Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Runaways ❯ Chapter 5
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By: Saiyagurl87 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 05.30.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 176 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 05.30.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 176 | Status: Completed
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Darien sat across from his grandfather in the limousine, his forehead pressed against the cool glass as he felt his grandfather’s dark blue eyes on him. The old man was silently scanning the boy deep in thought, hand clenching his cane. His mind still couldn’t grasp that his only son was gone…he could not…would not believe that his little boy was gone; gone forever.
A small smile graced his features; Darien’s resemblance to Donny was breathtaking. He suddenly frowned thinking of Talon, he and Darien were identical twins. Although the two shared the same features, they had completely opposite personalities. Talon was more like his father; wild, adventurous…a real troublemaker but he was very laid back like his mother. Darien on the other hand was more like his mother; calm, reserved, and nurturing but much like his father he had a fierce protectiveness over his family, when tampered brought a violent rage from the boy.
His eyes soon began to well up with tears as he thought of Mallorie and his unborn granddaughter. She and Donny were so excited that they were going to have a little girl…there was only three more weeks to go before she would have graced the world with her presence. Dorian shifted his eyes from his grandson and turned them onto the window, realizing the they would be home within a few minutes.
He ran a hand through his graying hair as he thought of the funeral arrangements he had to perform in the morning. His eyes shifted upon Darien, wondering how the boy was copping with all of this. Not only did he loose his family in a tragic event but he had no memories to remember all the good times he had spent with his family. How could life be so cruel to the boy, what had he done to deserve such a fate?
The old man cleared his throat as the limousine came to a stop. He heard his driver exit the car and come around to open his door. He turned to Darien and waved him towards the door, in which the boy nodded and exited the car, followed by his grandfather. His midnight blue eyes widened as he stared upon the massive mansion before him.
“You live here?” whispered Darien incredulously.
“We live here.” replied Dorian and took a hold of his grandson’s hand and escorted the boy towards the door way, the driver following behind them with Darien‘s belongings. The trio smiled warmly as they were greeted by the butler and maids; Dorian lead the boy down the long hallway to his new bedroom. Stopping before a door, Donny opened it and flicked on the lights revealing a massive bedroom. Darien gasped, making his way over to the large bed and flopped down on it.
“This is so big!” exclaimed Darien, scanning all of the belongings in the room.
Dorian smiled. “This was your father’s room.”
“Really?” whispered Darien, running his hand over the thick comforter on the bed.
“Yes my boy.” The old man smiled and took a step closer to Darien. “How about you join an old man to some milk and cookies…maybe I’ll tell you some stories about some idiotic things your father had done when he was a boy.”
Darien smiled and stood from the bed. “I think I like that idea.”
Dorian shared his grandson’s smile and ruffled the boys hair, escorting him out of the bedroom. “Let’s go to the kitchen.”
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Serena stretched beneath her blankets and slowly sat up, blinking the sleep from her eyes. She looked around her surroundings, remembering that she was in the orphanage. Pulling her blankets back, she rotated her body so that her feet were hanging off the side of the bed. She arched a brow when she spotted a folded up piece of paper on her side table. Taking a hold of it, she opened it up and began to read the crayon written words.
Dear Serena,
I’m sorry I didn’t get to say goodbye, but I have a feeling we are going to see each other again. I hope things get better for you and your sister and I hope to see you soon.
Love,
Darien Chiba.
Serena smiled softly and folded the piece of paper up and placed it inside of her side table drawer. She ran her small fingers through her bangs and turned towards Tassy as the woman stepped into the room with a rather large smile upon her face.
“Come on Serena, Ms. Meioh is on her way to take you to the hospital. You’re suppose to get your stitches taken out and Amara gets to leave today.”
Serena grinned and jumped out of the bed excitedly. “I get to see Amara?”
Tassy nodded. “You sure do!” The woman took a hold of the child’s hand and escorted her towards the bathroom so the blonde could wash up.
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The small blonde could hardly conceal her excitement as she waved merrily at the passing by nurses and doctors. The closer she and Setsuna got to Amara’s room, the wider Serena’s grin became. The Social Worker shook her head at the child’s antics and couldn’t help the smile that came upon her normally expressionless face.
