I get up and go outside. Mizu is standing by her father, smiling at the customers coming in. I fix my hair a bit, and walk out. Ryoki gives me a look, then looks back at the group of people walking in.
"Cute costume." A girl comments as she walks by. She looks beautiful, with long blue-dyed hair,dark green eyes, dressed in a Sailor Scout costume. A tall boy is with her, his arm around her waist himself dressed in a tuxedo and a mask.
"Thanks." I smile. Mizuku turns and gawks at her. She runs up and smiles.
"Hi my name is Mizu! Can I have your autograph Neptune-chan?" She smiles big as she can. I giggle as the girl nods.
"Sure, hey "Tuxedo Mask" got a pen I can borrow?" She says pulling a piece of scrap paper out of her pocket. She scribbles the name Sailor Neptune onto the paper and looks up at me.
"Cute kid too." She turns to walk away but Mizu grabs her arm.
"Wait Neptune-chan, I have a question I wanna ask."
"Sure, we got time."
"One question, can I be a Sailor Scout? Please please please?" She begs. The woman gives a smile to me.
"Well, being a Sailor Scout's hard work, but we tell ya what. I'm awful busy lately, so you can be Sailor Mini Neptune 'kay?"
Mizuku's eyes widen and she hugs the girl tightly. "Thank you thank you thank you!"
Mizuku then goes to tell Ryoki, and the woman takes a step closer to me. "My name is Kari Tachibana, I make cosplay costumes on the side. I'll make her a costume for you. She's awful cute an't she?"
I nod. "Ya, thanks for giving her your autograph she loves Sailor Moon. Wait your at Tachibana?" I almost fall over in shock.
"Ya, I'm Ryoki's cousin. How do you know him?" But Ryoki immediatly walks over. He looks at Kari a moment, then at me.
"She's my girlfriend." He says simply. Kari's eyes widen, and she looks at Mizuku.
"Then who's..." She looks at me and I blush.
"Mizuku Tachibana." I say swiftly. Mizuku looks up at us, and nods to Kari.
Ryoki and Kari exchange looks. "Does she know about this?" I know who she is. She is Mrs. Tachibana, evil dictator of a woman..
"No, and I don't care what she thinks." Ryoki frowns. "Hey wait a minute, father said that you and your parents were in Osaka for the week."
She blushes. "Oh come on Ryoki-sama, mom and dad trust me. I mean it's my fifteenth birthday and I should party!" The boy on her arm widens as she says her age, and he leaves muttering something about a bathroom.
Fifteen? She's like Akane used to be! Look at her!
"Fine, but don't mention Mizuku till I talk with father first." He doesn't say anything else, so she turns back to me.
"Well it was nice meeting you um..." She looks on my shirt where Ryoki had put my name-tag. "Hatsumi-san. I'll have Mizu's costume made soon. Bye Ryo!"
She goes into the store, and I roll my eyes. There must be one in every family...
After a long day, Ryoki, Mizu and I sit on the roof relaxing. Mizuku's falling asleep, and Ryo is talking on his cell phone. I pull at the skirt a bit, and wait til he finishes.
"Hatsumi, they moved your stuff to my apartment, you wanna go unpack?" He yawns closing the phone. I shake my head.
"I have to go visit Akane, she has a few of Mizuku's clothes over there, and I want to catch up on the week. I'll be..." I pause a moment and smile. "Home soon."
Ryoki stands up and wraps his arms around me and kisses me, a girl could get used to this.
"Bye," I say dreamily as I climb down the fire-escape to the ground.
I spend a few hours catching up with Akane, and she keeps me at her house a long time. By the time I get back on the train I know Ryoki will be mad.
"Oh well, he'll get over it." I yawn as I get off the train.I suddenly look around. Where was Ryoki's apartment? Don't tell me I forgot!
"Hey you lost girly?" I turn to see a guy grinning at me.
"No of course not..." He instantly seizes my wrist, but is punched and falls to the ground. I look up at my savior, wide-eyed.
