Chapter Three, Beauty:
Beautiful. When people described Amy they said intelligent.
When people described Raye they said insightful. When people
described Lita they said strong. When people described Serena they
said caring. When people described her they said beautiful.
Insight and intelligence were useful. Strength got you
through. Caring was a trait very selfless and helpful in the
world, but what was beauty used for? Nothing. It was a shallow,
superficial short lasting quality based on appearance. And it was
all she had. Mina bowed her head in shame as she went to bed with
these thoughts racing through her mind. She would never be anything
but a pretty face. She sighed as she turned off the light to go to
sleep. How she envied the others with their useful, selfless,
helpful traits while she had nothing but a beautiful face that
was fleeting anyway. One day she wouldn't be this beautiful
anymore, and then what would she have? *Nothing,* she felt.
Absolutely nothing.
The next day she walked into the meeting, only a little
late. Serena wasn't far behind Mina though.
"Serena you need to start taking your responsibilities
more seriously," she said in a commanding tone of voice. "In fact
you all need to take your responsibilities more seriously," Luna
added.
"Aw come on Luna we just want to have some fun," Mina
said.
"Yeah," Serena added in the same light tone of voice.
Mina and Serena grinned and giggled together.
Luna shook her head. "Queen Serenity made wishes for all of
you so you would all have better lives, and you're all wasting your
opportunity," she said sadly, walking out of the door to be by
herself. Artemis looked at them all in distaste then followed Luna
out the door to give her company and comfort.
Amy was looking down in guilt. Raye was also pondering the
words of Luna. Mina and Serena got Lita up to dance with them and
try to forget the harsh words of the cat who never let them have
any fun.
Mina was excited to be going to the arcade after the inner
scout meeting. They walked along the sidewalk. "We're going to the
arcade, the arcade, arcade, arcade, arcaaade," sung Mina happily.
Serena skipped along with her as Lita trailed behind, walking
normally but watching her two best friends in amusement.
"What's so funny Lita??" Serena questioned in a joking
manner, popping up in front of her.
Lita caught her breath in her throat. "Geez don't ever
scare me like that again Serena." She closed her eyes for a few
moments and regained her composure as she took deep breaths.
"Last one to the arcade is a rotten sailor!" exclaimed
Mina. Lita ran off at top speed.
"No fairrrrrr," Serena whined. "You guys got a head start.
I don't wannaaaa run."
Lita and Mina giggled and waited up for her.
The next day Mina enjoyed a shopping spree with Serena,
Lita, and Raye.
"How does this outfit look?" Mina asked, coming out of the
dressing room of her favorite shop with a new red outfiet on.
"Wow," Raye said as Lita and Serena's mouths hung open.
"You look gorgeous girl!" Lita exclaimed.
"Thank you," she said happily.
They all continued to search for the perfect outfits and
tried various clothings as well as accessories on. Some met with
approval, some were maybes, and some got a look that said they
definitely needed to be trashed by the other three friends. When
all four were done they decided to go try to meet Amy at the
museum to head to a movie.
That night was a sleepover for all the inners and Hotaru.
"Take that!" Lita exclaimed as she threw a pillow straight
at Raye's head.
"oh you're gonna be soo sorry you did that!" exclaimed
Raye, hitting Lita with a pillow full force. Lita grunted and they
all at the funny expression on Lita's face.
"How about we play Truth or Dare?" Raye suggested.
"Yeah!" Mina agreed.
"No way," Serena said.
"Let's not play that," Hotaru requested.
"Oh all right," Raye said, giving into Serena and Hotaru.
An unusual occurrence that they both were thankful for.
They all sat down in their sleeping bags and ate some milk
and cookies while they were each lost in their own thoughts before
Hotaru finally suggested they watch a movie, and everyone else
agreed. There was much debating as to which movie to watch, but
eventually they settled on watching a romantic and dramatic
action/comedy to give everyone a taste of what they liked best in
a movie.
The next day was an exciting time ice skating with
Michelle, Amara, Hotaru, Lita, Raye, and Darien.
Darien lifted Raye up into the air and spun her around on
the ice. They were all out for a fun time of ice-skating. Everyone
that is except Serena who was grounded and Amy as well as Trista
who were reading. "Do you think Serena will be jealous when she
hears about this?" Lita asked in a teasing manner.
Darien dropped Raye, who landed on her butt. "You better
not tell her," Raye hissed.
Lita laughed. "Relax, I won't," she promised. "But it
would be hilarious if I did..."
