Parallaxis By Devon Masterson

Insurrection

Axis Three

"My name's Rini," she answered. "Whoa, it's Diamond as a tenth grader! This is a parallel universe"

"No last name?" he asked curiously.

Rini blushed slightly. They didn't use her last name in her time, everyone knew who she was. It would be assumed that it would be Shields….but that would be too complicated. "Tsukino."

"I have a friend with a similar last name, "Dima chuckled. "My bestfriend…"

"Serena? She's my cousin."

"I thought she didn't have any family," he remarked.

"I just fell into her life, you could say," Rini smiled.

"Speaking of Serena have seen her today?"

Rini bit her lip. "She had to leave town…"

"When will she back?" he asked excitedly.

"I… don't know."

Dima shook his head. "I thought we were close enough for me to at least get a good-bye."

Rini put her hand on his shoulder. "She would have said good-bye to you if she had the chance. I know she would."

Dima smiled as he looked into her large crimson eyes. Her eyes seemed familiar in away. "I don't think you'd ever lie to me," he remarked, "Angel." He touched her face and kissed her lightly on the lips. "Pure heaven like I thought. I'll see you around, Angel."

Rini stood in shock as he walked away. "Bye," she said softly. She just had her first kiss and by the very person that once tried to destroy her. The whole situation was outer limits kind of crazy.

"There you are, Rini," Mina called as she and the others rounded the corner. She noted Rini's dazed look. "Is everything ok?"

"He kissed me."

"Who?" Lita asked very interesting. She loved romance.

"Dima."

"The most popular guy in school?" Ami asked. "Magnificent job. Grade A choice potential. Good Luck."

"You must have really gotten his attention," Rei remarked. "The only one ever to get close to him was Serena and she wasn't even interested. She said he was like family to her."

At the mention of Serena's name, Rini's eyes saddened. "We have to come up with a plan. But first we got to get out of detention."

"Done," Ami remarked as started for the school office. "The principle and are real close."

"While you're at it, get me registered for class," Rini called.

"I told you she was the biggest whore out of all of us," Lita whispered to Rini.

"I heard that," Ami called, "and I prefer the term friendly."

"Whatever you call it, it comes in handy or should I say in Ami," Mina smirked.

"That was crude, Mina, especially for you," Rei scolded.

"I don't know how you guys stay friends," Rini sighed. "You're at each others throats."

"We just do that to mess around," Lita answered. "We watch each other's back have since kindergarten. We just like to keep and edge on things."

Rini nodded. "So you guys joke on the very things that make you feel vulnerable to stay tough."

"Exactly," Mina smiled. "Ami knows we love her but we probably should tone the jokes down."

"Yeah, that's true," Rei commented. "we need to be closer than ever."

Rini shook her head and smiled. She had decided to roam the halls until lunch. This was to her new school, she needed to be better acquainted with it. "I'll see you guys at lunch," she said as she walked away. The girls waved and called good-byes to their friend then headed off to class. Rini started for the gymnasium, P.E. had always been her favorite class.

A couple of hours later, Rini looked at her watch. Her stomach started to grumble as she realized what time it was and she headed towards the cafeteria. "Twice blessed I see," Dima smiled as he met up with Rini at the end of the hall. "Hello, Angel."

"Hi," she blushed. "Are you on your way to lunch?"

"Of course and I'm hoping that you will join me," h answered as he took her hand. "Lunch with a beautiful woman is always a mood lifter."
"You had a bad day?"

"Mr. Wisemen's philosophy class. I hate it, philosophy." He wrinkled his nose in disgust. "My philosophy is if you want it then get it."

"Oh really?" Rini asked almost angrily. A bad apple is always a bad apple.

"Of course anything worth having is worth working for," he commented not noticing how tense she was. "Don't you think so?"

"Yes," she answered. She felt so ashamed for prejudging him. He was Serena's bestfriend after all. Dima had to have some redeemable qualities, other than being cute.

"Good then you won't mind going out with me," Dima replied naturally.

