YAY! Two updates in TWO days! To be honest I have never been more inspired to write than I have this weekend. I went on a 2hr walk with my Dad (now can't walk properly…..) and was thinking about what I am going to write the whole time I was stumbling along!

I have to thank Supernatural for being an inspiration for this chapter. I have been re-watching Seasons 1-4 with my Sister (who I will happily say is now hooked! *sigh* Dean is sooooooo HOT!) And wanted to include it somehow.

When not watching Supernatural, I have also been watching my Sailor Moon DVD's and falling in love with them all over again. They give me hope that my soul mate is out there being all surly and drinking large amounts of coffee, while waiting for me to launch myself into his life (thankfully without a low test score….seeing as I have been out of school for 6 years now and Serena was 14…which was like 10 years ago for me….yeah….) and bring sunshine and lollipops!

But enough about me, onto the next Chapter, which I would like to Dedicate to 'Goddess of the Moonlit Sky'. Your review made me smile when I read it this morning and I totally agree….everyone needs love. Especially us Fic Writers!

Disclaimer: I STILL don't own Sailor Moon. I do however own AWESOME Prada Sunglasses. Ah, my pride and joy!

Chapter 15: Supernatural Rituals.

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Andrew stood outside the hospital room, watching with bated breath as Darien lovingly brushed Serena's hair. He had never seen a look of pure devotion on his friends face (hell on anyone's face) before. It was almost scary how much emotion was clearly visible on a face that never showed any.

Almost.

Reaching over, he grasped his girlfriend's hand, pulling her to his side, removing his hand to wrap it around her shoulder. "It's lucky we were so close." He murmured.

Rita nodded and slowly tore her eyes away from the couple. "I know. I still don't understand why Mina demanded we stand here and 'stop the crazy Doctor from entering'.

Andrew chuckled slightly. "Me neither. But the girls are like sisters to me and Darien is like a brother. If something is going to harm any of them, I have to try and do something."

Rita smiled at her boyfriend and leant forward to press a loving kiss to his cheek. "Wish we knew what this Doctor looked like."

Andrew nodded in agreement, turning his eyes back to Darien and Serena. "Me too Rita. Hopefully the girls aren't too much longer. Do you think we should go in?"

Rita tilted her head slightly and regarded the couple. "I think we should leave them be." She whispered softly. Stepping away she tugged Andrew down the hall to a row of chairs. "We can wait here until they arrive."

"Good idea." Moving over he lowered himself onto one of the chairs, pulling Rita down beside him. Wrapping his arm around her shoulder again, he smiled happily. "I'm glad Darien is finally realizing his feelings for Serena. I think she will be good for him."

Rita giggled. "He definitely needs it."

Andrew smirked. "Definitely." Pressing a kiss to Rita's temple, he turned his head in both directions, sighing thankfully at the empty corridor. To be honest he had no idea what he was going to do if the Doctor showed up. Just how was he going to manage to stall her until the girl's arrived? Not to mention what the girls were going to do when they confronted her. Shivering slightly at the thought, he silently hoped they hurried. The sooner this was over and done with, the better.

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Mina screeched the car to a stop outside a hardware store and leapt out of the driver's seat. Tearing across the parking lot, she ignored the horrified stare of the public, who watched the crazy blonde rush through moving traffic to get inside the store.

"What is she up to now?" Lita groaned, straightening her hair for the thousandth time. Why Mina insisted on having the top down was beyond her. All it did was mess everyone's hair up and cause Amy and Raye's normally pale skin, to redden dangerously.

"I don't think we want to know." Amy muttered, desperately attempting to shield her arms from the sun. Admitting defeat, she slumped back against the car seat and glared at nothing in particular.

"I don't think we will have to wait to find out." Raye called, watching as Mina hurried back to the car, her arms full of bags. "What is going on Mina? I swear sometimes you are MORE of a Meatball Head than Serena."

