Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.
Key
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Setting/Time Lapse
(AN: Author's notes)
'Voice inside of mind'
Chapter 13
Crossroads High School, 1:45 pm
Serena bit down on her lower lip, staring at the blackboard at the front of the classroom. Vaguely, she could hear Mr. Kimoto's voice, explaining the math equation on the board. (AN: Remember, they're in high school now. That means different teachers than in the anime.) As usual, the blonde-haired girl was not paying attention to her studies, but instead of daydreaming, she was thinking hard about something important to her, as well as to the other Sailor Senshi.
It had been a week since they had discovered that Kaya had been given to Mason, and so far they had no clues to her whereabouts. No matter how many times Amy, Luna, and Artemis did a scan of the city, Kaya's aura remained undetected. There had been no luck with search parties, either. Alerting the police was out of the question, as they had no idea how dangerous the new enemy, including Mason, was capable of being.
"Serena."
'I hope Kaya's all right…' Serena thought.
"Serena."
'She could be anywhere by now! Ooh, they wouldn't hurt her, would they?' The girl's gaze never strayed from the blackboard.
"SERENA!"
CRACK!
"AAH!" Serena jumped in her seat, snapping out of her thoughts by the sound of Mr. Kimoto's ruler making contact with the top of her desk. The student turned her gaze to her fuming instructor, who loomed over her and her desk, glaring down at her. She let out a small 'eep!' and slouched down in her seat, as if it would make her less noticeable. Her already red face turned redder as she heard the sound of her classmates snickering at her discomfort, except for Amy, Lita, and Mina, who had this class with her.
"So nice of you to join us, Serena," Mr. Kimoto said, voice dripping with sarcasm. She slouched lower in her seat, wishing she could fall through the floor, or disappear.
"Now, since you obviously know this part of the curriculum already, would you be so kind as to share the answer to the question on the board with the class?" he asked, looking down at her with a knowing smirk. Slowly, Serena turned her sky blue eyes toward the blackboard. She stared at the problem written on it, eyes wide.
'What the HECK is that supposed to be?' she thought to herself, staring at the lengthy math problem. It took up half of the blackboard! Her gaze flickered from the blackboard to Amy, who was trying to mouth the answer to the problem. Unfortunately, Serena couldn't read lips. Her gaze turned desperately to the blackboard, as if her brain would suddenly calculate the problem and help her get out of this situation. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.
"Well, Serena? What is your answer?" Mr. Kimoto asked. Serena's gaze turned to Amy, and she struggled to interpret the answer the blue-haired genius was trying to give her. Serena looked back at her teacher and opened her mouth to say what she hoped was the right answer, but was interrupted by a sudden explosion in the distance. Immediately, the students in the class began to scream, leaping up from their desks and running around. Serena, Amy, Lita, and Mina exchanged glances and nodded. Mr. Kimoto tried desperately to get the class to settle down, but with little success. In the general chaos of the classroom, the four girls were able to sneak out unnoticed.
Downtown Tokyo, Lair of Sincerity, Camorra, and Mason, 1:05 pm
"Princess Sincerity." The girl turned her forest green eyes toward the center of the room, only to see Mason and Camorra kneeling side-by-side, heads bowed in respect.
"Camorra. Mason. You may step forward," she said. There was no trace of warmth in her voice. The two servants rose and stepped forward.
"Princess, may I make a suggestion?" Camorra asked, bowing in respect once more. The woman had given Sincerity her power and title after the transformation had been completed. Camorra hadn't regretted doing what she had done, as it had been part of the agreement she and her Master had made before she was sent to Earth with Mason.
Oh, how glorious the days leading up to their departure had been! They were the envy of all the other servants of Master! Oh, what an honor it had been to be chosen for such an important task! Master trusted them, and they wouldn't let him down. Camorra could still recall the brief amount of praise he had given her and Mason for awakening Princess Sincerity, and she was excited by the thought of how much they would receive if they were to fully complete the mission.
'Soon, Master. Soon we will complete this mission, and then your wait will be over,' Camorra thought, before being snapped out of her thoughts by Sincerity's voice giving her permission to make her suggestion.
"Princess, you have mastered your powers well in such a short amount of time. Perhaps the time has come for you to lead an attack against the Sailor Senshi?" She spat out the last two words as if they were poison.
"… I believe that you are right, Camorra. It is now my turn to have some fun. I trust that you haven't sent any youmas out into the city during my training, Mason," she said, now addressing the man as well.
"That is correct, Princess. No youmas have attacked during the week of your training," Mason said. Princess Sincerity smiled cruelly, rising from her throne and descending the steps.
"Excellent. Then it is time to get rid of those pesky Sailor Senshi, once and for all," she announced.
The trio's cold laughter rang throughout the throne room, echoing off of the stone walls and floor. The sound effectively drowned out the small voice that had been whispering to Princess Sincerity in her mind.
'Don't do it… Don't harm the Sailor Senshi…'
Author's Note
Ok! Chapter 13 is DONE! Sorry, for the long wait. School got hectic, but the worst is over, and school will be out in just two more weeks! –does a little happy dance- Writers' Block keeps coming and going, making it harder to write chapters that are of semi-decent length in brief amounts of time. Not to mention the fact that several of my friends have been nagging for me to update stories I've been writing for them. Piece of advice for you; never post a story online and then start another story and show it to your friends. If they like it, they will whine for more updates on that story, and you won't find time to update your online one.
Well, please review! I need to hear (read) any suggestions you might have, as well as comments. They will probably give me more inspiration and motivation to write!