Lose one Gain Another
Chapter 1- Don't Leave Me All Alone
A young blonde ran down the streets of Tokyo, tears streaming down her face. She had long hair, as if spun of gold with streaks of moonlight silver. Her hair was in pigtails pulled up into buns on either side of her head. 'No! You have to be all right! You can't leave me all alone!' Finally she reached her destination, she skidded to a stop, right in front of a horrible scene of an accident. In front of her was her boyfriend's car, it had many dents in it, and the front window was shattered. It was over turned on its roof and her boyfriend was strapped in the seat, upside down, and unmoving. In front of it was another car; it had a family in it, the parents, and a little boy. This car was in a similar condition.
All the unfortunate victims were dead. There was also a battered car in between those two and no one was inside. Some of the spectators told the police officers that they saw a drunken man come out of the middle car and run away. All the other citizens coming to witness this crime murmured among themselves, the gossip already spreading like wildfire. They watched in sympathy as the blonde's knees buckle and she collapses onto her knees, sobbing. Shiny, salty pearls rolling down her cheeks as she cries out, unintentionally screaming for all the world to hear "NO!, how could you. How could you be so cruel?!" then in a softer tone, speaking in a hoarse voice to herself, riddled with tears, "First my friends. then my family. Now fate has decided to take the only thing I have left and snatches away my fiancé?! . Why.?" Her body trembles and shivers as more tears come, remembering the deaths of her family... She repeats the names of all she's lost in her mind, causing her to weep harder, images flashes before her eyes, the good old days. 'Mina' a picture of a smiling bubbly blonde, winking, giving her traditional V for victory sign. 'Rei' a fiery tempered raven-haired miko, sticking her tongue out at her best friend. 'Lita' a tall brunette with her fist in the air, promising to beat up anyone who hurt her. 'Ami' A blue haired genius, handing her a book and telling her to study. 'Ikiko, holding a specula and scolding her daughter for her grades. 'Shingo' a young boy playing arcades with her, saying she's such a ditz. 'Kenji' Her father scowling as she announces she has a date. 'Darien' A young man, a few years older than her, handsome, and sweet. He brandishes a red rose for her, offers her a ride in his red convertible. Then all these sweet memories are replaced with a flashback, of the deaths of her family.
+++Flash back+++
(Serena's POV) I skipped along the sidewalk, humming Darien and my song. Going along, I pass my house for a few feet before I realize that I had to backtrack a little. Laughing at myself sheepishly, I walk back and stand in front of my usually cheery home. For some reason something stirred in me. I brushed it off as paranoia as I walk up the driveway. However, no matter how I tried, panic began to fill me, I laughed at my anxiety and myself. Lately I had been depressed and paranoid. This was because of the disappearance of my friends 3 weeks ago. It happened at our battle with chaos, for an unknown reason they weren't reborn here. The only person that had survived was Darien. Still there was no sign of any of my loyal scouts, and I was depressed for 2 weeks before I finally pulled myself together and realized, they would scold me if they saw me now, so it was back to my cheerful little self.
I opened the door to the house and called out to my parents and bratty brother, I guess my voice was a little wistful; I wouldn't be convinced nothing was wrong until I heard their cheery calls. "Hey guys! I'm-" Suddenly I stopped, how right I was to feel panicky. It took awhile but finally the scene before me registered in my brain.
There on the couch lay the body of my little brother, his throat had been slit, and his head rested in the lap of my mother, whom was slumped over his body, apparently she had been crying over him, when she was shot through the heart. I covered my mouth; my stomach churned and threatened to spill my lunch. My eyes glazed over with tears. Blood was all over the couch, all over their bodies, and the floor. However, the sight of my mother and brother wasn't what caused the dam to finally break. It was my father. It was obvious that he was trying to protect mum and Shingo before he died. A rifle was in his hands, his body was brutally bent over a knocked over love seat, a dagger through his chest. Again, blood was spilled everywhere, just like the tears that were now spilling out of the daughter's eyes. +End flashback+ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
.3 days later.
She had to of course go to Darien's funeral; there would be no way she would leave without a final goodbye. It was a dark and dreary day. The "ceremony" was being held at the local cemetery. The sky darkened, and it drizzled, as if Mother Nature itself were mourning the loss of her only child.
