Title: "I'm Bringing You With Me!"
Chapter: Three
Author: Marie J.M.
Rated: PG
E-mail: mariejwchan@yahoo.com
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I lay on the bed too depressed to get up. This place is gloomy; it fits
my mood perfectly. I don't feel any urge to get up or move. I just want to
sleep away all this uncertainty. The scouts are going to wonder where I
went. And Sammy! Oh, how I wish I could get out of here. But I don't feel
like getting out, I just want to lay here. I wonder where Darien went. Why
am I here? Why does he say he wants to protect me...? We were enemies up
until now, still we're not very good friends either. How can I trust him
when he keeps doing things to betray my trust?
I feel so helpless and alone! I need someone to talk to. I wish Mina were
here. Mina... oh, I hope she doesn't think I'm mad at her or anything. I
hope she's not mad at me. If I had just gone to that party instead... maybe
this all wouldn't have happened. I heard a thump right out side the window.
I tried to ignore it but it persisted. I folded back the covers and
actually moved to get off the bed. Who is out there? I wonder if it's night
or day.
I walked across the seemingly mile long room to the royal blue curtains
that draped over the window. "Thump!" I heard it again. I pulled back
the curtains to see darkness. I've been in here all day?! I looked down to
see an old truck making odd noises. That must be where the thumping is
coming from. I turned back toward the bed. My feet were cold. Cold? Where
are my shoes? I looked around in the dark. Where's the light? I found the
door and turned on the light. This is so stupid; I haven't even eaten lunch!
Who skips lunch? That is 'so' unlike me. I found my shoes slightly tucked
under the bed. At least they didn't take them with them. Then I would have
to run around barefoot. Not that I mind but I wouldn't want to go outside
with no shoes on. As far as I could tell from looking out the window there
was no grass.
I sighed. I wonder if the door is locked. I went back over to the door
and tried the handle. "I AM GOING TO KILL HIM!" He locked the door! Where
did he think I was going to go?! It's not like I know where I am!
"HE'S A JERK, A BLASTED JERK!" I swore under my breath. I threw up my hands
and jumped back into bed, pulling the covers back over me. I am going to die
in here!
"Thump!" Stupid truck, stupid house, stupid bed, and stupid...stupid...
stuff! Oh, this is so not good! Next time I see him I am going to punch
him in the nose or the eye or maybe the stomach or... or...
I was cut off from my thoughts with the sound of glass breaking. I screamed
and sat up in bed. The window was broken. It's not that windy out there,
Is it?
Just then I saw someone jump in through the window. It was the man in a
gray raincoat, the same raincoat as the man I saw at the park!
"Hey, what are you doing in here?" I screeched. The man approached me,
"You will never live to tell your life story or...mine!" His voice was low
and frightening.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him. I then saw the knife at his
side, clenched tightly in his hand. His face was a mask, cold and unforgiving.
I jumped off the bed and ran to the door. Banging on it I screamed. "Darien! Darien!"
wait why am I calling for him? Because you don't know anyone
else idiot! Yes, I do. What about that K.C guy?
"K.C.! K.C.!" I yelled still pounding on the door. I turned to see the man
only a few feet away from me. I moved away from the door just in time! His
knife went into the door but he quickly pulled it out and continued to stalk
me.
I backed my self up against the bed pole. I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! This
is the end isn't it? I won't ever see my friends again. And they'll continue
to look for me only to find me dead somewhere in the streets. Oh, Mina I'm
sooo sorry I didn't come with you!
Bang! The door flew open to reveal two wonderful, well maybe just
one wonderful, man! Darien and K.C. came running in. Darien grabbed me as
K.C. fought the man in gray.
I didn't see what happened because Darien had pulled me out, into, and down
the hall. We didn't stop running we just kept on going down this long,
long, long hallway. Then I heard a shot! A gun shot.
"Get her out of here!" yelled K.C. from down the hall. Darien didn't
bother to respond he just kept running, taking me with him.
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"Oh, please forgive me! I will never yell at your sister again!" pleaded
Mina while kneeling at Sammy's feet. "Uh, Mina. It's not your fault..."
Sammy replied, feeling uncomfortable while one of Serena's best friends
was making a scene on the sidewalk. Everyone was looking at them. It was
nine-o-clock and he was trying to find someplace to eat when Mina came
along.
"Oh, but it is! If I hadn't yelled at her..." Mina didn't continue; she
broke off crying.
"Mina! Get off the sidewalk! You look like a dork! Do you think Serena
would like you embarrassing her brother?" Sammy asked, knowing what Mina
would say.
Mina stopped crying and looked around at the spectators. She blushed
madly. "Sorry." Mina got up and brushed off her yellow skirt.
"Come on. Lets go over to that café' over there." Sammy pointed to the
green and white restaurant.
"Good idea." Stated Mina.
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"Well, this is the last one. I hope everybody sees these." Said Lita
after stapling the last poster with Serena's picture on it. Amy nodded,
"I'm sure we'll find Serena in no time."
"Well, I for one am convinced that she's somewhere around here spying on
us. Laughing at the fools we're being. She's probably someplace eating a
mouth full of food." Put in Ray while taping her foot nervously.
"Right, Ray. But have you forgotten she doesn't eat as much as she used
too." Replied Lita.
Ray stuck her nose in the air and looked away, "Fine." Unknown to the
girls Ray bit her lip as it began to quiver. Where are you Serena?
A Tear trickled down her cheek.
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We finally stopped after we exited the house/building. My arms hurt from
where Darien had handled me. I rubbed my sore arms then looked down. My
shoes! I forgot my shoes! Dang! I looked over to where Darien stood
breathing heavily. His arm looked to be in pain. He shouldn't be saving
me in his condition! Oh, now you're worried about him? Shut-up, we're friends!
I yelled at myself.
"Darien? Are you alright?"
He looked up at me, "I'm fine." He looked around. What was he looking for
and why are we out here? You'd think we would be safer inside. Just then
we heard a loud sound just above us. I looked up to see a helicopter. Oh,
no! We are not out here for that, are we? It landed and Darien moved
toward it. No way was I getting in that thing!
I turned around and headed back to the house but once again Darien grabbed
me and pulled me toward the helicopter. "I am not getting in there!" I had
to yell so he could hear me. "Get in there, now!" he yelled at me.
"No!"
Darien glared at me before bending down. At first I was confused and didn't
know what he was doing but then I felt his shoulder up against my waist.
He heaved me up over his shoulder. "Darien! Put me down!" I yelled.
He put me down in the helicopter and shut the door. I looked out the window.
It was too dark to see.
I turned and glared at him. He looked worn out and tired. I wonder how
much sleep he'd gotten today. I sighed and closed my eyes.
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"Hey, Lita! A helicopter." Ray pointed up.
"Yep, I wonder why anyone would be out here this time of night." Thought
Lita aloud.
"Huh, well let's go find Mina. I think she went down main-street." Stated
Amy.
"Do you think it's from the hospital?" asked Ray.
"No. Hospital helicopters don't look like that. I would say it looks more
like a army helicopter." Stated Amy.
"Guys I'm feeling...strange..." stated Ray.
"The nega-verse?" Asked Lita.
"No, it's...its... I don't know." Added Ray.
Amy shook her head, not sure what to make of it. "Let's find Mina and
talk."
"Alright."
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"Darien?" I asked quietly. I didn't know if he was awake or
not.
"Mmm?"
"Um, thanks for...ah...saving me and all." I said then moved closer to
him.
I could see a small smile appear on his lips.
"But I wish you could tell me what's going on. And who was that guy?" I
asked. His smile faded then he turned his head away from me. I felt crushed
that he couldn't trust me. "Go to sleep, Serena. You're going to need it."
I heard him say but I wasn't paying attention to him anymore. I've had
enough sleep to last a week! Where were we going anyway? I have so
many questions and so few answers! Why won't anyone talk to me?! I'm going
to go insane then slowly die if I didn't get some answers soon. I would
really like to know what my grounds are! Like, how 'far can I go' type
thing. Despite so many hours of sleep I got, my eyelids grew heavy and
I fell asleep.
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Serena, you can be so unnerving. How did that guy find out about her anyway.
We had everything under control then; wham! You were screaming! I felt my
heart stop. I was afraid of not getting there in time! What if that guy
had gotten to her! What would I do? What would I live for?!
I looked down at Serena. I laid her on a couch in a small living room.
The musty air from outside dripped in. Serena. She thinks so much of
her friends. But right now she needs to think about herself and how she's
going to survive. I can't be watching her every minute; I have a mission.
And I can't just abandon it! Tokyo is at stake!
I heard her mumble something in her sleep then she fell silent once
again.
It's all, my fault! She shouldn't be here! She should be in her own bed with
her brother watching over her.
I wish I hadn't left her...so alone. I took care of Sailor Moon by
placing Moonlight Knight but what of Serena? What has she gone through?
I should have been there to protect her from any fears or unwanted enemies!
I should have been there!
I touched my arm, it felt sore from using it; from my shoulder to the tips
of my fingers it felt I had worked out non-stop. I need a rest from all
this, that's why I came here in the first place. Dang, those jerks! They
had to come to Tokyo to make trouble!
I walked to the window and ran my fingers through my hair. I need to
find a safe place to put her without anyone finding her. Where? Where
would she be safe from harm? I can't think of one place that this princess
would be safe.
I wonder if K.T. can help me. Maybe he knows where I can place her for a
while so I can get this job done!
I'll have to call him tomorrow. "I'll protect you Serena, that's my
greatest mission...!"
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I woke up to the sound of a bell and opened my eyes to see an Old looking
room. The sun streamed in casting rays of light across the floor. Now, where
am I? I sat up and looked around to find no one in the room. Where is every-
body? Darien?
"Darien?" I got up. Man, I'm starving! I looked out the window only to
see, water? Where am I, on a boat? "Darien?" I called; Still no answer.
This is getting old! I looked down at my feet to find myself still
barefoot. Mmm, I've got an idea. It was a crazy idea, something I usually
didn't do; maybe that's why I wanted to so much.
I opened the door and walked onto the porch. The house seemed to sway with
the current. The water seemed to go on, never ending! I jumped off the side
of the porch and into the water below. I swam up to the top and smiled.
This water feels great! I swam back and fourth, away from the house and back.
As I swam I noticed that the house was half way on land and half way out on
the water. It was an old house with red paint pealing off it. Again I
wondered where we were. We're still in Tokyo. I looked over to the sign
just above the house, with the word 'Tokyo' faded out.
