Secret Cupid
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Chapter Two

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Monday, February 11

Immediately after school, Rei ran to the arcade. Usually she twiddled around after class, flirting with the sophomore class president, Charlie, but not on this particular day. She was just a little too busy for that.

As she walked in the Crown Game Arcade, she could hear the sound of tinkling bells. She grinned at the sound and walked straight up to the front counter, where Furuhata Motoki was stationed. Motoki, the manager of the game arcade, was a light blond with baby blue eyes and a charming smile. He used that smile on Rei as she walked up.

"Konnichiwa, Rei-chan! What can I do for you?"

Rei flashed a smile back. "Nothing right now, Motoki-kun. I'll get a coke when the girls get here, but I'll just sit and wait for now. Don't run off too far, though, because I have to talk to you as well as the girls."

Motoki raised an eyebrow, but just nodded and went take the order of what appeared to be a mother and her son.

Not five minutes later, Usagi, accompanied with Aino Minako, walked into the arcade, giggling. They saw Rei at the front and joined her.

"Hiya, Rei-chan!" Minako exclaimed, full of bubbly excitement. Minako usually was bubbly and happy, and she almost always wore a happy grin on her lovely face. Very seldom would you see this sunny blonde beauty with a depressed gleam in her sapphire eyes.

Rei smiled. "Hey, Mina-chan."

Motoki came up again, smiling at the newcomers. "What're you girls laughing about?"

Usagi waved her hand. "Oh, nothing, Motoki-kun. Just girl stuff. Can I get a chocolate milkshake, onegai?"

He nodded, his blue eyes glimmering. "Sure thing, Usagi-chan. Anything for you, Mina-chan?"

Minako blushed slightly and nodded. "Same thing."

He smiled and went off to get their orders.

Usagi jumped up on a stool beside Rei and leaned her arms on the glass counter. "Mina-chan, how come you always blush when Motoki-kun talks to you?"

Minako turned bright red, and twiddled with a napkin dispenser. "No particular reason…guess I'm just shy around guys."

Rei and Usagi shared a secret glance. 'Yeah, right' seemed to be the expression on both of their faces.

Usagi would have said something else, but she heard her name tenderly called. She whipped her blonde head around and found her eyes locked with Chiba Mamoru's dark sapphire ones. She grinned and jumped into his arms, being lifted off her chair.

"Konnichiwa, Mamo-chan!" She cooed, leaning up for a kiss.

He grinned and lightly pecked her lips, then set her back on her stool. "Konnichiwa, Usako."

Motoki walked up again with the milkshakes and noticed Mamoru was there. He grinned at his best friend. "Hey, Mamoru-kun. What's up?"

Mamoru shook his head, his ebony hair glistening in the lights. "Not much, Motoki-kun. I think I'll have a coke today."

Rei piped up. "Make that two! I'm getting thirsty!"

Motoki laughed. "You people are going to run me to death!"

"We're sorry, Motoki-kun. We'll just be sure to get you a nice Christmas present." Usagi giggled.

Motoki rolled his eyes. "Thanks, Usagi-chan." He almost turned to get the orders when two girls walked up.

"Motoki, before you go, I'll have a vanilla milkshake!" Kino Makato, an emerald eyed brunette, said, winking at him. "Just so it won't seem like I'M trying to run you to death."

Motoki laughed at the brunette's comments. "Thanks, Mako-chan. What for you, Ami-chan?"

Mizuno Ami, a blue haired girl with eyes the same shade as her aqua hair, spoke up very softly. "I'll have the same as Makato, Motoki-kun."

He nodded and went off.

Makato jumped onto the last stool beside Mamoru. Mamoru noticed Ami was without a seat and offered her his seat. She smiled softly, thanking him and sitting down. Mamoru just grinned and grabbed Usagi, lifting her out of her seat. He sat in her seat, and sat her on his lap.

Usagi laughed. "Everyone comfy?"

Laughs echoed through the girls, all of them squirming in their seats to show how comfortable they were.

Motoki walked up with the rest of the orders, and Rei stopped him before he ran off again. She began to talk about Secret Cupid and her plans for it.

Motoki laughed. "This sounds like fun! I can ask a few of my friends if they'd like to join in."

Minako spoke up. "Rei, how are you going to do this, though?"

"I was planning to have it so that the guys would draw a girl's name, and take her out on Valentine's Day. All of us girls will write down our names and addresses. Just a bunch of blind dates."

Motoki nodded. "That sounds great!"

Usagi shook her head. "Count me out."

Mamoru squeezed her waist and smiled at the others. "Yeah, this time we'll sit it out. We have plans for Valentine's Day."

Rei nodded. "I didn't think you guys would want to."

Makato looked at Motoki. "You and Reika don't have plans?"

Motoki looked at the floor. "Well…Reika and I split up a few weeks before last Christmas. I thought I told you guys…"

Minako's eyes lit up. Usagi noticed and grinned to herself.

Ami shook her blue head. "Iie, Motoki-kun, you never told us."

Mamoru grinned. "Well, at least I knew…"

Motoki rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you knew…you wouldn't leave me alone about it for a long time."

"Hey, you wouldn't leave ME alone about Usako here, so it was sorta like payback…"

Motoki laughed. "Yeah, but I don't see you complaining now, do I?"

Mamoru leaned down and kissed Usagi's ear. "Iie, you don't."

She giggled. "Anyways, I think this Secret Cupid meeting is over, ne?"

Rei nodded. "Yeah. Motoki-kun, just be sure to find a few more guys to make 4."

Makato leaned over the counter to look straight into Motoki's blue eyes. "Yeah, and they had better not be a bunch of creeps."

Motoki laughed. "Mako-chan, do you really think I would be friends with creeps? Well…besides Mamoru."

Mamoru leaned over and punched his friend on the arm lightly. "Hey, now. Speak for yourself."

Ami waved to them all and started to leave, saying she was going to the library. Makato, Rei, and Minako headed out for shopping, and asked Usagi to join them.

"Gomen, girls, I have plans with a certain dark-haired man…" She winked at them, squeezing Mamoru's hand.

They rolled their eyes and waved, and then walked out the door.

Usagi and Mamoru said goodbye to Motoki and left.

Motoki watched as they walked out the sliding glass doors, and then slipped to the telephone on the side of the glass counter. Picking up the phone, he started his quest for the 3 guys to be a part of Secret Cupid.

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End Chapter Two