Alright, guys, I just wanna say that I am so sorry for making you people wait! Writer's block is a bitch, am I right? Heh. Also, ending in a cliffy is kinda hard to back up, so it makes it hard to start the next chapter. I kinda have a thing for cliffhangers….I think I might have to change that o_o

Disclaimer: I own nothing except Luna, Serena, and the plot.

Also, guys, I might be POV changing a little bit, only to Serena's POV, and maybe Castiel's. So, just look out for those.

I couldn't believe it. She was going back to them?! Is she insane!? Does she even realize- I couldn't stop my thoughts, because Serena finished them for me.

"Does she even realize what they'll do to her when she gets back?!" An exasperated Serena beside me, sounded.

I just sighed, and pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration. "I honestly don't know, Serena. Maybe she had a good reason, but whatever it was, must've been important." I stopped pinching my nose, and looked at her. She looked like she was about to cry. Not from sadness, but just from everything that has been happening.

"Whatever, let's just do our own thing until she gets back. We have nothing else to do, and it's not like we can go after her." I said, matter-of-factly. She just sighed, but reluctantly agreed.

~~~~~~~~~~~NEXT MORNING~~~~~~~~~~~~

I woke up the next morning in a complete mess. I looked in the mirror, and I almost scared myself. I had bags under my eyes, my hair was a mess, and it looked dull. Well, that was fixable.

I took a shower; blow dried my hair, straightened it, and left it down. I put on some natural eye shadow, brown mascara, and eyeliner. I put on a tie dye v neck hoodie, dark wash skinny jeans, and all white All Star Converse. And, of course, my full moon pendant.

I walked downstairs and saw Serena already at the table, eating cereal. She was rocking a black open knit beanie over her natural hair, a white, short-sleeved shirt with a dripping black heart, dark wash, destructed skinnies, and regular black and white All Star Converse.

"Hey, Rena. Ready for school?" I asked her casually. She just nodded. I thought nothing of it. I grabbed my stuff, my keys, and headed out the door.

I guess I'll just get breakfast at school. I thought to myself.

I hopped into the car, and waited for Serena to get it. When she did, I started the car, and drove off.

[ 3RD Person's POV]

Meanwhile in Denver, Colorado. Luna's aunt, Dorothy had just arrived at the place where she was needed. Dorothy walked into Master Edmund's office, and just stood there, with her hand clasped behind her back.

"Master." She said, bowing her head respectfully, even though he couldn't see it. He was seated in his chair, with its back turned.

"Dorothy." He said without looking at her. He turned in his chair, just as two snarling wolves turned on Dorothy, snarling and growling menacingly. She looked at both of them in turn, keeping completely calm. Edmund was impressed by this. She recognized the two wolves as Zane Sage, and his wife, Coralie. They were Colette's parents, the Alpha of the Crimson Pack. Colette's parents were the Alphas of the Elder Crimson Pack. She could see the hurt and betrayal in the wolves' eyes. They didn't know the reason Dorothy left, and they would never listen to reason.

Dorothy turned her attention back to Edmund.

"If I may ask, Master, why have you called me here?" She asked, giving her Master a questioning look. The look in his cold, dark eyes frightened her and sent a chill down her spine.

"I have a proposal for you." Then he said nothing else as more of his guards walked in, along with Lorelei, her mistress. She was the head of the Crimson Pack, while Edmund was the head of her own, the Conan Pack.

"And what might that proposal be?" Dorothy asked. His eyes narrowed at her questioning tone, as he heard the snarls of Zane and Coralie get louder and louder. He signaled with his hand for them to stop, but you could still hear their soft growls as they glared at the woman who they felt had betrayed them.

~~~~~~SKIPPING BACK TO LUNA'S POV~~~~~~~ (Don't worry, all of that above will be explained soon.)

I sighed as I sat in the Principal's office, waiting to hear my punishment. Amber ratted out on Serena and me. I guess she saw me leave the school, as did Nathaniel. God, that son of a bitch. I hated her almost as much as I hated cats. And, before you say anything, can you really blame me for hating cats? C'mon, I'm a wolf, goddammit! Another reason Nathaniel and I will never get along. I mean, he loves cats. Serena sat beside me, glaring at nothing in particular. The Principal walked in, in her usual attire.

She sighed as her eyes situated on me. I stared back at her, as she took her seat in front of both of us.

"Well? What do you two have to say for yourselves?"

I cast a side-long glance at Serena, and I could tell that it took all of her willpower not to burst right out of this room.

We ended up getting a 1 hour detention for 2 days. The only bad part was that we had to be in separate detention rooms. How stupid is that?! She said it was because they're afraid we might do something to break out. Pssh, bitch we'd do something to get out, even if we were alone! Whatever. I thought as I made my way to the detention room. I wasn't very surprised when I saw Castiel sitting there at the back of the room. He grinned at me, and I smiled back. I made my way over to him, but the teacher saw, and told me to sit at the front. He apparently had strict orders to keep us away from each other. Whatever. That's what texting is for.

