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Chapter 3: Isolation
(Realm of Time)
"Well, Rini, there's not much I can do," said Sailor Pluto sadly.
"Oh, come ON!" yelled Rini, " There has to be SOMETHING!"
"There is one thing…"
"Tell me," said Rini automatically.
"A lockdown, of sorts. Serena will only be able to see Seiya and Darien. She will remain in this state until she comes to a decision."
"I love it," giggled Rini mischievously.
(Back at Serena's house)
"Hey mom, I know it's your anniversary today, and I wanted to give you something," said Serena.
"Well, what is it, honey?" asked her mom curiously.
"Why don't you see for yourself?" asked Serena, who handed her mother an envelope, "Open it."
"Okay," her mother opened the envelope and screamed.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Serena's father asked as he rushed down the stairs, ready to aide his wife with whatever made her scream. Serena's mom wordlessly handed the envelope to her husband. His reaction was priceless. Her father's mouth literally landed on the floor. Serena, in a giggly rush, hugged both her parents, who thanked her profusely for their trip to Hawaii.
"But, there are 4 tickets here. Who else is coming?" her mother asked, slightly confused.
"I dunno," said Serena joyfully, "That's up to you. Give them away, sell them, invite your friends; it's all good."
"Alright, sweetie. What will you do while we're gone?"
"Oh, I'm gonna hang out with the girls," Serena said with a slight pang of guilt that she just lied to her parents.
"Oh. Ok. I'll call Maria and see if she wants to come with us."
"Why don't I get to pick?" Serena's dad asked her with a slight pout.
"I don't know. Why don't you go ask mom?"
"Good idea. I'm gonna go ask your mom. Bye!"
Serena just smiled as her clueless father left the room.
(Back to the Realm of Time)
"Good, everything is going according to plan," said Rini gleefully.
"I hope you're right, but you and I both know that she's going to chose Darien," said Sailor Pluto.
"Yes, but whose fault is THAT, Pluto?"
"…Mine, but…if I hadn't done that…then she could've killed you because…she thought you were a threat…?" Sailor Pluto said in a meek attempt to defend her actions.
"That's not an excuse and you know it!" yelled Rini.
"I know it's not an excuse! But I couldn't show her with your dad. She didn't know him yet! She would've flipped!"
"Alright, alright, give it a rest, Pluto. Just fix this, ok? I don't want my dad to be primordial sludge! Darien's a dirtbag and I REFUSE to have that…that THING as my father!" shrieked Rini.
"Ok, ok. Rini…? RINI! Calm down! We'll fix it, ok? We're fixing the problem."
(back in Japan)
Serena picked up her small, pink cell phone. "Hello?" she asked.
"Hey Kitty," said Darien.
"What? I'm not Kitty. Who is this?"
"This is George. I'm using Darien's phone. Do you want to talk to him?"
"Sure," Serena said, not really liking this George person.
"Hey Bunny."
"Hi sweetie. How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you?" asked Darien.
"Not so good. Someone just called me Kitty! Can you believe that?"
"Nope. But that's just because you're my bunny and always will be."
"Awww, thanks, sweetie. When will you be back?" Serena asked.
"In a couple weeks. I miss you."
"I miss you, too."
"I gotta go now, Bunny. I love you."
"I love you, too. Bye."
Serena hung up the phone with a sigh. It was going to be a LONG couple weeks.
AN: I know, that last conversation was simply disgusting. I find it hard to believe that I wrote the dang thing. Yuck! I'm sorry! Please don't hate me! Remember to review!