"Usagi-chan!. . . If you would just . . .get up when. .
.your alarm goes off, . . .you would not. . .have this problem!"
panted Luna as she and Usagi raced towards Juuban High School.
"I
can't be that late!" wailed Usagi.
"We just . . .
left the house . . .two minutes."
"I HAVE TWO
MINUTES?!?!?!?!?!?!?" Usagi panicked and left Luna in the
dust.
Luna stopped to catch her breath. "This from a girl
who thinks gym class is hard!"
Usagi ran up the steps and
saw another girl opening the door. Usagi would have probably left
her in the dust, too, except the girl had no school uniform on.
This caused Usagi to slow down. Nani. . .? "AAAAAAAAAG!
The bell!" Usagi's head slid down past her shoulders. "I'm
dead."
"Here, I have to get my uniform. Come with
me." The girl smiled.
I've seen her before. "Where
are you from?" asked Usagi.
I've seen her before.
"The United States," said the girl.
"You're from
America? You must be the one our teacher told us about. I didn't
know they could speak Japanese."
"I'm one of the few
who paid attention in class." She giggled. "I'm
Candra."
"My name is Usagi."
"Nice to
meet you, Usagi-san. Here we are." The lady behind the desk
handed her a uniform. "Would you hold this for me?"
Usagi
received a floating cat head. Luna-P? thought Usagi. What
the heck?. . .
"Serenity! Look at me!" Princess
Cynthia hopped out from the dressing room, followed by Luna-P.
"I
like the color and style," said Serenity. "For once, you
don't look like a tomboy."
"And what is wrong with
that?" asked her sister.
"Nothing. However, if we do
not hurry, we will be late! Come on!"
"I'm coming!
I'm coming!. . .Usagi? Hey, Usagi! Moon to Usagi-san!"
"Huh?"
Usagi's head snapped up. Luna-P flew out of her arms. "I like
it! You look good!"
Candra giggled. "Of course I do,
Serenity."
"What did you say?" asked Usagi after
a brief pause.
"I said, 'Of course I do, Usagi.' Hey, you
got pale all of a sudden. Are you all right?" asked
Candra.
"Uh, yeah. We better get to
class."
"Class,
I want you to welcome Estelle Candra-san, the student told you
about last week," said the teacher. "She is from
America."
"Hello," said the class in
English.
"Hello," said Candra. Then in Japanese, she
continued. "I am very glad to be here."
"How
long have been studying Japanese?" asked the teacher.
"Four
years, ma'am."
"It's interesting that you can learn
the Japanese language in four years, but Usagi cannot learn to be
on time in thirteen. Usagi-san! That's the third time this week!
That. . ."
"Ma'am, it's my fault," Candra
interrupted.
"Huh? How?"
"Well, a couple
weeks ago, when I came to take my entrance exams, I was lost and
Usagi-san showed me where to go. Then today, she was waiting on me
to get ready so we could walk to school together, except I didn't
get up on time and she didn't want to leave me, so we were late
together. So if you are going to blame anyone, blame me,"
said Candra in one breath.
The teacher thought about it. "Since
this is your first day, I will let you go. Just don't do it again.
And as for you Usagi-san. . ."
Usagi gulped. "Yes,
ma'am?"
"If she's going to be late, don't wait for
her."
Usagi breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes
ma'am."
"Wow!
That was some fight we had yesterday!" said Minako as she bit
into her sandwich.
"Kami-sama! That guy came out of
nowhere! He would have gotten Usagi-chan if Setuna-san hadn't
appeared and pushed her out of the way." Mako picked up her
chopsticks. "Hey, Ami-chan! Over here!"
"Hello,
Minako-chan, Mako-chan." Ami ran over and sat down. "Where's
Usagi-chan?"
"Hey, there she is!" Minako pointed
to the exit as Usagi and Candra came out of the building. The two
started laughing at something Usagi said.
"Who is she?"
asked Mako.
"Hey, isn't that Luna-P?" asked Ami.
"It
is," said Minako. "What is she doing with it?"
Naru
plopped down next to Mako. "Hey, Usagi-chan! Get your tush
over here!"
