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49 Chapter 4. Tom and Cooan arrive.

After a short drive, Tom and Cooan arrived in the city. To the surprise of the girl her boyfriend took another address that was unknown to her.

-But Tommy. Where are you going? This is not going to Roy's apartment ...

-It's a surprise. - The boy just replied smiling as if that were planned.-

Though he was worried inside. He hoped that the boy had succeeded in the signs that had given him in his story so far and, to his utter astonishment, he turned out to be correct again. They came to a large villa and called, to their surprise, Roy opened them. He was also very surprised.

-Tommy, Connie. But how did you find our new address? I was going to call you at the apartment to tell you that we had moved.

-Someone gave it to us. - His friend replied without wanting to explain further. - I do not know who it was, but they knew where you were.

-It will be a matter of the government. - Roy said without giving more importance to that. - Come on, pass in - he invited them with a broad smile - we have company.

Cooan looked at her boyfriend in astonishment. But when he told her that some federal agents had talked to their friends, it made sense.

-You could have told me before. - The girl reproached him as they passed. -

-I did not want to worry about our camping, sorry Connie. - He apologized. - Besides, it has been amazing. It is not like this?

His girlfriend looked at him quizzically but finally smiled. Surely the poor man would have done it with the best of intentions. She gave it no more importance and, along with Tom, went to greet the rest. Almost as same time as them, Nephrite had finally arrived with a young attractive blond woman, but the warriors with Mamoru were still missing. Luna and Artemis had stayed at home, as always, pending any possible emergency that might arise. Although, as explained by the newcomers, after the greetings, things were now very quiet. Neither Petz nor Sapphire had yet arrived. A long table was arranged quickly, and they all began to eat. As usual, all kinds of jokes were spent, only Tom remained silent, staring at his friends. Leval's words still echoed in her head. The others, unaware of it, had fun as children.

-Hey Diamond! Said Nephrite. - Do not eat it all, leave me some pie, man.

-Nothing! - He laughed to sentence. - Here as in the Corner of the Soul and Time, you run or do not eat.

His mate accepted the challenge, and they both struggled for possession of the last pie on their side of the table. Of course both Emerald and Amanda, Nephrite's couple, caught their attention by criticizing their childish behavior. Though it seemed to spur them even more amid the laughter of the rest. At last they broke the pie in half like good comrades.

-Boys, - Roy smiled, not disguising his amusement. - It will be the last time I invite you to eat everyone together, you are more voracious than our master Son Goku.

-Do not you think you exaggerate a little? - Ail asked sarcastically. -

-I do not think so. - His amusing interlocutor answered while holding the hands of Diamond and Nephrite who were already going to steal a croquette to him. –

Then the doorbell rang, the smiling host stood up and told everyone with an evident sense of humor.

-Hey, I want to keep seeing food on the table when I get back, and on my plate too! Do you understand you suckers? - Everyone nodded carelessly as they chewed. - I see the attention you pay to me, - he sighed, raising his friends’ laughter as he headed for the door. -

As soon as he opened he found Sapphire and Petz, who greeted him effusively.

-Surprise, we're here! - the boy exclaimed with a surprising enthusiasm in him, giving his hand and then a hug to Roy. - What's up buddy?

-Hello Sapphire, how about you Petz? - His host greeted, too effusively. -

-Hi Roy, - she said warmly. - Glad to see you again, are they all here? - The girl was interested trying to listen on her boyfriend's shoulder. -

-Of course, and getting their bellies full at our expense! - He said, looking at them amused. -

-Hey, wait, I want to eat too! - The boy warned coming out shooting towards the table .-

-Sapphire! Is it possible? - She exclaimed, laughing with Roy. -

They all got together at the table making room for the two newcomers. There was a cross-question between them to see how each went.

-I'll introduce you to Amanda Thompson. - Nephrite said, referring to that beautiful woman with a half blond mane and blue eyes. She is a journalist, working on a prestigious London newspaper.

-I'm glad to meet you, - she greeted politely. -

- I hope you do not write an article about the gluttony of the whole group! – Sapphire smiled. -

-Don´t care about that -the girl said with more excitement. - You have other qualities much more interesting!

-And, changing gears. - Roy recalled. - Where are the warriors? When will Usagi and the others come?

-I think they had some business to settle. But they will come for the party, do not worry.  -Sapphire reassured him. -

-Yes, and since you made us come here in order to see you play, I hope you will offer a good performance. – Diamond added. -

The prince was wielding a large hamburger bun where he deposited an appreciable piece of meat with lettuce and tomato.

-That's easy, - Roy said, euphorically. - You will see what it is really play basketball!

-It will not be as fun as our trainings. -Sapphire commented.

-Well, even so, I really want to see him in action. - Nephrite stated. -

-I assure you it will be worth it, -A lively Roy said.-

Meanwhile in the area of ​​the girls, the conversations were more serious.

-Have you heard from Kalie? - Cooan asked Petz. -

-No, of course she has not returned to our house in Tokyo, I think she must still be here in the United States.

-Well, we do not know about her either. I wonder what she's doing. - Beruche interjected.-

The young woman could not avoid her nostalgic concern after informing them of the talk with the federal agents.

-I'm sure she and her son are happy. - Tom said, joining their conversation as he had barely intervened in the boys' jokes. -

-What do you mean, by her son? – A surprised Cooan asked. -

-She was pregnant. Wasn´t she ? , I suppose she already had the child born. - He answered in all logic, although of course that was what he wanted to make his interlocutors think. -

-It could be a girl, -Beruche answered, wanting to know in her turn. - Why are you so sure that he is a child?

-I mean it to generalize, - the boy replied defensively. - With her child, her baby, her daughter, whatever you want!

-Whatever it is, I hope we can see her again soon. - Cooan stated to settle the matter.-

Although the girl looked at her partner somewhat surprised, it was not normal for Tom to react  in that way for such a trivial hue.

-Come on girls, do not get depressed now! She'll be fine! - Ann encouraged them just as her son began to cry. - Are you hungry, my love? - She asked softly, rising to take him in her arms. - Poor thing, it's your time. I'm going to give it a little breast. - He said to the others. -

-Come to my room, - Bertie suggested. - You'll calm him down there, with all these thugs loose around here, the poor kid will be nervous!

Annie accepted willingly. It was notorious that her friend was right. On the other side of the table, the boys were churning and laughing non-stop.

-What if after dinner we play a game? - Diamond proposed finishing his plate.- As we did when we trained.

-Good idea, you losers! – Roy accepted. - So I'll teach you to play street style. And you will see what I am capable of.

-It's a good idea, I'm getting ready! -Sapphire agreed, being infected by this enthusiasm. - We're going to have a good time.

Everyone accepted except Tom who did not have much desire. Ail tried to convince him.

-Come on man! You play too, so that we can be three per team.

-I do not feel like much after eating. - He excused himself. -

-Come on, dude! - Nephrite insisted. Do not be a spoiler!

-Well, okay, fine. Tom agreed reluctantly not to start drawing attention to his apathy. - But I warn that with the gut full I do not think to run. Who do I go with?

