Watch Out Meatball Head !

Chapter Three

*************************** Serena****************************

I let the card drop from my hand onto the white hospital bedspread. I felt numb with shock, 'how could I not remember my name ?' I tried to force a memory of something in to my brain, something about my family, friends or even something about myself . . . . . . but every thing was blank. I wondered if I even had a family.

I was still siting on the bed trying to think up a past memory, when the nurse entered, she was carrying a tray of what looked like hospital food.

"now here, sweety, eat all of it, you need your strength ! your parents and friends are going to want to see a very healthy girl. The more you eat the healthier you'll get, and that means you can go home soon !" she said in a singsong voice, as she placed the tray on my lap. Despite her I sighed with relief, so I did after all have a family and friends.

The nurse started walking around the room straightening the table and dusting everything with a duster, singing 'with a spoon full of sugar' I think she was trying to be the new age Mary Poppins ! I froze. I knew who Mary Poppins was – but I didn't know anything at all about my parents, whether I had a brother or sister, or who was my best friend ?

suddenly, the nurse turned and looked at me queerly. "You don't look like your hungry for a girl who has been in a coma for two weeks." I paled at that news. I felt questions float through my mind. 'why was I in hospital ?' 'why couldn't I remember anything at all ?'

while I pondered over these questions the nurse had fled from the room to get a doctor, worried that something was wrong.

I was still frozen in the spot my untouched breakfast on my lap when a doctor came in followed by the confused nurse.

"good morning Serena !" he said cheerfully.

"is that my name ?" I blurted out before I could stop myself.

The doctor didn't flinch as the nurse did. Instead he said "yes it is. We need to run some tests on you, o.k. ? your parents we'll be called in, and you can go home as soon as we get the results from the test. Until then I suggest you eat and stay healthy." He smiled at me. He walked over to the end of my bed and picked up the clipboard and made some notes.

"What happened to me ? why am I here ? Why can't I remember anything ?" my voice trembled, slightly.

"I think your parents will fill you in with the details if you must know, but you were in an accident. It could have been much worse if your hero hadn't pushed you out of the way. All the rest of your questions will be answered later on, don't you worry your pretty little head off." With a kind smile he disappeared out of the door. And so did all my chances of getting any answers.

"I wonder who was my hero ?" I said out loud, forgetting that that the nurse was still standing there.

"I'm not supposed to tell you this but, the boy that saved your life ? well he left the hospital a few days ago, his name is Darien Chiba. He has amnesia too, cant remember a damn thing. But he is gorgeous ! if you ask me, you're a lucky little thing to have such a hunk to be your knight in the shining armor !" she said giggling.

I frowned at her, despite all the information she had given me. For one – I didn't think I was lucky, but I couldn't help but wonder about this hero of mine …….

***************************Andrew****************************

I frowned at my best friend. It had been a few days since Darien had come out of the hospital, but I might have been a stranger for all he cared ! I had taken a week off, trying to get a memory into Dariens thick skulled head. But nothing had worked. My best friend still had amnesia and had no idea that he had saved the life of his enemy, let alone that I, Andrew, was his best friend.

He was sitting in front of me, staring off into space, while I wiped the counter. The bell on the arcade door jingled signaling me that customers had arrived. I looked up, four girls had entered the arcade. Lita, Amy, Mina and Ray all of them Serena's closest friends.

"Hey girls, seen Serena yet ?" I asked, walking around the counter towards them.

Mina shook her head. "Not yet, we went to her house and her parents were just leaving to the hospital. They said the hospital called asking them to come in. they were worried." She didn't look very thrilled.

"Do you guys know what's up ?" they all shook there head.

"How is he ?" Ray stepped out, nodding towards Darien.

"He still has amnesia if that's what you mean, doesn't remember a thing." I replied.

"Maybe we can help ?" Amy said. "I mean, I did some research and according to what I found out, we are supposed to take him to places and remind him of things he said and did. And he did see us almost everyday, so I think that if we talked to him, it might spark out a memory." She said.

"I did that, took a week off . . . . . didn't help. But if you can do better – be my guest." I said. As I walked back around the counter while the girls introduced themselves to a very confused looking Darien.

***************************Serena*****************************

I was siting in an office, waiting to meet my parents – parents that I've known for 15 years.

The door opened and I stood up. The doctor came in followed by a man, a woman and a little boy. As soon as the man and the woman saw me they ran up to me and started hugging and kissing me. . . . . . I assumed they were my parents. I didn't quite know how to react.

After they had calmed down. And were sitting down, next to me the doctor began speaking. "Mr. And Mrs. Tsukino I have some bad news for you, as I said your daughter will have no memory of who she is – a common case of amnesia. When she was pushed out of the way, she banged her head on the pavement, like the boy, Darien Chiba, she has no memory of what happened. We have run some tests and I have just received the results, I was able to have a quick look through them, and they have confirmed that she is in perfect health condition. However she is to be kept over night – just in case. You do not have to worry about anything at all." He said.

