At Usagi's school a basketball champion, ""Two Tall Takeru"" has become quite popular with the girls. Usagi's best friend Naru is in a daze over him as well. One day, just like any other, she goes to watch him play. Around that same time, a new exchange student is arriving. Her name: Kino Makoto. The students around the school are gossiping that she fought a lot in her previous school and was kicked out of it, so she had to come to theirs. She joins the same class as Usagi, but while the other girls are afraid of her boyish manner, Usagi (and only Usagi) comes close to her and tries to become her friend. Usagi manages to open the door to her heart and learns that the girl has been alone all her life, having lost her parents when she was very young, and she has supported herself by this attitude. While being with Makoto, Usagi notices something odd... could Makoto like Takeru as well? In the meantime Luna has not suspected that Makoto could be the fourth senshi. But the crescent moon on h