The Wounded
By Blue Spyral
Rated: R
Authors note: Man I had major authors block...humph that sucked...
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon --
Lying down on her bed Serena stared at the ceiling. Loud music was playing, but she couldn't hear any of it. Her father was right outside the door passed out in front of the television, a bottle of Jack Daniels close by. It was 10 P.M and her mother wasn't home yet because she had to work over time at the hospital to support them. It was kind of ironic her working in a hospital. Women just like Serenity go there when they're fed up with it all and ready to look for help. All of her co workers new the signs but never knew something like that was happening right under their noses. Serena sighed; she wished she could talk to her mother right about now, or actually anybody. Serena constantly needed company, music or television because with only silence it left her mind to wonder. The only thing she dreaded more then her father was her memories. She was always thought of good times when she was alone. It would have been less painful if her father was always the way he was now but that wasn't the case. He was actually a great father, once upon a time...
Flashback
"Blow on it Daddy!" little Serena wailed as Jake cleaned a little scrape on her knee. Serena was learning how to ride her bike without training wheels and she was doing great for the first time, until she looked back and realized that her daddy wasn't holding her up anymore. The fall wasn't that bad but it was still enough to make her cry because of the stinging pain on her knee and the embarrassment of falling in front of her daddy.
Jake blew on the scrape as he continued to wipe the wound in alcohol. "It's okay Sweetie the pain will be gone in just a few." He said gently, still blowing. Jake couldn't be prouder of his daughter. She was doing great for her first time! He remembered the first time he tried to ride his bike without training wheels and it took him most of the day just to keep the bike upright for just a few minutes. 'My little baby is going to do great things. I could already tell!' Jake smiled at the thought. When he was finished he took out the bandages and held it out for her to choose. "Pick one Sailor Moon or Elmo?"
"Um," Serena tapped her lips with her index finger and looked up making it look like it was the biggest decision of her little life, "Sailor Moon!"
"Very good choose." Jake smiled at his daughter while gently putting the bandage on.
"...daddy?" Serena tapped her father on the shoulder to get his attention.
"Yes Sweetie?"
"I don't think I wanna learn how to ride my bike without training wheels no more," Serena looked down.
"Well why not?" Jake said taking hold of one of her little hands.
"It's too hard daddy!"
"Aw Sweetie one little fall doesn't mean you have to quit."
"I know but it hurdid"
"I don't think you should quit over such a little thing Serena, weren't you the one that asked me to teach you." Jake smiled when he saw her bob her head up and down. "Serena if you really want something you have to work hard for it. In life there will always be things trying to get in the way of what you want but if you work hard and keep at it you'll eventually succeed. Do you get what I'm saying?"
"ah uh" Serena mumbled giving her father a confused look. Ken laughed a bit and tried to think of saying it in a way a little child would understand.
"Oh um okay...hmm...Oh I know! Okay when Sailor Moon has to fight one of those monster thingys isn't she always afraid in the beginning?"
"Yes"
"But she doesn't let that get in her way of saving her friends does she?"
"No"
"See she doesn't let things like fear get in the way of her goals, can you be like a Sailor Moon for me Hun?"
"I dunno Daddy she has Tuxedo Mask and all the other scouts wif her."
"Well that why you have me!" Jake chuckled.
"Okay then if your gonna help me, I'll be like Sailor Moon!" Serena said standing up.
"Haha so come on lets get you back on that bike!" Jake said grabbing Serena and putting her up on his shoulders. He set her down when they reached her fallen bike and he picked it up. "I know you could do this Sweetie."
"Your gonna watch me right Daddy?" Serena said fear and hope etched in blue eyes of hers.
"Always," Jake said smiling warmly at Serena, "Okay are you ready?"
"Yep" Determined Serena got on her bike and started to peddle without loosing her balance. Jake watched on with pride for his daughter and almost started to tear up a little. He felt arms wrap around him and with out looking back held on to those arms.
"I thought Serena was the only one that watched Sailor Moon in this family." Serenity whispered in her husband's ear. Jake turned around to face his wife.