The young blonde just had her stitches removed from her side, shoulder and forehead and was left with permanent scars. Though the child didn’t care because the only thing that was on her mind was the well-being of her older sister.
Serena squealed excitedly as she spotted her sister’s room and released Setsuna’s hand before the woman could protest. The child darted off and quickly made her way into the room where Setsuna heard the child shout her sister’s name. The woman once again shook her had, shifting her purse upon her shoulder and made her way into the room.
She spotted Serena on the hospital bed, hugging the life out of her older sister who seem to be stuck in a medicated haze. The short haired blonde looked much better and her eye wasn’t swollen anymore; all that was left was a small bandage above her eye.
“Amara.”
The short haired blonde shifted her eyes upon Setsuna with an arched brow. “Yes?”
“I have some clothes for you.” She closed the room’s door behind her and made her way over to the child. Serena scooted herself from her sister’s lap and allowed the older blonde to move towards Setsuna.
“Am I leaving today?”
“Yes.” replied Setsuna as she pulled Amara’s hospital gown over her head and began to dress her in a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
“Where are we going?”
“To the orphanage!” exclaimed Serena with a wide grin. “You got to meet Chad! He’s so cool and I have to tell you about Darien!”
Setsuna silently listen to Serena ramble on about the two boys she had met as she continued to dress Amara. Once finished she escorted the two girls out of the room and soon out of the hospital.
-- 2 Months Later-
Setsuna grinned as she walked through the front door of her home. She was hit with the wonderful aroma of her lover cooking dinner for them both in the kitchen. Taking off her jacket and hanging it up, she made her way into the kitchen where she spotted Hotaru at the stove. She had music playing and she was singing along with the music and swaying her hips to the beat.
Setsuna couldn’t help the loving smile that came across her face and snuck up behind her and wrapped her arms around her lover’s waist. Hotaru jumped startled before leaning back in her lover’s embrace as Setsuna placed a light kiss on the raven’s cheek.
“You’re in a good mood.” replied Hotaru with a small sigh as she felt soft lips trailing down her neck.
“I have every right to be.”
Hotaru giggled, turning in her lover’s arms, violet eyes shinning with curiosity. “What are you so happy about?”
“I found the girls a home.”
“Ooh! Who are they?”
“Elaine and Ken Tsukino. They decided to become foster parents when they found out that Elaine is unable to have children; they seem like real nice people.”
“That’s really great!” gushed Hotaru, pulling her lover in a tight hug.
“I know, the girls are going tomorrow.”
Hotaru smiled, turning around once more to stir the food in the skillet. “What are their occupations?” Setsuna pulled away from the raven and moved her way over to the cabinet and pulled out a cup to prepare to some hot tea in.
“Elaine happens to be a nurse and Ken owns a Go-Karting place in Juuban. I’ve also been told he does some mechanical work on the side as well.”
“You think the girls are going to like it there?”
“I have a feeling that they will…it will take some time…but I think they will like the Tsukinos.”
Hotaru smiled, placing the food on two separate plates. “I hope you’re right.”
--
Serena and Chad sat under the large tree at the Orphanage talking quietly amongst themselves. Amara suddenly swung down into her sister’s view, her legs holding her up on the tree branch. She had a rather large grin upon her face as she flipped her way out of the tree and landed gracefully on the ground below her.
She took a seat beside her sister and the small blond placed her head on her shoulder, still talking rather animatedly with Chad about God only knows what. Amara began to twirl a piece of her sister’s hair between her fingers, looking around the playground silently. She often wondered how long she and Serena were going to be there, not that she didn’t like it here…but she wanted to do things…go to school…be a part of a real family.
“Amara! Serena!” The young tomboy snapped out of her thoughts and turned towards Tassy who had an excited look upon her face and a smiling Setsuna standing beside her.
“What is Setsuna doing here?” Serena’s head perked up at the mention of the Social Worker and turned to look upon the woman as she and Tassy advanced towards them.
“I don’t know.” replied the small blonde, sitting up as Setsuna stopped before them.
“Hey Sets!” exclaimed Serena, jumping from her seat and hugging the older woman affectionately.
