Justice for the Moon, Chapter Five
The Crystal, gone. My sainted parents. Everyone thought that they were the
best, that they were wonderful and loving. I knew different, I suppose they
may have loved me if I had been smart, reliable, not clumsy, unreliable and
dumb.
I was walking down the street not realising where I was going and I found myself outside a place with I had received a lot of criticism, the Cherry Hill Temple. Raye's home. They were still in there, I could sense their presence, but what to say, 'hi guys, sorry I'm late but you see I've been visited in my dreams by my past self, I've talked to the NegaVerse Generals, then I've realised that I've neglected my best friend, and that I'm now homeless because my wonderful family has thrown me out. Oh and here's the best bit, my dad smashed the Imperial Silver Crystal. Does anyone have a problem with this?'
I laughed bitterly, what could I do? I wish Zachary or Nathan was here, or even Malcolm or Justin, but were they just part of the dream too? I wish my mother, Queen Serenity, were here, she would know what to do, she could help me. But no, she had died to give me this. I loved her and everything, but couldn't she have arranged it so that my family actually loved me? That I was like I was on the moon, graceful, clever and beautiful.
I didn't know what to do, but maybe I could find comfort in Darien or maybe Amy, she would be the most reasonable of them, wouldn't she? Well only one way to find out. But as my foot touched the first step leading to the temple, I could feel that it wouldn't be as easy as I hoped.
My foot seemed to stay there for a great deal of time. I didn't know, but I could hear a male voice calling to me.
"Serena, anyone home?" I looked up. It was Chad. "Aren't you supposed to have been meeting the girls at six?"
I smiled at him; his voice had always amused me, as had his hair. It was always covering his eyes, so I couldn't tell what colours eyes I was looking in to, let alone if I was actually looking into his eyes.
"Yes I was Chad, but I had a family emergency."
"And is everything ok?" I looked at him curiously, "Sorry, it's just that you look like you've been to hell and back . a million times."
I laughed, "Not as many times as that, but quite a few shocks today."
"Well if you need to talk, I'm here, but I guess that's what Raye, the girls and your boyfriends are for."
"Chad, I have a feeling that they are not gonna enjoy any of the shocks that I'm willing to tell me about."
"I'll always be your friend Serena."
"Thanks Chad, it means more than you can ever guess at this moment."
"My pleasure, now, are we going to stand around here, further annoying the Queen of Fire?"
I laughed my head off; Chad did not know Raye's secret identity, yet he still thought of her as that. "Sure, come one, I'll help you." I took some of the things that he was carrying and we started up the stairs.
"SERENA, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU WERE MEANT TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO! I KNOW YOU DIDN'T HAVE DETENTION! AND HOW COULD YOU IGNORE AMY AND LITA, THEY HAD MADE A DISCOVERY AND YOU SHOULD HAVE HELPED PLANNED WITH THEM! NOT IGNORED THEM! AND AT 5.45, YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY HERE TO TELL US THAT YOU COULDN'T COME! YOU SHOULD PRIOITISE YOUR LIFE OUT! WE ALL DO!" No guesses as to who was shouting at me, is there?
"RAYE! Shut up! You're supposed to be here friend and yet when she needs you, you shout at her!" Way to go Chad! HE was sticking up for me, being my friend! Wow!
"Oh stay out of things that don't concern you!" Raye snapped at him.
"No! Serena's my friend and she's had enough of the fires of hell today without you adding to it!"
"Oh and what would you know?"
"All I know is that my friend looks like she's had a long vacation in hell and she wants to talk to people that she is closer to than me!" With that, he walked past her, carrying his packages. I made to go after him with the packages that I had taken from him, when an arm stopped me. It was Lita.
"So why didn't you sit with us when we had free time?" She asked, quite coldly.
"Because I had just said no to Molly and my other friends and I didn't want to seem to favour you over them. Anyway, I was doing my own thinking." I replied.
"You didn't want to favour us over them!" Lita repeated.
"Yes, anyway, I have my own problems."
"Oh really?" Raye's voice was the coldest I had ever heard. "And what were you thinking about? What was for dinner? Or maybe it was lunch?"
"Raye, that's not helping." Amy cut across all replies that were heard to come from everyone.
"And neither's she." She said rather childishly.
"Serena, you are the leader, you should act more responsibly, Molly would have understood." Luna tried to tell me, for about the millionth time.
"No Luna, she wouldn't of. She's never met Darien or Mina! My best friend hasn't meant two of the people that are always in my life. She's been my best friend for ten years and since you came into my life, she's been pushed out!" Turning the tables, I was trying to get them to understand.
"Serena, none of us have had that problem." Mina said.
"Yeah, but we are more organised than the klutz." Needless to say, a comment from Raye.
"So, how come you couldn't come to this meeting?" Darien asked.
"Well, I was meant to go straight home to meet with the Blake's and I forgot."
"So you went to the arcade instead?" I couldn't believe Darien; even he was turning against me.
"No, I went home with Molly."
"And you call this going to hell and back?" Artemis questioned Chad and myself.
"No, I call what I went through when I got home going to hell and back."
"And really, what happened there? Please humour us." Once again Raye's voice cut through the air.
