Hey, this fic takes place during Sailor Moon Starts, but there is no
Galaxia, Darien doesn't die and the StarLights are just there without any
motive like looking for their princess who at the moment doesn't exist. And
more name changes, Uranus = Amara and Saturn = Holly, sorry if you find
that weird, but I like that name. And Serena and Darien = Serenity and
Endymion
BTW, if I have any of the place names, street names or any thing, I'm sorry! And: "spoken"; ~thought~; -/telepathic message/-
THE EARTH ROYALTY, Chapter One
"Interesting place." The twenty-year-old girl grinned at her male companion, "So will I finally meet your friends and girlfriend?"
"Maybe," He grinned back at her, "If you're a good girl, you might, but . I need to find Serena first." He trailed off. His eyes looked away and he was caught in his mind.
The girl laughed as she waved her hand in front of him, "Oh well, lets hope you find the answers in there." She muttered softly. She studied her surroundings, the pavement they were on was clean and shops lined the street. Directly to the right of them, a big had a big sign pronouncing it the 'CROWN ARCADE CENTRE'. Opposite a jewellery store was situated called 'OSA-P'. She saw that by standing where they were, they were getting in the way of pedestrians around them.
"Hey, Earth calling Darien!" She laughed, "When you're ready, or rather, at this precise moment of time, you should come back to this reality cos we're in the way of people." He turned to stare at her. While his lips were curving into a smile, his eyes betrayed his lips though. She saw the pain in them. She leaned closer and whispered, "Don't worry Endy, I'm sure she has a reason why she never replied to your letters." He pulled her closer and hugged her and let go just as quickly.
"Toni, you have nothing to worry about, I'm not gonna kill myself!" His lips curved into a true smile as she blushed.
"Oh Stay out of my mind Darien!" She chided laughily.
"C'mon, Andrew should be at the arcade, you can meet him," and he pulled her gently through the doors and into the building.
The girl known as Toni glanced around the reasonably big room. Around the sides, there were tables where food and drink was being served and in the centre of the room, a large group of game machines were positioned. Some machines and tables were occupied. Further inspection was out of the question as a voice shouted across the room:
"Oh My God! Darien! Long time no see! How are you? You look great! Who's your friend? How long are you back for?-" He looked like he was ready to continue with another barrage of questions.
"Andrew, man, slow down, and tell me which question I should answer first?" He laughed.
"Er . All of them!"
"I'm fine, you look great too, this is Toni, she's one of my roommates from America and a very good friend of mine. And I'm back for the summer and no." Andrew's glance was one of slight amusement. He looked like he would have asked more questions, but a customer was calling for his attention.
"Well, I have to go, but be warned, I want to know everything that's been happening in America! Ok?" He grinned at the nod and then turned on his heel, leaving Darien and Toni on the own, even if just for a second.
"Darien?" A feminine voice exclaimed.
He spun around, "Michelle, Amara, it's great to see you both!" He hugged each one of them quickly. Both returned the hug with a smile.
The three started with the "Oh My God! How are you?" "What's America like?" "How long are you here for?" They stopped with a small cough from Toni, they stopped.
"Sorry Toni," Darien smiled sheepishly.
"Don't worry, I'll forgive ya. I always do don't I?" She replied with a smile of her own.
"Thanks you're a great friend!" He retorted quickly, he turned to the two waiting girls, "Michelle, Amara, may I introduce one of my best mates and room mate from America Toni Brookes. Toni this is Amara Ten'ou and Michelle Kai'ou."
"Nice to meet you!"
"Likewise." Amara said while a smile came from Michelle.
"So, how about I treat you three to a drink and you can tell me what's been going on here?" Darien offered.
"Sounds like a good plan."
"Thanks Michelle, but I really have an ulterior motive."
". What's that Darien?" Amara asked, confused.
"Serena. How is she?"
"Fine, missing you." Amara said with a hesitation. The four of them moved to one of the free tables and sat down.
~Why is he asking that? Didn't he get her letter! Oh My God! Maybe that was why he didn't reply to her!~ Michelle thought.
~How can we answer that? Oh sure Darien, she's fine especially with her new 'boyfriend'! Jeez, why ask about your ex-girlfriend? What can we say?~ Amara contemplated this while a private conversation went on.
