A.N) okay. I got my sad chapter out of the way. Emma is of course gonna be a little sad. But she will get better. Also. I got the new and improved Chapter 7 up. YAY! how about you all read it and see what you think. I myself like it better than the first one. But my opinion doesn't matter. . . . . Wait. YES IT DOES! Well. I would still like to know what you all think! But first read this chapter. I have received a request to cut down the swearing a bit. I don't think there is very much but, I will oblige to a reader. So, I will be cutting down the swearing a little. Not a whole lot because it's all part of Emma's charm, but I will a little. So, Mew Universe I am happy for your review and I will be happy to oblige to your request. Thank you.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. I don't. -tear-

Chapter 12

" Emma, I want you to take a shot now!" Mrs.Takanara said bouncing the ball to her. Emma dribbled the ball and jumped. The ball rolled around the rim of the basket and went through the basket. Emma smiled and turned to her coach. " Good. Now I want you to work on your form. Do you know anyone who can help you?" she asked.

Emma laughed. " Well, there is my dad, my brother, my uncles, my cousins, my boyfriend, and my friend's boyfriend." She said counting on her fingers. Just about every guy she knew could help her with basketball.

" Good, also I suggest running in the morning. It will make you stronger for games." Mrs.Takanara smiled. Emma nodded.

" Mrs. Takanara, the gym needs to be cleared out for the senior high game!" the secretary came in.

" Arigato. Okay girls, go change. I'll see you tomorrow." Mrs.Takanara said. The team all ran to the locker rooms to change. Emma got in her sweats and found Sam talking to Katsuro. Emma snuck up behind Sam. Katsuro saw her. She put her index finger to her lips telling him to keep quiet. Katsuro nodded and went back to his conversation.

" So when are you going to dump Emma?" Katsuro asked. Emma scowled. Her face went red with anger. She launched herself on Sam. Katsuro was laughing as Emma was about to punch Sam senseless. " Emma, I was kidding!" Katsuro laughed. Emma looked at Katsuro with her fist 2 centimeters from Sam's nose.

" YOU COMPLETE ASS!" she yelled launching herself at Katsuro. She was sitting on his stomach holding his shoulders to the ground. She shook him. " DON'T YOU EVER SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN OR I WILL SURELY PARALYZE YOU!" she yelled. She was about to shake him again when Sam picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.

" Gomen!" Katsuro mumbled. Sam glared at him.

" Next time I'll be the one to hold you to the ground." he said before carrying Emma to the swing set on the elementary side of the school property. He put Emma on the swing. She looked up at him.

" He is a baka!" she mumbled. " You're a baka!"

" Aw. But you love this baka!" Sam pouted. Emma smiled.

" Point taken." Emma sighed. " Mrs.Takanara told me to run more."

" Why?"

" Actually, I'm not sure." Emma said. " I think it's because I've never actually been in a game except one on one with Josh."

" What else did she say?" Sam asked taking a swing beside her.

" I also need to work on my form when I shoot."

" I can help you with that." Sam said.

" That's what I told her. When do you have practice?" She asked him. Sam was on the boys Jr. High team.

" Let's see. It's Sunday, and I have practice on Wednesday, so in three days."

" Ah. We have practice the same days. We can walk home together." Emma said. " When are my parents coming home?"

" Two weeks." he said simply. Emma smiled. Then she heard a voice in her head.

Emma, I know I haven't trained you, but you need to get Sam out of there NOW! Sakura is coming. It was Hoshiko. Emma's necklace was glowing, and Sam noticed.

" What's up with the necklace?" he asked standing up. He walked over and kneeled in front of the swing. The star on the necklace was glowing a brilliant gold.

" Er...sunlight?" Emma asked. She didn't know how to explain it. Without warning, Emma jumped up and grabbed Sam's arm and started to drag him out of the playground.

" um...Emma...hun, sweetie...babydoll?" Sam asked. Emma stopped and looked at him coldly.

" If you ever call me babydoll again you won't live to see your 15th birthday!" Emma growled.

" Got it." Sam nodded. He knew that he should do what she says or he will be seriously injured. Not physically...maybe mentally...but not physically. " Anyway. Why are you dragging me out of the playground." he got no answer. Sam sighed and pulled off his little. ' sweep her off her feet' trick. ( A.N see chapter 8 for the trick.). He picked her up bridal style and spun her. she screamed.

" SAM! We have to leave."

" why?."

" Because Sakura is coming." Emma said. Sam put her down and looked at her with a confused look.

" And you know this, how?" Sam asked.

" Um...woman's intuition?" Emma lied. Sam just gave her a ' yeah right' look.

" Emma."

" Samuel"

" Emma Rose"

" Hey what is your middle name anyway."

" Not tellin."

" awww. Come on."

" don't change the subject. How do you know Sakura is coming."

" I can't tell you." Emma said.

" Emma, you can tell me anything. You know that."

" I can't."

" Emma."

" Sam"

" don't start that again." Sam laughed. " Emma. Tell me."

" I can't. If I could. I would. But you have to trust me on this. I can't tell you."

