Destiny Can Seem So Wrong
1- Beautiful Wallflower
"Serena, no. You're not using the Luna Pen for this!"
Serena Tsukino lowered her expressive blue eyes to look at her guardian cat. "Luna!" she wailed. "I've looked all over for the perfect dress for this ball, and I couldn't find one! Now you're telling me I'm not allowed to create one instead?"
Luna shook her head adamantly. "The Luna Pen is for Sailor business, Serena. How many times have I had to tell you that?" The cat purposefully ignored the look of pleading innocence the girl gave her. "Serena, no!"
Dejectedly, Serena sat on her bed. "Luna, I'm the only Scout that's going without a date! I have to at least look better than the rest of them if I don't have a guy to share the dance with," she wailed into a soft white pillow. "That's Sailor business, right? They all have dates and I don't!"
Luna jumped up onto the bed. "Serena, you know that's not an excuse."
"Nobody cares about me!" Serena continued to bemoan. "My own cat doesn't even want me to look good so I can find true love."
"And what are the chances of you finding true love at one ball, Serena? Almost nil." Luna was beginning to soften, and Serena predictably pounced on her.
"Luna, I know you care about me, so please, please, can I use the Disguise Pen just this one time? Just for this one dance?" Serena begged melodramatically, putting her arms around Luna and staring hopefully into the cat's dark eyes.
Significantly weakened by Serena's speech. Luna stammered, "W-well."
"Luna, even you have a guy! You have Artemis. Raye's going with some guy called Darien, Amy's going with Greg, Lita's going with Freddy- they got back together- and Mina's going with Andrew from the arcade 'cause Rita couldn't make it. I'm the only one without someone to love," wailed Serena again, her eyes filling up and then spilling over.
"Serena, Mina and Andrew aren't even in love," Luna tried to soothe Serena quickly.
"But she's still got someone to dance with," Serena bawled.
Luna sighed. "All right! You can use the Luna Pen to make a dress just this one time, Serena, and then only when I tell you are you to use it again. Got it?" she said firmly.
Serena immediately bounced up out of her depressive self-wallowing and squeezed Luna. "Luna, thank you!"
"But remember what I said," Luna added.
"Yeah, yeah," Serena said, barely having half an ear for poor Luna at that moment. "Disguise Power! Turn me into a beautiful wallflower!" The pen worked its cosmic magic, and in a few short seconds, Serena stood in the centre of her pink-and-white bedroom, wearing a long, flowing red dress. It was an off-the-shoulder cut with a gentle scooping neckline and soft glittery material. Her blonde hair, normally in two meatball-topped ponytails, had been pulled back with sparkling barrettes, long and flowing past her knees. A touch of shimmering lip-gloss and a little blush on her cheeks had given her a gorgeous, princess-like appearance.
Luna smiled. "Serena, you look lovely," she said, and meant it.
"Hey, if I wanted to I could go as Princess Serena!" Serena said suddenly.
"No you couldn't, Serena, and you know it," Luna rebuked her.
Serena sagged a little. "I wish I had the poise and grace of a princess right now though. What if I make a fool of myself? Luna, you know how clumsy I am!" she said in horror.
Luna heaved a sigh. "Serena, just be content with what the pen gave you." She settled onto the bed comfortably. "Now off you go. You don't want to be late, Serena."
"You're not coming?" Serena grasped the Disguise Pen in her handbag hopefully. "You mean I get to have fun for once, all on my own?"
"Artemis and I will be around, but you won't even know we're there," Luna promised. "Now go. You're going to make your father impatient if you keep him waiting in the car any longer."
Serena smiled. "Okay! See you, Luna," she called out to the cat and she raced down the stairs, almost breaking her neck in the red platforms she wore. Miraculously, she didn't fall over, and praised herself for it. She certainly didn't want to ruin the dress that had taken her so long to acquire, after all. She intended to take very good care of it while she had it just to show Luna she could be just as responsible as the other Scouts.
She smiled at her mother. "Bye Mom!"
"Oh, Serena, what a lovely dress," her mother said in surprise. "Where did you get that? I hope you didn't charge it on my credit card like you did with the last party dress you got!"
"No, no," Serena hurried to say. "Uh-a friend lent it to me."
