Everyone but her
~Chapter 3~
Sailor Moon, and all of its characters, belongs to Takeuchi Naoko. So I'm just borrowing some of them for my story. The characters that I make up however are mine.
Me again. I finally figured out how I was going to do this chapter, sorry it took me so long. Hope you enjoy.
~The day of the Party & The Day of the Storm~
~Morning~
The sun peeked out from behind stubborn rain clouds, bringing a smile to Mina's face. With it, the sun brought a hope that it might just be sunny for a chance. But it was October and one never could guess the weather. For the weather casters had been forecasting a storm for the day for weeks now.
But still, if there was sun there was hope.
She lazily walked down the street, glancing at the shops around her, wishing she had some spending money left over from her party plans. Dresses in amazing colours rubbed that fact in harshly, till she just had to turn away, or risk going in to try them all on.
She didn't think that she would end up running into a brown haired boy. All week she had kept an eye out for him, hoping to at least catch a glance. But two weeks had past and there hadn't been a sign of him. Funny she should happen to run into him on her way home from picking up some supplies for her party.
She walked right up to him and said, "hey Luke." She smiled the whole time.
Glancing up from the magazine he had been reading, he registered who was talking to him. Sighing in annoyance he replied, "oh it's you again. What do you want now?"
Offended but not wanting him to affect her on her birthday she answered, "Well it's my birthday today, and I'm having a party."
"Good for you." He started to walk away.
Stepping in front of him and pretending she hadn't heard him she continued, "and since you're new, I thought that you should come to get to know some people."
He just snorted and tried to get around her.
'The direct approach isn't working,' she thought, 'guess I've got to put on the charm.'
"I looked for you all week to invite you, but couldn't find you," she smiled sweetly and added in a voice that matched the smile, "Where were you?"
"I had stuff to do that kept me busy. Unlike you who have all the time on your hands to throw some girly party where you try to entice some male victim to tell you how pretty you are. Now I have to be going."
'Ouch that hurt. The charm usually never fails.'
He walked off and she let him, to hurt to care anymore. Tears filled her vision and she sniffed quietly to herself. Shaking her head, she wondered why he affected her so badly.
Numbly she starting her own way down the street.
It wasn't till she got to the door when she realized that within his cruel words, he had called her pretty. The thought cheered her up immensely, and she stepped inside.
~Evening~
She couldn't think it was so loud. You wouldn't believe that there were only nine people, including herself, in the room. But with them all chatting together trying to talk over the noise, it just got worse.
Since Mina had made Amy invite Greg, she had to let all her other friends bring their boyfriends too.
Lita and Ken were happily talking about Lita's new invention in cooking. They were so right for each other that it was hard to believe that they were only best friends for the longest time. But that all ended when Ken finally confessed his feelings for her.
The same went for Chad and Ray. She had been furiously sweeping and shouting out orders to him when all of a sudden he walked up to her and took her into his arms. Well you can bet that the cleaning didn't get done that day.
Greg had always had a thing for Amy. He had admitted that much to Serena when they first met, and it took a lot of convincing from her to get the two of them together. But now that they were, you could tell that they were truly happy. If only they had something better to talk about at her party than biophysics.
As for Serena and Darien, everyone knew that they had been destined to be together, it was etched upon the stars. Even though they had once been enemies, one they learned their past, they finally gave in to their feelings for one another. And judging from all the snuggling going on at their corner, they were glad that they had.
But even though her friends were so happy, Mina couldn't help but feel a little left out and lonely. Watching them lean their heads back against their boyfriend's backs and seeing the none stop smiling, she wished that she could have the same. But there was no one behind her spot, at the coffee table, for her to lean on.
"Ok," she started brightly, "time for the presents." She got up and walked towards the 'present' table and gently picked up the pile of boxes and bags and brought them back to her spot.
"Oh can't we have the cake first?" Serena asked, "I'm getting hungry."
Mina giggled as she spread her skirt out around her and pointed to the presents saying, "If we eat the cake first, you might get chocolate marks all over the presents. This way I can put them away after opening them and then you can eat."
Serena nodded and said, "Ooh open mine and Darien's first, pleese Mina. It's the pink one."
