Title: Hotaru's Love
Chapter: 13
Author: Ice1taru
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
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Hotaru's Love by Ice1taru
The rest of the week went by slowly. Finally, the day of the Valentine's Day dance arrived. But there was a problem.
"Umm, Hotaru?" Lina asked all of a sudden.
They were in Hotaru's room, trying on different dresses.
"What?" Hotaru said, picking up a deep beige-colored dress with a low neckline and tossing it aside without even a second glance.
"Today's the day that Ry and Amber arrive, remember?" Lina said.
"Oh, my god! When do they arrive?" Hotaru stared at Lina.
"Ehh, I think like at seven," Lina answered.
"It's four already! Shouldn't they have called us by now, telling us where they are? I mean, the dance starts at eight," Hotaru said.
"I think they MIGHT be in an airplane, coz you know, I'm just SAYING," Lina rolled her eyes.
"Very funny. I meant they'd call and tell us when to get to the airport, like if their flight was late or early or whatever. Or even just to say hi," Hotaru mumbled, disappointed.
"Oh, yeah, about that. I guess we should be at the airport by six-thirty. Just in case. So, that means that we should leave the house around.. Six, I'd say," Lina said, calculating it all in her head.
"Wow, you're smart," Hotaru clapped her hands together and feigned excitement, "You can count! Now, do another trick, do another trick!"
Lina rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at her. A full-on pillow fight ensued.
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Satoshi and Shino's parents were already gone. They had only stayed in Tokyo for two days. They couldn't afford to miss any more meetings.
"So, tonight's the big night," Satoshi said, walking in and sitting down on Shino's bed.
"Hmm," Shino stared at himself in the mirror. His hair was a mess, he looked like he had just gotten out of bed, "I'm taking a shower."
"Wait, don't go. We need to talk about this," Satoshi grabbed Shino's arm and made him sit down on the bed beside him.
"Bro," Shino muttered, trying to get up, "there's nothing to talk about."
"Yeah, there is," Satoshi countered, "It's your first real date with.. Hotaru!"
"Okay. We really don't need to be sitting here talking about our "feelings" and whatnot," Shino rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, but it's good to talk," Satoshi replied, "Tell me. How do you feel?"
"You sound like a damn psychologist," Shino muttered, "All peaceful and shit."
Satoshi rolled his eyes.
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Amber scanned the crowd. Lina had said she'd be at the airport by six- thirty. It was already seven. Where could they be?
"Do you think they forgot about us?" Ry asked, taking a drink from her bottle of Pepsi.
Amber rolled her eyes, "Oh, yeah. We're ONLY their best friends and the four of us are finally going to be together and they just *all of a sudden* forgot about us. Yeah."
"Hey, you never know. They had that dance thing today, didn't they?"
"Uh, hello? I think we might be just a little bit more important than a stupid dance, alright?"
"Ya, but like. Hotaru met some new guy, right?"
"Finally," Amber rolled her eyes again, "I thought she'd never go out."
Ry giggled, "I just hope it's not some candy ass loser. Or a nerd."
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"Yup, and then she kissed me on the cheek and ran inside," Shino finished.
"Wow, that's really sweet. Kind of traditional, you know? A kiss on the cheek," Satoshi said.
"Yeah," Shino sighed and after a moment, got up from the bed and walked towards his bathroom, "No more male bonding, okay? I think we've done enough for a lifetime. I don't even know how you got me to tell you how I asked Hotaru out. Or rather, how she asked me."
Satoshi laughed.
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"What up, guys?" Lina exclaimed, coming up behind Amber and Ry.
"Finally!" Amber raised her hands up in the air in exasperation.
Hotaru followed shortly. She was talking with Shino on the phone. He had just gotten out of the shower.
Hotaru laughed. "Well, I gotta go now, but um, I'll see you in forty minutes, okay? Bye!" Hotaru said into the phone and turned it off.
"Uh huh, who was that?" Ry teased.