“Hi Serena.” giggled Setsuna and returned the hug. She shifted her eyes to Amara, nodding towards the girl who returned the gesture as well.
“Well girls, I have some good news for you.”
Serena arched a brow. “Which is?”
“I found you a foster home.” Amara and Serena shared a glance as a small grin crept upon both of their faces.
“Really?!” exclaimed the small blonde.
“Yes, now come along. They are waiting on you.”
“Okay!” replied Serena, jumping to her feet. She suddenly paused in her walk towards Setsuna and turned towards Chad who had his head bowed. She suddenly frowned realizing that she would be leaving Chad alone and that made her heart ache.
She turned to Setsuna with a small smile. “I’ll be there in a second.” Setsuna nodded and turned, knowing the child wanted to talk to the boy. She began to head back towards the building, Tassy following closely behind her. Serena turned from Setsuna’s retreating back as Amara slowly stood on her own two feet.
“Chad…you alright?”
Chad raised his head, revealing his slightly saddened eyes. “Yeah…I’m real happy for you guys. I hope you really like this family. It’s just…I wasn’t expecting you to leave so soon.”
Serena bent down and gave Chad a big hug. “I’m going to miss you.”
Chad chuckled, pulling back from the small blonde. “I’m going to miss you guys too. Though…I kind of feel like we are going to see each other again.”
Serena suddenly giggled as she stood to her feet. “You know, Darien said the same thing.”
Chad smirked. “I guess we all are going to cross paths again.”
“Maybe.” replied Serena. She gave Chad one more hug before she latched herself upon her sister’s arm.
“Bye Chad!”
“I think you mean, see you later.”
Serena grinned, despite the tears welling in her eyes. “See you later.”
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A young woman with long lavender hair and light blue eyes was bustling around her home making sure everything was clean and tidy. She had a duster and was currently cleaning the coffee table once again.
“Honey please sit down, you dusted that table four times already.” Replied her husband, whom was sitting down in a dark brown lazy boy chair, reading the sports section in the newspaper. He had dark brown hair that was neatly cropped a top of his head and glasses hiding his dark brown eyes.
His wife turned around with wild eyes. “Everything must be clean!”
Her husband shook his head with a smile at his wife’s cleaning obsession. He folded his newspaper and placed it on the coffee table and stood from his seat. He came up behind his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
“Stop worrying so much.”
The woman paused in dusting and sighed heavily. “I know; I just want everything to be perfect.”
The man chuckled softly. “Everything is perfect dear, now please sit down and rest.”
The woman smiled and reluctantly took a seat on the sofa. “I don’t know what I would do without you.”
The man took a seat and wrapped an arm around his wife’s shoulders just as the door bell rang. The woman jumped from her seat with excitement, nearly knocking her husband off of the couch.
“They’re here!” she exclaimed before running to the door. She threw the door open just as her husband straightened his glass and stood from the couch. He heard his wife squeal and made his way towards the door. He was greeted with a rather tall woman wearing a dark brown business suit and a thick manila folder in her hands.
His eyes then shifted downwards and spotted one adorable little girl with bright blue eyes and long blonde hair and she was clinging onto the social worker’s pant leg. To the side of them was another child who looked a little older and he assumed was a little boy with short cropped blonde hair and cold piercing green eyes. He had his arms crossed over his chest and was staring off at something ahead of him.
The woman in the doorway cleared her throat and smiled warmly upon the couple. “Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino, it’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Setsuna Meioh.”
“Please call me Ken,” replied Mr. Tsukino.
“You can call me Elaine.” Replied Mrs. Tuskino as she bowed before the woman. She stepped back from the doorway. “Please come in.”
The woman smiled in thanks and looked upon the two girls. “Come on girls, let’s go inside.”
The group of three shuffled into the house, as Ken stared at the short haired blonde with an arched brow. “A girl?” he whispered under his breath. He was suddenly snapped out of his thoughts when Setsuna began to speak once more.
“Well I shall introduce you to the children.” She pointed towards the short haired blonde. “This is Amara and she is nine.” Amara didn’t say anything, only frowned and looked down to her feet, so Setsuna continued with her introduction. “This is Serena and she is seven.” Serena hid behind Setsuna’s pant leg and gripped the soft cloth tightly and looked upon the married couple shyly.
