Chapter 9
Author's Note: Yay! Two new chapters in…what three, four days? It's because I'm avoiding my final project and studying for finals, so don't get too excited. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me and please keep reviewing!
"Two down and two to go." Alec says as we watch Serena, Amy, and the most recent of the Inner Sailors to be found, Raye the Sailor of Mars, from across the street.
"Yeah, they seem to be finding each other pretty quickly. Now if only Serena could learn some fighting skills just as quick." I reply watching as the girls part ways. Alec slings his arm over my shoulders and steers me in the direction of home.
"Hey, she has defeated about six demons now and she just survived her first trip/fight in the Negaverse." Alec says trying to look at the positive side of things.
"Yes, she has killed six demons and yes she did survive her first fight in the Negaverse. But,"
"There is always a 'but' with you." Alec interrupts.
"But," I continue "Darian had to step in with more than half of those demons. Also there have been more than just the six demons she has dealt with attacking."
"Give her a break. Not everyone is like you, and likes training so much that we have a two bedroom apartments so that you can have an in home gym."
"I know that, and I do not want her train as much as me…just half as much." I say with a smile. "I mean that's why we are taking on most of the demons, so that Serena, and the other Scouts, will have time to train. Do you think I could figure out a way to invite her over, leave the door to our gym open, with some training swords in view, hope that she asks about them, and then offer to teach her a bit." I ask Alec.
"You have been thinking about this for a while haven't you?" Alec replies.
"Maybe…"
"You know what? I have just decided something about you." Alec announces.
"Oh, and what might that be?" I ask
"You are a worrier. You have to worry about something."
"I am not!"
"Yes you are. You worry about this, which," Alec holds up his hand to me before I can interrupt, "is a very legitimate thing to worry about. But before this you worried about how you were going to get to know Darien. And before that, when you didn't know where Darien was, you worried about how he was doing. And on top of that you worry about your classes and your grades."
"How do you remember all of this? What do you do, keep a log?"
"I love you. It's my job to know your feelings and to worry about you worrying."
I let out a laugh. "Oh, we are a pair."
"I'd tell you not to worry but I know that it would be pointless. Besides its one of the things I love about you, and one of the things that will make you a great mom someday."
"Oh, please don't bring our non-existent, and probably will never exist, children into this."
"I won't push you on it since you already have enough to worry about right now. But," Alec says as he opens the door to our apartment for me, "why don't we practice making those children?" He says with that grin of his that I love.
I smile and kick the door shut.
Author's Note: So I started reading the manga, one because I have never read it before and two because I can read faster than I can watch episodes, and therefore I can write new chapters faster. However, after reading about three chapters of the manga, I learned that the progression of the story line in the manga is quite different than the progression of the anime story line. I started writing this story based on the anime and not the manga, but I want to read the manga so that I can make sure I really have the story line down, so that I can match up my own story line to it. All of this to say that I will do my best not to mix things up too much. Thanks for 'listening' to my ramblings! Again constructive criticism is ALWAYS welcome!
