I don't own Sailor Moon. Oh yeah, the whole idea of Sailor V in this chapter was oxostardustoxo, so thank you for that.
The final bell rang & students filed out after each other, talking about all kinds of stuff. Serena usually joined in this talk, but she just tuned Molly out for a while. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened at lunch with Lita & Amy.
'I want to say something, but they'll know I eavesdropped & would be mad.' she thought, sighing out loud, not realizing it until it was too late.
"What? Am I boring you?" Molly teased the girl.
Serena shook her head. "Of course not, Molly. I'm just thinking."
Molly acted surprised. "Wow! This is a once in a lifetime experience!"
Serena play-glared her. "Hey, I think. Just not all the time." She laughed & Molly joined in.
"But, seriously. What's up? You've been out of it since lunch." Molly looked genuinely concerned.
"It's nothing. It's just…" but Serena hesitated, trying to figure out how to put her feelings into words.
"Just what?" Molly pushed on, softly.
Realizing she wouldn't be able to stall much longer, Serena took a deep breath, opened her mouth &…
"Molly! Serena!" Brenda shouted, running over.
"Brenda, what's up?" Molly asked, her attention focused on Brenda. Serena silently thanked the girl.
Brenda stop to take a breather. "You will not believe who is at the arcade!"
"Who?" Molly asked, eyes widening.
"Sailor V! Well, it's not really her, but I think we should go get autographs!" Brenda exclaimed, excited.
"That sounds cool!" Molly answered, grinning. "You in, Rena?" she asked the blond girl.
"Sure. I don't have to baby-sit until 5. I have time." Serena smiled.
"Great! Lets go!" Brenda shouted, grabbing Serena's hand. Molly grabbed the other one & the three girls walked off, laughing & talking.
When they hit the arcade, their mouths dropped at the line. "Is this to meet Sailor V?" Molly asked, eyes widening.
"Most likely." Serena sighed, letting her head hang. "We'll never meet her at this rate."
"Don't worry!" the two girls looked up to see Brenda holding what seemed to be three tickets. "Since my dad is an agent, he got us these tickets to meet her."
The girls brightened up. "Really!" Molly exclaimed, taking the ticket handed to her.
Brenda nodded as she handed Serena hers. Serena smiled. "You're so cool, Brenda."
"I know." Brenda grinned. "Now lets go!"
The three girls walked to the front of the line, ignoring the glares that people sent them. Brenda walked up to the security guard & smiling, handed her the tickets. "Here you go, good sir."
But when she tried to walk in, the guard pulled her out. "What's the meaning of this!" she shouted, angry at him. "I could have your job!"
Serena & Molly sweat dropped as they watched their friend rant & rave. Finally, after 5 minutes, Brenda crossed her arms & glared up at the security guard.
He looked down at her & smirked. "Sorry, sweetheart. These tickets are expired."
"Expired?" Molly & Serena exclaimed, fire coming from behind them.
Brenda took the ticket & looked at the date. "Oops, my bad. They are expired." she attempted a laugh as the two girls became angrier & angrier.
Restraining Molly from killing Brenda, Serena sighed. "Well, lets get to the back of the line."
Brenda was first to nod. "Yeah, lets." She made as much space between her & Molly as possible.
Molly calmed down & smoothed her hair down. "Well, lets go." she calmly said as she followed the girl.
Serena stared at them & sweat dropped. Turning to the guard, she bowed. "Sorry for my friend's outburst. She's very dramatic."
The guard smiled at this blond girl. "Don't worry. She's normal compared to some of these fans."
Serena smiled back. "OK. Thank you." She turned to follow the girls when he suddenly spoke up. "Are you Serena Tsukino?"
Surprised, Serena turned & nodded. "That's me. Why?"
The guard motioned for her to come to him. "Miss V has asked for especially."
Serena's eyes widen. "What does Sailor V want with me?" she asked, shocked.
The guard shrugged his shoulders. "I'm just following the directions." He made people back up so Serena could go in.
"Um, can my friends come too?" she asked, looking back at the long line.
"I'm not sure…" But the walkie-talkie on his waist went off. He answered it. "Bob here." Pause. "Yes, she's here. But she has friends." Another pause. "Got it." He hung up & smiled. "It's fine."
Serena grinned. "Thank you so much!" She turned & shouted. "Brenda! Molly! Get your butts here right now!"
The girls leaned out. "What?" Molly exclaimed.
Serena motioned for them to come. The girls exchanged glances & followed. Finally reaching the two, Brenda grumbled. "This better be good. We lost our place in line."
"That's fine, cuz we can go in now." Serena grinned at their faces.
"Are you sure?" Molly asked, looking at the guard, who nodded at them. Smiling, Molly hugged Serena. "Thank you so much for whatever you did!" She turned to Brenda & smiled. "Come on, lets go!"
The two girls ran up, leaving the guard & Serena. "Um, thank you again." Serena smiled, walking in after them.
Blinking a couple times to get used to the sudden darkness, she couldn't hold her excitement down. 'I can't believe I'm meeting Sailor V' she thought, giggling.
She saw where Sailor V was & saw her friends excitedly crowding it, talking at once. Laughing, Serena walked over.
When she reached them, Sailor V looked up & smiled. "Miss Tsukino, I've been meaning to talk to you." She shook her hand.
"Please, just call me Serena." Serena said, smiling.
"OK." Sailor V smiled back. Everyone looked back & forth between these two, wondering who this junior high girl was & why Sailor V wanted to talk to her.
"Please." Sailor V stood up, but Serena shook her head. "It's fine. I'll wait. You have all these people dying to see you."
