Title: Girl's Night Out 2/? Author: Aisuru Email: aisuru_chan@yahoo.com Rating: PG13

Summary: Mercury burned the CD of striptease music. Venus brought the boom box. Will Tuxedo Kamen's clothes ever come off? This chapter fulfills one- hour challenges #7, #11, #17, #23, and #25!



Sailor Venus chose that moment to unveil her latest secret weapon. As the senshi that had clocked the most field time, thanks to her time spent as Sailor V, she had the most experience exploiting senshi perks for her own purposes. She reached into her sub-space pocket and pulled out a hot-pink, battery operated boom box.

"I am afraid to ask." Tuxedo Kamen began.

"We're going to play you some striptease music!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed, the smile on her face looking very youma to Tuxedo Kamen.

"Where did you get striptease music?" Sailor Moon asked, suspicious that the senshi had set up her dare far in advance.

"Sailor Mercury downloaded it off the Internet and burned us a CD," Sailor Mars answered. "You would be amazed at the stuff she can download!"

Sailor Mercury's only reply was to blush.

Sailor Jupiter pushed the play button. "I can't get no satisfaction," a voice sang out.

"Not that song!" Sailor Venus complained, pushing the skip button until she reached her preferred selection. "I'm too sexy for my shirt. Too sexy for my shirt. So sexy it huuuuuuurts!" the boom box sang.

The senshi, except for Sailor Mercury, began dancing to the music. Their very short skirts rose up on their hips as they moved. Tuxedo Kamen found his eyes drawn to the sensuous sway of Sailor Moon's pelvis. He blushed a shade of red so intense that his domino mask and mysterious aura could not hide it.

"Come on, Tuxedo Mask," Sailor Mars purred. "You need to lighten up!"

"Loosen up!" Sailor Moon chimed in.

"Yeah, get bent!" Sailor Venus added.

The other senshi just rolled their eyes, used to Sailor Venus mangling popular phrases, but Tuxedo Kamen took offense. He straightened his mask, stormed over to the hot-pink boom box, and pushed the stop button.

"What'd `ya do that for?" Sailor Jupiter scolded. Sailor Mercury made a mental note to tell Makoto to ease up on the Ranma 1/2 reruns.

Tuxedo Kamen ignored Sailor Jupiter's outburst, turning the full force of his glare at Sailor Venus. "Did you just tell me to get bent?" he roared.

"Yeah, what of it?" Sailor Venus asked, blinking innocently at the enraged man.

"She didn't mean it," Sailor Mercury jumped in. "She's always getting sayings mixed up. She probably thinks `get bent' means the same as `relax' or `loosen up'!"

"Doesn't it?" Venus questioned.

The senshi rolled their eyes again. Tuxedo Kamen rested his forehead in his hands. "Why me?" he asked nobody in particular. "You girls are giving me a migraine!"

"Oh, I can help you with that!" Sailor Venus chirped. She pulled a purse out of her sub-space pocket and started sifting through the contents. Then she frowned, obviously not finding what she expected to find. "Okay," she announced. "Who stole my Midol!"

Sailor Mercury and Sailor Moon started choking. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars started laughing. Tuxedo Kamen turned and started to walk away.

"What?" Sailor Venus asked, noticing all the eyes on her.

When Sailor Mars could breathe again she answered, "I think you meant to ask who stole your Advil, right?"

"Oh, yeah," Sailor Venus said. "I always get name-brands mixed up."

"Well, you made it sound like you were going to give Midol to Tuxedo Kamen!" Sailor Moon exclaimed, clearly horrified.

As Sailor Moon rushed after her mysterious masked crush, she heard Sailor Venus saying behind her, "But that would be silly. Tuxedo Kamen doesn't get cramps!"

"Tuxedo Kamen, please wait!" Sailor Moon cried, struggling to keep up with his longer strides. He stopped in place, letting her catch up to him, but he refused to turn around. She circled to his front, and when she saw his eyes glinting dangerously through the mask, she gulped. "Somehow I don't think that look in your eyes means you're happy to see me. I'm about to get throttled, aren't I?"

Tuxedo Kamen sighed, forcing some of the anger from his eyes. "No, it's not that, Sailor Moon. I'm just tired of not being taken seriously. I mean, it's bad enough that I have to wear this cheesy tuxedo, spouting poetry and throwing roses. I feel like a sap doing it, but it's my only power and I'm just trying to help you out, find the princess from my dreams, and remember my past - is that so much to ask?"

Sailor Moon shook her head that it wasn't too much to ask, and he continued. "Now I find out that even the Sailor Senshi don't take me seriously!" he finished, feeling lame. Then he added, "I feel so lame!"

"Oh, no!" Sailor Moon disagreed. "I don't think you're lame at all! In fact, I think you're great!"

The faintest of smiles traced his lips. "How great?" he asked, desperately needing a self-esteem boost.

"The greatest!" she exclaimed, hearts forming in her eyes, her hands folded against her chest. "You are so mysterious and dashing and handsome; you're my hero!"