AN: I hope you like this next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Betrayal
At around 6 o'clock that night, the doorbell at the Tsukino residence rang. Serena quickly ran down the stairs and opened the door. She wore a black knee-length skirt, with a black halter. Her hair was put up in her usual 'meatballs.' When she opened the door, she wasn't surprised at who was there. (If you don't know yet, it's Darien.) Darien stood there with many different colored roses.
"Hi Darien. Let me get my coat and we can leave." She said. Darien smiled, bet then frowned. 'I don't want to hurt her, but it's for the best.' Serena returned with her coat in hand and they left the house.
When they arrived at the park, there was a candlelight picnic set up just for the two of them. Serena was in awe.
"D...Darien, you did this?" she asked. He nodded. She flung her arms around him. This made Darien feel even worse. He took her arms off him.
"Darien, what's wrong?" she asked in a concerned voice.
"Look, Serena..." he began.
"What?"
"I think we should stop going out." Serena felt like her heart broke in two. She couldn't help but shed a tear down her delicate face.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Look. Yeah, we were meant to be, but your too young and you should learn to grow up more sometimes and stop acting like a three-year old." He finished in a cold voice.
"So you're saying what happened in the Silver Millennium meant nothing to you? Is that what you're saying?" she asked, now crying.
"That's exactly what I'm saying." He said as he got in his car and left without saying anything else. Tears were flowing down Serena's face. 'H...how could this happen?' she asked herself. She walked up to the candlelight dinner and blew to candles. Then she just sat there and cried her heart out. But in the trees were two familiar shadows.
"Do you think she's ok?" asked the aqua colored woman to the blonde woman next to her.
"No. I guess we should tell Pluto about this. It's not looking pretty." They leapt off the tree and teleported off.
After what seemed like eternity, Serena finally decided to head home. When she got home, she was greeted by two angry parents.
"Serena, where were you?" began her mother.
"Yeah. We told you that you could go out with Darien, but you have to be home by eleven o'clock. It's twelve thirty." Added her father. He never really liked Darien in the first place.
"I got your test score today. A forty-five? Serena you really have to better with your schoolwork. From now on, you're grounded until you show some real improvement from school. That means no sleepovers, no arcade, no shopping and NO DATING." Finished her mother before she pointed towards Serena's bedroom. Serena just walked up to her bedroom. The shadow from the dark covered Serena's eyes so her parents couldn't see the hurt escaping them.
"Do you think we were too hard on her, Ken?" asked Irene.
"Maybe. But she needs it. She really has to work hard if she wants a good future." Irene nodded and went to her bedroom.
Serena opened her door to find Luna on her bed. "Serena, where were you? She asked in an annoyed tone." Serena didn't answer. All she did was change into her pajamas and get into bed. Unfortunately, Luna stopped her. "Serena, you have to take this stuff seriously. Scouts and school. Serena? SERENA!" cried Luna. Serena's head shot up. "Have you listened to a word I said?"
"Sorry..." she mumbled.
"Sorry doesn't cut it. You have to..."
"Luna, just be quiet!" I've had a rough enough day! I don't need you or my parents to criticize me for my mistakes. I've been trying really hard but with all this, I can't handle it. I'd really appreciate it if you could leave me alone tonight." She pleaded. Luna sighed.
"Alright. I'll be at Ami's tonight." And the black cat left. Serena climbed in her bed and quietly cried herself to sleep.
Darien sat on his bed thinking about before. 'Did I do the right thing?' he kept asking himself. He knew it was for the best, but it killed him inside to see his cheerful, happy Serena like this. He got up and watched TV. Eventually, he fell asleep on the couch. Three shadows had been watching their prince.
"See? This isn't looking good." Whispered the woman with the long, aqua colored hair; also known as Sailor Neptune.
"Yeah. I saw this is the time line, but I never saw how it ends up." Replied a woman with long, dark green hair; also known as Sailor Pluto.
