HELLO
By Tsuki1 aka Moonie1
Chapter 3
Letting The Cat Out The Bag
PG-13
Disclaimer: Me no own-ey so you no sue-ey! Capeesh? Capeesh *smiles*
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*Peeks out at readers* No, you are not hallucinating! This IS the extremely LONG awaited for, Chapter 3 of 'Hello' *grins*. I seemed to have had a few requests for this (dost my eyes deceive me? Or do people actually like this fic? *faints* it's a miracle!!!)
Anyhoo, just so ya know, this is NOT properly edited-not by a long shot. My editor (the coolio-one V01) is reeeaallllyyy busy at the moment so she hasn't had time to have a looky but as I've actually had requests from peeps (including one from a pleading Sabra^_~) I thought Id post this one then just post the edited one when it gets...well...edited. Im only posting it on FF.net as its easy to revise it here. I actually had this written WAY back last year before I moved across the world (eh heh) but my editor didn't get it till like, 2 months ago (don't ask) and then, well basically it really sucked, so I had to basically re-write the thing (really-it was THAT bad) and here we are today *takes deep breath* SO, Id like to thank V01 for her patience (you have NO idea what I put this poor woman through) and Andi-chan YOU ROCK!! And Jen and Sabra and Fin and Bonnie and all those lovely ppl (you know who u r) who wrote to me and kept me goin *smiles* I LIVE for email and reviews^^ OK, so enough of my endless babbling...eh heh- sorry about that *sweat drop*, on with the show!...uh...Fic *ahem*
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Serena hauled her suitcases out of the back of the taxi and peered up at what was to be her new home. She unfolded a piece of paper and double- checked to make sure she had the right address.
'Yup, this is the place' she smiled to herself but her thoughts were soon interrupted by her taxi driver.
She looked first to his out-stretched hand then to the taxi and it suddenly clicked she hadn't actually paid the man yet. Blushing, she handed the man his money while he stared strangely at her shoulder bag, which seemed to be moving. Serena noticed his baffled expression and quickly tried to get his attention
"A...arigatou Gozaimasu." she stuttered "Sayonara." she tried to guide him back into his taxi laughing nervously. With one more curious look at the bag, the driver sped off. 'Phew' she thought then frowned down at her bag; "Quit wiggling Luna! Do you wanna be living out in the cold again!?" the bag stopped moving. "I thought so." and with that she picked up her bags and carried them into the apartment building.
After 3 trips, she managed to get all 6 of her cases into the lobby and further into an elevator. Nervousness could not begin to describe what Serena was feeling. 'What if they don't like cats...what if they don't like me!! Oh God, what have I gotten myself into?!'
Her thoughts were soon interrupted by a ping telling her she was on her desired floor. She quickly managed to pull the bags out of the elevator before it slammed shut. Picking up a couple of her bags, she wandered down the long corridor.
"122, 123, 124...that's the one" she exclaimed. She raised her hand to knock but found that the door swung open slightly itself. She could here some kind of argument going on inside. "What do you MEAN you didn't know! I put a reminder note up on the fridge!" the girl sounded outraged "What note?" Another girl asked, sounding completely clueless. "The blue one...with the batman magnet on it!" "You mean...the blue one...with the batman magnet on it?" There was a collective exasperated sigh from the girls.
"Yes Mina-that's what I JUST said" the other girl laughed nervously. "You mean the blue one with the batman magnet on it that I threw out when I decided to actually do some cleaning up for once?" Serena didn't have to see the girls to know their expressions of annoyance. A different girl's voice spoke up.
"Uh...just wandering-what exactly was so important about this piece of paper?" The voice that answered had a distinct strangled tone to it-as if trying to avoid from screaming bloody murder. "Oh, it just TOLD us when our NEW room-mate would be getting here!!! We STILL haven't cleared out the spare room!!!" 'Ok, I DEFINITELY won't be wanting to get on the wrong side of her...maybe I should just knock...don't wanna be accused of eavesdropping'
Serena grabbed hold of the door handle so as to keep the door steady so she could knock. "Uh...hello?" she called. All she heard were muffled sounds of rushing around and the girl who Serena knew as Mina whispering excitedly;
"She's here, she's here! Oh, I wonder what she's like? Maybe we can swap clothes and stuff!!" Serena managed to stifle a giggle. "Instead of talking to yourself, why don't you let the poor girl in!" a soft voice chided Mina. "Right! Good idea Ami!" Serena stepped back as the door swung open to reveal a girl with long golden hair bright blue eyes and a dazzling warm smile.
