Emily sat up in bed so fast her head spun. She was soaked in a cold
sweat. She had had the dream again. The dream showing her, once
again, about how her past life had ended. She got up and slipped on
her slippers and robe. Walking out onto the cool balcony, she looked
out over the city of Tokyo. She still didn't understand why the
dreams kept coming, it had been a year since she had learned all about
her past on Lilith and of her mother and twin sister. She had always
thought it was strange how easily everything had happened. Her and
Drake had just found each other and begun to date, when they realized
that they were having the same dreams. It was only a few days later
that Emily found a small yellow cat with a crescent moon on its
forehead.
The cat had restored their memories and given them their transformation brooches. Emily had wanted to search for her sister and the other sailor scouts right away, but Asteroid told her that they must wait, the other scouts weren't ready for this information. Luna and Artemis hadn't even remembered her yet. So, her and Drake had spent the past year training with Asteroid, waiting for the day to come when they would get to meet the other scouts.
Drake had always been there for her, even before they started dating. He had always been her best friend, her confidant. Then, after they remembered their past lives, they got closer and closer as each day passed. Their love for each other was stronger than any love in the universe, and Emily just knew that it would last.
Finally, almost exactly a year after that fateful day, Asteroid told Drake and Emily that it was time to join the other scouts. He explained to them that he had found a new evil and that it would soon be attacking, and that unless Drake and Emily were there to help them, the scouts would lose the war. The only problem was that Drake and Emily lived in America, and they weren't sure how to explain to their parents that they had to go to Tokyo.
Emily was 15 and Drake was 18. Drake just decided to enroll in a college in Tokyo, but it wasn't as easy for Emily. Her parents had always been very protective, and they didn't exactly like the fact that she was dating a guy 3 years older than her. But, Asteroid came up with the perfect solution. He had Drake use the disguise pen to trick Emily's parents into thinking she had been accepted into the Exchange Student program, and that she would be sent to Tokyo. Her parents were thrilled, and started making all of the arrangements immediately.
Now, finally, her and Drake were in Tokyo. It had taken a while for them to figure out where they should each live. Asteroid decided in the end that it would be best for them to share and apartment with two bedrooms. So, they bought a small apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. It was very nice, but Emily's parents (thinking that the other part of the rent belonged to another exchange student GIRL) paid for all of Emily's living expenses.
Emily woke up out of her daze of thinking back to all that had happened over the past year when she felt Drake wrap his arms around her. Drake: "Did you have the dream again?" Emily: "Yes, it just won't go away.Do you think it's some sort of sign?" Drake: "I guess it could be, but what is it trying to telling us?" Emily: " I don't know.. I guess we won't find out until we meet the scouts. Do you know when Asteroid is going to let us actually find them?" Drake: "I think I heard him say something about THEM finding US." Emily: "But how is that possible? They don't even know we exist!"
Asteroid then appeared on the balcony. Asteroid: "Yes, but they will find you when the time is right, just go through life like normal. You will meet them and all the pieces will fall into place." Emily: "But how can you be so sure, I mean, what if we're supposed to find them?" Asteroid: " Don't worry, Princess, it will all work out. I think you should go back to bed now, you both have to start school tomorrow." With that said, Asteroid left and went back to the living room, where he always slept. He claimed it was so that if either of them tried to sneak into the others bedroom, he'd hear them, but Emily still believed that he just didn't want to have to sleep with either of them. Drake: " He's right, we just have to trust that it will happen without us trying. I'm tired, let's go to bed now." Drake kissed Emily on the lips then walked back into his bedroom. Emily stared up at the moon, and thought to herself " Please Lord..give me the strength to save these people and to do my best in all I do." With that, Emily walked back into her bedroom and fell immediately back to sleep.
Emily was in a dark place filled with mist. She couldn't see where she was, but she heard someone coming up behind her, she tried to call out "Lilith Crystal Power", but she couldn't transform, what was going on? Then, a young woman with long, greenish colored hair wearing a sailor uniform and holding a large staff in her hand appeared right in front of Emily. Emily: "Who are you? ?????: "I am Sailor Pluto, I am the Guardian of the Gates of Time, I am also the Sailor Scout of Time. Emily: "I've heard of you! But why have you brought me here?"
Sailor Pluto: "I've brought you here to explain to you what it is you must do."
