Ficathon 2009 Entry 3 of 4: "Reunited"
So, venusorbit1 had been bugging me for some bromance and that, combined with the sleepless night of marathon writing Stay, produced "Reunited" out of the depths of my brain. I needed something to wash the angst out of my mind. I think I literally wrote this one at about 4:30 am...as the song came up on my ipod. Oh well, enjoy!
Title: Reunited
Characters/Pairing: Mamoru and the Shitennou
Artist-Song: Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills
For Mamoru, it had been nothing short of a miracle. He had gone out one day, the four stones that held the souls of his protectors sitting serenely in their case, and when he came home, he discovered that they had been transformed, their former bodies returned to them.
Reunited with his brothers, Mamoru felt like he could conquer anything. Their return also meant the return of ancient knowledge that he had believed lost to him forever. Together, they had even managed to reopen the old gateway to Elysian, where none of them had been since the fall of the Golden Kingdom. Unwilling to be parted from them for too long, Mamoru insisted that they stay in his apartment, despite it being a tight fit. His main argument was that they needed time to acclimate to the new world that they found themselves living in.
At first we started out real cool, (cool)
Taking me places I ain't never been
But now you’re getting comfortable
Ain't doing those things that you did no more
You’re slowly makin’ me pay for things
Your money should be handling
“Mamoru, I’m taking the car okay?” Nephrite called from the kitchen, “We’re out of groceries again.”
“Again?” he replied, “I just went to the grocery store three days ago. How can we be out of food already?”
The Heavenly King of the West shrugged, “I dunno. I’d blame Kunz since he’s huge but he’d beat the crap out of me. Could be Zoi, he can be one sneaky bastard when he wants to be; plus, he did develop that creepy fixation for Pocky.”
Mamoru shuddered, remembering how he found a small mountain of empty Pocky boxes in the youngest Shitennou’s room the previous week. “Fine, whatever. Just make sure you’re back by four, I have a date with Usako later.”
“Got it. Four.”
Nephrite made it to the front door before he appeared to remember something. “What?” Mamoru questioned.
“Well,”
“Well?”
“There isn’t much call lately for tennis coaches, and I’ve been scouring the want ads but someone keeps cutting out the Family Circus comic on the other side leaving these huge holes...”
Sighing, Mamoru dug out his wallet and tossed it to the brunette, “There’s forty bucks in there. Stretch it as much as you can ‘cause we can’t afford another grocery run this week.”
“Thanks man, I’ll make sure I grab a pack of Peeps too. I know how much you like those.”
And now you ask to use my car (car)
Drive it all day and don't fill up the tank
And you have the audacity
To even come and step to me
And ask to hold some money from me
Until you get your check next week
Tired from a long day of classes, Mamoru opened the door to his apartment, stumbling over a mass of packages that cluttered up his threshold. “What the hell?”
Zoicite’s head popped around the corner, “You’re back!”
“Yeah,” he ground out, running his hand through his hair wearily, “Zoi? What is all this crap?”
“Well, I was on your computer doing research and stuff, when I discovered you can use the internet to buy things. I thought I’d save everyone the effort of having to go out to the store so I ordered all this stuff.”
“Zoi… how did you pay for all this stuff?”
“Weeelll,” Zoicite hedged, tugging at the end of his blonde ponytail, “Your credit card was just sitting on your dresser, so I figured, why not?”
Saying nothing else, the Prince of the Earth simply walked into his room and closed the door.
Now you been maxing out my card (card)
Give me bad credit, buying gifts with my own ends
Haven't paid the first bill
But you steady heading to the mall
Going on shopping sprees
Perpetrating to your friends that you be ballin'
“Jadeite!” Mamoru bellowed, his voice loud enough that the glasses on the counter shook slightly.
“Yeah, Endy?” Jadeite said casually, sauntering in from the bedroom he shared with Nephrite.
“Do you want to explain something?”
“Like what?”
“Like why my phone bill is four hundred freaking dollars this month.”
“Wow,” Jadeite mused, “That’s crazy. Who have you been calling?”
A vein on Mamoru’s forehead pulsed like a beacon and he had to restrain himself from leaping over the couch and strangling his blonde friend. “Who have I been calling? Who have I been calling? Are you fucking kidding me?”
“You should calm down Endy, this can’t be good for your blood pressure.”
“Don’t play fucking mind games with me Jade. I know it was you.”
Ever cool, Jadeite asked, “Do you have any evidence?”
“I don’t know Jade, maybe the seventy-eight calls to Rei’s cell?”
And then you use my cell phone (phone)
Callin’ whoever that you think’s at home
And when the bill comes all of a sudden you be acting dumb
Don't know where none of these calls come from
When your mamma's numbers here more than once
“Mamoru?” Kunzite voice called through the door, “Open the door.”
“Are they gone?” Mamoru asked desperately.
“Yeah, I ordered them to go to the park and stare at the ducks for a while.”
Good old Kunzite.
“And I have good news,” Kunzite continued, “I got a job today!”
Good old, dependable Kunzite. His most trustworthy Shitennou. Who was an extremely surprised Shitennou when his Prince opened the door and clung to him in a definitely un-manly embrace.
Can you pay my bills
Can you pay my telephone bills
Can you pay my automo'bills
Then maybe we can chill
I don't think you do
So you and me are through
The End