Memories of the Past, Fate of the Future
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AN: I am borrowing characters from Sailor Moon and using the English adaptation of the Japanese series.
I used to be Morgan_Le_Faye. Just to let you know and I am reposting my story.
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Chapter 1 - Change
The rainy days of spring were almost at an end, the nights were getting warmer the day's hotter. People were beginning to plan vacations just as students were counting down until the end of school. To some it was a beginning however to others it seemed like an end.
It was Saturday morning and Serena who had always loved to sleep till noon, was up and about doing this and that as if trying to pass the time away. Luna had been away for a few days to be with Mina and Artemis. Serena didn't mind the quietness least of all today. It would have been difficult to explain to her faithful companion as to why she had awoken early, had been waking early everyday for the past several months.
Serena stopped for a moment and looked into the mirror. Her hair had grown longer, though her usual meatball hairstyle was not in evident today. Today she had opted for a long braid that gave her a more mature look about her. She wore her jump suit and top with her crescent moon necklace. She was indeed a dazzler. Her youthful child face was gradually changing into one of a young woman. She was indeed almost that.
It had been almost a year since the events of Pegasus and the Dark Moon. Her life had turned slowly but surely back to normal. It wasn't long afterwards that Rini had been called back to the future. Of course Serena had been dismayed and heartbroken especially given that she was never going to return to the past as depicted by her future self.
Darien and she had held their future daughter what seemed like hours before they reluctantly let go of her. The others had also felt sad about their young friend leaving.
What the worst thing was that at the moment Rini left, all memory of her was erased. Photos that Serena could have sworn she had taken of Rini were not to be found. All traces of her existence had disappeared. All accept their memories.
Memories.
Serena sighed as she picked up a photo of her and Darien by the lake where the wild roses grew.
Serena had gotten her wish to have her life return to normal. This time unlike many other ones, everyone retained their memories as being sailor scouts. Though after Pegasus there had not been another threat from any Dark Powers. At first the weekly meetings continued, for training and Rae's vision search. However, those soon became far and between. Now they met once a month only to look into what the Scouts had called The Time of Sleep.
Each had contributed ideas of what this could be from. They had all seen the projection of how the Earth was struck by what the "King of the Earth" had quoted as ecological disaster that froze the entire planet. They had asked Rini many times as to what happened but Rini only had shook her head and stated that no one knew. The Scouts were still on alert status and each carried around their communicators as always.
The telephone suddenly shrilled but her mom downstairs who was preparing breakfast soon answered it. Serena waited, wondering if it was a call for her but after many moments gave up on that thought.
Serena sat down on her pillows at the table and carefully picked up her locket and carefully examined it. It was her musical one that played a song. Serena had always believed that this special locket held special powers that only could be opened by her and Darien's love. Had it not been the locket that helped Darien remember during their fight against Queen Beryl.
At once Serena opened the delicate cover and immediately it began to play their tune. It was strange but the locket only ever played if either Darien or she held it.
Molly had once wanted to look at it and play it but as soon as she had opened it there had been nothing. Molly had returned it horrified that she may have broken it however as soon as Serena touched it, the locket came alive.
Serena laughed softly. Good 'ole Molly. She had been freaked when it had started to play though was memorized by the tune, as did all who listened to it.
The musical notes filled the air and Serena became a little weepy.
Darien and she were still going out and Serena felt that their relationship had improved slightly with Rini gone. Though Serena knew she should not have been jealous of her own daughter, she couldn't help but think that things were a little easier with her gone. Darien and she had talked about it when Rini had been gone for a couple of weeks and Darien had agreed that though they loved Rini dearly it was time to think about them.
Her school grades improved exponentially during the past several months and had even had passed the High School Entrance exam with a 70 %, stunning her family, friends and teachers.
So to everyone who saw her, saw a beautiful girl who had a Prince as a boyfriend, who had many friends and a family who loved her. To all who knew and saw her thought she had the world and was happy.
