Ok, this will be the last update for a while. This is an advance on my
weekend update since I won't be around. Hoping for plenty of good
reviews... *crosses fingers*
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~*~ Chapter 1 ~*~
Lita, Mina, Raye, Artemis, Luna and Rini were already waiting to start the meeting when Amy arrived. Diana followed her in, the little bell around her neck ringing cheerfully as always. "Sorry we're late," Amy apologized.
"That's usually Serena's job," Lita winked and playfully punched her arm. Amy winced, but smiled back. "But maybe not anymore. She's actually been on time lately, if you don't count her missing our last two meetings entirely. It's weird, huh?"
"Yeah," Mina commented. "She's really started to clean up her act." Her history book was open on the table, but she was reading a comic book on top of it. Amy shot her a dirty look, but Mina just stuck her tongue out playfully.
"Maybe she finally decided to grow up," Raye said sarcastically, "but I really doubt it. Where were you anyway? You're always the first one here."
"She was making a phone call," Diana said.
"Was it a special call? Does Amy have a boyfriend?" Lita teased.
"I was calling Darien. I ran into him earlier this week, and he also told me Serena was acting strange. I thought it would be a good idea to have him attend the meeting. I've noticed her unusual behavior as well."
"Good thinking," Luna commented.
"What if Serena shows up?" Rini asked. "You know how jealous she gets when it comes to Darien. She could be really ticked."
"I don't think she even knew about the meeting today," Amy explained. "I asked her if I should stop by at the usual time so we could come together, but she had no idea what I was talking about. She was completely clueless."
"That sounds like Serena," Raye sighed.
"That's not all, thought," she continued. "I mean, she usually catches on if you give her a few seconds. And have any of you noticed that she hasn't worn her brooch in a few days?"
"That's right," Luna said. "I was going to remind her, but then I remembered how she usually acts when I try to help. 'Don't be such an old nag, Luna!'"
"Maybe she lost it. Again," Raye commented.
"I know where it is!" Rini piped up. "She always leaves it in a special box that Darien gave her in her vanity. She's just been passing it by everyday. I even checked to make sure she didn't lose it."
"Am I late?" Darien asked as he walked through the door.
"Yea! You're here!" Rini yelled as she ran over and hugged him. He laughed as he caught her.
"Not terribly so," Artemis said to him, "but you haven't missed much."
"Well, Amy is making a big deal about Serena," Mina yawned. "She said that you thought she was acting differently, too." Darien sat down in the empty space next to Amy, and Rini settled herself in his lap.
"Yeah, definitely," he confirmed.
"How so?" Lita asked.
Darien looked really hurt as he began. "To begin with, she hasn't come to see me over the past week. You know how she used to come every day, but then she just suddenly stopped."
"So this is when everyone began to notice her strange behavior?" Artemis asked. He received many assuring nods.
"I called her to see if she was sick or anything. She told me that she was just fine, and she acted sort of snappy. She didn't even want to talk. She just told me that she had a lot of homework and it wasn't going to do itself. Then she hung up."
"I'm beginning to see your point." Raye admitted. "That's not like Serena at all. I don't think that this can all be a coincidence. Rini, have you noticed anything different?"
"Mmm hmm. Serena has been really super nice to me lately. She takes me out to get candy a lot, and she doesn't gorge herself on the way home. Instead, she takes me through the park so she can buy me ice cream! It's sort of nice, but-"
They were startled when they suddenly heard the loud 'click clack' of high heels coming down the hall. The door slid back to reveal a girl, no older than 15, wearing a dark navy jumper with a white blouse underneath, black shoes, and a small black tote bag. She had dark eyes and long, wavy dark hair pulled into four buns, two on each side of her head. It only took a few seconds for everyone to realize - she was almost the spitting image of Nephrenia!
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~*~ Chapter 1 ~*~
Lita, Mina, Raye, Artemis, Luna and Rini were already waiting to start the meeting when Amy arrived. Diana followed her in, the little bell around her neck ringing cheerfully as always. "Sorry we're late," Amy apologized.
"That's usually Serena's job," Lita winked and playfully punched her arm. Amy winced, but smiled back. "But maybe not anymore. She's actually been on time lately, if you don't count her missing our last two meetings entirely. It's weird, huh?"
"Yeah," Mina commented. "She's really started to clean up her act." Her history book was open on the table, but she was reading a comic book on top of it. Amy shot her a dirty look, but Mina just stuck her tongue out playfully.
"Maybe she finally decided to grow up," Raye said sarcastically, "but I really doubt it. Where were you anyway? You're always the first one here."
"She was making a phone call," Diana said.
"Was it a special call? Does Amy have a boyfriend?" Lita teased.
"I was calling Darien. I ran into him earlier this week, and he also told me Serena was acting strange. I thought it would be a good idea to have him attend the meeting. I've noticed her unusual behavior as well."
"Good thinking," Luna commented.
"What if Serena shows up?" Rini asked. "You know how jealous she gets when it comes to Darien. She could be really ticked."
"I don't think she even knew about the meeting today," Amy explained. "I asked her if I should stop by at the usual time so we could come together, but she had no idea what I was talking about. She was completely clueless."
"That sounds like Serena," Raye sighed.
"That's not all, thought," she continued. "I mean, she usually catches on if you give her a few seconds. And have any of you noticed that she hasn't worn her brooch in a few days?"
"That's right," Luna said. "I was going to remind her, but then I remembered how she usually acts when I try to help. 'Don't be such an old nag, Luna!'"
"Maybe she lost it. Again," Raye commented.
"I know where it is!" Rini piped up. "She always leaves it in a special box that Darien gave her in her vanity. She's just been passing it by everyday. I even checked to make sure she didn't lose it."
"Am I late?" Darien asked as he walked through the door.
"Yea! You're here!" Rini yelled as she ran over and hugged him. He laughed as he caught her.
"Not terribly so," Artemis said to him, "but you haven't missed much."
"Well, Amy is making a big deal about Serena," Mina yawned. "She said that you thought she was acting differently, too." Darien sat down in the empty space next to Amy, and Rini settled herself in his lap.
"Yeah, definitely," he confirmed.
"How so?" Lita asked.
Darien looked really hurt as he began. "To begin with, she hasn't come to see me over the past week. You know how she used to come every day, but then she just suddenly stopped."
"So this is when everyone began to notice her strange behavior?" Artemis asked. He received many assuring nods.
"I called her to see if she was sick or anything. She told me that she was just fine, and she acted sort of snappy. She didn't even want to talk. She just told me that she had a lot of homework and it wasn't going to do itself. Then she hung up."
"I'm beginning to see your point." Raye admitted. "That's not like Serena at all. I don't think that this can all be a coincidence. Rini, have you noticed anything different?"
"Mmm hmm. Serena has been really super nice to me lately. She takes me out to get candy a lot, and she doesn't gorge herself on the way home. Instead, she takes me through the park so she can buy me ice cream! It's sort of nice, but-"
They were startled when they suddenly heard the loud 'click clack' of high heels coming down the hall. The door slid back to reveal a girl, no older than 15, wearing a dark navy jumper with a white blouse underneath, black shoes, and a small black tote bag. She had dark eyes and long, wavy dark hair pulled into four buns, two on each side of her head. It only took a few seconds for everyone to realize - she was almost the spitting image of Nephrenia!