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AN: I'm just making up a name for Ami's mom. Hmmm....let's make it Aiko. I got that off baby names.com and it's a japanese name, so it'll have to do*
Chapter 2
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Ami woke up the next morning, to find her mom sitting at the edge of her bed.
"I hope you don't have any plans today Ames. I want us to spend the day together. No wedding plans. How does that sound," her mother asked. Ami let herself smile.
"That sounds great. I did promice Quatre dinner tonight, remember? But I'm free until 6:00," she told her mom. Aiko jumped up happily.
"This is going to be fun, oh and since you're leaving to dinner at 6:00, I am going to cover for my friend at work, ok? Well, get ready!" Ami smirked. Her mother had changed, but not THAT much. She still thought a lot about her career. Ami put on her favorite sun dress, and crossed the hall to the kitchen. She literally jumped in surprise. Her mother had made a breakfast of eggs and bacon, with a glass of orange juice on the side. The Bacon was bent to make a smile, and the eggs looked like the eyes.
Ami looked up at her mom, her mouth hanging open slightly.
"What's wrong," her mother asked, slightly hurt.
"N-nothing. Thanks for breakfast mom," Ami said, sitting down and starting to eat. Her mother poured herself a cup of coffee, and sat down across from her. It was difficult to eat with her mom staring at her, but Ami was managing. 'She just wants to make up for the time she lost. Ignore her, let her enjoy this day,' she reminded herself. 'Besides,' she reminded again, 'once she and James are married, they'll both be into their careers again and you'll have some peace and quiet again.' But, was that really what Ami wanted?
There was a knock at the door, and Aiko went to answer it.
"James! Nice of you to stop by," her mother greeted. James stepped in.
"Today you and Ami are hanging out. I just stopped by to drop off a few books Ami and I had been discussing the other day. She seemed quite interested in reading them," he said, walking into the kitchen. Ami stood and thanked him, as he handed her the books. She read the titles, nodding her head. She walked to her room to put them on her dresser, and heard her mom offer James breakfast. He was sitting next to where she was when she walked in. James looked down at her plate. Ami had taken a bite out of the bacon, and she was just starting on her eggs. She sat and started to pick at them.
"What's wrong? Not hungry? You really don't have much of an appetite. Here, have some toast," James said, placing a slice on her plate. Her mother snatched it and started to spread some jam on it. Then she placed it back on Ami's plate.
"More orange juice Ames," Aiko asked. James grabbed her glass and her mother filled it. Ami blinked at the pair. They were both so synchronized, as if they had been together for years. They both stared at Ami for a minute. She realized they were waiting on her to start eating. She started to eat again. James opened up a newspaper and her mother started to talk to him about her work schedule.
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Ami and her mother set off together about 45 minutes later. Ami showed her all of the places her and her friends ussualy hung out. They stopped at the Crown Arcade. Finding a nice booth, she and her mother sat down. They ordered some drinks, and started to talk.
"My, this place is...nice," her mother remarked, looking around at all the teenagers walking around. Ami smirked.
"It's a little loud, but my friends and I hang out here quite a bit. Especialy Usagi," Ami told her. Aiko nodded. Ami heard a familiar voice. She looked up. All of her friends, including the outers and Mamoru, minus Setsuna, were gathered around a racing game.
"Oh, are those your friends," her mother asked.
"Y-yes but-," her mother cut her off. She grabbed Ami's wrist and dragged her to the game.
"Hi guys," Ami said weakly.
"Hi Ames! Who's this," asked Usagi.
"This is-," started Ami. Again, her mother cut her off.
"Why, hello! I'm Ami's mother! Ami, how come you've never introduced me to your friends," her mother asked, a huge smile on her face as she turned to Ami.
"Um...I don't know. Guess you guys never crossed paths," she told her mother. Her mother smiled even wider, if possible.
"Well now's my chance. I'm making everything up," Aiko said, and turning to the senshi, said, "and what are your names?"
"My name is Usagi."
"I'm Rei."
"Makoto."
"Minako."
"Rini."
"Hotaru."
"Michiru."
