Hey! I know it's been a while since I updated. Sorry about that, I was so caught up in school and other stuff that I had no chance to update. I realize towards the end of the last chapter, there were several typos. Again, I apologize. I will try not to rush on this chapter and make those mistakes.

Now, to show you the results of the voting:

The winner is.....(drum roll please)......

WUFEI!

Hmm....I wonder how I'll pull that off..... oh well.

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theredqueen: Thankyou for telling me about the typos, I appreciated it. About the thing with Makoto, in one of the episodes of the anime where Usagi is on a rampage trying to get all of her friends to adope cats, Makoto says, "Thanks, but my mom would never let me," or something along those lines. Now, if you would like me to base it off the manga, or better translation of the series, I will make sure to incorporate that in the story. I will correct what I said earlier in this chapter. I hope that pleases you Thanks for reviewing!

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Chapter 3

The alarm went off at exactly 6:15 that moring. Ami blinked her eyes open tiredly. She had promiced Duo and his friends she'd walk them to Juuban this morning. Right. She got up and stretched. Last night's excitement had taken a toll on her- she was tired, as usual. After showering and getting dressed, she applyed foundation under her eyes to make the dark circles appear like less. it was a little better, but still not the greatest.

She walked into the kitchen to find Hotaru dressed and ready. She was eating a bowl of fruit loops, and a healthy glow had returned to her cheeks.

"Are you sure you can go to school today? Do you feel alright," Ami asked right away, placing her hand on Hotaru's forehead. Hotaru laughed and turned to face her.

"Ami, I feel fine. I know you feel guilty about last night, but don't worry, I forgive you. I understand what happened. Please don't put too much pressure on yourself caring for me. Haruka and Michiru will only be gone a month, and I'm not five years old. I can handle it if you're late getting me every once in a while. Today, I'll learn the way to your house from my school incase of emergencies. You're going to be eighteen in a few days. Don't stress out, be happy, please. And don't worry, I don't think any less of you. I still think you're a mature, calm person who can be depended on."

Ami stared in awe at the girl that sat before her. Twelve, and already very sensible. Ami's stomach growled slightly. She sighed.

"Thankyou Hotaru. Now, pass me the fruit loops. I haven't eaten since yesterday morning."


Duo knocked on Ami's door at 7:30. He and his friends stood waiting by the door , all ready. Ami opened up the door.

"Morning Duo. Come in, I just have to make sure Hotaru's ready," Ami said, rushing off. The boys stepped in. It was a nice apartment, tastefully decorated and ridiculously neat. Hotaru came, carrying her bag, and smiled.

"Hi," she greeted.

"You look much better today," Quatre said.

"Yeah, thanks for your help yesterday," she said, giving a sweet smile.

Ami returned with her own bag and the keys. Ushering everyone out of the apartment, she locked the door and they all trudged down the steps. Trowa yawned, and Heero looked around, uninterested. Wufei had a somewhat angry look on his face, which Duo could only interpret as calmness, unfortunately.

As soon as the stepped out of the apartment, they were met with giant crowds and traffic.

"Holy Shit, it's worse than New York!" Exclaimed Duo.

"Actually Duo, there is nothing Holy about that substance," corrected Quatre, as they turned to look at Ami. A car pulled up in front of them, a red ferari. Ami ran up to the car with Hotaru. Usagi opened the window. Rini was sitting in the backseat. Mamoru was driving.

"Hey Ames. Mamoru is driving me and Rini to school on his way to work. We'll take Hotaru and You. Hmmm?"

"I promised my new neighbors I'd walk them, but if you took Hotaru that would be great," Ami said.

"Alright Ames. Come one hotaru," Mamoru said. Hotaru slid in next to Rini.

"Hey Taru!"

"Alright see you later Usagi, Mamoru, girls." Ami waved and they drove off. Looking at the bustling crowds of people, Ami sighed again.

"Come this way," she instructed. She turned and walked down the alley towards the next street. Pasisng in between another building, they came out onto a less busy street, but still a little crowded. Again, Ami crossed the street and headed between the next alley. They followed, wondering what she was doing. The following street was residential, and much less crowded, having large homes with lots of space. That was when Ami began to walk up the street.

"Oh I see. You avoid traffic," Duo said. The six walked down the street quietly, until she, Quatre, and Duo started up a conversation.

They arrived at the school around 7:40, and Ami showed them to the office, then left. Wufei glared after her. Something about her was.... strange.

As Ami walked down the hallway, she ran into Makoto.

"Hi," she greeted.

"Hey," replied Makoto.

"I take it we're in trouble today," Ami stated. Makoto nodded.

