Hey! So sorry for the long delay! I'm still not happy with this chapter, but I need it if I'm to move onto the good stuff. Thanks a gazillion times to everyone who reviewed – I would have quit were it not for your support (and the threats – threats are good, I'm amazingly lazy). I still don't own Sailor Moon, yadda yadda. Enjoy!

" See what happens, Michiru, when I don't see my cousin regularly? She picks up all kinds of nasty habits, like kissing men. Not that I have anything against heterosexuals, but do they have to flaunt it in my face?" Haruka said loudly, and teasingly. Serena couldn't hear due to the pounding of her heart in her ears. Kissing Darien was so much better then she had imagined it would be, and she had imagined quite a bit. Haruka coughed loudly when she was only a few feet away from the couple, hoping that would gain their attention.

Darien started to feel Serena pull away, and all he could think was that it was too soon. He wanted to hold her forever and kiss her for longer. She felt absolutely perfect in his arms, and he knew instinctively, that from that point on whenever she was not in his arms, it would feel like something was missing. Her lips broke free, and he mumbled an incoherent 'no', before grasping her to him even tighter.

" Are you sure that's Serena? It's so hard to tell with her face all covered up like that", Michiru said softly, laughing at the amorous couple. Serena succeeded in pushing Darien away, finally sensing that they had an audience, and then gave a little cry of embarrassment when she saw Haruka and Michiru standing not far away and applauding gently. Serena's face went bright red and she scrambled out of Darien's embrace and jumped off the stage.

" Oh my God! What are you doing here Harry?" Serena said, a little bit confused but happy nonetheless. " And Michiru, it's so good to see you! Still hanging around with this bum?" Serena teased, pointing at Haruka.

" Yeah, she's annoying, but she grows on you. Plus, it's nice not having to pay for a chauffeur when we go travelling", Michiru said with a wink.

" We've been following your exploits in the paper, and since we had nowhere to be in the next little while, we thought we'd surprise you. Apparently, we succeeded", Haruka said dryly. She gave Darien the once over and grinned. Darien nervously ran a hand through his hair, and tried to regain his composure.

" Oh, right. We we're… well, you probably know what we we're doing. But it wasn't a big deal, hardly worth mentioning", Serena babbled, still rather embarrassed at having been caught. She wasn't sure exactly where that kiss had left them, and she wanted to talk to Darien before rumours started flying around that they were together. Unfortunately, she didn't see Darien's face grow cold when she had said that the kiss 'wasn't a big deal'. Well, maybe it hadn't meant anything to her, but it certainly had to him. Maybe he had been so overwhelmed by finally having his heart's desire that he had read more into the kiss than Serena had intended. Serena continued speaking, " And I don't think you've all met. Darien this is Michiru Kaioh, Harry's better-half, and Michiru this is Darien, our other guitarist."

" Nice to meet you. Serena's been playing your music so often during our road-trip that I feel it only fair to thank you for playing so well", Darien said smoothly, shaking Michiru's hand. " Nice to see you again, Haruka. I'll leave you three ladies to catch-up, shall I?" Darien strode out of the room without waiting for a reply. Serena watched him go with troubled eyes. Why had he suddenly sounded so cold? Had the kiss been bad? She knew she wasn't very experienced…

" Sorry, did we come at a bad time?" Haruka asked, observing Serena's apprehension. " Do you want us to apologize to Darien?"

" Apologize?" Serena said. She shook her head and gave her cousin another hug. " Don't be absurd. You didn't do anything, and if Darien wants to be jerk, then that's his choice. Now tell me what you two have been up to", Serena said, changing her tone as well as the subject. Haruka and Michiru eagerly began to discuss the details of their recent tour of Europe. Serena laughed and chatted with them, and only occasionally did her mind travel somewhere else.

