Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, I wish I did but I don't, nor do I own any of the characters from the show, but I am bound to add others that come from my warpped imagination so they DO belong to me, as does this story line.

Italics are thoughts and " " are speach

Not What I Seem

Chapter One

"Miiiinnnnnaaa!"

Serena whined lying across her once neatly made bed. Her room looked like a bomb had hit it, and her best friend and cousin Mina Simpson was inside Serena's walk in closet throwing yet more clothes on the floor.

"Jesus, Serena! Must you complain so loudly?" Mina stuck her head out of the closet and eyed Serena, making a face at her.

"Well if you didn't force me to go to these stupid 'coming out' parties and make me dress up like the stuck-up perfect princess we both know I'm not!" She paused to take a breath, "then I wouldn't be complaining at all now would I?"

"Just shut-up Serena and help me find something for you to wear, I mean God! How revealing are some of these clothes?"

"Get off my back Mina. You have most of the same things in your closet at home and we both know it. Your only problem is that people know I'm not the spoilt little princess you still pretend to be and that pisses you off!"

Serena rolled over on her bed and looked at where she knew Mina would stick her head out of the closet and got ready to shield herself from whatever Mina was planning to throw at her.

Serenity Celeste, (known to her friends as Serena) came from an extremely well-to-do family, her father was one of the most popular fashion designers in all of Australia, and probably most of the world and she was the heiress to millions. At 17, Serena had it all, money, looks and popularity and she knew it.

Mina was Serena's cousin; they had practically grown up together, when Serena's mother died in a horrible accident when she was 10, Serena started spending more and more time at Mina's place since her father was always away. Mina was 17 as well and although both had a wild streak Mina preferred to hide hers from wealthy society whereas Serena...well Serena couldn't really give a shit.

"What about this one Mina?"

Serena said holding up a floor length black dress that had been lying underneath all the clothes on her bed. It had an extremely low V-cut neck that ties up as a halter at the top. It had no back to it and sparkled as it moved. It looked like the night sky on a perfectly clear night with no moon and the stars sparkling.

Mina stuck her head out to door and looked at Serena then at the dress...her mouth fell open as she tried to figure out how she had missed it before...they could have been almost ready if she hadn't spent so much time 'helping' Serena find something to wear to the ball

"Its perfect Serena!" I bet she was hiding that just so she could laugh at me wasting my time trying to find something "Now get ready we only have about an hour till we need to leave"

Serena smiled sweetly as Mina left the room and walked to the guest room where Serena assumed she would be fuming about having to waste so much time trying to find something for her to wear. She walked over to her elegant black and silver vanity mirror and started to brush her hair. Her silvery blonde hair reached half way down her back and curled up at the ends. After putting it up in a high bun with bits falling down around her face curled to perfection she started to apply her make-up. Her silver eye shadow made her sky blue eyes seem even brighter and the dark mascara and eye liner gave her a dark mysterious look about her.

I wonder if there will be anyone worth talking to tonight

She made a face at herself as if scolding herself for even thinking such a stupid thing. Bloody hell of course there wont be anyone there, these balls always include the same stuck-up princesses. "I don't even know why they invite me" Because I have more money then all of them put together that's why and they know that if they invite Mina that I will end up coming as well.

Serena preferred to have nothing to do with the well-to-do community if she could help it, with the exception of Mina and her aunt, Serena had little contact with any of them and preferred to spend her time with people she labeled as 'normal'. She enjoyed spending her evenings at the night clubs in town, she had dozens of friends there…she had never told any of them where she came from though with a few exceptions, she didn't want people to like her because of her money.

Serena walked out of her bedroom suit and started to walk down the stairs where Mina was looking at her watch and tapping her foot. She laughed to herself, Mina wasn't the most patient person she knew.

"Christ Serena could you take any more ti…..Damn girl you look good" Mina looked on in aw of her cousin, Serena was gorgeous she looked like some sort of goddess and she walked down the stairs with an air of confidence that Mina could only ever wish to have.

Like Serena, Mina hated going to these balls but unlike Serena, Mina cared what these 'blue-blooded' people thought of her, Mina was seen as the perfect daughter and a model of society, people wondered how she could have turned out this way growing up with Serena who was well…not.

"Yea yea…whatever Mina" Serena said looking up at her.

Mina was wearing a light yellow dress. It was simple yet elegant, with simple thin straps holding it up and it reached her knee's. Her hair was out as usual and her normal red bow had been replaced with a sparkling golden one. Her makeup was done lightly with gold glitter eye shadow and some blush and lip gloss. She looked beautiful.

Serena laughed, Mina looked the complete opposite to herself although they had both grown up together and they knew each other inside and out, Serena could never quite understand why Mine placed so much importance on fitting in.

"Come on Princess lets go out and play nice."

Serena constantly made fun of Mina's thoughts on at least acting proper when around these people and had been calling her Princess for as long as she could remember.

"Don't call me that! You can be such a bitch sometimes Sere!"

Laughing to two walked out of the doors towards the waiting stretch limo outside.

Authors Note: Ok this is one of my first fanfictions published, I do have another one which I have up here so please check it out. I have the next few chapters written already but I want to see what people think before I add them so if you don't review you wont read anymore. I don't care if you tell me you hate it I love to hear what people think it helps me decide where to take the story next. I am doing year 12 at the moment as well so along with all the study and exams I have a life to fit in between writing all this so bear with me if I don't update as offern as you wish I did. R&R ta guys. Heaven Sent Angel