Sailor Moon: FOTM; The Two Worlds
Chapter 1: First Blind Date; According to Plan
Day 5
Aaron was getting up from his bed, stretching out the kinks from his neck. He was overlooking his room, and saw his little sister, sleeping next to him, in her own blanket. He sighed and smirked at this little quirk, 'Even if she grows up, she still likes to sneak in my bed like this.' His face then grimaced as he looked at her; just yesterday, the Heartless were going after her, now that they figured she was a prime target for being a Princess of Heart. He sighed in sadness at this turn of events, "Things are going to get pretty hard for us, Sarah. It's just hard to believe you might be one of the girls the Generals are after."
He then gently brushed a lock of her raven hair out of her face as she stirred a little. He sighed, "Things are going to get more difficult if you're involved in this."
It was then that he turned his eyes around the room and saw another embarrassing moment, Frey sleeping sounding, but sounding like he was making out with a pretty girl. He sighed in exhaustion, "And he'll probably never change, being a skirt chaser."
It was then that he noticed Ceros, sitting near the edge of the bed, in his true form. He got out of bed as he walked over to his feline friend, and sat down next to him, with him not even flinching in his presence. Ceros turned to him and asked, "I hope I didn't wake you up, Aaron?"
Aaron shook his head as he said, "Nah, I just woke up on my own initiative." He then uneasily asked, "So…now that the Fellowship are together….things aren't going to be easy anymore, will they?"
Ceros nodded, "Now that we've found the Gemini Rangers…"
Aaron nodded as he answered, "Domon and Phumika.", he shook his head lightly, "…I'm still getting over the fact that Phumi was a Phumika." He looked at Ceros and asked, "Was she a 'she' back then?"
Ceros nodded, "Yep, she was the first female knight to ever sit at the table with you guys." He then grimaced, "…How I found out involved walking in on her in the bath when no one else was there."
Aaron smirked at that, but then asked, "So…what was with the freaky serious face on your face a while ago."
Ceros grimaced as he answered, "So far only five of the Deadly Seven have shown themselves…", he grimaced as he said, "…now only Sloth….and Wrath remain."
Aaron raised an eyebrow at his furry friend's voice as it filled with dread for the one called Wrath. Just then, the two boys heard Frey talking in his sleep, "Neheheheheh, don't touch me there…"
The two just grimaced and shook their heads in disgust at this, both thinking only one thing together, 'What a perv…'
Girls Room
Ami was fast asleep in her bed, curled up with Luna sleeping on her. Luna thought it would be best to sleep with Ami, considering she wouldn't get crushed by Serena and Rini. It wasn't clear on what she was dreaming, but whatever it was, she let a small smile come on to her face. She unconsciously grabbed on to one of the pillows and seemed to embrace it…and nuzzle her face to it, as if she was nuzzling on to another face affectionately.
"Oh, she's got it bad alright.", Mina smirked, fully dressed. But right now, she was working on a certain plan; a plan covered in steps and doodles of both Ami and Aaron, in romantic situations. It was something that she had worked on seriously and tiresome for Ami. But now, with the little help of Pheromone Boy from last night, Operation: AMI AND AARON, TOGTHER was completed.
Mina snickered as she chuckled and looked at Ami's sleeping form, "I solemnly swear with this plan, Ami…Aaron will be yours."
Later that Day
The location was the high hill plaza of Kyoto, and Aaron and Domon were both standing there in waiting. Domon was dressed in a white T-shirt, red vest, a black and red watch on his left wrist, a pair of blue jeans, and red and white shoes, as well as his sunglasses.
Aaron was just leaning on one of the light poles and dressed just as nice. He was wearing a yellow T-shirt with his casual red jacket tied around his waist, a pair of blue Levi jeans, and a pair of red and yellow Nike sneakers. This morning, he and Domon had gotten a strange invitation from the girls, saying about a nice day out together. Aaron wasn't too sure about this at all; in fact something about it just seemed downright sneaky.
"Where are they?", Aaron asked himself as he looked at the invitation, that came with movie tickets, "They said to meet up here, but so far they're a no show."
Domon just stood there, listening for various footsteps, just merely stood there, and said, "Don't worry, Aaron. As a wise philosopher once said, 'All things come to those who wait'."
Aaron sighed, "Obviously this philosopher didn't meet many girls.", he looked at his watch as he grumbled, "Because if he did, he'd know girls take a while to get ready for these things."
