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Chapter Twelve- Trouble

Serena had arrived at school with no encounters with Darien, which for once she was happy about. Their meeting last night and the dream she had were very real and vivid in her mind although she didn't exactly want them too be. The kisses were nice and all but, was she going to blush when she ran into him, whenever that was.

The school day had passed with out any major events except for the fact that she failed yet another test and had to attend a scout meeting after school to meet Lita. She was new to the game and it was only fair that she learn the procedures of being a scout.

She had raced to the temple where they were meeting.

"So Serena, we have already explained everything about scouting to Lita now we dirt on Tuxedo Mask!" Ami cried out with a twinkle in her eye.

"Yeah spill the dirt what exactly happened last night!" Lita added.

Serena could tell that Lita would fit in perfectly with the group. She had already learned the groups, seemed to be content with the situation and was asking about guys. Yes, she definitely fit in with the group.

"What about him?" Serena asked blushing.

"Hmm, a handsome man rescues you and you're telling me that nothing happened!" Lita exclaimed.

"Get the facts right first! For once, I was able to rescue him. And nothing important happened, at least nothing which concerns any of you." She teased before leaving the room. "If you need me, I'll be getting some ice cream. Anyone coming?"

Ami and Raye shook their heads. "I have chores to do." Raye replied simply.

"And I want to get ahead a few more chapters, with my scouting I've fallen behind!" Ami smiled before walking out of the temple.

"Well, then I guess it's just you and me Serena!" Lita slapped Serena's back and she almost fell over.

"Ouch!"

"Sorry, sometimes I forget my own strength. Ready?" they linked arms and marched out towards the downtown area.

"Hey Lita, would you mind if we made one teensy-weensy detour?"

"Where too? It's not like I have any where important to be."

"The art gallery. I want to make sure Peggy's alright from last night and well I want to look at her paintings some more."

"Sure, I have been dying to go see her stuff!" Lita cried pumping her fist into the air.

They viewed the paintings carefully and Serena kept her eye out for one in particular, the one she was in. She felt a slight tap on her shoulder.

"I haven't put it out yet."

"Peggy! Well I just, well why not?"

"I want you and Darien to see it first, it would only be fair. Besides if either of you two don't like it, I can simply get rid of it."

"Please don't! I would love to see it sometime but getting Darien and me together is the problem."

"Oh, I don't think so."

"What do you mean?" Serena asked uncertain if she truly wanted to know the answer.

"You enjoyed spending time with him right?" she paused and Serena nodded hesitantly. "Well I think the feelings were reciprocated."

"What? Reciprocated?" she asked slaughtering the word in the process.

"Reciprocated, um shared?" She chuckled at Serena's confused face. "I think he felt the same way you did!" she exclaimed.

"Really? Oh that would be wonderful. What am I saying! I'm supposed to hate him!"

"Well from the way you two acted yesterday, he definitely does not hate you. Stops on by my place with him sometime too see the painting! Bye!" she waved before disappearing into the crowd.

Serena smiled, there was hope, and for now that was all she needed. She smiled as she recalled her dream the night before. His warm lips, the close encounters, when she had posed for Peggy's painting, she had experienced all the same feelings. She frowned when an insistent poking occurred on her arm.

"What?" she asked annoyed at having to leave her daydream.

"You cut me deep Serena. You cut me real deep."

"Lita you are making absolutely no sense what so ever!"

"You never mentioned you were dating someone! I think his name was Derrick?"

"Darien and we are most definitely not dating! Far from it in fact, we hate each other." She stated matter-of-factly.

"Oh really?" she raised a perfect brown eyebrow.

"Yes, now I'm starved!" and to accentuate her statement, her stomach growled in agreement. "See?"

"Come on Serena let's get some ice cream." Lita grabbed Serena and led her out the door.

"You have to promise not to tell Luna that I had five of these!"

"How can you eat so much, and aren't you gonna have a permanent brain freeze or something like that?" Lita asked.

"It's ice cream, and too much of a good thing is never bad!"

"Right." Lita said without much enthusiasm. "I wonder what's going on here?"

"What do you mean?"

"Look!"

"Oh no! The ropes they're breaking! Those guys, Lita we have to help them but how?"

"There are too many people around!"

Serena watched as the two window washers struggled to hold on to the rope. They weren't having much success. Suddenly a female figure swooped down and grabbed the two men. She landed safely in an awning before standing up and addressing the people.

"Have no fear for Sailor Moon is here!" she raised her arms and flashed the sign for victory. The crowd roared with approval and Sailor Moon waved before jumping to the roofs.

"Lita, what just happened?"

"I don't know Serena, I really don't know."

"But, I'm Sailor Moon! She can't be it was my name first!"

"Calm down, we had better tell Ami and Raye about this, you have your communicator?"

"Yes."

"Call them, we have got some work to do."

Unknown to them, a girl with light blonde hair viewed the scene beside them. She had heard the words they had spoken and she was aghast. She had just found two Sailor Scouts.