"Hi! I'm Minako-but everybody calls me Mina" She beamed. "Hi, I'm..." she was cut off by another girl coming up to greet her. "You must be Serena! I'm Makoto!" she smiled at Serena, her green eyes sparkling. Makoto was a bit taller than Mina and had brown wavy hair that was tied up into a ponytail.
"Aren't you two going to let her in?" reprimanded the same soft voice as before. "Oh! Right! Come in, come in!" Mina ushered her into the room. Then came more introductions. She was introduced to Ami first. She had soft short blue-tinted hair and a kind face. On anyone else the blue tint would have seemed strange but on Ami, any other colour would have looked wrong. The last introduction was Rei. Serena was in awe of how graceful this girl looked. Her deep violet-brown eyes looked so wise; like she could see right into your very thoughts and dreams. Her long raven hair fell to mid-back and accentuated her princess-like features. She bowed.
"Nice to meet you Serena" she smiled and Serena breathed a sigh of relief. They all seemed like nice people. 'Maybe I'll be ok after all'
Rei regarded the new addition to their apartment with silent curiosity. There was something about this girl...something powerful that she couldn't quite put her finger on. 'It almost feels like we've met before...' Rei's thoughts were soon interrupted by a muffled squeak coming from Serena's bag.
"What was that?" 'Oh no!' thought Serena, mentally slapping her head in defeat. "I think it came from here!" Ami opened up the bag containing one rather miffed kitty. "Aww! It's a little kitty cat!" gushed Minako, tickling underneath Luna's chin. "What's its name?" inquired Rei smiling and petting the cat gently. "Uh...i...it's Luna" Serena stammered, unsure of what was coming next. "Look at its cute little mark! It's like a crescent moon!" Makoto exclaimed. "I found her outside in the rain and took her in. She doesn't seem to have a home" Serena explained. She then blushed lightly "I hid her in the bag because I wasn't sure how you would all feel about having a cat around..." she looked down, feeling ashamed. Minako was the first to speak "Hey! No problem! I love animals." she placed Luna down so as she could drink the milk Ami had just brought out from the kitchen area next to the main living room where they were standing. "Besides," she began looking slyly at Serena and winking, "Now Makoto can go on about all the guys she meets to the cat rather than us!" "Hey! I resent that!" However, Makoto's objections to the comment set everyone in the room laughing, though Luna didn't seem very impressed at all. Rei giggled at her friend's antics but found herself having another flash of familiarity when she looked at Serena.
'What IS it about her?' she berated herself. Serena noticed the strange look she was getting. "Is something wrong Rei?" "Huh? Oh...no no...its nothing" Rei smiled warmly at her and Serena was sure that the girl had some kind of power to look into peoples souls. "Hey Serena, this all you got?" Makoto asked, thumbing towards Serena's luggage. Serena broke eye contact with Rei quickly. "Uh...no, the uh, the rest is in the hall" she said distractedly, still confused by the way Rei had been looking at her. She mentally shook herself. 'Geez Serena! Pull yourself together-I would be curious about me too if I were her!' Makoto clapped her hands together, startling Serena out of her thoughts.
"Well girls, lets say we help our new roommate out with her stuff!" Minako linked arms with Serena. "Oh just think! Another person to check out all the hotties here with!" Serena giggled along with her while the other girls rolled their eyes and walked out to get the rest of Serena's things. A familiar beeping noise caught Ami's attention just as she was exiting the room. "Oh no...not now..."she groaned. She ran to her computer which confirmed her fears. She ran back out-- she had to get the girls.
Rei looked up to see Ami walking hurriedly towards them. "What's up Ami? You look worried" "Uh...there's umm, something that's come up." Ami emphasized carefully. However, Rei still looked confused.
"We're needed RIGHT away" Ami gave Rei a pointed look. "You mean..." "Yup" "Now!?...but..." "What's going on?" Minako asked the two, now worried looking, girls. "We have a problem" Ami said in a serious hushed tone. "What..." Minako began but Ami whispered into her ear the problem. Minako paled slightly and cast an uneasy look towards Serena.
"Uh...Makoto? A word?" Ami said, motioning the brunette over, just as she was stooping to pick up one of Serena's cases. She stood and walked over casually.
