Hi all! This is my first story, and naturally it's about Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, my favorite duo! Again, this is my first story so please feel free to give me any sort of criticism you think is necessary! I hope you like it! NOTE: All thoughts and dreams are in ITALICS. I'd also like to mention that I went back and changed a LOT in this chapter after getting some reviews. Please reread it if you can! Basically all I did was switch Ami with Zoicite and Molly with Andrew. Thanks for your patience, I'm working on Chapter 2 now!
~Miss Moon Rose
Chapter 1: The Awakening
~Darien's P.O.V.~
Beautiful. That's all that went through my head as I stood in the foggy clearing, staring at the beautiful princess in front of me. Her face is hidden by the fog, but I can make out her small, slender figure and her flowing golden hair. She wears a flowing white dress that shimmers in the moonlight, and she turns to me and says with sorrow in her voice, "You must awaken now, dear Prince. Time is running out. You must free us from our prison. Help us to be free again." I ran after her, trying to get her to tell me what in the world she was talking about. But she disappeared.
My eyes snapped open and I immediately looked over at my alarm clock. 7:30.
"AAHHHHHHHH!" I yelled, jumping out of bed and quickly putting on my school uniform. I was in my first year of junior high, fourteen going on fifteen. I quickly ran a comb through my hair, giving it the sort of messy-but-kempt look, and ran downstairs. My mother, Ilene, was standing at the stove cooking pancakes. My lunch was sitting on the counter, all wrapped up in a brown bag. My mother spun around, her dark purple hair flowing behind her as she watched me grab my lunch and go. "Hello, good-bye!" I said, breathless. I ran towards the front door, slipped on my shoes, and ran outside towards Crossroads Junior High School. This was the third time this week I was going to be late.
I started running towards my school when I noticed three little boys fussing over some sort of animal that was squirming on the sidewalk. I ran up to them and yelled, "What do you think you're doing? Get out of here and get to school!" Naturally, I was being hypocritical, but who cares? The boys quickly separated and ran away from me as I approached the poor black-furred animal. I picked it up gently and cradled it in my arms. "Poor thing," I said as it turned over. I realized it was actually a cat with two band-aids crossed on its forehead. It squirmed and scratched it its head, desperately trying to get the bandages off. I decided to help it out by pulling off the adhesive material. I gasped at what lied beneath it. A golden crescent moon was on the cat's forehead, shining brightly in the sunlight. The cat seemed to spring into action as it leaped out of my arms and landed on top of a nearby car. This was seriously starting to freak me out. I suddenly was reminded of the time, and I started panicking once more. "Screw this, I don't want rabies!" I said to myself as I continued my sprint to school.
I ran, breathless, through the courtyard and into the school, all the way upstairs to Miss Haruna's class. I managed to get into my seat a split second before the bell rang. My best friend Andrew sat behind me, snickering. I turned around and stuck my tongue out at him before turning my attention back to Miss Haruna, who had just finished her "Good Morning!" speech.
"Now, I'm going to hand out the results to yesterday's math test. Most of you did fairly well, but some of you…well…let's just say you'll need to get a signature from home," Miss H said, giving me a pointed look. I sank lower in my seat, knowing she was most likely speaking to me and me alone. I was right, naturally, for when she came up to me there was a big red 30 marked on my test sheet. I groaned and buried my face in my hands. "Have your mother sign this and return it to me," Miss H. said before handing Andrew his test.
Andrew is my best friend. We've been best friends since grade school. He's always been there for me, and vice versa. We have the greatest times together, and he's who I go to with all of my secrets. I haven't told him about my recent nightmares though…those are just too personal. Besides, he would think I was a lunatic or something.
I felt myself nodding off into the world of my dreams as Miss Haruna discussed the properties of linear equations and inequalities. All of these math problems gave me a headache, and I slowly placed my head on the desk and fell asleep.
"Prince Darien, you must awaken and protect the Earth from the evils that approach. Please Darien, there isn't much time left. You must hurry before it is too late," my Princess said. There was an urgency in her voice that I just couldn't name. She seemed so desperate, as if I was her only hope. "Darien…Darien…DARIEN!" she yelled.
