Title: Too Perfect To Be Real
Author: Merc and Usagi
Chapter: 1
E-mail: PrincessMercury15@talkcity.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and probably never will, but I can dream...right?
Authors' notes:
This fic was actually written by two people, me (Merc) and Lizzy (Usagi)...Ok, I just want to take a little bit of time to say thank you to SS...*hugs* You've been a big help SS! THANKIES!! *grins* Any-woo, We hope you all enjoyed reading the prologue, and we sincerely hope that you like chapter one too...
~Merc and Usagi
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"Serena! Wake up!" For the past half hour Ilene had been trying very hard to get her daughter out of bed to no avail. Sighing Ilene looked down at her watch. "Serena it's past 12:30!!" Serena just turned over and covered her head with her pillow. Ilene shook her head. "SERENA TSUKINO GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF BED THIS INSTANT!!" She stood waiting for a response...ANY response, but all tht answered was the stillness of the room. "Ok Serena, you force me to do this..." She grabbed the two pigtails that fell from the meatballs on top of Serena's head and pulled them...hard.
"AHH!" Serena's cries could be heard throughout the house, and very possibly the neighborhood, as she clumsily fell to the floor with a thud.
"Ok, ok, I'm up! Did you really need to pull my hair? Sheesh! That hurt!" She yawned as she stepped into her bathroom. "Goodness...does it really matter if I decide to sleep in a little on Saturdays?" She turned the shower on and waited for the water to heat up.
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"Serena, darling, I just got this wonderful idea on how your make-up should be done. Do you think you could spare a couple minutes so I can try it out?" It was about two more hours until Darien would arrive and Ilene needed to get Serena ready. 'In a couple of hours she won't be my baby any more...' her eyes started to water at the thought but she pushed them back.
"Sure mom, I'll be there in a second." Serena, now curious as to what was going on, stood up from the couch in front of the TV and started to walk upstairs. Her mom had very rarely let her put on make-up. She had always thought that Serena didn't need it and therefore shouldn't use it and Serena had always agreed. 'I wonder what's so special about today.' She dismissed the question as she walked upstairs and into her mother's room.
"I think this will look great on you Serena, now sit here." Her mother motioned to a stool that was located in front of a big mirror in the bathroom. On the counter you could see a very wide arrangement of make-up, hair clips and ties, and a huge assortment of jewelry. Serena, very eagerly, sat on the stool. "Now let's begin..." her mother grabbed some make-up and began applying it to her face.
* * * * * * * *
"Oh wow mom! I look absolutely gorgeous!" A very excited Serena cried as she saw herself once the finishing touches were made. She had medium pink lipstick on with a tad bit of lip-gloss on top to add a shiny affect, her cheeks held a little bit of a pink blush on them, and her eyelids had a silvery-blue shade on them which highlighted her eyes.
"Oh Serena it did work out just like I had planned!" Her mother had a bright smile on her face showing how proud of her work she was. "Here Serena. I'm going to put these on." She grabbed two strings of pearls and wrapped them around Serena's meatballs. "There. Now that that's done, we need to find an outfit to complete it! Come on!" They walked out of the room and into Serena's room.
"Here! This is the perfect dress!" She pulled out a dress with straps, that when on, would go to Serena's feet. It was a pale blue dress with small white flowers around it. The straps were thin and the top hugged her frame quite nicely while the lower part spread out. The back of the dress had a small trailer that made the dress all the prettier. "Put this on and then come down stairs." She handed it to Serena and then left the room.
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He was nervous. There was nothing else to it. Darien walked up to the door and stood there a while. 'What if she isn't ready? What if she says no? What if...what are you talking about Darien? Of course she'll say yes, she loves you stupid!' He smiled. "Mrs. Chiba...I like the way that sounds." His smile grew even bigger.
He lifted his hand to the door and right before he could knock, it opened. "Darien! I thought I could hear someone talking!" Darien smiled at the lady in front of him.
"Here," He held up a dozen red roses. "These are for you." She took them out of his hands and opened the door wider inviting him in.
"Why thank you Darien! They're so beautiful! I see you brought some for Serena too." She eyed the other dozen roses he had in his hand.
"Of course! What kind of gentleman would I be if I didn't bring some flowers for my future wife?" He started to chuckle slightly at what he had just said, but the chuckling slowly died when a certain voice came into the room.
"What's so funny? You're supposed to be here for Serena...not my wife! And I'm not even sure I want you here for Serena..." a very furious father called out from the nearby hallway. Darien slowly backed up behind Serena's mother and stayed there for protection should Serena's father turn on him.
"Speaking of Serena...where is that girl? SERENA!!" Ilene's voice sounded through the house. "What's taking so long, I want to see you!"
