieces, lol!
~Death~ - It's not going to be always funny. I am sorry. That's why I love Vash and Usagi so much. They can be funny as hell at one moment and then bring you to tears at another. There is going to be a lot of funny and sad chapters ahead. Keep reading.
Thanks for sticking around with me for so long. I appreciate all of your reviews. I am also glad that new people read and review the story as well. You're rock, guys!
And again - thanks to Kei The Incarnadine Goddess, my wonderful editor and the muse. Go read her great Sailor Moon/Fushigi Yuugi Story "Water is rising". Very different from all the stories I've ever read. Me like!!!! :- P
Still don't own Trigun and Sailor Moon.
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Chapter 14 Escape.
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Vash whimpered and wiped the sweat off his forehead outside of Usagi's bedroom. He looked at the door separating him from the underage seductress. "That was close!"
He clasped his throbbing head with both hands. "Am I going to regret this? I think I will, I already do." He had to remind himself that Usagi was still fifteen, with a future child and a boyfriend. A loud scream from Chibi-Usa's room interrupted him.
Vash burst into the small bedroom. Chibi-Usa wailed, "I forgot my toys at Mamo-chan's apartment! This is horrible!"
Vash rolled his eyes and wrapped his arms around the little girl. "Don't scare me like that, Little Lady! Tell me where he lives and I'll go and get them for you!" Vash thought that it would be a great excuse for him to stay away from Usagi.
Chibi-Usa wiped her tears with the sleeve of her shirt. "You would do that for me?"
"Of course, Little Lady."
The pink-haired girl eyed Vash suspiciously. "You're too nice. People must walk all over you."
Vash laughed. "Only nice people, Little Lady, like you and Usagi. You both are really amazing, you know that?"
Chibi-Usa wrinkled her nose. "Not Usagi-baka! What's amazing about her? She's lazy, irresponsible, and whines a lot!"
"She is also a kind and caring girl. She would sacrifice herself for the sake of her friends and loved ones. She could also be your best friend."
Vash looked at the startled girl and smiled. "Is that the reason why your parents sent you here? To make friends?"
The small girl nodded.
Vash grew thoughtful for a minute. "Friends are precious. They're a gift from the gods. It's very hard to find true friends, but it's even harder to lose them."
Chibi-Usa stubbornly lifted her chin. "Usagi-baka is not my friend, she's my stupid future mother."
"Shhhh,"—Vash placed a finger to her mouth—"not yet, Chibi-Usa, give her a chance. She's only a few years older than you are in this time. Let her be a girl: Cheerful, happy, and carefree. Don't force on her the responsibilities of your mother."
"Why are you defending her? Are you in love with Usagi? Are you? Tell me this instant! Is it true? I don't want to be a boooooooy!"
Vash stared at the sobbing Chibi-Usa. "Oh, gods! Little Lady! I was only joking! Please don't cry!" He softly wrapped his arms around her little form.
Chibi-Usa buried herself is his chest, hiccuping. "I am so scared, I don't want to be a boy, if I'm a boy I'll never see Pegasus again!"
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Vash sighed. Both of the girls were so sensitive and emotional. He looked down at Chibi-Usa, who finally calmed down in his arms.
The little girl softly breathed on his neck. She felt safe and protected. Her eyes suddenly widened. "Who are you?" She blinked and stared at gently smiling Vash.
The outlaw poked her in the nose. "Are you ok? I can go and get your toys now if you want."
"But you can't go without Usagi-chan! She'll get really sick if you do!"
Vash cursed under his breath. "It will be only a few minutes, I won't be too far from her."
He placed Chibi-Usa on the bed and then noticed a crystal ball on her nightstand.
"Wow!" The tall blond pressed his nose into the cool surface. "I want THIS for Christmas!"
He lightly touched the Crystal and almost fainted when the ball suddenly lit up.
"Maiden."
Vash fell on his butt and Chibi-Usa let out a terrified scream.
Pegasus realized his mistake a little too late.
*************
Chibi-Usa threw a blanket over the crystal ball and then grabbed Vash by his shirt.
The blond blinked and visibly paled. "I didn't see anything, I won't tell anybody. This thing has a battery in it, right? No magic horses or anything! I swear, Little Lady, please don't kill me!" Vash's green eyes were full of fear.
"Right. Now go and get me my toys!" Chibi-Usa watched Vash scramble to his feet and leave through her bedroom window. She removed the blanket from the crystal ball, silently praying that Pegasus wasn't mad at her.