I sat down at the farthest seat away from the teacher, in the front row. I suddenly got a text from none other than Castiel. Good thing my phone was on vibrate.

(Castiel, Luna.)

Hey, Wolfie. What're you in for? I rolled my eyes at the nickname, and texted back.

That hoe, Amber saw me skipping school in the middle of 1st period. I guess she caught Serena, too, cuz she's in detention too. Just in a different room.

Really? She saw me too, but kept her mouth shut.

That's not very surprising. I mean, she DOES have a huge crush on you…wait, then how'd you get in detention, if she didn't rat you out? I heard him chuckle from the back of the room, due to my wolf instinctive ears.

Yea, I know she does. And, frankly, it's getting extremely annoying. And, to answer your question, I already had it, cuz that uptight dork; Nathaniel caught me and Lys skipping school.

Damn. Did Lys get detention, too?

No, just got off with a warning…that lucky dog. I quietly laughed at his text.

Haha. Yea, I know, right?

We went on talking like that for the rest of the detention. When we left detention, I met up with Serena. I said goodbye to Cas, and we walked to my car.

Nothing really exciting happened today. When we got home, we did our own thing. It just felt a bit weird without my aunt there with us. Serena turned in early, which I thought was weird. I mean, it was Friday. She was normally the one to pull an all-nighter. Guess that's not the case for tonight.

[Serena's POV] (Yea, I probably won't be doing this often.)

I couldn't take it anymore. So, when Luna and I got home, I headed straight for the stairs. I needed to get out of here. I needed to find my Pack, the people I care about. If I told Luna what I was doing, she would never let me go, let alone go by myself. So, I packed some of my stuff in secret, and hid the bag under my bed. I grabbed a pen, and paper. I know I should probably wait to do anything rash, but I can't! I know something that she doesn't. And I planned to explain everything to her when I come back. I can't just drop the bomb on her all at once. Especially not when her aunt had just left. Truth is, guys, Lu's aunt and I had already been planning it before I left the packs. Her parents are in this too. But, frankly…I don't want to leave. I can't. Her aunt just left and I don't want to have her lose someone else important to her instantly afterwards.

I ran a hand through my hair, and sighed. I sat on my bed, thinking about it. Maybe I'll just wait a few more days…can I do that? I don't know if Dorothy can really hold on for much longer. She said she needs me to be there as soon as I can be. But…I'm not so sure I'm ready to leave just yet…

[Luna's POV]

The next morning, I did what I normally do, and walked downstairs, only to find no Serena. I got curious, but really thought nothing of it. I waited for about 15 minutes for Serena. She came down looking like she had just witnessed murder and was still reeling from the aftermath.

"Jeez…what the hell happened to you?" I asked her.

"Shut up…" She mumbled back.

"Well, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." I said, trying to lighten the mood.

She just stayed quiet that time. I watched her quizzically as she walked into the kitchen and got out some milk and cereal. I furrowed by eyebrows at her quietness.

"Um, Rena, is there something bothering you?"

"No. What makes you say that?" She said quietly.

"Well, you just seem really quiet. And that's not exactly…well, you."

"I'm fine, okay?"

"But-"I started, but she cut me off.

"I SAID I'M FINE!" She shouted. I jumped back in surprise at her tone of voice. She's never usually this tense. I just started at her, wide-eyed, mouth slightly open. She noticed the look on my face, and then sighed.

[Serena's POV]

"I-I'm sorry." I said to her. I didn't know why I was letting my nerves get to me. Yes you do. A little voice sounded in the back of my head.

"It's okay. You're probably just stressed from school," She started. "Or from Amber." She finished, with a grin on her face. I forced myself to give a little half smile back.

I sighed. "Maybe." C'mon. That's a lie, and you know it.

I bit my lip, before saying; "I'm fine. Really." I smiled. More lies. The little voice inside my head just wouldn't stop. Is it my…conscience talking to me?

