Title: If you Leave forever
Author: Lady Koneko
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If you leave forever,
I will surly die.
I will drown in the deep pool of tears I cried for you.
The tears of sadness and love,
The ocean of tears will swallow my life with one big wave.
My eyes that were once as clear and smooth as glass,
Will then become dull and shattered.
My emotions like a knot,
That cannot be undone.
My heart will be torn in two.
Letting my heartache flow like blood seeping from my veins.
Making me afraid and alone,
In the cruel, cruel world.
Where people swarm around you like vultures in the desert,
Who circle their prey until its weak and can strike.
Their words of hate are like the talons that are sharp and hurt so bad.
Now you know how when I'm with you nothing really seems to exist.
So please don't leave me, my love
For I will surely die.
-Sailor Starflower
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"Hey Geo," Gala started, "why do you think that Serena would run off
like this??
"I don't know, but we'll never know if we dun find her."
"Well that's the easy part, Geo... it's catching her that's the hard
part..." Gala let her words tailor off.
"What do you mean? The hard part, we haven't found her let... " Asked Geo as he
looked out and down the hill side to see a small figure running out of the shadows... Or one should say,
limping out of the shadows...
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It had been almost 2 weeks and no changes. Darien sighed the papers to pay for her health
care and everything that was to be or had been done to keep her alive, if you can call her condition living.
Darien sat by her side every minute of everyday. The nurses, well at least Kathy, had set up a little cot for
him to sleep in, what little he did.
Everyone entered and exited unknown to him, staring off into space, into her closed eyes, remembering
every happy moment, and everything he did to put her here. Raye was so right so long ago, it is my fault.
He thought, it's all my fault.
Lita soon joined him, she looked at him, if he continued doing this, and she'd soon have to visit him
in the hospital. "Darien, you know Raye was just blowing off steam, and blaming you for something, cause she
couldn't blame herself. Anymore."
"Yeah, right..." Darien's reply was quick, firm, weak, and straight to the point.
"The only reason, I didn't stand up for you, is I needed that position filled, I wasn't ready to blame
myself, it hurt to much to know that the person I'm sworn to protect, is the same person I'm hurting. I just wasn't ready,
and you Darien need to stop blaming yourself. Here, I knew you didn't eat that much, but I made you lunch." Lita
handed him a neatly packed lunch, "I'll let you be alone, for now okay? I think you need more time to yourself..."
Lita patted him on the back and left, turning only back only once to look at Darien only a shattered part of what he used to be.
"What's going on in your mind, Serena?" Darien whispered into the clean anti-biotic scented air.
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Serena ran as fast as she could, sometimes in the shadows, sometimes not. Trying to confuse Geo and Gala was hard
considering they've known her for a long time now. Darien has had them for about 3 or 4 years now, I believe. Thought
Serena as she raced like a rabbit over the hills, and tree the trees of the park. Serena Turned this way and that, never
stopping knowing that Darien wouldn't let Gala or Geo stop until he found what he was looking for.
What was he looking for anyway? He had been so mean to her after the battle, why would he want to try and
find her now? I'll never understand him. Why is he out here chasing me, with ...his... dogs! Hey! If he is out here with Gala
and Geo, then no one is back at his apartment! They'd never think to look there, and I know where he keeps his first aid kit
so I could take care of my cut! And then quickly go get Sammy from Jeff's house and take him over to Steve's, I just hope he
hasn't told them what has happened.
I know no one has ever trusted me to be that responsible, not even mom and dad did. But now there is no choice.
I can tell That I've changed in the past few days, and the scouts aren't even happy with it, I've become everything they've ever
wanted me to become, but I just wish they new that. And the price that had to be paid.
Serena found herself in the rose garden. And what luck, she had just been there before she went to her 'home.'
Her scent would be there sure a little cold... But it would be so just a few corners and I can take a short breather. Serena
rounded a few corners, and found herself in the middle, she smiled no matter what way she went, and she could always find
her way here. Where the flowers bloomed the best, and fragrance filled the air.
She found her way to a bench and collapsed, her breathing was heavy from all the running, and even though she
was so short on breath she was proud that she had made it all this way without falling down, she smiled at that. Ever since her
parents left for their road trip to her grandmother's she hadn't been the klutz she had been before. Maybe it was because
Sammy needed her. Maybe it was because she had to, there was no other way around it. She had to. She had to get money
and pay the loans on the house; she had to get money to feed Sammy and herself. She had to. And that meant no more klutzing out.
