Chapter Six
"Hey Serena, we're supposed to go to Ami's house to study today," said Rini as she and Serena walked to out of the house heading to school a couple days later.
"Why Ami's?" asked Serena.
"I don't know, all Ami said was to that we were having study buddies at her house," said Rini shrugging. "Hey school's the other way meatball head," she said pointing the other way.
"I know, but we're going to get Sai first," said Serena.
"Why?" asked Rini raising an eyebrow.
"He's going to our school," said Serena.
"Oh, what grade will he be in?" asked Rini looking at Serena.
"Twelfth grade," said Serena as they walked up Sai's drive way and knocked on the door.
"When did this happen?" asked Rini.
"He called last night," said Serena not looking at Rini, a small blush creeping on her face.
"Really?" said Rini both her eyebrows raising as the door opened, upon seeing the person who opened the door her mouth nearly dropped. Standing there was Sai wearing a black male uniform, is silver hair spiked and in Rini's opinion looking real hot. Oh that smile, she thought before shaking herself out of her stupor and looking at Serena who stood totally transfixed. Rini had to elbow her.
"Morning," said Sai smiling as he walked out the door.
"Uh, morning," said Serena.
"Morning," said Rini. "So can we get to school before the final bell?"
"Sure," said Serena as the three teens started walking toward Juuban High. "So ready for your first day at Juuban?"
"I guess so, I'm not really used to Japanese schools seeing as how I spent most of time in America attending school there." Said Sai shrugging.
"I can see how you'd be nervous," said Rini looking at Sai with a neutral expression on her face.
"I didn't say I nervous,' said Sai.
"Maybe I misinterpreted, but I can tell you this Serena's boyfriend Darien went to America to attend medical school, and he was shocked at the cultural difference. He came back a few weeks ago to complete his medical training at KO and he was used to America it took him a few days to read adjust," said Rini watching a flicker of disappointment in Sai's eyes.
"boyfriend?" asked Sai looking at Serena.
"Yeah, right now he's in Kyoto visiting some friends, he'll be back in a couple of days maybe you can meet him," said Serena smiling at the memory of Darien.
"Cool," said Sai with a vague trace of disappointment in his voice, so vague that only Rini could hear it, Serena probably could've heard it if she wasn't smiling at the memory of Darien. Hmm why would he be disappointed? Could it be he likes Serena? Thought Rini as the group walked up to school.
"Hi Rini!" called Hotaru who was standing next to the inner scouts with her was Ryoko and her group who instantly froze when they saw Sai.
"Hi Hotaru," said Rini as her Serena and Sai walkedup to the group. Serena, Rini and Rei noticed instantly how rigid Ryoko and her group had become and how they were staring a Sai. Sai noticed also and looked away from the four girls. Uh Oh they know me, he thought silently cursing himself.
"Who's this?" asked Mina who looked at Sai like he was the best guy she had seen in her life.
"This is Sai or match, he's an old friend of mine from way back. He just returned to America where he went to school there for six years." Said Serena smiling. "Sai this Ami, Lita, Mina, Rei and Hotaru. These four are Ryoko, her sister Ite,and her cousin Shinsetsu and Ikari.."
"hello," said Sai not looking at Ryoko and her group. I already know these four, they know me they'll probably alert the other scouts of who I am. Thought Sai.
"Would like me to show you around the school?" asked Mina taking Sai by the arm and leading him away.
"Uh sure I guess," said Sai smiling not that I really have a choice. He thought.
"Excuse me Rini but can we have a word with you?" asked Ite looking at Rini.
"Sure," said Rini not noticing Rei and Serena look at each other with a look that said scout meeting.
"Do you remember Hecate henchman that made a few appearances while we fought the monsters?" asked Ryoko as soon as the five girls were out of earshot of the others.
"Yeah," said Rini.
"Sai is that man," said Shinsetsu frowning.
"I knew he looked familiar," said Rini frowning deeply. "But he had deep red colored hair,"
"He probably changed it back to his original hair color before he came here," said Ite.
"Why would he be here?" asked Rini looking at the four girls.
"The logical guess would be to get close to Serena and kill her. Because with Princess Serenity dead you wouldn't be born, without Serenity we wouldn't be around, without her the scouts would be lost then destroyed, and then there's the fact of revenge." Said Ikari bluntly.
"Good point," said Rini. "So what are we going to do?"
"Make sure he fails, we need to watch him and take him out the first we get" said Ryoko. "Rini watch Serena when she leaves the house, follow her don't let her out of your sight,"
"Ryoko did you forget that I live with her," said Rini.
"Oh yeah," said Ryoko as the other girls just shook their heads.
"Are we going to tell Serena? Or should we let her find out on her own?" asked Ite.
"I say we tell her so she can know hat to watch for," said Rini.
"Alright, Rini you live with her, you can tell her," said Ikari.
"Fine," said Rini heading back over to Serena and the others, catching a glance from Hotaru, Rei, and Serena that let her know that they had a few suspicions. "Guys can I request a scout meeting?"
"We were just discussing that," said Rei as Mina came back with Sai.
"Discussing what?" asked Mina.
"Discussing about a meeting we have after school," said Ami looking at Mina.
"I thought we had study buddies?" asked Mina with a puzzeled look on her face.
"We are but after a certain meeting we need to have," said Lita hoping Mina picked up the hint.
"Meeting? Oh that meeting yeah okay," said Mina laughing as the bell rang.
"Well see you at lunch," said Sai as he and Serena and her other group parted ways.
"Yeah see ya, good luck." Said Serena as her and the inner scouts went into Michelle's class room.
