Standard Disclaimer: Sailor Moon does not belong to me. It belongs to Takeuchi Naoko, Kodansha, Toei Ltd., and tons of other people. Thank you very much for creating such a wonderful story and please don't sue me. ^_^;;; This is for minna. You all know who you are! ^_^ Oh yes, one more thing: Everybody join STAR NOW!!!! The URL is: and since there has been some trouble getting to that page, here's the New Stories Archive page: You can get to the STAR FAQ page through there. Oh, and all aspiring and fanfic writers should submit there NOW, before MJ gets upset and yells at the lot of us! (Who deserve it, no doubt.) Many thanks to Alex Glover for the romanization of "Moonlight Destiny", gotten via Lyric Moon. Arigato! More Author's Notes at the bottom. I don't want to spoil anything! In a time of peace . . . In a time of war . . . Two kingdoms lived side by side . . . Two hearts cried out for one another . . . And thus was a legend born. SAILOR MOON IN ANOTHER LIFE: THE LEGEND'S BEGINNING by Fushigi Kismet The girl stared at the reflection in her mirror. A pretty girl stared back at her, but one whose eyes were red and puffy from too much crying. She pulled her loose dark brown her up into a ponytail and reached for her earrings. She fingers lingered for an instant on the two pink rose earrings and she hesitated for an instant, their last conversation echoing in her mind. She ran up to the brown-haired boy, tears streaming from her eyes before she skidded to a stop, wiping them from her eyes. 'I got kicked out of school for fighting!' 'What happened?' 'He . . . he broke up with me, and I was so mad and upset that when . . . when I saw that bully picking on that little kid I just lashed out . . .' He held her, a little awkwardly, but he held her anyway. 'Shhh . . . It's okay, don't worry about it.' 'But . . . I have to move now.' 'I'm sure there are schools nearby-' 'No. You don't understand. There are . . . too many memories here. Of him, of us, of all of the things that have gone wrong with my life. I have to get away. There's something else . . . something I'm searching for . . . it's out there somewhere, waiting for me . . . something important . . .' 'Love? You're always searching for love.' 'NO. It's something important . . . something I have to do.' 'It's okay. I understand. I won't say it.' 'Say what?' 'How much I'm going to miss you." He patted her hand. "Just don't forget me, all right?' 'I won't. How could I ever forget you . . . Ken?' 'Sayonara, Lita.' She put on the rose earrings that had mysteriously appeared outside of her door that morning with a note that said, "To make sure you won't forget." Staring at herself in the mirror, a new resolve forming in her, she whispered, "I won't forget. I promise." Then she left and closed the door gently behind her, going out to give directions to the movers. This part of her life was over. Kino Lita was moving on. Strength: Sailor Jupiter aka The Flash of Lightning "Blah blah blah,"ÊFiore said lazily from where he was hanging upside down by his knees on the Tree. His green hair fell into his face and slightly distracted, he brushed it away, only to have it fall back into his eyes. "Would you get down from there?!" Ailan snapped irritably from where he and Ann were sitting at the foot of the Tree. Fiore stuck out his tongue. "Stick in the mud." Only Ann's restraining hand kept Ailan from jumping to his feet. Her touch was weak, but still he responded by holding it tightly in his. <> She coughed. <<-we need all of the help we can get. Even his.>> <> <> Fiore smirked, his upside down face inches away from Ailan's own. <> Ailan gritted his teeth. <> The two stared at each other and only Ann's weak, fluttery giggle burst the tension between them. They turned to look at her as she laughed, then her giggles turned into coughs and she bent over double, coughing. Fiore swung up and over the branch that he was hanging from, landing on the other side as Ailan held Ann's wracking form. He looked at the two of them, concern shadowed and hidden in his eyes. He looked carefully at Ann, as she reached out and placed a hand on the Tree. The bark beneath her hand pulsed with green light and her coughing slowed and stopped. His thoughts flitted back to another girl, long ago, who had looked at him the same way that Ann now looked at Ailan. <> Ailan's quiet thought invaded his mind. Fiore pulled back a little, his eyes narrowing. <> <> Ailan looked at him, the emotions in his eyes struggling with each other. Fiore let out a harsh laugh, as the Flower reached up and caressed him with a silky leaf. He watched as Ailan's eyes grew hard towards him. <> With a flash of greenish light, he was gone. Serena ran down the street, her long ponytails streaming out behind her. "Why-" "-am I always so LAAAAATTTEEEEE?!!!" She rounded the corner, and immediately smashed into someone. Falling back onto the ground, she let out a watery wail, tears of pain forming in her eyes. She opened her two blue eyes, ready to yell at Darien for getting in her way AGAIN, only to find that it wasn't he. The large man glared down at her. "Do you know how *much* I dislike being run into by little girls?" Serena had bounded to her feet in a flash, bowing and apologizing. "Gomen nasai, gomen, gomen, gomen . . ." He grabbed her shoulder and began squeezing it tightly, taking a menacing step forward. "Running into me wasn't a smart thing to do. I don't think you understand the situation." "But . . . but I do. I understand completely," Serena whispered, her eyes quivering. She tried to take a step back but the man's grip on her prevented her from moving. "St . . . stop. You're hurting me." "As I said, I don't think you understand the situation, little girl." "Oh, I think she understands the situation *perfectly*," a feminine voice called out. "And so do I." Serena and the man looked at to the source of the voice. A tall girl with her rich brown hair pulled up in a ponytail was leaning against the wall that ran alongside the sidewalk and surrounded the houses in the neighborhood. Her arms were crossed and her eyes were closed. A smug little smile rested on her lips. "Oh, do you wanna make things more *clear* to me?" the man asked. The girl pushed herself away from the wall. She took a step forward and her eyes opened, revealing the most brilliant flash of dark emerald green that Serena had ever seen. Her two pink rose earrings glittered in the light. "I don't think that you want to fight me," she said, her eyes on the man and Serena as she walked slowly and purposefully towards them. "Sugoi . . ." Serena breathed, looking at the girl who flashed a smile her way. "Oh no?" the man asked, still holding onto Serena. "I wouldn't be too sure of that." The girl cocked her head to one side, sizing up the situation. "Suits me." And with a sudden blurred motion, she lashed out and the man lost his hold on Serena and crumpled to the ground. Serena tumbled back, but