Destiny's Sorrow
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
A/N: Welcome to the sequel of Destiny Can Seem So Wrong, "Destiny's Sorrow." I got told that I must do a sequel so that my dependable reviewers from the original Destiny Can Seem So Wrong could find out what becomes of Serena's deception towards Raye. *Laughs* Well, here is the sequel. Enjoy and watch what happens!
Chapter 1— Never Be Untrue
It should have been complete bliss, absolute perfection. But all Serena Tsukino could think about was the rotten way she had gone about getting what she wanted: Darien Shields. How she had caused her best friend Raye Hino so much pain—pain that Raye was unaware Serena had caused her to boot. Insane guilt burned within Serena as she battled to regain the blissful feeling she'd had for the first few seconds nestled in Darien's devoted arms.
Darien rarely missed a trick, however. He knew that Serena was feeling guilty about what she had done to Raye. The only reason that he had not known of Serena's deception to begin with was that she had actually become his ex-girlfriend Raye Hino! How was this so? Serena merely used a device known as the Luna Pen, a very powerful transforming tool that enabled her to become anything she wanted. How did Serena get this cosmic pen? Through her destiny of being Sailor Moon, soldier of love and justice, sworn to defend the Earth from evil. So Serena was one complex girl!
"Serena," Darien said in his low and soothing voice, rubbing her back. His hands were encased in long white gloves: the reason being that he was Tuxedo Mask, sworn protector of the Sailor Soldiers. He transformed every time any harm threatened to befall Sailor Moon and her Scouts. How this was so he wasn't sure yet. It just seemed to happen. He was becoming better at controlling when he wanted to become Tuxedo Mask, which was a relief to him.
Serena's long blonde hair cascaded down her slender back as she lifted her head to look at him with upset blue eyes. "Oh, Darien, I feel horrible. Not because I'm with you... of course not, because of how I went about getting you... poor Raye... I feel so guilty! I can hardly stand it."
Her hands, also encased in long white gloves as a result of having transformed into Sailor Moon, clenched Darien's black tuxedo jacket—she didn't want to let go, not now that she had him, but she felt like a jerk when she thought of heartbroken Raye sitting alone in her bedroom crying her eyes out right now. The image in Serena's mind caused tears to build in her own eyes.
All Darien could do was hold the young girl in his arms, trying the best he could to calm her. "Serena, listen to me. We can keep it a secret for now if that will make things easier."
"It won't, don't you see? It will only disappoint her more if we lie!" Serena's fists pounded his forearms in pure frustration. "I just don't know what to do, I really don't."
"Nobody said you had to decide right away," Darien rationalised. "But no matter what, you know I'll always be here when you need me. Isn't that what counts?" He stroked her cheek tenderly, wiping away a stray tear that had escaped from her eye.
"Mm-hmm," Serena murmured, melting against her beloved Tuxedo Mask once more. She held him tight, content for the moment.
***
Raye Hino pulled another tissue from her almost-empty box and wiped at her big violet-tinted eyes, but it was useless. Just picturing Darien's furious face the day he told her it was over sent her into a fresh round of tears. She didn't know what she had done to deserve such vicious treatment from a man she thought loved her. Correction—a man who had TOLD her he loved her... several times.
A tentative knock sounded at the sliding door of Raye's bedroom. Hearing no response from Raye, the person on the other side opened the door slightly to display his face. It was Chad; the retired rock star that was boarding at the temple Raye lived at with her grandfather.
"Do ya need anything, Raye?" Chad asked nervously. He always had been scared of Raye because she was so feisty and was known to cut him into a million little pieces with the looks she gave him.
Raye shook her jet-black head, hair spilling all over the place, lustrous and beautiful. But Raye didn't even care how she looked now. There was nobody who was going to tell her how gorgeous she was. Nobody that counted as much as Darien... "No, Chad. I really want to be left alone now. Please go."
Chad persisted. "Are ya sure, Raye? A cup of tea, or some muffins? Anything at all?"
"I said no! Now go away!" Raye shouted, her voice cracking from the strain of being raised after two days of barely talking. The hurt on Chad's face instantly made her regret her words. "I'm sorry, Chad. I don't want anything. Really. I just want to be alone."
"Sure, Raye." Chad slunk out, head bowed. He gently closed the door and Raye was left alone again.
Tossing the empty tissue box across the room after she removed the lone tissue left inside, Raye muttered, "I should have asked him to get me a new box of tissues." She wiped her running nose and lay back against the soft, plush pillows against her bed head. Thank God for Serena, though. She had been the solo source of comfort for Raye during the painful days since the break-up between she and Darien, and Raye was genuinely thankful.
After the way Raye had treated her best friend during the relationship with Darien, it was a wonder Serena had chosen to stick around, really. If Serena treated her like that, she would have dumped the girl in a second. But Serena was and had always been loyal and true, something that Raye would cherish from now on instead of picking at.