"DARIEN SHIELDS WAKE UP THIS INSTANT!" Miss Haruna's voice bellowed above me. She was slapping a ruler against my desk, rudely awakening me from my dream. My head shot up, and I glanced around at all of my classmates, snickering and laughing at me. Then I looked up at Miss Haruna, who looked like she was going to blow a casket. I smiled sheepishly and blushed at the realization of falling asleep in the middle of class. "Detention," she said before stomping away. I groaned again and put my head in my hands, running my fingers through my ebony hair. Andrew reached over and put a sympathetic hand on my shoulder. I turned and smiled at him, thankful for his kindness and support.
Miss Haruna was about to give us a reading assignment when the bell signaling the end of class rang. I sprung out of my seat and took all of my things to my locker, Andrew following close behind.
"Did you hear about that new guy? He's supposed to be a total brainiac. He's handsome though, I guess. We should meet him," Andrew said, always catching me up on the local gossip. I reached my locker and entered the combination before swinging it open and throwing my books inside. We had a free-rec period today, so I wouldn't need anything else before the end of school. Suddenly, the school dweeb and nerd, Melvin, popped out of nowhere.
"Hidey ho! Did you guys here about that new transfer student? Turns out, he's from Brighton Academy!" Melvin said, opening up his big brown leather journal of secrets. I swear to God, Melvin had information of every single student at Crossroads Junior High. He's a freak.
"The Brain Farm?" Andrew said. The Brain Farm is our little inside joke about Brighton Academy, because it's filled with smart kids who are going to grow up to be doctors and lawyers. Thinking of smart kids reminded me of my test, which I still had clutched in my hand. I looked down at it in disgust and groaned as the three of us walked out into the courtyard to our regular shady spot.
"What'd you get on the test?" Andrew said, pulling out his own math test. It had a bright red 85 on it, and I felt my heart sink. Having my best friend be smarter than me made me feel weak. I handed him the crumpled up test and his eyes widened when he saw it. He handed it back silently, knowing that I didn't want Melvin to know what I got.
"I only got a 95, what am I going to tell my parents?" Melvin said, looking like it was the end of the world for him. This made me feel even worse, because Melvin and I had studied together at the library yesterday.
"Come on Dare, it's just one lousy test. How about we go get some ice cream later to get your mind off of things?" Andrew said, trying to cheer me up. Andrew knows that I love ice cream more than anything, and that I have a crush on the girl that runs the arcade and ice cream shop, Molly. Andrew's parents owned a jewelry store by the arcade, so maybe I could buy my mom some jewelry to lower my punishment for my bad test grade. I smiled halfheartedly at my best friend. He always knew how to cheer me up. "Come on, it'll be fun!" he said with a smle. My smile widened and I nodded. He laughed and hopped up from the ground. Free-rec was almost over, and I had P.E. before I had to spend an hour in detention.
"Wait Andy. I have detention after school, so do you want to meet up at the park?" I said, standing. Melvin, who had been whining about his test score while we were talking, stood too. He gasped and pointed towards a sort of short guy with long, dark blonde hair put into a ponytail.
"That's him, that's the new guy!" Melvin whispered. I watched as he walked with his head held high all the way over to a tree on the other side of the courtyard before sitting down and opening up a fairly large book. Small, clear glasses rested on his nose, and his long blonde hair blew slightly in the breeze. Andrew was right; he was pretty handsome. But he was definitely not someone I'd want to hang out with.
"What's his name?" Andrew said, starting to walk back into the building. Melvin and I followed, and it wasn't long until I caught up to him. I was fairly tall, with long strides. Andrew was about my height, but Melvin is about seven inches shorter.
"Uh…Zoicite Myers, I think," Melvin replied. I chuckled to myself as we parted ways, me going to gym and Andrew and Melvin going to chemistry.
Gym wasn't very eventful, just some football passing drills and stuff. I didn't like showering in front of the guys, so I changed into my regular uniform and went to Miss H.'s room for my detention. As usual, she left early for a date with one of her new boyfriends, so I got out early.
