H.A.W.C.
Serenity of the Moon/Serena of the Moon

Chapter Six

Rated: R

English names

Alternate reality

Sorry it took so long everyone! But I think you'll forgive me after reading this chapter. I think it's a little longer then the usual. I think. Anyways on the last chapter Serena has another dream and Mina hears her so they get into a discussion about her dream. In the end Serena says she's not going to worry about it and Mina goes out for some fun. Now, we all know she's going to get into some trouble. So read and find out what she did! LOL, I love some of these parts!


"I said leave me alone!"

"Mina!"

SLAM!

"Mina! Open the door!"

"No!"

I opened my eyes and sat up. What the hell is going on?

"Mina! We have to talk about it!"

"Shut up! Go away!"

I pulled the covers away and got up. I followed the noise into my living room.

"I don't want to talk about it! Just go away!" I found everyone awake and staring at Mina who was yelling…well at the door.

"Mina, I know you don't want me to wake up anybody in there!" Then I recognized Mal's voice.

"Too late!" Raye yelled as she stood up.

"What's going on?" Amy asked as she turned on the lights.

"Nothing," Mina managed to say without yelling.

"Tell them, Mina! Tell them what you did!" Amy looked at Mina with a questioning look and Mina looked back at her with a pleading look. Amy understood it as a get-rid-of-him look. Amy walked over to the door and we listened to her talk calmly to Mal. After a few minutes she closed the door and turned to us.

"He said that he'll talk to you later," Amy said to Mina.

Mina let out a un-lady like snort and said, "Fat chance."

"What was that all about?" Lita asked from her seat on the couch. Mina let out a sigh and sunk into the couch closest to her.

"Mina…is that a scratch?" Amy asked. I looked closely at Mina and sure enough there was a scratch across her cheek. It looked like it would start bleeding any second.

Mina chuckled and said, "I guess the bitch did get one on me. Must have been her ring." She put a hand over the scratch and when she removed it the scratch was gone.

"Mina, have you been fighting?" Amy asked with wide eyes. But I knew better.

"Beryl?" I asked.

"Beryl," she confirmed.

"What was she up to? And what does Mal have to do with it?" I asked.

"Everything! The bastard had the nerve to…to…urgh!" Uh-oh! This is bad! It has to be something bad for her to be like this. She usually takes things as jokes.

"Just calm yourself and tell us what happened," Amy said as she sat besides her.

Mina let out a long sigh. "All right. I was downtown just walking around, looking for something to do. I was passing by the new place, um some Italian place, and then I looked in the window and saw Beryl and some guy," she explained.

"Mal?" Lita asked.

"No, it was some blond guy with a pony tail. So, I thought it would be fun to mess with him cause I doubt he knows about Beryl's other…customers." I noticed her voice started to break and shake a little. "And so I walked in there, asked her how her other men were, which started an argument. Before you know it, I had thrown her across the room. So we started fighting and everyone was in a panic. Somehow her boyfriend managed to get me off of her and when I looked up I saw Beryl was being held back my Mal." I'm sure everyone heard her voice crack that time.

"What was he doing there?"

Mina ignored the question and continued. "So, I asked him what he was doing there, especially at that time." I could see her tears threatening to fall. Mina what happened? "Beryl answered for him. 'Oh! You know my Maly? He's my date.'" and then Mina let her tears fall. We were all at her side within seconds.

"Oh, honey! She could have easily been lying."

"But Mal didn't deny it!" she sobbed. "He didn't do anything to object to it! He just looked at me and I died right there and then. I ripped away from Beryl's boyfriend and just ran out. It was a block before I realized he was following me."

"Why didn't you fly or use your speed?" Raye asked.

"I don't know. I wasn't thinking. I ran up the stairs and barely had enough time to slam the door in his face."

"But why was he chasing you? It sounds like he wanted to talk to you," Amy said.

"I don't know and I don't care! He knew about Beryl but he's still going to go on a date with her!" I had to agree with Mina on that one. He knew very well about Beryl.

We all stayed quiet, listening to Mina's crying for a while before Raye said,
"The bastard."

When Mina's cries became silent tears, Lita got up and said, "I'll get breakfast ready." Mina just nodded her head, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she let out her breath and opened her eyes she wiped the trail of her tears. It was like she wasn't' crying minutes before.

"I think I'll go home and change," she stood up and we followed.

"Yes, I think I will too," Amy said as she put on her shoes.

"Yeah, maybe a quick shower too," Raye said.

"Hey, will one of you pick up some clothes from my place?" Lita asked from the kitchen.

"Sure," Raye answered as she opened the door for Mina and Amy.

