Chibimamoru: Small Lady's Otooto-chan (Revised)
Chapter 8 – Life as a Prince
Author's Notes: I am soooo sorry, mina!!! I should have updated sooner. Forgive me? I know this chapter is a tad bit short (well, actually it's 5 pages long), but I wanted to get it out as soon as possible. Next chapter should be interesting. Mamo meets the royal children and possible gets a chance to go to the 20th century. As always, please, please, please REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!!!!
"Mamo-chan. Time to wake up, sweetheart." Neo Queen Serenity's serene voice coaxed as she stood over her newly found son's bunk bed. Reaching up to the top bunk, which Mamo had chosen to sleep in the night before, she shook him gently. "Mamo-chan."
"Huhm. Nani? I don wanna get up yet, Miss. Carol." He mumbled sleepily. "I was dreamin' 'bout Mommy and Daddy."
Serenity could not help but smile. "It is no dream, my Mamo-chan."
"Uh?" Slowing and cautiously, Mamo forced his eyes open. He could still hear Mommy's voice. What if it really was a dream? What if he woke up back at Nephrite Hills Orphanage? The world was a blur as Mamo sat up in bed. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he blinked a couple of times bringing the world and Mommy into focus. "MOMMY!!" He cried out gleefully jumping down from the bunk and into her arms. He grinned as he hugged her neck tightly. "I was so afraid. I thought you'd go away again."
"Oh, Mamo-chan." She hugged him tightly. "It is so good to have you home. How about I help you get dressed, and we will join Daddy and everyone for some breakfast?"
"Hai!" Mamo emphatically agreed.
A short time later, Mamo was skipping happily down the hallways and cooridors of the castle holding tightly onto his mother's hand. "Here we are, Mamo-chan." Mommy told him as a guard opened the door for them.
Mommy. Mommy was here when I woke up this morning. She didn't go away like she did when I woke up at Nephrite Hills. I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat breakfast with Mommy and Daddy and everyone. Who is everyone? At Nephrite Hills, everyone is the other orphan kids in my class, but they aren't everyone no more. Who is everyone?
Inside the dinning hall, a large group had already gathered for breakfast. At the front end of the table, King Endymion was the first of Earth's royal family to awaken. Next to him was an empty chair for his wife. On either side of the table near him, there were an empty chair for one of his two children: Small Lady and of course Chibimamo.
Also at the table, Minako and Makoto chatted excitedly about – what else – the return of Small Lady's Otooto-chan. General Nicholas, who sat across the table with his and Minako's five-year-old son, Micah, sighed as the pair threw another round of questions at him. General Atrus, husband to Sailor Mercury, laughed at his friend's pridicament. "Yes, Nicholas. Tell us more." He replied teasingly. Nicholas glared at him not finding the joke funny in the least.
On the other side of the table next to the adults, all of the pre-teenage royalty sat. Prince Antiny sat next to his father, Atrus, while conversing across the table with Prince Triston and Damien. Finally, Princess Lita of Jupiter sat between her mother, Makoto, and her older brother, Triston. The eleven-year-old sat quiet in the midst of the chaos, listening to the conversations around her and concentrating on her breakfast.
As Neo Queen Serenity led Mamo into the room, the entire dinning hall suddenly grew silent. Every eye turned to stare at the young prince who clung tightly to his mother's hand. He shifted nervously under the stares of the group and made move to try and hide behind his mother's long dress. Smiling sweetly at the group, Serenity pulled Mamo in front of her reaching down to pick him up.
Whimpering, Mamo clung to his mother's next hiding his face shyly from them all. "Shh. There is nothing to be afraid of, my Mamo-chan." Serenity told him as she made her way to the front of the table. "Besides, Daddy is here. He will protect you, ne?" Mamo refrained from answering.
King Endymion raised his eyebrow amusingly at her use of his 20th century nickname. "Minna." He replied addressing the group. "As most of you have probably heard by now, our son finally returned to us yesterday."
Neo Queen Serenity nodded her agreement. "You will here by Mommy, okay Mamo-chan?" Reluctantly, Mamo looked up from where he had been hiding. His midnight-blue eyes grew wide as he starred first at his father and then at the large group starring back at him. As one of the servants sat down a booster seat, Serenity helped her son into the empty sat next to Prince Micah of Venus. "I will be right here." She replied taking the seat next to Endymion at the front of the table.
People. Lots of people. People starring. Why do they all stare at me that way? Is it cause I'm a prince? People never starred at me when I was an orphan. No one notices an orphan, but everyone notices a prince. I don't know how to be a prince. I know how to be an orphan, but I don't know how to be a prince.
As his mother slipped him into the booster seat, Mamo focus his attention on the empty plate in front of him. He could smell all the food that was laid out on the table and it made his stomach growl. Mamo blinked. "Mommy, my tummy is mad at me again." He replied with a grin.
