Hey guys sorry the last chapter was so short. I have been a bit busy lately. BUT here I am at your request!! So not further due!

Last time:

Serena:

"Darien, my prince….please save me from my eternal sleep. I'm your sleeping beauty to awaken by your loving kiss…" I said quietly as I watched the view of the palace be obscured by the falling rain, as it began its first descent.

Darien:

I walked to the courtyard, the rain pounding on my form as I looked into the grey dismal skies and prayed to any god that would listen, that if given the chance I would rescue my princess and never let her go.

This time:

Serena's POV

I sat on the edge of the bed for hours starring at the pouring rain as it fell from the dismal grey skies. I felt the slight ache of pain twisting and writhing in my body but I continued to deny the feel of comfort from the satisfying poison I would have to inject into my body time and time again. I looked towards the mirror and glanced at my reflection. My once blue eyes were dull and had experienced pain and being broken. My skin pale and grey, the lack of sun on my skin. I looked at my body and my protruding bones. The black strapless dress hung on my form.

I looked once more at my dying body and walked away towards the needle to ease my pain. I plunged the needle into my arm and waited for the familiar liquid fire in my veins. I had grown accustomed to the pain and had dulled in intensity over time. But it still hurt like heck.

Regular POV:

"My darling, are you presentable?" A voice carried from the door.

"If I say no, you're still coming in anyway…so why bother asking?" I said rudely.

"Yes, but it is polite to ask." Diamond said as he waltzed in.

"Polite…you kidnap me, inject me with a poison and force me; because if I don't I'll die, to take another poison so that the other poison won't kill me. Yeah you're a Mr. Manners all the way." I said as I lay down in the bed and stared into the ceiling as I breathed out exasperated.

"Temper, temper princess." Diamond said as he put black roses in a vase.

"Black…why black roses?" I said as I sat up slowly staring at the crystal vase.

"Black because when they die, they still remain black." Diamond said as he implied a second meaning.

"I don't want your roses…especially not black ones. Please take them out." I said as I turned around heading to the balcony.

"You want those damned red ones from your pretty little prince don't you? Well MY princess If I ever seen a damn red rose I will leave you to writhe in your pain. The pain of dying if I ever see any rose. Don't be naïve, we both know he's working his hardest to save you…but he will not." Diamond whispered as he walked towards me.

I scooted back to the bed as he kept approaching. He took his hands and grabbed my face and forced a disgusting kiss on my lips. He jumped back as he realized I had bitten him. I spat out the taste of him in my mouth and stared into his retched face.

"You will pay for that." He said as he wiped the blood from his lip. He walked to the medicine table and grabbed the injections. I got up after him but he was too quick. He locked the door behind him as I jerked the door to be open. I banged on the door kicked it, punched it. I looked down at my bloody hands and got up to the wash room and stared at my reflection.

He had taken the medicine that I needed…but he wouldn't kill me…would he?

With Darien and the Scouts:

"Okay, Darien this will take you past the gates of Crystal Tokyo, from there, you're on your own. Our communications are all down due to the recent attack. We wish you the best of luck….save our princess…please." Rei said as she hugged the tux clad man.

"I know you can do it Dare, I have faith in you!" Lita said as she gave him thumbs up.

"Here is a communicator; this will let us have communication with you, but after you reach a certain point we can't talk, but we can still track you. So you'll be in good hands, remember, Serena means a lot to us too." Ami said as she held back concerned tears for her friend.

"I know Ames; I'll bring her back, promise." Darien said as he turned back.

" Um…Darien, please save meatball head…she kinda means a lot to me too…I mean she will be my future mommy, so you have to bring her back!" Rini said as she hugged Darien and cried.

All the girls were worried; they hadn't seen or heard their friend for weeks. (Time is different there, if you're wondering...) They had no idea the condition she was in, she could be hurt, or worse.

Darien turned giving one last wave before he broke out into a sprint towards the black looming castle far in the distance.

"Hey Darien!" Mina called out.

"Remember to give her a BIG SMOOCH when you see her!!!" Mina yelled while all the girls crashed to the floor in embarrassment.

Darien tripped for a second but still kept running towards the castle, but you could hear laughing in the distance, but even in that funny moment, there was one thing on their minds…Serena.

