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Disclaimer: Sailormoon and all its characters do not belong to me. Any resemblance to any other story is coincidental and not intentional.

This story happened after the senshi defeated Beryl and deviates from the original version. It is a continuation of my other story, Failure.

11:00a.m.

"Hey, thanks Motoki. I really appreciate you driving me to the airport to meet Mamo-chan," squealed Usagi. "Sorry I made you waiting like that."

Motoki turned his head away from the traffic for a second and smiled at the pretty young girl sitting next to him in the car. "It's Ok, Usagi-chan. Anyway, I don't think your dad would have been so happy to take you to meet Mamoru-san.

Usagi giggled as she remembered the discussion she had with her father a few days ago.

FlashBack
"Uh....dad..." started Usagi nervously as they were sitting down after dinner.

Kenji looked up from the newspaper he was reading, "What is it, Usagi?"

"Well...," said Usagi and paused. She bent her head, not wanting to look at her father.

"Usagi?" questioned Kenji.

Usagi started again but kept her head down still and ran her index finger across the smooth surface the manga book on her lap. "Well...you know Mamo- chan is coming back in a few days right?"

Kenji rolled his eyes. "Of course I do. How can I not when that has been the only you have been talking about all week?" He placed his paper down and looked at his daughter. There was something going on and he had this bad feeling about it.

Usagi looked up hopefully at her father. "Well....I want to be there to greet Mamo-chan in the airport when he arrives."

"Yes..." confirmed Kenji slowly. The bad feeling grew and the room fell silent as both Shingo and Ikuko looked intently at the other two.

Smiling nervously, Usagi continued, "I was wondering if umm...." She paused once more, not knowing how to continue.

Kenji was getting impatient with all this by now and loudly asked, "Just tell me what it is, Usagi. I'm sure it's not too bad."

Shingo chuckled in the background. He knew what his sister wanted to ask and he also knew how his father would react to the request. This was going to be good!

Usagi glanced towards her younger brother sitting in the corner. She gave him the evil eye, trying to keep him quiet.

She turned back to her father and took a quick breath, "Welliwaswonderingifyoucoulddrivemetotheairportbecauseidontknowanyoneelsewho candrivecanyoucanyouplease?" she pleaded really fast.

Kenji fell off his seat (anime-style) but recovered quickly. He looked at his wife, trying to see if she understood what their daughter had just said in only one breath.

Ikuko suppressed her smile when she saw Kenji's inquiring face and shook her head. She wanted Usagi to do this herself.

Kenji sighed, when he got no more response from his wife and faced Usagi. "Uh...Usagi. What was that just then?"

Usagi blushed bright red. "Could you...uh...possibly....uh...drive me to...ummm...the airport?" She paused, "I...uh...don't know who else could...uh drive..." She looked up, her eyes big and swimming with unshed tears. "Can you? Can you? Please?"

Trying to process this request, Kenji kept silent for a moment.

Shingo, still sitting there in the corner, waited for the upcoming burst. 3...2...1...

"WHAT?" Kenji shouted as he stood up in rage. "YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE YOU TO THAT SMOOTH-TALKING CRADLE ROBBER? I DON'T THINK SO, YOUNG LADY!"

Usagi cowered back into the sofa chair and looked at her father, the unshed tears running silently down her cheek. "Daddy..."

Kenji turned towards his wife, "CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT SHE IS ASKING? SHE WANTS ME...ME! TO DRIVE HER TO THAT THAT THAT......"

"Darling," started Ikuko in her best soothing voice. "Please, calm down. Usagi was just asking you a simple question."

"CALM DOWN?" continued Kenji, his face getting redder and redder by the second. "HOW CAN I CALM DOWN?!"

"KENJI!" scolded Ikuko suddenly. Everyone stopped and looked at her. She was looking very frustrated.

The strain and anger suddenly drained out of Kenji with that one reprimand. (Kenji was very afraid of his wife's anger....but that is another story). He literally flopped back onto the sofa chair he was sitting on.

Usagi quickly tried to make amends, "Uh, dad, please don't get mad!"

"Don't worry, Usagi. Your dad will calm down soon enough," reassured Ikuko. "Maybe there is someone else who you could ask to drive to the airport with you? Maybe one of your older friends?"

Usagi sat back and thought. All her friends were the same age as her, except.....

"Motoki!" Usagi exclaimed happily. "Motoki can drive! And I'm sure he would be happy to take me!" With that, she rushed out of the room, intent on calling her friends immediately.

As she left, she heard her father asking, "Who is this Motoki guy?" and her mother and brother laughing furiously.

End of Flashback

"No, Dad wasn't happy about it at all," smiled Usagi. "He was glaring at me the whole time I was getting ready for you."

Motoki shuddered, "Yeah, he was staring out of the window when I came to pick you up." He glanced towards her again, "Does he do that all the time?"

Usagi giggled, "Yeah. It really freaks Mamo-chan out."

Motoki sweatdropped, thinking of his very masculine friend afraid of a protective father. "Well, good thing he finally let you go. Even if you were a bit late."

"Yeah," sighed Usagi, "I hope we won't be too late. I want to meet Mamo- chan at the gate when he gets out."

"Don't worry, Usagi-chan," reassured Motoki. "I think we'll make it in time. And plus, I think Mamoru-chan won't come out that quickly. He is bringing a lot of things back with him."

Usagi shined at the thought, "Yes I know! I hope some of it will be presents for me!"

"Ah...Usagi-chan never changes," thought Motoki to himself.

When will Mamoru arrive? Will Usagi survive the wait? Stay tune for the next chapter!