A/N: WOAH! So sorry all y'all. I didn't mean to get so behind on updates. But I'm sure that Meg's gonna be all over it once I get this posted so you should all be in luck!
Disclaimer: Mmm….nope. Don't own Sailormoon. In fact, I don't even own the plot. T.T. It's a CO-write...sniff
Leaving the two women on the balcony, Haruka walked back into the room. Taking a moment to contemplate on what to do now that she was awake she laid back down on the bed. It was still warm and she smiled softly in content as Usagi's scent of strawberries filled her. Rolling onto her back she folded her arms behind her head and looked up at the plastered ceiling.
She had just decided to get dressed and then make some coffee when she caught sight of something at the bottom of her bed. Sitting up, she peered over the mound of blankets and immediately scowled.
"Kou..." She growled.
Ok, so that whole "not-going-to-get-jealous" thing had been completely thrown out the window. Haruka wasn't fooled in the least as to the reason Seiya was here, and there was no way in hell she was gonna let Seiya try and worm her way into Usagi's heart. She had had her turn.
She closed her eyes and called up the memories of the Silver Millennium in an attempt to calm herself. Her skin was already crawling knowing already that Seiya was going to be staying for a long time.
Feeling barely more serene she opened her eyes and brushed her sandy bangs from her face. Her navy gaze locked on the Starlight laying tangled in her blankets and her eyes narrowed, daring the slumbering woman, who was unaware of her immediate peril, to do just one thing to piss her off.
The raven-haired woman rolled over and reached out -- grasping for something. Or someone, in Haruka's opinion. That was enough.
Only Usagi's sudden laughter from the balcony kept her from losing her temper completely and she silently thanked her better half for the interruption. Glancing around the room to make sure no one else was awake, Haruka took a great deal of pleasure as she kicked out and sent the huge lump of twisted blankets at the foot of the bed tumbling down onto the unsuspecting Seiya.
Childish, she knew, but oh so satisfying...
She grabbed her clothes and darted into the bathroom just in time to hear an oxygen-deprived Seiya wake up flailing and bang her head against the bottom of the bed.
Her loud and painful cursing drew Usagi and Minako from the balcony and woke the rest of the room.
Seiya was still nursing her aching head when Haruka returned from the bathroom. Pulling Usagi to her, Haruka gave her a minty-fresh kiss and looked over at Seiya. The injured woman was positively glowering. Haruka wasn't sure if it was from the belief of Haruka as the chief suspect in her painful awakening, or from the protective arm about Usagi's waist, or both. She turned back to Usagi.
"Who was screaming like a banshee. I think they killed all the dogs within a five mile radius of here."
Seiya's face was turning purple.
Yaten started coughing, and Ami had to look away suddenly. Even Usagi was holding a hand over her mouth to stifle what sounded suspiciously like laughter. Haruka raised an eyebrow and waited bemusedly for the answer she already knew was coming.
"That would be Seiya." Rei informed her with a wide grin.
Haruka looked over at Seiya out of the corner of her eye, "I figured as much." She murmured. She smirked down at Usagi and blew her bangs out of her eyes.
Seiya probably would've leapt at Haruka, but Makoto and Minako both grabbed the hot-headed woman by the shoulders and held her back. Relinquishing her hold on Usagi's waist, Haruka turned her in the direction of the bathroom and gave her bum a little push.
"Hurry and dress, love, so we can get some breakfast."
Usagi gave her a look that told her she knew exactly how the "accident" had come to pass which meant that Haruka would be paying for breakfast -- EVERYONE'S breakfast. Haruka chuckled to herself; small price to pay.
"You told her she was paying for your room?!" Usagi exclaimed laughing.
"It was priceless!" Seiya informed her with a wide grin.
"I bet she freaked out." Makoto chuckled.
"I could hear her screaming through the phone all the way across the room..." Taiki said.
"That's Yaten," Minako interjected. She flicked her long blonde hair over her shoulder and smirked, "Always good for a laugh."
Yaten crossed her arms indignantly and her lips quirked in annoyance, "Yeah yeah...laugh it up." She retorted tartly. "Just remember that your enjoyment is coming at my expense."
Ami smiled softly, "And that's supposed to make us feel bad?"
Yaten's jaw dropped and the entire table looked at the soft-spoken senshi in amused shock. Her smile widened and she shrugged. Yaten's mouth snapped shut and she continued to pout until Rei rolled her eyes and indulged her girlfriend.
"Oh, they don't mean any harm, Yaten. Don't be such a sourpuss."
She sighed dramatically, "I guess I could let it go."
"I'm so proud of you," Rei fawned in a cheesy baby voice. Yaten stuck out her tongue.
The group went back to their respective breakfasts. Usagi had just started the transfer of sausages to Haruka's plate when Yaten picked up a piece of toast and said:
"I'm just glad I wasn't the one who fell out of a tree."
Seiya dropped her silverware with a clatter and the entire table burst into loud roars of laughter; her face getting redder and redder.
"She fell out of a tree?" Minako exclaimed in disbelief.
"I was there!" Taiki told them -- jumping in. "Fell right on her bum!"
"Oh dear!" Usagi's hand did little to stifle her giggles.
"That's embarrassing," was Haruka's blunt summarization. Seiya glared at her.
Ami and Taiki seemed to be the only ones noticing the obvious hostility emanating from Seiya. Ami scooted her chair closer. "Taiki-"
"Yeah?"
"I thought you said that Seiya was over Usagi."
Taiki's brow furrowed. "I thought she was."
"Of course, why else would she have let Yaten go after her like that." Amy reasoned.
"That did throw me at first. Though maybe she did truly think she was over Usagi and just the physical act of seeing her again and being with her brought back all those old feelings."
Ami glanced over at her smiling princess. "Do you think Usagi knows?"
"No, I don't think so. I-"
"What are you two lovers talkin' about all hunched together like that?!" Minako burst out. She tossed a biscuit up into the air and caught it again.
Ami gave Taiki one last quick look and turned back to the table with a reassuring smile.
"And how is that any of your business, Miss Aino?"
Eek! Had to cut it off so it could get to Megs!