After her break, she stood up and started bolting for the only exit to the left outta the rose maze, one she knew
very well, and no one else but the tender did. He was a kind old man, and he showed her everything about the maze and even
some hidden passages behind some vines that grew. She remembered once that she helped him, that wasn't much but it bought
Sammy some more school lunch and a snack for herself. Maybe that is what could do. Take care of people's roses.
She had a great hand at it after all. She watched as the roses and vines tangled together, and the sound of feet and
barking turned into that of just the nighttime sounds. The same ones that used to scare her became her only comfort. The only real
quiet time, she remember her first night in the park and how she never spent. Most of it was spent watching Sammy and trying to keep him warm.
The vines became heavy in the area where she headed, the gardener said that no matter what he did the
vines always over took the roses in this area, and so he decided to take care of the vines too. She slowed to make sure
didn't go pass the passage, like she did earlier that day. Serena reached up and slowly pulled the vines away the passage
was extremely dark, but after traveling it a couple of times, and staying in it once with Sammy during a thunderstorm, she
knew it well and was out in a flash.
She turned and headed for the park, ducking behind a tree as Raye went fling past her. After Raye was safely out of
sight, Serena started off as fast as she could. She dodged in and out of the crowds with skill. She no long ran into people, and this
was the first time she noticed it, too. She slowed to a walk, the pain in her leg too much to take, as she rounded the corner towards
Darien's apartment building.
She began to limb in, lucky no one was around to watch or stop her, and she went straight to the elevator and clicked the
button for floor 8. She stood on her good leg leaning against the side of the cool metal, she felt so warm after her run, like she was
on fire. But if felt good to get off her leg, and here was the perfect place to do it. Ding, went the elevator as it stopped and the doors opened.
Serena stuck her head out and looked around, what luck, no one again. Of course it had to be like 2 or 3 in the morning
who would be up? She quickly limbed over to door 822. Taking a necklace off, she put the key in the lock and turned it. The lights
were out, 'good no one is home, for sure.' She thought.
She placed the necklace with the golden key Darien gave her a few years ago back around her neck. And locked the door,
if he did get home for she left she was going to make it look like no one was there. She quickly tip toed to the bathroom, having
been to Darien's apartment so many times she could find it if she were blind, which is good, considering that's what is was.
Once in the bathroom she got the first aid kit, when she heard a sound. Someone was in here with her. Someone
was in Darien's apartment. Thinking quickly she placed the kit back and turned the lights off, and stepped into the shower
and tried to hid herself but was too late. They knocked on the door.
"I know someone is in there, come out, and I won't hurt you!" Came a male voice, calm yet nervous for what it
might find. She knew that voice, it had to be him it just had to be.
"Darien..." Came her soft whisper, but it was enough, Darien rushed in and turned the lights he was holding a
baseball bat, but when he saw it was only Serena he lowered it and then looked at her.
"What are you doing here?" His voice now harsh and demanding.
"I thought that you Gala, and Geo were chasing me in the park. An-and I hurt myself, and I figured that if you
were there, I could come back here and... and... no one would be here, and I could take care of my cut. And then..." she tailored off..
"And then what?" Darien asked a little less demanding as he eased into the small bathroom, and shut the door.
He gently rolled one of the frosted glass door to the side to revel Serena in dirty clothes ripped and torn and blood almost everywhere.
"And then leave and get Sammy from a friend's house..." came her soft reply not knowing what was going to happen.
"First off, you need to get out of those clothes and clean all the dirt off, then you need clean that cut, which I'm assuming is
deep from all the blood in my bathtub. Then you need to bandage it so it won't get dirty, and then.." Serena looked up at him with
her dull blue eyes as he tailored off. "I'll let you borrow a shirt, and I think you left a pair shorts here one time..." He let himself tailor
off, he slowly turned around and left, shutting the door behind him.
"Just set your clothes out and I'll get them while your bathing." Then He left to get something. And she was left all alone.
'What can it hurt, this cut is killing me, and I know he won't hurt me." Serena slipped out of her clothes and set them on the floor right
beside the tub. Turning the hot water on, and then a little cold water, to make the temperature just right. She sat on the edge as the tub filled.
Finally after almost a 2 weeks without a real bath, slowly sat in being careful to go slowly with her hurt leg. At first the strung but soon the
water felt nice as it slowly cleaned her dirt infested wound.
