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~Erin
DISCLAIMER: Do not hate me, I am only human. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Serena's House, Tokyo, Japan

7:00 AM, 4.27.02

SERENA~

Has it ever occurred to you that everything you think you know may not be true?
Well, take for instance the fact that I love Tai. I know I love Tai.
But what if that isn't true?
I mean, I think I love Tai, and then Cameron walks out of thin air. Into the group. Into my life. Into the hustle and bustle of being a sworn protector. Out of the night.
And into my heart.
Dare I say it? He's now in my heart. That smile, those eyes, and that voice. Everything about him screams "LOVE ME!"
He was in my dream last night too. Tai and I were walking along the beach, then he just, appeared. He told me that he could give me a better life than Tai ever could.as long as I helped him get what he wanted. I agreed. Then Tai disappeared.
I'm scared. What would happen if I really did leave Tai? That.
At the moment, that wasn't an option. I was late getting up for school, and I needed to get ready and fast!
I dashed to the bathroom and showered in record time. It was almost amazing. Too amazing. If they had the Bathroom Olympics, I would have gotten the gold.
Out of the shower, I ran into my room and got dressed even faster. I was unstoppable. I grabbed my backpack and ran downstairs, out the door, my mom yelling "Serena! Breakfast!"
I kept going.
I was running so fast, that I could race a cheetah and win. I was almost debating going and finding one just to test my skill. After a block or two, I slid in the doorway of the school, and skidded to my locker.
I frantically opened it and started throwing things in, pulling things out, when someone came up behind me, putting their arms around my waist.
My first thought was Cameron. Then I looked in my locker mirror and saw the wild messy brown hair that was Tai. My boyfriend Tai, hugging me, just like he was supposed to be. Everything normal. So then why was I acting nervous? Why did I turn all red?
Tai seemed to notice too. "Sere? Are you sick or something? Running a temperature?" He hugged me close to him, and instantly I was wrapped in his smell, his heat. There was no Cameron, as far as I was concerned. There was only Tai, who was supposed to be there.
I hugged him back. "No, I'm good. I just ran here."
Tai pulled back and smiled at me. "Sere, I can give you a ride whenever you need one. Just say the word."
"I know, I just don't want to be a bother," I smiled and he ruffled my hair. "You're never a bother," he replied. We walked to my first class, and he kissed me goodbye. I floated through the classroom door on my Tai buzz. And it only figures. I look to my seat near the back of the room. And who is occupying the usually empty seat behind me? Cameron.
I glanced around. Where was Yolei? I needed my other friend here to help me out of this. If Yolei were there, I might not have to talk to Cameron.
But Yolei was late again. As usual.
I sighed and decided to take my fate. I sat in front of Cameron and flashed him a smile. "Hey Cameron," I said, blushing furiously, I knew.
"Serena! I didn't knew you were taking philosophy!" Cameron smiled that smile at me. The brilliant smile, the amazing smile. That sexy smile.
"Yeah, well, it almost seems rational for me, since I always have these crazy theories. The teacher, Ms. Henry is awesome. She totally agrees with me in everything I say or think. It's great to get that kind of support from a teacher." If I keep talking, I won't think about him. Think philosophy. Think running. Think Tai. "And what about the other students? Do they support your ideas, Serena?" Cameron asked. What a silly question. Of course not. I'm a freak to them. I'm the girl who supposedly "killed" my friends last year, and then when they came back alive, I had just been "holding them for torture". I'm Ms. Henry's favorite, I get straight A's, I'm apart of Drama Club. I never sleep. "Well.they're all really busy thinking up their own theories to really think about one another's." I hoped that was delicate enough. "I'll support your ideas Serena," Cameron whispered, gazing into my eyes.