“Do you think we can talk privately for a moment?” asked Setsuna.
“Oh, yes sure.” Replied Ken and turned to his wife who had already squatted down before the small blonde.
“Would you like to watch some TV? Serena looked up to Setsuna then turned towards Elaine and hesitantly nodded. Elaine then turned towards Amara who has yet to speak or acknowledge anyone in the room.
“Would you like to watch TV too, Amara?” Amara shifted her green eyes upon the woman and then shifted her them onto her younger sister whom was staring back at her. Amara sighed heavily and gave a curt nod.
Elaine smiled and took a hold of Serena’s hand and escorted her towards the couch, Amara following closely behind them. She waited for the girls to take a seat together on the sofa and picked up the TV remote and searched through the channels till she spotted cartoons. She placed the remote on the table and turned towards the kids whose eyes were glued to the TV screen, Serena clinging tightly onto Amara’s arm. She began to tell them that she would be in the kitchen but decided against it and entered the kitchen, spotting her husband and Setsuna sitting at the table waiting patiently for her.
Setsuna cleared her throat upon Elaine’s arrival and sat up in her seat, placing the manila folder down on the table. “I wanted to discuss some things about the children.” Ken and Elaine nodded and gave the woman their full attention. Setsuna smiled, tucking loose strands of green and black hair behind her ear before turning rather serious.
“I wanted to talk with you about the girls’ background.” She paused before licking her lips, a sudden sadness radiating from her ruby red eyes. “They come from a rather abusive home.”
Ken furrowed his brows and fixed his glasses upon his face. “What kind of abuse are you talking about?”
Setsuna cleared her throat and shifted in her seat, becoming a bit uncomfortable all of a sudden. “They have been beaten rather severally…the eldest one has been abused both sexually and physically.”
“Molestation?” asked Elaine fearfully.
“Rape.” replied Setsuna with a small frown as the word tasted like acid rolling off her tongue. Ken’s stomach turned as Elaine gasped behind her trembling hand. Ken than ran a hand slowly through his hair and swallowed deeply.
“Who is responsible for this?”
“Their father.”
“And their mother?” questioned Elaine.
“She died two years ago.”
“Heavens…” whispered Elaine.
“I know.” murmured Setsuna before she sat up in her seat with a small smile on her face. “Being that the girls have gone through so much trauma, I feel that it would be wise for them to see a therapist once a week.”
“Of course.” replied Elaine with a nod of the head. “What day will they be going?”
“Well I have Serena attending on Mondays at 4pm and I have Amara on Wednesdays at 5pm. The sessions are an hour long and there therapist will be Dr. Hotaru Tomoe.”
Ken nodded his head with a small smile. “That sounds perfect.”
Setsuna smiled, gathering up her manila folder and stood from her seat. “I wanted to give you both some warning before I leave.”
“Which is?” questioned Ken.
“Amara is rather hostile towards men, so don’t be upset if she is rather rude to you Ken.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“The girls are also registered to start school Monday. I believe you have their uniforms already?”
“Yes we do.”
“Alright then.” replied Setsuna, pulling her car keys from her purse. “I’ll take my leave. I will be here on Friday to check on the girls, then my visits will come once a month.”
“Okay.” replied Ken as Setsuna began to head into the living room once more. She smiled as she looked upon the girls whose eyes were glued to the television screen before them. She called their names a couple of times but received no response and suddenly giggled with a shake of the head.
“I’ll take my leave and I will see you Friday.” She made her way towards the door and made her way outside as both Ken and Elaine waved her off. Closing the door behind them, Ken ran a hand through his hair and wrapped his arm around his wife and pulled her closer to him.
“So what do we do now?” whispered Ken.
Elaine suddenly grinned and patted her husband against his chest with her hand. “While I go and make lunch, you can entertain the girls.”
Ken’s face fell. “Wha…”
Elaine reached up on her tip- toes and pecked her husband on the lips and turned, making her way into the kitchen. “Thanks!”
