The Adventure of a Lady
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Sailor Moon
Authors Notes: It was very late when I started this, so I
really don't know where it's going to be headed. I
hope you like it, comments are greatly appreciated.
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When Serena woke up, she could feel that something was
different. Her body felt the same, her mind was thinking
the same, but she felt like she wasn't in her own bed.
Quickly she opened her eyes and looked around. What
she saw startled her. The bed she was sleeping in was huge
with fluffy blankets and pillows. The room was also huge,
like how she thought a castle would be. There were old
fashioned wooden moldings around everything, and the heavy
curtains and odd looking features confused her.
Suddenly someone came in the door.
Serena leapt back and pulled her covers to her before
recognizing who it was. "Molly?" She asked surprised.
Her red haired gentle friend was wearing some sort of dress
that looked old fashioned.
"Good morning milady," Molly said pouring steaming
water into a big bowl on one of the tables.
Serena was taken back. Did she just call her a lady?
"What's going on Molly?" She asked.
Molly looked at her and smiled. "Your mother and
father are having company over today remember. You are
supposed to be ready before breakfast so you can meet
the Lords and Lady's that are coming."
Serena stared at her with wide eyes. "Where is
everyone else?"
"Who milady?" Molly asked.
"What do you mean who? Raye, Mina, Amy and Lita of
course. Which other people would I mean?"
"The lady Lita will come at mid day as usual to take
your walk with you. Lady Mina is still on her honeymoon and
I don't believe I know that other two ladies' you mention."
Serena shook her head after a moment. She took
another look around the room and found her eyes resting on
what was another door? She went over and opened it to
reveal a whole room full of shoes and dresses that looked
to be from the 19th century.
"Which would you like to wear today milady?" Molly
walked past her easily and started holding out dresses.
By this time Serena was confused. Were her friends
just playing a joke on her? She would wake up any moment
and find herself in her bed back in Tokyo and she'd laugh
about this whole thing later.
But Molly still stood there looking at her, like she
was supposed to pick one. "Which ever one you think." She
answered before going to look in the mirror.
She was wearing a long white nightgown, and her long
blonde hair was in a loose braid at her back. She felt
like she was wearing a million layers and yet none at all.
"This one is beautiful milady," molly said coming up
behind her.
"You can call me Serena, Molly."
Molly smiled. "You tell me that every morning miss,
and I always say that it would not be proper. Now stand
up and I will help you dress."
Serena didn't know the first thing about wearing one
of these dresses, so she decided to let Molly help her.
If this was a joke, maybe she should play along for now
just to see what would happen. And if it was a dream, then
she would wake up at some point.
When Serena was wearing the heavy dress, Molly made
her sit down so she could do her hair. Serena watched as
Molly expertly pulled and spiraled it all behind her in
some strange yet beautiful style.
"Am I ready yet?" Serena asked after almost an hour.
Molly nodded, but as Serena was getting up she sprayed
some sort of perfume on her. Serena took a moment to smell
it and decided that she liked it. So far it seemed that
everything here matched what she would have picked out, but
it couldn't be exactly right if it was a joke.
She walked out of her room, and found herself lost.
The hallway was so big and long, and she could see from
here that the house she was in was a castle. She wouldn't
be able to find her way around here at all.
"Serena Darling, you're ready."
Serena turned around to find her mother dressed in the
same style clothes that she was. She looked beautiful.
"What's going on mom, what I'm a doing here?"
"Mom, is not the proper term to use darling. Either
use my name or call me mother. And what are you talking
about dear, you know we are having company over for the
next few days."
"Is this some sort of joke?" Serena asked.
"Of course not, what would give you that idea?"
"Well last night I went to sleep in my bed back home
in Tokyo, and today I woke up here."
Her mother looked at her strangely. "Are you feeling?
alright dear?" She put her hand to her forehead. "Well, I
don't know what you're talking about, but you better stop
it and act like a lady when the guests arrive. Lady Lita
has arrived already, so you may talk your nonsense to your
friend."
Serena followed her mother through the castle until she
spotted Lita. Then she ran towards her and threw her arms
around her in a bear hug.
"Serena, show some restraint please," Her mother
commanded.
"What was that for?" Lita asked.
Serena looked at her like she was weird. "I always
give you a hug when I see you, especially when I've had a
totally weird day."
Lita looked amused. "Has something happened?"
"Well yeah. Look at us Lita, we're dressed like some
19th century princess or something."
"Come on Serena, a princess would be in the finest
imported silk and she wouldn't be running around hugging
her friends. What's gotten into you today?"
"Lita, what happened last night? Why are we here?"
Now Lita looked concerned. "Serena, you're talking
like you're mad. We're here because this is where you
live. Your family has lived here since you were born. You
have been here your whole life. And nothing happened last
night. I left you at super as usual. That's when my
father demands that I be home."
"You're father?" Serena asked surprised. Lita's
parents were dead and had been for years.
"He's always kept a tight hold on me since my mother
died a few years ago, you know that to."
Serena put a hand to her head to make sure it was
still there. "I don't know what's going on. Is this a
dream?"
Lita suddenly became really concerned for her dear
friend. "Serena, let's go outside and get some air. I'll
answer any question you want even if I think it's crazy."
The two of them went outside quickly and were soon
walking through the back gardens.
"Alright, ask me what you want," Lita said.
Serena nodded. "What year is it?"
Lita almost laughed, but kept it to herself. "1802"
"And this is real?"
"As far as I know."
"Where are the other girls?"
"You mean Mina; she's still on her honeymoon."
"Who did she marry?"
"Lord Andrew of course."
Serena forgot herself for a moment. "Andrew and Mina
got married?"
