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The ride home was strange. The cloud refused to give up Serena so she lay across the back seat, head in Mina's lap. Mina hadn't said a word but was absent-mindedly stroking Serena's hair. Ken kept stealing looks at both Serena and Mina in the rear view mirror. He was still in disbelief; this type of thing didn't happen in his world. There was a passed out girl on a cloud that hovered in his car? The mentally shook himself and concentrated on the road, there was an explanation for this, and when they got home he would figure it out.
After sneaking in the back door, which was surprisingly easy as the cloud just followed them, they all went into Jordan's room to talk and figure out what to do with sleeping beauty. After lying her on the bed, the three other sat on the couches a short way away and stared at each other, each wondering what to do now?
"Okay you two, what the hell happened?" Ken started with, his gaze moving from Jordan to Mina and back again. Jordan stood up and started pacing,
"I don't know? I mean one minute were all having fun at the party, the next we're making out then BAM she falls over but before she hits the group that cloud thing appears and she lands on it, giggles and passes out." Running his hands through his hair he continued running over the night in his head trying to figure out how it had ended this way.
Meanwhile, Mina had burst into tear, causing Ken to move to sit next to her to soother her rather loud wails. While this was going on, no-one noticed Serena stiring.
The first thing she became aware of was the secure, warm feeling that surrounded her. She knew the feeling but couldn't place it. She felt content laying wraped in this feeling but something was tugging at her mind. She started hearing noise, at first so muffled that she couldn't make out what it was but slowly it became clear that it was crying and shushing, and footsteps. Suddenly the night flashed before her eyes, the laughter, the dancing, the sweet innocent kiss from Amara, OMG KISSING JORDAN! This last thought was like a bucket o f cold water had been dumped upon her and she sprung up with a gasp. As soon as she did the feeling of security and warmth left and she took in the scene around her. Jordan was nearest her, with a look of complete shock on his face, mid step. Ken and Mina were huddled together on the couch, Mina's face tear streaked and her makeup running, Ken with his arm around her rubbing a hand across her back, both had faces turned to look at her, one with relief the other with concern and scepticism.
"What?" was the only thing she could think to say, surprisingly her head was clear and she felt refreshed, though she noted no-one else did, "what the hell happened?" she all but yelled as the silence continued, all eyes starting at her like she had grown an extra head or something.
Ken was the first to break the silence and after a minute he pulled himself away from Mina and walked towards Serena. "Are you okay?" was the first thing he asked, not really sure what else to say. She nodded but now there were tears bunched in her eyes. "Do you remember what happened?" she thought for a minute while he sat on the bed next to her. She shook her head, causing tears to streak down her face,
"umm, I'm not sure? Nothing I remember would lead to me waking up in (pause as she looked around) i'm guessing Jordan's room. With people looking at me like i was a ghost" her voice almost breaking at the end.
Ken almost laughed at her statement, as startled as he was by the whole thing he still managed a smile. Suddenly Mina was on top of her hugging her, whispering "thank god your okay". After rearranging herself so, she could hug the now crying Mina while still being able to breathe she looked for Jordan, but instead of moving towards her like the other had done he had been the only person to move away from her and now sat on the couch starting at the wall.
"Ken, what happened?" she asked again, looking scared, "what did I do?" there was a sinking feeling in her stomach, what if she transformed and hurt someone? Maybe there was an attack? Oh why did she drink so much! As much fun as she had been having she should have thought about the what might have happened, what if there was an attack and she was too drunk to fight, what if she had a different effect to alcohol being supernatural. What would Luna think if she had been here!
Ken launched into the story about the cloud of feather and her passing out. He could see her eyes narrow and then clarity come to them,
"I'm so sorry, for worrying everyone and scaring you and all, I'm not sure what to say." She paused and thought for a minute "I guess I should start at the beginning. (pause...deep breath) I'm Sailor Moon"
The silence that followed that statement was filling with shock and disbelief
"Excuse me!" came a reply from the couches, "your who?"
"Sailor Moon, you know the monster fighting super hero, part of the Sailor Scouts... or at least I used to be" she said the last bit softly but still Mina heard.
"Is that why you got sent here?" she asked.
"yeah, I couldn't tell my parents, they just thought I was sneaking out. Sometimes they saw my wounds but I heal quick so they just assumed that I got into the occasional fight. That I hung with the wrong crowd"
Again the unemotional voice from the couch said, "that doesn't explain the cloud thing"
"Actually yes it does, see when I'm in battles sometimes when im falling or have been thrown the cloud will catch me, set me down on the ground or if im knocked out it seems to heal me quicker then i would usually heal myself as well as protecting me from any attacks. Im not sure where it comes from. Though i am glad its back"
"What do you mean back?" asked Mina
"Well do you guys remember just yesterday the monster attack? Well i didn't go to save Artemis I went to fight as Sailor Moon. During the fight, the cloud wasn't there. Usually I can feel it waiting to come into play but this time nothing. I wonder why it came tonight?"
Mina let out a big yawn.
"why don't we get some sleep and we can talk about this in the morning?" Serena said thought she wasn't tired. Everyone agreed but as Mina and Serena were about to get out of Jordan's bed, he walked past them saying "i'll crash in Ken's room, you two take the bed." Without even a look at Serena. She knew that she had stuffed up big time, that maybe she wouldn't be able to fix what she had done, but we would be her best. She knew he was angry at her about the kissing and her being come freaky super hero, she just didn't know what to do about any of it.
"Don't worry sweety, it'll work out" said a sleepy Mina from next to her, "it'll all seem better in the morning" and with that Mina fell asleep, leaving Serena alone with her thoughts.
