Author's Note:  Legal stuff, don't own 'em, wish I did…yadda yadda, yadda yadda.  You'll notice that I changed the title. Hope ya' don't mind... the first one just didn't seem to fit right. Anyways, here goes chapter 2. Enjoy! =)

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers

a.k.a. Ronin Warriors
and
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

a.k.a Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

in…

Boys meet Girls

~*~Living Room of the Yagyuu Mansion~*~

"I'm glad you all could make it out here." Mia replied.
       "Thankyou for inviting us, Mia-san." The girl with blue hair, Amy, replied.  "I hope we won't be too much trouble."
       "Oh,not at all." Mia laughed.  "I'm used tohaving a lot of people arou—"
 The rest of Mia's sentence was drowned out by a high-pitched wail.  A blonde blur flew past Mia, attaching itself to Darien.
       "Buns. . ." Darien stammered, trying to keep his balance and pry Serena out of his hair at the same time.  "Doushita no?"
       Serena'seyes were as wide as saucers.  "What inthe world is that thing?!"
    Mia followed Serena's shaking hand to Byauken, who had just trotted into the room. (AN: I decided to stick with Byauken, 'cuz White Blaze just sounds stupid.)
      "A TIGER?!!" the others screamed, also attaching themselves to Darien, sending the poor young man crashing down to the floor.
     "Minna, itai . . ." Darien groaned.
      "Byauken,"Mia called.  Byauken snorted and ploppeddown in his usual spot in front of the couch. 'Ryo must've told him to lookafter me . . . figures.' She thought to herself.
      Serena was still clinging on to Darien.  "I-isthat thing going to eat us?" she quivered.
      "Byauken?" Mia shook her head.  "He's fine.  Just pretend he's a really big house cat."  She scratched behind his ear, causing him to purr loudly.
      Lita approached him cautiously and patted him lightly.  "Aww, he's kawaii!"
Mia chuckled.
       Just then, Rowen came into the room swinging Mia's keys on his finger.  "Hoi, Mia-chan, here are ya' keys back . . .hello . . ." He looked up to see five girls fawning over Byauken.  "Have I got the right house here?"
      Mia,who had left the room for refreshments, came back in, saw Rowen and gasped.  "Rowen-chan?" she blinked, dropping the tray to the floor.  "What are you doing back so soon?"
      "The rain postponed the competition." Rowen answered, still stunned.         
Cye and Kento then walked into the room. "Mia, daijobu?" Cye asked.  "We heard something break."  
      "It'sfine . . ." Mia quickly replied.  
      "What's going on, Mia?" She looked up to see Ryo standing face to face with Darien.  
       "Oh,minna . . ." Mia chuckled nervously. "I'd like you all to meet a very good friend of mine . . . Chiba Darien." Darien bowed his head a little.  
        Ryo forced a smile that never reached his eyes. 'Just a friend . . .' he thought warily to himself.  
        Mia was still going, "And these are his friends, Tsukino Serena, Mizuno Amy, Hino Raye, Kino Lita, and Aino Mina."  
        "Hey,"Kento whispered, "that girl's hair looks like odango."  
        "Kento,be polite!" Cye hissed back.  
        "Girls,these are all close friends of mine." Mia said, gesturing to the Troopers.  "Hashiba Rowen, Date Sage, Kento Rei Faun, Mouri Cye, and Sanada Ryo."
The girls made the best effort to keep themselves from drooling.  
        "Sugoi. . ." Mina whispered.  "Are these guyshot or what?"  
        "Hai," Lita replied, ogling them all.  "They all look like my old sempai."  The other senshi fell to the floor.

~*~ Later that Night ~*~

       "Man, I'm starved!" Kento whined.  "When arewe gonna eat?"      
"Chill out, Kento." Sage replied.  "You've gotta take into account the fact that Mia is cooking for more people."   
       "Why didn't she tell us she was gonna have company?" Rowen asked.  "We could'a stayed and helped out." 
        "I guess that's why she didn't want to go with us." Sage said.  "For all we know, she could have told us, but we were too worked up about the competition to listen."   
       "So much for her bein' lonely." Kento grumbled.  
        "What's that supposed to mean?" Ryo asked.  
         Kento blinked.  "What?"  
        "What's with that guy?" Ryo asked.  "Why didn't she ever tell us about him?"   
       "Take it easy, Ryo." Rowen replied.  "I asked Mia about him.  She said he was a friend of the family.  He was one Mia'sgrandfather's students for a while."    
"What about the others?" Sage asked.  
       "Friends of his." Rowen answered.  He paused for a moment. "What do you think of them?"   
       Sage thought for a moment.  "Actually,they're not all that bad looking." Rowen chuckled.  "I think missing the competition isn't going to be so bad after all."         

