Story: Pay Up
Chapter: Seven
Anime: Sailor Moon
Pairing: Serena/Darien
Rated: Teen
Author's Notes: Hey! I'm really sorry about the wait as well as the length of this chapter, but I got it out! Enjoy!
Shock was written clearly on Darien's face as he stared at the four people he had come to believe were killed. They stood like they had been alive and breathing for as long as they faces seemed aged. It was as if nothing had ever happened to them in the first place.
A grin broke out on Jadeite's face. "Look, we made the prince speechless!" The statement bounced of the hallway's walls.
Darien's eyes widened. "Shut up! Get inside!" Ripping the door open, he allowed the four gray suited generals to enter his flat. Once in the safety of his home, Darien motioned for the men to follow him into his spotless, tidy living room. "Sit down."
Kunzite sat on one of the black leather chairs while the other three sat next to each other on the couch. Taking a deep breath, Darien sat down in the other chair that was across from Kunzite. The only thing between them was a black, glass coffee table.
Kunzite swept his pale blue eyes across the living room. "This is just like you, Endymion. Black for everything possible. Simple, dull colors for everything else." He looked back at the dark-haired man. "You never change, do you?"
Darien kept his eyes hard. "It would seem that way."
Nephrite nodded. "You don't ever show any personality either."
Darien ignored him. "Why are you four here?" He shook his head. "How are you four here? You're supposed to be dead."
Zoicite shook his blonde head while lightly playing with his ponytail. "No. That's was Beryl's generals not us."
At Darien's confused look, Kunzite took over. "They were our clones."
"What?" Darien asked.
Nephrite waved his hand in front of him. "Before Beryl's minions killed us during the war, they had been sent to retrieve our DNA."
Jadeite nodded while rubbing his chest. "Yeah. Beryl wanted to make clones of us and then use them against you."
Kunzite sighed. "They were successful but only in a certain way during that time." He paused to take a breath. "After they killed us in secret, they used our clones against the Sailor Scouts, our lovers."
Darien nodded. "I remember."
"Our clones were used for only one purpose that night. They were sent to act like we had betrayed you as well as them. They believed they were killed by us, the men who loved them," Kunzite said.
Darien cleared his throat before running his hand through his hair. "Yes, Serenity told me. She knew what happened through her link with her friends." He shook his head. "But that doesn't explain why you're here now."
Kunzite shifted forward to where he was resting his elbows on his knees. "We were reborn like you were… except in America. When we finally remembered our past, we tried everything to locate you."
Jadeite interrupted. "Which was pretty hard, believe me. It isn't easy finding someone who wouldn't have the same name anymore."
Kunzite glared at the blonde for the cut in. "Yes. We were able to find you when things started to spread throughout the media about the Sailor Scouts over in Tokyo, Japan." Leaning back in the leather seat, the white-haired man smiled for the first time. "And here we are."
"Okay… so you here because…"
"To help and be with our prince. That's where we're supposed to be," Kunzite said, finishing Darien's sentence.
Standing up from his chair, the ancient prince of the Golden Kingdom walked slowly over to his wall length window to stare out over the city of Tokyo. He didn't turn back to the men sitting in the room. "And what makes you think I need your help? I've been doing perfectly fine on my own ever since I was six years old. I don't need anyone."
"Like you don't need Serenity?" Kunzite said, rising from his chair as well.
Darien turned around to look at the white-haired general. "Excuse me?"
"We are well informed of the situation going on between you and the princess," Kunzite said, crossing his thick arms over his chest.
Darien's eyes narrowed. "How are you so well informed of us?"
Kunzite shrugged. "Endymion, we're your men, your best friends. Our souls are tied together just like the Scouts' are to each other." After Kunzite spoke, he shot a glare at Jadeite, making the blonde stifle a laugh. Kunzite looked back at his prince. 'Did you forget about our link?'
Darien's eyes slightly widen at the sound of Kunzite's voice echoing in his mind, but quickly turned back to his normal state. 'How could I forget?'
"Then you understand."
