Title: For the Love of Earth

Rated: G

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. BUT I do own this story.

Author's Note: Thank you to all the people who have reviewed my stories so far. Also thanks to Moon Sparkle for the writing tips. I am going to try and use her advice while I type up chp.4. So now here is chapter 4.

On the way to his room Darien bumped into his generals. "Hello Darien. Long time no see." Kunzite stated. They had all stopped in the deserted hallway to talk to their friend, who they haven't seen in a few weeks, for a few minutes before bed.

"Yah, where have you been lately?" Neflyte inquired, even though he already knew the answer to his question.

"I have been spending some time with Serena." Darien admitted. A slight blush began to creep into his cheeks when he had remembered his kiss with Serena.

"Isn't that they girl Kunzite and you found in the forest a few weeks ago?" Zoisite asked him. He had a sly grin on his face for he had noticed the way Darien began to blush when they started to talk about Serena.

"Yes"

"How is she doing?" Kunzite wondered. He also noticed how Darien would blush whenever she was mentioned.

"Just fine" Darien stated. He had a dreamy look in his eyes as he pictured his princess's face in his mind's eye.

"Umm... Darien, you really like Serena don't you?" Jadeite asked him. He too took notice of the way Darien would act whenever Serena was mentioned.

"WHAT!?!" Why would you say that?" Darien inquired as he was snapped out of his daydream. He then stared out his generals with a perplexed look on his face as to how they could have known that he really liked Serena so soon.

"Well when we started talking about Serena you kept on blushing and you also got this dreamy sort of look in your eyes." his generals explained to him.

"Well I..." Darien muttered. He soon began to blush a bit more, which gave his generals a clue that he did really like this girl. Maybe in love her. "Well maybe I like her a little bit."

"A little bit!" they all exclaimed. They couldn't believe what their friend had just told them and after they had noticed how hard it was to answer their question.

"Okay maybe I like her a lot. Maybe I even love her!" Darien proclaimed. Frustrated that his friend's could see through him so easily. He then looked up at all their faces which all had silly grins plastered to them for they were all happy that their friend/prince had finally found someone whom he could love.

"It's about time you found someone to love." Neflyte commented with a silly smirk still plastered on his

face.

"What about you four?" Darien questioned them with a sly grin adorning his face. "You four haven't found someone to call your own yet." Darien pointed out to all of them.

"We will!" his generals told him. The silly grins on their faces were slowly disappearing as the thought of finding the right girl for them seemed like only a fantasy that would never come true.

"We just needed to make sure you found your true love first." Jadeite mentioned to him.

"Oh I see." Darien said knowingly. That's when he decided to drop the subject about finding the right girl for his generals for he was aware of the look of sadness that was slowly beginning to work its way into his generals faces when he had started talking to them about finding someone to love.

"Well we're going to go to bed now, Darien. It's getting pretty late." his generals yawned. They then began to sluggishly walk towards their room as sleep was about to claim them.

"Good night you guys." Darien called back to them. After his generals were out of sight he entered his bedroom to get some sleep.

Early the next morning Serena was awakened by a strange beeping noise. 'What's that noise?' Serena thought groggily. She soon realized that they noise was coming from her bed stand where her communicator was. "Oh someone is trying to talk to me through my communicator." Serena said to herself while she reached for her communicator on her bed stand.

"Hello" Serena yawned after she had turned on her communicator. She began to wonder who would ever try to contact her this early in the morning.

"Serena?!? Is that you?" came a familiar voice from her communicator.

"Raye!?!" Serena exclaimed when she had realized it was her dear friend who was trying to contact her. She was so happy to see her again.

"Oh Serena we have missed you so much." Raye cried after she had realized that she was truly talking to Serena.

"We?" Serena questioned. She wasn't really sure what Raye meant by we because all she could see was Raye over her communicator and nobody else.

"Serena you haven't forgotten about us!" came some other familiar voices from her communicator.

"Amy, Lita, Mina! Of course I haven't forgotten about you guys." Serena informed them merrily when they had come into view over her communicator. She was so thrilled that she was able to talk to her dear friend's. "I've missed you guys so much."

"We've missed you too, Serena."

"Serena how are you doing?" Mina asked her with worry and concern shining through her voice. "Queen Selenity told us what happened to you."

"I am perfectly fine now. I am just a bit sore, but I am able to move around." Serena told them. This news came as a big relief to them all because for the past few weeks all they could do was worry about whither or not their friend was alright.

"That's great!" Amy proclaimed.

"Queen Selenity also told us that Prince Endymion was taking care of you." Lita noted to Serena. She had a sly look in her eyes as thoughts ran through her mind on whither or not this prince was the right type for their princess.

"Well yes, but it's not what you think." Serena blurted out as she began to blush at how foolish she was acting. She already knew what her guardians were thinking and she was afraid that they might be correct about her feelings towards Darien.

