Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon... If I did, I wouldn't be posting my work up on fanfiction for free.

Frost Merry Darkness Luver: so, actually both youkai and youma are demons. The difference between the two is that youma are considered to be purely evil while as youkai are "misunderstood" (didn't know this till I looked it up lolz). Youma is more often used in Sailor Moon while youkai can be found in Inuyasha or Bleach. I try to research everything that I'm writing about so I hope it is all right. Although, admittedly youma would work better than youkai in this instance, but then again youkai would work better for later seasons of Sailor moon where people are being possessed. So yeah, for now I will change it to youma, but I'm just too lazy to redo the first chapter so I'll do that later. Well anyway, that's my little rant. (a homosexual relationship – specifically a man and a man – is referred to as Yaoi, which is quite similar I suppose)

Chapter 2: Ami, Sailor Mercury

A strange wind blew past the pillars. All around was darkness. In the center of this darkness was a glowing orb of energy, and a woman with wild, fire red hair, billowing about her face. "You still haven't found the maboroshi no ginzuishou," she stated calmly. The room seemed to resonate with the sound of her voice. In front of her, a blonde haired man bowed down.

"I truly apologize," he placed his hand across his chest.

"Our great master has commanded us to collect energy," the woman continued in a tone of utmost authority, "and to find the maboroshi no ginzuishou."

"I am aware," stated the man, rising from his previously prostrate position (haha alliteration), "as a warrior for the Dark Kingdom, I, Jadeite, will not fail you, Queen Beryl."

***

"Hi mom! I'm home," Usagi burst though her front door with a smile on her face.

"Hi sweetie," her mom replied. "Hi crescent moon, bald-spotted kitty," Ikuko addressed Luna, only to receive a full out attack from the annoyed cat.

"Mom," sighed Usagi, "I've told you before; her name is Luna, not bald-spotted kitty." After finally prying Luna off of her mother, Usagi made her way up to her bedroom. Now that they were in the seclusion of the room, Luna was finally able to talk to Usagi about her mission as Sailor Moon.

"Usagi," she started, "you are a champion of justice, but there is still much more to teach you before a new enemy appears."

"No way!" cried Usagi, "I've had enough of the enemy! Who is this enemy anyway?" Usagi had been wondering this since the night before, but she had not thought to ask Luna.

"They're evil things that shouldn't exist in our world," the cat replied simply, "our mission is to find the rest of the senshi and to protect our princess from this evil."

'Wow,' thought Usagi, 'it would be great to be a princess.' As she continued to fantasize about being royalty, the masked man from the night before came to her mind. "Hey Luna," she asked, "what about Tuxedo Kamen, and Sailor V? Maybe they're senshi?"

"I don't know about them," said Luna, "but I think I've found a second senshi."

***

'tap,tap...beep...tap,tap," as Usagi slept peacefully in her bedroom, Luna was at the Crown Arcade, avidly typing on a computer. On the screen was the profile of a girl named Mizuno, Ami. The girl in the picture had dark black hair and intense blue eyes. Beside her picture it listed her information; Birthday: September 10; Blood Type: A; Age: 14. Luna was staring very intently at the monitor.

"Mizuno, Ami," she said in almost a whisper, "could you be the next senshi?"

***

In the courtyard of Juuban Middle School, a serious looking girl walked past her peers. She had dark black hair and blue eyes that held wisdom beyond their years. It seemed as if there was a continuous chatter around her.

"Hey, did you see the scores of the mock test?"

"I did! Class five's genius girl got top marks."

"She can't be human."

"They say that her I.Q. is 300!"

The girl was Mizuno Ami.

"Whoa, a genius girl huh?"

"Good morning Usagi!" called Naru as she saw her best friend coming towards them.

"They say that Mizuno-san goes to 'Crystal Seminar'," Umino explained, "That must be why her marks are so good."

"'Crystal Seminar' that's new cram school that opened by the arcade isn't it?" asked Usagi joining in on the conversation.

"Yeah," Naru said, "and you have to be super rich to go there. Mizuno-san's lucky, both her parents are doctors."

"But she's so cold and distant," commented Maki, "They say she has no friends; she must study all the time!"

At the mention of studying, Usagi was reminded of her most recent test disaster. She looked down at her score sheet to see marks ranging from ten to fifty two. 'If mama see's these scores she is going to kill me,' thought Usagi, 'Oh, hey there goes class five's genius girl.' Usagi watched as the girl walked though the courtyard past a large oak tree. But as the genius girl walked past the tree she was assaulted by a flying black object... a black object which looked suspiciously like a cat... a cat which looked suspiciously like Luna.

