"Give it back!" Serena shouted at two teenage boys who had happened to get
a hold of her notebook.
"Why should we?" Asked one, sneering at Serena.
"The cute little girl wants us to give it back." Teased another. "Why? It's not like you actually take notes anyway."
Serena's expression hardened as her eyes bcame cold.
"I do too! Now give it back before -"
"Before what?" Cut in the first boy.
"Before I majorly have to hurt you." Answered a voice from out of nowhere.
Serena looked to where the voice came from, seeing a tall man she had never seen before. His deep green eyes were flashing with anger. The wind started picking up and tussled his dirty blonde hair.
He was wearing baggy carpenters jeans with a red muscle t-shirt.
The two boys didn't look as impressed as Serena did. They broke into laughter.
"How are you gonna stop us?" Asked the second boy.
The tall man slowly walked closer. The closer he got, the more the two boys realized that he was taller, and older, and had bigger muscles than they did. Unfortunately for them, they were too stubborn to back down from their challenge.
"I'd be delighted to show you." He said with a grin.
The two boys remained silent. The tall man held out his hand for the notebook.
"I don't think so." Said the first boy, clutching the notebook as if it were his own.
Suddenly the tall man took action. Fists flew, feet kicked, and teenage boys were flying through the air. After about 1 minute the two boys had flung the notebook to Serena and took off as fast as their short (in comparison to the tall man) legs would carry them.
"Thank you..." Said Serena, slightly blushing.
"It's no problem." Said the man as he flashed Serena a smile.
To her, it looked as if it were... An evil smile?? No, she was probably imagining things. The tall man began to walk off.
"Wait!" She called out.
He stopped and turned around.
"What's your name!?" She asked.
"Justin." He said with a grin. "What about you?"
"Serena." Serena said with a small smile.
"It suits you well." He said, then turned and walked away.
Serena picked up her notebook from the ground and began walking home. It was strange. It was just today that Darien had broke up with Serena. She couldn't believe it. When he had told her, it felt as though a bullet has passed right through her heart. She hadn't heard a word the teacher had said all day. Luckily Miss Haruna got a phone call from her boyfriend and was on cloud nine, so she hadn't noticed.
Serena thought back to all the good times that she and Darien had had.
*(Flashback)*
"I just feel like a big bother to you." She had said, the tears forming in her eyes.
"It's not like that Serena, I love to be with you! You have to believe me!" Darien had said, his care showing in his eyes.
"Really?" She asked, still teary-eyed.
"Yes! You're the only one for me." He had said, then leaned in to kiss her.
*(Flashback 2)*
They both sat in the rose garden on the ever-so-familiar bench on which they had carved their names into.
"Oh Darien, I wish this would go on forever." Serena said, smiling happily as she snuggled up to Darien.
"It will Serenity. It will." He said, his eyes closed as his lips brushed against her forehead.
*(Flashback 3)*
They were at Raye's temple having a Sailor Scout meeting. Darien was sitting on a chair, Serena on his lap, crossed over so that her back rested on one arm of the chair and her legs dangled over the other.
"The new enemy is after Serena's Imperium Crystal." Amy said thoughtfully.
Serena had just sat there trembling. She knew if they got her crystal, there would be no hope.
Darien pulled Serena closer and whispered into her ear.
"Don't worry Serena, I'll protect you forever." He had said.
*(Flashbacks end)*
She now had tears in her eyes, and she was crying uncontrollably. It was all over now. The happy times were gone. He had yelled at her. Yelled at her for blaming Rini for everything that happened. Blaming Rini for every little thing that had gone wrong. But it wasn't true. She knew it wasn't true. The only times she had supposedly "blamed" Rini was when she actually was at fault. She would never lie to Darien. Not her Darien. But he belonged to her no more.
Queen Serenity had once told her, "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, it wasn't yours to begin with."
Silent tears slipped down her cheeks, mingling with the rain water that was now pouring down from the heavens. She didn't care if she got wet. At the moment she wasn't even scared of the thunder rolling across the sky, nor the lightning that flashed violently as if trying to convey a message.
She wondered if she would ever be able to move on. If she would ever love another. She doubted it. Darien was her soulmate. Her only true love. She would love him forever, even if he didn't love her back.
She watched the cars drive past, spraying muddy water from the puddles which were now forming.
She thought of the awful fight that had taken place just that morning....
*(Flashback)*
It was raining just like now.
