Ramblings: Sorry for the long wait for this chapter. The latter half of the act just didn't want to be written. Thankfully I got over that hump. The meaning of otaku in this fan fiction will basically be obsessed. Alec-kun is obsessed with anime and games, to the point where he could give the summary and plot for just about any shoujo anime conceived if asked. Again I apologize for taking so long to get this act out. I have plenty of ideas for the next one so expect an update shortly.

Usagi from Sailormoon though she won't be Sailormoon in this story.
Tatshua from GravitationUsagi's rival is he warming up to her?
Ryuuichi from Gravitationhe's still a singer but obviously younger.
Tokiya from Flame of ReccaUsagi's new step-brother
Alec from Ayashi no Ceres Usagi's best friend
???.... Usagi's older brother.. still a mystery
Aki from Ayashi no Ceres Older brother's best friend
???... a possessive ghost from ??? Apparently haunting Tokiya for reasons unknown
Hoto from ??? A new girl striving to be Usagi's friend. For some reason she's a bit possessive of the blonde.
Usagi's first love from ??? A bishie stranger in the arcade, that makes Usagi's heart skip a beat. Who is he?
Kit from ??? He's a silver fox with golden eyes and very attached to his Rabbit. Also Usagi's new shadow.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon or any of the characters I borrowed for this.

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A Thousand Loves

Act Four:
Scene One:

Tatsuha stormed into the locker room, his mind still reeling from the mornings sudden revelation.

He did not, like Tsukino Usagi!!! No way, no how. Not in this lifetime. Tatsuha would rather been abducted by occultists or used for alien experimentation than fall for "Man Killer" Usagi. Sure, Usagi was cute but so was a puppy. Tatsuha guessed that Usagi could be called beautiful...but so could his sister, Mika and he wasn't having sudden dirty thoughts about her!

Tatsuha fought the urge to bash his head against a metal locker. How could he betray his god like this?!

Speaking of god... Ryuuchi happily sat on the floor, a crayon in one hand and Kumagarou in the other. The dark haired singer contentedly sang to himself as he added color to the gray concrete floor. Tatsuha positively melted at the sound of his god's voice.

"Shiny...shiny...shiny..."

"Usegi!" The gym teacher yelled, "Stop drooling on my floor! Or thirty push ups! The floor was just cleaned!"

Such a small sacrifice for the most perfect of gods.

Ryuuchi looked up at the teacher's bellowing as Tatsuha appeared from around the corner. "TAT-CHAN! LOOK!"

Oh, Tatsuha was looking. Drooling to be more correct.

For you see...God was clad only in boxers.

Unaware of his affect on his friend, Ryuuchi latched on the boy. This was the closest to heaven Tatsuha had ever been. "LOOK WHAT I DREW FOR USAGI-CHAN!"

A sudden mental image of Usagi appearing in the boy's locker room wearing only her bra and panties sprang to mind. Right next to his Ryuuchi-sama. Quite easily Tatsuha imagined them beckoning to him like the mythological sirens.

It was too much for his poor brain and his nose. Tatsuha was a slave to his emotions.

The gym teacher sighed, at the sight of his unconscious student who sported a small nosebleed, as he dialed the school nurse. Why was he always stuck with the weird students?

Ryuuchi, now dressed in a gym uniform, stood over Tatsuha. He glanced at his stuffed rabbit before bringing Kumagarou to his ear. "Tat-chan's sleeping," Ryuuchi told the gym suited rabbit as they joined the rest of the class. "We should be nice and let him sleep. He looks like he's having a nice dream I have dreams of pocky and bunnies!"

In the locker room, Tatsuha mumbled, "I...no like...baka Odango...No...Like pretty...bunnies with yellow hair and Ryuuchi-sama..."

The gym teacher shook his head. Kids these days.

Scene Two:
His ears pricked up as he heard an odd creaking noise and he wiggled out of his mistress's grip to see what had caused it. His nose popped out of the cover and was almost instantly covered by someone or something. He growled softly ever mindful of the sleeping girl beside him.

A soft chuckle filled his ears but didn't sound in the room. "A new toy?" questioned a voice, once again speaking directly to the small fox and not to the slumbering blonde.

