Another Life

By Angel

Chapter 4

Here is the next chapter. Sorry it took me so long to get out but I was waiting for inspiration lol. But thanks for the kick in the pants anyway Keiko. And on a side note Rubius and Beryl are twins not hat it matters I'm just answering a logical question. Never mind. lol

I don't own Sailor Moon. So don't sue me.

Enjoy

Later that day

Serenaexited the school at 2:30 in a foul mood. She could not believe the day she had just had. Not only did the girls had hover over her all day, but there was that weird Beryl girl, glaring at her all day like she had just become her worst enemy, and she had not even met the girl yet. Sure she had received glares from a lot of the girls today, but something about Beryl made the little hairs on the back of her neck stand on ends. It was creepy. She had asked the girls about her and all they had to say was that she was bad news. Serena could tell that, but what had she done to deserve her scorn.

Puzzling over this last question Serena did not notice the person coming toward her in till she had bumped into him.

Serena sat stunned on the ground for a moment rubbing her nose after she had bumped it against the chest of the person standing in front of her. "Ouch!" she said and groaned hoping this was not a return of the old accident prown Serena.

"Are you all alright?" asked a deep voice. And Serena looked up at the figure dropping hand from her nose.

"Yes, I am alright. I guess I was not paying very good attention. Are you hurt?" she asked smiling up into a pair of ruby red eyes.

"Not in the least." He said as he offered his hand to help her up. Serena realizing she still had not yet gotten up off the ground blushed and quickly took it and thanking him was pulled back to her feet.

"I am Rubius Evile, and you are?" he asked although he already knew who she was.

Rubius let his eyes roam slowly over her body and like the muscle quivering feeling the contact of his hand on hers was causing. He knew who she was all right, he knew a lot about her. He knew she walked this street everyday on her way home from school, that was why he had been waiting for her here.

Serena's smile was hesitant, she had seen the way he had looked at her just then and he still had not yet released her hand and it was making her really nervous. "Serena Carson." she introduced herself as he brought her hand up to his mouth to kiss the back.

Serena's smile faltered, but she managed to recover quickly. This was Beryl's brother and he seemed just as creepy as his sister had. And she did not like the looks in his eyes. She diffinatly did not want to meat up with him in a dark alley.

"Enchanted." Rubius said softly still not letting go of her hand.

"Yes." Serena said dryly while silently wondering if he thought the guesture made him look galant instead of stupid. This guy was deffinatly to creepy to be considered anything romantic. She forcefully pulled her hand from his and walked around him. "Sorry I can not stay, but my moms expecting me home and I would hate to be late. See you later." she stammered while secretly hoping not, as she almost ran down the street, and toward the safety of her house.

Rubius just remained standing there staring openly at her departing bottom with a malicious smile on his face that would have had Serena upgrading him from creepy. "Yes." he said as if he were agreeing to something. And in a way he was, because he had already promised himself she would defiantly be seeing him again. Soon.

As Serena closed the door to her room she was still feeling uneasy. She would definatly have to stay away from Rubius Evile, and the weird vibes he gave off. With that decided she turned her thoughts to happier matters, like her date with Darien.

He had said seven so she had plenty of time still to get ready. Looking at the clock she noted that it was only ten minutes after three. Rubius had held her up longer than she had thought. She still needed to finish her homework before she had to get ready. "Might as well get the worst over with first." she said sitting down at her desk and pulling out her Math book she started her first assignment.

It was nearly two hours later with all of the assigned pages read and all the problems solved that she looked at the clock again. She still had an hour and a half to get ready so she could take her time gathering up her books she stuffed the semi neatly back into her school bag and then dumped the bag on the floor at the foot of her bed. Stretching all the kinks out of her muscles as she stood up from the desk she walked to her closet and swung open the door, reached in and grabbed her robe then headed for the bathroom door and the shower beyond it.

Twenty minutes later she entered her room wrapped up in a fuzzy pink robe smelling of strawberries and feeling refreshed. She was glad she had cut her once knee length hair, it was much easier to take care of and did not take nearly as long to blow-dry. Of course after being late everyday to school for most of her life and then having to deal with near daily detentions she had learned to appriciate the simplicity of shorter hair not that she did not miss it being long now and then. It just was not practical.

Serena walked over to her closet and pulled out the slip dress she had bought in Chicago the week before she had returned to Japan. It was silk and the same silvery blue as her eyes, there was no pattern or eye catchers, but the mid-thigh length sleeve-less dress made a statement all on its own. After brushing her hair and adding light touches of make-up, she went back to her closet and pulled out a pair of silver strappy 2 inch heeled sandals, which she had bought to go with the dress. Slipping them on she returned to the mirror and took in her appearance critically.

