He was running in the darkness.

He desperately ran as fast as his feet could carry him.

"I have to save her! I have to save her before it's too late!"

He ran and ran until a horrible sight awaited his eyes. The entire Silver Millenium was in flames and complete disarray. To make things even worse, he could see the lifeless bodies of his friends; the guardians laid everywhere.

"No... No - I'm too late!"

"That's right," said a sinister voice. "And it's all your fault."

He turned around, and he could see the ghostly face of Queen Beryl towering over him with a demented smile cackling loudly. He stepped backward, reeling with terror. Then he heard another voice.

"You failed me... you promised me that you would protect them."

The boy's heart froze with horror upon recognizing the voice. Then from the flames of destructing that burned throughout the area, something rose from them that towered over the boy. A young woman had a familiar ordango hairstyle; only it was colored white. As soon as he saw this face, the boy's eyes began to overflow with tears of sorrow as he sank to his knees, holding his face in his hands.

"I'm sorry! Please forgive me!" the boy wept. "Forgive me!"

"How can I forgive someone who broke a promise to their queen?!" the woman spoke coldly. "You failed as a guardian, and you failed as my knight!"

The queen's words felt like a thousand swords that stabbed through the boy's body as he fell even further into despair; he let out a wail of anguish and sorrow. Then suddenly, a bright shining light began to shine from above, causing the boy to look up, while the flames of destruction seemed to melt away, disappearing from existence. The light slowly came down towards the boy filling him with a comforting warmth.

"What... what is that? This light - it feels - so soothing and nostalgic," the boy murmured.

Then the light slowly began to change shape. It became longer and thinner and also appeared to have a strange handle. Filling curious and filled with a sense of being drawn to it, the boy reached out to try and touch it. His hand inched closer and closer to the light, and just when he was about to grasp it, the light suddenly grew brighter, causing the boy to shield his eyes. He tried to keep his eyes open, but the light was too much as everything went white.

Harusuke's eyes snapped open as he sat up from his bed, waking up from another nightmare. "Damn it. Not again," he said to himself.

He noticed that his cheeks were wet, and his eyes were itchy, so he couldn't help but rub them.

"What... the hell is going on?" he wondered. "Why do I keep having these dreams? And why do I feel so sad every time I have them?"

Just then, Harusuke heard a familiar voice.

"Harusuke! Come down and eat breakfast and get ready for school!"

It was his mother, Ikuko. Harusuke then got out of bed.

"I'm coming, Mom!" he called back. "Be down in a second!"

"Well... here goes another normal day. Or at least I hope today will be normal," he thought to himself. "Hopefully, something interestingly good will happen today."

Back in the Dark Kingdom, Zoisite was holding his swollen cheek in agony as he and Kunzite stood before Queen Beryl once again.

"Damn it all, that hurts!" he hissed in pain. "I can't believe that Solaris was able to do that much damage to me!"

"Don't worry, Zoisite. I'll personally see to it that Solaris will pay for hurting your face," soothed Kunzite.

"Forgive me, Kunzite, but that Solaris has punched my beautiful face for the last time!" Zoisite growled, his eyes burning in anger. "On the next mission we go on, I want Solaris all to myself! I want his head on a spike!"

"Please, Zoisite. You'll get your chance," Kunzite said calmly. "But you need to calm down first."

Zoisite could only growl in anger, hungry for revenge.

"He's right, Zoisite. You need to calm down," spoke Queen Beryl. "Besides, it was partially your fault for letting your guard down. Then again, I've never seen Solaris display such strength. He would have destroyed the two of you for sure if my associate hadn't gotten there in time." She then stood up. "Which is why the time has come to bolster our forces. If we don't do something about this soon, we'll be overwhelmed by our enemy, and we'll never get our hands on the Silver Crystal."

"Speaking of which, Queen Beryl, that reminds me," Kunzite said. "Who was that who saved us before? Since we're talking about bolstering our forces, why don't we recruit that shadow to help us? We could use power like that."

"He is someone that you already know, Kunzite," said Queen Beryl. "You and Zoisite had seen him before plenty of times before, although he got banished because of my foolishness."

"What do you mean, Queen Beryl?" puzzled Zoisite. "Who are you talking about?"

"I believe she's talking about me," said a voice.

Zoisite and Kunzite then turned around and saw the shadowed figure standing before them.

"It's been a long time since I've seen you, Kunzite, and you as well, Zoisite," the shadowed figure said, smirking.

Zoisite and Kunzite, at first, couldn't see who the figure was. But then the figure stepped into the light and revealed his true face. It was a familiar young man with short, cropped blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.

As soon as Zoisite and Kunzite saw him, their eyes went wide with shock and disbelief.

"Impossible! It can't be!" gasped Kunzite. "It's..."

"Jadeite!" finished Zoisite.

"That's right. Thanks to the power of Queen Metalia, I was able to find Jadeite and free him from his prison of Eternal Sleep," explained Beryl. "Granted, it took quite a bit of energy, and his memories were a bit jumbled, to say the least, but Jadeite is indeed back and better than ever."

"Queen Beryl also kept me a secret as well," chimed in Jadeite. "The reason being was to test out my body so that there wouldn't be any problems when she brought me back."

"But why on Earth would Queen Beryl bring you back?" Zoisite asked Jadeite. "It just doesn't make any sense!"

