There hasn't been a white Christmas ever since Darien Shields broke her heart 6 years ago. Now here she was, 20 years of age, Serena Tsukino. It was a month exactly until Christmas Day, but the young woman was no where near as excited as she would have been 6 years ago for Christmas. To her it felt like just another day, another long tiring day, except she didn't have to work at the office. Serena had become a secretary, instead of a nurse, because she decided she didn't want to work in the same field that her ex-lover chose. She worked in a huge company called Shields Inc.

Shields Inc. was a worldwide vehicle company. They had some of the highest-quality cars in the world, which meant it was very profitable for the owners. The main headquarters were in the president/owner's hometown, Tokyo. The headquarters were in the center of Tokyo and it was a big, full black window building with 36 stories.

Serena, the once upon a time super hero, Sailor Moon, worked on the 26th floor. She was the secretary of Mr. Greenwood, the man who dealt with North and South Korea. Mr. Greenwood was lucky to have Serena as his secretary; for almost everyone said that she was one of the best in the company. One of the only ones who said otherwise was Beryl Snake, as well as her 'followers'. She thought she was the best secretary in the entire world! Her boss, Mr. River, thought the same. The rumors of his opinion were that he didn't think she was a good secretary, just a good bed partner. No one knew if the rumor was true or not, but many believe it was because they were both caught getting a little intimate in his office a few weeks ago. Mr. River actually was an assistant to Mr. Greenwood, which caused Serena and Beryl to see each other at least once everyday. Beryl wasn't only jealous of everyone saying that Serena was the best, but she was also jealous of Serena's angelic looks.

It was the usual terrible Monday morning when Serena sat down in her desk. She checked in on her computer like she did every morning and began getting ready for the day. She noticed an email about her boss having a meeting to attend at 1:00 p.m., so she forwarded the email to him. Serena always arrived every day at exactly 8:30, but Mr. Greenwood would show his presence at five after nine. She had been working on some papers for him on Friday before the end of the day, so she decided that it was time they got finished (and it should be about finished by the time he would turn up.).

At about a quarter till, her best friend, Mina, who also worked as a secretary, walked in.

"Good morning, Serena," Mina greeted the blonde who was busying typing away on her computer.

"Mornin', Mina," She greeted back with out taking her eyes off of the screen. Mina walked up to her desk and stared at her friend until she turned her attention to her.

"What is it?" Serena asked her friend impatiently, "I'm trying to finish these papers, which were given to me Friday."

"Oh, well, I just wanted to know if you wanted to go get a cup of coffee with me like we always do," Mina said with understanding in her voice. She knew that Serena, who was practically her twin, always made sure she got her work done the day she got it, but some days it just couldn't be completed.

"I don't think I'm going to have time, Mina…," Serena started, and typed a few more sentences, "but I am almost finished if you are willing to wait a few minutes."

"Of course!" Mina exclaimed excitedly. She took a seat in a chair that was against the wall, which was part of a matching set of a small table and another chair. About five minutes later, Serena's work was being printed, which she put on her boss's desk in his office.

"Ready to go?" Serena asked Mina who was occupied by the piece of hair she was twirling around on her index finger. As soon as Mina heard that she jumped up out of her chair and began dragging the blonde to the door.

They were soon sitting at a table in the cafeteria, which was located on the 20th floor. Serena liked her coffee black most of the time, but this time she put a little sugar in it to wake her up more.

"So did you hear the new gossip?" Mina asked.

"Mina, you know I don't pay attention to that stuff. I have work to do," Serena replied back. She took a sip of her still hot coffee.

"Oh, I know, but this is big!" Mina whispered loudly.

"Ugh, all right. What could possibly be so big and important?" Serena caved after a few seconds.

"Yes, I knew deep down you wanted to know!" Mina laughed triumphantly, "Okay…so…the boss's are getting emails about the 'Big Guy' retiring." The 'Big Guy' was the CEO that took care of Shield's Inc. in Japan, while the president worked in America.

"What? Are you serious?" Serena exclaimed shocked. No one ever thought that guy was going to retire. He was probably 70 years old!

"I'm serious. Mr. Ran showed me the email when I got here this morning," Mina said, "but that isn't all it said. It also said that the president is returning to Japan. I guess he thought it was better to run his business from the headquarters rather than America."

Serena couldn't believe what she was hearing. The president, no, the owner was coming back to Japan! One rumor she did listen to was that he hasn't been in the country for 6 years and she had no idea how he manage to do it all in America.

"Did it say when he was coming?" Serena asked after a few moments.

"Yeah, I think it said in two days," At that news Serena almost spit out her coffee.

"Two days!? That's 48 hours, Mina!" Serena shouted, causing other people in the cafeteria to turn and stare at the two blondes. Serena blushed and started talking in an inside voice instead, "There has to be a bigger reason as to why he is returning. Usually, they would either promote someone to CEO or hire a new one. They might even of sent another CEO of somewhere else to take charge here. But the president? I don't' get it."

"I don't know, Sere. All I know is that the president for Shields Inc. is coming in two days," Mina said. They both got up from their seats and threw away their empty coffee cups and returned together to their offices. Besides, it was nine o'clock and Mr. Greenwood would arrive in five minutes. Serena should be there to greet her boss.