Making Friends.
It was the first day of a new school for Raye Hino. She was a bit nervous,
worried about whether she, as a new student, would be accepted. But that
wasn't important. She was there for a purpose, and being the most popular
girl in the class was not part of it. Besides, she though, why wouldn't
they like me? Raye was walking to the bus stop, and as she walked along,
she looked at some of the other girls, walking, mostly in the opposite
direction to her, toward the public school. Raye, however, was attending a
private school, a little further up in town. Most of the girls were walking
in groups, but it wasn't those that interested her. It was the ones walking
alone, who were maybe new to their school, too. Perhaps they too were from
far away, as far away as she was. Raye shook her head. She was not going to
be able to tell just by looking.
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It was Lita Kato's first day, too. She had already made some friends, Mina and Ami. But she also go on well with Rosie, Helen and Candy. Her teachers were Okay, she had a variety, some were nice, but others, very strict. But Lita knew that if she kept in line, then she wouldn't get much hassle from them. On her way home, Lita saw a very pretty girl who looked in a state of shock. She giggled behind her hand. She looked very funny. Probably just seen a cute guy or something. Shaking her head, Lita walked on.
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Her breath caught in her throat, and her foot caught in the pavement. She tripped over, and sent books sprawling everywhere. What an idiot! She though, I must look really stupid! Raye had just seen the cutest boy-no he was a man that she had ever seen. He was tall, dark and handsome, with model good looks, looking like he had just stepped out of a romantic movie. And Raye was stretched out on the pavement, books everywhere. She scrambled to her knees, and started picking up the books. The guy approached her, and, bending down, started helping her pick up the books.
"You Okay?" he asked.
"Y-yes. Oh, I'm so clumsy!" she babbled.
"You should watch where you're going," he said, cocking an eyebrow, mockingly. Something went of in Raye's mind.
"There might not be anyone as nice as me to help you pick up you things!"
"What? Oh, yeah." She giggled nervously, getting to her feet. "Thanks," she said, "er..?"
"Darien. Darien Shields. And the pleasure's all mine. And you are..?"
"Raye," she said.
"Well, Raye, I've gotta go now, but it's been nice meeting you. See ya' around."
"Yeah, bye," whimpered Raye, practically running off. Wow! She thought.
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The next day, Raye saw Darien on her way home from school. He smiled and winked at her, but did not stop. Raye's heart fluttered, and she grinned inanely. She felt very light on her toes, almost as if... And then she went crashing into a complete stranger!
"Ow!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" The girl grinned. She was tall, with fairly long brown hair, tied back in a pony tail. She looked about Raye's age, but then again, she wouldn't have known her, because the girl was wearing a public school uniform.
"I'm sorry," Raye repeated. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Did you see that boy again?"
"Boy? Er, what boy?"
"I saw you yesterday. You looked like you had just seen Freddy Prince Jr!"
"Was I that obvious?" moaned Raye.
"Not that obvious," said the girl kindly. "Just call it...female intuition. I'm Lita, by the way."
"Raye," she told Lita. It turned out that Raye and Lita had to walk the same way home, so they walked together, deep in conversation. Raye inevitably told Lita about Darien, she thought that it was very sweet. Eventually though, they had to part ways, but as Raye walked up the stairs to the temple that she shared with the Grandfather, she thought, I've really found a true friend.
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Some hours later, Lita was walking home from the shops. It was dark, but she was one girl that didn't have to be afraid of muggers. But she had other things to fear. And one of them was waiting in an empty carpark. It was a water demon.
"I am Mara, from the Negaverse, here to destroy you!"
"Jupiter power," cried Lita instinctively, and she began to transform into a Sailor Scout.
"Jupiter thunder crash!" Jupiter yelled. The attack hit Mara, but she was strong, and the attack did not completely defeat her.
"Ahhhrg! Now you'll pay! Ice shriek!" Jupiter was knocked to the ground. She hit the tarmac badly, her head bouncing against it. She felt dizzy, and struggled to stay conscious. She knew that at any minute, Mara was going to finish her off. She tried to get up, but her limbs weren't co-operating. Her last thought before blacking out, was, I hope that the others find Reeny.
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It all happened so quickly that it was hard for Raye to remember exactly what had happened. One minute she was sitting, doing her homework, the next, she was pulling on her coat and rushing out of the door. It was like some giant force was pulling her, and she didn't know where it was taking her, but she couldn't resist it. It took her down the main road, towards the bleaker part of town. Eventually she arrived at the old car park, and the force was gone, dropping her like a rag doll. Raye fell to her knees, but quickly righted herself again, because a water demon was standing over a huddled shadow on the floor, and was about to attack.
"Mars celestial fire surround!" she cried, and then transformed. Her attack hit the water demon, knocking it too the ground. She ran over to the huddled shape on the ground. It was a girl, wearing a uniform, just like her own.
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Lita opened her eyes, and light flooded it. She winced slightly, before looking around. She was in a small bedroom, painted soft colours, and warmly decorated. Unlit candles stood on a small shelf, alongside small, gold statues.
"Hello?" she said softly. A girl walked in.
"Raye? What..?"
"Hi Jupiter," Raye said in a quiet voice.
"What? How do you..?"
"I'm Sailor Mars," she said.
"Mars? Raye. Oh my gosh, I remember now! Raye!" she leaped up and hugged her friend.
"I can't believe that we've found each other already!"
"I know! I thought that I'd never remember who you all really are. All I could remember from the Mars Kingdom was little Reeny, I could half see other people, but not quite their faces. It's so frustrating. But now I can remember you, its like a door being opened. Still, it must be harder for you, you must be dreadfully missing your husband."