"Serena if I didn't know better I would say that you were in love with Prince Endymion." Mina observed. 'They don't call me the love goddess for nothing.' Mina told herself merrily when she had noticed her friend's reaction to her just made statement.

"Well uhh..." Serena hesitated, while she searched her brain for an answer to Mina's statement. 'Do I love Prince Endymion? He is really sweet to me. He also isn't like any of the other princes that I have meet before, he is kinder then them. I can also be myself around him and for some reason whenever I am with him it just feels so right.' Serena thought frantically to herself while her friends waited for her answer.

"Serena, you do love him!" her friends exclaimed after she had never argued with the statement that Mina made.

"Okay I do love him!" Serena admitted. She knew that all these feelings that she felt for Darien weren't just because he was one of her close friends, it was because she loved him.

"Well it's about time!" Lita announced merrily. She was so happy that their princess had finally found someone for herself.

"Does he know you love him?" Amy inquired.

"Well I haven't told him yet." Serena mumbled to them. She already knew what their reaction would be to her just made statement.

"YOU HAVEN'T!"

"You better tell him soon." Raye commanded. "Your not going to stay on the Earth forever." She added.

"I know. I will tell him today." Serena stated. She knew that her stay on Earth was coming to an end and if she didn't tell Darien that she loved him soon then she would never get another chance too.

"Good" Lita declared.

"I almost forgot has Prince Bedwiken come yet?" Serena asked them.

"Yes! And what a snob. He wasn't you type at all!" Raye declared with a horrid look on her face.

"He was too selfish and rude." Mina informed her while she remember the oh so unpleasant encounter she had with him when he had arrived on the Moon.

"He too only wanted you for your power." Amy added in.

"Well that's okay. I have already found my love." Serena cooed, while see pictured Darien's face.

"Oh Serena we have to go." Amy exclaimed which shot Serena out of her daydream and back to her friends.

"Okay bye guys."

"Bye Serena. We will see you soon." her friends said as they turned off they communicator.

After Serena was done talking to her friends she laid in bed for a few minutes wondering about what she had to do today. 'I will tell Darien I love him today!' Serena told herself determinedly. 'I don't know how long I will be staying on Earth. By the way my friend's talked to seems like I will be coming home very soon!' Serena informed herself. After she realized that she couldn't get back to sleep she decided to get up and get ready for the day.

When she passed the mirror on her way to her closet she noticed that she was still wearing the crown, made of roses, that Darien had given her yesterday. She then took the crown off of her head and inhaled it's sweet scent which reminded her so much of her love, Darien. Next she walked to her closet after she had placed the crown down on the dresser. For the day she decided to wear a light blue short sleeved dress with light blue sandals on her feet. After she was done changing she headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth and then she went to her dresser mirror to fix her hair.

When Serena was all down she heard a small knock on her door. "Come in" Serena called to the person behind her door.

"Good morning Serena." Darien greeted, while he walked into Serena's room with her breakfast in his hands.

"Good morning Darien." Serena beamed. She then walked over to him, took the food tray out of his hands and set it on a table in her room.

"Serena I didn't expect you to be up and ready around this time." Darien noted to her, while he moved closer to Serena. "You must be feeling much better."

"I do" Serena chirped happily. She then plopped down on her bed and looked up at Darien with a merry look in her eyes.

"Good, so how about some breakfast?" Darien asked her as he got the food tray off the table and presented it to Serena.

"Love some" Serena smiled when she took the food tray from Darien. She soon began to eat her breakfast while Darien looked at her with love coursing through his entire body.

When Serena was done eating she asked Darien what they were going to do today. "So Darien what are doing today?"

"Well I thought we might go on a boat ride on the lake and then take a stroll through the gardens."

"Sounds great!" Serena exclaimed. She then shot up off her bed and pulled Darien along towards the lake.

When they reached the lake Darien helped Serena into a rowboat and then he climbed in after her. Once they were both settled inside the rowboat Darien began to row them to the middle of the lake. For a long time Darien and Serena said nothing to each other. All Serena did was look at the crystal clear water before her, while Darien just stared at her with love shining in his eyes as he kept rowing their boat. 'Geez she looks just like a princess. The way the sun makes her hair look like pure gold and the way her smile makes my heart skip a beat.' Darien thought to himself dreamily.

"Serena" Darien croaked as he broke the silence between them. He had finally mustered enough courage to tell her how he truly felt about her.

"Yes Darien" Serena said as she looked at him with a small smile on her lips.

"Serena I need to tell you something." Darien told her, while he looked into her eyes.

"Yes Darien what is it?"

"Serena I... I..." Darien stuttered. He began to chicken out about telling her that he loved her. He was scared that she might not feel the same way towards him and would feel awkward around him knowing that he loved her and she didn't feel the same way.

"You what Darien?" Serena asked him. She was looking at him eagerly while anticipation was building up inside of her.

"I... I think we should be heading back now." Darien blurted out. He then began to row the boat back to shore.

