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I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters.


Chapter: Prologue
Tiltle:The Bet
Author:LoVeAnGeL
E-mail:TrueLove2763@aol.com (This is my friend's email addy since mine   
doesn't work. Just make sure in the subject box it says LoVeAnGeL)
 
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    "Oh no! I'm late again.." Serena Mathews cried out as she pushed her way 
out of the crowd to her car. "...they're gonna kill me!" 
    Looking down to her watch she was already 20 minutes late. Serena ran to 
open the door to her red corvett ,hopped in the driver's seat and drove 
quickly off.

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               Serena parked in the lot and ran to the door of the big 
mansion. There stood a mad Rei Davis with her hands on her hips.
    " I'm so sorry I'm late, there was so much work in the office and then 
there was those busy streets." she said gasping for air.
    "Don't give me that! You know how many times this happened?  You're 30 
mintues late! Serena you're lucky not ALL the guest arrived!" her raven 
haired women shouted.
    Serena just smiled and went in the mansion "Well , It won't ever happen 
again I swear."
    "Can I get that in writing?" Rei replied.
    Serena just gave her a frown and went to greet her other friends.
When she entered the family room there were all her friends.  Amy Anderson 
was talking to Lita and Ken Burroughs. Mina Daley and her fiancé Andrew Jones 
talking to Chad Davis, Rei's husband. She caught the attention of everyone as 
she walked in the room. 
    "Hey Serena!" called her friend Mina.
    "How's it going Serena!" Amy said.
    "Late again aren't we?" joked Lita.
    "Hello everyone!" She greeted.
 Everyone look so nice and more beautiful from the last time she saw them.
The men also went to her and complimented how Serena looked so beautiful.  
She looked around her and asked where's Greg Amy's fiancé.
    "Oh, he stayed behind to finish some work but he'll be here tonight for 
the Ball. Greg said he'll be bringing a friends of his. So what's going with 
you? Anything happened since the last time we've seen each other, and why 
were you so late today? Not that's it's very surprising." Amy giggled.
    She just sighed and answered, " That's not funny, I've been so tied up 
with work, the company doing better now so I'm paying more attention to it  
since I'm leaving for the summer that's all. And if you're asking about my 
love life... no I'm not dating anyone."
    "Oh Serena, why not?" Mina asked out ." You should really find someone to 
love you , we all have."
    "I guess I'm not that lucky."
    "Don't worry Serena, there are going to be many available men tonight at 
the ball." Rei answered.
    "When will any of you all stop asking about my personal life?" Serena 
cried out. "God!"
 Lita walked to her friend."We're sorry Serena, now why don't you want to go 
to your room and rest then get ready for the ball tonight ,k?"
    "Alright." She excused herself and went on to her room that she stayed at 
every summer with Rei and Chad. When she opened the door, everything in it 
was the way she left it last year. The smell of roses filled the air, the 
sheet's were pink silk. It seem so cool, she dropped her bag and suitcase on 
the floor and jumped in the bed. 
    "Finally I can have some time off." and closed her eyes to a nap.

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    Serena opened her eyes and look at the clock. She slept for an hour. It 
is now 5:00. She got up out of bed and went to the bathroom and started the 
water. She went to her suit case and got out her bath robe and went back to 
the bath room and closed the door.
    
    She cames back into the room in her bathrobe and began to dry her hair. 
When Serena finished, she notice that her left earring was missing.
    "Oh no! My earing , Mother gave me those." She raced out of her room and 
went looking for it . " Oh where is it?"
    
    Serena continued when all of a sudden she bumped into something, or more 
of a someone.
    " I'm terribly sorry..," she started without look at who it was. "I'm 
looking for something." She turned to see who it was. There stood a man. He 
was tall with midnight black hair with deep ocean blue eyes. He was very 
handsome.
    "Why don't you watch where you're going next time?'' he cried out.
    "I said I was sorry!" She yelled back, ' What a rude man" she thought
    'God what a beautiful angel, but geez how rude.' he thought. "I'm Darien 
Shields, and you are ...?"
    " Someone you don't want to mess with." she replied "Excuse me ." and 
began to walk off. Darien took hold of her wrist. Serena tried to get out of 
his grip but he was too strong. "What do you mean by that?'' Darien asked.
    "Let me go!"
    He let go and she went off to the end of the hall. Darien just laughed 
and went to the other side of the hall.
    "Of all the nerve! Oh well just finish getting ready before Rei yells at 
you again." she said to herself and continued getting ready.
 
                      To Be Continued...

    
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