When Serena was discovered as the moon princess, and her and Darien's love sworn to each other, Raye knew that it was the right thing even though she found it hard to show it. But what made it so hard for her to accept it?

Before the discovery of the Moon Princess

"Look at all of the dolls Darien" Raye said softly in her most charming voice as she dragged Darien into a doll show. Darien rolled his eyes, wanting to go to sleep. Anything was better than dolls, they just didn't interest him the way that they interested girls; especially Raye.

She dragged him past cabinets of encaged dolls, surrounded by sheets of glass, disconnecting them from the world of human hands and fingerprints. In a world of their own where they could only be looked upon; not smashed, played with or be enjoyed.

"They may only be dolls but this is cruel." Darien thought to himself, realising how silly he was being. They where just dolls after all.

From the corner of his dark blue shaded eyes he spotted a beauty, all of her own. There stood Serena, shoving her younger brother Sammy though the exhibit. He smiled as he saw her, noticing just how angle like in appearance she looked. Her pigtails looked as if they where made of gold while her eyes where so deep and thoughtful, so full of emotion. How he longed to kiss those lips, to hold her in his arms and never have to let her go. He wanted to tell the world how much he loved her, how much he cared for her. Yet here he stood, in the middle of a doll show with a fourteen year old girl clinging to his arm, who happened to be only of Serena's good friends.

"But if only it was her" he softly mumbled.

"What did you say?" asked Raye, as she rubbed her arm along Darien's shoulder.

"I said, But if only there where real" he said, quickly covering up his earlier comment a little worried that Raye would catch him out.

"Oh, ok" Raye said, practically convincing herself to believe him. She had to; he was her boyfriend after all.

Darien watched as Serena left the room and entered a private staff room with her younger brother. He sighed, wishing that they had both come her alone that way he would have been able to talk to her. Although she was a klutz she could be graceful when she wanted to be, moving along the floor like a princess with utter most poise.

"Darien have you been listening to a word that I've been saying?" Raye asked as he turned his attention away from Serena and back to her. He smiled weakly, trying to be lovingly although the feeling truly didn't exist. He wasn't in love with Raye; he was in love with Serena and had been since they had both reached their teenage years. He had known her from a young age; both of them had practically grown up together.

Darien shook his head. "No, I'm sorry Raye; it's just that dolls don't usually interest me all that much. I'm a guy and they aren't really my thing"

"Hmm, not your thing ay" Raye said as she studied this compilation of words. She grabbed his hand and grinned, her eyes gleaming with excitement. "I have a good idea of what is thought. Come on, come with me"

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They where back at his apartment, Raye was all over him kissing him furiously, attacking his jacket trying to pull it off him. Darien didn't know what to think, he didn't want to think. This wasn't right. Raye didn't give him a chance to explain though.

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NOTE: I usually don't write about the other sailor scouts but I've had this idea about Raye in my head for the past couple of days and I had to write it down. Please let me know what you think of it. I know that Raye is a little out of character but still….