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Morning…
“Well! Sailor V caught another set of crooks!” Ikuko smiled before thinking of her own daughter. “Usagi, it’s already past eight!” The tan-haired woman shouted from the kitchen. A shriek rose through the two-story home.
“Noooo! I’m going to be late!” The blonde whirlwind tore through the house as she got ready. “Wake me up, earlier, Mom, you dummy! I’m going to be late for school!” Usagi shrieked. She slammed out the door and sprinted down the street. “Aww! Why does morning have to come anyway?! I don’t wanna go to school!” The teenager cried. Then she tripped and fell. “Ow. I think I stepped on something!” Usagi rubbed her but. She stared in shock at the black kitty she had stepped on. “Ah, you look a little weak. When’s the last time you ate?” Usagi asked concernedly as she picked the cat up, noticing that she was rather light. “Hee, hee! You’re so cute! Forgive me, huh?” Usagi cradled the cat in her arms. Then she noticed the bandages on its head. “Oh, you poor thing. Who did this to you?” She pulled them off to reveal a strange marking on it. Just then the bells rang, interrupting her thoughts. “Ahh! I don’t have time to be lazing around!”She ran at full speed toward her school, managing just in time not to be late. “Yes! Victory!”
“Usagi! Who said you could bring pets to school?!” Her homeroom and English teacher, Ms. Haruna, yelled. Usagi sweatdropped when she realized that she was still holding the kitty.
“Ah! Sorry, but I accidentally stepped on it on my way here.” Usagi explained. Haruna humphed as she sat down in her seat.
Lunchtime…
“Augh! Mama’s going to kill me!” Usagi wailed. Both her friends winced as the sound hit the higher decibels.
“How did you do? I got a 95%!” The creepy otaku asked.
“I got a 30.” Usagi sighed.
“Come on, Usagi! You can do better than that!” Naru encouraged. “You do great in Art Class.”
“I know, but that’s the one class I actually understand and am good at. All these conjugation and verbs make my head spin ‘round.” The blonde whined.
“C’mon, let’s go to lunch.” Usagi’s stomach rumbled in agreement.
“Hee, hee.” Naru and Umino sweatdropped.
“You know about that jewelry store that was robbed? There’s been a lot of that lately.” Girl 1 stated.
“That’s scary.” Usagi could understand why Naru was worried since her mom owned a jewelry shop.
“But Sailor V captured all the robbers.” Umino appeared from nowhere.
“Who’s that?” Usagi had a suspicion, but she couldn’t be sure and she wasn’t telling.
“She’s famous!” Umino launched into rant mode and pulled out a poster of a pretty young girl. “A champion of justice in a sailor suit who’s the talk of the town! Rumor has it she’s a special detective from Police Headquarters.”
“Hmm, so someone like that showed up?” Usagi considered this. “It’s the end of the century, all right.”
”That’s right! These days, not counting robberies, there are all sort of weird crimes happening one after another. You really have to stay on top of the news.” Umino waved his finger. He didn’t know it, but he WAS Usagi’s contact.
“But I can understand what would make somebody rob a jewelry store!” Girl 1 smiled wistfully.
“Jewels are so pretty, huh? They’re so shiny!” Girl 2 sighed.
“Naru-chan, your family owns a jewelry shop, right?” Usagi was worried about her friend due to the dark energy residue that lingered on the pretty red-head.
“Eh heh heh! Actually, we’ve been having a huge sale since yesterday! There’s stuff at prices even we can afford!” The girls whooped in delight.
After school…
Girl 1 and Usagi were leaning on the glass to get a better look at the jewels on display. Naru explained what they were and how much they were worth. “Gyaah! Look at all the people!” Girl 2 exclaimed. Usagi frowned. They were all middle-aged women.
“We’ve never had a sale before.” Naru commented. “Maybe Mom’s come to her shop senses.”
“Jah, she’s so intense!” Usagi shivered at the vibes coming off Naru’s mother. It was a low level monster, but it still concerned her. The other girls clamored for the precious stones. Usagi stepped outside rubbing her head and looked at her test regretfully.
“Ah, this test is so bad! I can’t believe I got a 30%. Time to kill it.” She balled up the offending paper and threw it behind her.
“That hurt, you know! Are you listening, Ms. Bumphead?” Usagi whirled to see a rather good-looking man holding her test. “Are you trying to put bumps on my head too?”
“These are not bumps, you jerk!” Usagi’s ki clashed violently with the man’s. “They’re buns!”