When they shut the door I asked Lita, "Do you think she'll be ok?"

"…I think it'll be a while. Mal hurt her pretty bad. She'll act strong for our sake but I think it'll be a while before she's over Mal. She had a thing for him since he first arrived. She once even called him her soul mate." My insides burned for anger for Mal. How was it possible for someone like him, who seemed so nice and sweet, do something so horrible to someone who just loved him and wanted him to love her back? What kind of human being is that? Is it possible for someone to hurt someone else without a care?

I thought about this through my not so short shower and I came to a conclusion.

Men just suck like that.

When I finally hoped out of the shower, I found everyone already there and eating. It was a pretty quiet breakfast. We would try to start light conversation but it ended with silence. Eventually we gave up and just ate. When we were finished we still had a fair amount of time so Lita took a quick shower. It turned out they brought her everything she needed for that morning, including her tooth brush.

"Ok! You guys are killing me here!" Mina yelled into the quiet living room. "Don't look so down and depressed. I'm ok guys, really!" She actually sounded pretty convincing. After all she wanted to be an actress before H.A.W.C. was created but I knew better.

"Mina, it's just that we're pissed at Mal," Lita said.

"Well don't. If being pissed means having you guys go all quiet on me I'd wish I hadn't told you anything." Then she looked at me and I knew I was in trouble. "Sere, why don't you tell them about your dream?"

My eyes widened and I tried not to yell. "Mina!" I could feel myself flush all over. "Do you remember what you said last night?" I said, hinting the promise she made me.

"I said I wouldn't tell and I'm not. You are!"

"Tell what?" Lit asked as she walked into the room.

"Nothing," I answered quickly. "We should probably head out. You know how Luna gets when we're late."

"We'll be early if we leave right now," Amy said, looking at me oddly.

"So?" I said with a shrug. I found my phone and keys and put them in my pocket "Come on, let's go." The looked at each other for a while before shrugging and getting up. I led them out and closed the door behind myself.


"What's going on?" Raye asked when we arrived. Everyone was moving around looking busier then usual.

"It's about time!" We turned to see Jed walking toward us.

"What's going on Jed? Why is everyone moving around so much?" Amy asked.

"You didn't hear? I was sure they called all of you. Well," he stopped for a second and looked around. "I think it's better if Luna tells you." Then he turned around and walked towards the elevator. We shared a confused look and then followed. When we reached our meeting room, we saw the doors wide open. Luna was talking on the phone and all of the lines were flashing for attention. Artemis and Mal were surrounded by the press and it looked like they were having a hard time trying to get rid of them.

When one of the reporters saw us and called our names all of them ran to us. "Miss Anderson, what's your opinion on all of this?"

"How safe do you think everyone at home is?"

"What do you plan to do about this situation?"

"Is there a chance a war might start? If so how long will it last?" Think of what? Safe at home? What situation? War? There was a lot of yelling, pushing, and shoving. A few swear words were heard and then I realized security was trying to get them out. What took them so long? After a few seconds of shoving the doors were closed behind the security guards. I looked over at the girls to see if they were ok. I saw Amy turn solid again and Lita was massaging her fist. Raye and Mina looked ok. Security was able to surround us fast enough that we weren't hurt. Much. Someone had stepped on my foot and I'm sure I'd be limping for a while.

"Are you girls all right?" Mal asked.

When no one answered I said, "Ow."

"What's going on?" Mina asked.

Luna let out a sigh and said, "Word got out."

"How?" Amy asked as she took a sit. We followed her example and sat down.

"We're not sure. This morning we got a note signed Granger. It said, 'You can't stop us. We will rise and make this world ours as soon as the time comes. Prepare yourselves.' An hour after we got the note, reporters just started flying in."

We were quiet for a moment before Lita asked, "Where is Nate and Darien?"

"Right here." We turned to the doorway and saw them walk in.

"All set?" Luna asked.

"All set," Nate answered. "They're expecting us anywhere."

"Where are we going?" Lita asked. The doors were closed again and Nate and Darien took their seats.

"Around the world. We need to speak with the world leaders. We would have arranged a meeting but they're needed in their own countries. We will leave tomorrow and it will last about two weeks. After one meeting is over we will leave immediately for our next one. We will be staying at some of Nate's hotels." Luna stood up and did something I never thought she would. She grabbed the phone by the cord and just pulled it out. The ringing immediately stopped and we just looked at her. "Mal, I want you to schedule a press conference for eleven o' clock."

"Yes, ma'am."

