Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A Simple Knock ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Title: A Simple Knock
Author: Maetel
Email: maemaechan@yahoo.com
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/moon2/multifaceted/
Rating: M 15+
Summary: Once again, I am back to no summaries. I suck at summarizing so meh.
Chapters: 10/16
Status: Incomplete
Year Completed: N/A

Mamoru sat at the counter of the crown arcade, just staring into the dark inkiness of his ice cold cup of coffee he had ordered an hour before. He still couldn't believe what the senshi had told him yesterday about the blonde that he finally admitted to caring for.

He wouldn't have believed that Sailor Moon could have ever been turned evil if not for the way that Mercury looked utterly betrayed when she finally regained consciousness.

He hadn't even felt her like he normally would have.

'I finally find her, and then she is taken away from me,' Mamoru thought as he lowered his head to the counter.

"Oi, Mamoru-kun, daijobou?" questioned Motoki as he walked over to his friend.

"What? Oh, hai, Motoki-kun. I've just… It's nothing. I'm just worried about someone I know. She's just been acting like a completely different person recently," he told his blonde haired friend not knowing.

"Really? Do I know her?"

"No… well, you do and you don't," Mamoru sighed. "Even the closest friends she had don't know her anymore."

"Wow…" Motoki murmured. "Look, I'm not going to ask who the person is since this seems like something really personal, but you know you can talk to me if you ever need to discuss this."

"Thanks, Motoki-kun," Mamoru said as he laid some money on the counter. "I'd better head on to class. I don't think my professor wants me missing anymore unexcused days."

"All right. Ja ne, Mamoru-kun," called the blonde as he watched his friend walk out of the arcade.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Naru and Umino stood talking next to her desk when she spotted a familiar head of odangos.

"Usagi-chan!" exclaimed the redhead as she and the class nerd raced over to greet her. "What are you doing back here? Ami-chan said that you were sick and might not be at school for a few days."

"I don't know what she was talking about. I was out yesterday because I am staying with some people while my parents are out of town. They wanted me to be acquainted with the part of town they live in," the blonde explained.

"So your parents are going to be out of town for your birthday?" Naru asked.

"Hai, demo, they said that I could have a party though so," Usagi said as a plan started forming in her mind. "So I am. Not at the house though. I don't think it's big enough, and I doubt they would want to have that sort of mess."

"So where is the party going to be?" Umino asked as he pulled out a notepad. He was going to get every detail, and make sure that it was known around the school within a day.

"Well, a friend of mine is helping me sort that out while I am at school. I'll have the information to you by the end of lunch," Usagi stated.

"Understood," said the nerd as he slipped the notepad back in his pocket. "So what's been going on recently? You usually talk with Mizuno-san or Kino-san whenever you arrive before class, as rare as that is."

Usagi smirked. "Ha ha, Umino-kun. Can I not choose to be with the friends I had since I was a little girl? Besides, I think I've been spending too much time with them and ignoring you guys."

"Honto, Usagi-chan?" asked Naru in almost disbelief. She never thought that she would hear Usagi say that she was spending too much time with anyone. But then again, she never thought that Usagi's parents would leave her alone on her birthday.

"Hai! Um… How much time is there before class starts? You know I always show up late, so I've kinda forgotten when class acutally begins."

"Class starts in twenty-four minutes," Umino stated as he pushed his glasses up onto his nose.

"Arigato, Umino-kun," said Usagi before running out of the classroom and down the hall.

"I wonder where Usagi-chan was heading," Naru thought aloud as she saw Ami and Makoto walk into the class.

"Oh, Mizuno-san! Why did you tell us that Usagi-chan was sick?"

"What do you mean, Osaka-san?" inquired the blue haired girl.

"Usagi-chan was just here, telling us that she was out yesterday because she was staying with someone and learning that neighborhood yesterday," the red haired girl said.

"She also said that she didn't know why you were telling people she was sick," the spectacled young man elaborated. "Oh! What do you two know about Usagi-chan's party?"

