I'm back with good ideas, I hope. I don't own Sailor Moon
"So how was your first day at Crossroads?" Serena asked her two new friends as they walked down the street.
"It was…eventful." Amy supplied, smiling at the cheerful girl.
"Yeah, for me too." Lita added.
Serena was about to ask what they meant by 'eventful' when she came up to the arcade. "Here we are! Come on." She pulled them into the arcade, smiling.
Once inside, they stood for a few moments to let their eyes adjust to the sudden darkness. They saw a certain blond hair, blackish-brown eyed man stood at the counter, talking to someone.
"Andrew!" Serena greeted, letting go of her friends hands. She ran up to him & gave him a huge hug.
Smiling at her happiness, Andrew hugged her back. "Jeez, Serena. I just saw you the other day."
Looking up, Serena flashed one of her trademark smiles. "Well, just making sure you didn't forget about me." she teased him, but let go.
"How are you? How was school?" he asked, motioning for her to sit down.
"It was fine, tons of homework, though." Serena pretended to pout, then she remembered. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She turned to her friends standing awkwardly by the door. "Andrew, these are my new friends, Amy Anderson & Lita Kino. They're new to my school. Amy, Lita, this is Andrew Furuhata, one of my oldest friends & big brother."
Lita looked puzzled. "He doesn't look like that much."
Serena giggled & Andrew smiled. "He's not really my big brother, he just acts like it."
"Oh." Lita blushed, Serena giggled again.
"That's OK. It was a honest mistake." Andrew smiled causing Lita to 'swoon.'
"Stop flirting! What would Rita say?" Serena teased, causing Andrew to blush.
"Rita Nishimura?" Amy spoke up surprised. "The famous woman who won 7 World Science Fairs in a row?"
Andrew nodded. "Yep. Brilliant, but she also has a different side. She loves riding horses."
"She also loves Andrew." Serena teased again.
"Rena…" Andrew started, but was interrupted.
"Don't lie, Andrew. You know it's true." a familiar voice walked in.
All four people turned to see black haired, blue eyes Darien Shields walk in. Serena, remembering what he had called her the other day, didn't greet him.
"Hey, Darien. What's up?" Andrew greeted his best friend.
"Nothing. Just visiting." He put his bag down & turned to the blond pigtailed blue eyed girl ignoring him. "Hey, Serena."
"Hmph…" she pouted, crossing her arms.
Darien grinned. "Come on. I'm sorry for calling you Meatball Head."
Serena wanted to stay mad, but couldn't. Turning suddenly, she flashed him a 100 watt smile. "Fine I forgive you!"
Darien, surprised by her cheerfulness, recovered & nodded. Serena turned to her friends. "Sorry, Darien, these are my new friends, Amy Anderson & Lita Kino. They're new to my school. Amy, Lita, this is Darien Shields, Andrew's best friend & my tormentor."
"Hello." "Hey." the girls greeted.
"Nice to meet you." Darien greeted them. He turned back to Andrew. "So, how long has it been since you & Rita have seen each other? 2 hours?" he teased.
"Don't start, Darien. At least I have a girlfriend." Andrew shot back, trying to recover.
Serena couldn't hide her shock. 'This guy is hot! Why doesn't he have a girlfriend?' Then she mentally slapped herself. 'He's 18! Don't get any ideas!'
Darien saw her face. "What's up, Meatball Head? Don't think I can get a girlfriend?" he teased.
"I thought you weren't going to call me Meatball Head anymore." Serena pretended to pout.
"Did I say that?" Darien pretended to think.
"I don't have to stand for this." Serena smiled, getting up. "I better go anyways. Like I said, tons of homework. Bye Andrew, see you later! Bye Amy & Lita. See you guys tomorrow." She paused, then decided to say bye again. "See ya, idiot." she teased, walking out the door.
Darien pretended to be shocked at her calling him idiot as Andrew laughed. "Major burn, dude." Amy & Lita just giggled.
