Title: Locker Love Chapter 1
Author: Azn Angel
Email: sakura_angel@excite.com
Rated: PG (For a tiny bit of language)

Hello, everybody! I'm new at this... no, don't click that back button!
To tell you the truth, I've been writing Sailor Moon fanfics since the
summer of 2000, but I was too shy to send them in (or didn't know how  
to -_-;). Oh, well, enough of my rambling!

OK, this fic takes place during the first season, with all the Odango 
Atama jokes from Mamoru. Mamoru, Motoki, Usagi, and the gang are 15 or 
16. The senshi don't know who Tuxedo Kamen is yet, but Minako has 
arrived. The big scene at the Tokyo tower is yet to happen... just not
in this fic. And the general of the day is... *drumroll* Zoicite! 
*scattered applause* Ho hum. -_-;

Oh, and one more thing, please don't flame me about my pen name. I'm 
not trying to be mean or prejudice, so lay off of the name, please. 
And if you don't know what I mean, then just forget about it. But if 
you do, Azn Pride all the way!

*sweatdrop* Sorry. Just had to add that little tidbit. *tries to ignore 
stares*

Well, anyway, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. (A Mamo-chan will be enough...)
*~*~*~*~

"Well, I don't know, Ami-chan. I mean, who actually WANTS to go school
supplies shopping?" I said into the phone receiver.

"Come on, Usagi-chan." I heard Ami's voice say. "You're going to have
to do it eventually, so why not with some friends?"

I sighed. "You know I don't like school. Why must we talk about it on 
the last few weeks of summer break?"

"Usagi..." she said quietly, but firmly. "We need our things. Minna 
said they'd come. Minako said that maybe she could get some sugoi 
school supplies."

I sighed again. "Fine. Which store?"

"Kawaii Treasurez."

I perked up. "I love that place!"

"Hai, I know. That's why Mina-chan suggested it."

"Um... where is it again?" I asked, whipping out a sheet of notebook paper 
and a pen.

"5717 Downtown St." she reminded me patiently. I said bye, and hung up. I 
had just moved here about 2 months ago, a bit after summer break started,
but I still wasn't used to my new surroundings very well. I didn't have 
any friends there, but once when I was checking the mail...

*Flashback*
	
I walked to the mailbox, looking down to the ground. I had moved there
a week ago, and yet I still didn't have a friend . As I opened the 
mailbox, I felt something warm and fuzzy around my ankle. I looked 
down and saw a black cat with a crescent moon... birthmark, I guess.

"Aww, how cute." I said, picking up the cat in my arms. As I 
grabbed the mail, I stroked the cat's fur, talking to it softly. "You're 
a cute little kitty, aren't ya? Do you have an owner? Well, you don't 
have a collar, so I'll let you stay with me for a while. Mother loves 
cats, and Daddy WILL listen to mother, so I guess I'll keep you for a 
few days." 

It meowed. I smiled a little.
	
*End Flashback*

'Little did I know what would happen the next day', I thought, 
while changing into a seashell pink tank top and a short white skirt.
Slipping into a pair of strappy white sandals, I walked out the door.
	
*Flashback*
	
The next day, I took Luna out for some fresh air. I named her Luna 
because of the crescent moon mark on her forehead. As I sat daydreaming,
I felt Luna jump out of my lap. I looked up, startled out of my thoughts.
I saw a pretty petite blue haired girl scoop up Luna. 'Oh', I 
thought dully. 'Must be the owner.' I got up, and walked over to 
the girl.

"Konnichiwa," I said politely. The girl looked up from Luna, er, 
her cat. "I'm Tsukino Usagi."

The girl smiled shyly. "I'm Mizuno Ami," she said in a soft, 
delicate voice.

"Nice to meet you, Mizuno-san." I said, smiling brightly.

"You too, Tsukino-san."

"Aw, don't call me that. It sounds too grown-up and stuffy." I 
wrinkled my nose in distaste. "Call me Usagi-chan."

She looked a little surprised, then smiled again. "Well, then you
have to call me Ami-chan, to be fair."

"Deal." I pet her cat, then asked, "What's her name?"

"Luna."

"Really?" I asked. "That's what I named her when I found her. What
a coincedence." Was it me, or did I just see Ami and Luna exchange 
glances?

"Yeah, coincedence." She changed the subject. "So, how long have 
you lived here?"