Serena looked back into the mirror and saw what no one else saw. There were dark circles under her eyes. Her usual happy smile was strained and fake though no one knew the difference. Her shoulders felt like lead and her head ached all the time from the strain she was feeling.
It all started after the last battle almost a year ago. At first Serena had thought it was the after effects of the magic she had used, especially after Luna's continuous speeches that though Artemis and she had retained their memories from the Moon Kingdom, Serena's mother Queen Serenity had made sure that all would have no memory to interfere in their present or future lives. The only exceptions had been when Darien and Serena had experienced some past experiences so that they would find one another once more and what little of the past the Queen had shown them just before the last battle with the Negaverse.
About a month after the battle, flashes within dreams started to play in Serena's mind. Visions of places appeared that felt familiar but knew she had never been before. The visions or memories at first came very slowly and then only in small bursts or fragments that seemed real yet not real. Slowly they soon came to her during the day as well.
One time in class Miss Haruna had been given a lesson and was trying to ask a question to Serena who responded correctly but then called her Ulina. When Serena had come out of it, she knew what she had done. Ulina had been a tutor she had growing up on the moon. At first Serena couldn't make out the difference for Miss Haruna looked somewhat like her tutor of a thousand years ago.
After that things became worse as her past memories started to change her behaviour and attitude. To everyone around her thought she had just started to mature a little more that resulted either by the battle, losing Rini or by just growing up. No one knew that it was the results of Princess Serenity coming into being. It had been hard to keep her change to a slow one to keep from the others knowing.
It had been hard work however everyone seemed to be in love with the more mature Serena though everyone missed the old goofy and clumsy one. Only Darien noticed the drastic change in attitude.
He had asked if everything was all right but Serena had always replied that it was nothing, that maybe it was the Princess part of her coming into being at last. Darien smiled, laughed and replied, "Just as long as a part of my meatball head stays the same. I will be happy."
Serena laughed and cried at the same time. Little he knew how right she was by her statement. Princess Serenity was coming into being and with that all the feelings of responsibility and character that had been drilled into her by her mother. And no matter what she did the old Serena was losing the battle.
To be continued.
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AN: I am borrowing characters from Sailor Moon and using the English adaptation of the Japanese series.
I used to be Morgan_Le_Faye. Just to let you know and I am reposting my story.
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Chapter 1 - Change
The rainy days of spring were almost at an end, the nights were getting warmer the day's hotter. People were beginning to plan vacations just as students were counting down until the end of school. To some it was a beginning however to others it seemed like an end.
It was Saturday morning and Serena who had always loved to sleep till noon, was up and about doing this and that as if trying to pass the time away. Luna had been away for a few days to be with Mina and Artemis. Serena didn't mind the quietness least of all today. It would have been difficult to explain to her faithful companion as to why she had awoken early, had been waking early everyday for the past several months.
Serena stopped for a moment and looked into the mirror. Her hair had grown longer, though her usual meatball hairstyle was not in evident today. Today she had opted for a long braid that gave her a more mature look about her. She wore her jump suit and top with her crescent moon necklace. She was indeed a dazzler. Her youthful child face was gradually changing into one of a young woman. She was indeed almost that.
It had been almost a year since the events of Pegasus and the Dark Moon. Her life had turned slowly but surely back to normal. It wasn't long afterwards that Rini had been called back to the future. Of course Serena had been dismayed and heartbroken especially given that she was never going to return to the past as depicted by her future self.
Darien and she had held their future daughter what seemed like hours before they reluctantly let go of her. The others had also felt sad about their young friend leaving.
What the worst thing was that at the moment Rini left, all memory of her was erased. Photos that Serena could have sworn she had taken of Rini were not to be found. All traces of her existence had disappeared. All accept their memories.
Memories.
Serena sighed as she picked up a photo of her and Darien by the lake where the wild roses grew.
Serena had gotten her wish to have her life return to normal. This time unlike many other ones, everyone retained their memories as being sailor scouts. Though after Pegasus there had not been another threat from any Dark Powers. At first the weekly meetings continued, for training and Rae's vision search. However, those soon became far and between. Now they met once a month only to look into what the Scouts had called The Time of Sleep.
