Hi! My name is Sarah and this is my first fanfic.I love reading romance stories of
Serena and Darien. I hope you like this story. I'm all new at this so deal with me
k? E-mail me and tell me what ya think of my story so far. And see if I should deal
with writing more. I love reading other people's fanfics. I'd like to thank Neo-Queen
Serenity, Crystal Heart, Ashley and the others of whom wrote fanfics of Serena
and Darien in alternate Reality. I love those stories. If you have any stories please
tell me about it I love hearing from you guys.
-Love
LoVeAnGeL


***********Standard Disclaimer**********
I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters.


Chapter: Prologue
Tiltle:The Bet
Author:LoVeAnGeL
E-mail:TrueLove2763@aol.com
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"Oh no! I'm late again.." Serena Matthew's cried out as she pushed
her way out of the crowd to her car. "...they're gonna kill me!"
Looking down to her watch she was already 20 minutes late. Serena
ran to open the door to her red corvette, hopped in the driver's seat and drove
quickly off.

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Serena parked in the lot and ran to the door of the big mansion. There
stood a mad Rei Davis with her hands on her hips.

"I'm so sorry I'm late, there was so much work in the office and then
there was those busy streets." She said gasping for air.

"Don't give me that! You know how many times this happened? You're
30 minutes late! Serena you're lucky not ALL the guest arrived!" her raven haired
women shouted.
Serena just smiled and went in the mansion "Well , It won't ever happen
again I swear."

"Can I get that in writing?" Rei replied.
Serena just gave her a frown and went to greet her other friends.
When she entered the family room there were all her friends. Amy Anderson was
talking to Lita and Ken Burroughs. Mina Daley and her fiancé Andrew Jones talking
to Chad Davis, Rei's husband. She caught the attention of everyone as she walked
in the room.

"Hey Serena!" called her friend Mina.

"How's it going Serena!" Amy said.

"Late again aren't we?" joked Lita.

"Hello everyone!" She greeted.
Everyone look so nice and more beautiful from the last time she saw them.
The men also went to her and complimented how Serena looked so beautiful. She
looked around her and asked where's Greg Amy's fiancé.

"Oh, he stayed behind to finish some work but he'll be here tonight for the
Ball. Greg said he'll be bringing a friends of his. So what's going with you? Anything
happened since the last time we've seen each other, and why were you so late today?
Not that's it's very surprising." Amy giggled.
She just sighed and answered, " That's not funny, I've been so tied up with
work, the company doing better now so I'm paying more attention to it since I'm
leaving for the summer that's all. And if you're asking about my love life ... no I'm
not dating anyone."

"Oh Serena, why not?" Mina asked out ." You should really find someone
to love you, we all have."

"I guess I'm not that lucky."

"Don't worry Serena, there are going to be many available men tonight at
the ball." Rei answered.

"When will any of you all stop asking about my personal life?" Serena
cried out.

"God!"
Lita walked to her friend."We're sorry Serena, now why don't you want to go to
your room and rest then get ready for the ball tonight, k?"

"All right." She excused herself and went on to her room that she stayed
at every summer with Rei and Chad. When she opened the door, everything in
it was the way she left it last year. The smell of roses filled the air, the sheet's
were pink silk. It seem so cool,
she dropped her bag and suitcase on the floor and jumped in the bed.

"Finally I can have some time off." And closed her eyes to a nap.

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Serena opened her eyes and look at the clock. She slept for an hour. It is now
5:00. She got up out of bed and went to the bathroom and started the water. She went
to her suit case and got out her bath robe and went back to the bath room and closed
the door.

She came back into the room in her bathrobe and began to dry her hair.
When Serena finished, she notice that her left earring was missing.

"Oh no! My earring, Mother gave me those." She raced out of her room and
went looking for it . " Oh where is it?"

Serena continued when all of a sudden she bumped into something, or more
of a someone.

"I'm terribly sorry...," she started without look at who it was. "I'm looking for
something." She turned to see who it was. There stood a man. He was tall with midnight
black hair with deep ocean blue eyes. He was very handsome.

"Why don't you watch where you're going next time?'' he cried out.


"I said I was sorry!" She yelled back, ' What a rude man" she thought

'God what a beautiful angel, but geez how rude.' He thought. "I'm Darien Shields,
and you are ...?"

"Someone you don't want to mess with." She replied "Excuse me ." And began to
walk off. Darien took hold of her wrist. Serena tried to get out of his grip but he was too
strong. "What do you mean by that?'' Darien asked.

"Let me go!"
He let go and she went off to the end of the hall. Darien just laughed and went
to the other side of the hall.

"Of all the nerve! Oh well just finish getting ready before Rei yells at you again."
she said to herself and continued getting ready.

To Be Continued...


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Author's Note: So whattcha think okay or such a stupid beginning? I really want to finish
this story I hope you liked it.
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-Love
LoVeAnGeL