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Chapter 34 - Andrew

Tuesday, right before lunch, Molly approached Serena nervously. "I was hoping that Rui could eat with us all. I wanted to check with you first though, that it would be okay. She would be the only one that doesn't know the secret. It would mean watching what we say."

Serena beamed at Molly and hugged her. "Already taken care of!" She took both of Molly's hands and smiled, "Andrew has already gone around to everyone and let them know. It isn't like we should be talking about that at school anyway."

Molly looked shocked, "Andrew did that?"

"Yup! He said that we shouldn't leave people out just because they don't know the secret. He knew it would hurt you to not invite her to sit with us." Serena said. "She isn't possessed today, so I am sure we will all enjoy hanging out with her." She winked at Molly.

Molly laughed, and they walked over to their group for lunch to discover that Rui was already there.

Rui smiled up at Molly and said, "Your boyfriend told me where you all sit. Thank you for including me."

Molly sat besides her friend, and when Andrew walked up a couple of minutes later, he sat between Molly and Darien.

Darien leaned over and said, "Well done."

Andrew chuckled and shrugged, "You and Sammy were right. And, by the way, it's a strange world when you are giving me dating advice."

Darien replied, "To you and me both."

Molly noticed that Rui looked nervous. Rui replied that she had traveled so much for tennis that she hadn't had a chance to make many friends. Molly just smiled and said, "Serena, did you know Rui traveled to England?"

Serena grew wide eyed and, "That is so cool! I want to hear all about it. What was your favorite place that you visited? Did you see the Eye? I want to ride that."

Rui answered her back and they all quickly got into a conversation about England and what they would do there.

Mina said, "My parents wanted me to move there when I was younger."

"What kept you here?" Rui asked.

Mina smiled at Serena and said, "You don't find a friend like her and move away. I stayed with some family friends for a bit until I could get my own place. Serena lives with me now too."

Molly wasn't surprised that Serena made sure that Rui was included in all of the conversations. She also filled her in when she didn't know the back stories.

Before lunch ended, Molly asked Rui to join her at the Arcade after school. Rui quickly agreed, and they all headed off to class.

Darien smiled at Serena and said: I am glad that Molly will have someone to hang out with while Andrew works. I was wondering if it would be good to invite her along to our training today.

You are so sweet to think of her, Serena replied. You are right though. Remind Andrew to pick up the bill for them both today. It will make Molly feel really special.

I will. I love you, Buns. He winked at her.

She replied: Love you, Stud Muffin. She chucked when she didn't hear a veto.

Serena sat with Mina and Raye in her next class. Before the bell rang, Michelle came up to Mina and asked, "Everyone is saying you're like a psychic with couples. I need to know if I should stay with Dan."

Mina sighed, she hated giving bad news. "He is very physically attracted to you. That's as deep as his feelings go. You need to decide what that means to you."

Michelle was visibly upset, "He wants me to… you know. I just..He said he loved me."

"I don't believe he does. You can decide if you even want to listen to me." Mina said.

"No, I asked you for a reason. Deep down I'm not surprised. Really, I am just hurt." Michelle replied.

MIna advised, "Think of it this way. At least you know, and you can make your decision based on the truth. Sex won't make him fall in love with you."

Class started, and Serena grabbed Mina's hand as a show of support. She knew she hated telling bad news to people.

At the end of the school day, Serena was walking with Mina when Michelle came running up to her and hugged her. She was visibly upset.

"Thank you for your help before!" she said, wiping a tear away. "I broke up with him, and he didn't even care. Then I found out he had a girlfriend at another school too."

Mina returned the hug, "I am so sorry he abused your trust like that. When you are ready to date again, you should date Steve. He has had a huge crush on you, and he's hot."

Michelle stepped back and said, "He does?" Mina nodded. "Oh my gosh! Thank you. Bye!" She then ran off.

Kunzite stood in front of them now with his arms crossed, "Steve's hot? What the hell?"

Mina rolled her eyes, walked up to him and whispered in his ear, "You are incredibly sexy. That beats hot any day."

"And, don't you forget it." he stated, mildly appeased.

"You know how much I like that body of yours." she replied. "If you forgot, I can show you later."

That got him to smile and let it go.

Darien showed up and took Serena's bag from her shoulder to put it on his. "Are you ready to head to training?"

"Yup, I am. It won't be as fun as when we train together, but I'll survive." she smirked at him.

He sighed, "You surviving is the point after all."

She placed her hand on his cheek and said, "I will be okay. I have all of you there for me."

"I know. I also know you died the first time." he said.

