The girl shivered, wrapping the quilt blanket around her even tighter. Sure living in the basement was great during the summer, but in the winter you could easily freeze to death. She decided that taking a hot shower might help and got up out of bed. Glancing at the clock on the way to the bathroom, she noticed it was 7:45. Just enough time to take a shower and get to the academy.
Once in the bathroom, she turned the water on while humming a little tune and getting ready to step in. Stepping in under the spray of water, she expected nice hot, or even luke warm water. On the contrary, she shrieked at the shock of the ice-cold water coming from the faucet. Grumbling, she turned off the water and wrapped a towel around herself. 'Well,' she thought, 'At least I'm awake.'
She quickly found a pair of black slacks and was searching for her new pink top when she realized it was no longer where she had left it the night before.
"Relena!" she screamed, knowing full well that the girl was already long gone. The trill noise from her alarm warned her that she only had a few minutes to get to school. Grabbing a white shirt, a pair of shoes, and her purse, she headed out the door.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Relena! You look so cute in that pink shirt!" a girl exclaimed as she walked down the hallway.
"Yo Lena, looking hot!" a guy said. She waved her thanks.
"That was a nice ride you pulled up in Relena. I wonder how Serena got to school today," Rei Hino said sarcastically, walking up to the girl.
"My cars in the shop. I'm sure she wouldn't mind. Besides, it's the least she owes me since I took her in," she answered.
"Did you even ask her if you could borrow her car? How about the shirt you're wearing?" Ami Anderson asked, joining the conversation.
Relena took one look at the girl with blue hair and turned her nose away. "It happens to be my shirt, thank you very much," she replied.
"I think not since I bought it for her," Ami responded. The bell signaling classes rang.
"Look, mouse, the shirts mine. That's all there is to it. Remember who owns this school," she said snottily as she passed by with her nose in the air.
"Yeah! You're daddy! Not you!" Rei called out after her.

*~*~*~*~ Lunch ~*~*~*~*

She flopped on the bench, pounding her head on the table as she did so. Ami and Rei soon joined her.
"Sere, when did you get here?" Rei asked.
"Middle of third hour," she moaned. She sat up straight and started to eat her food.
"How the hell am I suppose to pass leadership if that bitch keeps making me late?! This is the fourth time this month and let me tell you, Dr. S is not very pleased. I'm surprised she hasn't kicked me out yet."
"I highly doubt that Setsuna is going to "kick" you out Serena. Us being who we are,"
"Correction Rei, Were," Ami corrected.
Rei rolled her eyes, "Sorry, being who we were, she knows you can do it," she finished.
"Yes Rei, but that was nearly a thousand years ago. You know sometimes I wish I could still transform again. Just to feel the wonderful burst of energy. To remember what it was like to be Sailor Moon. No one remembers us anymore."
"Some of us do," Ami said, pointing to a table at the other side of the room. Serena turned and saw Relena hanging off of a dark haired man. "She called me "mouse" today. Just like she did when she first took over."
"When she screwed up our perfect future," Rei snarled.
Suddenly, Serena had had enough. Looking at the girl wearing her new top, the one who had once again taken her car without asking, making her walk the four miles to school, an idea came to mind.
"Rei? Do you have anymore of grape juice?" she asked.
Ray nodded, handing her the small juice box. "What are you going to do?"
"You'll see," Serena smirked, and headed for Relena's table.
"A thousand years later and she's finally growing a backbone," Rei mumbled before turning back to the paper she was working on.
"Hai," Ami replied.
Serena made her way across the lunchroom with the juice box in hand. She waved to a few people who called out greetings to her. Trying not to detour from her destination, she found that she had Relena's attention, a long with the man seated next to her.
'I can do this, be brave. I can do this, be brave.' She kept repeating in her head.
"Serena! What brings you to our side?" Relena asked.
"I want my keys back," she called out from the place she was standing.
" Oh really? How about you come and get them?" She challenged.








Okay, I know not much of a first chapter, but I'm working on it. You'll understand the title in the next chapter and maybe I'll let you in on how the scouts are there after yet another thousand years.

Until next time, Ja!

*Hugs and Angel Kisses *