Chapter Six “I….I don’t know what happened…” Ami sobbed, covering her face with her hands. Princess Serenity put a comforting arm around her shoulders and looked at the others, an expression of concern on her face. “Try to remember Ami…” Minako said softly “Did anything happen between you two that could have made him so angry?” Ami shook her head. “No, nothing. He was fine the night before…..he was smiling and happy, just as he always was…..” she said, her voice shaking slightly. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and sighed, a heavy, sorrowful sigh. “I’ve never seen him like that before…….he’s never been so angry…..and just before he left he sounded as if he was being ripped apart inside……his voice was so sad….” A single tear ran down her cheek as the sound of his voice replayed again in her head. She looked at Serenity with grief-stricken eyes. “I don’t understand why this is happening…….we’ve always been the best of friends…..we grew up together, we’ve shared everything……….why would he turn me away like that? Why?” Serenity took the handkerchief from her friend and wiped the last of her tears away, then hugged her. “I don’t know Ami, but we’ll figure it out. I can’t imagine that David would just throw away so many years of friendship so easily.” She pulled back and looked at her friend, a comforting smile on her face. “Now cheer up, lets go get some sweets and try and figure out how to solve this, ok?” Ami smiled despite her sadness and nodded. “Let me just go to the bathroom and clean up a little first,” she said. “Go ahead, meet us in the kitchen when you are done,” Serenity replied, and watched as Ami disappeared into the bathroom. Once the door was closed, she beckoned to the others and they began walking down the corridor towards the kitchen, holding up their skirts and whispering. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Makoto said. “David’s in love with Ami,” said Minako, voicing what was in all of their heads. Serenity nodded in agreement. “Just what I was thinking. But Ami probably doesn’t have a clue. You heard her, she obviously only thinks of him as a friend…………and we all know she is in love with Zoisite…..” They turned a corner and reached the kitchen, taking seats around the large table. Serenity immediately headed for the cupboards, knowing exactly where her mother hid all the sweets. With a little cry of triumph she pulled two jars full of cookies from the shelves and set them down on the table, wasting no time in uncovering them and taking several for herself. Popping one into her mouth, she munched thoughtfully for a moment, then swallowed and looked around at the dejected faces of her friends. “Do…you think we should tell her?” she asked “I don’t know……” Rei said, resting her chin in the palm of her hand. “Maybe it would help if she knew, but that might cause a problem between her and Zoisite.” “How so?” Minako asked, taking a cookie for herself. “She’s right,” Makoto said. “What if Ami decides she actually loves David, just because he loves her? You know as well as I do that she isn’t used to having men take an interest in her. If she knew there were two, she’d get so confused she wouldn’t know who she really was in love with. And we all know that is Zoisite. Plus, she is the only one of us who doesn’t know yet who she really is. She doesn’t have the understanding of these things yet that we got when we found out.” The others nodded solemnly, then fell silent as they all pondered the situation. “Perhaps it would be best if we spoke to David himself….” Minako said thoughtfully. Rei looked at her. “But what in the world could we say to him that would make him feel any better? Something tells me he is beyond consolation.” Minako sighed. “I don’t know, I guess…..” she said, biting into her cookie. “But I don’t know what else we can do…..” Just then Ami walked into the room, and the four friends quickly ended their conversation. Serenity got up and walked over to her, touching her shoulder. “Are you alright?” she asked, her voice anxious. Ami smiled sadly. “Yes I am alright……..I just wish I knew why he was acting this way…..” She sat down at the table as the others exchanged knowing looks. “Ami are you sure he hadn’t acted strangely at all before this morning?” Makoto asked. “Yes, I’m positive…” she began, then stopped as a thought struck her. ~~~David turned around and Ami started. It was only there for an instant, but in that instant she had seen such intense pain in his eyes……….But a moment later it was gone and he was smiling at her warmly again. “David is anything wrong?” she asked, worry in her voice. “Of course not princess, everything is fine………………….”~~~ “Oh my goodness………” Ami said softly. “Ami?” Serenity said worriedly. “Ami what is it?” But before she had a chance to answer, Queen Serenity walked in, a look of anxiety on her face. The princess looked up and started at the look on her mother’s face. “Mama? Mama what is it?” she asked, walking over to her. “Frankly dear, I am not certain. I think your services are needed, ladies,” she said seriously, and turned to leave the room again. “Follow me, please.” The five friends looked at each other in confusion, then got up to follow their Queen out of the room and down the hall, into a part of the palace none of them had seen before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .:Chapter Seven:. .:FanFiction Home:.