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New Arrivals.
Serena walked slowly, upset by both Raye's violent reaction to the fire reading and also the events that had occurred in the reading. Darien had offered to walk her home, but Serena had declined the offer, wishing to be alone with just Luna and her thoughts for company.
"What danger could there be left for us to stop?" she said aloud. Not expecting an answer, she was taken aback when Luna answered her.
"It could be anything- or anyone Serena. You should be on guard and be wary of strange faces."
"Oh Luna, you're starting to sound like my mother, don't worry. I'm so used to defending people from evil that I could do it with my eyes closed." She laughed, but Luna frowned. Serena stopped laughing and sighed- she knew what was coming next.
"Serena I do wish that you'd take this a bit more seriously, after all, it is your destiny," Luna said, in a tone similar to the one taken by Serena's teachers when she had been caught napping in class. "The others never complain, or make light of their situation. You are their leader, and you really should be setting an example they can follow, not laugh at."
"But Luna, don't you see? They're all so much better than I am. Amy's so wise and clever, Raye's courageous and loyal, Lita's brave and strong, Mina always bounces back, and she'd probably make a better Moon Princess than me. Any of the Inner Senshi would make a great leader."
"And as for the Outer Senshi, Amara and Michelle always know the best thing to do, no matter what happens and Trista, well, she never, and I mean NEVER loses her cool, have you seen anyone so calm?"
"And Hotaru, well, where should I start? She's died, sacrificing herself for not only us, her friends, but also for people who she'll probably never meet, and then she came back. She's beaten death itself and she's still a little sweetie. How on Earth could I ever hope to be a good leader to them? I can't even compete with them!"
"Serena, you know that this isn't a competition, and I'm truly sorry if it feels that way."
"But, like it or not, you are their leader and there's an excellent reason for it too! Your heart is the purest on this planet and you have never given up on anyone who you thought you could help. You are going to be the person who brings peace to Earth and become the Queen of Crystal Tokyo."
"Serena, you cannot afford to give up hope now, for the sake of every living creature on this planet! And I hope you realise that the other Senshi would have no other leader except you. They all trust you and love you like a sister, and would never let you down." Luna's words comforted Serena, and the two of them were now just a block away from her house.
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Amy, on the other hand, had just walked through the front door of her house. Before she closed the door, she saw that a girl was waiting with her mother. The girl had her back to Amy and, as Amy closed the front door, she turned to face her.
The girl appeared to be around sixteen years old. She was slim and tall, much taller than Amy. The girl's hair was like nothing Amy had ever seen before. In colour, it was a deep and vibrant purple, and it was so long that the ends of it touched the floor. A heart shaped fringed framed a heart shaped face. The girl had bright blue eyes, slightly reminiscent of Serena's eyes.
"Amy," said her mother, "This is Charisma de Novalista, an exchange student from America."
"Hi Amy, it's nice to meet you. Your mom's told me a lot about you," drawled Charisma, smiling warmly. She extended her hand and Amy shook it. She smiled uncertainly. Amy sensed something about Charisma, but didn't know what. The fire reading echoed in her head, with its warning of new danger.
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Serena closed the door behind her and called out to her parents. No one replied. Serena and Luna exchanged glances of worry. *Great,* thought Serena, *attacked by Negatrash and now my parents have disappeared.*
The laughter of Sammy, her brother, emanated from the kitchen, pulling Serena from her thoughts. Serena and Luna walked towards the kitchen, and, as Serena pushed open the door, she gasped at the sight before her.
Her brother was being tickled by a blonde girl and another blonde who had purple streaks in her hair stood behind Sammy, holding a tea cloth menacingly.
"What's going on?" demanded Serena.
The three figures froze, and stared at her.
Serena studied the two blondes. The blonde who had been tickling Sammy had azure blue eyes, the same colour as the sky on a summer's day. Her hair was long, and fell down to the small of her back. She was tall, taller even than Lita, and she was slim. Her face was very pretty, and she smiled, a smile that seemed to come from her eyes as well as her mouth.
The other blonde, the one with the purple streaks, looked scarily similar to her friend. She was the exact same height as the other blonde. She had a svelte body, and had long legs. She too was beautiful. Other than her streaks, the most noticeable difference between the two was their eyes. This one had dark violet eyes, and Serena couldn't help but feel that her eyes hid secrets and sorrow.
"Who are you? And where are our parents Sammy?"