"Hey Serena, we're supposed to go to Ami's house to study today," said Rini as she and Serena walked to out of the house heading to school a couple days later.
"Why Ami's?" asked Serena.
"I don't know, all Ami said was to that we were having study buddies at her house," said Rini shrugging. "Hey school's the other way meatball head," she said pointing the other way.
"I know, but we're going to get Sai first," said Serena.
"Why?" asked Rini raising an eyebrow.
"He's going to our school," said Serena.
"Oh, what grade will he be in?" asked Rini looking at Serena.
"Twelfth grade," said Serena as they walked up Sai's drive way and knocked on the door.
"When did this happen?" asked Rini.
"He called last night," said Serena not looking at Rini, a small blush creeping on her face.
"Really?" said Rini both her eyebrows raising as the door opened, upon seeing the person who opened the door her mouth nearly dropped. Standing there was Sai wearing a black male uniform, is silver hair spiked and in Rini's opinion looking real hot. Oh that smile, she thought before shaking herself out of her stupor and looking at Serena who stood totally transfixed. Rini had to elbow her.
"Morning," said Sai smiling as he walked out the door.
"Uh, morning," said Serena.
"Morning," said Rini. "So can we get to school before the final bell?"
"Sure," said Serena as the three teens started walking toward Juuban High. "So ready for your first day at Juuban?"
"I guess so, I'm not really used to Japanese schools seeing as how I spent most of time in America attending school there." Said Sai shrugging.
"I can see how you'd be nervous," said Rini looking at Sai with a neutral expression on her face.
"I didn't say I nervous,' said Sai.
"Maybe I misinterpreted, but I can tell you this Serena's boyfriend Darien went to America to attend medical school, and he was shocked at the cultural difference. He came back a few weeks ago to complete his medical training at KO and he was used to America it took him a few days to read adjust," said Rini watching a flicker of disappointment in Sai's eyes.
"boyfriend?" asked Sai looking at Serena.
"Yeah, right now he's in Kyoto visiting some friends, he'll be back in a couple of days maybe you can meet him," said Serena smiling at the memory of Darien.
"Cool," said Sai with a vague trace of disappointment in his voice, so vague that only Rini could hear it, Serena probably could've heard it if she wasn't smiling at the memory of Darien. Hmm why would he be disappointed? Could it be he likes Serena? Thought Rini as the group walked up to school.
"Hi Rini!" called Hotaru who was standing next to the inner scouts with her was Ryoko and her group who instantly froze when they saw Sai.
"Hi Hotaru," said Rini as her Serena and Sai walkedup to the group. Serena, Rini and Rei noticed instantly how rigid Ryoko and her group had become and how they were staring a Sai. Sai noticed also and looked away from the four girls. Uh Oh they know me, he thought silently cursing himself.
"Who's this?" asked Mina who looked at Sai like he was the best guy she had seen in her life.
"This is Sai or match, he's an old friend of mine from way back. He just returned to America where he went to school there for six years." Said Serena smiling. "Sai this Ami, Lita, Mina, Rei and Hotaru. These four are Ryoko, her sister Ite,and her cousin Shinsetsu and Ikari.."
"hello," said Sai not looking at Ryoko and her group. I already know these four, they know me they'll probably alert the other scouts of who I am. Thought Sai.
"Would like me to show you around the school?" asked Mina taking Sai by the arm and leading him away.
"Uh sure I guess," said Sai smiling not that I really have a choice. He thought.
"Excuse me Rini but can we have a word with you?" asked Ite looking at Rini.
"Sure," said Rini not noticing Rei and Serena look at each other with a look that said scout meeting.
"Do you remember Hecate henchman that made a few appearances while we fought the monsters?" asked Ryoko as soon as the five girls were out of earshot of the others.
"Yeah," said Rini.
"Sai is that man," said Shinsetsu frowning.
"I knew he looked familiar," said Rini frowning deeply. "But he had deep red colored hair,"
"He probably changed it back to his original hair color before he came here," said Ite.
"Why would he be here?" asked Rini looking at the four girls.
"The logical guess would be to get close to Serena and kill her. Because with Princess Serenity dead you wouldn't be born, without Serenity we wouldn't be around, without her the scouts would be lost then destroyed, and then there's the fact of revenge." Said Ikari bluntly.
"Good point," said Rini. "So what are we going to do?"
"Make sure he fails, we need to watch him and take him out the first we get" said Ryoko. "Rini watch Serena when she leaves the house, follow her don't let her out of your sight,"
"Ryoko did you forget that I live with her," said Rini.
"Oh yeah," said Ryoko as the other girls just shook their heads.
"Are we going to tell Serena? Or should we let her find out on her own?" asked Ite.
"I say we tell her so she can know hat to watch for," said Rini.
"Alright, Rini you live with her, you can tell her," said Ikari.
"Fine," said Rini heading back over to Serena and the others, catching a glance from Hotaru, Rei, and Serena that let her know that they had a few suspicions. "Guys can I request a scout meeting?"
"We were just discussing that," said Rei as Mina came back with Sai.
"Discussing what?" asked Mina.
"Discussing about a meeting we have after school," said Ami looking at Mina.
"I thought we had study buddies?" asked Mina with a puzzeled look on her face.
"We are but after a certain meeting we need to have," said Lita hoping Mina picked up the hint.
"Meeting? Oh that meeting yeah okay," said Mina laughing as the bell rang.
"Well see you at lunch," said Sai as he and Serena and her other group parted ways.
"Yeah see ya, good luck." Said Serena as her and the inner scouts went into Michelle's class room.