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"talking"
'thinking'
{Flashback}
[end flashback]



"That's it!" Darien jumped up, clutching the paper to his chest.

"You found it?" Serena asked, rushing to his side. He merely nodded and showed her the paper. Her eyes skimmed the paper briefly before grinning widely and throwing her arms around Darien.

"We did it," she mumbled into his chest.

"It's not over yet..." He said, traveling his fingers through her hair. She nodded.

"Any ideas?" She said, pulling back to look him in the face. He raised his eyebrows.

"Yes actually,"

~~

"I did not intend to betray you... it just happened," the voice was barely above a whisper.

"Well you now have the opportunity to make it up to me," Kitana's voice was soothing. Alyssa frowned at the sudden change. Kitana motioned to a man standing off to the side, who nodded and stepped forward, needle gleaming in the light. Alyssa eyes widened and she struggled to get out of her restraints. 'Who knows what whatever is in that needle will do to me,' She thought frantically.

Without warning the needle punctured Alyssa's arm and she went limp in the chair. Kitana frowned.

"Is it supposed to work that fast?" She asked, narrowing her eyes.

"I suppose," the man replied, shrugging. She gestured for him to remove her restraints. As soon as the restraints were off Alyssa, she jumped up, punching the man square in the jaw and twirling around to give a roundhouse kick to Kitana who stumbled backwards. Seeing her opportunity, Alyssa dashed for the door.

~~

Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask crept through the shadows stopping in an alley before a run-down mansion. The whole town was deserted, and the gate in front of the mansion was swinging slightly.

"Is that it?" Sailor Moon whispered. Tuxedo Mask nodded. ((A.N. I'm going to refer to them as Serena and Darien although they are in Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask form, it's just easier this way))

Ever so cautiously they crept to the mansion, slipping through the gate. Stopping, they marveled at the fog and how suddenly sleepy they felt. Suddenly a running figure emerged from the fog, barreling straight into them.

The figure lept up and was about to run off when Darien caught her leg, causing her to trip. Alyssa turned around to snap at the man when she discovered it was Darien and Serena.

"No! You two need to get out of here! Who knows what will happen if she gets ahold of one of you!" Alyssa said, looking frantic.

"Not without you Alyssa," Serena said softly, looking down. Alyssa shook her head.

"I still have things I need to take care of, but you two need to leave NOW!" She gave Serena a light push as she said that. Just then a light caught her eye and she turned around fearfully.

"NO!" Alyssa yelled and pushed Serena out of the way and bringing her hand out to counter the attack.

Darien caught Serena as she fell and looked to Alyssa who was matching every blow with one of her own.

"Go!" She commanded, tears sliding down her face. When she noticed Darien's hesitation, she tried a different approach. "Please Darien, I can't win if I have to worry about you and Serena's safety, please just go," She said softly. Nodding Darien turned on his heel and walked as quickly as possible through the gate.

~~

Darien stumbled through the gate, pulling Serena along with him.

"Darien stop, we can't just leave her there alone!" Serena pleaded with him. But Darien kept running until they got to an alleyway far from the mansion.

"I can't believe you just left her there. She was your BEST FRIEND!" Serena all but screamed at Darien, tears threatening to spill. "For all we know she could be dead by now," She looked away, finally allowing the tears to fall. Suddenly arms were wrapped around her waist and Darien's face was in her hair.

"I know meatball-head, but I had to leave. She wouldn't have been able to win with us there. We were distracting her, she couldn't concentrate on beating Kitana with us there," he said gently. "Trust me, I didn't want to leave her, but I had no choice."

Serena turned around to face him and her face softened. 'He really does look upset' Gathering courage from Darien's actions, she brought her hands up around his neck and pulled him closer to her. Seeming to read her thoughts, Darien leaned down and kissed her firmly on the lips.

~~

((A.N. I wanted to right the fight scene between Kitana and Alyssa, really I did, but I'm not good at action scenes. So after several attemps, I'm just going to start this after the battle is over. Gomen nasai!!))

Alyssa stared at the pile of ash where her opponent had once been and shuddered. It had been close and Alyssa had to use every technique she knew, but she was unable to stop Kitana without killing her. Using the little strengh she had, she turned into the princess she used to be so long ago.

She murmured some words and disappeared, only to reappear at the corner of the alleyway where Serena and Darien were. She peered around the corner and saw her two friends kissing. She smiled slightly and turned to John, who had appeared after she had teleported to her present location.

"Everything is as it should be," she whispered, tears forming. He nodded. "Can I at least say goodbye?" She asked, looking sadly at her two best friends.

"Of course your majesty,"

Nodding she walked to where Darien and Serena were in a tight embrace. "I'm sorry to interrupt but I'm afraid it is time for me to leave," She said. Darien looked up.

"No, you can't leave. You're my best friend, and I just found you, you can't leave now," He argued looking to Serena for support. Serena shook her head sadly.

"I don't think she would be leaving if she had the choice Darien," Alyssa nodded at this. Darien frowned and jumped up, pulling her into a hug.

"It's not fair," He whispered.

"I know," She said, and pulled back. "I'll miss you," She said softly. At that, he embraced her again tears falling down his cheeks. He relectantly let go of her and Serena got up.

"Take care of him," Alyssa whispered into Serena's ear when they hugged. Serena nodded and whipped her eyes.

Chuckling, Alyssa looked at her two friends. "Oh come now, you'll see me again, that I promise," She then walked to John and nodded.

While they disappeared, Alyssa's faint voice could be heard. "I'll miss you both, but I'll see you again, I promise,"

With that she was gone, and Serena and Darien could only hold each other and remember.

*Owari*

Author's Notes:

Well, it's over. I had a really hard time finishing this and I wasn't pleased with the chapter at all, but it will have to do. I'm not sure about a sequel, I don't know what I would do for one. If anyone has any ideas, email me. Also, many people have been emailing me asking what Alyssa looks like. Well, she looks like the girl in the picture below except her hair is silver not pink, and her eyes are "aquamarine" colored, not gray.

I could've made this story a lot longer, I had some ideas, but as you can see from this chapter, my sailor moon writing skills are practically gone. I'm now going to be writing Gundam Wing fics, so if any of you people like GW, then check my fics out, k?Well, I guess that's it! Thanks to anyone who read this story. Don't forget to review!!

-celeste melina

p.s. I used to be just celeste then I found that there were about 7 other people using that name, so I changed it. Didn't mean to confuse anyone...