"Completely Breathless"
I own nothing. Don't bother suing me. I own nothing. I have nothing. Get over it.
Lyrics from this chapter belong to Avril Lavinge 'Let Go' (the album) Song: Tomorrow
Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews, guys! And I noticed a few grammatical/plot errors towards the end of the script. Gimme a break!!! :P
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May God bless you all! :)
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^**^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Chapter Two *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^**^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
I tossed in bed that night. More like I tossed ALL night. There was no stopping the nauseating pain that swept through my body. I literally felt my powers being drained from my fingertips. It was leaving me. But as it left, a strange sort of complacency took hold of me.
I pulled myself out of bed and staggered across the room. As I stumbled into the bathroom and flipped on the light, I started to feel a sear pain across my forehead. I looked up into the mirror and I screamed.
I brushed back my bangs with my hands as Mina burst through the doorway. "What's wrong?!" she screamed.
Nothing I said could have equaled what the problem was. So, I turned to her.
Her jaw dropped. "Oh great!"
Across my forehead was a crescent moon. And even an hour later it showed no signs of disappearing. It just was not going to go away.
"What am I going to do?" I wined to Mina.
She bit her lip. "I got it!" she said, "the Luna pen."
"I can't. I don't have my powers," I told her without thinking. How did I know that?
"Oh, well we can try to hide it." She grabbed the base off the counter.
I moaned. Not MORE makeup. "Mina, do you know how clogged my pores already are?"
She ignored me and opened the little glass bottle.
I frowned. "Get out! I'll deal with this after I take a shower." She walked out of the room, and I slammed the door behind her. I slid down the door. Why me?
An hour later I emerged from the bathroom and stood before Mina. I held out a strand of my hair.
Mina's eyes widened a bit, "Wow, that's a gorgeous color!"
"Mina!" I scolded.
She grinned, "Sorry, don't be so serious, Sere! I was being serious, that color is going to look gorgeous with your eyes."
I bit my lip, "You think anyone else will notice?" I asked before looking in the mirror. Oh, definitely. I answered myself. How could they NOT notice?? The streaks of bleached blonde with a silvery shine covered about half of my regular hair. "What will the scouts think? Oh jeeze Mina, what if there is a battle! I can't even transform!"
"We'll worry about that when it happens, but now! We have to go to school, and you are not leaving until you change into something other than black!" She pointed towards my closet and scowled at me, "Now!" she told me.
"Fine." I muttered, "You pick it out."
She grinned as she walked over into my closet. A few moments later she emerged with the loudest outfit imaginable.
I groaned, "Miiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
She threw it at me and shrugged, "Your problem not mine. See you down stairs in TEN minutes." And she was gone.
I screamed in fury as I picked up the mini-skirt and the tank top. I didn't even have the power to fight here. It was nine o'clock and I was already late for school and dead tired.
I was ready to smack Mina, and it was only third period. Correction: It was the BEGINNING of third period. And I'm sure you all are DYING to know WHY I wanted to smack Mina.
Well, for starters, not only have I been whistled at by EVERY male at Juban High, (A.N if that's not the right place, too bad! My story my rules.) I have been pinched a fair few times. And I will not even mention how many people have tried to look up my skirt.
When I asked Mina to get me something, I did NOT tell her to get me a mini skirt that would make the boys drool, did I? I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!
Well, It's sixth period now. Study Hall. A cute guy in the fourth row just passed me a note that said.
Will you go out with me?
I looked up at him coyly, picked up the note, and ripped it into about seven pieces. He blushed while a few people sniggered and then he turned around.
Moments later. I had a similar note from EVERY other boy in the class, except for Darien Chiba, whom I wasn't even aware was in my study hall. How could I miss that? You ask. Well, maybe because he REALLY ISN"T IN MY CLASS!!!!
I ignored him as I walked out of the room. But he followed me. I knew he was following me. Why, I had no idea.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien walked stealthily behind me for several feet before I turned around. "What do you want?" I asked an annoyed look on my face.
He chuckled. Always straight to the point this one was, he thought. "I was wondering if you were planning on doing anything after school," he said nonchalantly as he leaned against my locker.
"What about Beryl?" I asked. Mentally I smacked myself, WHAT WAS I SAYING?
His eyes darkened, "How do you know about Beryl?"
".Wasn't she that cheerleader you were dating?" I fished, hoping he would believe me.
Darien laughed. "Oh her, no. We're through. So, if you're not-"
At that exact moment, my communicator started vibrating wildly. "-Can't sorry! Gotta go! Bye!" I told him as I ran around the corner into the ladies restroom.
Darien smiled as he watched me run away. He knew something was up. "I'll find out what you're up to," he whispered. His voice carried down the hallway and to me.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Moon here," I told them as I flipped open the communicator.
