Hello, all! Well, I'm iced in at my house, so guess what I'm going to busy
myself with? Fanfiction, whoo! There're icicles everywhere, even hanging
off our flag. And our palm tree is frozen over. That's an interesting
sight. It's kind of strange but pretty. Well, anyway, I'm in a writing
mood. I might just kick out several episodes for you today! Maybe even get
some work done on the promised sequel to In Happy Hiding. I better got to
work! Ja!
-Moon Pie
The Unexpected: Episode 6
"Serena."
Darien's soft murmur floated through the din of the Senshi's arguing in the next room. They were having a heated altercation about where to keep the Prince and Princess. For two months, the pair had floated around through the Inners's houses. First, of course, they fled to the temple, but there was a battle there weeks after they arrived. Then, it was to Amy's apartment (and Greg had moved into an apartment on the same floor) but weeks later they were found there as well. Next they fled to Lita's house, but predictably, they'd been attacked there as well.
For now they were hiding out in the Control Room because Serena was sick and tired of being a danger to her friends. The couple refused any more offers from the Senshi to bunk with them and settled for sleeping bags on the floor of the Control Room beneath the Crown Arcade. Andrew and Mina kept a close watch on them there.
Darien tried again. "Serena."
Serena let the strand of hair she was twirling slowly unwind itself and fall back into place. She sat back up, relaxing her muscles, and forced a smile. She stroked her large six-months-along abdomen absently while she answered him.
"Yes?"
Darien took a moment to study his wife. She was six months pregnant and they were working hard to keep the enemy from finding that out. All the fighting was taking its toll on her as transforming while with child was a great strain after the fact. Her eyes had the beginnings of black circles forming and her hands trembled slightly when they weren't busied. Her ankle was healing nicely but she still limped slightly when she walked because her feet swelled in addition to the injury. Yet, she almost always was smiling because she loved being pregnant. Plus, she didn't want the others to know what was bothering her, which was what Darien was trying to find out. Things had settled down this past week, so now Darien had time to sit down and talk with his exhausted wife.
Darien got up from his chair to join her on the couch. She sighed and snuggled into his embrace, leaning back on his chest and resting her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her, hands settling on her belly.
"I know you have suspicions about this enemy, Serena. And it seems to bother you. What are you brooding about all the time, darling?"
Serena took a deep breath, then began to speak.
*******
"They should be safe here, at least for a while," Lita interjected. "I mean, no enemy has discovered the Control Room for years."
"Sure, but who's to say this one won't?" Michelle answered calmly back. "They've already identified Serena and Darien, plus Raye and Chad, Amy and Greg, and Lita and Ken. Yet, even after discovering Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter, they haven't attempted to attack them again. They're after the Prince and Princess, obviously. We've seen this in past battles. So who's to say they won't discover Mina's identity as Sailor Venus, trace her to Andrew and him to arcade, and discover our very pregnant princess and her prince?"
Luna nodded. "Neptune's right, it is possible." She turned to Artemis. "Have you discovered any helpful information?"
Artemis sat on Amy's shoulder. He spoke. "No. Whatever enemy this is, they're energy signature is very effectively cloaked."
"Yes," Amy continued. "I was unable to find it and lock on it even with the Mercury computer and my visor." Greg nodded his affirmative. He didn't bother mentioning his visions since they'd been too vague to decipher.
"Well all of this is just swell!" Raye exploded. Chad laid a hand on her arm; she ignored it. "You'd think we- the most powerful warriors on this earth- would be able to do more to help our Princess." She jerked her head at the closed door that stood between the Senshi and the royal couple. "Can't you see how this exhausts Serena? She feels like a burden, she's injured, she's getting no sleep, and she's pregnant on top of all of this! We have to find a safe place for these two before Serena get sick and has to be hospitalized or put on bed rest or something!"
It was a strange thing to ponder but very possible. Serena and Darien hadn't been to a baby doctor. It was too risky. Darien and Amy had acted as her doctors with input from Trista who was also medically trained.
Amara lifted a finger and Luna nodded at her. The Senshi of Uranus was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, watching silently. She broke her silence; her piercing eyes held contact with each individual in the room before she spoke.
