[Scene: The halls of Hen Tie High between classes.]

[Zoi hasn't seen his friends in a while since he's been training with Kunzite and the other Shitennou over the summer. He smiles as he catches sight of Usagi and Mamoru snuggling in the corner. They are looking cozy, and Usagi is wearing an oversized letterman jacket that probably belonged to Mamoru at one time.]

Usagi: Zoi!

[She offers him a wide grin and she Mamoru break off a little to talk to Zoi. To Zoi's relief, it seems Mamoru now only has eyes for Usagi]

[Last time Zoi saw them, they had all been roughly the same height, about 5'7 or 8. While it seems Zoi and Usagi have topped out there, Mamoru has grown over the summer. He looms over them and the soft muscles of childhood had hardened into the hard lanky build of a teenage. Usagi, on the other hand, has filled out considerable, becoming more womanly.

Zoi: Hey, Usagi, hey, Mamoru. Usagi, you've finally put on weight.

[Usagi pouts]

Zoi: No, it looks good on you. You were too skinny before… And Mamoru, you grew!

Mamoru: Six foot even. You're still a little beansprout though.

[Usagi steps closer to inspect Zoi]

Usagi: Ah…You're like a doll. A porcelain doll.

Zoi: Let's not start with the albino cracks.

Mamoru: Seriously, Zoi, are you sure you are not? I've never seen anyone as pale as you… So how's Kunzite doing?

Zoi: Good. He's started college in Seattle.

Usagi: What's he majoring in?

Zoi: He hasn't decided yet…So you two…huh?

Usagi: [tugs on Mamoru's sleeve] Can I show him my ring?

[Mamoru nods and Usagi holds out the ring finger on her right hand to show a small ring with a single pearl flanked by two tiny diamonds.]

Zoi: Oh, wow, when is the wedding?

Usagi: [giggles] It's not that kind of ring, silly.

Mamoru: You see I flew to New England for a couple of weeks-

Usagi: For an award ceremony, Mamoru's already got a huge scholarship to go to Johns Hopkins university.

[Zoi smiles because his friend is going to one of the top medical schools in the world]

Zoi: Fantastic. That's your big dream, isn't it?

Mamoru: [nods] But I really couldn't enjoy it. The whole time I was there, all I could think about was Usagi, and how much I wished she was there by my side.

Usagi: Aw… [rests her head against his shoulder]

Mamoru: I missed her so much… Then I remembered how much she loved it that Kunzite took you jewelry shopping, so the first thing I did when I got back was took her to the mall and told her to pick out any piece she liked. [lowers his voice] She could have cleaned me out. I was certain she'd go for platinum and diamonds, but she stuck to the bargain stores. That's when I realized this girl is the only one for me.

Usagi: He's too nice. This ring was the only thing that spoke to me. But it's Mamoru I want, not a fancy piece of jewelry…I got him something too, show him your watch.

[Mamoru pulls out a pocket watch with a moon motif]

Usagi: It even plays a tune when you open it. See?

[As she's opening it, Naru and Umino drift over. Naru's grown a little, but she's still petite, and Umino is still as short as he was before. Zoi is glad to see they are walking side by side. Like a couple.]

Umino: Hey there, stranger.

Naru: Hi, Zoi.

[Before he can reply, Minako and Rei also approach in their designer dresses. Minako is wearing a surgical mask with daisy stickers all over it]

Rei: [to Zoi] Well. Would you look at what the cat dragged in.

Usagi: Hey, Rei, Minako. What's with the mask?

Minako: [nasally] I picked up the head cold from hell over in Vancouver. Trust me, this mask is for your benefit not mine. if any of you sluts-in-training could feel my pain, you'd be on your knees, thanking me for caring so much about your wellbeing.

Usagi: [excited] Zoi. Did you hear? Minako landed a speaking part in the live action "Sailor V" movie!

Zoi: [Impressed] No kidding?