"How nice of her," Serena's mother marvelled. "In that case, you be sure to take very good care of it, Serena. I'm not going to pay for the dress if you happen to ruin it, all right, dear?"
Serena poked her lower lip out. "Why would you say I might ruin it?"
"Because I know just how clumsy you can be, dear. I'm sorry if I offended you. Now go on. Dad's waiting in the car and he's been there for ten minutes. Have a great time!"
"Oh! Ah. I sure will," Serena said, smiling innocently. She couldn't wait to get there and blow all her fellow Sailor Scouts away- and find true love while she was at it!
Serena's dad widened his eyes as he saw a beautiful girl make her way out the front door. He couldn't believe his eyes when he realised that was truly his daughter, Serena. "S-serena?" he stuttered.
"Yes?" Serena worked hard on getting into the car elegantly.
"You look great," her father praised her. "Let's go or you'll be late."
On the way to the ball, Serena closed her eyes and allowed a small smile to rest on her lips. She wondered what kind of hunky guys she'd find tonight- and hoped that at least one of the ones she found would be single. But if not, she could always use her amazing looks to her advantage tonight, she thought sneakily. She sure would show that awful Raye Hino just how devastating she could be. Raye wouldn't believe her eyes!
The car stopped with a jerk and Serena's dad turned to face his daughter. "Have fun tonight, Serena, but don't get into any trouble. I don't want you dancing with any older boys or anyone you don't know, and if anyone gives you any trouble, you come and tell me-"
"Yeah, sure, Dad," Serena said quickly. "I promise I'll be careful." She didn't, however, intend to stay away from older boys or boys she didn't know, because the whole point of tonight was to find someone to love. If she stayed away from such a big portion of guys tonight, her chances of finding love would be severely limited.
"Good girl. Bye, now," her dad said fondly.
"Bye, Dad,' Serena said, scarcely noticing that he had driven off already. She was staring at the eloquent double doors of the hall the dance was to be held in, psyching herself up for the night ahead.
She smiled. I know I'm going to find love tonight, I just know it, she thought with anticipation. In her heart she could feel that there was someone waiting just for her, and she was determined to find him!
1- Beautiful Wallflower
"Serena, no. You're not using the Luna Pen for this!"
Serena Tsukino lowered her expressive blue eyes to look at her guardian cat. "Luna!" she wailed. "I've looked all over for the perfect dress for this ball, and I couldn't find one! Now you're telling me I'm not allowed to create one instead?"
Luna shook her head adamantly. "The Luna Pen is for Sailor business, Serena. How many times have I had to tell you that?" The cat purposefully ignored the look of pleading innocence the girl gave her. "Serena, no!"
Dejectedly, Serena sat on her bed. "Luna, I'm the only Scout that's going without a date! I have to at least look better than the rest of them if I don't have a guy to share the dance with," she wailed into a soft white pillow. "That's Sailor business, right? They all have dates and I don't!"
Luna jumped up onto the bed. "Serena, you know that's not an excuse."
"Nobody cares about me!" Serena continued to bemoan. "My own cat doesn't even want me to look good so I can find true love."
"And what are the chances of you finding true love at one ball, Serena? Almost nil." Luna was beginning to soften, and Serena predictably pounced on her.
"Luna, I know you care about me, so please, please, can I use the Disguise Pen just this one time? Just for this one dance?" Serena begged melodramatically, putting her arms around Luna and staring hopefully into the cat's dark eyes.
Significantly weakened by Serena's speech. Luna stammered, "W-well."
"Luna, even you have a guy! You have Artemis. Raye's going with some guy called Darien, Amy's going with Greg, Lita's going with Freddy- they got back together- and Mina's going with Andrew from the arcade 'cause Rita couldn't make it. I'm the only one without someone to love," wailed Serena again, her eyes filling up and then spilling over.
"Serena, Mina and Andrew aren't even in love," Luna tried to soothe Serena quickly.
"But she's still got someone to dance with," Serena bawled.
Luna sighed. "All right! You can use the Luna Pen to make a dress just this one time, Serena, and then only when I tell you are you to use it again. Got it?" she said firmly.
Serena immediately bounced up out of her depressive self-wallowing and squeezed Luna. "Luna, thank you!"
