Disclaimer: sadly I do not own any of the characters in this….tear. But on a brighter note, I do own the story in witch they are placed! So don't sue me please. I have no job and no money. Oh and yes I am in the high school band. Lol.

AN: sorry it took me so long to get this out.

Romance Between Peace Times

By: Serenity Maxwell

Ch.2--The Park

"Ring!!!!!!!!!" The school bell sang loudly throughout the surrounding area.

sailor girls

"So girls," Ami started, "did anyone have any good back to school stories?"

"We do!" the other four girls chorused.

"Lets go to the park and share." Mina suggested happily.

"Great idea." Raye said.

All five of the girls walked the five blocks to the park complaining how their teachers were so unfair. They had homework on the first day back. (I had work on my first day back too.) As soon as they were at the park, they threw down their school things and laid lazily down in the grass.

"So, who wants to share first?" Serena asked looking over at her relaxing companions.

"I want to start. Mine is real good." Raye said.

"Well get on with it." Mina insisted.

"Ok. I was in fencing and we got a new student. Wufei Chang, a stuck up, chauvinistic pig who thinks women are weak." Raye began.

"So then what?" Lita asked, impatient.

"Can't wait, can we?" Raye retorted. "So the teacher told us to duel. He was a very formidable opponent and very determined. Definitely a Chang from the Dragon Clan, probably the last. Last direct anyways, considering my mother was a second cousin to the Dragon Clan. So we fenced it out and he almost had me, but I quickly parried his last blow to wrench his sword from his hand to beat him." Raye finished proudly.

"Wow." Mina said.

"I got a new guy in Computers." Ami chimed in.

"Really?" Serena asked.

"Ya. Quite the tall young man. Very silent and strategizing. His name is Trowa Barton, and he actually beat me at chess." She admitted.

"That's a huge first." Lita said, surprised.

"I know." Ami said blushing.

"We got some new boys in Chemistry." Mina said.

"Ya. A quiet, pursion eyed, messy brown haired young man named Heero Yuy." Lita said.

"A polite young blond. Quatre Winner, the boy who heads the Winner family company." Mina said.

"Also Duo Maxwell, long chestnut brown hair in a braid, huge expressive violet eyes, and a very smart mouth." Serena added.

'A very kissable mouth at that.' her mind added on to it.

Serena blinked. 'That came out of nowhere.'

"Look, there they are!" Mina exclaimed.

g-boys

"Wufei, man, you look pissed off. What happened?" Duo asked. "You get into an all women class, huh?"

"Shut-up, Maxwell." Wufei shouted.

"Wufei," Quatre started, walking up to his hot tempered friend, "you got it in fencing. It's okay, fencing is different from what you normally do. I am sure you'll get it latter." he spoke softly.

Wufei just looked at Quatre. Trowa and Heero walked up and fell in step with their three friends.

"Heero." Duo said, slinging one arm over the other boys slender toned shoulders.

"Hn?"

"See Relena today? That pink annoyance, or did we finally lose her?" Duo asked looking at his companion.

"She's not here." was his simple monotone reply.

"Thank Kami-sama." Trowa breathed.

"Hey, let's go check out the park on the way home!" Duo exclaimed.

"Well, it's on the way." Quatre agreed.

"I guess I'll go." Heero said.

"As long as we don't have to run into those weak women." Wufie huffed.

"I met a few girls with Heero and Duo this morning. I rather like the blue eyed blond, Mina Aino." Quatre commented, following next to Trowa.

Wufie walked just behind them, arms crossed. "I met Raye Hino. The annoying raven haired, deep violet-red eyed girl."

"I rather liked the other blue eyed blond, Serena Tsukino." Duo said.

'Stay away from my sister!' Heero thought. 'Where'd that come from?' "That amazon girl, Lita, seemed like a challenge." Heero tried to cover. "For a high school girl."

'I hope Duo doesn't hurt Serenity.' Quatre thought. 'Whoa!'

Quatre didn't have long to think on it because just then he heard,

"Look, there they are!" being exclaimed.

Quatre and Duo whipped around to see Mina pointing their way. Quatre put on a kind smile.