"Haruka."
"Mamoru," the last to speak, he offered a small bow. Her mother beamed.
"Such LOVELY friends! I remember when I was young, we never had an arcade but we did hang out at..." Ami looked around un-interestidly as her mother blabbed to her friends. She paled, when Duo appeared out of no-where behind her and Wufei appeared right behind him, angrilly glaring at him. She turned around quickly before anyone noticed, and grabbing their wrists, dragged them to a darkened corner.
"Hey, where's Ami," Aiko asked.
"Um...bathroom. So, um, I hear you're a doctor," Minako said quickly. Aiko nodded and started speaking again.
"What are you guys doing, popping up where everyone can see in a crowded arcade!" Ami whispered fiercely.
"The idiot Maxwell wasn't paying attention, so I had to go after him, and-," Wufei was cut off when Quatre, Heero, and Trowa appeared in the corner. 2 of the 3 glared at Duo.
"Hey Ames," Quatre said, giving a weak smile. She sighed. Grabbing his hand, she led him towards the group. Everyone followed.
"Mom, these are some friends I made over the summer," Ami told her. Her mother smiled brilliantly.
"This is Quatre, and they are Heero, Wufei, Trowa, and Duo," Ami introduced.
"Nice to meet you," her mother greeted.
"Well Mom, we better get going, didn't you want to stop by James's new office?" Ami asked.
"Oh, I told him we'd be there 10 minutes ago! Let's go," Aiko grabbed her daughters shoulders and steared her out of the room.
"Wow, Ami's mother sure is a very happy person. She seems to like to be involved in her daughters life," commented Quatre.
"She didn't. I've only known Ami for three years, and any time her mother was brought up, all Ami had to say were rotten things. Her mother was never home. She worked double shifts, Ami saw her once a week when they crossed paths in between their hectic lives. According to Ami, she ussualy identified her mothers voice from the answering machine. So, we never met Ami's mom. The only time her mother acknowledged her was when it came to school work. Anything less than an A was unacceptable. Then Ami's mother went away and met James. It appears he's done a lot of good for her," Makoto said. Everyone nodded.
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Ami got dressed carefully for her date with Quatre. She had picked out a blue v-necked tank top(Mianko had insisted) and a black skirt that was loose and wavy down at the bottom. it reached her knees. She wore a pair of black open toe shoes and on her fingers, as always was her ring. S She still wore her communicater. She had put on a little bit of light make-up. The door bell rang, and she grabbed her purse. Before she even opened the door, a flash momentarilly blinded her. She blinked a few times. Her mother stood with the camera.
"Oooh! Your first date!"
"Mom, it's not my first date. I went out with Greg, remember? Besides, I thought you had work!"
"Not for another half hour. Besides, I wouldn't miss this! Greg? Who's Greg?"
Ami reached for the door. As soon as she opened it, Quatre was blinded by the flash. Ami grabbed his wrist and dragged him inside.
"Mom, how old is that camera? That flash is-" she was cut off as her mother snapped another picture of the two. Ami blinked again.
"Well, thankyou Mom! Quatre has reseravtions, and we don't want to be late," she said in the sweetest voice she could muster.
"Oh of course, I wouldn't want you to miss your reservations. But...if you did. Would you eat here?" Ami tipped her head at her mother.
"Aiko, where's my brief case, oh, Ami," James smiled at her and Quatre. Ami flushed.
"Let's get out of here before anyone else arrives," she whispered, then to the two, "goodbye," she told them, smiling sweetly and walking towards the door, Quatre at her heels.
"A pleasure to see you again Miss. Mizuno, and Mr. Kenly," Quatre said as he was dragged through the door.
"Have fun," Aiko called, popping her head into the hall.
"And get her home early," called James after them, sticking his head into the hallway next to Aiko's.
Ami sped down the stairs, Quatre right behind her until they were at the bottom floor next to the door that headed outside. Ami leaned against the wall and sighed.
"Did I mention you look beautiful tonight," asked Quatre, handing her a flower. Ami landed a kiss on his cheek and smiled when he blushed.
