Chapter Two - Strangers No More - Anime - http://maxpages.com/johnsficpage/Chapter_Two

At that moment, about a dozen people were staring at them but Serena
didn't care. Darien, however, didn't look too comfortable having all these
people stare at him as if he had just grown another head. A crimson color
crept up his cheeks, as his eyes went from cold to a little embarassed.
Serena stiffled a laugh and tried to keep a serious face but this didn't go
unoticed by Darien. Seeing that there was no way he was going to get out of
this unless he gave her a chance to explain, he finally gave in. " If we're
going to talk, could we please talk somewhere else? Somewhere
more.......private? "

Serena looked a little dumbfounded at first but a huge smile dawned on her
face as her eyes began to sparkle again. " Yeah! I mean....sure. Why not? "
This time, it was Serena's turn to blush as the two walked toward the
arcade, keeping a heavy silence between them.

The doors opened letting a cool breeze escape as the two entered the
crowded arcade. Walking toward a booth, the two sat down, neither one
knowing where to begin. Darien simply watched Serena with cold eyes though
questions and pain clearly raced through his mind. It was evident upon his
features. Serena, on the other hand, was looking at her hands, chewing on
her bottom lip and trying to hold back every single blush that she felt
would rise. If she was going to say something, she deffinatly couldn't say
it while she had his gaze on her.

" Um........" Darien arched his brow at her, urging her to go on. "
Um....sorry. " Darien stared at her for a moment, expecting to hear more.
When nothing came out, he sighed in dissapointment and stood up. " No
problem. It's okay...." He was about to leave when Serena grabbed his wrist
again and forced him back in his seat. He wasn't expecting it and slightly
winced at the pain from his wrist. Who would have thought that meatball head
was capable of a killer grip?

Serena's expressions remained serious, her azure eyes looking into the
very depths of his own.
" I'm sorry, Darien. " Darien looked rather annoyed and sighed. " I know. I
already told you that it's okay....."

" No! I'm serious. If you think I don't mean it, I do. I'm really sorry. I
didn't mean to hurt you. "

" Alright. I'm convinced that you're serious. But like I said, it's okay.
And I'm not hurt. "

" Why are you always so stubborn?! I know I hurt you Darien and pretending
that you're not hurt makes it worse. It makes me feel more guilty. "

" You're guilty? Why should you be? You and I both know that what you said
is very true. "

" No it isn't. It isn't to me. If you think it's true then that's your
opinion. But I don't think so. "

" Why not? "

" Because a guy like you doesn't deserve what I just said. "

" And why is that? "

.....Sigh.........

" Serena, listen. You're sorry and so am I. I forgave you. Now let's just
put this behind us. "

" No, Darien. I can't. I won't put this behind me. Not when I know that what
I did was wrong. "

" Serena, you're too tense. I already told you it's fine now stop worrying
about it. It's no big deal. "

" It is to me. "

" Why?! "

Serena seemed hesistant at first, not sure what she would say. The truth
was, she didn't know why it was such a big deal to her. All she knew was
that hurting him hurt her even more in some way though she didn't know what.
She figured that it was just probably because of the fact that she never
hurt anyone before and hurting him was painful for her, too. Maybe the girls
were right. Maybe Andrew was right. Maybe her changes were unusual and were
happening too fast. Maybe she was just too stubborn to admit that. But if
they were right....then why did she feel like the changes were suppose to be
happening?

Darien watched her with sharp eyes, observing every small change of
expression that crossed her feautures. It was clear that she was debating
with her mind. Maybe it was a big deal for her...but why?

Looking up, Serena licked her dry lips and shifted uncomfortably in her
seat. " Darien, I know this isn't a big deal for you and you must think that
I'm really a meatball head to consider this as a such a big deal. I suppose
you always thought of me as one. " That caused a pained expression to flash
across his features as regret washed over him. Now it was his turn to feel
guilty. He didn't mean one harsh word he told her. He wanted to embrace her
and apologize. He wanted to tell her that he never thought she was a
meatball head or anything else rather than a kind hearted person who was
beautiful inside and out. He was going to tell her that. At least he thought
he was. His own words were choked back and Serena's shaky voice cut in.

" I know you hate me....."

' No, I don't hate you! ' His thoughts screamed, trying to make him talk.
But he didn't.

" And I know that I'm a loser......"