-With me and Nephrite. - Against Sapphire, Diamond and Ail. - Roy laughed. - We're going to beat them up! Ha, ha, ha.

-Okay, okay. - Diamond said tersely. - Let's bet if you are ready! Losing team pays dinner tonight.

Everyone was satisfied with that. The girls for their part and at the proposal of Emerald decided to leave and visit shops. When they went out Sapphire proposed to them.

-Why do not you stay up and cheer us up?

-Come on! - Beruche laughed - What a boredom!

-Besides, why should we stay? - Cooan added with apparent indifference adding with sarcasm. - To see a group of handsome, muscular, sweaty shirtless guys sticking up for a ball?

-Cooan, shut up or I'm staying! – Emerald replied causing the laughter of everyone. - Do not laugh,- she begged. - But it has its charm.

-The truth is you're right. - Ann conceded, pushing the sleeping baby carriage around, urging her friends who were still laughing. - Come on girls, let's go before we change our minds!

-That's not it, boys. - Petz said. - What happens is that if we stay and you fail a lot we will laugh at you and we will lower your morale.

 Then an amused Sapphire circled her with an arm, retorted…

-Well, honey, it's all right, then you raise it up again.-  They all stared at each other with speckled eyes and howling. - I mean morale, you bad thinkers! - He tried to clarify but it was useless, the only thing that managed was to increase the laughter that put Petz red. -

-Let's go now. - Bertie urged them, still with a smile on her lips after that last comment. - I called a couple of taxis and they will not be long to them to arrive.

So the vehicles actually arrived in a few minutes, the girls approached them giving instructions on their destination. In the first one Beruche, Cooan and Amanda went up, the last one who had not talked much in all the food, she said now.

-I hope to find something Nephrite likes.

-Don´t worry, in the "Big Apple" there is everything. I'm sure I can find Tom something original. To see if that cheer him up a little, he has been very quiet since we arrived. – Cooan added almost more to herself. -

-I want to find a good sweater for Roy and maybe some shirts. - Beruche declared resolutely. - With all of this about basketball he does not care about his wardrobe lately.

-Then take him naked, woman, he would please your eyesight! - Amanda laughed, seconded by the girls. -

-Tom does not worry about putting on new clothes either, I'd say that in the last few days we've done the opposite, ha, ha. We've taken it off! - Cooan said, covering her mouth with her hand. -

- Well, everything is for the image. - Bertie sighed, who now wanted to move on to some more serious topic and asked the girls. - What do you think about that global agreement about us?

- If you want me to tell you the truth. Hardly have I heard anything. - Her sister replied, adding now with more concern. - But Tom's been weird lately, I do not know. It seems to me that something worries him.

- I cannot tell you much either. - Amanda agreed as she added. - As you know we live in London and there, an organization that said not to work for the government, proposed the same thing to us. Well, they asked Nephrite. I think he agreed. He told me that they seemed to trust him.

- And you have no idea who they are? - Bertie asked with bewilderment, because if they said not to be the government that was even stranger. -

- I just saw one of them. He was such a Captain Jack, I do not know what else. I did not keep his last name. He was wearing a long military coat. - The British could reply in bewilderment. - It almost looked like a museum garment, like World War II.

-I hope they let us live undisturbed. - Cooan sighed, clinching. - It's the only thing we really want.

Her interlocutors agreed. In the other taxi, after folding the stroller and putting it in the trunk, Esmeralda told Petz and Ann, that was carrying the child in her lap, as she was on the catwalk. One of her collections had been sold there, in New York.

-Maybe, if we're lucky we can see her in some shopfront. - The model told her visibly excited by the idea. -

-I'd love to see it. - Ann sighed. - Tell us if you see it, eh? - Her friend nodded, of course she would. –

- And how has it been to become such an important designer in such a short time? – Petz asked interested. -

-Well,-Her companion modestly replied.- To tell you the truth, the moment I returned to Diamante, after the celebration, when Usagi- chan gave me powers to become a Justiciera, and I did not mean it. But later, I could have several encounters with Setsuna. Well, the Pluto Warrior. She loves fashion and also told me that she would be very excited to be a designer. The fact is that She knew people in Japan and there she was able to make contacts. Then in Europe, Michiru, who is a fairly reputed artist, introduced me to some people. They even accompanied me, Setsuna and Haruka and her. The fact is that they were very kind to me. - She said smiling. -

- Yes. From what I have heard. Your boss, Mrs. Deveraux, is the best designer in the world.- Petz said. -

- It is. I was very lucky that they spoke well of me and  Madame Deveraux accepted me as a disciple and model of yours. - Esmeralda admitted that she unveiled them. - So grateful I am that, instead of the surname Green of my Nemesis family, I have taken hers. And you, Petz, how are you and Sapphire doing?

Her interlocutor listened to the question and said cheerfully.

- We are very happy. The store works very well. When we returned to Tokyo we reopened it. He helped me to clean and to sort everything out. The customers came back quickly and we had to hire a couple of sales clerks to help us. Even Usagi and the rest of the girls have passed by from time to time. Although, I always give them creams. I do not want to charge them anything

She smiled amusedly remembering the face of commitment of her warrior friends, who, although at first they accepted enchanted, then they said to have bad conscience since all those creams were very expensive.

-Or I thing I know them well, I'm sure Ami will be entering a charge of conscience. - Esmeralda said with a tone of amusement. - And Makoto. Although I suppose Rei will be somehow embarrassed but she will take them and Minako and Usagi will be simply delighted.

-Well, you are not mistaken at all.- Petz laughed.-

-Sometimes they have these things, as if they were babies. But they are fabulous girls. – Annie declared, embracing her child to the assent of their friends, more to add .- I remember even when I arrived as I could to the Earth and Rei hosted me in her house. She took care of me and my baby. Both she and the others. And all this despite the horrible things I did to them and other people when I first came to this world.

-Yes, here we can understand you very well. - Esmeralda agreed .- Thanks to them we have all had a second chance. For me I would give them away dresses of all my collections for the rest of my life and still could not pay even a tiny part of my debt to them.

-You're absolutely right. - Petz nodded. - They deserve it everything and all. They are wonderful.

So they continued to talk a little more. When they reached the agreed point, they got out. They paid the  taxi´s fee and had a look to the main stores. They then took a walk in the park. The boys played for a couple of hours. None did it wrong, but Roy marked the differences. In the end the team of the professional won only by four points, since Tom didn´t play too seriously. His head was elsewhere.

-Are you all right, Kansas peasant? - Roy smiled, asserting. - Good thing I'm a basketball genius. If I weren´t I had seen myself paying the dinner for the little prince.

-I am sorry. I already warned you. I weigh the gut after eating. - His interlocutor could pretext-

-Good. Nothing happens. By the way. You got to tell me what about Portland. Hey?

-Yes, of course, - his friend said now in a better mood. -

-Good. Now we're going to swim a little, boys. Are you up to? - Roy  propose to the rest.-

-Let´s go.- Diamond agreed. -

So the others imitated both of them. Even Tom had to get into the water a little and suffer stoically some water attack from his friends. After a while of cooling themselves by bathing in the pool they decided to wait for the girls. Roy proposed to put them some of the somewhat obscene films that hid from Bertie.

