AN: Wow, long time no see, eh? Well, my only real excuse is that I'm lazy, which isn't really an excuse, I know, but forgive me. Anyway, some replies and then onto the main show!
Shrouded Mist Thanks for reviewing, I rally did try to get this out sooner.
SialorKMoonie I'm expecting my teachers to blackmail me anytime, so I figure it can happen to Serena first!
elianthos Hello again! Do I get a treat for being such a good boy? Lol, the car scene was my favorite that I think I've ever written. And yes, the Senshi can step it up a bit. I'll go ahead and advise to to get out your mourning clothes forthe Shitennou...
animeangel404 Thanks, lol!
sailorserena141 Well...I...updated...
Alicia Blade Yeah, I thought of that too. Thanks for pointing it out, though. Since you really want Serena in pain, though...
Setsuna Meioh sat behind her desk, looking over the printed sheet of paper in her hands through half-moon eyeglasses. She leaned her black-green head against the soft leather of her wing-backed chair. A soft smile graced her lips as she realized that her two young wards had come up with such wonderful ideas for their Homecoming week. She placed the paper down on her desk and took off her glasses.
Serena was sitting in the left chair, in her blue and white school uniform, thumb wrestling with Darien, in his black school uniform. The pair was deeply engrossed in the competition. Serena's tongue was sticking out and Darien's eyes were intense. After a few minutes, it seemed victory was in Darien's grasp, no pun intended. He had Serena's thumb pinned for a whole second. Fearing defeat, Serena stomped her heel onto Darien's toes, causing him to yelp and loosen his grip in surprise. Serena took advantage of this and successfully pinned Darien's thumb for three seconds.
"Ha ha! Victory!" Serena squealed, flashing Darien a "V" sign with her fingers and grinning madly.
"You cheated, you devilish harpy!" he retorted angrily.
Setsuna clapped her hands together softly. "Bravo, Miss Tsukino!" she said, still smiling.
Bowing slightly, Serena said, "I thank you, Miss Meioh!"
"But-but, Miss Meioh, Serena cheated!" Darien pleaded.
Miss Meioh rolled her eyes and scoffed. "You sound like a child, Mr. Shields!"
Darien growled angrily and crossed his arms across his chest. Serena smirked in delight and stuck her tongue out at Darien.
"And you look like one, Miss Tsukino!" Serena shrank. "Just when I was about to congratulate you both on a job well done with these Homecoming ideas, you go and act like little children."
Playing the part of children, Serena and Darien simultaneously said, "We're sorry, Miss Meioh."
"All is forgiven," Miss Meioh smiled and picked up the piece of paper again. "Now, then, these are just wonderful! However, having a list of ideas is just the beginning. You need to get clubs to sponsor these different activities, a place to hold the dance, people to go to the dance…and we only have a few weeks to get everything. I can help you for some of it, and a lot you can dump on SGA, but this is a good start," she ended, grinning broadly.
"Start? But all of that was hard work and I'm tired!" Serena whined.
"Well, I am sorry, but you probably shouldn't have volunteered to coordinate Homecoming," Setsuna said sarcastically.
"Normally, I'd say anything to argue with Serena's incessant whining (Serena-"Humph!"), but we didn't really volunteer, we were appointed," Darien said calmly.
"Details, details! Now then, back to class, I believe the both of you have lunch now, correct? Well," Setsuna wrote something on a piece of paper and gave it to them. "On with you, and don't procrastinate with this! If Homecoming fails, I will kill you both," she said cheerfully and shoo-ed the teens out of her office.
"I cannot do this!" Serena wailed when she and Darien were left outside the principal's office. "I just got BACKMAILED into being the stupid, freakin' mascot, roped into helping the biggest jerk out with Homecoming, and let's not forget my normal, everyday schoolwork!" Serena breathed heavily.
"You seem pretty stressed," Darien said tentatively.
"Well, clearly!" Serena sniped.
Darien smiled deviously. "How about we relieve some of that stress?" he asked suggestively. He moved behind her and began to massage her shoulders.
Serena moaned in response and leaned back against his muscular body. She was almost completely lost in pleasure before she realized three things, a) they were just outside the principal's office, b) Darien was the one massaging her, and c) his hands were beginning to wander. Serena took a deep breath and stepped forward away from his touch.
