Chapter 8
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Working the Morning After
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The next morning Serena was sleeping soundly when she heard a noise by her ear and then someone was poking at her.
She turned over and mumbled something that sounded like, "Stop Sammy, you brat. Go bother mom." And she cuddled under the covers.
There was a hearty laugh and Serena bolted upright and screamed, her crescent moon shining and her silver aura moving around her.
Darien backed up with wide eyes. "What the hell?"
Serena inhaled slowly and focused on Darien, eyes narrowed. "What do you think you're doing?"
It took Darien a while to respond. "I. I. what was that?" he demanded.
Serena blushed and looked down. "Nothing." She whispered.
He stared at her shrewdly. "Right..well get dressed. Its time to work." And he left the room with a firm closing of the door.
Serena frowned after him and threw the covers off of her. She walked to the closet and almost fainted. There were all these clothes in there and some of them looked like they would actual fit! She threw herself at the clothes and squealed with delight at all the different choices.
After quite a bit of debating she chose a pink shirt, jeans with a pink belt, white sneakers and a pink ribbon to tie around her hair that she had braided. She looked around. "I feel like I'm missing something." She muttered. Her gaze swept the room and caught on a glittering object on the bed. "Oh, my broach!" She rushed over and picked it and quickly stuffed it into her pocket.
She walked out of the room and down the stairs. She wandered around the ground floor for a few minutes in search for Darien and to check out the house she would be staying at for an undeterminable amount of time.
Finally she found her way to the kitchen where she saw Darien sitting at a table sipping coffee and absently munching on a muffin. He looked up when she stepped through the doorway and flashed her a brief smile before going back to glancing over the newspaper that was resting on the table before him. "There's some food for you on the sideboard. Its like a buffet. I think the food should be expectable to you. I researched your planet and I believe you eat bacon and eggs and sausage? How you can eat all that meat is beyond me. With your hamburgers and hotdogs." Darien shook his head in disgust.
Serena sniffed. "You don't know what you're missing." She went over to the buffet and filled her plate with bacon, eggs, and sausage. She also got a glass of milk.
She sat down opposite Darien and dug into her food. He stared at her a second then shook his head. "Hungry much?" he muttered.
Serena's head shot up and glared at him. "Shut up."
Darien blinked then held up his hands in self -defense. "Sorry." He then stood up. "Its time we get going."
She groaned and took her time finishing her breakfast. Serena then stood up and calmly followed him out of the mansion and passed his land towards the town.
"What are we doing?" asked Serena.
Darien smirked, "You'll see."
She pouted and kept following him.
Walking closer to the town a black cat crossed their path. Serena bent down and smiled. "Hi kitty. You're so cute." She picked the cat up and ran her fingers over its fur.
Darien backed away from them both. "I don't know about you but here black cats are bad luck."
Serena shot him a look. "I'll be sure to tell Luna that." She mutters.
"Who's Luna?" he asked.
Serena was slightly startled that he heard her. She bit at her lip and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "My cat. Black cat and she's never brought me bad luck." Unless you count that she's the one that made me Sailor Moon and because of that I've died numerous times. Other than that she's very lucky, she thought to herself with a thoughtful smile. She really missed Luna, the nag.
Darien looked at her. "What are you smiling about?"
She turned to him with the cat still in her arms. "I was thinking about my cat. I really miss her." And she looked down at the cat in her arms and sniffed. "I really want her with me. I need someone to complain to."
"At least she can't understand you."
Serena shared a knowing with the cat. That's what you think, she said to herself. She can not only understand me she can talk back.
"Well put the cat down so we can get to work."
She pouted. "Awww.. bye kitty." And she put the cat down and it scampered off into the woods on the side of the dirt road.
"Lets go." He absently grabbed her hand gently and pulled her along behind him.
Serena looked down at their hands but was too startled to say anything. "You never told me what we're going to do."
Darien smiled back at her. "We're going to go into town and talk with the people, cheer them up and listen to them if they have any problems."
Serena made a face. "Why?"
At that Darien stopped and thought about that. "Its my job to make sure that the people are happy and comfortable.
"Oh." And the proceeded to mingle with the townspeople for half the day.
*****
At Zach's mansion Amy was already working on the rest of the problems. She had already finished the majority of them and was on the last couple of problems.
Zach walked in and smiled at her. "You're up early." He stated.
"I always get up early." Answered Amy, not even looking up from her work.
He walked in the room further and stood over her. "What are you working on?"
"Some new problems. Are you going to help or not?" and she finally looked up at him. Blue eyes met green. They both blinked and turned away from each other.
"Sure." And Zach sat beside her and helped her with the remaining problems.
A couple of minutes later Amy asked, "May I ask what these problems are for? They're very complicated."