-What do you think about this? - He said with a laugh telling them. – “The Slut of the Galaxies”.

Everyone nodded with interest, that was a new experience for most. Roy did not ask and beg the movie. Ail, above all, looked astonished.

-And those things really like them. - He pointed to the screen in disbelief. - What are they doing? Why do she put that in her mouth?

-I assure you that is really nice. - Diamond said without hiding an expression of rejoicing. - At least Emerald  is a great performer. - He smiled wickedly. -

-Fuc... with the little prince! - Roy  exclaimed in amazement - and the boy looked silly to me!

-Well, Petz is an artist even if you do not think so. And you guys.- Sapphire stated, looking at Roy and Tom. -

-If you knew what Cooan and I had done in a sleeping bag, - he said, more animated now, causing more laughter. -

-All I'm saying is that Bertie is not as  cold as she looks. - When she melts she is real lava! - Roy assured ...

-Yes, of course, that's why you're hiding these movies from her. - Nephrite mocked with the chorus of laughter from the others. -

 Roy admitted the joke with an smile, but  he had no opportunity to counterattack. The door opened and the girls appeared, loaded with bags and packages, surprising them in full projection.

-Well, go! -  Emerald said with some sarcastic tone. - You're taking the time to document you, huh? And then she grabbed her boyfriend by the arm. -

-Honey, it's not what you think, heh, heh, - The prince said with a smirk of circumstance. -

-Diamond, my love, - she whispered in a honeyed voice. - It's time to go to the hotel, there, you'll tell me what you've learned.

Then they heard generalized a uuuhh!. The two turned red and said goodbye leaving and confirming the appointment for the game in the following day.

-A machine, that what this Emerald seems to be! - Nephrite laughed and added with a sneer. - I pity Diamond. Good thing he's in good shape!

-Dear, I hope you are too. – Amanda stated frozen his smile from ear to ear. – Because I am not less than her.

-Well, Sapphire, we must go, and you will be no less than your brother. Will you? - Petz asked her boyfriend, looking provocative. -

-I'll do what I can. - He smiled, looking at the others who barely laughed. - Although I'm a little tired of the game, maybe with a bean.

-Do not cheat, man! - Roy said, bursting with laughter. - You must suffer heroically, like the real warriors!

-No way! - Petz smiled, adding sweetly and menacingly. – There won´t be suffering at all, this boy is going to find out what is training for real today.

So they both grabbed at the waist. Amanda and Nephrite also left, as did Ann and Ail with their little one. They went to the flat in the city of Roy. The alien told his wife that he wanted to try certain things he had seen in the video. Only  Bertie´s sister and her boyfriend stayed to sleep, both couples had not seen each other for a long time, and then Tom and Cooan had to move west. They wanted to talk about many things and they did, except for the one that tormented, Tom. But the boy told himself that it was not yet the time and knew how to endure his anxiety. At the end of the evening they went to bed early, quite early, for what was normal. At least there was something he could get distracted with Connie. At last, it was Roy and Beruche's turn. But this time, she went to a separate bed, despite the boy's pleading knees and whines. The girl, with impassive eyes, crossed her arms and declared in an icy tone.

-It cannot be Roy, you have to get up early tomorrow and you must be rested. It is said that athletes do not do those things when they are concentrated.

-But Bertie, honey! - He begged. - I do not get tired of doing that, I'm a super saiyajin! - Beruche shook her head. - This is not fair! - He complained in a plaintive tone to denounce. - All my friends will be having a great time with their girlfriends and I have to go to sleep alone.

-You already had a good time with the movie, - she replied in a malicious voice, to reproach him with feigned indignation. - So you had those sluts out there without me finding out, huh?

-I can explain, if only was in order to learn new things. Come on, I'll explain it to you in bed! - He insisted. -

Bertie still maintained a pretended ice severity, though she had to work hard not to laugh. In spite of that she controlled herself and said in an inexorable voice.

-I said no and no. See you tomorrow Roy, that you rest a lot, and dream only to put baskets, that is what you will need.

He, defeated, left with his head down. When she had gone away and gone into her room, she laughed.

-I believe I've been so hard on him! Poor thing! Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Then her sister appeared, Beruche believed her asleep but that was not exactly what she and Tom had been doing.

-You do not think you've been too hard on him. - Cooan laughed that she could not help but hear the final part of the conversation. - How agitated he was! LOL!

-Do not worry. She assured her sister nonchalantly. – After some minutes I'll enter his room with a little outfit that I bought, I'm sure I'll surprise him. And what about you and Tom? -She asked mischievously. - Were not you…?

Cooan nodded but no longer laughed. A few seconds passed before she admitted.

-He feels a little disheartened tonight for what is usual in him, he has asked me to take a walk in the garden, I notice him worried.

-Well, you'll have things to think about, Roy did the same thing when he was going to do the tests for the team, -her sister answered without giving more importance, adding with visible good humor. - You demand the poor man too much anyway. Keep in mind that after playing that game he will be tired.

-It's true!- Cooan laughed, and did not give in without adding. - Well, I've given him more than enough time to rest. When we finish walking, we will return to the charge.

Tom himself went over to them, and Cooan wished her sister good night.

-See you tomorrow, and do not be very bad. – Beruche laughed. -

-Don´t worry, - her interlocutor promised, watching her amused. - We'll be worse.

So Cooan walked away with her boyfriend, the girl took her sweater as it cooled off. Beruche, after a while, put on her evening dress and entered slowly into the room where she had "punished" his poor boyfriend, calling him in sweet whispers.

-Roy, honey, it's me.-

Bertie approached slowly discovering that he was already asleep and in his face saw a calm and confident expression. It was clear he was dreaming of his future basketball game. The truth is that he had a face illuminated by an almost childlike joy. She smiled tenderly, whispering softly into his ear.

- Sleep well my love, tomorrow is your big day. And there I will be with you to encourage you. So she stroked his hair, giving her a maternal kiss on the forehead. Then she quietly left the room. -

Tom was thoughtful as they walked. He chatted little with his girlfriend who came to look at him somewhat worried. She could not ask him if something was wrong. His partner finally cheered up. He had been meditating. This terrible future could most certainly be changed. This time, with the boy's warning everything would be different and they would overcome and live, he managed to relax and his mood improved. He began to tell the girl some incidents of the game they had played and according to what comments of the film. Cooan laughed a lot and forgot that concern. At last they returned to the house. They entered the room. The boy put her in his arms and said cheerfully.

-Oh, well, I was tired of sleeping in a sleeping bag! Now I'm back in shape and you'll see what's good!

The girl laughed, glad to see him more than willing to prove it, and closed the door behind them before being thrown to the soft mattress ...

