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Enter Rinoa
Saturday Night...
Squall waited in the elevator impatiently as it rose slowly to Usagi's floor. He had gotten
back from his trip an hour ago and immediately rushed over to see his girlfriend, she said
she had "the best-super- grand -fantabulous" news for him, he didn't even have time to
change from his informal suit he always wore when he was with his dad. The doors slid open
slowly and Squall grunted at the doors, causing the woman he was standing next to him eye
him oddly.
Squall paid no heed to her and briskly walked down the hall towards the Tsukino's apartment. He dimly noted the lack of usual loud music from Seifer's door before knocking on Usagi's.
Usagi swung open the door moments later and squealed at the sight of Squall. She pulled
him into a tight hug. Squall smiled briefly and kissed her soundly on the lips before
asking, "What's the news?"
Usagi ushered him into the door so fast he barely got his boots off. "You'll NEVER believe
what just happened to me!" She squealed and dragged him into the living room.
"You cured cancer?" Squall asked dryly.
"Squall! I'm serious!" Usagi glared.
"So am I! Cancer is a very serious thing!" Squall held up his hands defensively as Usagi
beat him over the head with a pillow.
"So is me bashing your head in." Usagi countered. Squall deftly stole the pillow from her
grasp and pulled her into his lap. Usagi giggled lightly and grinned mysteriously. "The
reason I called you over is... are you hungry at all?" Usagi asked, getting up quickly.
Squall growled and pulled her back to his lap. "Tell. Me. Now."
"Eek! I concur!" Usagi giggled.
"Concur?" Squall raised an eyebrow.
"Vocab test on Monday." Usagi explained. "Anyways, my new is, I GOT A JOB!"
Squall stared at her in amazement or a moment before hugging her tightly. "That's
great!" He smiled down at her.
"Thanks! Now all that is left is celebrating..." Usagi hinted.
Squall stood up bring Usagi with him. "That's my cue." He grinned. "Go put on a dress,
I'll take you out somewhere nice."
Usagi squealed and ran to her room to change. She reemerged a few moments later in a short
pink spaghetti strapped dress and sandals in her hands. "Okay! Let's go!" She bounced.
Squall grabbed hers and his coats before slipping on his shoes and following his girlfriend
down the hall.
Where they ran into Seifer, Tasuki, and Rowen.
"Well, if it isn't the happy couple." Seifer sneered. They stood in front of the
elevator blocking their path.
"Seifer." Squall sighed.
"Squall." Seifer nodded. "Taking Miss Usagi somewhere?" Seifer questioned lightly,
with a sinister undertone.
Squall didn't miss it. "...Whatever. Just get out of the way." Squall demanded.
Usagi took a step back as Seifer leered at her. "Cute little dress you got on there."
"...Th-thanks." Usagi squeaked.
"Hey man, the food's getting cold, let's go Seifer." Rowen interrupted the tension between
the two rivals by drawning attention to the take out food in his hands.
Seifer 'humphed' before following his two friends to his apartment. Squall sighed and led
Usagi into the elevator while thinking, 'he's up to something, and I'm not going to
like it...'
~~~@~~~
That Monday Morning...
"Seifer is getting so creepy! I'm going to start classifying him as stalker creepy." Usagi shivered. She was sitting in her Homeroom class chatting away about her weekend and the dinner Squall took her out to.
"May be he's a youma of some kind." Makoto suggested.
"I have already scanned his molecular structure and he is quite the Homo sapiens." Ami spoke up.
"I think he's gorgeous! Will that golden blonde hair and cat green eyes..." Minako sighed.
"Minako, I'm starting to worry about you." Hitomi started at her friend oddly.
"Shampoo too, Minako have many fantasy remind Shampoo of Kodachi." Shampoo agreed.
"ARG! Why the HELL is it RAINING?!" Ranma-chan burst through the door, dripping wet followed by Ryoga holding his umbrella and grinning manically at Ranma.
"Hey, hey Ranko!" Duo winked.
"You. Are. Sick." Ranma growled before dowsing himself with hot water. He then turned on Ryoga, once his masculine features set in. "And you! Mr. I'll-never-share-my-umbrella! Thanks to you I had to beat off Kuno this morning!"
"You beat off Kuno every morning." Akane rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, but this morning I had to keep him from RAPING me, not trying to KILL me!" Ranma shrieked.
"And I thought Seifer was bad." Usagi murmured.
Setsuna walked in moments later and set her briefcase down on her desk. "Okay class, let's beginning with the morning announcements..."
The class settled down and listened.
~~~@~~~
Wednesday Afternoon... At Usagi's New Job...
"Usagi, I really think you are settling in nicely. You'll pick up on the computer in no time. Now, Maeve, I'm expecting a shipment from Corporate tonight. I want it out of the floor by tomorrow morning, and I want you to redo the shoe display case. And don't forget: GO! FIGHT! WRITE!"
"I'll do it right away Jõshi!" Maeve turned to Usagi as their manager left for the night. "Never get her mad." Maeve warned.
"Her name means superior one." Usagi commented.
Maeve looked down at her. "Really? I didn't know that, but it explains a lot."
"Excuse me girls, could you tell me how this looks?"
Both Usagi and Maeve turned from the racks they were tending. Usagi's eyes bulged and Maeve's jaw dropped to the ground. The woman, in her mid forties, should have been in a size 20W, but squeezed into a size 4. Billows of fat rolled out of the pink, satin dress and the zipper, partially zipped, was popping off the dress. In a word, she looked atrocious.
"What do you think?" She asked, twirling around. Sound of popping seams filled the air.
"...Uh..." Usagi squeaked.
"Sweet Odin woman! You look like a hideous, obese, cow!" Maeve blurted out in her usual brutally honest self. "Are we going to have to cut you out of that dress?" She continued.
Usagi gaped in shock at her co-worker.
"Why you! You-" The lady huffed. "I want to talk to your manager!" She demanded.
"Only if you change first." Maeve visibly blanched.
Usagi stifled a giggle behind the dresses she was hanging.
The lady huffed into the dressing room and the girls could hear grunts as the lady attempted to get out of the dress. She huffed out of the dressing room with the dress and threw it on the cash register counter. "Where is your manger?" She demanded.
Maeve glared back. "Dinner break."
"Then who's the assistant manager?"
"I."
The woman faltered.
"And we have a break it, you bought it policy." She told her coolly. She then picked up the dress; it looked pitiful, several seams popped and the zipper was hanging by threads. "And I'd say you broke it."
The lady huffed some more and disagreed, "That's ridiculous!"
"Do I have to call security?" She asked calmly.
The lady turned purple with anger and handed over her credit card. Maeve rang her up quickly, grinning as the lady bustled out of the store.
"Our manager isn't on her dinner break, she left." Usagi pointed out.
"And we don't have a break it, buy it policy either." Maeve smiled mischievously.
Usagi laughed out loud. "Maeve! You sly fox!"
"Just some simple conning... How else do you think I bonus every week?" Maeve grinned.
"I think I'm going to like working with you." Usagi laughed.
~~~@~~~
The Next Day at School...
"Ah! Ryoga! That's so sweet!" Minako grabbed her boyfriend and hugged him fiercely.