Zach stopped what he was doing and looked at her. "Ummm.. I'm in charge of the education on this planet and these problems will help with that. It will help us teach the children better."
Amy eyed him intently but let the subject drop for now.
*****
Lita was just waking up at Nate's. "I'm so tired." And she yawned. She got out of bed, showered and dressed them made her way downstairs and found Nate sitting at the kitchen table.
He smiled at her. "Morning."
"Morning." She mumbled.
Nate stretched and watched her. "What's for breakfast?"
Lita shrugged. "I don't know, you didn't fix it yet." She sat down at the table and leaned back in the chair.
"What? I'm not making breakfast. You have to make it."
Lita sat up and stared at him, eyes narrowed. "What are you talking about?"
"You have to cook for me, you're my slave." He crossed his arms across his chest and looked smug.
"The hell I am!" she yelled and stood up, lightning crackling around her and her eyes glowing a deeper green. What arrogance, if he says another thing like that to me he'll find himself electrocuted, she thought while staring him down.
"Hurry up, I'm hungry." He had noticed the lightning but didn't pay much attention to it. Stranger things have happened on Elysion.
Lita growled. "Nobody, but nobody bosses me around like that!" she screamed and a green aura surrounded her and a wind came out of nowhere.
Nate's eyes widened. What was this?, he asked himself. "Woah, I'll cook Lita. Please settle down. I'm sorry."
She relaxed and the wind and lightning went away. "Good." She smirked and sat back down.
Nate got up and made them both a delicious breakfast of pancakes with strawberry jam and an omelet.
Lita looked at it. What, no meat? Weird. She said to herself. She took a bite and was surprised when it tasted real good, not as good as her mind you, but good.
After they were both done, Nate took away the plates and stood by the door. "Today we'll be looking at the land."
She looked up at him. "What for?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well.. My job is to make sure that our agriculture is prosperous and everything is doing ok."
Lita nodded. "Fine." She stood up and followed him out the door.
*****
"No you clean it up." Yelled Raye
"No, you." Jed yelled back.
"No, you."
"You!"
"YOU!" screamed Raye.
"You're the one that threw it." Stated Jed.
"But it was your fault I threw it."
"No it wasn't."
"Yes it was."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"STOP! Please just clean up the stupid vase." Said Raye.
"Why should I? You're the slave and you threw it."
"What. did.. You ..call.. Me?!" Raye said through clenched teeth.
"You're the slave." Jed repeated. He shot her a defiant look.
That's it, thought Raye. "You've gotten on my last nerve. If you play with fire, you're bound to get burned." Her eyes flashed red and the air around her became hot to almost sweltering.
"Woah, chill Raye. I'll clean it up. Jeez." He got up and started to clean up the mess.
She just sit down and watched Jed clean up her mess. That'll teach him to mess with fire.
When Jed was done he turned to her with a questioning look. "How did you do that?"
"What?"
"Make it so hot in here and I saw your eyes turn red." He stated.
"I'm the priestess of fire back home, that's how." Raye smirked as she looked at him. "So stop asking stupid questions."
He just shrugged, "Well we need to go to the library." He put away the broom he was using and turned back to her with his hands on his hips.
Raye sat up straight in the chair. "What's with the we? There is no we."
"Yes there is. There is you and me and we are going to the library."
"No we are not.. you are going to the library and me meaning I am staying right here."
"Not if I have anything to say about it."
"Well you don't" Rate crossed her arm across her chest. "We do you need to go there anyway?" She looked up at him defiantly.
"We need to go because I'm researching religion and I need you there to help me decide."
At that Raye perked up with interest. "Really?"
Jed nodded. "Yes, really. Now can we please go?"
She sniffed. "I suppose." They left the mansion and headed for the big library near town.
******
Mina yawned as she was eating breakfast with Kevin. "What are we going to do today?" she asked with a mouth full of food.
Kevin swallowed before answering her. "We need to go to where our armaments are."
Mina looked confused. "Why?"
He gulped and looked around. "Because I need to know that everything is in working order."
"Why do you have to do that?" she questioned.
Kevin licked his lips. "Because its my job."
"They let a teenager be in charge of all the weapons?"
He just nodded.
"Ok." Smiled Mina, totally oblivious.
He finished his breakfast and motioned for Mina to follow him. She finished her eggs and quickly stood up and followed him out of the mansion towards where the world's weapons were kept for safekeeping.
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OK. I'm done. I'm sorry it took so long but I've had a lot to do in college and life in general. I might have found the time to update sooner but no one reviewed so I thought no one was reading my story so if you want quick updates please review and I'll do the best I can. Thanx to dark-spiritwolf for reviewing and getting me into gear and thanx to my other reviewers as well. This chapter is for you guys!
Luv ya!
