Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Apocalyptic Destiny ❯ 17 Years Later ( Chapter 2 )
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By: PrincessSerene15 
17 years later...
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Post-apocalyptic / Fantasy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.06.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 200 | Status: Work In Progress
17 years later...
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Post-apocalyptic / Fantasy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.06.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 200 | Status: Work In Progress
A/N: Here is chapter 2 of Apocalyptic Destiny. And just in case anyone was wondering from the first chapter, the wolf like things that were chasing people and attack Kenji etc were in fact werewolves. I felt I didn’t make that clear enough so I decided to add a note in here. Enjoy, and don’t forget to review.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Sailor Moon. Would I be writing fanfics if I did?
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“When you are feeling lonely, look at the spaces between your fingers and remember, that's where mine fit…”
-Unknown
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Footsteps pounded against the concrete as a young woman ran through the now deserted streets of the city. Her bare feet connected with many sharp objects, but she paid them no heed as she headed for her destination. Long hair danced behind her as she turned another corner, ducking into an extremely old building. The fading light of the sun made the silvery, yet dirty strands shine like new.
A man sitting, hidden, up in the tattered roof nodded down to her before pressing a button. A panel in the floor opened up, revealing a set of stairs. Signalling to the guard, Serena ran quickly down the steps.
When she reached the bottom, there was a pair of large steel doors, which opened before her. Inside was a huge dome like structure that reached as far as they eye could see. People were milling about within, trading what little items they had. What could only be described as homes were built into the walls all along the edges.
Searching the crowds, Serena's blue eyes fell upon the person she was looking for.
"Luna," she called over the crowd, drawing the dark haired woman's attention. A dark look over took the brown-eyed woman’s face and Serena inwardly flinched.
'Yep. She's not happy,' she thought. Making, or rather forcing her way through the many people, Serena eventually made it to Luna's side. Before she could even say a word, Luna had pounced.
"Serena, where have you been?" she almost yelled at the girl. Serena's head sank as she replied.
"I got lost?" she tried. Looking up, Luna's face was still set into a scowl.
"Try again. You know this city almost as well as me. You know you are to be out no later than an hour before sunset. Why did you disobey me?" Luna said, lowering her voice slightly from the screeching of before.
"I lost track of time," Serena finally admitted. Luna sighed and ran a hand over her face. She looked the petite girl before her over before shaking her head.
"Well at least you're not hurt," she mused. "But don't do that again. You know how dangerous the nights are and the last thing I want is for you to turn up dead. I promised your mother I'd protect you. Don’t make me a liar." Serena felt a tear slip down her cheek at the mention of her mother. She nodded before Luna hugged her.
"Late again, huh meatball head?" someone said to the girl. Serena glared at the sandy haired boy to her left.
"Buzz off you little spore," she gritted out, stepping from Luna's embrace. The boy poked his tongue out at the girl before Luna stepped between them.
“Now, now. Calm down you two,” she soothed. Serena still sent a glare at the boy before he ran away. “Serena, why must you torment my son so?”
“I’m not tormenting him. Sammy always starts it. Its not my fault he cant finish it,” Serena replied with a smirk. Luna shook her head.
“You’re sixteen Serena, soon to be seventeen, and you still find fun in fighting with a boy four years younger than you,” Luna commented, more to herself.
“Yep,” Serena replied simply. Luna laughed lightly at that. She started walking; knowing her silver haired charge would no doubt follow.
“Luna what was my mother like?” This question startled the older woman. She stopped to look at Serena.
“Why do you ask?” Sixteen years and Serena had never asked to know about her parents. She had asked what happened to them, but not what they were like. Luna could remember quite clearly what the little ten-year-old had said when she asked why she didn’t want to know about her parents.
“I don’t see why I should. I didn’t grow up with them around, and there’s no point in making myself sad over something I couldn’t have stopped. Or over people I don’t know for that matter.”