Sailor Mars was looking at me oddly, "Serena?" she questioned.
I raised my eyebrows at her.
She shook her head, "Get to the park, RIGHT NOW! Oh and by the way, Meatball Head, what's with the band around your forehead? Practicing for a costume contest as a hippie?"
I scowled at her and closed the communicator, then I ran out of the bathroom and straight to the park. My vision was suddenly hazy as I took a step into the park. I heard a voice echoing through my head: 'Didn't I warn you not to come here?'
I stumbled a few feet and fell. The burning sensation across my forehead began again as I pulled myself up off the ground.
Sailor Venus ran up beside me, panting. "Serena, go back. You're not safe here; we're not doing too well."
"I have to help," I told her as I stood up. I regretted it as I stumbled back a few steps before I gained my balance. "Go help them, leave me-"
"But Sere-"
"GO!" I yelled at her. And she ran off. Sailor Mars looked over her shoulder at the noise. She looked at me and mouthed, "transform." But before I could respond, something flew towards me. It hit with a sickening thud, and all too soon I found myself lying at the foot of a large oak tree. I groaned as I tried to sit up.
Leaves crunched as footsteps came closer. I tried even harder to sit up or stand up, but I couldn't. My head was spinning, and it felt as if it had been smashed wide open. A hand came down to me to help me up.
I looked up and saw him-Tuxedo Mask. He looked so sincere, but I couldn't. He was the enemy now.
'and I wanna believe you
when you tell me that it'll be okay
ya I try to believe you
but I don't'
I smacked away his hand and tried to pull myself up with my back against the tree, but I couldn't. I slid back down to the ground and groaned. He bent down to eye level with me.
"Let me help you," he whispered. I shook my head in response.
'when you say that it's gonna be
it always turns out to be a different way
ya I try to believe you
not today. '
I locked eyes with him, and I almost nodded my head in response. I needed help. I was starting to see double, but then I knew I wasn't when I heard more footsteps walk up to me.
I heard the scouts yelling, "RUN, SERENA, RUN!" When I looked up, they were all laying on the ground in energy casks. (A.N- unbreakable casks which will stay in place until broken from outside or until energy of person is drained)
"Well, well, what have we hear?" a smooth voice asked.
I froze as I immediately knew who it was. Diamond. I hoped that he didn't recognize me and I looked down at the ground.
"Well done, Tuxedo Mask. She's got a healthy amount of energy in her. Beryl will be pleased." Diamond told him.
Tuxedo Mask knelt down in front of me and locked eyes with me, "What say you about that? I know you are not ignorant of your energy. Are you willing to donate for a cause?" he asked me, accenting the word donate.
' I don't know how I feel
tomorrow, tomorrow
I don't know what to say
tomorrow, tomorrow is a different day'
I shook my head and words began to tumble from my lips, "I will never donate to YOUR cause. You are nothing but evil! EVIL!" I felt myself trembling.
' it's always been up to you
it's turning around ti's up to me
I'm gonna do what I have to do
just don't
give me a little time
leave me alone a little while
maybe its not to late
no today'
Tuxedo Mask grinned at me, "We'll do things your way today, but don't worry I'll catch up with you sooner or later." With that said, he stood up and walked away. Diamond stared at him with an open mouth.
"Beryl will be furious! With her energy, we could have had her use the dark crystal and look for the Moon Princess," he raved. "Beryl can wait another day," Tuxedo Mask remarked as he began to dissolve. Diamond soon followed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As soon as they had left, the energy casks broke. The scouts fell breathlessly to the ground.
I stumbled over to them. "Are you all okay?"
Sailor Mars struggled to stand up, "Do we LOOK okay?" she raged.
"I." I started.
Sailor Mars smacked me. I felt the sting across my cheek. I turned to look at her.
"We don't want anymore of your whiney baby excuses. At first we understood why you were so reluctant to come to battles with the loss of Tuxedo Mask and everything, but it's been a WHILE now Serena. You can't keep living like that. One day we'll be killed because of you." Said Raye, "We all have agreed that you are not our leader until you can prove to us we can rely on you again."
They all walked away except for Sailor Venus. "Do you want help back to school?"
"No," I said as I sank to the ground, "I'm not going."
She nodded, "I'll see you after school, Sere." And she walked off.
I looked out over the lake from where I sat on the ground. My head was beating fiercely. I didn't know how I was going to get through this week. I sighed as I remember the ending to a song.
' hey yeah yeah
hey yeah yeah
and I know I'm not ready
hey yeah yeah
hey yeah yeah
maybe tomorrow
and I want to believe you
when you tell me that it will
be ok, I try to believe you
not today.'
I stood up after a few moments and began to trudge off in the direction of the Crown Arcade; I smiled, maybe a milkshake would cheer me up.
