Serena ran into the house & was relieved to see Cassie & Mandy still sleeping. She takes off her jacket & shuts the door.
She brings the ice cream dishes into the kitchen to wash them. She hears noise coming from the living room & soon, two tired girls walk into the kitchen.
"Serena?" Cassie spoke.
"Yes?" She turns around, smiling.
"Can we jump rope?" she asks, smiling.
"Sure. Go get your coats." Serena said, washing her hands.
Cassie smiles. "Yeah!" she runs upstairs, followed by Mandy.
Serena smiles & sits down at the table. She thinks about what happened. 'But how did she know my name?' the thought kept popping up. 'I'll just have to research & find out what's up.' she thinks, sighing.
The girls come down, buttoning their coats, jump rope in Mandy's hand. "Let's go!" she smiles.
Serena nods & gets up.
The girls are outside jump roping when Miss Johnson drove up.
"Mommy!" Cassie exclaimed, running to meet her mother.
Miss Johnson brings her two girls into a hug. "Hello, sweethearts." She kisses them both on the cheek.
Serena walks over to them. "There were sweet." she confirmed.
Miss Johnson puts them down. "Thank you, Serena. How much do I owe you?"
"20." Serena cleared up.
Miss Johnson took her wallet out of her purse & took out a 20. "There you are." She hands Serena the money. "Can I give you a ride home?"
Serena shook her head. "It's fine. I like walking home."
Miss Johnson nodded. "OK." To her girls, she said, "Say good bye to Serena."
"Bye Serena!" both girls hugged Serena.
"Bye Cassie. Bye Mandy." she bends down. "And remember," She tells Mandy. "He's a loser."
Mandy nodded. "Arigato, Serena." She bows.
Serena straightens up & goes back inside for her stuff. She comes out & waves to the two girls & the mother.
She begins to walk down the street, when she sees something weird. A little girl standing in the middle of the street. Serena's about to call out when she sees a huge truck coming to her!
Serena runs in the street & grabs the girl. They both roll onto the sidewalk, little cuts & bruises.
The truck stops & the driver jumps out. "Oh my God, are you OK!" he exclaims, running over.
Serena moans, sitting up. "Yeah, but next time look where you're going."
The truck driver takes off his hat & bends down, sweating. "I'm sorry." He gestures to the little girl. "Is she OK?"
Serena shakes the girl. "Hey, are you OK?"
The girl moans. Serena shakes her again. "Do you hurt anywhere?"
The girl turns around & the truck driver screams in terror. The girl's face is monstrous! "I'm getting out of here!" He jumps into his truck & speeds away.
Serena takes a breath, holding her scream in, when she sees tears come down the girl's face. Serena's mothering side kicks in & she holds the girl close to her. "Shh, it's OK. He's just a jerk. Don't cry."
The girl's face changes from tears to an evil face. Her arms go around Serena & they change into claws.
Serena feels the claws digging into her skin. "Ow, what are you doing?"
The girl digs them harder into her back, causing Serena to cry out in pain. She hangs her head, tears forming. "Stop it, please!"
The girl begins to laugh & breaks skin, causing Serena to begin bleeding. Serena lets the tears fall & she begins pushing her away. "Get away, you little freak!"
The girl abruptly lets go & Serena jumps up, in pain. She glares at the girl. "What's your problem? Do you like hurting people? After I saved your life?"
The girl said nothing & tears began to form again. But Serena shakes her head, grabbing her bag & backing up. "It ain't gonna work, little brat! You dug those claws into me & broke skin! I ain't going to help you!"
The girl utters something so softly that Serena could have sworn she didn't hear anything. "Help me…"
Serena knew she should probably get her back checked, but something inside her told her to stay. She puts down her bag. "What?"
The girl looks up & her face flashes to a pretty girl with big brown eyes. Serena blinks & the face is monstrous again. Serena rubs her eyes. "I could have sworn…"
The girl gets up & pulls on Serena's skirt. "Help me…"
Serena looks around & puts her hands on the girl's shoulder. "I don't know how."
"Use the crystal…"
"The what?" Serena stares at her.
But the girl changes back to the evil one & rips Serena's skirt! Serena screams, jumping back. She looks down to see the skirt WAY too short.
She looks back at the girl & sees her cackling again. Serena gulps & slowly walks over. "Listen, little girl. Whatever's inside you, fight it."
The girl groans & clutches her head. Serena bends down & shakes the girl. "Fight it!" she exclaims, shaking the girl violently.
The girl begins screaming, but Serena keeps shaking. "Fight it!" she screams. A white light appears from her forehead & blasts the girl.
The girl flies back & Serena begins shaking herself. She looks at her hands.
The girl started flailing, but suddenly stopped. Serena stood up & walked over to her. She bends down to see a girl with light skin with big brown eyes & soft brown hair.
Serena bends down & slowly shakes her. "Little girl, wake up. You're OK."
The girl slowly opens her eyes. Serena lets out a sigh. "You're fine. Don't worry."
The girl sits up & looks at Serena. She smiles & hugs her. Serena, surprised, hugs her back. The girl murmurs something.
Serena pulls back. "What?"
The girl stood up & bowed. "Arigato, dear princess." She skips down the street, singing.
Serena slowly stands up, shocked. "Did she just call me princess?" she asked to no one in particular.
Wow, that was like Exorcist. Of course, only in Sailor Moon will no one notice a little girl screaming at the top of her lungs. Just like there are never any police at the robberies & other things. Does anyone else notice that? Maybe it's just me. Review & I'll update.