Well heres chapter 6 finally. Sorry I didn't update sooner…. I was in a
play at school and ive been busy preparing for it.but here it is… As for
the comment(s) about them being Ooc, the reason they are slightly OOC is so
that more can be done with the character. I tried to keep them as close to
character as I could. Well enjoy……
Chapter Six
Diamond wandered the halls of his castle angrily, looking for whoever had tipped Serena in on the fact that everyone was alive. He'd already eliminated Rae and Darien, since they were locked in their rooms. He decided it wasn't Ami, because she was too grateful about her room to turn him on her. He was on his way to question Mina and Lita.
"Diamond!" Sapphire called from down the hall. "Come here, please."
Diamond frowned and waited for Sapphire to catch up with him. "What do you want, Sapphire? I'm busy right now."
Sapphire frowned and punched Diamond in the jaw. "How could you do that to Neo-Queen Serenity?" he asked, his voice menacing and just above a whisper. "She's so nice. And you lied to her. And even if whatever you said wasn't a lie, it was wrong of you to sleep with her. We both know it."
Diamond glared at his brother. "Serena is fine," he said. "You tipped her off, didn't you?"
Sapphire shook his head. "I don't know who it was. It wasn't Ami, Rae, or Darien, that's for sure. And who cares who it was? It's your fault anyway. Were you planning to keep the truth from her, Diamond? Would you have continued lying to her?"
Diamond's jaw clenched and he turned away from his brother. "I wasn't lying."
"You were concealing the truth, Diamond!" Sapphire yelled to Diamond's retreating back. "That's even worse than a lie! You know that!" As Diamond rounded the corner, Sapphire shook his head and continued heading to Ami's room.
~*~ ~*~
Ami yawned and looked at her door. Who's knocking at my door? I'm trying to sleep, she thought. She stretched and answered the door, smiling as she saw Sapphire standing there. "Sapphire!" she exclaimed. "Hi."
Sapphire smiled. "Come with me," he said. "Neo-Queen Serenity wants to see you."
Ami smiled. "Why do you call her that?"
Sapphire shrugged. "I was taught to use respectful names for those who are royalty. She is royalty."
Ami giggled as she stepped into the hallway and shut her door. "She really does prefer to be called just Serena."
Sapphire smiled. "I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Ami."
~*~ ~*~
Serena had used up all of Sapphire's tissues and really did feel bad about it. She gasped as the door opened, startling her. But she was happy to see that it was Sapphire. He smiled and moved to the side to reveal Ami standing behind him.
"Ami!" Serena exclaimed, running to and accepting a hug from Ami. "I'm so glad you're here!"
Ami smiled. "I'm happy to see you, too," she said.
Sapphire smiled at the happy friends. "Should I leave you two?" he asked out of respect.
Serena shook her head. "I'd rather you stay in case Diamond comes. I don't need to confront him again."
Sapphire smiled and sat down. "Okay," he said.
Ami and Serena talked for a while, about anything and everything they could think of. Eventually, they invited Sapphire into the conversation, which he liked because he had been very bored. Ami told Serena about what they had done to try to find her and how much Darien missed her. Then Serena had to break the news about her and Diamond's relationship. She felt awkward about talking about that in front of Sapphire, but since he knew about it already, it wasn't so bad.
"The only reason I did it was because I thought I'd never see Darien again," Serena told them remorsefully. "If I thought there was a remote chance he'd still be alive, I never would have. It's just the way Diamond talked about him, I just knew he was gone."
Ami put a comforting hand on Serena's shoulder, "I'm sure Darien will completely understand, Serena," she said sisterly. "He might have done the same thing if he were in your shoes."
"I know you probably don't care," Sapphire said. "But Diamond really didn't mean to hurt you. I know it sounds like I'm taking his side, but I just want you to know that he is sulking around now, because he thinks you hate him. I know, you have every right to hate him, but I ask that you try to give him another chance."
