Hi minna!! Here's the next chapter! Getting closer to the end! Here goes!
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Setsuna took a drink of her tea and studied the sample for the third time. Then she looked at me and sighed.
"Are you sure this woman fit the description exactly as you said? Dark hair like mine, dark violet eyes?" Setsuna asked apprehensively.
I nodded, taking the empty plates and putting them in the sink. Then I sat back down and Setsuna reached over, placing a hand on my stomach. I'm sure she could feel Ran moving around in me. I knew I did. There were times when I wanted the girl out more than anything imaginable.
"I can hardly wait for this part to be older." I said with a sigh.
Setsuna smiled lightly. "I can imagine. Must be hard to deal with such a burden. I have to admire your strength, I would have never been able to face a youma with a child so late in my pregnancy."
I smiled, looking down. "Nephrite told me it was too dangerous, that I would never be able to do that. I'm glad I proved him wrong. They would have never been able to beat it without me."
Just then, there was a knocking at the door. I started to get up, but Setsuna stopped me, leaving the room for a moment. When she returned, Usagi, Rei, Minako, and Ami were following. All of them looked ready for a shopping spree.
"I know we're only supposed to visit one at a time, but it is near the holidays, and Yuuichirou took Sakura with Mamo-chan for the day so, do you two wanna join us for a shopping trip? Haruka and Michiru are meeting us after they pick Hotaru up." Usagi nosed, her hands behind her back.
I looked at Setsuna, who laughed, shaking her head. Then, I remembered the perfume sample and picked it up.
"Perhaps we can look into this while we're there." I suggested. Setsuna shook her head.
"Iie, I think Toki-chan will come out when she's ready. However, until then, we can most certainly explore the shop, but without looking for her." Setsuna said.
The rest of the inner senshi gave the two of us a curious look, then shrugged as we put on our shoes, then we all left. It was time for a shopping trip.
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~Nephlite~
I could hardly stand the anxiety. It had been at least two months now since the accident with the youma, and the senshi had made a very good point of preventing Shinozaki and myself from getting anywhere near Makoto. They were getting a little selfish, and my kid was going to be born any minute. It was bloody unfair, and about time for me to get selfish. This was my future wife after all. At least, she was supposed to be. Sometimes with how distant she was I could never tell. Perhaps it was time for a romantic evening. Then again, maybe not. You could never tell with her. Makoto was so complicated that way. Only one way to fix it.
Quickly I grabbed my coat, October was cold after all, and headed out to the mall. There might be something there that I could buy to help her choice along.
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~Rei~
We headed down the line of shops and peered in thousands of windows. It seemed there were so much more now that all of us were shopping again. Then again, Makoto hadn't gone shopping in a good seven months now, making her eight months pregnant. This kid was about to pop out anytime, it was more than obvious. Along the way, we found a new shop, just opened according to the sign: Meiou-Amaya Perfume Shoppe. After fully reading and absorbing what the sign said, I gasped.
"Setsuna-san, did you open this shop with someone else?" I asked.
"Iie, but I have a feeling of who may own it. However, I will let her reveal herself in due time. Perhaps we should go inside and explore this place." Setsuna replied.
Makoto was inside in an instant. Ami, Usagi, Minako, Setsuna and I quickly followed. We were immediately greeted by a woman almost identical to Setsuna, save that her eyes were a startling violet, and her hair a dark, near-black brown, and resting gently on her shoulders. The woman saw them and smiled broadly.
"Welcome Mako-chan! Good to see you came by, and with your friends! My name is Amaya Toki, but Toki-chan is fine for any friend of Makoto's." Toki then noticed Setsuna. "Suna-chan! No need for you to take the survey, but perhaps the rest of you would like to discover your signature perfume while I get Suna-chan a sample of one I know just for her."
Toki left for a short time, then returned quickly with a small sample and a tray of filled punch glasses, handing one to each of us before giving Setsuna the sample.
"Akili. A gentle, yet mysterious scent, most popular for formal occassions, but also perfect for family time. I think you will find it most satisfactory." Toki said with a warm smile.
Setsuna opened the sample and smelled it, pausing to enjoy the scent for a while, then smiling herself. "You always knew me so well."
I cleared my throat, in bewilderment at how these two knew each other so well, yet Toki seemed oddly familiar at the same time. "How exactly is it that the both of you know each other so well?" I spurred into the conversation.
"She's a good family friend." Toki answered before looking around. "So, are any of you interested in discovering what your own personalized scents are?"
All of us nodded in agreement, and slowly we all went through the long process of discovering what our scents were. Xaria fit Minako perfectly, with a sweet, affectionate smell, Alana was as peaceful as Ami, Nadine warm and compassionate like Usagi, and Enya a spicy, yet pleasant smell for me. Jadeite would most certainly love it. As we went about with buying each of our individual perfumes, including Makoto and Setsuna, Toki handed Setsuna three other perfumes as a gift.
"They're for the other three that we both know. I think you can guess which one is for which out of Naiya, Kaloni, and Galen." Toki said.
"Um, Suna-chan, before we do that, can we get to a hospital?" Makoto managed.
"We'll take my car. We can all fit in it." Toki said firmly, grabbing her keys and the closed sign as she takes Makoto and heads out with all of us surrounding them.
And the race was on. Luckily this time I wasn't having the contractions.
