Well there

Well there's not much to say. This chapter is really short so I think I'll post the next chapter also. Be sure to review, as always. ~Kakyuu Hime

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon was created by Takeuchi Naoko and is own by a whole bunch of other companies. The only characters that are in this fic that are of my creation is Brooke Ki, Sailor Chaos (my version of course), and Jason Waver.

Chapter Eight

Anima

Brooke came in through the back door that led to her kitchen. She looked around, seeing that no one was home. She ran upstairs, saturated in sweat. She went into her bathroom, looking around desperately for the orange bottle that contained the special blue pill. She found the bottle, opening it. Oh my goodness… There was only one pill left. Oh my gosh, what am I going to do? They don't sell these in Japan…the only way I could get more is if I ordered them from the U.S. and that might take a long time. She put the pill back, deciding to save it for an emergency only. She pulled herself slowly to her feet, walking down the stairs into a home office room. There was a big, oak desk with a black fax machine, telephone, copy machine, and a computer on it. She walked over to the desk, turning on the computer. She sat herself down in a big, black, leather swivel chair as she waited for the computer to start. After the computer was done loading, she logged onto the Internet, going to an American prescription drug website. She typed in her name and a long list of prescriptions popped up. She scrolled down the list, trying to find the drug she needed to help keep her strength up. Here it is! Anima: a small blue pill that contains many different chemical compounds to help boost a fallen person's strength a few seconds after the pill is taken orally. She clicked on the "order" button. Eight hundred and fifty dollars for ten pills!? How on earth am I supposed to get that kind of money!? I don't think it ever cost that much before. But of course I always got my pills from…I don't know who really.

"Ugh, not again!" Brooke clasped her hand on her head as a sharp pain came to it. She got up, stumbling toward the kitchen. She opened the cupboards to see what food she had. She pulled out five bananas, gobbling them up in five minutes. She felt slightly better, but she would have to digest the fruit before she gains some energy back. She walked back into the office room and sat down in the chair once again. She stared at the screen. "How am I going to get enough money for those?" Brooke sighed softly to herself. "How did I get them before? I don't remember –"

A knock came from the front door. I wonder who that could be. Brooke got up from her seat and walked to the front door. She looked through the door peep, seeing Jason standing there. Oh my gosh! How does he know where I live? I never told him…at least I don't think I did. Well now I know he took the pill. I guess I'll answer it. She slowly opened the door, peeping out. "Yes?" she said, trying to pretend she didn't know who she was talking to.

"Brooke?" Jason said, unsure if it was her or not. She opened the door more.

"Jason, what are you doing here?" she said with a bit of surprise in her voice.

"I'm glad you made it home alright." Jason said in a very sincere voice. Geeze Louise, she lives in a mansion! She probably thinks I live in a dump.

"Thank you for taking care of me last night." Brooke said, leaning against the door. "I faint a lot here and there. It's some kind of illness I have that makes me do it."

"That's okay, I'm just glad you are alright now." Jason smiled, touching her cheek gently.

Brooke fell back, causing the door to slam into the wall. "Oh my gosh…" She turned around, walking inside to see what she had done to the wall. She closed the door slightly, seeing a huge dent in it. "Oh my gosh…my dad is gonna kill me!"

Jason walked in uninvited to see the damage. "Oh…that's not good. I'll pay for it."

"Oh no, I was the one who did it." Brooke said, staring at the dent. Brooke walked over to the wall, leaning her head against it. Then she started to bang her head into the wall.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Jason shouted, pulling her back away from the wall. "If you do that then you'll have another dent in the wall and one in your head."

"I'm sorry," Brooke said, her voice quivering. "Today hasn't been my day at all."

"Well mine hasn't been too great either. My day has been very interesting. I mean, it's not everyday that a monster attacks you and zaps the energy out of your body and a beautiful girl shows up to save you."

"Huh?" Brooke raised a brow.

"Umm…nothing." Jason's face turned red. Brooke giggled slightly. "What?" he asked, confused.

"A monster? And a beautiful girl…okay Jason, I think you need some rest." Brooke tried to pretend that she knew nothing of the matter.

"Well it's true…" Jason said quietly.

Brooke sighed. "Come on in and make yourself comfortable."

"Thanks," Jason smiled. Brooke led Jason into her living room, where Jason placed himself comfortably on the couch. Brooke looked down at him.

"I got to do something real fast. I'll be back in a minute."

"Okay." Jason replied.

Brooke walked back into the office room. Jason looked around the large living room. He stood up to look at all the pictures on the side tables and walls. He saw a picture of Brooke when she was only a small child. Aww, how cute. Jason snickered.

In the other room, Brooke printed out the information about Anima, folding the paper and sticking it in her pocket. She turned off the computer and walked into the kitchen. Hmm…I need something more to eat. Brooke found some very big, red apples and took two. She walked back into the living room to see Jason looking at all her baby pictures.

"Aww come on!" Brooke muttered.

Jason laughed. "Aww, you were so cute when you were small."

"No…no I wasn't." She shook her head, biting into one of the apples.

"Fine, but I think you were." He winked.

"Think fast." She threw the other apple at him, who just barely managed to catch it. She went over to the couch and sat herself down. She took another hungry bite into her apple.

"Well aren't you just the nutritionist?" He joked.

"Well excuse me for actually wanting food that has a fair amount of energy and health in it."

"Nice house." He sat on the couch next to her.

"Heh…I'd rather live in the small apartment we use to live in back in California."

"Small apartment?" He was shocked.

"Yeah, but let's not get into that. Hey, by the way, how did you find out where I lived anyway?" She asked curiously.

"A little birdy told me." He snickered.

"Oh give me a break." She rolled her eyes.

"Well…I pretty much went to every house in this neighborhood and knocked on every door to find you."

"You can't be serious."

"Yep, that's what I did." He smiled.

"Well why did you come over?"

"To make sure you got home okay. I woke up this morning and I couldn't find you anywhere."

Brooke heard something in the distance. She looked around the room in curiosity. She listened very contently.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked.

Her eyes widened. "My dad's home. We have to get out of here…" She jumped to her feet, grabbed onto Jason's wrist and pulled him toward the door. She opened the door, shoving Jason out first. She then stepped out and closed the door quietly just as her dad came in through the kitchen door.

"Anyone home?" Brooke's dad asked from the kitchen.