DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF MOON CHARACTERS. I AM JUST
BORROWING THEM FOR THE TIME BEING.
CHAPTER 5: PRIVATE EYE SERENA
Serena managed to stifle a gasp. Vanessa looked oddly at her, suspicion apparent in her eyes. She massaged her bitten hand, glaring at Wally. Serena gazed for a moment into Vanessa's eyes. They were empty and void, seeming to resemble the eyes of a follower.
Fear stricken and nervous, Serena spoke softly, "Do you want something for -------"
"No," Vanessa said quickly. "It's fine."
"I'm really sorry," Serena said shakily. "Wally's never been this cranky."
"So," Vanessa started, as if the incident had never occurred. "Why did you stay home from school today?"
A tiny chill crawled up Serena's back, making her shiver. She was very sure that this was not the real Vanessa. She desperately wished her sisters were here to back her up. But instead, she decided to be brave and play along with "Vanessa's" little games.
"Uh......." Serena started. "Hangovers, there such a drag!" She said stupidly.
Vanessa smiled, and for a brief moment it seemed as if the form a demon flickered throughout her body.
Maybe, Serena thought, this was Vanessa, and she had just joined the Atrox. Perhaps she had betrayed the other daughters. After all, she always did seem to have some strange connection with the Atrox. Maybe this really was her.
Serena gathered her courage, and prepared to do a mind scan on Vanessa. She attempted to enter Vanessa's mind, but was thrown back with incredible force.
"What are you doing?' Vanessa asked questionably.
"Sorry," Serena said, massaging her temples. "I wanted to see the fight you and Catty had." She lied.
Serena was suspicious. The real Vanessa would never have that much power, and no way would she be able to block off a mind-scan.
Vanessa smiled and said, "I'll show you later."
The rain was coming down hard now, pounding her windows furiously. The branches of trees brushed occasionally across her windows, resembling the sound of fingernails scratching a chalkboard.
The wind, howling and moaning, sounded as if it were repeating Serena's name, trying to tell her something.
"Serena," A ghostly voice brushed against her mind, oddly familiar. "Help me."
"Hey," Vanessa began loudly. "Did Collin take the car?"
"No," Serena said suspiciously. "He never does. You know that. Why do you ask?"
"Oh," Vanessa began. "I was hoping to visit my mom at work. She has something of mine."
Serena laughed inside herself. Vanessa didn't have a driver's license, let alone know how to drive a car. Did this follower take Serena for some kind of fool? Even so, she decided to play "Vanessa's" little games. Perhaps it would lead to answers about Stanton's shade problem.
"Sure," Serena said softly. "I'll drive you---------"
"No," Vanessa said loudly. "I can drive myself." She said snatching Collin's car keys off the table.
Serena ran in front of Vanessa, blocking the front door. She was tired of these little games. Where was the real Vanessa?
"Who are you," Serena asked, her hands sprawled across the door, preventing Vanessa's escape. "Tell me the truth."
"There's nothing to tell," Vanessa said innocently.
"I know you're not Vanessa. Where is she?" Serena demanded.
Vanessa smiled coyly, as if she had wanted Serena to think she was a phony. She dropped the car keys on the floor with a gentle jingle.
"Serena," Vanessa started calmly. "I think that hangover is doing a little more than just giving you a headache."
"You're right," Serena lied. "I probably am just a little OFF if you know what I mean...."
"Im glad you agree," Vanessa said gratefully. "You were starting to scare me."
The fierce storm has suddenly come to a halt, and the air was as still as the dead.
"Would you look at that," Vanessa said happily. "The storm's over. I guess I'll just walk home."
"Yeah," Serena said suspiciously. Why would the storm suddenly stop when Vanessa decided it was time to leave? Something certainly smelled fishy, and it wasn't Wally's stale raccoon chow.
Then Serena had just remembered: Jimena had left her car parked in the back of the house. Maybe she could lend Vanessa Collin's car, then secretly follow her in Jimena's car, hoping to find clues.
"No," Serena said cheerily. "It's all right, I'm sure Collin wouldn't mind you borrowing his car." She said, picking up the keys and handing them to Vanessa.
"Thanks," Vanessa said happily. "See you soon."
Vanessa darted out the door, and in a matter of seconds Serena could hear the uproar of the car's engine.
The Fear from Serena's mind had vanished almost instantly. She had been wanting a juicy fight, and she was about to get one. Serena smiled deviously, slipped Collin's sunglasses on and whispered, "Let's play detective, shall we?"