"Uh huh?" Rei leant over and whispered the problem to her.
"No way!!" she exclaimed a little TOO loud, for which she received 3 rather peeved frowns and 1 curious one from Serena. Makoto blushed and laughed nervously.
"What's wrong?" Makoto, Ami and Rei all looked at each other and then to Minako, to which Serena inquired; "Minako? What is it?" At this, Minako had a startled look on her face, very much similar to that of the expression of a rabbit caught in headlights. "Uh...the thing is...that...uh...we" she waved her hands about, gesturing towards the other girls giving them each imploring looks for help. Ami rescued her. "We have to go and see our professor" she finished, looking very proud of her excuse. Minako just looked at her as if she was crazy. 'Like I would EVER go to see a professor on MY free time!' "Now?" Serena asked, looking suspiciously at the girls. "Uh...yeah-he really needs to see us" Minako said, trying to sound as convincing as possible.
"Oh...ok...I guess." her face fell. All four of the girls felt a sudden pang of guilt. "We'll be back as quickly as possible!" "Yeah! You won't even miss us!" Serena smiled, "Ok, I'm sure I can handle this." she looked at her luggage uneasily. Her arms really ached. The girls each exchanged silent looks of relief. "See ya Serena!" called Rei as she and the other girls ran down the stairs- not bothering to wait for the elevator. "Wow, must be really urgent." she said to herself.
"This is the second time I've caught you alone looking lost."
Serena jumped at the deep male voice behind her. She turned to see it was the orientation guy...the really CUTE orientation guy. She blushed a little. "Well...I'm not lost this time" She stated. He raised an inquisitive eyebrow at her. "I live here." she smiled while motioning to her new home. "Well, how about that! I live just up the hall-moved in about a week ago" he smiled that extremely heartbreakingly gorgeous smile. Serena had to steady herself before she melted into a pile of goo. 'Must not make a fool of myself, must not make a fool of myself' she chanted to herself. There was an awkward silence as she gazed at him under her eyelashes.
"Well...I uh...better get all this lot inside." Serena managed to squeak out. "Want some help?" Serena's eyes nearly popped out of her head 'Woohooooo!!' her mind cried triumphantly. "Sure!" she smiled as he bent down and picked up one of her heavier cases as if it were nothing but a piece of string. Serena had to, once again, stop herself from swooning. She bent down and picked up a couple of the lighter cases and followed him in.
"Where's your room?" he asked, placing the bags down. Serena opened her mouth to speak but drew a complete blank. 'Where IS my room?' "I...I don't know" she giggled a little. "Ah well, just leave them there" he turned round to get the remaining 2 bags. "Thank you so much for helping me...again" she blushed yet again lightly in spite of herself. "Sure-no problem. Why couldn't your roommates help you?" "Oh, they had to run off somewhere-to see a professor or something" she shrugged.
There was another awkward silence as Serena tried desperately to think of something intelligent to say.
"So, uh...who was the girl...at the orientation?" she asked dumbly 'Ugh-yeah GREAT way to look cool Serena!' for the second time that day, she mentally slapped herself. "What girl?...Oh! THAT girl. She was just a...some girl who I kinda know" Mamoru cringed at the way that sounded. 'Way to GO Chiba-that ought to impress her...NOT!' He tried changing the subject. "Say! I never did catch your name" "Probably because I didn't give it to you" she smiled shyly at him. 'Okay-good flirting tactic. Yay Serena!!' He chuckled a bit.
"Okay, may I ask what your name is?" he bowed mockingly which caused her to giggle. "Why of course, its..." There suddenly was a loud ringing and Mamoru fumbled around for his phone. He smiled at her and excused himself before answering it. "Moshi Moshi?...Hai..."
He groaned at something the other person said. "Hai...Ja." he frowned a little as he shut off his phone and placed it back in his pocket. "Sorry, I have to go...maybe I'll see you around" he winked and smiled at her before hurrying from the room. Serena couldn't so much as get a 'Bye' in. She sighed dreamily. "I sure hope I see him again."
She yawned and plopped down on the sofa situated in the middle of the room. Opposite was a small table and up against the opposite wall the was a TV. She flipped it on and found herself watching the news. What she saw, however, made her gawk unbelievingly. There, just a couple of blocks away from where she was, was a monster of some-kind; A very ugly monster at that, attacking everybody in sight. It was as if it was feeding off their energy.
