-Tears ran down her face as she raced down the street.
'How could this happen.'
Thunder boomed.
'Its not fair.'
It started to rain.
She kept running.
She didn't know where she was going she just couldn't stop running.
Running felt so freeing.
She felt like as long as she kept running, she could eventually outrun her feelings.
"Its not fair." She whispered.
"ITS NOT FAIR!" she screamed, rain pouring down her tear streaked face.
Suddenly her foot got caught in a crack.
She tumbled onto the concrete.
Her skin collided with the cement, Scraping her arms and legs.
She just laid there, crying.
'Any minute now, Any minute someone would come, and save her from this. That's how it always was. that's how it always has been.' She thought , sobbing.
The rain continued to pour.
The thunder rolled on.
And no one came.
-
"Darien" Kyko said upon entering his apartment.
"h'mm?" He asked, heading to the table, slipping on his reading glasses and fiddling through some papers.
"I've been meaning to ask you something." She said.
"What?" He mindlessly responded, thumbing through his paperwork.
"How do you know Serena Tsukino? She seems awfully young for you to date." She commented casually, leaning against the wall.
He paused, and smiled.
He took off his glasses.
"We didn't exactly 'Date'"
"Didn't exactly? Well that's not a very straight answer."
"We didn't okay." He snapped.
"Oooo" She cooed walking closer too him. "Testy testy, aren't we?" She teased, taking a seat next to him.
He rolled his eyes at her.
"Hey, I have an idea," She said leaning forward and looking him in the face. "How about I take some of those groceries we bought and make You some dinner?"
He smiled.
"Sure."
She smiled back. And kissed his forehead.
"Good."
Then she bustled her way back into the kitchen.
Darien smiled after her.
He shook his head.
Then he rubbed his temples, placed his glasses back on, and got back to his work.
-
The rain still poured down on Serena's petite form.
She couldn't believe it.
No one came.
No one helped.
That's not how it was suppose to be.
Things were suppose to have happy endings
that's how it was suppose to be.
That's how it had always ended up for Sailor moon before.
Why couldn't Serena Tsukino's life be that way.
She just couldn't understand.
She sat up, clothes soaked, and clinging to her skin.
She wiped her eyes and looked up at the sky.
She saw dark clouds looming overhead.
And tiny drops of rain, pouring down from a place too far away to see.
She closed her eyes.
She felt the rain beating against her skin.
She was hoping all of her pains would be washed away with the rain.
Maybe…
If she just stayed out here long enough…
They would be..
Rain continued to fall.
…
Slam, The front door shut.
:sniff:
:Sniff:
Serena sniffled her tears back.
"Mom?" She weakly called out.
"Mom I'm home…anybody here?"
She sighed, and peered over her shoulder to the kitchen.
She noticed a note on the fridge.
She sluggishly walked over and plucked it off.
It read.
Dear Serena,
Hi, hunny,
How was school?
Grandma's in the hospital.
Be back Sunday.
Love,
Mom.
"WHAT!" Serena screeched
'Grandma's in the hospital? They left without me? Wha wha wha!'
She picked up the phone to call her mother.
She dialed
It rang once and she hung up.
'What the heck am I doing!' She screeched at herself in her head.
'I just dialed Darien's number!'
-
Click.
The tea cup chimed as it was set on the glass plate.
Darien sighed, it was a content sigh.
He felt very calm and relaxed right now.
There he sat, sipping warm tea, while Kiyko was making dinner in the kitchen.
Something just seemed so right about it all.
"OHH, Dar-Dar!" Kikyo mused from the kitchen
"Whatyy?" Darien joked back.
"Will you set the table? Dinner will be ready in 5."
"Yes mam." He replied in a kid-like tone.
He chuckled at they're banter.
He started to get up when he heard a beep from his answering machine.
"H'mm?"
He mumbled to himself.
He headed over to his machine and saw that he had one missed call.
He checked his caller I.D.
It read.
'Tsukino, Kenji.'
'Serena must have called.' He thought to himself.
'Wonder why….guess I should call her back.'
He picked up the phone and began to dial.
-
"Uh-huh… Yeah, I'll be okay by myself mom…Yes I'm sure…. Yes…And give grandma my regards….Yeah, but I still don't get how she fractured her backbone, just by turning the wrong way in bed…. Yeah well-"
Beep, Beep.
"Oh hey mom, I gotta go, someone's on the other line…. Yeah, okay.. Love you too, bye."
Serena switched over.
"Hello?" She drolled out casually.
"Serena?"
Click. She hung up.
'Omigod, Omigod Omigod.' She started to panic.
'Why is he calling me. Okay.. Okay.. Think Serena.. Oh yeah.. You accidentally called him earlier… he probably just saw that you called, and called you back yeah, that's probably it…whew.. Omigod wait, I hung up on him. What if he calls back! Okay, whew, chill Serena, Maybe he won't call back.
Yeah, Maybe he won't.'
RRRRRRRRRRIINNGGGG.
The phone rattled on its receiver.
'Oh god he did call back. Oooooo, should I pick up? Ah what should I say. WHAT SHOULD I SAY!…oh yeah… hello… I can say hello whew okay.
RIIINGGGG.
"He- ahem-Hello?"
"Serena?"
"Oh Darien hey. Heheheh, what a surprise."
"Serena did you just hang up on me?"
"Who me? No no… why do you ask?."
"Because I just called your house a second ago and someone who sounded just like you answered and then hung up on me."
"No, Nope, wasn't me, You must have dialed wrong.. Heh heh..heh."
"Well, in any case. I was just calling because I saw on my caller I.D. that you had called."
