A/N: I'm ignoring the time line of SM (not much), and I can't remember when
Japanese schools let out, so I'm making it summer like we do in America.
This title is from a wonderful group called Filter. Messed up music video,
though.
SHOUTOUTS:
Marni- I can't stand it when writers make her pathetic. She's the freakin' moon princess; she really does have pride, it's just that she needs to grow up.
Mainia-girl2002- Hey, arigato! But this is not going to be Seiya/Serena. No way.
DaughterofDeath- Well. Here's that chapter.
Soul 141- See above. Seiya/Serena does not float my boat. I really thought that it was clear, but I guess not. Hmmm.
Disclaimer: Me no own. Of course if Naoko wanted to give to me. . . .maybe? Ah, damn it!
If ifs were fifths, we'd all be drunk.
Coming Into Her Own
Chapter 2 - Take a Picture
Serena rolled over in her bed and reluctantly opened her eyes. She lay there for a few minutes, just thinking. Her communicator beeped, sounding like an alarm clock in the quiet room. Reaching to answer it, she woke Luna up.
"Hmm. Serena? Is there a Scout emergency?" she yawned.
"Hold on. Serena here! Where's the trouble?" she answered in her normally upbeat voice.
Ami's face flashed on the screen. "It's not an emergency, we just couldn't get through to your phone or answering machine."
Sheepishly, Serena looked at said items. "Whoops, I forgot I turned them off."
Rei's face suddenly appeared on screen. "You meatball head! Why did you do that?!?"
"Wait a minute, are all you guys there?" Serena asked. She watched as Ami propped the comm up so she could see all four of them. Mina, Lita, and Ami all had concerned expressions, Rei just looked pissed.
"Who don't you want to talk to?" Mina and Lita said together.
Serena to a deep breath, "Darien. I broke up with him a couple of days ago."
"WHAT?!?" five voices said together.
"Hold on, wait!" Lita said. "You broke up with Darien? I thought you guys were the love match of the century!"
Serena smiled sadly, and told them of the breakup on the bridge. She left out the part about seeing him the day after at the arcade and about meeting Seiya and his brothers.
"But Serena," Luna cut in, "You and Darien are destined. Both in the past and the future."
"And that's all he sees, Luna," Serena said, getting really, really annoyed. "He doesn't see Serena, he sees an obligation, a burden. I'm too good for that and I'm really sorry if you don't think I am. The past isn't everything, and the future hasn't even happened yet."
Luna went red in the face and shut her mouth.
"You go girl," Rei said, surprising everyone.
"Did you just give Serena a-a compliment?" Ami stammered.
Rei looked ready to kill the next one who dared to open their mouth. "Well, of course. Sounds like she's finally growing up. You guys can be really dim sometimes."
Serena gave Rei a grateful smile. At least someone seemed to be on her side. "Girls, today's a free day for everyone, right?"
"Right," they all said.
"Well, I'm ready for a change, something new-" she was cut off by Mina's squeal.
"Shopping! Oh, can we go Serena, Please, please, PLEASE?"
Serena sighed, "Can I finish?" Mina quieted down. "We're going to the mall."
They plan to meet at the main entrance in 2 hours.
Serena turned her comm off, her phone and machine back on, and goes to get dressed.
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The girls are calmly waiting as Serena careens around the corner towards them, late.
Damn it, Meatball Head!" Rei shouted, exasperated as always by Serena's chronic lateness. "This was your idea, the least that you could have done was be on time!"
"I'm working on it, Pyro," Serena muttered. She looked up at the girls' outfits. Ami had on a light blue sundress, Lita had on flare blue jeans and a green tank top, Rei had on a red shirt and khaki capris, and Mina wore a short jean skirt and a white tank top.
Then she looked down at her own outfit, a blue blouse with a frilly pink skirt.
Dear God in Heaven, Even Ami, the shyest, looked older than she!
