The girls roamed the mall for hours before they all found the perfect dress to wear. Makoto argued with Mel at the store about who would pay for her dress. While Makoto was insisting that Mel let her pay Mel handed the clerk her credit card and was signing the receipt by the time Makoto realized Mel had already paid for it. "You didn't have to do that Mel. I have the money to pay for it you know."
Mel smirked and spoke in her heavy cockney accent. "Oi I know princess, but I owed ya a birthday gift. Tomorrow is your birthday right?"
Makoto smiled softly. I've missed that accent so much. "Yea but what you did was just horrible and rude you know that."
Mel chuckled. "Oi I'm 'orribe n rude 'uh? Guess something's never change 'uh princess."
Makoto laughed. "Shhh stop with the accent and the princess stuff. The others will think summin's up."
Mel smiled and masked her accent with a spell again. "Oh hey I gotta stop in here and get summin I'll meet you guys at the food court k." The other's nodded and Mel watched them walk off. "Oh princess I wish we could just pick things up where they left off. But I'll give you all the time you need." Mel sighed heavily as she turned and walked into the sword shop and looked around.
Makoto snuck back to the store and walked up behind Mel and wrapped her arms around her waist and kissed her neck softly. "Get that one." Makoto pointed to a 26" sword that had a pentacle at the top of a gem encrusted handle. "It reminds me of the one you laid at my feet the night you arrived."
Mel smiled. "It does huh. Well ok if that's the one you want me to get I'll get it." Mel told the guy which sword she wanted and he sharpened it and put it into a sheath. Mel paid him for it and the two girls headed towards the food court.
Usagi smiled as she saw her two friends come into view. "Mako-chan, Mel-chan what took you guys so long?"
"I couldn't make up my mind which sword I wanted." Mel chuckled
"Cool so where are we eating?"
"I don't care there's 15 different places to eat pick one?" Makoto smiled at Usagi as she watched her blush.
"Well I spent all my money on my dress." Usagi started to whimper softly.
"Its ok odongo I gotcha covered." Mel winked at Usagi
"Your so cool Mel-chan thank you so much. I'll pay you back I promise."
"Don't worry about it. So where do want to eat?"
After Mel bought Usagi's, Makoto's and her food they went and sat with the others. After they ate they all went their separate ways. Mel looked at Makoto and smiled. "So where to angel?"
"Um how bout my place. My fish are probably pissed at me by now."
The two girls got in Mel's '67 Shelby Cobra and Mel drove Makoto home.
"Here we are."
"Wanna come up for drink or summin?"
Mel smiled and turned the car off and her and Makoto walked up to Makoto's apartment.
After a few hours Mel sighed heavily. "I better get going the natives are probably restless its past their feeding time."
Makoto walked Mel to the door. "Hey what time am I picking you up tomorrow? According to Mina-chan it's an all day thing."
"Get me about noon ok the doors don't open till 11 so."
Mel smiled. "See ya then princess." When Mel turned to leave Makoto grabbed her and pulled her close and captured Mel's mouth in a deep kiss. Mel returned the kiss happily and when the kiss finished Mel caressed Makoto's cheek softly and kissed her gently one last time before leaving.
Mel woke up about 9:30 the next morning and jumped in the shower. She walked into her room about 45minutes later in just emerald green silk boxers and a white sports bra. She opened the closet and grabbed the hanger in the very back of her closet. She took the black hooded cape off the hanger revealing a pair of black leather pants and a sleeveless white cotton shirt that laced up in the chest. Mel quickly got her pants on and walked back over to the closet and grabbed her pair of black swashbuckler type boots. She quickly put them on and then quickly put her shirt on. Loosely tying the strings on the chests. Mel put her sword on and it rested on her right hip. Lastly Mel put her cape on fasting it closed. Her pentacle necklace hung just below the clasp of her cape. Mel sighed and took one last look at herself in the mirror. Mel closed her eyes and touched the scar on her left eye and sighed "It's now or never Mel" she told herself quietly. She grabbed a dry cleaners bag and walked out of her loft.
Mel got in her black jeep wrangler and headed over to Makoto's. When she got there she grabbed the bag and walked up to Makoto's apartment. Mel took a deep breath and knocked softly on Makoto's door. When Makoto opened the door Mel almost dropped the bag she was holding. Makoto was standing there in a satin around the neck ankle length dress slit up to her waist on the sides. The color matched Makoto's eyes. There was a diamond cut in the center of the chest directly above and between Makoto's breasts. Makoto had her hair up in its trademark ponytail, and curled the tassels that fell in front of her ears. Makoto smiled "Take a picture it'll last longer."
"G-gomen Mako-chan its jus your dress. I-it's the exact one you wore on your 17th birthday. Well of course that was on Jupiter but still. There's only one thing missing though."
Makoto smiled and spoke in a sultry tone. "Oh really? Well why don't you come in here and show me."
Mel smiled and followed Makoto into the apartment closing the door behind her. Makoto walked over to her couch and put knee high combat style boots on that matched the color of her dress. Mel sat down next to Makoto and smiled. "Turn your back towards me."
Makoto blushed slightly but did as she was told. Mel removed her necklace and put it on Makoto. The pent hung perfectly in the center of the diamond. "There now it's exactly how it was that night. Well minus my sword. Oh hey before I forget. Stand up and face me." Makoto blushed again but did as she was told. Mel smiled at the slight blush on Makoto's cheeks and then opened the dry cleaners bag and removed a hunter green hooded cape. Mel smiled and dropped her spell and spoke in her cockney accent. "'appy Birthday angel." Mel draped the cloak over Makoto's shoulders and clasped it. After fixing the hood the two girls left.