Chapter 3:
Nightmares
iNever shall I forget that night, BR
the first night in camp, BR
which has turned my life into one long night,BR
seven times cursed and seven times sealed.BR
-Elie Wiesel, Night pg. 32BRBR/i
Usagi curled against Joshua's arm, falling asleep before much of the flight to San Francisco had passed. They would
then connect to Savannah. Josh looked down at her, smiling at the resting teenager. Joshua had guessed and later
found out she wasn't much younger than himself, they both were waiting for their 17th at the end of the month. Usagi, or Serena
as she decided to change her name to after she got settled in the States had a different giving the impression of being not quite
mature but more age, as if she lost something dear to her.
BR
Josh sighed, and looked out the window over Usagi/Serena's head at the sky below them. Or was it ocean? It didn't
matter, both had the white sparkle of either wave tops or stars. Leaning his head back, he sighed, realizing that
the treatment was a failure. Calculating in his head, Joshua felt scorching tears form behind his corneas. The HIV
virus would probably finish him off before his 18th birthday. Unlike what he told Serena, he was sent here by his
father to see if the Tokyo doctors had gotten any closer to the cure than the European doctors were. Although
his father did not tell him, Joshua also felt it was because Joshua was a reminder of his fathers first wife who died
when Joshua was 5 from AIDS. Not only did Joshua inherit his wife Caroline's chatlin hair, he possessed Caroline's
soul-searching hunter green eyes. Contessa, Joshua's step mother had despised the dying Caroline and now,
the dying Joshua. The corner of Josh's turned into a smirk, guessing that Contessa had arranged the entire trip
so she could have time to convince his father to adopt Contessa brat kids. A slight shudder which stirred Serena
passed through Josh's body when he thought of the twins, Brody and Annie. Even though they were angelic to his
father, Brody and particularly Annie were beasts to Josh. Yawning, Josh shut his eyes and slept. BR
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"Sailor Moon! Watch out!" Sailor Mercury's anxious tone made Usagi turn and face her. With a startled cry, Sailor
Moon barely had time to roll before the medusa-like monster threw the picnic table at her. Pushing herself off the
macadam, Usagi looked for the other Senshi, her throat closing as she saw Sailor Mars attack the monster with Fire BeamMoon Beam Prism? attack. Beside the monster, perfectly in view of Sailor Moon and not Rei, was Tuxedo Kamen.
"MAMORU!" Usagi ran towards them as the attack hit the monster. Mercury grabbed her, holding her back from the
falling monster. Like a tree falling in the forest, Mamoru hardly had time to move before he was crushed by the
monster. Sobbing, Usagi slid the ground. Usagi clicked her locket and reverted back into her school uniform. Ami
was at her side, helping her up. "Usagi….Usagi…come on. The police are coming. If...if there is anything anyone
can do, it's them. Lets go…go home." Ami, herself whose only connection to Mamoru was Usagi and the Senshi was
near tears.BR
Glaring through her wet eyes at Ami, Usagi consented to them lifting her and bringing her to the Temple. Lying on
the futon bed, Usagi looked into the fire bleakly, the flames reflections not having color. BR
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"Usagi…I mean Serena...Wake up…you get to experience airplane food." Josh was smiling at Serena when she opened
her eyes. Grinding the sleep from her pupils, she opened the shade Josh had shut during the night. Bright sunlight
invaded the space and made Serena squint.BR
"Should I be happy or cautious?" Serena returned the smile, her heart breaking from the dream. It was the same
dream, the same moment every night. Serena wondered if she would ever have that moment leave her dreams.
Serena knew her nights of peaceful sleep were over, her life an eternal nightmare. BR
Nightmares
iNever shall I forget that night, BR
the first night in camp, BR
which has turned my life into one long night,BR
seven times cursed and seven times sealed.BR
-Elie Wiesel, Night pg. 32BRBR/i
Usagi curled against Joshua's arm, falling asleep before much of the flight to San Francisco had passed. They would
then connect to Savannah. Josh looked down at her, smiling at the resting teenager. Joshua had guessed and later
found out she wasn't much younger than himself, they both were waiting for their 17th at the end of the month. Usagi, or Serena
as she decided to change her name to after she got settled in the States had a different giving the impression of being not quite
mature but more age, as if she lost something dear to her.
BR
Josh sighed, and looked out the window over Usagi/Serena's head at the sky below them. Or was it ocean? It didn't
matter, both had the white sparkle of either wave tops or stars. Leaning his head back, he sighed, realizing that
the treatment was a failure. Calculating in his head, Joshua felt scorching tears form behind his corneas. The HIV
virus would probably finish him off before his 18th birthday. Unlike what he told Serena, he was sent here by his
father to see if the Tokyo doctors had gotten any closer to the cure than the European doctors were. Although
his father did not tell him, Joshua also felt it was because Joshua was a reminder of his fathers first wife who died
when Joshua was 5 from AIDS. Not only did Joshua inherit his wife Caroline's chatlin hair, he possessed Caroline's
soul-searching hunter green eyes. Contessa, Joshua's step mother had despised the dying Caroline and now,
the dying Joshua. The corner of Josh's turned into a smirk, guessing that Contessa had arranged the entire trip
so she could have time to convince his father to adopt Contessa brat kids. A slight shudder which stirred Serena
passed through Josh's body when he thought of the twins, Brody and Annie. Even though they were angelic to his
father, Brody and particularly Annie were beasts to Josh. Yawning, Josh shut his eyes and slept. BR
BR
BR
"Sailor Moon! Watch out!" Sailor Mercury's anxious tone made Usagi turn and face her. With a startled cry, Sailor
Moon barely had time to roll before the medusa-like monster threw the picnic table at her. Pushing herself off the
macadam, Usagi looked for the other Senshi, her throat closing as she saw Sailor Mars attack the monster with Fire BeamMoon Beam Prism? attack. Beside the monster, perfectly in view of Sailor Moon and not Rei, was Tuxedo Kamen.
"MAMORU!" Usagi ran towards them as the attack hit the monster. Mercury grabbed her, holding her back from the
falling monster. Like a tree falling in the forest, Mamoru hardly had time to move before he was crushed by the
monster. Sobbing, Usagi slid the ground. Usagi clicked her locket and reverted back into her school uniform. Ami
was at her side, helping her up. "Usagi….Usagi…come on. The police are coming. If...if there is anything anyone
can do, it's them. Lets go…go home." Ami, herself whose only connection to Mamoru was Usagi and the Senshi was
near tears.BR
Glaring through her wet eyes at Ami, Usagi consented to them lifting her and bringing her to the Temple. Lying on
the futon bed, Usagi looked into the fire bleakly, the flames reflections not having color. BR
BRBR
"Usagi…I mean Serena...Wake up…you get to experience airplane food." Josh was smiling at Serena when she opened
her eyes. Grinding the sleep from her pupils, she opened the shade Josh had shut during the night. Bright sunlight
invaded the space and made Serena squint.BR
"Should I be happy or cautious?" Serena returned the smile, her heart breaking from the dream. It was the same
dream, the same moment every night. Serena wondered if she would ever have that moment leave her dreams.
Serena knew her nights of peaceful sleep were over, her life an eternal nightmare. BR