Lightning flashed outside the window of a young girls bed room. It had been storming for several days straight and it didn't seem to be letting up still. The young girl, who was 16, lay back on her bed, her knee length brown hair strewn out around her. She wore a loose fitting, black tank top that had A7X on it it big blue letters, and a pair of her best friends boxers that she jacked from his room the last time she had been over to his house.
She loved the stormy weather, but she hated that she couldn't go outside and enjoy it. She had just gotten over a cold when it had started pouring and her mother didn't want her getting sick again so soon. "Do you want to be stuck in bed for another week just so you can have a few hours of fun?" her mother had asked in a very strict and condecending tone.
Streching her long legs out, she looked over at her clock. 1:00 p.m., normally she would have been walking over to her friends house to hang out and play some video games. Unfortunatly, she hadn't seen any of her friends for nearly two weeks, ever since she had gotten sick. Grabbing her cell phone from the nightstand she sat up and scrolled through her contacts quickly and pressed "send" when she saw the name she wanted.
After two rings there was a click and a boys voice groggily saying, "Hello?"
"Chantz!" the girl snapped in a friendly way. "Were you sleeping thins late in the day?"
"Ugh, Kei," the boy replied in a whiny tone. "You know this weather makes me tired."
"Yeah, well that no excuse to be lazy! Now get your ass in gear and help me think of something to do!" she laughed at her friend.
The boy laughed then said, "I'm always lazy, not just when it's raining. You know that better than anyone." Kei could hear the boy as he yawned. "Besides, there is nothing to do. Just about everything is closed because of the rain, and your mother wont let you leave the house and she just about hates me, so I can't go over there."
Kei flopped back down on her bed. "I know, but she doesn't REALLY mind you coming over every once and a while, and you haven't been over in almost two months!" she whined. "Damn it, Chantz! I've had no physical contact with the outside world in nearly two weeks! Get your ass over here now!" With that she slammed her phone closed. She knew Chantz would come, and if he didn't he would call her back with a good excuse why.
About thirty minutes later there was a knock at the door. Kei dashed for it but her mother beat her there simply saying, "Not running in the house young lady," before opening the door. "Oh," kei's mother said, realizing it was Chantz, "it's you. Well, come on in a guess. Kei, I want you to keep your bed room door open couse I know that's where you two are going to be." With that she walked into the kitched to finish what ever it was she had been doing.
"Haha! I know you'd come," Kei laughed, throwing her arm around the boys shoulders, though he was nearly three inches taller than her five foot seven, and was also nearly 6 months older than she was. "So, what do you wanna do, play video games?" she asked as they walked to her room.
The boy looked down at her with a smirk, his sandy blonde hair falling in his face. "It doesn't matter to me what we do. It's just cool that we are able to hang out."
Kei shoved him playfully, "Hey! Don't get all flirty with me, you know that only works on the preppy girls at school. I know you too well. I see right past the sexy smirk and penetrating eyes and into the real Chantz!" He rolled his eyes in responce and pulled her into a side hug, this time with his are around her shoulders.
After about four hours of playing video games that varied from "Sonic" to "Call of Duty", Kei's mother called them both into the kitchen for dinner. She had made fried chicken, which made both teenagers very happy. "Thanks for letting me stay for dinner, Ms. Mashimoto," Chantz said plesantly the the woman.
Yes, well, let's not make a habbit of it, shall we," she replied sharply. Neither teen knew why she dispised Chantz so, though Kei though it had something to do with her father, whom he mother never talked about. Kei figured Chantz reminded her mother of the man and that she didn't like the fact. Chantz, on the other hand, wasn't so sure. He believed it had to do with a prank he had pulled on the woman when he was younger.
When they were done eating Chantz stood up saying, "I should probably get home before my mom calls the cops again." Kei laughed, knowing that he was joking but her mothers eyes got wide with surprise. "Thanks again for having me over, Ms. Mashimoto." With that he grabbed he leather jacket and walked out the door.
The next morning kei was woken up by a slight weight on her chest and the feeling of a furry face right in front of hers. She opened her eyes to see as small black cat with a golden cresent moon on it's forehead. "What the hell?" she exclaimed, sitting up suddenly and sending the cat flying. KEi felt a soft breeze stil her hair making her glace at her window. Not only was it open, but the sun was shining out side.
Glancing back at the cat suspiciously she asked, "Did you open my window?" She didn't know why she was talking to the cat, but for some reason it felt normal almost.
The cat cocked it's head to the side as if actually listening to the question before nodding it's head. "Of coarse I opened the window, your mother is still asleep," the cat said an a pleasent female voice. "My name is Diana."
Kei's eyes widened in surprise as the can introduced herself. "Um, nice to meet you Diana," Kei replied, tucking her hair behind her ears. She didn't know what else to say to the can. "If you don't mind me asking, um, how is it you are able to talk like a human?"
The cat chuckled, "That is a long story, though you are taking this a lot better than the last girl," Diana thought out loud. "I am from the future," the cat replied plainly, jumping onto the bed and sitting infront of Kei. "I am here because I have to train you so as to save the future. You, Kei, are the warrior of the dark side of the moon. You are Sailor Dark Moon."
Kei stared at the cat for a few seconds before laughing out loud. "That's rediculous, are you seriously trying to tell me that I'm like the dark version of Sailor Moon? That stupid blonde "hero" that every one and their brother is so obsessed wtih?"
The cat just nodded in responce causing Kei's jaw to drop. She didn't see why everyone liked Sailor Moon, anyone could see the chick was a clutz. One of the girls at Kei's high school went so far as to do her hair EXACTLY like Sailor Moon, so much so that Kei had at one point been convinced that the girl was Sailor Moon.
Just then Kei's cell phone went off playing the song "Did ya think" by the Veronicas. She picked it up and looked at the caller ID. "I have to take this," she told the cat as she pressed the answer button. "Hey Chantz, what's up?" there was a few moments of silence as she listened to her friend before she said, "Yeah, be there in an hour. Later," and hanging up. Jumping off the bed and dashing to her closet, Kei started tearing though her clothes muttering to herself.
Diana cleared her throat, making Kei look at her, "Excuse me, but if you plan on going any where I think you should take this." With that the cat jumped off the bed, doing a backflip and causing a thick black bracelet to appear.
Kei picked up the bracelet and examined it. "This is pretty cool," she said putting in on. "I'm guessing it does something," she said, looking at the cat and waiting for an explenation.
Diana smiled, "Repeat after me, Dark Moon Power!"
Kei smirked and did as the cat said. "Dark Moon Power!" she shouted and there was a flash of dark light. When the light dimmed, Kei was earing an outfit similar to Sailor Moon's, but what would have been blue was black, what would have been white was red, and what would have been red was deep purple. The stone on her tiara was also black. "Ok, this is cool," Kei said, looking at herself in her mirror. "I like how the color scheme is nothing like the regular Sailor Scouts."
Looking at her clock, Kei freak, "Oh man! I've got twenty minutes to get to the comic book store before the others leave without me!" She quickly went back to normal, with some help from Luna P, and got changed into a pair of dark, boot cut jeans, a red tank top that had a black broken heart on it, a pair of black VANS. She finished it all off with a bair of black fingerless gloves and a black collar. "How do I look?" she asked her cat turning around so the cat could get a full view.
The cat laughed, "Like a girl who got ready but hasn't brushed her hair yet. At this Kei's eyes widened in horror. She quickly brushed it out wincing eveythime she tore through a tangle. "Much better," Diana said, smiling and nodding at the finished look.