It all stopped when a man about the age of 18 with blonde hair & blue eyes entered the arcade. He was wearing a simple pair of blue jeans & a T-shirt, but Darien, Amy & Lita all glared at him.
Ignoring them, this man walked up to Andrew. "Excuse me, have you see this girl?" He showed Andrew a picture of Serena.
Shocked, Andrew asked. "What do you want with Serena?" He didn't see the motions that the other three gave him.
The man put the picture back. "Serena, huh? Pretty name. Thank you for your time." He walked out, smirking.
"What was up with him?" Andrew asked the other three as they gave him death glares. "And you three?"
"Nothing, Andrew." Amy shook her head. Turning to Lita, she nodded. "Bye Andrew. Bye Darien." The two girls walked out rather quickly.
"Where are they going?" Andrew asked Darien.
"Dunno, but I gotta run too. See ya, Drew!" Darien ran out, grabbing his bag.
Andrew was confused. "What's up with those three?" Shrugging his shoulders, he went back to cleaning.
Meanwhile, Serena, not wanting to go home, was walking through the park. "It's such a beautiful day." she murmured as she listened to the birds chirp & felt the sun warm her face. Unfortunately, she wasn't paying attention & tripped, stumbling into someone's arms.
Looking up, the first thing she saw were blue eyes. But what shocked her was that these eyes held something…evil. Shaking her head, she pushed herself off this person. "So sorry, I'm can be a klutz at times."
The man laughed. "No problem." He turned his back to her & Serena stared at him.
He had blond hair & wore a pair of blue jeans & a T-shirt. He seemed to be about 18. But something about him made her stomach churn. Like she was in a kind of danger if she stayed.
He turned & smiled. "Sorry. My name is Jay." He walked over to her. "I'm a friend of Darien's."
Serena nodded. "Hi. I'm Serena. Nice to meet you." She shook his hand & was shocked when it felt ice cold.
Shaking the feeling off, she smiled. "What are you doing here?" she questioned, trying to make conversation.
"What you are. Enjoying the day." Jay looked up into the sky, staring at the clouds.
Serena nodded, still wary of him. "It is a beautiful day." she agreed, walking over to a bench. "Please sit." Serena motioned.
Jay nodded & sat next to her; not too close but not too far. Serena smiled. "So, what are you studying?"
"Rocks & gemstones."
Serena tilted her head in confusion. "Rocks & gemstones? Like diamonds?" she asked.
Jay shook his head. "No. Lesser known stones. Jadeite, nephrite, zoisite & kunzite are my favorites."
"Oh, I've never heard of those." Serena admitted, feeling more at ease with Jay as he smiled down at her again.
"Which is exactly why I study them." he laughed, but something about his laugh seemed forced. Like he was trying to sound carefree.
'You're just overreacting. He's nice enough.' Serena scolded herself. Then she got an idea. "Hey, do you wanna go get some good luck charms at the Cherry Hill Temple?"
Jay hesitated. "I don't know…", but Serena pulled him to his feet. "Come on! It'll be fun! Let's go before the bus leaves without us."
"There's no need for that." Jay took out car keys. "I have my own transportation."
Serena nodded. "You sure it's OK?"
Jay once again smiled his cold little smile. "Just fine. Come on." He began walking & felt Serena follow him.
They had just got into greenish sports car & they drove off, not realizing that Lita just arrived a few moments after them.
Seeing them drive off, Lita swore under the breath. Taking out a communicator, she pushed a couple buttons. "He took her in his car. I don't know where they're going, but it's a greenish sports car with it's top down."
A muffled response came back & Lita nodded. Putting it back, she took off in the direction where the car had gone.
Jadeite turned on the radio & put on a pair of sunglasses. Serena couldn't help but glance at him. For some reason, she felt a kind of…safety with him. As if nothing could happen
As if realizing she was staring, Jadeite glanced at her. Serena saw & turned her face back to the front, blushing. Jadeite grinned, then turned back to the road. 'Easy as putty.' he thought as he pulled up to the Cherry Hill Temple. "Here we are. Ready?" he asked as he cut off the engine.