"You were her maid of honor Serena."
"Oh right," Serena got herself together. She was
starting to realize that she was stuck here. "What am
I supposed to do when I meet these people today?"
"You will curtsey to the Lords, shake hands with the
Ladies, and be polite. You don't have to say much of
anything if you don't want to."
"Alright, what else?"
"You mean the whole time they're here?" Serena nodded
her head. "Alright, well first there will be a meeting
in the drawing room. Then everyone will go to their rooms
to get settled."
"Everyone? Who is all coming?"
"There are ten Lords and fifteen Ladies."
Serena nodded again.
"You will probably not meet them again until super.
At super, you will have to eat everything perfectly to show
off your grace and respect, and then everyone will go to
the music room for entertainment. It will last awhile, and
then the gentlemen will go to one room and the Ladies to
another. Afterwards, you are free to sleep. But tomorrow
is the ball, and that will mean dancing?"
Serena was starting to feel panicked. She didn't know
how to do any of this. It all sounded like something out
of a movie to her. Nobody did this stuff in real life
anymore.
"Okay, I can do that."
"You're going to have to remember to speak properly
Serena. You're using words like okay and other slang that
are just not acceptable."
Serena looked at her. "I'll work on that."
"You better, because it will not go unnoticed. It's
alright when we're playing at one of our games, but not
when we are with company."
Serena nodded again, trying to take everything in. She
had a hard time concentrating in school so most things she
realized she should know she knew nothing about.
"Milady, the guests are arriving."
"Thank you Molly," Lita said smiling at her. "Now we
have to go back inside Serena. Do you think you have
yourself under control?"
"Yeah."
"Yes," Lita corrected.
They went quickly inside, Lita holding her hand to
steady her all the way. She just thought Serena was for
some reason nervous about the coming festivities. She
would of course help her friend through this, for Serena's
kindness had helped her through many of her own perils.
Serena stood next to her mother in what was supposed
to be a greeting line.
"Your reply is how do you do when you're introduced,"
Lita whispered final hints.
Serena wanted to fidget like she always did when she
was nervous, but she didn't want to do anything wrong. For
some reason she was more stressed out at this moment then
she had been her entire life. She was hoping that she
would wake up soon or someone would leap out and say 'April
fools'. It never happened.
One by one people arrived, and Serena was always
introduced by her mother as 'our daughter, Lady Serena.'
She bowed respectfully to the men and asked how they did,
and then shook hands with the ladies. Some men would take
her hand and gently kiss it, and she wanted to giggle. But
Lita had given her a warning look.
"Raye?" Serena snapped her head up when she
recognized the black haired beauty.
Raye looked at her like she was strange. "How is it
you know my name, for I believe we have never met before."
Serena looked at her in confusion.
"We have just heard so much or you Lady Raye, that we
of course knew it was you the moment we saw you," Lita
said quickly covering for the dumbstruck blonde. "It is
wonderful to finally meet you."
Serena could only nod her head.
"I am happy to be here," Raye said curiously
When Amy came up Serena resisted the urge to call out
to her and instead let her be introduced. However, this was
starting scaring her. Her best friends didn't know her. She was
beginning to fear that this thing that she was trapped in
wasn't just a dream.
"And this is Lord Shields."
Serena looked up into the stormy blue eyes she had
looked up into a million times before. The mischievous
glint was there, the hidden depth was there and the secret
passion was there. He was standing in front of her, the
one guy she had fallen in love with, and the guy that had
never looked twice at her.
"This is our daughter, Lady Serena."
Darien took her hand gently and placed a soft kiss on
it. His shiny black hair fell slightly into his eyes, and
his tall thin body leaned towards her.
"It's on honor to meet you."
Serena was breathless. She just looked up at him with
wide eyes.
"Why do you look at me so?" He asked with an amused
look in his eyes.
Serena was elbowed by Lita, and she quickly tried to
find a way out of her situation without standing out like
she was insane or something. "Ah, no reason. I just
thought we might have met before, that's all."
"I think I would have remembered someone as beautiful
as you my Lady."
Despite all her efforts, Serena couldn't help
blushing. She smiled lightly and looked shyly away from
him. He just smiled his charming smile, and moved down the
line as was the proper way.
After they had met everyone, Lita quickly took Serena
aside.
"Have you met him before?" She asked seriously.
Serena looked at her, and she thought that if she was
going to figure this thing out, she was going to need Lita
to help her. "Okay, you remember when I was telling you
that when I went to bed last night I was in the future?"
Lita looked disturbed again.
"I'm not crazy Lita, just listen to me. I had a whole
life, it wasn't just a dream. I had friends, you were one
of them. And Mina, Raye and Amy. We always hung out at
this arcade where Andrew worked, and Darien was his best
friend who I had like a huge crush on. But he was older
than me, and not to mention he would never look twice at me."
"Hold it right there Serena, that's enough." Lita was
starting to get frightened again. "First of all this is
totally crazy, and second of all if that's true and he
would never look twice at you, he certainly looked more
than once today. Why would he look at you now and not in
the future?"
Serena smiled at her friends. "You're believing that
I might not be lying aren't you?"
"Serena this is madness, but I have to take in your
circumstance if I'm going to understand you. I think that
perhaps you are talking of some sort of dream or memory
that has warped horribly out of control. I want to help
understand what you're going through right now."
Serena sighed in frustration. "Look Lita, I'm going
to find a way to prove to you that I'm not making all this
up. I woke up this morning at lest a two hundred years
in the past, and I'm not crazy." She turned around and
walked back into the room where everyone was assembled for
the brief meeting before they would all spread throughout
the great manor.
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End of Chapter One
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