Ceros, who snuck into Aaron's jacket, poked up from his inside pocket. He wanted to make sure that the two weren't attacked or anything, considering the Heartless and Nobodies were going to attack them in full force now. But then Ceros thought about the strange date going on today, 'Sigh…Aaron's got a date with Princess Ami today, and I can't do a thing about it.'
Aaron just sighed as he looked at the ticket, "Well, at least I wanted to see this movie though."
Domon looked confused as he asked, "You wanted to see The Hills Have Eyes 2?"
Aaron shrugged, "I enjoy a good horror movie sometimes, don't you?" Aaron wanted to get to know Domon a little more than most should have. Considering how protective his sister was, none of the guys had the chance to even talk to him. Despite the fact that he showed that he could defend himself, Phumika was…maybe even more so, protective of him.
Aaron sighed, but then Domon spoke up as he felt his ears twitch, slightly, "They're here." Aaron turned to his friend and asked, "How did you…?" Before he finished asking, he remembered how he knew and shrugged "Oh, never mind."
"Aaron!"
"Big Bro! Domon!"
The two boys turned around and both the boys turned around to see their 'dates'. Aaron was the one to state, "You know you two are a little….?" He stopped in his tracks as he saw Ami. His jaw nearly hit the ground and retracted back again as he saw what Ami was wearing. She was wearing black boots that ended below her knees, a blue dress that ended above her knees, a blue shirt, a white cotton jacket, with a blue choker around her neck. But the thing that got Aaron stunned…was the fact that Ami was wearing makeup.
Ami smiled at him and shyly said, "I'm sorry, Aaron…I wanted to make sure I looked my best today."
Aaron just nodded, "Um…Okay." Ceros on the other hand, just hid in Aaron's jacket but screamed in his head, 'WWHAAAAAAAAAA? SHE'S PULLED OUT THE BIG GUNS, AND WEARIN' A REALLY CUTE OUTFIT HERE!'
Sarah gingerly walked to Domon, and stood next to him. Today, she was wearing a vertically striped white-green shirt, a blue shirt that ended at her ankles, black and white sneakers. She whispered, "This is going as just planned, Domon."
Domon was a little unsure about the whole thing, "Are you sure about this?"
She nodded, "Yep, it's just like we all went last night with the plan."
"What?", Ami nearly shouted in surprise. Mina nodded, who was accompanied by Frey, who was smiling, Sarah, and everyone else in there who wanted to help. It seemed that the two were working together on this one little relationship plan for Ami and Aaron. Ever since the beach, the friends had been working on it for a while.
Mina nodded, "That's right, Ami. Me and Frey have been working on Operation: Ami and Aaron Together."
Frey nodded as he went on to the details, "Yep, now the first step is…"
"Wait!", Ami shouted, holding her hands defensively as she explained, "I know what you're trying to do is to help me out and all. But I have to approach this on my terms and in my way."
Frey shook his head, "And when will that be? When you're both eighty-seven and you die a few seconds later after you tell each other?" Frey suddenly was drop-kicked to the ground by Serena, who shouted, "When will you button it?" Frey shouted, "How about when you ditch the Meatball look?" it was then that the two got into another one of their goofy fights, with everyone sweat dropping.
However, Phumika was cheering on the fight, "Yeah! Come on, let's see the Chair!"
Ami sighed, "I just feel that I shouldn't rush this. If I do…well, I don't want to ruin what we have."
It was then that Sarah stepped up, and took Ami's hands into hers. She then gave her a puppy dog look as she stated, "Ami, please…don't do it for yourself, do it for Aaron as well. For his sake as well as yours, please…please…listen to the plan. And maybe, just maybe, you two can be happy to be together."
Ami wanted to turn away from this; she wanted to do this her way. But she just couldn't say 'No' to Sarah, because she didn't want to make her or anyone sad for that matter. Plus, the Puppy-Dog look wasn't helping with her resolve. She sighed in defeat as she admitted defeat, "I'll do it."
Everyone cheered, including Frey and Mina, who gave each other a High Five, "WE GOT HER!" Frey cheered on success, "No matter what the situation, nothing beats anyone than a cute girl with an adorable pleading face." Mina nodded, "Yeah, with Sarah on our side, we can make Ami do anything we want!"
Sarah sighed, as did Ami as the two replied, "You know we can hear you."
