A/N: Yeah I know. I'm the one that takes forever on my chapters sweatdrops Soooorry. I know it's been like a week and a half, but I've just been swamped with soccer AND finals week coming up. Well anyways I hope you like this chapter, and gomen nasai minna-chan for being so late.

AN 2: This is Meg...due to circumstances Kiss can't finish this chapter. So this is a 50/50 effort chapter...

Disclaimer: If we owned SM I wouldn't be worrying about finals and I'd probably be driving a Lamborghini Diablo instead of my bicycle, lol.

When the pair arrived at "their" café, Usagi's cheeks were pink and windblown, but laughter danced in her eyes. Haruka grinned and went to open the car door for her Princess. Together they walked up to the main doors, Haruka not even pausing they're conversation as she reached back over her shoulder and locked up the car.

Thank Kami for remote, keyless entry...

When they reached the entrance Haruka held the door open for Usagi and proceeded to wrap an arm about her Princess' bare shoulders and pull the smaller woman against her side. The senshi reflected for a moment on how she always seemed to refer to Usagi as 'Princess'...her Princess. Haruka allowed herself a small smirk before bringing her mind back to what her Princess was saying.

"--I just love it when you dot that!" Usagi exclaimed with a giggle.

Haruka chuckled, "If driving with the top down gets you this excited, I'm gonna have to work extra hard for lunch to top it."

" 'Extra hard' ? In what way?" Usagi's devilish grin caught Haruka off-guard and her eyes widened in surprise at the wily vixen smirking suggestively back up at her.

"Table for two please?" Usagi asked, turning around the face the waitress in charge of tabling the customers.

"Right this way."

"Besides, 'Ruka this is brunch, not lunch."

Haruka rolled her eyes in mock-annoyance, "Whatever."

The pair was seated at a small table next to the window and handed menus before the waitress bustled back to the front of the café. Neither even so much as glanced at their menus as they settled into their seats because they were always there and practically had the entire thing memorized.

"Split a Deluxe Breakfast?" Usagi suggested, reaching forward for her complimentary glass of water and taking a small sip.

Haruka played idly with her sunglasses as she thought for a moment. Sliding, twirling, balancing upside down until she decided that she'd better put them away before her nervous tendencies broke her favorite pair of sunglasses. "That's...French toast, eggs, bacon--"

"--sausages, and biscuits." Usagi finished for her.

"Sounds good - I call the sausages."

Usagi made a disgusted face, "Yuck! You can have 'em." She set her condensing glass back down and leaned forward with her arms folded on the tabletop. "So. What do you have planned for the rest of the day?"

A large smile rose on her face as Haruka animatedly outlined the rest of their date.

Bright blue eyes beneath a fringe of bleached blonde hair peeked up over the bottom of one of the many windows in the café. They darted around for a moment and then disappeared only to be replaced seconds later, by lavender ones - this time framed by wisps of black.

Rei and Minako sat hunched over beneath the window attempting to spy on Haruka and Usagi. It had taken them about ten minutes of stealthy sneaking to find out where their friends were sitting and then maneuver themselves to a window slightly diagonal from the couple. Even though they couldn't hear their conversation, they concluded Haruka was doing all right because Usagi was constantly smiling and laughing.

"Aw! They look so cute together!" Minako gushed and Rei smiled her agreement before sneaking another peek through the window.

"Thank you," Usagi glanced at their waitress' name tag as she finished scribbling down their orders. "Hikari", she added with a smile. The waitress, a teenager a bit younger than Usagi herself with pale pink hair and golden eyes, was rather shocked and taken aback that one of her customers had addressed her by her first name.

This surprised Usagi as well, because she always believed in being courteous and respectful to those in the public services...and everyone else as well. Hoping to ease the girl's rattled demeanor she smiled sweetly and was rewarded with a smile of her own.

She turned to Haruka who was giving her a lazy grin. "You have something to say?" Usagi questioned sarcastically, "I wasn't flirting with her you know--"

"Flirting?!" Haruka exclaimed as if that had been the farthest thing from her mind, "If you consider that flirting I am deeply shamed. I had higher hopes for you than that."