The following morning, Serena awoke and decided everything that had happened yesterday was too confusing for one person to figure out. She would try to find a way to talk to Darien alone, and see what he wanted to do. Dressing hurriedly since she was the last one in the hotel room, she took the elevator down to the hotel restaurant where the others would be having breakfast.

She spotted Darien right away and he looked up, meeting her eyes for a moment, before letting his gaze drop back to his plate. Apparently he wanted to pretend like the kiss hadn't happened, but why? Had it really been so bad? It was only Serena's third kiss but still she had thought it wonderful. Maybe there was some other reason?

" Quit daydreaming Meatball head, and get some breakfast. We're checking out in an hour", Raye said cheerily.

" Yeah sure", Serena said, ordering a fruit plate and then picking at it because she wasn't really hungry.

" Told you we'd find her near the food", Haruka joked, coming into the restaurant with Michiru. Serena jumped up, glad for the distraction.

" Everyone, I'd like to introduce my cousin Haruka and her girlfriend Michiru. They're here to visit me for a few days", Serena said.

" Oh my God! Can I have your autograph?" Mina asked, vaulting out of her seat and nearly knocking Haruka down in her haste to reach Michiru.

" Enthusiastic, isn't she?" Michiru asked with a smile.

" I'm Mina, and I've been intensely jealous of my friends, all of whom got to meet you already", Mina said. Michiru signed her autograph book, and Mina sat down at the table with a star struck look on her face.

" Nice to see everybody. Now Raye and Amy I know, and I think we met Lita last time we were in town, right Michiru?"

" Yes, nice to see you again Lita", Michiru said.

" Darien we met yesterday, so that leaves…"

" This is Setsuna our manager/agent/slave and her daughter Hotaru", Serena said, indicating the remaining members of the group sitting at the end of the table.

" It's nice to meet you. I'm a big fan of your music, and so is Hotaru", Setsuna said, standing up to shake the two women's hand's. Hotaru snuck a peek at the two famous musicians, before hiding behind her mother again.

" And this is Andrew", Serena said.

" He's mine", Mina joked, sliding her arm over his shoulder.

" And I'm Ken. I guess I belong to Lita", Ken teased.

Lita blushed. " No he doesn't, I just told his parole officer I'd keep him out of trouble", Lita quipped.

" How long are you going to be around?" Raye asked, when everyone had gathered chairs around their over-flowing table.

" We're not sure yet. We have lots of free time just now, so it doesn't really make much difference to us. Actually, what do you say Setsuna, to letting us do a guest spot at one of the 'Lunatics' concerts?" Haruka said, with her easy charm.

" A guest spot? Are you sure you can keep up?" Lita asked.

" Oh, I think we could hold our own", Haruka said winking at Michiru. " If you don't believe us, we could have a practice or something first".

" How about right now? We have the theatre booked up until four. We can pack up, and throw our stuff in the motor home, and then you guys can show us what you've got", Setsuna said.

" Sounds like a plan. Everyone finished breakfast? Right, let's go", Haruka said.

The band left the restaurant, and Serena trailed behind hoping Darien would notice she wanted to talk to him.

" Darien? Can we talk for a sec'?"

Darien sighed, realizing he couldn't avoid her forever. " Yeah, I guess."

" Well, it's about yesterday. I guess, I just wanted to know what it meant", Serena asked hesitantly.

" Does it really have to mean anything? I mean, it'll really complicate things, so maybe we should be really sure this is something both of us wants before we start, you know?"

Serena tried to follow the convoluted sentence, but wound up more confused then ever. " So, you want to pretend like nothing happened, because we could end up getting hurt?"

" Something like that. What do you say we just postpone thinking about what happened, until we're ready to deal?"

" Later – the best time to do anything", Serena said lightly. " Alright Darien, you have a deal. We go back to the way things were before, and hope that time makes things clearer. Shake on it?" Serena asked, sticking out her hand. Darien took her hand and shook it solemnly.