Mina threw the items in the boot of the car and leapt into the front seat, not bothering to check if everyone was ready before pulling out into traffic and continuing onto the hospital. "You'll find out soon Raye. Right now I am trying to get us to Serena so we can stop true love from being interrupted. Makes me sick to my stomach that someone can just attempt to stop true love. When I get my hands on that….that….thing, I swear I am going to hurt her!"

Raye felt her mouth drop open. Not since the Silver Millenium had she ever heard Mina talk like that. The Love Princess and Leader of the Internal Scouts had been a fierce warrior, the one who often called all the shots in battle. The reincarnated version was slightly more subdued, still calling the shots (when Serena wasn't in control) but less scary.

Lita was thinking along the same lines as Raye. She couldn't remember everything from 1000 years ago, but she could still remember Mina's position in the Scouts. She was the Second in Command, the double Serena if she had to be, and the one who always ensured the Princess' safety. Even if it cost her own while she was at it.

Mina continued to mutter under her breath, breaking at least 100 road rules, finally barreling into the hospital underground carpark. "Perfect" she muttered and she pulled into a park and shut off the engine. Glancing around she smirked at the entrance to the basement, to her right, hidden behind a large door. Jumping out of the car, she retrieved her bags and tapped her foot impatiently at the girls, who were taking far too long to get out of the car.

"Hurry up guys! I managed to get Andrew and Rita to watch over Serena and Darien, but I don't trust them to be able to hold the thing off for long. And I need a bit of time to perform this."

"Perform what Mina?" Amy asked, softly shutting her door behind her.

"Why, a spell of course!"

Lita paused mid step, causing Raye to stumble into her. "I'm going mad. Did I just hear you say you're going to perform a spell? You're not a Witch Mina. You're a Scout."

Mina smiled brightly. "I know that Silly. That's why this is going to work so perfectly. Unlike Sam & Dean, I have the power of Venus behind me."

"Sam and….Dean…..Mina! You are not going to try and summon the Doctor are you? You do know Supernatural is only a TV show. That none of it is real…..right?"

Mina waved a hand impatiently. "Less talking, more walking." Turning she stalked in the direction of the large door. "Lita, can you please do the honors?"

Lita sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. "Jeez, is that all I'm good for? Opening doors?" Reaching forward, she tugged on the handle, her face creasing in concentration as it refused to budge. "What the?" She murmured, trying again.

"Never thought I would see the day." Raye commented, moving forward to help the Amazon Goddess. "What kind of door is this?"

Amy pulled her computer out and studied the door for a moment. "Guys…" she called.

Lita ignored Amy and continued to tug on the door.

"GUYS…." Amy tried again.

Raye glared at the door and kicked it, hoping that would help.

It didn't.

"GUYS!" Amy screamed, finally getting their attention. "That's the exit. The entrance is on the other side!"

"Why didn't you say so?" Mina stomped out of sight, the sounds of her grumbling carrying over to the girls.

"I tried…..OH never mind!" Following the blonde scout, Amy tucked her computer back into her bag.

"That's the Exit." Raye repeated, feeling her face crack into a smile. "Well that explains a lot!" Giggling, she looped her arm with Lita and slowly followed Amy and Mina.

Lita snorted. "We still should have been able to open the door. As soon as this is over, I am seriously hitting the gym. Clearly I have to do more weights."

Raye smiled up at her friend. "Speak to Chad….I am sure he would love a gym buddy. Besides, I know he has some friends at the gym who are really cute!"

Lita giggled. "Awesome." Turning the corner, she gasped at the sight before her. While they had been walking, Mina had been drawing on the ground with chalk, intricate symbols covering the floor of the basement. Watching as Amy lit the 4 candles, she frowned. "Amy, why are you helping?"

Amy shrugged and lowered a lit candle onto the floor, making sure it was in the centre of the half circle. "It's not going to work, but I didn't want to upset her. Figured I would just indulge her."

Lita nodded and found a set well out of the way. "What are we going to do if this works?"