She heard a nose but was too busy enjoying the feeling of the warm bath. 'Why are you being so nice all of a sudden? Darien...
my love I just can't figure you out. One minute you're like ice and the next you're like a parent. Oh Darien... I just wish you would make
up your mind.' It must have almost been an hour because her skin was all pruned up. Slowly she rose, not wanting her bath to end
'but alas, nothing lasts forever... not even love.'
She stood up and found a soft robe lay where her clothes once were. She wrapped it around herself, walked out into the
hallway. There was a little light coming from the living, she slowly walked towards it, and cautiously walked around the corner and
found Darien reading. Just as she entered he lifted his head and look at her. "All clean now? Lets take a look at that cut of yours."
He rose up and walked towards her.
Gently he placed a hand on her back and led her back to the bathroom. After lowering the lid of the toilet, he had her sit
down and put her leg up on the side of the tub. He bent down and looked at her leg, there was a gash, but not as deep as he
thought. Darien grabbed a few items from the first aid kit and began to clean her cut. She winced once as the stringing caught her
off guard. He was very gentle, and after he had thoroughly cleaned her cut, he placed a large cloth bandage around it and
trucked in snuggly to her leg.
Darien stood up and then pulled her up to, and then left her alone in his silent, icy apartment. Serena wandered over to
the living area and slowly sat down, putting her leg up on the rest of the couch. Darien soon came from the back bedroom carrying
a dark blue silk t-shirt, and a pair of black shorts she left here. "Your undergarments are still drying. But here," he handed her the
shirt and shorts. "The shirt is a little bit small on me now, so you're welcome to keep it."
Serena just nodded, she almost fell forward off the couch from her tiredness. But Darien caught her and carried her into
the spare bedroom, he laid her down gently. After pulling the covers over her small fame, he sat down on the edge next to her.
"What am I going to do with you, hrmm?" He asked to no one, " You seem like something is wrong, but you won't tell us
about it. Is there? I can't believe that you just wouldn't show up for battles." He sighed and kissed her forehead, "Sleep tight, little rabbit."
The next morning Serena awoke to the sun shinning, and birds chirping. She turned on her side and pulled the covers
up. 'WHAT!?' she sat up and looked around. She was in a nice room, in a big bed, under warm covers. "Where am I?" Serena
then looked at her surroundings and suddenly everything came back to her.
Just the Darien walked in, "You never struck me as a morning bird." He handed her the clothes and turned towards the door,
"Breakfast will be ready by the time you come to the kitchen."
"Darien? If you were here the entire time, why were Geo and Gala in the park?"
"They like it over at Raye's temple. They have lots of room to run and play, and she lets them stay as long as they
don't bother the crows to much." Darien left with that said.
Serena slowly climb out of bed. She tried to walk but it was just to painful, 'guess all the running wasn't so hot.' Limping
all the way into the kitchen where she sat down and look at the plate full of blue berry pancakes. "It looks yummy, Darien." 'That
feels weird calling him that, now that the pain is stand able, at least the pain form my leg, the pain from my heart is another story.'
They ate in silence, and in no time, they were done, sitting there in that heavy silence both wanting to break it, but
fearing what would come after the break in the silence. Darien got up finally, "Serena, you can't stay here." He said flatly. As
he walked over to her and helped her up, "I'd really like you to be gone in the next hour or so, Serena." Said with a blank
look on his face as he led her back into the spare bedroom. And left her.
Serena shook there shocked at what he had just said. 'You really hate me Darien.' Serena finally noticed the silk
shirt and shorts from the night before. She sat down carefully and slowly pulled the shorts up. 'I left them here... ohhhh...
.' She felt like crying. 'Rini accidentally spilled fruit punch on it and Darien said he could get the stain out. It was just lucky that
I came from play practice and still had my pants.' She sniffled a little at the memory missing Rini and Darien, well the way
she and Darien were...
She stood up and shorts about fell down, once they had almost been a size to small, now they looked about 2
sizes to big. Though with Darien's shirt no one would notice, it could have been a dress, and it was almost all the way
off her shoulders. After brushing her hair, she left the room to find Darien reading again.
"Muffin?" She whispered so sweetly and hopefully but at no avail.
"Ser-ena! I told you not to call me that, and I-I told you that I wouldn't let you stay here until your priorities were
straight... but that's already been done."
"But-but I thought you lov..." She was cut off by a furious Darien.
"How many times do I have to say it? And how many ways must I tell you I do not love you any more!
