Vegas Chapter 10

Stupid Rich Doctor… GET A NEW JOB DUMMY

Andromeda relished in the power that her first youma had provided for her. Considering how much power she used alone in reincarnating the dead fallen solider from over a thousand years ago, he had provided her with five times as much. If those stupid Barbie's in skirts had not shown up she would not be spending the recently gained precious power reincarnating another youma.

"Soon, Endymion, you will be mine and mine alone. These fallen warriors of times past are far more powerful than any you have faced before. I hope that your little princess is preparing for her funeral." Looking at her self in the mirror she changed from her royal garb to Dr.'s scrubs. Maybe it was time to check in on her love.

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"It's five in the morning!" Serena yelled hitting Darien in the face with her hair turning her face toward the back of the couch.

"Come on, odango, it is for your own good. I am making sure you don't have a concussion." Darien said trying to ease her out of her sleep as best he could.

"I do not have a concussion! Go away and save some one else. I need to sleep." She pressed her hand up and in to his face.

"Serena, if you don't wake up for two seconds I won't give you this pretty credit card to go shopping today." He dangled the Platinum Visa over her head.

Baby blue eyes opened wide and Serena sat up like a good patient. "Okay, Doctor. You have my attention. Let's get this over with." She stuck her tongue out.

"Put that away." Darien looked in to her eyes with a light, everything seemed okay but something was off. He examined the side of her face where the nasty bruise should have been, instead he found no bruising. No bruising at all.

"Did you find something wrong other than me being sleep deprived?" She yawned.

"Yes, no, I don't know." He put the tools back in to his briefcase.

Worry filled her head; she realized what any doctor would find extremely strange. She looked at him and saw worry in his eyes.

"And they let you in to med school with that kind of answer? I think you should re-think your career. Thanks for the check up, you can bill my husband. Good night." She tried to lay her head down but he stopped her and she continued to sit up.

The sarcasm didn't faze him; he touched the side of her face. He didn't remember healing the bruise with the golden crystal. That would have seemed too obvious and he didn't want Serena asking questions, if she even noticed.

"The bruise of your face… well it's no longer there." He had to point it out. See what her reaction was.

"Is that a statement or a question?" She tried to dodge this conversation. Serena was sure answering with, 'I am Sailor Moon and I have super healing powers. That's why it's 'not there' would not be the best answer. It was time to end this conversation before her new husband began to suspect his new wife of mysterious healing abilities.

"I mean there is no sign of it ever being there, no yellowing or anything." Darien seemed perplexed. What if he subconsciously healed her in her sleep, he had to act mystified just in case it ever happened again. But something about Serena's behavior made him think this was a naturally reoccurring thing with her. She was always falling or tripping, yet, if all his years of knowing her he had never seen one bruise on her beautiful body.

"Well that's a relief. I mean, now I won't have to defend you if someone asked if my husband beats me... Go to work." Serena said faking a yawn and closing her eyes to go back to sleep. She waited for the reaction. 1… 2….3…4… 5…6…7…

Darien just sat on the end of the couch, mouth open, eyed big.

It took a few moments for what Serena said to register with the Earth Prince.

"I WOULD NEVER HIT YOU!" He yelled. One laughing blue eye reaction took a long time; she was starting to think he had a learning disability.

"If you did, at least there is no evidence. Think of it as a gift." She closed her eye and began to count again 1… 2… 3…

"EVIDENCE! I WOKE UP EXTRA EARLY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OKAY AND YOU THINK I WOULD HIT YOU!" Darien was pissed. He would never harm one beautiful hair on her head.

Well at least he was getting quicker with his reactions. She ruled out a full on learning disability to him just being slow. Man he was much quicker at comebacks a few years ago.

"Temper, temper honey." Serena sat up amused with her new way to rattle Darien's nerves. "I never said you would, I just hinted that you could 'accidentally' hit me. I mean with this temper of yours anything could happen. You should be happy that I heal quickly. If you were to lose control, like you are doing now, at least I wouldn't have to explain anything thing." She used air quotes around accidentally as she controlled the smirk that was starting to twitch on the corner of her mouth.

Darien's face began to fade from red to very serious.

"Let me tell you something, wifey. When I do lose control you will like it." With that he grabbed her and kissed her furiously. Her hands went up to his chest to push him away but it only tuned him on more. He tilted her head back so he could gain full access to her beautiful mouth. She eventually gave in, her hands moving to play with the hair on the nape of his neck. Darien pulled away, leaving Serena breathless.

He stood up grabbing his briefcase, leaving a stunned Serena on the couch wanting more. A signature smirk adorned his lips.

"The only thing you will ever have to explain, my little wife, is why your lips are so swollen. Here is my credit card." He dropped it on the foyer table. "Enjoy shopping. I'll be home at five." With that said, he put on his coat and left.

Serena threw a pillow at the door as he left. "BAKA!" How did he manage to win that round?

