Preps Vs. Goths

R&R

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor moon.

Prologue

He was walking down the hallway, his girlfriend on one arm and lots of guy friends on the other. His smile was charming, his clothes impeccable, and his hair short cut and styled, but long enough for a girl to run her fingers through it.
Best of all, his face was the most handsome one she'd seen in her life. His skin was tanned from his many weekends in Florida with his parents. The whole way he moved screamed money and high class. He always had the coolest shades, the latest styles, and his own brand new car and bike. But it wasn't any of these things that made her heart race, she didn't know what it was that made her love him. So many things about him screamed for attention, but also in warning. She couldn't do this. The only problem with him was that he always had the most popular girl on his arm. He had everything, all the girls he wanted to hang out with, all the cool friends. He was constantly throwing parties and doing bad deeds with his pals. But still, there was just something about him that drove her crazy.

She didn't know what it was… not his charm, not his money, not his incredible personality and gorgeous looks. The very thought of him made her heart race and her breathing stop, though when he walked passed her, she couldn't breathe at all, the scent of his expensive after-shave overpowering, but subtle. She let the breath out as he turned the corner and began to breathe normally. Her two best friends didn't know, and she wanted to keep it that way. She'd never fallen for anybody and that kind of thing would ruin her rep.

Her rep, that was the most important secret to keep. They always wore black. Make up and everything. Some people called them Goths, but they really weren't. In fact, they scared most people. Minako had a way of getting under people's skin; Rei was an awesome martial artist. And Usagi was free style. But each were equally different. Rei hated to fight, Minako never fought and Usagi loved it. The adrenaline rush was beautiful, the feeling of slinging some idiot over her shoulder without trying was incredible.

All three laughed at love.
Which was why her secret had to be kept because, inside, they where very soft. If someone could get under their skin and make them feel the same way, it would be disastrous. Either way, they where so used to pushing others away, it didn't matter. And they where best friends, living every waking hour with the other, whether in practice or in school or hanging out. Minako was dressed head to toe in completely concealing baggy black. Her hair was always pulled back because it was platinum blond and she didn't want to dye it black. Rei was just the opposite, leather miniskirt, short sleeves, and low necks. And she always let her hair flow in its glory of deepest raven black. Usagi wore something similar to the other two, long pants that accented her legs, letting her hair flow, but pulled back. It was in a pony tail, but it also hid its' natural length. She'd wound thin braids around and around, making her hair look like it would be to the middle of her back when it had been grown out to the floor. Her shirt was almost a black chain mail looking shirt that was incredibly see through. Underneath, she wore a black sports bra so it would conceal everything.

They called themselves the 3DA. Which mean't the 3 Dark Angels.

An awkward name, but it suited them, so they liked it.

They'd grabbed their books now and started heading toward the exit. Walking out the front door and walking down the stairs without incident. Everyone parts as they walk passed, crossing themselves and cringing as if they where demons. They loved it.

"Yo! Rena!"

Only one person had the nerve to call her that. Well, also the only one that would talk to her outside of her little group. She growled in rage, her anger building as she began to speed her pace up. He ran up behind them and threw an arm over her shoulder, leaning on her casually. His smile was charming as always, his dark brown hair slicked back
from his somewhat handsome face. She loathed him.

"Hey, slow down, I might start thinking you where trying to get away." She rolled her eyes and pushed the arm off her shoulder disdainfully.

"Gee, imagine that." She muttered under her breath. He laughed, like always.

"Ah, come on, you don't really mean that, do you? Considering we're soul
mates and everything.

"He said it so casually, as if it where somehow true. He caught her shoulder and brought her around again swiftly. She could see the snobby or popular group was watching with interest how this would turn out. Mamoru was there with them.

"Don't touch me." She warned menacingly and he smiled again, moving in closer.

"Princess, you know I'm crazy about you. Just give it up, one date?" he was pleading as if he thought he was gonna get it, too. Well, he did, but not the way he would have liked.

"Get away from me." She stated and backed away a step before he caught her arm. She turned, flinging him over one shoulder and he landed sprawled on the cement. His few friends, dressed similarly in black, came forward to protect their leader. Rei automatically pushed Minako back.

"Stay out of this, Mina. We'll take care of It." the blond nodded and the two
fighters stepped up.

"Mamoru, let's go." His girlfriend's voice floated over to them as they circled each other, followed by his laugh.

"No, I want to see this. I bet fifty bucks the girls win."

"You're on, man." On of his buddies shot back.

Usagi grinned evilly, making one leap back in fear. One lunged toward her face and she ducked, turning and knocking the feet out from under him. Another grabbed her back, but she grabbed both arms and twisted maliciously until he yelped and let go. She saw Rei throw a double sidekick and jump into a spinning roundhouse. Two left, each faced the other two. They where the strongest, reserved for last just in case. But the boy that had started it stood, and put a hand on one of their shoulders to stop them.

