Disclaimer: Umi here.. we really hate doing this but we have to. Neither of us own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. Though Reese wants to own Mamoru and I Umi want to own Haruka. We can't and don't own them. Reese here... I wish my cat Pepper was as smart as Luna, well she is smart but she can't talk so yeah if I did own SM my life would be tons more easier in the pet and man department ;. For those of you who do know me, this if my first ever joint fanfic, and I am writing it with one of my best friends / adopted sister / and my roommate. This fic is the result of no sleep, to much caffeine, and god knows what else. Hope you all enjoy, and remember we love feedback... if you must flame please remember this... I'm not getting paid to make you happy, so I write to make me happy. ok... ok... Now on with the story...
Prolouge
Have you ever felt that your life is out of your hands and is completely ruled by destiny? I know that at one point I thought that was just not possible. We are the ones who are in complete control, and there is not some other force. A force such as destiny, or soul mates or that jazz that guides us in our decisions. They say that everything happens for a reason. Well if that is the case then that is saying we have a premade destiny. Almost as if we are only meant for one person on this planet, and that would all there is to it. To me that seems boring. What if the great maker up above made a mistake, and I can't stand Mr. Right. The powers that be could have had a bad day that day, and decided I would suffer for it. Ahh but that is where you are to have faith. Well it is hard to have faith, when all you have ever known is loss, and loneliness. There are only 2 things for certain in everyone's life and that's to be born and to die… My name is Serena and this is my story of fate, or destiny, you pick.
"Yes sir we can have that delivered anywhere in the country you want." Serena leaned against the counter tapping her pen lightly on the notepad in front of her as she listened to the customer on the other end of the phone try to make up his mind on what he wanted exactly.
"If you would like to come in and pick something out we can get it going for you." Rolling her eyes as her brother walked past her with a smirk on his face. Serena wadded up a piece of paper and tossed it at Andrew as he proceeded to head out the door for lunch.
"Rena is there anything I can get you from the deli?" He asked, as he was half way out the door, Serena just shook her head and went back to the customer. "Yes Mr. Peterson I understand. We will be open until 5pm, but I will wait around for you so you can place your order. No sir it's not a problem I can finish some paper work while I wait. "The customer thanked Serena over and over again as they hung up.
Serena hung up the phone and stared out the window watching as the gray clouds outside seem to just roll on by. She hoped they would get some rain, but she did not want to get her hopes up just yet.
Taking a deep breath Serena fell back into the chair behind the counter and started to work on the payroll for their drivers when the little bell sounded at the door. Figuring it was Andrew Serena kept on with her business without looking up. When it seemed Andrew was not bringing her food over to her she stood up placing her hands on the counter and looking out over the shop. She furrowed her brows together as she looked around the shop curiously. No one was in there, but she heard the door open, or did she?
Serena moved slowly as she walked around the back of the counter. She stood there looking out into the empty shop with her hands on her hips unable to process what was going on. There was no one in there, just her and the many flowers. She was instantly overcome with a strong scent of roses, but laughed to herself as she remembered where exactly she was standing. Shaking her head, she turned back to what she had been doing when she heard what sounded like someone softly whispering. Snapping her head back around towards where she thought she heard the whispers she narrowed her eyes and held her breath, but she heard and saw nothing.
'What is taking Andrew so long?' Serena thought as she stood there like a deer in headlights. Taking another deep breath and shaking her head she cleared her thoughts, and dusted off her light brown pants, and matching jacket before walking out into the store further. She did not really know what she was expecting to find, but she was sure she would find nothing. Walking slowly along the front of the store with her back to the door she searched down the aisles. All of a sudden, a clap of thunder sounded loudly through the air causing Serena to jump slightly and look around as the lights blinked, In that moment as she looked up towards the ceiling then turned her attention back down the aisle she saw a man coming towards her quickly. Not really thinking Serena brought her arms up in front of her face quickly so not to see the person coming at her. All of a sudden the bell above the door chimed signaling a customer.
Serena stood there for what seemed ages before allowing her hands to fall to her sides as she stared quietly down the row of flowers as she began to tremble. Turning her head to her left she noticed her brother standing there with a raised brow and question upon his face. In that moment, Serena could feel the whole world turn upside down. She was almost certain she heard Andrews voice call out to her, but she could not respond before she fell to the floor and the world disappeared around her.
Serena felt a weird sense of de ja vu when she finally managed to open her eyes. She sat up slowly blinking a few times to bring the room into focus. When she was fully aware of her surroundings her breath caught in her throat as she looked around her and realized she was not in her shop. Looking around her, she noticed she was in a field filled with red and white roses. It was not a garden of roses, but just an open field of roses. It took her a few moments to regain her composure and finally pull herself up. She slowly stood up and looked out over the horizon and for miles and miles, all she could see was this beautiful sea of colors. A smile crept upon her lips as she took in the sight and smell of them all. The child inside wanted to just throw her arms up and spin around until she was so dizzy that she would fall over laughing, but the logical side of her sent up warning signs. She stood there puzzled trying to figure out just where the hell she was. As she became more aware of her surroundings, she turned around to view the rest of the landscape and found herself standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean.
