I'll Never Forget You
By: Et3rnityUr5
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailormoon.
Notes: I've edited this story, so there will be small changes in every chapter. Enjoy!
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Chapter 5
As Haruka and Michiru gets nearer to the classroom, they can hear the piano playing softly in the air. They glance at one another and smiling, both thinking 'Must be Serena playing.' Walking up to the classroom's door Haruka opens it quietly so that they wouldn't interrupt and quietly steps into the room. Right in front of them is Serena playing the piano with her eyes close, while her five students are sitting quietly in their seats listening.
While playing Fur Elise, Serena's mind wonders off to the time when she was performing at her high school in a Christmas concert.
Flashback
The Christmas concert consisted families, fellow students, and faculties, just like the previous years. However, that year, the music teacher managed to get Julliard's representative to come and watch a particular student play, Serena. She performed spectacular that night. She had reached her third year remission a few days ago, so she was happy and thrilled. Her mood had helped her play a lot better at the concert; she had poured all of her feelings into the piece. She managed to capture everyone's attention that night and when she was done the audience was motionless. It took them a few minutes to come out of their stupor and applause filled the room. Serena got up from her chair and took a bow then walks backstage.
"Well done!" "Good job!" Came from the backstage people.
"Fantastic job Serena!" The music teacher, Mrs. Libby said happily.
"Thank you," Serena replied.
"Well, come, come! I have someone for you to meet," Mrs. Libby said while ushering Serena to the other side of the room. "Serena, I'd like to you meet Mr. Miguel Lawson. He is a Julliard recruiter."
Serena smiled brightly as she shook her hands with Mr. Lawson. "Nice to meet you Mr. Lawson," she said.
"The pleasure is all mine," Mr. Lawson said as he return her smile.
"Serena, Mr. Lawson is here to tonight to specifically hear you play," Mrs. Libby said.
"Oh," Serena quietly replied.
"Mrs. Libby here told me that you had astonishing skills, at first when she told me that I thought she might be exaggerating. But tonight, I see that she was telling the truth. You perform great tonight. I don't think I've ever heard Fur Elise played like you had tonight," Mr. Lawson said.
"Thanks," Serena responded while looking at the floor blushing.
"If you can perform that like once again at your audition, I'm positive that you will get into Julliard without a sweat," Mr. Lawson said.
Serena snapped her head up and looked at Mr. Lawson with a surprise look. "You mean you're recruiting me?" Serena asked.
Mr. Lawson laughed and nodded his head. "Yes, that's what I meant. Here's my card, just call my office and set up an audition date with my secretary."
"Thank you!" Serena said as she took the card.
End of Flashback
Unfortunately for Serena, she didn't make the day of the audition. Her remission had ended a few days after the concert and it landed her right back into the hospital.
As the piece ended, a tear rolls down Serena's face. Slowly, she brings her hand to wipe it away. Composing herself, she opens her eyes, puts on a smile, and turns to her class. However, the two standing off to the side had caught her sadness.
"Bravo!" Haruka yelled out while clapping.
Serena looks at over them and smiles brightly. "Hey! You guys are early!" Serena said as she runs over to give them a hug.
"Haruka here was afraid of being late, so she rushed us both here like a madman," Michiru said as she returns the hug.
"What? I wanted to see Usako work," Haruka responded.
"Right," both of the girls said. Laughing cheerily, Serena once again turns toward her class and introduce her class to her two friends. After a few minutes of greeting and talking, she dismisses the class.
"Well, let's go," Serena said as she links her arms with the other two and walks out of the classroom.
"Mom's going to be so happy to see you," Haruka said as they walk towards the car.
The first few minutes of the car ride was in silent. Serena is looking out the window watching the streets go by. Haruka and Michiru are debating if they should bring up what had happened earlier, they kept on looking back at one another, silently asking each other who should be the one asking Serena about it.
"You know, if you guys have questions just ask. You don't have to look back and forth like that," Serena commented as she briefly look at them and smile.
Caught by surprise, they just look at Serena for a few minutes.
"Um, we were wondering what happened back there," Michiru said.
"Huh?" Serena confusedly asked.
"We saw the tear when you finished playing Fur Elise," Haruka responded.
"Oh," Serena said.
"So?" Haruka pressed.
"I was just thinking back to the time when I was playing it in my high school's Christmas concert two years ago," Serena answered. "It was the last time I played the piece."
"Oh," the two responded.
"You played well back there though," Michiru complimented.
"Yeah, you've improved a lot Usako. You went from being the little bunny that prefers to kill people's eardrums to hypnotizing people," Haruka teased.
Serena sticks out her tongue at Haruka and blew a raspberry. "Hmph! You're the one to talk," Serena countered. "Miss I'm a rebel so I won't be following the rules."
Haruka blushed while Michiru laughs at the two's antics.
"We're here," Haruka declared as she pulls into the driveway.
