Title: Family?
Name: AmiLe478
Email: AmiLe874@hotmail.com
Ratings: Pg (For now I guess)
Author's Notes: Hi, everyone! Here's the next chapter! Hope that you'll enjoy it! Also, thanx for those of you who have reviewed me. I hope to receive more! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. So don't sue me!
This is an A/R fic, so no fighting. Everyone's in college!
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Chapter 3
"What was your relationship with her?" Haruka asked.
Everyone was waiting for Serenity to answer Haruka's question. Serenity just sat there battling with herself, trying to figure out how to answer the question. She looked up to the sky, as if looking for an answer. 'Mother, what should I say? Should I tell her who I am now or wait till later?' Serenity thought. Just then an answer came to her mind.
"I was a child who loves music and she was a woman who loves to play music. She was the person who taught me the meaning of music and what their melodies mean. She taught me how to play the piano. She's the person who was there for me when I needed comfort," Serenity replied, tears sliding down her cheeks.
She remembers the first time she had touched a piano, the first time she started to play. She remembered her first convention, her mother sitting at the front row cheering her on. She remembered when she had gotten a trophy at a talent show that she had won first place in. Memories of her happy and sad times played in her mind.
"You can say she was a teacher, but I like to think of her as a family member. For she was there when I needed her most. I've known her my whole life, she taught me what I know now. My success, my talent, came from her. She also taught my sister. She was our teacher, she was our special someone. She had loved us and she always will, even if she's not here anyone," Serenity whispered the last comment.
Even thought the last comment was meant for her to hear only, Haruka, Setsuna, and Michiru have heard it. They all wondered what she meant by that, but they didn't want to ask her. They could tell that the subject was a depress topic. When she had explained to them what her relationship was with her mother, they all thought that her mother was her music teacher.
"Um, could you answer one more question?" Amy asked.
"It all depends on what the subject is," Serenity replied.
"Why did you transfer here, when you were attending the number one college in the States?" Amy asked.
"How did you know that I was attending Yale University?" Serenity asked abruptly.
"Everyone in this place knows, it's been buzzing around for the past days," Raye replied.
"Yeah, everyone was all curious as to why a rich girl who was attending Yale University would be here attending Tokyo University," Lita said.
"Oh, so I guess everyone knows who I am," Serenity said.
"Yep!" The girls said, nodding their heads.
"*Sigh! * Well, I transferred here because of family matters. I can't tell you all the rest just yet, but maybe I will someday. When the time is right," Serenity said.
Just when she was finished, the bell rang. They gathered up their belongings and left for class, each going different ways. Serenity and Amy the same way, since they had the next class together.
Serenity's first day of school was fine, since she have at least one of the girls in her classes. The person that was in her classes the most was Haruka, three out of five classes that day. It was not surprising to Serenity, since she had set it up like that. Even though she still takes all of her normal classes, she has a few extra classes.
When lunchtime came, everyone met at one of the picnic tables in the courtyard. When Serenity reached the table, she saw five more people that were sitting at the table. Actually, five gentlemen, they all seem to be having a good time and enjoying themselves. Nobody had notice that she had arrived, until a shaggy brunette hair guy bumped into her.
"Oh! Gomen," the guy said as he bow.
"It's ok," Serenity had replied.
"Serena!" The girls said simultaneously.
"Hey!" Serenity said. "So, who are these fine gentlemen?"
"Oh! They aren't gentlemen, well except Greg over there," Raye replied teasingly.
"Hey!" The four guys said, faking hurt.
"Hehe, thanks for the compliment Raye," Greg said. "Hi! You must be Serena, I'm Greg, Amy's guy."
"I'm Chad! Raye's guy," The shaggy hair guy said.
"And I'm Ken, Lita's guy," guy with short brown hair said.
"Hey there! I'm Andrew, Mina's my gal," blonde hair guy said.
"Well, I guess that leaves me," a short black hair guy said. "I'm Darien Shields."
"Who's your girl in this group? Michiru? Setsuna?" Serena asked.
"Hey! Michiru is my gal," Haruka yelled out.
"Oh, then it's Setsuna?" Serena asked.
"No way! Darien and I are just friends. We aren't attracted to each other like that," Setsuna said.
"Who says I'm not attracted to you?" Darien asked seductively, as he walks up to Setsuna and puts his arm around her waist.
"Yeah, right, and pigs could fly," Setsuna said.
"Aww! I'm hurt!" Darien said, holding a hand to his chest.
Everyone began to laugh at the little scene.
"So, you're the new girl that everyone's been talking about?" Andrew asked.
"Is there anything in my life that everyone here don't know about?" Serena asked.
"Well, there's one thing," Greg said.
"And what's that?" Serena asked.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Darien replied.
"You got to be kidding?!" Serena said, laughing.
"No, what everyone doesn't know is why you left the college that you were attending to transfer here," Greg said.
"Oh! That," Serena replied.
"Actually, I was wondering if you had a boyfriend or not," Darien said with a big grin.