Afterward they went on with the plan; the first step was Frey's turn as he stated that clothing made the woman. He called the first step in Datin 101: The Look as Hot as you can Plan.
Ami looked at them confused and asked, "How does that help?"
Frey stated, "It's simple…", and with that, he and an unwilling Hotaru acted the plan out. Frey was on one side, playing Aaron, while Hotaru, played her. Frey, looking as dashy and debonair as he could, said, "All this for your date with me? You're prettier than ever today, Ami!"
Hotaru groaned, but then put up a front as she ran over to Frey, "Aaron, that makes me so happy!"
"Hey…", Aaron started, nearly startling Ami, back from her daydream. She shook her head as she asked, "Is something wrong?" Aaron merely shook his head; he was actually surprised to see Ami dressed like this. Ami gulped innerly, 'This is it, Ami. Get ready to run in his arms.'
"Well, why are you dressed like that?", Aaron asked. After hearing that, Domon and Phumika face vaulted to the ground. Ami was a little confused by that reply as he went on, "I mean, isn't that too much to just see a movie?" Before she could find an answer for that, he merely shrugged, "Oh, well, let's get a move on." And with that, he, two frustrated younger teens, and an exasperated Ami, moved on.
Few Minutes Later
The four had been walking down the sidewalk into town to get to the movie theater. Domon and Sarah had been talking nonstop; this got a smile to Aaron. In all his life, he had never seen this happy, but only when it was just him and her. Now she had friends, fraternal twins; one bossy, violent, and a girl. The other was a boy, though blind could see the world in so many ways, and that actually made her happy.
Ami was still a little nervous about what was to happen next. Seeing that the Dress As Hot As You Can Plan, didn't work, she was forced to go into the next part of it. It was then that she spotted Phumika, who was dressed in an overcoat, sunglasses, and hat, to give her the signal in the nearby alleyway. Phumika disappeared as Ami stopped, causing Aaron and the other couple to stop for her.
Aaron asked, "Is something wrong, Ami?"
She shook her head and pointed to the alleyway, "Well, we'll get there sooner if we take this way."
Aaron looked down the alleyway and saw it led to a section of town. He then thought about it; however, Sarah was squeezing Domon's sleeve as she mumbled, "Come on, Big Bro, take the bait!" Domon groaned, "Sarah…" she looked to him and asked, "Yes, Domon? What is it?" He then pointed at his arm while looking straight ahead, "…Could you let go of my arm…you're kind of crushing it."
She looked down and saw that she was, and blushed from embarrassment, "OH, sorry.", and immediately let go, but not before rubbing it to help him feel better.
Aaron then shrugged, "Okay, let's try it then.", and with that, they all went down the alley.
Phumika watched then go down and into a crowded area; she didn't even know Ami or Aaron that long. Heck her brother didn't even know either teens for that long. But there was one person they knew long enough and that was Sarah. And if this was to help out a friend's relative, then so be it, and she followed them in preparation for the next step of the plan.
When the four teens had reached the area, it was pretty crowded. There were couples and teens walking, talking, eating together, and they were all holding each other. This sure made things hard to get through, even for Aaron as he stated, "Yeesh, it's crowded." He then turned to everyone and stated, "Okay, nobody try to get lost here."
Sarah held onto Domon's arm as she confidently stated, "Don't worry, Domon. Today, I'll make sure you…"
"Look out for those two in front of you.", Domon suddenly said as he pulled Sarah into him. It was then that she noticed a couple walking right in front of them. She sighed at that, but then turned to see how close she and Domon were. She didn't really notice it for a while, but even though they were friends, she really did kind of saw him to be pretty cute.
She stopped herself, as did Domon as the two broke apart as he said, "I…I'm sorry about that." She nodded, blushing a little, "Yeah, I'm…I'm sorry too."
The two little teens were off in their own world, while Ami looked to Aaron as she calmly tried to get her brain in order. The next part of the plan got her nervous, but she had to do it. She looked around, but it was ideal for the next part, 'Okay, I guess…it's time for the Heartbeat Cling Plan to commence.'
The plan was simple: all Ami had to do was trip and fall, and in the last minute, Aaron would catch her. In this sense, it would create sort of a heroic feel in the romantic sense.
The plan was played out with Mina running in place, acting out as a visual. She nervously said, "I...I'm sorry. I don't think I can keep up in this crowd." And then, on imaginary air, Mina tripped as she looked distress, "Aaaah, I'm falling!"