the girl caught her. "Careful now," she said. Serena looked up at her, and a strange feeling passed through her. "Are you all right?" the girl asked, concerned. "I'm fine . . ." Serena murmured, and then, suddenly, she was not. "LOOK OUT!!!" she screamed as the man lunged up behind them. The mysterious girl pushed her out of the way and spun around kicking him in the midriff and forcing him to the ground. "Don't do that again!" she said. "Is there a problem here?" a deep voice asked, with a hint of concerned anger half-hidden beneath the surface. Serena looked up, reminded of the voice of a mysterious warrior that she had encountered before. "No problem!" the girl announced, brushing off her hands, and glaring at the man. "I just had to take care of some trash that was bothering that young lady." She nodded in Serena's direction. "Serena, are you all right?" Darien asked. Serena blushed scarlet. "I'm . . . fine, Darien." "Okay . . . if you say so." He turned to the girl. "Do you need any help with . . . that?" he gestured towards the man who was lying on the ground. It was the new girl's turn to blush. "Um . . . no. I've got things under control. Isn't that right?" she asked the man. He nodded and got to his feet, stumbling off. The girl turned back to Darien, smiling. "See?" "All right then," Darien said uncertainly. "As long as everyone's all right." He sent another look Serena's way, then said, "Ladies. It's been a pleasure. I'll see you later, Serena." He turned and left. "Hey, is that your boyfriend?" the tall girl asked, walking to Serena's side. "He's really hot." Serena blushed again. "NO, of course not. He's my tutor." "He's *still* really hot! Since you're not going out with him . . . He's still single, right? D'you mind if I ask him out?" "YES! I mean, no, uh . . . I guess it's up to him." Serena felt really embarrassed, and was absolutely positive that her cheeks were on fire. The tall girl shot her a sympathetic look. "Well, I can see that you like him, so I won't go after him." She winked. "Still plenty of guys out there, y'know." Serena smiled, despite her embarrassment. She answered, "Right." The far off ringing of bells impinged upon her thoughts. She let out a wail. "I'm GOING TO BE TOTALLY LATE FOR SCHOOOOOLLLL!!!!" The tall girl winced and covered her ears. She grabbed Serena's wrist and got her to stop wailing. "Listen, what school do you go to?" "Crossroads Junior High." "Me too." "Look, if we sprint for it, can we make it in time?" Serena shrugged. "Maybe." The girl frowned. Then taking a firmer hold on Serena's wrist, she ran off, dragging Serena along with her. "C'mon, let's go!" "Girls, is there any particular *reason* why you're late?" Haruna- sensei asked, tapping her foot. "Uh . . . uh . . ." Serena looked around the room for an excuse. "Well, you see . . ." "I got lost and Serena said that she'd take me to school-" the other girl began. "-but then I got lost, and we-we ended up wandering around for a really long time and I couldn't find my way and I'm so embarrassed and please, PLEASE don't mark me late, Haruna-sensei 'cause if you do then Mom will ground me and make me do lots of chores and I won't have time for my tutoring sessions or video games or studying or eating or sleeping and I'll just plain waste away and *die* and then there'll be nothing left for you to give detention too! So PLEASE take pity on me! Please, please, PLEEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSEEEE!!!!!!!!!!" Haruna-sensei winced. "Sit down, Serena." Serena sat down. "You too, Miss-?" "Lita, Ma'am. Kino Lita." "Sit down, Lita." "Yes, Ma'am, but . . . it really was my fault that we were late today." Haruna-sensei sighed. "All right, you girls, I'll let it slide today, since you're new, Lita. But ONLY today. Is that understood?" Serena bounded up, saluting. "Yes, Haruna-sensei!" "Serena, SIT DOWN!" Her only answer was a tiny whimper. "Gomen." Later, at lunch outside . . . "So, like this big loser meanie is being very menacing and really hurting me with his grip on my arm-" Serena paused gulping down some of her juice. Amy, Molly, and Lita sweatdropped. "So then what happened?" Amy prompted. "Well, then Lita-chan showed up and fought him - *saving* me!" Lita blushed, toying with her lunch. "It was nothing, Serena," she protested. "Nothing?! Why, if you hadn't have come along-" "Then that guy Darien would have just helped you." "Darien?!" Molly shrieked turning back to Serena. "What Darien? Who Darien? Who's she talking about?!" "Er . . . er . . ." Serena flushed, stammering and backing away from the curious gleam in Molly's eye. "He's n . . . nobody, Moll." "Isn't he your tutor?" Amy queried. "Yeah, he's just my tutor!" Serena held up her hands defensively waving Molly away. "Oh." Molly sank back into her spot. Then she looked up and practically pounced on Serena. "Is he *cute*?!" "What?! NO! Of course not!" Serena yelled. "Oh, he's not cute . . ." Lita said softly. "He's drop-dead gorgeous." Molly smirked, clasping her hands together. "OH, I *KNEW* IT! I knew Serena was mooning over somebody! I mean, you've been so distant lately, Serena." She looked carefully at her best friend. "It's almost like you have some great big secret and you're excluding me from it." "I don't have a secret, Molly," Serena murmured softly, unable to meet her eyes. Amy looked over at Serena, a hint of sadness in her eyes. Molly ignored Serena's hesitation. "Oh, it's OKAY! I realize now it's just that you like this guy . . . and you were too embarrassed to tell me, right?!" "Right," Serena answered, hating herself as she did so. Lita sighed. She could tell a lie a mile away and Serena was lying. "Kino-san," a soft voice said, and a hand touched hers. Lita looked up and found herself staring into the sad blue eyes of the blue-haired girl . . . what was her name? Anderson-Mizuno Amy? Something like that? Yes, that was it. "The name's Lita," she said back, automatically. The girl smiled a little. "Lita-san-" "Chan." "Lita-chan, what is troubling you?" "Nothing." She looked away, up to the fluffy white clouds that floated in the bright blue sky. "Everything." She struggled for words. "Things . . . are so different here. I miss my home, my friends. I miss . . . knowing things. Knowing people. Inside and out." "You'll have to give us a chance. We're not so bad, after all. Tell me, why did you move here? Did one your parents get a new job?" Lita winced. "My parents . . . are dead, Amy-chan." "Gomen nasai." "Yeah, so'm I. It's been . . . a long time." "So, who do you live with?" Lita smiled. "Myself. Well, there was my cat . . . but Io died." "Again, I'm sorry. I seem to have a knack for bring up painful memories." "Don't worry about it. I like to think about Io. She was a good cat. I had her ever since I was five. She was the most beautiful cat that I have ever seen, brown all over except for her paws, which were white, and the most beautiful green