"Maybe I'm the only one who's noticed, but Serena seems to be brooding often over something. Perhaps our princess has her own suspicions to offer but is choosing not to offer them." Amara moved to an empty chair. She leaned forward, resting her chin on a fist and pretended to twist a long strand of hair, knitted together her eyebrows over closed eyes like Serena did. Amara held this pose for a moment, then stood up, crossing her arms again.
"How often is our princess troubled enough to brood like this? And am I the only one that's noticed it?"
There was a moment of silence. Mina broke it.
"I noticed. She only told me she was thinking about the baby." Mina laughed to herself. "I didn't believe her because when she's really thinking about the baby, she practically glows."
"At least we know that this child, Rini or another child, is safe," Hotaru put in. "That's one trouble off our shoulders."
Everyone cast a glance at Trista when Hotaru said "or another child" but the Time Keeper kept her face carefully neutral as she steered the conversation back to the topic at hand. "Darien is trying to get wind of Serena's suspicions, but we still don't have a solution as to where to hide them." Trista's face darkened. "If the enemy finds out Serena is pregnant..." she trailed off ominously.
"Well, we won't let them!" Raye assured her, pumping a fist for emphasis. "There's gotta be somewhere safe for them."
"There is."
They whirled. Darien stood in the doorway. They peered past him to see Serena asleep on the couch. He shut the door quietly, then faced them again.
"Serena thinks we've faced this enemy before. Actually, only some of us faced them. She thinks this enemy already knows our identities and the identities of the Inners, because they discovered them before we destroyed them. But, whoever it is-Serena said she wasn't entirely sure which enemy it is- doesn't know the identities of the Outer Senshi because they never met you in the past when we fought them."
"That means we're talking Beryl and her gang, Alan and Ann, or the Black Moon," Raye put it quickly.
Trista immediately spoke for the Outer Senshi. "I suggest that all of us relocate to our house. We have plenty of bedrooms; we could accommodate everyone. Although, I'm assuming Ken, Andrew, and Greg will be bunking on couches?"
Amy, Lita, and Mina all blushed at the implication. This didn't bother their respective fiancés; they simply nodded and voiced their appreciation for the lodging. The three of them were men of honor; they didn't plan on "consecrating" their relationships until marriage.
"Are you sure, Trista?" Amy asked. "Surely it's a huge inconvenience for you and the others."
This time Amara answered, fire flashing in her eyes. "I don't give a crap about convenience," she snarled, her voice dangerously low. "This is about keeping Serena safe. If we cared about convenience, she'd be dead."
"Anyway!" Mina yelled, annoyed at the morbid statement. She motioned for the girls to gather round and shooed Darien off. In an instant, she broke the serious air in the room. "Let's get down to what best friends are supposed to do for their pregnant friends." She grinned, and lowered her voice to a hiss. "BABY SHOWER!" Andrew laughed at his fiancé, and went to check upon his business.
Darien laughed, relieved as the tension in the room, formerly palpable, shattered to the cheer Serena would need. But as he turned to retreat from the room like the other guys, he felt Serena wake up with fear that drove him to his knees. An instant later, she transformed. Darien transformed automatically, throwing open the door.
Eternal Sailor Moon stood in the center of the room. Because of disguise magic, she looked normal; her belly was flat. She clutched at her head for a moment, then looked up with steel in her eyes. "Quickly!" she said to her worried husband. "There's an attack above us! They're searching for us!"
Mina overheard. "Andrew!" she cried, transforming instantly and following a sprinting Sailor Moon. The warrior princess simply flew right through the ceiling like a ghost. Tuxedo Mask and the others followed suit quickly.
Troops of youma were terrorizing patrons of Crown. Screams pierced the Senshi's ears. Andrew was nowhere to be seen. Sailor Moon took a look around, then took a step forward. "Here I am, youma! Here's what you want! Come and get me!" With that, she flew like lighting through the doors of the Crown, followed by every youma.
Tuxedo Mask shook his head disapprovingly as he chased after her. "Hey!" Jupiter said, elbowing him as they ran. "At least they aren't bothering innocents anymore!"
He smiled and continued to run. The Senshi attacked on their running feet.
"World Shaking!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
They found Sailor Moon holding off all the youma in an abandoned lot. She held her scepter with both hands, blasted it, then turned in a circle, destroying all but one. She saw it at the last minute, paled, then dropped her scepter. The Scouts and Tuxedo Mask hurried to her side to see what had frightened her so bad.