At least he is not senile. That Bastard. Serena laid her head back down only to fall back to sleep dreaming of her prince… Her Prince Darien in very compromising situations.

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It was around nine when Serena finally woke again. Her face was all red from the dreams she was having. The visions came to a sudden halt when she realized was a disaster the apartment was in. Empty Chinese boxes were all over the place, along with packing boxes, tape, packaging material, gift-wrap, gifts from her parents. The place was a disaster.

She looked down at her ring. Yes, cleaning today would make Darien happy. Plus, if she was going to play along with this wife situation she may as well try to make him happy every once in awhile. Her hand went to her still swollen lips. Maybe he would kiss her again…

Serena got up quickly and changed in to some sweats. After a quick breakfast she pulled out all of the cleaning supplies she could find and went to work. Only taking one break to go online and purchase some white sheets, a new quilt and baby blue pillows for her room. She also bought some throw pillows for the living room and some stuff to decorate the kitchen with. The local department store would deliver them later today.

It took her almost five trips downstairs to get all off the garbage out of the apartment. When she was on her last trip upstairs the communicator went off in her sub space pocket.

Pulling out the pink gadget she answered the communicator by just switching it on waiting for four shrieking girls to start yelling at her.

Surprised with no yelling she let out a loud sigh.

"MEATBALLHEAD!" Rei yelled catching her off guard.

Serena almost dropped the communicator, juggling it a few times before it remained steady in her hands again.

"He,he, hey guys!" She answered scratching the back of her head nervously.

"Talk, now." Rei demanded. And seeing all of the serious looks on her senshi's faces she gave in… to more lies.

"Well, I knew something was wrong. I could feel it, so I made a wish on the crystal to transport me to the fight. When I got there I just stood on the side lines, but when I saw Rei falling, I had to react." She fibbed a bit but for the most part it was true.

"Yes, well we saw you use the crystal to kill the youma, heal the people and then transport yourself back! You could have died." Lita chided.

"Don't be so dramatic. Yes, I was a little energy drained. I even passed out mid teleportation, scaring my parents to death when they found me on the floor. But the good news is I will be home in two days. So, then we can discuss this when I get back to Tokyo. Now, it's still dark here. I have long flight a head of me. I want a full report when I return. JE NE!"

Serena tuned off the communicator and grabbed a mop, cleaning away the stress.

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Across town Ami looked at her computer pretending to read the energy signal that the youma gave off. Instead she kept her mouth shut at the data. She could tell that Serena's communicator was not in Vegas but that Serena was lying to them. She was already in Tokyo. She traced the signal five times, each one consistent with the last. It was conclusive, Serena was in Azabu. Why the lies?

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Dr. Chiba was enjoying his day at work. Some of the women were backing off ever since Darien began sporting his new wedding band. It truly was the best gift, something about the ring made him happy. At lunch Darien sat down alone in the cafeteria, he was reading over some reports when someone sat down at his table. Not looking up at the person who had taken a seat to enjoy lunch. Darien flipped the page and continued to read.

"You know, I never could understand how you read all that shit. If you were smart like me, you should have gone in to the world of making the drugs, rather than administering them." A snarky voice said.

Darien looked up only to see a friendly face sporting a smile from ear to ear.

"Zach!" Darien said surprised almost spilling his cup of coffee.

"Endymion, why do you look so surprised to see me? Where you go…we go." Zack replied.

Darien maintained his composure. Zach otherwise known as Zoicite was one of his very best friends. But, with the rise of a new enemy he was not so sure how he felt about anyone from 'Team Endymion' showing up.

"It's Darien, Z A C H. What do you mean by we?" Darien was always glad to see his guards, but Zach was already over staying his welcome.

" DARIEN, where you go… we go. We are all settled here in Tokyo since your latest trips and we are at your service, Master." Zach said with a smirk.

"I am always glad to see you, but I told you before. Stop with the Destiny crap. You need to worry about making you happy." Darien fiddled with his wedding band and Zach looked down at it.

"Ah, so it is true. You have given up on the princess to follow your heart. The nurses here really know how to gossip." Zach sighed.

"Yes, I have… in a way. I will never give up on the Princess but my marriage to Serena is right." He explained.

"And we will swear our allegiance to the new queen, but Destiny is a funny thing Endymion. It always comes around." Zack made a circular motion with his finger.

"Shut up Zach." Darien didn't want to talk destiny munbo jumbo.

"Haha okay, DARIEN. Tell me about the wedding."

The two men started talking as old friends do but some how the whole cafeteria had to stop and stare when Zach yelled "VEGAS" very loudly.

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"Thank you so much, Dr. Yoshiman." Andy bowed.

"Your welcome. When we do have a spot open at Azabu Hospital we will give you a call, for now enjoy your time at Juubann." Dr. Yoshiman replied

Andy bowed once again seeking a final peek at Darien as he enjoyed lunch. As soon as Dr. Old as Dirt left she would take a seat next to Darien. That was until she saw him. One of the Guardians of Earth.

