Title: Christmas Magic Chapter 2 Author: Azn Angel Email: sakura_angel@excite.com Rated: PG Hi, everyone! It's a Merry Christmas! ... In 3 weeks. *sweatdrop* Eh heh heh... Check out my other fic, Locker Love. Demo, unfortunately, minna, I'm not going to continue that fic until Christmas Magic is done. Gomen, but, I think Christmas Magic won't be that long anyway. So, don't expect a chapter of Locker Love, unless I happen to have some free time on my hands. The one that's posted up is something that I did because I happened to be lucky this week. Email me! If you're reading this, xsuzanne@bellsouth.net, I tried to email you, but it didn't work. Thankies for the email anyway! Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, fa la la la la, la la la la! ~*~*~*~* "OK!" Minako said while exchanging a look with Makoto. 'Uh oh,' I thought. 'Revenge.' "I dare you to call up Mamoru... and ask him to the masquerade." My eyes bulged and I choked on a piece of popcorn. I coughed a little, then blurted out, "Iie! No way!" Mako and Minako started laughing. "A dare's a dare, Usagi-chan!" Mako said through giggles. "And," Minako added after calming down. "You said you would never back out of a dare, remember?" (AN: Bran-chan, what are you thinking? Hmm? ^_^) "Well, well," I sputtered, trying unsuccessfully to come up with an excuse. Rei and Ami were looking at me with interested smiles, also. "Yeah, Usagi-chan!" Rei reminded me with an amused look. "I quote, 'I, Tsukino Usagi, solemnly vow to never, ever, EVER back out on a dare as long as I live. This I vow on the Moon's honor of a senshi.'" She had her hand over her heart to emphasize the point, and her face was very serious. I blushed embarrassedly. "Rei-baka, I wasn't THAT serious! I was just... playing around." "Uh huh," Ami said, giving me her I-believe-you-yeah-right-Look that she doesn't use very often. "No fair!" I whined. "You guys are teaming up against me!" "Well, as I said before, a dare's a dare!" Makoto told me. "Um... um..." I racked my mind for a good excuse. Heck, any excuse would be fine! "I... I'm busy that day!" "Then why'd you accept the offer from Motoki to go with him to the masquerade?" Minako asked, crossing her arms. "Uh... I'm going on vacation?" I said (more like asked) weakly. "Iie." Mako shook her head. "Err... I have nothing to wear!" "Girl, I've SEEN your closet!" Rei retorted. "Ehh..." I sudden brightened. "I don't have his phone number!" I said with a smug smile. For a moment, they stood silent, when Ami gave me a slip of paper. "Here you go." she said happily, handing me the small paper. "I knew you'd want it someday, so I got it in advance." She gave me a big smile. I looked down, with everyone else peering over my neck. 372-674-9296. I looked up, horror in my face, at Ami. "His... his phone number?" I whispered. "Hai." was the bright reply. "Kami-sama..." I said, burying my face in my hands, trying to hide from the excited squeals of "AMI got his phone number? How?!" and "Perfect! Now Usagi has NO reason to not do the dare!" Soemone tapped me on the shoulder, and I looked up, finding Mako's evil grin. "Come, come, Usagi-chan, the phone is this way." she snickered, guiding me to her telephone. With that stupid little scrap of paper, I miserably dialed, with the senshi breathing down my neck. As it rang, I quickly said to them, "Do you mind? A little room here, onegai, minna?!" They backed up just a fraction of an inch. I rolled my eyes. "Arigatou SOOO much, minna." "Moshi moshi?" A deep voice answered. My eyes widened. The senshi became silent, trying to listen in on my conversation. "Um-" I coughed. "Moshi moshi, Mamoru-kun." "Who is this?" "Uh, this is Usagi." I said nervously. "Usagi?" His voice sounded very surprised. "Hai, it's Usagi." "How'd you get my phone number?" he asked suspiciously. "Uh... A f-friend gave it to me." I stuttered. "Oh." Silence. "Well, what do you need, Odango?" he asked. "OH!" I exclaimed. A giggle was heard from the senshi, though I'm not sure who. A "CLAP!" sound was heard, which told me someone covered someone else's mouth up. "I... I..." "You... You..." "Stop it! What I mean is, um, has Motoki invited you to that masquerade?" I asked, hoping maybe he wasn't invited so I wouldn't have to do the dare. The tiny flame of hope died. A sigh came from the line. "Of course he did, Odango, we're best friends!" "Oh. Yeah. Right." I said. "Well, anyway, are you going with anyone?" "If you mean, has anyone asked me yet, then, hai, a few girls have, but, iie, I don't have a date at the moment. Doushite?" "Uhh... I-I was... I was wondering if y-you'd like to go with me." I stumbled. "Oh, very smooth." someone giggled behind me. A chorus of "SSHHH!!!"s silenced whoever it was. "You're asking me?" Mamoru asked flatly. "Well, hai." "I thought you hated me." "I never hated you!" I defended myself. "I just didn't like what you always did to me." "As in..." I gave an exaggerated sigh. "As in teasing, name-calling, laughing at, being rude!" He snorted a little. "Huh, if I recall correctly, you seemed to do that too." "Whatever!" I exclaimed. "YOU started it!" He "tsk"ed. I gave the phone receiver a glare, then said loudly, "Well, then, I'm just going to hang up now, OK, Mamoru?" He laughed. "Iie, wait, Usagi-chan. I'll go with you, I'll go." "I SAID- Wait, wha?" He laughed again. "I'll go with you to the masquerade, OK?" "Demo- you- me- us-" "Well, it's better than going with those no good snobs who keep asking me out. I'll go with you." "...OK." I said, amazed. 