Chapter Seven
"So how were your morning classes?" asked Mina looking at Sai at lunch.
"Fine, I mean I'm not used to the strictness, but I'm doing fine," said Sai seeing Serena and Rini grab their trays and coming over to the group. "Hey Serena!"
"Hi, how was your day?" said Serena sitting down next to Ami with Rini on her other side.
"Fine," said Sai.
"Hey Serena how was PE today?" asked Rei smirking as Serena's face fell.
"Well if you exclude the fact that I fell on the wet grass, nearly twisted my ankle, and ate grass, it went great." Said Serena her voice dripping with sarcasm as Lita rolled with laughter at memory of Serena's PE period. "Well I'm glad you found it funny Lita," said Serena as the rest of the table cracked up.
"No surprise odango you always fall," said Rei and Rini at the same time.
"Har har har," said Serena.
"What's so funny?" asked Michelle from behind Serena.
" Nothing they're just making fun of my PE class." Said Serena pouting.
"What's that about PE?" asked Amara coming up beside Michelle. "Are you guys talking about Serena's ditzy day?"
"Yeah" said Sai.
"Who are you?" asked Amara looking at Sai.
"Sai Takashii, or you can call me match," said Sai holding out his hand, "Who are you? I know your teachers here,"
"I'm Michelle, and this is Amara we're both substituting for another week." Said Michelle smiling. "How do you know Serena? I don't think I've seen you before,"
"We knew each other when we were real young," said Sai. "I went to America for most of my school years, I just moved back. How do ou know Serena?" he asked noting the exchanged glances between the nine girls. I've struck a chord, he thought he knew they had know idea he knew everything about them, except for the fact Serena had a boyfriend. Still I need to play the dumb one, but what about Rini are her and Serena really cousins?
"Well we met Serena and her friends at the arcade," said Amara playing her poker face though her eyes reflected a brief hint of nervousness. "I challenged her and Mina to a race, I won,"
"cool," was all sai could say.
"Oh Michelle we have a meeting today after school at Ami's you might want to tell Trista," said Serena her azure eyes reflecting an urgency.
"Yeah I'll tell her, hey have you seen Ryoko or her friends?" asked Michelle frowning.
"They're probably outside," said Ami looking up from her book after swallowing a bite of her sandwich as the bell rang.
"Will they be there?" asked Hotaru, walking with the girls before walking the other way.
"Yes," said Rini following Hotaru. "Bye guys see you after school."
"See ya," said Mina who still had a hold on Sai's arm as the other girls walked to their individual classes leaving only Amara and Michelle walking down the hallway.
"Michelle did you feel Sai's energy? It's dark I think he's hiding something. Might need to stay close to Serena and Rini." Said Amara frowning a bit looking at Michelle who nodded in agreement.
"I agree, I could tell he knew something about us the way he asked that question about how we knew Serena and the others." Said Michelle heading into her classroom as Amara heading to the gym.
"So what's the meeting about?" asked Serena as her and Rini walked to Ami's.
"You'll find out when we get there," said Rini scowling. " Stop being nosy and impatient. Honestly you'd think you'd mature a little but I guess not," she said smirking at Serena.
"Your too mature for your own good you gerbal," retorted Serena.
"Someone has to be in this family, for now" said Rini running from Serena as Serena came after Rini. "Don't fall meatball head!!"
"Don't worry I----," Serena was cut off there as she slammed into a pole.
"Well if you don't fall you always bash into something," laughed Rini who clutched her sides and had a look of pure spite on her face.
"Shut up!" yelled Serena swinging her school bag at Rini who dodged it and continued to laugh.
"come on Serena or we'll be late, stop kissing poles and come on," said Rini walking on ahead of Serena.
"I wasn't kissing the pole you twerp!" yelled Serena running after Rini.
"Could have fooled me!" laughed Rini as she slowed down for Serena. "So what did you tell Sai?"
"About the meeting? Oh I told him it was a study session," said Serena shrugging looking at Rini. "He seemed to understand because he said he had homework to do. Why do you ask?"
