Ok, ya'll, here's chapter one. I hope you all enjoy. Emails are welcome, and remember to review. I won't write if you won't review. Luv yas. LunaGirl

Chapter One:

If Only I Had A Nickel

OK, so I guess I told you all about the "arrogant one"...he really is fantastic, though. Anyways, I can't tell my story if you guys don't even know who I am. My name is Serena. Serena Tsukino. I'm 16, and I live in Tokyo, Japan in the Juuban District. I have long floor length blonde hair, baby blue eyes, and I'm really short. I think I'm 4'11"...I quit hoping a long time ago about growing taller. Anyways, I never thought of myself as pretty. All my friends say I'm drop dead gorgeous, and that I would be a great petite model if I weren't so clumsy. That's another thing. I am really, really clumsy. I trip and fall over everything. Oh, yeah, and I'm a shopaholic, a sweetaholic, a videogameaholic, and a sleepaholic. As for my social life (besides Mr. Wonderful) I have four great friends. You'll meet them in a minute, so I'll skip them for now. You know a little about me so I guess I can go on to the beginning of the real story. What? You didn't think I was going to drone on about myself all day, did you? Well, I'm not that selfish. So, where should I begin my story?

Ok, so it all really started on a pretty Monday in late September. I was just running to my favorite hangout, the CROWN arcade, after a long day in detention. It sucked. I hate detention, and unfortunately, thanks to my sleepaholic notion, I am stuck in that part of the school almost everyday at around 3:15 till 4:00. 45 minutes in that hellhole.

Now, the man and I had run into each other several times in the mornings, because I was always sprinting to school, and running into him on the way. Literally. We would scream at each other to get out of the way, he would make fun of my 'meatball hair', and I would call him a jerk and run off. Just so you know, I would always look back to just savor the look of him. I am pathetic, I know. But hey, could I help it? I mean...he's gorgeous! He has these killer blue eyes. They're a deep smoky color, and when he's sad, they look as if rain is actually dimming his sight. His hair is an ebony shade, and I think he has a few streaks of a lighter black in there. And I haven't even started on his body! Oh my God, that man has the best set of abs I have ever seen. He's extremely tall, too. I think he's about 6'2". I'm not all that sure though. His back and shoulders are perfectly sculpted, and I really think he works out a lot. Have I said enough to tell you that he a perfect specimen of the male sex? Good. I thought so, too.

Anyways, as I was saying, we had already sort of met, but I didn't know his name, or anything about him. All I knew was that he was hot, and that he enjoyed calling me Meatball head. So, on that beautiful Monday, after I had sat down at the counter and ordered a root beer float from the arcade guy, the adorable Andrew Furuhata, I saw him. He was just sitting two seats from me, sipping coffee and reading a newspaper. He was amazing. His beautiful hair was drooping in his eyes, giving him an innocent, yet amazingly sexy look. Then, to my astonishment, he turned and glanced at me. His eyes widened, and he grinned, flashing his pearly white teeth at me.

"Well, if it isn't the notorious sprinter, Meatball head." He said, and that triggered my temper.

"Shut up, jerk! Go find a hole in the woods and hibernate for 100 years!" I retorted. You know, we probably wouldn't have started off as enemies if I had showed my sweet, sensitive side. But it was too late for that.

Andrew walked up with my root beer float, and laughed. "Darien, pal, don't pick on Serena. She's one of my favorite customers!"

I love Andrew. He's everyone's big brother, and the greatest guy in the world. He's cute, too. I would have really gone for him if it weren't for the fact that he already had a girlfriend. Like I said, though, he's adorable. He has straw blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, a fantastic smile, and a great body. But he was taken. Life is cruel, isn't it?

I turned and looked at Darien, who was smirking at Andrew. "Whatever, dude. You'd tease her too if you were run over every morning by her."

I stuck my tongue out at him at smiled sweetly at Andrew. "Andrew, I don't mean to run into him, but I can't be late for school, can I?"

Andrew smiled back. "Of course not! See, Dar, she has her reasons!"

Darien rolled his eyes and stood up to leave. "Whatever, Drew. See you, I have a class to be in. Bye, Meatball head."

"Don't call me that!"

"I will if I want to." He winked and walked out the sliding doors.

I turned to Andrew. "Andrew, who is that guy?"

"My best friend, Serena. Don't mind him, though. He's really a nice guy, once you get to know him." Wiping his hands on his apron, Andrew proceeded to wipe off the counter with a wet cloth.

I gasped. "You mean that THAT guy is YOUR best friend? That's insane! You're so nice, and he's so mean!"

He just laughed. "Serena, what would I do without you?" He ruffled my hair, kissed my cheek tenderly, and walked to the back.

I sighed, placed a five on the table (I always give Andy a good tip!!), and walked out the door.
Ok, so I had to tell my friends about this guy, Darien. I couldn't leave them out of this excitement I was experiencing. It wouldn't be right.

So I was off to the Hikawa Temple in upper Juuban, where my best friend Raye lived.

