Role Model
Disclaimer: I don't own the
Sailor Moon characters. Naoko Takeuchi does. But I do own the idea, as well as
the second generation of Scouts that I created, and this excludes Rini/Small
Lady/Serena because I didn't create her. ^_^ Got it?
Notes: This is set right
after the season where Helios shows up. I will use American names and spellings
because I don't know the others. And to further confuse you, I'm gonna call
Rini Serena from chapter 3 until the end. (O.o) If you can't keep up, I'll
switch it back.
Warnings: Character death. I'm not sure if there are any more, except for maybe language and some violence. Usual couples...including Amara and Michelle. (In my little world, the American versions aren't cousins) And, of course, some Serena (Meatball head Serena, not cherry-head, as Rini is so lovingly referred to) bashing. ^_^ Oh, and I hope this doesn't come up but maybe some OOCness.
Chapter 9: Two Hearts
"What do you mean,
without your mother?" Raye repeated, looking at Celia in disbelief.
"I'm…"
"She's gone,"
Celia explained, slowly and quietly. It hurt just to think about it again.
"When I was five, she…"
"Died," Farrah
added, hearing their conversation.
"How…what…" Raye
couldn't speak in complete sentences. It was a total shock to her…she would die in the future?
"Marenda did it. She
was trying to hit Sailor Moon, but Sailor Mars took the hit instead…and she
wasn't…she…" Celia trailed off. Farrah finished the statement.
"Sailor Mars wasn't
strong enough. Serenity wanted to heal her, but Mars wouldn't allow it. She
said that -and I'm just taking Rini's word for this, 'cause she was there- Mars
said that Serenity would waste all her power…she flat-out refused to let
Serenity heal her."
"I…" Celia
whispered, and then burst into tears. "I miss her so much!" Raye put
her arms around the child, and sighed.
Then there was a flash of
light. A woman appeared in the park. Farrah, Celia, and Raye recognized her
almost instantly.
"Sailor Pluto!"
they chorused.
"Celia," Pluto
said, her voice hinting at disappointment. "You should know better than to
talk about the future like that. Because of your actions, it could be
changed."
"I know, Pluto, I'm
sorry," Celia muttered, wiping a tear from her eye. "But I couldn't
keep it to myself any more…I had to…"
"Don't worry, little
one. I understand," said the crimson-eyed woman. "You all must be
careful…Marenda could be watching you now."
"We know,
Pluto," Farrah whispered.
"And if I see her
again, I won't let her get away!" Raye shouted. "She's insane if she thinks she can kill me and get away with
it!" Farrah and Celia burst into laughter. "What'd I say?"
"Nothing,"
Farrah explained, calming down. "It's just funny to hear you say
that."
"I must go now,"
Pluto said. "I wish you all good luck…and I will see you soon."
"'Bye Pluto,"
Celia whispered as the Scout disappeared.
"So does Pluto have a
daughter too?" Raye wondered.
"She's probably gonna
kill us for saying this," Celia muttered, "But she does. Her name is
Senna, and she's almost exactly like Pluto in every way."
"I can't believe
Pluto has a kid! Who's the father?!"
"Uh, well…"
Celia looked at Farrah, who explained.
"Senna doesn't have a
father. I dunno how she came into existence, but there's no father in the
equation…not that we know of."
"How weird…hey, we're
here."
~*~
Rini felt the change in
the atmosphere almost as soon as it happened. Something felt so strange, so
different…not necessarily bad, but…odd…
"Serena, did you feel
that?" she asked. The blonde-haired girl looked at Rini and shook her
head.
"I don't think
so…what did you feel?"
"I'm not sure, but it
was so strange…"
"Should we transform?
It might be Marenda and the Multiverse."
"No, it doesn't feel bad, but…well, just forget it." Rini sighed.
Something was about to happen. She didn't know how she knew, but she did, and
soon they would find out what it was.
~*~
"Mrs. Tsukino, are
you sure that I'm not causing a
problem?" Rini asked, looking at Serena's kind-hearted mother.
"Of course not! I'm
always happy to see Serena's friends! There's an extra room upstairs, and you
can sleep there," said the woman. Rini bowed gratefully.
"Thank you so much,
Mrs. Tsukino! My parents are fixing my room –a tree hit it during a storm and
there's a big hole in the wall- and I didn't have anywhere else to go!"
"Really, it's no
problem," she said. "I'm about to fix dinner now…"
"DINNER!" Rini
and Serena shouted at the same time. Both felt their stomachs growling like
crazy.
"Well, c'mon,"
Serena said. "I'll show you to your room."
"Thanks Serena…it was
nice meeting you, Mrs. Tsukino! Thanks again!"
"Really, Rini, it's
no problem."
"Serena, I can walk
on my own!"
"Okay, sorry."
After Serena had showed
Rini to her room, Mrs. Tsukino called them for dinner. Rini looked from her to
Serena's father, then to her brother. None of them remembered her. Of course,
that was the way she had planned it,
but…
"Well, I guess you get what you ask for," she thought to herself as she ate.
She finished dinner and
went up to her room, listening to Mrs. Tsukino remind Serena about a few
homework assignments.
And she fell asleep.
~*~
"You're so different,"
said a familiar voice. Rini opened her eyes…but she wasn't in her room. She
gasped; she had been here before!
"What…where am I? Who's
there?" she asked as panic rose in her throat, trying to block her voice.
"You've surprised me, my
little one. Have you already forgotten? Of course, it seems to have been more
than a few days since I saw you last." That voice…she knew that voice! And then
everything fit into place.
"H…Helios!" It had been
ages since she had last spoken the name. "I haven't forgotten you!" she cried
out into the darkness. "I…I could never forget you." He gave her no reply.
"Helios, where are you? Why can't I see you…?"
A golden light shined
through the darkness. Rini stood up and followed it. After countless ages of
running and running, she finally caught up with the golden light, and she saw
its owner.
"There you are," she said,
trying to catch her breath, "Helios…" He stood up, and caught her as she
collapsed.
He put a hand on her forehead
as she whispered his name. "Hush, my little one," he whispered. "You must
rest." But she would not cease calling his name, and after a moment a crescent
moon symbol shined on her forehead, but it was very weak. And Helios knew why.
"Helios…"
"You can't stay in this
world," he whispered to her. "But…"
And a golden light
surrounded both of them.
~*~
"Rini, are you okay?! Oh
my God, RINI!! You've gotta wake up!" She heard Serena's panicked voice and her
eyes opened slowly.
"Serena, what's wrong?"
she asked. But she felt so weak…
"That crescent moon symbol
on your forehead," Luna said. "It was shining, and it blinked out, and Serena
got worried. She tried to wake you up for ten minutes, but you just wouldn't
respond."
"You looked so pale…Rini,
you scared me so much! Please don't do
that again," Serena begged.
"I'm sorry, Serena. I
didn't mean to scare you…"
"What happened, anyways?"
Serena wondered.
"I don't know…I fell
asleep, and I was having this weird
dream, and then you wake me up."
"How strange," Luna
muttered. "What was the dream about?" Rini started blushing and she answered,
"I don't really remember,
but…"
"But what?"
"Well…it's dumb, but…" she
sighed. "It had Helios in it." Serena winked at Luna and grinned.
"Rini's got a boyfriend," she snickered. Rini glared at her, but said
nothing.
"Actually, that makes
sense…you were calling his name in your sleep," Luna said. Rini's face turned
red.
"I was? How embarassing!" She hid her face in her hands and
groaned. "Serena's never going to let me hear the end of this!"
"Got that right!"
None of them could see
Helios watching them as they talked. But Rini could feel something there, she just couldn't identify it.