'Oh no!' though Usagi, 'Mizuno-san is going to be so angry.' She thought about pretending that she had no idea who Luna was, but then she noticed that Ami seemed to be getting along very well with the assailing kitty.

"Hey there kitty," said Ami as she snuggled Luna, "if I didn't live in an apartment, I could keep you." Usagi looked upon the scene with a mixture of amusement and surprise. It appeared that what everyone had said about Ami had been wrong. Usagi was no longer afraid to talk to the previously intimidating girl as she was able to see that Ami was a sweet and friendly person.

"Oh Luna," Usagi called out, taking the cat into her arms. "I'm so sorry," she apologized to Ami, "did she hurt you?"

"That cat feel out of the sky," said Ami in a very sweet and friendly tone, "I thought she might have been an angel." As soon as the words came out of here mouth, Ami appeared to be shocked and embarrassed. Usagi seemed a little shocked as well – but not for the same reasons as Ami – she was shocked as to how anyone could confuse Luna for an angel! Usagi saw Ami's obvious discomfort and she immediately tried to befriend the girl.

"You're class five's Mizuno Ami – san right?" of course she already knew the answer, "I'm class one's Tsukino Usagi, and this is Luna." Ami seemed shocked that someone was being so friendly to her. She knew that she had developed the reputation of a snob and was now wondering why this Tsukino Usagi was being so nice to her. Of course Usagi had her own motives. 'Maybe if I become friends with her, she'll tell me what's on the test.' Usagi and Ami continued to talk and get to know each other as they headed home. On their way they passed the Crown Arcade – a location which Usagi could never ignore. "Have you ever been here before?" she asked Ami. She considered the girls surprised expression to be a no, and immediately dragged her into the arcade.

"This is the new Sailor V game," Usagi explained, "It's really hard to beat." As Usagi immersed herself into the game, Ami leaned against the wall with an analyzing and slightly bored expression on her face. She watched intently as Usagi attempted to control the video game character. "Alright! One more time!" "Oh no!"

"Mizuno – san, did you want to try?" asked Usagi as her fifth attempt ultimately failed. Without a word, Ami sat down at the game and began to play. Usagi stared on in a state of shock and awe. Ami was playing as if she was a seasoned pro. Soon the rest of the arcade had gathered to watch the miracle player. She jumped over obstacles at lightning speed and shot down the enemy with superb accuracy. It wasn't long before she had claimed the high score.

"The high score!" exclaimed Usagi, "Wow Mizuno-san you are so cool!" As soon as Ami had finished the game a pen rolled out from the prize slot. "Wow, you got a prize too!" whined Usagi, "I'm so jealous!" Usagi had played this game so many times and she had never won any prize. 'It's not fair,' she thought sourly, 'I want one too!' She kicked the machine in a desperate attempt, and guess what? Another pen fell out from the prize slot. The pens were similar to each other, yet slightly different. Ami's pen had a cap with a gold ring surrounding the symbol for the planet mercury. Usagi's had a simple, clear jewel on the cap.

"Haha," laughed Ami at Usagi's silly antics, "You're so funny Tsukino-san."

"It's alright if you call me Usagi," said Usagi at the formal address, "Is it alright if I call you Ami-chan?"

"Sure," said Ami. Usagi was so surprised. Everyone at school had described Ami as someone who was so interested in her studies that she made no time for friends. From what Usagi could see, Ami was a very sweet and friendly person. "Oh no," exclaimed Ami, "It's so late, I have to go to cram school."

'Well I suppose the rumours weren't all wrong,' chuckled Usagi.

"I go to cram school every day after school," added Ami.

"What!!" cried Usagi, "You go every day!!"

"Yes," replied Ami with a soft smile, "I study so much because I want to be a doctor like my mother." With that had left. Usagi looked after her with respectful expression.

' woah, a doctor,' she thought, 'that is so cool.'

***

The Crystal Seminar building stood in the centre of the Juuban district. The building had been designed and built in an insanely short period of time. Some of the members of the community didn't even remember it's construction. They swear that it had just appeared there one day. Now while it's construction might be a questionable subject, it's popularity was undeniable. Ever since the cram school had opened, top students from all around Tokyo had come to be a part of the learning experience. The centre claimed that it could make any student top in their class in a matter of weeks, and the results were there as it's reputation continued to spread.