"Anyway," she continued, "Like I said, I'm ready for a change. I'm sick of all these cutesy clothes I have. It's almost summer; next year we'll be in high school, and I'm still wearing the same clothes I wore when I was 12. I want a change."
"All right!" Mina jumped up into the air, flashing her 'V'. "Does this mean you'll be getting rid of those crazy meatballs?"
(Z: Why did she say that?)
"I'm going to pretend that I didn't just hear you insult my hairstyle, Mina," Serena said quietly. "It's a royal hairstyle, jealous?"
"Oh my God!" Rei said, with a frown. "Guess I spoke too soon about you growing up. Listen Meatball Head," she used the name on purpose, "If you want us to stop teasing you then just say so. Y'know, there is a difference between having a backbone and being a bitch."
"Whatever would I do without you, Rei?" Serena asked dryly. "Why don't we start shopping, I have to be home for dinner at 8."
The girls set out, with a subdued Mina and a smiling Rei.
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4 hours later, the five girls walked out of the mall, excited. Serena was wearing one of her new outfits, a pink tank top and tight (really, really tight) black capris.
"That was so much fun," she said with a smile. All of her friends smiled back, happy and revved up from the day.
"Did you see that cashier?" Lita asked. "He looks just like-"
"My old boyfriend," the other four joined in.
Some things will never change.
"Why didn't you buy more clothes, Serena?" Ami asked. They had dropped her off at the bookstore about halfway through.
"We'll, we didn't have a whole day to shop and I don't have much money on me right now," Serena said. "I get paid my allowance next week, until then I can mix and match."
"Serena, let me take your picture right quick," Rei said. They had brought a disposable camera to take before and after shots of Serena. Snapping a few, she said, "I don't know about the rest of you but I don't feel like going home just yet. Tell you what, Serena still has 3 hours before she has to be home. Let all go to the arcade and pig, my treat." "
"You mean, ruin our dinners" Serena said with a mock horrified look on her face.
Rei grinned, "Hey free food, I wouldn't turn it down."
"WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!," Serena yelled. "LET'S GO!"
Some things really never will change.
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SHOUTOUTS:
Marni- I can't stand it when writers make her pathetic. She's the freakin' moon princess; she really does have pride, it's just that she needs to grow up.
Mainia-girl2002- Hey, arigato! But this is not going to be Seiya/Serena. No way.
DaughterofDeath- Well. Here's that chapter.
Soul 141- See above. Seiya/Serena does not float my boat. I really thought that it was clear, but I guess not. Hmmm.
Disclaimer: Me no own. Of course if Naoko wanted to give to me. . . .maybe? Ah, damn it!
If ifs were fifths, we'd all be drunk.
Coming Into Her Own
Chapter 2 - Take a Picture
Serena rolled over in her bed and reluctantly opened her eyes. She lay there for a few minutes, just thinking. Her communicator beeped, sounding like an alarm clock in the quiet room. Reaching to answer it, she woke Luna up.
"Hmm. Serena? Is there a Scout emergency?" she yawned.
"Hold on. Serena here! Where's the trouble?" she answered in her normally upbeat voice.
Ami's face flashed on the screen. "It's not an emergency, we just couldn't get through to your phone or answering machine."
Sheepishly, Serena looked at said items. "Whoops, I forgot I turned them off."
Rei's face suddenly appeared on screen. "You meatball head! Why did you do that?!?"
"Wait a minute, are all you guys there?" Serena asked. She watched as Ami propped the comm up so she could see all four of them. Mina, Lita, and Ami all had concerned expressions, Rei just looked pissed.
"Who don't you want to talk to?" Mina and Lita said together.
Serena to a deep breath, "Darien. I broke up with him a couple of days ago."
"WHAT?!?" five voices said together.
"Hold on, wait!" Lita said. "You broke up with Darien? I thought you guys were the love match of the century!"
Serena smiled sadly, and told them of the breakup on the bridge. She left out the part about seeing him the day after at the arcade and about meeting Seiya and his brothers.