The boy had been watching from a safe distance. He saw the lights in the house and waited for all of them to go out. He sighed in that atmosphere of peace and happiness. It seemed something unreal to him, so different from the nightmare world in which he had had to grow. And there they were all. Those legendary fighters who saved the world. Unfortunately the invading troops of Gralas were too much for them. But this time he would make sure that was not so. He still remembered some things he talked about with Mazoui and Tom in his time. They both warned him of the risks involved in such a trip. Perhaps he could return to his own time or perhaps not, because the flow of events would vary with his arrival. But Leval did not care. His own life was the least if he could avoid that tragic fate. If his father and the others could survive. In a way, he envied them all, and also, somehow, he was angry. Why did they let themselves be killed? Why did his father die before he was born? All he had of him were old recordings and the stories of his mother and aunts. And there was that dream, the one he had before he left, a kind of nightmare in which a kind of shadow that carried a book whispered to him. Leval thought he understood what he was saying.

-Nothing you've ever lived must have ever happened. Young warrior, you must make things flow down to the river from which they should never have left ...

And Leval was determined to do it. He did not know if that dream corresponded to any warning from the Hereafter, or whether it was his own unconscious desires. Either way he had. He could go back and contact his uncle Tom. What he should not allow was for his parents to find out who he was. At least that advised him Mazoui and also his uncle. He realized now that it was a mistake to concentrate so much energy. Surely they would have noticed him, yet he immediately erased all traces of that. Luckily no one had come after him. Surely they would all be watching the game. Leval sighed, he still had to wait another day. For nothing in this world he was going to deprive to his father to enjoy with his debut as professional. His mother always told him that this was the biggest dream he had. And that party, of which he had been able to see the recording at least a hundred times. It would unfortunately be the first and the last unless they could avoid the fate that loomed over the planet. Thinking about this he settled himself as best he could on the top of a treetop in a nearby park and prepared to rest. He would need to be fresh to face the events of the next day as I thought.

-Dad, mom. I will do everything in my power so that you can enjoy your lives and be happy.

Meanwhile in Japan things were quiet. Usagi and Mamoru spent the night together, exploring their relationship from a more mature point of view. In the end they fell asleep, embracing ... but in the middle of the night they woke up like springs, they had cold sweat bathing their bodies and the expressions of their faces were of total horror ...

-You've had the same dream! Is not that so? - He asked, his voice choked with dread. -

- I do not want to talk about it, - the girl was still shocked, tears streaming down her cheeks. - I've never seen anything like that ...

-It was a terrible nightmare. As before. - He could say. -

-No, - the girl distressed corrected, still in a trembling voice. - It's much worse. I've seen horrible things. This goes further than the previous time. Not only this world, countless planets and even temporary space dimensions are in grave danger. Setsuna warned us. And the terrible threat that comes upon us is only the first wave.

Her boyfriend nodded. Usagi told her about Sailor Pluto's visit a couple of days ago when she was with the other girls at the Crown.

-What do we do now? - The boy wanted to know, affirming .- I have seen this strange being again, with that book. He has told me literally that things should not happen like this.

-Of course not. That would not happen! We will stop it anyway! - the girl said with determination.-

-We'll have to tell the others. And our friends too, - he affirmed. -

-Yes ... this time we will act quickly and join them from the very beginning. But, I think there is another person who will have to be the one in charge of informing them this time. – The young woman declared. -

- How much time do we have? - Mamoru wanted to know.-

-I do not know, but I think we will have enough, -his interlocutor replied. -

-Maybe it would be better not to look weird and go to Roy's basketball game. You know how important it is to him. -The boy commented. - I would not like to spoil it. -  Then there will be an opportunity to warn them, after the game.

-I know. And I agree with you. We will go and act with normality. - She said  and adding surprised. - I do not understand. Setsuna had no idea who did it or how the space-time continuum had been traversed.

-There must be someone else out there. With great powers. If it is capable of provoking that - Mamoru declared with concern. - The most important question now is ... friend or foe?

The girl nodded, hugging him. After a few moments they kissed a long time and the boy tried to dedramatize, affirming.

-Well, let's try to sleep. You talk to the girls tomorrow. But it is better that at the moment you do not tell them anything of this dream that we had. It would be nice to enjoy the experience of going to the US and seeing our friends there, do not you think?

-You're right. It will cost me but I will act as usual. On the way back, there will be time to talk about it. - Usagi agreed, now she opened her mouth to yawn.-  I'm very tired, I hope I can sleep.

-It is the best we can do. And do not push yourself. Let your Usagi character out. That is the best medicine for any crisis. See you tomorrow my future queen - the boy smiled .-

-I'll try. So see you tomorrow my king of the thirty century.- The young girl replied.-

And after a few moments the two of them fell asleep, they were exhausted and desirous not to have such a nightmare again. But perhaps it would have been better to have suffered another bad dream than the very terrible reality that awaited them and the rest of the world, if they did not overcome this new and difficult threat.

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 Chapter 4. Bertie's impetuous companion.

Riiiiiinnng. The clock radio sounded relentless, marking 7.30 a.m. Cooan, with one open eye, unwillingly extended her arm to stop the sharp sound. Touching with her hand, she stopped it, she got up from the bed, stretched out her arms and yawned.

-Ouuuahhh! It's time to get up - she said really annoyed. –

-Tell me Cooan,- Bertie asked, also between yawns and clutching the pillow - what time is it?

- 7.30, time to get up, sleepyhead! Replied her sister, rising and stretching her arms. -

- We could sleep a little bit more. - Beruche mused that she could hardly take off her eyelids. -

- Breakfast is eight o'clock. Do you remember?-  Cooan warned. -

-Oh my God, it's true!-  Bertie lamented that until that moment she was not aware of where she really was. When she realized at last she had no choice but to add with acquiescence. - Let's go, we cannot delay before we start - fortunately remembered that she was in a bunk and jumped off the bed. -

Both of them washed and dressed at a great speed, being barely at eight o'clock in the dining room. Breakfast was very American, cornflakes with milk, toast and orange juice, or bacon with eggs and fruit, to choose from. Both decided on the first option, they did not want to get too full. It  took them thirty minutes to eat, afterwards they decided to take a walk to familiarize themselves with the corridors. Browsing the admission lists, They saw that they had been assigned to the second group, by surname, from M to Z. They were loaded with their folders and half a dozen books ready to go to their classroom to start classes. They had been walking for a couple of minutes in the corridors when, in the distance, there were footsteps approaching towards them, accompanied by a masculine voice that exhorted all the students to give way, what they did to the point.

-Excuse me! I'm coming!- I'm in a hurry! Sorry! Opps! Be careful!

The voice belonged to a tall, sturdy figure approaching with great speed. In his garnet sweater the words Golden State Basketball were read in golden letters. He had tried to go the usual way but some idiot had closed the back door of the gym. He had no choice but to take a good detour. He would be late and the man would be angry. If he did not want to be going around the court for an hour, it would be better for him to tighten his pace. He ran warning as always of his presence. Turning around the corner he found himself almost face-first with two girls but no one saw him since they were focused on their thoughts watching the classrooms from the hallway. That guy did not pay much attention either, and with a remarkable speed he passed the two of them trying to avoid them. There was a gust of air to Cooan that made her turn, her back to him. But Beruche took the worst part, was on his way and almost was overwhelmed. Hit in one side, she lost her balance and fell to the floor along with her scattered books being somewhat dazed. The boy stopped, confirming the first impression, he was very tall, strong, with brown hair and green eyes, he had very attractive features. Smiling, he looked at Bertie and declared without looking concerned at all.

