Chapter two: Getting Ready
Usagi sat down on the seats next to on waiting passengers. She was already at the dock waiting for the Cruise boat to get ready. Her father and Sammy had gone to the bathroom, and her mother was at the gift shop. Usagi was sitting next to two of her friends that were able to make it and see her off. Haruka sat on her left and Michiru sat on her right. They had wanted to see her off safely and to give her gifts they had picked up on the way.
"Usagi, you make sure you get a tan on your legs girl. All you've been wearing lately is pants and you're beginning to go white again." said Haruka smiling. She handed a small package to Usagi and she opened with glee. Inside was a small art kit of pens and ink. "Just in case you get any ideas for some new comics."
"And this is from me. Something you wanted a long time ago, but you never had time to buy." Michiru handed her a bag that was a fairly decent size. She opened it and found five new comics that featured the sailor Senshi. Usagi knew that with the sailor Senshi that reporters would want stories, but comic book authors got to them first and started making up adventures of them and how they would save the city from a seven headed monster with giant fangs or from a black winged woman with glowing maroon eyes. Usagi smiled and thanked them. Michiru then pulled a sketch book from her back pack and handed it to her. "I figured Haruka was going to buy you an art kit so I thought it would be best if you had a sketch book to draw your comics on."
"Thanks you guys. I love all of them. You bet I'll make more comics while I'm away." Usagi and the two girls heard a child's voice say Usagi's name and they turned to see a kid drag his mother to them. The little boy was about ten years old and the mother just smile as her son pulled her over to the three girls.
"Mom, see I told you it was her. Ma'am do you mind if I have your autograph. I read your comics all the time. Especially the one with the robots and how they fight against these inhuman monsters. Your pictures are just great." The boy handed her a piece of paper and a pen to her and Usagi smiled softly.
"So who do I have the honor to make this out to?"
"Siato, Nreka." The little boy responded happily.
"Alright, Siato, Nreka, I really appreciate you reading my comics. I'll make sure that I make more for you." Usagi signed her name and gave the paper and pen back to the boy and he thanked her and he and his mother walked away. Haruka laughed and Michiru smiled sweetly. "What are you laughing at?"
"Was that your first time giving out autographs?" Usagi blushed and Haruka laughed more. Usagi softly nudged her in a playful way.
"Oh shut up, I may not be an experience autographer like you and Michiru, but that was my first time and it felt good. So quite ruining the moment." Michiru sat up straight and smiled at an oncoming woman.
"Hi Mrs. Tsukino."
"Hello Michiru, Haruka. How are you doing?"
"We're just fine, thank you. How about you?"
"I'm doing well, I'm sorry to cut this meeting short, but Usagi and I must get on the boat before it leaves. Her father and Sammy are already on." Usagi stood up with Haruka and Michiru and said her goodbyes. Usagi and her mother left for the boat. As they boarded Usagi got a bad feeling as if something bad were going to happen on the boat, but she shrugged it off thinking she was just being nervous. This was her first boat trip after all.
Later that night when the Tsukino's had finally received their rooms they headed out to the ship's deck to see the sun go down. Sammy and Usagi were sharing one room and their parents another. Usagi was lying down on one of the chairs that were set out upon the deck reading her new comic. She was laughing to herself noticing all the funny stuff about herself and the scouts. She could see they had a lot of the wrong attacks and a lot of the wrong information about each. They had made Mars the brainiac, Mercury the non-shy one and then they completely switch Venus and Jupiter around as if they had switched bodies. Though the information was wrong the stories were still rather funny. Usagi's mother told her to put down her book and to join them in watching the sunset. Though it was their first time to see the sunset at the ocean it wasn't for her. She had seen it hundred times with the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen. Each time it got boring and not as interesting from the one before.
Usagi sighed and pulled herself up. 'This one time won't hurt and besides it's your families first time. You should enjoy it with them.' Usagi had thought to herself. She walked over to the railing and peered out. She looked out into the vast ocean and saw many dolphins dance in the fading lights. Though she knew they weren't really dancing, just jumping around, she felt as though they were dancing for her.
She remembered back on the moon when she and Prince Endymion would go to the Sea of Tranquility and watch the dolphins swim and jump into the air. They would spin with each other in the air, just as if they were dancing, and that's what they were doing here. Spinning and swimming in the cosmic ocean with each other. The water sparkled as they fell to the water with a splash. Usagi smiled and remember Ami and how she loved to swim in the water. Ami was a graceful swimmer; it was like she was born from it. Usagi shook her head trying to get Ami from her mind. Part of her still loved her and she was trying to get rid of the feeling. She had to move on; she couldn't dwell on the past.
"This is beautiful. As if it came right out of a dream." Her mother's voice spoke softly as it broke her from her thoughts. Usagi had to agree with her; it was a beautiful site to see. Just as if it had come right of her childhood princess books or from her past. In the distance Usagi heard thunder rumble and she turned to look in the direction she heard it. The wind picked up and her hair stir softly. From a far Usagi could see lightning crash to the west. In the direction they were headed.