"We have to do something before it gets too out of hand." Said a woman with short, blonde hair; also known as Sailor Uranus.
"Let's go back to my apartment so we can talk about this." Followed Sailor Pluto as they leapt of the balcony.
Serena woke up at 11o'clock in the morning the next day. She decided to get out so she could get to Raye's temple on time (for once). By the time she was ready to go, it was one o'clock. 'I guess I'll go early.' She thought. 'Shoot! Mom said I was grounded. Oh, well. This is scout business, and this can't wait.' She decided to go and snuck out her bedroom window. Right after she left, her mother walked in.
"Serena, I ordered pizza..." she said as she searched her daughter's room. 'She snuck out.' She told herself and went to call her husband.
"Ken!" she cried. Soon, Serena's father marched up the stairs.
"Yes?" he answered.
"Serena's gone. She snuck out." Irene commented with a bit of disappointment in her voice. The two parents just went to the living room to call Raye's temple, hoping Serena was there because she usually was.
"Hello?" answered Raye's voice.
"Hi. Raye? This is Serena's mother. Serena snuck out. Is she at your place?" asked Irene.
"Actually no, but we're supposed to meet here at three o'clock." She said.
"Oh. Thank you. Can you tell her to call us when she gets there?"
"Sure. Bye."
"Bye."
"Bye" said Irene as Raye put down the receiver. 'Knowing Serena, she probably is at the arcade or something.' Thought Raye. Just then, Serena walked in through the doors.
"Hi, Raye." Said a slightly cheerful Serena.
"Wow. Serena, is that you?" asked Raye, waving a hand across her face.
"Yeah. I woke early, so I decided to come early." She laughed. Raye still had her mouth wide open.
Soon three o'clock came. The rest of the scouts: Ami, Lita, Mina, Luna, and Artemis had arrived.
"So, what is the meeting about?" asked Serena.
"Well, we've been thinking and..." began Ami.
"We don't think you should be a sailor scout anymore." Finished Raye.
"What?" Why?" asked Serena.
"Because you're always late, a crybaby, and just a ditzy blonde!" cried Lita. Serena began to shed some tears.
"Is that what you all think?" asked Serena, looking around at everyone who seemed to be nodding.
"Fine. If that's what you feel, then fine. I officially resign. Here is my communicator, and my scepter. I will keep my crystal because it rightfully belongs to me." She said that and left the temple with tears streaming down her face.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" asked Ami.
"Yeah. We can get more done without her in the way." Replied Mina.
Serena ran all the way from the temple and was running home when she bumped into a tall man.
"Hey Serena, why are you crying?" asked Andrew.
"Why don't you ask your best friend and my best friends?" she replied in a cold voice. (AN: words with 's around add emphasis.)
"Huh?" asked Andrew before Serena ran off again.
Serena was running so fast, she didn't see Darien in front of her. "CRASH!" Serena looked up to see who he was.
"Darien?" she asked. Darien saw the pain in her eyes. 'What have I done?' he asked himself. When he snapped out of his thought, Serena was out of sight. 'Maybe I should go and tell the scouts. Maybe they can comfort her.' He suggested and walked towards the Cherry Hill Temple.
As Serena approached her home, she remembered to go into her room from the window, hoping her parents nor Sammy would see her. When she got back inside her room, she picked up the phone and dialed a long-distance number.
"Hello? Maxwell Residence." Answered a woman.
"Hello? May I speak to Jack Maxwell?" said Serena.
"Alright. Wait one moment please." Said the lady. In a few moments, a male voice came up.
"Hello?"
"Hi. Uncle Jack? It's me, Serena."
"Oh hi Serena. How can I help you?"
"Well, living here has been kinda difficult, and I was wondering if I could stay with you until everything here's ok. My parents don't know, well, no one knows so, can you keep this a secret?" she pleaded. There was a slight pause.