I met Andrew at the park, and he instantly retaliated when I got near him. "Gross, you smell like sweat," he said, scrunching up his nose. I laughed and tapped his nose with my finger, making him gag. He was over-exaggerating, but I didn't care.
We walked to the mall and talked about lots of things, like the new guy and Miss Haruna's new boyfriend.
We went to the arcade/ice cream parlor, but sadly Molly wasn't working today. I got a triple chocolate milkshake and we both headed towards his parents' jewelry store. There was a crazy mob of women inside, cramming to get the best bargains, apparently. Andrew's mother stood in the center of all of the chaos with a megaphone up to her mouth. "Welcome ladies! Feel free to try on anything, everything is 90% off!" Molly's mom shouted through the megaphone. Andrew and I stared in shock at his energetic mother. She wasn't normally this happy. I mean, she was a wonderful woman and really nice, but she was never this ecstatic about working. Andrew and I approached Mrs. Furuhata skeptically, wondering what was going on.
"Mom?" Andrew said, tapping his mother on the shoulder. She turned around and smiled widely at us.
"Andrew! How wonderful to see you here! And I see you've brought a friend! Feel free to try on anything at all, we're having a huge sale this week!" Andrew's mom said.
"I'm actually just looking to find something pretty but cheap for my mom," I said. Andrew looked up at me questioningly, but his mother just smiled and grabbed my arm. Her grip was rather tight, but I ignored it. She led me over to a glass display case, where a beautiful diamond ring was on display. There was no price, at least, not that I could see.
"Wow, what is it?" I said, wondering if she was going to clue me in on the price.
"It's a beautiful diamond ring of course! It's perfect for your mother; I just know she'd love it! It's precisely 20 karats! Normally, I would have it priced over five hundred, but for you I'll make it ten dollars," Mrs. Furuhata replied, taking the ring out of its case. Andrew's and my mouth dropped open in shock.
We both said in unison, "Twenty karats ten dollars!?" That was a big mistake. We caught the attention of every woman and teenage girl in that store. They all immediately ran towards us, trying to be the first to get to the beautiful twenty karat ring. Andrew and I were forced to crawl our way out of the crowd of screaming women. We crawled all the way to the doors of the jewelry store and stood outside, panting.
"That's so weird, my mom's never acted so strange," Andrew said, glancing wistfully back inside. I sighed and started to slowly walk away.
"I guess I might as well go home. My mom's gonna freak if I'm not home soon," I said sadly. Andrew nodded and frowned.
"Okay Darien, see you tomorrow," he said sadly. I waved and walked towards my home, where I knew I was going to be in big time trouble. I passed the video arcade once more. Of course now Molly was back on her shift. There was a huge poster of General K, Tokyo's newest hero. I stopped walking and stared at the poster of the man wearing a mask. His hair was white and went a few inches past his shoulders. He wore a grey general's suit with a matching cape that had green on the inside.
"I bet he doesn't have to take tests," I grumbled as I continued my walk. A part of me wanted to cry; but I'm a man and I'm not about to cry over a test. I looked at the piece of paper in my hand with the big red thirty on it, and anger overwhelmed me. "There's only one thing left to do," I said as I crumpled it up. I tossed the piece of paper over my shoulder and started to walk towards home when I heard someone yell behind me.
"Hey, watch it you idiot!" a female voice shouted. I cringed and spun around to find a girl with long golden hair styled in two buns at the top of her head with cerulean eyes. She was wearing a white summer dress that reached her knees and a soft pink jacket over it with white sandals. She was rather pretty, maybe even beautiful. But the look on her face showed pure anger and annoyance. She held my test in her hand, and I stared in horror as she unfolded it. "A thirty? Are you stupid, or just incredibly lazy?" she said, eyebrows raised. I stormed over to her and snatched the paper out of her hands. I was a lot taller than her, but I was guessing she was in high school, maybe even college.
"Mind your own business!" I snapped, turning and storming away from her. "The nerve of that girl!" I said to myself. I stopped and turned to find her still staring at me with an amused expression on her face. "Sure is cute," I said as I turned and continued my walk.
