Hi yah all, Did you have a great day today? I did! So seat back, relax and on with the story. And don't forget to smile.
P.S. I don't have any plan to own SailorMoon. Pleeeeeeeeeeeese don't sue me.

Somewhere down the road
Chapter 5 The Invitation


On the way to the mansion in a car, there was a deafening silence enveloping between two tortured souls. Too busy contemplating with their own thoughts.

Usagi and Seiya's thoughts:

Usagi: 'Why am I hurting over a silly pet name?'

Seiya: 'You don't know how much I miss calling you "odango".'

Usagi: 'Here you are beside me really close and yet you seem so far.'

Seiya: 'Odango you are making me go crazy when you're this close.'

Usagi: 'I can smell your wonderful scent and it send shivers all over me.'

Seiya: 'Just the sense of your nearness intoxicates me.'

Usagi: 'Why am I feeling this way?' (glancing at Seiya by the driver seat then looked away)

Seiya: 'Why do I still have this feelings?' (glancing at Usagi's left hand on her lap then looked away)

Usagi: 'I need you to have me.'

Seiya: 'You still belong to him.'

Usagi: 'What if he doesn't feel the same?'

Seiya: 'Who am I fooling? I can never have her.'

Usagi: 'I don't wanna get hurt.'

Seiya: 'It hurts so much.'

Usagi: 'But I love you.'

Seiya: 'But I will love you forever.'

The two broke their thoughts when they entered the marvelous driveway. The group of friends arrived at the mansion. As soon as the earth scout senshi step on its ground they felt a positive overwhelm familiarity of the place. Everyone admired its grand structure.

Yaten: "Wow! Cool place Taiki." (pats Taiki on the back before going inside) "Good job, good job my man."

Kakyuu: "Nice going Taiki. It just like back home."

Taiki: "Arigato Princess. . .ahh. . . I mean Kakyuu."

Kakyuu: "It's ok Taiki I understand just don't let it slip again."

Usagi: "You to Kakyuu. Remember to call me Usagi not Serenity."

Kakyuu: "Oooops, gomen I forgot."

Usagi: "It's quite alright just don't let it happen again." (the two friends laughed together)

Hotaru: "This is a very beautiful house, don't you think Haruka papa, Michiru mama? It's bigger than our house."

Haruka: (trying to look casual, not impress by the surroundings) "Yeah, it's good."

Michiru: "Be careful Taru you might get lost."

Haruka: "It's not that big."

Michiru: (grinning at Haruka) "Admit it Haruka dear, your impress."

Haruka: (crosses her arms over her chest) "Humph! Honey no matter how much I love you, please don't tell me what I think."

Michiru: (giggling) "Yes dear, I'll try."

After the tour around the house they all went to the terrace facing the backyard lawn.

Seiya: (facing Taiki seriously and copying Darth Vaders voice) "Impressive. . . most impressive." (he hold on Taiki's shoulder) "But your not a Jedi yet." (he chuckled after saying this) "Gomen, I just remember that movie the last time we were here. I just gotta say it."

Taiki: (Brushing off Seiya's hand in a joking manner) "S - 2 - PID."

Taiki and Seiya laughed hard at their own foolish remarks.

Usagi: "It's huge. How will you going to clean this whole place? It will take you forever."

Yaten: "Oh yeah, how will this place going to stay clean? I'm not gonna clean. Cleaning is bad for my health."

Minako was standing behind Yaten.

Minako: (murmuring to herself) "Yeah, lazy butt."

Yaten: (turned to Minako and gave his most charming smile) "Did you say something Mina dear?"

Minako: "I said, nice place you got here."

Yaten: "Arigato Mina." (then turned the other way)

Minako: (murmured again) "Sure you're handsome but you're so deaf."

Yaten: (faced Minako and still smiling) "What d'you say?"

Minako: "I said, nice location. (pointing towards the pool) "Oh look, you have a swimming pool and a jacuzzi."

Yaten: "You wanna sleep over Mina? We can go for a midnight swim."

Minako: "Yaten, you're scaring me."

By this time all of their friends are staring and listening to them with a shocked and amused faces.

Yaten: "Why? I'm not doing anything." (thinking the last word) 'yet.'

Minako: "Coz you're being nice to me? Not that I'm complaining it just feels weird when you're nice.

