The Price Of A Secret
By:  MoonRose
Email:  m00nr0se@yahoo.com
Chapter I

ONE MONTH EARLIER...

Nineteen year old Serena Tsukino walked into The Moonlit Rose, one of
the many clubs hidden deep in downtown Tokyo. It was hidden from the
local law enforcement...but she knew of this place. It was a hangout
for gangs, criminals, prostitutes, and it was the perfect source for
information...information she needed.
Serena was dressed in black pants and a silver shirt that glittered in
the light of the club. Her hair wasn't in it's usual 'Meatball' style,
but it flowed freely with high-lights to make it much lighter. She wore
silver high-healed shoes that brought her from 5'2" to 5'6". She had
green contacts in her eyes, changing them from their clear blue to
blue-green hue. In short, no one could recognize her.
The blub was easy to get into...at least for her it was. She entered
quickly and turned to avoid the dance floor. In the corner were three
girls, all around her age.
There was Raye, who's violet eyes were new brown and her raven hair
colored to make it more red. It was pulled up in curles atop her head.
She wore a red shirt and a black skirt. She had red heals (think Sailor
Mars) and a red purse.
Lita. She had brown hair with blonde streaks. It was braided down her
back. her green eyes were now the same color as Serena's. She were a
spagette-strap dress that was dark green and boots which reached just
below her knee.
Amy, who's blue hair was now more of a green color and eyes were now
gret, had glasses which framed her face. She wore a white blouse and
blue skirt. She wore simple white shoes.
It wasn't hard to tell that all four of the girls had different
personalities as Serena walked up. Raye was more fiery. Lita was more
straight-foreward. Amy was quiet...almost shy-like. Serena had
leadership qualities that couldn't be mistaken.
Serena sat acress from them. "How long?" Was all she said.
Raye glanced around before returning her gaze to Serena. "Two weeks.
She nodded, pulling out a small paper. "I'll meet you later..." Serena
stood up to go, but Lita caught her arm.
"Don't worry, we'll get your sister back. We all care for her deeply,
like a sister...just like you..." She smiled comfortingly. "And don't
worry, Mina's a strong person. She'll survive long enough for us tohelp."
Serena nodded. "Yes. I know..."And she left as quickly as she had come.
Raye stared after her, then looked at the note, and back to her
companions. "We'll meet here at 10 P.M. That should give us three and a
half hours to prepare..."
The nothers nodded and slowly, each left and went there separate ways.
Amy went to her apartment where her boyfriend, Greg, was probably
working on the computer. Lita went home to cook supper for her
boyfriend, Ken. And Raye went back to the temple she had stayed at
since she was a little girl, to see Chad working harder than ever to
keep her happy and to help her Grandpa.
Serena...walked back to her lonely apartment. To have another meal
alone and to wonder where her sister could be and how they were going
to get her back from those that had taken her...
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Mina sat alone in the large mansion. She didn't know why they had taken
*her* of all people. She wasn't special, but for some reason...the
silver-haired man had taken her. She had only seen a few others since
her arrival there two weeks before. Two blonde men, one with short,
another with long hair. One man with auburn hair, always rambling on
about the stars. And the leader of the group, a man with ebony hair and
midnight blue eyes. All five filled her with fear, but none like the
leader. He was always so cold, unlike the other four, which talked to
her at least.
It also seemed as if the silver-haired man was the one who stayed with
her the most...what was his name again? Matt? Yes. Matt. And the two
blondes where Jed and Zach. The auburn haired star-gazer was Nate...and
the leader was...Darien? Yes. That was it...Darien...
Mina hoped that her friends and her sister wouldn't try and look for
her. She knew, strangely enough, that Matt and the other three would
not harm her, but Darien would most certainly hurt the others if theycame...
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