Alrighty then, here we are again with yet another chapter. Chapter 7 to be exact. I like it when stories are long and the chapters are long, so I'll expect the same from myself. I'll try to make the chapters longer kinda like the last one. So anyways, here is chapter 7:……Procrastination……
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The girls all went out to an outdoors restaurant. (It was the only place they figured would allow cats at or near the table.) After putting a whole new meaning to the all you can eat menu, they all sat and talked with each other before the waiter arrived…
"Yeah, so, I was thinking that I would check out a martial arts place, if there are any around here. Did you decide where you're going?" Lita chatted with Ami.
"Well, I was thinking the library. Since school is out here in America too for now, then I think that's my best bet. Otherwise I'd go to a school."
"So Serena, do you think we should go to the mall first, or try a department store? I was thinkin' mall, but if you think-"
"No, no, the mall is good. The mall is fine. That's what I was thinking too." Serena quickly cut off Mina's question. They both laughed and continued on with their conversation.
"Are you excited about tomorrow Rini?" Raye asked.
"Well, I was hoping that I would get to go along with you guys, but I guess it's not so bad. If you all finish in time, we can still have a nice vacation." She answered. Their conversations eventually dissolved when the waiter came with the bill. Everyone chipped in on the price, which wasn't as bad as they had thought it would be with all of the things Serena had. No, seriously, she put a whole new meaning to 'the all you can eat buffet'…
5 teenagers, one young girl, and two cats left the shade of the deck of the restaurant and walked onto the busy sidewalk. They all decided to split up again as they had done earlier that morning. Sightseeing was all they really could do for now. It was too late for them to do anything else today regarding the task that was at hand. Raye and Lita went together to the park for a walk. Ami and Rini went to an art museum to look at a new exhibit of animal paintings. Luna and Artemis decided to just go back to the hotel and relax for the rest of the night. Typical cats… Serena and Mina headed back to the mall again of course.
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"So, what do you think of this whole situation?"
"What situation?"
"The whole reincarnation thing? Do you think this will work? I mean, what happens if we don't find them?" Raye asked skeptically.
"You're worrying too much! We always do things last minute, and for some reason it usually works for us. This time, we're actually planning things out, so there's no doubt in my mind that we can do this," Lita reassured her. It was starting to get dark already, but the girls had never said when they were going to head back to the hotel. They weren't worried very much at least. They were sharing a room. So they didn't have to worry about disturbing the other if they came back at different times. There were people all over the park tonight. The girls walked around looking at the different street performers. They heard a lot of noise coming from the center of a crowd. The girls jogged over to see what was happening, and saw a band playing. They looked at each other and smiled. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Well I'm thinking karaoke, so hopefully that's what you were thinking." Raye replied with a laugh. "What are we waiting for?! Let's go!"
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"What is that one supposed to be?"
"Well, let's check the guide. Oh, yes, this one is called 'Swimmers Delight' because it has ducks in the corner."
"Oh yeah, I see them now!" Rini pointed to the top left corner where two painted ducks were leaving small wakes behind them in a pond. "Ami? Do you think when we get back that I could borrow one of your books on painting?"
"Taken a liking to art?" Ami smiled.
"Well, I want a canvas to paint on, but I'm supposed to buy it with my own money. But, I like looking at paintings just as much as I like to paint though." Rini said.
"You know, there are places where you can buy your own blank pots and then decorate them with paint any way you want." Ami thought out loud.
"Oh, could we go to one, Ami? Please?"
"I suppose," she gave in.
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"Hey Serena? Do you think we could come to America again? This is an awesome place to visit. Serena? SERENA?!" Mina tried to bring her back to earth as she stared at all the lights.
"How should I know?" Mina was slightly shocked that she had actually heard what she had just said. "I mean, of course I would love to come here again, but there are lots of other places I'd like to visit, too." Serena pointed out. They both sighed.
"So many malls, so little time," Mina said solemnly. Serena put a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, if you become famous someday, people will practically hand you new clothes." They both laughed. "What do you say we go see a play or something instead? That'll cheer you up." Serena suggested.
"You know me too well," Mina laughed.
"I could see it now," Serena stared off into space at an imaginary sign. "Your name in those lights. 'Mina Aino: Greatest Broadway Star of This Century!'" Serena said as they looked over the posters for different shows.
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"Meguru Meguru toki no naka de.
kyou mo mata aruki tsuzukete iku"
Raye and Lita sang happily together as they walked out of the karaoke café. "That was so much fun!" Lita exuded. "Normally, I'd be way too chicken to go in front of people like that, but I just felt right at home there, for some reason. I mean, we probably won't see these people ever again, you know?"
"Yeah, I wasn't really that nervous… Oh my god, did you see that one guy who stared right at us when he sang that one song… umm…Well, I don't remember what it was, but did you see that?!" Raye gushed, almost completely lost for words.
Lita nodded and laughed. "Too bad we didn't get his number. Just because we're taken in Japan, doesn't mean we have to be here."
They both hurried back to the hotel with no idea what time it was.
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"Thanks so much for taking me with you today, Ami." Rini said.
"It was no problem. And thank you for giving me the pot you made." Ami smiled.
"It was the least I could do since you paid for the whole thing!"
"Well, I suppose we should get back, it's getting late." Ami looked up to the sky. "I think we could walk there from here." The two wove between strangers down the sidewalk towards their hotel.
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Serena and Mina were sitting on a bench discussing the musical they had just seen. They hadn't gotten very good seats since they had bought them so late, but the show was great, so it didn't matter to them… "I liked the big dance number right before the intermission. The moves that the partners did were wild!" Mina said.
"I like the intermission, good food." Serena laughed. Mina gave her a can't-you-ever-be-serious kind of look. "I liked that dancing part too." She recovered quickly. She looked at her watch that she had just bought that day and groaned.
"What?" Mina asked.
"We should probably get back before Ami has a fit." Serena said in a grumpy tone of voice. They both let out an annoyed sigh and stood.
After a few seconds, Mina replied hopefully, "Maybe she's late too, like last time."
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The girls all met in the lobby. They mumbled their good nights and separated to their rooms. They had all done interesting things that were worth sharing, but they were too tired by that time to care. So ends their day of interesting procrastination………
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Well, I know it took a little while, but here it is, and it's actually kinda long! Me-long chapters, who would have thought?! Oh, well I suppose I have to tell you all that the small ending verse of that Japanese song you heard came from the ending theme for Inuyasha. It's my favorite so far: 'Every Heart' by BoA. I just had to put it in, but I'm not sure if it's exactly right. I've seen it written in different ways, so I just picked one…I knew I'd need some Japanese eventually, since the girls are really from Japan…. This verse roughly translates to :
Alright, well, that's all for now. Please review! You know you want to!