Hey everyone! So this is the first Sailor Moon fic I have written in a VERY long time so please bare with me. Also, I've decided that for this particular fic I'll be using the American names for the characters. All reviews are appreciated, and this fic is rated M for a reason so if that's not your cup of tea, please hit the back button now. For everyone else, enjoy!

Serena stood outside the door to Darien's apartment, shuffling around in her purse for her keys. She'd given him a call the previous night when she'd returned home from the party that Darien and the girls had thrown for her, but had gotten no answer. The others had known that Serena would want to spend her birthday with Darien so they'd thrown her a party the night before, so they could all celebrate with her. It was her twenty first birthday so things had gotten a little out of hand, and Serena had to be up for an early class. She'd ended up leaving long before the others with the promise to check in on Darien the next day when she finished with her exams. Her hand closed around the metal keyring just as she heard a heavy thump from the opposite side of the door, and a small smile painted its way across her face. Poor Darien. He was probably hung over and having a hard time getting up this morning.

Turning the key in the lock, Serena pushed the apartment door open, and wasn't at all surprised by the mess that greeted her. Plastic cups and empty bottles littered the coffee table and living room floor. Streamers hung, half fallen from the walls, and half deflated balloons lay here and there. The kitchen was no better. Empty pizza boxes and plastic cups covered the counter, the trash overflowing with paper plates and napkins. Clearing off a space on the counter, Serena sat the box of donuts she'd brought with her on the counter and got a pot of coffee started.

Another soft thud sounded from the other room, followed by the hushed murmur of voices and Serena frowned, her brow furrowed in confusion. Moving quietly through the apartment, Serena made her way toward Darien's bedroom, the sound of voices growing louder. And one of them, was most definitely female. Had one of the girls forgotten something last night?

"Darien? It's me, Serena. I brought breakfast."

Serena pushed open the bedroom door, and shattered into a million pieces. Darien sat in the bed, a sheet barely covering his lap. There was nothing out of the ordinary about that. Darien rarely slept in pajama's when Serena wasn't with him. But it was the other person in the room, that made her heart feel like it would never beat again. Sitting on the other side of the king size bed, with only a sheet covering her naked form, was Rei. They had both obviously just woken up, their hair in a disheveled mess, and empty liquor bottles scattered about the floor. And they had also, very obviously, had sex.

"Serena..."

The sound of her name leaving Darien's lips was like a shot through the heart. She couldn't stand to hear him speak her name. And she sure as hell couldn't stand to stay here staring her boyfriend and best friend who had committed the ultimate betrayal.

"Don't...just don't..."

Serena turned abruptly on her heel and marched out of the bedroom, determined to exit the apartment before her former friend or ex-boyfriend could get dressed and catch up to her.

"Serena wait!"

But Serena wasn't listening as she stormed out of the apartment, taking the stairs two at a time, eager to get away from the scene she'd just witnessed. Tears were already streaming down her face by the time she reached the glass doors at entrance of the building. It took her two tries to get the door open and she suddenly found herself standing in the suffocating summer heat. She needed to get out of here, she needed to get away from this place, away from him. Turning toward home, Serena ran.

Darien stared at the closed door of his apartment, his pulse hammering in his veins. Serena. The look on her face as she walked into that bedroom had broken his heart. He'd never seen a look of such pain in her eyes, and he'd been the one to put it there.

Soft footsteps sounded from behind him, and Darien turned to find Rei standing behind him. She had fully dressed and now shifted nervously from one foot to the other.

"I don't know what to say," Darien said, looking at the raven haired girl in front of him. "I don't really remember what happened last night. How did we end up in bed together?"

"I think the alcohol may have been a big part of it," Rei replied.

"Did we, uh, I mean, I don't really remember, but we were naked this morning. Did we have sex last night?"

A look that Darien couldn't quite decipher painted its way across Rei's face.

"Yeah. We did."

"Shit."

Darien put his head in his hands and made an indecipherable sound of frustration and grief. How could he have let this happen? How could he have been so completely irresponsible?

"I'm sorry Rei."

"Don't be. It wasn't bad," Rei said, trying to make light of it.

Darien could only stare at her. How could she make a joke at a time like this? Didn't she care at all that they had done the unforgivable? Serena was one of the most loyal and loving people he knew. She gave everything she had when it came to the people she cared about. She loved without question or fault. And they had both broken her trust.

"How can you talk like that? Serena is your friend. Don't you feel guilty about what we did?"

"Of course I feel guilty," Rei shrugged. "But, it happened for a reason, right? We wouldn't have slept together if there wasn't something between us, right?"

"There was something between us, Rei. Alcohol. And it made some very bad choices for us. Choices neither of us would have made otherwise."

"Are you sure about that?"

Darian looked at the raven haired girl across from him and tried to feel something, anything, that would give him a reason for why they had ended up in bed together, but felt nothing. What had happened the night before had been nothing more than a drunken mistake. He felt no differently about Rei today than he had the night before, or the day before that.

"I'm sure," Darien replied.

"Just...think about it," Rei replied. "And call me after you've given it some thought."

Darien watched Rei leave his apartment, a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach as he headed into his bedroom to get dressed. He had to find Serena and apologize. She needed to understand that what had happened with Rei had been a mistake. A drunken mistake that he never intended to make. The question was, would she let him explain?

Serena picked up her duffel bag, and settled it on her shoulder and placed the plain white envelope on her desk. She'd rushed back home as quickly as possible and slipped up to her room unnoticed. She'd moved about the room with purpose, grabbing clothes and shoving them into a duffel bag. After what had happened at Darien's this morning, she knew that she had no other choice. She would never be able to stay here and watch them be together. She couldn't. It would destroy her. If there was anything left to destroy. She'd written her parents a letter, and kept it short and simple. She was going away for a while, and didn't want to be found. She didn't even tell them where she was going, just that she would be gone, and not to come looking for her. It was all the explanation she could give without giving too much away.

There was also one more letter she would have to deliver before she left. She'd written a letter to the other girls, explaining why she was leaving, and how much she would miss them. But this was in the best interest of everyone involved, even if it meant she would be dropping out of college. Slipping out her bedroom window, Serena crept over the roof and down to the ground. She didn't want to risk anyone following her. Slipping the envelope into the mailbox with the rest of the outgoing mail, and signaled for a taxi.

"Where to miss?" the driver asked.

"The airport. And step on it."

The driver didn't ask again. Serena looked out the window, gazing at her former home as the cab pulled away from the curb and headed toward the airport. Rain was just starting to fall outside. At least it fit Serena's mood. And maybe she could just pretend that those were raindrops slipping down her cheeks instead of tears.

"Where are you headed miss? If you don't mind my asking, that is?"

Serena's gaze shifted to the driver and back out the window. She hadn't even given a thought to where she would go when she left. She just knew that she needed to get away. Anywhere was better than staying here. And that was her answer.

"Anywhere but here."

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