Sorry for the very late update. Combination of finals and major writer's block (no experience in dating whatsoever).
My apologies to Gini Justice if the details are not adequate enough.
Many thanks to my reviewers, especially my most recent reviewers: Gini Justice, SailorCopperOwl, and Megami.
Chapter 12: Date and meeting
Ignoring the whistling and catcalls she was getting from her so-called four friends while she walked over, Rei tried not to look slightly impressed by the black motorcycle with a single red tendril painted on its body.
"Where did you get the motorcycle?"
"Well honey, let's just say a pal of mine called Jin went out and borrowed it for me." Chad said with a confident smirk.
"You borrowed it? Oh, and for a second I thought you actually owned one yourself."
Chad opened his mouth to retort, closed it, and gave a sheepish laugh.
Yeah, go ahead and tell her that you were an ex-gang member and you went back and bullied a past fellow gangster for his motorcycle. She'll be thrilled.
Chad tossed her a helmet, "You have any place you want to go?"
"No, not really," Rei replied as she climbed up onto the motorcycle, "You?"
"Not really, it doesn't matter where we go, as long as I'm with you. Hold on tight!"
And off they went, going well above the speed limit. Chad smiled gleefully to himself as Rei clung to him for dear life.
This is what makes bullying Keys for his motorcycle worth it.
He pouted when their destination came into view.
Maybe I should've gone a little slower.
They slowed to a stop and Rei jumped off as fast as she could.
"Are you a suicidal maniac? Why in the world were you going so fast? I thought I was going to die!" Rei ranted at him.
I'm never ever going to set foot in the same vehicle as this crazy guy again! Thank goodness this is only a one-time dare.
"Aw but if I didn't go fast enough you wouldn't have held me like this!" Chad snagged Rei around the waist and squeezed her to him.
Smells nice… Does this guy wear… cologne?
Rei turned red and roughly pushed Chad away.
"I wasn't holding you that tightly," she retorted testily.
Chad merely grinned and checked his watch.
"Let's go beautiful, I have a feeling you'll love this."
"Oh my gosh!" Rei screeched, "They were so awesome! Let's go see if we can get their CD! I think over there we can get autographed t-shirts and free hats!"
Chad let himself be dragged around the rest of the day.
I wonder if my face looks as goofy as I think it does.
It was growing dark when Rei and Chad managed to wiggle themselves out of the crowd of fans.
"Hey Rei! Chad!"
Rei and Chad turned just in time for a bright flash of light. Lita waved her camera at them.
"You guys!" Rei blinked, "What are you guys doing here?"
"We had to get proof," Mina winked at Rei, "and you can have a copy for good memories."
"I want a copy too," Chad whined.
"We'll be sure to give you one," Serena laughed, over Rei's protests.
"You know how to finish a date properly, right Chad?" Mina asked him in a mock stern voice.
"End it with a romantic mwah!" Lita made kissing-noises. Serena squealed.
"Even though you two live together, don't stay out too late," Ami added quietly.
Rei gawked at the aliens from outer space that were waving goodbye to her.
"Do I know those people?" she asked Chad.
"I do," Chad snickered, "I know them very well and I say they are very wise. We should take their advice and go off into the moonlight and- " he puckered his lips at her.
Rei pushed him and he fell over comically.
They sat eating their ice cream cones contently.
"How did you know the Celestials were my favorite band?"
"Your CD rack is full of only their CD's. Plus the only poster you have is one of theirs. I lucked out, since they happened to have just two tickets left, and their concert was conveniently today. I figured you wouldn't want to go to the movies or some fancy restaurant with me, since this date was probably not your choice… was it?"
Rei blushed.
He knew it was a dare?
"Did this spontaneous date-idea have something to do with the 'proof' Mina mentioned before?"
"You're really not such a silly guy after all."
Chad grinned. "What are you talking about? I'm always a bit silly aren't I? Driven silly by your beauty that is."
"You know… you don't have to flatter me by pretending to woo me or anything like that. I won't kick you out of Hikawa Shrine because my Grandpa needs an assistant."
Chad chuckled.
"What if I'm not pretending?"
Rei stopped licking her ice cream cone. Chad was smiling a small smile, unlike his normal full grin. Suddenly Rei didn't feel like eating anymore. She stuffed the rest of her ice cream cone in her mouth and stood up.
"Ah, that was good! I had a wonderful time today Chad! I guess I'll see you back at the shrine! See ya!" Rei rapid-fired at him in a bright voice and made her escape, her bags of souvenirs from the concert banging against the sides of her feet as she practically ran away.
"Ugh! Our plans aren't working! What's wrong!"