Darien put on a fake frown. "What's the matter, did I do something wrong?"
"Oh, no of course not, Darien, other than, you know, molesting me in the hall!"
Darien now appeared to be shocked. "Molesting you? Why, Serena dear, I was merely trying to help you relieve tension."
Serena smiled sarcastically. "You were relieving tension five minutes ago, just then you were having a party."
Darien finally gave her a real smile. "You know what they say about idle hands…" he said, and grabbed both of her hands.
"…They are devil's playground," Serena whispered against his lips. Then she drew back and said, "Perhaps I should go to lunch so I'll have something to do with my hands."
"You know," Darien replied lasciviously, "I have a much better plan for those hands."
"Oh, really? And just what might that be?" Serena asked innocently, her fingers moving over her arms softly.
"Well, you could—"
"Serena, Serena!"
Both Serena and Darien turned to see Molly running towards them. She was smiling and waving her hand jovially. "Hey, Serena! And just who is this?" Molly asked, eyeing Darien.
"Darien Shields. And you are?" Darien said politely.
"Molly Baker, nice to meet you."
Darien bowed and kissed Molly's hand. "The pleasure is all mine."
Molly giggled. Serena rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. "Oh, Serena, I was wondering if…oh, I'm sorry you guys re busy aren't you?" Molly said.
"Not yet…" Darien muttered softly.
To cover up, Serena loudly said, "No, no, what's up?"
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go see my cousin play in the tennis tournament at the Country Club?"
"Oh, yeah that sounds fantastic!" Serena said. "See you later, Dare!"
"You're welcome to come too, of course!" Molly said, smiling brightly.
Before Darien opened his mouth to speak, Serena said, "Oh, no. He's got tons of work to do for Homecoming. Come on, Molly." Serena linked arms with Molly and ever so gently dragged her away.
"Bye, Darien! It was wonderful to meet you!"
"You, too, Molly!" Darien replied. "Oy, Meatball Head!"
Serena turned around and glared at him. "What!"
"Exactly what are you planning to do for Homecoming?"
Serena thought for a moment and then replied, "I'll get the Country Club to sponsor the dance!"
"So, Molly, will there be free food at the tourney?" Serena asked.
Molly laughed. "No, but I'll buy you a corn dog for all your troubles." The pair laughed together for what seemed like the first time in years. "So, what were you and that hottie chatting about?"
Serena smiled and said, "Anatomy."
"But, you're taking Biology, not Anatomy, Serena," Molly pointed out.
"I'm thinking of doing an independent study."
"Woohoo!" Serena yelled.
"Go KATIE!" Molly screamed.
They both yelled and cheered when Katie Sandler, Molly's cousin, won the final point. There were three matches left, and Katie was a semi-finalist. Whoever won the next match would have the trophy.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there will be a short break before the next match," the toneless voice said over the intercom system.
Molly immediately bounded down the stairs to see Katie before the next match. But someone else was already talking to Katie. He was a tall man with hair the color of Molly's, but longer. His eyes were blue and he was wearing a pastel-colored suit. Serena had the strangest feeling of déjà vu when she looked at him, but she couldn't place it. Molly was looking at him in a daze, as if she were seeing the man of her dreams come to life.
"May I see your racket?" the man asked Katie, and again, his voice triggered something in Serena's mind. Katie cautiously handed the man her racket. When he finally grabbed hold of it, he stood still for a moment and shuddered. Then he motioned like he was hitting a ball. "So, I think if you'll hit it like that, you'll win for sure," he finished with a grin. He handed the racket back and waved a good-bye to Katie.
"Was that your coach, Katie?" Molly asked.
"No, just some guy. He said he works for the Country Club. Oh my gosh, Molly!" Katie said and hugged her cousin fiercely.
Serena decided to go after the guy to ask him about the club sponsoring the dance. "Excuse me, sir!" she said and caught up to him. He turned around to look at the little girl.
"Yes?"
"My name is Serena Tsukino!" Serena said proudly and jutted her hand in front of her to shake this man's hand.
The man looked at her quizzically, but finally shook hands with her. "My name is—"
"Nephrite, your highness. I am the guardian of the forests on the Planet Earth."
Serena's headache was so sudden and fleeting that she got dizzy.
"Whoa, miss, are you okay?" the man asked kindly.