Thunder crashed, as the priest held up an umbrella and continued to drone on and on about how good the man had been. But as much as he spoke about the man, one could tell her didn't know Darien at all. Even though there were many people at the funeral, only a select few could cry. only those who wept really knew the man who had died, and left behind grieving loved ones and friends. Among these few was Serena herself, who stood throughout the whole occasion, with tears streaming down her cheeks. Of course, she was wearing black, but she sought no shelter from the tears of nature, she embraced them and wept with them. People moved to let her under their umbrella, but each time she shook her head and stepped out into the tears once again.
When they were allowed to approach the coffin, she stayed behind to be the last to approach. Finally as every one had said their goodbyes, she stepped forward, a single blood red rose in her hands as well as white glasses. Stepping up to the coffin, she looks down into the face of her beloved fiancé, her black dress hugging her body because of the rain. His face was peaceful and calm. He was dressed in his best tuxedo. It appeared that he was only sleeping, well that was what Serena wished what was happening. If only he could just open his eyes, yawn and stretch, and exclaim to the audience, "oh I'm so sorry. Did I fall asleep on you?" and chuckle sheepishly at himself. However, that wasn't the case. He was dead, never to rise in this world again. Mournfully Serena reaches out and brushes her hand across his cheek, she caresses it, ignoring the gazes of the other mourners. She smiles a sad smile and places the glasses over his eyes. Then gently setting the rose in his hands, she kisses two of her fingers and lets them rest on his cold lips. Before removing them, she whispers, tears dropping onto his face. "Goodbye my Tuxedo Mask. farewell Darien, till we meet again my love." Since she was the last to approach, she reaches up to the lid of the coffin and closes it. With a soft, but audible creak, the seal locks.
She steps back into the crowd and cries through the rest of the ceremony, not fully aware of her surroundings as they set the coffin in the grave. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Both Darien and her family had left all their possessions to her. Such as their house, all their money, and their cars. Everything, but she couldn't keep them. it hurt too much. To solve that, she sold the house that she grew up in, leaving behind all the good memories. She also sold all the rest of her possessions except her cloths and a few cherished items. There was nothing left for her here in her home city. Her friends, family, and fiancé were dead. No one to make that sparkle of joy come back. Not a single reason for Serena to smile and say, "hey guys! Lets go to the mall and check out all the hunks!" No one to reply, "Serena! You already have Darien." No one to stick her tongue out at and comment, "So? Your so mean Rei! Just because I have Darien doesn't mean I can't look!" So to stay would be torture, she couldn't live here, not until she had completely left behind the memories.
Serena stared out the window; her eyes empty and devoid of joy. She watches through the slightly tinted windows as trees and houses pass bye, not seeming to see the car that pass by and drivers who wave. She was just staring and not seeing. Her eyes gave no hint of ever having a joyful life. She was leaving Tokyo, leaving behind all the painful memories of lost loved ones. She was running, running away from the past and memories that she couldn't face. not yet at least.
2 hours later, she got off at the bus station of an unknown town and hailed down a cab, asking for a ride to the nearest Hotel. Upon reaching the destination, she pays the fee as well as some extra, despite the protests of her driver. There she pays for a room to stay in, assuring the receptionist that she has the money to pay and that she isn't a runaway. Apparently, people thought that she was younger than the age she actually was. Not bothering to unpack, she sets her suitcases in her room and promptly leaves, not about to waste the day away. She was going to go out, get busy, and get her mind off of remembering. She had to do something. anything to keep her mind off of her hometown. Since it was still Thursday most people were working, and others were at school. She was able to walk along without being jostled by anyone, allowing her time to stop and look around at sign for an apartment. As she ambled along she spots a school, frowning slightly she mentally reminds herself to go there to register after the students get out.
Her eyes now dry and tear free; she soaks in her surroundings, and realizes that this place might just be her new home. Of course then she would have to make new friends, but that wasn't what she wanted, if she did, wouldn't she be betraying her old friends? Her mind was a jumble, as she fought with herself, no... you have to make new friends! You have to forget the others.