Inside the school, thousands of computers were set up with thousands of students sitting behind them. The rooms were dark and silent. The only light came from the glaring computer screens, and the only sound came from the humming of the machines and the clicking of keys.

"Mizuno-san, I have high hopes for you," said a woman, breaking the silence. She appeared to be some sort of director of coordinator. "When I look at you a see a superior person who will lead the world of tomorrow," she continued, "Everyone is aiming to get ahead of you, you should do you're best to study." Ami Mizuno continued to stare at her computer screen. Her expression was one of complete disconnect. She appeared to be a zombie, completely distracted by the screen in front of her.

"Yes," she replied simply.

***

The girls locker room at Juuban Middle School was packed with students who had just finished gym class. They were rapidly and excitedly talking about how they would be spending the rest of the day.

"Hey Usagi," called Naru, "do you want to go and get ice cream at the corner today?" The question was of course unnecessary as Usagi's entire existence revolved around food.

"Huh?" she called back, "Of course, yeah, yeah!"

Just as the girls were about to head off, they noticed that a lot of their classmates appeared to be in almost a trance. Usagi turned around to observe one of the girls as she exited the building. As she was turning back to her friends she overheard a part of their conversation.

"Kuri-chan goes to that Crystal Seminar now."

"Everyone is going there."

"Is that cram school really good?" asked Usagi, curious.

"The lectures are all on computers," explained one of the girls, "the contents are so interesting that they take their disks with them to school and home."

'I wonder what's on those disks," thought Usagi.

***

Ami sat in front of her computer finding it difficult to concentrate. 'It's no use,' she thought, 'every time I look at the screen for too long I get dizzy.' She finally gave up and pulled out her notebook and the pen that she had gotten at the arcade. 'I really do remember better if I write it down.'

"Ami-chan!" cried a voice from the hallway, "are you still studying?" It was Usagi. She had decided to ask Ami to come along with them to get ice cream. "Ah, you're using the pen," she noticed as she glanced at Ami's notebook, "did you want to go for ice cream after school?" Just as she had finished asking this, two students bumped past her. They appeared to be in some hypnotic daze. Usagi looked back at her peers.

"I'm going to hurry and go to the seminar now," one of them said.

"Me too," the other replied.

It appeared that Ami had also overheard the two students. She immediately got up from her seat, packed up her bag and replied, "I need to go to the seminar as well". Usagi looked shocked as she watched Ami rush from the room.

'Ami is really working too hard,' she thought to herself, 'Maybe I should go straight home and study too.' She was about to leave when she noticed something on the desk that Ami had been sitting at. "What's this?" she asked, "Did Ami drop this?" Usagi looked at the object which was quite obviously a C.D. She remembered the Crystal Seminar C.D.'s that everyone had been talking about and decided that Ami must have forgotten hers in her rush. Usagi decided to take the C.D. over to the seminar building. 'Ami must be looking for it,' she thought, but at the same time, she was also interested in seeing what went on at the suspicious Crystal Seminar.

***

"Now is the time to enrol with no fee!"

"You too can quickly reach your potential!"

Usagi was walking by the Crystal Seminar building as she saw people shouting and handing out flyers. One of the flyers was thrust to Usagi and she looked it over. On the flyer was a picture of Ami. It said, "Brand New!! With the Crystal Seminar disk, you too can become a genius."

"Usagi," said Luna, "Why don't you enter this cram school as well?" Usagi immediately became angry at the suggestion.

"No way am I going to some snobby cram school," she replied thinking back to the students who had bumped past her in the hallway as if completely oblivious to her existence. She crumpled up the flyer, as had become her habit, and threw it over her head. What she didn't notice of course was the same tuxedo clad man from before standing right behind her. Of course he got the full force of her throw and was become quite angry at being treated like a human trash can.

"Oi," he called out to her, "You, odango-atama, I'm not a trash can!"

"Ahhh," cried Usagi as she turned around, "It's you!" The man removed his sun glasses and she could see that he was very handsome. Her heart began to race.

"Did that cat just talk?" he asked. Now Usagi's heart was racing even faster.

'Oh no,' she thought, 'he must have heard Luna right now, he was standing right behind me.' She tried desperately to think of some sort of excuse, but nothing came. Maybe she should have considered going to the cram school. "n-no way," she replied hurriedly as she ran off, "bye."

