A/N: I just had to change her, it was begging to be done. We're getting close to the main twist of the story now, just wait and watch. Sorry if it takes another chapter or so, I've gotta get everything in so no one gets confused. Read on and Enjoy!
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Title: Becoming Another
Chapter Three
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Bunny felt completely amazed with herself, she'd already scared her parents with being up on time and not complaining about the detour she had to make with taking Sammy to school. It still felt strange to have dark wavy blue hair, but she liked it anyways. All Bunny had to do now was pull it into a ponytail, her old hairstyle discarded with her old life.
" Sammy are ya ready?" Bunny grabbed her car keys and slipped on her school shoes while listening for her brother's reply.
" Yea, comin. Bye mom! Bye dad!" Sammy jumped down the steps and slipped on his own shoes and grabbed a wind breaker off a hanger in the closet.
" Let's go." He pulled on her shirt a bit and they went out the door.
The siblings got into an evergreen Sorrento, which Bunny had discovered was hers. Their father had gotten a very well paying job earlier in the year. Turning the key the engine roared and they were off.
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" Can ya pick me up after school too? I have soccer practice today."
" No prob. See ya later squirt." Bunny giggled at his annoyed look and drove off waving.
- I've got a lot to catch up on. Ms. Haruna's gonna have a heart attack when I arrive a half hour early -
Turning around a corner the high school building came in sight, a few older students going in and out as they please. With a grin Bunny pulled into the student parking lot and grabbed her book bag. Slinging it over her shoulder, she proceeded into the building.
" Hey Serena, your lookin' good today babe. Wanna get a movie after school?" His name was Todd, biggest jerk in the school, also the most popular too. Bunny looked at him like he was insane and kept walking calling out behind her:
" My name is Bunny." She'd never use her old name again.
" Ser-Serena?! What are you doing here so early?!?!" Ms. Haruna stared surprised and confused at the blue haired girl.
" Please, call me Bunny. I came to get caught up with my studies Ms. Haruna, could you help me?" Bunny smiled warmly and grinned when her teacher smiled at her.
" Of course Bunny. We can catch you up within a few days. Let's start with History all right?" The teacher put an arm around Bunny's shoulders and led her happily into the classroom.
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Over the next few months Bunny Tsukino became a very studious student and figure daughter. It wasn't until the end of the year that her mind began to whirl and everything began to go wrong. Now and then Bunny's inner world took over and at first no one really noticed, until it happened more frequently and lasted longer. With her mind crumbling Bunny felt herself loosing her grip on sanity and knew it was the loss of her Senshi-hood doing such a thing. She'd been born to hold great power within her and now that it was gone, it was only so long before she was lost to the world.
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" Bunny? Oh Bunny please snap out of it! Please, your scaring me!" Andrew shook his friend vigorously and was close to tears, she'd been like this for about fifteen minutes.
" Oh, god! Someone get to a phone and call 911! Come on Bunny wake up!" The blonde man stopped his shaking of the girl now in his arms and held her tight, trying not to look into her glossed over eyes.
* In Bunny's Mind *
" Come on Rei! Don't be so mean to Serena! She's been improving a lot lately." Ami grinned and put a hand on the blonde's shoulder.
" Yea, Ami's right. I've worked hard these past few weeks! So be nice and give me back my magazine!" Serena jumped up and tackled Rei to the ground and started tickling her. Rei soon was to busy getting her friend off her and trying to control her laughter to notice she'd let go of the magazine.
" Success!" The blonde jumped up again and scooped up the magazine, then pulled Rei off the floor.
" Sorry Rei, hurt anything?"
" Nah, it's alright. You know I was just teasing Meatball Head." Rei grinned and poked her friend and soon the trio was giggling over the pages of articles.
" Darien?" Serena looked up at him and found her boyfriend to be asleep, his head on the back of the couch.
" Your so cute when you sleep." She mumbled it quietly and laid him down on the couch, grabbing a blanket to put over him. She tiptoed out the door with one last glance and sighed at the sight.
" Lita, let's go out to eat with the Outer's tonight. We'll have fun and your always in this stuffy apartment cooking." Serena giggled despite being serious and chewed on a cookie from the counter.
" It's not stuffy, and I go out all the time. But I guess your right. Let's call'em! Maybe Mina's not busy either. It'll be a night on the town!" Lita picked up the phone still laughing with her blonde friend and dialed.
" Luna, do think we'll always win the battle's we fight?"
" What do you mean? Of course you'll win! Your Sailor Moon and her team of Senshi protectors. You can do anything if you have the determination. I have great faith in all of the Senshi, mostly I have faith in you." Luna gave her the cat version of a smile and snuggled up next to her for a good night's sleep.
