Title: Dark Serenity – Betrayal of the Soul
Author: Queen Serenity
Fandom: Sailor Negamoon
Chapter: Six – A New Friend
The next day was Friday, Serena's favorite day of the week. No school for the next two days, yay!
At lunchtime, Serena was sitting alone. Molly was sick at home and, though she had accepted Luna's apology and forgiven Luna, Serena was still rather mad at the other Soldiers. Luna may have apologized, but they hadn't. And so here she was, sitting alone for once.
She sat with her back against a tree and opened her lunch sack. She pulled out her sandwich, intent on eating it, but then did something that was rather unusual for her. She just sat there, staring at the food but not really seeing it. The bun-haired girl looked rather depressed, as she was feeling more and more often these days.
I still haven't thought of how to get Darien back... and he's not answering his phone, or returning his calls. And my scouts… they won't even apologize to me. They probably don't even think they did anything wrong… or maybe they just think I'm not worth their time. Not worth Darien's time, not worth their time… I'm not worth anything anymore… She would have cried, but her tears had dried up.
It was a few minutes before she became aware that there was someone sitting next to her. Turning slightly, she saw that there was a girl crouched near her. The girl was rather petite, with shoulder-length platinum-blonde hair and a pair of intense deep blue eyes that were watching her. The girl smiled slightly when she saw Serena notice her. "Aren't you gonna eat that?"
"Huh?" Serena sounded as though she'd been out of it, which she had been.
The girl giggled. "Your sandwich, silly. Aren't you going to eat it?"
"Oh… yeah…" Serena lifted the sandwich and took a small bite, chewing almost robotically. It doesn't even taste right… it's like nothing had any flavor…
"Your name's Serena, right?"
Serena swallowed the bite. "Uh huh… how do you know my name?" She asked slowly.
"I'm the new girl in your class. You know, Tina Droi? I sit two seats behind you. I heard your friend… Molly, I think her name was… call you Serena, so I figured that'd be your name."
Serena stared at the girl for a moment before extending her hand. "Well, you were right. My name's Serena Tsukino, Tina, but you can call me Sere. Nice to meet you." She shook the other girl's hand, giving a small smile.
The other girl smiled back, albeit timidly. "Ummm… you don't mind if I sit by you, do you? I haven't made any friends yet, and it's kinda lonely…"
Serena giggled slightly, feeling a bit perked up for some reason. "Of course I don't mind, silly! Tell you what, if you're not busy after school, I'll show you a fun place around here where you can just hang out and have fun, ok?"
"Ok!" Tina seemed really happy at the prospect of doing this.