"I would have thought that it would be obvious, Zoisite," Queen Beryl spoke. "It has come to my attention that all of you have been working separately too much. Because of that, Sailor Moon and the other Guardians have been defeating you all one too many times. However, if you all work together, not even the Guardians will be able to stop our plans. It's time for the rebirth of the Four Kings of Heaven."

"But Queen Beryl, how do you intend to do that?" asked Kunzite. "Even with Jadeite here, there's still only three of us. Nephrite's dead."

Queen Beryl then smiled darkly. "Yes. I am aware. However, I've figured out a way to hand that situation as well."

She paused impressively, then she snapped her fingers, and just behind the three, a large coffin suddenly appeared, causing the three to turn around and look. The coffin's door slowly opened with a creak revealing the body inside. Zoisite and Kunzite peered inside, and their eyes widened in shock once again. Inside the coffin, appearing to be sleeping peacefully, was none other than the last of the Four Kings of Heaven, Nephrite.

"It's... Nephrite! But how is he here?!" gasped Zoisite. "I saw him die that day!"

"This was thanks to the cloth you gave me the other day, Zoisite," explained Queen Beryl. "That one scrap of cloth still had some of Nephrite's blood as well as his DNA on it. Thanks to that, I was able to remake Nephrite's body."

"So that's the reason why you sent him on that mission the other day," Kunzite spoke incredulously. "You do intend to bring back the Four Kings of Heaven."

"Correct. However, there's one thing to do first," said Queen Beryl. "As you can see, Nephrite is still very much a corpse. So to bring him back, we need to infuse him with his energy along with Queen Metalia's, of which you all know where it went."

"Solaris," said Kunzite.

"That's right. Before Nephrite died, he gave all of his energy to Solaris, enabling him to use his powers," went on Queen Beryl. "Therefore, you all need to find Solaris in his civilian form and steal the energy from him so that we can resurrect Nephrite."

"But how do we go about drawing out, Solaris much less find him?" asked Kunzite. "It's not like he's an easy foe to find. Not to mention that unlike Sailor Moon and the other Guardians, he has proven to be quite the adversary."

"I think I might have a suggestion," spoke Jadeite. "If we intend to find Solaris and steal his energy, we should look for him in his civilian form. After all, he has an unusual energy signature like us. But, thankfully, I have a specific target in mind."

He then snapped his fingers, and a projection appeared before them. It was a projection of a certain blonde young boy with blue eyes.

"All we have to do is hunt down this boy, and then we can catch him off guard and have our chance to steal his energy and maybe even kill him," continued Jadeite.

"An excellent idea, Jadeite," Queen Beryl smirked, clearly impressed.

"I have to agree, it is a good plan, but are you sure it will work, Jadeite?" Kunzite questioned, raising a brow. "With all due respect, you don't exactly have the greatest of track records when it comes to your schemes."

Jadeite looked at Kunzite with a neutral expression. "Fear not, Kunzite. I have confidence that I won't fail this time," he said. "I have failed Queen Beryl numerous times, but this time, this plan will not fail."

"Very well, then. Since you were the one who came up with this plan, I want you to take charge of it, Jadeite," said Queen Beryl. "Kunzite, Zoisite, the two of you will assist him. Make sure you all succeed."

Jadeite, Zoisite, and Kunzite all politely bowed. "We will, Queen Beryl."

Back in Juuban Middle School, Harusuke and Usagi walked together to class. Due to the dream he had the other night, Harusuke felt very tired. He couldn't help but let out a huge yawn.

"What's the matter with you, Harusuke?" wondered Usagi. "I don't usually see you looking so tired. Didn't you get enough sleep?"

"Not really," yawned Harusuke. "Let's just say I had a bad dream, and I couldn't get back to sleep after that."

"I can relate to that," Usagi said. "I've had my share of bad dreams."

Then they entered the classroom. The room was abuzz with students talking to one another, seeming to be excited about something.

"Well, this place sure is noisy today," commented Harusuke.

"I know, right?" agreed Usagi. "I wonder what's up with everyone."

Then Naru came rushing up to them. "Hey, Usagi! Harusuke!"

"Hey there, Naru," Usagi greeted. "What's going on with everybody? Did something happen?"

"You didn't know? Starting today, we have a new transfer student in our class," said Naru excitedly.

Usagi and Harusuke were surprised. "A transfer student?" the two of them asked.

"That's kinda surprising," said Usagi. "Does anyone know if the transfer student is a guy or girl? I hope it's a guy!"

"No one knows for sure," said Naru. "But rumor has it, that whoever it is, comes from another continent and is very foreign."

"Well, that doesn't give us much to go on," said Harusuke. "Sounds kinda shady if you ask me."

"Oh, come on, Harusuke. You could be a little bit excited," said Usagi. "It could be some beautiful and attractive lady that you might end up falling in love with."

Harusuke laughed. "I don't know about that, Usagi. I'm not exactly interested in dating anyone. But, then again, I've never been on a date or like anyone for that matter."

Naru and Usagi then gasped. "Are you serious?! You've never had a girl like you before?!" the two of them cried.

"Well, yeah. It's honestly not a big deal to me," shrugged Harusuke. "Is it that shocking?"

"Yeah! I would have guessed that you had at least one girl like you or something!" said Usagi. "After all, you are my brother. You're one of the most good-looking guys I know."

"You're only saying that is because I'm your brother," smiled Harusuke. "But I appreciate it, though, Sis."

"But haven't you ever wanted to date a girl at least once, Harusuke?" asked Naru. "I mean, you got the looks as well as the smarts."

