Darien walked into Serena's bedroom. When he had knocked and gotten no answer he pushed open the door quietly and saw Serena asleep in-between Jordan and Annie. All 3 had tearstained cheeks. It was about 11 o'clock PM. Since they had gotten home from the court hearing the girls had clung to Serena they both refused to go to bed until Serena had lay down with them both had still clung to her but eventually cried themselves to sleep.
Darien made two fists. He had tried everything that day to prevent Edward Scott from winning. And he hadn't done it. Serena had counted on him again. And again Darien had failed her. And along with it she had lost the two people who at the moment meant the most to her in the world.
Darien still loved her with everything in him. But it always came back to those dreams. And he was ready to forget them. But Darien knew that he had ruined those chances when he had announced that he and Serena would never get married. He loved her and more than anything he would like to have had Serena become his wife.
Darien softly closed the door behind him as he made his way out into the living room where 4 very concerned senshi sitting in the living room. "How is she?" Ami asked standing up.
"She's asleep and so are Annie and Jordan." Darien replied quietly. "I feel awful. Serena depended on me to get custody of Annie and Jordan for her, but I couldn't."
"It's not your fault Darien." Mina said quietly.
"We all knew that it would be very unlikely that Serena would get custody of the kids. She was their foster mother, foster mother's get very little rights when it comes to this sort of thing." Ami said quietly.
"But she put her trust in me and I let her down…again." Darien stood at the window and looked out.
The group fell silent. "Can't we just take Serena and the girls some place and not come back?" Lita asked.
"Lita your not thinking rationally." Rei said, her voice was quiet, and held no emotion.
"For the first time in our lives Serena is facing something we can't help her with. We have always been able to fight the enemy with our attacks and the problem would be solved and Serena would go back to her normal happy self." Mina's words were quiet but everyone in the room caught them.
"This is something Serena has to do on her own and we can't help her in the slightest." Rei words held anger. "This is going to kill Serena and I can't help her." Rei stood up and walked out of the room.
The group was silent they all knew it was true and for the first time ever the 5 of them realized that there were some battles Serena had to face and fight on her own.
Serena sat with her children one the couch both Annie and Jordan clinging to her. The two 6 year olds didn't realize exactly what was going on just that there were being taken away from their mother. They had been sitting like that for 45 minutes now and Edward Scott would be there any moment.
The doorbell ringing caused Lita to jump up and she pulled open the door and there stood the object of her wrath. "Come in please." Lita said through her teeth stepping aside.
"Who are you?" Edward asked.
"A friend." Lita replied.
Serena stood up and took both girls hands and walked towards Edward "Girls," Serena said kneeling "this is your father."
Both girls buried their faces in Serena's white shirt. "Do they always dress identical? I can't tell them apart." Edward said.
"Often times yes. They choose their clothing, the especially dress alike when they are upset over something. Both girls wore short dresses with a flower imprinted on the front, Annie's was a dark blue and Jordan's was red. "Well then do you have their things prepared?" Edward's tone was harsh.
Mina came forth with matching suitcases, with each girls names on the front of them. "I wrote out a list of times and places the girls have to be. Both are very active in sports, their doctor and dentist and school records are all in here." Serena said handing Edward a manila envelope. "Annie has a soccer game tomorrow morning. It's at the parka bout a mile from here."
"She wont be going to her game tomorrow. Our flight leaves tonight at 9." Edward replied.
"F-flight?" Serena stuttered.
"Yes, to Colorado, where I live." Edward replied.
"Momma," Annie tugged on Serena's hand.
"What is it Darling?" Serena asked forcing away the tears that had formed in her throat.
"Where's Colorado?" Annie asked.
Serena knelt down, taking both Annie and Jordan's hands, "Colorado is at the other end of the country."
"So he," Jordan pointed to Edward "lives in Colorado."
"Yes he does." Serena nodded.
"And you will be coming there to live with me." Edward's said his voice changed to sound childish.