I felt trapped, I couldn't get out of his gaze. But funnily enough,
my mind was too fuzzy to try and escape. Cameron dominated the
conversation. He made me tell him all my theories on life. He told
me that it was coincidence, because we had the same ones. He made
me tell him his theories on hope, faith, love and relationships. He
told me that he believed a relationship should be started purely on
the electricity one gets when they first meet a person. We had that electricity, he told me. I believed him. Class started over forty-five minutes ago, Yolei had shown up long ago and said hello to me, and we were still talking. Why wasn't Yolei getting annoyed? "Tell me your theories on dreams," Cameron said, leaning across his desk. My brain kicked into gear. "Dreams are funny things," I think I said. "Not one person actually knows what happens in someone else's dreams, let alone their own. Nobody knows what is said, felt, or done. Nobody knows what anyone sees, or imagines." Cameron smiled. "Really?" I smiled too, feeling encouraged. "Yeah. I think what people do see aren't just their imagination though. I feel that those images come from their everyday lives. Or their deepest feelings, all mixed into one. Generally the human race have simplistic happy lives, so they have good dreams." "Hmm. What are your theories on nightmares?" "Exactly the opposite. If a person has a horrible day or lives through a horrible experience sometime in their life, then they will drudge up the most horrifying, sickening images, sounds and feelings." Cameron moved closer, looking deeper into my eyes. "What about dreams that end up being the future?" I looked down. I wanted to tell him. I'm not allowed to tell him. But he is a Digi-Destined, right? Maybe I'll just make it really vague. Act like I don't know too much about the subject. "Premonition. There are certain types of people that can see the future through their dreams. Sometimes it is as simple as them seeing a car accident, then the next day they are in one, or it can be packed with symbolism. Mostly, its just a mix of the two." Good job. He'll never know that you know the wiser. "Serena, do you know anyone who can see the future in their dreams?" He's holding my hand now, he's pulling me towards him. Why isn't anyone in the class seeing this? Why is Ms. Harvey still talking? I'm in his lap now. Why is Yolei still looking straight ahead? Why is Frank not seeing this? "It'll just be between you and me, Serena," he says. No, it can't be between you and me. It can't, it's between me and Kari. Nobody else knows. Not even Tai. Not Gennai. Nobody. "Serena?" He asks. "I really need this. Its important to me. I can give you a better life, I can make you so much more happier than Tai can. Just tell me what I need to know. Just help me get what I want and need.one simple name." I shouldn't have told. But I felt compelled. "Kari," I whispered to Cameron. "Kari can see the future in her dreams." Cameron smiled like a little boy at Christmas.
"Thank you Serena, you've been a good girl."
He pulled me in for a kiss. The room whirled, and tilted, and I felt
sick. I kissed Cameron and he wasn't Tai. I'm a bad person. I kissed someone who wasn't Tai.
Then the room righted. Wait, what? I was in my seat. I was staring straight ahead. Ms. Harvey was talking about Egyptian philosophy. I was taking notes. When did this happen? The bell rang, and I turned around to talk to Cameron, ask him what happened, ask him why he kissed me when he knew I was with Tai.
He wasn't there. I went up to Ms. Harvey. I asked her.
"Serena? Are you okay? There is no new student named Cameron in our class."
I felt sick. I ran out of class. I was crying. I needed somewhere to go. Where could I go? I needed a safe haven. I knew where to go.
What the hell just happened? It's dark and my head and body hurt and I don't know where I am. What the hell did he do to me?

