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The bell rang through the school, signaling to all in it that class was going to begin in five minutes. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for those of Haruna-sensei's homeroom, Haruna and her seventh boyfriend of the month had a terrible argument that ended with an ugly breakup, leaving Haruna completely unaware of everything around her.

Sierra turned in her chair to talk to her cousin. "Should we say something?"

Usagi looked up from her work, to her cousin, then to her crying teacher. The blonde shook her head. "No way. This gives me time to do the math homework!"

Sierra's eyes widened. "We had math homework? I didn't know! Give me the page numbers! Quick!" Usagi handed her paper to the older girl with a smile. Sierra turned back around and hurriedly copied the problems down. She gave the paper back to its owner. "Thanks, Usa."

Minutes passed as Sierra struggled to solve the math problems with no luck. Just as she was about to give up, a large book slammed onto her desk. "Hey what's the big ide—!" She stopped when she saw the owner of the book.

Ail was looking down at her with a grin. "We start practice this afternoon."

"Excuse me?" Sierra raised an eyebrow.

"You, Miss, promised me a song. Remember?"

"You were serious?"

"As a heart attack. See you at practice." Sierra glared at the boy as he walked to his seat.

"Sierra's got a boyfriend," Usagi said in a singsong voice.

Sierra shook her head. "No, Sierra's got a headache."

Naru grinned. "Say what you will, Sierra. He matches the description you gave us perfectly. You can't tell us that you don't feel anything."

Sierra blushed and crossed her arms. She mumbled, "Mind your own business."

The day passed fairly quickly for the students at Juuban Middle School. When the final bell of the day rang, Usagi jumped out of her seat as if it was on fire. "I can go home!" she squealed.

"And actually on time for once," Naru added.

Sierra sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "Lucky you."

"You don't have to stay, you know," Usagi reminded her cousin as she gathered her belongings.

"Yes, I do," Sierra argued. "I promised. I have to keep it. Even if I really don't have time for this."

Naru sighed. "It must suck to be so honest."

Sierra laughed. "It has its setbacks, that's for sure." She sighed again. "Well, I'll see you," she pointed to Usagi, "at home and you," she pointed to Naru, "tomorrow."

A few seconds after her cousin and friend left, Ail walked to Sierra. Sierra chuckled. "I didn't need an escort, you know."

It was Ail's turn to chuckle. "I can't let you try to run away. Besides, I'm not sure of where the music room is. You'll have to show me."

"Didn't someone show you yesterday?" Sierra asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I forget," Ail responded smoothly. "You'll just have to show me."

Sierra rolled her eyes playfully. "Very well. I have to go to my locker first, though."

"Ail," the two turned from each other to see the owner of the voice. An was standing at the door.

"Coming," Ail said with a smile. "Sierra, I'll meet you back here in five minutes."

"No you won't," a grumpy Haruna said from her seat. "Why do you think Tsukino didn't get detention? I want to go home. You two aren't going to keep me from closing off this classroom."

"Okay," Sierra said, "Outside of the classroom, then." Ail nodded, gave a small wave, then followed his sister out of the classroom.

Once she felt they were a far enough distance away from Sierra and anyone else that could hear, An crossed her arms. "You're doing things after school?" she cried, "Really?"

Ail shrugged. "What's the problem?"

"The problem is that I'm hungry. We need to get energy for us and the Doom Tree, not flirt with the locals!"

Ail blushed slightly. "I'm not flirting with anyone."

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Just remember our priorities."

Ail chuckled. "You wouldn't happen to be jealous, would you?"

An scoffed and looked away, trying not to let her emotions show. "Not in the least. I don't care. I just want the Doom Tree to survive."

He chuckled. "If that's all," Ail pulled out a cardigan and his flute. He played a quick tune and the cardigan began to glow. "It'll activate when you get outside." The flute disappeared again and Ail began to walk away. "Have fun," he called over his shoulder.

When Ail turned the corner, An took the opportunity to roll her eyes. He was becoming more human-like by the day. Had Earth not been so rich in energy, she would demand to leave immediately. "Well," An sighed. "It's just you and me, little cardigan." She walked to the nearest window and opened it. "Let's see what you can do." The redhead threw the card into the wind and watched it turn from a small piece of paper into a large beast.

The beast let out a loud roar. "BoraRyuu!" it roared its name.

"Find me some good energy to snack on," An commanded. The beast nodded and leaped away. Now it was time to see what exactly her dear brother was up to.


"Sorry about that," Ail said when he walked up to Sierra. "You didn't wait long, did you?"

Sierra shook her head. "I just got back."

"Good. That's good." The two stood in silence for a few second. "He—."

"We—."

They both blushed. "You go first," Ail said.

