Hey, ya'll!  This is Connie here, its short for Draconi.  Anyhoo,
Hope you like my story and e-mail me if you want me to put on the
rest quicker because no one seems to be giving me any comments or
critique.  Hey, Alana, are you out there? Enjoy!!!
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The Sighful Scout:

        Derien was out on his normal run when she saw Serena leaning
against the wall, looking up at the evening sky in her school
outfit.  "Hi Serena."  He said akwardly.  She stared at him a moment
then he felt the same anger as before.  "What do you want?"  She
said.   "SerenaI, I....  He started but she had shut her eyes and
ran off.  He followed her and kept at a corner as she pressed a
button on a strange wand.  A girl with knee length hair appeared in
a black and white scout outfit with a tiny heart in her tiara. 
"What is it, Serena?  Something wrong?  I wasn’t expecting to be
called until later."  She frowned in her cool and emotionless voice.
 Her odd colored eyes stared at her a moment then grimaced a bit. 
"Something to do with Derien?  Thought so.  I told you what I felt
already.  It’s your own decision to do this.  You can stop anytime
you want."  The girl shook her head in dismay.  "No, I want to go
through with this.  You’re right, I was stupid to count on others
for my strength, I should be counting on myself."  She said
sniffling.  The ebony haired girl shook her head.  "I never
said...."  "No, but you implied it.  You just said it a different
way.  Heart, I need to take my mind off of him."  The other girl
dubbed Heart shrugged.  “What do you want me to do?  I don’t exactly
have a task list for you to complete."  The other girl frowned. 
"I.....want to train again."  Heart shook her head and stared at
her.  "You want to what?  How?  It’s too soon to reach such a new
level after the first fight yesterday.  The next lesson needs a
monster for you to fight."  She opened her hands in innocence.  "I
don’t exactly have any monsters for you to fight."  She finished. 
Serena looked at her with a pitiful glance.  Heart sighed.  "Fine. 
I have an idea of how to get one."  She looked meaningfully at her. 
"But can you try it alone.  I mean, I’ll be there to see that he
doesn’t get the upper hand or nothing but, can you?  Without the
scouts?"  She asked curiously.  Serena nodded sadly and Heart’s
eyelids drooped.  "Follow me, Princess."  She said and began walking
down an alley and Serena carefully followed her.  Derien pursued
them also.
        Heart continued walking, her boots rimmed with white until she
reached the end where she bent down observingly.  "What are you
look...."  "Shh!"  She said.  With a great lunge, she rushed for a
rat, bigger than any she’d ever seen.  The rat struggled and
squirmed and grew in size.  "Let go of me!  Stupid Scout."  The
thing muttered.  His tail lashed about.  "This is Raturk.  He was
ordered to spy on you, but being the rat he is, he paid no mind and
forgot about it."  She explained for Sailor Moon.  "How’d you know
that?"  The rat asked.  Its questing red eyes poked about.  "Never
mind.  I don’t want you to destroy him though.  He’s just a rat and
it will teach you how to control yourself.  Just heal him...."  She
started then her eyes saw Derien then nodded slightly.  "And you’ll
practice your fighting skills."  She leaped up onto the roof and
Sailor Moon quickly followed.  "Moon Crystal Power!"  Serena yelled
and once more was in a Sailor suite.  The rat man justed stared at
them.  "Fight, Raturk.  Or else you’ll deal with Countess and she
won’t be happy."  She threatened after a moment.  The rat squeeled
and lunged for Sailor Moon.  "Wha....Ummph!"  As she was knocked
over.  Th rat’s claws reached for her face and Sailor Moon screamed.
 "Don’t just lay there!  Do something!"  Heart barked.  Serena
nodded and kicked the rat off.  She quickly flipped to her feet and
ran at the rat.  The man had stood and disappeared after seeing her
form.  Sailor Moon slid and fell at the sudden movement.  Behind
her, claws pushed her.  She rolled to the side and knocked to rat
off her back.  Again she stood.  He turned his anger filled red eyes
at her and bared his sharp fangs.  "Eeeww!  Look at those fangs." 
Serena momentarily hesitated and at that moment, the rat struck her
with his tail.  She landed on the ground and closed her eyes.  With
sudden malice she cracked them open and stared at the frightened
rat.  "No, I’m not going to succomb to let the scouts or..."  She
hesitated for a single second.  "Or Tuxedo Mask save me anymore.  In
the name of the moon, your going to be taught a lesson."  She said. 
She twirled around and struck the oncoming rat.  He laid on the
floor.  "Moon Healing Activation!"  She yelled.  The rat shrunk
inside and when he awoke, it dashed down a pipe.  Heart leaped in
joy.  "Great.  Now you understand the lessons.  You can really
handle yourself."  She said then frowned.  "But, Raturk was a weakling 
and a coward and is not any real example of fighting.  But you
overcame your fear."  She smiled at the last.  Sailor Moon looked at
the spot.  "You mean I did good?"  She said after a moment.  "I did
it.  And I did it without Tuxedo Mask or the scouts."  Heart nodded
and walked over to her.  "Go home and do your homework or
something."  She murmured.  Sailor Moon, now Serena, rushed over the
roof top and leaped down.  Heart stood there a moment and continued
to stare at the shadow.
