This chapter is tame, but I hope you guys will still enjoy it.

Um warnings: there is one, mild language, I did tell you, that some L would appear in later chapters… here it is. No more spoilers…

I would like to thank you guys for all of the reviews, it was absolutely wonderful to read them.

Thanks: serena-bunny-hime, Lday Light, cosmos unicorn, CrystalBlueSeraph, Rayne StarDust, BlueFrost, Selene, Serenity Komoshiro, me, Cat Demon, Black Lion, kittydemon(usagi), Concrete Tenshi, arianna, DragonFly, Sunshine Fia, Mesa Juu-Chan, GambitGirl2008, Seshiru Hikari, Catsie Hunter, Libitina De Averna, hokuikai, Hn, Flam Ivy Moon, Lady Tristana Rogue, Raepan, Xtreme Nuisance, Senshi's Tenshi, blackrosebunny451.

And so the plot about Serena begins to unfold… what was she thinking when she decided to take in a wolf… definitely not what she got.

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Chapter eleven:

Escapades within an Escape

She wasn't sure how she had wound up in a bed after the night she'd had. But when Serena opened her eyes that was were she found herself.

Sitting up, she looked around the small enclosed room with a frown marring her features. The room was simple, nothing grand. The bed she laid in was about the size of a twin, and was shoved against the far wall near a window. It was the only piece of furniture that she could make out.

Wearily she raised her hand to touch the top of her head. It didn't hurt nearly as bad as before, but it was still tender. Pulling her hand back, she stared at her fingers.

Relieved that not only did she lack the sticky substance from before, but she could also see. Red didn't dominate her vision any longer.

With a small sigh, she threw off the blankets. To her surprise, the clothes she had been wearing earlier were gone. In its place was a white nightgown. Or what she presumed to be a nightgown. The cloth was thin, with frilly lace that decorated the collar, and the end of the long sleeves. The gown was also lacking in form, since it fit the same on her, from her knees to her chest, it was quite loose.

Planting her feet on the cool floor, she stood. Her strength seemed to have returned, while her exhaustion had been cured. Testing herself, she took a step forward. At least she didn't collapse, or stumble.

Once sure that her body wouldn't fail her, she made her way the door that sat on the wall farthest from the bed. She tried the door handle, hoping that she wasn't locked inside. She was in luck, the handle turned and she gave the heavy door a shove outward.

It eased open, allowing her a sense of freedom. Upon leaving the room, she found herself in a long empty hallway. Like the room, the hallway lacked comfort. The floor was hard, and the walls were barren. Pictures, and furniture were lacking as well.

A door a little ways down from her, opened. Looking up, she watched as a young man shut the door he had come out of.

Worried, Serena pressed her back against it, wishing she hadn't bothered to shut it so soon. She could hardly run for her life, or even hide inside her room. Both possibilities were out of the question. One, the young man had already seen her and two, he could easily out run her.

He was handsome enough, with dark skin and strong features. His body was shaped like a sculpture, almost too good looking to be real. His hair was kept rather long and loose, the silvery white strands reaching his shoulders. Cool blue eyes held her glued to her spot, as he took several long strides to reach her.

"Good morning," he greeted, as soon as he stopped in front of her. He was picture perfect in her mind, with not even a single flaw showing. "How is your head," he inquired, his voice thoughtful.

Immediately, Serena reached up to touch the tender spot. The corner of the man's lips lifted almost into a smile. "Better I'm assuming, or you would still be sleeping."

He stepped aside, making room for her if she decided to walk away. "Lady Jagara, apologies, for the necessity of striking you," he said smoothly, his voice like silk. Just listening to him, sent shivers running through her. Who was this guy, she wondered.

Looking at his face, she tried to find some kind of humanity in him. With such perfection, he almost appeared inhuman. No flaws, nothing that could link him to reality. Or what she had thought was reality.

Serena touched her forehead, trying to massage the headache that was threatening to form. "What day, I mean where…" she frowned, frustrated with her sudden incompetence.

The infuriatingly good looking man smirked, "the day would be three days passed the new moon." Serena looked up at him, confusion written on her face. "What?" Heat burned in her cheeks, when she realized that while she had been looking away, his eyes had dropped from her face to look at the rest of her.