Serena nodded, not trusting her voice. 'You are acting stupid, Rena! He is not interested in you.' she thought, as she walked up the temple steps with Jadeite behind her.
They reached the top a little old man came up to them & told her that she was cute.
Serena blushed, but the man went on. "Would you like to work for me?"
But before Serena could answer, a black haired, purplish-black eyed priestess came out.
"Grampa! Stop harassing the poor girl." the girl told him. "I've heard some bad rumors about you recently."
Serena was in awe of this girl, but Jadeite seemed wary. Smiling, Serena spoke up. "I might want to work here."
The priestess looked up in surprise, then directed her glare towards Jadeite. "Nice to meet you. I'm sorry about my grandfather. I'm Raye Hino."
"Hi, I'm Serena Tsukino & this is…" But when Serena turned to introduce Jay, she saw him drive off.
"That was rude. You should talk to your boyfriend." Raye said.
Serena blushed. "He's not my boyfriend. He's a friend of a friend."
Raye nodded. "Sure." She teased her.
"Really…" Serena tried to maintain her dignity.
Raye giggled. "I believe you. Come on in." She motioned for the blond girl to walk in. The priestess paused as she took out a communicator that looked familiar to Lita's. "She's fine. She's here & he left."
A muffled sigh of relief & Raye put it away. She walked in just as her grandfather was bugging Serena about the job.
"Grampa…" Raye warned him.
"Fine." He stood up, but winked at Serena. "She's so mean to me. Never lets me have fun."
"Out! Now!" Raye pointed out her door as her grandfather left laughing. Sighing, Raye turned to Serena. "Please sit down."
Serena nodded & did as she was told to. They sat in silence until Serena finally broke it. "So, where are your parents?"
But from the look on Raye's face, Serena felt horrible. "I'm sorry. You don't have to tell me…" But Raye interrupted her.
"It's fine." Sighing, she went on. "My mother died from a weak heart & my father is a politician, so he's never home. I live here with my Grampa."
Serena nodded. "Oh…" She couldn't think of anything to say. Raye finally looked up & cracked a weak smile. "Sorry I'm so depressing."
"No you're not! It must be hard." Serena said.
Raye nodded. "Yeah, but my Grampa helps a lot & my training to be a Shinto priestess takes most of my time."
Serena nodded. "So, what school do you go to?"
"Brookdale Private School."
Serena was shocked. "Wow, that's a really good school."
Raye giggled at her reaction. "Yeah it is. It has a really great choir program."
Serena looked up. "You sing?"
Raye blushed. "Just a little."
Serena smiled & got to her knees. "Can I hear you?"
Raye blushed even redder. "I'm not that good…" But Serena interrupted her. "Please. I'm sure you're great."
Raye looked at the pleading girl & gave in. "Fine." She stood up & walked over to her radio. Switching it on, she fiddled with a couple buttons & knobs. A soft tune came out & Raye turned around. "This is called 'Oh Starry Night.'" She began to sing.
I've waited all of my life
For the day when love appears
Like a fairy take in days gone by
He will rescue me from my fears
And now I feel him standing close to me
And now can I tell him what he means to me
My heart stands still-has he come?
Oh starry night
Is this the moment I dream of?
Oh starry night
Tell me, is he my own true love?
Every night I think of him
Here in my lonely room
Waiting for my prince to come
Wondering if he'll be here soon
And I sit patiently, waiting for a sigh
and I hope that his heart longs for mine
He calls my name, is the one?
Oh starry night
Is this the moment I dream of?
Oh starry night
Tell me, is he my own true love?
Oh starry night
Is he to one that I dream of?
Oh starry night
How will I know
will his love show?
Is he my own true love?
When she finished, she opened her eyes. She blushed at Serena's opened mouth, wide-eyed look. "So…how was it?" she asked nervously.
Serena recovered & grinned. "That was beautiful!" She wiped her tears away as Raye blushed even more. "It wasn't that good…"
Serena shook her head, her blond hair flying everywhere. "No, it was great! I wish I could sing like that!"
