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p.s. most of this chapter is conversation. A telephone call to Japan!
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Chapter 7: The Ties of Friendship
Back in Tokyo. . .
The phone rang consistently, again and again, beckoning Minako Aino to answer. Half asleep, she picked it up mumbling, "Moshi moshi?" The response on the other end was enough to jolt the blonde sixteen-year-old awake. "Makoto? I s that you?"
"Hai," came her voice barely over the other end. "Did I wake you?"
"I-iie. Well okay, yeah, but I'm up now aren't I? What cha calling so early for?" she gasped. "Is everything alright?"
"Everything's fine, Minako. . . " she trailed off."
"You don't sound too sure. What's up?" The blonde anxiously questioned her best friend. Silence filled the other end of the receiver. "Makoto? You there? Makoto?" Still no response, but a huge sigh was heard. "Makoto?" asked a concerned Minako softly. "Still no luck, huh?"
"I-Iie," she responded softly, as though trying to hold back tears.
"Don't worry, Makoto! You'll find him!" Minako said, trying to reassure her friend. No answer on the other end. "Hey cheer up okay? You're not the only one who's having guy problems, though none of us have it the way you do. Did you hear about Usagi and Mamoru? Mamoru was walking a girl from a class home, because she asked him and Usagi was following them, bitterly jealous, as usual. Anyway, the girl threw her arms around him at her door and begged him to come in and snuggle and Usagi just came over, slapped Mamoru, claiming he was cheating on her. They got in a big fight, but Mamoru took her to get ice cream and all was forgiven, after a huge triple-decker ice cream sundae, of course." Half-hearted laughter sounded at the other end. "You okay?"
"Yeah. I'm okay, I guess. I just miss you guys, a lot. Thanks for cheering me up, Minako. Hope to see you soon!"
"Likewise. Bye!"
"Ciao!" CLICK the other phone went down.
"Poor Makoto," Minako thought. " She's trying so hard, but it's not working. I wish there was something I could do to help her. She just seems so down. Oh well, I'll just talk to the girls later. They'll know what to do!" She snuggled down back under her covers, glaring at the clock that now read 3:30am.
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