This story takes place during the Doom Tree series. I feel it was actually
important to develop the relationship between Serena and Darien. It is
based on the anime Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi, all rights are preserved.
First Kiss:
She was sitting with her friends at the table up front, watching the door, just as I thought she would be. I had come through the back way, making a signal of silence to Andrew, who looked on curiously. I was able to approach her unseen from behind then I leaned over and offered her a red rose. All the girls, in fact the room, seemed to go silent. It was a momentous occasion and when she looked up at me with those big blue eyes, I felt there were just the two of us in the world.
"Would you like to take a walk, Serena?" I asked casually. She looked at me, nodded and stood. The other girls (I knew who they were now) wisely kept silent. We walked to the park nearby, just holding hands. She was happy to be with me, but I could tell she knew something was bothering me.
"Darien," she asked, "are you sure you're ok?"
I gave her a slight smile in reply and guided her down a more secluded pathway. There were things we had to talk about, things that shouldn't be overheard. I stopped; I couldn't look at her when I started speaking. "Serena, I do remember-a lot, but there are still some things that bother me. I got hurt- bad- I know, and after that I had some terrible nightmares. I still do." I turned and looked at her intently, "Tell me, honestly, did I hurt you?"
"Darien, you know you weren't yourself," she began.
"I know," I interrupted, "but I have to know, truly. I would never forgive myself if I had."
She got that determined look on her face, such as when she's going into battle. "You protected us, protected me, even when the Negaverse controlled you. But in the final battle, you did hurt me some." She paused, looked away, then continued, "And I hurt you. Then I decided I wouldn't fight you anymore, and faced you only with…."
"Your locket." I finished. "You were kneeling, pleading with me, holding your locket while I held my sword raised… Oh Serena, will you forgive me?"
"There is nothing to forgive. You saved me from Beryl's attack. You gave me the strength and courage to face Beryl on my own." She concluded, giving me a look that stopped any argument.
My mind set free, I held her close. I could say the words that were in my heart now. "I love you, Serena. All this time and we've never even kissed."
She giggled at that and hugged me tighter. "Yes, we have. It was at the masquerade, you were Tuxedo Mask. Remember?"
"That was you! Of course, it had to be you, my Princess. But we have still not had our first kiss, Serena." I said softly, tilting her chin up.
"Darien", a whisper as our lips met.
A first kiss became a second and a third, then I stopped counting. Suddenly, she broke away with shock. I hadn't been this embarrassed with a girl since…since I was fourteen. 'Idiot, I berated myself- first kiss, first guy, this girl is such a virgin!'
"It's ok, it's perfectly natural." I said casually. "I promise I won't do anything to scare or hurt you." I could see chagrin on her face as myth and memory merged. Reassured, she gave me a small smile and returned to my side. I thought it would be wiser –safer- if we continued our walk and talked. She was being quiet and introspective. I liked this side of her.
"How long have you known you were Sailor Moon?" I asked.
"Since Luna came and told me, when the Negaverse first showed up."
"Luna?" I questioned.
"My cat. She gave me my brooch and the crescent wand and taught me- taught us- what we needed to know. How about you?"
"I didn't know what was happening." I confessed, "I had terrible headaches and nightmares whenever I transformed. I accepted it as real only when I had the Rainbow Crystal, and then I didn't know why, until the end." There was an uncomfortable silence for a minute; the subject was still too painful to talk about yet.
"Poor Darien, you've had a rough time… Well, ask me anything, I'll tell you everything I know." She was her usual bubbly self, telling me all about the Scouts and recent events. By unspoken agreement, we didn't talk about the Negaverse.
We had been talking for about an hour when I saw Raye spying on us. "I don't think we should keep the others in suspense. Let's go back and get something to eat." I suggested. "Are you hungry?"
"Am I ever! Oops, that wasn't very lady-like, was it?"
"No, but it's very Serena-like. Fighting for justice takes a lot of energy."
"You're right, come on." She started to pull on my arm.
This would be an ordeal, that the sophisticated and reserved Darien Chiba had made public his preference for the giddy little Serena Tsukino. Man, am I going to hear about it from Andrew and the guys.
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It was all true! It is real and terrifying and wonderful. Now I'm no longer solitary and aloof. I have a lovely and vivacious girl as my eternal love and am big brother/comrade-in-arms to four wonderful girls. What will happen next?
AN: This is the last chapter of this story. I hope you have been enjoying my writing. I will continue the 'R' season of Darien's journal in my next story, 'To Protect Her'. There is a lot of angst in it, natch; who had the greatest pain, Serena in her confusion or Darien with his guilt? Dear as she is, many people have written Serena's side of the story, so I have chosen the man in shadows. The less he is seen, the more I can imagine. It has a different interpretation of the dream, of Beryl, and a new character. The diary is a difficult format to write in, so I will be breaking out of it more and more to write scenes.