"Freaks, you shouldn't be out here this late." Azusa grins. I feel an alarm going off in my head, but I thank him softly.
"No problem. Hey Hatsu, do me a favor."
"Um...alright." I sigh. I'm so pathetic, but I guess I owe him now.
"Come get a drink with me, just a quick one."
"Oh but...I don't know.." No why can't I say no? Oh I wish Ryoki was here!
"Great, I know just the place." He takes my hand and I follow stupidly to an empty part of the town. Loud music pumps from inside, but he doesn't notice as we go in.
"I'll get us drinks, you sit here okay?" He smiles. I sit down calmly, and nod. Maybe just a drink, then I'll call Ryo, have him come get me...
Suddenly I hear a familiar voice from the stage. I look up to see Kari, looking completely wasted. She looks around a minute, and then stops at a waiter and grins.
"I wanna dedicate this to my main man Shinogu-sama, I know you don't love me Shinogu, but I really love you." I watch tears form in her eyes, but she wipes them away and starts singing.
Poor Kari, she really must like Shinogu, but he's way older then her! What is she doing in this bar anyway? Underage much? Oh look at Shinogu, he's all embarassed.
"Here ya go." Azusa pulls me from my thoughts and sits beside me. He puts a neon blue drink in my hand, and I take a drink.
"She's in here again." He mutters looking at Kari.
"You know her?" I say looking up at him curiously.
"Ya, Kari Tachibana, comes in here almost everyday just to see him. Shinogu's still pretty upset over..." He looks at me a moment, and takes a drink. "You."
I sigh. "I just don't...can't..."
"Hey don't feel bad, he'll get over it, and hopefully Kari will still be here."
I listen to Kari again, and take a deep drink. Maybe I'll stay a bit longer...
"Hey Azusa, I feel kind of dizzy." I giggle. I almost collapse out of my seat.
"Hatsumi?" I look up to see Shinogu. Kari is on his arm, holding tightly.
"Hi Shinoguuu." I giggle as the words play off my tongue. Azusa pulls me up by my arms, and steadies me.
"She's wasted." Azusa sighs. "I'll take her back to Ryoki's place."
"She's staying with Ryoki?" He says shocked. I nod and try to stand.
"Ya cause...Ryo saiiid I cooould move innn his...apartmennt.." I giggle again. Shinogu looks at me sadly, but Kari winks at me sneakily. What's she up to? Oh I'm dizzy.
"Hey Azusa-kun, you know a place I could stay? I told my parents I was staying at my aunt's but I lied. Maybe there's a guy still drunk enough to let me stay the night.." She says thoughtfully.
"Let's see...make sure nobody finds out you're underage if you do. That guy over at that table looks pretty out of it." He points to a greasy looking guy sitting alone. EWWWWW!
"Wait Kari, you can sleep on our couch." Shinogu says taking her hand. She shakes her head.
"Nu-uh, cause you said you don't like me remember? No I'll be fine..." I see her face turn green, probably not part of the plan, and she pukes and starts crying.
"I'm sorry Shinogu." She says swiftly standing up and leaning on the table. "I didn' mean to, oh damn!" I watch as she collapses in tears. Ugh I'm gonna puke too...
"Come on Kari, let's get you out of here." Shinogu puts his jacket on her and pulls her outside, and I smile.
One boy down, one more to go...ugh here it comes...blech
"Where are we goin'?" I say giggly as Azusa opens a door in front of me. I look into the medium apartment.
"No way I'm taking you back to Ryo drunk." He says putting his arms around my waist to keep me on my feet. I'm so...out of it...
"Thank youuuu Azu.." I yawn and put my arms around his neck.
"Hatsu...let me kiss you." He says softly into my ear. I look up at him and our lips meet...
"Mommy's bad!" Mizuku screams at me. The world around me is black, what's going on?
"Mizu baby come here, where are you?" I say stretching my arms out to feel her, but I feel nothing.
"Mama go home now!"
I sit up covered in sweat. Where am I? I look around, then notice Azusa next to me..oh no what have I done?
