Pairing: Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) x Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter)

Fandom: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Theme: #12. in a good mood

Rating: G

Disclaimer: Tsukino Usagi, Seiya Kou, and any of the other characters that pop up in this drabble are not my property, but belong to the great Naoko Takeuchi. Oh, and Sailor Moon Says: "Study hard!" (Whee, nostalgia. XD)

A/N: I'm not quite sure how the Japanese grading system went during the 90's, so I just went with the 54321 system, with 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. If anyone would like to correct me, please do so. :)

The Value of Studying

The day that the exam results came out was always a busy one. For once, the usually crowded spots of the school were mostly deserted, the students leaving their usual hang-outs in favor of crowding around the large rolling board that held the final scores of the examinations.

In all the chaos that this brought, the Three Lights decided to take full advantage of one of the few days they would be able to walk down the school corridors without being harassed by fangirls and the like. As they walked, Taiki happily lectured Yaten on the value of education while the shorter boy pouted at his less-than-satisfactory grade in Physical Education. Seiya merely tried to tune both of them out as he thought up ways to trick Usagi into catching lunch with him.

The trio turned a corner and was met with an unusual sight. Ami, Makoto and Minako were huddled outside their classroom, but Usagi was nowhere to be seen. The three girls were also whispering frantically to each other, every now and then darting glances at the open door of the room.

"Hey, what's going on?" Seiya asked, warily keeping his distance just in case they were planning something (well, in case Minako was). The blonde turned watery blue eyes upon him, and the dark-haired idol instinctively moved back. It was a good thing he did, for Minako chose that moment to fling herself upon him, but missed and landed upon Yaten instead. Despite missing her original target, the girl didn't seem to mind and clung tightly to Yaten while she wailed. The silver-haired boy sputtered, trying to push Minako off but failing miserably.

"Oh, it's horrible!" Minako cried as Yaten struggled against her grip. "Usagi-chan is going to die!"

"What?!" Seiya exclaimed, looking around wildly for the odango-haired girl.

Makoto rolled her eyes, taking pity on Yaten and tugging the blonde off of him. "Minako-chan, you're exaggerating," she scolded the girl.

"What's wrong with Usagi?" Seiya asked urgently.

Ami hid a small laugh. "Usagi-chan's not really going to die, Seiya-san," she assured him. "She's just talking to Uchiya-sensei about her Math grade."

"A consultation? What could be so deadly about that?" Taiki asked, glancing over to where Usagi and the teacher were in deep conversation.

"It's not exactly the consultation, but the subject matter. Usagi has ... problems ... with Math," Ami explained carefully.

Minako opened her mouth, presumably to refute the blue-haired genius on her perception of the aforementioned subject, when Usagi bowed to the teacher and started to make her way out of the classroom. Minako quickly ushered everyone to the side of the door, forcing them to take on casual poses as if they were merely lounging around outside the room and not trying to eavesdrop.

"Ah, Usagi-chan! How did it go?" Minako asked, flashing her pearly-whites in an easygoing grin. Usagi looked at her carefully, as if contemplating something, before her face stretched out in a grin that mirrored Minako's wide one. "I got a 3!!!!" she screamed, and suddenly both blondes were screaming and jumping around like lunatics. The two girls quickly dragged Makoto and Ami into a group hug, and girlish squealing and laughter filled the corridor.

Usagi broke free from the circle, still giddy from the good news, and bounced over to the three boys. She glomped Yaten (who blanched at being hugged by an enthusiastic blonde for the second time within five minutes), hugged Taiki (or at least his torso, since she couldn't reach his shoulders), and came to a stop at Seiya.

She grinned widely at him, and Seiya wondered if she was going to hug him, too (in such case, he was well-prepared to return that particular display of affection), when she completely surprised everyone by planting a sound kiss straight on the shocked boy's lips.

The blonde pulled away soon enough, turning around to face the others. "Come on, guys! Let's go to Crown - my treat!" she declared, waving her purse in the air before tearing down the corridor. The girls looked at each other, completely dumbfounded, before rushing off after Usagi, leaving the three boys standing in the mostly empty corridor.

"Well, at least someone around here appreciates the value of education," Taiki said dryly, looking over at Seiya. The poor boy remained in a state of shock, staring blankly at where Usagi had stood only moments before.

"Lovesick idiot," Yaten rolled his eyes, but for once, Seiya had no reply.

Review Replies:

KibaInu - Glad you enjoyed it. It was a fun story to write, but I think the next drabble will be more of an angstier one. Seems like I've been writing a bit too much fluff lately, so back to the heartstring-tugging for a moment. ;)