' No, you're not! '

" But even though I was harsh, I really didn't mean it. I'de understand if
you don't forgive me....."

' I forgive you! Dammit, Serena, I do forgive you! If only this bitch would
talk, I'de tell you that....'

" Just please tell me that you actually do forgive me. "

' Argh! Talk, Darien, talk! God.....why do I have to be YOUR brain?! '

....Sigh......" I understand. Sorry to take my anger out on you. Bye,
Darien....."

' Argh! She's gonna walk out on you! Moron! Do something.....that's it! '

The little voice in his head swung a baseball bat and hit a ball, headed
straight for his mouth. The ball hit him, as Darien suddenly let out a word.
" Serena......."

Serena turned around, her eyes red and watery. Darien stood up and raised
a hand to touch her cheek. " I...." His words were cut off and his hand
stopped mid-way, dropping to his sides as a piercing scream rang through
their ears. People started screaming and running around as cars were being
thrown around, outside the safety of the arcade. Both Serena and Darien
looked frantic. Outside, a woman with black eyes and white hair that seemed
to be about seven feet tall roamed around, carrying people and throwing them
around. It's black eyes turned red as it's tentacle-like feet grew longer,
wrapping themselves around cars and throwing them around, like the way vines
would slither about.

It took Serena and Darien a moment to realize that one car that was thrown
was heading their way. When they did, it was a little too late to run so
Darien threw himself over Serena as the two rolled on the floor. Serena
gasped at the sudden impact as she found Darien on top of her, using his own
body as a shield. The next thing she knew, the car hit the roof of the
arcade and split in half, sending one half flying over to another store and
the other half flying in the arcade, shattering a glass window into a
million pieces. Bits of glass flew around the area, dropping beside Serena
in a dangerous distance. The pieces threatened to fall on them and having
Darien on top of her made him more vulnerable.

People hid behind the game machines which weren't sliced by glass pieces,
and thank goodness there was enough for all of the people to hide behind.
After the glass shower, Serena stood up, her eyes darting from person to
person. The people seemed unconscious and only two were still cowering
behind the machines. But they soon fainted as well. There wasn't much damage
done and only about two or three machines were wrecked, plus the window and
pieces of glass on the ground, and half of the car which lay beside them.
There was a small chance for everyone to get hurt, but Serena and Darien
were in the middle of the mess and it was a miracle they didn't get hurt. At
least she thought they didn't.

Serena was in perfect shape. But Darien didn't move. No blood spilled out
and she didn't see any scratches or cuts on his body but he was out cold. He
was unconscious and the hard impact must have caused him to faint ot hit his
head. The very thought of it was enough to scare Serena out of her wits but
she knew she had to be strong. Fear wasn't going t get in her way right now,
especially since the world was counting on her to kill the beast.

She carefully rolled Darien off her, making sure he wasn't anywhere close
to the glass or open window. Standing up, she forced her weak knees to stop
trembling and raised her wrist to look at her watch-like communicator.
Pressing a button, she looked at the face of a raven haired priestess. "
Rei.....we have an attack here at the arcade. Darien's unconscious and so is
everyone else. I need the scouts here, now! " Rei nodded but stopped
mid-way. " Darien's with you? "
Serena growled in annoyance. " Just do it! Hurry! " Rei frowned. " Okay,
okay. We're on our way. Just hang on. Try to hold it off first and we'll get
there a.s.a.p. "

Turning off her communicator, Serena turned around and looked at monster.
She cringed at it's sight. Turning around, she looked at Darien and sighed.
" Just hang on, Darien. I'll save you...."
Turning back to the monster, determination flashed across her eyes as she
raised her hand, ready to transform into the heroine of the day. Parting her
lips, she yelled,
" Moon Crystal Power! "

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Author's Notes: Alright. Chapter two's done. I know that wasn't much but I'm
working on it. The future chapters will have a lot of twists and turns and
if the first chapters seem boring then just bear with me here. I'm only at
the beggining. Begginings are sometimes boring.

Anyway, thank you to those people that emailed me. I really appreciate it
and I'm glad you liked chapter one. Sassy V, thank you for the advice and
compliments. I appreciate it. Chapter three's coming up and it's called " A
new enemy. " So please keep the emails coming and I hope that more people
will email me. My email is mentioned at the top and until next week, good
bye for now.

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