With Serena:

She was splayed across the satin sheets of the bed as labored breaths escaped her dry lips. Her eyes fluttered with drowsiness. She was so tired, but the nagging knowing that her aches would soon return and no cure would be there to soothe the fire in her veins. Her chest rose with every breath as hard as it was. But she soon succumbed to sleep that was needed so desperately.

With Darien:

"Okay girls where do I go from here." Darien asked as he looked at a very large mountain in front of him.

"Well duh, go forward!" Mina said through the com.

"Mina, I can't I'm looking at about 400 feet of rock in my path." Darien said as he thought who the heck gave Mina the communicator.

"Sorry Dare, the only way is to climb, if you went around, it would take hours…time you don't have." Amy said bluntly.

"So roll up your sleeves and grab some rock!" Lita yelled.

Darien's POV:

2 hours later:

I had gotten rid of my jacket, cape, and vest hours ago. I was now clad in just my pants and shirt which was rolled up and the glider which would take Serena and I home. The King told me that the glider was old, and I couldn't depend on it working twice so I had to rough it the trip there. It was hard, but I thanked myself I had gone rock climbing with Rita and Andrew that one time during the summer. I could see the top of the mountain; from the palace you couldn't see the mountains and terrain, so this came to a surprise to me. I had lost contact with the sailors about forty minuets ago, and I was all on my own now.

"I'm coming Serena." I said as I grabbed the last rock and lifted myself up. I collapsed on the ground beneath me. I was sweaty and tired. My hands were calloused and cut from the trip. I caught my breath and rolled over to look at the scene in front of me. I could now clearly see the palace and a high tower with another rock to climb if she was in there. I closed my eyes and sensed for our link. I could feel her, but it was faint and seemed to be coming from a far away location…I pinpointed it to the high tower above the rock.

"Great another rock….."I said as I began my descent to the sinister palace holding what was mine.

With Serena:

I had awakened from my slumber about an hour ago I looked into the face of Darien, he had kissed me awake. He held me in his arms and whispered how much he loved me and how he would never leave me. But I truly awoke to the pain in my limbs and heart that it was only a dream. I felt the numbness in my fingers and toes. The throb of pain stinging in my stomach. And the tightness and clawing feeling in my chest as I rose from the bed. I went toward the roses and stared into the black depths of the roses. I picked up the vase and through it into the wall. I heard the glass shatter into a thousand pieces. I looked into the night sky and began to shed tears as I felt the pain return. I didn't know what I was crying from, the fact I was going to be in pain, that fact that I had no medicine to ease the pain. Or the face that I had poison running through my system and would die without the black crystal. Or that I was alone, and I had no clue how my friends were doing, or Rini, or even Darien. Darien…I believe this is why I was crying so much. That I was going to die without him by my side. I felt the salty tears running to my dress. Black that was all I saw! Black roses, black sheets, black dresses…black cold eyes…death. I was again wearing black. Strapless, reminded me of Neo Queen Serenity's dress. Now that I was captured, would the future happen, would I really be queen with Darien?

I had stopped crying; now I was just sitting on the floor, my dress spread around me, my hair framing my face. I hadn't put them in my traditional hair style for a while…I had found no point. I wasn't trying to impress anyone. I wiped the tears and slowly got up. I looked down at the floor, my eyes cast down. I felt one tear slip as it ran down.

Suddenly I felt a warm hand caress my face. I pulled back in fear at first, but I recognized the warmth…I still hadn't looked up but when I did, I felt more tears run down. Warm indigo eyes greeted me. Tears lingered on his face as he pulled me forward. I was paralyzed as I sunk this all in. I was in the arms of Darien. I wasn't alone. I pressed myself into him and sobbed into his chest as I held on to him for dear life. I clung to him for it seemed like hours until I felt my heart stop. It was like a hand had pierced through my back and grabbed my heart and clenched it till the blood would run down their arm. I cried out and fell back in pain. I felt Darien hold me and bring me to the bed as I writhed in pain.

Regular POV:

"Serena what's wrong?" Darien asked as he held my hand. Tears ran down his face as he felt my pain slightly. I was breathing so hard…I felt like I was on fire. I could barley make out the figure of Darien.