Sammy mumbled something, and went crimson red.
"Well?" asked Serena, growing annoyed.
"Well what?" retorted Sammy. "And mom and dad have gone to visit grandma."
"Who are they?" asked Serena, pointing at the two blondes.
Sammy opened his mouth to speak, but before he could answer, the blonde with the purple eyes interrupted.
"My name is Kalista, Kalista Mauresmo. I'm an exchange student from America, Fairview Valley to be exact," she gestured to Sammy and asked, "This shrimp's your brother?"
Serena nodded, "Yeah, the brat's my brother. Is she your twin?"
This time, the 'twin' answered.
"Nope, we just happen to look a lot like each other. You'd be amazed at how many people ask us that question. Oh, I'm Catalina, by the way. Catalina Le Soleil, or if you want to use my foster name, Catalina Williams."
"Nice to meet you," responded Serena meekly. The two blondes had so much confidence that even Serena felt a little awed by them. "I'm Serena Tsukino, and I'll assume you already know Sammy."
Looking at Luna, who was perched on Serena's shoulder, Kalista remarked, "Nice cat."
"Thanks, her name's Luna," said Serena.
"Nice name," added Catalina.
"Would you like something to eat or drink? I'm afraid I'm not that good a cook mind you, so you could end up choking. But I can make tea or coffee, if that's what you like," offered Serena.
"No thanks, I'm good for now," said Kalista.
"Me too, so, what do you guys do in Tokyo for fun?" said Catalina.
After several hours spent talking, the phone rang.
Serena answered, and mouthed at Sammy to take Kalista and Catalina into the sitting room.
"Hello? Tsukino residence, Serena speaking,"
"Hi Serena, it's me, Molly, how are you?"
"I'm fine Moll, how are you?" asked Serena.
"I'm great, so have they arrived yet?"
"Who?" asked Serena.
"Don't tell me you forgot about the exchange students from America? Serena, you're impossible!" laughed Molly.
Laughing, Serena said, "Yeah I did. But they're here now, and they seem really nice."
"They? How many have you got? I've got just one. You got two?" protested Molly.
"Yeah, they're called Kalista and Catalina. They look like twins, but they aren't even related."
"Do you wanna talk to mine? She's nice. Her name is Jasmine Lafayette. Oh, and Melvin got stuck with some guy called Lee, he sounded happy not to be stuck with this girl called Hope, Lee was telling him about her, apparently, she's one of Lee's friends."
"Yeah ok I'll talk to her, hey, do you want me to ask Kalista and Catalina what this Lee is like?"
"Nah it's ok, I'll put Jasmine on now, k?"
"Okay," said Serena, and she heard the receiver being passed to another person.
A level voice said, "Hello?"
"Hi, I'm Serena, Molly's friend. You must be Jasmine, right?"
"The one and only," she replied. "Molly said that your students look like twins. They aren't Kalista and Catalina by any chance are they?"
"Yeah, you know them then I guess?" answered Serena.
"Know them? God, they're like, two of my best friends in the world ever!" gushed Jasmine.
"So, I'm guessing that you go to the same school as them?" asked Serena.
"Yeah, we all go to Liberty High. There's another school taking part in the exchange too, a private one. It's from Fairview too. My other two bestest friends go there."
"Cool," said Serena. Then, she heard a groan from the other end of the phone, and Jasmine said: "Sorry, I've got another darned migraine, I'll pass you back to Molly, ok?"
"Yeah, ok. Get better soon," said Serena. Jasmine muttered something quietly to herself, but Serena couldn't make out what. However, Luna it appeared could, and she leapt onto the phone, and ended the call.
"Hey!" screamed Serena. "What did you do that for?" she complained.
"Didn't you hear what Jasmine just said?" asked Luna, in a quiet voice.
"She had a migraine," shot back Serena sarcastically.
"After that, Serena, she said 'another vision, another victim, the time will come soon'. Do you remember the fire reading? Perhaps we should be careful around these exchange students. I'm getting powerful vibes off Kalista and Catalina."
"Yeah, yeah Luna," she said dismissively.
"Serena, please listen to me, I'm not imagining those vibes I'm getting. Can't you feel the power too?"
"Luna, it's probably something you ate. C'mon," she yawned, "It'll be alright in the morning." Then the front door opened and closed, and her parents were back. Serena walked off, head bobbing as she walked, to introduce the new arrivals to her parents.