Raye Hino is a priestess. She's very mysterious about talking about it, but I can tell she's really proud of who she is. That's why I look up to her. She's really cool. Don't tell her I said that, though. Raye is very pretty, too. She's got very dark hair and violet eyes, and she's tall compared to me. She's about 5'4". Plus, she loves the colors red and purple. She goes to a different school than the rest of my friends and me, also. She attends a Catholic school. The funny thing about that is that she is a Shinto, not a Catholic. Go figure.

I ran up the stone steps of the beautiful sanctuary, and past the great cherry tree in the front of the temple garden to Raye's bedroom, which is like a separate guesthouse of something. I briefly knocked on the screen door, and then slide it open when I heard Raye call me in.

"Hiya, Raye!" I said cheerfully, plopping on her oak bed in the corner of the spacious room. That's another thing I should tell you about. Raye has the BEST bedroom ever. She's got a great bed, a really pretty electric keyboard, (She is awesome in piano!) and the best closet room ever. I would kill for that kind of space.

Raye looked up from the study/tea table in the middle of the room where all of her schoolbooks were laying and smiled. "Hey, Serena. The girls will be here soon. For the first time, you're here early."

I rolled my eyes. "I'll take that as a compliment."

"It was meant to be."

Just then, the door slid open and in walked Ami Mizuno, the smartest girl I have ever met or been friends with. Ami is amazing. She's got perfect marks in everything, and is really nice, too! She goes to school with me, which is Juuban High School. As for her looks, she has really azure short hair, and deep sapphire eyes. She's taller than me, too. I think she's as tall as Raye, and her favorite color (can you guess?) is blue. She loves cats, and since her mom won't let her have her own, she takes care of mine when I can't. Oh, my cat's name is Luna, by the way. That may come up later.

Well, ok, so the cat will come up now. My pretty black cat with auburn eyes was lying on Ami's shoulder, no doubt exhausted from chasing mice. She likes to do that.

"Hey, guys!" Ami, clad in one of our school uniforms (which is a blue pleated skirt with a white blouse and red bow on the front) made her way to sit beside Raye at the table and placed her entire handful of books in front of her. Luna hopped off her shoulder and jumped up on the bed beside me, where I offered her a belly rub.

"Think you got enough books, Ames?" Raye asked, grinning.

"Hope so. I have an exam in my history course tomorrow. I really need to start preparing for it."

"Well, have fun. I'm gonna stick to my manga." I yawned, and reached under Raye's bed, where I had previously left a Sailor V manga.

Ami sighed. "Oh, Serena."

We heard bubbly voices coming from the outside, and knew that Mina and Lita were here. They came in giggling and found places to sit. Mina chose a seat across from Ami, while Lita jumped on the bed beside me.

Mina Aino is a pretty blonde girl with cerulean eyes and no sense. I mean it. She is crazy about everything from clothes to boys to all of it in between, but there is no way she will ever be crazy about school. Mina and I are often called twins, because we have a lot in common, and we do kind of look alike. We are both blonde, blue eyed girls with a knack for finding a cute date. Plus, Mina has a really cute white cat, named Artimis. The only things that are different about the two of is that she's taller at 5'2", she wears her hair in a red hair bow most of the time, while I wear mine "Meatball head" style, and that she goes to a private school.

Lita Kino, on the other hand, is extremely different. She's a light brunette who usually wears her hair in a ponytail with stunning emerald eyes. She's really tall, too. She's 5'7"! She's so tall compared to the rest of us that she wears a different uniform from her old school in another part of Japan. Instead of wearing one of our blue uniforms, she wears a brown one that has a longer skirt. Her favorite color is green, and she usually has a green ponytail holder in her locks. Plus, she is excellent in karate, and she cooks! She's the best cook I know!

"Hi, all! Look, I got a new bracelet!" Mina piped in, outstretching her hand to show the pink, glittering band.

"Cute!" I said.

Lita laughed. "I thought it was ugly, myself."

Mina stuck out her tongue, and jingled the bangle around.

I took the silent moment to tell them all about Darien. After I got done with my story about him, Ami sighed.

"Serena, why is it that the only thing you have on your mind is boys?"

"It is not!" I stated defiantly.

"Is, too." Raye cut in. "But that's besides the point. How cute is he?"

"Cute? Darling, you cannot possibly describe this man as cute. He's amazing, gorgeous, hot, handsome, and everything else mixed in!"

"Oooh...I want to meet this guy!" Mina giggled.

"He's mine, though. Even though he may not know it yet."

Lita chuckled, pulling one of my pigtailed buns."Go for it, girl! I got your back on this one."

I smiled. "Thanks, Lita."

"Yeah, we all are, but first we have to meet him before we start the chasing. Remember how we tried to set Mina up with that Joey guy that time? She thought he was fantastic, but he turned out to be rotten. We have to check out this Darien, too." Raye said.

"Ok, we'll all go to the arcade tomorrow, but for now we all have to study!"

"AMI!!!" All of us yelled, exasperated.
Well, that's all for now, but I'll have another chapter out pretty soon. It's been a long time since I've actually liked to write one of my stories, and this one is actually fun. Well, drop me a review, and while you're at it, an email would be nice, too.

Luv u all,

LunaGirl