As the week rolled on Serena was becoming very exhausted. Seiya's bar wasnt nearly as busy but
she never managed to rake in as much tips. Trista and the girls planned on spending the whole day
with her on her birthday at the arcade so she could spend time with all of her friends. Serena and
Darien were making excelent progress on getting to know each other. They had gone on a couple
dates but nothing to serious it was only to get to know each other and Darien understood that. Today,
Saturday, was Serena's last night of work for three whole, glorious days and she couldnt be happier
to see it come.
"Serena , your mother and i wanted to take you and sammy out for your birthday, on Monday. Do you
have that day off from work?" Ken asked.
"Yea but my co-workers and friends are planning to spoil me rotten at the arcade and take me out for
a few drinks afterwards."
"Serena you have all the time in the world to spend with your friends."
"Yea and you guys could've told me this earlier but you decided to drop it on me at the last minute.
Im not gonna ditch my friends when they've been planning this for a week. Me you mom and Sammy
can go out on tuesday."
"We havnt seen you for a year and you want to spend your 18 birthday with your friends?"
"I didnt ask to go to California you guys sent me there cause who didnt like who i was. Remember?"
"Serena Moon i do not want to hear that attitude from you. You have been nothing but rude and cold
towards me and your mother since you got back and i want it to stop right now!"
"EXCUSE ME! A year ago you two said that i wasnt responible or mature and you ship me off to the
other side of the world and you want me to be all happy and giddy about that. You took me from my
life here forced me to start a new one and then take me away from that one. Im surprised i dont need
therapy. But hey you want it to stop then fine i'll leave, i'll stay with my friends until i get enough money
to move out on my own or move back to California!"
Serena walked out of her parents house slamming the door behind her and headed to the Starlight.
"Guys give me the strongest drink you have."
"Oh no i dont think so Serena. You drunk and pissed off is not a good combination. You tell us what
bug crawled up your ass while drinking a beer and only one!" Taiki replied with some sympathy.
With some help from Yaten Serena was able to get her beer open, because her hands were shaking
so bad she couldnt do it.
Serena explained to them that the bug up her ass was her father and how much him and her mother
pissed her off. Taiki and Yaten found it amusing that everytime she took a sip she would mumble
curse words towards her family. They didnt voice their amusments though and instead rubbed her back
and allowed her to continue her story. Somewhere in the middle of her story she didnt realize the girls
came walking in.
Trista was the first to speak. "Well Serena if you need to, me and Hotaru wouldnt mind you coming to
stay with us."
"Are you sure Trista? i wouldnt want to intrude."
"Non sense its our pleasure, besides it wont be for very long!"
"What makes you say that?"
"Serena no matter what your parents did to you they're still your parents and you love them"
Serena thought about that for a while and admitted to herself that 'yes' she did love her parents but
she couldnt forgive them for what they did to her. She loved both her lives and took her away when
she was at her happiest. It was like taking a tiger born in the zoo, setting it into the wild to fend for
its self then caging it again. She was that tiger. Born in the zoo, sent into the wild, then caged back
up again.
"You ever get the feeling that living under your parents roof is like being caged in a zoo?"
"Serena its always a zoo. You cant do anything you really want to, you have little pests (siblings) staring
at you and harassing you all day long, only to get up and do the same thing over again the next day"
Serena decided to stay at the bar untill her shift started, go home with Trista and Hotaru, wake up the
next morning and make up with her parents.
Sunday Morning
"Mom, dad anyone here?"
"Yes Serena were in the livingroom." Replied her mother.
Serena walked into the living room to find her mother and father sitting there. Sammy had no doubt
gone to Mika's house for the day
"I came here to talk about yesterday. It was rude of me to yell at you dad but i still stand firm about
what i said im not gonna leave my friends high and dry because you two decided to spring your plans
on me last minute. If you guys still want to go out tuesday we can do that but monday belongs to my
friends."
"Alright Serena we will go out on monday. But we wanted to talk about somthing else. We want to talk
about your new...how do i say this...personality. When we sent you to California we expected you
to come back more mature and responsible but you came back a whole new person. We would like to
know what realy happened out there. If of course you wish to tell us."
"Alright. You two deserve to know the whole story. On the plane out there i sat in my seat thinking what
you didnt like about me. It obviously had to have been more than just my maturity and lack of responsibilty
and while i was naming off all the possibilities i realised that it wasnt you naming off these things it was
me. I didnt like who i was so i vowed to be open to everything out there. I took mechanics and welding,
a whole bunch if different classes, i had a bunch of different groups of friends. One day i realised that me
and Selene were very low on money although she tried to hide it, i still noticed. So i got my ass in gear
and went looking for a job. Unfortunatly i didnt find one but i was going to try again the next day. On the
way home i was attacked.The owner of the Starlights bar out there saved me and offered me a job and i
took it. His brothers own the one here. Once i saved up enough money i took karate lessons so i wouldnt
be a victim next time. After that everything just went uphill my grades increased i bought my motorcycle
and tuned it up in mechanics. I was on top of the world then it was time for me to come back here. I was
proud at everything i had done out in California i couldnt name any faults. I was snatched away from my
life twice because you two didnt like who i was. Now i want to ask you a question. Which Serena would
you rather have?"
"Serena thats not fair. You cant make us choose between your past and present."
"Not fair! I'll tell you whats not fair. Having your parents send you away because your not perfect only to
come back and act as if you havnt changed. I cant please you two. Idont know why i even bothered."
Serena got up from her seat and walked to the front door.
"Serena wait. Like i said you are a whole new person. We want to know who this new person is. We want
to get to know you again. Will you let us?"
"I'll be back tuesday morning and we can go out for the day with Sammy." At that Serena walk out the door,
back to Trista and Hotarus apartment.
Next up peoples is the birthday bash and Darien and Seiyas meeting! Some scenes at the birthday bash may be considered as an R rating i may be wrong though!