There is the plain and simple one... Serena, I can't do this. I don't love you anymore." He said in a tone that could freeze hell.
"But Dare! Why are you doing this???? We were met to be!!" Serena screamed
falling down onto the hard wooden floor of Darien's apartment. He quickly wheeled around leaving her with only a view of his back.
"I don't love you, Serena. But can you blame me? Who'd love a clumsy, ditz like you? You need to set your priorities."
he quickly clenched his fists as the sound of Serena's tears filled his apartment.
"Y-you...you're right," she began, with tears streaming down her face. "I'm nothing but a ditz. And I don't deserve to
Sailor Moon. But not that a ditz, like me, never did. But I've chhanged! And none of you can even look at me at see that!"
Darien heard her get up and head for the door. "I'm sorry Mr. Chiba..." Darien wheeled around just as the door as shut,
tears welding in his eyes. Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was.....
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WHO VOTES I STOP IT!! ::raises hand:: and who votes to go on???
::nothing happens:: well since I'm the only one that voted.. ouch.. then I guess.. ouch!.. that we...
HEY WHO'S THROWING ROCKS! FINE! I'LL GO ON!!
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Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was....
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now can I stop it heather? Or are you gonna.. *ouch!* OKAY!!! ON WE GO!!
And I'm gonna take those rocks away!!!
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Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was her
locked and around it was a gold necklace with the key to his apartment.
'Oh-no! without her locket, she can't transform... Oh Serena' Darien thought
as he bent down and pick it up...
Serena ran as fast as she could down the stairs, ignoring the pain in her leg begging her to stop. She
reached the street corner and still didn't stop, she wouldn't stop until she was safe at home. 'Damn it! I forgot to
pick up Sammy.' She quickly headed towards his friend's house, to see if he was still there. Out of breath she
had to stop at the front gate, breathing heavily, she walked up and rang the door. And sure enough Sammy
was there, ready to go.
"Where were you Serena?" Sammy asked
"Sorry, I had to run away from some people, and I fell asleep."
"Where'd u get the new clothes?" Sammy asked as he finally noticed what she was wearing.
"I'll tell ya, when we get home, okay?" Serena saw Martha moving around, and didn't want to tell
Sammy the truth, even though, she had to tell him she was Sailor Moon. She still didn't want the entire world to know.
"Okay." Sammy waved goodbye to his friend and Martha. And they were on their way. As promised
Serena told Sammy. They arrived at the bench beside the rose maze, that they now called home. It was going
to rain tonight, so Serena checked to make sure that no one was near as they walked to a small alcove that even
the gardener didn't know about. She often had Sammy sleep there, where was protected. It was so tight if they
both were in there, she would go to the tunnel and stay there while it rained.
"Ahhhh!!!" Serena and Sammy turned to see a youma attacking a couple near the waterfront. Serena
nodded to Sammy and he ran into the maze, and hopefully to the alcove. Serena ran towards the energy drained
couple. They were almost dead. She leapt into the air and hit the youma with all her weight. But it didn't even
phase it. It looked at her, a shiver ran up her spine. Ice, death, uncaring all surging though its eyes and veins.
She reached for her locket, and found it gone. Then remembered that she left it at Darien's....
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okay, I hope you guys are reading this part, cause it might help you get the next part of the story. I may not have the time I do now, so I will take emails, and when I finish a chapter, I'll email them to the people on the lists, I did already put the 2 people that asked for emails on updates on.. (one for this story, one for another).. but I would be more than happy to do so for you. I don't bite that often or even that hard... and I think you would probably get it a day or so sooner then if I were to post it. The time may increase as school starts, I have a camp I must go to for marching band.. so I would recommend it...
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A few peeps asked for a longer post.. I hope this is good... I need a little time to thing about how to write the next part and how I'm going to end this.. I'm thinking, maybe 2 endings.. one with her living and the other dieing... I don't know.. tell me whattcha think I should do! Any ideas are welcome...
::heather raises hand::
::Lady Koneko scowls:: that don't involve girls haveing wild sex, covered in whip cream, and useing 20 pizzas for bed!
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OVER AND OUT!
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Remember email me or review....hehe or ill never ever finish this story...
Hmmmm.........HAHAHAHHAAH
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ouch-ee ok ill try for tomorrow... kay?
JA NE
AND NO MORE ROCKS FOR THE PEOPLE HEATHER!!!!!!!!!!
THOSE THINGS HURTTTTT!!!!!!!
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Author: Lady Koneko
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If you leave forever,
I will surly die.
