Daughters of the Moon

Matt

I saw the tears come. Had I made her cry? Had I said something? I looked at her brother, looking for some kind of answer. Nothing but anger and hatred there. At me?

"Serena, talk to me. What's wrong? You can tell me anything."




Mike

I cocked an eyebrow at her, smiling.

"Not if you want this dinner to be any good."

Serena:

"Staton...broke...up...with..me." I sobbed.

Selena:

I giggled. "Hurry then." I teased.

Matt

Stanton? Wasn't he a Follower? What was she doing with him anyway?

Nonetheless, I pulled her into my arms and held her, letting her sob into my chest. It felt good to hold her again, even if the times and situation had changed.

"Hush," I whispered soothingly. "It'll be fine. You don't need a jerk like that anyway. Hush."



Mike

Twenty minutes later found me adding a parsley leaf to the top of ours plates. How I'd learned to cook was beyond me, but I owed my mother all of those hard lessons. Thanks to her, I knew enough to get by on my own now...and impress a girl.

I carried our plates into the dining room, setting one in front of Selena and the other in front of me.

"Chicken alfredo with a touch of parsley. Now, what do you want to drink, my dear?" I made my voice take on an Italian accent, just to get her to giggle.

Serena:

I held onto him tightly, sobbing.After a while, the tears stopped. "Thanks Matt. It...helped." I laughed. "Im so stupid sometimes. So what are you doing back here? Are you dating anyone lately?"

Selena:

I giggled. "Dr. Pepper please." I smiled. "have I mentioned how amazing you are?"

Matt

I wiped a stray tear off her face. "Not much, lately. And no, I don't have a girlfriend as of right now... I was actually trying to get my priorities straight."



Mike

I grinned, returning with a Dr. Pepper for her and a Barques for me. Her words touched me, deep.

"Thanks, babe." And then we dug in.

Serena:

I looked at Matt. "What are your priorities?" I asked curiously.

Selena:

I blushed. "This tastes amazing! How did you learn to cook like this?!"

Matt

I looked at her, cocking an eyebrow. "Why are you so curious?"


Mike

I smiled. "My mother taught me. She once told me, 'Michael, the best way to impress a girl is to show her that you are not a typical guy, that you can fend for yourself, and that you can take care of your woman and family.' So, I let her teach me whatever she wanted me to learn."

Serena:

I flushed red. "Just..am. always have been.'I looked dwn embarrassed.

Secuna:

I giggled. "She's a smart women." I smiled and blushed. "You are so amazing..."

Matt

I lowered my face so that ours were even. I smirked, cocking one eyebrow at her reddened face.

"Oh, really? Then why's this the first time you've ever been curious about me?"



Mike

I smiled as I leaned across the table. She followed suit, and our lips met halfway. I just kissed her, enjoying the moment together.

"I don't know what I did to deserve you," I finally whispered. "But I'm glad I got you."

Serena:

I shrugged. "Maybe because I need a friend..." I said softly, feeling tears prick my eyes again. How could staton do that?

Mike

I didn't know what to do. Serena was crying; Sacuna was fuming; Stanton was nowhere around...

Wait. I could feel his magic; he was about five miles away, on the beach.

"I'll be right back, okay? You tend to Serena."

"What? Wait - "

"I'll take care of Stanton. You take of Serena."

She growled. "Remember what happened last time?!"

I was already gone, running after Stanton's aura.

Secuna:

I looked as he went away. I looked at Serena and Matt. she'd be taken care of. I snuck off after him careful so he didn't see me.

Serena:

I sobbed into Matt's shirt.

**I'm gonna zoom out on Matt for a little bit. Kay? You might like this next part. **

Mike

I was gone, running. I would catch Stanton, get answers from him. This just wasn't like him; it couldn't be him! I had to discover the truth.

But anger was stronger. I was hooked with Sacuna, yes, but I still loved Serena, like a little sister.

And when I saw Stanton, that anger took over.

"Stanton!" I called. He turned to face me, completely oblivious, a cell phone in hand. Who was he trying to call? Nonetheless, I punched him square in the face.

vvLol. Thatzs hilarious!**

secuna:

My jaw dropped as I saw Mike punch staton. What the hell was he thinking?! was he trying to commit suicide? I sighed and waited. Did Staton even know how hurt and upset Serena was?

Stanton

I gaped at Mike, blood trickling from my lip. What was that about? Why did he hit me? What was going on? And why was Serena ignoring me?

"You need to tell me what's going on, right now, Stanton!" Mike was yelling; he looked genuinely pissed. "Why did you abandon her?"

I gawked. Now, I was really lost. "What are you talking about?"

"Serena, damn it! She's crying her head off because of you! Now answer my question! Why did you do it?!"

"Mike, I don't know what's going on! All I know is that Serena is mad at me for some reason and I don't know why!"

Mike blinked, freezing. It was several minutes before he finally responded. "What do you mean?"

"All week, she's been ignoring me. All week, she's been avoiding me. And I don't know why."

"What about the other girl?"

That ruined it. I gasped, disgusted at the thought. "Other girl? What the hell are you talking about? Serena is my only girl!"

Something was seriously wrong, and someone had done it. I had a good idea of who...