eyes a shade darker than mine. "When my parents died - I was eleven - I went to an orphanage for a little while, and I still managed to keep Io with me. It took a lot of convincing, of course, but I couldn't seem to let her go. She . . . just didn't want to leave me, and I didn't want her to. We stuck together in all of the orphanages and when I finally got out last year . . . it was a good year. She was happy . . . and so was I. "Then, there was an accident . . . I still don't know how it happened. Some woman, driving a convertible, nearly ran me over at a crosswalk, but Io pushed me out of the way in time, and the woman missed me. Io didn't survive, though. She couldn't have. I never found her body, but . . . there was another woman walking behind me. I didn't even know she was there. She wasn't as lucky as I. I never found out her name, but . . . I'll never forget her face. She was beautiful. She had rich brown hair shot through with white, but she was very young. Her eyes were a dark green. She was dressed in a dark burgundy dress and white shoes. I held her hand as she lay on the ground and right before she died, she looked up at me and . . . smiled. Her last words were, "Lita-chan . . ." Then she closed her eyes and her hand went limp. I don't know how she knew my name, I never told her, and as I said I never found out hers, but I almost could have sworn . . . "It's silly of course, but it's almost like she and Io were my guardian angels. Like . . . they were protecting me." Amy looked at her steadily. "You never found out who she was?" "No. The police couldn't find any ID and no one knew her." "What about the woman driving the car?" "She didn't even stop. She just . . . kept on driving." Lita's eyes filled with tears. "That damn bitch . . . If I ever find her . . ." She looked at Amy, Molly, and Serena who were now staring at her. "G-gomen. I didn't mean to swear." "It's perfectly all right, Lita-chan," Amy said calmly. "Lita-chan, what that woman did was horrible!" Serena burst into tears and clung to Lita, sniffling. Lita patted Serena awkwardly, surprised to find that her tears were gone. "Is she always like this?" she mouthed to Molly and Amy. They nodded back, Molly sighing. "That's a very tragic thing to have happened, Lita-chan." Lita managed a smile. "It's all right. It happened a long time ago. I've learned to cope. Now, shall we have some lunch?" Serena pulled away and wiped her eyes. "Lunch? I almost forgot . . ." "Serena, forget food?" Molly rolled her eyes. "You *ate* your lunch already. "But . . . I'm still hungry!" Before Serena could begin wailing, Lita thrust out her lunch out at her. "Here. You can have some of mine. After all, I always pack enough for more than one." Serena's eyes seized on the food. "Really?! Hey, thanks, Lita! I think you're going to fit in superbly here." She began inhaling the food. Lita smiled. "Are you enjoying that lunch, Serena- chan?" "Uh-huh! Did you make this yourself?" "Sure did!" "It's better than my mom's cooking! Can I come over sometime and eat at your house?!" "Serena!" Molly berated her friend. "Do you know how rude you're being?" "No, it's all right," Lita protested, laughing. "She can come over anytime. I like the company and I LOVE cooking for people. In fact, why don't you all come over for dinner at my house sometime?" "Can Raye come too?" Serena piped up. "Raye?" "Oooh, wait till you meet Raye-chan, Lita! The two of you are *sure* to get along!" Later that day . . . Molly and Serena were walking home. Amy had gone to juku and for once, Serena didn't have a tutoring session since Darien was taking a major exam that day. Serena stretched her arms and grinned. It was a beautiful day. Molly turned to her friend suddenly, her face alight. She was suffused with joy. "Oh, Serena, I can't wait!" Serena put down her arms. "Wait for what?" "My 'Nii-chan's coming to visit!" Molly was nearly skipping now. "Nii-chan? I thought you only had a little sister!" Serena said, confused. She had known Molly ever since third grade and she'd never known that Molly had an older brother. "Yeah, well, Mahlylee's my only *real* sibling," Molly dismissed her younger sister with a shrug. "Y'see, I've known my 'Nii-chan ever since I was a little kid - his family lived next door and were my parents' friends since college - and we always spent time together. Vacations, holidays, family trips. We always did everything together on account of our families were so close. It was almost like he *was* my real Onii-chan, sometimes, y'know? I haven't seen him in three years, almost! He moved a while ago. Well, now he's coming to visit at last!" Serena smiled. "That's really great. I hope you'll introduce us . . . Well," she winked, "unless you're jealous." "Jealous? Why'd I be jealous. He's my ONII-chan, for goodness sakes. 'Sides, he's *way* too old for me." "How old is he, anyway?" "Seventeen." Serena nearly fell over. "Seventeen?! You call SEVENTEEN old?! It's only a THREE YEAR difference!" "He ACTS older, though. Sometimes . . . it's like he's all grown up already. I'm not ready to be an adult yet. It's not like it matters . . . I'm only a little kid to him." Serena was silent. Still, she couldn't stop the nagging thought that lingered in the back of her mind. "Serena? Earth to Serena!" Molly waved a hand across her friend's unblinking eyes. After a moment of walking in silence, Molly crossed her arms and said out of the corner of her mouth. "I know what's bugging you . . . You're thinking about that guy of yours . . . What's his name? Darien!" Serena blinked and turned her head to look at Molly. Her face was bright red. "What did you say?!" "I said that you were thinking about your *boyfriend*!" Molly teased. "I WAS NOT! He's my TUTOR!" "Sure, Serena." "MOLLY!" Molly laughed and broke into a run. "Serena's got a boyfriend!" "Take that back!" Serena yelled, doggedly doing her best to run after the redhead. "Uh-uh!" She giggled, "Honestly, Serena you're so *touchy* about him!" "He's not my boyfriend!" "Then how come you blush every time I say his name?!" "I do not!" "Darien Darien Darien Darien Dari-" Molly ran into someone. "Ooops." "Are you all right?" the man asked. Serena ran up to the scene yelling, "I am not in love with Dari-" She stopped short, her hand flying to her mouth as her eyes widened in horror. "I'm wounded," Darien said dryly, reaching out to give Molly a hand up. "So, are all of my attempts to gain your love for naught? Please, tell me that it is not so and this is but a cruel joke that you have concocted to make me pine for you more." Dark blue eyes gazed into her frightened light blue ones. His lips moved and one emotionless syllable emerged, "Please." But, the eyes belied the sarcasm in the words. There was a flash of . . . hurt in them, and the way that he was looking at her made Serena's heart beat madly. She worked a throat suddenly gone dry. "No." The response fell like a lead weight upon