Serena sighed. "I do hate him. Honestly, I want him to burn for eternity in a fiery pit. Why give him another chance to hurt me?"
Sapphire smiled. "Like I said, you have every right to hate him. But he realizes what he's done, I think, and for that, you should give him only one more chance."
Serena thought for a while. "Only if he gives me my friends back. They're all here, I know it and I need to see them." She stood up and began pacing the room. "If Diamond gives me my friends, then I'll think about giving him a second chance, but right now I need my friends."
"Very well," Sapphire stood up and walked over to the door. "I'll give that message to Diamond, Neo-Queen Serenity, and leave you two to converse. Is that okay?"
They both nodded, and Sapphire exited.
~*~ ~*~
Diamond was still upset about how he had made Serena feel. I didn't mean to hurt her, he thought. I just wanted... I don't know. Maybe I wanted her all to myself, I don't know. He got up and walked to answer his door, and saw Sapphire standing there. He didn't bother to invite him in. "What?" he asked his anger, hurt, and guilt reflecting in his voice.
"I have a message from Neo-Queen Serenity, would you like to hear it?" Sapphire told him. Diamond opened the door for Sapphire to come in. Sapphire figured that meant 'yes' so he continued. "She said that if you let her see her friends again, then she'll think about giving you a second chance."
"Second chance for what?" he asked, obviously knowing he'd done something terrible. Sapphire was silent, and Diamond kept talking, "To hurt her again? I can't help it! I'm a bad guy and I always will be and she doesn't deserve that!" Diamond collapsed into a chair and buried his face in his hands. "She deserves Darien."
Sapphire was quiet, and then did the first brotherly thing he could remember, he put his hand on Diamond's shoulder. "It'll all work out fine. It always does. She said before that you can be friends if you're a good guy, so just let her heal you and then you'll be able to see her a lot. She knows that you won't stop having feelings for her. And you'll have to accept the fact that she and Darien are just meant to be."
"Yeah, I guess so." Diamond said reluctantly. "Where is she?"
"In her room, why?" Sapphire asked.
"I'll be back" he said and walked out of the room.
~*~ ~*~
Sapphire entered Serena's room through a portal. "Ami, come with me, I need to show you something." When Serena looked at him funny, he said, "Not to worry, you'll have her back soon." He smiled and they disappeared through the portal.
"Great," she said to no one in particular, "Now I'm alone again!" As if on cue, Serena's door burst open to reveal the best thing she'd seen in a while. Darien.
No words were said, they just stared at each other for a few seconds, to make sure the other was real, and when they realized the other was, they ran to each other and fell into each others arms. When Serena opened her tear filled eyes, she saw Diamond standing in the doorway, smiling smugly.
"Darien!" Serena exclaimed. "Oh my God, I missed you. I thought you were dead, or hurt, or something horrible had happened."
Darien smiled and looked into Serena's eyes as he brushed a strand of hair away from her cheek. "But I'm fine," he said. "And I'm here."
"Oh, you're alive. You ... you're alive..." Serena looked down at the floor as Diamond walked out of the room. He knew what she had to say.
"Serena, are you okay? Is it bad that I'm alive?" Darien asked.
Serena pulled away a few inches and looked at Darien's face. She shook her head. "It's wonderful that you're alive. And you know I love you and always have and always will..."
"What happened?" Darien asked immediately. She slept with Diamond, he thought. If Ami was here, I'd bet her ten bucks. She slept with Diamond. Serena looked away, but Darien gently turned her face to his. "It's okay," he said, "I understand. You thought I was dead and that you'd never see me again. Everything you did was completely understandable."
"W-what?" Serena asked, surprised. "Who told you?"
"No one," he said. "But I'm your boyfriend and future husband. I can tell these things."
Serena smiled. "Oh, Darien. You're perfect. I thought you'd be angry."
"Not at you," he said. "Had it been your first time, I'd be kinda pissed. But it wasn't, so I'm not that worried. And I'm not mad at you."
