From her hiding place Khamiya viewed the visitors to the temple. She looked at them curiously as they spoke to the animated old man whom she guessed, from listening to the previous night's conversation, was Rei's grandfather. It was a relief that the Earthlings weren't all as uncouth as that first group of teenagers they had encountered. It made the mission just a bit more tolerable.
But the Earth Senshi were another story altogether. Sure, they were nice enough, but Khamiya just couldn't get comfortable around them. During the previous night's battle she had felt a reoccurring sense of uneasiness. And to make things worse, she was having more and more trouble controlling her temper. She had probably made a lousy impression, especially after verbally attacking poor Aria. Her own team mate! Khamiya sighed.
Several more minutes passed as she tried to forget those events. Suddenly she sensed that someone was nearby, and it was neither a visitor nor a Senshi. Khamiya didn't have abilities like Rei or Luriel, but she knew when she was being watched. She tried to turn around slowly, but a branch snapped unexpectedly. Khamiya cursed under her breath and spun around just in time to catch a flash of gray and white. Someone had definitely been watching her, but who was it and why were they here?

He recognized her. The violet haired girl was definitely a Senshi. Even though he couldn't figure out which of the annoying little brats she was, he knew without a doubt that she was one. And where there was one Senshi, there were bound to be more, " Zoisite, " he said into the communicator with an evil smile, " meet me immediately. We have a mission to complete. "

" You wait until I get my hands on you! "
" It was only a joke! " Nara was laughing as she continued to run from her pursuer, " I didn't mean it! "
Without warning Nara pulled up short, and Aria, having no time to stop or turn, ran right into her, " What are you doing? " she yelled from the ground where she had fallen unceremoniously on her rear end.
" There are two guys over there, " Nara said with a huge smile, " Two gorgeous guys. "
" What? " Aria jumped up and brushed the dirt from her shorts, " You don't think they saw that did you? "
" I don't know, but they're heading this way. "
" How does my hair look? " Aria asked worriedly.
" You look fine for someone who was just crawling around on the ground, " Nara whispered and giggled.
Aria responded with a dirty look that shifted easily to a pleasant smile as the guys approached, " Well, hey there, " she greeted them.
" Hey there, yourself, " said one of the guys with a friendly smile, " Do you jog here often? "
" Jog? " Nara repeated then laughed, " Oh yeah. No, actually, we're rather new to the area. This just happened to be the first place we came across. "
" Welcome then, " smiled the second man pushing a strand of blonde hair from his eyes, " It's nice to know we have two such lovely ladies so close by. "
Aria blushed, but Nara giggled, " Such flattery! So, do you guys live nearby then? "
" Yeah, it's not too far. "
" Would you like a tour of the city? " the first guy asked.
Nara nudged Aria who had fallen oddly silent. When the girl didn't catch the hint, Nara answered for them both, " We'd love it! "
" Well then, shall we? "
" Let's go! " exclaimed Nara.
" Nara, " Aria said laying a hand on her friend's arm, " Maybe we should get cleaned up first. "
" Hmm, maybe you're right. "
The guy with the blond hair overheard them and smiled with a wave of his hand, " You look fine. Don't worry about it. "
" See, we look fine, " Nara smiled.
" Can I talk to you for a minute? "
" We'll just wait over there, " the guy said and moved away to let them talk.
" What's your problem, Aria, they're gorgeous! "
" Think about it. They haven't even asked our names yet, but they're offering to show us around? "
" Well..."
" This isn't our home. In the Dronian Galaxy everyone knows us. We're royalty for crying out loud! No one's going to mess with us there, but here it's a different story. They could be muggers or worse. "
Nara thought this over for a moment, " You have a point, but we're also Senshi. Do you really think they're going to be able to pull anything on us? "
Aria sighed, " Alright. I guess you're right. " They walked back over to the guys, " Before we go, could you at least tell us your names? "
" Of course, " laughed the taller guy running a hand through his pale, nearly white, hair, " I'm Inoran and this is Sugizo, and you are? "
" I'm Aria, and this is Nara. "
" It's is a pleasure, " Inoran nodded.
" So are we ready to go? There's this great little restaurant nearby and I'm starving, " said Sugizo.

" What'd you think of the food? " Sugizo asked Nara with a smile later that evening.
" It was the best I've ever tasted, but I am so full! " she groaned playfully, " I'm going to have to jog all day tomorrow just to make up for that one meal. "
Aria giggled, " That makes two of us. I don't think I've ever eaten so much. "
" I guess you wouldn't want to go for ice cream then. "
" Inoran! How could you even think about ice cream after that meal? " Aria gasped.
" I was just kidding, " he grinned.
" Why don't we go catch the sunset? " Sugizo suggested, " It's nice to look at and one hundred percent calorie free. "
" Sounds wonderful, " Nara sighed smiling up at him. This was turning out to be one of the most wonderful days of her life. Sugizo was sweet, intelligent, and gorgeous, plus he had a wonderful sense of humor. She couldn't have asked for anything more in a guy.
Aria blushed as she caught Inoran watching her out of the corner of his eye. He was a great guy, but something just didn't feel right about this whole thing. And she knew that the others had to be wondering where they were by now. It wasn't right that they hadn't let anyone know that they were going out. Aria was about to say something when she noticed the look of utter bliss on Nara's face. Her friend was just a hopeless romantic, and Aria didn't want to mess things up. So, against her better judgement, she remained quiet.
The guys lead them to a red sports car that was parked a couple blocks from the restaurant, and everyone hopped inside. " I know the perfect place to go, " stated Sugizo as he revved up the engine.