A/N: So very sorry for time lapse. Procrastination came and bit me in the
ass. I think I should explain about truth or lunch. It's like truth or
dare, but if you don't answer your question, you have to bring lunch for
everybody the next day. I used to play it all the time in high school (I'm
making it sound like that was 20 years ago). This title is from Alison
Krauss and Union Station.
SHOUTOUTS:
Mainia-girl2002: I aim to please. If your guy wants to get in touch with you, I'm telling you, unplug your phone. You won't get peace until you do. Your reviews just make me feel 100% better about myself!
kirei*snow*tenshi : Thanks.
Soul 141:Just an observation. But what did you think of the chapter?
Rini: Compared to the caffeine in coffee, hot chocolate doesn't have any.
Just a teem: I just love the outers, so much attitude.
Joyce: Here it is.
Disclaimer: I hate the way that the remind us that we do not own Sailor Moon, and don't have a snowball's chance in hell to.
If ifs were fifths, we'd all be drunk.
Coming Into Her Own
Chapter 5- A New Favorite?
'It's Monday morning, wonderful', Serena thought, the victim of broken sleep. She actually managed to get out of the house on time today. 'Great,' she continued, '2 more weeks of school, and I decide to start waking up on time.'
As she dragged herself into the front gates of school, she noticed that everyone in the schoolyard had stopped to stare at her. Understandably, she freaked out and hurried inside. In the classroom, Serena's on time appearance caused a rerun of the reaction outside.
"Golly, Serena. Did hell freeze over?" Molly asked.
Serena frowned. "Thanks for your support. Such a friend."
"Okay, class. Roll Call!" Ms. Haruna called out as she swept in. Going down the roll, she skipped Serena's name. At the end, she finally called, "Tsukino?"
"Right here, Ms. Haruna. You skipped me," Serena calmly sat in her chair grinning at the look on the teacher's face.
Ms. Haruna was trying not to have a heart attack.
Really trying.
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At lunch, Serena's never before seen timeliness was the talk of school. She saw people pointing and giggling. Finally spotting Lita and Ami, she moved towards their picnic table
"Man, you'd think they'd at least be a little less obvious when talking about someone," she muttered, disgusted. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm. "Excuse --" she trailed off as she turned to see who had grabbed her.
"Hey, remember me?" Seiya asked.
"How could I forget. It's not everyday your ex-boyfriend causes a scene. Seiya, right?" she smiled.
"Right. So, ummm. . . how are you doing?" he asked, obscenely overjoyed that she remembered his name.
"Fine, I didn't know you went to this school."
"We just got here. They wouldn't put us in high school until we passed the exams, so. . . " he trailed off. "The night we met was our first in Tokyo."
"Really? So where's your brothers?" she frowned, remembering how they had behaved the last time she had met them.
"Oh, they're around here somewhere," he said. "Wait, would you like to go out today?" he asked, trying to make it sound casual.
"What?" Serena wasn't sure she had heard him right.
"We could use a guide to Tokyo," he added. 'Nice save,' he thought.
"It's Monday, I don't know if that's a good idea," she said.
"Oh, come on. You can show me the best places to go and dinner's on me," he pleaded. "You don't have to show me everything today. I promise I won't keep you out that late."
"Fine. Why not?" she agreed. 'It's not like there's a scout meeting today,' she added mentally.
"Taiki, Yaten," Seiya shouted to his brothers to get their attention as he saw them pass. "Over here." When they were next to him, Seiya said, "Guys, remember Serena?"
"Hello," Taiki said.
"Hey, what's up?" Yaten chimed in.
It wasn't friendly, but it was better than their rudeness the first time they met. "Hey," Serena said. Eager to get away from Seiya's brothers, she said, "Well guys, I've got to go and eat lunch. But I'll see you later." She waved bye as she got the hell out of dodge.
The three watched her walk away.