Emily: "What do you mean? What must I do?"
Sailor Pluto: "Listen, and listen carefully. It is no coincidence that you have been having that dream every night. I am the one who has been sending the dreams to you.
Emily: "What?? But why?
Sailor Pluto: "The reason is that you MUST be prepared for what is to come. You must be strong, and always stand tall and fight to the best of your ability. YOU must be the one to defeat this upcoming evil, it will hurt you in ways that will hurt most, and it will make you feel as if nothing can be done. You must not give up! You must believe in yourself, and always remember what your mother said to you that last day on the moon."
Emily: "What? What are you talking about? What did my mother say?"
Sailor Pluto: "It is time for you to return to your dimension. And before you go, Asteroid is right, things will play out and you will meet the scouts."
With a smile on her face, Sailor Pluto bowed to Emily and said "Good- bye Princess, our paths will soon cross again." The next thing Emily knew, she was in her bed again, waking up to the sounds of Relient K.
Emily looked at the clock and let out a gasp. "Oh no! I only have an hour to get to school!" She quickly jumped out of bed and took a shower. She got dressed and finished getting ready to go to school. She grabbed a pop tart, and was about to run out the door when she felt herself grabbed around the waist. Drake had grabbed her and was nuzzling her neck. Emily let out a giggle.
Emily: "Drake! I need to go or else I'm gonna be late for my first day of school!" Drake: " Ok, I just wanted to kiss you good-bye and wish you luck. Do you want me to pick you up after school? My last class ends a few minutes before your school gets out." Emily: " Sure! I'd love to have you pick me up, maybe we can go to that cool arcade with the soda shop I saw." Drake: "That sounds good to me, so I'll pick you up. Have a good day! I love you. Emily: " I love you too.
With that Drake and Emily kissed and Emily gave him a hug and a smile as she ran out the door. Emily couldn't help but be nervous; one of the scouts might go to her school! She wanted to meet the other scouts so badly. Emily was worried, she couldn't help but doubt what Sailor Pluto and Asteroid both kept telling her. ' What if this new evil came before we find the other scouts? And what about Sailor Pluto? Asteroid had mentioned her briefly, but what had she been trying to tell me? I just can't believe that I'll have to beat this new evil by myself.I'm not that strong! And I don't remember my mother saying anything important to me before the moon was destroyed..'
Emily's thoughts were suddenly cut off when she bumped into a girl with long blonde hair put up into two odangoes running down the street.
Emily: "Oh!!! I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you alright?"
?????: "Of course I'm alright! It was my fault, you see, I overslept this morning, and I don't wanna be late for school...OH NO!!! I'm gonna be late for school!"
Emily: "I think you'll be ok, I'm headed for school too, and we still have another 15 minutes."
?????: *let's out a huge sigh of relief* "Wow, thanks."
Emily: "What's your name? Maybe we'll end up in class together."
?????: *slaps herself in the head* "O! I'm so dumb sometimes!! My name is Serena Tsukino. What's your name?"
Emily: "Hi Serena, my name is Emily. I'm a new exchange student from America."
Serena: " Oh wow! America! That is soooo cool! Well, you just HAVE to come with me and my friends to the arcade after school!"
Emily: *laughing* " That would be really cool! Oh, wait, I told my boyfriend I'd hang with him this afternoon."
Serena: "How old is he? My boyfriend will be with us, too."
Emily: "Well, you see, he's in his first year of college."
Serena *eyes get real big* "You're kidding me! My boyfriend is too!"
Emily: " No kidding? That's great! Ok, we'd love to hang with you guys after school!"
With that, they were at the school. Serena said something about seeing Emily later, and left Emily to go to her 1st hour class. 'That's weird..I was getting a really strange vibe off of her.' Emily rushed to her first hour class, and was extremely relieved when she saw Serena.
Serena: "OH! Emily!! Here, come sit by me!
With a big sigh of relief Emily sat down right next to Serena. 'It's so great to feel welcome' Emily had a great first day, Serena was really cool. The weird thing was, they got along really well, and they had a LOT in common. Also, Emily couldn't help but notice that they looked a LOT a like. The only differences were their hair. Serena's was up in two odangoes, with long tendrils of hair reaching down to her waist, while Emily had her hair up in two odangoes, but she never wore them with any hair coming down. After school, Serena introduced Emily to all her friends.
