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The next day, Serena limped into the Arcade. She had gotten stitches in her leg and in her arm. She smiled as she saw Darien sitting at the counter, but her smile quickly turned to a frown as she saw the scouts flirting with him. She looked down the counter to see the girl's boyfriends: Greg, Andrew, Ken and Chad talking and frowning in Darien direction.
"He doesn't get it, does he?" Serena thought as she looked towards Darien, who was totally oblivious to the fact his friends were glaring at him. She walked up behind Darien and wrapped her arms around him in a hug.
"Hey Hun, how are you?" She asked. Darien stood up and pulled away from her hug.
"Oh hi Serena…" Darien trailed off and continued his conversation with the girls. Serena looked back down the counter and saw the guys staring at Darien in shock. Serena limped over and sat down beside Ken.
"Looks like I'm not the only one getting ignored." Serena stated as she laid her head on Ken's shoulder. Ken responded by putting his arm around her and hugging her.
"What happened to your leg and your arm?" Greg asked, as he examined the wounds.
"A monster attacked yesterday." Serena answered simply. Chad looked at her.
"Didn't Darien and the girls help you?" He asked.
"Mina, Lita, and Ami were too busy looking for a weakness on Ami's computer, and Darien was too busy helping Rei with her sprained ankle." Serena answered bitterly. Andrew's looked at her in shock.
"Are you serious? He didn't help you at all." Andrew asked. Serena shook her head.
"He threw his little rose to stop the monster from killing me and ran straight to Rei." Serena said as tears began to roll down her face.
"Serena…you have to start calling us when there's a battle. We can help to protect you!" Ken insisted. Serena again shook her head.
"You know very well that your job to protect Darien, not me!" Serena said firmly. Ken growled.
"He doesn't even know that we are his generals, and it's not like your protectors are doing their jobs!" Ken whispered.
"Yeah Serena! As you may recall, Prince Endymon made us promise we would protect you no matter what." Greg said trying to convince Serena.
"That was over a thousand years ago and before Baryl brainwashed you! I won't have you getting hurt because you are trying to protect me!" Serena finished, letting them know it was no use to argue. Andrew smiled sadly.
"Serena, you can't keep us out of battle forever. Sooner or later, our prince will remember us and we will be fighting beside you. No matter what you say, we will be protecting you." Andrew stated firmly. Serena sighed, knowing they wouldn't back down.
"Fine! The next time something attacks I'll call on you guys." Serena sighed, defeated.
"But you are not allowed to tell Darien or the girls who you are! The girls are already close to remembering what you had and Darien is already showing some progress." Serena finished.
"Yeah…real progress…they're over there flirting with your boyfriend! What was up with Darien when you walked in anyway?" Chad asked, furiously.
"I don't know…that's just the way he is! Don't show any emotion in public! I…I…I don't think he was ready to remember me." Serena stuttered, looking towards the ground.
"What? Why would you say that?" Ken asked. Serena sighed.
"He's not ready to have a steady girlfriend! You guys told me yourselves that in this life girls always surrounded Darien, and he loves it. He's not ready to give that all up."
"Oh come on…you know he would have found his way to you…even if he didn't remember you?" Andrew insisted.
"How do you know? How do you know that he's not with me because of the fact that I'm Serenity?"
"Because you were destined to find and love one another…whether he knew you were Serenity or not!" Greg said timidly.
"No…he was destined to love Serenity, not Serena…just as I was destined to love Endymon and not Darien! But I fell in love with Darien…and it's a stronger love then I ever felt for Endymon…" Serena trailed off. She quickly snapped out of her trance and continued.
"Besides I don't even know if I SHOULD believe in all this destiny shit, I mean look at us. We are all just sitting here, waiting to them to realize that we are their soul mates, when in the process, they are killing us inside." Serena ranted. Serena sighed and took a deep breath.
"I'm so close to just giving up forever…" Serena whispered. Chad stood up and wrap his arms around her.
"Don't even say that Serena! You can't give up on us, not now…we've already come so far!" Chad nearly screamed. This caught the attention of the girls and Darien.
Darien looked over and saw Serena wrapped up in Chad's arms, crying. He felt a wave of jealously flow over him.