"I can't believe you're blaming Rini again!!" Darien had exclaimed.
"But it's the truth!" Serena had protested.
Rini was cuddled up to Darien, quivering, although she was probably pretending.
"She's so innocent! Why do you continue to blame her for your mistakes!?" Darien said, raising his voice.
Serena's eyes spilled over with tears.
"But I don't blame her for my mistakes! What I say is the truth!" She said, her voice wavering.
"Rini is every thing that you're not! She's graceful, intelligent, kind, and over all, she doesn't make those kind of mistakes!!" Darien said, taking his voice up a notch to a shout.
It was too much for Serena. She started shaking violently as more tears spilled down her cheeks.
"I can't believe you're turning on me!" She cried.
"You're the one who's turning on us!" Rini chimed in. "Why can't you be the mommy you're suppose to be!?"
Serena's heart tore with each unkind word being spoken to her.
"Rini, go to school, Serena and I need to talk." Darien said.
Serena. Not "your mother". Just plain Serena.
Rini quietly obeyed.
"Serena, I don't think we should see eachother anymore." Darien said, shaking his head at her.
Serena stumbled back, as if Darien had delivered a physical blow.
Darien turned and started walking away.
"NOOOOOO!" Serena cried out in agony.
She started running after him, tears still streaming out of her beautiful blue crystal eyes.
"Wait! Don't do this!" She said, catching up to him and clinging to his arm, crying uncontrollably.
She thought she saw his features soften for a minute, but it was probably just the tears blocking her view.
He tried to pull his arm away from her, but she clung on desperately. He finally got so fed up that he struck her.
She stumbled back and fell to the ground, hurting more from the emotional pain than the physical. She lay there on the ground, crying, the rain beating down upon her, soaking her clothes and school bag.
**********
He ran faster than he had ever run in his life. He hadn't meant to strike her down. He knew he should turn back and tell her he was sorry. Tell her he made a mistake and he was wrong. But he was a fool. His pride stood in the way. He did no such thing.
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How'd you like it? I want this one to be a real emotional one. I forgot to put the disclaimer up top, so here goes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon OR the saying "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, it wasn't yours to begin with." But I would really like to. ^.^ Please review! I wanna know your thoughts! ^.~
~Seien
"Why should we?" Asked one, sneering at Serena.
"The cute little girl wants us to give it back." Teased another. "Why? It's not like you actually take notes anyway."
Serena's expression hardened as her eyes bcame cold.
"I do too! Now give it back before -"
"Before what?" Cut in the first boy.
"Before I majorly have to hurt you." Answered a voice from out of nowhere.
Serena looked to where the voice came from, seeing a tall man she had never seen before. His deep green eyes were flashing with anger. The wind started picking up and tussled his dirty blonde hair.
He was wearing baggy carpenters jeans with a red muscle t-shirt.
The two boys didn't look as impressed as Serena did. They broke into laughter.
"How are you gonna stop us?" Asked the second boy.
The tall man slowly walked closer. The closer he got, the more the two boys realized that he was taller, and older, and had bigger muscles than they did. Unfortunately for them, they were too stubborn to back down from their challenge.
"I'd be delighted to show you." He said with a grin.
The two boys remained silent. The tall man held out his hand for the notebook.
"I don't think so." Said the first boy, clutching the notebook as if it were his own.
Suddenly the tall man took action. Fists flew, feet kicked, and teenage boys were flying through the air. After about 1 minute the two boys had flung the notebook to Serena and took off as fast as their short (in comparison to the tall man) legs would carry them.
"Thank you..." Said Serena, slightly blushing.
"It's no problem." Said the man as he flashed Serena a smile.
To her, it looked as if it were... An evil smile?? No, she was probably imagining things. The tall man began to walk off.
"Wait!" She called out.
He stopped and turned around.
"What's your name!?" She asked.
"Justin." He said with a grin. "What about you?"
"Serena." Serena said with a small smile.
"It suits you well." He said, then turned and walked away.
Serena picked up her notebook from the ground and began walking home. It was strange. It was just today that Darien had broke up with Serena. She couldn't believe it. When he had told her, it felt as though a bullet has passed right through her heart. She hadn't heard a word the teacher had said all day. Luckily Miss Haruna got a phone call from her boyfriend and was on cloud nine, so she hadn't noticed.
Serena thought back to all the good times that she and Darien had had.
