Chapter 3- "Heartshaped Box"
"Oh no, I'm going to be late again!" Serena shrieked. "Fiore, I have to go to school!"
Fiore saw the sun. "Oh, it is morning...Are you going to be ok? You look really stressed."
"I'm always stressed in the morning, Fiore!" Serena rushed to put her shoes on. "Mornings are my enemy! I never get up on time."
"Such is a bad trait, my princess." Fiore replied. "You really have to be careful of your tardiness. You could be slapped with a lot of punishment."
"Fiore...Where are you going to be?" Serena wondered. "Isn't an alien in broad daylight going to draw so much attention?"
"Well...this is what I am, princess." Fiore replied. "I really thought about that over time. I can say that it's just a costume. Won't that work in this society?"
Serena thought about it. "Ehh..yeah, you can pull that off. It's almost like my disguise pen, different costumes."
Fiore laughed. "So, how long do you have until school?"
"About..." Serena looked at her watch. "Fifteen minutes!"
Luna stretched herself out. "Serena! Get out of this house this instant! You will get another detention again if you are late! I'm telling you...WHAA...Who is this?"
"Luna, I will explain later!" Serena gulped down orange juice. "That's Fiore. He means no harm, he just is here. He will explain later why!"
"Fiore..." Luna suddenly remembered. "The one that was controlled by the Kisenian Flower? That Fiore?"
"Yes!" Serena packed her bag. "That's the Fiore you're talking about! Bye Luna, we'll talk about this later!
"But Serena..." Luna began. The door slammed followed by the next door to the front of the house. "Oh..why did I bother?"
Fiore picked up Luna. "Aren't you a pretty cat. So, your name is Luna?"
Luna purred. "Yes it is. You're such a handsome alien."
Fiore laughed. "Thank you so much, Luna." Fiore petted Luna some more and put down the mystical cat. "I better get out of here before I'm discovered."
Luna nodded. "I don't think Serena's parents would react very well to an alien being in their house. It is a good idea."
"Ok. I will see Serena later, ok?" Fiore escaped out of the window. and began walking down the road.
Luna sighed. "Too many weird things are going on here."
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Serena sat down at lunch with Rei, Mina, Lita, and Amy. They were all talkative but Serena. She seemed very distant or sad. She barely touched her lunch, that was something Serena wouldn't do. Lita was the first to pick up on what was wrong.
"Hey, Serena. Why aren't you touching your food?" asked Lita. "You love lunch time. Did something happen?"
Serena nodded. "Why is there so much suffering?"
Rei looked at Serena closely. "Serena. Did something happen to you? You don't look yourself at all. Serena goes gaga for lunch. I think she's sick."
Mina agreed. "This is not Serena. Serena is hardly sad."
Amy looked at Serena. "I think she's asking that because she either saw an event or she's experiencing some sadness."
"Fiore told me that Ann and Alan were not better off." Serena sighed. "Ann is dead and Alan is struggling. It's my fault, I failed at giving them the happiness they wanted."
"Who told you that?" demanded Rei.
"Fiore did. He was in my bedroom last night." Serena explained. "He fled from his planet and came to Earth."
"I think she is going crazy." Rei explained. "Fiore is in the galaxy."
"No. I think Serena's telling the truth." Amy nodded her head. "It is possible for Fiore to be here. They are just in the galaxy."
Mina was shocked. "They still remember where we live? Wow. Talk about sense of direction."
Serena sighed. "I could handle be Sailor Moon but being the princess...I think this destiny is for the wrong person."
"No, it's not. Serena, it is made for you." Mina replied. "They thought you were best."
"Well, Ann and Alan didn't live so happily." Serena still couldn't stop beating herself up for it. "They were in a halfway house."
"Wait a minute. I thought halfway houses were only for humans!" Rei thought this was really weird. "They have halfway houses in space too?"
Serena nodded. "Well, if Alan is going through so much...he will probably be here soon too."
"Princess..." Fiore walked into the lunch room as Serena fell over. "Princess, I'm looking for you."
All the Sailor Scouts couldn't believe it, it was Fiore. Serena got up again and went straight to Fiore.
