Note: "talking" 'thinking' 'telepathy'
Chapter 7: Haruka, Michiru, and Mamoru
Omi walked into the shop, and stopped. The girls near the door all turned and grinned at him.
"Omi, there you are!" one girl said.
"Go on a date with me, Omi?" another girl asked.
Omi smiled and said, "Excuse me, please." The girls stood in the way of his getting upstairs to change so he could work.
"If you're not going to buy anything, get out!" Aya yelled.
The girls scattered like dust in the wind.
"Oh, come on Aya, the girls weren't that bad," Yoji commented.
Ken shook his head and looked at Omi, "How was school?"
"Okay, I guess, if you consider going to school with Prodigy good?" he said.
Aya, Ken and Yoji just looked at him.
"Why would they have him going to school with you?" Ken asked.
Omi shrugged, "That's what I want to know, too."
Aya growled, "They're up to something."
Yoji, Ken and Omi nodded.
"Um, excuse me," came a voice from behind him. They turned to see a man and a woman.
"Oh, sorry, how may we help you?" Ken asked.
"I need a dozen white roses," the woman said and smiled.
"Alright," Ken said.
"And just who might you be?" Yoji asked and grinned.
The man glared at him, but the woman laughed.
"Kaiou Michiru," she introduced herself.
"The famous violinist and painter?" Omi asked.
She nodded.
Ken turned and took a good look at the man beside her. Then it hit him, he was a she, and she was Ten'ou Haruka.
"You're the famous racer, right?" he asked her.
Haruka looked at him and nodded.
"It seems we've both been recognized," Michiru said and smiled at her lover.
Haruka just nodded.
"Would you like them in a arrangement?" Aya asked, seeing that Ken was now side tracked.
"Yes, please," Michiru responded.
Omi stood there for a second thinking, 'When Usagi listed off her friends and what they did, they were both on the list. She sure knows a lot of famous people.'
"You know Usagi, right?" Omi asked them.
Both women looked at him.
"You know her?" Haruka asked.
"We go to school together," he replied.
Michiru smiled, "And you're a friend of hers?"
He nodded.
"It's good to know she's already made friends," Michiru commented, "She told you about us?"
Omi smiled and nodded, "She told me about her friends, you two and some others, and what everyone did."
"That's just the way she is," Haruka commented.
Aya finished the arrangement and Michiru handed him some money.
"Thank you," she said to Aya and turned to Omi, "I hope we'll get to see you again."
"Tsukiyono Omi," he introduced himself.
"See you later, Tsukiyono-san" Haruka said. Michiru smiled at him.
"Bye," he said as they left.
"Well, well, Usagi sure knows people," Yoji commented.
Ken nodded.
Aya turned to them, "You have a job to be doing."
OMi headed upstairs to change. Ken and Yoji went back to taking care of the shop.
"I told you the kitten would tell the others," Shuldich said, "You don't need to have your powers, Bradley, to know he would."
Crawford ignored the German's ranting. Nagi frowned, he was getting annoyed.
"Why not try walking in there, Nagi?" Shuldich suggested.
"He will do no such thing, as for you, be quiet," Crawford said to Shuldich.
Nagi glared at Shuldich.
'When can I get out?' Farfarello asked.
'When we get home,' Shuldich replied.
'Then you can go pick on God, again,' Nagi commented.
'Not today, no need,' Farfarello responed.
Shuldich and Nagi looked at each other. That was rare.
Makoto, Minako, and Usagi sat talking about the new school, and all the students.
"I'm sure there's someone there that'll remind you of your old boyfriend," Minako commented.
The other two girls laughed. Usagi took a sip of her shake. She smiled, the girls always knew how to cheer her up.
"Hey, Koneko-chan," came a voice.
The three girls turned to see Haruka and Michiru.
"Hey! When did you all get back?" Usagi asked.
"Yesterday, howvere, we were very tired when we got off our flight," Michiru replied.
Minako moved over and Michiru sat down beside her. Haruka pulled a chair up to the end of the table.
"We met a friend of yours," Haruka said as Michiru handed Usagi the roses.
"Really? Who?" Usagi said.
"Tsukiyono Omi. He seems very nice," Michiru said.
"He is! He's even helping me with school," she said and smiled, "Oh, and thank you."
"No problem. Setsuna told us you had switched schools," Haruka told her.
"Yep, my parents wanted my grades brought up," she told them.
Michiru nodded.
"We've spoken to Mamoru," Haruka said.
Usagi looked down, "And?"
"Have you spoken to him yet?" Michiru asked.
"No, but I already know what he wants to talk about."
"Well, we'll stand behind you no matter what," Michiru said, "Even Hotaru is behind you in your decision. Setsuna is a bit upset, but it'll pass. Regardless of what she might think, your future is not set in stone. No one's is."
Haruka nodded, "It's your decision, your life, and your choice. You should follow your heart this time."
Usagi looked at them with tears in her eyes. "Thank you all so much for your support. I'm glad to know you'll all be there for me," she said and smiled.
"Of course," the four women replied. Makoto hugged her.
"You're getting stronger, Koneko-chan. I'm glad to see you're not falling to pieces over that baka," Haruka said.
Usagi laughed, "Thanks."
Haruka smiled, "Any time."
Michiru took her lover's hand and smiled at her. Haruka smiled back.
Usagi lay on her bed staring at the ceiling. Mamoru had called just as she walked in the door earlier.
Flashback
"Hello," she answered.
"Usako?" came his voice.
She paled and replied, "Mamo-chan."
"Listen, we need to talk about something," he said.
"All right," she replied.
End Flashback
She had been right all along about what he wanted to talk about. Suprisingly, the break-up didn't hurt half as bad as she thought it would. He had told her he loved her, but more like a sister. She had almost laughed. At least that was behind her now, no more waiting to hear those words come from his mouth. Better sooner than later, she figured. She sighed and rolled over. She looked around her room.
"Things are definatly going to be different from now on," she said to herself. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Omi sat staring blankly at the computer screen. He just couldn't concentrate on what he was doing. He sighed and shut down the computer. He was too tired now. He got up and went upstairs to the apartment. He passed the others as he headed towards his room.
"Good night, guys," he said to them.
"Night," Ken and Yoji replied.
Aya just nodded.
Omi closed the door to is room behind him and lay down on the bed. He sighed again.
"Why is Nagi at my school? Why does he act so nice to Usagi? What is going on? There are just too many questions," he muttered to himself. He shook his head, pulled a blanket over himself, and closed his eyes.
Nagi lay on his bed thinking about everything that had happened that day. Not only did he now go to school with Bombay, but Usagi too. At least he had someone whom he liked at the school. His lips twitched upwards when he thought about Shildich. The German had made Crawford angry, now he had to sit and watch the flower shop all night.
'Serves him right,' Nagi thought and yawned. Figuring it was time to go to sleep, he rolled onto his side and closed his eyes.
'Tomorrow will be interesting, I'm sure,' he thought before falling asleep.
A.N.> Thank you for reading. Please review. Sorry this took so long. Everytime I write a chapter anymore there is a part I don't like to I go back and rewrite it. I'll see what I can do about getting another chapter up soon. Remember, Chapters will slow down a bit during school. I will try to get them out, though. Now, onto Review Responses:
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Thanks everyone. I hope you like this chapter. Ja ne!
Silver Hawk