'Oh my God!' she thought, still in shock. 'Someone's gotta help them!'
Her thoughts were soon answered when 4 girls appeared on the scene, wearing VERY short skirts. They seemed to say something, but she couldn't hear due to the news reporter babbling. From what she could make out from the reporter, these girls were called the ugly thing a 'youma ' and the strangely dressed girls 'Sailor Senshi'. One girl was in yellow, one was in blue, one in red and one in green. They all looked like coloured blobs as they attacked the terrorizing youma. At one point, it looked like they were going to lose. The monster was advancing on the blue blob. She couldn't have moved if she tried!
Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a rose slashed through the air directly between the blue blob and the youma. The camera view changed to show 5 men. 4 were dressed in grey military-style uniforms, with the addition of lined capes and 1, who was holding a rose, wore a tuxedo with a top hat and mask hiding his identity.
The coloured Senshi blobs looked to say something to the generals before turning their attentions back to the big slimy monster-youma thing who was heading back in the direction of the innocent bystanders. With the help of the mysteriously dressed men, it was soon quickly defeated. Though to say that they fought harmoniously would be like saying it snowed in summer! Once the fight was over, the Senshi and the men stood on opposite sides facing each other. The yellow senshi looked to say something to them which, yet again, could not be heard because of the damned incessant talking of the reporter. Her face, what Serena could make out of it, didn't look too pleased though. The yellow one then motioned to the blue Senshi who cast a fog over the scene, making it impossible to see what they were doing. However, once the fog cleared, there was no sign of either parties. Serena frowned.
"Talk about anti-climax!" she sighed. "Now that guy in the tuxedo.wouldn't mind him being MY dashing hero!" she giggled to herself and searched the room. "Hmm...where's Luna?"
And indeed...where WAS Luna? Well, being very exhausted from being cooped up in a bag, she had been taking a cat nap on the couch. She was woken, however, when she heard someone exclaim "Oh no...not now!"
Of course, Luna being the intelligent cat she was, was curious as to know what was wrong. Luna followed the voice to a small room and saw the kind girl with short blue-tinted hair, known as Ami, looking at her computer which was beeping strangely. The girl ran out the room leaving Luna to jump up onto the desk to take a closer look. What she saw sent her into a shock of her own.
'Why would Ami want to know where Negaverse youmas are attacking!?'
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*Peeks out at readers* No, you are not hallucinating! This IS the extremely LONG awaited for, Chapter 3 of 'Hello' *grins*. I seemed to have had a few requests for this (dost my eyes deceive me? Or do people actually like this fic? *faints* it's a miracle!!!)
Anyhoo, just so ya know, this is NOT properly edited-not by a long shot. My editor (the coolio-one V01) is reeeaallllyyy busy at the moment so she hasn't had time to have a looky but as I've actually had requests from peeps (including one from a pleading Sabra^_~) I thought Id post this one then just post the edited one when it gets...well...edited. Im only posting it on FF.net as its easy to revise it here. I actually had this written WAY back last year before I moved across the world (eh heh) but my editor didn't get it till like, 2 months ago (don't ask) and then, well basically it really sucked, so I had to basically re-write the thing (really-it was THAT bad) and here we are today *takes deep breath* SO, Id like to thank V01 for her patience (you have NO idea what I put this poor woman through) and Andi-chan YOU ROCK!! And Jen and Sabra and Fin and Bonnie and all those lovely ppl (you know who u r) who wrote to me and kept me goin *smiles* I LIVE for email and reviews^^ OK, so enough of my endless babbling...eh heh- sorry about that *sweat drop*, on with the show!...uh...Fic *ahem*
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Serena hauled her suitcases out of the back of the taxi and peered up at what was to be her new home. She unfolded a piece of paper and double- checked to make sure she had the right address.
'Yup, this is the place' she smiled to herself but her thoughts were soon interrupted by her taxi driver.
She looked first to his out-stretched hand then to the taxi and it suddenly clicked she hadn't actually paid the man yet. Blushing, she handed the man his money while he stared strangely at her shoulder bag, which seemed to be moving. Serena noticed his baffled expression and quickly tried to get his attention
"A...arigatou Gozaimasu." she stuttered "Sayonara." she tried to guide him back into his taxi laughing nervously. With one more curious look at the bag, the driver sped off. 'Phew' she thought then frowned down at her bag; "Quit wiggling Luna! Do you wanna be living out in the cold again!?" the bag stopped moving. "I thought so." and with that she picked up her bags and carried them into the apartment building.
