Here is chapter two! This is where the ratings would come in! A/N: Yes, that means there is sex in this chapter! Reviews are welcome and MUCH appreciated! Thanks again t-rex989 for the story idea, I hope it's living up to your expectations!
"Serena. You're too cold, we have to get you warmed up, or…" Darien said, unable to finish the sentence.
"Yes please…I'm so cold." Serena murmured sleepily.
"We have to get out of these wet clothes." He said, temporarily snapping her out of her daze. She looked at him with wild eyes for a second.
"You mean, we have to get naked in front of each other?" She asked a little nervously. Darien swallowed hard, before he continued.
"Not only that, but…we have to hold each other while we are naked…our body heat will keep us warm for a while." Darien told her, watching the considering look on her face. Serena remembered hearing stories about the naked body heat thing, but never thought that she would need to use the life saving tactic. "We can't stay in wet clothing either." he added. Serena nodded her head in agreement as she laid her head back onto his chest. "This Jacket is still dry on the inside so it can be some form of cover…" He said nervously as he slid the jacket off of Serena and set it aside.
"I don't even know if I can get undressed." Serena told him weakly.
"Don't worry Serena, I'll help you." Darien reassured her as he gently, but quickly pushed her straps down her arms. He unzipped the back of her dress, having some difficulty when the zipper got briefly hung on some ice. He lifted his soaked shirt over his head and kicked off his soaked jeans, before pulling Serena back into his arms and sliding her dress the rest of the way off. 'My God, she's not wearing anything underneath it.' He thought as he felt her naked breasts press against his chest and caught a glimpse of her naked backside. He scooted out of his wet underwear and pulled Serena on top of him, his arms going around her small form. He then pulled his green jacket and spread it over her back, making sure that the wet outer jacket didn't touch her. He left her leather shoes on, knowing that her toes were probably mostly dry behind the cowhide. Of all of the times he had dreamed of Serena naked, he never thought it would happen like this. He tried not to think of how right she felt, or of her surprisingly large breasts pressed into his chest. Now wasn't the time for dirty thoughts, not to mention the embarrassment if he became aroused while he was trying to save her. "Are you okay?" He asked nervously.
"y-yes." Serena said, the trembling beginning to come back again. Darien sighed in relief and adjusted his arms, deciding there wasn't anything wrong with enjoying Serena in his arms, to an extent anyway. "I never thought I would ever appreciate this ugly jacket of yours, but I do now!" Serena said, amused despite their situation. Darien chuckled lightly, their argument earlier feeling like days ago. They lay there quietly for several minutes, both reflecting on the bizarre situation they were in, and both of them trying to avoid looking at the other naked. "I'm s-sorry about this Darien." Serena told him sincerely, lifting her head and looking at him. Darien met her blue eyes with his own, smiling at her sweetly.
"It's not your fault Serena, if anything, it's my fault." Darien told her, deciding if he should tell her the truth or not. She would find out sooner or later once he got his strength back.
"Don't say that, I feel terrible for putting you in this position. Plus, I know my insult earlier hurt you…I only seem to cause you problems." She told him, breaking eye contact and looking down at his naked chest. She was warming up, and no longer felt that numb feeling. Instead, she had another foreign sensation creeping along her skin, mainly where his skin was touching hers. Darien lifted his hand to her chin, guiding her gaze back to his. Something flashed in her eyes that caused his heart rate to increase as he stared at her.
"Serena…" He said, his gaze falling to her lips briefly. He was forgetting what they were even talking about. Attempting to focus, he continued. "You didn't really hurt my feelings, it's just that….well I lost my parents in a car crash when I was only 8, so your statement just made me realize that I really didn't have any manners taught to me, or anything for that matter, I don't remember much about my time before…I didn't know how to respond to that, so I just left." He told her, his eyes falling back to her lips again. Serena's eyes widened at his admission. Now she felt even more horrible about what she said, knowing the truth. 'No wonder he's always alone…that's all he's known for most of his life.' She thought sadly, her heart weeping for the scared little boy he was.
"I'm so sorry Darien, I had no idea…" She said, reaching her hand up to caress his cheek. She meant the gesture as a soothing one, but was fascinated with the tingling sensations his skin was causing in her own. He pulled her further into his embrace, laying her head onto his shoulder when she began trembling again. Serena couldn't explain this feeling. She was freezing, but her body felt on fire from where it was touching him. The heated flames traveling through her and concentrating on one certain area between her thighs. 'No way, I'm getting turned on by Darien Chiba!' She thought to herself incredulously. She tilted her head and stared down at what she could see of him through the dark, her shyness about being naked with him ebbing. 'My God, he's got a great body!' Serena thought, absently running her hand over his chest without thinking. She had never been this close to a naked male before, and Darien's naked body was begging to be explored. Serena lifted her head up to follow the track of her hand on his chest, and was completely oblivious to the heated gaze Darien was giving her in response to her touches. She ran her fingers over his abs, watching in awe as they went over each ripped muscle. Serena froze when she saw his erection, and heat flooded her face along with her center. Of course she hadn't seen one before, except in movies or books. She realized that she had lost control and was touching him intimately, her exploration of his body having an obviously affect on him. She quickly looked back at his face, his intense gaze locking onto hers. "I…" She began, but was interrupted as Darien grabbed her against him and rolled them over to where he was on top. His erection pressed against her sex, causing them both to moan.