"I just can't help it Sere I love that show!" They laughed together.
"You're such a weirdo you know that?" Serenity teased.
"I remember a time when you said that, that was why you loved me." Jake pouted.
"I still do."
"I love you." Jake said while brushing away a stray lock of hair from her face.
"I love you too."
End Flashback
By now Serena was crying her heart out. Why couldn't her dad be like that anymore? He's changed so much and she didn't even see it coming. Serena heard her father yelling outside her door and knew that he had already woken up. She needed to get out of the house. She couldn't face him right now, it was just too hard. She got up from her bed and looked around. It seemed like her walls were going to close in on her. She climbed out window and just started to walk. If some one asked her to pin point exactly where everything started go wrong she wouldn't be able to answer them. She knew it started when her father lost his job. It had been a big change for them all. Serena's mother had to go back to work because Jake couldn't find a job. It was a real blow to his ego to. He's always been the one to support them and was confident enough in his own abilities to let his wife quit her job because he was sure he would always be able to support them. He thought he failed as a husband and a father. Serena and her mother never thought that though. They always used to look up to him and they tried to show him, but he never listened. He began to drink and go to bars late at night. At first it was once a week, then twice a week, and then to a point where he find himself getting drunk everyday. At night he'd come home drunk and passed out near the door. Other nights he wouldn't even come home and Serena and her mother where left to worry about him.
Serena finally stopped moving her feet and looked up. She wasn't really surprised when she ended up in front on Crown. She often came there when she was afraid, sad, or alone. It was kind of like her sanctuary. She wasn't really old enough to work but since she was really good friends with Andrew he trusted her enough to work there. She wiped at her tears not wanting Andrew to know she's been crying again. Andrew was the only one that knew about Serena's situation, but he never said anything. He respected Serena's wishes to keep it on the down low but pleaded with her almost every day to get help. Serena opened the door and as usual no one was there. Only a certain ebony haired man hunched over a rather think book can be spotted.
"Hey..." Serena greeted Darien. Darien looked up from his book and smiled at her.
"Hey yourself. What are you doing here?" Darien questioned, he was the only one scheduled to work at this time. He walked around the counter to sit himself next to Serena. He looked closely and saw that her eyes were red and her face was slightly damp. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing really, I just wanted to talk to Andrew. Is he here?"
"Oh sorry he went out with that girl he's been flirting with all week." Darien said with a sigh.
"You don't look so happy about that, why?" Serena giggled, she was happy about it.
"He left me with the late shift and I have to study for a test." Darien shook his head.
"Aw come on it ain't that bad. Now you get to hang out with me!" Serena said happily.
"Lucky me," Was the sarcastic reply.
"Hey! You are lucky!" By now Serena forgot about her father. She never really got to talk to Darien, besides that one time when they bumped into each other. She was always happy when she got to meet new people. She couldn't help it, she was a people person.
"I think I'd be even luckier if I pass this test!"
"Dude its Friday!" Serena threw up her hands.
"Yea and?"
"There should be a law against that! Friday nights is supposed to be fun and exciting, they're times when you could just relax and hang with friends and watch movies."
"Yea Fridays are good for those kind of things. But answer me this, what kind of grades are YOU getting?" Darien said while crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it in Serena's face. Serena's face turned red from embarrassment and anger. She threw the paper back in his face and "humphed"
"Well I gotta C in math, but you got an F on having fun!" Serena crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Having fun class? Sorry missy but I don't go to any clown colleges. Maybe you should apply to one, hey maybe you'll even get a scholarship!" Darien laughed when he saw the angry look on her face.
"I can't believe you just said that!" Serena took the thick book from the counter and started to swing. "You're gonna be sorry once I'm done with you Darien! Feel my wrath!" Darien's eyes widened and screamed like a little girl. An angry Serena was a very VERY bad thing. "Come 'ere you little punk, I'll show you who's a clown!" The chase began Darien shot out of his chair and was quickly followed by Serena. Darien ran towards the dining area and tried putting chairs between them to trip her but it didn't work, she just jumped over them. So he dashed over to the backroom and closed the door behind him. Serena pushed as hard as could, "Darien you can't run from me!"