"Fiore...You're drawing attention!" Serena tried to get him to walk out. "You can't be here with everyone!"
"Well...I came to tell you that I sense Alan. Alan is very close." Fiore replied. "Alan will also come find you."
Serena looked towards Fiore. "Why is Alan coming to find me? Was there conflict where he is now?"
"That is partly the reason." Fiore replied. "I really can't go into the rest of it. That would be giving away too much."
The Sailor Scouts were so confused that they didn't speak. Serena just sat down as Fiore joined her. Rei watched Fiore's expression as Serena turned her head. Fiore let his guard down to reveal his feelings.
Rei turned to Mina and whispered. "Look at Fiore, do you see his expression?"
Mina's eyes focused on Fiore's face. "Oh!" Mina turned back to Rei. "Look at how serious his blush is. I think he really likes Serena."
Rei looked at Serena. "Serena, have you seen Darien?"
Serena blinked her eyes. "Darien? Who is Darien? Did I know Darien?"
The Sailor Scouts were shocked. Darien was her true love but she couldn't remember who he was. This was really a disaster because of how this could alter the course of Serena's destiny. Serena was destined to be with Darien through fate. Her memory just couldn't grasp Darien.
Amy noticed that something wasn't right. "This is really odd. Serena shouldn't forget who Darien is. It's almost like a mind is a complete blank."
"She's been like this since I came." replied Fiore. "I remember Darien just fine. He is my best friend but Serena can't even remember a single hint."
"D-Darien? Who is that? Everyone talks about him so much. Is he famous?" asked Serena.
"We need to get Luna." replied Amy. "Maybe Luna can explain why Serena isn't remembering."
Luna's shadow appeared in the doorway as the Sailor Scouts and Fiore ran over to Luna. They walked outside until it was safe to talk. Luna appeared to be out of breath.
"I couldn't just let..." Luna recovered. "Serena run out of the house without an explanation."
"Luna...This is more serious than you think." Amy began. "Serena has no memory of Darien at all."
"What?" Luna looked at Serena. "That can't be. In the other life, Serena and Darien are married. I don't understand this...How could she forget who she is to share her whole existance with?"
No one knew the answer. Luna knew this could be very bad for everyone. Destiny could very well change way sooner. Luna looked closely at Serena but couldn't tell if she was under a spell or if she had temporary amnesia.
"This is awful...more than awful...Serena's destiny has changed. I don't know if we can even reverse this. I can't tell if it's a curse or amnesia." Luna looked at Serena. "Are you sure you don't know who Tuxedo Mask or Darien is, Serena?"
Serena shook her head. "I've never met them."
Fiore looked at Luna. "That's not what she said last night. When I asked her, she asked about Tuxedo Mask but then went back to not knowing."
Luna really took this hard. "I'm sorry girls, I just don't know what to say or do. It maybe that she never remembers. This really shifts everything differently. The good thing is, we still exist to Serena." Luna looked at Serena. "Do you remember that you're Sailor Moon and what you're duties are?"
Serena nodded happily. "I'm Sailor Moon. I fight justice and triumph over evil. I'm also the princess."
Luna looked at Scouts. "Ok girls, listen to what needs to happen. This is a crisis. Sailor Moon is supposed to be married but I'm sure she will say she is not. Darien still exist or may not exist but either way, Sailor Moon needs to have an heir. Either a girl or boy. We will have to find another person for her."
"Who can replace Darien?" asked Mina. "I don't think that's possible, Luna. Sailor Moon was supposed to be with Darien from the beginning. That's what you said."
Luna's eyes went shocked. "We may not have a choice in this. Serena may have to be married to Prince Diamond at this rate. Forcing Moon Kingdom and Nega Moon Kingdom together."
"We can't do that!" Lita yelled. "That's setting Serena up with evil! That would destroy her destiny! Her life would never be the same."
"What else can we do?" Luna replied feeling so powerless. "There has to be someone."
Fiore looked at the clouds. Behind him, there was a heart shaped box of some kind. He had gotten something for Serena but decided to put it away.