"Ok. I'll meet you at the airport in LA." "Thank you. Bye!" she said as she finished the conversation. She wanted to leave as soon as possible. She quickly got out her suitcase and packed everything she needed. Because Luna wasn't here, it was easier to keep leaving a secret. She decided to write everyone a note.
When she was done, on her desk were three envelopes. One addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Ken Tsukino, one to "Raye, Ami, Mina, and Lita, and finally, one to "Mr. Darien Shields. On Darien's Envelope was a teardrop from Serena when she addressed it. That fateful moment still left a big hole within her heart. Again, she went down the window and called for a taxi.
As Darien approached the temple, the four girls gasped. 'Uh, oh, Serena must've told Darien what happened. He must hate us now.' Thought Raye. But she still acted kinda casual.
"Uh, hi Darien. What's up?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing much." He lied.
"What's wrong?" asked Mina, the Sailor of Love. She sensed his distress.
"I kinda..." he began.
"What?!" asked an impatient Lita.
"Broke up with Serena." Everyone gasped. The scouts' head dropped in shame.
"This must be killing Serena." Whispered Ami.
"Huh?" wondered a puzzled Darien.
"We also kicked her out of the team." Replied Raye.
"This must be killing her right now." Lita pointed out.
"I think we should go to her house and apologize." Said Ami. Everyone nodded and headed off.
"Ken, honey, relax. Maybe she came back." Assured Irene. "Let's go and check." Irene held her husband's hand, hoping what she said was true. She knew that Serena was a good girl, but she never the one to stay really focused towards her education. Her heart was just torn up because she really loved her daughter, but seeing her act the way she is, she wished Serena would just wake up and start caring about her future.
As the couple approached Serena's room, Irene and Ken took a deep breath. As soon as they walked inside, Irene frantically looked around for her cheerful teenage daughter and fainted in the sight of all of Serena's personal belongings.
AN: Chapter 2 done! I'm sorry for ending it here, but I had to end it...no need to fret! Chapter 3 will be up soon.
Chapter 2: Betrayal
At around 6 o'clock that night, the doorbell at the Tsukino residence rang. Serena quickly ran down the stairs and opened the door. She wore a black knee-length skirt, with a black halter. Her hair was put up in her usual 'meatballs.' When she opened the door, she wasn't surprised at who was there. (If you don't know yet, it's Darien.) Darien stood there with many different colored roses.
"Hi Darien. Let me get my coat and we can leave." She said. Darien smiled, bet then frowned. 'I don't want to hurt her, but it's for the best.' Serena returned with her coat in hand and they left the house.
When they arrived at the park, there was a candlelight picnic set up just for the two of them. Serena was in awe.
"D...Darien, you did this?" she asked. He nodded. She flung her arms around him. This made Darien feel even worse. He took her arms off him.
"Darien, what's wrong?" she asked in a concerned voice.
"Look, Serena..." he began.
"What?"
"I think we should stop going out." Serena felt like her heart broke in two. She couldn't help but shed a tear down her delicate face.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Look. Yeah, we were meant to be, but your too young and you should learn to grow up more sometimes and stop acting like a three-year old." He finished in a cold voice.
"So you're saying what happened in the Silver Millennium meant nothing to you? Is that what you're saying?" she asked, now crying.
"That's exactly what I'm saying." He said as he got in his car and left without saying anything else. Tears were flowing down Serena's face. 'H...how could this happen?' she asked herself. She walked up to the candlelight dinner and blew to candles. Then she just sat there and cried her heart out. But in the trees were two familiar shadows.
"Do you think she's ok?" asked the aqua colored woman to the blonde woman next to her.
"No. I guess we should tell Pluto about this. It's not looking pretty." They leapt off the tree and teleported off.
After what seemed like eternity, Serena finally decided to head home. When she got home, she was greeted by two angry parents.
"Serena, where were you?" began her mother.
