Disclaimer: You know whats cool? When I tell some one that
I wish I owned Sailor Moon and they tell me to keep dreaming!

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***Warning: I think I have a cuss word or two in here...
words you may hear...

demo - but
Nani - what?
Moishi Moishi - hello?
baka - stupid/idiot
Odango atama - dumpling/meatball head
Kuso - shit
Kami - god

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Names...

Usagi - Serena
Motoki - Andrew
Mamour - Darien
Makoto - Lita
Ami - Amy
Minako - Mina
Rei - Raye/Rae

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ok... I might have confused some people that know more Japanise
than myself, but for the sake of my story, listen up..
Usagi-chan, Mina-chan and Mamo-kun are nick names that they gave
eachother. But Mamo-chan, Usa and Usako are used as 'pet names'
between couples. get it? Hope so! :-p

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"...." - talking
'....' - thinking
SOTS means 'Side Of The Story'

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Title: Chasing Moon Beams
chapter 2: A New Friend
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~Serenas SOTS~

~Dear Diary
It has been a week since I found out that Rei was cheating on me.
And I have spent all of my new 'free time' with Minako and Mamoru.
They are both really great. I was so surprised that Mamoru-kun
didn't freak out when I told him that i had 'girlfriend'. Not many
people would have been calm about that. And I know it was even
a little akward for him when I talked about Rei.. But, I think he's
completely over it now... probably 'cause i'm over it too.. Just
yesterday I told him that I would start dating guys again. He smiled
his cheezy, lopsided smile and said 'good for you, Usagi-chan.. good
for you..'
I even think Minako is less nervous around me than she was before.
But thats probably because she had been my first crush. I think she's
releived that she won't have to keep an eye on me to make sure i'm
not checkin' her out anymore! lol.
Well, I have a date with Mamo-kun and Mina-chan today! See ya
lata! ~

Usagi put down her ink pin and closed her diary, locking the lock
and placing it back under her pillow. What a wonderful week she
had... 'I sewar. Mamo-kun and Mina-chan are the best friends
anyone could ask for. They cheered me right up when I broke up
with Rei-san. It was like they had comforted me all their lives...'
she thought absently as she picked an outfit out of her large walk-in
closet. She stumbled across the t-shirt and skirt she had been
wearing that fatefull day. It had been discarded on her closet floor
and forgotten. She smiled as she remembered...

~FLASHBACK~

Usagi was about to cry. Minako say this and ran from her hiding
place to comfort her best friend. "What the hell did you do to
make her cry?!?" Minako yelled at Mamoru. Mamoru's face held a
look of shock. She turned to face Usagi. _Her_ face was more
'shocked' than that Chiba Baka! 'What the hell is going on?!?' Minako
asked herself as she looked from Mamoru to Usagi. Finally, Usagi
began to talk. "H.. he cal...callled meeee" *WAAAAAAHH!!*
Odangooo At-t-taaamaaaaaaa!!!!!" Minako's face was as readable
as a blank peice of paper. "Let me get this straight.... you're crying
because.. he called... you a dumpling head...?" Minako asked,
making sure she had heard that right. "*sniff* Yess... *sniff*"
Minako sweatdropped , stood there for a moment, then excused
herself.
"Usagi-chan, who was that?" Mamoru asked quietly. Usagi laughed
"That was Minako! Isn't she funny?" Usagi asked innosently. Mamoru
shook his head and laughed. "No, Usa-chan.. you're the funny one!"
The both laughed and walked away..

