Chapter four
"Always late Serena, always," said Luna as Serena finally made it to the temple. Serena sighed and looked around.
"Why was this meeting called?" She asked timidly looking at all their glaring faces.
"About the Seventh crystal, as far as I can tell no one has it, so it is still in a human," said Ami, looking up from her notes, and passing them around to Luna. "However I can't track it down and at the moment my PC is really stuffing up, like last night it said the Crystal was formed then it wasn't" Serena smiled inwardly to herself, remembering that it was her that had used her newly remembered powers to have her computer do that.
"Well I have been doing some more fire readings and well, it says that the princess will find us." Said Rei, looking at Luna for guidance, "But last night I got no readings what so ever, the only thing I got was a sore butt and burnt because the flame jumped out at me." Once again Serena smiled to herself, thinking "You won't be getting any readings for a while"
Mina looked at everyone and realized that Serena wasn't winging about being here today, plus she was getting some strange vibes from her, maybe it was her Venus power of love telling her something. "Sorry girls but I am getting some strange readings in here at the moment. Does anyone have like a new Boyfriend or anything?" She looked at each of them and they shook their head. "Ami, you still with Greg?" Ami nodded, "Rei, still with Chad," Rei nodded, "Lita, ken?" Lita nodded, "Well I am so confused I would as you Serena but I can already predict the answer." She said still looking confused. Serena just shrugged and looked back around the room, and then asked "Is that all we are here for? Cause I have to go see someone and well yea, I really don't think you girls need to know all that, it's got to do with the fact I need a new thing when you guys find the princess seen as I am being released." With that Serena hobbled out of the room and made her way to the Bus stop and waited for the bus to take her to the Arcade.
"Something Strange about her today girls," Said Artimis from behind them, as they were all staring at her retreating back. They all simultaneously nodded.
Serena reached the arcade and sat at the back booth out of force of habit from the last couple of weeks. Darien walked up and waved, "Hi princess, I will be like 5 more minutes got to just do some final adjustment for Andrew and then I will be back, you want anything?" he asked.
"Just some water thanks," she said and he walked off.
"So you're being nice to Serena now?" Asked Andrew back in the back room.
"Uh, um, yea, it is kind of more than that but don't tell anyone, I think she wants people to actually notice it on their own." Said Darien as he plugged in the oven and turned it on.
"So how did it come around to this?"
"Well I kind of full on accidentally charged her and she hurt her ankle and well we got talking." He said looking over at her. "By the looks you are all set to cook, whatever you cook in there." He laughed and grabbed his bag and two glasses of water, then walked in all over to Serena.
"So all done?" she asked looking up at him when he came back.
"Yep, all done, those ovens are like so heavy though. How did the Meeting go?" he asked this then took a sip of water.
"They just told each other the strange things that have been happening; only Venus is a bit Iffy about some things but that just her Love vibes finding out some things they can't explain."
"How so?" he said taking up her hand stroking her palm,
"The vibes are picking up us."
"Oh, okay then understanding now. You know that I know who the scouts are don't you?" he whispered so that no one over heard "I put two and two together,"
"Oh well I am just going to hide now cause here they come." She said this ducking her head, while Rei, Mina, Ami and Lita walked up.
"Hey Darien!" they said in chorus.
"Oh hey girls, how are you?" He said acting as if nothing strange was going on, but still trying to get Serena to look up.
"Good thanks, who are you here with Darien?" asked Rei speaking for the group, they were all trying to figure it out when Mina exclaimed, "You're here with Serena!" Serena finally looked at them and waited for their attack, but they just stood there looking at her for once lost for words so instead she spoke up, "Hi, girls"
Then Rei found her tongue, "Darien why are you hanging out with this ugly loser?" Serena looked at her willing tears not to come, Darien staring at Serena's face then saying, "because I can"
"I mean seriously, it is Serena you like enemy, you know that klutzy, ugly girl you tease."
"I am sorry Rei but things change." He said simply.
"Darien you are so much better then that and you know that, she cries all the time," Serena got up and ran out to the back of the Arcade, "See there she goes again."
"Hey Rei, get over your self, it isn't always about, your opinion okay," He then got up grabbed Serena's bag that had the crystal in it and followed her out to the back of the Arcade, where he found her in the empty oven box, trying to hide from the world.