Here's #10 of Adventures of the Chibi-Scouts.
Enjoy,
Doug
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Adventures of the Chibi-Scouts
By "Tuxedo" Will Wolfshohl and Doug "Candle Light Author" Helm
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Sailor Scouts, and all terms, names, etc.
associated with this or other series are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi,
DiC, Disney, Bandai, Toei Animation, Kodansha, and other big companies.
We make no claim to them and this work of fanfiction should not be seen
as making a claim. ACS is not intended for commercial release or use.
Those characters that are original and the story "Adventures of the
Chibi-Scouts" are copyrighted (c) 1997 by Will Wolfshohl & Doug Helm
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Part 10 "Reality Sets In!"
"WHAT!?!" Carrie screamed in horror tinged confusion as she
watched a dark swirling vortex of energy swallow the little girl. She
failed to notice the surprised and panicked expressions that Mina and
Serena were sporting.
"Mommy..." one of the little boys whimpered out.
"Don't worry, kid, it's only a... NIGHTMARE!" the demonic child
cackled. She was dressed in a set of bunny-style pajamas and holding two
overstuffed pillows. To Carrie the Droid appeared, vaguely, to resemble
Mina's friend Raye. Whether it was from her long shiny black hair or the
two little horns sticking out from her forehead, she wasn't sure though.
Just as the Droid was about to attack, a voice shouted out,
"Play is something to be enjoyed! For ruining that fun on behalf of
JUPITER..."
"And MERCURY!"
"WE WILL PUNISH YOU!" Turning, the children on the playground
saw the outlines of two figures near the school building. As the figures
leapt down it became apparent that they were two of the Sailor Scouts.
"It's the Chibi-Scouts!" a few of the children yelled.
"GET THEM!!!" Catsy screeched, "GET THEM BEFORE THE OTHER BRATS
SHOW UP!" <Damn those rugrats. Rubeus will be furious!>
"As you command!" the Droid shouted and turning fully to face
both Sailor Scouts, it threw both oversized pillows at them.
Immediately, two more appeared in its hands, ready to be thrown.
Setting herself solidly against the school building wall,
Jupiter shouted out her attack of, "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!!!" The ball
of energy flew forward and exploded the two pillows engulfing the area
in a cloud of feathers. "Mercury, give the others some cover!" Jupiter
shouted as she covered her face to protect it from the shower of
feathers that had begun to glow. As the feathers came in contact with
several of the children, they instantly fell asleep.
"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!" was Mercury's battle cry, and soon the
schoolyard was engulfed in a billowing, cold fog bank. As the fog rolled
in Mina and Serena slipped away and transformed as well.
"IT'S ONLY FOG!" Catsy cried, "Get those brats!!!"
"Children are NOT brats! They are sweet and innocent. I am
Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice! For wanting to corrupt that
innocence on behalf of the Moon, I WILL PUNISH YOU!"
Giving a speech was not the wisest thing to do. As soon as
Sailor Moon had finished her speech, she was clobbered by two of the
Droid's pillows causing her to be thrown back across the schoolyard.
Some of the children unaffected by the feathers began to cry.
Sailor Jupiter was about to blast another pillow the Droid was
preparing to throw at Venus when Mercury stopped her. "NO!!!" Mercury
shouted, "If you blow up those pillows and the feathers touch Venus,
she'll fall asleep." Jupiter didn't look happy but nodded. "SHINING AQUA
ILLUSION!" Sailor Mercury shouted. Flying ice energy went forth and
knocked the Droid off its feet as Jupiter went to help Sailor Moon up.
"Venus, wrap her arms up!" Mercury called running over to help Venus.
"Right!" Venus yelled, "VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!" The golden
chain sped out and bound the Droid's arms to its sides. With Mercury's
help Venus kept the tension on the chain. That was until Catsy decided
that she had better help.
"WATCH OUT!" Sailor Moon cried as she saw Catsy start her
attack.
Losing their concentration, Sailor Venus and Mercury only barely
dodged out of the way of Catsy's attack. This unfortunately caused the
Droid to be released from Venus' chain. It promptly turned towards its
tormentors. It started to advance on them when a streak of red stopped
it cold in its tracks.
"Sleep is meant to heal the body and soul NOT for evil purposes!
I AM..." There was a pause, "TUXEDO MASK!" the voice finally finished.
Typically Sailor Moon would have provided the identity but she
had a skeptical look on her face.
"What's the matter?" Jupiter asked her friend.
