Thanks for all the reviews, minna! By the way, I have a question; does anyone know where I can get a good editor? I desperately need one! GASP! And Moon-Daisuke, you wrote Wishing you were mine, right? I LOVED IT! It made me so happy inside…and you wrote Makenai. That one…let's say I was REALLY upset that Mamo-chan had to go out, but he died a hero…(sighs.)
Disclaimer: Heh forgot this in the other chapters. I don't own Sailor Moon…yet. I do own Aunt Misia, Uncle Keisuke, and several other characters I may add.
Usagi gazed out of the window of the airplane as it flew towards America. Her Aunt Misia's mindless chatter had amused her at first, but then she had fallen asleep. So Usagi was left to amuse herself, but something was getting in the way.
Those dreams she had been having, the ones with the shittenou and the new senshi, were they real? If they were memories of the Silver Millennium, this meant the shittenou were friends, not enemies. And if Uranus and Neptune were Sailor Senshi, then that meant there were more to be found.
Usagi suddenly leaned back. All the thinking was giving her a headache. She reached up and fingered her hair. It was no longer done up in odango's. Instead, it was a complicated twist bun held by a net, with several tendrils of her hair spilling out from the back. Two long ones each were next to her ears, and she sighed happily.
As long as she was in the US, she planned to fully enjoy a new life. Thank Gods she had taken those English lessons a few years back! And she had even chosen a new name for herself, easier for the Americans to comprehend, like Justin had done.
"Serena…" she whispered the name against the window, and sighed once more. Onto a new life! This time, she'd enjoy it to the fullest.
"Misia! Misia, over here!" Usagi looked up from her carry-on, and saw a large, jovial man with slightly graying black hair waving at them. She smiled as he hurried over.
"Hey, Uncle Keisuke!" He rapped her in a hug.
"Usa, I haven't seen you in ages! What happened to your hair? I rather liked the cute style they were in before."
Usagi winked. "I felt like a change. Oh, and my name is Serena now, but if you would like, you can call me Usa!"
Her Uncle kissed her aunt, and the trio hurried outside to the car.
"M'dear, I have Justin in the car, but he seems very upset." Whispered Keisuke as they neared the car, a large black SUV.
Misia rolled her eyes. "Did you tell him we were going to meet Serena?"
Keisuke nodded. "And I told him to be nice, or I'd take away his gameboy."
"No wonder." Misia muttered. "You know how much he loves that thing!" They loaded the things into the trunk, and Usagi opened the side door. She found herself staring into eyes as blue as her own.
A boy with blonde hair like hers and who was incredibly handsome snorted.
"You're Usagi?" although he sounded contemptuous, Usagi noted that he seemed to be stunned by her looks. She smiled.
"Please, call me Serena. I take it you're Justin?" she climbed into the seat next to him, and buckled in.
"I refuse to be friends with you." He sulked.
Usagi mock frowned.
"That's too bad! Now who's gonna teach me the basics of gameboy? I never can get those controls right!"
Justin's eyes seemed to perk up.
"You like videogames?"
Usagi nodded cheerfully. "Who can't? And I like eating! Junk food, that is."
Justin looked around, and seeing his parents were deep in conversation, he removed a packet of gum from his pants. He handed her one, and she took it, although suspiciously.
"They're health food freaks." Justin explained. "This will probably be the last piece of non-healthy food you'll get for weeks."
Usagi nodded, and tore it in two. She popped half into her mouth, and turned to Justin.
"So we're good now?"
He smiled, and she saw the same twinkle in his eyes that were often reflected in hers. "Heck yeah! But this means you have to meet my best friends in the world! They're really great. Zach's a total nerd, and Nick is really into martial arts and weights and all that. Keith can get on your nerves, because he is really goody-goody, and he acts like he's all superior around us. But he's ok, all of them are! They're waiting for us right now."
Usagi grinned. "They sound awesome! So, howsabout that lesson?"
The ride was spent in silence, except for the occasional explanation from Justin. When they arrived at the house, Keisuke immediately told Usagi he would take her stuff up to her room, and that she should go with Justin.
The two bounded up the stairs, and to Justin's room. Inside, they could hear voices, but all talk stopped as they opened the door.
"Hey guys!" cried Justin. "This is my cousin Usagi, but call her Serena! She'll be staying with us, but she's really cool."
"Usagi, this is Keith!" he pointed to an attractive boy with long hair so blond, it looked white unless you really examined it. He had striking blue eyes, but of a deeper blue, almost gray, than Usagi's. The boy smiled, and stood from his chair.
"Hey. Nice to meet you." And he bowed.
Justin snorted. "Show off. Anyways, here's Zach." Sitting by the computer and with a how-to book on Halo 2, a boy with soft blonde hair down to his shoulders and a bit more sat. He too, was quite good-looking, and had green eyes. He smiled.
"Hello. I hope J didn't bore you with his beloved gameboy."
"Hey! I don't bore, I excite!"
Usagi shook her head. "Oh, no. It was actually fun!"
Justin turned her to the other side of the room, where a boy with long brown hair and brown eyes regarded her merrily.
"That's Nick." Justin said.
Nick stood, and walked over to Usagi. He took her hand and kissed it, causing her to blush. "It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Dude, back off! She's my cousin!" Justin reprimanded him. Nick shook his head, and sat on the bed.
"So, Sere, Whaddya think?"
Usagi smiled. "I think I'm going to have some fun while I'm here!" the boys laughed, and she immediately felt at peace.