~END OF FLASHBACK~

Usagi grabbed a sheer, ice blue blouse and a long ice blue skirt to
match, she also wore white sandles, pink eyeshaddow, clear lip gloss
and a white shawl. She wanted to look her best for Mamoru today.
'WAIT!! Did I just think that??? Kami, I'm loosing it.. I'm actually
trying to get Mamo-kun with my looks!' Usagi shook her head slightly
then returned to what she was doing. 'wait... what _was_ I doing...?'
*ding dong* 'Kuso! Oh well... ' "Mom! I'm leaving! I'll be back for
supper!!" Usagi called out as she ran down the srairs to answer the
door. Of course, it was her Mamo-kun and Mina-chan!
Mamoru jaw almost droped to the floor Minako quickly nudged him
in his side then smiled at Usagi. "So, what are we doing today?" Mina-
chan asked in her bubbly voice. Usa sighed and thought for a moment.
"Well, why dont we go to a movie, then head over to the arcade?"
she suggested happily. They all agreed and began the halk mile walk
to the movie theater, all the while arguing about what movie to watch.

~Two and a half hours later...~

"That was such a cool movie!" Usagi.
"Yeah, I almost cried when Data got blown up!" Minako.
"Yeha, me too!" Usagi.
"I can't beleive you two drug me into that movie! It was a total waist
of money!" Two now angry blonds were cornering Mamoru. They
were about to pounce on him when....
"Hey Usa-chan, Mina-chan! There's some ice cream over there!!"
Mamoru yelled quickly, pointing behind the two blonds. Immediatly
they stopped and looked over their shoulders. Sure enough, the Ice
cream truck was right behind them. The Girls squeeled with delight
as they started to run for the truck. "Wait!" Mamoru calledout to
them. "If you eat ice cream now, I wont pay for your ice cream at
the rcade!" Minako and Usagi stopped dead in their tracks, turned
around, and ran for the arcade that was just a few hundred feet away.

~Five minutes later; at the arcade~

"Oh common Mamo-kun! Please let me! Pretty please?" Usagi batted
her eyelashed prettily and gave him a half smile. Mamoru gulped..
still deciding if his brand new car could stand his Usa's test driving.
'Wait... _MY_Usa? Where did that come from?' he asked himself
wearily.
"Mamo-kun? Are you there?" Mamoru snapped out of his little world
and looked over to Mina-chan. nervously he asks, "uhh... Mina-chan?
Where did Usagi-chan go?" Minako busrt out laughing.
"YOUGAVEHERTHEKEYTOYOURCARANDTOLDHERSHECOULD-
TAKEITFORASPIN!!!" she said in one short breath. Mamoru paled
considerably.
(she said.. 'you gave her the key to your car and told her she could take
it for a spin!!!')
Minko laughed some more. "I was joking Mamo-kun! She went to
the bathroom!" The releived look on his face was priceless.
*ding*(the bell on the door) "Yeah, I'm straight now.. being with Usagi
really changed my view on dating other girls!" was heard from the door.
Mamoru jaw tightened. 'How _dare_ she talk about Usa like that?'
he thought as she walked up to Minako. "Hey Mina-chan! Watcha
been up to? Long time no see, huh?" Rei asked as she sat next to Minako.
Minako looked Rei up and down the looked away again. "Sorry, Hino-san,
but I find it very rude to talk to an acquantance with so little formality."
Minako stated stiffly. Rei was fuming. "Oh? So you're Usagi-baka's
bitch now?!"
"If you mean to ask if I am Usagi-chan's _girlfriend_ then-"
"No she's not. _I'm_ Usako's _boyfriend_!" Mamoru finished for Minako.
Rei's jaw dropped. "How the hell did she get a guy to go out with her?
Expeciallysome one like you?!?" Rei demanded in a rage of fury.
And thats when Usagi walked back to the bar. Mamoru immediatly
grabbed Usagi by her waistand kissed her on the lips. And I'm not
talking 'just a peck'.Usagi was shocked to say the least.When Mamoru
was finished, he whispered 'Thats payback for snapping at me when we
first met..."

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A/N: WOW! two chapters sooo close together! It's amazing! and wow,
it's like... 8 in the morning and I haven't slept since I woke up Sunday
morning at 6:30!!! AHH! I'm gunna look soooo ugly today!!!
*pouts*