"So she just yelled at me and said 'Since it's the first day of school today, I'll let you off, but if you ever pull anything like that again, Usagi, you'll be out of here faster than you can eat chocolate!' " Usagi finished off to her friends. It was after school and Ami, Makoto and Usagi were all spread out on Usagi's bedroom floor, while she was telling them about her teacher's gruelling punishment. Usagi looked at the clock.

"Rei's late, what's keeping her?" She whined.

"Wait a minute, bunny! You want her here?" Ami cried shocked.

"Well" mumbled Usagi. "Not exactly, but she is bringing us all doughnuts!"

Makoto laughed.

"Hey Usagi, I can cook pretty good. I don't mean to brag but I've won a couple of awards. One day we should all have a sleepover at my house and I'll cook everyone something. You liked my chocolate cupcakes at lunch didn't you?" Usagi nodded happily.

"Alright, we should have one this Saturday."

"Well, I can't." Ami spoke up. "I've got a chess tournament that day. I'm really sorry."

"Hey, how about Friday night after school? We could have our fun and then even more watching you play tomorrow!"

"Groovy!" Usagi exclaimed at the idea. "I just know you'll win Ami!"

Ami blushed from the attention. "Well I don't know about that, Usagi, but I'll try!"

The conversation was interrupted by a door opening to Usagi's bedroom.

"Pizza delivery!" A female voice said cheerily.

"I thought it was meant to be doughnuts!" Usagi cried. "Oh well, pizza'll do! Come on in Rei, there's someone you have to meet."

A pretty, raven haired girl walked into the room, with a steaming hot, smelly pizza in her hand.

"Rei, this is Makoto, a transfer student who just came to our school." Ami stated.

"Hey there." Rei said to the tall girl sitting on the floor. The girl greeted her back and gave her a warm smile.

"So, who's up for pizza!?" Rei said. Usagi jumped up and took the box from her with a quiet 'We can't have you carry this all day long.' The girls laughed at her antics.

They all got introduced and plans were made while salvaging the pizza.

"Tomorrow, we'll go to Makoto's right after school, stay the night and all, then see Ami's game the next day. Think we can cram in some shopping too?" The girls laughed at Rei's suggestion.

"That sounds funky. I so can't wait!" Usagi squealed.

The rest of the day seemed to fly past. The girls soon went home, she ate her dinner, talking about her school day to her parents; leaving out the part about getting sent out on her first day. She played her Sailor V game and soon after, snuggled up in bed. The next day came and went. She didn't get a detention, which was good, because she ate on the way to school. Never the less, Mamoru still found a way to tease her and call her 'Odango Atama'.

After school, though, she rushed over towards her new friends house with cooking supplies she thought would come in handy: Chocolate sauce, marshmallows, gram crackers, a few chocolate bars, a bottle of coke, and a huge bag of popcorn. Very healthy!

Makoto raised her eyebrows at this but set to work making what she could of it. She presented the hungry girls with S'mores with coke on the side. The watched played Truth or Dare and the worst darer, they all agreed, was Makoto. Also, she'd do anything. She even went next door to ask for a thong!

So the girls had an excellent night and went to bed at eleven O'clock, after eating up the popcorn and the remainders of Makoto's kitchen. Groggily, they woke up the next morning, in a mountain of food crumbs. They all had popcorn kernels in their hair, which made them point at each other and laugh.

"You've got popcorn in your hair!" The giggled at the same time. They got dressed and walked with Ami, pumping the nervous girl up for the game. Son, they reached the place and she was ready.

"Go get 'em Aim's!" Usagi said supportively.

"Good luck! Though I doubt you'll need it!" Rei patted her friend on the back.

"Yeah, go win that tournament!" Makoto smiled. It felt good to have friends, she thought.

Ten minutes later found them standing looking at the score board tensely, at Ami's games as she moved on up higher in the rankings.

"Come on, you can do it." Rei whispered.