Taking that Leap
[CHAPTER THREE]
By tierce
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi is the owner of Sailor Moon. I am thy humble writer of fanfics :] Author's Notes: I am SO sorry for not updating this sooner. I just didn't have the time.but yeah so as to stop keeping you waiting, I present you with chapter three. =)
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Ami stretched her arms, blinking rapidly in the space of two seconds. She then got up, turning off her computer and capping her blue pen. Meticulously, she picked up the papers and straightened them before placing them into a clear plastic folder. She had been working on a personal research project since Juuban High had not sent its students any summer material to do. "Pity, it'd be nice to be doing some summer reading for school."
Making her way towards the door, she impulsively stopped by the mirror Minako had gotten her for Christmas. She flushed, remembering that day, when she had asked rather bluntly exactly why she would need such a frivolous thing. The blonde girl had only grinned, refusing to explain. So it was somewhat surprising when Ami found herself looking into the reflection that stared back at her.
She wasn't a pretty girl, she supposed, just average with plain blue eyes and plain dark blue hair. Ok well maybe not so average with the blue hair but still. That was getting beyond the point. There wasn't anything, at least that's what she felt, that was remotely attractive to a member of the opposite sex. Then again, just about all the boys at Juuban High were still pretty immature and annoying save for a special few, like Greg.
"I don't like Greg!" She blurted out loud, to no one in particular and flushed again. Where had that come from? Oh well. She honestly didn't see in him anything besides a good friend so what other people thought didn't matter to her. Only what she knew and the truth did, in her world anyways.
Maybe Ami was just a bookworm but that didn't mean she didn't know how to have some sort of excitement. She just couldn't help but feel though as if she would like at least a little fun during the summer. Not any type of fun where all one had to do was call up her girlfriends, but fun involving a boy. A boy-what a surprise, she thought to herself. Only last year she would've been wide-eyed at the idea that she could enjoy passing time with boys. Well it wasn't as if she had had an earth-shattering epiphany on members of the opposite sex, so it didn't really matter. Boys could still be petty and childish in their manners, but there was that whole new side to the whole going out with a guy. OR at least as friends.
Of course one couldn't discount the fact that she was Sailor Mercury. Not just some cheesy fan who dressed up as the elusive sailor and knew her every move and saying. She was the genuine girl, the real Sailor Mercury. However considering how all the Sailor Scouts had to keep their identities secret, no one would really know that Mizuno Ami actually saved the world at night or in daylight with her friends. No one would ever even think that Ami fought Youma and other unsavory creatures so as to protect the world from evil. It was better to let people think she was a bookish grind who just studied all day long and never had fun. Besides it was nice to keep a secret, it made her feel at least a little bit more important and better whenever she felt somewhat down.
Her thoughts abruptly took a sharp turn and wandered to the previous day's proceedings.
"Hmm I wonder if Usagi ever did get all that nail polish out of her hair," The blue-haired girl mused, remembering yesterday's rather humorous events. They had all gone over to Minako's house to watch a movie and partake in some good old gossiping. Usagi, being the spur-of-the-moment and regrettably clumsy girl she was, had inadvertently broken a bottle of Mina's nail polish on her coffee table. The contents had spilt all over the table and onto her hair. It took quick thinking and determination to get the table clean as new again and wash out most of the polish in her hair. Yet Usagi still had to walk home that night with rather stiff bangs, there still being some residue much to her dismay.
Ami went over to her end table, grabbing her light blue wallet and sticking it into a small black bag. Her room wasn't much to look at. It was neat and functional, precisely the way she wanted it. So if it was a bit sparse or lacking in charisma, she never really noticed. The walls were unoriginally white, various ink paintings aesthetically hung around her room. There were two large windows, with white curtains tucked back by a silken cord. There was a white bookcase filled with classics and schoolbooks. The carpet was soft but not exactly sumptuous, a banal white in color. There was a sleek silver desk in the corner of the room, with a state-of-the-art desktop computer, phone and several textbooks on it. The swivel chair, gray and black, was pushed against the desk. There were two white end tables at each side of her bed, one with a vase of dried orchids, the other with an alarm clock. Her bed was twin-sized with a silver headboard, white sheets, white pillowcase, white bedspread and white covers. Needless to say, Ami's room looked quite sterile. Just like an operating room.