~*~Hehehehe! Oooohh suspense plz keep reading, your reviews really do mean a lot!!!~*~
CHAPTER 5: PRIVATE EYE SERENA
Serena managed to stifle a gasp. Vanessa looked oddly at her, suspicion apparent in her eyes. She massaged her bitten hand, glaring at Wally. Serena gazed for a moment into Vanessa's eyes. They were empty and void, seeming to resemble the eyes of a follower.
Fear stricken and nervous, Serena spoke softly, "Do you want something for -------"
"No," Vanessa said quickly. "It's fine."
"I'm really sorry," Serena said shakily. "Wally's never been this cranky."
"So," Vanessa started, as if the incident had never occurred. "Why did you stay home from school today?"
A tiny chill crawled up Serena's back, making her shiver. She was very sure that this was not the real Vanessa. She desperately wished her sisters were here to back her up. But instead, she decided to be brave and play along with "Vanessa's" little games.
"Uh......." Serena started. "Hangovers, there such a drag!" She said stupidly.
Vanessa smiled, and for a brief moment it seemed as if the form a demon flickered throughout her body.
Maybe, Serena thought, this was Vanessa, and she had just joined the Atrox. Perhaps she had betrayed the other daughters. After all, she always did seem to have some strange connection with the Atrox. Maybe this really was her.
Serena gathered her courage, and prepared to do a mind scan on Vanessa. She attempted to enter Vanessa's mind, but was thrown back with incredible force.
"What are you doing?' Vanessa asked questionably.
"Sorry," Serena said, massaging her temples. "I wanted to see the fight you and Catty had." She lied.
Serena was suspicious. The real Vanessa would never have that much power, and no way would she be able to block off a mind-scan.
Vanessa smiled and said, "I'll show you later."
The rain was coming down hard now, pounding her windows furiously. The branches of trees brushed occasionally across her windows, resembling the sound of fingernails scratching a chalkboard.
The wind, howling and moaning, sounded as if it were repeating Serena's name, trying to tell her something.
"Serena," A ghostly voice brushed against her mind, oddly familiar. "Help me."
"Hey," Vanessa began loudly. "Did Collin take the car?"
"No," Serena said suspiciously. "He never does. You know that. Why do you ask?"
"Oh," Vanessa began. "I was hoping to visit my mom at work. She has something of mine."
Serena laughed inside herself. Vanessa didn't have a driver's license, let alone know how to drive a car. Did this follower take Serena for some kind of fool? Even so, she decided to play "Vanessa's" little games. Perhaps it would lead to answers about Stanton's shade problem.
"Sure," Serena said softly. "I'll drive you---------"
"No," Vanessa said loudly. "I can drive myself." She said snatching Collin's car keys off the table.
Serena ran in front of Vanessa, blocking the front door. She was tired of these little games. Where was the real Vanessa?
"Who are you," Serena asked, her hands sprawled across the door, preventing Vanessa's escape. "Tell me the truth."
"There's nothing to tell," Vanessa said innocently.
"I know you're not Vanessa. Where is she?" Serena demanded.
Vanessa smiled coyly, as if she had wanted Serena to think she was a phony. She dropped the car keys on the floor with a gentle jingle.
"Serena," Vanessa started calmly. "I think that hangover is doing a little more than just giving you a headache."
"You're right," Serena lied. "I probably am just a little OFF if you know what I mean...."
"Im glad you agree," Vanessa said gratefully. "You were starting to scare me."
The fierce storm has suddenly come to a halt, and the air was as still as the dead.
"Would you look at that," Vanessa said happily. "The storm's over. I guess I'll just walk home."
"Yeah," Serena said suspiciously. Why would the storm suddenly stop when Vanessa decided it was time to leave? Something certainly smelled fishy, and it wasn't Wally's stale raccoon chow.
Then Serena had just remembered: Jimena had left her car parked in the back of the house. Maybe she could lend Vanessa Collin's car, then secretly follow her in Jimena's car, hoping to find clues.
"No," Serena said cheerily. "It's all right, I'm sure Collin wouldn't mind you borrowing his car." She said, picking up the keys and handing them to Vanessa.
"Thanks," Vanessa said happily. "See you soon."
Vanessa darted out the door, and in a matter of seconds Serena could hear the uproar of the car's engine.
The Fear from Serena's mind had vanished almost instantly. She had been wanting a juicy fight, and she was about to get one. Serena smiled deviously, slipped Collin's sunglasses on and whispered, "Let's play detective, shall we?"
~*~Hehehehe! Oooohh suspense plz keep reading, your reviews really do mean a lot!!!~*~