"Seiya, what are you doing," Yaten questioned. "We're here for a reason. It wouldn't speak well of you to forget that."
"I know," Seiya murmured absentmindedly. "It's just . . . "
"Just what?" Taiki asked.
Seiya smiled, "She intrigues me."
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"Serena, who were those new guys?" Lita asked.
"How do you know he's new?" Serena teased her.
"Anybody that looks as good as those three do not go unnoticed here," Lita said with a superior smile.
"Is that all you think about, Lita?" Serena asked her.
"Let's count our blessings," Ami said with a grin. "Imagine if Mina was here. Does the word STAMPEDE mean anything to you?"
Molly and Melvin's sudden appearance put Lita's evil response on hold.
"Hey Serena," Melvin said, sitting down. "Who are the new guys?"
"I'll think I'll save this for Truth or Lunch," Serena said. "That way you guys can't ask me any embarrassing questions. 'Cause I've got news!"
"Serena goes first!" Ami, Lita, Molly and Melvin sang out in unison, ready to dish the dirt.
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"I'm so ready for a nap," Serena wails. After lunch she tripped down the stairs in front of half the school. And if that wasn't bad enough, she fell asleep in class only to be awakened by her loving Ms. Haruna.
"Serena!" Seiya's deep voice called out. He was smiling and walking towards her.
"Hey! Where's your brothers?" she asked.
"They had something to do," he said. 'Yeah, go home,' he finished in his head. "So it's just you and me. Shall we go?" He held his arm out.
Serena ignored it. Unfortunately, when she took her first step she tripped.
Seiya quickly caught her. "Watch out now!"
"Nice reflexes," she laughed, taking the offered arm this time.
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"Serena . . ." Darien said watching the two go off into the bright afternoon. His mind started reeling with questions and his stomach in his throat. All he did now besides school and work was watch Serena. Everywhere, whenever he had spare time. He would even watch her sleep sometimes.
And everyday he missed her more.
When she took Seiya's arm, Darien's heart nearly stopped. When she laughed he wanted to bang his head against the brick wall he was leaning on.
"Serena . . ." he said in an anguished whisper. "Have I lost you?"
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SHOUTOUTS:
Mainia-girl2002: I aim to please. If your guy wants to get in touch with you, I'm telling you, unplug your phone. You won't get peace until you do. Your reviews just make me feel 100% better about myself!
kirei*snow*tenshi : Thanks.
Soul 141:Just an observation. But what did you think of the chapter?
Rini: Compared to the caffeine in coffee, hot chocolate doesn't have any.
Just a teem: I just love the outers, so much attitude.
Joyce: Here it is.
Disclaimer: I hate the way that the remind us that we do not own Sailor Moon, and don't have a snowball's chance in hell to.
If ifs were fifths, we'd all be drunk.
Coming Into Her Own
Chapter 5- A New Favorite?
'It's Monday morning, wonderful', Serena thought, the victim of broken sleep. She actually managed to get out of the house on time today. 'Great,' she continued, '2 more weeks of school, and I decide to start waking up on time.'
As she dragged herself into the front gates of school, she noticed that everyone in the schoolyard had stopped to stare at her. Understandably, she freaked out and hurried inside. In the classroom, Serena's on time appearance caused a rerun of the reaction outside.
"Golly, Serena. Did hell freeze over?" Molly asked.
Serena frowned. "Thanks for your support. Such a friend."
"Okay, class. Roll Call!" Ms. Haruna called out as she swept in. Going down the roll, she skipped Serena's name. At the end, she finally called, "Tsukino?"
"Right here, Ms. Haruna. You skipped me," Serena calmly sat in her chair grinning at the look on the teacher's face.
Ms. Haruna was trying not to have a heart attack.
Really trying.
*********************************************************************
At lunch, Serena's never before seen timeliness was the talk of school. She saw people pointing and giggling. Finally spotting Lita and Ami, she moved towards their picnic table
"Man, you'd think they'd at least be a little less obvious when talking about someone," she muttered, disgusted. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm. "Excuse --" she trailed off as she turned to see who had grabbed her.