“30 percent? Study harder, Miss Bunhead!” He threw it back at her.
“Back off! At least I’m not a socially deficit person like you are and bully random people on the street!” Usagi sniffed. “Besides, I’ve got a better fashion sense.” She huffed.
“Says the girl with pastries on her head.” He smirked.
“Urg…” Usagi forced herself under control and stomped away. She decided to stop at the game center to cool off. Besides, she wanted to check if she had any contesters in the Sailor V game besides ‘Mina’.
“Oh! You’re still in uniform, Usa-chan! On your way home from school?” Motoki leaned over her as she played her favorite game in his arcade. “Wow, I still can’t believe you’re so good at this!”
“Thaks, Oni-kun.” Usagi giggled. He was like the big brother she always wanted.
“MYAA!” Both turned to see the black cat from earlier.
“Ah! This cat has been hanging around here for the past two or three days.” Motoki mentioned.
“Aw, how cute! It’s got a crescent patch on its forehead!” Usagi giggled. “You got me into a bit of trouble earlier when you jumped out the window!” Usagi scolded. “Honestly, you could’ve bee- Ahh!” Usagi suddenly noticed the time. “I got to get home! See ya!” Usagi whizzed out. Motoki shook his head. Only Usagi would have a 5 o’clock curfew at sixteen.
Home…
“I’m home!” Usagi was not ready for what was to come.
“Usagi? You’re coming home late, aren’t you?” There was a warning in Ikuko’s voice. “I met Umino-kun in town a little while back! I heard he got a 95% on his test!” Usagi winced and swore that she was going to kill the little four-eyed freak. “What did you get?” The blonde handed the test over. “USAGI! 30 percent?!” Ikuko’s spatula became a weapon. “If you’re going to bring home this kind of grade, then don’t bother even coming home!” Ikuko shoved her daughter out the door. Then the blonde got kicked in the butt, hard.
“What do you think you’re doing, you dumb bunny!” Her little brother was right behind her. “Did you get kicked out of the house again?! I want a big sister that can actually do school work!” Shingo sauntered inside. Usagi could not belief his attitude. There was a time when the ground she stepped on was worshipped. She couldn’t understand why he couldn’t be more like Motoki.
“You bratticus! You’re a brother! Act like it! Sailor V Kick!!” Her foot connected painfully with the door. She then began screaming and crying until her mother let her back in.
Usagi stretched. “Ah, I hate this . At least I’m done with my homework.” She groaned. She lay on her bed to take a nap. “KYAAAAAN!” She was scratched violently, waking her from her dream. “That hurt! What do you think you’re doing?” the black kitty was sitting on her bed.
“Sorry, but I needed some way to get you up.” The cat said in a slightly British female voice. Usagi’s jaw dropped. “Ah-hem. Hello, my name is Luna, I’ve been looking for you, Usagi-chan.” The blonde’s jaw dropped further. She could feel a headache swelling up behind her eyes. “Thank you for the compliment earlier. Most people call it a bald spot. And also for taking the bandages off. The punk kids in this area play very mean tricks. I’m glad you and I met. I was getting worried what I’d do if we never did.” Usagi blinked and then pinched herself.
“Is this some wackoid dream?” Usagi asked suspiciously. She had had some pretty weird dreams before, usually when she ate tuna fish.
“No.” Luna seemed to smile. “Here, I have a present for you.” Luna pulled out a pretty brooch from thin air. There was five parts to it: four different circular gems at the four compass directions of the larger gold circle. This gold gem had a moon, heart, and star engraved in it.
“Huh, wow! It’s so pretty!” The blonde immediately pinned it to her school uniform’s bow and examined it in the mirror.
“Listen to me, Usagi!” The cat sweatdropped as usagi ooed and awed over it. “You have been chosen as a guardian. Now say “Moon!” Luna instructed.
MOON PRISM POWER, MAKE-UP!
Usagi gaped as she transformed into a lighter uniform that looked a lot like her school uniform. “NO!” Luna stared at her in shock. The new Senshi was tearing up.
“What?” The cat had not been expecting this.
“I said no!” Usagi then threw the brooch out the window, detransforming back into her school guardian. “I am not taking it!” She screamed, half-angrily and half-crying. Luna’s hair rose into hackles.
“But you’re a guardian! You have been chosen!”
“I don’t care! I won’t become a Senshi!” The blonde screamed. Out!!” Usagi shoved Luna out the window too. “I can’t…” Usagi blubbered.