Chapter Fourteen
Who's That Girl?
Date: January 16th, 2008
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"YAY!" Serena cheered walking out of her last class. She was just shown her final grade, and she passed with flying colors. She was so cheery she didn't even notice a figure following her. "I'm so happy I passed!" She said taking a seat on a bench in the park. Wow, it is getting late already. I always hated that my class was late.
The figure went behind a tree, so he wouldn't be noticed.
Serena sighed and tucked her knees to her chest. "I really should tell him. He has a right to know." She mumbled.
Tell who what? The figure thought.
She sighed again. "I should get going before someone-"
"You know finds you?" The figure cut her off.
Serena jumped up, startled by the voice…the voice she knew too well.
The figure emerged from the shadows and waked up to the surprised blonde. He quickly wrapped her in a hug, but she didn't return the affection.
"Sere, look at me. Please." He begged.
"What do you want Darien?" She asked, keeping her gaze down. Maybe I should tell him.
"You up and left. I'd like to talk at least. Let me explain." He begged. "You completely misunderstood."
"I can't do this right now. I have too much I'm processing right now."
"Like debating whether or not to tell this guy something he has a right to know?"
"How long have you been stalking me?" She asked completely surprised by his comment.
"Since you left class. Sere, what are you contemplating? Who do you have to tell? What do you have to tell?" He placed his hand under her chin and moved her head to face his. "What's wrong?" He asked seeing unshed tears in her eyes.
"I was debating if I should tell-"
"WHY ARE YOU JUMPING OUT OF TREES? YOU COULD'VE HURT MY GIRLFIREND OR ME! YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO WRECKLESS!" A man interrupted Serena by yelling at a little girl with pink hair.
"Sir, I am truly sorry. I – uh – fell. I did not mean to." The little girl said with a slight curtsy.
"You shouldn't be climbing in trees to begin with!"
Hearing this, both Serena and Darien marched over to the young man.
"Are you this child's parents?" The young man demanded.
"No, but she said she was sorry. I'm sure she didn't intend on falling on you." Darien snapped.
"Let's go find your parents sweetie." Serena said.
The girl grabbed Serena's offered hand as they walked to the bench where Serena previously sat.
"Where are your parents?" Serena asked.
"DADDY!" The girl yelled running to Darien.
"W-what?!" Serena said walking over to the two. "Y-you have a ch-child?"
"No. I don't even know who this is. Where are your mom and dad?" He asked desperately.
"You're right here daddy. I'm not sure where mommy is."
"I believe you have me confused. What's your mom's name?"
"Serenity."
"I misunderstood nothing. Good-bye." Serena said before running off in tears.
He yelled after her, but she just kept running.
"Care to explain?" Darien asked.
"Can we go somewhere where I can tell you? It's a weird story."
"Sure. We'll go to my apartment." He sighed
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Serena burst through the door in tears and accidentally ran into Michelle.
"Michelle, he already has a kid." She sobbed into the female's shirt.
"What? Serena, calm down please."
Serena breathed in and out until she stopped crying.
"What happened?" Amara asked.
"I walked out of my class and went to the park. I was about to leave when Darien startled me. I was about to tell him when we heard this little girl getting yelled at. We walked over and I asked where her parents were. She yelled daddy and ran to Darien. Of course, Darien denied it and asked her mother's name, to which she replied Serenity. That's when I ran here."
"So this little girl says Darien is her dad and Serenity is her mom?" Michelle clarified.
"Yah." She said starting to cry again.
"It's okay Sere, we'll figure everything out." Amara said.
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After Darien took the little girl to his apartment, and they ate dinner, Darien wanted an explination.
"You have some explaining to do." Darien said.
"Well my name is Rini. I'm 12 years old, though I've been told I don't look it. I came from the future."
Hearing the new voice, Luna and Artamis walked out to the living room.
"Luna, Artamis. How are you two?" Rini asked spotting the kitties.
The two looked at each other and then looked at Darien who shrugged.
"You two are shy. You aren't going to say hi…oh, I keep forgetting. You don't know me yet. It's okay you can talk to me."
"What do you mean you came from the future?" Darien asked.
"Exactly that. Let me explain as much as I can. The future city was attacked, and the bad people put mommy under some spell. She's been sleeping for a long time, as long as they've been here. I haven't seen her in two weeks, but I see my daddy everyday. I probably won't recognize mommy when I see her. The attacks are getting more powerful, so Daddy sent me here to find my mommy and daddy of the past. That way they could stop the evil now before it gets to the future. Daddy is you, and I need to find mommy. Daddy said that mommy was Princess of the moon years ago. She was found and couldn't fight. That's when mommy decided to become Sailor Moon. She was desperate to help her friends. If I find mommy in this time, I can tell you and mommy, and the scouts and generals that we need to defeat the Dark Moon Family here in the past, so we can have a peaceful future."
"So you were sent here to tell me that we need to defeat the people attacking here?"
"Yah. The Prince of the Dark Moon Family is trying to get mommy. He wants to destroy her so he can rule our kingdom of the future." Rini explained on the verge of tears.
"And you say your mother's name is Serenity?" Darien asked.
"Yah. Serenity and Endymion is my father's." Rini said. "Mommy's cat is Luna, and your cat is Artamis."
Luna and Artamis just couldn't stay silent any longer.
"Do you know what your mother looks like?" Luna asked.
"Well, being that she's been sleeping for the past two weeks, I don't remember completely. All I remember is that she always wore her hair in two pigtails – similar to mine – only they were more meatball shaped instead of pointed. She never used to wear her hair like that. She told me how she did at the beginning of high school. After that, it was only periodical when she did." Rini explained looking around the small apartment. She looked at pictures and spotted the frame from five years ago. She walked over to the where the frame was hanging on the wall. "I remember this picture. There's one hanging on the wall in mommy and daddy's bedroom, and then there's an identical one hanging in the front hall."
"What do you mean?" Darien asked.
"That's my mommy."
A/N: If you don't remember, she is refering to the picture of Darien and Serena that day at the fair. The frame that Serena's dad sees when he goes over there. The frame Darien got Serena a duplicate of for Christmas the year she returned. It says True Love on it. If you can't remember, say in the review and I'll send you the description of the frame.
Okay, sorry for the short chapter, but I wanted to be mean and leave you with a little cliffy. Yes, Luna and Artamis know where Serena is...but will they say anything...Plus it's 10 at night now...it's rude to wake people up in the middle of the night, right?