Diary Entry Three: First Days
Ami's House
I sat across from the girls that day after school at Ami's House. Makoto returned from the kitchen now with a tray of freshly baked cookies and she set them on the table. Everyone was quiet, just taking small sips of their tea and now, Ami passed me a cup. "Welcome to your very first Senshi meeting," she said to me with a golden smile. "I heard you put up a fight today with that shadow, huh?"
I nodded. "Yes. It was scary."
Usagi smiled at her. "It was scary for us all when we first transformed, Miyame. Don't let it worry yourself."
"But," I turned to Luna. "Did everyone forget about the incident this afternoon?"
"Yes. I cast a spell before we left. No one remembers a thing."
I looked down at my cup. "...How is Raiden?"
"A minor wound is all. She's fine," Makoto said with a smile.
I smiled weakly and munched on a cookie. "So Miyame, shall we go over what it takes to be a Senshi?"
I didn't bother to look up, just nodded. "Okay."
"You have to make sure you have your transformation pen and communicator on you at all times," Luna began as she hopped up on the table with a transformation pen in her mouth. "This is your transformation pen. Consider it your only source of power."
I picked up the shining, silver wand and twirled it around in my grip. The hand was silver and had an ice blue star sitting on the top with a bow and arrow in the center; it shined in every way. "Thank you, Luna. So, I just hold it up and shout Silver Power?"
"Yup!" Minako said with smile. "That's it."
"And what about the communicator?"
Makoto opened the communicator and showed it to me. "You have a few options. The icon of the phone means to call the Senshi," she clicked it and it went to another screen. "Then you choose the chibi face of person her want to call," she clicked on Ami's face and her communicator began to ring.
She picked it up and Miyame's face appeared in the screen. "Hello, Miyame," she said with a smile.
I laughed and smiled back. "Wow. What a clear picture! What else can I do with it?"
"Well," Minako said, "you can use it as a calculator, a cell phone, and an organizer. But please Miyame, don't give out the number. That is only for the Senshi to call for random things. Oh, and never use the communicator phone icon just for a fun call. It's only for emergancies. And don't worry where the Senshi might be. We will come from anywhere." She winked.
"Like today at school?" I said.
"Yeah," Makoto said with a nervous laugh. "Like today at school."
"What happened?" I asked.
"Well, Mako and I were just walking to class when my communicator rang and I had to run to the Girls Bathroom, answer it, and jump out the window before this girl came in and saw us!" Usagi said, almost yelling.
I must of looked worried, because Ami quickly broke the thought. "But it won't happen to you, Miyame!"
"...you can't promise that Ami! She a Sailor Scout now, there WILL be sudden emergencies and rushes!" Minako said.
"But nothing Miyame should worry about!" Makoto added.
"No! Miyame is a Scout and will be treated like a Scout!" Usagi busted in.
"But she's in 7th Grade! That's not fair!" Rei said, yelling back. "Let the girl study for High School!"
"Don't put High School into this! You'll get Ami started!" Usagi said, sticking out her tongue.
"I, for one, think Miyame should focus on her studies more than this whole Senshi thing," Ami said calmly.
"No, no, no!! She is a big addition to the team...!"
I listened to them argue back and forth with a smile on my face. These five girls, who I barely considered best friends, suddenly invite me into their home and slap me a cup of tea and cookies. Are their meeting always like this? When I'm sitting at home staring at the wall and thinking about Sailor Moon, the clumsy Usagi could be out with these girls having a huge meeting and I wouldn't know it! Now I do. Now I know why they go to the Parlor and meet by each other's homes so often. It's not because they love each other.
It's because they are Sailor Scouts.
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I met up with Raiden in the bookstore were we always meet. Of course, she was over by the manga section reading Chobits. I joined her. "Hey, Raiden. I see you beat me here."
She laughed and looked up from her manga. "Again."
I looked around the store and kept my purse close to me. My transformation pen lay inside with my communicator, just like Ami told me. Raiden had recently called after the short meeting with the girls, I mean Senshi, when they mainly just argued about my future! But I guess the whole point of the meeting was to give me my transformation pen.
I looked around and smiled at Ami, who said she would tag along but stick her distance, just in case a shadow would attack. "You never know, Miyame. You have now revealed yourself and they are triggered to your power!", I remember Ami telling me.
