Leaving Chapter 8

Hey guys! Just wanted to say a big thank you for asking me to continue this story. I have really missed writing on here.

I found an old memory stick the other day with loads of SM fanfiction I wrote a few years ago. I thought I had put them on here, but they aren't on my story list. So once I have a read over them I will load them on here for you all!

Thank you again, hope you like this chapter :D

"The scouts weren't able to defeat her Luna." Artemis spoke over Mina's communicator to his feline friend. "In fact they almost had all their energy drained."

"This is just getting worse and worse Artemis. There haven't been any attacks against Serena. Queen Beryl must not know she's left Japan."

"What are we going to do Luna?" The worry in Artemis voice was evident.

Determinedly Luna said. "I'll think of something."

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"Hey Darien, what's got you so down lately?" Andrew asked as he sat a black coffee in front of Darien. His friend hadn't seemed right in a long time.

"Nothing." Darien snapped.

He was sitting in her booth, where he always sat now, his face sulking like he was in morning or something.

"Well I'll be damned." Andrew smiled.
Darien looked up from his coffee to Andrew. "What?"
Andrew laughed and hit the back of Darien's head with the dish towel. "You really liked her! I mean I heard the girls talk about it, but I didn't think they were right. But seeing you now i've just realized it. You've been a grumpier sod than usual since she left, your sitting in her booth, and the other day you even ordered a chocolate milkshake, which you hate." Andrew kept laughing.

Darien growled. "I swear Andrew if you don't shut up I'm going to take that dish towel and wrap it round your neck."

The laughter died instantly and Andrew sat across from his friend in the booth. "Why don't you ask one of the girls for her address, and send her a letter or something?"

Darien shot Andrew a 'are you kidding' look.

Andrew merely shrugged.

The raven haired man sighed. "I barely even spoke to her, and when I did it was only to insult her, I can hardly send her a letter pronouncing my undying love."
The arcade owner stared at Darien in wonder before erupting into another laughing fit.

"What?" Darien barked.

Andrew pointed at him. "You just admitted that you love Serena!"

"No I didn't!"

"Pronouncing my undying love." Andrew quoted.

Darien grabbed the tea towel from his hysterical friend, and Andrew made a dash for the safety of the Arcade kitchen.

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Serena sat holding the rose in her hand. A silent tear fell from her eyes. "Oh Darien. What I foolish dream I had." Thinking of the moment she ran to his apartment expecting a happily ever after only to receive a nightmare.

True to his words the rose had never died. Not even a petal had fallen from it. Serena began to think it was a fake again, but the amount of sneezing Luna did around it, proved it was real.

Was he thinking of her? Is that what it meant?

"Serena?" Luna jumped up onto the bed and rubbed her head against Serena's arm.

This hadn't been the first time she had caught her Princess crying over people left behind. But perhaps it would be the last.

"I miss everyone so much Luna."

Luna nodded, agreeing silently. "I have something to tell you...bad news I'm afraid."
Serena's head shot to the cat, worry etched across her young face. "Has something happened to the scouts."
Luna nodded again. "There was an attack from the negaverse, they were unable to defeat it. They were left badly bruised, but the monster managed to suck most of their energy from them."
Serena gasped and dropped the rose to the bed. "What are we going to do Luna? I'm here and their there, and I can't help!" Serena began to cry louder. "Their going to die and it will be all my fault!"

"Now Serena calm down and listen. I have a plan and you may not like it."

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Lita had a sprained wrist, Mina a black eye thanks to the silly rock she hit when she fell. Amy was limping due to a hurt knee and Rei, well Rei looked like she had been in a boxing match...and lost...badly.

"That has to be the worst fight we have ever had!" Lita growled hitting her fist off the temple.

"Hey Lita be angry all you want but please don't know down my house." Rei tried to laugh, but the bruises on her face hurt to much when she did.

"You know I've never really thought about it until now." Amy began. "But it was always Serena that, in the end, defeated the monsters."

