Hey, thanks to all of you who are continuing reading this! I really
appreciate it! Hopefully this section will explain a little more of
what's going on. I know it's all a little sketchy as to who this is,
and why they're doing it. And that's really because this was a spur
of the moment thing for me! I'm new! Hehe, but hey, without further
adu..

*same disclaimer, i don't own sailor moon!*
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			A DARK LUST, Part 2.

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	Serena slammed down the reciever after Mina's mother hung up.
Her knuckles white from her fists being so tightly clenched. It was
already too late. She knew it. She didn't know whether to scream or
to cry! Mina was gone too. Her mother had told Serena she hadn't seen
Mina for at least an hour, she said she wasn't worried though. Serena
quickly explained she was just waiting for Mina and was wondering if
she was already on her way. She told Mina's mother they'd planned a
trip for the five of them to go up to Rai's grandfathers cabin for the
week (Spring break started that week, and lasted for two.), Mina's
mother didn't seem surprised thought, they always planned these things
without remembering to tell their parents. She told Serena to just have
Mina give her a call if she needed anything, and that was that. This
was the same story Ami, Mina, and Serena had thought up for Lita and
Rai's guardians.
	Now Serena called Ami's mother. She had no choice,
but all she recieved as an answer was a machine with Ami's mother's
voice explaining she would be on a business trip for the spring break,
and if any questions needed to be asked - her daughter Ami would gladly
answer. Serena hung up without leaving a message. 'Good' she thought,
'that's one less person I have to lie too..'. She sighed, her mind was
spinning. She had one more call to make now, she couldnt' go home. Not
right now. She called her mother, and dished out the same story. Irene
sighed on the other side of the line, "I was hoping you and I would get
to spend some time together hunny... but... well just be sure to call me
when you guys are coming back okay? Have fun with your friends... please
be careful - oh and Serena?" Serena's eyes were wells,she hated lying
to her mother..."hm mom?" She managed to say in a normal tone. "I love
you sweety, I'll see you when you get home!" Serena said her goodbyes
and hung up.
	Serena wiped at her eyes as she walked towards Darien's room.
When she stepped into the dark bedroom she could hear the sound of
running water. 'He's in the shower..' she thought to herself. 'What can
I tell him? That I'm a failure? That I've managed to lose every single
one of my best friends to this.. this CREEP in a manner of two days?
Ugh he's so going to dump me!.. No... no I have to prove it to him that
I can be a good leader, to all of them! I have to go find my friends'
Serena nodded to herself with determination. She walked to his desk and
took out a piece of paper. But before writing she glanced in through
the open bathroom door, and smiled slightly at her love's silouette
behind the shower curtain. "I love you... you can be proud of me, you'll
see.." With that she scribbled quickly onto the paper, laid it on his
bed, and dashed out the front door.

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	Mina and Lita tried again to use their powers to weaken the doors.
And once again, the room just absorbed their efforts, Lita's lightening
just soaked into the walls, and Mina's beams disappeared into thin air.
Lita punched the wall in frustration, "Damnit!' She hissed, "This is
useless! We need to get out of here! You heard him! He's going after
Serena next. We're like sitting ducks! She'll need our help!" Lita paced
all the while huffing about getting out, now and then stopping to kick
or punch the wall. While Mina sat quietly, thinking to herself. 'I know
there has to be a way out of here... I just wish I could THINK straight!'
she sighed. She glanced up, and for the first time noticed a barred
window linking to the other room. She stood up and walked past Lita and
peered through. She smiled at once, seeing Ami and Rai sitting there
quietly with their eye's closed.
	Mina leaned in,"Psst..." neither girl budged, Mina rolled her
eyes, "PSSSSSSSST!!!" Ami's eyes snapped open, a smile stretched about
her worn face. "Mina! Oh I'm so happy to see you! How are you doing? Did
you just get here?... Is Lita alright? Is she with you in there?" Ami
got up on her tip toe's and glanced in just as Lita came to the window.
They both smiled at eachother and nodded knowingly. Rai stood up slowly,
painfully, and walked to where Ami was standing, everyone greeted her,
but she was very flat. "We need to help Serena, what can we do?"
	"Look," Mina started, "we need to put our heads together and
figure something out, I think I might have a pl-" A loud rapping on the
door hooked to Mina and Lita's room quieted the girls. A dark face peered
in at them - Nebil's. "QUIET! You aren't allowed to speak to eachother!"
Mina narrowed her eyes, " OR WHAT?!" Nebil's grin widened slowly.
"Girls.. would you care to let Venus here in on what happens to girls
who don't obey the rules?" Rai's eyes hid fires behind them, Ami just
shuddered while Lita glared at Nebil but reached out for Mina's hand,
pulling her back towards her. Mina looked at Lita, "what does she mean
by that Lita??" Lita still glared at Nebil, till she grinned and
disappeared from the doorway laughing. "...You don't want to know...
look we need to pick a time when she's not around to discuss this." Mina
thought for a moment then nodded and snuck over to the window, "Guys,
when she goes to get our food tonight, we're going to have a meeting -
be quick and quiet though...I have a plan" All of the girls nodded and
returned to sitting on the floor in their chambers.