He had stayed up late last night trying to study for an exam after Andrew and Rita ad left. They had asked him countless questions and truth be told, he couldn't answer many of them. The answers were still vague to him, all he had was a few bits and pieces here and there. Mostly they were his encounters with Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon, the short-skirted heroine who he had kissed last night. He had no clue what he had been thinking when he did so but he certainly didn't regret it. She was so innocent and naïve, not to mention beautiful, fearful, klutzy, he paused. It almost sounded as if he was describing Serena not the cities number one superhero.

After trying to fall asleep, he gave up and just researched any and all information he could find on the Internet. Unfortunately, he didn't find much. He did find some useful tips on how he was too act that he was a superhero. One detailed site gave all the descriptions of the "Dashing Tuxedo Mask." Great, he was a Casanova by night. That was exactly what he wanted, to be around girls, right. He sighed sarcastically.

After pulling himself away from the computer he took a quick shower. While he was dressing the phone rang so he wrapped the towel around his waist to answer.

"Hello?" who on earth would be calling him at this ungodly hour in the morning?

"Dare, its Andrew. Care to come over to the arcade to um help me study?" He asked in a rush. "I'll give you all the coffee you can drink, that reminds me. You started drinking coffee right after your alter ego appeared. And your injuries, you started getting hurt around then too. See we both knew there was a reasonable explanation for it. Well I don't know if you could call being a superhero reasonable but it does make sense if you think about. You know what?"

"Yeah I know, I kept thinking of everything you just said and more," he stated effectively cutting Andrew off.

"More? You thought of some other things or were you holding out on me last night?" Andrew hinted.

"Nope I told you everything that I could recall. So I'll see you in about a half-hour at the arcade?"

"Yeah, bring everything for I really do need help in everything!"

"Alright, alright, see you then." He hung up the phone before stretching his limbs. This was going to be a long day, which was for sure.

"Hey Andrew!" Darien called out while sitting down on one of the stools. He casually glanced to see if his favorite tease was playing a game or sitting with her friends. He sighed, what was he thinking she would be at school. He must be more tired than he originally thought.

"Hey thanks for coming in to help me out Darien. You all right? You look like you haven't eaten or slept at all!"

"You think?" Darien replied sarcastically.

"Well isn't someone in a cranky mood! Here let me go get you a cup of coffee, you really look like you need it." Andrew shuffled off and brought back a steaming cup of coffee. He placed in front of Darien and smiled. "Give me one minute to get my things."

Darien nodded once before digging through his briefcase. He pulled out his Biology Book and opened it to the section they were currently studying. Math and English would just have to wait because he didn't feel like working with numbers right now when he had so much on his mind.

Andrew sat down next to him and studied Darien closely. It really made no sense that Darien, his best friend was the very man who saved the Sailor Scouts from danger all the time, and to top it off, he hadn't even known about it! Talk about weird! In a way Andrew didn't feel like he should be asking his friend for help when his friend looked so ill, but he also knew that Darien was the only one who could really teach him the material.

"You know if you don't want to do this I can ask someone else." Andrew offered as he watched his friend wipe his face with his hands.

"No, let's go somewhere else though, too much distraction here. It's too loud too, or maybe it's the fact that everything seems to be pounding into my head. How about the library, is that okay with you?"

Andrew nodded and began to feel a bit concerned for his friend. Maybe these night after night jobs and normal life was wearing him out. Maybe Darien needed a break, a time to recuperate so he didn't get sick.

They had arrived at the library and chosen a quiet corner to work in. After several hours of explaining the material, Andrew had seemed to catch on. Darien excused himself from the table to check out a book near the window. He glanced outside once at the window washers and began trying to find the book.

He pulled the pencil from his ear and wrote down on a slip of paper a few titles when he felt a tap on his shoulder. "Huh?"

"Hey, thanks, you need any help finding one?"

"No, I don't think so, arrgh!" He snapped the pencil in two and almost feel to his knees.

"Darien?" Andrew asked in alarm.

"I'll be fine, give me a sec." After catching his breath Darien walked to the window. "Something's not right here." He whispered to Andrew who had come and stood beside him.

"What are you talking about?"

Suddenly the ropes that had been supporting the window washer's platform snapped and the men fell and began grasping to the ropes. Darien stared wide-eyed at the ropes, they had been deliberately cut.

"Oh my god!" Andrew exclaimed looking at Darien.

People had gathered around the window, and Darien carefully backed out of the crowd. Suddenly a familiar figure of Sailor Moon swooped down and rescued the two men with grace and style. She smiled before giving a quick salute and jumping to the sky.

"Darien, what just happened here?" Andrew asked.

"I don't know but I gotta find out."

"No way! You are already run down! Besides she handled the situation. It's over with, past history."

"That's where you're wrong Andrew. 'She' is not normally that coordinated and she didn't give the traditional speech she always gives."

"People were in danger! She may have felt she didn't have time."

"No, I know for a fact Andrew, that those ropes were cut and that was not the Sailor Moon I know!" he said determined before quickly exiting the building. Darien had to find the imposter and he had to do it now. Something simply did not feel right and was going to put a stop to it.