It had been two years since that tragic day in the park. An older Serena walked to the lake where she and Darien had been plunged into. She walked into the gazebo. Serena no longer had those little meatballs on her head. About a year ago, someone had called her a "Meatball Head", and she started going into hysterics from the memories brought up from it. She immediately hacked them off. Her hair was now to her shoulders. Sailor Moon was no longer in use. It was as if the Negamonsters had done what they had strived so long to do. She had changed so much since that fateful day two years ago. The laughter, which once was incessant, was now basically gone. She matured quickly after her friends were gone, but with the maturity, her spark of life was gone. Her kind smile was replaced with a look of sorrow almost completely. Serena slowly walked into the gazebo and sat down. She looked at the bench in front of her. Amy had sat there with her. Raye had sat on her left side, and Lita had sat on her right. Mina was next to Amy on the bench. She remembered it clearly. Serena slowly took something out of her pocket. She looked at it and a small smile played across her lips. It was the star locket Darien had given her right before he died. She slowly opened it up, and it played its melodic tune. Tears stung at her eyes. It was her fault that they were dead. There would be no Crystal Palace. Neo-Queen Serenity was gone. There was going to be no pink-haired little girl named Rini who Serena pretended to really dislike, but truly loved. She was to be Rini's mother, but now it would not happen. She would never be Darien's wife. Serena began crying. She held the star locket close to her heart and cried. She cried for the people who would not be born, she cried for her friends that had died. She cried for the future that was now desolate. Serena cried for herself. She cried for her loneliness, and for the blame that she placed on herself for the death of all of her friends. She laid down on the bench and curled up. She closed her eyes and she saw her friend's faces. She tried to remember the happy times, and she fell asleep, into the peacefulness of happy dreams. Dreams were all she had now, for reality was much too horrible.


To Be Continued…