Military Life
Chapter 2
Getting off the plane I looked around for my aunt and cousin. Soon enough I hear Minako's loud voice
"USAGI!" she screamed at me, I wave my hand as I laugh to myself.
"Hey Minako!" I greeted her as I took my Gucci sunglasses off. Yes, that's right I said Gucci, my $295 sunglasses I bought while in Italy. The glasses weren't safe for long as my cousin grabbed them out of my hand and placed them on her face.
"You know your never getting them back right?"
I laughed I knew she wasn't lying.
"That's alright, I have extra"
Look I know I sound like some snooty bitch, having extra $295 sunglasses, but I'm not. All my designer clothes, bags, shoes and accessories were all given to me…how? You may ask, well that will be reviled later.
"Let's get going Mama grabbed your bags and put them in the car"
"How'd she know which ones were mine?"
"Usa your luggage is the complete collection from the Bric line…that's over $3,000 of travel fashion gold"
I was surprised "oh" was all I could say; honestly I didn't know how much they were…they were a gift from Colonel Walker.
"Oh and by the way I'm stealing your purse too"
I just laughed it was great to be home.
Walking into my home I looked around feeling the ghost of my mother.
"Usa sweet heart, you don't have to stay here, we have a room set up if you want to stay with us"
"It's alright Auntie, I want to stay here…anyway all our stuff seems to have gotten here in one piece so why not"
"Well we're right next door if you need anything" she hands me a key to their house and kisses me on the cheek. "Minako are you staying to help your cousin get settled?" I was happy to see Minako nodded yes.
*3 person *
"Dinners at 7, don't be late you two" her aunt warned as she walked back to her home.
"Mom and I helped the movers with your stuff, everything looks so expensive Usa" Minako said staring at all the elegant pieces of furniture.
"Na, it was all a surprise for my…for my mother" Usagi said shaking the grief away.
"Well I hope you don't mind, but we set everything up for you, we just didn't open any boxes in your room, but all the furniture is set up"
"No that's fine, less work for me" Usagi said laughing.
"Ya, you'll never guess who helped us…"
"That would be me"
Usagi turned around to see one of her best friends standing in the door way. Her breath caught as did his as they stood staring at each other. There he stood, Mamoru Chiba, looking as handsome as brad pit…He wore a simple black button up short sleeve shirt with a pair of jeans and tennis. His hair was still that raven color and messy like always, but it was his eyes that really captured her attention, his deep dark sapphire eyes.
Usagi stood wearing a white Tiered Chiffon Dress with a jean jacket. Her hair was no longer in her 'Meat Ball' style but up in a high pony tail
"Mamoru…" she whispered
Mamoru smiled walking over to her "is that all I get?" he asked with a pout. Usagi smiled hugging her long time friend. Mamoru pulled her away to get a better look at her "Still very fashionable, I see" he said noticing her outfit "Diane von Furstenberg"
Usagi nodded impressed "you've been learning"
"Well, you know when your best friend happens to be Serenity Jackson, one must know these things"
Usagi playfully punched him in the arm "That's Serenity not Usagi, Usagi is just an everyday military brat"
"You're still hot regardless Usa" Minako said admiring her Dior woven shopper's tote. Usagi laughed as she took her things out of the bag, and handed back to Minako
"It's yours" she said as her and Mamoru covered their ears as Minako let out a high pitched scream.
"Anyway Serenity is brunette with Green eyes and has more control of her life, were as Usagi is blond with blue eyes and has no control"
"But I got to say I like you better blond then Brunette" he said smiling
Usagi smiled back, she was really happy to see him again.
"Well anyway that part of my life is over, so whatever" she said waving the memory away. A year before her mother died when Usagi was 14 she won a modeling contest under the name Serenity Jackson. This gave her a 1 year modeling contract and $500,000, when the contract came to an end the agency wanted her to continue but her father and mother were against it, saying that the modeling would make her father look bad if she was to continue.
Even though no one new Usagi Tsukino was really Serenity Jackson, but her parents didn't care, "Marines image is everything" her mother use to say. So Usagi's dream was taken away from her and her life went back to nothing.