"What the hell does he think he's doing?" Darien thought as he walked over. He stopped in front of his friends and glared at them.
"What the hell happened?" He snapped. Serena looked up at him and let go of Chad.
"Nothing you should concern yourself with." Serena said as she wiped her tears. She looked back at the other guys and smiled weakly.
"Anyway, I should be going…" Serena said as she turned and began to walk away.
"Serena…remember you promised." Greg called. Serena turned back around and smiled.
"I know…I promise." She then continued to limp away from the counter. Darien shook his head and caught up with her.
"Serena? Do you want me to walk you home? That limp looks pretty bad." Darien asked quietly. Serena looked up at him and smiled sadly.
"It's alright…I don't want to make you leave your friends." Serena said, looking out the window. Darien stared at her confused.
"Are you sure?" He asked again. Serena nodded.
"Ok…just…can you call here when you get home? I want to make sure you get there alright, ok?" Darien said and bent down to give her a peck on the lips. Serena smiled weakly.
"Sure." She then turned and walked out the door.
"What's with her?" Darien asked himself. Darien turned around and walked back to his friends.
"Do you know what's wrong with her?" Darien asked. They all shook their heads. Darien leaned against the counter and thought.
"That's weird…" Darien then remembered something.
"What promise did she make you guys?"
"Nothing really…umm…we made her promise she would call us if she needed us." Ken answered.
"Oh…ok…" Darien said.
"Why do I get the feeling they aren't telling me something?" Darien thought. He decided to change the subject.
"So…how come you guys are over here, when your girlfriends are over there?" Darien asked. Chad shrugged.
"They seemed pretty happy talking to you…" Chad trailed off, looking away from Darien.
"They're not…jealous, are they?" Darien thought.
"Oh that's cause we were planning on going to the movies tonight as a big group… they were just asking if it was still on…I'm surprised they didn't ask you already…" Darien thought out loud.
"Yeah well they were a little preoccupied." Andrew said.
"Is Serena coming?" Greg asked. Darien shot a glance at him.
"I guess I forgot to ask her…" Darien said. The four guys shook their heads.
"What?" Darien asked.
"Nothing…you just seem to be 'forgetting' about her a lot lately." Greg told him.
"Look guys I don't know what you're talking about…I just forgot to ask her…I'll ask when she phones." Darien defended himself. Andrew looked at him.
"Why is she phoning here?" Andrew asked.
"I asked her to phone to let me know she got home alright…her leg looked pretty bad, but she didn't want me to help her home." Darien finished as the phone rang. Andrew picked it up and handed it to Darien.
"It's Serena." Darien grabbed it.
"Hey Serena!"
"Hi Darien…I'm home."
"Thanks for calling me to let me know…oh yeah…I was wondering if you wanted to go to the movies tonight?" Darien asked.
"Really? Sure…wow it's been a long time since we've been on a date…" Serena started excited.
"Yeah I know…so the girls, the guys and I will pick you up around 6, OK?"
"Oh…it's a group thing? Sure…I'll be ready." Serena said somewhat disappointed.
"K I'll see you later…bye" Darien finished as he hung up.
"That was a great movie!" Darien exclaimed as he walked beside Serena, with his arm wrapped around her waist.
"You only liked it because lots of things got blown up!" Serena giggled.
"Yeah…so!" Darien countered with a wink and he stuck out his tongue. Serena laughed and placed her head gently on his shoulder.
"That's the last time I let you pick the movie!" Serena stated and Darien again stuck out his tongue. Serena giggled again. It felt good to be joking around with him again. It made it seem like everything was back to normal. Serena glanced behind her and saw that the guys were all talking with their girlfriends, and they looked incredibly happy.
"So Serena…Do you want to go grab a pizza?" Darien asked. Serena turned to him.
"Of course…really Darien…look at who you are talking to!" Serena answered with a smile. Darien laughed.
"Your right…sorry." Darien winked. Suddenly Rei appeared and latched herself on Darien's other arm.
"So Darien…what did you think of the movie?" Rei asked. Darien smiled.
"I loved it! The special effects were great." Darien answered and removed his arm from around Serena. The other girls then too appeared around Darien.