Ryoga blushed and hugged back while mumbling on about the scenery from the beach during a sunset.
"Usagi!" Minako broke away from Ryoga and waved down her friend walking in the school with Rei and Hitomi.
"Hey Minako." Usagi smiled.
"Look what Ryoga got me!" She squealed. Usagi looked at the tickets Minako was waving around in her hand. "Tickets to a... oh SELENE! TICKETS TO THE NOBUO UEMATSU CONCERT ON THE BEACH! Minako! You lucky girl!" Usagi shrieked.
"How romantic." Hitomi sighed.
"Trunks just bought me his latest work." Rei said dreamily. "It's simply beautiful." She sighed and leaned against Trunks' chest.
"That I did!" Trunks winked at Gohan.
Gohan shook his head. It had been his idea to get Rei the newest Nobuo Uematsu CD because he knew it was Usagi's favorite CD and she had been hinting around to Squall that she wanted one. But Squall was thick as a brick when it came to subtle hints from his girlfriend, not that Usagi minded.
"Guys, I have discovered the way to a woman's heart!" Duo joked as he walked by with Trowa and Gene.
"Maybe Mel' will wanna see that..." Gene muttered and grinned.
"Usa!" Gohan watched the man of his current thoughts walk up to Usagi looking slightly distressed and muttering something about his moronic father.
"Squall!" Usagi greeted with a hug. "What's up?"
"I need to talk to you..." Squall began as he led Usagi off. Gohan sighed and shook his head, turning back to the conversation about Nobuo Uematsu's orchestra.
"What's up Squall?" Usagi asked as soon as they were out of hearing range.
Squall ran a hand through his messy brown hair and sighed. "My father wants to meet you."
Usagi tilted her head and let out a small smile. "You're stressing about me meeting your dad? You've said a dozen times before that you father would love me and my 'bubbly personality'." Usagi chided.
"That's not it, he want me to bring you to a State dinner party." Squall sighed.
"A State dinner party? As in one of the state dinners with ambassadors and generals and a bunch of other important politicians?" Usagi squeaked.
Squall nodded.
"But, but, I FAILED charm school! Seriously! Ask Makoto and Minako, they failed with me!" Usagi cried exasperated. "Plus, there is that whole klutzy as a drunk monkey problem I've got!" Usagi fretted some more.
"Drunk Monkey wasn't exactly the simile I was looking for. I was really referring to all the impolite, backstabbing, money-grubbing politicians that are all secretly child molesters that will be there and how I didn't want you exposed to that. Plus there's Rinoa..." Squall muttered.
"Oh." Usagi chewed on her bottom lip. "We can make this work out." Usagi smiled encouragingly up at Squall.
"Hyne on a stick, I hope so."
~~~@~~~
Later in Art Class...
Minako sat in front of Usagi staring at her intensely. Usagi was oblivious to the Soldier of Venus inches from her face as she tried to draw a picture of Luna for an art project due at the end of the period.
"So... Usagi." Minako began.
GAAAH!" Usagi shrieked as she looked up to see Minako invading her personal bubble. "Don't DO that Minako!" Usagi breathed heavily.
"Sorry Usagi, but I was wondering if you could score me into this State Dinner you're attending." Minako gave the best puppy dog eyes she could muster.
Usagi raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Because, there will be rich, and I mean RICH, men there that might be single..."
"Minako, they're all gonna be OLD, stuffy politicians." Usagi sighed.
"Minako, I'm getting the vibe that you don't like Ryoga that much." Hitomi mused.
Minako looked indignant. "What? That's outrageous! I love Ryo-bear with all my heart! But I just happened to be the Senshi of Love! I need to wander out of my pasture every now and then!"
"Now you're a horse? And Ryoga is a bear? I heard the wrong end of this conversation." Gohan looked extremely confused. Usagi and Hitomi giggled.
"You all just don't understand my passion for love! Love of all kinds!"
"Love of money." Hitomi muttered quietly.
"HEY!" Minako glared at the shorthaired blonde. "Speaking of Love, how long have you and Van been 'together' and haven't even had a first kiss?"
"What does that have to do with you cheating on Ryoga?" Hitomi asked blushing.
"This is Minako, nothing that she does makes sense." Usagi replied.
~~~@~~~
That night, Usagi was sleeping soundly in her bed dreaming about a beach and her and Squall on that beach. She had track practice until four then worked until nine that night and came home to do homework until eleven and now was sleeping peacefully.
But we know that this will never last.
"Usagi!" Luna meowed at her sleeping owner.
Usagi snored on.
"USAGI!" The cat screeched.
"Whaaaaa? Luna? What's wrong?" Usagi cracked one eye open and glared at her little black cat that only brought her bad luck.
"There's been an attack. At the park." She whispered hurriedly. "Get up and transform."
"What?! A n ATTACK? What BLOODY youma doesn't understand there's no REASON to attack?" Usagi grumbled before stumbling out of bed, still muttering curses to whatever got her up.
"Moon Eternal, Make-up." She said half heartedly as her sailor fuku appeared. "Now let's get this over with." She opened her window, Luna jumped to her shoulder, and then Eternal Sailor Moon jumped out of the window landing gracefully several floors down. She then immediately broke into a run towards the nearby Juuban Park where ninety percent of the youma attacks take place.
She met Mars and Jupiter at the entrance to the park. Mercury showed up moments later followed by a tired Sailor Venus and Artemis.
"My sensors went off that there was huge amounts of energy being release at this point." Mercury filled the girls in. "We'll call for the outer Senshi if we can't handle what ever is giving off this amount of energy." She explained.
The girls warily entered the park and begun to scout the area, they broke up into two groups, Rei with Usagi and Ami, Makoto and Minako together. Rei and Usagi stumbled upon the scene first.
It was a freakish Dark Kingdom youma, or a demon of any kind, or even the pansy, rose-throwing Tuxedo Karmen. It was Seifer and Sage fighting.
"Whoa." Rei breathed out watching the spectacle.
You wouldn't really call it 'fighting', it was obvious neither had the intent to kill; you could call it training, or sparring. Flames flared out from Seifer's Gunblade with each stroke. Lighting flashed with every hit Sage's broadsword gave. It was like an age-old dance.
And the energy the two were putting off was incredible, Mars and Moon didn't need Mercury to tell them they were sending huge amounts out, they could feel it in the air.
"This is unbelievable. I've never seen so much energy put off! Look, neither of them is tired! This is natural to them." Rei breathed in awe.
Seifer yelled "Fire Cross!" As Sage countered with "Thunderbolt Cut!" Lightning and flames shot off in every direction as the two blades, Hyperion and No Datchi, 'clanged' fiercely. But it was obvious to see Seifer had the upper hand, and soon Sage fell to the ground panting.
"Damn Seifer." Sage marveled.
Seifer sighed and sheathed his blade.
"Looks like some one is lonely." Tamahome's voice came through the darkness as he stepped into the two snooping girls' view.
Seifer snarled and turned his back to the two fighters.
"You've got to apologize to Squall." Tasuki agreed as he stepped out of the shadows and stood beside the tall, dark haired man.
Seifer's eyes glowed in the dark as he spun around. "I will NOT." He snarled.
