Howdy! It's me again! Yep. I know you're probably tired of me, but too bad! Muahahaha! Just kidding. Well this is another story I'm writing (No Duh Seien...) and I hope you guys like it ^.^ I dunno that I'll be able to finish it before I go back to my boarding school, but I'll try to get as much done as possible. Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Sailor Moon. Nope. Unfortunately... But If Naoko Takuchi hadn't thought of it, I'm sure I would have! (Yeah right...) ^_^'' Haha... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ "Who does he think he is!?" Serena ranted and raved as she slammed her locker.

"Well um..." Ventured Matthew, unable to finish his sentence.

"I mean, of all the stupid people in the school, he has got to be the most stupid!" She continued.

"I don't know about that..." Justin said quietly.

"You're suppose to be on my side!" Serena protested.

Bryan nodded.

"We are suppose to be on her side." He told Justin, as if he didn't hear Serena the first time.

"Calm down Serena, we'll help you get him back." Said Kyato, in hopes of calming her nerves.

Serena sighed and turned towards the four guys surrounding her. These were the people she hung out with. Her only friends. None of the girls befriended her. Nope. They were all jealous of her, the reason being that almost every guy in the school had his eye on her. Why not? She was beautiful. She had healthy strawberry blonde hair, her complexion not too white, but more of a tan cream. She had soft, silky skin, captivating crystal blue orbs for eyes, and pastel pink lips. She was in good shape, but didn't wear exposing outfits often. Most of the time she just liked to kick back and relax in baggy khakis or a loose-fitting t-shirt.

She smiled at her 'group' as her eyes wandered over each of them.

First, there was Matthew. He was the brain of the group. He was almost always studying, and could solve any math problem you threw at him in 5 seconds flat. He had medium brown hair and blue eyes. He was the logical thinker or the group, and gave pretty darn good advice.

Then there was Justin. The funny, yet sentimental guy. He had blonde hair, and his eyes were a forest green. He loved a good joke and was almost always coming up with ways to prank people. Yet he had his soft side, and his heart went out to any one, or any thing that was suffering.

Then of course, we have Bryan. The punk rock singer wanna-be. He played the guitar, the bass, the drums, and any other instrument they would have in a punk rock band. He loved wild hair styles and interesting clothes... Clothes that you and I would think are very strange. He had dark brown hair (although sometimes he used colored hair gel to make it a different color) and brown eyes.

Then last but not least, there was Kyato (Pronounced Kee-ah-toe). He was the foreign student from Korea, master of martial arts. Every one was afraid of him. They all seemed to think he would do some crazy martial arts on them if they ever talked to him. He originally had black hair, but he had it dyed reddish-brown. His eyes were originally black, but he had colored contact lenses and now they were green.

"You guys are great. Thanks." She said, smiling sweetly, the smile that would make any guy have a melt down.

She had the opportunity to hang out with some of the most popular guys in the school. Each individual was probably liked by at least 20 girls. Matthew and Kyato just ignored the girls flirting with them, but Justin and Bryan loved the attention the jittery school girls lavished on them.

Anyway, back to the current situation. Serena was mad. Boy was she mad! The most popular guy in the school was spreading rumors about her again. He was saying that she couldn't choose just one guy, she had to have four! He should talk. He hung out with four girls! He had just stabbed himself in the back.

Darien Shields was the most arrogant, snobby, annoying person Serena had ever met. He was constantly spreading different rumors about her. What had she done? Nothing! Just because every one though she was cool and she was popular didn't mean he had to go and be so stupid. Although, his silky black hair did go well with his midnight blue eyes...

Serena mentally smacked herself. Yeah right. Looks aren't everything. He was still self centered. That was all that mattered. They had know eachother all their lives, except the past four years. They used to be best of friends. When they were little kids they would play games together. Hide and seek, pretend, they played with toys, ect.

But that all changed when Darien had gone off to highschool a year ahead of her. During that one year that they were apart, something had gotten into Darien that she just couldn't identify. He acted like he was to old and significant to be seen with her, and they started to drift apart. When Serena got to highschool, she had gotten instant popularity (with the guys of course!), therefore making Darien jealous. From then on it had been rivalry between the two. They were always competeing in everything.

Now Darien was a Senior and Serena was a Junior. They each had their little groups with which they hung out with, and they were proud of them.

"Don't forget, students, those of you that want to go on the 'around the world' trip need to have your money in by tomorrow, we leave this weekend! Remember, it's for Juniors and Seniors only!" A voice reminded over the intercom.

