~ Real Life 2 ~
By: Anime Redneck
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Disclaimer: I don't own the GW Guys nor the SM Gals, so no sueing!!
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II. Of Nightmares, Sad Pasts and Cute Kids
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Sometime later that morning she was awoke to soft, timid sounding wraps at her door. Groaning from being wakened from her deep dreamless sleep she slowly cracked on eye open, looking around for the clock she knew was laying somewhere. Finally catching it still laying by the closet door from the other mornings throwing of it the shining green numbers telling her it was near four in the morning.
'Ugh too early to get up... must sleep...' rolling over she pulled the sheets over her head burrowing deeper into them content to sleep once more, but the knocks at the door persisted to be answered. "Mm come in..." mumbling loudly enough for the knocker to hear from under her dark sanctuary. Hearing the click of the door closing and small feet padding towards her, she popped her head from under the covers watching as Sokai came forward, her head cast to the ground.
"Hun, what's wrong?" sitting up she watched as Sokai climbed into bed crawling to her, latching small arms around her waist laying her head on Usagi's chest saying nothing at all. "Sokai?" slowly stroking the small girls dark hair she wondered what was wrong.
A thought hit her, "Was it a bad dream?" Small head nodded, "Wanna talk about it?" shaking head, "Ya sure? Sometimes it helps..." it shook again. Usagi sighed to herself. Sometimes getting information from the chibi child could be so difficult but she didn't press her, knowing how hard it was at times to talk about bad dreams. Deciding to let it slide 'til morning Usagi scooted back down into the sheets bringing Sokai with her, snuggling closer to her as she pulled the warm thick sheets up over them both, making sure her arms were tightly around the small one so she knew she wasn't alone this night.
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That's the way they were found the next morning by Makoto when she noticed it was almost noon and neither were up. "Where are they?" she asked herself before knocking on Usagi's door. Getting no answering thinking maybe they had left somewhere before she awoke at ten that morning she slowly opened the door.
Closed midnight blue curtains refrained from letting in the days light keeping the room dark as night, only the light from the lit hallway was let to enter as Makoto opened the door, smiling once she laid eyes on the sight before her.
Usagi was spiraled across the bed like she always slept half covered with blankets. Sokai was semi-spiraled across the bed likewise though her left arm was thrown across Usagi's middle hugging herself to her while her right was flung outwards. It was funny really. They were perfect copies of the other, each spiraled across the bed, half covered by the sheets, one arm flung outward the other hugging the other person. Both left hands hugging the other while their right arms were thrown outwards.
Shaking her head giggling Makoto walked over the other two large windows throwing back the heavy curtains with one shove letting in all the golden bright light from outside. "Rise in shine oh children of mine!" she laughed. Being the oldest of the Inner Senshi she saw herself as they're protector and older sister.
She didn't over step her bounds though; she knew they were almost matched in power, only exceeded in that by five others. The Outer Senshi and Usagi, they're Hime. And she knew Haruka took up the protective bit further then she ever would, but it was nice knowing that someone worried over them all. Not that she or the others tried making her worry, but it was nice knowing someone cared enough to. That led her to thinking more.
She didn't have any family to worry over her; they were killed when she was a small girl of four in a train accident. Her great grandmother had taken her in the day of being told about it. She never saw the woman before that because she lived in Japan and not in America like the rest of the family. It seemed that somewhere on her father's side, her father's father had married a Japanese woman of high stature or something like that. She couldn't recall now, it had been so many years since she was told, she was so young then that it didn't matter to her. Just that she once had parents for a short time, just to loose them in that same amount of time.
She was glad for her distant relative she decided later on when she was older. It was a way for her to leave the country that held so much sorrow for her and start anew in a different land with different customs and... food! Oh when she had the food in America she thought being a chief was a good idea, but when her Grams had introduced her to the foods of Japan? Being a chief suddenly became a 'great' idea! She planned on learning every one of them. She now has a wide verity of books filled with nothing but different foods to make and not all of them were of Japanese ones. She had French, German, American, Greek, anything she could get her hands on and the food testers were of course, her friends.
