~*AN*~
It's been a while since I've last updated, but things have happened that can change everything in your life. Hopefully, there won't be any sad departure of a loved one anytime in the near future. A family member of mine has been diagnosed with NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer, which in other words mean massive. Anyhow, I'm not discontinuing this story, but it will just be longer in between updates with all my problems right now. I would appreciate it if you understood my situation and not post anything vulgar about me not posting.
~*Chapter XIV: Tears Shed*~
So there I was on board a plane towards some random city I had chosen at the last moment for who knows what reason. It took only about two hours to arrive and after I got off the plane I went and found myself a nice little place to stay for the time being. By now, Jason would have received the letter most likely have headed over to my parents house.
~Jason's Suite~
'Hmm, what's that wonderful smell?' thought Jason, finally getting out of bed and slipping into a robe. "Mm, I smell coffee," was the first thing to leave his mouth as he headed out to get himself a fresh cup of java. There on the table was a tray of breakfast waiting for him beside a steaming pot of hot coffee. "Sere must have ordered it up for me," he assumed, sitting down and lifting the tray cover off his plate. After about half an hour of eating and sipping on his coffee while browsing through the newspaper, he got up and decided it was about time to get dressed. Just as he was about to shut the door to his bedroom, a knock was heard at the front door. "Okay, now what?" wondered Jason, heading back to answer the door.
"Mr. Jason Payne?" asked the clerk courteously.
"Yes?" replied Jason, his eyebrow quirking up with a questioning gaze.
"Sorry to disturb you at such an early hour, but Ms. Moon had specifically asked me to delivery this note to you sir," responded the petite-sized lady, handing him a envelope.
"Thank you," said Jason, a little confused as he took the letter uncertainly.
"Have a nice day," she replied merrily before turning to leave.
"That was interesting," whispered Jason, shutting the door and heading back towards his room to get dressed and see what the fuss was all about. After he got dressed, taking a seat down on his bed, he slowly opened the envelope and pulled out some paper.
Dearest Jason,
Hey sleepyhead, how was your rest? Good I hope. I'll bet you are probably wondering what the hell is going on just about now right? Well, in answer to that question Mr. Payne, I have to tell you something. Don't other heading over to my room, you won't find Keith or I there. I've taken it upon myself to check out of that room already. Keith sent the night at my parents' house so he's still there as you read this. But me, I'll have been long gone by now. I'm really sorry I didn't say anything until now. I didn't mean to not let you know, but it just sort of happened. I know you are probably thinking I've gone and done something stupid again, but I really need to be alone right now. So please don't be angry with me. I'll come back when I'm ready to face everybody, but for now, just give me my space okay? Behind this letter is a letter to my own parents and Keith, just so they don't worry about me. I hope you will deliver it and let them know that I will be fine and coming back soon. About the girls, I'll give them a call when I've gotten situated with my surroundings. Thank you so much for all you have done for and most of all for being my best friend. You don't know how much it means to me.
Sincerely,
Serena
After he finished reading the letter, it sort of just slid out of his hands. Shock was the least to say he was feeling at the moment. Had he really just read a letter from Sere, telling him that she had left everyone behind without any hint of where she was? This was just too hard to believe. How could she have been so irresponsible? What would her son think? For goodness sake, why was she always running away the moment something came up? Maybe it was because he pushed her so hard? How would Andrew and the girls take this? She has yet again left them without even a single good bye.
"God Sere, what were you thinking?" Jason managed to say before he picked the letter back up and separated the one addressed to him from the ones that were for her parents and son. After slipping in into his coat pocket, he left the suite and headed over to the Tsukino's house to deliver the letter as Sere had asked of him. "I hope they take this okay," he prayed, pulling out of the garage and joining the rest of Tokyo in the streets.
~Raye's Temple~
The telephone rang and a lady dressed in the ceremonial priestess outfit answered it quietly in a room lit by a raging fire.
"Really? Well, what an interesting turn of events. And you are certain of this?" asked Raye, a smile slowly starting to form on her stoic face.
"Yes Ms. Hino, my sources tell me that the lady boarded a plane that was headed for
Osaka," replied a man on the other end of the line.
"Well, thank you for informing me. Please keep me posted of any other information that might catch your eye," replied Raye quickly. When she received a yes from the man, she let the phone fall back onto its hook and turned back to the fire to continue her chant. "Serena Moon, it seems that there is more to you than meets the eye. Now why are you running away little bunny of the moon?" she wondered, voice filled with venom as her eyes gleamed over.