I will drown in the deep pool of tears I cried for you.
The tears of sadness and love,
The ocean of tears will swallow my life with one big wave.
My eyes that were once as clear and smooth as glass,
Will then become dull and shattered.
My emotions like a knot,
That cannot be undone.
My heart will be torn in two.
Letting my heartache flow like blood seeping from my veins.
Making me afraid and alone,
In the cruel, cruel world.
Where people swarm around you like vultures in the desert,
Who circle their prey until its weak and can strike.
Their words of hate are like the talons that are sharp and hurt so bad.
Now you know how when I'm with you nothing really seems to exist.
So please don't leave me, my love
For I will surely die.
-Sailor Starflower
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"Hey Geo," Gala started, "why do you think that Serena would run off
like this??
"I don't know, but we'll never know if we dun find her."
"Well that's the easy part, Geo... it's catching her that's the hard
part..." Gala let her words tailor off.
"What do you mean? The hard part, we haven't found her let... " Asked Geo as he
looked out and down the hill side to see a small figure running out of the shadows... Or one should say,
limping out of the shadows...
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It had been almost 2 weeks and no changes. Darien sighed the papers to pay for her health
care and everything that was to be or had been done to keep her alive, if you can call her condition living.
Darien sat by her side every minute of everyday. The nurses, well at least Kathy, had set up a little cot for
him to sleep in, what little he did.
Everyone entered and exited unknown to him, staring off into space, into her closed eyes, remembering
every happy moment, and everything he did to put her here. Raye was so right so long ago, it is my fault.
He thought, it's all my fault.
Lita soon joined him, she looked at him, if he continued doing this, and she'd soon have to visit him
in the hospital. "Darien, you know Raye was just blowing off steam, and blaming you for something, cause she
couldn't blame herself. Anymore."
"Yeah, right..." Darien's reply was quick, firm, weak, and straight to the point.
"The only reason, I didn't stand up for you, is I needed that position filled, I wasn't ready to blame
myself, it hurt to much to know that the person I'm sworn to protect, is the same person I'm hurting. I just wasn't ready,
and you Darien need to stop blaming yourself. Here, I knew you didn't eat that much, but I made you lunch." Lita
handed him a neatly packed lunch, "I'll let you be alone, for now okay? I think you need more time to yourself..."
Lita patted him on the back and left, turning only back only once to look at Darien only a shattered part of what he used to be.
"What's going on in your mind, Serena?" Darien whispered into the clean anti-biotic scented air.
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Serena ran as fast as she could, sometimes in the shadows, sometimes not. Trying to confuse Geo and Gala was hard
considering they've known her for a long time now. Darien has had them for about 3 or 4 years now, I believe. Thought
Serena as she raced like a rabbit over the hills, and tree the trees of the park. Serena Turned this way and that, never
stopping knowing that Darien wouldn't let Gala or Geo stop until he found what he was looking for.
What was he looking for anyway? He had been so mean to her after the battle, why would he want to try and
find her now? I'll never understand him. Why is he out here chasing me, with ...his... dogs! Hey! If he is out here with Gala
and Geo, then no one is back at his apartment! They'd never think to look there, and I know where he keeps his first aid kit
so I could take care of my cut! And then quickly go get Sammy from Jeff's house and take him over to Steve's, I just hope he
hasn't told them what has happened.
I know no one has ever trusted me to be that responsible, not even mom and dad did. But now there is no choice.
I can tell That I've changed in the past few days, and the scouts aren't even happy with it, I've become everything they've ever
wanted me to become, but I just wish they new that. And the price that had to be paid.
Serena found herself in the rose garden. And what luck, she had just been there before she went to her 'home.'
Her scent would be there sure a little cold... But it would be so just a few corners and I can take a short breather. Serena
rounded a few corners, and found herself in the middle, she smiled no matter what way she went, and she could always find
her way here. Where the flowers bloomed the best, and fragrance filled the air.
She found her way to a bench and collapsed, her breathing was heavy from all the running, and even though she
was so short on breath she was proud that she had made it all this way without falling down, she smiled at that. Ever since her
parents left for their road trip to her grandmother's she hadn't been the klutz she had been before. Maybe it was because
Sammy needed her. Maybe it was because she had to, there was no other way around it. She had to. She had to get money
and pay the loans on the house; she had to get money to feed Sammy and herself. She had to. And that meant no more klutzing out.
