"Reanimation," she said reappearing in the same spot she was in not only five minutes ago.
"Serena you just...you...Nephlyte did you...she was...oh."
"Molly, are you okay?" he asked her. He moved behind her and wrapped his arms around her. He was almost positive she was going to faint.
"She was here and then..." she fainted.
"I knew she would find out tonight," he said stroking her hair, "but could you have been a little more subtle Serena," he said looking at her.
"Find out what?"
"That you're Sailor Moon."
"Ohmigod, Serena, you're okay," Mina said running up to her and hugging her. Lita followed behind her also hugging Serena.
"Of course, I'm alright," she said glaring at her through squinted eyes. "However whether or not you're gonna be is something else."
"I was just trying to be friendly," Mina said quickly ducking for cover behind Lita.
"He tried to kiss me!" she seethed through clenched teeth. "I should kill you, Mina."
"Well he feels just terrible about it," she said poking her head up and resting it on Lita's shoulder. "He's looking all over for you."
"I don't care!" she yelled. "He's a jerk! He tells me that he likes one of my closest friends then tries to kiss me. You're lucky, Mina because I'm going to kill him first for embarrassing me."
"Well let's also remember that he didn't know it was you," Mina said ducking back behind Lita.
"Which I can also thank you for."
"Serena, are you sure you're okay?" Lita asked.
"Peachy."
Molly had started to come to and looked at Serena then looked at the other two girls. She was Ami and Rei in the distance running up to them.
"Is she okay?" Ami asked. She had already taken off her wig in case they had to transform.
"I'm fine," Serena said glaring at Lita as if she were trying to bore a hole through her.
"Why's she looking at you like that Lita?" Rei asked.
"She's a little upset with me," Mina called out from behind Lita.
"Mina is that you back there?" Rei asked.
"Yeah."
Rei looked at Serena's face and started to laugh. "What did you do? She looks like she wants to have you tarred and feathered, then quartered."
"What?"
"She looks like she wants to kill you, Mina," Rei said shaking her head.
"I'm going to but Darien is going to die first," she said calmly.
"I can't believe that I didn't see it before," Molly said out loud getting everybody's attention.
"See what?" Serena said now focusing her attention on her friend. She was just remembering what she did in her terrified state of trying to get away from Darien Chiba.
"You're Sailor Moon."
"Molly, don't be ridiculous," Serena said dismissing her statement.
"You have the same hairdo as her and there's five of them and five of you."
"Serena," Rei said looking at her.
"What?"
"Why would she be thinking something so ridiculous."
"I don't know."
"Serena," Rei said more sternly.
"What?"
"What did you do?"
"Nothing."
"She was invisible, then she was visible again in the same spot," Molly said as if her mind was working out what happened.
"What!" the four girls said all looking at Serena.
"I remember, and I know I'm not crazy. She was there and crying after she bumped into me. I asked her if it was Darien again and she said, 'He didn't even know it was me'. She told me what you did," Molly said pointing at Mina, who had come from behind Lita at Molly's declaration. Everybody looked at Mina, who smiled sheepishly.
"Then I heard someone calling 'Misha'. She said something, then hid behind me. Before I knew what was happening she was gone. The voice started to fade out and then boom, she was there again."
"You mean she came back," Ami said trying to lead her.
"No, she was invisible then visible again."
"Well that's not possible Molly," Rei said, "that would mean she was some kind of freak."
"I know what I saw," Molly said adamantly. "Tell them Nephlyte."
"Yeah Nephlyte," Serena said turning to him, "tell them."
Darien, Ken and Andrew were standing there just looking at each other in silence. None of them had said a word since the girls had taken off in search of Serena.
"Ken," he said protruding his hand in Andrew's direction.
"Drew," he said taking his hand and shaking it.
Darien and Andrew just glared at each other.
"I take it you two know each other," Ken said looking at the both of them.
"Me, know that Benedict Arnold, never," Darien said.
"Yeah, well I'll be a Benedict Arnold but at least I'm not a coward."
"Take it back," Darien said looking at his friend.
"No. You were making time with Mina's cousin rather than looking for her. And you tried to kiss her. She probably saw you. Say good-bye to that Love Boat," Andrew said finishing by sticking his tongue out at him.
"Mind your business back stabber," Darien said looking at Ken. "This back stabber is supposed to be my friend, my best friend and yet he was trying to get the same girl as me tonight. That is why he looks broke down."
"You look like a... well...you actually look good," Andrew said.
Darien turned away from him and scanned the crowd for the girls. He couldn't see them anywhere.
"How do you know Darien?" Andrew asked Ken ignoring Darien.
"He, Lita and I grew up in the same orphanage."
"Oh."
Then there was silence again.
Chad wandered around a bit before bumping into Greg. He was looking for Rei.
"Hey," he said to Greg looking around. "Where's Ami?"
"Gone."
"Know where she went?"
"No," Greg answered. "Have you seen any of them?"
"I've seen Serena and Rei."
They looked at each other awkwardly and a silence developed.
"Don't involve me in this," Nephlyte said.
"Well tell them what you know," Serena said looking at him.
"I know what she knows," he said pointing at Molly.
