Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Odango and the Baka ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
The Odango and the Baka- Chapter 7
Lady Catherine
catty1324@hotmail.com
Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.

Author's Notes: Ok, here is the chapter that I promised. It's not as long as I would like it
to be but it is average for my chapters. Thanks to the three reviewers who reviewed me
despite my pathetic excuse for a chapter.

"USAGI! What are you doing here so early? Why are you wearing an apron?
Where's Motoki?" Rei, who was slightly in shock to see her best friend waiting tables
instead of running late, was throwing all of these questions at her.
"If you would shut up for a second I would tell you."
"Oh, sorry." Rei looked at her expectantly.
"I woke up early this morning and decided to surprise Motoki. Unfortunately the
shock was too much and he passed out, twice. Mamoru and I put him in the staff lounge
and have been running the arcade ever since."
"Motoki fainted? Man I miss all the good stuff." Rei looked disappointed at
missing the show. "Hey you mean you've been working with Mamoru and NO fights
have erupted?" Rei looked a little doubtful at this idea.
"Are you kidding me!? I haven't had time to fight with him. It's harder than it
looks to be a waitress. I have developed a new found respect for Unazuki, believe you
me. Besides, he hasn't done anything insulting to me this morning. He didn't even make
any cracks about my being up before noon."
"Wow! I didn't think that he could or would let an opportunity like this to pass
him by. Obviously I was wrong. I'm going to sit in our usual booth and wait for the
others. You should probably go and check on Motoki. He's been out for a few hours now
from what you've told me."
"You're probably right. I don't know why I didn't go sooner. Oh yeah, do you
want anything?" She looked at Rei with order pad in hand.
"A cheeseburger and fries with a double chocolate milkshake."
"Coming right up." Usagi walked back to the counter and handed the order to
Mamoru. "I am going to go and check on Motoki again. I'll be back in a sec."
"Ok Odango." Usagi ignored him and went into the staff lounge. Motoki was
still asleep on the couch. The water from his little bath had dried and he looked very
peaceful.
"Well at least he's breathing. If he doesn't wake up soon I'll get Ami to came and
take a look at him. I better get back to work now." She turned and rushed back into the
arcade and saw that her other friends had arrived. Walking towards them she called a
greeting. "Hey guys! What's up?"
"You before noon, that's what," said the quick-witted Makoto. "Are you sure
you're feeling ok?"
"Fine. Can I get you guys anything." Usagi scribbled frantically as the girls
shouted out their orders. "Ok, I think I got all that. Be right back." Usagi walked away,
completely oblivious to the looks her friends were giving her. "Here you go Mamoru-
baka. Motoki is still out."
"If you want you can join your friends now. You don't have to keep helping me."
"I don't mind really. It's my fault anyways, so really I should help. My friends
can wait. Besides Ami might be able to wake him up when she's done eating."
"Whatever you say Odango. Thanks for the help." He turned back to the stove
and began making the orders. Meanwhile at her friends booth, quite a bit of gaping was
going on.
"They are actually getting along. I better do a scan of them like this. It might be
important. I didn't get anything conclusive off of the other ones so I need this data."
Ami pulled out her computer and began typing furiously. The other girls watched,
interested to see what results might appear. When their orders arrived they looked at
Usagi expecting her to join them.
"I need to keep helping Mamoru you guys. I feel bad that just because I got up
early, he's stuck waiting tables in the arcade. Oh yeah, Ami, when you're done can you
look at Motoki? I can't figure out why he won't wake up."
"No problem." Ami began gulping down her food as fast as humanly possible.
Her computer kept scanning as Usagi continued taking orders. As Usagi and Mamoru
conversed (POLITELY!) the scanner beeped. Ami stopped inhaling her food to look at
the screen. "This is odd. My computer is picking up a strange energy signature between
them." She craned her neck to get a better look at the pair. Makoto and Minako turned
in their seats and stared.
"What kind of energy signature?"
"An unidentifiable one. I am pretty sure that it is benign and it doesn't appear to
be affecting anyone else in the arcade." Ami looked intently at the screen, absently
munching on a fry. "I'm going to go and check on Motoki now. You guys wait here and
keep an eye on them." She gestured towards Usagi and Mamoru as she stood and walked
towards the staff lounge. Once inside, she again pulled out her computer and began an
energy scan. Just as she had suspected, the same energy between Usagi and Mamoru
appeared to be keeping Motoki in a deep sleep. "At least he'll be well rested," she said to
herself. She had a hunch that whatever the energy was, it wasn't going to let him wake
up until whatever it's goal was had been accomplished. Just what that goal was she had
no idea but it apparently involved Mamoru and Usagi. She checked Motoki again and
went back into the arcade and saw that Luna had arrived while she was gone.
"Hello Ami. What were the results of your scans?" Luna wasted no time in
getting to the point as Ami sat down again.
"My scans from yesterday were inconclusive so I did another scan of them today
because they are actually getting along and I picked up a strange energy signature coming
from them. It so happens that the same energy signature is what's kept Motoki
unconscious all morning." At this revelation the other girls gasped.
"It's causing Motoki's unconsciousness? Are you sure it's harmless."
"Positive. It's only making him sleep and it doesn't seem to be doing anything to
Mamoru and Usagi" 'except making them get along.' Ami didn't want to jinx the
energy's results so she kept this last supposition to herself. "I am going to keep a scan
running until we leave. I will compare those results to yesterdays and see if I can find
anything that I missed before."
"That sounds good. I will see you girls later. Keep an eye on Usagi and Mamoru.
I am going to find Artemis." With that, Luna walked out of the arcade. After a second a
shout rang out.
"USAGI! Over here!" Never one to be subtle, Minako got Usagi's attention.
"Do you need something Minako?" Usagi looked a little worried at her friend's
sudden outburst.
"No, I was just wondering when you were going to be done here."
"Unless Motoki wakes up soon, I am going to stay until Unazuki shows up."
"Ok, we'll stay too. Just ask if you need any help."
"Okey doke." Usagi went back to work and left the girls to enjoy the remnants of
their lunch.


That's all for this chapter. I know that it's not the longest but I tried really hard to get it
written. I am not going to blackmail for reviews this chapter but I would really
appreciate any comments you guys have. Thanks for reading!
Lady Catherine