The Moment Ends

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Darien's POV

It's good to have things back to normal. I wake up, hang out with Serena, and we crime fight and defeat the Negaverse just like always. I hopped out of bed and took a shower. I looked at the clock on the wall. It told me I had thirty minutes before Serena would even consider rolling out of bed.

I flipped on the television to watch the morning news. I was making breakfast when I heard the anchorman, "A body was found this morning outside of an abandoned building in downtown. There have been no witnesses come forward and police are baffled by what they found. The only visible sign of injury was a tiny whole right over the man's heart." My stomach tightened and I stared hard at the T.V. It can't be. We just defeated them... I dropped what I was doing and ran out the door.

Serena's POV

I laid my head on Darien's shoulder and looked out at the vast water before us. The sun was shimmering off the horizon. It was beautiful. I knew that I didn't want to be anywhere else, but right here in this moment with him, watching the sunset. He looked at me. The butterflies in my stomach fluttered around when our eyes met. "Serena..." His voice was soft and gentle.

"Yes, my love?"

"Serena... Serena..."He kept repeating my name and I felt like someone was shaking me, and then I opened my eyes for real.

I was still in the comfort of my bed. It was all just a dream. I looked beside me to see the culprit who had pulled me out of my bliss. "You interrupted a very nice dream," I whined to Rei and to Lita who was standing behind her.

Rei yanked the covers off of me and Lita quickly swooped in and grabbed my pillow before I could cover my head. They know me so well... "We have bigger problems than your sleeping schedule. They are back."

I sat up, frustrated "Who is back? You'll have to be more specific. We have fought off several enemies, and I don't know which ones you think are bad enough to wake me from my wonderful dream."

Rei's eyes narrowed and Lita placed her hand on her shoulder and stepped in front of her. "You two need to cut it out. Serena, the most recent ones... They are back."

I stared at her for a moment, trying to grasp the knowledge that I had just been given. Darien... I jumped out of bed, not bothering to grab shoes, and I ran to the door. As I swung it open and started out, I smacked into him. "Oh Darien, I was just coming to find you. They are back and I was..."

He wrapped his arms around me tightly, resting his chin on the top of my head. "Yeah, I know. I was watching the news. I'm okay though."

We walked inside and we all gathered in the living room. "How could they be back? I thought since we killed their leader they would leave." Mina crossed her arms and sat down on the couch next to Ami.

"Well we maybe one of the one's that were left stepped up in the place of the last leader," Ami offered.

I shook my head, not understanding. "We killed so many of them. How could there be any left?"

Lita carried in cups of tea on a tray for everyone then she said, "Maybe there aren't enough to make an army, just enough to dish out a little revenge. If something ever happened to our leader, we would be taking out revenge too."

I sighed. Things had been so great lately. We had been wiping out the small Negaverse nuisances, and hanging out together and things had been amazing. For the first time in a long time, we had all felt... safe.

Rei spoke up, "It looks like we have work to do tonight..."

I looked over at Darien. His jaw was set in a tight line and I could tell he was clenching his teeth. I squeezed his hand and he looked over at me. I smiled, trying to make him feel safe and to let him know everything was alright... But I knew that I couldn't put him at ease. These things almost killed him. Fury built up inside me. These things almost killed him... Now, they are here in MY city making us feel unsafe in our own home.

I stood up, "Let's do this thing, Scouts!"

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