Sage stood to his feet and shook his head. "We both know that Squall is the only one that gives a good fight to you." He winced as he stretched his arm out. "While all this sparring is good for me, you don't even have a challenge."
Seifer sighed and his shoulders slumped. "I never apologize." He mumbled.
Rei pulled Usagi back before they were caught. The hurried away from the four men as Rei contacted the others on her communicator.
The five girls met outside the park again. "I think we underestimated our foes." Mars stated dryly.
The other three girls had seen the fight as well. "I'd say." Venus agreed grimly. She was in a serious mood after seeing the display of power.
"And apparently, that wasn't even Seifer's best." Jupiter shook her head in dismay.
"And Squall fights like that too..." Sailor Moon sighed.
"I think we better head home." Mars sighed.
"Good thinking Sailor Mars, this calls for a Senshi meeting tomorrow." Luna nodded in agreement.
~~~@~~~
The Next Day at Work...
Usagi was nearly falling asleep on the jewelry counter. Maeve raised an eyebrow at her odd behavior; usually the girl was hyper. "Rough night?" She asked with a smile playing at her lips.
"You have NO idea." Usagi moaned. Of course she couldn't go to sleep after learning her whacked out neighbor was also millions of times stronger than her. She would now make an effort not to piss him off more than he already was.
"Afternoon girls!" Aleria O'Riley breezed in the door heading towards the back. Aleria worked with Maeve and Usagi on the night shifts, she was from Ireland, but Maeve told Usagi of some of her suspicious that Aleria was from somewhere completely different. But Maeve had several quacky theories, like the moon being hollow (Usagi choked on a French fry when she heard that bit) to Middle Earth really existing ("hey, ya never know!" She told them one day).
Aleria had long, soft dark brown hair that reached to her lower back and curled naturally. Her eyes usually glinted mischievously and were a mixed color between brown and green, and she hardly ever wore make-up because of her natural beauty (which was the spawning of Maeve's theory. "Every girl's gotta wear SOME make-up!"). She was a few inches taller than Maeve (that was one of the reasons Maeve wore heels, to be the same height) and gracefully slim. Today she wore black and silver pin stripe pants and a black spaghetti strap shirt.
"Ah, Aleria, only seven minutes late today." Hitori pointedly glared at the brunette.
"That all? Perhaps I should go back out and pick up double latté?" She grinned at her manager. Aleria was one that brushed off Maeve's attitude.
"Coffee stunts your growth." Maeve reprimanded.
"Now where'd you hear an evil thing like that?" Aleria asked.
"My mother." Maeve answered with a grin.
"What a bunch of lies."
"My mother always said the same thing." Usagi spoke up, leaning her head against the computer.
"Good Goblins Usagi, you look like you need the caffeine more than me!" Aleria joked and ruffled Usagi's hair.
Usagi yawned in protest. "I do the Dew."
Maeve laughed. "That's my girl!"
Hitori rolled her eyes and headed to the back room while muttering something about nobody doing any kind of work around the store.
Usagi stood straight up and eyes wide as a full moon. Maeve and Aleria both looked at her startled. "Maybe we should get her that caffeine." Maeve joked.
"I just remembered! Squall is taking me to a State Dinner! What am I to wear?!" She gasped.
Aleria and Maeve exchanged glances while grinning manically. "Usagi, look who you are working with! We'll get you hooked up!" Aleria smiled cheerfully.
Maeve shoved Usagi into a dressing room and handed her a few dresses to start on. "We'll make Squall drool!"
~~~@~~~
The Next Morning at school...
"What a night!" Usagi exclaimed as she sat next to Rei in Homeroom.
"Anything interesting happened at work?" Rei asked.
Usagi sighed and nodded. "My Boss tried to take over the world again. Apparently she put a kind of subliminal drug in the perfume that would make everyone obey her every command. The store did sell over its goal though!"
"..." Rei stared in shock.
~~~@~~~
By the time Saturday Night rolls around...
Dinner Party (inspired by Tenshi no Nozomi)
Squall paused in front of the intricately designed doors; laughter and talking could be heard faintly through the thick oak door, he turned to face Usagi. "Are you sure you're ready?" He asked.
"Squall, are you sure you're ready?" Usagi asked smiling. Aleria and Maeve made her try on every dress in the store and then some more. Eventually they settled on a simple, short sapphire blue dress with spaghetti straps and matching blue high heels and a simple string of silver rhinestones around her neck.
Squall exhaled slowly. "No." He wore his usual black pants, blue shirt and dinner jacket ensemble.
Usagi giggled and pulled Squall to her, she reached up and pulled his head down so she could kiss him. And kiss him she did. Usagi's kiss stopped all thinking in Squall's brain. She pulled back and grinned. "How about now."
"Now I want to go find a room." Squall chuckled before dragging Usagi into another kiss. Usagi pulled away and smiled teasingly. "Screw it, it's only a dinner party." Squall sighed before yanking the door open.
Keeping one hand at the small of Usagi's back, Squall led her through the crowd, nodding politely at guests, to his father. Laguna Loire was a in his mid fifties and didn't look a day older than forty, minus a few laugh lines. He had bright blue eyes and dark chocolate brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. He was currently telling jokes with Kiros, his Vice-President, and the General Caraway from Galbadia, a small Asian country.
"Father." Squall greeted. "Kiros, General Caraway." He nodded.
"Squall! This must be the ever elusive Usagi." Laguna winked before taking Usagi's hand and kissing it delicately.
"It is very nice to meet you too, Mr. President." Usagi smiled charmingly.
"Please, call me Laguna, Mr. President makes me sound like an old, stuffy, politician." He grinned.
"All right then, Laguna, it is nice to meet you."
"Usagi, this is Kiros Seagill, my vice-president, and General Caraway, gentlemen, this is the love of Squall's life, Tsukino Usagi." Laguna introduced.
"Great to finally meet you Miss Tsukino." Kiros bowed. "Squall never stops thinking about you when he's at home."
"Call me Usagi." Usagi smiled. "And does he?" Usagi winked up at Squall. He cleared his throat and looked at his shoes.
"Usagi, you are about seventeen, correct?" General Caraway began.
"I'm actually sixteen."
"My daughter is seventeen. Squall, Rinoa was looking for you earlier. Perhaps if you were more punctual, she would of found you."
Usagi could see Squall stiffen. "Sorry, sir, I must have inherited my tardiness from my father." Squall replied coolly.
Laguna laughed heartily. "That's my boy!" He grinned and patted Squall on the back. "Now, General Caraway, about the atomic energy issue..."
Squall silently led Usagi away from the three men and let out of breath he didn't realize he was holding. "I can't stand that man." He gritted his teeth together.
"What's his problem anyways, he got a stick rammed up his hole?" Usagi whispered back.
Squall cracked a small smile. "Well, two hours before it's considered polite to leave, want to check out the food?" He asked after glancing at his watch-a watch that could tell him his longitude, latitude, the direction he was standing in, the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius, and was water proof for one hundred feet under water.
"Please." Usagi grinned.
They meandered through the crowd to the buffet table full of more food to feed the whole country, let alone it's politicians.
