FATE
"You know," Usagi said lazily, tapping her pencil on the low table in Rei's living room. "I don't think I was ever meant to make high marks on tests."
Minako, Ami, Rei, and Makoto just looked up from their books and stared at her.
"What?"
"Come on, think about it," Usagi shoved her latest test into the center of the table. A big, red 40 glared up at the girls, making them winch. "Why do you think I never make anything above a 70?"
"Not studying for one," Rei said haughtily.
"Sleeping in class."
"Staying up late at night."
"Daydreaming about Mamoru-kun."
Usagi glared at her friends. "Other than that."
The girls looked at each other questioningly. "No clue."
Rolling her eyes, the blond explained. "If it weren't for my lower than normal scores, I would never have met Mamo-chan because I wouldn't have been upset at the score Haruna-sensei gave me and I wouldn't have balled up the stupid test that she had written all over with that stupid red pen, I mean where does she get those anyway? But if I hadn't failed, I wouldn't have thrown it, it wouldn't have hit Mamoru I wouldn't have almost tripped over Luna, I wouldn't have found you guys, or found out that I was the reincarnation of an ancient princess or saved the world countless times over."
Sighing heavily after her rapid explanation, Usagi put her chin in her hands and looked at her friends, beaming. "It was fate."
Silence. Her friends just stared at her with their mouths wide open, confused as to what to say next.
Of course Rei was the one who spoke up first.
"That was the dumbest excuse you've come up with yet to get out of studying! Why would you be fated to be stupid?! You're gonna stay here and study whether you like it or not. I can't believe you'd..."
Usagi groaned and covered her ears. She knew Rei would go on for a minute and she didn't want to hear it.
Obviously the fates were against me when they gave Rei Princess Mars' old temper, the pigtailed blonde thought to herself.