Minako laughed. "He takes after his mother, ne?" Makoto laughed nodding her agreement while Serenity glared at them both, not finding the joke funny in the least.
"What would you like to eat, little highness?" A young woman asked coming up behind him.
Mamo blinked surprised turning to look at her. Was she talking to him? She was looking at him. She must be confused. "My name isn't Highness. It's Mamo-chan." Mamo informed her looking up at her with his large midnight- blue eyes. Frowning, he turned his attention back to the table of food that was quite out of his reach. "I can't reach." He whined.
The woman giggled, as did quite a few of the people at the table. "What would you like, Mamo-chan? I will get it for you." Nodding, Mamo pointed out the stuff he wanted while the young woman spooned it onto his plate. Filling the plate with child-size portions, she placed the plate in front of him. "Milk or orange juice?" She questioned.
Mamo thought about it. "Milk!" He declared. Smiling, the woman left to fetch a glass of milk for the young prince. As he ate, Mamo thought to himself. He never got to pick his own breakfast at Nephrite. Being a prince was going to be great! Silently though, he did wish there was someone his own age to play with. Everyone here was so big!!
Poke. Mamo blinked as he felt something poke him in the side. As the woman returned with his glass of milk, Mamo reached up taking it from her and bringing it to his mouth for a drink. Poke. "Stop it." He whined getting ready to dig into the food that was making his stomach grumble. Poke. What was that? Poke.
Narrowing his eyes in annoyance, Mamo turned finding himself face-to-face with – a young boy about his age. The little boy had dirty-blonde hair and dangerously curious emerald green eyes. The two boys starred at each other silently for a moment before the boy's whole face lit up with a wide grin. "Hello. I am Micah."
Mamo continued to stare at him wide-eyed. "I'm Mamo-chan." He answered.
Micah's grin grew even wider. "You are my age."
Mamo blinked. "You are weird." He informed the boy turning back to his meal. Weirdo. Why did he have to keep poking him like that? He was hungry and that strange kid was keeping him from his food.
After breakfast, Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion had a conference to attend. Back in his playroom, Mamo was searching frantically for his old friend. "A.B.? A.B., where are you? A.B.!!" Where could he be? He hadn't left him for long. A.B. had been sleeping on the window seat when Mommy put him to bed last night. He was there in the morning when he left for breakfast. Wasn't he? He had forgotten to check. What if A.B ran away? What if he was lost? What if someone had kidnapped him?
Sitting down in one of the window seats, Mamo hugged his knees tightly. Putting his head down, he started to cry. A.B. was gone. He was gone just like Mommy and Daddy had been. His friend left him and he was all-alone. Mamo was so busy crying, he didn't hear the door knob click as the door was pushed open. "Mamo-chan?" A strong male voice questioned. Coming over, he placed his head on Mamo's shoulder. "What is wrong, Mamo-chan?"
"A.B." He whimpered. "He's gone. My friend went away." There was no response. Sniffling, Mamo looked up. It was General Nicholas, and – some blue-haired woman – and she was holding A.B.!! "A.B.!!" Standing up in the window seat, Mamo glared at the woman accusingly. "She kidnapped A.B.!!" Mamo accused pointing.
Shaking his head, Nicholas smiled slightly. "We did not KIDNAP him, Mamo- chan. We took him to - - the doctor. He is all better now." General Nicholas pointed to the blue-haired woman. "Doctor Ami fixed him for you."
Mamo blinked starring at his friend and then at the woman who was holding him. "Doctor?" Mamo shuddered. "Did – did you have to give him a shot??" He questioned.
Smiling, Ami shook her head. "No – no shot." She assured him. "He was a very good patent. You know, you might want to come and see me some time."
Mamo was about to protest against going to the doctor when A.B. blinked at him. Mamo starred. "A.B?" He questioned. A.B. beeped. Pulling his way out of Ami's hands, A.B. floated down stopping just in front of Mamo's face and blinked. Mamo grinned happily. "A.B.!! You can talk again!!" Mamo cried out gleefully. "Doctor Ami made A.B. talk again!" Mamo announced happily hugging his friend tightly. "Arigato!!" He declared hugging her.
Ami smiled at his excitement. "You are very welcome, Mamo-chan. You know where to come if you ever get sick, ne?"
"Hai! Hai!"
Grinning at the boy's excitement, Nicholas reached down picking him up. "Hey, Mamo-chan. Why do you and A.B. not go outside and play?" Nicholas winked at him. "I believe your Daddy got you a surprise outside. Who knows? Maybe, you will even meet some new friends." He told him knowing full well most of the royal and nobel children spent their days playing out in the gardens. Mamo grinned excitedly nodding his agreement.