Everyone starts laughing. Yaten rolled his eyes up showing his frustration.

Rei: "Enough teasing you two. Speaking of location I noticed the university that we are going to is just around the corner."

Makoto: "And if we can find an affordable apartment around the area that means. . ."

Usagi: (with a happy tone) "We're gonna be neighbors!"

Taiki: "What a coincidence that's where I enrolled everybody."

Kakyuu: (pinching Taiki's two cheeks like a baby) "You're so efficient Taiki. You managed to buy us a house, to see your manager and enrolled you three in a university."

Taiki: (gently hitting Kakyuu's hands) "You're welcome but take off your hands on my cheeks it hurts."

Kakyuu: "Gomen nasai."

Taiki: "And what do you mean you three? I enrolled you too."

Kakyuu: (surprised) "What?! How? I don't have school record here."

Taiki: "So do we. We didn't finish high school over here. But like what you've said I'm very efficient. And from what I remember you said, (copying Kakyuu voice) I want to be a regular person on earth and go to school. I want to experience what you did."

Kakyuu: (hitting her forehead with her hand) "Yay! I forgot about that part going to school." (thinking) 'I just used that poor excuse so I can drag you all here on earth, now I need to suffer the consequence?'(whinning) "Do I have too?"

Seiya: "If the three of us are going, you're coming with us too."

Usagi: "Great! we're going to be school mates again."

Seiya: (thinking) 'Lucky me. Now I'm going to see her everyday at school knowing I cannot have her. Is this day gonna get worse or what? I hope not.'

Seiya is going inside the house when Kakyuu spoke. This stop Seiya on his track behind Usagi, Minako, Makoto, Rei, Hotaru, Michiru and Haruka. That time everybody was facing Taiki, Yaten, and Princess Kakyuu. Nobody can see Seiya from behind.

Kakyuu: "I have a great idea. Why don't you all stay with us instead of renting an apartment. We have ten bedrooms and it's big enough for everyone."

While Princess Kakyuu telling everyone her ideas. Behind the seven ladies Seiya was making some signals with his hands to Princess Kakyuu to cut it off. And shaking his head frantically from side to side telling them NO. But Princess Kakyuu and Taiki ignored him. Usagi noticed Yaten's eyes were looking at something behind them. She turned her head around and saw Seiya waving his arms up in the air.

Usagi: "Seiya what are you doing?"

Seiya: (sweatdropping, one hand scratching behind his head and giving everybody his biggest fake smile) "Oh, just exercising it's good for the body you know.

Usagi gave Seiya a skeptic look.

Makoto: "That's wonderful. Well girls, what do you think? A walking distance to school, we get to live in a mansion with three handsome young men and especially it's. . . FREE!"

Usagi: "But we have to share paying the bills and food too."

Kakyuu: "Don't worry about those things we can handle it."

Minako: "But we insist, at least let us pay for the food."

Kakyuu: "Alright , if you insist. So is this a yes?"

The four young ladies looked at each other and answered in unison.

Minna: "Hai! We accept, arigato."

From behind, Seiya made a soft groan of frustration.

Usagi: "Seiya are you feeling alright?"

Seiya: (giving Usagi his infamous sexy smile) "I feel fine, whyd' you ask?"

Usagi: "Oh, nothing I just thought. . . nevermind."

Rei: (not asking a specific person) "What about Ami? Do you think she'll come after the incident at the Crown?"

Usagi: "Of course she will come, if not I'll force her to come."

Those words made Taiki very happy. His heart was jumping for joy.

Kakyuu: "What incident happen at the Crown?"

Taiki: "I'll tell you about it later."

Haruka: "Koneko, do you think your father will agree to this?"

Usagi: "I'm sure he will, he trust Seiya."

Seiya: "Honto?"

Usagi: (giving Seiya her splendid smile)"Uh-ha, practically my whole family misses you. Almost everyday they're asking me when will you be back."

Seiya: "Tell them I will visit soon." (Seiya thinking) 'I wish you miss me too Usagi but that is impossible you have Mamoru.'

Michiru: "When are you girls moving in?"

Rei: "When can we move in Princess Kakyuu?"

Kakyuu: "Don't call me Princess anymore just call me Kakyuu. And you can move in as soon as possible."

Usagi: "Arigato for your hospitality."

Minako: "We really appreciate your generosity."