"Look this is stupid," Serena said clenching her fists, "You're right Molly, we are the Sailor Scouts."
"I knew it!"
"Serena!" they said in unison.
"Shut-up! She is my best friend, as well as the only other person who knows."
"And him," Rei said pointing to Nephlyte.
"Who's he gonna tell? He lives in an alternate dimension, Rei. There's him, the higher ups and our Guardians."
"I'm sorry," Lita said confused, "guardians?"
"Yes, our planet guardians."
"And you trust him with all this information," Rei said still eying Nephlyte suspiciously.
"He has his own charge. He was healed before he even died. It was because of Molly that he was even allowed to go there, because he fell in love with her. I don't know who his charge is, he doesn't know who his charge is and they won't tell so don't ask."
"And you trust him with all this information," Rei said again.
"Yes. Molly is the only other person who knows besides us. And you, Nephlyte."
"Not exactly," Rei said wringing her hands.
"Not exactly what?" Ami asked her.
"Molly isn't the only person who knows," she said looking down at the ground.
"Who knows Rei?" Lita asked.
"For the record," she said looking up at them, "he knew on his own. I only confirmed it."
"Who is it?"
"Chad," she whispered.
"What was that Pyro?" Serena said moving closer to her. "Couldn't hear you."
"Chad," she whispered again.
"Please tell me you're joking," Ami said looking at her in shock.
"He figured it out on his own. He said your blue hair gave it away," she said looking up at Ami.
"Does anybody not know?" Lita asked sarcastically.
"Well okay here's the plan. You can tell parents and significant others if and when you feel the time is right. We need to come up with a way to actually hide our identities. And Mina prepare to die," Serena said calmly.
Mina ducked behind Rei.
"Save me."
"Why are you going to kill her?"
Serena replayed the event for her and glared at Mina who couldn't really hide behind Rei, seeing as they were about the same height.
"He never said a name Serena," Rei said, "He could have very well meant you."
"Temper, Rei, that was the key word here; he likes you. But here's the kicker, after admitting to me that he likes you, he tried to kiss me."
Rei started to laugh hysterically.
"What is so damn funny?" Serena asked her.
"He does not like me Serena. I've gone out with him a few times and it was obvious that he wasn't interested."
"You went out with him!" she shrieked horrified. "You turncoat!"
"You hate him, not me," she said still laughing.
"I guess you have to die too. Before or after Mina, you get a choice for coming clean," she said shaking her head in disbelief.
"Nobody is dying," Rei said trying to stop laughing.
"Yes, the three of you are," she said.
"Again, in his defense and my own," Mina said still hiding behind Rei, "He has no clue who you really are. He really thinks you are my cousin."
"This could have been avoided if you didn't lie," Serena said still mad.
"Serena, why do you let him get to you?" Molly asked.
"Because...because he's a jerk."
"Well I have a date tomorrow," Mina said sticking her tongue out at Lita.
"Because you're cheap," Lita said back to her.
"I am not," Mina said with a pout.
"Yeah you are, but I love you anyway."
"I have a boyfriend."
Everyone turned and looked at Ami. "Really?"
"I'm gonna try to give Chad a chance," Rei said quietly. Everyone eyed her suspiciously.
"So everyone had a good night then," Serena said surveying her friends.
"Except me," Lita said raising her hand.
"What happened to you?"
"My dance partner was chasing after you," she said starting to laugh as she thought about it.
"What!"
"Andrew thought I was you," Lita explained.
"Andrew?"
"Yeah, I guess he likes you," Lita said a little disappointed.
"You could always try Darien," Serena said finally seeing the humor in her situation, "he's pretty open right now." They all started laughing hysterically not noticing that everyone had left and the park was literally empty with the exception of a few stranglers.
"I have an idea you guys," Mina said, "Group date tomorrow. We can meet at the Arcade around seven."
"I thought you had a date," Lita said sticking her tongue out at her.
"I can sacrifice," she said still laughing.
The only people left; Greg, Chad, Darien, Ken, and Andrew, saw them grouped together and walked toward them. Darien, noticing Serena, who he still thought was Misha, went running ahead to the group.
"My god, what happened to you?" he asked her.
"You," she said her disposition growing sour. "Later you guys. I'll see you tomorrow." She turned on her heels and walked away in the direction of home. She ran back and hugged Molly.
"Happy Birthday Mol!"
She started a slow jog back in the direction she came from.
"Did I miss something?" Darien asked.
They all cracked up laughing with the guys left standing there, dumbfounded. It was a normal Sunday to Serena as she went to church and came home. She spent the day doing homework and relaxing, not necessarily in that order. She was wondering if she was going to make an appearance at the Arcade tonight. She wasn't sure if she'd be able to stand seeing everybody else so happy with their new boyfriends.
She hadn't stayed around last night because he literally made her sick with his presence. He may have been good-looking but that was his only good quality. Darien Chiba may have thought he was God's gift but she knew better. He was more like the Devil's poison. She just wished he'd go away and stop harassing her. She still couldn't believe that he had tried to kiss her. She was sure he wouldn't have if he had known it was her. He would have probably made fun of her or something just as equally horrible. God, did she hate him.