"Party?" Makoto said as she looked at Ami curiously. "N-Not much. She's been pretty quiet until… Until everything is planned."

"Oh," he said with a frown. "All right then! I'll find out from Usagi-chan herself."

Ami and Makoto nodded before heading to their respective neighboring seats.

"Mako-chan, you don't think that Usagi's birthday is a Dark Kingdom plan do you?" inquired the timid young woman in a hushed voice.

"Knowing the way they've been lately, I wouldn't be surprised," replied the brunette. "We need to tell the others."

Ami nodded before looking at the back of her desk nervously.

"Daijobou, Ami-chan?"

"H-Hai… My abdomen hurts when I bend though. The attacks Usagi used were stronger than I ever expected, but then again. Who of us ever expected her to attack any of us."

Makoto sighed as she nodded and slowly took her seat. She felt the pain, but thankfully not as much as the Ami did. The girl looked as if she were going to cry as she took a seat.

'I told her not to come to school today if she was still in a lot of pain,' Makoto thought with a quiet sigh,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~

As soon as Usagi was sure that she wasn't going to be seen by any of her fellow students, she teleported to Beryl's throne room.

"My queen! I believe I have a plan to gather energy for Metallia," the blonde stated proudly. "It turns out some of my friends knew that my birthday was coming up, and asked when the party was going to be."

Beryl raised an eyebrow at the term friends, but allowed the girl to continue until it was evident that she wished for some sort of sign to go on from the queen. "A party? Why would you believe a party to be a good place to gather energy, Serenity?"

For an instant the blonde felt a strange tug at the back of her mind, but shrugged it off.

"One of the people asking was the person who makes sure that information gets all over the school. He can make sure that there are enough teenagers there to free Metallia and allow Earth to be conquered easily. All I ask for is some sort of place to hold the celebration, and a youma good enough to carry out the plan."

"And who's to say that the senshi won't come and ruin the party?" Kunzite asked from where he stood behind the blonde. "There have been plenty of good plans ruined by them. Who is to say that yours won't be any different?"

"How about the fact that I could have destroyed them if you hadn't stopped me," she stated smugly.

"Serenity is right. I'll agree to let her carry out her plan," Beryl said with a cold smile. "Kunzite, you are to get the building prepared. Serenity, is there anywhere in particular you would like the plan to be carried out?"

"There is a large building on the outskirts of the city limits. It is close enough to draw enough attention, but far enough away from two of the senshi to make sure that they get there too late," the blonde said. "It looks slightly run down, but I am sure that Kunzite here can use some of his power to make it look presentable."

"Why don't you use some of your power to make it look presentable?" asked the silver haired shitenou.

"Because I came up with the plan, as well as have a life I need to carry out," she told him simply. "Besides, in all honesty, you haven't been pulling your weight around here."

"She's right, Kunzite," Beryl agreed.

"But, Queen Beryl-"

"Silence, Kunzite. I do not wish to hear any more from you. You will have the building ready for Serenity's approval by the time she returns. If it is not, you will be punished," Beryl commanded. "Is that clear?"

"Hai, Queen Beryl," Kunzite said as he bowed low. He then turned, shooting the blonde a murderous glare to which she only smiled sweetly.

"You have proven that your idea to return to your ordinary life was a good plan, Serenity," Beryl praised. "Let's hope it stays that way."

"As you wish, Queen Beryl," Serenity said as she curtsied before teleporting back to her school.

Once she was sure that she had time, the blonde walked back to her class room and took a seat. She saw the look of pain apparent on the warrior of Mercury's face and smiled cruelly.

"Where did you go, Usagi-chan?" questioned Naru as she and Umino took their seats near the blonde's.

"I called the people I am staying with since I had time. I asked them for some of the party details. You might want to get your notepad out, Umino-kun. I want everyone to know about this," said the blonde as the boy nodded enthusiastically and hurriedly did as she said.