New Arrivals.
Serena walked slowly, upset by both Raye's violent reaction to the fire reading and also the events that had occurred in the reading. Darien had offered to walk her home, but Serena had declined the offer, wishing to be alone with just Luna and her thoughts for company.
"What danger could there be left for us to stop?" she said aloud. Not expecting an answer, she was taken aback when Luna answered her.
"It could be anything- or anyone Serena. You should be on guard and be wary of strange faces."
"Oh Luna, you're starting to sound like my mother, don't worry. I'm so used to defending people from evil that I could do it with my eyes closed." She laughed, but Luna frowned. Serena stopped laughing and sighed- she knew what was coming next.
"Serena I do wish that you'd take this a bit more seriously, after all, it is your destiny," Luna said, in a tone similar to the one taken by Serena's teachers when she had been caught napping in class. "The others never complain, or make light of their situation. You are their leader, and you really should be setting an example they can follow, not laugh at."
"But Luna, don't you see? They're all so much better than I am. Amy's so wise and clever, Raye's courageous and loyal, Lita's brave and strong, Mina always bounces back, and she'd probably make a better Moon Princess than me. Any of the Inner Senshi would make a great leader."
"And as for the Outer Senshi, Amara and Michelle always know the best thing to do, no matter what happens and Trista, well, she never, and I mean NEVER loses her cool, have you seen anyone so calm?"
"And Hotaru, well, where should I start? She's died, sacrificing herself for not only us, her friends, but also for people who she'll probably never meet, and then she came back. She's beaten death itself and she's still a little sweetie. How on Earth could I ever hope to be a good leader to them? I can't even compete with them!"
"Serena, you know that this isn't a competition, and I'm truly sorry if it feels that way."
"But, like it or not, you are their leader and there's an excellent reason for it too! Your heart is the purest on this planet and you have never given up on anyone who you thought you could help. You are going to be the person who brings peace to Earth and become the Queen of Crystal Tokyo."
"Serena, you cannot afford to give up hope now, for the sake of every living creature on this planet! And I hope you realise that the other Senshi would have no other leader except you. They all trust you and love you like a sister, and would never let you down." Luna's words comforted Serena, and the two of them were now just a block away from her house.
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Amy, on the other hand, had just walked through the front door of her house. Before she closed the door, she saw that a girl was waiting with her mother. The girl had her back to Amy and, as Amy closed the front door, she turned to face her.
The girl appeared to be around sixteen years old. She was slim and tall, much taller than Amy. The girl's hair was like nothing Amy had ever seen before. In colour, it was a deep and vibrant purple, and it was so long that the ends of it touched the floor. A heart shaped fringed framed a heart shaped face. The girl had bright blue eyes, slightly reminiscent of Serena's eyes.
"Amy," said her mother, "This is Charisma de Novalista, an exchange student from America."
"Hi Amy, it's nice to meet you. Your mom's told me a lot about you," drawled Charisma, smiling warmly. She extended her hand and Amy shook it. She smiled uncertainly. Amy sensed something about Charisma, but didn't know what. The fire reading echoed in her head, with its warning of new danger.
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Serena closed the door behind her and called out to her parents. No one replied. Serena and Luna exchanged glances of worry. *Great,* thought Serena, *attacked by Negatrash and now my parents have disappeared.*
The laughter of Sammy, her brother, emanated from the kitchen, pulling Serena from her thoughts. Serena and Luna walked towards the kitchen, and, as Serena pushed open the door, she gasped at the sight before her.
Her brother was being tickled by a blonde girl and another blonde who had purple streaks in her hair stood behind Sammy, holding a tea cloth menacingly.
"What's going on?" demanded Serena.
The three figures froze, and stared at her.
Serena studied the two blondes. The blonde who had been tickling Sammy had azure blue eyes, the same colour as the sky on a summer's day. Her hair was long, and fell down to the small of her back. She was tall, taller even than Lita, and she was slim. Her face was very pretty, and she smiled, a smile that seemed to come from her eyes as well as her mouth.
The other blonde, the one with the purple streaks, looked scarily similar to her friend. She was the exact same height as the other blonde. She had a svelte body, and had long legs. She too was beautiful. Other than her streaks, the most noticeable difference between the two was their eyes. This one had dark violet eyes, and Serena couldn't help but feel that her eyes hid secrets and sorrow.
"Who are you? And where are our parents Sammy?"