"If everyone is so rich here, why is the food so small?" Usagi pondered out loud as she took a small tea sandwich. Squall smiled down at his girlfriend as she studied the miniature food.
"Squall! Here you are! I've been looking everywhere for you!" A high-pitched voice pierced Squall's mood.
The two turned around to see a girl in a revealing white dress and a bad highlighting job in her black hair.
"Rinoa." Squall greeted impassively.
"Squall." She giggled. Usagi could believe how fake she sounded, acted, and looked. It was like looking at a Barbie doll. "Who are you?" She asked rudely to Usagi.
"Rinoa, this is Tsukino Usagi, Usagi this is Rinoa Caraway." Squall introduced.
"Heartilly." Rinoa corrected.
"Excuse me?" Usagi asked confused.
"Rinoa Heartilly, I've taken on my mother's last name in an attempt to rebel against my father." She explained.
"Riiiight." Usagi nodded.
"So, what does your father do?" She asked while grabbing a honeydew slice off of Usagi's plate.
"What does that matter?" Usagi set the plate down, now disgusted.
"Everything. Your social status is determined by his actions." Rinoa stated.
"Usagi is my date, Rinoa." Squall stepped it.
Rinoa let out a high-pitched, ear-piercing laugh. "Don't be silly Squall, you don't do charity!" She snorted.
"What?" Usagi asked angrily. Squall glared at Rinoa darkly.
Rinoa smiled sweetly and in a false tone replied, "You poor thing, you didn't think Squall really liked you, did you? I mean, look at you. You're blonde, blue eyed, skinny, a typical charity date. Squall only dates intellectual women." Rinoa smiled evilly as Usagi fumed and Squall stared at her in shock.
"Charity? CHARITY? I may not spend a hundred dollars a week on a bad dye job, or drive a Porsche, but I am not a charity case. And an intellectual woman? I guess that leaves you out of the running, Barbie." Usagi retorted angrily before marching away.
"Some people-" Rinoa started.
"Rinoa, get your sorry ass out of my face, and don't you ever think about talking with me again." Squall warned menacingly before taking off after Usagi. Rinoa stood in shocked silence, only able to sputter out a whiny, "Squaaaall!"
Squall caught up with Usagi in the hall, where they stood only twenty minutes before. He grabbed her arm and spun her around to face him. "Back off Squall-"
"Usagi." Squall stated firmly. "If you believe Rinoa for one minute that I think you're charity-"
"I know you don't think that Squall," Usagi sighed, gaze sinking to the floor, "It's just... what is my father? A low life, scumbag that cheated on my mother for some American, blonde, hoe bag, that's what. What if I grow up like that?" Usagi looked up at Squall, tears welling up in her eyes.
Squall pulled Usagi to his chest and stroked her hair, and she clung to him tight, letting out a small sob. "Usagi, you are a kind-hearted, forgiving, and not to mention gorgeous, girl that has a place in her heart for everyone." Squall told her softly.
Usagi looked up at him, eyes still watery, "But I'm not intelligent. I have a C average-"
"I don't care if you don't know the square root of 4, Usagi, I'm with you because you're you." Squall told her firmly.
"The square root of 4 is two." Usagi replied, smiling gently.
"...Whatever." Squall smirked before tilting her chin for easier access to her mouth. Usagi willing responded, running her arms over his chest to behind his neck. Squall pulled her closer and deepened the kiss, moaning softly.
Rinoa hissed as she watched the couple in the hallway, they were both completely oblivious to her. 'Squall is MINE! Not hers!' She thought angrily to herself. "Cheap whore." Rinoa muttered under her breath. She needed Usagi out of the picture, and fast. And she had just the idea.
~~~@~~~
Later that night...
Seifer glanced up from his TV program to his door and the offending knock. He sighed heavily and walked over to the door, wearing only a pair of sweat pants, and pulled the door open to glare at the knocker. His glare went from surprise to curiosity, to disgust. "Rinoa Caraway... what the Hell are you doing at my door?" Seifer growled.
"Heartilly." She corrected.
"What?" He asked, now glaring at her.
"I changed my last name to rebel against my father." She stated proudly. "I'm a rebel now, just like you."
Seifer shuddered. "Whatever, Rinoa, what do you want?"
"Seifer, honey, I need a favor." She smiled sweetly. Sickeningly sweet.
"No." Seifer shook his head.
"Seifer!" She whined. "Squall is dating someone other than me!"
"Yeah, I know." Seifer rolled his eyes. He couldn't believe he'd actually dated this girl. He must have been drinking too much again.
"You HAVE to help me break them up! You're Squall's best friend so I NEED your help!" Rinoa cried desperately.
"Best friend, eh?" Seifer smirked.
"Of course, well, more like only friend." Rinoa rolled her eyes. "But I'll work on him later, after I become The First Lady." Rinoa smiled dreamily.
"You're gonna marry Laguna? Sorry sweetie, he'd rather sleep than Selphie than you." Seifer made a face of disgust.
"No! I'm going to marry Squall, silly, everyone knows he's going to run for president after his father." Rinoa pointed out.
Seifer furrowed his eyebrows. "Squall? President? Don't make me laugh." Seifer snorted.
"C'mon Seifer, I really need your help." Rinoa whined.
Seifer shuddered again at her whine. "I said no, I may not like Usagi, and I may, supposedly, be Squall's 'best friend' or only friend as you put it, but I ain't helping you, even if it was to save the endangered Mog. Now get lost." Seifer growled before slamming the door. He heard her whining and crying through the door until Shingo, across the hall, stuck his head out the door and told her to "sod off, she was interrupting his movie, 'Resident Evil'."
Seifer smirked and dimly heard her grumble off to the elevator. He returned to his couch and turned the volume up. Helping Rinoa to get at Squall... the idea was very intriguing... but did Rinoa have to think it up? Still, it would be priceless to break the 'perfect couple'-according to TGM-up- but then Squall would be with Rinoa, if it went according to her plan. Seifer shuddered again. He wished that burden on no man, no matter how mad he was at them. Maybe he could mold this plan into his own...
END...for now
Quick UPdate, ne?!?!
Still a prize for WHO ever guesses who Maeve, Hitori, and now Aleria are... (minus Bs-chan and Kyia!)
REVIEWWWWWWWW KORNER!
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Enter Rinoa
Saturday Night...
Squall waited in the elevator impatiently as it rose slowly to Usagi's floor. He had gotten
back from his trip an hour ago and immediately rushed over to see his girlfriend, she said
she had "the best-super- grand -fantabulous" news for him, he didn't even have time to
change from his informal suit he always wore when he was with his dad. The doors slid open
slowly and Squall grunted at the doors, causing the woman he was standing next to him eye
him oddly.
Squall paid no heed to her and briskly walked down the hall towards the Tsukino's apartment. He dimly noted the lack of usual loud music from Seifer's door before knocking on Usagi's.
Usagi swung open the door moments later and squealed at the sight of Squall. She pulled
him into a tight hug. Squall smiled briefly and kissed her soundly on the lips before
asking, "What's the news?"
Usagi ushered him into the door so fast he barely got his boots off. "You'll NEVER believe
what just happened to me!" She squealed and dragged him into the living room.