Ken sighed heavily, running a hand done his face with a deep sigh. He suddenly shifted his eyes upon the two blondes, letting off a small groan. “Here goes nothing…”
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Darien sat across from his grandfather in the limousine, his forehead pressed against the cool glass as he felt his grandfather’s dark blue eyes on him. The old man was silently scanning the boy deep in thought, hand clenching his cane. His mind still couldn’t grasp that his only son was gone…he could not…would not believe that his little boy was gone; gone forever.
A small smile graced his features; Darien’s resemblance to Donny was breathtaking. He suddenly frowned thinking of Talon, he and Darien were identical twins. Although the two shared the same features, they had completely opposite personalities. Talon was more like his father; wild, adventurous…a real troublemaker but he was very laid back like his mother. Darien on the other hand was more like his mother; calm, reserved, and nurturing but much like his father he had a fierce protectiveness over his family, when tampered brought a violent rage from the boy.
His eyes soon began to well up with tears as he thought of Mallorie and his unborn granddaughter. She and Donny were so excited that they were going to have a little girl…there was only three more weeks to go before she would have graced the world with her presence. Dorian shifted his eyes from his grandson and turned them onto the window, realizing the they would be home within a few minutes.
He ran a hand through his graying hair as he thought of the funeral arrangements he had to perform in the morning. His eyes shifted upon Darien, wondering how the boy was copping with all of this. Not only did he loose his family in a tragic event but he had no memories to remember all the good times he had spent with his family. How could life be so cruel to the boy, what had he done to deserve such a fate?
The old man cleared his throat as the limousine came to a stop. He heard his driver exit the car and come around to open his door. He turned to Darien and waved him towards the door, in which the boy nodded and exited the car, followed by his grandfather. His midnight blue eyes widened as he stared upon the massive mansion before him.
“You live here?” whispered Darien incredulously.
“We live here.” replied Dorian and took a hold of his grandson’s hand and escorted the boy towards the door way, the driver following behind them with Darien‘s belongings. The trio smiled warmly as they were greeted by the butler and maids; Dorian lead the boy down the long hallway to his new bedroom. Stopping before a door, Donny opened it and flicked on the lights revealing a massive bedroom. Darien gasped, making his way over to the large bed and flopped down on it.
“This is so big!” exclaimed Darien, scanning all of the belongings in the room.
Dorian smiled. “This was your father’s room.”
“Really?” whispered Darien, running his hand over the thick comforter on the bed.
“Yes my boy.” The old man smiled and took a step closer to Darien. “How about you join an old man to some milk and cookies…maybe I’ll tell you some stories about some idiotic things your father had done when he was a boy.”
Darien smiled and stood from the bed. “I think I like that idea.”
Dorian shared his grandson’s smile and ruffled the boys hair, escorting him out of the bedroom. “Let’s go to the kitchen.”
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Serena stretched beneath her blankets and slowly sat up, blinking the sleep from her eyes. She looked around her surroundings, remembering that she was in the orphanage. Pulling her blankets back, she rotated her body so that her feet were hanging off the side of the bed. She arched a brow when she spotted a folded up piece of paper on her side table. Taking a hold of it, she opened it up and began to read the crayon written words.
Dear Serena,
I’m sorry I didn’t get to say goodbye, but I have a feeling we are going to see each other again. I hope things get better for you and your sister and I hope to see you soon.
Love,
Darien Chiba.
Serena smiled softly and folded the piece of paper up and placed it inside of her side table drawer. She ran her small fingers through her bangs and turned towards Tassy as the woman stepped into the room with a rather large smile upon her face.
“Come on Serena, Ms. Meioh is on her way to take you to the hospital. You’re suppose to get your stitches taken out and Amara gets to leave today.”
Serena grinned and jumped out of the bed excitedly. “I get to see Amara?”
Tassy nodded. “You sure do!” The woman took a hold of the child’s hand and escorted her towards the bathroom so the blonde could wash up.
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The small blonde could hardly conceal her excitement as she waved merrily at the passing by nurses and doctors. The closer she and Setsuna got to Amara’s room, the wider Serena’s grin became. The Social Worker shook her head at the child’s antics and couldn’t help the smile that came upon her normally expressionless face.
The young blonde just had her stitches removed from her side, shoulder and forehead and was left with permanent scars. Though the child didn’t care because the only thing that was on her mind was the well-being of her older sister.
