Heya Guys
Another Chapter for Lost in time. It's not that easy to write some scenes sometimes cause I feel like something doesn't fit so I hope you guys still like it.
Chapter 3:
Sailor Cosmos just waved at them and disappeared just as Serena came running back towards the girls worrying about their safety. They reassured her that they were fine and soon left the Crown Arcade after paying. Outside the girls viewed the scene before them.
"She is fast," Mina remarked. "The officials and the others came too late."
"True." Rei agreed just when a rather high ranked Yokai stepped to them. Glancing at Serena, who had been shielded by the girls unconsciously.
"You humans should move it. This isn't a place for weaklings like you." The Yokai spat crossing his arms.
The girls glared at him and the Yokai smirked victoriously. When one girl stepped forth.
"You should not refer to us as weaklings. It's not like you had a big part here. If anything your presence is what is unnecessary." Serena spoke rather coldly while crossing her arms.
None of the girls could believe their ears. Never had Serena acted like this. Sure she was protective of her friends but she normally never talked as cold as that. Rei eyed Serena nervously when she felt her friend's pure aura expand just slightly. The Yokai took a step back and was about to retort when a presence made him freeze.
"What is going on here?"
The Yokai now turned to the source of the voice. Despite not having seen him in years Serena knew immediately who stood before them. Serena stepped back a little, crossed her arms bowing slightly and replied before the Yokai even had a chance. "Lord Sesshomaru, we were just defending ourselves since Mr. High and Mighty over here insulted us."
To that, the Yokai snorted and opened his mouth to retort but Lord Sesshomaru held up his hand shutting him up effectively. "Serena," he smirked ever so slightly even tho his facial expression didn't give anything away he was rather surprised to see her here of all places. She had changed he had to admit. Her golden-blonde hair had slight silver streaks in them her posture told him that she had grown up not just on the outside.
The girl- no the woman that stood before him wasn't the same one he had met all those years ago when she was playing around with the Miko and his half-breed half-brother. Tho she still had these big ocean blue-colored eyes but they now held specks of silver in them. And her scent was still mingled with strawberries and Vanilla but held a certain purity to it that he couldn't place. His beast tried to rise to the surface which he would not allow. Her scent was extremely alluring to him which confused him to a certain degree
"This Sesshomaru sees that you are still as protective as ever." He stated to which Serena smiled sheepishly.
"Well, it is how I am."
"Hn. This Sesshomaru shall deal with you accordingly at a later date. Leave." He spoke coldly dismissing the Yokai still standing frozen who ín turn nodded and left. This, Sesshomaru noted made the girls behind Serena all stiffen but he paid them no heed.
"You know I could have dealt with him myself. But I appreciate it. I'll see you tonight." Serena smiled at him and turned to her still stunned friends who then followed her. As they left Sesshomaru almost snorted when he heard the excited and worried phrases of her friends.
"Gosh, he is so hot!"
"You could have gotten hurt don't do that again."
"Since when have you been so cold?"
As he turned to leave he caught her looking back at him with a smile. His beast began to purr inwardly which unnerved Sesshomaru as he finished dealing with the task at hand. Yes, he would see her tonight for sure.
The rest of the evening they spend catching up some more at the mall. Minako had practically dragged them all to the mall after hearing Serena would have dinner at the Inu no Taisho household. Others like Michiru, Haruka and Rei had doubts about the whole ordeal telling her it was too dangerous. Haruka went even so far as to tell Serena she would come along. And only with Michirus help were they able to convince her otherwise.
Setsuna asked her how she had come to know Sesshomaru in the first place so Serena told them that whilst she had been friends with Kagome and Inuyasha for as long as she could remember she did meet Lord Sesshomaru often enough as a child. To her embarrassment, she had to admit that most times she had actually gotten lost and he had helped her back to her friends. This made Makoto and Minako swarm with glee and all too soon they both made wedding plans.
Serena had turned redder than a tomato. They all knew she was still with Mamoru even tho they didn't understand why since he had hurt her so much. They were still engaged but whenever the topic fell on Mamoru her eyes darkened and she turned sadder even tho she tried to hide it they all saw it.
After a few hours, Minako had found the perfect dress and without further ado purchased it. After she had dragged Serena to a nearby restroom and put on makeup that she coincidentally had with her. After Minako was done she pulled Serena back to the others on the way alerting a lot of people's attention.
