Part 2 of my amazing (hopefully) story. It's not as long as the first, but the story is coming along.

Disclaimer: I'm not Japanese, so please forgive any misuse on the honorifics and I do not own Sailor Moon, which this story is very loosely based.

Chapter 2

Disappointments

"So what'd you think is in that letter?" Makoto asked.

Rei had explained the entire event to her friends the next day at the Crown Arcade and on the way to her house. The five girls were now scattered around Rei's room.

"I have absolutely no idea. I've never seen him like this," Rei replied.

"This is rather odd," Ami commented as she put her book on the table. "He's always so calm. I wonder what's gotten into him. When we walked past him earlier, he looked like he had a lot on his mind."

"Yeah, he didn't even say hi to me when I waved at him," pouted Usagi, swallowing her third muffin that Makoto had brought from home. She actually looked hurt by this.

"Well, I know one thing Rei-chan could do to clear his head," said Minako playfully, as she lay on her back on Rei's bed. This earned her a pillow in the face. Both Usagi and Makoto laughed. Ami blushed.

"I guess I deserved that, but thanks for the pillow, Rei-chan," Minako laughed. Rei rolled her eyes. Her friends were always teasing her about Yuuichirou, especially Usagi.

Thank God she's stuffing her face with Mako-chan's muffins right now, or Usagi would be having a field day, Rei thought.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. It slid opened ajar and a head with long brown hair peaked through.

"Hey guys," Yuuichirou said, "I know you don't like it when I interrupt your little gatherings, but I was wondering if all of you could come to the living room for a sec. I have something important to tell you guys. All of you." With that, he pulled his head out of the crack and shut the door gently. Five sets of eyes blinked.

"This probably has something to do with the letter," Ami thought out loud as everyone started to get up.

"Or maybe he's going to profess his undying love for Rei-chan," teased Usagi this time, making Mina burst into laughter. The two high-fived.

Dammit, why couldn't Mako-chan make more muffins! Rei screamed in her head. She shot the blondes dirty looks and fumed out of her bedroom and walked into the living room while the others followed. She didn't want to speak to Usagi, or Mina for that matter, so she sat at the end of the couch, as far away from the two as possible. Makoto and Ami separated them.

Rei instantly forgot her anger as she looked up at Yuuichirou. He was standing up in front of the couch, one arm crossed and biting his fingernails on his free hand. He looked up, feeling someone watching him and met Rei's eyes. He looked nervous. He broke their gaze by beginning to pace.

Rei turned to her friends. They saw what happened as well.

"What was that?" Makoto mouthed.

"Maybe he's just nervous about. . ." Minako couldn't finish her sentence, for a second pillow found its way to her face.

At that moment, Grandpa walked in, stopping any kind of fight that would have most likely occurred. He took his place on his favorite arm chair and winked at Rei's friends, sending fire up Rei's veins. He turned to Yuuichirou and said, "Alright, Yuuichirou. What's your big news?"

Yuuichirou stopped pacing and turned to face his audience, completely oblivious to whatever had just happened in the same room. He ruffled his hair with the same hand he was chewing on.

"As you all know, I got a letter last night. And don't pretend that you guys don't know," Yuuichirou said, pointing at the four girls he didn't live with. "We all know that Rei tells you guys everything." Rei blushed. Yuuichirou continued, "Anyway, it was from my parents."

"Are you kidding me, Yuuichirou-kun?" Rei almost screamed. "You had me all worried and it turns out that you just got a dumb letter from your parents!"

"You don't understand, Rei-chan," Yuuichirou replied calmly. "My father owns one of the largest computer manufacturing companies in Japan. My father worked hard to have the life he has now and my parents have what they believe is a perfect life, except that they have me for a son."

It was obvious to anyone a mile away the sound of disappointment that saturated his voice. No one could hide their sympathetic look from their face, which only made Yuuichirou feel even more pathetic. Now that Rei thought about it, she couldn't remember the last time Yuuichirou got a letter from his parents. Was it new years? Rei thought.

As Rei continued her thoughts, Usagi got up and walked over to Yuuichirou. She placed a hand on his shoulders and said, "You're a good person Yuuichirou-chan. Anyone would be happy to call you their son. Or their friend. You're parents would have to be crazy to think that you're a disappointment."

Yuuichirou looked up at her and smiled softly. She always knows the just how to cheer someone up. Of all Rei's friends, she was his favorite: she was funny and a bit flaky and, at times like this, she was the sweetest and most understanding person he knew.

"Thanks, Usagi-san, but you don't have to be that nice. The truth hurts and I just have to live with it," replied Yuuichirou.

"But she's right, Yuuichirou," Grandpa interrupted. All heads turned to him. "I love having you around the shrine. You are always so reliable when it comes to the chores and the shrine or taking care of me and Rei. It's nice having another man around the house. It gets kinda crazy around here with all these girls," he pointed at all the girls sitting on the couch, "You're like the son I never had."

All the girls smiled and Yuuichirou blushed. "You really mean that, Grandpa?" he asked.

Grandpa just nodded, but the look on Yuuichirou's face was undeniably happy. Then he remembered the contents of his letter.

"Anyway, the thing is, my parents haven't seen me in years. That's the reason they sent me the letter in the first place." Yuuichirou pulled out the letter from his back pocket. "They want to see me, to see if I'm alright, but," Yuuichirou paused. "They really want to 'meet the people that have taken me in so kindly into their home,'" he read aloud from the letter.

Six pairs of eyebrows rose.

"My parents would love to see the shrine and where I've spent all these years, but it seems that my parents' friends want to see me too. Actually, everyone my parents know wants to see me. So I guess what I'm trying to say is. . ." Yuuichirou took a deep breath, "would you all come with me to my parents' house?"