Hi folks!

How have things been going? I'm sorry for the extremely late update and I want to thank all my faithful readers and reviewers! To tell the truth, I've been feeling kind of short of inspiration lately so that's why I haven't updated any of my stories. I have a part of the next chapter of "I'm Your Fiancée?" done so I'm hoping to be able to update it within a short period of time but you never know.

I think I'm going to Greece next week! It's not really been decided yet. Have you been to Greece? It sounds like an awesome country! I can't wait!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters.


"And you are aware of the fact that the students have started up a betting pool right?"

"About what?" Ms. Stacy asked bemused.

"About whether or not they'll be able to finish their assignment!" the Math's teacher said, sounding as though it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"What?" Ms. Stacy asked.

"Some think that they'll manage, and some think that they'll kill each other in the process."

The English teacher frowned.

"And what do you think?" she asked her colleagues.

Her working partners looked at each other before they all blurted out their answer.

"They'll never make it."


The Dialogue

"Cheer up Usagi!" Ami said gently. "I'm sure that once you get to know each other better it'll be alright."

Raye couldn't quite hide that snicker of hers. "What?" she asked defensively when Mina, Mako and Ami looked at her reproachfully. "Oh, come on! This is Usagi and Mamoru we're talking about! They never get along!" she said making the word "never" very long to emphasize her point.

"Now, don't look at me like that!" she continued when their glares were still directed at her. "Don't you remember the time when Mamoru sat throwing small paper balls on Usagi to distract her when doing her presentation or how she retaliated by pinching him as hard as she could when he stood up to ask a question?"

The smiles tugging at the lips of the girls ruined the angry look effect. How could they forget? Usagi had been doing an oral presentation about the lion when she had suddenly told the class she would demonstrate how the lion pounces on its prey and then taken the hardback Longman dictionary and hit it on Mamoru's head. Mamoru had then told the class that he would demonstrate how the prey reacted and did that by taking one of her pigtails and giving it a hard tug.

They both got landed with detention and spent the entire detention sulking and purposefully ignoring the enemy whilst thinking about how to get revenge on the other person. Needless to say, they did not manage to do much of the work that the teacher had told them to do.

That other time Mamoru had been standing up in order to ask a question and Usagi who sat right beside him managed to pinch on the leg so hard that he actually gave a cry of pain. The class and teacher had been stunned but Usagi, no matter how hard she tried, just couldn't keep a straight face. She was laughing her head off when Mamoru took a marker pen and drew a huge and thick black line across her face. Usagi got so mad that she took the closest thing at hand and dumped it on his head. That "thing" happened to be a huge jar with lime green paint.

And once again they both found themselves in detention. However that time the consequences were somewhat more serious as it took an entire week for the line across Usagi's face to fade away and Mamoru's hair didn't return to its normal color until approximately the same period. None of their parents were happy with them and both refused to believe that the other had done it.

They both got grounded and missed the party for their grade. Both blamed the other for it and the intensity of the rivalry rose to a new level. You could almost feel the anger and sparks that they directed towards each other when they met. People went out of their way to avoid coming across both Mamoru and Usagi at the same time. Their friends had had a tough time because they liked each other but Usagi's friends sympathized with Usagi and Mamoru's friends sympathized with Mamoru. The tension skyrocketed and it took weeks to cool off again.

Usagi and Mamoru had helped each other get detention so often that no one bothered counting anymore. The teachers seemed to automatically sense that when one of them had an embarrassing situation it most likely the other person who had caused it. In the beginning it easy to tell because none of them were smooth enough to hide the evidence and get away with it but now they had both become masters. The teachers still knew but now they were unable to find any proof so now only one sat in detention at a time.

Usagi groaned as the others continued on reminiscing about all the times she and Mamoru had pulled pranks on each other. "We're never going to make it!" she said frustrated. How could Ms Stacy be so mean? She knew how much they fought! How were they supposed to work together without killing each other? Every time she saw him smiling that insufferable smirk of his she just wanted to put her hands around his neck and squeeze. She could imagine the feeling; the feeling of victory!

The girls stared almost frightened as Usagi gave a bad imitation of an evil cackle while holding an imaginary object in her hands. Mako carefully waved her hand in front of Usagi's face but Usagi just continued on cackling.

"What's going on with her?" Mina whispered. "She's starting to freak me out!"

Ami looked at Usagi carefully as if she was an unknown species. "I think that Usagi is currently having a dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes."

Mina looked confusedly at Mako who mouthed the word "daydream" to her and then giggled.

"What's Meatball Head up to now?" Mamoru asked appearing out of nowhere.

Usagi's actions ceased immediately. The girls quickly took out their huge, pink and fluffy earmuffs and put them on; making sure that no sound could be heard through them. Ami had come up with the idea the day before in a desperate attempt to ensure that they would still be able to hear sounds when they turned 17.

The earmuffs were so ugly that Mina, forever the fashion freak, couldn't even bear to look at them but the salesperson had assured them that they were completely soundproof. Apparently they weren't Usagi-proof. They all cringed as Usagi's loud and shrill voice penetrated even the pink horribleness they had stuffed into their ears.

"How dare you, you insolent jerk?" Usagi screamed at him forcefully.

"Jeez!" Mamoru said, wincing just as much as everyone else nearby. "Lower the decibels will you?"

Usagi walked up to him and glared at him. Mamoru had to admit that he admired her spunk. She was almost a head shorter than him but she was definitely not afraid of glaring at him and telling him what a complete idiot he was; something that many others who were bigger and stronger would have been afraid to do.

She poked him on the chest not caring that his chest was as hard as a rock, making it quite painful. "Now you listen to me, you obnoxious lowlife scum. If you call me Meatball Head one more time you will regret it. I don't care how many projects we have together! Mark my words, I will make your life a living hell!"

She turned around without giving him the chance to react. He grinned mischievously at her retreating back.

"Well then, Meatball Head. Let the games begin!"


Ooooo! Things are starting to heat up a bit! I just love it when they make each other suffer, don't you? wicked grin

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Till next time then!

Cathy Daine