AN: I do not own Sailor Moon, sadly. I know, I know, you want to meet Naoko. Me too L Anyways, here is the next chapter. The only person I own is Akio. And Sailor Sun. ^_^
Serena stretched out on the chair outside Raye's temple as the girls talked. She daydreamed about Akio. About his eyes; his messy hair; his muscular body. She sighed and then thought about her dream; she wished that Akio was Prince Akio, and not just a regular 'Akio.'
"Serena, are you listening?" Raye asked, peering over her sunglasses as Amara did.
Lita grinned. "I know that look. You're daydreaming. About Darien, of course."
Serena choked on her lemonade. She forgot all about Darien! He was her boyfriend. He was the future Prince Endymion. And she was practically cheating on him.
"Are you okay?" Amy asked when she was breathing again. Serena just nodded, then Amy turned to the girls. "Serena had a dream last night. About love."
"Oh, Serena!" Mina said, leaning over on her chair. "Please tell."
Amy made a sound and shook her head. "But the object wasn't roses, which confuses me. They were yellow flowers. Just yellow flowers."
Serena cleared her throat. "Actually, I looked them up at the arcade. They were daffodils and chrysanthemums." She smiled and made a dreamy look, forgetting her friends were there. "Akio told me that they were his favorites."
They girls looked at each other worriedly. "Akio?" Lita asked. "Who is he?"
"He is a guy Serena and I met at the arcade," Amy said. "He is Andrew's cousin from Sendai."
"Where's Sendai?" Mina asked.
"Miyagi. In the Tohoku Region." Amy looked at Serena. "You two were spending a lot of time together. Unless I am mistaken, he was flirting."
Raye gasped. "Serena!"
"You can't do that to Darien!" Mina shrieked.
Serena groaned. "He wasn't flirting! Just normal everyday talking." She glared at Amy. "Unless I'm mistaken, you're paranoid."
Amy scolded. "I know flirting when I see it. You should make it clear to him that you have a boyfriend. Next time you go to see him, make sure Darien comes along."
"That's rude," she argued. "And I can't just tell him!"
"How about the party Chad is having tomorrow night," Raye said. "Invite this Akio. He can meet Darien there."
Amy and Serena crossed their arms but agreed.
*
Serena walked into the arcade and didn't expect to see Akio there. She thought he would be site seeing. But instead he was drinking coffee with some girls.
She choked and stopped walking. Girls. I'm not the only one who thinks he's cute! She sighed in relief, but somehow she felt her heart tearing slightly. Why? She had the boy of her dreams: Darien.
Unfortunately, Akio saw her. His smile turned into a bright grin. "Serena! Come over here!"
Serena, again, felt awkward coming over. She stood next to the table, since there were no more seats to sit at. The girls glared at her.
"Pull up a chair," he said. Serena did so.
"I didn't know you'd be here today," she whispered, thinking 'If Darien saw me, I'm dead.' "I thought you'd be having a tour around, or something."
Akio laughed. "No! I came here to spend time with my cousin. And his friends," he added, looking in her eyes.
She tried to smile. She succeeded only a small bit. Just then she heard the bells on the door ring, and looked over to see whom. 'Thank God!' she thought. It wasn't Darien. But it was Raye and Mina. They didn't see her, though—yet.
"What is it?" Akio asked, looking at the door. But Raye and Mina had already walked to a Sailor V game.
"Akio," a girl said before Serena got to answer. "Akio, why don't you tell us a story about your life in Sendai?"
He smiled and nodded. "Okay. Well, one time when my mother and me were walking down the street—I was about ten—a guy came—"
Serena cleared her throat and got up. "Sorry to miss this exciting story of yours," she lied, "but I'm gonna talk to some of my friends. See'yah later." She started to walk away, then added to the girls sitting there, "Nice meeting you." It hurt to walk away from Akio Masuyo, but she didn't know why.
They ignored her and listened intently to the story Akio was saying. Serena rolled her eyes and went over to Mina and Raye. They weren't shocked to see her there, but they were confused.
"Why didn't you tell us you were coming here?" Raye asked as Mina was beating the game. "We could have walked over here together."
She didn't want to mention Akio. If she did, they'd want to meet him or want to know why she hadn't asked him to come to Chad's party. So she lied. "I called your houses but no one answered." Someone had told her that she was a good actress, and they were right. Raye nodded.
'That person was Akio,' Serena thought and tried to stop herself from sighing dreamily. Raye or Mina, which she doubted since she was concentrating too much on the game, would have gotten suspicious.
The Game Over music played and Mina swore. Serena smiled and shook her head, but Raye eagerly took over the game. Mina grinned at her friend.
"Want something to drink?" she asked walking over to the counter where Andrew was. "My treat."
"Okay." She walked with Mina over to the counter, only to talk to Andrew. When Mina went back to Raye, Andrew asked Serena if he could talk to her for a second.
"Yes?" she asked.
"It's about Akio," he whispered. Her stomach flipped. "He talked nonstop about you last night. I had to put cotton balls in my ears to go to sleep!" Serena tried to giggle, since she guessed that was a joke. "Well, anyway. I just wanted to say that—if he—er—" He searched for the right word. She was getting impatient, but she had a hunch on what he was trying to say. "If he—'comes on' to you—not like he would! It just seems like he likes you or something. Anyway, if he comes onto you, remind him that you have a boyfriend. I know, a lot of girls find his looks 'dreamy' and 'to-die-for' but I just couldn't stand to have you cheating on Darien, or dumping him!" Serena blinked. "Please? Just don't follow it."
She looked at Akio over her shoulder. He was talking with the girls, but he didn't look at them like he looked at her. Mixed feelings rushed inside her: confusion, anger, dreamy, love, nausea.
Love?
'No!' she screamed at herself. 'I already love someone! And I just met him!' A saying in movies flooded her mind… Do you believe in love at first sight? She thought it was just a saying, but now—
"Serena?" Andrew asked. That pause was too long.
Serena popped into reality and looked at Andrew. He looked worried. 'Andrew is my friend,' she thought. 'I can't lie to him. But I lied to Raye.' She looked at Akio again. 'I want him to be my boyfriend. I think I love him.'
She looked at Andrew again, and merely shook her head. He stepped back, and Serena walked away, out of the arcade.