Kit growled in warning and bared his teeth as he finally broke his nose free of whatever grip this weird creature had on him. He attempted to leap in the air to bite but his teeth clicked together catching nothing but air.

Another laugh. "I go away for a few days and you move right in, hmm?" Shadowy hands picked up the startled, growling, and most of all, furious fox and set him on the floor. "Find a new bed. I don't like you sleeping with Usagi-chan."

Kit growled again but paused as Usagi stirred in her sleep. He easily leapt back onto the bed only to be thrown from it and towards the wall. Only his quick reflexes saved him from slamming into the obstruction. With a furious growl he leapt for the odd shadow and snarled as he passed through it.

"That won't help, ya know. You can't get me baka fox." The smirking ghost crossed his arms over his chest as Kit continuously attacked him. "You're going to wake her up if you keep at this."

Kit scowled but realized that indeed his mistress was beginning to stir. With a disappointed huff he curled up at the foot of the bed and glared at the all but laughing ghost. He'd figure out a way to get even with the poltergeist.

Scene Three:
The sound of plastic hitting the floor woke the tiny fox up and he cracked his eyes open a slit to see Tokiya fiddling with some sort of controller that was hooked up to the TV. Apparently Tokiya wasn't as skilled as Kit's own mistress was at the contraption for the boy was scowling deeply.

Feeling more than a bit mischievous, Kit slowly got up and trotted over to Usagi's desk, and using his nose pushed the power button on her computer. He waited a moment and lightly leapt onto the empty bed and watched the boy fail yet again in his digital quest to fight an odd suited armor on the screen. His tail flicked from side to side as he waited for the right moment for the boy's continue screen to pop up and the total number of hours spent so far to show. With a fox's version of a grin he pressed his paw onto a button for a digital camera and took a picture of the scene. His mistress would be pleased.

Tokiya hearing an odd noise turned around and noticed his sister's annoying pet watching him Was the creature actually smirking at him? He scowled and started to get up to throw the animal out of the room when he heard Usagi's cheerful voice announcing she was home. He quickly dropped to the ground and turned off the power to the console as he yanked his glasses from his eyes and rushed to his own room. He wasn't about to let the teenager find him in her room playing her games.

He was entirely unaware of the picture the tiny fox had taken of not only his horrible gaming record but of him in his rarely seen glasses. At least Kit had gotten revenge for this. Next would be the ghost's turn.

Scene Four:
Usagi led Hoto-chan to her room and smiled almost ashamed at the appearance of the place. "Been awhile since I've cleaned up," she admitted with a flush as she watched her beautiful friend examine the small room.

It was kind of odd constantly running into the other girl. It was even more odd when she found herself inviting her to come over for the night without a real reason, or even memory of why she had done so. Hoto had such a surreal quality to her.

"It's nice," Hoto gently complimented with the smallest of smiles. Her eyes fell on the fox and she frowned. "He's not staying here all night is he?" her lower lip started to protrude in a gracious pout at the thought. "I mean I don't think I can sleep in the same room as an animal. Couldn't you have him sleep with your brother for the night?" Her golden eyes glittered with hope as she stared at the blonde. "Please?"

Usagi once again found herself nodding before actually thinking about the request. "Hai Tokiya-Niichan can take care of him" A thought seemed to hit her and she straightened. "Oh! Alec-chan is supposed to come over any minute! He wanted me to try on that new outfit."

Hoto's smile vanished in an instant to be replaced with a scowl for a fraction of a second. "Him again? Usagi-chan you need a female best friend. Alec-kun is great to be friends with but" She smiled sadly at the puzzled girl. "You can't have a girl chat with him, ne?"

Alec who had been outside the door his arms filled with Usagi's latest costume froze at the words as his eyes widened. What was 'she' doing there? He waited silently for them to continue.

"Demo," Usagi objected. "Alec-chan is my very best friend! He's followed me to every school I've been toHe'll always be my best friend, gomen ne, Hoto-chan."

Alec burst into joy on the other side of the door and merrily knocked. A second later Usagi opened the door and Kit began to growl. "Usagi-chan!" He practically threw the clothes at a sulking Hoto as he hugged his favorite blonde. "I made something I know you'll love!" He turned and grabbed the top garment from Hoto's pile and held it up. "Look! A matching outfit for Kit."

