Serena's POV
I heard someone say "Hey Tsukino" behind me. I figured it was Darien, come to call me meatball head again, but the voice sounded suspiciously female. I cautiously turned around and saw.... MINA AINO! The whole time I'm thinking 'Mina Aino is talking to me?...Mina Aino knows my name?' The whole cafeteria was utterly silent. Mina rounded the table, followed by Amy (genius) and Lita (certified best cook in the school). The Caf was still silent.
Mina whirled around and said "Go back to your lunches...now." Silence. Then Lita got a twitch on her eyebrow. She decided to do something about it.
"KEEP STARING! MAYBE WE'LL DO TRICKS!" Well, that got everyone back to their lunch. Meanwhile, Mina, Lita, and Amy were leaning against each other for support while they almost died laughing.
I'm still in the dark at this point. Lita opened an eye from laughing and saw me sitting there like a freak on wheels wondering what the heck they were doing sitting across from me. Lita jabbed Mina in the ribs.
"Ow! That hurt. You jerk!" exclaimed Mina. Lita cleared her throat and nodded towards me. Mina looked over and started whatever she had come to do. "Right, right. Okay, Tsukino, listen up 'cause I'm only gonna say this once. We want you to be one of us. Yeah, you heard me, hold all questions till the end. Ugh, I sound like a teacher! Anyway, we want you to be our friend. Amy's going to tutor you, Lita is going to be in charge of attitude, and I will be in charge of image. We figure 5 is a good number and when Raye gets back from where-ever we'll be good as gold."
Oh my-- She wants me to be...Me?!?!? They also want me to know Raye Hino? This is so...freaky. "I just have just one question." I said to mainly Mina but scanned all of their faces. "Why? Why me?"
Mina hesitated. She looked to Amy. Amy tried to hide a shrug but I saw it. Amy shot a look to Lita, who just stared back. Any decided to take a shot.
"Well, we think that you're an...interesting person and...we'd like to get to know you." She flashed a smile.
"Yeah. What Amy said." Mina added. Well, who could turn down as offer like this? I won't. I may have bad grades, but I'm not stupid.
"Okay. I accept."
Mina happily bit her lip as she shot the table a grin. Lita flopped back into her chair with a grunt that sounded like Whooth. And Amy let out a long held in breath. We're they really this anxious and/or relieved I accepted? Wow. I'm beginning to like this.
Mina whipped out a piece of paper that had Mina Aino, Lita Kino, and Amy Mizuno written with various inks on it. I noticed Raye Hino was not on the paper.
"Umm... why isn't Rayes name on this?" I asked.
"Oh, she doesn't know. Now sign here in your favorite color." replied Mina. Raye not knowing? This was like... Amy not being a genius! Oh well, I guess what Raye doesn't know can't hurt her right? Right?
I quickly signed my name in pink ink (Tee-hee, a rhyme. ) and Mina looked at it for a moment, then stuffed it into her purse.
"Okay. Well, that's done." said Lita standing up taking her tray with her.
"Yup." Said Amy following Lita's suite.
"Lets go." added Mina as the three began to leave. Then she stopped and realized that I wasn't following. "Coming Tsu- ah, Serena?"
"Oh, uh, yeah." I grabbed my tray and followed them out. As we passed the trash cans I heard Lita whisper to Mina.
"Mission accomplished." she said.
"Remember Lita, we still have a long way to go." replied Mina.
"Yeah, don't celebrate so soon." said Amy.
"Well excuse me for breathing!" Lita retorted to both of them.
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Hey fans! Well, there you have it. The next few chapters will be Serena's transformation. THIS is the hard part.