~*~ At Dinner ~*~

       "I gotta tell ya', Cye," Kento said, leaning back in his chair, "dinner was great!"   
       "Thanks,"Cye replied, "but I didn't make it."
       "Huh?" the other Troopers replied.  Cye had always taken it upon himself to prepare dinner. Other than he and Mia, none of the others could be trusted in the kitchen.   
       "Was it you, Mia?" Rowen asked.  Mia shook her head.   
       "I gotta know!" Kento exclaimed.  "I'v enever had anything that good.  It was even better than Cye's cooking." Cye shot him a warning glance.        
"Well,"Serena grinned.  "If you must know, it was Lita."
       "Sugoi,"Cye replied.  "You've got real talent, Lita-san."   
       Lita blushed.  "Arigato, Cye-kun, and you too, Kento-kun." she smiled.  "I've never had anyone like my cooking that much. Not even Bunny." Serena chuckled nervously.  "I'm always glad to hear what people think of my work.  I love to cook and it's my dream to someday open a restaurant and have people come from all over to eat there."  
        Kento beamed, "Well, Mako, when ya do, I'll be your first customer!" Lita blushed even more than before.  The others looked at Kento.  "What did I say?" he blinked, feeling asthough he had a horn growing out of his forehead.   
       Cye grinned.  "Who would have thought a guy like you would have something nice to say to a girl every once in awhile?"
    "Hey,what are you talking about, man?" Kento asked. "When I say it, I mean it." He soon felt the others' stares upon him causing his face to turn red.  He stood up from his seat and faked a yawn. "Well, I'm off t'bed.  Great chow, Lita."        
Lita was still blushing.  
      Cye,sitting across from her, waved his hand in front of her face.  "Is she okay?"  
       "Oh,she's fine." Mina giggled, "She always gets like that when she meets a boy that reminds her of her old boyfriend."   
       Lita snapped back into reality.  "Are you kidding?!" she exclaimed.  "Kento iswa-ay better than any of my old sempai."     
     Rowen raised an eyebrow.  "Are we talkin'about the same Kento here?"

~*~ Later That Night ~*~

       "And here are the rooms you'll all be staying in, minna." Mia replied, opening a door to one of three large rooms.  "I hope youall don't mind sharing."   
       "It's no trouble at all, Mia-san." Mina replied. "Thank you for being so hospitable."   
       Mia smiled.  "It's not trouble at all." She glanced out into the hall to see Serena and Darien kissing each other goodnight.  "Oh, my . . ."   
       Raye peeked out and followed her gaze.  "Oh, don't worry about them." she replied. "They're always like that."  
       Mia's heart ached a little.  "They must care a lot for each other, ne?" she asked.  
       Mina nodded.  "Yup, they're destined to be together."   
       Mia sighed to herself.  'Lucky them.'