"Thankyou," she answered, "and you don't look too shaby yourself." Quatre laughed. He was wearing black dressy pants and a dressy shirt.
"Now, I figured we'd go to a nice quiet restaurant for dinner. How's that sound," he asked.
"That sounds nice, but- how are we going to get there?"
"Well, since I can't drive in this demension yet, and I don't know if you have your license yet," he continued, and Ami shook her head, "I figured we'd go to that restaurant that's only a block away. It's a nice little place." Ami agreed, and they were off.
Upon walking into the place, a hostess seated them and a waitress came and took their orders for drinks. Once they were alone, Quatre spoke.
"Well, your mom and James are very...interesting," he commented.
"My mother is driving me crazy," Ami confessed.
"Why is that?" Quatre asked.
"I guess I'm just not seeing eye to eye with her," confessed Ami.
"Well, tell your mom how you feel. Although, I still don't see what the problem is," Quatre said.
"For years, I watched Usagi be happy. When I went to her house, her parents would be sitting together, laughing and speaking hapilly. And her and her brother would be argueing. Her house always had this happy, light feeling. I just can't describe it," she paused.
"I would go home, jealously. I would walk into my empty house, read the stupid letter my mom had left for me on the fridge, study and go to sleep. All I ever wanted was what Usagi had. Now, my mother won't leave me alone. She's home a lot, she gets involved in everything I do. James is over a lot. We're like an actual family-" Quatre cut Ami off.
"Isn't that what you wanted," he asked.
"I don't know what I want. I got so used to the silence, and now every time I turn around, my mother finds something to make a fuss about," Ami told him.
"Well, I really don't know what the answer is to your problem. Maybe your just not used to the extra attention, Ami. I think this is about something else though," he told her. Ami looked up at him for only a moment.
"Maybe your right about that," she answered.
"What is it?"
"It's just that, she never cared before. Why the sudden interest?" Quatre looked up at Ami with a frown.
"Of course she cared, she just never realized how much until now Ami. Give your mother a chance. If you don't, you'll regret it," was all he said before the waitress arrived to take their orders for the meal. Ami looked down at her menu for the first time. It was a guest menu, there were no prices listed. She looked up at Quatre.
"Order whatever you want," he said.
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Quatre and Ami left the restaurant feeling very full.
"Glad you ate a lot better than you used to at the estate," he told her as they walked.
"I guess I am too. But I've never felt this full! Is this how Duo and Usagi feel all the time?" SHe said. He laughed. They reached the crossing, and Quatre grabbed her hand and led her away from the street leading to her apartment. They ended up at the park. Quatre checked his watch.
"It's only 8:30. James said to get you home early, but not so early so that it doesn't look like we had a terrible time," he told her. She nodded. They sat down on a bench, and started discussing one thing or another. Quatre checked his watch again a long while later.
"Wow, it's 10:00 already. Will your mom be home from work yet," he asked.
"I don't know. We might as well get going though. Your twelve hours will be up in a few hours. We can watch tv at my apartment until you have to go," she suggested. He nodded. They stood, and got ready to leave. Something caught Ami's attention, and from the corner of her eye, she saw something glint. Soon realizing what it was, she grabbed Quatre and they ducked down to the floor. A thin beam of energy passed right above where their heads had been, snapping a tree in half. They both jumped up and looked around.
"There," Quatre said, pointing to a corner where someone was. Ami saw the face. A giant smile plastered on, and a pair of dead looking eyes. They both got ready to fight him. He seemed to dissappear, and he reappeared right in front of them. He swung his arm back. Ami thought he was going to slug one of them, but instead he connected his hands. The ground shook and they both fell to the floor. Ami reached into her sub space pocket to transform, and came out with nothing. She frowned.
Whoever the enemy was, he was fast. He laughed and held up her wand. Ami growled. She sent out a signal on her communicater all the scouts would hopefully get. Then she jumped at the enemy. Not expecting it, he hit the ground. Her wand fell from his hand. They both lunged for it. Ami was faster, and grabbed it. As soon as she did though, she was blasted into a tree and dropped the wand. Quatre, whom had been silent for a moment, moved forwards. Ami saw what he had been doing.