Kit's ears perked up at this bit of news and he once again bared his teeth as the trio descended on him. He wasn't about to let

They tackled the fox like he was a fumbled football and in mere seconds were cooing at how cute he looked in the outfit. All were ignorant of the fox's fury until Hoto yelped.

"Daijoubu?" Usagi asked automatically before realizing her friend had a new furry earring. "KIT!" she reached for the fox but Alec accidentally tripped and pulled Usagi down with him as he laughed. "Alec!" she scolded as she watched her friend wince in pain and try to pull off the clamped on fox.

Hoto finally managed to jerk the little devil beast off without any serious injuries apart from a set of new holes for earrings and glared darkly. "Usagi-chan, he can't stay with us," she protested. "You saw what he tried to do to me!"

Alec couldn't help but laugh at the scene. In his opinion Kit was a furry little angel. What was a few bites and scars when compared to the fact that he'd protect Usagi from everything? "He'd probably cry without you, Usagi-chan." There was no way he was going to let this intruder spend the night alone with Usagi. The girl was evil!

Usagi who had been in the process of starting to nod, stopped and shook her head. "That's right Gomen, Hoto-chan. I can't leave Kit outside by himself! He's only a baby." She picked up the all but smirking fox and hugged him tightly. "But maybe Tokiya-Niichan can take care of him if you're that scared"

Kit scowled in her arms as he watched the golden-eyed girl smirk. He didn't trust her one bit. The other human was crazy, this one just didn't smell right. He bared his teeth and prepared to lunge when Usagi tightened her grip and waltzed out to find Tokiya.

Scene Five:
"Ne" the dark-haired girl pulled gently on the golden-haired boy. "You know everything there is to know about Usagi-chan, ne?" Hoto had decided to use this Usagi-free moment wisely.

Alec grinned and nodded in perfect confidence. "Of course! There's nothing she'll hide from me." He eyed the all too innocent Hoto for a moment. "Why?"

Hoto batted her long lush eyelashes at him and was pleased as he turned a very pale shade of creamy pink. "She's even told you about her crush?"

Alec's face turned an amusing color, which strongly reminded Hoto of blueberries or was it grapes? Anyway the particular vivid shade of purple he was emitting was highly entertaining. "Not that close afterall, huh?"

The otaku's eyes narrowed as he finally gained control of his rampant emotions. So Hoto had caught him off guard. It wouldn't happen again. "Well, you still don't know her measurements, do you? Nor do you know what her favorite thing in the world is."

Hoto chuckled her golden eyes sparkling with malice. It wouldn't be hard to get rid of this one. "Do you want to know his name?"

Alec frowned. "Her favorite thing in the world is me. You're not going to steal Usagi-chan away so easily." He gestured towards a costume full of red feathers and sequins. "That one I made especially for you. Usagi-chan might think you're harmless but to me you're nothing but a devil."

Hoto couldn't help it, she laughed. "Oh, really?" She closed the distance between them faster than the boy could blink and smiled as she saw uncertainty flash through his bright eyes. "Usagi-chan is free to choose whoever she wants for a best friend. She'll soon realize I'm a much more profitable one, especially if she wants to be with that crush of hers."

Alec sounded bitter as he laughed. "I don't believe you Usagi-chan wouldn't fall in love at first sight. She's not like that. She's not shallow like you."

Scene Six:
"Minna-chan, I'm back!" Usagi let Kit down and watched her pet scamper upstairs. He was so cute! Of course the price for having her baka ecchi step-brother watch the animal was for her to do his share of the chores for the next week. The nerve of himAnd on top of that he had forced her to go grocery shopping! Thankfully, Kit had refused to leave her side and had accompanied her there and back.

"It's about time, get lost?" Tokiya seemed a bit distracted as he leaned against the kitchen table, frowning deeply at her. "I made supper for you and your little gang. You let it get cold."

Usagi stared at him startled as she tried to reason why he would do such a thing to help her out. "You did?" So what if it wasn't the most intelligent answer at the time. It was all she could come up with! "Gomen There were a lot of lines"

Tokiya shifted from his position on the wall and walked towards her. He started to take her bags from her, ignoring her protests that they were too heavy until he felt his weight slump over. "What do you have in here, bricks?"

Usagi flushed in embarrassment but managed to glare at him. "I managed to get them home alright, you're just a wimp."

