Pen Pals
by: Angel Kisses
Rated: PG.
I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing.
She looked at the piles of letters. Tons of them. Some in small envelopes, some in
large long ones. Some were blue and yellow and others from cards. Birthday cards,
Christmas, Valentines, you name it, it was there.
Mina stood in wonder. How could someone write so much? "And when did you
say you started writing him?"
"High school. Freshman year." Serena stated, never lifting her pen from the pad
of paper she was writing on.
"And why?" Mina persisted. Serena sighed, putting her pen down and glancing
around her room. "You know why, I've told you before." She said while stretching her
arms.
"Refresh my memory. And while you're at it, tell me why all these letters
are...everywhere."
"There was this letter I was looking for, but I got caught up in rereading them."
"There's so many!" Mina exclaimed.
"Well, it has been ten years. We started writing when we were fourteen."
"Damn girl! You need a new hobby!" Lita said walking into Serena's room.
"Nah, she just needs to find a real man!" Mina laughed.
Serena looked at her friends. They had been living together since college. They
had no room to talk. Mina swore off guys last year and Lita is always saying that
every guy looks like her old boyfriend, Freddie.
"Well, ya know, I wouldn't mind having him, if you don't want him Serena. " Lita
said, looking at his picture on her night stand.
"Yeah..." Mina sighed.
"I was looking for a letter, " Serena continued, "that had a promise in it. Help me
find it."
"What kind of promise?" Lita asked picking up a card and reading it. "You'll
know it if you find it. It's the only one we've made, besides always writing each other."
"You never answered my question!" Mina whined. Serena picked up the first letter
she'd gotten, opened it and started reading out loud...
"Hello Serena! I'm glad I got to meet and talk with you! I hope we can become
great pen pals. You seem like a great person and all my friends were like, 'Damn
man, how do you do it? Can I have her address too?' Will you be at next years
competition? It would be cool to see you again next year."
"Competition?" Lita asked.
Serena put the letter down and leaned back in her chair.
"Remember back in high school when I was in the flag and dance line? We went
to the States for a competition, there I met him and one of the "flag mom's" got us
talking and here we are now."
"Damn! Ten years. Now that's dedication!" Lita said. "Yeah." Serena sighed.
The phone rang and Mina ran to answer it. A while later, she came back to
announce that Rei was on her way and that she had ordered a pizza. Rei was a friend
of there's through high school. Though she didn't go to college with them, she had
stayed in touch and visited every other Saturday.
"Now what's this promise?" Mina asked.
"I'll tell you when Rei gets here."
Later, and one-thirds way into the letters and only crumbs left in the pizza box...
"And so he's like my best friend. I tell him everything and he tells me. Trust me it
took awhile to do that too. Anyway, at one point about six or seven years back we
made this promise that if by the time we turned twenty-five and we don't have
anybody, then we'd get married." Serena finished.
"Married? but Serena, " Rei started.
"I haven't told him yet."
"Why not?" Mina demanded.
"He's probably forgotten anyway. We've never mentioned it since."
"And if he hasn't?" Lita asked.
"Well, he's going to get a wedding invite soon anyway, so I guess we'll see when
he gets here, if he gets here." Serena said. The girls sat in silence for a while.
"Hey! What are we bummed about? You're getting married in a few weeks and
he's a friend right? Not like you guys were lovers or anything right? Just pen pals.
Nothing more. Nada. Zip!" Mina exclaimed.
"She's right ya know." Lita stated.
Serena smiled sadly and wadded up the paper she was writing on. He didn't need
to know she was sorry.
"Wait you guys! The plot thickens!" Rei said standing up with a letter clutched in
her hands. "My Dearest Serena," she began out loud, "I long to hold you in my arms.
The smell of you drives me wild! I can't stop thinking of you. At night, when I lay in
bed thinking of you, I reach down and..."
The wadded piece of paper landed smack in the middle of Rei's face, then
Serena, not far behind, grabbed the letter, stuck out her tongue and said "That's
personal."
The whole group burst out laughing. Serena continued reading, "Reached down to
pick up a book and collided with a table on the way up, ruining yet another date. Nice
try Rei."
After a few more hours of reading through the letters and listening to the ooh's
and awe's from the girls, Serena decided to wrap it up.
"I can't believe what a sweetheart this guy is! I really can't wait to meet him Sere.
Night!" Mina said hugging her friend before returning to her own room.
"He really is a babe." Lita said taking one last look at his picture before following
Mina out.
Serena walked Rei to the door. "Ami will be back next week." She stated.
"Serena, if you love him so, why don't you just marry him?" Rei asked.
"I can't Rei, you know that. Besides, I don't know how he feels about me
anymore. Don't worry about it all right? I won't."
"Promise?" "Promise." Serena nodded. Rei was hesitant, but soon nodded,
hugged Serena and left.
Serena sighed as she undressed and climbed into bed. 'This is what I want. I
know it is.' She glanced at the picture on her night stand. 'So why do I suddenly
regret it?' she thought before closing her eyes.
All right, done with chapter one. I hope you like it. I'll try to get more out soon,
depending on reviews :) ~K~ I'm outtie! (hee hee) *Angel Kisses*
by: Angel Kisses
Rated: PG.
