Chapter 1
Serena woke up from the darkness with pain racing through her body. She gave a small groan and then heard a voice gently call out to her.
" It's going to be okay sweetheart. You have to be careful since you can't move too much because of all the skin that got burned by the water, it's going to be very painful. Do you need any painkillers now?" The nurse asked her. Serena shook her head, even though it hurt like hell, she was going to punish herself because she needed the pain to forgot about all the other things in life.
The nurse nodded and told her,
" I'll go get the doctor to have him check on you but if you need anything just ask okay?" Serena nodded before looking up at the ceiling with blind eyes. The doctor came in and was extremely nice to her but Serena looked at him with a barrier of haziness in her eyes.
" You Miss Tsukino are very lucky the mail man was by your door when he heard you scream. If he didn't get you here on time, the burns would have been much worse. Right now they look red and terrible but in time they will heal. They won't be fully gone, there will be scaring but not too overly bad but they won't stand out that much. How are you feeling?"
" I'm okay." Serena uttered before she closed her eyes to fall asleep.
Over the next few months was a painful time for Serena. She had to do some physical therapy to get her body back on track and lot of time in bed. Being in bed was the worse for Serena because it made her think too much at what she had become and how she became it. After she was permitted to go home, Serena walked into her apartment with a heavy heart. She just feel like she didn't want to be in this apartment so close to painful memories but she knew she had no where to go. Serena sorted out her mail until she came upon a letter that was addressed from Japan. Serena looked at the lettering of the envelope and let her self remember that part of her life. After she turned 17, she moved away from her parents because she didn't want to be anywhere near love and then moved to the states to get away from everything. She hasn't been back since but her parents wanted her back. They were hurt the day Serena told them that she was moving away from them. No one understood why she moved but Serena didn't enlighten them at all. Her young brother thought is was the funniest thing when she got dumped. Sure he was ten at the time but Serena never forgave him for making her feel like a reject.
Serena turned over the envelope and opened it. She slowly read the contents and then reread it again. Serena looked out the window, lost in thought. Her parents wanted her to visit for awhile, it didn't get into much detail but stating that they really needed her. Serena weighed the options and decided she wanted to get away from her life for awhile. Serena started to pack her things and only took things that were necessary because she didn't want to overload bringing things over to Japan. She wanted to keep things light. She purchased all the things she needed and headed off to Japan.
Serena got off the plane and grabbed her things before hauling a cab to take her to her parents' house. Serena took a deep breath to calm her nerves of meeting everyone again. She really didn't know how they were going to act when they saw her again and Serena didn't even know how she was going to act. It was so long ago and it's been awhile since she knew how to behave in front of people that supposedly loved her. Serena looked out the window then noticed the cab driver eyeing her in the mirror. Serena knew the way he was moving in his seat, he wanted to screw her but Serena looked away from him and looked out the window again. Soon they were at the house and Serena took a deep breath before grabbing her luggage and paying the cabby.
Serena grabbed her things and moved them up on the lawn. She gripped her purse before heading to the door and timidly knocked on the door. Serena tried to slow her breathing and knocked again. She heard someone yell and run to the door. The door swung open and a mouth dropped. Her younger brother Sammy looking tall and like a young adult stood there like he's never seen her before.
" Serena? Is that really you?" He asked in wonderment.
Serena looked at him but didn't move to hug him or anything. She gave him a short nod before hearing more footsteps coming from behind.
" Who is it Sammy? Is it a salesman or __" Her mother started asking until noticing a young woman in the doorway.
" Serena! Oh Serena, We've missed you so much. We're so glad you're home. Kenji, get in here quick!" Her mother moved to hug her but Serena took a step back. Illene stopped and looked at her daughter she hasn't seen in over five years and knew Serena changed. She felt Serena was cold, emotionless and not the daughter she knew but she also sensed vulnerability in her. She patted Serena's hand when a voiced boomed,
" What is all this commotion? What__ Serena? It's our Serena, she's come home!" Illene felt Serena cringed and take another step back. Kenji noticed also and kept his distance. Not much was said, only grabbing Serena's luggage and placing her back in her old room.