"Maiden. I apologize. I could've sworn I felt your energy."
Chibi-Usa opened and then closed her mouth. That indeed was very strange.
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Chiba Mamoru gritted his teeth and wiped the words "Ai shiteru, Mamo-chan!" written in the bright pink lipstick off his bathroom mirror. 'Damn! I've told her not to do this anymore! Usako is reading all those stupid teenage magazines where people teach young girls to do all this irritating filth.'
Mamoru walked into the bedroom and frowned at yet another lipstick message. "Yeah, right! Make your boyfriend happy, write him love messages in your lipstick! Those idiots don't realize that this stuff is so hard to clean, especially the nuclear pink color!"
Mamoru was irritated. He pulled out a flyer his professor gave him this morning, printed with information about a conference in Japan's Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in the Ishikawa Science Park. Only one hour by plane from Tokyo. Three days full of wonderful lectures and workshops with a free room on the campus and a paid airline ticket. And he was one of the five students from Azabu University who were chosen to go. Usako would have a fit. He told his professor that he probably wouldn't be able to make it. How unfair.
Mamoru pulled his shirt over his head and accidentally stepped on Chibi- Usa's toy truck. His foot got stuck inside and, unable to stop, he rode the truck out of the room and then painfully fell flat on his back in the kitchen. The dark-haired man was boiling with anger. "That's it! I've had enough!"
He ran back in the bedroom and pulled out a suitcase. Stuffing the suitcase with his clothes, Mamoru picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"Professor Satoshi? Yeah, this is Chiba Mamoru. I was thinking about that conference you told me about today and I think I am going to make it after all. Sure, count me in, please; I hope I'm not too late! Great! Then I'll see you there tomorrow!"
Mamoru finished packing and looked at his picture with Usagi and Chibi-Usa. He frowned and picked up the phone again. "Rei? This is Mamoru. Can you tell Usagi that I'll be leaving for a couple of days for the science conference? No, I can't tell her this myself, you know how she gets. I'm just burned out, Rei, and I really need to get away for a few days. I'll call her later; I'm too frustrated to talk to her right now. I'm tired of her and Chibi-Usa pulling me in different directions and constantly fighting. I need a little break from it all. I know that she won't understand, but I have to do it. I want to do something I want for a change and not have to think about how Usako and Chibi-Usa will take it. I've missed all the college parties because I can't bring my girlfriend there. I can't go to the conferences or lectures in another town because Usako will get lonely and sad. I can't do shit! Excuse my language, Rei. And no, don't tell her I said that! Have a good night."
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Rei stared at the phone in her hand. "Coward." She sighed and dialed Usagi's number, then changed her mind and placed the receiver back. The priestess didn't have the heart to call her best friend with the depressing news. "Maybe she won't take it so hard with Vash around. She'll probably just be upset that Mamoru didn't tell her about his trip himself. I'll call her tomorrow, I won't think about it right now."
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Mamoru rubbed his sore backside and switched off the lights in his bedroom.
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Vash froze behind Mamoru's door. He'd promised to pick up a few of Chibi- Usa's toys. He was about to knock when he heard a loud crash and cursing. The tall blond smiled in amusement at Mamoru's choice of words and decided to wait a few seconds for Usagi's boyfriend to cool off.
Involuntarily, he overheard Mamoru's conversation on the phone with Rei. Vash clasped his hands in fists and stormed off to the elevator. "That fool! Who does he think he is? What's his problem anyway? Having two people love him more then life itself is too much trouble? That ungrateful son of a…"
The elevator stopped and Vash exited, still fuming at Mamoru. When he saw a young woman look at him and suddenly scream, he realized with shame that his eyes were probably glowing. He forced himself to calm down.
Vash stopped at a small shop and bought a toy for Chibi-Usa.
'Maybe she won't be too upset that I didn't bring the ones she left at Mamoru's apartment,' he silently hoped.
He slid into the small room on the top floor to find no sign of Chibi- Usa. He let out a sigh of relief when he found the pink-haired girl in Usagi's bed. "There you are, Little Lady." He gently tucked a small toy under her arm and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. He jerked away when Chibi-Usa slightly smiled and murmured in her sleep, "Mamo-chan."
Vash bit his lower lip and left the room. If he stayed longer he would hear Usagi softly whispering his name. He had yet another night to spend on the roof.