Hallows Eve - Chapter 1
By: Rachel*
Rated - PG-13 (Mild cursing)
Gender - Drama/romance/comedy

~Hey everyone! (Crickets heard in background) Oh! Thanks, I feel loved! Just kidding.... Anyway this is my first story that I'm posting on AOL, so for all you peoples who like dissing people and saying there stories stink and that you shouldn't be a writer, JUST BACK OFF! Anyway.... That's all I wanted to say except...
~(Sigh) I do not own Sailor Moon, and never will.. I also do not own any product, store, or TV show or whatever, that coasts over 100 bucks... BUT I OWN THIS STORY SO THERE!!! BOOYAHAHAHAHAHA! Ok, I'll shut up now....


Hallows Eve

Chapter 1
A Dream

Darien griped onto Serena's wrist, her grip loosening from his hands. "Darien! Don't let me fall please!" Serena hung over hundreds of feet, a tear running down her face.

"I wont let you fall Serena hold on!" Darien struggled desperately trying to pull her up to the roof of the building. 'God, don't let her die, please.' Darien thought to himself, as his vision began to blur with tears. He wasn't strong enough to pull her up.

"DARIEN!" Serena's grip loosened for the last time and she began to fall to the hard concrete path below.

"SERENA!! NOOOO!" His eyes widened and he screamed.

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"Ahhh!" Darien shot strait up from his dream filled sleep, socking in sweat. His ocean blue eyes widened and he tried to adjust to the light. Giving up he looked at the digests on the clock reading 3:37 AM. "Uhhhh..." He moaned and let his hand run through his ebony colored hair.

"Man, where had that dream come from?" He untangled himself from the blankets around him and walked on the hard wood floor of his apartment complex in Abalone, NJ. to his dresser drawer. He grabbed a new T-shirt and cotton pajama bottoms and changed into them. He walked into his bathroom and splashed his face with some cool water, and wet his hair a little. "Why did I have a dream like that?" Darien asked himself again as he got back to bed. Maybe it was a sign that if he didn't stop teasing Serena when they ran into each other she would slip away from him? Well, whatever it was he needed to get some sleep or he never would get his butt out of bed in time to do his daily run into Serena routine. "I love you Serena Tsukino." Darien said as he drifted off into unconsciousness.


7:37 AM


"Hey get your butt out of bed with 97.5 PST's morning talk show!" Darien opened his eyes and lazily slammed his fist onto the *OFF* button of his alarm clock.

"I'm up, I'm up!" He wondered why he even bothered getting up so early in the morning just to see Serena. 'Duh!' He slapped himself in his face. 'Maybe it's because she's the most beautiful girl you've ever met in your life. Who gives a crap if everyone thinks she hates me?! I still have a chance! Even if she flirts with Andrew 24/7.....' Darien shook his head in frustration. It wasn't his fault that she was so beautiful that he couldn't think of anything to say! So he called her meatball head, and was constantly calling her, The Grade A Flunky! He couldn't help it whenever he tried talking to his angel, he would choke! Darien mangled with his hair before he got out of bed and got ready to head for the Crown Arcade.


8:17 AM


Darien turned a corner revealing the Crown Arcade, a mere 10 yards away. There she was. Her golden hair pulled back into it's usual meatball hair due, with two long pigtails flowing down to her knees. She was warring a light blue Diela's sweat shirt, and dark blue flare pants.

Serena laughed as Andrew apparently told her something that amused her. Darien glared at his *best friend* for even trying to make her feel happy. That was his job! Darien ran his fingers through his thick ebony hair once and headed towards Serena.

'OK, you wont choke, you wont choke!'

"Hey meatball head! Halloween isn't not for another week, what are you trying to do pig out on candy early?!" 'I choked....'
Andrew looked up in surprise at his friend, and smiled.

"Hey man!" Andrew stood up and started to walk towards Darien.

"I HATE YOU DARIEN SHIELDS!" Serena turned around and looked into Darien's deep blue eyes. Serena's fists were clenched and her light blue eyes seemed slightly puffy like she had been crying. "I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE! Your constantly saying, 'Oh look it's the Grade A Flunky, or Look It's The Ditz Of The World!" The next thing that hit Darien was Serena's hand slapping him as hard as she could in the face. "Why don't you go look in a dictionary under the world *JERK*, your name will be under it!"

