Chapter 7
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Living, Learning and.. Loving?
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Later that same day Serena woke up alone in the room. She looked around at the dim room and stood up.
She walked into the kitchen and found the other scouts sitting around the table nibbling at chocolate chip cookies.
She plopped down in the last remaining chair and grabbed two cookies and ate some. Serena thought about what Jedite said. How am I going to revive the generals? Do I even want to? What exactly can he do to me and my friends? She nibbled at her bottom lip as she thought.
Amy leaned close to Serena. "What are you thinking about?" she asked.
Serena looked up. "What?"
"What are you thinking about?" She repeated.
"Nothing." Said Serena. She pursed her lips and glanced at Raye. "Hey, Raye?" she asked.
Raye looked up and bit into a cookie. "Yes?"
"Um... Is there anyway that the generals could come back?"
Raye frowned. "Why do you ask?"
Just then Luna jumped onto the table and stared at her charge. "Yes, pray do tell us what brought this on?"
Serena inhaled deeply and closed her eyes briefly. "I was just wondering if anybody could bring them back and use them. So I think we should know what can bring them back and prevent it." Serena reasoned.
Amy nodded. "That's a very good idea Serena."
Serena smiled. "Thank you."
They all turned to Luna, who coughed and paced the table.
"Well, I never thought about that before. But I'll look into it and get back to you." She hopped off the table and disappeared.
Serena stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm going home. Please contact me when you learn anything." She left the temple and made her way home.
*
"Mom, I'm home!" Serena stepped inside and closed the door.
Serena's mom, Ilene poked her head out of the kitchen and smiled at her daughter. "Welcome home sweetie. It seems that I'm hardly seeing you lately."
Serena blushed. "Yeah, sorry about that mom." She made her way up to her room.
"Dinner will be ready in a couple of minutes." Yelled Ilene from the kitchen.
"Ok Mom." Answered Serena.
While Serena was upstairs washing the doorbell rang. "Serena, can you get that? My hands are full." Yelled her mother.
"But mom.." Serena whined as she stuck her head out of her bedroom with her hair all wet and only wearing a towel.
"No buts young lady! Get the door."
Serena pouted and walked downstairs and opened the door after the bell was rung numerously.
"Ye-" She looked up and her eyes widened. What greeted her was a pair of laughing green eyes. "Hello there Princess."
Serena almost fainted but was too worried about how she would look if she did such a thing. "Jedite, what the hell are you doing here?" she demanded.
He smirked. "Just watching." He replied.
She was about to close the door in his face when her mother stepped out of the kitchen and smiled. "Well who might this be?" she asked her daughter.
Serena blushed and mumbled something, her eyes downcast.
Jedite shot her a look then smiled at Ilene. "Good evening. My name is Jared, a friend of Serena's." and he stuck out his hand.
Ilene shook it. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Serena glowered at Jedite and pushed against him. "Yes and he was just leaving."
Ilene frowned at her daughter. "Serena Tsukino! What manners you have. I did not raise you that way! Now you will show him in and he will join us for dinner!"
"Mother!" Serena was mortified.
"Now!"
Serena grumbled and steered Jedite into the living room. "I'll be right back. I have to dress." And she quickly left.
Ilene went back into the kitchen to finish the dinner.
The front door opened a second time and Ken and Sam came though the door. They stopped when they saw Jedite sitting on the couch.
"Who are you?" asked Sam
Jedite stood up and offered his hand. "My name is Jared. Pleased to meet you."
Sam shook his hand. "I'm Sam. What are you doing here?" he asked bluntly.
Jedite laughed. He liked this kid. "I'm a friend of Serena's. I'm staying for dinner."
"Oh really?" asked Ken. "Honey?" and he disappeared into kitchen with a scowl on his face.
"So.. you're friends with the meatball head?" asked Sam.
Jedite laughed again. "Meatball Head?"
"I heard that!" yelled Serena as she stepped back into the room. She glared at them both and slapped the back of Sam's head. "Go annoy someone else."
"When it's so gratifying to annoy you? I don't think so."
Serena's face turned red as Jedite held his sides in laughter. He really liked this kid.