'He actually accepted! I wonder why...' (AN: So do we, Usagi-chan, so do we.) "OK. Ja ne, Usagi-chan." "Ja ne, Mamoru-san." I hung up the phone, dazed. Once the phone hit the receiver, squeals and jumps and excited yells and shouts filled the air. "Kami-sama! Usagi-chan actually DID it! She asked Mamoru out!" "I cannot believe our Usagi, our Tskuino Usagi, asked Chiba Mamoru OUT!" Minako sniffled. "Our little Usagi is growing up!" Mako pat me on the back. "Girl, you've got guts!" I slowly shook my head. I can't believe it. I'm going with Mamoru to Motoki's masquerade. It wasn't supposed to be like this. I disliked him, right? ...So why did I want to smile? ~*~*~*~* "Rockin' around the Cristmas Tree at the Christmas party hop!" blared the speakers. I was dancing with Minako, while Mako was dancing with Ami. Rei sang with the song. "Mistletoe hung where you can see every couple tries to stop!" Rei sang. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I stopped. "Is that part of the song?" I asked confused. "Iie!" Ami yelled, diving into the midst of our things tossed carelessly on the floor. "Our communicators! Senshi trouble!" She began to frantically dig through the packs and things. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! "Aha!" Ami held in her hands her communicator. She pushed the blinking black button as all of us crowded around her. Luna's angry, worried face appeared on the small screen. "Senshi!" she shouted. "Where were you, minna?!" "Long story, Luna." Ami said breathlessly, pushing a strand of cerulean hair away that had fallen in her face during her search. "What's wrong?" "There's a youma at the Christmas Tree Inn! You better get here fast!" "OK, Luna, we're on it." Ami clicked the communicator off. She grabbed her henshin stick. "MERCURY POWER MAKE-UP!" "MARS POWER MAKE-UP!" "JUPITER POWER MAKE-UP!" "VENUS POWER MAKE-UP!" "MOON PRISM POWER MAKE-UP!" We quickly transformed and scurried off to the Tree Inn. ~*~*~*~* "AAHHH!" Yells, shouts, and screams of terror were heard from the scene. We hurriedly jumped in. "How dare you try to ruin these Christmas Trees?" I said, projecting my proud voice. "They stand for the Christmas spirit and love for families and friends. We are the Sailor Senshi, and in the name of the moon..." "We shall punish you!" All of us said in unison. "Well, well, what do we have here?" the youma asked in a scratchy, awful voice. It was red, decorated with dried mistletoe and holly, with some worn looking Christmas tree decorations that were red as well. Its hair was a flaming, blinding gold, the shape SLIGHTLY resembling a star. "Looks like some unwanted gifts that were thrown away from the tree." the youma cackled. "Oh? Hmm, you are angry at me for those?" She pointed at something off to the side. I squinted my eyes, then widened them as I saw what they were. BURNT UP CHRISTMAS TREES!!!! I narrowed my eyes angrily at the evil youma. "How COULD you?" I spat at her. Ruining Christmas trees is the perfect way to make me boiling angry! "Oh, well, I just did something like this..." Her black empty eyes suddenly turned red. Her "hair" was glowing. (What kind of shampoo DOES she use?!) She turned and aimed at a beautiful spruce tree. Then, she flamed fire out of her mouth and burned the tree to ashes! My hand was over my mouth. I couldn't believe it. How could anyone DO such a thing?! (AN: *lays on ground sobbing* Oh... *sniffle* The poor tree!) The youma turned straight to me. "You see that pile over there, missy?" she said, pointing at the tree she just toasted. "Well, you're going to become that, too!" Her eyes changed to red again. I gasped. She was aiming at me! I stood frozen with pure fear. 'Oh Kami, I'm gonna be-' "OW!" the youma suddenly cried, falling to the ground. "What was THAT?!" I looked up to hear a smooth, quiet male voice. "You have burned these sacred things of nature that represent the beauty and love of Christmas. Now, you shall be punished." He turned to me with his cold blue eyes. "Sailor Moon, it's your turn." "Tuxedo Kamen..." I breathed silently. I snapped back to action. "MOON PRINCESS HALATION!" "AHHHHH!" the youma screamed as it disintegrated into dust. I turned to the tall, bare tree, where Tuxedo Kamen had stood. Now, it was completely empty, and held not even a trace of the masked savior. ~*~*~*~* Ah, a short chapter, but no cliffhanger, eh, eh? Hee, happy, minna? Tell me what ya think! ~*~Azn Angel~*~ 100% Azn 90% Angel