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I have one more chapter after this and then the Epilogue. I hope you all really enjoy the ending. I have a short story in the Sailor Moon Fandom that I have been working on. I am looking forward to posting it pretty soon.
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Chapter 59 - A Wedding And New Discoveries
Serena woke the next morning and noticed that Darien was holding onto her very tightly. She smirked, he must have been thinking about how much he loved her. She then fell back asleep with that joy and knowledge in her head.
A few weeks later, they were all in the penthouse. It was the day that Emerald and Rubeus were marrying and the day they would get on the ship that previously belonged to Diamond to head off on an extended honeymoon. They promised to return, eventually. Amy made a communication device for Serena and Sapphire so they could both get in touch with them.
Serena was trying to focus on the joy of the wedding rather than the idea that her new friends were leaving. The girls were all getting ready for the ceremony in the Master Suite, and the men were getting ready in the Junior Master Suite.
Serena smiled at Emerald and handed her a bouquet. "These are from Darien and me. They are moon flowers. We wanted you to have them for the wedding and to take when you travel. It will be a reminder to you of home, and us."
Emerald's eyes misted up, "Thank you! This is so special to have them. They are the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen." She hugged Serena tightly.
When they were done, Lita smiled and said, "Serena thinks of things like that."
Amy nodded, and added, "And, they look lovely with your dress."
Once they were all finished getting dressed, Serena went to head out to perform the wedding.
Emerald stopped her, "Wait, I just wanted you to know I am grateful for everything you have done. Thank you for being such a good friend to my brother too. He fits in so well here on Earth."
Mina said, "You fit in here too. I understand your need to discover who you are. It can't have been easy to be suppressed by your brother for all those years. I am so excited to see what you become."
Serena nodded, "You really do. Make sure you take care of each other. You are well matched." Serena stepped out to get ready to perform the ceremony.
The wedding was beautiful. Rubeus denied it, but he cried during the ceremony. When they kissed, they all cheered and moved to the dining room to have a banquet.
"Lita, you have really outdone yourself! This is amazing!" Serena exclaimed.
Rubeus nodded, "It sure is. Thank you all for making our day so special." He tried, but failed, to hide the fact that he was eager to get away.
Darien laughed, "I know that look. Why don't we let these two head off."
Serena smirked at Darien and said: If we don't, he is going to drag her into another room and we are going to have to pretend we don't hear moaning.
The only moaning I want to hear will be the moaning coming from underneath me tonight. He gave her a heated look.
Sammy rolled his eyes and stood. "I think it is time to say goodbye. I am good at reading the look Rubeus is giving Emerald. Darien looks at my sister like that. A lot."
They all chuckled and said goodbye to Rubeus and Emerald.
After the newlyweds left, they all sat around the living room. Darien appreciated that they had all stuck around. Serena was going to be sad that her friend was leaving. Having everyone else around would help her.
Jadeite sat back on the couch and held Raye in his arms. "So, when are we marrying?"
"You already asked me. I said yes." Raye shot back.
Jadeite rolled his eyes, "I know that. I mean we need a date, don't we?"
Raye shrugged, "You will need to get a nicer place first. You live in a studio."
"I thought I would move in with you and help you and your grandfather at the temple."
Raye looked up at him and smiled, "You would do that?"
He scoffed, "Like I would take you away from the man that loved and protected you after what your father did. I respect him too much for that."
Raye punched Jadeite in the arm, hard.
"Ouch, what was that for?" he demanded.
"For making me cry, jerk."
He smiled at her fondly, "I am glad it made you happy." He rubbed his arm where she punched him and winced. "And, I will have a bruise to remember it by.
Kunzite stated, "You two are so weird!"
Molly laughed, "And yet, he was the first one of you all with any courage. He asked Raye out before any of the rest of you said anything."
Sammy laughed, "I am surprised she didn't set him on fire."
