Shut up! I know it took forever, but it's out now, right?
Chapter Three
Reunited
When I saw two of the new students leaning against the tree in the school courtyard, I
remembered my earlier guilt and dragged Darien over to them so I could say hello.
"Hi!" I said cheerfully, bouncing up and stopping in front of them. The blonde guy gave a
slow, slightly sarcastic smile. 'Hey, Kit-uh, hey."
The one with aqua smiled as well, although hers was much warmer and friendlier than her
companion's.
"Hey, Princess," she said, as if that were a normal greeting. She didn't even seem to notice.
I blinked. "Excuse me?" Darien's arm tightened around me protectively and he seemed to
faintly recognize them.
The blonde elbowed the girl and hissed something at her that sounded like, "Not yet,
Michelle!"
"Excuse me?" I reiterated, looking to Darien for help. Unfortunately, he was still staring at
them with that look of recognition.
The guy stood up and eyed me coolly. "We weren't going to say anything yet, but thanks to
my darling companion here." The girl stood as well, and suddenly the other two new students
were there. I wondered, briefly, where they came from, but there were thick bushes around
us that obscured us from view and vice-versa.
The small girl with black hair sighed and looked at the tall blonde who seemed to domineer
group. Directing her comment mostly at him, she said sadly, "Does Sere know already?"
I blinked again in surprise and beside me, Darien started. "How does she know your
nickname already?" He whispered to me. "Have you made friends with all of them already?"
Silently, I shook my head.
The blonde threw us a dirty look, as if trying to silence us. "Uranus... Planet... Power!" He
shouted, raising a stick that looked oddly like our transformation wands, and a bright
golden-yellow washed over her. When it faded, a Sailor Scout stood where the guy had previously been.
Only...It was a girl.
Darien's mouth dropped open. His face drained of color and then started turning bright red.
I didn't have time to speculate on the sex change, though, because the aqua haired girl had
raised her stick as well and called out what were apparently her transformation words:
"Neptune...Planet...Power!" The same light, only turquoise, washed over her and left a
Scout standing in her place.
Immediately, the tall green-haired woman and the shorter black-haired lifted
their own wands and echoing with their respective phrases. "Pluto.Planet.Power!"
"Saturn...Planet...Power!" A dark green light flashed over the tall one and a violet-blue
color shimmered over the small one, leaving both as...Well, Scouts. Duh.
Their transformations done, the four new Sailor Scouts kneeled before me.
"Princess," Sailor--Uranus, it seemed--touched my hand and a silver light glittered around
her as well. When it faded, Princess Serenity stood in my place. A rush of emotions and
memories threatened to overcome me, and I felt like I was drowning. Strangely, I didn't
want to be rescued. Darien had faded from my consciousness, and the new Scouts and
me were the only ones on Earth, the only ones who mattered. I fell to her knees, crying with
relieved happiness.
"Uranus, Neptune!" I sobbed, tears of joy streaming down my face. "Pluto. Saturn. How
I've missed you all."
Amara bent and helped me to my feet. "Princess," she said simply. "Kitten."
Chapter Three
Reunited
When I saw two of the new students leaning against the tree in the school courtyard, I
remembered my earlier guilt and dragged Darien over to them so I could say hello.
"Hi!" I said cheerfully, bouncing up and stopping in front of them. The blonde guy gave a
slow, slightly sarcastic smile. 'Hey, Kit-uh, hey."
The one with aqua smiled as well, although hers was much warmer and friendlier than her
companion's.
"Hey, Princess," she said, as if that were a normal greeting. She didn't even seem to notice.
I blinked. "Excuse me?" Darien's arm tightened around me protectively and he seemed to
faintly recognize them.
The blonde elbowed the girl and hissed something at her that sounded like, "Not yet,
Michelle!"
"Excuse me?" I reiterated, looking to Darien for help. Unfortunately, he was still staring at
them with that look of recognition.
The guy stood up and eyed me coolly. "We weren't going to say anything yet, but thanks to
my darling companion here." The girl stood as well, and suddenly the other two new students
were there. I wondered, briefly, where they came from, but there were thick bushes around
us that obscured us from view and vice-versa.
The small girl with black hair sighed and looked at the tall blonde who seemed to domineer
group. Directing her comment mostly at him, she said sadly, "Does Sere know already?"
I blinked again in surprise and beside me, Darien started. "How does she know your
nickname already?" He whispered to me. "Have you made friends with all of them already?"
Silently, I shook my head.
The blonde threw us a dirty look, as if trying to silence us. "Uranus... Planet... Power!" He
shouted, raising a stick that looked oddly like our transformation wands, and a bright
golden-yellow washed over her. When it faded, a Sailor Scout stood where the guy had previously been.
Only...It was a girl.
Darien's mouth dropped open. His face drained of color and then started turning bright red.
I didn't have time to speculate on the sex change, though, because the aqua haired girl had
raised her stick as well and called out what were apparently her transformation words:
"Neptune...Planet...Power!" The same light, only turquoise, washed over her and left a
Scout standing in her place.
Immediately, the tall green-haired woman and the shorter black-haired lifted
their own wands and echoing with their respective phrases. "Pluto.Planet.Power!"
"Saturn...Planet...Power!" A dark green light flashed over the tall one and a violet-blue
color shimmered over the small one, leaving both as...Well, Scouts. Duh.
Their transformations done, the four new Sailor Scouts kneeled before me.
"Princess," Sailor--Uranus, it seemed--touched my hand and a silver light glittered around
her as well. When it faded, Princess Serenity stood in my place. A rush of emotions and
memories threatened to overcome me, and I felt like I was drowning. Strangely, I didn't
want to be rescued. Darien had faded from my consciousness, and the new Scouts and
me were the only ones on Earth, the only ones who mattered. I fell to her knees, crying with
relieved happiness.
"Uranus, Neptune!" I sobbed, tears of joy streaming down my face. "Pluto. Saturn. How
I've missed you all."
Amara bent and helped me to my feet. "Princess," she said simply. "Kitten."