I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing.
She looked at the piles of letters. Tons of them. Some in small envelopes, some in
large long ones. Some were blue and yellow and others from cards. Birthday cards,
Christmas, Valentines, you name it, it was there.
Mina stood in wonder. How could someone write so much? "And when did you
say you started writing him?"
"High school. Freshman year." Serena stated, never lifting her pen from the pad
of paper she was writing on.
"And why?" Mina persisted. Serena sighed, putting her pen down and glancing
around her room. "You know why, I've told you before." She said while stretching her
arms.
"Refresh my memory. And while you're at it, tell me why all these letters
are...everywhere."
"There was this letter I was looking for, but I got caught up in rereading them."
"There's so many!" Mina exclaimed.
"Well, it has been ten years. We started writing when we were fourteen."
"Damn girl! You need a new hobby!" Lita said walking into Serena's room.
"Nah, she just needs to find a real man!" Mina laughed.
Serena looked at her friends. They had been living together since college. They
had no room to talk. Mina swore off guys last year and Lita is always saying that
every guy looks like her old boyfriend, Freddie.
"Well, ya know, I wouldn't mind having him, if you don't want him Serena. " Lita
said, looking at his picture on her night stand.
"Yeah..." Mina sighed.
"I was looking for a letter, " Serena continued, "that had a promise in it. Help me
find it."
"What kind of promise?" Lita asked picking up a card and reading it. "You'll
know it if you find it. It's the only one we've made, besides always writing each other."
"You never answered my question!" Mina whined. Serena picked up the first letter
she'd gotten, opened it and started reading out loud...
"Hello Serena! I'm glad I got to meet and talk with you! I hope we can become
great pen pals. You seem like a great person and all my friends were like, 'Damn
man, how do you do it? Can I have her address too?' Will you be at next years
competition? It would be cool to see you again next year."
"Competition?" Lita asked.
Serena put the letter down and leaned back in her chair.
"Remember back in high school when I was in the flag and dance line? We went
to the States for a competition, there I met him and one of the "flag mom's" got us
talking and here we are now."
"Damn! Ten years. Now that's dedication!" Lita said. "Yeah." Serena sighed.
The phone rang and Mina ran to answer it. A while later, she came back to
announce that Rei was on her way and that she had ordered a pizza. Rei was a friend
of there's through high school. Though she didn't go to college with them, she had
stayed in touch and visited every other Saturday.
"Now what's this promise?" Mina asked.
"I'll tell you when Rei gets here."
Later, and one-thirds way into the letters and only crumbs left in the pizza box...
"And so he's like my best friend. I tell him everything and he tells me. Trust me it
took awhile to do that too. Anyway, at one point about six or seven years back we
made this promise that if by the time we turned twenty-five and we don't have
anybody, then we'd get married." Serena finished.
"Married? but Serena, " Rei started.
"I haven't told him yet."
"Why not?" Mina demanded.
"He's probably forgotten anyway. We've never mentioned it since."
"And if he hasn't?" Lita asked.
"Well, he's going to get a wedding invite soon anyway, so I guess we'll see when
he gets here, if he gets here." Serena said. The girls sat in silence for a while.
"Hey! What are we bummed about? You're getting married in a few weeks and
he's a friend right? Not like you guys were lovers or anything right? Just pen pals.
Nothing more. Nada. Zip!" Mina exclaimed.
"She's right ya know." Lita stated.
Serena smiled sadly and wadded up the paper she was writing on. He didn't need
to know she was sorry.
"Wait you guys! The plot thickens!" Rei said standing up with a letter clutched in
her hands. "My Dearest Serena," she began out loud, "I long to hold you in my arms.
The smell of you drives me wild! I can't stop thinking of you. At night, when I lay in
bed thinking of you, I reach down and..."
The wadded piece of paper landed smack in the middle of Rei's face, then
Serena, not far behind, grabbed the letter, stuck out her tongue and said "That's
personal."
The whole group burst out laughing. Serena continued reading, "Reached down to
pick up a book and collided with a table on the way up, ruining yet another date. Nice
try Rei."
After a few more hours of reading through the letters and listening to the ooh's
and awe's from the girls, Serena decided to wrap it up.
"I can't believe what a sweetheart this guy is! I really can't wait to meet him Sere.
Night!" Mina said hugging her friend before returning to her own room.
"He really is a babe." Lita said taking one last look at his picture before following
Mina out.
Serena walked Rei to the door. "Ami will be back next week." She stated.
"Serena, if you love him so, why don't you just marry him?" Rei asked.
"I can't Rei, you know that. Besides, I don't know how he feels about me
anymore. Don't worry about it all right? I won't."
"Promise?" "Promise." Serena nodded. Rei was hesitant, but soon nodded,
hugged Serena and left.
Serena sighed as she undressed and climbed into bed. 'This is what I want. I
know it is.' She glanced at the picture on her night stand. 'So why do I suddenly
regret it?' she thought before closing her eyes.
All right, done with chapter one. I hope you like it. I'll try to get more out soon,
depending on reviews :) ~K~ I'm outtie! (hee hee) *Angel Kisses*