Chapter 1- A Phone Call
Amy carefully dialed the numbers that were on the bottom of the last letter she had received from him. She hoped that he would answer the phone, not one of his parents.
"Hey, Amy, I'm so glad you called," came Greg's voice over the phone.
"Greg? How did you know it was me?"
"That's easy. It's a psychic box called caller id."
"Oh. So… why did you want me to call?"
"My parents and I are going to move back to Tokyo. My father got a new job and is going to be traveling a lot, but his company is based in Tokyo; so we're moving back. Permanently," Greg explained.
"That's great, Greg!" Amy exclaimed.
"My parents are driving, but they said that I could ride the bullet train. Will you meet me at the station?"
"I suppose I could. When does your train get in?" Amy asked.
"Tomorrow evening at about 6."
"Okay, I'll be there," Amy said.
"Thanks, Ame. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, bye, Greg."
"Bye, Amy."
After getting off the phone with Greg, Amy called Serena, Raye, Lita, and Mina and asked them to go with her when she went to meet Greg the following evening. Much to her relief they all agreed to come.
The next evening at the train station…
Amy and her friends, including Serena, arrived at the train station a full 15 minutes before Greg's train was supposed to arrive. Amy was busy reading a book when the train arrived 5 minutes early. Since her back was to the tracks she did not notice as Greg came up behind her.
"Guess who," said a familiar voice as Amy's world was reduced to darkness.
Amy slowly turned, her heart racing in anticipation. She hadn't seen Greg since that day at the amusement park… That had been about 5 years ago. Before she had time to react Greg was hugging her. She couldn't help but notice that he had grown, and his arms, they seemed so strong… and protective.
"Amy, it's been a long time," Greg said.
"Yes, Greg, it has," Amy agreed.
Then Greg noticed Amy's friends, he let go of her to greet them.
"Hello, Raye, Lita, Mina, Serena, Darien."
"Hello, Greg," they all said.
"So how was the train ride?" Mina asked as the started towards the cars.
"It was fine," Greg replied.
"Oh, look! Ice cream!" Serena exclaimed.
"Let me guess, you're hungry. And you want Darien to buy you some," Raye retorted.
"Well…"
"All right, meatball head," Darien said laughing. "Ice cream it is, but I'm only paying for mine and Serena's."
Serena didn't respond, she was already headed towards the ice cream stand.
"If we're gong to get any ice cream we'd better get over there now," said Lita.
"Right," said Raye. "Hey, meatball head, wait for us!"
"Come on, Amy, I'll buy you a cone," said Greg.
"Okay, thanks, Greg," said Amy as she too went over to the ice cream stand.
"We should all do something tonight, kinda celebrate Greg's return," Lita said after finishing her ice cream.
" That's a good idea, let's get pizza and play that new Sailor V game," Serena gushed as her friends sweardropped.
"Let's go to a movie," Mina suggested.
"That's a good idea," said Raye.
"Let's go," yelled Serena, she was dragging Darien towards his car.
"Right, come on Mina," said Lita. "Raye, you wanna ride with us?" she added with a wink.
Knowing what Lita was up to, Raye agreed and left with Mina and Lita. Sighing Amy led Greg to her car. She just knew that this would be a long night.
Darien's Car…
"Darien, don't Amy and Greg just make the cutest couple?" Serena questioned her boyfriend.
"They're not a couple, Serena," said Darien.
"I know," said Serena. "But they like each other, so they might end up going out."
"Are we talking about the same two people?" Darien asked. "Yes, Amy might like Greg, but she's way too shy to actually do anything about it. She won't even admit to you girls that she does like him. I don't think that Greg is really too shy to try to start anything, but I do think that he's worried that if he does try to be more than a friend to Amy she will push him out of her life."
"So we'll just have to help those two get together. Again," Serena said, that plotting look taking over her face.
Amy carefully dialed the numbers that were on the bottom of the last letter she had received from him. She hoped that he would answer the phone, not one of his parents.
"Hey, Amy, I'm so glad you called," came Greg's voice over the phone.
"Greg? How did you know it was me?"
"That's easy. It's a psychic box called caller id."
"Oh. So… why did you want me to call?"
"My parents and I are going to move back to Tokyo. My father got a new job and is going to be traveling a lot, but his company is based in Tokyo; so we're moving back. Permanently," Greg explained.
"That's great, Greg!" Amy exclaimed.
"My parents are driving, but they said that I could ride the bullet train. Will you meet me at the station?"
"I suppose I could. When does your train get in?" Amy asked.
"Tomorrow evening at about 6."
"Okay, I'll be there," Amy said.
"Thanks, Ame. See you tomorrow."
"Yeah, bye, Greg."
"Bye, Amy."
After getting off the phone with Greg, Amy called Serena, Raye, Lita, and Mina and asked them to go with her when she went to meet Greg the following evening. Much to her relief they all agreed to come.
The next evening at the train station…
Amy and her friends, including Serena, arrived at the train station a full 15 minutes before Greg's train was supposed to arrive. Amy was busy reading a book when the train arrived 5 minutes early. Since her back was to the tracks she did not notice as Greg came up behind her.
"Guess who," said a familiar voice as Amy's world was reduced to darkness.
Amy slowly turned, her heart racing in anticipation. She hadn't seen Greg since that day at the amusement park… That had been about 5 years ago. Before she had time to react Greg was hugging her. She couldn't help but notice that he had grown, and his arms, they seemed so strong… and protective.
"Amy, it's been a long time," Greg said.
"Yes, Greg, it has," Amy agreed.
Then Greg noticed Amy's friends, he let go of her to greet them.
"Hello, Raye, Lita, Mina, Serena, Darien."
"Hello, Greg," they all said.
"So how was the train ride?" Mina asked as the started towards the cars.
"It was fine," Greg replied.
"Oh, look! Ice cream!" Serena exclaimed.
"Let me guess, you're hungry. And you want Darien to buy you some," Raye retorted.
"Well…"
"All right, meatball head," Darien said laughing. "Ice cream it is, but I'm only paying for mine and Serena's."
Serena didn't respond, she was already headed towards the ice cream stand.
"If we're gong to get any ice cream we'd better get over there now," said Lita.
"Right," said Raye. "Hey, meatball head, wait for us!"
"Come on, Amy, I'll buy you a cone," said Greg.
"Okay, thanks, Greg," said Amy as she too went over to the ice cream stand.
"We should all do something tonight, kinda celebrate Greg's return," Lita said after finishing her ice cream.
" That's a good idea, let's get pizza and play that new Sailor V game," Serena gushed as her friends sweardropped.
"Let's go to a movie," Mina suggested.
"That's a good idea," said Raye.
"Let's go," yelled Serena, she was dragging Darien towards his car.
"Right, come on Mina," said Lita. "Raye, you wanna ride with us?" she added with a wink.
Knowing what Lita was up to, Raye agreed and left with Mina and Lita. Sighing Amy led Greg to her car. She just knew that this would be a long night.
Darien's Car…
"Darien, don't Amy and Greg just make the cutest couple?" Serena questioned her boyfriend.
"They're not a couple, Serena," said Darien.
"I know," said Serena. "But they like each other, so they might end up going out."
"Are we talking about the same two people?" Darien asked. "Yes, Amy might like Greg, but she's way too shy to actually do anything about it. She won't even admit to you girls that she does like him. I don't think that Greg is really too shy to try to start anything, but I do think that he's worried that if he does try to be more than a friend to Amy she will push him out of her life."
"So we'll just have to help those two get together. Again," Serena said, that plotting look taking over her face.