~Sere's Villa~
"There, perfect!" I said, finally finishing the last few touches around the room. Once I had arrived, I just had to head back out and go buy a few décor for the room. The spirit was just not there so I had to put it there. Smiling, I took a step back and admired the scene before me. Candles were laid about as was a few throw pillows, some magazines dawned the coffee table and a soft fleece blanket was hanging off the edge of the love seat. "Now that's what I call comfortable," I managed to say, falling into the chair and snuggling into the blanket. Thinking back to the more serious matters at hand, I thought about everyone back in Tokyo. How were they taking the news? Would they be angry with me? God, so many things were running through my head all at the same time that I just wanted to scream. And so I did.
~Tsukino House~
"Hey Jason!" cried Keith as he opened the door and jumped into Jason's arms instantly after greeting him. Ilene came out with a bright smile and shook her head at her grandson's antics. "Grandma, look who is here!" he pointed out.
"I see," laughed Ilene, ushering Jason into the corridors and towards the living room.
"Morning, sorry to come so early in the morning," replied Jason apologetically.
"Oh don't worry about it honey, Keith had us up an hour ago!" said Ilene, smiling as she took a seat beside her husband.
"Hey Jason, nice of you to drop by!" greeted Ken as he rubbed Ilene's back gently.
"Well, there is a reason to all of this," said Jason solemnly. "I don't know how to say this, so I guess I'll just give it to you," he added, pulling out some folded paper and handing one to them and the other to Keith, who only looked at him confusingly.
"What's the meaning of all this?" asked Ken, looking at the paper, a little lost with words.
"Well, it's a letter that explains everything, better than I would be able to," answered Jason quietly, waiting for them to open their letter.
"Hey, this looks like Mama's handwriting," spoke up Keith after glancing it over quickly.
"Serena?" asked Ilene, concern clearly written on her face now. After a short moment, she and her husband both looked up at Jason in disbelief. "Is this some sort of joke?" she asked, not wanting to believe the paper in her hands, as tears threatened to spill from her eyes.
"Mama left me?" asked Keith, unsure of how to react to what he had read. His letter fell to the floor as he ran to his grandmother and began crying. Jason looked at the little guy with so much remorse in his eyes.
My Darling Baby Keith,
I'm sorry to be doing this to you sweetie, but mommy has to go away for a little while. I hope you are not angry with me. I'll be back for you soon, I promise baby, but right now I have a few things I need to set straight first. Please be good for grandma and grandpa while I am away. Don't think that I don't love you anymore baby, because that will never happen. You are my precious baby, my pride and joy so I would never ever leave you. Behave yourself and mommy will come to get you soon, it'll just be like when I'm away on a business trip. I'll be back before you know it honey, so don't cry okay? I love you.
Smile, I'm Thinking Of You Right Now =)
The other letter was similar to Jason's letter, except it was in respect to Sere's bond to her parents and their life together. She asked them to take care of Keith while she was away and let them know that she would be home soon. After all the crying was done, everyone sat down and tried to calm down while they talked about the whole ordeal. It was quite shocking, but they had to accept the fact there Sere had once again left them just when they thought things were going great. No one really knew how to react, so they just tried to comfort Keith and just wait it out until she would come to her senses and came back to those who love her. Jason took it upon himself to call Andrew and let him know of the news since Sere had not mentioned who would be letting him know, so he and Keith both called up Andrew. Within minutes, Andrew was over at the house breathing heavily.
"What do you mean she's gone?" asked Andrew, still not believing his ears. What the hell was going on here? One moment she was here and laughing with everyone, the next she was gone and nowhere to be found. He didn't understand why she had left because he thought things had gone great, especially after the kiss they shared. Didn't it mean that she had finally let go of her past and was ready to move on with her future, the future he actually thought he was going to be a part of. "So let me get this straight, she's gone but nobody did anything to run her off?" questioned Andrew, confused with the whole story.
"Well, we're not sure. I think that maybe it was running into some unexpected people that caused her to panic and take off, but who knows," replied Jason, throwing his hands up in defeat. He seemed a bit tired and very stressed out enough as it was, but to top it off, he was frustrated because for once he was clueless as to where Sere was.
"Stop being so hard on yourself, we're her parents and we're not even taking it that hard. And she ran away from us once before!" said Ken fiercely.
"Ken is right, she has run away and come home to us once before, so she'll come back to us again," added Ilene, trying to think positive.
~*AN*~
That's all for now, I'm tired. Hope you liked.
