Chapter 2
By Smartie
~ ~ ~ ~ I don't own Sailor Moon. ~ ~ ~ ~ Last time-
"Hello?" Darien replied as someone picked up the phone, "Yes, it's me...no, I'm not back yet, but I'm calling for a different reason...I've found your daughter Mr. Tsukino."
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Darien finished his conversation and put down the phone. Mr. Tsukino was on his way. Darien had to resolve things with Serena before her father arrived. Darien hated to admit it, but he had called Mr. Tsukino to buy himself some insurance. Even if, god forbid, things went horribly wrong with Serena, her father would take her back home. That's were she belonged, that's where he could be close to her.
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Serena wearily walked over to the bedroom the cries were emerging from. Opening the door slightly, Serena peered at an infant lying on a frail crib whimpering. She entered and picked up the tiny girl. Rosa immediately stopped crying. Serena patted the baby's back in a soothing motion.
"Shush," she pacified, "Let's find your mommy."
Walking out of the room humming a tuneless lullaby, Serena felt Rosa's head drop and rest on her shoulder; she was asleep.
After exiting the nursery, Serena found herself in the dim hallway once more. Serena approached a closed door and gently knocked on it. Not receiving a response, she opened the door and entered.
Amidst the clothing strewn in the ground huddled a brown-haired woman, sobbing.
"Lita?" Serena asked uncertainly.
Lita looked up, surprised as if she had noticed for the first time that someone had intruded on her sanctuary. Lita also noticed the baby in Serena's arms.
"Oh, she's up," She said listlessly. "I didn't even hear her."
"She's sleeping again. I was home when she woke up." Serena explained to her roommate.
"Thanks, I know it's not easy for you to live here with a baby under the roof. I just- sometimes I think that things would have been so much easier if he had stayed."
Serena smiled sympathetically, "I knew what I was getting into when I moved in here. I promised to do everything I could to help you and Rosa and I will."
Lita looked a Serena a moment before giving her and Rosa an awkward hug and whispering, "Thank you Serena. You're a true friend; I don't know what I would do without you. How can I thank you for all you've done for us?"
Serena grinned, "Go put Rosa in her crib, and we'll call it even."
Lita laughed and carefully took the baby to the nursery. Serena smile dropped as Lita left the room. Things were just so hard. She had been so ignorant towards real life while she lived at her father's house. For her, life consisted wearing pretty dresses and going to parties. A part of her wished to be back in that oblivious life, while the other realized how this experience had really changed her life. It seemed as if she was going through a lot of life changing experiences lately.
'Darien' she suddenly thought. His note still lay tucked in her pocket. Serena felt so puzzled she had no idea what was going on in her life or what she was doing. She had planned to toss the note out without reading it, but.she didn't know what to think anymore. It wasn't like she was forgiving and forgetting everything that had happened in the past; she was just reading a note. Serena slipped her hand into her pocket and pulled it out. The smooth textured napkin made her palms sweaty as she lifted it. It seemed to her that this small note would be a turning point in her life. She was quite disappointed to find out that inside it only contained a quickly penned sentence.
Meet me outside the diner tomorrow at 3:00
Serena couldn't describe the empty feeling that engulfed her. He hadn't even written that he missed her, or even signed his name. He handed her an unfeeling cold sentence and expected her to go running after him like a faithful puppy. She could admit she was curious and a part of her was yearning to go, but the other part of her wouldn't succumb to him again. Serena's pride stood in the way; she had made that mistake on the past and she wasn't about to do it again. Serena gazed outside the window. When had things gotten so hard? It seemed as if she were drowning in her problems and indecisions. The harder she struggled the further she was pulled down. Rent was due in a few days. Serena didn't know if she was going to be able to make both ends meet. Business had been slow and she wasn't getting tips the way she used to, and she couldn't ask too much of Lita; with the new baby things had been hard for her too. Serena sat at her window gazing at the moon for the longest time.
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Darien lay in a hotel bed no far from Serena. Sleep was scarce for him too. Darien was a man who was used to getting everything he wanted in life and the fact that Serena wasn't standing there with open-arms perturbed him. He was also starting to rethink the idea of calling Serena's father. She was going to be extremely angry with him for meddling in her life. She had always been independent, insisting that she didn't need anyone's help. He remembered the way she was when he had first met her.