" Serena, if you need anything, just ask okay." Her mother gently asked her, Serena gave a short nod that expressed no emotion. Serena looked around her old room with a masked expression. Her room hasn't changed since she left. Still the same childish look that was filled with hope and love. Serena knew better, nothing seemed like what it appeared on the outside. Serena moved her luggage and slowly started to put things away in the dressers. After that was done, she sat on her bed, thinking of everything that happened since she turned 16. Just before she could get to deeply into thought, her mother knocked on the door to tell her that lunch was ready. Serena gave a nod before heading to the door. Serena knew she hurt her mother but Serena didn't want any attachments to anyone before she left. It would hurt too much when she left.
All of the sat at the table with an uncomfortable silence until her mother tried to break it.
" How have you been? Anything special happen that you feel like telling us?"
" No not really." Serena answered. Her parents exchanged looks.
" How do you like the states?" Her mother kept on persisting.
" It's okay." Serena told her.
" Meet any men there?"
" Why are you asking me all these questions? Don't you think if I had anything to say I would tell you already." Serena snapped at her. Her mother's face flamed red before her father snapped back at Serena.
" Young lady I will not have you yelling at your mom just because she asked you some questions. When you are this roof, you will respect all of us, and if you can't be civil then you can just go to your room. God knows what kind of trouble you got into by yourself but it will not be tolerated here. Do you understand me!"
Serena gave her father a hard stare before replying in a cold voice,
" As I recall, you asked me to come back. I didn't beg to come back here. Now if you'll excuse me my king, I will retire to my room. I find that I have lost my appetite. I'm going out." With that Serena got up from the table and walked out the door. The people at the table sat in stunned silence, not really understand what just happened.
Disclaimer, I do not own Sailor Moon and I am not affiliated with anyone who does so Naoko, DiC, Kodansa, and everyone else who does own Sailor Moon.
Other than all of that I hope that you enjoy my story and hope you like it. Next chapter gets better so thanks for being so patient!
Moonstar998
Serena woke up from the darkness with pain racing through her body. She gave a small groan and then heard a voice gently call out to her.
" It's going to be okay sweetheart. You have to be careful since you can't move too much because of all the skin that got burned by the water, it's going to be very painful. Do you need any painkillers now?" The nurse asked her. Serena shook her head, even though it hurt like hell, she was going to punish herself because she needed the pain to forgot about all the other things in life.
The nurse nodded and told her,
" I'll go get the doctor to have him check on you but if you need anything just ask okay?" Serena nodded before looking up at the ceiling with blind eyes. The doctor came in and was extremely nice to her but Serena looked at him with a barrier of haziness in her eyes.
" You Miss Tsukino are very lucky the mail man was by your door when he heard you scream. If he didn't get you here on time, the burns would have been much worse. Right now they look red and terrible but in time they will heal. They won't be fully gone, there will be scaring but not too overly bad but they won't stand out that much. How are you feeling?"
" I'm okay." Serena uttered before she closed her eyes to fall asleep.
Over the next few months was a painful time for Serena. She had to do some physical therapy to get her body back on track and lot of time in bed. Being in bed was the worse for Serena because it made her think too much at what she had become and how she became it. After she was permitted to go home, Serena walked into her apartment with a heavy heart. She just feel like she didn't want to be in this apartment so close to painful memories but she knew she had no where to go. Serena sorted out her mail until she came upon a letter that was addressed from Japan. Serena looked at the lettering of the envelope and let her self remember that part of her life. After she turned 17, she moved away from her parents because she didn't want to be anywhere near love and then moved to the states to get away from everything. She hasn't been back since but her parents wanted her back. They were hurt the day Serena told them that she was moving away from them. No one understood why she moved but Serena didn't enlighten them at all. Her young brother thought is was the funniest thing when she got dumped. Sure he was ten at the time but Serena never forgave him for making her feel like a reject.