Serena shrugged.
“I don’t know. It’s just my birthday is tomorrow and I feel like she should have been here. Like she would have wanted to be here,” Serena replied. Luna looked at Serena for a moment in admiration. The girl had lost everything and yet she was so selfless.
“She was just like you. Kind, sweet and always thinking of others,” Luna said eventually. Serena blushed. She hated it when Luna said those sorts of things about her.
“Serena? Kind and sweet? What have you been drinking mom?” Sammy said at that precise moment. Serena’s eyes darkened at the boy who had just suddenly and magically reappeared.
“Bite me Sammy,” she retorted. Luna rolled her eyes.
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Later that night, Serena was sitting on her bed as Luna came in to bid her goodnight. The silvery haired girl heard the door open but paid it no heed. Luna silently made her way in and watched as Serena stared out her window. Not that she would see much.
Since their sanctuary was underground, the view from her bedroom was nothing more than the metal roof of the dome. Sometimes Luna wished Serena could spend just one night out under the stars. But it was even too dangerous for that now.
“Serena?” Luna said, pulling the girl from her gazing. Her blue eyes turned on the dark haired woman before she smiled.
“Hi Luna,” she said quietly. Taking a seat, Luna smiled back.
“Daydreaming again?” she joked. Serena chuckled lightly before nodding.
“I suppose,” she sighed.
“Why?” Luna asked, genuinely curious. Serena always just stared out her window daydreaming. What could she possibly be thinking about?
“There’s something out there. Something that I have to find,” Serena explained as best she could. She herself really didn’t know why she spaced out so much. She just knew that something was missing. Something was lost. And everything lost is meant to be found.
Luna shook her head at that. She’d never understand where this slip of a girl came up with things like that.
“It’s time for bed Serena,” Luna said finally. The silver haired girl nodded before slipping down under her covers. Luna kissed her forehead, much like she would with Sammy, and said goodnight.
“Goodnight Luna. Thanks for taking care of me all these years,” Serena replied, yawning towards the end. Luna smiled before leaving and closing the door behind her. She just knew Serena would be asleep in moments.
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Far across the city, in a very different building, a single man stood, looking out the barren window. His coven was hidden safely away at the edge of the city, but he found himself retracing the same steps to this old house every night. The same old house in which he lost her.
It had almost been seventeen years since he first laid eyes on her. Darien knew his mate’s birthday was tomorrow, but that didn’t help in finding her. All it told him was he failed. Failed to protect her like he had promised so long ago.
He thought back to that man. The one he had assigned to watch her and her family. That bastard had run off the moment the fighting began just to get at his own fair share of wolves. Darien had dealt with him accordingly once the fighting had died down.
Although Raye had had something to say about it. She had thoroughly scolded him over the careless action but she didn’t understand. That man, the one who was supposed to look after her, had abandoned his mate. Leaving her alone in a world where she could be dead in a moment.
That thought made his stomach knot. No she wasn’t dead. She couldn’t be. He would have felt it. Just as he felt her birth all those years ago. How did everyone think he found her? Luck? Not a chance. But sadly, her aura only appeared when she lived for the first time, and when she died, meaning Darien would have no chance of tracking her down through it until that event.
Shaking his head, Darien tensed.
“What do you want Jadeite?” he asked solemnly. Said man stepped from the shadows and in beside his leader.
“I am just checking on you. You know how much Raye worries about you when you come here,” the blonde haired man replied. Darien let a small laugh escape at that.
“And the fact she’s pregnant doesn’t help,” Jadeite added. The two men then fell into silence until Jadeite sat on the floor. Darien looked down at him for a moment before joining him.
“I’m sorry Darien. I really am,” Jadeite said after a moment. “I just wish I could have gotten my hands on that moron Melvin.”
“Well don’t worry. He wont be recovering anytime soon,” Darien replied. Again silence engulfed the pair.
