Andrew sat on a chair at the telephone. The dark room was lighted up by lamps. "Hello Rita!" he said. "Nice to hear from you. How are you?"

His face began to grow sad, when he listened to the voice on the other end. "You want to go to Africa?" he asked, wondering. "Why so suddenly?"

Andrew made a depressed face. "Oh, yes. I understand. I don't want to hamper you in your studies."

He cracked a smile. "No, you don't need to worry about me," he said. "I am just a little sad, Rita. I will miss you."

Suddenly he felt two hands on his shoulders. Andrew turned around, jerking. "Who is that?" he asked.

In the shadows of the dark room stood a uniformed blonde girl with bound hair and shining green eyes. "Don't worry," she said. "It'll soon be over." She pricked with her nails into Andrew's arms, so that he cried, and looked deeply into his eyes.

"Andrew! Andrew! Are you okay?" said a voice from the receiver.

A masculine hand grabbed the receiver and Rita could hear Andrew's voice: "Everything's okay, Rita, my love. How about talking about this tonight in my home?"

Andrew's lifeless body fell on the floor.

"If you think that's right, Andrew," the female voice said. "I'll come to you at 4:30 pm."

"As you wish, my love," Andrew said and hung up.

* * * * * * * *

"Nephrite ... Nephrite ... Nephrite ...", sounded Molly's voice in Nephrite's head.

"I'm sorry, Molly," he said. "I hadn't calculated on her."

"Nephrite?" Molly asked.

Nephrite opened his eyes. He lay in a bed and Molly sat beside him.

She smiled. "You must have had a nightmare."

"Nightmare?" Nephrite held his head. "Molly, what time is it?"

"Ten o'clock," Molly answered.

Nephrite jerked and rose up from the bed. "Oh no! I've missed opening the store!"

Molly smiled. "Nephrite, we have Sunday off. You don't need to open the store."

"Oh," Nephrite said, blushing. "I'm sorry."

"Doesn't matter," Molly replied. "Oh, by the way, Serena wanted to see me today. Do you want to come with?"

Serena. This name reminded him of the day he had found out who Sailor Moon is. Nephrite wondered if Molly knew, too. "Yes," Nephrite replied. "When did she want to meet you?"

"At three o'clock at her house," Molly answered.

* * * * * * * *

At three o'clock Molly and Nephrite stood in front of the house of the Tsukinos. Molly rang on the door. Serena's mother opened it. "Hello Molly!" she said happily. "Serena is already waiting in her room for you." She looked to Nephrite.

He gave her his hand. "Good afternoon, Mrs. Tsukino," he said. "I am Maxfield Stanton, Molly's boyfriend."

"Pleased to meet you," Mrs. Tsukino said and stood aside. "Come in, you two."

Molly showed Nephrite the way to Molly's room. When she opened the door, she saw that Serena wasn't alone. "Lita! Nice that you're here," she said.

Nephrite thought his blood would freeze. He and Molly entered the room the two girls were in. They sat on the floor.

"Hello Molly!" Serena said cheerfully. "You've even brought your boyfriend with you." Serena was happy that her plan was working so good. This time Raye couldn't say she didn't use her head.

"Does anyone want tea?" Lita asked, holding a pot in her hand.

Molly shook her head. "No, thanks."

"I'd like some," Nephrite said.

Lita gave him a cup and poured the liquid in.

"What was the thing you wanted to tell me, Lita?" Serena asked.

Lita looked insecure. "I don't know, if I can say it now."

"You don't need to be afraid," Serena said. "You can trust Molly and Mr. Stanton."

"Well...", Lita put the pot back. She nearly was in tears. "The boy I love has a girlfriend."

Nephrite shuddered. 'Lita, why are you doing that?' he scolded her mentally.

Lita sniffled: "I even wanted to see him today, when someone told me Andrew has a girlfriend."

Andrew? Who was Andrew? Nephrite didn't know, but was pleased that Lita hadn't spoken about him.

"What? Andrew?" Serena cried. "Oh, no! My beloved Andrew."