Makoto was the first to spot them from the small cafe they were currently sitting in and gasped. Serena wore light golden eyeshadow with light pinkish lipstick. She wore beige flats and a black armless shirt with white stripes sideways and a peach-colored skirt that went to her knees and was held up with peach-colored braces over her shoulders. Her hair was down with a black bow holding a few strands on top of her head.
Serena was blushing tremendously as Minako pushed her forth to meet her friends who were all gaping at her.
"We're back!" Minako sang and smiled brightly. "What do you guys think? It's perfect isn't it?"
"It is amazing. You look great Kitten." Haruka complimented making Serena's skin color turn even redder. And the others soon agreed and told her how beautiful she looked. Rei even suggested that she should wear her hair down more often. Serena smiled as she listened to her friends ramble on about her. At one point Haruka even mentioned Mamoru and instead of the usual frown, a light giggle made its way out of Serena s mouth.
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"I betcha' Chiba would even gape at our beautiful kitten. Am I not right?" Haruka said teasingly while smirking.
Serena giggled lightly and her eyes glazed over just slightly as she thought about Mamoru's reaction. It was nice to dream but she knew his reaction would not be like that. With a sigh, she turned to her friends and enjoyed the time she got to spend with them.
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Seeing as it was Friday night they would normally throw a big sleepover at the Hikawa Temple but today Serena was not able to attend which seemed to bother Haruka and Rei the most since that meant they could not keep an eye on the ever so innocent Serena. Soon Serena glanced at the clock and sighed deeply. She soon said her goodbyes to her friends as Haruka and Michiru got in the car with her. Since the Inu no Taisho Household was a little on the edge of Tokyo they had decided that once they drove her there safely to meet the others at the temple.
She was ten minutes early when Haruka stopped the yellow sportscar in front of the mansion. Getting out of the car she waved at the two girls who smiled and waved back in return. Stepping to the gates she noted that they wouldn't leave till she was safely inside. She pressed the doorbell and waited patiently.
Soon a Yokai opened the gates and upon recognizing the guest of the house he let her in. With one last look back she stepped in the large front yard of the Ino no Taisho property. She smiled inwardly as she recalled her latest memories of being here. It had been a week before meeting Luna, after that, she had become too scared of the other yokai's realizing who she had become.
They had had a small barbecue just the three of them. It had been extremely fun and Serena remembered almost having crashed into all of the food. But InuYasha had caught her wrist just in time and they all had laughed about her clumsiness even tho she had been very embarrassed. Nowadays she knew that her earlier balance problems were because of her Lunarian heritage and her body not being used to the pull of the earth. Therefore it had taken her dozens of hours training with Luna before that had been solved.
Now she stopped behind the guard who opened the front door to lead her inside. She stopped inside the foyer when the Yokai told her to wait till Inu no Taisho ould be there to welcome her. So she sat on the vacant couch seated in one of the corners. Soon the bickering of her two best friends could be heard and she smiled slightly. She didn't notice a small girl watching her curiously from the doorway.
Once Inuyasha was through the doorway he stopped and snorted while Kagome glanced around him and gasped. With a slight smile, she stood and curtsied.
"Courtesy of Minako. I had no say what so ever."
"Pfft, that fits her. Let me guess she and Makoto tried setting you up again." Kagome snorted and went to hug her best friend in astonishment at her beauty. The silver strands in her hair glistened and now with her hair open like that were even more visible. She had always wondered where they had come from. Soon Serena told them after a talk with her mother she had found out that there was demon-blood in her family. which also explained her mother's hair color.
Inuyasha frowned at the outfit. While he had to admit it made his best friend very beautiful it was still strange since he had grown rather accustomed to her two buns. She had worn them from her earliest memories to this day.
Suddenly his father rushed past him and enveloped Serena in one of his bear hugs which caused giggles to fall from her mouth.
"Hello to you too Inu-papa." She spoke softly smiling up at the towering form of the Dog-Demon who in turn just hugged her once more.
"My dear I had thought you'd perhaps grown tired of our presence." He exclaimed in a mocking tone.
Another soft giggle fell from her lips. "I missed you too Inu-papa. I'm sorry for the delay. Things have been rather stressful so I had less time. Plus my mom was adamant that I get better grades first."
Toga shivered at the thought of Ikuko's angry form. He had met her before since their children had known each other for so long. And even his mate had gotten along splendidly with her and Inukimi disliked humans. Besides that Inukimi had loved Serena just as much as her own which had only happened once before. He remembered clearly.