I ducked under water and when I came up I saw Darien on the dock.
"Hey, it's about time you got back!" I called. Darien turned around,
relief evident on his features. "What's that matter? Think I was going
to run off? Like I even know where I am, thanks to you!" I yelled.
"Get out of the water, Serena!" He 'did not' look happy! Why should he?
He probably thought-, "Oh, great! Now I'm going to have to go look for her
or save her life; AGAIN!" or something. Darien can be so conceited!
"I'm taking a swim and I am NOT getting out just because you freaked out!"
I yelled at him.
"Now! Serena. Someone might see you." He said.
I ignored him and went under water again, swimming further away. When I came
up he was standing closer to the side of the deck. "I'm warning you, Serena.
Get back here." I heard him say. What was he going to do, jump in and get
me? Ha! Right! "I'll be in, in a minute!" I yelled back and went under
water again.
This time when I came up I didn't see Darien anywhere. Where did he go?
Did he actually leave me here? I looked around. He didn't jump in did he?
There was no sight of him.
Just then I felt his arms wrap around my waist and he popped out from under
the water. "I told you! You can't be out here!"
"Darien!" I gasped. Wait a minute... "What about your arm?! You're going
to make it worse! I can't believe how demanding and bossy you are!" I
yelled going from worried to annoyed.
"Serena," he started in a low voice, "You can not be out here. There are
spies and I can't let you get hurt! I need you to do what ever I say. My
arm his fine. It will heal." I stared at him opened mouthed for a while.
Then glared at him. "You don't understand!" I yelled.
"No! You don't understand!" he yelled back.
"Then tell me! I want to understand but your not answering any of my
questions! I'm not a toy Darien, I'm a living breathing-"
Darien cut me off, "Women. I know...believe me I know." For some reason
that statement made me feel weak all over. And very aware of how close we
were. My heart speed up, warming my body. "Fine, I'll corporate but only if
I can contact my friends and let them know that I'm alright. I'll even hold
back on the questions for now."
Darien looked at me unsure, "Serena, we can't-"
"Then you have a very uncooperative girl on your hands!" I stated.
He sighed, "Fine. We'll work something out. Now! Will you please get out of
this water?"
I smiled, "Thank you for saying, please!" I then broke away from him and
swam back to the house on my own.
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"Yawwh! I'm tired! Did you guys get any sleep last night?" asked Mina.
She looked around then realized that the girls weren't up yet. They all
lay spread out on Ray's floor. Lita's head lay on Amy's stomach while
Ray's feet were on Lita's legs. Mina had actually gotten the bed.
"Hey, guys! Wake up!" shouted Mina.
"Wha...?" asked Lita as she sat up strait, "What time is it?"
Mina looked at the clock, "Around eight a.m. why?"
"Mmm, no reason. I'm hungry!" stated Lita.
"Good, me to. What are you going to cook?" asked Mina while licking her
lips.
"Who said I was going to cook?" asked Lita while staring at her like she
was insane.
"You always cook. It's your nature." Stated Mina.
"Right." Lita rolled her eyes and got up. Ray's feet hit the
floor.
"Ow!" Squealed Ray.
"Is it morning?" mumbled Amy.
"Yes, another day to find Serena! Now get up!" smiled Mina
cheerfully.
"How can you be this cheery in the morning?!" asked Ray
"Everyday is a new day. Just think a whole day without any mistakes in it!"
Mina pulled back the covers.
"Yet." Stated Ray.
"Yah, that's the down fall of it all, you always do." Mina then got off the
bed and made her way to the kitchen.
"Do you think we'll find Serena today?" asked Ray to Amy.
Amy didn't reply but instead just stared out the window.
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I rang out my wet hair, it now smells like salt water. But at least I
felt good!
I also rang out my shirt. I looked over to see Darien put one hand on the
dock, he was still in the water.
He sat there breathing hard. "Looks like you need more exercise!" I
laughed.
"Very funny! But I get plenty. And even more since I met up with up with
you again."
"Ah, poor ba-"
"Don't even say it!" he cut me off. I smirked at him. He tried pulling
himself up with one hand. It wasn't going to happen.
"Should I get someone to help you?" I asked looking around in mock
concern.
"Oh, shut-up and grab my hand."
"Well, if you're going to talk to me like that!" I stepped back and
headed back into the house.
"Okay, I'm sorry."
I turned around. He was really having trouble getting up. I sighed and
grabbed his hand and helped pull him over the side. He was heavy!
"Thanks." He muttered. I smiled and sat down next to him, "So, do you
have a piece of paper on you?"
He stared at me for a second, "You are something, you know that?" I shook
my head.
He smiled, "Now I have to call and get us some clothes to wear. We can't
walk around freezing to death."
"I don't know what your talking about but it sounds good to me!" We
walked inside and I sat on the floor so I wouldn't get the couch wet.
Darien stood dripping wet while holding his left arm with his right hand.
I have to admit I feel a little guilty about making him jump in. But
I didn't make him jump in! He chose to, the idiot! I was perfectly fine
out there. He is way too over protective.
Darien picked up a black bag that read T.B.S. on the side in big bold
white letters. I wondered what it meant. Darien opened it up and pulled
out a cell phone, the phone had a phone cord hook to it. He then dialed
some numbers that made little beeping noises. I watched as he put it to
his ear and waited.
"T.K. great, it's you! I need some clothes down here, now. Little Miss
Mermaid decided to go for a little swim." ******** "How should I know
why?" *********
"Very funny, now listen to me, I need somee dry clothes for me and some for
Miss fishy here." ********** "Um, she's about eighteen," ************************
Darien looked at me as if to size me up.
"She's slim, nice figure, long legs and tall." I felt my face go red
and turned so Darien couldn't see. Wow, he thought that about me? I
all of a sudden felt very self-conscience. He seemed to sum me up like...
never mind what like. I tuned back into what he was saying. "That's not
funny T.K. Just mind your own business. Have I.K. get her something if you
can't handle it!" **************** "Haha, right! Just get it here and fast!
I'm freezing!" **************** "Alright, bye!" Click.
Darien gave me a rude smile, "Now, look what you got us into. We're
soaking wet!"
"You should have been more careful. I told you not to come in after me!"
I said then turned my head in the other direction showing no further conversation
was to be made. I heard him sigh and then stomp outside. I
knew he wasn't really that mad, just annoyed. Men, they can be so hard
to get along with! I turned to look at where he once stood; my eyes rested
on the bag. Mmm, I wonder if there's any paper in there. I got up and
walked over, I opened the bag; sure enough inside there was a note pad
and several pens. I pulled them out and began to write a letter to the
girls.
Darien walked in just as I signed my name at the bottom. I looked up,
"I'm finished!"
Darien only nodded.
"So, when do you think this will all be over? What ever it is..." I asked.
It had to be soon right? I can't live like this forever! I want my bed back
and my room and my friends. He can't keep me captive! Besides, it's not like
I can't take care of myself. I am Sailor Moon after all. But Darien doesn't
know that. I smiled. At least that's one thing he can't take away.
"I don't know. It depends if we do it right the first time. If we have to
make another attempt then it could take a couple of months."
"Months!" I burst out. There is no way I am staying here for any longer
than three days! Of course if I wanted to I could just change into Sailor
Moon and be out of here in minutes and on my way back home. That's 'if' I
knew where I was that is. I changed my mood and smiled at him, "Okay, so
where are we right now?"
He looked at me, "Your smart Serena, but not 'that' smart. I'm not telling
you. Nor will anyone else here."
I looked around. Anyone else?
"Darien, are you okay? There's no one else here." I commented.
"Of course there are people here. You don't think we would be where there is
no protection. There are at least two dozen back up men surrounding this
one area along with their two dozen guns ready to fire when ready." His
voice cut through sharp with annoyance.
I glared at him, "How was I suppose to know? I don't go around saving the
world from unknown forces!" That was one of the biggest lie I've ever made!
That is exactly what I do!
"Of course you don't! You couldn't take it!" he glared at me then started
to pace the floor.
I folded my arms and blew my bangs away from my face. The stupid man has
no idea who he's dealing with! I know what back up is! What do you think
the scouts are when it gets tough?! Then it struck me. Is that what is happening?
Is there something that bad going to happen? I was once
again confused.
"Darien, tell me what's going on!" I demanded as if I were talking to one
of the scouts.
"I can't tell you. I'm sworn not to tell anyone!" he stated. Sworn not to
tell anyone my foot! What is he talking about? Who does he think I'm going
to tell? The scouts? Andrew? My brother? Not very likely!
"I need to know! I can't go on just watching this all happen. Being
brought from one place to another with no meaning! You would demand the
same thing if it was the other way around. You know you would and it would
drive you crazy to be at the mercy of some girl wouldn't it? Well, that's
how I feel! Now tell me!" I demanded once again. His eyes blazed. He came
up to me in two quick steps. He put his hand under my chin bringing my face
up to meet his. "You don't understand and you can't! It's better that you
don't know. It's better that nobody knows! You are not in the position to
demand anything, Serena! Nothing! You are under the government's supervision
now and that's how it will stay till this is over and done with! I can only
promise your safety if you do what your told and if you stop asking
question!" he jerked my chin up higher as he stared into my eyes with
such intensity. He then jerked his hand from my chin and walked outside
once again. I stood there in shock. What had just happened? A tear rolled
down my cheek, I quickly brushed it away and sniffed. I was not going to
cry! I started to tremble so I just fell to the floor. Something is
wrong; something is terrible wrong!
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"Molly, are you sure that was the last time Serena talked to you?" I asked.
We didn't know where else to look; we've been searching everywhere! We
even talked to Melvin for goodness sakes! We were at our last straw.
"No, I just talked to her that one time when she told me about...Darien
coming back from the dead! Can you believe it?" Molly gulped.
"He wasn't dead in the first place." Stated Mina, "He just disappeared,
that's all!"
"Well, then he is the most stupid, conceited, unfeeling jerk that ever
lived, to leave Serena like that! And the whole time she thought he was
dead! Sobbing over his grave for nothing! Why, I ought' a tear his heart
out! As soon as I get a hold of him he won't know 'what' hit him! He'll
be so knocked out he won't know which way is north or south!" Molly was
now standing up in an up rage, her fists clenched and her eyes going
dark.
Mina giggled nervously beside me, "Molly calm down. As far as we know
Darien had it bad for the girl. Not that I'm making excuses for him and
not that I don't want to give it to him myself but he was in love with
Serena. Even Andrew knows, he confessed to it."