Sammy mumbled something, and went crimson red.
"Well?" asked Serena, growing annoyed.
"Well what?" retorted Sammy. "And mom and dad have gone to visit grandma."
"Who are they?" asked Serena, pointing at the two blondes.
Sammy opened his mouth to speak, but before he could answer, the blonde with the purple eyes interrupted.
"My name is Kalista, Kalista Mauresmo. I'm an exchange student from America, Fairview Valley to be exact," she gestured to Sammy and asked, "This shrimp's your brother?"
Serena nodded, "Yeah, the brat's my brother. Is she your twin?"
This time, the 'twin' answered.
"Nope, we just happen to look a lot like each other. You'd be amazed at how many people ask us that question. Oh, I'm Catalina, by the way. Catalina Le Soleil, or if you want to use my foster name, Catalina Williams."
"Nice to meet you," responded Serena meekly. The two blondes had so much confidence that even Serena felt a little awed by them. "I'm Serena Tsukino, and I'll assume you already know Sammy."
Looking at Luna, who was perched on Serena's shoulder, Kalista remarked, "Nice cat."
"Thanks, her name's Luna," said Serena.
"Nice name," added Catalina.
"Would you like something to eat or drink? I'm afraid I'm not that good a cook mind you, so you could end up choking. But I can make tea or coffee, if that's what you like," offered Serena.
"No thanks, I'm good for now," said Kalista.
"Me too, so, what do you guys do in Tokyo for fun?" said Catalina.
After several hours spent talking, the phone rang.
Serena answered, and mouthed at Sammy to take Kalista and Catalina into the sitting room.
"Hello? Tsukino residence, Serena speaking,"
"Hi Serena, it's me, Molly, how are you?"
"I'm fine Moll, how are you?" asked Serena.
"I'm great, so have they arrived yet?"
"Who?" asked Serena.
"Don't tell me you forgot about the exchange students from America? Serena, you're impossible!" laughed Molly.
Laughing, Serena said, "Yeah I did. But they're here now, and they seem really nice."
"They? How many have you got? I've got just one. You got two?" protested Molly.
"Yeah, they're called Kalista and Catalina. They look like twins, but they aren't even related."
"Do you wanna talk to mine? She's nice. Her name is Jasmine Lafayette. Oh, and Melvin got stuck with some guy called Lee, he sounded happy not to be stuck with this girl called Hope, Lee was telling him about her, apparently, she's one of Lee's friends."
"Yeah ok I'll talk to her, hey, do you want me to ask Kalista and Catalina what this Lee is like?"
"Nah it's ok, I'll put Jasmine on now, k?"
"Okay," said Serena, and she heard the receiver being passed to another person.
A level voice said, "Hello?"
"Hi, I'm Serena, Molly's friend. You must be Jasmine, right?"
"The one and only," she replied. "Molly said that your students look like twins. They aren't Kalista and Catalina by any chance are they?"
"Yeah, you know them then I guess?" answered Serena.
"Know them? God, they're like, two of my best friends in the world ever!" gushed Jasmine.
"So, I'm guessing that you go to the same school as them?" asked Serena.
"Yeah, we all go to Liberty High. There's another school taking part in the exchange too, a private one. It's from Fairview too. My other two bestest friends go there."
"Cool," said Serena. Then, she heard a groan from the other end of the phone, and Jasmine said: "Sorry, I've got another darned migraine, I'll pass you back to Molly, ok?"
"Yeah, ok. Get better soon," said Serena. Jasmine muttered something quietly to herself, but Serena couldn't make out what. However, Luna it appeared could, and she leapt onto the phone, and ended the call.
"Hey!" screamed Serena. "What did you do that for?" she complained.
"Didn't you hear what Jasmine just said?" asked Luna, in a quiet voice.
"She had a migraine," shot back Serena sarcastically.
"After that, Serena, she said 'another vision, another victim, the time will come soon'. Do you remember the fire reading? Perhaps we should be careful around these exchange students. I'm getting powerful vibes off Kalista and Catalina."
"Yeah, yeah Luna," she said dismissively.
"Serena, please listen to me, I'm not imagining those vibes I'm getting. Can't you feel the power too?"
"Luna, it's probably something you ate. C'mon," she yawned, "It'll be alright in the morning." Then the front door opened and closed, and her parents were back. Serena walked off, head bobbing as she walked, to introduce the new arrivals to her parents.