        "Come out, Derien."  She said after a moment.  The black haired man
came out.  "I’m Heart or have you already heard?"  She continued. 
"Why are you telling Serena this?"  Heart was surprised.   "I’m not
telling her anything, Derien.  I’m only putting into words what she
only feels."  She narrowed her eyes at him.  "I don’t understand why
these dreams affect you so."  She said and his eyes also narrowed. 
"How did you know?  About the dreams I mean."  He said.  "I already
told Raturk it was none of his buisness what I know or how I know
it.  You blame me for her coldness, but it seems to me its you that
should be blamed."  She said with equal hostility.  "How?"  She
crossed her arms.  "I know you still love her, for one."  She said
with assurence.  "Oh, and how do you know that?"  He asked.  "Easy. 
You wouldn’t be so hostile to me if you weren’t and you radiate it
when you save her.  I also know how to feel love and pain.  I relate
to Serena.  My planet was destroyed all those years ago...."  She
closed her eyes and when she re-opened them, they were hard again. 
"Anyway, I don’t care what you do.  Save her, kill her, hate her, or
love her.  No difference to me.  My job is not to have a job."  She
growled.  He was surprised for a moment.  "Then why are you doing
this?"  She looked ar him, at a loss.  "I honestly haven’t a clue. 
It feels right though."  She turned and leaped down.  "Good bye
Derien.  I hope we have this chat again."
***************
        "An unamed Sailor?  You’re sure?"  Jupiter asked Derien.  Derien
felt the anger in himself.  "Yes.  From what I can see, she’s a
Sailor, but seems to like to keep to herself her name.  All she said
was that her planet was destroyed.  I also think that she’s the one
influencing Serena."  Luna and Artimis stared at each other and came
up empty handed.  "I’m sorry, scouts.  We don’t remember this scout
of black and white.  I don’t think that Serenity ever mentioned it
to us."  Artimis said sighfully.  "Yes, Artimis is right.  She
doesn’t seem evil, but if she’s causing Serena to act like this, we
can’t trust her."  Derien clenched his teeth.  "She told me that she
wasn’t causing her to do any of those things.  She kept hinting that
its Serena’s personal decision and from what I heard, Heart does
nothing to encorage her hatred.  She just gives her advice to her
questions."  Derien said.  "Well, I think Serena trusts her whole
heartedly."  Lita stated.  "Well, Serena would trust anyone that
seems to be helping her after...."  Rei said then looked away from
Derien.  "Anyway, its no surprise that Serena trusts her."  Rei
finished.  "I see."  Derien said.  "This is interesting."  Ami said,
looking at her computer.  "What?"  Mina sai, looking over her
shoulder.  "Serenity may not have told Luna and Artimis about Heart
but’s there’s some information about her."  She showed Derien the
picture and he nodded that it was Heart.  "Her powers are unmeasured
and it says that she’s the Princess of a planet that didn’t belong
to the Silver Millenium, but doesn’t say which or where.  It says
that their Princess is very allusive and left the planet.  It says
that she’s a senshi but doesn’t say of what.  I don’t suppose you’ve
seen any of her powers, Derien?"  Ami said hopefully.  He shook his
head.  "Never and I don’t think Serena has seen any either.  All
I’ve seen her do is train Serena."  He said.  "Well this Heart seems
to have alot of information withheld, though I still don’t
understand why she seems so sad."  Mina added.  "Well that’s none of
your buisness Venus."  Said someone from the stairs.  They saw the
girl they spoke of standing there.  Ami looked down at her computer
and began typing in it.  "Don’t try and get a reading on me, Ami. 
You won’t.  That’s why it isn’t in your computer."  She stated. 
"Well, I guess that’s logical."  Mercury said, closing her computer.
 "As for why I’m sad, you would be too.  You seem all so very
suspicious of me and I don’t know why."  She said in a confused way.
 "Well for one thing, you don’t seem to be fighting with us or
against us."  Jupiter stated.  Heart smiled.  "In the Silver
Millenium, your Planets asked me the very same question.  I don’t
because my planet never took a side and I won’t either.  I’d just
rather to have a world to wander than none, as the Negamoon wants." 
Rei stood and stamped over to her.  "Why are you telling Serena
these things?"  The odd eyes of the scout glittered for a moment. 
"I don’t see why not.  I’m helping the Princess through a bad time
with life.  As such is my being.  If you don’t mind, I believe she’s
happier than she has been."  Rei was angered by the inconclusive
answers.  "Well, she doesn’t hang out with us anymore and she likes
to be alone.  How can that be right?"  Heart stared at her and just
looked calmly.  Out of no where, Rei slapped her.  
        Heart’s hand lifted to hold the place where a red mark appeared. 