"You cured cancer?" Squall asked dryly.
"Squall! I'm serious!" Usagi glared.
"So am I! Cancer is a very serious thing!" Squall held up his hands defensively as Usagi
beat him over the head with a pillow.
"So is me bashing your head in." Usagi countered. Squall deftly stole the pillow from her
grasp and pulled her into his lap. Usagi giggled lightly and grinned mysteriously. "The
reason I called you over is... are you hungry at all?" Usagi asked, getting up quickly.
Squall growled and pulled her back to his lap. "Tell. Me. Now."
"Eek! I concur!" Usagi giggled.
"Concur?" Squall raised an eyebrow.
"Vocab test on Monday." Usagi explained. "Anyways, my new is, I GOT A JOB!"
Squall stared at her in amazement or a moment before hugging her tightly. "That's
great!" He smiled down at her.
"Thanks! Now all that is left is celebrating..." Usagi hinted.
Squall stood up bring Usagi with him. "That's my cue." He grinned. "Go put on a dress,
I'll take you out somewhere nice."
Usagi squealed and ran to her room to change. She reemerged a few moments later in a short
pink spaghetti strapped dress and sandals in her hands. "Okay! Let's go!" She bounced.
Squall grabbed hers and his coats before slipping on his shoes and following his girlfriend
down the hall.
Where they ran into Seifer, Tasuki, and Rowen.
"Well, if it isn't the happy couple." Seifer sneered. They stood in front of the
elevator blocking their path.
"Seifer." Squall sighed.
"Squall." Seifer nodded. "Taking Miss Usagi somewhere?" Seifer questioned lightly,
with a sinister undertone.
Squall didn't miss it. "...Whatever. Just get out of the way." Squall demanded.
Usagi took a step back as Seifer leered at her. "Cute little dress you got on there."
"...Th-thanks." Usagi squeaked.
"Hey man, the food's getting cold, let's go Seifer." Rowen interrupted the tension between
the two rivals by drawning attention to the take out food in his hands.
Seifer 'humphed' before following his two friends to his apartment. Squall sighed and led
Usagi into the elevator while thinking, 'he's up to something, and I'm not going to
like it...'
~~~@~~~
That Monday Morning...
"Seifer is getting so creepy! I'm going to start classifying him as stalker creepy." Usagi shivered. She was sitting in her Homeroom class chatting away about her weekend and the dinner Squall took her out to.
"May be he's a youma of some kind." Makoto suggested.
"I have already scanned his molecular structure and he is quite the Homo sapiens." Ami spoke up.
"I think he's gorgeous! Will that golden blonde hair and cat green eyes..." Minako sighed.
"Minako, I'm starting to worry about you." Hitomi started at her friend oddly.
"Shampoo too, Minako have many fantasy remind Shampoo of Kodachi." Shampoo agreed.
"ARG! Why the HELL is it RAINING?!" Ranma-chan burst through the door, dripping wet followed by Ryoga holding his umbrella and grinning manically at Ranma.
"Hey, hey Ranko!" Duo winked.
"You. Are. Sick." Ranma growled before dowsing himself with hot water. He then turned on Ryoga, once his masculine features set in. "And you! Mr. I'll-never-share-my-umbrella! Thanks to you I had to beat off Kuno this morning!"
"You beat off Kuno every morning." Akane rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, but this morning I had to keep him from RAPING me, not trying to KILL me!" Ranma shrieked.
"And I thought Seifer was bad." Usagi murmured.
Setsuna walked in moments later and set her briefcase down on her desk. "Okay class, let's beginning with the morning announcements..."
The class settled down and listened.
~~~@~~~
Wednesday Afternoon... At Usagi's New Job...
"Usagi, I really think you are settling in nicely. You'll pick up on the computer in no time. Now, Maeve, I'm expecting a shipment from Corporate tonight. I want it out of the floor by tomorrow morning, and I want you to redo the shoe display case. And don't forget: GO! FIGHT! WRITE!"
"I'll do it right away Jõshi!" Maeve turned to Usagi as their manager left for the night. "Never get her mad." Maeve warned.
"Her name means superior one." Usagi commented.
Maeve looked down at her. "Really? I didn't know that, but it explains a lot."
"Excuse me girls, could you tell me how this looks?"
Both Usagi and Maeve turned from the racks they were tending. Usagi's eyes bulged and Maeve's jaw dropped to the ground. The woman, in her mid forties, should have been in a size 20W, but squeezed into a size 4. Billows of fat rolled out of the pink, satin dress and the zipper, partially zipped, was popping off the dress. In a word, she looked atrocious.
"What do you think?" She asked, twirling around. Sound of popping seams filled the air.
"...Uh..." Usagi squeaked.
"Sweet Odin woman! You look like a hideous, obese, cow!" Maeve blurted out in her usual brutally honest self. "Are we going to have to cut you out of that dress?" She continued.
Usagi gaped in shock at her co-worker.
"Why you! You-" The lady huffed. "I want to talk to your manager!" She demanded.
"Only if you change first." Maeve visibly blanched.
Usagi stifled a giggle behind the dresses she was hanging.
The lady huffed into the dressing room and the girls could hear grunts as the lady attempted to get out of the dress. She huffed out of the dressing room with the dress and threw it on the cash register counter. "Where is your manger?" She demanded.
Maeve glared back. "Dinner break."
"Then who's the assistant manager?"
"I."
The woman faltered.
"And we have a break it, you bought it policy." She told her coolly. She then picked up the dress; it looked pitiful, several seams popped and the zipper was hanging by threads. "And I'd say you broke it."
The lady huffed some more and disagreed, "That's ridiculous!"
"Do I have to call security?" She asked calmly.
The lady turned purple with anger and handed over her credit card. Maeve rang her up quickly, grinning as the lady bustled out of the store.
"Our manager isn't on her dinner break, she left." Usagi pointed out.
"And we don't have a break it, buy it policy either." Maeve smiled mischievously.
Usagi laughed out loud. "Maeve! You sly fox!"
"Just some simple conning... How else do you think I bonus every week?" Maeve grinned.
"I think I'm going to like working with you." Usagi laughed.
~~~@~~~
The Next Day at School...
"Ah! Ryoga! That's so sweet!" Minako grabbed her boyfriend and hugged him fiercely.
Ryoga blushed and hugged back while mumbling on about the scenery from the beach during a sunset.
"Usagi!" Minako broke away from Ryoga and waved down her friend walking in the school with Rei and Hitomi.
"Hey Minako." Usagi smiled.
"Look what Ryoga got me!" She squealed. Usagi looked at the tickets Minako was waving around in her hand. "Tickets to a... oh SELENE! TICKETS TO THE NOBUO UEMATSU CONCERT ON THE BEACH! Minako! You lucky girl!" Usagi shrieked.
"How romantic." Hitomi sighed.
"Trunks just bought me his latest work." Rei said dreamily. "It's simply beautiful." She sighed and leaned against Trunks' chest.
"That I did!" Trunks winked at Gohan.
Gohan shook his head. It had been his idea to get Rei the newest Nobuo Uematsu CD because he knew it was Usagi's favorite CD and she had been hinting around to Squall that she wanted one. But Squall was thick as a brick when it came to subtle hints from his girlfriend, not that Usagi minded.