- Sorry baby, I would help you but I'm in a hurry. Again you should be more attentive to the corridor.

And then ran out again as if that was not his problem, in a few seconds he got lost at the bottom of the gallery. The pained girl rose, labored, helped by her sister, collected her scattered books, the expression of her eyes was of great anger.

-I could not believe it! She jumped, unable to restrain herself.- Have you seen what a rude, rude guy! -She shrieked with her hands (despite the fact that the boy had disappeared from her sight some time ago) before the astonished faces of the other students passing by and the blush of Cooan . But Beruche did not seem to be worried about that, and even added to anyone in particular, albeit in a lower voice but equally outraged - and still says to be careful I ... Shinchō ni mieru gurosu! - She snapped on her tongue, to continue in English - beast, animal! At least he could have helped me up. If I were the one that I was before ... He would be lucky if I did not freeze him for life.

- Yes, he is a handsome but very impolite boy, although it seems very strong, go blow has given you. - Said her sister whose eyes seemed to make the effect of little hearts while the girl had the hands entwined to the height of the chin. -

-Oh, Cooan!- How can you even say such a thing? It has passed me over! - Her visibly irritated interlocutor denounced. -

-It's true, I'm sorry,- she said, her face flushed, her hand on the back of her neck. - It was a joke. Sorry Bertie ...

- What an idiot! , anyway - Beruche said that she looked at her sister, narrowing her eyes and with a gesture of resignation. - Forget it, and we're going to class or we'll be late the first day.

Her sister nodded, looking at the clock with a quick expression, the two of them headed to where they were going to receive the classes and after searching for a few minutes they arrived at her classroom but found it closed. For a moment they were frightened. What if they had started without them and they could not pass? However, Cooan again consulted her wristwatch, which, to their relief, marked eighty-five. Then a rather handsome, dark-haired boy, dressed in a woodsman-style shirt and jeans, strode toward them.

- It's closed, it's still early. But soon they will open. Oh, excuse me, I have not even introduced myself! - He added to think that the astonished faces of both girls would undoubtedly obey that - my name is Thomas Alan Rodney, but my friends call me Tom.- He held out his hand. -

- Nice to meet you - said one of those long-haired, almost white-haired girl, ending in a braid, relieved. - I am Beruche Malinde, Bertie for friends.-

At least he had manners, thought the girl who still remembered her bad experience a few minutes ago.

-It's a pleasure,- said another of those two beautiful strangers. -

Tom stared at that other girl with long dark hair, with purple tones, and with a graceful style, since two little pikes of hair like a kind of small cones were marked on both sides on her head. They almost looked like a cat's ears! He smiled helplessly, his friend sure would call her Catzi or something like that, if he saw her. But as he studied her more carefully, he noticed that her eyes were a beautiful violet, reminded him too much of someone. The boy sighed, but fortunately his interlocutor did not notice. She was too busy taking the boy's hand as she carefully chose her words in English.

-I am Cooan Malinde, we are sisters. Nice to meet you. How are you?...

- It's a pleasure, forgive me for being so straight but I see that you do not seem familiar with the center yet. I'm wrong? You must be new students. - The boy inquired with insight. -

- Yes, it is true, - admitted Cooan - we are new here, we arrived yesterday from Japan.

-You came from so far away!-  Tom exclaimed with amazement. - Well, you're not look like as the typical Japanese girls.

The two of them exchanged glances until Bertie seemed to understand. She smiled then to answer.

- No, we actually came to live there from somewhere else.

- We are from another country of origin, - intervened her sister quickly - but we moved to Japan from very early age.

- That is remarkable. - He replied sincerely praising them next. - You speak our language very well. -

They both thanked him with smiles although Cooan replied with care.

-Well, there are still things that we are ... What was it like? Resist a little. He finished as he remembered the word. - And if they talk to us quickly, we have trouble understanding.

"I understand, you have a lot of merit, I do not think I was able to speak Japanese even if I studied him a thousand years. I only know some martial arts words. Ayime, kill ... well, those things. He nodded quite clearly and tried harder to speak slowly, which they both thanked. -

"Oh, it's not as difficult as it sounds. "I assure you," said Beruche. -

"Then maybe one day I'll ask you to give me some lessons to learn something." - He could reply with a broad smile. -

-We'll be happy to help you. - said Cooan kindly, more out of deference than anything else. -

 Although that caught the attention of that boy who smiled again. She blushed almost instinctively. He was a handsome guy and he looked nice. Anyway the conversation they had had had to be interrupted. A beadle had come and opened the class. Tom indicated them looking into the classroom.

- Well girls, it's time to get in.

A gray-haired man, not very tall, dressed in a navy blue suit, a yellow tie, and a grim-looking goggle arrived then and entered the classroom and turning to the girls and boys gathered there announced.

- "The students of group two do the favor to enter if they are so kind".

"Come on, you first," Tom told them gallantly.

The girls, without making themselves beg, entered the classroom. There they stood as did the rest of the students who seemed to be expecting something.

"As long as I'm naming you, sit down in a row," said the teacher, drawing a list. She sat down at her table and scrutinized her and began to sing their names. Two students, when they heard their surnames went to sit, the professor continued naming. - Malden Robert. Tom smiled, shaking his head like most other guys. "Malden Robert," the teacher repeated, not noticing a few more high-pitched laughter. - Again like every year! He shrugged and continued to read, not without difficulty. "Malinde Beruche."

At the sound of her name, the girl hurried to sit down, leaving no room for her absent companion, the teacher urged her to move to the next seat. Blushing Bertie shifted apologetically at the master's condescension. He was unperturbed by stripping names from his list.

- Malinde Cooan ...

"It's me," she said to her interlocutor and quickly sat down as she touched him. –

The professor finished listing all of them, twenty-four in all. Tom sat behind Cooan. Before class began, Beruche raised his hand and asked.

- Excuse me, sir. Could I ask you something? She could almost whisper, feeling ashamed to be the first to intervene. -

- We'll see. - The man replied again condescendingly, addressing the rest of the class as well. - For those who do not know me. My name is Henry Palmer, and now. What did you want, Miss? - He wanted to know by looking inquiringly at Beruche. -

"You will see, Mr. Palmer," she said hesitantly. - It is that my sister and I are foreign and new here, we still do not have a good command of the language, could not we sit together? Even if it was just the beginning.

"I'm sorry Miss Malinde," he consulted on his list to sentence. - But here we follow the order strictly. - The professor argued arguing with great discretion, at least according to his opinion. - In addition, the sooner you relate to the native students, the sooner you can improve the language and make friends.

"Yes, sir," Beruche nodded docilely, looking at her empty space, wondering who she could talk to. -

"Do not worry, your companion will be here soon, I've known him from previous years," Palmer assured him, looking at the poor girl, nodded resignedly and disapprovingly at the misfortune she had had in pairing herself. - It will not take long ... more ...

The words of the professor seemed prophetic, because said and done, at that moment there was a sound of knocking of knuckles on the outside and the professor authorized the entrance. The door opened slowly, and through it a face appeared to Bertie unpleasantly familiar, she recognized the boy from before.

