Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from this fan fiction, they all belong to the creators of Sailor Moon.
A/N: The words in italic are the flashbacks or thoughts.
Take A Chance On Me
Chapter 5
-Fun In The Sun-
The senshi of fire stammered in her response, "Sure, please come in Ami."
Ami paid no attention to the way the others acted from her presence at their old hang out spot. She just walked past Rei swiftly and took a seat that was closer to the others but far enough to give her space. It was very unlike Ami to show such composure in a tense situation without a dose of shyness but after spending so much time with Setsuna this action seemed to have rub off.
After surveying the map on the table briefly Ami cleared her throat and said, "I see you all have mapped out the coordinates of all the recent attacks in the city. I'd tried that earlier but I haven't came to any set pattern in which the attacks have been happening."
The senshi of love smiled ruefully and responded, "I figured you would have already done this already, but since you weren't around we thought to see it for ourselves. You know the saying 'one head is better than two.' Right?"
All eyes were on the senshi with flowing blonde hair and their mouth began to quirk upwards. Suddenly when no one else could hold it in any longer, a laugh erupted to break the tension that was building inside.
"I think you meant to say 'two heads are better than one.' But yes I understand your point of view on the matter, I have been so deep in my studies I think maybe I could not see the map in a better perspective." The blue haired woman stared at the others who still bore the signs of laughing hard by their flush faces.
Yawning loudly, Serena propped her hands behind her head and looked at the others. "With all the sailor duties and homework I think we all forgot the meaning of fun. I say we should head out to the beach and soak up some sun."
Minako began to glow at the thought of seeing some blonde hunks strolling down the beach topless and quickly agreed with the moon princess. On the other hand, Makoto sat closer to the window while staring outside in deep concentration. Ami took the moment to move closer to the senshi of thunder to speak to her alone.
In a low confident voice Ami said, "It really cannot be that bad Mako, whatever it is that have you so lost in thoughts. I wish to make amends between the two of us."
Startled emerald pools looked into a piercing blue pair of eyes, "Oh, I hardly realized I was so deep in thought until you came over here. I am just worried over the attacks that have been happening to innocent people."
A grim expression masked itself over the face of the senshi of ice as she looked towards the others, "I think you're right Serena, we all need a break. These attacks have placed us under so much stress that I think a break would get us a fresh outlook of the situation."
If a pin would've dropped in the room at that instant it could have been heard as if roaring thunder had blasted its noise from the sky. And then a blonde blur moved quickly over to Ami and hugged her tightly around the waistline.
"Ami, I'm so excited! I can't believe you've agreed with me. I knew I was a genius!" The blonde moon princess had tears flowing down her face and stars shining brightly in her eyes.
The ice senshi gingerly patted Serena on the back then turned towards Makoto with a concerned expression. "I hope to see you on the beach."
Makoto scanned the features of Ami Mizuno intensely but the let out a sigh abruptly. I guess she'll never understand how deeply I feel about her, thought the senshi of strength.
With the other senshi planning what they would take on the beach trip tomorrow, Ami turned her back towards the others and thought about the woman with flowing black hair tinted a dark shade of green.
"I have to go, but I will meet you all at the beach tomorrow." Everyone said their goodbyes to Ami and she left on her motorcycle to go to the one place she found absolute peace.
On the other side of town, the three outer senshi were looking very pensive at the results of the test that the senshi of time had developed.
"It would seem that thse pure heart snatchers are targeting people who are exceptionally good at their trade. The engraving of the box we found matched the markings of those at Mugen Gakuen, which is a very prominent high school here."
Michiru nodded firmly then looked to the taller form beside her, "I think we need to get into this school in order to find out if there is a deeper connection with the new attacks on the city."
A husky voice answered back, "Hai."
Garnet eyes caught the motorcycle approaching closer to the house of the outers. A small smile crossed her face and it did not go unnoticed by the others.
"We will get going out the back exit but Setsuna try not to get too sidetrack." A smirk laid heavily upon the face of the taller blonde woman and with that said the other two senshi left before Ami even reach the steps to the house.
Setsuna smoothed the small wrinkles on her skirt with a firm hand and waited patiently until she heard the knock on the door. Answering upon the third knock, she gracefully smiled at the senshi of ice while feeling her breath catch in her throat.
It was always a vision to see the wind blown blue hair catch in the sunlight and to watch the smile that reached her eyes shine. Ami was dressed in some low rise destroyed blue jeans with a dark band t-shirt. The t-shirt sleeves were short enough to show off a part of the tattoo that was on her upper left arm.
The time guardian's head snapped back to the arm of senshi of ice when she saw the tattoo again. Hmm, how come I never noticed it before, thought Setsuna.