"If we're lucky, Mamoru won't be there and Usagi won't be arguing all day again," She giggled. Mamoru and Usagi quite honestly did act like an old married couple. They were so used to one another but just could never stop getting into fights. And to think it all started with a flying test paper. "It'd be nice if I met a boy in a weird way like Usagi did," a little voice in her head whispered.
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"Can we get going already?" Jadeite groaned from the bottom of the stairs, where he paced back and forth across the carpet like a starving panther. Damn it he didn't come all the way to Japan just to wait for Kunzite to fix his hair when he had better things to do! No, he was a man on a major mission, meeting hot single girls!
Zoisite rolled his blue-green eyes in disgust at his friend's impatience, almost sniffing. "You think I want to wait forever?"
"Hey chill you two, we don't need Kunzite to get all pissy again ok? Or have you forgotten what he was about to do to you yesterday huh Jade?" Nephrite cut in warningly.
"Okay sheesh, don't remind me!" The blonde man said, clearly recalling the humiliating events. Having ticked off Kunzite, he had had to deal with a sword-wielding maniac who wouldn't stop chasing him and two useless friends who just stood there and laughed. At him! "Lousy friends," he muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Zoisite asked sharply.
"Nothing!" Jadeite said hastily, beaming cheekily. "Nothing at all!"
Finally Kunzite appeared at the landing, and made his way down the stairs smoothly. "Are we ready to go?"
"Took long-mmmfph!" Jadeite was cut off by Nephrite who had very calmly walked up to him and clapped a rather foul-smelling dish rag to his mouth. With all his strength Jadeite shoved him away and gagged. "Ugh! That was low for you Nephrite! And where did you get that?"
Nephrite chuckled. "Where else? The kitchen sink of course, duh."
Kunzite raised an eyebrow but didn't comment on the lack of maturity in his two friends. "What were you about to say anyways Jadeite?"
"Nothing!" Jadeite babbled. He smiled and said in a clearer voice, "It was nothing."
"Okay then. So are we ready or not?" The other man asked somewhat testily.
"We're all ready," Zoisite said. "I don't have a lot of cash on me and I don't know how much we're gonna need so-"
Toshio appeared suddenly, carrying his wallet. "Boys, do you need some money to walk around and get a bite to eat or something?" He was Jadeite's uncle and had very graciously offered to host the boys for the summer. He even seemed to be able to sense the needs of his nephew and his companions, always showing up when they needed some advice or in this case, cash.
"Yes we do, thanks a lot!" His nephew babbled, grabbing a thick set of yen from his hands. He eyed the money and practically drooled, thinking of what he could buy. "Oh man, gum, burgers, clothes, hair gel." His mind mentally made up a list of things he definitely wanted.
"Just don't spend all of it in one day. I think it's more than enough to get you each a decent meal today and a couple of games. Might I suggest the Crown Game Center? Or did you boys have some other place to go?"
"Where's that?" Nephrite asked, interested in the prospect of fast food and video games. He was hungry for McDonalds, but was doubtful that any of the American franchises might actually be located here in Japan.
"I believe it's a five to ten minute walk from here," Ryoko appeared in the hallway with yellow gloves on and her red hair tied back, carrying a mop in one hand and a small yellow bucket in the other. "Just walk down this avenue until you see it. You can't miss it, all the teenagers go there for inexpensive food and games. The owner's a very nice young man too."
"Thanks a lot!" They said and ran out the door without even saying goodbye.
".Hey I bet two hundred yen that you'll be last.no you'll be last.no he'll be last." Their voices could still be heard, as they all raced for the arcade center.
"Kids," Toshio laughed. "I think all they do is bet with one another!"
His wife smiled and began mopping the floor. "Boys will always be boys, Toshio."