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As she walked along she spots an ad for a job at a local diner Going in she fills out an application. They immediately hired her. Apparently, they were in great need of a waitress and the ad had been up for months. Therefore, she was the new waitress at Sakura Diner. She didn't have to wait long to meet the manager, and sort out all the work arrangement and payments. Nevertheless, by the time she was finished, the Diner was becoming packed with teenagers her age, school had just ended.
Remembering her mental note, she exits the Diner, promising to start working the beginning of the next week. Deciding she felt like some good exercise, she jogs to the nearby school. This town was small enough so that walking wasn't a bad choice of transportation. At the school she enrolled, and explained why her parents weren't here to sign for her. She was an orphan, and since she was to old to be an orphanage, just this once, the authorities let her go off on her own, after several assurances that she could manage by herself. The secretary accepts all this and looks at her with sympathetic glances.
Serena merely shrugs, refusing to look into the ladies eyes, and bites her tongue until it bleeds to keep the tears from spilling again. She forces a smile, something that she had adopted on the bus, tired of all the people staring at her since it was obvious she was upset. Therefore, in the end, instead of bothering others with her problems, she bottled them up inside, and tries her best to not release them. But if one took the time to look into her eyes, they could tell the smile was never really there. All they were were deep cerulean pits. Devoid of love and joy. Leaving the school, she clutches her schedule tightly, almost crumbling it and hugs the uniform to herself in a death grip, as once again tears threaten to break loose. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Next Day.
Serena got up to the sound of her alarm clock. (AN- yeah I know, shock shock, but because of the state she's in, she's no longer so ditzy and has to be serious if she wants to survive real life) For once, she had woken early. Gladly climbing out of bed and letting the covers hide the dreams of the past, she steps into the bathroom. There she takes a long shower; letting the water run over her and wash her problems away. For a while, she just stands there letting the cold water trickle down her naked body, and closes her eyes, to letting everything wash away down the drain. Soon she realizes that she can't stay in there forever, though the idea was seriously tempting. Sometime she's going to have to face reality. So she steps out, and dries herself with the towel provided.
As she wraps her hair in another towel, she stares at herself in the mirror. Bags were under her normally cheerful eyes. In addition, a frown that didn't look right on her lips graced her face. She had spent most of last night awake, and when she did sleep, it wasn't for long. The nightmares of memories kept her awake. Each time she slept, repeatedly in her mind the scenes of her family's brutal murder would be replayed in her mind. The screeching of cars as they collided with one another. The pleas of her friends as the tried to tell her to stay back. With these dreams, it was impossible for her to get a good nights rest.
Brushing her weariness away, she slips on her new school uniform and pulls her hair up into their usual buns. Completely skipping breakfast, she heads off to her new school with a notebook and pencil in hand. Stopping by a newsstand, she buys the local paper. After school, she would be looking for an apartment so she would have to flip through the want ads to find a suitable complex.
Entering the school, she wonders around aimlessly, memorizing the structure and the halls of this new high school. Since she was an hour early few student were there and she was able to locate all her classes without being disturbed. Soon the halls began to become more crowded as the signal for classes to begin drew closer. Deciding she didn't like the big crowds and being jostled around she headed for her first class, ancient mythology.
Hesitantly opening the door she steps inside and looks around, the room was empty of living beings besides the teacher that was busy writing on board today's lessons. Silently shutting the door behind her, she stands by the entrance waiting for the teacher to acknowledge her. As it soon became apparent the teacher wasn't going to notice her presence soon she knocks softly on the door. This did get the attention of the teacher, whom turns from the board to her startled. "Oh my! I'm terribly sorry, is there anything I can help you with?"
Serena dumbly nods, and in a soft, hesitant voice replies, "ermm.. Yes Madam. I don't know where to sit." She extends her hand and smiles weakly, a smile that never quite reached her eyes. "I'm your new student, Serena Tsukino"
The teacher smiles brilliantly and takes her hand, shaking it vigorously. "Welcome, welcome to my class, I'm Miss Kingslor, lets see. I'm afraid there's only one available chair left. You don't mind sitting in the back do you?"
Serena shakes her head; actually, she would prefer to stay in the back, away from curious eyes, away from gossiping teens. Away from girl crazy boys who thought that, she was just another pretty blonde waiting to be taken advantage of. "I-I don't mind."
