Usagi, laying on her bed in her room, gazed up at the ceiling. Rei would be leaving for Kyoto today... She had been planning on going to spend vacation with Mamoru in America, and already had a couple bags packed, but he had insisted that she stay in Japan... He had said that she wouldn't have much fun in America, and she would just be bored... Usagi hadn't been able to figure it out, but had merely shrugged it off saying, "Okay! Maybe next vacation, Mamo- chan!" She had really been hoping to visit America, but she wasn't about to go there against Mamoru's wishes... 'I sure have changed over the last couple of years...' she thought, with a heavy sigh. 'Of course, Spending vacation with Rei-chan will be just as fun!' Usagi thought, and smiled gleefully. The goldenhaired hime then looked over to her packed bags sitting next to her closet, "I can't wait!" '... As long as I can get mom to let me go...' Usagi snuck up behind Ikuko who was washing dishes from breakfast. She slowly leaned over to peer over her shoulder. She formed her mouth into a pout. "Can I go on vacation with Rei?" she asked, awaiting a response. Ikuko abruptly stopped from doing her dishes. She turned around. "Where to?" the older woman asked, her hands on her hips. Usagi blinked. "Um... It's Kyoto..." she mumbled, tapping the tips of her index fingers together. She looked up at Ikuko, then closed her eyes awaiting her mother's response... "That sounds like a great idea!" Ikuko said, to Usagi's obvious surprise. She jerked her head up, and her eyes popped open. "Really!?" she asked, enthusiastically. "Hai... After all, That Hino Rei girl is a miko. She's really smart, Maybe she'll tutor you while you're on your trip." Ikuko smiled. Usagi blinked. "Sure mom!" she smiled happily, as Ikuko turned back to continue doing her dishes. Usagi then thought, 'ALRIGHT! Mission One Complete! Now the other problem... Getting Rei to let me come...' She sighed, and headed upstairs, to pack her things... "REEEIII-CHAAANNN!!" Usagi whined, fluttering her eyelashes. She pulled her right hand up, and began twirling a golden strand of hair around her finger. Rei ignored the hime's innocent look, and walked past her with a gentle shove so she could reach her suitcase. Usagi looked back to Rei, persistently. She wasn't giving up yet. "No, Usagi. I already told you. You are -not- coming with me to Kyoto!" Rei responded, as she squeezed her eyes shut purposely trying to ignore Usagi's pleas. She brushed the hair from her right shoulder, and let the silky raven strands flutter down against her back. She began to lay the folded clothing in the suitcase once again as she had been trying to do for the past hour... Usagi leaned up to Rei, barely brushing against her back and placed her chin on the girl's left shoulder gingerly, causing Rei to stop abruptly from packing. Usagi turned her head slightly, So that she was facing Rei. Rei's eyes narrowed slightly, and her bottom lip curved downwards into a frown. "How many times do I have to say this before it gets through to you... -NO-." Rei responded to Usagi's acts of innocence. She gently jerked her shoulder away from the goldenhaired odango-atama, and turned around. She placed her hands on her hips, and Usagi just continued to look at her with her huge pleading eyes. Usagi's thoughts remaining on her determination to make Rei let her accompany her to Kyoto. She had heard that Kyoto was a beautiful place, and the sakura trees were especially beautiful in the Spring and Summer... "Odango-atama, Cut it out with the eyes already!" Rei said, and brought her hands up, and covered her face with them. She held her two middle fingers on her right hand barely apart so she could see Usagi's reaction. Her reward was to see Usagi with a childish smile creasing her lips. "Does that mean it's working?" Usagi asked, enthusiastically. She leaned up closer to Rei's covered face, her eyes wide and her mouth slightly open in a curious expression. "Uh!" Rei jerked her hands away from her face and spun around, her back once again facing Usagi, then continued to pack. 'I'm not giving up that easy...' Usagi vowed, secretly. She walked around Rei, and stood in front of the suitcase, preventing the miko from packing. "Rei! -Why- can't I go with you?" persisted Usagi, her eyes now slightly narrow, and her mouth formed upwards in a babyish pout. Rei restrained from laughing, and sighed. "The whole reason I'm going on this vacation is for some time - away- from you! Besides, Aren't you going to spend vacation with Mamoru!?" Rei responded, glaring at her friend. Her eyes were stern, and her frown was slowly shrinking. 'I can't stay mad at her... Gods! What is it with those damned eyes of her's!?' Rei mentally cursed, as she continued resisting Usagi's adorable charm... Usagi backed up slightly, her eyes now wide with shock. "What's that mean?..." she asked, tears welling up in her eyes. She sat down on Rei's bed, next to the luggage, and was about to break down crying when Rei sighed once more and pushed the suitcase aside. She sat down beside her, and placed a hand on Usagi's shoulder. The odango-atama turned her head to meet Rei's comforting gaze. "Look Usa, It's not that I don't enjoy being in your company. I just need a vacation..." Rei said, then added secretly, 'Though you don't know the real reason...' She cleared her mind of her thoughts, as Usagi muttered something. "But... How am I supposed to spend -my- vacation if I don't go with you?" Usagi asked, gingerly, "... So should I go get my bags?" Her cute puppy eyes seemed to come out of nowhere, and she got as close to Rei as she could without falling on top of the miko. Rei's right eyebrow flickered slightly, as she slowly raised a clenched fist, trying not to be too angry at her best friend. Usagi just continued to look at her. Rei then pulled away from the blonde, and screamed, "USAGIII!!" "So where we gonna stay, Rei-chan? Huh? Huh?" Usagi asked, as they stepped out of the train, her enthusiasm at its pique... Her ponytails were trailing behind her, fluttering softly from the wind. Rei sighed and stopped to think about why she had let Usagi come in the first place. 'Those godforsaken eyes!' she reminded herself. Rei then looked at Usagi again. She had a smile, her sapphire eyes large and excited, Her short white dress blowing slightly. Her hands were pulled together in front of her, and she looked so cute that Rei could figure out why her name meant 'Bunny'. Rei couldn't help but smile at her friend... She never had been able to resist Usagi's charm... The miko rolled her eyes. Rei had only wanted a little time away from Usagi to sort through her feelings and so maybe she wouldn't have to fight with Usagi for a couple months. No matter how much she refused to admit it, Usagi's sweet smile was the one thing that kept her going, and she hated to see her hime cry. Now she was going to be in another city for two months, alone with Usagi when she had merely wanted some peace and quiet away from her... Rei looked up at the sky, and cursed under her breath, 'Damn the gods!' At that moment, She knew that it was going to be a long vacation...
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