Serena squealed excitedly as she spotted her sister’s room and released Setsuna’s hand before the woman could protest. The child darted off and quickly made her way into the room where Setsuna heard the child shout her sister’s name. The woman once again shook her had, shifting her purse upon her shoulder and made her way into the room.
She spotted Serena on the hospital bed, hugging the life out of her older sister who seem to be stuck in a medicated haze. The short haired blonde looked much better and her eye wasn’t swollen anymore; all that was left was a small bandage above her eye.
“Amara.”
The short haired blonde shifted her eyes upon Setsuna with an arched brow. “Yes?”
“I have some clothes for you.” She closed the room’s door behind her and made her way over to the child. Serena scooted herself from her sister’s lap and allowed the older blonde to move towards Setsuna.
“Am I leaving today?”
“Yes.” replied Setsuna as she pulled Amara’s hospital gown over her head and began to dress her in a t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
“Where are we going?”
“To the orphanage!” exclaimed Serena with a wide grin. “You got to meet Chad! He’s so cool and I have to tell you about Darien!”
Setsuna silently listen to Serena ramble on about the two boys she had met as she continued to dress Amara. Once finished she escorted the two girls out of the room and soon out of the hospital.
-- 2 Months Later-
Setsuna grinned as she walked through the front door of her home. She was hit with the wonderful aroma of her lover cooking dinner for them both in the kitchen. Taking off her jacket and hanging it up, she made her way into the kitchen where she spotted Hotaru at the stove. She had music playing and she was singing along with the music and swaying her hips to the beat.
Setsuna couldn’t help the loving smile that came across her face and snuck up behind her and wrapped her arms around her lover’s waist. Hotaru jumped startled before leaning back in her lover’s embrace as Setsuna placed a light kiss on the raven’s cheek.
“You’re in a good mood.” replied Hotaru with a small sigh as she felt soft lips trailing down her neck.
“I have every right to be.”
Hotaru giggled, turning in her lover’s arms, violet eyes shinning with curiosity. “What are you so happy about?”
“I found the girls a home.”
“Ooh! Who are they?”
“Elaine and Ken Tsukino. They decided to become foster parents when they found out that Elaine is unable to have children; they seem like real nice people.”
“That’s really great!” gushed Hotaru, pulling her lover in a tight hug.
“I know, the girls are going tomorrow.”
Hotaru smiled, turning around once more to stir the food in the skillet. “What are their occupations?” Setsuna pulled away from the raven and moved her way over to the cabinet and pulled out a cup to prepare to some hot tea in.
“Elaine happens to be a nurse and Ken owns a Go-Karting place in Juuban. I’ve also been told he does some mechanical work on the side as well.”
“You think the girls are going to like it there?”
“I have a feeling that they will…it will take some time…but I think they will like the Tsukinos.”
Hotaru smiled, placing the food on two separate plates. “I hope you’re right.”
--
Serena and Chad sat under the large tree at the Orphanage talking quietly amongst themselves. Amara suddenly swung down into her sister’s view, her legs holding her up on the tree branch. She had a rather large grin upon her face as she flipped her way out of the tree and landed gracefully on the ground below her.
She took a seat beside her sister and the small blond placed her head on her shoulder, still talking rather animatedly with Chad about God only knows what. Amara began to twirl a piece of her sister’s hair between her fingers, looking around the playground silently. She often wondered how long she and Serena were going to be there, not that she didn’t like it here…but she wanted to do things…go to school…be a part of a real family.
“Amara! Serena!” The young tomboy snapped out of her thoughts and turned towards Tassy who had an excited look upon her face and a smiling Setsuna standing beside her.
“What is Setsuna doing here?” Serena’s head perked up at the mention of the Social Worker and turned to look upon the woman as she and Tassy advanced towards them.
“I don’t know.” replied the small blonde, sitting up as Setsuna stopped before them.
“Hey Sets!” exclaimed Serena, jumping from her seat and hugging the older woman affectionately.
“Hi Serena.” giggled Setsuna and returned the hug. She shifted her eyes to Amara, nodding towards the girl who returned the gesture as well.
“Well girls, I have some good news for you.”
Serena arched a brow. “Which is?”
“I found you a foster home.” Amara and Serena shared a glance as a small grin crept upon both of their faces.
“Really?!” exclaimed the small blonde.
“Yes, now come along. They are waiting on you.”
“Okay!” replied Serena, jumping to her feet. She suddenly paused in her walk towards Setsuna and turned towards Chad who had his head bowed. She suddenly frowned realizing that she would be leaving Chad alone and that made her heart ache.
She turned to Setsuna with a small smile. “I’ll be there in a second.” Setsuna nodded and turned, knowing the child wanted to talk to the boy. She began to head back towards the building, Tassy following closely behind her. Serena turned from Setsuna’s retreating back as Amara slowly stood on her own two feet.
“Chad…you alright?”
Chad raised his head, revealing his slightly saddened eyes. “Yeah…I’m real happy for you guys. I hope you really like this family. It’s just…I wasn’t expecting you to leave so soon.”
Serena bent down and gave Chad a big hug. “I’m going to miss you.”
Chad chuckled, pulling back from the small blonde. “I’m going to miss you guys too. Though…I kind of feel like we are going to see each other again.”
Serena suddenly giggled as she stood to her feet. “You know, Darien said the same thing.”
Chad smirked. “I guess we all are going to cross paths again.”
“Maybe.” replied Serena. She gave Chad one more hug before she latched herself upon her sister’s arm.
“Bye Chad!”
“I think you mean, see you later.”
Serena grinned, despite the tears welling in her eyes. “See you later.”
--
A young woman with long lavender hair and light blue eyes was bustling around her home making sure everything was clean and tidy. She had a duster and was currently cleaning the coffee table once again.
“Honey please sit down, you dusted that table four times already.” Replied her husband, whom was sitting down in a dark brown lazy boy chair, reading the sports section in the newspaper. He had dark brown hair that was neatly cropped a top of his head and glasses hiding his dark brown eyes.
His wife turned around with wild eyes. “Everything must be clean!”
Her husband shook his head with a smile at his wife’s cleaning obsession. He folded his newspaper and placed it on the coffee table and stood from his seat. He came up behind his wife and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
“Stop worrying so much.”
The woman paused in dusting and sighed heavily. “I know; I just want everything to be perfect.”
The man chuckled softly. “Everything is perfect dear, now please sit down and rest.”
The woman smiled and reluctantly took a seat on the sofa. “I don’t know what I would do without you.”
The man took a seat and wrapped an arm around his wife’s shoulders just as the door bell rang. The woman jumped from her seat with excitement, nearly knocking her husband off of the couch.
“They’re here!” she exclaimed before running to the door. She threw the door open just as her husband straightened his glass and stood from the couch. He heard his wife squeal and made his way towards the door. He was greeted with a rather tall woman wearing a dark brown business suit and a thick manila folder in her hands.
His eyes then shifted downwards and spotted one adorable little girl with bright blue eyes and long blonde hair and she was clinging onto the social worker’s pant leg. To the side of them was another child who looked a little older and he assumed was a little boy with short cropped blonde hair and cold piercing green eyes. He had his arms crossed over his chest and was staring off at something ahead of him.
The woman in the doorway cleared her throat and smiled warmly upon the couple. “Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino, it’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Setsuna Meioh.”
“Please call me Ken,” replied Mr. Tsukino.
“You can call me Elaine.” Replied Mrs. Tuskino as she bowed before the woman. She stepped back from the doorway. “Please come in.”
The woman smiled in thanks and looked upon the two girls. “Come on girls, let’s go inside.”
The group of three shuffled into the house, as Ken stared at the short haired blonde with an arched brow. “A girl?” he whispered under his breath. He was suddenly snapped out of his thoughts when Setsuna began to speak once more.
“Well I shall introduce you to the children.” She pointed towards the short haired blonde. “This is Amara and she is nine.” Amara didn’t say anything, only frowned and looked down to her feet, so Setsuna continued with her introduction. “This is Serena and she is seven.” Serena hid behind Setsuna’s pant leg and gripped the soft cloth tightly and looked upon the married couple shyly.
