Chapter 2: Love And Other Trouble
"I can't believe that the new one beat me." Satoshi mumbled, staring into his drink in anger. His best friend, a huge muscled brute named Ryo, patted his shoulder. "Don't take this too serious. He just wants to show off." Satoshi just grunted before he looked up, his blue eyes clearly showing his rage. "And he flirts with my girl!" he added, clenching his fists. "How can he dare to do that?! Everyone knows that Michiru is dating me! Me!" "Calm down!" Ryo cried out before he let out a sigh. "Tenoh is just the typical rebel. Just look at his outfit. He needs to challenge everyone, and you were the first one. First, he flirts with your girl, then he beats you in the race. He's just a show-off." Satoshi sighed and nodded. "Yeah…you're probably right. But if he continues like this, he'll be in for some serious trouble." The boy then vowed to himself, while Ryo just sighed and shook his head.
The very same time, Michiru sat in her room, staring out of the window, but not really seeing anything. Her thoughts were focused on the new student, Haruka Tenoh; she just couldn't stop thinking about his teal eyes, about the smiles he had given her…and she wanted to do nothing more than run her hands through the blonde strands of the young man. Slowly, the aqua haired girl realized that she was head over heels for the new one, and she closed her eyes. Great. Satoshi would go crazy if she would leave him…her thoughts were interrupted when somebody knocked her door. "Yes?" the aqua haired girl called out, and moments later, the door opened and her mother entered. "Hi mom." Michiru spoke, smiling. Her mother smiled back and sat down on the bed. "Michiru, my dear, something is bothering you." Yukio softly spoke, causing the aqua haired girl to sigh and nod. Sometimes, Michiru was annoyed about her mother's ability to sense if there was something wrong, but this time, she was more than glad. "Yes, mom…you see…I'm in love." Yukio frowned and replied: "Yes, I know that you're dating Satoshi. Did you two fight?" Michiru shook her head, and suddenly, her eyes filled with tears. "Mom, we got a new student today…and…I don't know…I saw him, and suddenly…" She started to sob, and in the next second, Yukio sat next to her, gently putting one arm around her shoulders. "You fell for the new one?" she gently asked, and Michiru nodded. "Yeah…and I don't know what to do…I just can't stop thinking about him! What will Satoshi say? And what will the others say?" Her mother gently rubbed her back while she replied: "That's not important, Michiru. The only thing that counts is that you should be happy, and if you love the new one, you should end the relationship with Satoshi and see if you can catch the new guy." At the last part of her sentence, Yukio winked at her daughter, causing her to smile again. "You're probably right…" she then admitted. Yukio smiled and declared: "You see, I never thought that Satoshi was the right guy for you. I mean, yes, he's nice and stuff, but he's not your true love." Michiru was shocked at her mother's announcement, but then she realized that Yukio was right. Now, her mother stood up again and sighed. "I'd love to talk longer, but I have a deadline for my new article…sorry." Michiru smiled and replied: "That's okay. I think I'll go for a short walk…" Yukio smiled and nodded. "Good idea. The fresh air will help you to clear your head." With that, she left the room, while Michiru made sure that she looked good before she also walked out.
The aqua haired girl was strolling down the Main Street, deep in thoughts – which were all centred on Haruka – and thus not really caring about her surroundings. "Haruka Tenoh…" Michiru sighed to herself, when suddenly a loud scream disturbed her peaceful mood. "Graaaaaargh!" Shocked, the aqua haired girl looked up, only to find herself face to face with some kind of…monster. "What the…?!" she cried out, taking a step back in fear while the demon or whatever it was took one towards her. It just reached out to grab her with it's clawed hands when suddenly a second voice came up. "World Shaking!" Michirus eyes went wide when a big yellow ball of energy hit the demon, causing it to stagger. When it turned around to look at it's attacker, Michiru could see that it was a boyish young blonde woman, wearing some kind of sailor uniform. "Come and get some, piece of shit." The woman now growled before she looked at Michiru and grinned. "Nice to meet you, by the way. I'm Sailor Uranus." Michiru just gaped at her saviour; she had heard of the Sailor Senshi before, but only about three of them, called Moon, Jupiter and Mercury. (A/N: Yes, I know that in the Anime and Manga, Mars came before Jupiter. But I like Jupiter more, so there! Before all the Mars fans kill me now, she will show up later, big promise ^_^) Now, Uranus looked at the growling demon once more. "You still haven't got enough, right? Well, here's another one for you…World Shaking!" The demon howled in pain and fell to the ground, where he laid motionless. "You alright?" Uranus now asked, while Michiru just could nod. "Yeah…" she finally found herself able to speak again, "I'm fine…thanks." "That's my job." Uranus replied already turning to leave when suddenly the demon awoke to unexpected life again. "Uranus, watch out!" Michiru cried out, some odd déjà vu coming over her – as if she had said those words before, which was totally impossible, since she never had met Uranus before. Uranus spun around just in time to see the demon's claws rushing towards her; she brought up her arm to protect her throat and face, and the claws dug into her biceps, causing her to yelp in pain. Then, the blonde warrior took a jump back, blood running down her hurt arm, and hauled one last powerful attack at the demon, this time killing it off completely. "That was close." Uranus then spoke, wiping her brow. "It hurt you!" Michiru cried out, suddenly full of worry and concern – for a person she didn't even know. Hey, she saved your life. The aqua haired girl thought to herself. No wonder that you're concerned about her… Yeah, true, Uranus had saved her life…but to Michiru, it felt as if there was more than that. "That's just a scratch, it'll heal." The blonde warrior now replied before she smiled at Michiru. "Take care of yourself…and see you soon." With that, Uranus jumped onto the next roof and soon was gone, while Michiru was left behind, wondering what the warrior had meant with the See you soon thing.