I dragged my feet up the porch steps and into my house, which smelled of strawberry shortcake and coffee. My mother poked her purple-haired head out of the kitchen, holding a spatula in her hand. You may think that purple hair on a mom is weird, but on my mom it complimented her very well.
"Welcome home, dear!" she said brightly as she pulled me into a hug. I felt my test burning my palm as I clutched onto it tightly, hiding it behind my back. "How did you do on that test you took today?" she said with a warm smile. I felt a bead of sweat appear on my forehead as my nerves rose.
"Test? What test?" I said, playing dumb. My mother scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"You know, that algebra test you and Melvin studied so hard for the other day?" she replied.
"Oh, um…yeah, about that…uh," I tried to say. My mother just held out her hand, causing me to shut my mouth instantly.
"Let's see it," she said expectantly. I hesitated a few seconds before surrendering and handing her the test. She took one look at it, and everything changed. "A THIRTY!? I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU STUDIED!" my mother yelled, fuming. She seemed to rise to the point where she was taller than me, and I felt like an ant beneath her glare. "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO? GO BACK TO THE LIBRARY AND STUDY FOR THE MAKE-UP TEST!"
Before I could protest, my mother was shoving me back out the door and slamming it in my face. I couldn't believe I just got kicked out by my own mother. I started banging on the front door, begging for her to let me in. I was really tired; and all I wanted was to take a nap on my nice, comfortable bed. I felt something kick me from behind and I sailed forward, my face smashing against the door. I sat up, rubbing my nose, and looked to see who had done such a thing. Of course, it was my annoying little brother Sammy.
"Locked out again? Jeez, I wish I had a brother who actually did his schoolwork," Sammy said as he walked past me and unlocked the door. He slammed it shut for good measure, leaving me out there with my lonesome. I started banging on the door again, and I heard my mother and Sammy having a conversation from the other side.
"He's going to bother the neighbors," Sammy said.
She groaned, and I heard the lock on the front door spin and the door opened, revealing a very angry and annoyed mother. Sammy stood behind her, arms crossed, with a smug look on his face. It took all of my will not to punch that look right off. "Get in here. Honestly, do you have to be so obnoxious?" Illene said, opening the door wider for me. I grinned as I grabbed my school bag off of the floor and went upstairs to my bedroom. I swear I could hear my bed calling my name. I tossed my school bad aside and flopped onto my bed, feeling the lethargy pulling at my muscles.
I began to close my eyes and drift off to the strange world in which my Princess awaits, but I heard a creak as my bedroom balcony window opened. The cool breeze blowing into my room sent chills up my spine, and I had the strange feeling that someone was in my room. I opened my right eye to find the same black cat from this morning staring back at me. I gasped and quickly rolled off of my bed, landing on my knees on the opposite side of the cat. The cat made a noise as if it were clearing its throat, and I stared at it in shock.
"I've finally found you!" the cat said with a giggle. My eyes almost popped out of my skull and my mouth almost dropped to the floor.
"Did you just…talk?" I said shakily. The cat nodded and sat on my bed, making itself comfortable in my room.
"My name is Luna, and I have been searching for you for a very long time. You are the Guardian of the planet Earth, and it's your responsibility to fight off any evil that might approach it," the cat said. I just sat there, trying to process what she was saying. Then I realized; this was probably a dream.
"I'm dreaming aren't I? Okay, fine. I'll go along with your little story," I said with a nervous chuckle. The cat shook her head.
"This is not a dream. Here, I'll prove it to you!" the small animal leaped into that air and backflipped with white sparkles coming out of her tail. I watched in awe as a red rose appeared from thin air and dropped with a thud onto my bed. I picked it up and twirled it in my fingers, admiring its beauty. Feeling it between my fingertips gave me a sense of familiarity, like I had done this before. Luna landed on her feet, naturally, and sat down again.
That is the Rose of the Earth. It will transform you into your alter-ego, Tuxedo Mask. With it, you can fight the evils of the Negaverse and keep peace on Earth, as you were destined to." I stared at the cat as if she were insane, and I could tell I was agitating her.