Tokiya frowned. "Nani? I could lift you up with one arm."

Usagi crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him as if daring him to try it. "You couldn't even get me off the ground, ecchi."

That was it. Tokiya was tired of 'that' nickname. He strode up to the startled girl and with just one arm easily picked her off the ground.

"Let me go!" Usagi shrieked as she grabbed onto his neck for support. "I'm sorry, I was wrong!" She glanced up to see if her words had any effect and noticed him smirking smugly at her. She was about to come up with a semblance of a witty retort when she noticed her two friends peeking over at them from the stairway. Neither looked particularly pleased. She would have some explaining to do thanks to her ecchi niichan.

Scene Seven:
The plan was set. Now that silly girl that had dared made him doubt his loyalty to Ryuuichi-sama would suffer. With a final flourish of a pen in hand, Tatsuha finished writing on a deceptively simple looking form and walked away as he hummed a tune. Tsukino Usagi would pay.

Scene Eight:
Usagi and Kit raced to the ringing phone and picked it up. "Yes, I'm calling for Ichigo Studios, we'd like to just confirm that a Tsukino will be coming in at noon for an audition."

"Audition?" Usagi squeaked as her eyes widened. "I'll be there!" She squealed as she hung up the phone and quickly called Alec. If she was going to an audition she'd need a costume! "Alec-chan? Guess what?!"

As Usagi told her friend all the details she couldn't help but giggle. Had she finally been chosen? Was this her big break? She picked up Kit and hugged him. "We're going to be on TV!" she squealed in triumph.

"Who's torturing a pig in here?" Tokiya eyed the excited girl with a wary eye. "Oh, it's just you. Could you keep it down? Some of us are trying to study."

Usagi paused her conversation long enough to send a glare Tokiya's way and to stick out her tongue. She quickly finished her conversation and stomped off to go confront her offensive step-brother. "I need a ride."

Tokiya chuckled. "A ride to where? The zoo?" He couldn't help the small grin that came to his lips as she glared fiercly at him.

"The audition," Usagi all but snarled her eyes narrowed in distaste. "I have an audition at noon and Alec-chan should be here any second with clothes to try out."

"Audition for what?" Tokiya frowned in concern. What kind of auditon could it be that they'd want a teenaged girl like her? He had first hand experience with her singing talent, there wasn't any. She couldn't dance without hurting herself or others either. "Alright, I'll take you"

Usagi ignored his question as the doorbell rang and she bounced off to answer it. Upon seeing her friend carrying a mountain of clothes she grinned and dragged him in by one arm. "Come on!" she urged as she hauled the boy up the stairs.

Scene Nine:
"You're Usagi Tsukino?" the producer of the show stared puzzled at the bursting with happiness blonde. "The Usagi Tsukino we're waiting for is a male." He dug out the photo of the cute teenager and held it up. "See? He looks just like you but without the pigtails" He frowned and shook his head. Something was wrong here.

"A guy?" Usagi wrinkled her nose at the thought. "I'm not a guy Why can't I go on like this?"

"Because we're searching for the latest male talent." The producer sighed. "No, you won't do. Sorry for wasting your time."

Usagi felt the tears began to pool in her eyes when Alec grabbed her and drug her to the side. "Take off your clothes."

Usagi almost managed to slap her friend before he ducked. "Nani?"

"We'll switch. You can't go on stage if they think you're a girl."

Tokiya rolled his eyes and took off his jacket. "Here, just put this on and put the skirt on him," He tilted his head towards a grinning Alec as he happily shed his pants and handed them over. As Alec and Tokiya practically dressed the gaping girl she barely noticed when they took her hair down and Tokiya tied it back into a simple loose ponytail with his own hair holder. "There, now just don't make a fool of yourself"

Usagi kissed the two on the cheek before scampering back into the studio. "Usagi-chan" Alec whispered as he hugged the outfit she had been wearing. "She's going to be the best!"

Tokiya rolled his eyes as he fought the faintest blush. To say that his step-sister was weird would be a vast understatement. She had to be the strangest person, aside from the blonde friend of hers who was practically dancing with her former outfit, he had ever met.

Usagi had managed to convince the producer that she looked masculine enough to go on camera. She took a deep breath and forced her tone down to a believable male level and began to sing. Would the audience buy the lie that she was a guy?