Later that night, Usagi sat back in her new bedroom. It was all white, with a few wisps of light purples and pinks chasing each other across the walls. Her floor was a nice eggshell white, and she had all her furniture painted with the same design as the walls. Her bed was beautiful.
It had silken sheets, all purple and pink, and was trimmed with gold. A light, silken, white canopy hung over it from four white posts. As she collapsed on the soft material, she giggled slightly.
"Life is good when you're rich!" She opened her eyes.
"Justin! Get out of my room!"
The boy chuckled. "No way! Not until I tell you what I have to tell you."
Usagi eyed him suspiciously. "What is it?"
Justin shook his head.
"You act like I'm gonna kill you, calm down! I just wanted to tell you; tomorrow we meet our new neighbors after school. They've come from San Francisco, all the way to Florida, so you had better be nice. Mom said she wants you to pick out something during our lunch break, she's taking you to the mall then."
Usagi sat up. "The mall? During lunch?"
Justin laughed at her stunned expression. "Don't worry, Sere, it's not normal. Tomorrow we have an assembly, so Mom is taking you out during that time so you can go shopping! It's only about three hours anyway."
Usagi sighed. "You know what?"
Justin grinned as he walked to the door. "What? Life is good when you're rich?"
She threw a pillow at him that he just narrowly missed.
"No! Life is better when you get to go shopping during school! Now get out!" Justin left, thinking that life would be a whole lot better with Usagi around.
Usagi jumped out of the sleek red Escalade (A/N: I hate myself so much, but I had to put it in. If I can't have on, at least she can!) And dragged her shopping bags with her.
"Aunt Misia, that was awesome! All the clothes and things!"
Misia grinned. "Glad to see you enjoyed it, Usa. Now come on, put something on quickly! Your uncle and Justin are probably already dressed and waiting."
Usagi happily complied and skipped up the stairs. "I've got new clo-thes, and I am gonna wear them!" she sang.
Justin gave her a weird look as she passed by him and locked herself in the room.
"Thank the Gods above that I was not born a girl."
A half hour later, Usagi emerged from her room, dressed in white skirt just above her knees, and a white sleeveless tank top. On her feet, she wore high-heeled sandals, and her hair was tied back in the same bun, but with white roses implanted in the net.
Justin whistled. "You look great!" Usagi giggled.
"Don't I know it! The sales guy was swooning over me like I was a goddess, and he was cute too! But I waved him off."
"Why? Got a boyfriend back home?" Justin asked.
For a moment, Usagi's face grew hard, but then softened. "Not anymore, but I'd rather not talk about it."
Justin nodded quickly. "No biggie. Although I feel bad for Keith, I thought he was strung on you!"
Usagi laughed. She knew Justin was joking. "Justin, you told me Keith and Neil are nineteen! And Zach and you are eighteen, and I'm only fifteen." She narrowed her eyes. "Freaking pedophile." Justin seemed shocked, before she burst out laughing.
"Gods above, you are gullible!" And she skipped out of the room. (A hard thing to do in high heels, but she did so nonetheless.)
Justin shook his head, and followed her out.
Usagi sat on the black couch in the living room of her new neighbors.
"They seemed nice." She mentioned to Justin.
He smirked. "Usa, I think you're in love!"
She blushed. "What?"
"With the guy with the short blonde hair! Too bad, that lady with the blue hair had him on a string. Although the other one, the girl with the short black hair and purple eyes, she was ok."
"Actually, I'm a girl." Justin turned a furious shade of pink as he saw the aforementioned "man" grinning at him.
"Haruka Ten'oh at your service." The WOMAN said.
Usagi smiled. "Hello! Serena Tsukino."
Justin gaped. "THE Ten'oh Haruka? Race car driver, speed demon, and daredevil?"
"I see Haruka's reputation has surpassed her gender." The blunette walked in, carrying a tray of tea. "My name is Michiru Kaioh."
It was Usagi's turn to be speechless. "You mean, the famous violin player and artist? I know a girl, Ami, who would kill to be in my spot now!"
Michiru smiled. "Many say that. Ah, here's Hotaru."
Justin looked back and forth between the two, and the girl that had just joined them. "I thought she was your daughter," he said, a light blush tainting his cheeks."
"Adoptive daughter." Hotaru explained. "My name is Hotaru Tomoe. Haruka-papa and Michiru-mama are very kind to me, and I do enjoy living here. I've been with them since I can't remember when, and I'm thirteen now."
Usagi grinned. "Hey, you're the child music prodigy! I wish I could play the piano half as good as you."
Hotaru blushed. "Thank you. You're welcome to come over and I could teach you a few things."
"Sure!" The reply pleased Hotaru immensely, and she was happy even as Keisuke and Misia entered the room and turned the talk to adult things.
After they had left, Haruka turned to Michiru. "She is the one."
Michiru shook her head and smiled ruefully. "'Ruka, not very girl with blond hair and blue eyes is the Princess!"
"Yes, but couldn't you practically see the pure energy radiating form her!"
Michiru nodded thoughtfully. "We must keep an eye on her. When the time comes, we will know for sure."
"I like her." They turned to Hotaru, who was sitting by the piano. "She reminds me of someone I thought was lost to me." And she began to play, a soft, stirring melody. Haruka and Michiru smiled, content in knowing that the most sensitive to power of them all wasn't skeptic of the girl.
I
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chapter. Reviews, minna, please! Ooh, and just in case you're
confuzzled, they're all in Miami, Florida. it was kinda overused to
have them in huge cities like New York. Only reviews will make me write
more!
