A.N. I hope you're enjoying the story so far. This has a bit more of Usagi
& Darien together in it. Darien's trying to find out just what these
strange new neighbours are up to as they prepare for their slightly *Ahem*
'different' party.
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi owns Sailor Moon, not me.
Idols - Chapter 4
Darien came back from work at 8:00 and decided to go for a swim. He looked over to Usagi's house & couldn't help but notice that they seemed to be preparing for some sort of celebration or something. "It's the middle of June… what are they celebrating?" He wondered. He decided that he would take Danny for another walk after his swim.
*~*~*~*~*
Usagi was getting ready for the night. She was glad that they all had a few hours to sleep before 11:00, when the celebration would start. She was so excited… with hardly anyone else around, they could really go nuts outside. She kneeled outside at a beautiful alter & was about to speak when she heard a voice behind her.
"What's all of this?"
"Nani?" She turned around to look into Darien's dark blue eyes. "Oh, this… this is… um… this is… us getting ready for a party."
"What were you about to do over here?" He asked as he looked at the mini shrine Usagi had set up.
"I was about to pray to my mo- the Goddess Selene for her blessings for tonight before you interrupted."
"What?"
"Selene… the Goddess of the Moon?"
"From Greek mythology?" Darien asked her. "Is that what this is all about?" He smiled. "So… what is it? Her birthday today, or something?"
Tears threatened Usagi's eyes. "You'll be wise to watch your mouth." She warned him. "Yes. It would have been her birthday today."
"Would have? Are you alright?" Darien asked her with concern. "I didn't mean to upset you."
"I'll be fine. Excuse me, I need to pray, & then I need to rest." Usagi kneeled back down & waited for him to leave.
"Alright then… have fun. Your English is getting a lot better." He said as he continued on his walk.
Usagi began speaking in an unknown language. "Mother…" Usagi looked up at the small stone statue of Selene's face. "I miss you SO much… I know that you will watch over us tonight & fill our hearts with happiness… like you always do." She paused for a moment and then added, "And didn't you see that guy? Isn't he handsome? He's a bit of a jerk though, but he seems all right sometimes… Well, I'm off to bed… I need lots of rest to celebrate you all night, you know. Make sure I don't go TO crazy, okay?" She smiled. "I love you Mother, I wish I could hug you again." Usagi got up & walked into the house, not knowing that Darien had hung around a bit longer… he had been hiding in the trees by where Usagi was.
"That didn't sound like Japanese to me." Darien said as he remembered his grandparents & how they used to speak in Japanese all the time. "That girl is definitely strange."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Usagi-chan… you look great." Makoto said. "Are you excited? I can't wait for your hair to change tonight… it always looks so cool."
"You look great too! I can't wait until 11:00. Ten minutes seems like 10 hours!" Usagi said. "I love your dress this year!"
"Thank you!" Everyone was wearing silver clothes that sparkled & shimmered as the stepped out under the bright moon.
Ten minutes ticked by slowly & Usagi let out a screech as the clock struck 11. The five girls each held a lit candle & they placed them in 5 candleholders that were positioned around a big fire pit in the sand. They moved together & lit five torches, & then tossed them into the pit where a big white flame began burning.
"White fire?" Darien watched. "I didn't even think that was possible!" He wanted to leave, but at the same time he wanted to keep hiding to see what happened next. They chanted as they twirled around the fire. It then turned to a normal orange, while Usagi's hair turned silver.
Usagi knew that she was being watched. She had to find where Darien was hiding to make sure that he wasn't going to tell. "I'll be back." She said to everyone else as she disappeared into the trees.
Darien had looked away for only a moment & when he looked back Usagi was gone. He got nervous & was about to leave when he felt a cold hand on the back of his neck.
"You shouldn't spy… it's not polite."
Darien turned around to see Usagi standing behind him, with her silver hair & her silver dress… she looked like a ghost.
"You can't tell anyone what you've seen." She stared at him hard with her light blue eyes. "You're lucky that nobody else noticed you, you know. The others would've killed you."
Darien went pale. She took his hand & led him further away so that the others wouldn't see him. "Not me though… I kinda like you… so I'm going to let you off easy." She smiled. "I'm just going to make sure that you can't tell anyone about what you saw."
"You're not going to cut out my tongue, are you?" He asked.
