"Darn! I'm still late and I woke up at 5 in the morning!" Usagi yelled as she tore out the door.
Because of Luna she had woken up at 5 a.m. probably to punish Usagi for disobeying her yesterday, 'note to myself, kill Luna' Usagi noted mentally to herself. Lost in her thoughts she ran straight into a tall young man.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Usagi said barely looking up, trying to gather her books.
"Jeez it figures... every time…. Never run full speed on the way to school you ALWAYS bump into someone, usually Mamoru" Usagi then brightened thinking it was Mamoru she looked up beaming ready to throw herself into his waiting arms.
"It's okay Usagi."
'Rats, not Mamoru' she thought Usagi looked up but the stranger was gone.
'What! That is so strange'
Usagi's thoughts began to wander when a bright red sports car pulled up.
"Usako?" Mamoru called over the engine. "Need a ride to school?"
"I'd love that!" Usagi said as she jumped in, "you're too good to me, now I won't be late for school!"
Mamoru chuckled as Usagi stumbled into the car almost getting her skirt stuck in the door. She grumbled 'stupid door!'
Once she had successfully buckled the belt she turned to Mamoru. 'Yay Mamoru!' she thought inwardly. 'I guess my intuition isn't that bad after all'. Then she remembered the guy.
"Mamo-chan, did you see a man just now? I keep seeing him everywhere I go! I bumped into him twice. The first time was when we were at the mall, remember? Well he was there and he knew my name! Just now I bumped into him again and he said my name again!"
"What did he look like?" Mamoru asked concern, or maybe jealousy, flashing through his eyes.
"I didn't get a great look at him... actually his face was covered both times. I can't remember by what. He was about your height though..."Usagi stopped completely lost in thought. Mamoru waited for the glassy eyed Usagi to come back to his world.
"Mamoru, do you think he's from the Negaverse?"
Mamoru watched his girlfriend's eyes fill with fear. They had just beaten Chaos and Luna had said that the war was over. They'd just have to wait out the Silver Millennium.
"But... She said it was over! She said it was over Mamoru!" tears filled her eyes as she remembered almost losing all of her friends, and even almost dying herself in the past battles.
"It's okay Usako. I bet it was just one of your Dad's friends. Don't worry!"
At the thought of her Dad Usagi smiled softly thinking about how he would react if he knew she were with Mamoru right now. He thought he was too old for her and didn't approve of the couple. 'If only he knew!' she thought smiling.
"There that's better! No crying. Well it's a good thing to because it looks like you're almost late!" Mamoru said.
"LATE? I can't be LATE! Bye Mamoru, I love you!" He kissed her lightly on the cheek and she stumbled out of the car and tripped up the steps into the school.
Mamoru called Usagi's name loudly and said, "I love you too!" Usagi turned around very pleased because she knew he'd done it specifically so the people outside would know she was dating a university student.
Mamoru frowned and thought, 'Too bad I'm not as easily convinced'.
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"Girls, I think we may have a problem. Don't worry Usagi-chan about it until we're completely sure but I think we may have a new enemy," Mamoru stood among the sailor scouts, sworn protector of himself and Usagi Tsukino future rulers of the Silver Millennium. Mamoru had just finished telling the girls about Usagi's 'friend'.
Minako clutched Artemis and Luna tightly from the alarm that coursed through her at the words Mamoru had just spoken.
"What are you talking about! The Negaverse? There's no way!" Luna frowned trying to brush away the idea and console the scouts.
"Luna, I know you don't want us to worry but we have to be ready." Rei spoke up. She to was frowning and was resisting the urge to pass it off as well, but had decided it was better for Usagi if they at least talked about it.
"Though I hate to admit it Rei is right," Ami said and sighed.
This received two nodding heads from Makoto and Minako.
"Fine girls, your right," she paused and sighed, "I just didn't want to..." Luna began
"Hey everybody I'm here!" Usagi came in through the door.
"Hi!" The girls shouted in unison looking kind of guilty. Though they needn't have worried because if Usagi noticed she didn't let on.
"So what'd I miss?" Usagi asked crouching down at the table, eating handful after handful of the snack Makoto had brought.
"Obviously you missed lunch... I hope" Rei said mockingly.
"What? The future queen of the Silver Millennium needs food!"
"The future queen of the Silver Millennium needs to keep her figure!" Rei shouted back.
"Girls, girls! At least keep this until later… preferably after the meeting!" Luna tried to calm them down.
