Never Look Back - Six
Usagi-chan
minako_usagi@hotmail.com
I don't own Sailormoon or anything pertaining to.
E-mail me! I've never written anything so long before!
I'm not an artist person. I don't know anything about
it, so I'm making it up. Please bear with me...
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Serena got out of Amy's blue car and smiled.
"Thanks for the ride Ames."
"I love the house Sere." Amy told her, looking at the mansion.
"I expect a full tour soon!" Lita laughed.
"Sure thing! Bye!" Serena opened the front door quietly and slipped
up the stairs to her wing. She went into her room, deposited her
bag and changed into something more comfortable. She pulled her hair
back into a braid. She decided it was time to give those paints next
door a try.
Serena opened the door to the art room and walked in. The room
was full of light, making it an artist's dream come true. Serena shut the
door behind her and picked up a piece of canvas. She stretched it into
the frame and set it on the easel. Serena thought for a minute before
picking up a palette and putting some green, blue, black and white paint
on it. She looked through the pain brushes and decided on a medium tipped
one. She swirled the paint around, mixing some of the blue and green
before painting on the canvas.
Slowly, trees came to life on the white background. Serena added a snow
capped mountain in the background and a small lake in the fore front. Sighing,
Serena set the palette down and sat on the stool. She looked at her painting
thoughtfully.
"It's missing something..." she mused aloud. Suddenly, she picked up a fine tipped
paint brush and dipped it in the white. Kneeling in front of her canvas she
painted a small white figure standing at the edge of the lake. The girl was
wearing a long white dress, but had no facial expressions. After washing the
brush, Serena added another person. This time it was a silouette of a man, on the
surface of the water looking back at the girl. As a final touch, Serena added a
blue tear to the girl's face.
'Where did that come from?' Serena thought, before glancing at her watch. 'Wow!
When did it get so late?'
Serena stood up and stretched. She picked the palette and paintbrushes up and
set them in the small sink at the back of the room. She turned the water on
and decided to let them soak while she got something to eat.
Serena went into the kitchen to find Nathan just finishing preparations for
dinner.
"Ah, there you are. I was wondering when you would make an appearance."
Nathan smiled at her.
"I was upstairs."
"I know." Nathan told her. "Why don't you go wash some of that paint off before
dinner."
Serena smiled and nodded before leaving the kitchen and going back up to her
room. She quickly disposed of her paint covered clothes a took a fast shower,
carefully washing all the paint out of her hair. As soon as she was finished,
Serena put on a blue skirt that reached her mid thigh and a white peasant top.
She brushed through her hair and braided it into a set of pigtails. Barefoot,
she skipped back downstairs and into the dining room.
Darien was sitting, waiting for her. He was sitting casually in the chair,
dressed in a black suit that nearly made Serena's heart stop. Without a word,
Serena sat in the only other chair at the table, closer to him than she liked.
"How was your day?" Darien asked, lifting the covers off their meals.
"Fine." Serena replied, not looking at him. She picked up her fork and began
eating.
"I got a call from the school today." Darien told her. Serena made no sign
that she had heard him. "Apparently, someone punched one of the football
players, breaking his nose. Do you know anything about that?"
"You know I do." Serena replied, still not looking at him.
"Yes, but I wanted to hear it from you." Darien told her. "What happened?"
"He was bothering me, so I hit him." Serena's voice was cold, puzzling Darien.
He thought he had made some pregress with her, but now shewas being even colder.
"Is something bothering you Serena?" Darien asked, watching her expression carefully.
"Of course not." Serena told him. Still unsure, Darien picked up his fork and
began to eat. Darien could feel the tension in the air. Something was
definately wrong, but he didn't know what. Finally, Serena spoke.
"Some woman called you on your cell phone today, declaring her love for you and asking
you to marry her." Serena told him. Darien would have burst out laughing had it not
been for the serious look on Serena's face.
"What did you say?" Darien asked her.
"I told her I was not you." Serena set her fork down. "Excuse me."
Serena left the dining room without waiting for a response from Darien.
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Well, what do you think? Is it going downhill?
Usagi-chan
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