"…He injected…me with a poison…" I breathed out slowly as I held back a scream of agony.

"Oh god, Serena, god if I could take this away…" Darien said as tears fell onto my arms.

"Every hour…I was supposed to take an injection of the black crystal……" I tried to say more but I was cut off as I unleashed a cry from within and held my lip. I tasted blood, if I screamed Diamond would hear and would come to gloat.

"The black crystal is what is keeping me…alive." I said as I squeezed the life out of his hand. I let out a breath as I convulsed in pain.

I looked to Darien, his eyes were down cast and I could feel him shaking with anger. He lifted his face his ebony bangs hung over his stormy blue eyes. I could almost feel the anger resonating from his form.

"I will kill him." He said simply.

"I will kill him; I will murder him with my bear hands. I will feel his dammed blood running through my fingers!" Darien yelled as he looked down at me.

I could barley see him through the haze of pain. I lifted my hand to his face and stroked his cheek. I slowly lifted myself up. It was the most painful thing I had ever felt. I held back a scream as I hugged him. I looked into his eyes and kissed away the tears.

"Darien, don't…I know he is wicked, but don't become him. When I die…" I said but I was cut off.

"No, you will not die!" Darien said as he stood up.

"If I do not receive the medicine soon…I will die." I said as I painfully got up. I stumbled but he caught me. I supported myself and looked into his eyes. I felt him hold me tightly…I was crying again. I was doing a lot of that. I pushed myself away.

He was confused as I stumbled alone to the balcony.

"Darien you have to go… you can't stay here… he will kill you." I said sadly.

"No, I will not leave, I came all this way to bring you back, and I will. We will find a way to cure you, and you will be with us!" Darien said as he walked toward me.

"NO!" I screamed, now I didn't care if Diamond heard us.

"YOU HAVE TO LEAVE!" I screamed.

"I will not live the trip…" I said as I began to sob uncontrollably.

"I will NOT LEAVE YOU HERE IN THE FUCKING ARMS OF THE DAMN MAN!" Darien bawled.

A knock on the door interrupted us in our little feud.

"Serena…what's going on?" Diamond asked.

"Oh no, Darien, you have to leave now!" I whispered.

"Is that him? No I will not leave!" Darien said.

"Please, then at least hide…please I don't want him to find you!

"Serena, I'm coming in!" Diamond said as he pushed against the door. I was now glad that in my anger I had blocked the door with the heavy chest.

"Serena! Open this damn door!" Diamond screamed

"Serena…" Darien pleaded.

"…Darien…please." I asked

My breaths were becoming quicker and shallower. I gasped in breaths as I awaited Darien to disappear.

"Fine." He said as he his behind the wall on the balcony.

Just at that moment Diamond barged in the door. Angry and snarling. He looked around the room, and when he saw no one he looked at me. I was now on the floor clutching at my heart crying out in short cries. I looked up at him with my most hatred of looks. He smirked at my pain.

"I felt sorry for you…" He said as he through down a needle filled with the medicine. I looked at the syringe until he left the room. I took hold of the needle; the liquid inside of it was ebony in color. Lifeless as the life it was taking away from me. I looked at it one more time before in a rage I through it to the floor. It did not break…I saw Darien looking at me. I fell to the floor and cried into the carpet. I did not stop crying even when he picked me up and placed me in the bed. He left for a moment when he saw my pale exterior. He grabbed the syringe.

"Serena…" he whispered

"Hand…it…to me." I said through gasps.

I took hold of it and plunged it into my arm. My eyes widened in pain. I felt like a cool fire was running through my veins as I still held onto my heart.

I took a breath and felt the pain ease away. But the throbbing was still present.

I looked into the eyes of my love through the ages. We were having a conversation without even opening our mouths. Our eyes were speaking for us.

"If I had to choose between saving the world and you…I would screw the world." Darien

Said lightly as he smiled sadly.

"I know." I said simply.

"I want you to never feel any pain ever…that was my promise when I first met you. That this being, this angel should never feel the cold steel pain of death. And here you are my angel…my…dying angel." He choked out the last sentence.

"I know…" I said choking out my own sentence.

"God if I could spend one more second with you." Darien said as he nuzzled my arm.