Lita was surprised. "You also were interested in him? But I thought, you already were in love with another man."

Serena kept crying uncontrollably. "I just like them both."

"Who told you, that Andrew has a girlfriend?" Molly wanted to know.

"Darien," Lita said.

Serena instantly grew angry. "Oh, that Darien! Now I know! Probably he just lied to you to make you insecure!"

"But Serena," Molly calmed her down. "Why should he do this?"

Serena stood up. "Because he's a horrible, heartless creature!" she said.

Horrible, heartless creature. Nephrite had to think about another horrible, heartless creature, who possibly was much more cruel than Serena's Darien. Probably she was making plans with her boyfriend right now, to fight the Sailor Scouts.

"We should go, to convince ourselves!" Serena said, fighting. "You wanted to visit him anyway."

"Serena, be sensible," Nephrite advised his former enemy.

"No!" Serena replied stubbornly. "I won't let Darien get the better of me. Come on, Lita!"

Lita looked a little helpless, but then followed her.

"May we come with you?" Molly asked.

"Of course," Lita answered.

* * * * * * * *

Andrew sat in his room and played with three stones. One was long and black. The other two, one red and one green, were round and shimmering.

He almost let the stones fall on the floor, when the doorbell rang. "So early?" he asked. Instantly he grabbed the stones and put them into his trousers pockets.

When he opened, four persons stood at the door. Andrew looked irritated. "Hello," he said, uncertain.

"Hello, Andrew," Lita said. "I am here to cook for you. These are my friends Molly and Mr. Stanton."

"Good afternoon," Nephrite said and held out his hand to Andrew.

Andrew looked very skeptical when they shook each other's hands.

"Aren't you the one who works in the Game Center?" Nephrite asked. "I am not sure, because I was not often there."

Andrew stared at Nephrite. "Why not?" Andrew asked back.

Nephrite considered how to best answer the question. "As a tennis trainer I don't have much time," he finally said.

Lita grabbed Molly by her upper arm and looked at Serena. "While they are talking that nicely, we can go ahead and make the food.

Serena nodded. "Okay."

"So, you are a tennis trainer?" Andrew asked.

Nephrite's eyes grew big. "You don't know me?"

"No," Andrew said, smiling. "I just had imagined that a tennis trainer would be different."

Nephrite looked down at himself. "Oh, these are just my regular clothes."

"Doesn't the long hair bother you when you're playing tennis?" Andrew asked, curious.

Nephrite looked at his curls. "No, I actually have no problems with it."

The doorbell rang. Andrew pushed Nephrite towards the kitchen. "Amuse the girls a little. I have to go to the door."

"But...", Nephrite began, but then went out.

Andrew ran to the door and opened it.

"Hello, Andrew!" the three girls heard Darien's voice.

"Oh, no!" Serena wailed. "Not Darien!" Serena smiled at Nephrite. "Could you please keep him away from me?"

"He surely isn't that bad," Nephrite calmed her down.

"Please!" Serena begged.

Nephrite sighed. "Okay."

He again went out to Andrew. With him was a young man with black, short hair. This one jerked, when Nephrite came in. Skeptically he asked: "Do we know each other?"

Nephrite smiled. "Of course, Darien. Don't you remember the puppet fair?"

Darien thought. "Oh, yes, of course!" he said. "Where is my brain?"

Andrew was sweating. "Er..., let's sit in the living room," he said the two men.

"Are you okay, Andrew?" Darien asked his friend. "You look a little ill today."

Andrew breathed. "Everything's okay! You don't need to worry about me."

Again the doorbell rang. "Excuse me," Andrew said and turned away.

"Nice guy, isn't he?" Nephrite asked Darien.

Andrew opened the door and a girl with long brown hair stood in front of him. "Rita!" he said happily and fell her into the arms.

"Andrew," Rita gasped. "What a reception."

"I just have a lot of people here.", Andrew said. "Let's go into the bathroom to talk."

Rita found that okay and followed him. Andrew closed the door behind them, when they were in.