" Will you tell me someday?" Sam asked her.

" Maybe. It depends on the situation."

" What kind of situation."

" Life and death maybe." Emma said. Sam rose his eyebrows.

" It's that serious?" he asked.

" yes. Now can we go? I know Sakura is coming. I just can't tell you how I know."

" Okay. Let's go." Sam said. Then he took her hand and they walked back to Sam's house.

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" Hey mom. I'm home." Sam called as he took off his shoes. Emma did so also and followed Sam into the kitchen. Mrs. Tsukino was busy. She was trying to make a new cookie recipe. But it looked like she was having a hard time.

" Hey Sam. Um 2 tablespoons of sugar." Mrs. Tsukino started mumbling to herself.

" She's caught up in baking. Want to watch some tv?" Sam asked her.

" Sure." then they both went to the livingroom and switched on the tv. Sam sat on the couch and Emma sat beside him. They were watching ' Spirited Away'. One of Emma's favorite movies. Emma fell asleep in Sam's arms. He didn't notice until the ending credits of the movie. Then Darien walked in.

" Hey." Darien said taking a chair. " I heard about Emma's grandfather."

" Yeah. Last night..was eventful." Sam said rubbing his eyes.

" Oh. Like what."

" Well last night. I took Josh's bedroom cause she cried herself to sleep, and in the middle of the night she ran in and said that I should stay away from Sakura at all costs." Sam said. " I think she had some kind of nightmare."

" Hmm." Darien leaned back and rubbed his chin. He seemed to be taking an interest in the story. Like he knew something that Sam didn't.

" Darien?"

" What?"

" She also said that we needed to leave the playground because Sakura was coming. Sakura was no where to be seen. How could she know that?"

" Sorry kid. I don't know what to tell ya. This is probably some crazy girl thing. Talk to Serena or Rini about it. They could probably help you more than I could."

" I could help who with what?" Rini said. She came home with Katsuro.

" Sam says Emma has been saying some crazy stuff." Darien said. He gave her a look. And somehow, Rini understood it.

" Oh." Rini said. " well, she's asleep right now, so, I'll talk to her when she wakes up. I'll get Serena too." then Luna came in. She looked like she had been to hell and back. Her fur was everywhere. she looked so tired. Then, she forgot Sam's fear of cats and jumped on his lap. Sam jumped like ten feet in the air.

" GAH! CAT!" he yelled. Emma woke up when she was knocked onto the floor. She started to cry when she hit her head on the coffee table.

" ow.." she moaned as tears ran down her cheek. Mrs. Tsukino came in when she heard Sam yell.

" What's going on in here?" she asked. Rini, Darien, and Katsuro all pointed to Sam. Even Luna pointed her tail to Sam.

" Luna jumped on Sam, he started to freak out, and he jumped while Emma was sleeping and knocked her onto the floor and she hit her head." Darien explained. Mrs. Tsukino nodded and walked over to Emma.

" Come on. Let's get some ice on your head." she said and helped Emma to her feet. Sam and Katsuro followed. When Rini knew they were out of ear shot she started talking.

" What's up with Emma?" she asked.

" Something's wrong with Emma?" Luna asked.

" Yeah. Sam said she came to his room babbling about that he needed to stay away from Sakura. And today, Emma knew that Sakura was coming to the playground while they were there." Darien explained.

" Really?" Rini asked.

" Yeah. I think Sam is starting to catch on about our powers." Darien said.

" Well we knew it was going to happen at some point." Luna said.

" Yeah. But I was hoping not until..well..years from now." Rini said sitting down.

" Yeah. He's gonna find out that Rini is Serena's and my future daughter."

" But, the spell I put on him won't work if he finds out the truth." Rini said.

" You mean the spell that makes everyone think you are and actual Tsukino?" Darien asked.

" Yep. That one."

" Well Sam can keep a secret. I mean, Emma is gonna feel pressured. He's gonna get more information." Luna said.

" We can't tell him. Not yet anyway." Rini said.

" Well we have to tell him." Darien said.

" I don't want him to think of me as his niece. I want him to be my big brother still." Rini said. Darien smiled a little.

" Well. I don't think you will have that problem. He's protective over you. Especially over you and Katsuro. Besides, he won't be able to think of you as a niece. As far as he's concerned, you are a year younger than him." Darien said. Rini went over and hugged him.

" Thanks daddy." She said. Darien smiled. He wasn't used to being called Daddy. But he would at some point. Then they could hear Mrs. Tsukino yelling at Sam.

" SAM! You need to get over your fear of cats. Emma could have gotten hurt!" Emma was tip toeing out of the kitchen.

" Hey." Emma said. They all waved. Except Luna. ( doi! cats can't wave!)

" Emma, Sam is catching on." Rini said.

" What happened to waiting for Serena?" Darien asked.

" oh shut up." Rini said.

" Excuse me. I am still your father." Darien said.

" Since when did you two have a father, daughter relationship?" Emma asked .

" Never mind that." Darien said. " We're thinking about telling Sam soon."

