Authors Notes: GOMEN

Authors Notes: GOMEN!!! It has been so long, but I just got ungrounded! I know…Bad author… Well Without further ado, here is chapter TWO!

Death's Twilight

Chapter II "Counterfeit Prince"

By Dragangelis

"Wake up," he said coldly to the young girl sleeping next to him. She yawned in protest, but almost immediately she was brutally shaken awake.

"Minako wake up NOW!" From the combined shock of him shaking her as well as the tone in his voice Minako sat up immediately, gathering the blanket around her to cover her small, nude, body.

"What is it Darien?" she asked him, fear creeping into her eyes.

"Usagi will be here soon, you'll ruin everything if she sees you here, and don't call me Darien!"

"Sorry, I forgot…" Minako said softly. Darien clenched his fist together for a moment, but then stopped. The blond girl noticed this anyway and quickly got off the bed, bringing the blanket with her.

"I will leave, calm down Dar...err…Mamoru," Minako said, trying to placate her lover. Darien did relax, a little. He reached his hand out for hers and kissed it gently.

"You still understand, right Mina-chan?" he said to her. The girl nearly melted like putty into his hand, which was exactly what Darien had made the princess of Venus into.

"Of course Mamu-chan…" She knew his plan well enough, but still deep down even that fact about her beloved shook her to the core. His plan consisted of the death of her best friend, and Minako still did not know where her loyalties would lie the day his plan began. There were so many things she wanted to tell him, namely of his unborn child. But because of his uncontrolled temper Minako was afraid to divulge that secret to him, lest he try and 'get rid of' the problem. She feared for her life, and the baby's.

"Good girl. Now leave before Usagi gets here!"

"Fine." Minako quickly got dressed, but as she was pulling on her now a little too tight jeans Darien grabbed her arm, and not a hint of gentleness was in that vice like grip.

"WHAT IS THIS!" he yelled. He held his hand against Minako's not so flat stomach.

" Dar-Mamu-chan I was going to…"

This is one Complication we don't need…" Darien said in a cold monotone voice. He left Minako there and headed into the kitchen, moments later he came out holding a butcher knife.

"Darien…" Minako gasped, she backed herself against a wall. The crazed madman came even closer.

"Don't come any closer…" Minako said in a quivering voice. She grabbed her henshin item from where it laid among the remaining items of her clothes.

"Venus Power! MAKE UP!" Minako turned into Sailor Venus.

"Leave me alone DARIEN!" she told the maniac. He went like wise for the rose he kept by his dresser.

"Don't make me do this to you Mina-chan, I love you, but that…that thing inside could ruin everything."

"That isn't even your Henshin rose! You stole it from the REAL Mamoru!"

That was all that Darien could take. He was just about to Henshin when Usagi chanced to get there.

"Hello Mamu…" she began to say, but upon seeing the crazed scene before her she stopped.

"What is going on?!" Usagi demanded.

"Help me Usagi!" Mina pleaded.

"I wouldn't say a thing girl," Darien threatened.

"I will tell EVERYTHING!" Minako screamed. Darien then Henshin-ed, or would have…of Usagi had not stolen the rose out of his hand.

"What is…" Usagi began to say, but Darien interrupted her.

"Give me the rose bitch!" he held before fully realizing who had come into his apartment. Usagi then henshin-ed…to help her friend.

Usagi and Minako fled the apartment, and it wasn't until the pair made it back to Usagi's house that Minako finally became herself again. Usagi lent the girl some of her clothes.

And Minako no longer with held the truth…

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Mamoru stared at the clock next to his bed before actually getting out of bed. He knew that his friends would be there any minute, and he knew he had to wake up now, lest one of them do it for him. He crawled out of bed reluctantly.

It was the day after Relena's funeral, and he could not help like feeling he had failed.

And he did not take the words mission failure lightly.

He had just got dressed when he heard the front door open.

"Hey Heero!" the unmistakably loud voice of Duo called to him, using the false name he had assumed. Heero did not exactly want to announce to everybody that he was the prince of Earth.

"What do you want Duo?" Heero mumbled in a perfect monotone. It was hard to keep the anger out of his voice. He vowed to kill Relena's murderer, if it was the last thing he ever did. He had never found out if Relena was the Moon princess or not. And if she had been…

He just did not want to think about it.

"It's nice to see you too," Duo answered. He was entirely used to Heero. He could translate what he said into what he meant with practiced ease.

"I have to get out of this house…" Heero told Duo.

"Why?" Duo asked him.

" I WILL find Relena's killer," Heero said. His voice finally betrayed a hint of emotion.

Duo could not help but laugh a little. Heero looked at him like he was crazy.

"trust me, that is already taken care of…"

"How do you know?"

"I do, nuff said…" Duo said, trailing off. He would not tell even his best friend the truth, could not tell him the truth.

"Just trust me…

Authors notes: I FINISHED CHAPTER 2!!! I hope this lives up to the first chap. Hey it is longer than the first chap though. Next chap the crossover element begins…ehhehehehehe clears throat sorry…Well R&R and thanx to all you who have!