A tear ran down Serena's 16 year old face, she turned her head and looked at Andrew.
"You pick the worst friends in the world Andrew!" She ran as fast as she disappeared around the corner Darien had also come from.

"God Damn it! That hurt!" Darien held his face in pain with his right eye closed, and his left eye looking at Andrew.

"Way to go Dar! You said you wanted to win her love, and all you could do is make her cry!" Andrew crossed his arms and looked disappointedly at Darien.

"Shut up Andrew! Just shut up! I know I screwed up.... OK, just lay off!" Darien walked over to where Serena *had* been siting and looked down at the ground. "No matter what I try to do I always choke, and say something like, 'Hey loser, did you flunk another test today?!' I guess I deserve getting slammed in the face..."

"Yeah Dar you do! I mean you can't even be nice to her when you try! 'Not that he has even tried getting her to like him..' Andrew sat next to his friend and put his left hand on his shoulder.

"Listen man... Your taking this the wrong way, just act like yourself when you see her. But most of all say your sorry!" Andrew's eyes widened as he talked.

"Yeah well, I guess you have that down packed!" Darien moved his shoulder away from Andrew's hand angrily.

"What the heck is that supposed to mean?!" Andrew forwarded his eyebrows questionably.

"You flirt with Serena! You like her and you know it! You just don't want me going out with her!" Darien glared at Andrew with daggers for eyes.

"HAAAAAA!!! YOU.... THINK... I.... LIKE..... SERENA?!" Andrew rolled over laughing so hard it hurt. "ARE YOU INSANE?! I've been her friend for the past four and a half years!" Andrew finally calmed down, as he noticed that Darien didn't appreciate him laughing at the fact that he thought that Andrew was flirting with Serena. "Listen Dar, you know I'm crazy for Rita. Anyway I was trying to cheer Serena up. Her mom and dad left her and Sammy alone at home for the next two weeks at least because her Uncle Brain had a massive heart attack, they had to go all the way to Tokyo, they don't know if he's gonna make it or not. She's been stressed to the max." Andrew's eyebrows forwarded and he crossed his arms shaking his head unsteadily.

"Thanks a lot Andrew! Just make me feel worse! Now I feel guilty as well, as being the jerk of the world!" Suddenly an idea popped into Andrew's head.

"Sorry..." He said with a little bit of an attitude added to his voice. "Why don't you go over to her house and say your sorry?" Andrew cocked his eyebrow and made a simpathic expression on his face. Leaning forward so that he could see Darien's face.
There was a slight twitch in his eye that made him fell a little bit unsteady. "ANDREW! Your a genius! I'll get a dozen red roses at Crossroads Flowers, and a little card that says;

I'm sorry for all I've done. Could we start over as friends?
From,
Darien


I've gotta go! I need to get over to her house before she goes anywhere, I want to give her the flowers myself!" With that Darien started in a dead run for the flower shop, but stopped and turned back to Andrew.

"Uh.... (sweat drop) Where does Serena live?" Andrew basically died.

"Y-you, don't even know where she lives?! My God Man! You've had a major crush on her for like two years..... and..... you!" Andrew couldn't finish he was laughing so hard.

"Shut Up! Just tell me where she lives!" Darien yelled in anger through clenched teeth, and looked away from his so called *friend* waiting for answer.

"OK, OK! 1757 Apricot Boulevard, it's the third house on the left, bay side..." Darien didn't wait for Andrew to look up and say good-bye. He bolted as fast as he could to the flower shop. Andrew shook his head in remembrance of when he was like that. He acted the same way when he wanted Rita to like him. "I just hope he knows what he's getting himself into!" Turning he saw that the arcade was starting to get it's morning crowd and he went back inside to see if anyone needed to exchange a dollar for some quarters.


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"Ahhhh! NOOOOO!" Darien stood in front of the flower shop with the sign *CLOSED* on the front on the door. "Why?! Oh all the days to close early! The day when I finally get enough guts to tell Serena that I like her, and that I want to say that I'm sorry for being such a jerk, the flower shop has to be closed!" Turning away in a huff he power walked towards his apartment.

Then an idea popped into his head. 'Ask her out!'