She began to panic
'Think Serena. Think, Think, Think.' She mentally coached herself.
"Who? Wha? Me? No.. No, I didn't call you."
"But Serena.. My machine says you did."
"Well, you see, I uh, Erh. Oh Yeah! I almost forgot heheh, silly me. You see I met this Homeless man outside my front door, and he asked if he could come in and use my phone so I said sure, so he must have called you."
"Serena, I don't know any-"
"CCCCCZZZZZZZZZZ" She made a hissing sound with her mouth. "Oh, what, hey Darien, What'd you say?…CCCZZZZZZ.. I'm getting static I can't hear you."
"Serena what's going-"
"CCCCZZZZZ.. Oop sorry losing the connection.. CCZZZZZ, talk to you later, BYE!"
Click.
She hung up.
"Whew."
She breathed out, a sigh of relief.
"That was a close one. Wonder if he bought it?"
She shrugged, in answer to her own question, and wobbled up the stairs.
She still hadn't changed her soaking wet clothes, and her shoes were squeaking on the way up the stairs.
-
Click.
"What the?" Darien, exasperated holding the phone away from him.
"Is that still Serena on phone, Dar?" Kikyo Called from the kitchen, and then came around the corner with a piping hot platter of spaghetti.
"She hung up on me," Darien Spat, hanging the phone back on the receiver.
"What on earth would she do that for?" Kikyo asked, concerned.
"Well actually, she said she never called me earlier, and that she let some homeless man use her phone earlier and HE called me Oh and then supposedly 'Static' Cut us off." Darien huffed.
"Well, now see, I tolled you to get your name taken out of the phone book." Kikyo stated.
Then she set the platter down, and sat down herself.
Darien nodded in agreement, and then, took a seat across from her.
-
SPLASH.
Serena carelessly dunked her head under the water of the bath.
However soon her breath started to run out and she shot up from the water, gasping for breath.
She leaned back against the back of the tub and sighed.
"What-a-day." She mused.
It was then that she decided to make up a song.
And she sang.
"Stressful! Ohhh soo stressful! Yeah yeah, stressful, Oh so stressful! Yeah Yeah Yeah!" She piped out loudly.
She sighed, and laid her arm over the side of the tub.
She then laid her head down on top of it.
She starred at the cordless phone that she had left on the bathroom sink, in case anyone called.
'Life is just so crazy.' She thought.
'two weeks ago, I never would of thought things could be like this. That I could feel so much for Darien. That he could feel so much for me..atleast, I think he does…well, I suppose that's only a half truth… To be honest I always have liked Darien. But I never thought, we would have chance so I kept it secret. Even from my friends… And now…'
Her eyes started to tear.
'And now I just don't understand. Why did he take back what he said? Why? He had to of meant it- No- I know he meant it.. Cuz he said it the next day. Ooooo, but he was drunk then, so-"
She huffed out a big breath of air in frustration and once again dunked her head under water.
Air bubbles, bubbled up from the water as she mumbled. "I hate my life."
Then once again she came up for air.
Midnight blue eyes fluttered open as his drapes were opened to the bright rays of morning sunshine.
He winced a bit as his eyes adjusted to the light.
He looked over at the drapery's that had been opened.
A Blonde young woman stood in front of them, dressed in a very clad nightgown.
"So," She mused. "Finally awake I See." She turned around and smiled at him.
He smiled back.
His best friend.
It was so nice having her back again.
She brought so much back into his life.
"So," She mused again., Interrupting his thoughts. "What would you like for breakfast?"
"Well I-" He started but was interrupted.
"Wait- Don't tell me, Blueberry pancakes, with maple syrup, eggs, Orange juice and a piece of toast. Right?"
"Um…" He drolled out. "Actually I was just going to say coffee, but that'll do." He chuckled at her enthusiasm.
Kikyo really did have a very bright soul.
"Yes, your royal highness." She said bowing mockingly, and smiling at him. Then she proceeded to bounce out of the room.
He threw a pillow at her as she exited the room, but it missed.
The door shut behind her.
He laid back leisurely on his bed.
Things really had changed in the past few days.
He never would have thought after what happened with Serena that he could feel this good again.
Almost whole.
Kikyo had been such a good friend before she left.
Things just didn't' seem the same after she was gone, everything seemed a little duller.
Heh, at least that was until a certain meatball head came into his life.
Boy and did she have spunk.
And her smile…
Smack!
He slapped his forehead.
He just couldn't think about Serena.
It was bad he tolled himself.
And it would surely lead to his downfall.
He was suppose to start over now, live a whole new life. Move on from Serena.
It was just a crush he had. No feelings were every returned. It was silly to hold on to her for so long.
She was just too young, and he was just too old for her, and it just wasn't right.
And now he can move on.
He sighed and sunk into his pillows even more.
Thoughts of Kikyo entering his mind.
She was his best friend, other than Andrew anyway, but even in some ways he was closer to her than him.
He felt like he could be more open with her.
They were good friends. And that's all they had really ever had been.
But Darien knew she liked him in a different way.
Ever since they met, she'd carried a torch for him.
She'd made that known on several occasions, but he always turned her down. And she was cool with that. She was ok ay with being just friends, which is another reason why she made such a good friend.
But now… Now he didn't have Serena plaguing his life anymore.
He needed to move on and forget about her.
And just maybe, he could move on with Kikyo.
You likey? I hope so. Isn't the new twist great? Doesn't it just make you want to tear your heart out of your chest and rip it up into a million tiny peices? Buahahah. I love it. :Evil smirk:
What will happen? Nobody knows (cept me) So yeah. Love you all! Me will update soon.
Loves!
-Sugar