Storm Warning
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews; keep them up!
Chapter 2— Know That And Never Forget
Last day at Juuban Junior High, Serena realised as she gazed around the campus. Last day for a very long time if she was successful with her music, which all the producers definitely thought she would be. But Serena tried not to let her hopes climb too far. Realistically, she knew she could be just a one-hit wonder, or fail to sell many copies of her single at all. So she had to bear this in mind.
Still, her instincts told her that this would be the last school day she'd ever have. As Serena's instincts were extremely accurate most of the time, she couldn't help but feel her dreams sneak just one step closer. A smile adorned her lovely face. Though she would miss the friends she had here, she would not miss the classes, or the lectures or the detentions. Definitely not! She had better things to do now than sit in a classroom after school hours gazing out the window on detention. It was slack thinking, Serena knew, but hey, this was a good way to finish school if you could get it!
Now Molly Baker, Serena's best friend, put her arm around Serena. "Ya know, I'm gonna miss you, Sere," she said in her Brooklyn accent, sighing. Her short red hair blew all over the place in the sudden gust of wind. Her eyes misted over. "Promise to keep in touch?"
"Oh, Mol. Of course I will," Serena said and threw her arms around the girl. "You're my best friend! I'd never dismiss you. Never ever."
"See if you think the same when you're a star," Molly said half-seriously.
"Come on, Mol. Don't think things like that." Serena shook her a little. "Where's the trust you always say you have in me? Use it. I promise I won't abandon you! Anyway. Who says I'm going to be a star?"
"It's written all over you, Serena," Molly insisted. "You're beautiful, you're loving and caring and you're not in it for the money. You have an amazing voice and you're using it to make people happy, not to earn bucks from. I'm proud of you. Just don't you dare forget me!" She half-laughed and half-sobbed, burying her head in Serena's shoulder.
"I'd never," Serena said simply. "I trust you to believe in me."
"Hey, Sere, your ride is here," came a deep sexy voice that belonged to the most sought-after male by teenage girls in the district. Darien was there, the bike rumbling outside the school gates. "Fear no more."
Happily laughing, Serena bounced over to her love and threw herself into his waiting arms. "What have I got to be scared about, you big goof?" Squeezing him tight, she titled her face up for a kiss and murmured; "See if I forget about YOU when I'm famous."
Confused, Darien said, "Huh?"
"Oh, nothing." Serena giggled to herself. "Molly thinks I'll neglect her when I am rich and famous is all." She turned to smile warmly at Molly.
"Oh, rubbish," Darien growled, pulling Molly into a hug also. "You really think that of Serena?"
Molly smiled, her cheeks going red. It was no secret, not even to Serena, that she thought Darien was completely beautiful. "No, but I just get paranoid when I think of Serena leaving and going off and becoming all famous and not having any time for us back home."
Serena softened even more. "I'll always have time for my true friends." She said this pointedly, despite the gentle look on her face. The girls that had been clustered around the music room door when Serena was singing all looked away.
"That's telling them," Molly said joyously.
"Uh-huh." Serena took a deep breath. "Well, I've gotta go now, Mol."
Looking sad, Molly replied, "I understand. Hey Sere?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you lots, okay?" Tears trickled down Molly's cheeks as she said it.
"Oh, don't cry!" Serena rushed over to her best friend and grabbed her in a big bear hug, but Molly's tears were infectious. Soon both girls were crying. After a few minutes they pulled apart. "Listen Mol, you can still call all the time. You have my cell number. And I'll still have time for you. Okay? Never doubt me."
"Okay." Molly wiped away her tears. "I'll call you tomorrow night. To ask how the recording went."
"Uh-huh. Bye, Mol!" Serena hopped on Darien's motorbike, covering her fair- haired head with the helmet Darien reserved just for her.
Molly waved forlornly. "Bye, Serena."
***
"Oh, I'm totally wiped," Serena said as she collapsed onto the sofa in Darien's lounge room. As he lived closer to the recording studio than her family did, the rush decision had been made for her to move in with her boyfriend the night before, and Darien had readily accepted the proposal.
Darien sat by her feet, gently massaging them. "I'll cuddle you better tonight."
A shiver of pleasure zipped up Serena's spine. "Mm. I like the sound of that." She and Darien were going to share his bed, as there wasn't any room for hers in his apartment. Her parents had not been overly excited about the idea, but Darien had assured them that no funny business would be going on. Since her parents loved Darien like a son, they had grudgingly taken his word for it.
"I can't lie... I do as well," Darien laughed. "Hey. I love you, Sere."
A rush of warm, fuzzy feelings enveloped Serena. "I love you too, muffin."
"You are going to take the world by storm," Darien predicted. "And I'll be supporting you every second of the way, even if I'm not there physically, Serena. Know that, and never forget." He sat beside her and took her into his devoted arms, nestling his handsome face into her hair. "I'm so proud of you, my meatball head."
"Oh, Darien," Serena whispered, a blush on her face. She knew that he could be romantic, but she never would have dreamed he could be this passionate! "Thank you. That means more than anything in this world to me."
"Glad to hear it," Darien murmured. "Now, time for bed. We've got an early start tomorrow."
"Right you are." Serena saluted him, and then laughed as he carried her all the way into bed.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews; keep them up!