Cafeteria- School. Tokyo, Japan 12:00pm, 4.27.02

KARI~

I was sitting at the lunch table alone. Not because I have no friends. Because I get out of class before anyone else. Third period is Chemistry for me, and it's just two doors down from here. I feel the worst for Ken, who's class is Gym, all the way up at the field. Usually by the time he gets here we're already settled. Luckily, T.K. gets his lunch for him. T.K. is super sweet. I'm glad he's all mine.
Everyone was arriving, except for Serena. Where was she? The fifth to the table everyday was now at least five minutes late. I know I'm freaking out about five minutes, but it's the principle of the thing. And she arrives with Raye. Today, Raye came alone.
"I don't know where she is," Raye explained. "She wasn't by her locker, so I assumed she simply forgot me again and came straight here."
I stood up fast. I needed to find Serena. It's not that I'm paranoid. It's just that I know things, I sense things, I see things. And besides the fact that Serena and I are connected. Something was not at all right.
"Kari?" Mimi asked.
I shook my head no. I couldn't talk to them. I needed to listen to my inner intuition. "Kari, what's up?" Matt was saying.
They all sounded so far away. Where was Serena? I needed to find her. Use my mind to find her. Someone grabbed my wrist, I shook them off. They tried again, I pushed them away.
"Come with me," I called over my shoulder to no one in particular as I started walking out of the cafeteria.
I heard chairs being shoved back from the table. From the amount of noise, I think everyone listened when I spoke.
We wandered aimlessly around the halls, a pack of wolves looking for our newest prey. I knew Serena was in trouble. I needed to find her. Where is she? "KARI HELP ME NOW!"
The scream was so loud, so forceful, so shrieked that I stopped. T.K. bumped into me.
"What?" he asked.
"Did you hear that?" I whispered. Everyone shook their heads. "Serena's in trouble, she's screaming for help. Can't you hear her?" I went on. I was getting blank stares, surprised, confused, compassionate stares. They still thought I was nuts. First the dream I made up where we all died at the hands of a unicorn, and now I'm hearing things. 'Poor Kari' they are all thinking. 'What's wrong with her?'
They don't know. Serena and I weren't allowed to tell anything to anyone. About anything. We can't tell that we know what each other's thoughts, feelings and everything is. We can't tell about our secret gifts, about the time flow, about the future. They don't get it.
"KARI YOU KNOW WHERE I AM COME AND FIND ME KARI IT HURTS PLEASE KARI!!"
I knew where she was. I ran towards the girl's bathroom on the second floor, and ran in. Only the girls followed me in, just following, not frantically dashing like I was. The boys waited outside, disbelieving, probably ashamed to be seen with me. Kari's crazy, isn't she? I ran to the end stall. The door was closed. It was locked. I tried to push, it didn't work. So I kicked it. The door broke open, and it flew back and hit the wall with a crashing sound.
Serena was lying on the stall floor, really pale, really weak, she was crying, her eyes were closed, she was breathing, she was unconscious. What happened what happened what happened?
It's all a really big blur. The ambulance coming and the flashing lights kids screaming Oh God what happened who's hurt whispering high- school bullshit and Serena's hurt but they say she'll be okay she'll live and only two people getting to ride to the hospital with her and it was me and Tai and us getting into the ambulance and as the doors are closing seeing Cameron standing nearby with a look of distaste on his face but a smile that doesn't deceive.
He did it. Cameron did something. I knew I didn't like him.
And we drove to the hospital, and Serena was admitted. They tested her, and tested her, and tested some more. Tai and I sat in the waiting room, calling Davis' cell phone, telling everyone all we could.
Then the doctor came out of the wing they were in, and we jumped up from nerves, from concern. From just wanting to know all we could. With a wave of his hand, we obediently sat down.
"Now kids, I need you to tell me exactly what happened." He was kind, and he looked nice, and it was all fine.
Tai shook his head, trying to fight back tears. "I don't know, I wasn't there. If I had been she wouldn't be.oh Sere." He broke off into tears.
The doctor looked at me. "Can you tell me anything.?"
"Kari, my name's Kari."
The doctor nodded and looked at his notes. "Ah, the girl who found her. So what.?"
I shook my head. "I don't know. Serena didn't come to lunch. It wasn't right. I went looking for her, I knew she always went to the second floor bathroom. So I went in there, and looked in the last stall, and she was on the ground, out cold. I tried to grab her to see if she was.dead," the doctor nodded me on. "But Mina and Sora, my friends, pulled me back and my other friend Lita called the police."
"Good thing you didn't touch her. She could have been further injured. She had been there for quite some time." "How long?" I asked. "At least two hours. I'm surprised she made it that far." I winced. The doctor seemed to notice so he tried to change the subject. "So is there any indication as to what happened?"
"None," I said. "Sir, is she alright?"
The doctor smiled. "Of course she is. Tougher than a rock.but." his smile faded. "It's boggling."
"What is?" Tai asked.
"Well, there are no bruises, bumps, or any abrasions that show she fell and hit her head. There is no indication that someone attacked her either. It just seems that she was standing in the stall and.passed out."
"Passed out? Are you sure?" I asked hurriedly. It was unlike Serena to pass out, unless she exerted all of her fighting powers. Unless she was Sailor Moon. So did she transform? Did she fight? "Then what do you think happened?" I asked.
The doctor paused. "I'm pretty sure. Either that, or someone was tampering with her mind." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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