The Heart of the Matter
Summary: Five years after a very painful divorce, Serena gets an invitation… To her ex-husbands wedding.
Authors Note: So this is my first story on FF and I hope that you like it. I'm un-sure at the moment of it, but I really hope that you guys do/will like this story! I had help from xx Screaming Infidelities who helped me edit it and thought of a very wonderful idea. Each chapter will change from each character. So this first chapter is about Serena and her life and then the next will be about Darien and then maybe from Mina to Jolene... I haven't decided yet. If this sounds confusing, don't worry! You'll understand soon! Thanks for reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon
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Chapter 1: Serena
(Five Years Back)
Serena smiled sadly and brushed her hair back as her husband entered the room, "Darien… What a surprise, you have come because…?"
He didn't say a word as he placed the papers in front of her. He pushed them towards her and she placed her hands on top of the papers. She scanned through the pages and then looked up at him, he wouldn't meet her eyes. She brushed her hair back again and looked back at the papers. A star was marked where she should sign it. She picked her pen up and then placed it back down. "Are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious Serena… We both knew it was coming."
Serena raised her eye-brow, "Are you sure about that Darien? Because I am pretty sure that I did not see this coming."
"Sere, don't make this any harder then it has to be." Darien said and sat down in front of her desk. She titled her head to the side and then shook her head. She closed her eyes and rested her head against her chair.
"You lied to me." She whispered her voice barely audible. He looked at her and shook his head.
"I never lied to you Sere."
"You promised that you would love me forever, you made that vow at the alter and you said that we would be together until death due us part. What happened to that Darien? What happened there? Was I not listening and heard the wrong things, or did I hear you say those words?" She spat out angrily and banged her fists against the table.
He looked down, "Sere, some promises are meant to be broken."
"Not this one," She said matter-of-factly and stood up from her seat, "I am not signing these papers."
And with that, she walked out of the room.
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She watched as the papers on her desk collected dust. She watched as days flew by and she just glanced at them and didn't even attempt to touch them. She wanted to rip them out and get them out of her site, but she knew that Darien would be back for them in a day… Or an hour, she hadn't been paying attention. She took out a pen and flexed her fingers as her office door flung open. She looked at the ring on her finger and sighed as Darien sat down in front of her. His wedding ban was gone as she glanced at his hand. She smiled sadly and touched the papers lightly.
"You haven't signed them yet?" He questioned, his voice shattering the silence. Serena rolled in her lips and shook her head, her blonde hair moving with her movements. "Sere… Sere please."
"What… What's her name Darien?" She said softly as she angled the paper so that she could finally sign her name.
"Her… Her name?"
"The girl that you're seeing."
"You knew?"
"How could I not?" She questioned and placed her pen down for a second, waiting for his reply to her question.
"Her name, her name is Jolene." Darien replied and she nodded her head sadly. He had never seen so much pain in her eyes. He had thought that he would just see hatred because she would hate him after this, but he was wrong. She was hurting inside and he couldn't do anything to save her. He looked at her as she quickly signed her name and pushed the papers over to him. He took them willingly and stood up.
"Good-bye Sere."
"Good-bye." She answered his call and put the cap onto her pen as he walked towards the door and opened it. He watched as her head lowered and tears fell down onto her desk, he hated making her feel like this. He didn't want her to be so hurt over this whole thing. He thought that she would understand because of their fights over the last year. She was the one that had offered to get a divorce lawyer, but had never gone on with it. He said as she brought her delicate hand up to her face and when she placed it on the desk, it was covered with her tears. She didn't even notice that he was still there.
"I'm so sorry…" She whispered, "For whatever I did… I'm sorry and I love you still, I will always love you."
He turned and walked out the door, he couldn't hear anymore. It wasn't that he didn't love her, but he knew that this was best for both of them. He knew that he wasn't suppose to hear that stuff that she had said back there. He wasn't suppose to be there but he had been there. He hated that he had to put her through so much, but this was what they needed now. He was with somebody else and he just wished that she would find somebody else also.
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(Present Day)
Serena sunk down in her chair and sighed. She hadn't been expecting so much work in the past year. She looked at the picture frames on her desk; they were just of her friends and her. She had taken all pictures of Darien off of her desk. She hadn't heard from him in a little over four years. They had sent each other Christmas cards, but nothing else. Soon they had lost complete contact. She hadn't even told him about her miss-carriage. She hadn't wanted him to leave and divorce her because she was pregnant. Two week actually when he asked for divorce. Now that she thought about it, it was his fault that she no longer had her child. If it weren't for him, she wouldn't of fallen down the stairs and miss-carried. Before she could dwell on this thought any longer, her best friend Mina walked into the room.
"Sere, what are you doing? Aren't you suppose to be working?"
Serena looked up at her friend, "Yeah, I guess I am, but I don't really feel like doing anything at all." Mina crossed her arms across her chest.
"It's that baka again… Isn't it?"
Serena shook her head, "Nah, I was just thinking about it and it got me depressed."
"Sere, you're going to have to move on one of these days…"
"We might meet up again and then… And then we…"
"Then you could what?"
"I don't know Mina."
"Then you could get back together?" Mina un-crossed her arms and sat down in front of Serena. She sighed and placed her hands on Serena's desk, "Honey, I know that you still love him and all, but it's been five years. Don't you think that if he was going to come back to you he would have done it already?"