After her break, she stood up and started bolting for the only exit to the left outta the rose maze, one she knew
very well, and no one else but the tender did. He was a kind old man, and he showed her everything about the maze and even
some hidden passages behind some vines that grew. She remembered once that she helped him, that wasn't much but it bought
Sammy some more school lunch and a snack for herself. Maybe that is what could do. Take care of people's roses.
She had a great hand at it after all. She watched as the roses and vines tangled together, and the sound of feet and
barking turned into that of just the nighttime sounds. The same ones that used to scare her became her only comfort. The only real
quiet time, she remember her first night in the park and how she never spent. Most of it was spent watching Sammy and trying to keep him warm.
The vines became heavy in the area where she headed, the gardener said that no matter what he did the
vines always over took the roses in this area, and so he decided to take care of the vines too. She slowed to make sure
didn't go pass the passage, like she did earlier that day. Serena reached up and slowly pulled the vines away the passage
was extremely dark, but after traveling it a couple of times, and staying in it once with Sammy during a thunderstorm, she
knew it well and was out in a flash.
She turned and headed for the park, ducking behind a tree as Raye went fling past her. After Raye was safely out of
sight, Serena started off as fast as she could. She dodged in and out of the crowds with skill. She no long ran into people, and this
was the first time she noticed it, too. She slowed to a walk, the pain in her leg too much to take, as she rounded the corner towards
Darien's apartment building.
She began to limb in, lucky no one was around to watch or stop her, and she went straight to the elevator and clicked the
button for floor 8. She stood on her good leg leaning against the side of the cool metal, she felt so warm after her run, like she was
on fire. But if felt good to get off her leg, and here was the perfect place to do it. Ding, went the elevator as it stopped and the doors opened.
Serena stuck her head out and looked around, what luck, no one again. Of course it had to be like 2 or 3 in the morning
who would be up? She quickly limbed over to door 822. Taking a necklace off, she put the key in the lock and turned it. The lights
were out, 'good no one is home, for sure.' She thought.
She placed the necklace with the golden key Darien gave her a few years ago back around her neck. And locked the door,
if he did get home for she left she was going to make it look like no one was there. She quickly tip toed to the bathroom, having
been to Darien's apartment so many times she could find it if she were blind, which is good, considering that's what is was.
Once in the bathroom she got the first aid kit, when she heard a sound. Someone was in here with her. Someone
was in Darien's apartment. Thinking quickly she placed the kit back and turned the lights off, and stepped into the shower
and tried to hid herself but was too late. They knocked on the door.
"I know someone is in there, come out, and I won't hurt you!" Came a male voice, calm yet nervous for what it
might find. She knew that voice, it had to be him it just had to be.
"Darien..." Came her soft whisper, but it was enough, Darien rushed in and turned the lights he was holding a
baseball bat, but when he saw it was only Serena he lowered it and then looked at her.
"What are you doing here?" His voice now harsh and demanding.
"I thought that you Gala, and Geo were chasing me in the park. An-and I hurt myself, and I figured that if you
were there, I could come back here and... and... no one would be here, and I could take care of my cut. And then..." she tailored off..
"And then what?" Darien asked a little less demanding as he eased into the small bathroom, and shut the door.
He gently rolled one of the frosted glass door to the side to revel Serena in dirty clothes ripped and torn and blood almost everywhere.
"And then leave and get Sammy from a friend's house..." came her soft reply not knowing what was going to happen.
"First off, you need to get out of those clothes and clean all the dirt off, then you need clean that cut, which I'm assuming is
deep from all the blood in my bathtub. Then you need to bandage it so it won't get dirty, and then.." Serena looked up at him with
her dull blue eyes as he tailored off. "I'll let you borrow a shirt, and I think you left a pair shorts here one time..." He let himself tailor
off, he slowly turned around and left, shutting the door behind him.
"Just set your clothes out and I'll get them while your bathing." Then He left to get something. And she was left all alone.
'What can it hurt, this cut is killing me, and I know he won't hurt me." Serena slipped out of her clothes and set them on the floor right
beside the tub. Turning the hot water on, and then a little cold water, to make the temperature just right. She sat on the edge as the tub filled.
Finally after almost a 2 weeks without a real bath, slowly sat in being careful to go slowly with her hurt leg. At first the strung but soon the
water felt nice as it slowly cleaned her dirt infested wound.
