Chapter 7

The interview and the unexpected meet

I don't own sailor moon in any way, shape, or form

I know its been for ever I have a lot of this going on sorry, but the chapters will come more often now! Well Enjoy

Serena sat in silence, biting her nails and looking out of the limozine's window. As the limo drove to the resturant for her quickly, approching interview she started to become nervous…wait… now that she really thought about it she was out of her mind scared. What if she didn't get this job? What if her parents found her before she could make her new life? She was probably all over the newspapers by now surely someone would recognize her. No she couldn't think about such things! this was her chance and wasn't going to blow it by thinking of her parents. The limo slowed and turned into a parking lot and her forgotten nerves came back and she became more and more close to losing her mind. As she sat there in complete turmoil with herself she didn't hear sammuel calling her name. He reached across the seat and touched her on her shoulder making her jump.

"Serena are you alright?"Asked Sammuel with concern in his eyes.

"Yeah I'm fine no need to worry about me just…just alittle jumpy" Serena said with a half smile on her face.

"You aren't just alittle jumpy you got pale as a ghost and almost hit the roof! Idon't call that alittle jumpy" said Sammuel trying to find out what was wrong with her.

"No really sam I'm fine…" said Serena. The limo door opened on Serena's side. "Well geuss we should get going uh" said Serena about to climb out the car, but not before Sammuel grabbed her arm. Serena looked at him with qeustioning eyes. She sat back down in her seat and waited for sammuel to talk.

"Please Carl can you give us a few minutes."Sammuel asked the Limo driver. He nodded and shut the door.

"Sere are you nervous about this interview?"
"No sam-"

"Sere please just hear me out and then we can tackle this interview." Said Sammuel.Serena nodded for him to go on. "On the way here I saw you biting on your nails and you seem to look like you were having a battle with inside yourself." Was she really that readable? " And don't try and denie it either…Serena from the first time I saw you I could tell that you were Speical. That's what made me want to help you so much and then when you told me that you needed a job and a place to live it compelled me to help you even more. But that's not really that point I'm trying to make…. You came here on your own choice you made so many decisions on your own. If you would make a decision right now I would follow you no matter what because I believe in you Serena. I believe in you! So now is no different. I believe that if you put on that wininng smile and that great charm of yours, yall get this job, but the one and most important thing you can do to get this job is for you to believe in yourself. Mom and Dad aren't here to make a decision for you. So make it!" By this time, Serena was close to tears no one in her entire life said something that sweet and that powerful all at the sametime to her. Serena reached across the seat and gave Sammuel a hug. She brought her lips up to his ear and whispered softly.

"Thank you sam I made my decision and I think I made the right one" Sammuel smiled at the words that Serena had whispered. She gave one final squeeze and let him go. "Now lets go get me a job" Said Serena with enthusiasm. She opened the door and Carl the limo driver helped her out. Closely followed by Sammuel. Serena led the way into the 5 star resutrant called la'moon. She walked up to the seating booth and was soon approched by a waiter.

"Hi, miss how my I help you?" asked the waiter.

"I have a lunch/interview today. I don't know if she's her yet though."Said Serena

"Oh you must be Miss, Clark. Miss, Hino said she be alittle late so why don't you follow me so we can get you seated be for she gets here" said the Waiter grabbing two menu's. He turned to let Serena follow him to the table, but then stopped.

"I'm sorry excuse me of my rude manners. Will the gentlemen behind you be joining you as well?" asked the waiter. Serena looked at sammuel asked with her eyes.

"No, I will not be joining her today I've just come to see her off." Sammuel went up to serena and hugged her.

"Good luck Serena" He whispered into her ear. She parted from sammuel.

"Thank you" Serena turned to the waiter again and geustered for him to procced to the table. He bowed and made his way over to the table for Serena's interview. As they walked Serena couldn't help to look back at Sammuel and give him a thumbs up. A few seconds later Serena had arrived at her table. The waiter pulled her chair out and for her to sit. She took her seat has the watier put the menu on the table.