In the youma's arms was a very agitated, red-faced, highly ticked Andrew. Tuxedo Mask actually laughed at his best friend's expression. However, Serena was shaken because if she hadn't seen him, she would have killed him.
"Let him go, creep!" she yelled at it.
The youma growled back, "Sailor Venus."
Mina glared daggers at it.
"What say we make a deal? Would you trade your Princess for this man?"
For a moment, Venus looked terrified. Then, she winked at Sailor Moon. "Well, maybe if she was PMS-ing or something." Serena laughed, shocked. "However, since that isn't the case, I'm afraid I don't like that idea. I'll think I'll keep both of them.
"Venus Love-Me Chain!"
Venus expertly lassoed Andrew with her chain and yanked him out of the youma's grasp. He landed sprawled at her feet. Venus just laughed at his disgruntled mumbling as he climbed to his feet.
An enraged youma flew at a defenseless Sailor Moon, but stopped with a rose shot through the air, distracting it. In one fluid motion, Sailor Moon swept up her scepter and tossed it up in the air, caught it, turned, and blasted the youma into oblivion. She was still visibly shaken from nearly killing Andrew.
Tuxedo Mask moved to pull her close and comfort her but he was distracted by a strong itch on his back. He reached up to scratch it, but it faded. He shrugged, and wrapped an arm around Sailor Moon's waist. She smiled back up at him. Then, she also looked puzzled and moved to scratch her back, then stopped. No one noticed. Sailor Moon reluctantly pulled away from her lover's arms to run to help Andrew up.
"Are you ok?!" she wailed. "I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you! I could have killed you!"
Andrew only laughed. He squeezed her hand, saying, "At the time, I was hardly concerned about YOU killing me."
Everyone laughed and they hid to detransform. Serena hung back in the shadows; Darien noticed and went to her side.
"What is it?"
Serena giggled, her large abdomen bouncing. "I forgot I had this!" She produced the Disguise Pen. Darien winked at her, pleased. Luna bounded up from nowhere.
"What are you planning, Serena?"
Serena answered her question with a question. "Can Darien use this too?" she asked.
"I don't see why not," Luna answered, puzzled. "Mina was able to use it and disguise herself as you."
Serena shuddered visibly at the memory. "All right. Well, I'll keep that in mind."
"Disguise Power!" She thought for a moment. "Make me not look pregnant!" she decided, with a giggle.
And voila, the lights faded and there was Serena, her normal skinny self, or to Luna anyway. Darien saw right through the disguise magic. Their souls were bonded; he was able to see her truly.
"Well, let's go!" Serena said, bubbly. They went.
*****That night*****
The Senshi minus Serena, Darien and the guys gathered in the living room. Amara glanced at a clock and groaned. It was four in the morning. She rolled her eyes at a bubbly Mina who sat at the center of their close circle.
"Okay." Mina whispered, looking around. "Now that we're all here, we can get started." She rubbed her palms together.
"We have a pregnant princess on our hands. This pregnant princess is of yet without a baby shower! And I believe it is up to the Sailor Senshi to rectify this problem."
"Rectify?" Raye said dryly. "Do you even know what that means, Mina?"
Mina grinned. "Yep. Looked it up."
Raye rolled her eyes.
Mina stuck her tongue out before continuing. "Anyways! We need to buckle down and prepare for the best baby shower of the millennium!"
Even Amara and Raye had smile and get into the planning as Mina babbled on. The girls huddling close, exchanging ideas for gifts and such and such, forgetting that it was four in the morning.
Meanwhile...
Serena tossed in her sleep. Her back itched furiously for a moment, then it was gone. She dreamed fitfully, seeing nothing but silent images from her past. Two distinct, time-displaced voices were heard as she gazed at the battles replayed before her eyes. One female, one male murmured threats towards her friends and family and husband and herself. She moaned in her sleep, and buried her face into her pillow, trying to hide from the image of her friends hurting at the hands of the woman and the repulse of the man's touch. She shivered as the chill of evil caressed her body, then grabbed the spinal cord in the small of her back, making her back arch. She opened her mouth but was unable to scream.
Darien rolled over, awakened by his wife's soft moaning. He looked worriedly at her and pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her.