Usagi sat down on the seats next to on waiting passengers. She was already at the dock waiting for the Cruise boat to get ready. Her father and Sammy had gone to the bathroom, and her mother was at the gift shop. Usagi was sitting next to two of her friends that were able to make it and see her off. Haruka sat on her left and Michiru sat on her right. They had wanted to see her off safely and to give her gifts they had picked up on the way.
"Usagi, you make sure you get a tan on your legs girl. All you've been wearing lately is pants and you're beginning to go white again." said Haruka smiling. She handed a small package to Usagi and she opened with glee. Inside was a small art kit of pens and ink. "Just in case you get any ideas for some new comics."
"And this is from me. Something you wanted a long time ago, but you never had time to buy." Michiru handed her a bag that was a fairly decent size. She opened it and found five new comics that featured the sailor Senshi. Usagi knew that with the sailor Senshi that reporters would want stories, but comic book authors got to them first and started making up adventures of them and how they would save the city from a seven headed monster with giant fangs or from a black winged woman with glowing maroon eyes. Usagi smiled and thanked them. Michiru then pulled a sketch book from her back pack and handed it to her. "I figured Haruka was going to buy you an art kit so I thought it would be best if you had a sketch book to draw your comics on."
"Thanks you guys. I love all of them. You bet I'll make more comics while I'm away." Usagi and the two girls heard a child's voice say Usagi's name and they turned to see a kid drag his mother to them. The little boy was about ten years old and the mother just smile as her son pulled her over to the three girls.
"Mom, see I told you it was her. Ma'am do you mind if I have your autograph. I read your comics all the time. Especially the one with the robots and how they fight against these inhuman monsters. Your pictures are just great." The boy handed her a piece of paper and a pen to her and Usagi smiled softly.
"So who do I have the honor to make this out to?"
"Siato, Nreka." The little boy responded happily.
"Alright, Siato, Nreka, I really appreciate you reading my comics. I'll make sure that I make more for you." Usagi signed her name and gave the paper and pen back to the boy and he thanked her and he and his mother walked away. Haruka laughed and Michiru smiled sweetly. "What are you laughing at?"
"Was that your first time giving out autographs?" Usagi blushed and Haruka laughed more. Usagi softly nudged her in a playful way.
"Oh shut up, I may not be an experience autographer like you and Michiru, but that was my first time and it felt good. So quite ruining the moment." Michiru sat up straight and smiled at an oncoming woman.
"Hi Mrs. Tsukino."
"Hello Michiru, Haruka. How are you doing?"
"We're just fine, thank you. How about you?"
"I'm doing well, I'm sorry to cut this meeting short, but Usagi and I must get on the boat before it leaves. Her father and Sammy are already on." Usagi stood up with Haruka and Michiru and said her goodbyes. Usagi and her mother left for the boat. As they boarded Usagi got a bad feeling as if something bad were going to happen on the boat, but she shrugged it off thinking she was just being nervous. This was her first boat trip after all.
Later that night when the Tsukino's had finally received their rooms they headed out to the ship's deck to see the sun go down. Sammy and Usagi were sharing one room and their parents another. Usagi was lying down on one of the chairs that were set out upon the deck reading her new comic. She was laughing to herself noticing all the funny stuff about herself and the scouts. She could see they had a lot of the wrong attacks and a lot of the wrong information about each. They had made Mars the brainiac, Mercury the non-shy one and then they completely switch Venus and Jupiter around as if they had switched bodies. Though the information was wrong the stories were still rather funny. Usagi's mother told her to put down her book and to join them in watching the sunset. Though it was their first time to see the sunset at the ocean it wasn't for her. She had seen it hundred times with the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen. Each time it got boring and not as interesting from the one before.
Usagi sighed and pulled herself up. 'This one time won't hurt and besides it's your families first time. You should enjoy it with them.' Usagi had thought to herself. She walked over to the railing and peered out. She looked out into the vast ocean and saw many dolphins dance in the fading lights. Though she knew they weren't really dancing, just jumping around, she felt as though they were dancing for her.
She remembered back on the moon when she and Prince Endymion would go to the Sea of Tranquility and watch the dolphins swim and jump into the air. They would spin with each other in the air, just as if they were dancing, and that's what they were doing here. Spinning and swimming in the cosmic ocean with each other. The water sparkled as they fell to the water with a splash. Usagi smiled and remember Ami and how she loved to swim in the water. Ami was a graceful swimmer; it was like she was born from it. Usagi shook her head trying to get Ami from her mind. Part of her still loved her and she was trying to get rid of the feeling. She had to move on; she couldn't dwell on the past.
"This is beautiful. As if it came right out of a dream." Her mother's voice spoke softly as it broke her from her thoughts. Usagi had to agree with her; it was a beautiful site to see. Just as if it had come right of her childhood princess books or from her past. In the distance Usagi heard thunder rumble and she turned to look in the direction she heard it. The wind picked up and her hair stir softly. From a far Usagi could see lightning crash to the west. In the direction they were headed.