Sorry this is a little late. My mind's been wandering off to other stories that I have ideas for. I really need to work on my attention span . I've also noticed that these last few chapters (actually, every chapter but the first one) have been somewhat short. Heh. Sorry 'bout that. I'll try and work on the length of these too. Anyways, here it is and thanks for all the reviews. They make me all warm and fuzzy LOL. I have no idea where this story's going to go, so… adventure time! LOL. I am, however, going to keep it light and fluffy. Cuteness is always good. The previous disclaimer applies.

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"N-n-now M-M-Makoto…" Ami stammered as she slowly crawled backwards, not daring to take her eyes off the grinning girl.

Makoto's grin widened and her eyes flickered with mischief. Ami opened her mouth to object, but Makoto was already pouncing on her. The smaller girl shut her eyes tightly and waited for an impact that never came. Oddly, all she felt was the presence of another body hovering over hers. Ami cautiously opened one eye. Makoto was leaning over her, both hands on her hips with the same grin. The blue haired girl looked up, her eyes showing her obvious confusion. Makoto took the opening and swiftly bent down and started tickling the unsuspecting girl. Ami's body squirmed under her light touch.

"Makoto…. don't…. stop!" Ami gasped for air, trying to push the taller girl away.

Makoto chuckled. "If you say so."

"Makoto!" Laughed Ami.

"What?" Makoto looked at the girl innocently, stopping for just a second. "You told me not to stop."

Ami tried to wiggle away from Makoto's tickling, but even if she wanted to she couldn't; her limbs were too weak from laughing so hard. Realizing she was never going to be able to get away, she did the only thing that came to mind. Reaching up, Ami grabbed the front of Makoto's shirt and pulled her down on top of her. Using Makoto's surprise, the smaller girl rolled the two, straddling Makoto so she wouldn't be able to roll them again. Ami was about to begin her revenge when a teasing voice stopped her hands, centimeters away from the other girl's torso.

"There go the dinner invites," Haruka laughed.

Ami stumbled to her feet, suddenly finding the grass very interesting. Standing up slowly, Makoto brushed off her shorts and shot Haruka a look. Haruka just smiled back.

"We were wondering if you two needed a ride," Michiru gently elbowed Haruka.

"Everyone else kind of, uh, left." Haruka smirked. "There's room for two more. And that dinner invitation still stands."

Ami and Makoto looked around and realized Haruka was right. Everyone was gone. Well, Rei, Minako, Usagi and Mamoru anyways. Makoto sighed. She was wondering how long those four were going to last before they all went their separate ways which, when she thought about it, she was thankful for. She really did love them, but she could only take so much of the puppy love before she wanted to smash her head against the closest wall. It wasn't that she didn't like puppy love; she just didn't like being around it while she still hadn't figured things out between her and Ami.

"Thank you, but I think I'll just walk home. I promised my mom we'd have dinner together, thanks though." Ami smiled at the couple in front of her then looked at Makoto.

"If you guys don't mind, I think I'm going to walk Ames home. Rain check for dinner?" asked Makoto.

"Of course," Michiru promised. With that, the two older Senshi walked to their car where Setsuna waited in back with Hotaru and Chibiusa.

Makoto turned and followed Ami who had gone to retrieve her book a few feet away. "I thought your mom was working tonight."

"She is."

Makoto waited for Ami to turn around and answer her questioning gaze, but Ami never looked back. The taller girl was in shock, as her mind tried to piece together the puzzle that Ami had just thrown at her. It wasn't like Ami to lie. Shaking her head, Makoto lengthened her stride in order to catch up to Ami. They walked in silence. The brown haired girl glanced at her friend to see if she was alright and was surprised to find the smaller girl smiling. Locking her hands behind her head, Makoto couldn't help but smile too. It really was a nice day.