Title: Someone's Watching Over Me

Authors: Reesepbc KouUsagi and Umi Kane

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Disclaimer : Reese and Umi do not own Sailor Moon.

Ch 6

Serena's eyes remained locked with Michael's. She knew those eyes. She remembered those eyes. In a flash, Serena remembered that night before Michiru moved in. She remembered the four of them. A part of her wanted to scream out at them, warn her friends of what they did. Something stopped her. She remembered the words Michael said to her that night.

"Hurt you? We wouldn't dream of hurting you. That's why we are here. To protect you. Even it means our lives we will make sure you remain safe."

They hadn't tried to hurt her that night, claiming they were there to protect her. Rather than say anything, Serena decided just to keep quiet and keep her eye on them. Realizing she was still holding onto fabric. She looked over to find Andrew at her side. She smiled up at him, letting him know she was alright. She then turned her attention to her other side. She found her hand in Darien's. She looked up at him, both staring at each other with blank stares for a moment. His touch was warm… 'Gah!' Serena thought, 'What am I thinking?!' With that she pulled her hand away quickly. "Sorry…" was all she could mumble out, a very faint blush rising in her cheeks.

Michiru approached and knelt in front of Serena, concern etched in her eyes. "Are you sure you're alright?" she asked. Serena nodded and put on her biggest smile. Michiru knew that smile. She had seen it when they were children. A smile that told Michiru that Serena would tell her later. Michiru knew to just drop it and wait. Serena would tell her when she was ready. Michiru was used to changing her reactions to fit Serena's front. She smiled softly. "I'm glad," she said. Then she winked at Serena, "Shall I break out the alcohol?" Serena thought for a split second about that, alcohol sounding very good after what she had just gone through. She nodded, grinning, "Break out the wine." Mina heard the word alcohol. She exclaimed, "Time to get the party started!"

A little while later, Michiru was playing hostess, handing out glasses of wine to everyone. Serena had tried to help, but Michiru had insisted she take it easy. Instead, she sat between Andrew and Darien on the sofa. The girls were scattered on the floor of the living room, sitting next to their boyfriends. The loner was Haruka, who sat on the loveseat alone. Once Michiru distributed glasses, she decided to sit besides Haruka, mildly interested in her. Serena glanced over at Michiru, who in turn read her eyes. A soft laugh escaped Michiru's lips. Serena had been looking at her with a pleading look, since she was sitting next to Darien. Haruka turned to Michiru, then glanced at Serena. She smirked before speaking softly so that Serena could not hear. "She isn't too fond of Darien, is she?" Michiru turned her attention to Haruka, immediately noticing that Haruka had scooted closer. Holding back a smirk, Michiru answered her, "Well you two didn't make the greatest impressions on us." The rest of the conversation was lost in the noise of many other conversations going on in the room.

As the night progressed, everyone loosened up. Serena was starting to warm up to Darien, and Michiru to Haruka. Michiru continued to fill glasses and even made mixed drinks. With everyone drinking, things were starting to get cozy. The couples started to get closer. Andrew, Darien, Serena, Haruka, and Michiru looked out of place. Both Serena and Michiru refused to get too close to Darien and Haruka. However, no matter how they fought it, they were slowly getting closer. Michiru had noticed that Serena had even allowed Darien to wrap his arm around her shoulders. Michiru had allowed more hidden actions, such as allowing Haruka to caress her arm gently. Michiru even had to admit that Haruka's touch sent chills down her spine.

After a little while longer, Darien and Haruka got up and disappeared into the kitchen. Serena immediately went over to Michiru. They spoke in hushed tones.

"I see you're taking to Haruka nicely," Serena said smirking.

"I don't see you pushing Darien away," Michiru replied, smirking just as much.

This caused Serena to blush. Michiru could tell that Serena was genuinely interested in Darien. This did not surprise Michiru. Darien was exactly Serena's type, tall, dark and handsome. Rather than make Serena uncomfortable, Michiru instead offered to get Serena some more wine.

"I think you need another one. You're starting to get that wine blush, but not nearly as red as you should be." Michiru took Serena's glass and her own and made her way to the kitchen. Just before she walked in, she heard a piece of Haruka and Darien's conversation.

"How about we just both buy a bottle and call it even?" Darien asked.

"Yeah. There's no way we're going to get either of them tonight. So the bet turned out even?" Haruka replied.

Michiru's eyes widened and grew dark. As she rounded the corner, anger flared in them. Darien looked up and saw those eyes. Haruka turned around and noticed as well. They both knew she had heard that last part. From the look on her face, they concluded that she had not heard the earlier part of the conversation. If she had she would not have been as angry, but still angry. Haruka tried to speak before Michiru cut her off.

"Leave…" her voice was low.

"Michiru, wait. It's not what you think," Haruka tried to defend them.

"I said leave!" Michiru had raised her voice out of anger, enough to cause Serena to get up and come check on her.

"Michiru, what's wrong?" Serena inquired, puzzled.

"These two… These lowlifes made a bet, to see which of them could 'get with us' first…" Michiru responded, barely holding her anger in check. This time Darien tried to defend the both of them.

"But we-" He tried to explain before Serena cut him off.

"You did what?" Serena was just as angry now. "Get out, both of you!"

Darien was about to protest, but Haruka's hand on his shoulder stopped him. She looked up at him and sighed. "We should leave. We'll have to come back another time and fix this," she said with a heavy heart. Michiru's eyes flashed with more anger as she spoke. "I never want to see either of you again."

Darien and Haruka turned to leave. Haruka risked a look back just before they walked out the door. Serena caught the sadness in her eyes that Michiru could not see in her blind rage. Once the door closed, the two of them tried to calm down. The other girls came in, wondering why Darien and Haruka had left. Serena explained what happened and Mina was the first to apologize.

"Serena, Michiru, I'm so sorry. This isn't like them. Are you sure you heard right?" she said.

"I know exactly what I heard," Michiru responded, as calmly as she could.

Serena sighed softly and asked that her friends leave. Her and Michiru needed some time to cool down and they had had enough excitement for one night. The girls and their boyfriends agreed and bid them good night. Michiru walked to the window and opened it, trying to cool her face. Serena followed her and saw everyone downstairs. Mina was talking to Darien and Haruka, who had waited for them. Actually, Mina was yelling at them, so loud that Serena and Michiru swore the entire block probably heard her. This caused the two of them to smirk and feel a little better. At least they were getting a little of what they deserved. The two of them watched as Darien and Haruka tried to defend themselves. They assumed they would part ways, once Mina finished telling them off once more.

Michiru closed the window and turned to Serena. The two of them saw the look in the other's eyes. Michiru was the first to state the obvious. "You were interested in him too?" she asked, knowing the answer. Serena nodded, "And you in Haruka?" Michiru nodded and sighed. "We are fools," she said, barely above a whisper. Serena agreed and the two of them walked to the sofa and loveseat. Michiru laid on the sofa, and Serena on the loveseat. Without saying another word, the two of them fell asleep, the alcohol and anger taking the last of their energy.

When Serena woke again, it was dark out. She looked over at the clock and found that it was 3:00 in the morning. She had only been asleep for a few hours. She stood up and walked over to the sofa. Michiru was sound asleep, a lock of her brunette hair draped over her cheek. Serena smiled softly at the sight. She didn't have the heart to wake her. Rather she turned to go back to the loveseat. As she turned, something caught her eye. She looked out the window and saw that same man standing on the roof across the street. Serena froze, paralyzed with fear. Who was that man? What did he want?