"His speeches are getting cornier than MINE!" Sailor Moon
commented.
The Droid seemed in total agreement and flung four pillows at
the formally attired masked man. Tuxedo Mask easily dodged the weapons
and landed beside Sailor Moon. "Now!" he commanded her.
"Right!" Sailor Moon said. <I'm missing something...> Shaking
herself, Sailor Moon drew her scepter and shouted, "MOON SCEPTER
ELIMINATION!!!" As her Droid was destroyed, Catsy gave a growl and
teleported away. The last thing she heard was Sailor Moon shouting
gleefully, "Dusted!!!"
"Tuxedo Mask?" Sailor Moon said but he only nodded and leapt
away. <Darien...> She looked around and noted that those students who
hadn't ran away, or rather been pulled away by teachers, were starting
to wake up.
"Let's get out of here and back to normal before people start to
wonder where we went," Jupiter instructed. The others nodded and bounded
away.
Reenie was worried. She had become aware of the commotion but
her teacher had told the class to remain in their seats. She desperately
wanted to go and see what was happening. The feeling was even more
intense as she heard that the Sailor Scouts were fighting in the
schoolyard near the Kindergarten area. <Serena!> she thought, <Serena
and the others would be out there playing... They have recess about this
time.> Just when she was about to take the chance and try to slip down
to see how the fight was going, it appeared to be over. <Please be all
right, Serena!> Reenie thought, <I'll be with you as soon as I can...>
The rest of the morning passed uneventfully, well as
uneventfully as a day in which the Sailor Scouts appeared could. The
teachers deemed it prudent to keep the students occupied. In Serena's
class that wasn't a problem. All of the class was shocked into numbness.
The "Goody-Goody" of the class was bombing question after question. Even
Serena and Lita were outperforming her. It was if the "brain child"
wanted to deliberately flunk everything the teacher tried to get her to
do. By the end of the day, Amy's teacher was near to having a nervous
breakdown. Not only was her prized student suddenly flunking everything
but something really weird on their playground had happened. So it was
with some relief that she released her class into the charge of their
parents.
As Amy walked along she wasn't conscious of the conversation
that Lita and Serena were having. Amy was deep in thought, a place she
felt right at home. <What am I going to tell the girls?> There was
something very strange happening to them but Amy wasn't really sure how
to explain it. <Raye seems to dislike being five. Her behavior has been
rather odd... and the others' as well. I have to admit that I'm also not
acting like I typically do.> Amy sighed.
"What's the matter, Ames?" Serena asked noticing for the first
time that Amy hadn't even been paying attention to their conversation.
"You sound really down."
"Nothing Serena," Amy replied and tried to smile, "Just... I was
thinking that Raye doesn't like being five."
"Yeah I know. Raye hates everything so nothin' weird about that.
'Sides, what's so wrong about being five?" Serena said.
"Lotsa stuff," Carrie's voice broke in, "You have to go to bed
when your mommy and daddy tell you... Have to eat what they give you...
Serena, Sammy bugs you all the time!" <I can't wait to be big.>
"Well yeah... I guess," Serena agreed, "But the hugs are nice."
Carrie just sighed and shook her head. "Well, I like being five."
"Serena... you're weird," Carrie remarked, then smiled, and
skipped towards her bus before Serena could protest. Mina giggled and
waved good-bye to her friend.
Luna was bored. Typically she would be sleeping but she seemed
to have a large amount of energy. Padding softly, she left Serena's room
and wandered around the house for a few minutes looking for something to
do. Mrs. Tsukino was busy making lunch and didn't want to play. Her not
wanting to play was a bit of a disappointment. It was WANTING to play
that actually shocked Luna.
After making her way back up the stairs Luna eventually
discovered a red rubber ball. What was even more fascinating was the
thrill she got out of chasing it around Sammy's room. Giving it a good
swat it hurtled to one wall and then it promptly bounced out the door.
Luna took off after it in hot pursuit.
<I haven't had this much fun in a long time!> She always found
herself being so reserved; it was hard not to let go when she had a good
chance and no one was around. She skidded on the slick wooden floor and
slid into the wall. Setting herself, she pounced on the ball. It bounced
off her and went "skipping" into another room.
Carefully, Luna stalked into the room. She halted, standing
still as the ball's momentum finally stopped and it lay still. She
crouched low and slowly made her way towards her prey. Once within range
she gathered herself and pounced!
