Recap:
Just than Serena and Ranger Cooke came down the stairs. "I've called the girls, and they are coming over here to practice so we don't have to go anywhere," Serena told them. "Serena this is Trent, and that is Carlos and they will be staying with you until further notice," replied Ranger Walker. Serena just nodded and replied, "It's nice to met you, and I'd like to thank you for protecting Darien and me." Everyone in the room was shocked with how polite she was being except for Ranger Cooke. "It's a pleasure meeting you," replied Trent. "Pleasure is all mine," replied Carlos.

Chapter 10
The Rehearsal

About 30 minutes later Rei, Lita, Mina, and Ami had shown up and started setting the equipment up. Ami had gone around to the neighbors and informed them that they ere going to be practicing in Serena's backyard. Serena would've gone with her but Trent and Carlos wouldn't let her leave the house. {And we all know who else objected to it...yeah you're right it's Darien.}

Lita and Rei had just finished setting everything up when Ami and Mina returned from warning the neighbors. "Let's go in the order we're going to do it in the showcase," suggested Rei. All the girls nodded in response. "Ok, let's also review the order for Mina," replied Rei upon seeing her hand bust into the air symbolizing that she was going to ask something. Mina blushed, and said sheepishly, "I forgot." "It's ok Mina don't worry about it...just remember on Friday ok?" Serena asked. Mina nodded in response. "Ok, first it's 'Can't Fight the Moonlight,' then it's 'I Need You' 'The Right Kind of Wrong' 'Soon' than last but not least 'Remember Me'," replied Rei. "Alright! Let's do it!" replied Lita.

"Serena, come on what's hanging you up?" asked Rei {in Japanese} "Darien, won't let go of my hand," Serena whispered to Rei {in Japanese}. "Oh," replied Rei.

After Darien heard what Serena said he let her hand go. But he walked behind her till she was safe and sound on the stage, but he was still blocking Carlos' view of her because he overheard and saw the way he looked at her and decided that he was going to despise him for as long as he was there. Despite all of the things he 'might' do.

The girls began their practice with everyone still there and outside watching. When Serena began to sing everyone's mouths dropped. "I'm going to call CD to come over and listen to this," Trivette replied. "Alright, you go do that," replied Carlos. As Jimmy whipped out his cell phone and called CD.

CD was there with in ten minutes yelling on the top of his longs at Jimmy to get over the girl's music, "Jimmy! Why in tarnation did you bring me down here?" "Just wait, big dog you'll see," Jimmy replied as he signed for CD to follow him into the backyard.

When Jimmy and CD returned to the backyard Serena had just finished 'I Need You,' and began to sing 'Right Kind of Wrong'. When CD heard her start to sing his mouth dropped open, and said, "She's just as good as Lila," replied CD. "If not better," Carlos muttered under his breath. "Now that is saying a bit over the top," replied Trent. "If I remember correctly she was in the same boat as Miss Moon, here," replied Carlos. "Not entirely, Carlos, but almost the same," replied Walker.

"Please remember me..." was the last few words Serena sang as they finished rehearsal. Everyone that was in the backyard clapped. Serena blushed and was about to say something when her facial expression changed from a very happy smiling face to one of pure horror. They all turned to see what was going on when they saw a small bomb come flying over their heads towards the stage. Serena had yelled to warn the other girls. They had all just jumped off the stage when the bomb hit it and blew apart.

"Serena!" Darien called. He was running through the dust calling her name. "Serena!" As he was able to get to the center of the dust cloud he heard a click of a gun...coming from behind him. "Serena! Where are you?" Darien called again. "Darien! Run! Quickly! He's he-" Serena started to yell but was cut off by someone. Darien then heard a thumb from behind him, then he quickly dropped to the earth and started to crawl on the ground in the direction of where Serena's voice had come from. 'No! Serena you have to be all right! I've never got to tell you how I feel about you! I'll never forgive myself is something has happened to you!' Darien's mind screamed as he crawled around.

'I've got to find Darien and warn him!' Serena thought to herself as she felt herself being pulled towards where he name was being called. She could hear Darien getting closer. She decided to take a chance and yell for him to run. "Darien! Run! Quickly! He's he-" Serena started before something hit her face and she fell to the floor.

Serena smirked from the ground. Serena whispered, "You shouldn't have done that, Victor." She then kicked him over and as he fell to the ground Serena jumped up. She than took of running to find Darien.

