The Contest

Sunshine cast through Gloria's windows on an early Sunday morning. The bright glare was irritating to the once peaceful sleeping ten-year-old, forcing her to awaken much earlier then she would have wished. With a soft yawn, Gloria push off her blankets and set her feet on to the cold, hard wood floor of her bedroom. She cast a quick glance over at Artemis, quietly purring as he slept unmoved by the sun's shine which to Gloria seem to be getting brighter and brighter by the minute. 'If the sun exploded this very minute he would still be asleep!' Gloria thought in an irritated manner. Glancing toward her dresser, she gazed upon the midnight blue jewelry box resting on the top. Though the area was exceptionally dusty, the mysterious looking box with its velvet deep blue covering and yellow rims sparkled, reflecting the mornings rays. Inside she remembered was a half-empty bag of balloons that she had brought the week before with her allowance. She decided to play one of her 'jokes' and filled the balloons with green jell-o she had stolen from the kitchen when the cooks weren't looking.

Flashback

She had stood on top of one of the palace balcony overlooking the gardens. Below, Hope and Ariel were playing a game of hopscotch when suddenly they were covered in a slimy green goop. Immediately Gloria burst out laughing as Hope and Ariel looked up towards her with angry red faces. Gloria was too busy rolling on the floor to have noticed as Hope and Ariel ran off to Ami's office. When Gloria finally settle her laughing enough to have notice that Hope and Ariel where no longer below, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She slowly turned around to the angry faces of Ami and Michiru. "Heh... er, hi aunt Ami, aunt Michiru... Nice day today huh?" Gloria stated nervously. "You can save the weather comments young lady and come with Michiru and I as you explain to your mother and us as to why our daughters are covered in green jell-o" Ami firmly stated. Gloria bit back her tongue as Ami grab her hand, and the three of them march to the Venus Quarter's. Her mother had been mad at her but not as mad as she had been at times with some of the other 'jokes' Gloria had been know to pull in the past. She had made Gloria write apology letters to both Hope and Ariel, as well as the head chef that night.

End Flashback

Smiling to herself, Gloria walked to the dresser and pulled out a blue balloon from the jewelry box. She blew it up as quickly as she could and tied it. She then grabbed a pencil out of her backpack and quietly walked over to where Artemis was sleeping. Holding the balloon over his body, she droved the pencil into the balloon, exploding it with a loud POP! "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Artemis yelped as he jumped off the bed and landed onto the floor face first. "HAHAHAHHA!" Gloria laughed as she quickly walked out of the room. Artemis slowly pulled himself up "Gloria ah . . .man" he sighed.

Gloria walked out into the hallway and looked toward her parent's room. The door was close, which meant that the balloon had not awaked her parents. For the time being, Gloria had the TV in the living room all to herself. She pop herself on the floor in front of the TV set and turn on channel sixty-two, which was the all music station. She hummed along to some of the music videos as she waited for the number one video of the week to start. With no surprise to Gloria, it was one of Ayaka Hito's songs "I Dream". Gloria jump up and started singing at the top of her lungs along with the singer

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Of you're smiling face

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Of sunny days spent with you

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

These days with out you seem so lonely

Why haven't you returned my calls?

Have you found someone else?

A girl with long blonde hair?

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Of you're bright blue eyes

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Of you're warm arms around me

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Months go by and still no word

Phone calls, Sweet letters, and I love yous are now in the past

But that's ok! Because with each new day I grow stronger

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

Of a bright sun rise

I spread my arms out wide

And sore into the sun

I Dream, I Dream, I Dream

The song ended, but Gloria was singing too loudly to notice and about halfway through the song she started dancing along too. A guy with spiky pink hair and a purple suit popped up on the TV screen. "Hey all you Ayaka's fans! A special contest will be starting today and ending next week with the primer of Ayaka's new cd 'Red Heaven'. The contest is as follow: Get your creative juice flowing because Ayaka is looking for someone with a view for art. She wants all of her fans to make a personal logo for her that she will put on all her future products. The winner will not only receive a free copy of her new cd, but will also be getting one hundred and thirty thousand-yen! So all you Ayaka fans start your projects! The contest will be held in Crystal Mall next Sunday at noon. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!" After the announcement, a commercial for the new Sailor V video game came on but Gloria paid it no mind. She was standing in the middle of the room with her mouth wide open when the announcement came on and Ayaka's name pop up. Gloria quickly stopped singing and was left speechless as she heard the news of the contest "No way . . ." she whispered. A second later, she was dashing off to her room kicking Artemis out to the hall as she began thinking up logo's she could enter.

Of course, the Chibi Scouts belong to Angel Raye and the Sailor Senshi belong to Naoko-Sama. The song "I Dream" is something I wrote myself... sweat drop I hope it was ok. I also hope you liked the first chapter. smiles Please Read and Review!