As before the ball bounced off Luna. What she wasn't prepared
for was when it bounced her right into the furo. Soaking wet, Luna
started to peddle to get out of the furo but fear started to creep up on
her. As it grew stronger she felt like something was pulling her under.
Starting to mew in terror she was relieved to see Ellen come running
into the bathroom.
"Luna!" Mrs. Tsukino cried out and running over scooped up the
soggy kitten, "You poor little thing. Let's get you dried off." Ellen
then heard a familiar voice from downstairs, "Good thing too, Serena's
home. You wouldn't want to scare her now, would you?"
"Meowrrr...." Luna said and tried to shake herself. <How
embarrassing!>
Shortly after Raye had woken up from her nap, she found Chad
searching his room. "Whatcha doing?" Raye asked innocently. She knew
perfectly well what he was doing.
Without turning around, Chad said, "I'm looking for those new
guitar strings I bought yesterday. I have to replace one of mine but I
can't find the package..." Chad stopped his searching and swung his gaze
towards little Raye. "You didn't happen to hide them, did you?"
"No!" Raye replied putting on an exasperated air. <Of course I
did, you idiot, and you'll never find them! That should stop your
singing!> Chad was looking slightly dubious so Raye decided to use the
way she looked to her advantage, "'Sides, I'm not allowed in your room
by myself." She then smiled sweetly at him.
"I guess you're right..." Chad agreed half-heartedly, "I wish I
could find them though."
"Chad, can I go over and see Serena, please?" Raye asked making
her eyes look like a puppy-dog's. <They had to fight a Droid. I wonder
how they made out? Not like I'm concerned about that Meatball Head
anyway.>
"Okay Raye, you were really good yesterday. Go get your coat and
I'll drive you over there." Raye smiled at Chad and walked out of the
room. <Now where did I put those strings?!?>
After a few minutes Raye found herself huddled in Serena's room.
Lita was keeping watch by the door while the Sailor Scouts conducted an
impromptu meeting. "Amy, it's been nearly a week!" Raye started off
after making sure that Chad and Serena's mother were out of listening
range, "Can't you tell us anything?!?"
Amy took a breath while she gathered her thoughts. "I'll start
with certainties first. One, we are aging at a normal rate..."
"NO!!!" Raye howled, "I don't want to go through a second
childhood!!!" <I WILL NOT STAY FIVE!!!>
"Keep it down," Lita cautioned, "What else, Amy?"
"Two, although our minds may be that of fourteen year old
adolescent girls, our bodies are definitely those of five year olds."
She glanced at Raye but Raye had simply crossed her arms and was
glowering at the floor. "Our biological makeup is that of children."
"Huh?" Serena said; Lita wasn't far behind.
"Serena, do you remember when Lita and Mina weren't attracted to
that guy?" Serena nodded. "Well that's typical for five year old girls.
They aren't attracted physically to good looking guys. Mina and Lita
probably felt that it was THE COOLEST thing just to be noticed by that
guy." Amy ignored the wails that Lita and Mina sent up, "Do you
understand?"
"Well... Sorta," Serena said.
"So what other stuff happens 'sides not wanting to chase guys?"
Luna asked from her seat on Serena's bed.
<Huh... Is Luna feeling all right?> Lita wondered.
Amy shrugged, "Smaller bladders, less emotional control, shorter
attention spans, more sleep. I've found that I'm acting differently than
I normally do." This got the attention of everyone as they all looked at
Amy. Amy blushed. "I mean, I'm taking naps and they feel good. I can't
stay up late at nights and study like I used to. Serena, weren't you
saying something about food?"
Raye snorted but Serena ignored it, "Yep, I get full. My eyes
tell me I'm hungry but, usually, I have enough of a problem finishing
what Mommy or Daddy gives me." She paused, "And I don't feel hungry all
the time anymore either."
"Do you have a solution?" Raye asked, "I certainly don't want to
stay stuck like this, Amy."
"No, not at the present time. I can't seem to concentrate like I
used to. I just haven't had the time either," Amy admitted, "But with
this discovery of what I guess we could term `chibi-chemistry' will
certainly help." She looked at Raye who had developed a scowl on her
face, "And another thing, I don't want you showing off in school, Raye."
"What?!?" Raye asked surprised. <This is really doing a number
on Amy.>
"That goes for you too, Mina. Carrie mentioned how smart you are
lately," Amy continued, "We're five and we should be behaving like five
year old girls!" She looked around the room. "Raye, I don't know what
your marks are like now but please don't go using your experience to
make you speed to the head of the class." To Amy's surprise, it was Mina
who looked guiltily at the floor while flushing in embarrassment.