Then reality hit..... 'She's home alone with her little brother, and she would probably be taking him trick or treating...' "So much for that idea...." Then his head shot back up. "Oh what the hell! I might as well try!" Now where was he going to take her? 'Dinner? No... To fancy. Oh! I can make her dinner! I don't have to take her out! Anyway that's how Andrew got Rita to fall in love with him, and look at the two of them now!' ...... 'Bad example, Rita's in Africa studying...' But that didn't mater, his mind was made up. "Today is the day I tell Serena Tsukino I love her!" He sang happily, as he ran down the sidewalk as fast as he could to Serena's house.


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"OH! The nerve of that guy!" Serena stormed into the house, flames roaring in her eyes she through herself onto the couch.

"Hey what's wrung with you?" Serena looked up to see her little 14 year old brother Sammy who just happened to want her to take him and his girlfriend Mika trick or treating! So much for a *romantic* first date....

"Oh hey... Um, could you get me a Coke? I'm thirsty and anyway I am in serious need of a caffeine boost." Serena quickly turned away from her brother and grabbed the TV sapper turning on MTV and shrieked happily when she saw that TRL was on!

"Oh thanks, make your little lovable, sweet brother wait on you hand a foot!" Crossing his arms he stuck his nose in the air and walked into the kitchen to do what his sister had asked. When know sooner the door bell rang. 'DING DONG!'

Serena sprang from the couch and ran over to the door opening hoping that it would be one of her friends. She was way off...

"Um..... Hey Serena.... I..... Um...... Wanted to say that..... that......" Darien was standing in front of Serena trying to think what he wanted to say. "I'M SORRY!" That took a lot to think about!

"Uh........ How do you know where I live Darien?" Serena scratched her head fire still lit in her eyes.

"Andrew told me.... I herd about your Uncle, and I wanted to make it up to you on how I acted this morning..." Serena made a quick mental note to kill Andrew for telling Darien where she lived.

Darien again ran his hand through his hair, and made Serena want to melt into his arms. "I'm... I'm sorry Serena.." Darien stared at the ground blushing not knowing what she would say.

Serena's eyes widened in surprise. "Wha- What did you say?!" Serena's voice went a little high pitched.

"I've been a creep from the second I lade eyes on you, and today it finally hit me on how much it hurt you, and I wanted to say that I'm sorry, and if it's OK, with you that I would make dinner?" Darien stared at Serena as he stuck his hand in his pockets to hold himself back from grabbing her in his arms and kissing her right then and there.

"Um, well..... I don't know Darien I guess it would be O-." Serena was cut off when Sammy popped his head through the door and handed Serena her soda before turning his head and noticing Darien standing on the front step of *his* house.

"Who the heck are you?!" Sammy crossed his arms abruptly and glared at the dark haired man that was obviously at least two years older then his sister.

"Sammy! Don't be rude, this is Darien Shields, he's one of Andrew's friends." Serena shot a look at Sammy but he didn't seem to notice. He was to busy scooping out Darien. Serena wondered when Sammy had gotten so over protective about her and the guys she went out with. Not saying that she would *ever* go out with the jerk of the world.

"Hi Sammy! I'm Darien, it's nice to finally meat you." Darien stock out a hand in front of Sammy waiting for him to do the same, but he didn't.

"Um, yeah whatever.... I'll be in the kitchen I want to go call Mika and talk to her for a while just to make sure she's going with me on Halloween." With that Sammy popped his head back inside of the house and sprinted into the kitchen. He didn't like it when guys would try to get to close to his sister, the last time someone got close to her, he broke her heart and she moped around the house for about a month and cried herself to sleep for a least a week. He would have to keep his eyes on this Darien guy and make sure that he wouldn't try to make a move on his sister.

He grabbed the phone still watching Serena and Darien as they came in to the house. He punched in Mika's phone number and then slowly turned around and stopped paying attention to his sister and the interrupter in the house.



~*~ So did think it rocked, did you think it sucked? E-mail me with comments, and ideas! ~*~

Also a special thanks to: all my friends from school who encouraged me to post this story on the web. GO TIGERS!
But also a thanks to: Giselle (one of my fans), Katy, Jamie (girl Jamie), Jen, John, Phil, and Jamie (guy Jamie, inside joke), and anyone who I did not mentioned. But Most of all my fans! You have been so kind with your e-mails and stuff!
YOU LOVE ME YOU REALLY LOVE ME! .....
Ok, I'll shut up now....

Rachel*

C Ya next week with Chapter 2 - A Dinner for... Three??