The Odango and the Baka- Chapter 12

Lady Catherine

Catty1324@hotmail.com

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon although I wish that I did.

Author's Notes: I am very sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I really have no

excuse other than I got caught up with school and I had horrible writer's block. Again I

apologize.

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Usagi ran like a maniac to reach her friends before the fight was over. Close

behind her was Tuxedo Kamen, racing toward the feeling of danger that had overcome

him as soon as she had transformed. She was getting closer and could hear the sounds of

the fight that was raging as always in the center of the park. She slowed as she began to

see the flashes of the attacks being fired at the youma.

"Sailor Mercury," shouted Sailor Moon, "What is it?" She entered the battle as

she shouted and promptly had to dodge an attack from a youma that vaguely

resembled...a fish? 'WHERE do they come up with these things.' She dodged the next

attack and looked at Mercury.

"You need to aim for its third gill slit on the left side. THE OTHER LEFT

MOON!" Mercury shrieked this last bit as Sailor Moon threw her tiara at the fish and it

hit...on the wrong side.

"Ooops. Sorry Mercury." She re-aimed and was about to let loose when a much

stronger blast came from the fish and was coming right towards her.

"MOON! LOOK OUT!!" The other scouts, who had been injured before Usagi

had reached them, looked on in horror as she simply stared at the on-coming blast. At the

last second before impact, a black figure leaped from the trees above. The familiar site

of Tuxedo Kamen was a welcome sight as he swept Sailor Moon out of the way of the

blast. It caught the edge of his cape and exploded as he pushed Sailor Moon away.

Injured, Tuxedo Kamen jumped in to the tree as the scouts refocused on the youma.

"MOON TIARA MAGIC!" The tiara flew from Sailor Moon's hand and this

time it hit the youma in the right spot and it exploded in the usual display of fireworks.

The scouts picked themselves up and clustered around Sailor Moon.

"Sorry guys but I can't stick around to chat. Mamoru is really going to be

wondering where I disappeared to. I promised him that I would be right back. Oh man is

he going to KILL me!" Usagi, still transformed was already off and jumping in the

direction of Mamoru's apartment building as she panicked. She didn't see the other dark

figure leaping along beside her. When she reached the sidewalk in front of his building

she quickly touched her broach and de-transformed. Running into the lobby she didn't

notice the dark figure land on the balcony several floors above her.

"Mamoru I'm back!" Usagi walked into his apartment, slightly out of breath from

her mad dash across the city.

"I'm in here Usagi. Did you finish helping your friend?"

"Yup yup. It was really a simple problem. Though it was a little close there for a

second. We almost didn't finish." Usagi grinned at her words. They were very true, yet

in no way did they tell him what she had been doing. "Anyway, lets get back to the math.

I think that I almost understand it."

"Okay. Do you want to eat first though? You didn't get a chance before you

dashed out of here."

"Okey-doke".

The rest of the afternoon passed similarly as they got down to work. Their earlier

animosity had been lost at some point and they made a good headway in Usagi's pile of

homework.

"I think I better go home now," said Usagi after a few hours, "Its almost dinner

time and my mom doesn't like it when I'm late."

"Do you want me to drive you home?"

"No, I'll be fine walking."

"I think I will walk with you. I don't like to think of you walking alone after dark

through the city."

"How gentlemanly of you," teased Usagi, "I appreciate it. Thank you."

They left Mamoru's apartment and turned towards Usagi's neighborhood.

"So what did you have to help your friend with today?"

"Just a little pest problem, nothing special."

"What kind of pest?"

"Nothing special or important."

"Okay then. Lets talk about something else. What do you usually do after

dinner?"

"Ummm, homework now. I used to read comics but my mom kind of put a stop

to that." 'I also often hunt down Negaverse youmas in the middle of the night. Oh but

wait, I can't tell him that." Usagi grinned at Mamoru and hoped that he hadn't caught the

signs of an inner dialogue.

"Sorry that your comic book perusal has been interrupted but I think that doing

your homework is a bit more important."

"You sound just like my mom." They both laughed at this and continued their

walk in silence for a time. "Well, here we are." They had arrived in front of Usagi's

house and she turned to face him. "Thank you for walking me home. I really appreciate

it."

"Your welcome and it was no trouble."

"Goodnight Mamoru."

"Goodnight Odango." Usagi stuck her tongue out at him as she walked up to her

front door. He waved and watched her go inside. "Goodnight Sailor Moon."

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I know that it is short but it was just such a good place to end. I promise to update very

soon (like later tonight or tomorrow night). I really just liked the cliffhanger.

Lady Catherine