"Yeah they were…but I like the fight scenes better!" Lita exclaimed. Serena sighed as Darien chatted enthusiastically with the girls. She turned back to the guys and walked towards them.
"Well…it was nice while it lasted." Serena said. Greg sighed.
"That it was…" Greg looked towards Ami. Chad however, was still in a state of shock.
"I was talking to her! I was in the middle of a story and she bolted out of my arm and ran straight for you!" He whispered painfully. Serena smiled sadly.
"One day Chad…one day she'll realize how lucky she is to have you!" Serena said as she put her arm around his waist in a hug.
"Yeah…sure she will." Chad mumbled, returning the hug.
"Come on…weren't you the one who told me not to give up?" Serena questioned. Chad looked down at her and smiled.
"You're going to use my own words against me?" Chad asked. Serena giggled and nodded. She then pulled away and opened her purse.
"Crap…I almost forgot! I have something for you guys!" Serena said as she searched her purse.
"What?" Chad asked as he too looked towards Serena's purse.
"Communicators! You guys wanted me to call you when I needed you…but how can I do that if I can't get a hold of you, so I asked Luna to get me new communicators to give to the scouts." Serena smiled as she handed them out. Andrew looked up at her.
"What are you going to say when she finds out you didn't give them to the scouts?" Andrew asked.
"I'll tell her I lost them…she'll believe that!" Serena stated proudly. Ken shook his head, smiling.
"You are too good to us!" Ken said. Serena smiled.
"Oh my god!" Andrew exclaimed. Serena looked at him, puzzled.
"I forgot to tell you! The arcade is getting a Kareoke machine!" Andrew announced. (AN: Yes this is just a cheap attempt to include a song in my fic!! Whatever! Flame me about it if you want! Personally I think it's funny! ^__~)
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Serena screamed. Andrew laughed.
"I kid you not!"
"Of course I'm going to be the first person on it…Right?" Serena asked with a puppy-dog face. Andrew chuckled.
"Of course you have to christen it!" Andrew exclaimed. Serena laughed.
"So do you guys want to get some pizza? I'll get Darien to treat." Serena asked.
"Sure…why not?" Greg shrugged. Serena turned and walked over to Darien.
"Darien…can I see your wallet for a second?" Serena asked sweetly. Darien reached into his pocket and smiled.
"Sure!" Serena shifted through it and drew out a twenty.
"Thank you…Come on guys! Let's go!" Serena called as she handed it back. Darien looked at her puzzled.
"Where are you going?" Darien asked. Serena turned around.
"To get pizza…duh!" Serena exclaimed. Darien took a step forward.
"Aren't you going to wait for us?" He called. Serena turned again.
"Sorry…I didn't think you would want to come! You looked pretty happy talking with your little fan club." Serena stated coldly and Darien winced at her tone. Darien was about to reply, when Serena's communicator went off.
"Sorry guys…that's my pager! It's probably my mom!" Serena called to the guys with a smile and walked away from the group. She returned a second later.
"Well sorry guys…but that was my mom! She needs me at home." Serena then turned to Darien and the girls.
"My mom wanted to know if you guys could help too? If so then maybe we should go through the park! It's faster." Serena nodded her head towards the park. The girls and Darien nodded and took off towards the park, yelling their good-byes to the guys. Once they were out of sight, Serena turned to back to Chad, Ken, Andrew and Greg.
"There's a monster in the park. See ya there!" Serena yelled as she too ran off.
"Sailor Moon…its another heart snatcher!" Ami cried when Serena reached the park.
"Who is the victim Sailor Mercury?" Serena called. Ami pointed to where Sailor Venus was. Lying face down on the ground was…
"MOLLY!" Serena screamed and ran over to her. She slowly flipped her over so she could breathe properly. She looked back at the monster with anger. She stood and walked slowly to face it.
"What? No little corny speech today?" called one of the witches. Serena's gaze shifted to the witch.
"I'm going to kill your little monster, then I will come after you…so don't go disappearing on me!" Serena yelled. She then turned back to the monster and began to brutally attack it.
