Yet another chapter of the insane adventures that Sailor Moon
and company take in the mind of Ziska Ames. Remember, I don't own these
people. In this dimension they are owned by someone else. In their own
dimension they own themselves.
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"Darien's Day as a Cat"
Recorded by Ziska Ames
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CHAPTER THREE
When he got back the girls were sitting in chairs, none of
them looked at him. "Well? Is it gonna be soon?" Serena asked.
"It'll be never." Darien muttered. "It's not happening. That...
solution... just can't happen."
"Why not?!" Serena cried. Darien looked up at her, then away.
"It just can't." he turned and headed back outside. "I think
we should go find Luna. Who knows what havoc she's wreaking in my
body?"
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"Another cup? Geez, Darien. You don't drink this much coffee
even when you've been up all night studying. Is it good for your
throat?"
Luna just glared at him and pushed the cup across the counter.
She was so glad she'd discovered this wonderful beverage. She felt
very energized, ready for anything. And this was only her sixth cup!
"Okay." Andrew said dubiously as he poured another cup for his
friend. He turned to hand it to him and put the cup on the counter.
Luna was lifting it to her lips when Serena's voice cut in.
"Put down the cup Lu-Darien." She corrected herself glancing at
Andrew. "Coffee's bad for you."
Andrew's eyes widened. Serena was bossing Darien around?
"We've gotta go. Come on!" She said as she grabbed Luna's hand
and put the cup down then dragged her out of the arcade.
Andrew gapped in their wake. What just happened? "Serena did
not just grab Darien and drag him off to who knows where. She didn't."
He turned away, ignoring the proof of the coffee cup and
walked to one of the waitresses. "I'm taking a break. I think I'm
starting to see things."
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"Okay, Luna. Why did you hide this from me?" Serena asked as
she dragged Luna down the street to the park. The rest of the girls
and Darien were there waiting for them.
"How did you find out?" Luna asked not bothering to disguise
her voice. She ignored the curious glances from bystanders.
"Darien screwed up in his part of this charade and then
Setsuna told us the rest."
"Oh." Luna said as she took off at a jog so Serena wasn't
dragging her any more.
"They're waiting in the park." Serena said as she swerved
suddenly into the entrance. Luna skidded a few feet then turned around
and followed Serena.
"This park's really pretty, isn't it Serena?" Luna said as she
ran next to Serena, not even out of breath as they came up to the
bench where the girls were sitting. "I never noticed how pretty the
lake is. Don't you think it's pretty, Serena? Oh hello, girls! Artemis!
Don't you all think the lake is beautiful."
Serena raised an eyebrow. "She had coffee." She said in
explanation as Luna continued to ramble.
"Oh great. Andrew's gonna think I'm an addict." Darien
grumbled.
"Okay, Darien, you're the only one who knows how to make you
two switch back, so make it happen!" Lita demanded.
"I can't." Darien mumbled.
"Why not?" Raye asked.
"I just can't. I can't break this stupid curse."
"You could at least tell us why." Amy put in.
"No, I can't."
"Well, since Darien is being impossible," Serena glared at
him, "we need to figure out what to do in the mean time. Luna can't
come home with me! My parents will think it's Darien."
"The logical solution is that Luna will go back to Darien's
apartment and Darien will go with Serena. I'm sure there's some way we
can switch them back that Setsuna didn't tell us about. We'll find it.
Till then... Darien will have to be Luna and Luna will have to be
Darien."
"No way!" Darien and Serena yelled at the same time.
"It has to be this way." Amy said with a helpless shrug.
Serena sat on the bench and put her head in her hands. "This
is not good."
Darien sighed, an inner battle going on. He knew there would
be trouble if a youma showed up. Luna would become Tuxedo Mask! He
sighed, knowing he had to tell. "Look, I have to tell you all something.
I guess it's only right since I know you all are the scouts."
"Spit it out, Darien." Serena interrupted.
"Fine, Meatball Head. We have a problem if a youma shows up."
"What?" Serena asked perturbed. This was going to be impossible.
"I'm Tuxedo Mask and I don't know if Luna can become him while
she's in my body."
Serena's jaw dropped. "You?! You're Tuxedo Mask?!"
"Don't yell it, Meatball Head." Darien bit out. "The world
doesn't need to know."
"Oh man. What did I do to deserve this?" Serena moaned.
"This is just getting weirder and weirder." Mina said.
"No kidding." Artemis agreed.
"Wait. What did I miss?" Luna asked as she turned away from
the lake shutting up for the first time since she got there.
"Darien's Tuxedo Mask." Serena moaned. "This isn't fair!"
"What's it to you, Meatball Head?" Darien grumbled.