"Yeah. We told you that you could go out with Darien, but you have to be home by eleven o'clock. It's twelve thirty." Added her father. He never really liked Darien in the first place.
"I got your test score today. A forty-five? Serena you really have to better with your schoolwork. From now on, you're grounded until you show some real improvement from school. That means no sleepovers, no arcade, no shopping and NO DATING." Finished her mother before she pointed towards Serena's bedroom. Serena just walked up to her bedroom. The shadow from the dark covered Serena's eyes so her parents couldn't see the hurt escaping them.
"Do you think we were too hard on her, Ken?" asked Irene.
"Maybe. But she needs it. She really has to work hard if she wants a good future." Irene nodded and went to her bedroom.
Serena opened her door to find Luna on her bed. "Serena, where were you? She asked in an annoyed tone." Serena didn't answer. All she did was change into her pajamas and get into bed. Unfortunately, Luna stopped her. "Serena, you have to take this stuff seriously. Scouts and school. Serena? SERENA!" cried Luna. Serena's head shot up. "Have you listened to a word I said?"
"Sorry..." she mumbled.
"Sorry doesn't cut it. You have to..."
"Luna, just be quiet!" I've had a rough enough day! I don't need you or my parents to criticize me for my mistakes. I've been trying really hard but with all this, I can't handle it. I'd really appreciate it if you could leave me alone tonight." She pleaded. Luna sighed.
"Alright. I'll be at Ami's tonight." And the black cat left. Serena climbed in her bed and quietly cried herself to sleep.
Darien sat on his bed thinking about before. 'Did I do the right thing?' he kept asking himself. He knew it was for the best, but it killed him inside to see his cheerful, happy Serena like this. He got up and watched TV. Eventually, he fell asleep on the couch. Three shadows had been watching their prince.
"See? This isn't looking good." Whispered the woman with the long, aqua colored hair; also known as Sailor Neptune.
"Yeah. I saw this is the time line, but I never saw how it ends up." Replied a woman with long, dark green hair; also known as Sailor Pluto.
"We have to do something before it gets too out of hand." Said a woman with short, blonde hair; also known as Sailor Uranus.
"Let's go back to my apartment so we can talk about this." Followed Sailor Pluto as they leapt of the balcony.
Serena woke up at 11o'clock in the morning the next day. She decided to get out so she could get to Raye's temple on time (for once). By the time she was ready to go, it was one o'clock. 'I guess I'll go early.' She thought. 'Shoot! Mom said I was grounded. Oh, well. This is scout business, and this can't wait.' She decided to go and snuck out her bedroom window. Right after she left, her mother walked in.
"Serena, I ordered pizza..." she said as she searched her daughter's room. 'She snuck out.' She told herself and went to call her husband.
"Ken!" she cried. Soon, Serena's father marched up the stairs.
"Yes?" he answered.
"Serena's gone. She snuck out." Irene commented with a bit of disappointment in her voice. The two parents just went to the living room to call Raye's temple, hoping Serena was there because she usually was.
"Hello?" answered Raye's voice.
"Hi. Raye? This is Serena's mother. Serena snuck out. Is she at your place?" asked Irene.
"Actually no, but we're supposed to meet here at three o'clock." She said.
"Oh. Thank you. Can you tell her to call us when she gets there?"
"Sure. Bye."
"Bye."
"Bye" said Irene as Raye put down the receiver. 'Knowing Serena, she probably is at the arcade or something.' Thought Raye. Just then, Serena walked in through the doors.
"Hi, Raye." Said a slightly cheerful Serena.
"Wow. Serena, is that you?" asked Raye, waving a hand across her face.
"Yeah. I woke early, so I decided to come early." She laughed. Raye still had her mouth wide open.
Soon three o'clock came. The rest of the scouts: Ami, Lita, Mina, Luna, and Artemis had arrived.
"So, what is the meeting about?" asked Serena.
"Well, we've been thinking and..." began Ami.
"We don't think you should be a sailor scout anymore." Finished Raye.