- I'm sorry for the delay Mr. Palmer, we had a major talk from the beginning of the season and a pre-selection of players, you know what that is. It always lengthens too much. - He apologized he smiled shyly, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. - These newbies ...

"Of course, you do the same thing every year." The teacher replied reluctantly to ask with sarcasm. - Even if you belong to the college basketball team it is not correct to be late, and less on the first day. It gives a bad example to the new students, Mr. Malden.

- You have all the reason. Excuse me again. - The boy agreed that seemed to say it in a sense. He even clutched his hands to his chest to illustrate how rushed he felt. -

Otherwise, as soon as his interlocutor looked at the rest of the class, he smiled shamelessly and somewhat mischievously, to get a few smiles from his classmates. Although as soon as Palmer returned to him, he immediately erased that expression and nodded.

"Will you be kind enough to honor us for a year with your presence at the proper time?" His disgruntled teacher asked him. -

"I'll try, sir," said the boy casually and wanting to know after looking around the room. - Where can I sit? ...

- In that place. Palmer indicated patiently, pointing to Bertie. -

The boy went to sit in the hole next to it, invited by a new gesture of urgency of the teacher, impatient to begin. She glared at him, and he recognized her with a great surprise, he said in a conciliatory tone.

- Hello again, how's it going? He smiled, but when he saw the look on Beruche's face, the smile on his lips froze, but it was not possible to be discouraged. "I'm Robert Malden, but they all call me Roy, and you, are you?" He waited for a quick answer, as almost always happened to them when it came to girls. –

Instead, the offended girl waited a few seconds, pretending not to pay attention. Then he turned his back and said in a robotic way.

"Malinde Beruche, I'm the girl you ran into in the hallway before. Ah! "She gave a little twist and turned to him with sarcastic denunciation." And ... thank you very much for helping me pick up my books, "he smirked as he rifled with that same tone. "You're a very gallant man, Mr. Malden.

"That's past," Roy said in a conciliatory tone, trying to iron out the affair. - I'm really sorry, let's forget it. Hey? You and I are going to be mates all year long. "He put his hand on the back of his neck and leaned forward with his chair to declare himself unconcerned. - So we better get along, do not you think?

-Now it is OK! Said Palmer, his face congested, and rising from the visibly angry chair. "That's enough Mr. Malden, he's late as usual, he talks like he always does, he leans back in his chair like a sofa and I'm not happy about this, it distracts the new students. Behave yourself! His voice thundered throughout the classroom. -

"Ups! Exclaimed the boy, jumping up into a normal posture and apologizing immediately. "Sorry, sir, I was just trying to make international friendships. You know, helping the new ones integrate.

- I see. You do not have a fix, "Palmer said, shaking his head and puffing to calm his indignation as he asked the boy with obvious sarcasm." Do you give your permission, may we begin? "

"Well," Roy said with a shrug. "Yes, yes, of course, for we are all gathered here," but he added with feigned pomp. - Although if someone does not want to say it now or street forever .- He raised his hand, Beruche looked at him stunned unable to believe possible nerve and the rest of the class could hear smothered laughter. -

Palmer, dull of the attitude of that boy, decided to begin the class that was of introduction, like the rest of the others. The teachers presented their programs to the students. In each of them Roy had to do some patochada before the general revelry that celebrated with the exception of Beruche. At last, the classes ended and his peculiar companion asked.

-What did you think the first day of class? Bored indeed? ... you'll see the rest, "he finished with rejoicing. -

-Bored? Oh no! - Bertie denied that he responded with his best tone of irony. - What's up! After meeting you, anyone gets bored. I'm sure I'm going to have a great time this year.

"What does that mean?" Roy asked, frowning. - It's a compliment or a reproach.

And she responded this time without resorting to sarcasm and yes to indignant forcefulness ...

"I'm just saying you're the most rude, disrespectful and rude guy I've ever had as a partner. If I could do that I would change places right now and I would not speak to you throughout the course. So in your expert opinion judge if that is a compliment! .. - He let go of him. -

Roy stared at her in astonishment. That girl was pretty sexy. But he would make her come to reason, always with all. Well, at least almost always ...

"Does that mean that you do not like me?" He asked, with a whisper of ironic humor. –

At first that reply sounded so sincere that she hesitated. Perhaps he had misused words. But after a while, he watched as the boy wore a ladina smile. It was clear that he was trying to play with her. Well, I was going to see what was good!

"Take it as you wish," Bertie replied nonchalantly adding on the waterline. "And as far as I'm concerned, you should not be a very good student.

His partner was going to respond but he could not. A feminine and insinuating voice was anticipated coming from the bottom of the class. At the same time a voluptuous figure with tight skirt, long legs and a tight sweater, marking two pointy breasts and swinging a long blonde mane came up to Roy and ran his hands around his back around his neck. This one became visibly nervous although he did not say anything.

- If you want to change it, you'll see how with him I do not get bored, monina. - said that provocative girl. -

-Hears! - replied Beruche surprised and annoyed by the tone of that stranger. Although not finished to understand well. - Who are you?

- I'm Melanie Sanders, boss of cheerleaders and the only one that can get so close to Roy.- She presented herself with a look of disdain and adding with arrogance. - I hope you understand, baby, I'll tell you more slowly if your understanding of our language is limited. I - she pointed out herself with an open hand on her generous breasts. Roy. He pointed to the stunned boy who looked like something stiff. - He and I. Mine. You understand? So do not try to stop by.

"Hold on a second," said Bertie, frowning with an expression of annoyance, "what do you think?" I have come here to study, not to waste time.

- That is what they say all the more that you have the face of dead mosquito. Melanie replied in a rather contemptuous tone. -

Beruche got up angry, that if he could catch it well, and if not all the words of course yes the tone that he thought quite rude. She was not willing to tolerate being insulted, without hesitation she faced that individual. They both held their gaze. Melanie was quite taller but this did not intimidate her opponent.

"Calm down," Roy asked between worried and amused now, mediating between them and separating them theatrically with his hands. Melanie allowed a faint smile of disdain towards her rival and immediately turned her gaze to the boy. -

- You're a jerk, you do not know how to make me jealous huh? Sorry, I do not think you'll get it with this bland. " -

The girl smiled perfidiously, before her mate could reply, she kissed him on the chin and patted her behind, leaving with vampyre floors as she told him.

- We'll see you later, darling ...

"It's not what it seems." He tried to justify himself by shrugging his shoulders with a giggle of circumstances. "We're no longer engaged or anything, they're Melanie's things. You do not have to fight her for me, ha ha.

"What?" Exclaimed Beruche, rather furious and full of disbelief. - You are crazy?..

"Do not worry, I know girls are crazy about me. I do not know why you will find me all so irresistible, "replied his interlocutor, who was quite paid for himself. -

"You, you are a presumptuous and arrogant little boy!" Who do you think is crazy about you, cretin? "She insulted him by cornering him against the desk. –

- It's not okay for me to say it, but I'm pretty popular. - He laughed visibly amused by that attitude of his partner, (in his way of looking so exotic) - Ask the girls on the campus, everyone is dying to go out with me.

