Chapter Five:
Usagi's beauty sleep was interrupted by a pillow hitting her face. "Get up Usagi! We're gonna be late for breakfast." Usagi groaned and chucked the pillow towards Rei's distant voice. She pulled her own pillow over her head and attempted to go back to sleep. Soon the pillow found her again hitting her in the back. "Come on Usagi! Everyone's going to be waiting!" Rei said. Usagi reluctantly and grumpily got up from her bed and slumped over to where Rei was.
Of course, Rei already looked like a runway model and was fixing her hair. Usagi gazed at the mirror to her own reflection and cringed. No one should see that. "What are we doing Rei?" she yawned. " We're having breakfast at Nillawas with the whole gang. And yes, before you ask, Ami will be there, so be nice." Usagi glared at Rei and said, "I hate being woken up early." Rei smiled and said, " Just think clouds in the sky and flowers in the garden. That always helps me." Usagi didn't respond and walked away. Usagi got dressed and the two headed over to meet the others. This should be interesting, Usagi thought.
When they arrived, Seiya, Taiki, Ami, and Minako were already at a table. "Where are the others?" Rei asked taking a seat next to Minako. "Yaten is coming…he just had a difficult time getting up this morning." Seiya said cheerfully and kissed Usagi as she sat down next to him. Taiki hit Seiya's shoulder and Seiya grinned at Taiki. Seiya thought back to earlier that morning when he called out "UNCLE YATEN!! GET UP!!" The response let's just say wasn't pleasant.
Ami avoided eye contact with Usagi and Usagi pretended not to notice. "Well let's order! I'm starving!" Usagi said eyeing Seiya. Seiya was supposed to pick up on the hint that she was hungry because she missed dinner last night, but no such luck. Seiya was way too busy trying to avoid eye contact with Rei. Just then Yaten and Makoto showed up. "Hey guys! Come have a seat!" Rei said with a smile. Yaten sat down with a huge frown on his face, while Makoto had a huge grin. Everyone looked at each other and someone had to break the ice.
"So what's going on everyone? No one has ever been this quiet", Taiki said. Makoto piped in, "I don't mind going first! Motoki and I are seeing each other! He dumped Reika! Hah! So finally we can be together. He's coming over to my house tonight and we're cooking an awesome meal. I'm so so excited, I want to pee my pants….." Everyone stares at each other and Makoto blushes but continues to smile. "That's great Makoto" Minako says.
"Who else would like to say what the tension at this table is?" Rei and Seiya looked at each other briefly and then looked back down. Usagi and Ami refused to look at each other. Yaten glared and Taiki and Ami. Minako stargazed at Yaten. The waiter came up and asked if they needed a few more minutes. "More a few more hours at this rate." Seiya said trying to ease the tension. " Oh you would like that, wouldn't you Seiya?" Rei said.
Seiya turned bright red and Rei turned bright red. Everyone looked at them. Seiya responded, "I'm sorry Rei!! I can't say it enough times! I'm really really sorry!" and then Seiya said to himself, "Man I'm sorry". Rei shook her head in disappointment and Makoto asked, "What is going on you two? What are you guys talking about? Why is Seiya apologizing? Why is everyone at this table wigged out? Did I miss something?" Usagi took a drink of water and said casually, "Seiya caught Rei streaking in our kitchen yesterday."
Rei's eyes turned to flames and she threw herself at Usagi screaming, "YOU SAY YOU'RE NOT A SQUEALER??" and lunged at Usagi's throat. As Usagi fought off Rei's strangling hands, everyone looked at Seiya who had basically disappeared under the table. Taiki tugged on what was left to grab of Seiya's shirt and said, "What happened Seiya?" Seiya sat back up and said, "It was an ACCIDENT!! I was just there to pick up Usagi! This is ridiculous!"
Rei had given up trying to kill Usagi and so they both sat back down. Rei glared at Usagi and Usagi rubbed her neck. "Ok- that's a good start. What else has been going on?" Makoto asked. Yaten continued to glare at Taiki. Taiki gave him the look of What did I do? Yaten just shook his head. Ami turned to look at Yaten and he did the same expression to her. "I guess it's my turn to go." Ami said quietly. Taiki eyed Ami with hesitation.
Ami stated softly, " I owe everyone an apology. I was having a really hard day yesterday, and I let out my anger on all of you. I said a lot of things I didn't mean and I really am sorry. I've just been dealing with a lot lately. But I think it'll get better, so again, please don't think I hate you guys. I love you all very much." Usagi smiled at Ami and Ami smiled back.
Taiki let out a big sigh and said, " Oh man….you scared me Ami…. I thought you gonna tell them about the baby" Everyone gasped including Ami as she whipped her head to Taiki in utter shock. Taiki looks around and says, "Uh oh. Ami….I….I said that out loud didn't I?" Taiki glances around and looks back at Ami's livid face and says, "Yup. I did. I'll just go kill myself now." Yaten smiles.
Makoto calls out to the waiter, "Waiter! I need a drink pronto!" Usagi says to Makoto, " You're not old enough to drink." Makoto replied, " I don't care what I'm drinking as long as I'm drinking. My mouth is dry from hanging open." Seiya said smoothly, " Well, that cat's out of the bag isn't it bro? I mean I thought my panties story would top all stories today, but you win!" Taiki turned burgundy red and Ami had her hands over her face.
"Well I'm gonna be an Uncle. That's my news." Yaten said and then took his drink from the waiter. Makoto looked around and said, "Dare I ask if there's any more news?" " I think that was it Makoto" Ami said through her hands. Usagi reached for Ami's hands and holding onto them said, "Oh Ami, why didn't you tell me?" Ami looked up and blushingly said, " How could I? I'm the one that's supposed to be perfect. I'm the one who's supposed to set the example. How could you be me and expect to tell everyone you're not what you seem? You're a failure?" Ami started crying. Minako ran over and hugged Ami.
"Oh sweetie! You're not a failure! We all make mistakes! No one said you have to be perfect!" Rei and Makoto looked at each other not sure what to say. Minako immediately forgave anyone and everyone, but they were frankly still in shock. Usagi thought a moment and then said quietly, " Can I ask who's baby it is?" Seiya cringed and Yaten grinned even bigger. Taiki covered his face with one hand and raised the other. Everyone raised eyebrows and looked at each other. Rei looked around and said, "Um….I can feel tension coming on and a lot of explaining to do, so we'd better move this outside." Everyone agreed and they exited the restaurant. Yaten grabbed his drink.