How Strong is Our love part 2
By: Twilight
Email: MPerez1329@aol.com
Rated: G
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Hello again!  Once again there will be no violence here and it will either
be
told my narration or someone's point of view.  I'll tell you when. First I
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How strong is our love:  part II
By: Twilight
Editor: Sailor Twin

        Serena ran and ran.  She wanted to get away from the pain and
anguish
consuming her heart and from the man who did it.  Darien called out for
Serena
again, but she ignored his pleas and quickly took cover in an alley.  He saw
her
race around a corner then lost sight of her small body  as he ran right pass
the
alley  she was hiding in and continued forward.  Serena sat in the alley
catching
 her breath a few minutes longer until deciding it was finally safe to
leave.
She
 headed in the opposite direction Darien went, and left towards the park.
        " How could Raye and Darien do this to me?  She was supposed to
 be my bestfriend!!"  Tears began to stream down her face as the impact of
what
was happening finally hit her.  Serena brutally brushed the tears from her
eyes
and decided to go to the temple instead and so switched directions.
~~~~~~~~~~
        Darien had been searching for Serena for sometime now and still he
found
 no sign of her.  "Man that girl can run when she really wants to!"  he
cried
in
frustration.  Finally giving up he headed back to his apartment to clean up.
He
 really wanted to find her and talk to her. The only thing was he had know
idea
what he wanted to say.
~~~~~~~~~~
Lunas' pov

        I told the girls that I wanted to talk to them at the temple, and
for once,
 I was the one who was running late, "Gee, Serena's habits are starting to
be
mine!" I thought as I made my way up the stairs.  I could hear Raye yelling
about Serena's tardiness,
        "Where is that girl!  Why can't she ever be on time for a meeting!
You'd think after all this time should would be able to..." I could take no
more
of her yelling and had to stop her pointless tirade.
        "RAYE!!!!!!  I called this meeting to discuss her!  That's why she's
not
here.  So would you please calm down."  Seeing that I meant business Raye
seated herself next to Mina and Lita.
        "Would you girls happen to know what's wrong with Serena?  She's
been
so down lately and I'm worried."  My voice gave away my feelings but I
didn't
care,
 Serena's like a daughter to me.  It looked like no one was going to answer
my
 question until Lita spoke up.
        "Well, actually Luna, I have noticed.....how could I not?  She's
been so
withdrawn and isolated lately.  We tried to talk to her at lunch but she
didn't say
much and hardly touched her food.  Don't you agree Ami?"  we all turned our
heads to see Ami nod slightly.
        "Well....yes Lita I would have to agree.  I thought she was just
having a
bad day at first but this has continued for too long..............The only
reason I can
think of why she's so depressed would be Darien."  We all nodded our heads
in
agreement.  I looked around at all the girls and noticed Raye seemed
uncomfortable.
        "Raye.....do you know something your not telling us?"  She jumped
and
 looked at me wide-eyed, and sat there for a minute. Lita then firmly
prompted
her
 to continue.
        "Well Raye, is there?"
        "I........I was talking to Darien the other day and uhm........okay
he loves
 Serena very much.....but she could sometimes get on his nerves and......he
wishes
 she would grow up a little"  Raye said the last part quietly I almost
missed
it.  壮he's hiding something?'  Before I could interrogate her further, she
started
again.  Apparently she knew what we were all thinking.
        "NO there's not anything going on between us.....well not really."
I couldn't believe I was hearing this!  I opened my mouth to say a few
things
to
Raye, but, Lita's temper was quicker than mine.
        " WHAT!!!  Raye how could you!  You know Darien and Serena were
 meant to be and she LOVES him Raye!  Why!?"  Lita asked incredulously.
Very well put, my thoughts exactly.  We all turned to Raye again waiting for
an
explanation.
        "I don't know....he just started to come around more and talk to me.
 Then all of a sudden it feels like we were dating.  I know he doesn't care
for
 me, but 選' need to know my feelings for him.  I don't want to hurt Serena!