I looked out the window of the huge bookstore. I could see Rei chasing Usagi in the crystal-walled store just below me; Usagi is holding a stuffed kitten and Rei is waving her arms around, probably telling her to put it back. I looked by the wishing fountain; Minako was sitting on the edge licking an icecream cone and waved to Makoto would walked over from the record store. Suddenly, an orange light flashed from her communicator that she held in her hand, hidden, and soon, so did Usagi's, and Makoto's, and Rei's, then Ami's. They all looked up to the lights and soon, mine began to shine. They all nodded and waved, then went back to their business. I guess it was just to see where everyone was.
I saw Ami smile at the corner of my eye. I guess she thinks pretty high of me.
I smiled to myself and the whole 'your a team member' mood broke with Raiden's eery scream. "Miyame! Look! It's Riku!"
I turned around and sure enough, he just walked past the bookstore. I don't think he noticed me, because if he did, he would have said hi. "Yeah, so?" I replied.
She grabbed my arm. "Come on! Let's follow him!"
She began to run and she was still grabbing my arm. Like I had a choice. Ami looked up from her book, stuck it in the clark's face, and threw the money on the counter, then walked out. We followed him right into the Foot Locker store. Boys were scattered everywhere.
Once Ami arrived, she walked casually in and men quickly surrounded her. She smiled nervously. "I'm not buying, just looking for my-"
"SISTER!" Both Ami and I turned to see Minako standing in front of Ami. "She was looking for me. Thank you, Ami. Of course I'll buy something gentlemen!" Minako said cheerfully as the boys followed her to the other end of the store.
Ami sighed and looked at me. "Does she have some kind of radar or something?"
I laughed and Raiden pulled me behind a rank. Riku was just on the other side. "Okay, Miyame. Go say hi!" She pushed me over to him and he smiled.
"Oh! Hi Miyame. Are you here by yourself?"
Would it matter? "No, I'm here with my friend."
Right on cue, Raiden popped out. "Hi, Riku! Er, I better get going. I have to um...pick up something for my mom and little brother...over at the other end of the store. Waaayyyy over there."
I frowned and whispered in her ear. "What about the girls day out?!"
"Forget it! This is your chance to bond with Riku!" She turned to Riku. "Nice meeting you! Bye guys!" She said, skipping off in the crowd.
I wanted to choke her. I turned to Riku. "So... how is it going, Riku?"
"Everything's fine, just doing some shopping alone. But I'm done here. Want to go get icecream? My treat."
I smiled weakly. "Sure."
He nodded. "Let's go."
He began to walk out and I called Ami's name. She turned happily, said something to Minako who nodded, and she followed me out of the shoe store, keeping her eye on the boy who walked beside me.
Ice Cream Parlor- Tokyo Mall
We got a seat and ordered out ice cream. It wasn't crowded, maybe 4 people beside us. Ami sat on the other end of the store, pretending to read the menu. Riku sat across from me and ate his ice cream. "So, Miyame. Why are you at the mall?"
Boy, does he ask a lot of questions. "I was supposed to hang out with Raiden, but-"
"You ran into me?"
NO! "No, no. She had to do something. You heard her." He must love it when girls kiss up to him. Geez.
"Oh. Anyway, you really wooped Sora in that Volleyball game yesterday."
Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. "Yeah. No big deal. I love volleyball. It was fun."
"I heard he has a crush on you," Riku said, folding his arms and sitting back.
Did he just sound sad? "Yeah. I've heard that too."
"Do YOU like him?"
"No. I don't."
"Why not?"
"I just don't."
He was silent.
"Riku, do you want me to like him?"
He took a bite from his ice cream and shook his head. "No, I don't."
Now, Ami got up from her seat and made her way to the counter with her purse.
I was silent, too, and I took a sip from my shake. He was trying to get me to say something. What does he want to hear? That I like him?
I heard a gentle tune playing. It sounded like a flute.
Riku looked up. "Did you hear that?"
It was my communicator. "OH GOSH!" I grabbed my purse and took out my communicator. I hid it behind the purse so he couldn't see. It was Minako.
Riku sat up. "Is that your cell phone?"
"Umm..yeah! I gotta take this call. Be right back!" I jumped up from my seat and ran over to the bathroom. I opened the communicator. "Yes, Minako? Is something wrong?"
She laughed. "You sound just like a grown sailor scout."
I smiled. "Thanks. Er, what's up?"
"Rei is sencing negative energy in the mall suddenly. Is Ami with you?"
