Here I Am
Chapter 3
Today on Sailor Moon…well, sorry, I think you have to read on to find out!
Enjoy, and disclaimer, none of the characters are mine, except for the
minor ones.
''''
The crowd applauded as the children stepped off the podium. A short,
bald man walked on the stage and picked up a mike.
"Thank you everyone for coming, now, we're not done yet! I would like to
take this chance now to introduce you to the main reason why this
concert was so successful. She has devoted her life to helping others and
encouraging children to follow their dreams, no matter how hard it is to
achieve. Here now, singing to you one of her own songs, is my grand-
daughter, who needs no introduction…Raye, would you like to come up
here now. Oh…and while she's making her way here, I would like to
announce to the beautiful girls out there that you're all welcome at my
temple! We're selling lots of charm, so if you would like to come by and
maybe pay me a visit…" Raye, irritation showing on her face quickly
made it to her grandpa before he could finish. She snatched the mike
from him and hissed.
"Grandpa! Uh…please excuse him, he's had too many drinks." The crowd
laughed and applauded as Raye signaled the band to start. A slow tune
began, and as Raye cleared her voice, even though it was bright outside,
a variety of different colored lights showered them all as Raye signaled
for it's cue.
It seems, like I've got nowhere to go
And sometimes, there are things I've just got to know,
When I'm lost and wandering
No place to hide
When I'm hurt and crying
When everyone has lied
It seems like everything is gone,
My dreams…they all seem to fly away
And my fears…it seems I can't run anymore
And all I think about is giving up this time
And all I want to do is run till I find…
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
The darkness, it seems to consume me
And everything is slipping from my grip
And I've nowhere else to go
And I've got nothing to show,
I've got no one anymore
And so I run
Run away from fear
Run away from loneliness
I run, run away from here
Hoping to find this…
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
And I just hate myself
'Cus I have given up
And I know that if I tried
I'd be surprised,
Cus I know I'd find
A place worth hiding in
-if tried
A place worth wandering
-if I stopped
A place worth seeing,
-if looked
A place worth calling,
-if I wanted
My home
The music stopped and the audience applauded, tears in some eyes.
Raye smiled and took a bow.
"I'd like to thank everybody for coming out here to support Tokyo's
Children. I hope you've all had a wonderful time. Take a bow children,"
she said softly as the children, sick and healthy, walked on the stage and
took a bow.
"Well, Darien, are you still sorry you wanted to miss this?" Lita asked
Darien as they stood up like everyone else. "The first performance is
always the best you know,"
"Yes, I know. I really didn't mean what I said this morning; I was just
cranky I guess. Sorry guys."
"It's okay," they all mumbled in forgiveness.
"I guess Raye is going to be busy all day?"
"Yeah, this isn't over yet you know." Mina folded up the blanket, tucking
her hair behind her ear. Amy waited silently, watching Raye as she
chatted with the children. Everything seemed to be perfect, especially for
Raye. She was singing, composing her own songs and she was instilling
dreams within people. She turned her attention then to Lita, chatting
non-stop with Darien about world issues now.
"This war is out of hand, Darien, innocent people don't deserve to be
blamed for something they never had anything to do with. For one thing
that's murder…" Lita turned out to be a teacher, a well respected teacher
since she was always telling her students not to depend on people every
time, but to try to protect themselves as well. She was always nice and
fair, because she, out of all of them, understood what teenagers these
days were going through. Mina finished packing up, humming Raye's
song to herself now and then.
"Ready to go guys, where to?" Amy focused on her for a while and
smiled. It was surprising how no one was flocking to see the famous
Sailor V character after she had revealed it in television. She guessed it
was because everyone in Tokyo all ready knew her, with her connections
and everything. It never surprised them though where she ended up.
They always knew she was going to be a star. Amy herself was still
aiming to get her Doctor's degree. She would only be here for the
summer as she was studying in America. She only had a few more years
to go, excelling in all her classes and taking in some summer classes.
"How about we go get ourselves some shakes?" Mina suggested, gulping
loudly to describe her thirst. The others snorted and hesitated in nodding.
"We should go tell Raye where we're going," Darien said looking over at
the direction of the stage.
"Ah, don't bother, she all ready knows we're going to ditch her after.
Besides, she's probably busy preparing the children for another round,"
Mina said in a matter-of-fact manner.
"Are you sure?" Amy asked.
"I'm pretty sure, come on let's go." They waved at Raye, even though she
didn't even notice them leave. She didn't expect them to stay since she
was going to be busy for a while.