Usagi laughed at him. "No, of course not." She smiled. "I'm just going to do this." She pulled his face down to hers & kissed him. "Be careful around things you don't understand… have a nice dream…" she whispered in his ear. She walked back away through the trees & Darien decided to go home.
"Where did you go Selene?" Artemis asked as Usagi rejoined them at the fire.
"I just wanted to look around." Usagi replied.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was now a few minutes past 6:00 & Usagi's was back to her normal self. Everyone went to sleep, but she stayed awake. She changed into regular clothes & crept quietly out the door. She walked along the sand as the sun began to rise & climbed into Darien's room through his open window. "Darien…" she whispered.
His eyes shot open and he looked at her in fear. "Stay back!"
"RE-LAX." She sighed. "I'm just saying hello. Did you have any interesting dreams last night?"
"What does it matter to you?" He asked her as he remembered his strange dream where everyone was dressed in silver. "And how did you get in here?"
"I was just curious… & you left the window open." Usagi smiled innocently. "Here you go! Wear it." She handed him a little silver rabbit charm on a chain & climbed out of the window.
Darien didn't have any idea what just happened, but his weird dream scared him so he decided to do as she said. "I think that I should stay away from that house." He said as he got ready to go to University.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi Darien. You look like you've seen a ghost. Did you have a bad sleep last night?" Andrew asked him as Darien arrived at the marine park later that day.
"I had a REALLY weird dream last night."
"What was it about?"
"I-" Darien began to explain it but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth. "I-" He stopped again. "I don't remember." He said finally. 'Why can't I tell him?'
"Strange. Oh! Guess who's here right now?!" Andrew got excited.
"PLEASE don't tell me that it's those 5 idols… I can't handle seeing ANY of them now." Darien said as he remembered Usagi's words from his so-called dream. 'The others would've killed you.' He shivered. It was one creepy dream.
"Why not? Besides it just one of them… Usagi."
Darien groaned. "PLEASE keep her away from me! She's… scary."
"Who's scary?" Usagi crept up behind him & tapped him on the back of his neck.
"Ah!" He spun around to look at the bright blue eyes from his dream. "YOU! Stay away!" He ran into the office & began working.
"What was that?" Andrew asked Usagi.
"He's scared of me." Usagi smiled simply.
"Why?" Andrew laughed.
"I don't know…" Usagi lied. "I'm going to talk to him." She said bye to Andrew & walked straight into the office where Darien was. "If you don't want to see me, you should lock the doors."
"Um…" Darien shifted around uncomfortably as Usagi sat down on his desk.
"Why are you scared of me? Did you have a bad dream?"
"How did you know?" He asked her.
"A lucky guess, I suppose." She grinned. "Well don't worry… I promise that you will forget about it by tomorrow morning." She winked. "I'M going to visit Bubba!" She ran out as Andrew walked in.
"I told you before, NO!" Darien began to chase after her but Andrew stopped him. "She's driving me CRAZY!" He held his head with his hands.
"Do you know her?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah." Darien sighed. "Her & her friends all moved into that big white house by me."
"OMG! You are so lucky! Lizzy & I are coming for dinner tonight!"
"Sure. Just as long as I'm not alone when she can get to me." Darien agreed. "Come with me. I have to get her away from Bubba. She never listens to me."
"Do you like her? Just a little?"
"NO, and here's why: 1. she's 16. 2. She's a ditz. & 3. SHE'S CRAZY!" Darien said.
"I don't think that she's crazy. She's just different."
"She climbed into my room this morning & she gave me this!" He pulled out the little rabbit charm.
"It's cute."
"It's not cute! She's probably got some sort of tracking device on it!"
"Then WHY are you wearing it?" Andrew laughed.
"Because-" Darien stopped. "What is she doing now?" he sighed.
Usagi was leaning over the water & saying something to Bubba. "I'll go tell him." She giggled. "Darien?"
Darien took a step back as she began to walk over to him. "What?"
"You should give Bubba another chance. He's sorry, & he won't be bad anymore." She whispered in his ear.
"What? No. I don't make the rules, you know?" He said to her. "It's not my decision."
"Please." She stepped right up to him with her face mere centimetres from his. "Please?"
He took a few nervous steps backwards. "No." He shook his head & glared at Andrew who was laughing.
"What if I said that I could PROVE to you that he was good?" She asked him determinedly as she backed him up against the wall.