"The speical for the day is shrimp and ceaser salad. Would you like something to drink while you wait?"Asked the watier.

"A glass of water please" asked Serena. The waiter nodded and turned, but before he made his way to get Serena her drink, he couldn't help be ask.

"Excuse me miss I don't want to be nosey, but the man back there you seem to really close to him is he your father or realtive of some kind?"Asked the watier. Serena smiled to herself for minute before answering.

"I guess you could say that" She repiled. The waiter was alittle confused, but took her answer anyhow. The waiter just nodded his head and went to get Serena's water. Serena looked over the menu and thinking of what she told the waiter. She really didn't know why she said what she said, but for some reason, she did. Sam was like a father to her even though her father wasn't the best in the world, But she rememberd how she use to watch televions shows were the father was so kind to his childern just how Sam was with her. Serena looked up from the menu and saw that her waiter was coming back to her with a glass of water. In one hand was the water and on the otherside of him she saw a beautiful raven haired women with a black skirt that came to her knees with a red blouse walking beside him. That must be Raye thoughtSerena. Here we go she said inside her head. She waited in anticpation as they made their way towards her. When they finally got to her table she stood put her hand out to shake Raye's hand.

"Hi I'm Serena Clark nice to meet you." Said Serena smiling and holding out her hand.

"Hi I'm Raye Hino nice to meet you too. Please sit," she said as she took her seat. Serena obediently took her sit across from her.

RAYE

Raye got out of her prized Black and Red mustang convertible. As she walked you could tell that she was very confedient in herself by the way she took her strides. She walked inside the resturant for an interview today with a girl for her magazine. As she made her way up to the seating booth a man walked up to her with a glass of water in his hand.

"You must be Miss, Hino. Miss, Clark is already here follow me." Said the waiter. Raye followed him to the table that Serena was already at. As they got closer Raye could tell that this Clark girl was very pretty and she looked a lot like one of her best friends named Mina. That was a point for her, but Raye knew looks could be deceiving. As she got closer the girl noticed their presence and stood up. Another point for Miss, Clark she had respect. The girl introduced herself and raye found the girl's name was Serena. When she smiled at Raye, she was taken aback she a beautiful smile. It had felt like Raye knew her all her life. Right then and There she knew that Serena had gotten the job. However, raye wanted to have some fun first.

Serena sat a waited while the waiter took Raye's drink order. When he was gone Raye turned back to her.

"So Miss, Clark why do you want to work for blush?" Asked Raye.

"I want to work for blush because I remembered when I was over in Engalnd once I had read the magazine. I was inspired how you put different fashion in your magazine and gave new and upcoming stores a chance and Serena please," Said Serena half-lying. Raye smiled and shook her head. She couldn't help, but stare at Serena she looked some much like her long time friend Mina.

"I'm sorry I don't want be rube Miss, Hino, but do I have something in my teeth?"Asked Serena.

"No why?"

"Because you keep staring at me" Said Serena bluntly. At first, Raye wanted to yell at how rude this girl was, but qucikly put herself in check. She was staring at her.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare. Its just you look so much like my friend Mina" said Raye with a smile. Serena was about to reply when the waiter came back.

"Are you ladies for me to take your order?" asked the waiter. Serena and Raye both nooded and procced to tell the waiter what they wanted.

"Anyways like I was saying you look just like my friend Mina."

"I know Mina" Said Serena with excitement in her voice. Raye looked at Serena. How in the world did she know Mina.

"You know Mina? How do you know her?"