"Well at less you still get free stuff!" Minako said with a smile. She was right even though Usagi didn't renew her contract designers still sent her clothes and accessories.
"Usagi Serenity-Selene Tsukino! Minako Venues Aino!" they heard Minako's mother yell "I thought I told you both to be here by 7!"
"Shit" Minako said running out the door
Usagi turned to Mamoru and smiled "see you tomorrow at school?" mamoru nodded kissing her on the cheek and giving her one last hug "welcome home Usako" he whispered in her ear before walking out the door.
She stood there silent as Minako popped her head in the door "Usa! Hurry up before mom kills us both!"
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"God, another school" Usagi groaned as she got out of bed "at less I know people this time"
She was feeling pretty happy about seeing Makoto, Motoki, Ami and Rei.
She walked into her bathroom and took a quick shower, walking out of the bathroom with a white fluffy towel wrapped around her head and in her tan lace bra and thong, which made her look naked, she began going thru her things looking for an outfit.
As Mamoru walked back into his room, in his light wash jeans and bare chest, he turned to his window, there stood Usagi taking her wet hair out of her fluffy white towel, standing in her underwear.
He laughed to himself "she must have forgotten our windows look into each other" he walked over to his window and knocked on hers. Yes they were that close.
Usagi turned around quickly grabbing her towel from the floor and wrapping it around herself as she looked to her window "damn it" she cursed "I forgot our windows look into each other" she walked over and opened her window smiling sheepishly "get a good peak there Mamoru?" she said with a smirk
Mamoru smiled "looking good Usako" he smiled causing Usagi to blush "but why the sexy undergarments? Wanting to impress someone?" he asked raising an eye brow
"Maybe" she said with a smile "impressed?"
Mamoru was speechless to say the less, Usagi started to laugh "don't flatter yourself Chiba, I was only kidding" she stood up grabbing the string to the blinds "now if you'll excuse me I must change"
Mamoru laughed as he turned around and grabbed his white tank and black button down shirt. "Meet you outside" he yelled to her as he walked out of his room.
Usagi smiled as she put her jeans on with her vanilla gold rope strap goddess V neck tank.
She brushed her golden hair straight, leaving it down as it fell playfully to her bump. Brushing her bangs straight she turned and grabbed her gold Gucci sunglasses and put them on. "Ready for a new school" she said with a final touch of lip gloss
Walking out side she smiled at Mamoru and Minako,
"Are you trying to make every guy in school fall over you?!" Mamoru said annoyed "now I'll have to fight to keep the damn vultures off you"
"Your gonna be the most popular girl in school" Minako said excited as Mamoru glared at her.
Usagi smiled at her friends and tossed her keys to Mamoru, who caught them easily "you'll forgive me"
"What are these for?"
"Oh, we're taking my car" she said with a shrug, pressing the garage button, Mamoru felt his heart stop
"Is-i-is that a Pagani Zonda C12 F" Usagi only nodded, Mamoru ran to the car and hugged it "I love you" he whispered
The two girls only laughed "yep you're so gonna be the talk of the school" Minako said smiling.
"Where are the others?" Usagi asked looking around
"Mamoru and I thought it would be a super cool surprise if we just showed up with you"
"Oh" Usagi said with a shrug "okay" she turned to see Mamoru sitting catatonic in the driver's seat.
"I think you might have killed him Usa" Minako said with a laugh
*At School*
Everyone turned to Usagi, Mamoru and Minako as they stepped out of the car. Mamoru walked over and placed a protective arm around Usagi and Minako.
"Who's the chick with Mamoru, and Minako?""She looks like Minako's twin""man she's hot"
Usagi laughed as she heard the whispers as they walked the hall way after picking up her schedule from the office "So where are the girls?" Usagi asked excited
"We all hang out in the court yard before class" Mamoru said glaring at the male population of the school, Usagi smacked his chest as she moved from his arms
"Can't have you giving my adoring fans the wrong idea about us" she said laughing when he glared at her. Usagi walked ahead with Minako giggling as they entered the court yard.