"Last night, my aunt, who is one of my contacts on my school information, got a call from Haruna. She called me, and shouted about hjow disspapointed she was and how if I wasn't going to live on my own responsibly, she'd move in. Of course, she can't. I'll be eighteen in a few months, and then I'll legally be an adult." Makoto said this flipintly. Ami simply nodded.

"Speaking of turning eighteen, you'll be eighteen in a few days. How do you feel," she asked. Ami sighed.

"The same. My mom left for a medical conference last night, I didn't even have to see her face to face, just got her message."

"And how's Hotaru," Makoto asked, referring to the night before's incident.

"She's fine, I guess. She didn't make a big deal, but I still felt bad," Ami responded. The bell rang, and Ami and Makoto grabbed their books and headed to their homeroom. Time to face the music. When they entered, Ms. Haruna said nothing. She stared at them as they took their seats. Usagi and Minako were already in the classroom.

"Alright everyone. We have five new transfer students to add to our homeroom. Come in gentlemen," Ms. Haruna said.

Heero, Duo, Wufei, Quatre and Trowa entered. "Alright, which one of you is Heero Yuy?"

Heero stepped forewards.

"Sit in front of Ms. Aino. Aino, raise your hand." Minako did so, and Heero sat down wordlessly.

"Wufei Chang, sit in front of Ms. Mizuno. Ami, raise your hand." Before Ami raised it, Wufei sat down, already knowing who she was.

"Trowa Barton, in front of Molly."

"Duo Maxwell, in front of Usagi."

"Quatre Winner, in front of Makato Kino."

Ms. Haruna cleared her throat to get the attention of all of the dumb-struck girls and the glaring boys.

"Now that we have that over with, I can take care of something else. Tskino, Mizuno, Kino, Aino, on your feet."

The four stood.

"Class, they interupted our lesson yesterday. Why don't you tell the girls how upset you were," Haruna said.

"It was awesome," one boy said, "the substitute brought colouring books!" Haruna glared as several more students agreed.

"Follow me, trouble makers," Haruna said. Once they were out in the hallway, Haruna closed the door.

"Girls, I truly expected better of you. I can't believe you did that. Especially you, Mizuno. You all lied to me, and upset me." Haruna hollered towards the end. She calmed down. "Kino, are you seriously willing to be kicked out of yet another school for your insolence?" Makoto looked shocked that she had said it.

"And you, Aino, you've laready been kicked off of all the teams you've played on for ditching or not showing up at all. This will not look good on your record either!"

"And you, Tskino. You've already got a horrible record because of all the detentions you serve, try getting into a single university with that horrible record. Not to mention that your grades are a failure as well!" Ms. Haruna seemed to be on a roll. Ami wondered what she would yell at her for.

"Ah yes, I almost forgot about you Mizuno. You're grades have been slowly slipping for the past 3 months, you've been un-attentive, and I am ashamed that you would lie to me. I don't know if you know this, but in your final year in high school, it's a bit stupid to let you're grades slip when applying for a doctorat program. Tell me ladies, what exactly was os important that you had to ditch school for it, hmmm?"

No one responded. Haruna glared.

"You will all be punished. Two weeks detention. Although I am not permitted to suspend you for ditching once according to the Juuban District Administration, I promice you all that those detentions will not be fun."

Ami sighed. "How long after school will the detentions last?" Ami still had picking up Hotaru after school to think about.

"One hour."

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At lunch time, the four sat around their ussual tree. Ami had been telling her friends about the new boys, and how they had helped her.

"That's cool Ami, and they're all so cute," exclaimed Minako and Makoto.

"Not as cute as my Mamoru!" Usagi said this almost defensively.

"Hey Ames!"

Ami turned to see Duo and his friends standing behind her.

"Hi."

Duo plopped down next to her, and the rest sat down.

"Why were you in trouble this morning, huh?"

"Oh, it's nothing," Ami said quickly.

"Yeah sure it's nothing! We got two weeks detention over it," wailed Usagi.

"What did you do," asked Heero for the first time.

"We ditched class is all," said Makoto.

"I cannot believe Haruna! She owes me, after that time I saved her big butt!" Usagi exclaimned this a little too loud.

"What do you mean," asked Trowa, the silent one suddenly interested.

"Huh, Oh-" Usagi suddenly blushed, realizing her own mistake. Quickly changing the subject, Ami brought up their other classes. However, the pilots didn't forget it.


After school, her friends all waved goodbye to the guys. The four headed back to their classroom where they were instructed to wash boards and mop floors for an hour. Ami had contacted Hotaru's achool, as did Usagi for Rini, and the two girls were to wait in the school cafeteria and do their homework together until Usagi and Ami came for them.