Quatre had picked up a broken branch from the tree that was already broken, and swung it at the enemies head. This had made him drop the wand, but it also made him knock Quatre a good twenty feet away. Ami ran for the wand, and he and her grabbed it at the same time. They fought over it, and Ami thought she was going to be blasted into another tree when he screamed and fell back. The Sailor Senshi and the Gundam Pilots stood together. He had been knocked aside by Venus's attack.
They all ran forwards and helped Ami and Quatre up. The enemy, whoever he was, started to laugh. Soon, it was an almost obnoxious. He stood, and looked at all of them.
"Pathetic," he said.
"Until next time" he tipped his hat at them and walked away, almost fading away. Ami put her wand in her sub space pocket and ran over to where Quatre was being helped up.
"Are you two ok," asked Heero. Ami and Quatre nodded.
"Just a scratch and a bump on the head," Quatre told them.
"Ami?"
"Nothing, it'll be healed by tomorrow," she told them. Everyone detransformed.
"Who was that guy Ami," asked Mamoru.
"That was the person, er being I saw in the tree yesterday," she said. Everyone considered this.
"But what did he want with Ami's wand?" Asked Rei.
"Does he know who Ami is," asked Usagi.
"He did steal my wand, but it was too dark for him to see what I looked like, and I don't think he knew my name," Ami said. Everyone nodded.
"Well, either way be careful. It appears the enemies on the move again," said Haruka.
"Awww, can't I ever come to visit an enjoy some peace," whined Rini.
"Sorry Rini, peace doesn't last very long here. Not for us anyways," Usagi said, picking up the tired Rini. Rini nodded in understanding for a such a young person.
"Alright, I'm tired. G'night everyone," said Minako, walking away. Everyone departed, leaving just Ami and Quatre.
"Let's go," Ami said. They left the park.
"Guess your always sneaking around and fighting then, huh?"
"Guess so. Usagi and Rei have been caught sneaking out at night before. Minako ussually makes quieter escapes, same with Mako," she said.
"And you?"
"I can now see that my mother being home a lot is going to make this fight particularly difficult for me," Ami said, as they reached the apartment. They went upstairs, and Ami unlocked the door. She got some drinks and they watched TV for an hour before Quatre had to go.
"Goodnight. Thanks for a lovely evening," she said. They leaned forwards to kiss, but the door flew open and Aiko walked in.
"Oh, hello children! Did you have fun," her mother asked.
"Yes, and I'm going to walk Quatre downstairs," Ami said. They went quickly. When the reached the bottom, and Ami was sure her mother couldn't see, he kissed Ami goodnight and then he dissapeared. Despite the small fight that had gone on hours before, Ami was walking on air as she entered the aprtment.
"Next week, next monday," her mother said, "we take all your friends shoping for their dresses."
Ami paled.
"Alright, but Setsuna can't shop for the dresses. I know her size though," Ami said.
"Alright, I hope it doesn't take us more than two or three tries that week," her mother said.
"Perhaps your expectations should be five or six. Knowing my friends, they're not going to make this easy."
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VOTING-
I hope this chapter didn't completely suck* Anyways, please review. Oh, and something to vote on in your review-
I'm gonna have some small parts for other couples. The couples I already have decided are-
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Ami/Quatre (Of course)
Minako/Duo
Setsuna/Trowa.
(Sorry if you like otherwise, but I like those couples)
(I'm not killing Rini. Usagi/Mamoru stay together!)
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The people I need you to vote for-
Rei/Wufei?
or
Rei/Heero? ( I haven't seen a lot of that. Doesn't work for me, but your choice.)
Makoto/Wufei?
or
Makoto/Heero?
Now, I was at first thinking Wufei/Rei, Makoto/Heero, but I think I'll let all of you decide since I've chosen everything else. This will be your only chance to vote, because in the next chapter I'm gonna start working on couples.
Kaiya: Thanks for trying, and thanks for your review!