Scene Ten:
"So how was it? They loved you right?" Alec grinned at his shocked friend. It was obvious she had a lot of fun singing on stage. "Everyone knows you're a star now, ne?" He squealed and circled her. "I can't wait to design costumes for you!"

"It was just one song, Alec-chan." Usagi quickly redid her hair in her trademark style and shook her head at her estatic friend. "Besides, hardly anyone saw it. In fact I doubt anyone did." She sighed. "They used the name 'Tsuki' instead of mine They said it added more mystery to me." She shrugged and grabbed his hand. "Let's go home, ne?"

Scene Eleven:
Tatsuha stared stunned at the screen. Though the producer of the talent show claimed that the artist's name was 'Tsuki' there was no doubt in his mind that the pretty boy was in fact Usagi. How had she been able to actually sing? His plan had failed and yet For some odd reason he didn't feel distraught over it. In fact she almost looked 'right' when she was on that stage. Perhaps the blonde odango truly did deserve a place near his idol. He shook his head vigrously at the thought, no way was he about to start calling her 'Usagi-sama' even in his mind. But Tsuki-sama couldn't hurt, right?

"Tat-chan!" Ryuuichi bounced into his friend's room and grinned. "Did you see? Usagi-chan was on TV!" He hugged his Kumagoru tightly and sighed in contentment. "She shined so brightly" He grabbed Tatsuha's phone and giggled like a kid. "I want her to shine with me!"

Tatsuha frowned at this. "Demo If you do that won't her real identity be discovered? She could be a big hit as this Tsuki character."

Ryuuichi pouted at his friend's logic and wilted slightly. "Well I know!" His grin came back full force and his fingers raced over the bright numbered keys. "Ne, guess what? I wanna do that project you were talking about."

Tatsuha blinked as he stared at his idol. What was going on? The child-like happiness was almost wiped completely away as he chattered on the phone in complete seriousness. How had he even realized that Tsuki was Usagi anyway? He hadn't given his idol that much credit when it came to observances. What was this project anyway? "Project? What are you planning?"

Ryuuichi hung up the phone and his kiddish attidute returned, "Daa You'll have to be surprised too, Tat-chan!" He hugged his ever present stuffed rabbit and smiled. "Even Kumagorou doesn't know about this."

Scene Twelve:

Why was he staring at her like that? The blonde girl shivered in annoyance as she spotted her archrival looking at her in that strange way around the corner. Her day has been perfectly fine no, more like a fairytale dream until an unpleasant feeling crept up her spine a feeling that she could only associate with Tatsuha Usegi. Even though they were archrivals and their hate was mutual, it was still creepy to have Tatsuha following her around without trying any nasty tricks, and that this was the first time that she has seen Tatsuha away from his god Ryuuichi. And Alec had said that nothing could drag her down after her debut and being informed she had won the talent contest.

Where in the world was that no good stepbrother of hers?! Tokiya always seemed to have a talent to not show up when he was most needed. Not that she would ever ask him for helpthat hentai minded, no good stepbrother If he didn't show up in five minutes she was going to leave without him. If it weren't for the fact that he saved her life during the talent contest, she would've never agreed to wait for him today for the martial arts competition between Meiou and her school.

After walking around the school for the fifth time in hope of losing her unwanted shadow with no apparent success, Usagi was about to confront the annoying factor when someone beat her to it.

"Who the hell are you and why are you spying on my sister?"

Tatsuha literally froze when a cool metal blade was silently pressed against his neck. Quickly he racked his brain, but as far as he knew, the only brother that Usagi had was her twin who was supposed to be locked up in a boarding school in the middle of Europe somewhere, so where had this impostor sprang up from? Not that he felt any concern for his eternal enemy of course. "I can get you arrested for bringing a weapon into school property, you know."

"Baka! Do you want to be banned from the competition before it starts?!" To Tatsuha's surprise, Usagi came jogging up to him and his assassin, and to his shock pulled the razor sharp blade away from the tender skin at his throat.