"I would ask 'How?'" Darien said.
"Like this." Usagi said. She ran & dove into the water.
"USAGI!" Darien shouted.
"See? He's harmless!"
"He goes after everyone else." Andrew said in amazement. "Usagi? Do you want a part-time job here?"
"Absolutely not!" Darien exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Usagi said excitedly as she swam around & continued to sing quietly to Bubba.
"Great! You really seem to have a way with him." Andrew began walking away.
"Andy, you can't be serious!" Darien pleaded. "The only reason they get along so well is because they're both crazy." He sighed & walked over to the edge of the water where Usagi was. "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you trying to make me go crazy?" He asked her quietly.
"I'm not trying to. You're doing it to yourself. You need to relax more." She hopped out of the water & sat beside him. "You need to smile & enjoy life!"
"How? How do I 'enjoy' life more?" He asked her. She seemed to have some strange power over him. 'Wait. It must be because of this little rabbit.' "You should take this back." He unhooked the chain from around his neck.
"Are you sure?" She asked him.
"Yes."
"Fine then. Close your eyes." She said as she took the rabbit back.
"Whoa. Wait a second. Are you going to kill me?"
She laughed. "Don't be so Para- Para- what is that word?"
"Paranoid?"
"That's it. Don't be so paranoid. I just want you to trust me." She smiled kindly. "Close your eyes, please."
Darien swallowed hard & closed his eyes. Usagi kissed him again. "Now you won't remember."
"Remember what?" He asked as he opened his eyes.
"You had strange dream." She whispered. "Here, take this." She handed him the little rabbit charm again.
"What's this?" He asked her. (He didn't remember having it before.)
"It's my special charm." She smiled. "I want us to start over. I want you to be able to like me. I don't want you to be scared of me."
"Why would I be scared of you?" Darien laughed.
"Because I'm different." Usagi smiled. "Because I'm not like the people that you're used to."
"You need to dry off." Darien smiled & helped her up. Usagi was glad that she had made him forget everything that had happened.
"Hey, I'm back." Andrew said. "Darien? What are you doing?" He asked his best friend. "Two minutes ago you were shouting that Usagi was crazy & now you're being nice to her."
"What?" Darien asked Andrew.
Usagi walked by & put her finger on Andrew's lips. "Shh."
"Nothing." Andrew said. He left again to talk to Lizzy about going to Darien's for dinner.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So, Darien, can you give me a ride home today?" Usagi asked him. It was 7:00 and Darien was off for the day.
"Sure." He said. "So… what's it like being a teen idol?" He asked as they climbed into his car.
"It's fun. I get to sing & dance & have fun with my friends." She smiled. "But it's also really hard. I'm glad I got the day off today."
"Why did you get the day off?"
"Hehehe. Luna & Artemis were hung over." She laughed. "We all had a late night last night."
"When did you go to sleep?"
"Me? Oh, I didn't."
"You haven't slept AT ALL?"
"No." She shook her head. "It was my day off, I wanted to make the best of it."
"I've just got to pull in here & get some gas." Darien explained as he drove into the gas station. As he filled up his car he gave Usagi some change & told her to get herself something to drink from the vending machine.
"Wow." Usagi said. "It looks different from what I'm used to. It has a pretty picture." She looked at the picture of the pop can. She put her money in & got her drink. "So much is different here." She walked back over to Darien.
"What do you do in your spare time?" Darien kept the conversation moving. "You, know… when you aren't being admired by people worldwide."
"I sing." She smiled. "And I listen to CDs, & write songs, & I go shopping. AND when I absolutely have to, I study." Usagi said. "You know… normal teenager stuff." She said. "What about you?"
"Me? I study, & read, & well, that's about it. I swim & play with Danny too."
"You need to do that more often."
"Do what?"
"Play." She said. "And enjoy your life more."
"How do I enjoy my life more?" Darien had a sudden déjà vu but he ignored it. Usagi was such a unique girl. She was like a puzzle to him.
"By playing." She smiled. They arrived at her house & she paused as she got out of the car. "And by stopping to smell the roses." She said. "Thank you for the ride."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stay tuned for the next chapter & if you're confused about something, put it in the review. That whole thing about Selene's birthday & Usagi being all silver & that, WILL BE EXPLAINED eventually. A quick little review of Usagi's strange powers: she can talk to animals & they all love her, and she also can make regular people forget things. (Bigger things take more effort. ^_~ *kissy-kissy* )
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi owns Sailor Moon, not me.