Usagi growled and stuck her tongue out in a very un-ladylike manner making Haruka's eyes dance mischievously over the cup of coffee she was sipping from.

"Besides, Koneko, that wasn't what I was going to say." Haruka started, and Usagi was compelled to blush at the familiar nickname - it was strange...the endearing name had never stirred up these feelings inside her before.

"Well, what were you talking about?"

"I was simply wondering if you'd noticed our audience at 10 o'clock." Haruka stated smoothly, setting down her steaming mug of tea.

The knowledge that she was being watched made Usagi want to reflexively tense in her seat, but she fought the battle-honed instinct and instead turned back to her date. "Er, my ten...or your ten?" She asked sheepishly.

Haruka sweatdropped, "Southwest of you." She dictated in a teasing tone.

"Ok, NOT HELPING!" Usagi hissed.

Haruka couldn't help but chuckle watching Usagi struggle to look angry at her and failing miserably. "They're on your right."

Usagi face immediately blossomed into a serene smile, "Well why didn't you just say that?"

"Hey Mina! Look, she's fixing her hair. At least now we know she wants to look nice for Haruka."

"This is great! Yaten doesn't stand a chance!" Minako raised her hand victoriously until Rei slapped it back down.

"Honestly, are you trying to blow our cover?!"

Usagi, turned slightly in her seat, ran her fingers through her long, blonde, streamers of hair and held up her tiny make-up compact. Under the pretense of "freshening up" she angled the mirror a fraction of an inch until she could make out her two, well-intentioned friends, crouched outside the café. She rolled her eyes and winked at Haruka.

"Those two... You realize they want us to end up together don't you?" Usagi said with a smile, her cheeks flushed and her eyes dancing.

"What are your thoughts on that?" asked Haruka, trying very hard to keep her tone even and not give herself away.

"We will just have to see what happens. I am not ruling anything out at this point." Replied Usagi with shy eyes and a timid smile on her lips.

Haruka watched her movements. How had she grown up so fast in front of her eyes? It seemed just like yesterday Minako and Usagi had 'tracked' her to the garage. Then came the battles, she had shown and sparkled when the chips were down... But this lady across from her now was lovely, graceful, and yet full of life and sparkle. She was yanked back to reality by hot food in front of them and Usagi calling her name.

"RUKA? You awake over there? Do you want more tea? Sorry Hikari, my friend gets spacey sometimes. Go ahead and bring the tea. One of us will drink it. And some soda for me? Lots of caffeine please." Usagi looked across the table at Haruka, "Where were you?"

"I was 'spacey'? I do not get spacey thank you every much! I was lost in thought for your information. There is a subtle difference you know! Hey, I called sausages!" Haruka said shooing Usagi away with her fork.

"You are welcome to them! I was going to put them on your plate for you and get them away from my bacon, and HEY! Paws off that biscuit...it has the honey butter on it." Usagi said with a teasing grin.

"Why do you get the honey butter?" Haruka asked, "Not that I mind you see, I am just curious."

"Because I am the princess."

"Makes sense to me."

"Glad to see we agree."

Rei's cell phone chose right then to go off. She winced and quickly answered it, "Ruka? Why aren't you concentrating on Usa?"

"Because we seem to have these stalkers. Leave us be today ladies... I can handle one day alone with her. I promise." Haruka teased as she waved at Rei and Minako in the window with a smirk and a wink.

Minako flushed BRIGHT red and slunk below the window sash with a groan. Rei sighed and nodded, "Got it. But if we have to damage control for you – you will owe us."

"Yes ma'am. Now get lost. Go distract Yaten. Keep her away from the amusement park for awhile." Haruka said, her eyes dancing and then they began to grow soft and grow as Usagi headed back her way, "Got to go Rei. My date is coming back."

"Who was that?" Usagi asked as she flagged down Hikari for the bill.

"No one special. But I think I have discouraged our stalkers." Haruka replied, swooping in to steal the bill, "I let you pay last time."

"Last time all we had was tea and split a sundae. Let me leave the tip." Usagi insisted her eyes dancing as she reached for her wallet.

"Humor me here okay?"