I rolled my eyes and tossed the rose aside, getting back onto my bed and curling up into a ball before closing my eyes again. "Whatever, I'm going back to bed," I grumbled. I felt two clawed paws on my head, pushing down repeatedly.
"This is not a dream! You don't believe me? Fine. Hold out the rose and see what happens!" Luna yelled. I groaned and reached for the rose as I stood up once more.
"This is silly," I said as I held the rose out in front of me. To my surprise, the red petals flashed white and I felt myself being spun in a flurry of golden light. My clothes were changing, and there was a white mask covering my eyes. A few seconds later, the spinning stopped and I turned to look at myself in the mirror. What I saw caused me to gasp. I was no longer dressed in my school uniform. I was now wearing a sleek black tuxedo with a white shirt beneath along with a black cape with red on the inside. A white mask covered my eyes and a black top heat rested upon my head. My bare feet were now covered by black boots. Surprisingly enough, the outfit was rather comfortable. The rose that I was holding was neatly tucked inside the jacket of my tuxedo, along with a black cane. I pulled out the cane to examine it, and it extended to the length of a sword. I grinned to myself and said, "Sweet, just like General K!" The cane shrank back to its original small size and I stuck it back in my jacket.
"Fine choice of words you have there," Luna mumbled. I glared at her and went back to my goofy grin. This was a pretty freaky dream. For some reason, the scenery changed to Andrew's mom's jewelry store. A freaky looking monster was pinning Andrew up against the wall, choking him.
"Help me please! Somebody help!" Andrew choked out. I pulled off my mask and looked at it, back in my room.
"Your mask shows you images of people in trouble. Your friend Andrew is in grave danger. We must go save him!" Luna said, leaping back over to my balcony. That was when I noticed that my legs felt a lot stronger than they were as regular Darien. Luna, reading my thoughts, said, "Yes, you can jump over buildings." I grinned, liking this new form. Even if it was a dream, might as well make the best out of it. I followed Luna out to the balcony and stood on top of the railing, bending my knees. Surprisingly, my balance was rather good. I'm normally a huge clutz. I bent my knees and jumped up to the roof of the next house, landing with ease. The rush of the wind hitting my face caused me to smile widely. I ran across the roof top, faster than I had ever run before, and leaped to the next building. I continued this process with Luna by my side until I reached the OSA-P jewelry store.
I heard Andrew's muffled screams come from inside the building, and I decided to take the traditional approach. I jumped down to the sidewalk, right outside the store. I got close enough so that the sliding glass door opened, revealing my shadowed figure.
"Hold it right there!" I yelled, pointing at the monster. It twisted its head towards me, and I suppressed a gag. Its face was all squashed up and wrinkly, and its eyes were sunken in. Its hair was a poop brown color and very scraggly. I kept my composure as it opened its mouth and spoke with a raspy voice, one that a smoker might have.
"Who are you!?" it said cruelly. I was at a loss. Some superhero I am; I don't even know who I am.
"Tuxedo Mask," Luna whispered harshly. I nodded and turned back to the monster.
"I am Tuxedo Mask, defender of all that is good. By the name of the planet Earth, I will punish you for harming all of these beautiful young ladies!" I yelled bravely. I totally winged that. I only noticed the collapsed women a few seconds earlier, so I decided to put them into my little speech. The monster cackled and released Andrew, who collapsed to the ground, out cold.
"I'll show you a thing or two! Go my slaves! Destroy him!" the monster said. I watched in shock as the previously unconscious female bodies rose, almost zombie-like. They started advancing towards me, arms outstretched. I gulped when I noticed half of them had razor sharp fingernails. Jesus, haven't they ever heard of a nail file?
One of them lunged towards me, and I dodged by leaping to the side. Another one attacked, and I just barely was able to get out of the way. This process continued, until one managed to scrape my cheek. Another one flew forward and headbutted me in the stomach, sending me flying backwards. She was a rather fat lady, with a bright pink dress on that made her look even more obese. My back slammed into the wall behind me, sending glass jewelry cases tumbling down with a crash. I felt the scratch on my cheek and looked at my now bloody fingertips.
