I do not own Sailor Moon. I did not create Sailor Moon.
This is a revision. I wrote this when I was 19, and I'm 24 now. I don't want to change it too much because it's something that I did then and I don't want the maturity level to change. It's funny though because I haven't read this in a long time. I just tried to make it flow better.
Things Change Chapter 1
JULY 12, 1998
Dear Diary.
Hi, my name is Serena. I am 17, almost 18 and I am a senior in high school. I had a great summer. I got to go to Australia with some people I did not know - and I made some great friends. They don't live near me, but I still try to keep in touch with them and I especially talk to this one guy, Seiya, on the phone a lot. He is really cute.
Anyway, back to the point at hand. I start band camp in the morning and then next week I start school. My senior year is finally here! I just got off the phone with my friend Molly. She is my best friend and I love her to death. She just told me the weirdest thing. She has a crush on our friend Melvin.
Now Molly is tall, really tall and she always tries to be cool. Melvin, I love him like a brother, but he is short and not exactly concerned with being cool if you get my drift. I know that he likes her - But I won't tell her because he made me promise not to tell her. He told me last week on the phone. Oh, I hope that they do get together. They would be kind of cute.
I am not looking forward to the many hours in the sun at band camp, but I am looking forward to seeing all of my friends. That is what is cool about band.
I haven't gotten to see many people over the summer, but I get to spend a week with them before school starts to catch up with them. I am a color guard member, and so is Molly. I love what I do, even if it is tiring. When I first joined guard I was the worst one out there. But then I kept working and now I am one of the best. A lot of my friends who were in the band last year have graduated and I miss them so. I think that we will be terrible without them. I mean we lost our only trombone player, our only tuba player, two good saxophones, and a lot of other great players.
What do we have replacing them? A bunch of freshman will be our great players that will replace them. There is this one guy who isn't even half the size of the tuba and he will be marching it and playing it. I think that his name is Darien. He is also a freshman. I doubt if he can even play it, let alone play it well. I don't even want to go into it. I plan on working hard since it is my senior year - but we aren't' going to be very good. It all goes down to how this week goes I guess.
July 13, 1998
It is 8:00 in the morning and I am running down the hill to the practice field. I am late, as usual. People tell me that my middle name should be late. I would have to agree with them. Maybe I will change it one day. I am just kidding.
I throw down my stuff and jump in line with the rest of the guard. I get an ugly look from my captain, Anne. We do not get along at all. She is such a shameless hussy. She has a boyfriend, who is loyal to her, yet she flirts with every guy she sees. Her best friend, Birdie, is like that too. I have known them my entire life, but that doesn't mean that I have to like them. They are both seniors too.
Oh, by the way, did I mention that I go to a private school. I have been a student here for 12 almost 13 years. Long time, huh? Our field commander, Yohe, also another of my good friends - calls us to attention. He is a great guy with a lot of personality. We spend an hour in the heat doing basic marching. This is going to be a long week.
When we finally got a water break two hours later we all collapsed. I took the time to look around and see who is there. My friend Rae is setting down her snare drum. She is flirting with some of the guys in her section. She is the section leader of percussion and boy she makes sure that everybody knows it. She has a temper that would make Hitler scared. But, she is really a great friend.
I look around again and I see my friends Lita and Mina talking. Lita is our flute section leader and she is great. She is one of those girls who is very independent. She has to do it all for herself. Mina is fiercely loyal. She plays bass drum. She can be a little naïve but is very sweet. When we start talking about Jed - this guy who graduated two years ago that she still has a crush on - she can surprise even me.
I look again and I see my friend Ami talking to Darien - that guy I told you about earlier. She is the smart one out of our group. Ami is a year younger than me - but is a really cool chic. Molly is talking to Melvin, who is a saxophone player and also the section leader of the low brass.
Later on we all go to lunch in the cafeteria. It was weird because besides our normal group sitting at our table we have two newcomers. Darien is sitting next to me. He seems nice but he made fun of my hair and I don't see where he gets off thinking that he, a freshman, can make fun of me. Besides, I don't even know him that well.
Then there is this guy Andrew. I think that he is Darien's best friend. He seems nice, for another freshman, and likable. The rest of the day went by quickly and afterward I went home and collapsed into my bed after a long, hot bubble bath.
August 15, 1998
Dear Diary,
Sorry I haven't written in awhile, but things have been really busy. The rest of the week of band camp went by uneventfully and I got to know Andrew and Darien a little bit better.
The school year started and I got classes with all of my friends, which was cool. That's all I have time to write for now.
September 4, 1998
Dear Diary
Our first football game came and went and then we went on our first away game. On the bus I sat with Andrew and we talked a lot. I fell asleep on his shoulder on our way back home.
Our band is very surprising. I did not think that we would be as good as we are now. The freshman are really good players, and as much as I hate to admit it, Darien is a great tuba player for a little guy. Who knew? We still are not as good as last year, but maybe with a little bit of hard work we can do it. Andrew and I are really close now. Molly and Melvin are not going out and I am not sure what exactly happened with them.
Rae has a crush on this guy named Chad. He is a pretty cool guy. He is a base drummer and also a freshman. What is up with freshman and us? Oh, and yeah little Ami likes Darien. I think that it is funny that she does.
I think that they would be a cute couple. He is really smart just like her. But, Andrew is the one for me. He is able to connect with me in a way that no one else is able to. I can't explain it.
The next morning was our first competition and I was supposed to go to breakfast with just Andrew. But, Darien had spent the night with Andrew so he had to come along too. He is really starting to get on my nerves the way he makes fun of me all the time.
September 11, 1998
Diary,
We did alright on our last two competitions and all, but I still don't think that we are that good. We don't have a football game tonight and I am doing some stuff with - get this - Melvin, Mina, Yohe, Rae, and Darien.
It is kind of scary. Well, what happened is that I wanted to go out and I wanted Andrew to go too. But, his grandfather died last night, so he wasn't there. I felt so bad for him and I wished that I could be there for him. I was depressed because of it and then the phone rang.
Yohe and Melvin were on the phone for me, three-way. I thought that was pretty COOL. They wanted to know it I wanted to go to a movie with them. I really wanted to and they were trying to think of some other people to invite. Then Melvin got this great idea - in his opinion- to invite Darien with us.
I did not like that. But I did not say anything. Then they four way called him to ask him if he wanted to go. Of course he did. So we all talked for a while and he does have a nice personality once you get to know him. At the movies he just happened to sit by me.
I was not thrilled, but I figured I would give the guy a chance. Just to be funny to Rae and all he put his arm around me, and then they all laughed. I did not know what to do so I just laughed with them.
I got this funny feeling in my stomach then. The night was a lot of fun and Darien and I talked a lot. The next week Darien started to call me almost every night. This was in August so after band practice he would call me and we would talk about everything for about two hours every night. I still continued my crush on Andrew, but I began a friendship with Darien that would forever change me.
Okay, that is all that I have for now. Please send me your comments. Thanks.