"That may be so, but it's not exactly my thing," said Harusuke. "I mean, I've considered it, but there haven't been any girls who caught my eye as of late. I mean, I've been busy with school and stuff."

"But that shouldn't stop you from falling in love!" Usagi pouted. "I say that you should find a girl and go for it while you're still young! If the transfer student is a girl, I say you should ask her out!"

"Come on, Usagi. I can't do that," Harusuke spoke, shaking his head. "Usagi, come on. I can't just go and ask a stranger. It's just not done like that. Besides, I don't think any girl could be interested in a boy like me. I'm way too - ordinary."

Usagi and Naru were about to object, but then Ms. Haruna came into the room. Everyone immediately took their seats as Ms. Haruna stood on the podium.

"Good morning, class. As I'm sure you all are already aware, today we have a new student transferring into our class," she said. "So, I expect all of you to welcome our new student with open arms." She then turned towards the door of the classroom. "Alright then, you can come in now."

At that moment, the classroom door opened, and a young girl walked in. She was wearing the school uniform, had fair skin, long blonde hair that went past her waist, a slim figure, and had beautiful green eyes.

Upon seeing her, everyone gasped in amazement and wonder. Even Harusuke and Usagi couldn't help but stare at the girl in bewilderment admitting to themselves that she was pretty. The girl then stood beside Ms. Haruna and politely bowed as she spoke in an accent that appeared to be French.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Suzette, and it's a pleasure to meet you," the girl said. "I may be new, and I have a lot of stuff that I don't know about, but I hope that we can become good friends."

Everyone in the class applauded and said their greetings, marveling at her sight and how polite she was. However, they didn't know that Suzette was anything but the attractive girl that they thought she was. In truth, she was someone working for the Dark Kingdom on a mission to find the person who had the energy they needed. But no one knew about this just yet.

"So, are you really from France?"

"And are you seeing anyone right now?"

"Yeah. You wanna go out for some tea or something?"

Everyone in the class wanted to know about Suzette and pelted her with questions. Harusuke, Usagi, and Naru watched on with interest.

"Well, she got popular quick," said Usagi.

"I'll say," agreed Naru. "The entire class is swarming on her."

"It's not a big deal," said Harusuke. "Just watch; they'll settle down soon enough."

"Alright then, introductions are now over," said Ms. Haruna sternly. "Now, let's continue with the class now. Suzette, there's a free desk over by Ms. Tsukino, but try not to have her stupidity rub off on you."

"Hey! I resent that!" Usagi spoke indignantly.

Suzette then made her way towards her empty desk. When she took her seat, Ms. Haruna began the class. Suzette carefully looked at all the students in the classroom, particularly at the boys trying to figure out which one was Solaris while sensing their energies. First, she looked at a boy with short black hair.

"No... his hair is the wrong color..."

Then she looked at another boy that was a bit chunky with short dirty blonde hair.

"Not him either."

She even looked at Umino.

"No, he is much too ugly looking. Honestly - how hard is it to find the boy I'm looking for?" Suzette complained in her thoughts. "Every single one of these fools is either too ugly looking or too idiotic."

Then as Ms. Haruna went on with her lecture, she looked over towards Suzette, which caused the girl to jump. Luckily, her attention wasn't towards her.

"Ms. Tsukino, I trust that you're paying close attention?" she asked.

"U-Um... sure am, Ms. Haruna!" Usagi spoke nervously. "I'm paying attention."

"Then I'm sure that you won't mind solving this problem on the board for me," Ms. Haruna said with a slight smirk.

Usagi then gulped as she began to sweat. "Uh... do I have... to come up there and do it?" she squeaked meekly.

"Yes, you do," said Ms. Haruna. "Unless you're trying to tell me that you weren't paying attention at all."

Everyone looked at Usagi as the odango blonde sat there in her seat, unsure of what to do. Then Usagi slowly stood up and reluctantly went over to the board. Suzette then let out a sigh of relief.

Usagi now was in front of the board. As she looked at that problem, her head began to spin, and her stomach felt queasy. Finally, after standing there for about a minute, Usagi hung her head in defeat.

"I can't do it..." she whined.

Everyone in the class sweatdropped, exasperated.

"Just as I thought," sighed Ms. Haruna. "Detention for you." Then she turned to the class. "Does anyone else want to try?"

At that moment, Harusuke raised his hand. "I'll have a go at it, Ms. Haruna."

"Alright, Harusuke. Come on up," Ms. Haruna said. "Hopefully, Usagi can learn a thing or two from you."

Harusuke then came up to the board as Usagi sat down in her seat. When he got up there, he looked at the problem very carefully. Then he picked up the chalk and began to write on the board. When he finished, Ms. Haruna couldn't help but beam proudly.

"Yes! That is precisely correct," she said. "Well done, Mr. Tsukino."

She then applauded, as did a few of the students. Usagi, however, looked away, pouting sulkily.

"Whatever, I could have done that," she muttered.

Suzette then looked at Harusuke as he went back to his seat. She took a good look at his face and happened to look into his blue eyes. As she stared at them, she couldn't help but sense something about him. Something that, for some reason, seemed familiar and made her interested in him. She watched as Harusuke went back to his seat. At that moment, she saw something glittering on his right hand. Upon inspection, she could see that his golden bracelet was shining. A golden bracelet that she had seen before.

"Harusuke Tsukino, eh?" she murmured to herself. "Intriguing."