"Ah, ah, ah, guys. No one hurts my angel, catch my drift?" his eyes glinted like hard steal and the others backed down.

"Until next time, dearest." He nodded toward Usagi and she scoffed.

"Get your cowardly carcass away from me." She grunted.

He just turned and walked away as his friends picked themselves up off the ground behind the two. She bared her teeth to one, and he ran away screaming. Laughing evilly, the two turned and grabbed their books from the third before turning and
looking at the preppies.

"Oh, look at the high and mighty over there." Rei chuckled as Usagi smiled.

"Oh, but, if we fight, we might brake a nail." She stated dramatically as Minako started laughing.

"Coming from someone who has perfect nails, that doesn't make much sense, Usa." The other blond shrugged and turned as the others followed.

"It's not my fault, I got cursed with my mother's hands." Minako crossed both arms over herself and scoffed.

"Ya, even when you do play guitar, it doesn't break them." She stopped and put a hand over her best friends mouth before shooting a glance back at the staring snobs.

"Mina, shut up! You know that stupid preppy talent shows coming up, don't say a thing about it!" she looked down bashfully and nodded.

"Sorry, I forgot."

"Don't sweat it, Usagi, it's not like they have enough brains to figure it out. You know how dumb they are. " The blond nodded and began walking again.

The next morning a knock came at the door, so Usagi went to answer it. The other two where sitting on the couch eating chips and looking over some new styles to wear the next week. Opening the door, she almost gasped, but stopped herself. Nothing could shock her more then this. He flipped his shades up and smiled.

"Hey, Usagi right?" she gave him a curious look before glancing back at the others.

"What do you want?" he smiled again, even though her tone would have scared anyone else off.

"I need to ask a favor." She began to chuckle at this.

"Hey, girls, the king of snobby preps has come to ask for a favor." The other two looked up before braking into laughter.

"So, uh, what is this…'favor'?" he looked a little unsteady after being laughed at like that, but he remained cool on the outside.

"We need some people to play guitars and drums and stuff for the performers." She looked back as Rei dropped the magazine and took hold of Minako's neck. She snickered and shrugged.

"As a favor? Kiss it off." She moved to close the door, but he stopped it with a hand.

"Come on, there is no one else in this town that can play." She shrugged her indifference.

"Maybe you could import some of the ones from another town with all that snob money you got shoved up your butt." She heard the other two laugh again. He looked even more unsure then last time. She was getting a kick out of this one.

"Ah, heck, you're fun enough to tease. What do you think, girls?" she turned back and they stuck fingers down their throats.

"No way, make him pay." She turned back again and shrugged.

"You heard them."

"Anything you want." He blurted and her jaw dropped.

"No way, seriously? Dang, I could use a new guitar. Hey, Rei, didn't you snap a string this morning?"

"Ya, why, what's he offering?"

"Anything we want. I say we go for it. We could use a new sound system." Already, he felt his wallet shrinking. Minako jumped up.

"Oh, ya! I'm getting a whole new drum set."

"You guys want to?" they shrugged and she turned back, smiling this time.

"Ok."

"Seriously?" she laughed and nodded.

"Does it sound like we're kidding?" he smiled and looked over at his car parked across the street and nodded.

"Great, you guys want to go pick them out now?" Minako and Rei glanced at each other before jumping up and running out the door.

"I guess that's a yes." Usagi stated simply and grabbed her shades before following them out and leaving him standing on her porch. He shrugged and walked up behind her.

"How good are you guys, think you can handle hard rock?" she laughed and glanced over at him.

"Don't tell me you preppies have good taste?" he chuckled and nodded.

"We're not as bad as you make us to be. What kind of stuff do you guys play?" she smirked and opened the back door of his camero.

"You mean band names or categories?" he shrugged and the other two smiled as they climbed in.

"Metallica, hemrage, Linkin Park, slipknot, limp biskit, creed, almost any hard rock band you can name." He nodded and opened the front door before slipping in. The first thing they saw was the other person.

"Makoto, this is Usagi, Minako and Rei, guys, my girlfriend, Makoto." She looked back and smiled sweetly.

"Hi, guys!" she chirped happily. Three blank faces stared back, the shear lack of emotion already scaring her.

"Optimistic." She stated and he chuckled.

"Be nice, I have a feeling this is our only chance for help." Makoto rolled her eyes and flipped the shades over them again. Rei leaned over to Mina and whispered gently.

"What? We're not all preppies on the inside? Why, that's absurd!" Minako giggled and passed it along to Usagi. She only smirked and crossed both arms over herself.

