Chapter 6: Class, Sailor Scouts and getting noticed

Note: I don't own SM or anything affiliated with it other than the Sailor Gaia characters and characters from any other Fan fic I write.

I followed Serena to find our classroom which was difficult because she was quicker than she looked. When we got to the class room, the class bell had just finished chiming. Serena slid the door open and started to try to move towards her seat. "Ms. Tsukino, don't try to come in after the bell and pretend that you were here. We all know that you weren't," said a male voice as she got through the door. Serena immediately blushed bright crimson and looked down to the floor. "Excuse me sir, but Serena was just helping me to get sorted. It was my fault that she was late," I said walking in and standing next to Serena. "Ah, you must be Bridget. Very well Serena you are excused but try and get here earlier," said the teacher waving her to her seat. Serena nodded and mumbled a "yes sir" as she practically ran towards her seat. "Class, this is Bridget Aster. She's coming to us from the U.S. and I know that you will all make her first day a easy one," said the teacher,

"Now Bridget you can either sit there, there or there," He pointed to three seats on different sides of the rooms. I took the one closest to the door next to a long haired blonde. "Hiya, from the U.S. huh? I can help you if you want," said the girl in English as I sat down. "You speak English?" I said with a bit of shock. "Yah, not well but enough to get by. I'm Mina by the way. You speak Japanese really well, how did you learn it?" Mina asked as she started to twirl a strand of her blond hair around her finger. I blushed, "Um, I just picked it up." I said looking back down at my desk as I felt my face grow hot. "How did you get your hair that way?" Mina asked reaching out and taking a few strand to examine. "Its natural" I said quickly trying to change the subject away from my silver hair. "Its almost the same color as Serena's," she said letting go of my hair and looping her arm over the back of her chair. "Mina, stop talking!" Said the teacher suddenly. "Sorry," said Mina giving me a wink and turning back to her books. I smiled, I was beginning to feel part of the crowd.

The school day seemed to drag on forever, Mr. Finshino dragged on forever on the evils of radicalism to the point that half the class was asleep or close to it. "Does he always do this?" I wrote down on a note to Mina. She giggled as she wrote back, "yah, don't worry you get used to it," When the lunch bell rang, the classroom emptied quickly. Mina grabbed my arm and pulled me outside. "You can eat lunch with us," she said as she put on her sneakers. "Sure, just one sec," I said setting down my bag to check on Alena. "Comfortable?" I said with a grin. "Your lucky that I didn't get sick all over your stuff," she said with a snarl as she straightened herself out. "I met the princess," I said pulling out my lunch. "I heard, as well as Sailor Venus," said Alena as she began to groom herself. "Who?" Alena sighed, "I should have informed you more on the princess. Sailor Venus is one of the princesses bodyguard's. That girl Mina that you sit next to is Sailor Venus,"

"Bridget?" said a voice. I pushed Alena down into my bag again and quickly pulled the top over. "Yah?" I replied. Mina and Serena's heads appeared at the end of the lockers, "You coming to lunch or what?" they asked. I giggled and said, "Yah, I'm starving,"

We went out into the yard, Mina and Serena chatting to me as if we had known each other for years. "Well we have in a way," I thought to myself smiling at their antics. "Serena, Mina! Over here!" said a tall girl with a brown ponytail. "Wow she is almost as tall as me," I thought as Serena ran over. "This is Bridget, she's from America," said Mina, "This is Lita, and the blue haired one over there is Amy. Don't mind her, she's in the midst of studying to enter medical school," "Well, it is important Mina," said Amy from behind her book, "but it is very nice to meet you Bridget," she said pulling the book down and giving me a smile. "The pleasure is all mine," I said smiling back and smiling to Lita. "So Lita, what did you bring me for lunch?" Asked Serena eyeing the package in front of Lita. "Did you forget your lunch again Serena?" said Lita pulling the lunch box away from her. "Please Lita! Don't let me starve!" said Serena begging on her knees. "Here Bridget, why don't you have some before Serena eats it all," said Lita holding out a lunchbox full of food. "Um, sure. What is this stuff though?" I asked pulling out a fork. "Well first you can't eat it with that," said Lita pulling the fork out of my hand and replacing them with chopsticks.

"Um Lita, I can't use chopsticks," I said blushing a little. "Well we will just have to fix that," said Lita smiling at me. "Here, eat one of those. Its an Okonomiyaki, a savory pancake with chicken and shrimp." She said point to a round piece of food. I took my chopsticks and reached in to pick it up. To my surprise I handled the chopsticks like I had known how to do it my whole life. "All part of my transformation, damn cat," I thought thinking about Alena in my bag. "See? Its so easy once you get them in your hands, how is it?" Lita asked as I ate part of the pancake. "Its really good," I said smiling and eating the rest of it. "Can I eat now!" said Serena drooling over Lita's shoulder. We all giggled as Lita handed the rest to her. "That was good but give me peanut butter any time," I thought as I pulled out my sandwich.