"All right, I advise you all to get an early lunch. Go home after the conference, pack two weeks of clothes, and wait for a ride to come pick you up. That includes you, Mal." I saw Mina stiffen from the corner of my eye. Luna let out a sigh and left through the left door, across the room that led to her office. We got up and made our way through the right door on the other side that led to our own private offices. We all entered the closest one which happens to be Jed's.

All us girls sat on Jed's long couch and the guys stayed standing up, some leaning against the walls. We all stayed quiet, each lost in our own thoughts. I don't know if I'm the only one but this has bugged me since Luna said it. 'We will take over this world.' Now, I'm not one to ponder things for long but that just caught my attention. What do they mean by 'this world'? Was that just a type? Did they hand write or type? Luna didn't let us see it. If it was written did Luna get an expert on tracing it?

"Hey, Sere." I looked over at Mina. When she saw she had my attention, she said, "Don't you have a lunch date?"

"Um, yeah."

"I guess you'll have to cancel." Oh shit! Alan! Ugh, I'm such an idiot! I totally forgot!

"Aw, fuck," I mumbled. I heard a chuckle and I glared up at Darien.

"You better call and cancel, Ceri. You don't want to lead him on." 'Especially since you're already mine,' he added privately with his thoughts. Bull shit.
'Is it your time of the month again? You've been having a snippier mouth then usual'
Why do guys always ask if it's the time of month every time a woman is mad? No, it's not my time of the month and I am most definitely not yours.

"You know, you guys need to tell us when you're having your own conversations. You totally ignore us and it's kind of rude," Jed said. I rolled my eyes and got up.

"Don't worry, Mina. I'll let him know somehow." I slowly made my way to the door. What? My foot still hurts.

"Um, Serena? Are you ok?" Raye asked.

"Ow," I answered.

"Oh my god, Serena! You shouldn't be walking!" In seconds I was practically dragged back to the couch. All the girls had gotten up to make room for me to lie down.

"Guys! I'm ok, really. Someone just stepped on my foot when we were attacked." I tried to stand, only to be pushed back.

"Attacked?" Darien asked. Something sparkled in his eyes. He was wearing a frown and I noticed his hands were balled into fists.

"Reporters," Mal explained. Darien, noticeably, relaxed a bit.

"Let me see," Amy said getting everyone out of the way. She headed for my feet and I pulled away. I didn't want everyone just looking at my feet.

"I'm fine. You can't do anything about a stepped foot anyway."

"I just want to see. I know a bit of first aid."

"I'm fine. I'll just stay off my foot for the rest of the day." But Amy wasn't having any of that. She tried again and I pulled my feet to the ground, standing up.

Amy let out a sigh and said, "Raye can you hold her a sec?"

"What? Now wait a-" I let out a yelp as I was knocked off my feet. Literally.
"Raye! Let go of me!" I yelled struggling.

"Raye, I don't think Amy was serious when she said that," I heard Nate say . Something is seriously wrong with her! She had pushed me onto the couch but I had managed to roll off to the floor.

"Guys! That's enough!" I heard Lita yell. What's wrong with this picture? Raye practically had me pinned on the floor. I've fought with vampires with way more strength and yet here she is pinning me down. I rolled over so I was on top of her.

"Is this about the thing Raye said at the club?" Jed asked. Can't they see Raye is serious? This isn't wrestling! It's real! I managed to hold her wrists and pin them up above her head.

"Raye! What the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled I saw something flash in her eyes before I was knocked off of her. I was knocked back on my back and I looked up at Amy. "Amy?" She didn't answer. Instead she put her hands around my neck and squeezed. I struggled to breath and I heard yelling. I saw Raye over my head with something in her hand ready so hit me. I closed my eyes, waiting for the blow but it never came. I heard a thump and I opened my eyes in time to see a flash in Amy's eyes and then someone squeeze her shoulder. Her eyes immediately closed and she fell on me.

I was breathing fast now. I needed air and Amy's unconscious body wasn't helping. I was relived when somebody pulled her off of me. I looked over to where Raye had been before and saw she was in Jed's arms. Right at her feet was a pocket knife. "Ceri, are you all right?" I sat up, still breathing hard and let Darien help me up.

"What do you think?" I asked massaging my neck. He pulled me into his arms and I was still breathing hard so I didn't bother with him.

"You sure have a grip, Sere." I looked over at Jed and he showed me Raye's wrists. Anyone could clearly see where I had a hold of her. My breathing man aged to slow enough for me to talk normal and I pushed Darien away.

"What the hell happened?" I asked.

"Hypnotized," Mina and Darien answered at the same time.

"I thought our kind, people who have control over a creature, couldn't get hypnotized."

"It takes a powerful vamp to do it," Mina explained.

