UNADULTERATED
Chapter 2: Consumed, not Tortured
by aircompass
EarthCItty asked me if I was using manga or anime appearances. In
truth, I was just going as they story flowed...I don't really know :) I was
kinda thinking of doing a combo, wherever the people fit, y'know? :)
Pleeeeeeease R&R :)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own SailorMoon. I just wrote this story :)
"If she doesn't come out in two shakes, her pretty little tush will be so
bruised her grandchildren will carry the marks." Reissa Foster muttered
under her breath. Her violet eyes flashed dangerously and she
impatiently tossed her raven hair away from her face.
Serena patted her arm reassuringly, as they waited in front of the TV.
Mina was still in her room, primping for dinner and a movie. Rei had
always been a bit impatient. Serena and Mina met her in middle school.
They'd been waiting at the lunchline, Rei throughly amusing them with
graphic descriptions of the disgusting lunch food. Since then, their
friendship had bloomed and Rei now worked in advertising, happily
involved with the only man who wasn't afraid to come near her.
"All right, I'm ready!!!" Mina said, flitting into the room dressed to kill in
a short red plaid dress, white mules and a white cardigan. Serena raised
her eyebrows and gave herself a once-over. In her true laid back style, she
dressed much like a teenager. She wore a navy blue tank and loose fit kahki
cargo capris. An inch of skin peeked out from underneath the tank. She
hadn't wanted to bother with her hair so she'd jammed her trusty fisherman's
hat over it. She gripped a denim jacket in her fingers, rarely ever going
anywhere without a jacket. Rei wore faded denims and a violet tank.
Rei shook her head.
"Okay we said dinner and a movie, not a picnic at noon in the park." she said
flatly. Mina laughed lightly and brushed out of the apartment.
"One must always look one's best!!!" she called out from the hallway. Rei
groaned and Serena shook her head as she locked the door and took the
keys.
"All right Mina, you're not IN the movie yet." Charlita Kingsley, otherwise
known as Lita said as the three girls made their entrance to the restaurant.
Lita was another friend since middle school. She'd been called a bully, but
she'd actually only been struggling to fit in. Now, she was the owner of the
very restaurant they were entering. She'd always been a marvelous cook.
Lita was the tallest of the four, with green eyes and wavy auburn hair,
although in the light she had pinkish tints. Rei snickered at Lita's comment.
Mina shrugged.
"Sorry Leets, you know I always go to the extremes."
"Yeah, well..."
"It's fantastic, Dare." Greg Lerner, Amy's art dealer boyfriend said as he
dropped his copy on the coffee table. Amy nodded in agreement. Darien
looked at Andrew expectantly.
"Red light, green light, Drew?" Andrew shook his head.
"You, my friend, never cease to amaze me. This is going straight to the
studio tomorrow. And I, the casting director, as stated in the contract
already have your girl." Drew said, grinning.
"Rica?" Darien asked, puzzled. Rica, was Drew's girlfriend. She was a
makeup artist, who'd given up on acting not too long ago. Somehow, he
hadn't seen her in the part. "I'm not too..."
"No, no, no. You, Dare, are far too intense." Andrew grinned. "I was talking
about my sister." Darien's mind clouded quickly.
"Your sister?"
"Carmina Jennings!!! What did you do to him?" Lita demanded across the
table. Mina smiled mysteriously and winked.
"I mailed the studio's model egroup using an anonymous web-based email
address and told everyone he suffered from sacofricosis(1) and
agalmatophilia(2)." The table burst into hysterical laughter.
Mina grinned proudly. "But," she added. "We shouldn't be talking about my
breakup with some horny bast*rd who I don't give a rap about. I personally want
to hear about someone's little misadventure concerning bedroom activity...
hmm? How about it Leets?" Lita flushed. A fleeting smile tugged at Serena's lips
and she stopped playing with the remaining pasta on her plate.
"I've decided to go for it." Lita mumbled.
"Go for what?" Rei said through a mouthful of chicken.
"To do the nasty with special effects(3). With Ken. Tonight." Lita looked sheepish.
"All Riiiiiiight, Lita's going to get some!!!" Rei cheered excitedly, trying to keep her
voice to a minimum.
"She already gets some every night." Serena said softly, unable to resist the
opportunity.
"But of course, this is the first time there's SOMEthing to celebrate...after all,
it's his birthday...what better way to celebrate than to ride a rocket?!?!" Rei joked
as Mina broke out into uncontrollable laughs. Serena gave a sad half-smile of
satisfaction, and her big blue eyes clouded over slightly.
Lita shook her head, both in worry and in jest. Serena had just finished a painting.
That much, she was certain. She was preoccupied, and completely distracted.
Lita had always wondered what it was that left Serena to herself. At one point or
another, they had all seen it. The flash of sorrow that came over her when she
talked about her art. They would all listen, but somehow, Serena had never been
satisfied with just that. Lita knew for a fact that after finishing a painting, Serena's
eyes would fill up with tears and she would be quiet and distracted for the evening
much like she was now. Those nights, she got little or no sleep and sometimes,
Mina said Serena would cry.
