I've been trying to update for DAYS. Hope this trick will work+crosses fingers+.

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As always, thank you to you wonderful, wonderful reviewers. Dudly, phoebesapphira, rogueihLeia, C.Shakespeare and merangelgal. Without you, posting these would be very lonely business. +hugs tight+ I also wanted to make a small stop and thank everyone who has 'Every Thought Matters' as a Favourite and/or in Alert. Thank you!

Dudly, yep, I do now why. I hope you'll like the ending drabble, because it ties with all the hints so far. Lol! As for Mint&Orange, not that I know of. But it should+pout+

Pheobesapphira, if you're interested, I'm starting a new drabble collection. 'Light The Way'. MamoUsa and lots of Senshi/Shitennou in the Silver Millenium. I'll be adding the second chapter right after this.

DISCLAIMER: Nope.

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073. WILD WEST

Sailor Moon had a plan. Well, Usagi had been the one with the idea, but she could implement it only as Sailor Moon.

Since the beginning, the problem had been that Tuxedo Kamen was too fast. But now Usagi had found a foolproof solution. It was so simple it'd taken only an American movie and her intense desire to get to know her saviour to tie the knots – literally.

If only selling the idea to Luna was as simple….

Her guardian's tail twitched in annoyance at Usagi's stubbornness. "Usagi, no. I will not teach you how to make a lasso!"

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074. TWO HALVES

The Crown was packed up to it last seat, with Motoki rushing from booth to booth. With this chaos, Mamoru could understand a mistake. But, really. Giving him only one chopstick? He was hungry and one chopstick didn't help.

"Toki-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!" a familiar voice sniffled. "I need two chopsticks!!!!"

Impulsively, Mamoru snatched his chopstick's other half from the Odango's grip, took a rice ball and stuck it into her mouth before she could jerk-ify him into infinity.

Between her surprise and her need to swallow, Mamoru figured he had some seconds to eat peacefully before he had to feed her again.

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075. MY SOUL'S SHELTER

Mamoru's face darkened. "Maybe he's using the Senshi."

"Why does everybody say that?" Usagi frowned. "Maybe he still doesn't know what he wants."

"Or he knows what, but not how to get it."

"Then he should trust Sailor Moon," she replied with a hint of frustration.

Mamoru looked away. "Why should she trust him?"

"Maybe she already does. Maybe she's seen past the mask and into his soul." A sigh. "Maybe she'd give her soul up to his keeping, if only he asked."

"Then she'd be a fool!" he growled.

Usagi blinked, then chuckled. "Of course. You would think so."

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076. FAMILY

"Usa-chan is simply amazing." Motoki nodded towards an unknown girl laughing freely with the Odango and her friends. "A week ago Mako-chan would barely string two words together. Now, after some time with Usa, well, just look at her. She's lost that 'I'm an orphan' look."

Mamoru nodded, unimpressed. He'd already guessed that Usagi's friendship was a sure cure against loneliness. But not only for orphans, right? Hino and Mizuno came from torn households and loose family ties, raised with too much responsibility on their shoulders.

Enter the Odango, and suddenly all the strays in Tokyo gravitated straight towards her.

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