I turned and looked out the door. Ami sat back down in her seat with a shake in her hand, then looked around for me. I saw her walk over to our table, say something Riku, nodded, then sat back down. "Yeah. She is."
"Do you have your pen with you?"
I showed it to her. "Yes."
She nodded. "Good. Listen, don't be surprised if something terrible suddenly happens. Keep your guard. Your attack is Silver Arrow if you forgot."
I nodded. "I remember. That and Moonlight."
"Yes. Now, Miyame. We never trained yet. If you encounter a monster, this is what you do."
I was listening.
"First, call the scouts on your communicator. There is a 5-way button to reach all the scouts at the same time. Use that. Then, transform and try your best to move people out of harms way and if they monster attacks, you must too. You have to do what ever it takes to protect people, even putting your life at risk. Do you understand?"
I nodded.
"Good. Now, be on High Alert. I'll call Ami. Good luck!" and she clicked off.
I was nervous. Oh lord, a monster. What if it attacks the mall? There ARE a lot of people here. What would happen? I have to do my best.
I put my communicator away and walked back outside. Riku was still sitting there and I joined him. When I did so, I could hear Ami's communicator ringing and she got up and casually walked over to the bathroom.
When I finally looked back at Riku, he grabbed my hand. "Er, Miyame." He was blushing. I couldn't help but turn red, too. "I-" He stopped when he heard a scream.
I let go and you could see people running from upstairs, trying to get downstairs. Black energy looked like it was being thrown from one of the stores. The bookstore. Riku swore.
I grabbed my purse and left quickly; Riku followed behind. "Miyame, where are you going?" He grabbed my wrist and I spun around.
"Where are YOU going?"
"To wherever you are."
I smiled. How sweet. "Okay. Well um, I'm going to try to get everyone to safety."
"I'll help."
He's so brave, that Riku. I nodded and we ran up the escalator, dodging the people throwing themselves down the stairs. I totally forgot what he was about to say to me.
Bookstore- Battle
I ran in the bookstore and the people were going crazy. I tried to calm them down. "People! Calm down! Don't push! Everything will be alright!" I stopped. "The scouts are on their way!"
Riku frowned. "The scouts?"
I nodded. "Don't just stand there, Riku! Escort these people down the stairs! Quickly!" I stepped further into the store.
"But, Miyame! I'm not going to leave you!"
"I'll be alright," I said, with my most symtheic eyes.
He came up to me, pointing his finger. "You better!" Then he quickly turned and ran out the store. You can hear him yelling, telling the people to stop pushing.
I didn't rush, but took out my communicator. The scouts faces appeared. "Guys! The monster is in the Mall. He's on the second floor bookstore! I need backup."
Usagi swore. "Why did the monster have to attack at the Mall where Miyame is?"
I thought. "Because he is after my power."
Usagi was silent and Ami broke it. "Okay, we'll be right over. Until then, Miyame, transform!"
I nodded and hung up the connection. I grabbed my pen and stared at it. The monster was now in full view. It looked more of a Shadow than a monster, like the one that appeared yesterday in school, except this one was smaller. I frowned and held up my pen. "It's show time!"
Silver Power!
I floated into the air and silver wings covered my body and formed the sailor suit. After it was complete, I stood with a Bow and Arrow in my hand. My suit was ice blue and silver and the boots came up to my knees. I grinned. "All I need now is a halo.."
The monster, er, shadow faced me and disappeared. My shadow then suddenly popped out of the ground in 3 D. It grew bigger and I gasped. The Shadow took the form of me and now it was holding a bow and arrow also. I frowned and took out my arrow and held it to the bow. "Well, here goes!"
Silver Arrow!
The attack just hit the shadow and it pierced its heart. Light shone through like a hole. "What the..?"
It frowned at me and went back into the floor. My shadow was gone.
Ami's House
We all decided to meet at Ami's house to talk about the attack. We sat around the computer and Ami turned to us. "Well, this monster is definitely a new enemy. Miyame, how did it appear?"
"It took the form of my shadow and just came from the ground!"
"Anything else?"
I tryed my best to remember. "Well, I attacked it, and the hole from the attack shone through like a light. Like it just...vanished."
"I see. Let me see what I can do." Ami went onto her Mini Computer and pressed some buttons.
I waited quietly, we all did. Usagi didn't even bother to look at me. She must hate me now, for some reason.
Ami turned around in her seat. "Yes. This is a new enemy. From the Dark Kingdom. It says here, their leader is named, 'Black Beyond'."
