Chapter Two: Back In To Tokyo

AN: Thanks for the reviews guys. Any way about the age thing, I do know the lawful age for America. But with me I never think about ages until after I have the story wrote then I go back and add them, it's a long story if you want to know it email me. Ok I know these ages don't follow the anime but for the sake of the story.

Serena- 20 When leaving Tokyo, turned 21 in America

Kaz- 23; Jag- 22; Nate- 22; Zane- 21

Mina- 21; Rei-21; Lita- 21; Ami- 20

Darien- 25

Kaz quickly scanned through them while walking into the laughter filled kitchen. Closing the book he promised himself that he would look over them carefully later. There was no way the guys could put that much feeling into a song. He knew that for sure. So that only left it to be Sere's. 'Hmm.I wonder if she will show it to us.'

"We've got an early morning, so we had better get to bed." Nate said, pushing his chair away from the table.

"Yeah, to bad we've got to meet with that whack-o that some call a writer." This came from Jag.

"How long has it been since he had an actual song?" Zane asked. It was most than obvious that they weren't happy about this guy.

"You know the answers to those questions as well as I do. We stay with him because no one else can write anything that is half way decent. And as for how long, oh I would say a good year or so." Unbeknownst to the three guys they had played right into his hands with that conversation. Maybe there was hope for getting Sere to show them the song.

The group exited the kitchen with 'goodnights' and 'see ya in the mornings.' Soon after they were all in bed with Kaz quietly strumming his guitar attempting to find a melody.

The next morning Kaz didn't care about being subtle. Sere had talent and by the Goddess he would get her to write on way or another. Breakfast went surprising well considering the fact that he basically told her that they would be using her song for their record. Of course this lead to a huge argument about how it was none of his business to go through her things and him coming back with she shouldn't have left it lying on the ground out in the open. By the end of breakfast they had come to an agreement of sorts.

Sere was to show them any song that she wrote and they would stay out of her things unless they were in their rooms. Then they used the excuse that they needed to know what was in their room and why it was there.

After the dishes had been cleared and ears had stopped ringing the group went down the basement where there was a small studio set up. Kaz had finally gotten a melody figured out and wanted Nate to come up with a counter melody on the piano.

Two hours later they had a rough copy done and ready to show the producers. It was about that time that Zane realized that they were late for the meeting with the whack-o. Piling into the blue Explorer, they made their way to the studio.

'Note self NEVER ride with Jag when you are in a hurry!' Sere told herself after about the fifth sharp turn they had made with NO warning. She had had enough after the sixth one. "JAG SLOW DOWN! The creep as you refer to him can wait a little longer." Surprising the others he slowed down. Enough so that the Explorer didn't come close to flipping when he turned.

"Now that I don't have to worry about my life as much, what is the name of ya'lls group?" She asked more calmly than she felt.

"Earth Squad." The quiet reply came from a green Zane.

"It has a good ring to it." In her mind she was yelling 'WHY EARTH? Will I never get away from that? Of course not, you are on the EARTH after all.' In the end logic took over. They had by this time arrived at the meeting place.

The building was tall and had black glass all the way around. It was the only one like that on the block. When she entered through the automatic sliding doors a gush of cool air hit her in the face, causing her to catch her breath.

The guys seemed used to this and paid it no attention. They had to wait for an elevator before finally arriving at the tenth floor. In front of them sat a partitioned glass wall that lead to an office that was hidden from view.

The inner office was decorated in shades of red and green. Giving the room a forest like feel. Four black leather chairs were placed in front of the large cherry wood desk. Behind the desk sat a man in his mid thirties and was already balding.

Kaz took charge of the situation before the other had a chance to say anything. "Anders, the only reason that we are here is to inform you that your services are no longer required." The whole time that Kaz spoke his voice stayed calm and had an icy edge to it. Anders' face on the other hand was turning different shades of red with each word.

With giving him time to respond the group left the office with the same grace that they had entered. Back down the elevator and to the Explorer.

"Where are we going now?" Sere asked before getting into the vehicle.