"Okay okay okay! I'm sorry don't hurt me!" Darien yelled over the door.
"Sorry isn't good enough!" Serena yelled back.
"What if I said I'll buy you a chocolate milkshake?" bribed Darien, praying to what ever God was up there that she wouldn't kill him.
"I'd say you're forgiven, but I want an extra large milkshake!" Serena said as she stopped pushing on the door.
"Sure whatever you want." Darien opened the door and smiled down at Serena.
Serena sat back down into the stool she was sitting on earlier and waited patiently for her milkshake Mamoru was still making. Once Darien was finished with it he walked over to Serena and set the milkshake down. "Here you go, an extra large double chocolate milkshake for the beautiful, the charming, the horrifying Serena Carter."
"Hey!" Serena indignantly snorted at him. "Horrifying? Please, I'm an angel."
"I didn't know there were angels were you came from." Darien teased.
"And just were do you think I came from hmm Darien?" She said as she shot him "the death glare" she learned from Mikey.
"Um hehehe what I meant was I didn't know there was such beautiful and smart angels in heaven." Darien smiled innocently.
"Aw you flatter me Darien." Serena said trying to act modest.
"Don't you know it!" Darien said blowing on his nails and wiping it on his shirt.
"Well tonight Darien you're gonna forget about that silly test and hang with me tonight!"
Darien thought for a second. Well he really did have to study for that test, but a whole night with Serena how could he pass that up? He was already having fun with her and he wanted to get to know her a little bit more. Plus he saw the way she looked when she first came in. It looked like she had been crying. Seeing her like that rubbed Darien the wrong way, and if failing a test was the price to pay for making Serena happy he would do it.
Author's note: YeeUP there you go! I don't think I'm really happy with this story though....But if you like it review Thanks to Sailor-Sara-Moon, Serena 79, EternalSenshi(thanks!), unspoiled rini, Karina, Sere&Dere, Nayton(even though I forced you to read this!!), and Kya
By Blue Spyral
Rated: R
Authors note: Man I had major authors block...humph that sucked...
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon --
Lying down on her bed Serena stared at the ceiling. Loud music was playing, but she couldn't hear any of it. Her father was right outside the door passed out in front of the television, a bottle of Jack Daniels close by. It was 10 P.M and her mother wasn't home yet because she had to work over time at the hospital to support them. It was kind of ironic her working in a hospital. Women just like Serenity go there when they're fed up with it all and ready to look for help. All of her co workers new the signs but never knew something like that was happening right under their noses. Serena sighed; she wished she could talk to her mother right about now, or actually anybody. Serena constantly needed company, music or television because with only silence it left her mind to wonder. The only thing she dreaded more then her father was her memories. She was always thought of good times when she was alone. It would have been less painful if her father was always the way he was now but that wasn't the case. He was actually a great father, once upon a time...
Flashback
"Blow on it Daddy!" little Serena wailed as Jake cleaned a little scrape on her knee. Serena was learning how to ride her bike without training wheels and she was doing great for the first time, until she looked back and realized that her daddy wasn't holding her up anymore. The fall wasn't that bad but it was still enough to make her cry because of the stinging pain on her knee and the embarrassment of falling in front of her daddy.
Jake blew on the scrape as he continued to wipe the wound in alcohol. "It's okay Sweetie the pain will be gone in just a few." He said gently, still blowing. Jake couldn't be prouder of his daughter. She was doing great for her first time! He remembered the first time he tried to ride his bike without training wheels and it took him most of the day just to keep the bike upright for just a few minutes. 'My little baby is going to do great things. I could already tell!' Jake smiled at the thought. When he was finished he took out the bandages and held it out for her to choose. "Pick one Sailor Moon or Elmo?"
"Um," Serena tapped her lips with her index finger and looked up making it look like it was the biggest decision of her little life, "Sailor Moon!"
"Very good choose." Jake smiled at his daughter while gently putting the bandage on.
"...daddy?" Serena tapped her father on the shoulder to get his attention.