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baby-bunnygurl: I guess you could say Quatre and Ami are boyfriend and girlfriend now. Oh, and the G-boys r living in their own demension, but they have those communicaters that transport them from there demension to the SS demension whenever they want. Thanks for your review!
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AN: I'm just making up a name for Ami's mom. Hmmm....let's make it Aiko. I got that off baby names.com and it's a japanese name, so it'll have to do*
Chapter 2
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Ami woke up the next morning, to find her mom sitting at the edge of her bed.
"I hope you don't have any plans today Ames. I want us to spend the day together. No wedding plans. How does that sound," her mother asked. Ami let herself smile.
"That sounds great. I did promice Quatre dinner tonight, remember? But I'm free until 6:00," she told her mom. Aiko jumped up happily.
"This is going to be fun, oh and since you're leaving to dinner at 6:00, I am going to cover for my friend at work, ok? Well, get ready!" Ami smirked. Her mother had changed, but not THAT much. She still thought a lot about her career. Ami put on her favorite sun dress, and crossed the hall to the kitchen. She literally jumped in surprise. Her mother had made a breakfast of eggs and bacon, with a glass of orange juice on the side. The Bacon was bent to make a smile, and the eggs looked like the eyes.
Ami looked up at her mom, her mouth hanging open slightly.
"What's wrong," her mother asked, slightly hurt.
"N-nothing. Thanks for breakfast mom," Ami said, sitting down and starting to eat. Her mother poured herself a cup of coffee, and sat down across from her. It was difficult to eat with her mom staring at her, but Ami was managing. 'She just wants to make up for the time she lost. Ignore her, let her enjoy this day,' she reminded herself. 'Besides,' she reminded again, 'once she and James are married, they'll both be into their careers again and you'll have some peace and quiet again.' But, was that really what Ami wanted?
There was a knock at the door, and Aiko went to answer it.
"James! Nice of you to stop by," her mother greeted. James stepped in.
"Today you and Ami are hanging out. I just stopped by to drop off a few books Ami and I had been discussing the other day. She seemed quite interested in reading them," he said, walking into the kitchen. Ami stood and thanked him, as he handed her the books. She read the titles, nodding her head. She walked to her room to put them on her dresser, and heard her mom offer James breakfast. He was sitting next to where she was when she walked in. James looked down at her plate. Ami had taken a bite out of the bacon, and she was just starting on her eggs. She sat and started to pick at them.
"What's wrong? Not hungry? You really don't have much of an appetite. Here, have some toast," James said, placing a slice on her plate. Her mother snatched it and started to spread some jam on it. Then she placed it back on Ami's plate.
"More orange juice Ames," Aiko asked. James grabbed her glass and her mother filled it. Ami blinked at the pair. They were both so synchronized, as if they had been together for years. They both stared at Ami for a minute. She realized they were waiting on her to start eating. She started to eat again. James opened up a newspaper and her mother started to talk to him about her work schedule.
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Ami and her mother set off together about 45 minutes later. Ami showed her all of the places her and her friends ussualy hung out. They stopped at the Crown Arcade. Finding a nice booth, she and her mother sat down. They ordered some drinks, and started to talk.
"My, this place is...nice," her mother remarked, looking around at all the teenagers walking around. Ami smirked.
"It's a little loud, but my friends and I hang out here quite a bit. Especialy Usagi," Ami told her. Aiko nodded. Ami heard a familiar voice. She looked up. All of her friends, including the outers and Mamoru, minus Setsuna, were gathered around a racing game.
"Oh, are those your friends," her mother asked.
"Y-yes but-," her mother cut her off. She grabbed Ami's wrist and dragged her to the game.
"Hi guys," Ami said weakly.
"Hi Ames! Who's this," asked Usagi.
"This is-," started Ami. Again, her mother cut her off.
"Why, hello! I'm Ami's mother! Ami, how come you've never introduced me to your friends," her mother asked, a huge smile on her face as she turned to Ami.
"Um...I don't know. Guess you guys never crossed paths," she told her mother. Her mother smiled even wider, if possible.
"Well now's my chance. I'm making everything up," Aiko said, and turning to the senshi, said, "and what are your names?"