I own nothing. Don't bother suing me. I own nothing. I have nothing. Get over it.
Lyrics from this chapter belong to Avril Lavinge 'Let Go' (the album) Song: Tomorrow
Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews, guys! And I noticed a few grammatical/plot errors towards the end of the script. Gimme a break!!! :P
No Flames + Lotsa Review = More THOUGHTS about updates.
May God bless you all! :)
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^**^*^*^*^*^*^*^* Chapter Two *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^**^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
I tossed in bed that night. More like I tossed ALL night. There was no stopping the nauseating pain that swept through my body. I literally felt my powers being drained from my fingertips. It was leaving me. But as it left, a strange sort of complacency took hold of me.
I pulled myself out of bed and staggered across the room. As I stumbled into the bathroom and flipped on the light, I started to feel a sear pain across my forehead. I looked up into the mirror and I screamed.
I brushed back my bangs with my hands as Mina burst through the doorway. "What's wrong?!" she screamed.
Nothing I said could have equaled what the problem was. So, I turned to her.
Her jaw dropped. "Oh great!"
Across my forehead was a crescent moon. And even an hour later it showed no signs of disappearing. It just was not going to go away.
"What am I going to do?" I wined to Mina.
She bit her lip. "I got it!" she said, "the Luna pen."
"I can't. I don't have my powers," I told her without thinking. How did I know that?
"Oh, well we can try to hide it." She grabbed the base off the counter.
I moaned. Not MORE makeup. "Mina, do you know how clogged my pores already are?"
She ignored me and opened the little glass bottle.
I frowned. "Get out! I'll deal with this after I take a shower." She walked out of the room, and I slammed the door behind her. I slid down the door. Why me?
An hour later I emerged from the bathroom and stood before Mina. I held out a strand of my hair.
Mina's eyes widened a bit, "Wow, that's a gorgeous color!"
"Mina!" I scolded.
She grinned, "Sorry, don't be so serious, Sere! I was being serious, that color is going to look gorgeous with your eyes."
I bit my lip, "You think anyone else will notice?" I asked before looking in the mirror. Oh, definitely. I answered myself. How could they NOT notice?? The streaks of bleached blonde with a silvery shine covered about half of my regular hair. "What will the scouts think? Oh jeeze Mina, what if there is a battle! I can't even transform!"
"We'll worry about that when it happens, but now! We have to go to school, and you are not leaving until you change into something other than black!" She pointed towards my closet and scowled at me, "Now!" she told me.
"Fine." I muttered, "You pick it out."
She grinned as she walked over into my closet. A few moments later she emerged with the loudest outfit imaginable.
I groaned, "Miiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
She threw it at me and shrugged, "Your problem not mine. See you down stairs in TEN minutes." And she was gone.
I screamed in fury as I picked up the mini-skirt and the tank top. I didn't even have the power to fight here. It was nine o'clock and I was already late for school and dead tired.
I was ready to smack Mina, and it was only third period. Correction: It was the BEGINNING of third period. And I'm sure you all are DYING to know WHY I wanted to smack Mina.
Well, for starters, not only have I been whistled at by EVERY male at Juban High, (A.N if that's not the right place, too bad! My story my rules.) I have been pinched a fair few times. And I will not even mention how many people have tried to look up my skirt.
When I asked Mina to get me something, I did NOT tell her to get me a mini skirt that would make the boys drool, did I? I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!
Well, It's sixth period now. Study Hall. A cute guy in the fourth row just passed me a note that said.
Will you go out with me?
I looked up at him coyly, picked up the note, and ripped it into about seven pieces. He blushed while a few people sniggered and then he turned around.
Moments later. I had a similar note from EVERY other boy in the class, except for Darien Chiba, whom I wasn't even aware was in my study hall. How could I miss that? You ask. Well, maybe because he REALLY ISN"T IN MY CLASS!!!!
I ignored him as I walked out of the room. But he followed me. I knew he was following me. Why, I had no idea.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Darien walked stealthily behind me for several feet before I turned around. "What do you want?" I asked an annoyed look on my face.
He chuckled. Always straight to the point this one was, he thought. "I was wondering if you were planning on doing anything after school," he said nonchalantly as he leaned against my locker.
"What about Beryl?" I asked. Mentally I smacked myself, WHAT WAS I SAYING?
His eyes darkened, "How do you know about Beryl?"
".Wasn't she that cheerleader you were dating?" I fished, hoping he would believe me.
Darien laughed. "Oh her, no. We're through. So, if you're not-"
At that exact moment, my communicator started vibrating wildly. "-Can't sorry! Gotta go! Bye!" I told him as I ran around the corner into the ladies restroom.
Darien smiled as he watched me run away. He knew something was up. "I'll find out what you're up to," he whispered. His voice carried down the hallway and to me.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Moon here," I told them as I flipped open the communicator.