" But this doesn't mean it's over", he said enigmatically. Serena pondered his words all the time she was preparing for the mock practice with Haruka and Michiru. After they had checked out of the hotel, they crossed over to the theatre. Haruka playfully fought with Amy over control of the keyboard.

" I don't know if I can bear to be parted from my baby", Amy said, lovingly patting her keyboard.

" I could take its place", Haruka said, raising her eyebrow suggestively.

" Sorry, should have asked sooner. I'm taken", Amy said, laughing and holding up her engagement ring.

" All the good ones are. Tell you what, we'll share. I'll play up, you play down, deal?"

" Deal", Amy said.

Michiru was talking with Andrew about setting up her electric violin. It was white, and flashy and probably cost more then the rest of the instruments put together. Andrew was staring at the violinist with a mixture of awe and reverence, which bugged Mina no end. Andrew noticed and laughed,

" So you don't like it much either, huh?"

" Well, at least I don't drool", Mina said.

" Funny", Andrew said sarcastically.

When everything was ready, the band broke into their song, and after a few stanzas Michiru and Haruka understood enough to play along. The sound was spectacular. Everyone broke into wide grins when Haruka threw in some tricky keyboarding – it was obvious she was trying to get some attention. However, it was Michiru's almost frantic playing that made the music standout. It was such an interesting mix of sad strings, and wild key changes, plus it was just so fast. Lita took up the challenge, and began to pick up the tempo, pushing everyone to his or her limits. Raye opted to stop singing and instead just listen to the music as it swelled and rushed through the auditorium.

Raye joined Setsuna, Ken, Andrew and Hotaru who were sitting in the first row of seats in the theatre.

" Have you ever heard anything like it? It's phenomenal", Raye said, almost surprised at how well they sounded.

" That's for sure. As long as they don't kill themselves, finishing out this set, then I think we should try and get them to play with you for the last show, the silver show, that's coming up. I think it would be an excellent way to end the tour. People we'll be talking about it for months", Setsuna said.

Finally the exhausted players drew the song to an end.

" Did that sound as cool down there, as it did up here?" Mina yelled.

" Better!" Hotaru shouted out excitedly.

" Now get your butt's in gear. We got a lot of miles to cover for tomorrow's show", Setsuna yelled, always in control.

" She means you Ken", Lita yelled out. Ken just groaned as he went to pick up the equipment.

A week went by during which spirits were high. They continued to travel and play, Haruka and Michiru following the band to the various locations at a more leisurely pace, but always arriving in time to hear the band play from backstage. They had agreed to play with the 'Lunatics' for their last big show. The last show was also the night of a big party planned by Rainbow Productions. All their signed bands were going to be there – it was a Christmas themed thank you type celebration. The 'Lunatics' were the last band still on tour, so the party was going to be held as soon as their tour was officially over. All in all, it promised to be a spectacular night, which was why Amy was so upset that Greg wasn't coming.

Amy had told him all along that she wanted them to be there for there last show, and he had promised he would be, and now, all of a sudden, he had changed his mind. Something had come up at school; to be honest, Amy hadn't listened very well to his excuses. She didn't think she was asking for a lot; this was her career and it mattered to her. If it was a case of money, well Amy had more then enough to spare now, but that wasn't Greg's reason. Raye had invited Chad and he was coming – why couldn't Greg make a similar arrangement?

" Amy, you know I would if I could. But it's a really bad night for me, and anyway, it's not like I've never heard you play before", Greg said over the phone, when Amy called to see if he had changed his mind.

" Greg, I don't need you to come and tell me how great I am. I just want to celebrate with the person I love. Is that too much to ask?"

" I just don't see why it has to be now. When we're married we'll have plenty of time to do stuff together, and besides then you won't be travelling around the world for months on end", Greg said angrily.

Amy blanched on the other end of the phone. Please, God, tell me I misunderstood? " What are you talking about? Are you saying we won't be going on tour again?"