Darien stopped moving when he heard footsteps coming towards him very fast. As the person was running by Darien grabbed their ankle and the person fell forward and as they fell forward they let out a scream. "You Baka-Brain! It's just me!" the person called from the ground. "I'm sorry, Serena, but it would be safer for us both lying on the ground until the dust clears so he can't find either of us," Darien whispered in her ear when he had reached her.

Serena and Darien lay on the ground what seemed like forever before they heard someone shout, "Find Serena, then take her to my car, if any of you find Darien just kill him!" Serena gasped when she heard what Victor had said. "Don't worry, he won't be able to find us, where under part of the remainder of the stage...if we can keep quiet long enough for the Rangers to wake up," Darien replied. Serena looked at him with a stunned expression. 'The Rangers were taken out first...I wonder if the girls got out ok,' Serena thought to herself.

Right before the dust disappeared Serena and Darien heard someone yell "Mercury Star Power!" "Mars Star Power!" "Jupiter Star Power!" "Venus Star Power!" Serena turned her head towards the voices and saw four bright lights appear and then disappear. The dust started to clear. "Mercury! Use your bubbles, and then go check on the Rangers make sure there ok, then Mars look for Serena and Darien when you find them take them to Mercury, then come help my and Jupiter," replied one of the voices (Venus). "What are you and Jupiter going to be doing?" asked another voice (Mars). "Taking out the trash," the first voice replied (Venus).

"Who are they? And why are they referring them selves as planets?" Darien asked. "I think they are the sailor sensei from Japan...you remember them there don't you?" Serena whispered back. "Yeah, but I thought they had disappeared," he whispered back. "Apparently they haven't or they wouldn't be here," Serena whispered back.

"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!!" Mercury called. When she had finished saying that a dense fog filled the back yard. Mercury then ran over to where the Rangers where lying. She whipped out her handy dandy computer and started scanning them to see if any of them were seriously damaged.

Mars ran out to where the stage had been. 'Serena, where are you?' Mars sent. 'I'm under some of the stage,' Serena sent back. 'Is Darien with you?' Mars asked. 'Yeah, you wanna know how I know he's still there?' Serena answered. 'How?' Mars asked as she was coming closer to where they were. 'I can hear you coming now, you're close...he's holding my wrist alittle to tight...he must think that everyone wants to kill me or something...wait you just past us...I think,' Serena sent. 'No, that wasn't me that was Victor...I've sent Mina a message telling him where he and his men are...she's on her way along with Lita,' Mars said as she stopped right next to Serena and Darien. Darien looked up at her and she held both of her hands out and Serena took one and Darien took the other. "I'm going to lead you to Mercury, she'll check and see if none of you are injured," Mars whispered.

Serena and Darien followed Mars to where Mercury was. When they arrived Carlos, Trivette, and Alex where the only ones there and they were slowly coming around. "Mercury, where is everyone else?" Mars asked. "They went to help Venus and Jupiter even though I was against it, but you know Walker and how persist he is with things," Mercury replied. Mars gave a half smile and said, "Reminds me of someone...well gotta go see if they need any help! Ja-ne!"

Chapter 11
Darien Confesses

"I'm sorry, Serena after yesterday's attempt we have to place you in a safe house," replied Walker. "YOU don't understand I can't and I won't there are too many things at risk that you don't know about, Walker," Serena replied. "Then enlighten me will you? Does it have anything to do with those girls in the short skirts," replied Walker. "That is privileged information and YOU are that privileged," she snapped angrily.

Walker then walked out of the interrogation room and over to his desk and sat down. Darien was sitting in the chair next to him. "Darien, do you know what her problem is?" Walker asked. "I know just as much as you do. She hasn't told me anything...honestly," Darien replied. "There is something that she isn't telling us," Walker said. "Why don't you go in and have a talk with her? She might listen to you," Walker replied. "I can try, but I'm not going to promise anything," Darien said as he got up and walked to the room where Serena was.

Serena was standing up in the corner facing away form the door and the 2-way mirror. 'What does he think he's gonna make me do? After tonight's performance I'll go home for awhile...Darien can just go to a safe house...with them...until the hearing,' she thought to her self.