"Oh! Get over yourself Dare!" Haruka said.
"Yeah, not every girl thinks you're hot Darien," Raye replied.
"I'm hurt to the core!" Darien said dramatically and fell to the floor.
"Aww, poor baby," Serena said in a motherly tone. "Let me kiss you and make it all better."
She bent down and kisses him on the forehead. After she had done that, Darien had a big grin on his face.
"Don't worry, I think that you're hot," Serena said in a husky voice and winked at him.
Darien blushed at what Serena had just said, while the others smiled. In their heads, they all had the word 'perfect couple', but they just have to find out how to put the two together.
Throughout lunch, the whole group joked around and teases each other. They were having fun like they always have and everyone began to like new addition, Serena. Serena also begins to like her sister's friends. They were nice and fun to be with.
At around three in the afternoon, everyone was done with their classes for that day. The group of fourteen people gathered in front of the university's, deciding what to do that day. They were all suggesting different places and couldn't make up their mind on which one. Before they could make up their mind, a black limo pulled up to where they were standing. They all stopped talking and looked towards the limo, wondering whom it was. The driver came around to their side and opens the limo door to the owner. A man in his fifties stepped out of the limo. He was wearing a black business suit with a silver tie.
"Father!" Haruka said surprisingly.
"Haruka, everyone," the man said.
"Konnichiwa Mr. Thompson," the group said as they bow except Serena.
She stood there staring at the man for a few minutes, before she too bow then continued staring. 'So, he's my father. I wonder if he remembers mama and me.' Serena thought silently to herself.
"Father, what are you doing here today?" Haruka asked.
Mr. Thompson stood there silently, as he stare at Serena. He didn't hear what Haruka was saying, because he his mind was somewhere else. 'She looks familiar. Have I seen her before?' Mr. Thompson thought.
"Father? Father?" Haruka said slightly worried, since her father hasn't answered her yet.
"Huh? Oh, gomen, I didn't hear what you just asked," Mr. Thompson said.
"Why are you here today Father?" Haruka asked once again.
"Oh! I came here because I received a letter from someone in the States. It's about your mother," Mr. Thompson said as he pulled out a letter.
'So, they've finally got the letter. *Sigh! * I'm sorry to tell you like this.' Serena thought to herself.
"Really? Someone knows where she is?" Haruka asked hopefully.
"Hai, why don't we go somewhere private to talk?"
"Sure, uh, guys I'll see ya'll later, k?" Haruka asked as she turns to the group.
"Yeah, sure, you go on ahead. We'll be at the arcade," Michiru said as the others nodded.
Haruka bid her goodbye and got into the limo with her father. The first five minutes was quiet.
"Haruka, I want to tell you something about your mother," Mr. Thompson said hesitantly.
Haruka looked at her father, she could see the hesitant in his eyes. He was struggling on how to tell her what he's about to tell her.
"What is Father?" Haruka asked.
"Look, what I'm about to tell you are not good. You have to brace yourself."
"Ok, I'm ready. Tell me what's wrong?"
"Sigh! In the letter the person said that your mother is. . .,"
"Is what?"
"She's dead, the letter said that she have past away a week ago," Mr. Thompson said softly, looking at his daughter.
He was waiting for the break down, but it never came. Haruka just sat there, not saying anything for a while. She was trying to hold back tears and denying what she had heard. 'No! No! Mama can't die, she wouldn't leave me again. She can't leave me again. He's lying!' Haruka thought to herself.
"Can I, Can I read the letter?" Haruka asked.
"Sure," Mr. Thompson said as he hands her the letter.
Haruka took the letter and began to read it. After she finished reading it, all she got was 'Mrs. Thompson had died a week ago.' And nothing else. She tried to look for the person who wrote this letter, but the letter wasn't signed. 'She's really dead, she left me. I can't even see her for the last time. Mama, how could you? How could you just leave me like that? Don't you know that I miss you? I've been waiting for so long to see you again, but you left me. You left me.' Haruka thought.
"The person who sent the letter also attached a picture of your mother," Mr. Thompson said as he pulled out the picture from his jacket pocket.
Haruka took it and stared at it for a while. It was a lady in her early fifties. She has long blonde hair that is now all gray and her eyes were also blue. Even though she was in her fifties, the lady still looks beautiful.
"Can I keep this?" Haruka asked as she looks up at her father.
"Sure, I already made another copy of it," Mr. Thompson said with a soft smile.
"Thank you Pa," Haruka said as she gave her father a hug.
"I love you, my daughter," Mr. Thompson said.
"I love you too Pa!" Haruka said. "Oh! If mom is dead, where's Usagi?"
"I don't know, the letter didn't mention anything about her," Mr. Thompson said.
"She'd be about twenty years old now," Haruka said.
"Hai! It's been over eighteen years," Mr. Thompson said.
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Well, that's it for today. Hope that you all have enjoy this chapter. The next one will be out soon! Also remember to review!!! Please review!!!! Ja ne!