" Oh I'm sure the band will be successful enough to continue touring, but, well, you weren't planning on staying with them, were you?"

Amy clenched the phone, feeling sick to her stomach. How could they have not talked about this? " Greg, I don't how you got that idea, but I'm not planning on quitting the band ever. Music is who I am".

" I know music is important to you, but you can do that here at home. You always said it wasn't about the fame and fortune, so what does it matter if you play with a band or if you play here?"

" How can you even ask? These are my friends – we created something that reaches out to people. I play my best when I'm with them. I didn't give them up for my mother, I sure as hell am not going to give them up for you", Amy said.

" Heaven forbid you would put me first", Greg said sarcastically.

" How dare you Greg? How dare you ask me to choose. This is who I am, and if you love me, you'll take all of me, not just what fits into your idea of a doctor's wife. I can't be with someone who doesn't appreciate what I do with my talents", Amy yelled. She was using Setsuna's cell phone, and was standing in a hotel lobby. A few people looked at her strangely, so she quieted her voice down, but she was still fuming.

" I guess I just thought, you would be a little less selfish. Fine you do whatever you want with your talent and when everyone reads about you in the tabloids, I'll be sure to tell them how proud I am about my wife the rock star", Greg said bitterly.

" I suppose because you're going to school, and I choose to play music, that you somehow think your smarter then me, or at the very least superior. Tell you what; if you're so worried about my reputation then why don't we just end this? You marry a perfect wife, if you want, because we're through. Goodbye Greg", Amy said, hanging up the phone. Slowly her anger died down and she stood there staring at the phone, wondering what she had just done. She climbed the stairs to their hotel room, and wordlessly gave Setsuna back her phone. Just as stonily, she pulled the engagement ring from her finger and handed it to Setsuna.

" Can you keep this somewhere safe, until I can give it back to Greg?" She asked. Setsuna nodded.

" Amy, are you and Greg… did something happen?" Mina asked, eyes welling up with tears.

Amy saw the stricken faces of her friends and tears started to fall.

" He actually thought that I would give-up on the band once we were married. He thought this was just some silly little adventure of mine that I would get out of my system. So I told him that I was not the person he thought I was, and that we had no business getting married. He didn't even try to argue with me", Amy said sadly. Serena got up from her seat on the couch and gave her best friend a hug. The rest of the girls crowded around her while Amy broke down.

" Don't worry, Ames, it will all work out, I'm sure", Raye said softly.

" Yeah, and until them, have some fun and show him you won't let him run your life", Lita said.

" Thanks, but right now, I think I'll just go to bed", Amy said. It was a quiet night for the whole band.

The next morning, someone knocking on her door awakened Raye out of a dreamless sleep. She was sharing a room with Amy, Lita, and Serena but not one of the other girls seemed to have heard the noise. With a sigh, Raye got out of bed and opened the door to an immaculately dressed Setsuna.

" Don't you ever sleep?" Raye asked, perturbed at Setsuna's ability to be perfect regardless of the time of day.

" Occasionally. Thought this might be of interest to you", Setsuna said, passing over a brightly coloured tabloid. On the cover was a blurry picture of Darien and Raye, taken when they were on stage singing to each other during 'Who Do You Think You Are'. The caption read: 'Stars of newcomer Lunatic band, passionately in love and planning to form their own group'.

Raye's upper lip curled in disgust. " I suppose it could be worse. I mean, it's just a rumour."

" That's what I thought. But apparently the newspaper has picked up the story – at least the part about you and Darien being in love. I was thinking that you might like to call your friends or family and warn them."

" Thanks Setsuna. I don't think anyone will believe it, even if it is in the paper, but I may as well give Chad and Grandpa the heads-up."

