Title: Too Perfect To Be Real
Author: Merc and Usagi
Chapter: 3
E-mail: PrincessMercury15@talkcity.com and LunaRock17@aol.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: *sigh* I don't own Sailor Moon...isn't that sad????
Author's notes:
BIG thank you goes out to everyone who has read our story so far! It's all of you who push us to write more...and extremely big thank you and mamo-shaped cheesecake goes out to Juno who is the best friend anyone could ever have! Ok, We're sorry if this leaves you hanging, but we had to do this one last time! Ok, enjoy!
~Merc and Usagi
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It had been three days since that incident with Darien. She knew she needed to get away. Not just from Tokyo, but from Japan too. That was why she bought the plane ticket. Today was her last day there. She had already said good-bye to her close friends, and now it was time to say good-bye to Andrew.
Slowly, she walked in through the arcade doors. Looking around she noticed the one person she DIDN'T want to see and he just happened to be talking to Andrew. She new that Andrew would come when he had the time, so she sat in the booth closest to the door knowing that once she said good-bye to him she'd have to leave.
Looking back to the two talking she noticed Andrew looking over at her and then turned back to Darien briefly before walking over to her.
"Hey Serena! Would you like a milkshake? It'll be on me!" He smiled down on her. He new the truth, but he wasn't going to explain to Serena. No, that was Darien's job.
"No thanks Andrew. I really don't have the time. I came here to say good-bye." She decided she should continue when she saw Andrew's worried and confused face looking at her. "I'm leaving. I'm moving to America. I was offered a job there...I didn't tell anyone because I knew that they'd try to force me to take it. I wasn't going to because I didn't want to leave anyone here. But..." She sadly looked down. "Things change, ne? It's a wonderful opportunity. One that I'll enjoy." She stopped, very surprised at the warm tears flowing swiftly down her face.
"Oh Serena." He sat down next to her and quietly wrapped his arms around her, trying his best to do what little comforting he could. "Serena, I know that I probably can't change your mind right now, but I need to say this. Think of all you'll be missing out here! You won't be able to see your friends, you won't be able to see your family...we won't be the same without you! The girls will miss you, I'll miss you, and, even though you may be mad at him right now, Darien will miss you most."
Sighing, he gave in. Pulling her to her feet and then into a hug he whispered into her ear. "We'll miss you...don't forget to come back and visit us, ok?" She nodded as she pulled away from him. Wiping away the tears she waved good-bye one last time and walked out of the arcade.
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"What did she say Andrew?" Darien looked up at his friend who now arrived back at the table. You could tell by the red in his eyes that he had been crying recently. He had circles around his eyes from lack of sleep and his black hair had not been brushed through very well. All in all, he looked terrible.
Andrew looked at his best friend with regret in his eyes. "All I'm going to say is that before the day ends, you won't be able to talk to her. Darien, you don't have much time! Go after her! Explain the situation!" He didn't need to be told a second time. He was out of his seat and running towards the house of his one true love.
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Breathing in he walked up to her front door. Knocking three times he stood back and waited for someone, hopefully Serena, to answer. Well, hope was not enough in this case, because her mom's head popped outside.
Rolling her eyes she glared at Darien. "What do you want? Didn't I tell you the other day to stay AWAY?"
"Mrs. Tsukino please, I need to speak with her. Is she home?" He could feel the tears coming back.
Upon noticing this, Mrs. Tsukino couldn't help but feel guilty about how she had been treating him. "Darien, I'm not going to tell you exactly where she is, but I'll tell you this, you're too late."
The tears made their way down his face. Too late? This couldn't be. Where did she go? When would he see her again? WOULD he see her again? He needed to know. Falling down to his knees he began to beg. "Please Mrs. Tsukino, please, you have to tell me. I need to talk to her! She doesn't know the truth..." he shook his head when he got no response from her.
"Truth?"
He nodded his head. "Please Mrs. Tsukino, I need to see her, talk to her! I need to know where she is! I...I don't want to be left here alone...facing all the fear and loneliness I felt before. Without her, I feel nothing but emptiness. Please, where is she?"
She looked at him. Could she really trust him to not hurt her daughter again? And was it really a risk she was willing to take? "She's at the airport. Her plane leaves in about 20 minutes. But you won't make it on time. Not if you're going on foot...and I don't see you're car, so I'll take you. But I want to know everything on the way there, ok?" She smiled at him as his eyes suddenly became filled with happiness. Grabbing her shoes, she walked out of the house and closed the door behind her.
