Three months. She had been gone three months and his life had turned into chaos. Which was surprising since Serena was the one who caused most of the chaos in his life.
He hadn't shaved in three days, hadn't gone to college or work the day after she left and had avoided the arcade like the plague.
Who would have thought that the empty place of a meatball headed girl would cause so much misery. He missed her hair, missed her annoying laugh heck he even missed her talking about other boys.
Darien walked into work at the local doctors surgery he was volunteering at. Perhaps a little work would take his mind off her.
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If her parents thought this was going to help her get better grades then they were the ones who needed to go back to school
Most of the time she only got the grade she did because Amy helped her, now with no Amy her grades were worse than ever.
"Serena about that private tutor we were talking about." Her mother smiled as she placed a plate of cookies in front of the teenager.
"What about it." Serena mumbled not lifting her head from her arms.
"I think we should go a head and hire him."
Serena grunted. "Do what you want."
Her mother turned to leave, but stopped at the door and faced her daughter. "Why did you come back?"
Serena looked at her mother now, confused. "What?"
"I'm no fool Serena, we gave you the chance to stay. You had been driving us mad for weeks begging to stay. Then we let you and within the hour your back at the airport."
The memory of what happened in that hour returned and Serena fought back the pain in her heart, placing her head back on her arms. "I realized that family was more important."
"Your someone who acts before they think. If someone said something mean to you when you went back they probably didn't mean it. Don't base life changing decisions on something that is said in the heat of the moment." With her parting words her mother left the room.
"When did she turn into Mother Theresa?"
"She's right." A feline voice called from the ground at Serena's feet.
Groaning Serena got up and walked towards her room. "Don't you start Luna your supposed to be on my side."
"I am on your side Serena which is why i don't like the fact that your mopping around here instead of being productive."
"And exactly how am i meant to be productive? There has been no negaverse attacks here, and there is no scouts."
"Then we practice for when there is an attack. It's bound to happen sooner or later Serena, and your not capable of fighting them on your own, unless you train."
"Argh, what is it with people wanting me to train and study. I don't care i don't want to do anything."
The banging of Serena's room door told Luna that was the end of that argument For now.
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"Guys there hasn't been any attacks from the negaverse since Serena left." Lita mused as they sat at the temple eating. "Do you think they have gone after Serena?"
"I hope not, she wouldn't be able to defend herself alone."
"Yeah meatball head will surely get herself killed." Rei snapped but the others new it was because she missed Serena more than anything else. Rei had taken her leaving harder than the others expected.
For days she would sit in front of her fire trying to get a reading on Serena and make sure she was OK.
"Hey i ran into Darien earlier and he looked a mess." Mina said. "I think a certain someone is missing a certain meatball."
The others nodded. "It was plain to see he had something for her, but it's only him that can do something about it."
"Shame." Amy whispered. "Perhaps she would have stayed if he had confessed his feelings, we all know Serena was head over meatballs for him."
"Yeah i really hate the fact that i was trying to steal him from her. I don't even think i really liked him, it was just because Serena did and i wanted to annoy her." Rei said sadly.
"To be fair i think it was the same for Darien as well. He only went on those dates with you to annoy Serena."
Rei shot the jupiter scout a look of warning.
Lita laughed. "Eh...No offence Rei."
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Darien hadn't felt Sailor Moon's presence for a long time, months even. What did that mean? That she was leaving? Had she been hurt and he didn't know about it. Of course he would have sensed that.
It was probably a good thing Sailor Moon didn't need him anymore. He certainly wasn't going to be much good when he couldn't even think straight. Earlier today he had bandaged a woman's leg when it was her arms that was hurt. Then he had dropped blood samples and that was a nice thing to clean up at all. All because of her. He was going to drive himself crazy thinking about her all the time. It had been three months now, he had to get over it.
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"My Queen."
Beryl smiled as Jadeite bowed before her.
"There has been no sign on the crystal or Sailor Moon. Something has happened and i want you to find out what."
Bowing again the General left her presence is a wisp of blackness.
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"If there is one thing about the scouts they will not fight alone. To get Sailor Moon all i have to do is lure the other scouts out." Jadeite laughed as he conjured a creature from the negaverse.
"Diatas go cause some trouble."
"Yes master."
The creature disappeared into the night. Now all he had to do was wait.
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Rei felt the monsters energy first. Calling the scouts on her communicator she instructed them to meet her at the park. Since Serena had left she had taken over leadership of the scouts, even though she was more in charge even with Serena here. This had been the first attack since Serena had left and she had a bad feeling about it.
How were they going to defeat the monster without Sailor Moon there to finish it off?
Reaching the park Rei stopped running to walk cautiously across the grass. The other should be here soon.
A loud scream came from her right and she turned to see a young woman fall to the hard ground. Her energy stolen by the monster.
"Well it's about time, but where is the rest of the circus act?" The monster screeched at Rei.
"They'll be here soon enough to finish you off scum." Rei shouted before calling the powers of Mars to her. "Mars fire ignite."
A blast of fire headed towards the creature. Cackling it smacked the attack back at Sailor Mars who was blasted away by her own attack.
"Mars." Sailor Jupiter called as she and the other scouts ran to their friend.
"Venus crescent beam smash." Venus attacked. Again Venus attack was thrown back at her, taking her and Jupiter out.
"Scouts!" Mercury turned to the monster. "How dare you!"
She moved in front of her friends to shield them. "Mercury ice bubbles blast!"
Dodging the bubbles the creature moved forward, to fast for Mercury to move and wrapped all the scouts in vines, their energy being drained.
"Enough." Jadeite appeared behind Diatas. "Sailor Moon didn't come. We need them a live if we are to pull her from her hiding place."
Diatas reluctantly let go of the scouts and disappeared with her master.