This may not be the best time to check up on Endymion. If the guardians have returned then she would need more energy and soon.

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Tanaka Mizuki fixed her hair in her small compact before entering Dr. Chiba's apartment. Mizuki had been cleaning Darien Chiba's apartment while he had been gone and she also cleaned his old apartment, where she used to see him much more.

But, now, he was back. She had taken her time at the other apartments so that she would be in the midst of cleaning when he got off work at five. That could give them some quality time together. The message he left her said that the place was a mess and he gave his sincerest apologies. Mizuki had replayed the message at least twenty times that day, swooning evey time at the thought of the handsome doctor.

With a quick flourish of lip-gloss and a quick pucker she entered the apartment ready to get her hands dirty in the mess.

Mizuki was in awe of what she saw in Dr. Chiba's apartment. It was completely spotless. No mess… no mess at all. She walked in to the kitchen noticing that it too was clean, cleaner than she had ever personally done. She walked around the rearranged living room/ now office and guest room. Maybe he was losing his mind, Mizuki thought to herself. As she walked in to Darien's master bathroom she heard water running.

'Oh no! I must have been too late and he is in the shower. I will just go back outside and ring the bell.' Mizuki thought blushing at the thought of Darien showering.

Pulling her supplies behind her she shut the door to the apartment and caught her breath. Just before she was about to knock…

"Oh! Mizuki san! Thank you so much for coming today. I bet the apartment took you forever to clean." Dr. Chiba greeted her with a smile on his face.

"Dr. Chiba, I was.. I mean…" She was flabbergasted.

"I know. I am embarrassed. Here is an extra tip." He handed her an envelope. "Have a great day, I bet you are tired." He bid her goodbye and walked in to the apartment.

Mizuki just stood outside the door confused as the day she was born. Looking down at the extra 1,000 yen in her hand. She decided to call it even and headed to the elevator.

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Serena finished showering and grabbed a towel to wrap around her body. Wiping of the steam on the mirror she examined her face. She was such a baka sometimes. It was easier when she lived at home to create bruises from her "klutz" attacks. Aka. Sailor battles with the Luna pen to last for a few days around her parents. How was she supposed to know that he was going to wake her up at the butt crack of dawn? Maybe he would forget with how clean the house was? Serena was very proud of how clean her new apartment was.

Brushing out her hair she dried off putting on a sweater dress and some leggings with boots.

Hearing the door open a smile came to her face, 'BAKA SERENA! Don't smile!'

"Odango! I'm home." Darien yelled sliding out of his shoes and putting on his house shoes. Darien took a look in to the guest room and at Serena's new bedding. He should have been smarter and not purchased the furniture for her.

"Odango!" Darien yelled again looking around at the living room and office. Mizuki really out did herself. She had been cleaning his apartment forever but never had she made his place feel so homey. She even set up his office in a stylish manner near the floor to ceiling windows that overlooked Azabu.

Looking over at his bedroom he noticed Serena walking out of his room.

"Baka, how many times do I have to tell you to not call me odango or meatball brain!" She fumed. One odango was up and her hand was holding up the other. She noticed that Darien was smiling. She waited for the praise of a job well done like a small child.

"How was your day?" Darien asked walking over to the fridge grabbing a drink.

"Umm… long?" Serena replied confused.

"Yeah… I bet. Did you go downstairs and see your new apartment?" He asked sitting down on the couch.

"No… you didn't tell me which one it was." She replied getting angrier by the moment.

"Oh, It's on the key I think. Well we can go get dinner and on our way down you can go look at it. I know it's new but it may need some cleaning up. Builders' stuff, ya know." He explained.

"IS THAT MY JOB! IS THIS WHAT YOU EXPECT WITH OUT SO MUCH AS A THANK YOU!" Serena yelled at him, her face red and hands twisted in to fists.

"Serena, what? Are you okay?" He said standing up coming over to examine her face, worried that just because the bruise healed, didn't mean that the fall did not cause permanent damage.

"Your house wife! I cleaned all day long! Look at my hands and my nails!" She yelled showing her pruney hands and broken nails. "So you can't even give me a thank you!" She backed away toward her room.

"Serena!" He walked after her; she slammed the door in her face.

Youma… I feel it…. Serena thought after she slammed the door. "LEAVE ME ALONE BAKA!" She yelled though the door. Looking at the window, she was hoping for an opening. She didn't want to transport again. These youma were strong and she needed every bit of energy she had.

"Serena. I am sorry, I didn't know. I saw the maid… I thought she cleaned the whole place!" Darien yelled pounding on the door.

Serena found it, a small part of the window that opened. "Okay, I forgive you, but leave me alone. I am tired from being your pathetic wife all day!" She opened the window and transformed, using her wings to fly over the city she gave her life to protect.