Raye paled, "Even you have heard about that?" Sammy just nodded.
Sapphire asked, "What is the story on that one?"
Serena asked, "A boy forgot the fact that no means no. When he went in to grope her, she grabbed the candle on the table and almost lit his sleeve on fire. It worked and got him to stop."
"What the fucking hell?!" Jadeite stormed. "THAT is why you did it. Who was it? I will kick his fucking ass." He stood up and looked at Mina. "Tell me."
She said, "Tommy. The one in your third hour class."
Raye stood up in shock, "Why would you tell him?! He isn't kidding." She grabbed Jadeite's sleeve.
Mina shrugged and said, "Jadeite's right. I am all for him kicking his ass. I hate that I listened to you before and didn't do anything."
Jadeite looked Mina in the eye and said, "Thank you." He pulled his sleeve out of Raye's grip and started to storm off.
Serena yelled at him, "Stop! Stop, right now." Raye smiled. Serena continued, "You can't march off and punch him. You will get caught. Take some time and plan something out first."
Raye's smile faded, "You want him to attack him?"
Serena looked around and said, "Raise your hand if you want Jadeite to punch him in the face...but, be careful to not get caught."
Everyone raised their hands. Sapphire said, "I am willing to help you with your get away."
Jadeite smiled, "Thank you. I would love your help."
Raye scowled, "You aren't helping."
"I think you should know by now that we protect our own." Darien stated.
"You too?" she marveled.
He nodded, "Everyone of us, too."
Jadeite sat down on the couch and pulled Raye down too. "Serena's right. I need a plan first. I will take care of him later."
Raye sighed, "You are such a caveman."
Serena smirked, and leaned against Darien. "Isn't it sexy when the guy is a bit of one though?"
Sammy just snorted and lamented, "You think everything Darien does is sexy."
"That's because it is." she replied to him.
Jadeite pulled out his cellphone. Raye asked him what he was doing. He said that he was looking up Tommy's address. He told her that next would be the planning session. Raye ripped the phone out of his hand and said, "We just saw a beautiful wedding. Let's at least do this some other day!" She then tossed the phone, and Darien caught it. Jadeite dove to grab the phone back and Serena darted out of her chair. Jadeite thought it was to prevent herself from being caught in the middle. As he tried to locate where Darien had put the phone, everyone stared at Serena in shock. He turned and noticed she was holding the phone.
Andrew asked, "How did you just do that?!"
Serena smiled and made a show of holding out the phone, and then suddenly it was in Darien's hand. Jadeite dove for it, and it was suddenly gone again. Serena was laughing and holding it up.
"We can do a little more than just talk to each other telepathically now." Darien announced.
Serena laughed and added, "And, we can do this all day. Jadeite, just spend some time with Raye today. We will figure out what to do with Tommy later."
Jadeite scowled but nodded and sat down. Serena tossed him his phone, and he put it back in his pocket.
Nephrite asked, "So, are we going to talk about the fact that they can send physical items back and forth? That's strange, right?"
"That's strange even in our lives, and that is saying a lot." Zoisite announced. "Amy and I realized we can talk to each other telepathically too. We will have to try and figure out if we can send objects back and forth."
Kunzite's head shot up, "Wait, you can talk to each other too? Why are we just finding out about this now?"
"Because I liked that it was a secret between Amy and me. That, and Darien didn't even tell us what it did for our sex life. I didn't need to hear Jadeite talk about his sex life any more than he already did." Zoisite told them all.
Shortly after that, everyone went home and Sammy went to go hang out with Ryan.
Serena chuckled, "So, everyone is leaving to have sex. It's weird knowing that."
Darien pulled her close and ran his hands down her body. "Don't worry. You won't be thinking about that soon."
She smiled up at him and said, "There is a position I would like to try again."
"Oh really?"
"Yes. This time, let's leave my wrists untied."
Darien scooped her up off her feet and carried her quickly to bed.