"Guys, I have discovered the way to a woman's heart!" Duo joked as he walked by with Trowa and Gene.
"Maybe Mel' will wanna see that..." Gene muttered and grinned.
"Usa!" Gohan watched the man of his current thoughts walk up to Usagi looking slightly distressed and muttering something about his moronic father.
"Squall!" Usagi greeted with a hug. "What's up?"
"I need to talk to you..." Squall began as he led Usagi off. Gohan sighed and shook his head, turning back to the conversation about Nobuo Uematsu's orchestra.
"What's up Squall?" Usagi asked as soon as they were out of hearing range.
Squall ran a hand through his messy brown hair and sighed. "My father wants to meet you."
Usagi tilted her head and let out a small smile. "You're stressing about me meeting your dad? You've said a dozen times before that you father would love me and my 'bubbly personality'." Usagi chided.
"That's not it, he want me to bring you to a State dinner party." Squall sighed.
"A State dinner party? As in one of the state dinners with ambassadors and generals and a bunch of other important politicians?" Usagi squeaked.
Squall nodded.
"But, but, I FAILED charm school! Seriously! Ask Makoto and Minako, they failed with me!" Usagi cried exasperated. "Plus, there is that whole klutzy as a drunk monkey problem I've got!" Usagi fretted some more.
"Drunk Monkey wasn't exactly the simile I was looking for. I was really referring to all the impolite, backstabbing, money-grubbing politicians that are all secretly child molesters that will be there and how I didn't want you exposed to that. Plus there's Rinoa..." Squall muttered.
"Oh." Usagi chewed on her bottom lip. "We can make this work out." Usagi smiled encouragingly up at Squall.
"Hyne on a stick, I hope so."
~~~@~~~
Later in Art Class...
Minako sat in front of Usagi staring at her intensely. Usagi was oblivious to the Soldier of Venus inches from her face as she tried to draw a picture of Luna for an art project due at the end of the period.
"So... Usagi." Minako began.
GAAAH!" Usagi shrieked as she looked up to see Minako invading her personal bubble. "Don't DO that Minako!" Usagi breathed heavily.
"Sorry Usagi, but I was wondering if you could score me into this State Dinner you're attending." Minako gave the best puppy dog eyes she could muster.
Usagi raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"Because, there will be rich, and I mean RICH, men there that might be single..."
"Minako, they're all gonna be OLD, stuffy politicians." Usagi sighed.
"Minako, I'm getting the vibe that you don't like Ryoga that much." Hitomi mused.
Minako looked indignant. "What? That's outrageous! I love Ryo-bear with all my heart! But I just happened to be the Senshi of Love! I need to wander out of my pasture every now and then!"
"Now you're a horse? And Ryoga is a bear? I heard the wrong end of this conversation." Gohan looked extremely confused. Usagi and Hitomi giggled.
"You all just don't understand my passion for love! Love of all kinds!"
"Love of money." Hitomi muttered quietly.
"HEY!" Minako glared at the shorthaired blonde. "Speaking of Love, how long have you and Van been 'together' and haven't even had a first kiss?"
"What does that have to do with you cheating on Ryoga?" Hitomi asked blushing.
"This is Minako, nothing that she does makes sense." Usagi replied.
~~~@~~~
That night, Usagi was sleeping soundly in her bed dreaming about a beach and her and Squall on that beach. She had track practice until four then worked until nine that night and came home to do homework until eleven and now was sleeping peacefully.
But we know that this will never last.
"Usagi!" Luna meowed at her sleeping owner.
Usagi snored on.
"USAGI!" The cat screeched.
"Whaaaaa? Luna? What's wrong?" Usagi cracked one eye open and glared at her little black cat that only brought her bad luck.
"There's been an attack. At the park." She whispered hurriedly. "Get up and transform."
"What?! A n ATTACK? What BLOODY youma doesn't understand there's no REASON to attack?" Usagi grumbled before stumbling out of bed, still muttering curses to whatever got her up.
"Moon Eternal, Make-up." She said half heartedly as her sailor fuku appeared. "Now let's get this over with." She opened her window, Luna jumped to her shoulder, and then Eternal Sailor Moon jumped out of the window landing gracefully several floors down. She then immediately broke into a run towards the nearby Juuban Park where ninety percent of the youma attacks take place.
She met Mars and Jupiter at the entrance to the park. Mercury showed up moments later followed by a tired Sailor Venus and Artemis.
"My sensors went off that there was huge amounts of energy being release at this point." Mercury filled the girls in. "We'll call for the outer Senshi if we can't handle what ever is giving off this amount of energy." She explained.
The girls warily entered the park and begun to scout the area, they broke up into two groups, Rei with Usagi and Ami, Makoto and Minako together. Rei and Usagi stumbled upon the scene first.
It was a freakish Dark Kingdom youma, or a demon of any kind, or even the pansy, rose-throwing Tuxedo Karmen. It was Seifer and Sage fighting.
"Whoa." Rei breathed out watching the spectacle.
You wouldn't really call it 'fighting', it was obvious neither had the intent to kill; you could call it training, or sparring. Flames flared out from Seifer's Gunblade with each stroke. Lighting flashed with every hit Sage's broadsword gave. It was like an age-old dance.
And the energy the two were putting off was incredible, Mars and Moon didn't need Mercury to tell them they were sending huge amounts out, they could feel it in the air.
"This is unbelievable. I've never seen so much energy put off! Look, neither of them is tired! This is natural to them." Rei breathed in awe.
Seifer yelled "Fire Cross!" As Sage countered with "Thunderbolt Cut!" Lightning and flames shot off in every direction as the two blades, Hyperion and No Datchi, 'clanged' fiercely. But it was obvious to see Seifer had the upper hand, and soon Sage fell to the ground panting.
"Damn Seifer." Sage marveled.
Seifer sighed and sheathed his blade.
"Looks like some one is lonely." Tamahome's voice came through the darkness as he stepped into the two snooping girls' view.
Seifer snarled and turned his back to the two fighters.
"You've got to apologize to Squall." Tasuki agreed as he stepped out of the shadows and stood beside the tall, dark haired man.
Seifer's eyes glowed in the dark as he spun around. "I will NOT." He snarled.
Sage stood to his feet and shook his head. "We both know that Squall is the only one that gives a good fight to you." He winced as he stretched his arm out. "While all this sparring is good for me, you don't even have a challenge."
Seifer sighed and his shoulders slumped. "I never apologize." He mumbled.
Rei pulled Usagi back before they were caught. The hurried away from the four men as Rei contacted the others on her communicator.
The five girls met outside the park again. "I think we underestimated our foes." Mars stated dryly.
The other three girls had seen the fight as well. "I'd say." Venus agreed grimly. She was in a serious mood after seeing the display of power.
"And apparently, that wasn't even Seifer's best." Jupiter shook her head in dismay.
"And Squall fights like that too..." Sailor Moon sighed.
"I think we better head home." Mars sighed.
"Good thinking Sailor Mars, this calls for a Senshi meeting tomorrow." Luna nodded in agreement.
~~~@~~~
The Next Day at Work...