She was glad she had so many. Being alone so long it hurt, sometimes being shun for being different. Okay so she had the strength of a well built man and could kick just about anyone's butt. Was that any reason to make her an outcast? Just because she could fight, and fight well? Shesh, it wasn't like she had two heads. 'If I did then I'd understand being an outcast.' She thought.
Finding out that she was the Senshi of Jupiter had been a big step for her, but finding out also that the person she helped save, Sailor Moon, was in fact the first person to ever approach her unafraid and befriend her was something she never expected, among finding the other seven Senshi, learning they too would be her friends without judging her, was worth endearing all those that troubled her before.
She wouldn't let anything happen to them now, or ever. Even little Sokai, She was like a mix between a smaller sister and a daughter. She couldn't help - well they all couldn't help - but think of her as a little sister. They couldn't help it; Sokai just had that appeal to her. She also didn't over look the fact that the person she seemed to latch on to and look up to most was Usagi.
That fact alone didn't seem to phase her much. They all looked up to Usagi for more reasons then one. All because she was their Hime, she was their leader and best friend. Other reasons ranged from the fact she had been through so much and still had it in her to have a sunny disposition, she gave advice when others couldn't, she listened and understood when no one else could or just the plan fact that she was 'just' there whenever you needed her.
The sounds of groans and muttered protests about getting up broke her from her thoughts she smiled sadly, thinking again, of all her Hime had been through over the years. It was true they had all been through their fair share of hurt and aches, but Usagi had been through a lot more then them, throughout it all she was able to keep herself together and not loose it, or let it cloud herself. She had more in her then they gave her credit for half the time.
Shaking her head giggling softly to herself she watched as Usagi pulled herself into a sitting position involuntarily pulling Sokai with her as she did so. 'Too early in the morning for these thoughts chica... too early...' Makoto told herself before messing with her wild brown hair, which she'd yet to tame after waking. 'Best get a shower before those two fully wake up!' Grinning she walked from the room closing the door behind herself, turned and gathered her things before locking herself in the bathroom.
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Two hours later found the three going separate ways. Usagi was taking Sokai to see her family as was the new pattern on Saturdays and Makoto was heading to the Temple to see the others. Rei was having another ward sale and needed their help again, she hadn't asked for Usagi's help knowing of her weekend visits to her parents.
They had missed her once she moved out, but that wasn't something she could help. She needed to get out on her own and be alone. Not having someone always worrying over her, nagging her about homework when there was more to what was wrong that she couldn't see or know about. 'And besides,' she started, 'I've got the others on my back making sure I do all the work!' giggling she started skipping the rest of the way lost in her thoughts.
Sneaking from the house at all hours of the night to fight youma hadn't been an easy thing as the slightest of movements woke her father. Several times she found herself having to teleport there, leaving her energy cut down leaving enough for her to dust the youma and get help walking home.
Living at the apartment was a great help in that area. She and Makoto could come and go at ease, not having to worry about Sokai. They worried about leaving her alone when they left but knew that she'd be safe. If she ever found out about them leaving at odd hours, she never said anything about it.
Looking down she smiled at the small girl beside her. It was true she was much smaller then her self, still being in middle school - grade eight - and looked just as different. Usagi couldn't help to keep wondering just what her parents looked like. The girl had short cut black hair - roughly cut like Hotaru's - but if one looked closely at it, they'd find it to really be a deep purple with metallic silver strands weaved throughout it adding to the natural shine. Her eyes though... her eyes were like pools of smoky gray that got lighter as the years passed by turning them into a color one couldn't yet decide they'd stay at. She stood a head's height under Usagi's shoulders.
She'd never seen another child so mysterious and beautiful in all her existence. Chibi-Usa had been cute, but this small one blew her cuteness in the wind. Rounding the corner on her old street she laughed at the thought tugging Sokai's hand hurrying her to quicken the pace wanting to see how everyone was doing now.
Shingo had grown to quite the cutie himself though still retaining that annoying attitude. Him and Sokai seemed to get along well enough, that's all she could hope for. 'For now' grinning she knew he other two wouldn't truly be cause for her pain, though them they got together all Hell could break loose in an instant! Somewhere in that small frail, innocent looking girl stood a mischievous little demon! Silvery giggles flew through the air, "And to think all it took was her meeting my bratty brother!"
