Damia - "Sorry about the long wait folks, Wrne and I are breaking in her new partner,"
Wren - "She's nowhere near as nice as I am though,"
Damia - "You're mean,"
Wren - "and it comes back to the usual argument,"
Damia - "Let's just introduce the newest addition,"
Wren - "Fine, introducing . . . uh . . . where is she?"
Damia - "I could have sworn we distinctly told her not to go off again,"
Wren - "You're the one who thought she'd be interesting,"
Damia - "Oh be quiet," Damia snaps her fingers and a girl with long violet hair braided down to her knee's is sitting on Duo's lap. The new girl glares and snaps her fingers, duo disappears.
Wren - "Solatina, you are such a -"
Damia - "Watch the language Wren, this is a pg-13 fic,"
Solatina - "Just because I like to have fun,"
Wren - "There's such a thing as to much fun,"
Damia - "Jealous dear?"
Wren - "Of that thing?"
Solatina - "I like you,"
Damia - "Solatina, you're purposefully egging her on,"
Solatina - "Does the word duh, mean anything to you?"
Damia - "For those of you who are interested. Wren is made of mainly sugar, Solatina is made of mainly spice, and I am sadly a mixture of both,"
Wren - "She wanted things to be interesting, she doesn't love me anymore,"
Solatina - "Would you shut up already? Your as annoying a little kid screaming in a restaurant,"
Damia - "I hate when that happens,"
Wren - "You're all against me,"
Solatina - "Bite me Bambi,"
Damia - "And on with the story,"
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Having PE as your first class should be illegal," Usagi complained.
"Oh come on, it'll be fun," Makoto said.
"No it wont," Usagi said mutinously. The girls had compared there schedules. six classes a day and they all had first lunch, which was right after third period. The boys had the same lunch as well.
"I get to see Michi-mama first thing every day," Hotaru said happily.
"I have History," Duo complained.
"live with it, you're with me," Rei informed him.
"How did I get stuck with that Baka Onna," Wufei was muttering to himself.
"Deal with it," Minako told him. They split up to go to there classes. Makoto, Usagi, Heero, and Quatre had class together. They were told to go to a class room to the left of the gym. As they walked inside, they saw Trowa standing in front of a white board. One wall of the room was blue, one was green, one was yellow, and one was white. The bell rang.
"Class, you can Call me Mr. Barton." Trowa began, glaring at each of them once they were assembled, "I will not speak unless I have a reason to, and since I do not like to speak, I suggest you not give me a reason." he held up a piece of paper.
"In the morning, I will expect you to check yourselves in. I will check to make sure you do not lie, you don't want to find out what I do to liars. When I blow my whistle, I expect you to stop what your doing and come over to me." He turned and looked over at Heero and the other three.
"I will choose two people, a boy and a girl, from each class, to help me out. You will listen to them, because they will have my orders, and will follow them. I do not like back talk. I do not like fights. I do not like rude remarks. I do not like Liars. Please try not to do things I do not like, or I will get mad. You do not want to see me mad. I will write the days instructions on the board, I expect them to be obeyed, always pay attention to it, I may write something in the middle of the period. Today you have a free period. Enjoy,"
He opened the double doors to the gym and then turned around and started to write on the board. The students pretty much ignored him and started to talk. When he was done writing, he looked around. Heero, Quatre, Makoto, and Usagi stood up, walked over to the blue wall, put one hand on it, and the started to walk across the room to the green wall and put the same hand on it. Then they went and grabbed a basketball, to play a little two on two. four minutes before class ended, Trowa blew his whistle. The students all came over and sat in front of him. "Today, I gave you a test, four of you passed. The rest of you are lucky that it is the first day. You," he pointed to a boy sitting in front of him, "read the board," The boy swallowed and then did as he was told.
"before the last ten minutes of class, walk over to the blue wall and put a hand on it, then walk to the green wall and do the same. After that you may do as you like," the boy read.
"The four who have done as instructed will get a five point bonus on there next quiz. Do not tell your friends about this. You are dismissed," he turned and started to erase the board.
"Wow," Makoto stared when they had left the room, "I wouldn't want to get him angry on a dark and stormy night,"
"I think that's the most I've ever heard him say in the space of an hour," Quatre said.
"he was like a different person," Usagi commented.
"Hn," Heero grunted, walking away to his next class, history.
"Well, it looks like I have Math, I'll see you later," Usagi smiled and ran off to her next class. She got there and found a seat next to Rei and Ami, who were there ahead of her.
"It was horrible," Rei was telling Ami.
"What was?" Usagi asked her.
"I had to sit next to Duo in History. The teacher insists on boy girl seating. I almost hit him,"
"Almost?" Ami asked.