"My name is Usagi."
"I'm Rei."
"Makoto."
"Minako."
"Rini."
"Hotaru."
"Michiru."
"Haruka."
"Mamoru," the last to speak, he offered a small bow. Her mother beamed.
"Such LOVELY friends! I remember when I was young, we never had an arcade but we did hang out at..." Ami looked around un-interestidly as her mother blabbed to her friends. She paled, when Duo appeared out of no-where behind her and Wufei appeared right behind him, angrilly glaring at him. She turned around quickly before anyone noticed, and grabbing their wrists, dragged them to a darkened corner.
"Hey, where's Ami," Aiko asked.
"Um...bathroom. So, um, I hear you're a doctor," Minako said quickly. Aiko nodded and started speaking again.
"What are you guys doing, popping up where everyone can see in a crowded arcade!" Ami whispered fiercely.
"The idiot Maxwell wasn't paying attention, so I had to go after him, and-," Wufei was cut off when Quatre, Heero, and Trowa appeared in the corner. 2 of the 3 glared at Duo.
"Hey Ames," Quatre said, giving a weak smile. She sighed. Grabbing his hand, she led him towards the group. Everyone followed.
"Mom, these are some friends I made over the summer," Ami told her. Her mother smiled brilliantly.
"This is Quatre, and they are Heero, Wufei, Trowa, and Duo," Ami introduced.
"Nice to meet you," her mother greeted.
"Well Mom, we better get going, didn't you want to stop by James's new office?" Ami asked.
"Oh, I told him we'd be there 10 minutes ago! Let's go," Aiko grabbed her daughters shoulders and steared her out of the room.
"Wow, Ami's mother sure is a very happy person. She seems to like to be involved in her daughters life," commented Quatre.
"She didn't. I've only known Ami for three years, and any time her mother was brought up, all Ami had to say were rotten things. Her mother was never home. She worked double shifts, Ami saw her once a week when they crossed paths in between their hectic lives. According to Ami, she ussualy identified her mothers voice from the answering machine. So, we never met Ami's mom. The only time her mother acknowledged her was when it came to school work. Anything less than an A was unacceptable. Then Ami's mother went away and met James. It appears he's done a lot of good for her," Makoto said. Everyone nodded.
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Ami got dressed carefully for her date with Quatre. She had picked out a blue v-necked tank top(Mianko had insisted) and a black skirt that was loose and wavy down at the bottom. it reached her knees. She wore a pair of black open toe shoes and on her fingers, as always was her ring. S She still wore her communicater. She had put on a little bit of light make-up. The door bell rang, and she grabbed her purse. Before she even opened the door, a flash momentarilly blinded her. She blinked a few times. Her mother stood with the camera.
"Oooh! Your first date!"
"Mom, it's not my first date. I went out with Greg, remember? Besides, I thought you had work!"
"Not for another half hour. Besides, I wouldn't miss this! Greg? Who's Greg?"
Ami reached for the door. As soon as she opened it, Quatre was blinded by the flash. Ami grabbed his wrist and dragged him inside.
"Mom, how old is that camera? That flash is-" she was cut off as her mother snapped another picture of the two. Ami blinked again.
"Well, thankyou Mom! Quatre has reseravtions, and we don't want to be late," she said in the sweetest voice she could muster.
"Oh of course, I wouldn't want you to miss your reservations. But...if you did. Would you eat here?" Ami tipped her head at her mother.
"Aiko, where's my brief case, oh, Ami," James smiled at her and Quatre. Ami flushed.
"Let's get out of here before anyone else arrives," she whispered, then to the two, "goodbye," she told them, smiling sweetly and walking towards the door, Quatre at her heels.
"A pleasure to see you again Miss. Mizuno, and Mr. Kenly," Quatre said as he was dragged through the door.
"Have fun," Aiko called, popping her head into the hall.
"And get her home early," called James after them, sticking his head into the hallway next to Aiko's.
Ami sped down the stairs, Quatre right behind her until they were at the bottom floor next to the door that headed outside. Ami leaned against the wall and sighed.
