His hands intertwined with hers, her breath ragged from earth shattering kisses and wandering hands. She didn't even have the mind to think none the less comprehend what he was saying.

"I love you Minako" Those three words would hung in the air like stale cheese, she couldn't believe it.

"uhh…that's nice Collin…" Without knowing what else to do she rolled from underneath him and began picking up her scattered shirt and skirt. After dressing she gave him her famous-flirtatious wink and skipped out of the hotel room without so much as a goodbye.

2 hours later….

Five absurdly beautiful women were sitting at a booth at the corner of an arcade and diner. They had been coming to this arcade for seven years, every time looking just as stunning. However time had indeed changed their appearances but never their character.

The first of the girls was always quiet, reading her book whenever she could get away with it. Although many people would over look her she was quite lovely. She looked rather scrawny but her face seemed to scream volumes about her person. Her soft black-blue locks framed her face making her look like a pixie her eyes. Next to her sat a tall girl, or actually woman. She was most definitely mature compared to her friends. She towered over all of her friends by at least five inches. Although she was tall she did not hold any awkwardness in her body. Unlike her smaller friend, her body was quite developed having soft curves and a long graceful figure. If it weren't for her height one could imagine her to be the perfect example of a 50's house wife. She had the same soft brown curls that were held up by a hair tie and the soft green eyes one might imagine when thinking about Leave it to Beaver's mother.

On the opposite side of the booth sat two blonde girls. They looked very similar from afar but there were so different. It was as though the universe made it so they could counter balance one another. The first blonde had golden locks of hair that were cascading down her back. She had a simple satin bow that held part of her hair up. The bow matched her orange sunflower printed halter dress. She looked flippant much like her other blonde counterpart, but she seemed much more experience. There was nothing quite random about her unlike her blonde friend. She seemed to know exactly what she was doing. She seemed to be calculated perfection.

Next to her was her not quite but almost doppelganger. Her face was so bubbly, both in appearance and figure of speech. She always seemed to be downing massive amounts of milkshakes - seemed the happiest out of the five girls. Her blue eyes were lighter than her look alike but held just as much depth but not with any type of knowledge, just love and innocence people usually see in kids. She seemed to be much more innocent and flighty than any of her friends. Having hopped around like a child still to this day it wouldn't be hard to believe. Her hair adding more to this effect, her hair was made up in elaborate pigtails. Having massive pools of light blonde hair over each one of her shoulders, every time she would laugh the pigtails would oscillate around her.

Finally sitting on the outside of the booth sat a dark haired girl. She always dressed smartly even when she was only fourteen. She was probably the most eloquent of the bunch but that did not mean she had never lost her moments of grace when with friends. Her face was an exemplification of Asian beauty. She had smooth white skin but unlike the pixie like girl sitting across from her she did not look slightly sick but rather like a porcelain doll. She looked unreal. She almost seemed like the exact opposite of the blonde sitting next to her, she did not put clothes on at random, nor did she look innocent or flippant. She had a similar aura of calculation that her golden haired friend had, but also of knowing. Her amethyst eyes held the same type of feeling one might get from a seer, or an old wise man who has seen more than his fair share of life. The only indication that she was alive or human was when her friend made a shrieking sound. Her face scrunched up as her friend with the golden hair and bow began her tirade.



"AHHHGG! I can't believe he said that, it just ruined everything!" Minako exclaimed.

"Calm down Minako-chan, he just said I love you." Makoto, being the most sensible one of the group said.

"Yeah, Minako! What's so bad about hearing I love you? I'd die right now if Mamoru said that to me…I mean love is such a wonderful thing!" The girl with the pigtails sighed.

"Then you would have already been dead several times now" Rei piped in, knowing this would rile the other girl up and continued,

"Not everyone wants to be in-love either, Usagi. It just causes more problems…" She said with what seemed like a far away voice

"Ah Rei-chan! I just meant figuratively…and even if Mamo-chan and I have had our problems but with love you can do anything!"

"I don't see what's so romantic about dying though" Said Ami.

"What?! Not you too Ami. All of you are so bitter, what's wrong about love?"

"There's nothing wrong with love U-S-A-G-I" Minako finally said while poking Usagi in the forehead rather forcefully.

"There really isn't anything wrong with love but unlike you, none of us have found anyone worthwhile to spend our time with. I was just with him for some fun, you know? I wasn't expecting him to actually stay!" Minako began with her arms flailing about her. "I mean come on, I hooked up with last summer when I was in London filming. He just said he was going to be in Tokyo for a week." Minako then looked around the table at each of her four friends before clearing her throat and said in a rather hushed voice- "I didn't expect him to confess that he loved me while he was half naked and about to…you know…"

Everyone seemed to have gone red in the face besides Usagi who looked around at each of her friends. Confused about what Minako was about to say Usagi began to whine.

"You know what?! Ami-chan? Rei-chan? Minako? Makoto?! Come one guys! You know what?"

"You can't honestly be seriously Usagi…" Makoto said, although she was never as experienced as Minako (she suspected no one in their group really was) but she never figured Usagi would be this naïve about sex, especially if she had been with Mamoru for what seemed like eternity now.

"Wooh, it can't be? Could it?" Minako said with both shock and curiosity. All four of the other girls except Usagi once again huddled together in the booth to discuss.

"You don't think –" Rei began to say

"Well that sure explains things." Ami said with a bit of certainty.

"But Ami-chan, they've been together for five years now, I mean they're even getting married at the end of the year!"

"I know Minako-chan, but that doesn't mean she and Mamoru have had –"

"Have had what?! Usagi whined even louder this time.

"That you and Mamoru have had sex! Honestly Usagi-chan, you're 21 now, I expected you to be more mature." Makoto finally answered. Unexpectedly Usagi's face turned bright red and she hid her face behind both hands and began shaking her head furiously.



"Oh. My. God." Minako screeched, "you have?!" The rest of the group shocked by both Usagi's reaction and Minako's claim looked at the two with greater interest.

"Well no, I mean, I've tried, but he's always pushing back saying we should wait until we're married, something about not wanting my dad to find out and me being too young."

"EEEKKK! Our little Usa's growing up and becoming a little seductress!! I'm so proud!" Minako gushed as she clamored over the table and threw her arm around Usagi's shoulders.

"Noooo!! I just want to be with someone I love!" The blonde exclaimed.

"You four should too! What's the point of having sex if you can't experience it with someone you can share your entire being with?" The entire table became quite as the blonde continued to lecture.

"You Minako-chan should know that, you're the Goddess of Love." Ashamed of what Usagi was saying Minako turned her head towards the outside window.

"We're sorry Usagi-chan, but not all of us can be as lucky. I'm sure Minako-chan's just lonely." Ami said softly.

"I just wish you guys were as happy as me and Mamo-chan…I mean it's not impossible, all you have to do is try."

"It's not that easy Usagi-chan there are things we can't control" Rei said eerily. She looked down at her tea and pondered what was going to happen next. She had known for a while that there was going to be change that would affect all of her friends very soon. With the upcoming wedding and energy around her sixth sense was acting up quite strangely.

"I know but you guys have to try! I'll help you, after all I am queen of the world, or soon to be queen!" Usagi exclaimed with an evil laugh that followed afterwards.

That was probably it Rei thought depressingly. 'Usagi will probably destroy us all and bring back all our old enemies in order to make us "happy and in love"'

The others had similar thoughts.

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On the other side of town at the University a dark haired man was jogging to the library when he ran into a familiar looking blonde man.