Even though he let the blonde girl pull away his sword, the icy glare that Tokiya kept gave the other boy was an almost as potent weapon. He sometimes heard wisps of conversation about this infamous Tatsuha character between Usagi and Alec, but it had never occurred to him that the dark haired boy was actually a serious problem. He was purposefully late for their meeting to have a little fun with the impatient bunny, watching her fume had become one of his favorite past times. But when he had noticed the suspicious male following the unwitting blonde it hadn't taken long for his protective side to take over. Seems he'd have to keep a closer eye on her from now on.

Scene Thirteen:
Usagi shivered in the crisp cold air. Her school was an embarrassment compared to Meiou. Even she realized this as she stared at their impeccably dressed students, standing in straight lines and listening to every word their teacher was saying. That was another thing Their teacher was actually competing in the tournament. How could he compete with only one eye showing, anyway?

"Baka," Tatsuha hissed behind her. She turned to scowl at him and met the greatest shock of her young life.

Tatsuha stood offering his own jacket for her use. As she stared at it suspicously he felt his patience starting to thin. The nerve of the blonde, all he was trying to do was make sure she didn't freeze so that weird relative of hers didn't try to slice and dice him. "Take it."

Slowly Usagi did as bade and slipped into the material that still held its previous owner's warmth, and that faint vanilla smell that seemed to belong to Tatsuha alone. As Usagi realized what she was thinking she turned scarlet and almost ripped the jacket off before something else caught her eye.

Red hair glinted in the pale lights and eyes that looked to be green from this distance sparkled from halfway across the room. Without even giving a thank you to Tatsuha, she pushed the boy aside and raced after her love. She was going to find out his name this time! She just had to!

Tatsuha scowled as the blonde took off. The least she could of done was thanked him He grumbled before he glanced to see where the blonde was running to and he frowned. Why was she running after a Meiou student? Didn't she know they were the enemy?

"Usagi-chan?" Alec noticed Tatsuha staring after his friend and studied the boy puzzled. "Ne, where's Usagi-chan?" As he received no answer he scowled. "She's not part of that school yet Why is she abandoning me?" He sniffled for effect and was about to race after the blonde when he noticed Tatsuha giving him an odd look.

"What did you say?" Had he heard right? He hadn't heard of any plans that he could remember.

"About Usagi-chan abandoning me?"

Tatsuha scowled, "No, about her transferring to Meiou." As he spoke he faintly remembered a memory of Ryuuichi trying to convince him to help throw a going away party for Usagi but the words had never really hit him until now. The blonde was leaving the school? "When does she leave?" Strangely he didn't feel euphoric or excited at the prospect of her absence, but instead felt the stirrings of sorrow.

"I'm transferring as well but she'll be there a week before I can go" Alec scowled. "Wait" He glanced at Tatsuha and frowned. "Why are you so desperate to know anyway? You planning on playing another dirty trick on her?" His eyes narrowed and his usual goofiness vanished in an instant, "I'm warning you, leave her alone until she transfers, or you'll regret it."

Tatsuha took a step backwards as he stared numbly at the once again happy Alec. Did all people in the school have split personalities? This was the second time he had been wrong about someone. But wait If Alec was so protective of the blonde could he have possibly been the reason that she was known as a black widow? It would make sense The incidents hadn't started until the two had met up in primary school Alec had followed her through every school for the rest of her education. But could the blonde otaku really be a murderer?

Scene Fourteen:
"Matte!" Usagi pulled on the red-head's hand, forcing him to stop and lose track of the Meiou student he had been following. "You're that guy from the arcade, aren't you?" She tried to get a glimpse at his face but it was shadowed by an overhanging bar.

"Who are you?" The teenager managed to free his arm and stepped closer to study the hopeful girl before he heard an angry hiss. He winced as he realized he had been caught. "Syaron-sama." He took a step backwards completely away from the blonde and bowed his head in apology. "I meant to catch up"

The tall red-eyed boy ignored him as he studied the blonde. So she was a member of the other school? "Who are you, and what were you doing to my servant?" He turned his head and wrinkled his nose as if he had smelt something foul. "And when was the last time you bathed?"

Usagi's eyes narrowed. "Tatsuha-san lent me this jacket Don't make fun of the way he smells." She scowled as she realized she had just stood up for her rival. What kind of world was this? "My name is Tsukino Usagi and I just wanted to talk to him. You don't own him, he's free to talk if he wants."

