A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 21

"Oh man, thunder," said Rei. "It looks like it's gonna pour on us."

"We better get going!" said Ami. "Or we'll get caught in the downpour!"

"Let's go!" said Harusuke.

Then as they took off running, there was a loud boom of thunder and a flash of lightning. With a frightened scream, Usagi took off, running as fast as her legs could carry her. She was so scared that she ran right past the others. Rei, Ami, and Luna were surprised, and Harusuke was worried.

"Usagi! Wait! Come back!" he yelled.

"I can't!" cried Usagi. "I'm scared of thunder!"

As another flash of lightning lit the area, and another boom of thunder roared, Usagi happened to see something by a tree. It appeared to be a strange being in a dark hood like a ghost or a phantom. Usagi was so startled that she jumped practically two feet in the air, screaming, and fell flat on her butt. The others quickly rushed in to see if she was alright. Then they saw the being in the dark cloak.

"Who's there?" demanded Rei.

Upon further inspection, the being in the dark hood revealed its face. It was a girl who looked younger than Shingo, had brown hair that was short just like Ami's, and had violet-colored eyes. She also was holding freshly picked flowers that matched her eye color.

"Oh! Sorry I scared you," said the girl timidly. "I didn't mean to."

Everyone stared at the little girl in surprise. Then it began to rain. Having no way of keeping herself dry, Usagi used her basket as a makeshift umbrella.

"Oh great! Now it's raining!" she complained.

Then the girl pointed in a direction to her left. "Uh, please follow me this way," she said. "I know somewhere you can stay to keep dry."

The teens and Luna followed the girl running through the rain, not having a choice. But, as they ran, the thunder continued to roar, and lightning flashed, and Usagi let out a frightened scream every time she heard it.

"I hate this! Make it stop!" she cried. "I can't take it anymore! I wanna go home now!"

"Just hang in there for a while longer, Usagi!" yelled Harusuke. "Endure it until we get to a safer place!"

The group ran and ran through the rain, following Sakiko. Soon she led them up a cape, and then Usagi saw something that made her stop running. On the very top of the cliff was an old mansion. It appeared to be a bit run down and very spooky looking. Usagi didn't like the look of the building, not one little bit. She didn't even notice or hear another strike of lightning as it flashed and boomed across the sky above it.

"That looks so creepy!" she squeaked.

"Come on, Usagi!" called Harusuke. "Get over here before you catch a cold!"

Not really having much of an option, Usagi reluctantly followed. As she joined up with the others, Rei happened to see a sign on the side of the gate which had "Adams" on it.

"Hey, this is the place!" she said. "We've made it to the pension!"

"What?! No way!" screamed Usagi fearfully. "We're going to stay here?!

"Yes. We are," said Rei scowling. "You got a problem with that?"

"This place looks haunted..." mumbled Usagi.

"Come on Usagi," said Harusuke. "It doesn't look that bad to me." He then turned to the little girl. "Thank you very much, kid. You helped us out."