Idols - Chapter 4
Darien came back from work at 8:00 and decided to go for a swim. He looked over to Usagi's house & couldn't help but notice that they seemed to be preparing for some sort of celebration or something. "It's the middle of June… what are they celebrating?" He wondered. He decided that he would take Danny for another walk after his swim.
*~*~*~*~*
Usagi was getting ready for the night. She was glad that they all had a few hours to sleep before 11:00, when the celebration would start. She was so excited… with hardly anyone else around, they could really go nuts outside. She kneeled outside at a beautiful alter & was about to speak when she heard a voice behind her.
"What's all of this?"
"Nani?" She turned around to look into Darien's dark blue eyes. "Oh, this… this is… um… this is… us getting ready for a party."
"What were you about to do over here?" He asked as he looked at the mini shrine Usagi had set up.
"I was about to pray to my mo- the Goddess Selene for her blessings for tonight before you interrupted."
"What?"
"Selene… the Goddess of the Moon?"
"From Greek mythology?" Darien asked her. "Is that what this is all about?" He smiled. "So… what is it? Her birthday today, or something?"
Tears threatened Usagi's eyes. "You'll be wise to watch your mouth." She warned him. "Yes. It would have been her birthday today."
"Would have? Are you alright?" Darien asked her with concern. "I didn't mean to upset you."
"I'll be fine. Excuse me, I need to pray, & then I need to rest." Usagi kneeled back down & waited for him to leave.
"Alright then… have fun. Your English is getting a lot better." He said as he continued on his walk.
Usagi began speaking in an unknown language. "Mother…" Usagi looked up at the small stone statue of Selene's face. "I miss you SO much… I know that you will watch over us tonight & fill our hearts with happiness… like you always do." She paused for a moment and then added, "And didn't you see that guy? Isn't he handsome? He's a bit of a jerk though, but he seems all right sometimes… Well, I'm off to bed… I need lots of rest to celebrate you all night, you know. Make sure I don't go TO crazy, okay?" She smiled. "I love you Mother, I wish I could hug you again." Usagi got up & walked into the house, not knowing that Darien had hung around a bit longer… he had been hiding in the trees by where Usagi was.
"That didn't sound like Japanese to me." Darien said as he remembered his grandparents & how they used to speak in Japanese all the time. "That girl is definitely strange."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Usagi-chan… you look great." Makoto said. "Are you excited? I can't wait for your hair to change tonight… it always looks so cool."
"You look great too! I can't wait until 11:00. Ten minutes seems like 10 hours!" Usagi said. "I love your dress this year!"
"Thank you!" Everyone was wearing silver clothes that sparkled & shimmered as the stepped out under the bright moon.
Ten minutes ticked by slowly & Usagi let out a screech as the clock struck 11. The five girls each held a lit candle & they placed them in 5 candleholders that were positioned around a big fire pit in the sand. They moved together & lit five torches, & then tossed them into the pit where a big white flame began burning.
"White fire?" Darien watched. "I didn't even think that was possible!" He wanted to leave, but at the same time he wanted to keep hiding to see what happened next. They chanted as they twirled around the fire. It then turned to a normal orange, while Usagi's hair turned silver.
Usagi knew that she was being watched. She had to find where Darien was hiding to make sure that he wasn't going to tell. "I'll be back." She said to everyone else as she disappeared into the trees.
Darien had looked away for only a moment & when he looked back Usagi was gone. He got nervous & was about to leave when he felt a cold hand on the back of his neck.
"You shouldn't spy… it's not polite."
Darien turned around to see Usagi standing behind him, with her silver hair & her silver dress… she looked like a ghost.
"You can't tell anyone what you've seen." She stared at him hard with her light blue eyes. "You're lucky that nobody else noticed you, you know. The others would've killed you."
Darien went pale. She took his hand & led him further away so that the others wouldn't see him. "Not me though… I kinda like you… so I'm going to let you off easy." She smiled. "I'm just going to make sure that you can't tell anyone about what you saw."
"You're not going to cut out my tongue, are you?" He asked.
Usagi laughed at him. "No, of course not." She smiled. "I'm just going to do this." She pulled his face down to hers & kissed him. "Be careful around things you don't understand… have a nice dream…" she whispered in his ear. She walked back away through the trees & Darien decided to go home.