"W-who are you mad at, Darien?" Serena stuttered, although she already knew the answer. She looked at his face and then at the door. "Go beat him up," she said somewhat playfully.
Darien smiled and kissed Serena. "I don't get angry," he said, pulling Serena closer to him. "I get even."
Serena smiled mischievously. "I could like this getting even stuff."
~*~ ~*~
Ami wondered what was going on when she and Sapphire appeared in the hallway around the corner from Serena's room. "Sapphire," she said, casting him a worried glance, "what's going on?"
Sapphire smiled and looked into Ami's eyes. "Nothing to worry about. Diamond is returning Darien to Serena." He paused as Diamond rounded the corner. "Speak of the devil," he mumbled.
"Shut up, Sapphire," Diamond said angrily.
Ami glared at the back of Diamond's head. "I hope she never forgives you, Diamond. You may be hospitable, but you're rude and irresponsible."
Sapphire stifled a laugh and turned to see the look on Diamond's face, which, to his surprise, was actually neutral.
Diamond turned to Ami. "I'd give you a bigger room had you stated the obvious before everything happened," he said politely.
Ami's mouth dropped open in surprise as Diamond turned and walked away. "Sapphire," she said, looking at him strangely. "Is he okay? He's not sick or anything?"
Sapphire laughed. "No, Ami, he's realized the truth."
"Which is?"
Sapphire laughed even harder. "That he's a womanizer and a prick."
Ami laughed. "That was rude."
Sapphire shrugged. "He deserved it."
Ami nodded. "Okay, I'll admit that. He did deserve it."
~*~ ~*~
Diamond went to Rae's room and stood outside the door, knowing that if he opened it, he'd be met by her rath. But if he didn't, he'd have to deal with Serena's anger and tears. He cringed and knocked on the door.
"What the hell do you want!" Rae's angry voice echoed through the door.
Diamond cleared his throat. "Serena wants to see you," he said. "May I come in?"
"Can you unlock the damn door?" Rae asked.
Diamond frowned and opened the door, after unlocking it. "I'm really sorry about everything. I just thought-"
"You could keep Serena all to yourself, right?" Rae asked. She scoffed. "Just take me to see her."
Diamond gave Rae a map identical to Serena's. "She's the pink dot. I'm sure you can find her." With that, he left.
~*~ ~*~
Rae found Serena's room with no problem and entered to find the rest of the Sailor Scouts and Sapphire in the room, laughing and talking. She smiled. "You don't realize how big this place is until you try to find something."
"Rae!" Serena exclaimed. She jumped up and gave Rae a hug. "I never thought I'd miss you, too!"
Rae actually laughed. "Thanks, Serena," she said sarcastically. "What's going on? Why is everyone here, anyway?" She glared at Sapphire. "Especially you."
Ami immediately jumped to Sapphire's defense. "Because he's on our side, that's why," she said. "He might be part of the Negamoon, but he's good a heart. Everyone can realize that."
Sapphire smiled and slid his arm around Ami's waist. "Why, thank you," he said. "To be honest, I don't totally know Diamond's plans. I'm pretty sure about them, but it'll take a little while before I have it all figured out."
"That's all right," Darien said. "We have all the time in the world. As long as he keeps his hands off my Serena."
"Your Serena?" Serena asked. "Last time I checked, I was my own person." She smiled and gave Darien a kiss on the cheek. "But that's okay. You're just overly possessive."
"Now that everyone's here, we can think of a way to get out," Lita said, looking around Serena's room. "This place might be all of our homes that we dream about, but it's not our real homes. And anyway, Earth still needs us." She paused for a few minutes. "Right?"
"You're right, Lita," Serena said in determination. "Diamond has to know what's going on. Maybe if we ask nice..."
Sapphire smiled. "He'd do anything for you, Serena. Really."
Serena sighed. "Oh, dear. Well, let's go." And they all started toward library.