the ears of the three present. "No? No to what?" Darien asked, gently releasing Molly's hand. Serena thought to herself, staring at him, unable to speak, to turn away. After what seemed like a *long* eternity had passed, Serena finally managed to speak. "No, it's not a joke. I don't love you." She laughed, the laughter sounding hollow in her own ears. "I don't love you," she said it again like a mantra, her eyes focused on his. "I don't love you." He looked away, the humor present in his eyes a moment ago fading away. "No, I don't suppose you do." He looked back at her, his eyes sharp. "Well, we both knew that that wasn't the case, didn't we? It's no surprise. I'll see you at your next tutoring session, Usa- san. Sayonara." "Sayonara," she whispered, a lump forming in her throat, something cold clamping itself about her heart. He walked past her without looking her way, and she remained unmoving, shutting her eyes as he passed her, until the breeze of his passing and faded and gone. Then she opened her eyes to see those of Molly gazing after him. "He *is* gorgeous," she murmured. Serena made no answer. She felt like she might cry. She wanted to cry out, anything to make him come back, to tell him that she hadn't meant what she said, that she did love him. But that would have been a lie, for she had realized in that moment the truth of the matter. She did *not* love him, and it was as though she had lost a part of herself in that realization, that something was gone now past recall. She bit back a sob, the feeling of loss overwhelming her. She wanted to sink to her knees, to cry, but she knew that she could not. Molly was standing there, Darien was walking away from her . . . out of her life. She could *not* fall now. Now was not the time. She had met her crisis and it was now that she had to face it. She would not give in. She drew in a breath, forced back the tears from her eyes, and dry-eyed, she walked past Molly. "Yes," she said, calmly, without emotion, "he is." Walking away, Darien felt his heart begin to ache. He felt cold, as though a bucket of freezing water and been tossed over him, returning him to reality. There was nothing that he could do but focus on her words. "I don't love you." he thought to himself, desperately, her face floating like a phantom before him. Daydreams and half-realized thoughts aside, he tried to settle his mind by saying to himself, He shut his eyes, every step he took away from her echoing in his ears. From a rooftop high above, the green-haired Senshi shook her head. She lifted the large staff she held and vanished with a swirl of light. Later that night . . . Serena was brushing her hair, strangely quiet. She had just finished telling Luna Lita's story. Io . . . something had struck her as strange about Io. Too many coincidences . . . Io, a moon of Jupiter . . . "Io . . ." Luna murmured, tears coming unbidden to her eyes, as she gazed out of the window, the glass cool against her forehead. "Did you know her, Luna?" Serena asked, softly. "Was she . . . ?" "Hai." Luna looked up at the moon hanging silver in the night sky. "She was a Guardian. She was one of us. She was . . . very dear to me." "Were you very close?" "She was my sister." Luna turned to look at Serena, and in a flash of light she had transformed into her human form. "She was my sister," she sobbed. And Serena held her trembling form without question, without words. She understood the pain that Luna was feeling. She didn't know quite how she understood, but at one time, she knew that she had felt the same pain as Luna. It was a hurt as ancient as the stars and it was within her as well, never fully healed, almost, but not quite touching the surface of her emotions. Knowing this as she did, the tears coursing down her cheeks did not surprise her and the two of them cried into the night, venting their pain, girl and guardian; their roles were now reversed. As Serena lay awake that night, she could but wonder. Luna had not told her, but she realized it now. Serena pulled a pillow down over her head. The next day . . . Lita was calmly walking to school, determined to be *early* for her second day. However . . . things just didn't seem to be working out for Lita. Up ahead of her, a tall boy with brown hair and brown eyes was shaking a little girl. He was shouting something at her, but Lita couldn't make out the words. She didn't stop to listen, though. "Hey, you! Stop that! Leave that little girl alone!" "Give me your energy!" Fiore yelled, shaking the little girl. "Hurry up and submit! Quit that crying, you little brat!" Just then he heard yelling and looked up only to see a tall brown-haired girl running straight at him. He immediately moved to the side and out of her way and she missed him. Unfortunately, he lost his grip on the child and after kicking him in the shin, she ran off. He turned to the girl. "All right, now you've done it! If I can't have her energy, I'll have yours!" "What are you, some kind of pervert?!" Lita demanded. Fiore was taken aback for an instant. "NO! You've got a sick mind!" Lita put her hands on her hips. "Why is it that everywhere I go I meet creeps like you?" "I don't know. Perhaps you attract them?" Fiore sneered. "You know, I'm getting REALLY tired of this." "So'm I! Are we going to fight or are we just going to stand here conversing?" "Well then, shut your mouth and we'll get started!" Fiore growled. He lunged at Lita and missed. She sidestepped and tried to give him a chop to the back, but he twisted and blocked her movement. "Ah-ah-ah, no need to mess those pretty hands up." He let go of her hands and flipped over her, coming around from behind to throw a punch her way. Lita ducked and rolled out of the way, coming to her feet, she attempted a spin kick at his position, but suddenly, he was no longer there. Coming up behind her, Fiore got her hands behind her. She lashed out with her fists, trying to hit him in the stomach behind her, but again, he let go of her hands with supernatural speed and moved to one side. "I tire of this game," Fiore said, stretching out a hand and touching her on the forehead. Immediately, Lita's energy began seeping out and into Fiore. Her eyelids fluttered, then closed, her eyes rolling up in her head, and she slumped, unconscious, to the ground. Fiore continued to soak up her energy. After draining a little more energy from Lita, Fiore turned away and vanished, leaving the unconscious girl sprawled out on the sidewalk. Lita shut the eyes that she had managed to open. "Hey, Serena, where's Lita today?" Molly asked. "I don't know," Serena replied, a hint of worry in her voice. "I hope she's not in any kind of trouble. I'm more worried about Ann and her brother Alan. They haven't been to school for nearly a week!" "It's strange . . . that's for sure. But I'm still worried about Lita. It's only her second day here." Serena turned away. Lita awoke to the gentle nudgings of a cat. A cat