"Dancing begins in the Heart" By Silvery white rose Chapter 2 You can email me with your comments at SilverRose71442@aol.com Same usually disclaimers...I don't own anything that deals with sailormoon. I do however own this story. Now lets continue.............shall we? *********************************************************************** 'God, its just the first day of class and I am already tired. If this is what I can expect than boy...I am going to work my butt off.' Serena thought to herself as she was gathering her things together. All she wanted to do now is get to her dorm room and relax. As she looked around the round she noticed that besides herself and the teacher...they were the only ones left in the room. ****Outside the classroom********************************************* "Hey guys! Did you see that girl in the corner by herself?" Mina questioned the group. "Yeah.... I think she just started today." Rayed had replied. "But I thought I saw her arriving in our dormitory just 2 days ago." stated Amy. "Really. How come you never said anything in class?" Mina asked her blue haired friend. "Yeah. We could have introduced ourselves." Lita put in. "2 reasons. One, I simply forgot and two, you know how Ms. Luna is about disrupting her class." Amy had told them. They just had to agree and laugh at how Ms. Luna would have reacted. The guys just seemed to roll their eyes at the girls. They knew the girls would eventually meet her; it just depended on when they would. "Girls. Can we go now we have to meet Zack and Nick at 5:30? At our rooms?" Asked Michael "Yeah. If we let you continue to stand around and talk then we will never make in time." Darien stated. "And besides Jason is probably wondering where his girl is?" Michael laughed as a blush crept on to Raye's cheek. "Okay so we spend a little time together." Raye stated shyly. "A little time. You would think your married." the girls replied to her. Then Rayed took a look at her hand that held the beautiful diamond that Jason had giving her right before they had started at the school. "Well, we are engaged. It is just that we decided. We would wait till we were both done here before we got married." She had hearts in eyes, as she spoke. "Marriage. Ha. Won't catch me getting married any time soon." Darien stated coolly and rolled his eyes at his friends' look of 'What'. "Sure Dare. I saw the way you were looking at that new girl." Michael said smoothly and eyed his friend from head to toe. 'Just let him deny it. I saw the way he looked at her hopefully and something else ...but, I can't put my finger on it.' thought Michael then shook his head to free him from that thought for now at least. "I don't know what you mean." bit back Darien. "Come on now. We all saw the way you looked at her." Mina stated with hearts in her eyes and hope in her voice. She wanted Darien with someone special and for some strange reason she thought that this girl would be it. He needed to loosen up and stop dating the wrong women. "Is that what all of you think?" he questioned them in an even tone. They all nod 'yes'. All he could do is mumbled something underneath his breathe. ***************Back in the classroom********************************* Serena was talking to Ms. Luna.... telling her that she was excited to be here and would work her hardest. Ms. Luna like her from the moment she had seen her. Also the way she work in class told her that Serena could do it. Luna also suspected she was very talented from the way she danced. Luna could tell she was a little unsure of herself. However, we can work on that. 'She needs a little confidence and trust in what she can do. She will be great.' Luna thought and smiled. "Well I better go. See you tomorrow Ms. Luna" Serena called. Then she went to leave the class. As she was walking for the doorway, she reached up and pulled the bun out of her hair. Her hair came cascading down to her legs and flowed like a golden waterfall. Ms. Luna waved goodbye. 'She is a very stunning young lady.' Ms Luna thought. Then Serena was gone. *****************While outside the classroom************************* "Well look who is coming out now. The object of my best friend's attention." Michael spoke up. "What?" they all asked and turned to see Serena walking out of the class. They were all in awe of what they saw. She had pulled her hair out of her bun and it was swaying behind her as she walked. Her eyes twinkled with excitement and joy. If you looked into her eyes, you could see your soul reflected in there. She had her blue sweatshirt on that said 'University of Calf' tied around her neck. As the group looked around they could also tell that others were in awe of her beauty as well. "Wow!!!!!" the girls spoke in amazement. The guys had to pick up their chins. They were lying on the floor. Mina was first to recover and went to Serena before she disappeared. "What is your girlfriend doing?" questioned Darien to his friend. "Making friends" stated the girls and went after their friend. Michael just shook his head while Darien rolled his eyes. ********************************************************************** "Excuse Me?" A voiced said to Serena, before she could go down the halls. "Yes," sang Serena. She was always friendly to everyone she met. She was new and wanted to make some friends. She was already lonely and homesick though she just arrived the other day. 'It is a big city and I missed home' she thought to herself as she turned around to see who was speaking to her. It was the girl from Ms. Luna's class. She was the girl in the orange leotard. *********************************************************************** "Hi. My name is Mina Venusan. I am in your American Ballet class. You know the one Ms. Luna teaches." Mina expressed to her. "Hi and let me introduce myself. My name is Serena Moon and I just started here today. However, I did arrive a couple of days prior." She told Mina smiling. 