"Hey, remember me?" Seiya asked.
"How could I forget. It's not everyday your ex-boyfriend causes a scene. Seiya, right?" she smiled.
"Right. So, ummm. . . how are you doing?" he asked, obscenely overjoyed that she remembered his name.
"Fine, I didn't know you went to this school."
"We just got here. They wouldn't put us in high school until we passed the exams, so. . . " he trailed off. "The night we met was our first in Tokyo."
"Really? So where's your brothers?" she frowned, remembering how they had behaved the last time she had met them.
"Oh, they're around here somewhere," he said. "Wait, would you like to go out today?" he asked, trying to make it sound casual.
"What?" Serena wasn't sure she had heard him right.
"We could use a guide to Tokyo," he added. 'Nice save,' he thought.
"It's Monday, I don't know if that's a good idea," she said.
"Oh, come on. You can show me the best places to go and dinner's on me," he pleaded. "You don't have to show me everything today. I promise I won't keep you out that late."
"Fine. Why not?" she agreed. 'It's not like there's a scout meeting today,' she added mentally.
"Taiki, Yaten," Seiya shouted to his brothers to get their attention as he saw them pass. "Over here." When they were next to him, Seiya said, "Guys, remember Serena?"
"Hello," Taiki said.
"Hey, what's up?" Yaten chimed in.
It wasn't friendly, but it was better than their rudeness the first time they met. "Hey," Serena said. Eager to get away from Seiya's brothers, she said, "Well guys, I've got to go and eat lunch. But I'll see you later." She waved bye as she got the hell out of dodge.
The three watched her walk away.
"Seiya, what are you doing," Yaten questioned. "We're here for a reason. It wouldn't speak well of you to forget that."
"I know," Seiya murmured absentmindedly. "It's just . . . "
"Just what?" Taiki asked.
Seiya smiled, "She intrigues me."
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"Serena, who were those new guys?" Lita asked.
"How do you know he's new?" Serena teased her.
"Anybody that looks as good as those three do not go unnoticed here," Lita said with a superior smile.
"Is that all you think about, Lita?" Serena asked her.
"Let's count our blessings," Ami said with a grin. "Imagine if Mina was here. Does the word STAMPEDE mean anything to you?"
Molly and Melvin's sudden appearance put Lita's evil response on hold.
"Hey Serena," Melvin said, sitting down. "Who are the new guys?"
"I'll think I'll save this for Truth or Lunch," Serena said. "That way you guys can't ask me any embarrassing questions. 'Cause I've got news!"
"Serena goes first!" Ami, Lita, Molly and Melvin sang out in unison, ready to dish the dirt.
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"I'm so ready for a nap," Serena wails. After lunch she tripped down the stairs in front of half the school. And if that wasn't bad enough, she fell asleep in class only to be awakened by her loving Ms. Haruna.
"Serena!" Seiya's deep voice called out. He was smiling and walking towards her.
"Hey! Where's your brothers?" she asked.
"They had something to do," he said. 'Yeah, go home,' he finished in his head. "So it's just you and me. Shall we go?" He held his arm out.
Serena ignored it. Unfortunately, when she took her first step she tripped.
Seiya quickly caught her. "Watch out now!"
"Nice reflexes," she laughed, taking the offered arm this time.
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"Serena . . ." Darien said watching the two go off into the bright afternoon. His mind started reeling with questions and his stomach in his throat. All he did now besides school and work was watch Serena. Everywhere, whenever he had spare time. He would even watch her sleep sometimes.
And everyday he missed her more.
When she took Seiya's arm, Darien's heart nearly stopped. When she laughed he wanted to bang his head against the brick wall he was leaning on.
"Serena . . ." he said in an anguished whisper. "Have I lost you?"
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