She's my bestfriend and I love her like a sister! .....But I just NEED to
know"
        She sounded so sincere but I wasn't going to except her explanation
so
easily.  It seemed the other girls agreed with me.  I got up to leave and
find
Serena
while the girls stayed a little bit longer to gripe her out.  As I was
leaving
I could
hear what Ami had to say.
        " I understand you needing to understand your feelings for Darien,
you
 just forgot to look at the consequences. I believe you just ruined your
friendship
with Serena........." her voice growing fainter as I stalked away.
        Then that was the last I heard of their conversation.  I went to go
look
for Serena but I stopped in my tracks when I spotted her blonde hair at the
bottom of the steps.  She had her legs pulled to her body, hands hugging her
knees with her face buried into her skirt, crying silent anguished tears.
My heart broke for her.
~~~~~~~~~~

        Serena gradually made her way to the temple ground.  Anger and hurt
were written on her soft animated features.  She was near the top of the
stairs
when she  heard three familiar voices break the silence.
        "Ami, Mina, Lita???  They're all here?  why didn't they tell me we
had a
meeting?"  She was about to continue up the stairs but again stopped when
she
 heard small bits of their conversation, but big enough to make her turn
around.
As she descended the steps, pain coursed through her body and heart. She
sat at the bottom of the stairs and softly began to cry.
        Feeling something rub up against her, surprised she jumped slightly
 back with a small gasp.  Realizing it was only Luna she picked her up and
left the
 temple grounds.  Most of the trip home was spent in silence as they
listened
to
sounds around them.
        " Luna......I don't know what to do anymore?  I....I thought he
loved me,
and Raye!" her  voice was slowly rising but she brought it back down to a
whisper.
 " I want to change Luna......be a better person. Not just for my friends,
but
for
 me too.  Mostly me anyway, I mean it's about time I started to take things
more
seriously right?"  She tried to lighten the atmosphere with a joke but
failed
miserably.  Luna simply nodded her head but didn't say a word for she
understood what she meant, and she was going to help the best she could.
~~~~~~~~~~
        After cleaning himself up Darien stepped out onto the balcony for
some
 fresh air.  The sun was beginning to set and it cast a beautiful shadow
over
the
bustling city.  He stood there, arms resting against the rail as his eyes
scanned the
landscape and sky.  Before he knew it the sun had hidden behind the horizon
and the moon began to rise casting a divine afterglow into the night.  The
stars
 twinkled brightly against the bitter black cool night.  He stood out there
for a
 few more minutes before retiring to his bed.
        Darien tossed and turned while sleep taunted and deluded him.  層hy
am
I doing this to her?  I love her!' he asked himself these questions over and
over
 again not finding an answer, or just not wanting to except it.
~~~~~~~~~~
        That same night a certain blond hair, blue eyed girl was sorrowfully
crying into her bunny covered pillow.  At times she was crying so hard that
she
couldn't breath.  Luna tried to comfort the girl the best she could, purring
for
all she was worth.  Darien knew he had her heart, but he just took it and
shattered it.....again.  No one would ever be able to pick up the pieces of
her heart.  No one....except him.  But she wasn't going to forgive him
anytime
soon.  Finally sleep claimed her tired soul and she drifted into a
peacefully deep slumber.

        The sun slowly peaked over the skyline to show a beautifully bright
and
clear day.  The birds were singing and the weather was warm, a perfect day.
 But it went unnoticed by Serena. For once she was up early and ready for
school with time to spare.  Her parents were pleasantly surprised to see her
up so early and hoped to see more of it.  After she finished breakfast
Serena
 went back to her room, laid  down on her bed, and began to stare at the
ceiling.
        Luna stirred from her sleep to see Serena next to her with a blank
expression on her young comely face. A smile crept onto Luna's face happy
to see that she was up so early and trying to change but sad because she was
hurting so much.
