Tittle: A School Masquerade? Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon but if somebody want to sell it for... 20 30 no 45 cents, some lint, and a stick of gum I'm willing to buy! Thanks: The wonderful, the fabulous, the incredible NATIA_99!!!! And the crowd goes wild!!! ^_^ heehee My sister and partner in crime Natia_99 read her stuff it rules! And a few of my other fav authors like Alicia Blade, Lady Starra, MIXV, and a hole bunch of other people that I will mention at a later time. ^_^ Notes: It's me Ms. Grace McMoon. Gracie-chan to those who know me best, I almost never let anyone call me that to the privileged few. This was a spur of the moment thing, inspired and nagged by my moon sister Natia ^_^ ok it's a first season and I know its is crazy but I love flames as much as I love compliments! yes I know I'm weird but I do. So don't hesitate to drop me a line at WTaylor259@aol.com ^_^ ok enjoy! and kudos if you actually read all of that! A School Masquerade? All was quiet at the Tsukino home until, "AHHHHHH! Why didn't somebody wake me up!" That was, as you may have guessed, Serena Tsukino doing her morning ritual of dashing around the house trying to get all of her stuff together in the 15 minutes she has before the bell rings. "Luna why didn't you wake me up!" she screeches as she grabs her uniform. "I did Serena, 5 times and each time you said you would get up in 'just a sec'. See if I ever wake you up again." That was an annoyed Luna sulking in a corner, avoiding the Serena hurricane at the same time. "Don't get my hopes up Luna, you say that every morning." Said Serena as she grabbed her toothbrush and scrambled into the bathroom. All Luna could do was sigh. "Mom where's my lunch! Oh thanks see ya later! oh wait I have a meeting with the girls is that ok? Thanks Mom love ya bye!" Serena said as she grabbed her lunch from her oblivious--or so it seemed--mom and didn't even wait for a reply. Then she was doing her 3 mile dash to her school in a record time. She chanced a look at her watch and noticed that she had 2.5 minutes to get to school. What she didn't notice was the person rounding the corner until *BOOM* I'm sure you can guess who that was. "Geez Meatball head! wow your almost 5 seconds early this morning. I'm impressed." Came the cocky mocking tone that we all know so well. "Shut up Satan I don't have time I'll argue at the arcade bye!" Was her hurried out of breath reply a she sped away. Darien thought absentmindedly as he walked into the Arcade to see his friend before class. And there he sat, as usual with apron on and news paper in hand. "Hey Dare" he said without even looking up from his news paper. He walked over to the coffee Machine and poured him a cup. "Here ya go!" He said with his all-to-cheerful-at-this-hour tone. "Hey did you know that there's a big Masquerade tonight?" Asked Andrew. Darien had trouble not spitting out his coffee. Darien thought, referring to the last Masquerade where he had met the girl almost identical to the Princess in his dreams. "I take it by your reaction that you didn't know. Well, it's being sponsored by Cross Roads junior high and Azabu so I think it's mandatory for you to go." Andrew said, looking anywhere but at his best friend. He hated lying like that but Darien needed to get out more! "Hey Dare? Yo hello! Yoo hoo anybody home?!" Andrew waved a hand in front of Darien's face and only then did he respond. "Oh sorry Andy I was just thinking. Yeah I'll come to the Dance it's tonight right?" Came the reply. "Ahh yeah, it's tonight. who knows maybe you'll meet the girl of your dreams there. Haha!" Andrew said teasingly. Darien thought and was almost lost in his own little world again when "Hey! Space cadet! Your starting to act like Serena! And class starts in about 10 minutes so I suggest you hurry." Andrew said, entirely amused since he had never seen Darien space out like that, twice in a row! Andrew thought, because, as most of us know, only one thing can make a person as stiff as Darien Chiba act like that and the answer is a girl. "What? Oh my God! I've gotta go now! see ya after school Andy! Bye!" And with that Darien ran from the arcade to his car parked in the back of the Arcade so as to protect it. While all that was going on Serena was getting just about the same speech.... "And so class There is going to be a Masquerade tonight, as we've been saying all week long. It will start at 7:00 and end at midnight where we will unmask ourselves, as is tradition..." Ms. Haruna droned on for what seemed like the hundredth time that week, but Serena was just hearing it for the first time, she had been sleeping during the part of class and so had missed it. ...and with that thought she drifted off into her own dream world. "MS. TSUKINO!! Are you listening?" Ms. Haruna said. Serena had made it into the class room the second the bell had rung so she was out of detention, but what