The rest of the scouts nodded.

"Yeah." Rei moaned. "Who would have thought we would need the cry baby so much."

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Darien had taken to walking down by the lake at night. It brought back memories of a certain date with Rei that had him running into meatball head and that brainy guy. She had insisted it wasn't a date, but the memory of her walking with another boy made anger and fear rise up within him. She was meant to be his. He had no idea how he knew this, perhaps but he was being selfish and a little controlling but there was just this feeling, that he knew, somehow they were meant to be together.

Just as he began to walk to the pier, he heard a scream. Without thought he turned and began running in the direction it came from, and then he felt it.

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Rei was blasted away from the other as the monster shot a vine out at her. Moving with the little energy she had left she managed to dodge it.

Mina sent her attack at the creature but once more it batted it away as if it were nothing. Amy was trying to help Lita back to her feet when a dark wave of energy shot towards them and sent them flying backwards.
"We have to regroup." Rei shouted to the others as she tried to pull herself to her feet.

Everyone was scattered. Mina near a tree and closest to the monster. Lita laying between Rei and Amy.

"I can't get up." Amy called as she once more fell to the ground.

Jadeite appeared and Diatas turned to her master bowing. "What are you wishes."

"Since the little sailor brat refuses to help her friends, kill them. Perhaps that will gain her attention."

Diatas turned to the fallen scouts. Her fingers turning into long vines that began reaching towards the scouts.

A shrieking scream escaped Diatas as her vines fell to the grass, her hand becoming fingers again that we cut off half way down.

"How dare you think that I wouldn't come for them." Sailor Moon shouted as her tiara returned to her. Placing it back onto her forehead she took a step towards the monster. "Your energy sucking days are over you creep." She moved to stand in front of the scouts.

"Sailor Moon." Rei called happily.

"Serena hurry, use your sceptre." Luna shouted as she ran over to the other scouts. Artemis appeared from behind a bush and ran to help her.

Serena nodded and grasped her sceptre in her hand. Just as she raised the weapon to attack the monster Jadeite threw a large blast of energy straight towards her.

Serena threw her hands over her face to shield herself, preparing for the force of the dark energy.

Warmth encased her waist and she was lifted from the ground, landing on top of a nearby tree branch.

Opening her eyes she turned to find Tuxedo Mask standing next to her, one arm still wrapped around her waist.

"Now Sailor Moon." He called as he threw a red rose at Jadeite who was preparing another energy ball.

Sailor Moon nodded and once more turned with her sceptre ready. Aiming at the creature she called. "Moon sceptre, elimination!"

Diatas shrieked as she began to turn into dust.

"Next time Sailor Moon." Jadeite moaned in pain from the red rose that was embedded in his shoulder. "You will be mine." Then he disappeared. The red rose falling to the ground.

The hand on her waist tightened lightly. She turned to look up into Tuxedo's masks, masked face.

"Nice to have you back Sailor Moon." Then just like that he jumped from the tree and vanished.

Giving him no second thought she ran to her friends who were now beginning to stand up.

"Your back." Rei practically threw herself on Serena as they all de-transformed.

Serena laughed shocked. "Gee Rei, I didn't think you would be the one to miss me this much."

Rei pulled away quickly and straightened herself out. "Well... it was only because we were about to be drained to death, and you saved us. Nothing else." Rei frowned. "Besides, what too you so long?!"

Serena's mouth hung agape. "Are you being serious! I had to convince my parents to let me come back, then me and Luna had to find somewhere where the moon shone on the ground, so we could use the teleport-"

"Wow sounds like you've had a hard time, not being attacked and things."

The other stood back and watched as the two best friends went back to their old routine of shouting at one another.

After Lita and Mina had dragged her and Rei apart Serena turned to go to the Arcade with the others when something stopped her in her tracks. The others kept walking, but Amy noticed the absence of the newly returned friend.

"Serena?"

Serena stood her mouth open slightly in shock as she starred at something on the ground.

The red rose.