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Chapter 7
Flashback and tears Pt 2
A/N
This story is based around a short span of time in the present with flashbacks helping to tell the story of where each character is in the present time.
Style of writing
Flashbacks Past tense
Present Present tense
Darien rises to his feet and enters the bedroom. Serena lay curled up on the bed with her eyes closed. Darien was exhausted from work and the recent blow up with Rei. He snuggled beside his wife and gently touched her on the shoulder.
Usagi stirs. "Uh Mamoru?"
Darien hushes his wife by kissing her softly on the cheek.
"Its okay Serena" He quietly says.
Serena re opens her eyes.
"What happened?" She raises herself up.
"Shh" "Everyone is gone now" He replies.
"What happened with you and Rei?" She asks.
"I fell asleep" "I tried to listen but I was too tired"
Her whole body appears helpless and weary.
Darien places Serena's head back onto the pillow and pulls the top sheet over her.
"Don't worry about that now" He says.
He pulls Usagi's hair tie out so she can rest in her long blonde hair.
"Im sorry" "Please forgive me darling" She murmurs.
Darien starts to tremble. He strokes his hands over the sheets where she lay and felt the curves of her body underneath them.
"I don't blame you my princess" he whispers.
Serena closes her eyes with a smile.
Outside Rini has just been dropped home by Melissa's parents.
Darien gives his wife a kiss and then heads downstairs to greet his daughter.
Rei can barely see what's in front of her windscreen. The tears are blurring her vision. She turns on the radio and tries to tune out her thoughts. She knew Darien only said what he did out of sadness and fear. Yet still, when she arrived home and exited the car, Rei felt a wave of guilt rush over her.
She ran inside until she reached her bedroom where she kneels on the black carpet and whimpers into her palms.
"Im sorry Usagi" "Im a terrible friend" "I always was"
She wipes her eyes and then glances at a picture of her and Serena with Rini…..
Flashback
Early summer 1997
Serena panted the entire way to Rei's place. It had been two days since graduation.
The girls had all received their letters of acceptance into college except for Mina who had some exciting news of her own. Naturally the temple was the perfect meeting place and had been since Ami and Serena found out that Rei was a sailor scout.
The girls sat on the steps. The sun beamed onto their brightly colored summer clothes.
Lita was lying on the concrete with a pair of dark sunglasses covering her green eyes.
Minako and she were heading to the beach after their get together. The girls all knew that these moments of hanging out regularly were to become a thing of the past. Well at least for a few years. All they had was the summer.
Rei checked her watch and sighed.
"Late again"
All of a sudden the girls saw Serena come into view. She was running towards them fast. Sweat poured from her forehead. Her black tank top and denim shorts clung to her body.
"Guys" "Ssorry I...Im late" she almost fainted.
Ami handed Serena a glass of water which she gulped down faster than the rest of the group could scald her for being late.
"You're not a child anymore" Rei grunted
"You won't be able to get away with things like this in the real world"
Serena was still trying to catch her breath, (and trying to ignore Rei.)
"Oh speaking of the real world" Lita grinned.
"I have been accepted into the finest hospitality school in Japan"
She announced with pride.
The girls all applauded. Ami gave Lita a hug.
"At least you will be in familiar territory" The sapphire eyed girl sighed.
"Does this mean you….?" Rei asked
Ami nodded. Serena gasped.
"It is the best place to go for my studies" Ami explained.
"Even if it is in America" Mina said. She could feel tears welling up.
"Hey we still have all summer together guys" Lita happily reminded the girls.
This lifted everyone's spirits a little.
"Has anyone heard from Amara or Michelle?" Serena queried.
Rei and Ami gave their friend a suspicious look.
"Why?" Mina asked.
Serena went bright red.
"Ah no reason" "Forget I said anything" she replied, feeling embarrassed.
"Well I know I'll be seeing a lot more of Michelle" Rei beamed.
Lita gasped.
"You got accepted" Mina and Ami chanted.
The ebony haired female nodded proudly.
"To the best music and performing arts college right here in Tokyo"
Mina gave Rei a huge hug.
"Oh that is so awesome" "Now my news" She smiled.
"Well?" Lita gestured for her friend to continue.
"Ive been signed up by an agency" "Im gonna be a model" Mina was expecting a better response after happily telling the girls her news.
Instead there mouths dropped and eyes almost plunged out of their sockets.
"You mean to say that you skipped a grade" "and practiced night and day playing volleyball" "So you could start a modelling career?" Rei questioned.
She sounded disappointed.
"Whoa hold up" Mina hushed her disgruntled friend.
"It's not a long term thing" "Not yet" "Plus I can always go to college later"
The girls seemed to be happy for Minako and eventually Rei respected her decision.