"Amy, if we stayed five would we become five mentally?" Raye
asked.
Amy considered this for several seconds before saying, "I'm not
sure at the moment. It's certainly a possibility... Why Raye?"
"Just wonderin'." <Well that would explain why the others are
acting so weird... except for Meatball Head that is,> she giggled to
herself. "So... I hear you fought a Droid."
"Yeah!" Serena said, "You should have been there... then again
if you had been there, then I couldn't have played Sailor Mars."
"What?!?" Raye demanded as Serena took on a smug expression.
"Well I traded places with Carrie when we were playing today and
she sez that I make a great Sailor Mars."
"What's this about a game?!?" Luna demanded.
"You make a great Sailor Mars!!!" Raye said in disbelief, "Oh
please! Luna should've let Carrie PLAY Sailor Moon. From what I've
heard, she'd make a better Sailor Moon than you!"
"Raye, you take that back!" Serena squeaked stomping up to stand
in front of Raye, "Why can't you ever say anything nice about me?!?" The
start of tears was already evident.
"Okay, you're right. Serena, you're perfect for Sailor Moon."
"Really?" Serena said smiling hopefully. The others were hopeful
as well that this was the end of it.
"Yeah, you and Sailor Moon are both dense as bricks!"
"Hey!"
"Hay is for horses!" Raye retorted smugly, "Face it, Serena,
you're dumb and you always will be."
"I'm not dumb, Raye!" Serena whined out while her eyes filled
with tears, "Why are you always picking on me?!?" She fought to keep
from wailing.
"'Cuz anyone with a meatball head like yours certainly wouldn't
have a brain!"
Serena burst into tears. She was about to wail as well when a
new voice stopped her, "Raye Hino, you take that back!" Turning, the
girls saw an angry looking Reenie standing in the doorway. "That isn't a
very nice thing to say."
"But it's true!!!" Raye yelled. <I'm not letting that little
pink haired brat intimidate me.> She brushed past a crying Serena and
stalked over to Reenie glaring up at the older girl. "You're just a
larger, dumber version of Serena." Raye then defiantly placed her hands
on her hips and smugly looked up at Reenie.
Reenie wasn't about to take talk like that from a little five
year old brat. Reaching out Reenie grabbed both of Raye's arms and,
pulling the little girl towards her, said softly, "Raye, you apologize
to my little sister." <How did Serena ever become friends with her?>
"`Little Sister'?" Raye sneered out, "Don't you mean `Little
Spore'?" She then promptly kicked Reenie in the shin.
"Yoew!!!" Reenie screeched and let Raye go. "Oh you're gonna pay
for that!"
"Oh yeah?" Raye said while backing up, "Whatcha gonna do?"
Giving a growl, Reenie leapt and tackled Raye to the floor, "You
just wait!" Reenie hissed. Raye wasn't about to give up without a fight.
As the two started to scuffle, verbal barbs were cast until the racket
that they were creating was tremendous. Serena was both cheering Reenie
on and hoping that she wouldn't hurt Raye.
This continued on for several seconds until a thunderous voice
shouted, "WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?!?!" That's when everything came to a
screeching halt. Raye and Reenie both gulped. Standing in the doorway
were Mrs. Tsukino and Chad glaring both at the little girls and the
disorderly mess that the room had become.
"It's her fault!" Raye shouted. She was still pinned to the
ground by Reenie with tears rolling down her face.
"It's her fault!" Reenie retorted, "She made Serena cry!"
"Reenie Tsukino! You get over here this instant!" Mrs. Tsukino
said sternly.
"No," Reenie said, "She'll just pick on Serena again, Aunt
Ellen."
The other girls froze. They could really feel the tension in the
room. Mrs. Tsukino walked over and, taking Reenie firmly by the arm,
pulled her off of Raye. Chad followed suit and stood Raye up. "Now,"
Ellen began, "What is going on in here?"
"Raye said I was dumb," Serena explained while wiping away her
tears, "She said I'd be dumb forever!" She gave a sniffle and hugged her
mother's leg. Ellen let go of Reenie's arm, bent down, and picked Serena
up into a hug.
"Raye, is this true?" Chad asked. Raye blinked away her tears
and just looked at the floor silently. "Well?"
"Well girls?" Ellen asked looking at Lita, Amy, and Mina, "Did
Raye say that Serena was dumb?"
