Christmas Actually by Tamer of Light

Disclaimer: Dear Santa, I want to own Sailor Moon for Christmas. Love, me.
Summary: There's only 10 days left 'til Christmas and all of Tokyo is abuzz with the holiday spirit, especially Serena & co. Ten "random" Christmas stories that all link together, leading up to the big day!
Author's Note: Written just for the holidays. And no, this will not follow Love Actually's plot. Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays everyone!

On the First Day of Christmas, Selene gave to me…

Serena Tsukino skipped down her street towards her favorite hangout place, the Crown Arcade. Her twin twisted buns bounced with every hop, the long blonde waterfalls that flowed from them billowed softly behind her. She was dressed in a cream petticoat and a soft indigo skirt with white gloves and a pale blue scarf. Finally arriving, she scrambled into the arcade quickly and slyly (she hoped) Serena rushed to her usual spot in the corner.

Sitting down, she pulled out a wrinkled piece of paper and stared at it thoughtfully. Her cerulean eyes glazed over its contents, her bottom lip being chewed on in concentration. "ARGHHH!"

Many of the arcade's customers whipped their heads around to glance at the frustrated blonde in the corner who obviously did not notice their curious looks. Serena groaned loudly and couldn't believe her luck. She had to get ten people presents for Christmas! Not that she minded of course, but it was hard work thinking of really nice presents for them. And she wanted the presents to be special too.

Darien. Minako. Rei. Makoto. Amy. Haruka. Michiru. Hotaru. Setsuna. Motoki.

Luckily for her, she had finished her presents for her family earlier and she and Darien had gone shopping together for his friends, the generals. Just then Serena was struck by inspiration and giggled in delight as she pulled out a pink pen to scribble down notes.

Motoki came out from the back and noticed one of his best customers bent over seemingly concentrated on whatever was in front of her. He shrugged it off, whatever it was, it sure had Serena really determined.

A pair of strong arms wrapped around Serena's waist causing her to jump about five feet up in the air. "Hey," a voice whispered huskily. She snuck a glance at him from the corner of her eye and giggled in her head. His gorgeous midnight hair was disheveled, his striking deep sapphire eyes glinting.

It took all of her strength not to roll her eyes as her boyfriend, Darien Shields sat down and lifted her into his lap. She greeted him with a chaste kiss and a quick smile before returning to her mission. Darien raised an eyebrow at his girlfriend's lack of attention on him. Usually they spent a good amount of time making out, but today, her mind was focused on something else.

"Whatcha doing?" He peeked over her shoulder.

Serena snatched her list away, clutching it close to her chest; a perfected look of innocence graced her features. "Nothing!"

A dark eyebrow rose. "Right. So, what are you getting me for Christmas, Meatball Head?" Expectantly, he beamed earnestly waiting for her reply even though he knew she would never tell him. Not in a million years, if it came down to that.

Ignoring his question, she returned to scribbling down little notes and biting the top of her pen. Not that Darien minded anyway her ignoring him, all the more reason to explore his girlfriend's stunning body. Playing with her silky golden hair, he nuzzled her neck lovingly, placing a kiss here and there every once in awhile.

"Darieeen! I can't concentrate!" Serena whined, pouting adorably up to Darien's smirking face.

"So you want me to leave you alone?"

"Nooo… Just stop. Pleease!" Her puppy dog look was just too much for him and of course, he broke within five seconds of that face. Shaking his head, Darien cursed his self-control. He could never fight against that look and quite frankly, it sucked.

Just then, Serena leaned back and clapping gleefully, a proud smile broke out. "Yay! I'm done!"

"With…?" Darien grinned smugly, watching the lovely smile fade as realization donned upon her that he was still very much next to her and was curious as to what she meant.

She blew a raspberry at him and pulled away, shoving the paper into her pocket. Making her way out of the booth, she struck the Sailor V pose and shot her boyfriend a wink. "I'm off to complete my mission! Love ya, Dare!" Serena leaned forward to kiss him deeply and pulled away before he could grab her, leaving him hot and panting for air.

Raking his hand through his dark hair, he chuckled after watching his meatball-headed angel sprint away and a line of smoke trailing after her. Only ten more days 'til Christmas, Darien thought and suddenly smiled with amusement as he realized something. With less than two weeks left, he had a feeling that things were certainly going to get interesting around here. And Darien definitely didn't mean around only him and Serena.

A Christmas List with messy pink writing.