"All right." She grabbed the pink coloured box and started to tear the paper off it. Careful not to wreck anything she uncovered a beautiful orange sundress.
Thanking both Serena and Darien she continued with the rest.
Mina cleaned off the last plate and picked up her presents to be put away, while the rest of the group listened to music and talked some more.
She put the orange sundress away in the drawer with the new yellow sweater that Ray and Chad had given her. In her jewellery box there lay a new topaz ring from Lita and Ken, and a matching necklace from Amy and Greg.
She made her way back to the group and noticed they had turned the music up louder. The music ran out clearly into the room and the couples were either dancing or swaying to the soft melody.
Deciding that she didn't want to be bored, she walked over to Serena and Darien and tried to strike up a conversation, "Hey Serena, have you seen all those cool new rings on display at Molly's Mother's jewellery store. They are gorgeous. You should get Darien to by you one."
But the other blond was to absorbed in sleeping in Darien's lap that Mina gave up. So instead she made her way around the room to find other means of conversation.
After trying everyone to no avail she collapsed on the floor starting to feel depressed. She told herself it was because her friends hardly got anytime with their boyfriends, and they spent almost all the time with her.
Still sitting on the floor she watched her friends as a new song started. It started as a slow melody, gently streaming out, and Mina just threw it off as another mushy love song till the singer could be heard.
You keep foolin yourself
Into believing what you want
Mina looked around. The words seemed to be directed towards her, but as she looked at her friends they didn't seem to notice.
But look around you
Who is there?
'I still have my friends.' She thought to herself. But inside she felt that she shouldn't have to remind herself of that.
Your friends are too busy
With the love of their own
She stared at her friends but they still didn't seem to notice the look that had appeared upon her face. Tears welled in her eyes.
'How could this song make to much sense.'
Can they hear you screaming
To be heard?
She got up off her spot, trying to hold back the tears. She made her way to were the rest of the group sat, laughing at some unknown joke. Standing by Lita and Ken she asked them what was funny. They didn't seem to hear her.
Face it your
Her face scrunched up as she fought back the tears.
Alone
The word struck at her and buried deep into her soul.
Embrace it your
Serena laughed as she wiped whip cream off Darien's nose. Darien happily let her.
Alone
Mina desperately tried to get their attention, trying to make the song go away. She stood up on the table and yelled, "I'm gonna fall!"
No one to hold you up
She waited ten seconds before she deliberately fell off the wooden surface and landed hard on the floor.
No one to hold you up
No one looked up
Alone
Mina shook her head, not believing what was happening. She concluded that they just couldn't hear her over the music. The thought didn't help, she still felt her heart squeeze in agony. But she fought the feeling down.
You can deny it
"Didn't you hear me fall," she asked Ray.
This pain you feel
Ray glanced at her as if just realizing she was there, "No I'm sorry." She turned away from Mina back to Chad.
But you feel like crying
Mina unconsciously bit her lip to keep herself from letting the tears flow and she cried out from the pain of her teeth cutting into her flesh.
Can they hear?
They continued their happy chatter, not noticing the cry.
Face it your
One silent tear escaped its cage, and slowly trickled down the side of her face.
Alone
Another joined it.
Embrace it your
She backed away from the happy couples.
Alone
She kept going till she felt the door at her back.
No one to hold you up
Amy sighed as she leaned her head on Greg's shoulder.
No one to hold you up
Lita giggled as Ken kissed her fingertips gently.
Alone
Ray playfully hit Chad and he grabbed her hand, placing it in his. They leaned forward slightly till their lips met.
But you feel like crying
Serena had gone back to her nap in Darien's lap as he gracefully stroked her hair. He watched her sleep his eyes full of love.
And you feel like crying
Tears flowed freely now.
You feel like crying
Falling to the floor as lonely depression swept over her. She couldn't take it anymore. She opened the door and ran outside to face the storm alone.
Can they hear?
Phew finally done. It was a bit better this time but it will get better. In case you didn't know this chapter tells what happened right before the first chapter, so that means that the next chapter will start where chapter one left off.
Well I'm gonna go so that I can start on the next chapter, but only if people want me to continue.
