Blueeyeddevil06 thank you so much for being my beta. The whole part about Rubeus was a result of a long series of text messages between us one day. I would tell her my plan, and she would suggest improvements. It made everything so much better. And, so much more fun. It was her idea to keep Rubeus' plan as a surprise reveal. Because of that I had his reveal written before I did his arc. I wanted to make sure that everything tracked correctly.
Chapter 57 - Knowledge
Every time Sapphire saw Rubeus or Emerald around Serena, he had to hold back his laugh. He wasn't surprised over their reaction to her. It was just so predictable that it was funny. They adored her. Rightly so. She was so accepting and so happy to have everyone around her. After the life they had lived around Diamond, she was an anomaly. Kindness like hers wasn't something they even had a concept of.
It boggled their minds that she truly wanted nothing from them. Nothing in return for her care and acceptance. Sapphire noticed they looked uncomfortable at times. They didn't feel like they had been worthy of what she was giving them.
Two days after they moved in, Sapphire brought Rubeus a pad of paper and a pen. "This helped me accept her care. Write everything down you know about Beryl and Metalia. They will use it to defeat her."
Rubeus looked up at him gratefully, took them and started writing. "I feel the need to give her something back for all of this."
Sapphire looked him in the eye and said, "She will do anything for love. Love Emerald well.
Let her see your joy that you have together. That will be a huge blessing to her. Serenity and Endymion risked everything for love. They both feel responsible for protecting it in others. Especially from Beryl."
Rubeus took his time to outline everything he knew about Beryl. He wondered what he could add if Sapphire had done this already. He didn't care if it was a rehash of what Sapphire told them. They would be assured that he was being honest. He was. He desperately wanted to protect Serena. Emerald agreed.
Sammy walked in while Serena was sitting on the couch reading manga. He paused and looked at her funny.
Serena asked, "What?"
"Um, I don't know how to say this, but your hair is going grey." He fidgeted. He didn't know how she would take that.
She jumped up, ran to the nearest mirror and looked at her hair. "Oh my gosh! It isn't grey, it's silver. Serenity had silver hair. What am I going to do?" She looked at Sammy in panic.
Sammy stepped out of the room and went to find Darien. He yelled, "Hey, get in here. My sister is freaking out and I don't know how to handle it!"
Darien came walking in quickly and found her staring at her hair in the mirror, "Buns, what's wrong?"
"My hair. It's turning silver. How am I going to explain this?"
He smiled, walked forward and kissed her on the head. "Hair dye."
She chuckled, "I am going to need a lot. Now that I am looking, it appears my hair is growing faster too. Do you think unlocking her memories is going to change me into her?"
"You already are her. But, I know what you mean. And, I don't know. What I do know is that other than the hair there isn't anything physically different. The hair can be fixed with dye and a pair of scissors." he wrapped his arms around her.
"So, I am going to have to appoint one of the girls as my hair stylist." she chuckled. "Actually, do you have a preference? I could always let it go silver."
"I want what you want." he said. "You know I think you are perfect the way you are."
She rolled her eyes, "Stop trying to take the easy way out. Plus, the silver hair appears to be my natural color."
He shrugged, "I fell in love with you while you had your golden hair, but I love the silver too. I really don't know which I would prefer."
"Silver would be striking." she said. "But, it would also raise questions. I will dye it for now. I can always change my mind."
A few days later, Serena was sitting with all of the girls in the living room of the penthouse. It was girls night, and they made sure to invite Emerald too.
"Okay, so which one of you is good with scissors and hair dye?" she asked.
Mina appraised her, "So, your hair really is turning silver. I thought I was imagining it. I would be more than happy to dye it for you. I can cut it too."
"Thank you. It's so weird to be changing just because I got Serenity's memories."
Lita looked shocked, "Wait. You got her memories?"
Serena blushed. She thought about what transpired around that time too. "Yea, I did. It is crazy to remember a whole other life on the moon."
Molly paled, " So, how different are we?"
Serena instantly knew what Molly was getting at. She had shared the same fear after all. She beamed and said, "I don't know how to break it to you all, but I like you better the way you are now. Molly, you were great. You were my best friend after all, but it was always about me. You never voiced your opinion. I was always the princess around you. I didn't even know about your feelings for Andrew until Endymion told me. It was the same with you all. I got everything I wanted when I wanted it. It really isn't as good as it sounds. I like that we are equal. It felt a little lonely at times."