'Mina is very nice. I hope we will become friends' Serena thought to herself and smiled widely. "Mina. Who is your friend?" Asked Raye. Serena saw who spoke. It was the girl with dark hair and the others from today. "Oh.... Raye. Girls, this is Serena Moon and she is new here. " Mina told the girls with a grin. She was grinning because she saw that Darien and Michael had finally reached the group. Serena smiled at them. "Hello" "Serena. These are my friends. Raye Marsuana. (Pointing to the girl in red), Amy Mercurain (Pointing to the one in blue) Lita Jupata. (Pointing to the one in green) This guy here is Darien Shields. (Pointing to the dark haired guy) And this fine specimen of a man is my one and only love Michael Guardian. (Pointing to the blond haired guy)" Mina introduced them each to her. "My name is Serena Moon and I am new here. Just arrived the other day from Calif." Serena told to the group of 6 that didn't include her. Darien thought 'Serena Moon what a lovely name'. Michael saw the expression in his friend face and then got an idea. "Serena. We are all going out to eat. Would you like to join us?" Michael spoke to her. Mina all the while thought 'that's my guy. We are just to much alike.' "I would love to but I am still adjusting to things. Plus I need to organize my room. Also my parents are going to call me and see how my first day went. Maybe another time.... is that okay." Serena asked hesitantly. She was afraid of insulting them for not accepting. "That okay. By the way...Serena what dorm hall and room are you in?" Mina asked with a wide grin. The information was for all of them. However, Mina thought Darien could use a little push. "I am in Langston Hall.... room421" she told them. "Really? That is our Hall too...Raye and Lita are in room 315. Amy and I share room 409." Mina informed her. "This is so cool," laughed Lita. "Yeah, it is." Serena had to agreed. It looked like they would see a lot more of each. For some unknown reason she knew she would. "So what dorms are you in?" Serena turned her question to the guys. "We are in Halston Hall across the way from Langston." Michael told her. "Yeah, I am lucky enough to share a room with this guy" Darien said teasing his friend. "And what is that supposed to mean?" Michael asked with a face that said, 'I am hurt.' They all just rolled their eyes at him. 'This is nice just like back home.' Serena thought to herself. She then looked at Darien. 'Boy is he certainly handsome.' She had thought no one caught her looking at Darien. She was wrong. Mina was the only one who had noticed this. Once Mina saw this she just hoped that they could get together. It would probably do them both good. "Well, I need to go." Serena told them. "Okay. We have to meet a few more of our friends. We will talk to you later." Mina stated. They all said goodbye and were now on their way in a different direction. Serena watched them for a while. 'They were really nice. Hopefully we can get together soon. It would be nice to have some friends. Then I wouldn't miss home so much and be lonely' she thought. 'That Darien is certainly handsome.... but there is something about him that just seems. I just don't know.' she thought with a puzzled look on her face. With that she turned around and went off to her room. ******************************************************************* A few hours later in Serena's dorm room...she was speaking to her Mother. She was telling her how her few days so far at school were going. She also told her that she started her classes today. That she really liked her Teacher. Ms. Luna Black. "That is so great, honey. I am glad things are going well for you at school." "Thanks Mom. I really do like it here and I really want to do my best." Serena told her mother. "So did you meet any kids yet?" Her mother questioned. "Yes, I did. There is a nice girl next door to my room. Her name is Molly Redson and she is a modern dance major. She told me when she is through with school. She wants to go back home. Where she wanted to work in the Community Center. She said there is a great need for teachers. The kids need the help. Right now she has her sociology degree to help the kids and adding dance gets them to be motivated in the arts. She says its helps them stays off the streets and out of trouble." "That's great. She sounds very nice and helpful. How old is she? She sounds like she is older than you by a couple of years." Her mother told her. "She is. I think she is in her late 20's maybe. I mean she does have her Sociology Degree and to add dance to that is a plus. She really wants to be more to the girls that she meets. To show them that if they work hard enough they can make." "She sounds great. Is she married?" "No. But she does have a fiancé that she says she loves very much. I believe she said his name was Melvin Thompson." "Melvin Thompson? Why does that name sound so familiar?" Her mother stated but mostly to herself. "Really? Don't know why? If you think of it you will have to tell me." Serena told her. She had decided to get ready for bed while talking to her mother. She took out baby blue teddy. It was a tank top with matching short bottoms. They had little pink rabbits and moons all over them. She had a white cotton robe she wore over it when she need it. She then began to brush her hair and put it up in a bun so that it would not get in her face while she slept. "Okay. I just have to think about it. By the way did you meet? any other kids?" "Yes. I met a group in my American Ballet class. Their names were Mina, Raye, Lita, Amy, Michael and Darien. They were all very nice. Actually they invited me to come with them this evening but I had declined the offer. I really just want to relax and rest after classes today. So I took a rain check." Serena informed her mother. "That's good, honey. Though I wish you would have went. You need to get out and enjoy yourself. You need to be more social and meet people. I mean you are in a new place. Explore and enjoy your freedom." she told hopefully. "Okay mom, but I really need to work hard if I want to get anywhere." replied Serena "I know that honey, but it doesn't mean that you can't enjoy yourself while you work hard." "Ok, okay. I get it. But I want to do well, so that I can be in the spring recital. There is also going to be agents coming from The Russian Dance Tour to look for dancers sometime this year and I want to be ready." Serena said. "Really! That is great! But all you can do is your best, you know. And honey... you know you are very good dancer." her mother told her proudly. Serena was now in tears. Her mother certainly knew what to say to make her happy. How she missed her so much. But she had to be strong. She wanted. No. needed to succeed. Serena knew her mother knew that. "Thank you mom. You're the best. It's late and I need to get sleep. Tell Dad and Andrew I called. I love you all and miss you. Hugs and kisses!!!! And I will talk to you later." Serena said. "Okay honey. We all miss you. I will tell them you called. Take care and call me later. Bye" "Bye Mom" Serena returned. She put the receiver down and looked at the clock and saw that it was late and decided it was time to turn in for the night. ****************************************************************** So that is it for Chapter 2. What did you guys think? Email me and tell what you think. If you would like you could send me some suggestions that you think might fit into the story. Thank you again for taking the time to read my story.