~Chapter 3~
Sailor Moon, and all of its characters, belongs to Takeuchi Naoko. So I'm just borrowing some of them for my story. The characters that I make up however are mine.
Me again. I finally figured out how I was going to do this chapter, sorry it took me so long. Hope you enjoy.
~The day of the Party & The Day of the Storm~
~Morning~
The sun peeked out from behind stubborn rain clouds, bringing a smile to Mina's face. With it, the sun brought a hope that it might just be sunny for a chance. But it was October and one never could guess the weather. For the weather casters had been forecasting a storm for the day for weeks now.
But still, if there was sun there was hope.
She lazily walked down the street, glancing at the shops around her, wishing she had some spending money left over from her party plans. Dresses in amazing colours rubbed that fact in harshly, till she just had to turn away, or risk going in to try them all on.
She didn't think that she would end up running into a brown haired boy. All week she had kept an eye out for him, hoping to at least catch a glance. But two weeks had past and there hadn't been a sign of him. Funny she should happen to run into him on her way home from picking up some supplies for her party.
She walked right up to him and said, "hey Luke." She smiled the whole time.
Glancing up from the magazine he had been reading, he registered who was talking to him. Sighing in annoyance he replied, "oh it's you again. What do you want now?"
Offended but not wanting him to affect her on her birthday she answered, "Well it's my birthday today, and I'm having a party."
"Good for you." He started to walk away.
Stepping in front of him and pretending she hadn't heard him she continued, "and since you're new, I thought that you should come to get to know some people."
He just snorted and tried to get around her.
'The direct approach isn't working,' she thought, 'guess I've got to put on the charm.'
"I looked for you all week to invite you, but couldn't find you," she smiled sweetly and added in a voice that matched the smile, "Where were you?"
"I had stuff to do that kept me busy. Unlike you who have all the time on your hands to throw some girly party where you try to entice some male victim to tell you how pretty you are. Now I have to be going."
'Ouch that hurt. The charm usually never fails.'
He walked off and she let him, to hurt to care anymore. Tears filled her vision and she sniffed quietly to herself. Shaking her head, she wondered why he affected her so badly.
Numbly she starting her own way down the street.
It wasn't till she got to the door when she realized that within his cruel words, he had called her pretty. The thought cheered her up immensely, and she stepped inside.
~Evening~
She couldn't think it was so loud. You wouldn't believe that there were only nine people, including herself, in the room. But with them all chatting together trying to talk over the noise, it just got worse.
Since Mina had made Amy invite Greg, she had to let all her other friends bring their boyfriends too.
Lita and Ken were happily talking about Lita's new invention in cooking. They were so right for each other that it was hard to believe that they were only best friends for the longest time. But that all ended when Ken finally confessed his feelings for her.
The same went for Chad and Ray. She had been furiously sweeping and shouting out orders to him when all of a sudden he walked up to her and took her into his arms. Well you can bet that the cleaning didn't get done that day.
Greg had always had a thing for Amy. He had admitted that much to Serena when they first met, and it took a lot of convincing from her to get the two of them together. But now that they were, you could tell that they were truly happy. If only they had something better to talk about at her party than biophysics.
As for Serena and Darien, everyone knew that they had been destined to be together, it was etched upon the stars. Even though they had once been enemies, one they learned their past, they finally gave in to their feelings for one another. And judging from all the snuggling going on at their corner, they were glad that they had.
But even though her friends were so happy, Mina couldn't help but feel a little left out and lonely. Watching them lean their heads back against their boyfriend's backs and seeing the none stop smiling, she wished that she could have the same. But there was no one behind her spot, at the coffee table, for her to lean on.
"Ok," she started brightly, "time for the presents." She got up and walked towards the 'present' table and gently picked up the pile of boxes and bags and brought them back to her spot.
"Oh can't we have the cake first?" Serena asked, "I'm getting hungry."
Mina giggled as she spread her skirt out around her and pointed to the presents saying, "If we eat the cake first, you might get chocolate marks all over the presents. This way I can put them away after opening them and then you can eat."
Serena nodded and said, "Ooh open mine and Darien's first, pleese Mina. It's the pink one."