It was now after school, and Harusuke was waiting by the lockers for Usagi due to her getting detention from Ms. Haruna. He couldn't help but feel a little bit bored.

"Good grief. I wish that Usagi would stop slacking off in class," he said to himself. "Sometimes, it makes me wonder how she lasted this long as the leader of the Guardians. Oh, well. I might as well get my shoes on and get ready for Usagi. She should be coming out pretty soon."

Then as Harusuke opened his locker, he found a surprise awaiting him. On top of his shoes was a small white envelope that said; To Harusuke Tsukino.

"What the... What's this?" wondered Harusuke as he picked up the envelope.

He then opened the envelope, which contained a note. He took out the letter and opened it. It read:

Meet me over at the street bridge. There's something important that I need to tell you.

Harusuke couldn't help but raise a brow filled with curiosity. At that moment, Usagi came along her detention finished. He quickly hid the letter in his pocket, not wanting her to see.

"Geez... that felt like it took forever," she sighed. "Thank goodness it's over."

"Well, maybe if you paid attention in class, you wouldn't have gotten detention, Sis," Harusuke spoke. "I mean, honestly, can't you pay attention in class without getting distracted or falling asleep?"

"Well, it's not my fault!" complained Usagi. "Ms. Haruna's class is so boring."

Harusuke could only shake his head as the two went over to their lockers. "Good grief, Usagi. Sometimes I wonder how did you end up being the leader of the Guardians in the first place," he sighed. "Speaking of which, the girls are all gonna meet up at the shrine again, so you gotta make sure that you're there."

"I know, I know," said Usagi. "Sometimes, you act just like Luna." Then she did a double-take. "Wait a second, what about you?"

"I'll catch up with you later," said Harusuke. "I just need to go take care of something."

"But wait, what kind of something?" wondered Usagi. "Did something happen?"

"It's nothing important," Harusuke reassured. "Just head for the shrine as planned. I'll see you later."

And before Usagi could ask anything more, Harusuke dashed off, leaving her puzzled and confused.

Harusuke soon arrived at the street bridge as the evening sun shone over the sky. He looked around, trying to see his sender was around the bridge. Then at that moment, he heard a voice coming from behind him."

"Excuse me. Are you Harusuke Tsukino?"

Harusuke turned around, and he saw someone he didn't expect to be standing before him. It was Suzette.

"Yeah. That's me," Harusuke replied, taking out the note. "And you're Suzette, that transfer student, right? Were you the one that sent me this letter?"

"Y-Yes. I did," said Suzette shyly. "You see... I needed to talk to you about something as soon as I could."

"Well... what is it?" wondered Harusuke."I mean, is there something that I can help you with..."

Suzette then paused, playing with her fingers as she looked at Harusuke feeling shyer. "So... um... are you seeing anybody right now as far as a relationship?"

"No. Not really," replied Harusuke. "Why do you ask?"

"Well... you see... it's like this," Suzette said. "I was wondering... if... you would like to go out with me?"

Harusuke flinched in surprise. "W-wait... go out with you?"

"Yes. You see, I've heard many great things about you, Mr. Tsukino," explained Suzette. "You're not only smart, but you're also very kind, gentle, and even a little handsome. When I first came into the classroom and saw you - I fell in love at first sight, so - I guess what I mean to say is..." She paused as she gathered her courage.

"I... I want you to go out with me and be my boyfriend!" she finally spoke.

Harusuke stared at Suzette, bewildered and frozen in surprise.

Back at the shrine, Usagi and the others sat wondering why Harusuke hadn't shown up yet, which made them a bit worried.

"It's been practically half an hour, and Harusuke hasn't come back yet," said Makoto. "This isn't like him."

"Yeah, where is he?" wondered Rei. "It's not like Harusuke to keep us waiting like this. Normally, it'd be Usagi."

"I just hope nothing bad's happened to him," said Ami. "Usagi, do you have any idea where he could be right now?"

Usagi shrugged while shaking her head. "I have no idea. All he told me was that he had something to do and that he'll catch up with us later," she explained. "I have no idea where he could be."

"Let's just hope some of your laziness hasn't rubbed off on him," said Luna. "The last thing we need is another Tsukino who's lazy, tardy, and somewhat of a chicken."

"Watch it, Luna!" snapped Usagi.

Then at that moment, Minako spotted Harusuke, who had just made it to the top of the stairs. "Hey! There he is!"

Harusuke slowly walked over to his friends with a vacant look on his face.

"Where have you been, Harusuke?" asked Artemis. "We've been worried."

"S-Sorry, guys," apologized Harusuke snapping out of his daze. "I... kinda got caught up with something."

"What kind of something?" asked Makoto. "Did something happen?"

"Well... sort of," said Harusuke. "It's... nothing bad, but I gotta say it was something... rather unexpected."

"Unexpected? How so?" asked Rei.

Harusuke was then silent. He was now looking towards the ground, his cheeks going pink from embarrassment, unable to say anything else.

"Come on, Harusuke. Tell us. What's going on?" asked Usagi, who was now concerned.

Harusuke then took a deep breath and looked at his friends. "OK... the thing is... I - I - I just got - asked out by a girl."

Everyone then stared at Harusuke in a long silence. Then Usagi spoke up, breaking the silence.

"I'm sorry, Harusuke. I must not have heard you correctly," she said. "Could you... repeat what you said?"

"I said I... just got asked out by a girl," Harusuke repeated, his blush deepening in color.