"What?" Why?" asked Serena.
"Because you're always late, a crybaby, and just a ditzy blonde!" cried Lita. Serena began to shed some tears.
"Is that what you all think?" asked Serena, looking around at everyone who seemed to be nodding.
"Fine. If that's what you feel, then fine. I officially resign. Here is my communicator, and my scepter. I will keep my crystal because it rightfully belongs to me." She said that and left the temple with tears streaming down her face.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" asked Ami.
"Yeah. We can get more done without her in the way." Replied Mina.
Serena ran all the way from the temple and was running home when she bumped into a tall man.
"Hey Serena, why are you crying?" asked Andrew.
"Why don't you ask your best friend and my best friends?" she replied in a cold voice. (AN: words with 's around add emphasis.)
"Huh?" asked Andrew before Serena ran off again.
Serena was running so fast, she didn't see Darien in front of her. "CRASH!" Serena looked up to see who he was.
"Darien?" she asked. Darien saw the pain in her eyes. 'What have I done?' he asked himself. When he snapped out of his thought, Serena was out of sight. 'Maybe I should go and tell the scouts. Maybe they can comfort her.' He suggested and walked towards the Cherry Hill Temple.
As Serena approached her home, she remembered to go into her room from the window, hoping her parents nor Sammy would see her. When she got back inside her room, she picked up the phone and dialed a long-distance number.
"Hello? Maxwell Residence." Answered a woman.
"Hello? May I speak to Jack Maxwell?" said Serena.
"Alright. Wait one moment please." Said the lady. In a few moments, a male voice came up.
"Hello?"
"Hi. Uncle Jack? It's me, Serena."
"Oh hi Serena. How can I help you?"
"Well, living here has been kinda difficult, and I was wondering if I could stay with you until everything here's ok. My parents don't know, well, no one knows so, can you keep this a secret?" she pleaded. There was a slight pause.
"Ok. I'll meet you at the airport in LA." "Thank you. Bye!" she said as she finished the conversation. She wanted to leave as soon as possible. She quickly got out her suitcase and packed everything she needed. Because Luna wasn't here, it was easier to keep leaving a secret. She decided to write everyone a note.
When she was done, on her desk were three envelopes. One addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Ken Tsukino, one to "Raye, Ami, Mina, and Lita, and finally, one to "Mr. Darien Shields. On Darien's Envelope was a teardrop from Serena when she addressed it. That fateful moment still left a big hole within her heart. Again, she went down the window and called for a taxi.
As Darien approached the temple, the four girls gasped. 'Uh, oh, Serena must've told Darien what happened. He must hate us now.' Thought Raye. But she still acted kinda casual.
"Uh, hi Darien. What's up?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing much." He lied.
"What's wrong?" asked Mina, the Sailor of Love. She sensed his distress.
"I kinda..." he began.
"What?!" asked an impatient Lita.
"Broke up with Serena." Everyone gasped. The scouts' head dropped in shame.
"This must be killing Serena." Whispered Ami.
"Huh?" wondered a puzzled Darien.
"We also kicked her out of the team." Replied Raye.
"This must be killing her right now." Lita pointed out.
"I think we should go to her house and apologize." Said Ami. Everyone nodded and headed off.
"Ken, honey, relax. Maybe she came back." Assured Irene. "Let's go and check." Irene held her husband's hand, hoping what she said was true. She knew that Serena was a good girl, but she never the one to stay really focused towards her education. Her heart was just torn up because she really loved her daughter, but seeing her act the way she is, she wished Serena would just wake up and start caring about her future.
As the couple approached Serena's room, Irene and Ken took a deep breath. As soon as they walked inside, Irene frantically looked around for her cheerful teenage daughter and fainted in the sight of all of Serena's personal belongings.
AN: Chapter 2 done! I'm sorry for ending it here, but I had to end it...no need to fret! Chapter 3 will be up soon.