"To see out producer and to get you signed." Kaz answered.

"We aren't in a hurry for that appointment are we?" looking at Nate who just grinned and scratched the back of his head.

"No, he is used to us just stopping by so it won't be a surprise."

With that out of the way they were once again in the death trap, as she had come to think of it. The legal proceedings went by in a haze for her, just signing where she was told. With all that done and over with it was to the club to get ready for a reunion party that they would be having later that night.

It was agreed upon that Sere would sing one song and leave the rest to the guys while she worked the bar. Being that Nate wouldn't let anyone drive his 'baby' he and Sere went back to the house to get their clothes for the night. The guys would be wearing all back, once again. Serena on the other hand had no idea what to wear.

She looked through her new wardrobe and chose a tight, floor length skirt with slits to the thighs, and an a-symmetrical black top, that had rhinestones along the seams. For shoes it was a simple pair of black pumps.

With everything that she would need in the garment bag that Nate had let her use, she was ready to go back to the club. Nate on the other hand looked liked he would kill the first one that said that he got the wrong shirt.

The drive back was fairly quiet.

"So, you have anymore songs hiding anywhere?" He asked casually.

'Hmm.to tell him about that notebook or note to tell him, that is the question. Better not, that way I'll have something else to fall back on in tight spots.' "Nope, sorry."

"Oh well I guess I'll jut have to throw you back in the pool." He let the rest of the sentence hang open the air.

The reunion went off perfectly. As did the other events that were going on at the club. Sere felt at home with the guys that she didn't think about looking for her own place again. A week passed before the Earth Squad released their first single on American airways. It hit number one the first week.

The years after meeting the guys practically flew by for Sere. They started off with gigs around Atlanta and slowly moved up. About five years later the groups name was common in most households and could be heard all over the airways.

It was time, or so their producer thought, to get them on an international tour. It had been so long since she had been home Sere was looking forward to it and had mostly forgot about why she left in the first place.

~Tokyo~

The years after Serena left passed by slowly for the girls. And Darien, well no one was exactly sure what he was going through. It seemed that the longer that she was gone the further he slipped into a place of darkness. Serena had been gone a week when the dreams had stopped as suddenly as they had started. He still helped the scouts out, feeling as if it was his duty. But his heart wasn't in it anymore.

After about a month had passed the loss of Serena was putting a heavy strain on their ties to each other. Gradually they all began to withdraw back to the way that they were before Serena. Ami had went back to her books, Rei spent more time at the temple, Mina spent a good bit of time chasing the guys, and Lita became more evolved with cooking. They were all trying to find a way to replace the empty spot that was left by Serena's absence. The girls still held their weekly meetings and training sessions. The enemy started appearing less and less. But still they persisted in appearing every so often to test the Scouts abilities.

The only up side to Serena's absence was that their powers had to increase to compensate for the loss of her power.

It had been two months since the last attack and the girls were at their usual both in the Crown Arcade. Andrew had gotten a new radio system put in. One of the older songs had just went off when the DJ came on.

"Guys and gals we've got a real treat for you today. The next song up it the debut of the American Sensation THE EARTH SQUAD! Their song 'The Last Words You Said' has been on the top of the American charts since its release. This is one group that shows promise and is bound to go far. And the rumor on the ways is that the will be performing live here in just a few weeks. We've got backstage passes and front row center tickets. And so Tokyo here is 'The Last Words You Said.'" With that soft music started to play and then the voice of an angel filled the room.

The arcade grew silent as the song played. There was such feeling in the girls voice that it touched everyone somewhere inside. Darien slinked in when // They're calling our names forever more.// played. It struck a chord in his mind. That voice, it sounded familiar but then again it didn't.

The song died away and was followed by a faster more upbeat one. The conversation in the Arcade had resumed as if nothing had happened. Andrew brought over a tray of milkshakes.

"Let's see." he said while pretending to be deep in thought. "Chocolate for Lita, strawberry for Rei, vanilla for Ami and double chocolate for Mina." He made a show of placing them down in front of them, before giving a smile and going over to the other customers.