"Huh?" Smoky gray eyes turned upward meeting her sapphire blues in questioning as they stepped through the white door.
She grinned, "Nuttin' button." Ruffling the dark hair she glanced about, "OKASAN! OTOUSAN! SHINGO! WE'RE HOOOME!"
"Obasan Ikuko, Ojisan Kenji, where are y'all!?" Sokai ran through the living room, kitchen and started for the stairs leaving Usagi to search the rooms once more for a note. And found stuck to the fridge,
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~ Usa, Sokai-chan,
Gomen ne for not being here when you arrived, we had an unexpected event come up at Shingo's school. They called this morning asking if Shingo was going to attend the soccer match at Shiro Field. ::sighs:: We never knew of it before this. That's where we're at if you both would like to come and join us. Ashikarazu my darling, maybe next weekend, ne? There's some food in the fridge I prepared before all this came up. I know your hungry so feed yourselves and behave! ^_^ I'll call and speak with you later tonight, have fun hun!
Love,
Ikuko, Kenji and Shingo ~
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"Ne... that explains why no ones answering us" shrugs "oh well no use in staying here then... though I 'will' make an invasion on the fridge!!" Smiling widely she stuck her head out of the kitchen towards the stairs, "SOKAI-CHAN!! COME HERE!!"
Pounding feet could be heard on the stairs while she started pulling out the food listening to them come her way then stop, "Nani? Did you find 'em?" Eyes hopeful stared at her wanting to see her family again since she hadn't seen them in the last week.
"Nope." Usagi replied grinning setting the last two trays of food down before plopping into a seat herself motioning for Sokai to do the same, "Demo they left us plenty of food and an apology note."
"Huh? What for? Where'd they go!? I wanted to beat Shingo-oniisan up!" she pouted.
Shaking her head that the smaller girl giggling she pushed the note towards her with a plate stacked full of food, "Said that Shingo had a soccer game come up and had to leave. So we could eat all the food we wanted and goof off!"
She laughed happy with that idea but mildly upset for not seeing the others, "Well alright then... but next weekend they better not run off on me!" With that said and a nod from Usagi they dug into the food.
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"What's she doing again?"
"Minako! We told ya girl, she's at her Okasan's house for her visit!" Makoto chided.
"Yeah blondie, like she is every Saturday." Rei put in grinning as she handed the charm to a red headed lady, "Arigatou m'am."
Minako sweat dropped handing over another charm receiving the money for it, "Oh yeah... gomen ne minna... its still too early in the morning..." as if proving her point she yawned.
"Mina dear, it's almost one in the afternoon." Ami's quiet voice commented from the cash register.
"Oh." the others giggled at her enjoying the warm suns light as a soft breeze played with their hair. It was so calm and quiet up there; one could almost fall asleep where they stand.
"HEY GUYS!!!" Or not. Usagi came bounding up the ton of temple stairs running past them all in a blur holding fast to a helpless looking Sokai as she flew into one of the Temple's rooms flinging the door shut. Five minutes later they both reappeared wearing the same robes as the four, slowly walking over smiling.
"Ossu Usa-chan!"
"Hey girlfriends! Whatcha doin'?"
Rei tilted her head to the side, "Airn't you both supposed to be at your Okasan's?"
"Aye, and we can't! Shingo no baka had some soccer game come up at the last minute and they went! So we-"
"You decided" Sokai cut in.
"...decided to come lend you guys a hand." She smiled at their non-believing stares. "Ahh come on! There's nothing else to do!"
"Gee thanks Odango Atama..." muttering at it sounding like what she had to do was the last thing on her list of doing.
"Gomen ne Rei-chan."
"Aww don't worry about it kid. It's not your fault Usagi's a lazy good for klutzing out kinda girl." She grinned.
"HEY!" A mock outraged cry emitted from said girl followed by laughter as everyone once again helped Rei in selling her charms, wards and other items well into the early setting sun./p
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By: Anime Redneck
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Disclaimer: I don't own the GW Guys nor the SM Gals, so no sueing!!
