Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Saga of Mercury ❯ Could It Be Him? ( Chapter 2 )

The Saga of Mercury

Chapter 2

"Could It Be Him?"

Written by Jose I. Ramos

Portions based on "Mercury Knight stories" by Ryuuen No Miko

"Sailor Moon" and all related characters are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, TOEI Animation and other agencies.

Storyline © 2002 Jose I. Ramos

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The Saga of Mercury story is copyrighted by me, however some content in later chapters is based on the Mercury Knight Stories as described in the Chapter 1 Introduction.

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Chapter 2 - Could It Be Him?

"Woo! Amy has an admirer! Amy has an admirer!" Serena blurted inside Raye's room at the Hikawa Shrine. "Some guy, who must be a hunk, wants to get back together with you! It must be true love, like me and Darien!"

At that, Serena started dancing around the room, blurting things like "Darien and I are the perfect match!" Teardrops went over everyone's head, except for Rini, who stopped Serena in her tracks. "What are you talking about??" she demanded. "Darien is MINE! MINE, MINE, MINE!" Everyone fell over.

Lita was able to break Serena and Rini up before they went at it in a tongue-sticking war. "Cool it off, you guys! Besides, we're talking about Amy's crush here, not about Darien."

"Crush?" said Amy. "Well, I don't know if I would call him a crush, but…"

"What do you mean," exclaimed Mina. "I can't believe you said that. Some guy likes you a lot and you want to shrug him off like that?"

"Mina, it's like I've told you before… in order for me to be successful in life, I need to be successful in the classroom, and that means I need to study. Studying and exercising my brain are the two most important things in life for me right now. I don't have any time for crushes, or admirers, or boyfriends."

"Calm down, Amy," said Artemis, "you said there was something else you wanted to talk about."

"Oh yes," said Amy, "and I'm not sure whether or not it is connected with this letter. I had a horrible nightmare last night. In that bad dream, I dreamt that I was the Princess of Mercury."

"The Princess of Mercury?" asked Luna. "Go on, what happened?"

"The Negaverse was attacking my planet, and when I thought everything was over and I was about to die, someone rescued me and swooped me to safety."

"Gee," said Serena, "you actually used the word `swoop'!"

Amy glanced at Serena briefly before continuing.

"So I was rescued by this man who I called `Mercury Knight'."

Luna and Artemis looked at each other.

"I really don't know why I called him that, but he was the most beautiful, and most handsome man I have ever seen. I could see his brightness and intelligence in his eyes."

The five other girls were staring at her, eyes wide open and mouths gaping.

Amy, teardrops on her head, said "Guys, be serious! Do you want me to continue or not?"

Raye shook her head. "Er… uh… Sorry, Amy. Anyway, did this Mercury Knight guy look familiar?"

"I really don't know. I wish I did. But something inside me said, I know this person and I've seen him before…"

Artemis walked forward. "Well, Amy, this is serious, for everyone."

"What? Everyone?" Lita said, puzzled.

"Yes," said Luna, "There is something about your past that you must know, but right now, Artemis and I don't think it's the right time to tell you."

"OK," said Raye and Amy.

"That's cool," said Lita.

"I understand," said Mina.

"WHAT??? WHY WON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS???" yelled Serena. "I AM THE MOON PRINCESS AND I ORDER YOU TO TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON!!!"

"And as your future advisor, I must refuse." Artemis said, shaking his head. "Calm down, when the time is right, you'll know, and so will others."

"Others?" asked Rini.

"Yes, but actually I stand corrected, this doesn't involve you," said Luna.

Rini frowned and stamped her foot in disgust. "Ooooh!"

"But you'll be interested in what we have to say, don't worry."

"Now, ladies," said Artemis, "about this guy who's coming to Tokyo tomorrow to see Sailor Mercury…"

"ROWR!" went Luna. "Artemis! How could you! You are actually interested in a girls conversation about Amy's admirer??"