"Where did you go Selene?" Artemis asked as Usagi rejoined them at the fire.
"I just wanted to look around." Usagi replied.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was now a few minutes past 6:00 & Usagi's was back to her normal self. Everyone went to sleep, but she stayed awake. She changed into regular clothes & crept quietly out the door. She walked along the sand as the sun began to rise & climbed into Darien's room through his open window. "Darien…" she whispered.
His eyes shot open and he looked at her in fear. "Stay back!"
"RE-LAX." She sighed. "I'm just saying hello. Did you have any interesting dreams last night?"
"What does it matter to you?" He asked her as he remembered his strange dream where everyone was dressed in silver. "And how did you get in here?"
"I was just curious… & you left the window open." Usagi smiled innocently. "Here you go! Wear it." She handed him a little silver rabbit charm on a chain & climbed out of the window.
Darien didn't have any idea what just happened, but his weird dream scared him so he decided to do as she said. "I think that I should stay away from that house." He said as he got ready to go to University.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Hi Darien. You look like you've seen a ghost. Did you have a bad sleep last night?" Andrew asked him as Darien arrived at the marine park later that day.
"I had a REALLY weird dream last night."
"What was it about?"
"I-" Darien began to explain it but the words wouldn't come out of his mouth. "I-" He stopped again. "I don't remember." He said finally. 'Why can't I tell him?'
"Strange. Oh! Guess who's here right now?!" Andrew got excited.
"PLEASE don't tell me that it's those 5 idols… I can't handle seeing ANY of them now." Darien said as he remembered Usagi's words from his so-called dream. 'The others would've killed you.' He shivered. It was one creepy dream.
"Why not? Besides it just one of them… Usagi."
Darien groaned. "PLEASE keep her away from me! She's… scary."
"Who's scary?" Usagi crept up behind him & tapped him on the back of his neck.
"Ah!" He spun around to look at the bright blue eyes from his dream. "YOU! Stay away!" He ran into the office & began working.
"What was that?" Andrew asked Usagi.
"He's scared of me." Usagi smiled simply.
"Why?" Andrew laughed.
"I don't know…" Usagi lied. "I'm going to talk to him." She said bye to Andrew & walked straight into the office where Darien was. "If you don't want to see me, you should lock the doors."
"Um…" Darien shifted around uncomfortably as Usagi sat down on his desk.
"Why are you scared of me? Did you have a bad dream?"
"How did you know?" He asked her.
"A lucky guess, I suppose." She grinned. "Well don't worry… I promise that you will forget about it by tomorrow morning." She winked. "I'M going to visit Bubba!" She ran out as Andrew walked in.
"I told you before, NO!" Darien began to chase after her but Andrew stopped him. "She's driving me CRAZY!" He held his head with his hands.
"Do you know her?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah." Darien sighed. "Her & her friends all moved into that big white house by me."
"OMG! You are so lucky! Lizzy & I are coming for dinner tonight!"
"Sure. Just as long as I'm not alone when she can get to me." Darien agreed. "Come with me. I have to get her away from Bubba. She never listens to me."
"Do you like her? Just a little?"
"NO, and here's why: 1. she's 16. 2. She's a ditz. & 3. SHE'S CRAZY!" Darien said.
"I don't think that she's crazy. She's just different."
"She climbed into my room this morning & she gave me this!" He pulled out the little rabbit charm.
"It's cute."
"It's not cute! She's probably got some sort of tracking device on it!"
"Then WHY are you wearing it?" Andrew laughed.
"Because-" Darien stopped. "What is she doing now?" he sighed.
Usagi was leaning over the water & saying something to Bubba. "I'll go tell him." She giggled. "Darien?"
Darien took a step back as she began to walk over to him. "What?"
"You should give Bubba another chance. He's sorry, & he won't be bad anymore." She whispered in his ear.
"What? No. I don't make the rules, you know?" He said to her. "It's not my decision."
"Please." She stepped right up to him with her face mere centimetres from his. "Please?"
He took a few nervous steps backwards. "No." He shook his head & glared at Andrew who was laughing.
"What if I said that I could PROVE to you that he was good?" She asked him determinedly as she backed him up against the wall.
"I would ask 'How?'" Darien said.
"Like this." Usagi said. She ran & dove into the water.
"USAGI!" Darien shouted.