Serena: "Hey guys!! This is Emily! She's an exchange student from America!"
Group: "Hi Emily."
Serena: "Emily, this is Amy, Rei, Mina, and Lita. They're my best friends."
Emily: 'Wow, I'm getting a weird vibe off of all these girls, too' "Hi there! It's really great to meet all of you."
Serena: "See! We're all gonna get along great."
Just then a horn honks. Emily turns around and sees Drake sitting there in his car, waving at her and smiling.
Emily: "Well, that's my boyfriend! So, Serena, do you still wanna meet at the arcade?"
Serena: "Of course! We'll just meet you there, ok?"
Emily: "Ok! I'll see you all later."
Emily ran to the car and got in. She gave Drake a big smile and gave him a kiss on the lips. She told him what was going on, and they drove to the arcade. Meanwhile, the group of girls were still standing there, discussing the new exchange student from America.
Serena: "So what do you guys think of her?"
Mina: " I think she's pretty cool! But, did anyone else get this weird vibe coming off her?"
Serena: "You mean you felt if too? Man, I thought I was the only one.I feel like I've met her somewhere before."
Rei: "Ya, I feel that way too."
Lita: "Guys, this is kinda weird."
Amy: "Well, I think we should just keep an eye on her, she might be the enemy."
Serena: "I don't think she'd be the enemy! Do you guys?" The other girls just shrug their shoulders and start walking towards the arcade.
Emily sat in the car, staring out the window as they drove through the streets. Drake looked at her and could immediately tell that there was something wrong. 'She's never this quiet. I wonder what happened.'
Drake: "What's the matter Emily?"
Emily: "Were you getting a strange vibe off of that group of girls?"
Drake: *draws back, a little surprised* "Well, now that I think of it, I was. What do you think it was?"
Emily: "I'm not sure. It wasn't a bad vibe, it almost felt like I've seen them all before, like there is some sort of bond between us."
Drake: "Hmmmm, I wonder what it could mean. We'll have to be careful, just in case. We'll talk to Asteroid about it when we get home."
Emily: "Ok. Let's just concentrate on having fun for now."
They pulled up next to the arcade and got out. Drake walked over and grabbed Emily's hand. Walking hand in hand, they entered the arcade. The group was already there. Serena and the girls were all standing around talking, and Serena was standing next to a tall guy with dark hair. 'He looks like he's Drake's age. Is he the boyfriend that she was telling me about?'
At that second, Serena saw Emily walk in with Drake. She immediately let go of Darien's hand and ran up to Emily and gave her a huge hug. The whole time she had a welcoming smile on her face.
Serena: "Hey Emily!! I'm so glad you came! Who's this?"
Emily: "Hi. I'm glad I came, too. This is my boyfriend, Drake. He goes to school at the University."
Serena: "Hi Drake! This is my boyfriend Darien, he goes to the University, too!"
Darien: "Hey man. Aren't you in my Algebra class?"
Drake: "Ya! I thought you looked familiar."
Darien: "Ya, It's nice to know that I won't be alone with this group of girls anymore."
Serena: "Hey! You don't have to hang with us all the time, ya know?!"
Darien: *laughing* "I know, I know." *winks at Drake*
Drake: *laughing* "Hey man, I hear your pain."
Emily: "Ya, I'm sure you do."
Amy: "So Drake, does this mean that you're going into Medicine, as well?"
Drake: "No, I'm going into music, my parents just want me to have something to fall back on. What I really want to do is teach music. It's my one true love, other than Emily of course."
Emily: *smiles* "Ya, he has a real gift. I love it when he plays for me."
Mina: "You know, I'm really into music, too. I'm going to be a superstar someday, maybe one of these days you could play and I could sing!"
Drake: "That would be really cool."
Emily: "Drake writes a lot of his own music, and I write the words for him. It's good practice, I plan on majoring in Journalism when I go to college."
Amy: "That's very interesting! You must get good grades."
Emily: *blushes* "Ya, I work very hard to make sure I get straight As. My parent's won't accept anything else."
Amy: "Maybe we could study together sometime! It would be great to have someone else who's serious about learning to study with."
Emily: "I would really like that!"
Amy: "Great!"
Lita: "Well, looks like Amy and Mina have met their matches. I guess it would be too much to ask to think that either of you enjoys cooking."
