Chapter 2

Problems In The Future

Raye watched the ravens fly around as a girl ran by, late again for school. Raye looked up as she flew by. The girl would notice her on her way home. Raye was sure of it.

That afternoon, the girl walked by, swinging her briefcase. She saw the same strange girl that she had seen that morning. The black hair and deep violet eyes seemed very familiar to her and she stopped to talk to her. "Hi, I'm Serena. What's your name?"

"Raye." Raye muttered as she feed the ravens bread.

"Cute birds. Umm, do you want to come over to my house with me? WE can have tea and cookies." Serena suggested. Raye shrugged her shoulders.

"Alright." Raye muttered again. She knew that this girl would use her like every other but she really wanted a friend.

"Okay! Race ya!" Serena happily shouted. She took off, Raye caught up to her without breaking a sweat. Serena stopped in front of her house and Raye stopped next to her.

"Nice place." Raye muttered.

"Thanks!" Serena said. She led Raye into the house. "Mom! I have a new friend!" she called. A woman with blue hair came out of the kitchen.

"Oh, hello. I'm Serena's mother, Kena. What's your name?" Kena said as the timer went off.

"Cookies!" Serena shouted running into the kitchen.

"My name is Raye. Is she always like that?" Raye asked quietly.

"Yeah. Don't worry about it. Go get some cookies before they're all gone." Kena said ushering Raye into the kitchen. Too late. Serena had already eaten all of them.

"I'll be fine with just tea." Raye muttered.

"That's a bunch of nonsense. I will make up some more and you can get first grab." Kena said. "But until then, why don't you two go into the living room and start a fire in the fireplace." She suggested.

Raye's eyes grew wide. These people had a fireplace! "Alright!" Serena said dragging Raye into the family room. Raye gaped at the massive fireplace.

"Wow. I want to start the fire." Raye said, anxiety in her voice and it was beginning to creep out Serena. She handed Raye the matched and watched as she started the fire sitting close enough to the flames for them to ignite on her robe.

"Umm, Raye, don't you think that you oughta move back?" Serena asked but Raye silenced her. A wand came out of the fire and Raye caught it and standing. She looked at Serena.

"Do you by chance have a black cat named Luna and can talk?" Raye said as a black cat slinked into the room.

"I'm Luna," The cat said, "and yes, Serena has her Moon powers." Luna said sitting on the couch blending into the dark fabric.

"So she'll understand that I'm Mars and needed to enter the house of the Moon to receive my wand." Raye said as they heard a window break and Kena yell. "What the?" Raye said before changing. She had felt two evil presences in the house and thought that was best. "Change Serena."

Serena nodded and changed. She ran with Raye into the kitchen and saw a man with demon that was holding Kena. "Release her now!" Raye shouted.

"Nah." The man said. "I want to see some more of your powers, Raye." The man said causing her to double over in pain.

"Jeadite." Raye said straightening. "How do you remember?"

"Flashbacks. Let me guess, you just got one, sweet flower." Jeadite said making Raye remember the day that she sent everyone into the future. "Try to defeat this evil and I'll leave you alone."

"Gladly." Raye said. She threw a curse at the evil causing it to burn. "Now leave me and Serina alone!"

Jeadite smiled and disappeared. Serena turned to Raye. "Who was that?" she asked.

"Someone from the past." Raye said removing her outfit. Serena followed suit.

"You saved my life." Kena breathed standing. "And for that I owe you. Thank you."

"Just keep save." Raye said before leaving. She walked silently to her temple. She entered her room and after shutting the door and starting a fire, she saw Jeadite on her bed. "How did you find my home?" Rei demanded to know.

"Simple, I traced your scent." Jeadite said pointing at the dead man in the corner. "He tried stopping me and I killed him."

"You are evil." Rei hissed, fire raging in her. "Leave."

"Alright. But I'll get you like I did in the past." Jeadite said disappearing and leaving a pendant on her bed.

Rei picked it up and put it in a drawer in her dresser. She burned the man's body in her fire as she meditated.

"Luna, why won't Raye explain anything to me?" Serina asked staring at the ceiling in her room.

"I think she wants to keep you safe. From what, I don't know." Luna said jumping onto the bed.

"This stinks." Serina said. "Why doesn't anyone ever tell me anything?!" she whined. That always annoyed Luna who crawled under a pillow to block Serina out

"Must you always complain when things don't go your way?" Luna asked after crawling out from under the pillow.

"Yeah! I think I'm going to go to Raye's. I want to know what's going on and what connection she and that guy have." Serena said getting up and walking out of the house. Silently walking down to Raye's temple. Serena had her had bent and ran right into a gut.

"Hey, watch it meatball head." He said as Serena looked up. A flashback occurred as Serena walked by. He was watching her from across the room.

Raye's head snapped up from prayer as a knocked sounded through the silent temple. "Who is it?" she called.

"It's Serena! Can I come in?" Serena called through the door as Raye walked to it. Sensing Serena only she opened it.

"Yeah. Come in quickly." Raye said, letting Serena in. Raye peered out her door before shutting.

"You seem really tense. What's up?" Serena asked.

"You remember that guy that was at your house earlier? He was here and killed my guardian. I just buried the guy in the back. But the evil one is still lose." Raye said sitting in front of the fire. She closed her eyes as she heard someone screaming and trying to run away from something. "We've got to go. Someone needs our help." Raye said standing.

Serena stared at her.

"Me? Help? The last time I tried to defeat something on my own, a guy named Tuxedo mask had to help." Serena said.

"Well, I think that guy has problems of his own right now. Transform and lets' go." Rei said transforming. Serena grumbled and transformed. She followed Rei to the cemetery where, once they arrived, Jeadite appeared.

"Let's see how you do with this demon, Rei. It's quite powerful." Jeadite said sitting on a tombstone. Rei glared at him before looking at the demon. He was right, it was powerful. She got into o her fighting stance as Serena tried to escape the battle. "No, stay, I'll need your help." Rei whispered.

Serena sighed. "Alright." she said. Raye and Serena had to combine their powers by the end to actually defeat the demon. Raye turned to Jeadite. "Ha ha. Looks like it's dead. Go screw yourself, Jeadite and wip that smirk off of your face. Serena go home." Serena nodded and ran out of the cemetary.

"Well, seems that you have quite a little mouth on you. Later Raye." Jeadite said disappearing. Rei punched the headstone and cursed before walking home, her scout form shed.