"A week."

"Any friends?"	

"Nope. Well, except you, so far."

She grinned. "Come and meet my friends. Most of them live in this 
neighborhood, too."

"Great!" I exclaimed enthusiastically. Finally! Someone who doesn't
just walk by or stare at you like an outsider. I really hate that.
VERY irritating.
	
*End Flashback*
	
Ami introduced me to Hino Rei, a spirited priestess who lives in
the Hiwaka Shrine, Kino Makoto, a great cook who lives in an apartment
alone down the street, and Aino Minako, a bubbly cheerful girl who 
reminded me of myself. She had a cat named Artemis who looked like Luna, 
only white. But...
	
*Flashback* (Ahh! Gomen! So many flashbacks!)
	
I was lounging on Makoto's big fluffy bed, reading the latest No 
Need for Tenchi! manga, surrounded by Ami, Rei, Minako, Makoto, 
and the cats, when I heard an unfamiliar voice speak.

"Usagi, please get up. We have to tell you something."

I sat up aruptly, looking around to see who had talked. "Over 
here." I heard. I looked over to the cats, and Luna waved a paw. 
"Usagi, I have something to tell you." She said.

I looked at my friends. "Did that cat just talk?"

Nod, nod, nod, nod.

I turned back to the so-called cat. "L-luna?" I said nervously, 
not getting what was going on.

She sighed. "Usagi, come here." She said firmly. I obliged.

"Hit it, senshi." Artemis said, turning to the girls. They nodded
and each pulled out a stick of some sort. 

"MERCURY POWER!" Ami yelled.

"MARS POWER!" Rei shouted.

"JUPITER POWER!" Makoto yelled out.

"VENUS POWER!" Minako screamed.

"MAKE-UP!" They yelled in unison.

I watched astounded with my jaw open. When they finished transforming,
I blinked. 'My friends are the Sailor Senshi?!' I thought.

"They are the Sailor Senshi." Luna said proudly.

'Duh.'

"They met together right before school ended, when Ami and Minako 
found Luna and me." Artemis said.

'Uh huh.'

"When Artemis and I told them about their powers, they were in a 
similar position to yours." Luna added, a little amused at my
agape jaw.

'Yeah.'

"They are destined to fight evil and protect our Moon Princess,"

'Moon Princess?'

"Which brings me to my point of why we are showing you who the 
senshi are..." Luna hesitated.

'And that is...'

"You are a sailor senshi."

'Yeah? Cool, I'm a sailor senshi... wait a minute, I'm a sailor 
senshi?!'

"Wha?!" I finally yelped.

"Ah..." said Ami, nodding. "She's starting to talk. That means 
she'll most likely digest all the information in about 2 hours."

I stared at the figure in blue, then croaked, "I'm a sailor senshi?"

"The senshi of the moon." Luna said. "And..." She paused again.

Dammit, that cat is really gonna get it. I grabbed Luna by the 
neck. "And?!" I demanded.

"A-and you're the l-leader." She choked out.

I dropped her. She gasped for air. (AN: That's it, Luna. Breathe. 
In, out. In, out. Er... *sweatdrop* OK, OK, just trying to be a 
little humorous here.) 

I'm a sailor senshi. I'm the LEADER of the sailor senshi. I'm...
hallucinating.

"No, you're not hallucinating." Minako said.

I'm dreaming.

"No, you're not dreaming." Makoto said in a bored tone.

I've stepped into another dimension.

"No, we're still in the 3 dimension world." Rei added.

I looked at them. 'Are they mindreaders or something?'

"And, no, we can't read minds." Ami finished. "We thought the same 
things when we found out about our powers, too." She smiled bemusedly.

After a while of occasional attempts of talking, blinking, and shaking 
my head, I finally asked, "How do I transform?"

Luna smiled, as if she held a great secret, and jumped in the air. A 
locket fell in front of me. A moon inside a circle, with red, orange, 
green, and blue stones surrounding it. I looked at Luna. She smiled 
that secretive smile again and told me, "Hold it up, and shout 'Moon 
Prism Power.'"

I looked at her quizzically, shrugged (I mean, you'd beleive ANYTHING 
then, if find out your new friends were Sailor Senshi AND you were the 
leader), and thrust the locket up in the air. "MOON PRISM POWER!"
I felt a shiver of excitement, and myself covered with ribbons, lace, 
and materials forming a fuku. Most of all, I felt a surge of power.