"Ok, I'm coming!" Serena took one more glance at herself in the mirror and, very pleased with the way she looked, opened the door and walked to the top of the stairs. "Mom, you have the best taste in...Darien!!!" She giggled and slightly blushed at the sight of Darien's face when he looked up at her. His mouth practically dropped to the ground and his eyes were wide open.
She smiled at him. "Well Darien Chiba, I don't think I've ever seen you look so handsome! What are you doing here?" His hair was nicley brushed out, and his bangs fell slightly over his eyes. His deep blue eyes sparkled with happiness and his lips were curled up into a dashing smile. He wore a black tuxedo to complete the very sophisticated look.
"Serena you look...you look...WOW!" Darien greeted her halfway up the stairs looking at her from head to toe. Gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, striking, attractive...these words meant nothing when he saw her.
"You never answered my question." She broke his deep thoughts. "Why are you here?" She looked at his face for an answer.
"Well my princess," He said bowing to her and handing her the roses, "That is for me to know and you to find out! Come now, your carriage awaits you." He held out his arm and Serena quickly took hold of it. Pausing before he reached the door he turned to Ilene. "Well Mrs. Tsukino, you did a lovely job preparing her. I hope you enjoy your evening."
She giggled. "Oh Darien...you always were such a charmer. Have fun you two and don't hurry back!" Ilene smiled at her daughter as she walked out of the door. Turning to her husband she glared at him. "Ken, what did I tell you about being nice to Darien??" Ken began to sulk as Ilene lectured him for the second time that day.
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"Oh Darien! This place is amazing! It reminds me of back on the moon. All those people dancing around in circles without a care in the world. I remember when we were like that." She turned to Darien and lightly kissed him on the nose.
"Your name Sir?" The host looked at the two.
"Darien Chiba." Darien smiled down at the girl in his arms.
"Ah yes, Mr. Chiba. Right this way please." The host started walking and grabbed two menus to take along with them. He led them to a table not far from the entrance. It was against a wall entirely made up of glass for the reason that it was over-looking the bay.
"Oh Darien! This seems too perfect to be real!" Serena looked out the window from her chair. There was a boat in the distance, though you couldn't see the shape of it because it was dark, you could tell it was a boat from the lights that shone from the sides and the horn you could hear faintly in the distance.
I wanted this to be perfect just for you Serena." Darien had continued to stare at her even though her attention was on the view of the bay. 'Nothing can screw this night up...' He smiled to himself as he went over what he was going to say one more time.
* * * * * * * *
"Darien, I'll be back, I'm going to use the bathroom." Serena got up from her place at the table and walked away.
'I have to do it when she comes back...' Darien got a little nervous once again and began to fiddle with his napkin.
"Hello, may I take your order...Darien?" A very surprised girl stood next to the table with a paper and pen in hand.
"I'm sorry, do I know...Terra?" Darien was equally as surprised by seeing her, as she was to see him. Terra was a good friend of his. He had met her in high school and they had become good friends. He had dated her once, but it didn't work out. They had both agreed on that. But they stayed good friends until she had gone away to Europe for college.
"What are you doing here?" She asked him. "Wait, don't tell me..." she looked at the seat across from him and saw a white purse. "You're here with a girl, right? So where is she? I want to meet her!" She looked around trying to guess which girl was the lucky one.
"She is in the bathroom and actually, I...um...I'm...uh...gonna...sort of...propose to her today." He looked down the nervousness becoming unbearable now.
She had a surprised look on her face but it changed to one of excitement. "Really? Oh that's great! Let me see the ring!" He pulled out a velvety box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring with a shiny gold band. The diamond itself was shaped like a rose and colors danced all around it as the lights from above reflected off of it. "Oh! It's gorgeous! This girl is lucky to have you! But, seeing that she isn't here, I guess you aren't ready to order, so I'll be back later." She hugged him and kissed his cheek before departing.
Darien was the happiest he had ever been. Nothing could change that...he looked in the direction in which Serena had left and his face dropped. There she was. Pain written all over her face.
He couldn't take his eyes off of her as she walked up to the table. All they could do was stare at each other for a few moments until Serena made the first move. She slapped him...hard. The tears that had been threatening to spill over finally did as she turned around and walked away. All he could do was sit and watch her retreating back leaving the restaurant while he rubbed his stinging cheek.
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So what did you think? Please don't hate us for that last part! He was just...shocked and...uh...couldn't move. Yeah! Well, E-MAIL IS VERY GOOD!!! If you don't, then we'll have to come after you all...till next time! Ja ne!