"Well that's true….Did you just ask me out?"

"Yes, Angel, I did. I feel drawn to you," Dima answered. "There's an innocence about you…reminds me of a friend."

"Serena?"

Dima smiled. "Actually a little, but I was talking about someone a long time ago."

"Reliving the past?" she asked curiously.

"No more like looking at the future."

Rini blushed once more.

"Dima , what are you doing with that girl?" a voice asked.

Dima sighed as he tried to keep his temper. "This is my girlfriend…Serenity."

"Nice to meet you." Rini decided to play along ask questions later.

"Girlfriend, huh?" Alex asked jealously. She stared at Rini then smiled. "I'm glad to finally meet you." She offered her hand.

Rini took the girl's hand and time stopped. "What happened?"

"I was about to you the same, but I know the answer. Only a magical could experience this, the leader of the scouts," Alex sneered. She had always figured that they hung out here, but she could not pinpoint them. "So you're the replacement."

"What do you mean?" Rini asked angrily.

"I do declare you girls are like cockroaches, for everyone you kill there are fifty somewhere else," Alex smirked. "Serena and I had a talk like this… before she died."

Rini balled her fist in anger. "Alexandrite!"

"Ah, so we have met," Alex remarked. She looked at Rini as though peering into her soul. "Rini, dear you have changed or should call you Serenity since we're not friends?"

"Whatever," Rini replied.

"I guess that I should assume your friends are about the other scouts," Alex asked, daring at Rini's eyes for a response.

"If that's what you believe, fine, but I won't let you harm innocent people."

Alex sighed inwardly in response, Rini's action betrayed nothing. Well at least she knew Rini's identity.

"Are you quite through?" Rini asked.

"Quite," Alex replied as she prepared an energy blast then released it.

Rini countered by bringing out her wand with her heart crystal on top of it and forming a shield. A light surrounded her and she stood as her future self, Queen Serenity. "Moon gorgeous meditation," she called out.

The blast caught Alexandrite by surprise and hit her dead on. "Ah," she screamed. Alexandrite dropped to her knees. A mist excreted from her and she started to shrink.

"It's not that easy, moon bitch," a voice said from above.

"Excuse me?" Rini asked in shock. She was still getting used this world and her new body. She was no longer perceived as a child.

"This vessel is much stronger than Beryl ever was." The midst flowed back into Alexandrite.

"Uh," she groaned as her body expanded once again into an adult form. Her crimson eyes flashed with an eerie light. "I am yours Metallia."

Rini stood in shock at everything that passed. Alexandrite was just a child caught up in Metallia's game. She just had the misfortune of being Beryl's daughter. Maybe Beryl wasn't evil either, but possessed. "Fight Metallia for your mother's sake."

Alex smirked. "That no talent hack wasn't my mother, just a stepping stone to becoming the lady you see today. But enough talk, time is energy."

Time moved again as normal. As Dima turned his head to suggest they get in line, Rini changed back to normal. "We better get in line before it gets too long." He pulled Rini's hand.

Both girls exchanged evil looks. "Later," they said unison.

"That girl is so weird," Dima commented as they left. "She's always hanging around me."

"I need to talk to the girls about this."

"Dima, can we eat tomorrow. I have to do something important."

Noting her urgency he nodded. "I'll take a rain check, Angel. I have all my life to get to know you."

Rini smiled. "Thanks…and how did you know my name was Serenity?"

"I'd like to say destiny, but your name was called in philosophy class."

"Oh."

"I'm going to enjoy that class from now on."

Rini smiled then kissed him lightly. "See you around," she winked.

Dima smiled and walked off as the girls came up.

"What's up?" Lita asked.

"We have got to talk," Rini began…

Note: I know the name is Wiseman not Wisemen

© 2001 Devon Masterson

Another Bond Girl Production

I think we all know who's original and who's not so don't sue me. I own Alexandrite a.k.a. Xandrite. That's the only main character that I'm introducing so there! I use these stories as therapy so I won't start swinging from trees in medical school.