The man seemed a little shocked as he watched her run away. He was hoping to be able to talk to her for a little bit longer. They seemed to be running into each other quite a bit these days, and he could not deny that she was a beauty. He stared at her blushing face as she scampered off. He supposed that mentioning a talking cat was probably not the best way of pulling a girl into conversation, but he didn't expect her response. In fact, he never expected any of her responses, not to mention his own. Every time he was around her, he found himself acting like the biggest jerk and he had no idea why. 'haha,' he chuckled to himself, 'maybe her cat really did talk.'

***

Usagi had run into the Crystal Seminar building with Luna.

"Usagi," said Luna as the girl caught her breath, "This place seems very suspicious to me. I think we should check out this disk before we give it back to Ami-chan." Usagi nodded in agreement as she was very out of breath from running. The slipped unnoticed into a near by room, luckily it had a computer. Usagi slipped the disk in.

"This is the lecture?" she asked, "It's just normal problems. Seeing everyone so crazy about it, I kind of expected more." Usagi began to bang on the computer in an attempt to reveal the disk's secret. "Does the other side have a different version?" she questioned as she continued to smash the computer.

"Usagi-chan, don't break it!" cried Luna desperately. But all of a sudden the computer screen shock and started to make a frizzling sound.

"Give...become a servant of our great leader...gather data on the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou..."

"What the heck?" wondered Usagi.

Meanwhile in another room, the man from the street was also looking at the same C.D. His face had a determined and knowing look as he listened to the words. Not at all something out would expect from a regular civilian – considering how Usagi had reacted to the situation. But of course this man was no regular civilian.

***

Usagi and Luna were finally beginning to put together the pieces of the puzzle.

"This is a curriculum to brainwash you by the enemy!" cried Luna.

"Look at all the people going to the seminar, she called to Luna, "They looked so pale." Usagi thought back to Ami, she had looked very pale as well. "Ami-chan must be brainwashed too! I've got to help her."

"Use the pen, Usagi," advised Luna.

"Huh?" asked Usagi, confused. 'What in the world would I need a pen for?' she thought.

"The pen you got at the arcade," continued Luna, "It's from the moon kingdom. You can use the pen to disguise yourself. Just toss it in the air and shout 'moon power'."

Well, considering all she had been through, Usagi did not find this a hard thing to believe. She threw the pen into the air and shouted out the ever useful phrase. "Change me into a doctor," she said. As soon as the transformation was finished, Usagi was standing in a rather short, nurses outfit, stethoscope and everything. (Rika – I have no idea why she wanted to become a doctor. In all honesty I think it would have been easier to sneak in dressed as a student lolz 0.0)

"Usagi-chan," cried Luna, "hurry!" and the two of them ran off through the hallways. They reached a reception desk.

"I just received a phone call saying that there was an emergency," cried Usagi as they ran by, "let me in immediately!" She spotted Ami on her way and grabbed her. "Ami-chan, snap out of it!" she shouted at her as she slapped the girl across the face. She realized that this was not working, but she knew that she needed to stop all of the students from using their C.D.'s. She ran into the nearest lecture hall. "Don't touch the computers!"

"Who the hell are you!?" demanded the director.

"Usagi, you must transform into Sailor Moon!" shouted Luna.

"What," the girl complained, "again?"

"You must fight!" urged her cat.

"I guess I have no choice," said Usagi reluctantly as she prepared to transform. She knew that this was the only way that should would be able to save Ami and the other students. "Moon Prism Power makeup!"

"The brainwashing of the pure minds of those who love to learn!" shouted Usagi at the director, "That I can't forgive!" The director immediately returned to her youma form and began to shoot razor sharp papers at Usagi. Usagi unfortunately did not notice this and therefore continued on with her speech. "For love and for justice, Sailor Moon has just arrived. And in the name of the moon, I'm going to punish you!"

"Eeep!" she cried as soon as she noticed the mass of papers being thrown at her. She began to cry. The crying was again followed by the same loud noise as last time.

"Usagi," called Luna, "don't just randomly cry, that annoying noise will only hurt Ami-chan and everyone else." Usagi realized that this was true and tried her best to stifle her sobs.

"Ami-chan!" cried out Usagi as she noticed that her friend was now being held captive by the youma.

"Why aren't you brain washed?" the youma asked, "Have you been slacking off from studying the disk!"

"I'm not slacking off," gasped Ami, "st-top already!"

"Ami-chan!" cried Luna desperately, "The pen, throw the pen into the air!" As she said this the cap of the pen began to glow, and the symbol of mercury appeared on Ami's forehead. There was a loud bang and the room became very cold and foggy.