Raye shrugged. "We don't even know what she is doing to know if it is going to work. Guess we will just have to wait and see."

Mina looked up from the book she had pulled out of her sub space pocket. "I am summoning her true form. So I know what to look for." At their blank looks she elaborated. "Look, the only thing that would honestly try and come between true love would have to be a monster. I plan on seeing what this monster looks like and then kicking its ass back to where it came from."

Amy placed the last candle onto the floor and handed Mina the matches. Moving back she took her place beside her friends. "This should be interesting." She muttered.

Mina lit a match and muttered a few words in Latin before throwing the matches into a pot of crushed yellow chalk. Closing her eyes she kept chanting, hurriedly opening them as an image flashed before her eyes. "Wow." She whispered. "She is pretty!"

Lita fell over in shock. "Pretty?"

Mina nodded, leaning forward to cover the chalk dust with a large bowl. "She is gorgeous. She must be who Serena was talking about. Hmmm…." She trailed off thoughtfully. "This is going to be harder than I thought."

Raye raised a hand to her head, feeling another head ache coming on. "Mina. Let me get this straight…..Someone is trying to come between Serena and Darien who is NOT a monster, but a really pretty girl?"

Mina nodded. "Yup. Which is going to be tricky. We can't just banish her, we are going to have to do it the non-scout way."

"What do you mean 'we'?"

"Come on Raye. I'm sure you want to see Serena happy as much as I do."

Raye sighed heavily and glanced at her two other friends. "What do you think girls? Should we help Mina?"

Amy smiled. "It is for Serena after all. Plus I know if either one of us were in this situation, she would help in a heartbeat."

Lita nodded in agreement.

Raye dropped her head, admitting defeat. "Fine Mina. We'll help. You have to clean this up –" Raye trailed off, watching in disbealief as Mina waved her hand and made everything disappear. "Mina – what – everything – gone!"

Mina smirked and flashed her famous 'V' sign. "Power of Venus." She said, like it was then most obvious thing ever. "Come on everyone!" Throwing open the entrance to the hospital, she raced up the stairs.

Calmly walking over to the elevator, Raye pressed the up button. "Wonder how many flights she will go up, before she realizes we are not there?"

"$10 says 4."

"You're on Lita. I say 2" Shaking the Green Scouts hand she stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor. Watching as the doors closed, Raye smirked as Mina's shriek carried down the stairs. "Would you say that's 2 flights Lita?"

Groaning, Lita pulled a $10 note out of her purse. Handing it over, she glared at the Fire Priestess.

Amy shook her head in disappointment. "How many times do I have to tell you guys that Gambling is an addiction that should be taken seriously?" Smiling at their amused expressions she shrugged. "Besides, I'd say Mina had only gone 3, so that would make both of you incorrect. But, then again, that's just my opinion."

Sighing heavily, Raye handed the money back to Lita. "I hate it when she is right."

Lita laughed. "Which is all the time!" Placing then money back into her purse, Lita moved forward as the Elevator came to a stop. Stepping out she grinned at the red faced Mina standing puffing before them. "Have a nice run?"

Mina blew a wayward strand of hair out of her face, before spinning on her heel and storming away. Pausing at the Reception desk for a moment, she briefly spoke to the Nurse before turning and storming back. "Serena is on ward 7, which is on Level 2." Moving past the girls, she pressed the 'UP' button. "Apparently, according to the Nurse, Dr Murphy (who must be the girl Serena was talking about) has been muttering about Serena. They reckon she is in taking her obs now."

Raye raised an eyebrow. "How did you find that out in the time you were there?"

Mina smiled brightly, clearly over her grump from moments before. "We had a quick conversation. Turns out she can talk as fast as I can!"

Horrified at the thought of another person able to talk as fast as Mina AND Serena, Amy paled slightly. "That is strange that Dr Murphy is taking her obs. Normally they get the Nurses to do it."

Lita cracked her knuckles dangerously. "She better not hurt Serena!" Rushing into the now vacant elevator, Lita jabbed at the '2' button. This girl was seriously going to get it.