"Serena…" He said huskily, momentarily forgetting where they were. He couldn't think of anything else but her naked body pressed against him, her bold exploration of his body, and her throaty moan that he wanted to hear again and again. "My turn.." he murmured as he slowly ran his hands down her body, taking a similar path that she did while exploring his. Serena's back arched when he closed his hand over her breast, another moan escaping when he brushed his thumb over her hard nipple. He ran his hand slowly down her tight stomach, surprised at how fit she was, before returning his attentions to her breasts.
"Oh God!" She breathed, moving her hips against him in an attempt to ease the sudden ache she was feeling. She looked at him questioningly, no doubt wondering where the sudden feelings were coming from. Darien didn't give her time to question it as he finally brought his mouth crashing down to hers. Serena's mind went blank as she ran her hands into his dampened hair, grabbing fistfuls and using it to tilt his head for a better angle. She ran her tongue over his lips, moaning when he opened his mouth and allowed her access. Darien lifted his hips and ran his throbbing length along her wet core, the heat from her center a striking contrast to their cold surroundings. He angled his head so that he could capture her breasts into his mouth, but never ceased the movement of his hips. Serena was lost in him, each thrust along her folds intensifying the pleasure. He reached one hand between them and slid his fingers along her folds, slowly slipping two of them inside of her, one at a time. Serena gasped as his cold fingers entered her, enjoying the temperature contrast as well as the wonderful, filling sensation as he caressed and stroked her into an almost frenzy. "Please!" She begged, but was unsure as to what it was that she was wanting. She never felt anything like this before, and was almost afraid that she would now crave it constantly. Darien positioned himself at her entrance, his head slipping just inside. He looked into her eyes and froze, reality crashing into him at what they were about to do.
"Serena…we can't do this." He gritted between clenched teeth, all of his willpower being used trying not to shove himself inside of her until they both were screaming. He could feel the heat from her center, and wanted nothing more than to be deep inside of her. Serena stared at him, trying to get control of herself as well. Despite being cold, her body was on fire for him.
"You're right." Serena said, looking back at his mouth hungrily. She leaned up and planted a soft kiss onto his lips, intending on making it a reassuring kiss. Darien returned her kiss fervently and their passion quickly escalated again as the kiss heated up. 'To hell with it!' Serena thought, giving in to her body. She would think about consequences later, because she couldn't bare this growing need any longer. She lifted her hips, causing Darien to enter her. She felt a sharp pain when he was halfway inside, but before she could stop him he moaned loudly and buried himself completely inside of her. Darien froze when he heard her gasp of pain, looking at her with a concerned expression. After a minute or so, she nodded her head in reassurance and brought his mouth back to hers for another kiss, lifting her hips in invitation for him to move. Darien slowly slid out, before he pushed back inside of her. This time her gasp was of pleasure as he steadily increased his rhythm, driving in and out of her.
"You're so beautiful Serena." Darien told her, as he slowed the pace into long, hard strokes. Serena cried out as an orgasm suddenly crashed into her, her back bowing from the force of the pleasure. It took all Darien had not to spill into her right then, but he managed to hold off as she came around him. Her tight sheath was squeezing his shaft and almost begging for his release. He captured her mouth in a scorching kiss as he ran his hands over her tight little body. Serena couldn't believe it, but another orgasm was rapidly building as he continued with his slow and torturous pace.
"Darien!" She moaned his name, gripping his ass and encouraging him to move faster. "Please…" She said again, but this time she knew what she wanted. "Harder!" She told him, digging her nails into his butt cheeks. He fell on her then like a starving man, increasing his thrusts almost brutally as he ravaged her mouth with his own. He buried he head into her neck, running kisses along it as he slammed into her over and over. "Yes!" Serena moaned repeatedly as she tumbled into another orgasm, this one even stronger than the first. Darien cried out as he followed her into release, pouring himself deep inside. He didn't notice as a bright crescent moon began glowing on her forehead, he was too lost in the pleasure.
