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After dark

Chapter 11

Rei waited and got no answer she was about to leave the bathroom when she heard a voice ask "Rei are they gone"

Rei immediately turned back and asked "are who gone?" She heard unlocking as Serena stepped out of the stall and looked to her friend with tear stained eyes as she told her "everybody"

Rei looked at the mess of what had become of one of her closest friends as she walked over to her and said "yes where the only ones in here" then walked over and locked the bathroom door so that it would stay that way.

Serena looked up to Rei as she told her "I tried, my mother told me to try and I did, but I couldn't"

Rei put an arm around Serena, but she started to shiver from her touch so she immediately removed it, then looking into her eyes she helped Serena towards the sink and moistened a paper towel as she wiped away the tears that fell from Serena's eyes as she asked her "what happened? Why are you in here by yourself?"

Serena looked up into her friends eyes as she told her "I didn't want him to follow me"

Rei looked to Serena confused as she asked "him? Who are you talking about?"

Serena threw her head down so she wouldn't have to look into Rei's eyes. She told her "the boy from earlier he…he" Serena couldn't finish her thought as she burst into tears and ran from the bathroom into the crowded halls.

Rei tried to follow her friend, but it was too late. She had lost her in all the confusion, as all the students rushed by and Rei yelled out to her "Serena" but with no answer back.

Rei ran through the halls trying desperately to find the others which she finally did; as they were leaving the library she heard Mina tell Ami "I told you we wouldn't find Serena in the library"

Rei ran up to the rest of them as she got the cold shoulder, but she didn't care she told them anyway "I saw Serena"

The girls all turned to Rei as Lita asked "you saw her when?"

Rei was trying to catch her breath as she told them "at the bathroom, just now, we were talking and then she just freaked and ran out"

Ami looked to Rei as she asked her "what were you talking about?"

Rei looked to her friends with a concerned face as she told them "a boy"

Lita turned to Rei as she asked "a boy. What about a boy?"

Rei turned to her as she said "I don't know. She never finished. She was about to tell me something about him, but then she just ran out"

Lita looked to the group as she told them "then what are we still waiting around here for. Let's go find her"

They were already to go running after Serena; when Ami spoke up with her soft voice telling them "wait, I don't think that's such a good idea"

Lita looked to Ami as she asked her "what do you mean Ami. Why don't you think we should go find Serena?"

Ami looked to her friends as she told them "I think if we find her. I'll she will do is push us away again. We need to find out why she is pushing us away first, so then we can help her with whatever it is that's bothering her"

Rei looked to the others still unsure how they felt about her, but spoke up anyway "I think Ami's right. We won't be able to help her unless we know what the problem is first"

They all shook there heads agreeing as Mina asked "so what do we know?"

Rei looked to the girls as she told them "We know it involves Darien some how and I think maybe his injuries are part of this also"

Lita looked to Rei as she told her "that's right and Darien did mention something about this being his fault"

Mina looked to the girls as she asked "you don't think Darien did something to Serena do you"

The girls shook there heads no as they all agreed and Rei spoke up saying "no I don't think he did anything and maybe that's why he feels guilty, because he wasn't there"

Lita interrupted Rei saying "no I don't think so. I think maybe Darien feels guilty because he was there and didn't do anything"

Ami listened to what Lita and Rei had said then thought about it a moment and told them "I think your close Lita, but my theory is that Darien couldn't do anything. Maybe he was hurt and couldn't move that would explain his injuries"

Mina looked to girls as she told them "That's right and Andrew did say something about seeing Darien. I think it was the day we found Darien passed out in his apartment"

Ami looked to the girls as she told them "there's something else I didn't tell all of you, and I'm sorry it was wrong of me". The girls looked to Ami as she told them "I went by Serena's house yesterday and I saw her. She was acting very strangely not at all like herself"

Lita looked to Ami as she told her "that's nothing new Ami. We all know that Serena's acting strange"

Ami looked to Lita as she told her "it wasn't just about her acting strange. There was something else". The girls all paid close attention as Ami started to tell them "I overheard a conversation between Serena and her mother. It was kind of hard not to over hear it because they were screaming rather loudly; but they were talking about Serena punishing herself, and there was a large cut on her hand that was bleeding."

Lita looked to Ami not believing what she was hearing as she told her "Serena's punishing herself that doesn't make sense. Why would she do that?"

Rei looked to the others as she told them "I think Ami's right. When I found Serena she was all alone sitting on the bathroom floor crying"

Ami looked to Rei as she asked "did she say anything to you?" Rei began telling her "yes, she asked if we were the only ones, but there was something else too she told me that she didn't want him to follow her"

The girls all looked to Rei as Lita asked "him, who was she talking about?"

Rei turned to Lita as she told her "I have no idea. She was just about to say something, when she stopped and ran out"

Ami was trying to piece everything together as she thought about all they knew "okay. We all know Serena is not acting like herself and that Darien and probably Serena's mother are keeping a secret. Something that has to be really bad that might cause Darien to get injured and for Serena to feel like she has to start punishing herself. She seems to act very agitated around people especially boys. Which might explain why she is keeping her distance from Darien, but we all agree that Darien did not do anything to hurt her, but possibly couldn't stop someone else from doing it"

Lita looked to Ami as she told her "Ami stop, I don't want to hear anymore"

The girls all looked to Lita as Rei questioned "what's wrong Lita. Why don't you want to hear what Ami has to say? I think she might be getting to something."

Lita looked to Rei as she told her "because Rei, I think I already know"

The girls all looked to Lita as Mina asked "what do you think is going on Lita?"

Lita looked to the girls hoping that she was wrong as she told them "I think Serena was attacked, and…"

Rei looked to Lita as she screamed out "what? And what Lita tell us"

Lita looked to the girls as she told them "and raped. I think Serena was raped"

End chapter 11

Author's Note: Well there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Did the girl's finally figure it out and if so what are they going to do about it. Read to find out and as always please read, review, and enjoy! Thank you Mars Light.