Once again, everyone was silent, staring at Harusuke. Then suddenly, Usagi squealed in delight, causing everyone to jump in surprise. Before he could react, Usagi immediately embraced him in a hug, comically crying tears of joy.

"I can't believe it!" she wept. "My big brother is finally climbing on the stairs of adulthood!"

"W-What the heck are you talking about, Usagi?!" Harusuke stammered. "You're acting weird!"

"Luna's right. It's honestly not that big a deal that Harusuke got asked out, is it?" said Ami.

"Not when it's his first time~" Usagi spoke teasingly.

Harusuke became flustered. "Usagi! Shush!"

Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako stared at Harusuke, deeply surprised.

"Wait a second... you're kidding, right?" Rei spoke. "Are you meaning to tell us that you've never had a girlfriend before, nor have you asked out a girl?"

Harusuke could only nod in response scratching his head. At that moment, the rest of the girls began to squeal in delight.

"That's so adorable!" gushed Minako. "Your first girlfriend!"

"Way to go, Harusuke," chuckled Makoto giving him an affectionate nudge. "Didn't know you had it in you."

"H-Hold on a second! She's not my girlfriend yet!" Harusuke spoke. "Well... I guess - she kinda is - but - well..."

"Why don't you tell us what happened, Harusuke?" asked Luna. "Start from the beginning."

Harusuke then took a deep breath, and then he explained what had happened.

Harusuke was still standing there bewildered by Suzette's sudden confession.

"W-Wait... you want to... go out with me?" asked Harusuke. "I mean... I'm honored, but are you sure?"

Suzette nodded. "Yes. I'm sure," she said. "I know this may seem a bit random and out of the blue, but... I like you, Mr. Tsukino, and I'd like you to go out with me this Saturday. That is - if you already have a girlfriend..."

"Well... it's not like I have one," said Harusuke. "I'm single, and I'm free, I guess."

"That's wonderful!" smiled Suzette. "Then does that mean that you'll go out with me?"

Harusuke then pondered thinking about this, having no idea what he should do. He just met this girl, and she was asking him out on a date. However, he couldn't just turn down the girl after she worked up the courage to ask him out. "Alright then. I'll go out with you, I suppose," he said dubiously. "If you don't mind having me."

Suzette then blushed with glee. "Wonderful! It's a date then! Hope to see you then!"

"Yeah. Sure," smiled Harusuke.

And with that, Suzette dashed away, leaving Harusuke by himself. His heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but still feel a bit bewildered.

"So it was that transfer student who asked you out?!" exclaimed Usagi. "And you're going out on a date with her this Saturday?! That's awesome!"

"Well... it's not like I could turn her down after she went through the trouble to ask me out," Harusuke sighed. "Then again, I never had a girl confess to me or ask me out before."

"I don't know. Something about this seems suspicious to me," said Luna. "I mean, some random girl shows up out of the blue as a transfer student and then confesses to Harusuke to go out with her? It seems too much of a coincidence if you ask me."

"I'm with Luna on this one," agreed Artemis. "It could be some kind of trap or something."

"Oh, come on, you guys. You worry too much," said Usagi. "This is a date we're talking about; it's not like it's some scheme of by the Dark Kingdom."

"That's why she's worried," said Ami. "Besides, this isn't exactly the time to be thinking such things."

"Says the girl who had time for a date with Ryo, even though she said she had no time for dates," muttered Rei cheekily.

Ami then blushed bright pink, not saying anything more.

"Anyway, what are you gonna do for your date, Harusuke?" asked Makoto. "Take her to the movies? A walk through the park? A trip to the amusement park?"

"I... I have no idea," sighed Harusuke, shrugging. "I mean... I have no idea what to do on a date. Heck, I don't even know what you're even supposed to do on a date."

"We can help you with that!" grinned Usagi and Minako. "We know just about everything about dates!"

"And I can help too!" chimed in Rei. "I've been on my fair share of dates with Mamoru, and I can give you some experience and tips too!"

"Count me in, too!" said Makoto. "I can show you what to do in certain situations and stuff."

"Now, hold on, you guys. Let's not overwhelm, Harusuke," said Ami calmly. "Besides, I think I can give Harusuke some books on how to go about on a date."

"It's alright, Ami," smiled Harusuke. "Besides, I could use all the help I can get on this one. And what better way than to ask all of you girls for help."

The girls all squealed with excitement once again while Luna and Artemis could only sigh while sweatdropping.

"Just perfect. Now Harusuke's gotten swept up by all of their enthusiasm," sighed Artemis.

Luna didn't answer as she nodded her head in agreement.

Back with Suzette, she was walking along all by herself, appearing cross.

"Good grief. Those humans are so annoying!" she said to herself. "I thought they'd never leave me alone. It's because of this lousy form. If I had known I would attract such unsightly humans, I would have never taken this damned form in the first place."

At that moment, he heard a familiar voice.

"But that form makes you look beautiful. You should be proud of it."

Suzette then turned around, and she saw Jadeite standing before her. As soon as she saw him, she blushed bright pink with embarrassment.

"J-Jadeite!" she gasped.

"I really must say, Suzette, I honestly didn't think that you were capable of dressing up as a woman," smiled Jadeite. "If you weren't a man, I would have fallen in love with you on the spot."

"Shut up, Jadeite!" snapped Suzette. "Besides, this was part of your stupid plan in the first place!"

"Speaking of which, how is it coming? Did you find the person we're looking for?" asked Jadeite.

