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"Self Destruct"

Serena shivered, bringing her arms up around her body. The rain slammed into her as if it were hail, and within minutes she was drenched to the bone. It was hard to see and breathe, such was the pressure. She could not see anything at all. The wind moaned and groaned in her ear, sometimes whispering things to her, sometimes even callling her name in a distant voice.

'Serreeeeeena...Serreeeeeeeena!'

She whimpered and rubbed her ears. By now, her hands had no feeling. She was completely, utterly numb. With nothing else to do, the girl just kept pulling herself on through the storm. It seemed as if she were the only person left in the world... it was so lonely...

Raye opened the door to the Fruit Parlor Crown and the wind hit her like a slap in the face. The rain felt more like ice than the normal coolness it generally possessed. She just barely made it down the stairs without slipping, using the railing for support. Serena was no where in sight. Raye squinted in search for the odango blonde.

"SERENA! SERENA!"

No responding cry was returned, only the whistling, churning air and the sound of the rain clapping onto the sidewalks and roofs in a dull drone that blocked out all other noise. Raye shivered in her coat, and she held Serena's even more tightly to herself. She forced up all her resolve and pushed on. It was like walking in a blizzard.

Raye had no clue how long she trudged, but it was long enough that she began fantasizing about warm fires and hot tea (right now she wouldn't mind some of Mina's scalding, spicy hot soup!) That is, until she caught sight of a white school blouse and blue skirt on a blonde girl. The raven-haired priestess let out a happy sigh, and for once her mind wasn't lingering strictly on the chill she felt.

"Serena!"

But the teen once known as Serenity didn't turn back, or even acknowledge Raye.

"Serena!"

Raye ran until she was side by side with the girl. "Hey, Serena!" She shook her shoulder for attention. Serena looked dazed.

"Raye?" said blonde said in surprise with chattering teeth and vaguely blue lips. " 'M so tired..." She stopped walking altogether and leaned heavily on her best friend, sighing as if she hadn't stopped yet.

"Darien there... seeing him...So tired," she repeated, barely audible. She was trying to say a couple things at once, but in her state was mushing half-coherent thoughts into an unintelligible sentence. Her body on Raye slipped ever-so-slighly, and Raye knew she was ailing.

"Serena! Serena, hold on!" Raye cried frantically, desperately pulling out the raincoat and wrapping it around Serena's pale body. Her clothes had become a second skin, and she was shivering even worse.

"Cold, tired," Serena moaned. She became limp and Raye had to catch her as she completely slid from the raven miko's grasp.

"SERENA!"

Raye had no clue what to do. She found it hard to stand with the rain pounding onto her with the force of something much larger than it was. Serena herself wasn't all that heavy, especially since she had recently lost an alarming amount of weight, but in the cold Raye felt weaker; shivery; sick. Her emotions were churning and she felt ill with worry.

The girl took a moment to assess her situation. She supposed she was right near the park, and therefore was maybe a mile or two from her temple. She needed to get somewhere and help Serena; somewhere out of the chilly rain. With a grunt, she hoisted Serena up higher, but it didn't do much good.

Raye half-carried, half-dragged the girl to under a tree. At least that was a little protection from the rain. The black-haired guardian reached into her pocket and fumbled around until her fingers touched something cold and solid. She pulled it out. It was her transformation rod.

Taking extra care, she set Serena down so her head was resting against the tree and then glanced around. She knew no one would be out and about in this weather, but still, it wouldn't be good to blow her cover. She raised the red stick.

"Mars Power!"

Crimson ribbons enveloped themselves around the teen, and a flash of blood-colored hue later, a warrior clad in red stood in Raye's place. Sailor Mars closed her eyes and drew her power to her fingers. She knew it was a long shot, but she summoned her fire and let it escape onto a semi-wet leaf that had fallen and remained close to dry.

The fire caught, but burned for only half a minute before the rain doused it. Mars sighed. Her powers wouldn't work in this weather. Oh well. She had suspected so. Pretty much everything was soggy. The Fire Warrior looked down at the unconscious blonde. She was suspicious over her fainting. She knew Serena had been eating less lately, and her intuition told her that the little sip Serena had had of her milkshake was probably the only thing the odangoed girl had consumed today. That, being out without a raincoat in this freezing storm, and not eating much recently, had all probably built up until this point.

The Flame Priestess sighed. With her transformation, her strength had rejeuvinated, and now she guessed she had the force to carry Serena to warmth. She bent over and with a grunt, lifted the water-logged girl and situated her body so that her hands were supporting Serena's back and legs.

And then she was off.

A/N: Sorry it wasn't that long, but I don't have a lot of time to write so forgive me!! Review puh-leeeeease! (puppy dog eyes and a cute little pout)

I will update ASAP!

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