Raye quickly got dressed and grabbed her purse before heading downstairs to the payphones. Serena stirred in her sleep as the hotel room door closed behind Raye. Blearily, she rubbed at her eyes and wondered what was going on. She picked up the discarded tabloid-style magazines and instantly latched onto to the photo of Darien and Raye. They weren't together, were they? Serena sat back against her pillows and worried. Maybe she was being naïve, maybe Darien and Raye had been having a relationship all along and she had just been too blind to see it. She voiced this concern to Amy when she woke-up.

" I don't know Serena. Yesterday I would have told you, you were crazy but after what happened with me and Greg… I just don't know what to think about anything anymore."

" Oh, Ames. I'm sorry, I shouldn't be bugging you with this right now."

" Forget it; I'm going to try to", Amy said sadly and got out of bed to claim the shower before anyone else decided they wanted it.

Lita woke up to find herself along in the room. She heard the sounds of the shower so she knew it was occupied but all that running water was making it hard to stay in bed. She had to empty her bladder, and fast. Hurriedly dressing in jeans and a green turtleneck, she burst out into the hallway. She knocked hard on Mina's door – Mina and Andrew had been sharing a room for the entire trip. She received no answer, so she knocked even harder, as she danced from foot to foot. There was no way she was going downstairs to the lobby without first brushing her hair and teeth.

" What?" asked an angry Mina, as the door was suddenly flung open. Mina's face was flushed, and her hair mussed. It was obvious her condition had little to do with sleep, and much to do with Andrew.

" Sorry, but I have to pee", Lita said.

" As you can see, I was kind-of in the middle of something, and believe me when I say you do not want to come in right now", Mina said. Andrew called out something to her and Mina blushed as she closed the door practically in Lita's face.

" Ugh! I hate my roommate", Lita said to nobody as she turned around, and tried to remember which room Darien and Ken were in. Praying she had the right one she pounded on the door. A bleary eyed Ken, clad only in boxers, opened the door, took one look at her pained expression, and said,

" Bathroom's in there".

" God bless you", Lita said, practically skipping to the room in question. Moments later, a very relaxed Lita wandered out of the bathroom. Addressing the lump in one of the beds, she asked, " Where's Darien?"

" I don't know. Setsuna came by earlier and wanted to speak with him", Ken mumbled from under the blankets.

" Damn, you really are lazy, you know that?" Lita said to her friend.

" It takes a lot of energy to move this body around. It's something normal sized people don't understand", Ken explained, finally realizing Lita was not about to leave him alone so that he could go back to sleep. He pulled the pillow off his head and sat up, leaning against the headboard.

" I'm not normal sized, and I don't sleep half as much as you do", Lita retorted.

" The only reason you're up is because you had to pee. Otherwise, you would still have been sleeping. And don't go lying to me about how you've been up for hours. Your hair is down, your eyes are crusty, and you're not wearing a bra", Ken said, his mind still sharp despite the fact that he'd just woken up.

" How could you possibly know I'm not wearing a bra?" Lita asked, trying not to blush.

" Because I was staring at your chest, and it looks different from all the other days I stare at your chest", Ken said, dropping his eyes yet again.

" God, you're a pig too!"

" Oh, and I suppose you didn't check out my butt when I opened the door?"

" No, I certainly did not", Lita said truthfully.

" Now, see that's a shame. Would it help if I weren't wearing the boxers? Would you look at me differently then?"

" Well, I would definitely look at you differently – I'd think you'd gone insane", Lita retorted. " Ken, you're not serious, are you? And what you said before… about having a crush on me, you were joking then too, weren't you?" Lita asked. She wasn't sure what she wanted him to say. Ever since that moment when he'd claimed to have feelings for her, she had started viewing him under a different light. In fact, she was starting to have strong feelings for her 'friend' that she wasn't sure she was ready for.

" No, I don't have a crush on you. I'm totally, madly, passionately, in love with you. In fact I'm debating right now if I should give you some more time to get use to the idea, or if I should just jump you now", Ken said speculatively.

