Three years passed and many things changed for Lita Kino in those three years. She had spent almost a year at the retreat, training and getting stronger. At the retreat, she had learned karate and had quickly become a black belt while also learning several other ways of self defense. She had also learned that she enjoyed weight-training.

Once she left the retreat, Lita had requested that she be allowed to live on her own (her parents had left her enough money for her to be able to take care of herself). Against her aunt's wishes, her uncle had agreed telling his neice that if she ever needed anything to just call and he would be there for her. So, on her own a year after her parents' deaths, she found an apartment and quickly placed herself in a school. Since then she had gotten kicked out of several schools and had soon gained a reputation as "the Karate Maniac".

Some time during the second year after her parents' death, Lita had transfered herself to Juuban Junior High, where on her first day she met Serena Tsukino who quickly became her friend. Along with meeting this new friend, Lita soon learned that she had also lived a past life as a princess and was Sailor Jupiter. She quickly became friends with Amy Mizuno, Rei Hino, and the rest of the other Sailor Scouts as well. Now fifteen years old and in her first year of high school, Lita was happy that she was attending the same school as Serena, Amy, and also, Mina Aino.

Lita Kino stood in the hallway with Serena Tsukino. The two of them were waiting for Amy Mizuno, who had been asked by a teacher to stay behind after school.

"Wonder what Amy did?" Serena said, having been waiting outside the room for ten minutes.

"It's Amy," Lita said, "She did nothing. The teacher's probably asking HER for help in understanding a problem."

Serena nodded. That did sound the more likely possibility of the two. Amy Mizuno had never ever gotten into trouble in her entire school life.

"Actually," came the voice of their ever so-brilliant friend, "The teacher has a new student who just transferred here and she wants me to help him until he's up to speed with his classes here."

Surprised, both Serena and Lita jumped.

"Hey, Amy!" Serena said with a grin.

"Hey, Serena," Amy greeted her, "Hey Lita."

"So, who's the new student?" Lita asked, curious as the trio began to walk away from the class. "It's a he right? Is he gorgeous?"

"It's a he," Amy confirmed. "I haven't seen him yet. I wasn't even told his name. I was only asked if I could tutor him Fridays after school until he catches up. More, if he needs it, but Professor Miaka said that according to his transcripts, he should be up to speed in no time."

"Friday, right?" Lita said with a grin. "So that would mean that your first tutorial is tomorrow after school."

Amy nodded. "Yep," she said, "Tomorrow after school I come straight here to be introduced to the guy, unless I hear otherwise."

"Ohhhh!" Serena exclaimed, as they cilmbed onto the bus that would take them to the Temple, "Mystery man!"

"What mytery man?" they heard a familiar voice ask them suddenly.

"Mina!" all three girls exclaimed in surprise as they turned to face the speaker.

"Hey guys," their long-blonde haired friend greeted them, "What mystery man?"

"Amy's," Lita said, with a grin.

Hearing her blue-haired friend's name, Mina's eyes widened with surprsie. "Amy, you have a mystery man?"

Amy shook her head, wishing she could kill Lita. "He's not a mystery man," she argued.

"Oh yes he is, Ames," Serena said, then to Mina, "Amy's tutoring a boy, and she only finds out his name tomorrow. She doesn't even know what he looks like."

"Sounds like a mystery man to me, Ames," Mina said with a grin. It was so rare that they had something like this to tease Amy about, she wasn't about to miss out on this chance.

Amy blushed furiously and quickly looked down at the floor. She didn't know why her friends were giving her such a hard time about helping somebody out.

"So when do you find out who this guy is?" Mina asked.

Lita grinned and looking at her long-haired friend, replied, "Tomorrow after school. Ames goes straight to Professor Miaka to be introduced to him."

"Really?" Mina said, her eyes sparkling with interest, "Any chance you'd introduce three of your bestest buds to him, Ames?"

Amy sighed. "If I said no, would it really make a difference?" she asked.

Serena shook her head. "Not really," the leader of the Sailor Scouts replied.

Like I should be surprised, Amy thought to herself. Meanwhile, she said, "If you're not there right after school, I can't wait." She looked to Serena and Mina, knowing that these two tended to get the most detentions out of the entire school.

"Okay," Serena said, reminding herself to be on her best behaviour tomorrow. Suddenly, the bus pulled up to a stop.

"Here's my stop," Amy said, glad that they didn't have a Scout meeting today and that the others were only heading to Raye's to gossip. She really didn't want to put up with any more teasing and with Serena and Lita there, being teased was a guarantee. "I'll see you guys tomorrow," Amy said and quickly got off the bus.

"Bye, Ames!" the three friends said in unison as the bus doors closed.

Amy sighed as she got off the bus and began to walk up to her house. Earlier she had been looking forward to the tutorial, but that was when it had been a secret from the others. Now, though, she wasn't too sure about it. Too late to back out now, Amy, she told herself with a sigh as she opened her front door and stepped inside.