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I do not own Sailor Moon
A Serena and Darien love story
Rated M for mature

-Sailor Josseme

Recap: As Serena walked down the steps of the ballroom all eyes turned to her. Serena blushed at the attention. As she walked down the steps she felt a strong hand take hers from bellow her on the dance floor. She looked down and saw a masked man in a tuxedo holding a red rose…

Serena looked down at the masked man and gasped.

"Princess, may I have this dance?" The masked man asked as Serena accepted the rose.

"Ye-Yes" Serena whispered. 'Is he… he is right, he must be… otherwise I wouldn't feel this…' Serena's mind was racing. This man who she was dancing with, whose strong hand was on her waist, whose masked face she was peering into, he was the Earth Prince, wasn't he? But how could he be. This was a private event and there were guards posted everywhere. Why would have he even come? Darien was mad at Serena... wasn't he? The two danced for a long time, staring into each others eyes. They moved together as one being. All the guests stood aside to see their beautiful dance. Queen Serenity smiled to herself 'Hum…' she thought, 'Maybe grandchildren aren't so far off after all…'

"Princess," The masked man whispered, "lets go onto the balcony." All Serena could do was nod.

On the balcony Serena and the masked man looked out to the Earth in silence.

"You are… you… right?" Serena asked, half embarrassed.

"Yes I am me. But who do you think I am, little princess?" A sneer crept onto the man's face. Serena looked flustered. 'I love seeing her uncomfortable like this' thought the mystery man.

Serena regained her composure. She stood tall and said "I order you to remove your mask." Serena was tired of playing games. If he was… who she thought he was… then she had to know now.

"Very well my little princess. I didn't know you wished to kill me. For surely when your guards see the Prince of Earth on the balcony with their beloved princess they'll kill me instantly. However leaving me in my bedroom and disappearing with no warning almost killed me anyway."

Serena swooned; the man standing before her was her beloved Prince! Darien was here! The young princess felt the world become woozy. The last thing she remembered was feeling tears form at the corners of her eyes.

Serena awoke with her head on the prince's lap.

"You really worried me for a second, princess."

Serena sat up groggily. Luckily no one but the prince had seen her faint so there wasn't a huge crowd around her. Serena turned to her love. She wrapped her arms around his neck and burst into tears.

"You… you… you came… you're…. you're here… I… I… love you so much!... I hate myself… I hate myself… for leaving you… I… I… I think… I think about you every day."

At first Darien sat stiffly while the princess cried. He was determined to be cold towards her. He had come to the ball to show her that he didn't care about her anymore. That he had moved on. He came to show her that her leaving him had made no difference in his life. That's why he left the dress and jewelry in her room. To taunt her. He wanted her to remember him. He wanted her to think about him as often as he thought about her; every moment of the day. But now he felt himself softening towards the little body sobbing in his arms. 'Maybe… maybe she had reasons… maybe I should… NO! I won't forgive her. I told her I loved her and she left me after one night together… I love her… and…and… I love her. Damn it.' Darien was confused by his emotions. He decided to throw everything he thought out the window and just let him instincts take over. And Darien's instincts told him to hold the little princess and never let go.

Serena was also facing a difficult internal battle. On one hand she knew that her and Darien could never truly be together. Their parents would get in the way and society would never accept them being together. They would have to go some place away from all their family and friends just to be together. On the other hand Serena was getting chills from feeling Darien's chest move up and down with each breath. Serena slowly stopped crying but she didn't let go of Darien. She felt him move him arms around her. She slowly tilted her head so it rested sideways on his shoulder. "I love you." Serena said simply.

"That's all I needed to hear." Darien picked up the small princess and placed her on her feet. "Lets go back to the ball and find excuses to leave. I'll meet you in your room." Darien was quickly walked away from Serena.

"Alright! I'll see you in fifteen minutes. But wait one second… how do you know where my room is?"

"Someone has to give a princess a proper dress to wear for a ball, your majesty." Darien replied with a wink.

Serena was taken aback but she had no time to reply before her love disappeared into the crowded ball room. Serena meandered into the ball room after she caught her breath. She spotted her mother walking quickly over to her. 'Uh oh…' thought Serena, 'I hope this doesn't take long…'

"Darling I've been looking for you! I saw you dancing earlier with a lovely man. But who on moon is he? I can't remember inviting him. Is he a guest of a guest? Is he married? He really is quite handsome. Although he is wearing a mask… I suppose that's normal since this is a masked party… but most of the guests have taken theirs off now…" Queen Serenity was babbling on about nothing in particular but Serena found it hard to leave. Since she had been kidnapped her mother had been very careful with her.

"Mother I am so sorry, but I think that Ray wanted me to help her prepare before and I forgot. I really must go apologize! Goodbye!" Serena hastily moved through the crowd. She managed to blend in enough that no one noticed her running up the stairs. 'Phewf…' Serena thought to herself, 'I'm finally out!'.

Serena walked down the long hall hallways to her bedroom. The door was open slightly. 'He must already be in there.' Serena thought. She slowly opened the door and said playfully "Well, my Earth Prince, are you ready to become reunited?"

However as Serena opened the door wider she did not see Prince Darien. However she did see someone else.

DUNDUNDUN! Well that's all from me on this chapter.
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-Sailor Josseme