Then she felt something snap and around her were a million mirrors holding memories of all her friends and old life. With a crack each one began to break and the glass holding the images of friends and boyfriend fell to the ground with a clatter. Her legs began to move and Bunny felt herself running through a black fog, hand stretched out to grab the Imperium Silver Crystal, which pulsed light, always moving away from her touch. Soon her legs gave from tiredness and when she fell to the ground, a mirror of her image appeared. Bunny stared into it, amazed that this was her with wavy dark blue hair and chocolate brown eyes. When just a moment ago they were blonde and blue. What was this?!
" Bunny, come on girl! Snap out of it! Your scaring me! Can't you hear me?"
Where was that coming from? Only her father called her Bunny, right? That has to be right!
" My name is Serena! Leave me alone! Let me stay where I have everything I'll ever need! Stop pressuring me! I DIDN'T DESERVE TO HAVE IT TAKEN AWAY!! I'VE BETRRAYED NO ONE!!" Bunny stared down into the mirror and started to hit the image of a brown eyed girl, hating what it represented.
" No, you betrayed no one." Came a voice soft and masculine, oddly familiar.
" Who-who's there? Do you believe me? Speak please!"
" You know me, from long ago. I've always believed you, following your heart is not a crime that should be punished."
" Then why was it all taken away, why were they taken from me?!…Doctor Terra?" Bunny saw his young handsome face now, his white/blue hair cut short and wavy, and the mark on his forehead where a red jewel was placed now. A golden horn stuck from his head and he smiled warmly at her.
" Helios!" Bunny stared amazed, how had he gotten into her inner world of turmoil?
" Yes. Come on out of this state now. We have much to talk about Bunny." Helios disappeared then and suddenly her worlds went black.
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Bunny woke up once again in the hospital, where her family greeted her with relieved eyes. Her mother kissed her head while Sammy ran out to fetch a doctor.
" Oh Bunny! You gave us such a scare! We couldn't snap you out of it for so long!" Irene petted her daughter's blue hair and hugging her tight, worry being shoved from her mind.
" I know she's just woken up, but, I'd like to talk to her and give Bunny an exam." Doctor Terra came in with a stethoscope around his neck and a clipboard in his hands. The Tsukino's nodded and gave Bunny a hug before heading out into the hallway.
" It may be awhile, so why don't you go home or eat and I'll have a nurse tell you when you can come back." He smiled at them some more and watched them nod and smiled back.
" Thank you Doctor. See you later dear." Ken waved and went out with his wife and son.
" Helios, what's happening to me? It's just getting worse!" Bunny started to cry into her hands and leaned into his embrace when he comforted her.
" Your mind is regressing back to your Senshi days. With the crystal gone and all your power banished from your body, you've become unstable more quickly than I thought. It took me a long while to find you."
" You had to find me? I'd think it would have been easy. I'm absolutely normal now." The thought made her eyes well up with tears again but she brushed them away and looked at her old friend. He shook his head.
" The fates and Serenity have put a sort of guard around you to make sure you don't do anything to upset the balance anymore. Unfortunately, the world can't survive without you. So, since they have no more real control over your life I've come to help." Helios grinned secretively and he flashed for a second with a light of white and was in his keeper's clothes.
" Aren't you mad? About Rini that is? And how can you help me? I'm doomed to go insane." Bunny sighed and felt horrible for her choices.
" I was angry yes, but more that the fates had done such a thing. What's important is that you set the world free from the one thing that controls everything."
" The fates, yes? I can't though! I've no power!"
" Don't worry, first thing's first! You've got to leave Tokyo." Helios grinned at her face.
" Your kidding! I can't leave either! They'll hunt me down and screw everything up again!" Bunny thought he'd gone insane over the last few years with all this 'get the fates' talk.
" They have no control over you now! They have none over me either. What ever you do, they can't stop. The world will still be safe. Now listen, there's an exchange student program going on right now in Corning, New York. It's not the largest city, but that's really the point. With your grades you'll get it, if not, we'll just fix things." Helios waited hesitantly for her reaction.
" Why New York, isn't cold there like all the time?… I'll go anyways. If this will stop me from becoming a nut." Bunny smiled, feeling a rush from the new plan.
" Good. When your set up in New York call for me." Helios then disappeared in a blink and left Bunny alone to think about her new plans and how she was going to battle the fates.
- Corning, what's in Corning?? -
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A/N: It took me forever to come up with some place like Corning, if you've ever been there or through there, you'll know it's just perfect for her new set up. Next time I'll use the first place that pops into my head. Just if your wondering, Helios will be in this story, but I'm NOT pairing him with Bunny. I've got other plans for her love interest. Review please!
JupeJupe ^_^