Molly looked at me unsure but then decided to sit down. She breathed in
and out, in and out, "Fine. We'll set the fact that Darien hurt Serena
aside."
I could hear the girls sigh.
"Now, do you know where she could be?" asked Ray.
"No, not unless she got locked in the mall or something." Molly joked
lightly.
"If she could have her choice I'd say she would be with Darien!" Amy
smiled at the thought, "But then again Darien has already left."
All the girls turned and stared at her.
"What?" Amy asked.
"What did you say?" I asked.
"Lita, stop looking at me like that! I didn't say anything about school!"
she protested.
I smiled, "You're a genius Amy!"
"Are you saying what I think your saying?" Ray asked me.
"Of course! What better place to be than with Darien!" I couldn't
believe we never thought of this in the first place. "Come on guys,
we need to talk to Andrew. Maybe he knows where he's at!"
"What are you talking about?" Amy asked as Mina pulled her to her
feet.
"We're on a search for the soul mates of the year!" Declared Mina.
"But-"
"Don't interrupt the Senshi of Love, Amy!" exclaimed Mina.
"What are you talking about?" Molly came up next to her.
"Um, you know! Hehe, Sailor Venus. In...the...movie." Tried Mina knowing
she was on dangerous ground.
"Oh, that's cute!" she laughed as we left for the arcade.
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"Stupid, stupid girl!" I repeated for the hundredth time! She doesn't
realize how much danger she's in. Why? Because you won't tell her. But
I can't tell her! She shouldn't have to know! She should be 'at home'
and 'in bed' away from all
this mess. This isn't right!! I stopped pacing on the deck to look over
the water at the sunset. It was a brilliant orange-red with a bright
yellow backdrop. The water was coming up and down in small waves as it
seemingly tried to make it to the shore but never could. In a way I felt
like that. Always moving forward but never quiet making it. Sure, I save
a country but than what? Nothing. I have nowhere to go. Simple as that. I
have an empty hotel room to come to every time I accomplish a mission.
Where else would I go? Sure, there's Andrew but isn't there suppose to be
more? I have no love life what so ever and I probably never will...
Serena...she's eighteen...I wonder what...or how many men she's dated. Is
she engaged? Why hadn't I thought of that before? Why would she be free?
She's way to beautiful for any man to pass up. I then started to pace the
deck again as my mind whirled with unwanted thoughts. I wouldn't have a
chance! I tried to envision Serena with someone else. It wasn't working...
it's like she is meant for me...but she well, I bet she hates me after what
I just said and...I was a little ruff with her wasn't I? But she made
me so...so,...scared...
She can't know! I have to protect her from...what ever is going to
happen. She's too precious, too wonderful, I just can't think of her
ever leaving! Serena...that's what keeps me living through these
murderous years, months, weeks, days, hours, even minutes to seconds.
The thought of her; so innocent and protected. Oh, how many times have
I dreamed of her? Dancing, smiling, running,
oh...and her sweet kisses that I have never had the privilege to have.
No, only in my dreams...but dreams aren't real...
I stopped at the door and looked in. Serena had fallen asleep on the
couch, still slightly damp, her hair stuck to her forehead while her arms
easily became her pillow.
So, so, beautiful! I sighed. I wonder where K.T. is. He should be here
by now. Something must have gone wrong. I walked into the room and went for
the cell phone ready to dial for help. But then I heard someone at the door.
I cautiously went toward the door, I pulled my gun out of my jacket. I
felt somewhat comforted by the familiar feeling.
"D.C.?" I heard someone whisper. That sounded like K.T. I quickly
moved in front of the door and opened it. I was relived to find that it
was indeed K.T.
"Where have you been? I was about to call!" I whispered so as not to
wake
Serena.
"Sorry, but we had some chiggers on our tail! I got here as soon as
possible!" K.T. then looked behind me.
"It's the girl. You have the stuff?" I asked .K.T. nodded as he only saw
her legs and shoulder peeking out from the couch.
"Can we talk outside?" I asked. I was afraid of waking her up.
"Sure." K.T. moved away from the door and stepped out into the middle of
the deck. I shut the door behind me as I left the dark room.
"Well?" I asked.
"I have it. It's right there." He pointed toward two black bags.
I nodded as soon as I saw them sitting by the door.
"How old is she?" he asked. I found that an odd question since I already
told him on the phone.
"Eighteen, I told you that already." I stated a little annoyed by the way
he kept glancing back at the house.
"Eighteen," he repeated, "D.C. I think I'm going to have Phillip go along
with you."
I sighed. I knew what he was thinking. 'Eighteen-year-old girl with an
older guy, who know what can happen'. "K.T. we're friends! I wouldn't
do anything to harm her."
"That's not what I-"
I cut him off annoyed by his theory, "K.T. I know what you meant. And I
would never do that to that Meatball head!"
He sighed but then looked at me with determination, "D.C. I would feel
a lot better if Phillip went along with you. Besides, don't you think she
might be a little more comfortable if there was another women there,
Phillip would understand her if she was having an emotional break down
or something. I doubt you could handle that."
Sometime I hated the way K.T.'s mind worked. In a way he was right. Serena
is probably feeling a bit captured. Phillip could talk to her. I knew
Serena still doesn't trust me and she probably won't until later. I sighed
in consent and
K.T. smiled in relief.
"I trust you like no other, D.C. but even men have they're weaknesses." He
then started back to where he came from. I never knew where he went or
even where he came from in the first place. We all had our secrets and we
kept them well. I knew K.T. had a family somewhere. He had told me once on
one of our missions that he had left his kids at home. They were young
and unsupervised. It made me wonder if he felt that some how by taking care
of this girl it would fill the feeling of regret for not staying and
watching his own kids. I felt my body drape and wondered how many hours of
sleep did I get in the last two days.
Tomorrow was going to be busy; we couldn't stay here forever. We had to get
out in the open and get this deal, mission or what ever you call it in the
bag.
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I woke up to the feeling of the house being empty. I stared at the
digital clock uninterested in what it read. The red lights were a blur as
I just lay there thinking. Serena was gone, my only sister, to where I
didn't know. Dad will be so worried when he finds out, and what about
Mom? She'll freak out and go into depression. I know she'll blame herself
for it. Oh, Serena. Where could she be? Hours passed and the sun shone
bright through my window. What would Serena do if I were missing? Just
then I realized I had been going about this all-wrong. Serena wouldn't
stay in bed and wish the day away! She would be out doing everything
possible to find me! You are such a fool! I pulled back the blankets and
hopped out of bed. I ran into the bathroom to take my shower.
I'llfind you Serena! You just wait! You'll be back home in no
time!
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I lifted my eyelids to the sound of running water. Where is that coming
from? I lifted my head up and scanned the room. It all looked the same
except for two black bags that were sitting in the corner.
"Ohhh, so it wasn't a dream! It was a 'nightmare'!" I groaned before my
head hit the pillow. Or was it a pillow? I looked down at the familiar
object. It was a jacket, a jacket that smelled strange with the mixture of
roses and salt water. Not the greatest combination. I sat up once more and
this time I stood up. I found where the sound of water was coming from,
the bathroom. Darien must be in there. I was right. Just then Darien came
out wearing black pants with a black t-shirt. His hair was slightly damp
from his shower and falling over his forehead. I gulped. He looks hot!
Darien smiled, "Good morning! There's a bag over there with some clothes
in it. K.T. dropped it off last night."
I nodded then found the bag, I picked it up and carried it to the bathroom.
I was not going to try my voice just yet. So I shut the door and started
the shower. This was going to be a long day!
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(Lita POV)
"Andrew! There you are!" I yelled. I was by one of the video games asking
some little kid if he's seen Andrew around.
"Hey, long time no see! What's going on?" he asked as he walked out from
behind the counter.
"We need to talk to you about...something." Stated Mina as she stepped out
from behind me. Mina could be so obvious sometime. Andrew of course could
tell something was up so he took on a serious look and motioned for us to
follow him
to the back room. When we were all situated on a couch or stool he asked us
what was going on.
"Serena, is missing." Amy was direct and to the point. I planned to break
it to him softly but I guess that was out of the question. We still hadn't
told Andrew the bad news. We didn't want to upset him and get him all
worried for nothing.
"What do you mean- missing? She's got to be somewhere. Is this some kind
of joke?" he asked. This was defiantly not a joke!
"Do you know where Darien is?" I asked.
"Why? You think Darien took her?" he asked me. "No, of course not. But
Serena might have gone with him. You know how she feels about him."
Andrew was quite for a while before he spoke, "Darien didn't tell me
where he was going. He said it was best that I didn't know. He said that
it was for my protection or something."
I looked at Mina, Amy then Ray. We were in for a lot of trouble if Serena
got messed up with Darien somehow. What if she was in danger?
"Are you sure...?" Mina trailed off with a worried look in her eyes.
"Darien may be my best friend but I wouldn't keep something like that a
secret from you. That would be too cruel for words." Andrew assured us.
I nodded in understanding. Andrew was our last hope. What were we going
to do now? Just than the communicators went off.
"Andrew we have to go! Thanks for the help!" we all got up and quickly
left the building. As soon as we found an ally to hide in we turned on
the communicator to see Luna's face appear.
"Scouts! We have a red alert! Malachite just showed up with a power
hungry yomma at his side! The yomma has already taken out a half a dozen
people! I'm at the South Beach Hotel." The communicator went dead. We
looked at each other and nodded. Then we changed into our respective
scout uniforms.
My heart beat wildly with the anticipation of a fight.
But what about Sailor Moon? We were going to have to kill this thing
without her! I hope no one gets hurt! This is not good!
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I felt that familiar dark energy. The nega-verse was on the
lose! I quickly got out of the shower and changed into black pants and a
shirt. There was even a black ponytail holder, I flipped my hair into
one ponytail in the back not wanting to spend a lot of time on my hair
at the moment. When I came out Darien wasn't there but instead there was a
Woman with dark brown hair thrown into a ponytail, maroon eyes and a tan
skin. She was a little taller than
I was as she wore black pants and a black shirt with an army jacket. What
was with the black thing?
"Where did Dar-?" I was quickly cut off. "You will address him as D.C.
from now on. We use code names."
I nodded, "Um, well then where did...D.C. go?" This girl was weird! What
was
with her anyway? "He said he had urgent business. He'll be back shortly."
She affirmed. "So, who are you?" I asked, expecting a code name. "Phillip."
She stated.
