Chapter 2

January 6, 1998

(This chapter will be shorter, as it is just a filler for them entering high school)

A group of foreign students gathered near the front door of the admissions office speaking in English.

"I hope we can find them." The only girl in the group said. She had a Scottish accent laced within her words.

A boy who looked very much like the girl spoke up. "Don't worry Mary, we will."

"I don't like it. I don't like being here. I feel as if I need to watch my back all the time." A boy with a southern American accent said.

"You worry too much." An English accent was prominent within his sentence.

"I don't, I'm just cautious Steven."

One of the other boys noticed a group of native Japanese girls hanging out by a picnic table. Two American girls sat on the top of the table. "Check them out." This boy had a faint French accent.

The whole group looked over at the ten girls. "You think they could be it?" Mary asks.

"Look at that blonde one's hair style. The only other place I've seen a hair style like that was..."

"During the silver Millenium." Another said.

"Yes... but what now? What kind of an approach can we use?"

Mary stilled them. "We wait, until we are needed. We will introduce ourselves slowly." She got cut off by a woman walking up to the girls. A woman who has long dark... Green? hair. Mary studied the woman, until she looked over at them. "Come on. Let's go get our schedules."

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"Who do you think they are?" Rei asked. Indicating a large group of foreign students a few yards away from them.

Alexis looked over her shoulder. "A lot of them are American, a couple others look a little more foreign than America though."

"Like?" Usagi asked.

"Like possibly Europe." Hayley said.

Setsuna walked up to the group then interrupting their conversation. "I've got you all registered. Now it's up to you to decide if you're going to live on campus or off."

"I want to stay at the Tomoe residence." Alexis said.

"Ditto." Hayley agreed. "Haruka, Michiru, will you stay?"

"Please, Haruka? Please?" Hotaru asked. "Michiru? Please? Will you please stay?"

The two girls smiled at each other before answering Hotaru. "Yes we'll stay."

Setsuna laughed. "Well, I guess all of the Outers will be staying on with us."

"I'd like to live on campus." Minako said.

"She would." Makoto said jokingly.

Minako stuck her tongue out with a smile at Makoto. "Shut up."

"That's also something that you'll need to discuss with your parents." Setsuna looked over her shoulder at the group of foreigners. Her face went distant for a moment, then the group broke apart.

"Setsuna? What's wrong?" Michiru asked.

"Nothing. I suggest you all go back with your parents, and talk to them about your living situations. Makoto, you're to do what Minako's parents ask you to do. Given what happened."

"I know." Makoto said. "Come on Minako-chan" The two senshi departed from the rest of the group.

Setsuna turned to the rest. "Alexis, Hayley, Hotaru, come on. Haruka, Michiru, are you coming?"

"We'll follow soon." Haruka said.

"Okay, see you later tonight." Alexis, Hayley, and Hotaru followed Setsuna to the car.

Usagi, Rei, and Ami said their good-byes and left to meet back up with their parents.

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Tsukino Ikuko and her husband turned to see their vibrant daughter running over to meet them in the courtyard.

"Hi mom! Hi dad!" Usagi said. "So have you decided if I can stay here?"

"I'm not sure Usagi. You barely passed to get here in the first place!" Her father said.

"But Mom, Dad, I'll keep my grades up I promise, the girls and I, all of the girls, are planning to get together and still have our study group." Usagi said.

"We'll see young lady. If you can in fact keep your grades up we'll let you stay."

"Keep staying, or move in?"

"Keep staying." Ikuko said with a smile.

"YES!"

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"I still don't know why you don't want to go to a better school." Ami's mother said.

"Because, this school is just as nice mother." Ami answered.

"AND you want to stay on campus. Your grades have dropped."

"I passed at the top of my class, the very top."

"You still could have done better."

"Mom I will do fine, Usagi and the others are bringing balance to my life, and by helping them with their academics, it helps me memorize as well."

"If your grades drop anymore, you're coming home."

"Of course mother." Ami said with a smile.

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"Grandpa, I'll be fine. You don't have to worry about me." It's me that has to worry about you. Rei thought.

"I don't want you to go Rei." Yuuichiro said.

"I need you to take care of... of the shrine." She had almost said take care of her grandfather, but thought better of it.

Yuuichiro nodded knowing what Rei had meant. "Of course Rei. Have a good time here."

Grandpa nodded his head slowly, "You keep up with your studies."

Rei bent down and hugged her Grandfather. "Of course."

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"It's fine with us Minako, But we want you to keep a close eye on Makoto." Her mother said, gifting Makoto with a smile. "It's not that we don't think you can take care of yourself…"

"I understand Aino-san. It's okay. The guidance counselor even suggested that I live with Mina-chan."

"Well if you can get into a room with each other I think it would be okay, and as long as you both agree to come by at least once a week to let us know you're both okay."

"We could do that!" Minako promised.

"Okay." Minako's mother said. "Let's go sign you up for a room."

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A few days later, the five inner senshi all moved into their rooms, all on the same floor. Minako and Makoto shared a room together, and both couldn't be more happier about it. Rei and Usagi, however, both wanted to room with Ami, but both ended rooming with each other. Ami was happy that she was able to have her own room, away from the senshi, but knew that Naru would be moving into the room with her. Now that will cause trouble. She thought. How will I explain having to run off in the middle of the night? I'll have to talk to the others about possibly letting her in on our secret. She was Usagi's best friend even before she had met me. Ami had felt guilty about Naru being left in the dark, and never being able to remember Nephrite. It just didn't seem fair to her.