Serena absently ran her hands along Darien's back, enjoying his warm body covering hers. 'My Prince.' She absently thought, before vaguely wondering where it came from. She felt him stiffen above her, no doubt realizing what they just did. She couldn't explain it, but even after the sexual haze left her mind, she still had no regrets. Being with him was incredible, it felt right, and it was very empowering. In fact, she felt more powerful than ever, their coupling seeming to generate an immense amount of energy that was now coursing throughout her. 'How strange…' She thought, but was happy non-the-less. She knew now that she shouldn't have been ignoring her feelings for this man, there was OBVIOUSLY something powerful between them. 'Literally powerful!' Serena thought, as she enjoyed the new power flowing through her veins. She felt like she could easily transform now and teleport them anywhere in the universe!
"Serena." Darien said solemnly, bringing her out of her thoughts. She stopped caressing his back to listen. "We shouldn't have…" He began, lifting his head to look her in the eyes. He froze when he saw her crescent moon shining brightly on her forehead, the shear beauty of it momentarily stunning him. In awe, he lifted his hand up to touch it, a strong pulse of energy flooding through him as he did so. Serena looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face.
"Why are you staring at my forehead like that?" She asked him, feeling a jolt as he softly touched her there.
"Because…you have a glowing crescent moon on it." Darien told her incredulously.
"What?" Serena asked in surprise, looking at his face and noticing for the first time the light illuminating it. 'A glowing crescent moon.' She thought, wondering what it could mean. She had crescent moons on her Sailor Fuku, and knew that she received her powers from the moon. It didn't make any sense though, why she would have one glowing on her forehead, in civilian form no less. She couldn't explain it, but despite not being able to see it, she knew exactly what it looked like. Almost like she HAD seen it before. "Weird." Serena said calmly, "I guess that explains the sudden rush of power I'm feeling, but what is it's source?" She questioned to herself, sitting up as Darien sat up as well. Darien was looking at her as if he had never seen her before, wondering why she referred about having power so matter-of-factly. Serena glanced at Darien and smiled, the crescent moon glowing even brighter if possible. She blushed as she saw his naked body fully illuminated by her light, desire for him intensifying again. 'Not now Serena, we have to get out of here before we freeze to death or the Negaverse decides to track us down.' She mentally scolded herself. Darien continued to gaze at her in awe, wondering where he had seen that glowing crescent moon before. It looked very familiar to him. "I think I can get us out of here now." Serena told him confidently.
"How?" He asked her, looking around as if something would show up that would take them away.
"I…" Serena began, but stopped when she saw a glowing light coming from the mouth of the cave. Before she could say anything, 7 rainbow crystals flew into the cave and straight into her chest. Serena clutched her chest, the power nearly overwhelming her for a moment as her crescent moon began glowing brightly. "Oh…" She gasped as a beautiful crystal began forming in front of her eyes, the energy seeming to come from within herself. Serena stared, nearly mesmerized by the object as she reached her hand towards it slowly. Darien was kneeling beside her with his mouth open, a million thoughts coursing through his mind. He could feel the heat coming from the crystal, the very Silver Crystal that he had been in search of for his princess. The heat from the crystal became even more intense and Darien attempted to reach out and stop Serena from touching it, afraid that she would burn.
"Serena, Don't…." He began, but he was too late as Serena's hand closed over the crystal. She gasped again and her whole body immediately began glowing brightly. Darien had to look away, the light was so intense. When the light finally faded, he looked back in shock. Serena was kneeling, now fully clothed in a long white dress, with her eyes closed. "Princess?" He questioned disbelievingly as he looked at Serena in amazement. 'Meatball head is my long lost Princess?' He questioned himself, almost disbelieving what he was seeing. Serenity took a deep breath, lifting her other hand and releasing the crystal to let it float in between her raises arms. She kept her eyes closed for a few more minutes as the memories from the Moon kingdom bombarded her mind. Darien didn't know what to do, she looked as if she was deep in meditation, and he was unsure if he should interrupt her or not. Just as he was thinking of calling her name, however, her eyes shot open. She immediately glanced towards the mouth of the cave, a determined look in her eyes, before looking back at Darien.
"Endymion!" She breathed, a relieved smile on her face. "We've done it, my love." She murmured, reaching up to caress his cheek briefly.
"Endymion?" Darien questioned, "We've done what?" He asked her confusingly.
"There isn't time to explain," Serenity told him, pulling the crystal within her chest quickly, causing it to disappear from sight. She grabbed both of his hands and pulled him to a standing position with her. "We must leave here." She said hastily, looking over his shoulder with a worried look on her face. "Evil approaches." She continued as she closed her eyes, the crescent moon still glowing on her forehead. Her whole body began glowing, slowly engulfing Darien as the light grew around them. Just then, Zoisite appeared at the mouth of the cave, spotting the couple instantly and running towards them.