"But remember what I said," Luna added.
"Yeah, yeah," Serena said, barely having half an ear for poor Luna at that moment. "Disguise Power! Turn me into a beautiful wallflower!" The pen worked its cosmic magic, and in a few short seconds, Serena stood in the centre of her pink-and-white bedroom, wearing a long, flowing red dress. It was an off-the-shoulder cut with a gentle scooping neckline and soft glittery material. Her blonde hair, normally in two meatball-topped ponytails, had been pulled back with sparkling barrettes, long and flowing past her knees. A touch of shimmering lip-gloss and a little blush on her cheeks had given her a gorgeous, princess-like appearance.
Luna smiled. "Serena, you look lovely," she said, and meant it.
"Hey, if I wanted to I could go as Princess Serena!" Serena said suddenly.
"No you couldn't, Serena, and you know it," Luna rebuked her.
Serena sagged a little. "I wish I had the poise and grace of a princess right now though. What if I make a fool of myself? Luna, you know how clumsy I am!" she said in horror.
Luna heaved a sigh. "Serena, just be content with what the pen gave you." She settled onto the bed comfortably. "Now off you go. You don't want to be late, Serena."
"You're not coming?" Serena grasped the Disguise Pen in her handbag hopefully. "You mean I get to have fun for once, all on my own?"
"Artemis and I will be around, but you won't even know we're there," Luna promised. "Now go. You're going to make your father impatient if you keep him waiting in the car any longer."
Serena smiled. "Okay! See you, Luna," she called out to the cat and she raced down the stairs, almost breaking her neck in the red platforms she wore. Miraculously, she didn't fall over, and praised herself for it. She certainly didn't want to ruin the dress that had taken her so long to acquire, after all. She intended to take very good care of it while she had it just to show Luna she could be just as responsible as the other Scouts.
She smiled at her mother. "Bye Mom!"
"Oh, Serena, what a lovely dress," her mother said in surprise. "Where did you get that? I hope you didn't charge it on my credit card like you did with the last party dress you got!"
"No, no," Serena hurried to say. "Uh-a friend lent it to me."
"How nice of her," Serena's mother marvelled. "In that case, you be sure to take very good care of it, Serena. I'm not going to pay for the dress if you happen to ruin it, all right, dear?"
Serena poked her lower lip out. "Why would you say I might ruin it?"
"Because I know just how clumsy you can be, dear. I'm sorry if I offended you. Now go on. Dad's waiting in the car and he's been there for ten minutes. Have a great time!"
"Oh! Ah. I sure will," Serena said, smiling innocently. She couldn't wait to get there and blow all her fellow Sailor Scouts away- and find true love while she was at it!
Serena's dad widened his eyes as he saw a beautiful girl make her way out the front door. He couldn't believe his eyes when he realised that was truly his daughter, Serena. "S-serena?" he stuttered.
"Yes?" Serena worked hard on getting into the car elegantly.
"You look great," her father praised her. "Let's go or you'll be late."
On the way to the ball, Serena closed her eyes and allowed a small smile to rest on her lips. She wondered what kind of hunky guys she'd find tonight- and hoped that at least one of the ones she found would be single. But if not, she could always use her amazing looks to her advantage tonight, she thought sneakily. She sure would show that awful Raye Hino just how devastating she could be. Raye wouldn't believe her eyes!
The car stopped with a jerk and Serena's dad turned to face his daughter. "Have fun tonight, Serena, but don't get into any trouble. I don't want you dancing with any older boys or anyone you don't know, and if anyone gives you any trouble, you come and tell me-"
"Yeah, sure, Dad," Serena said quickly. "I promise I'll be careful." She didn't, however, intend to stay away from older boys or boys she didn't know, because the whole point of tonight was to find someone to love. If she stayed away from such a big portion of guys tonight, her chances of finding love would be severely limited.
"Good girl. Bye, now," her dad said fondly.
"Bye, Dad,' Serena said, scarcely noticing that he had driven off already. She was staring at the eloquent double doors of the hall the dance was to be held in, psyching herself up for the night ahead.
She smiled. I know I'm going to find love tonight, I just know it, she thought with anticipation. In her heart she could feel that there was someone waiting just for her, and she was determined to find him!