"Princess, it will be safe with the Rangers especially if Darien is there, he will protect you," a female voice from behind her. "Pluto, you don't understand, if I do go into hiding, after tonight, if Sailor Moon is needed, she won't be able to help, because she'll be behind closed doors," Serena replied. "Sailor Moon hasn't been needed for a long time, and I can guarantee that Sailor Moon won't be needed for awhile longer," Pluto replied. "I just don't see why I need to go into hiding I have the scouts to protect me I don't need them," Serena said. "Because, the scouts are now in danger, the Rangers will also be putting them in protection," Pluto replied Serena then turned and faced Pluto. "Why? They have nothing to do with this," Serena replied. "They were seen with you today, and he will use them to get to you princess. I've sent a message to Walker telling him that Victor is going to go after the girls to get to you...if you suddenly disappear and they are the only ones to be found," replied Pluto. Serena sighed and said, "So what you're saying I'm going to have to do this even though I don't want to?" "I'm sorry, princess, but we cannot protect you from this one at the moment, we have to finish this mission then we will come for you and the others, including Darien," replied Pluto. "Contact me when you are ready," Serena replied sighing. Pluto bowed and then left the way she had come. (Though a time portal).

Darien opened the door and saw that Serena had fallen asleep on the table. 'She's so beautiful when she's sleeping I don't want to wake her, but I gotta do what I gotta do!' he told himself. He had walked over and shaken her shoulder.

"Go away, I'm sleeping," she said. "Oh, really? I thought you were just sitting there pondering the meaning of life," replied Darien. Serena then opened one eye and glared at him. "What do you want?" She asked. "Did they send you in to see if you could change my mind?" she asked. "Well they thought it might work," Darien replied. "You can tell them it did, but you weren't the one who 'made' me change my mind...but I'm not going anywhere till after the performance...I don't want to stand Andy up after all he has done for us...oh we also need to go get new instruments huh? Well good night wake me when the girls arrive," Serena said just before she went back to sleep.

Darien's face didn't hide that he was stunned very well. "Ok," Darien said as he got over the shock of what Serena had just said. 'She's going to go along with it? Who changed he mind?' he asked himself on his way out of the room to find Walker.

Walker saw Darien walking towards him. "That didn't take long," Walker asked. "Well she said a lot of things," started Darien. "She said she would go to a safe house as long as it was after the show tonight, and then she said wake me when the girls arrive," Darien replied. "She was sleeping when she told you this?" Walker asked. "No, I woke her up, she was almost asleep," Darien replied. "Alright...but how did she know the girls were coming no one told her it was going to be a surprise," Walker replied. "I didn't even know they were coming...maybe it was a good guess?" Darien replied. "I'm not sure. But Carlos and Trent are picking Mina and Ami up. Gage and Cook are picking up Rei and Lita, they are going to come straight here," Walker replied. Darien nodded and thought to him self; 'I should go talk to Serena before the girls arrive...'

Darien turned around and started back to the room where Serena was. "Darien, where are you going?" Walker called. "I need to ask Serena something!" Darien called back. Walker shook his head back and forth and said, "He has got it bad for that girl."

Darien walked into the room and sat down next to Serena. "What do you want now?" Serena called from her disturbed sleep. "Serena, I need to talk to you BEFORE the girls get here," Darien replied. "About what? Is it so important that we need to do it now?" she asked. "I don't know when the next time we will be alone," Darien replied. "Alright, FINE I'm up. What do you want to talk about?" she replied as she sat up in the chair.

After a moment of silence Darien asked, "How do you feel about me Serena?" Serena gave him a blank look. "I need to know," Darien replied. "Why?" Serena asked. "Because if you don't fell the same way about me...about how I feel about you...I don't know what going to do," Darien replied. "How do you feel about me?" Serena asked. "Serena, I don't know what I'd do if I ever lost you," Darien began. Serena was staring at him with no expression, because she didn't know what she was suppose to be feeling. "Serena I felt this way for you a very long time, but I could never say it because I thought that you would reject me," Darien paused. Serena was looking at him waiting for him to finish. "Serena, I know that I love you with all of my heart," Darien finished. Darien was now watching Serena for her reaction, expect she just sat there staring at him.

'Did I just hear him right? He loves me?' Serena asked herself as tears of joy began to fill her eyes. Than she realized that Darien wasn't sitting there anymore. She looked around the room to see if he was still there. She noticed he was just about to walk out. "DARIEN!" Serena yelled. He turned back around but didn't come back inside. "Would you please come back in here I have something I need to tell you to," she replied as tears fell from her eyes. Darien re-entered the room, but stayed by the door. Serena took a big breathe then said, "Darien, I feel the same way," she paused to see his face. Darien was looking at the floor away from Serena. Serena then got up and walked over to him. Serena stood in front of Darien and he lifted his head and brought to where she could see into his eyes. And said, "Darien, I love you too."

Darien was shocked at what he had heard he had taken her silence the wrong way. Darien smiled ad said, "Oh really? Can I put it up to the test?" Before Serena could answer Darien had claimed her lips in a kiss (a very passionate kiss).