So here it is: my four-chapter story!
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So, without any further ado, here is "Destinations":
Destinations
"With the whole future world under my command, you think I would have been able to ace a test by now!!" Serena whined, a full octave higher than what most people in the world could achieve, nearly deafening her four friends.
Amy, with her cropped blue hair gently rustling in the breeze, was propped up against a tree. She was silently reading a book, even though school had ended an hour ago. Mina, who was usually full of energy, was half asleep on the steps of Rei's shrine. Her knees were propped up, so she could rest her elbow on her knee, and hold her head up with her hand without much effort. Lying on her back, with her auburn ponytail splayed on the ground, Lita was daydreaming as she absently watched the clouds roll by. Rei, on the other hand, was smack dab in front of Serena, broom in hand, and raven hair swirling around. Her face was squinted down in annoyance at the meatball-brained girl in front of her.
"Serena! The only way you will ever be able to even pass a test is if you study! If you can't get that through your head then I doubt you will ever even make it through high school!"
Serena instantly popped her tongue out of her mouth and gave Rei a mean face. Rei returned the favor and soon they were having one of their classic arguments.
"Meatball head!"
"Pyro!"
"DITZ!!"
"FLAMETHROWER!!"
Lita stepped in just in time to put two ridiculously strong hands on each of their heads and rip them away from one another. She muttered something about self-control and plopped right back down on the grass, leaving two very sore losers making faces at each other from across the temple's patio.
Mina, sensing a tension, decided to lighten the mood. "So Serena, have you seen Darien lately?"
The tiny blonde instantly forgot about Rei and turned a light shade of red. She stood up and twisted one long ponytail around her finger, a pose of total innocence. As she opened her mouth to speak, Amy snapped her book shut and let out a triumphant, 'finished!' and then looked up. She saw all of her friends shaking their heads and laughing at Amy's intense love of books, and her lack of attentiveness about the outside world. She blushed and quietly murmured for Serena to continue. Serena gave an annoyed look, but laughed and took up her innocent pose again. Just to enhance the look and ensure no more interruptions she even dug one toe innocently into the dirt and looked up from in between her curtain of lashes.
"We went to the mall yesterday, which was so much fun! Rini wasn't around to snatch Darien away from me and we had the loveliest time." For emphasis, Serena let out a huge sigh. "First we visited the toy store and looked at the collection of Sailor Moon dolls. Personally, I don't think those plastic things represent the 'Champion of Love and Justice' very well, but Darien said they were beautiful, just like the real thing. And then…" Serena trailed off as her cheeks slowly blushed and her eyes became distant and dreamy.
Mina, the Sailor Warrior of Love, joined her friend in a dreamy look as Lita and Rei made kissy faces at each other in disgust. Ami just laughed.
"Sere, before we hear about the rest of your day, how many times did you kiss Darien yesterday?" Rei added a touch of exasperation to flavor her words. Lita and Mina leaned in to hear better and even Amy was looking interested.
Serena turned a furious shade of red and glared at her friend. "So what? It's not like we can help ourselves! We are totally, madly in love and you know it!" Serena laughed and straightened her back, proud in the absolute certainty of her love.
"Lusty little Serena, looking to get some from her boy toy! In my opinion, it's about time that you two became a little… closer in your relationship, if you know what I mean. You are a senior in high school now! Come on, you guys have been dating for two lifetimes, and you haven't even done the one thing couples strive to do." Mina looked at the meatball-headed blonde in exasperation. "For goodness sake, you're the Champion of LOVE!"
Serena blushed intensely. "So, Mina, because you are the Warrior of Love, does that mean that you have gotten laid?" She got closer to Mina with a suspicious look. This time it was Mina's turn to be scarlet.
"NO! It just means that I am a bit smarter than you in love."
"That's the one thing you are smarter in…." Lita let the comment slide under her breath. Mina flashed an angry look at the brunette, but quickly quieted.
Amy looked up from her homework with a confused face. "What on Earth are you guys talking about?"
Four jaws hit the floor. Serena and Mina shot glances at each other, while fidgeting with their shirts, looking into the air, anything to distract them from the confused bluenette before them. Lita gave a little nod to Rei and together they stepped up to try and explain what the girls had been discussing.
Rei sat down next to the usual genius and sighed. "You see, Amy, when two couples are in love, sometimes they want to express that love in more than just words or kisses or hugs… so… they…." Rei trailed off, her face red. "Oh, why don't you know these things?!"
Lita tried next, using a more forward approach. She walked up to the blue-haired girl, squatted down, and smiled. "They take off all their clothes and wrestle together. Got it?" Lita winked and waited to see her effect on her friend.
Amy turned bright scarlet and buried her face in a book, not noticing that it was clearly upside down. She muttered thanks to Lita and shrunk back against the tree.
Serena thought this out. They already knew they had a kid in the future, and there were in love… but she didn't know anything about sex! She was just the innocent, cute little girl, right? Wrong. But Serena was always a good actress. She could play the part of innocent, sweet Serena, but just until she had Darien in a vulnerable position…. VERY vulnerable.
As Lita laughed at Amy, Serena began to inch out of the sight of the four girls. Rei was trying hard to defend Amy against Lita, and the only person who noticed was the warrior of love. Venus just quietly watched her golden-headed friend sprint towards Darien's with a smile on her face.
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"Darien! You home?" Serena knocked one more time on the door and waited impatiently. She didn't really have a specific plan in mind, but she was sure she could do this. I mean, they might have even done the dirty in the Moon Kingdom, and they were almost the same age as they were then. Serena was still blushing at the thought when a very sexy Darien opened the door. A very sexy Darien who was still dripping wet with nothing on but a towel. 'I CAN DO THIS… I CAN DO THIS…' Serena took one look at him, feeling her face getting red. It took all her self-control to keep her eyes glued to his face.
