Yep. I'm back. Here's the next chapter! BTW, this trip is taking place during Spring Break, a full two weeks for the students at T. Mason Highschool. (Aren't they lucky?) This is so they won't miss as much school as they would just going during school days. (Darn teachers won't let them have any fun.) And I really have no idea how long it takes to get from any country to another, so just use your imagination! ^.~

Disclaimer: Own Sailor Moon? Of course I do! *Naoko Takeuchi chases Seien around with a baseball bat* Ok ok!!! O.O I don't own Sailor Moon, it belongs to her! *Points to the woman frantically running about, taking a swing every two seconds* Aeiii! Ok ok! Start the chapter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ *One Week later* It was the day of the "Around the World" trip and there was a buzz of excitement the the docks of Tuskino Cruise Liners. They had chosen to take a cruise ship first. They were to sail from Japan to America, stopping at other countries along the way. Then they would fly back to Japan in the opposite way they had come.

There were 18 students in all that were able to go. Since such a small amount of students were going, one supervisor was assigned. Fortunately, and unfortunately, this supervisor was very laid back and didn't do much about anything, so they would virtually be able to do anything they wanted.

"I wish every one would hurry up and get here." Serena mused to herself, anxious to be on her way to the country she had heard so much about.

All the guy nodded.

"Yeah. Who else is coming anyway?" Kyato asked.

"I don't know." Matthew said in annoyance.

Serena sighed at looked out towards the ocean. There was a grey mist on the horizon.

"Looks like rain." Commented Justin.

Just then, footsteps were heard approaching the ship and Serena looked up. Crystal Blue clashed with Midnight Blue.

"You!?" Serena and Darien said in unison, stepping back and pointing at eachother.

Darien was the first to regain his composure.

"Miss Tuskino, am I such a scum bag that I am not allowed to ride with fellow classmates?"He asked, almost politely.

"You are correct in assuming so, Mr. Chiba." She snapped back, glaring at him.

"I'm sorry you feel that way. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to put my belongings on the boat." He said, stepping past her, beckoning for his friends to follow.

Serena rolled her eyes as she watched them leave. Soon after, her gang began loading the boat with their stuff. Mr. Green, the supervisor, handed Serena a room number and directed her to it. When he left, she sighed and picked up her bags and headed in. Down the stairs, turn the corner, last door on the right. There it was, room number 124. She took her key and unlocked it, and stepped in to see elegant green marble floors, forest green carpet, white walls, and two circular windows on the far side. There was an oak vanity with a giant mirror, a canopy bed with a beautiful green and white quilt and white silk curtains, a dresser, a desk, and a spa in the far corner. There was a door leading to the bathroom, which was just as elegant.

"Wow. Not too shabby." She said as she threw her stuff down and plopped on to her bed. She looked up and her eyes widened. There was a realistic mural of outer space, planets, stars, black holes and all. She smiled. She loved space. She could gaze up there forever without getting bored.

There was a knock on the open door. She looked up to see Bryan.

"Come onto the deck, we're taking off in about two minutes." He said with a grin.

Serena smiled and hopped up to follow him to the deck. Every one was there. Darien and his group, all of Serena's friends, 3 Senior boys, 2 Junior boys, a Senior Girl, and two more Junior girls.

Bryan went over to the group, and Serena was just about to follow when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey Sere." Said a smooth, flowing, masculine voice. Serena jumped and turned around.

"Oh... Hey Conner." Serena said uncomfortably.

This guy was always following her around, staring at her, and trying to get close to her. It was actually frightening. He was a senior with top grades, and his parents were rich also. He had buttercream blonde hair, with deep green eyes. He was rather tall and muscular, and he was always calm, yet unnerving to every one around him.

Serena tried to edge around him, but he moved infront.

"So Sere, I was thinking we could sit together at dinner. Just you and me? I'd like to catch up on what's been going on in your life." He said, a smile dancing across his handsome features.

"My name is Serena, not Sere. And I was planning on sitting with my friends." She said, gathering a bit of courage.

"Very well then." He said, his smile still firmly in place. "Maybe another time."

"Serena come look at this!" Justin appeared out of nowhere and literally dragged her over to the side of the boat.

Conner scowled. He snorted in contempt, watched Serena's brilliant face for a while, and then went to join his friend.