"So far, every single of them is either too average or weak," said Suzette. "Except for one boy I've seen. He appears to be different from the other students I've seen. I have reason to believe that he is the one that we're looking for."

"And how do you know that?" wondered Jadeite.

"I can tell... because of this wound on my cheek," spoke Suzette as he rubbed it tenderly. "Ever since I laid my eyes upon him, I've cheek has been reminding me of who inflicted this pain on me. I know that boy I saw was him. He has to be Solaris!"

At this point, Suzette was seething with fury clenching her hands so tightly she almost drew blood. But Jadeite placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Calm yourself. You'll get your chance for revenge," said Jadeite. "For now, you have to play it carefully. Remember, we can't afford to mess this up. You have to make sure you catch him off guard, and when you do, take his energy."

"I know that already," said Suzette. "Don't worry. I will get my hands on that energy and crush that Solaris. And I know just the way to do it."

She then began to cackle wickedly as her eyes glinted, hungry from revenge.

A little while later, Harusuke was in his room lying on his bed, feeling completely exhausted. Over the following hours, Usagi and the other girls grilled him with nothing but information about dating and being a good boyfriend. There were many things to take in, but Harusuke made sure to make a mental note of each item. However, the whole thing made him feel exhausted.

"Oh, man. That took longer than I expected," he said aloud. "I never would have guessed that there was more to dating than just a guy and girl hanging out with each other."

"But... on the other hand, this is the first time I've ever been on a date before," he thought. "It's making me nervous... but also excited. A girl likes me, and she asked me out."

He then opened his closet, flipping through his shirts until he stopped at a particular outfit, a button-down with a t-shirt and pants.

"Usagi and the others even went as far as to help me out with this," he continued thinking as he smiled. "They even help me pick my outfit."

He then held the outfit in front of him as he looked in the mirror. He couldn't help but chuckle as he admired himself in the mirror. Then, a voice came.

"Harusuke, what are you doing?"

Harusuke was so startled that he almost jumped a few feet. He snapped his head around to find that Luna, who had just jumped in from the window, was now on his bed.

"O-Oh! Luna! Don't you ever use the door?!" he exclaimed.

"Not really. I find the window a bit more convenient," said Luna simply. "Anyway, what were you doing? You were acting just like Usagi whenever she gets a new outfit."

"Well... yeah. I guess I wanted to make sure that the outfit Usagi and the others picked looked good on me," he said. "I mean... you can't blame me."

"Well, I'll say this much," said Luna. "I've never seen you look so happy before. But, are you sure that going on this date is a good idea? I mean, you're going out with someone that you hardly even know."

"Yes, I'm aware of that, but that's why there are dates, Luna," said Harusuke. "Dates for finding out whether someone's suitable to be their partners or not. At least, that's what Usagi and Ami say."

"That's not the point, Harusuke," Luna spoke firmly. "I just don't like the idea of some random girl that showed up out of the blue and asked you on a date for no reason at all. It could be a trap."

"Come on, Luna. Don't you think you're overreacting?" Harusuke laughed. "I mean, come on. I understand that you think this is something suspicious, but it also couldn't be. I mean, I've never had a girl like me before, much less ask me out on a date and - I want to give this a shot. I mean - Usagi said so herself, even we guardians have a chance for love, so - I want to take that chance. Is it so wrong that I wanna act like a normal boy for once?"

Luna's face softened. "Well... I suppose not," she said. "I'm just looking out for you, that's all."

Harusuke stared at Luna, and Luna stared back at him. Then, after staring at each other for about half a minute, Luna sighed.

"Oh, all right then. Do what you like," the black cat said grumpily. "But don't blame me if this is a plot by the Dark Kingdom."

Harusuke then smiled. "Thanks. And don't worry. If all else fails, I can always use my bracelet to contact Usagi and the others," he said. "Although I appreciate your concern."

Luna could only puff her cheeks in annoyance as Harusuke scratched behind her ears.

Saturday soon came. Harusuke was standing next to the fountain in the middle of town, waiting for Suzette to come. He had made sure to arrive a bit early as a courtesy, but now it was nearly ten, and Suzette hadn't arrived yet. Unknown to him, a particular black cat watched over him in the shadows.

"Sorry, Harusuke, but this whole thing has me having a bad feeling," she thought to herself. "Not until I find some proof about what's going on."

"Alright! Nothing starts the morning like a delicious crêpe!"

"Geez, Usagi, can you not eat it like an animal?!"

Luna then turned around and saw that Usagi, along with everyone else, was dressed in casual wear. The black cat couldn't help but let out an annoyed groan as she turned around.

"Excuse me, but why are all of you here, anyway?" she asked, trying not to lose her temper.

"Isn't it obvious? To watch Harusuke, of course," said Usagi. "After all, we gotta make sure that his date goes off without a hitch."

Minako nodded in agreement. "That's right. It is his first time," she said brightly. "So as his friends, we have to make sure that nothing goes wrong with his date, no matter what."

"I'm sorry, Luna. I tried to talk them out of it," sighed Artemis. "But as you can see, they didn't listen to me."

Luna could only groan, face-pawing herself.

Harusuke continued to stand by the fountain waiting for Suzette to arrive. Soon enough, he heard her voice calling out to him.

"Hey! Harusuke!"

Harusuke looked to his right, and he saw Suzette as she came running up to him.

"Sorry if I was late. Were you waiting long?"

"Nope. I just got here not too long ago myself," replied Harusuke. "You... look great."