        "Well you're up early Serena, Good morning"  Luna then stretched and
yawned.  Serena turned to look at her feline friend and smiled saying a
brief
good morning to her.  After a few minutes she gathered her things and
started her long walk to school.  Luna was comfortably resting quietly on
her
shoulder enjoying the out doors.
        "Luna, do you  think the other girls could help me?  I mean, help
keep me
on track?"  Luna sat thoughtful for a minute before finally speaking.
        "Of course they'll help you Serena.  They're your friends."  The
rest of
the walk was quiet and peaceful . As soon as the school came into view Lita
and
Ami ran to greet her.  Lita gave Serena a huge hug, twirling her around a
couple
of times before setting her down, Ami followed suit, well except for the
twirling
around bit.  Serena wanted to cry but promised herself she wouldn't in front
of
 the others.  She didn't want to be the weak cry baby Serena that everyone
supposedly knew so well.  She was a new person now and she was gong to
 work hard to prove herself.  The girls sat in the front of the school
waiting
for the bell to ring when someone else came into view.  Standing before
them was another familiar blue eyed blonde girl....Mina!  Serena quickly
 jumped up from her spot and hugged Mina happily squeezing the breath out of
her.
After things settled down a little Serena asked if they would help her stay
on
track along the way and they ofcourse graciously accepted.  Deep inside
though
they knew she wouldn't be needing their help, she was a strong person and
could
do anything she wanted.  If she wanted it badly enough.
        "Uhm Mina?  What are you doing here?  When did you transfer?"
Ami inquired.
        "Huh?  Oh yea, my dad wanted to know if I would like to transfer to
this
 school seeing it was closer to home and all.  So I decided what the heck!
And
 here I am!!"  She smiled happily.
        Mina was in the same class as the rest of the girls which helped
brighten
 Serena's mood a lot.  The day went as normal as any other, except Serena
never
dozed off once or tried to eat her lunch in class.  To top it off she even
answered
all of Miss. H's questions correctly. The whole class went silent their eyes
bugging out and their mouths hanging open, except her friends who tried to
hold
back from laughing.  Miss. H. then turn around mumbling something to herself
that the world was coming to an end.  Serena just smiled in response,
actually
proud of herself.
        When lunch rolled around they sat under the large oak tree and
discussed
what they wanted to do after school.  Ami of course said she wouldn't be
able
to
do anything because she was only 8 chapters ahead.  Everyone then sweat
dropped,
but continued on with the conversation.
        "How about we go to the arcade!  It would be fun!"  Lita said
thoughtfully.
  All eyes then turned to Serena, you could tell she was debating on whether
or not
 to go.
"How about we go some place else, like the park.  I really don't feel like
going to
 the arcade."  選'm starting a whole new life now' Serena thought.  Everyone
agreed and said to meet out here after school.
~~~~~~~~~~
        Darien got up earlier than usual that morning in hopes he could
catch
Serena before she left for school.  Quickly he ate breakfast, changed
clothes,
grabbed his books and he was out the door in record time.  Patiently he
waited
for
Serena to rush around the corner where they usually bumped into each other
screaming at the top of her lungs saying 選'm so late!'.  Ten minutes rolled
by
and still no sign of Serena.  全he should have been here by now' Frustrated
Darien looked down to his watch and realized he was going to be late if he
didn't
leave now.  Taking one last look around he left with a heavy heart.
        As he walked to school an idea dawned on him.  全erena's bound to be
at the arcade after school so I'll just wait around there until she comes!'
Happy
 he came up with something he smiled to himself and sped off for school a
little
bit happier.
~~~~~~~~~~
        Raye had spent half the night sitting by the Great Fire meditating.
She
couldn't believe she was doing this!  Serena was her first and best friend.
 She thought about her feelings and realized it wasn't worth losing her
friend
over.
 First she needed to speak with Darien and the hopefully, if it wasn't too
late
 reconcile with Serena.  One by one, tears began to fall from her eyes as
she
 feared that Serena wouldn't except her apology.

To be continued
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