Title: Truelly Happy Name: Cheska-Chan E-Mail address: NMakalinaw@aol.com Website address: http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/ake Chapter 2 PG13 Authors Notes: Hey I'm back!!!! So like here it is... I don't own Sailor Moon they belong to Takeuchi Naoko, Toei Animation, etc... So it's mainly by those that are associated with Sailor Moon. All I do own is my made-up characters like Eli from the last story! ^_^ So anyways, don't you hate school? *ack* I don't enjoy it at all!! >.< I have sooo many work to do!!! Especially homework. *yuck* But I suppose it's better than doing tests, ne? If you want to know what's going on with the story so far I suggest that you read the first chapter of this story. It's boring but it tells you about it! ^^ But if you don't just read on and you may get a hint about what's going on. ^^ Save you the boring parts. Remember! I'm using their full names like Serena Usagi Tsukino! And stuff like that. Also...that since I was told that using their name switching it around I'll just stick with their dub names which happens to be like Serena or Raye and stuff like that,kay? This: ****** means change of area or part of the place. This: *llll* between * * means thinking or whatever. This: ( ) means I'm disrupting and will say something. And anyfaces I may make in here is a description of what they sort of look like at the moment! *giggles* Well I think that's it! Now on with the show!! (Hey mom is dinner ready yet!!!) (No!!!) *mumbles* (Oh man!!) ******************* As Sailor Moon powered down to her original form as Serena she walked on home. * I can't believe that. I actually said those things. What was I thinking?!? Oh man Serena you did it this time. Luna and the others will really hate me.* * I won't get away with this...* As Serena reached the household... "Serena!! Where were you!" nagged a furious Luna. "Where else Luna, fighting a monster with the other scouts!*well I sort of did*" answered Serena," Oh yea.. where's mom, Rini and Samny?" "They went out of town. They left you a note on the refrigerator." said Luna now calming down. "Mmmm...they didn't even wait for me!" whined Serena as she read the note. *yawn* "Better get to sleep. You better go to bed too!" announced Luna as she lazily went up the steps to Usagi's bedroom. Serena stared after Luna sadly as she watched the black Lunarian cat walk, well crawl,up the steps to her room. *Sorry Luna.. *sigh* I'll tell you tomorrow* Then she went up after Luna after she locked up and turned out the lights. Finally, she got dressed and slept. *************** "AHHHHH!!!" screamed Serena in pain. Twisting and trying to pull out of the monster's grasp. "SOMEONE HELP!!!" pleaded Serena. Once more she kept on trying to free herself. Looking around and seeing no one, not one soul that could help her. All she heard was the monster's maniacal laugh and her breathing. The monster's blackish green color, it's red-glowing eyes, and those yellowish-white teeth as it laughed. *How am I ever going to get out of this one? It's soo huge!!No one is around. I'm by myself* Tears were forming in her eyes. *Someone help, somebody..* Her energy gone, lost in hope, her eyes drooping slowly into unconsciousness. *Oh scouts where are you? You must help me...please!* Then she saw figures walking up toward her direction. Serena looked up. "Serena..." they all said softly toward her as they watched her helpless. "Please...help..me," Serena pleaded with her energy softly fading away from the monster's grasp. All four scouts just looked at her. Mars' face staring at her with indifference. While the other three scouts' just showed no expression as they stared at her. Then the four scouts drifted off again, just fading away. And in her mind she thought she heard them say something but couldn't make it out. "Wait! Please..wait." pleaded Serena. "HAHAHAHAha!!" laughed the monster. Then Darien showed up. She pleaded towards him, pleading for him to help her. But all Darien said was,"Sorry...I'm sorry....Serena...." Then he faded into the darkness. "Noooo!!" cried Serena. Her last hope gone. She felt soo weak now...tears formed in her eyes and she felt the hot, salty tear fall down her cheeks. *Oh Darien, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury...* *Why did you leave me?* *Why?* And her eyes now closed. Her last energy of strngth gone. With that last word everything faded into darkness. She opened her eyes and saw herself floating in outerspace. *Huh? Where.. am I?* *gasp* I'm in outerspace but somehow I can breathe* She floated around for what seemed like ages and then.. "Huh? Oh no!! Not again!! Ahhhh!!!" She saw so many unknown faces of dark figures come about her, after her. Then....... ***************** *Gasp* She woke up on her bed and looked around her. Seeing that it was only still dark. "Oh... it was just a dream," she sighed in relief. She saw the kitty alarm clock next to her bed and saw the time. *Hmmm..it's only 4:58a.m. first time I actually woke up early* *That dream....I felt like it was..telling me something...