"I guess they're not a couple" Mamoru heard one of the male students say as he smiled with excitement, Mamoru turned to the student and growled as he marched out into the court yard 'it's going to be a LONG year´
Usagi smiled as she saw her child hood friends sitting under a large cherry blossom tree. Ami sat reading as always, wearing a knee length navy blue skirt and a white tank top and a baby blue cardigan.
Makoto, still the tom boy, wore a green button-front short jumpsuit with braided jewel sandals in gold.
Motoki stood carrying, what looked like his and Makoto's book, wearing a green polo shirt and jean shorts.
Rei sat fixing her makeup and hair, Usagi laughed seeing that Rei had better fashion scene then her other three friends. She wore a red tiered ruffled scoop neck top with white denim short shorts fringed. Her feet were adorned with jeweled sling back sandals in gold.
"Hi guys" Usagi said casually as Minako walked over to Ami
"Hey Usa" they said not looking up, Usagi laughed as a pause of silence fell among the group.
Then it happened "USAGI?!" they all yelled as they ran to her. The first to embrace her was Makoto
"What the?! How in the world? When did you?! Why are you?!" She couldn't make a proper sentence
"What is this school doing to your education?" Usagi teased
"Are you back for good?" Motoki asked pushing his sister out the way, Usagi nodded "for the time being" she said with a smile
"Usa it's great to have you back" Ami said in her same quiet voice as she gave Usagi her first normal hug.
Rei walked over ready to hug her friend when she noticed what was on Usagi's arm "Holy Fashion hell! Is that Prada?!!" she yelled snatching the bag from Usagi
"It's great to see you too" Usagi said laughing as Rei sniffed the bag and felt the gold chain "yes, it's real" she said still laughing
"Geez Rei it's only a bag" Mamoru said shaking his head at his sister's antics "you have millions of bags"
Mamoru took a step back as Makoto, Minako, Rei and even Ami stepped up to him, "what did you just say?" Minako growled
"Mamoru I would walk away now" Usagi said laughing "a woman's purse is her sanity or something or other" she said waving her hands in the air.
Mamoru looked to his four best girlfriends and noticed the fire in their eyes "um…but it is just a bag" he said as Usagi slapped her forehead
"Just a BAG?! JUST A BAG?!" Rei hissed shaking her head "No! That's just a Bag!" she yelled pointing at Ami's white and blue stripped purse she bought at target.
"HEY!" Ami yelled turning to the raven haired teen "I like my little purse" she said with a pout.
"And it's a very nice purse" Usagi said wondering how her surprise was over shadow by a piece of Italian leather.
"Rei's right, no offence Ami" Minako said with an apologetic smile to her blue haired friend, she turned back to Mamoru who was starting to look scared. "This is a purse" she said proudly as she raised the Dior woven shopper's tote Usagi gave to her the day before.
"How the hell did you..." Rei looked at the tote Minako held, then back at Usagi
Usagi knew were this was going, she grabbed her bag away from Rei's claws "Mamoru can you come here and hold this for me" Mamoru walked over to Usagi as she took her books and accessories from the bag putting them in Mamoru's open hands
"What are you doing?" he asked
Usagi smiled at Rei as she finished empting her purse
"No Usako" Mamoru said
But Usagi took the purse and handed it to Rei "here" she said simply
Rei smiled brightly "Thank you Usa!" Rei said accepting the purse with open arms
"Usagi you shouldn't give away your stuff so easily! Now where will you put your things?" Mamoru inquired, he didn't like Usagi giving away her stuff so simply
"Don't worry about it Mamoru, I have another purse in my car" Usagi said waving her hands in the air.
*Math*
After being introduced to the class and being uncomfortably stared at by the male population, Usagi took her seat by a smiling Ami.
