Mommy Dearest
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. If I had, there'd definitely be some changes.
I glanced out the window. To my surprise, the storm had cleared. It was still cloudy outside, but the rain had come to a halt. I sighed. I wanted to wait by the phone, just in case. However, I also wanted to go to my room for a nice long cry. I collapsed on the sofa, not really knowing what to do.
I glanced over at Luna, who was lying on the rug. She wouldn't even look at me. I knew that as Serena's personal moon guardian, Luna had to be worried sick. I groaned. What the heck could I possibly do? That's when I got the phone call.
RING, RING! I jumped up off the couch. RING, RING!
"Answer it, child! It could be Serena!" Luna commanded.
RING, RING! I answered the phone.
"Hello?" I answered nervously.
"R-Rini?" Asked a very sad, familiar voice. I suddenly grew very tense.
"Darien?!" I cried. "Any luck, yet?"
There was a long silence. Then, I finally got my answer.
"I saw her, Rini. She was right in front of me." Darien explained, almost sobbing.
"What do you mean, you saw her?" I asked slowly.
"I found Serena. But I guess she didn't want to be found. She ran away again, and I couldn't stop her." Darien said sadly, almost disgusted with himself.
"What? You couldn't stop her? Why not?" I asked very fiercely.
"Like I said before, Serena doesn't want to be found." Darien said very coldly. I gasped.
"I'm very sorry." Darien apologized. "I am going to keep looking."
"Right." I said.
"All I want to do is apologize to her. I love her. But I don't think she knows that." Darien said.
I felt a tear rolling down my cheek. "Don't say that!" I scolded. "Serena knows you love her! And she loves you too."
I was a little surprised to find myself defending Serena. I think Darien was too.
"Maybe Serena does know that I love her. Maybe she just doesn't realize how much." Darien answered.
"Keep looking for her, Darien. Okay?" I asked, wanting to change the subject.
"Sure thing." Darien answered. "Take care now."
"I will." I replied. Then we both hang up.
I glanced over at Luna. She shook her head, and ran upstairs to Serena's room. I was about to follow her, when Uncle Kenji and Aunt Ilene walked into the room and stopped me.
"Rini, who was on the phone?" Aunt Ilene asked. Sammy came into the living room and eyed me suspiciously.
"Yeah, Rini. Who was that on the phone?" He asked very cunningly.
"Um…well, you see..." I trailed off, not knowing how to answer.
"And where is Serena? It is getting late." Uncle Kenji said, slightly annoyed.
"Kenji-dear, it is Saturday, so Serena can stay out a little later." Said Ilene; trying desperately to keep Serena out of any trouble she may come home to.
Uncle Kenji groaned, and Aunt Ilene sighed. "But it is getting late." I heard Ilene say under her breath. I was glad that Kenji didn't hear her, though.
I sighed a long sigh of relief. Hopefully, everyone forgot about all that phone call. But when I saw Sammy, I knew I spoke too soon.
"Rini, you didn't answer mom and me. Who was that on the phone? I know you were talking to someone because I heard the phone ring." Sammy said very suspiciously.
"It was Raye. She wanted to know if Serena came home yet, so they could talk about girl stuff." I lied.
"Oh, that was all?" Asked Aunt Ilene.
"Well, yes." I said smoothly.
"Well then, I'm going into the kitchen to bake a pie for tomorrow's bake sale. See you later, Rini." Said Aunt Ilene and she was off to the kitchen.
"I'll be in the bedroom, watching TV." Uncle Kenji sighed as he left the room.
I turned to run upstairs, when I noticed that Sammy was standing in my way.
"I know that wasn't Raye on the phone." Sammy said in a voice barely above a whisper. He glared at me evilly and walked back upstairs to his room and slammed the door.
I sighed. 'Darn that Sammy!' I thought as I ran upstairs and into Serena's room. When I got there, Luna was using Serena's communicator.
"No Raye, Serena just ran off, again." Luna was saying. I guess Luna was explaining the change of events that had just taken place.
"Maybe the scouts should look for her, then." I heard Raye say.
"No, that's not necessary. Just be ready for anything. Stay close to your communicators and pass the word to Amy, okay?" Luna said frantically.
"Right!" Exclaimed three worried voices, belonging to Raye, Lita, and Mina. Then, Luna turned the communicator off. She sighed. "You're lucky that only Sammy is on to you so far." Luna said angrily. "But if Serena doesn't come home soon, her parents will start to ask questions."
"What am I supposed to do?" I asked.
"Try being more helpful. Surely Serenity taught you that much." Luna scolded.
"Hey! Don't talk about my mother like that! She was really good to me." I reproached.
"If you love your mother so much, then why did you cause her to run away?" Luna inquired.
"But I didn't…" I trailed off, realizing what was happening. Serena was my mother! I began to cry. "What have I done?" I sobbed.
"Do you not realize that Serenity and Serena are the same?" Luna asked. "I mean, how ironic. You're the one who explained all this to us."
