Yes, another chapter again. I hope you all enjoy. Keep reviewing if you want me to continue.

Disclaimer: I will never own Sailor Moon. Although, I do own the characters that I put in this story.

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~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:  Three months later (March) on Friday :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

            'Today is the day before the finals, where all of my questions will be answered. Every night since the last competition, I've been wondering about those questions and finally they'll be answered', thought Serena. Then the bell rang and it was time for lunch. Serena spent most of the morning thinking about whether she'll compete or not, but she knew what the answer would be.

*-*-*-*-*-* Flashback to the Third Week of January on Monday *-*-*-*-*-*

             The morning went by as usual without Serena being late though. She was actually showing more responsibility in her work. Ever since the last competition ended, Serena has changed. No longer was she late for meetings at the temple or even at school. She turned in all her missing assignments and offered to do the rest that she has missed since the beginning of the school year. Now that she was more responsible, her parents left her home alone more often. Even Ray had nothing to say against Serena, all she could do was be in awe of all her improvements.

Even Ray changed too. Now she learned how to calm herself down and actually supported Serena in everything that she did. Ever since Ray was in a good mood, her grandpa gave her less chores and more free time. Ray actually liked the change because she saved a lot more energy and put it into better use. Everyone thought that Serena had actually rubbed some of her happiness unto Ray because they actually got along everywhere they went. This change did a lot of good for the group because now they didn't waste any time and they could actually finish what they're doing and go shopping.

At lunch, everyone ate at the usual spot, under a tree. They enjoyed their lunch; and when it was recess time, they stood under a different tree and talked about how exited they were when Serena won the silver and how much fun the meetings are nowadays and how much fun they had going shopping.

Then the bell rang again and everyone headed for their classes. Everyone took their usual seats and the class began. After listening to the long lectures and the lessons being taught, it was the end of the day once again. Serena quickly packed up all her belongings and left for the tracks.

At the tracks, Serena spotted the group stretching and headed there. When she was there, she started stretching and waited to be instructed on what to do next. Finally, after ten minutes, the coach came. He instructed them to warm-up and to get in a lane and start running two laps. After that, they would work on drills and then timed laps.

Then everyone did as they were told. After practice, there was a meeting in one of the conference rooms regarding Heather. Everyone headed straight towards the meeting room and took a seat. After Darien took a seat he announced that Heather is moving to England. He held up a letter to show proof. Everyone looked shocked and looked at the envelope for Heather's new address so they could mail her a letter. Then Darien announced that, since Heather is not coming back here to race for the team and all, Serena would take Heather's place. This meant that Serena was going to be in all the competitions for sure. Now she was not just a sub, she was the actual competitor.

            Then everyone was excused. As soon as they were excused, everyone left. Serena took the usual path home, while the others took their own path home. Finally, Serena was home and told her parents about what happened at track practice today. When she was finished, she raced up to her bedroom and started her work. Finally, when she was done, she ate dinner, took a bath, and brushed her teeth. After brushing her teeth, she was tired so she went to bed.

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            Serena sat in the usual spot she's been sitting at for the past months and her friends joined her. They sat quietly for a while until Mina asked a question. She asked, "Serena, are you exited that tomorrow's the finals?" Then Serena answered, "Yes, I'm very exited. I hope we win." Then Amy said, "Well, you've been running a lot faster lately, so you'll probably win." "Yeah, I hope so", said Serena. Then she said, "Do you want to wait for me while I'm at practice because we haven't been walking home as a group lately?" Then Lita said, "Sure, we'll wait for you." Then everyone nodded their heads in agreement and then the bell rang signaling that it was their recess time.

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: At Recess (Serena's POV) :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

            Today was warm. The winter's coldness started to fade away and welcome the spring. Out at recess, we decided to take a seat under the cherry blossom tree. It may not have been our usual spot, but we chose this spot because all of the other shaded spots were taken. We talked  about today's meeting, where it'll take place, and when it should end. We also talked about track practice, when the competition will begin, and who I'll be competing against. Our talk lasted for a long time. It felt like it would never cease. Then, finally, the bell rang, telling us that it was time for our next class.