Each had contributed ideas of what this could be from. They had all seen the projection of how the Earth was struck by what the "King of the Earth" had quoted as ecological disaster that froze the entire planet. They had asked Rini many times as to what happened but Rini only had shook her head and stated that no one knew. The Scouts were still on alert status and each carried around their communicators as always.
The telephone suddenly shrilled but her mom downstairs who was preparing breakfast soon answered it. Serena waited, wondering if it was a call for her but after many moments gave up on that thought.
Serena sat down on her pillows at the table and carefully picked up her locket and carefully examined it. It was her musical one that played a song. Serena had always believed that this special locket held special powers that only could be opened by her and Darien's love. Had it not been the locket that helped Darien remember during their fight against Queen Beryl.
At once Serena opened the delicate cover and immediately it began to play their tune. It was strange but the locket only ever played if either Darien or she held it.
Molly had once wanted to look at it and play it but as soon as she had opened it there had been nothing. Molly had returned it horrified that she may have broken it however as soon as Serena touched it, the locket came alive.
Serena laughed softly. Good 'ole Molly. She had been freaked when it had started to play though was memorized by the tune, as did all who listened to it.
The musical notes filled the air and Serena became a little weepy.
Darien and she were still going out and Serena felt that their relationship had improved slightly with Rini gone. Though Serena knew she should not have been jealous of her own daughter, she couldn't help but think that things were a little easier with her gone. Darien and she had talked about it when Rini had been gone for a couple of weeks and Darien had agreed that though they loved Rini dearly it was time to think about them.
Her school grades improved exponentially during the past several months and had even had passed the High School Entrance exam with a 70 %, stunning her family, friends and teachers.
So to everyone who saw her, saw a beautiful girl who had a Prince as a boyfriend, who had many friends and a family who loved her. To all who knew and saw her thought she had the world and was happy.
Serena looked back into the mirror and saw what no one else saw. There were dark circles under her eyes. Her usual happy smile was strained and fake though no one knew the difference. Her shoulders felt like lead and her head ached all the time from the strain she was feeling.
It all started after the last battle almost a year ago. At first Serena had thought it was the after effects of the magic she had used, especially after Luna's continuous speeches that though Artemis and she had retained their memories from the Moon Kingdom, Serena's mother Queen Serenity had made sure that all would have no memory to interfere in their present or future lives. The only exceptions had been when Darien and Serena had experienced some past experiences so that they would find one another once more and what little of the past the Queen had shown them just before the last battle with the Negaverse.
About a month after the battle, flashes within dreams started to play in Serena's mind. Visions of places appeared that felt familiar but knew she had never been before. The visions or memories at first came very slowly and then only in small bursts or fragments that seemed real yet not real. Slowly they soon came to her during the day as well.
One time in class Miss Haruna had been given a lesson and was trying to ask a question to Serena who responded correctly but then called her Ulina. When Serena had come out of it, she knew what she had done. Ulina had been a tutor she had growing up on the moon. At first Serena couldn't make out the difference for Miss Haruna looked somewhat like her tutor of a thousand years ago.
After that things became worse as her past memories started to change her behaviour and attitude. To everyone around her thought she had just started to mature a little more that resulted either by the battle, losing Rini or by just growing up. No one knew that it was the results of Princess Serenity coming into being. It had been hard to keep her change to a slow one to keep from the others knowing.
It had been hard work however everyone seemed to be in love with the more mature Serena though everyone missed the old goofy and clumsy one. Only Darien noticed the drastic change in attitude.
He had asked if everything was all right but Serena had always replied that it was nothing, that maybe it was the Princess part of her coming into being at last. Darien smiled, laughed and replied, "Just as long as a part of my meatball head stays the same. I will be happy."
Serena laughed and cried at the same time. Little he knew how right she was by her statement. Princess Serenity was coming into being and with that all the feelings of responsibility and character that had been drilled into her by her mother. And no matter what she did the old Serena was losing the battle.
To be continued.