"No reason," said Rini looking Serena in the eye. You'll find out soon enough, thought Rini as both girls walked up to Ami's.
"Hey Serena you're here on time!" said Rei surprised at she looked at her watch. "It must have been Rini,"
"Yep, without me Serena would still be kissing poles on the street," said Rini.
"Serena, Darien should be back tomorrow I didn't think you'd get so desperate enough to think Darien was the pole," said Rei as the other girls snickered.
"For your information Rei, I wasn't watching where I was going and if you give me a minute I'll think of a better comeback," said Serena as a sound at the door.
"I'll get it," said Mina running to the door. "Hey Ryoko, where's Shinsetsu and Ite?" as Ryoko and Ikari walked in through the door.
"They couldn't make it," said Ikari with a neutral expression on her face.
"Hey guys," said Amara as Mina walked in to Ami's living room with Ryoko and Ikari.
"Hi," said Ryoko smiling while Ikari just nodded her neutral expression still on her face. "Where's Ami?"
"She's in the kitchen baking cookies with Lita," said Hotaru.
"At least Serena's not baking them, her cookies would send you to the hospital," laughed Rei while Rini, Mina, and Amara nodded their heads in agreement.
"I heard that you little---," snarled Serena before she was interrupted by Ami and Lita holding out two plates of cookies.
"COOKIES!!" squealed Serena instantly forgetting the notion of throwing her pillow at Rei who sighed in relief. Saved by the cookies, thought Rei.
"Okay what's this meeting about?" asked Mina after the girls had devoured the most of the cookies.
"Well it's about Sai," said Ryoko after exchanging glances with Rini and Ikari. Michelle, Trista, Hotaru, and Amara stiffened and exchanged glances, only Ikari caught the gesture. They catch on quick, she thought.
"What about Sai?" asked Serena raising an eyebrow.
"Do you want to tell say it?" asked Ryoko looking at Rini who shook her head.
"I'll say it," said Ikari standing up. "Basically Sai is Hecate right hand man." She said bluntly.
"So how were your morning classes?" asked Mina looking at Sai at lunch.
"Fine, I mean I'm not used to the strictness, but I'm doing fine," said Sai seeing Serena and Rini grab their trays and coming over to the group. "Hey Serena!"
"Hi, how was your day?" said Serena sitting down next to Ami with Rini on her other side.
"Fine," said Sai.
"Hey Serena how was PE today?" asked Rei smirking as Serena's face fell.
"Well if you exclude the fact that I fell on the wet grass, nearly twisted my ankle, and ate grass, it went great." Said Serena her voice dripping with sarcasm as Lita rolled with laughter at memory of Serena's PE period. "Well I'm glad you found it funny Lita," said Serena as the rest of the table cracked up.
"No surprise odango you always fall," said Rei and Rini at the same time.
"Har har har," said Serena.
"What's so funny?" asked Michelle from behind Serena.
" Nothing they're just making fun of my PE class." Said Serena pouting.
"What's that about PE?" asked Amara coming up beside Michelle. "Are you guys talking about Serena's ditzy day?"
"Yeah" said Sai.
"Who are you?" asked Amara looking at Sai.
"Sai Takashii, or you can call me match," said Sai holding out his hand, "Who are you? I know your teachers here,"
"I'm Michelle, and this is Amara we're both substituting for another week." Said Michelle smiling. "How do you know Serena? I don't think I've seen you before,"
"We knew each other when we were real young," said Sai. "I went to America for most of my school years, I just moved back. How do ou know Serena?" he asked noting the exchanged glances between the nine girls. I've struck a chord, he thought he knew they had know idea he knew everything about them, except for the fact Serena had a boyfriend. Still I need to play the dumb one, but what about Rini are her and Serena really cousins?
"Well we met Serena and her friends at the arcade," said Amara playing her poker face though her eyes reflected a brief hint of nervousness. "I challenged her and Mina to a race, I won,"
"cool," was all sai could say.
"Oh Michelle we have a meeting today after school at Ami's you might want to tell Trista," said Serena her azure eyes reflecting an urgency.