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"So, you weren't cheating on her?" He shook his head. "I'm sorry for the way I treated you. I should have let you explain." Pulling up to the airport, she let Darien out. "Darien, I wish you the best of luck. Get her back." He nodded and took off running to the gate that she would be boarding at.
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"Last call for all passengers to board for flight 941."
This was it. She took one last look around and stepped toward the door that would lead her to the plane.
"Serena wait!" She whirled around to see Darien running toward her. She didn't want to see him, not now, not when her life was about to begin turning around again. This only gave her the motive to get to the plane faster. 'Why won't you just listen to me?' He ran faster. Catching up to her, he grabbed her shoulder.
"Serena, please listen to me." He stared at her, but she looked away. Grabbing her chin and turning her to face him, he continued. "You misunderstood what was going on the other day Serena. That girl, her name is Terra. She's a..."
"NO! I don't want to hear any excuses! I'm starting a new life WITHOUT you!" She pulled away from him and handed over her flight ticket to the lady next to her. He tried to grab her arm, her hand, anything! But his attempts proved to be useless as she moved away from his grasp. She stepped into the hallway that would lead her to the airplane and into a new life. And not once did she look back at him.
Darien broke down in tears. She was leaving him, forever. 'What about Rini? What about our future together?' He was afraid now. 'If she never comes back, then she'll never know exactly how you feel' his heart cried out. 'Call out to her Darien, tell her what you feel in your heart' his mind commanded. He nodded, though no one around him understood why. He needed to tell her how he felt. Standing up, he said the words he had told her numerous times. "Serena! I love you!" And with that, he turned around and began to walk away in defeat. He didn't even notice when she stopped in the hallway and dropped to her knees.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! We left you guys hanging AGAIN! *smiles* Well, if we don't get TOO many bad comments on the ending of this chapter, we might just be willing to make the next chapter the last one, then everyone will know everything that is going to happen, but...it all depends on you! Well, we hope you enjoyed (cause it's just the bestest story in the whole world...lol...we're just joking!) and we hope you all are happy that we took the time tonight to finish up this chapter! Give us feedback peoples! Please? Can't wait to hear from ya! TTFN!
~Merc and Usagi
Author: Merc and Usagi
Chapter: 3
E-mail: PrincessMercury15@talkcity.com and LunaRock17@aol.com
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: *sigh* I don't own Sailor Moon...isn't that sad????
Author's notes:
BIG thank you goes out to everyone who has read our story so far! It's all of you who push us to write more...and extremely big thank you and mamo-shaped cheesecake goes out to Juno who is the best friend anyone could ever have! Ok, We're sorry if this leaves you hanging, but we had to do this one last time! Ok, enjoy!
~Merc and Usagi
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It had been three days since that incident with Darien. She knew she needed to get away. Not just from Tokyo, but from Japan too. That was why she bought the plane ticket. Today was her last day there. She had already said good-bye to her close friends, and now it was time to say good-bye to Andrew.
Slowly, she walked in through the arcade doors. Looking around she noticed the one person she DIDN'T want to see and he just happened to be talking to Andrew. She new that Andrew would come when he had the time, so she sat in the booth closest to the door knowing that once she said good-bye to him she'd have to leave.
Looking back to the two talking she noticed Andrew looking over at her and then turned back to Darien briefly before walking over to her.
"Hey Serena! Would you like a milkshake? It'll be on me!" He smiled down on her. He new the truth, but he wasn't going to explain to Serena. No, that was Darien's job.
"No thanks Andrew. I really don't have the time. I came here to say good-bye." She decided she should continue when she saw Andrew's worried and confused face looking at her. "I'm leaving. I'm moving to America. I was offered a job there...I didn't tell anyone because I knew that they'd try to force me to take it. I wasn't going to because I didn't want to leave anyone here. But..." She sadly looked down. "Things change, ne? It's a wonderful opportunity. One that I'll enjoy." She stopped, very surprised at the warm tears flowing swiftly down her face.
"Oh Serena." He sat down next to her and quietly wrapped his arms around her, trying his best to do what little comforting he could. "Serena, I know that I probably can't change your mind right now, but I need to say this. Think of all you'll be missing out here! You won't be able to see your friends, you won't be able to see your family...we won't be the same without you! The girls will miss you, I'll miss you, and, even though you may be mad at him right now, Darien will miss you most."