"Hello girls." he called back over.

"Hi Duo!" Serena yelled.

"Sere!" Duo yelled as he bounded over to the young girl.

"I guess we should follow the baka." Wufie huffed.

The rest of the g-boys followed their over zealous friend. They reached the girls and were plunged into their own one-on-one conversations.

"Sere." Duo said looking her in the eyes.

"Hi Duo." she responded.

"So, umm…" For once he was lost for words. He leaned over to her ear and whispered. "Serenity?"

Serena's eyes opened wide as saucers. "Who are you?" she whispered back to him.

"Duo Maxwell, pilot of Custom Deathscythe Hell and Sailor Earth Knight, at your service, Home."

"Don't call me that." she chided. "So, you are one of the five knights said to come. I will assume that your companions are the other four that are to arrive with you?" she whispered.

"Yes, but sadly not awake." Duo hung his head. "I've been up for some time now. I've tried to wake them, honestly my liege, but nothing has yet prevailed." Duo's tone had changed to serious, very un-Duo like.

"Duo, don't worry, everything will be fine."

"Hi, Trowa." Ami greeted quietly.

"Hello Ami." Trowa responded.

"So, how did you wind up in that computer class?" she asked him.

"I could ask you the same thing of you."

"The system for me, but your new. You could beet the system. Oh, but OZ would pick you up." Ami's mind ran.

"I would rather stay away from that possibility. It's not wise, strategy-wise." he stated.

"Indeed. So maybe we can talk strategy. I play a battle rpg and I could use some help on it. I am good at strategy, but Trowa, your great with it." Ami blushed.

"I guess I can help. Sit down and we can talk."

And so it went.

Heero looked at the girls and his eyes softened as he looked at Serena. Then a heavy scowl as he looked to that braided baka talking with her.

"You know I'll beat your friend royally if he hurts her. She doesn't need to be hurt." Lita said walking p beside Heero.

"Not if I shoot him first, the baka. My sister deserves better." Heero stopped and looked over to Lita.

Lita looked pale, and over to Heero. "What did you just say?" her voice was shaky.

"My sister….." Heero completely dropped off, wondering why he would call that girl his sister.

"Good God." Lita said, bowing and shaking her head.

"Hello miss. Aino." Quatre said, greeting Mina.

"Hi Mr. Winner." Mina smiled. "You can call me Mina though. All of my friends do."

"Then you may call me Quatre." he responded.

"Okay Quatre. So do ya have a girlfriend?" Mina asked, looking him in the eyes.

As the Senshi of love, Mina knew that this boy was hers and she his. She knew that her friends were speaking with their own soul mates. The bonds were blinding and strong, bonds over time.

"Umm…" Quatre blushed and stuttered under her large sparkling blue eyes. "No." he finally got out.

"You are such a nice young man and I would love to get to know you better. I just didn't want to offend anyone you maybe involved with or you." Mina said.

"It's okay." Quatre composed himself. "I think it would be great to get to know you too."

They smiled.

"Woman." Wufie huffed.

"Chauvinist." Raye shot back.

Wufie just leaned on a tree and watched his fellow pilots. He could feel intensity, power, bonding, and something more when he looked at them all.

His gaze softened looking at them, Duo chatting away wildly making the blond girl, 'Sere", laugh, Heero silent and slightly pale with a brunet girl pestering him, little Quatre blushing every two seconds at another blond, Mina, Trowa was talking strategies with a blue haired girl, Ami. For some reason, he was at peace.

"You feel it too." Raye commented, standing beside him. "You feel the concentration of power here young and wise Mars Knight." Raye looked over to the shocked pilot.

"Who are you?" Wufie half asked, half demanded.

"Princess Mars, Senshi Mars, please just call me Raye."

Wufie looked over at Raye and his eyes opened wider.

"You see it in the fire too, the things that are to come, the hurt and the love. The uncertainty that destiny has laid at our feet."

Wufie looked back at the others and just nodded his head.

End chapter!

Yuy! I am so sorry it took me soooooooo long to up date, things have been so hectic lately. I also apologize for any errors or offences I have given any one.

Serenity Maxwell