"See? He's harmless!"
"He goes after everyone else." Andrew said in amazement. "Usagi? Do you want a part-time job here?"
"Absolutely not!" Darien exclaimed.
"Yeah!" Usagi said excitedly as she swam around & continued to sing quietly to Bubba.
"Great! You really seem to have a way with him." Andrew began walking away.
"Andy, you can't be serious!" Darien pleaded. "The only reason they get along so well is because they're both crazy." He sighed & walked over to the edge of the water where Usagi was. "Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you trying to make me go crazy?" He asked her quietly.
"I'm not trying to. You're doing it to yourself. You need to relax more." She hopped out of the water & sat beside him. "You need to smile & enjoy life!"
"How? How do I 'enjoy' life more?" He asked her. She seemed to have some strange power over him. 'Wait. It must be because of this little rabbit.' "You should take this back." He unhooked the chain from around his neck.
"Are you sure?" She asked him.
"Yes."
"Fine then. Close your eyes." She said as she took the rabbit back.
"Whoa. Wait a second. Are you going to kill me?"
She laughed. "Don't be so Para- Para- what is that word?"
"Paranoid?"
"That's it. Don't be so paranoid. I just want you to trust me." She smiled kindly. "Close your eyes, please."
Darien swallowed hard & closed his eyes. Usagi kissed him again. "Now you won't remember."
"Remember what?" He asked as he opened his eyes.
"You had strange dream." She whispered. "Here, take this." She handed him the little rabbit charm again.
"What's this?" He asked her. (He didn't remember having it before.)
"It's my special charm." She smiled. "I want us to start over. I want you to be able to like me. I don't want you to be scared of me."
"Why would I be scared of you?" Darien laughed.
"Because I'm different." Usagi smiled. "Because I'm not like the people that you're used to."
"You need to dry off." Darien smiled & helped her up. Usagi was glad that she had made him forget everything that had happened.
"Hey, I'm back." Andrew said. "Darien? What are you doing?" He asked his best friend. "Two minutes ago you were shouting that Usagi was crazy & now you're being nice to her."
"What?" Darien asked Andrew.
Usagi walked by & put her finger on Andrew's lips. "Shh."
"Nothing." Andrew said. He left again to talk to Lizzy about going to Darien's for dinner.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"So, Darien, can you give me a ride home today?" Usagi asked him. It was 7:00 and Darien was off for the day.
"Sure." He said. "So… what's it like being a teen idol?" He asked as they climbed into his car.
"It's fun. I get to sing & dance & have fun with my friends." She smiled. "But it's also really hard. I'm glad I got the day off today."
"Why did you get the day off?"
"Hehehe. Luna & Artemis were hung over." She laughed. "We all had a late night last night."
"When did you go to sleep?"
"Me? Oh, I didn't."
"You haven't slept AT ALL?"
"No." She shook her head. "It was my day off, I wanted to make the best of it."
"I've just got to pull in here & get some gas." Darien explained as he drove into the gas station. As he filled up his car he gave Usagi some change & told her to get herself something to drink from the vending machine.
"Wow." Usagi said. "It looks different from what I'm used to. It has a pretty picture." She looked at the picture of the pop can. She put her money in & got her drink. "So much is different here." She walked back over to Darien.
"What do you do in your spare time?" Darien kept the conversation moving. "You, know… when you aren't being admired by people worldwide."
"I sing." She smiled. "And I listen to CDs, & write songs, & I go shopping. AND when I absolutely have to, I study." Usagi said. "You know… normal teenager stuff." She said. "What about you?"
"Me? I study, & read, & well, that's about it. I swim & play with Danny too."
"You need to do that more often."
"Do what?"
"Play." She said. "And enjoy your life more."
"How do I enjoy my life more?" Darien had a sudden déjà vu but he ignored it. Usagi was such a unique girl. She was like a puzzle to him.
"By playing." She smiled. They arrived at her house & she paused as she got out of the car. "And by stopping to smell the roses." She said. "Thank you for the ride."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Stay tuned for the next chapter & if you're confused about something, put it in the review. That whole thing about Selene's birthday & Usagi being all silver & that, WILL BE EXPLAINED eventually. A quick little review of Usagi's strange powers: she can talk to animals & they all love her, and she also can make regular people forget things. (Bigger things take more effort. ^_~ *kissy-kissy* )