~ ~ ~ ~ Flashback ~ ~ ~ ~
Darien groaned for the fifth time that day. "Do we *have * to go?"
"Yes, now go get dressed!"
Darien and his family were all headed to a party hosted by the Tsukino family. The Tsukino's were close friends with Darien's parents. Every year Mr. And Mrs. Tsukino held a party to celebrate their anniversary. Darien's mother thought is was very romantic and every year she insisted that they go. Every year Darien had managed to weasel his way out of going. This year he was running out of time and still hadn't found a good excuse to stay home.
"Darien, your too old to avoid social events. It was fine when you were a kid but now how will you ever find a suitable girl? I'm still waiting for grand children," chided his mother.
Darien rolled his eyes. His mother had brought up a new topic to constantly abuse him about. He really didn't want to go. He had experienced how vicious these upper class girls could be, and he didn't want to spend the entire night fending off clingy heiresses.
"Come on," Mr. Chiba called.
Darien suddenly realized that his parents were waiting for him in the car. He needed to find a way to get out of this and fast.
"Uh, I just remembered that I need to stay home and feed the cat. Yeah, um, we can't leave her alone all weekend," he stuttered.
Mrs. Chiba glared at her son, "We don't have a cat."
"Are you sure? I think we do, I can swear I saw one running around here last week. Wait.I think I'm delirious I should stay home. Can't have everyone getting sick can we?" Darien improvised.
Mr. Chiba sighed, "Just get in the car."
Darien knew this tone of voice, dejected, he got into the car, and they were off.
Perhaps he wouldn't have been so depressed if he knew how much this one party would change his life. Maybe he would cherish this day if he knew he would meet a certain blonde hair girl by the name of Serena Tsukino.
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I know short, but I've been so incredibly busy I haven't had time for anything. I didn't want anyone to think I'd fallen off the face of the earth or anything. Anyways, email any comments to Smarties_155@hotmail.com (even if you don't have any comments email me, I have no life, it's nice to know that people are reading this)
~ ~ ~ ~ I don't own Sailor Moon. ~ ~ ~ ~ Last time-
"Hello?" Darien replied as someone picked up the phone, "Yes, it's me...no, I'm not back yet, but I'm calling for a different reason...I've found your daughter Mr. Tsukino."
~ ~ ~ ~
Darien finished his conversation and put down the phone. Mr. Tsukino was on his way. Darien had to resolve things with Serena before her father arrived. Darien hated to admit it, but he had called Mr. Tsukino to buy himself some insurance. Even if, god forbid, things went horribly wrong with Serena, her father would take her back home. That's were she belonged, that's where he could be close to her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Serena wearily walked over to the bedroom the cries were emerging from. Opening the door slightly, Serena peered at an infant lying on a frail crib whimpering. She entered and picked up the tiny girl. Rosa immediately stopped crying. Serena patted the baby's back in a soothing motion.
"Shush," she pacified, "Let's find your mommy."
Walking out of the room humming a tuneless lullaby, Serena felt Rosa's head drop and rest on her shoulder; she was asleep.
After exiting the nursery, Serena found herself in the dim hallway once more. Serena approached a closed door and gently knocked on it. Not receiving a response, she opened the door and entered.
Amidst the clothing strewn in the ground huddled a brown-haired woman, sobbing.
"Lita?" Serena asked uncertainly.
Lita looked up, surprised as if she had noticed for the first time that someone had intruded on her sanctuary. Lita also noticed the baby in Serena's arms.
"Oh, she's up," She said listlessly. "I didn't even hear her."
"She's sleeping again. I was home when she woke up." Serena explained to her roommate.
"Thanks, I know it's not easy for you to live here with a baby under the roof. I just- sometimes I think that things would have been so much easier if he had stayed."
Serena smiled sympathetically, "I knew what I was getting into when I moved in here. I promised to do everything I could to help you and Rosa and I will."
Lita looked a Serena a moment before giving her and Rosa an awkward hug and whispering, "Thank you Serena. You're a true friend; I don't know what I would do without you. How can I thank you for all you've done for us?"
