Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. But I do own Kaya. –huggles Kaya- I love you so much! That's why I put you through so much torture!
Key
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
(AN: Author's Notes)
Setting/Time Lapse
Flashback/Dream State
Chapter 10
Lanson Apartment, 4:27 pm
Exactly 18 minutes and 30.7 seconds after Mason left with the unconscious Kaya, Serena and Rini rang the doorbell of the apartment that Kaya was supposed to be living at. The door opened to reveal a drunk father of one kidnapped child. Although Serena and Rini didn't know that yet. Forcing themselves to not look disgusted (which was a very hair thing to do, as Aaron looked like the very definition of 'drunk slob'), Serena and Rini attempted to smile. But it only turned out to look half-hearted.
"Hello, Mr. Lanson. We'd like to see Kaya, please," Serena said politely.
"Kaya? She's not here. She'll never be here again," Aaron said with a drunken laugh. His speech was slurred. (AN: I'm just too lazy to attempt to type it as if it were slurred. Which it is. Use your imaginations, people.)
"What? What are you talking about?" Rini demanded, red eyes narrowing.
"Sold her to some weird guy. Name was Maton, or something. Maron? Baron? Bason? French Fry? Rutabaga? McMoodangles?" Aaron said, spouting off random words, the so-called 'name' of the new owner of Kaya. (AN: Don't ask.)
"Mason?" Serena said. Both girls' eyes were wide with fear. They both hoped that he'd say no.
'Say no say no say no,' Serena thought.
'You better say no, you drunk,' Rini thought angrily.
"Yeah! That's his name!" And with those last, slurred words, Aaron slammed the door shut in their faces. However, Serena and Rini weren't offended by this. They were halfway to the elevator seconds after the door was slammed. Serena's communicator was in her hand.
"Hello, girls? Emergency meeting at Raye's in twenty minutes. It's about Kaya," the blonde spoke into the device.
Apartment Complex in Downtown Tokyo, 8:00 pm
"Sincerity! I'm gonna find you!" a blonde-haired girl, seemingly about thirteen years old, laughed. She looked around with sparkling sky blue eyes. She was standing alone in a large white marble corridor.
A soft giggle broke the brief silence that had followed the girl's statement.
Perhaps the blonde wasn't alone, after all.
"Oh, Sincerity!" the girl called in a sing-song voice, turning around and walking down the corridor in the direction she had thought the giggle had come from. She paused at a corner, carefully peaking around it. A bright smile spread across her face, and with a surprisingly swift motion, seized something hiding in the shadows. A squeal sounded, and the blonde laughed as she backed away from the corner, her prize held securely in her arms.
The small brown-haired child, seeming no more than three years old in age, squealed again and squirmed in her sister's arms, emerald eyes wide with delight.
"Found me! Found me, Sere!" the toddler cheered. The blonde, Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom, sighed and rolled her sky blue eyes, but laughed.
"Sincerity! This is hide-and-seek! I'm not supposed to find you!" Serenity laughed.
End of dream sequence
Kaya let out a moan. Her head hurt badly. She slowly opened her eyes, and found herself in a dark room. Not recognizing her surroundings, she sat up, eyes wide. She looked around, panicked. The ceiling, walls, and floor of the room was made of stone. There was little furniture in the room. The only furniture in the room was a vanity with a mirror and a chair, a bedside table, a dresser, and, of course, the king-sized canopy bed that she was sitting on. The sheets and canopy of the bed was black, and all of the furniture was dusty. Suddenly, Kaya realized how light her chest felt. She looked down, and let out a soft cry. Her brooch with the Dark Moon Crystal was gone.
"No… No…!" Kaya murmured, climbing off of the bed. She frantically searched the room for any sign of her brooch or the Dark Moon Crystal.
15 minutes later, she was in tears, sitting on the floor in the middle of the room. She couldn't find the brooch or her crystal. She cried for a few minutes, not knowing what else to do. She suddenly caught sight of a door, and her tears slowly stopped. She got to her feet and walked toward the door, taking small steps. With a trembling hand, she grasped the cool metal doorknob and turned it, opening the door.
She stepped out of the room and into a dark hallway. Kaya nervously peered into the darkness. Fog was in the hallway, something that made her more nervous than before. Slowly, she walked forward, her bare feet lightly hitting the cold stone floor. She passed many doors, but didn't dare to open any of them. She only looked for the exit, hoping to get away. She could always come back to get her brooch and Crystal with the other Senshi, right?
After ten minutes, the sound of her soft footsteps faded away into silence. She stood still, staring at a large set of magnificent wooden doors. It obviously wasn't the exit, but…
Kaya looked around nervously, shifting her weight from one leg to the other. She bit down on her lower lip, staring at the door, trying to decide what she should do. Her trance was broken only when she tasted blood in her mouth, and realized that she had bit her bottom lip a bit too hard. She stopped biting it, and looked around anxiously once again. Slowly, with a small, trembling hand, Kaya reached out and gripped on of the fancy brass handle of the doors. She turned it, and the door slowly opened.
Carefully, Kaya stepped inside, looking around. This room was large, and was also made of stone. Her gaze was drawn to a platform, upon which was a throne. To the side of the platform was a mirror. But what really caught Kaya's attention was the woman sitting on the throne. Her violet eyes stared at the young girl, her long blue hair falling to her waist. She smiled, but for a moment, Kaya thought it seemed a bit sinister.
"Welcome, Princess," the woman said.
Author's note
CLIFFHANGER! –dives under table to hide from any thrown objects- I know, I know! I'm terrible! But I couldn't resist! That was just a perfect ending to this chapter!
Thanks to my wonderful reviewers, aserene, Sailor Star Super, Ne-chi, Wolfbane2005, chibideathkami, and cloudaisha10! You guys rock my fuzzy socks!
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