And to emphasize the last part, Frey ran into the scene, and scooped her up in his arms. Flashing a dashing smile, he asked, "Are you all right?" And as if it was answered, he carried her around the room, "Just hold on tightly."
Mina, still in character, smiled brightly, "Aaron, this is so cool."
And with that, the two bowed in response, as everyone raised an eye brow or remained quiet. It was then that Mina asked, "What do you guys think?"
Ami couldn't help but remember that and giggle at the silliness of it. Phumika, who was watching from a while ago, groaned, "She's not gonna trip." She then got a devilish grin on her face as she looked at Ami, "Guess I'm gonna have to nudge it along." And with that, she charged straight in and suddenly, but lightly, pushed Ami.
Ami was on her way of falling; and prayed that this plan would work. Now was his chance; now he was gonna have to catch her. Just at the last minute, Ami was caught as she grabbed on to them. She was sure it was Aaron, but was surprised on how he felt from before on the bike, 'Aaron's body feels surprisingly cold…', but then she began to wonder as she opened her eyes, '…and….hard?'
It was then that she got a good look as to what had caught her. it wasn't Aaron as she had hoped for, but instead just a clown statue. "Hey!", Aaron called out to Ami, "I like burgers and fries too, but I think we better hurry up to the movie." Ami just slunked in her shoulders as she realized this didn't work either. As she caught up to them, Sarah and Domon both sighed as they thought the same thing, 'I guess we're just gonna have to go with the movie part of the plan.'
Movie Theater
They had gotten to their destination; the movie, The Hills Have Eyes 2, was about to start. Aaron and Ami were sitting together in one row, but Domon and Sarah were sitting behind them. The two wanted to keep their distance; they had to in order for this part of the plan to work.
Aaron just smiled, "Man, it's been a while since I went out to a movie."
Ami couldn't help but smile right back at him; he was a little cute when he acted liked a child. But it just seemed to make him cuter than ever. She replied, "I'm glad I could help." And when that was said, the lights went off as the previews began.
Ceros slipped out of Aaron's jacket and sat on his right armrest. He sighed in relief as he thought, 'Well, at least there's no talking during a movie.'
Ami sighed deeply, trying to calm herself down. What she was about to do was pretty risky and pretty not like her at all. She remembered what Frey had gone over with her on this step of the plan.
Dressed in a professor's getup, Frey went over the next phase of the plan, "Okay, from what I've composite, Aarons should be the type of guy who's a sucker for girls who easily scare." He then pointed to a poster of The Hills Have Eyes 2. And then he pointed his pointer stick at Jin, who was completely unfazed by any of this, "Jin here has seen the movie before. And he's got it pinned down to the letter."
Jin stood up and adjusted his glasses, "I've calculated a good number of scream times: estimated to be twenty." He then gave Ami a list of them, "I was able to write down the exact times."
Frey then snickered, "With the right sense of timing, all you've got to do is let nature take it's course."
Ami took a deep breath and saw that the scene to when the Mutant would kill Redding. She saw this as her only chance; the scene commenced and Ami saw her chance. She was almost about to hug him, until something shot up and let out a huge yell, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Aaron saw that it was Ceros, screaming his head off as he saw the horrific scene. Aaron grabbed him before anyone, including Ami, even had the chance to see him. Ami was confused, looking around trying to see who it was that screamed. She looked to Aaron and asked, "What was that?"
Aaron, being a nervous wreck as he held down the nearly muffled Ceros, sweat dropped at that. He nervously stated, "Well, hey, you know. It was probably someone in the back row." He looked down in his lap and saw that Ceros had calmed down. However, he looked like he was on the verge of having a stroke.
Ami innerly groaned, but brushed it off, 'Okay, one scream scene is gone, but I still have nineteen more chances left.'
Halfway through the movie, Ami had tried to cling to Aaron. However, none of those chances were met with any success. Every time she had the chance to cling, hold, or hug him tightly, it met with failure. He would either sneeze, drop his drink, or stretch himself, and that always met unsuccessfully to Ami. She sighed in defeat to this, but then she remembered that if it couldn't be done that way, then at least she'd have to force it.
She reached out with her left for his right hand, which was resting on the armrest. However, Ceros was resting there as well, which didn't bode well for him as the hand rested on top of him.
Ami was slightly confused at first as she thought, 'That's strange…I didn't think that Aaron's had was so…furry.'