* She shook her head and got up. Noticing Luna asleep next to the bed. She carefully and silently got up not wanting to wake her up. *I may as well get up. I don't want to be late. I'd like to see everyone see me early and up-and-about for once* She smiled at the thought. Serena got ready for school. Taking a nice shower, brushing her hair and teeth, getting dress, putting her hair in her odangos, and the best thing of all eating slowly! (*gasp* Serena eating slowly. I never thought the day would come. Is the end of the world coming? *looking around*) *ahhh it's nice to do these all nice and all. I never did get to these slowly before. Except when I was a little girl.* She smiled and looked over at the clock on the wall and noticed the time. *Hmmm..only 6:54a.m. I might as well go. I think I'll stop by the gift shop. I do pass by it on my way to school. Plus school doesn't start until... 8:00a.m.* *Plus I get there in 7min. running from here* So she got her school stuff ready and packed some money plus her key. She left the house by 7:02a.m. closing the door behind her. She walked toward the gift shop a block away from her school. She noticed the beauty around her. The sun rising up slowly over the horizon, silence around her, the fresh air, the cars honking around trying to get to work early. Well at least some of them is beauty. *Geez, don't people ever stop and smell the flowers for once?* She saw the shop around the corner and came in. The sight of gifts came to her as she came in. *Wow! So many things to buy for Drew!* She saw little books, jewelry displayed on the counter, mini crystaline figures on a glass case, posters of anime characters on the walls, and other things met her eyes. She walked around the little shop and couldn't decide what to buy her little firiend. So she went over to the counter, a middle aged woman smiled at her in greeting. "Hello, what can I do for you?" asked the kind lady. "Uhmm.. I was wondering if you have any suggestions on what I can give to a little boy about 7 or 8 yrs. old?" asked Serena. The lady gave her a appraising look for a long moment before smiling. " Oh! Yes I think I can help you with that." she went behind the door behind her and later on came out again with an object. "This may be something you can give to the little boy," answered the lady, placing a jeweled flute on the glass counter. Serena stared at in amzement. She had never seen such a unique instrument before. A golden flute with diamonds on it! She has never known that there was such a thing before! "This is a very rare instrument. Isn't it magnificent?" continued the lady staring at the object. "I never knew such a thing existed," said Serena in wonderment. "Mmm.. it was given to me by a young man as a gift. He said that this object contains great power if one can play it. I never was able to play this flute. As for the young man, I don't know..." told the lady. "Then why do you give it to me? Such a rare thing shouldn't be sold." said Serena. "I'm not even sure Drew can play the flute anyway." "I know.. I shouldn't but your eyes tell me that I should sell it to you. I have been waiting to sell this to someone and no one seemed to be the kind I should trust but you... you seem to be the right one. I shall sell it to you for a price," calmly said the woman. "I only have a small amount of money..I couldn't afford this," she said. " You can afford... 10 yen can't you?"asked the woman smiling. "10 yen?!?!? Are you insane?!?! For a flute that rare?!?!"exclaimed a wide-eyed Serena Usagi. "Fine 5 yen." the woman said smiling with amusement in her eyes. Serena shook her head in disbelievement reeling back in shock before she nodded and smiled,"Okay, okay, I'll take it." She took out five yen and gave it to the woman. The lady put the flute in a gift box and said,"Would you like me to keep this for you till after school?" "Oh thank you very much!" a grateful Serena said. "Okay, I'll keep this for you for now."then the lady put it back behind the door. Serena looked over at the clock and noticed that it was still early. *What a nice woman. Hmmm.. it's only 7:50a.m.* When the woman returned she said,"It's been a pleasure meeting you..." "Serena,"told Serena. "Serena, thank you for shopping here. Don't worry I'll remember. I can find out who you are by your hair."notincing the odangos on her hair. Serena smiled and went off. "Good-bye!! I'll be back after school." "Ja ne Serena!"called out the woman. ****************** By the time Serena got to school kids looked at her shocked. Serena smiled at their reaction. *giggle* *They just can't believe that I'm here at school at this time!* When Serena got to her class the teacher,Ms. Haruna, was completely bewildered! "Serena! I can't believe that you're here this early! Do you have a fever?" exclaimed Ms.Haruna feeling her forehead. "Nooo!! I don't Ms.H I just got up early that's all!"exclaimed Serena stepping away from Ms.H's hand. "You know Serena if you did this at your old school (refering to middle school) you would have gotten better grades, since attendance counts,"lectured Ms.H. Serena just nodded her head and sat down for class. When the bell rang and the students who were in her class last year came in were shocked to see Serena early as well. **************** After lunch Serena avoided Lita, Mina, and Amy by hiding behind the bushes and people whenever she saw them. Not wanting to talk to them or look at them because of what happened yesterday. She spent the day with Molly and Melvin. Also with the others. They didn't want to talk to her either because they were too ashamed about what they have done. *oh Serena we're sorry. I just can't face you anymore. I bet you feel that we've betrayed you and we have.