Operation Lover Plan D: Truth or Dare worked well on Serena, but not really on Darien… Rei sighed.
"We need something that will get them together… fast!"
"Wait, let's think this out first. Operation Lover Plan E: blind date failed. Shouldn't we read the rest of the plans first and choose the best suited one?"
"She's got a point."
Rei yawned and lazily commented, "Why don't we just stick them together for a long time?"
"We tried that already. The closet didn't work."
Andrew sighed. "Why don't we just leave them alone?"
"WHAT!"
"Okay okay… Geez… No need to get offensive…"
"All that hard work and now you're saying give up?"
Suddenly screams were heard. The girls looked at each other.
"Bye Andrew, gotta go!"
"Hey Keys! Do you know anything about Lorelai?"
"Lorelai? The Jackal leader's right-hand man? No, nobody knows where he is right now," Keys rasped out, his eyes entirely occupied by the motorcycle keys that Chad was swinging around his finger.
Right-hand man? He? Sela called Lorelai a her… and that her name is Yuri…
Keys snatched the motorcycle keys and immediately started inspecting his motorcycle.
"Aw, I didn't treat it that badly, jeez."
Keys glared gloomily at Chad.
"So Jin, was it worth it?" he asked Chad as he lovingly wiped the motorcycle down.
"What do you mean?"
"Quitting the Dragons. Was she worth it?"
"Heck yeah." Chad snorted and turned to leave.
"So she likes you back?" Keys called after him.
"Not yet."
"Does she know? About the Dragons and everything?"
Chad waved without looking back and left.
"Not yet," he whispered to himself, "not yet…"
"Hi guys! We meet once again." Greg beamed.
"Any luck finding Endymion, Chad?" Matthew asked.
Chad shook his head. "Endymion is a strange attention-catching name, but no one has ever heard of him except in Greek mythology or science fiction novels."
Suddenly screams were heard coming from the nearby park.
"We should go check it out," Greg frowned, "After all, I don't think these swords were just meant for play."
Chad found himself looking to Matthew, the most level headed of them all.
"Men," he told them gravely, "for the safety of our own identities, I advise you to refer to yourself by your dream name."
Chad groaned.
So much for most-level headed…
The Senshi arrived at the scene of chaos to find men already fighting four youma already. They hid nearby and observed.
"Who are they?"
"I don't know."
"Sailor Moon is on her way. I've assessed the men's powers. The one with the cape seems to be the leader. Their energy is not negative, but they are not part of our senshi."
The youma slowly overpowered the men and started draining the men's energies. The first to go down was the dark-blue armored man.
"Zoicite!"
The dark green man went down seconds after he shouted. The silver armored man roared out orders to the others but the others went down.
"Zoicite, Jadiete, Nephrite! Hold your positions!"
The silver armored man was the last to go down. The men were being drained of energy, their struggles getting weaker as time passed. The senshi bickered for a while. The men could be enemies, but they needed help. They needed information, but wouldn't get any if the men were killed. They decided to aid the men temporarily. The Senshi jumped into the fray.
A girl in a short red skirt and tiara chanted and pointed white gloves. The youma screamed before it burned into ashes. Chad stood up shakily.
First armor and swords, now monsters, and now a gorgeous girl in a too short mini-skirt easily burns up the monster… as if she just lighted a candle… This is sad Jin… just sad.
"Who are you?" she demanded.
"Jadeite."
Chad leaned on his sword for balance.
"I'm Sailor Mars."
"That's… nice…"
Why am I…so tired…
Chad sank helplessly to the ground. The last thing he heard was a familiar annoyed sigh.
The Senshi and the men gathered to where Jadeite was. Zoicite supported Jadeite's limp body and unstrapped the upper part of Jadeite's armor. Reaching inside, Zoicite pulled out Jadeite's bottle and got a pill out. Despite feeling uneasy as the man swallowed the pill but remained unconscious, Sailor crossed her arms and wouldn't budge to help Jadeite.
"I refuse to help this man who might be an enemy."
Malachite coolly replied, "There is no need for you to. However, we might not be foe to you Senshi. When I meet with your leader perhaps we can assess that."
Sailor Venus stepped up.
"I am the leader of the Senshi, whose duty is to protect citizens and Princess Serenity of the moon."
"We are the generals and we serve our prince of Earth, Endymion. We both serve our own monarch. I suggest that we band together when protecting citizens, but other than that, you will not need to interact with us. We do not wish to disturb you, if that's how you feel about us. However, if you endanger our prince, we will fight you."
"Very well, we can be allies to protect citizens, but beyond that, it is not necessary to interact."
Malachite bowed.
"We thank you for your assistance today. Until next time."
Next time came sooner than they thought it would.