After 3 trips, she managed to get all 6 of her cases into the lobby and further into an elevator. Nervousness could not begin to describe what Serena was feeling. 'What if they don't like cats...what if they don't like me!! Oh God, what have I gotten myself into?!'
Her thoughts were soon interrupted by a ping telling her she was on her desired floor. She quickly managed to pull the bags out of the elevator before it slammed shut. Picking up a couple of her bags, she wandered down the long corridor.
"122, 123, 124...that's the one" she exclaimed. She raised her hand to knock but found that the door swung open slightly itself. She could here some kind of argument going on inside. "What do you MEAN you didn't know! I put a reminder note up on the fridge!" the girl sounded outraged "What note?" Another girl asked, sounding completely clueless. "The blue one...with the batman magnet on it!" "You mean...the blue one...with the batman magnet on it?" There was a collective exasperated sigh from the girls.
"Yes Mina-that's what I JUST said" the other girl laughed nervously. "You mean the blue one with the batman magnet on it that I threw out when I decided to actually do some cleaning up for once?" Serena didn't have to see the girls to know their expressions of annoyance. A different girl's voice spoke up.
"Uh...just wandering-what exactly was so important about this piece of paper?" The voice that answered had a distinct strangled tone to it-as if trying to avoid from screaming bloody murder. "Oh, it just TOLD us when our NEW room-mate would be getting here!!! We STILL haven't cleared out the spare room!!!" 'Ok, I DEFINITELY won't be wanting to get on the wrong side of her...maybe I should just knock...don't wanna be accused of eavesdropping'
Serena grabbed hold of the door handle so as to keep the door steady so she could knock. "Uh...hello?" she called. All she heard were muffled sounds of rushing around and the girl who Serena knew as Mina whispering excitedly;
"She's here, she's here! Oh, I wonder what she's like? Maybe we can swap clothes and stuff!!" Serena managed to stifle a giggle. "Instead of talking to yourself, why don't you let the poor girl in!" a soft voice chided Mina. "Right! Good idea Ami!" Serena stepped back as the door swung open to reveal a girl with long golden hair bright blue eyes and a dazzling warm smile.
"Hi! I'm Minako-but everybody calls me Mina" She beamed. "Hi, I'm..." she was cut off by another girl coming up to greet her. "You must be Serena! I'm Makoto!" she smiled at Serena, her green eyes sparkling. Makoto was a bit taller than Mina and had brown wavy hair that was tied up into a ponytail.
"Aren't you two going to let her in?" reprimanded the same soft voice as before. "Oh! Right! Come in, come in!" Mina ushered her into the room. Then came more introductions. She was introduced to Ami first. She had soft short blue-tinted hair and a kind face. On anyone else the blue tint would have seemed strange but on Ami, any other colour would have looked wrong. The last introduction was Rei. Serena was in awe of how graceful this girl looked. Her deep violet-brown eyes looked so wise; like she could see right into your very thoughts and dreams. Her long raven hair fell to mid-back and accentuated her princess-like features. She bowed.
"Nice to meet you Serena" she smiled and Serena breathed a sigh of relief. They all seemed like nice people. 'Maybe I'll be ok after all'
Rei regarded the new addition to their apartment with silent curiosity. There was something about this girl...something powerful that she couldn't quite put her finger on. 'It almost feels like we've met before...' Rei's thoughts were soon interrupted by a muffled squeak coming from Serena's bag.
"What was that?" 'Oh no!' thought Serena, mentally slapping her head in defeat. "I think it came from here!" Ami opened up the bag containing one rather miffed kitty. "Aww! It's a little kitty cat!" gushed Minako, tickling underneath Luna's chin. "What's its name?" inquired Rei smiling and petting the cat gently. "Uh...i...it's Luna" Serena stammered, unsure of what was coming next. "Look at its cute little mark! It's like a crescent moon!" Makoto exclaimed. "I found her outside in the rain and took her in. She doesn't seem to have a home" Serena explained. She then blushed lightly "I hid her in the bag because I wasn't sure how you would all feel about having a cat around..." she looked down, feeling ashamed. Minako was the first to speak "Hey! No problem! I love animals." she placed Luna down so as she could drink the milk Ami had just brought out from the kitchen area next to the main living room where they were standing. "Besides," she began looking slyly at Serena and winking, "Now Makoto can go on about all the guys she meets to the cat rather than us!" "Hey! I resent that!" However, Makoto's objections to the comment set everyone in the room laughing, though Luna didn't seem very impressed at all. Rei giggled at her friend's antics but found herself having another flash of familiarity when she looked at Serena.