Emily: "OH MY GOSH! I love cooking and baking!!"
Lita: "You're kidding! Wow, we should compare recipes."
Emily: "I'm always looking for a new cooking challenge."
Lita: *smiles brightly*
Rei: "Well, it looks like I'm the oddball, everyone has their hobby, but mine is just religion."
Emily: "Actually, religion is a major part of my life! Christianity, well, GOD, has helped me a lot throughout my life."
Rei: "Really? I'd love to compare and debate about our different religions sometime."
Emily: "I'd love to."
Serena: "Wow! It looks like we're all going to get along great!"
Emily: "Ya, this'll be fun."
The group spent the rest of the afternoon at the arcade, mainly just talking. When they all left that evening, they all felt it. The strange connection that they had all felt from the beginning was even stronger. They all just knew that they had met somewhere, most likely in the past. And it excited everyone, as well as scared them.
Drake and Emily got home quite late that night. They had a great time, but there was no denying the worried feeling they had deep down in their guts. 'What if they're the enemy?' They tried to shake off the feeling and just enjoy the fact that they had met some great people. When they walked into the apartment, Asteroid was sitting waiting for them, with a not so pleasant look on his face.
Emily: "Asteroid, what's the matter?"
Asteroid: "Where have the two of you been?"
Drake: "We were at the arcade with a group of people we met today."
Asteroid: *frowning* "Well, do you have any clues as to who the scouts are?"
Emily: *grins sheepishly* "Well.. no, but the girls and guy we were hangin with were giving off a strange sort of vibe."
Asteroid: "Really? Hmmmm, I'll have to look into this."
Drake: "Ok! Well, I have a paper to write, so I'll see you both in the morning. Good Night! *leans over to kiss Emily good night* Emily: Good night hon! *kisses Drake back*
Asteroid: "Good night. Emily, why don't you start your homework then go to bed?"
Emily: *sighs* "Alright, gosh, you're just like my mother! Good night."
Emily scratched Asteroid behind the ears and went to start her homework. 'This is so great! I've made some wonderful new friends, and I'm really starting to fit in here in Tokyo! Hopefully we'll be able to find the other scouts soon.' Emily finished her homework and went to sleep.
sweat. She had had the dream again. The dream showing her, once
again, about how her past life had ended. She got up and slipped on
her slippers and robe. Walking out onto the cool balcony, she looked
out over the city of Tokyo. She still didn't understand why the
dreams kept coming, it had been a year since she had learned all about
her past on Lilith and of her mother and twin sister. She had always
thought it was strange how easily everything had happened. Her and
Drake had just found each other and begun to date, when they realized
that they were having the same dreams. It was only a few days later
that Emily found a small yellow cat with a crescent moon on its
forehead.
The cat had restored their memories and given them their transformation brooches. Emily had wanted to search for her sister and the other sailor scouts right away, but Asteroid told her that they must wait, the other scouts weren't ready for this information. Luna and Artemis hadn't even remembered her yet. So, her and Drake had spent the past year training with Asteroid, waiting for the day to come when they would get to meet the other scouts.
Drake had always been there for her, even before they started dating. He had always been her best friend, her confidant. Then, after they remembered their past lives, they got closer and closer as each day passed. Their love for each other was stronger than any love in the universe, and Emily just knew that it would last.
Finally, almost exactly a year after that fateful day, Asteroid told Drake and Emily that it was time to join the other scouts. He explained to them that he had found a new evil and that it would soon be attacking, and that unless Drake and Emily were there to help them, the scouts would lose the war. The only problem was that Drake and Emily lived in America, and they weren't sure how to explain to their parents that they had to go to Tokyo.
Emily was 15 and Drake was 18. Drake just decided to enroll in a college in Tokyo, but it wasn't as easy for Emily. Her parents had always been very protective, and they didn't exactly like the fact that she was dating a guy 3 years older than her. But, Asteroid came up with the perfect solution. He had Drake use the disguise pen to trick Emily's parents into thinking she had been accepted into the Exchange Student program, and that she would be sent to Tokyo. Her parents were thrilled, and started making all of the arrangements immediately.
Now, finally, her and Drake were in Tokyo. It had taken a while for them to figure out where they should each live. Asteroid decided in the end that it would be best for them to share and apartment with two bedrooms. So, they bought a small apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. It was very nice, but Emily's parents (thinking that the other part of the rent belonged to another exchange student GIRL) paid for all of Emily's living expenses.