Sylver-Tyger
e then
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Working the Morning After
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The next morning Serena was sleeping soundly when she heard a noise by her ear and then someone was poking at her.
She turned over and mumbled something that sounded like, "Stop Sammy, you brat. Go bother mom." And she cuddled under the covers.
There was a hearty laugh and Serena bolted upright and screamed, her crescent moon shining and her silver aura moving around her.
Darien backed up with wide eyes. "What the hell?"
Serena inhaled slowly and focused on Darien, eyes narrowed. "What do you think you're doing?"
It took Darien a while to respond. "I. I. what was that?" he demanded.
Serena blushed and looked down. "Nothing." She whispered.
He stared at her shrewdly. "Right..well get dressed. Its time to work." And he left the room with a firm closing of the door.
Serena frowned after him and threw the covers off of her. She walked to the closet and almost fainted. There were all these clothes in there and some of them looked like they would actual fit! She threw herself at the clothes and squealed with delight at all the different choices.
After quite a bit of debating she chose a pink shirt, jeans with a pink belt, white sneakers and a pink ribbon to tie around her hair that she had braided. She looked around. "I feel like I'm missing something." She muttered. Her gaze swept the room and caught on a glittering object on the bed. "Oh, my broach!" She rushed over and picked it and quickly stuffed it into her pocket.
She walked out of the room and down the stairs. She wandered around the ground floor for a few minutes in search for Darien and to check out the house she would be staying at for an undeterminable amount of time.
Finally she found her way to the kitchen where she saw Darien sitting at a table sipping coffee and absently munching on a muffin. He looked up when she stepped through the doorway and flashed her a brief smile before going back to glancing over the newspaper that was resting on the table before him. "There's some food for you on the sideboard. Its like a buffet. I think the food should be expectable to you. I researched your planet and I believe you eat bacon and eggs and sausage? How you can eat all that meat is beyond me. With your hamburgers and hotdogs." Darien shook his head in disgust.
Serena sniffed. "You don't know what you're missing." She went over to the buffet and filled her plate with bacon, eggs, and sausage. She also got a glass of milk.
She sat down opposite Darien and dug into her food. He stared at her a second then shook his head. "Hungry much?" he muttered.
Serena's head shot up and glared at him. "Shut up."
Darien blinked then held up his hands in self -defense. "Sorry." He then stood up. "Its time we get going."
She groaned and took her time finishing her breakfast. Serena then stood up and calmly followed him out of the mansion and passed his land towards the town.
"What are we doing?" asked Serena.
Darien smirked, "You'll see."
She pouted and kept following him.
Walking closer to the town a black cat crossed their path. Serena bent down and smiled. "Hi kitty. You're so cute." She picked the cat up and ran her fingers over its fur.
Darien backed away from them both. "I don't know about you but here black cats are bad luck."
Serena shot him a look. "I'll be sure to tell Luna that." She mutters.
"Who's Luna?" he asked.
Serena was slightly startled that he heard her. She bit at her lip and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "My cat. Black cat and she's never brought me bad luck." Unless you count that she's the one that made me Sailor Moon and because of that I've died numerous times. Other than that she's very lucky, she thought to herself with a thoughtful smile. She really missed Luna, the nag.
Darien looked at her. "What are you smiling about?"
She turned to him with the cat still in her arms. "I was thinking about my cat. I really miss her." And she looked down at the cat in her arms and sniffed. "I really want her with me. I need someone to complain to."
"At least she can't understand you."
Serena shared a knowing with the cat. That's what you think, she said to herself. She can not only understand me she can talk back.
"Well put the cat down so we can get to work."
She pouted. "Awww.. bye kitty." And she put the cat down and it scampered off into the woods on the side of the dirt road.
"Lets go." He absently grabbed her hand gently and pulled her along behind him.
Serena looked down at their hands but was too startled to say anything. "You never told me what we're going to do."
Darien smiled back at her. "We're going to go into town and talk with the people, cheer them up and listen to them if they have any problems."
Serena made a face. "Why?"
At that Darien stopped and thought about that. "Its my job to make sure that the people are happy and comfortable.
"Oh." And the proceeded to mingle with the townspeople for half the day.
*****
At Zach's mansion Amy was already working on the rest of the problems. She had already finished the majority of them and was on the last couple of problems.
Zach walked in and smiled at her. "You're up early." He stated.
"I always get up early." Answered Amy, not even looking up from her work.
He walked in the room further and stood over her. "What are you working on?"
"Some new problems. Are you going to help or not?" and she finally looked up at him. Blue eyes met green. They both blinked and turned away from each other.
"Sure." And Zach sat beside her and helped her with the remaining problems.
A couple of minutes later Amy asked, "May I ask what these problems are for? They're very complicated."