I looked at her confused, "Phillip? Isn't that a guys name?"
"If you prefer you can call me Philly." This girl reminded me of Lita but
of course Lita isn't as...formal. I felt a little uncomfortable as we
just stood there staring at each other. I shifted from one foot to the
other.
"Um, so what do you like to do for fun?"
Hurt crossed over her features. I knew I had struck a swore spot.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"Let's not talk about it. I believe I should inform you on what is
expected of you." She moved toward the couch and slouched down into
it. She was apparently comfortable. I sighed and sat down next to her.
And I thought I had
escaped lectures.
"First..."
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When I went to town I saw lot of posters of Serena asking if any one
had seen her. I knew Serena's friends must have posted them. At least
they were doing something. It was lunchtime and I was starving so I
grabbed something to eat out of the cupboard. I least I went shopping
before all this happened other wise I don't think I would have thought
of it. I knew I needed to tell Dad what was going on but I hated the
idea of it. So far Serena and I had been safe, content, and happy.
Well, almost...it was almost...like she wasn't here half the time. I
don't mean physically either. I knew she missed Mom and Dad and this
guy named Darien (I got the info out of Molly about him.). Goodness
knows the time that I had been so close to telling her...the secret.
I don't even know it all myself, only what Dad told me. Of course I
haven't talked to him in years but we have written back and forth since
I fourteen. I wish I knew exactly where he was. Then I could tell him in
person. I sighed finely giving in. Mom and Dad had a
right to know if their daughter was missing. It's about time they found
out. I went into the study and pulled out a piece of paper. What was I
going to say? Better let it to them gently. I quickly wrote a letter,
explaining all that I knew at the moment about Serena missing. I even
threw in that Serena's friends were helping with the search.
"I hope that satisfies Dad. I know how he likes to have it down to the
detail but that's the info I have right now. I'll have to call and ask
Molly if they got any calls on Serena yet. This is going to be one long
week!"
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I wonder if the scouts are okay. They didn't even give any thought to
call me! Thanks guys!
"So, how do you know D.C. anyway. I don't nosey about other people's
lives but you've got my curiosity at its peak. I've never seen D.C. so
worked up over a girl before." Phillip wasn't smiling or anything. I guess
she was just trying to make some kind of conversation.
"We were enemies before the war." I stated. I knew that would sharpen
her curiosity even more.
"What? That doesn't register, babe."
"I threw a test paper at him, I was only fourteen when I met him. It
turned out that we had the same friend. Can I use their real names, or?"
"No, go ahead and use their names. Finish the story." She was
obviously interested.
"Um, well...Andrew works at the arcade that I went to every day
after school. I had a secret crush, I guess you could say."
"On D.C.?"
"No, Andrew. Well, it turned out that Andrew was D.C.'s best friend.
I was so mad when I found out. You see D.C. had made fun of my test
score that I had accidentally thrown at him. Since then we fought a lot
since I kept bumping into him and meeting him at the arcade. He even had
the nerve to make fun of my hair."
"What did he say?"
I wasn't sure I wanted to tell her. It was kind of a friend-to-friend
joke.
"He...ah...called me Meatball Head and it stuck. Of course my friends
picked up on it too and soon every one that I knew...minus Andrew was
calling me that at one time or another; D.C. most of all though. And he
STILL calls me that."
"I don't get it."
I then realized that I had my hair in a regular ponytail instead of my
usual buns. I reached behind my head and pulled the ponytail out. I
then proceeded to put my hair into it's usually meatballs. When I was
done she was looking at me amused.
"I wouldn't blame him for it. That is the strangest hair style I've ever
seen!" Philly smiled. "You know I just might like you yet."
I didn't know what that meant. Did she not like me before? I wondered
when Darien was going to get back. We had been sitting here for hours going
over memories and rules. I wanted to do something, not just sit around
doing nothing. I could help with what ever they were up to. Sailor Moon
does come in handy sometime!
Then I remembered the scouts. I sure hope their okay!
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"Amy, do you have a hold on him yet?" yelled Jupiter as she threw lightening
in all different directions. None of us knew where the darn thing was! I
threw my 'Venus Love Chain' hoping to hit it. No luck. I stopped momentarily
to see Mercury working on her compact computer trying to get a lock on the
so far invisible youmma, Jupiter was still shooting off lightening, Mars
was watching her back and listening for any swift movements. I don't think
she can hear
anything with Jupiter shooting power off like that.
"Would you please...stop for one minute Jupiter!" yelled Mars. Jupiter
stopped and glared at her. "Well, at least I'm doing something!"
"I'm trying to hear." Mars tried to whisper but failed. We thought
Malachite had shown up by himself but Luna confirmed that there was
something there. It wasn't until we starting getting kicked in the butt
that we 'knew' that something was there! Every time we would turn around
to see nothing. Malachite called it Norka, so I'm guessing it's a female.
So now we were left alone with this unknown creature on our tail. The bad
thing about it was that we were at a disadvantage with out being able to see
it. Maybe if Serena were here she would trip over it, letting us know where
it was. Serena...to bad she's missing out on the fun. I hope she's okay!
"Wait! There!" Mars pointed to a bush. It didn't move an inch.
"Or over there!" I mocked as I pointed in the other direction.
Mars glared at me, "Watch it Venus."
I gave her a innocent smile but then feeling a little paranoid I quickly
turned around to see nothing. I sighed in relief just as I felt something
hit me in the back! I fell to the ground, eating dirt. My back hurt like
crazy as I got up; that was a pretty hard blow. The scouts quickly ran
over to me.
"What happened?" Jupiter asked. I groaned, "I think it was right behind
me."
The scouts looked up seeing nothing but feeling eyes on them. Mercury using
her computer scanned the area, "I got it! It's ten feet to the left. It is
made out of a liquidly substance. And her weakest point is her neck.
"Great! And now how are we suppose to see her?" asked Mars. Mercury
was thinking, "I'll walk you through it."
I nodded then stood up, "Let's do it." I started walking in the direction
Amy said. "Wait! It's not over there any more, she's over there." Amy
pointed to the right. Mars moved to the right. "Wait, it's not there,
it's more to the left."
Mars looked confused so Jupiter headed to the left. "Wait!"
"Would you make up your mind?!" we yelled together.
Mercury looked up sheepishly, "Sorry, I pushed the wrong button." I sighed.
This was going to take awhile.
"Okay, I got it. Mars move a little to your right then back to steps and
then do a back kick." Mars nodded and did as she was told. Thankfully we
heard the sound of someone hitting the ground. "Now, Jupiter I want you to
fire to your right near the ground."
Jupiter got in her stance when she flew backwards, skidding on her
behind.
"Shoot! She moved..."
"Noooo she didn't..." I drawled. I received a glare from Mercury. I
then went over and helped my friend up.
"Maybe you can give me a warning next time!" Jupiter shouted.
Mercury nodded, "Okay, Venus. It's right by that tree with pink flowers.
To the right." Why did I have to sinking feeling that this was not going
to be good? Amy was smart when it comes to computer work but giving
directions was another thing. With caution I made my way to the tree
then stopping a good distance from it, waited for more instructions.
"Now, move a little to your left and fire!"
I moved, "Venus Crescent Beam...Smash!" It hit its target as the thing
started to become visible, I could make out the shape of a women. I was
right! Jupiter moved in and began shooting off more fireworks. The youmma
became enraged and ran head first toward me.
No...
I stood frozen to my spot, just when I knew I was going to fall to the
ground I felt someone pick me up. At first I thought it was Jupiter but
when I looked up, it shocked me to see Tuxedo Mask. I started blushing.
What a hunk! To bad Serena missed out on this! We landed at a safe distance
from the yomma and he put me down. "Are you alright, Venus?" he asked me.
I couldn't believe my luck!
"Y...ye...yes. I'm... great! Thanks you!" I gave him a short hug.
"Where's your leader?" he asked gruffly.
Before I could answer I heard the familiar sound of a dieing yomma. I turned
to see Jupiter dusting off her hands with a grin on her face. I was relived,
at least I didn't have to go back and deal with that yomma! I turned back
to Tuxedo Mask as he waited for me to answer.
What was I gonna say? I looked at the girls for help but they were too
busy congratulating themselves to notice.
I sighed, "She's gone. We don't know where she is."
"What do you mean she's gone?" he asked.
"Look we got into a fight and then she disappeared." I looked over at
the scouts, they were starting to leave, and "I have to go, thanks again!"
I ran up to my friends. I told the truth as much as I could.
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"No...no...you can't...please don't...don't shoot! I swear I'll tell no one!"
I heard Serena's familiar voice come from the house. My blood ran cold.
Someone had found her! I slipped to the side of the house near the door,
trying to make as little noise as possible. My plan was to bust the door
open and shot whoever was in there. I could hear Serena wail loud, wasn't
she being a little
dramatic?
"I promise... I won't tell a soul, it will be just... you and me...
here on out! Just pleasssseeee don't shoot me! We'll be partners!"
I just couldn't take it any longer, using my good shoulder I rammed into
the door, then losing my balance I fell on the floor. What I saw wasn't at
all what I expected. Serena was kneeling in front of the couch with her
hands clasped together. She wore a shocked look on her face as she stared
down at me. I then noticed Phillip leaning over the couch with
an amused...smile? Since when does Phillip smile? Will wonders never
cease. I then remembered why I was on the floor in the first place. I
got up while putting on a murderous look. "What on earth do you think
you're doing?"
Serena got over her shock and smiled, "It's called charades! You can go
next if you want! I was playing Lilly Walters in Conspiracy! Did I do
great or what? Even Philly couldn't figure it out!"
"We are in the middle of a dilemma and your playing games?! Serena,
this isn't some kind of game you can play around with! And Phillip I
thought you were suppose to be helping not giving in to her little
games!"
Phillips face turned cold but she didn't say anything.
"It's not HER fault! If you want to blame me that's FINE but you leave
her out of this! I don't know what your problem is Darien Chiba but you
need to lighten up! This may be the end of the world but some one here
has to maintain some amount of light to brighten up the obsessive amount
of darkness you cast!" Serena was fuming as she immediately stomped into
the bathroom and shut the door. I then heard an ear-piercing scream
of frustration. I felt once again...that emptiness that comes after
fighting with Serena. What is wrong with me? I looked back at Phillip,
she was giving me a look I couldn't place.
"What?!" I asked. She didn't say anything. She got up from the couch
and walked outside slamming the door. Alone...
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To Be Continued...