Emily woke up out of her daze of thinking back to all that had happened over the past year when she felt Drake wrap his arms around her. Drake: "Did you have the dream again?" Emily: "Yes, it just won't go away.Do you think it's some sort of sign?" Drake: "I guess it could be, but what is it trying to telling us?" Emily: " I don't know.. I guess we won't find out until we meet the scouts. Do you know when Asteroid is going to let us actually find them?" Drake: "I think I heard him say something about THEM finding US." Emily: "But how is that possible? They don't even know we exist!"
Asteroid then appeared on the balcony. Asteroid: "Yes, but they will find you when the time is right, just go through life like normal. You will meet them and all the pieces will fall into place." Emily: "But how can you be so sure, I mean, what if we're supposed to find them?" Asteroid: " Don't worry, Princess, it will all work out. I think you should go back to bed now, you both have to start school tomorrow." With that said, Asteroid left and went back to the living room, where he always slept. He claimed it was so that if either of them tried to sneak into the others bedroom, he'd hear them, but Emily still believed that he just didn't want to have to sleep with either of them. Drake: " He's right, we just have to trust that it will happen without us trying. I'm tired, let's go to bed now." Drake kissed Emily on the lips then walked back into his bedroom. Emily stared up at the moon, and thought to herself " Please Lord..give me the strength to save these people and to do my best in all I do." With that, Emily walked back into her bedroom and fell immediately back to sleep.
Emily was in a dark place filled with mist. She couldn't see where she was, but she heard someone coming up behind her, she tried to call out "Lilith Crystal Power", but she couldn't transform, what was going on? Then, a young woman with long, greenish colored hair wearing a sailor uniform and holding a large staff in her hand appeared right in front of Emily. Emily: "Who are you? ?????: "I am Sailor Pluto, I am the Guardian of the Gates of Time, I am also the Sailor Scout of Time. Emily: "I've heard of you! But why have you brought me here?"
Sailor Pluto: "I've brought you here to explain to you what it is you must do."
Emily: "What do you mean? What must I do?"
Sailor Pluto: "Listen, and listen carefully. It is no coincidence that you have been having that dream every night. I am the one who has been sending the dreams to you.
Emily: "What?? But why?
Sailor Pluto: "The reason is that you MUST be prepared for what is to come. You must be strong, and always stand tall and fight to the best of your ability. YOU must be the one to defeat this upcoming evil, it will hurt you in ways that will hurt most, and it will make you feel as if nothing can be done. You must not give up! You must believe in yourself, and always remember what your mother said to you that last day on the moon."
Emily: "What? What are you talking about? What did my mother say?"
Sailor Pluto: "It is time for you to return to your dimension. And before you go, Asteroid is right, things will play out and you will meet the scouts."
With a smile on her face, Sailor Pluto bowed to Emily and said "Good- bye Princess, our paths will soon cross again." The next thing Emily knew, she was in her bed again, waking up to the sounds of Relient K.
Emily looked at the clock and let out a gasp. "Oh no! I only have an hour to get to school!" She quickly jumped out of bed and took a shower. She got dressed and finished getting ready to go to school. She grabbed a pop tart, and was about to run out the door when she felt herself grabbed around the waist. Drake had grabbed her and was nuzzling her neck. Emily let out a giggle.
Emily: "Drake! I need to go or else I'm gonna be late for my first day of school!" Drake: " Ok, I just wanted to kiss you good-bye and wish you luck. Do you want me to pick you up after school? My last class ends a few minutes before your school gets out." Emily: " Sure! I'd love to have you pick me up, maybe we can go to that cool arcade with the soda shop I saw." Drake: "That sounds good to me, so I'll pick you up. Have a good day! I love you. Emily: " I love you too.
With that Drake and Emily kissed and Emily gave him a hug and a smile as she ran out the door. Emily couldn't help but be nervous; one of the scouts might go to her school! She wanted to meet the other scouts so badly. Emily was worried, she couldn't help but doubt what Sailor Pluto and Asteroid both kept telling her. ' What if this new evil came before we find the other scouts? And what about Sailor Pluto? Asteroid had mentioned her briefly, but what had she been trying to tell me? I just can't believe that I'll have to beat this new evil by myself.I'm not that strong! And I don't remember my mother saying anything important to me before the moon was destroyed..'
