For Better or for Worst

Chapter 7

By: Fantasy Dreamer

Disclamer: I don't own Sailor Moon...nuf said

Rating: PG-13

*beep beep beep* Mina slowly became aware of the annoying sound coming from next to her head. She blindly reached for the object that took her out of her peaceful slumber. She contemplated weather to stay in bed or get up...but then she though of Serena. She's been going through so much lately, with Allen and a new job...I bet she would like some home-cooked breakfast.

Mina got out of bed with the intention of cooking up a feast for Serena. She made her way into the kitchen. She grabbed a cook book off the kitchen counter and flipped through the pages.

"hmm...I wonder what she likes to eat for breakfast" Mina though. "This omlet looks good...I'll make her this...ok...it says you need three eggs, 1/4 cup cheese...*yikes, this looks complicated ^_^;;* I can probably make this without this stupid instruction...now, do we have eggs?...yes we do...and let's see...cheese...hm...no cheese?...that's okay...we'll use this green thing...and we need some vegetables...hm...i wonder what this is...what ever...it looks okay to me...just put it all in there..."

Serena woke up to the smell of something burning. When she made it to the kitchen, she saw Mina, admist the smoke, cooking breakfast. There were pots and pans all over the counter and there were assortments of food on the counters and some in the posts and pams and some on the ground.

"Mina, what are you doing?"

"Serena! You're awake...um...I was gonna make you breakfast and bring it over to you in bed...I though it might cheer you up" Mina stammered.

Serena's expression softened at her friend's attempt to cheer her up.

"come on, I'll help u clean up this mess and let's make breakfast together" said Serena softly

"Okay"

After a while, the two had the kitchen restored to how it was before hurricane Mina stuck.

Now, both of them were seated on the dining table eating cereal. Mina was sitting across from Serena reading this morning's newspaper that gets deliver to their doorstep every morning. Suddenly, she started to choke on her breakfast.

"uh...Serena, do you know that you're famous"

"huh?...what are you talking about?" inquired Serena.

Mina handed the paper to Serena. The headline of the Announcement page read: "Darien Shield marries" and the rest of the story goes on about how Darien met Serena Thompson and it was love at first sight and how they eloped to Las Vegas to get married...Serena was in her room getting dressed in less than a moment.

On her way out, Serena was stopped by a very curious Mina.

"So...is there anything you want to tell your room mate, your best friend since high school?!?!?!"

Serena hesitated a little before she replied, "Um...sorry Mina, but I'll tell you everything after I get this straightened out."...and she was out the door before Mina could question her any more.

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Darien strolled into his office building. He wasn't in a very good mood because he didn't get any sleep last night. Every time he closed his eyes, an image of Serena would appear. So he ended up thinking about her all nigh. As he entered the building, he felt like all eyes were on him. As a group of people passed by, they stopped him on his track to shake his hand "congratulation Mr. Shield" said one man, "It's about time" said another...and so on...

Darien was confused by all this hearty congratulation. When he reached the top floor of his office, his secretary was no where in sight. "I really should get a new secretary* On top of her desk was a pile of mail that came in this morning. He picked it up and went into his office. Once inside, he shuffled through the mails until he came upon today's newspaper. He went directly for the business section. As he pulled out the business section, something in the corner caught his eyes...it was the announcement page. The headline read: "Darien Shield marries" He lost all interest in the business section and began to read on...

*oh damn! How the hell did they find out?! How am I gonna explain this to my family and friends...and especially Serena!*

Just then the door to his office burst open.

[a.n.: That's all for chapter 7...stay tuned for ch. 8...coming soon]

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Just then the door to his office burst open.

"did you see the papers this morning??!!" Serena screamed. "I though this entire matter was gonna be handled discreetly!!" Serena was now saying things from the top of her head, most of em not making any sense.

All the while, Darien was trying his best to calm her down. After a few minutes of hearing Serena's ranting and raving, they were both seated on a couch on the other side of his office.

"This isn't what I planned, but the world now know that we are married." Darien said calmly.

"I don't know how you can be so calm about this." Serena said. "I mean, how did they found out about this...I didn't tell anyone"

"The only ones who know about this is Andrew, Mr. Richards, my mother, and Anne."

"Are you sure that's all? You're not forgetting anyone" inquired Serena.

"I'm sure that's all...hm...maybe I should hire back Mr. Richards to trace the leak." said Darien.

"My life is ruined. My friends and family is going to find about this pretty soon and..." Serena was trying her best not to cry in front of Darien.

Darien didn't know quiet what to do. He wanted to comfort her because it pained him to see her hurt for some reason. Darien put his arms around Serena's shoulders to comfort her. Just then, Serena turned towards Darien and started to cry softly into his chest. Darien did nothing except put his other arm around her and tried to soothe her. For some reason he liked having her so close to him. He couldn't explain it, it felt like if he let go of Serena, then his world would never be the save again. Serena felt the same way. She felt safe and secure in Darien's arm. She was afraid of letting go of him.

When Serena was done crying, she raised her head to stare straight into the deepest blue eyes she's ever seen. They seem so full of compassion, understanding, sorrow...and passion...because of her? Before they knew what was happening, they were leaning into each other until their lips met in a passionate kiss. After what seemed like forever, they broke apart, breathing heavily. They just stood there...staring into each other's eye. Darien was the first one to speak. "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have done that...I don't know what came over me..." Darien kept blabbing out nonsense.

Serena put a finger on top of Darien's lip to stop him from talking. She smiled up at him, "no, it's okay...remember?... 'it takes two to tango'." At that, Darien smiled a little. One minute, they were smiling about the irony of that quote, the next, they were in each other's arm kissing.

Suddenly, the door to Darien's office burst open and a group of people came barging in...lead by Darien's mother. Serena and Darien quickly pulled apart and tried his best to hide Serena behind his back. "Darien, darling, I'm so glad you're here...I ran into some people downstairs who wanted to see you, so I've brought them up with me...if you don't mind."

"Mother, what are you doing here?" Darien managed to force out. "and who are those people behind you?"

"I'm here to see my son and my new daughter-in-law" said Darien's mom, cheerfully. "Also, these are just some few reporters who wanted to interview you about your recent marriage."

"You were the one who posted the announcement in the newspaper?!" exclaimed Darien.

"Of course, dear. I had the most interesting conversation with Mr. Richards the other day...and I was just so ecstatic that you finally decided to settle down....also, let me just say that I greatly disapprove of you getting married in a Las Vegas chapel...I insist that you guys renew your wedding vows in a church with all your friends and family...and I can't wait to plan a reception...and when do I expect to see some grandchrildrens?!?!...I'm not getting any younger, you know...so I suggest you guys get started on it..."

*thump* That was the sound of Serena fainting.

[A.N.: sorry that this chapter took so long to get out...I've been REALLY busy...honestly...I've been so busy that I'm forgetting to eat and sleep...I'll try to get the next chapter out soon...if my schedule permits...^_^;;]