Tenshi-Yeah, Spirit also went to Sakura Con in Seattle over spring break. It's an anime convention
Spirit- yep i dressed up as Mistress 9(SM), Hanajima(Fruits Basket), and Haruko(FLCL). it was fun, but when i got back i was swamped with school work and other things. anyways enough about that, here's the next chap!
MUCH THANKS TO VICTORIA NOBLE FOR GIVING ME LAST MINUTE INSPRIATION!. (don't ask to how this happened...she just reviewed and suddenly I felt like writting the chap)
Diclaimer- i claim no ownership to Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Practical Magic.
Pairings- Hotaru/Yami Marik, Steven(oc)/Minako/Yami
88 Last Time 88
He turned around to see her beginning to look transparent. He grumbled in displeasure. "You better come back and figure out a way to free me." she smiled and slightly giggled at his anger.
"Don't worry I will. Bye!" she said and waved before completely vanishing.
88 This Time 88
The faucet in the bathroom continued to run as Minako brushed her teeth. She had gotten up early for once. After all it was the day she got to help Jou out with his love problems, her favorite. Hotaru was still asleep, her alarm due to wake her up at any moment now. With one last check in the mirror, the blonde was satisfied with her appearance and went to prepare her sisters breakfast. It appeared she had woken up a little too early, but she couldn't help that now. With an extra spring in her step she walked into the kitchen and levitated a cook book off the shelf as she got out a large mixing bowl. In no time she was making pancakes. The smell of the batter filled the room and drifted out awaking her sleeping sister.
Hotaru sat up in her bed and looked at the clock. Minako was up at this hour! About to go check if her sister had a fever she noticed something odd. Her hands, they were still wrapped with the pieces of her torn shirt. The girls violet eyes widened. If she hadn't believed already, she certainly believed now. This was also the perfect evidence to show her sister. Quickly she got up and went out to the kitchen. There she saw the blonde happily humming to herself as she flipped a pancake over in the pan. Hotaru just shook her head. Normally Minako would be all whiny this early in the morning, but now she looked like she might have had three cups of coffee or something.
Blue eyes turned to see Hotaru standing confused in the door way. "Ohayo Taru-chan! Did you sleep well?"
"No, cause I never get any sleep anymore. I'm always going to that other world." she stated. Minako arched a brow which caused her sister to sigh. "This time when I went there, I fell and scraped up my hands, look."
When the violet eyed girl held out her two wrapped hands Minako gasped and rushed over. "Taru-chan, oh my goodness, are you serious?" she exclaimed.
Hotaru nodded. "Yeah, Marik helped me bandage them, I wouldn't be able to do that on my own."
Minako just looked at them. That was true, and she knew Hotaru wouldn't do something like this just to get attention. For one her sister hated attention, well most of the time. Her blue eyes looked up and connected with her sisters violet. "Alright, I believe you. Do you want me to help bandage them better."
"No, they'll probably heal before school starts. . . oh and Mina-chan."
"Yeah?"
"The pancakes are burning." as if on cue, the smoke alarm went off.
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Jou waited nervously outside the school gates with Yami. He had tried calling Mai last night to apologize for like the 100th time. Still no luck though. His only hope now was that the new blonde haired girl had come up with something good. Yami had also promised to help anyway he could. Jou didn't see how he could be of any help, but he needed the support and comfort. From what he had seen of Minako, he was a little scared of her.
"Jou-kun, Yami-kun!" came a hyper cry. The two boys turned to see Minako running over to them. Her sister just gave them a apologetic look and a wave, before heading into the building. Jou couldn't help but gulp.
"Um, hey Minako-chan. What's up?" he asked.
She just smiled innocently. "I figured out a perfect way for you to get Mai-chan back. It'll be a little hard though."
"Well what is it?" Yami asked.
Her innocent smile turned into a sly grin. "I thought you'd never ask." with that she huddled the two up and whispered the plan. Everyone in the front of the school turned when Jou very loudly protested.
"No way! We're not doing that!" he cried crossing his arms.
Minako narrowed her eyes. "Then we do plan B." Yami arched a brow.
"What's plan B?"
"We do the same thing only in a different place."
"Where then?" Jou cried, clutching his head that was starting to hurt.
"Either on the school roof or in the theater."
"Theater! That way we can use the intercom in there."
Minako shrugged, "fine with me. This way we don't get into more trouble. Yami-kun you ask the drama teacher if we can use the stage at lunch."
"Wait so she has to know?"
"Jou just shut up or you'll never get Mai back." Yami said. The blonde sighed but nodded his head. Minako smiled and patted him on the back before they went inside to go to their first class.