"Yes Sweetie?"
"I don't think I wanna learn how to ride my bike without training wheels no more," Serena looked down.
"Well why not?" Jake said taking hold of one of her little hands.
"It's too hard daddy!"
"Aw Sweetie one little fall doesn't mean you have to quit."
"I know but it hurdid"
"I don't think you should quit over such a little thing Serena, weren't you the one that asked me to teach you." Jake smiled when he saw her bob her head up and down. "Serena if you really want something you have to work hard for it. In life there will always be things trying to get in the way of what you want but if you work hard and keep at it you'll eventually succeed. Do you get what I'm saying?"
"ah uh" Serena mumbled giving her father a confused look. Ken laughed a bit and tried to think of saying it in a way a little child would understand.
"Oh um okay...hmm...Oh I know! Okay when Sailor Moon has to fight one of those monster thingys isn't she always afraid in the beginning?"
"Yes"
"But she doesn't let that get in her way of saving her friends does she?"
"No"
"See she doesn't let things like fear get in the way of her goals, can you be like a Sailor Moon for me Hun?"
"I dunno Daddy she has Tuxedo Mask and all the other scouts wif her."
"Well that why you have me!" Jake chuckled.
"Okay then if your gonna help me, I'll be like Sailor Moon!" Serena said standing up.
"Haha so come on lets get you back on that bike!" Jake said grabbing Serena and putting her up on his shoulders. He set her down when they reached her fallen bike and he picked it up. "I know you could do this Sweetie."
"Your gonna watch me right Daddy?" Serena said fear and hope etched in blue eyes of hers.
"Always," Jake said smiling warmly at Serena, "Okay are you ready?"
"Yep" Determined Serena got on her bike and started to peddle without loosing her balance. Jake watched on with pride for his daughter and almost started to tear up a little. He felt arms wrap around him and with out looking back held on to those arms.
"I thought Serena was the only one that watched Sailor Moon in this family." Serenity whispered in her husband's ear. Jake turned around to face his wife.
"I just can't help it Sere I love that show!" They laughed together.
"You're such a weirdo you know that?" Serenity teased.
"I remember a time when you said that, that was why you loved me." Jake pouted.
"I still do."
"I love you." Jake said while brushing away a stray lock of hair from her face.
"I love you too."
End Flashback
By now Serena was crying her heart out. Why couldn't her dad be like that anymore? He's changed so much and she didn't even see it coming. Serena heard her father yelling outside her door and knew that he had already woken up. She needed to get out of the house. She couldn't face him right now, it was just too hard. She got up from her bed and looked around. It seemed like her walls were going to close in on her. She climbed out window and just started to walk. If some one asked her to pin point exactly where everything started go wrong she wouldn't be able to answer them. She knew it started when her father lost his job. It had been a big change for them all. Serena's mother had to go back to work because Jake couldn't find a job. It was a real blow to his ego to. He's always been the one to support them and was confident enough in his own abilities to let his wife quit her job because he was sure he would always be able to support them. He thought he failed as a husband and a father. Serena and her mother never thought that though. They always used to look up to him and they tried to show him, but he never listened. He began to drink and go to bars late at night. At first it was once a week, then twice a week, and then to a point where he find himself getting drunk everyday. At night he'd come home drunk and passed out near the door. Other nights he wouldn't even come home and Serena and her mother where left to worry about him.
Serena finally stopped moving her feet and looked up. She wasn't really surprised when she ended up in front on Crown. She often came there when she was afraid, sad, or alone. It was kind of like her sanctuary. She wasn't really old enough to work but since she was really good friends with Andrew he trusted her enough to work there. She wiped at her tears not wanting Andrew to know she's been crying again. Andrew was the only one that knew about Serena's situation, but he never said anything. He respected Serena's wishes to keep it on the down low but pleaded with her almost every day to get help. Serena opened the door and as usual no one was there. Only a certain ebony haired man hunched over a rather think book can be spotted.
"Hey..." Serena greeted Darien. Darien looked up from his book and smiled at her.