Raye blushed even redder. "Anyone can sing. It just takes practice."
Serena sighed, then fell backwards. "That's what I don't have time for…practice. I have a busy life."
Raye giggled & sat down next to her. "What? Boy-watching?"
Serena giggled back. "A little bit of that. But I also baby-sit."
Raye nodded. "I'm not sure I could baby-sit. Me & kids don't go good together."
Serena titled her head. "Really? I'm great with them. I guess it's cuz I'm like them; a little kid!"
Raye smiled at her new friends cheerfulness. A phone went off & Raye stood up. "Excuse me." She walked out to answer it.
Serena looked around her room. She had a bed with red & black covers, she had a desk set up next to the door, a dresser to the left of it & her walls were covered by singers & priestesses.
Raye came back. "Sorry, that was my father. He wanted to have some together time. Which either means he needs me for the family image or he wants to convince me to go into politics." She said this with so much spite, Serena flinched.
"I'm sorry. My father's a photographer." Serena tried to change the subject.
Raye waved a hand up. "It's cool." Then looking at her clock, she gasped. "6:00 already!"
Serena jumped up. "It's 6! Oh my God, I am in sooo much trouble!" She grabbed her bag & bowed to Raye. "It was nice meeting you Raye. Maybe we can hang out sometime."
Raye nodded, then giggled as she watched the girl run out. "We'll hang out most def, Serena." She turned to start her temple duties.
Serena ran down the street, dodging people. She felt a couple rain drops fall on her head & she stopped, looking up. It began to rain harder & Serena shrieked. "Please don't rain!" She shouted to the sky as she took off running again.
She was 15 minutes from her house & she was soaked to the bone. "At least it's not a thunderstorm." she told herself. Then, as if the laws of nature were against her, a loud clap of thunder sounded.
Serena shrieked again. "I hate thunder! I hate thunder!" She ran in the rain, dodging people once more. When the thunder clapped again, Serena instantly covered her head with her arms. Sinking to the ground, she began to cry. "Why is this happening to me…?" she cried to herself.
"Serena?" a familiar voice called out, sounding shocked.
Serena looked up to see Darien standing over her, with an umbrella & a worried look on his face. Serena felt her tears come again & she threw herself at Darien.
Shocked, Darien could only put his arms around the soaked girl. Closing his eyes, he dropped the umbrella & hugged her with both arms. "It's OK, Serena. I'm here. Nothing's going to happen."
Serena backed away, wiped her tears & smiled up at him. "You know, you're getting soaked." she pointed out, feeling better.
Darien smiled back at her. "I know."
A clap of thunder came again & Serena yelped a little out of fear. Darien frowned. "Are you scared of thunderstorms?"
Serena nodded. "I know, it's stupid…"
Darien shook his head. "No it's not. I'm scared of needles."
Serena took a breath. "You? Scared of needles?" she teased him.
"Hey, I'm trying to make you feel better here & you sass me in return?" Darien turned. "I'll just leave." He bent down to grab his umbrella when a pair of hands grabbed his arms.
"No! I'm sorry. Please stay. I'm…scared." Serena murmured, looking downward.
Darien straightened up. He looked down at the 14-year old girl with her soaked blond hair hanging down her shoulders, the buns messed up. He wanted to make her feel better, so he hugged her & joked. "Hey, your meatballs are messed up."
Serena giggled. "You're an idiot."
"That's the second time today!" Darien pretended to pout, but happy she was giggling.
"That's cuz you're an grade A idiot!" Serena laughed. She pushed herself off, disappointment flooding Darien. "Come on, idiot! I don't want to die out here!" She began to skip down the street.
When she realized Darien wasn't coming, she turned around. "Idiot! Are you coming or not?" she teased, the rain reflecting off her eyes.
Darien shook his head. "Yes, Meatball Head." He walked after her, closing his umbrella.
That was cute! And I put Raye in there. Plus Jadeite. Next chap you'll meet Mina. Or Serena will meet Mina. Either way, I won't update until you review!