[Scene: Motoki has passed out in the aisle of a movie theater]
[Mamoru rises with a look of concern on his face. Zoi starts to rise, but Mamoru shakes his head. ]
Mamoru: You don't have to come. Wait here and get your eight buck worth of carnage.
[Zoi follows him anyway]
[Mamoru walks over and gently shakes Motoki's shoulder]
Mamoru: Motoki, are you ok?
Motoki: No. I think I'm sick.
[Mamoru touches his forehead]
Mamoru: He doesn't seem to have a fever.
[Zoi finds that hard to believe since he looks feverish. He touchs Motoki's forehead]
Zoi: What do mean? He's burning up. We should call for an ambulance.
Motoki: It's okay. It's just the flu. I'll be fine.
[Motoki crawls up. He makes a whimpering noise as he rises to his feet, and staggers out of the theater.]
[Zoi and Mamoru walk after him. There is no sign of Motoki in the lobby, so they go into the men's room.]
[The find Motoki sitting in one of the stalls with the door open, sitting sideways, with his eyes closed and his head resting against the partition, either asleep or unconscious. His skin is flushed and his breath is still coming out in wheezing gasps.]
Mamoru: He's in pretty bad shape. We'd better get him home…I knew there had to be a reason he was acting this weird.
[Mamoru shakes Motoki gently]
Mamoru: Motoki, Motoki, wake up. We're taking you home now.
[Motoki opens his eyes which are dazed and glassy.]
Mamoru: Movie too much for you?
Motoki: I honestly don't remember any of it. The world started spinning before we left the van.
Zoi: Why didn't you say something?
Motoki: I was hoping it would pass. I didn't want to leave you stranded here alone with… [Sees Mamoru and clams up]
Mamoru: Give me your keys.
Motoki: No.
Mamoru: Give me your keys!
[Motoki snarls and tries to take a swing at Mamoru, but Mamoru easily overpowers him and gets his keys away from him.]
[Mamoru tosses them to Zoi]
Mamoru: Open the back of the van. I may have to wrestle him into there.
[If it comes to that Zoi will just drain his energy, but he hopes it doesn't, since he doesn't know what affect that might have on Motoki if he is already seriously ill.]
[Zoi opens up the van and Mamoru manages to get him in there without much of a fight. Zoi stays in back with him, to make sure his condition doesn't worsen]
[Mamoru drives to Motoki's place. He slings Motoki's arm over one shoulder and walks him to the front door with Zoi following behind them.]
[Mamoru rings the doorbell and after a while Reika answers, looking very wan in a red silk robe.]
Mamoru: Motoki's sick. He passed out during the movie.
[Motoki shambles inside, while Reika helps to hold him steady.]
Mamoru: I need to borrow the van so I can take Zoi home. I'll bring it back some time tomorrow.
Motoki: [groggy] No. He's not taking my van. You two can wait inside and call people to come pick you up.
Reika: [indignant] No they can't wait inside. We're both sick right now!
Motoki: Reika…lambchop…I really don't think Mamoru is in any condition to drive right now…
Mamoru: [angry] Why? Are you afraid I'm going to molest Zoi in your van the way you molested him in the game center?
Reika: MOTOKI!
Zoi: [to Reika] He didn't molest me. Mamoru's been saying weird stuff all day.
Motoki: [face palms] Mamoru, why are you trying to ruin my life?
Reika: [Closing the door] You two had better get going.
[Zoi hears click of the deadbolt]
Mamoru: Come on Zoi.
[They walk back to the van. When they are halfway there, Mamoru put his arm around Zoi's shoulder.]
Zoi: [shrugging away in protest] Mamoru.
[Mamoru drops his arm. But then holds Zoi's hand.]
Mamoru: Your hands are *cold*.
[Zoi tries to pull his hand away, but Mamoru grabs his wrist.]
Zoi: Just what do you think you're doing?
[Zoi's not frightened, of course, since he can snap Mamoru like a twig if he has to. But he's a bit unnerved, since he's never known Mamoru to be this forward.]
Mamoru: Don't be scared. I won't try anything. You know you can trust me. I won't ever let you down. You can always count on me. But you know that, right? That I would never, ever hurt you?
Zoi: Mamoru. Why are you acting like this? What has gotten into you?
Mamoru: Tell me something.
Zoi: What?
Mamoru: You like me, don't you?
Zoi: [tries to pull his arm free] Not in that way, I don't.
Mamoru: But you like me better than the joker who lives in there, don't you? [nodding toward Motoki's place]
Zoi: I suppose so. But not when you're acting like this.
[Mamoru smiles weakly]
Mamoru: You like me better than any other guy you know. Don't you?
Zoi: [narrows his eyes at him] Mamoru. I have a boyfriend.
Mamoru: That's not an answer, and you know it.
[Zoi's jaw drops]
Mamoru: Do you like me better than any of the other guys you know?
Zoi: Right now, I don't even like you better than any of the girls I know.
Mamoru: But you like me as a friend, right?
Zoi: Yes! Exactly!
Mamoru: That's ok, you know. As long as you like me the best.
Zoi: [smiles] Great. I'm glad I could clear that up for you.
[Zoi waits for Mamoru to release his wrist.]
Mamoru: And you think I'm good looking…sort of.
Zoi: Ok. This is getting really creepy again.
Mamoru: [leans closer] I'm prepared to be annoying persistent.
Zoi: [leans away] I don't think my boyfriend will like that.
Mamoru: I don't give a damn what he likes.
[Zoi heaves a sigh and frowns at Mamoru]
Zoi: Look, Mamoru. If you're waiting for me to break up with Kunzite, you're going to have to wait forever, because that is not going to happen.
Mamoru: [gives Zoi a pitying look] Why? Because he won't let you?
[Zoi gasps in outrage]
Mamoru: It's ok. You don't have to talk about it if you're not ready.
[Zoi's jaw drops]
Mamoru: …but don't get mad at me for wanting what's best for you.
Zoi: [sneers] You don't know what's best for me.
Mamoru: I'm not giving up. I have loads of time.
Zoi: You shouldn't waste it on me. You may have forgotten this, but you already have a GIRLFRIEND.
Mamoru: What does Usagi have to do with any of this?
Zoi: Excuse me? You don't think Usagi would have a problem with any of these things you're saying to me right now!
Mamoru: [shrugs bitterly] I don't see why she would. I'm fairly certain Usagi wants an open relationship.
Zoi: And I'm more certain she does not! Honestly, Mamoru! You've been acting way weirder that Motoki all night! Are you on drugs?
Mamoru: Why would I need drugs when I have you?
[Motoki didn't think Mamoru had a fever. But Mamoru didn't think Motoki had a fever either. Probably because he was feverish himself]
[Zoi places his hand on Mamoru's forehead. It's like touching a hot iron.]