Chapter Two

Shindou Shuichi, Nakano Hiroshi, and Suguru Fujisaki. In today's world they were the three hottest men in the world's most popular band. if the Star Lights were to ever grave Earth's surface and play against Bad Luck it would be the bad war of the millenia. That would be a concert even Usagi would pay to see.

Sitting in the closest seats to the stage possible, Usagi was in heavaen as she sang along to Rage Beat. Beside her, Minako and Makoto sat laughing and singing along as well. It was nice to see their Princess- er Queen- acting as her usual self. Well, before she was crowned anyway.

Tonight, in order to disguise their Queen as best they could, each girl wore something no longer worn in this time period. Simplicity was best, so they went with outfits they had once worn in their past. Minako was dressed outstandishly in black, neon orange and yellow. It wasn't unlike her to dress as such, but it was such an eyesore! Bright neon yellow capris with neon orange mid-calf socks and black reebok sneakers. Her shirt was a black tanktop with the symbol of venus in neon yellow and a neon orange button up over top of it. She was certainly not going to be hard to see later. Her wheat blonde hair was pulled up in it's standard red bow and orange earings sat in her ears.

Makoto, on the other hand, was dressed much more calmly. Nothing busy-like Minako that was for sure. Keeping to her favorite color of green, the senshi of the forest went with a soft green tanktop and black denim jacket. It was supposed to get chilly by the time the concert was over. Brown hair up as usual, and still wearing her trademark rose earings, she had decided on black jeans and green ankle boots to finish her attire. Unlike Minako though, she also had her green senshi watch on her wrist to keep in touch with those at the castle. Minako had forgone it saying it didn't get with her attire.

Usagi was dressed sensibly and yet effectively for the occasion. With her silvery blonde hair up in a ponytail, pink headband with a white rabbit on it on her forehead and purple tinted sunglasses it was almost hard to tell she was the Queen in disguise. Her upper garments consisted of a white long sleeved shirt and a baby pink t-shirt over top. it had become her favorite outfit towards their second year of high school. Her lower attire was kahki cargo pants, pockets lining it every where and a pair of baby pink flipflops. Of course it had taken alot of pleading to allow Rei to approve of the outfit their Queen was currently wearing.

As the song switched from Rage Beat to Glaring Dream, Usagi's attention faultered extremely. Sapphire blue faded to a dull color as she stared up at the pink haired singer on the stage before her. That song always held a special place in her heart since the moment she first heard it. While it was a song Shuichi wrote for his beloved Yuki, Usagi felt she could completely understand all that Shuichi had gone through. She was, in a sense, going through it as well.

Okay, so she didn't have the press screaming controversies about her being inlove with another female and how this would affect her career, but she did have her own problems with in her marriage. That wasn't to say that things were going horribly. In fact, it was damn near perfect compared to some. However, she saw less and less of her husband these days and even less of her own daughter.

The senshi had taken it upon themselves to teach Chibi Usa what her mother had never learned and Endymion was always way on business, dealing with overseas meetings and delgations. She was lucky to get a call from Endymion once a week now and Chibi Usa hardly stopped by to wish her good night. So busy in their curret goings on that they failed to see that she needed attention too.. She wasn't an attention hog, but, anymore, she was only greeted by her senshi when it came to important goings on involving the court. She felt less and less like Usagi and more like a mechanical doll told what to do, whose name happened to be her own.

"We're going to the bathroom, Usagi-chan," Makoto chuckled as said rabbit danced in front of the dressing room door of Bad Luck. "Don't leave their room until we've returned. Got it?"

Minako tried not to laugh as the moon rabbit nodded excitedly and waved them off. It was so easy to tell that she was eager to get to meet her idols in person.

"She's almost like herself again.. Maybe we should try doing things like this more often with her. She wouldn't be so bored or lonely and she deffinately wouldn't miss Chibi Usa or Endymion so much."