"Did I mention you look beautiful tonight," asked Quatre, handing her a flower. Ami landed a kiss on his cheek and smiled when he blushed.
"Thankyou," she answered, "and you don't look too shaby yourself." Quatre laughed. He was wearing black dressy pants and a dressy shirt.
"Now, I figured we'd go to a nice quiet restaurant for dinner. How's that sound," he asked.
"That sounds nice, but- how are we going to get there?"
"Well, since I can't drive in this demension yet, and I don't know if you have your license yet," he continued, and Ami shook her head, "I figured we'd go to that restaurant that's only a block away. It's a nice little place." Ami agreed, and they were off.
Upon walking into the place, a hostess seated them and a waitress came and took their orders for drinks. Once they were alone, Quatre spoke.
"Well, your mom and James are very...interesting," he commented.
"My mother is driving me crazy," Ami confessed.
"Why is that?" Quatre asked.
"I guess I'm just not seeing eye to eye with her," confessed Ami.
"Well, tell your mom how you feel. Although, I still don't see what the problem is," Quatre said.
"For years, I watched Usagi be happy. When I went to her house, her parents would be sitting together, laughing and speaking hapilly. And her and her brother would be argueing. Her house always had this happy, light feeling. I just can't describe it," she paused.
"I would go home, jealously. I would walk into my empty house, read the stupid letter my mom had left for me on the fridge, study and go to sleep. All I ever wanted was what Usagi had. Now, my mother won't leave me alone. She's home a lot, she gets involved in everything I do. James is over a lot. We're like an actual family-" Quatre cut Ami off.
"Isn't that what you wanted," he asked.
"I don't know what I want. I got so used to the silence, and now every time I turn around, my mother finds something to make a fuss about," Ami told him.
"Well, I really don't know what the answer is to your problem. Maybe your just not used to the extra attention, Ami. I think this is about something else though," he told her. Ami looked up at him for only a moment.
"Maybe your right about that," she answered.
"What is it?"
"It's just that, she never cared before. Why the sudden interest?" Quatre looked up at Ami with a frown.
"Of course she cared, she just never realized how much until now Ami. Give your mother a chance. If you don't, you'll regret it," was all he said before the waitress arrived to take their orders for the meal. Ami looked down at her menu for the first time. It was a guest menu, there were no prices listed. She looked up at Quatre.
"Order whatever you want," he said.
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Quatre and Ami left the restaurant feeling very full.
"Glad you ate a lot better than you used to at the estate," he told her as they walked.
"I guess I am too. But I've never felt this full! Is this how Duo and Usagi feel all the time?" SHe said. He laughed. They reached the crossing, and Quatre grabbed her hand and led her away from the street leading to her apartment. They ended up at the park. Quatre checked his watch.
"It's only 8:30. James said to get you home early, but not so early so that it doesn't look like we had a terrible time," he told her. She nodded. They sat down on a bench, and started discussing one thing or another. Quatre checked his watch again a long while later.
"Wow, it's 10:00 already. Will your mom be home from work yet," he asked.
"I don't know. We might as well get going though. Your twelve hours will be up in a few hours. We can watch tv at my apartment until you have to go," she suggested. He nodded. They stood, and got ready to leave. Something caught Ami's attention, and from the corner of her eye, she saw something glint. Soon realizing what it was, she grabbed Quatre and they ducked down to the floor. A thin beam of energy passed right above where their heads had been, snapping a tree in half. They both jumped up and looked around.
"There," Quatre said, pointing to a corner where someone was. Ami saw the face. A giant smile plastered on, and a pair of dead looking eyes. They both got ready to fight him. He seemed to dissappear, and he reappeared right in front of them. He swung his arm back. Ami thought he was going to slug one of them, but instead he connected his hands. The ground shook and they both fell to the floor. Ami reached into her sub space pocket to transform, and came out with nothing. She frowned.
Whoever the enemy was, he was fast. He laughed and held up her wand. Ami growled. She sent out a signal on her communicater all the scouts would hopefully get. Then she jumped at the enemy. Not expecting it, he hit the ground. Her wand fell from his hand. They both lunged for it. Ami was faster, and grabbed it. As soon as she did though, she was blasted into a tree and dropped the wand. Quatre, whom had been silent for a moment, moved forwards. Ami saw what he had been doing.