"No, my lord! - said his interlocutor almost on the verge of bursting with anger. -All not ... I can assure you that. At least here is one that neither in dreams. Anata wa shitsureidesu! Watashi wa gaman shite inai riyū!

"What?" His companion could say, opening his eyes wide.

The boy was stunned. Of course, he did not understand anything about all that last rant said in God knew which language, but of course it did not sound right at all.

- What you hear, but I can repeat it more slowly if you want. - Bertie smiled with some malicious expression that used to use in the past. -

And after stating this last one left the classroom leaving to the surprised Roy that watched it to leave without knowing that to replicate to that ...

 At the exit her sister was waiting with Tom. Minutes earlier, as Bertie did not leave, she decided to wait for her, and that solicitous boy made her some companion, as she told her how things worked out.

"I hope the classes are not very different from what you are accustomed to in Japan," the boy commented. -

"No, we really have not attended class regularly. - She confessed - we took the first courses at a distance.

-Well! That shows your perseverance. It's rather hard. - He valued Tom sincerely impressed. -

"Yes it has." "We had to work and study at the same time." It was no easy task.

"And what were you working for?" He wanted to know, more than anything to continue that conversation, but then tried to tint, adding with prevention .- If you do not judge the question too personal.

"No," the girl smiled, then replied. "She was a cosmetologist. My sisters and I have a store in Tokyo. Sometimes he sold them door to door.

"Well, if you opened a branch here, you'd be very successful." - He affirmed .-

His interlocutor smiled, it might not be a bad idea. She already imagined her sister Petz putting her hand to her chin to weigh that possibility. And to Karaberasu encouraging them all to mount a stand "Beauty Quartete" on campus. She laughed, unable to help herself before the boy's stunned look.

"Sorry," she said, realizing the boy's expression. "It's not because of you, I think of my older sisters trying to settle down in the middle of college.

"You can tell by your tone that you love your sisters a lot," he said, looking at the illuminated face in front of him. "I understand, I also love my little brother and I miss him.

At that moment, some of the classmates left, and they all greeted the boy who, smiling, returned his courtesy. His compatriot thought that he would certainly be a good boy. It seemed that the others were very considerate. And in fact it was very nice. Then the two heard exclamations in Japanese. Poor Cooan was stunned to hear her sister ranting in her native language. She must have been quite angry. Could hear the Discussion with that other blonde girl who left the class with a smirk of disdain. Although this individual stopped at Tom and greeted him, yes, quite kindly.

Hi, Tommy. How was the vacation?

-Well, thank you Melanie. And you? "He was politely interested. -

"You know, a lot of trip, a lot of partying and hoping to see the fool of your friend. He sighed with a mischievous smile. -

"This is Cooan ..." He hurried to introduce the girl who was attending to that conversation somewhat out of place. -

Melanie merely looked at her indifferently, as the hint offered her hand.

-Hello. Nice to meet you. She could smile with some nervousness, for that girl was imposing. -

However the other girl left her hand in the air and only nodded. He turned back to Tom and said good-bye as he walked away.

-See you around. Make sure Roy does not spin around too much ...

Cooan watched her walk away, not without discomfort. That individual had completely ignored her. But then he put it aside. The truth is that Beruche seemed to be arguing with someone still. At least he could hear it clearly. His sister, with visible concern, came forward to her when she finally saw her leave and told her in solidarity.

- I've heard everything, I do not know who would have believed that girl that is. She has no right to treat you like that ... And she's rude. He alluded, remembering how he half had left her with the greeting. -

- Do not worry. Tom said, joining the conversation this time addressing Bertie. - Calm down, she's a vampire who goes for all the guys who stand out on something, and loves to tease others. In fact, she thinks she's the boss in those issues. Roy went out with her last year but I do not think she wants to repeat it.

"Is that Roy a friend of yours?" Bertie wanted to know, pleading mercilessly. "In that case, I advise you to change your friendships, it's unpresentable!"

Although to her surprise, both of them were smiling and answered in a conciliatory way.

"You do not listen to him and do not get angry with him, because deep down he's a good boy. The girls expressed their incomprehension in the semblant by that phrase made and its interlocutor it tinged. - I was just teasing you. A joke, just play, but when you know better you will see that it is not as bad as it sometimes seems.

He sighed looking at the object of his defense as if he himself did not believe what he had just said and when he saw him leave he went to greet him. Beruche said to his sister in a low voice.

"He will be a good boy in the background, but from the sea and with a stone at his neck," he added with a mischievous smile, to celebrate his own occurrence. -

Tom while engaged in conversation with the aforementioned individual. They both seemed very friendly and very happy to see each other.

- Roy, boy, I'm glad to see you, how are you? In the end you did not repeat course! Hey? - exclaimed the boy very happy. -

"Tommy, man!" He exclaimed as well, and they both hugged each other and gave each other a friendly punch on their shoulders as he explained jokingly to his friend. - No, you see. A few nights studying, a few chops and the invaluable help of the girls from the language club saved me this time.

- Oh no! Beruche thought, putting his hands on his head. "Oh God, it's much worse than I thought."

"I heard," Tom whispered to his companion with a mischievous smile, "that the girls at the language club helped you a lot with the Frenchman."

- They are experts in the field. - Said his friend and both laughed even though his partner winked at him and Roy agreed with feigned seriousness. It is true, what an ass I am !, that there are very modest young ladies in front ...-

But Bertie and Cooan looked at each other in surprise, not understanding. Of course they still did not master the double meanings of some words and from a distance they did not understand them well.

"How are you!" His smiling friend replied, shaking his head. - What will you leave for this year? Come on, let's talk to them, they are good girls and strangers, they do not know our customs so do not pass.

Roy nodded with the implicit promise to be good and Tom led him both. Beruche did not seem too willing to engage in conversation, but her sister immediately greeted the tall, handsome brown-haired boy with a timid.

- Hello. How are you?...

- Delighted Miss ... - He smiled kissing her in a hand to Cooan blush and amazed, accompanied by the desire to vomit, his sister. -

- This is my friend Roy. Tom introduced him. - A great sportsman, he plays basketball very well.

-Well! - Cooan sighed looking at that handsome boy with eyes wide and bright. - So you play basketball and you're, I mean, are you very good? She grumbled with embarrassment at her sister's shared shame and the boys' rejoicing. -

- Both things yes! He laughed. "Actually, I do not do anything badly," Roy said with great kindness and gave him one of his melting smiles (or so he thought). - Miss?...

- Cooan, Cooan Malinde. - She hurriedly appeared - I am Bertie's sister - drew the alluded to her as she put a clear face of circumstances and annoyance. -

- Yes, I know Birdie. - He replied with a certain tone that did not like the girl object. And you do some sport, baby? "Roy wanted to know, turning to Cooan. -

- Well, I like dance and also aerobics. - She replied, embarrassed, looking away from that face so attractive to avoid redness. -

- We'll see a lot of the gym then. And you? Young lady He asked Beruche, not without a trace. -

- I prefer intellectual sports. "He dismissed this by addressing only Tom, adding now more kindly. - Although I also like to swim.