Emerald started laughing. She managed to say, "Sorry, it just struck me funny. You are so different than Diamond was. That is completely opposite of everything I ever knew of rulers. You truly are amazing."
Serena blushed, "It means so much that you say that. It really is nice having others here that are from the moon too."
Emerald said, "Which is why the three of us will follow you as our Queen. Gladly."
Serena shook her head in amazement, "It is going to take some getting used to."
"Speaking of being our Queen, would you perform the wedding ceremony for us? We can't really get married legally on Earth. We aren't citizens here."
Serena beamed, "I would be honored. As long and that is what Rubeus wants too."
"We've already discussed it. We were both hoping you'd say yes."
"Oh my gosh, what are moon vows like? I don't even know what to say!"
"We'll write our own." Emerald paused, "I don't even know where to start with planning a wedding though."
Mina brightened up and said, "I am great at planning parties, and Lita is the best cook. We will help you. This will be so much fun!"
Darien smiled at the girls and walked back to his office. He wanted to peak in on them and see how everything was going. He admitted to himself that, really, he just didn't like to go for long periods of time without seeing Serena.
He walked back in and nodded to Rubeus. "Serena has agreed, and the girls are going to all help her plan the wedding. She fits in perfectly."
"She's never had friends before. Diamond wouldn't allow it. You have no idea how great it is to watch her with them. I can't believe they accepted her so quickly."
"She is kind hearted and interesting. It isn't like she is hard for them to talk to. She'll get used to it."
Later that evening, after everyone had gone home, Darien was finishing up some homework in the office. He assumed that Serena was getting ready for bed.
As he finished his math assignment, all of a sudden, he felt her open up her mind and let him in. He was curious so he closed his eyes and concentrated on what was coming through their connection.
Once he did that, he saw and felt her hands drift down her neck and caress her breasts. She then let one hand slide down her stomach and to her clit.
Darien was in their room as fast as he could run there. He opened the door, walked in, shut it, and picked up a moon flower.
He said, "You have no idea what you just started." He removed his clothes then touched her with the flower and transported them to the moon.
He helped her up and said, "I have a fantasy of my own this time."
She smiled as he tugged her in the direction he wanted her to go. She couldn't believe how well it had worked.
Darien pulled her into the Library, turned and smirked at her. "You aren't the only one who had fantasies. One time I ran into you at the library at school. I was struck by how beautiful you were, and we were alone in the aisle. Later that night, I went home, and I couldn't get the thought of pressing you up against the shelves out of my head. I desperately wanted you."
She smiled, "It wasn't the day we were in there to research for that group project for history class, was it?"
"It was."
She moaned, "You should have pressed me up against the bookshelf. You weren't the only one who couldn't get that out of your head. I wanted you so badly." She bat her eyes, "I was so wet for you at that moment."
Darien surged forward, lifted her up, and pressed her to the bookshelf. He buried himself inside of her. He took her, and it was better than any fantasy. She was moaning and telling him how good it felt. How much she wanted it.
As they lay on the floor of the library, Serena said, "I can't even move right now. That was amazing."
Darien smirked, "Sex always is for us."
She nodded, "Yea, but that was so hot."
"So was you touching yourself and letting me in to experience it with you. How did you make it so that my hands could feel what yours felt?"
"What? You could?"
"Yea, I have always felt your emotions before, but never physical touch." He looked at her and noticed she was really surprised.
She reached over, grabbed a book off of the shelf and tried to transmit the feeling of the book to Darien. When she did, the results left them stunned.
Darien was holding the book she had just picked up. He looked shocked and said, "Wha…?" He tried to collect himself. "What just happened?"
She looked startled, "Maybe I wasn't sending you the feeling of touching me. Maybe you actually were."
"We can send physical items through our link. How is that even possible?"
She shrugged, "I know you like answers for everything, but does it matter if we figure it out right now? We can do it, and that is what matters. This is going to be so cool. When I forget a pen in class, I can get one from you!"
Darien let out a laugh. "At least you can't use it to have me help you cheat."
She shrugged, "I can also be at home touching myself and have it actually be your hand. That is really hot."
He grew hard again, "I think I am going to love this." He pulled her on top of him, and they made love again.