He started talking about the history of amnesia and such cases like these, but my mind wondered to the little boy who was sitting next to me, he hadn't said a word to me. He looked no less than ten years old, if not older. He must have felt my glance because he turned and looked at me.

"who are you ?" I whispered.

"You really don't remember ?" he whispered back. I shook my head.

He looked at me suspiciously for a minute then replied. "Sammy. . . . . I'm your brother" I looked at my mother and then back at him. He got the message. While my parents and the doctor spoke Sammy, gave me every detail about my parents and myself.

At dawn the next day . . . . . .

I had spoken to my doctor, and he had said that all I needed to do is to go places I used to, and be reminded of things. My dad, had gone home and bought a big stack of photo albums that I could look through, I had looked through them, but they hadn't triggered any memories at all. Today, I would be going home, my parents had told me that they would come to pick me up. I had asked about my friends, the only information they gave me was that I could see for myself, because they were going to come and see me at home.

I starred at the blank ceiling. In a few hours I was going to see my friends, I couldn't help but wonder if the guy who saved my life was a friend of mine, or my boyfriend even.

I couldn't ask my parents, stuff like theses were strictly friends only. And I couldn't wait to talk to my friends. I finally got up from the hospital bed and started getting dressed. I had requested for some clothes along with the albums my dad had bought me. Then I started walking around the collecting the 'get well' and 'I miss you' cards, the teddy bears, and the magazines, and books sent from my friends. I stopped when I saw a brooch, a pen and a little device that looked like a calculator (A.N. her transformation brooch, her transformation pen and her communicator.) they were beautiful. I wondered if they were mine. I picked up the brooch. I had a flash back as my hand made contact with the smooth metal.

~ FLASH BACK

"for love and for justice, I am sailor moon ! and in the name of the moon I shall punish you !" I starred in amazement as I watched myself transform into . . . . Sailor moon ?

~ End of FLASH BACK

I gasped in surprise, and let the brooch fall from my hand.

CLANK

I looked at it lying on the clean hospital floor. What had I seen ? was this one of the flash backs the doctor had talked about ? the one's that would give back my memory ?

"Your up early." I was pulled out of her trance when the voice spoke. I turned around and found myself facing a nurse. She smiled and walked towards my bed and picked up the clip board.

She laughed "I should have guessed ! you're going home ! well cant let you going home unhealthy, can we ? any requests for breakfast ?" she said.

I starred at her in amazement. 'since when do they ask what the patient wants?'

"new policy – in the last day of the patients stay we make them whatever they want." She said laughing again at my stunned face.

"oh . . . I couldn't possibly have blueberry pancakes – could I ?" I asked.

"coming right up." She said disappearing out of the doorway.

'I didn't even know I liked blueberry pancakes.' I sighed and picked up the fallen brooch. I hesitated a little before touching it. Nothing happened. No more flash backs.

I looked at the pen and calculator thingy, I took them and slipped them into by pocket. Deciding that I'll figure what they are later.

Later on in the morning . . . . . .

My parents and my brother had arrived they were talking to the doctor, I had gathered my stuff, and was waiting impatiently for them to return. I decided to look around the room one final time to make sure I hadn't left anything behind, not that I knew what I was looking for. I opened the first two drawers, and looked at them they were empty, like I had left them a few minutes ago. I didn't know what I was looking for – I opened the third and was a bout to close it when I saw something in the corner of my eye. I opened the drawer a bit more, sure enough a star locket lay there, attached to a gold chain. I picked it up. Nothing happened. I don't know why I expected something to happen – but I had. I slipped it around my neck.

"Ready to go home, Honey ?" I stood up turned around to face my father.

"I'm ready." I smiled.

In my room . . . . . .

It had taken three trips from my hospital room to the car to bring all the stuff that had been sent from every body, but my dad didn't complain. My mum had talked cheerfully throughout the trip home, she told me about my cat, Luna, about my best friend, Molly, and of course about myself. I never managed to ask her about the boy who saved my life. I did bring up the accident but she quickly changed the subject so I decided that it was best if I asked my friends. I didn't say anything about my flash back on sailor moon either. I thought it would be best if I kept to myself, and I wasn't sure if it would be a good idea to bring it up, among my friends either.

I looked around my room, it was pink and was kept quite neatly. I got up and walked towards my closet, and opened it, my glance wondered pass the hanging clothes. 'where would be the best place to hide something, nobody else would find ? like say, a diary ?' my gaze was caught by a shoe box, in the corner of the closet, I pushed passed the clothes and grabbed the shoe box. Could it be the key to unlock my memory ? as I starred at the plain shoe box something caught my eye, before I could turn around to examine my discovery, their was a cry and something lashed at my hand holding the shoe box scratching me and making me drop my hold on the box. I tried to grab it before it fell but I lost my balance and fell back banging my head on the side of the bed.

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