Disclaimer: As always I am forced to tell you that I do not own Sailor Moon... if I did I'd be rich so just don't sue, you'd be given my debts. So just do both of us a favor and read and review.

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Moonlight Silence

Chapter Three: Lingering Pain

By: Moonlight Jade

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The whole day was the same. Someone would ask Serena what happened, get a false answer, and then make some kind of remark then walk off to class. The lunch bell rang and Serena headed slowly to the cafeteria.
"Hey, Serena!" Lita called over to her. Serena smiled and walked over to where Lita sat, "What's up with you today? You've been acting really strange, and why aren't you scarfing down your food already?" she inquired
"Well, I sort forgot my lunch this morning. But I'm not really hungry anyway," Serena replied casually.
"Are you sick?" Lita asked with concern.
"Probably. I do feel like I'm catching something," she lied.
"Well, maybe you should go to the nurses' office, she'd probably send you home," Lita suggested.
"No!" Serena said quickly, catching Lita off guard, "I'm already failing, do you think I need help doing that too?" she forced a smile, which made her face sting. Serena didn't want to go home, he would be there, waiting.
"Don't we have a scout meeting tonight?" she asked in an effort to change the subject.
"Yeah, Raye called it two days ago," Lita said with a sigh, "like I have time for all of these meetings. Who does she think she is, anyway? Nothing has been happening, we should enjoy it while we can."
"You're right, Lita, but we all know that anything we tell her will just be shrugged off," Serena replied, happy to be having a normal conversation.

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Sorry that this one was extremely short. But please, still tell me what you think. I should hopefully have the next 3 chappies up soon. Enjoy Moonlight Jade