A/N: Lalala I'm enjoying this too much... maybe I should reread the manga or watch the anime to get a better portrayal of the characters... : (I really can't remember the two faces of Rei)

Study Session at Rei's

It was a dark and stormy night. The Sailor Scouts--in their Earthling identities--were over at Rei's house, studying for the national exam everyone in Japan had to take to pass middle school. Rei didn't go to the same school as the other four, but because the test that was national-wide, that didn't quite matter. Besides, the girls liked Rei's place; the temple that was in the middle of nowhere gave such a romantic feeling.

The thunder struck at one point, and Usagi screamed and hugged Makoto and started crying. Makoto patted her head. "There, there."

But Usagi couldn't stop crying, Makoto sighed. "Usagi-chan, if I baked you a cake, are you going to be okay?"

Usagi's eyes lightened and she nodded eagerly. Makoto asked Rei if she could borrow her kitchen. "Sure," Rei said and shrugged carelessly and went back daydreaming. Beside her, Minako was lying on her stomach, watching a pop idol show.

In the meantime, Ami's concentration hadn't deteriorated. Ever since she found out that she was really Sailor Mercury and was kept busy battling various youmas with the others, her grade was rolling down the sinkhole. So did the others' grades, though it wasn't thought to be possible, but they didn't really care as long as they passed the class. Ami, on the other hand, had a reputation to defend; she was the daughter of a rich doctor, and she was going to study hard and be a rich doctor as well.

So the situation was: Makoto was in the kitchen baking, Usagi was happily waiting for her cake, Ami was studying, Minako was watching TV, and Rei was daydreaming.

Suddenly, a thunder struck! ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRR...

The TV went off. The light went off. The electricity in general went off. Everyone screamed in unison. Usagi didn't stop screaming until she ran out of breath. Ami panicked because she still had so many things to study for. "Rei, grab a candle!"

And Rei did. She crawled in the darkness and grabbed a candle from a place she obviously knew by heart, and struck a match and lighted the candle. Ami placed the candle next to her books and returned to her studying.

With the TV screen black, however, Minako no longer had anything to occupy her. She grew restless. "Hey," she suddenly came with an idea, "let's start telling ghost stories."

Usagi shrieked at the idea. "No!" she protested. But Rei eagerly joined in and started telling a ghost story without wasting a minute. It scared Usagi, and Usagi grabbed Ami's arm for support, shivering the whole time. Ami didn't mind until her restricted arm knocked off the candle as she was getting an eraser from across the table.

The fire quickly burned the books. Ami gasped. "What should I do? What should I do?" she thought. Everyone else was also distressed, but it was dark and they didn't know where to get water. It was still raining outside.

Suddenly Ami had a brilliant idea. She raised her arm and yelled, "Mercury power... make up!"

While she was busy transforming elegantly, the others tried to put off the fire by blowing at it. But the method didn't work; the fire got worse, even.

Thankfully, Sailor Mercury finally finished her transformation. Without losing another second, she shot off Shabon Spray at the fire. And the water washed out the fire and the fire was no more. Relieved, she transformed back into Ami.

The electricity was still off. Someone tapped Usagi on the shoulder. "Hey, what did I miss?"

Usagi screamed and reached for the nearest person, who happened to be Rei, who had somehow obtained a mask and put in on. When Usagi saw the mask, she screamed all the more.

Suddenly and magically, the electricity returned. The rain had stopped. Usagi realized that the one who had tapped her shoulder was no other than Makoto, and the mask was just that: a mask.

After they realized what had happened, the girls laughed good-naturedly at Usagi's stupidity. Usagi, being slow, eventually joined in, but alas, she found out she'd lost her voice from screaming too much. That made the rest of the girls laugh harder. Usagi could only grinned sheepishly.

The End.