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~^.^~ * ~^.^~
II. Of Nightmares, Sad Pasts and Cute Kids
~^.^~ * ~^.^~
'
Sometime later that morning she was awoke to soft, timid sounding wraps at her door. Groaning from being wakened from her deep dreamless sleep she slowly cracked on eye open, looking around for the clock she knew was laying somewhere. Finally catching it still laying by the closet door from the other mornings throwing of it the shining green numbers telling her it was near four in the morning.
'Ugh too early to get up... must sleep...' rolling over she pulled the sheets over her head burrowing deeper into them content to sleep once more, but the knocks at the door persisted to be answered. "Mm come in..." mumbling loudly enough for the knocker to hear from under her dark sanctuary. Hearing the click of the door closing and small feet padding towards her, she popped her head from under the covers watching as Sokai came forward, her head cast to the ground.
"Hun, what's wrong?" sitting up she watched as Sokai climbed into bed crawling to her, latching small arms around her waist laying her head on Usagi's chest saying nothing at all. "Sokai?" slowly stroking the small girls dark hair she wondered what was wrong.
A thought hit her, "Was it a bad dream?" Small head nodded, "Wanna talk about it?" shaking head, "Ya sure? Sometimes it helps..." it shook again. Usagi sighed to herself. Sometimes getting information from the chibi child could be so difficult but she didn't press her, knowing how hard it was at times to talk about bad dreams. Deciding to let it slide 'til morning Usagi scooted back down into the sheets bringing Sokai with her, snuggling closer to her as she pulled the warm thick sheets up over them both, making sure her arms were tightly around the small one so she knew she wasn't alone this night.
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That's the way they were found the next morning by Makoto when she noticed it was almost noon and neither were up. "Where are they?" she asked herself before knocking on Usagi's door. Getting no answering thinking maybe they had left somewhere before she awoke at ten that morning she slowly opened the door.
Closed midnight blue curtains refrained from letting in the days light keeping the room dark as night, only the light from the lit hallway was let to enter as Makoto opened the door, smiling once she laid eyes on the sight before her.
Usagi was spiraled across the bed like she always slept half covered with blankets. Sokai was semi-spiraled across the bed likewise though her left arm was thrown across Usagi's middle hugging herself to her while her right was flung outwards. It was funny really. They were perfect copies of the other, each spiraled across the bed, half covered by the sheets, one arm flung outward the other hugging the other person. Both left hands hugging the other while their right arms were thrown outwards.
Shaking her head giggling Makoto walked over the other two large windows throwing back the heavy curtains with one shove letting in all the golden bright light from outside. "Rise in shine oh children of mine!" she laughed. Being the oldest of the Inner Senshi she saw herself as they're protector and older sister.
She didn't over step her bounds though; she knew they were almost matched in power, only exceeded in that by five others. The Outer Senshi and Usagi, they're Hime. And she knew Haruka took up the protective bit further then she ever would, but it was nice knowing that someone worried over them all. Not that she or the others tried making her worry, but it was nice knowing someone cared enough to. That led her to thinking more.
She didn't have any family to worry over her; they were killed when she was a small girl of four in a train accident. Her great grandmother had taken her in the day of being told about it. She never saw the woman before that because she lived in Japan and not in America like the rest of the family. It seemed that somewhere on her father's side, her father's father had married a Japanese woman of high stature or something like that. She couldn't recall now, it had been so many years since she was told, she was so young then that it didn't matter to her. Just that she once had parents for a short time, just to loose them in that same amount of time.
She was glad for her distant relative she decided later on when she was older. It was a way for her to leave the country that held so much sorrow for her and start anew in a different land with different customs and... food! Oh when she had the food in America she thought being a chief was a good idea, but when her Grams had introduced her to the foods of Japan? Being a chief suddenly became a 'great' idea! She planned on learning every one of them. She now has a wide verity of books filled with nothing but different foods to make and not all of them were of Japanese ones. She had French, German, American, Greek, anything she could get her hands on and the food testers were of course, her friends.
