Under the radar

"Serena, why were you so late this morning?" Amy asked as they sat in a cafe during lunch. They really shouldn't have been off campus, but they were cool kids and couldn't very well be expected to eat cafeteria food, Serena just wouldn't allow it no matter how many times Amy insisted they do so to stay out of trouble.

"Yea, meatball you were extra late this morning," Raye grumbled. Serena shook her head as she came out of a day dream about that morning.

"What?" She asked.

"Serena!" Raye exclaimed."Why do you never pay attention to the important stuff?"

"Sorry gee, I just spaced for a minute, now what did you ask?"

"We wanted to know why you were so late this morning," Lita responded.

"Seiya, killed Duchess yesterday," Serena said a few tears falling out of her eyes as they all back up shocked.

"How could he do such a terrible thing?" Amy asked. They'd all went out and bought Duchess for Serena's fifth birthday. She had been obsessed with cats that year instead of bunnies and they thought it would be a nice birthday present and since Mina's birthday was the day after, they got her a cat too, which she named Artemis, but it was when she was thirteen and finally allowed the cat the girls had been promising her for nine years.

"I don't know, I ran out of there, and just cried my eyes out."

"That would explain why you never came back to the Arcade," Raye said sipping her tea as she brushed away a few tears.

"But why didn't you come to us for comfort."

"Sorry I blew you guys off, but I didn't know we were suppose to start tutoring in math today and I got so caught up with Darien, then I went home and the Duchess incident," Serena said."I tried to find you guys, but I completely forgot you'd still be at the Arcade doing work and stuff, so than I ran into Darien and he took me to his place, which is why I was late, but than I was ultra late, because my mother had organized a funeral for Duchess and I had to agree with all her decisions. You're invitations should be in the mail."

"Oh you poor thing having to suffer with Darien, " Raye said with disgust. It was no big secret that she had a crush on Darien, except to maybe Serena.

"He was actually really nice and he got me a new cat, she's at his place now, I simply couldn't take her home after what happened to Duchess and its way too soon, I could never replace such a sweet and obedient cat."

"No one could ever replace Duchess," Mina sighed.

"A moment of silence for her." They sat in a silence for two minutes.

"Ok now why is Darien being so nice to you?" Raye asked. Serena shrugged.

"I guess he didn't want to make it worse or maybe its because he likes me, " Serena giggle as they moved on to a more cheerful topic.

"No, Serena, no do not go there, Darien is way to old for you!" Amy exclaimed jumping up as did Raye in shock. She thought girls should date boys there own age and that older men who liked younger girls were perverts. She thought they were disgusting pigs. She'd been known to alert police to older men, especially the college men of Tokyo dating younger girls. Everybody was careful to keep the truth about their relationships from Amy in fear that she'd tell. It was a known fact that 20 of the girls in school were dating a college man and loving it. Amy strived to figure out who they were, but the girls had gotten better at remaining below her radar. Especially Lita, who was one of her best friends.

"Yea, Serena, Darien is way to old for you, he's a fucking pervert if he even asks you out!" Raye exclaimed. She was furious inside that Darien would even look Miss Serena Perfect's way. Sometimes she just hated Serena for the attention she attracted from men.

"Oh Raye, Amy calm down, he hasn't asked me out, we have a tutor-student relationship, I was only kidding," Serena said in a calming tone as they both sat down."Besides Darien and I hate each other, he'd never look my way!"

"Got that right meatball!" Raye exclaimed.

"You two, don't you have anything to say about her joke, I mean what if she'd have been serious?" Amy asked wide-eyed. Mina turned to her with a mischievous gleam in her eye.

"Well if and when it does happen be sure to get a before and after picture," Mina laughed causing Lita and Serena to laugh as well why Amy and Raye fell out of their chairs in exasperation.

"You know I will Mina, how could I not share with you guys the memories." This caused more laughter.

"Oh and when you go on your first day you gotta let me help make you up, we'll make you look like a real mature college girl." They laughed.

"I will believe me."

"Guys stop!" Amy exclaimed."That is no joking matter, it is serious stuff for a grown man to sleep with a minor, he could ruin her life or worse give her AIDS and than where will she be?"

"Six feet under!" They all exclaimed as if it were some joke. Amy got mad, because now even Raye was laughing.

"Oh come on Ames we were only playing we're sorry, besides who'd be stupid enough to do a college guy without protection?"

"Ditz like you meatball head," Darien said. He looked like he hated her as usual. Immediately her smile was replaced with the same look of hate, but if you looked close enough there was something different in both their eyes.

"Shut up you asshole, I told you not to call me that ever again!" Serena exclaimed as she pushed on pigtail hanging from a neat ball of hair on top her head, behind her back. He pulled down his bottom eye lid and stuck his tongue out at her. She fumed, but ignored him after flipping him the bird.

"Bitch," Serena muttered.

"Oh I swear he should be nominated for biggest bastard in Tokyo," Serena said more loudly. She was sure he heard from the look on his face and she smirked.

"Tokyo, why not shoot for Japan!" Lita exclaimed loudly. They laughed.

"Why Japan, how about the whole world?" Mina suggested as they watched behind Amy and Raye as he asked her out on a date.

"I bet he'd win by a landslide!" Lita laughed giving Serena an excuse to laugh and nod yes in what seemed to be agreement to Amy and Raye.

"Oh look at the time we'll never make it back in time, we're sure to be caught!" Amy exclaimed. They all finished up and paid their bill.

"I'll call you," Darien mouthed. Serena eyes got wide, that was how college-highschool student relationships were detected. Ever since Amy came out with her stupid invention. Her father had put it on her phone as a precaution. Seiya was the only exception to get through on her phone line without being looked at as suspicious or her phone calls getting recorded.

"No!" Serena mouthed back in horror."We have to stay under the radar!"

"Serena!" Raye exclaimed after all Serena was driving and she wouldn't make them all late. Raye came back in and pulled her out of the shop, not noticing who she was silently speaking too.

"So I'll pick you up at 10 on Saturday?" Darien asked after school in the library. They were whispering and acting as if they were working on math.

"Um...yea sure, I'll tell them you decided to give me a ride to Mina's since we're all going to study together, you are after all my tutor."

"Mina will cover for you if they call?" Darien asked. Serena nodded.

"Mina's parents are out of town, so that means she'll definitely be out clubbing that night, so there's no one to tell and if we don't pick up the phone they'll call my phone or hers at which point we slip into the sound proof V.I.P room with a television and or study tape recorder and play it in the back ground. They'll expect me back by 12 in the morning at the latest." Darien nodded.

"So its set Saturday at ten than." Serena nodded not asking why he wanted to come so late when she'd have to be back by twelve at least if she wanted avoid trouble.

A/N: I know I haven't done a Sailor Moon says in three chapters, but here it is again. Enjoy!

"If you have a Amy Radar a.k.a party pooper, always be sure that you are under the radar. Never get caught up in a mess you were trying to avoid in the first place by keeping your relationship, you alcohol stash, and so on under the radar, Sailor Moon Says!"