Usual disclaimer applied…so I really don't need to say anything about it. ^^v

Ok…truthfully speaking, I pretty much revamped the whole story starting from the first part (the original story)…cause the first one didn't work…--;;;  so please bear with me and if you have any suggestions, please do let me know!!!

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Friends

            Part 2

            "Usa!!!!  Where are we going?!?!  And do you HAVE to pull me along as well?!" Mamoru asks…well, tries to ask, since he's being pulled by a speeding rabbit (AN. I'm sure you all know that Usagi means rabbit, right?)

            "Yes, you're coming with me because I'm going to lose myself around…h…ere…" she finishes her sentence just as she slows down and stops.  Smiling sheepishly, she turns to look at Mamoru.  "Mamoru-kun…ano…"

            "Eh?  Nani?" he asks while trying to catch his breath.

            "Ima…watashi-tachi wa…doko?  Heh heh heh heh…" ("Where are we right now?")  A huge sweat drop appears on Usagi's head, while Mamoru's eye starts to twitch.

            "You mean to tell me, that you drag me all the way here…TO GET LOST?!?!"

            "Um, no…well, you see…I was so happy that we were going to be in the same school that I sorta…ran out…a little too excited…and…you see…uh…the funny thing is…um…well…uh…"

            "Out with it…" he stands there, arms crossed with an expectant look on his face.

            "heh heh heh…heh…heh…" she mutters, "I forgot that I didn't know my way to the school…"

            His hands go to his temples and he starts rubbing them.  "So…you're basically telling me that you are going to my school…and you wanted to go there right now…BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW?!"  and he glares at her.

            "Don't glare at me…" and she gives him an innocent look.  "It's not my fault that…that…um…yeah, nothing!" and a smile plasters itself onto her face.

            "*sigh* What am I going to do with you, Usagi-chan?"  After he shakes his head, he starts walking with Usagi following closely behind.

            The walk to the school was a quiet one for a change…but then again, Usagi really didn't want to take a chance at irritating her friend a second time.  As they walk through the front gates, her eyes widen as they spot so many plans everywhere. 

            "This place is so green…and so peaceful looking!"

            "Well…it is…unless you have students roaming around, then they just ruin it.  Come on, the main building is this way."  They walk through a big double glass door connecting to a white building with a unique architectural design.

            "Hello Darien.  What are you doing here?  Shouldn't you be enjoying these last couple of weeks of summer vacation?" asks a middle-aged woman sitting at the reception desk.

            "Hello Mrs. Lawry.  How are you doing?  I'm actually here because of my friend.  She's apparently registered here…and I have no idea what she wanted to do right now…she just dragged me out of my apartment and got us lost on the way," he says as he shoots a half-glare in the direction of the girl standing next to him.

            "Hey!  It's not my fault!" Mamoru looks at her with a raised brow.  "Never mind…"

            Mrs. Lawry chuckles at the way the two teenagers are acting.  She then turns to Usagi.  "You must be Serena, am I right?"

            Usagi beams.  "Yes, that would be me.  But how did you know?"

            "I tend to remember things quite well, even at my age.  I know we have a new student that's transferring here by the name of Serena Tsukino, so I took an educated guess.  Why don't you go see the counselor?  He'll be able to help you out with the rest of your schedule."  She smiles and points down the hall way to her right.  "Mr. Taki should be in."

            "Thank you," and both walk down the hall.

            knock knock

            "Yes, please come in."  Usagi opens the door to reveal a Japanese man in his mid twenties sitting behind a desk typing on a computer.  "Ah…you must be Ms. Tsukino."

            "Yes, that's me.  I'm here to finalize my schedule."

            "Yes, yes, please take a seat.  Are…Mamoru-kun…doushite kokode iruka? ("Why are you here?")"

            "I'm here with her," pointing to Usagi.  "She didn't know the way here."

            "You got lost, didn't you?" asks Taki-sensei when he saw Usagi blush.

            "Um…yes, and now Mamoru-kun is mad."

            "No I'm not…but you might want to be careful."

            "What do you mean?"

            "Nothing…shouldn't you be looking at your schedule right now?"

            "Oh yeah!"  Usagi turns towards the counselor.  "What do I need to do?"

            "Here, you need to pick out some options."  He slides a sheet of paper with a list on it in front of her.  "You are allowed three.  Tell me when you have them picked out, ok?"

            "Alright…um…I got them!"

