"Oh, Tuxedo Mask," sighed Sailor Moon as she gazed at him.

The scouts and Tuxie had just finished off a monster with minimum damage to themselves. The other scouts had left, while their leader and Tuxedo Mask decided to stay for a quick after-moon-dusting chat.

"Sailor Moon," whispered Tuxedo Mask, "I want you to have something."

He quickly took out a red rose from his right breast pocket inside his tuxedo and proceeded to give it to her.

This'll be one and only rose that won't disappear in the morning like the other ones I used to stun youmas with.

"I want you know," he started courageously, "that you'll never have anything to worry about while I'm here."

Sailor Moon took the rose and stared up at him with loving eyes.

The next morning, Serena rushed off to the Crown Arcade with the rose hidden in her hands.

I got a rose from Tuxie…I got a rose from Tuxie…I got a rose from Tuxie…

Serena continued to sing the phrase in her head over and over again all the while staring down at her rose and smelling it over and over again.

"Wow," she said to her self, "It's like the sent just never goes away; it smells as strong as it did the night before."

She entered the arcade and sat down in her usual seat and failed to notice that Darien was already sitting down in the one next to her's.

"Whatcha got there, Meatball head?" questioned Darien as he noticed her looking into her cupped hands with delight. What's Meatball Brains so lovey-dovey about?

"Nuh-Uh, Jerk!" she scoffed, turning towards him, "Not even you can ruin my day today!"

"What? Me asking you one question ruins your entire day?" he mocked tweaking an eyebrow.

"All right, if you must know," Serena started figuring that answering this one question would be completely harmless.

"I must," interrupted Darien with an amused expression.

"Don't push it, Baka," she glared, "Anyway, it's a gift." She answered.

"Not from a guy, I'm thinking," declared Darien sipping another gulp of his morning coffee.

"Uh!" Serena gasped. "It is from a guy, Ink hair!" she rebuked targeting his raven hair. "Aaannnnd," she added, "I'll have you know that it's from the greatest, handsomest, and bravest one of them all: Tuxedo Mask."

Her eyes had little hearts in them as she swooned over her dream guy.

I did not give a rose to Meatball brains. Thought Darien. What is she thinking?!

"Klutz," he addressed her, still not facing her, "If you're gonna come up with a lie to show off to your friends, I'd think of a more believable one."

"How dare you?!" she screeched. "He did, too, give me this rose." She waved it in front of his face so he could get a good look at it.

"Wha…?" He started at the rose that was in front of him. That does look like mine…But it can't be; I gave that to Sailor Moon…

"And he even said, and I quote: 'you'll never have anything to worry about while I'm here.' What do you think of that, huh?!"

Serena never did get her answer as Darien then proceeded to fall out of his stool flat on his behind.

"Dare, buddy, you okay?" asked a concerned Andrew as he leaned down from the counter to make sure his friend hadn't been injured but all he found was Darien completely bewildered.