First Kiss:
She was sitting with her friends at the table up front, watching the door, just as I thought she would be. I had come through the back way, making a signal of silence to Andrew, who looked on curiously. I was able to approach her unseen from behind then I leaned over and offered her a red rose. All the girls, in fact the room, seemed to go silent. It was a momentous occasion and when she looked up at me with those big blue eyes, I felt there were just the two of us in the world.
"Would you like to take a walk, Serena?" I asked casually. She looked at me, nodded and stood. The other girls (I knew who they were now) wisely kept silent. We walked to the park nearby, just holding hands. She was happy to be with me, but I could tell she knew something was bothering me.
"Darien," she asked, "are you sure you're ok?"
I gave her a slight smile in reply and guided her down a more secluded pathway. There were things we had to talk about, things that shouldn't be overheard. I stopped; I couldn't look at her when I started speaking. "Serena, I do remember-a lot, but there are still some things that bother me. I got hurt- bad- I know, and after that I had some terrible nightmares. I still do." I turned and looked at her intently, "Tell me, honestly, did I hurt you?"
"Darien, you know you weren't yourself," she began.
"I know," I interrupted, "but I have to know, truly. I would never forgive myself if I had."
She got that determined look on her face, such as when she's going into battle. "You protected us, protected me, even when the Negaverse controlled you. But in the final battle, you did hurt me some." She paused, looked away, then continued, "And I hurt you. Then I decided I wouldn't fight you anymore, and faced you only with…."
"Your locket." I finished. "You were kneeling, pleading with me, holding your locket while I held my sword raised… Oh Serena, will you forgive me?"
"There is nothing to forgive. You saved me from Beryl's attack. You gave me the strength and courage to face Beryl on my own." She concluded, giving me a look that stopped any argument.
My mind set free, I held her close. I could say the words that were in my heart now. "I love you, Serena. All this time and we've never even kissed."
She giggled at that and hugged me tighter. "Yes, we have. It was at the masquerade, you were Tuxedo Mask. Remember?"
"That was you! Of course, it had to be you, my Princess. But we have still not had our first kiss, Serena." I said softly, tilting her chin up.
"Darien", a whisper as our lips met.
A first kiss became a second and a third, then I stopped counting. Suddenly, she broke away with shock. I hadn't been this embarrassed with a girl since…since I was fourteen. 'Idiot, I berated myself- first kiss, first guy, this girl is such a virgin!'
"It's ok, it's perfectly natural." I said casually. "I promise I won't do anything to scare or hurt you." I could see chagrin on her face as myth and memory merged. Reassured, she gave me a small smile and returned to my side. I thought it would be wiser –safer- if we continued our walk and talked. She was being quiet and introspective. I liked this side of her.
"How long have you known you were Sailor Moon?" I asked.
"Since Luna came and told me, when the Negaverse first showed up."
"Luna?" I questioned.
"My cat. She gave me my brooch and the crescent wand and taught me- taught us- what we needed to know. How about you?"
"I didn't know what was happening." I confessed, "I had terrible headaches and nightmares whenever I transformed. I accepted it as real only when I had the Rainbow Crystal, and then I didn't know why, until the end." There was an uncomfortable silence for a minute; the subject was still too painful to talk about yet.
"Poor Darien, you've had a rough time… Well, ask me anything, I'll tell you everything I know." She was her usual bubbly self, telling me all about the Scouts and recent events. By unspoken agreement, we didn't talk about the Negaverse.
We had been talking for about an hour when I saw Raye spying on us. "I don't think we should keep the others in suspense. Let's go back and get something to eat." I suggested. "Are you hungry?"
"Am I ever! Oops, that wasn't very lady-like, was it?"
"No, but it's very Serena-like. Fighting for justice takes a lot of energy."
"You're right, come on." She started to pull on my arm.
This would be an ordeal, that the sophisticated and reserved Darien Chiba had made public his preference for the giddy little Serena Tsukino. Man, am I going to hear about it from Andrew and the guys.
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It was all true! It is real and terrifying and wonderful. Now I'm no longer solitary and aloof. I have a lovely and vivacious girl as my eternal love and am big brother/comrade-in-arms to four wonderful girls. What will happen next?
AN: This is the last chapter of this story. I hope you have been enjoying my writing. I will continue the 'R' season of Darien's journal in my next story, 'To Protect Her'. There is a lot of angst in it, natch; who had the greatest pain, Serena in her confusion or Darien with his guilt? Dear as she is, many people have written Serena's side of the story, so I have chosen the man in shadows. The less he is seen, the more I can imagine. It has a different interpretation of the dream, of Beryl, and a new character. The diary is a difficult format to write in, so I will be breaking out of it more and more to write scenes.