Now he was leading Serena to the dining room all the while she told him of her newly found love in studying Demon History. Once they reached the room they were greeted by Sesshomaru who stood near an edge the Lady Mother was already seated but promptly stood and moved to greet Serena who smiled warmly.
"Lady Mother." She greeted respectfully with a bow and smiled at the female Daiyokai.
A frown perched on her forehead as she moved in front of her. "This one had thought you knew not to call me that way anymore."
A bright smile formed on her face as Serena nodded. "Inu-mama I missed you." A slight smile formed on the Inukimis face as she was leading Serena to her seat. Serena greeted Sesshomaru with a bow of her own and then took notice of the small human child clinging to his leg. She knelt next to her and smiled holding out her hand. The child looked at her and her hand unsurely.
"Hi, there my name is Serena. What's your name sweetheart?" She asked gently.
The child looked up at Sesshomaru unsure who just nodded at her encouragingly. With a shaky voice, she introduced herself. "Rin's name is Rin."
"That is a beautiful name," Serena stated and gave her a 100-watt smile before rising and finally taking a seat at the table. Soon the other had also taken their seats and the food was being brought in.
"So Serena I heard you are dating now?" Toga spoke and smirked at the blush that had formed as she withdrew her hand from the table. There was no real smile on her face as she shook her head.
"No actually. I'm engaged to him." She said carefully. Inukimi stared at her in an expression that could be shocked while Toga dropped his spoon he had just previously picked up and stared at her in disbelief. Even Inuyasha and Kagome eyed her now weirdly. And Sesshomaru was as emotionless as ever but she could have sworn she saw anger in his eyes for a second.
"The hell you never told us that! When'd that happen?" Inuyasha spat in disgust as she almost flinched but looked back at Inuyasha nonetheless. His anger was clearly showing through his golden irises. She felt all eyes on her as she fidgeted and looked at Inuyasha.
She cleared her throat and began explaining: "Actually it was when he first when abroad. I kinda didn't know what it had meant back then. Plus I didn't think it was such a big deal." She turned red from embarrassment. "Plus I had anticipated that you would freak out like that."
She fully understood why Inuyasha was reacting that way. He had never liked Mamoru. The first time they met they had clashed and were nearly killing one another after the first five minutes.
"How could ya get engaged to that bastard! He practically ordered you to never have contact with us again. Don't think we did not notice how ya distanced yourself from us after that even more." Inuyasha yelled his face contorting in anger. The remaining members looked at Serena in wonder. Pain washed over her features as she looked at Inuyasha.
"If you think I would have given up our friendship for him you're wrong! Besides, you don't know what had been happening in my life back then or you'd understand. Yet I cannot tell you." She said carefully not once breaking eye contact. In order to ease the tension between the two Kagome spoke up.
"Serena are you saying that you've been wearing that ring for over a half year now and just recently realized its meaning," Kagome questioned carefully and Serena turned even redder.
"N-No of course not! I.. uhm just didn't get it right from the start okay!" She said turning away and making Kagome burst out laughing while Inuyasha just stared at her in disbelief. A smile slightly graced Inukimis face as she realized that Serena had remained as innocent as ever. Toga shook his head and then broke into barking laughter.
"Well, I'm sure he must still be a nice young man then. To have been able to make Serena his fiance." Toga then threw in with a look that Serena could not place at all so she answered unsurely.
"His name is Mamoru Chiba and we met around three years ago." She began and then continued telling them of their meeting and how it came that they were dating in the first place. Of course, she left out the whole Negaverse thing.
Soon though Inuyasha threw in his critiques about Mamoru being a bastard that hurt her regularly. Sesshomaru noted that not only did she not argue to that but she also looked away from Inuyasha and just for a second hurt crossed her features. When the main course was served Inuyasha had been shut up by Kagome.
Inukimi had noticed the hurt in Serenas eyes as well. But Soon the topic changed but she had every intention to meet this Mamoru guy and make him face the consequences of hurting her. When suddenly a silent sound made her look at Serena who threw an apologetic glance and stood to pick up her phone.
Suddenly there was silence as all the people present tried to listen to the call. Kagome and Rin just looked curiously toward Serena.
"Hey, Mom what's going on?" She questioned and then turned pale as her mother answered shakily.
"S-Serena i-its your father. He was attacked. He is in surgery right now they aren't sure if he'll make it!"
*Hides under the table* Please don't hurt me!
I know this is horrible of me but this is nothing compared to the pain that awaits her in the future just as a warning.
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