"I guess you're right." Serena sighed in defeat and shook her head, "I just believe that he still loves me, but I'm being foolish."
"You wanna go out to eat? It'll make you feel better."
"I don't know Mina, seriously… I don't really feel like doing anything."
"I bet that this will make you feel better." Mina said and grabbed Serena's hand. "Please Sere?"
"Who's coming?"
"Rei, Ami, and Lita… And me of course… C'mon Sere it'll be like old times." Serena stiffened at old times and nodded numbly while Mina shouted in victory. "Thanks Sere, be down in five?"
Serena nodded again and Mina whipped out of the office.
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Rei picked at her food and looked at Serena who was starring out the window, "Are you alright Serena?"
She looked at Rei and blinked a couple of times like she was trying to figure out who she was. She looked at Mina, Ami, and Lita and then sighed, "Yeah, I'm fine… Everything's fine."
"Are you sure? You look pale." Lita stated and pushed a hand against Serena's forehead. "You want to go home?"
Serena shook her head, "No thanks, I'm fine." She continued to stare out the window.
"Something is up you guys." Rei whispered and looked over to Serena to make sure that she wasn't listening, "I haven't seen her like this in a couple of months."
"I know she always seems so happy." Ami commented and Mina rolled her eyes.
"It's that baka again."
"You mean Darien?" Ami asked and Mina nodded her head.
"She's constantly thinking about him and today is one of her worse days… I don't know what to tell you guys except that maybe we should take her home to rest for awhile." Mina turned to Serena, "Sere honey, we're going to take you home now… You need to rest for awhile."
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Serena closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, she didn't know why her friends were so worried about her. She hadn't really been that distant… Had she? She didn't think that she had been, but then again she couldn't tell. She hadn't talked all through lunch and now she lie in her bed with her comforter tucked to her chin and her eyes closed. She didn't want to think about those kinds of things. Her friends sat outside her door waiting for her to get better. She could hear them talking quietly. She didn't want to tell them to shut the hell up and let her get some sleep because they had been there for her over the years and they didn't deserve anything like that. Her mind wandered as she drifted off to sleep.
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(Flashback)
Serena grabbed the vase closet to her and prepared to throw it, "Marrying you was the worst decision in my whole life! I don't understand why I married you in the first place!" She threw it and it hit the wall, shattering. Luckily Darien had dodged her throw.
"I don't understand why I married you either! It's living hell for me!" Darien shot back at her and she grasped another vase, her hands tight around its body.
"Then why don't we just get a divorce Darien? It's what we both want!"
Darien was taken back a bit. Of course he fought with her often, but he had never thought about losing her forever. But he was sure now that it was the right thing to do, "Fine by me! I'll get the lawyer!"
"Fine!" Serena yelled tossing the vase at him again, it hit the wall with a bigger smash, "I can't wait until you get the hell out of my life and I can start living happily again! You've been nothing but a burden to me!"
"The feeling in mutual!" Darien shouted as he watched her stalk off into the direction of the guest bedroom. He shook his head and grabbed his phone. He had to call Jolene. Had to tell her what happened. If it wasn't for her, he wouldn't be in this mess with his wife… But all was fair in love and war and he couldn't change what happened. The fight had happened when she found random text messages on his phone and asked who it was from. He had been escaping with Jolene every chance he got. She hated herself for being so naïve and not noticing this happening before. She crossed her arms across her chest as she slammed the guest bedroom down shut and sat down on the bed as she welcomed the tears.
(End of flashback)
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Serena rubbed her eyes and found that her cheeks were stained with tears. She sat up and got changed as she headed out of her room. She found Mina and Rei in the kitchen waiting for her. "Hey sleepy head… Are you alright?"
She looked at Mina and smiled, "Yeah, why?"
"We heard you crying Serena." Rei confronted her and Mina nodded in defeat, "We just wanted to make sure that you were alright… We'll go now."
Serena nodded, "Alright, thanks you guys."
"No problem, love you Sere." Mina said and hugged her friend.
"Love you too." She whispered back and then hugged Rei briefly. They walked out the door a couple of minutes later after putting all their jackets and mittens on. She looked outside and saw that it was raining. She heard the door close and lock and then she wandered around her kitchen where so many of their fights had happened. She didn't understand why she had stayed in the house that held so many memories, but all she knew was that she was too fond of the house to part with it. She saw a heap of mail on her counter and walked over to it.
'Junk… Junk… Bills… Bills… Bills?' She looked at the envelope that was golden colored and pressed her fingers to it. It was beautiful and she didn't think that her bills would come in this kind of envelope. There was no address return and for some reason she didn't question it. She ripped open the envelope and pulled out a thick piece of cream colored paper with golden letters engraved in it. She read it through quickly.
'Your present is requested at the nuptials of Mister Darien Shields and Miss Jolene Campbell on the morning of December the sixteenth in the year 2007…'
She couldn't read anymore, she felt her stomach tighten and her legs give out. She dropped the paper down on the floor and keeled over, letting the pain of her heartache come.
End of Chapter 1: Serena
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Ending Note: So how did you like it? I hope that you did like it! Happy New Year and I'll update when I have the time! Thanks for reading!
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