"Of course I know they're the same!" I shouted. "It's just that they're so different!"
"Of course they're different," Luna answered, "because Serena is only a child right now."
Tears were streaming down my cheeks. I wanted to run away, myself! I looked at the picture of me, Serena and Darien on Serena's desk. That's when I noticed…I gasped and ran over to her desk.
"What is it child? What's wrong? What are you doing?" Luna demanded to know.
"Serena has her purse with her." I said thoughtfully. "She always leaves it on her desk. But it's not here." I ran downstairs and dove for the phone. Luna wasn't too far behind me.
"What are you doing?" Luna asked again, this time more persistent.
"Being more helpful." I said as I began to dial.
Luna looked at me as if I'd lost my mind, but I knew what I was doing.
"If Serena has her purse, then that means that her cell phone is with her too." I explained.
"Good thinking." Luna commended. I waited and waited for Serena to answer.
"H-Hello?" Asked a shaky hoarse voice. Tears of joy streamed down my face.
"Hello, please tell me who this is?" It, or rather, she asked again.
"S-Serena?" I asked, suddenly growing shy. Then it grew quiet.
"Serena, are ya there?" I asked.
"What do you want?" Serena asked angrily.
"Come home!" I said, growing agitated by the minute.
"Why, so I can be treated like a dog again? Sorry, not interested." Serena said and then she hung up.
"Why, that witch!" I gritted my teeth as I hung up.
"Rini!" Luna gasped.
"Well, she hung up on me!" I whined.
"I'm beginning to understand why she keeps running." Luna said angrily as she ran back up to Serena's room.
I began to cry again. I tried calling 5 or 6 more times. Each time equaled no answer. 'She must've turned the phone off. I blew it.' I thought. I began to think. That's when I realized: there was more than one way to catch Serena. I ran up to my room in the attic and closed the door.
"Luna P! I need you to find Serena. Try sensing Sailor Moon's aura." I commanded. Luna P closed its eyes and concentrated. Finally, it's eyes opened.
"Luna P, did you find her?" I asked. Luna P nodded.
"Alright! Now teleport me to that location!" I said happily. Then, before I knew it, I was in the middle of an alley. I shuddered. This place gave me the creeps. Suddenly, I heard sobbing. I turned around, and saw a pale girl, soaked to the bone. Her hair was soaked and knotty. Her odangos were drooping. Mascara was running down her face, and also blood. There was a huge gash on the side of her head. I gasped. She was shivering like mad, and probably in danger of catching a cold, or even pneumonia! She coughed and then noticed I was there.
"How did you get here?" Serena asked, with a very hoarse voice.
"I had to find you." I said.
"You teleported here, didn't you? Well, stay away! Don't you get it? I don't want to be with you! You and Darien are history!" She croaked.
"Listen to yourself! Do you realize what you're saying? I may not exist! Don't you care?" I shouted angrily.
"Obviously not. A world without you may be a better one!" Serena screamed at the top of her lungs.
"You witch! I can't believe you! I can't believe you're my mom! I hate you!" I screamed, not realizing what I had said until it was too late.
"Well, the feeling is most definitely mutual. You and Darien can enjoy all the free time you have. You don't have to ever see the person you hate most, ever again!" Serena shouted.
Tears were streaming down my eyes. They were also streaming down hers. "What are you going to do if I disappear? Darien will hate you!" I shouted.
"I don't care anymore." Said Serena.
"I see that, you stupid witch!" I countered. "I hate you! No, I despise you! You remind me of Queen Nehelenia! You're evil! You don't care about anything or anyone but yourself!" I shouted. That's when I saw Serena's facial expression. It looked as if someone had stabbed her in the back with a knife. Then, her face radiated red with anger.
"I see. Well, I hope you'll excuse me, then." Serena said in a low voice that I didn't even recognize. She wiped the blood off her face with her sleeve, revealing that the gash on her head wasn't as bad as it first appeared. Then, she took out her compact.
"What are you doing?" I demanded.
"You're not the only one who can teleport whenever she feels like it. And don't try finding me again, I'm hiding my aura this time." Serena said in a voice, barely above a whisper. Then, she used the silver crystal to teleport away.
"Wait!" I cried. Then, I fell to my knees, on the cold wet ground and sobbed. I cried until I couldn't cry anymore. Were my days numbered? I couldn't tell. 'I didn't mean those terrible things I said to her!' I thought. 'No wonder she hates me!' I just cried, harder and harder as I slowly came into the realization that I was making her life a living hell.
"What have I done?" I cried to myself. "What have I done?"
A/N: Well, how was that? Is it getting interesting enough for ya, peeps? I hope ya like it.
Run, Serena, run! I need to try and finish this soon! I've been so busy, though. I
love
making Rini the villain. Anyway, if you want to read a humorous fic about Rini dying,
check out The Fate That Never Ends. Although, I must warn ya: the grammar is awful!
It's one of my first fics. Anyway, I'll try to get Chapter 5 up before the weekend is over!
Remember to R&R!!! Sayonara!!!