Without even realizing it, a gasp escaped her lips as she began to smile. The view was simply amazing. Behind her was a never ending sea of roses, and before her was just the never ending sea. Finally giving into her inner child, Serena began to laugh as she spun around taking it all in.
' I can be sensible later, right now this is heaven. 'She thought.
Finally content with the dizzy feeling Serena allowed her legs to give out from beneath her and fell down into a sitting position. She stared lazily out over the waves crashing upon the shore below. She knew she should try to find out where she was or even better, how she got there, when she noticed a shadow standing over her. Quickly Serena moved to stand up but felt a warm strong hand hold her in place.
"Please don't be afraid." A warm soft voice said. Serena started to tremble once more as she felt the same feeling come over her that she had felt in her shop. Then almost as if lightning had struck, again Serena remembered the man from the shop. She wanted to scream, but did not think anyone would hear her. She could run, but she was sitting down and he was standing up, so he clearly had the advantage over her. Feeling as if she was already, defeated Serena sat quietly and stiff as a bored. She felt the man's hand leave her shoulder and she breathed a sigh of relief, that would be short lived as she heard him move to sit down beside her.
Looking down at her hands in her lap Serena tried to keep her focus on other things then the person beside her. She sat there silently with this stranger beside her feeling more and more awkward. Finally she summoned all the courage she had and looked up to see the young man sitting beside her looking at her intently with such a deep sadness in his eyes.
Serena sat there not knowing what to say, nothing really seemed appropriate. She looked out over the ocean and could not understand why she was so calm, She felt that that at this point she should be panicking, but she wasn't and she was thoroughly confused.
The young man sat beside Serena watching the many emotions wash over her face, she was calm, she was worried, and she even had a moment where she looked utterly confused. He noticed how her small figure trembled in the cool breeze, and her long corn silk hair flowed behind her, and her eyes. Those eyes, the color of blue topaz, only sparkled under the brightest of lights. Smiling slightly he let her remain in her thoughts a while longer. Standing up he dusted his black slacks off, as he gazed out over the waves.
Serena turned quickly as she heard the man beside her stand up. She finally took notice to how he looked possibly in his mid 20's. He was dressed in black slacks, and a nice dark blue dress shirt that he wore tucked in neatly with a black leather jacket over it. Light blonde hair that was the color of the sand whipped around in the wind, and blue eyes that reminded her of a clear summer sky. He gazed out over the waters, yet Serena could not take her gaze off him. He was so familiar yet she had never seen him before, yet she was sure she knew him, and when he turned his gaze, back to her she felt overwhelmed with despair as their eyes met.
"Go back Serena." He said softly as he turned his gaze back out over the waves. "You don't belong here. Go Back. "
Serena sucked in a breath and stood up quickly looking at him with so many questions running through her mind, but three that stuck out the most.
"How do you know my name? Who are you? And where exactly are we? "
He turned his gaze back to her, and gently took her hand in his. "I can't tell you what you want to know, only you can answer these questions, if you find him you will find your answer."
Serena was at a loss for words, and she was starting to get upset. How could she hold the answers to all this? She was at work having a good day, well a normal day, and then the door opened and well it just went from normal to psycho from there on. Then the realization finally set in. Serena searched his face, feeling time creeping up on her, the true enemy at hand. Time.
"Find who? Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?" She could not take it she felt like something was pulling her back. As if it started from her stomach and worked outwards. She felt everything around her grow cold as she looked up at him and he smiled.
"Never forget Serena that is your only hope. Find him. Help him, and remember I'm always here with you. "With that his smile began to fade as did the rest of him, and Serena tried desperately to cling to his image, to his form but felt all sense of being leave her, but she heard him, and that made her even more confused.
Serena felt like she was drowning and she couldn't breath, she wanted so desperately to breath, then as if a giant hand had been lifted off her chest she took a deep breath and started to cough as she sat up. She realized she was on the floor of her shop, and Andrew was holding her head in his lap with tears in his eyes. She looked around with such confusion, she had no idea what was going on.
"OH MY GOD SERENA...You.. You're ok. I was so worried when you just laid there; I swear it was almost as if you weren't even breathing. I was about to call 911 when you finally started to breath once more. "Andrew finally let the tears fall as he pulled Serena up to his chest and held her tightly.
Serena laid limply in her brothers arms as the words repeated over and over in her head, "Never forget Serena that is your only hope. Find him. Help him, and remember I'm always here with you." She did not know what was going on now. Was it all a dream? It had to have been. Shaking her head, she realized she desperately needed to take a few days off and just spend sometime with herself and get a few things in order.