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Meanwhile back in Serena's room, Darien was finishing brushing her hair, satisfied that it had gained some of its shine back. Gathering it all up, he smiled as Serena let out a soft snore and leaned back into his embrace. Blushing slightly, he moved out from behind her and lowered her back against the pillows. Pulling the covers over her small body, he reached down and brushed a hand across her cheek, surprised when a small smile graced her features.

"Darien." Mercedes called from the doorway, having snuck past a now kissing Andrew and Rita. "I'm here to take Serena's obs."

Darien frowned slightly and turned to face his colleague. "You are? What happened to Nurse Roberts?"

"She got stuck with another patient." She lied smoothly. "Figured I'd do it, so we can run some tests and see what is wrong with Serena."

Darien nodded slowly and moved back to sit on the other bed. "You don't mind if I watch do you?"

"Actually, I do. You'll just make me nervous. Plus I'd hate to accidentally hurt Serena." Pulling the curtain closed between the two beds, she regarded the sleeping Serena. "Now we wouldn't want that would we Darien?"

"I guess not." Darien mumbled. Frowning at the peach curtain now separating him from Serena, Darien thought back to the thousand times he had seen Mercedes take a patients obs, while she had still been an intern. Not once had she ever denied someone watching her work. Hell, it was the complete opposite. Often calling people over to show how good she was at taking blood without causing a bruise and how her bedside manner was second only to Darien's.

Standing as a whimper was heard from Serena; he pulled the curtain back and gasped at the sight before him. Mercedes was holding Serena's arm quite forcefully and had clearly make several attempts to find a vein, for Serena's arm was already showing slight signs of a bruise. Meeting Serena's sleep filled scared eyes, he stepped forward.

"Do you want some help?"

Mercedes smiled brightly. "I'm fine Darien. Just having a little trouble finding a vein. But…got it!" Holding Serena's arm out proudly, she showed the needle in Serena's arm, the vial attached to it easily filling with blood.

"Darien." Serena whispered, trying to lift her other hand.

Darien moved forward and lifted her small hand into his own. Squeezing slightly he smiled at the sick blonde. "Don't worry Serena. Mercedes is one of the good ones and will take excellent care of you! Now if you will excuse me for a moment, nature calls!" Backing away he turned and moved into the ensuite bathroom, softly closing the door behind him.

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Mercedes smiled, thankful he was finally leaving her alone with her competition. "Took his sweet time!" she muttered. Glancing down at Serena, she pulled the vial off of the needle, and carefully removed the needle from her arm. Despite her anger at this girl, she was not going to physically hurt her; she was a Doctor after all. She was just going to warn her away.

"What do you want from me?" Serena muttered, eyeing the Doctor with trepidation.

"I want you to stay away from Darien." At Serena's startled gasp she smiled. "You heard me. I can tell he has feelings for you and I'm hoping I have caught them early enough before you have done any lasting damage."

Serena laughed, the sound morphing into coughs seconds later. Accepting the water Mercedes pushed into her hand, she took a deep sip. "Darien has feelings for me?"

Mercedes nodded. "But not for long. Now when he comes back I want you to send him away. I have another room – a single room I can put him in, then I can work my magic and he will forget you ever existed!"

Serena pushed herself a little higher on her pillows. "Excuse me?" she rasped. "I will do NO such thing."

Mercedes leant over the small girl, thankful to have height and health at her advantage. "You will if you know what's good for you."

"Is that a threat?"

Mercedes stood up straight at the new voice from the doorway. "Depends on who is asking. I'd say it's more of a promise if you ask me." Laughing as Lita wrapped her arms around Mina, successfully holding her back, Mercedes turned fully, facing the four girls crowding the doorway. "And who might you be?"

"We." Mina spat. "Are Serena's friends. I recommend you back away from Serena, if you know what's good for you!"

Mercedes laughed again. "I'll do no such thing. In fact, I may instead just call security and have you all escorted from the building. I have been waiting too long for Darien to let this opportunity past."