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Till next time!
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Thanks for read' in!
Chapter: Three
Author: Marie J.M.
Rated: PG
E-mail: mariejwchan@yahoo.com
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I lay on the bed too depressed to get up. This place is gloomy; it fits
my mood perfectly. I don't feel any urge to get up or move. I just want to
sleep away all this uncertainty. The scouts are going to wonder where I
went. And Sammy! Oh, how I wish I could get out of here. But I don't feel
like getting out, I just want to lay here. I wonder where Darien went. Why
am I here? Why does he say he wants to protect me...? We were enemies up
until now, still we're not very good friends either. How can I trust him
when he keeps doing things to betray my trust?
I feel so helpless and alone! I need someone to talk to. I wish Mina were
here. Mina... oh, I hope she doesn't think I'm mad at her or anything. I
hope she's not mad at me. If I had just gone to that party instead... maybe
this all wouldn't have happened. I heard a thump right out side the window.
I tried to ignore it but it persisted. I folded back the covers and
actually moved to get off the bed. Who is out there? I wonder if it's night
or day.
I walked across the seemingly mile long room to the royal blue curtains
that draped over the window. "Thump!" I heard it again. I pulled back
the curtains to see darkness. I've been in here all day?! I looked down to
see an old truck making odd noises. That must be where the thumping is
coming from. I turned back toward the bed. My feet were cold. Cold? Where
are my shoes? I looked around in the dark. Where's the light? I found the
door and turned on the light. This is so stupid; I haven't even eaten lunch!
Who skips lunch? That is 'so' unlike me. I found my shoes slightly tucked
under the bed. At least they didn't take them with them. Then I would have
to run around barefoot. Not that I mind but I wouldn't want to go outside
with no shoes on. As far as I could tell from looking out the window there
was no grass.
I sighed. I wonder if the door is locked. I went back over to the door
and tried the handle. "I AM GOING TO KILL HIM!" He locked the door! Where
did he think I was going to go?! It's not like I know where I am!
"HE'S A JERK, A BLASTED JERK!" I swore under my breath. I threw up my hands
and jumped back into bed, pulling the covers back over me. I am going to die
in here!
"Thump!" Stupid truck, stupid house, stupid bed, and stupid...stupid...
stuff! Oh, this is so not good! Next time I see him I am going to punch
him in the nose or the eye or maybe the stomach or... or...
I was cut off from my thoughts with the sound of glass breaking. I screamed
and sat up in bed. The window was broken. It's not that windy out there,
Is it?
Just then I saw someone jump in through the window. It was the man in a
gray raincoat, the same raincoat as the man I saw at the park!
"Hey, what are you doing in here?" I screeched. The man approached me,
"You will never live to tell your life story or...mine!" His voice was low
and frightening.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him. I then saw the knife at his
side, clenched tightly in his hand. His face was a mask, cold and unforgiving.
I jumped off the bed and ran to the door. Banging on it I screamed. "Darien! Darien!"
wait why am I calling for him? Because you don't know anyone
else idiot! Yes, I do. What about that K.C guy?
"K.C.! K.C.!" I yelled still pounding on the door. I turned to see the man
only a few feet away from me. I moved away from the door just in time! His
knife went into the door but he quickly pulled it out and continued to stalk
me.
I backed my self up against the bed pole. I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! This
is the end isn't it? I won't ever see my friends again. And they'll continue
to look for me only to find me dead somewhere in the streets. Oh, Mina I'm
sooo sorry I didn't come with you!
Bang! The door flew open to reveal two wonderful, well maybe just
one wonderful, man! Darien and K.C. came running in. Darien grabbed me as
K.C. fought the man in gray.
I didn't see what happened because Darien had pulled me out, into, and down
the hall. We didn't stop running we just kept on going down this long,
long, long hallway. Then I heard a shot! A gun shot.
"Get her out of here!" yelled K.C. from down the hall. Darien didn't
bother to respond he just kept running, taking me with him.
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"Oh, please forgive me! I will never yell at your sister again!" pleaded
Mina while kneeling at Sammy's feet. "Uh, Mina. It's not your fault..."
Sammy replied, feeling uncomfortable while one of Serena's best friends
was making a scene on the sidewalk. Everyone was looking at them. It was
nine-o-clock and he was trying to find someplace to eat when Mina came
along.
"Oh, but it is! If I hadn't yelled at her..." Mina didn't continue; she
broke off crying.
"Mina! Get off the sidewalk! You look like a dork! Do you think Serena
would like you embarrassing her brother?" Sammy asked, knowing what Mina
would say.
Mina stopped crying and looked around at the spectators. She blushed
madly. "Sorry." Mina got up and brushed off her yellow skirt.
"Come on. Lets go over to that café' over there." Sammy pointed to the
green and white restaurant.
"Good idea." Stated Mina.
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"Well, this is the last one. I hope everybody sees these." Said Lita
after stapling the last poster with Serena's picture on it. Amy nodded,
"I'm sure we'll find Serena in no time."
"Well, I for one am convinced that she's somewhere around here spying on
us. Laughing at the fools we're being. She's probably someplace eating a
mouth full of food." Put in Ray while taping her foot nervously.
"Right, Ray. But have you forgotten she doesn't eat as much as she used
too." Replied Lita.
Ray stuck her nose in the air and looked away, "Fine." Unknown to the
girls Ray bit her lip as it began to quiver. Where are you Serena?
A Tear trickled down her cheek.
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We finally stopped after we exited the house/building. My arms hurt from
where Darien had handled me. I rubbed my sore arms then looked down. My
shoes! I forgot my shoes! Dang! I looked over to where Darien stood
breathing heavily. His arm looked to be in pain. He shouldn't be saving
me in his condition! Oh, now you're worried about him? Shut-up, we're friends!
I yelled at myself.
"Darien? Are you alright?"
He looked up at me, "I'm fine." He looked around. What was he looking for
and why are we out here? You'd think we would be safer inside. Just then
we heard a loud sound just above us. I looked up to see a helicopter. Oh,
no! We are not out here for that, are we? It landed and Darien moved
toward it. No way was I getting in that thing!
I turned around and headed back to the house but once again Darien grabbed
me and pulled me toward the helicopter. "I am not getting in there!" I had
to yell so he could hear me. "Get in there, now!" he yelled at me.
"No!"
Darien glared at me before bending down. At first I was confused and didn't
know what he was doing but then I felt his shoulder up against my waist.
He heaved me up over his shoulder. "Darien! Put me down!" I yelled.
He put me down in the helicopter and shut the door. I looked out the window.
It was too dark to see.
I turned and glared at him. He looked worn out and tired. I wonder how
much sleep he'd gotten today. I sighed and closed my eyes.
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"Hey, Lita! A helicopter." Ray pointed up.
"Yep, I wonder why anyone would be out here this time of night." Thought
Lita aloud.
"Huh, well let's go find Mina. I think she went down main-street." Stated
Amy.
"Do you think it's from the hospital?" asked Ray.
"No. Hospital helicopters don't look like that. I would say it looks more
like a army helicopter." Stated Amy.
"Guys I'm feeling...strange..." stated Ray.
"The nega-verse?" Asked Lita.
"No, it's...its... I don't know." Added Ray.
Amy shook her head, not sure what to make of it. "Let's find Mina and
talk."
"Alright."
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"Darien?" I asked quietly. I didn't know if he was awake or
not.
"Mmm?"
"Um, thanks for...ah...saving me and all." I said then moved closer to
him.
I could see a small smile appear on his lips.
"But I wish you could tell me what's going on. And who was that guy?" I
asked. His smile faded then he turned his head away from me. I felt crushed
that he couldn't trust me. "Go to sleep, Serena. You're going to need it."
I heard him say but I wasn't paying attention to him anymore. I've had
enough sleep to last a week! Where were we going anyway? I have so
many questions and so few answers! Why won't anyone talk to me?! I'm going
to go insane then slowly die if I didn't get some answers soon. I would
really like to know what my grounds are! Like, how 'far can I go' type
thing. Despite so many hours of sleep I got, my eyelids grew heavy and
I fell asleep.
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Serena, you can be so unnerving. How did that guy find out about her anyway.
We had everything under control then; wham! You were screaming! I felt my
heart stop. I was afraid of not getting there in time! What if that guy
had gotten to her! What would I do? What would I live for?!
I looked down at Serena. I laid her on a couch in a small living room.
The musty air from outside dripped in. Serena. She thinks so much of
her friends. But right now she needs to think about herself and how she's
going to survive. I can't be watching her every minute; I have a mission.
And I can't just abandon it! Tokyo is at stake!
I heard her mumble something in her sleep then she fell silent once
again.
It's all, my fault! She shouldn't be here! She should be in her own bed with
her brother watching over her.
I wish I hadn't left her...so alone. I took care of Sailor Moon by
placing Moonlight Knight but what of Serena? What has she gone through?
I should have been there to protect her from any fears or unwanted enemies!
I should have been there!
I touched my arm, it felt sore from using it; from my shoulder to the tips
of my fingers it felt I had worked out non-stop. I need a rest from all
this, that's why I came here in the first place. Dang, those jerks! They
had to come to Tokyo to make trouble!
I walked to the window and ran my fingers through my hair. I need to
find a safe place to put her without anyone finding her. Where? Where
would she be safe from harm? I can't think of one place that this princess
would be safe.
I wonder if K.T. can help me. Maybe he knows where I can place her for a
while so I can get this job done!
I'll have to call him tomorrow. "I'll protect you Serena, that's my
greatest mission...!"
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I woke up to the sound of a bell and opened my eyes to see an Old looking
room. The sun streamed in casting rays of light across the floor. Now, where
am I? I sat up and looked around to find no one in the room. Where is every-
body? Darien?
"Darien?" I got up. Man, I'm starving! I looked out the window only to
see, water? Where am I, on a boat? "Darien?" I called; Still no answer.
This is getting old! I looked down at my feet to find myself still
barefoot. Mmm, I've got an idea. It was a crazy idea, something I usually
didn't do; maybe that's why I wanted to so much.
I opened the door and walked onto the porch. The house seemed to sway with
the current. The water seemed to go on, never ending! I jumped off the side
of the porch and into the water below. I swam up to the top and smiled.
This water feels great! I swam back and fourth, away from the house and back.
As I swam I noticed that the house was half way on land and half way out on
the water. It was an old house with red paint pealing off it. Again I
wondered where we were. We're still in Tokyo. I looked over to the sign
just above the house, with the word 'Tokyo' faded out.