-/What are they on about ex-girlfriend? Serena and I haven't broken up!/-
-/I don't know Darien, maybe she did write to you, but she sent it to the wrong address./-
-/But, why? Does she think I don't love her?/-
-/Darien, how am I expected to answer that?!?!/-
-/I don't know!/-
". err . anyone home?" Darien and Toni turned to stare at the two girls that were staring back at them.
"Sorry, we zoned out." Toni laughed out nervously.
"No Toni, they know about me, like you know about them." He said this confusing Amara and Michelle even more. He turned to them, "I need to know, when did Serena break up with me? Who's her new boyfriend? And why did she not reply to my letters? I know I didn't send them to the wrong address because I must have checked it about ten million times!"
"Darien. What are you on about? Your letters? Why didn't you reply to hers?" Michelle breathed out.
"Michelle wait! Something is going on. Darien wrote letters, Serena wrote letters, neither got them. I think Seiya wanted Serena so bad, that he stooped to this level!" Amara exclaimed.
"Amara, who's Seiya?" Darien gasped.
She didn't look at him while saying quickly, "Her boyfriend."
Darien sat there, mute, staring into space. Toni, seeing this, said, "Can we talk about this somewhere else?"
"Sure, but there isn't much to say." Michelle looked over at Darien as Amara spoke.
"There's always things to say," Toni said bitterly, "but even if we don't mention her, there's still Nega business." After stunning the two sailors, she turned to her companion, "Come on Darien, lets go somewhere else and discuss everything."
He was still staring at her, when a loud voice called across the room, "Hey Seiya, Serena, come join us!"
Another voice joined in, "Yeah, we wanna hear all about this date!"
"Sure guys!" Serena's voice was heard to say. And soon joyful voices, merry with laughter filled the silence of the arcade.
Her laughter and voice was like a cruel whip to Darien's heart, breaking it into small pieces. He felt like he was falling into an eternal pit until he sensed an arm around him, leading him somewhere. Vaguely he perceived that they had left the arcade and were on a street with another arm supporting him. He couldn't continue, his body was failing. One person that he had loved beyond anything had fed him to the lions. He had felt complete when returning to Tokyo land even if he hadn't had contact with her for months, but known he felt an emptiness beyond anything he had felt before. He was destroyed and his body compiled by breaking down completely, no longer functioning.
BTW, if I have any of the place names, street names or any thing, I'm sorry! And: "spoken"; ~thought~; -/telepathic message/-
THE EARTH ROYALTY, Chapter One
"Interesting place." The twenty-year-old girl grinned at her male companion, "So will I finally meet your friends and girlfriend?"
"Maybe," He grinned back at her, "If you're a good girl, you might, but . I need to find Serena first." He trailed off. His eyes looked away and he was caught in his mind.
The girl laughed as she waved her hand in front of him, "Oh well, lets hope you find the answers in there." She muttered softly. She studied her surroundings, the pavement they were on was clean and shops lined the street. Directly to the right of them, a big had a big sign pronouncing it the 'CROWN ARCADE CENTRE'. Opposite a jewellery store was situated called 'OSA-P'. She saw that by standing where they were, they were getting in the way of pedestrians around them.
"Hey, Earth calling Darien!" She laughed, "When you're ready, or rather, at this precise moment of time, you should come back to this reality cos we're in the way of people." He turned to stare at her. While his lips were curving into a smile, his eyes betrayed his lips though. She saw the pain in them. She leaned closer and whispered, "Don't worry Endy, I'm sure she has a reason why she never replied to your letters." He pulled her closer and hugged her and let go just as quickly.
"Toni, you have nothing to worry about, I'm not gonna kill myself!" His lips curved into a true smile as she blushed.
"Oh Stay out of my mind Darien!" She chided laughily.
"C'mon, Andrew should be at the arcade, you can meet him," and he pulled her gently through the doors and into the building.
The girl known as Toni glanced around the reasonably big room. Around the sides, there were tables where food and drink was being served and in the centre of the room, a large group of game machines were positioned. Some machines and tables were occupied. Further inspection was out of the question as a voice shouted across the room:
"Oh My God! Darien! Long time no see! How are you? You look great! Who's your friend? How long are you back for?-" He looked like he was ready to continue with another barrage of questions.