Sailor Mars was looking at me oddly, "Serena?" she questioned.
I raised my eyebrows at her.
She shook her head, "Get to the park, RIGHT NOW! Oh and by the way, Meatball Head, what's with the band around your forehead? Practicing for a costume contest as a hippie?"
I scowled at her and closed the communicator, then I ran out of the bathroom and straight to the park. My vision was suddenly hazy as I took a step into the park. I heard a voice echoing through my head: 'Didn't I warn you not to come here?'
I stumbled a few feet and fell. The burning sensation across my forehead began again as I pulled myself up off the ground.
Sailor Venus ran up beside me, panting. "Serena, go back. You're not safe here; we're not doing too well."
"I have to help," I told her as I stood up. I regretted it as I stumbled back a few steps before I gained my balance. "Go help them, leave me-"
"But Sere-"
"GO!" I yelled at her. And she ran off. Sailor Mars looked over her shoulder at the noise. She looked at me and mouthed, "transform." But before I could respond, something flew towards me. It hit with a sickening thud, and all too soon I found myself lying at the foot of a large oak tree. I groaned as I tried to sit up.
Leaves crunched as footsteps came closer. I tried even harder to sit up or stand up, but I couldn't. My head was spinning, and it felt as if it had been smashed wide open. A hand came down to me to help me up.
I looked up and saw him-Tuxedo Mask. He looked so sincere, but I couldn't. He was the enemy now.
'and I wanna believe you
when you tell me that it'll be okay
ya I try to believe you
but I don't'
I smacked away his hand and tried to pull myself up with my back against the tree, but I couldn't. I slid back down to the ground and groaned. He bent down to eye level with me.
"Let me help you," he whispered. I shook my head in response.
'when you say that it's gonna be
it always turns out to be a different way
ya I try to believe you
not today. '
I locked eyes with him, and I almost nodded my head in response. I needed help. I was starting to see double, but then I knew I wasn't when I heard more footsteps walk up to me.
I heard the scouts yelling, "RUN, SERENA, RUN!" When I looked up, they were all laying on the ground in energy casks. (A.N- unbreakable casks which will stay in place until broken from outside or until energy of person is drained)
"Well, well, what have we hear?" a smooth voice asked.
I froze as I immediately knew who it was. Diamond. I hoped that he didn't recognize me and I looked down at the ground.
"Well done, Tuxedo Mask. She's got a healthy amount of energy in her. Beryl will be pleased." Diamond told him.
Tuxedo Mask knelt down in front of me and locked eyes with me, "What say you about that? I know you are not ignorant of your energy. Are you willing to donate for a cause?" he asked me, accenting the word donate.
' I don't know how I feel
tomorrow, tomorrow
I don't know what to say
tomorrow, tomorrow is a different day'
I shook my head and words began to tumble from my lips, "I will never donate to YOUR cause. You are nothing but evil! EVIL!" I felt myself trembling.
' it's always been up to you
it's turning around ti's up to me
I'm gonna do what I have to do
just don't
give me a little time
leave me alone a little while
maybe its not to late
no today'
Tuxedo Mask grinned at me, "We'll do things your way today, but don't worry I'll catch up with you sooner or later." With that said, he stood up and walked away. Diamond stared at him with an open mouth.
"Beryl will be furious! With her energy, we could have had her use the dark crystal and look for the Moon Princess," he raved. "Beryl can wait another day," Tuxedo Mask remarked as he began to dissolve. Diamond soon followed.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
As soon as they had left, the energy casks broke. The scouts fell breathlessly to the ground.
I stumbled over to them. "Are you all okay?"
Sailor Mars struggled to stand up, "Do we LOOK okay?" she raged.
"I." I started.
Sailor Mars smacked me. I felt the sting across my cheek. I turned to look at her.
"We don't want anymore of your whiney baby excuses. At first we understood why you were so reluctant to come to battles with the loss of Tuxedo Mask and everything, but it's been a WHILE now Serena. You can't keep living like that. One day we'll be killed because of you." Said Raye, "We all have agreed that you are not our leader until you can prove to us we can rely on you again."
They all walked away except for Sailor Venus. "Do you want help back to school?"
"No," I said as I sank to the ground, "I'm not going."
She nodded, "I'll see you after school, Sere." And she walked off.
I looked out over the lake from where I sat on the ground. My head was beating fiercely. I didn't know how I was going to get through this week. I sighed as I remember the ending to a song.
' hey yeah yeah
hey yeah yeah
and I know I'm not ready
hey yeah yeah
hey yeah yeah
maybe tomorrow
and I want to believe you
when you tell me that it will
be ok, I try to believe you
not today.'
I stood up after a few moments and began to trudge off in the direction of the Crown Arcade; I smiled, maybe a milkshake would cheer me up.