I ducked under water and when I came up I saw Darien on the dock.
"Hey, it's about time you got back!" I called. Darien turned around,
relief evident on his features. "What's that matter? Think I was going
to run off? Like I even know where I am, thanks to you!" I yelled.
"Get out of the water, Serena!" He 'did not' look happy! Why should he?
He probably thought-, "Oh, great! Now I'm going to have to go look for her
or save her life; AGAIN!" or something. Darien can be so conceited!
"I'm taking a swim and I am NOT getting out just because you freaked out!"
I yelled at him.
"Now! Serena. Someone might see you." He said.
I ignored him and went under water again, swimming further away. When I came
up he was standing closer to the side of the deck. "I'm warning you, Serena.
Get back here." I heard him say. What was he going to do, jump in and get
me? Ha! Right! "I'll be in, in a minute!" I yelled back and went under
water again.
This time when I came up I didn't see Darien anywhere. Where did he go?
Did he actually leave me here? I looked around. He didn't jump in did he?
There was no sight of him.
Just then I felt his arms wrap around my waist and he popped out from under
the water. "I told you! You can't be out here!"
"Darien!" I gasped. Wait a minute... "What about your arm?! You're going
to make it worse! I can't believe how demanding and bossy you are!" I
yelled going from worried to annoyed.
"Serena," he started in a low voice, "You can not be out here. There are
spies and I can't let you get hurt! I need you to do what ever I say. My
arm his fine. It will heal." I stared at him opened mouthed for a while.
Then glared at him. "You don't understand!" I yelled.
"No! You don't understand!" he yelled back.
"Then tell me! I want to understand but your not answering any of my
questions! I'm not a toy Darien, I'm a living breathing-"
Darien cut me off, "Women. I know...believe me I know." For some reason
that statement made me feel weak all over. And very aware of how close we
were. My heart speed up, warming my body. "Fine, I'll corporate but only if
I can contact my friends and let them know that I'm alright. I'll even hold
back on the questions for now."
Darien looked at me unsure, "Serena, we can't-"
"Then you have a very uncooperative girl on your hands!" I stated.
He sighed, "Fine. We'll work something out. Now! Will you please get out of
this water?"
I smiled, "Thank you for saying, please!" I then broke away from him and
swam back to the house on my own.
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"Yawwh! I'm tired! Did you guys get any sleep last night?" asked Mina.
She looked around then realized that the girls weren't up yet. They all
lay spread out on Ray's floor. Lita's head lay on Amy's stomach while
Ray's feet were on Lita's legs. Mina had actually gotten the bed.
"Hey, guys! Wake up!" shouted Mina.
"Wha...?" asked Lita as she sat up strait, "What time is it?"
Mina looked at the clock, "Around eight a.m. why?"
"Mmm, no reason. I'm hungry!" stated Lita.
"Good, me to. What are you going to cook?" asked Mina while licking her
lips.
"Who said I was going to cook?" asked Lita while staring at her like she
was insane.
"You always cook. It's your nature." Stated Mina.
"Right." Lita rolled her eyes and got up. Ray's feet hit the
floor.
"Ow!" Squealed Ray.
"Is it morning?" mumbled Amy.
"Yes, another day to find Serena! Now get up!" smiled Mina
cheerfully.
"How can you be this cheery in the morning?!" asked Ray
"Everyday is a new day. Just think a whole day without any mistakes in it!"
Mina pulled back the covers.
"Yet." Stated Ray.
"Yah, that's the down fall of it all, you always do." Mina then got off the
bed and made her way to the kitchen.
"Do you think we'll find Serena today?" asked Ray to Amy.
Amy didn't reply but instead just stared out the window.
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I rang out my wet hair, it now smells like salt water. But at least I
felt good!
I also rang out my shirt. I looked over to see Darien put one hand on the
dock, he was still in the water.
He sat there breathing hard. "Looks like you need more exercise!" I
laughed.
"Very funny! But I get plenty. And even more since I met up with up with
you again."
"Ah, poor ba-"
"Don't even say it!" he cut me off. I smirked at him. He tried pulling
himself up with one hand. It wasn't going to happen.
"Should I get someone to help you?" I asked looking around in mock
concern.
"Oh, shut-up and grab my hand."
"Well, if you're going to talk to me like that!" I stepped back and
headed back into the house.
"Okay, I'm sorry."
I turned around. He was really having trouble getting up. I sighed and
grabbed his hand and helped pull him over the side. He was heavy!
"Thanks." He muttered. I smiled and sat down next to him, "So, do you
have a piece of paper on you?"
He stared at me for a second, "You are something, you know that?" I shook
my head.
He smiled, "Now I have to call and get us some clothes to wear. We can't
walk around freezing to death."
"I don't know what your talking about but it sounds good to me!" We
walked inside and I sat on the floor so I wouldn't get the couch wet.
Darien stood dripping wet while holding his left arm with his right hand.
I have to admit I feel a little guilty about making him jump in. But
I didn't make him jump in! He chose to, the idiot! I was perfectly fine
out there. He is way too over protective.
Darien picked up a black bag that read T.B.S. on the side in big bold
white letters. I wondered what it meant. Darien opened it up and pulled
out a cell phone, the phone had a phone cord hook to it. He then dialed
some numbers that made little beeping noises. I watched as he put it to
his ear and waited.
"T.K. great, it's you! I need some clothes down here, now. Little Miss
Mermaid decided to go for a little swim." ******** "How should I know
why?" *********
"Very funny, now listen to me, I need somee dry clothes for me and some for
Miss fishy here." ********** "Um, she's about eighteen," ************************
Darien looked at me as if to size me up.
"She's slim, nice figure, long legs and tall." I felt my face go red
and turned so Darien couldn't see. Wow, he thought that about me? I
all of a sudden felt very self-conscience. He seemed to sum me up like...
never mind what like. I tuned back into what he was saying. "That's not
funny T.K. Just mind your own business. Have I.K. get her something if you
can't handle it!" **************** "Haha, right! Just get it here and fast!
I'm freezing!" **************** "Alright, bye!" Click.
Darien gave me a rude smile, "Now, look what you got us into. We're
soaking wet!"
"You should have been more careful. I told you not to come in after me!"
I said then turned my head in the other direction showing no further conversation
was to be made. I heard him sigh and then stomp outside. I
knew he wasn't really that mad, just annoyed. Men, they can be so hard
to get along with! I turned to look at where he once stood; my eyes rested
on the bag. Mmm, I wonder if there's any paper in there. I got up and
walked over, I opened the bag; sure enough inside there was a note pad
and several pens. I pulled them out and began to write a letter to the
girls.
Darien walked in just as I signed my name at the bottom. I looked up,
"I'm finished!"
Darien only nodded.
"So, when do you think this will all be over? What ever it is..." I asked.
It had to be soon right? I can't live like this forever! I want my bed back
and my room and my friends. He can't keep me captive! Besides, it's not like
I can't take care of myself. I am Sailor Moon after all. But Darien doesn't
know that. I smiled. At least that's one thing he can't take away.
"I don't know. It depends if we do it right the first time. If we have to
make another attempt then it could take a couple of months."
"Months!" I burst out. There is no way I am staying here for any longer
than three days! Of course if I wanted to I could just change into Sailor
Moon and be out of here in minutes and on my way back home. That's 'if' I
knew where I was that is. I changed my mood and smiled at him, "Okay, so
where are we right now?"
He looked at me, "Your smart Serena, but not 'that' smart. I'm not telling
you. Nor will anyone else here."
I looked around. Anyone else?
"Darien, are you okay? There's no one else here." I commented.
"Of course there are people here. You don't think we would be where there is
no protection. There are at least two dozen back up men surrounding this
one area along with their two dozen guns ready to fire when ready." His
voice cut through sharp with annoyance.
I glared at him, "How was I suppose to know? I don't go around saving the
world from unknown forces!" That was one of the biggest lie I've ever made!
That is exactly what I do!
"Of course you don't! You couldn't take it!" he glared at me then started
to pace the floor.
I folded my arms and blew my bangs away from my face. The stupid man has
no idea who he's dealing with! I know what back up is! What do you think
the scouts are when it gets tough?! Then it struck me. Is that what is happening?
Is there something that bad going to happen? I was once
again confused.
"Darien, tell me what's going on!" I demanded as if I were talking to one
of the scouts.
"I can't tell you. I'm sworn not to tell anyone!" he stated. Sworn not to
tell anyone my foot! What is he talking about? Who does he think I'm going
to tell? The scouts? Andrew? My brother? Not very likely!
"I need to know! I can't go on just watching this all happen. Being
brought from one place to another with no meaning! You would demand the
same thing if it was the other way around. You know you would and it would
drive you crazy to be at the mercy of some girl wouldn't it? Well, that's
how I feel! Now tell me!" I demanded once again. His eyes blazed. He came
up to me in two quick steps. He put his hand under my chin bringing my face
up to meet his. "You don't understand and you can't! It's better that you
don't know. It's better that nobody knows! You are not in the position to
demand anything, Serena! Nothing! You are under the government's supervision
now and that's how it will stay till this is over and done with! I can only
promise your safety if you do what your told and if you stop asking
question!" he jerked my chin up higher as he stared into my eyes with
such intensity. He then jerked his hand from my chin and walked outside
once again. I stood there in shock. What had just happened? A tear rolled
down my cheek, I quickly brushed it away and sniffed. I was not going to
cry! I started to tremble so I just fell to the floor. Something is
wrong; something is terrible wrong!
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"Molly, are you sure that was the last time Serena talked to you?" I asked.
We didn't know where else to look; we've been searching everywhere! We
even talked to Melvin for goodness sakes! We were at our last straw.
"No, I just talked to her that one time when she told me about...Darien
coming back from the dead! Can you believe it?" Molly gulped.
"He wasn't dead in the first place." Stated Mina, "He just disappeared,
that's all!"
"Well, then he is the most stupid, conceited, unfeeling jerk that ever
lived, to leave Serena like that! And the whole time she thought he was
dead! Sobbing over his grave for nothing! Why, I ought' a tear his heart
out! As soon as I get a hold of him he won't know 'what' hit him! He'll
be so knocked out he won't know which way is north or south!" Molly was
now standing up in an up rage, her fists clenched and her eyes going
dark.
Mina giggled nervously beside me, "Molly calm down. As far as we know
Darien had it bad for the girl. Not that I'm making excuses for him and
not that I don't want to give it to him myself but he was in love with
Serena. Even Andrew knows, he confessed to it."