"What the hell!" screamed the youma, "my body is freezing." The fog was getting thicker.

"Luna, where are you?" called Usagi, "Ami-chan!" As Usagi desperately called for her friends in the thick fog, the youma spotted her.

"I'm going to chop you into tiny pieces," growled the youma with an evil smirk on her face. Usagi couldn't see where the voice was coming from, but she suddenly felt arms grab her and pull her into the air. She didn't know what to do and, in the shock, all she could think of was to kick her leg out. As she pushed her leg forward in a kick she felt it make contact with something. Unknowingly, she had kicked the youma in the face. Shocked, Usagi looked behind her to see who had picked her up. She was even more surprised to see that it was Tuxedo Kamen.

"She was right in front of you!" he exclaimed, "You need to be more careful." Usagi could not respond as her heart thumped wildly. They were so close to each other. She could feel his breath on her face. They stared at each other for a few moments until he reluctantly placed her back down on the ground. "Hurry and help your friends," he said, tipping his hat to her as he turned around and disappeared into the fog.

"There you are!" cried the youma as she spotted the girl. Usagi was no longer a novice at killing youma. She had done it once before. She pulled off her tiara and shouted 'Moon Tiara Action!" while aiming and throwing the object at her assailant.

"ahhh!" screamed the Youma as the tiara pierced through her body splitting her almost in half. The moment it touched her skin she began to disintegrate into nothing but a pile of ashes.

"Tuxedo Kamen!" cried Usagi desperately looking behind her for the masked man that had once again saved her life. 'He's not there anymore,' she thought sadly. "Ami-chan!" called Usagi remembering her friend. As the fog began to clear she could see Ami crouched in a corner. She was dressed in an outfit similar to Usagi's except that it was entirely white and blue. She also wore a tiara just like Usagi, except that the jewel in the middle was blue rather than red.

"Just as I thought," said Luna knowingly, "the senshi of water and intelligence, Mercury's protector has awakened.

"I'm a senshi?" asked Ami surprised. Not only had she mystically transformed into the costume and somehow created that thick fog, she was now conversing with a talking cat!

"No way!" cried Usagi in delight, "Ami-chan is a senshi too!" Usagi literally jumped up with joy! She was so excited to know that there would be someone else who would be able to help her fight all of these Youma. She was no longer on her own. Luna also seemed very happy as she realized that they were now one step closer to finding the princess. Ami seemed to be in a daze but soon recovered as she say the excitement of her companions. She was confused about everything that had taken place, but somehow she felt that this was right. She had some sort of distant memory of this event, it was like déjà vu. She decided that she would remain calm for the time being, besides, she always had tomorrow to freak out.

***

A dark haired man sat quietly in his apartment. This man's name was Chiba Mamoru. He was in fact the same man that had encountered Usagi many times, both as Usagi and as Sailor Moon. This man was Tuxedo Kamen. He was now sitting on his couch contemplating the events of the night. Just as Sailor Moon did not realize that Chiba Mamoru and Tuxedo Kamen were one in the same, he had absolutely no idea that the klutzy girl he saw almost daily was in fact the senshi sailor moon. He thought about his most recent encounter with the crime fighting girl. She was really quite beautiful, even if she was a bit of a cry baby. Her hair was golden and her eyes were a soft, friendly blue. He hated to admit it to himself, but he was attracted to her. He wanted to see her. That was probably why he always ran to her rescue, although both of the two incidents were accidental. They just happened to be in the same place at the same time. He hated to think about what would have happened if he wasn't there. His mission was to find the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou and he couldn't forget about that, but as long as Sailor Moon was in danger, he knew that he had no choice but to save her. He sighed deeply.

"looks like I've gotten a job as a babysitter," he smiled to himself, this was definitely one cry baby that he didn't mind looking after.

So I just finished this yay! I didn't entirely re-read it so there maybe some grammer or spelling mistakes and I apollagize for those. as you can tell I'm pretty lazy, so if you're reading this story I am really sorry for not updating. It acctually takes really long to write these considering that I'm basing it off of the manga/anime. So I hope you guys like this new addition. There weren't too many places were I could add Mamoru stuff as he doesn't appear too often, but I tried my best! so yeah, read, review, and enjoy :D. I'll try to get the next one up as soon as possible, but I can tell you for certain that if I don't finish it before school starts I probably won't get it done until the next holiday season D: