Hi! How is everyone? Well this is my fourth SM
Fanfic. I hope you like it. I would like to say to 
anyone who has read my stuff before not to worry. I
do plan on finishing all my stories. Look for more 
updates soon. Spring break is coming and I plan on
devoting a lot of time to fanfics.

I do not own SM. 


Return of a Nightmare
Part 1
By: Alys
PG
mazzei@isoc.net
http://starli.homestead.com/index.html or http://fly.to.SKP



	"I'm coming My Pet. Are you waiting for me? 
Don't worry, I will be there soon."

	"No!" yelled Serena as she sat up suddenly in 
bed. It had been that same dream again. A dream that 
was no dream but a nightmare once true, now in the 
past, where it could never hurt her again. It was a 
nightmare that always left her awake, pale, and afraid 
that is had come back to life and it was real again. 
Ever since it had happened almost 2 years ago Serena 
had had the nightmares. At first she had them almost 
every night, but now it barely happened. Taking slow 
breaths Serena looked to see what time it was. The 
digits glowed a soft 7:00 am back at her. Knowing she 
couldn't go back to sleep, Serena got up and dressed 
and headed down the stairs, the whole time telling 
herself that she was far away from him, and that she 
was safe here. No one here was going to hurt her.

	Looking around the empty kitchen, Serena 
sighed as she fixed a bowl of cereal for breakfast, 
the whole time wishing her mom were there to make her 
something better. Both her mom and dad had taken he 
little brother to visit their cousins for a week. Sere 
had gotten out of it saying that she had made 
important plans with friends that week. But she did 
miss her mother's cooking, and they had only left 
yesterday afternoon. Finishing her bowl of cereal, 
Serena put her dishes in the sink along with last 
nights, tell herself that she would take care of them 
later.

	Looking around Serena wondered what she could 
do to pass the time. She knew none of her friends were 
up yet, and she doubted that many stores were open 
yet. Wandering around the house she found Luna, her 
cat, sleeping in the living room. Walking over she 
picked her up and carried her upstairs to her room. 
Placing the still half asleep cat down on a pillow, 
Serena got out her drawing pad a sketched several 
pictures of the once again sleeping cat. After a while 
Serena changed her focus to outside her window where 
she could see birds sitting in the big tree out in the 
front of their yard. It wasn't till 10 that Serena 
finally got bored with sketching and decided to head 
out for a while. 

	Walking she caught a bus downtown a spent most 
of the day window-shopping at the many stores. Serena 
had lunch at a small restaurant, and when she was done 
decided to walk around some more. It wasn't till late 
that she headed home, deciding to walk since it really 
wasn't that far, and it was so nice out. On her way 
home she passed one of her favorite places, the Crown 
Arcade, and decided to step in for a sundae, since she 
had yet to eat dinner.

	Walking in the bells made the familiar jingle 
over her head. Looking around the place was pretty 
much empty. The only people there were Andrew and him.

	"Hey Serena! What's up?" asked Andrew as he 
looked up and saw her.

	"Yea meatball head. Have you run anybody over 
yet?"

	"You know Darien, my day is going to good to 
have you ruin it for me so shut up already," sighed 
Serena as she headed over to her favorite video game.

	"She told you Darien," laughed Andrew as he 
made the usual shake for Serena and took it over to 
her. 

	"Oh yea, she sure told me," said Darien when 
Andrew returned. 

	"You know you really should be nicer to her. Y 
are missing out on a great friend there."

	"Me, friends with meatball head? No way."

	"Sure, sure, say what you want. But you know 
what?"

	"What?"

	"I think you like her," said Andrew with a 
serious face.

	"Are you joking? Meatball head?" said Darien 
with a laugh. Glancing over at Serena he shook his 
head, doing his best to make Andrew think he was 
totally uninterested. "If only he knew how much," 
thought Darien as he turned around and started a new 
conversation with Andrew. 

	It wasn't hard to lose track of time there. It 
was a summer tradition for the three. It had started 
earlier that summer, a few weeks ago. Andrew also kept 
the store opened till midnight or so. Not many people 
came in at that time, except Darien and Serena, and 
they usually stayed till closing. Most of the time it 
was just the three of them. Other times there would be 
a few late-night costumers, or Serena's friends would 
hang out too. Tonight it was just the three of them, 
each so involved in what they were doing that none of 
them noticed the familiar jingle of the bells of the 
door as it opened. Even Serena who usually looked to 
see if it was someone she knew was to into her game to 
look up. It was when a pair of arms wrapped around her 
that she notice there was a new arrival. Jumping 
slightly, she did not realize who it was until a voice 
whispered into her ear.

	"Hello, My Pet."


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Well, what did you think? I will get better. This is
Just an opening. Email me ok? mazzei@isoc.net.