"How long you willing to spend on this, Mamo-Chan?" she asked, tapping the back
of his chair with her foot. She saw the aggravated look on his face, but hid her evil chuckle until he answered.

"Before I buy a thing, you guys have to play for us. I don't want to be buying two thousand dollars worth of equipment just so you can play twinkle,
twinkle."

The other two broke into fits of laughter and she let loose that evil smile as she looked out the window.

"We'll probably blow you away, pretty boy."

Usagi saw Makoto move and watched as she lay her hand gently over his. Their fingers intertwined together and she hid the pang of shear jealousy from the others. If anything, she could convince herself he was just another bozo and get over him. They pulled up at an expensive music shop and got out together. Some of the other preppies where already they're, looking for musicians that might live around the place. They walked in together, all five of them. When they saw Mamoru and Makoto, they smiled, but when the three Goths walked in behind them, they looked horrified.

"Hey, Motoki." Mamoru smiled and they clasped hands quickly. The other's eyes
where fixed on Serena.

"Do you have any idea who you brought with you?" he asked quietly and the
other nodded. Serena saw opportunity.

"I mean, I heard they where sexy, but I didn't think they would be this much…"
she grabbed a guitar like hers, only newer and better and walked up behind him. Tapping his shoulder, he turned and she pressed herself up against him, tipping her head to the side curiously.

"Would you teach m to play?" she asked softly, the other looked scared and intrigued.

"Sure." He breathed, forgetting he didn't know how. Mamoru was horrified by it and stared.

"You mean you really can't play?" her laugh was evil and she shoved him away rudely as the other girls cackled like jackals.

Rei already chose one and Minako sat herself down beside a drum set, trying a few beats on it. An old man came out from the back, seeing the scary girls handling his equipment.

"Please, only experienced musicians can handle those properly, put them down
before you break them."

H scrambled forward desperately and her laugh heightened. He grabbed her arm and her eyes exploded with hellish fire.

"Get away from me, old man." She flung him aside uncaringly and set a few fingers on the board. The thing erupted in pure sound. Her fingers where moving on down the board so fast, they almost couldn't see it. Rei broke in with a bass part and Minako picked up the beat. It was Linkin Park, some of the guys already lip-sinking the words. They played it with such an accuracy, it sounded just like the background music behind the singers. They went about half way through and stopped dead.

"What do you think, girls, I like this one." Serena commented and looked over at the old man. His jaw had dropped in amazement.

"That is, if the geezer thinks I'm musician enough to handle It.," she stated pointedly, her
eyes narrowing. Some of the preppy guys took a step back as the others
smirked.

"Well, I kinda like this drum set, but I don't like the sticks. They're not black like my other ones." Rei rolled her eyes and fingered hers gently.

"Cry, Mina. I don't know, I want a different one then this, it doesn't match my style."

"Usagi, I really need your help." He came rushing up to her, his breathing labored.

"I don't know what to do about my girlfriend." He glanced back at Makoto with worry written on his features. She laughed shortly and he looked
back at her.

"Why are you asking me?" he moved to speak, but she quieted him by raising a hand.

"I have known love only once when I was five, and I realized what it was for the first time when my mom died of cancer. Ten years later, my brother killed himself with a vast drug overdose, my father hasn't come home in a month and I have a nagging feeling he's never coming home. I have never fallen in love with anyone and the same visa versa. No one has ever cared about me since my mom except for two schoolgirls who come from the same background. And to tell you the truth, I seriously doubt anyone will ever love me. When you talk about needing help with your girlfriend I can't even give you a good guess. But, by the way she's been acting, I'd say she's in love with Motoki."

He took a step back the moment she explained her
background and another when she told him her opinion.

"You've never been in love?" he asked quietly. She shrugged and nodded.

"I'm
sorry, that's terrible." She laughed again.

"Who said I ever wanted it. The only joy I get in life is playing my guitar, beyond that, in wouldn't give a crap if the world collapsed. Now, do you
love Makoto?" she asked and he nodded.

"Then let her go. You want her to be happy well she is when she's with Motoki." He nodded numbly and she flipped her shades back on before turning and beginning to walk away.

"Usagi?" he called over to her. She turned and looked back at him.

"I'm sorry." she shook her head, her eyes glinting behind her shades.

"I don't want your sympathy, Mamoru, that wasn't the point of telling you. My point was how the heck should I know what to do? I don't care about anyone but my friends. If I die tomorrow, all the better." She moved to leave, but looked back at him again.

"Don't tell anyone."

Ok ok I know Linkin Park isn't a hard rock band but they are so awesome that I decided to add them in =]

To others who read this before I decided that since it was so long to break it up into chapters and edit a bit. I hope this version is much better this time around =]

I'll be adding Chapter 2 tomorrow of tonight if I'm feeling generous!

R&R

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-Sakura-Chan