Suzette smiled. "Thank you very much," she said. "So... shall we get started on this date?"

"Yes. We shall," Harusuke said, smiling back. "Let's get going."

The two then got started on their date. First, the two went to the clothing store to shop for some clothes. Suzette would pick a shirt that would look good on Harusuke, and he would try it on. Now, Harusuke wasn't much of a shopaholic, but he had a bit of fun trying on some new clothes and even bought a couple for himself. Next, they played vending machine games. Harusuke put a bit of money inside the machine and then, using his skills, managed to win a prize for Suzette, a small teddy bear. Suzette gladly accepted the bear with delight and was very happy.

Eventually, they went over to a restaurant for lunch and even had a parfait together. Usagi and the others watched outside from afar, admiring the two as they ate inside.

"Well, so far, so good," said Makoto.

"Those two look like they're having fun," said Rei.

"All thanks to our coaching," grinned Minako. "Right, Usagi?"

Usagi didn't answer. She just stared at Harusuke, oblivious to everyone talking. Minako then waved a hand over Usagi's face to get her attention.

"Usagi? Hello? Earth calling Usagi," she said.

Usagi then snapped out of her daze. "Oh! Sorry, Minako! I guess I zoned out a bit."

"How come?" asked Ami.

"Well... it's just that I've never seen Harusuke look so happy," Usagi spoke, turning back towards the two. "Normally, he's a hardworking brother that always tries to keep me in check and makes sure that he stays on top of his grades. Not only that, but he's also a Guardian to boot and always rushes to protect me when I'm - or any of us are in trouble. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I've never seen him so happy and relaxed before. He looks like a completely normal teenage boy. I'm glad for him."

"Well, that's true," said Ami. "Now that you mention, I've never seen Harusuke like this before. I mean, I remember back when we went to the beach, but it's like Harusuke's become a new person."

Everyone else couldn't help but agree. However, Luna was still feeling a bit suspicious. She knew that Harusuke wanted her not to worry so much, but she still felt like something was off.

Then, Harusuke and Suzette got up from their table and came through the front doors exiting the restaurant. Not wanting to be seen, Usagi and the others quickly took off running, not wanting to be seen.

As Harusuke and Suzette exited the restaurant, Harusuke couldn't help but see a flash of hair from the corner of his eye in a familiar style belonging to his sister.

"Was that Usagi just now?" he thought. "It couldn't be. Could it?"

"Is something the matter, Mr. Tsukino?" asked Suzette.

Harusuke looked at Suzette and smiled as he shook his head. "No. It's nothing," he said. "I thought I saw something is all. Anyway, let's ditch the crowd so that we can have some time to ourselves."

"I agree," said Suzette. "And I think I know just the place. That is if you don't mind me leading."

Harusuke was puzzled, but he suddenly remembered that Usagi was helping him the other day.

Harusuke was in his room sitting on his bed. Usagi was rummaging through his closet, picking an outfit for him to wear for his date.

"Usagi, are you sure that everything that you and others said was correct?" asked Harusuke. "Even though some of you have never been on a date before?"

"Sure, I'm sure," grinned Usagi. "Trust me. Our knowledge of dating is rock solid. We've already got your date planned out, and we've told you all we could. However, there's one particular and crucial part of the date that you have to do on your own, and it's the best part of the date."

"And what's that?" asked Harusuke.

Usagi paused dramatically. Then she turned around, letting out a swooning sound as she blushed.

"The first date kiss!"

Harusuke stared at Usagi. Then his face turned beet red with embarrassment. "K-K-Kiss!? You mean I have to kiss her?!"

"That's right! That's the most important part of the date!" said Usagi. "At the end of every date, there's always a kiss goodnight involved. Normally, the kiss is mostly a peck on the cheek, but the real romantic kiss is on the lips. Now, you just can't go for a kiss willy nilly either. First, you wait for the girl to give you the OK, and that's when you make your move! Just pucker and smack. Simple as that."

"How... how do you know all that?!" Harusuke gulped.

"Let's just say a maiden in love has her sources," Usagi said. "Sources of which helped me learn a lot."

"If only you'd paid attention in class like you do now," groaned Harusuke.

Harusuke's heart began to thump in his chest as his cheeks flushed pink.

"Is this what's going on?!" he thought to himself. "Is Suzette trying to get me alone so that she could kiss me?" The thought alone made him gulp.

Then Suzette took Harusuke's hand, causing him to flinch instinctively. "Shall we get going?"

"Y-Yeah! Lead the way," said Harusuke trying not to be nervous.

And with Suzette leading him by the hand, the two were on the move again.

Simultaneously, Usagi and the others peered out from behind the corner to find that they had utterly lost track of Harusuke and Suzette.

"Darn it all! They gave us the slip!" Usagi cried out.

"And to make things worse, there are too many people around; I can't see them anywhere," said Minako.

"They couldn't have gone very far," said Artemis. "Let's split up and look for them."

"Right!" everyone said.

And so, Luna and Artemis went in one direction, Usagi, Rei, and Minako went another way, and Ami and Makoto went another way.

Luna and Artemis ran below the crowd. They looked all around, but they couldn't see Harusuke or Suzette anywhere.

"Where could those two have gone?!" wondered Luna a bit frantically. "We've got to find them!"

"Calm down, Luna. We will," said Artemis. "We just have to keep looking."

Then as the two kept on running through the crowd, they happened to walk past two men. Luna suddenly stopped the fur on her back, standing up on end as did Artemis's.