So serena has gone back to darien… hmm… or has she? Hs darien screwed up his only chance with our lovely heroine? OR will darien screw up and piss her off…. More in the next exciting chapter of my story (which should be out in like 5 days)
Chapter Six
Diamond wandered the halls of his castle angrily, looking for whoever had tipped Serena in on the fact that everyone was alive. He'd already eliminated Rae and Darien, since they were locked in their rooms. He decided it wasn't Ami, because she was too grateful about her room to turn him on her. He was on his way to question Mina and Lita.
"Diamond!" Sapphire called from down the hall. "Come here, please."
Diamond frowned and waited for Sapphire to catch up with him. "What do you want, Sapphire? I'm busy right now."
Sapphire frowned and punched Diamond in the jaw. "How could you do that to Neo-Queen Serenity?" he asked, his voice menacing and just above a whisper. "She's so nice. And you lied to her. And even if whatever you said wasn't a lie, it was wrong of you to sleep with her. We both know it."
Diamond glared at his brother. "Serena is fine," he said. "You tipped her off, didn't you?"
Sapphire shook his head. "I don't know who it was. It wasn't Ami, Rae, or Darien, that's for sure. And who cares who it was? It's your fault anyway. Were you planning to keep the truth from her, Diamond? Would you have continued lying to her?"
Diamond's jaw clenched and he turned away from his brother. "I wasn't lying."
"You were concealing the truth, Diamond!" Sapphire yelled to Diamond's retreating back. "That's even worse than a lie! You know that!" As Diamond rounded the corner, Sapphire shook his head and continued heading to Ami's room.
~*~ ~*~
Ami yawned and looked at her door. Who's knocking at my door? I'm trying to sleep, she thought. She stretched and answered the door, smiling as she saw Sapphire standing there. "Sapphire!" she exclaimed. "Hi."
Sapphire smiled. "Come with me," he said. "Neo-Queen Serenity wants to see you."
Ami smiled. "Why do you call her that?"
Sapphire shrugged. "I was taught to use respectful names for those who are royalty. She is royalty."
Ami giggled as she stepped into the hallway and shut her door. "She really does prefer to be called just Serena."
Sapphire smiled. "I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Ami."
~*~ ~*~
Serena had used up all of Sapphire's tissues and really did feel bad about it. She gasped as the door opened, startling her. But she was happy to see that it was Sapphire. He smiled and moved to the side to reveal Ami standing behind him.
"Ami!" Serena exclaimed, running to and accepting a hug from Ami. "I'm so glad you're here!"
Ami smiled. "I'm happy to see you, too," she said.
Sapphire smiled at the happy friends. "Should I leave you two?" he asked out of respect.
Serena shook her head. "I'd rather you stay in case Diamond comes. I don't need to confront him again."
Sapphire smiled and sat down. "Okay," he said.
Ami and Serena talked for a while, about anything and everything they could think of. Eventually, they invited Sapphire into the conversation, which he liked because he had been very bored. Ami told Serena about what they had done to try to find her and how much Darien missed her. Then Serena had to break the news about her and Diamond's relationship. She felt awkward about talking about that in front of Sapphire, but since he knew about it already, it wasn't so bad.
"The only reason I did it was because I thought I'd never see Darien again," Serena told them remorsefully. "If I thought there was a remote chance he'd still be alive, I never would have. It's just the way Diamond talked about him, I just knew he was gone."
Ami put a comforting hand on Serena's shoulder, "I'm sure Darien will completely understand, Serena," she said sisterly. "He might have done the same thing if he were in your shoes."
"I know you probably don't care," Sapphire said. "But Diamond really didn't mean to hurt you. I know it sounds like I'm taking his side, but I just want you to know that he is sulking around now, because he thinks you hate him. I know, you have every right to hate him, but I ask that you try to give him another chance."
Serena sighed. "I do hate him. Honestly, I want him to burn for eternity in a fiery pit. Why give him another chance to hurt me?"
