Ken and I sat down on the park bench. “Um, Lita, I have a small question for you,” Ken started. “Here open this and then let me explain.” He handed me a small box. “What is it?” I asked after I opened it. “It’s a promise ring. I figured that you know, we are only 16 and so a promise ring was a good gift.” I looked at him, and forced a smile. “Thank you,” I said finally.
That was not good. I mean I really loved Ken or did I? If I really did then why did I hesitate to take the ring and put it on my finger? Was I in love, or was I just pretending? “Hey Lita, I’ll walk you home?” I smiled and him and shook my head. I walked home alone that night.
As I went to bed I couldn’t sleep. What was wrong with me? I knew I loved Ken, but I felt I wasn’t ready for this. But if I wasn’t ready now would I ever be ready?
I met the girls the next morning and told them. “Hmm… Lita I don’t know,” Rei said, “Maybe its some kind of sign.” “Well what does that mean?” I asked. “I wouldn’t worry Lita,” Mina said, “I know you’re having doubts. It’s not marriage, so it doesn’t matter if you commit or not.” “Mina’s right,” Serena added, “and even if it was marriage you can always get a divorce.” “MEATBALLHEAD! Don’t say stuff like that! HOW COME YOU NEVER THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK?” Rei yelled. Serena started wailing. “Grow up Serena,” Amy said. WE all got up and left. “You guys,” Serena yelled, “Don’t leave me all alone…”
I left the others and headed for Ken’s house. I thought I would feel better if I talked to him first. “Oh Lita,” Darien said, “Did all of you guys all leave already?” “Yeah, Darien, but Serena’s still there. Be careful you might need a pair of earplugs.” He smiled. “Lita, are you ok?” “Yeah why?” “Well you just seem a little bothered that’s all.”
I sighed. “Darien, what would you do if someone asked you to do something you weren’t ready for?” “Well it depends what kind of thing?” Darien asked with his eyes wide open. “No not that, silly. What if you made a promise that you weren’t ready to keep?” “Well I guess I’d tell the person that I made the promise to. If they really care about you and your feelings, they won’t be bothered by it.” I smiled. “Thanks Darien.” “Bye Lita.”
I ran towards Ken’s house feeling a lot better. As I stood on the front porch of Ken’s house and rang the doorbell I wondered what I would say to him. Ken’s mother opened the door. “Oh hi, Lita. I’m sorry Ken’s sick today… you know I think it would make him feel better if he saw you. Why don’t you come in?” “Yeah sure,” I said walking in.
I sat at the side of Ken’s bed. “Lita, something’s happening to me. I feel strange. I have never felt this before. I think I’m turning into a monster.” He lifted up his shirt and showed me his belly. “I don’t understand… what should w do?” “We can’t do anything Lita, I’m sorry.”
I took of my promise ring. “Ken, this probably isn’t the best time to tell you this but um, you know I’ll always be with you, right? Well I can’t keep this promise ring Ken. It’s driving me crazy, I feel like we’re rushing into things. I’m just not ready.” I put the ring in Ken’s hand.
He smiled, and then sighed. “Why did you sigh?” I asked. “Lita, it’s not like we’re getting married. It’s just a stupid ring. I thought it’d be good just to have a real thing that binded us, but no, we have to stay separate. It doesn’t mean anything!” He threw the ring across the room. “I don’t think this is a good time, because in a few days I could be on a mission to kill you! Look at me! I’m the creature from the black logon!” He yelled. “Ok, well I’m going to go now.” I said standing up. “And just f.y.i. I think you’re over reacting.” I slammed the door before he could hear my whimper.
AS I got home that night I realized how selfish I had been. There he was trying to tell me that he could be turning into a freakish nega verse monster. I resolved to go to him first thing in the morning and tell him how silly I was.
I went over to Ken’s house the next morning, and his mother opened the door in tears. “Are you ok? What’s wrong?” I asked her. “It’s Ken… *Sob* this morning we went to check on him and he turned into a *Sob* monster!” She started wailing. Ken’s dad came to the door. “Lita this isn’t a good time…” “Wait! Sir, if I could just see his room…” I said. “No it’s ok Lita. Go ahead.” His father said.
I went up into Ken’s room to investigate. I found some empty cans of Mountain dew and I looked for the ring. I couldn’t find it. I finally decided to leave. Wait, I thought, if he had green stuff on his belly, then maybe it rubbed off on his sheets. I lifted up his sheets in disgust and dropped them. “Eww.” I saw the ring and picked it up. I put it on my finger again.
I ran off to tell the others. “I have some serious nega verse bis. Yesterday I saw Ken and he had this green scaly stuff on his stomach. Then today I went over to his house and his parents said he had turned into some kind of monster.” “Were did he go?” “I don’t know. Amy do you think you could pinpoint his location?” “I don’t think so, Lita, I don’t think it’s possible.” “Well,” Darien started, “Where would you go Lita?” “Home. But I checked there and he’s not at my place, where else could we check?” “Well maybe he’s in the nega verse universe.”
We heard screams on the street. “You know I think I know where he is.” I said. We all got up and went into the ally way to transform. When we got out we attacked the angry beast and knocked him unconcious. “We have to finish him off!” Darien said, “Or else he’ll kill everyone!” “NO! There’s a human being in there, and more importantly it’s Ken! I won’t let you kill him I won’t!” “Lita we have no other options. I’m sorry.” Sailor moon lifted up her wand.
I ran out in front of Ken. “If you kill him, you’re going to have to kill me too.” “Lita move!” “No I’m not moving!” I said as the tears fell down my face. “You all know how I feel. Serena imagine that that monster is Darien. Would you be able to stand around and let it be killed?” I asked. She looked down. “Then how do we save him?”
“He’s waking up!” Amy yelled, “We have to do something!” The beast lunged at us. I put my hand up trying to block it from my face. It ripped of my belly of my uniform and left scars on my belly. It ripped off my gloves and tore my bow of my uniform. Then it saw my ring. It stopped for a second, and then went even crazier then before.
“Stop it!” I yelled. “Ken it’s me! It’s me Kennie! Don’t hurt anyone anymore. I know that if you could you would help the sailor scouts. I don’t want you to get hurt.” I started crying even more, “If you don’t stop this right now, we’re going to have to kill you. Don’t make us do that… don’t make us do that.”
The beast passed out, and pretty soon had turned back into a normal human being. We took Ken and put him in his bed, without his parents knowing. Ken woke up. “Kennie! You’re ok! I’m sorry I doubted you, and your ring! I’m sorry.” “Lita I think your feeling about the ring *cough* was a warning sign.” “What do you mean?” I asked. “I mean you weren’t doubting out love for each other you had one of those esp. feelings.” “I don’t understand.” “Lita, when I was a beast, I nearly killed you when I saw the ring. It was all the nega verse’s doing.” “Ken, I would have loved you even if you did work for he nega verse.” He smiled and we kissed.
“It’s like Beauty and The Beast,” Serena whispered, “Only more real.” “Let’s go,” Darien said. I kissed Ken.
The others left. I held up my hand. “See, still wearing the ring!” He laughed “yeah. Lita I wouldn’t be offended under realistic situations if you didn’t want to wear the ring. I was turning into a monster, I’m sorry.” “It’s ok.” We kissed.
The End
Luv always,
Bunny-Chan