Serena sighed as familiar warmth surrounded her. She sighed into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
***********
Well, that's it for Episode 6! I'm still iced in for tomorrow, so that's another episode for you! See you there! Ja!
-Moon Pie
-Moon Pie
The Unexpected: Episode 6
"Serena."
Darien's soft murmur floated through the din of the Senshi's arguing in the next room. They were having a heated altercation about where to keep the Prince and Princess. For two months, the pair had floated around through the Inners's houses. First, of course, they fled to the temple, but there was a battle there weeks after they arrived. Then, it was to Amy's apartment (and Greg had moved into an apartment on the same floor) but weeks later they were found there as well. Next they fled to Lita's house, but predictably, they'd been attacked there as well.
For now they were hiding out in the Control Room because Serena was sick and tired of being a danger to her friends. The couple refused any more offers from the Senshi to bunk with them and settled for sleeping bags on the floor of the Control Room beneath the Crown Arcade. Andrew and Mina kept a close watch on them there.
Darien tried again. "Serena."
Serena let the strand of hair she was twirling slowly unwind itself and fall back into place. She sat back up, relaxing her muscles, and forced a smile. She stroked her large six-months-along abdomen absently while she answered him.
"Yes?"
Darien took a moment to study his wife. She was six months pregnant and they were working hard to keep the enemy from finding that out. All the fighting was taking its toll on her as transforming while with child was a great strain after the fact. Her eyes had the beginnings of black circles forming and her hands trembled slightly when they weren't busied. Her ankle was healing nicely but she still limped slightly when she walked because her feet swelled in addition to the injury. Yet, she almost always was smiling because she loved being pregnant. Plus, she didn't want the others to know what was bothering her, which was what Darien was trying to find out. Things had settled down this past week, so now Darien had time to sit down and talk with his exhausted wife.
Darien got up from his chair to join her on the couch. She sighed and snuggled into his embrace, leaning back on his chest and resting her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her, hands settling on her belly.
"I know you have suspicions about this enemy, Serena. And it seems to bother you. What are you brooding about all the time, darling?"
Serena took a deep breath, then began to speak.
*******
"They should be safe here, at least for a while," Lita interjected. "I mean, no enemy has discovered the Control Room for years."
"Sure, but who's to say this one won't?" Michelle answered calmly back. "They've already identified Serena and Darien, plus Raye and Chad, Amy and Greg, and Lita and Ken. Yet, even after discovering Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter, they haven't attempted to attack them again. They're after the Prince and Princess, obviously. We've seen this in past battles. So who's to say they won't discover Mina's identity as Sailor Venus, trace her to Andrew and him to arcade, and discover our very pregnant princess and her prince?"
Luna nodded. "Neptune's right, it is possible." She turned to Artemis. "Have you discovered any helpful information?"
Artemis sat on Amy's shoulder. He spoke. "No. Whatever enemy this is, they're energy signature is very effectively cloaked."
"Yes," Amy continued. "I was unable to find it and lock on it even with the Mercury computer and my visor." Greg nodded his affirmative. He didn't bother mentioning his visions since they'd been too vague to decipher.
"Well all of this is just swell!" Raye exploded. Chad laid a hand on her arm; she ignored it. "You'd think we- the most powerful warriors on this earth- would be able to do more to help our Princess." She jerked her head at the closed door that stood between the Senshi and the royal couple. "Can't you see how this exhausts Serena? She feels like a burden, she's injured, she's getting no sleep, and she's pregnant on top of all of this! We have to find a safe place for these two before Serena get sick and has to be hospitalized or put on bed rest or something!"
It was a strange thing to ponder but very possible. Serena and Darien hadn't been to a baby doctor. It was too risky. Darien and Amy had acted as her doctors with input from Trista who was also medically trained.
Amara lifted a finger and Luna nodded at her. The Senshi of Uranus was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, watching silently. She broke her silence; her piercing eyes held contact with each individual in the room before she spoke.
"Maybe I'm the only one who's noticed, but Serena seems to be brooding often over something. Perhaps our princess has her own suspicions to offer but is choosing not to offer them." Amara moved to an empty chair. She leaned forward, resting her chin on a fist and pretended to twist a long strand of hair, knitted together her eyebrows over closed eyes like Serena did. Amara held this pose for a moment, then stood up, crossing her arms again.