"Oh no! No No No!" I say sitting up. I throw on my clothes, and look back at him.
"Oh no what did I do? Oh no oh no!" I say shaking. I don't know how, but my feet lead me out the door, onto the train, and to Akane's.
I fish out my key, and open her door. I hear the sound of her talking in her sleep as she usually does, and go lay on her couch.
I'm fine, I'll just say that I was sleeping here...oh how could I? I don't remember what happened...wait I was...drunk and Kari was there and Shinogu and...
My phone rings and I pull it out of my purse. Before I have it to my ear, I hear Ryoki's voice.
"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? I'VE BEEN ALL OVER!" He screams. I feel tears forming in my eyes.
"I fell asleep at Akane's, I'll be over in a second..." I begin but he interrupt.
"We'll be there stay there." He orders. I hear him close his phone, so I close mine. Akane walks in, yawning.
"I thought you went home." She yawns fluffing her hair.
"I turned around cause I got lost, and fell asleep." I lie. My heart is pounding!
"Oh, that's okay. I'm going to go see Subaru, you'll be okay here right?"
"Ya, Ryo's coming to get me." I smile. She nods and leaves.
Ryoki opens the door about four minutes later, with Mizuku looking sleepy behind him.
"Mama, do you like my clothes? I dressed by myself!" She grins. I stare at her neon green Sailor Moon shirt, and her red plaid skirt. Oh boy...
"Good job." I say standing up. Ryoki stares at me, and I wonder if he knows...oh please god no.
"We'll stop by the apartment and let you change." He yawns. I can see the bags under his eyes. He must have stayed up waiting for me...
Happily, Ryoki let's me shower. I clean up completely, hoping to wash away the feeling of dirtiness Azusa gave me. As I go into, get this, me and Ryoki's bedroom, I notice Takae standing by the window holding our picture...oh no..
"What're you doing?" I say tightening Ryoki's bathrobe around me. She looks at me a moment, and smiles.
"So it's true then, the famous Ryoki Tachibana did have a child. I'm surprised, I figured you were a fan or something with a kid. Don't think he's your's though. A kid don't mean anything."
I watch in horror as she throws the picture out of the window. I hear the crash, and my eyes fill with tears.
"Oh don't cry, it's pitiful. Ryoki is mine, and you can't have him. You stay here as long as you want, but wait till he gets sick of you. Oh and don't mention our conversation, or I'll tell the papers the famous Ryoki Tachibana, who trust me is famous around these parts, has a child with a worthless little wench." She grins walking by me.
A/N: Yay that was fabulous! I'm so proud I did this in only 3 hours LoL.
Okay for everyone's information, Kari is me, yes I wanted to have a character like me, and she's fifteen. I like having Shinogu with someone, or I'd be sad. She'll be important in the next few chapters. :)
Well here's your next chapter hint...
"Touch her again, and see if you live that long." Ryoki snarls at...
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A/N: Thanks to all my reviewers, I've decided to award a, reviewer for each chapter if you will, and you'll be recognized here in my credits :) Just keep reviewing and you may win! Remember, I like long and happy reviews!
Ryokilover: I know, Azusa sure causes problems for them. Mizuku is so kawaii to write about :)
Momo-Sama: I like Inuyasha :( Well at least this chapter had lots of Sailor Moon :) Azusa is fun to write about too.
Thelittlestweasley: I know I'm so glad everyone likes Mizuku :)
Darkladyxion959: LoL sorry I can't kill him off.
Bobthebrick: Um...did that count as problems?
Dru's Pen: I love to keep people on the edge it makes stories fun :)
Cheshire Kit: Thank you :)
the blackestfaery: First off, I love Sesh too, but I liked Ryo in the Inuyasha costume. Secondly that was awesome guess at Takae, but don't worry she'll get it in the end. Oh and...
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Kenayisha-chan: LoL I wish my dad was a Tachibana.
Sashi Mizumoto: He worries me too, Hatsumi has a hard knock life.