"I really don't want to make trouble for you," Rita said sadly.

"Oh, no, Rita," Andrew said, grinning evilly. "You don't make trouble for me."

Rita's eyes grew big. Andrew's voice suddenly sounded female.

"You are my ticket out of this crazy house!" Andrew screamed.

Rita jerked.

As he laughed evilly, Andrew's skin fell off of him and he turned into a female general with blonde, bound hair.

"Give me your Rainbow Crystal!" the woman screamed.

The door opened and the general fell on the floor.

Molly, smiling uncertainly, looked around. "What's going on here?"

The general angrily stood up and gestured with her fingers at Molly.

"Zoy!" she shouted and Molly fell, surrounded by cherry blossoms on the floor.

The general now threw a long, black crystal into the air, which sent rays to Rita. She screamed out in pain, as a round, blue shimmering crystal came out of her body. The evil woman grabbed it and grinned: "Many thanks."

She went out of the bath and fell over Nephrite, who was looking for Molly.

"Zoycite!" Nephrite said, jerking.

"Nephrite!" Zoycite gasped.

She rised hectically up. "Get out of my way!"

Suddenly she felt someone grabbing her from behind.

Nephrite smiled. It had been Lita, who had reacted quickly.

"Now I have you!" Lita said.

"No, now I have you!" another female voice said.

Lita looked up. In the bathroom stood a youma. She threw big, longish, white pills at Lita. The pills broke and little wormy creatures crept out.

Lita screamed.

"Bye-bye!" Zoycite said and teleported away.

The youma rushed out of the bathroom. "Now you're in for it!" she said.

"Stop!" a girl shouted.

The youma looked around. In a corner of the room stood Sailor Moon.

"How can you dare, attacking an innocent girl, who was just concerned about her friends?" Sailor Moon said. "I am chosen, and fight for love and fairness! I am Sailor Moon and in the name of the moon I'll punish you!"

"Bold brat," the youma said and threw her pills to the Sailor Scout.

Sailor Moon, screaming, jumped out of way.

Nephrite watched everything. He first looked to the unconscious Molly and then to the youma.

Determined he stood up. "Okay, Techniclon!" he shouted to the youma. "The party is over! You may go home!"

Techniclon turned around.

"From a betrayer I don't take commands, Nephrite!" she said to the former Negaverse general.

"In your place I would listen." Nephrite said.

"Oh, Nephrite! I am so afraid of you!" the youma joked.

"Stop hurting my friends!" Nephrite said and looked deeply into the youma's eyes. He grabbed one hand of the youma and a flash went out. The creature fell on the floor.

Lita looked to Sailor Moon. "It's your turn, Sailor Moon," she said.

Sailor Moon took out a sceptre and said: "Power of the moon, turn her back!"

The youma was surrounded by lights and changed to Andrew's girlfriend Rita again. Exhausted, she gasped, laying on the floor.

Sailor Moon ran to Molly, who lay in Nephrite's arms.

"Is she hurt?" she asked, worried.

"No," Nephrite said. "Just unconscious. She'll soon recover again."

Sailor Moon sadly looked at Nephrite.

"Serena," he began. "Zoycite knows that I'm still alive. Probably she'll attack Molly again one day." He looked into the Sailor Scout's eyes. "I think it's time that we tell Molly that you are Sailor Moon."

Sailor Moon nodded. "Yes, I also think so."

Nephrite looked down to Molly, stroking her cheeks.

"Well, then, may I introduce you to Lita?" Sailor Moon said and pointed to brown haired girl with the ponytail. "She's also a Sailor Scout."

Nephrite looked at Lita. "Yes, she has already told me," he said, nodding at her.

Suddenly the front door opened. Andrew came in, looking exhausted.

First Sailor Moon and the other three jerked, but then they noticed that this was the real Andrew.

"Rita!" he said to Zoycite's victim, who lay on the floor.

Rita opened her eyes. "Andrew?"

Andrew went to her and took his girlfriend into his arms.