Hi! My name is Usagi Tsukino and I'm 17-year-old high school student at Juuban Municipal High. My hobbies include playing video games, reading manga, and hanging out with my amazing friends, other than the baka Mamoru Chiba, at the Game Center Crown; which has the best food and delicious milkshakes. Ami Mizuno is a shy genus and loves making us all study. She is one of the sweetest girls I know and is always level-headed. Rei Hino is a shrine maiden and super sophisticated. She always acts like I get on her nerves, but I think she secretly loves my antics. Makoto Kino is like a big sister. She loves cooking and taking care of all of us. She's also super strong and tall. And finally, Minako Aino, she's kind of like my twin sister. She is bubbly and fun. OH! And we are all sailor guardians. We've been charged with the duty to find and protect the Moon Princess and battle Youma's from the dark kingdom, all while trying to pass school and appear like normal teenage girls. How hard can it be….

Chapter 1: Scout Meeting, Chocolate Cake and the baka

"Geez Usagi! Can you stop stuffing your face long enough to pay attention?" Rei hissed.

"But it's delicious! Thank you, Makoto, you bake the best chocolate cakes!" I sputtered, sending crumbs everywhere. "Besides we've already went over everything twice now. I know I need to practice but its kind of hard to do at home."

"What if we all start training sessions here at the shrine? That way we can all benefit." Ami asked. I don't understand how she can keep up with a conversation and reading a giant textbook on microbiology at the same time.

"I guess that would be okay. My Grandpa likes going out on Friday nights with hos geezer friends, so we won't be bothered. And if it helps bunhead, I'm all for it." Rei laughed.

"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT REI!" I whined. She started gathering up the plates and ignored me as usual. Another night dedicated to scout business. Saturdays we all gathered at the arcade to study and flirt with Motoki, one of the handsomest men in Tokyo. We also had these meetings every day after school to talk about how we can do better in battles. Lately more Youma's have been appearing night and day. Its starting to take a toll on me already. The amount of energy I used to deliver the final blow leaves me weak and drained most of the next day.

Luna bumped her head to mine. "It will work out Usagi. I can tell how much you've been trying to improve on your own, but it hasn't been enough. You could have been severely wounded last night, and we need to fix that."

"Oh, Okay. I guess it sounds good to me. It would sound even better if we invited Tuxedo Mask to help us too." I grinned.

"We still don't fully trust him yet…." Luna went on with the same lecture she'd been giving for month. It's gotten easy to tune her out and day dream about the masked hero. By the time I finished my third piece of cake Rei had cleaned up the last of our mess. Makoto pulled a tin out of her bag and handed it to me.

"I made you some finger sandwiches, so you don't get sick with all the sugar you put down." She laughed and hugged me bye. "See you girls tomorrow at my place! I'm making tea and dinner for after the studying."

After we all said goodbye I headed for my favorite place. The Crown Arcade was a stop I always made before heading home. Plus, I still didn't want mom to see my last test. I got a 79% on my math test. It's the best grade I've gotten in a while but still not great according to my mother. I ran into the Crown and greeted Motoki before making my way to a booth. Finally, I could get some alone time with the new manga I took from Rei.

I didn't even notice when Mamoru (Baka) slide into my booth. "So whatcha reading bun head? Probably not anything educational." His words made me jump and almost choke on my sandwich. He reached over and snagged the last one. Oh, I'm so going to kill him.

"None of your business Jerk. Don't you ever have anything better to do than pester me and steal my food. Makoto made those for me!" I yelled. He gave me a devilish smile that caused my heart to flutter. Hmm, maybe I did eat too much cake.

"I can get you a burger if you're still hungry. Ha-ha What am I saying? You are always hungry. It amazes me you aren't the size of a planet." He laughed. "Yet, you're still gorgeous even with eating so much." He added quietly. Huh? Did he just say that? Yep, way too much sugar today. I'm starting to hear things.

"And it amazes me that you have any friends. Especially Motoki. You are so cruel and annoying." And very sexy but I'll die before I ever tell him that. No need to give him an even bigger head. Yet the deep blush on my face may have given me away.

"Aw, come on Odango. You know you're only interesting when you're angry."

"I'm always angry when I'm speaking to you. It's your fault! But I guess you're just obsessed with annoying me, right? Since I'm so interesting." Ha! Score one for me.

"If thinking that makes you happy, go with it." Mamoru smiled. What the hell is wrong with him today? It's almost like he' trying to be nice. Which is infuriating because coming up with mean retorts is getting hard. "So, you want that burger?" He asked seriously

"Nope. You've ruined my appetite for the day, thanks." Damn now I really want a burger. Stupid Baka. I picked up my book getting ready to leave.

"Don't worry Odango. It should come back in about 20 minutes." He laughed. I rolled my eyes and quickly made my way to the door only to be stop by him. "Motoki told me you were having trouble in Biology, which isn't really surprising, but I got top grade in the AP class. If you need a tutor or something…. well I could always help…if you'd like." He said. I waited for the joke. Nothing. Not even his usual mocking smirk. What is going on?

"What is going on? Why are you being nice? Where's the punchline?" I stuttered.

"I'm not always an asshole, you know." He said with a dejected look. With that he made his way up to the counter to talk to Motoki. Did he honestly look sad? I'm completely floored now. I think I put my foot in my mouth this time….I have to admit it was kind of sweet for him to offer. Mamoru and sweet didn't sound right but I've noticed small things here and there about him. He really isn't always an asshole. Last week he even took up for me when Rei was putting me down. Though he said its because he's the only one aloud to annoy me. Warmth swelled in my chest as I made my way home.