Molly looked at me unsure but then decided to sit down. She breathed in
and out, in and out, "Fine. We'll set the fact that Darien hurt Serena
aside."
I could hear the girls sigh.
"Now, do you know where she could be?" asked Ray.
"No, not unless she got locked in the mall or something." Molly joked
lightly.
"If she could have her choice I'd say she would be with Darien!" Amy
smiled at the thought, "But then again Darien has already left."
All the girls turned and stared at her.
"What?" Amy asked.
"What did you say?" I asked.
"Lita, stop looking at me like that! I didn't say anything about school!"
she protested.
I smiled, "You're a genius Amy!"
"Are you saying what I think your saying?" Ray asked me.
"Of course! What better place to be than with Darien!" I couldn't
believe we never thought of this in the first place. "Come on guys,
we need to talk to Andrew. Maybe he knows where he's at!"
"What are you talking about?" Amy asked as Mina pulled her to her
feet.
"We're on a search for the soul mates of the year!" Declared Mina.
"But-"
"Don't interrupt the Senshi of Love, Amy!" exclaimed Mina.
"What are you talking about?" Molly came up next to her.
"Um, you know! Hehe, Sailor Venus. In...the...movie." Tried Mina knowing
she was on dangerous ground.
"Oh, that's cute!" she laughed as we left for the arcade.
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"Stupid, stupid girl!" I repeated for the hundredth time! She doesn't
realize how much danger she's in. Why? Because you won't tell her. But
I can't tell her! She shouldn't have to know! She should be 'at home'
and 'in bed' away from all
this mess. This isn't right!! I stopped pacing on the deck to look over
the water at the sunset. It was a brilliant orange-red with a bright
yellow backdrop. The water was coming up and down in small waves as it
seemingly tried to make it to the shore but never could. In a way I felt
like that. Always moving forward but never quiet making it. Sure, I save
a country but than what? Nothing. I have nowhere to go. Simple as that. I
have an empty hotel room to come to every time I accomplish a mission.
Where else would I go? Sure, there's Andrew but isn't there suppose to be
more? I have no love life what so ever and I probably never will...
Serena...she's eighteen...I wonder what...or how many men she's dated. Is
she engaged? Why hadn't I thought of that before? Why would she be free?
She's way to beautiful for any man to pass up. I then started to pace the
deck again as my mind whirled with unwanted thoughts. I wouldn't have a
chance! I tried to envision Serena with someone else. It wasn't working...
it's like she is meant for me...but she well, I bet she hates me after what
I just said and...I was a little ruff with her wasn't I? But she made
me so...so,...scared...
She can't know! I have to protect her from...what ever is going to
happen. She's too precious, too wonderful, I just can't think of her
ever leaving! Serena...that's what keeps me living through these
murderous years, months, weeks, days, hours, even minutes to seconds.
The thought of her; so innocent and protected. Oh, how many times have
I dreamed of her? Dancing, smiling, running,
oh...and her sweet kisses that I have never had the privilege to have.
No, only in my dreams...but dreams aren't real...
I stopped at the door and looked in. Serena had fallen asleep on the
couch, still slightly damp, her hair stuck to her forehead while her arms
easily became her pillow.
So, so, beautiful! I sighed. I wonder where K.T. is. He should be here
by now. Something must have gone wrong. I walked into the room and went for
the cell phone ready to dial for help. But then I heard someone at the door.
I cautiously went toward the door, I pulled my gun out of my jacket. I
felt somewhat comforted by the familiar feeling.
"D.C.?" I heard someone whisper. That sounded like K.T. I quickly
moved in front of the door and opened it. I was relived to find that it
was indeed K.T.
"Where have you been? I was about to call!" I whispered so as not to
wake
Serena.
"Sorry, but we had some chiggers on our tail! I got here as soon as
possible!" K.T. then looked behind me.
"It's the girl. You have the stuff?" I asked .K.T. nodded as he only saw
her legs and shoulder peeking out from the couch.
"Can we talk outside?" I asked. I was afraid of waking her up.
"Sure." K.T. moved away from the door and stepped out into the middle of
the deck. I shut the door behind me as I left the dark room.
"Well?" I asked.
"I have it. It's right there." He pointed toward two black bags.
I nodded as soon as I saw them sitting by the door.
"How old is she?" he asked. I found that an odd question since I already
told him on the phone.
"Eighteen, I told you that already." I stated a little annoyed by the way
he kept glancing back at the house.
"Eighteen," he repeated, "D.C. I think I'm going to have Phillip go along
with you."
I sighed. I knew what he was thinking. 'Eighteen-year-old girl with an
older guy, who know what can happen'. "K.T. we're friends! I wouldn't
do anything to harm her."
"That's not what I-"
I cut him off annoyed by his theory, "K.T. I know what you meant. And I
would never do that to that Meatball head!"
He sighed but then looked at me with determination, "D.C. I would feel
a lot better if Phillip went along with you. Besides, don't you think she
might be a little more comfortable if there was another women there,
Phillip would understand her if she was having an emotional break down
or something. I doubt you could handle that."
Sometime I hated the way K.T.'s mind worked. In a way he was right. Serena
is probably feeling a bit captured. Phillip could talk to her. I knew
Serena still doesn't trust me and she probably won't until later. I sighed
in consent and
K.T. smiled in relief.
"I trust you like no other, D.C. but even men have they're weaknesses." He
then started back to where he came from. I never knew where he went or
even where he came from in the first place. We all had our secrets and we
kept them well. I knew K.T. had a family somewhere. He had told me once on
one of our missions that he had left his kids at home. They were young
and unsupervised. It made me wonder if he felt that some how by taking care
of this girl it would fill the feeling of regret for not staying and
watching his own kids. I felt my body drape and wondered how many hours of
sleep did I get in the last two days.
Tomorrow was going to be busy; we couldn't stay here forever. We had to get
out in the open and get this deal, mission or what ever you call it in the
bag.
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I woke up to the feeling of the house being empty. I stared at the
digital clock uninterested in what it read. The red lights were a blur as
I just lay there thinking. Serena was gone, my only sister, to where I
didn't know. Dad will be so worried when he finds out, and what about
Mom? She'll freak out and go into depression. I know she'll blame herself
for it. Oh, Serena. Where could she be? Hours passed and the sun shone
bright through my window. What would Serena do if I were missing? Just
then I realized I had been going about this all-wrong. Serena wouldn't
stay in bed and wish the day away! She would be out doing everything
possible to find me! You are such a fool! I pulled back the blankets and
hopped out of bed. I ran into the bathroom to take my shower.
I'llfind you Serena! You just wait! You'll be back home in no
time!
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I lifted my eyelids to the sound of running water. Where is that coming
from? I lifted my head up and scanned the room. It all looked the same
except for two black bags that were sitting in the corner.
"Ohhh, so it wasn't a dream! It was a 'nightmare'!" I groaned before my
head hit the pillow. Or was it a pillow? I looked down at the familiar
object. It was a jacket, a jacket that smelled strange with the mixture of
roses and salt water. Not the greatest combination. I sat up once more and
this time I stood up. I found where the sound of water was coming from,
the bathroom. Darien must be in there. I was right. Just then Darien came
out wearing black pants with a black t-shirt. His hair was slightly damp
from his shower and falling over his forehead. I gulped. He looks hot!
Darien smiled, "Good morning! There's a bag over there with some clothes
in it. K.T. dropped it off last night."
I nodded then found the bag, I picked it up and carried it to the bathroom.
I was not going to try my voice just yet. So I shut the door and started
the shower. This was going to be a long day!
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(Lita POV)
"Andrew! There you are!" I yelled. I was by one of the video games asking
some little kid if he's seen Andrew around.
"Hey, long time no see! What's going on?" he asked as he walked out from
behind the counter.
"We need to talk to you about...something." Stated Mina as she stepped out
from behind me. Mina could be so obvious sometime. Andrew of course could
tell something was up so he took on a serious look and motioned for us to
follow him
to the back room. When we were all situated on a couch or stool he asked us
what was going on.
"Serena, is missing." Amy was direct and to the point. I planned to break
it to him softly but I guess that was out of the question. We still hadn't
told Andrew the bad news. We didn't want to upset him and get him all
worried for nothing.
"What do you mean- missing? She's got to be somewhere. Is this some kind
of joke?" he asked. This was defiantly not a joke!
"Do you know where Darien is?" I asked.
"Why? You think Darien took her?" he asked me. "No, of course not. But
Serena might have gone with him. You know how she feels about him."
Andrew was quite for a while before he spoke, "Darien didn't tell me
where he was going. He said it was best that I didn't know. He said that
it was for my protection or something."
I looked at Mina, Amy then Ray. We were in for a lot of trouble if Serena
got messed up with Darien somehow. What if she was in danger?
"Are you sure...?" Mina trailed off with a worried look in her eyes.
"Darien may be my best friend but I wouldn't keep something like that a
secret from you. That would be too cruel for words." Andrew assured us.
I nodded in understanding. Andrew was our last hope. What were we going
to do now? Just than the communicators went off.
"Andrew we have to go! Thanks for the help!" we all got up and quickly
left the building. As soon as we found an ally to hide in we turned on
the communicator to see Luna's face appear.
"Scouts! We have a red alert! Malachite just showed up with a power
hungry yomma at his side! The yomma has already taken out a half a dozen
people! I'm at the South Beach Hotel." The communicator went dead. We
looked at each other and nodded. Then we changed into our respective
scout uniforms.
My heart beat wildly with the anticipation of a fight.
But what about Sailor Moon? We were going to have to kill this thing
without her! I hope no one gets hurt! This is not good!
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I felt that familiar dark energy. The nega-verse was on the
lose! I quickly got out of the shower and changed into black pants and a
shirt. There was even a black ponytail holder, I flipped my hair into
one ponytail in the back not wanting to spend a lot of time on my hair
at the moment. When I came out Darien wasn't there but instead there was a
Woman with dark brown hair thrown into a ponytail, maroon eyes and a tan
skin. She was a little taller than
I was as she wore black pants and a black shirt with an army jacket. What
was with the black thing?
"Where did Dar-?" I was quickly cut off. "You will address him as D.C.
from now on. We use code names."
I nodded, "Um, well then where did...D.C. go?" This girl was weird! What
was
with her anyway? "He said he had urgent business. He'll be back shortly."
She affirmed. "So, who are you?" I asked, expecting a code name. "Phillip."
She stated.