* thought the four girls. *************** After school Serena walked silently back to the gift shop to retrieve the gift. Once she entered she noticed that there were no costumers around. *Probably not here yet* She walked over to the counter and at once the lady came out of the door. "Oh! Serena you're here already! You're early I figured you would have come later since you may have wanted to talk to your friends!" said the lady. "I...don't have that many friends.."answered Serena sadly looking at the glass counter noticing the light shining down on it. "Oh.. I'm sorry. But you'll meet more people later on in life!"responded the lady,"Well wait here. I'll get the gift." As Serena waited someone came in. A tall, young man. He had dark,black hair, 6ft. tall, beautiful brown eyes, and wore blue jeans and a blue shirt. When Serena saw him her heart beated a bit faster. *Wow! He's sooo cute!...Wait a minute I have a boyfriend! I can't like him!* *Well then why are you staring at him with those "I want him" eyes of yours?* *Oh shut up!* *Besides, Darien probably won't speak to you when he finds out that you've decided to resign from your position as Sailor Moon...* *... no he won't! If he really loved me then he would respect me desicions." *Even if they're selfish...?* *Urusai! Leave me alone!* *Suit yourself.* The young man moved towards her and asked,"Hi. Is the lady here today?" Serena looked toward the door behind the counter trying to hide the blush that crept up on her cheeks and answered,"uhmm... yes she is. She's in the backroom at the moment. She'll be back." "Thanks, my name is Par. What's yours?" he said as he extended his hands to greet hers. "Oh! My name is Serena. I'm just here to pick up a gift. It's very nice to meet you Par," she greeted shaking his nice, warm hands with a warm smile. Par just smiled wider. *She is cute.* Par thought in his mind. *Wow! He's just great* Then the lady came out again. Carrying Serena's gift for the little boy in the gift box. "Oh! Par it's nice to meet you again! How's school?" the lady asked. "Just great!"Par smiled. "Here's your gift Serena. Come again anytime!" lady said handing Serena the small gift box. "Thanks I will! It's been a pleasure meeting you both!" Serena smiled. "Oh! Serena why don't I escort?" Par offered. "You don't have to..really."Serena refused shaking her head and started for the door. But Par reached her and was now walking next to Serena opening the door for her. "Bye lady! I'll be back, I'm just going to escort this sweet bunny!" Par said as he went through the door after Serena. *Hmm...bunny? How nice of him and yet embarrassing to hear* Serena glanced at him and said flirtingly betting her eyelashes,"Bunny? Really Par we just met." Then she giggled. "Well.... it's your hair, it looks like the ears of a bunny..." he advised staring at her with a glint of something in his eyes. *Is that...no it can't be. Can it? Can it be that he already feels.. love for me? No it can't happen that fast. But that is what happened to me and Darien. But I somehow feel that certain something for him but I can't I can only love one man plus I hardly know him.* She thought staring ahead of her. Outloud she said, "Oh. I'm glad, most people call them meatballs or pig tails or odangos, it just surprises me you'd think I look like a bunny." There was silence between them for awhile as they walked. As they were walking side by side people stared at them thinking that they made a cute couple. Others just smiled at them as they walked by. "So...Serena what did you get from the gift shop and for who?" Par asked trying to start up a conversation. "Well it's a secret for Drew, he's a patient at Crossroads Hospital, I'm a hospital volunteer over there after school." Usagi responded. "Hmmm...well do you mind if I tag along?" he asked smiling. "ohh.. I suppose so. After all you're escorting me. Plus I don't think any harm will come with you helping out."she said thoughtfully. "Great!" he exclaimed happily. The rest of the way they were just walking in silence towards the hospital exchanging a few bits of conversation with one another. ************************* Once at the hospital she made sure with Eli if it was okay to bring Par along to help and she agreed that it was okay. "Thanks Eli!"she said happily then walked away with Par along. *knock* *knock* "Come in!" invited Drew with a weak voice. *That seems so faint. He can't be getting weaker in just a day can he?* thought Serena. *Hmm... that boy's voice sounds so weak. I wonder why?* thought Par. As Serena opened the door she saw darkness with the little boy sitting on the bed looking out the window, the only source to lightness in the room. "Why is it so dark in this room, it should be filled with light!" Serena said turning on the light switch. Both Par and Serena now came into the room looking at the sick, young boy on the bed. "Hey Serena! Who's that with you? Oh! Is that my gift? Is it?" Drew asked getting excited with the surprises that came. He never thought that she would come today with a gift. More so when he found out that she brought a guest with her. "Yea, it's your gift like I promised and this is Par, a friend of mine that I met today when I was out getting you a gift!" Serena answered handing Drew his present. "It's nice to meet you! My name's Drew!" Drew greeted extending his hand to shake Par's. "Ditto." Par said smiling shaking