"Yes, but then why didn't you use our link to find me?"
"We had to be reunited with you before the link could become activated again."
Darien sighed, running his hand through his black hair. He left Kunzite last words hang in the air as he walked over to grab his keys by the door. "Let's go. I need coffee." Then, he was walking out the door, leaving the men to follow.
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Walking into the nicely air conditioned building known as the Crown Arcade, Darien lead his men to sit in a booth situated near the back corner of the room. It didn't take long for the head waiter and son of the owner, Andrew, to approach the booth. He smiled when he spotted Darien.
"Hey, man," Andrew said, taking out his notepad and pen. "Black coffee, right?"
Darien nodded, and then motioned for the other men to place their orders. Jadeite grinned, and turned fully towards the other blonde. "Let's see… I'll have an order of fries, a slice of sausage pizza, a cheeseburger with extra cheese, and a large Pepsi." He sat there for a split second before his face lit up. "In fact, make those fries cheese fries!" He turned towards Darien. "You're paying, right?" He nodded. Jadeite grinned before he sat back, rubbing his stomach.
Andrew scribbled down his order and then turned towards the other men. The other three ordered pretty much the same thing, minus the cheese fries. Kunzite waited for Andrew to write down his order. "Oh, and give Darien here the same thing as me."
Darien sat up. "What, no!" Kunzite waved him away, and nodded again at Andrew. Andrew grinned at his black-haired friend before walking away. Darien groaned, sitting back again. "So… do you guys have different names since you were reborn?"
Nephrite nodded. "Yeah. We have whole new identities. I'm Nathan Williamson."
"Kevin Knight."
"Jared Sparks."
"Zachary Anderson… or Zach."
"I see," Darien said, but then the sound of the bell went off, signaling the entry of another person. Darien glanced over at the sliding glass door to see Serena walk in with her four friends. He narrowed his eyes as he stared at her back, feeling the anger rise at the other males in the room for doing the same thing. His eyes traveled up her slim jeans covered by tan boots to her tan short sleeve sweater, but what caught his eyes was her hair. It wasn't in her normal buns, but instead went straight down her back in a long braid.
Kunzite peaked over at his prince to see him looking at the front counter at a bunch of girls. "What're you looking at?" Darien didn't have to answer when Serena turned her face to look over her shoulder. Kunzite's eyes widened. "Oh!" He grinned. "Look at everyone staring at her!" He shook his head, making his white locks fly around him gently. "She always had that affect when she walked in a room."
Darien ignored the man sitting next to him and instead watched with fire in his eyes as a man started to approach his princess. A growled rolled up his throat and sprung from his mouth before he started to shove Kunzite out of the booth. It didn't take long for the college student to get on his feet and start to march over to the pair that was now happily speaking. He silently smirked when he saw her eyes widened as she spotted him nearing them.
He slapped his hand down on the man's shoulder, feeling slight satisfaction from his wince. The shorter man looked over his shoulder and green eyes met fiery midnight blue. Darien practically spat the words in his face. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
He was about to answer, but Serena spoke instead. "Darien, knock it off!"
The angered man reverted his eyes back to the blonde girl. "Stopping this man from doing anything to you."
"We were just talking, and why the hell does it matter to you? It doesn't even concern you at all!" She started pulling on the other man's arm to get him away from her ex-boyfriend.
The victim forcibly backed away from the pair. "What the f…? I'm out of here."
Serena watched as he left the arcade before throwing a few bills on his table until she returned her heated stare at the man in front of her. "Why did you do that?"
Darien shook his head, unconsciously hearing his men begin to approach the front of the arcade. "It doesn't matter." He started reaching for her hand. "But you're coming with me."
Serena's eyes widened as she watched his hand near her. "Don't touch me!" When his fingers came in contact with her skin, the innocent girl let out a glass breaking scream before collapsing to the cold ground.
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P.S. Even though it's summer, I'm finding it a bit hard to get into writing mood which is why it's taking awhile to get my stories updated. I'm sorry, but I'm trying! Oh, and sorry for any errors in the writing.