She retreated a step and her hand dashed back to grab her silver
staff.  "I understand now.  I had had doubts before but not
anymore."  Her eyes were even sadder than before and Rei went back a
step in confusion.  "Huh?"  She said.  Heart leaned against her
pole, letting the end fall on the ground.  "I said that I understand
why Serena is willing to listen now.  Not because you slapped me
either.  I personally think that ought to get anybody back to their
senses.  If you’ll excuse me, I have to give Serena another training
lesson."  She turned and felt something grabher arm.  Almost
immediatly, the hand let go.  She turned her head to see Derien. 
“You didn’t answer Rei’s question."  He asked angrily, staring at
his hand.  "What question?"  She asked curiously.  “Why do you think
Serena being alone all the time helps her."  He answered.  She
nodded and moved down a step.  "Good theory.  Does being alone help
Serena or not?  I shall have to think that one over.  Meanwhile, I
have a lesson training to get to."  She bowed and went down the
remaining steps.
        "What happened Derien?"  Rei asked him.  He was pale and his hand
shuddered slightly.  "When I touched her, I felt pain, loss, and
coldness, an emptiness."  He said.  "How odd."  Ami said.  "I think
that we can trust her, to a point."  He said after some hesitation. 
"Why?"  Jupiter asked.  He looked at the tall girl.  "I don’t know
why.  But I can see why Serena feels she can trust her.  No wonder
she doesn’t seem to enjoy anything.  All those emotions I felt! 
They were so uncomfortable.  I think she’s telling the truth."  He
said.  "But she hasn’t given us any real information."  Venus
argued.  "I know, but when she does say something, I think its the
truth."  He said.
*******************
        "Princess Celeste!  Oh, where are you?"  Somone yelled.  A girl
appeared in front of him, dressed in a tight black rimmed dress on
white.  "What is it, Trancom?  I want to go on an adventure!"  The
girl said happily.  "Oh Princess!  When will you ever learn?  You’re
a disgrace.  You’re the only Princess I know that knows how to beat
a fighting trainer and go beyond the teachings of your power
teacher."  He complained, his white hair in a mess.  "No, the
royalty of the Moon..."  She started but a stern look cut her off. 
"They are no concern of yours, Celeste.  Now go off and don’t go
running off with that servent boy again."  She grimaced and
straightened her dress.  "Alright!  I’m going, I’m going."  She said
and ran off down the hall.  She turned to the opposite path and ran
right into Gordan.  "Gordan!  How have you been?"  She giggled and
helped him up.  He grimaced.  "Hello Princess.  I was just going to
find you."  She laughed again and his eyes twinkled, an array of
colors.  "Well, you found me.  Where shall we go today?"  Full of
excitment, being so close to Gordan and naturally mischievious. 
"You’re sure that we can?  I mean, I don’t think Trancom will be too
ignorant to let us pass by again."  He frowned.  "You’re scared." 
She accused after a moment.  "Never!  I would think that you would
be the one scared.  Being locked up in this palace all the time.  
You haven’t even seen the dangers I’ve seen."  He puffed and blushed
as she moved toward him and pushed him back.  "Most of them which
were with me."  She said.  She crossed her arms and was filled with
love and happiness.  He smiled childishly and pushed her down.  
"Hey!  Why you...."  She leaped up and chased after him.  He laughed
playfully.  Taunted by this, she used her energy and began running
faster, but the restraint of her drass kept her from doing so.  "Oh
bother!"  Without thinking, she transformed into her suite which she
wasn’t allowed to wear.  He disappeared and she stopped.  Laughing,
she too blipped away and dashed about the asteroid belt.
        Seeing a flack of black and silver, she dashed after it and knocked
him down.  He stared evilly at her and she took off.  "I’ll get
you!"  He threatened.  "Never!"  She yelled back, dashing between
the rocks.  He stopped and looked at her worriedly.  "I’ll be back
in an hour!  My leader’s calling me."  She nodded and saw him
disappear and felt the hole in her heart.  Curious, she peeked about
the moon, after leaving the belt and saw the majesty of it.  After
the hour was up, she heard a large flash of light and a boom.  She
blipped into the asteroid belt and saw the remains of her planet. 
"Noo!"  she screamed and dashed between the ruble.  Laying
underneath a rock was her Gordan.  "Gordan!"  She pleaded and
whined.  Dashing there, she knelt there and rested his head on her
lap.  "Celeste......."  He gasped.  His hand reached up and placed a
neckalce in her hand.  She placed the ruby heart around her neck and
felt the golden chain against her skin.  "What happened?"  She asked. 
No answer.  "I love you.  Don’t forget me, okay?"  He murmured
weakly and his hand fell from her gloved hands.  Her eyes sparkled. 
"Gordan, no.  Gordan!"  She cried.  He stopped breathing.
        She didn’t know how long she slept next to him, but when she awoke,
her heart felt cold and black.  Her eyes hardened and she promised
herself never to love again.  Not to have this pain in her body
again.  The joy left her body and she became sad and depressed.  "If
I hadn’t been so excited, I could’ve staid and saved my home.  My
love!  No!  Never again."  She laid the head down and with a sigh of
regret, she reappeared in the asteroid belt, where she hid and
watched.

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