"Miss Hino"

"Please call me Raye"

"Ok Raye I have a confussion to make I know you too. Well, not know you know. I mean Erggh this is coming out all wrong you problay think I'm a psycho right now don't you?" Said Serena while looking down at her hands which she suddenly hasd a very great interest with. Great going Serena you just blew the only shot of creating a new life for yourself. Raye looked at Serena and then started to giggle. At first it was a soft giggle that no one heard, but as she tried to contain it got harder and harder to do so. Until she couldn't conatin it any longer. She brusted out in laughter that rang through the whole restrurant. Serena looked at Raye as if she were crazy! As her laughter subsided Raye wipped the tears from her eyes.

"I'm sorry Serena I didn't mean to laugh at you. It's just so funny that to watch you beat up yourself when you couldn't get your words out right. But please explain yourself," Said Raye. Serena smiled at Raye. She had a feeling that she was going to like this woman. Serena started from the beginning and told Raye whole story.

DARIEN

"So dare tell me about your imagnary girlfriend," said Andrew with a chuckle.

"Whats there to tell?" said Darien with a smile while staring out at the road.

"Come on Darien I'm your best firend I'm going to poke around in your life wether you like it or not so you might as tell me now."

"Whatever fine"

"Great now your crooperating with me"

"Don't be a smart ass or you won't be told."

"Fine, fine just tell me arleady would you"

"Ok ok don't have a cow. Ok first of all she not imaganary, and second of all she's not girl friend. If you forgotten I just got out of a relationship.

"Yeah I know I haven't forgotten, But that' not the point man. Whenever I even mention this girl, you get all defensive. So must be something about her or you would be so quick to jump," Said Andrew.

"I do not!" said Darien defensive. Andrew smiled and turned away from Darien. Darien just kept looking at Andrew even though and taken his attention off of him. Darien smiled at Andrew and turned his attention back to the road. Did he really get defensive about serena everytime Andrew says "imgagnary girl" …well maybe he did, but even so he was never going to see her again. Sure he knew where she was staying, but she could be long gone by now. It was the first and the last time he was going see his blue eyed blond haired angel. Darien pulled his corvette into the parking lot of la' moon. He drove up to the valet parking and got out to give the valet the keys to his car. When the valet saw Darien, he got very jumpy.

"M-Mr. Shields!" said the valet with surprise. He stumbled over himself to get to Darien. When he got, close enough Darien through him his keys

"Take care of my baby for me,"Darien with a smile.

"Can you like wash it before we come back too?" asked Andrew.

"Come on Drew," said Darien while pulling Andrew by the collar into the resturant. As Darein and Andrew made uptheir way up to the resturant a group of the paparazzi came storming up to them.

"Mr. Shields, Mr.Evans look over here!" shouted one photographer.

"Mr. Shields what will your company will be doing in the next year," asked another photographer. Andrew leaned over to Darien.

"How in the hell did the found out that we were here?" asked Andrew leaning over to Darien.

"They probaly followed me out of the office,"Darien Answered back.

"So are you going to answer them so we can eat lunch or you going to let them keep pestering us until we do somethig drastic,"Asked Andrew. Darien just smiled and kept trying to work his way through the sea of pararazzi.

"I geuss that's a no," said Andrew sighing and following Darien through the crowd. Darien finally made his way to the restruant door and opened it. When he opened the door, a small blonde bumped into his shoulder making him stumble alittle bit and the box of food that she was holding fall oout her hands. Darien rolled his eyes at how klutzy this girl was, but all the same, he bent down to help her pick up her box of food. When he bent down, she did as well when they got to the fallen box of food they reached for it at the same time. When their hands touched, they looked up into eachothers eyes. Dark blue eyes met crstyal baby blue eyes.

Serena

Serena and Raye were having a blast with eacthother. Serena felt like she'd known Raye her whole life, even though she had only met her an hour ago. They were talking about their childhood memories when a call came through on Raye's Cell. She rummaged through her purse to find her phone. When she finally did, she looked down at her caller ID. She looked back up at Serena with apologetic smile.

"I sorry Sere but I have to take this can you just hold on for like 3 minutes," said Raye.

"Its alright I'm sure its something real important," said Serena with a soft smile.