"Oh okay" Serena muttered. She was a bit confused that it would take Darien that long to tell her something like that.

When they got back to shore Darien helped Serena out of the boat. They then began to take a stroll through the gardens. While they were walking through the gardens Darien was trying to muster up enough of his courage to tell Serena that he loved her. Once they had reached the center of the garden Darien had built up enough courage to tell Serena he loved her. So he walked up to Serena, who was now sitting on a bench, and took a seat beside her. He then looked her start in the eyes and began to talk to her. "Serena I have something important to tell you." Darien told Serena as he tried to not look away from her and chicken out again.

"Yes Darien, what is it?" Serena asked him as she also looked in straight in the eyes.

"Serena I... I love you." Darien quickly blurted. He then quickly looked away from Serena not wanting to see her reaction to his statement.

"Really Darien?" Serena questioned him, while she made Darien look at her.

"Yes, with all my heart." Darien declared as he tried not to look into Serena's eyes. He was too scared at what her reaction would be.

"I love you too, Darien." Serena smiled. Darien then looked up into Serena's eyes with joy.

"You do!?!"

"Mmm-hmmm" Serena replied. She soon found herself in Darien's embrace, while he kissed her with all the love her felt for her. When they broke from the kiss they stayed in each other's arms.

They stayed like that for quite some time and neither of them spoke a word for quite sometime, until Darien finally spoke up. He had decided to give Serena something that was very dear to him. "Serena"

"Yes Darien" Serena responded as she looked up into her his eyes.

"Serena I have something to give to you." Darien declared. He then let go of Serena and put his hands in his pockets.

"What is it?" Serena questioned with curiosity running through her voice as she watched Darien dig into his pockets.

"This" Darien answered as he pulled out a golden star on a chain.

"What is it?" Serena inquired. She looked out the star with interest and fascination.

"It's my star locket."

"It's beautiful."

"That's not all." Darien declared. "It also plays music." Darien told her. He then showed her how the locket worked as she watched in fascination.

"Darien it sounds magnificent. But I can't accept it." Serena told him sternly. "I know it is too dear to you." Serena explained to him while she pushed the star locket back towards him.

"But Serena that's why I want you to have it. It symbolizes my love for you." Darien pleaded with Serena. He then put on a puppy dog face and handed the star locket to Serena once again.

"Darien that is very sweet of you." Serena giggled as saw the look on Darien's face when he handed her the locket again. "If it means that much to you then of course I will keep it." Serena told him. Serena then took the locket out of Darien's hands and gave him a kiss on the lips. Darien then snuck his arms around Serena's waist and pulled her closer while he deepened their kiss.

When they broke from their kiss Serena stood up and started walking away from Darien.

"Serena, where are you going?" Darien inquired, bewildered by Serena's actions.

"I am heading back to the palace. It's getting late." Serena called back to him as she began to walk a bit faster.

"Oh! Well what for me." Darien called back to her as he got up and ran after her.

"You have to catch me first." Serena shouted back as she began to run towards the palace. Darien then began to run after her.

When Darien caught up with her he picked her up into his arms and smiled down at her. "I caught you." he declared.

"Yes you did and we are already at my room." Serena pointed out to him. She then gave Darien a sweet kiss on the lips, while he put her down.

"Goodnight, my dear Serena."

"Goodnight Darien." Serena said back as she kissed Darien on the lips again and went inside her room.

A few minutes later Serena heard a knock on her door. "Come in"

"Hello Serena" Darien greeted. He then walked inside her room and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Darien! What are you doing here? You were just with me a few minutes ago." Serena told him, while she stared at Darien in confusion.

"Well when I left your room I realized that we hadn't had dinner yet. So I went to the kitchen and got us some thing to eat." Darien told Serena. He then sat down on the carpet and set out their dinner.

"How sweet!" Serena exclaimed. She soon followed Darien and sat down right beside him on the carpet. They then began to eat their dinner.

When they were done eating Serena helped Darien with the dishes. "Thank you, Darien." Serena smiled as she kissed Darien on the lips. Darien then put the tray of dishes on the table, wrapped his arms around Serena's waist, and pulled her closer. Serena shrieked with delight when she felt Darien's arms pull her closer to him while she keep on kissing him.

When they broke from their kiss Darien picked up the food tray and walked to Serena's door with Serena following right behind him. "Goodnight Serena" Darien whispered he gave Serena a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodnight Darien. I love you." Serena cooed as she watched Darien leave her room.

"I love you too, my dear, Serena." Darien called back to her. He then left her room and headed towards the kitchen to set down their dinner plates.

When Darien had left her room Serena went to her closet and changed into some pajamas. She then climbed into bed and closed her yes as sleep began to claim her.

Well there's chapter 4. I hope you guys liked it. Thanks again to Moon Sparkle for the writing advice. Please review and remember the more reviews I get the sooner I will post the next chapter. Happy New Year! *smile* :)