The teacher continues to smile and beams, finally a polite student! She chuckles and teases the teen, "Are you sure your not just trying to get as far away from the teaching as possible?"
Serena blinks, cant help but let a small smile tug at her lips and she shakes her head. It was still hard for her to smile openly even though it was like second nature to her. However, nowadays it was even harder to joke.
The teacher laughs nonetheless and waves at a corner desk in the back of the room. "Well you get a window seat so if you are trying to daydream your way out of the lessons then at least you'll have a nice view." She of course didn't encourage daydreaming but for some reason she felt she needed to make this new girl laugh, at least smile. She sighs as Serena merely turns and walk to her desk.
Serena sits down at her assigned seat and glances out the window. Her mind is blank as she watches all the teens walking into the school, or lounging in the yard in groups before the bell rang. Soon the crowd outside began to diminish as one by one the students filed into the school for their first class. The room became more full, and the hairs of her neck prickled as she felt the stares of her classmates. She knew that they were talking about her. Hence, the reason why more of them were whispering amongst themselves and quickly throwing glances her way.
Only one person dared to approach her. Between the two, there wasn't much conversation. Only an exchange of hello, how are you, I'm Hitomi or I'm Serena, then the two parted ways. Apparently, Hitomi realized that Serena didn't wish to be bothered so she did the smart thing to do and left her alone. Eventually the talking ceased with the ring of a bell and class commenced.
The teacher signaled everyone to be seated and began today's lessons. By this time, Serena had taken her eyes off the outside and was actually paying attention to the teacher. "Today class we'll be learning about Greek gods and goddesses. We'll start out with my personal favorite, I'm sure you girls will like this one, Aphrodite." she continued her lessons even though some of the students weren't paying attention and merely throwing spitballs at each other. Occasionally a few giggles from various girls escaped as the teacher explained that Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.
Soon Serena was getting bored, she already knew about Greek mythology and didn't really want to relearn any of it so, she let her gaze wander out the window again. 'Everyone.. What am I going to do without you?'
..TBC
Well that's the first chapter. if you have any questions just ask. Hope you enjoyed!
~~Falconess
Chapter 1- Don't Leave Me All Alone
A young blonde ran down the streets of Tokyo, tears streaming down her face. She had long hair, as if spun of gold with streaks of moonlight silver. Her hair was in pigtails pulled up into buns on either side of her head. 'No! You have to be all right! You can't leave me all alone!' Finally she reached her destination, she skidded to a stop, right in front of a horrible scene of an accident. In front of her was her boyfriend's car, it had many dents in it, and the front window was shattered. It was over turned on its roof and her boyfriend was strapped in the seat, upside down, and unmoving. In front of it was another car; it had a family in it, the parents, and a little boy. This car was in a similar condition.
All the unfortunate victims were dead. There was also a battered car in between those two and no one was inside. Some of the spectators told the police officers that they saw a drunken man come out of the middle car and run away. All the other citizens coming to witness this crime murmured among themselves, the gossip already spreading like wildfire. They watched in sympathy as the blonde's knees buckle and she collapses onto her knees, sobbing. Shiny, salty pearls rolling down her cheeks as she cries out, unintentionally screaming for all the world to hear "NO!, how could you. How could you be so cruel?!" then in a softer tone, speaking in a hoarse voice to herself, riddled with tears, "First my friends. then my family. Now fate has decided to take the only thing I have left and snatches away my fiancé?! . Why.?" Her body trembles and shivers as more tears come, remembering the deaths of her family... She repeats the names of all she's lost in her mind, causing her to weep harder, images flashes before her eyes, the good old days. 'Mina' a picture of a smiling bubbly blonde, winking, giving her traditional V for victory sign. 'Rei' a fiery tempered raven-haired miko, sticking her tongue out at her best friend. 'Lita' a tall brunette with her fist in the air, promising to beat up anyone who hurt her. 'Ami' A blue haired genius, handing her a book and telling her to study. 'Ikiko, holding a specula and scolding her daughter for her grades. 'Shingo' a young boy playing arcades with her, saying she's such a ditz. 'Kenji' Her father scowling as she announces she has a date. 'Darien' A young man, a few years older than her, handsome, and sweet. He brandishes a red rose for her, offers her a ride in his red convertible. Then all these sweet memories are replaced with a flashback, of the deaths of her family.