Zach stopped what he was doing and looked at her. "Ummm.. I'm in charge of the education on this planet and these problems will help with that. It will help us teach the children better."
Amy eyed him intently but let the subject drop for now.
*****
Lita was just waking up at Nate's. "I'm so tired." And she yawned. She got out of bed, showered and dressed them made her way downstairs and found Nate sitting at the kitchen table.
He smiled at her. "Morning."
"Morning." She mumbled.
Nate stretched and watched her. "What's for breakfast?"
Lita shrugged. "I don't know, you didn't fix it yet." She sat down at the table and leaned back in the chair.
"What? I'm not making breakfast. You have to make it."
Lita sat up and stared at him, eyes narrowed. "What are you talking about?"
"You have to cook for me, you're my slave." He crossed his arms across his chest and looked smug.
"The hell I am!" she yelled and stood up, lightning crackling around her and her eyes glowing a deeper green. What arrogance, if he says another thing like that to me he'll find himself electrocuted, she thought while staring him down.
"Hurry up, I'm hungry." He had noticed the lightning but didn't pay much attention to it. Stranger things have happened on Elysion.
Lita growled. "Nobody, but nobody bosses me around like that!" she screamed and a green aura surrounded her and a wind came out of nowhere.
Nate's eyes widened. What was this?, he asked himself. "Woah, I'll cook Lita. Please settle down. I'm sorry."
She relaxed and the wind and lightning went away. "Good." She smirked and sat back down.
Nate got up and made them both a delicious breakfast of pancakes with strawberry jam and an omelet.
Lita looked at it. What, no meat? Weird. She said to herself. She took a bite and was surprised when it tasted real good, not as good as her mind you, but good.
After they were both done, Nate took away the plates and stood by the door. "Today we'll be looking at the land."
She looked up at him. "What for?" she asked suspiciously.
"Well.. My job is to make sure that our agriculture is prosperous and everything is doing ok."
Lita nodded. "Fine." She stood up and followed him out the door.
*****
"No you clean it up." Yelled Raye
"No, you." Jed yelled back.
"No, you."
"You!"
"YOU!" screamed Raye.
"You're the one that threw it." Stated Jed.
"But it was your fault I threw it."
"No it wasn't."
"Yes it was."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"STOP! Please just clean up the stupid vase." Said Raye.
"Why should I? You're the slave and you threw it."
"What. did.. You ..call.. Me?!" Raye said through clenched teeth.
"You're the slave." Jed repeated. He shot her a defiant look.
That's it, thought Raye. "You've gotten on my last nerve. If you play with fire, you're bound to get burned." Her eyes flashed red and the air around her became hot to almost sweltering.
"Woah, chill Raye. I'll clean it up. Jeez." He got up and started to clean up the mess.
She just sit down and watched Jed clean up her mess. That'll teach him to mess with fire.
When Jed was done he turned to her with a questioning look. "How did you do that?"
"What?"
"Make it so hot in here and I saw your eyes turn red." He stated.
"I'm the priestess of fire back home, that's how." Raye smirked as she looked at him. "So stop asking stupid questions."
He just shrugged, "Well we need to go to the library." He put away the broom he was using and turned back to her with his hands on his hips.
Raye sat up straight in the chair. "What's with the we? There is no we."
"Yes there is. There is you and me and we are going to the library."
"No we are not.. you are going to the library and me meaning I am staying right here."
"Not if I have anything to say about it."
"Well you don't" Rate crossed her arm across her chest. "We do you need to go there anyway?" She looked up at him defiantly.
"We need to go because I'm researching religion and I need you there to help me decide."
At that Raye perked up with interest. "Really?"
Jed nodded. "Yes, really. Now can we please go?"
She sniffed. "I suppose." They left the mansion and headed for the big library near town.
******
Mina yawned as she was eating breakfast with Kevin. "What are we going to do today?" she asked with a mouth full of food.
Kevin swallowed before answering her. "We need to go to where our armaments are."
Mina looked confused. "Why?"
He gulped and looked around. "Because I need to know that everything is in working order."
"Why do you have to do that?" she questioned.
Kevin licked his lips. "Because its my job."
"They let a teenager be in charge of all the weapons?"
He just nodded.
"Ok." Smiled Mina, totally oblivious.
He finished his breakfast and motioned for Mina to follow him. She finished her eggs and quickly stood up and followed him out of the mansion towards where the world's weapons were kept for safekeeping.
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OK. I'm done. I'm sorry it took so long but I've had a lot to do in college and life in general. I might have found the time to update sooner but no one reviewed so I thought no one was reading my story so if you want quick updates please review and I'll do the best I can. Thanx to dark-spiritwolf for reviewing and getting me into gear and thanx to my other reviewers as well. This chapter is for you guys!
Luv ya!
Sylver-Tyger
e then