"Hey Usa!" Ami said excited "Honors Math?" she said laughing "I never expected you to be in here"
Usagi only shrugged "neither did I, they only put me in here because my last school credits translated into a honor math class…in all reality it wasn't" she said with a nervous laugh
"Oh my"
"You're telling me…I am royally screw'd Ames"
*Usagi POV*
This really is a night mare, Honors Math? As I look up at the board all I see in blah blah blah 8 blah blah blah 9 bah blah blah = 0 what?! Ami keeps looking at me with her worried face; I think she can tell I'm totally lost.
Man this teacher talks fast! How can they keep up?
I know what you all are thinking, 'talk to your counselor' yea right, like I haven't tired that! The minute they handed me my schedule I protested!
They explained to me that my math credits from my other school translates that I am competent enough to take honor math…which means college math…which means a very lost Usagi.
I told the damn counselor that my last math class was no honors class or high math course, it was basic algebra! You know the simple stuff like 2x=10 so you solve for x which is 5, easy right?
But NOOO for some reason they think I can go from that to, what I said earlier with the whole blah comment…anyway I believe you get the picture.
Finally my saving grace…the bell.
"Usa, you really should pay more attention, you'll get lost if you day dream"
"Yea to late Ames"
daydream? What? I was to confused by Mr. Browns notes to write down my own notes, Daydream please I wish that's what I would have done…god what a waste of time.
*CREATIVE WRITING*
"Class I would like you to met Tsukino Usagi; she is a transfer student from America"
Why do teachers do that? You know try to make you sound more interesting then you really aren't?
"Usagi-san please tell the class a little about yourself"
Man this day couldn't get any more annoying
"Hello, um…"
I look around the classroom and to my surprise there sat Mamoru smiling smugly as always 'jerk' I thought.
"I moved here from San Diego California...I like to just hang out with my friends….well…that's me"
I started to make my way to my seat when the annoying woman, my teacher, pulled me back wrapping her plump arm around my shoulder
I hear Mamoru chuckle as he notices my disgusted face as my educator starts to stroke my hair with her fat fingers….god I feel so violated
"Now, now Usagi-san tells us more about you, class do you have thing you wish to ask our new student? I mean it's not every day we get a transfer student from America!"
So this is it, my new hell. I looked out among the sea of 22 seniors; more than half had their hands raised. My eyes fall back on Mamoru as he stared at me with sympathetic eyes.
But that's alright, taking a deep breath and plastering a fake smile I proceed to answer the questions I was positive they wanted to ask, BEFORE they asked them.
"Do you mind if I just go ahead and answer a couple of questions before they ask the question?"
The plump woman finally removes her heavy arm from my shoulder and nodes looking a bit confused
"Question number 1: Why did I move here from America? Well because I was forced to be here
Question number 2: why were you forced to be here? Because I'm only 16 and have no control over my life
Questions number 3: What do your parents do? My father works for the Government
Question number 4: What does he do for the Government? Security
Question number 5: your last name is Tsukino, isn't that Japanese? Yes
Question number 6: So are you originally from Japan? Yes
Question number 7: Why did you move from Japan? Revert to answer number two
Question number 8: What's your favorite hobby? Haven't decided yet"
I looked out among the class and noticed that only three hands were left up, I laughed to myself as Mamoru just started at me, is he pitting me? God I hope not.
Mrs. Ski called on a boy in the back of the class "Do you have a boyfriend?"
"No" thank you god for the slackers in the class
"Want one?" well that was different, I laugh as I see Mamoru glare at the long haired surfer kid
"That's enough class, Tsukino-san please takes your seat, and Mr. Lee I suggest you compose yourself and save your flirtatious questions from AFTER class"
I walk over and 'takes' my seat—as she put it—next to an annoyed Mamoru, I send him a playful smile as he shook his head at me. This class isn't going to be so bad after all.
*His-Story / Her-Story*
Introductions once again, as I take my seat next to a still very happy Rei
"Today class we are going to have a debate, Woman against the Men"
Now this class was interesting Mr. Juno was definitely a hot teacher, tall with dark short hair and light green eyes, wow.
"Today's debate will be on the war, should woman be allowed to fight on the front line with men?"