Stubbornly, she crossed her arms over her chest and shot him a cold look. He chuckled with mirth, which only fueled her anger. But he managed to easily deflate its growth by saying, "Humans would consider it the 1st of July."

"What!" she shouted, staring at the older man incredulously. Too shocked to even move on her own, the stranger took her arm and hooked it at his elbow. With ease, he pulled her down the hallway. "We are heading to Jagara's castle, where you will be a guest."

Snapping out of her stupor, Serena asked, "Jagara? Is she that woman in the armor? The one who tried to kill me?"

Lines appeared above his brow, while his lips formed a frown. "I believe kill is too strong of a word."

Shaking her head, Serena replied, "No, its not too strong. It's the perfect word for what that bitch did to me!" Ignoring the look he gave her, she continued on. "I mean it was bad enough waking up in some strange place and thinking that the only other person there might be dead, wasn't thrilling.

"But then… then Jagara?" she asked, while she explained herself. His curt nod was enough to have her moving on. "She wanted to attack that woman. The one with really long hair, hair longer than mine!" Serena held up a handful of her blonde mass. "And she hit me over the head!"

Just thinking about it, made her wince. With her free hand she touched the spot.

"Well," the man started saying while he lead her aimlessly down another corridor. "You were in the way."

"In the way," Serena replied in a shrill voice. "Well of course I was in the way. I couldn't just let her kill someone."

They walked in silence for some time, until Serena couldn't take it any longer. "Why am I here, anyway? I mean, this Jagara didn't seem all that happy to know that I was alive."

The taller man, who towered over her a good head and half, led her through a doorway and into what appeared to be a dinning room. It was particularly empty.

When he didn't answer right away, she looked up at him, her patience wearing thin already. He was staring ahead of them, while they walked towards another door. When he did speak, he seemed to choose his words carefully. "Lady Jagara knows now who you really are. After you met Cheza, it was quite clear."

As they entered another hall, Serena felt herself asking, "After I met Cheza?"

The older man nodded and didn't seem interested on adding more. But by then they had reached a set of stairs that led down. Letting her arm go, he stood motionless for a second longer than she was willing to wait.

Impatient with his aloofness and the cold shoulder he seemed to be giving her, she turned on him. Opening her mouth she was about to barrage him with a ton of questions, when he stopped her. And all he did was turn towards her and placed both of his hands on her shoulders.

Startled, she looked up at him in a panic. What does he think he's doing? Bending his head down towards hers, he held himself back hardly an inch from her face. "It is not my place to say. You should ask your mother, before you go to someone else for these kinds of questions," he said in a soft whisper.

"Cheza is down below," he added, his eyes focused solely on her. "Go down these stairs, down the hall to the door at the very end. In there you need to find a cage." He let her go, so that he could reach for something inside the jacket of his gray suit. When he removed his hand, he held out a key. "This will unlock the cages."

Serena gingerly took the key from him. Casting him a suspicious look, she asked, "why are you helping me."

Shaking his head, he ignored the question. "It doesn't matter. If you plan to escape, now would be the time. Once we arrive at Jagara's castle, it will be too late." Serena sighed, but took the answer anyway. Starting for the stairs, she was stopped when he called out. "Serena…"

Startled by the fact that he knew her name, she looked back at him. "When you get Cheza, all you need to do is reach the hanger. Head back to the stairs. The door on the right will lead down to the third level. There you should be able to find an aircraft."

Why is he doing this? she wondered, as her eyes quickly moved over him. If he was on Jagara's side wouldn't that mean he worked for Jagara? Nodding, Serena replied with a small, "thanks." Turning, she headed down the stairs.

As soon as she reached the second level, she hurried down the narrow hallway to the door at the very end. Pushing it open carefully, she peeked inside. She half expected an army of black armored men, like the ones that had attacked her back at Darcia's castle. She had been expecting some kind of a trap. But instead the room appeared to be empty of everything but crates, and boxes.

Serena entered the spacious room, and shut the door behind her. Slowly she made her way forward, looking for some kind of cage.