Raye glared at her. "All right. All right. Calm down," Lita
said, her hands up in the air.
Amara lifted Michelle into the air and spun her around
longer than Darien. "Ha," Michelle said. "My love is better than
yours," she teased Raye.
Darien blushed and Raye glared at her as she stood up.
Hotaru and Mina were practicing their spins together.
An all scout meeting met the next day.
"We call this meeting to order!" Luna announced as all the
sailor soldiers sat down in their respective chairs in human form.
"Really LUna, things have been quiet for awhile. Is it
actually necessary to continue to have all these weekly meetings?"
Mina asked.
"I suppose bimonthly would be enough now," she reluctantly
conceded.
Mina smiled and Serena shouted "Yippee."
"It's nice to finally have some peace," Hotaru commented.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
Seeing as there were no new events or fears, the meeting
was quickly over.
Then she stayed at the outers' house for a vegging out
session with Hotaru.
Mina burped as Hotaru came out of the kitchen at the
outers' house with a tray full of more goodies. They both sighed
in contentment as they dug into their food. "Everybody needs a
good binge now and then," Mina said in her characteristically
cheerful mood."
"Amen to that," Hotaru agreed, happily digging into some
dessert.
Mina sighed heavily as she got into bed that night. She
had had a good day, but what about Alan? She still thought about
him most every day though the constant pain had become more of a
dull ache in her stomach. She missed him and her best friend
dearly, but she also knew that despite missing her they must be
very happy together. She was glad to be living with her father now.
He wasn't perfect, but he did his best. Anyway he was a better
parent than her mother would ever be. Her mother would always
blame things on everybody else including her father, but Mina knew
the marriage had failed because of her mother's impossible
expectations. Not because her father wasn't good enough.
That gave her some comfort because it also meant that despite not
being good enough for her mother, it didn't mean she wasn't a good
enough person. Her mother had set impossibly high expectations
for her daughter too. *All those years I tried so hard to be the
perfect little girl she wanted, and all that time wasted because
I never was good enough for her no matter how hard I tried or how
much I accomplished,* Mina thought sadly.
She looked out her window as she finished brushing her
hair and looked in the mirror. *Was this all she was?* she wondered
again. *Just a pretty face?* At least her father thought she was
more, and for now that would have to be enough for her.
To Be Continued...
Beautiful. When people described Amy they said intelligent.
When people described Raye they said insightful. When people
described Lita they said strong. When people described Serena they
said caring. When people described her they said beautiful.
Insight and intelligence were useful. Strength got you
through. Caring was a trait very selfless and helpful in the
world, but what was beauty used for? Nothing. It was a shallow,
superficial short lasting quality based on appearance. And it was
all she had. Mina bowed her head in shame as she went to bed with
these thoughts racing through her mind. She would never be anything
but a pretty face. She sighed as she turned off the light to go to
sleep. How she envied the others with their useful, selfless,
helpful traits while she had nothing but a beautiful face that
was fleeting anyway. One day she wouldn't be this beautiful
anymore, and then what would she have? *Nothing,* she felt.
Absolutely nothing.
The next day she walked into the meeting, only a little
late. Serena wasn't far behind Mina though.
"Serena you need to start taking your responsibilities
more seriously," she said in a commanding tone of voice. "In fact
you all need to take your responsibilities more seriously," Luna
added.
"Aw come on Luna we just want to have some fun," Mina
said.
"Yeah," Serena added in the same light tone of voice.
Mina and Serena grinned and giggled together.
Luna shook her head. "Queen Serenity made wishes for all of
you so you would all have better lives, and you're all wasting your
opportunity," she said sadly, walking out of the door to be by
herself. Artemis looked at them all in distaste then followed Luna
out the door to give her company and comfort.
Amy was looking down in guilt. Raye was also pondering the
words of Luna. Mina and Serena got Lita up to dance with them and
try to forget the harsh words of the cat who never let them have
any fun.
Mina was excited to be going to the arcade after the inner
scout meeting. They walked along the sidewalk. "We're going to the
arcade, the arcade, arcade, arcade, arcaaade," sung Mina happily.
Serena skipped along with her as Lita trailed behind, walking
normally but watching her two best friends in amusement.
"What's so funny Lita??" Serena questioned in a joking
manner, popping up in front of her.
Lita caught her breath in her throat. "Geez don't ever
scare me like that again Serena." She closed her eyes for a few
moments and regained her composure as she took deep breaths.
"Last one to the arcade is a rotten sailor!" exclaimed
Mina. Lita ran off at top speed.
