Pretty Reckless
AN: It's this part of the story I hate the most. I'm not sure where I'm going to take it. Comments in the reviews are much appreciated.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
Chapter 7
I Get Around
"Where… Where am I?" a voice whispered. The man was blinded by the white light. He hoped he wasn't alone. He didn't know where he was.
"The middle of things is where you might achieve clarity," a voice quite familiar to him replied. He tried to identify where it was coming from but it was hopeless.
"Am… I.. Dead?" he asked. His voice echoed out all around him.
"Not yet," the voice replied.
Serena found herself in a grand room. She also found herself fighting fear she felt towards the man named Diamond. She felt she had to answer to his every word and if she didn't it would be a big mistake. He took her hand and lead her towards windows that looked over a large city that looked quite like the Tokyo she had left behind.
"This is your Kingdom, my Queen," he announced. She took it all in. Her eyes gazed over the large castle like building in the middle. It was perfect also very mysterious.
"It looked so different. What happened?" she asked. Her gaze met him and Diamond tried not to faint.
"Things changed when you and what's his face came into power. With your help, we can change it. We can change it all," he said. She felt his arm creep around her shoulder. She tried not to squirm at his touch. If only Rubeus had been the Prince of the Dark Moon family. She noticed a slight change in his face when she had shrugged of his arm. She was going to have to play the part if she was going to survive. She leaned in closer to him and let his arm take its place back on her shoulder.
"I'll make bigger and better changes" she smiled wickedly, "This place is so dull."
Diamond smiled. Rubeus' plan had worked entirely. He had thought he was going to have his work cut out for him but it was going to be easy. He had her wrapped around his finger.
"There is nothing you can do here now. Return to Rubeus to figure out what you and the girls will be doing next." Diamond dismissed. Serena let go of him and returned to the mirror.
The girls crowded together in the waiting room. They seemed to be the only people there that evening. They had been warning that visiting hours were almost over but it was Rei who spoke up out of anger and told the Nurse that they wouldn't leave until they saw Darien. It had seemed like they had been sitting in the room for ages when Darien's doctor finally came out. Lita was the one in charge of talking to him.
"He's in a coma," the doctor stated calmly, "there was a foreign object lodged in his chest. We tried to remove it but it seems like it was the only thing stopping him from bleeding out so we left it intact."
Lita took a breath, "Do you think he'll wake up?"
She saw him glance down at his papers and then his gaze met hers again, "we're giving him 12 hours. After that, if no one else has claimed him, it will be your decision to pull the plug or wait longer. You may see him. He's in the room on the left."
Lina nodded and the doctor retreated down the hall to finish what other work he had to do. LIta returned to the girls with the report. All of the girls crowded into Darien's room at once. He had a private room in extensive care. It was a hard sight for them all. The Crystal glowed under the blankets. "It's probably the only reason he's still alive," Ami said.
Rei took a seat beside him and took his hand. "We're all here for you Darien. All of us."
Rubeus had longed to go with Serena as she disappeared through the mirror with Prince Diamond. He didn't understand. How could he have fallen for her. He retreated back to his throne to go over the possibilities of what liking Serena could mean. How was he ever going to keep this secret from Diamond he had yet to find out. Diamond could never know or he would have his head. He wasn't even sure if Serena had the feelings in return. The past couple of days had been amazing and she had to be feeling something for him.
The sound of someone coming through the mirror portal met his ears and he glanced up to see Serena walking through it alone. He had to restrain himself from jumping up to hug her. Her gaze met his.
"Diamond sent me to figure out what we are to do next," she reported. Rubeus got up and was at her side at once. Avery and Prisma glanced at each other.
"Serena, would you mind accompanying me to the city?"
"Not at all," Serena smiled. She took his arm and they were gone.
Avery and Prisma rolled their eyes and continued with their tedious tasks.
Rubeus and Serena found themselves on the top of a very tall building. They both gazed out over the city before saying anything. Rubeus slipped his arm around her shoulders. Her gaze moved to onto him. She had to tell him.
"I don't want to be with Diamond," she hesitated.
"I know," Rubeus replied. He hugged her close to his body. "Serena, we need the little girl to make sure the future goes the way we plan, without Diamond," He lied.
"Why do we need RIni?" Serena inquired.
"Serena, my love, we have to keep Diamond happy. As long as he is happy he'll be easy to distract and then we can be together," Rubeus explained.
Serena nodded, "leave everything to me. When do we need her?"
"As soon as possible."
"Why would she leave with him?" Mina was the first to whisper in a long while and the first to ask the question that was on everyones mind. The girls had sat with Darien for almost an hour and a half not doing anything but switching who could hold Darien's hand. A long moment passed before anyone answered her.
"I don't know." Lita answered.
"We have to get to her. We have to talk to her," Rei added.
"Something must be wrong. What if she doesn't want to talk to us," Ami asked.
"We'll make her," Lita said. The room fell silent. They heard someones footsteps approaching and they all tensed.
"I'm sorry girls, but this time I need you to leave," the Nurse announced to the room. None of the girls moved. "Please girls, I don't want to have to call security."
The Scouts exchanged glances. They all slowly got up and took one last look at Darien as the nurse escorted them out.
A/N: I know this is short but I'm just working out the kinks. I've got the other chapters outlined and almost ready to go.