that meowed urgently at her and licked at her repeatedly. "Just a minute, Io . . ." Lita said tiredly. "I'm so tired. I'll get up in a minute . . . I promise." The cat meowed again, and Lita opened her eyes to see a pair of unfamiliar amber ones gazing into her own. "You're not Io." The cat meowed, as though in confirmation and Lita sat up, a hand to her head. "Oh, ow. My head hurts. What . . . happened? Oh yeah, that bully . . ." She looked at her watch and got to her feet with a cry. "Oh, NO! It's eleven o'clock already?! I'm SO LATE! Well, there's no point to going to school now." She rubbed her temples. "Especially since I'm not feeling too well." She looked down at the black cat with the crescent moon on her forehead. "You know," Lita said weakly, crouching down by the cat, "Io had one of those too . . . I never told anyone about that, but . . . she did. Sometimes, I almost thought that she could talk . . . Hey, I don't suppose you know any places where I can get some hot cocoa, just to settle my head?" The cat meowed and ran off. A few feet away, she stopped and turned, looking back at Lita and meowing. "All right, all right, I'm coming!" Lita laughed, following. Luna bounded off again. Ann reached up to Fiore and he held her hand tightly for an instant, the energy flowing between the two of them. Ailan watched, his face contorted in a grimace. An instant later, they let go and Ann bounded up refreshed. "Oh, I haven't felt that good in ages! Now for the Tree." "If you insist," Fiore said in a bored tone of voice. He touched the Tree and the bark pulsed but did nothing. Ann looked at it in confusion. "What's wrong with it?" Lita ended up at the Crown Fruit Parlor. "No way! Hey, maybe you *can* understand me!" she said to Luna. The cat looked at her intently for an instant, meowed, and then ran off before Lita could stop her. "Hmm . . . well, I guess she didn't want to stay," Lita mused to herself. She went in. Ailan touched the Tree and felt it drawing some of his own life energy out. He pulled away, slightly weaker. "It's taking *my* energy fine." "It must be Fiore," Ann decided. She looked at the green-haired alien. "You're no longer bound to the Tree, right?" "Right," Fiore responded guardedly. "Yet, you're still bound to us." Ann pondered the situation for a moment then seized upon an idea. "I know! Channel the energy to the Tree through me. I'll act as a living conductor." "Ann, isn't that dangerous?" Ailan protested. "It's for the Tree," she responded simply. Ailan sighed, giving in. Fiore gingerly took hold of Ann's right hand as she placed her left on the bark of the Tree. Immediately, it began pulling energy out. "Hurry, Fiore!" she cried. "Before it drains me dry!" He fed power into her and her eyes flashed brilliantly and a green light seemed to fill her and possess her, casting a green aura about her. Her hair rose with the energy until it was flying freely about her. The energy coursed into the Tree and little by little, it began to revive. And then, the energy flow stopped, and Ann pulled away from the Tree. She looked at Fiore. "Why did you stop feeding me energy?" "There is no more." "But, there must be more! It's not enough." Fiore gazed at her. "That's all there is." "Then you'll just have to go out and get some more." He bowed. "Whatever you wish, Lady," he said, sarcastic. Then he vanished. "Ann . . ." Ailan began. "I have a bad feeling about this." "So do I," she whispered. "So do I. But don't tell me," she turned to look at the Tree arching high above her, "tell the Tree." Lita hung around the Fruit Parlor for an hour, drinking hot cocoa and ignoring the strange looks that people were giving her. She sighed and stirred her cocoa. "You look pretty down. Is this seat taken?" a friendly voice asked. Lita looked up, and immediately her gaze turned starry-eyed. "N- NO . . . Sit down *please*." Andrew laughed and slid into the seat across from her. "What's a pretty girl like you doing here at this time of day?" "You mean, why aren't I in class?" Lita answered glumly, stirring her cocoa some more. "Well, yeah." "Why aren't *you* in class?!" Lita demanded. "Hey, don't get all defensive. If you must know, class was canceled today. My high school's going through some remodeling." "High school? I would've thought that you'd be in college." Andrew laughed again. "One more year. No, I'm just a senior waiting for my girlfriend to get out of class." "Girlfriend?" Lita turned despondent again. "Oh." "Yup, Rita and I have been together for oh, six months now." "Rita?" Lita looked up. "Yeah. Hey, I didn't catch your name." "And I didn't catch yours." "Fair enough. I'm Motto Andrew. Pleased to meet you." He extended his hand across the table and Lita shook it. "Kino Lita." "Lita?!" Andrew was surprised. "How strange. If you pronounced it a little differently, it would be Rita." "Yeah, I know. My parents were going to name me Rita at first because it means "strength" or "honesty" two things that they valued strongly, but my Mom was really into Greek Mythology and she wanted something a little closer to Leda. Thus, I got the name Lita. Almost Leda, almost Rita, but not quite either. I think Mom was hoping that I'd be as graceful as a swan." She winked. "No chance there. Four years of ballet did nothing for me." "You seem quite graceful to me." "How can you tell? I've been sitting down since you came in!" Andrew smiled. "I don't know . . . you just don't strike me as a clumsy person." "Oh, I'm not *clumsy*, I just lack natural grace. You know, this conversation is going absolutely nowhere." "Well, we both have time to kill, don't we?" Lita frowned. "I should be in school." "Why aren't you?" "I got into a fight with a bully this morning and he knocked me out. By the time I woke up, it was too late to make it to class." Andrew winced. "Where'd he hit you?" "I don't remember . . . probably the head." "Hmm . . . you could have a concussion. Let me take a look." "You a doctor or something?" "I'm going to be a surgeon." "Oh." Lita was silent for a moment. "All right, take a look." Andrew got up and went over to her, checking for bumps. "Nope, nothing. Not even a bruise. You must have one hard head." "Oh, I do," Lita assured him. They both laughed. "Hey, how about I treat you to a game at the arcade." "Won't your girlfriend be jealous?" Lita asked worriedly. "What, Rita? Nah. She has guy friends and I have girl friends, but we both know that we're the only ones for each other." Lita sighed. "You're lucky." "I know." Andrew got up. "C'mon, let's go. I work at the arcade - my family owns that and this parlor - so I'll treat you to as many games as you like as long as you try and smile." She did. "Okay. Just let me pay the bill." "It's taken care of," Andrew said with a wave. The clerk nodded and waved at Andrew. "Sure is, Andy!" Andrew smiled back. "All right now, let's go, Lita." Lita took his hand. "Hey, there's Darien!" Andrew said and Lita