            "Wow…that was fast.  Alright, which ones do you want?"

            "Japanese, gym and music!"

            "Alright…hm…you know what?  I'll put you in Mamoru-kun's classes, since the both of you are taking the same things," says Taki-sensei as he's typing.

            "Yeah!  Cool!!!"

            "Wait a second…Usagi-chan, didn't you say that you were 17?"

            "Yeah, why?"

            "Then aren't you supposed to be in grade 11 or something?  Cause I'm 18 now and I'm a senior…"

            "Normally, she would be, but she's not in this case…" answers Taki-sensei for her.

            "I don't get it…"

            "You see, Mamoru-kun.  Tsukino-san is quite smart…and since she just moved here from Japan, she knows a lot more than the average 17-year-old here.  You know very well that you need to take an exam to transfer into this school, right?"  Seeing Mamoru nod his head, he continues.  "Well, she aced the exam going into grade 11.  Most of the teachers here didn't think that it would challenge her enough, so they asked her to take a second exam.  Little did she know at the time that the second exam was really the entrance exam to the senior year.  Well, she passed it with flying colors, but she still needed to complete high school, so that's why we're putting her in the senior year instead."

            Mamoru just looks at Usagi shocked and she just smiles.  "Looks like we're gonna be classmates as well as neighbors!!"  Mamoru couldn't say anything so he just nods.

            "Well, here's your schedule Tsukino-san," but Usagi just cuts him off.  "Sensei…you can just call me Usagi.  I don't like being called Tsukino-san…too formal!"  she says scrunching her nose cutely.

            "Alright," he chuckles a little before continuing.  "Well, here's your schedule, and now you just need to go see Mrs. Lawry for a uniform and you'll be set for the first day of school, Usagi-chan."

            "Arigatougozaimasu Sensei!"  She bows and leaves his office with Mamoru trailing behind.  She walks up to Mrs. Lawry's desk, and the latter looks up. 

            "Oh!  I see you're done with your schedule.  So now, all you need is a uniform.  Why don't you follow me, dear." And she walks around her desk to lead Usagi through a door.  "Darien, why don't you sit down and wait.  This shouldn't take too long."  Mamoru nods and the two ladies walk into a different room.

            "What size do you wear, Serena?"

            "Um…small, I think…"

            "Alright.  Here you go.  The change room is right there.  Go ahead and try it on," she gives the younger girl a set a clothes and ushers her into a small room.  Usagi comes out a few minutes later with the uniform on.

            "It looks like it fits nicely.  How does it feel?  Is it comfortable?"

            "I suppose…but do you think I could take the top of a small and the skirt of a medium?" asks Usagi as she looks at herself in the mirror.

            "Why in the world would you want to do that?" the older woman asks with a frown

            "Well…it's just that this skirt is waaaaay too short for me…" she pulls on the skirt.  "And I was just hoping I could take the skirt of a medium and adjust the waist size to fit mine.  Would that be alright?"

            "I don't think it'll do any harm, so go right ahead.  Here," she hands her a medium size skirt.

            "Thank you," and she goes to change back into her normal clothes.

            As Mamoru and Usagi walk home, they go back to their talkative nature.

            "So how do you like the uniform?" asks Mamoru.

            "It's ok, I guess…the skirt's a bit too short, but I asked to take a medium and redo the waist size.  That way, the skirt's a bit longer on me…"

            "I see…you're definitely different from the girls at the school.  It looks like those girls relish in the fact that they're wearing short skirts for a uniform…man that gets annoying when they try to flirt!"

            "Ha ha ha…poor Mamoru.  Oh hey!  I've been meaning to ask you.  Why does Mrs. Lawry call you 'Darien'?  I thought your name was Mamoru…?"

            "It is…but I just don't want people calling me that, so I registered my name as Darien…it's short for Endymion…couldn't see them call me that either.  How about you?  Why Serena?"

            "Same reason as you…Serena's short for Serenity," she says just as they reach their apartment doors.  "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then!  Oh! And don't forget to eat those odangos!!!"

            "I won't…and yeah, I'll see you later!"

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Ok, another part done…nothing happening…hope you guys liked this.

I'm probably going to start of the next part on the first day of school.  Can't really think of what to write in between 'now' and 'then'.  Waaaaah…I'm digging into my head trying to find something to write…so please if you guys want this to go in a certain way, tell me.  But I would like to make this a Usa/Mamo fic though.

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