A week past and the six of them met up at train station. All of their bags were packed and the girls were jumpy because of how excited everyone was.
"Usagi, remind me again to thank your parents for watching Artimis while we go on vacation." Minako said.
"Oh yeah! No problem. And I set up a little cat bed in my room for him." Usagi said smiling.
"Come on you guys, the train's here." Makoto said smiling. When the train arrived they rushed to their compartments of the train. Rei, Ami, Minako, and Makoto shared one corridor since one only fit four people. Usagi was 'forced' to share with Mamoru. Usagi oohed and awed at the view from the window. Everything looked amazing. The trees, the green grass, then blue sky, it was like a dream.
When they arrived to their destination, Usagi suddenly had a bad feeling in her gut, like something bad was about to happen. She looked out the window, concerned. Mamoru came back from the bathroom to help carry the bags out.
"Usako? Are you alright?" He asked her.
"Hmm? Yeah I'm fine!" She said with a smile, brushing off the bad feeling. They all met in the main building where there was a tiny chandelier, music, and a small crowd of people.
"Welcome!" Said a dark haired man who wore a light brown suit. "How can I help you all?"
"We're here to check in." Rei said.
"We have a cabin reserved under the name Chiba." Usagi said smiling and clinging to Mamoru.
"Oh, that will be at check out, over on your right. I am , the manager here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask." He said handing them his card.
"So you're the one who sent us those letters." Makoto said.
"Yes. It's all a part of this new program, I can't remember what it's called. But five young girl students that were randomly selected from Juuban to come and experience a wonderful resort. It's basically a thing the other guys came up with to make kids want to bring their parents here more." said.
"Well it's working for me so far." Minako said.
"It's strange how we were the five of us were selected." Rei said.
"Yes but how lucky!" Minako said.
"Well I must get back to work. Enjoy your stay." said with a smile as he waved and walked away.
"Thank-you!" Everyone said. They went to the desk clerk who was young and handsome.
"Hello there how may I help you?" All the girls had hearts in their eyes and were giggling.
"We're checking in. We have reservations under Chiba." Mamoru said.
"Oh yes, here it is. One room with two bunk beds and a single bed. And another room with a twin bed. You have three bathrooms included with this. Your cabin number is 208." He handed him a bag full of keys to the cabin. "Enjoy your stay at Atsumi beach." He said with a smile.
"Thank you!" Mamoru said. When he turned around he raised an eyebrow at how ridiculous the girls were acting on this guy. Usagi was the only one not dazed, by the other guy at least. She starred out the window with the same worried look she had on the train. Mamoru didn't want to ask again but he knew something was up.
As they walked away, the desk clerk smiled and waved at the girls as they walked away. But once they turned around, he kept his eyesight especially on Usagi, who was still clinging to Mamoru's arm.
When they made it to their cabin everyone claimed their beds. Minako was the winner in rock paper scissors to be the one who sleeps in the single bed. Mamoru got the separate bedroom naturally. He suggested they all go to the beach as their first activity there. Everyone agreed as they hurried into their bathing suits and rushed to the beach. He also suggested it because whatever was distressing Usagi, he wanted to distract her from it.
Everyone rushed to the beach and into the water. It was nice and cold on a hot day such as this. They had fun swimming and splashing around. Usagi even began having fun with everyone and started to be perkier. It seems Mamoru's plan helped cheer her up. When everyone was relaxing in the sand and talking, an announcer came down to announce that dinner and dessert will be served from 6:30-8:00. Everyone had an hour to get ready so they rushed back, showered, got changed, and went to eat in an exquisite dining area where all the guests could sit down and be entertained by the performers on stage. The food tasted wonderful and the china was excellent. As they ate their meal, someone from the shadows was watching them.
"They're here, they're really here master! Finally I'll be able to wrap my arms around that thin waist, burry my face into that golden hair, and have her gaze up at me." The mysterious man from earlier said to the dark figure.
"Yes, but we must give at least another two days. It would be too suspicious to go forth with our plan so soon." The dark figure said.
"I've waited a thousand years, what's two days?"
"You have a job to get back to, go now!"
"Yes sir!" The mysterious man said running back to the front desk.
"Foolish boy! He thinks I'm only helping him get the princess. No, First I'll make her suffer, then, my true plans will follow through." He said as he continued to watch them.
"Wow, this resort is quite friendly and pristine." Ami said.
"I know, everything feels almost like it's too good to be true." Makoto said. As they ate and watched the stage, came on and everyone clapped and cheered for him.
"Is everyone having a good time?" He asked.
"Yes." The guests shouted back.
"That's great. Please enjoy and don't forget to tip your waiter." He said smiling and waving goodbye. Everyone was always so fond of .
After dinner and dessert, they went for a little dancing in the ball room. The four girls even found a boy to dance with. As for Usagi and Mamoru, they danced little, then snuck out to the beach. The two rushed down to the shore as they dipped their feet in relaxed under the moonlight. As they gazed into each other's eyes and kissed, in the distance, by the window, the desk clerk (the not so mysterious man has been revealed -gasp-) watched and scratched the window angrily.
Later it started to rain and everyone hurried back to their cabins. As everyone got ready for bed, they all bragged about how special their night was. Mamoru had the door shut to his bedroom and fell asleep.
"Hey, have you all heard the haunted story about this place yet?" Makoto asked. The rest laid uneasy in their beds then.
"N-No! What's the legend?" Usagi asked.
"Well, there's talk that there was once a man who owned this land who was a farmer. It's said that his farm was always not well off enough so that's why he sold this land. But there is a barn still around here that's filled with old scare crows. Rumor is that the farmer left a curse on the scarecrows. So now on stormy night, like the one tonight, a scare crow comes to life. And you'll know he's there if your lights suddenly turn out, and you hear a cry, and when you feel straw at your hand, that's when you know the scare crow has come to steal your soul…but it's just a story. Good night." She said as she giggled and rolled over.
"I'm scared now." Minako said.
"Me too." Usagi said.
"Come on now, it's just a story." Makoto said. Just then the lights went out and everyone started screaming. "Well, it is raining, it might just be a power outage." Then they heard a noise, like a cry.
"Ohhhhhhhh!" Something cried out. Everyone was screaming again till Usagi felt straw at her hand and screamed even louder. Just then the lights came on and Rei and Makoto were laughing. Usagi seen the handful of straw Rei had in her hand.
"REI-CHAN!" Usagi yelled as she chased Rei with a pillow. Mamoru came out to see what all the fuss was and soon enough everyone got into a pillow fight.
"Ugh! I'm still mad that she brought that stupid prince along with her." The handsome desk clerk said.
"Don't worry. We'll have her, we'll have them all very soon!" The dark figure then revealed himself as . (Dun dun dun!)