"Yes I am, Luna", he replied. "First, the letter was addressed by name to Sailor Mercury, not to Amy."

"That's right," Amy continued, "and that means this person knows that I am Sailor Mercury."

"I betcha it's one of those Negaverse creeps," Lita snapped. "Who else could it be?"

"I think I know who it is," replied Amy.

"Who?" the others asked.

"It's… it's…" Amy said as her cheeks started to turn red.

"Amy…" Serena said in an inclined voice.

Amy's cheeks were redder than a radish at this point, and tears started to stream from her eyes.

"It's…Greg!"

The other girls reacted in awe.

"Of course! How could we have been so stupid," Mina said in disbelief. "Worse, how could you not have known, AMY?"

"Oh… no Mina, I had a feeling that it would be him… but it's just that…"

"Aw, Amy," said Serena, "if he sticks around, you'll finally have a steady guy just like the rest of us!"

A sweatdrop appeared on Amy's head after the way Serena spoke that sentence. Then Amy started to remember her dream.

"Could HE be the Mercury Knight?"

"It's a good hypothesis if he knows who you really are," said Artemis. "Amy, you'd better go to the train station tomorrow night and see if it really is him."

"Oh… I'm so nervous! What if this doesn't work out? Greg and I haven't seen each other in years! And he hasn't called me in months! We've had so much time apart."

Raye exclaimed, "You're starting to sound like you're convinced that it was Greg that sent the fax."

Amy's cheeks turned red. She smiled and turned her face away for a moment. "I KNOW it was Greg."

Serena told Amy, "Well, Amy, if it WAS Greg that sent you the fax, then that means Greg still loves you - because the fax said so! And I hate to break this to you, but I think you and Greg were made for each other."

"You really think so?" asked Amy. Serena nodded her head with a confident "mm-hmm."

"Yeah, you spend your time just studying and studying," Lita said, "and have very little free time. Back then, if you had free time, it was with Greg."

"You two had a very close relationship," Mina said. "You'd do things with him that we thought you wouldn't be interested in doing, such as going to the amusement park and gobbling down ice cream!"

"Have you ever kissed him?" asked Serena.

Amy struggled to answer. "Uh… yes… on the cheek many times."

"Uh-uh," responded Serena, "you know where I'm getting, don't you?"

"Huh? Oh, there…" Amy was embarrassed. "Uh… no…" Her entire face turned red.

"If you see him at the train station tomorrow, you should try to kiss him… that will let him know that you still love and care for him after all this time," said Raye.

"Thanks Serena, everyone," said Amy. "I will meet him at the train station tomorrow, alone."

"HEY! WHY CAN'T WE GO???" shouted all the girls except Raye.

"This is just between Greg and myself. I don't want anyone following me tomorrow night at the station. OK?"

"Okay" said Serena, Lita, Mina and Rini, fingers crossed behind their back.

Sweatdrops appear on Luna and Artemis' heads.

"Well, I can't go one way or the other," Raye said, "Tomorrow I have to clean up the whole shrine with Chad. It's the monthly cleaning, and grandpa's so strict about clean ups that he never lets us out until we're done!"

Serena picked up and asked, "Do you mind if I go over this love letter again?"

Amy sighed and said, "Sure."

Serena read out loud: "Sailor Mercury, da-da-da-da-da-da-duh, da-da-da-da-da-dah-dum, 6 PM… track 19… see you there, XOXO."

"HEY!" said Serena. "Greg likes women's clothes??"

Everyone fell on the floor, big sweatdrops on their heads.

Amy is convinced that it's Greg that is coming to see her. Is Amy correct?

Will Serena travel to the train station as well, against Amy's wishes?

And will Raye have an adventurous time cleaning at her shrine?

Find out in the next chapter of, THE SAGA OF MERCURY.

The Saga of Mercury Chapter 2 - Could It Be Him? 6