Something was missing.

Walking over to her jewelry box she opened a small drawer and with drew a tiny silver necklace with a treaded heart charm studded with tiny sparkling diamonds. She admired it for a minute before she put it on.

The sweet little heart and chain had been her sweet sixteenth birthday present from her best friends in America. It had been very expensive but they had all chipped in to buy for her as a going away present as well when they found out she was leaving. Returning to Japan. She missed them, they had been there for her when she had first moved to America. They had made her feel like part of a group and had always stood up for her. Sighing she walked over to her headboard and picked up a gold picture frame with silver stars and moons designs on it. Admiring the smiling faces in the picture she remembered the day it was taken.

Flashback Two months ago Serena's birthday

"Happy Birthday dear Serena. Happy Birthday to you." Her friends sang as she blew out the candles on the little store bought cake they had picked up to celebrate her birthday. Sitting on a picnic table in the park with all her friends around Serena could not think of any other way she would want to spend her birthday.

"Thanks you guys." She said with tears in her eyes as she looked up at each of her friends. She felt so lucky to have so many great friends, and all of them so different. She always had someone to talk to no matter what the crisis.

Alex Tenou with her short dirty blonde hair and midnight blue eyes was tall with a masculine build that often had people mistaking her for a guy, but she never complained. Her lover Michelle was the complete opposite. She had soft aquamarine colored hair and green eyes. She was average height and purely feminine. Alex and Michelle are both 19 and in there first year of collage. Then there were the guys. Michael Windsor was tall and muscular, with long white hair and steel blue colored eyes. His stepbrother Jason Phinox was not as tall or as well built, but still very handsome with short blonde hair and blue eyes. There cousin Zack Ice had light brown hair and green eyes. Short and less built then the others, what Zack lacked in physical strength he made up for with mental. And last there was Nathan Storm, best friends with Mike since they were kids, they often trained in the martial arts together, which was why he was just as tall and built as Mike. With brown eyes and auburn hair he too was handsome. All of the guy where in there 20 and in there second year of collage. With the age difference it had been amazing that they had even met but Serena is thankful everyday they did.

"Hey no crying allowed on your birthday Sere." Zack only half joked, as he touched her cheek and smiled sweetly drawing an answering smile from Serena.

"I know." she sniffed. "I am just going to miss you guys so much." Serena said softly.

"We will miss you to Sere. But you do not have to worry because we promise to come visit you and write all the time." Michelle said encouragingly as she reach over to give Serena a hug.

"I know but it just will not be the same without you guys around." Serena sighed returning the hug before letting go to look up at each face.

"Well at least you will have these to remember us by. Not that anyone could forget my handsome face." Jason joked handing Serena a little velvet box.

Serena giggled. "Never." she stated reaching up to kiss his cheek. Everyone was smiling as she opened her gift. A shocked gasp escaped her lips as she looked up at her friends. "I can not take this." she began.

"Oh yes you can. We all pitched in to buy that for your birthday and you will not insult us by giving it back." Mike said taking the box and gently taking out the little silver necklace with its diamond heart charm. He handed the box to Nathan because he was standing closest and moved behind Serena. She lifted her hair so that he could clasp it and released her hair when he had moved his hand away. Touching the heart softly she knew it was a gift she would always treasure. Smiling she tilted her chin up slightly so everyone could see.

"Well how do I look?" she asked.

"Just like a princess." Alex stated, and everyone agreed. Smiling Serena gave everyone a hug and thanked them for the precious gift.

"Ok everyone picture time. Everyone gather under the tree." Michelle said cheerily as she picked up the camera lying on the table. Everyone moved quickly and gathered around Serena, under the tree as Michelle walked up to an elderly couple that was just passing by. A minute later she joined the group under the tree and the old man took their picture. Thanking them both Michelle took her camera and everyone waved goodbye as the couple continued down the street.

"Thanks again you guys. This has been the best birthday ever." Serena said and everyone joined in a group hug.

End Flashback

"Serena, Darien's here." Her mother called, snapping her out of her thoughts. Setting the picture down she smiled and gave one last look in the mirror before she picked up her sweater and walked out of her room closing the door behind her.

Should I do the evil laugh or just skip it? Nope I think I'm going to do it mwhahahahahahaha. Sorry about stopping before the date but I want to get this chapter out so I'll start working on the next right away. Dream Date with Darien lol look for it in the next week or so. But if I get lazy again I would appriciate another kick in the pants lol. Well I hope everyone likes this chapter. I am really happy with the reviews I have gotten this far so I promise to keep up with this story.

Well till next time. Thanks

Angel

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