Author Notes: This is just a lighter chapter before we head to another chapter about fighting.
Warning may contain brief nudity.
Chapter 4: Shrine Mayhem
Reigi awoke to see that her grandfather, or at least partial grandfather was looking directly at her.
"What is wrong with you? You usually don't sleep in so late.," the old man said suspiciously with his normally closed eyes slightly widening to emphasis his concern.
"Haha. I had a long school day.," said Reigi with a nervous laugh.
"I think that Usagi is finally making you less rigid. Which isn't bad, but too much is odd.," he replied while rubbing his chin.
Crap being part Usagi means that I have her clumsiness as well. I hope that it doesn't effect the rest of the day., thought Rei within her merged body.
"There's people are now coming by the dozen to the shrine. Must be due to the outbreak of sickness brought on by the attacks that are happening over the country...In any case, it means...," stated the grandfather in an unusually serious tone of voice.
"There's more girls to go around.," he added with glee, having a luminous blush as he did so.
"Knock it off.," Reigi said with embarrassment.
The grandfather then sensing her fury, left the room while Reigi finally got on her traditional shrine attire.
Yuuichiro stood outside the temple, sensing something was off about Rei and her new hairstyle since yesterday.
Reigi stood in front of the crowd of people, ranging from teenagers to adults to children.
"What do the gods say on how this plague might be avoided?," asked the first in line, a man with a balding spot.
Reigi then became focused and began chanting except...
It was gibberish as Rei's grandfather and Yuuichiro observed from afar. However, most of the people were fooled into believing that this was an actual ritual.
"So what do they say?," asked the balding man with his glasses flashing.
"I...don't know...," answered Reigi with a dead serious expression on her face.
This isn't our Rei!, thought Rei's grandfather and Yuuichiro in horror.
"...We're doomed...," the man said dejectedly with his head down as he slowly walked away from the crowd.
Luna was heading in the bushes with the crows Phobos and Deimos looking from the tree above.
"I knew Usagi would somehow manage to mess up. Even worse when she's sharing someone else's body.," Luna said to herself.
"...My boyfriend and I are not doing so well...What should I do?," asked the next person in line, a teenage girl in high school, notably on the hefty side.
"What's with her? We're trying to get our prayers answered from the shrine and she wants love advice?," said a middle aged woman with pointed glasses and frizzy hair.
"Don't worry Rei will give some reasonable advice.," said a student of the T.A. Academy for Girls with short black hair.
"You're in love? That's so sweet! Love is so nice," said Reigi with sparkly eyes.
This is definitely not our Rei!, thought Rei's grandfather and Yuuichiro with sweat going down their brow.
"But, I'm not as pretty as most girls.," replied the hefty girl with tears in her eyes.
"What you're talking about you have a wonderful heart, that's more than enough!," Reigi said optimistically while slapping the girl in the back repeatedly for support.
"I...don't know Rei anymore...," said the short haired girl with reflection-less eyes.
"Oh thank you...," said the hefty girl while Reigi held her hands.
"Go on and tell him how much you care for him.," said Reigi as she looked at the hefty girl with calm, supportive eyes.
The hefty girl then ran back with hope in her eyes.
"Hmm, what useless advice...now tell me...what are the chances of me winning the lottery?," said the pointed glasses wearing woman while giving out a noble woman's laugh.
"Zero. You hag.," Reigi said with sour irritation to the woman's annoyance.
"Hag? How dare you? You must've been raised in a barn!," scoffed the woman as she walked away while pouting.
I don't think a lottery would be on everyone's minds right now., thought the majority of the crowd.
"What is the meaning of our existence?," asked a man in a business suit.
"Uh...Wood piece...," Reigi answered absent-mindedly.
"Really?!," said the man earnestly.
"Of course not. Usagi's scatterbrain-ness is making Rei less competent in her readings.," Luna said to herself from afar. Phobos and Deimos cawed in a manner that would be called an exasperated sigh of annoyance.
"Will gods tell me if I've studied enough to take the test?!," said a glass wearing student.
"Please don't bring out tests...make my head ache...," said Reigi with a tone of dread.
Luna placed her right paw on her brow.
"I wonder how long is this madness going to continue.," Luna said with worry.
For the rest of the time, she would be too casual, insult others ignorantly or outright give the wrong advice to people.
As the day winded down, it was the children that remained.
"My ma was one of the people attacked by that monster yesterday and they say she's not gonna get better...," said the girl with tears in her eyes.
"Will my dad get better?!," asked a boy.
"I want my mommy back!," cried another girl.
Reigi then said calmly to the surprise of Luna,
"Don't worry, there are special people who are gonna take down the monsters and everything will be back to normal. Just you see."
Satisfied, the children left, but one remained as he said,
"You may be dumb, but you got heart."
He then pulled an akanbe, which made Reigi yell-
"You brat!"
Yuuichiro decided now that the crowd was away, decided to speak his mind.
"Rei. You must be petrified from the future once you leave college..., but don't worry. I will always be there for you!," he said with conviction with closed eyes.
Suddenly, Reigi glowed brightly and in a puff of smoke, instead of her, it was Usagi and Rei...with Usagi in hugging Reigi in the same kimono...naked.
Rei's grandfather went completely deadpan and slowly walked away.
"I always had a suspicion about their relationship..., but it must've been an off day. The Usagi must've switched places and did a bad impression on her. That's the only explanation.," he said trying to convince himself that the madness he saw wasn't real.
"I...see...Good luck...," Yuuchiro said expressionlessly with a blank look on his face.
"Usagi!," Rei said with a blustered face.
"I had no idea either!," Usagi tried to explain.
What followed was Rei wrestling a now nude Usagi while Luna looked on with annoyance.
Naru and Umino were walking back from their date today.
"They were the scouts all along...why didn't I see it before?,"Naru questioned herself as the two continued to walk along the quiet street.
"Should we tell anyone else?...Or do we go to them?," Umino asked her with his eyes obscuring his expression.
"No, its better to keep it to...ourselves...," Naru replied before trailing off.
Someone had suddenly appeared in their path, a person that she knew had long gone.
"Nephrite?," she asked with a whimper.
Next Chapter: An enemy from the past shows up and it seems to be the work of Erebus. How will the Senshi had this foe, especially while Naru might also be in potential danger.
