The four girls stepped out of the terminal and into John F. Kennedy airport. "Wow! Look you guys!" Usagi said. "We're finally here in New York!"
"So Usagi," Ami began, "who are we meeting here?"
"Oh I talked to Mamo-chan and he said that he and Rei would meet us…" She stopped talking as soon as she spotted a tall man with short black hair. "MAMO-CHAAAN!" She dropped all of her bags, runs and hugged her fiancée.
"I missed you too Usako," he said, he laughed and tried not to hug her too hard. It had been a long time since he had last seen her. "Come and we'll get all of your luggage."
Rei, who was standing behind Mamoru, left the oblivious couple to meet her other friends. "Hey guys!"
"REI-CHAN!!!!!" They all hugged Rei at the same time and flooded her with millions of questions.
* * *
Meanwhile…Back at Addy's house, Addy, Aiden, Nixie, Flora, Isabella, and Marigold were talking about their guests. Marigold was a cat with golden fur and a silver silhouette of a rose on his forehead.
"I feel a strange energy coming from Rei," Aiden said. "I can't pinpoint what it is exactly though but it's definitely there. No question about it."
Marigold took a moment to think about what Aiden had said. "Well, it seems that they can't do much on their own. Each of you will have a person to watch and see if there's anything suspicious. The first sign of trouble, call the others." They all nodded in agreement. "Oh and another thing, girls. Don't let them be together unless you guys are together. If they are a threat, it will be much easier to take them on as a full force than individually. Now go back home and await their arrival."
Everyone except Addy left. "The plane was scheduled to arrive at 3:00. It's 4:00 now. They should be arriving soon. Usagi called and said that they got a ride from the airport and Aiden said that a hot guy that Rei seemed to know picked her up from her house. Well, I guess I'll see him when Usagi comes."
"There's another one? Great! Now we are outnumbered! We must keep a closer eye on them now. Make sure they don't get together. If these girls are a force to be reckoned with, we need to be ready."
On the way from the airport…Rei sat uncomfortably in Mamoru's car, which somehow managed to fit everyone and their luggage. "Uh guys, ever since I came here, I've been having strange feelings and dreams," Rei said, her voice a little shaky. "And I feel that sometimes Aiden watches me like a hawk. She is always asking about what I'm doing and where I'm going. I know she probably just wants to make sure I don't get lost in this big city but it seems a little much. Did you guys bring your transformation sticks just in case?"
"Oh course they did!" Luna said. "I made sure of that!"
"Well, maybe we should keep an eye on these girls," Ami said. "That way if there is something wrong with them… we'll be ready. At the first sign of trouble, use your communicators. Let's not take any risks. Not in an unfamiliar city."
"We are on their turf," Makoto added. "Here, it's there rules. They have the home advantage. But, if something does happen, we'll be ready for them! They'll be sorry that they messed with us!"
"Nothing has happened yet," Minako said. "There's no reason to act hostile until we know what's going on. We just need to be alert."
Everyone except Usagi nodded his or her head in agreement. Usagi was dreamily staring at Mamoru. Rei yelled, "USAGI! Are you listening?!"
"What Rei?" Usagi said, angry that Rei took her out of her daydream. "What do you want?"
"You hafta watch over Addy to make sure she doesn't do anything suspicious!"
"Yeah… Yeah… whatever."
Rei would've strangled Usagi if she weren't in the opposite corner of the car with luggage on top of her. "You're SO lucky that I can't move, odango-atama!
About an hour later…Everyone was dropped off except Usagi. Usagi called Addy at Aiden's house and asked if it was ok for her to go to a restaurant to eat with her friend (she didn't call Mamoru her fiancée for fear that her family wouldn't approve of a young commitment) and to arrive at her house around 8:00. Addy said it was fine and the giddy Usagi jumped back into Mamoru's car and started kissing him. "So where do you wanna take me tonight, my prince?"
"I take it you got permission. Well, it's a surprise." He took her to an Italian restaurant near where Addy's home. The two of them had a very nice evening with dancing and a wonderful meal. As the time grew nearer to 8:00, he took her back to Addy's house and unpacked the rest of the luggage from his car.
"Oh Usako, I've missed you so much! I'm so glad that we could be together here in America. And as soon as we both get back, we'll get married and start our future together."
"Oh that sounds like a wonderful idea! Now we can be together again! Even if it's for a little while." The couple slowly moved into a passionate kiss but they were interrupted when the door opened. It was Addy at the other side.
"Oh you must be Usagi! Hello, I'm Addy!" Addy shoved her hand towards Usagi. She then looked at Usagi's company and took note that Aiden was right; he was hot. As she looked at him though, she couldn't help but feel a little déjà vu. "So who is this hot guy you've brought with you?"
"Oh Addy, this is Chiba Mamoru. He's my boyfriend from back home. He got a scholarship to come here to America for school."
Mamoru couldn't help but also feel a little déjà vu when he looked at Addy. "Pleased to meet you, Addy. I must warn you that my odango is quite a handful!" He gave Usagi a wink.
"Oh you're terrible! I'm not as much trouble as he is!" The two of them started a little play fight and quickly stopped after noticing the confused look on Addy's face. "Um… I'll talk to you later Mamo-chan! Ja ne!"
"Bye Usako!"
The two girls went inside and dragged Usagi's luggage all the way to one of the spare rooms. "And this will be where you're staying! Make yourself at home! And don't hesitate to ask for anything! Do you need help packing?"
"Yeah sure!" Usagi jumped at the offer. "I have so much stuff!" The two girls started to unpack Usagi's clothes until Addy came upon a golden heart-shaped broach with wings and a crescent moon on it. Luna, who had been watching from Usagi's handbag, nabbed the broach from Addy's hand.
"Woah!!! Your cat startled me for a sec!"
"Luna! Why did you do a thing like that for?" Usagi then noticed what was in Luna's mouth and took it from her. "I'm sorry, she loves this broach so much that she doesn't like it when other people touch it."
"So this is your cat! What was her name again?"
"Luna."
"Luna… does that have anything to do with the crescent moon on her forehead?"
"Yeah actually. I found her about two years ago. A bunch of kids were messing with her and I rescued her. We've been together ever since."
"That is so sweet. So why is she so particular about that broach?"
"Well you see it has a crescent moon on it and anything with a crescent moon she attacks strangers that are holding it."
Suddenly two different toned beeps sounded. Usagi looked at her handbag and Addy looked at her watch. "Oh, stupid alarm! I hafta go and do something real quick," Addy says. "Will you excuse me?"
Addy left and headed towards the bathroom. As soon as she closed the door, Usagi reached for her communicator in her bag. "Ok I'm here!"
"Usagi-chan!" It was Ami on the other end. "There is a youma attacking right outside Aiden's. Can you make it over here?"
Usagi looked at her broach. "No problem. Lemme just think of an excuse for Addy. I'll be there as soon as I can!"
Usagi was about to open the door to get out but Addy opened it into her face. "Oh I'm so sorry Usagi. Are you alright?"
Usagi fell to the ground, half dizzy. "I'll be fine… really!"
"I'm sorry to leave you like this, but I just remembered that I have to go out for my mom. I'll be back in a while. Make yourself at home in the mean time. And are you sure you're alright?"
"Never better!"
"Good! See you in a little bit!" Addy left and Usagi wasted no more time.