“I just miss her so much,” Darien whispered. Jadeite felt bad for his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“You’ll find her again. I know you will. The fates wouldn’t have led you to her, and then taken her away unless you were meant to be together again,” he tried reassuring the dark haired man. Darien raised an eyebrow while looking at his friend.
“And since when did you become so philosophical?” he inquired. Jadeite laughed while clapping Darien on the back.
“Love can do that to a man.” Darien nodded before returning his gaze to the window.
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The next morning, a groan slipped from Serena as she practically dragged herself out of her bed. That was the thing she hated most. Waking up. Especially when Sammy found it hilarious to tip something on her in order to speed the process along.
Walking downstairs, Serena found Luna cooking in the small kitchen.
“Morning Serena,” the woman greeted cheerily, not even turning around. Serena had always wondered how she’d done that.
‘Eyes in the back of her head,’ she concluded silently. Luna then walked over with a plate of pancakes and set them in front of Serena. Said girl looked up at her surprised. Pancake mix was extremely expensive.
“It’s your birthday. I figured you deserve something special,” Luna shrugged. Serena felt tears in her eyes.
“Oh come now. Don’t cry. You’re seventeen. And its your birthday,” Luna said, wiping away at her charge’s eyes. Serena nodded before smiling. Only she would cry on her birthday.
She quickly ate her food, well inhaled it was more like it, before Luna told her she was free to go anywhere she wanted today. After all, she was now technically an adult. Grinning stupidly, Serena kissed Luna on the cheek before running from the home.
She then made quick work of navigating her way to the entrance of the dome. The doors slid open once again and Serena slipped out. She nodded to the man in the roof before walking out into the sunlight.
She had always found the underground too dark for her liking, despite the fact she had grown up in it. She was a naturally cheery person and being locked away underground was a tad depressing.
Shaking her head to clear those thoughts, Serena was hell bent on enjoying her seventeenth birthday to the fullest. She darted quickly through the streets, allowing her hair to run wildly behind her.
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A/N: I know this one was a little short too but I couldn’t figure out how to continue. Plus this was more an establishing chapter. You know, giving you a sense of the characters normal life before it all changes. I hope it answered any questions you had from the previous chapter. Enjoy and don’t forget to review.
~ PrincessSerene15 ~
Disclaimer: I don’t own Sailor Moon. Would I be writing fanfics if I did?
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“When you are feeling lonely, look at the spaces between your fingers and remember, that's where mine fit…”
-Unknown
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Footsteps pounded against the concrete as a young woman ran through the now deserted streets of the city. Her bare feet connected with many sharp objects, but she paid them no heed as she headed for her destination. Long hair danced behind her as she turned another corner, ducking into an extremely old building. The fading light of the sun made the silvery, yet dirty strands shine like new.
A man sitting, hidden, up in the tattered roof nodded down to her before pressing a button. A panel in the floor opened up, revealing a set of stairs. Signalling to the guard, Serena ran quickly down the steps.
When she reached the bottom, there was a pair of large steel doors, which opened before her. Inside was a huge dome like structure that reached as far as they eye could see. People were milling about within, trading what little items they had. What could only be described as homes were built into the walls all along the edges.
Searching the crowds, Serena's blue eyes fell upon the person she was looking for.
"Luna," she called over the crowd, drawing the dark haired woman's attention. A dark look over took the brown-eyed woman’s face and Serena inwardly flinched.
'Yep. She's not happy,' she thought. Making, or rather forcing her way through the many people, Serena eventually made it to Luna's side. Before she could even say a word, Luna had pounced.
"Serena, where have you been?" she almost yelled at the girl. Serena's head sank as she replied.
"I got lost?" she tried. Looking up, Luna's face was still set into a scowl.
"Try again. You know this city almost as well as me. You know you are to be out no later than an hour before sunset. Why did you disobey me?" Luna said, lowering her voice slightly from the screeching of before.