Fear gripped me as I realized the agonizing truth. "This…isn't a dream?" I said to myself. Luna appeared behind me, almost making me jump.
"Of course not you idiot! Get up and fight!" she snapped. I gulped, unable to get my legs to move.
"I don't want to do this anymore! I just want to go home and go back to bed, like all of the other normal teenagers in this world!" I began to complain. Luna groaned and disappeared in the shadows, away from the advancing women. They were within scratching distance, and I braced myself for the death that was about to fall on me. Suddenly, a bright discus appeared out of nowhere, startling all of the women and causing them all to fall back to the floor, unconscious. I followed the discus back to a female figure standing on the railing of a large window above me. She was wearing a white sailor suit with a blue pleated skirt that blew in the wind and a red bow on the back and chest. A pink brooch rested on the middle of the bow on her chest, and a red choker was on her neck. Knee-length red boots with white trim were on her feet, and her hair was incredibly long, styled in a familiar bun hairstyle. She caught the discus in her white-gloved hands and it turned back into a golden tiara with a red jewel in the middle, which she placed on her forehead. She stood bravely with her hands on her hips, hair blowing in the breeze.
"Who dares interrupt my triumph?" the monster screeched, turning towards the girl.
"I am Sailor Moon, Champion of Justice! I will right wrongs and triumph over evil! In the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" she said pointing accusingly towards the monster. I was awestruck by her graceful, bold appearance. She was stunningly beautiful, almost unreal. She reminded me of someone…I just couldn't place my finger on it. "Tuxedo Mask, you must pull yourself together and fight this evil! Don't be afraid! Believe in yourself!" Sailor Moon yelled.
I nodded and stood, ignoring the scratch on my face and the aching pain in my back. I reached into my jacket and pulled out a red rose, holding it securely in my fingertips. Somehow, this girl helped me to realize what I had to do in order to defeat this enemy. I brought my arm back, feeling the power course through my veins into the rose. I tossed the rose towards the monster at lightning speed. It was impossible for the monster to dodge as the rose hit it right in the heart, if it had one. I watched in awe as white cracks stretched out from where the rose made impact and the monster crumbled to dust with an agonizing screech. I looked at my gloved hands, shocked at what I had done.
Sailor Moon leaped off of the window and landed gracefully beside me. She smiled warmly and I smiled back. Her smile faded as she noticed my cheek.
"You did well Tuxedo Mask," she said. She gently placed her hand on my cheek and I winced. She bit her lip, which I found rather attractive, and a white light appeared from her fingertips. I felt a tingling sensation in my face, but it soon faded as she brought her hand back to her side. I felt my face, shocked to find the scratch completely healed.
"Thank you," I said. I realized how incredibly stupid I sounded and almost face palmed. She smiled and turned away from me, jumping back up to the window railing.
"Whenever an enemy faces you, you cannot be afraid. Don't worry; I will fight with you," she said as she turned and leaped out of sight. I watched her golden hair disappear and sighed contentedly. Of course, Luna had to step in and ruin the moment.
"You did well today Tuxedo Mask. Hurry, we have to leave before Andrew and the women wake up," Luna said urgently. I rolled my eyes and followed the same route I used to get to the jewelry store, thinking of Andrew. I hoped he was alright. Luna showed me how to de-transform, and I flopped back onto my bed. "We'll discuss more of the Negaverse tomorrow. For now, you need your sleep," Luna said, curling up beside me.
"So I assume you intend on living here?" I mumbled with my eyes closed.
I didn't stay awake long enough to hear her answer.
I awoke the next morning on time for once, and I actually got to eat breakfast. I was incredibly tired from yesterday's battle, and I was still struggling to process everything that happened. My dreams were infested with Sailor Moon and my Princess. Were they...connected somehow? I decided to ask Luna later.
Luna followed me into the kitchen, where the rest of my family was eating chocolate chip pancakes that my mother had made. She smiled at me and said, "Good morning sweety. Where did you get that cat?" I looked down at Luna who was circling my feet, acting like any other normal cat would. I struggled with an excuse for some reason, but finally managed to spit one out.