"Andrew, man, slow down, and tell me which question I should answer first?" He laughed.
"Er . All of them!"
"I'm fine, you look great too, this is Toni, she's one of my roommates from America and a very good friend of mine. And I'm back for the summer and no." Andrew's glance was one of slight amusement. He looked like he would have asked more questions, but a customer was calling for his attention.
"Well, I have to go, but be warned, I want to know everything that's been happening in America! Ok?" He grinned at the nod and then turned on his heel, leaving Darien and Toni on the own, even if just for a second.
"Darien?" A feminine voice exclaimed.
He spun around, "Michelle, Amara, it's great to see you both!" He hugged each one of them quickly. Both returned the hug with a smile.
The three started with the "Oh My God! How are you?" "What's America like?" "How long are you here for?" They stopped with a small cough from Toni, they stopped.
"Sorry Toni," Darien smiled sheepishly.
"Don't worry, I'll forgive ya. I always do don't I?" She replied with a smile of her own.
"Thanks you're a great friend!" He retorted quickly, he turned to the two waiting girls, "Michelle, Amara, may I introduce one of my best mates and room mate from America Toni Brookes. Toni this is Amara Ten'ou and Michelle Kai'ou."
"Nice to meet you!"
"Likewise." Amara said while a smile came from Michelle.
"So, how about I treat you three to a drink and you can tell me what's been going on here?" Darien offered.
"Sounds like a good plan."
"Thanks Michelle, but I really have an ulterior motive."
". What's that Darien?" Amara asked, confused.
"Serena. How is she?"
"Fine, missing you." Amara said with a hesitation. The four of them moved to one of the free tables and sat down.
~Why is he asking that? Didn't he get her letter! Oh My God! Maybe that was why he didn't reply to her!~ Michelle thought.
~How can we answer that? Oh sure Darien, she's fine especially with her new 'boyfriend'! Jeez, why ask about your ex-girlfriend? What can we say?~ Amara contemplated this while a private conversation went on.
-/What are they on about ex-girlfriend? Serena and I haven't broken up!/-
-/I don't know Darien, maybe she did write to you, but she sent it to the wrong address./-
-/But, why? Does she think I don't love her?/-
-/Darien, how am I expected to answer that?!?!/-
-/I don't know!/-
". err . anyone home?" Darien and Toni turned to stare at the two girls that were staring back at them.
"Sorry, we zoned out." Toni laughed out nervously.
"No Toni, they know about me, like you know about them." He said this confusing Amara and Michelle even more. He turned to them, "I need to know, when did Serena break up with me? Who's her new boyfriend? And why did she not reply to my letters? I know I didn't send them to the wrong address because I must have checked it about ten million times!"
"Darien. What are you on about? Your letters? Why didn't you reply to hers?" Michelle breathed out.
"Michelle wait! Something is going on. Darien wrote letters, Serena wrote letters, neither got them. I think Seiya wanted Serena so bad, that he stooped to this level!" Amara exclaimed.
"Amara, who's Seiya?" Darien gasped.
She didn't look at him while saying quickly, "Her boyfriend."
Darien sat there, mute, staring into space. Toni, seeing this, said, "Can we talk about this somewhere else?"
"Sure, but there isn't much to say." Michelle looked over at Darien as Amara spoke.
"There's always things to say," Toni said bitterly, "but even if we don't mention her, there's still Nega business." After stunning the two sailors, she turned to her companion, "Come on Darien, lets go somewhere else and discuss everything."
He was still staring at her, when a loud voice called across the room, "Hey Seiya, Serena, come join us!"
Another voice joined in, "Yeah, we wanna hear all about this date!"
"Sure guys!" Serena's voice was heard to say. And soon joyful voices, merry with laughter filled the silence of the arcade.
Her laughter and voice was like a cruel whip to Darien's heart, breaking it into small pieces. He felt like he was falling into an eternal pit until he sensed an arm around him, leading him somewhere. Vaguely he perceived that they had left the arcade and were on a street with another arm supporting him. He couldn't continue, his body was failing. One person that he had loved beyond anything had fed him to the lions. He had felt complete when returning to Tokyo land even if he hadn't had contact with her for months, but known he felt an emptiness beyond anything he had felt before. He was destroyed and his body compiled by breaking down completely, no longer functioning.