Hey all!! It's me again with a new chapter. I decided to load this one as well since I was on a roll. This one is two chapters in one. Hope you enjoy it!

Standard Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon" was created by Naoko Takeuchi and not by me, although don't we all wish we did.

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Last Time in All The Good In The World…

         She couldn't trust anyone, except for Mina. Anything she says or does might get back to the states. She didn't need anyone to know where she is, in fear of the one man that brought so much pain to her life. As far as she knew, he could have connections right here in Milan.

Now for Chapter Two: How My Life Became Miserable

'No! I mustn't think about this! He can't hurt me here. He's not around to make my life a living hell anymore', she thought as she remembered what he did to her. It was a dark and dreary day about a year ago, now that she recalls, when she met him. His name was Diamond. He was tall with broad shoulders. Hair so blond, it just about looked white. But his most admirable features were his eyes. They were a mesmerizing light blue, almost lavender that one could easily get lost in. Serena was out just spending a day with her brother, Sammy, when she collided with Diamond. She apologized profusely, not even noticing the way he stared at her. If she had seen the look in his eyes, she would have seen the look of pure lust. Unfortunately, Sammy didn't miss it and immediately put his guard up.

He would constantly tell her to be careful around him and not to trust him, he was no good. She told him she would and not to worry, they were just friends and besides, she didn't even like him like that. Still, she was an innocent one. She never really dated anyone because she really had no interest in that. One day, he asked her if she wanted to go out with him on an official date. Serena tried to explain to him about how she only liked him as a friend and nothing else. He was relentless, however, and pursued her time and time again. He was trying to play mind games with her so that she would finally give up and date him, but she always saw right through it and refused. Each time that happened, he was even more infatuated with her because of her strong will and stubbornness. It got to the point that he was almost stalking her, day in and day out, calling her at odd hours of the night. It was through one of these calls that Serena had enough.

"Diamond, I think it's best that we don't see each other anymore."

"But Serena, you can't do this to me! Don't you love me any more? Is there someone else? Because if there is, I'LL KILL HIM!!! You're my lover and no one else's!" Serena didn't know what to do. He never acted like this before. Never. And what was this about her being his lover. They never as so much as kissed! With that last thought, she decided that he was crazy and would go to the police station early in the morning to get a restraining order.

"Calm down Diamond. I was never yours to begin with. I don't know what has gotten into you, but I don't like it. If you even set foot near me again, I will call the police." And with that she hung up with tears in her eyes. When she looked up, she saw that Sammy was in standing in the doorway with a glaring at the phone with murderous anger that if it was possible, it would have exploded.

"I heard the whole thing", was how the silence broke. "I knew that asshole was no good!! I knew it right from the start!! Why didn't you tell me he was bothering you? You know I would've handled it for you. If that bastard even thinks about coming over…" His words were cut off by Serena saying,

"I didn't want to worry you. He never acted this way before. Insistent, yes, but a raving lunatic! I don't know what to do, but I've got it under control. I'm going to the police station and get a restraining order against him first thing."

"I'm going with you. I need to know what's being done to protect you from him. Don't worry Sere, you won't go through this alone."

"Thank you, Sammy. I wouldn't know what to do if you weren't here. Get some rest so you won't be tired tomorrow. Goodnight and sweet dreams. Love you."

Now that he was calmer, he softly replied, "Alright. Sweet dreams. See you in the morning. Love you too", as he left to his room. Serena decided she needed to wind down and how better than to stare at one of her favorite things, the moon. Ever since she can remember, she felt a pull towards it. As if it called to her, "Serenity". 'I wonder what it would be like to live there?', was the last thought she said before snuggling up in her bed and falling into a dreamless sleep.

The next morning found them at the counter of the station telling Officer Ken thank you for getting all the necessary paper work in order for them. They all instantly clicked and Ken, as he told them to call him, asked them to call him if anything should happen. With a goodbye, they left to go eat brunch at a restaurant that a friend of hers owned. Walking in, they said hello to the waiters and staff and finally saying hello to the owner, Molly. Molly and her go way back to the days of junior high. They have been the best of best friends ever since. Serena even got to be her maid of honor at her wedding to Melvin, another junior high friend.

"Hey Bunny! How have you been? It's been two weeks since I've talked to you. I have the biggest news to tell you!! But hey first is first, what's new with you?" It took Serena a while before she was able to respond. How she could understand that heavy Brooklyn accent, she didn't know, but loved her dear friend to death and also loved it when Molly called her childhood nickname for her.

"Hey Molls! I've been fine, considering all that's happened. What's new with me? Well, you remember Diamond, right? I just got here from filing a restraining order against him."

"What!! Why? What happened?", Molly asked.

"Lately, he has been harassing me by calling at all hours and following me around. And now has even threatened to kill any guy I get involved with. I didn't lead him on in any way, but he seems to think that we are together. How I didn't see this side of him sooner, I don't know."

"Don't go blaming yourself Bunny. How could you have known? He seemed like a normal guy. Don't worry, it'll all blow over soon. Moving on with life, let's get off this nasty topic and listen to me. I'M PREGNANT!!!"

"Oh Molly! That's wonderful! How? I mean, I know how, but… oooohh, CONGRATULATIONS!!", Serena screamed as they jumped up and down, hugging with joy. "Does Melvin know? How did he take it? Do you know what its going to be?" Now it was Serena's turn to ask a tidal wave of questions. All during lunch, the three of them talked about all and nothing, even how Molly was looking for a new cook since Gustav quit due to an "intolerable environment" between him and the staff. No one really liked him because of his I-am-mightier-than-God attitude. Molly only hired him because he was one the best cooks around. Still, she's been having cooks come and go, tasting the food they made to see if it was up to par. As annoying as her star chef was, no one had yet to cook like him.