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Oooh, close to the end! Keep reading!! See ya next time!
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Setsuna took a drink of her tea and studied the sample for the third time. Then she looked at me and sighed.
"Are you sure this woman fit the description exactly as you said? Dark hair like mine, dark violet eyes?" Setsuna asked apprehensively.
I nodded, taking the empty plates and putting them in the sink. Then I sat back down and Setsuna reached over, placing a hand on my stomach. I'm sure she could feel Ran moving around in me. I knew I did. There were times when I wanted the girl out more than anything imaginable.
"I can hardly wait for this part to be older." I said with a sigh.
Setsuna smiled lightly. "I can imagine. Must be hard to deal with such a burden. I have to admire your strength, I would have never been able to face a youma with a child so late in my pregnancy."
I smiled, looking down. "Nephrite told me it was too dangerous, that I would never be able to do that. I'm glad I proved him wrong. They would have never been able to beat it without me."
Just then, there was a knocking at the door. I started to get up, but Setsuna stopped me, leaving the room for a moment. When she returned, Usagi, Rei, Minako, and Ami were following. All of them looked ready for a shopping spree.
"I know we're only supposed to visit one at a time, but it is near the holidays, and Yuuichirou took Sakura with Mamo-chan for the day so, do you two wanna join us for a shopping trip? Haruka and Michiru are meeting us after they pick Hotaru up." Usagi nosed, her hands behind her back.
I looked at Setsuna, who laughed, shaking her head. Then, I remembered the perfume sample and picked it up.
"Perhaps we can look into this while we're there." I suggested. Setsuna shook her head.
"Iie, I think Toki-chan will come out when she's ready. However, until then, we can most certainly explore the shop, but without looking for her." Setsuna said.
The rest of the inner senshi gave the two of us a curious look, then shrugged as we put on our shoes, then we all left. It was time for a shopping trip.
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~Nephlite~
I could hardly stand the anxiety. It had been at least two months now since the accident with the youma, and the senshi had made a very good point of preventing Shinozaki and myself from getting anywhere near Makoto. They were getting a little selfish, and my kid was going to be born any minute. It was bloody unfair, and about time for me to get selfish. This was my future wife after all. At least, she was supposed to be. Sometimes with how distant she was I could never tell. Perhaps it was time for a romantic evening. Then again, maybe not. You could never tell with her. Makoto was so complicated that way. Only one way to fix it.
Quickly I grabbed my coat, October was cold after all, and headed out to the mall. There might be something there that I could buy to help her choice along.
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~Rei~
We headed down the line of shops and peered in thousands of windows. It seemed there were so much more now that all of us were shopping again. Then again, Makoto hadn't gone shopping in a good seven months now, making her eight months pregnant. This kid was about to pop out anytime, it was more than obvious. Along the way, we found a new shop, just opened according to the sign: Meiou-Amaya Perfume Shoppe. After fully reading and absorbing what the sign said, I gasped.
"Setsuna-san, did you open this shop with someone else?" I asked.
"Iie, but I have a feeling of who may own it. However, I will let her reveal herself in due time. Perhaps we should go inside and explore this place." Setsuna replied.
Makoto was inside in an instant. Ami, Usagi, Minako, Setsuna and I quickly followed. We were immediately greeted by a woman almost identical to Setsuna, save that her eyes were a startling violet, and her hair a dark, near-black brown, and resting gently on her shoulders. The woman saw them and smiled broadly.
"Welcome Mako-chan! Good to see you came by, and with your friends! My name is Amaya Toki, but Toki-chan is fine for any friend of Makoto's." Toki then noticed Setsuna. "Suna-chan! No need for you to take the survey, but perhaps the rest of you would like to discover your signature perfume while I get Suna-chan a sample of one I know just for her."
Toki left for a short time, then returned quickly with a small sample and a tray of filled punch glasses, handing one to each of us before giving Setsuna the sample.
"Akili. A gentle, yet mysterious scent, most popular for formal occassions, but also perfect for family time. I think you will find it most satisfactory." Toki said with a warm smile.
Setsuna opened the sample and smelled it, pausing to enjoy the scent for a while, then smiling herself. "You always knew me so well."
I cleared my throat, in bewilderment at how these two knew each other so well, yet Toki seemed oddly familiar at the same time. "How exactly is it that the both of you know each other so well?" I spurred into the conversation.
"She's a good family friend." Toki answered before looking around. "So, are any of you interested in discovering what your own personalized scents are?"
All of us nodded in agreement, and slowly we all went through the long process of discovering what our scents were. Xaria fit Minako perfectly, with a sweet, affectionate smell, Alana was as peaceful as Ami, Nadine warm and compassionate like Usagi, and Enya a spicy, yet pleasant smell for me. Jadeite would most certainly love it. As we went about with buying each of our individual perfumes, including Makoto and Setsuna, Toki handed Setsuna three other perfumes as a gift.
"They're for the other three that we both know. I think you can guess which one is for which out of Naiya, Kaloni, and Galen." Toki said.
"Um, Suna-chan, before we do that, can we get to a hospital?" Makoto managed.
"We'll take my car. We can all fit in it." Toki said firmly, grabbing her keys and the closed sign as she takes Makoto and heads out with all of us surrounding them.
And the race was on. Luckily this time I wasn't having the contractions.
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Oooh, close to the end! Keep reading!! See ya next time!