Title: An Angel Plays Cupid Part: 1 Rating: PG Author: Angel Erika E-mail: Erika515@aol.com Author's Note: Ohmygosh, the crazy girl is back after her incredibly long hiatus!!! Hi hi! See?! I told you I'd come back! School finally let out (surprisingly, I didn't want the year to end, but that's life), and I've been doing tons and tons of writing this past 8 months, and even won some money for it! Anyhoo, I actually have the time this summer, unless something unexpected comes up, to write this story, and believe me, I will! It's been a LONG time since the prologue came out, huh? Well, I suggest to take a [long] look at the prologue again, even if you have read it, just to refresh your memory ^_^ As promised, here is chapter 1! Disclaimer: See up there? It says "Erika" ... not Naoko Takeuchi, not TOEI, not DiC, not that company dubbing the S season, not any of those big-time people. But I might be one of them... someday... ^_~ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *I can't believe this is all happening...It's just too weird. I mean, I'm here, walking with a person who's supposed to be DEAD and she tells me she needs me to help her.* Andrew thought, pacing his bedroom, in front of his bed. "Okay, one more time-" "Andrew! I've told you a million times already!!" "Actually, just four times, but who's counting? Anyway, so you want me, supposedly the only person who can see you, to help you find out what your 'mission' is so you can go to Heaven and skip out on Hell? How exactly am I supposed to do this?" Faith replied, with a shrug, "I don't know. Gosh Andrew, stop worrying; you're beginning to remind me of Darien. Speaking of which, where IS he? I mean, he's still your ROOMATE, right?" She casually fell back into the mess of sheets on Andrew's bed. "Jeez...don't you ever clean? Or at least fix you bed?" Not answering the last question, Andrew said, "I don't know where Darien is. Probably at the library with his head buried in a book again." *And he tells me I study too much!* he added silently. "Gosh, I wonder what my mission is..." the girl wondered out loud. "Ha! It'd be funny if you had to be Cupid or something! I saw this one movie, and the girl that died had to hook her old prom date up with her old best friend since he was so devastated that she died that night...oh my gosh, this is scary!" Andrew exclaimed with a sudden look of realization on his face. "Andrew, that's it!! You said so yourself that Darien was upset enough about me dying that he almost got depressed... that's it! He's my mission! I have to get him to open up his heart again! Andrew, you're a genius!!" Faith beamed. "Oh man...I'm living a movie." (AN: Actually, he's living an anime, but at this moment, a fanfic! ^_^) "And since I can't do anything physically...umm...Andrew?" she gave him her best innocent smile/pleading eyes look. "Uh...uh...No! No! No! Don't even give me that look, Faith! Darien would kill me if I even TRIED to mess with his love life!" "Oh, c'mon Andrew! Please? For me! You don't want me to go to Hell, do you?" "Well, no, but..." "But what? I know you're dying to! No pun intended. Please, please, pretty please??" she begged him. "Er..." A look of defeat swept across Andrew's (AN: fine) features, and he finally said, "After four years, you're still able to make me your partner in crime. How do you do it, Faith?" "Yay!! Okay, I still got a week...in the meantime, I'd love to hear about you and Rita!" * Meanwhile.... * "Oooh! I can't believe that guy!" Serena bursted out to no one. "This whole year, all he's been doing is making fun of me! As if it's not bad enough I don't even have a date to the Prom! My last year in school, and no one's asked me! Then he goes and calls me Meatball Head! I am not a Meatball Head!" she muttered as she walked up the steps to the Cherry Hill Temple. "Serena!!" Raye screamed once Serena got in, "You're late... again!! We have a study session every afternoon, can you PLEASE stick that in your, obviously, small brain somewhere??" "Why does everybody take pleasure in making fun of me?!" Dropping the harsh tone in her voice, Raye said, "Huh? I'm sorry, Serena. I didn't mean to hurt you," "Yeah..she didn't mean it, it's just that you're always late, it's kind of annoying." Lita added. Serena sniffed and replied, "It's not always my fault! Darien always makes fun of me, and I can't just leave without saying something BACK at him, and the next thing I know, we've been arguing for more than ten minutes! Then he gets me all down and stuff, and that makes me walk even slower than usual-" "We get the point, Serena." Luna stopped the rambling (AN: I know it's an alternate reality, but I like the idea of talking cats; so sue me!). Mina "coughed" and "cleared her throat" and in between she said, "Lover's quarrels!" Everybody snickered while Serena's face twisted into a look of shock and disgust. "L-L-LOVERS?! Mina, are you out of your mind?! Trust me, he is the last person on earth I would want to even be ASSOCIATED with! I can't stand him, I can't stand his snide remarks, I can't stand...I just can't stand him!" she said, not wanting to admit it to herself that what Mina said didn't really bother her. "Calm down, Serena, I was only kidding!" "Okay, you guys, I think we should start studying now. Our math final is tomorrow, don't foget!" All four girls whined, "Ammmmmmmyyyy!" * At the library... * Darien stared at one of his college books, absent-mindedly flipping pages, his mind elsewhere. *Gosh, she's so cute when she's mad...* (AN: Gee, I wonder who he's thinking about...). *Hmm...she'll never like me, we started off on the wrong foot.* he shook his head. *But you don't want her to like you! Don't forget what happened with a certain someone years ago!* The guilt rose up from his chest and gathered into a knot in his throat. *That's not my fault! I shouldn't even think about Faith.* Darien threw his head back on his chair and rubbed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, Andrew was standing above him, startling him. "Holy cow!" Darien nearly fell out of his chair and said accusingly, "Jeez, Andrew! You scared the heck out of me!" Ignoring his remark, Andrew asked, "Guess what?" "Andrew, just tell me, I'll never guess anyways." "What a party-pooper," Faith rolled her eyes. Andrew motioned his hand for her to be quiet. "Oh, please, Andrew, he can't hear me, only YOU can, remember?" "Yeah, well, shh anyways!" Andrew took a seat in front of Darien, who was giving him a puzzled look. "Umm...Andrew? Who are you talking to? Are you okay?" Andrew laughed uneasily and put his hand on the back of his neck. "Uh..nobody! Yeah...Yeah, I'm fine!" "Whatever you say..." "Listen, Rita and I volunteered to chaperone the Crossroads High School Prom, and I was wondering if you'd wanna help us?" "Andrew, you know I don't want t-" "Yeah, yeah, I know, but I think it's about time that you get that load of your shoulders and have some fun!" Andrew started to coax him, "C'mon, buddy, I know that you're still hung up on Faith, but that wasn't your fault, and you know it. Going to the Prom might help you get over it. I mean, don't get over it, none of us can, but just live on like how Faith would have wanted you to." "Yeah, stop being such a party-pooper! Gosh, you're more upset about me dying than I am!" Faith told him, forgetting that he wasn't able to hear her. "I know. Well...I guess I'll do it." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pum pum pum! Soooo! You guys happy I'm back, or did you run for cover? Most people do the latter, but that's beside the point =9 Anyhoo, stay tuned for the next chapter! ****Psst! I forgot, I ask questions, don't I? Haha! So what do you guys think of the SailorMoonS dub so far?? Happy it's not DiC? Think DiC did a better job? How about those new voices! Lovin' SailorUranus and SailorNeptune as much as I am?? Or are you terrified of watching those two? [Arghh! I'm dying to find out how they're going to handle their relationship!]**** Buhbye!! Erika