"Wow she's got a gorgeous voice." Rei commented as she sipped her shake.

"Yeah and you should see the guys in that group. The lead guitarist is just HOT!" Mina added enthusiastically.

"Leave it to Mina, she would know about any hot guys before any one else." Lita just had to add.

"You should see the one on the piano. In your words 'He looks like my old boyfriend.'" She giggled as Lita's face started to turn red.

"YOU CAN'T SAY THAT! I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN HIM! So how do you know that he will look like my old boyfriend?"

"Lita, EVERY guy you see looks like your old boyfriend." Ami stressed quietly, never looking up from the magazine she was reading. "But I have to disagree, he looks BETTER than her old boyfriend." She added even more quietly.

"WHAT?!" It came from all three of them.

Ami sighed and turned the magazine so that they could all see it. When they were looking she pointed out the one with the chestnut colored hair.

When Lita saw him, she let out a low whistle. "You're right he does look BETTER than my old boyfriend."

Rei's attention was focused on the one with the sandy blonde hair. Even from the picture it was obvious that he had the prettiest clear brown eyes. After staring at each of the guys for a moment, they all secretly had picked their favorite; they looked at the other person in the picture. It was a girl and she was sitting in an old fashioned low back chair with her legs crossed at the ankles, her hair was long and silver, with blue eyes so light the only way one could tell that they were blue and not silver was from the center of them.

The tallest of the group was standing protectively behind her, his silver hair not quite the same shade, with a smirk like smile on his lips, arms folded over his muscular chest. To the right of her stood the one with the chestnut hair, an easy smile on his face, his left arm was on the back of the chair behind her shoulder. To her left was the sandy blonde, his smile wasn't as big as the other's but just as nice, he was in the same pose as the one on the right. Sitting Indian style on the floor was the one with the light blonde hair; he was leaning against the chair and had a mischievous smirk on his face.

All in the entire group looked happy and as if they had always been together. It was obvious that they were close.

"Can you believe it they are going to be performing here! I've got to get tickets. Did they ever say how to win the tickets?" Mina voice came out as an excited squeak.

"No but I'm sure that it will be something stupid. Like the always do. Why don't we see how much tickets are? We may be able to afford them." Ami said helpfully.

"They are probably outrageous. They are an American group and well you heard them. They are great." Rei put in.

"Yeah probably." The agreed. But it did give them something to think about.

~Ireland~

"The show was great you guys!" This came from Mark, their producer.

"Thanks." They chorused tiredly. Mark had a habit of saying the same thing. Half way through the performance there was an unexpected power surge that knocked everything off line. They group continued with out missing a beat. Although they weren't as loud the concert had still been a hit with the fans.

Now they were back in the main dressing room, relaxing and waiting until it cleared out some to leave. Sere was on sitting at the desk typing on her laptop. The guys had heard about everything that happened before she came to the States. And for some reason hearing that story had sparked memories to begin to arise. By now they all had most of them back.

With the coming of their memories had also come a telepathic link between them. One that Serena guessed would connect them all if they ever got back together. Mark wasn't in the room much longer before he left * to go to attend to some business * as he called it.

"He talks to much." Sere said as soon as the door clicked in closing.

"That he does." Kaz agreed.

"Guys I don't know if I should do this." She said leaning back in her seat and staring at the ceiling.

"They don't have to know that you sent them to them."

"I know that, but what if something happens there and well they find out. I love the scouts and everything and I still love him. I know the Scouts didn't do anything either way, but I don't know if I can face them after leaving them. I abandoned them."

"Look at it this was Sere, they probably know something about why you are gone but not all, and no one said that you had to see them before or after the concert. And plus you've got us with you." Zane added helpfully.

"Yeah what more could you want?" Jag asked, a tiny bit of arrogance in his voice.

Suddenly a pillow went sailing across the room and straight into his face. "A prince charming that's not arrogant." She replied referring back to an old running joke.

"Ouch. you gonna take that from her Jag?" Nate asked taunting them on.