She was glad she had so many. Being alone so long it hurt, sometimes being shun for being different. Okay so she had the strength of a well built man and could kick just about anyone's butt. Was that any reason to make her an outcast? Just because she could fight, and fight well? Shesh, it wasn't like she had two heads. 'If I did then I'd understand being an outcast.' She thought.
Finding out that she was the Senshi of Jupiter had been a big step for her, but finding out also that the person she helped save, Sailor Moon, was in fact the first person to ever approach her unafraid and befriend her was something she never expected, among finding the other seven Senshi, learning they too would be her friends without judging her, was worth endearing all those that troubled her before.
She wouldn't let anything happen to them now, or ever. Even little Sokai, She was like a mix between a smaller sister and a daughter. She couldn't help - well they all couldn't help - but think of her as a little sister. They couldn't help it; Sokai just had that appeal to her. She also didn't over look the fact that the person she seemed to latch on to and look up to most was Usagi.
That fact alone didn't seem to phase her much. They all looked up to Usagi for more reasons then one. All because she was their Hime, she was their leader and best friend. Other reasons ranged from the fact she had been through so much and still had it in her to have a sunny disposition, she gave advice when others couldn't, she listened and understood when no one else could or just the plan fact that she was 'just' there whenever you needed her.
The sounds of groans and muttered protests about getting up broke her from her thoughts she smiled sadly, thinking again, of all her Hime had been through over the years. It was true they had all been through their fair share of hurt and aches, but Usagi had been through a lot more then them, throughout it all she was able to keep herself together and not loose it, or let it cloud herself. She had more in her then they gave her credit for half the time.
Shaking her head giggling softly to herself she watched as Usagi pulled herself into a sitting position involuntarily pulling Sokai with her as she did so. 'Too early in the morning for these thoughts chica... too early...' Makoto told herself before messing with her wild brown hair, which she'd yet to tame after waking. 'Best get a shower before those two fully wake up!' Grinning she walked from the room closing the door behind herself, turned and gathered her things before locking herself in the bathroom.
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Two hours later found the three going separate ways. Usagi was taking Sokai to see her family as was the new pattern on Saturdays and Makoto was heading to the Temple to see the others. Rei was having another ward sale and needed their help again, she hadn't asked for Usagi's help knowing of her weekend visits to her parents.
They had missed her once she moved out, but that wasn't something she could help. She needed to get out on her own and be alone. Not having someone always worrying over her, nagging her about homework when there was more to what was wrong that she couldn't see or know about. 'And besides,' she started, 'I've got the others on my back making sure I do all the work!' giggling she started skipping the rest of the way lost in her thoughts.
Sneaking from the house at all hours of the night to fight youma hadn't been an easy thing as the slightest of movements woke her father. Several times she found herself having to teleport there, leaving her energy cut down leaving enough for her to dust the youma and get help walking home.
Living at the apartment was a great help in that area. She and Makoto could come and go at ease, not having to worry about Sokai. They worried about leaving her alone when they left but knew that she'd be safe. If she ever found out about them leaving at odd hours, she never said anything about it.
Looking down she smiled at the small girl beside her. It was true she was much smaller then her self, still being in middle school - grade eight - and looked just as different. Usagi couldn't help to keep wondering just what her parents looked like. The girl had short cut black hair - roughly cut like Hotaru's - but if one looked closely at it, they'd find it to really be a deep purple with metallic silver strands weaved throughout it adding to the natural shine. Her eyes though... her eyes were like pools of smoky gray that got lighter as the years passed by turning them into a color one couldn't yet decide they'd stay at. She stood a head's height under Usagi's shoulders.
She'd never seen another child so mysterious and beautiful in all her existence. Chibi-Usa had been cute, but this small one blew her cuteness in the wind. Rounding the corner on her old street she laughed at the thought tugging Sokai's hand hurrying her to quicken the pace wanting to see how everyone was doing now.
Shingo had grown to quite the cutie himself though still retaining that annoying attitude. Him and Sokai seemed to get along well enough, that's all she could hope for. 'For now' grinning she knew he other two wouldn't truly be cause for her pain, though them they got together all Hell could break loose in an instant! Somewhere in that small frail, innocent looking girl stood a mischievous little demon! Silvery giggles flew through the air, "And to think all it took was her meeting my bratty brother!"