- Yes, my sister would not do very well, you should see her! - Cooan watched enthusiastically until he felt hurriedly as the look of the aforementioned pierced her by speaking more of the account. -

- I see. Roy smiled slyly. "And I'm sure of that." You must float very well, the ice never sinks completely, or lets see only its tenth part ...

He sentenced the latter to the surprise of all and more of Beruche herself. Although it would certainly be chance, that boy could not even suspect what she was ...

"Yes, of course," agreed Cooan, also somewhat stiff when he added. - And play very well to chess, right Bertie?

Before she could even do something about it, it was Roy again who had fun.

"All you need is a pair of glasses with thick crystal and a toothbrush for the Nerds club!"

Apparently neither Beruche nor Cooan understood that, although Tom, feeling that the atmosphere could be cut with a knife, brought out his friendlier tone and intervened to save the situation as much as possible.

- It has been a pleasure, surely we will see much for the university after school.

- If that, glad to meet you. - Roy agreed that he was going to say the name of that brunette girl with such funny hairstyle but did not remember well so he improvised. - I'm sorry, Connie, but we must leave you and you Birdie, "my little ice cube" do not get so hard on me!

He declared it with a pretended imploring tone as he clasped his hands in supplication and bent a knee to the girl who looked at him as if he were mad. That scene made Cooan laugh, but not at Beruche herself, who then remained expressionless and glaring at him (wishing to put into practice a crotch kick that read in a novel whose title he could not remember, but which Sounded like Pluto's satellite). But better to contain herself, so she remained silent and indifferent. Luckily that boy did not insist. He rose to his feet in a slightly impatient tone.

 "Are we coming, Tommy?"

- Yes, we will, - agreed that he added - also, we have the same room .... also this year.

"Oh! Roy thought it over before moving on and changed the adjective into a more audible one. - I say fantastic. Goodbye girls, we'll see each other tomorrow. "He winked and smiled. -

"See you tomorrow," said Tom, who said goodbye, staring at them both as his friend squeezed his neck in a jocular way. And this way they went down the hall.-

"A couple of geese," Bertie said, "but at least Tom is much more polite and kind. Not like the other. What the hell did you call me? "He wondered aloud. -

- "Little ice cube" - Rio Cooan which translated visibly funny. - Ice Cube! "I did not even know you before!" , LOL

- I do not like it. He is a pretentious and a rude. - He despised Beruche. -

- Of course it has bothered you, you have to see how you have put yourself! If you even spoke in Japanese! - Rio Cooan, since both had promised to always speak in English to practice and added immediately to iron the matter. - It is not a big deal. He seems like a very nice and funny guy. What happens is that sometimes you have too much genius and you have started badly.

- You can not be serious. Genius me? Look who's talking! Her sister shook her head. -

 - Oh Roy, how handsome and charming you are ... but my icy little sister does not realize! - exclaimed this as if he did not hear her joining his hands to the height of the chin. -

"Come on Cooan," Beruche sighed, catching the joke and pulling a sleeve from his sister, he added with resigned patience. - We go to our room that is already late and we have many things to occupy us.

 Cooan, still laughing, agreed, and both were lost in the long corridor.

In Japan the warriors were now seated on the stairs of Hikawa. They had to go to the call of Rei that had discovered another enemy, this time circling near the same sanctuary. It was fortunate that Yuuichirou and his grandfather were away, in a retreat in the mountains. That body had occupied the body of a girl who came to the temple pretending to go to Pray but raised a knife as soon as he came in front of the young priestess trying to nail it. Fortunately she dodged and ran, pursued by her aggressor. Nevertheless he could hide among the nearby trees and warn the rest. After a few minutes the others arrived turned into warriors and Rei could be transformed in turn into sailor Mars and join them.

"Up there!" The Moon Warrior commanded the young woman whose eyes glowed red as she lifted the knife as she saw them.

-Hahaha! - You are going to die warriors. - Her interlocutor assured them with a malignant smile.

-Who are you? What do you want? "Warrior Venus asked her as she prepared an attack. -

"Wait!" Ami pointed at her visor. "He has an innocent girl possessed, we can not attack him directly."

They all looked at each other helplessly. Although it was that individual who attacked them wielding their weapon and trying to stab them. Luckily they were quick and they could dodge without difficulty. Of course, without ceasing to hear as that girl shouted at them in a strangely guttural tone.

"The time has come." At last we will be free. And this time you can not stop warriors ... not even you are able to be in several places at once ...

-Stop! Cried Rei, who, conjuring one of his spells, threw a sacred paper at the cry of ... "Evil spirit, stay away from her!" -

When that piece of paper stuck to the girl's forehead, she let out a shuddering scream and black smoke billowed out of her head. From his open mouth came a dense column of something similar to the bitumen that took a humanoid form before the horrified expressions of the sailors. That malignant silhouette took on the appearance of a greenish-looking creature with an ovoid, scaly head screaming uncontrollably.

"Happy!"

"What the hell is that?" Makoto asked aloud. -

"You said that, that's just what it is!" Rei replied, barely releasing a bolt of energy from that creature.

Both Ami and Minako countered with their "Aquatic Rhapsody" and their "Venus Love Me Chain". That was enough to immobilize the creature. Sailor Moon finished with his attack causing him to explode. They all threw themselves to the ground to avoid the shock wave.

"He's gone a little," Usagi sighed, rising carefully.

-I agreed Ami that was next to that girl who now remained unconscious, lying on the ground.-

After taking the pulse of the Warrior Mercury sighed with relief. I was still alive ...

"He tried to kill me," Mars said, adding uneasily. "And he seemed to know our identities. And I'm afraid there will be more.

"You have to find out what they're up to." Minako agreed.

"Yes, until we do not know, we have no idea what his next goal might be." Makoto added that he took her in the arms of that poor girl and took her inside the sanctuary.

Fortunately it was a long time coming back, when he awoke he said to be called Naoko and told them that he was a draftsman, with a gesture and a disoriented tone he confessed not to know what he was doing there. The girls simply calmed her by telling her she had suffered a faint. Soon after and after To appear fully recovered, that girl left after thanking them for their kindness. Once alone the girls argued about that.

"It's a shame Mamoru had to attend a conference today. Usagi lamented. "Even if we could have solved ourselves."

"We could use your opinion." - Rei affirmed in turn.

"Artemis told me that he and Luna were going to try to gather information." Minako said that she now looked at her friend Guerrera Luna as if she wanted some clarification.

The others did the same, although the aforementioned shrugged and declared.

"Do not look at me. I have no idea what is happening. Nor of what they pretend. I only know what Mamo-chan and I have already told you.

"We'll have to investigate all," Ami said then. You already know from experience that the longer we take to discover your plans, the stronger our enemies become.

The girls agreed on it and finally they separated for that day. Little could have imagined that, in a place far away, a group of sinister hooded individuals commented with rejoicing.

"The time has come. We have located it. Now you have to check. - said one of them .-

-All right. - replied the other in a satisfied tone to assert .- The operation will have to start contact as soon as possible. Things are going according to plan.

"A third type agreed." "The warriors were very busy with our lure shippers. We have the free field.

"Let's proceed then." Sentenced the first of those guys with the support of the rest.

Then no one else spoke, a thick silence ...

     

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