Encounters
Chapter 7
By SailorKittyMoon
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.
Whoosh, wiping off non-existent sweat from forehead! What a day I've had! First off, I got up late this morning due to my night time rendezvous; had to cancel my lunch date with the gals due to work overload and finally, Luna had to be kept at the vets' under observation due to erm … minor injuries … I think.
But on the bright side, I now have a boot with no heel which I am currently wearing, my hair is all over the place, my face probably looks like a baboon's red bottom and all because I WAS RUSHING TO RECEIVE MEI-LING AT THE AIRPORT! Ahhh! Can life get any better than this!
Oh wait, yup, it sure can and here comes my 'lovely' cousin and though I hate to admit this, she looks bloody gorgeous. All tanned and slim, what the hell, that's so unfair!
I see as she notices me; well at least she managed to recognize me, especially since I'm in this state.
"Hey Serena," she greeted all cheerfully. "Wow, you look … dreadful!" Well at least she's honest, got to give her some credit for that, though she could've lied for my sake; I am her cousin for Christ's sake!
"Yeah, well you look hot."
"Why thank you, of course I do-" she decided to blabber on.
"No, I meant that you're like, sweating," Ha, take that and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
Though why she's wearing a coat I don't know; I mean its bloody boiling here.
"Oh well, it was cold on the plane."
"Ok, so come on or do you wanna make me take the trolley or something?"
"If you'd be a dear, I mean I'm ever so exhausted from my journey. You know what it's like!"
Yeah, I know what it's like; you sleep, eat, sleep and eat again. Well, that's what I do anyhow; don't suppose she's any different and how tiring is that!
"Sure, follow me then" I smiled politely, just showing the tiniest hint of bared teeth. "How's life?"
"Life? Gosh, I don't know where to begin! It's all been magnificent! Oh did I tell you? I got asked out by like 10 guys on the plane! I've recently dumped this guy; he was gorgeous, though he got too clingy. He was obsessed with me but can you blame him, I mean I do look good even if I do say so myself-"
And on and on she went all the way home, there's no such thing as modesty in that dim brain of hers.
Can't wait till the girls' meet her, from what I've heard and seen so far, they're not really in for a surprise.
"Owww, fu-!"
I HATE MY LIFE, I just managed to fall down right on the doorstep of my door, even my own 'welcome' mat has become my enemy and has 'forced' me to lie at the feet of my torturer.
"Wow Sere, I'm pretty impressed with this place but my apartment is way better. No offence -"
A simple, 'Are you okay?' would've been helpful but I guess I've just been saved from a helluva scene that would've led me to start laughing like a loon for no reason cause I'd be so embarrassed. I can't believe I'll have to share my apartment with her for God knows how long, if this keeps on going any longer, I won't hesitate to kill myself or on a better occasion, someone else, and that is not an empty threat.
"Hey May, me and the gals are planning on going to a club tonight, wanna tag along or have you already got something planned?"
"Well, I did have something planned, but I guess I could take this opportunity to meet your friends again," she answered thoughtfully.
I smiled, so she wants to meet the 'lezzy gang' as she so lovingly used to refer to us. Well, that could definitely be arranged.
I left Mei-Ling to continue her unpacking in peace while I went off to give Raye a ring.
"Hello!" she answered breathlessly as I pulled the phone away from my ear and stared at it. Was that excitement due to the fact that I'd called her or was she with someone? Hmm … well my theory is: if you wanna know something, there's only one way to find out.
"Who's with you?"
"Oh Meatball Head, it's only you!" Hey, what does she mean it's only you, I am, after all, something special and she shouldn't 'only you' me, but as nice as I am, I'll let it go for now.
"Who were you expecting?"
"Oh, I met this crazy woman at the store the other. Christ she was scary!" I'd never heard Raye get so hysterical before, in other words, I was intrigued.
"Really, what'd she say?"
"Oh, this really crazy speech, I've locked myself up in my apartment for a whole 3 hours, can you believe that?" No, I couldn't come to think of it.
"Well, you've never been this scared before, its usually you going around scaring people."
"I know! The scary thing was she looked so familiar and you know what she said … she said, 'I know what you did last summer, Raye!' For Christ's sake, even I don't know what I did last summer!"
"What's pissing you off, I don't get it."
"She said … she said she's gonna tell everyone and ruin my life!"
"So, what exactly did this woman look like?"
"Big bust, long blond hair and I think she had extensions, blue eyes, a right tart and she had a tan, and it was definitely fake."
You know when you shouldn't laugh cause it'd make the other person feel bad but you really can't help yourself and you just HAVE to laugh, well I had one of those moments and I just couldn't help myself. I was practically clinging onto the phone holder and hoping it wouldn't break anytime soon.
"You got -"giggle "you thought -" snort "hahahahaha!"
"Yeah Meatball Brain, laugh your stupidly styled head off, it's not like we're friends or anything."
I tried to stop laughing, I really did. Deep breaths, deep breaths, that's it. "Oh come on Raye; please don't tell me you couldn't even recognize one of your own chums!"
"It was you?" Raye asked, sounding incredulous, "I should've guessed it was you, I thought that she looked familiar, blond hair, blue eyes, fake tan, it was you!"
"No you ejit, obviously it wasn't me, what would I need extensions for?"
Raye gasped, finally, she got it! And she calls me dim. "It was someone we knew wasn't it!"
"Jesus Christ Raye, it was Mina!"
"How do you know?" she sounded suspicious.
"Because, if you had been the ever attentive friend that you were supposed to be, Mina mentioned that she'd bought a fake tan kit and she was planning on getting extensions. She's always been a tart so that's an obvious one and well, we all know she has blue eyes," I said in a satisfied tone, for once, I'd out done Raye.
"Oh! Wait till I get my hands on that - that thing. I'm gonna kill her."
"Yeah you maniac, you can do that in your own time, you've successfully wasted 7 minutes of my life! Anyway, May's coming along with us tonight and I'll give you details when I see you, just let the others know," and before she could utter another word, I put the phone down soundly.
Just then Mei-Ling walks out wearing a white bathrobe with tons of beauty products in her hand and a white towel in the other.
"Gosh Serena, what were you doing just then? It almost sounded like you were hyperventilating! Was that like, your boyfriends, cause if it was honey, you need some serious lessons in seduction …" all I could do was stand there and stare.