Serena glared at him and refused to answer. Raye sighed. "She
thinks Tuxedo Mask is the best. And she just found out the guy she
hates is the guy she really likes."
Darien's eyes widened. "Oh."
"Well, that's nice." Luna said as she turned back to the lake
and began to prattle again.
"How many cups did she have, anyway?"
"I don't know." Serena moaned.
"Six!" Luna chirped.
"Six?! Oh man. She's gonna be up all night!" Lita laughed. She
fell to the ground clutching her stomach as all the surprises caught
up to her and vented themselves as hysterical giggles.
Soon it caught onto the other girls and Serena glared at them
all with her hands on her hips. "This isn't funny guys! He's gonna be
sleeping in my house!" She jerked her thumb at Darien who was looking
almost as miserable as she was.
"Oh dear." Amy said as she stopped laughing abruptly. "Well,
maybe he can sleep in Sammy's room?"
"I guess, or the living room. Or something. He's not sleeping
in my room."
"You don't have to talk like I'm not here, Meatball Head."
Darien cut in aggravated.
"Don't call me that!" Serena yelled as she jumped up and
stalked off.
Darien sighed and jumped off the bench. "It's time for us all
to go anyway. It's getting late and someone should take Luna to
Darien's apartment... she might not find it on her own." Amy said.
Raye volunteered and soon everyone set off in different
directions. As it turned out Mina was walking the same direction as
Darien, Artemis running off to hunt.
They walked in silence for a bit then suddenly Mina spoke. "I
don't see why you're fighting it. You could be in your own body right
now and happier than you ever dreamed."
Darien didn't reply as he thought over Mina's words. "What do
you mean?" he asked slowly not sure he wanted to know the answer.
"I know the curse will end when you fall in love with Serena.
But I think Setsuna meant when you admit you love Serena."
"It's not happening. I could never love that Meatball Head."
"You're wrong, Darien. Anyone outside the loop could look at
you and see you're head over heels in love. If you just admit it,
you'll be you again... and be with Serena? No matter what you think,
Darien, love is worth it. Love is worth everything. Just tell her you
love her. You might be pleasantly surprised." With that she turned and
headed down a new street, leaving Darien sitting on the corner to
absorb her words.
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Darien sat on that street corner for a long time after Mina
walked away. His thoughts weren't following any logical pattern,
instead grabbing everything he knew about Serena and sticking it all
together. His conclusion scared him and he pushed it to the back of
his mind, building a barrier that was indestructible. After all, he
couldn't *really* love Serena... it just wasn't possible.
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When Darien jumped into Serena's open bedroom window at
midnight she was already asleep. The moonlight spilled across her face
and he just sat and looked at her for a while. As he watched her
through the night he didn't notice his supposedly unbreakable barrier
crumble away.
Around four in the morning the last brick fell and Darien
sighed in defeat. He couldn't deny it any more. He never hated her. He
thought she was wonderfully, beautifully, absolutely perfect. He didn't
know why he never saw it before. He sat in wonder of his discover and
searched his brain for every memory he had of her. Every time he would
think of their arguments, or when he remembered her klutzing out,
every time it made him happy.
"I'm such an idiot." he told the dark room. Nothing happened
to contradict his verdict. With a sigh he jumped onto the bed and
looked at Serena up close. "I'm sorry, Serena. I really am. I wish you
were awake so I could tell you this and you could hear, but maybe it
would be weird if you heard this from your cat..."
He stopped, realizing he was rambling, and just looked at her.
Finally he curled up next to her on the pillow and closed his eyes to
sleep.
"I love you, Serena." he said softly as he drifted off.
Crystal Tokyo
Pluto jumped out of her chair and hugged Mercury. "I told you!"
She said as she pointed triumphantly at the crystal ball that displayed
a sleeping Serena and Darien.
"Well, I must say I didn't really think it would work. I'm
surprised nobody told us about it though." Mercury conceded as she
waved her hand over the ball dispelling the image.
"Well, umm... you see... when you all wake up everyone forgets
except Darien and Serena..."
"Why?" Mercury asked.
"Because otherwise you would have known in advance and this
never would have worked."
"Oh. Also... this way Darien thinks it's just his subconscious
telling him how much he likes Serena. Right?"
"Absolutely. He might object otherwise thinking he was being
manipulated into it."
"Well, I supposed that makes good sense." Mercury mussed.
"My job here is done. So long, Mercury."
"Good bye, Pluto." Mercury called as Pluto spun her time staff
and vanished. "Good night, your highnesses."
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One more chapter and this story is kaput!