"Luna... do you feel that?!" asked Artemis.

"Yes! I do," said Luna. "Two intense evil auras. And I feel as though I felt this one before. Back at the abandoned cruise ship."

The two then turned around and looked back towards the two men, and their eyes widened with shock recognizing the two immediately despite their civilian attire. One of them was Kunzite, who had an antsy look on his features. And the other was Jadeite, who was the exact opposite; calm and collected.

"Luna! Those guys are..." began Artemis.

"Artemis, quiet!" hushed Luna.

"Damn it all. This is so irritating," growled Kunzite. "What the hell is he doing fooling around like this?!"

"It's all a part of the plan, Kunzite," said Jadeite. "The reason for this is so that he can lower the boy's guard. That way, he can take him by surprise and then strike him. But, unfortunately, the teenage boy's heart is weak when it comes to women, so it'll be easy for us to kill him. And to add to that, Zoisite's skills for deception as well as his thirst for revenge will make sure that he won't fail."

"But why did it have to be him?" asked Kunzite. "Why couldn't we have just made a human our monster then use that to kill the boy?"

"Why are you so worried about it?" Jadeite countered. "Is it because you wanted Zoisite to dress that way for you? I assumed you loved him as a boy."

Kunzite glared. "Mind your tongue, Jadeite," he snapped. "I do love him as he is. I just don't want him to get himself killed."

"Calm down, Kunzite. I was just kidding," chuckled Jadeite. "In any case, Zoisite and the boy should be at the appointed place by now. So let's hurry and get over there before the Guardians come."

They then turned around a corner disappearing from view. Luna and Artemis were horrified.

"This is terrible!" cried Artemis. "It was a trap by the Dark Kingdom!"

"And that means Harusuke's in danger!" Luna said. "We have to warn the other guardians immediately before it's too late!"

Eventually, Harusuke and Suzette came to an area far away from the bustling crowd. It was close to Juuban Park, and the sun was setting as its rays reflected off the lake's surface. Harusuke felt more nervous than ever.

"OK. Calm down, Harusuke. Just remember what Usagi told you," he thought to himself. "Remember her advice, and you'll be fine. Man, that sounded weird. Seriously taking advice from Usagi."

"You know... I had a lot of fun today, Mr. Tsukino," said Suzette. "Thanks for taking me out on this date."

"It's... no problem," Harusuke smiled. "I... had fun myself."

The two of them then continued to walk in silence, not saying another word. Then Suzette squeezed Harusuke's hand, making the boy's heart leap with anxiety and excitement.

"This is it, Harusuke. This moment is where you make your move," he thought. "Just stay calm and go for it."

"It's almost a pity that this has to end so soon," continued Suzette. "Say... Harusuke. Mind if I give you something? It's something to commemorate this special occasion."

"O-Oh! Sure. Of course, you can," said Harusuke.

"Alright then. But first, you have to close your eyes," Suzette said. "It's... something that's... kinda embarrassing."

Harusuke gulped and did so, bracing himself for whatever kiss Suzette was going to give him, feeling her hand trace his cheek, causing him to blush in anticipation. Then suddenly, the boy felt something pierce the side of his hip, making his eyes immediately snap open as he felt pain which caused him to scream in agony and surprise. As Harusuke fell to his knees from the shock, the boy could feel his hand grow wet and warm. He shakily looked up, and he saw Suzette standing before him, smiling darkly and cackling while holding a crystal sword in her hand.

"S-Suzette... what's... what's... " he choked.

"What a pathetic fool. It's just as Jadeite said. Teenage boys like you would do anything when it comes to getting a female's attention," Suzette cackled. "However, I did have some fun on this little outing of ours. Considering how naïve and juvenile you are, I suppose it could have been worse."

Suzette then grabbed Harusuke by the neck and squeezed tightly, making his eyes widen as he struggled to breathe. Then Suzette ripped off her outfit and revealed her true face underneath. Harusuke was shocked and horrified to see that Suzette was Zoisite. He had a look of not only pure sadism but also had some slight anger as well.

"Z-Zoisite! No way!" Harusuke thought. "He... he was Suzette the entire time!?"

"Good evening, Harusuke Tsukino or rather Solaris," he spoke in a nasty tone. "Well, technically, I don't know if you're truly him or not, but I don't care. First, I'll take your energy and then kill you. Prepare yourself."

He then jabbed a finger on Harusuke's head began to drain the energy from Harusuke's body. Harusuke wanted to scream, but he couldn't since Zoisite still had a firm hold on his throat. He could feel the energy slowly being drained from his body, making him feel weaker and weaker as a giant white orb representing his energy began to form in Zoisite's hand.

"I... I can't breathe! and - I'm starting - to blackout..."

The light in Harusuke's eyes slowly began to fade as he grew weaker and weaker. Soon, his arms went limp, and his body refused to obey him. Having drained him dry, Zoisite finally let him go making Harusuke fall to the ground flat on his back. He gazed upon the energy he drained from him in his hand, which pulsed with power.

"Amazing... This energy is so strong; it's almost overwhelming," he murmured. "If he had this much energy, this proves it. This boy..."

He then looked at the boy, cackling as he pointed his sword at him. He raised it above his head, preparing to strike him. At this point, Harusuke's vision was losing focus, and his body felt heavier.

"No... Not now! I can't die! Someone! Anyone..!. Help me...! Someone help!"

Harusuke's eyes closed as Zoisite swung his blade aiming for his throat.