"So, tell me again Sere," Darien prompted," What was the name of that woman in your dream?"
After letting her sleep for a well, he had made love to her and fed her. Now, Darien was all about getting important information from Serena. Slowly, Serena leaned forward and put her mouth on Darien's earlobe. "'Wouldn't you rather go back to the bedroom," she whispered.
"Oh, you minx," He let out in a frustrated sigh. "We can't. You know that Rini is coming over here to get you and take you back home. Your dad would kill you if you didn't return with her. No, scratch that, he would kill ME."
"Like daddy doesn't already know." She responded.
Darien's heart stopped for a split second. Then he opened his eyes and cursed upon seeing Serena's silent mirth. "That's it. Somebody is going to be punished."
Serena's eyes went wide and she let out a squeal, scrambling to get away. Darien went right after her. He grabbed her, picked her up in a bridal fashion and placed her on his couch. Pinning her arms above her head with one hand, he successfully used the other one to start tickling.
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When Rini heard the squealing, she immediately pushed the door open and ran in. "Oh, yuck," she stated rather loudly.
Darien swung his head around and gave Rini a slow grin. With the same "deer in the headlights look" that Serena had worn, the little girl turned on her heel. Right before she made it to the door, it was pushed shut and she was swooped up into strong arms. Darien set her on top of Serena, who was still recovering. Next thing they knew, mother and future daughter were being tickled to death at the same time.
The apartment door slid open again and four heads stuck in through the crack.
"Aren't they just adorable," Mina chirped.
"Well, I know that they definitely look like a little family," Lita responded.
"I say that we make the fight a little more fair," Rei stated.
With that, the four girls crept in and, on the count of three, they all put their hands out to tickle Darien. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Quick as a cat, he whipped around and pulled all of their hands under his arm. With his free hand, he whipped out a rose and started tickling them all under their noses.
"ACCK," Lita gasped," Da-ri-en.. y-y-you, you're killing.. us."
He continued in his battle for a few more seconds before he suddenly got jumped from behind. Letting go of Lita, Mina, Ami and Rei's arms he skidded forward a step from the sudden weight added to his own. Darien would have turned his head to look, but he couldn't see with Rini's hands over his eyes. She was balance on Serena's shoulders and Serena had her arms secured around Darien's waist.
"Truce!" He hollered.
"Only if you take us all to a movie next week," Rei bribed.
"Okay, okay. I guess that what I get for being a master at tickling." Darien replied.
"No, that's what you get for taking on too many people at one time," Ami chided.
With the little game ended, all of the scouts gathered around the table while Darien went to grab drinks.
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Kisha walked around, kicking rocks out of her way. She had no idea where she was going. The name "Sailor Moon" kept playing through her head. Of course, Kisha had kept that name to herself when talking to Amara. For some reason, she felt the need to protect this "Sailor Moon".
Lauren had seen her leave Amara and Michelle's. Following at a safe distance, she tried to gage when a good time would be to make Kisha aware of her presence.
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"Emeldra," Serena said softly. "She said that her true name was Emeldra."
All of the girls looked at her quizzically, but Rini jumped up and clapped her hands.
"Do you mean, Emmy?!" She asked excitedly.
"Emmy?" Darien asked.
"Wait, don't you know who Emmy is??!" Rini questioned in shock.
"No, sweetie, I don't," Darien responded," Who is she?"
"She's the High Princess in the future. I've only met her once though."
"How could that be, Rini?" Serena asked gently. "Aren't you the Princess? You ARE my only Princess.. right?"
Rini giggled. "You know that I don't have a sister, mom."
"The only other way that there could be a Princess is through blood ties," Ami stated.
"Well, duh!" Rini said, rolling her eyes. "She's the High Princess, but she's not the CROWN Princess. I'm the Crown Princess. Emmy is my aunt."
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The Sorceress could feel her powers growing. She had taken a few sacrifices from small habitats and was fueling her dark flames very well. It was time for her to try to tunnel out. With a shout, she rocked the foundations of the Earth, from the very core.
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None of the scouts had time to register Rini's words. Before they even had time to hear them, the entire building started shaking.
"What in the—" Lita started, right before the lights went out.