"It's so hard," she said, sadly. "I can remember the love we shared, but I can't quite remember him. He must have been very handsome. Oh, it's so terrible."
"Don't worry, we'll find him soon. Look how quickly you found me." Raye smiled. "Thanks."
"Hey, what are friend for?" And the two friends hugged.
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It was Lita Kato's first day, too. She had already made some friends, Mina and Ami. But she also go on well with Rosie, Helen and Candy. Her teachers were Okay, she had a variety, some were nice, but others, very strict. But Lita knew that if she kept in line, then she wouldn't get much hassle from them. On her way home, Lita saw a very pretty girl who looked in a state of shock. She giggled behind her hand. She looked very funny. Probably just seen a cute guy or something. Shaking her head, Lita walked on.
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Her breath caught in her throat, and her foot caught in the pavement. She tripped over, and sent books sprawling everywhere. What an idiot! She though, I must look really stupid! Raye had just seen the cutest boy-no he was a man that she had ever seen. He was tall, dark and handsome, with model good looks, looking like he had just stepped out of a romantic movie. And Raye was stretched out on the pavement, books everywhere. She scrambled to her knees, and started picking up the books. The guy approached her, and, bending down, started helping her pick up the books.
"You Okay?" he asked.
"Y-yes. Oh, I'm so clumsy!" she babbled.
"You should watch where you're going," he said, cocking an eyebrow, mockingly. Something went of in Raye's mind.
"There might not be anyone as nice as me to help you pick up you things!"
"What? Oh, yeah." She giggled nervously, getting to her feet. "Thanks," she said, "er..?"
"Darien. Darien Shields. And the pleasure's all mine. And you are..?"
"Raye," she said.
"Well, Raye, I've gotta go now, but it's been nice meeting you. See ya' around."
"Yeah, bye," whimpered Raye, practically running off. Wow! She thought.
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The next day, Raye saw Darien on her way home from school. He smiled and winked at her, but did not stop. Raye's heart fluttered, and she grinned inanely. She felt very light on her toes, almost as if... And then she went crashing into a complete stranger!
"Ow!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" The girl grinned. She was tall, with fairly long brown hair, tied back in a pony tail. She looked about Raye's age, but then again, she wouldn't have known her, because the girl was wearing a public school uniform.
"I'm sorry," Raye repeated. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"Did you see that boy again?"
"Boy? Er, what boy?"
"I saw you yesterday. You looked like you had just seen Freddy Prince Jr!"
"Was I that obvious?" moaned Raye.
"Not that obvious," said the girl kindly. "Just call it...female intuition. I'm Lita, by the way."
"Raye," she told Lita. It turned out that Raye and Lita had to walk the same way home, so they walked together, deep in conversation. Raye inevitably told Lita about Darien, she thought that it was very sweet. Eventually though, they had to part ways, but as Raye walked up the stairs to the temple that she shared with the Grandfather, she thought, I've really found a true friend.
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Some hours later, Lita was walking home from the shops. It was dark, but she was one girl that didn't have to be afraid of muggers. But she had other things to fear. And one of them was waiting in an empty carpark. It was a water demon.
"I am Mara, from the Negaverse, here to destroy you!"
"Jupiter power," cried Lita instinctively, and she began to transform into a Sailor Scout.
"Jupiter thunder crash!" Jupiter yelled. The attack hit Mara, but she was strong, and the attack did not completely defeat her.
"Ahhhrg! Now you'll pay! Ice shriek!" Jupiter was knocked to the ground. She hit the tarmac badly, her head bouncing against it. She felt dizzy, and struggled to stay conscious. She knew that at any minute, Mara was going to finish her off. She tried to get up, but her limbs weren't co-operating. Her last thought before blacking out, was, I hope that the others find Reeny.
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It all happened so quickly that it was hard for Raye to remember exactly what had happened. One minute she was sitting, doing her homework, the next, she was pulling on her coat and rushing out of the door. It was like some giant force was pulling her, and she didn't know where it was taking her, but she couldn't resist it. It took her down the main road, towards the bleaker part of town. Eventually she arrived at the old car park, and the force was gone, dropping her like a rag doll. Raye fell to her knees, but quickly righted herself again, because a water demon was standing over a huddled shadow on the floor, and was about to attack.
"Mars celestial fire surround!" she cried, and then transformed. Her attack hit the water demon, knocking it too the ground. She ran over to the huddled shape on the ground. It was a girl, wearing a uniform, just like her own.
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Lita opened her eyes, and light flooded it. She winced slightly, before looking around. She was in a small bedroom, painted soft colours, and warmly decorated. Unlit candles stood on a small shelf, alongside small, gold statues.
"Hello?" she said softly. A girl walked in.
"Raye? What..?"
"Hi Jupiter," Raye said in a quiet voice.
"What? How do you..?"
"I'm Sailor Mars," she said.
"Mars? Raye. Oh my gosh, I remember now! Raye!" she leaped up and hugged her friend.
"I can't believe that we've found each other already!"
"I know! I thought that I'd never remember who you all really are. All I could remember from the Mars Kingdom was little Reeny, I could half see other people, but not quite their faces. It's so frustrating. But now I can remember you, its like a door being opened. Still, it must be harder for you, you must be dreadfully missing your husband."
"It's so hard," she said, sadly. "I can remember the love we shared, but I can't quite remember him. He must have been very handsome. Oh, it's so terrible."
"Don't worry, we'll find him soon. Look how quickly you found me." Raye smiled. "Thanks."
"Hey, what are friend for?" And the two friends hugged.