"How often is our princess troubled enough to brood like this? And am I the only one that's noticed it?"
There was a moment of silence. Mina broke it.
"I noticed. She only told me she was thinking about the baby." Mina laughed to herself. "I didn't believe her because when she's really thinking about the baby, she practically glows."
"At least we know that this child, Rini or another child, is safe," Hotaru put in. "That's one trouble off our shoulders."
Everyone cast a glance at Trista when Hotaru said "or another child" but the Time Keeper kept her face carefully neutral as she steered the conversation back to the topic at hand. "Darien is trying to get wind of Serena's suspicions, but we still don't have a solution as to where to hide them." Trista's face darkened. "If the enemy finds out Serena is pregnant..." she trailed off ominously.
"Well, we won't let them!" Raye assured her, pumping a fist for emphasis. "There's gotta be somewhere safe for them."
"There is."
They whirled. Darien stood in the doorway. They peered past him to see Serena asleep on the couch. He shut the door quietly, then faced them again.
"Serena thinks we've faced this enemy before. Actually, only some of us faced them. She thinks this enemy already knows our identities and the identities of the Inners, because they discovered them before we destroyed them. But, whoever it is-Serena said she wasn't entirely sure which enemy it is- doesn't know the identities of the Outer Senshi because they never met you in the past when we fought them."
"That means we're talking Beryl and her gang, Alan and Ann, or the Black Moon," Raye put it quickly.
Trista immediately spoke for the Outer Senshi. "I suggest that all of us relocate to our house. We have plenty of bedrooms; we could accommodate everyone. Although, I'm assuming Ken, Andrew, and Greg will be bunking on couches?"
Amy, Lita, and Mina all blushed at the implication. This didn't bother their respective fiancés; they simply nodded and voiced their appreciation for the lodging. The three of them were men of honor; they didn't plan on "consecrating" their relationships until marriage.
"Are you sure, Trista?" Amy asked. "Surely it's a huge inconvenience for you and the others."
This time Amara answered, fire flashing in her eyes. "I don't give a crap about convenience," she snarled, her voice dangerously low. "This is about keeping Serena safe. If we cared about convenience, she'd be dead."
"Anyway!" Mina yelled, annoyed at the morbid statement. She motioned for the girls to gather round and shooed Darien off. In an instant, she broke the serious air in the room. "Let's get down to what best friends are supposed to do for their pregnant friends." She grinned, and lowered her voice to a hiss. "BABY SHOWER!" Andrew laughed at his fiancé, and went to check upon his business.
Darien laughed, relieved as the tension in the room, formerly palpable, shattered to the cheer Serena would need. But as he turned to retreat from the room like the other guys, he felt Serena wake up with fear that drove him to his knees. An instant later, she transformed. Darien transformed automatically, throwing open the door.
Eternal Sailor Moon stood in the center of the room. Because of disguise magic, she looked normal; her belly was flat. She clutched at her head for a moment, then looked up with steel in her eyes. "Quickly!" she said to her worried husband. "There's an attack above us! They're searching for us!"
Mina overheard. "Andrew!" she cried, transforming instantly and following a sprinting Sailor Moon. The warrior princess simply flew right through the ceiling like a ghost. Tuxedo Mask and the others followed suit quickly.
Troops of youma were terrorizing patrons of Crown. Screams pierced the Senshi's ears. Andrew was nowhere to be seen. Sailor Moon took a look around, then took a step forward. "Here I am, youma! Here's what you want! Come and get me!" With that, she flew like lighting through the doors of the Crown, followed by every youma.
Tuxedo Mask shook his head disapprovingly as he chased after her. "Hey!" Jupiter said, elbowing him as they ran. "At least they aren't bothering innocents anymore!"
He smiled and continued to run. The Senshi attacked on their running feet.
"World Shaking!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
They found Sailor Moon holding off all the youma in an abandoned lot. She held her scepter with both hands, blasted it, then turned in a circle, destroying all but one. She saw it at the last minute, paled, then dropped her scepter. The Scouts and Tuxedo Mask hurried to her side to see what had frightened her so bad.
In the youma's arms was a very agitated, red-faced, highly ticked Andrew. Tuxedo Mask actually laughed at his best friend's expression. However, Serena was shaken because if she hadn't seen him, she would have killed him.
