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                        JUPITER KNIGHT PART V

    "Yo?  Lita?  When are you going to wake up?  Can we go?"  Serena asked
as she shook the sleeping Lita.
    "Can't we leave without her?" Mina complained.
    "Try to wake her again."  Darien answered.
    Rei stepped up and slapped Lita on the back, "Hello?  Come on.  If
you don't wake up, we'll leave without you."
    "I usually have this kind of trouble with Serena." Luna commented on
how it was impossible to wake Serena up in the morning.
    Rei was about to slap Lita again, when they all heard grumbling.
    "Baka-na Rei-chan.  Why do you hit me?" Lita growled, as she sat up.
    "Well, you were practically dead asleep." Rei yelled back, and 
stomped off mad.
    Lita got up and rubbed her eyes.  "What time or day is it?" 
    "Six thirty in the evening.  Get dressed so we can go out to eat."  Ami
said.
    Lita looked around for Ken, but didn't see him.  "Where is Ken?"
    "He went downstairs for a walk."  Serena said.
    Lita walked into the bathroom after getting her clothes to change into.
She brushed her hair back and slipped into a short dark green dress.  When
she walked out, only Mina was still in the room.
    "Where did everyone go?"  Lita asked.
    "They went down to the lobby to wait for you.  It's about time." 
    "Where is Ken?  Did he come back?"
    "Don't worry.  He's downstairs too."
    The two girls walked downstairs and looked for the others.  They found 
them sitting around on the lounge chairs and talking.
    "What are you guys laughing about?"  Mina asked.
    "We were talking about how Mina cut her hand trying to cook!"  Serena
burst out laughing.
       	Ken stood up and stood next to Lita.  Lita hooked her arm through
his and they started out of the lobby.
	"Hey, wait up.  Don't leave without us!" Rei shouted.
	The couple slowed down a little, as they headed toward a restraunt.
Luckily, the hotel was in the center of town, and they didn't need to walk
very far.   After about five minutes of walking, they stopped in front of
a restruant called Chez Mimi.  There was a long line leading into the 
restruant, but the smell was capturing them.  As usual, through the whole
line, Serena was whining and complaining.
	A snooty matre'd came up as they headed into the eating area, "Do
you have a reservation?"
	"Of course not, if we did, we would be in here and eating
by now!"  Rei snapped.  Sometimes, she would loose that temper of hers.
	The matre'd spun around his heels and ordered, "Follow me."
	"No smoking area, please."  Darien called after him.
	Serena was the first to be seated in the round table.  Darien sat
next to her.  Ken held out a chair for Lita and waited for her to sit.
	"What a perfect gentleman.  Why don't you ever do that?"  Serena
asked Darien.
	Darien replied with a witty comment, "Usually, you sit and start
eating before I even get in the restruants."
	Serena blushed and a huge sweat drop formed.  The others laughed
when they finally sat down.
	This time, a much nicer waiter came over, "And what would the ladies
like?"
	Mina looked over the menu, not knowing any French, and said, "Escargo."
	Ami looked up from her menu and said, "Mina, that's--"
	"Shh!"  Rei whispered.  She knew that it was snails, but she wanted
to see if Mina would actually eat them.  It was obvious the two blondes 
had no idea what it was.  Serena ordered the same thing.  Darien just
sat there and smiled to himself.  Ami ordered a fillet minon (steak), and
a side order of salad.  Lita, the food expert of the bunch, although Serena
ate more food, ordered Ceasar salad and spinach ravioli.  Ken just ordered
some speghetti, figuring that he was safe and nothing wierd would come
out of that order.
	The drinks came first.  Everyone had apple cider with a touch of
lemon.  Everyone's orders came at the same time except Mina and Serena's.
	"I'm sorry, your meal takes longer to prepare.  It will be here
in a few minutes."  the waiter said to Serena.
	When he left, Mina said, "I guess we have the best orders on the 
table.  Is that why it takes so long to prepare?"
	"I guess."  Ami said as seriously as she could.  
	When Serena's and Mina's food finally did come, they were confused
at first.  Serena studied hers intently for a few moments.
	"This looks like-"
	"Snails!" Mina shouted. "You let us order snails?  And you didn't
tell us anything?"
	The whole table broke up laughing.   Serena had a disgusted look
on her face.  She was getting hungry.
	"Oh well, it's always nice to try different foods." she said and
stuck a snail in her mouth.
	Everyone's eyes popped out.  Serena wasn't that brave.  They
watched closly as Serena chewed.
	"Well?" Mina asked.  If Serena said it was good, she would eat it.
	Serena swallowed and thought before she spoke, "It's kind of 
chewy.  Taste kind of fishy.  It's pretty good, though."
	Mina stuck one in her mouth, and swallowes, "Not bad.  You guys 
want some?"
	"NO thankyou." Darien said.
	Ken and Lita shook their heads at the same time.  Ami looked
like she didn't want any, and Rei said no.  Serena slipped one each to
Luna and Artemis who were hiding under the table, having a feast with
all the foods everyone was giving them under the table.  All through the
meal, Ken couldn't keep his eyes off of Lita.  She was so beautiful.  He
shuddered at the thought that he almost lost her.  He didn't know
what he would do if she was gone.
    Lita caught Ken staring at her and blushed.  It was pretty hard to
eat while someone kept making googly eyes at her.
    "Hey look!  Lita's red as a tomato!"  Serena pointed out with her
mouth full.  Bits and pieces of food flew in every direction.
    This made Lita blush so much, she resembled a grape.
    "Lay off them Serena.  You're making them embarassed.  It's not like
you never make googly eyes at Darien!"  Mina came to Lita's defense.
The last comment shut Serena up through the meal.

