THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
She was the defender of the Earth on behalf of the moon. He was her defender. But they never really knew each other, or who the other was. So what would happen if all were revealed sooner than expected?
WARNING - THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS SCENES AND LINES FROM THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE SHOW.
Disclaimer; I do not own any of the Sailor Moon characters (although I'm sure that I would like to). I realize that yes, I am using the original plot and dialogue, which I do not own, but this story is along the lines of the original plot, just that some changes have been made √ and how they have affected the Sailor Moon world we all know and love.
I apologize to those who have been angered and upset over this but if you don't like it, then please don't read.
EDIT: I have edited all the previous chapters and FINALLY completed this story after years. If you are just coming across this story now - enjoy!
THE PROPOSAL
"Oh! Look at these! Let's go into this shop!" Darien Shields rolled his eyes and groaned quietly so that his raven-haired companion couldn't hear him. "Come on Raye, how many shops do you want to explore? We've only been here for 20 minutes and we've already been in 10 shops." He retorted, a half-hearted grin on his face - although was secretly annoyed. Raye Hino pouted at him. "Going into stores isn't going to kill you Darien." She replied hotly, grabbing onto his right arm and yanking him into the shop forcefully.
Darien groaned again, only this time purposely louder. The whole place was colored in pinks and reds in favor of the upcoming Valentines Day. "Oh, isn't this cute!" Raye exclaimed, holding out a white teddy bear the size of Darien's head. She pressed on his stomach. "I love you!" The small bear said in a sickly sweet voice. Raye cooed before placing the bear back upon the shelf with it's replicas.
She turned to Darien, her eyes shining. "I wonder what you'll give me for Valentines Day." She exclaimed, looking around quickly. Her dark orbs rested on a giant stuffed bear clutching a big red heart with the words 'I love you.' imprinted on it in bold white letters. "I love it!" Raye squealed, looking at Darien intently, who checked the price tag. "20,000 yen! I don't think so." he stated in an annoyed voice, turning around and knocking a girl off her feet and onto the floor. "Sorry!" he exclaimed as he helped her back up.
"Ouch." Replied blonde-haired Serena Tsukino, rubbing her head. It just hadn't been her day. She had fallen down 11 times already, and her head was beginning to feel like it was going to cave in. Not to mention that she looked completely out of place in the highly decorated shop, full of lovey-dovey couples cooing over corny presents and what not. She couldn't even remember what on earth she was doing here in the first place.
"Oh, it's you meatball head." Darien exclaimed, stifling a laugh that stopped abruptly when he noticed that she was clearly not in the mood for his usual antics. "What are you doing here?" he asked suddenly, a serious expression upon his face. She didn't have a boyfriend, did she?
Serena looked up at him, bewildered. Did he just ask her a normal question? Looking around, her cheeks flushed red. "Oh, I was just..well, there's this guy..." She trailed off, obviously embarrassed. Darien sensed that it was for a boy she liked and smiled. "I see. Do you know what he might like?" he asked. Being nice to Serena didn't seem too hard, and he needed a break from being annoyed at Raye, who was too busy pouring over sappy cards to even notice them. He knew it was unusual, especially since Serena was so annoying, but it was hard to mean in a shop such as this one.
Serena scrunched up her nose in thought, and Darien noticed that she seemed a little uncomfortable. Probably because he was being nice to her for a change, he felt slightly awkward as well. Serena looked at Darien, then quickly at the door. "It doesn't matter." she murmured sadly before running through the door and out of sight.
Scratching his head, Darien felt Raye's hands cling to his arm again. "Let's go." Raye said, a tone of annoyance in her voice. As they walked out of the shopping complex and over to the park, Raye suddenly clicked her fingers and pulled Darien to a halt. "I just had the best idea." She exclaimed, her eyes getting a spark that Darien was wary of. "For tomorrow. Valentine's Day. We should have a party!" she squealed excitedly.
Darien raised an eyebrow. "Who's 'we'?" he asked, folding his arms. "My friends! You know, Amy, Lita, Mina and Serena." "Wait, where do I come in to all of this?" Darien didn't like where this was heading. Raye began to blush furiously. "We'll have the party at your place of course." Darien's eyes almost popped out of his head. "WHAT!" he yelled, frightening a few pigeons who flew away. There was no way he was going to have 5 giggling schoolgirls in his apartment.
"Please Darien?"
"No."
"Come on."
"I said no. I don't want my apartment trashed."
"We're not going to trash it. Please?"
"Raye, I.."
"Bloody hell Darien stop being an asshole and get into the spirit!"
Darien stopped at these words to find Raye glaring at him, and he swore that her eyes were turning red. "Fine." He murmured under his breath. Anything to get her off his back. Raye's expression calmed as she smiled happily and threw her arms around him in a hug.
"Thank you!"