It didn't take her long to find it. Well find two of them actually. Upon seeing the second cage, she moved passed the first one without giving it a glance inside. The cage that faced her held Cheza. The sight of her created relief so heavy it nearly made her cry. She hadn't realized how tensed she had gotten since that man had mentioned Cheza's name.

"Hey," she greeted softly.

Now that her eyes were clearer, and more focused, Serena was able to really see the girl.

Cheza was a small girl, not nearly as short as Serena, but close. Her hair was a light shade of lavender, the style cut short to her chin. Her eyes, were as she had seen them before. Red. There wasn't even any white around her eyes either. The girl wore a lavender suit, with a bright pink coat and matching boots on her feet. She sat in a curled position in her cage.

When Serena had stopped next to her, the girl turned turned her head to look at her. "I'm sure you don't know me, but I met you back at Darcia's pad," she explained. Taking out the key given to her, she placed it in the lock and turned it.

It clicked and the lock fell to the floor. Despite the fact that everything the man had told her was true, she hadn't expected the key to work. But now that it was obvious he wanted to help her, she was very curious as to who he was.

Pulling the door open, she let the other girl climb out and stand on her own two feet. "Better," she asked.

Cheza nodded, a small smile forming on her face, before she moved to look at something that was behind Serena.

Serena stiffened, wondering if maybe the man had tricked her after all. Slowly, she turned around, following Cheza's gaze. In the cage behind her was a dark haired wolf. She recognized him. Her, Serena quickly corrected herself. This was a female wolf. Bright blue eyes regarded her with suspicion.

Seeing the gorgeous creature locked away hurt her deep inside. Something so beautiful should be free, she said to herself as she put the key in the lock. Turning it, she was relieved when it clicked and it fell to the ground.

She pulled the door open and the wolf easily walked out, stretching her limbs.

Serena nodded with a smile. "Much better. But I recommend taking your human form if you can. It'll just be easier that way," she explained. Especially if they were going to be sneaking around. Wolves were still considered a myth to most.

When the wolf didn't reply, she added, "What, you cant be the only wolf who lacks that ability. I mean all four of the guys can."

"You know of the others," the wolf asked.

Serena nodded. "Yes. I met them all a few weeks ago."

The sleek looking wolf easily changed into that of a rather tall woman, easily dwarfing Cheza and Serena. She had short bluish black hair and bright blue eyes. Her coat was dark, along with her matching thigh length, high heeled boots.

"You must be Serena," the woman said. "Hige told me about you."

Smiling, the blonde answered, "Yep, that's me."

"I'm Blue," the other woman said, holding out her hand in greeting. Serena's mouth twitched, wanting to break out into a grin. Blue had sniffed the air, as if trying to catch something that smelled good. It was something Serena had begun to miss. Taking the woman's out stretched hand, she openly smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you Blue. Now, lets make our grand escape!"

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They had managed to find an aircraft, without any trouble. Blue had carried Cheza inside the small ship. Finding an empty seat, she eased the smaller girl into it. "Watch her," she ordered, as she took to the front of the ship.

Serena reached the other girl's seat. "Are you okay, Cheza?" she asked, after kneeling down beside her.

The door they had entered through, lifted and then shut with a hiss. Turning back to Cheza, she reached for the buckle. Clicking it into place, she tested its strength with a tug. Before she could stand and find her own seat, a hand appeared in her line of vision.

Looking up, Serena stared at the other girl, as she cupped her face. "Cheza?" she said aloud, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Kiba," the girl answered, her hands shaping Serena's face.

Serena reached up, taking hold of the girl's hands and slowly removed them. Carefully she stood, so that she looked down on her.

Cheza didn't meet her eyes, instead, she pulled her hands free and touched the blonde's stomach. "Kiba," she said again.

She pulled away, stumbling back from the girl who continued to stare at her.

"Serena!" Blue called from the front. Hesitant, Serena looked at Cheza one more time, before joining the taller woman in the cockpit. "You do know how to fly this thing, right?" she asked, as she found herself a seat.

Blue was staring at the controls, her eyes moving over all the buttons. "Sure," she said with false optimism.

Serena grabbed at her chair, as the aircraft roared with life. Oh my god, she thought in a panic. Her grip tightened when Blue reached for the controls.