Emily's thoughts were suddenly cut off when she bumped into a girl with long blonde hair put up into two odangoes running down the street.
Emily: "Oh!!! I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. Are you alright?"
?????: "Of course I'm alright! It was my fault, you see, I overslept this morning, and I don't wanna be late for school...OH NO!!! I'm gonna be late for school!"
Emily: "I think you'll be ok, I'm headed for school too, and we still have another 15 minutes."
?????: *let's out a huge sigh of relief* "Wow, thanks."
Emily: "What's your name? Maybe we'll end up in class together."
?????: *slaps herself in the head* "O! I'm so dumb sometimes!! My name is Serena Tsukino. What's your name?"
Emily: "Hi Serena, my name is Emily. I'm a new exchange student from America."
Serena: " Oh wow! America! That is soooo cool! Well, you just HAVE to come with me and my friends to the arcade after school!"
Emily: *laughing* " That would be really cool! Oh, wait, I told my boyfriend I'd hang with him this afternoon."
Serena: "How old is he? My boyfriend will be with us, too."
Emily: "Well, you see, he's in his first year of college."
Serena *eyes get real big* "You're kidding me! My boyfriend is too!"
Emily: " No kidding? That's great! Ok, we'd love to hang with you guys after school!"
With that, they were at the school. Serena said something about seeing Emily later, and left Emily to go to her 1st hour class. 'That's weird..I was getting a really strange vibe off of her.' Emily rushed to her first hour class, and was extremely relieved when she saw Serena.
Serena: "OH! Emily!! Here, come sit by me!
With a big sigh of relief Emily sat down right next to Serena. 'It's so great to feel welcome' Emily had a great first day, Serena was really cool. The weird thing was, they got along really well, and they had a LOT in common. Also, Emily couldn't help but notice that they looked a LOT a like. The only differences were their hair. Serena's was up in two odangoes, with long tendrils of hair reaching down to her waist, while Emily had her hair up in two odangoes, but she never wore them with any hair coming down. After school, Serena introduced Emily to all her friends.
Serena: "Hey guys!! This is Emily! She's an exchange student from America!"
Group: "Hi Emily."
Serena: "Emily, this is Amy, Rei, Mina, and Lita. They're my best friends."
Emily: 'Wow, I'm getting a weird vibe off of all these girls, too' "Hi there! It's really great to meet all of you."
Serena: "See! We're all gonna get along great."
Just then a horn honks. Emily turns around and sees Drake sitting there in his car, waving at her and smiling.
Emily: "Well, that's my boyfriend! So, Serena, do you still wanna meet at the arcade?"
Serena: "Of course! We'll just meet you there, ok?"
Emily: "Ok! I'll see you all later."
Emily ran to the car and got in. She gave Drake a big smile and gave him a kiss on the lips. She told him what was going on, and they drove to the arcade. Meanwhile, the group of girls were still standing there, discussing the new exchange student from America.
Serena: "So what do you guys think of her?"
Mina: " I think she's pretty cool! But, did anyone else get this weird vibe coming off her?"
Serena: "You mean you felt if too? Man, I thought I was the only one.I feel like I've met her somewhere before."
Rei: "Ya, I feel that way too."
Lita: "Guys, this is kinda weird."
Amy: "Well, I think we should just keep an eye on her, she might be the enemy."
Serena: "I don't think she'd be the enemy! Do you guys?" The other girls just shrug their shoulders and start walking towards the arcade.
Emily sat in the car, staring out the window as they drove through the streets. Drake looked at her and could immediately tell that there was something wrong. 'She's never this quiet. I wonder what happened.'
Drake: "What's the matter Emily?"
Emily: "Were you getting a strange vibe off of that group of girls?"
Drake: *draws back, a little surprised* "Well, now that I think of it, I was. What do you think it was?"
Emily: "I'm not sure. It wasn't a bad vibe, it almost felt like I've seen them all before, like there is some sort of bond between us."
Drake: "Hmmmm, I wonder what it could mean. We'll have to be careful, just in case. We'll talk to Asteroid about it when we get home."
Emily: "Ok. Let's just concentrate on having fun for now."
