Little Moments: 100 Themes
#93: Genie
Lillie Bell

Disclaimer: I can't afford to buy Sailor Moon, how could I own it?

Haha, there's a pun in here that probably only I understand. And I like to pick on Ami-chan, not maliciously, I just think she's got some funny awkward moments. If you like this one, read "Of Pools and Laughter" of mine too. I think it's freaking hilarious.

The girls were laughing like hyenas when Mamoru entered the arcade. At least he wouldn't have to ask Motoki the location of his wife and her friends. He waved at his friend before heading to the table of guffawing teenagers. Though he was shaking his head during his approach, he had an appreciable smile on his face and glint in his eye.

"Ami-chan," Makoto was gasping while the rest sputtered for air. "Only you would ask a genie for the box holding scrotum's ginger cat!"

"That's Schrodinger!" Ami squeaked, blushing profoundly at the brunette's mistake. Did no one else notice what word she just said? The blush amplified as a tall, dark-haired man poked at his doubled-over wife. Usagi caught her breath with effort before sliding over and letting him into the booth. Mamoru raised an eyebrow at Ami and she instantly knew he'd recognized Mako-chan's slip. Utterly humiliate, the girl slid down in the booth and pulled the napkin dispenser into his line of vision—it was her only means of defense. She could just see the lines written on the reflective silver surface:

Here lies Mizuno Ami: taken from this Earth before her genius could truly be shown.

Mamoru didn't take the situation quite as dramatically as the blue-haired girl and dared to chuckle at her expense. The other girls took in the Ami Napkin Dispenser Defensive and decided to move on with their inquiry. Minako perked at Mako-chan and asked her the question that had caused such an interesting answer.

"If you found a genie, and he could grant you any three wishes, what would they be?"

Green eyes rolled to the ceiling as the brunette thought it over. The table became conspicuously quiet as she continued to mull over the query laid before her. She tapped her chin before answering. "A flower and cake shop, a really cool apartment, and…"

"That's three already!" Rei accused the overzealous girl.

A flash of green orbs met violet before Mako-chan continued: "And for sempai to come back to me."

Four heads drooped to the table. "Mako-chan," Usagi started wearily until Minako broke in cheerfully.

"Way to keep love alive!" Before anyone had time to blink at he blonde's bubbly answer, she turned on the only male and, subsequently, unquestioned member of the group.

"So, Mamoru-san," she ventured sweetly. The man could feel cavities forming from the sickeningly sweet, if not almost creepily malicious, grin on the blonde's face. "If you had three wishes what would they be?"

The man made way to open his mouth but stopped as Rei snorted. "Remember, Mamoru-san, we're in high school; keep it PG."

The married couple blushed slightly. More to say, Mamoru looked slightly embarrassed while Usagi was in full-fledged tomato-impression mode. A few seconds of silence permeated the atmosphere as Rei simply gloated in successfully making the two nervous. Finally, Mamoru coughed unsteadily and the priestess dropped her intense stare.

"I only have one wish," he answered softly though he kept a steady gaze on the girls before him.

He wound an arm around Usagi's shoulders, oblivious to the fact that her face was nearing a normal shade once again. He leant down to her ear and she nearly yelped at his sudden proximity. He also seemed immune to the fact that his mouth that close to her ear did crazy things to her. Her toes were beginning to curl and slivers of heat were rising and coiling along her tense spine as he let out a soft breath against her overly sensitive ear. Oh, this is so not going to be PG.

He whispered softly in her ear and the girls watched as the blonde's eyes grew by epic proportions. A ladylike blush smeared across her cheeks once more as her hands came up to cover her slightly opened mouth. She turned sparkling eyes filled with sudden insight to him and he nodded gently before kissing her forehead and exiting the bench. The girls watched as he made his way over the Motoki before they turned to their princess, ready for an all-out interrogation that would put the FBI to shame.

A small smile was on her face, and she simply shook her head before also exiting the bench. She walked up behind Mamoru, sneaking her hand into his before pressing her face into his back. He threaded and squeezed their ringed fingers together as she inhaled his scent. She had never realized how close they were to their true dreams. Soon.

Mamoru turned and they shared a smile full of apprehension, adoration, anticipation, and elation. He leaned down and kissed her gentle, expectant lips before the two made their departure.

I only need one last wish, Usako: Children.