Hotaru rolled her eyes and they exchanged hugs.
"Her BOYFRIEND," Lina stuck her tongue out at Hotaru.
Hotaru shoved her aside playfully, "So what? You have a boyfriend, too!"
Lina rolled her eyes, "Whatev, let's get your guys' stuff and go. The guys, or rather, Hotaru's LOVER, will be over in forty minutes. Which means Hotaru only has ten minutes to change into her dress."
"Satoshi's not going?" Hotaru asked, looking at Lina.
"Satoshi?" Ry and Amber said at the same time.
"What?" Hotaru and Lina said at the same time.
They all laughed. "Why? Whose Satoshi?" Hotaru asked as they walked over to claim their luggage.
"Just this guy we used to know back in London. No big," Ry said, shrugging.
"Oh," Hotaru said, "where are your guys' parents?"
Amber laughed, "They still had some stuff to work out at my Dad's office, and we were just dying to get over here, so we came. They wanted to come like four days from now and me and Ry were like "yeah, right!" So we came!"
"Oh my gosh! How cool! My Dad would never let me do that," Hotaru said, surprised.
"Yup, yup," Ry nodded.
Lina rolled her eyes, "Your Dad never lets you do ANYTHING."
Hotaru rolled her eyes. They picked up all of their bags and headed to the parking lot.
"Dude, where's the car?!" Lina exclaimed.
"Dude! In the parking lot!" Ry giggled.
Hotaru, Lina, and Amber stared at her. After a long moment of silent staring, Ry finally said, "Get it? Car? In the parking lot? Coz that's where you park your car, right? In the parking lot!" And she laughed again.
The other three girls rolled their eyes and looked for Lina's car.
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Shino arrived at Hotaru's door at exactly seven-thirty. Hotaru was still getting dressed and Ry and Amber were unpacking in one of the guest bedrooms. Lina answered the door when Shino rang the bell.
"Hey, what's up?" Lina said brightly as she ushered him inside.
"Um, nothing much. Sato told me to tell you that he'll call you later," Shino said, fidgeting nervously.
Lina could tell that he was nervous so she made him sit down in the living room and watch television while Hotaru got dressed.
"Want some ice cream?" Lina asked, walking into the kitchen.
"No, thanks," Shino replied. He jumped up from where he was sitting and followed Lina into the kitchen.
"Dude. Personal space," Lina said, when she noticed he was following her.
"Oh, sorry. Nervous," Shino replied shortly and ran a hand through his hair.
"Water?" Lina handed him a glass of water.
"Mm," Shino sat down on one of the barstools and gulped down the water.
"So," Lina began, "big night?
Shino felt a wave of déjà vu hit him, "Maybe."
Lina arched an eyebrow, "So, what are you guys gonna do AFTER the dance?"
"Hmm, why do you wanna know?" Shino asked, skeptical.
Lina shrugged, "Curious," and walked upstairs to Hotaru's room. This time, Shino didn't follow her. He was too busy brooding about something.
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"Whoa!" Ry said as she walked into Hotaru's room, "that dress is gorgeous. You look great, Taru."
Hotaru blushed and looked down at herself, "You think so?"
Ry nodded and sat down on Hotaru's bed.
"So, who is this guy? I don't know shit about him," Ry said.
"Eh," Hotaru laughed, "What do you want to know?"
"Is he a nerd?"
"No way."
"Umm, a geek?"
"...No..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, pretty sure."
"Okay. Well, I'm sure he's okay then."
Hotaru laughed and walked into her bathroom to apply some make-up.
Lina walked in and sat down next to Ry on Hotaru's bed.
"I think I'm gonna go see Hotaru little "friend", shall we call him?" Ry said and got up.
"Dude, in the kitchen," Lina said.
"Thanks," Ry climbed down the stairs and skipped into the kitchen. When she entered the kitchen, she couldn't believe her eyes.