"Hey yourself. What are you doing here?" Darien questioned, he was the only one scheduled to work at this time. He walked around the counter to sit himself next to Serena. He looked closely and saw that her eyes were red and her face was slightly damp. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing really, I just wanted to talk to Andrew. Is he here?"
"Oh sorry he went out with that girl he's been flirting with all week." Darien said with a sigh.
"You don't look so happy about that, why?" Serena giggled, she was happy about it.
"He left me with the late shift and I have to study for a test." Darien shook his head.
"Aw come on it ain't that bad. Now you get to hang out with me!" Serena said happily.
"Lucky me," Was the sarcastic reply.
"Hey! You are lucky!" By now Serena forgot about her father. She never really got to talk to Darien, besides that one time when they bumped into each other. She was always happy when she got to meet new people. She couldn't help it, she was a people person.
"I think I'd be even luckier if I pass this test!"
"Dude its Friday!" Serena threw up her hands.
"Yea and?"
"There should be a law against that! Friday nights is supposed to be fun and exciting, they're times when you could just relax and hang with friends and watch movies."
"Yea Fridays are good for those kind of things. But answer me this, what kind of grades are YOU getting?" Darien said while crumpling up a piece of paper and throwing it in Serena's face. Serena's face turned red from embarrassment and anger. She threw the paper back in his face and "humphed"
"Well I gotta C in math, but you got an F on having fun!" Serena crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Having fun class? Sorry missy but I don't go to any clown colleges. Maybe you should apply to one, hey maybe you'll even get a scholarship!" Darien laughed when he saw the angry look on her face.
"I can't believe you just said that!" Serena took the thick book from the counter and started to swing. "You're gonna be sorry once I'm done with you Darien! Feel my wrath!" Darien's eyes widened and screamed like a little girl. An angry Serena was a very VERY bad thing. "Come 'ere you little punk, I'll show you who's a clown!" The chase began Darien shot out of his chair and was quickly followed by Serena. Darien ran towards the dining area and tried putting chairs between them to trip her but it didn't work, she just jumped over them. So he dashed over to the backroom and closed the door behind him. Serena pushed as hard as could, "Darien you can't run from me!"
"Okay okay okay! I'm sorry don't hurt me!" Darien yelled over the door.
"Sorry isn't good enough!" Serena yelled back.
"What if I said I'll buy you a chocolate milkshake?" bribed Darien, praying to what ever God was up there that she wouldn't kill him.
"I'd say you're forgiven, but I want an extra large milkshake!" Serena said as she stopped pushing on the door.
"Sure whatever you want." Darien opened the door and smiled down at Serena.
Serena sat back down into the stool she was sitting on earlier and waited patiently for her milkshake Mamoru was still making. Once Darien was finished with it he walked over to Serena and set the milkshake down. "Here you go, an extra large double chocolate milkshake for the beautiful, the charming, the horrifying Serena Carter."
"Hey!" Serena indignantly snorted at him. "Horrifying? Please, I'm an angel."
"I didn't know there were angels were you came from." Darien teased.
"And just were do you think I came from hmm Darien?" She said as she shot him "the death glare" she learned from Mikey.
"Um hehehe what I meant was I didn't know there was such beautiful and smart angels in heaven." Darien smiled innocently.
"Aw you flatter me Darien." Serena said trying to act modest.
"Don't you know it!" Darien said blowing on his nails and wiping it on his shirt.
"Well tonight Darien you're gonna forget about that silly test and hang with me tonight!"
Darien thought for a second. Well he really did have to study for that test, but a whole night with Serena how could he pass that up? He was already having fun with her and he wanted to get to know her a little bit more. Plus he saw the way she looked when she first came in. It looked like she had been crying. Seeing her like that rubbed Darien the wrong way, and if failing a test was the price to pay for making Serena happy he would do it.
Author's note: YeeUP there you go! I don't think I'm really happy with this story though....But if you like it review Thanks to Sailor-Sara-Moon, Serena 79, EternalSenshi(thanks!), unspoiled rini, Karina, Sere&Dere, Nayton(even though I forced you to read this!!), and Kya