Rejected

Peonyqt1004

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Thanx everyone! (= I'm sorry about mah spelling errors and stuff. I'll recheck my stories
for spelling mistakes for now on. (= Okay, On with this story!


Mina opened her eyes groggily. Suddenly, her eyes shot open wide and she sat up
straight. "How did I get here? The last thing I remember is that I was battling a really
dangerous Youma..." "Actually, I had to carry each and every one of you back here."
Mina looked around once again. She was in Rayes Temple. "The others?" Mina asked
quietly. Darien, who was the one who spoke before sighed. "This is weird." Darien finally
confessed. "After Serena left.... we can't even beat one youma. Not only that.... but Luna
can't communicate with us anymore, and Artemis just lost his ability to talk too." Mina
slapped a hand over her mouth. "You're kidding." Mina squeaked as she whirled around to
find Luna. She winced. "Are the others OK?" Mina asked as she sat back down. "They are
fine, Lita got the worst from the battle." Ami limped in, followed by Raye. "Darien," Ami
said with a tinge of fright in her voice, "Lita's not doing very well." Darien got up, "We
definitely need a doctor." He said with his teeth clenched together tightly. "Artemis!" Mina
yelled out happily as her white kitty cat strolled up to her. Instead of replying with
English, he was purring and meowing like a regular cat. Mina's eyes filled with tears. She
could no longer talk to her kitty, or in other words, her best friend.

Lita felt sharp pinpricks all over her, half awake she saw Darien enter the room.
She shivered uncontrollably. "T-t-t-he doc-ctor?" She asked hopefully. She shivered,
feeling as if she was being dumped in ice cold water, then hot steaming water. "We will
get a doctor, don't worry Lita." Darien said calmly. Lita withered in agony. Being half
awake, she did not seem to talk sensibly. "I k-k-knew dissm-i-ising Serena-aa would not
bri-i-inn-g an-nny go-oo-d...." She said, her teeth chattering from the pain. Her bandaged
hands felt swollen and heavy, so she could not reach out for a glass of water. Lita ended
her sentence with a sob. She curled up in a ball, waiting for the agony to end, for sleep to
overtake her.

Darien watched Lita with pity. Something in her words made him rethink his
opinion on Ami's thesis. 'Ami is almost always right, OK always. But... She's human isn't
she? She could have made a mistake? Right?' Then he sighed. It was no use questioning
himself. He watched Lita shudder and curl up into a ball, so unusual for such a strong and
robust girl like her, he thought sadly. 'If only Serena was here....' He thought with a wistful
sigh. Then he scolded himself. 'Come on Darien, she's not the princess! Or is she?'



Serena tried on the pink dress and walked out of the dressing room. The young
man clapped his hands together gleefully. "AH! Finally I found someone to fill in the
spot!" He exclaimed as he approached Serena. "Nani?" Serena asked with wide scared
eyes. The man laughed at her, "No no no Miss! Do not take it the wrong way! Would you
like to model for my company? You will get a raise every month or so and will get $900
check every month!" Serena smiled at the man who talked Japanese like she did.
"AREGITOU!" She yelled, Throwing her arms around the unknown man. Her eyes filled
with tears. Serena let go of the mans neck and blushed. "I don't even know who you
are...." The man, who had turned a bright red smiled. "I am Yukito Cheng.... 17 years old,
and you?" Serena blushed, "I am..." Serena didn't know if she should use her real name or
not, then it hit her, "I am Sherri Serene." Serena said with a wide smile. Yukito bowed.
"You may start this job tomorrow if you like. Meanwhile you can stay at the hotel across
the street.... I can pay...." Serena laughed nervously. "I have $90." She said quietly, "Until
my job tomorrow, I do not need the money." "Great!" The young man replied. "Come
tomorrow at nine a.m!" Serena smiled and nodded. "Oh, I will!" She quickly went into the
dressing room and changed. Smiling her kawaii smile, she skipped out of the small
department store and headed toward the hotel. 'Its time to start anew, Starting from
today!' Serena fingered the crystal which had strangely appeared in her pocket. ' But
forgetting the past will be nothing easy...' She thought, suddenly sad. She headed into the
hotel building, without looking back.

Ami closed the door to her room. She had just arrived back from the temple. "Oh
Lita....." She whispered, a tear running down her eye. "I'm so sorry! What If I WAS
wrong? What is Serena was the princess? Then it would be all my fault you got hurt." She
wiped her eyes, sniffling, but then her crystal blue eyes became sharp. 'But I doubt I'm
wrong, humans makes mistakes, but geniuses from Mercury does not.'

Raye sat down near the raging fire. Her legs crossed in the lotus position, she
meditated. She sensed the negaverse, but the sense seemed to become farther and farther
away. So was a great power, a pure un-tainted power. It was drawing the evil away! She
realized as her eyes snapped open. Where were they heading to! But when she started to
meditate again, in earnest, something pulled her away, something in her mind told her,
'This is as far as your power can go.... your power is restricted....' Raye shot up. "NO!"
She yelled. How were they to fulfill their destiny now? How were they to protect the
future, their princess and their planets? Raye broke down into sobs.

To be continued......

Dariens POV hadn't came out yet, at least the big and emotional one. But it will come! (=

Peony