She heard a nose but was too busy enjoying the feeling of the warm bath. 'Why are you being so nice all of a sudden? Darien...
my love I just can't figure you out. One minute you're like ice and the next you're like a parent. Oh Darien... I just wish you would make
up your mind.' It must have almost been an hour because her skin was all pruned up. Slowly she rose, not wanting her bath to end
'but alas, nothing lasts forever... not even love.'
She stood up and found a soft robe lay where her clothes once were. She wrapped it around herself, walked out into the
hallway. There was a little light coming from the living, she slowly walked towards it, and cautiously walked around the corner and
found Darien reading. Just as she entered he lifted his head and look at her. "All clean now? Lets take a look at that cut of yours."
He rose up and walked towards her.
Gently he placed a hand on her back and led her back to the bathroom. After lowering the lid of the toilet, he had her sit
down and put her leg up on the side of the tub. He bent down and looked at her leg, there was a gash, but not as deep as he
thought. Darien grabbed a few items from the first aid kit and began to clean her cut. She winced once as the stringing caught her
off guard. He was very gentle, and after he had thoroughly cleaned her cut, he placed a large cloth bandage around it and
trucked in snuggly to her leg.
Darien stood up and then pulled her up to, and then left her alone in his silent, icy apartment. Serena wandered over to
the living area and slowly sat down, putting her leg up on the rest of the couch. Darien soon came from the back bedroom carrying
a dark blue silk t-shirt, and a pair of black shorts she left here. "Your undergarments are still drying. But here," he handed her the
shirt and shorts. "The shirt is a little bit small on me now, so you're welcome to keep it."
Serena just nodded, she almost fell forward off the couch from her tiredness. But Darien caught her and carried her into
the spare bedroom, he laid her down gently. After pulling the covers over her small fame, he sat down on the edge next to her.
"What am I going to do with you, hrmm?" He asked to no one, " You seem like something is wrong, but you won't tell us
about it. Is there? I can't believe that you just wouldn't show up for battles." He sighed and kissed her forehead, "Sleep tight, little rabbit."
The next morning Serena awoke to the sun shinning, and birds chirping. She turned on her side and pulled the covers
up. 'WHAT!?' she sat up and looked around. She was in a nice room, in a big bed, under warm covers. "Where am I?" Serena
then looked at her surroundings and suddenly everything came back to her.
Just the Darien walked in, "You never struck me as a morning bird." He handed her the clothes and turned towards the door,
"Breakfast will be ready by the time you come to the kitchen."
"Darien? If you were here the entire time, why were Geo and Gala in the park?"
"They like it over at Raye's temple. They have lots of room to run and play, and she lets them stay as long as they
don't bother the crows to much." Darien left with that said.
Serena slowly climb out of bed. She tried to walk but it was just to painful, 'guess all the running wasn't so hot.' Limping
all the way into the kitchen where she sat down and look at the plate full of blue berry pancakes. "It looks yummy, Darien." 'That
feels weird calling him that, now that the pain is stand able, at least the pain form my leg, the pain from my heart is another story.'
They ate in silence, and in no time, they were done, sitting there in that heavy silence both wanting to break it, but
fearing what would come after the break in the silence. Darien got up finally, "Serena, you can't stay here." He said flatly. As
he walked over to her and helped her up, "I'd really like you to be gone in the next hour or so, Serena." Said with a blank
look on his face as he led her back into the spare bedroom. And left her.
Serena shook there shocked at what he had just said. 'You really hate me Darien.' Serena finally noticed the silk
shirt and shorts from the night before. She sat down carefully and slowly pulled the shorts up. 'I left them here... ohhhh...
.' She felt like crying. 'Rini accidentally spilled fruit punch on it and Darien said he could get the stain out. It was just lucky that
I came from play practice and still had my pants.' She sniffled a little at the memory missing Rini and Darien, well the way
she and Darien were...
She stood up and shorts about fell down, once they had almost been a size to small, now they looked about 2
sizes to big. Though with Darien's shirt no one would notice, it could have been a dress, and it was almost all the way
off her shoulders. After brushing her hair, she left the room to find Darien reading again.
"Muffin?" She whispered so sweetly and hopefully but at no avail.
"Ser-ena! I told you not to call me that, and I-I told you that I wouldn't let you stay here until your priorities were
straight... but that's already been done."
"But-but I thought you lov..." She was cut off by a furious Darien.
"How many times do I have to say it? And how many ways must I tell you I do not love you any more!
There is the plain and simple one... Serena, I can't do this. I don't love you anymore." He said in a tone that could freeze hell.