"Yes, yes, I'm fine. I'm sorry, though I didn't catch your name," Serena said apologetically.
The man smiled back and gave his name again. "Maxfield Stanton."
"Pleasure to meet you," Serena said. "Um, if you'll excuse me, I really must get back to my friends. Thanks for giving her the tennis advice by the way."
"Oh, it was no trouble for me at all."
Serena finally made it back home at seven o' clock and, as it is with most days, she was exhausted. Katie's tennis tournament had lasted past lunch and it had cut into her final period, which infuriated Coach Tenoh. She made Serena run ten laps for being late, and then the day's activity was to run the mile. To add to her pain, Darien mocked her each time he lapped her. Then, just so she could have a headache as well as physical pain, she had a Scout meeting. Rei and Ami's questions about what she did and why were incessant. Then Luna put her two cents in with a speech about how the Sailor Scouts must stick together. The meeting ended with Rei threatening to set fire to Serena's entire manga collection if she ever did something stupid like that again. And let's not forget, Serena still had bruises from the night before.
Thinking back to the tennis match, Serena remembered Katie's stunning victory. It actually seemed like Katie was taking pleasure out of every single time her opponent slid on the ground to get the ball and missed. And when the other player hurt her wrist, Serena actually thought she heard Katie giggle. Maybe there was something that the coach said…
The coach! Dammit, he was supposed to sponsor the Homecoming dance. Serena had forgotten all about it the instant she touched his hand and got a massive headache. "Crap, crap, double crap," Serena muttered. Serena turned on her heel and walked downstairs. "Mom, Dad!" she called.
"Yeah, sweetie?" her mother replied.
"I'm going out."
"Out where?" her mother queried.
Sighing, Serena said, "The Country Club."
"Really? And what do you have to do there?" her mother asked suspiciously.
"I'm getting them to sponsor the Homecoming dance, or at least trying to."
"Fine, Serena. Just go!" her mother yelled.
Serena thought about staying and explaining to her mother, but she needed to get the sponsor or she would have to hear the "I'm better than you" monologue form Darien. She slammed the door on her way out.
"Come on, you weakling!" Katie shouted harshly as she struck the ball hard and sent it zooming over the net. The guy on the other side tried to hit it back, but the ball went right through his racket. "Pathetic," Katie spat out.
The guy fearfully fled the tennis court, leaving his racket behind. Katie began to throw the ball in the air and strike it. This was the sight that Serena came upon. Then Serena saw the racket Katie was holding turn completely red and seemed to glow. Katie fell onto the ground, unconscious along with the racket, but a black energy form remained. Deciding this was a job for Sailor Moon, the pretty soldier transformed. The black energy also transformed. It became a "woman" with spiky brown hair, white skin, in a black body suit with red shoulders.
"This is the second nigh in a row, ookay! I get it, you're evil, you want to take over the world, but take a freakin' break! Oh, yeah...in the name of the Moon, I'ma punish you!"
"Stop whining brat, and let's play!" the monster created a racket and with it, began shooting energy at Sailor Moon. Serena frowned and began jumping all over the place to dodge. While she was hiding behind a bush, the monster finally got her. The energy made Serena feel really fat, but she looked down to discover she was just a giant tennis ball.
"Whaaaat?" Sailor Moon wailed. "Man! I was really hoping this would be a clean fight!"
"Since when is a fight with the Negaverse clean, Sailor Moon?" Tuxedo Mask said from on top of a lamppost. Having someone there to witness her pain made everything worse for Serena, a blush poured out onto her cheeks. "Why don't we have a little match, Negaverse scum?"
The monster tried to shoot at Tuxedo Mask, but he was much too fast for her. The monster was really beginning to get aggravated and her aim was becoming worse. Finally, Tuxedo Mask managed to imbed a rose into the monster's stomach.
"Yay! Go Tuxedo Mask!" Sailor Moon cheered. Tuxedo Mask turned around to wink at her. With that, Serena's tennis ball prison disappeared.
"Now, Sailor Moon! Finish her!"
Sailor Moon nodded. "MOON TIARA MAGIC!" Sailor Moon's aim was perfect and the monster was destroyed. Serena looked around for Tuxedo Mask, but he was nowhere to be found. She decided to just call an ambulance for Katie and go home.
It could be better...but let me know what you think.