Chapter 2— Know That And Never Forget
Last day at Juuban Junior High, Serena realised as she gazed around the campus. Last day for a very long time if she was successful with her music, which all the producers definitely thought she would be. But Serena tried not to let her hopes climb too far. Realistically, she knew she could be just a one-hit wonder, or fail to sell many copies of her single at all. So she had to bear this in mind.
Still, her instincts told her that this would be the last school day she'd ever have. As Serena's instincts were extremely accurate most of the time, she couldn't help but feel her dreams sneak just one step closer. A smile adorned her lovely face. Though she would miss the friends she had here, she would not miss the classes, or the lectures or the detentions. Definitely not! She had better things to do now than sit in a classroom after school hours gazing out the window on detention. It was slack thinking, Serena knew, but hey, this was a good way to finish school if you could get it!
Now Molly Baker, Serena's best friend, put her arm around Serena. "Ya know, I'm gonna miss you, Sere," she said in her Brooklyn accent, sighing. Her short red hair blew all over the place in the sudden gust of wind. Her eyes misted over. "Promise to keep in touch?"
"Oh, Mol. Of course I will," Serena said and threw her arms around the girl. "You're my best friend! I'd never dismiss you. Never ever."
"See if you think the same when you're a star," Molly said half-seriously.
"Come on, Mol. Don't think things like that." Serena shook her a little. "Where's the trust you always say you have in me? Use it. I promise I won't abandon you! Anyway. Who says I'm going to be a star?"
"It's written all over you, Serena," Molly insisted. "You're beautiful, you're loving and caring and you're not in it for the money. You have an amazing voice and you're using it to make people happy, not to earn bucks from. I'm proud of you. Just don't you dare forget me!" She half-laughed and half-sobbed, burying her head in Serena's shoulder.
"I'd never," Serena said simply. "I trust you to believe in me."
"Hey, Sere, your ride is here," came a deep sexy voice that belonged to the most sought-after male by teenage girls in the district. Darien was there, the bike rumbling outside the school gates. "Fear no more."
Happily laughing, Serena bounced over to her love and threw herself into his waiting arms. "What have I got to be scared about, you big goof?" Squeezing him tight, she titled her face up for a kiss and murmured; "See if I forget about YOU when I'm famous."
Confused, Darien said, "Huh?"
"Oh, nothing." Serena giggled to herself. "Molly thinks I'll neglect her when I am rich and famous is all." She turned to smile warmly at Molly.
"Oh, rubbish," Darien growled, pulling Molly into a hug also. "You really think that of Serena?"
Molly smiled, her cheeks going red. It was no secret, not even to Serena, that she thought Darien was completely beautiful. "No, but I just get paranoid when I think of Serena leaving and going off and becoming all famous and not having any time for us back home."
Serena softened even more. "I'll always have time for my true friends." She said this pointedly, despite the gentle look on her face. The girls that had been clustered around the music room door when Serena was singing all looked away.
"That's telling them," Molly said joyously.
"Uh-huh." Serena took a deep breath. "Well, I've gotta go now, Mol."
Looking sad, Molly replied, "I understand. Hey Sere?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you lots, okay?" Tears trickled down Molly's cheeks as she said it.
"Oh, don't cry!" Serena rushed over to her best friend and grabbed her in a big bear hug, but Molly's tears were infectious. Soon both girls were crying. After a few minutes they pulled apart. "Listen Mol, you can still call all the time. You have my cell number. And I'll still have time for you. Okay? Never doubt me."
"Okay." Molly wiped away her tears. "I'll call you tomorrow night. To ask how the recording went."
"Uh-huh. Bye, Mol!" Serena hopped on Darien's motorbike, covering her fair- haired head with the helmet Darien reserved just for her.
Molly waved forlornly. "Bye, Serena."
***
"Oh, I'm totally wiped," Serena said as she collapsed onto the sofa in Darien's lounge room. As he lived closer to the recording studio than her family did, the rush decision had been made for her to move in with her boyfriend the night before, and Darien had readily accepted the proposal.
Darien sat by her feet, gently massaging them. "I'll cuddle you better tonight."
A shiver of pleasure zipped up Serena's spine. "Mm. I like the sound of that." She and Darien were going to share his bed, as there wasn't any room for hers in his apartment. Her parents had not been overly excited about the idea, but Darien had assured them that no funny business would be going on. Since her parents loved Darien like a son, they had grudgingly taken his word for it.
"I can't lie... I do as well," Darien laughed. "Hey. I love you, Sere."
A rush of warm, fuzzy feelings enveloped Serena. "I love you too, muffin."
"You are going to take the world by storm," Darien predicted. "And I'll be supporting you every second of the way, even if I'm not there physically, Serena. Know that, and never forget." He sat beside her and took her into his devoted arms, nestling his handsome face into her hair. "I'm so proud of you, my meatball head."
"Oh, Darien," Serena whispered, a blush on her face. She knew that he could be romantic, but she never would have dreamed he could be this passionate! "Thank you. That means more than anything in this world to me."
"Glad to hear it," Darien murmured. "Now, time for bed. We've got an early start tomorrow."
"Right you are." Serena saluted him, and then laughed as he carried her all the way into bed.
