AN: Howdy, here's another chapter. Thank you so much for reading my horrible story!

Haruka, in her disguised form, ran into the thickest fog she'd seen in ages. I wasn't as cold as the freezing mist that Ami generated. But it was thick. Haruka couldn't even see her feat. Every time she took a step there was a crunch. She thought that crunch was coming from sticks but really . . .

"Now what's a good girl like you doing out here?" Came a voice through the fog, perhaps from somewhere behind a tree. "This is a bad place", the voice continued.

"I . . . I got lost", Haruka explained in her camouflaged higher then normal voice. She was already getting ready to transform if need be.

"Lost huh?"

There was a rush of wind followed by a crack. The fog around her parted for a split second. She caught a glimpse of a handsome green-eyed young man.

"If you're lost", said the young man she could no longer see, "then perhaps I can be of service. I'll take you to the school. Like the gentleman I out to be"

Haruka could detect something in the air. The saccharine stench of death mixed with a seductive pull. Which wasn't right. Because, she assumed from the voice and the glimpse she'd caught of him that the only other living thing here was a man.

Haruka weighed her options. If she transformed into sailor Uranus here and now then maybe she could kill whatever was here. Or she could go with them. And maybe it would be trap. But there was a chance. The smallest chance that they could lead her out of this mist. Maybe to kill her somewhere else, or maybe . . .

"Thank you", Haruka said in her still disguised Usagi higher voice, "I'm just so late and I really don't know where I am"

Haruka picked up a hint of movement through the fog. She heard a light crunch. Then another. And then a few heavier ones, for the being in the fog was moving towards her.

"Take my hand", spoke the voice, "and try to keep up."

Haruka accepted the hand. And under the belief that the fog would hide her facial expression she granted herself a smile. "Oh", she said, "I'll try to keep up"

-00-

He took her hand, and tried to still the force of his own beating heart. There was a chance that this could be a trap. Something set up by the student police. And now maybe webs would shoot out from some strange angle. Or she'd reveal her true form to him and suck out his life energy.

The handsome young man held her hand and waited. Nothing happened. If death did await him then perhaps it awaited him close to the school. He was scared that they'd try to ambush him in the bone yard. But, perhaps he'd given the brutes that stalked the school too much credit.

His heart steadied itself. He took in the scent of the individual that held his hand. Their scent confused him. They smelled almost human. Sort of like human girl but there was so much more to it. He was picking up a dash of something older on her. She carried hint of power beyond the mortal expanse. Something ancient.

Was she a vampire?

If she was a vampire then he'd have another S class monster to work around. Right now if she attacked him then maybe he could escape into the mist. Bide his time tell the next full moon, and take her on then. But . . . with any luck it wouldn't come to that.

"Are you ready", he asked her.

"yes"

"Well then"

He tightened his grip and started to run. In his sudden haste he went a little too fast. Cold wind hit him as he pressed forward. He remembered there was someone running alongside him and made a move to slow down.

And then he remembered that there was a cliff ahead. So he made a sudden turn. A turn that his traveling companion easily negotiated. And she wasn't even breathing heavily.

So, he kicked thing up a bit. He let the cold wind hit them. Faster faster through the fog they traveled. Twigs crunched and at last he heard some heavy breathing, his own. This girl he was with was fast. Maybe she wasn't a vampire after all. Could she be a werewolf?

The fog was clearing. They were just 500 meters away from the school. At the speed she was going they'd be there in no time at all. He had to disengage now. Wouldn't want any one to see him escorting a girl to school. That could ruin his reputation.

So he dialed it down and came to a stop. His traveling companion did the same. At this point they were only 100 meters out. He could see her outline, and a faint glimmer coming from her hair.

"This is where we have to part ways. The school is straight ahead of us. Keep your head down, and you'll be fine".

He let go of her hand. He pushed further into the mist. Away from the girl who might be the most dangerous second most dangerous thing at Youkai Academy.

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-000-

Haruka breached the mist and gazed upon the "school" that Usagi had been sent to. It looked less like a school and more like freaking mansion. And there were other building clustered around it. Probably dorms. Also the landscape looked like something right out of a freaking horror movie. There were dead trees and the sky was grey.

She also saw two brown haired youths running towards said school. One of them looked a bit older. There were a few branches stuck in their hair and they were a good 10 meters ahead of the other kid.

Suddenly a bike showed up out of nowhere and straight up plowed into the slower runner. Their buddy must've not even noticed because they just kept on running. Leaving the poor brunet on the ground with the cyclist on top of them and nobody around to help. Haruka thought about running past them so she could go find Usagi. But she was a hero of love and justice. So helping them was probably part of her job description. Plus the cyclist looked kinda cute.

Only took a few seconds for Haruka to reach em. The Pink haired cyclist, who was beautiful by any ones standards, didn't have a scratch on her. And the kid looked all right. Her mild concern for their safety now satisfied, Haruka started to walk away. She sort of listened to what the teenagers were saying to each other. The Girl apologizing, the boy saying he was fine, the girl saying that she could smell the boys blood-

Haruka stopped dead in her tracks. She was pretty sure that she'd misheard the cyclist. After all they were so far away. But then she heard, quite clearly, the cyclist say ". . . I'm a vampire"

Well, Haruka didn't have much of a choice now. She have to intervene. Without sparing a glance at the vampire behind her Haruka Tenoh leaped behind a tree and screamed the magic words, " Uranus Crystal Power Make Up". Her Usagi disguise faded away. A burst of light and planetary energy engulfed her. When it settled she was back in her Sailor form. Hair was short, eyes were still blue, uniform was in order, and sword was in hand. Once more she had become Sailor Uranus, the Soldier of flight.

Sailor Uranus burst out from behind the tree. In but a moment she back at the crash site. Close to the brown haired boy and pink haired vampire. Uranus pointed her sword at the vampire.

"I am Sailor Uranus. And if you don't let go of that kid, then you're about to get a whole lot shorter".