"Dinners ready."
The three of them filed into the kitchen and sat down around the table. Serena was sitting in between Sam and Jedite and sulking the whole time.
"Why me?" she muttered.
Jedite turned to her and winked.
"So.. Jared? How do you know our Serena?" questioned Ken, still frowning.
Jedite returned his attention to the man of the house and smiled. "I admit when I first saw her it was hate at first sight but after I got to know her better I realized that we made great friends."
Ilene sighed dreamily.
"Oh brother." Muttered Serena. Jedite kicked her foot under the table and she shot a glare at him.
"I haven't heard her talk about you." Stated Ken.
"I just moved here and don't know many people. Serena, here is my only friend. I don't know why she hasn't told you about me." At this he turned to Serena with wide, sad green eyes. "Are you ashamed of me? I know I don't have that much money and no parents but...." He trailed off at that and lowered his head, trying to hide the smirk that graced his lips.
Serena stared at him wide eyed. She tried to talk but nothing came out.
"Serena! I'm surprised at you! How could you be so thoughtless?" demanded her mother.
Serena turned to her. "I- I.."
Sam laughed at his sister's tongue lashing.
Jedite faked a sniff and raised his head. "It's ok Mrs. Tsukino. I'm use to it. I'm ok."
Ken leaned back and regarded Jedite with a keen eye. "I like you. You're way better then that Darien guy. Good riddance."
Serena gasped. Her eyes widened. She suddenly pushed back from the table and fled the room. They all could hear her sobs.
Sam turned around and looked after his sister. He may taunt her but he did care for her. He was worried. He glared at his father. Even he knew never to mention Darien around her.
"Kenneth Tsukino! How could you?!" she hit him with her napkin and made to follow Serena but Jedite held up a hand. "I'll talk to her." And he disappeared through the doorway.
"Ilene are you just going to let a boy we don't know go into our daughter's room?"
Ilene turned on her husband and scowled at him. "Close you mouth Ken. You're already in enough trouble as it is. You know darn well that Serena really loved that boy and it was a tragedy that he died like that. You, Ken, are sleeping on the couch tonight."
"But.."
"No Buts!"
*
Jedite knocked on the door that he assumed was Serena's, as there were pain filled sobs coming from within.
"Go away." Was the reply.
He just walked in anyway. He saw Serena curled up on her bed like a child. Her small body was shaking from the sobs she was emitting.
He looked around her room and all he saw was pink, pink, and pink. With the occasional white and bunnies as well. He smirked. Typical girl's room.
He walked over to Serena and sat next to her. "It's ok." He awkwardly patted her back.
Unexpectedly she turned and buried her head in his chest. He blinked down at her and smiled softly, but wiped it off his face when he realized what he was doing.
Serena looked up at him and gave him a watery smile. "I really did love him."
"I know.' And he wrapped his arms around her and rocked her gently.
After a while e tilted her chin up and wiped away her tears. "No more crying Princess. Dry your eyes." And before he could think, he kissed her.
Serena stared at him before her eyes closed and she kissed him back. I like this way too much, she thought.
He buried his hands in her hair and pulled her closer to him. He started to tilt her back towards the bed but she pushed up against him lightly.
Jedite backed off and looked down at her, his green eyes a little glazed. She smiled softly at him. "Thanks." And she cuddled in his arms.
He nodded and they sat like that for a time before Serena broke the silence. "I got Luna to do some research on how the generals can come back." She whispered.
Jedite looked down at her. "Yeah?"
She nodded. "Yes." She nibbled at her lower lip as she sniffed softly.
"And what reason did you give them for wanting to know?"
Serena smiled at that. "I told them that if you guys could be brought back we should be the first to know so we can prevent it."
He laughed. "Clever."
"Thanks." She turned her head and looked out of the window at the rising room and thought about Darien. How could she be feeling this way towards Jedite of all people. It wasn't right... and yet.. it was.
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Yes! I'm done. Thank you for being patient. I hope you like this chapter. At least it's longer than the others. Please Review. It'll make me very happy! Candy is also welcome.. and chocolate.. and ice cream... You know! The usual.
Luv ya!