Makoto and Minako waved goodbye as the two walked home together, while Ami and Usagi headed in the direction of the school. The other two would get the girls, then everyone would head over to Ami's apartment for a senshi meeting, since Ami's mom was gone, and Rei's grandpa was still upset about the day before.

Meanwhile, the boys had decided that these girls could offer them some information unknowingly. Makoto and Minako were already long down the street, but Ami and Usagi were closer, and Heero figured that they might be able to get more information from Usagi ebcause, as he had said, she had a big mouth. So they trailed the two.

Ami and Usagi walked together for about fifteen minutes while Usagi complained about the detention.

"You almost gave us away today Usagi, you must be careful," Ami reminded gently. Usagi nodded.

"You're right Ames." They arrived at the school and entered, looking for the cafteria. When they found it, they walked in to find Rini and Hotaru sitting at a table doing homework and munching on chips.

"Hey girls. Sorry about this," Usagi said, beginning to collect Rini's books and put them in her bag on instinct.

"No problem, we had fun, and we got most of our homework done. Didn't you finish yours in detention," Hotaru asked.

"Can't say that we did any of it then,"Ami said. The four began to walk towards the door, when a crash was heard from the upstairs of the school. The four looked at each other, and shot up the 2nd floor stair case.

There, the same general who had attacked Ami and Hotaru the night before, with striking green eyes and black hair. He was knocking over chairs and desks in a rage, as if looking for something.

When he saw the four in the doorway, he pointed a finger in Ami's direction.

"YOU!" He picked up a desk and through it at the door. Ami and Usagi dived to the opposite sides of the classroom, while Rini and Hotaru dived to the outside, one to the left and the other to the right. The desk smacked into the wall on the other side opposite to the door, and cracked.

The man approached Ami right away. He cleared his throat and seemingly calmed himself.

"Hello Mercury. I am luitenant Siruto of Nemesis."

"What are you talking about," Ami asked, playing dumb, wondering how he knew her identity.

"Hmm, you don't. I really think you do," he said, grabbing her up by the neck. Ami gasped. Usagi was on her feet in an instant, but Siruto had knocked her to the ground and shoved a dek on her before she could blink. Usagi let out a cry, which made Ami struggle more. By this time, the few teachers left in the school at this time, the principal and a kindergarden teacher, had come upstairs, and wouldn't permit Rini and Hotaru to even enter the room.

"I don't know what you're talking about, just let go," Ami rasped out, beginning to kick and thrash. She eventually managed to kick him hard enough in the shin and he loosened his grip. She broke free and fell on the floor, begining to breath hard.

Noticing the two teachers, and the two kids, he sighed. His leader would be upset at how unprofessionally the matter was being taken care of. He dissapeared. usagi was fine, in the end. She was just shaken, as was Ami. The girls were worried. The teachers couldn't understand what had happened. Since Ami and Usagi couldn't tell them either way, it was dismissed as some freak attack, as ussual.

The pilots had lost Ami and Usagi, so they hadn't even made it to the school when they saw the four walking bye. Duo waved and ran over as if it were casual.

"Hey, wuts up," he asked.

"Oh, we were just getting the girls form school," Usagi said.

"Anything interesting happen?"

"No," All four girls responded. He and Quatre laughed, while the other three stared suspiciously.


The next day, all four were at school on time, and hotaru and Rini had walked together on their own.

"Class," Miss Haruna said, "we have another new student. This is Lara Mcknimara. Lara, sit next to Ami." Now she was next to Ami and diagonal from Wufei. The girl looked at Ami and smiled.

"Hi," she greeted, "I'm Lara. I'm sure we'll be friends."


The boys sat in their apartment that night and looked at Heero. He had drawn a chart on an erasible board. It had three categories.

"We have to do what Ms. Meioh said. Watch out for Enemies, Allies, and hidden strength of some kind, whatever that means.

Under Enemies, he listed the general that had attacked the little girl, Hotaru, their first night there.

Under allies, he wrote down that masked man, whom Ami had said was called Tuxedo Mask, and also the Sailor Senshi they had been told about. Under the final category about the strength, he put a big question mark.

"This is seriously the wierdest thing I have ever done in my life, and I've done some wierd stuff," Duo said, Wufei glared.

"I have to agree with the imbicile. This is getting a bit confusing. I don't know what to look for."


I am REALLY sorry if it sucks. I know it's been a while since I updated, but I'll try harder to put out a MUCH better chapter next time. Sorry about typos.

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