*(Flashback)*
"I just feel like a big bother to you." She had said, the tears forming in her eyes.
"It's not like that Serena, I love to be with you! You have to believe me!" Darien had said, his care showing in his eyes.
"Really?" She asked, still teary-eyed.
"Yes! You're the only one for me." He had said, then leaned in to kiss her.
*(Flashback 2)*
They both sat in the rose garden on the ever-so-familiar bench on which they had carved their names into.
"Oh Darien, I wish this would go on forever." Serena said, smiling happily as she snuggled up to Darien.
"It will Serenity. It will." He said, his eyes closed as his lips brushed against her forehead.
*(Flashback 3)*
They were at Raye's temple having a Sailor Scout meeting. Darien was sitting on a chair, Serena on his lap, crossed over so that her back rested on one arm of the chair and her legs dangled over the other.
"The new enemy is after Serena's Imperium Crystal." Amy said thoughtfully.
Serena had just sat there trembling. She knew if they got her crystal, there would be no hope.
Darien pulled Serena closer and whispered into her ear.
"Don't worry Serena, I'll protect you forever." He had said.
*(Flashbacks end)*
She now had tears in her eyes, and she was crying uncontrollably. It was all over now. The happy times were gone. He had yelled at her. Yelled at her for blaming Rini for everything that happened. Blaming Rini for every little thing that had gone wrong. But it wasn't true. She knew it wasn't true. The only times she had supposedly "blamed" Rini was when she actually was at fault. She would never lie to Darien. Not her Darien. But he belonged to her no more.
Queen Serenity had once told her, "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, it wasn't yours to begin with."
Silent tears slipped down her cheeks, mingling with the rain water that was now pouring down from the heavens. She didn't care if she got wet. At the moment she wasn't even scared of the thunder rolling across the sky, nor the lightning that flashed violently as if trying to convey a message.
She wondered if she would ever be able to move on. If she would ever love another. She doubted it. Darien was her soulmate. Her only true love. She would love him forever, even if he didn't love her back.
She watched the cars drive past, spraying muddy water from the puddles which were now forming.
She thought of the awful fight that had taken place just that morning....
*(Flashback)*
It was raining just like now.
"I can't believe you're blaming Rini again!!" Darien had exclaimed.
"But it's the truth!" Serena had protested.
Rini was cuddled up to Darien, quivering, although she was probably pretending.
"She's so innocent! Why do you continue to blame her for your mistakes!?" Darien said, raising his voice.
Serena's eyes spilled over with tears.
"But I don't blame her for my mistakes! What I say is the truth!" She said, her voice wavering.
"Rini is every thing that you're not! She's graceful, intelligent, kind, and over all, she doesn't make those kind of mistakes!!" Darien said, taking his voice up a notch to a shout.
It was too much for Serena. She started shaking violently as more tears spilled down her cheeks.
"I can't believe you're turning on me!" She cried.
"You're the one who's turning on us!" Rini chimed in. "Why can't you be the mommy you're suppose to be!?"
Serena's heart tore with each unkind word being spoken to her.
"Rini, go to school, Serena and I need to talk." Darien said.
Serena. Not "your mother". Just plain Serena.
Rini quietly obeyed.
"Serena, I don't think we should see eachother anymore." Darien said, shaking his head at her.
Serena stumbled back, as if Darien had delivered a physical blow.
Darien turned and started walking away.
"NOOOOOO!" Serena cried out in agony.
She started running after him, tears still streaming out of her beautiful blue crystal eyes.
"Wait! Don't do this!" She said, catching up to him and clinging to his arm, crying uncontrollably.
She thought she saw his features soften for a minute, but it was probably just the tears blocking her view.
He tried to pull his arm away from her, but she clung on desperately. He finally got so fed up that he struck her.
She stumbled back and fell to the ground, hurting more from the emotional pain than the physical. She lay there on the ground, crying, the rain beating down upon her, soaking her clothes and school bag.
**********
He ran faster than he had ever run in his life. He hadn't meant to strike her down. He knew he should turn back and tell her he was sorry. Tell her he made a mistake and he was wrong. But he was a fool. His pride stood in the way. He did no such thing.
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How'd you like it? I want this one to be a real emotional one. I forgot to put the disclaimer up top, so here goes.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon OR the saying "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours forever. If it doesn't, it wasn't yours to begin with." But I would really like to. ^.^ Please review! I wanna know your thoughts! ^.~
~Seien