Author: Shadow

Disclaimer: I, Shadow, do hereby state that Sailor Moon, sadly, belongs to Naoko only!

Summary: Book Two! As Serena enters her second semester, her heart is heavy from her loss of the man she loves. She must win Darien back at all cost! But it looks like her big break is coming as well...

If you can't tell, I'm trying to use music themed chapter titles. E-mail me and I'll tell you what's from where, or if its even music related.

Book Two: The Spot Light Cries For Me

Chapter Five: My Sad Picture Of A Girl Getting Bitterer

Lita came running into the cafeteria waving a sheet of paper, Tuesday at breakfast. She laughed out loud waving the white paper. "We're in! We're in!" She shouted from halfway across the room.

As soon as the students heard that the postings were up, most of the lunchroom got up and rushed past Lita to go check.

She shook her head and ran to the table. She sat down and laid the paper in front of Serena. Serena grabbed the paper and read through the line up. "We got five stars from each judge and have been given number thirteen in the line up."

Lita laughed, "We got the highest rating out of everyone!"

Serena smiled sadly "I'm surprised Darien rated us fairly."

Rei shrugged "I'm not. He looks just as tired and haggard as you did during break Sere."

"I think he's been suffering too." Amy added as she swallowed her mouth full of eggs.

"I hope he is…" Serena said bitterly.

Lita looked at Rei who shrugged and looked at her friend sympathetically.

Rei crossed her arms and huffed angrily. "Damn it all Serena! Get your ass out of bed!"

From beneath the blankets Serena retorted stubbornly "Never!"

Amy shook her head as she applied toothpaste to her toothbrush "Serena! Its only Valentine's Day! Get out of bed please?"

"Fuck off!"

"Damn…and I thought you were hard to get out of bed before." Rei muttered as she started to climb up on top of Serena's bunk.

"Out of bed! You get let one boy get you down on a stupid Hallmark holiday! NOW! Get the hell out of this bed, before I throw you out!" Rei growled as she tugged on Serena's blankets.

Lita came in at that moment and shook her head. "I was afraid of this. I could here you arguing down the hall."

Amy spit out some of the toothpaste foam and looked up at Lita. "Serena doesn't want to leave bed today because of Darien."

Lita nodded and sighed. "Yeah. Valentine's day is the ultimate evil for girls who had their heart broken or are single." She climbed up next to Rei.

"On the count of three?" Rei asked her.

Lita nodded and grabbed Serena's ankles "One!"

"Two!" Rei said climbing up next to Serena.

"Three!" Amy shouted.

Serena screamed as she fell to the floor. She looked up at the girls rubbing her bruised butt. "I love you fucktards too!"

"Its for your own good Sere!" Lita said as she climbed down the ladder.

Michelle looked at the haggard Serena as she came down the steps to choir.

"Missed you at breakfast Serena. What happened?" Michelle asked.

"I was putting ice on my ass. Lita and Rei threw…literally threw me out of bed this morning. I didn't want to come to class today because of what evil today is." Serena muttered as she rubbed her eyes.

"Valentine's Day? Oh, right…" Michelle looked forward as Darien came walking down the stairs to the front of the class.

"Happy Valentine's Day class…well lets get started…"

Serena gave Darien the evil stink eye all throughout class.

Half way through dinner, Serena realized that she had left her stuff in the choir classroom. She got up and went back towards the class, dreading every step.

She poked her head in and saw Darien and Andrew talking. She cleared her throat and came in.

Darien looked up and paled. "Yes Serena?"

"I left my stuff. I just came in to get it. Just ignore me, like I'm sure you already do." Serena said with a sarcastic air walking down the steps.

Andrew took a step towards the stairs "I'm going to get going Darien. I have dinner plans with Rita. Take care."

Darien nodded "yeah…bye."

Serena knelt and gathered up her things, only to have them spill all over the floor as she stood.

"Damn!" She knelt and began gathering them up again quickly.

Darien sighed and knelt beside her "here, let me help."

"I don't want your help Darien. I can do it myself." Serena said as she shoved a book into her bag.

"I'm sure you can, but you don't have to. I'm offering to help. I know you hate me and I can't blame you for hating me. But don't be stupid. You can get it picked up faster you let me help." He said as he handed her a folder.

She sighed and nodded "fine, whatever."

He smiled and nodded. "I'm sorry Serena."

"For what?"

"For being an ass. I shouldn't have let my embarrassment of Andrew catching us determine what I did."

"Well you did…"

"I know…but…even though I know I handled it wrong…I believe that what I did was for that best. You deserve so much more than me in life. You deserve someone who can take you out and not have to worry about being caught at the wrong moment…like us…I love you Serena. Truly I do…but…you deserve sunshine…not my bed sheets." Darien closed her canvas bag for her and looked her in the eye.

Serena shook her head. "True love Darien, doesn't care where it is as long as it is with its mate." She threw the strap around her neck. "I love you Darien, I want to be with you no matter what…but…obviously you don't love me as much as you say you do."

Darien took Serena's hand and kissed it "if that's what will make this easier on you Serena. Go on ahead and believe that. Trust me, if there was anyway for me to figure out how you and I could be together, I would Serena…but…I can't…" he leaned in and kissed her gently. "I love you Serena…which is why I'm letting you go." He stood and left Serena sitting on the floor, touching her lips, crying over him again.