Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Hear Me Roar ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Hear Me Roar: Eternal Torment

©2003-2004 by Stacey Padjune

Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Naoko Takeuchi does.
"Speaking"
thoughts

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Chapter 2

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Walking through the door to the Crown Arcade, Serena looked around at the happy people chattering away with their friends. Smiling to herself she remembered when she spent every afternoon there with her friends after school, doing just the same. Such great times. She thought wistfully as a hand rested on her shoulder and she spun around. "Whoa!" she blurted out as her gray fogged vision began to blur and spin and the thudding in her head beat more rapidly, making her loose her balance and fall toward the floor.

"Careful!" the handsome man said as he caught her before she fell to the floor. Taking her in his arms he carried her to his usual booth in the far right corner by the counter.

Just after setting Serena down, the young man looked up to see a young man with sandy blond hair wearing a Crown apron walking towards his table. "Hey man! Ah...what happened to Serena?" he asked, sitting down across from them with a worried expression.

Serena? So that's her name! He thought as he looked over the limp form of the fallen angel in his lap. "Hey Andrew, um, Serena? Well, we ran into each other outside, she hit me pretty hard. She said she was dizzy so I decided to help her inside as she was walking in she sorta fainted. I hope she'll be OK," he said as he looked down at her again.

"She should be all right," Andrew reassured his friend, "I'll go get some ice," he continued before rushing off to the back of the arcade slash restaurant.

Serena...so serene...well it definitely suits her! He told himself contemplating her name as he looked at her angelic form once more. Her hair, done up in cute little balls. Kinda resembles little blonde meatballs. She really was beautiful.

"Hey man, hold this on her forehead." He heard Andrew say as he put something cold in his hand. Lifting it up, He put the towel covering of the bag of ice on Serena's forehead as he watched Andrew sit down across from him with a big cup of Hot Chocolate.

Andrew, seeing him look at the Hot Chocolate, chuckled and smiled. "It's for Serena when she wakes up. She'll be awfully cold and this is her favorite drink. She's been having it on all the cold wet days since she was in Junior High."

"You've known her that long?" The young man asked in surprised, wondering why he never met her before.

"Oh yeah, she used to come in here everyday after she got outtalk school with her friends...um...Amy, Raye, Lita and Mina..." Andrew reminisced, "she was addicted to that Sailor V game and used to wage war on it..." he told his friend with a light chuckle as he looked over at the lonely arcade game, "she would sit there forever playing and drinking her usual, a strawberry milkshake with whipped cream and cherries mixed in."

"Wow..." the young man sighed, not knowing what to say.

A low moan came to their ears as Serena's eyelids fluttered open and she sat up from her laying position on the bench. "What happened?" she groaned, pain evident in her tone.

"Serena, You fainted and my friend here helped you, do you remember?" Andrew asked slowly.

Sitting quietly Serena saw a vision of what had happened and groaned again with the dizzying pain in her head, "...yeah," she mumbled.

"Here, " Andrew said handing Serena the cup of Hot Chocolate, "I got it for you, just like all those other gloomy rainy days..."

"Thanks 'Drew." Serena replied happily, though her voice definitely showed she still wasn't feeling much better.

Sipping her drink slowly, Serena turned her gaze to Andrew as he addressed her. "So Serena...why were you running down the street and without your coat?" Andrew asked after a while as he looked at the water sodden blond, " Your shirt's soaked, you must be completely water-logged!"

Realization dawning on her, she spewed a mouthful of Hot Chocolate all over the table as a look of shock took over her face, she looked down at her thoroughly soaked and now transparent white shirt, her magenta bra showing through like there was nothing covering it at all. "Oh my Gods!" she yelled and doubled over quickly so neither of the guys could see her chest.

Chuckling, Andrew's friend took off his long leather coat and had Serena cover up in it.

"Thank You..." Serena mumbled as her face turned red in embarrassment.

"No problem." He smiled as they talked on and Serena told them of her run in with Beryl. Hmm.I wonder what kind of job she has...

Looking out the window Serena was surprised to see how dark it was, she couldn't even see the stores across the street. Suddenly the sky lit up and a big rolling crack of thunder sounded, causing Serena to scream in fright.

"It's getting pretty bad out and it's pretty late, would you like a ride home Serena?" The young raven-haired man asked sweetly, not wanting such a beautiful creature out in such terrible weather.

"Yes, that would be very nice, thank you!" she replied gratefully as he led her out to his red sports car and opened her door for her, rain falling down on them from the deep black sky above. A loud crack of thunder broke the few seconds of silence, causing the blond to jump a few inches off the sidewalk in fear. Squealing loudly, Serena threw herself into the opened car door that he had been holding for her.

Understanding the situation, he quickly closed the door and hurried to his own. Turning on the car, he cast a glance at the frightened girl next to him, and sped off down the street, awaiting direction from Serena as he drove her home.

After thanking him for his help and a ride home, Serena turned to open the door to her apartment building, when suddenly realizing something she turned back around to face the car. "Wait," she called over the revving of the engine, which quieted down once he realized he was being addressed. "I've just realized. I spent an entire evening in your company and have yet to learn your name! Who are you?"

Chuckling, the young man smiled as he looked at Serena. "Sapphire. My name is Sapphire Shields." He told her before speeding off.

Walking into her apartment she made her way to her bedroom. Not even bothering to change her still damp clothes, Serena flopped down on her bed and looked out of her window at the nighttime sky and the bright full moon. Sapphire, Sapphire Shields. Her drowsy eyes popped open. Shields, it couldn't be! Familiar… her thoughts traveled back to when she had first seen him, he had seemed so familiar yet she couldn't place it. He looked almost like…no it couldn't be…he so nice; he can't be related to that, that spawn! "Darien." She mumbled just before sleep overtook her.

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Authors Note: Well, that was chapter two! And in response to fireprincess59's review, as you can see from this chapter, it wasn't Darien. In fact, I hadn't planned on Serena meeting Darien for quite a while yet. I won't quit this story either, it may take quite awhile with my school work, house work and other stories but it WILL get done. Now, I beg of all of you, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!! Pwease? I'll wuv you forever and ever!!!

--Serena