"I lost track of time," Serena finally admitted. Luna sighed and ran a hand over her face. She looked the petite girl before her over before shaking her head.
"Well at least you're not hurt," she mused. "But don't do that again. You know how dangerous the nights are and the last thing I want is for you to turn up dead. I promised your mother I'd protect you. Don’t make me a liar." Serena felt a tear slip down her cheek at the mention of her mother. She nodded before Luna hugged her.
"Late again, huh meatball head?" someone said to the girl. Serena glared at the sandy haired boy to her left.
"Buzz off you little spore," she gritted out, stepping from Luna's embrace. The boy poked his tongue out at the girl before Luna stepped between them.
“Now, now. Calm down you two,” she soothed. Serena still sent a glare at the boy before he ran away. “Serena, why must you torment my son so?”
“I’m not tormenting him. Sammy always starts it. Its not my fault he cant finish it,” Serena replied with a smirk. Luna shook her head.
“You’re sixteen Serena, soon to be seventeen, and you still find fun in fighting with a boy four years younger than you,” Luna commented, more to herself.
“Yep,” Serena replied simply. Luna laughed lightly at that. She started walking; knowing her silver haired charge would no doubt follow.
“Luna what was my mother like?” This question startled the older woman. She stopped to look at Serena.
“Why do you ask?” Sixteen years and Serena had never asked to know about her parents. She had asked what happened to them, but not what they were like. Luna could remember quite clearly what the little ten-year-old had said when she asked why she didn’t want to know about her parents.
“I don’t see why I should. I didn’t grow up with them around, and there’s no point in making myself sad over something I couldn’t have stopped. Or over people I don’t know for that matter.”
Serena shrugged.
“I don’t know. It’s just my birthday is tomorrow and I feel like she should have been here. Like she would have wanted to be here,” Serena replied. Luna looked at Serena for a moment in admiration. The girl had lost everything and yet she was so selfless.
“She was just like you. Kind, sweet and always thinking of others,” Luna said eventually. Serena blushed. She hated it when Luna said those sorts of things about her.
“Serena? Kind and sweet? What have you been drinking mom?” Sammy said at that precise moment. Serena’s eyes darkened at the boy who had just suddenly and magically reappeared.
“Bite me Sammy,” she retorted. Luna rolled her eyes.
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Later that night, Serena was sitting on her bed as Luna came in to bid her goodnight. The silvery haired girl heard the door open but paid it no heed. Luna silently made her way in and watched as Serena stared out her window. Not that she would see much.
Since their sanctuary was underground, the view from her bedroom was nothing more than the metal roof of the dome. Sometimes Luna wished Serena could spend just one night out under the stars. But it was even too dangerous for that now.
“Serena?” Luna said, pulling the girl from her gazing. Her blue eyes turned on the dark haired woman before she smiled.
“Hi Luna,” she said quietly. Taking a seat, Luna smiled back.
“Daydreaming again?” she joked. Serena chuckled lightly before nodding.
“I suppose,” she sighed.
“Why?” Luna asked, genuinely curious. Serena always just stared out her window daydreaming. What could she possibly be thinking about?
“There’s something out there. Something that I have to find,” Serena explained as best she could. She herself really didn’t know why she spaced out so much. She just knew that something was missing. Something was lost. And everything lost is meant to be found.
Luna shook her head at that. She’d never understand where this slip of a girl came up with things like that.
“It’s time for bed Serena,” Luna said finally. The silver haired girl nodded before slipping down under her covers. Luna kissed her forehead, much like she would with Sammy, and said goodnight.
“Goodnight Luna. Thanks for taking care of me all these years,” Serena replied, yawning towards the end. Luna smiled before leaving and closing the door behind her. She just knew Serena would be asleep in moments.
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Far across the city, in a very different building, a single man stood, looking out the barren window. His coven was hidden safely away at the edge of the city, but he found himself retracing the same steps to this old house every night. The same old house in which he lost her.