Annie made a face, she didn't like being talked to like that and then she giggled "Your funny!" She exclaimed "We can't go with you to Colorado. We live here and Sarah and robin are coming to spend the night for out birthday."
"Baby," Serena said touching each girls faces softly "remember we talked about this last night and this morning. You are going to live with your Daddy remember."
"But me and Annie thought that he was our Daddy." Jordan pointed towards Darien and Serena gasped.
"Wherever did you get that idea?"
"Well he pushed us on the swings and played with us like Robin's daddy does!" Jordan replied.
Serena felt her heartbreak into a million pieces, Darien had been the first male that had ever been in their live, and he was so much like a father figure. The room fell silent, "Momma are you coming with us?" Annie asked.
Serena couldn't find her voice but she was able to shake her head. "I don't want to go then!" Jordan exclaimed.
Serena pulled both now crying children to her chest finding her voice Serena asked "Remember the stories I used to tell you?"
"The ones about the beautiful princess on the moon?" Annie asked.
"And her friends who defended her?" Jordan added.
"That's the one. Remember how brave she was when her home was destroyed?" Serena asked, both girls nodded solemnly "Do you think you could be that brave?"
Both girls thought for a moment and then nodded "When do we get to come back?" Jordan asked.
"I'm sure your Daddy will let you come visit some time." Serena shot a look at Edward and she wasn't able to read his expression. "Now why don't you say good bye to Aunt Mina, Aunt Ami, Aunt Lita and Aunt Rei and Darien."
Both girls hugged the other 5 and then ran back to Serena clinging to Serena and crying into her shoulder. Serena clutched her daughters, they may not have been her daughters in the eyes of the court but they would always be her daughters. "Be my brave little girls and I will talk to you as soon as possible OK?"
Both girls sniffed and Edward took both girls hands and attempted to pull them away Serena let their hands slowly break apart as the crying girls were lead to the limo in the driveway. Serena stood at the doorway and watched and as soon as the limo turned the corner Serena's knees gave way and Darien's arms encircled her waist. Darien held Serena as she wept rocking her gently back and forth. Ami, Mina, Lita, and Rei wandered soberly to the living room giving Darien and Serena time to themselves.
"Darien take me home, take me back to Tokyo, there is nothing left for me here." Serena said her voice barely above a whisper.
Darien made two fists. He had tried everything that day to prevent Edward Scott from winning. And he hadn't done it. Serena had counted on him again. And again Darien had failed her. And along with it she had lost the two people who at the moment meant the most to her in the world.
Darien still loved her with everything in him. But it always came back to those dreams. And he was ready to forget them. But Darien knew that he had ruined those chances when he had announced that he and Serena would never get married. He loved her and more than anything he would like to have had Serena become his wife.
Darien softly closed the door behind him as he made his way out into the living room where 4 very concerned senshi sitting in the living room. "How is she?" Ami asked standing up.
"She's asleep and so are Annie and Jordan." Darien replied quietly. "I feel awful. Serena depended on me to get custody of Annie and Jordan for her, but I couldn't."
"It's not your fault Darien." Mina said quietly.
"We all knew that it would be very unlikely that Serena would get custody of the kids. She was their foster mother, foster mother's get very little rights when it comes to this sort of thing." Ami said quietly.
"But she put her trust in me and I let her down…again." Darien stood at the window and looked out.
The group fell silent. "Can't we just take Serena and the girls some place and not come back?" Lita asked.
"Lita your not thinking rationally." Rei said, her voice was quiet, and held no emotion.
"For the first time in our lives Serena is facing something we can't help her with. We have always been able to fight the enemy with our attacks and the problem would be solved and Serena would go back to her normal happy self." Mina's words were quiet but everyone in the room caught them.
"This is something Serena has to do on her own and we can't help her in the slightest." Rei words held anger. "This is going to kill Serena and I can't help her." Rei stood up and walked out of the room.
The group was silent they all knew it was true and for the first time ever the 5 of them realized that there were some battles Serena had to face and fight on her own.
