A/N: Here I am again. Are you ready to be bored!

To make it nice and simple and less suffering for you readers:

To my reviewers: Mucho gracias! That is like…the only Spanish I know…
Well, there you go, nice and short!
Anyways, on with the story—

Serena dropped her school bag on her living room floor once she got in. Collin wasn't back yet. Probably catching waves again, Serena thought. After giving some biscuits to Wally and drinking some plain water herself, she headed upstairs. Already tired and muscle-tensed, she plopped down on her soft bed. Within minutes, no, more like seconds, Serena had drifted off.

Serena had dreamt of something, but something very weird. In her minds were all fragments, pieces, much like a jigsaw puzzle. A piece of a tree, a woman's bare feet, and a full moon? What did it all mean? Before Serena could answer her own questions she felt a surge of water surrounding her dream self. She struggled to kick, to surface, but the water weighed her down. The water grew cold and murky. No, this couldn't have been water. Whatever she was drowning in was so dense that one could easily cut it with a knife. Tiny bubbles escaped her mouth as she noticed she was losing air, and quickly. She heard a woman's scream and then a dark shadow blocked the only light she had, the moonlight. The velvet blackness blended in perfect symphony with the liquid, like a tie-dye. She was falling into its depths, never to return again. Her moon amulet glowed like crazy and with a scream of light, it shattered to fragments. Her dream self screamed, as the shadow seeped into every pore of her body…

Serena screamed and sat up in bed. Cold sweat beaded her forehead and escaped from the pores of her body. She gasped for air and panted. She looked around. She was back in her room. It was night already. A chilly wind was blowing through her open window, blowing ferociously at her curtains. That's odd. Serena didn't remember opening her window. Without a second thought, Serena got up from under the covers (A/N: Remember, she wasn't in covers when she began to sleep) and walked to close the window. She looked out to catch a glimpse of the full and round moon. She sighed as the sight of the moon had always made her calm. She remembered her dream and clutched her moon amulet. She looked down, relieved to see it was still in one piece. Then, a six sense crept over her. Someone was behind her. She turned slowly to face a pale, ghostly-white, woman's face on her vanity mirror. It looked at Serena as Serena stared at her.

Just then, the door busted open. The face, startled, withdrew and disappeared.

Stanton rushed in. He scanned the room and found Serena. He rushed to embrace her. Serena was surprised but wrapped her arms around him. She leaned in against his warm body, radiating heat to her. Stanton touched Serena's cheeks, to find it decorated with tears.

"Serena…you're crying. What happened?" he asked.

Serena looked up to meet his concerning sapphire eyes. She shook her head and bit her lower lip lightly. She cried some more. It even surprised Serena that raindrops were falling from her green eyes. She wasn't aware so many emotions were bottled up inside her. She leaned in towards Stanton once again, calming in his presence.

After minutes, reassuring Serena, Stanton set her down on the foot of her bed. He stroked her soft hair and whispered sweet kisses to her. She wasn't answering him, neither was she talking. He tried to pry into her mind, to find out what had happened, only to be met with swirls of confusion and unanswered questions. He didn't understand. To figure, after living for more than 300 years, he still did not understand some things.

"S-Stanton," squeaked Serena, her voice shaky and obviously frightened.

He looked down at her. He picked her chin up gently and looked into her passive green eyes. "Yes Serena? Are you okay?"

"Y-Yes."

He couldn't help but to hug her. He rested her chin on his shoulder. He rubbed her back calmingly yet inside, he hated himself. He had vowed to protect Serena against anything and right now, he couldn't even protect her from a nightmare.

Serena stepped into the showers. She drew the curtains and yelled, "Stanton, are you sure you want to stay outside the bathroom door!"

"Yeah Serena! Just take your time. I'm just sorting some things out!" he answered. Stanton leaned against the bathroom door, with his arms crossed. Something wasn't quite right and it bothered him like a nagging fly that won't die.

Some time later, Serena stepped out with only a towel wrapped around her. He smiled when she saw him.

"Where's Collin?" asked Serena as she headed to her bedroom.

"I don't know. I didn't see him around," he replied. "Are you sure you are okay?" he asked for the gazillions time.

"Yes Stanton. Thanks for your concern!" called out Serena from her bedroom. Stanton walked in her room with his arms crossed. He grinned when he saw her radiant beauty, almost naked.

Take a picture, Stanton. Serena's voice echoed through Stanton's mind.

Don't worry Serena, I have your every curve memorized he replied.

They both grinned at each other.

"Let's get to Planet Bang before the others worry," Serena finally suggested combing her wet hair.

"Are you sure? I mean, we are already here."

"What do you mean?"

"If we go to Planet Bang, we'll wind up back here again, don't you think?" Stanton reasoned smirking.

Serena got it. She couldn't help but to look down and blush. She looked up at her dangerous blonde beauty. It was still amazing to think that this Prince of the Night, who every girl would die for, was hers and all hers. She recalled when he first appeared in her bedroom. At first, she didn't know how to trust him. She was involved with a Follower until he warned her and saved her. (A/N: Book 2; Into the Cold Fire. If you haven't read it…you better get your butt out of your seat after you read and REVIEW and go the nearest library or bookstore and get it! He-he!)

Stanton walked over to her and kissed her, slowly and deeply. With her permission, he slowly eased Serena onto the bed and got on top of her...

A/N: Dun dun dun! Chapter 3! How did you like it? Review and comment please! I won't know until you do! I could be writing the crappiest crap in the whole wide world unless you tell me! Thanks for reading now do me the favor and REVIEW! I won't update until I get around 7 or 8 reviews! –Payce-

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