It had almost been seventeen years since he first laid eyes on her. Darien knew his mate’s birthday was tomorrow, but that didn’t help in finding her. All it told him was he failed. Failed to protect her like he had promised so long ago.
He thought back to that man. The one he had assigned to watch her and her family. That bastard had run off the moment the fighting began just to get at his own fair share of wolves. Darien had dealt with him accordingly once the fighting had died down.
Although Raye had had something to say about it. She had thoroughly scolded him over the careless action but she didn’t understand. That man, the one who was supposed to look after her, had abandoned his mate. Leaving her alone in a world where she could be dead in a moment.
That thought made his stomach knot. No she wasn’t dead. She couldn’t be. He would have felt it. Just as he felt her birth all those years ago. How did everyone think he found her? Luck? Not a chance. But sadly, her aura only appeared when she lived for the first time, and when she died, meaning Darien would have no chance of tracking her down through it until that event.
Shaking his head, Darien tensed.
“What do you want Jadeite?” he asked solemnly. Said man stepped from the shadows and in beside his leader.
“I am just checking on you. You know how much Raye worries about you when you come here,” the blonde haired man replied. Darien let a small laugh escape at that.
“And the fact she’s pregnant doesn’t help,” Jadeite added. The two men then fell into silence until Jadeite sat on the floor. Darien looked down at him for a moment before joining him.
“I’m sorry Darien. I really am,” Jadeite said after a moment. “I just wish I could have gotten my hands on that moron Melvin.”
“Well don’t worry. He wont be recovering anytime soon,” Darien replied. Again silence engulfed the pair.
“I just miss her so much,” Darien whispered. Jadeite felt bad for his friend and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“You’ll find her again. I know you will. The fates wouldn’t have led you to her, and then taken her away unless you were meant to be together again,” he tried reassuring the dark haired man. Darien raised an eyebrow while looking at his friend.
“And since when did you become so philosophical?” he inquired. Jadeite laughed while clapping Darien on the back.
“Love can do that to a man.” Darien nodded before returning his gaze to the window.
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The next morning, a groan slipped from Serena as she practically dragged herself out of her bed. That was the thing she hated most. Waking up. Especially when Sammy found it hilarious to tip something on her in order to speed the process along.
Walking downstairs, Serena found Luna cooking in the small kitchen.
“Morning Serena,” the woman greeted cheerily, not even turning around. Serena had always wondered how she’d done that.
‘Eyes in the back of her head,’ she concluded silently. Luna then walked over with a plate of pancakes and set them in front of Serena. Said girl looked up at her surprised. Pancake mix was extremely expensive.
“It’s your birthday. I figured you deserve something special,” Luna shrugged. Serena felt tears in her eyes.
“Oh come now. Don’t cry. You’re seventeen. And its your birthday,” Luna said, wiping away at her charge’s eyes. Serena nodded before smiling. Only she would cry on her birthday.
She quickly ate her food, well inhaled it was more like it, before Luna told her she was free to go anywhere she wanted today. After all, she was now technically an adult. Grinning stupidly, Serena kissed Luna on the cheek before running from the home.
She then made quick work of navigating her way to the entrance of the dome. The doors slid open once again and Serena slipped out. She nodded to the man in the roof before walking out into the sunlight.
She had always found the underground too dark for her liking, despite the fact she had grown up in it. She was a naturally cheery person and being locked away underground was a tad depressing.
Shaking her head to clear those thoughts, Serena was hell bent on enjoying her seventeenth birthday to the fullest. She darted quickly through the streets, allowing her hair to run wildly behind her.
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A/N: I know this one was a little short too but I couldn’t figure out how to continue. Plus this was more an establishing chapter. You know, giving you a sense of the characters normal life before it all changes. I hope it answered any questions you had from the previous chapter. Enjoy and don’t forget to review.
~ PrincessSerene15 ~