Sighing, he gave in. Pulling her to her feet and then into a hug he whispered into her ear. "We'll miss you...don't forget to come back and visit us, ok?" She nodded as she pulled away from him. Wiping away the tears she waved good-bye one last time and walked out of the arcade.
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"What did she say Andrew?" Darien looked up at his friend who now arrived back at the table. You could tell by the red in his eyes that he had been crying recently. He had circles around his eyes from lack of sleep and his black hair had not been brushed through very well. All in all, he looked terrible.
Andrew looked at his best friend with regret in his eyes. "All I'm going to say is that before the day ends, you won't be able to talk to her. Darien, you don't have much time! Go after her! Explain the situation!" He didn't need to be told a second time. He was out of his seat and running towards the house of his one true love.
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Breathing in he walked up to her front door. Knocking three times he stood back and waited for someone, hopefully Serena, to answer. Well, hope was not enough in this case, because her mom's head popped outside.
Rolling her eyes she glared at Darien. "What do you want? Didn't I tell you the other day to stay AWAY?"
"Mrs. Tsukino please, I need to speak with her. Is she home?" He could feel the tears coming back.
Upon noticing this, Mrs. Tsukino couldn't help but feel guilty about how she had been treating him. "Darien, I'm not going to tell you exactly where she is, but I'll tell you this, you're too late."
The tears made their way down his face. Too late? This couldn't be. Where did she go? When would he see her again? WOULD he see her again? He needed to know. Falling down to his knees he began to beg. "Please Mrs. Tsukino, please, you have to tell me. I need to talk to her! She doesn't know the truth..." he shook his head when he got no response from her.
"Truth?"
He nodded his head. "Please Mrs. Tsukino, I need to see her, talk to her! I need to know where she is! I...I don't want to be left here alone...facing all the fear and loneliness I felt before. Without her, I feel nothing but emptiness. Please, where is she?"
She looked at him. Could she really trust him to not hurt her daughter again? And was it really a risk she was willing to take? "She's at the airport. Her plane leaves in about 20 minutes. But you won't make it on time. Not if you're going on foot...and I don't see you're car, so I'll take you. But I want to know everything on the way there, ok?" She smiled at him as his eyes suddenly became filled with happiness. Grabbing her shoes, she walked out of the house and closed the door behind her.
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"So, you weren't cheating on her?" He shook his head. "I'm sorry for the way I treated you. I should have let you explain." Pulling up to the airport, she let Darien out. "Darien, I wish you the best of luck. Get her back." He nodded and took off running to the gate that she would be boarding at.
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"Last call for all passengers to board for flight 941."
This was it. She took one last look around and stepped toward the door that would lead her to the plane.
"Serena wait!" She whirled around to see Darien running toward her. She didn't want to see him, not now, not when her life was about to begin turning around again. This only gave her the motive to get to the plane faster. 'Why won't you just listen to me?' He ran faster. Catching up to her, he grabbed her shoulder.
"Serena, please listen to me." He stared at her, but she looked away. Grabbing her chin and turning her to face him, he continued. "You misunderstood what was going on the other day Serena. That girl, her name is Terra. She's a..."
"NO! I don't want to hear any excuses! I'm starting a new life WITHOUT you!" She pulled away from him and handed over her flight ticket to the lady next to her. He tried to grab her arm, her hand, anything! But his attempts proved to be useless as she moved away from his grasp. She stepped into the hallway that would lead her to the airplane and into a new life. And not once did she look back at him.
Darien broke down in tears. She was leaving him, forever. 'What about Rini? What about our future together?' He was afraid now. 'If she never comes back, then she'll never know exactly how you feel' his heart cried out. 'Call out to her Darien, tell her what you feel in your heart' his mind commanded. He nodded, though no one around him understood why. He needed to tell her how he felt. Standing up, he said the words he had told her numerous times. "Serena! I love you!" And with that, he turned around and began to walk away in defeat. He didn't even notice when she stopped in the hallway and dropped to her knees.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! We left you guys hanging AGAIN! *smiles* Well, if we don't get TOO many bad comments on the ending of this chapter, we might just be willing to make the next chapter the last one, then everyone will know everything that is going to happen, but...it all depends on you! Well, we hope you enjoyed (cause it's just the bestest story in the whole world...lol...we're just joking!) and we hope you all are happy that we took the time tonight to finish up this chapter! Give us feedback peoples! Please? Can't wait to hear from ya! TTFN!
~Merc and Usagi