Us
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Eleven
"Mistress Nine..." Mina whispered.
"... can possess people?" Amy finished.
"Are you sure you aren't imagining things, Meatball Head?" Raye muttered.
"I wish I was," Serena said, "'Cuz I'm getting a little scared myself..."
"What should we do?" Lita asked.
"Sailor Saturn said we can't do anything..." Serena said, "We have to wait for
her to reveal herself..."
Raye suddenly remembered that girl Darien had introduced her to. She definitely
felt something weird coming from her.
'No...' she thought, 'I shouldn't say anything until I'm sure...'
* * *
Darien walked into the familiar arcade with a sigh.
Raye told him that Serena still cared about him.
He doubted that it was true, but if it was, he wished he could tell for sure.
If only there was some sign that she still wanted to be with him...
Darien went to his usual spot at the counter and sat down.
"Hey Darien..."
He turned around.
"Erin, it's you again," he said with half a smile.
"We sure run into each other a lot," she said, "What are you doing here?"
"Nothin'," he said, "What about you?"
Just then, the doors to the arcade slid open, and Serena and Raye walked in.
When the girls spotted Darien, Raye stared at him first in shock, then in anger.
She looked like she was ready to kill the Prince of Earth.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?' she asked him through her glare.
"Oh, hi, Darien..." Serena said, forcing a smile.
"I... I'm so glad you're all right," he blurted out, "I was so afraid that
you'd..."
He suddenly remembered that Erin was there beside him.
"I'm... I'm just glad you're okay," he finished.
"Thanks, Darien," Serena said, "Well, we're going to go sit over there."
Serena and Raye walked to their table, but not before Raye turned around and
gave him another intimidating glare.
"I... I gotta go," Darien said to Erin hurriedly.
He didn't want Serena to think that he was in any way involved with this girl.
Erin looked surprised as Darien walked out of the arcade.
A few minutes, she left her sundae on the table and left.
Serena stared curiously after her.
Then she gasped.
She could have sworn she'd seen a red flash in the girl's eyes.
* * *
'Perfect...
The way to the princess is through the prince.
Now that I know who Darien really is, I can force him to tell me who the Moon
Princess is.
Then it'll be a piece of cake getting rid of her and her little friends...'
* * *
"Raye..." Serena said, "That girl..."
Raye stared at her friend, "You... you felt it too?"
Serena nodded, "More than that. I think... I think I saw her eyes flash a
strange bright colour!"
Raye's mouth dropped open in shock, "You don't think...?"
Serena bit her lip, "I don't know... All I know is, this is really, really
freaky."
"Freaky?" Raye asked, then sighed, "I still can't believe you're Sailor Moon."
Serena glared at her, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize I shouldn't be afraid
of evil spirits that take over people's minds. In fact, why don't I go and make
friends with the girl?"
"Actually..." Raye said thoughtfully, "Maybe that's a good idea. If you can
make friends with her, you may be able to find out if she really _is_ Mistress
Nine..."
"Me!?" Serena squeaked.
"Meanwhile... One of us should talk to Darien. It's not a good idea for him
to hang around her too much."
Serena nodded, her gaze dropping to the table.
"You mind doing it?" she asked quietly.
"Serena..." Raye said, "I think it'll be better if _you_ talk to him. There's a
better chance he'll listen to you."
"Hmm..."
* * *
Darien was taking a nap on his couch when there was a knock on his door.
He got up and put on his jacket.
"Coming," he shouted.
When he opened the door, he was surprised to find Serena there.
"Serena!" he exclaimed, his face brightening, "I... Why don't you come in?"
"It'll only be a minute," she said.
Darien nodded, disappointed.
"Um... about that girl I saw you with at the arcade..."
"Erin?" Darien asked curiously.
"Yeah... Well... Hmm... Raye and I don't think you should hang out with her too
much."
Darien's heart skipped a beat.
Was she... jealous?
"Er, why not?" he asked cautiously.
Serena glanced around nervously, "Darien, this is hard to say, but... We think
she may be from the Negaverse."
Darien stared at her.
Serena waited.
"What?" Darien exclaimed.
"We've both been getting bad vibes from her," Serena explained.
Darien almost laughed, "Serena, you... you're jealous!"
Serena glanced up at him, surprised, "Excuse me?"
"You don't want me to be with Erin!" Darien said.
Serena simply stared at him.
Then his expression softened, his voice dropping to a whisper, "Do you want to
get back together?"
Still a little stunned at what Darien said, Serena blinked.
Then her face turned red.
"No!" she hollered, "This isn't even _about_ that! I'm talking about a real,
dangerous enemy out there, not our relationship!"
Darien chuckled, "Come on, Serena. You really expect me to believe your little
story?"
Serena glanced at her ex-boyfriend in shock.
Then she let it loose, "You know what? Forget it! Go hang out with her if you
want, but don't come crying to me when... when... when she tries to kill you or
something!"
Darien watched with amusement as his Meatball Head stormed off.
He stood there for several minutes, trying to understand what just happened.
Then he closed the door gently.
He couldn't help but smile.
Who knows? Maybe he _did_ have a chance after all...
Author's Notes:
Ooh, anyone see where the story is headed _now_?
Sorry, "just a teen", for not answering your question.
I'll focus a little on Serena and Ryan in the next chapter,
so you'll find out. (Okay, I'll tell you... You're right ^^)
I have a favour to ask. If anyone is willing to edit the
last chapter of my other story "Uncertainty", please drop
me a note and your e-mail. My editor is really sick at the
moment.