They pulled up next to the arcade and got out. Drake walked over and grabbed Emily's hand. Walking hand in hand, they entered the arcade. The group was already there. Serena and the girls were all standing around talking, and Serena was standing next to a tall guy with dark hair. 'He looks like he's Drake's age. Is he the boyfriend that she was telling me about?'
At that second, Serena saw Emily walk in with Drake. She immediately let go of Darien's hand and ran up to Emily and gave her a huge hug. The whole time she had a welcoming smile on her face.
Serena: "Hey Emily!! I'm so glad you came! Who's this?"
Emily: "Hi. I'm glad I came, too. This is my boyfriend, Drake. He goes to school at the University."
Serena: "Hi Drake! This is my boyfriend Darien, he goes to the University, too!"
Darien: "Hey man. Aren't you in my Algebra class?"
Drake: "Ya! I thought you looked familiar."
Darien: "Ya, It's nice to know that I won't be alone with this group of girls anymore."
Serena: "Hey! You don't have to hang with us all the time, ya know?!"
Darien: *laughing* "I know, I know." *winks at Drake*
Drake: *laughing* "Hey man, I hear your pain."
Emily: "Ya, I'm sure you do."
Amy: "So Drake, does this mean that you're going into Medicine, as well?"
Drake: "No, I'm going into music, my parents just want me to have something to fall back on. What I really want to do is teach music. It's my one true love, other than Emily of course."
Emily: *smiles* "Ya, he has a real gift. I love it when he plays for me."
Mina: "You know, I'm really into music, too. I'm going to be a superstar someday, maybe one of these days you could play and I could sing!"
Drake: "That would be really cool."
Emily: "Drake writes a lot of his own music, and I write the words for him. It's good practice, I plan on majoring in Journalism when I go to college."
Amy: "That's very interesting! You must get good grades."
Emily: *blushes* "Ya, I work very hard to make sure I get straight As. My parent's won't accept anything else."
Amy: "Maybe we could study together sometime! It would be great to have someone else who's serious about learning to study with."
Emily: "I would really like that!"
Amy: "Great!"
Lita: "Well, looks like Amy and Mina have met their matches. I guess it would be too much to ask to think that either of you enjoys cooking."
Emily: "OH MY GOSH! I love cooking and baking!!"
Lita: "You're kidding! Wow, we should compare recipes."
Emily: "I'm always looking for a new cooking challenge."
Lita: *smiles brightly*
Rei: "Well, it looks like I'm the oddball, everyone has their hobby, but mine is just religion."
Emily: "Actually, religion is a major part of my life! Christianity, well, GOD, has helped me a lot throughout my life."
Rei: "Really? I'd love to compare and debate about our different religions sometime."
Emily: "I'd love to."
Serena: "Wow! It looks like we're all going to get along great!"
Emily: "Ya, this'll be fun."
The group spent the rest of the afternoon at the arcade, mainly just talking. When they all left that evening, they all felt it. The strange connection that they had all felt from the beginning was even stronger. They all just knew that they had met somewhere, most likely in the past. And it excited everyone, as well as scared them.
Drake and Emily got home quite late that night. They had a great time, but there was no denying the worried feeling they had deep down in their guts. 'What if they're the enemy?' They tried to shake off the feeling and just enjoy the fact that they had met some great people. When they walked into the apartment, Asteroid was sitting waiting for them, with a not so pleasant look on his face.
Emily: "Asteroid, what's the matter?"
Asteroid: "Where have the two of you been?"
Drake: "We were at the arcade with a group of people we met today."
Asteroid: *frowning* "Well, do you have any clues as to who the scouts are?"
Emily: *grins sheepishly* "Well.. no, but the girls and guy we were hangin with were giving off a strange sort of vibe."
Asteroid: "Really? Hmmmm, I'll have to look into this."
Drake: "Ok! Well, I have a paper to write, so I'll see you both in the morning. Good Night! *leans over to kiss Emily good night* Emily: Good night hon! *kisses Drake back*
Asteroid: "Good night. Emily, why don't you start your homework then go to bed?"
Emily: *sighs* "Alright, gosh, you're just like my mother! Good night."
Emily scratched Asteroid behind the ears and went to start her homework. 'This is so great! I've made some wonderful new friends, and I'm really starting to fit in here in Tokyo! Hopefully we'll be able to find the other scouts soon.' Emily finished her homework and went to sleep.