"well, it was during class, and I try to curb my tendencies toward violence while a lot of people are around," She said.
"uh huh, sure," Usagi said before class started. The teacher, an older man with a bald spot and an icky brown tie stood up and introduced himself as Mr. Cole. He told them they could sit where they wanted, and then around the room and watched them all. The bell rang and Usagi left for Art class with Haruka.
"hey koneko," Haruka called. She was wearing a pair of Khaki's, a pair of loafers, and an over sized hawaiin shirt. Usagi was the first one in the classroom, "sit where you like," Haruka was sitting on her desk, eating an apple. Duo came in next. He saw the apple and perked up. Haruka shook her head and pulled one from her SS pocket, tossing it to him.
"Where do I sit?" he asked, munching on the apple. She waved her hand around the room and shrugged.
"So Ms. Tenno," Usagi started. Haruka shook her head and grinned.
"Mr." she said with a grin. Duo sat right next to Usagi in the back of the room. A bunch more people came in. Hotaru came in while the bell was ringing and chose a seat next to Usagi and Duo. Haruka tossed her apple core into the trash and smiled, immediately putting the class at ease. "hello class, welcome to art," she hopped off the desk and stood, "I am Mr. Tenno, Call me Mr. T, or Mr. Tenno, or just plain old Teach I don't care which. we have a few rules in here. Don't worry They're not to hard to remember. Rule 1, Don't groan when I give you homework. 2, there is no right or wrong in doing art, there is only trying and not trying. 3, no making fun of me outside of class," she smiled and winked at them, "4, no making fun of anyone but other teachers, that does not include Miss Keiou, the music teacher, in this class. 5, you are required to do everything I ask you to do. 6, have fun. Any questions?" a girl in the front row raised her hand, "yes, miss . . ."
"Karen Lendslow,' She batted her eye lashes at her, "have you ever taught before?"
"Why do you ask?" Haruka asked with a grin.
"You're not like our other teachers," The rest of the class nodded and voiced there agreements.
"well, since I'm obviously that transparent, you might as well know. I have never taught before."
"Wait a minute," one of the boys in the front of the class cried.
"well, I don't think that life is long enough to wait for something, if you want to say something you may say it though," Haruka sat back down on her desk.
"Are you Haruka Tenno, the race car driver?"
"yes I am,"
"Could I have your autograph?"
"you can have it if you raise your hand before speaking for the rest of the period,"
"yes sir," the boy said. A girl raised her hand, and batted her eyelashes.
"yes,"
"Do you have a girl friend?"
"well, uh," Haruka started to turn red and the boy that had asked for the autograph raised his hand. Haruka called on him.
"He is dating Michiru Keiou, and they have an adopted daughter, Hotaru Tomoe. Her father was the Scientist, Dr. Tomoe, who died in a lab accident," The boy put his hand down.
"oh," the girl looked dissappointed, and put her hand down.
"Thank you," Haruka said, grinning at the boy, "now, you have a free period, have fun," she wandered toward the back of the class and sat down on an empty desk in front of Hotaru.
"That was interesting," Usagi said with a grin.
"Thanks for the apple," Duo said with a smile.
"Oh yeah," Haruka shouted, quieting the class, "I will always tell you what we are doing the next day, and so long as it does not involve messy things, such as Paint, or clay, you may eat in here," she sat back down and grinned.
"Haruka, you have no idea how much I love you right now," Usagi said, putting her hand in her back pack and pulling out a box of Mini chocolate doughnuts.
"I need to get me one of those things," Duo said, his eyes plastered to the box. Usagi eyeballed him, before shoving one in her mouth and handing one to him. They finished the box two minutes later.
"I will never understand how you can eat like that," Hotaru said, shaking her head at the pair.
"It's easy," Duo remarked.
"yeah," Usagi finished, "you put it in your mouth, chew, and swollow, not difficult," She reached in her bag and pulled out a king size bag of Dorito's.
"You are my hero," Duo said.
"Help me stock it for art, and you'll be my hero," Usagi remarked.
"Teach?" asked the same boy from earlier, coming up with some of his friends.
"Yes," Haruka asked.
"Why'd you stop racing?" The boy asked.
"What's your name?"
"Jonathan,"
"Well Jonathan, two of the three loves of my life cannot bare to be apart, so I had to choose between them and Racing was the third, it got left behind," She nodded and grabbed a handful of Dorito's.
"Gee, I am so glad that Michi-mama and I score above racing," Hotaru said drily.
"Are you Hotaru Tomoe?" Jonathan asked.
"If I am?" she asked with a raised brow.
