For disclaimer, see last chapter.
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Tuesday, March 3rd: 8:45 pm
Shinto Temple
Tokyo, Japan
"Serena, it looks like your wounds are healing," said the brilliant Ami Mizuno as she examined the bite-marks from a few days ago. "At an incredible rate, too. They look like only scratches with bruises around them. Quite hardly the gouges you came to the hospital with."
"Yeah," Serena whispered. "That's good."
"'That's good?' You were almost sucked dry of all your blood a few nights ago," the fire senshi, Raye Hino, stated. "Which almost killed you, mayn't I add, and now you find out that you are healing very fast, even without use of the silver crystal or becoming Sailor Moon and all you can say is 'that's good?' By the way, you weren't very convincing."
"I know Raye, I just have a lot on my mind ever since... that time." Serena said quietly. "Can we please not talk about it right now?" She gave a weak, but hopeful, smile.
"I'm afraid not, Serena," Luna interrupted before Raye could approve. "The man that attacked you could possibly be another enemy. Could you describe what he looked like to us?"
"No, I didn't see him, he moved too fast," she admitted, rather 'rehersed.'
"What about you, Darien?" Artemis asked.
"Well, he had long hair; it was blonde and very curly," Darien said, not even having to strain very much to recall the memory, he saw it in his dreams when he closed his eyes, everywhere. "He looked like his skin was glowing, it was very pale. His eyes were just... amazing. They were... hypnotising, almost. It's like being dragged underwater by a cement block tied to your leg. You want to get away and save yourseelf, but you can't, you just struggle. He just looked so unbelieveable. He looked human, but then again, you could tell that he wasn't."
"Anything else, Darien?" Artemis asked.
"Yeah, just one more thing. His fingernails looked really weird too, like really shiny glass. He also had some type of a ring covering his thumb with a very sharp point on it with a really weird design on it. He had an accent, too. It sounded like French and American, even though he spoke perfect Japanese. Kind of like the old Creole, it sounded. He told me his name, too."
"Well, what was it?" Lita probed. "Maybe we can find him on the Internet or in the phone book or something."
"Lestat de Lioncourt," he said without a moment's heasitation. "He wanted me to know, I could tell."
"You mean, he told you his name?" Serena said, a little confused.
"Yes, I guess he did."
"I know about him. He's a vampire-"
"A vampire?" Mina asked.
"Yes. He wrote an autobiography; I've read the book. He's very self- confident, strong, fast learner. We should just leave him alone, he didn't know."
"Didn't know what, Serena?" Mina asked.
"Nothing," Serena replied, cursing herself mentally for slipping like that.
"Serena, you distinctly said, 'he didn't know.' What didn't he know?" Lita said, staring down the blonde girl in front of her.
"It's not something you should know," Serena said. "Just forget it, you wouldn't be as open mided about all of this as I had, so leave me alone. I already know, but I can't tell you. You just wouldn't understand, alrght?"
"Serena, just tell us something," Luna soothed. "Why were you bitten, of all people?"
"I don't think you should find out, Luna. At least, not right now, you should."
"Oh, but I think it's a good idea," a voice came from behind them. In the doorway of the Hiawaka shrine, there stood the exact same man from a few nights ago. "You have kept the truth from them for far too long, ma chere. It's time to tell them, now."
Serena took a deep breath. "Everyone, this is Lestat.
"He is how I came to Tokyo."
"Enchate, minna." Lestat said, taking a deep bow.
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Tuesday, March 3rd: 8:45 pm
Shinto Temple
Tokyo, Japan
"Serena, it looks like your wounds are healing," said the brilliant Ami Mizuno as she examined the bite-marks from a few days ago. "At an incredible rate, too. They look like only scratches with bruises around them. Quite hardly the gouges you came to the hospital with."
"Yeah," Serena whispered. "That's good."
"'That's good?' You were almost sucked dry of all your blood a few nights ago," the fire senshi, Raye Hino, stated. "Which almost killed you, mayn't I add, and now you find out that you are healing very fast, even without use of the silver crystal or becoming Sailor Moon and all you can say is 'that's good?' By the way, you weren't very convincing."
"I know Raye, I just have a lot on my mind ever since... that time." Serena said quietly. "Can we please not talk about it right now?" She gave a weak, but hopeful, smile.
"I'm afraid not, Serena," Luna interrupted before Raye could approve. "The man that attacked you could possibly be another enemy. Could you describe what he looked like to us?"
"No, I didn't see him, he moved too fast," she admitted, rather 'rehersed.'
"What about you, Darien?" Artemis asked.
"Well, he had long hair; it was blonde and very curly," Darien said, not even having to strain very much to recall the memory, he saw it in his dreams when he closed his eyes, everywhere. "He looked like his skin was glowing, it was very pale. His eyes were just... amazing. They were... hypnotising, almost. It's like being dragged underwater by a cement block tied to your leg. You want to get away and save yourseelf, but you can't, you just struggle. He just looked so unbelieveable. He looked human, but then again, you could tell that he wasn't."
"Anything else, Darien?" Artemis asked.
"Yeah, just one more thing. His fingernails looked really weird too, like really shiny glass. He also had some type of a ring covering his thumb with a very sharp point on it with a really weird design on it. He had an accent, too. It sounded like French and American, even though he spoke perfect Japanese. Kind of like the old Creole, it sounded. He told me his name, too."
"Well, what was it?" Lita probed. "Maybe we can find him on the Internet or in the phone book or something."
"Lestat de Lioncourt," he said without a moment's heasitation. "He wanted me to know, I could tell."
"You mean, he told you his name?" Serena said, a little confused.
"Yes, I guess he did."
"I know about him. He's a vampire-"
"A vampire?" Mina asked.
"Yes. He wrote an autobiography; I've read the book. He's very self- confident, strong, fast learner. We should just leave him alone, he didn't know."
"Didn't know what, Serena?" Mina asked.
"Nothing," Serena replied, cursing herself mentally for slipping like that.
"Serena, you distinctly said, 'he didn't know.' What didn't he know?" Lita said, staring down the blonde girl in front of her.
"It's not something you should know," Serena said. "Just forget it, you wouldn't be as open mided about all of this as I had, so leave me alone. I already know, but I can't tell you. You just wouldn't understand, alrght?"
"Serena, just tell us something," Luna soothed. "Why were you bitten, of all people?"
"I don't think you should find out, Luna. At least, not right now, you should."
"Oh, but I think it's a good idea," a voice came from behind them. In the doorway of the Hiawaka shrine, there stood the exact same man from a few nights ago. "You have kept the truth from them for far too long, ma chere. It's time to tell them, now."
Serena took a deep breath. "Everyone, this is Lestat.
"He is how I came to Tokyo."
"Enchate, minna." Lestat said, taking a deep bow.