Usagi was nearly falling asleep on the jewelry counter. Maeve raised an eyebrow at her odd behavior; usually the girl was hyper. "Rough night?" She asked with a smile playing at her lips.
"You have NO idea." Usagi moaned. Of course she couldn't go to sleep after learning her whacked out neighbor was also millions of times stronger than her. She would now make an effort not to piss him off more than he already was.
"Afternoon girls!" Aleria O'Riley breezed in the door heading towards the back. Aleria worked with Maeve and Usagi on the night shifts, she was from Ireland, but Maeve told Usagi of some of her suspicious that Aleria was from somewhere completely different. But Maeve had several quacky theories, like the moon being hollow (Usagi choked on a French fry when she heard that bit) to Middle Earth really existing ("hey, ya never know!" She told them one day).
Aleria had long, soft dark brown hair that reached to her lower back and curled naturally. Her eyes usually glinted mischievously and were a mixed color between brown and green, and she hardly ever wore make-up because of her natural beauty (which was the spawning of Maeve's theory. "Every girl's gotta wear SOME make-up!"). She was a few inches taller than Maeve (that was one of the reasons Maeve wore heels, to be the same height) and gracefully slim. Today she wore black and silver pin stripe pants and a black spaghetti strap shirt.
"Ah, Aleria, only seven minutes late today." Hitori pointedly glared at the brunette.
"That all? Perhaps I should go back out and pick up double latté?" She grinned at her manager. Aleria was one that brushed off Maeve's attitude.
"Coffee stunts your growth." Maeve reprimanded.
"Now where'd you hear an evil thing like that?" Aleria asked.
"My mother." Maeve answered with a grin.
"What a bunch of lies."
"My mother always said the same thing." Usagi spoke up, leaning her head against the computer.
"Good Goblins Usagi, you look like you need the caffeine more than me!" Aleria joked and ruffled Usagi's hair.
Usagi yawned in protest. "I do the Dew."
Maeve laughed. "That's my girl!"
Hitori rolled her eyes and headed to the back room while muttering something about nobody doing any kind of work around the store.
Usagi stood straight up and eyes wide as a full moon. Maeve and Aleria both looked at her startled. "Maybe we should get her that caffeine." Maeve joked.
"I just remembered! Squall is taking me to a State Dinner! What am I to wear?!" She gasped.
Aleria and Maeve exchanged glances while grinning manically. "Usagi, look who you are working with! We'll get you hooked up!" Aleria smiled cheerfully.
Maeve shoved Usagi into a dressing room and handed her a few dresses to start on. "We'll make Squall drool!"
~~~@~~~
The Next Morning at school...
"What a night!" Usagi exclaimed as she sat next to Rei in Homeroom.
"Anything interesting happened at work?" Rei asked.
Usagi sighed and nodded. "My Boss tried to take over the world again. Apparently she put a kind of subliminal drug in the perfume that would make everyone obey her every command. The store did sell over its goal though!"
"..." Rei stared in shock.
~~~@~~~
By the time Saturday Night rolls around...
Dinner Party (inspired by Tenshi no Nozomi)
Squall paused in front of the intricately designed doors; laughter and talking could be heard faintly through the thick oak door, he turned to face Usagi. "Are you sure you're ready?" He asked.
"Squall, are you sure you're ready?" Usagi asked smiling. Aleria and Maeve made her try on every dress in the store and then some more. Eventually they settled on a simple, short sapphire blue dress with spaghetti straps and matching blue high heels and a simple string of silver rhinestones around her neck.
Squall exhaled slowly. "No." He wore his usual black pants, blue shirt and dinner jacket ensemble.
Usagi giggled and pulled Squall to her, she reached up and pulled his head down so she could kiss him. And kiss him she did. Usagi's kiss stopped all thinking in Squall's brain. She pulled back and grinned. "How about now."
"Now I want to go find a room." Squall chuckled before dragging Usagi into another kiss. Usagi pulled away and smiled teasingly. "Screw it, it's only a dinner party." Squall sighed before yanking the door open.
Keeping one hand at the small of Usagi's back, Squall led her through the crowd, nodding politely at guests, to his father. Laguna Loire was a in his mid fifties and didn't look a day older than forty, minus a few laugh lines. He had bright blue eyes and dark chocolate brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. He was currently telling jokes with Kiros, his Vice-President, and the General Caraway from Galbadia, a small Asian country.
"Father." Squall greeted. "Kiros, General Caraway." He nodded.
"Squall! This must be the ever elusive Usagi." Laguna winked before taking Usagi's hand and kissing it delicately.
"It is very nice to meet you too, Mr. President." Usagi smiled charmingly.
"Please, call me Laguna, Mr. President makes me sound like an old, stuffy, politician." He grinned.
"All right then, Laguna, it is nice to meet you."
"Usagi, this is Kiros Seagill, my vice-president, and General Caraway, gentlemen, this is the love of Squall's life, Tsukino Usagi." Laguna introduced.
"Great to finally meet you Miss Tsukino." Kiros bowed. "Squall never stops thinking about you when he's at home."
"Call me Usagi." Usagi smiled. "And does he?" Usagi winked up at Squall. He cleared his throat and looked at his shoes.
"Usagi, you are about seventeen, correct?" General Caraway began.
"I'm actually sixteen."
"My daughter is seventeen. Squall, Rinoa was looking for you earlier. Perhaps if you were more punctual, she would of found you."
Usagi could see Squall stiffen. "Sorry, sir, I must have inherited my tardiness from my father." Squall replied coolly.
Laguna laughed heartily. "That's my boy!" He grinned and patted Squall on the back. "Now, General Caraway, about the atomic energy issue..."
Squall silently led Usagi away from the three men and let out of breath he didn't realize he was holding. "I can't stand that man." He gritted his teeth together.
"What's his problem anyways, he got a stick rammed up his hole?" Usagi whispered back.
Squall cracked a small smile. "Well, two hours before it's considered polite to leave, want to check out the food?" He asked after glancing at his watch-a watch that could tell him his longitude, latitude, the direction he was standing in, the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius, and was water proof for one hundred feet under water.
"Please." Usagi grinned.
They meandered through the crowd to the buffet table full of more food to feed the whole country, let alone it's politicians.
"If everyone is so rich here, why is the food so small?" Usagi pondered out loud as she took a small tea sandwich. Squall smiled down at his girlfriend as she studied the miniature food.
"Squall! Here you are! I've been looking everywhere for you!" A high-pitched voice pierced Squall's mood.
The two turned around to see a girl in a revealing white dress and a bad highlighting job in her black hair.
"Rinoa." Squall greeted impassively.
"Squall." She giggled. Usagi could believe how fake she sounded, acted, and looked. It was like looking at a Barbie doll. "Who are you?" She asked rudely to Usagi.
"Rinoa, this is Tsukino Usagi, Usagi this is Rinoa Caraway." Squall introduced.
"Heartilly." Rinoa corrected.
"Excuse me?" Usagi asked confused.
"Rinoa Heartilly, I've taken on my mother's last name in an attempt to rebel against my father." She explained.
"Riiiight." Usagi nodded.
"So, what does your father do?" She asked while grabbing a honeydew slice off of Usagi's plate.
