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"Wait a minute! I didn't agree to bet anything."
"You said, and I quote 'You're on'. That sounds like agreeing to a bet to me. And since we didn't specify anything before the games, I get to choose what my prize will be."
As he looked at Serena, he could see that she agreed with his reasoning, but was not at all happy about it. "So your forfeit will be having to show me around town every day after school until I've seen all the good parts."
"That won't be so hard." Serena said immediately brightening then dimming again. "Does that mean we'll be doing our homework together every day too?"
"Indeed it does. Do you really mind?" Serena thought about it for a moment, and how well she'd done with his help and shook her head. "However" Travis continued. "That means that your time after school is mine, not Miss Haruna's. No detention's are allowed, so I'll be by to pick you up at 7:00 tomorrow morning." He braced himself for an explosion. He got one.
"WHAT! WHAT DID YOU SAY! 7:00! NO WAY! THERE IS NO WAY I AM GETTING UP THAT EARLY! NO WAY! DO YOU HEAR ME!" Serena yelled at the top of her lungs. She had very loud lungs.
Andrew came out of the arcade to see where the siren was coming from. He walked up to Travis. "What did you say to her?"
"I told her I was going to pick her up at 7:00 tomorrow morning." Andrew grinned. Then Travis spoke again. "If you're not downstairs by 7:10 I'll come up there and pour a gallon of water on you."
Something extraordinary happened.
Serena shut up.
In the silence that followed, all that could be heard was Travis's final words. "I'll see you in the morning. Don't you need to be home for dinner soon?"
That night at the Tsukino house.
"Hey, meatball head, who was that boy I saw you with in the park? I saw you hug him. Is he your new boyfriend?" The little girl with pink hair and red eyes smiled as she spoke these words. She knew how Serena's father would react to them.
"Boy! You were hugging a boy? Who is he? And why haven't we met him? It's not that Darren or whatever his name is, was it? Because he's way too old for you!" Serena's father continued on like this for several minutes before Serena could get a word in edgewise.
"His name is Travis Watson, he's the same age I am, today was his first day at school and I was his guide. I was hugging him because after he conned me into doing my homework this afternoon, he showed me an easy way to do my math and I got one right all by myself.
In fact, I got all my homework done and he said that all the ones he checked were right! And by the way Reenie, why were you spying on me?" Serena sat backed and waited for the information to
filter through to her family.
Her father "Fourteen, huh? I suppose that's all right." Her mother "You did your homework and got some right? I'm so proud of you!" Her brother, Sammy "He must have done all the work if you got one right!"
Reenie "I was not spying on you. Why would I want to spy on someone like you? You never do anything interesting."
"Daddy, you wouldn't let a strange boy into my bedroom, would you?" This was an answer Serena was very interested in hearing.
"Certainly not. You're not allowed to have a boy in your room until your married. Why would you even ask?" Mr. Tsukino was a little worried. He knew his daughter was growing up, but he had no intention of letting her grow up too fast.
"Because Travis said that he was going to come by to pick me up at 7:00 tomorrow morning and if I wasn't down by 7:10 he would come up and dump water over my head. But since you won't allow a boy into my bedroom, I don't have to worry do I?" Serena was very pleased with herself for thinking that up. She soon became less pleased.
"He thinks he can wake you up and get you to school on time? In that case, I think I can make an exception for him. After all he would only be in there for a few minutes." Reenie and Sammy burst out laughing at the expression on Serena's face. Even her parents let out restrained chuckles. Serena looked like she had just bitten into a lemon.
"Look at the time. I've got to get to the temple. C'mon Reenie, you need to be at this meeting, too." Serena left quickly barely hearing her mother's "Be back before full dark."
As they walked, Serena asked Reenie how much she had seen, the week before, when the four sister's were healed. "If you're asking if I know that you're Sailor Moon, yes I do."
"Bet that surprised you, huh? Was there anything about it you wanted to ask me?" Serena looked down at the munchkin who walked by her side. All though they had started out as enemies, Serena had always felt a deep liking for the child. Not that she would tell anyone, of course.
Over the last few weeks, Serena had been adding up the facts about Reenie, the answer she came to was a very surprising one. However the more she thought of it, the more she liked it. Serena looked down once more at the child she was almost positive was her daughter.
Everything added up, the crescent moon, the family hairdo, even Luna Ball, who looked almost exactly like Luna. Serena had decided not to say anything to anyone until she knew for sure, but already she loved the little girl and had started showing that love when they were alone.
Reenie, for her part, had found someone who understood her, in the older girl. From the very beginning, she had felt a bond with Serena, but she was stubborn too.
Both she and Serena had decided not to change anything in front of the others, but when they were alone their hands would clasp if they weren't paying attention and both would pretend not to notice. It was their secret and they were not yet ready to share it with anyone else.
"Why won't you let me have the crystal?" Reenie finally asked the question that had been building inside her for the last few days. "It's the only thing that can save my mother."
"I know sweetheart, but I need it to fight. If I gave it to you it would leave this time defenseless. It would do your mother no good in the future if the present is destroyed." Serena looked into Reenie's red eyes. "Do you understand what I mean?"
"I guess so. But how will I save her? I have to save my mommy!" Reenie started to cry as she thought of the mother she had left behind. Serena pulled her into the shadow of a tree before dropping down and enveloping her in a hug.
"Look Reenie. I promise you this. Are you listening?" Reenie nodded her head. "When Rubeus and his evil is defeated, then we will all go with you to save your mother, and I'll give her the crystal myself. Okay Reenie?"
Reenie's tears dried up as she looked into Serena's eyes and saw that she meant every word she said. "Promise?"
"In the name of the moon, Reenie. And that is a promise I will never break. Now let's get to the temple before we're later than usual."
To be continued...
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