+++Flash back+++
(Serena's POV) I skipped along the sidewalk, humming Darien and my song. Going along, I pass my house for a few feet before I realize that I had to backtrack a little. Laughing at myself sheepishly, I walk back and stand in front of my usually cheery home. For some reason something stirred in me. I brushed it off as paranoia as I walk up the driveway. However, no matter how I tried, panic began to fill me, I laughed at my anxiety and myself. Lately I had been depressed and paranoid. This was because of the disappearance of my friends 3 weeks ago. It happened at our battle with chaos, for an unknown reason they weren't reborn here. The only person that had survived was Darien. Still there was no sign of any of my loyal scouts, and I was depressed for 2 weeks before I finally pulled myself together and realized, they would scold me if they saw me now, so it was back to my cheerful little self.
I opened the door to the house and called out to my parents and bratty brother, I guess my voice was a little wistful; I wouldn't be convinced nothing was wrong until I heard their cheery calls. "Hey guys! I'm-" Suddenly I stopped, how right I was to feel panicky. It took awhile but finally the scene before me registered in my brain.
There on the couch lay the body of my little brother, his throat had been slit, and his head rested in the lap of my mother, whom was slumped over his body, apparently she had been crying over him, when she was shot through the heart. I covered my mouth; my stomach churned and threatened to spill my lunch. My eyes glazed over with tears. Blood was all over the couch, all over their bodies, and the floor. However, the sight of my mother and brother wasn't what caused the dam to finally break. It was my father. It was obvious that he was trying to protect mum and Shingo before he died. A rifle was in his hands, his body was brutally bent over a knocked over love seat, a dagger through his chest. Again, blood was spilled everywhere, just like the tears that were now spilling out of the daughter's eyes. +End flashback+ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
.3 days later.
She had to of course go to Darien's funeral; there would be no way she would leave without a final goodbye. It was a dark and dreary day. The "ceremony" was being held at the local cemetery. The sky darkened, and it drizzled, as if Mother Nature itself were mourning the loss of her only child.
Thunder crashed, as the priest held up an umbrella and continued to drone on and on about how good the man had been. But as much as he spoke about the man, one could tell her didn't know Darien at all. Even though there were many people at the funeral, only a select few could cry. only those who wept really knew the man who had died, and left behind grieving loved ones and friends. Among these few was Serena herself, who stood throughout the whole occasion, with tears streaming down her cheeks. Of course, she was wearing black, but she sought no shelter from the tears of nature, she embraced them and wept with them. People moved to let her under their umbrella, but each time she shook her head and stepped out into the tears once again.
When they were allowed to approach the coffin, she stayed behind to be the last to approach. Finally as every one had said their goodbyes, she stepped forward, a single blood red rose in her hands as well as white glasses. Stepping up to the coffin, she looks down into the face of her beloved fiancé, her black dress hugging her body because of the rain. His face was peaceful and calm. He was dressed in his best tuxedo. It appeared that he was only sleeping, well that was what Serena wished what was happening. If only he could just open his eyes, yawn and stretch, and exclaim to the audience, "oh I'm so sorry. Did I fall asleep on you?" and chuckle sheepishly at himself. However, that wasn't the case. He was dead, never to rise in this world again. Mournfully Serena reaches out and brushes her hand across his cheek, she caresses it, ignoring the gazes of the other mourners. She smiles a sad smile and places the glasses over his eyes. Then gently setting the rose in his hands, she kisses two of her fingers and lets them rest on his cold lips. Before removing them, she whispers, tears dropping onto his face. "Goodbye my Tuxedo Mask. farewell Darien, till we meet again my love." Since she was the last to approach, she reaches up to the lid of the coffin and closes it. With a soft, but audible creak, the seal locks.