Serena sat with her children one the couch both Annie and Jordan clinging to her. The two 6 year olds didn't realize exactly what was going on just that there were being taken away from their mother. They had been sitting like that for 45 minutes now and Edward Scott would be there any moment.
The doorbell ringing caused Lita to jump up and she pulled open the door and there stood the object of her wrath. "Come in please." Lita said through her teeth stepping aside.
"Who are you?" Edward asked.
"A friend." Lita replied.
Serena stood up and took both girls hands and walked towards Edward "Girls," Serena said kneeling "this is your father."
Both girls buried their faces in Serena's white shirt. "Do they always dress identical? I can't tell them apart." Edward said.
"Often times yes. They choose their clothing, the especially dress alike when they are upset over something. Both girls wore short dresses with a flower imprinted on the front, Annie's was a dark blue and Jordan's was red. "Well then do you have their things prepared?" Edward's tone was harsh.
Mina came forth with matching suitcases, with each girls names on the front of them. "I wrote out a list of times and places the girls have to be. Both are very active in sports, their doctor and dentist and school records are all in here." Serena said handing Edward a manila envelope. "Annie has a soccer game tomorrow morning. It's at the parka bout a mile from here."
"She wont be going to her game tomorrow. Our flight leaves tonight at 9." Edward replied.
"F-flight?" Serena stuttered.
"Yes, to Colorado, where I live." Edward replied.
"Momma," Annie tugged on Serena's hand.
"What is it Darling?" Serena asked forcing away the tears that had formed in her throat.
"Where's Colorado?" Annie asked.
Serena knelt down, taking both Annie and Jordan's hands, "Colorado is at the other end of the country."
"So he," Jordan pointed to Edward "lives in Colorado."
"Yes he does." Serena nodded.
"And you will be coming there to live with me." Edward's said his voice changed to sound childish.
Annie made a face, she didn't like being talked to like that and then she giggled "Your funny!" She exclaimed "We can't go with you to Colorado. We live here and Sarah and robin are coming to spend the night for out birthday."
"Baby," Serena said touching each girls faces softly "remember we talked about this last night and this morning. You are going to live with your Daddy remember."
"But me and Annie thought that he was our Daddy." Jordan pointed towards Darien and Serena gasped.
"Wherever did you get that idea?"
"Well he pushed us on the swings and played with us like Robin's daddy does!" Jordan replied.
Serena felt her heartbreak into a million pieces, Darien had been the first male that had ever been in their live, and he was so much like a father figure. The room fell silent, "Momma are you coming with us?" Annie asked.
Serena couldn't find her voice but she was able to shake her head. "I don't want to go then!" Jordan exclaimed.
Serena pulled both now crying children to her chest finding her voice Serena asked "Remember the stories I used to tell you?"
"The ones about the beautiful princess on the moon?" Annie asked.
"And her friends who defended her?" Jordan added.
"That's the one. Remember how brave she was when her home was destroyed?" Serena asked, both girls nodded solemnly "Do you think you could be that brave?"
Both girls thought for a moment and then nodded "When do we get to come back?" Jordan asked.
"I'm sure your Daddy will let you come visit some time." Serena shot a look at Edward and she wasn't able to read his expression. "Now why don't you say good bye to Aunt Mina, Aunt Ami, Aunt Lita and Aunt Rei and Darien."
Both girls hugged the other 5 and then ran back to Serena clinging to Serena and crying into her shoulder. Serena clutched her daughters, they may not have been her daughters in the eyes of the court but they would always be her daughters. "Be my brave little girls and I will talk to you as soon as possible OK?"
Both girls sniffed and Edward took both girls hands and attempted to pull them away Serena let their hands slowly break apart as the crying girls were lead to the limo in the driveway. Serena stood at the doorway and watched and as soon as the limo turned the corner Serena's knees gave way and Darien's arms encircled her waist. Darien held Serena as she wept rocking her gently back and forth. Ami, Mina, Lita, and Rei wandered soberly to the living room giving Darien and Serena time to themselves.
"Darien take me home, take me back to Tokyo, there is nothing left for me here." Serena said her voice barely above a whisper.