~Merc and Usagi
Author: Merc and Usagi
Chapter: 1
E-mail: PrincessMercury15@talkcity.com
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and probably never will, but I can dream...right?
Authors' notes:
This fic was actually written by two people, me (Merc) and Lizzy (Usagi)...Ok, I just want to take a little bit of time to say thank you to SS...*hugs* You've been a big help SS! THANKIES!! *grins* Any-woo, We hope you all enjoyed reading the prologue, and we sincerely hope that you like chapter one too...
~Merc and Usagi
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"Serena! Wake up!" For the past half hour Ilene had been trying very hard to get her daughter out of bed to no avail. Sighing Ilene looked down at her watch. "Serena it's past 12:30!!" Serena just turned over and covered her head with her pillow. Ilene shook her head. "SERENA TSUKINO GET YOUR BUTT OUT OF BED THIS INSTANT!!" She stood waiting for a response...ANY response, but all tht answered was the stillness of the room. "Ok Serena, you force me to do this..." She grabbed the two pigtails that fell from the meatballs on top of Serena's head and pulled them...hard.
"AHH!" Serena's cries could be heard throughout the house, and very possibly the neighborhood, as she clumsily fell to the floor with a thud.
"Ok, ok, I'm up! Did you really need to pull my hair? Sheesh! That hurt!" She yawned as she stepped into her bathroom. "Goodness...does it really matter if I decide to sleep in a little on Saturdays?" She turned the shower on and waited for the water to heat up.
* * * * * * * *
"Serena, darling, I just got this wonderful idea on how your make-up should be done. Do you think you could spare a couple minutes so I can try it out?" It was about two more hours until Darien would arrive and Ilene needed to get Serena ready. 'In a couple of hours she won't be my baby any more...' her eyes started to water at the thought but she pushed them back.
"Sure mom, I'll be there in a second." Serena, now curious as to what was going on, stood up from the couch in front of the TV and started to walk upstairs. Her mom had very rarely let her put on make-up. She had always thought that Serena didn't need it and therefore shouldn't use it and Serena had always agreed. 'I wonder what's so special about today.' She dismissed the question as she walked upstairs and into her mother's room.
"I think this will look great on you Serena, now sit here." Her mother motioned to a stool that was located in front of a big mirror in the bathroom. On the counter you could see a very wide arrangement of make-up, hair clips and ties, and a huge assortment of jewelry. Serena, very eagerly, sat on the stool. "Now let's begin..." her mother grabbed some make-up and began applying it to her face.
* * * * * * * *
"Oh wow mom! I look absolutely gorgeous!" A very excited Serena cried as she saw herself once the finishing touches were made. She had medium pink lipstick on with a tad bit of lip-gloss on top to add a shiny affect, her cheeks held a little bit of a pink blush on them, and her eyelids had a silvery-blue shade on them which highlighted her eyes.
"Oh Serena it did work out just like I had planned!" Her mother had a bright smile on her face showing how proud of her work she was. "Here Serena. I'm going to put these on." She grabbed two strings of pearls and wrapped them around Serena's meatballs. "There. Now that that's done, we need to find an outfit to complete it! Come on!" They walked out of the room and into Serena's room.
"Here! This is the perfect dress!" She pulled out a dress with straps, that when on, would go to Serena's feet. It was a pale blue dress with small white flowers around it. The straps were thin and the top hugged her frame quite nicely while the lower part spread out. The back of the dress had a small trailer that made the dress all the prettier. "Put this on and then come down stairs." She handed it to Serena and then left the room.
* * * * * * * *
He was nervous. There was nothing else to it. Darien walked up to the door and stood there a while. 'What if she isn't ready? What if she says no? What if...what are you talking about Darien? Of course she'll say yes, she loves you stupid!' He smiled. "Mrs. Chiba...I like the way that sounds." His smile grew even bigger.
He lifted his hand to the door and right before he could knock, it opened. "Darien! I thought I could hear someone talking!" Darien smiled at the lady in front of him.
"Here," He held up a dozen red roses. "These are for you." She took them out of his hands and opened the door wider inviting him in.
"Why thank you Darien! They're so beautiful! I see you brought some for Serena too." She eyed the other dozen roses he had in his hand.
"Of course! What kind of gentleman would I be if I didn't bring some flowers for my future wife?" He started to chuckle slightly at what he had just said, but the chuckling slowly died when a certain voice came into the room.
"What's so funny? You're supposed to be here for Serena...not my wife! And I'm not even sure I want you here for Serena..." a very furious father called out from the nearby hallway. Darien slowly backed up behind Serena's mother and stayed there for protection should Serena's father turn on him.
"Speaking of Serena...where is that girl? SERENA!!" Ilene's voice sounded through the house. "What's taking so long, I want to see you!"