Shit, why? I unknowingly sighed in frustration, causing everyone in the class to turn to me, including my not so hot teacher, yes that right, not so hot I now hate this teacher.
"Ah I see our new student has an opinion, come on up here and debate this topic with Patrice"
Rei leaned over and informed me that dear old Patrice is also the quarter back of the school's football team and a male pig
Great. I stand there as I allow my opponent to take the floor first; father and coronel walker always said "know what the enemy is thinking before jumping in with a plan of attack."
"There is a reason why woman shouldn't be allowed to fight in the front line of battles, PSM: they're too emotional and don't have the same upper body strength us men do, physical they are the weaker species' proving they are unfit to be soldiers. I know that if I was fighting over there, I wouldn't want a woman at my side"
I watched as he laughed and most of the men nodded in agreement as the woman only glared
"I mean come on guys think about it, would you want a woman standing there crying because their being shot at? No, always PMSing, woman can't even keep their emotions in check long enough to defend their country! I'm sure if one of us had someone fighting over there right now, and if that person was a woman she would be a bloody mess! No women need to stay where they belong in the kitchen and having babies, let the men take care of the fighting"
Oh it's on now "Usagi-san your rebuttal"
"GO USAGI!" I laughed as Rei cheered for me like my personal cheer leader
"First off let me start off by saying people who have never been involved with the military thru friends or family or affected by it will have naive and idiotic points of view, such as my opponent just proved."
I smile as Patrice glared at me "and you do?!" so he wants to go there does he
"Yes I do, besides being the proud daughter of a Marine, I have personally been affected by this war, besides having my father and close--very close friends—both men and Woman--fighting as we speak in Iraq, I have had the pleasure of knowing some amazing Military females who can take on any man—military or civilian—with a snap of her fingers.
As time changes so does the customs and regulations of the United States of America's military, Woman are given the opportunity to fight alongside and aid in helping their fellow counter parts.
Emotions as you brought up, are a part of war, it is what makes, not only woman, but men human. I can assure you that the woman over their right now, can hold their own equal to or even better than their counter parts. And just to correct your naïveté Mr. Patrice, I am perfectly capable of keeping myself together while my father is fighting a war."
I smile at the naive teen as he glared at me with hatred "take me then" he said smugly
"Excuse me?" I asked sweetly
"You heard me, take me on, drop me…if you can" he said crossing his arms
I look to my instructor for his approval; he hesitates for a moment before giving me a nod.
This will be fun; he doesn't know that I was adopted by my father's over protective marines, as their little sister. I walk over to him as Rei and the others move desk and chairs out of the way, I turn my back waiting for Patrice's attack.
He comes up behind me and grabs hold of my arms tightly, he laughs arrogantly as I smirk, with in a blink of an eye I had him pined to the floor
"Still think I'm too weak to protect myself?" I let him up as his face turns a deep red; he was just beaten by a girl.
The boys laugh as the girls run to me screaming with excite meant, Rei takes my hand and notices the bruise starting to form "Mamoru's and the others are gonna freak" Rei said touching it lightly
I only shrug "it's not a big deal" I think I'll like His-Story / Her-story
*GYM*
I walk out of the girls locker room dressed in my gym uniform, tight short dark blue boy shorts with a short white t-shirt, just lifting my arms you can see my stomach. This had to of been some sick perverts fantasy, I pull my hair up into a high pony tail as I turn to Minako, Ami, Rei and Makoto.
Just looking at Makoto's face I could tell she was pissed "he attacked you!"
*3rd person*
Taking a deep breath Usagi turned to Rei "sorry, they were going to find out anyway"
"Don't worry about it Mako I taught him a lesson anyway"
"Yea we heard you flipped him over hard" Minako said laughing
"I don't care, he shouldn't have touched you!" Makoto growled upset
"Touched who?"
'Oh no' Usagi thought as Mamoru and Motoki walked up to Usagi "did someone hurt you Usako?"
"Yes!" Makoto answered
"No!" Usagi countered "I'm fine, and anyway it was all in good fun"
"It's not 'good fun' when your wrist looks like that!"