"Well, I had an argument with my family and then I left . after the crystal got smashed." My voice grew quieter as I remembered what had happened.
"The crystal got smashed?" Luna's voice wavered as she spoke.
I was walking down the street not realising where I was going and I found myself outside a place with I had received a lot of criticism, the Cherry Hill Temple. Raye's home. They were still in there, I could sense their presence, but what to say, 'hi guys, sorry I'm late but you see I've been visited in my dreams by my past self, I've talked to the NegaVerse Generals, then I've realised that I've neglected my best friend, and that I'm now homeless because my wonderful family has thrown me out. Oh and here's the best bit, my dad smashed the Imperial Silver Crystal. Does anyone have a problem with this?'
I laughed bitterly, what could I do? I wish Zachary or Nathan was here, or even Malcolm or Justin, but were they just part of the dream too? I wish my mother, Queen Serenity, were here, she would know what to do, she could help me. But no, she had died to give me this. I loved her and everything, but couldn't she have arranged it so that my family actually loved me? That I was like I was on the moon, graceful, clever and beautiful.
I didn't know what to do, but maybe I could find comfort in Darien or maybe Amy, she would be the most reasonable of them, wouldn't she? Well only one way to find out. But as my foot touched the first step leading to the temple, I could feel that it wouldn't be as easy as I hoped.
My foot seemed to stay there for a great deal of time. I didn't know, but I could hear a male voice calling to me.
"Serena, anyone home?" I looked up. It was Chad. "Aren't you supposed to have been meeting the girls at six?"
I smiled at him; his voice had always amused me, as had his hair. It was always covering his eyes, so I couldn't tell what colours eyes I was looking in to, let alone if I was actually looking into his eyes.
"Yes I was Chad, but I had a family emergency."
"And is everything ok?" I looked at him curiously, "Sorry, it's just that you look like you've been to hell and back . a million times."
I laughed, "Not as many times as that, but quite a few shocks today."
"Well if you need to talk, I'm here, but I guess that's what Raye, the girls and your boyfriends are for."
"Chad, I have a feeling that they are not gonna enjoy any of the shocks that I'm willing to tell me about."
"I'll always be your friend Serena."
"Thanks Chad, it means more than you can ever guess at this moment."
"My pleasure, now, are we going to stand around here, further annoying the Queen of Fire?"
I laughed my head off; Chad did not know Raye's secret identity, yet he still thought of her as that. "Sure, come one, I'll help you." I took some of the things that he was carrying and we started up the stairs.
"SERENA, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU WERE MEANT TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO! I KNOW YOU DIDN'T HAVE DETENTION! AND HOW COULD YOU IGNORE AMY AND LITA, THEY HAD MADE A DISCOVERY AND YOU SHOULD HAVE HELPED PLANNED WITH THEM! NOT IGNORED THEM! AND AT 5.45, YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY HERE TO TELL US THAT YOU COULDN'T COME! YOU SHOULD PRIOITISE YOUR LIFE OUT! WE ALL DO!" No guesses as to who was shouting at me, is there?
"RAYE! Shut up! You're supposed to be here friend and yet when she needs you, you shout at her!" Way to go Chad! HE was sticking up for me, being my friend! Wow!
"Oh stay out of things that don't concern you!" Raye snapped at him.
"No! Serena's my friend and she's had enough of the fires of hell today without you adding to it!"
"Oh and what would you know?"
"All I know is that my friend looks like she's had a long vacation in hell and she wants to talk to people that she is closer to than me!" With that, he walked past her, carrying his packages. I made to go after him with the packages that I had taken from him, when an arm stopped me. It was Lita.
"So why didn't you sit with us when we had free time?" She asked, quite coldly.
"Because I had just said no to Molly and my other friends and I didn't want to seem to favour you over them. Anyway, I was doing my own thinking." I replied.
"You didn't want to favour us over them!" Lita repeated.
"Yes, anyway, I have my own problems."
"Oh really?" Raye's voice was the coldest I had ever heard. "And what were you thinking about? What was for dinner? Or maybe it was lunch?"
"Raye, that's not helping." Amy cut across all replies that were heard to come from everyone.
"And neither's she." She said rather childishly.
"Serena, you are the leader, you should act more responsibly, Molly would have understood." Luna tried to tell me, for about the millionth time.
"No Luna, she wouldn't of. She's never met Darien or Mina! My best friend hasn't meant two of the people that are always in my life. She's been my best friend for ten years and since you came into my life, she's been pushed out!" Turning the tables, I was trying to get them to understand.
"Serena, none of us have had that problem." Mina said.
"Yeah, but we are more organised than the klutz." Needless to say, a comment from Raye.
"So, how come you couldn't come to this meeting?" Darien asked.
"Well, I was meant to go straight home to meet with the Blake's and I forgot."
"So you went to the arcade instead?" I couldn't believe Darien; even he was turning against me.
"No, I went home with Molly."
"And you call this going to hell and back?" Artemis questioned Chad and myself.
"No, I call what I went through when I got home going to hell and back."
"And really, what happened there? Please humour us." Once again Raye's voice cut through the air.
"Well, I had an argument with my family and then I left . after the crystal got smashed." My voice grew quieter as I remembered what had happened.
"The crystal got smashed?" Luna's voice wavered as she spoke.