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AN This chapter is dedicated to Raye-chan! Thanks so much for taking the time to read and review all of my stories!!

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Boei Academy
Chapter Three
Determination

By Angel-Goddess

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Usagi stared grimly at the gravel beneath her feet as she slowly walked to the park. She tried to control the anger and sense of embarrassment that filled her. How could she face her family and her senshi after being defeated by mere boys three times in a row and lost? Dimly, Usagi remembered how Quatre had acted after she fought against Kay.

:Flashback:

Usagi's arms were throbbing with pain. It seemed her arm muscles had been strained during the fight with Kay. It was no surprise though, after all, Kay hadn't held back in his blows towards her. She was lucky to come out without a scratch, considering that sword of his might've impaled her because she wasn't experienced with duels.

"There you are, Usagi," Came the warm and friendly voice of Quatre. Usagi turned toward the source of the voice, meeting Quatre's worried green-blue eyes. "Are you okay? What happened?" He asked softly. Of course, he had a good idea of what happened, but he felt compelled to ask.

Usagi shrugged, "Nothing unusual for this school." She answered, inwardly wincing at the fact that her voice had quivered and cracked at the end in bitterness. Quatre bit his lip, not knowing what to say. It was then that Usagi noticed the small golden badge with a picture of a falcon engraved upon it. She blinked. She didn't remembered reading anything about the rank of falcons.

"Quatre? What class does your badge represent?" She asked curiously, her loss momentarily forgotten. She watched as Quatre turned beet red and looked away, before chattering idly about the school and digging into his bag and pulling out food he had bought for them from the cafeteria.

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Why wouldn't Quatre tell me what his rank was? Usagi pondered as she sat on a bench that was facing the crystal-blue lake in the middle of the Juuban Park. She let her thoughts drift off as she stared at the calm water, thinking about her first day at Boei. Hot tears threatened to fall as she remembered how another two boys besides Kay, had beaten her so easily.

She tried to blink away the tears. It wasn't fair … they knew I didn't know as much as them in a fight! I can't handle this … I don't think I can even get through Boei! Her dark thoughts caused the bitter tears that had barely been concealed to make their way down her cheeks freely. It was so ironic how she could fight deadly youmas and win against them, yet the boys had easily defeated her.

"Why are you crying?"

A gruff voice broke into her thoughts and Usagi looked up in surprise. Her teary sapphire-blue eyes clashed with the cold prussian blue eyes of the boy she had seen in the office earlier that day. The intense stare he gave her made her look down at the grass again.

"No reason." she answered nonchalantly. Never had the grass seemed so interesting to her at the moment.

"Hnn. If it's about the challenges you lost today, you must be dreadfully weak." He said, his voice void of any emotion.

Anger flared deep inside her and she snapped her head up, her sapphire eyes were flashing with open fury as she glared at him darkly. "What do you mean?" She snapped harshly, her patience already at their limits. She was rarely seen acting like this. Who was he to talk to her like this? They didn't even know each other.

He blinked and smirked. If he was surprised, he didn't show it. With a casual wave, he left her, strolling casually to wherever he probably came from.

"Hey!" Usagi cried, her anger getting the better of her. She stood up, a frown marring her face at his rude behaviour. "Don't you walk away from me!"

The boy kept walking, acting as if he didn't hear her. Usagi glared at his back till she could no longer see him. She clenched her hands into fists before looking down at them with determined eyes. Weak? I'll show him who's weak! She thought fiercely before jogging towards Rei's temple, the Hikawa Shrine.

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Usagi ran up the numerous stone stairs of the temple, nearly tripping over them as she rushed up, a sole purpose on her mind. After a few minutes of wandering around, Usagi found her raven-haired friend sweeping, humming cheerfully to herself. The blonde walked up to her, a fake cheery smile plastered upon her face. "Konnichi wa, Rei-chan!" She greeted in her usual upbeat tone.

Rei looked up at her in surprise, before smirking and leaning on the handle of the broom. "Konnichi wa Odango, what brings you here?" She asked mildly, tilting her head to the side.

Usagi took no notice of the nickname. "Umm … I was hoping you could do me a favour …" Usagi started slowly, unsure of what to say.

Rei raised an eyebrow quirkily. "…Yes?" She prompted after a pregnant pause.

"Could you teach me some martial arts? Please? I really need to learn!" came the sudden desperate pleading from the odangoed blonde that balled her hands into fists. Big azure blue eyes gazed at stunned purple orbs trustingly.

Whatever Rei was expecting, that sure wasn't it. "… O-Okay." Was the hesitant reply from the priestess. Rei felt all of her oxygen leave her as her excited hime hugged her tightly. "Don't … get … emotional, odango!!" Rei shouted in a mean voice to cover up her embarrassment from the openly shown joy.

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Usagi dodged one kick after another, panting heavily. They had been sparring for almost a full hour and hadn't taken a break. She felt rather thirsty, come to think of it.

"Whoa, Koneko-chan, you sure look tired."

Usagi turned and saw Haruka at the doorway, nodding her head in what seemed like appreciation to her skills. Without warning, Usagi's feet were swept from under her and she fell onto the ground hard, her breath knocked out of her. The dazed blonde blinked up in surprise at Rei, who was giving her a disapproving look.

Rei shook her head in displeasure. "Lesson number five: Don't let anything distract you. You could get seriously injured." She scolded the blonde sternly, violet eyes hard.

Usagi nodded, taking deep breaths trying to catch her breath and to calm her racing heart. "I'll keep that in mind." She gasped as she let Rei pull her to her feet.

"Okay, Odango. Even I have to admit you did pretty well for your first lesson." Rei said with a small grin.

Usagi returned the grin, "Thanks, Pyro." She squealed.

Rei glared at her, but she couldn't suppress the smile that soon graced her features. Her hime was actually working hard to achieve something, and she had asked her personally to help her reach her goals. Rei felt pride for her hime and best friend bubbling up inside her. That baka, Mamoru will soon surely realise that he had let a very precious person slip out of his life.

Usagi bounced over to Haruka. "Ruka-chan? Your good with swords, ne?" Usagi started cautiously.

"Yes …" The slow reply that was just as wary as her question.

"Will you teach me how to use them properly?" She pleaded, her puppy dog eyes turned on at full blast.

Haruka sweatdropped, she was scared she might accidentally hack her hime to pieces, but who could say 'no' to those big blue teary eyes that were full of hope staring right at you? Haruka sighed and ran a defeated hand through her sandy-blonde hair, there was just no way she could deny the request. "Fine." she complied.

"Sugoi!" Came the happy cry, as the enthused blonde ran off to grab a sword.

A soft chuckle from Rei drew Haruka's attention to her. "She got you too, ne?" The temple's priestess asked. Haruka nodded with another sigh.

"The day I find a person who can resist those eyes is the day I do their laundry for a month." Rei said dryly.

"Yes, count me in on that one, I'd scrub their toilet spotless for a month!" A melodious voice chipped in.

Haruka and Rei turned to look at the elegant senshi of the sea in surprise.

Haruka shook her head sardonically, "Since you said that, Michiru, I suppose you pretty much mean that no one would be able to resist it."

The graceful woman just tilted her head back slightly and laughed.

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A/N Sorry for the short chapter. I promise the next few will be long. Very long...

Undecided pairing!
Romance will kick in when she knows the five well.

Much Love,
Angel-Goddess
aka Tenshi-Megami

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