She nodded, "We ALL aren't going to be doing a repeat of back then. I am stronger now too."

"I know you are. Trust me. I remember what you were like back then. You are a lot stronger. Your strength doesn't change my desire to keep you safe." he said.

"I love you too." she beamed at him.

Molly and Rui sat in a booth at the Arcade. Andrew walked over and handed Molly a milkshake and asked Rui what she wanted. She replied that she wanted a strawberry milkshake.

When he left, Rui said, "That is just too sweet! He already knows what you like!"

Molly laughed, "Actually, we have all been coming here for years. He knew what I liked long before we started dating."

"How neat! It would be nice to date someone who knew me that well." Rui said.

Molly agreed, "It is nice. He has been friends with Serena since they were four. A boy stole her toy at the park, Andrew shoved him down and took it back. He's been like a brother to her ever since then. Because of that, I have gotten to know him over the years."

Molly had a great time talking to Rui. When they went to pay so they could head home and work on their homework, Andrew just smiled at them. He said, "It's on the house." Molly blushed and kissed his cheek. She told him she would call him later that night.

Later that night, when Molly called Andrew, she admitted to him her worries. She knew she was part of the group, but she didn't know where she fit in. She didn't have any fighting skills or special abilities.

Andrew said, "Tell me about it. I have five friends that transform into superheroes. It doesn't leave me feeling very manly." He sighed. "Truth is though, that you are the most normal thing Serena has in her life. You know the whole secret, and you have a different perspective. I think you will be a huge help to her. Maybe not physically, but definitely emotionally."

Molly paused and thought about that. "You have a really good point. I didn't even think about how weird this all is for her. I will definitely ask her how she is feeling about all of the changes and about Beryl."

Andrew smiled and said, "You have always been there for her. I think you need to have some girl time for just the two of you. Queen Serenity obviously thought you were important to her if she had you reincarnated too."

"How did you get so smart?" she teased.

Secretly, he was overjoyed at her statement. "I am a whole three months older than you. It must be an age thing."

That night, when she hung up the phone, she was glad that she had Andrew to talk to about everything. She felt so much better. She decided to give Serena a call and check on her.

Serena answered her phone after the second ring. She said, "Oh, they claim they are trying to help me, but I think I almost died!"

Molly was instantly concerned, "What in the world happened?"

Serena sighed and said, "They made me do push ups! I hate those. If I am lucky, my arms will fall off. They hurt!"

Molly chuckled, "You know Darien is going to make this really hard on you. Deep down he wants you to give up and not fight." Molly pointed out. It made her a little sad that Serena was fighting so hard to not be like Molly, on the sidelines.

"I would be fine with giving up. The problem is that I have power. How would I ever live with myself if one of them got hurt, and I wasn't at least trying?" Serena asked.

"Wait, you feel obligated to fight?" Molly said.

Serena said, "Kind of. I know deep down you want to fight too. Why?"

Molly nodded, even though she knew Serena couldn't see it. "I feel left out. Don't get me wrong, you never made me feel like that. I have realized that I will be left behind when you all go off to save the day."

"Is that even true?" Serena asked her. "You can't fight, but who says you won't be there sometimes? You were at the last battle. You were the one who helped me find Rui."

"But, I couldn't do anything." Molly countered.

Serena huffed, "That's not true. You have no idea how glad I was that you were there. You would have called for help if Darien didn't show up. Tell me I'm wrong."

"You aren't. I was thinking about it right as he arrived." she said.

She could hear the smile over the phone. She said, "See? I know I can always count on you. I would also point out that you are the only one I am not mad at right now. You didn't stand by while Darien made me do all of those push ups."

Molly laughed at that. "I am glad that you aren't mad at me." She paused and her gaze drifted to the invitation her mother had put on her desk. "Serena, I think I may actually be of help right now. You know how my mom gets invited to things because she runs that jewelry shop?"

"Yes."

"Well, we are invited to a Ball on Friday. Princess D from the Kingdom of D is the honored guest. She will be showing off her legendary secret treasure. They are the top producer of precious stones. We know you have the Legendary Silver Crystal, but Beryl doesn't. Doesn't that seem like somewhere she would send Bazzite to strike next?" Molly pointed out.

"Oh. My. Gosh! You are right! That does sound like the next place she will attack. We will have to have a team meeting. I definitely want to get into that party. Maybe someone will have an idea. Looks like you are going to be at another battle." Serena paused and said, "We are going to have to figure out how to disguise you enough so that Bazzite doesn't recognize you. Oh! We all get to go shopping together! Yea."

When Molly hung up the phone that night, she realized that Andrew was right. Serena did really need her.