Chapter 5

Serena entered the bathroom. She knew that Tianna was having the sleep over so they could keep an eye on her. It wasn't hard to figure out because they kept casting nervous glances at each other and were careful to keep their minds closed. Occasionally a stray thought would cross her mind.

Finally she just asked them outright what they were hiding from her, but they claimed they weren't hiding anything. So she told them she had to go to the bathroom. She needed to get out of there; they were too tense.

A shadow swept in from the open window. Her heart accelerated and her moon amulet began to glow. A figure rose from the shadow and soon Stanton stood in front of her.

For a moment neither of them spoke. Serena knew that something was wrong, but she was so happy to see him that she didn't care.

"Come on Serena." He said, opening his arms.

She walked slowly over to him, studying his eyes. She hadn't seen him for a month, but she had felt that he was close by her.

"What's the matter? Haven't you missed me? I've thought about you everyday since we broke up." He told her. She could see the pain in his face.

"I've missed you so much!" She said, falling into his arms. Tears pricked her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. So many emotions ran through her at that moment. Happiness, love, and rising above all the others was suspicion.

Why had Stanton come back? He was afraid of Jimena's premonition coming true, he had told her that when he told her he couldn't see her anymore, yet here he was. Why did he keep doing this to her? He would come and stay for a while then find a reason why they should be apart. Didn't he know how much she loved him? Did he even care that he hurt her?

"Of course I care." He said pulling back slightly so that he could look down at her. He looked wounded and she knew that he had caught her thoughts. "Serena I love you, you know I love you. I don't want to hurt you, but I can't stay away from you. The Atrox may have my soul, but you have my heart, and you always will."

"I know." She said, hugging him tightly.

There was a knock on the door.

"Serena, are you okay in there?" Vanessa called. "Who are you talking to?"

(Sorry it took me so long to get this up, I've had a lot going on lately. I'll try to keep it updated regularly now. Keep checking back, okay? ^^)