"Lita!" Mina shouted. "Let me at her! Seriously!"

Lita held tighter to the Love Goddesses body, firmly holding her in place. "I don't think so Mina. Serena will never forgive us if we hurt her."

Amy snorted and strode past the two struggling girls. Walking straight over to Mercedes, she surprised the whole room by reaching over and swiftly slapping the girl on the face, the sound startling Andrew and Rita apart (who were still kissing) and Darien from the bathroom.

"And you call yourself a Doctor!" she spat, before calmly walking back over to her friends.

"Go Amy!" Raye crowed, clapping her hands.

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"What is going on here?" Darien shouted from the doorway of the bathroom, startling the group, hands firmly crossed over his chest. "I leave the room for two minutes and someone is getting slapped?"

Mina broke free of Lita's grasp and pointed an accusing finger at Mercedes. "She threatened Serena! You think we were just going to stand by and let her do that?"

Darien frowned and turned to his friend. "Mercedes?"

Mercedes blushed. "I didn't threaten her Darien. Just merely issued a warning." She shrugged and avoided his eyes.

"A warning." Darien repeated. "What did you need to warn Serena about?"

Serena coughed again, taking another sip of her water. "She likes you Darien. She sees me as a threat."

Darien laughed out loud, startling everyone in the room. "She sees you as a threat?" The second the words were out of his mouth, he regretted them, watching as Serena's face fell, her blue eyes filling with tears. Crossing the room, he pulled Serena's hand into his own. "I didn't mean it like it came out." He murmured softly.

"How did you mean them Darien?" Andrew moved into the room.

Darien faltered. What did he mean? "I don't know Andrew. The words just kind of fell out. I'm not sure why I said them."

Serena nodded sadly and pulled her hand out of his grasp. "I think you should find another room Darien. I don't think my arm can take it anymore."

Blue met Blue in a silent battle. One set of eyes, pleading to make an explanation, to offer a reason for the harsh words and laugh, while the other set refused to see reason and silently pleaded to be left alone.

Standing, Darien stumbled from the room, Andrew following moments later. Turning back at the door way, he turned to Raye who had still not yet made it fully into the room. "I'll work on Darien, you work on Serena." Leaving the room, he hurried down the corridor.

"I think you should leave too." Addressing the Doctor still standing in the room, Serena glared. "I think you have done enough damage. I'll be expecting another Doctor."

Nodding, Mercedes clutched the blood sample in her hands and slowly left the room, glad to be doing so as the emotions swirling in the small room were overwhelming. Labeling the sample, she bit her lip. Turning back, she watched as the four girls all surrounded the now sobbing blonde.

What had she done?

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WOAH! 9 pages in about two hours! GO ME!

In all honesty, I have not planned what is going on with this Fic. I was sitting here, blankly watching music on youtube, when this came to me and I just let my fingers do the talking.

So, I am already planning the next chapter (might even start it now and see how I go!) and am thinking of who the new Doctor is going to be….might even write myself into it….haha….maybe!

I hope you all like it! I can feel it is slowly winding to a close, probably 4-5 more chapters to go (I feel 20 is a nice number to stop at).

Thankyou ALL for your wonderful reviews! They make me soooo happy each time I read them!

Oh, and sorry for any spelling mistakes guys. I read through this about 5 times and corrected all that showed up, but I hope I didn't miss any.

Hugs, kisses and Strawberry Shortcake for everyone!

Cheers,

Bera_Moon

P.S, I am not sure if I will be able to update this week. I have a jam packed week full of Physio, Best Friend's sisters 18th birthday dinner, family dinner, 2 Gym sessions (if i'm not too exhausted from work), then 18th birthday Party, BUT I will see how I go. My muse has been visiting me at work lately (I have started a new SM Fic & a Harry Potter Fic) with all kinds of inspiration, so she may be kind to you all and help me put together another chapter. Fingers Crossed...again!