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AN: *evil laugh*
*~Ice1taru~*
Chapter: 13
Author: Ice1taru
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
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Hotaru's Love by Ice1taru
The rest of the week went by slowly. Finally, the day of the Valentine's Day dance arrived. But there was a problem.
"Umm, Hotaru?" Lina asked all of a sudden.
They were in Hotaru's room, trying on different dresses.
"What?" Hotaru said, picking up a deep beige-colored dress with a low neckline and tossing it aside without even a second glance.
"Today's the day that Ry and Amber arrive, remember?" Lina said.
"Oh, my god! When do they arrive?" Hotaru stared at Lina.
"Ehh, I think like at seven," Lina answered.
"It's four already! Shouldn't they have called us by now, telling us where they are? I mean, the dance starts at eight," Hotaru said.
"I think they MIGHT be in an airplane, coz you know, I'm just SAYING," Lina rolled her eyes.
"Very funny. I meant they'd call and tell us when to get to the airport, like if their flight was late or early or whatever. Or even just to say hi," Hotaru mumbled, disappointed.
"Oh, yeah, about that. I guess we should be at the airport by six-thirty. Just in case. So, that means that we should leave the house around.. Six, I'd say," Lina said, calculating it all in her head.
"Wow, you're smart," Hotaru clapped her hands together and feigned excitement, "You can count! Now, do another trick, do another trick!"
Lina rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at her. A full-on pillow fight ensued.
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Satoshi and Shino's parents were already gone. They had only stayed in Tokyo for two days. They couldn't afford to miss any more meetings.
"So, tonight's the big night," Satoshi said, walking in and sitting down on Shino's bed.
"Hmm," Shino stared at himself in the mirror. His hair was a mess, he looked like he had just gotten out of bed, "I'm taking a shower."
"Wait, don't go. We need to talk about this," Satoshi grabbed Shino's arm and made him sit down on the bed beside him.
"Bro," Shino muttered, trying to get up, "there's nothing to talk about."
"Yeah, there is," Satoshi countered, "It's your first real date with.. Hotaru!"
"Okay. We really don't need to be sitting here talking about our "feelings" and whatnot," Shino rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, but it's good to talk," Satoshi replied, "Tell me. How do you feel?"
"You sound like a damn psychologist," Shino muttered, "All peaceful and shit."
Satoshi rolled his eyes.
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Amber scanned the crowd. Lina had said she'd be at the airport by six- thirty. It was already seven. Where could they be?
"Do you think they forgot about us?" Ry asked, taking a drink from her bottle of Pepsi.
Amber rolled her eyes, "Oh, yeah. We're ONLY their best friends and the four of us are finally going to be together and they just *all of a sudden* forgot about us. Yeah."
"Hey, you never know. They had that dance thing today, didn't they?"
"Uh, hello? I think we might be just a little bit more important than a stupid dance, alright?"
"Ya, but like. Hotaru met some new guy, right?"
"Finally," Amber rolled her eyes again, "I thought she'd never go out."
Ry giggled, "I just hope it's not some candy ass loser. Or a nerd."
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"Yup, and then she kissed me on the cheek and ran inside," Shino finished.
"Wow, that's really sweet. Kind of traditional, you know? A kiss on the cheek," Satoshi said.
"Yeah," Shino sighed and after a moment, got up from the bed and walked towards his bathroom, "No more male bonding, okay? I think we've done enough for a lifetime. I don't even know how you got me to tell you how I asked Hotaru out. Or rather, how she asked me."
Satoshi laughed.
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"What up, guys?" Lina exclaimed, coming up behind Amber and Ry.
"Finally!" Amber raised her hands up in the air in exasperation.
Hotaru followed shortly. She was talking with Shino on the phone. He had just gotten out of the shower.
Hotaru laughed. "Well, I gotta go now, but um, I'll see you in forty minutes, okay? Bye!" Hotaru said into the phone and turned it off.
"Uh huh, who was that?" Ry teased.