Sapphire smiled. "Like I said, you have every right to hate him. But he realizes what he's done, I think, and for that, you should give him only one more chance."
Serena thought for a while. "Only if he gives me my friends back. They're all here, I know it and I need to see them." She stood up and began pacing the room. "If Diamond gives me my friends, then I'll think about giving him a second chance, but right now I need my friends."
"Very well," Sapphire stood up and walked over to the door. "I'll give that message to Diamond, Neo-Queen Serenity, and leave you two to converse. Is that okay?"
They both nodded, and Sapphire exited.
~*~ ~*~
Diamond was still upset about how he had made Serena feel. I didn't mean to hurt her, he thought. I just wanted... I don't know. Maybe I wanted her all to myself, I don't know. He got up and walked to answer his door, and saw Sapphire standing there. He didn't bother to invite him in. "What?" he asked his anger, hurt, and guilt reflecting in his voice.
"I have a message from Neo-Queen Serenity, would you like to hear it?" Sapphire told him. Diamond opened the door for Sapphire to come in. Sapphire figured that meant 'yes' so he continued. "She said that if you let her see her friends again, then she'll think about giving you a second chance."
"Second chance for what?" he asked, obviously knowing he'd done something terrible. Sapphire was silent, and Diamond kept talking, "To hurt her again? I can't help it! I'm a bad guy and I always will be and she doesn't deserve that!" Diamond collapsed into a chair and buried his face in his hands. "She deserves Darien."
Sapphire was quiet, and then did the first brotherly thing he could remember, he put his hand on Diamond's shoulder. "It'll all work out fine. It always does. She said before that you can be friends if you're a good guy, so just let her heal you and then you'll be able to see her a lot. She knows that you won't stop having feelings for her. And you'll have to accept the fact that she and Darien are just meant to be."
"Yeah, I guess so." Diamond said reluctantly. "Where is she?"
"In her room, why?" Sapphire asked.
"I'll be back" he said and walked out of the room.
~*~ ~*~
Sapphire entered Serena's room through a portal. "Ami, come with me, I need to show you something." When Serena looked at him funny, he said, "Not to worry, you'll have her back soon." He smiled and they disappeared through the portal.
"Great," she said to no one in particular, "Now I'm alone again!" As if on cue, Serena's door burst open to reveal the best thing she'd seen in a while. Darien.
No words were said, they just stared at each other for a few seconds, to make sure the other was real, and when they realized the other was, they ran to each other and fell into each others arms. When Serena opened her tear filled eyes, she saw Diamond standing in the doorway, smiling smugly.
"Darien!" Serena exclaimed. "Oh my God, I missed you. I thought you were dead, or hurt, or something horrible had happened."
Darien smiled and looked into Serena's eyes as he brushed a strand of hair away from her cheek. "But I'm fine," he said. "And I'm here."
"Oh, you're alive. You ... you're alive..." Serena looked down at the floor as Diamond walked out of the room. He knew what she had to say.
"Serena, are you okay? Is it bad that I'm alive?" Darien asked.
Serena pulled away a few inches and looked at Darien's face. She shook her head. "It's wonderful that you're alive. And you know I love you and always have and always will..."
"What happened?" Darien asked immediately. She slept with Diamond, he thought. If Ami was here, I'd bet her ten bucks. She slept with Diamond. Serena looked away, but Darien gently turned her face to his. "It's okay," he said, "I understand. You thought I was dead and that you'd never see me again. Everything you did was completely understandable."
"W-what?" Serena asked, surprised. "Who told you?"
"No one," he said. "But I'm your boyfriend and future husband. I can tell these things."
Serena smiled. "Oh, Darien. You're perfect. I thought you'd be angry."
"Not at you," he said. "Had it been your first time, I'd be kinda pissed. But it wasn't, so I'm not that worried. And I'm not mad at you."
"W-who are you mad at, Darien?" Serena stuttered, although she already knew the answer. She looked at his face and then at the door. "Go beat him up," she said somewhat playfully.
