I would like to take this time to thank all the people who have reviewed so far, you all are a great inspiration to me. I tried to make the chapter longer, but I'm not that good a writer, I can't elongate the point. Sorry. I try and go for quality then quantity.

Disclaimer: Kiss my ASS lawyers. You know I don't own the characters.

The End of the Beginning That Is the End

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Chapter Four: The Fateful Meeting
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When I walked through the door of Room 253, I knew I was in hell.

*Flashback*

"Okay class, now today we have a new student from Pennsylvania. Bunny, would you like to introduce yourself?"

"*Sigh* Hi, I'm Bunny Moon. I came from Pennsylvania-"

"Hey Baby, you free tonight?"

"Nelson, be quiet."

"*Ahem* As I was saying, I'm from Pennsylvania and I live with my guardian and her other three charges."

"Very nice. Bunny, why don't you take a seat next to...Terry McGinnis. Oh Lord, Terry Wake Up Now!"

"Sorry Ma'am."

"Now, if you'll notice to your right, there are your projects for the next week. Maxine, will you wheel the cart up here? Thank you. These are your babies for the next week. You will feed them, burp them, change their diapers, and entertain them for the next week. Your grade will be based on what the program reads after that time. Bunny, since you don't know anyone, you'll just be paired with Terry, okay?"

"Wonderful."

*End Flashback*

I felt it when I sat next to him. It rolled off him in waves....Pain, Sadness, Lonleiness....Death. He hid it very well, Terry, but the look in his eye was that of a hard loner. And if you wear that look too long it becomes you. I continued to read his aura. You might wonder how I came to be able to read them, since Mars is the psychic senshi. If I tell you a secret, will you promise not to tell? I've always been able to. I have been blessed with the gift of empathy. And I felt his aura like a hammer, hitting me into my soul. And the underlining? Guilt. Massive guilt. It had seemed like he was supposed to do something, but didn't do it and it had horrifying consequences. I popped out of my trance when I realized he realized I had been staring. He simply shrugged and handed me the baby synthoid. I'll take it during the day and you have during the night, he'd said. Fine, whatever. I could handle that. Not like I had a LIFE or anything. I gave him my address and said to drop it off, I would be there.

It was kinda funny when his eyes bulged out of his head when he read it. You live right next to the Wayne Mansion don't you, he asked, or more like accused. I nodded. Then, the bell rang. He looked at me before went out the door. One last emotion came to me when he left. Suspicion.

I met with Michiru, Haruka and Hotaru back at the lockers at the end of the day. Haruka was griping that there were so many perverts at this school and that they really had to watch it and so on. We all laughed and got to our cars with no trouble. I remember feeling a prickling feeling of being watched, so I turned around. I saw the calculating eyes of Terry McGinnis, boldly staring at me and mine. I turned away to see the others waiting at me expectantly, then looked back to see a brown flap of a jacket.

Setsuna was waiting for them with a half excited look on her timeless face. Bruce Wayne, she said, had paid them a visit and they had an interesting conversation. He had invited them to dinner to further their discussion that night. Peachy. Sitting around with an old stiff discussing and lecturing how to run a successful company. Of course I tried to get out of it. No way, was the reply. I had sighed and walked up the lavish stairway to my room and bath. I always thanked Setsuna for the beautiful painting she had given me as a present and now hangs in my room. It was a painting of Queen Serenity II sitting on her grand throne and Princess Serenity III sitting at her feet. The princess held the Silver Imperium Crystal as if she were presenting it. Setsuna said she had actually saved it from Beryl all those millennia ago. I looked around the room and finally settled on the lace, satin, and silk canopy bed in the center of the room. Oh, sweet glorious nap! I heard a call from the door by Hotaru reminding me that we had to go to the Wayne Mansion in two hours. Damnit! I had really wanted that nap too. I settled for a soak in the pristine tub instead. Might as well get clean while relaxing.

I plucked myself out from my watery savior about an hour later and made my way to the closet, extracting a white, thinly strapped v-neck long dress and tossing it on the bed. I plopped down at my vanity, emphasis on the 'vain' and dug through my antique jewelry box. I stopped and thought about the history of this single box. It has seen the tears and joys of a princess, the sentiments of a queen, and the destruction of an empire. Did I mention that most of my furnishings were the ones Princess Serenity used over 5000 years ago? It was so good of Setsuna to keep them for me. I have to pull out of my memories and continue with the story. I had started the great search again and triumphed with the retrieval of my heirloom silver arm band. It was a coiled snake around my arm and legend has it that it was the dormant state of Ambrose, the immortal guardian of Selene and whenever you were in danger, she would come to life and protect her princess.* I ran a brush through my hair and side parted it. I got a silver comb (Serenity's of course) and twisted my hair into a low bun, sticking the comb into it. Hmmm.....makeup......less is more I always say. Screw foundation. Powder and rouge with gloss does the trick.

Hurry up Usagi, shouted Hotaru through my door again. I glanced at the clock and silently cursed. I was fifteen minutes behind schedule. I tossed on the dress, slipped on some white stilettos and I was out the door. I saw that each of the girls had an heirloom on them. Hotaru had on a beautiful gold bracelet that matched her eggplant dress. Michiru had on a silver necklace that resembled an Ancient Egyptian piece that went with her aqua dress. Haruka had on a pair of heavy looking gold and turquoise dangling earrings with her black slacks and turquoise blouse. Lastly, Setsuna wore a black dress that went with her dazzling diamond ring that was Queen Persephone's wedding ring, her mother. Sestuna was looking a bit exasperated at me and she pointed to the clock and led the way to Michiru's car, since it could fit the most people. I looked over at the looming driveway and wondered what the hell we had gotten ourselves into.
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* I totally made that up.

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