she didn't know was that Serena couldn't get a detention because Haruna had to help with decorating the gym for the dance. So the only thing she could do was make Serena help set up. That didn't stop her from threatening her with detention though. "Yes Ms. Haruna." Serena said in practiced recited tone. "Then what did I say?" She countered. "You were talking about the Dance Ms. Haruna." Serena said in an innocent 'Good Girl' tone. Ms. Haruna smiled "Very good Serena! You were actually paying attention! Class I think she deserves a round of applause!" And with that said the class broke out into thunderous claps and stomping applauds. Serena smiled, thoroughly proud of herself for paying attention to the first 5 minutes of class. "Ok quiet down now thank you Serena for paying attention for once. Now do you think you can pay attention all the way through Algebra?" Serena silently groaned. "Yes, Ms. Haruna" she said in a fake cheery tone. but for the first time in her middle school career, she did! She actually paid attention and the best part was she got an 85 on her test! She was ecstatic!! And the next best part was she actually was on time for the scout meeting! Of course it helped that it was being held at the Arcade. "Hey Andrew guess what!? I got an 85 on my math test!!" Serena bounced into the Arcade and hugged Andrew. "That's great Sere! I'm so proud of you!" And he was, he truly was. She had been like a sister to him for the longest time. Of course he knew of the little crush that had happened but that had passed quickly and quietly. Her little friends on the other hand.... Oh well who doesn't want a fan club? Besides maybe Darien. "Wow meatball head I'm impressed!" Well, speak of the devil. "Don't even start, Satan! You could call me every name in the book and I just couldn't care less!Nothing is going to ruin my mood today!" And with that she bounced over to her friends. "Ok so are you guy's going to the dance to night?" Lita asked first. "I don't think we're allowed to go..." Raye cut in. "Oh come on Raye! It wouldn't be the same way without you! Come on I don't think any one would care! Besides there are going to be so many people there that no one would notice. Come on Raye please! We couldn't go without you!" Serena whined. "Oh all right! Just stop wining at me!" She snapped, even though she was secretly loving the attention she got from her friends. She was going to go she just loved it when she was so expected to be with her friends. "YES!" Serena hissed in unison with Lita and they high fived each other. "So what are you going to were?" That was Mina, who else? "Is Luna around?" Serena asked "No she said that she'd catch up later." That was the always with it Amy. "Ok I think I'm gonna wear the same dress I wore at the Masquerade last time! I'm gonna use the Luna pen so don't mention it to Luna, k?" And although Any didn't think it was right she still agreed. "Well aren't you the lucky one. You don't have to shop for hours just to find the perfect outfit." Huffed Mina with a glint in her eye. "And who said that I wasn't going to shop with you?" Serena asked with an almost identical spark in her eye. "Oh well if you insist" Mina said again when the whole group burst out laugh at the scene. It must have looked like they were completely nuts to spectators who hadn't seen them before. Those who had seen them pretty much knew they were nuts. And so the Shop 'Till you Drop marathon was begun. Serena being overall monitor and critic of each and every dress/outfit. Amy had decided on a soft baby blue dress with a V-neck that was lower then she normally would allow but the others insisted, it was long sleeved for the compromise. It hugged her form until it flared out from a V at the waistline to her ankles. It was a beautifully full skirt. The dress was absolutely perfect for her. Then Lita wore a forest green velvet tank top with a *ahem* low cut bust line. Then she wore a matching skirt that came to about her knees. Mina wore a strapless yellow dress that flared out at the waist. The skirt was a slightly lighter yellow then the top. It was perfectly formatted to her body and she was absolutely gorgeous, as commented every guy in the store silently with there appreciative stares. Of course she wasn't the only one to get the stares, they were given to the whole group! Raye was wearing a spaghetti strap dress that flared to her knees. It was absolutely beautiful! It was a very dark purple, so dark that it looked black. And on it were large blood red roses. They were sprinkled everywhere on the dress, and were so real one could almost smell them if they concentrated! And Serena was going to wait till before the Dance to show every one her dress, even though they had all pretty much seen it before. She had added some little additions to it that they didn't know of yet..... heh heh ok I'll get the next chapter out soon, hope you like! Ja ne!