"The Princess!" Zoisite exclaimed in surprise when she noticed Serenity. "So this is where my rainbow crystals went! I knew I should have killed the both of you when I had the chance!" Zoisite screamed as she built an attack in her hands, intent on launching it at them. "You have the silver crystal! Give it to me now, or I swear I will hunt you down the rest of your days! No one will be safe from me!" Zoisite threatened, raising her hand wit her attack. Serenity's gaze pierced Zoisite, as she released one of Darien's hands and pointed it towards the General.
"Not today, nor ever…" Serenity said almost sadly as a blast of white light erupted from her palm and hit Zoisite, slamming her back into the cave wall. She fell lifeless to the cave floor, dust and ice raining down on her still body. Serenity calmly grabbed Darien's hand again, the light intensifying once more. Darien had to close his eyes against the force of the brightness again, as he felt the rush of power all around him along with a squeezing sensation. The sensation lasted only a few minutes, before the light faded abruptly. When he opened his eyes again, they were in his apartment. Serena's gown faded away with the light and she was naked once more. She swayed on her feet, but was steadied by Darien's hands underneath her elbows.
"Whoa, are you okay?" He asked her tenderly as he led her to his couch and helped her sit down. He grabbed the blanket on the back and wrapped it around her shoulders, before he squatted in front of her to examine her more closely. Serena smiled at him and nodded, clutching the blanket closer to her as the chill began creeping in again.
"I'm fine Darien, I think I must have used too much energy." She told him honestly, turning her head as she studied him in return. He was still naked, and seemingly unaware about it.
"We probably shouldn't stay here." Darien told her, his brows furrowing as he thought about it. "Zoisite knows where I live, she will come after us when she wakes up." He finished, wondering where they could go.
"She's not going to…wake up, I mean…" Serena told him honestly, taking a deep breath before continuing, "I killed her." Darien looked a the girl in front of him in surprise, as what she said registered. "I hate taking a life, even an evil one like Zoisite's…but I had to." She finished, looking down at her hands again. "If taking her life saves even one life of an innocent, it's worth it." Serena continued, looking up at Darien with a determined look on her face. Darien looked at her considering, wondering where this brave, hardened girl came from. 'Was it because she was also the Princess?' He wondered, having so many questions to ask her. "Which makes me wonder." Serena said, looking at Darien contemplatively. There was only one person other than the scouts that the Negaverse would have an interest in. The only other person who held the rainbow crystals. "You're Tuxedo Mask aren't you." Serena said matter-of-factly. 'That's the only explanation for why Zoisite was after him.' She thought watching as Darien looked at her with a shocked look on his face.
"How did you know?" He asked her, impressed with the blonde haired girl all over again.
"The only other person of interest to Zoisite and the Negaverse would be Tuxedo Mask, because he was the only other person with possession of the Rainbow crystals." Serena told him, echoing her thoughts to him as she smiled at his expression.
"So…you're the Moon Princess…Is that how you know about the rainbow crystals and the Negaverse?" Darien asked her unsurely. Serena smiled at him, lifting her hand to caress his face tenderly.
"I didn't remember that I was the Moon Princess until the crystal formed, this is as much a shock to me as it is to you, my Prince." Serena told him honestly.
"Prince, you mean that as a term of endearment right?" He asked her, confused.
"No Darien, I mean that long ago, I was the Moon Princess and you were the Earth Prince. We were…well, we fell in love, but we were tragically torn apart due to the Negaverse and the raging war between the Earth and the Moon." She finished, proud that she pretty much summed it all up.
"Long ago." Darien repeated, thinking it over, "you mean like in another lifetime?" He asked as Serena nodded her head 'yes.' "We were reborn." He continued, as Serena's smile widened, glad that he was getting it. "Why are you so…I don't know, comfortable with all of this?" Darien asked her.
"I guess we have a lot to talk about." Serena told him, "Let's just say that even though I did not know that I was the Moon Princess, I have known about her for a while now." Serena's eye's bulged as she suddenly thought of something. "What time is it?" She asked him, looking outside at the darkened sky.
"I have no idea." Darien replied, following her gaze to his window. "Time may go differently where we were…" He stated, wondering how long they were actually gone.
"I need to use your phone." Serena told him, standing up quickly. She began swaying and was caught again by Darien.
"You need to rest…" Darien told her, looking around his apartment. "Come on," he said, guiding her into his bedroom. "I have a phone beside the bed that you can use while you lie down." He helped her onto his bed and handed her his phone, blushing and looking away as the blanket parted, revealing her naked front side. "Make the calls you need to, but you are more than welcome to stay here until you get your energy back…" He said shyly. Serena smiled at him and began dialing her first number. Darien went into his bathroom to give her some privacy. 'Might as well clean up.' He thought as he turned on the shower as hot as he could stand.
"Hello?" Rei answered on the first ring.
"Rei!' Serena said with relief, tears stinging her eyes at the sound of her friend's voice.
"SERENA? Where the HELL have you BEEN?" Rei screeched into the receiver. "You've been missing for DAYS!"