Lita looked at her friend sadly. She was beautiful, and had so much love to give.
But Serena preferred to give that love to her art, maybe because it was the only
way she knew how to express it in exactly the right way.
People assumed things about who she was and what she was trying to say.
Serena didn't want to be misunderstood. This was why she never worked up the
courage to give her art to galleries. That's why she was lonely.
Rei, Mina, Lita and Serena's family knew for certain that there was a quality, a
charm Serena held that kept her from the rest. Serena was assured of their love,
and they were assured of hers...but the artist in Serena brought her to that point
of being alone in her own existence.
The artist was not tortured. She was consumed.
Darien and Andrew sat on Darien's couch, heatedly discussing the newest
developments to their latest movie venture.
"I really think Mina would be fantastic for this part." Andrew said, shaking his
head as if trying to clear it. Darien's hand dropped the script he held and moved
to cup his cheek.
"Well, it's worth a try..." he began. Drew smiled.
"Okay, how about I call her in to the studio for an audition and screen tests...
I can give her the news now...I'll call Serena's cell." Darien shrugged.
"Serena's cell? Why not Mina's?"
"Mina dropped hers last week. It's at the fixing place..."
"You know, in the nine years I have been friends with you, I've met your parents,
Mina, Serena's parents, even Amy has met Mina...but I have never even seen
Serena..." he said thoughtfully.
"That's because you always just miss her...it's odd really...wait, hold on,
phone's ringing..."
"Andrew." Serena stated.
"Sere! Hey Sweetie!!! How's my paint-spattered princess?" Andrew grinned
over the line, intentionally using the silly childhood nicknames.
"Hi..."
"Finished a new painting? Wait, don't answer that..." Serena's lips came up
slightly into one of her half-smiles.
"What do you want, Ant?" Andrew smiled. At least she was playing the name
game. It gave him enough comfort to pursue the object of his call.
"Is my sister the Queen Drama around?"
END Chapter 2 :)
DEFINITION OF TERMS (Thank you, research papers :D)
1 - Sacofricosis is a sexual fetish by which you cut holes in your pants pocket
to facilitate masturbation in public
2 - Agalmatophilia is arousal from statues or mannequins
3 - the nasty with special effects. Lita's got some very interesting stuff planned
for Ken in the bedroom...a little tonsil hockey and other indoor sports :)
Chapter 2: Consumed, not Tortured
by aircompass
EarthCItty asked me if I was using manga or anime appearances. In
truth, I was just going as they story flowed...I don't really know :) I was
kinda thinking of doing a combo, wherever the people fit, y'know? :)
Pleeeeeeease R&R :)
DISCLAIMER: I don't own SailorMoon. I just wrote this story :)
"If she doesn't come out in two shakes, her pretty little tush will be so
bruised her grandchildren will carry the marks." Reissa Foster muttered
under her breath. Her violet eyes flashed dangerously and she
impatiently tossed her raven hair away from her face.
Serena patted her arm reassuringly, as they waited in front of the TV.
Mina was still in her room, primping for dinner and a movie. Rei had
always been a bit impatient. Serena and Mina met her in middle school.
They'd been waiting at the lunchline, Rei throughly amusing them with
graphic descriptions of the disgusting lunch food. Since then, their
friendship had bloomed and Rei now worked in advertising, happily
involved with the only man who wasn't afraid to come near her.
"All right, I'm ready!!!" Mina said, flitting into the room dressed to kill in
a short red plaid dress, white mules and a white cardigan. Serena raised
her eyebrows and gave herself a once-over. In her true laid back style, she
dressed much like a teenager. She wore a navy blue tank and loose fit kahki
cargo capris. An inch of skin peeked out from underneath the tank. She
hadn't wanted to bother with her hair so she'd jammed her trusty fisherman's
hat over it. She gripped a denim jacket in her fingers, rarely ever going
anywhere without a jacket. Rei wore faded denims and a violet tank.
Rei shook her head.
"Okay we said dinner and a movie, not a picnic at noon in the park." she said
flatly. Mina laughed lightly and brushed out of the apartment.
"One must always look one's best!!!" she called out from the hallway. Rei
groaned and Serena shook her head as she locked the door and took the
keys.
"All right Mina, you're not IN the movie yet." Charlita Kingsley, otherwise
known as Lita said as the three girls made their entrance to the restaurant.
Lita was another friend since middle school. She'd been called a bully, but
she'd actually only been struggling to fit in. Now, she was the owner of the
very restaurant they were entering. She'd always been a marvelous cook.
Lita was the tallest of the four, with green eyes and wavy auburn hair,
although in the light she had pinkish tints. Rei snickered at Lita's comment.
Mina shrugged.
"Sorry Leets, you know I always go to the extremes."
"Yeah, well..."