“Do you think we can talk privately for a moment?” asked Setsuna.
“Oh, yes sure.” Replied Ken and turned to his wife who had already squatted down before the small blonde.
“Would you like to watch some TV? Serena looked up to Setsuna then turned towards Elaine and hesitantly nodded. Elaine then turned towards Amara who has yet to speak or acknowledge anyone in the room.
“Would you like to watch TV too, Amara?” Amara shifted her green eyes upon the woman and then shifted her them onto her younger sister whom was staring back at her. Amara sighed heavily and gave a curt nod.
Elaine smiled and took a hold of Serena’s hand and escorted her towards the couch, Amara following closely behind them. She waited for the girls to take a seat together on the sofa and picked up the TV remote and searched through the channels till she spotted cartoons. She placed the remote on the table and turned towards the kids whose eyes were glued to the TV screen, Serena clinging tightly onto Amara’s arm. She began to tell them that she would be in the kitchen but decided against it and entered the kitchen, spotting her husband and Setsuna sitting at the table waiting patiently for her.
Setsuna cleared her throat upon Elaine’s arrival and sat up in her seat, placing the manila folder down on the table. “I wanted to discuss some things about the children.” Ken and Elaine nodded and gave the woman their full attention. Setsuna smiled, tucking loose strands of green and black hair behind her ear before turning rather serious.
“I wanted to talk with you about the girls’ background.” She paused before licking her lips, a sudden sadness radiating from her ruby red eyes. “They come from a rather abusive home.”
Ken furrowed his brows and fixed his glasses upon his face. “What kind of abuse are you talking about?”
Setsuna cleared her throat and shifted in her seat, becoming a bit uncomfortable all of a sudden. “They have been beaten rather severally…the eldest one has been abused both sexually and physically.”
“Molestation?” asked Elaine fearfully.
“Rape.” replied Setsuna with a small frown as the word tasted like acid rolling off her tongue. Ken’s stomach turned as Elaine gasped behind her trembling hand. Ken than ran a hand slowly through his hair and swallowed deeply.
“Who is responsible for this?”
“Their father.”
“And their mother?” questioned Elaine.
“She died two years ago.”
“Heavens…” whispered Elaine.
“I know.” murmured Setsuna before she sat up in her seat with a small smile on her face. “Being that the girls have gone through so much trauma, I feel that it would be wise for them to see a therapist once a week.”
“Of course.” replied Elaine with a nod of the head. “What day will they be going?”
“Well I have Serena attending on Mondays at 4pm and I have Amara on Wednesdays at 5pm. The sessions are an hour long and there therapist will be Dr. Hotaru Tomoe.”
Ken nodded his head with a small smile. “That sounds perfect.”
Setsuna smiled, gathering up her manila folder and stood from her seat. “I wanted to give you both some warning before I leave.”
“Which is?” questioned Ken.
“Amara is rather hostile towards men, so don’t be upset if she is rather rude to you Ken.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“The girls are also registered to start school Monday. I believe you have their uniforms already?”
“Yes we do.”
“Alright then.” replied Setsuna, pulling her car keys from her purse. “I’ll take my leave. I will be here on Friday to check on the girls, then my visits will come once a month.”
“Okay.” replied Ken as Setsuna began to head into the living room once more. She smiled as she looked upon the girls whose eyes were glued to the television screen before them. She called their names a couple of times but received no response and suddenly giggled with a shake of the head.
“I’ll take my leave and I will see you Friday.” She made her way towards the door and made her way outside as both Ken and Elaine waved her off. Closing the door behind them, Ken ran a hand through his hair and wrapped his arm around his wife and pulled her closer to him.
“So what do we do now?” whispered Ken.
Elaine suddenly grinned and patted her husband against his chest with her hand. “While I go and make lunch, you can entertain the girls.”
Ken’s face fell. “Wha…”
Elaine reached up on her tip- toes and pecked her husband on the lips and turned, making her way into the kitchen. “Thanks!”
Ken sighed heavily, running a hand done his face with a deep sigh. He suddenly shifted his eyes upon the two blondes, letting off a small groan. “Here goes nothing…”
Author: That’s all for now! Hope you enjoyed and please review!!!