Quatre had picked up a broken branch from the tree that was already broken, and swung it at the enemies head. This had made him drop the wand, but it also made him knock Quatre a good twenty feet away. Ami ran for the wand, and he and her grabbed it at the same time. They fought over it, and Ami thought she was going to be blasted into another tree when he screamed and fell back. The Sailor Senshi and the Gundam Pilots stood together. He had been knocked aside by Venus's attack.
They all ran forwards and helped Ami and Quatre up. The enemy, whoever he was, started to laugh. Soon, it was an almost obnoxious. He stood, and looked at all of them.
"Pathetic," he said.
"Until next time" he tipped his hat at them and walked away, almost fading away. Ami put her wand in her sub space pocket and ran over to where Quatre was being helped up.
"Are you two ok," asked Heero. Ami and Quatre nodded.
"Just a scratch and a bump on the head," Quatre told them.
"Ami?"
"Nothing, it'll be healed by tomorrow," she told them. Everyone detransformed.
"Who was that guy Ami," asked Mamoru.
"That was the person, er being I saw in the tree yesterday," she said. Everyone considered this.
"But what did he want with Ami's wand?" Asked Rei.
"Does he know who Ami is," asked Usagi.
"He did steal my wand, but it was too dark for him to see what I looked like, and I don't think he knew my name," Ami said. Everyone nodded.
"Well, either way be careful. It appears the enemies on the move again," said Haruka.
"Awww, can't I ever come to visit an enjoy some peace," whined Rini.
"Sorry Rini, peace doesn't last very long here. Not for us anyways," Usagi said, picking up the tired Rini. Rini nodded in understanding for a such a young person.
"Alright, I'm tired. G'night everyone," said Minako, walking away. Everyone departed, leaving just Ami and Quatre.
"Let's go," Ami said. They left the park.
"Guess your always sneaking around and fighting then, huh?"
"Guess so. Usagi and Rei have been caught sneaking out at night before. Minako ussually makes quieter escapes, same with Mako," she said.
"And you?"
"I can now see that my mother being home a lot is going to make this fight particularly difficult for me," Ami said, as they reached the apartment. They went upstairs, and Ami unlocked the door. She got some drinks and they watched TV for an hour before Quatre had to go.
"Goodnight. Thanks for a lovely evening," she said. They leaned forwards to kiss, but the door flew open and Aiko walked in.
"Oh, hello children! Did you have fun," her mother asked.
"Yes, and I'm going to walk Quatre downstairs," Ami said. They went quickly. When the reached the bottom, and Ami was sure her mother couldn't see, he kissed Ami goodnight and then he dissapeared. Despite the small fight that had gone on hours before, Ami was walking on air as she entered the aprtment.
"Next week, next monday," her mother said, "we take all your friends shoping for their dresses."
Ami paled.
"Alright, but Setsuna can't shop for the dresses. I know her size though," Ami said.
"Alright, I hope it doesn't take us more than two or three tries that week," her mother said.
"Perhaps your expectations should be five or six. Knowing my friends, they're not going to make this easy."
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VOTING-
I hope this chapter didn't completely suck* Anyways, please review. Oh, and something to vote on in your review-
I'm gonna have some small parts for other couples. The couples I already have decided are-
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Ami/Quatre (Of course)
Minako/Duo
Setsuna/Trowa.
(Sorry if you like otherwise, but I like those couples)
(I'm not killing Rini. Usagi/Mamoru stay together!)
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The people I need you to vote for-
Rei/Wufei?
or
Rei/Heero? ( I haven't seen a lot of that. Doesn't work for me, but your choice.)
Makoto/Wufei?
or
Makoto/Heero?
Now, I was at first thinking Wufei/Rei, Makoto/Heero, but I think I'll let all of you decide since I've chosen everything else. This will be your only chance to vote, because in the next chapter I'm gonna start working on couples.