[The Sailor V franchise is huge. It's not due out in theaters for a few more weeks, but the stores are already flooded with merchandizing.]

Minako: It's nothing. Just the itty-bittiest of bit parts. I don't even get a SAG card out of it. But I do get a line. [perky] "Mr. Smith will see you now."

Rei: [rolls her eyes] Bitch's going to be milking that one line for days and days on end.

Minako: Can it, slag! I don't see anyone paying YOU to speak!

Usagi: That movie is going to be epic. I can't wait until it comes out. Let's all go see it together!

Zoi: [giggles] The audience is going to wonder why we're cheering like crazy just because Mr. Smith let someone into his office.

Minako: I didn't get a script but from what I've seen during filming, it's going to be hilarious. A real screwball comedy. I made a lot of friends on the set so I get to see an advanced screening next week… Assuming this cold doesn't kill me by then.

[Dev and El walk past them, and everyone but Zoi go as silent as the grave as they watch them go by]

Rei: [whispering] Oh my god, was that Fiore?

Usagi: I don't think so, but he looks just like him.

[Usagi giggles nervously and pats Mamoru's shoulder]

[Zoi looks at Mamoru, but Mamoru looks extremely uncomfortable. So he asks Umino instead]

Zoi: Who's Fiore?

Umino: Fiore was a foriegn exchange student from the Netherlands we knew back when we were in the seventh grade.

Naru: He was Mamoru's boyfriend.

[The girls all giggle and Mamoru turns red]

Mamoru: He wasn't my boyfriend. He was just a guy I dated a few times.

Rei: [grins] Try telling him that.

Umino: [nods] Talk about your fatal attractions…

Naru: And he seemed like a really cool guy, too…

Minako: Up until he found out Mamoru was a closet heterosexual and he posted death threats on all of our facebook pages…

[The girls all laugh again but Zoi doesn't see the humor in it]

Zoi: That's awful. You must have been terrified.

Naru: Yeah, we laugh about it now, but it certainly wasn't funny at the time.

Minako: I still look both ways before leaving the house. The guy was a major fruitcake. And not the the light and tasty Italian kind, either. The kind your family regifts to let you know how much they hate you.

Mamoru: [irked at all the cattiness] He mellowed out after he moved back to the Netherlands, so we still keep touch via twitter now and then.

Rei: Ha. I wouldn't risk it. Not even with an ocean between you.

Usagi: [waving her hands] Any-way. Speaking of movies, we should go see something this Friday. I want to do something really fun before the progress reports come out and I get grounded again.

Mamoru: Seriously? You really need to study, Usagi.

Usagi: I know. I know. But every time I open a book, I end up getting distracted.

Naru: What do you want to see?

Usagi: Well there is the new romantic comedy that's getting great reviews. I want to see that one.

Zoi: [cringes] Ick. No chick flicks.

[Mamoru, Umino, and Rei all nod]

Usagi: How about a horror film? Like "Tokyo Ghoul."

Zoi: What's that one about?

Usagi: Tokyo and Ghouls. Or something.

Umino: My brother just saw it and he really liked it. He said it was the scariest thing ever.

Zoi: Sounds perfect.

Naru: I'm in.

Rei: Me too.

Minako: Not me, at the rate this cold is going, I should be flatlining by then.

Zoi: You should go home and rest.

Minako: And listen to my mother shriek at me all day long? It's more relaxing here at school.

Mamoru: Want me to call Motoki and see if he'll be able to pick us up at the Crown and take us there in his van?

Usagi: Sure.

[They scatter to go to their next class, and Zoi tags along with Umino.]

Zoi: So you and Naru, huh?

Umino: It's not like that. We're just friends.

Zoi: Are you sure? The two of you look pretty inseparable.

Umino: She's just hanging out, biding her time until Neffy O'Sama graduates from Sanford. [sighs sadly] She figures by then, she'll finally be old enough for him.

[Zoi's smile vanishes and they walk to class]