"Give that heart crystal to me NOW!" Serena screamed. The monster pulled it out of reach and Serena kicked its wrist. The monster screamed out in pain and the crystal flew into the air. Serena jumped off the monster's shoulders, into the air and caught it. She landed safely on the ground and ran towards Molly and Sailor Venus. She placed the crystal above Molly's heart and watched it return. She then turned to Sailor Venus.
"You are going to stay here and protect her. I don't care what happens in the battle, if you leave her vulnerable, they will come after her again!" Serena order and ran back to where the others were fighting with the monster. The monster quickly swatted the other fighters away like flies and squared off against Sailor Moon. Serena quickly charged, but this time however, it was ready for her. Serena moved to kick it in the face and it moved to slice her leg, causing her stitches to rip open.
"Shit!" Serena cried as she fell to the ground in pain. Realizing it had an opening, the monster moved to deliver the final blow with its sword.
"SERENITY!" Came a scream as a man with long white hair ran and picked Serena up and ran from cover. Following close behind, were three other men, two with short blond hair and the other with long brown hair. They quickly ran over to where Serena was.
"Serenity…are you alright?" one of the blond haired men asked. Serena nodded panting.
"I'm fine Zoisite." Serena panted. He bent down to examine the wound.
"She is going to need stitches again. She completely opened the wound." Zoisite explained to the others. The other three men nodded and stood.
"We'll take care of the monster Sailor Moon, just be ready with your scepter when we've weakened it." The man with white hair explained.
"Alright Malachite. Nephrite? Could you stay and help me stand?" Sailor Moon asked the man with long brown hair.
"Of course, princess." Nephrite replied and bent to help her to her feet. The other men weaken the monster with their combined attacks and with the help of Nephrite, Sailor Moon performed her final attack. Serena then leaned back onto Nephrite.
"I'm sorry Nephrite…I don't think I can stand anymore." Serena mumbled. Nephrite picked her up and cradled her in front of him.
"I think it would be wise for you to de-transform Serena…it will help save your energy." The other man with blond hair said quietly.
"I think you're right Jedite." Sailor Moon smiled weakly and changed back into Serena.
"Wait a minute!" called Lita. The scouts and Tuxedo Mask ran over to the four mysterious men and their leader.
"Just what the hell are you doing with the generals Serena, and how did they know you were Sailor Moon?" Lita asked, in anger. Serena sighed.
"That is one answer I can't give you today, now if you will excuse me…I have to go back to the hospital." Serena said quietly. The generals turned to leave with Serena in Nephrite's arms and Tuxedo Mask stepped in front of them.
"Thanks but I'm not letting Serena go anywhere with you! I'll take her to the hospital." Tuxedo Mask said firmly. Jedite stepped forward.
"Darien get out of our way or so help me god, I'll…" Jedite started.
"How do you know who I am?" Darien interrupted. Serena sighed again.
"I told you, I can't tell you." Serena said louder. Darien eyes narrowed.
"Serena, if you need to go to the hospital, I'll take you…I don't trust these guys…" Darien said as he looked at them. Malachite snapped at this remark.
"I don't know why you shouldn't trust us! We just saved your princess…you know…the one you love! Protecting her is a duty you seem to be neglecting!" Malachite screamed.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Darien yelled back.
"You don't know what we're talking about? Well how about I give you some examples!" Nephrite said sarcastically.
"Where you were when she got this cut on her leg? Oh right…you were with the other scouts! Where were you tonight when she was fighting alone? Right…with the other scouts! Where were you when that monster was about to kill her tonight? That's right again…with the other scouts! You are supposed to be the one who protects her the most! Instead you are…" Nephrite yelled at the masked man.
"STOP IT!" Serena screamed. When the generals fell silent, she continued.
"Thank-you Malachite and Nephrite for trying, but it is NOT helping. I understand that you are upset because of the lack of trust, but this is the first time they have seen you since you were attempting to kill us. Now that everyone has calmed down…I really need to get to the hospital, as I'm about to pass out." Serena finished weakly. They again began to walk away.
"Serena! I really think we need to talk tonight!" Darien called, stopping them once more.
"I really don't have anything to say to you tonight…" Serena said gently and the generals and Serena walked away.
Author's Note: Ouch! That's gotta hurt! Well it seemed like a good place to end it! Please review!