Sometimes she really treated Serena like garbage, and the girl had done nothing to deserve it. Raye knew Serena would never be untrue to her. She'd even sat here with Raye and totally dumped on Darien; just as upset as Raye about the abrupt way he had treated her.
"I'm such a bitch," Raye snuffled, taking down the picture of she and Serena from her bookcase and smiling crookedly as more tears threatened to fall. "I'm sorry, Serena. I know you'd never turn your back on me. I promise I won't ever treat you badly again."
***
"Raye won't come out of her room," Chad said to Lita, Mina and Amy apologetically. They were Raye's friends and Sailor Jupiter, Venus and Mercury respectively. Of course, Chad didn't know this, and he certainly didn't know that Raye was Sailor Mars. "Sorry. You might have to come back another time."
Mina sighed raggedly. "That's okay, Chad. It's not your fault. We'll come back later."
The four girls preceded the walk down the many steps that led away from the temple. Lita folded her arms, her green eyes stormy. "That's it!" she shouted.
"What's it?" the blonde, blue-eyed Mina asked in surprise.
"Yes, what is it, Lita? You look so angry," Amy observed, her own blue eyes clouding in concern.
"Well, of course I'm angry!" Lita exploded. "That rat Darien has some nerve hurting Raye like he did. I'm going to go to his place and teach him a thing or two!" Her long brunette ponytail flew out behind her as she picked up her pace.
Amy sighed, rubbing a hand over her short blue hair in defeat. "Right."
"Are you with me? Nobody treats a fellow Scout like that. All for one and one for all, remember?" Lita continued, fired up.
"Uh-huh," Mina responded, tightening the orange bow holding back her lengthy hair.
"I mean it, you guys. He's treated both Raye and Serena like garbage and it's time someone stopped him treating girls like that!" Lita finished with passion.
Mina and Amy had no choice but to submit and follow Lita to Darien's apartment. Soon they had arrived there. Lita bashed on the door, irate.
"Darien! We know you're in there! Open the door!" she hollered.
"Wait—" Darien's voice cautioned.
"No way! We're comin' in!" Lita shouted, and opened the door—to see Sailor Moon hiding behind Tuxedo Mask, looking fearfully over his shoulder. "What the hell?"
Suddenly it dawned on Amy. "Darien?" she said, staring hard at Tuxedo Mask. "Is that really you?"
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
A/N: Welcome to the sequel of Destiny Can Seem So Wrong, "Destiny's Sorrow." I got told that I must do a sequel so that my dependable reviewers from the original Destiny Can Seem So Wrong could find out what becomes of Serena's deception towards Raye. *Laughs* Well, here is the sequel. Enjoy and watch what happens!
Chapter 1— Never Be Untrue
It should have been complete bliss, absolute perfection. But all Serena Tsukino could think about was the rotten way she had gone about getting what she wanted: Darien Shields. How she had caused her best friend Raye Hino so much pain—pain that Raye was unaware Serena had caused her to boot. Insane guilt burned within Serena as she battled to regain the blissful feeling she'd had for the first few seconds nestled in Darien's devoted arms.
Darien rarely missed a trick, however. He knew that Serena was feeling guilty about what she had done to Raye. The only reason that he had not known of Serena's deception to begin with was that she had actually become his ex-girlfriend Raye Hino! How was this so? Serena merely used a device known as the Luna Pen, a very powerful transforming tool that enabled her to become anything she wanted. How did Serena get this cosmic pen? Through her destiny of being Sailor Moon, soldier of love and justice, sworn to defend the Earth from evil. So Serena was one complex girl!
"Serena," Darien said in his low and soothing voice, rubbing her back. His hands were encased in long white gloves: the reason being that he was Tuxedo Mask, sworn protector of the Sailor Soldiers. He transformed every time any harm threatened to befall Sailor Moon and her Scouts. How this was so he wasn't sure yet. It just seemed to happen. He was becoming better at controlling when he wanted to become Tuxedo Mask, which was a relief to him.
Serena's long blonde hair cascaded down her slender back as she lifted her head to look at him with upset blue eyes. "Oh, Darien, I feel horrible. Not because I'm with you... of course not, because of how I went about getting you... poor Raye... I feel so guilty! I can hardly stand it."
Her hands, also encased in long white gloves as a result of having transformed into Sailor Moon, clenched Darien's black tuxedo jacket—she didn't want to let go, not now that she had him, but she felt like a jerk when she thought of heartbroken Raye sitting alone in her bedroom crying her eyes out right now. The image in Serena's mind caused tears to build in her own eyes.
All Darien could do was hold the young girl in his arms, trying the best he could to calm her. "Serena, listen to me. We can keep it a secret for now if that will make things easier."