She steps back into the crowd and cries through the rest of the ceremony, not fully aware of her surroundings as they set the coffin in the grave. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Both Darien and her family had left all their possessions to her. Such as their house, all their money, and their cars. Everything, but she couldn't keep them. it hurt too much. To solve that, she sold the house that she grew up in, leaving behind all the good memories. She also sold all the rest of her possessions except her cloths and a few cherished items. There was nothing left for her here in her home city. Her friends, family, and fiancé were dead. No one to make that sparkle of joy come back. Not a single reason for Serena to smile and say, "hey guys! Lets go to the mall and check out all the hunks!" No one to reply, "Serena! You already have Darien." No one to stick her tongue out at and comment, "So? Your so mean Rei! Just because I have Darien doesn't mean I can't look!" So to stay would be torture, she couldn't live here, not until she had completely left behind the memories.
Serena stared out the window; her eyes empty and devoid of joy. She watches through the slightly tinted windows as trees and houses pass bye, not seeming to see the car that pass by and drivers who wave. She was just staring and not seeing. Her eyes gave no hint of ever having a joyful life. She was leaving Tokyo, leaving behind all the painful memories of lost loved ones. She was running, running away from the past and memories that she couldn't face. not yet at least.
2 hours later, she got off at the bus station of an unknown town and hailed down a cab, asking for a ride to the nearest Hotel. Upon reaching the destination, she pays the fee as well as some extra, despite the protests of her driver. There she pays for a room to stay in, assuring the receptionist that she has the money to pay and that she isn't a runaway. Apparently, people thought that she was younger than the age she actually was. Not bothering to unpack, she sets her suitcases in her room and promptly leaves, not about to waste the day away. She was going to go out, get busy, and get her mind off of remembering. She had to do something. anything to keep her mind off of her hometown. Since it was still Thursday most people were working, and others were at school. She was able to walk along without being jostled by anyone, allowing her time to stop and look around at sign for an apartment. As she ambled along she spots a school, frowning slightly she mentally reminds herself to go there to register after the students get out.
Her eyes now dry and tear free; she soaks in her surroundings, and realizes that this place might just be her new home. Of course then she would have to make new friends, but that wasn't what she wanted, if she did, wouldn't she be betraying her old friends? Her mind was a jumble, as she fought with herself, no... you have to make new friends! You have to forget the others.
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As she walked along she spots an ad for a job at a local diner Going in she fills out an application. They immediately hired her. Apparently, they were in great need of a waitress and the ad had been up for months. Therefore, she was the new waitress at Sakura Diner. She didn't have to wait long to meet the manager, and sort out all the work arrangement and payments. Nevertheless, by the time she was finished, the Diner was becoming packed with teenagers her age, school had just ended.
Remembering her mental note, she exits the Diner, promising to start working the beginning of the next week. Deciding she felt like some good exercise, she jogs to the nearby school. This town was small enough so that walking wasn't a bad choice of transportation. At the school she enrolled, and explained why her parents weren't here to sign for her. She was an orphan, and since she was to old to be an orphanage, just this once, the authorities let her go off on her own, after several assurances that she could manage by herself. The secretary accepts all this and looks at her with sympathetic glances.
Serena merely shrugs, refusing to look into the ladies eyes, and bites her tongue until it bleeds to keep the tears from spilling again. She forces a smile, something that she had adopted on the bus, tired of all the people staring at her since it was obvious she was upset. Therefore, in the end, instead of bothering others with her problems, she bottled them up inside, and tries her best to not release them. But if one took the time to look into her eyes, they could tell the smile was never really there. All they were were deep cerulean pits. Devoid of love and joy. Leaving the school, she clutches her schedule tightly, almost crumbling it and hugs the uniform to herself in a death grip, as once again tears threaten to break loose. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* .Next Day.
Serena got up to the sound of her alarm clock. (AN- yeah I know, shock shock, but because of the state she's in, she's no longer so ditzy and has to be serious if she wants to survive real life) For once, she had woken early. Gladly climbing out of bed and letting the covers hide the dreams of the past, she steps into the bathroom. There she takes a long shower; letting the water run over her and wash her problems away. For a while, she just stands there letting the cold water trickle down her naked body, and closes her eyes, to letting everything wash away down the drain. Soon she realizes that she can't stay in there forever, though the idea was seriously tempting. Sometime she's going to have to face reality. So she steps out, and dries herself with the towel provided.