Chapter 8 – Life as a Prince
Author's Notes: I am soooo sorry, mina!!! I should have updated sooner. Forgive me? I know this chapter is a tad bit short (well, actually it's 5 pages long), but I wanted to get it out as soon as possible. Next chapter should be interesting. Mamo meets the royal children and possible gets a chance to go to the 20th century. As always, please, please, please REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!!!!!
"Mamo-chan. Time to wake up, sweetheart." Neo Queen Serenity's serene voice coaxed as she stood over her newly found son's bunk bed. Reaching up to the top bunk, which Mamo had chosen to sleep in the night before, she shook him gently. "Mamo-chan."
"Huhm. Nani? I don wanna get up yet, Miss. Carol." He mumbled sleepily. "I was dreamin' 'bout Mommy and Daddy."
Serenity could not help but smile. "It is no dream, my Mamo-chan."
"Uh?" Slowing and cautiously, Mamo forced his eyes open. He could still hear Mommy's voice. What if it really was a dream? What if he woke up back at Nephrite Hills Orphanage? The world was a blur as Mamo sat up in bed. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he blinked a couple of times bringing the world and Mommy into focus. "MOMMY!!" He cried out gleefully jumping down from the bunk and into her arms. He grinned as he hugged her neck tightly. "I was so afraid. I thought you'd go away again."
"Oh, Mamo-chan." She hugged him tightly. "It is so good to have you home. How about I help you get dressed, and we will join Daddy and everyone for some breakfast?"
"Hai!" Mamo emphatically agreed.
A short time later, Mamo was skipping happily down the hallways and cooridors of the castle holding tightly onto his mother's hand. "Here we are, Mamo-chan." Mommy told him as a guard opened the door for them.
Mommy. Mommy was here when I woke up this morning. She didn't go away like she did when I woke up at Nephrite Hills. I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat breakfast with Mommy and Daddy and everyone. Who is everyone? At Nephrite Hills, everyone is the other orphan kids in my class, but they aren't everyone no more. Who is everyone?
Inside the dinning hall, a large group had already gathered for breakfast. At the front end of the table, King Endymion was the first of Earth's royal family to awaken. Next to him was an empty chair for his wife. On either side of the table near him, there were an empty chair for one of his two children: Small Lady and of course Chibimamo.
Also at the table, Minako and Makoto chatted excitedly about – what else – the return of Small Lady's Otooto-chan. General Nicholas, who sat across the table with his and Minako's five-year-old son, Micah, sighed as the pair threw another round of questions at him. General Atrus, husband to Sailor Mercury, laughed at his friend's pridicament. "Yes, Nicholas. Tell us more." He replied teasingly. Nicholas glared at him not finding the joke funny in the least.
On the other side of the table next to the adults, all of the pre-teenage royalty sat. Prince Antiny sat next to his father, Atrus, while conversing across the table with Prince Triston and Damien. Finally, Princess Lita of Jupiter sat between her mother, Makoto, and her older brother, Triston. The eleven-year-old sat quiet in the midst of the chaos, listening to the conversations around her and concentrating on her breakfast.
As Neo Queen Serenity led Mamo into the room, the entire dinning hall suddenly grew silent. Every eye turned to stare at the young prince who clung tightly to his mother's hand. He shifted nervously under the stares of the group and made move to try and hide behind his mother's long dress. Smiling sweetly at the group, Serenity pulled Mamo in front of her reaching down to pick him up.
Whimpering, Mamo clung to his mother's next hiding his face shyly from them all. "Shh. There is nothing to be afraid of, my Mamo-chan." Serenity told him as she made her way to the front of the table. "Besides, Daddy is here. He will protect you, ne?" Mamo refrained from answering.
King Endymion raised his eyebrow amusingly at her use of his 20th century nickname. "Minna." He replied addressing the group. "As most of you have probably heard by now, our son finally returned to us yesterday."
Neo Queen Serenity nodded her agreement. "You will here by Mommy, okay Mamo-chan?" Reluctantly, Mamo looked up from where he had been hiding. His midnight-blue eyes grew wide as he starred first at his father and then at the large group starring back at him. As one of the servants sat down a booster seat, Serenity helped her son into the empty sat next to Prince Micah of Venus. "I will be right here." She replied taking the seat next to Endymion at the front of the table.
People. Lots of people. People starring. Why do they all stare at me that way? Is it cause I'm a prince? People never starred at me when I was an orphan. No one notices an orphan, but everyone notices a prince. I don't know how to be a prince. I know how to be an orphan, but I don't know how to be a prince.
As his mother slipped him into the booster seat, Mamo focus his attention on the empty plate in front of him. He could smell all the food that was laid out on the table and it made his stomach growl. Mamo blinked. "Mommy, my tummy is mad at me again." He replied with a grin.