Serena turned over the envelope and opened it. She slowly read the contents and then reread it again. Serena looked out the window, lost in thought. Her parents wanted her to visit for awhile, it didn't get into much detail but stating that they really needed her. Serena weighed the options and decided she wanted to get away from her life for awhile. Serena started to pack her things and only took things that were necessary because she didn't want to overload bringing things over to Japan. She wanted to keep things light. She purchased all the things she needed and headed off to Japan.
Serena got off the plane and grabbed her things before hauling a cab to take her to her parents' house. Serena took a deep breath to calm her nerves of meeting everyone again. She really didn't know how they were going to act when they saw her again and Serena didn't even know how she was going to act. It was so long ago and it's been awhile since she knew how to behave in front of people that supposedly loved her. Serena looked out the window then noticed the cab driver eyeing her in the mirror. Serena knew the way he was moving in his seat, he wanted to screw her but Serena looked away from him and looked out the window again. Soon they were at the house and Serena took a deep breath before grabbing her luggage and paying the cabby.
Serena grabbed her things and moved them up on the lawn. She gripped her purse before heading to the door and timidly knocked on the door. Serena tried to slow her breathing and knocked again. She heard someone yell and run to the door. The door swung open and a mouth dropped. Her younger brother Sammy looking tall and like a young adult stood there like he's never seen her before.
" Serena? Is that really you?" He asked in wonderment.
Serena looked at him but didn't move to hug him or anything. She gave him a short nod before hearing more footsteps coming from behind.
" Who is it Sammy? Is it a salesman or __" Her mother started asking until noticing a young woman in the doorway.
" Serena! Oh Serena, We've missed you so much. We're so glad you're home. Kenji, get in here quick!" Her mother moved to hug her but Serena took a step back. Illene stopped and looked at her daughter she hasn't seen in over five years and knew Serena changed. She felt Serena was cold, emotionless and not the daughter she knew but she also sensed vulnerability in her. She patted Serena's hand when a voiced boomed,
" What is all this commotion? What__ Serena? It's our Serena, she's come home!" Illene felt Serena cringed and take another step back. Kenji noticed also and kept his distance. Not much was said, only grabbing Serena's luggage and placing her back in her old room.
" Serena, if you need anything, just ask okay." Her mother gently asked her, Serena gave a short nod that expressed no emotion. Serena looked around her old room with a masked expression. Her room hasn't changed since she left. Still the same childish look that was filled with hope and love. Serena knew better, nothing seemed like what it appeared on the outside. Serena moved her luggage and slowly started to put things away in the dressers. After that was done, she sat on her bed, thinking of everything that happened since she turned 16. Just before she could get to deeply into thought, her mother knocked on the door to tell her that lunch was ready. Serena gave a nod before heading to the door. Serena knew she hurt her mother but Serena didn't want any attachments to anyone before she left. It would hurt too much when she left.
All of the sat at the table with an uncomfortable silence until her mother tried to break it.
" How have you been? Anything special happen that you feel like telling us?"
" No not really." Serena answered. Her parents exchanged looks.
" How do you like the states?" Her mother kept on persisting.
" It's okay." Serena told her.
" Meet any men there?"
" Why are you asking me all these questions? Don't you think if I had anything to say I would tell you already." Serena snapped at her. Her mother's face flamed red before her father snapped back at Serena.
" Young lady I will not have you yelling at your mom just because she asked you some questions. When you are this roof, you will respect all of us, and if you can't be civil then you can just go to your room. God knows what kind of trouble you got into by yourself but it will not be tolerated here. Do you understand me!"
Serena gave her father a hard stare before replying in a cold voice,
" As I recall, you asked me to come back. I didn't beg to come back here. Now if you'll excuse me my king, I will retire to my room. I find that I have lost my appetite. I'm going out." With that Serena got up from the table and walked out the door. The people at the table sat in stunned silence, not really understand what just happened.
Disclaimer, I do not own Sailor Moon and I am not affiliated with anyone who does so Naoko, DiC, Kodansa, and everyone else who does own Sailor Moon.
Other than all of that I hope that you enjoy my story and hope you like it. Next chapter gets better so thanks for being so patient!
Moonstar998