" You're crazy, you know that…" Lita began, but was cut-off when Ken shook off his lazy-guy routine and sprang out of his seat. He moved far faster then his size should have allowed, and Lita was helpless as he pushed her down onto the bed. Then he kissed her fully on the lips. When she didn't respond, Ken pulled away, and looked into her widened eyes.

" I'm sorry, I've just wanted to do that for a very long time. I may joke around with you Lita, but what I feel, it's genuine."

Lita nodded her head dumbly, still unsure what to say. The old fear was still with her, despite how much she trusted Ken.

" It's okay", Lita mumbled. Ken eased off her and flopped down next to her on the bed. The two of them lay side by side, staring at the ceiling, each wondering what the other was thinking.

" No, it's not okay. I know what you've gone through, and yet in the end I'm no better. I'm so sorry, Lita."

" Don't say that!" Lita said almost angrily. She sat up and faced him. " You are NOT like Freddy. You are not a seventeen-year-old boy, taking advantage of a fourteen-year-old girl who has lost her parents and is in desperate for human affection. You took care of me when I went through the whole ordeal and even when you warned me about him…", Lita broke off as tears started to fall down her face from the painful memories.

" Shh, it's okay. You don't have to tell me any of this, I know", Ken said soothingly. Lita reached out for him and Ken ended up enfolding her in his large arms. He rubbed her back soothingly.

" No, I want to say this. Even when I ignored your advice, and he… he took my innocence".

" Raped you", Ken interjected, with a harshness directed at Freddy, not Lita.

" When he raped me", Lita amended softly, "you still didn't turn away. You didn't call me a slut; you didn't tell me to stay away, that I was no good. You held me, just like you're holding me now. And I'm afraid that if we become more then friends, that in the end I'll be hurt, and then they'll be no one left to hold me."

" Lita, you can't hide from love forever. That's no way to live, and you know it", Ken said. He finally was getting to hold his broken angel in his arms; the place she was meant to be, he felt sure. If only he could turn back time and save her before she became damaged… But then, he loved her just as she was. " So, does that mean you liked the kiss? Because if not, I feel I should tell you I could do better. I probably have morning breath, and when you don't wear a bra, it kind-of makes me light-headed and dizzy, plus there's the fact that I'm only in boxers, and I had to, um, restrain my enthusiasm."

" Let me guess; you use humour to get out of awkward situations?" Lita teased.

" That, and to protect my male ego. You okay now?"

" Fine", Lita said. " Could you just hold me for a little while longer?"

" Sure, but if anyone asks about this later, I will deny it. I will state I was doing manly-man things", Ken kidded as he brought Lita closer, and settled her head on his shoulder.

" And if you tell anyone that I was crying, I will permanently un-man you. I can't have my reputation as a tough-as-nails bitch, ruined, can I?"

" I love you Lita", Ken said, in a way that meant so much more then romantically.

" I love you too, Ken" Lita said, and knew in her heart it was the truth.

By the time the night of the last show rolled around, tensions in the band were at an all time high. Amy was cranky and hard to be around; Lita was stressing over her relationship with Ken; Mina was mad at Lita while Andrew was losing patience with Mina; Raye was in trouble with Chad because of the tabloid photos and of course, Raye was fuming that Chad had dared to question her motives. Ever since Serena had seen the tabloid photos she had been reassessing her relationship with Darien. Was he in love with Raye? Was he in love with Setsuna? Or was he, possibly, in love with her? She couldn't tell because he seemed to be avoiding her much of the time.

It was with a sense of relief that the Lunatics took the stage for their last performance. It was a silver show, so all of the band members were dressed in black or silver and the stage was hung with shining fabric. Serena had dyed two long stripes in her hair silver before putting her hair into her trademark pigtail and buns hairstyle. The streaks made her feel daring, and a little more like the sexy rock-star she wanted to be.

