Silver Coins

 By Dragon-Wing3

Chapter 4

Quote of the day ~ both tears and sweat are salty, but render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy, but sweat will get you change.

Words to think about ~ Happiness in life ISN'T about you OR me. Its about you AND me.

Responses:

Etiole Noir ~ lol…I personally give you permission to strangle me if I don't update for a long, long time, but not right now 'cause I still want to live a few more years. But anyways, thanks! I LOVE YOU! I totally owe you one.

Kistune-sama7 ~ your wish is my command! I updated!

Himeno Midori ~ lol…cliffhangers are my specialty! Lol…not really…

Koosei ~ I didn't really know how to type up I didn't really know how to type up Yami's reaction if I really did make him have a temper tantrum…lol. Not too good at those stuff, you could say.

And to all those other readers out there…thanks for reading my pathetic excuse of a fic!

Disclaimers ~ I do not own Sailor Moon and Yu-Gi-Oh. If I owned them, I would be pathetic enough to write fanfics about them. I would be turning it into a TV show…

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Last Time

Usagi started to sweat profusely as soon as she stepped outside of the stables and walked to her accommodations. She wanted to hurry and run to her destination but she knew that she would sweat even more generously and smell more like a man, something she did not want to do, even though she was currently posing as one. She thought that even though she was disguised into looking male, didn't mean that she had to start smelling like one (no offense to any of you guys out there…).

She sighed in relief and satisfaction now that Seenkh's place was in sight. She almost given up her thought of not smelling bad and just sprint towards the cool relief from the temperature she called Seenkh's shop. Usagi pulled her hat off and shook her sweaty, damp hair out of her face. She would go inside, greet Seenkh, go into her room and bathe in ice, cool water. With that in mind, she delicately opened the door to enter the shop. As she opened the door, she heard another person inside with her new friend.

"…parents are bothering me into finding myself a wife. Can't believe it."

Curious, Usagi turned to the counter and saw a very familiar figure. The figure had blond spiky hair that stood above his head while various strands framed his face. Usagi must have made a noise for Seenkh and the 'unknown' figure turned around to face her. As the person turned around, she gasped in surprise. The man standing in front of her was none other than the one from the alley. In union both of them cried out while pointing their fingers at one another, "You!"

And Seenkh just stood in the background with an amused look on his weathered face, chuckling all the while.

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"What are you doing here?!" exclaimed Yami, surprised to see the same girl twice in one day.

"What do you 'What am I doing here?' The question is, what are you doing here? Besides, I live here!" said the girl in outrage.

"You live here?! Since when?!" came the surprised answer, the second part of the questions directed to Seenkh.

Seenkh was looking from one person to the other, like a tennis match - not that tennis existed back then – when he was interrupted by Yami's question.

"Oh! The same day you had last visited me. Remember when you asked me about my lady friend? Well, this is she. Let me introduce you two to each other. Lady, this is Ya-," Yami glared at Seenkh for almost revealing his secret, while Seenkh recovered from his moment of lapse of speech, "-mokato and Yamokato, this is Lady Usagi. But I think that I need not have introduced you two, that was a waste of my breath since it seems that you both know each other,"

Usagi decided to answer the old man's silent question after glaring at Yamokato.

"We bumped into each other when I was out riding earlier today. I was minding my own business, until this arrogant and disgustingly annoying man interrupted me!" she said with a snarl.

*Disgustingly annoying?! Arrogant?! Why I aught to whip her to submission! Of all the nerve! How dare she talk to me like this?! But she is ignorant and probably knows no better. I should forgive her of her peasant upbringings since she is not as fortunate as I, to have a good education. * "What are you talking about?! I had merely helped you from being hurt and this is all the thanks I ge-!"

"Children!" Seenkh interrupted, "That is how both of you are acting like, like children! Now both of you go outside and talk like the civilized people you are!"

"Outside?! You mad, old man?!" came the yelp of horror of having to go out into the blazing sun.

"Now that that's settled, leave me in peace to do my job," as Seenkh gestured at some of his customers while ignoring what Yami had cried before. With that, Seenkh pushed the speechless pair out of the store and slammed the door behind them.

"What just happened here?" asked a dazed Usagi.

"No clue," came the answer.

"So, what do we do now?" asked a slightly perspiring Yami.

"Come. Lets at least sit in the shade before we talk. Ra (1) is burning his course above us."

When they both sat down under the shade a tree conveniently provided, there was an awkward silence.

*What do you say to someone whom you don't seem to get a long with? *  thought Yami…and blurted out, "Why were you disguised as a man this morning? You have permission to not tell me if you don't want to."

"What do you mean I have your permission?! I don't have to tell you even if you made me!"

*Ah, yes. I forgot. She doesn't know who I really am. I could make her tell me under pain of torture but that is not required or even needed here in this situation*

"Anyways, that ok. I mean, I would ask you the same thing if I found out that you did the same thing as me. Well…how do I explain this? Have you ever noticed how males always seem to have all the fun? They can go anywhere and do anything they please without being questioned for doing it. It's not the same for females. You have to wear certain clothing, act a certain way, and stuff. Basically, you could say that females are oppressed. So I just wanted to have some freedom where I could do anything I want without having to be hassled about it, like riding a horse with one leg on each side of a horse instead of side-saddling. Anyways, now you know my story…that why I did it," Usagi explained.

"I see," murmured her companion thoughtfully, "I've never really thought about it." After a pause of silence, " I'm sort of like you in a way. My parents want me to get married since I've reached the appropriate age for marriage. I've got no say in things, no freedom. They want me to act the way they want me to act, dress how they want me to. So just ever now and then, when I feel like I'm going to explode if I don't get away from the insanity, I just sneak out, like now. So in a way, I like you, except I don't dress up as a girl, I'm mean that would be ridiculous," said Yami with a glazed look in his eyes.

"Hmm," Usagi murmured sleepily, leaning against the tree trunk. The heat was getting to her; she was beginning to feel drowsy.

"You know what?"

She opened back her eyes to see her companion gazing down at her. "What is it?" she asked with half-lidded eyes.

"I think that this might be the beginning of a blooming friendship," came the reply.

And Usagi grinned and said, "You might just be right."

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Reference:

(1) Ra ~ that is the Egyptian sun god. He flies in the sky in his chariot of fire everyday.

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Well that was an amazingly short chapter, but who cares…I updated! My conscience was bothering me. CELEBRATION! And last but definitely not least, please R&R! You know what I just realized? My chapters are getting shorter and shorter…@_@;

And all you people out there! March Break is here! No school for a week! Yes! You people have a fun time!

Ps. I need a favour guys. Could any of you please tell me about the millennium items? Like what they do, and who has them.

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Finished on Wednesday March 11, 2003