Hi minna!!!!! I hope you guys are enjoying the fic. I made this chapter longer because u guys were complaining a lot. (1117 words)And I'd like to thank Crystal for correcting it. Thanks so much doll. Please read and review. I really love hearing from you. it's a little ambiguous in the beginning. Please tell me what u think.
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Winter.
Ps. I do not own sailor moon. I'd love to, but I don't. hehe.
The Gift of the Forgotten
Chapter 5- What We've Become
Everything was perfect, the cool breeze that softly caressed her skin was
comforting, and the man that held her waist was trying to be. But she sensed his
uneasiness. There was something that needed telling, but he had stubbornly insisted it was
nothing.
Slowly he led her to the center of the beautiful gardens. They were covered in
flowers: lilies, carnations, daffodils, callas, ggladiolus', ddelphiniums, iris', tulips, almost
every flower imaginable was there, every flower except for the rose.
Slowly he leaded her to a bench, perfectly positioned to see the full sight of the
gardens. Smiling she looked into his deep blue eyes.
"The gardens are beautiful," she told him happily.
"Not as beautiful as you are," he said while seating her and standing in front of her.
"Serena, I've known you for four years, and I've grown to love and cherish you more with
each passing day. Rena, I love you, and," he bent down to one knee "I would be honored
if you be came my wife," he took a velvet box out of his coat pocket. She sat there,
shocked, to say the least. Did she truly love him. She felt something for him, could that be
love? Could she not know that she was in love.
"I, I don't know what to say," she looked into his eyes, and saw the love that
clouded them, she couldn't hurt him, not after all he's done for her. "Yes, I'll marry you
Diamond." she whispered while her eyes clouded over with tears. And she truly couldn't
tell whether or not they were from happiness, or a sense of loss. 'I'll grow to love him, in
time," she thought.
---------------------Cherry Hill Shrine------------------------
"Oh my god! That's the biggest stone I've ever seen!" Mina shrieked excitedly,
while examining the ring Diamond had slipped on her finger.
It was gold band, with a large diamond in the center. She had always wanted a
silver band. She never really cared for gold.
"So, when's the wedding?" Lita asked enthusiastically.
"Well, umm, we're planning to have it in Japan," the four girls seemed to lose their
smiles. "I hope that it wouldn't be too much trouble to be brides maids in another
country?" Serena asked mischievously.
All the girls replied positively while smothering Serena in a group hug.
Serena had met the four girls when she first entered Harvard. They had instantly
built a strong close bond. Mina was the first person to befriend Serena. She was a tall
model like blonde, with beautiful sapphire eyes. Reminding, Serena of a the goddess of
love a and beauty (Venus/Aphrodite). Her personality was also that of the ancient
mythological deity, mina was constantly setting people up. Singles beware!
The Second person Serena met was Ami, she was a small ice blue eyed girl, with
hair so black that it looked blue when the light hit it just right. She was the logical one
with an IQ that rivaled Serena's. They found out that Serena, had one of the highest IQ's
in the word when the state regulated tests were graded. Psychologists had found out that
the material she was studying was too slow moving and trivial for her so they just threw
her into collage, and poof, she became a wonderful student. Yeah, who'd a figured.
The next person to cross her path was Lita. The college had placed her into an
Advanced Cooking class because she needed to complete a year of a culinary art. Lita was
the tallest of their group. She was a brown haired, green eyed girl who cooked like a god.
She was also a black belt in tai Chi and karate.
Serena had met Raye when she went to the shrine. The Fiery goddess had been
weary of Serena but in time they formed a tight bond. Raye had almost violet hair and very
violet eyes.
They were all close now. Like sisters, they would sacrifice their lives for each
other.
"Hey, Sere, your Japanese name is Usagi right?" Mina happily asked.
"Yeah,"
"Doesn't that translate to rabbit?" Ami asked.
"She does look like one," Raye announced.
"It means bunny! At least I don't look like you, Pyro," and thus the tongue war
began.
"We should probably learn the basics of Japanese, before we go," Ami stated,
ignoring the rivalry.
"That sounds like a great idea, Ami," Lita agreed.
"I wanna know Japanese too!" Mina decided, excitedly.
"I've been studying the language for a while so me and Serena should be able
to teach you guys the basics." Ami said on a smile.
"After the end of World War One, and for mostly the defeat of the German forces,
who had been, with out reservation, the strongest of the Axis powers, was the Treaty of
Versailles. This document had proclaimed the Germans as the trigger to the war, when in
truth it had been the Austro-Hungarian empire who had set off the war. Either way the
First World War was inevitable with the amount of secret alliances in Europe. The only
reason that the United States did not get involved was because of its isolationist period."
The man watching sat spell-bound to the television. Staring at the golden haired
goddess he had once known. She was still as beautiful as he remembered her to be. The
picture on the screen changed to that of a destroyed city. He remembered when she left,
and it still hurt.
----Flashback- Arcade----
"Hey Andrew, is Serena here yet? I didn't get a chance to talk to her last week at
the party. And I haven't seen her since. I think she was avoiding me." he said and grinded.
He had decided to tell her today. Tell her how much he cared for her. Tell her that he
wanted to always be with her.
"Mamoru-kun, Usa came in here a couple hours ago. She, well she was taken into
a exchange student program. She going to America, Mamoru, I'm sorry man," Andrew
put a hand on Mamoru 's shoulder, noticing how pale he had gotten.
"W..when does she leave?" he asked, with strained features.
"Six o'clock," his best friend replied.
Mamoru glanced at the clock. An hour, he ran out of the arcade.
He had made it in time to watch her plane leave. His knees had buckled and he sat on
the cold marble floor for what seemed like an eternity.
That night he had cried it was for the second time he'd ever remembered doing so
----End Flashback---
At the end of the program he ordered the video and flipped to the Biography
channel and her face was there again.
"Everyone tune in for an interview with one of the most brilliant minds of our
time. Don't miss this extraordinary conference with Serena Tsukino on now."
She had made something of herself. Like he had. Now being one of the most
sought after surgeons in the world. He listened as she talked about herself . And then
something totally unexpected happened.
" We hear that you and Diamond McPherson are engaged. Fact or Fiction?" the
women talking with Serena asked.
"Yes, it wasn't supposed to be formally announced till later this month but we are
engaged." Serena responded, smiling. He thought he heard his heart crack.
"Do you know when the wedding will take place?" she asked.
"I hope to make it in Japan. We will be going there so that I may introduce him to
my family and friends. Not to mention my High School Reunion." she responded.
'Maybe, maybe I still have a chance,' he thought silently. While the beginnings of a
plan began formulating in his mind.
To be continued...