"And I won't stop looking until I find the best cook in the world. Hell, I might even make them co-owner if they do a better job than Gustav ever did. It's all a matter of them swinging by here wherever on this big, beautiful globe they are. With my luck, I'll end up with a Gustav again." Serena laughed at this and saw that it was 3:00 p.m.

"How time flies! Well Molly, it's time that we left you to your job. We had fun, though. I'll try to come by more often, ok?"

"You do that and take care of yourself Bunny. I'll call you later." With that, Serena and Sammy left the restaurant only to run into Mika, Sammy's 'friend', a couple of blocks down.

"Hey Mika. What's up?", Sammy shyly asked.

"Hello Mika. It's so good to see you again", Serena said as she hugged her.

"Hello Serena. Hello Sammy. How are you?"

"Oh, I'm fine. And you?" It seemed that Sammy couldn't talk and was flustered all of a sudden.

"I'm fine also. So what are you guys up to today. I was out shopping, but it seems that I finished a lot earlier than I wanted to. Now I don't really have anything to do", Mika said all the while bashfully looking at Sammy. Serena thought that if that wasn't the biggest invitation she ever heard, she would come from the moon.

"You know, Mika. Sammy here doesn't have anything to do either. I just dragged him along to a boring day with me. I think that he would enjoy your company a lot more than mine. What do you say Sammy?" she asked him while she winked away his surprised look.

"Sure! But what about you? You won't have a ride home."

"Oh. Don't worry about me. I'll go and ask Molly if she could take me. You know she would be more than happy to give me a ride home. Just go! Enjoy your day out! I'll see you later. Love you."

"Love you too Serena. And thank you, I mean it", Sammy told her as he pulled her into a hug, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and then left with Mika.

'Well, what now? Oh I know! Shopping is always a comfort for a lonely person. But I think I'll let Molly know what's going on first.' Of course, as life would have it, when she turned around to go back to Molly's place, she crashed right into the person she least wanted to see. Standing right there in front of her was Diamond. Startled at first, she calmed herself down and collected her thoughts for a confrontation she knew was inevitable.

Hissing out his disgust, Diamond said, "Where the hell do you get off serving me with a restraining order?!? Don't you know what you're doing?? I love you and that won't change a bit", he became quiet for a second and then continued, "Do you know that you *really* don't know what you're getting yourself into? I suggest that you have it removed or else." That last sentence was all but growled out to her as she didn't even flinch.

"Get away from me Diamond or I'll call the police. You don't scare me with your pathetic self. I don't believe you love me at all, for crying out loud!! You want me, yes, but only for carnal pleasure that I sure as hell won't ever give you. So I suggest you leave before I call the police." As she said that, Diamond pulled her into the nearest alley. Pushing her against the brick wall, he clamped his hand down on her mouth, to prevent her from yelling, and gripped her hip with the other as to make her stop struggling. Knowing she couldn't fight her way out, she glared daggers with all her hate that she recently acquired for him.

"Goodness, Serena! You don't know how right you are except for one little thing. I do love you. I just want you to love me the way I do love you. Can you do that for me? Please?", he said this while his hand roamed her upper body and staring at her with those eyes. God, those eyes! Serena was in tears at this point. 'How could he do this? He was supposed to be my friend. Now he's just a stranger to me.' With that last thought, she bit his hand and kneed him in the groin. As she ran from the alley, she heard him yell, "You'll regret this, Serena. Believe me, you'll regret this. No one, and I mean NO ONE messes with me and gets away with it."

She ran and she ran. She kept on running all the while thinking, 'MAN what a mess I'm in. I can't believe he did that! I still can't believe he did that.' She was going down the sidewalk to the restaurant, just thinking about what had happened to her when a feeling of dread loomed over her and stopped her in her tracks. 'It must have been the meeting with Diamond that has me all jumpy', she thought, shaking off the feeling as she got closer to the restaurant. Once there, she told Molly what happened and asked if she could have a ride home. After arguing on how it was wiser to have called the police instead of letting this slide, Molly agreed and went to go get the car. The whole while, Serena couldn't ignore the feeling from before and felt horrible for it. When Molly came back with her car, they left as soon as possible. She found it relaxing to just look out the window of a car and take in the scenery. It also helped that she loved the way home. They would drive on a cliff over-looking the beaches and ocean. The tall trees and the blueness of the sky all blended well making it seem as if it were all the painted by artist with imagination. It was times like these that she felt good to live in California. While pondering all of this, Molly slowed down. The lights from the police cars, ambulances and fire trucks were all whirling, indicating that something happened.

Molly broke the silence in the car by asking, "I wonder what happened?" For Serena, all the dread hit her harder than before. She wanted to get out of the car to see what happened. She needed to see what it was that made her feel as if she lost something. With an incredible urge to go see the accident, she stepped out of the car and said,

"Come on, Molls. I have a feeling about this. Let's go check it out."

"Huh? Why? Bunny! What going on!", Molly yelled to her best friend. All the while, Serena practically ran to the scene. Panting from either running or nerves, she didn't know.

"Bunny. Sere. Serena. What has gotten into… Oh Serena!" Her last words faded as they neared the place and saw what was in front of her.

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Well, there you have it. This chapter has no Italian words, so no word list is here this time. Please tell me what you think of it. Good or bad reviews are accepted, since it all is constructive criticism and should be sent to tenwood_10@yahoo.com. Walking into the Silvery Moonlight will give you peace.