"So are you going to let me come in before it gets too dark outside?"
A light blush colored the cheeks of Setsuna but she quickly rebounded by the response, "No, I was thinking I would like to sit outside and watch the sunset with you."
Dropping her helmet into one of the chairs outside, Ami lounge on the other chair while looking at the beautiful scenery. "Sure."
As the pair watched the sunset a peaceful silence flowed between the two and it was undeniable to anyone who saw them that they were a couple.
Setsuna looked down at the hands of Ami that were in black fingerless skull gloves. She smiled at them and caught the eyes of the guardian of Mercury that were gazing at her curiously.
"I wanted to ask you if you wanted to come along with me to the beach tomorrow. Some of my friends wanted to umm... let off some stress and I think you could use the beach time as well."
"Well... I... can't because I have so many tests to run at the lab." Setsuna continued to babble on but Ami just shook her head in amusement.
"After all this time we've been talking, you are nervous about me seeing you in a bathing suit."
Another blush stole over the olive complexion of the time guardian and she shook her dark hair. "I don't mind you seeing me in a bathing suit at all but.."
The time senshi was cut off in mid-sentence by Ami, "Oh that's great then! I will pick you up in my car tomorrow afternoon and we'll be off to the beach."
Oh great, so much for not getting sidetrack. Shaking her head and sighing to herself, Setsuna could only imagine what the senshi of wind would say smart to this situation.
At the apartment of Makoto, a large pile of clothes littered the bedroom floor as the senshi of thunder was in search for the perfect two piece to wear for tomorrow.
Maybe if I wear something that would blow everyone else away then Ami will notice me as more than just a partner in the war for justice.
Since Makoto has been exercising outside, the sun turned her skin to a nice golden brown that brought out the sparkle of her green eyes. The muscles in her arms and legs were well toned and the abs of her stomach were to die for. Most importantly, the senshi of thunder has a nice round bottom with a top that was firm and nicely rounded. A person would have to blind to not see the senshi of strength as very good looking.
Making a sound of triumph, Makoto raised the two piece suit in the air and said, "Alright Ami, prepare to be wow'd."
The next day happened quickly enough and Ami was rushing to pack the last bit of items in the cooler before packing it away in her Land Rover truck. She made sure to bring extra sun block and bug repellent just in case someone else forgot to bring it. Stopping in front of the mirror she surveryed her appearance quickly. She was wearing board shorts with the colors dark blue, white, and light blue. The matching swimming sports bra was under the white polo she was wearing and her hair was cut short in the back but a little longer in the front of her face. Ami decided to wear the blue lip ring to match her attire.
After she finish looking into the mirror she locked up her place then hopped into the truck to pick up Setsuna. Before she even knocked on the door, Setsuna had opened it and Ami was taken back by the sudden appearance.
In front of the senshi of ice was a goddess with bewitching garnet colored eyes and flowing dark hair past her waist. Blue eyes devoured the bared flesh that was exposed and her nostrils drunk heavily into the heavenly fragrance rolling off Setsuna by the waves.
"Wow."
While Ami was busily looking over the time guardian, three pairs of eyes were peeping out of the window at the scene.
"Setsuna-mama go bye-bye."
Michiru backed away from the window but not without pulling the blonde haired woman away as well. "She'll be fine Ruka, stop worrying so much."
"But Michi..." A husky voice pleaded but once the ocean blue eyes met the teal pair the sentence ended abruptly.
"Hey firefly, you want to go to the beach?" A wink from the taller woman informed the smaller one that only trouble was going to happen later.
"Yay!"
Ami was carrying the beach equipment towards the already settled sailor senshi. There was no sign of Makoto yet but Ami just shrugged it off as lateness.
"Everyone please meet a good friend of mines. Meiou Setsuna."
The time guardian raised her hand to shake the others and everyone settled down to catch a bit of sun.
"Hey they're selling some shave ice at the stand, would you like some?" Ami smiled at Setsuna who was fitting very well with the others.
"Hai." A warm smile was returned to the ice senshi who quickly began to walked towards the stand.
As she waited in line a woman with long brown hair held up into place and a killer body was walking towards her slowly. She took another long glance in that direction to realize it was none other than Makoto. Where the hell did she get a bathing suit like that?
One thought came to mind as she returned the smile of Makoto. It was going to be a very interesting beach trip.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Special Thanks to: Aleric, minako366, RaginFireDesire, Coot, Green 13, SupremeBlackThunder, Bound Dragon, and Alzurath. Thanks for dropping comments and tips on my chapter 4. I hope you all like this chapter as well and I look forward to seeing more comments