Darien smiled and kissed Serena. "I don't get angry," he said, pulling Serena closer to him. "I get even."
Serena smiled mischievously. "I could like this getting even stuff."
~*~ ~*~
Ami wondered what was going on when she and Sapphire appeared in the hallway around the corner from Serena's room. "Sapphire," she said, casting him a worried glance, "what's going on?"
Sapphire smiled and looked into Ami's eyes. "Nothing to worry about. Diamond is returning Darien to Serena." He paused as Diamond rounded the corner. "Speak of the devil," he mumbled.
"Shut up, Sapphire," Diamond said angrily.
Ami glared at the back of Diamond's head. "I hope she never forgives you, Diamond. You may be hospitable, but you're rude and irresponsible."
Sapphire stifled a laugh and turned to see the look on Diamond's face, which, to his surprise, was actually neutral.
Diamond turned to Ami. "I'd give you a bigger room had you stated the obvious before everything happened," he said politely.
Ami's mouth dropped open in surprise as Diamond turned and walked away. "Sapphire," she said, looking at him strangely. "Is he okay? He's not sick or anything?"
Sapphire laughed. "No, Ami, he's realized the truth."
"Which is?"
Sapphire laughed even harder. "That he's a womanizer and a prick."
Ami laughed. "That was rude."
Sapphire shrugged. "He deserved it."
Ami nodded. "Okay, I'll admit that. He did deserve it."
~*~ ~*~
Diamond went to Rae's room and stood outside the door, knowing that if he opened it, he'd be met by her rath. But if he didn't, he'd have to deal with Serena's anger and tears. He cringed and knocked on the door.
"What the hell do you want!" Rae's angry voice echoed through the door.
Diamond cleared his throat. "Serena wants to see you," he said. "May I come in?"
"Can you unlock the damn door?" Rae asked.
Diamond frowned and opened the door, after unlocking it. "I'm really sorry about everything. I just thought-"
"You could keep Serena all to yourself, right?" Rae asked. She scoffed. "Just take me to see her."
Diamond gave Rae a map identical to Serena's. "She's the pink dot. I'm sure you can find her." With that, he left.
~*~ ~*~
Rae found Serena's room with no problem and entered to find the rest of the Sailor Scouts and Sapphire in the room, laughing and talking. She smiled. "You don't realize how big this place is until you try to find something."
"Rae!" Serena exclaimed. She jumped up and gave Rae a hug. "I never thought I'd miss you, too!"
Rae actually laughed. "Thanks, Serena," she said sarcastically. "What's going on? Why is everyone here, anyway?" She glared at Sapphire. "Especially you."
Ami immediately jumped to Sapphire's defense. "Because he's on our side, that's why," she said. "He might be part of the Negamoon, but he's good a heart. Everyone can realize that."
Sapphire smiled and slid his arm around Ami's waist. "Why, thank you," he said. "To be honest, I don't totally know Diamond's plans. I'm pretty sure about them, but it'll take a little while before I have it all figured out."
"That's all right," Darien said. "We have all the time in the world. As long as he keeps his hands off my Serena."
"Your Serena?" Serena asked. "Last time I checked, I was my own person." She smiled and gave Darien a kiss on the cheek. "But that's okay. You're just overly possessive."
"Now that everyone's here, we can think of a way to get out," Lita said, looking around Serena's room. "This place might be all of our homes that we dream about, but it's not our real homes. And anyway, Earth still needs us." She paused for a few minutes. "Right?"
"You're right, Lita," Serena said in determination. "Diamond has to know what's going on. Maybe if we ask nice..."
Sapphire smiled. "He'd do anything for you, Serena. Really."
Serena sighed. "Oh, dear. Well, let's go." And they all started toward library.
So serena has gone back to darien… hmm… or has she? Hs darien screwed up his only chance with our lovely heroine? OR will darien screw up and piss her off…. More in the next exciting chapter of my story (which should be out in like 5 days)