I felt... strong.

I looked down after transforming. "Eep!" I cried. "If Daddy ever saw 
this, I'd be grounded forever!"

*End (of a LOOONG) Flashback*

And I still think a guy made the senshi fuku.

I spotted minna right outside of Kawaii Treasurez. I waved. "Konnichiwa!"

They turned to look at me. 

"Oh, hey, Usagi-chan!" Yelled Makoto. I ran up to them.

"So why are you late this time?" Rei said as I approached them. 

"I was only 10 minutes late!" I retorted. I stuck out my tongue. "Pthp!"

"Pthp!" And the infamous Tongue War strikes again. *sweatdrop* What? It's 
a natural instinct. Don't look at me like that!

Makoto didn't have tolerance for another Tongue War and seperated us. "You 

guys!" She said, annoyed. "Let's just go get our things!"

As we entered the store, everyone seperated to their own little corners
that fit our personalities.

As I looked around, I found a kawaii little bunny section. I got some
bunny pencils, pens, a binder, different colored notebooks, and a pack
of bunny stationery that I couldn't resist.

As I paid for my stuff, I looked at what everyone else got. Rei got 
dragon and panda themed things, Ami got seashell themed things, Minako
got the heart theme, and Makoto got a food-and-chef theme. (AN: Think
of those cute little carrots Naoko-sensei draw with those manga bunnies.)

~*~*~*~*~

We spent the last week swimming, talking, pigging out, reading manga,
and listening to Faye Wong CDs. (AN: She's a real singer in Asia! Very
hip hop. She's the princess of pop in Hong Kong. She's really great, 
and popular, kinda like N'Sync is here in the USA.) Then came... the
first day of school. (AN: *woman's scream heard in background*...
OK, OK, I'll quit!)

I attend Juuban with Ami and Makoto, but Minako and Rei go to other 
schools. 'At least Rei the Pyro isn't gonna be able to tease me in
school.' I thought as I dressed for the first day of school. I had 
woken up at the ungodly hour of 6:30 AM, with "help" from Luna's annoying
nagging. (Big help. I think that cat enjoys torturing me.)

Yes, Ami gave me Luna. She said that since I was leader, I should 
keep her, and plus once school started, she and her mother would
never have enough time to take care of a cat. I happily accepted,
thinking it would be cool to own a talking cat. Now, I'm starting 
to regret it. *grimace*

~*~*~*~*

I walked to school, yawning a bunch. (Need... sleep...) As I reached 
Juuban, I observed the buildings and the people. Hmm. Not much different 
from my old school. I strolled into the cafeteria (not knowing where 
it was, but scenting the smell of breakfast food) and sat down next 
to Ami. 

"Konnichiwa, Usagi-chan." She smiled at me. I yawned in response as 
Makoto came and joined us.

Someone, I think Principal Sakumei, went up to the podium and started 
to talk. "Welcome, students to Juuban. A new year beginning, which I
hope will be successful. I ask you to name the 100 different kinds of 
cheese located in Wisconson..."

Or at least, that's what it sounded like to me. I tuned her out. Zzz 
zzz. You get the picture. I think Ami poked me in the sides a few 
times, but I ignored it. A girl's gotta get her beauty sleep, you know. 

About 10 minutes later of a boring, er, VERY interesting speech, we got
our schedules and lockers. I said bye to Ami and Makoto, for my locker
was down the hall from theirs. I found my locker, #339. Hmm. 30, 2, 24.
I tried to open it. It wouldn't budge. I tried again. Turn right, 2 times 
left, and 1 more time right. 30, 2, 24. No. Hmm. I looked at the number. 
Yup. This was locker 339. I tried again. And again. And again. "Grrr..."

"Need some help?" Asked an unfamiliar, smooth male tone. I whirled around 
to find myself staring into deep blue eyes, framed with ebony strands of
hair.

~*~*~*~*

Hmm, I think that's a good place to stop, don't you? *dodges various
items* Hee hee. ^_^ 

I swear, there will be Mamo/Usa events in the next chapter!... As long 
as someone emails me... *devil face*

Well, please tell me what you think! Ideas, comments, please? I WILL 
email back! Be gentle with the flames, though.

sakura_angel@excite.com

Azn Angel

100% Azn, 90% Angel ^_^