turned to look at the man who entered. "Darien?" the name escaped her lips before she could stop herself. She looked up and saw the man from yesterday. His expression was downcast. "Hey, buddy, what's wrong?" Andrew asked, walking up to him and dragging Lita along. Darien looked up with a grimace. "Nothing." "Don't lie, now," Andrew admonished him. "It's nothing!" Darien protested. "Girl trouble?" "Andrew!" "All right, all right, I'll knock it off. Go get some sleep. You look like something the cat dragged in." Lita almost smiled at that. Darien frowned. "I can't. I have to meet Serena at five for her tutoring session." "That's five hours away!" "I know." He looked at Andrew briefly for a moment, then his eyes turned to Lita. "You're her friend, right?" Unsure how to respond, Lita nodded. "All right. Can you tell her that I can't make it?" "Why don't you tell her yourself?" Lita asked. "I-I can't make it at all. There's someplace I have to be . . . Somewhere I have to go." "Will you be gone long?" "Long enough," Darien replied, his eyes focusing on Lita again. "Long enough." "Long enough?" Andrew asked confused. Darien merely looked at his friend mildly and turned away, leaving behind two very confused people. Lita wondered. Later that afternoon . . . Serena walked down the street, Amy to one side, Molly conspicuously absent. "It just figures! The one day you don't have juku, Molly has to go help her Mom prepare her Onii's room!" She heaved a giant sigh. "At least we're invited to the surprise party next week." Amy giggled. "The party makes everything all better, huh?" Serena grinned. "Yeah, why not? Food, guys . . . what could be better?" "Extra credit?" Amy tried helpfully. Serena groaned. "Amy, you're going to that party if I have to drag you there by my teeth!" "All right. I'll go." Amy smiled. "I was just kidding." "Hmmph! Don't do that again! I can never tell when you're kidding and when you're serious." "Serena, when's your lesson?" "Umm . . . fifteen minutes from now." "Let's go visit Raye real fast!" "What? Why?" "You did say that you thought Lita was Jupiter, didn't you?" "Well, yeah . . ." "Then we have to fill Raye in, don't we?" "Okay, okay. Let's go." "C'mon . . . c'mon! Ack! Where're my lasers?! Oh no, it's another flying donut! Duck . . . duck . . . Where are those crackers?! I know I put them in my subspace pocket! What's that . . . a cracker-eating lizard? No fair! Hey, where'd that cheesecake come from?! Andrew, you never told me the cheesecakes were armed with torpedoes!" "You never asked," Andrew laughed, watching Lita play the "Food Level" of the Sailor V game. "Are you enjoying this, Lita?" "Enjoying this? Are you CRAZY! This is the sixteenth time I've played this game and I can't get past this level!" "Relax . . . the "Coloring Book Level" is harder. The lizards throw color pencil hand grenades." "What?! Oh, that's just great . . ." she groaned. "Andrew!" Lita and Andrew looked up to see a tall girl with red hair enter the arcade. "Is that your girlfriend?" Lita asked. "Who? Her? She's my little sister Lizzie." "Andy!" the girl called, as Lita noticed that she had just been killed by a cream puff. "Yeah, Lizzie?!" "Isn't that Rita driving down the road?" "Huh? Oh, it must be." Andrew turned towards Lita. "Gomen, Lita. I've gotta run. Rita and I are going to a lecture by her favorite professor." "You go to lectures for dates?" "We're going out to a movie later." He winked. "Catch ya later!" "Yeah, sure!" Lita called after him. "Hey, Andrew, d'you know where Serena might be?" "She usually waits for Darien in the park, or so I've heard! Good luck finding her!" "Gee, thanks." Andrew smiled. "I think they meet at the gate then go wherever they're going to study." "All right, arigato!" "Sure thing!" "Andrew!" a voice called. "Coming, Rita!" he shouted, running out of the arcade. "Hey, Andrew, don't you have to work today?" Lizzie called. "No, the new guy . . . Jed, he's covering for me!" he shouted as he got into Rita's car. "Okay!" Lizzie shook her head. "Sometimes, my brother is a real fruitcake." Lita laughed. Luna sighed as she turned off the monitor in the command center where she had been monitoring Lita for the last several hours. Amy and Serena arrived at Hikawa shrine without mishap. They soon sighted Raye staring at some visitor eating food and tossing trash on the shrine grounds. "Uh-oh," Serena whispered to Amy. "I can sense Officer Raye about to descend on that guy." "Serena!" "Well, I can." Amy and Serena ran up to Raye, who ran up to the guy before seeing her two friends. "What do you think you're doing, littering on the sacred grounds of this shrine?!" Fiore turned around no longer in his human disguise, a half-open candy bar in his hand. "Hmm . . . your energy will suffice." "What?!" Raye demanded. Fiore tossed the candy bar onto the ground and grabbed Raye by the arms, starting to drain her of energy. "Uh-oh, enemy!" Serena yelled to Amy. The two of them disappeared into one of the empty shrine buildings . . . An instant later, two silhouettes appeared on the rooftops. "We are the Bishoujo Sailor Senshi!" "Sailor Moon!" "Sailor Mercury!" "And in the name of the moon-" "In the name of Mercury-" "-we will punish you!" "More energy!" Fiore cried, letting go of Raye and rising into the air. "I've heard so much about you, Sailor Senshi!" "Shabon Spray!" Fiore send out a crackle of dark energy, zapping Mercury and tossing her into the trunk of a tree. The mist dissipated. He turned to Moon. "Ready to play, Sailor Moon?" "Why is it always the Shrine?" Raye moaned. She ran into one of the shrine's buildings and an instant later, Sailor Mars appeared on the scene. "I am the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Mars! And in the name of Mars, get out of this Shrine! There've been enough repairs to this place already!" Fiore sneered. "Oh, right. I heard about that. Be assured, I'm much more powerful than the last foes you've faced." "Great," Moon muttered. "Just what we need." Mercury slowly got to her feet. "I'm tired of getting tossed around! Can't you villains think of anything new to do?" "Oh, I'm sure that I can oblige you!" Fiore sent out another couple blasts of dark energy, surrounding the three Senshi with a dark forcefield that closed in on them . . . Then his flower shot out, with long vines, shocking them and tying them together at the same time. Sailor Moon only had time to call into her wrist communicator, "Luna . . . at shrine . . . HELP!" before it was all over. Luna stared at her communicator where the call had just come through. "Damn! Sailor Moon! Come in, Sailor Moon! Mars? Mercury? Come on, someone answer me! Dammit, dammit, dammit!" In a flash of light, she had transformed into her human self and had continued racing down the street. Darien fell over, blacking out. A mysterious figure in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat appeared next to him. He vanished. The three Sailor Senshi hung upside down from a tree branch, trussed up like pigs (I am not a pig!