Sylver-Tyger
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Living, Learning and.. Loving?
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Later that same day Serena woke up alone in the room. She looked around at the dim room and stood up.
She walked into the kitchen and found the other scouts sitting around the table nibbling at chocolate chip cookies.
She plopped down in the last remaining chair and grabbed two cookies and ate some. Serena thought about what Jedite said. How am I going to revive the generals? Do I even want to? What exactly can he do to me and my friends? She nibbled at her bottom lip as she thought.
Amy leaned close to Serena. "What are you thinking about?" she asked.
Serena looked up. "What?"
"What are you thinking about?" She repeated.
"Nothing." Said Serena. She pursed her lips and glanced at Raye. "Hey, Raye?" she asked.
Raye looked up and bit into a cookie. "Yes?"
"Um... Is there anyway that the generals could come back?"
Raye frowned. "Why do you ask?"
Just then Luna jumped onto the table and stared at her charge. "Yes, pray do tell us what brought this on?"
Serena inhaled deeply and closed her eyes briefly. "I was just wondering if anybody could bring them back and use them. So I think we should know what can bring them back and prevent it." Serena reasoned.
Amy nodded. "That's a very good idea Serena."
Serena smiled. "Thank you."
They all turned to Luna, who coughed and paced the table.
"Well, I never thought about that before. But I'll look into it and get back to you." She hopped off the table and disappeared.
Serena stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm going home. Please contact me when you learn anything." She left the temple and made her way home.
*
"Mom, I'm home!" Serena stepped inside and closed the door.
Serena's mom, Ilene poked her head out of the kitchen and smiled at her daughter. "Welcome home sweetie. It seems that I'm hardly seeing you lately."
Serena blushed. "Yeah, sorry about that mom." She made her way up to her room.
"Dinner will be ready in a couple of minutes." Yelled Ilene from the kitchen.
"Ok Mom." Answered Serena.
While Serena was upstairs washing the doorbell rang. "Serena, can you get that? My hands are full." Yelled her mother.
"But mom.." Serena whined as she stuck her head out of her bedroom with her hair all wet and only wearing a towel.
"No buts young lady! Get the door."
Serena pouted and walked downstairs and opened the door after the bell was rung numerously.
"Ye-" She looked up and her eyes widened. What greeted her was a pair of laughing green eyes. "Hello there Princess."
Serena almost fainted but was too worried about how she would look if she did such a thing. "Jedite, what the hell are you doing here?" she demanded.
He smirked. "Just watching." He replied.
She was about to close the door in his face when her mother stepped out of the kitchen and smiled. "Well who might this be?" she asked her daughter.
Serena blushed and mumbled something, her eyes downcast.
Jedite shot her a look then smiled at Ilene. "Good evening. My name is Jared, a friend of Serena's." and he stuck out his hand.
Ilene shook it. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Serena glowered at Jedite and pushed against him. "Yes and he was just leaving."
Ilene frowned at her daughter. "Serena Tsukino! What manners you have. I did not raise you that way! Now you will show him in and he will join us for dinner!"
"Mother!" Serena was mortified.
"Now!"
Serena grumbled and steered Jedite into the living room. "I'll be right back. I have to dress." And she quickly left.
Ilene went back into the kitchen to finish the dinner.
The front door opened a second time and Ken and Sam came though the door. They stopped when they saw Jedite sitting on the couch.
"Who are you?" asked Sam
Jedite stood up and offered his hand. "My name is Jared. Pleased to meet you."
Sam shook his hand. "I'm Sam. What are you doing here?" he asked bluntly.
Jedite laughed. He liked this kid. "I'm a friend of Serena's. I'm staying for dinner."
"Oh really?" asked Ken. "Honey?" and he disappeared into kitchen with a scowl on his face.
"So.. you're friends with the meatball head?" asked Sam.
Jedite laughed again. "Meatball Head?"
"I heard that!" yelled Serena as she stepped back into the room. She glared at them both and slapped the back of Sam's head. "Go annoy someone else."
"When it's so gratifying to annoy you? I don't think so."
Serena's face turned red as Jedite held his sides in laughter. He really liked this kid.
"Dinners ready."
