A.N. Well, I don't know why I didn't just post all of these chapters a few months ago. I thought that it would take too long. Guess not. Anywho, onto chapter 4. –Icess-

Quote: "A friend is a gift you give yourself." – Robert Louis Stevenson

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. They all belong to Naoko

Takeuchi, DiC, and many other big bad companies. However, I do own this story and it's idea!

Anything in this story that looks like it belongs in someone else's story is pure coincidence! ;)

Title: Look Out!

Chapter: 4

Author: Icess

E-mail: Oh… I mean, Chief!" Darien corrected himself while Lita Santos laughed and

stepped into his room. Lita was a tall brunette with green eyes. Darien, Serena, Andrew, Mina,

Raye, Ami, Chad, Greg, Ken, and herself had all gone to the same junior high and high schools

together. Lita had always known about Serena's "thing" for Darien, and had seen the way he

treated her after he found out about them. Serena and Darien had been next-door neighbors

since they were kids, and to see them not speak to each other anymore after their little mishap

had caused a big disturbance amongst their other friends.

"Hey Darien, nice digs." She said, referring to his hotel room. It was decorated with all

kinds of greens, blues, with gold trimmings. She made herself right at home and walked over to

the small refrigerator and took out a bottle of Dasani water.

"Uh, thanks. What are you doing here? What about that important robbery that you

were checking into in Atlanta?" He asked, moving to sit down on the black leather settee.

"Well, I decided to have someone else check into it, besides I'm due for a vacation

anyway and decided to visit my best friend Serena. So, tell me what you have so far since I

haven't spoken to you in three days." She said, settling upon the window seat that faced the

busy streets of New York City.

"After I got of off the phone with you the other night, I dropped by Serena's house and

informed her of what was going on. Starting with the Angela Hilton murder all the way up to

our guy calling her that very night, before I came over. Since then, I have hired Special Agent

Buck McGee from Bangor, Maine to be Serena's bodyguard. They have spoken to each other

numerous times. He's not like those other stuffy FBI agents that stay away from the victim at all

times and only show up when needed. He's very helpful and keeps Serena company while I am

doing research."

"You've done you're job well, Harris. I'm proud of ya. Now, let me know how you and

Serena are. Anything happen yet, lover boy?"

"WHAT? I don't have TIME to be lover boy. Besides, she won't let me in. She's so

closed up that I wouldn't be able to become her friend again, anyway. She doesn't say a word to

me unless it's necessary, it's almost like if she does, then she'll just confess her feelings for me

again. As much as I'd like that to happen, I'm not going to pressure her."

"Good idea. Well, I'm going to go and visit Sere at work and take her out to lunch, with

McGee, of course." She laughed and walked out the door, but not before she ruffled Darien's

hair.

"Hey! Watch it!" He yelled, trying to fix up his "do".

"See ya!"

Lita strolled into the outer office of Serena's building and approached the desk of Lorena

Harte, Serena's secretary. "May I help you, ma'am?" Lorena asked quietly. Lorena was a tiny

woman with dirty blonde hair and gray eyes. Her nose was very pointy, and to Lita's surprise,

she looked like a mouse. The way that Lorena narrowed her eyes suspiciously and lowered her

glasses even lower than they already were on their perch made Lita want to laugh.

"Yes, I'm Lita Santos, a close friend of Miss LaMothe's. Also, I'm here on police work."

She stated and briefly showed "Mousie" her badge.

"Oh, um, yes ma'am. Just a moment." Lorena said, pressing a button that allowed her

to speak to Serena through an intercom. "Miss LaMothe? Yes, I believe I have a visitor for you."

Serena cleared her throat before talking; "Did they give you a name?"

"Yes…"

"Well? Who is it for crying out loud?" Lita chuckled at Serena's tone of voice.

"Miss Santos, Lita Santos." Lita spoke up before Lorena could. Lita then heard a squeal

and then braced herself for Hurricane Serena.

"LITA? Oh my gosh!" Serena gushed, running through the doorway of the inner office

and rushing into Lita's arms. "I've missed you so much! When did you get here?" Serena

noticed the way that Lorena was looking at her strangely and calmed down a little bit. "Uh,

thank you Lorena. Miss Santos, please, won't you come into my office?"

"Oh, don't go and put on a show. Let's talk." Serena nodded and led the way into her

office. As Serena gestured for Lita to sit down on a beige chenille sofa, Serena made a couple of

cups of green tea. (A.N. My fave! Especially with honey! Hmm! ;-))

"So, what brings you all the way to New York, Lita?" Serena asked to strike up a

conversation.

"Well, I was due for a vacation. So I decided to come up here and visit my bestest friend

in the world. By the way, how is the bodyguard that Darien hired treating you?" Lita asked

casually. When she looked up at Serena, she was surprised to see Serena's eyes widen.

"H-how did you know about that?"

"You mean to tell me that Darien didn't say that I was the one that assigned him to this

case? You did know that his work resides in Atlanta, right?"

"No, he didn't tell me. I-I knew that he was working in Atlanta, but I failed to make the

connection between the two of you. He only said that he was working on a murder case, several

in fact. All of them leading up to here."

"Well, ain't that just hunky dorey! Jeez! That man is so numb! I swear, he doesn't

know what to think anymore now that he's started speaking to you again." Lita said. Then, she

drifted from their conversation and got lost in her own thoughts.

"Hello?" Serena yelled, tapping Lita on the shoulder. "Knock on wood, anybody home?"

Serena yelled once more, knocking her fist on Lita's head lightly.

Finally, she got a reaction from Lita. "Hey! What the hell did you do that for?"

"Uh, gee, let me see. You weren't paying freakin' attention!"

"Oh, uh, yeah. He he. Sorry, I was just thinking about something." Serena gave her a

strange look, as if asking "About what?" "Nothing important," Lita continued. "Anywho, I really

came here to take you out to lunch. What do you think? I have a craving for Chinese."

"Yummy, let's go!" Serena said enthusiastically, never one to pass up on food. Lita

laughed and followed Serena out the door.

Serena sighed as she unlocked the door to her apartment, and then tossed her keys

onto the table sitting in the corner of the entryway to her apartment where her telephone, caller

I.D., and answering machine were sitting. She then carried the mail into the living room and

noticed a rather abstract looking manila envelope and decided to see what it was. When she got

the "package" out all she could do was scream and scream. She'd never been prepared for the

sight that awaited her. After gagging, she got up and ran into the sparkling clean bathroom and

vomited into the toilet… To be continued.

A.N. Well? What do you guys think? Is it good? Did I leave you hanging? Just wait until you

find out what Serena found in that envelope. Is the suspense getting the best of you?

HAHAHA::Laughs evilly: Send comments and flames! PLEASE!

Written on: June 28, 2002

Revamped on: August 12, 2005