~*~ The Next Morning ~*~
     
     "Hey,Lita," Kento replied as he strolled into the kitchen.  "What are you doing up so early?"       
   "Ohayo, Kento-kun." Lita beamed.  "I'm just making breakfast for everyone."  
     "But, Cye usually makes it." Kento said.  
     "Well, Mia's doing some kinda computer work and Cye went shopping for groceries." Lita explained as she mixed some pancake batter. "I hear food goes pretty fast in this place." She giggled as Kento made a face.  "Besides, I'd like to help out a little.  It's the least I can do." She paused and then looked up at him.  "Isit all right if I cook sometimes, instead?"  
      "Yeah, of course!" Kento exclaimed.  "After dinner last night, I can't wait for breakfast." Lita's blushing caused his usual grin to widen.  He casually went to dip his finger into the batter only to have it whacked away by Lita's wooden spoon. 
"Itai!" he quickly pulled his hand away.  "What'cha do that for?"         
"Gomen ne, Kento-kun," Lita said, "It's a reflex. You'll just have to wait." Kento sulked.  "Tell you what," she continued. "I'll arm wrestle you for it.  If you win, you get the extras when I'm finished. If you lose, I keep it."
        "How about we change that wager?" Kento replied.   
       "To what?" Lita asked, raising an eyebrow.   
       "If you win, you keep the extras and I clean up the kitchen for you."         
"And if I lose?"
        Kento thought for a moment.  "If you lose, I get the extras and . . ."         
"And?" Lita gave him a look of anticipation. 
         "And ya' have to kiss me." Kento blurted.  He didn't think she would go for it and waited for her reaction.         
'Did he just say what I thought he said?'Lita's cheeks and face were stained a bright red.  'He's bolder than I am!'
        "Gomen gozaimasu . . ." Kento was stammering. "We can change it to something else if you want . . ." 
         Lita regained her composure and smiled. "S'okay, Kento-kun." she said sheepishly, rolling up her sleeves.  "I'll take you up on that wager."  She cleared a spot on the counter and propped up her elbow.  "Ready?"  
        Kento blinked and did the same.  "Hai."          "Go!"Both being physically strong, they did not put in much effort at first.   
       "You okay?" Kento asked.  "I'm not hurtin' ya' am I?"  
        "Nah,"Lita answered.  "I'm fine."  She then applied more strength, catching him off guard. 
         Kento pulled his arm back up just before it hit the counter.  "Sugoi," he replied in awe, "you're a lot stronger then you let on."
         "Arigatou."Lita replied.  "Think I might beat you?" 
         "Noway!" Kento flexed his muscles for the final thrust only to find Lita's hand go down easily.  "Huh?" 
         "Wow,"Lita smiled.  "I've never been beaten in arm wrestling before.  Looks like you've one." 
         "You're pretty tough yourself." Kento replied. He then eyed her.  "Hoi . . . you sure you didn't let me win?" 
         Lita giggled.  "What do you think?"  She grabbed Kento by his shirt and planted a kiss right on his lips.

~*~Outside the House ~*~

          Cye walkedup to the house carrying several bags of groceries in his arms.  He stopped and reached for the doorknob only to find that he didn't have a hand free to reach with. 
         "Here, I'll give you a hand!" Cye looked up to see Mina taking a few bags out of his arms.  
        "Arigatou, Mina-san." Cye said.  "What are you doing up so early though?" 
         "I was just looking around Mia-san's estate." Mina answered.  "It's so beautiful here.  Especially that flower garden out back." 
         "Arigatou."Cye smiled. 
         Mina looked up at him in wonder.  "You mean you did that arrangement?" Cye nodded. "Sugoi, you have such a talent Cye-kun!  How'd you learn how to do that?" 
         "My mother runs a flower shop," Cye replied. "I guess I picked up a few tricks from her and when I visited London."
          "You've been to England?" Mina asked.
          "I lived there for a little while." 
          "Sugoi," Mina exclaimed.  "So did I." 
         Cye smiled.  "It seems like we have something in common then."  Mina nodded in agreement as they continued inside towards the kitchen door.  However, upon their arrival, they found Kento and Lita still in lip lock.
          "Nanda!"  They both exclaimed.  Both Mina and Cye tried to stammer out apologies for their friends' behavior but soon found themselves laughing. 
         "I never knew Kento had it in him." Cye chuckled. "He usually pays more attention to food than girls." 
         "Well, you know what they always say," Mina giggled. "'The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.'  I guess the way to Mako-chan's heart is through her cooking." Both started to laugh again. However,Mina's laughter turned into a wistful smile. "I gotta say," she mused.  "I'm glad my best friend finally hooked herself a guy . . . but I am a bit jealous." 
         "How come?" Cye asked.
         "I don't think I'll ever find myself the right guy." Mina sighed. 
         "Are you kidding?" Cye asked.  "I would have thought you'd be beating guys off with a stick." 
         Mina blushed in embarrassment.  "Actually, I'm not really that strong in the boy friend department."  She said, leaving out the fact that most ofthe guys she had crushes on were either, (a) Already seeing someone, (b) Not really men at all, or (c) Energy sucking monsters sent from the Dark Kingdom to destroy the world.  Mina glanced up at Cye sheepishly, who was looking down at her with a confused look on his face.  "Gomen ne . . ." She chuckled.  "I'm just rambling.  I shouldn't dump all my complaints on you." 
         "S'okay." Cye replied.  "I'm always willing tolend an ear to a friend.  Besides, I'm sure you'll find the right guy some day. If you ask me, those guys don't know what they're missing."
        Mina nodded.  "You're right," she smiled.  "I'll find someone, I just have to find the right one." 
       "Right." Cye replied, stopping to hold open the door. "Any guy who wouldn't want to date you is a fool." Mina's face went crimson red, causing Cye to smile sheepishly.
"A-arigato, Cye-Kun…"After a moment, Mina regained her composure. "So," she replied as she walked in, edging closer to Cye.  It was now his turn to blush.  "Why don't you tell me about yourself?"