Till then
Ja ne,
Zi-chan
OpiumChicken@yahoo.com
and company take in the mind of Ziska Ames. Remember, I don't own these
people. In this dimension they are owned by someone else. In their own
dimension they own themselves.
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"Darien's Day as a Cat"
Recorded by Ziska Ames
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CHAPTER THREE
When he got back the girls were sitting in chairs, none of
them looked at him. "Well? Is it gonna be soon?" Serena asked.
"It'll be never." Darien muttered. "It's not happening. That...
solution... just can't happen."
"Why not?!" Serena cried. Darien looked up at her, then away.
"It just can't." he turned and headed back outside. "I think
we should go find Luna. Who knows what havoc she's wreaking in my
body?"
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"Another cup? Geez, Darien. You don't drink this much coffee
even when you've been up all night studying. Is it good for your
throat?"
Luna just glared at him and pushed the cup across the counter.
She was so glad she'd discovered this wonderful beverage. She felt
very energized, ready for anything. And this was only her sixth cup!
"Okay." Andrew said dubiously as he poured another cup for his
friend. He turned to hand it to him and put the cup on the counter.
Luna was lifting it to her lips when Serena's voice cut in.
"Put down the cup Lu-Darien." She corrected herself glancing at
Andrew. "Coffee's bad for you."
Andrew's eyes widened. Serena was bossing Darien around?
"We've gotta go. Come on!" She said as she grabbed Luna's hand
and put the cup down then dragged her out of the arcade.
Andrew gapped in their wake. What just happened? "Serena did
not just grab Darien and drag him off to who knows where. She didn't."
He turned away, ignoring the proof of the coffee cup and
walked to one of the waitresses. "I'm taking a break. I think I'm
starting to see things."
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"Okay, Luna. Why did you hide this from me?" Serena asked as
she dragged Luna down the street to the park. The rest of the girls
and Darien were there waiting for them.
"How did you find out?" Luna asked not bothering to disguise
her voice. She ignored the curious glances from bystanders.
"Darien screwed up in his part of this charade and then
Setsuna told us the rest."
"Oh." Luna said as she took off at a jog so Serena wasn't
dragging her any more.
"They're waiting in the park." Serena said as she swerved
suddenly into the entrance. Luna skidded a few feet then turned around
and followed Serena.
"This park's really pretty, isn't it Serena?" Luna said as she
ran next to Serena, not even out of breath as they came up to the
bench where the girls were sitting. "I never noticed how pretty the
lake is. Don't you think it's pretty, Serena? Oh hello, girls! Artemis!
Don't you all think the lake is beautiful."
Serena raised an eyebrow. "She had coffee." She said in
explanation as Luna continued to ramble.
"Oh great. Andrew's gonna think I'm an addict." Darien
grumbled.
"Okay, Darien, you're the only one who knows how to make you
two switch back, so make it happen!" Lita demanded.
"I can't." Darien mumbled.
"Why not?" Raye asked.
"I just can't. I can't break this stupid curse."
"You could at least tell us why." Amy put in.
"No, I can't."
"Well, since Darien is being impossible," Serena glared at
him, "we need to figure out what to do in the mean time. Luna can't
come home with me! My parents will think it's Darien."
"The logical solution is that Luna will go back to Darien's
apartment and Darien will go with Serena. I'm sure there's some way we
can switch them back that Setsuna didn't tell us about. We'll find it.
Till then... Darien will have to be Luna and Luna will have to be
Darien."
"No way!" Darien and Serena yelled at the same time.
"It has to be this way." Amy said with a helpless shrug.
Serena sat on the bench and put her head in her hands. "This
is not good."
Darien sighed, an inner battle going on. He knew there would
be trouble if a youma showed up. Luna would become Tuxedo Mask! He
sighed, knowing he had to tell. "Look, I have to tell you all something.
I guess it's only right since I know you all are the scouts."
"Spit it out, Darien." Serena interrupted.
"Fine, Meatball Head. We have a problem if a youma shows up."
"What?" Serena asked perturbed. This was going to be impossible.
"I'm Tuxedo Mask and I don't know if Luna can become him while
she's in my body."
Serena's jaw dropped. "You?! You're Tuxedo Mask?!"
"Don't yell it, Meatball Head." Darien bit out. "The world
doesn't need to know."
"Oh man. What did I do to deserve this?" Serena moaned.
"This is just getting weirder and weirder." Mina said.
"No kidding." Artemis agreed.
"Wait. What did I miss?" Luna asked as she turned away from
the lake shutting up for the first time since she got there.
"Darien's Tuxedo Mask." Serena moaned. "This isn't fair!"
"What's it to you, Meatball Head?" Darien grumbled.