They all cramped in Darien's small car, where a few hours ago he had
been gripping the stirring wheel so tight that his knuckles had turned
white.
"Okay, maybe Andrew will be there checking on the store," Darien
thought our loud.
"Wouldn't that be something, I haven't seen him in a while you know."
The others groaned as Mina commented. Mina and Andrew had started
dating a few months ago, it wasn't because Andrew wanted the attention
of dating a star, it was because Andrew really liked her. The feeling was
mutual.
"You know what, maybe we should try a different place…"
"Don't you dare, Darien Chiba!" Amy, Lita and Darien burst out laughing.
"Andrew, here we come," Darien joked as he pulled out of parking and
onto the road.
''''''''''''''
Serena hugged herself as the cold night air cut through her thing coat.
"Brr…why didn't I bring a thicker coat?! Well, because you thought it was
going to be warm tonight, duh." She laughed at herself and looked down
the street.
People was still outside chatting with their neighbors or their family…she
looked away and turned her gaze to her shoes.
After all this time she regretted not stayed in touch with her family, even
though she had said she would.
'This vacation was for you, Serena, to make everything as right as they
could be. To make amends and finally find peace."
Mechanically she worked her way up to her apartment building, up her
apartment and into her room. She took out an old address book and
picked up the phone. She picked out the name and dialed the number.
One ring, two ring, three…
"Konnichiwa, Tsukino residence, how may I help you?" it was her mother
that picked up, her soft gentle voice still merry and cheerful.
"Yes…I was wondering something, is it all right if I come home for a
while?" It was a dramatic experience, she didn't bother to keep her tears
back. Maybe it was all happening too fast or she was taking it too fast,
but…she wanted some peace.
"Who's this?" Her mother's breaking voice sounded on the other line,
hope being held back.
"It's me, mama, Serena."
'''''''''''
Okay, that's it for now. I'm trying to make a pattern where one chapter is
mostly about Serena, then the next Darien and so on. I hope it was all
right. Also, the song is mine, I'm not much of a song writer as you could
see, but just imagine it was really dramatic and all. Thank you.
Comments are welcome and i guess so are flames
Chapter 3
Today on Sailor Moon…well, sorry, I think you have to read on to find out!
Enjoy, and disclaimer, none of the characters are mine, except for the
minor ones.
''''
The crowd applauded as the children stepped off the podium. A short,
bald man walked on the stage and picked up a mike.
"Thank you everyone for coming, now, we're not done yet! I would like to
take this chance now to introduce you to the main reason why this
concert was so successful. She has devoted her life to helping others and
encouraging children to follow their dreams, no matter how hard it is to
achieve. Here now, singing to you one of her own songs, is my grand-
daughter, who needs no introduction…Raye, would you like to come up
here now. Oh…and while she's making her way here, I would like to
announce to the beautiful girls out there that you're all welcome at my
temple! We're selling lots of charm, so if you would like to come by and
maybe pay me a visit…" Raye, irritation showing on her face quickly
made it to her grandpa before he could finish. She snatched the mike
from him and hissed.
"Grandpa! Uh…please excuse him, he's had too many drinks." The crowd
laughed and applauded as Raye signaled the band to start. A slow tune
began, and as Raye cleared her voice, even though it was bright outside,
a variety of different colored lights showered them all as Raye signaled
for it's cue.
It seems, like I've got nowhere to go
And sometimes, there are things I've just got to know,
When I'm lost and wandering
No place to hide
When I'm hurt and crying
When everyone has lied
It seems like everything is gone,
My dreams…they all seem to fly away
And my fears…it seems I can't run anymore
And all I think about is giving up this time
And all I want to do is run till I find…
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
The darkness, it seems to consume me
And everything is slipping from my grip
And I've nowhere else to go
And I've got nothing to show,
I've got no one anymore
And so I run
Run away from fear
Run away from loneliness
I run, run away from here
Hoping to find this…
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
A place worth hiding in
A place worth wandering
A place worth seeing, baby
A place worth calling
My home
And I just hate myself
'Cus I have given up
And I know that if I tried
I'd be surprised,
Cus I know I'd find
A place worth hiding in
-if tried
A place worth wandering
-if I stopped
A place worth seeing,
-if looked
A place worth calling,
-if I wanted
My home
The music stopped and the audience applauded, tears in some eyes.
Raye smiled and took a bow.