Mina and Rei were closer than the others to each other and Rei felt she had to look out for her best friend Sailor V.
"So Serena" Ami said with a smile.
The girls glanced at their friend who had been unusually quiet since she arrived in a sweat.
"Uh how about that Haruka?" "Rally car champion" "Japans highest ranking Female too"
Serena cheered.
She had attempted to change the subject but it wasn't about to work on the girls.
"Serena" The girls groaned.
Usagi bit her bottom lip.
"Well are you actually doing something with your life?" Rei questioned.
"Wow you didn't get into college…did you?" Lita yelled.
Mina's bright blue eyes grew large.
Serena shook her hands. "No no" "nothing like that"
She then started biting at her nails.
Rei gave Serena a stern look. She knew she had no choice but to spill.
"Uh well to tell you the truth I have just come over from being at Darien's"
Rei rolled her eyes.
"What a surprise" She moaned. "Darien can't be the only thing in your future Serena"
Serena squirmed and fidgeted with her hands.
"Well" Lita signalled with her hands.
"Spit it out"
"Ah this is so hard" Usagi cried.
Ami placed one hand on her friends back.
"You can tell us" she smiled. "What's wrong?"
"Well you know on Mina's birthday?" Serena began.
The girls nodded.
"Yeah?"
"Darien and I sort of ah…" She felt so uneasy talking like this.
"You had sex yeah yeah and…" Lita interrupted.
Serena nearly jumped out of her skin.
"You guys knew?" she screeched.
"It was only a matter of time before you and him finally took things to the next level" Mina replied.
"Yeah Serena now quit the Darien talk and tell us what's up" Rei impatiently ordered.
"Uh well Darien is actually part of it" "funny huh?" she replied with a tiny smile.
Ami felt herself go faint.
"Oh dear" she felt her skin tingle when she spoke.
"You're…"
Serena nodded and started to cry.
"Pregnant" She bellowed.
The girls all went white and grabbed onto each other for support. They would have thudded onto to ground otherwise.
"How many months?" Ami asked.
"Um three" Serena mumbled. Tears were falling from her eyes.
Mina and Lita both took a seat beside her and told her to dry her tears.
"Usagi its okay" "You and Darien are gonna get married one day anyway" They said.
Rei clenched her fists and threw them into the air.
"I'll kill that sleaze for getting my friend pregnant" "You're 18 years old" She spat.
"No but he said I could move in with him" Serena quickly replied.
"What?" Rei shrieked.
"Guys please don't be mad" Serena whimpered.
Ami looked at Rei. Mina and Lita looked at each other. They then huddled by Serena.
"You're in safe hands" Ami smiled.
" Darien is a great intern" "He'll be a great Father too"
"And you have us" Mina smiled.
Serena started crying again, this time they were happy tears.
"Thanks guys" she blubbered.
"So are you keeping it?" Lita asked.
Rei could not believe what she was hearing.
"Lita" "Off course she's gonna keep it" "It's the moon child Chibusa-Rini"
"Oh right" Lita replied. She scratched the back of her head.
Serena curled up beside Ami and sighed.
"You're not gonna be around Ami-san" she sobbed.
"Well no but I should be here for the birth" Ami replied.
She smiled at Serena who appeared to be confused.
"What?" "How?" she questioned.
The girls rubbed their heads. "Serena"
"If you are three months and it's June" Rei said.
"You will be due to have Rini in January"
"Christmas holiday break" Mina added.
"Oh yeah" Serena happily breathed a sigh of relief.
Rei put her arm around Serena. She looked into her eyes.
"We are all here for you" She even said it with a small smile.
Serena smiled back.
"Ah ha so that's why you wanted Amara and Michelle to be here" Mina caught on.
"Guess you're not as dumb as you look" Lita joked.
Rei and Ami giggled.
"Hey" Serena yelled.
"If you remember I was the first one to figure out that Amara and Michelle were Uranus and Neptune" She reminded the girls in a proud voice.
"I still can't get over that one" "You figuring something like that out" "and first" Rei teased.
Serena folded her arms and pouted.
"Come on let's go and tell your parents" Lita said.
The girls raised Serena to her feet.
Serena gulped.
"Ah can't we just swing by the hospital and try to catch Darien before he starts his shift?"
She sheepishly asked.
"Why would we do that Serena?" Rei asked.
"Uh because he is actually happy about me having the baby"
She replied. "I am a pregnant woman in need of affection from her man"
She thought saying that would surely sway the girls….no such luck.
"Come on Serena" Lita clenched onto her right hand.
"You can play with Darien later" Mina said.
"We'll all be there for you"
Ami warmly said.
The girls held onto each other and walked towards Serena's place.
"All for one and one for all" They chanted.
End flashback
To be continued