Levana Ceri (Moon Love)

Chapter 23

Serena chewed on her thumb while she sat in bed, wondering what the hell she was going to do. She had to speak to Darien. Just then Serena's door opened and Mina walked in. "There you are."

Serena scooted to the center of the bed while Mina hopped on. Serena still immersed in her own thoughts still managed to notice the flushed look to Mina. "Are you ok?"

"What?" Mina said, in obvious distraction.

"You look...you look a little flushed."

"Well...it is a little hot in this place isn't it?"

"Not really. Kunzite enjoys the cold from the AC. Jadeite thinks its 'cause he's a frigid bastard." Serena giggled.

A quick flash of Kunzite's face when he had cummed against her went through her mind and Mina felt another wave of heat go through her. "Oh there's not much about him that reminds me of frigid."

"What?" Serena asked in confusion.

"Nevermind." Mina said with a shake to her head. "So tell me, what's going on?"

"What are you talking about?" Serena said with obvious reluctance.

"Don't act stupid Serena. You ran away from us. How could you be so irresponsible? How are we supposed to protect you if you run away as soon as the going gets tough?"

"Ray was talking about having me raped! I don't think I overreacted." Serena said in anger.

"I may not agree with Ray's methods but dammit we needed a solution! We're still in the same predicament we were before but now its worse! Mars has been destroyed! Her king murdered. Her people slaughtered...no one was spared. There weren't even any enslavement proceedings. Everyone was killed. Ray lost everything in a heartbeat." Mina yelled at Serena.

Serena cried for her friend. "I didn't know. I'm so sorry...King Hino..." Serena pictured his old wrinkled face, how he used to try and be stern with her in front of Ray but would later sneak her cookies in apology.

Mina's anger quickly left her and she covered Serena's hands with her own. "No Serena, I'm the one who's sorry. Even if you had awakened your powers, there's no guarantee we would've been able to stop Galaxia in time." Mina pulled Serena into a tight hug. Serena held on to her tightly and cried for the loss of so many lives and for the anguish Ray must be going through. "She must despise me." Serena whispered in Mina's hair.

"Ray doesn't hate you. She's just...she lost everything in a matter of minutes. The attack was so swift...Mars was completely caught off guard. Worse, Ray had a vision and witnessed it all."

"What?" Serena pulled away and looked Mina in the eye. "She was there?"

"In her astral form. Somehow Galaxia was able to sense her and rifled through her thoughts. That's how she was able to find out where you were."

"What are we going to do?" Serena asked.

Mina shook her head. "I don't know princess. Normally I would say we should return to the Moon Kingdom immediately...there's no safer place and that's where everyone is gathering for the great battle, because it is coming."

"But you're not suggesting that."

"No, your mate is here. He is either Darien or one of the Shitenou. Your powers have begun to manifest themselves...and Amy says thats due to your proximity to your mate."

"But I can't-"

"Serena!" Mina interrupted her. "This is no longer an option. You must awaken your powers. Without them we are all lost. If Galaxia showed no mercy to Mars she will bring your people to their knees! Galaxia despises the Moon Kingdom more than anything. She's all ready murdered your father and she won't hesitate to do the same to your mother."

"No." Serena whispered. "Nothing can happen to my mother. I wouldn't survive it."

"Then don't allow what has happened to Mars happen on the Moon. You need your powers and you need them now. The sooner you begin training with them the sooner you'll learn to control them."

"What do you want me to do." Serena asked with resignation.

"Have sex with Darien. He looks to be the most likely to be your mate. If that doesn't work then...then you should seduce the Shitenou beginning with K-Kunzite." Mina faltered over his name.

Serena nodded. "The war has taken its toll. I won't allow any more deaths. Its time I stop being a baby." She said firmly. "Tell the Inner Senshi to contact my mother and let her know that we'll be returning to the Moon tomorrow night."

Mina raised her eyebrows in surprise. "So soon?" Mina asked.

"I can't talk to Darien tonight so I'll have to wait until morning."

"You're going to sleep with him and then we're leaving?"

Serena glared at Mina and her dissaproving tone. "There's no time. You said so yourself. I'll seduce Darien and then we're leaving."

"I know what I said but that's no reason to be so heartless."

"I'm not being hearless. I'm doing what men have been doing for centuries on Earth."

"But you're not a man."

"Thanks for the anatomy lesson. Go tell the Inner Senshi what I've told you. And get some sleep."

"But-"

"Now."

Mina bowed to Serena stiffly. "As you wish princess." And with that she left the room. Serena fumed silently. She couldn't win for trying. What the hell did they want from her? When she was herself everyone was pissed at her. And when she went into princess mode they didn't like that either. Serena shook her head and dressed for bed. Tomorrow was going to be a big day.