Aaron was just watching the movie, but then he felt something gently stroking his hand, 'That's odd. Feels like something's tickling my hand.' He looked at his right hand and saw Ceros stuck on his hand…which was being caressed by Ami's hand.
Aaron's eyes nearly bulged out of his skull as he saw this, 'What? What is she doing?'
Ami wasn't noticing it but then she started to get a little worried about what she was feeling. Ceros wasn't liking this either, as he was starting to whimper at this. Ami kept gently feeling the 'hand' as she got even more confused, 'I didn't know his hand felt this fuzzy…and…what are these…two feathers.'
Ceros was just whimpering in his head as he screamed, 'ARGH! Aaron, help me!'
Aaron was equally worried as he gritted his teeth as he started to sweat. If Ceros was caught this was going to make things so much harder. He couldn't just tell her that he carried a stuffed animal in his pocket wherever he went. That would just sound crazy and wouldn't make any sense whatsoever.
He panicked as he thought, 'Oh man, don't tell me she noticed Ceros?', he looked at the screen, ignoring the mutant massacre that was going on, 'Oh, what do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?'
Then…an idea struck his head. He pulled his hand from under Ceros, and before Ami could deduce what was going on, Aaron grabbed Ami's hand gently but firmly. Ami was a little surprised at this as she looked down at his hand. She then turned her gaze to Aaron, blushing at him, unable to feel warm and fuzzy about this as he kept his unchanged gaze at the movie screen. She really didn't think it could have worked at all, but here it was. Even though she wasn't hugging him or he wasn't returning the hug, to her this was more bliss than anything better than studying for a mid term exam.
Ceros, who had been pushed into Aaron's lap, just sighed as he brushed his brow of sweat, 'Whew! That was close.'
Outside
Deciding to let the older teens alone in case things went pretty good, Domon and Sarah decided to go for a walk. They had been walking for a while now, with Sarah's arm looped around Domon's. They talked about anything and everything; sometimes changing subjects to keep the conversation interesting or not. They had walked until they had reached a spot near a lovely fountain, and no one else was nearby.
Sarah looked over to he friend and just smiled as they walked. It was strange to her; even though he was blind he still saw the world as if he was seeing it like she did. But he seemed to be better at seeing everything than everyone else. And even though that most kids would tease or pick on him, he would shrug it off like it was nothing. She blushed as she told herself one thing: that was what she liked about him.
They stopped as soon as they were near the fountain, and Domon couldn't help but smile at seeing it. it was true that most of everything he saw was black, but when the sound bounced back, it made images. But when the object was bombarded with water, which to his sight was like a thousand droplets of sound. It was that, that created a clear image, allowing him to see once more.
Sarah then turned her attention to Domon as she blushed. It was then that without thinking, she asked him, "Um, Domon?"
Domon turned to the direction of her voice as he asked, "Yes?"
She just smiled at him as she asked, "Do you have anyone special in your life?"
He raised an eyebrow as he asked, "What do you mean?"
She smiled as she turned away and blushed, "Well, I mean…do you have anyone who…well, who makes your heart beat?"
Domon, despite his blindness, was a little surprised by that as he asked, "My heart beat?"
She nodded, "Yeah, I mean…like one of the older girls…"
He shook his head as he answered, "Well, no…no one in particular."
She blushed in embarrassment as she stated, "N-No I'm sorry for asking…"
Domon, now blushing as he asked, "W-Why do you ask?"
Sarah took a deep breath as she began to tell him, "Well, uh…no, never mind."
Domon wanted to ask her, but he felt it was kind of impolite to do so. So the two teens remained there, standing near the fountain, remaining quiet from one another. One wanted to ask the other a question but nothing came out of their mouths as they just watched the fountain.
Behind one of the trees nearby, Phumika was keeping a close eye on them. In truth, she was kind of scared about something: she was scared of losing her brother. It wasn't a lie that Sarah was her friend, but she was afraid that she would lose her brother to someone else. That would mean that they would never be able to see one another…and the fact that Sarah and Domon were falling for each other….
…that was the only thing in the world that scared her.
Next Chapter: Haunted House Barrage; a Fleeting Kiss
Sorry it's taking so long to update this baby, but it's pretty hard to write a second part of the story when you've either lost inspiration or when you just seem so uninterested anymore. But don't worry; I haven't forgotten this little burg. I also apologize for this chapter being a little short, but don't worry…the other chapter is pretty long.