"Calm down Firefly," Haruka said, "She's just defensive, she doesn't like people who use her to get close to Michi or I,"
"You do know that Michiru Keiou is a World renowned Violinist," Usagi commented as she took the last Dorito and smiled.
"Yes, but Race car driving is more exciting," one of Jonathans friends commented. Usagi put her hand in her bag and pulled out a bag of Sushi. She and Duo had it finished in three minutes, they also gave Haruka and Hotaru one each. The boys stared at the two.
"yes?" Usagi asked them.
"Do you always eat like that?" Jonathan asked.
"Like what?" Usagi asked.
"He means that much Usa," Hotaru commented, reading a magazine.
"this much? I had more than this for breakfast, and that's the smallest meal of the day," Usagi said, horror struck.
"we know, but they don't," Hotaru said, still not looking up from the magazine.
"more than that? how do you stay so thin?" a girl who had heard her asked. Usagi blinked and smiled, while opening a bag of gummi bears.
"I'm really active, and on top of that I have an extremely high metabolism," Usagi answered, popping a bear into her mouth.
"you should see her when she hasn't eaten for three hours," Haruka commented with a wry smile. the rest of the class went by with the same sort of thing. Haruka had the girls and Duo wait for her as class ended.
"I don't want to go to lunch alone," She said, giving them puppy dog eyes.
"knock it off Teach," Usagi said, playfully shoving the Senshi of wind.
"hey, after class it's back to the usual," Haruka said.
"does that mean I get to call you an egomaniacal sex fiend?" asked a sweet and innocent voice from behind them. They all turned to see Michiru walking toward them in a floor length aqua sun dress.
"Only if you want me to prove you right" Haruka said with a wicked grin. Hotaru giggled at the two of them.
"Honestly, Michi-mama, Ruka-papa, you are going to shock the kids," Hotaru told them both.
"Nonsense," Haruka declared, wrapping her arm around Michiru's waist.
"Lunch time," Duo said joyfully, running to the court yard.
"we have to eat in the prison ward," Haruka said dejectedly. Michiru smacked her arm.
"it's a teachers lounge," she told her.
"same thing," Haruka answered.
"take care of Trowa, apparently some of the other teachers find him mysteriously sexy and rugged," Hotaru said with a smirk.
"What?" Haruka asked, glaring at the girl.
"not me Ruka-papa, I said teachers. The poor boy doesn't know how to handle it. Death glares aren't working," Hotaru retorted.
"I'll help him out," Haruka said as she and Michiru headed off. The two girls were the last to arrive in there group. Heero was sitting on a tree branch over there head, Makoto was on a different branch. Wufei was at the base of the tree and everyone else was sprawled where ever.
"I cooked last night," Makoto announced. The girls all automatically held up there hands, not stopping from whatever they were doing. Makoto tossed things to each of them, and they all caught it. They were still talking as they unwrapped what they got to look.
"ewe, fish and rice balls," Minako cried, tossing it to Ami, who caught it with a smile.
"sweet and sour chicken," Ami called, tossing hers to Usagi.
"tuna sandwich," Usagi said, tossing it to Rei.
"Sushi," Rei said, tossing it to Minako.
"thanks," Minako said, catching it and eating. The boys looked at them, and the girls look back. (AN - can't you imagine crickets chirping and a tumble weed blowing across the screen? 0.0 )
"You've done that before," Quatre stated.
"a few times, but never the same food. Makoto likes to cook and make different things. We enjoy it when she does," Ami said.
"Good to know," Duo said, smiling up at Makoto.
"I don't know what it is," Makoto told him, tossing something down. he opened it and smiled.
"Cheese burger," he said happily.
"any one else want something?" the others declined and the girls ate. when the bell rang next, Hotaru and Usagi got up last, and left for there next class, history.
Makoto and Minako were walking ahead of them. The went to class and there teacher introduced himself as Mr. Hill. He droned on and on, and Makoto had to pull Usagi's hair twice to keep her awake.
"That wasn't very nice," Usagi complained, once class was over.
"I don't care, you need to pay attention," Makoto told her.
"at least she wasn't poking you with a pencil in the middle of your back," Minako said, glaring at Hotaru.
"we can't help it if we find History extremely boring," Usagi said defensively.
"What ever, have fun with Michi-mama," Hotaru called after Usagi, who had Music next. Usagi came into the class, ready to jump up and down in excitement.
"Settle down Usa," Michiru commanded the girl. Usagi sat down in the front of the class and was soon joined by Ami and Rei. The bell rang and every one stared at the beautiful woman in front of them.