Darien on the other hand seemed to laugh at her expression. "There's my favorite Meatball Head! Excuse my… indecent appearance but I just got out of the shower. Come on in for a while. I will change and be out in a bit. Sound good?" With that, he ushered her in the door, one hand still holding up his one scrap of decency around his waist.
Once she had settled on the couch, eyes cemented to the floor, did he retreat back into his room to change. He quickly pulled on underwear and a pair of blue jeans and was about to slip on a black shirt when the phone rang. He walked over the coffee table by the bed and picked it up.
"Darien?" Mina's voice rang through the receiver. "Is Serena there?"
"Yes, she is here. Do you want her?" Darien was only half listening, as he was trying to run a comb through his ebony hair.
"No, Darien. The big question is, do you?" Darien's hand froze above his head and his mouth got really dry. He calmly put his hand down and sat on the bed. "What do you mean?" He prayed his voice wouldn't show how nervous he felt about Mina's answer.
Mina giggled, "Serena was just with us. We were talking about how you two should become more… close… in your relationship. When we turned around, she was gone. So I guess that means…." Her bubbly voice trailed off. Mina waited to hear Darien's reaction. She half expected him to shout for joy. He was a man, after all.
Darien was shouting for joy, at least on the inside. His mind was having more rational thoughts, however. My little angel, out to… to… No! It can't be, and she wouldn't know a thing about it. Not to mention how innocent she is. He was silently convincing himself when a knock came to his bedroom door.
"Darien? How long can you take to get dressed?" She knocked a second time, just hard enough push t he door open ever so slightly.
Darien muttered a goodbye and instantly slammed the phone down and turned to face the door. Serena's little form was silhouetted against the light coming from the other side of the door. The sun behind her made her hair shine, so it matched the sun itself. Darien took a sharp breath in when he saw how she looked. Serena seemed to sense this, because she blushed and walked out of the doorway, even closer to where Darien was sitting.
'Hell, I am sitting on the bed!' Darien practically leaped off the bed. He stood there afterward looking flushed and awkward. He glanced down and realized he was shirtless, and his bare chest still had drops of water clinging to it. Suddenly conscience of everything, he stiffened up. Darien tried to flash one of his dazzling smiles to Serena, but when he looked at her she was giggling. He looked at her, puzzled, when all of a sudden a burst of laughter erupted from her lips. Darien loved that laugh, and he could feel all his worries melting away. 'My Serena, try to have sex with me? They have got to be kidding!'
Serena saw him relax and started to walk over to him. She was completely aware of the fact that he had no shirt on, and the fact that they were standing in his bedroom. But she kept that innocent look on her face. Serena basically walked into his arms, his willing arms. She rested her cheek against his strong chest and wrapped her arms around his torso.
Darien, in turn, rested his head on her golden hair and gently stroked the long ponytails. They both basked in this loving embrace before one of them spoke up.
"Serena…." Darien breathed. He didn't know why she came over, but now that didn't really seem relevant. The important thing is, he thought, how can I keep her here longer?
Serena was thinking the exact same thing. Fate seemed to answer the question for both of them. Her stomach gave a gigantic growl. Darien laughed, knowing his girlfriend's love of food. He planted one light kiss on her head and stepped out of the hug.
"It looks like the bottomless pit has spoken. Why don't you stay for dinner? I think I can cook us something decent. After, we can watch that movie that we rented together last week. Does it sound like a plan?" Darien prayed that it would sound like one to her.
"That sounds perfect," murmured Serena. "Let me call my mom to tell her our plans!" She strolled over to the phone and picked it up. She then left Darien to finish changing. Phoning her mom was always a pain, but since Serena was younger it was a must. The answer was usually yes, because her family knew of the couple's love for each other and respected and trusted him. But she could take no chances.
"Hi, mom! Is it okay if I stay at Rei's place until around eleven?" Serena asked in her most adorable I'm-so-innocent voice. "Yea, it's the Temple." Serena's brow furrowed. "Ten? Ten is way too early for us girls! Can I stay at Da- err - Rei's until eleven?" A smile spread on her lips. "Okay, love you mom. Bye!"
The blonde slammed down the phone in triumph just as Darien walked through the door. He was wearing the same jeans he was wearing before, but he had put on that tight black shirt and sprayed some cologne on. He looked gorgeous, and it took all of Serena's self control to keep from drooling. She quickly hopped off the couch and faced him, just to see Darien flash his smile and motion to the kitchen. He briskly walked past her and Serena followed close behind.
Soon, with a little help from Serena, a pot of soup was frothing on the stove. Darien was quietly stirring it, while Serena acted as the official taste tester, something she could do a little too well. She triumphantly raised a spoon high into the air.
"Alright Darien, with my superior tasting skills, I KNOW I will be able to tell if this is worthy of our meal tonight!" She carefully scooped up some of the broth and raised the liquid to her lips. With suspicious eyes she sipped it up, leaving some of the juice still on her mouth. She straightened up and hardened her face in a pose of complete contemplation.
While she was still thinking, Darien leaned down close to her face. "Now let me try some." He planted a quick kiss on her lips; just enough so he could taste the soup that still lingered there. He drew back just inches from her face and whispered, "Delicious."
Serena could feel her legs melting, right then and there. They were followed soon by her heart, and she nearly glided on air to the coffee table, where they would be having their little dinner tonight.
Before long, candles had been lit, a tablecloth put in place and the lights dimmed a little. She plopped herself down in a chair and Darien emerged out of the kitchen carrying two bowls with spoons set in each of them. The same thought echoed in each of their minds. What a perfect night…and subconsciously, they both wondered how this perfect night would end up.