I looked at her confused, "Phillip? Isn't that a guys name?"
"If you prefer you can call me Philly." This girl reminded me of Lita but
of course Lita isn't as...formal. I felt a little uncomfortable as we
just stood there staring at each other. I shifted from one foot to the
other.
"Um, so what do you like to do for fun?"
Hurt crossed over her features. I knew I had struck a swore spot.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to-"
"Let's not talk about it. I believe I should inform you on what is
expected of you." She moved toward the couch and slouched down into
it. She was apparently comfortable. I sighed and sat down next to her.
And I thought I had
escaped lectures.
"First..."
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When I went to town I saw lot of posters of Serena asking if any one
had seen her. I knew Serena's friends must have posted them. At least
they were doing something. It was lunchtime and I was starving so I
grabbed something to eat out of the cupboard. I least I went shopping
before all this happened other wise I don't think I would have thought
of it. I knew I needed to tell Dad what was going on but I hated the
idea of it. So far Serena and I had been safe, content, and happy.
Well, almost...it was almost...like she wasn't here half the time. I
don't mean physically either. I knew she missed Mom and Dad and this
guy named Darien (I got the info out of Molly about him.). Goodness
knows the time that I had been so close to telling her...the secret.
I don't even know it all myself, only what Dad told me. Of course I
haven't talked to him in years but we have written back and forth since
I fourteen. I wish I knew exactly where he was. Then I could tell him in
person. I sighed finely giving in. Mom and Dad had a
right to know if their daughter was missing. It's about time they found
out. I went into the study and pulled out a piece of paper. What was I
going to say? Better let it to them gently. I quickly wrote a letter,
explaining all that I knew at the moment about Serena missing. I even
threw in that Serena's friends were helping with the search.
"I hope that satisfies Dad. I know how he likes to have it down to the
detail but that's the info I have right now. I'll have to call and ask
Molly if they got any calls on Serena yet. This is going to be one long
week!"
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I wonder if the scouts are okay. They didn't even give any thought to
call me! Thanks guys!
"So, how do you know D.C. anyway. I don't nosey about other people's
lives but you've got my curiosity at its peak. I've never seen D.C. so
worked up over a girl before." Phillip wasn't smiling or anything. I guess
she was just trying to make some kind of conversation.
"We were enemies before the war." I stated. I knew that would sharpen
her curiosity even more.
"What? That doesn't register, babe."
"I threw a test paper at him, I was only fourteen when I met him. It
turned out that we had the same friend. Can I use their real names, or?"
"No, go ahead and use their names. Finish the story." She was
obviously interested.
"Um, well...Andrew works at the arcade that I went to every day
after school. I had a secret crush, I guess you could say."
"On D.C.?"
"No, Andrew. Well, it turned out that Andrew was D.C.'s best friend.
I was so mad when I found out. You see D.C. had made fun of my test
score that I had accidentally thrown at him. Since then we fought a lot
since I kept bumping into him and meeting him at the arcade. He even had
the nerve to make fun of my hair."
"What did he say?"
I wasn't sure I wanted to tell her. It was kind of a friend-to-friend
joke.
"He...ah...called me Meatball Head and it stuck. Of course my friends
picked up on it too and soon every one that I knew...minus Andrew was
calling me that at one time or another; D.C. most of all though. And he
STILL calls me that."
"I don't get it."
I then realized that I had my hair in a regular ponytail instead of my
usual buns. I reached behind my head and pulled the ponytail out. I
then proceeded to put my hair into it's usually meatballs. When I was
done she was looking at me amused.
"I wouldn't blame him for it. That is the strangest hair style I've ever
seen!" Philly smiled. "You know I just might like you yet."
I didn't know what that meant. Did she not like me before? I wondered
when Darien was going to get back. We had been sitting here for hours going
over memories and rules. I wanted to do something, not just sit around
doing nothing. I could help with what ever they were up to. Sailor Moon
does come in handy sometime!
Then I remembered the scouts. I sure hope their okay!
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"Amy, do you have a hold on him yet?" yelled Jupiter as she threw lightening
in all different directions. None of us knew where the darn thing was! I
threw my 'Venus Love Chain' hoping to hit it. No luck. I stopped momentarily
to see Mercury working on her compact computer trying to get a lock on the
so far invisible youmma, Jupiter was still shooting off lightening, Mars
was watching her back and listening for any swift movements. I don't think
she can hear
anything with Jupiter shooting power off like that.
"Would you please...stop for one minute Jupiter!" yelled Mars. Jupiter
stopped and glared at her. "Well, at least I'm doing something!"
"I'm trying to hear." Mars tried to whisper but failed. We thought
Malachite had shown up by himself but Luna confirmed that there was
something there. It wasn't until we starting getting kicked in the butt
that we 'knew' that something was there! Every time we would turn around
to see nothing. Malachite called it Norka, so I'm guessing it's a female.
So now we were left alone with this unknown creature on our tail. The bad
thing about it was that we were at a disadvantage with out being able to see
it. Maybe if Serena were here she would trip over it, letting us know where
it was. Serena...to bad she's missing out on the fun. I hope she's okay!
"Wait! There!" Mars pointed to a bush. It didn't move an inch.
"Or over there!" I mocked as I pointed in the other direction.
Mars glared at me, "Watch it Venus."
I gave her a innocent smile but then feeling a little paranoid I quickly
turned around to see nothing. I sighed in relief just as I felt something
hit me in the back! I fell to the ground, eating dirt. My back hurt like
crazy as I got up; that was a pretty hard blow. The scouts quickly ran
over to me.
"What happened?" Jupiter asked. I groaned, "I think it was right behind
me."
The scouts looked up seeing nothing but feeling eyes on them. Mercury using
her computer scanned the area, "I got it! It's ten feet to the left. It is
made out of a liquidly substance. And her weakest point is her neck.
"Great! And now how are we suppose to see her?" asked Mars. Mercury
was thinking, "I'll walk you through it."
I nodded then stood up, "Let's do it." I started walking in the direction
Amy said. "Wait! It's not over there any more, she's over there." Amy
pointed to the right. Mars moved to the right. "Wait, it's not there,
it's more to the left."
Mars looked confused so Jupiter headed to the left. "Wait!"
"Would you make up your mind?!" we yelled together.
Mercury looked up sheepishly, "Sorry, I pushed the wrong button." I sighed.
This was going to take awhile.
"Okay, I got it. Mars move a little to your right then back to steps and
then do a back kick." Mars nodded and did as she was told. Thankfully we
heard the sound of someone hitting the ground. "Now, Jupiter I want you to
fire to your right near the ground."
Jupiter got in her stance when she flew backwards, skidding on her
behind.
"Shoot! She moved..."
"Noooo she didn't..." I drawled. I received a glare from Mercury. I
then went over and helped my friend up.
"Maybe you can give me a warning next time!" Jupiter shouted.
Mercury nodded, "Okay, Venus. It's right by that tree with pink flowers.
To the right." Why did I have to sinking feeling that this was not going
to be good? Amy was smart when it comes to computer work but giving
directions was another thing. With caution I made my way to the tree
then stopping a good distance from it, waited for more instructions.
"Now, move a little to your left and fire!"
I moved, "Venus Crescent Beam...Smash!" It hit its target as the thing
started to become visible, I could make out the shape of a women. I was
right! Jupiter moved in and began shooting off more fireworks. The youmma
became enraged and ran head first toward me.
No...
I stood frozen to my spot, just when I knew I was going to fall to the
ground I felt someone pick me up. At first I thought it was Jupiter but
when I looked up, it shocked me to see Tuxedo Mask. I started blushing.
What a hunk! To bad Serena missed out on this! We landed at a safe distance
from the yomma and he put me down. "Are you alright, Venus?" he asked me.
I couldn't believe my luck!
"Y...ye...yes. I'm... great! Thanks you!" I gave him a short hug.
"Where's your leader?" he asked gruffly.
Before I could answer I heard the familiar sound of a dieing yomma. I turned
to see Jupiter dusting off her hands with a grin on her face. I was relived,
at least I didn't have to go back and deal with that yomma! I turned back
to Tuxedo Mask as he waited for me to answer.
What was I gonna say? I looked at the girls for help but they were too
busy congratulating themselves to notice.
I sighed, "She's gone. We don't know where she is."
"What do you mean she's gone?" he asked.
"Look we got into a fight and then she disappeared." I looked over at
the scouts, they were starting to leave, and "I have to go, thanks again!"
I ran up to my friends. I told the truth as much as I could.
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"No...no...you can't...please don't...don't shoot! I swear I'll tell no one!"
I heard Serena's familiar voice come from the house. My blood ran cold.
Someone had found her! I slipped to the side of the house near the door,
trying to make as little noise as possible. My plan was to bust the door
open and shot whoever was in there. I could hear Serena wail loud, wasn't
she being a little
dramatic?
"I promise... I won't tell a soul, it will be just... you and me...
here on out! Just pleasssseeee don't shoot me! We'll be partners!"
I just couldn't take it any longer, using my good shoulder I rammed into
the door, then losing my balance I fell on the floor. What I saw wasn't at
all what I expected. Serena was kneeling in front of the couch with her
hands clasped together. She wore a shocked look on her face as she stared
down at me. I then noticed Phillip leaning over the couch with
an amused...smile? Since when does Phillip smile? Will wonders never
cease. I then remembered why I was on the floor in the first place. I
got up while putting on a murderous look. "What on earth do you think
you're doing?"
Serena got over her shock and smiled, "It's called charades! You can go
next if you want! I was playing Lilly Walters in Conspiracy! Did I do
great or what? Even Philly couldn't figure it out!"
"We are in the middle of a dilemma and your playing games?! Serena,
this isn't some kind of game you can play around with! And Phillip I
thought you were suppose to be helping not giving in to her little
games!"
Phillips face turned cold but she didn't say anything.
"It's not HER fault! If you want to blame me that's FINE but you leave
her out of this! I don't know what your problem is Darien Chiba but you
need to lighten up! This may be the end of the world but some one here
has to maintain some amount of light to brighten up the obsessive amount
of darkness you cast!" Serena was fuming as she immediately stomped into
the bathroom and shut the door. I then heard an ear-piercing scream
of frustration. I felt once again...that emptiness that comes after
fighting with Serena. What is wrong with me? I looked back at Phillip,
she was giving me a look I couldn't place.
"What?!" I asked. She didn't say anything. She got up from the couch
and walked outside slamming the door. Alone...
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To Be Continued...
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