Rei and Minako entered the arcade through the sliding glass doors. Kids as well as some teenagers scattered around like ants; feeding the machines their tokens and slamming on buttons. Minako attempted to lose Rei and go off to play but it wasn't going to happen.
"Minako-chan! Don't even think about it. We're meeting everyone upstairs." Rei's said in a cold demeanor.
"B-b-ut Reiiiiiiiii-chan..." Minako's voice trailed off as Rei grabbed her hand and guided her to the stairs. Minako gave up her efforts and climbed the stairs alongside Rei.
"Oh Rei...stubborn as always." she thought to herself, flashing Rei a smile.
Atop the Crown Game Center, inside the Fruits Parlor Crown, a familiar group of girls were gathered. Rei and Minako slid into the booth among the three other girls. The sight was picturesque. Usagi Tsukino chin-deep in food while Ami Mizuno and Makoto Kino laughed about whatever it is they're talking about. Rei and Minako greeted the other girls with a smile.
"Rei-chan! Minako-chan!" Usagi said, causing food to spit out of her mouth. The other girls laughed as Usagi turned a bright red.
"I wish Mononoke-san would embarrass herself like Usagi does!" Minako said in a devilish tone.
Usagi burned an even brighter red. She seemed as if she was about to pop but it was considerate Ami to direct the conversation onward.
"Mononoke-san?" Ami asked, patting Usagi's back.
"A transfer student from Europe! She's been going to my school for about a year now. Her mother owns a diamond company! I hear her father was killed in London and that's why she lives here." Rei said the last sentence with a softness to her voice that almost sounded as if she was about to cry.
There was a pause for a moment followed by Mina, breaking this silence.
"What a sad story for such a rude girl! You think she'd be the type that is more reserved."
"No. When my parents were killed, I became very violent. I understand where she's coming from." Makoto added.
"Mako-chan..." Mina said, turning to her friend. "Sorry, I just couldn't let you get away with that. It's hard to lose a parent."
"Especially a father. The poor girl."
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"Mum?"
The voice of then English girl along with a ruffle of keys, filled the empty apartment. Once again, Deianera called out into the darkness.
"Mum?"
No one home. She walked into the home and felt around for the first light switch. With a click of the wall device, the first room illuminated instantly. Deianera shrugged her shoulders and walked to her room. Pictures of her father littered the hallway wall. Today, she didn't look at the pictures and instead, entered her room and dropped her thin briefcase. Her body soon met the comfort of her bed and her eyes fluttered; crossing into rem sleep. She was asleep within the hour.
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"You're causing more trouble than the Moon Princess herself!"
The words of the woman wearing a blue one-piece dress-skirt attire were all too troubled.
"Serenity has nothing on me. Sneaking out and going to Earth is child's play!" the girl with blonde highlights whimsically retorted.
"Honestly, what will come to this realm when you are declared Queen? I fear for our safety to say the least. The northern provinces are still upset at the unification of our planet in a single monarchy. Your great father, May Dai rest his soul, took great care of this Kingdom. As your dear mother, Queen Nephele has. Would you risk your family honor all for some man?"
The woman in blue was sincere in her words. She was genuinely concerned. She looked at the Princess before her, awaiting an answer. The woman with the brown and gold hair seemed to be thinking till an evil smile spread across her lips. The woman in blue rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Of COURSE!"
"Princess Deianera, you really are troublesome."
"Perhaps I should befriend the Moon Princess, Serenity, after all?"
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Eyes opened slowly as the dream evaporated to the back her memory. Deianera yawned and stretched; it felt as though the life in her body was escaping her very body. For days now, she had been feeling excessively tired. It almost seemed unnatural even for the normal teenage body. She looked around at the various fabric-rolls tilted against the wall. Still dressed her in serafuku, she promptly decided to start on a new project; Deianera didn't welcome sleep these days. The dreams that plagued were too much for her to even stand without being overwhelmed in a violent sweat and tremors. This one however seemed weird but not as intense as normal. She soon enough had became too engrossed in the strands of thread and cross-stitching to notice the two silver eyes peering at her through the window of her bedroom.