Oh my goodness! I just typed up my first one-shot ever! And in one day too! I'm so amazed at myself and proud of course. This centers around Serena and Darien. It takes place during the time of Serena and Darien's break up. Hope you enjoy. And I don't know if I'm going to create this into a story or not, it will depend on the reviews. Thanks! -Nity
P.S. I do not own Sailor Moon at all.
"Honey, where are you off to?" Ilene Tsukino asked her daughter.
"I'm just going out, Mum." Serena answered while walking out the door.
It had been a month since Darien had said that he no longer loved Serena and since then Serena has been acting so unlike herself. She would spend an entire day in her room or she would wonder outside and no one knew where she went. Andrew had said that he barely saw her at the arcade and the girls noticed she barely talked when she was around. Something was truly wrong with the young blonde and her friends had a pretty good idea of what it was. Darien.
Serena was walking through town with her head lowered toward the ground. She was wearing a white tank top with a black zip-up sweater and blue jeans with black flips on. Her eyes looked like they had been crying earlier. Most of all, her hair wasn't up in her signature meatballs, it just hung loose to her knees. She looked paler than she usually does and it didn't seem to be healthy. Plus, what was totally not like Serena was that she barely ate! But what brought her out a little more was that she started wearing light makeup and it looked good on her. Though, with all the changes, she looked even more beautiful.
She was walking at a slow paste and then suddenly stopped right in front of a store. It was the Crown. Knowing that she hadn't been in there for awhile, Serena decided to walk in. Besides she was a little hungry. She picked a booth in the corner of the store and sat down. Andrew came over rather quickly to her table.
"Hi Serena, long time no see!" Andrew said excitedly before bending over to hug the petite girl.
"Yes, I know, Andrew. I haven't been up to doing a lot of things lately. I'm sorry," said Serena as she returned the hug.
"Oh, I see. Well it is nice to see you! What can I get for ya?" Andrew asked.
"Umm….I'll just have a small fry and a chocolate shake, please." Serena said while looking out the window at the crowded streets of Tokyo.
"Coming right up!" Andrew said and left to go make Serena's order. Not long after he came back with her meal and sat it down in front of the girl still looking off into space. He slid into the seat across from her.
"Serena…" Andrew started, "What is wrong? I haven't seen you in a few weeks and you look so pale."
"Nothing, Drew. I've just had things to do." Serena lied
"You know I know you better than that. You are like a little sister to me, Rena." Andrew stated with worry. Then he thought something, "Serena….is it Darien?"
At the mention of his name, Serena tensed. Andrew noticed.
"It is. I figured that was the problem." Andrew said and Serena sighed.
"I miss him. A lot." She said with tears forming in her eyes.
"Serena, I don't understand why he ended it between you two. He was so happy. He hasn't told me the reason why either. Actually, he rarely talks about anything while he is here for his usual coffee. I know how much you love him, but maybe since it has been a month and nothing has happened….maybe you should let him go. I think it would be best for you. You are so pale and it's not healthy. Even though he is my best friend, he is just a guy. Serena, I know you are hurting, but I think it's time." Andrew said with so much truth in his words it made Serena speechless.
She only had one thing to say to him.
"Okay." She said in a whisper. She quickly finished her food, got up and hugged Andrew goodbye and left, leaving a stunned waiter. Andrew cleaned everything up just as he heard a crack of thunder and saw a flash of lightning.
"Oh…no." Andrew said softly. Next thing you know, it was pouring outside.
Darien Shields ran inside with jacket held over his head. Breathing heavily he greeted his best friend.
"This storm came out of nowhere, didn't it? I thought it was supposed to be partly cloudy today." Darien commented. Andrew just stared outside. "What's wrong with you, Drew?"
"Serena just left! She is probably caught in the storm!" Andrew exclaimed rather loudly. Darien's midnight blue eyes widen. Before Andrew couldn't say anything, Darien rushed back out into the rain.
He raced through town faster than he ever did as Tuxedo Mask trying to spot her blond head. Where could she be? He thought. Wait! The park, of course! Changing his direction, he headed toward the park.
Serena had heard the thunder on her way to the park and as soon as it started raining she raced to get there. Instead of taking cover under a tree or some shelter, she just sat down on a bench in front of the lake. She was soaked to the bone, every article of clothing was sticking to her like a second skin, but she didn't seem to notice or just didn't care. Replaying what Andrew had said to her back at the Crown and her replying, tears started rolling down her face. She knew that she could never truly let Darien go, but maybe it was for the best. I love him, though. I know Andrew is concerned, a lot of people are, even Ms. H. I know that I can never actually completely let Darien go, but I guess it is time I started trying, instead of waiting for him to come back to me. Serena thought and soon her tears stopped. Then she heard a sound through the rain, but thought it was only the wind and didn't respond. She laid her head on the back of the bench and let the rain soak her even more. It almost seem like it was refreshing her and cleaning all the wounds in her heart, but of course, not completely. She was ready to start over.