She inhaled and exhaled deeply through her nose. "I just worry about you." And that's all she said before walking out the door with her stuff, getting in her car, ready to go to school.

~~~~~~~~~SKIPPING TO LUNCH, STILL SERENA'S POV~~~~~~~~~~

My mind was restless. I couldn't think. I couldn't even eat. I just sat there against my locker, my knees drawn up, and arms resting on them. I lied to Luna, saying that I wasn't hungry, and I was going to study hall. Which wasn't a total lie…I mean; I'm really not that hungry. My mind was still reeling, thinking about whether I should go or not.

I was staring straight ahead, but I thought I could see a pair of legs standing in front of me. I was staring so intensely, that my vision was starting to blur. It was only until after then, that I heard the voice calling for me, snapping me out of my dazed thoughts. I looked up and saw Lysander staring down at me, a concerned gaze gracing his handsome features. He sat down next to me, going into the same position that I was in. I looked over at him, expectantly.

"You okay?" He asked. Seriously? I'm sitting here, with a stare that could see right through your soul, and that's all you say? I thought. Whatever. I let out a deep sigh.

"No." I answered, truthfully. His gaze became even more confused, as he turned to face me fully.

"Why? What's wrong?" I let out another sigh, as I faced him fully, as well.

"It's kind of hard to explain. Luna's aunt left, because she had to go back to the packs on business."

"Why'd she have to leave?"

"We don't know…well, she doesn't, at least."

"And, you do?" He never really was a man of many words. I inwardly chuckled.

I nodded slightly. "Yeah. I do."

"Care to explain more?" He asked. I just sighed.

I hesitated, before saying; "The only reason that she left was because she was trying to free both of the packs. She went back to Denver, Colorado, where they are being held captive. Our Master, Edmund had gotten a scientist to experiment on Luna, because they felt like she had more power flowing through her veins, then the rest of us. I have no idea where they got that idea from. The Sorcerers had created us themselves, as equals, so I don't understand what would persuade them to give her more strength then the rest of us."

I paused for a moment, wondering if I should continue. I knew I could trust Lysander. So why am I hesitating to tell him all of this? He obviously saw me struggling with myself, because he placed his right hand on my left shoulder, comfortingly. I nodded slightly, as I continued to spill all of my secrets.

"So, anyway, Luna's aunt and I had already been planning this from the start, even before since I ran away to come here. Mine and Lu's parents on in on this too. The only people who don't know are the rest of our pack mates, including Luna's older brother, Axel, and herself. So, anyway, the plan was for me to sneak out of our house after Luna was sleeping, and get to Denver as soon as I could."

"Why would you leave Luna, if you know that she needs you?" He asked me. How did he know I was thinking that?

"Well…the truth is, I'm not doing this just to help Dorothy. I'm doing it for myself."

"What do you mean?" He asked, tilting his head to one side. To be completely honest, it was kind of cute. No! Bad Serena! Now is not the time! I inwardly scolded myself.

I let out another sigh.

I spoke with pain very evident in my voice. "Edmund took my mother away from me. He killed her. To this day, I still don't know why. My father refused to tell me. Every time I brought it up, he would always change the subject." I was on the verge of tears. I let out a shaky breath, and continued.

"I was seven years old."

*FLASHBACK*

I stood at the foot of the altar, clenching my father's hand in my own. Master Edmund had called both packs out into the main area of the dungeon, where the altar was. Mistress Lorelei stood beside him, a sinister grin plastered on her face. I was horrified at the sight. There stood my mother, in chains, a knowing look on her face, as if she expected this to happen. I looked up at my father, who held a pained expression on his face.

I watched as Master Edmund addressed his 'loyal' Guardians.

"Hello, my Guardians. I have called you all here for a very important event." He gestured to my chained mother sitting behind him. "This woman, here, has been branded a traitor. She has betrayed us all! And she shall pay the price." He started to draw a pattern in the air, as a dark, shadowy figure appeared before us. We all gasped when we realized what it was. A wraith.

"Omigosh, is that a wraith?!" I heard a voice come from the crowd. I identified it as Luna and Axel's mother, Claire.

"What are you doing to Carolyn?!"

"What is going on?!"

"What is the meaning of this?!"

More horrified cries from the crowd sounded as they watched the wraith engulf my mother in flames.

The wraith released a blood curdling scream as it tore my mother into bits and pieces. I just watched in horror. I wasn't screaming. I couldn't. I just stood there, in shock. What had my mother done to deserve this? Nobody knew why. And nobody had the guts to ask. When the wraith had finished its job, it was summoned back where it came from. Only then was when I started screaming like Bloody Mary. Wailing, and crying. Anger, hurt, sadness, and confusion. That was what I was feeling as I looked at the remains of my mother.

People had to drag me out of there. I didn't even try to stop them, either. I was too busy grieving over my dead mother. Only one thought ran through my mind as I was dragged out of the dungeon.

My mother was dead.

*End of flashback*

I could tell he was at a loss for words. He sat there, staring at me, a shocked look on his face. I just nodded. I thought for a moment. My blood boiled with anger, as I stood up, punching my locker, not caring, as it made an all-too-clear dent. I breathed heavily, ignoring the comforting hand that Lysander put on my shoulder. I shrugged it off, and looked at him straight in the eyes.

"You know what? I don't give a fuck anymore. I'm going back to Denver, and I am going to avenge my mother's death. She never deserved to die. But you know who does? Edmund." I said in a dangerously low voice. I said nothing else, and I dashed out of the corridor, bursting through the front doors, ignoring the stares I got from people in the halls.

I can't hold myself back anymore. I shifted forms and dashed through the streets. I'm leaving, and I'm leaving now.

Luna would be fine…right?

Well, there you have it. You got a little bit of Lysander, and you found out a bit about Serena's past. I'm so sorry it took this long to update, but, like I said, I've been having a bad case of writer's block. I really hope it passes soon. Anyway, R&R, please! Byeeeee!