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Author's Notes:
Well that was chapter three. As you see, I got into Ami's character a bit more, because I realized my mistake with the first two chapters, where I centered on Usagi rather than Ami even though this is supposed to be all Ami. Ehh maybe one day I'll revise the whole thing but I guess that's until after I finish, eh? =) And yup, next chapter is when they all meet! And I promise it will be longer and posted within two weeks! =D
-tierce
31-Jul-03
Disclaimer: Naoko Takeuchi is the owner of Sailor Moon. I am thy humble writer of fanfics :] Author's Notes: I am SO sorry for not updating this sooner. I just didn't have the time.but yeah so as to stop keeping you waiting, I present you with chapter three. =)
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Ami stretched her arms, blinking rapidly in the space of two seconds. She then got up, turning off her computer and capping her blue pen. Meticulously, she picked up the papers and straightened them before placing them into a clear plastic folder. She had been working on a personal research project since Juuban High had not sent its students any summer material to do. "Pity, it'd be nice to be doing some summer reading for school."
Making her way towards the door, she impulsively stopped by the mirror Minako had gotten her for Christmas. She flushed, remembering that day, when she had asked rather bluntly exactly why she would need such a frivolous thing. The blonde girl had only grinned, refusing to explain. So it was somewhat surprising when Ami found herself looking into the reflection that stared back at her.
She wasn't a pretty girl, she supposed, just average with plain blue eyes and plain dark blue hair. Ok well maybe not so average with the blue hair but still. That was getting beyond the point. There wasn't anything, at least that's what she felt, that was remotely attractive to a member of the opposite sex. Then again, just about all the boys at Juuban High were still pretty immature and annoying save for a special few, like Greg.
"I don't like Greg!" She blurted out loud, to no one in particular and flushed again. Where had that come from? Oh well. She honestly didn't see in him anything besides a good friend so what other people thought didn't matter to her. Only what she knew and the truth did, in her world anyways.
Maybe Ami was just a bookworm but that didn't mean she didn't know how to have some sort of excitement. She just couldn't help but feel though as if she would like at least a little fun during the summer. Not any type of fun where all one had to do was call up her girlfriends, but fun involving a boy. A boy-what a surprise, she thought to herself. Only last year she would've been wide-eyed at the idea that she could enjoy passing time with boys. Well it wasn't as if she had had an earth-shattering epiphany on members of the opposite sex, so it didn't really matter. Boys could still be petty and childish in their manners, but there was that whole new side to the whole going out with a guy. OR at least as friends.
Of course one couldn't discount the fact that she was Sailor Mercury. Not just some cheesy fan who dressed up as the elusive sailor and knew her every move and saying. She was the genuine girl, the real Sailor Mercury. However considering how all the Sailor Scouts had to keep their identities secret, no one would really know that Mizuno Ami actually saved the world at night or in daylight with her friends. No one would ever even think that Ami fought Youma and other unsavory creatures so as to protect the world from evil. It was better to let people think she was a bookish grind who just studied all day long and never had fun. Besides it was nice to keep a secret, it made her feel at least a little bit more important and better whenever she felt somewhat down.
Her thoughts abruptly took a sharp turn and wandered to the previous day's proceedings.
"Hmm I wonder if Usagi ever did get all that nail polish out of her hair," The blue-haired girl mused, remembering yesterday's rather humorous events. They had all gone over to Minako's house to watch a movie and partake in some good old gossiping. Usagi, being the spur-of-the-moment and regrettably clumsy girl she was, had inadvertently broken a bottle of Mina's nail polish on her coffee table. The contents had spilt all over the table and onto her hair. It took quick thinking and determination to get the table clean as new again and wash out most of the polish in her hair. Yet Usagi still had to walk home that night with rather stiff bangs, there still being some residue much to her dismay.
Ami went over to her end table, grabbing her light blue wallet and sticking it into a small black bag. Her room wasn't much to look at. It was neat and functional, precisely the way she wanted it. So if it was a bit sparse or lacking in charisma, she never really noticed. The walls were unoriginally white, various ink paintings aesthetically hung around her room. There were two large windows, with white curtains tucked back by a silken cord. There was a white bookcase filled with classics and schoolbooks. The carpet was soft but not exactly sumptuous, a banal white in color. There was a sleek silver desk in the corner of the room, with a state-of-the-art desktop computer, phone and several textbooks on it. The swivel chair, gray and black, was pushed against the desk. There were two white end tables at each side of her bed, one with a vase of dried orchids, the other with an alarm clock. Her bed was twin-sized with a silver headboard, white sheets, white pillowcase, white bedspread and white covers. Needless to say, Ami's room looked quite sterile. Just like an operating room.