After their first song, the band members started to relax and they looked at each other during the breaks with sheepish expressions, trying to apologize for their behaviour in the last few days. The crowd went ballistic when Michiru and Haruka joined the Lunatics on stage. Michiru was dressed in a form fitting silver dress that made several patron's eyes bug-out, while Haruka was wearing strange silver snakeskin pants and a loose black shirt. Everything was going great until Raye and Darien broke into the 'Who do you think we are' song and things on stage went tense again. The news had spread through the media that Darien and Raye were a couple, and now every time Serena heard that song play, she had to keep from gritting her teeth. However, both Raye and Darien were relaxed, as they sang the song with more enthusiasm then usual.

Just as they were coming to the end of the song, Raye smiled knowingly at Darien and altered the song lyrics.

" But it's okay, 'cause we're just friends. We go separate ways, when this day ends", Raye sang.

" And I'm glad, that we share laughs. Especially when talking about our better halves", Darien finished. He then turned and winked broadly in Serena's direction. Serena almost misplayed when she took in the implications of his actions. He had practically admitted to the whole world that his interest was in her – Serena. The song ended to rapturous applause. In seemed to vibrate through the coliseum with enough force to make the floorboards shake. Serena, however, barely heard the audience, and she barely registered the fact that they left the stage, the show over.

" Hey, Meatball head? You in there? We have to get ready for the party! Come on, girl", Raye said, latching on to Serena's hand. Serena just kept staring at Darien as though he had grown another head. Her glassy gaze only faded when Raye pushed her into their hotel room and thrust her dress at her. Serena went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. Raye was debating about her clothes for the night's party when she heard a knock.

" Chad! You made it!" Raye said happily, launching herself into her boyfriend's arms, their disagreement momentarily forgotten.

" Of course I did. I wouldn't miss your last show, even though I had to beg your manager just to stand in the wings", Chad said. He gave his girlfriend another squeeze then pulled back so he could kiss her. Raye was melting in his arms until she had to come up for air.

" That was nice", Raye said. Then her smile froze on her face, " Now explain to me why you decided to be such an idiot and pull that whole possessive boyfriend shit. How could you believe those tabloids instead of me?"

" I merely asked if there was any truth to them, like a concerned boyfriend should", Chad said calmly.

" So in other words, you don't trust me?"

" Chad, is this true?" asked Mina, approaching the pair, and butting in to the conversation.

" What? No, of course I trust her", Chad said, flustered now that it was two against one.

" Yeah, he just wanted to clarify things before he started to jump to conclusions, didn't you Chad?" asked Andrew, trailing behind Mina.

" Well, he should know, that it's a real turn-off when guys start second guessing every move a woman makes", Mina said, crossing her arms and glaring at Andrew. " Just because I choose to spend my time with a few male fans, like I do with all my fans, does not mean I'm planning on sleeping with them, or doing anything with them for that manner. I was just being friendly".

" And I was just doing my job, and if I do it so well that I fool the media, I can hardly be blamed for what they think. And until the two of you learn to trust us as honourable, dependable, loyal, young women, then you don't deserve to be with us. Come on Mina, we have a party to go to. Maybe we'll see you there", Raye said, and linking her arm through Mina's, she sauntered into her hotel room and slammed the door closed.

Chad and Andrew stood there looking at each other, wondering what exactly had just happened.

" PMS?"

" Sounds good to me. Want to go get drunk?" Andrew asked. Chad knocked on the door one more time.

" Go away!" yelled two voices in unison.

" Might as well", Chad said with a shrug. The two men wandered down the hall to get Ken and Darien from their room, and go to the party where drinks were free.

Sorry for the limited amount of action (or at least it seemed that way to me while I was writing it – I just want to get to the happy ending!) Anyway, upcoming scenes include Lita getting over her fears, Darien and Serena giving-in, a drunk Darien, hasty apologies, and one important song. Hope you can be patient, I finally got a job! (Yeah! No more crackers with peanut butter for supper! Kidding – sort-of) Thanks for all the support, and please review!