The red-head paled at her words. How wrong she was, due to his family's errors and the needs of his younger sister who was long ago placed in the hospital, he had been serving his master's family and even lived with them. It was only because of this connection that he was even allowed to attend Meiou. It was truly a school only for the elite. "Actually"

He was silenced by a glare from the brown-haired boy. "You attend this joke of a school, ne?" He demanded as his eyes raked over her ill-clothed figure. "Anyone can get into that school. Not everyone can get into Meiou. I'm pleased knowing someone from your social status could never attend."

Usagi had heard enough and she drew herself to her full, yet still short, height. "Status or riches don't matter! As for your statement I'll have you know that by the end of this month I'll be transferring from here to your precious school." She noticed his darkened look and smirked. "And there's nothing you can do to stop it since Mikigami-san recommended me for it."

The scowl vanished in an instant to be replaced by a puzzled curiousity. "Mikigami? How would you know Tokiya's parents?"

"Ah, we meet again, ne Usagi-chan?" Behind the first red-head was another that looked like a carbon copy except for the mischiveous sparkle in his emerald eyes. "You remember me, ne?"

Usagi found herself dry-mouthed by this time and could only mutely nod. She had found him. Her prince. She struggled to make her mouth form just one word but she seemed incapable of it as she stared up at him.

"Ne, you should really go back to your school's side," the servant gently interrupted his pale amethyst eyes full of worry as he frowned faintly at the known playboy. When had girls like her made his list anyway? Usually he went after an entirely different type. "Ah, congratulations Mikigami-san." He smiled politely at the sweating boy who was frowning as he studied the group.

"Usagi, your friends are looking for you." He reached to grab her but realized someone had beaten her to it.

"Tsukino Usagi, correct?" The easy-going eye surveyed her for a moment before a light smile creased the new-comer's lips. "I'll be your new homeroom teacher when you come to Meiou. You'll learn my name when you step through the doors." As quickly as he had appeared, the teacher vanished into seemingly thin air. Leaving a puzzled Usagi who was quickly pulled away by a scolding Tokiya. Really, what had she done to get a lecture from him?

Scene Fifteen:
The glare of the bright sun, forced Aki to awaken from his restless sleep. Grumpily, the blonde blinked at his surroundings and arched a brow. Last night, the deserted street hadn't appeared so...colorful.

Banners of brightly colored cloth hung overhead, shielding the boisterous sellers and goods. Bird like chatter from tourists filled the blue sky. A grin spread across his face, as the feeling of justice filled him.

His best friend hated people, hated crowds and hated useless chatter. He was going to get a healthly dose of all three. That would teach him not to make others sleep on cold, hard concrete, Aki thought to himself as he picked up his wallet. He wanted to get a front seat view for what was to come...

Wait a minute...

Aki eyed his wallet suspiciously. Had some rabid animal attacked him last night, and used his wallet for a chew toy? No there was no bite marks... Aki frowned as he opened the wallet.

No money. Not even a speck of lint.

Calmly he bit back a barrage of curses that threatened to escape from his lips. Stalking over to his still sleeping best friend, Aki kicked him onto his side. Not really caring if the other blonde awoke, he needed to be woken up anyway. Stupid baka that could sleep through anything, anytime and anywhere. Aki began to search for his friend's wallet.

"You know, I could have you arrested for sexual assault.."

"Wallet," was the only response to the dry comment.

He arched a brow at his unseemingly tense friend. Usually, Aki would have some smart mouth retort or a good kick in the butt for him (The idiot couldn't punch worth beans.) What could have crawled up his butt, he wondered as he tossed Aki his wallet. He had better not end up paying for breakfast...

"DAMNNIT!!!" Aki exploded, dropping the wallet. "This is all your fault! You felt the need to commune with nature!!! You decided that beds were too good for us! You!!!"

He calmly, ignored his friends ranting, as they drew in a small crowd and picked up his fallen wallet. Apparently, tourists thought they were watching an amusing street act. Morons. Scowling a bit, he waited until Aki's ranting tapered off. "We've been robbed."

Aki's face turned an interesting shade of red at the monotone remark. "TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW, YOU...YOU BAKA!!!!"

The crowd watched closely as the blonde still sitting performed a clean side kick, knocking his friend off his feet and onto his back. They waited with curiosity to see what would happen next.

"Shut up. You're starting to give me a headache."