Makoto sighed as they turned the corner, placing a hand behind her chocolate colored hair. "It's a nice idea Mina... But Rei just won't go for it. She's so into this "Protect the Queen" snit it's no longer funny. She even refuses to let us call her Usagi any more."

Shaking her head, the pale blonde opened the bathroom door for Makoto, then followed after the amazon. "Yea yea, I know. I just wish we could do more with her, like old times. It's almost to the point where we forget that she is also Usagi, not just Serenity. She's two different people and it's not fair that we can't allow her to act as such. She's always been good at knowing when to be grown up."

Mako laughed as she stepped into a bathroom stall. "Try telling that to Rei."

"Are you sure it's safe to leave with out your friends?" Fujisaki asked as Usagi made for the door. Brown eyes reflected a sense of worry for the blonde as a slender hand came up to run through his dark green hair.

"Of course. I'm not going to go far any way, Suguru-san," she replied in kind greeting, watching as he removed the purple leather over coat revealing a black tanktop and his jungle green pants.

"Well if you're sure, Usagi-chan. We just don't want you to get in trouble." As blue looked over at the russet haired guitarist, Hiroshi flashed her a grin. He had worn black leather and a leopard print long sleeved shirt, the chains previously attatched to said pants on his dressing table.

"I was just going to look for them. Really I won't wonder away and I won't get myself into trouble."

"Where have I heard that before?" Hiroshi muttered as Shuichi bound over to the leaving blonde.

"I'm glad I got the chance to meet you, Usagi-chan! It's really nice to know that even some one in the royal family likes our stuff! You're a really cool person Usagi-chan and I hope we can meet again."

Usagi smiled slowly, her eyes beginning to water as she hugged the stuffed pink rabbit in her hands. That was the first time she had ever heard any one say as such to her, especially upon knowing that she was queen. Shuichi's face lit up, her happiness reflecting in his blue-ish eyes. Happily, she pounced the singer, ruffling his pink hair before kissing his cheek.

"Thank you, Shindou-kun. You have no idea how much it means for me to hear you say that."

"It's nothing Usagi-chan. I meant what I said." Watching as she stood up off of his pink and white leather clad form, he grinned as she kissed his cheek once more then made for the door. "Just be careful okay? I'll make sure to tell your friends that you went looking for them."

"Thanks Shindou-kun." And with that the blonde bunny was gone from their sight.

Not long after Usagi had left the Bad Luck dressing room, Minako and Makoto came knocking, ready to pick up their Queen. As Hiroshi opened the door, he was tackled by a neon clad blonde sending him and theblonde to the floor in a heap.

"Better be careful Nakano," Fujisaki teased. "If Ayaka finds out you've been tackled by strange blondes she'll get jealous."

Hiro sighed, pushing Minako off of him. "Must you do this every concert?" At Minako's wild nod, the russet haired teen sweatdropped and stood. Just his luck, though he supposed that they weren't called Bad Luck for no apparent reason.

"That's if Ayaka-chan finds out," Makoto laughed, watching the guitarist help up her best friend. Ayaka and Hiroshi had been having relationship troubles when he met Minako at one of their concerts. One thing led to another and they were "seeing" each other "behind Ayaka's back." She didn't know, but currently she and Hiro weren't dating.

"God forbid," Hiro muttered as Shuichi jumped from his seat to great the two senshi. Since their first meeting, the band and senshi had become fast friends. "Usagi-chan isn't here, by the way. She left to go find you two less then ten minutes ago."

Both girls looked stunned, Usagi had left with out them? Quickly, Minako kissed Hiro's cheek in farewell, promising to stop by the hotel once their Queen was returned to the palace, and the girl's left in a rush.

Shuichi pouted as they left, shutting the door behind him. "Couldn't you have waited to say that? I didn't get to say hi."

Hiro shook his head, reclining in his chair. "Not a chance Shu. Usagi-chan is their charge, as much as I hate to say it like that. Her protection comes first before our friendship."

Shuichi nodded, knowing the drill, and plopped down to sulk on the couch. He'd just have to wait until Usagi was back safely to say hello.