'What IS it about her?' she berated herself. Serena noticed the strange look she was getting. "Is something wrong Rei?" "Huh? Oh...no no...its nothing" Rei smiled warmly at her and Serena was sure that the girl had some kind of power to look into peoples souls. "Hey Serena, this all you got?" Makoto asked, thumbing towards Serena's luggage. Serena broke eye contact with Rei quickly. "Uh...no, the uh, the rest is in the hall" she said distractedly, still confused by the way Rei had been looking at her. She mentally shook herself. 'Geez Serena! Pull yourself together-I would be curious about me too if I were her!' Makoto clapped her hands together, startling Serena out of her thoughts.
"Well girls, lets say we help our new roommate out with her stuff!" Minako linked arms with Serena. "Oh just think! Another person to check out all the hotties here with!" Serena giggled along with her while the other girls rolled their eyes and walked out to get the rest of Serena's things. A familiar beeping noise caught Ami's attention just as she was exiting the room. "Oh no...not now..."she groaned. She ran to her computer which confirmed her fears. She ran back out-- she had to get the girls.
Rei looked up to see Ami walking hurriedly towards them. "What's up Ami? You look worried" "Uh...there's umm, something that's come up." Ami emphasized carefully. However, Rei still looked confused.
"We're needed RIGHT away" Ami gave Rei a pointed look. "You mean..." "Yup" "Now!?...but..." "What's going on?" Minako asked the two, now worried looking, girls. "We have a problem" Ami said in a serious hushed tone. "What..." Minako began but Ami whispered into her ear the problem. Minako paled slightly and cast an uneasy look towards Serena.
"Uh...Makoto? A word?" Ami said, motioning the brunette over, just as she was stooping to pick up one of Serena's cases. She stood and walked over casually.
"Uh huh?" Rei leant over and whispered the problem to her.
"No way!!" she exclaimed a little TOO loud, for which she received 3 rather peeved frowns and 1 curious one from Serena. Makoto blushed and laughed nervously.
"What's wrong?" Makoto, Ami and Rei all looked at each other and then to Minako, to which Serena inquired; "Minako? What is it?" At this, Minako had a startled look on her face, very much similar to that of the expression of a rabbit caught in headlights. "Uh...the thing is...that...uh...we" she waved her hands about, gesturing towards the other girls giving them each imploring looks for help. Ami rescued her. "We have to go and see our professor" she finished, looking very proud of her excuse. Minako just looked at her as if she was crazy. 'Like I would EVER go to see a professor on MY free time!' "Now?" Serena asked, looking suspiciously at the girls. "Uh...yeah-he really needs to see us" Minako said, trying to sound as convincing as possible.
"Oh...ok...I guess." her face fell. All four of the girls felt a sudden pang of guilt. "We'll be back as quickly as possible!" "Yeah! You won't even miss us!" Serena smiled, "Ok, I'm sure I can handle this." she looked at her luggage uneasily. Her arms really ached. The girls each exchanged silent looks of relief. "See ya Serena!" called Rei as she and the other girls ran down the stairs- not bothering to wait for the elevator. "Wow, must be really urgent." she said to herself.
"This is the second time I've caught you alone looking lost."
Serena jumped at the deep male voice behind her. She turned to see it was the orientation guy...the really CUTE orientation guy. She blushed a little. "Well...I'm not lost this time" She stated. He raised an inquisitive eyebrow at her. "I live here." she smiled while motioning to her new home. "Well, how about that! I live just up the hall-moved in about a week ago" he smiled that extremely heartbreakingly gorgeous smile. Serena had to steady herself before she melted into a pile of goo. 'Must not make a fool of myself, must not make a fool of myself' she chanted to herself. There was an awkward silence as she gazed at him under her eyelashes.
"Well...I uh...better get all this lot inside." Serena managed to squeak out. "Want some help?" Serena's eyes nearly popped out of her head 'Woohooooo!!' her mind cried triumphantly. "Sure!" she smiled as he bent down and picked up one of her heavier cases as if it were nothing but a piece of string. Serena had to, once again, stop herself from swooning. She bent down and picked up a couple of the lighter cases and followed him in.