"Thanks Serena you're the best," said Raye flipping open her Phone and yelling into it.

"What do you want I'm trying to have a meeting with potential canidate for the Chief and Editor position!" yelled Raye into her Cell phone. There was a couple seconds of Silence and then Raye sqeauled with delight.

"Are you serious! That's wonderful! And when do they want to meet?" asked Raye as she rammaged in her pures for something. A second later she pulled out her palm pilot. She took the little pen out of its holder and typed something in. Then put the pen back into it holder, turned it off, and then put it back into her purse. Serena watched her as she did all of this. She couldn't believe that one person could have so many mood swings at once, but she could tell that Raye no matter how many mood swings she had she knew what she was doing and was very very serious about it.

"Ok thank you sooo much you are forever in my debt," said Raye. She laughed about something and hung up the phone.

"I don't want to be nosey, but what was that all that about?" asked Serena.She knew she was being nosey, but she just had to find out what gave Raye so many mood swings. Raye just stared at her, and Serena started to feel like she shouldn't have asked at all.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked,"Serena apologized. She looked down at her hands and that great interset in her hands came back.
"No no there's no reason to be sorry. The new chief and editor should know this kind of things," said Raye with a smirk on her face. Serena's jaw dropped.

"Are you serious I got the job?" asked Serena. Raye nodded her head yes with the same smirk on her face. She couldn't believe it. She had gotten the job! Her new life was almost complete, but most important she had gained a new friend. Serena jumped up from her seat, ran over to Raye, and gave her a hug. Raye laughed and hugged Serena back.

"Oh thank you Raye," said serena while pulling away from Raye.

"No need to thank me Sere you deserved it," said Raye with a smile. Serena went back t her seat as the waiter came over to them.

"Here's the check ladies," he said putting the check in on the table. "And here's a box for you miss if you want to take your food back home with you." He handed Serena a black box to put her pasta that she ordered in.

"Thank you" said Serena and Raye in unison. Raye handed him some money. The waiter walked away to go get her change.

"Thanks Raye for paying for lunch," said Serena

"No problem, anyways heres my cell number so you can reach me. Do you have a cell phone or something so I can get into contact with you?" Raye Asked. Serena shook her head no.

"I haven't gotten one yet," said Serena.

"That's fine just give me the hotel number that your staying at and your room number. I'll get you a cmpany cell, but when you get a chance geta personal one," said Raye. Serena Nodded her head and the Waiter came back with Raye change. Just then, they heard a whole bunch shouts and flashes coming from outside and realized it was the pararazzi outside of the restraunt.

"I wonder whats going on,"asked Serena.

"I don't know and don't really want to find out. It's probably just some celeb. That wants to cause rucks. Let's go before they it in or we'll never get out. I'll give you a ride back to the hotel if you need one," said Raye getting up from her seat. Serena thanked her and grabbed her food from the table andd followed Raye toward the Cowarded door. When they got to the door the saw a sea of pararazzi. Serena hated the pararazzi they were always in her life. Wait…. What if the reconized her for Ken Washingtons daughter. She couldn't let that happen not with her new job. She had to think fast.

"Raye can we go out the back door I don't want to go out here into the sea of pararazzi."Serena asked.

"But serena my car is this way and besides they probably have a photographers out there to so whoever's here won't leave or get out of this place without a picture," said Raye. Serena thought she was right she had to go out one way or the other. She looked out at the sea of photographers. Serena nodded, and made her way out of the door with Raye. As she made her way out she felt, a hard force knock into her shoulder. The food that she was holding was knocked out her hand and she fell to the floor. She went for her box of food that had fallen. When she got to her box so did another hand when she looked up to see who had went forher box too she was met with dark blue eyes. She knew these eyes and when it finally registered in her mind whom they belonged to she could only utter their belonger.

"Darien…."

Ah ah ah I know I know I'm soo evil don't kill me. All you have to do is read the next chapter! Which I will get started on right now!