-Serena) (Says who?-Raye) (Both of you, calm down!-Amy ^^;) with long thorn-studded vines. Fiore had gone off looking for that "dark-haired brat who escaped me." Mars had stuck her tongue out at him for that, and the Senshi had had their bindings summarily tightened because of that, with a promise to return "very very soon to care of you." "I *hate* hanging upside down! I'm starting to feel light- headed!" Sailor Moon exclaimed. "I could say something . . . but I won't," Raye responded. (Hey, I didn't say you were an airhead, *then* did I, Serena?-Raye) (No, but you said it later!-Serena) (Girls, girls!-Amy) Sailor Mercury wisely ignored the conversation and worked at the section of vines around her hands. Unfortunately, the more she struggled, the tighter the vines grew until she was forced to give up. "It's no use. These vines aren't coming loose." After an instant of glum silence: "Explain one thing to me, Odango-for-brains." "And what's that, Raye?" Sailor Moon asked, ignoring an insult for once. "How do you get us into these things?!" "ME! As I recall *you* were the one who went up to that guy and-" "Enough! Can we just try to think up a way out of this mess?" Mercury pleaded. The other two fell silent. Then Moon and Mars both spoke up. "Amy, I-" "I didn't mean-" "Gomen nasai!" they both cried out at the same time. Sailor Mercury smiled. "Well, I see you've got the synchronized speech down pat. Now, let's just focus on a little more teamwork, shall we?" "What can we do, Amy-chan?" Serena asked. "You're the genius." "Well, try swinging back and forth." "What'll that do?" "Maybe we'll break the vine wrapped around the branch." "And then we'll fall to the ground. Isn't that a little painful, Amy?" Mars asked, without malice. "Gomen. It's the best we can do." "All right." Sailor Moon sighed. "We'll if we're going to try this, we might as well actually *do* something, rather than talk about it." "Right!" the other two agreed. "On three," Mercury directed. "One, two, THREE!" They began swinging themselves. "Uh, Amy?" "Yes, Serena?" "I feel sick." "Keep swinging, Serena! We could be dead soon if we don't get free!" "Right!" Serena gulped. "I hope this works." After five minutes, with no sign of strain on the vine, the girls were forced to stop. "I wish someone would come to rescue us!" Sailor Moon announced. "Whining isn't going to do any good." "Oh no? Where's your grandpa, anyway, Raye?" "He went grocery shopping." "Your grandpa shops?" "Well, someone has to!" "I just thought-" "Hey, you two, this is not the time for small talk!" "Right." "Hey, Amy?" "Yes, Serena?" "What now?" Lita was walking towards the park after getting directions from Lizzie. Luna sighted her and ran up to her, huffing and puffing. "Lita!" Luna cried, pausing for breath. "*There's no time for tact, *you* are the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Jupiter!" "Uh-huh." Lita looked at the strange woman who had stopped her. "And *you* are the crazy loony woman wandering around in yellow. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go meet someone." "She won't be there, Lita," Luna said solemnly. "What do you mean?" Lita snapped, her patience fraying and worry for Serena rising up in her. "Why won't she be there?" "I mean, Serena will not be meeting you today. She's gone." "Gone?" "Hai." "What did you do to her?!" "I did nothing. Now, listen to me. You know that weird bully that you fought this morning?" "Yeah." "Did anything strike you as odd about him?" "Other than the fact that he was inhumanly fast and seemed to be able to sense my every move? Oh, and that he vanished into thin air?" "Hai." "Well . . . He didn't seem built right to be a bully. I mean, a guy like that, he looked more like someone who would *submit* to a bully rather than *be* one. There was something strange about him . . . as though he wasn't human." "He's not." Luna looked straight at her. "Then what is he?" Lita demanded, her green eyes flashing. "What did I face yesterday?" "The enemy." "Help us!" Mars, Mercury, and Moon yelled, their last course of action. Tuxedo Kamen shook his head from where he crouched in another tree. Fiore appeared, obviously angry. "You three, shut up! I should've drained you dry earlier. I guess I'll have to make up for that lapse in judgment." "No, you won't!" a voice shouted, and Luna stood atop the shrine, mirroring Sailor Moon's pose. "I won't let you!" "Now I *know* we're doomed!" Sailor Moon groaned. "When Luna shows up to save the day is when all hope is lost!" All alone, Lita stared at the green henshin wand that Luna had given her, unable to forget the strange woman's last words. 'Io would have wanted it this way, Lita. Whether you knew it or not, she was training you, she had always been training you, to take up your birthright and your duty. There's no easy way to say this . . . You are the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Jupiter. It is up to you to protect the Moon Princess and this world, and right now, your fellow Senshi as well! Moon, Mercury, and Mars need your help!' 'What? But I don't even know them!' 'You know two of them, at least. Serena and Amy. Are you just going to let them die? You have to save them, Lita! You have to!' 'H-How?' 'Take this henshin wand. The words are "Jupiter Power, Make-Up!" Do what you know is right. Please. PLEASE.' 'I don't have it in me . . .' 'If you can't do it for them, or for yourself, do it for Io! She loved you, Lita. I know she did. She saved your life, after all. That woman . . . you remember her, that was Io. You know - knew that.' 'I knew. I knew it was Io. Her eyes. It was her eyes that gave it away . . .' 'They're at Hikawa Shrine . . . you'll be able to sense them. Lita, please!' Then Luna had run off, to do her duty the only way she could. Lita stared at the wand glittering in her hand. Then she clasped it tightly to her, the sign of Jupiter blazing green on her brow and she raised it high into the air. "Jupiter Power, MAKE-UP!!!" The henshin wand almost seemed to explode in a crackling ball of lightning. The lightning ball unravelled like thread and strands of it and green leaves that sparkled with glittery dust streamed down her arm. Electricity gathered about her hair and body, flashing brightly. Her green eyes seemed to blaze as the lightning and leaves wrapped themselves like vines around her and in an instant, green shoes, gloves, fuku, and tiara appeared. The Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Jupiter had arrived with a bang. "Surely you must be kidding," Fiore said, staring at Luna. "Shut up . . . you green-haired goon!" Fiore turned to look at the three Senshi. "*This* is the best you can throw at me?" They shrugged as best they could. He turned back to Luna. "Look, lady, you don't want to mess with me." "No, but I do!" a new voice called out. "Who