*~Notes~*
Just a boring little introduction chapter - *yawn*
Chapter 1-Moonset
The hallways buzzed with a tranquil afterschool air. Sunlight filtered through the windows, a cheery end to a school day that was unusually perfect for Usagi and her friends. They headed for the exit, Ami with her face in a book, as usual. Usagi and Makoto both wondered how she could walk like that, but they never did ask, even though it wasn't extremely difficult to pull a bit of her attention without breaking her concentration.
It sounded like Rei wasn't having that good of a day, though, when she called that morning. Her voice was strained, faint, like she was up all night. They would be headed to the shrine right away to see what she had to say. Luna was probably there already, Usagi thought with a smirk.
"Hey Ami, you haven't turned that page since class was over" Makoto observed, slinging her bookbag over her shoulder. "What is it?"
"A riddle" Ami replied, somewhat bluntly but there was a surprising touch of frustration in her tone. "It's a real challenge. Take a look."
The two girls inched closer, slowing to get a good view of the book.
The earth, the water, and the sky
All in this, this passerby
Wraps them in a time of gloom
Or in a lazy, soulful tune
It's all around but it's always known
It's something that no one will ever own
"I don't get it-" Usagi whimpered.
"That looks pretty tough" Makoto agreed, squinting. "Is it the sky?"
"I'm not sure what that would have to do with a tune" Ami pointed out. "I'm going to take a look at it later."
They crossed the schoolyard, yet again, a perfect scene. Groups chattered and giggled over the others. A violet-haired girl sat under a tree, sketching out something in pencil. A few boys kicked a soccer ball between them. 'Something would have to go wrong today-' Usagi grumbled. 'Where do these visions of Rei's come from, anyway?'
The shrine itself looked placid and undisturbed. Rei's concerned expression stood out like a blue
sky in a thunderstorm. She sat down on the steps with her friends. "So what are you so worried
about?" Minako queried.
Rei hadn't changed out of her school uniform yet. She hadn't even put down her bookbag. "I don't know exactly what it is. Something tells me it has very little to do with us, but it's pretty big."
Usagi would have said something goofy at the moment, but upon observation of her friend's condition, she decided not to. She just couldn't stand everyone being so serious about something they didn't even know about.
"It must have something to do with us" a low voice cut in.
The girls glanced up to see Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna approaching. They all wore the same serious expressions Rei did. "But even I don't know that much about it" Setsuna continued. "It's almost as if we're not supposed to know."
"But that doesn't make any sense" Haruka argued.
"Maybe it's just something passing by" Makoto suggested. "After all, I doubt everything in the universe concerns the Sailor Senshi. Besides, nothing's happened here yet."
"Yes. If something is going on, we'll figure it out" Michiru said. "We can't base our investigation on nothing."
"Luna, do you -?" Ami started, glancing around.
"Luna isn't here yet" Minako called.
"Luna isn't here yet?!" Usagi repeated. "And she always yells at me when I'm late! Now I get to yell at her!" she proclaimed with a grin.
The other bowed their heads. "Usagi -"
Artemis' tail swept the ground anxiously. "I'm worried. I thought she might at least let us know if she was going to be late."
"Maybe we should go look for her."
The group split off into pairs, and set out to search the city.
Just a boring little introduction chapter - *yawn*
Chapter 1-Moonset
The hallways buzzed with a tranquil afterschool air. Sunlight filtered through the windows, a cheery end to a school day that was unusually perfect for Usagi and her friends. They headed for the exit, Ami with her face in a book, as usual. Usagi and Makoto both wondered how she could walk like that, but they never did ask, even though it wasn't extremely difficult to pull a bit of her attention without breaking her concentration.
It sounded like Rei wasn't having that good of a day, though, when she called that morning. Her voice was strained, faint, like she was up all night. They would be headed to the shrine right away to see what she had to say. Luna was probably there already, Usagi thought with a smirk.
"Hey Ami, you haven't turned that page since class was over" Makoto observed, slinging her bookbag over her shoulder. "What is it?"
"A riddle" Ami replied, somewhat bluntly but there was a surprising touch of frustration in her tone. "It's a real challenge. Take a look."
The two girls inched closer, slowing to get a good view of the book.
The earth, the water, and the sky
All in this, this passerby
Wraps them in a time of gloom
Or in a lazy, soulful tune
It's all around but it's always known
It's something that no one will ever own
"I don't get it-" Usagi whimpered.
"That looks pretty tough" Makoto agreed, squinting. "Is it the sky?"
"I'm not sure what that would have to do with a tune" Ami pointed out. "I'm going to take a look at it later."
They crossed the schoolyard, yet again, a perfect scene. Groups chattered and giggled over the others. A violet-haired girl sat under a tree, sketching out something in pencil. A few boys kicked a soccer ball between them. 'Something would have to go wrong today-' Usagi grumbled. 'Where do these visions of Rei's come from, anyway?'
The shrine itself looked placid and undisturbed. Rei's concerned expression stood out like a blue
sky in a thunderstorm. She sat down on the steps with her friends. "So what are you so worried
about?" Minako queried.
Rei hadn't changed out of her school uniform yet. She hadn't even put down her bookbag. "I don't know exactly what it is. Something tells me it has very little to do with us, but it's pretty big."
Usagi would have said something goofy at the moment, but upon observation of her friend's condition, she decided not to. She just couldn't stand everyone being so serious about something they didn't even know about.
"It must have something to do with us" a low voice cut in.
The girls glanced up to see Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna approaching. They all wore the same serious expressions Rei did. "But even I don't know that much about it" Setsuna continued. "It's almost as if we're not supposed to know."
"But that doesn't make any sense" Haruka argued.
"Maybe it's just something passing by" Makoto suggested. "After all, I doubt everything in the universe concerns the Sailor Senshi. Besides, nothing's happened here yet."
"Yes. If something is going on, we'll figure it out" Michiru said. "We can't base our investigation on nothing."
"Luna, do you -?" Ami started, glancing around.
"Luna isn't here yet" Minako called.
"Luna isn't here yet?!" Usagi repeated. "And she always yells at me when I'm late! Now I get to yell at her!" she proclaimed with a grin.
The other bowed their heads. "Usagi -"
Artemis' tail swept the ground anxiously. "I'm worried. I thought she might at least let us know if she was going to be late."
"Maybe we should go look for her."
The group split off into pairs, and set out to search the city.