The three of them filed into the kitchen and sat down around the table. Serena was sitting in between Sam and Jedite and sulking the whole time.
"Why me?" she muttered.
Jedite turned to her and winked.
"So.. Jared? How do you know our Serena?" questioned Ken, still frowning.
Jedite returned his attention to the man of the house and smiled. "I admit when I first saw her it was hate at first sight but after I got to know her better I realized that we made great friends."
Ilene sighed dreamily.
"Oh brother." Muttered Serena. Jedite kicked her foot under the table and she shot a glare at him.
"I haven't heard her talk about you." Stated Ken.
"I just moved here and don't know many people. Serena, here is my only friend. I don't know why she hasn't told you about me." At this he turned to Serena with wide, sad green eyes. "Are you ashamed of me? I know I don't have that much money and no parents but...." He trailed off at that and lowered his head, trying to hide the smirk that graced his lips.
Serena stared at him wide eyed. She tried to talk but nothing came out.
"Serena! I'm surprised at you! How could you be so thoughtless?" demanded her mother.
Serena turned to her. "I- I.."
Sam laughed at his sister's tongue lashing.
Jedite faked a sniff and raised his head. "It's ok Mrs. Tsukino. I'm use to it. I'm ok."
Ken leaned back and regarded Jedite with a keen eye. "I like you. You're way better then that Darien guy. Good riddance."
Serena gasped. Her eyes widened. She suddenly pushed back from the table and fled the room. They all could hear her sobs.
Sam turned around and looked after his sister. He may taunt her but he did care for her. He was worried. He glared at his father. Even he knew never to mention Darien around her.
"Kenneth Tsukino! How could you?!" she hit him with her napkin and made to follow Serena but Jedite held up a hand. "I'll talk to her." And he disappeared through the doorway.
"Ilene are you just going to let a boy we don't know go into our daughter's room?"
Ilene turned on her husband and scowled at him. "Close you mouth Ken. You're already in enough trouble as it is. You know darn well that Serena really loved that boy and it was a tragedy that he died like that. You, Ken, are sleeping on the couch tonight."
"But.."
"No Buts!"
*
Jedite knocked on the door that he assumed was Serena's, as there were pain filled sobs coming from within.
"Go away." Was the reply.
He just walked in anyway. He saw Serena curled up on her bed like a child. Her small body was shaking from the sobs she was emitting.
He looked around her room and all he saw was pink, pink, and pink. With the occasional white and bunnies as well. He smirked. Typical girl's room.
He walked over to Serena and sat next to her. "It's ok." He awkwardly patted her back.
Unexpectedly she turned and buried her head in his chest. He blinked down at her and smiled softly, but wiped it off his face when he realized what he was doing.
Serena looked up at him and gave him a watery smile. "I really did love him."
"I know.' And he wrapped his arms around her and rocked her gently.
After a while e tilted her chin up and wiped away her tears. "No more crying Princess. Dry your eyes." And before he could think, he kissed her.
Serena stared at him before her eyes closed and she kissed him back. I like this way too much, she thought.
He buried his hands in her hair and pulled her closer to him. He started to tilt her back towards the bed but she pushed up against him lightly.
Jedite backed off and looked down at her, his green eyes a little glazed. She smiled softly at him. "Thanks." And she cuddled in his arms.
He nodded and they sat like that for a time before Serena broke the silence. "I got Luna to do some research on how the generals can come back." She whispered.
Jedite looked down at her. "Yeah?"
She nodded. "Yes." She nibbled at her lower lip as she sniffed softly.
"And what reason did you give them for wanting to know?"
Serena smiled at that. "I told them that if you guys could be brought back we should be the first to know so we can prevent it."
He laughed. "Clever."
"Thanks." She turned her head and looked out of the window at the rising room and thought about Darien. How could she be feeling this way towards Jedite of all people. It wasn't right... and yet.. it was.
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Yes! I'm done. Thank you for being patient. I hope you like this chapter. At least it's longer than the others. Please Review. It'll make me very happy! Candy is also welcome.. and chocolate.. and ice cream... You know! The usual.
Luv ya!
Sylver-Tyger