"We should get going…before the music teacher locks the door."

Ail nodded. "Good thinking. Let's go."

Like promised, Sierra led the way to the music room. "And this is where the magic happens." She let Ail walk in and closed the door behind her. She took a seat at the piano and pulled the provided music book out of her backpack. She opened it to the first page.

It took her all of five seconds to play the song entirely wrong. "Wait. Wait," Ail stopped her. "Let me help."

Sierra sighed. "I told you it's been a while."

"And I told you that you don't forget. You just need a quick refresher, is all. First off, you were playing in the wrong key."

"I was?"

"Yeah. You played in C. We're in F-sharp. And start in piano, not forte."

Sierra nodded. "Softly…In F-Sharp… Okay. Let me try now…"


Usagi, Naru, and Umino sat in a booth in Crown Arcade. Usagi looked out of the window. "It's getting dark?"

Naru nodded. "It's the time of year. It's only 5:30."

Usagi sighed. "Either way, I should get home. Dad doesn't like me out when it's dark."

"We'll see you tomorrow," Umino smiled. Usagi smiled back and nodded. She gathered her belongings and left the restaurant.

It was seven minutes into her fifteen minute walk home when Usagi felt that she was being followed. She stopped and looked behind her. She was thankful that the streetlights were there to aid her. There was nothing there but the feeling of someone follow her remained. She felt goosebumps form on her arms. However, instead of running, the little voice in her head demanded that she stayed and stood her ground.

She should her head and turned to run. As soon as she did so, her eyes widened. She let out a scream and dropped her books. In front of her stood a giant cross between a boar and a lion. It growled as it glared at her. She backed away slowly. With every step she took, the boar-lion took one too.

Usagi's eyes began to tear up. There was no way to out run this thing and the chances of her escaping were very slim. "Please… L-leave me alone."

The beast lunged at her and she let out a scream. She closed her eyes and waited for the searing pain of something being ripped from her body but it never came. Instead, the beast was howling in pain.

Usagi opened her eyes slowly. She gasped. Standing between her and the beast was a masked man. In one hand, he held a cane and in the other was a rose. "W-who are you?"

The masked man looked at her and smiled. "Don't worry. I'll protect you."

The beast recovered at the surprise attack that the man launched angrier than ever. It got into a combat position and roared. It started to run at the two at a staggering speed.

The man covered Usagi with his cape and held onto her tightly. He jumped and they flew from the ground onto the safety of a nearby roof. "Stay here. I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."

Usagi blushed. There was something about his voice that just hypnotized her. She nodded. The man jumped from the roof and back into the sights of the beast.

Usagi watched with fear for ten minutes as her masked hero fought the beast that tried to attack her. He didn't seem to be losing but it was clear that he wasn't winning either. The blonde wrapped her hands into fists. She felt so useless! She felt as if she would, in another life, help this man defeat such a monster.

The beast knocked the cane out of the man's hand, pulling Usagi out of her thoughts. She gasped. He couldn't lose!

"Supreme Thunder!" Usagi heard a powerful voice yell. Lightning shot out of nowhere and at the beast.

She could hear the man sigh with relief. "Thanks, Jupiter."

"No problem," the owner of the lightning attack said. "Take Usagi home. I'll wrap things up here."

"Right," the man grabbed his cane and jumped back on the roof. "Come on," he said to Usagi. "I'll take you home." He held a hand out for her to take.

Usagi only hesitated for a moment before taking his hand. He covered her with his coat and leaped away with her in towed.

Usagi breathed in deeply. This man…though they had never met, he was so familiar. The way he held her. His voice. His smell. She could stay in his arms forever and be content. That being said, when he lightly brought to her feet and mumbled "We're here."

"How did you know where I live? Who are you?"

He chuckled. "They call me Tuxedo Kamen. I'll always be here to protect you, Usagi. I promise."

The dim light of the moon and the few street lights that were on were not enough to show Usagi's blush. "Why, though? Why did you risk your life to save me?"

He chuckled again. "I guess the saying is true. We do crazy things for the ones we love." He placed a kiss on her forehead. "Stay safe, Usagi. Goodbye for now." He turned to leave.

"Wait!" Usagi grabbed his cape. "It's you, isn't it?"

"Me?"

"The one that keeps sending flowers. That's how you knew where I lived. The roses that you used against the monster. Those are the same roses that you send to me. It's you."

Though she couldn't see to be sure, she knew that he was smiling. "Goodbye, Usagi."

"Will I see you again?"

"Absolutely," was his parting sentence. He leaped away, leaving a love-stricken girl in his wake.

With Tuxedo Kamen gone, Usagi opened the door to her home with a string of questions going through her head. The main one was how could she fall for someone she just met and barely knew?


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