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: In Class (Serena's POV) :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

            In class, one minute it felt like the teacher saying, "Welcome to another day of Grammar. Now let's check yesterday's lesson, and then we'll move on to our new lesson about prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions." A few minutes later it felt like it was the end of class and the teacher was saying, "Good bye now students. I'll see you tomorrow. Don't forget to study your lesson so that it'll stay in your heads." Then I was off to my next class.

            While I was in my next class the same thing occurred. It felt like time really wanted me to know what was in store for me in the future. 'Was that why my day was going by so fast?', I thought and pondered. First the history teacher was saying, "Welcome class to another exiting day of history. Let's take out your homework and correct them. Once we're done, we could start on chapter 15 in our history books. After this chapter, we have five more chapters to go. In chapter 15, we'll learn about the Civil War and more about the people involved in it. Well, if there are no questions, then we'll start correcting then." Finally, the teacher ended this class by saying, "Time goes by quite fast. Sometimes people feel that they could do so little in that time, but if people would just concentrate and focus on what they were doing they probably would've made history." Then that was it. It was time for the last practice before the finals. 

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: On the way to practice (Serena's POV) :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

            As soon as I made it back to my homeroom, I started immediately on packing up my belongings. After I was excused from class, I looked at the watch and noticed that I was late. I was really late. I decided to take the staircase because it would be faster. I went downstairs quickly being very careful not to trip on a step. Finally, when I reached the bottom of the staircase, I took a deep breath in and slowly let it out.

Then I decided to take the main hallway to get to the tracks because that hall was always deserted; although, I still have no clue why they call it the 'main hall'. After walking for five minutes, I reached the door called 'Field'. I pushed the door open and saw the team stretching on the other side of the field, so I had to walk a long way before I reached them.

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: At Practice (Serena's POV) :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

By the time I reached them, they were already done stretching and started on the drills. Then I saw that Erica had no drill partner, so I decided to be her partner. When we were doing our drills and the coach passed by, that was when Erica whispered, so she wouldn't get caught, "Why were you late? Are you turning back to how you were like before?" Then I whispered back, "It's none of your business about why I was late. No, I'm not turning back to how I was like before." Then she said, with her voice louder than before, "I wasn't the one who wanted to be your partner. You're the one who asked. If you didn't ask, then I would've been paired up with Jessilyn or maybe even Hiromi." Then I replied back, "Well, if you really wanted them to be your partner then you should've said so earlier or you could've declined my offer you know. Besides you looked like you had no partner. Do you know what? You act just like Latterly although, you aren't as harsh as her." Then she never replied back, but she looked like she was thinking about what I said.

            That's exactly how the rest of track practice was. After drills, we started on our timed laps. I beat Erica, Jessilyn, and Jasmine. After the timed laps, we started our little races against each other. Since I beat those three people, I had to race against Hiromi, the best runner on this team. She was not that easy though. I lost against her, but I still remembered that she is the best. Jasmine ran against Katrina and she lost. Jessilyn ran against Erica and she won mostly because Erica wasn't paying attention. After doing the timed laps, the coach excused us by saying, "Everyone remember to be here on time. Don't be late. Get a lot of rest. I heard that we're against the 4th place team, but don't let your guard down just because they're 4th place."

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: At Serena's House for Meeting :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

After practice, just like Mina, Amy, Ray, and Lita promised, they walked with Serena to her house because that's where they decided that the meeting should be. They also decided that the meeting should end at 5:00 p.m. They all sat around Serena's coffee table downstairs and talked. They talked about the upcoming events at school and the activities that were held there also. After half an hour of talking, they ran out of stuff to talk about so they decided to hit the books. At lease two hours passed before everyone was finished with their homework. Finally, when they were done, they all decided to leave since time was getting closer to their dinnertime.

Serena quickly went upstairs, and started taking a shower.  When she was finished, she dried her hair and then ate a hearty dinner. She ate the chicken that Lita made while she was at Serena's house since she was finished with her homework first. She also ate some rice and long beans. After that, she ate some chocolate ice cream. A smile was plastered on her face because her parents were not going to be home until the end of the school year. Her parents are going to France and now the house would be all to herself. The house would be all to herself because her parents brought Sammy along too.

After all that daydreaming, she brushed her teeth and went to bed. She drifted into another restful sleep where her dreams would be everything that she imagined it would be. Her dream was about her winning the gold. She didn't need to prove her point anymore because she already did by winning two medals and improving her grades. The only question that bothered her was 'Will she ever win the gold?'.

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