Serena grinned, "Go put Rosa in her crib, and we'll call it even."
Lita laughed and carefully took the baby to the nursery. Serena smile dropped as Lita left the room. Things were just so hard. She had been so ignorant towards real life while she lived at her father's house. For her, life consisted wearing pretty dresses and going to parties. A part of her wished to be back in that oblivious life, while the other realized how this experience had really changed her life. It seemed as if she was going through a lot of life changing experiences lately.
'Darien' she suddenly thought. His note still lay tucked in her pocket. Serena felt so puzzled she had no idea what was going on in her life or what she was doing. She had planned to toss the note out without reading it, but.she didn't know what to think anymore. It wasn't like she was forgiving and forgetting everything that had happened in the past; she was just reading a note. Serena slipped her hand into her pocket and pulled it out. The smooth textured napkin made her palms sweaty as she lifted it. It seemed to her that this small note would be a turning point in her life. She was quite disappointed to find out that inside it only contained a quickly penned sentence.
Meet me outside the diner tomorrow at 3:00
Serena couldn't describe the empty feeling that engulfed her. He hadn't even written that he missed her, or even signed his name. He handed her an unfeeling cold sentence and expected her to go running after him like a faithful puppy. She could admit she was curious and a part of her was yearning to go, but the other part of her wouldn't succumb to him again. Serena's pride stood in the way; she had made that mistake on the past and she wasn't about to do it again. Serena gazed outside the window. When had things gotten so hard? It seemed as if she were drowning in her problems and indecisions. The harder she struggled the further she was pulled down. Rent was due in a few days. Serena didn't know if she was going to be able to make both ends meet. Business had been slow and she wasn't getting tips the way she used to, and she couldn't ask too much of Lita; with the new baby things had been hard for her too. Serena sat at her window gazing at the moon for the longest time.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Darien lay in a hotel bed no far from Serena. Sleep was scarce for him too. Darien was a man who was used to getting everything he wanted in life and the fact that Serena wasn't standing there with open-arms perturbed him. He was also starting to rethink the idea of calling Serena's father. She was going to be extremely angry with him for meddling in her life. She had always been independent, insisting that she didn't need anyone's help. He remembered the way she was when he had first met her.
~ ~ ~ ~ Flashback ~ ~ ~ ~
Darien groaned for the fifth time that day. "Do we *have * to go?"
"Yes, now go get dressed!"
Darien and his family were all headed to a party hosted by the Tsukino family. The Tsukino's were close friends with Darien's parents. Every year Mr. And Mrs. Tsukino held a party to celebrate their anniversary. Darien's mother thought is was very romantic and every year she insisted that they go. Every year Darien had managed to weasel his way out of going. This year he was running out of time and still hadn't found a good excuse to stay home.
"Darien, your too old to avoid social events. It was fine when you were a kid but now how will you ever find a suitable girl? I'm still waiting for grand children," chided his mother.
Darien rolled his eyes. His mother had brought up a new topic to constantly abuse him about. He really didn't want to go. He had experienced how vicious these upper class girls could be, and he didn't want to spend the entire night fending off clingy heiresses.
"Come on," Mr. Chiba called.
Darien suddenly realized that his parents were waiting for him in the car. He needed to find a way to get out of this and fast.
"Uh, I just remembered that I need to stay home and feed the cat. Yeah, um, we can't leave her alone all weekend," he stuttered.
Mrs. Chiba glared at her son, "We don't have a cat."
"Are you sure? I think we do, I can swear I saw one running around here last week. Wait.I think I'm delirious I should stay home. Can't have everyone getting sick can we?" Darien improvised.
Mr. Chiba sighed, "Just get in the car."
Darien knew this tone of voice, dejected, he got into the car, and they were off.
Perhaps he wouldn't have been so depressed if he knew how much this one party would change his life. Maybe he would cherish this day if he knew he would meet a certain blonde hair girl by the name of Serena Tsukino.
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I know short, but I've been so incredibly busy I haven't had time for anything. I didn't want anyone to think I'd fallen off the face of the earth or anything. Anyways, email any comments to Smarties_155@hotmail.com (even if you don't have any comments email me, I have no life, it's nice to know that people are reading this)