"No fairrrrrr," Serena whined. "You guys got a head start.
I don't wannaaaa run."
Lita and Mina giggled and waited up for her.
The next day Mina enjoyed a shopping spree with Serena,
Lita, and Raye.
"How does this outfit look?" Mina asked, coming out of the
dressing room of her favorite shop with a new red outfiet on.
"Wow," Raye said as Lita and Serena's mouths hung open.
"You look gorgeous girl!" Lita exclaimed.
"Thank you," she said happily.
They all continued to search for the perfect outfits and
tried various clothings as well as accessories on. Some met with
approval, some were maybes, and some got a look that said they
definitely needed to be trashed by the other three friends. When
all four were done they decided to go try to meet Amy at the
museum to head to a movie.
That night was a sleepover for all the inners and Hotaru.
"Take that!" Lita exclaimed as she threw a pillow straight
at Raye's head.
"oh you're gonna be soo sorry you did that!" exclaimed
Raye, hitting Lita with a pillow full force. Lita grunted and they
all at the funny expression on Lita's face.
"How about we play Truth or Dare?" Raye suggested.
"Yeah!" Mina agreed.
"No way," Serena said.
"Let's not play that," Hotaru requested.
"Oh all right," Raye said, giving into Serena and Hotaru.
An unusual occurrence that they both were thankful for.
They all sat down in their sleeping bags and ate some milk
and cookies while they were each lost in their own thoughts before
Hotaru finally suggested they watch a movie, and everyone else
agreed. There was much debating as to which movie to watch, but
eventually they settled on watching a romantic and dramatic
action/comedy to give everyone a taste of what they liked best in
a movie.
The next day was an exciting time ice skating with
Michelle, Amara, Hotaru, Lita, Raye, and Darien.
Darien lifted Raye up into the air and spun her around on
the ice. They were all out for a fun time of ice-skating. Everyone
that is except Serena who was grounded and Amy as well as Trista
who were reading. "Do you think Serena will be jealous when she
hears about this?" Lita asked in a teasing manner.
Darien dropped Raye, who landed on her butt. "You better
not tell her," Raye hissed.
Lita laughed. "Relax, I won't," she promised. "But it
would be hilarious if I did..."
Raye glared at her. "All right. All right. Calm down," Lita
said, her hands up in the air.
Amara lifted Michelle into the air and spun her around
longer than Darien. "Ha," Michelle said. "My love is better than
yours," she teased Raye.
Darien blushed and Raye glared at her as she stood up.
Hotaru and Mina were practicing their spins together.
An all scout meeting met the next day.
"We call this meeting to order!" Luna announced as all the
sailor soldiers sat down in their respective chairs in human form.
"Really LUna, things have been quiet for awhile. Is it
actually necessary to continue to have all these weekly meetings?"
Mina asked.
"I suppose bimonthly would be enough now," she reluctantly
conceded.
Mina smiled and Serena shouted "Yippee."
"It's nice to finally have some peace," Hotaru commented.
The others nodded their heads in agreement.
Seeing as there were no new events or fears, the meeting
was quickly over.
Then she stayed at the outers' house for a vegging out
session with Hotaru.
Mina burped as Hotaru came out of the kitchen at the
outers' house with a tray full of more goodies. They both sighed
in contentment as they dug into their food. "Everybody needs a
good binge now and then," Mina said in her characteristically
cheerful mood."
"Amen to that," Hotaru agreed, happily digging into some
dessert.
Mina sighed heavily as she got into bed that night. She
had had a good day, but what about Alan? She still thought about
him most every day though the constant pain had become more of a
dull ache in her stomach. She missed him and her best friend
dearly, but she also knew that despite missing her they must be
very happy together. She was glad to be living with her father now.
He wasn't perfect, but he did his best. Anyway he was a better
parent than her mother would ever be. Her mother would always
blame things on everybody else including her father, but Mina knew
the marriage had failed because of her mother's impossible
expectations. Not because her father wasn't good enough.
That gave her some comfort because it also meant that despite not
being good enough for her mother, it didn't mean she wasn't a good
enough person. Her mother had set impossibly high expectations
for her daughter too. *All those years I tried so hard to be the
perfect little girl she wanted, and all that time wasted because
I never was good enough for her no matter how hard I tried or how
much I accomplished,* Mina thought sadly.
She looked out her window as she finished brushing her
hair and looked in the mirror. *Was this all she was?* she wondered
again. *Just a pretty face?* At least her father thought she was
more, and for now that would have to be enough for her.
To Be Continued...