It's been a while since I've last updated, but things have happened that can change everything in your life. Hopefully, there won't be any sad departure of a loved one anytime in the near future. A family member of mine has been diagnosed with NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer, which in other words mean massive. Anyhow, I'm not discontinuing this story, but it will just be longer in between updates with all my problems right now. I would appreciate it if you understood my situation and not post anything vulgar about me not posting.
~*Chapter XIV: Tears Shed*~
So there I was on board a plane towards some random city I had chosen at the last moment for who knows what reason. It took only about two hours to arrive and after I got off the plane I went and found myself a nice little place to stay for the time being. By now, Jason would have received the letter most likely have headed over to my parents house.
~Jason's Suite~
'Hmm, what's that wonderful smell?' thought Jason, finally getting out of bed and slipping into a robe. "Mm, I smell coffee," was the first thing to leave his mouth as he headed out to get himself a fresh cup of java. There on the table was a tray of breakfast waiting for him beside a steaming pot of hot coffee. "Sere must have ordered it up for me," he assumed, sitting down and lifting the tray cover off his plate. After about half an hour of eating and sipping on his coffee while browsing through the newspaper, he got up and decided it was about time to get dressed. Just as he was about to shut the door to his bedroom, a knock was heard at the front door. "Okay, now what?" wondered Jason, heading back to answer the door.
"Mr. Jason Payne?" asked the clerk courteously.
"Yes?" replied Jason, his eyebrow quirking up with a questioning gaze.
"Sorry to disturb you at such an early hour, but Ms. Moon had specifically asked me to delivery this note to you sir," responded the petite-sized lady, handing him a envelope.
"Thank you," said Jason, a little confused as he took the letter uncertainly.
"Have a nice day," she replied merrily before turning to leave.
"That was interesting," whispered Jason, shutting the door and heading back towards his room to get dressed and see what the fuss was all about. After he got dressed, taking a seat down on his bed, he slowly opened the envelope and pulled out some paper.
Dearest Jason,
Hey sleepyhead, how was your rest? Good I hope. I'll bet you are probably wondering what the hell is going on just about now right? Well, in answer to that question Mr. Payne, I have to tell you something. Don't other heading over to my room, you won't find Keith or I there. I've taken it upon myself to check out of that room already. Keith sent the night at my parents' house so he's still there as you read this. But me, I'll have been long gone by now. I'm really sorry I didn't say anything until now. I didn't mean to not let you know, but it just sort of happened. I know you are probably thinking I've gone and done something stupid again, but I really need to be alone right now. So please don't be angry with me. I'll come back when I'm ready to face everybody, but for now, just give me my space okay? Behind this letter is a letter to my own parents and Keith, just so they don't worry about me. I hope you will deliver it and let them know that I will be fine and coming back soon. About the girls, I'll give them a call when I've gotten situated with my surroundings. Thank you so much for all you have done for and most of all for being my best friend. You don't know how much it means to me.
Sincerely,
Serena
After he finished reading the letter, it sort of just slid out of his hands. Shock was the least to say he was feeling at the moment. Had he really just read a letter from Sere, telling him that she had left everyone behind without any hint of where she was? This was just too hard to believe. How could she have been so irresponsible? What would her son think? For goodness sake, why was she always running away the moment something came up? Maybe it was because he pushed her so hard? How would Andrew and the girls take this? She has yet again left them without even a single good bye.
"God Sere, what were you thinking?" Jason managed to say before he picked the letter back up and separated the one addressed to him from the ones that were for her parents and son. After slipping in into his coat pocket, he left the suite and headed over to the Tsukino's house to deliver the letter as Sere had asked of him. "I hope they take this okay," he prayed, pulling out of the garage and joining the rest of Tokyo in the streets.
~Raye's Temple~
The telephone rang and a lady dressed in the ceremonial priestess outfit answered it quietly in a room lit by a raging fire.
"Really? Well, what an interesting turn of events. And you are certain of this?" asked Raye, a smile slowly starting to form on her stoic face.
"Yes Ms. Hino, my sources tell me that the lady boarded a plane that was headed for
Osaka," replied a man on the other end of the line.
"Well, thank you for informing me. Please keep me posted of any other information that might catch your eye," replied Raye quickly. When she received a yes from the man, she let the phone fall back onto its hook and turned back to the fire to continue her chant. "Serena Moon, it seems that there is more to you than meets the eye. Now why are you running away little bunny of the moon?" she wondered, voice filled with venom as her eyes gleamed over.