"But Dare! Why are you doing this???? We were met to be!!" Serena screamed
falling down onto the hard wooden floor of Darien's apartment. He quickly wheeled around leaving her with only a view of his back.
"I don't love you, Serena. But can you blame me? Who'd love a clumsy, ditz like you? You need to set your priorities."
he quickly clenched his fists as the sound of Serena's tears filled his apartment.
"Y-you...you're right," she began, with tears streaming down her face. "I'm nothing but a ditz. And I don't deserve to
Sailor Moon. But not that a ditz, like me, never did. But I've chhanged! And none of you can even look at me at see that!"
Darien heard her get up and head for the door. "I'm sorry Mr. Chiba..." Darien wheeled around just as the door as shut,
tears welding in his eyes. Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was.....
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WHO VOTES I STOP IT!! ::raises hand:: and who votes to go on???
::nothing happens:: well since I'm the only one that voted.. ouch.. then I guess.. ouch!.. that we...
HEY WHO'S THROWING ROCKS! FINE! I'LL GO ON!!
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Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was....
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now can I stop it heather? Or are you gonna.. *ouch!* OKAY!!! ON WE GO!!
And I'm gonna take those rocks away!!!
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Then he looked at the floor where she had fell down, and there on the ground plain as day was her
locked and around it was a gold necklace with the key to his apartment.
'Oh-no! without her locket, she can't transform... Oh Serena' Darien thought
as he bent down and pick it up...
Serena ran as fast as she could down the stairs, ignoring the pain in her leg begging her to stop. She
reached the street corner and still didn't stop, she wouldn't stop until she was safe at home. 'Damn it! I forgot to
pick up Sammy.' She quickly headed towards his friend's house, to see if he was still there. Out of breath she
had to stop at the front gate, breathing heavily, she walked up and rang the door. And sure enough Sammy
was there, ready to go.
"Where were you Serena?" Sammy asked
"Sorry, I had to run away from some people, and I fell asleep."
"Where'd u get the new clothes?" Sammy asked as he finally noticed what she was wearing.
"I'll tell ya, when we get home, okay?" Serena saw Martha moving around, and didn't want to tell
Sammy the truth, even though, she had to tell him she was Sailor Moon. She still didn't want the entire world to know.
"Okay." Sammy waved goodbye to his friend and Martha. And they were on their way. As promised
Serena told Sammy. They arrived at the bench beside the rose maze, that they now called home. It was going
to rain tonight, so Serena checked to make sure that no one was near as they walked to a small alcove that even
the gardener didn't know about. She often had Sammy sleep there, where was protected. It was so tight if they
both were in there, she would go to the tunnel and stay there while it rained.
"Ahhhh!!!" Serena and Sammy turned to see a youma attacking a couple near the waterfront. Serena
nodded to Sammy and he ran into the maze, and hopefully to the alcove. Serena ran towards the energy drained
couple. They were almost dead. She leapt into the air and hit the youma with all her weight. But it didn't even
phase it. It looked at her, a shiver ran up her spine. Ice, death, uncaring all surging though its eyes and veins.
She reached for her locket, and found it gone. Then remembered that she left it at Darien's....
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okay, I hope you guys are reading this part, cause it might help you get the next part of the story. I may not have the time I do now, so I will take emails, and when I finish a chapter, I'll email them to the people on the lists, I did already put the 2 people that asked for emails on updates on.. (one for this story, one for another).. but I would be more than happy to do so for you. I don't bite that often or even that hard... and I think you would probably get it a day or so sooner then if I were to post it. The time may increase as school starts, I have a camp I must go to for marching band.. so I would recommend it...
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A few peeps asked for a longer post.. I hope this is good... I need a little time to thing about how to write the next part and how I'm going to end this.. I'm thinking, maybe 2 endings.. one with her living and the other dieing... I don't know.. tell me whattcha think I should do! Any ideas are welcome...
::heather raises hand::
::Lady Koneko scowls:: that don't involve girls haveing wild sex, covered in whip cream, and useing 20 pizzas for bed!
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Lady Koneko
OVER AND OUT!
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Remember email me or review....hehe or ill never ever finish this story...
Hmmmm.........HAHAHAHHAAH
::something hits her head::
ouch-ee ok ill try for tomorrow... kay?
JA NE
AND NO MORE ROCKS FOR THE PEOPLE HEATHER!!!!!!!!!!
THOSE THINGS HURTTTTT!!!!!!!
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