Tenshi Bunny: Well, it's Saturday, and I can say, I haven't had so much fun writing a chapter like this one since I wrote the "Ranma's getting chased by a bunch of crazy girls" scene. Squeaky and I have had just the best time writing this, haven't we squeaky?
Squeaky: Oh yeah!
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Disclaimer: If Squeaky and I owned Sailor moon, Mamoru wouldn't own any shirts. EVER!!!!!!!
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Chapter 10. Life's a Joke
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Last time on "Life's too Weird":
After about an hour of cleaning and setting up my bed, I started to finally listen to my growling stomach. Deciding that this meant it was time for dinner; I headed off to the kitchen.
"Oh My GOD!" I shouted upon arriving there.
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"Oh My GOD!" I shouted upon arriving at the kitchen. The clock was reading 4:45 and I needed to be at the school at 5:00.
"I am SOOOOOOOO Gonna be late if I don't leave now!" (an: now who saw that one coming?)
Dashing out the door without a decent goodbye to Luna, I ran off to my car and speed over to the main campus.
'Come on Bunny, don't start this again! Here you have a new start and you are just acting like you were back in Japan! Pull yourself together!' I mentally heard Amy chide.
'Oh Ames I miss you and all the guys! I wish we had all stayed together!' I thought, blinking away my tears.
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Upon arriving at the university I checked my image in the mirror and sighed. I had dust and grime covering my entire body. Deciding it couldn't be helped, I shook my head and got out of the car.
Now, I'm normally a people person, but in my "clean house" state, I just ran into the auditorium and sat down. I didn't want anyone to joke about the cobwebs in my hair.
Of course, the whole meeting your fellow students-thing was exactly what the dean had in mind.
I hate it when they tell you to go and "Meet your fellow students." I really do. After boring you to death with the trivial matters such as time schedules and where to find your information cards, the dean just leaves you to fend for yourself.
Smiling and nodding politely, I brushed by all the new students. Most seemed just as nervous as I was. Most.
There was a small crowd blocking my exit, and in the middle I could here a man talking. Rolling my eyes I decided that the only way out of this hellhole and back to my new apartment (and the wonderful shower it had inside) was to go straight through this crowd.
The closer I got to the center, the more I could make out what was being said.
"…and so I said 'Honey, please! You and I both know he's too ugly to cheat on you!" said some annoying-sounding male. Following this comment I heard several people laugh, but one stood out the most. A deep and musical laugh that I thought I knew. One I definitely remembered…from the rose garden.
"Mamoru." I heard myself whisper, turning towards his direction.
And sure enough, there in the middle stood a tall and dark figure, a smile still gracing his lips. My heart swooned at his sight, and I heard myself mentally calling out for him to turn my way, to speak to me, to come to me and smother me with that gorgeous smile.
My heart pounded faster as I drew closer to him, like a moth drawn to a flame…. wait, flame. Oh my god! What was I thinking! He shouldn't be here!
'I can't let him see me like this! What the hell was he doing here at MY college anyway? Oh my god, and look at me! I look terrible!! I have to find a bathroom or something!'
I turned around so fast I my hair slapped someone in the face.
"Oh please don't let Mamoru have noticed that. Oh please, oh please, oh plea-"
"Bunny?" 'Shit.' "Bunny, is that you?" I kept on walking, pretending not to hear Mamoru. "Hey, hey Odango Atama!" He said, grabbing my arm and twirling me around.
"Hello?" he said tapping on my head "Anyone home in there?"
"Oh, Mamoru, didn't hear you calling me." 'Liar.' I mentally chided myself.
He smiled softly and my heart fluttered painfully in my chest.
"So how is it YOU got into Harvard? Waiting for a friend or something?"
"NO! I got in here because I'm studying elementary education. Hmph, why are you here?" I said, getting back into the same defensive pattern Mamoru and I had been in back in Yokohama. 'I thought we were past this…'
"Well little rabbit, I'm here to study to become a Pediatrician."
"Well good luck with that." I sighed, trying to be mature about this. We WERE in college after all.
I saw his face register slight shock, and then settle back into that killer smile.
"Why don't you stay and we can go talk over coffee?" he suggested. My heart fluttered again, but then I remembered why I had been running from him in the first place. I glanced down and saw myself in my grimy clothes and grimaced. I looked a mess.
"I can't right now, how about later? First I want to go back to my apartment and shower." Mamoru chuckled in that warm, gentle sort of way.
"Well I didn't want to say anything…"
"HEY!" I shouted, playfully slapping him on the arm. 'This is how it should be.' I thought
"Oh, speaking of apartments, did you get some weird arrangements?" he said.
"Yeah, did you?"
"Yeah, but I'll tell you about it over coffee. Say the 'Java the Hut' coffee house at 6:30?"
"Okay, 'Java the Hut' coffee house at 6:30." I said smirking. He laughed again. 'I love that sound!'
"Make it 7:00 and you got a deal!" I said, rushing out to my car.
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Upon arriving at my, apartment (after a quick stop for shampoo), I heard someone in the shower already. I took a second until I remembered that my new roommate had his keys as well. A glance at the refrigerator confirmed my thoughts.
"Dear mystery room mate," I read aloud, "I have an engagement I have to be at tonight, so I hopped in the shower. Hope you don't mind!"
"Don't mind? Bah, didn't this guy think I might need the shower?" I grumbled, heading to my room for a change of clothes and a towel. As I headed out to wait, I heard the shower stop. "Finally!"
I walked back into the kitchen, barely noting the small squeak the bathroom door made as my roommate exited it.
"Bunny?!" My mouth dropped to the floor as I registered that voice. Snapping my head around to look at the bathroom doorway, I stared… and came face to face with Mamoru in a towel, blushing furiously…and his set of six-pack abs. Blinking repeatedly, I hesitated to lift my gaze from the suntanned wonder until I remembered why I was so shocked in the first place.
Blushing just as furiously as Mamoru, I turned my head, not adverting my eyes from his chiseled body.
"What the hell are you doing in my apartment Mamoru?"
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Well, there we go, chapter 10. Don't worry peoples, we have a lot of crazy hijinks to get into here at college. After all, Mamoru's engaged to Rei! BWAHAHA, what fun we'll have! And you all should all thank Squeaky for her enthusiasm about updating…and Mamoru's abs. Lol, inside joke.
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