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	Darien stepped out of the shower feeling a bit better, he'd
only been in there for 10 minutes, besides... he knew Mina would be
on her way over anyway. He sighed remembering Serena's tears, he quickly
wrapped a towel around his waist and walked into the bedroom peaking
out into the corridor. "Serena?" He glanced around the empty apartment.
He frowned, suddenly his heart was filled with undenyable fear. He froze
in his spot. "SERENA??!" He yelled out. 'No.. God no! Nebil couldn't have
gotten to her here...it's impossible!' He beat himself up mentally, 'What
were you thinking! You should've stayed with her...damnit Dare, what've
you done...' he turned back into his room, tears forming in his eyes.
Then noticed the small white slip of paper resting in the center of his
bed. He quickly scatched it off his bedspread and looked it over:

	My Dearest Darien,

I've finally realized what kind of leader I am, and I'm ready to change .
My friends need me, Mina wasn't home. They've all been taken. I'm going
to get Luna, and try anything I can to trace back to them. I'll make you
proud of me... I promise. I love you.

Love always,
Serena

"NO! Serena I already am proud of you...damnit!" Darien yelled at the
letter. He quickly got into his Tuxedo Max outfit and ran out into the
night searching for Serena.

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	Serena was running through the park looking for the spot where
Nebil had captured Rai. She looked down at Luna, "Why didn't we think of
this before? We've wasted so much time Luna!" Luna nodded, "I know, but
the information was in our main computers - we didn't know... we didn't
even remember to look" she said sadly, shaking her little kitty head.
Artemis looked down as well, feeling incredibly guilty. "This is all our
fault, we could've saved the scouts days ago!" Serena shook her head,
" Lets not worry about that now okay guys? We'll get the back, you'll
see! We just need to find the spot where that Nebil took Rai, we should
get some readings on this thing shouldn't we?" Luna looked up at the moon
princess. 'How she's grown,' she thought to herself, 'Her mother would be
so proud...' Just then Serena tripped and fell down, and Luna sweat dropped
and started to say something - but stopped when Serena just got up, and
kept on going without wailing or whining or anything. Luna and Artemis
looked at eachother a smiled, she was growing into quite the leader.
	Serena tried her best to stay on her feet, one of Ami's contraptions
in her left hand her wand in the other. She knew as much as when the mini
computer started beeping, the closer she was - and when it did a steady
beep, she was there. She hadn't had any luck yet, but she knew they were
almost there, the beeping was light, and far apart, but it was slowly
increasing. Finally, after what seemed like hours, the beeping had no 
breaks.
Serena carefully set down the computer, and pressed what Luna told her to,
to reopen the portal.
They stood back, Serena crossed her fingers...

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K, that's it for this time, sorry it's kinda short I know, but I wanted
to put this one in so you'd have at least two parts to read. I'm working
on the third and a possible 4th and 5th next week(this weekend really)
so it should all be done next week! Please let me know what you think,
and any suggestions and whatnot are all welcome. just email me:
dreemwrld@hotmail.com :) Thanks!