Nate grumbled something under his breath before throwing the pillow back. "What was that Nate? I couldn't quite hear it." Sere said catching the pillow with ease, before throwing it back.

Once again it connected with his face. Before Zane knew what was going on Serena had dived behind him and the pillow connected with the side of his head. "Hey! Don't get me in the middle of this!" He reached for the pillow only to find that Sere had already grabbed and threw it back. Instead of hitting his face it bounced off the side of his head. And in the time that it took him to pick it up and aim it she was behind Nate, who had dozed off knowing how things would go. He awoke with a surprised squeak and an indignant look on his face. That was enough to send the room into laughter.

"Sere, just go ahead and send them the tickets and nothing else, let's see if the come. And then we can always arrange something that will be fun for the five of us." Zane suggested after the laughter had subsided to hard breathing.

"Ok guys I'll do it." With that she walked over to the computer and printed the envelopes off. She handed each of the guys one and a ticket. "You guys get to the honors for one of the girls. I'll do the other." Everything was perfect with the envelopes. Each concert they each got a ticket to give to someone. They had decided that they would do this as a favor to Sere, and they didn't know anyone in Tokyo.

"How are we going to get them there in time?" Jag asked.

"Leave it to me." She quipped taking their envelopes back. About that time there came a knock on the door letting them know that they could leave. Grabbing the few things that they had in the room they left and went out to the waiting bus.

On the bus they went to their areas, and collapsed. The guys wondered how Serena was going to get the tickets to the girls. But before they could think on it any more they fell asleep. Serena waited for a little while to make sure the guys were asleep. She didn't want them to know how she was going to send them. She placed the envelopes face up on the bed and concentrated on what each person looked like, hoping that they still looked the same. As her sight grew blurry she saw each letter disappear in a flash of light that matched the Scout it was addressed to. She knew that they would get them in the morning.

With that reassurance she drifted into sleep. Where dreams of things that once where came again on their nightly parade. While the group slept they started out on another leg of their journey.

~Tokyo four days later~

A group of four very excited girls came into the Arcade all giggles and smiles. This surprised Andrew, he had not seen the girls this happy since before Serena left. Maybe they had good news about her. He went over to their table as they sat down, before he could say anything. Rei spoke up. "The usual. Like we need more sugar."

He just shook his head and went to get their milk shakes. Sometimes, like now, he wandered if they survived on milkshakes. A few minutes later he was back with their shakes, with the girls settled he went back to the counter.

Darien came in a short time later. His dark headed friend had a thoughtful expression on his face, an expression that Andrew hadn't seen in a long time. He shrugged it off; it was good to see the girls so happy, no matter what the reason may be.

"Coffee? Or would you like something stronger?" Andrew asked as Darien sat down at the bar.

"Yeah coffee." He answered absent-mindedly.

"What's on your mind?" Andrew asked as he sat the black coffee down in front of his friend.

"Do you know who The Earth Squad is?"

"Yeah I've heard of them. Some new big name group from America. The girls seem pretty happy today and they would probably no more than I do about them. Why?"

"In the morning mail I received a ticket to their concert. I don't even know who they are, let alone who would be sending me a ticket."

"Weird. So are you going to go?"

"Don't know. Probably not."

"I would, I mean have you seen the lead singer? Talk about nice looking, but then I didn't say that, I've got Rita so I'm happy." He quickly added.

"Yeah why not, it'll give me something to do Saturday." That was the beginning of the longest conversation that they had had in five long years.

'Maybe' Andrew thought 'this will be what he needs to come back to the land of the living.'

The rest of the week went by in a flash for the girls. It seemed like they had so many things to do. Find the perfect outfit, did those shoes match, was the make up the right shade.

~ A hotel on the other side of Tokyo ~

"Since we are here a day early Sere should show us around." Jag said lazily from the couch.

"Don't you think we need to do a sound check first?" She responded uneasily.

"Nope we can do that first thing tomorrow. Plus you said that you wanted to go shopping. So guess what!"