"It won't, don't you see? It will only disappoint her more if we lie!" Serena's fists pounded his forearms in pure frustration. "I just don't know what to do, I really don't."
"Nobody said you had to decide right away," Darien rationalised. "But no matter what, you know I'll always be here when you need me. Isn't that what counts?" He stroked her cheek tenderly, wiping away a stray tear that had escaped from her eye.
"Mm-hmm," Serena murmured, melting against her beloved Tuxedo Mask once more. She held him tight, content for the moment.
***
Raye Hino pulled another tissue from her almost-empty box and wiped at her big violet-tinted eyes, but it was useless. Just picturing Darien's furious face the day he told her it was over sent her into a fresh round of tears. She didn't know what she had done to deserve such vicious treatment from a man she thought loved her. Correction—a man who had TOLD her he loved her... several times.
A tentative knock sounded at the sliding door of Raye's bedroom. Hearing no response from Raye, the person on the other side opened the door slightly to display his face. It was Chad; the retired rock star that was boarding at the temple Raye lived at with her grandfather.
"Do ya need anything, Raye?" Chad asked nervously. He always had been scared of Raye because she was so feisty and was known to cut him into a million little pieces with the looks she gave him.
Raye shook her jet-black head, hair spilling all over the place, lustrous and beautiful. But Raye didn't even care how she looked now. There was nobody who was going to tell her how gorgeous she was. Nobody that counted as much as Darien... "No, Chad. I really want to be left alone now. Please go."
Chad persisted. "Are ya sure, Raye? A cup of tea, or some muffins? Anything at all?"
"I said no! Now go away!" Raye shouted, her voice cracking from the strain of being raised after two days of barely talking. The hurt on Chad's face instantly made her regret her words. "I'm sorry, Chad. I don't want anything. Really. I just want to be alone."
"Sure, Raye." Chad slunk out, head bowed. He gently closed the door and Raye was left alone again.
Tossing the empty tissue box across the room after she removed the lone tissue left inside, Raye muttered, "I should have asked him to get me a new box of tissues." She wiped her running nose and lay back against the soft, plush pillows against her bed head. Thank God for Serena, though. She had been the solo source of comfort for Raye during the painful days since the break-up between she and Darien, and Raye was genuinely thankful.
After the way Raye had treated her best friend during the relationship with Darien, it was a wonder Serena had chosen to stick around, really. If Serena treated her like that, she would have dumped the girl in a second. But Serena was and had always been loyal and true, something that Raye would cherish from now on instead of picking at.
Sometimes she really treated Serena like garbage, and the girl had done nothing to deserve it. Raye knew Serena would never be untrue to her. She'd even sat here with Raye and totally dumped on Darien; just as upset as Raye about the abrupt way he had treated her.
"I'm such a bitch," Raye snuffled, taking down the picture of she and Serena from her bookcase and smiling crookedly as more tears threatened to fall. "I'm sorry, Serena. I know you'd never turn your back on me. I promise I won't ever treat you badly again."
***
"Raye won't come out of her room," Chad said to Lita, Mina and Amy apologetically. They were Raye's friends and Sailor Jupiter, Venus and Mercury respectively. Of course, Chad didn't know this, and he certainly didn't know that Raye was Sailor Mars. "Sorry. You might have to come back another time."
Mina sighed raggedly. "That's okay, Chad. It's not your fault. We'll come back later."
The four girls preceded the walk down the many steps that led away from the temple. Lita folded her arms, her green eyes stormy. "That's it!" she shouted.
"What's it?" the blonde, blue-eyed Mina asked in surprise.
"Yes, what is it, Lita? You look so angry," Amy observed, her own blue eyes clouding in concern.
"Well, of course I'm angry!" Lita exploded. "That rat Darien has some nerve hurting Raye like he did. I'm going to go to his place and teach him a thing or two!" Her long brunette ponytail flew out behind her as she picked up her pace.
Amy sighed, rubbing a hand over her short blue hair in defeat. "Right."
"Are you with me? Nobody treats a fellow Scout like that. All for one and one for all, remember?" Lita continued, fired up.
"Uh-huh," Mina responded, tightening the orange bow holding back her lengthy hair.
"I mean it, you guys. He's treated both Raye and Serena like garbage and it's time someone stopped him treating girls like that!" Lita finished with passion.
Mina and Amy had no choice but to submit and follow Lita to Darien's apartment. Soon they had arrived there. Lita bashed on the door, irate.
"Darien! We know you're in there! Open the door!" she hollered.
"Wait—" Darien's voice cautioned.
"No way! We're comin' in!" Lita shouted, and opened the door—to see Sailor Moon hiding behind Tuxedo Mask, looking fearfully over his shoulder. "What the hell?"
Suddenly it dawned on Amy. "Darien?" she said, staring hard at Tuxedo Mask. "Is that really you?"