"Oh, hey!" Usagi and Candra ran
over. In her best English, Usagi said, "Candra-chan, this are
my friends, Naru-chan, Ami-chan, Makoto-chan, and Minako-chan."
Switching to Japanese, she said, "Minna, this is
Candra-chan."
Candra giggled. "You mean, 'These
are my friends,' not ' This are my friends'."
Usagi
nodded. "Right."
"So, when did you two meet?"
asked Minako.
"This morning," Usagi responded. "You
would have met her, too, if you hadn't been late."
Minako
blushed.
Candra started to say something, but Mako stopped her.
"Well, hello, Candra-san. My age is Kino Makoto. I mean,
Makoto Kino. M-my year is 18."
Candra looked at Mako and,
in clear Japanese, said, "You mean your name is Kino
Makoto and you are 18 years old."
Mako's face went
pale. "Nani?"
"I've been speaking Japanese for
awhile. It's okay, Makoto-san," added Candra.
"Oh."
Mako blushed as the group started laughing.
Naru turned to
Candra. "What's that floating cat head thing?"
"This
is my Luna-P! I can do very cool things with it. Watch this! Luna
Sphere Kitty Magic!" She did the same ChibiUsa did with hers
and a lunch sack landed in her hand.
"Wow," said
Naru.
"I forgot to pack it this morning," said
Candra. Then something in her pocket beeped. "Um, look. I'm
going to go in and ask the teacher what y'all been doing so I can
make sure I am at the same level as the rest of the class. Here,
Usagi-san. I notice you don't have one." Tossing Usagi her
lunch, Candra ran into the building.
"Wow. A student who
cares," said Ami. "Usagi-chan, you should spend more
time with her."
"Hey! I got a 73 on my last test!"
growled Usagi.
"Yeah. After all the extra credit,"
added Naru.
"And that was the easy part," added
Minako.
"Hey!" Usagi snapped.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAA!
There's a monster in the tree!" screamed a girl.
"Quick!
Everyone! Inside!" yelled a teacher.
"Help! It's got
me!!!!!!!" screamed another girl.
Naru ran inside thinking
the others were behind her. But they were hiding behind a tree,
waiting for everyone else to leave.
"You are mine!"
the monster yelled.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" cried the girl.
(Surprisingly, this isn't Naru.)
"Moon Starlight Attack!"
yelled Sailor StarMoon. The monster dropped the girl and StarMoon
caught her.
"Who's that?" asked Minako.
"Never
mind that!" said Usagi with surprising command. "Moon
Eternal, Make Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make
Up!"
"Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up!"
"Venus
Crystal Power, Make Up!"
StarMoon put down the girl, who
quickly made her way to the building. "Thank you, Princess,"
said the monster. "You just saved me the trouble of finding
you!"
"Stop right there!" yelled the
Senshi.
"Oh! And you are?"
"An agent of love
and justice! Pretty Senshi in a sailor fuku!. . .Sailor Moon! On
behalf of the Moon, you're punished!
The monster had a
sweatdrop coming down the front of its face. "Forget I
asked."
"Oh! And what's that supposed to mean?"
asked Sailor Moon.
"It's just that you speech was so long,
boring, and stupid. . ."
"WAAAAAAAAAAH! He's making
fun of me!" wailed Moon.
"Ug. I don't have time for
this. Take that!" the youma attacked.
"Venus Love and
Beauty Shock!"
"Hey!" yelled Sailor Jupiter.
"Where'd he go?"
The monster reappeared behind Moon
and fired.
"Sailor Moon!" cried out StarMoon. She
pushed Moon out of the way.
Moon gasped.
"Serenity!"
This has happened before, thought Moon.
"Cynthia! NOOOOO!"
"Sailor StarMoon! NOOOO!" cried
Sailor Moon.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Jupiter
Oak Evolution!"
"Starlight HoneyMoon Therapy
Kiss!"
"Beautiful!" yelled the monster before he
disappeared.
Moon gathered StarMoon in her arms. Tears streamed
down her face. "We have to get her help!" she said to
the others. "Don't just stand there! Help me get her to the
Temple!"
Chapter Two: The Battle Within the Senshi. Is Their Friendship Over?