"Where's your room?" he asked, placing the bags down. Serena opened her mouth to speak but drew a complete blank. 'Where IS my room?' "I...I don't know" she giggled a little. "Ah well, just leave them there" he turned round to get the remaining 2 bags. "Thank you so much for helping me...again" she blushed yet again lightly in spite of herself. "Sure-no problem. Why couldn't your roommates help you?" "Oh, they had to run off somewhere-to see a professor or something" she shrugged.
There was another awkward silence as Serena tried desperately to think of something intelligent to say.
"So, uh...who was the girl...at the orientation?" she asked dumbly 'Ugh-yeah GREAT way to look cool Serena!' for the second time that day, she mentally slapped herself. "What girl?...Oh! THAT girl. She was just a...some girl who I kinda know" Mamoru cringed at the way that sounded. 'Way to GO Chiba-that ought to impress her...NOT!' He tried changing the subject. "Say! I never did catch your name" "Probably because I didn't give it to you" she smiled shyly at him. 'Okay-good flirting tactic. Yay Serena!!' He chuckled a bit.
"Okay, may I ask what your name is?" he bowed mockingly which caused her to giggle. "Why of course, its..." There suddenly was a loud ringing and Mamoru fumbled around for his phone. He smiled at her and excused himself before answering it. "Moshi Moshi?...Hai..."
He groaned at something the other person said. "Hai...Ja." he frowned a little as he shut off his phone and placed it back in his pocket. "Sorry, I have to go...maybe I'll see you around" he winked and smiled at her before hurrying from the room. Serena couldn't so much as get a 'Bye' in. She sighed dreamily. "I sure hope I see him again."
She yawned and plopped down on the sofa situated in the middle of the room. Opposite was a small table and up against the opposite wall the was a TV. She flipped it on and found herself watching the news. What she saw, however, made her gawk unbelievingly. There, just a couple of blocks away from where she was, was a monster of some-kind; A very ugly monster at that, attacking everybody in sight. It was as if it was feeding off their energy.
'Oh my God!' she thought, still in shock. 'Someone's gotta help them!'
Her thoughts were soon answered when 4 girls appeared on the scene, wearing VERY short skirts. They seemed to say something, but she couldn't hear due to the news reporter babbling. From what she could make out from the reporter, these girls were called the ugly thing a 'youma ' and the strangely dressed girls 'Sailor Senshi'. One girl was in yellow, one was in blue, one in red and one in green. They all looked like coloured blobs as they attacked the terrorizing youma. At one point, it looked like they were going to lose. The monster was advancing on the blue blob. She couldn't have moved if she tried!
Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a rose slashed through the air directly between the blue blob and the youma. The camera view changed to show 5 men. 4 were dressed in grey military-style uniforms, with the addition of lined capes and 1, who was holding a rose, wore a tuxedo with a top hat and mask hiding his identity.
The coloured Senshi blobs looked to say something to the generals before turning their attentions back to the big slimy monster-youma thing who was heading back in the direction of the innocent bystanders. With the help of the mysteriously dressed men, it was soon quickly defeated. Though to say that they fought harmoniously would be like saying it snowed in summer! Once the fight was over, the Senshi and the men stood on opposite sides facing each other. The yellow senshi looked to say something to them which, yet again, could not be heard because of the damned incessant talking of the reporter. Her face, what Serena could make out of it, didn't look too pleased though. The yellow one then motioned to the blue Senshi who cast a fog over the scene, making it impossible to see what they were doing. However, once the fog cleared, there was no sign of either parties. Serena frowned.
"Talk about anti-climax!" she sighed. "Now that guy in the tuxedo.wouldn't mind him being MY dashing hero!" she giggled to herself and searched the room. "Hmm...where's Luna?"
And indeed...where WAS Luna? Well, being very exhausted from being cooped up in a bag, she had been taking a cat nap on the couch. She was woken, however, when she heard someone exclaim "Oh no...not now!"
Of course, Luna being the intelligent cat she was, was curious as to know what was wrong. Luna followed the voice to a small room and saw the kind girl with short blue-tinted hair, known as Ami, looking at her computer which was beeping strangely. The girl ran out the room leaving Luna to jump up onto the desk to take a closer look. What she saw sent her into a shock of her own.
'Why would Ami want to know where Negaverse youmas are attacking!?'
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