Chapter 8: Demon's Rising

Hokay, so..........I AM SO FREAKIN' SORRY! I'm FINALLY UPDATING!!! But I have an excuse for a YEAR in between these chapters hangs head shamefully well hope you can forgive me does puppy dog eyes plweaz? Well, as you can see I had QUITE a few stories to put up and update, on top of that my computer had a huge virus for more than half of the year or I wasn't in town (swim meets). But now its up, and I promised myself before I would start school this year I would update ALL of my stories including this one.

So here is a MUCH AWAITED CHAPTER 8!!!! ENJOY!!! AND MY GREATEST APOLOGIES!!!

Serena opened her eyes to find her body feeling as if molten lava was rushing through her veins. Everything was in pain, she could see the cream ceiling of..........maybe it was Ray's house? She didn't know, everything seemed clouded somehow. As if a huge fog had rolled over her mind. Serena felt her forehead gingerly, some one had placed a cool clothe on her forehead. She smiled a little; perhaps her friends didn't hate her as much as she had anticipated.

Serena rolled over to her side slowly; tears began to well up in her eyes as she remembered what had happened.

The way she had felt.

And the power..........the raw power that even now steadily pumped through her.

She was different, she knew that much. But in what way had she changed? Was it for the better? Or for the worse?

She thought back, straining her thoughts trying to see through her haze. Serena remembered at first feeling as if tiny darts of energy were being pelted at her. As if she was about full to bursting with power, was that what it felt like to be feeding off the power of the Negaverse? Serena wondered, but quickly brushed off that thought with a squeeze of her heart.

Had she really become..........evil? Had she, Sailor Moon, crossed over? When she did those dreadful things was it her in control? Or something, some one else?

Serena's mind ached with questions, time to think about what's at hand. The past has happened, and the future is what I should worry about, Serena told herself.

She brushed off her tears telling herself to suck it up. She looked around with weary eyes, yes. She was in Ray's house, and in Ray's bed. Serena stood up slowly, pushing back the white cotton covers with care.

As she stood up Serena realized she had bandages covering a part in her chest, and on both her arms. Had she gotten hurt? Or had she really exploded?

Then it hit Serena. When she fell she was completely torn, torn between being good and being evil. Between her friendship and her love. Serena felt nauseous remembering how she felt as is she was being ripped right down the middle, being turned inside out.

Serena tried to forget as she continued to hobble through Ray's house, concentrating on hearing the voices of her friends.

Serena heard some whispers coming from outside, she quietly walked through the house effortlessly without making a sound. She felt like she was floating, drifting, like she wasn't all there.

Maybe, this is what walking on water feels like. Serena thought absently to herself.

She reached for the sliding door, but stopped as she heard her name mentioned. Instead Serena opened the door a crack and listened. Were they still mad at her?

"So what happened exactly back there?" asked a voice, it sounded like Ray.

"Were not quite sure," said another voice, this one sounded hurt, unsure, and like Luna.

Serena felt a wave of guilt rush over her, she had made Luna sad. She had made a lot of people sad. She felt more tears begin to well up in her eyes, but flicked them away and continued to listen to the conversation.

"Then what do you think happened," pressed Sailor Jupiter (sorry, I forgot her real name! can you believe that! And she's my favorite Scout!!! Tell me in your reviews what it is, but for now it's Sailor Jupiter )

"Well, it's hard to say," said Artimes (I can't spell ).

"But to put it simply, it turns out Serena has had a Demonic self, or evil twin if you will, sleeping inside her. And, well the Negaverse must have figured it out and also has found out a way to unlock the evil that lives within Serena," said Luna.

"Wait a second, what do you mean? How did that evil get into Serena?" asked Amy.

Luna sighed, "it's what some people call as the Dark side of the Moon," said Luna.

"There can not be good, without evil," quoted Ray.

"Exactly Ray. Within each good being there is always darkness, sadly, Serena was too innocent. Thus allowing an evil side to gather, and with her Sailor Powers that's quite a dangerous thing," said Luna.

"So basically we're dealing with the opposite of Serena? Only with Negaverse vibes and power boostage?" asked Sailor Jupiter.

Luna nodded.

"So we really we weren't battling the REAL Serena, or at least the Good one, but then what happened when Serena began to glow all white? What was that about?" asked Sailor Venus (-- please tell me her real name as well).

"We're not quite sure, but we guess that was her good side. Only problem now is that since Serena's darker side has been released she can easily some out once again by simply being called upon," said Artimes.

"What? I thought we were through with this Evil being business?!" Cried Ray.

"Not quite. Now Serena is not good nor evil, she's stuck in between, she will have to chose which side she will belong too," said Artimes.

"I don't understand, shouldn't Serena just be able to chose Good, I mean its that simple right?" questioned Amy.

"No, it's not that simple at all Amy. If only it was, you see Serena has to chouse also between two other things aside form being good or evil, she must also find which bond is worth more to her. Her friendship with you girls and her life as a Sailor Scout or-" Luna didn't dare continue.

Finally, after a long silence Ray finished Luna's sentence, "her love..........Darien," she said his name in a whisper. They knew Serena loved Darien more than anything, well almost anything. That Serena wished she could be with him no matter what, that was the catch. And what worried them the most was the question: Was they're friendship strong enough to triumph over her love fore Darien?

Most didn't even want to think about the results. They knew Serena cared for them, and would risk anything for they're safety, but they way she longed for Darien. And the way she looked every time she saw him? It was, it was that look a person gives as if they are on the verge of crying, the verge of breaking down.

"Until Serena chouses it is of the utmost urgency that we try as hard as we might to keep her away from the Negaverse, if she if taken again there is no doubt in my mind that they will awaken the other Serena once more. This must not happen at all costs, got that? And for godsake," Luna stopped and pawed at a few stray tears that wear beading on her glossy black fur. She sniffled, "for godsake don't let her out of your sight."

The scouts nodded solemnly, they all looked like they were about to cry. They were remembering all the times Serena had helped them, had been a true friend. No way in hell we're they about to let the Negaverse take her away from them.

Serena shook her head watching through clenched eyes as tears flew to the ground. Splattering as they hit the hardwood floor which Serena kneeled on. She couldn't believe it, she should just chose her friends. They were her friends; she would die if she would have to fight them again. But, alas Darien...........every time Serena even thought of him she saw him.

His face, Darien smiling. When Darien smiled, the world smiled with him. But there was also a new image, of the cold heartless, emotionless Darien that was the Dark Prince. Her Dark Prince, but none the less.

Serena sighed heavily, it shouldn't be this hard! It just shouldn't! Why did she have to choose? Life was so unfair sometimes, her world was caving in.

She would fight it. Yes that's it; she would fight her dark side. She wouldn't let it take over again. She couldn't let it, and she didn't want to. This was her life. And no one, no one was ever going to take that away from her.

Serena stood up, thinking that the conversation was over. She walked back to Ray's bed, her mind was getting heavy. Her vision was starting to blur.

My body's shutting down, Serena thought sleepily to herself, as she toppled into the warm comforting covers.

"I will fight it..........I promise," Serena whispered before she fell into a peaceful slumber.

Tomorrow the sun would rise, as it always did. But tomorrow the new Serena would wake up to a world she was halfway in. Troubles and Battles awaited her, and she promised to fight herself all the way.

HOKAY! What cha think? WHAT ARE THEY'RE NAMES?!!! I SPELT DARIEN RIGHT!!!! YES! Please Read and Review, if reviewed NEW chapter will be up WWWAAAYYY SOONER!!! PROMISE! Well, Over and out.