"It's fantastic, Dare." Greg Lerner, Amy's art dealer boyfriend said as he
dropped his copy on the coffee table. Amy nodded in agreement. Darien
looked at Andrew expectantly.
"Red light, green light, Drew?" Andrew shook his head.
"You, my friend, never cease to amaze me. This is going straight to the
studio tomorrow. And I, the casting director, as stated in the contract
already have your girl." Drew said, grinning.
"Rica?" Darien asked, puzzled. Rica, was Drew's girlfriend. She was a
makeup artist, who'd given up on acting not too long ago. Somehow, he
hadn't seen her in the part. "I'm not too..."
"No, no, no. You, Dare, are far too intense." Andrew grinned. "I was talking
about my sister." Darien's mind clouded quickly.
"Your sister?"
"Carmina Jennings!!! What did you do to him?" Lita demanded across the
table. Mina smiled mysteriously and winked.
"I mailed the studio's model egroup using an anonymous web-based email
address and told everyone he suffered from sacofricosis(1) and
agalmatophilia(2)." The table burst into hysterical laughter.
Mina grinned proudly. "But," she added. "We shouldn't be talking about my
breakup with some horny bast*rd who I don't give a rap about. I personally want
to hear about someone's little misadventure concerning bedroom activity...
hmm? How about it Leets?" Lita flushed. A fleeting smile tugged at Serena's lips
and she stopped playing with the remaining pasta on her plate.
"I've decided to go for it." Lita mumbled.
"Go for what?" Rei said through a mouthful of chicken.
"To do the nasty with special effects(3). With Ken. Tonight." Lita looked sheepish.
"All Riiiiiiight, Lita's going to get some!!!" Rei cheered excitedly, trying to keep her
voice to a minimum.
"She already gets some every night." Serena said softly, unable to resist the
opportunity.
"But of course, this is the first time there's SOMEthing to celebrate...after all,
it's his birthday...what better way to celebrate than to ride a rocket?!?!" Rei joked
as Mina broke out into uncontrollable laughs. Serena gave a sad half-smile of
satisfaction, and her big blue eyes clouded over slightly.
Lita shook her head, both in worry and in jest. Serena had just finished a painting.
That much, she was certain. She was preoccupied, and completely distracted.
Lita had always wondered what it was that left Serena to herself. At one point or
another, they had all seen it. The flash of sorrow that came over her when she
talked about her art. They would all listen, but somehow, Serena had never been
satisfied with just that. Lita knew for a fact that after finishing a painting, Serena's
eyes would fill up with tears and she would be quiet and distracted for the evening
much like she was now. Those nights, she got little or no sleep and sometimes,
Mina said Serena would cry.
Lita looked at her friend sadly. She was beautiful, and had so much love to give.
But Serena preferred to give that love to her art, maybe because it was the only
way she knew how to express it in exactly the right way.
People assumed things about who she was and what she was trying to say.
Serena didn't want to be misunderstood. This was why she never worked up the
courage to give her art to galleries. That's why she was lonely.
Rei, Mina, Lita and Serena's family knew for certain that there was a quality, a
charm Serena held that kept her from the rest. Serena was assured of their love,
and they were assured of hers...but the artist in Serena brought her to that point
of being alone in her own existence.
The artist was not tortured. She was consumed.
Darien and Andrew sat on Darien's couch, heatedly discussing the newest
developments to their latest movie venture.
"I really think Mina would be fantastic for this part." Andrew said, shaking his
head as if trying to clear it. Darien's hand dropped the script he held and moved
to cup his cheek.
"Well, it's worth a try..." he began. Drew smiled.
"Okay, how about I call her in to the studio for an audition and screen tests...
I can give her the news now...I'll call Serena's cell." Darien shrugged.
"Serena's cell? Why not Mina's?"
"Mina dropped hers last week. It's at the fixing place..."
"You know, in the nine years I have been friends with you, I've met your parents,
Mina, Serena's parents, even Amy has met Mina...but I have never even seen
Serena..." he said thoughtfully.
"That's because you always just miss her...it's odd really...wait, hold on,
phone's ringing..."
"Andrew." Serena stated.
"Sere! Hey Sweetie!!! How's my paint-spattered princess?" Andrew grinned
over the line, intentionally using the silly childhood nicknames.
"Hi..."
"Finished a new painting? Wait, don't answer that..." Serena's lips came up
slightly into one of her half-smiles.
"What do you want, Ant?" Andrew smiled. At least she was playing the name
game. It gave him enough comfort to pursue the object of his call.
"Is my sister the Queen Drama around?"
END Chapter 2 :)
DEFINITION OF TERMS (Thank you, research papers :D)
1 - Sacofricosis is a sexual fetish by which you cut holes in your pants pocket
to facilitate masturbation in public
2 - Agalmatophilia is arousal from statues or mannequins
3 - the nasty with special effects. Lita's got some very interesting stuff planned
for Ken in the bedroom...a little tonsil hockey and other indoor sports :)