"Are you going on the trip Rena?' Asked Justin.

"Yep." She said with a grin.

"Isn't it expensive?" Asked Bryan.

"Yea, but there's nothing my parents can't afford. I already turned my money in, so my spot is assured." Serena informed them.

Serena came from a good backround. Her family owned a few business corporations, such as Tuskino Cruise Liners, and Tuskino Airlines. They also had a lot of money invested in the stock market. Yep. They were right alright, but then again, so was Darien's family. They owned Chiba Mortgage, and Chiba Enterprises.

"Assured?" Asked Kyato, looking puzzled.

"They have limited seats. I think a total of 20 or so people will be able to go." Matthew stated.

"How do you know all this?" Asked Bryan.

"Well... I'm going too. I need a break from all my studies." Matthew said quietly.

"Yea. I'm going too." Justin put in.

"Wait, so I'm the only one who's not going!?" Bryan exclaimed.

"I'm not going either." Kyato said.

"Correction. You're both going." Serena said with an sly grin, her eyes bubbling with excitement.

"Wha!?" "How!?"

"I arranged it with your parents myself. My parents are paying half of your expenses." She answered as if it were nothing at all.

"You're the best Seree!" Bryan said, hugging Serena.

"Yeah, thanks!!" Kyato said, his thank you a little more formal, but no less enthusiastic.

"No problem. Don't get all mushy about it." Serena said, sweatdropping. "We're at school here!"

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Darien Chiba walked through the halls of T. Mason Highschool. He smirked to himself at the thought of what he had told every one earlier. He loved making fun of Serena. Don't get him wrong, but he just loved to see her upset. Especially at him. It was the only way to get her attention now-a- days, since all those guys were swarming around her.

He thought back to earlier days, when they had been best friends. Oh how he missed those days. They did practically everything together. But then fate had sent him to highschool a year before she was to go. He began to meet new people and have new experiences. He didn't have time for her anymore, too much to do, too many places to go, too many people to meet.

Then the year was over, and she finally came to high school. She was a hit. Every one loved her. Even some of the girls, but their jealousy stood in the way. Darien was jealous. He didn't deny it. He missed spending time with the one person who made him so happy. So he started to be her rival. Rivals always get attention, don't they? Although it isn't always the best. The competed in grades, popularity, and athletics. Every single year. He never got a chance to tell her how he really felt about her...

"Darien!" A voice interrupted his thoughts. He looked up.

Four girls were heading his way. His four companions. He had met them his sophomore year. They had been freshmen, just like Serena had been. He liked them. They reminded him of the person he loved so dearly.

"Darien are you going on the trip?" Asked the yellowish-blonde haired girl before him. Her cheerful azure eyes gazed steadily at him.

He nodded slowly.

"Yeah Mina. How about you guys?" He questioned.

"Of course I'm going!" Mina replied with a grin.

"Same here." Said Amy.

"Yeah. Grandpa finally scraped up enough money to send me." Said a wistful Rei.

Lita was silent. Every one looked at the tall brunette.

"I can't go." She said with a frown.

"But you have to!" Mina whined. "It wont be any fun without you there!"

"I don't have enough money..." Lita's voice trailed off as she hung her head in shame.

"I'll take care of it." Darien offered.

"But -"

"I said I'll take care of it." Darien repeated, finality in his tone.

Lita cracked a smile and gave him a hug. These were his friends.

Mina, the outgoing, cheerful one, was into singing and movie stars. She also had a part time job as a model. Her eyes were a light azure, and her hair was the regular shiny yellowish blonde.

Amy was the girl with an IQ of 300. She loved to tutor students and studied way too much. But sometimes her friends dragged her away from her studies for a day of fun. She had dark blue hair, and cerulean blue eyes that much resembled the ocean.

Rei was your typical hot-tempered priestess. She worked at a shrine with her grandpa, selling charms and other objects. She could do fire readings to find out things that would soon happen. Despite the fiery personality, she was gorgeous. Her raven black hair went all the way to her thighs, and her eyes were a nice shade of violet.

Lita was the fighter of the group. She knew exstensive martial arts and didn't hesitate to use them if one of her friends was being picked on. She loved to cook, and had a strange obsession with plants. She had wavy brown hair that was almost always in a ponytail, and lovely green eyes.

"Come on Darien!" Lita said, shoving him towards his next class. "The bell has rung!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ How did ya like it? I'm gonna try to get more descriptive (I hope) so it won't be that boring. Any way, I hope you guys all like it. I'm gonna start on the next chapter, so ja!