~*~Elsewhere, in Mia's Study ~*~   

        Mia stopped her computer work to rub her eyes. "Oh, oji-sama," she replied aloud, "Why'd you have to make these codes so confusing?" 
         "You shouldn't push yourself so hard." 
         Mia turned around to see Ryo standing at the door.  
         "Needsomething, Ryo?" she asked.  
         "Nah,"Ryo answered as he set a cup of coffee next to her, earning him a smile ofgratitude from Mia. He had come in to ask me about her 'friend' Darien, but by the look of exhaustion on her face, he decided it was better to let the matter drop. "I was just checking on you.  We don't want you falling asleep at the computer again."  
        Mia chuckled.  "I remember that." she replied.  "I can't believe you guys didn't tell me I had marks from the keyboard imprinted on my forehead."  
        Ryo laughed also.  "Sorry . . . Kento and Rowen had made a bet to see how long you could go without noticing it."  
        Mia folded her arms and stuck her nose up in the air in mock anger.  "Well, I'm glad to see you all have found yourselves a source of entertainment." Ryo gave her a look of innocence with his tiger blue eyes.  Mia found herself getting lost in his eyes and then snapped back into reality.  "Oh, I think I may have found something in oji-sama's writings." she replied, trying to change the mood.
       "Oh?" Mia couldn't tell if Ryo's tone of voice was one of interest, politeness, or disappointment.  She decided not to think about it.
         "Uh. . . yes," she continued, "I was just checking up on my info on Kikkotei's armor and the Jewel of Life when discovered something rather startling."          
"What did you find?" Ryo asked, leaning forward, anxiety in his voice.         
"I'm not exactly sure," Mia answered.  "The description was rather vague, but I did find this." She tapped a key and a file with a picture of a round stone appeared. 
         "What is that?" Ryo asked.
          "It's called the Ginzuishou." Mia answered. "There are other names . . .um . . the Silver Crystal, or the Illusion Crystal.  It is said to possess incredible powers . . . perhaps equivalent to Kikkotei's yoroi and the Jewel of Life . . . or maybe even greater." 
         "Is it one of the ancient artifacts that go along with our yoroi?" Ryo asked. 
         Mia shook her head.  "That's the problem.  Since it has no ties with the yoroi, it could very well be used against them." 
         "I think I see your point," Ryo replied. "But how can we be sure this thing really exists?" 
         "Ryo," Mia replied, "I don't know how to explain it, but I know the Ginzuishou exists." Ryo eyed her.  "This stone is dangerous.  If I'm reading oji-sama's text right, the Ginzuishou has enough power to blow away an entire planet." 
         Ryo opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by a loud roar.         
"Byauken?" Mia said. 
         "It never fails." Ryo muttered.  "I'll go check it out."  He jumped up from his seat, kanji ball in hand, and left the room. 
         "Be careful, Ryo!" Mia called after him.



End of Chapter 2

Author's Notes:
Miss Chang Po: Well, minna, there's another chapter out on the virtual press!

Wufei: Well, whoopty freakin' doo..

Miss Chang Po: ::ignores him:: I know I smushed Yoroiden Samurai Troopers and Ronin Warriors together, but I figured it would easier that way.

Wufei: Either that or you were just too lazy to stick to English or Japanese.

Miss Chang Po: ::laughs nervously:: Anyway... if you guys have any comments about my fic so far, feel free to let me know!

Wufei: Oh, you'll believe somebody else when they tell you it sucks, but you won't believe me.

Miss Chang Po: .... ::takes out Wufei's katana and chases after him with it:: Ja for now, minna!