"But Serena," Luna cut in, "You and Darien are destined. Both in the past and the future."
"And that's all he sees, Luna," Serena said, getting really, really annoyed. "He doesn't see Serena, he sees an obligation, a burden. I'm too good for that and I'm really sorry if you don't think I am. The past isn't everything, and the future hasn't even happened yet."
Luna went red in the face and shut her mouth.
"You go girl," Rei said, surprising everyone.
"Did you just give Serena a-a compliment?" Ami stammered.
Rei looked ready to kill the next one who dared to open their mouth. "Well, of course. Sounds like she's finally growing up. You guys can be really dim sometimes."
Serena gave Rei a grateful smile. At least someone seemed to be on her side. "Girls, today's a free day for everyone, right?"
"Right," they all said.
"Well, I'm ready for a change, something new-" she was cut off by Mina's squeal.
"Shopping! Oh, can we go Serena, Please, please, PLEASE?"
Serena sighed, "Can I finish?" Mina quieted down. "We're going to the mall."
They plan to meet at the main entrance in 2 hours.
Serena turned her comm off, her phone and machine back on, and goes to get dressed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The girls are calmly waiting as Serena careens around the corner towards them, late.
Damn it, Meatball Head!" Rei shouted, exasperated as always by Serena's chronic lateness. "This was your idea, the least that you could have done was be on time!"
"I'm working on it, Pyro," Serena muttered. She looked up at the girls' outfits. Ami had on a light blue sundress, Lita had on flare blue jeans and a green tank top, Rei had on a red shirt and khaki capris, and Mina wore a short jean skirt and a white tank top.
Then she looked down at her own outfit, a blue blouse with a frilly pink skirt.
Dear God in Heaven, Even Ami, the shyest, looked older than she!
"Anyway," she continued, "Like I said, I'm ready for a change. I'm sick of all these cutesy clothes I have. It's almost summer; next year we'll be in high school, and I'm still wearing the same clothes I wore when I was 12. I want a change."
"All right!" Mina jumped up into the air, flashing her 'V'. "Does this mean you'll be getting rid of those crazy meatballs?"
(Z: Why did she say that?)
"I'm going to pretend that I didn't just hear you insult my hairstyle, Mina," Serena said quietly. "It's a royal hairstyle, jealous?"
"Oh my God!" Rei said, with a frown. "Guess I spoke too soon about you growing up. Listen Meatball Head," she used the name on purpose, "If you want us to stop teasing you then just say so. Y'know, there is a difference between having a backbone and being a bitch."
"Whatever would I do without you, Rei?" Serena asked dryly. "Why don't we start shopping, I have to be home for dinner at 8."
The girls set out, with a subdued Mina and a smiling Rei.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
4 hours later, the five girls walked out of the mall, excited. Serena was wearing one of her new outfits, a pink tank top and tight (really, really tight) black capris.
"That was so much fun," she said with a smile. All of her friends smiled back, happy and revved up from the day.
"Did you see that cashier?" Lita asked. "He looks just like-"
"My old boyfriend," the other four joined in.
Some things will never change.
"Why didn't you buy more clothes, Serena?" Ami asked. They had dropped her off at the bookstore about halfway through.
"We'll, we didn't have a whole day to shop and I don't have much money on me right now," Serena said. "I get paid my allowance next week, until then I can mix and match."
"Serena, let me take your picture right quick," Rei said. They had brought a disposable camera to take before and after shots of Serena. Snapping a few, she said, "I don't know about the rest of you but I don't feel like going home just yet. Tell you what, Serena still has 3 hours before she has to be home. Let all go to the arcade and pig, my treat." "
"You mean, ruin our dinners" Serena said with a mock horrified look on her face.
Rei grinned, "Hey free food, I wouldn't turn it down."
"WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!," Serena yelled. "LET'S GO!"
Some things really never will change.
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