Chapter Three:
Pure Water:
Amy Muzino, also known as the Sailor Soldier Sailor Mercury, was bordering on massive depression. Normally she could handle being by herself most of the time, occupying herself with books and homework and Sailor business. But ever since she and the others had graduated into High School, passing the entrance exams with a rainbow of grades, to everyone's surprise Serena had actually managed a grade higher than the minimum required to pass, she had been bored out of her skull. They had just graduated what American's called "Middle School" or Grade 8, and it was currently the summer vacation period.
There were two really great things about this, in Serena's mind anyway. First, no school. Second, there were fewer to none monster attacks from the Nega-forces that they were destined to fight. To Amy, this was just as much a relief as anything as with the other girls. Unfortunately, it also left her with practically nothing to do, other than just be with her friends.
This is where the depression part comes in. All of her friends were doing other things at the moment. Whether that be going on vacation, Serena, Darien, Rini, and Marise, or working all summer, Rei, Lita, and maybe Mina. She hadn't heard much from the other Scouts, truth be told. Rei had just mentioned something about being too busy at the temple when Amy had called over. She hadn't even seen Mina since the last Scout meeting, which was over two weeks previous.
Amy paused in her musings as she transferred her thoughts over to that of Lita. A blush unconsciously spread across her cheeks and face, as they often did whenever her mind was focused on those of her lover, Lita Kino. None of the other Scouts knew ofcourse. Amy herself hadn't even known until just before the start of the summer. The passion, the love, the…(a broad smile formed on her lips) everything had just seemed to develop over time and had finally come to a head and…burst.
In fact the only one that knew, besides Lita herself, was Amy's online e-mail friend, Redwolfbane999. The two had been e-mail online buddies since before Amy was a Sailor Scout, and a certain trust was developed between the two, separated as they were. Redwolfbane999 was truly called Willow Rosenberg. And just this past year, Willow had shared something with Amy that made her feel not so alone in her position with Lita. You see, Willow too had a female lover. A "beautiful blonde", according to the digital friend, named "Tara".
So Amy had told her about the events with Lita. Not in detail, but enough that Willow could and would support her feelings and sympathize. Amy sighed. Partly in love from missing her gorgeous brunette amazon, and partly in the abject misery of boredom.
Finally, after having attempted to ignore her all day, Amy's father, Tenchi Muzino, a prosperous computer technician, stood up from the end of the table, folded his newspaper, and looked his wife, Ryoko Muzino, in the eye and found agreement reflected back through them. He smiled and nodded, and together they trapped their only daughter, sitting on either side of her at the table.
For a whole minute nobody said anything, until Amy noticed that they were even there.
Startled, Amy was about to leave the table, when both her parents grabbed the back of her chair, preventing her from scooting out or away from them. Amy grimaced, knowing that her parents wanted to talk about something serious with her and that there was now way out. Sighing dejectedly, Amy looked up at her parents and asked in a respectful and polite tone, "Yes, Mother, Father? Is there something that we need to discuss?"
Slayer:
Buffy was racing as fast as she could to intercept the vampire, and for just a moment, it looked to her like she wouldn't make it in time. Her heart lurched at the thought and she redoubled her efforts. At the last possible second, as the vampire was walking towards the group with its human face on, Buffy decided to try something she saw in a movie once. She jumped up onto the alley wall and kept up her speed well enough that she was actually running along the wall.
She ran a few more steps and even ran up the wall a little further and then leaped with all her strength the remaining distance between her and the vampire. She actually jumped far enough that she tackled the head of the vampire as it was approaching the group, rolling with it when she landed. They struggled a little more on the ground, but the end result as it always was and was meant to be. Dust on Buffy's clothing.
Princess:
Serena and the other jumped and Rini screamed when the man that had approached them silently from behind was tackled to the ground by a flying blond girl. The two rolled around on the ground for some time, before the girl, ending up on top, drove what looked like a wooden stake through the man's chest, and then he turned to dust right in front of them and more or less exploded as such in a cloud right in front of them.
Unfortunately for the girl, most of it ended up on her clothes, but she didn't seem too bothered by it. Instead she looked more concerned over them as she stood up and faced them, Serena in particular.
"Are you all right?" she asked in voice full of genuine concern. Her voice somehow seemed strangely familiar to Serena.
Serena, startled at the least, nodded and answered, "We're fine. Thanks to you. What was that monster? Dome kind of Daemon?"
The blonde, who was at about Serena's height actually, looked strangely at her for several moments before responding further, "Uh, no. It was a vampire. You know, Dracula, bloodsuckers, creatures of the night, that kind of thing?"
Darien, behind her, nodded, "We know what you're talking about. It's just surprising to actually see one. And we're supposed to be on vacation," he muttered, the others knowing what he was really talking about, but the stranger hopefully misinterpreting his statement.
Apparently she wasn't.
"You don't seem to surprised to see that they actually exist. Most people have problems with that. In my experience anyway." She accused.
Serena shrugged, "We're from Tokyo Japan, visiting for the duration of our vacation. For the past several years, we've unfortunately been shown proof that the forces of darkness are very real. Some of us have even been attacked by daemons."
Marise could almost hit Serena across the back of the head. Next thing they know she'd be telling her she was the Moon Princess!! Darien and Rini shared her concerns over Serena's sudden talkative mood.
The blonde just nodded her head, as though sympathizing. "Know what you mean. Well, this is your official, 'Welcome to the Hellmouth'. Hi, Buffy Summers, seven year resident and one of the very few people around these parts that actually knows what goes on. And you are?"
Serena smiled warmly and offered her hand, an American custom that she found almost required in meeting new people, "Serena Tsukino. This is my family. My fiancée Darien, my cousin Rini, and Darien's younger sister and my roommate, Marise."
"Pleasure," Buffy commented as she took Serena's hand. As soon as the two blond's skin made contact however, there was a flash of light and suddenly the two were no longer in the alley.