Sailor V smiled, eyes sparkling behind her mask. Nodding, she sat down again. "OK." She turned to one of her guards, she said. "Make sure anything she wants, she gets."
The guard nodded. He walked over to Serena & looked at her. Serena smiled up. "Hi, I'm Serena Tsukino." She introduced herself.
The guard coughed & nodded. Serena bit her lip, then turned to her friends. "Um, Molly can you do me a favor? I probably won't make it to the Rickard's in time to baby-sit Tim. Can you call them & apologize for me?"
Molly nodded. "Sure."
Serena hugged her. "Thanks!" Backing off, Serena waved to Brenda. "Bye guys." Then she turned & followed the guard.
Once inside, the guard stood right in back of her. Serena sat on the bed & smiled up. "I don't need anything right now. Thank you."
The guard nodded & went to stand outside the door. Serena watched him go, then giggled. She fall backwards on the bed. "He's the strong, silent type."
"Most of her guards are." a voice spoke up.
Surprised, Serena jumped up & off the bed. Landing on her stomach, she looked up to see a pair of white heels. Looking up the flip flops, she saw a black skirt with a white shirt. Finally, she looked up to see a woman with blond hair & green eyes.
Serena stood up, smoothing her skirt out. "So sorry." She bowed. "I'm Serena Tsukino."
The woman's eyes darkened. "You're Serena Tsukino?" she asked with so much spite Serena flinched.
"Um, yes. Is that bad?" she ventured, keeping her distance from this woman, who suddenly seemed to dim in energy.
The woman turned & walked to the window. "Yes it is, but it's not your fault. It's that damn girl's!" she clenched her fists.
Against her best judgment, Serena ventured forward a little. "Who?" she asked, quietly.
"Mina, but you know her as Sailor V." the woman snarled out.
The door opened & Sailor V walked in. "I hope everything was…" She stopped, seeing the woman. Serena looked between girl & woman.
Serena instantly noticed Sailor V seemed to draw herself in. 'Wonder why? And who is this woman?' she thought, looking between them.
"What are you doing here, mother?" Sailor V said with so much spite. Serena eyes widened. 'Mother! But why does it seem like they hate each other?'
The woman, apparently Sailor V's mother, turned to her. "Why don't you take that stupid outfit off, Mina?"
Sailor V glared at her as she removed her mask. Serena couldn't believe she was seeing who Sailor V actually was.
"Happy mother?" Mina asked, her blue eyes holding anger in.
"Not until you give this stupid skit up!" The woman walked over to Mina & raised her hand. "Why are you still doing this?" she shouted as she slapped the girl!
Serena gasped as she watch Mina fall. She couldn't believe someone would hit their own daughter.
Mina looked up at the woman, eyes holding back tears. "I like this! Sailor V lets girls know that not only guys can kick butt!"
"But there are tons of girls who would die to be in your shoes! Why don't you give it up!" the woman raised her hand, but the slap didn't reach Mina this time.
Serena had ran in front, protecting the girl. Both the woman & Mina were shocked. "What are you doing?" Mina asked, tears forming in her eyes, but Serena wouldn't answer her. She stared back at the woman, anger coursing through her blood.
"How could you hit your own daughter! What she does help a lot of little girls! Why is something that makes her happy so bad?" Serena asked, tears running down her face.
The woman stared at her, then straightened up. "You wouldn't understand." She turned. "You're a just a simple junior high girl. Now, I'd appreciate it if you left now."
"Not without Mina." Serena turned to help Mina up. The girl stared at Serena, shocked that someone would do that for her.
"Why?" Mina whispered, wiping her tears.
Serena smiled. "Because I think you're cool & by the length of that line, so do a lot of people. Now go pack for a week."
Mina stared at her, eyes shimmering. She nodded. "OK." She turned & ran out to pack. Serena turned back to the woman & took a deep breath.
"I may be a simple junior high girl, but I know that no one deserves to be slapped for doing something they love." With that, Serena turned & walked out, a little shaky.
20 minutes later, Serena & Mina walked out. Mina was in jeans & a T-shirt. She was carrying two briefcases & seemed to be having trouble.
"Wow, that's a lot! Here, let me help." Serena took one of them from the blond girl.
"Thank you, Serena." Mina murmured. "No one's ever stood up to my mother before. That might be why my father left."
Serena smiled. "No prob. Now my house may not be what you're used to, but it'll be fine for a while."
Mina stopped. "I don't want to impose myself…" she started, but Serena interrupted her.
"No, it's fine. I'll just call my mom." She began to walk over to a pay phone when Mina produced an orange cell phone.
"You can use this." She handed it to Serena.
"Thanks, Mina." She dialed her number & waited. "Hello? Sammy?" Pause. "It's me Serena. Can you get mom?" Serena groans. "Well, if you don't, I'll make sure your video games go missing." Serena smiles. "That's what I thought." Another pause. "Momma? It's me, Serena." One more pause. "Can a friend of mine stay with us for a week?" An additional pause. "Please Momma. She's really nice & cool." Serena squeals. "Thank you so much Momma! We'll be home soon."
Serena hung up & handed the phone back to Mina. "It's cool." Serena smiled, walking again
Mina smiled back. "Thank you, Serena."
They walked in silence until Serena spoke up. "Um, Mina? What did you want to talk to me about?"
To Serena's surprise, Mina laughed. "Nothing. I got my answer." She walked ahead, leaving a confused Serena behind.
'What answer?' Serena thought out loud, but ran to catch up. Both blonds didn't notice a green sports car parked on the street behind them.
Jeez, dramatic enough. Once again, thanks oxostardustoxo for suggesting the chapter plot. Please RR