We are all going to die, was all that was on her mind, when Blue aimed one of the guns and shot a hole through the side of the aircraft that would be taking them to Jagara.

"Hold on!" Blue shouted, as she took hold of the ship and sent it flying… backwards.

"Oops," came the reply, after the ship came to a sudden halt, just narrowly stopping before it could crash into the wall.

With panic stricken eyes, Serena stared at the other woman. "You've never flown before!" she cried out. Looking ahead, she nearly screamed as the ship barely flew through the gaping hole that the guns had created.

I'm to young to die, she cried to herself.

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"You let her escape," came the soft accusation from behind him. Kunzite needn't bother to turn around to see who had accompanied him. He was standing silently near the floor length window of the dinning hall. He could make out the faint image of the man through the clear glass. Tilting his head slightly to the side, Kunzite continued to stare out at the endless blue sky. White clouds sprouted here or there, nothing consistent.

"I had to," he replied softly. "You know better than anyone that she must be protected."

The other man nodded, as he joined him at the window. "Yes, but at your own expense? Isn't that taking things too far?" he asked, his dark blue eyes regarding the taller man with concern.

Kunzite looked at him now. He was a good head taller than the man next to him. Observing the younger man beside him, he said carefully, "Yes even at my own expense, brother."

It was true. They looked nothing alike, so it was never a surprise when disbelief was shown when they claimed to be siblings. There was four of them in all, plus the twins and none of the four looked like the other. Which could have been because neither of them shared the same mother. Their father had married five women, each one not lasting more than a year or so.

The younger man shook his head, his blond curls falling into dark eyes, so much unlike his oldest brother. "I know of your duty, Kunzite. As I knew of Tsuki's duty." At this his eyes hardened. "He was your friend…"

Nodding, the Kunzite reached up to rest his hand on the smaller man's shoulder. They were both tall young men, but the younger was built much smaller than himself. "Tsuki was a good man, Jadeite," he told the younger man fiercely, his face set with compassion. "I owe that man my life. So I will protect his daughter with my life."

"So it is true then. What Jagara plans to do with her?" Jadeite said, as he looked at his brother.

Kunzite pulled his hand back, before he turned his attention back out at the sky. "Yes. But Serena is well protected under the law," he answered.

Jadeite, being smaller than his older brother, had to look up at him. The questions he wanted to ask were evident in his eyes. Choosing just one was hard. "How can the law protect her, Kunzite," he finally asked.

"She was the last of her kind, Jadeite. Unless she produces an heir, she is protected," was the simple reply given. Yet something within that little speech caught Jadeite's attention.

"Was," he asked, his eyes darting over to his brother.

Kunzite smiled knowingly at their reflections. But he did not answer the question given to him. But it didn't matter since not long after, they were quickly interrupted by a small explosion.

The airship shuddered beneath their feet. A small smirk formed on his lips, as he watched a small ship fly out through a newly made hole in their airship.

Jadeite pressed his hands firmly against the glass to get a better look. "It appears your plan worked brother," he said softly. Turning, he started to leave. "I will sound the alarm. It would be best not to arouse suspicion," he hinted to Kunzite.

The other man nodded, as he to turned from the sight of the fading ship. "Yes, Jadeite," he replied as he followed the younger man out. "And I will inform Lady Jagara of the terrible news of Lady Serena's escape."

Jadeite felt his lips twist into sinister smirk. "Don't forget to warn the others of her arrival. I'm sure we all know where she is headed now."

There was no reply to the younger man's candid humor to the subject of the blonde haired girl. They all knew her so well, it was only obvious where she would go now.

Well, a family reunion was in store anyway.

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Ha! And LP pulls in another twist to the story eh? I hope you like it, because the information I just gave out pretty much rules the story for a while. You'll see what I mean in the next chapter…

So, we finally meet Jadeite, and his brother… I hope none of you will mind. I figured since I added Nathan, Molly, and Darien, heck why not the rest of the cast… Plus its my way of working with more characters than the usual few…

Not a whole lot of action, but then this part of the story is mainly going to be informational. Especially the next chapter.

I'm going to keep this short, because I have a question I would like to ask everyone.

