Title: Dark Serenity – Betrayal of the Soul

Author: Queen Serenity

Fandom: Sailor Moon

Chapter: Four – A New Student?

The next day, Miss Haruna had a surprising announcement for the class. "Class, I would like you all to meet your new classmate. Her name is Tina Droi and she is not only new to this school, but also to Tokyo, as she has moved here from another part of Japan. She's new here, so I want each and every one of you to make it your very own responsibility to make her feel welcome." She turned toward the girl with a welcoming smile. "Go ahead and say hi, Tina."

The girl, a petite figure, blushed slightly as she bowed politely to the class. "Very nice to meet you all. It is a pleasure." Her voice was timid; it seemed she was rather shy, and didn't like being in the spotlight that the teacher had placed her in.

"Just pick one of the empty seats and sit down, Tina."

Tina sat in the first empty seat she spotted, one that was two seats behind Serena.

Molly, sitting between the two, was chatting excitedly with Sere. "Hey, Serena, did you hear about that big UFO that was downtown last week? I heard from a bunch of kids that they saw Sailor Moon and the Sailor Soldiers get sucked up into it, or somethin', and then, later on, it BLEW UP without anyone seeing them come out. Gosh, I sure do hope they came out okay... Tokyo needs 'em, ya know?"

Serena giggled slightly at this. "Oh, don't worry, Mol. I'm sure they're all fine! They probably just blew Rubeus and his stupid UFO into the next millennium!"

"What?" Molly's brows contracted slightly as a confused look made its way onto her face. "Ummm… Serena?"

"Yeah?" Serena noticed the confused expression.

"Just who the heck is Rubeus?"

Uh oh… my bad. A sweatdrop appeared over Serena's head. "Ummmm… just forget it, okay, Mol? I just got mixed up about something." She let out a nervous giggle. "That's what I get for daydreaming at the same time as talking to one of my friends, huh!" She quickly changed the subject to a new sale on hair accessories she'd seen advertised, hoping to distract Molly.

Neither girl noticed the new girl sitting behind Molly, listening to this conversation with the greatest of interests. Nor did they notice a sinister grin cross her face for a moment before vanishing like it'd never been there. I think I know who Sailor Moon might be… this is going to be so much easier than I thought…