"It's going to be Saturday starting in the middle afternoon around four, but people can show up until midnight. No one is going to be allowed after that time. Everyone is welcome. It's going to be held at the newly renovated building in the Miyaku district. The one on city limits," Usagi explained, making sure that the nerdy boy was getting down all of the important details. It'll be clearly marked. And make sure to tell people to bring as many of their friends and siblings as they wish."

"Wow. This sounds like the people you are staying with are going all out," Naru said. "I'm sure it'll be great."

"Of course it'll be great. No one's going to want to go home once at the end."

After Umino made sure that he had everything covered, he took his seat once more, just as Haruna walked in mumbling something about being unable to believe that she had to teach even more students. When she looked up at the class, the teacher rubbed her eyes to make sure that she wasn't seeing things.

"Tsukino-san? You're actually on time," said the teacher with a happy smile on her face.

"Well, my birthday is coming up, and the people I am staying with wanted me to be to school on time so I wouldn't be in trouble," the blonde explained simply.

"I'm glad to see," the long haired woman smiled. "All right then class. I'm sure most of you have heard about how there was a school attacked yesterday. In order to make sure the students do not fall behind, our school has agreed to take on some of them. I would like you to meet the new classmates who will be joining us. Hoshino Hakuya-" A short girl with long light brown hair walked into the class with a nervous smile on her face. "-And Aino Minako."

Ami and Makoto immediately volunteered the seat behind the taller brunette for the blonde while the other girl sat back towards Usagi and the others.

Class went on as usual until lunchtime came. The three senshi sat together on the roof of the school building.

"Was it me, or was the princess sitting in the back of the class room?" asked Minako as she slowly unwrapped her obento.

"It was. She's returned to school for some reason," Makoto affirmed. "I never thought Usagi-chan would willingly come to school if she was given the choice."

"She might have been doing it because Beryl ordered her to," Ami suggested.

"That is probably the reason. Especially since the first thing we hear about is a party Usagi-chan is planning."

"What do you mean, Kino-san?" inquired the blonde.

"They mean the birthday party that Beryl is throwing for me," came Usagi's voice from the doorway of the stairwell. The three senshi immediately took up defensive positions, causing their former friend and leader to laugh. "Down, girls. If I was here to kill you, I would have already. I've simply come to extend to you, an invitation to my party. It would be rude of me not to invite my friends."

"Usagi-chan…" murmured Ami.

"Now, now, Mercury. What did I tell you about calling me that name? When it just the senshi and I, you are to call me by my real name," Usagi stated as she walked up to the three. "And Venus… Here I thought that you would have not had to come to school when I destroyed yours. Actually, I was hoping that what was left would collapse and crush you, but oh well. And Jupiter. I'm betting that you would love to try and fry me again." She laughed.

"Serenity-hime," Minako started.

Usagi flinched for a second as she felt a second, this time, painful tug at the back of her mind. "You dare to speak to me without being recognized. Such impudence is punishable by torture," said the blonde as she lifted a hand. "But instead, I think I'll reward you for it… with temporary oblivion."

A second later Serenity's blade formed in her hand, and she released a wave of energy at the girls, causing Minako and Ami to lose consciousness.

Makoto fought to stay awake as she looked up at the girl who had been her first friend at the school.

"Since you're awake, I suppose you could take a message for me. Tell Tuxedo Kamen that he's welcome to come to my celebration as well. In fact, tell him that he has to come if he wishes to try and learn about part of his past life. That's all," Usagi finished before kneeling down. "Did you get all that?"

Makoto spat in the blonde's face in response.

"Beautiful," she muttered as she wiped the fluid from her face. "I suppose I'll allow you to experience the same feeling as your comrades did… Just to be nice."

The blonde then brought her fist down on Makoto's jaw, knocking her unconscious.

"Good afternoon, senshi. I hope you sleep well…" Serenity said before turning and walking back into the building.