"All right." She grabbed the pink coloured box and started to tear the paper off it. Careful not to wreck anything she uncovered a beautiful orange sundress.
Thanking both Serena and Darien she continued with the rest.
Mina cleaned off the last plate and picked up her presents to be put away, while the rest of the group listened to music and talked some more.
She put the orange sundress away in the drawer with the new yellow sweater that Ray and Chad had given her. In her jewellery box there lay a new topaz ring from Lita and Ken, and a matching necklace from Amy and Greg.
She made her way back to the group and noticed they had turned the music up louder. The music ran out clearly into the room and the couples were either dancing or swaying to the soft melody.
Deciding that she didn't want to be bored, she walked over to Serena and Darien and tried to strike up a conversation, "Hey Serena, have you seen all those cool new rings on display at Molly's Mother's jewellery store. They are gorgeous. You should get Darien to by you one."
But the other blond was to absorbed in sleeping in Darien's lap that Mina gave up. So instead she made her way around the room to find other means of conversation.
After trying everyone to no avail she collapsed on the floor starting to feel depressed. She told herself it was because her friends hardly got anytime with their boyfriends, and they spent almost all the time with her.
Still sitting on the floor she watched her friends as a new song started. It started as a slow melody, gently streaming out, and Mina just threw it off as another mushy love song till the singer could be heard.
You keep foolin yourself
Into believing what you want
Mina looked around. The words seemed to be directed towards her, but as she looked at her friends they didn't seem to notice.
But look around you
Who is there?
'I still have my friends.' She thought to herself. But inside she felt that she shouldn't have to remind herself of that.
Your friends are too busy
With the love of their own
She stared at her friends but they still didn't seem to notice the look that had appeared upon her face. Tears welled in her eyes.
'How could this song make to much sense.'
Can they hear you screaming
To be heard?
She got up off her spot, trying to hold back the tears. She made her way to were the rest of the group sat, laughing at some unknown joke. Standing by Lita and Ken she asked them what was funny. They didn't seem to hear her.
Face it your
Her face scrunched up as she fought back the tears.
Alone
The word struck at her and buried deep into her soul.
Embrace it your
Serena laughed as she wiped whip cream off Darien's nose. Darien happily let her.
Alone
Mina desperately tried to get their attention, trying to make the song go away. She stood up on the table and yelled, "I'm gonna fall!"
No one to hold you up
She waited ten seconds before she deliberately fell off the wooden surface and landed hard on the floor.
No one to hold you up
No one looked up
Alone
Mina shook her head, not believing what was happening. She concluded that they just couldn't hear her over the music. The thought didn't help, she still felt her heart squeeze in agony. But she fought the feeling down.
You can deny it
"Didn't you hear me fall," she asked Ray.
This pain you feel
Ray glanced at her as if just realizing she was there, "No I'm sorry." She turned away from Mina back to Chad.
But you feel like crying
Mina unconsciously bit her lip to keep herself from letting the tears flow and she cried out from the pain of her teeth cutting into her flesh.
Can they hear?
They continued their happy chatter, not noticing the cry.
Face it your
One silent tear escaped its cage, and slowly trickled down the side of her face.
Alone
Another joined it.
Embrace it your
She backed away from the happy couples.
Alone
She kept going till she felt the door at her back.
No one to hold you up
Amy sighed as she leaned her head on Greg's shoulder.
No one to hold you up
Lita giggled as Ken kissed her fingertips gently.
Alone
Ray playfully hit Chad and he grabbed her hand, placing it in his. They leaned forward slightly till their lips met.
But you feel like crying
Serena had gone back to her nap in Darien's lap as he gracefully stroked her hair. He watched her sleep his eyes full of love.
And you feel like crying
Tears flowed freely now.
You feel like crying
Falling to the floor as lonely depression swept over her. She couldn't take it anymore. She opened the door and ran outside to face the storm alone.
Can they hear?
Phew finally done. It was a bit better this time but it will get better. In case you didn't know this chapter tells what happened right before the first chapter, so that means that the next chapter will start where chapter one left off.
Well I'm gonna go so that I can start on the next chapter, but only if people want me to continue.