"I'd like to thank everybody for coming out here to support Tokyo's
Children. I hope you've all had a wonderful time. Take a bow children,"
she said softly as the children, sick and healthy, walked on the stage and
took a bow.
"Well, Darien, are you still sorry you wanted to miss this?" Lita asked
Darien as they stood up like everyone else. "The first performance is
always the best you know,"
"Yes, I know. I really didn't mean what I said this morning; I was just
cranky I guess. Sorry guys."
"It's okay," they all mumbled in forgiveness.
"I guess Raye is going to be busy all day?"
"Yeah, this isn't over yet you know." Mina folded up the blanket, tucking
her hair behind her ear. Amy waited silently, watching Raye as she
chatted with the children. Everything seemed to be perfect, especially for
Raye. She was singing, composing her own songs and she was instilling
dreams within people. She turned her attention then to Lita, chatting
non-stop with Darien about world issues now.
"This war is out of hand, Darien, innocent people don't deserve to be
blamed for something they never had anything to do with. For one thing
that's murder…" Lita turned out to be a teacher, a well respected teacher
since she was always telling her students not to depend on people every
time, but to try to protect themselves as well. She was always nice and
fair, because she, out of all of them, understood what teenagers these
days were going through. Mina finished packing up, humming Raye's
song to herself now and then.
"Ready to go guys, where to?" Amy focused on her for a while and
smiled. It was surprising how no one was flocking to see the famous
Sailor V character after she had revealed it in television. She guessed it
was because everyone in Tokyo all ready knew her, with her connections
and everything. It never surprised them though where she ended up.
They always knew she was going to be a star. Amy herself was still
aiming to get her Doctor's degree. She would only be here for the
summer as she was studying in America. She only had a few more years
to go, excelling in all her classes and taking in some summer classes.
"How about we go get ourselves some shakes?" Mina suggested, gulping
loudly to describe her thirst. The others snorted and hesitated in nodding.
"We should go tell Raye where we're going," Darien said looking over at
the direction of the stage.
"Ah, don't bother, she all ready knows we're going to ditch her after.
Besides, she's probably busy preparing the children for another round,"
Mina said in a matter-of-fact manner.
"Are you sure?" Amy asked.
"I'm pretty sure, come on let's go." They waved at Raye, even though she
didn't even notice them leave. She didn't expect them to stay since she
was going to be busy for a while.
They all cramped in Darien's small car, where a few hours ago he had
been gripping the stirring wheel so tight that his knuckles had turned
white.
"Okay, maybe Andrew will be there checking on the store," Darien
thought our loud.
"Wouldn't that be something, I haven't seen him in a while you know."
The others groaned as Mina commented. Mina and Andrew had started
dating a few months ago, it wasn't because Andrew wanted the attention
of dating a star, it was because Andrew really liked her. The feeling was
mutual.
"You know what, maybe we should try a different place…"
"Don't you dare, Darien Chiba!" Amy, Lita and Darien burst out laughing.
"Andrew, here we come," Darien joked as he pulled out of parking and
onto the road.
''''''''''''''
Serena hugged herself as the cold night air cut through her thing coat.
"Brr…why didn't I bring a thicker coat?! Well, because you thought it was
going to be warm tonight, duh." She laughed at herself and looked down
the street.
People was still outside chatting with their neighbors or their family…she
looked away and turned her gaze to her shoes.
After all this time she regretted not stayed in touch with her family, even
though she had said she would.
'This vacation was for you, Serena, to make everything as right as they
could be. To make amends and finally find peace."
Mechanically she worked her way up to her apartment building, up her
apartment and into her room. She took out an old address book and
picked up the phone. She picked out the name and dialed the number.
One ring, two ring, three…
"Konnichiwa, Tsukino residence, how may I help you?" it was her mother
that picked up, her soft gentle voice still merry and cheerful.
"Yes…I was wondering something, is it all right if I come home for a
while?" It was a dramatic experience, she didn't bother to keep her tears
back. Maybe it was all happening too fast or she was taking it too fast,
but…she wanted some peace.
"Who's this?" Her mother's breaking voice sounded on the other line,
hope being held back.
"It's me, mama, Serena."
'''''''''''
Okay, that's it for now. I'm trying to make a pattern where one chapter is
mostly about Serena, then the next Darien and so on. I hope it was all
right. Also, the song is mine, I'm not much of a song writer as you could
see, but just imagine it was really dramatic and all. Thank you.
Comments are welcome and i guess so are flames