"Huh?" Smoky gray eyes turned upward meeting her sapphire blues in questioning as they stepped through the white door.
She grinned, "Nuttin' button." Ruffling the dark hair she glanced about, "OKASAN! OTOUSAN! SHINGO! WE'RE HOOOME!"
"Obasan Ikuko, Ojisan Kenji, where are y'all!?" Sokai ran through the living room, kitchen and started for the stairs leaving Usagi to search the rooms once more for a note. And found stuck to the fridge,
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~ Usa, Sokai-chan,
Gomen ne for not being here when you arrived, we had an unexpected event come up at Shingo's school. They called this morning asking if Shingo was going to attend the soccer match at Shiro Field. ::sighs:: We never knew of it before this. That's where we're at if you both would like to come and join us. Ashikarazu my darling, maybe next weekend, ne? There's some food in the fridge I prepared before all this came up. I know your hungry so feed yourselves and behave! ^_^ I'll call and speak with you later tonight, have fun hun!
Love,
Ikuko, Kenji and Shingo ~
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"Ne... that explains why no ones answering us" shrugs "oh well no use in staying here then... though I 'will' make an invasion on the fridge!!" Smiling widely she stuck her head out of the kitchen towards the stairs, "SOKAI-CHAN!! COME HERE!!"
Pounding feet could be heard on the stairs while she started pulling out the food listening to them come her way then stop, "Nani? Did you find 'em?" Eyes hopeful stared at her wanting to see her family again since she hadn't seen them in the last week.
"Nope." Usagi replied grinning setting the last two trays of food down before plopping into a seat herself motioning for Sokai to do the same, "Demo they left us plenty of food and an apology note."
"Huh? What for? Where'd they go!? I wanted to beat Shingo-oniisan up!" she pouted.
Shaking her head that the smaller girl giggling she pushed the note towards her with a plate stacked full of food, "Said that Shingo had a soccer game come up and had to leave. So we could eat all the food we wanted and goof off!"
She laughed happy with that idea but mildly upset for not seeing the others, "Well alright then... but next weekend they better not run off on me!" With that said and a nod from Usagi they dug into the food.
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"What's she doing again?"
"Minako! We told ya girl, she's at her Okasan's house for her visit!" Makoto chided.
"Yeah blondie, like she is every Saturday." Rei put in grinning as she handed the charm to a red headed lady, "Arigatou m'am."
Minako sweat dropped handing over another charm receiving the money for it, "Oh yeah... gomen ne minna... its still too early in the morning..." as if proving her point she yawned.
"Mina dear, it's almost one in the afternoon." Ami's quiet voice commented from the cash register.
"Oh." the others giggled at her enjoying the warm suns light as a soft breeze played with their hair. It was so calm and quiet up there; one could almost fall asleep where they stand.
"HEY GUYS!!!" Or not. Usagi came bounding up the ton of temple stairs running past them all in a blur holding fast to a helpless looking Sokai as she flew into one of the Temple's rooms flinging the door shut. Five minutes later they both reappeared wearing the same robes as the four, slowly walking over smiling.
"Ossu Usa-chan!"
"Hey girlfriends! Whatcha doin'?"
Rei tilted her head to the side, "Airn't you both supposed to be at your Okasan's?"
"Aye, and we can't! Shingo no baka had some soccer game come up at the last minute and they went! So we-"
"You decided" Sokai cut in.
"...decided to come lend you guys a hand." She smiled at their non-believing stares. "Ahh come on! There's nothing else to do!"
"Gee thanks Odango Atama..." muttering at it sounding like what she had to do was the last thing on her list of doing.
"Gomen ne Rei-chan."
"Aww don't worry about it kid. It's not your fault Usagi's a lazy good for klutzing out kinda girl." She grinned.
"HEY!" A mock outraged cry emitted from said girl followed by laughter as everyone once again helped Rei in selling her charms, wards and other items well into the early setting sun./p
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