Hotaru rolled her eyes and they exchanged hugs.
"Her BOYFRIEND," Lina stuck her tongue out at Hotaru.
Hotaru shoved her aside playfully, "So what? You have a boyfriend, too!"
Lina rolled her eyes, "Whatev, let's get your guys' stuff and go. The guys, or rather, Hotaru's LOVER, will be over in forty minutes. Which means Hotaru only has ten minutes to change into her dress."
"Satoshi's not going?" Hotaru asked, looking at Lina.
"Satoshi?" Ry and Amber said at the same time.
"What?" Hotaru and Lina said at the same time.
They all laughed. "Why? Whose Satoshi?" Hotaru asked as they walked over to claim their luggage.
"Just this guy we used to know back in London. No big," Ry said, shrugging.
"Oh," Hotaru said, "where are your guys' parents?"
Amber laughed, "They still had some stuff to work out at my Dad's office, and we were just dying to get over here, so we came. They wanted to come like four days from now and me and Ry were like "yeah, right!" So we came!"
"Oh my gosh! How cool! My Dad would never let me do that," Hotaru said, surprised.
"Yup, yup," Ry nodded.
Lina rolled her eyes, "Your Dad never lets you do ANYTHING."
Hotaru rolled her eyes. They picked up all of their bags and headed to the parking lot.
"Dude, where's the car?!" Lina exclaimed.
"Dude! In the parking lot!" Ry giggled.
Hotaru, Lina, and Amber stared at her. After a long moment of silent staring, Ry finally said, "Get it? Car? In the parking lot? Coz that's where you park your car, right? In the parking lot!" And she laughed again.
The other three girls rolled their eyes and looked for Lina's car.
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Shino arrived at Hotaru's door at exactly seven-thirty. Hotaru was still getting dressed and Ry and Amber were unpacking in one of the guest bedrooms. Lina answered the door when Shino rang the bell.
"Hey, what's up?" Lina said brightly as she ushered him inside.
"Um, nothing much. Sato told me to tell you that he'll call you later," Shino said, fidgeting nervously.
Lina could tell that he was nervous so she made him sit down in the living room and watch television while Hotaru got dressed.
"Want some ice cream?" Lina asked, walking into the kitchen.
"No, thanks," Shino replied. He jumped up from where he was sitting and followed Lina into the kitchen.
"Dude. Personal space," Lina said, when she noticed he was following her.
"Oh, sorry. Nervous," Shino replied shortly and ran a hand through his hair.
"Water?" Lina handed him a glass of water.
"Mm," Shino sat down on one of the barstools and gulped down the water.
"So," Lina began, "big night?
Shino felt a wave of déjà vu hit him, "Maybe."
Lina arched an eyebrow, "So, what are you guys gonna do AFTER the dance?"
"Hmm, why do you wanna know?" Shino asked, skeptical.
Lina shrugged, "Curious," and walked upstairs to Hotaru's room. This time, Shino didn't follow her. He was too busy brooding about something.
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"Whoa!" Ry said as she walked into Hotaru's room, "that dress is gorgeous. You look great, Taru."
Hotaru blushed and looked down at herself, "You think so?"
Ry nodded and sat down on Hotaru's bed.
"So, who is this guy? I don't know shit about him," Ry said.
"Eh," Hotaru laughed, "What do you want to know?"
"Is he a nerd?"
"No way."
"Umm, a geek?"
"...No..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, pretty sure."
"Okay. Well, I'm sure he's okay then."
Hotaru laughed and walked into her bathroom to apply some make-up.
Lina walked in and sat down next to Ry on Hotaru's bed.
"I think I'm gonna go see Hotaru little "friend", shall we call him?" Ry said and got up.
"Dude, in the kitchen," Lina said.
"Thanks," Ry climbed down the stairs and skipped into the kitchen. When she entered the kitchen, she couldn't believe her eyes.
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AN: *evil laugh*
*~Ice1taru~*