All through her morning classes, Minako couldn't help but fidget. She loved playing matchmaker and this was the first time she really got to do something like it. At her old school she had tried giving advice, but the girls would always give her glares and walk off. Later she would see them doing exactly what she had said, but never even thanked her when it turned out ok. Though she was happy that the couples worked things out, she always felt somewhat stupid for helping those who hated her. She couldn't help it though, it was just the way she was. As math rolled around, she felt like she was going to die. No doubt Hotaru already knew about her helping Jou and Mai out. In fact, Minako now needed her sister to play a role in her little scheme.
"Ne, Taru-chan. You mind bringing Mai to the theater at lunch?"
Her violet eyed sister looked up from her work. "Why?"
"Well. . . can you just do it?" Hotaru seemed hesitant, but when she saw the puppy dog look her sister was giving her she felt her eyebrow twitch and couldn't help but give in.
"Fine, I suppose I could. But if something happens and she gets mad at me you better tell her that it was all your idea."
The blonde gave a weak laugh. Yep, her sister knew something was going on. "Ok, I'll take full blame no matter what happens." the darker girl agreed with that and helped her with the rest of the math.
Lunch time came and everything was ready. The drama teacher had agreed to the plan, thinking it was the cutest thing ever. Yami had to keep Jou from running away, Hotaru went to fetch Mai, and Minako was setting the stage and everything else up. After a couple of minutes everything was set and Minako and Yami went into the light booth. Jou just stood on stage with the curtains drawn, waiting. Soon Hotaru and Mai came in. Hotaru had blind folded the girl and was leading her down one of the aisles.
"Ok now wait here."
"Hotaru what the heck is going on?" Mai protested as she crossed her arms. However she got no answer from the other girl. Instead she heard music begin to play. "What the-wait. . . I know this song."
"It's our song." the girl gasped and quickly ripped the blindfold off. Her eyes focused and soon she saw Jou through the dim lighting. "Hey Mai." he said shyly.
Minako did her best not to squeal. The scene was just sooo cute! Once Mai had walked onto the stage, they had opened the curtains to reveal a picnic blanket set out with food and flowers. Also the couples song was playing and they had dimmed the house and stage lights. Hotaru shook her head at her sister while Yami just smiled. The teacher, Mrs. Nami, just sat in a chair in the back reading and humming to the song as she twirled her long blonde hair that was in a ponytail. Every once in awhile she would look up to make sure no one was doing anything against the rules. . . not like she would tell the principal or anything. Most likely she would just make them clean the theater for her.
Soon the other three began to eat their lunch and give Jou and Mai some privacy. Hotaru had to literally drag her sister away from the window to sit down on the floor to eat. Minako pouted, but was soon occupied with her food. "Thanks again for helping guys."
"Jou's my friend. I had to help." Yami pointed out.
"And you blackmailed me with those damn eyes of yours."
Minako only smiled brightly and hugged her sister. "Love you too Taru-chan."
"Oh hey Yami, you keeping your word?" Mrs. Nami suddenly asked. The girls blinked and turned to the boy who only scratched the back of his head nervously.
"O-of course. . . um. . . Minako, Hotaru. Mrs. Nami said she would only agree to helping out. . . if we did something for her in return."
Both girls raised a brow. "Like what?" Hotaru asked.
"Well . . . um . . . she wants us to participate in the next school play." Hotaru froze, while Minako had stars in her eyes.
"Seriously!" she cried.
Mrs. Nami nodded, her brown eyes not looking up from her book. "Yep, you can either act or help making costumes, or the set. Auditions are tomorrow after school. Either way you have to help in it."
"Oh I am so auditioning! But Taru-chan what are you going to do?" the violet eyed girl shrugged.
"Hm. . . how about you be my stage manager. You seem responsible enough." the teacher asked.
"Sure. What about you Yami?"
The boy swallowed his food before saying, "I'm going to audition too."
"Really? Cool! I can't wait for this!"
"Oi, the bells about to ring." the teacher said, looking at her watch. "Go tell the two lovebirds to wait till after school to make out. Then get to class."
"Ok, thanks again Mrs. Nami!" Minako said helping the others clean up before they went to fetch Jou and Mai. The woman only shook her head, mumbled something about teenagers and their hormones, then went back to reading her book.
Spirit- Hotaru's chap next.
Tenshi- what will happen this time when she visits Marik again?
Spirit- to find out, please Review! and i'll try to have it out as soon as i can. Ja ne
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p.s.- I'm taking down "Lost in Hell", I'm going to be making it into an original story instead of a fanfiction. sorry if this upsets anyone, but I like how it's going better then as a fanfiction.