I don't own Sailor Moon...so I don't own any of the cute guys in it..sigh. Anyways...I know I'm taking a long time to update. So far, I'm getting a bit of writer's block with this story and my SW one..not to mention SAT's are coming up..damn.
Chapter 3
Ami looked at herself in the mirror once more as she placed Serenity's Disguise Pen on her desk. With her blue hair tied back into a tight bun, glasses and a blouse matched with a pleated skirt, she was all set.
"Now all I need is the prissy attitude to go with this," she thought, "And I'll be fifty in no time."
A knock sounded on her door before the rest of her friends came in.
"Ami! You look like the woman who used to tutor me on Venus!" giggled Minako. "She was so strict. Fussy too."
"That was the point." said Ami wryly, "And aren't you getting dressed up?"
"No, I just have to act stupid, not dress stupid." said Minako and then she giggled, "And I have to do this a lot, to reinforce the giggling blond ditz impression I want to give them."
"Hey, where's Rei?" asked Serenity, "Didn't she say she was going to meet us here?"
"I don't know," Ami said thoughtfully, "It's not like Rei to be late."
"Tell me about it." muttered the silver-haired girl, remembering all the lectures her friend had given her on being punctual.
At that moment, the missing Senshi burst into the room. "Sorry!" gasped Rei, breathing heavily. "My alarm wasn't working."
Serenity rubbed her hands together with glee, "Finally! Ms. Perfect isn't as perfect after all!'
"Can it, Odango."
"Reeeeeiiii! Don't call me that!! That's what the jerk calls me!!"
"He even has a pet name for you?" Makoto raised an eyebrow, "Impressive."
"Argghhh..." Makoto barely caught the pillow that came flying towards her face.
Ami hid a smile. "Let's get started, shall we?"
"Fine...where's the Disguise Pen?"
"Ami has it," said Serenity, still glaring daggers at Makoto. The other senshi returned her glare with a cheerful grin. "I was just kidding, Sere."
Tossing it to Rei, she watched as the black-haired senshi thought for a second before holding it above her head.
"Disguise Power, make me look like a guy!"
A flash of pink exploded from the pen and seconds later, a rather cute looking guy with short black hair, long bangs and violet eyes stood in front of them.
Serenity groaned.
"I don't look that bad, do I?"
"No - now you just look like that jerk enough to pass for his brother!"
"Hmm..You could be onto something, Sere." mused Makoto as the Rei inspected her reflection in Serenity's floor-length mirror.
"I'll say!" said Minako, "If you weren't one of my best friends, I'd say you're pretty cute."
Rei looked wearily at the blond. Were those hearts in her eyes?!
Minako grinned at the look of horror on Rei's face. "Relax girl. You're cute, but I'm devoting my time to General Kunzite, remember?"
"Right," Rei muttered under her breath, "And it better stay that way."
"My turn!" said Makoto gleefully. "Disguise Power! Make me look like a guy!"
"Good, now Minako can spend her time freaking her out instead of me." thought Rei as a guy with closely cropped brown hair and sparkling emerald eyes appeared where Makoto had stood moments before.
"Disguise Power, turn me into a tomboy!" and Serenity's costume was complete.
Rei arched an eyebrow at Serenity's clothes. The Moon Princess was currently dressed in a pair of cargo pants, an oversized checkered shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. Her silver hair was now a light shade of blond which was covered with a red baseball cap. "I don't even want to know what your mother's going to do when she sees you in this."
"She's not."
"I see - at least I think I do." said Minako.
"That's good because I sure don't." Rei interrupted.
"You're not suppose to." Serenity shot back, adjusting her baseball cap.
"Can we go pound someone now?" asked Makoto, moving around impatiently.
"Sure. C'mon ladies. Let's go and do some serious butt-kicking!"
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"Where are they?" Rei hissed to Makoto.
"I don't know, but I heard Nephrite say that he was going to stop by." Makoto said, panting as she blocked another blow from Rei.
"So what's the plan?" Rei asked, breathing heavily as she jumped back to avoid having her feet swept out from under her by Makoto's long legs.
"Plan?" gasped Makoto, "I don't know, how about we just blast them when they come by?"
Rei leaned down and placed her hands on her knees, panting. "How about we call it a draw for now, Mako-chan? Or else there's no way we can take on all four of them."
"Sure, I'm exhausted already." panted Makoto. "So, you want me to fry them or do you want to do the honors?"
"Nah, I think we should do it the old-fashioned way." said Rei, running her hands through her short hair.
"And that would be?"
"They come, we start fighting, one of us accidently hits Nephrite or anyone worth hitting...and as for the rest," Rei shrugged, "We'll improvise from there."
"You mean find a good hiding spot." said Makoto dryly.
"Well, it would be a shame if we didn't lead them on a wild goose chase." said Rei, looking towards the entrance.
"Where is that jerk?" Makoto grounded out a few seconds later, "I hate waiting."
"You sure he's coming?" asked Rei.
Makoto was about to reply when suddenly, a few voices drifted around the corner.
Rei and Makoto exchanged a mischievous smile, "Show time!"