"Let him go, creep!" she yelled at it.
The youma growled back, "Sailor Venus."
Mina glared daggers at it.
"What say we make a deal? Would you trade your Princess for this man?"
For a moment, Venus looked terrified. Then, she winked at Sailor Moon. "Well, maybe if she was PMS-ing or something." Serena laughed, shocked. "However, since that isn't the case, I'm afraid I don't like that idea. I'll think I'll keep both of them.
"Venus Love-Me Chain!"
Venus expertly lassoed Andrew with her chain and yanked him out of the youma's grasp. He landed sprawled at her feet. Venus just laughed at his disgruntled mumbling as he climbed to his feet.
An enraged youma flew at a defenseless Sailor Moon, but stopped with a rose shot through the air, distracting it. In one fluid motion, Sailor Moon swept up her scepter and tossed it up in the air, caught it, turned, and blasted the youma into oblivion. She was still visibly shaken from nearly killing Andrew.
Tuxedo Mask moved to pull her close and comfort her but he was distracted by a strong itch on his back. He reached up to scratch it, but it faded. He shrugged, and wrapped an arm around Sailor Moon's waist. She smiled back up at him. Then, she also looked puzzled and moved to scratch her back, then stopped. No one noticed. Sailor Moon reluctantly pulled away from her lover's arms to run to help Andrew up.
"Are you ok?!" she wailed. "I'm so sorry! I didn't even see you! I could have killed you!"
Andrew only laughed. He squeezed her hand, saying, "At the time, I was hardly concerned about YOU killing me."
Everyone laughed and they hid to detransform. Serena hung back in the shadows; Darien noticed and went to her side.
"What is it?"
Serena giggled, her large abdomen bouncing. "I forgot I had this!" She produced the Disguise Pen. Darien winked at her, pleased. Luna bounded up from nowhere.
"What are you planning, Serena?"
Serena answered her question with a question. "Can Darien use this too?" she asked.
"I don't see why not," Luna answered, puzzled. "Mina was able to use it and disguise herself as you."
Serena shuddered visibly at the memory. "All right. Well, I'll keep that in mind."
"Disguise Power!" She thought for a moment. "Make me not look pregnant!" she decided, with a giggle.
And voila, the lights faded and there was Serena, her normal skinny self, or to Luna anyway. Darien saw right through the disguise magic. Their souls were bonded; he was able to see her truly.
"Well, let's go!" Serena said, bubbly. They went.
*****That night*****
The Senshi minus Serena, Darien and the guys gathered in the living room. Amara glanced at a clock and groaned. It was four in the morning. She rolled her eyes at a bubbly Mina who sat at the center of their close circle.
"Okay." Mina whispered, looking around. "Now that we're all here, we can get started." She rubbed her palms together.
"We have a pregnant princess on our hands. This pregnant princess is of yet without a baby shower! And I believe it is up to the Sailor Senshi to rectify this problem."
"Rectify?" Raye said dryly. "Do you even know what that means, Mina?"
Mina grinned. "Yep. Looked it up."
Raye rolled her eyes.
Mina stuck her tongue out before continuing. "Anyways! We need to buckle down and prepare for the best baby shower of the millennium!"
Even Amara and Raye had smile and get into the planning as Mina babbled on. The girls huddling close, exchanging ideas for gifts and such and such, forgetting that it was four in the morning.
Meanwhile...
Serena tossed in her sleep. Her back itched furiously for a moment, then it was gone. She dreamed fitfully, seeing nothing but silent images from her past. Two distinct, time-displaced voices were heard as she gazed at the battles replayed before her eyes. One female, one male murmured threats towards her friends and family and husband and herself. She moaned in her sleep, and buried her face into her pillow, trying to hide from the image of her friends hurting at the hands of the woman and the repulse of the man's touch. She shivered as the chill of evil caressed her body, then grabbed the spinal cord in the small of her back, making her back arch. She opened her mouth but was unable to scream.
Darien rolled over, awakened by his wife's soft moaning. He looked worriedly at her and pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her.
Serena sighed as familiar warmth surrounded her. She sighed into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
***********
Well, that's it for Episode 6! I'm still iced in for tomorrow, so that's another episode for you! See you there! Ja!
-Moon Pie