Mercury's Move
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, because if I did, my name would be Naoko Takeuchi, I would be rich and famous, and this wouldn't be a fanfic, now would it ;-)?
Bing bing! The whimsical sound signaled for everyone in Room 102 at Juuban High to stare anxiously at the loudspeaker and wonder what was so important that Principal Haso had to interrupt the class (although the interruption was, for the most part, welcomed warmly).
"Mrs. Suzuki, would you please send Ami Mizuno over to my office?"
The class turned to stare at Ami, whose eyes grew wide in response. In Ami's mind, being called into the principal, or any teacher's office for that matter, was like knocking on trouble's door.
"What did I do?? Oh no, I'm probably in so much trouble..." Ami whispered to herself, frightened.
"Don't worry, Ami," whispered Serena with a reassuring smile, "what's he gonna yell at you for? Getting too many A's?? Relax, girl!"
Ami managed a half-smile at Serena's attempt at cheering her up.
"Right away, Principal Haso," said Mrs. Suzuki.
The same sound played at the beginning of the announcement played again, to signal the end. Most of the class went back to what they were doing, but not before Mrs. Suzuki said, "You heard the announcement, Ami; head over."
Ami sat quietly outside Principal Haso's office.
"10:42 A.M," she thought to herself as she read the clock outside the door, "I'll remember that when I'm trying to get my parents to forgive me for getting into all the trouble I'm bound to get in right now..."
She looked nervously down both sides of the hall. It was completely empty; everyone had just entered their second period class and settled down. Ami looked at her reflection in the glass display case of the school's awards. She was sitting stiffly upright in her chair. Her blue eyes were wide with uncertainty, and her short hair of a matching shade was messy after tossing it compulsively (it was a nervous habit of hers). She smoothed it down just as the door to Principal Haso's office opened.
"Come in, Ami," he said calmly.
Ami got up, took a deep breath, and walked inside.
"Have a seat, Ami," said Principal Haso.
She looked around his office. There was a very professional looking woman sitting in a chair inside the office. She had long, curly red hair tied back in a half-knot. She was wearing a burgundy business suit and matching pumps. She stood up when Ami walked in and gave her a smile.
"Good morning, Ami, I am Ms. Takati," she said, extending her hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Takati," said Ami, shaking her hand and then taking a seat adjacent to Principal Haso's desk.
"Ami, Ms. Takati is the director of admissions at Koureza University," said Principal Haso.
Ami looked at Ms. Takati with a mixture of surprise and respect. Koureza University was one of the best universities in Japan, a school she was greatly interested in possibly attending herself.
"Yes, Ami, and I have good news...after receiving recommendations from several of your teachers and viewing several of your standardized test results, which I might add are quite impressive, I would like to offer you a full academic scholarship to Koureza University."
End of Chapter 1! This is my first anime fanfic, hope you liked it! Please review, as I will update only if reviews are good. Have a nice day :-)!