Book 2

Act I, Chapter I

A New Narrator

Now I suppose it's my turn to speak isn't it? I don't have any news from my current life to tell you before I get on to my story, so I suppose I will simply start with my name. Well perhaps even may name isn't easy to deal with, but oh well It is the simplest of what I will tell you.

My name is Michelle Elizabeth Marina Justinia Jorikas. But the name I go by is Michelle, so it's not that hard to figure out, right? Well a description of me…Well to be truthful there is nothing beautiful, or glamorous about me. I have blondish-red hair which reaches halfway to my elbows, and I wear it all tossed over my right shoulder. My eyes are brown, which some people think is weird in light of my pale hair. But it's perfectly normal for me.

I was often called the Youngest Sister in my last life, in this one I've been called a Stupid Cat, or even Baka Neko. I think I like the title of the youngest sister better than I do the title of Baka Neko. I suppose I've also been called Livi, rather than Michelle. I think I prefer Michelle over Livi, even though the people of this life know me as Livi. But since I gained my powers as the Youngest Sister of the Immortals I look different, so no one I knew before can tell I'm the same person. I doubt even Marie, or Megan would be able to tell.

"Michelle-san?" This was a girl in my school. I believe her name was Corey. She had been going to the school less time than me, but still it had been about a year or so. We went to TA, but half the time Corey instead attended Juuban High, I'm not sure how she got permission to do that, or why she would want to. TA is a much superior school, that's why I came here.

"Yes Corey-san?" I said looking up from my sketchbook.

"I was wondering if you might like to walk home with me, I think we live in the same neighborhood," Corey offered. I wonder why she would bother, she never had before.

I got my answer as we were walking. Corey was very quite for awhile, but then all of a sudden she started talking.

"My best friend suddenly disappeared a few days ago. No one's sure what happened to her, and we have a rather large group of friends. They all go to Juuban," She spoke very quickly.

"I'm sorry to hear that. What was her name?" I asked, I truly was worried about people who suddenly disappear.

"She went by Mami, but that's because she felt like there were too many Megans in the world. Her real name is Megan Kell," I stopped and stared at her. Megan was a name I knew from this life. She was a good friend of mine a few years back. She was always with me and Marie. I had come to Japan, then Marie had told me she was coming, But she never did.

"Megan Kell? M-E-G-A-N K-E-L-L, is that the person you're talking about?" I asked in shock.

"Yes, do you know her?" Corey asked excitedly.

"She's a friend of mine from a few years back. I haven't heard from her in months," I told her.

"Oh, well she's been pretty busy lately. I think that's why she disappeared," Corey was being vague, I hate it when people are vague.

"Oh, well let me help you with anything I can okay? Maybe I can get together with you and your friends, maybe we'll be able to come up with something," I offered.

"Of course, that would be perfect. Lan's worried sick over her. I'm a little worried about him too. I think he might drive himself past his limits," Corey told me, "In fact I was going to meet up with them later today. Maybe you could join us? We're meeting at a place called Crown's Café."

"Of course I'll come, I know the place. I've been there before," I told her as we reached my house, "What time?"

"Around four is good,"

"Hey guys. This is Michelle, she knows Megan," Corey introduced me as we got to the café. We had met up just as I was leaving my house.

"Hello! We can always use some help," I think I must be seeing things. Because I think that was Usagi, from Sailor Moon.

As I scanned the packed table I noticed that there were two boys, but a whole lot of girls. Twelve girls in fact. They varied from two Middle School girls, to a woman who had to be out of college by now.

"Do I know you from somewhere?" I asked the girl with meatballs on her head.

"No I don't think so," She looked uncomfortable suddenly.

"Oh, I thought you looked like Tsukino Usagi," The girls all gave each other some looks like they had heard this before, and were only mildly surprised that I would know who the girl was.

"That is me. You must be Mami's friend; she came up and said the same thing to me, well something similar,"

"Yes, that sounds like Megan. If she saw you she would have jumped on you with a vengeance. She's a Magical Girl Otaku," I said summing up her entire personality in one sentence.

"Yes, you do know her!" A girl with short blond hair said with a bit of a laugh to her voice.

"Well we have to find her. We all need her," The one who spoke was a pretty girl with really long legs, and a rather short skirt. She was pretty, and faintly familiar. But I had to wonder about those braids in her hair.

"Yes, We need to find her," Another girl with blond hair said. There were a lot of blond people. But this one didn't remind me of anyone, so I don't think she was one of the scouts.

"Perhaps you could introduce me to everyone? I think it would help if I knew all your names," I offered pointedly.

"Yes, I think that would be proper," Said the girl with the long dark green almost black hair. She was Setsuna, the girl next to her with aqua colored hair was Michiru. Next to her was the girl with short blond hair, she was Haruka. Then was The littler girl with short dark purple, almost black hair, she was Hotaru. Next to her was a girl with pink hair, she was Chibi-Usa. Then was pretty and serene Rei, then strong energetic Makoto, then hyper Minako, then the loud annoying Usagi, then quiet reserved Ami. Then Malia, the slightly eccentric, and Hannah the calm one. The men were Lan, Megan's boyfriend, and Mamoru, Usagi's boyfriend. I had to admit there were more people than I had expected.

I then introduced myself correctly.

"I am Michelle Elizabeth Marina Justinia Jorikas. Michelle is the normal name for address. For awhile I was known as Livi, but nowadays Michelle is better," I told them with a bow.

"I think Mami mentioned you. Yeah she had a picture of you and a girl named Marie on her dresser. She said that you were a Baka Neko," Usagi said happily. Yes of course that's how I'm remembered.

"Michelle, Michelle. I think I've heard that name before. Yes, Michelle is a character in one of Mami's stories! She's the Youngest Sister, but she's more powerful than Elizabeth, the Middle Sister. And more inventive than either of the other Sisters," As Hannah said this last she looked over at Malia briefly, I wonder what that was about?

"Yes, Michelle was a widely known political leader in Meapation. She was often meddling in something or another, usually it was in the Queen's affairs," Malia spoke with clarity on this subject, "Ah yes, you are her reborn. And as your elder I will forbid you from meddling like that anymore. I should have been more forceful back then."

"How…..But you shouldn't have been reborn that quickly! I died long before you!" I exclaimed loudly. I got some really weird looks for that.

"The princess needed me," Malia said and lifted the mug of cocoa that was in front of her.

"The princess, do you mean Joan? Or Alison?" I asked a little confused. Malia had only rarely come to the capital.

"Rose," Malia said forcefully.

"The third?"

"The second," She was starting to sound annoyed with me.

"But, who is she?"

"She has several names. Among them are Mami, and Megan," Malia said looking supremely depressed.