Thanks for reading! And please review! :)
by Phantasy Star
--------------------
Chapter Eleven
"Mistress Nine..." Mina whispered.
"... can possess people?" Amy finished.
"Are you sure you aren't imagining things, Meatball Head?" Raye muttered.
"I wish I was," Serena said, "'Cuz I'm getting a little scared myself..."
"What should we do?" Lita asked.
"Sailor Saturn said we can't do anything..." Serena said, "We have to wait for
her to reveal herself..."
Raye suddenly remembered that girl Darien had introduced her to. She definitely
felt something weird coming from her.
'No...' she thought, 'I shouldn't say anything until I'm sure...'
* * *
Darien walked into the familiar arcade with a sigh.
Raye told him that Serena still cared about him.
He doubted that it was true, but if it was, he wished he could tell for sure.
If only there was some sign that she still wanted to be with him...
Darien went to his usual spot at the counter and sat down.
"Hey Darien..."
He turned around.
"Erin, it's you again," he said with half a smile.
"We sure run into each other a lot," she said, "What are you doing here?"
"Nothin'," he said, "What about you?"
Just then, the doors to the arcade slid open, and Serena and Raye walked in.
When the girls spotted Darien, Raye stared at him first in shock, then in anger.
She looked like she was ready to kill the Prince of Earth.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?' she asked him through her glare.
"Oh, hi, Darien..." Serena said, forcing a smile.
"I... I'm so glad you're all right," he blurted out, "I was so afraid that
you'd..."
He suddenly remembered that Erin was there beside him.
"I'm... I'm just glad you're okay," he finished.
"Thanks, Darien," Serena said, "Well, we're going to go sit over there."
Serena and Raye walked to their table, but not before Raye turned around and
gave him another intimidating glare.
"I... I gotta go," Darien said to Erin hurriedly.
He didn't want Serena to think that he was in any way involved with this girl.
Erin looked surprised as Darien walked out of the arcade.
A few minutes, she left her sundae on the table and left.
Serena stared curiously after her.
Then she gasped.
She could have sworn she'd seen a red flash in the girl's eyes.
* * *
'Perfect...
The way to the princess is through the prince.
Now that I know who Darien really is, I can force him to tell me who the Moon
Princess is.
Then it'll be a piece of cake getting rid of her and her little friends...'
* * *
"Raye..." Serena said, "That girl..."
Raye stared at her friend, "You... you felt it too?"
Serena nodded, "More than that. I think... I think I saw her eyes flash a
strange bright colour!"
Raye's mouth dropped open in shock, "You don't think...?"
Serena bit her lip, "I don't know... All I know is, this is really, really
freaky."
"Freaky?" Raye asked, then sighed, "I still can't believe you're Sailor Moon."
Serena glared at her, "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize I shouldn't be afraid
of evil spirits that take over people's minds. In fact, why don't I go and make
friends with the girl?"
"Actually..." Raye said thoughtfully, "Maybe that's a good idea. If you can
make friends with her, you may be able to find out if she really _is_ Mistress
Nine..."
"Me!?" Serena squeaked.
"Meanwhile... One of us should talk to Darien. It's not a good idea for him
to hang around her too much."
Serena nodded, her gaze dropping to the table.
"You mind doing it?" she asked quietly.
"Serena..." Raye said, "I think it'll be better if _you_ talk to him. There's a
better chance he'll listen to you."
"Hmm..."
* * *
Darien was taking a nap on his couch when there was a knock on his door.
He got up and put on his jacket.
"Coming," he shouted.
When he opened the door, he was surprised to find Serena there.
"Serena!" he exclaimed, his face brightening, "I... Why don't you come in?"
"It'll only be a minute," she said.
Darien nodded, disappointed.
"Um... about that girl I saw you with at the arcade..."
"Erin?" Darien asked curiously.
"Yeah... Well... Hmm... Raye and I don't think you should hang out with her too
much."
Darien's heart skipped a beat.
Was she... jealous?
"Er, why not?" he asked cautiously.
Serena glanced around nervously, "Darien, this is hard to say, but... We think
she may be from the Negaverse."
Darien stared at her.
Serena waited.
"What?" Darien exclaimed.
"We've both been getting bad vibes from her," Serena explained.
Darien almost laughed, "Serena, you... you're jealous!"
Serena glanced up at him, surprised, "Excuse me?"
"You don't want me to be with Erin!" Darien said.
Serena simply stared at him.
Then his expression softened, his voice dropping to a whisper, "Do you want to
get back together?"
Still a little stunned at what Darien said, Serena blinked.
Then her face turned red.
"No!" she hollered, "This isn't even _about_ that! I'm talking about a real,
dangerous enemy out there, not our relationship!"
Darien chuckled, "Come on, Serena. You really expect me to believe your little
story?"
Serena glanced at her ex-boyfriend in shock.
Then she let it loose, "You know what? Forget it! Go hang out with her if you
want, but don't come crying to me when... when... when she tries to kill you or
something!"
Darien watched with amusement as his Meatball Head stormed off.
He stood there for several minutes, trying to understand what just happened.
Then he closed the door gently.
He couldn't help but smile.
Who knows? Maybe he _did_ have a chance after all...
Author's Notes:
Ooh, anyone see where the story is headed _now_?
Sorry, "just a teen", for not answering your question.
I'll focus a little on Serena and Ryan in the next chapter,
so you'll find out. (Okay, I'll tell you... You're right ^^)
I have a favour to ask. If anyone is willing to edit the
last chapter of my other story "Uncertainty", please drop
me a note and your e-mail. My editor is really sick at the
moment.
Thanks for reading! And please review! :)