~Sere's Villa~
"There, perfect!" I said, finally finishing the last few touches around the room. Once I had arrived, I just had to head back out and go buy a few décor for the room. The spirit was just not there so I had to put it there. Smiling, I took a step back and admired the scene before me. Candles were laid about as was a few throw pillows, some magazines dawned the coffee table and a soft fleece blanket was hanging off the edge of the love seat. "Now that's what I call comfortable," I managed to say, falling into the chair and snuggling into the blanket. Thinking back to the more serious matters at hand, I thought about everyone back in Tokyo. How were they taking the news? Would they be angry with me? God, so many things were running through my head all at the same time that I just wanted to scream. And so I did.
~Tsukino House~
"Hey Jason!" cried Keith as he opened the door and jumped into Jason's arms instantly after greeting him. Ilene came out with a bright smile and shook her head at her grandson's antics. "Grandma, look who is here!" he pointed out.
"I see," laughed Ilene, ushering Jason into the corridors and towards the living room.
"Morning, sorry to come so early in the morning," replied Jason apologetically.
"Oh don't worry about it honey, Keith had us up an hour ago!" said Ilene, smiling as she took a seat beside her husband.
"Hey Jason, nice of you to drop by!" greeted Ken as he rubbed Ilene's back gently.
"Well, there is a reason to all of this," said Jason solemnly. "I don't know how to say this, so I guess I'll just give it to you," he added, pulling out some folded paper and handing one to them and the other to Keith, who only looked at him confusingly.
"What's the meaning of all this?" asked Ken, looking at the paper, a little lost with words.
"Well, it's a letter that explains everything, better than I would be able to," answered Jason quietly, waiting for them to open their letter.
"Hey, this looks like Mama's handwriting," spoke up Keith after glancing it over quickly.
"Serena?" asked Ilene, concern clearly written on her face now. After a short moment, she and her husband both looked up at Jason in disbelief. "Is this some sort of joke?" she asked, not wanting to believe the paper in her hands, as tears threatened to spill from her eyes.
"Mama left me?" asked Keith, unsure of how to react to what he had read. His letter fell to the floor as he ran to his grandmother and began crying. Jason looked at the little guy with so much remorse in his eyes.
My Darling Baby Keith,
I'm sorry to be doing this to you sweetie, but mommy has to go away for a little while. I hope you are not angry with me. I'll be back for you soon, I promise baby, but right now I have a few things I need to set straight first. Please be good for grandma and grandpa while I am away. Don't think that I don't love you anymore baby, because that will never happen. You are my precious baby, my pride and joy so I would never ever leave you. Behave yourself and mommy will come to get you soon, it'll just be like when I'm away on a business trip. I'll be back before you know it honey, so don't cry okay? I love you.
Smile, I'm Thinking Of You Right Now =)
The other letter was similar to Jason's letter, except it was in respect to Sere's bond to her parents and their life together. She asked them to take care of Keith while she was away and let them know that she would be home soon. After all the crying was done, everyone sat down and tried to calm down while they talked about the whole ordeal. It was quite shocking, but they had to accept the fact there Sere had once again left them just when they thought things were going great. No one really knew how to react, so they just tried to comfort Keith and just wait it out until she would come to her senses and came back to those who love her. Jason took it upon himself to call Andrew and let him know of the news since Sere had not mentioned who would be letting him know, so he and Keith both called up Andrew. Within minutes, Andrew was over at the house breathing heavily.
"What do you mean she's gone?" asked Andrew, still not believing his ears. What the hell was going on here? One moment she was here and laughing with everyone, the next she was gone and nowhere to be found. He didn't understand why she had left because he thought things had gone great, especially after the kiss they shared. Didn't it mean that she had finally let go of her past and was ready to move on with her future, the future he actually thought he was going to be a part of. "So let me get this straight, she's gone but nobody did anything to run her off?" questioned Andrew, confused with the whole story.
"Well, we're not sure. I think that maybe it was running into some unexpected people that caused her to panic and take off, but who knows," replied Jason, throwing his hands up in defeat. He seemed a bit tired and very stressed out enough as it was, but to top it off, he was frustrated because for once he was clueless as to where Sere was.
"Stop being so hard on yourself, we're her parents and we're not even taking it that hard. And she ran away from us once before!" said Ken fiercely.
"Ken is right, she has run away and come home to us once before, so she'll come back to us again," added Ilene, trying to think positive.
~*AN*~
That's all for now, I'm tired. Hope you liked.