" Yeah. He was asking me about it earlier."

" We know that you knew Sakura was there." Rini said.

" No. I didn't know." Emma replied. " Hoshiko came in my dreams last night. Then she tapped into my mind and told me that Sakura was coming. Hoshiko's soul is in my necklace. That's how she can talk to me." Rini's eyes got really wide. They started to well up with tears.

" Hoshiko?" Rini asked.

" The Hoshiko who died three years ago. Right before Rini came here?" Darien asked.

" Yes. She looked exactly like me except-," Emma was cut off by Rini.

" A gold, star-shaped birthmark with a gold crescent moon underneath it." Rini said. She was looking at her hands as tears fell on them. Emma nodded. Rini came up and hugged Emma.

" Rini?" Emma asked as she returned the hug.

" I miss her so much! She promised she would come to me and she comes to you." Rini sobbed.

" I know. But she told me she promised to come see you soon." Emma said.

" What's wrong with Rini?" Sam asked. He was standing in the doorway.

" Oh..we ..er...um.." Emma stammered.

" I'm fine. I was just remembering a friend." Rini said wiping tears from her eyes. Then Rini ran to her bedroom with Luna following her.

" Um..well I gotta go." Katsuro said.

" I'll give you a ride." Darien said getting up. In two minutes they were out the door. It was just Emma and Sam.

" You know. This is just like the first time we met. Us being the only two in the room." Sam said as he came closer to her.

" Yeah." Emma smiled. Sam wrapped his arms around her in a hug.

" Gomen." Sam said in her ear.

" No problem. Now why are you afraid of cats?" Emma asked him.

" Childhood fear. Not sure why, I just was." he laughed.

" Hmm. Well I'm afraid of snakes." Emma said.

" Why?"

" Because, once a snake ate my favorite ring while I was at my grandmas." Emma replied. ( A.N: That happened in real life! I miss my plastic toy machine ring! -tear-)

" Ah. I'm in love with a scaredy cat." Sam teased her.

" Hey. Snakes are poisonous. Cats aren't" She said. She glared at him half heartedly.

" Aw. Don't get mad." Sam stuck his lip out.

" I'm sorry." she replied before kissing him. Then, her phone rang.

" Yellow." She said picking up her cell.

" Hey sis." it was Josh.

" YOU!" she shrieked. Sam had already guessed it was Josh.

" hello grumpy." Josh said on the other line.

" I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU!" Emma said before hanging up. Her phone started ringing off the hook. Then she turned the power off.

" Josh?" Sam asked.

" Yes. My idiot brother." Emma answered. Then the phone in the house rang.

" EMMA!" Mrs. Tsukino called.

" If It's my brother then I'm not talking to him. Or my father or my mother." Emma called back.

" Emma." Sam said to her. " you should at least listen to your parents."

" Not yet." Emma said before running to Rini's room.

" Sam, Josh wants to talk to you." Mrs. Tsukino said bringing out the portable. Sam took it.

" Hello. You are officially hated right now." Sam said.

" Yeah. I kinda figured that out." Josh said on the other end.

" Before you say anything, Is Emma phsycic?" Sam asked.

" Did you hit your head?" Josh asked.

" No. She did. But I didn't"

" okay. Why did you ask?"

" No reason. Just wondering." Sam lied.

" Okay. Weirdo. Did Emma take her meds?"

" Yes."

" How long was she out last night."

" Till about 5 in the morning." Sam answered.

" Wow. That's early for her."

" Really?"

" Yeah. Anyhow. The funeral is in two days. And my parents have arranged a surprise Christmas present for Emma."

" Oh yeah? What?"

" Well, we are bringing her two favorite people back home."

" Oh. Who."

" First. Our cousin Kasadi. And Emma's best friend Meggie."

" She'll be happy." Sam said.

" Yeah. And it's even better that they both have managed to learn Japanese now. So we won't have to play translator."

" Cool." Sam said.

" SAMUEL!" Rini called from the bedroom.

" Um. Josh I gotta go. Rini's calling."

" Kay. Don't tellEmmaabout Kasadi and Meggie."

" Got it. bye."

" see ya."

-click-

Sam ran to Rini's room. " What happened?" he looked around and Emma was curled up in a ball in the corner of the room crying.

" I don't know! She just broke down." Rini panicked. Sam went over and picked Emma up.

" She just talked to Josh. She hasn't thought about her grandfather since this morning." Sam explained.

" Oh." Rini said.

" Yeah. She'll probably fall asleep soon." Sam said. As if on cue, Emma was out. " I'll put her on the couch. We don't have the pull out mattress ready for her yet." with that Sam carried her out to the living room.

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A.N) She's just not having a good day. Poor Emma. And Kasadi is an add on character. She is my very top reviewer! And she is gonna appear in the sequel, when I write it. and Meggie is my best friend in the whole wide world. And she'll be in the sequel too. So . I finally got the chapter done. I had a really bad case of writers block. But I finally got it done. It took me over a month but I got it done.! Yay! So. I'll see you all again soon. Now, to all of my other stories.

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