Hey guys sorry about the long delay but I've been enjoying my summer and doing TaeKwonDo four nights a week but by December I'll hopefully be complete with this story and I might decide to break off to a sequel so hang in there.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN"Sai thrice you have failed to do your job, you disappoint me," said Hecate from the shadows of his throne room. " Maybe I was wrong to think that you were the best."
"I am the best, she just keeps playing with my mind," said Sai scowling.
"But you let her play with your mind, that is what makes you weak," said a feminine voice from behind Sai. Out from the shadows, a pair of pale blue eyes stared from the shadows. The figure stayed shrouded in the shadows.
"Stay out of this," said Sai snarling at the pale eyes.
"Ah your just the person I wanted to see, my friend," said Hecate a grin apparent in his voice. "Your going to help Sai destroy the scouts and the royal family then our plan will be complete,"
"As you wish," said the shadowed figure.
"I do not need help from you, you already haven't been doing your job," growled Sai.
"Oh but I have," said the figure. Scowling Sai turned and stormed out of the throne room. "Well that went well,"
"It did, keep an eye on him Nemesis. If he falters kill him, you have been very skillful in your infiltration now go," said Hecate.
"As you wish," said the figure before her eyes disappeared.
"Hehehe, those little twirps won't know what hit them," chuckled Hecate.
"Hey Serena! How come you never showed up?" asked Ami at school the next morning. The question brought a chuckle from Mina and Rei who knew he answer all too well.
"Complications," said Serena who glared at Rini before it turned into a smirk. Rini blushed and looked at the ground, earning a questioning look from Rei.
"More complications or the same complications?" asked Mina as Lita and Ami just looked back and forth between the four girls.
"More complications," smirked Serena once again looking at Rini. Rei and Mina both caught the meaning of the look.
"How much?" asked Rei.
"Two bottles for her," said Serena grinning even wider as Rini scooted behind Serena, her face was now the color of a beet.
"Two?!" exclaimed Mina before busting out laughing followed by Rei.
"Did we miss something?" asked Lita.
"Yes you did," said Rei in between laughs.
"Yesterday we went to Serena's to tell her about the meeting," said Mina who was able to calm down enough to tell the story. "When we got there the whole house stunk like a really bad case of diahrea. Only then did we find out that Rini had snuck a half a bottle of X-Lax into Serena's orange juice."
"X-LAX!" said Lita before laughing and collapsed onto Ami's shoulder.
"Yeah it was very funny until Serena found then while she was screaming at Rini, she let it loose," said Rei who was now on the ground joined by Mina and Lita. "What was funny, was that she three steps away from the toilet!"
"So what's the worse part," said Amaura from behind the girls. She was joined by Michelle, Hotaru, and Trista, as well as Ryoko. Amaura and co. themselves looked like they were having a hard time containing their laughter.
"Rini had two bottles of X-LAX shoved down her throat, so imagine how bad it was," said Serena giggling as the others laughed even harder all except Ami who was merely chuckling.
"Serena," mumbled Rini from behind Serena. The poor girl's face had twinge of purple in it from embarrassment.
"Alls fair in love and war kiddo," said Serena before she turned around to hug Rini. "But you know I love you,"
"Hey guys sorry to rain on your parade," said Amaura who had returned to her poker face. "But look who just arrived,"
All the scouts turned in the direction Amaura was looking in. Sai had just walked into the school yard, the morning light reflected brilliantly of his silver hair and turned his eyes scarlet. Serena couldn't help but feel something within the pit of her stomach. Rini noticed the slight change in Serena's posture and made a mental note before Serena's posture changed to a rigid posture and her eyes caught a steely look in them, but in Rini's observation there was just a hint of pity and something else in them.
Rini wasn't the only one who noticed the well hidden changes in Serena's posture. On a roof top a few yards from the school, another figure watched, her pale blue eyes squinting. So that's your weakness, she thought smirking.
Amaura noticed the slight change in Serena's posture from the corner of her eye as did Rei, Trista, Hotaru, and Michelle. She keeps her emotions well hidden nowadays, thought Amaura. Sai could feel Serena and the other scouts eyes on him, he could feel their anger especially the anger and hatred from the one called Amaura.
Smirking he turned his head toward the girls, and looking at Serena, he winked and walked on. Lita leapt after him, but was held back by Serena. Lita saw the steely look in Serena's eyes as she looked at her. Lita felt shivers go down her spine, as Serena moved her hand from her shoulder.
"No Lita that's what he wants,," said Serena.
"But," said Lita before dropping off at the glare Serena gave her.
"I said no, save it for when your energy is really needed," said Serena. She's good at acting and telling the truth at the same time, thought Rini. Rini knew full well that Amaura was thinking along the same lines as her because held that knowing look.
Wow I didn't think Serena could that angry, thought Lita as the bell rang.
"See you in P.E. Serena," said Amaura as her and Michelle walked off to their temporary classes.
"Sure," said Serena as her steely posture seemed to have completely and her ditzy perky self seemed to have returned. It was as if she never had been steely.
Hmmmm, interesting, thought her watcher as she watched the scouts walk into the school building.
"Come on girls faster," said Amaura as Serena, Ryoko, and Lita were jogging down the track. "You have ten more laps and five more minutes! I want to see some sprinting!" she said as the three girls picked up their pace. Amaura watched as Serena and Ryoko kept pace with Lita. I'm impressed Ryoko and Serena have improved a lot, Serena hasn't tripped yet, she thought. Just then Serena tripped and fell flat on her face. Thought too soon, thought Amaura chuckling.
"Come on Serena get up! Just three laps left!" said Amaura as Serena jumped up and took off. Amaura was surprised at the girl's speed as was Lita and Ryoko who had already finished their laps.
Just for the fun of it, at the beginning of Serena's last lap, Amaura jumped on the track and raced Serena. For a few seconds the two girls were neck and neck then Amaura pulled ahead and finished the lap a second in front of Serena.
Lita and Ryoko stood there shocked at the fact that Serena had almost beaten Amaura. Amaura couldn't believe it either, but then again as she remembered the steely look in Serena's eyes when she glanced over at her.
Serena was just sitting on the track heaving in breaths. For her, everything was a blur, Serena had poured all her anger into those last three laps. She had noticed the close tie in her and Amaura's race but that didn't make any difference to her.
"Wow Serena, you know how to sprint," said Ryoko as Amaura dismissed the girls to the locker rooms before the lunch bell rang.
"Hey Serena," called Amaura.
"What?" asked Serena as she walked toward Amaua.
"After you eat meet me and Michelle and the other scouts at Michelle's class room." Said Amaura as the two girls went their separate ways.
"Sure," said Serena waking into the locker room.