Usagi stuck out her tongue and sat down to eat again ending the fight. Luna rolled her eyes 'At least they aren't worrying about the new threat' she thought.
"I don't think we're going to accomplish anything today!" She said and motioned to Artemis, they both hopped out the window to discuss the enemy in private.
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"Rei we have to have everyone stay at the temple tonight, after Artemis and I left we felt a strong presence. I believe if they are going to strike, they are going to strike tonight. Tell Usagi it's a sleepover, She'll never guess." Luna calmly asked Rei after pulling her quietly aside.
"Sure," Rei replied but she didn't sound too positive and alarm shone in her eyes.
Rei snuck up behind
Usagi and then tapped her on the back scaring her and causing her to scream.
"Rei! You are so mean!"
"I'm sorry Usagi, I didn't know you scared so easily," Rei began thinking up a rude comment. "I mean..." Rei began snidely then she caught herself and remembered what she had to do. "Everyone! I'm having a sleepover here tonight!"
Usagi went ballistic and started hugging Rei.
"Yay! Sleepovers are my favourite! Is there going to be food?"
She shared a meaningful glance with the other scouts informing them of what Luna had told her and then turned back to there immature friend. She sighed 'to think she is going to rule Crystal Tokyo' she thought. Everyone started to talk excitedly and Rei and Usagi started to yell at each other. Mamoru looked around at everyone.
"Hey guys... can I stay too?" Mamoru spoke over Usagi's yelling.
Usagi stopped mid yell and froze. They all turned their heads toward Mamoru. He blushed and sweat dropped. He tried to break the strange tension bye laughing but it came out sounding staccato and forced.
"...Sure! It'll be so much fun!" Usagi continued skipping around and everyone sweat dropped and then fell down.
Rei smiled, she was glad Mamoru was staying over. She didn't think they could keep Usagi busy so she wouldn't become suspicious but Usagi would do anything for Mamoru so that problem was solved.
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*SNORE* *SNORE*
Usagi lay curled up in a sleeping bag on the floor snoring very loudly around her all five of her friends lay in theirs, sleep deprived.
"Won't she ever shut up?" Rei asked.
"I doubt it," Mamoru sighed.
"If we stop it from the source perhaps by tilting the radius to..." Ami began
"Ami! English!" Makoto sounded
"We have to plug her nose!" Ami said loudly.
Everyone leaped up and dove for Usagi. As they were about to reach her when Usagi rolled over and the snoring stopped. Unprepared all the scouts and Mamoru flew into a heap missing Usagi altogether.
"Ow! That's my head!" Mamoru said.
"Sorry!" Minako said to what she thought was Mamoru's head.
"NO! Minako that's my arm!" Rei yelled wiggling it fiercely.
"Well then who's on my..."
They all stopped as the lights were flicked on and Chad appeared at the doorway. They all leapt up and Rei yelled at Chad for coming in without knocking.
"CHAD!" She shrieked.
Chad turned a bright red and rushed out bowing.
"Sorry! Sorry!" He said in his defence and then he flicked off the lights and ran out the door.
After they had all settled down Makoto looked up "Usagi will sleep through anything!"
*SNORE* *SNORE*
"Oh No!" They all said in unison.
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Eventually all the senshi had fallen asleep the wind stirred outside. The sky turned purple and the clouds churned restlessly. The Scene changed to the scouts in a shiny ball, dark energy floating around it in never-ending rings. Evil laughter filled the room.
"Kyuden!" A woman's voice yelled from the shadow behind the image of the sleeping scouts.
"Yes my lady?" A tall man appeared, only his legs visible in the shadow.
"They are asleep, go now." She commanded.
The man nodded and snapped his fingers. A portal opened flashing light into the darkness and the man disappeared into it.
"It won't be long now! The end of the sailor scouts and the Silver Millennium!" Her eyes flashed an eerie yellow and laughter filled the stale air.
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"Did you catch them," Luna asked excitedly to Mamoru.
"Catch who?" He asked sleep filling his voice.
"The Enemy! They were right here last night I saw the portal open from Usagi's house..." Luna looked puzzled and then it turned to and icy glare as Mamoru smiled innocently and looked for an escape route.
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"MEOW HISS HISS!"
The scout's mouths fell open and they turned towards the room where they had slept. After a moment the door opened and a dazed and scratched Mamoru stepped out followed by a pleased Luna holding her tail high.
"That should teach all of you to follow my orders," she said and leapt out a window onto a cherry tree in full bloom and disappeared.