Minako laughed. "He takes after his mother, ne?" Makoto laughed nodding her agreement while Serenity glared at them both, not finding the joke funny in the least.
"What would you like to eat, little highness?" A young woman asked coming up behind him.
Mamo blinked surprised turning to look at her. Was she talking to him? She was looking at him. She must be confused. "My name isn't Highness. It's Mamo-chan." Mamo informed her looking up at her with his large midnight- blue eyes. Frowning, he turned his attention back to the table of food that was quite out of his reach. "I can't reach." He whined.
The woman giggled, as did quite a few of the people at the table. "What would you like, Mamo-chan? I will get it for you." Nodding, Mamo pointed out the stuff he wanted while the young woman spooned it onto his plate. Filling the plate with child-size portions, she placed the plate in front of him. "Milk or orange juice?" She questioned.
Mamo thought about it. "Milk!" He declared. Smiling, the woman left to fetch a glass of milk for the young prince. As he ate, Mamo thought to himself. He never got to pick his own breakfast at Nephrite. Being a prince was going to be great! Silently though, he did wish there was someone his own age to play with. Everyone here was so big!!
Poke. Mamo blinked as he felt something poke him in the side. As the woman returned with his glass of milk, Mamo reached up taking it from her and bringing it to his mouth for a drink. Poke. "Stop it." He whined getting ready to dig into the food that was making his stomach grumble. Poke. What was that? Poke.
Narrowing his eyes in annoyance, Mamo turned finding himself face-to-face with – a young boy about his age. The little boy had dirty-blonde hair and dangerously curious emerald green eyes. The two boys starred at each other silently for a moment before the boy's whole face lit up with a wide grin. "Hello. I am Micah."
Mamo continued to stare at him wide-eyed. "I'm Mamo-chan." He answered.
Micah's grin grew even wider. "You are my age."
Mamo blinked. "You are weird." He informed the boy turning back to his meal. Weirdo. Why did he have to keep poking him like that? He was hungry and that strange kid was keeping him from his food.
After breakfast, Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion had a conference to attend. Back in his playroom, Mamo was searching frantically for his old friend. "A.B.? A.B., where are you? A.B.!!" Where could he be? He hadn't left him for long. A.B. had been sleeping on the window seat when Mommy put him to bed last night. He was there in the morning when he left for breakfast. Wasn't he? He had forgotten to check. What if A.B ran away? What if he was lost? What if someone had kidnapped him?
Sitting down in one of the window seats, Mamo hugged his knees tightly. Putting his head down, he started to cry. A.B. was gone. He was gone just like Mommy and Daddy had been. His friend left him and he was all-alone. Mamo was so busy crying, he didn't hear the door knob click as the door was pushed open. "Mamo-chan?" A strong male voice questioned. Coming over, he placed his head on Mamo's shoulder. "What is wrong, Mamo-chan?"
"A.B." He whimpered. "He's gone. My friend went away." There was no response. Sniffling, Mamo looked up. It was General Nicholas, and – some blue-haired woman – and she was holding A.B.!! "A.B.!!" Standing up in the window seat, Mamo glared at the woman accusingly. "She kidnapped A.B.!!" Mamo accused pointing.
Shaking his head, Nicholas smiled slightly. "We did not KIDNAP him, Mamo- chan. We took him to - - the doctor. He is all better now." General Nicholas pointed to the blue-haired woman. "Doctor Ami fixed him for you."
Mamo blinked starring at his friend and then at the woman who was holding him. "Doctor?" Mamo shuddered. "Did – did you have to give him a shot??" He questioned.
Smiling, Ami shook her head. "No – no shot." She assured him. "He was a very good patent. You know, you might want to come and see me some time."
Mamo was about to protest against going to the doctor when A.B. blinked at him. Mamo starred. "A.B?" He questioned. A.B. beeped. Pulling his way out of Ami's hands, A.B. floated down stopping just in front of Mamo's face and blinked. Mamo grinned happily. "A.B.!! You can talk again!!" Mamo cried out gleefully. "Doctor Ami made A.B. talk again!" Mamo announced happily hugging his friend tightly. "Arigato!!" He declared hugging her.
Ami smiled at his excitement. "You are very welcome, Mamo-chan. You know where to come if you ever get sick, ne?"
"Hai! Hai!"
Grinning at the boy's excitement, Nicholas reached down picking him up. "Hey, Mamo-chan. Why do you and A.B. not go outside and play?" Nicholas winked at him. "I believe your Daddy got you a surprise outside. Who knows? Maybe, you will even meet some new friends." He told him knowing full well most of the royal and nobel children spent their days playing out in the gardens. Mamo grinned excitedly nodding his agreement.