Amy nodded. She felt terrible about telling on Raye but her
sense of right and wrong wouldn't let her lie. Not to Serena's mother.
Lita, always the defender of Serena, spoke up into the tension filled
silence, "Yes, Mrs. Tsukino, Raye said that Serena was dumb and would
never get smart." Raye's head shot up and she glared at Lita.
"Raye apologize, then we're going home," Chad said sternly, "I'm
going to have a long talk with you."
Raye's stomach started to twist into knots, another set of fresh
tears came to her face. <You pink brat! I have you to blame for this!>
"I'm sorry," Raye spat out. She crossed her arms and glared at the
floor.
"I'm very sorry, Mrs. Tsukino," Chad said and then, taking
Raye's hand, added, "We'll be going home now. Say good-bye, Raye." Raye
remained silent as Chad led her out of the room.
"And you, young lady," Ellen asked while turning to Reenie,
"What were you doing fighting with Raye?"
"She said Serena was dumb and wouldn't apologize," Reenie said,
"That spoiled little brat said I was just a bigger and dumber version of
Serena." Reenie stood confident in her decision to defend Serena.
Mrs. Tsukino sat her daughter on her bed and, while wiping away
the child's tears, instructed, "Honey, why don't you and the others go
watch some TV. I think one of your favorite shows is on." Serena
sniffled, rubbed her eyes, and then slid off the bed. She was about to
take Reenie's hand and walk out of the room when Ellen stopped her. "I
want to talk to Reenie for a few minutes. You children go on."
Serena was about to protest but Reenie hugged her and whispered,
"It's okay, Little Sister." She then gave Serena a smile. Now with a
worried look on her face, Serena left the room with the others.
Walking over to the bed Ellen sat down and told the little girl,
"Reenie, close the door and come over here please." With only a slight
hesitation Reenie complied.
By the time supper was over, Serena was feeling really guilty.
Her mother had come downstairs and had kept her and the other girls
occupied. Reenie hadn't followed her down and didn't come down until
Ellen had called her. It had been obvious to Serena that something had
happened and Reenie was just trying to put up a brave front for her
sake.
Soon after dinner Serena slipped upstairs to talk to Reenie.
She found the older girl sitting by the window staring out. Softly
Serena walked over to Reenie and asked, "Are you okay, Reenie?"
Reenie shifted slightly and gave a small smile, "Yep,
everything's fine."
"Was Mommy really mad?" Serena pressed again. She saw Reenie
wasn't looking her directly in the eye. "You were really quiet at
supper."
"Don't worry, Serena..."
"But Mommy was REALLY mad at you," Serena continued, "She was up
here a long time." As she said this, she caught Reenie's gaze.
Reenie sighed slightly and getting up walked around the room
before sitting on the bed. Serena followed and sat down beside the older
girl. "You're right, Serena, Aunt Ellen was really mad at me," Reenie
admitted, "I should have talked to Raye instead of getting mad at her."
Reenie paused, "I was bad, Serena, and..." a much longer pause followed
as Reenie shifted uncomfortably. "She spanked me," Reenie finally
confessed.
"Oh Reenie," Serena breathed out, horrified, "I didn't want you
to get in that much trouble." <I'm sorry...>
"It was nothing, Serena," Reenie said, "It was worth getting
spanked so I could protect you!" She hugged Serena while saying, "You're
my little sister and I would do anything for you."
Serena was about to say more when her mother called Reenie
downstairs. Getting up Serena followed the girl down into the kitchen
where her mother was waiting for them. "Reenie, would you go to the
store for me?" Ellen asked.
"Sure, Aunt Ellen," Reenie said feeling a little better.
"Can I go too, Mommy?" Serena asked, "Pretty please?!?"
"I don't know..." Ellen said while looking at her daughter.
Reenie was about to agree with her aunt when she noticed that
Serena was looking pleadingly at her. "I wouldn't mind, Aunt Ellen."
"I'll be really good," Serena promised her mother, "I'll hold
Reenie's hand all the time. I promise." Her odangos and pigtails drooped
as her eyes became puppy-dog-like.
"Okay Serena," her mother relented after a moment, "You can go
with Reenie." Serena gave a cheer, "But you be on your best behavior,"
she warned.
"Yes Mommy," Serena squeaked and hugged her mother's legs.
After a few minutes Serena found herself walking down the street
holding Reenie's hand. Serena felt proud; it was a very strange
sensation. <Must be that thing Amy was talking about,> Serena thought.