"Hello, I am Miss Keiou, and before any of you boys ask," she grinned widely, "Yes I am taken, no I will not consider getting rid of him, no I do not look at younger men, and no I do not plan on cheating." She sat down gracefully on the piano bench and looked at everyone. "I do not like to think that I am overly strict, but I do like to think that I am responsible, hence the four rules. Rule One, Follow my directions at all times. Rule Two, No fighting. Rule Three, no eating in class. Rule Four, always follow the rules. Any questions?" no one raised there hands. "Good, I have never taught at a school before, so I will probably add more rules as I go along," she smiled warmly, and began to explain the curriculum for the rest of the year. She stopped about ten minutes before the class ended and told them they could talk quietly. Usagi got up and walked over to there teacher.
"so, Miss Keiou," she said with a smile, "Did Ruka tell you about his fan club?" she asked.
"No, tell me," Michiru said with a small smile. Usagi told her all about her third period and how the boy, Jonathan seemed to be in heaven.
"Do you want to know about Trowa's mangerie of females?" Michiru asked with a small smile.
"sure," Usagi said with a smile.
"ok, Haruka and I went to lunch and we found trowa surrounded by a group of females, who seemed to be just about sitting on the poor boy. The eye that we could see was shooting death lasers at them, but they didn't notice. Poor Trowa. He couldn't get away from them. they were latched like Relena on Heero," Usagi giggled at the choice of example, "well it's true. Anyway, Haruka came in and immediately began to put on the charm. Only about half of them payed any attention though, poor Ruka, I'll have to make up for it tonight. Anyway, about ten minutes before lunch ended, some teacher told them to knock off the leaching and leave the poor boy alone. amazingly, they listened. Apparently her name is Mrs. Mayhan, she's a chemistry teacher. She told him to go home during his free period and get some rest. I like her, So does Haruka. She's neat, a little unorthadox, but nice."
"That's good to know, she's my next teacher," Usagi told her as the bell rang.
"have fun Usa dear," Michiru told her. She left and walked to her next class, where she met Duo and Minako.
They all sat down in the same row, Duo in the middle. There teacher came in. She was about as tall as Ami, mid thirties, Blonde hair about the color of Minako's, slightly pudgy, a big smile on her face, and a tie died lab coat.
( AN - This was my Chem teacher. Same name, same looks, everything. She was a ball. She was wacky and fun. everything I write that she does, is what she actually did. Except hiding from any youma, and I'm not certain that that will happen during her class. She was a loon, but she was one of my fav teachers, we called her miss mayhem, you'll see why,)
"hello class," she said in a perky voice, "first off, no eating in the lab. that isn't because I'm mean and hateful, that's because you can get all sorts of hazardous stuff on it and I don't feel like having angry parents coming and yelling at me because there children swallowed acid or something. Second, you can call me plain ol' Mayhan, Third, I hate lateness, I give you two extra minutes to get to class, after that, you have three chances, and then a detention. Sorry but I hate tardiness. fourth, don't fall asleep, you wont like the reaction. Fifth, I like a joke as much as the next person, but I don't enjoy it if a person will cry because of it. Sixth, I expect you to follow any and all directions given to you while you are in the lab. Understood?" They all nodded. Most weren't paying attention, and a few were day dreaming and what not, Usagi was asleep. There was a loud scream, everyone was awake and alert immediately.
"What was that?" Usagi asked, out of her seat. Minako, who had been paying attention, laughed.
"that's what happens when someone falls asleep in my class," (AN - yes, she actually does that,)
"She's cool," Duo remarked after class. They walked to there dorms and went in to change. Minako came into Usagi's room a few minutes later.
"you know, I don't mind pink, but this is pretty bad," She announced, coming from her room in a pair of white shorts and a yellow tank top.
"No kidding, I actually like pink, but this is a bit scary," Usagi said, coming out of the closet. She was wearing a powder pink halter top and a pair of jean flairs.
"I wonder if she's color blind," Minako wondered out loud.
"that's a good question," Usagi agreed, an apple popping into her hand. They sat on her bed and talked for a few more seconds before Usagi's and Minako's wrists beeped.
"Moon," Usagi answered just as Minako said 'Venus'.
"We have a mission, come to Jupiter's and my room," Mercury said over the intercom.
"roger," Minako said with a salute.
"be there in a shake, ooh, that makes me hungry," Usagi answered, turning her communicator off.
"I'm sure that Makoto has already started to cook," Minako told her.
"What are we waiting for?" Moon asked, grabbing Minako's hand and pulling her to the appointed room. They were surprised to see every one there. The boys and teachers included. Rei was the only one missing.
"wheres Rei?" Duo asked Hotaru.