"When did that happen?" I asked out loud. They had been with me since I came home last night. How could anyone have done that without me noticing? What if they got everyone else in this room?

"Maybe it happened this morning when they went home to change. And don't worry. They, whoever they are, didn't get me or Lita. Vamps can't get other vamps. Well, unless it's the Master or his son but nobody has heard anything from them in centuries." The Master was the pointy tip of the vampire pyramid. Then there was his son, who not a lot of people know about. After them are the vampires that the Master had personally bitten and so on. I think Mina said she was a third generation. As in she got bitten by somebody who was bitten by the Master.

"Thank god I stayed at your place, Sere," Lita said. I just nodded. If it had been Lita strangling me, I don't know if I would still be standing here.

"Maybe it was Beryl," Mina said, stretching our "Beryl". Mal didn't react. Jed just stayed leaning against the wall. Was he standing there all the time I was almost killed?

"Beryl?" Darien asked.

"You know her?" I asked. I knew it! The bastard is one of her toys! The little ass whole!

"Maybe," he answered with a chuckle. I let out a huff and crossed my arms.

"I doubt it," I said, turning back to Mina. "You said she had to be powerful right? She wasn't very powerful when you kicked her ass last night." What? I couldn't help myself. Mina looked like her pride needed some…well pride. She was obviously trying to piss Mal off…Ok! If Darien WAS, I mean is, one of her toys I wanted to piss him off too.

"Oh great. First Serena and now Mina. What's with you guys?" Nate asked.

Lita patted his arm like a little kid and said, "I'll tell you later sweetie."

"How do I know you guys haven't been hypnotized?" I asked, getting back to business.

"Don't be paranoid Sere. Why would they want us?" Nate asked.

"Better question: why would they want to kill me? I'm not stupid. You noticed I was the only one attacked?" He stayed quiet then.

"Mina, is there any way to tell?"

"Well, we could always… the easiest and fastest way is for us to see their blood."

"Their blood?" I asked.

"Yeah. Whenever somebody is hypnotized their blood turns black during the time." I just shrugged and leaned down to pick up Raye's pocket knife. We spend the next tem minutes looking at blood. We had a hard time with Nate. It turned out a werewolf's skin is hard to cut. We even did Amy and Raye. When we finally finished everyone was red. In the end everyone had a small scar on their arms except Mina, Darien, and myself.

"Finished," I said with a sigh.

"Blood lust?" Huh? I turned to where Mina was looking at Darien with concern. I saw him, with a hand on his forehead, nod. I heard Nate and Jed chuckle from behind me.

"Give me a break. I haven't fed in a while." At the word "fed" flashes of my dreams came to me. "I'll be back in a few. I'm going to go get a quick drink." The doors opened and shut behind him.

"What are we going to do about them?" Jed asked referring to Amy and Raye, who were now laying in his couch that turned out to be a fold out bed.

"They just need to sleep. Sleeping through lunch should do it," Mal answered. "I need to make those press calls and tell Luna what happened." He walked out of the room and shut the door behind.

"Uh, why don't I make something for us? I'll go down to the kitchen and be back in a few," Lita suggested. Good. I don't think I trust anyone else with my food. We nodded our heads and she left.

"I think I need to lay down," I said with a sigh.

"I'll go with you," Mina said. We left the room and walked down to my office.
As soon as I opened the door I headed for my own couch and laid down.

"What's blood lust?" I asked without thinking.

"It's when a vamp hasn't fed in a long time. They go crazy for blood and attack the nearest source of it. Of course some vamps, like Darien and me, can control it. Most of the time anyway. We also get all horny too. Our hormones get out of control."

"Oh," was all I said. Maybe my dreams were just in the middle of his blood lust. We stayed quiet for a while. "How do you get rid of it?"

"When they finally feed, of course. But after the blood lust, it's a few minute s before your hormones get in control again." I closed my eyes and just relaxed. After almost getting killed, I felt really tired. I opened my eyes a few minutes later and found Mina in my chair with her feet on my desk. It looked like she was sleeping.

"Guys! Lunch's ready!" Mina's eyes opened and she put her feet down. I forced myself to stand. As much as I love food, I'd rather sleep for a while. On the other hand we've got lots of boring meetings to go to and I'm going to need the energy.

"Let's go," I said lazily. A delicious lunch with my friends and then a press conference…yippee…


squeal this is one of my favorite chapters! Ooooh, but I also like the next chapter where Darien- eep. Can't tell you guys or I'll ruin it. I already have two pages of notebook paper writer for the next chapter. Please make me happy and review!

-Serenity/Serena