subtle saccharine. (closed)

[Kotone Suzuhashi]

Nononononononono.

This couldn't be happening!

Kotone trembled and was horrified as she stared at the ruined cake in the opened package she held. One of side of the cake was dented slightly, the frosting was smudged on said side, and some of the fruit decorations on top were knocked over. She wasn't expecting her last delivery of the day would end up like this, but, it did happen. One moment ago, she was on her way to the client's house — where the client was nice, elderly woman who couldn't make it to the bakery herself and ordered a cake for her grandson's birthday later on that day — then the next moment, a group of children ran past her, roughly brushing past the bag that had the package that contained the cake, and they didn't apologize for it! Those rude children! What was she going to do? She couldn't go back to the bakery and ask for another cake. There wasn't enough time to do that! She made a promise to the manager that she would be there at the house before six in the evening and there was only about half-an-hour left!

She was panicking, which was fairly visible. She could hear her heart beating in her ears as it was racing. She felt tears forming at the corner of her eyes, but, she blinked almost all of them away. She tried to control her trembling and her breathing. What was she seriously going to do? How would the client react when she finds out? Scenarios started to form in her head — mainly consisting of a very upset client and a disappointed manager — but, she was pulled out of her thoughts as she saw someone's shoes step into her view which caused her to flinch and nearly drop the already ruined cake. She raised her head and tried to stare at the person without grimacing. "Y-Yes...?" Her heart was nearly racing again and she was nervous; she knew she wasn't that good at facing people, so, what was this person going to say to her and what should she do in this situation now that there was another person?



(I'm sorry this is terrible.)

[Usagi Tsukino]

The door-bell had rung.

"I'll get it!" She exclaimed to the members of her family and Chibiusa, who were all doing their own things. Mama was cooking. Papa was watching television. Shingo was playing with Luna and Diana, maybe even playing with the boys who had decided to run around their house. And, Chibiusa was... probably studying. If not that, then... well, despite her familiarity with the girl, she didn't really know what her future daughter did when she was at home. She did Chibiusa things. Usagi generally only checked on her, in her attic room, to make sure she wasn't causing trouble and that she was okay from time to time. Sometimes, the Amazoness Quartet came over, but the blonde hadn't seen them today. In all, there really wasn't any telling what the Pink Rabbit did besides draw and do homework.

In any case, seeing as no one in the house was closest to the door, and the fact that she was expecting Naru to arrive sometime soon, Usagi, in her pajamas, was the canidate for attending to the person behind the large rectangular shape on the opposing side. When she swung it open, she had expected to see her civilian friend standing there, ready for a sleep-over/all nighter. "Hey Naru-chan!" She hadn't hung out with Naru in a long time... especially with everything that had happened in her last battle with Galaxia; it seemed as if her senshi duties overtook most of her life now-a-days, and she never had the time she wanted to spend time with her human friends, not to mention having the audacity to put them in danger 99% of the time. But, tonight, she just wanted forget about being a senshi, being a princess, about new evils, new threats, and world matters. Tonight, she wanted to be a normal girl, as a small part of her old life sometimes nagged for her to. She owed Naru, at least, that much.

But, when she opened her eyes after having them closed in excitement, she realised that the person standing before her was... not Naru. Huh? Her smile fell and she blinked a few times. "Who are you?" She asked curiously, staring at the brunette in question. She didn't recognise her. And, she was holding something.... she must have been some type of delivery girl.

But, then, Usagi's cerulean eyes fell upon the cubic container the girl was holding. She gasped. There was no mistaking it. It was the greatest delicacy known to man. "Cake!" She grinned, her eyes becoming wide and very aware of the dessert before her. Yummy, yummy, yummy. Her gaze returned to the girl, obviously overly excited and overcome by the sight of the frosting-covered dulce, oblivious to its deformity. "Did you bring that cake for me? Ah, you're such a nice person! Can I have it?" She asked childishly, practically begging and drooling.

{{Not terrible at all ^^}}

[Chibiusa Tsukino]

It was an unforgivable crime! Every time Chibiusa bought new sweets, that greedy Usagi found them! By now, she was running out of hiding places. Luckily for the future princess, she had finally outsmarted the older rabbit once and for all. Usagi should be going out any time to meet with the girls or maybe Naru-chan, which gave her enough time to order her very own cake! It was sure to be yummy. Of course, she was on a secret mission, so she couldn't let anyone know her identity. Her old lady voice had fooled the bakery over the phone. That meant her plan was a success! She did a devious little giggle, seated at the desk in her room. The sketchbook lay open on the desk as she scribbled mindlessly to pass the time. Now all she had to do was wait for Usagi to leave. Ikuko-mama and Kenji-papa were distracted, so she should be able to sneak past them without a problem. The little rabbit jumped out of her chair at the sound of the doorbell.