I took my hands and combed his hair. He lifted his head and looked into my tired eyes.

"I'm going to leave without you aren't I?" Darien asked as he held back a sob.

I nodded and stroked his cheek.

He bent down and kissed my lips. I kissed back, knowing this might be my last.

He got up and I followed against his will.

He handed me a red rose, yet bloomed. I took it to my nose and inhaled the scent of the rose. I kissed my fingertips and placed them on his lips.

"I will love you till time is gone, and all that will remain is us." I said as silent tears ran down my face.

"Don't give up on me…fight for me, if not for me the scouts, Rini, your family, the future. The world still needs Sailor Moon. And I still need my Serena…my meatball head." He said as he cried into the crown of my head.

"I will for you." I said as I kissed his chin.

"Keep holding on…because you know we will make it through." Darien whispered in my ear.

"I know." I whispered.

I watched him jump off the balcony and soar into the night sky. I held the red rose tightly to my chest as I walked slowly to the bed. I cried myself to sleep, but I dreamed of my Darien.

With the Scouts:

"He's been gone for almost the whole night." Rei said concerned

"I know, I'm worried too, but we have to have faith in him." Mina said as she looked into the morning horizon.

"Oh thank god, there he is!" Lita yelled pointing to the landing object.

"Is she…?" Amy asked

"I don't know I couldn't see." Mina said

"He was alone." King Endymion said sadly.

"What, why!" Rei screamed.

"We will have to ask him." Lita said.

Darien walked slowly to the palace. The girls waited at the entrance. There faces confused and worried. Darien's eyes were grim and tired. You could see tear stains still on his face. His black bangs hung over his eyes. He walked past them without a word.

"YOU COME BACK HERE DAMMIT! YOU CAN'T JUST GO THERE AND NOT COME BACK AND NOT SAY ANYTHING!!' Rei yelled her eyes over spilling with crystal tears.

"She's dying…painfully. She is being held captive by Diamond. She was injected with a poison that slowly eats away at her. She is being kept alive by the frequent shots of the liquid black crystal. Diamond keeps her locked up tightly.

"Is that all?" Amy asked.

"Dammitt, no! I saw the life fade from her eyes as she writhed in pain before me. And all he did as he watched her was throw the medicine; if I can even call it that; at her as he walked away.

"She is dying and all I could do was tell her I love her and to keep holding on." He said quietly.

"She can't take much more of the pain that she feels. I don't think I will ever get that image out of my mind. She was in my arms and suddenly she was shaking in pain as she clutched at her chest as she gasped for her remaining breaths. It took all she had to tell me to go." Darien said as he held his head and wept.

"What about the silver crystal? Won't it help?" Mina asked as she went to his level.

"It's useless; something inside that damn palace won't let it work.

"So what do we do?" Rei asked.

"I do not know." Darien said.

"I think I might have a plan." King Endymion said

With Serena:

I awoke to the sound of the door opening, I was feeling the tingling in my limbs and I remembered Darien, and his rose he gave me, and the fact that it was on the dresser next to where his roses were. I shot up to the sight of Diamond holding the red rose in his hand. My eyes were wide with fear. My breath held in my chest.

"What is this?" Diamond said with a dark, deep baritone voice.

"…..Diamond…look…" I stuttered.

"I told you, if I saw a damn red rose that I would leave you to die. While it is a shame to kill a beauty like yourself, but you leave me no choice. Tonight you die, and to make it more fun, I'll invite your friends." Diamond said as he crushed the red rose.

"NO, you can't if you're going to kill me then do it! Don't bring my friends into this!" I screamed into the closed door as I banged on the wood.

I screamed with all my might into the door, I cried at the door till I had no tears left. I grabbed the Silver Crystal.

"Silver Crystal, if you grant me one wish; god I don't even know if you can even work; please send some sort of message to my friends of what is about to happen. To Darien, to my friends, I am going to die tonight, and Diamond is going to kidnap you and make you watch, please save yourself and go home back to our time…without me. Please, for my sake, leave and never come back. I'll find a way to come back to you…I promise.

Darien I held on as long as I could.

I love you all.

HOPE YOU ALL LIKED THIS!! TILL NEXT TIME!!!