the-?!" Fiore groaned. "Not another one!" Lita leapt down from a tree. "I am the Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Jupiter! And in the name of Jupiter-" Her eyes flashed and she smiled dangerously. "-I am going to kick your butt!" "Yay, Jupiter!" the three Senshi cheered. "Somebody get us out of this!" Moon yelled. The red rose shot through the air, landing embedded in the ground. Immediately, the vines keeping the three Senshi tied up snapped, and they were free. Unfortunately . . . that also meant they were free to fall . . . "OWIE!" Moon cried when she landed. The other two let out similar exclamations of pain. "Gomen nasai!" the voice from the treetops said, suavely. "I would have done anything to keep three such beautiful ladies from harm." "Y-You!" Moon cried. "Tuxedo Kamen!" "I did say that we would meet again, did I not, Bishoujo Tenshi?" "Senshi," she murmured, looking at him dreamily. "I know." He smiled at her, tipping his hat. "But you deserve the *other* title." With a flap of his cape and a flash of his mask, he was gone. Sailor Moon blushed. "Uh, Sailor Moon, can we, maybe, fight the bad guy?" Mars asked. "Sure," Moon said, waving a hand and the other two. "You go ahead." Mars put a hand to her head. "I don't believe her!" "It's all right!" Jupiter called. "I've got things under control!" "Do you now?" Fiore asked, acidly. "Yup. SUPREME THUNDER!" A lightning bolt shot down, nearly hitting Fiore. "Thunder? Your aim is off, Jupiter!" "I'll make sure to improve it, next time!" Fiore growled, then gathered a great amount of dark energy between his hands, throwing it at Jupiter, who dove out of the way. "Fire SOUL!!!" A wave of flame washed across Fiore's back and he stumbled out of the flames. "Moon TIARA ACTION!!!" The tiara came out of another direction, nearly slicing through Fiore as tried to avoid the flames. "Shabon Spray!" The bubbles hit him full on, blinding him. Then, simultaneously: "Supreme Thunder!" "Fire Soul!" "Shabon Spray!" "Moon Tiara Action!" "Bye, girls!" Fiore called, vanishing. His disembodied voice lingered after him. "I'll be back . . ." "Yeah, and we'll still beat you!" Jupiter shouted. "Good job, girls!" Luna cried, relieved. Later that evening . . . The four Senshi had gotten everything straightened out and had made introductions all around. Lita had discovered Luna's dual life and had been told of her relationship with Io. Then, a little hesitantly, Lita had asked if Luna would stay over at her house for the night because, "It's lonely without a cat around." Luna had agreed. "Luna," Lita murmured from where she lay in her bed. "Yes, Lita?" Luna asked from where she was stretched out on the windowsill. "Would you sing me a lullaby? The one I always used to sing to Io. It was her favorite." "Of course, Lita. How does it go?" Lita hummed a tune. "Ah, yes, I know it." Luna looked at Lita with tears shining in her eyes. "It's a very old song. We both loved it dearly." "Sing, Luna." "Fushigi anata to iru to naze Toki ga yasashiku nagareru Hitoke nai umi ni yoru ga orite kite saisho no hoshi Kore wa tsuki kara todoku magic Koe ni shinakute mo wakaru no Watashi-tachi onaji koto o omotte iru hazu . . ." Luna paused. Lita was asleep. "Good night, Lita. Welcome home." Then she continued singing, as Lita turned and smiled in her sleep. Out among the sparkling constellations of stars, a face seemed to hover, smiling down on the two. Two green eyes sparkled like stars. The man sighed heavily, pulling out a wallet with a picture of a laughing red-haired girl in it. He put the wallet away, then began flipping through a medical journal entitled "Dreams and Their Meanings." After an instant, he put it away and pulled out a sketchpad. He opened it to the right page and pulled out a pen, drawing lines connecting dots and marked with archaic looking symbols. Before the subway train slid to a stop at the station, he scribbled something in the corner and then put the booklet away. The words were: Starfield, four connect to one, one connects to one, one connects to eight, until all are connected and the mystery resolved. More Author's Notes: *Heh-heh-heh-heh!* Evil laughter. To all STAR members, no, I have *not* been possessed. I didn't *mean* to do this to our fav. couple, but this puts a few knots into that good ol' string of destiny, ne? The first Four eps. of this series have been less than satisfactory to me. I wanted things to pick up a bit, and I did warn you that this wasn't going to be a *light* 'fic for very long. 'Sides, things were going too well with Serena & Darien. What's a developing relationship without a few snarls? I did have a *bit* of this new development planned, but it wasn't supposed to happen like this! That's okay though. This makes the upcoming stuff even better. Episode Six is when things *really* start to get interesting. I'll have it out for next week, but after that I'm taking a break and will try to work on some of my other 'fics for a while. Namely, my other new *alternate* series, (Oooh, that's gonna be fun! Psychedelic colors . . . er . . . that's later.) my two co-written ones, one of which is the sequel to "Past Loves," the prequel to "Past Loves" (Gomen, Andi! I *know* it's been forever.), a 'fic for my Onee's (belated) birthday (It's getting there. It's getting there.), and my "Pic of a 1000 words" one for the STAR contest. (That one's *really* different from what I usually write. I'm returning to the past, but what a different one it is.) Well, that about wraps *this* episode up. Six on are going to be *much* more fun to write than the first five! Namely because my "mystery men" (If you don't know who they are by now, then you *didn't* read "Past Loves"!) get into action. *Sigh* Real battles and stuff! Yay! Meow. (Ooops, my RPG personality is taking over! Diana-chan, wait 'til *after* I finish writing this!) Ja! O, thou co-writers of mine, write me, I'm lonely! Oh, why Io you ask? I always imagine Lita with a cat or two about. Her apartment is perfect for it. One should be sunning itself by the windows. Usa Serena/Tsukino Usagi Luna/Luna Mamo Darien/Chiba Mamoru Anderson-Mizuno Amy/Mizuno Ami Hino Raye/Hino Rei Kino Lita/Kino Makoto Motto Andrew/Furuhata Motoki Motto "Lizzie" Elizabeth/Furuhata Unazuki A(i)lan Galaxy/Ail Ginga Ann Galaxy/Ann Ginga Fiore Et/Fiore Jed The *three* mysterious men Haruna Patricia/Sakurada Haruna Baker Molly/Osaka Naru Baker Mahlylee/Osaka Naruru (She was Naru's little sister in the manga. I was going to go with Mollelee, but that sounds idiotic, so I changed it to Mahlylee.) Arigato=Thank you Bishoujo=Pretty Fuku=Uniform Gomen=I'm sorry Gomen nasai=I'm really sorry Hai=Yes Henshin=Transform Imouto-Little sister Juku=Cram school Odango Atama=Dumpling head Odango=Dumpling Oniichan=Big brother Sayonara=Good-bye Sempai=Upperclassman (Lita's schoolmate/boyfriend in this case.) Sensei=teacher Senshi=Soldier(s) Shabon=Bubbles Sugoi=Awesome Tenshi=Angel