"Yeah I'll tell her, hey have you seen Ryoko or her friends?" asked Michelle frowning.
"They're probably outside," said Ami looking up from her book after swallowing a bite of her sandwich as the bell rang.
"Will they be there?" asked Hotaru, walking with the girls before walking the other way.
"Yes," said Rini following Hotaru. "Bye guys see you after school."
"See ya," said Mina who still had a hold on Sai's arm as the other girls walked to their individual classes leaving only Amara and Michelle walking down the hallway.
"Michelle did you feel Sai's energy? It's dark I think he's hiding something. Might need to stay close to Serena and Rini." Said Amara frowning a bit looking at Michelle who nodded in agreement.
"I agree, I could tell he knew something about us the way he asked that question about how we knew Serena and the others." Said Michelle heading into her classroom as Amara heading to the gym.
"So what's the meeting about?" asked Serena as her and Rini walked to Ami's.
"You'll find out when we get there," said Rini scowling. " Stop being nosy and impatient. Honestly you'd think you'd mature a little but I guess not," she said smirking at Serena.
"Your too mature for your own good you gerbal," retorted Serena.
"Someone has to be in this family, for now" said Rini running from Serena as Serena came after Rini. "Don't fall meatball head!!"
"Don't worry I----," Serena was cut off there as she slammed into a pole.
"Well if you don't fall you always bash into something," laughed Rini who clutched her sides and had a look of pure spite on her face.
"Shut up!" yelled Serena swinging her school bag at Rini who dodged it and continued to laugh.
"come on Serena or we'll be late, stop kissing poles and come on," said Rini walking on ahead of Serena.
"I wasn't kissing the pole you twerp!" yelled Serena running after Rini.
"Could have fooled me!" laughed Rini as she slowed down for Serena. "So what did you tell Sai?"
"About the meeting? Oh I told him it was a study session," said Serena shrugging looking at Rini. "He seemed to understand because he said he had homework to do. Why do you ask?"
"No reason," said Rini looking Serena in the eye. You'll find out soon enough, thought Rini as both girls walked up to Ami's.
"Hey Serena you're here on time!" said Rei surprised at she looked at her watch. "It must have been Rini,"
"Yep, without me Serena would still be kissing poles on the street," said Rini.
"Serena, Darien should be back tomorrow I didn't think you'd get so desperate enough to think Darien was the pole," said Rei as the other girls snickered.
"For your information Rei, I wasn't watching where I was going and if you give me a minute I'll think of a better comeback," said Serena as a sound at the door.
"I'll get it," said Mina running to the door. "Hey Ryoko, where's Shinsetsu and Ite?" as Ryoko and Ikari walked in through the door.
"They couldn't make it," said Ikari with a neutral expression on her face.
"Hey guys," said Amara as Mina walked in to Ami's living room with Ryoko and Ikari.
"Hi," said Ryoko smiling while Ikari just nodded her neutral expression still on her face. "Where's Ami?"
"She's in the kitchen baking cookies with Lita," said Hotaru.
"At least Serena's not baking them, her cookies would send you to the hospital," laughed Rei while Rini, Mina, and Amara nodded their heads in agreement.
"I heard that you little---," snarled Serena before she was interrupted by Ami and Lita holding out two plates of cookies.
"COOKIES!!" squealed Serena instantly forgetting the notion of throwing her pillow at Rei who sighed in relief. Saved by the cookies, thought Rei.
"Okay what's this meeting about?" asked Mina after the girls had devoured the most of the cookies.
"Well it's about Sai," said Ryoko after exchanging glances with Rini and Ikari. Michelle, Trista, Hotaru, and Amara stiffened and exchanged glances, only Ikari caught the gesture. They catch on quick, she thought.
"What about Sai?" asked Serena raising an eyebrow.
"Do you want to tell say it?" asked Ryoko looking at Rini who shook her head.
"I'll say it," said Ikari standing up. "Basically Sai is Hecate right hand man." She said bluntly.