Well, the last chapter. It's relatively short, but that's OK because it's only supposed to show how things are back to normal again. Some people urged me to keep this fic going, but it was never MEANT to be a long fic. It's right around the amount I originally intended it to be. All I wanted was a short A/U SM fic that actually could have happened, because Pluto fixed things so there is no one to prove it otherwise. I hope you enjoy the last chapter of MITAS, and thank-you for reading.
Tsukino Usagi opened her eyes and stretched, flinging her arms up above her head and arching her back. She yawned tiredly, then sat up and sleepily rubbed her eyes. A strange sense of apprehension curled her stomach, and she looked quickly at the clock. She sighed with relief upon seeing it was nearly time to leave the classroom. It was so warm in the room she had fallen into a true, deep slumber; she had feared the bell had rung and she had (again) been left behind in sleep.
Directing a glance towards the front of the class, Usagi hid a smile at the sight of Haruna swaying tiredly back and forth. The woman spoke a few words every thirty seconds or so, often trailing off and repeating the same thing over and over. When the shrill bell rang, the teacher jumped a full two feet into the air, along with almost every other student in the room. Usagi laughed out loud, feeling her nervousness drain away. Naru gave her a puzzled glance, but Usagi merely smiled in reply as she bounded to her feet and sailed out of the room.
It was slightly cooler outside the school, and Usagi breathed in deeply, enjoying the breeze and the sweet scent of the coming summer. A voice called her name and she turned, waving in reply. "Mako-chan, hi!" the blonde greeted happily.
The chestnut-haired girl jogged over, her olive skirt swishing gently about her toned legs. "Hey, Usagi-chan! Are you headed to the arcade?"
"Yes!" the little blonde squealed, clapping her hands joylously. "I actually don't have any detention today! And there's no bad grades hanging over me head, either. I'm gonna make the best of it!"
Makoto chuckled, patting her friend's arm. "Mind if I tag along? Ami-chan's already headed there. She was home sick with a headache today, but I called her at lunch on the communicator and she said she would meet us..."
"Shhh!" Usagi grabbed at her friend's shoulder. "Don't say that out loud."
Makoto stared at her. "Say... what?"
"About our... you know. That's senshi stuff." She began to usher the senshi of Jupiter off of the school's grounds. "You shouldn't say it so casually. What if someone heard?" she fretted.
The emerald-eyed girl gawked at the shorter of the two. "Are you sick?" she asked in amazement.
A sulk formed on Usagi's face. "No. I just had the weirdest feeling when you said that, though. Please don't mention them again!"
"Okay, okay, I won't."
The two girls reached the Crown Game Arcade in record time. Makoto spotted Ami and Rei seated in a booth near the counter and went to meet them, taking Usagi's briefcase and a request for a large chocolate milkshake and a slice of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream and candy sprinkles with her. Usagi headed straight for the Sailor V game. Unfortunately, she failed to watch where she was going and crashed into another teenager heading in the opposite direction.
"Oh, my gods! I'm so sorry!" Usagi cried, leaping to her feet. The other girl looked up, dazed. She had long, sunshine blonde hair and deep sapphire eyes. Usagi paused in the act of guiding the girl to a standing position. Had they met before, somewhere?
The other woman seemed to realize she was being gazed at and gently pulled away. "It's okay," she said swiftly. "I'm alright." She pushed by the moon bunny without further word and practically raced out the glass doors, her black school shoes clicking on the pavement. A little white streak darted after her. Usagi turned to watch her go, feeling confused.
"Good going, Odango Atama," a mocking voice commented. "How very graceful of you."
She whirled, silvery eyes blazing. "Shut up, Chiba Mamoru!"
He smirked at her. "I bet you gave her bruises," he taunted, "Since you pig out all the time and you landed on top of her."
"At least I have a fashion sense!" Usagi practically screeched, glowering at the horrible green jacket that the man always seemed to have present. "Where did you get that stupid jacket! The garbage dump?"
"You sure are mean to that kid, Mamoru-kun," Furuhata Motoki said, leaning against the counter. He looked after Usagi as she stormed away. "What did she ever do to you?"
Mamoru lifted his cup of coffee to his mouth and shrugged. "I just feel like bugging her, that's all. She's funny when she gets pissed."
Motoki gave him a sideways look but said nothing. Instead, he picked up the tray with the girls' orders on it and carried it over to their table. Usagi was chattering away about the girl she had banged into. "But it was like, so weird! I could have sworn I'd met her before a long, long time ago. It felt like we were best friends as soon as our eyes connected. I wanted to hug her."
Rei rolled her eyes. "That would have gone over well," she snapped crossly, brushing her ebony hair from her face. "Hugging a perfect stranger. Gods, Usagi, you have the stupidest thoughts sometimes!"
Enormous tears welled up in Usagi's eyes as she and Rei began to bicker. Sweatdropping, Makoto tried to referee as Motoki set the food and drinks down. He caught Ami's eye when she set her book down and reached for her glass of iced tea. "How do you stand it?" he asked her quietly, referring to the shouting arguement that was quickly escalating into Rei being disgusted and Usagi wailing loudly.
Ami took a long sip of her glass before she smiled at him and replied. "It's normal, Motoki-san. Completely normal, and we wouldn't want it any other way."
shadowcub - How can I not be a Seiya fan? I didn't completely understand your review, but a lot of people follow the anime, in which the Starlights are guys on Earth. As for Mamoru, having him with Chibi-Usa is icky, but he can be paired with other people or gotten rid of completely. I love Seiya way more.
koosei - You know there's always an epilogue. The fics looks wrong without one!
selene-moongoddess01 - I'm glad you like it.
SMillenium - Already told you how to publish it...
Anime Ambreen and Poke' Manic - YEAH, it's your fault! But I forgive you, because quite frankly Ryu and Shu are just too damn cute. Everything IS back to normal, but if you read the last chapter carefully, you would have noticed that Minako was not yet part of the senshi group. This was set the day before Sailor Venus appears.
oOtHeReSeOo - Thanks.
And so, it's done. My shortest story to date! But I'm glad I didn't drag it out. Hope everyone enjoyed it! Leave a review, and check out my other fics, please! Seeya!