"Ok, I'm coming!" Serena took one more glance at herself in the mirror and, very pleased with the way she looked, opened the door and walked to the top of the stairs. "Mom, you have the best taste in...Darien!!!" She giggled and slightly blushed at the sight of Darien's face when he looked up at her. His mouth practically dropped to the ground and his eyes were wide open.
She smiled at him. "Well Darien Chiba, I don't think I've ever seen you look so handsome! What are you doing here?" His hair was nicley brushed out, and his bangs fell slightly over his eyes. His deep blue eyes sparkled with happiness and his lips were curled up into a dashing smile. He wore a black tuxedo to complete the very sophisticated look.
"Serena you look...you look...WOW!" Darien greeted her halfway up the stairs looking at her from head to toe. Gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, striking, attractive...these words meant nothing when he saw her.
"You never answered my question." She broke his deep thoughts. "Why are you here?" She looked at his face for an answer.
"Well my princess," He said bowing to her and handing her the roses, "That is for me to know and you to find out! Come now, your carriage awaits you." He held out his arm and Serena quickly took hold of it. Pausing before he reached the door he turned to Ilene. "Well Mrs. Tsukino, you did a lovely job preparing her. I hope you enjoy your evening."
She giggled. "Oh Darien...you always were such a charmer. Have fun you two and don't hurry back!" Ilene smiled at her daughter as she walked out of the door. Turning to her husband she glared at him. "Ken, what did I tell you about being nice to Darien??" Ken began to sulk as Ilene lectured him for the second time that day.
* * * * * * * *
"Oh Darien! This place is amazing! It reminds me of back on the moon. All those people dancing around in circles without a care in the world. I remember when we were like that." She turned to Darien and lightly kissed him on the nose.
"Your name Sir?" The host looked at the two.
"Darien Chiba." Darien smiled down at the girl in his arms.
"Ah yes, Mr. Chiba. Right this way please." The host started walking and grabbed two menus to take along with them. He led them to a table not far from the entrance. It was against a wall entirely made up of glass for the reason that it was over-looking the bay.
"Oh Darien! This seems too perfect to be real!" Serena looked out the window from her chair. There was a boat in the distance, though you couldn't see the shape of it because it was dark, you could tell it was a boat from the lights that shone from the sides and the horn you could hear faintly in the distance.
I wanted this to be perfect just for you Serena." Darien had continued to stare at her even though her attention was on the view of the bay. 'Nothing can screw this night up...' He smiled to himself as he went over what he was going to say one more time.
* * * * * * * *
"Darien, I'll be back, I'm going to use the bathroom." Serena got up from her place at the table and walked away.
'I have to do it when she comes back...' Darien got a little nervous once again and began to fiddle with his napkin.
"Hello, may I take your order...Darien?" A very surprised girl stood next to the table with a paper and pen in hand.
"I'm sorry, do I know...Terra?" Darien was equally as surprised by seeing her, as she was to see him. Terra was a good friend of his. He had met her in high school and they had become good friends. He had dated her once, but it didn't work out. They had both agreed on that. But they stayed good friends until she had gone away to Europe for college.
"What are you doing here?" She asked him. "Wait, don't tell me..." she looked at the seat across from him and saw a white purse. "You're here with a girl, right? So where is she? I want to meet her!" She looked around trying to guess which girl was the lucky one.
"She is in the bathroom and actually, I...um...I'm...uh...gonna...sort of...propose to her today." He looked down the nervousness becoming unbearable now.
She had a surprised look on her face but it changed to one of excitement. "Really? Oh that's great! Let me see the ring!" He pulled out a velvety box and opened it to reveal a diamond ring with a shiny gold band. The diamond itself was shaped like a rose and colors danced all around it as the lights from above reflected off of it. "Oh! It's gorgeous! This girl is lucky to have you! But, seeing that she isn't here, I guess you aren't ready to order, so I'll be back later." She hugged him and kissed his cheek before departing.
Darien was the happiest he had ever been. Nothing could change that...he looked in the direction in which Serena had left and his face dropped. There she was. Pain written all over her face.
He couldn't take his eyes off of her as she walked up to the table. All they could do was stare at each other for a few moments until Serena made the first move. She slapped him...hard. The tears that had been threatening to spill over finally did as she turned around and walked away. All he could do was sit and watch her retreating back leaving the restaurant while he rubbed his stinging cheek.
* * * * * * * *
So what did you think? Please don't hate us for that last part! He was just...shocked and...uh...couldn't move. Yeah! Well, E-MAIL IS VERY GOOD!!! If you don't, then we'll have to come after you all...till next time! Ja ne!
~Merc and Usagi