    After the meal was the fight over who was to pay the bill.
    "We're the men here!   We will pay!"  Darien shouted.
    "No way macho man.  We can pay for ourselves."  the girls shouted back.
    "Just let us pay.  Stop whining."  Ken complained.
    "NO!  We will pay!"  Serena screeched.
    Finally, it was decided that the girls would pay for the meal, and the
guys will pay for the movie that was to come later.  They gathered their
things and walked out of the restraunt full.
    At the movies, the line wasn't as long, and they got into the theatres
after a few minutes.  They walked around the aisles, trying to decide on
a seat.  Finally, they found a whole empty row in back, and sat.  
    "When is it going to start?" complained Serena.
    "Shhh!"  Everyone said.
    The movie started, and everyone quieted down.

    Halfway through the movie, Luna and Artemis noticed a lot of people
were yawning, and most were asleep.
    "It's not that boring is it?"  Artemis asked.
    "No.  I think the movie isn't the problem.  Something is draining all
the people's energy."
    Luna jumped onto Serena and shouted, "Transform!"
    "I'm too tired Luna.  Tommorow okay?"  Serena yawned.
    "Jupiter Star Makeup!"
    "Jupiter Knight Power!"
    "Mars Star Makeup!"
    "Mercury Star Makeup!"
    "Venus Star Makeup!"
    "Tuxeedo Mask!"
    Serena finally agreed, "Alrighty.  Moon Prism Makeup!"
    Luckily, everyone in the theatre was in some sort of coma, and no one
saw them transform.
    "Spread out and look for what is causing everyone to sleep!"  Artemis
commanded.
    The scouts spread out, not feeling so tired anymore, and looked for 
anything suspicious looking.
    "Look at this!"  Sailor Mars shouted.
    All the scouts gathered around her.  Sailor Mars was holding a ball
or orb of some sort.  It was pulsing, and seemed to be obsorbing
everyone's energy.
    "Sailor Moon.  So something.  I'm getting tired."  Sailor Mars said 
wearily.
    "Moons Scepter Elimination!"  Sailor Moon shouted.
    The rays from her wand shattered the orb, and the energy flowed
back the the people.
    "Quick, transform back."  Sailor Jupiter said.
    Once again, they were just seven normal teenagers doing teenager things.
    "What was that?"  Rei whispered to Luna when they were back at the
hotel.
    "It was probably left behind after we defeated Pionicite.  I think
it's her energy ball.  It sucks energy from anyone near it.  But lucky
for us, it is defensless."  Artemis answered instead.

    Everone went to their own bedrooms, after being told that they had
to leave and return to Tokyo the next day.  On the bed, Lita started
sobbing.
    Ken sat next to her and put an arm around her, "What's the matter?"
    "Nothing."  Lita sobbed. <I just want to live a normal life sometime.>,
she thought to herself.
    "You can tell me.  I know when you're hurting inside.  Stop denying
that something is wrong."  Ken said, as he stroked her hair.
    "I just to live a life without knowing that my life is always and
will always be in danger."  Lita cried harder.
    "You don't want to be a scout?"
    "No, it's not that.  I want a guarantee that I will live until
I'm old.  I never told anyone this, but I don't want to die young."  Lita
whispered softly.
    "You're not going to.  I promise you that I'll protect you.  Always.
Life has no guarantees, Lita."
    "I don't want you ever to risk your life for me."
    "I have to.  If I don't and something happens to you, I'll just die."
    The two held each other for a long time.  Finally, late into the
night, they went to their own beds and went to sleep.  A deep sleep
that didn't let go until noon the next day.
    "Wake up!  We'll miss the flight home!"  Serena's voice shouted.

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