She glanced over at Reenie and stifled a sigh, <You poor thing... I've
done some really rotten things to you when I was fourteen. And here you
do everything for me...> She was about to try and cheer Reenie up a
little more when Serena noticed something odd.
Coming to a complete halt and twisting her hand free of
Reenie's, she hurried back to look in a particular window. "They're
gone!" Serena said with some surprise. She was standing in front of the
Crown Arcade.
"What's gone, Serena?" Reenie asked, "We should really hurry. We
don't want Aunt Ellen to worry."
<Maybe Andrew moved them...> She started for the door but Reenie
stopped her. "Can we please go in, Reenie?" Serena asked looking between
the arcade and Reenie.
"I don't know..." Reenie said, considering it. It was one thing
to get her aunt mad over defending Serena, it was quite another to get
her mad over worrying.
"Pretty please?!?" Serena asked, "I just want to look around the
arcade."
Reenie blinked, <Where'd she learn those words???> "Okay,"
Reenie agreed. Serena hugged her and darted into the arcade. "Hey, wait
for me!" Reenie called after the little girl. <Aunt Ellen's going to
have a fit if she finds out about this.> Then another thought occurred
to Reenie, <And why does Serena want to come in here anyway?>
Serena darted into the arcade and started to hunt for the
missing video games. After searching for what seemed like a long time
she was about to give up when she saw Andrew. "Andrew!!!" she called and
ran up to him.
"Do I know you, little girl?" Andrew asked, "And where are your
parents?" <She looks familiar... I think Darien brought her by once.>
"I'm Serena," Serena said, "I come in here all the time,
Andrew." He just gave her a blank look which was matched by Reenie.
"Anyway, where's the Sailor Scout games?!?"
"Sailor... Scout... games?" Andrew queried. After a brief pause
Andrew said, "I'm sorry, little girl, but they don't make any Sailor
Scout games."
"Yeah, that's right," came a new voice.
Turning, Serena saw that it was Darien. "Darien!" Serena called
and moved to hug him but he just backed away. "What's the matter?"
"Why are you in here, Serena? This isn't any place for little
kids."
"Darien, she can come in here," Reenie said, "Why don't you give
Aunt Ellen a call and we can all go out for ice cream. Raye was picking
on Serena today and..."
"No," Darien stated firmly. <I'm sorry Serena.>
<I... I don't love him,> Serena gave a small gasp. <Well I feel
love for him but not like a boyfriend.> She didn't feel the tear roll
down her face, <Even now, he doesn't want to be around me.>
"Don't cry, Serena, it won't help," Darien said, "I'm just too
busy to be with you anymore."
"But Darien..." Reenie started to protest.
"I SAID NO!" Darien bellowed.
Serena sniffled. <All my fault... first Raye, then Mommy, and
now Darien's yelling at Reenie...> With a burst of tears Serena dashed
from the arcade and down the street.
"Darien," Reenie asked, "Did I do something wrong?"
"No Reenie," Darien sighed, "If you want to come over you can
but Serena can't."
Balling up her fists Reenie ran out of the arcade, she was
furious with Darien. She could also feel herself start to panic when at
first she didn't see Serena. However, the little girl hadn't gone very
far and was standing against a wall bawling. Running over to Serena,
Reenie hugged her and explained, "Darien's just in a bad mood."
<I love him like Daddy; I don't love him like I used to...> This
thought cut a large swath through Serena's heart, <Well if he doesn't
want me around, then why shouldn't Reenie be with him? He seems to like
her. At least I can do something nice for Reenie.> After feeling Reenie
hugging her, Serena calmed down and sniffled out, "Reenie, if you want
to go with Darien, I'll go home alone."
Reenie just gave a stronger hug and said, "No, now come on or
Aunt Ellen will have Uncle Ken looking for us." <And that would NOT be a
good thing.> Reenie then took Serena's hand and started off down the
street.
<Thank you...> Serena thought and gave Reenie's hand a squeeze,
"You're a great big sister!!!" And to Serena, that's all that mattered
at that particular moment.
Coming next in ACS Part 11 "Clash of the Titans!"
Doug
"I write in broad tapestries, interweaving characters lives leaving
the little details to the reader unless the detials are important."
- Anne McCaffrey
"I am Sailor Chibi-Earth! And I will sit you in the corner!"
- Tsukino Misako, ToYV#6
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http://log.on.ca/users/helm/sako/sakohome.htm
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