"What does that matter?" Usagi set the plate down, now disgusted.
"Everything. Your social status is determined by his actions." Rinoa stated.
"Usagi is my date, Rinoa." Squall stepped it.
Rinoa let out a high-pitched, ear-piercing laugh. "Don't be silly Squall, you don't do charity!" She snorted.
"What?" Usagi asked angrily. Squall glared at Rinoa darkly.
Rinoa smiled sweetly and in a false tone replied, "You poor thing, you didn't think Squall really liked you, did you? I mean, look at you. You're blonde, blue eyed, skinny, a typical charity date. Squall only dates intellectual women." Rinoa smiled evilly as Usagi fumed and Squall stared at her in shock.
"Charity? CHARITY? I may not spend a hundred dollars a week on a bad dye job, or drive a Porsche, but I am not a charity case. And an intellectual woman? I guess that leaves you out of the running, Barbie." Usagi retorted angrily before marching away.
"Some people-" Rinoa started.
"Rinoa, get your sorry ass out of my face, and don't you ever think about talking with me again." Squall warned menacingly before taking off after Usagi. Rinoa stood in shocked silence, only able to sputter out a whiny, "Squaaaall!"
Squall caught up with Usagi in the hall, where they stood only twenty minutes before. He grabbed her arm and spun her around to face him. "Back off Squall-"
"Usagi." Squall stated firmly. "If you believe Rinoa for one minute that I think you're charity-"
"I know you don't think that Squall," Usagi sighed, gaze sinking to the floor, "It's just... what is my father? A low life, scumbag that cheated on my mother for some American, blonde, hoe bag, that's what. What if I grow up like that?" Usagi looked up at Squall, tears welling up in her eyes.
Squall pulled Usagi to his chest and stroked her hair, and she clung to him tight, letting out a small sob. "Usagi, you are a kind-hearted, forgiving, and not to mention gorgeous, girl that has a place in her heart for everyone." Squall told her softly.
Usagi looked up at him, eyes still watery, "But I'm not intelligent. I have a C average-"
"I don't care if you don't know the square root of 4, Usagi, I'm with you because you're you." Squall told her firmly.
"The square root of 4 is two." Usagi replied, smiling gently.
"...Whatever." Squall smirked before tilting her chin for easier access to her mouth. Usagi willing responded, running her arms over his chest to behind his neck. Squall pulled her closer and deepened the kiss, moaning softly.
Rinoa hissed as she watched the couple in the hallway, they were both completely oblivious to her. 'Squall is MINE! Not hers!' She thought angrily to herself. "Cheap whore." Rinoa muttered under her breath. She needed Usagi out of the picture, and fast. And she had just the idea.
~~~@~~~
Later that night...
Seifer glanced up from his TV program to his door and the offending knock. He sighed heavily and walked over to the door, wearing only a pair of sweat pants, and pulled the door open to glare at the knocker. His glare went from surprise to curiosity, to disgust. "Rinoa Caraway... what the Hell are you doing at my door?" Seifer growled.
"Heartilly." She corrected.
"What?" He asked, now glaring at her.
"I changed my last name to rebel against my father." She stated proudly. "I'm a rebel now, just like you."
Seifer shuddered. "Whatever, Rinoa, what do you want?"
"Seifer, honey, I need a favor." She smiled sweetly. Sickeningly sweet.
"No." Seifer shook his head.
"Seifer!" She whined. "Squall is dating someone other than me!"
"Yeah, I know." Seifer rolled his eyes. He couldn't believe he'd actually dated this girl. He must have been drinking too much again.
"You HAVE to help me break them up! You're Squall's best friend so I NEED your help!" Rinoa cried desperately.
"Best friend, eh?" Seifer smirked.
"Of course, well, more like only friend." Rinoa rolled her eyes. "But I'll work on him later, after I become The First Lady." Rinoa smiled dreamily.
"You're gonna marry Laguna? Sorry sweetie, he'd rather sleep than Selphie than you." Seifer made a face of disgust.
"No! I'm going to marry Squall, silly, everyone knows he's going to run for president after his father." Rinoa pointed out.
Seifer furrowed his eyebrows. "Squall? President? Don't make me laugh." Seifer snorted.
"C'mon Seifer, I really need your help." Rinoa whined.
Seifer shuddered again at her whine. "I said no, I may not like Usagi, and I may, supposedly, be Squall's 'best friend' or only friend as you put it, but I ain't helping you, even if it was to save the endangered Mog. Now get lost." Seifer growled before slamming the door. He heard her whining and crying through the door until Shingo, across the hall, stuck his head out the door and told her to "sod off, she was interrupting his movie, 'Resident Evil'."
Seifer smirked and dimly heard her grumble off to the elevator. He returned to his couch and turned the volume up. Helping Rinoa to get at Squall... the idea was very intriguing... but did Rinoa have to think it up? Still, it would be priceless to break the 'perfect couple'-according to TGM-up- but then Squall would be with Rinoa, if it went according to her plan. Seifer shuddered again. He wished that burden on no man, no matter how mad he was at them. Maybe he could mold this plan into his own...
END...for now
Quick UPdate, ne?!?!
Still a prize for WHO ever guesses who Maeve, Hitori, and now Aleria are... (minus Bs-chan and Kyia!)
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BS-chan: *grins* *GLOMPS* I had SO much fun writing this chapter! You have no idea! All thanks to you and Kyia! And *pulls out a box of goldfish* Here ya go! And We all know that it was you who kept me updating, you and that GO! FIGHT! WRITE! Chant
Kyia: I simply CANNOT wait to see what people think of the plots you and i schemed up, next chapter i'll simply HAVE to introduce Fluffy! *Grins* you know who i mean! And Kamui...
Catalena: PLEAAASE! Not RELENA! *gasps* Actually, this idea came from one day of watching too many repeats of Beverly Hills 90210
Anymos: Anymos is rather original... :D Rhino, err, rinoa, is not my favorite character either
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Kearia: I hope i spelled that right, well, i'm glad you like!
PrincessLesse: *GLOMPS* another long review from the great princesslesse! YATTA! i was thinking of inserting Cloud in for a cameo... you can bug me about that now! Don't worry, kyia and i have been plotting to put inu yasha in for a while now! FLUFFY!
Blue Moon: *eyes water* look at your long review! *GLOMPS* Hitori as Rinoa's mom... o.o heero's with... eh. don't really know... Rurouni kenshin? i've been trying to think of a way to stick them in here... i lOVE Sano! I'm thinking Cloud will do a cameo Fushigi Yugi's got some cameos. Inu Yasha is on the way... Thanks for all those ideas!
Celestial Dreamblaze: Don't worry, duo has an uncanny ability to understand Heero, he just published a tape for others to undertand as well... I've always like Manga Usagi who is more mature than anime usagi so she's the one i write about. and maeve and hitori aren't from an anime!
AND THANKS TO EVERYONE ELSE! Once again BS-chan wants me to update NOW so i don't have a chance to thank all those wonderful people like Bunny-Butler, hatami, OH! LIQUID ICE! You have NO idea how insperational your email was! It got a good part of this chapter written! *GLOMPS*
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