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"So who's that new girl you were lip-locking with this morning, Jed?" Nephrite asked as they walked down the path near the training area.
Jadeite just shrugged, "I think she was some countess something...I don't know. Besides, what was I suppose to do? She almost threw herself at me."
Nephrite's reply was interrupted as a fist landed inches in front of his face.
"Damn!" thought Makoto, "I was so close..." as she continued her "fight" with Rei.
"Oh yeah, take that!" she snarled, pretending that it was Rei she was mad at and not at the fact that she had missed such a good opportunity. "I'll show you!"
Rei had to bite down on her lip to prevent herself from grinning as she backed up and accidently kicked Jadeite hard, on his shins. "I'll like to see you try." she bit out, although her eyes were twinkling with mirth.
"OW!" Jadeite had duck quickly to avoid Makoto's foot as she aimed a kick at Rei's shoulder.
Nephrite wasn't as lucky - Makoto's foot caught him right in the chest as he was thrown back against the wall.
Suddenly, two more shapes entered the heat of the so-called fight. Zoicite and Kunzite had arrived.
They watched in amazement as Rei and Makoto immediately went into a defensive position, one behind the other.
"What is the meaning of this?" Kunzite said coldly, looking at the two youths that had dared to attack his Generals.
"Split up," Rei hissed to Makoto, "On the count of three...One..."
"Two..."
Now Nephrite and Jadeite, having finally recovered from their initial shock, seemed furious as hell. Meanwhile, the others were slowly advancing onto them.
"Three!"
Suddenly all hell broke loose as Makoto ran towards an entrance located
on the far left as Rei leapt upwards, pulling herself over the balcony
and sprinting quickly away.
"Zocitie and I will go after the black-haired one." Kunzite ordered, "Jadeite, you and Nephrite go hunt down the other one."
Jadeite didn't even bother sticking around to hear the last part of that sentence. Instead, he was already following the path Rei had just taken.
Kunzite sighed, "Nevermind. Zoicite - go with Jadeite and see to it that he doesn't beat up the youth too badly. I'll go with Nephrite."
Zoicite nodded before he hurried after the other General, who had already raced off in pursuit of Makoto.
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"I can't believe this! Beaten by a common soldier!" thought Jadeite angrily as he looked him. He had lost track of the black-haired boy about two corners ago - and then he came upon a dead end. Running his hands impatiently through his blond hair, his eyes narrowed in frustration.
"So..." a voice drawled from behind him, "You lost him."
"Quit stating the obvious." growled Jadeite, "And help me find him."
Zoicite just leaned back against the wall with a bored expression on his face. "Fine, where did you lose him?"
"Somewhere back there..." said the blond vaguely, gesturing towards the way they had come from.
Zoicite just rolled his eyes, "Then what are you doing looking here?"
"Where is there to go back there, anyways?" complained Jadeite a few moments later. "There's obviously only one way for him to have gone."
Zoicite resisted the urge to smack him - that was Kunzite's job. "That's what it seems like," he explained patiently, "But remember, most palaces have lots of secret entrances as well, just in case something happened."
At that moment, they saw a blue-haired girl coming towards them.
Upon further reflection, Ami had decided that it was simply too hot
to wear such a high-collared dress and had exchanged her prissy outfit
for her one of her usual light blue sundresses. However, she now
regretted her decision as two of the Generals came into view.
"Did you just see a black-haired boy come around here?" Jadeite demanded.
Ami simply looked at him coolly. "No."
By the time, the other blond-haired General had arrived and he brightened instantly at the sight of the blue-haired girl in front of him.
"Forgive my friend for his bad manners," he said smoothly. "He's rather distressed-" Jadeite shot him a death glare. "I am not distressed!" "-so you see he's not acting like himself at the moment. I can't believe that he would be so rude to a beautiful girl such as yourself. I'm Lord Zoicite, one of Prince Endymion's Generals; and you are..?"
"Not interested." she said frostily as she sidestepped him and continued on her way down the path.
"I hate womanizers!" she thought to herself in disgust.
Meanwhile....
"There he goes!" Nephrite shouted, "Around that corner!"
Kunzite raced after him, but he was soon bowled over a bright flash of gold.
Shaking his head, he opened his eyes to see Minako sprayed in an uncompromising position across his chest.
The latter just smiled sweetly at him and batted her eyelashes, "Oh General Kunzite!" she purred, "I was wondering if I would see you again."
Silently, he helped her to her feet. "If you'll excuse me, my lady-"
Minako just giggled. "You sure you can't keep me company for a few minutes?" she asked coyly, moving closer to him. "I'm awfully bored and it's so hard to find someone to talk to..."
"Hope Mako-chan's far away enough already," she thought inwardly.
"Kunzite! Quit flirting and let's get moving!" Nephrite yelled angrily halfway down the stairs.
"I really must be going." the silver-haired General said through gritted teeth as he yanked his arm out of Minako's grasp and with that, he bolted down the stairs after Nephrite.
Minako raised an eyebrow. "I must be losing my touch. What do you think, Mako?"
Makoto slipped out of her hiding place behind one of the pillars. "Maybe he's not used to the attentions of over giddy females?" she suggested.
The two of them shared an evil grin.