Serena glared at him and refused to answer. Raye sighed. "She
thinks Tuxedo Mask is the best. And she just found out the guy she
hates is the guy she really likes."
Darien's eyes widened. "Oh."
"Well, that's nice." Luna said as she turned back to the lake
and began to prattle again.
"How many cups did she have, anyway?"
"I don't know." Serena moaned.
"Six!" Luna chirped.
"Six?! Oh man. She's gonna be up all night!" Lita laughed. She
fell to the ground clutching her stomach as all the surprises caught
up to her and vented themselves as hysterical giggles.
Soon it caught onto the other girls and Serena glared at them
all with her hands on her hips. "This isn't funny guys! He's gonna be
sleeping in my house!" She jerked her thumb at Darien who was looking
almost as miserable as she was.
"Oh dear." Amy said as she stopped laughing abruptly. "Well,
maybe he can sleep in Sammy's room?"
"I guess, or the living room. Or something. He's not sleeping
in my room."
"You don't have to talk like I'm not here, Meatball Head."
Darien cut in aggravated.
"Don't call me that!" Serena yelled as she jumped up and
stalked off.
Darien sighed and jumped off the bench. "It's time for us all
to go anyway. It's getting late and someone should take Luna to
Darien's apartment... she might not find it on her own." Amy said.
Raye volunteered and soon everyone set off in different
directions. As it turned out Mina was walking the same direction as
Darien, Artemis running off to hunt.
They walked in silence for a bit then suddenly Mina spoke. "I
don't see why you're fighting it. You could be in your own body right
now and happier than you ever dreamed."
Darien didn't reply as he thought over Mina's words. "What do
you mean?" he asked slowly not sure he wanted to know the answer.
"I know the curse will end when you fall in love with Serena.
But I think Setsuna meant when you admit you love Serena."
"It's not happening. I could never love that Meatball Head."
"You're wrong, Darien. Anyone outside the loop could look at
you and see you're head over heels in love. If you just admit it,
you'll be you again... and be with Serena? No matter what you think,
Darien, love is worth it. Love is worth everything. Just tell her you
love her. You might be pleasantly surprised." With that she turned and
headed down a new street, leaving Darien sitting on the corner to
absorb her words.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Darien sat on that street corner for a long time after Mina
walked away. His thoughts weren't following any logical pattern,
instead grabbing everything he knew about Serena and sticking it all
together. His conclusion scared him and he pushed it to the back of
his mind, building a barrier that was indestructible. After all, he
couldn't *really* love Serena... it just wasn't possible.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When Darien jumped into Serena's open bedroom window at
midnight she was already asleep. The moonlight spilled across her face
and he just sat and looked at her for a while. As he watched her
through the night he didn't notice his supposedly unbreakable barrier
crumble away.
Around four in the morning the last brick fell and Darien
sighed in defeat. He couldn't deny it any more. He never hated her. He
thought she was wonderfully, beautifully, absolutely perfect. He didn't
know why he never saw it before. He sat in wonder of his discover and
searched his brain for every memory he had of her. Every time he would
think of their arguments, or when he remembered her klutzing out,
every time it made him happy.
"I'm such an idiot." he told the dark room. Nothing happened
to contradict his verdict. With a sigh he jumped onto the bed and
looked at Serena up close. "I'm sorry, Serena. I really am. I wish you
were awake so I could tell you this and you could hear, but maybe it
would be weird if you heard this from your cat..."
He stopped, realizing he was rambling, and just looked at her.
Finally he curled up next to her on the pillow and closed his eyes to
sleep.
"I love you, Serena." he said softly as he drifted off.
Crystal Tokyo
Pluto jumped out of her chair and hugged Mercury. "I told you!"
She said as she pointed triumphantly at the crystal ball that displayed
a sleeping Serena and Darien.
"Well, I must say I didn't really think it would work. I'm
surprised nobody told us about it though." Mercury conceded as she
waved her hand over the ball dispelling the image.
"Well, umm... you see... when you all wake up everyone forgets
except Darien and Serena..."
"Why?" Mercury asked.
"Because otherwise you would have known in advance and this
never would have worked."
"Oh. Also... this way Darien thinks it's just his subconscious
telling him how much he likes Serena. Right?"
"Absolutely. He might object otherwise thinking he was being
manipulated into it."
"Well, I supposed that makes good sense." Mercury mussed.
"My job here is done. So long, Mercury."
"Good bye, Pluto." Mercury called as Pluto spun her time staff
and vanished. "Good night, your highnesses."
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One more chapter and this story is kaput!
Till then
Ja ne,
Zi-chan
OpiumChicken@yahoo.com