Yaten looking dumbstruck at Minako. He can't believe how Minako acting so matured. The young silly blonde girl that used to jump on him.

Usagi: "Can we move in tomorrow so we can also help all of you to fix things up?"

Kakyuu: "Hai. The sooner the better so we can catch up on everything. Oh, I can't wait for us girls to get together. And you know what this means. We're going to have a. . . ."

Inner scouts and Kakyuu in unison: "SLUMBER PARTY!!!" (jumping up and down) "aaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyyyyyyyyy!!!!"

The rest of the people around them covered their ears to prevent from damaging .

Hotaru: "Can I help them move in Haruka papa, Michiru mama? Onegai?"

Michiru: "Sure sweetie."

Haruka: "Just be careful not to exert yourself."

Minako: "Arigato Taru. And don't worry Haruka, Michiru we'll take care of her."

Usagi: "It's getting late we have to go. I'll tell mama and dad the good news. We'll see you all tomorrow."

Seiya: (running after Usagi and holding her by the arm. you can imagine how she felt about his touch) "Usagi do you want me to take you all home? I can borrow Yaten's car."

Usagi: "No, it's ok. We all know that you all had a long day." (Usagi caressed Seiya's cheek with her palm) "You should rest and I'll see you tomorrow."

Usagi was completely taken aback by her action. She immediately took off her hand and blushed in deep red color. Seiya was also startled by this but quickly recovered once he realized that it's just a friendly affection. But he can't help to feel the tingling sensation of Usagi's warm touch that made him turned red. These made Princess Kakyuu smile.

Seiya: "Alright, I 'll see you then tomorrow. And please be careful."

Usagi: "Don't worry, we will. Sayonara everyone."

Outside the mansion, the girls started to ask some questions.

Minako: "Oooooooooh, Usagi what was that all about ,huh?"

Usagi: "Nothing, I just want them to rest."

Rei: "Them or just him? And what about that blushing and looking so nervous?"

Usagi: (getting mad) "Just quit it, ok?! Forget about what just happen."

They never seen Usagi this upset before so nobody attempted to pushed the subject. They went home in silence.

Inside the mansion, when Usagi and her friends left. Seiya confronted Princess Kakyuu and Taiki in the living room.

Seiya: "What just happen a while ago? Taiki why did you enrolled us to the same school where they are going to attend?"

Taiki: "I honestly didn't know about that. Why do you think I bought this house that is far away from Usagi's house? And I didn't know that they are going to the school that is close to our house."

Seiya: (in a sarcastic tone) "Sure you're not." (facing and pointing to Princess Kakyuu) "And you, what is the big idea of inviting them to live with us? Did I do something wrong for you to hate me?" (sat down on the floor and covered his face with his two hands)

Kakyuu: (pats Seiya on the shoulder) "Oh my dearest cousin, someday you'll thank me for this."

(please be noted in this fic they are cousins)

Yaten: "Ne! Nobody answered my question before. Who's going to clean this gigantic house? The girls?"

Taiki: "Are you crazy? No. The former owner of this house had a cleaning service. They come twice a week and I told the agent we are going to keep the service."

Yaten: "One more problem."

Taiki: (in a frustrated voice) "And what else is your problem?"

Yaten: "WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SLEEP TONIGHT?!"

Seiya: "On the floor."

Yaten: "WHAT! I can't sleep on the floor it's bad for my back."

Taiki: "Take it easy Yaten. I bought king size bed for all the rooms and some bedroom furnitures too. It should come anytime soon. And that reminds me I need to call Usagi to tell her not to bring any furnitures just clothes. I'll ask her to inform the others too. By the way, I accomplished a lot of important things today. How about the three of you, what did you all do the whole day?"

Kakyuu: "I bought some kitchen stuff, my clothes, my shoes, and cars. Oh yeah, (talking to Yaten and Seiya) hey guys we have to take down all the things that we bought, it still in the trunk of our cars."

Taiki: (looking at Seiya and Yaten) "How about the two of you, what did you do?"

Seiya and Yaten in unison: "Following her everywhere."

Seiya: "I'm hungry. I'm going to order pizza and hamburgers for delivery."

After an hour all the deliveries almost arrived at the same time. Yaten was very pleased to have his bed. He finally got his beauty sleep same as the others who went in their own bedrooms.