Drew's hand. *His grip feels weak. Is he dying? such a young boy to die so early* Drew opened his gift and gasped. Inside layed the beautiful golden diamond flute. The rarest, one-of-a-kind flute. "Wow! This is...this is..it's great! The best gift anyone has ever given me!" Drew said staring at it. He felt tears come in his eyes but held them back. "Glad you enjoyed it, Drew! I wanted you to have it. Can you play the flute?" Serena said smiling and staring at the flute, not quite getting tired of staring at the object on Drew's hand. "Sure! My mom taught me how to play but I can't play it here. We'll need to go outside to do this." Drew said. "Did you know I could? Or did you just take a wild guess?" Serena smiled, "I took a chance." *That flute..it's the one I gave to the lady. I suppose she couldn't play it. So she gave it to Serena I suppose.* Par thought. *After all these years no one has yet been able to play the magical flute.. except me. But the power..it's so great and I haven't found the one that can play it other than myself. I must find my partner. I must.* Par continued to stare at the young boy named Drew as he looked at the flute on his hands with those shining eyes of his. *Perhaps he is the one...? I'll have to see...* "Well why don't we bring you outside then. You just can't stay here all day staring at the flute. So let's get the wheel chair and bring you outside!" Par suggested. "That's great! Let's do it!"Serena exclaimed happily. "I suppose so! Being inside here day in and day out is soo boring!"Drew agreed. "I'll be back! I'll get the wheel chair from the lobby." Par offered. The he was off to get the wheel chair. Once he left Serena walked toward the window and stared outside. She saw people down the street walking in and out the stores. She saw trees and buildings rising high into the sky. With the clouds covering the sky so that there was no hint of blueness on the sky at all. "Soo.. is Par your boyfriend, Sere?" Drew asked with mischief in his brown eyes as he watched her staring outside the window with no expression on her face. "What?!?! No, he's not my boyfriend, only a friend." she responded with a shocked expression. "Oh.. I just figured by the look of you two that you were a couple. Anyways, I figured somewhat in my mind that you aren't a couple from the look in your eyes, but you do care deeply about him. Don't you? Although.. something is keeping you away from truly liking him and maybe loving him. So that you two can be together," Drew reasoned looking at her with careness. "Why do you speak like that?" Serena said looking at him confused. "Huh? What do you mean?" Drew asked not sure about what she is saying. "Like you know everything. As if you know every secret within me. I don't think that Amy can even figure you out," Serena answered looking at him. "I don't know... I just do I guess. Maybe it's because...I don't know," Drew answered looking down at the flute in his hands. "Hmmm..." Serena said looking at him and then turned her head back toward the window thinking about what he said and trying to reason out why he thinks about how such a young boy like Drew figure out all these things that she has been hiding for years like her problems and about Par. *************************** After school after Serena left to go to the gift shop three girls named Lita, Mina, and Amy went out to the gates of the school talking to each other but not quite the same as before. It could be because they didn't have anything to say but that couldn't be they always are full of gossip in their mind. Let's find out... "So what's going on at school you guys?"asked Lita trying to find something to say to them. "Well...let's see..oh did you know Greg is at Crossroads High now? I heard that he's going to ask Amy out on a date with him!" Mina said with a glint in her eyes of slight happiness. "Oh! Yea.. I heard about that! Did you know Amy?" Lita said grinning forgetting about Serena for a moment. "Uhmm...well yea.. I did hear about that. Well.. actually Greg already asked. I accepted his invitation," Amy told quietly blushing. "Really he already asked!" "Good for you Amy!" "Thanks you guys." Then the three girls became quiet all of a sudden thinking about the happiness in their voices that reminded them of a special certain ex-leader of justice and love. So they just started walking in silence toward their homes. "Bye Mina!" said Lita and Amy happily although there was a hint of sadness in their voice. "Ja ne you guys!" responded Mina walking up to her house. When they said their good-byes Lita and Amy walked on down the road in silence. *Oh.. Serena... we miss you so. If only we can talk to each other as before. But I know that we have our differences now...we miss you so.. I just know that the others miss you as well. I do...* thought Lita. * Oh Sere...please come back to us. It's just not the same. It's feels just like before I met you. Without true happiness. Please come back...* thought Amy. So both girls walked on thinking about almost the same things. Walking down the street full of adolescents and adults. Hardly seeing any teenagers at all.. To be continued....... ***************************** Hey so like thanks for reading the next one!!! Hope you enjoy it!!! Give me some feed back tell me some ideas pleaseee!!! ;_; It would help a lot if you gave me some ideas for the next chapter and all! ^^ Well ja ne!!