"Rei!" Usagi hissed as Mamoru pulled her arm to inspect it
He only growled as did Motoki "who did this?!"
"It's nothing Mamoru, Motoki really, besides I drop kicked him anyway…really its okay, it was all part of class today"
"I don't care who did this?!" Mamoru demanded
"It was Patrice" Rei said pointing at the star quarter back
"That explains why he was so upset in the locker room" Motoki said with a small laugh.
Before Mamoru could walk over to him the teacher called the class together, once again Usagi had to stand in front of the class
"Everyone today I would like you all to welcome our new student Tsukino Usagi; she has transferred here from the US"
There were whistles from some the boys, which quieted down quickly as Mamoru and Motoki both glared death glares at each boy.
"Usagi-san I see in your records that you were all star in track, Gymnastics' and dance"
Usagi nodded as the girls and guys gasped
"Did you know Usa did all that?" Ami whispered
The other shook their head in surprise
"Well great, do you mind if I Use you today? It's just to show the class how to do a couple of moves?"
Mamoru was about to speak up, about her wrist, when Usagi nodded "yes" the teacher told her to go and grab the white bandage tape out of his desk and wrap both her wrist and hands, just as a precautionary measure.
After doing as she was told, Usagi returned but this time her white shirt was replaced with a black tank top and pink sports bra. "Sorry, but I didn't want my shirt flying over my head" the teacher nodded as there were some groans and awe's from the boys side.
"First thing today you will have to do is a Front Handspring followed by a back flip ending in a triple summersault"
Usagi walked over to the end of the gym giving her enough room to run, taking a deep breath she ran full speed and demonstrated a perfect handspring, back flip and the most elegant and beautiful triple summersault her instructor had ever seen
The class broke out in applause, as her friends just sat in shock.
This will be fun she thought as she held her wrist in her hand
*LUNCH*
"You should have just told him!" Mamoru hissed as he placed a bag of ice on Usagi's swelled wrist
"It's just a little swollen Mamoru, chill" Usagi was getting annoyed, she was fine and she wanted everyone to stop fussing over her "I'm okay, I promise, besides I want you all to come over tonight"
"Major Sleep over?!" Minako squealed
Usagi only nodded as she played with her food
"Usa, is there something wrong with your food?" Ami asked as everyone looked over to find her bento untouched
Usagi shook her head "no, I just don't like sea food…" she said quietly as the girls looked at her as if she were some kind of freak. "What?!...After seeing Finding Nemo, I can't eat anything from the sea…it's just too…weird…"
The table busted out into uncontrollable laughter
"Usako you do know that it is just a cartoon right?" Mamoru asked looking at her with pity eyes
"yes, but still…the thought of a daddy fish looking for his baby fish made me think…when we eat these little sea creatures aren't we eating a poor child or parent of one of these sea creatures? I mean I know I wouldn't want anyone to eat any of my children or parent…"
The table continued to laugh
"But you eat hamburgers and chicken right?" Minako asked as Usagi nodded "well aren't you eating some poor cow's mom or dad? How about eggs? Aren't you eating some poor mamma chicken's babies?"
Usagi's eyes widened in horror as the information hit her "oh no" she said in a whisper as tears flung to her eyes. Mamoru stopped laughing and placed his arm around her shoulders
"It's okay Usako, these animals are meant to be eaten, it's the circle of like"
"No" she said shaking her head "Minako's right! Oh my god I ate a poor mommy chickens babies!" The girls stopped laughing as Usagi stood up "no more! I will no longer eat anything that has a face! I will become one of those veggiesan people"
"Vegetarians?" Rei asked
Usagi shook her head "I think she means Vegans" Ami answered
"YES!" Usagi said proud "I will be a Vegan!"
Everyone started to laugh "well we'll see how long that last" Makoto said taking a bit of fish "mmmh but I do know one thing"
"What's that Mako?" Usagi asked
"Nemo is gooooooodddd"
Usagi slapped her friend playfully on the arm, as Makoto continued to make mmmh sounds as she waved a fish in front of Usagi's pouting face and the others laughed.