"She couldn't find any shirts and she said that she was damned if she had to wear that, and I quote, 'frilly pink contraption of evil' a moment longer than was absolutely necessary," Hotaru said, a laptop popping into her hands. Rei walked in just as Duo started to open his mouth to comment. She as wearing a red sundress with the chinese symbol for fire in the front. Ami was in a pair of overalls and a blue baby tee. Makoto was in a pair of green capri's and a dark brown spaghetti strap tank top. Hotaru was wearing black Yoga pants and a black over sized tee shirt with 'death to clowns' written on the front.
"I don't like your shirt," Trowa announced after reading it.
"dude, your not just any clown, your a gundum flying, major butt kicking clown," Duo said with a smile.
"yeah, uh huh," Hotaru said, typing on her computer.
"Firefly, I know that you couldn't care less what any of these people think of you, but you might want to do something about that shirt," Haruka said with a chuckle. Hotaru looked at her and held out a hand to Michiru.
"May I borrow your red paint for a moment?" She asked. Michiru nodded and a box of paints came into her hands. She opened it and pulled out the red and a brush. Hotaru took the items and went into the bathroom. two minutes later, she came back out, her shirt now saying 'death to some clowns'.
"hn," Trowa remarked, still glaring at the shirt.
"nnhn," Hotaru retorted.
". . ." Trowa 'said'.
". . ." Hotaru 'replied'.
"Watch your language," Michiru said absently, looking at a laptop that was now on her lap.
"about the mission," Ami interrupted, "P wants us to contact her," She flipped open her watch and pressed a garnet button.
"yes?" Dr. P's voice came, followed directly by a face.
"we're all here," Ami said.
"Right," The screen went blank and Heero's laptop beeped.
"Pilots, You have a mission. I need seven of you to go to an OZ base located at 372L and 75G8T, recover a disk marked 'Vendetta' destroy the base, and then deliver it to me. The other six, I want to go to Freedoms wing, there have been strange reports coming to me. Apparently a few Leo's and Taurus' land, then leave twenty minutes later. I want you to check it out and report back to me. Mission accepted?"
"Mission, accepted," Heero and Usagi answered at the same time.
"Good, I want you to leave at 2200 hours. Understood?"
"yes," Usagi answered.
"good luck," His laptop went black.
"How are we going to split up?" Duo asked.
"Heero, Duo, Trowa, You three go to the Oz base. Wufei, Quatre, you two go to Freedoms Wing," Usagi announced.
"What? Injustice, no weak onna is going to tell me what to do," wufei declared. Haruka decked him, and Hotaru sent Saturn Ribbon Wrap at him so that he wouldn't attack. A piece somehow found it's way around his mouth.
"Thank you ladies," Usagi said, then turned to the rest of the group, "I want Minako, Rei, Michiru, and Makoto, to go with those two. Ami, Haruka, Hotaru, to go with me and the other three to the Oz base," That immediately started an argument over why so and so could stay with Usa, and the others couldn't.
"Heero and I are going on the more important of the two missions because we want to. I put Duo with us because he has the experiance, and can keep our thoughts cheery. I put Wufei in the other group because I didn't feel like listening to the two bicker. Trowa is with me because he has the heavy artilary to keep our backs covered when we go in, same with Haruka. Ami's going because she will be able to locate the disk in a matter of seconds, as well as the useful informatioin of the easiest way to get there. Hotaru is coming because I don't trust her not to kill Wufei," she grinned at the girl, "and because I expect her to help Haruka and Trowa. the rest of you go with Quatre and Wufei, because I said so. Any other Questions?" She glared at the people around her. No one answered. She smiled, "Good, Makoto, what is that wonderful smell?" She was back to the happy Usagi they all knew and loved.
"I made eight dozen pot stickers and as many egg rolls," She said with a smile.
"FOOD," Duo yelled Standing up.
"HOLD IT," Makoto yelled at him. he stopped and looked at her.
"What?"
"Everyone else gets there share before you or Usa goes near it." She glared at the two of them, "and Wufei's first," She looked at Hotaru pointedly. Hotaru flicked her wrist and the ribbon came off his mouth.
"Firefly, he may be annoying, but he needs to eat," Haruka said, glaring at Wufei, who now had a split lip.
"Fine, Saturn Ribbon Return," Hotaru said. Wufei glared at them all, took a couple pot stickers and left. after all but Usagi and Duo had grabbed a couple, the two started to pig ut and were done in three minutes.
"Yum," They said together.
"I never thought I would see anyone who ate as much as Duo, especially not a girl," Quatre said, watching the two.
"Pigs," Rei said, getting up and leaving.
"Hn," Heero said before following.