Then she twitched at the sound of that voice. Ugh. That odango atama, always ruining her plans! "Wait! I can get it just fine on my own!" They were in a race for the front door. Only it didn't matter who got there first. Unfortunately for her, Usagi was closer and she lost. The door opened to reveal the delivery girl. Oh no, she had to act quickly if she wanted to save her yummy cake! Quickly shoving herself to the front, she glared at her future mother.

"Of course it's not for you, baka Usagi!" She rolled her eyes at the older rabbit. Was that all she ever thought about was eating? Sure, Chibiusa's sweet tooth was just as huge. After all, most of her attacks centered around sugar. She was just smarter about it. "Thank you so much for coming! Sorry about this, she does this all the time." she said, making sure to place extra emphasis on that last part only to irritate the older girl. Her eyes fell first on the cake container, then the actual girl's face. It was then Chibiusa noticed her expression. At that moment, her thoughts of her delicious yummy cake were forgotten. If there's one thing her experiences in the present taught her, it was that people's feelings were more important than desserts. "Are you okay?" she questioned the girl. Something might be wrong here.

[Kotone Suzuhashi]

She nearly flinched again as she heard the fairly loud, feminine voice from someone in front of her. She stared at the young blonde girl with an odd hair style where the buns on her head resembled dango or even meatballs; was this the client? No, she didn't sound that old... Perhaps, she was the granddaughter of the client? ... Wait, "Naru-chan"? Was the blonde expecting someone? "A-ah, I'm sorry... I'm not this Naru-chan, miss." Kotone felt bad now since, she wasn't the one the blonde was expecting. "I'm Kotone. Suzuhashi Kotone, from Suitohatsu Cafe & Bakery in the downtown area... I-I'm sorry again if you were expecting someone else!" She bowed her head in apology.

After hearing the word "cake", she lifted her head and grimaced slightly as she was reminded of the current state of the cake in her hands. "I just... I'm sorry... I came to deliver this cake to this address, but..." She took a deep, shaky breathe as she prepared herself for the worst to come just in case. "Is your grandmother home? She is Usa... Usahana Miraiko-san I believe...?" She was afraid of disappointing someone and she hated it too. She hoped that she didn't disappoint this client. "I-I need to speak with her—" Just as she said that, she heard another voice coming from below. She saw a much younger girl with a unique shade of pink for her hair and a unique hair style that was somewhat similar to the blonde. Another granddaughter maybe? Were these two sisters? Cousins? ... Did the younger one dye her hair...? She mentally shook herself from those thoughts; she had a client to speak and this wasn't the time for that... Though, she appreciated the distractions; confrontations were just nerve-wracking.

Kotone continued to stare at the younger for a few more seconds before averting her gaze in another direction. The pink-haired girl seemed more observant than the blonde. Was she okay? She was not okay and the cake was not okay either. "I... I'm.. U-um... The cake..." Since now there was more than one person in front of her speaking to her, she was starting to embarrass herself as she could no longer form proper sentences. She swallowed and tried to calm herself. Where was the client when you needed her? ... Was there another person going join in this conversation? Kami-sama, she hoped not.



(Sorry it took so long for me to post! Dx)

[Kou Taiki]

Taiki had decided to get out of the apartment for a few hours all of Yaten's and Seiya's arguing was starting to drive the brunette nuts. SO the tallest of the starlights decided to just walk around the town. It had been a little while since they had last been here. Sure they hadn't been on Kinmoku for even a year before they headed out but that meant nothing. She still felt the need to get a feel for where they were living at the moment once more. SO with sunglasses and a baseball cap she was out and getting herself used to the city once more.

It hadn't been long before Taiki found herself standing outside the wall around a familiar house. She chuckled thinking of the last time she had been here. That had been an interesting phage fight to say the least. No room in the house to fight what so ever,m Uranus and Neptune wearing Shoes on the table. and all of them hiding in different places because of that TV crew. She shook her head thinking of the fight before she decided to lean against the wall and come up with some excuse as to why she was here to begin with.

