Just to let you know, this is set in the CWi. American version of SMS
(probably the only thing you'll ever see from me set in the American
version). It gets sort of lime-ish toward the end, but not too bad.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy.
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Hair Care Productions presents
"Secrets"
By Akihiro
DISCLAIMER: Sailor Moon and it's characters are property of Takeuchi
Naoko and those individuals/companies with a legal copyright claim and
appear without permission. No profit is being made from their use.
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"I can't believe you!" Michelle Kaioh commented as she roughly entered
the apartment.
"What did I do now?" Amara Tenoh responded in a state of shock.
"It's not anything you did _now_," Michelle explained. "It's all sorts
of things you've been doing since we came here that keep making people
ask _those_ kind of questions."
Seeing Amara's blank look, she decided to elaborate. "Think about it!
For starters, how about that lovers' contest you insisted on entering?"
Amara realized where things were going. "But we dropped out of the
contest and announced that it was all just a joke..."
"And I'm sure that _some_ people listened to that," Michelle countered.
"But there are always those people who believe that actions speak louder
than words. You managed to find my hand on your first try with no
apparent hesitation at all, not to mention all of the other competitions
the contest included."
"I'm not the only one," Amara replied indignantly. "As I remember, you
were enjoying it too. And what about that concert? I seem to recall
_someone_ asking me for permission to look at that 'Darien" guy that
Serena was with."
"Well you're the one always trying to hold my hand out in public!"
"Never seemed to bother you at the time."
By that point Michelle's frustration was practically immeasurable.
"What about when my pure heart was taken?! How are we supposed to keep
this act up when you are going to pull stunts like that?! Cousins don't
try to kill themselves when the other dies; that's a full blown, Romeo
and Juliet, lovers' type thing!"
"But..." Amara started.
"No 'but's this time!" demanded Michelle as she turned away to face out
the window. "You have to tone it down even more or people will never
belive that we're cousins."
Slowly Amara came up behind her and gently wrapped her arms around
Michelle's waist. "But I love you," she whispered softly.
"I love you too," Michelle replied in a tearful whisper. "But people
just can't find out."
"Okay," Amara said as she raised a hand to wipe away Michelle's tears.
"Okay, you win. I'll tone things down for you." She released her hold
on Michelle and stepped away.
Michelle continued to gaze out the window until she heard a door open.
"No! Don't..." she shouted as she turned to stop Amara from leaving.
The taller girl stopped in surprise then closed the bedroom door again.
"I was just going to wait for you in here," she explained. "I was
planning to cheer you up a little. I mean you know I can't stand to see
you cry."
Michelle blushed furiously. "But..."
"'But' what?" Amara asked slyly. "I said I would tone things down out
_there_ she indicated the window and everything outside of it. "Not in
_here_. Are you coming?"
After recovering from her momentary shyness, Michelle crossed the room
and entered behind Amara. "I hope so," she muttered as she closed the
door behind herself.
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Well, this was just a bit of silliness that has been rumbling around my
brain since 'Amara' and 'Michelle' were announced to be cousins. I hope
you like it. Be sure to let me know what you think! Ja matta nee,
minna!!!
Akihiro
TendouNabiki@webtv.net
http://community.webtv.net/TendouNabiki/HairCareFanfic