As she wraps her hair in another towel, she stares at herself in the mirror. Bags were under her normally cheerful eyes. In addition, a frown that didn't look right on her lips graced her face. She had spent most of last night awake, and when she did sleep, it wasn't for long. The nightmares of memories kept her awake. Each time she slept, repeatedly in her mind the scenes of her family's brutal murder would be replayed in her mind. The screeching of cars as they collided with one another. The pleas of her friends as the tried to tell her to stay back. With these dreams, it was impossible for her to get a good nights rest.
Brushing her weariness away, she slips on her new school uniform and pulls her hair up into their usual buns. Completely skipping breakfast, she heads off to her new school with a notebook and pencil in hand. Stopping by a newsstand, she buys the local paper. After school, she would be looking for an apartment so she would have to flip through the want ads to find a suitable complex.
Entering the school, she wonders around aimlessly, memorizing the structure and the halls of this new high school. Since she was an hour early few student were there and she was able to locate all her classes without being disturbed. Soon the halls began to become more crowded as the signal for classes to begin drew closer. Deciding she didn't like the big crowds and being jostled around she headed for her first class, ancient mythology.
Hesitantly opening the door she steps inside and looks around, the room was empty of living beings besides the teacher that was busy writing on board today's lessons. Silently shutting the door behind her, she stands by the entrance waiting for the teacher to acknowledge her. As it soon became apparent the teacher wasn't going to notice her presence soon she knocks softly on the door. This did get the attention of the teacher, whom turns from the board to her startled. "Oh my! I'm terribly sorry, is there anything I can help you with?"
Serena dumbly nods, and in a soft, hesitant voice replies, "ermm.. Yes Madam. I don't know where to sit." She extends her hand and smiles weakly, a smile that never quite reached her eyes. "I'm your new student, Serena Tsukino"
The teacher smiles brilliantly and takes her hand, shaking it vigorously. "Welcome, welcome to my class, I'm Miss Kingslor, lets see. I'm afraid there's only one available chair left. You don't mind sitting in the back do you?"
Serena shakes her head; actually, she would prefer to stay in the back, away from curious eyes, away from gossiping teens. Away from girl crazy boys who thought that, she was just another pretty blonde waiting to be taken advantage of. "I-I don't mind."
The teacher continues to smile and beams, finally a polite student! She chuckles and teases the teen, "Are you sure your not just trying to get as far away from the teaching as possible?"
Serena blinks, cant help but let a small smile tug at her lips and she shakes her head. It was still hard for her to smile openly even though it was like second nature to her. However, nowadays it was even harder to joke.
The teacher laughs nonetheless and waves at a corner desk in the back of the room. "Well you get a window seat so if you are trying to daydream your way out of the lessons then at least you'll have a nice view." She of course didn't encourage daydreaming but for some reason she felt she needed to make this new girl laugh, at least smile. She sighs as Serena merely turns and walk to her desk.
Serena sits down at her assigned seat and glances out the window. Her mind is blank as she watches all the teens walking into the school, or lounging in the yard in groups before the bell rang. Soon the crowd outside began to diminish as one by one the students filed into the school for their first class. The room became more full, and the hairs of her neck prickled as she felt the stares of her classmates. She knew that they were talking about her. Hence, the reason why more of them were whispering amongst themselves and quickly throwing glances her way.
Only one person dared to approach her. Between the two, there wasn't much conversation. Only an exchange of hello, how are you, I'm Hitomi or I'm Serena, then the two parted ways. Apparently, Hitomi realized that Serena didn't wish to be bothered so she did the smart thing to do and left her alone. Eventually the talking ceased with the ring of a bell and class commenced.
The teacher signaled everyone to be seated and began today's lessons. By this time, Serena had taken her eyes off the outside and was actually paying attention to the teacher. "Today class we'll be learning about Greek gods and goddesses. We'll start out with my personal favorite, I'm sure you girls will like this one, Aphrodite." she continued her lessons even though some of the students weren't paying attention and merely throwing spitballs at each other. Occasionally a few giggles from various girls escaped as the teacher explained that Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty.
Soon Serena was getting bored, she already knew about Greek mythology and didn't really want to relearn any of it so, she let her gaze wander out the window again. 'Everyone.. What am I going to do without you?'
..TBC
Well that's the first chapter. if you have any questions just ask. Hope you enjoyed!
~~Falconess