Watching from where she was leaned against the wall she saw the door open and Usagi talk to a girl that had just shown up. Rolling her eyes at the blond and than the pink haired girl she had never seen before she made her way up. She did notice the pink haired girl look similar to the blond in some ways. "Tsukino-san slow down on those questions a bit the poor girls looks like she's scared to death." she said with a chuckle before looking down at the girl. "she can get a bit over whelming just tell them when you feel your ready." well it was what Taiki did when she was younger on Kinmoku. The only one's she had really been all that outgoing around had been Yaten and Seiya for the longest time.

[Usagi Tsukino]

"Wait! I can get it just fine on my own!"

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What...? Usagi turned to a running Pink Rabbit heading towards the door just as the blonde was opening it. "Why do you want to open the door, Chibiusa?" Usagi wondered aloud, staring at the fuschia girl in curosity and propping an eyebrow. She never had a desire to any other time... unless it was something that was for her...

"A-ah, I'm sorry... I'm not this Naru-chan, miss." "I'm Kotone. Suzuhashi Kotone, from Suitohatsu Cafe & Bakery in the downtown area... I-I'm sorry again if you were expecting someone else!" [/u][/color]

"Ahahaha, no.... it's my fault," Usagi chuckled out nervously as a sweat-drop slid down the side of her head. How silly of me![/color] She must have been so excited about the sleep-over that she had assumed that this girl was Naru-chan... she should have looked first. "Don't worry about it. It's nice to meet you, Kotone-chan!" added/assured Usagi, who was now attempting to hide the earlier embarressment with genuine friendliness and a smile.

"Of course it's not for you, baka Usagi!" "Thank you so much for coming! Sorry about this, she does this all the time."[/u][/color]

Usagi's drooling expression instantly shifted to annoyance, having taken usual offence to Chibiusa's comment. Why that little...! She turned to her future daughter in counter. "Who says it's not for me, huh?" Then, a bit more miffed and in denial, "I do not! How dare you say that, you brat!" Because, honestly, Chibiusa knew perfectly well that Usagi wanted that cake... and it wasn't everyday that cake came to the Tsukino Residence!

"I just... I'm sorry... I came to deliver this cake to this address, but..." "Is your grandmother home? She is Usa... Usahana Miraiko-san I believe...?" "I-I need to speak with her—"[/u][/color]

Usagi blinked, a blank look overcoming her features as she looked back at the brunette standing in the doorway. "'Grandmother'?" She repeated, not understanding. "'Usahana Mirakiko..san?'" What in the world was this delivery girl talking about? The Blonde Rabbit was certainly lost. She didn't have a grandmother, nor did one live there with her family. And, she couldn't recall such a name as Usahana Miraiko, either. Perhaps, Kotone-chan really did have the wrong address afterall...

Disappointment filled Usagi's being at the thought of the delicious-looking cake going to someone else. Thankfully, the feeling did not reach her face. She really did not want to give up something so sweet and tasty... but, she wouldn't want someone else to eat all of a cake that she had ordered or lie about it -- like a certain chibi with pink odangos often did. Yes, unlike her, Usagi would have to do the right thing... lying and stealing just wasn't her style. And, just then, she wondered if this was one of Chibiusa's little mischevious schemes... she did seem a bit suspicious, now that the blonde considered the possibility...

Then, as she stared at the delivery girl, just as Chibiusa had asked the concerned question, Usagi began to notice that the girl really did seem bothered by something. She muttered something about the cake, and Usagi found herself becoming concerned, wanting to help the girl. "What is it? Do you need someone to hold it?" Usagi friendily and kindly offered, reaching her hands out to take the cake from the girl. "Here," She said, gently taking the box from Kotone and into her own hands to hold. "Is that better?" She asked hopefully. Usagi half-way occupied her thoughts with what could be troubling the girl... and she hoped it wasn't something too serious or too painful. She really did seem on edge...

"Tsukino-san slow down on those questions a bit the poor girls looks like she's scared to death." "she can get a bit over whelming just tell them when you feel your ready." [/u][/color]

Usagi was suddenly taken aback by the face she saw come into view. Surprise engulfed her features, her cerulean eyes widening. "Taiki....-san?" Confusion circulated through her. Was this real? "When did you...?" She stopped, and tried again. The Starlights had left, right? She saw them leave! They had returned to re-build Kinmoku, to go home. So...

"What are you doing here?..."
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