"That's great news, Sergio." She replies, offering him a kind smile. He beams at her, practically vibrating with happiness as he continues to talk about how wonderful his date was."You should be proud of me, Serena." He tells her sincerely."Of course, I am." She smiles back."So, um... I really enjoyed my time with him. I mean, we've known each other for years but I haven't had this type of date since..." He pauses, trailing off. She furrows her eyebrows at him, waiting for him to finish talking."Since what?" She asks him curiously. He shrugs. "Jay?" She nudges his arm softly."Well, uh... he's just really cute, ya know? I dunno. I just like talking to him, I guess." He admits sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. She bites her lip, nodding slightly."Yeah, he seems nice," She agrees hesitantly."So, I'm glad you approve. Now that I've finally gotten over our fight, I was hoping you would approve of him." He tells her, looking at her hopefully."Of course. Why wou
She wakes up to find herself floating in nothingness. Her vision is blurry, so she closes her eyes and waits for them to adjust. After a couple minutes pass, she decides that they're getting worse instead of better. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself staring into the glowing white orbs of the figure standing in front of her."What did you do?" She growls angrily, glaring at the figure. She reaches behind her, pulling her sword out from where she stashed it in her belt. She points the tip of it towards the figure and raises an eyebrow. "Where is she?"The figure tilts their head to the side, seeming to ponder over whether to answer her question or not. Finally, after a moment of silence, they speak."It wasn't me." They tell her. "It was the goddess, the Moon Goddess. I didn't make the decision. She did."Serena freezes. The Moon Goddess? Is she... is she dead? The thought makes her blood run cold. Her grip tightens on her sword."How?" She grits through her teeth, staring i
"Are you alright?" She asks him. She watches as he rubs his head and winces in pain."I'm fine..." He replies weakly. She furrows her brows in confusion. What does he mean he 'fine'?! The crackling sounds behind them makes her freeze. Turning around, she tries to push herself off the ground."Run!" She shouts, pushing herself up and sprinting past the three of them. As she gets further and further away from the building, she notices that the flames are growing bigger. More importantly, she notices the smoke starting to form.She tries not to focus on the burning building, but she can't help it. Her chest tightens, as tears begin forming in her eyes. She wipes her eyes quickly and continues sprinting towards her destination.As she gets close enough, she sees smoke pouring out of the windows. As soon as she approaches the building, she starts hearing yelling. She turns around, spotting her friends on the floor surrounded by flames. She runs over to them and kneels down beside one of th
They walk along the sidewalk for a little while longer until they make it to the entrance to the alleyway. She glances around, making sure that they aren't being followed. After taking a second to scan the area once more, she turns her head back and starts heading through the alleyway, following closely behind the others. She tries not to let on how worried she is about everyone being safe. After a couple of minutes of walking, they reach a large gate. She looks at it in curiosity."Well, I guess that means this is it." The male says with a chuckle."Where should we leave these two?" The female asks."I don't know...maybe we could throw them in a hole somewhere?" He says with a shrug. The female shakes her head disapprovingly."No way." She exclaims. The male opens his mouth to say something else, but she cuts him off. "Don't talk to me. Just take them in.""I don't know...there's gotta be a better way.""Look, we don' have time to argue. They're dying in the rain. I'll do it. Go gra
"Thank you so much." She says with a genuine smile. He smiles back at her before moving to sit beside her. She puts the bottle on the ground before grabbing the fork and stabbing a piece of meat. Her eyes widen as she feels the flavor burst against her tongue. She moans loudly and closes her eyes in pleasure as she eats the delicious food."Damn. This tastes so good!""I'm glad you like them. It's my brother's favorite meal. So I figured that I wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make it for you."She looks over at him and smiles warmly at the kind gesture. She notices how handsome he looks in his black t-shirt and blue jeans. She couldn' remember the last time she saw him wearing clothes like this. It was probably sometime during the day, when he went to work. His face shows pure happiness and contentment. It brings a smile to her face as well, knowing that he is happy to see her. She takes another piece of meat, which is the same color as her own skin, and brings it to her mouth. S
Reluctantly, Serena unwraps herself from the covers and sits up. The men look surprised to see that she hasn't removed the entire shirt yet. They quickly avert their gaze and glance at each other."Uh...do you mind changing clothes in front of us?" One of them asks sheepishly.Serena looks between them before nodding and sliding off the bed, walking towards her dresser. She quickly changes into a plain grey tee and a pair of black shorts. She turns around and sees them both looking at her in shock, as if they hadn't seen her naked before. She raises her eyebrows questioningly and walks back over to them, sitting down on the edge of her bed. They stare at her for a moment longer before one of them finally speaks."Wow, you're...beautiful." He murmurs quietly.She blushes slightly at his words. "Yeah, well...so are you."He chuckles and nods before glancing at the other one again. "This one looks good too. But maybe a bit more conservative. How about we go find a dress for the both of
"We did, yes. But it wasn't abandoned. We saw signs indicating that a couple lived there previously. That's when we knew that we needed to find you. So we started searching for clues about where you might be hiding out.""Turns out there wasn't too much to find. All we needed to do was search for people who knew the area. It's not like anyone would suspect that you'd run off somewhere. We just couldn't stay there any longer.""Every night I'd come home exhausted from searching for you but the next morning I'd feel guilty because I realised that I should be doing more for you than that. So the next night I went out on another search. When I returned, you were gone." He paused again, sighing deeply. "It took a lot of convincing and threats, but eventually I agreed to let you go to live with us. And you have to promise me that you won't ever try to leave us."Serena nodded. "I promise.""Good, because you can't just run away every time things get bad. If you had done that, we never woul
She stares at her feet as she walks down the path leading to the hospital, trying hard to keep herself focused on her surroundings. Even though she knows that she isn' t going to get far without someone noticing her. She glances to her side every now and then, glancing at the clock on the wall. She knows that she needs to hurry but she also doesn't want to leave her mother. Not right now. She still hasn't gotten any word from her father yet. She has no idea whether or not he's going to wake up at all. He could die, she thinks to herself. He could die and she won't even notice. She shakes her head furiously, trying to stop those thoughts from running rampant through her mind. She needs to focus on finding her mum so that maybe she can help him. She can't afford to lose herself thinking about her father. She has to find her mom.Eventually, the building that's in front of her comes into view and she decides to turn her attention towards it instead of her worries. Her eyes land on the