"I'll get you Serenity. Just you wait and see." He muttered to himself, his lips forming a smirk.

***************** Darien watched his classmate walk away from Serena, muttering something under his breath. He was wearing a lopsided frown. That guy had his eyes set on Serena ever since he transferred to T. Mason Highschool the year before. He seemed like he was trying to lure her into some sort of trap.

Darien scowled. He had no idea what that guy was up to, but he would have to watch him closely. Mr. Green was sure not to see any reason to be cautious. He might as well not even come. The boat wasn't even moving and he was already getting sea sickness. Darien sweatdropped. ***************** "Okay every one, we're setting sail now." The captain's voice floated across the deck from the itercom.

Every one cheered and watched the shoreline move farther and farther away. Two of the girls ran downstairs. Must have gotten seasick.

Serena sighed and turned away from the side of the boat. She walked to the middle of the deck where there was a table of sodas and cookies. She grabbed a Pepsi and opened it, taking a sip.

"Ahhh." Pepsi was so refreshing.

"Enjoying the refreshments, are we?"

Serena turned around and came face to face with Darien.

"Yeah." She muttered, embarassed.

Darien grinned. She was actually cute when she was blushing. Then again, she was always cute. Beautiful in fact. He loved to watch her eyes light up with happiness, or on the other hand, spark with fire. He wished things could go back to the way things were.

"You shouldn't be talking with me. You fan club might get jealous." She said, motioning to the four girls now watching them. When they saw they were discovered they turned their heads and pretended to talk.

"Talking to you? My dear, I was here to get a drink." He said, flashing a playful grin and picking out a Sprite. He then walked back over to his friends.

"That stupid jerk." Serena said, clenching her teeth. "One minute I think we can actually have a civil conversation, then he ruins it!"

"Don't worry Sere, there are plenty of other people to hold an intellegent conversation with on this cruise liner."

He was close. Way too close. She could feel his warm breath tickling her neck, and she could imagine him being so close that he could nuzzle her neck and encircle her waist with his arms. Needless to say, she didn't like it. She turned around and took two steps back.

"Conner! You suprised me!" She said, her knees almost giving out.

"Did I?" He asked, his head tilted in a curious way, and a playful smirk making him look like a little kid.

He was trying to intimidate her, it seemed. And boy, he was awful good at that game. He must've had practice. She regained her composure and straightened.

"I don't feel well at the moment, I think I'll go to my room." She said matter-of-factly.

"Allow me to escort you." He said softly.

Serena hesitated. Something was telling her not to do it. No one else was down there except two sea sick girls and a sea sick supervisor.

"No thanks, I can find it on my own." She said coldly and brushed past him and was down the stairs in seconds.

His pursed his lips and then followed. He watched as she went into a room and slammed the door. He cautiously tip-toed closer and noted the room number.

"124..." He repeated over and over in his mind as he walked away.

*************** Serena slammed the door behind her.

"That guy is a major creep." She said to her self.

She looked into the mirror on the vanity and her eyes traveled over herself.

"I swear. I don't even know what guys see in me." She said, letting herself fall backwards onto her bed. She twirled a strand of hair with her fingers. She sighed and thought until there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." She called.

The door opened and a girl with short brown hair opened the door.

"Um... Serena, the others asked me to tell you there's going to be a party tonight. The chefs are cooking pizza and we're gonna play games and stuff." The girl said almost timidly.

"Thanks Rosaline." Serena replied, not even looking up.

Rosaline nodded and shut the door behind her. 'Funny.' She thought. 'She didn't look sick to me.'

Serena yawned. She was feeling rather tired. Her school schedule had been busy lately... She got up and dug through her back for a while until she found her cellphone. She set the alarm so she would have an hour's worth of sleep, and grabbed her CD player, exchanging CDs. She layed down and slowly drifted off to sleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Ok. That was the second chapter. I guess I'll get a good head start on the story because right now I can't post it because of some error message. By the time you're reading this though, it will have been fixed. *yay* ^.^ Anywho. I'll continue, but I need to refresh my mind with some ideas. Wish I could ask you guys for some, but I can't, since I'll have the next chapter done by the time this gets posted anyway. -.- Okay, well, please review, I wanna know what you think. I know it may have started out kinda cheesy, but I'll try to make it better, I promise! ~Seien