"If we're lucky, Mamoru won't be there and Usagi won't be arguing all day again," She giggled. Mamoru and Usagi quite honestly did act like an old married couple. They were so used to one another but just could never stop getting into fights. And to think it all started with a flying test paper. "It'd be nice if I met a boy in a weird way like Usagi did," a little voice in her head whispered.
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"Can we get going already?" Jadeite groaned from the bottom of the stairs, where he paced back and forth across the carpet like a starving panther. Damn it he didn't come all the way to Japan just to wait for Kunzite to fix his hair when he had better things to do! No, he was a man on a major mission, meeting hot single girls!
Zoisite rolled his blue-green eyes in disgust at his friend's impatience, almost sniffing. "You think I want to wait forever?"
"Hey chill you two, we don't need Kunzite to get all pissy again ok? Or have you forgotten what he was about to do to you yesterday huh Jade?" Nephrite cut in warningly.
"Okay sheesh, don't remind me!" The blonde man said, clearly recalling the humiliating events. Having ticked off Kunzite, he had had to deal with a sword-wielding maniac who wouldn't stop chasing him and two useless friends who just stood there and laughed. At him! "Lousy friends," he muttered under his breath.
"What was that?" Zoisite asked sharply.
"Nothing!" Jadeite said hastily, beaming cheekily. "Nothing at all!"
Finally Kunzite appeared at the landing, and made his way down the stairs smoothly. "Are we ready to go?"
"Took long-mmmfph!" Jadeite was cut off by Nephrite who had very calmly walked up to him and clapped a rather foul-smelling dish rag to his mouth. With all his strength Jadeite shoved him away and gagged. "Ugh! That was low for you Nephrite! And where did you get that?"
Nephrite chuckled. "Where else? The kitchen sink of course, duh."
Kunzite raised an eyebrow but didn't comment on the lack of maturity in his two friends. "What were you about to say anyways Jadeite?"
"Nothing!" Jadeite babbled. He smiled and said in a clearer voice, "It was nothing."
"Okay then. So are we ready or not?" The other man asked somewhat testily.
"We're all ready," Zoisite said. "I don't have a lot of cash on me and I don't know how much we're gonna need so-"
Toshio appeared suddenly, carrying his wallet. "Boys, do you need some money to walk around and get a bite to eat or something?" He was Jadeite's uncle and had very graciously offered to host the boys for the summer. He even seemed to be able to sense the needs of his nephew and his companions, always showing up when they needed some advice or in this case, cash.
"Yes we do, thanks a lot!" His nephew babbled, grabbing a thick set of yen from his hands. He eyed the money and practically drooled, thinking of what he could buy. "Oh man, gum, burgers, clothes, hair gel." His mind mentally made up a list of things he definitely wanted.
"Just don't spend all of it in one day. I think it's more than enough to get you each a decent meal today and a couple of games. Might I suggest the Crown Game Center? Or did you boys have some other place to go?"
"Where's that?" Nephrite asked, interested in the prospect of fast food and video games. He was hungry for McDonalds, but was doubtful that any of the American franchises might actually be located here in Japan.
"I believe it's a five to ten minute walk from here," Ryoko appeared in the hallway with yellow gloves on and her red hair tied back, carrying a mop in one hand and a small yellow bucket in the other. "Just walk down this avenue until you see it. You can't miss it, all the teenagers go there for inexpensive food and games. The owner's a very nice young man too."
"Thanks a lot!" They said and ran out the door without even saying goodbye.
".Hey I bet two hundred yen that you'll be last.no you'll be last.no he'll be last." Their voices could still be heard, as they all raced for the arcade center.
"Kids," Toshio laughed. "I think all they do is bet with one another!"
His wife smiled and began mopping the floor. "Boys will always be boys, Toshio."
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Author's Notes:
Well that was chapter three. As you see, I got into Ami's character a bit more, because I realized my mistake with the first two chapters, where I centered on Usagi rather than Ami even though this is supposed to be all Ami. Ehh maybe one day I'll revise the whole thing but I guess that's until after I finish, eh? =) And yup, next chapter is when they all meet! And I promise it will be longer and posted within two weeks! =D
-tierce
31-Jul-03
