A/N: A sort of continuance after Chapter 2. If you don't remember what happened in that chapter, by all means re-read it again. Please read and review! Thanks!

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After the horrible breakup a month ago, Serena kept getting call after call from her ex-girlfriend. She knew she left without reason, but the pressure was too much.

Rinng Rinngg

The blonde shut her eyes and covered her head under her pillow. She wished the ringing would just stop. If only she could tell herself that she could always turn off her phone, but she didn't want to. A part of her wanted to know that the wind senshi still loved her enough to call her and ask what was wrong.

A few seconds of ringing and the noise finally stopped. Serena looked up from under her pillow at her table and surveyed the white device. Nothing. Sighing with relief, she walked across her room to the closet to pick out something to wear for the day until another ring from her phone alerted her.

Cringing at the sound, she gingerly made her way back to her iPhone warily and peeked at the caller id on the screen and frowned when the sandy blonde's name was there.

It was only a month ago, why couldn't she just let her go? She was blowing up her phone bill as it was. Grumbling, she forced herself to take the call,

"Hello?"

"Serena? Why haven't you been taking my calls? Are you still mad at me? I didn't think you would take a grudge this long. I missed you, koneko . . ."

Serena could hear the distress in the older woman's voice. She felt guilty for putting her in this messed-up situation. Serena knew that she should've told her why from the start, but she was so afraid. She was afraid of the fact that Haruka would think differently of her. Serena didn't want that to happen. She wished none of this had to happen.

"I . . . I missed you too, Haruka."

"Then tell me why you won't take my calls? I've asked the others about you, but they won't talk to me. So many times I've waited outside for you, but you never came out. I want to see you again, koneko. I want to know what I've done so I can make amends and hopefully start over. I want to start over with you."

Serena forced herself not to let out a strangled sob, but it came out anyway.

"Tell me, Serena. Do you really like how this is going? It's tearing both of us apart. You know as well as I do, that we don't want this. So, come back to me, please Serena?"

"Serena! Dinner's ready!"

"I-I got to go," Serena mumbled and didn't wait for the older woman to reply before hanging up and rushing out of her room. She didn't want Haruka to hear her breaking down.

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"So, how was your day, Serena?"

"Fine, Mom," Serena mumbled into her food. Her phone call with Haruka left her without an appetite.

"What's wrong, sweetie?"

"N-" Serena stopped with a spoonful of rice to her mouth. She withdrew the utensil and looked up with a bit of confidence and stared right at her parents,

"Mom, Dad. There's something I have to say."

"What is it, my Usagi-chan?"

"I'm dating someone!" Serena almost shouted. Her parents blinked and chuckled,

"Is he a good person? I would love to meet him one day."

"I don't mind him as long as he's into sports."

"I . . ." Serena flitted away from her parent's face to a painting behind them,

"It's not a boy. I'm going out with Haruka."

"Haruka . . ? Isn't that a girl's name?" Serena's mom wondered. Serena just bit her lip in worry at her father's face.

"D-Dad?"

"Are you telling us that you're going out with a girl?"

". . ."

"Well, are you?"

"Well, yes. But I've broken up with her! So . . ." Serena mumbled out.

"Oh! Why'd you break up with her honey?" Serena's mother wondered sadly.

"Because of how'd you guy's react- Wait, why aren't you mad at me like Dad is?"

"I'm not mad at you, why should I when my baby girl is experiencing new things?" her mom cooed.

"Serena, Usagi-chan . . . I'm not mad, well yes, but for other reasons. Sure I may hate people who are smittened with other people of the same gender, but it doesn't mean for me to shun you because you are like them. You're my daughter, and as a parent, I should be supporting your decisions. I can't control your every whim. I don't want to strain our relationship as a father and daughter. So, what I'm saying is, if you want to go out with a boy or even a girl, I'll accept it. Only if they treat you right. Otherwise, I'd have no choice but to become strict with them," Serena looked up at her dad. Suddenly, she felt new respect for her parents,

"Thank you, Mom! Dad!" Then she happily ate her meal. She couldn't wait to tell Haruka the good news.