A/N: GASP! Can you believe it? It only took me exactly 409 days to update this story! LOL! Well, actually ... Alexis (to whom this story is dedicated to) was talking to me about and yes, while I do review other people's stories, I never really went back to look at my old stuff ... and amidst all that old stuff was this story that I never finished. While there are a lot of stuff I haven't finished, I felt that this was important to keep going. So, sorry if it takes me another 409 days to get this updated again ... but I'm gonna finish it!

Thanks to Kyanite D, Wind Goddess Haruka, Kat Fay, t.A.T.u fan, rabbitTsukino, Kikboxxer, hunter007, Neko, and 13th Knight for reviewing the last chapter! Reviews make my day!

Btw, really hates me ... it always messes up my formatting... so, sorry if you get a jumbled version, I've tried a mabazillion times to make it legible.

Chapter 4

The Silence is coming. A deep voice resonated through the darkness.


Crimson. DArkNEsS.Helpme.DYing.blOOd.eViL.dARkneSS.
cOlD.DeATH. EvIL. siLEncE.

Haruka's eyes shot open as she awoke in a cold sweat, her breath coming out in quick raspy gasps. She sighed and put a hand across her forehead - this was the third time this week she had this dream. They didn't only come when she slept, but disturbed her even during consciousness. Though she didn't tell anyone, she had almost crashed her car during a practice trial as another one of these hit her. She managed to come out of it with all limbs intact, and blamed steering problems in her car.

Since the day she had met Michiru Kaioh, there had been a sense of dread inside her. It was as if she felt like there was a part of her missing, and what scared her even more was that she felt as if that piece was somehow related to Michiru. Michiru ... the bane of my existence Haruka thought to herself. Everything was going great until she came to this school! Almost every day the aqua haired beauty had approached her, telling her another cryptic message or something about her that no one could ever know. You can't keep running from it. I know you're having the dreams, you need to embrace your destiny Ha, destiny! I make my own destiny - I'm Japan's youngest number one racer! Leaning further back into her sheets she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. Getting frustrated at this girl wasn't going to do anything.

Suddenly her alarm began blaring sharp noises in her room, --late last evening a mysterious woman known as a Sailor Senshi saved several civilians from a vicious attack! Eyewitnesses claim this senshi to be the same savior in a recent string of attacks against innocents-- Haruka slammed her hand on the alarm shutting it off. She had been hearing many similar stories to this one, but couldn't shake this strange feeling of guilt. You're just paranoid, snap out of it! she scolded herself, finally rising out of bed and making a beeline for the shower.

As usual, school was monotonous and uneventful, each class nearly becoming progressively worst than the last. At the end of the day, Haruka and Ryu both headed out to the parking lot, chatting about the next race Haruka would be driving in. They had both waved their goodbyes to each other, but as Ryu inserted his car keys into the lock there was a bright flash of light and a sharp scream that pierced the sky.

Haruka blinked a few times, realizing that she had been knocked to the ground before she made it to her car. she called out, noting that the burst of energy came from where he usually parked his car.

Ryu's tone was beyond panic, and before she knew it a woman with long red hair was advancing on him. Your heart crystal is mine! Before Haruka knew it, there was another sharp blast of blinding light mixed with Ryu's screams of agony. A beautiful gem appeared from his chest, the light emitting from it was warming to the blond. She wanted to touch it, reach out and take it. She wasn't sure why, it just felt like she was supposed to be searching for it. However, before she could even get close to it, there was a blur of aqua that zoomed past her that snatched the crystal.

The redheaded woman was furious, That's mine! You can't take it!I think I just did. The woman smirked. Haruka had to do a double take on the woman. This was her. The woman she kept hearing about on the news stories. The aqua haired senshi that had saved so many lives ... but, that came from Ryu. She can't have it either - it belongs him!

Just who do you think you are anyway! The redhead scoffed, You're always interfering with my plans!My guardian deity is a planet of sea and sand, the senshi of grace, Sailor Neptune! (A/N: sorry, it just sounds so corny when i read it out loud, lol!) Something inside of Haruka was stirring, as she watched this scene play out, there was an awkward sense of deja vu brewing.

This is the last time you'll be a nuisance! She shot a beam of dark energy at the senshi, who quickly dodged it. A fight quickly broke out between the two, when the redhead kicked the crystal out of Sailor Neptune's hand.

Before she even realized she had reacted, Haruka had ran forwards and caught the crystal in just the nick of time - moments later and it might've shattered on the ground. Holding it sparked something inside of her, a warm sensation. Give that to me! The woman shouted, shooting another ray of dark energy towards Haruka.

Haruka look out! Sailor Neptune unintentionally screamed, her emotions for the girl getting the better of her. Haruka looked up just in time to see the attack come at her. Making direct contact, there was suddenly another explosion of golden light before there was complete darkness.