A/N: Alright, so this chapter covers Ami along with some current info on the attacks going on in Tokyo. I'll stop the summary here so you can read on for yourself.

To answer Tategami-Ryo's question, Usagi knows Makoto and Ami (as it will cover in this chapter) but only those two at the moment.

Now, on to the chapter.

A young woman entered her apartment tired from the long day. She immediately went to her desk and dropped the pile of mail she had on the hard wooden surface. The petite woman sat down on the chair, brushing black bangs to the side. She began the long task of sorting through the mail. It had been a couple days from when she last checked it and it had already doubled in its usual size. She had a habit of checking it every day but the last few days have been hectic and the young woman failed to do so. Finding a letter from her mother, she opened it and quickly scanned through the contents.

Dear Ami,

I hope everything is doing well for you and I know I don't have to remind you to take care of yourself. Still as a mother I can worry about my little girl living alone. Your phone was busy last time I called and I'm afraid I would be too caught up in work for a while so I sent you this. You left your medical journal here last time you visited also inside in the envelope an article on the mysterious cases going on in Tokyo.

Take care and love always,

Mom

The raven haired woman stared down at the paper in her hands, a small smile making it across her face. She folded it up neatly before placing it with the other letters she kept from her family and friends. It was a nice collection to have in case she didn't have time to keep in touch. She would go back her letter collection for their words of comfort, encouragement and pointless nothings.

Her attention went to the small article on the mysterious cases going on in Tokyo. She had already read the article earlier but scanned through it again anyway. Not many people took the happenings seriously and for a brief moment she wondered why she was so intrigued by what was going on. All her logical brain could gather from countless articles was that people showed up at the hospital with mysterious burns, cuts, bruises and a few with broken bones. One man came in critical condition and stayed in the hospital for almost a month and has been the closest person to die from it. When the victims talked about it they mentioned something about monsters attacking them and zapping away their energy. The police took it as hallucinations and came to their conclusion that it was some madman that yet been caught. Both sides had little information for proof but Ami thought if so many people reported seeing monsters than it was a large number to be hallucinating. It was hard to accept that the monsters were real though the gathering evidence showed that it was fact.

The current article she was looking at was about a young girl that was saved from one of the monsters by someone she claimed later to be called Sailor V. She gave the reporters a large description of the battle after having her arm patched up by paramedics. The reporter that wrote the article said the girl probably bloated the truth to something you'll find in an action movie. "…being a young kid, the truth probably was stretched a bit by her wild imagination." The picture in the article showed a damanged street with a knocked down street light along with what appeared to be a blown up telephone booth. Whatever the kid was stretching on it was obvious that the surrounding area had been a battle ground.

The information on Sailor V was minimal despite the young girl's descriptions. According to the girl she described her rescuer as being a young woman in a short skirt with magical powers used for fighting. "...it sounds more like somebody from a magical girl anime then who would exist in present Tokyo." The reporter for the article said, not having much faith in the young girl's story. At the end of the article it said, "Whoever this mysterious Sailor V is we can thank her for saving this young girl's life." The article was the third reporting on Sailor V and the young heroine has been suspected in more crime solving. At the moment no one had a picture of her to confirm the 'magical girl' heroine to exist.

Ami leaned back in her chair, resting her hand against her forehead. She took all the info in and her quick analytical mind began processing it. She didn't know why she was drawn to the cases and intrigued every time something like this popped up. A part of her felt like she should keep informed on everything as if it would be important for her one day. She had yet to tell her mother the reason why she wanted to look at articles, nor her friends. It would be hard for them to believe that logical Ami would be interested in something so supernatural. She felt connected and wanted to wait until she knew why before she explained it to others.

She put the article at the corner of her desk and sorted out the bills from actual letters. She only had one other letter that was contained in a simple envelope. She placed all her bills aside and reached for the envelope, opening it up to reveal a small scrap of paper. The young woman grinned and picked it up having a strange suspicion she knew who it was from.

Hey Ami,

Sorry you can't come to the charity thing because I know you think it is for a great cause. I'll try to see if I could get Minako's autograph for you if I can manage one for myself. Make your schedule is free the next day so you can take a break from all the medical school stuff. I'll call you to see where we can meet up.

Usagi

P.S. I did really well on my exam!

Her grin grew bigger as she read the note and placed it on top of her mother's. Usagi had that way of making her smile at the little things even if she wasn't in the same room. She wouldn't have so many more friends now at her classes- because everyone needs some friends to help through med school- if Usagi didn't teach her it was OK to open up. She was hardly able to keep in touch with her friend now with her busy schedule but she always managed to send something at least once a week and call her at least twice. It was refreshing to have a friend like that even if the times she called were in the middle of the night.

Standing up, she threw the envelopes from Usagi's and her mother's letters in her small recycle box before heading to her bathroom. She had a busy day but it ended early after a dinner she was going to was canceled by conflicting schedules. With the extra time on her hands she decided to take a bath instead of her typical shower. The black haired genius turned on the water before leaving the bathroom for a minute to prepare a quick sandwich. Her bathtub filled up pretty quickly so after she expertly made the sandwich she wrapped it in a paper towel before storing it in the fridge until she was done.

She returned to the bathroom to see the bathtub almost full. She turned off the flow of water before undressing and slipping in. As she sunk into the water she grabbed the already water damaged book she had been reading and squirted some bubble bath in the water. Swishing it around she found the page she left off on with one hand, careful not to damage the book any more. A couple minutes later both hands clasped the book as she lounged back in the tub.

The water calmed her. It always managed to. If she was stressed and needed to relax she went to the pool or took a bath. It relaxed her nerves and slowed down her thought process to a reasonable amount per minute. It was when she forgot herself and her troubles. Along with that she was able to organize her thoughts just concentrating on the important ones. For Mizuno Ami, soaking in water was a form of meditation.

She stayed in the water, reading around fifty pages of her book and before she knew it an hour had passed. She sighed, carefully closing the book and putting it back in its original spot. She slowly rose from the tub, water dripping down her petite form. Making her way out so she wouldn't slip she grabbed the fluffy blue towel and wrapped it around her. Another towel made its way to her hair.

Five minutes later she was clothed in her pajamas as she claimed the sandwich from her fridge. She sat down at table grabbing the newspaper as she did so. She flipped through for any other monster attacks slowly devouring the sandwich as she did so. There was report from a man that had supposedly escaped danger from one of the attacks, seeing a black cat almost getting crushed. After he escaped a shop owner from across the street said he thought he saw someone that fit Sailor V's description fight off the monster but it was rush hour so he couldn't watch it fully. Not finding anything overly interesting in the article curiously enough it was the report of the black cat that raised her curiosity in the article.

A little later she turned in for the night reading over her written report before turning off the lights. She had a busy day tomorrow along with the rest of the week. It would be relieving when she was able to meet up with Usagi on Saturday and take the day to relax. Little did she know that this time the next coming week her life would be changed forever.

A/N: The chapter turned out longer from what I first estimated and was able to put a lot of info in it. I decided to use Ami's curiosity to explain how the attacks are going in Tokyo along with buffing the chapter up. Rei's chapter will be next and after that I think I'll go on to the charity event. The action can begin after that with Moon's awakening. :] I'm jumping ahead of myself though. I'm planning to have the next chapter up the next two weeks or so, since I already have the layout for it.

I think changing the summary was a good idea and my hits went up more than I excepted with the last chapter. I managed to get a review out as well, so thank you for that. I would love to know more input so please leave a review. I hate begging but it helps a lot with inspiration and encouragement to continue.