Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon!
AN: Here is another chapter for all who are waiting to see what happens next. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 2
Serena smiled as the old familiar tinkling sound of the Crown Game Arcade doors sounded as they slid open; she had missed this place and its surroundings immensely. She noticed that they had remodeled the entire inside to be up to date with the times, but it still had hints of the old arcade that she new and loved.
The old Sailor V game was stuffed back in a dusty corner but that did not stop her from heading straight to it. She wondered if the names in the top scores list on the game were still the same or if they had all been replaced with the next generations names.
She zipped open her bag and laid a role of quarters in a groove at the top of the controls panel, and then she slipped a quarter in a slot. Her eyes lit up when the old graphics of the game came to life. Her fingers were itching to begin the game. The simple music started and she began to slip back into her old patterns as if she had never left Tokyo fifty years ago and time had never passed by.
"Right-Right-Right-Jump-Shoot-Hold-Sailor V Kick-Right-Jump-Right." She chanted as she furiously pressed the buttons so that the little Sailor V would do as she bid to.
With ease she got up to the fifth level and loved every second of it. She never noticed a shadow of a figure that came and loomed over the entire console.
"It is nice to see someone playing that game." Said a voice behind Serena.
She was distracted and lost her concentration when hearing the voice from behind. When she saw the shadow of someone looming over her, she panicked and shot backwards tripping on the chair while trying to get away from the game, making her fall ungracefully to the floor. The Sailor V game flashed game over!
Just her luck, now she was up to two falls in less than an hour. The man who had startled her, reached his hand out and helped her back on her feet.
"I'm sorry that I scared you, it is just that you are really good at the game, I though we might have to pack it away since no one ever plays Sailor V anymore."
"Its alright, I tend to klutz out more than I would like to." She noticed that the man was very old with a full head of grey hair and sported a grey mustache. His face crinkled as he smiled but that did not take away from his semi-familiar green eyes.
"Come over to the counter and I will treat you to anything on the menu since I gave you such a scare."
He then walked over to the counter. She followed him and sat down on one of the barstools. "Oh, no I couldn't let you do that. Falling and tripping happens on a regular basis for me, and I wouldn't want the generosity of food coming out of your paycheck."
He chuckled at the girls words, "It is no problem, I happen to own the arcade. Let me formally introduce myself, I am Andrew Fuhatara."
Serena sat there in shock, there in front of her, stood her junior high school crush. That was why she felt she knew him when she saw his familiar green eyes. He was now very old probably well into his sixties and he was still working at the arcade. She thought he had gone on to be a doctor.
Andrew became concerned when the girl suddenly spaced out. He gently shook her shoulder to see if she would respond, "Hey are you alright? I am a retired doctor, but if you are not feeling well after that fall I could take you to the hospital?"
She snapped out of her thoughts and nervously laughed, "I'm perfectly alright, Thanks anyway." She smiled thinking Andrew is still as friendly and caring and he is a doctor!
Her mouth watered when she saw a large shake being carried over to one of the customers. "You know, I guess I will have a double chocolate sundae with lots of chocolate sauce, caramel and whipped cream, please don't forget the sprinkles and cherry."
"Sure thing, may I ask your name?" Andrew inquired.
"It's... come on think of a name! I can't have every person I knew back then bump into me and wonder why I haven't aged a day. Rena Moon!" She practically shouted out without thinking.
"So I take it you are American? You speak very well Japanese for a foreigner," He commented as he set the sundae in front of Serena.
She immediately dug into the sundae and couldn't help but squeal a little when the savory flavors of the sundae hit her pallet. It was just like she remembered; the best ice cream in the entire world was made here in the arcade. She took another scoop with the spoon and it disappeared back into her mouth faster than Andrew could blink an eye.
"Dis is sho yummy, I was born and gwew up hwe in Tokyo." She muddled through her words as the spoon hung from her mouth.
With out missing a word she said, "Oh, what school do you go to? Shouldn't you be in one right now, aren't you only what sixteen or seventeen?" He watched fascinated at the young girl in front of him who vacuumed down the sundae as fast as another girl he had known a very long time ago.
Sliding the empty glass away from her, what is it with him today shooting me all of these questions, I better come up with something good, think Serena think! You cant tell him you were a girl he knew fifty years ago and then went missing, only to come back still looking like she did when she disappeared. You could give him a heart attack at his age. Don't spill too much about your successful life either or he will become suspicious she said to her self.
Before she realized it she countered. "I have a Doctorate in Business Administration, and I am only seventeen." Smooth really smooth meatball head she mentally berated herself.
He reeled in shock at the girl's news of a Doctorate at the age of only seventeen. It could possible be good for her to meet two of his smart and very successful friends. "If you want I could have you meet two of my friends Amy Mizuno and Darien Shields who are two of the best doctors in the entire world.
He watched her reaction at his offer and was surprised when she seemed to take on a sheet of pale, when hearing the names. He thought that she was so happy that she was in shock. In her mind hearing one of the Sailor Scouts names that kicked her off the team, made her petrified. She had finally come back to face them all these years, yet she was afraid that they still would reject her even if she had matured.
"No, I would rather not meet them." She whispered more to herself than to Andrew, she silently slid off of the barstool and pulled a hundred dollar bill out of her purse and set it on the counter. Walking to the doors she almost looked ghostlike; she turned back towards him, "Thanks." She then graceful like royalty walked out the door.
Andrew stood behind the counter confused at the Rena's display, she seemed really happy and energetic and very much like a girl he knew back in the college days. Then there seemed to be a real somberness about her. He thought, could the girl possibly be related to the bubbly blond Serena who disappeared? Could she be just a look alike and the young part of your soul wants to reminisce on the old days and find closure for the disappearance of the blond that seemed to have affected so many lives?He broke out of his thoughts when he heard the ding of the sliding door as it let more customers in.
I will try to post another chapter up soon. Where do you think Serena will end up next? Will she bump into any of her friends? Will she have another meeting with the man who she bumped into before going to the arcade? So many questions, so many answers yet to be revealed!