Darien saw her unprotected from the rain sitting on a bench in front of the lake. She was soaked. He called her name, but she didn't move. Deciding that she probably didn't hear him through the rain, he approached her.
"Serena?" Darien said.
"Huh?" Serena's eyes snapped open at the sound of the familiar voice and turned to look at him. Darien now completely drenched as well, stared at her.
"What are you doing her? What could you possibly want?" Serena asked the man harshly, which surprised him.
"Andrew told me you were probably caught in the storm and I came out to find you," he yelled through the noise of the storm, "You need to get out of this weather before you catch a cold. You're soaked to the bone!"
"Why the hell do you care? It doesn't matter to you if I get sick or not. You probably wouldn't care if I was killed as Sailor Moon!" Serena spat back as she jumped up from the bench. She glared at the prince.
"Wha—" Darien stuttered, "Of course I would care if you were killed! I'm not that heartless!" he shouted after recovering from the shock of her words.
"HA! You could have fooled me!" Serena laughed dryly.
"Serena, what is wrong with you? You aren't acting like yourself," Darien said a little calmer after ignoring her last comment. He eyed her carefully, noticing how her clothes stuck to body and even caught himself staring. He quickly looked away. She was even more beautiful.
"What is wrong with me, you ask. Honestly, nothing anymore," Serena stated very quietly, too quiet that Darien barely heard her over the chaos around them. The hero closed her eyes and stayed perfectly still and quiet for a few moments. Suddenly she raised her head as her eyes snapped open. They were darker than usual and even had some silver in them. They were alive and angry. Her crescent moon swiftly appeared on her forehead and in a flash of silver light, Princess Serenity was standing in front of Darien. In another flash, this one gold, Darien turned unexpectedly into Prince Endymion. The storm got even worse as the two most powerful royals and most legendary stood face to face, but the princess wasn't in any serenity at all. She was furious.
"I can't believe all that you have put me through this past month! Frankly, I am tired of it! I'm tired of moping around and acting depressed all the time! You promised me long ago that you would always love me, Endymion! Liar! We were destined by the gods to be together, to rule everything, side by side. We were so happy and then out of the blue you say you don't love me?! I don't believe that! This isn't you at all, Endymion! This isn't the man I feel in love with over a thousand years ago. And until he returns I am done!" Serenity screamed at the Prince of Earth. Shock was written all over his face.
"Serenity, please, you have to calm down," Endymion said after a few moments. He still couldn't believe what she said.
"No! I will not!" The princess said a little too quickly. After a few minutes she started to gather her cool, knowing what she must do. "Endymion, you are not yourself. The man I know is strong, fearless and powerful, but most of all he is loving. He loves me. You do not. That isn't right. Until you find that man inside you again I want nothing to do with you or your planet."
After saying those words, Serenity started glowing silver again and brought the silver crystal into her hands. Speaking in the ancient tongue of Lunarian the crystal began to glow brighter. Before the prince could even blink, the rest of the scouts were standing behind their princess and in another flash even the outers were there with the fellow teammates. They all started glowing their planets respective colors. The ground around them was even shimmering. Serenity looked at Endymion.
"Prince Endymion, you are going to realize who you are again by ruling your planet as it should have been done so long ago. As you rule as King of Earth over the people you shall recover who you are and who you were born to be. This task can only be succeeded by you and you alone. My soldiers and I shall return to our former homes watching over you. Please, do not fail me again." Princess Serenity informed Endymion, but whispered the last part. In a flash of white, the maidens were gone. The prince blinked, but then lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Slowly, the prince woke up in the park. His head hurt like hell and felt like lead. He was so confused, but noticed he was dressed in his armor. That's when it hit him, literally.
"Sire, I am so sorry! I did not mean to, I swear!" a young boy cried as he went to retrieve his ball. Grabbing the little thing in his small chubby hands, he regarded the royal figure uncertainly.
"It is okay, lad. It was simply an accident," the prince replied smoothly, but caught the word sire in the boy's apology. "Sire…?"
"Endymion, there you are!" Jedeite shouted, running over to his young master. He was followed by the other generals, Nephrite, Zoicite and Kunzite.
"Whoa! What are you guys doing here alive?" Endymion said surprised.
"Taking care of you, of course," Zoicite answered, looking at the bump on his sire's head.
"What is going on…?" the handsome man mused. Then he remembered the night before. Serena. "Where is she? Where is my princess?" He shouted at the men.
"Who….?" The men asked.
"Endymion, I think that ball hit you too hard on your head. We need to get you back to the palace so you can rest," Kunzite said while helping Endymion to his feet. Turning him around, Endymion saw the Golden Kingdom looming proudly not too far in the distance.
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-MoonlightMaiden