I want to start a poll from here on out. Its not for this story, but another one I plan to write. I already have stories being written were Serena hooks up with each of the wolves, and the newest story I started, is sort of an extra.

Let me give you a little added background to the story. The story is called Clandestine, and the summery of the story is… clandestine, the purpose of subversion or deception. Serena has enough on her hands by being a single mom, but when four strangers show up seeking shelter and food, what risk is she taking by letting them stay?

Serena is only 23 years old, is a mom of a 5 year old. Serena will be a school teacher in a small town, friends with the community and all that good stuff. She left home when the was 17, because she was pregnant, but returns with she was 20, and has been living there for 3 years.

Now, the guys… Tsume is about 30, Kiba and Hige are about 24, and Toboe is 15.

Okay, I hope the summery gave you an idea of what will be happening in the story, to help you decide on a couple for me. I'm not that far in the story, so take your pick.

Serena/Tsume:

Serena/Kiba:

Serena/Hige:

Serena/any other person you may prefer:

Can't be Darien, because I already have him deeply rooted into the plot, that it wouldn't work out… you'll see when I write it.

Okay, enough about that… Thank you guys for taking the time to read my lengthy author's note, and for reading my chapter. I hope you enjoyed it.

Reviews:

Rayne StarDust: She's important to the Noble's world. Carrots? Yuck… and ouch… Oh, near me, well that makes it all better… heheh

BlueFrost: Umm, I cant say much to help clear your confusion yet. The next two chapters should clear things up. Next chapter we meet Serena's mom. Cher and Hubb I don't think will appear again, because I want to stay away from the show from here on out. Blue as you can see play a major role from here on out.

Cat Demon: Yes there is, A few chapters have to pass, but another full moon arrives, I assure you…

kittydemon(usagi): :D Actually this story isn't even close to ending. I believe there are 12 more chapters still left. Two of them I have yet to write. Soft Blonde… I believe I've read that. The name sounds familiar.

Concrete Tenshi: Yep, that was Blue… I was wondering if anyone was going to notice that. Bad blood, well I guess I can say some. She's get a little upset later. Our fav Serena shines true later. The whole I just want to be normal… I want to wait until next week's chapter. In there, the Mom explains a lot. In the AN, I will explain everything, well give off better hints… the Lynx lady, no, she wont appear. LOL, nosy, nah. Yea this chapter does give that away too.

Arianna: Well she is a half breed, but it isn't a wolf. Serena can't control her powers. She doesn't even know how to use them, or what they are. The shield she did create was out of duty to protect Cheza. After that she was quite weak, and unable to do much more, than walk.

Sunshine Fia: Haha you'll just have to wait and see. Kiba and Darcia appear later, but many more things must come to light first.

Mesa Juu-Chan: Chicken, hobbit? Lmao!!! I am SOOOOOOO sorry about your name. I didn't even realize it miss spelled it. I hope I did better this time.

Hn: You that actually might be right. Maybe I'll use that as a way to explain some later things… yes, I think your right about the book too. I really need to look at that episode again.

Lady Tristana Rogue: Only a little. :D

Raepan: I am now… I actually ate a chicken burger.. Man I think the worst thing, was carving a hamburger and unable to eat it… tragic… 17, wow. I got mine done a month after my 18th birthday.. Wooo what present. Tomato soup.. Ugg my parents took me out to dinner a week after, and I could only eat the soup of the day tomato soup. Yuck! Yea I notice, I used to write like that too, but then I started writing these.

Senshi's Tenshi: Harmona's hair? No, she has light green hair. I had to watch that episode over and over again to get the right descriptions and scenes. As for the girl nailed to the door I though she had really dark hair. Like black… I could be wrong with her. And yea that was her blood. Darcia's sword, um, I assuming it's his. Since Serena is protected by a law, he cant kill her, so he gave her the sword to protect Cheza. As for Cher and Hubb, they didn't appear in this chapter, and they wont I don't think in this story. This story wont cross with Wolf's Rain episodes again. I haven't seen the ending of WR so I plan to end it in my own fashion.

Well that is all. I have got to go, sorry this came out late today, I had a long hard weekend, and didn't get to reread the chapter until Monday morning. Again sorry for the delays.

LP