Title: Dark Serenity – Betrayal of the Soul

Author: Queen Serenity

Fandom: Sailor Moon

Chapter: Five – Objective One Accomplished!

As usual, Luna met Serena after school that day. "Serena, I wanted to apologize about the way everyone acted yesterday. It's just that we've got a lot on our minds! Besides, Serena, when it comes to Darien, you need to look at it this way… if he doesn't love you, it really is his loss! Honestly, when it comes to destiny and the future, it's you that matters, not him."

Serena looked downcast at this as she absently stroked the cat perched on her shoulder. "I know, Luna, but… I just love him so much! We were supposed to be together forever! I may be wrong, but I don't think it's been forever yet…"

Luna sighed and shook her head. "As I once heard in a song, Serena, 'It's only forever… not long at all'. Sometimes I feel like giving Darien a few scratches to show him what an absolute idiot he is. No, wait, 'scratch' that… I'd rather claw his eyes out for making Serena cry so much. As if she doesn't have enough stress on her, she shouldn't have to deal with this… he's breaking the heart of the schoolgirl, and of the princess, and of Sailor Moon, too. And after all that she's went through for him…

A few minutes later, Serena spoke again. "I'll tell you one thing, Luna. I'm totally glad that we were finally able to defeat that creepoid, Rubeus! Now maybe we can finally go back to being normal for a while, huh?"

Luna shook her head. "Don't get too relaxed quite yet, Serena," she cautioned. "I spoke with the four sisters the other day and it seems that Rubeus was just one of our enemies, that there are much more powerful members of the Negamoon family. If they decide to show their ugly faces, then you know it will be your duty as Sailor Moon to defeat them as you did Rubeus."

Before Serena could answer some bushes near them rustled slightly. Luna leapt from Serena's shoulder into the bushes, looking around, ears perked up, looking alert.

I could have sworn that I heard something moving over here, she thought to herself. I'm getting majorly bad vibes!

She ran off after Serena, who hadn't even stopped walking.

After Luna ran off after her mistress, the air above the bushes seemed to shimmer.

A moment later, Hypnotina appeared, giggling, her pretty eyes narrowed. "Well, it looks like I've accomplished the first part of my mission! Hee hee!"