"I rescued her from some kids yesterday, and she followed me home," I said casually, sitting down at the table. My father, Kenji, pulled his newspaper down and raised his eyebrows at me.
"Who are you and what have you done with my son?" he said with a chuckle. I rolled my eyes as Sammy snickered.
I finished my pancakes and put my shoes on before walking to school. For once, I wasn't in a hurry. I was halfway there when I heard a familiar voice yell at me from behind.
"Come on Darien, we're gonna be late!" Andrew yelled as he darted past me. His arms were flapping wildly as he ran, and his school bag nailed me right in the head. I almost fell forward as I clutched my throbbing skull.
"OW! WAIT TO GO ANDY!" I yelled as I ran to catch up with him. There was no way I could be late. I woke up on time and everything! I checked my watch as I ran, and realized that the bell was supposed to ring in two minutes. I picked up my speed and soon caught up with him. We both managed to get in our seats in time, out of breath.
Miss Haruna wasn't in the room yet, so I turned my attention to Andrew as I rubbed the bump on the back of my head. "This really hurts Andy," I growled, glaring at him. He smiled sheepishly as his face turned red with embarrassment.
"Sorry Darien, I didn't know what to do! I panicked!" Andrew said apologetically. I don't blame him; he's never late. He quickly changed the subject, as I knew he would. I couldn't avoid the topic forever. "Did you hear the news this morning? Apparently, there are these two new superheroes, Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask! I saw them yesterday with my own eyes! They rescued me from this creepy monster-thingy! It was so cool! I wish I hadn't passed out for most of it," Andrew said. Excitement ran through his voice as he told me about what happened, and I pretended to be listening. In truth, my mind was wandering to that beautiful heroine, Sailor Moon. My gaze wandered over to that Myers guy, who was reading a textbook. Reading glasses sat on the bridge of his nose, and he looked regal just by sitting there. I contemplated going to over to introduce myself, but Miss Haruna walked into the room.
Something was...off about her. She was slouching as she walked, and her expression was almost blank. The dark circles beneath her eyes were so large, it was as if she was wearing way too much eye makeup. To my surprise, and probably most of the students in the class's, Miss H. dropped her suitcase. Papers and pens scattered all over the floor as she continued her walk to the podium at the front of the room. She leaned against the wooden podium and stared at all of us blankly before solemnly saying, "Hi."
I practically fell out of my seat in shock. Miss Haruna always came in with a bright smile on her face and an optimistic attitude. Her greetings were always long and cheerful. A simple 'hi' was definitely out of character.
It was then that I noticed the purple flower pin she wore on her jacket. It shined in the light of the room, but something about it warned me that something was wrong.
"Anyone not present please raise your hand now," Miss H. said. We all stared at her in shock, wondering what in the world was wrong.
"Good. Turn in your books to any page you want. Read the next thirty chapters and wake me up when the last bell rings." We all watched with our mouths wide open as Miss H. yawned loudly and dropped her head on her podium, snoring loudly. She was sleeping soundly, as if she hadn't gotten any sleep in the last month.
Zoicite stood and approached Miss Haruna, gently shaking her. There was no response from the unconscious teacher. He turned to the class and said sternly, "Call an ambulance right away!" Melvin was the first to stumble for his phone as he dialed 911. Two other kids whom I forgot their names rushed out of the classroom to go get the principal. I watched as Zoicite checked his watch and his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"Oh no! I'm going to be late!" he yelled as he quickly left Miss H. by herself and scurried back to his desk. I don't think he realized that all of us were watching him as he gathered up his things and quickly left the classroom. Why was he leaving class in the middle of the day?
Something about all of this seemed too suspicious. I thought about telling Luna everything I witnessed today as I watched the ambulance drive away with Miss H. tucked inside.
I think that Myers boy is up to something.
END OF CHAPTER 1
That's it for chapter one! I hope you all liked it! Please leave me reviews and let me know what you think! I worked really hard on this and it took a lot of planning to decide how I was going to flip Serena and Darien's personalities. Thank you SO much for reading and I love you all! I'll have the next update up soon!
~Miss Moon Rose