To Protect Her
By Bobbin
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own any of the characters from Sailor Moon. (except for a 2 inch Tuxedo Mask doll)
Fading Beauty:
I have had that nightmare again, the same one I've been having for weeks. I dreamt that Serena and I were getting married and just as I kissed her, she was lost in an explosion. She was lost to me, and I was alone. The voice warned me that if I, Prince Darien cared for Princess Serenity, for her safety-for the safety of the world- to stay away from her. I argued with the voice, asking why, why? Then I woke up and looked at a picture of Serena and me. The glass broke and in the picture, Serena slumped over, lifeless. I decided then to make Serena despise me, but how?
I asked that question of Andrew later at the café. He wasn't much help, but when his sister Liz asked for a ride, I knew I had my answer. I would be the arrogant bastard I had cultivated to dissuade overeager women, now and as the Prince. I rode with Liz on my bike down a street where the girls usually meet. Sure enough, they were there, and I revved the engine to get their attention. It worked, and when Serena asked who was I with, I insulted her in my most obnoxious manner. There will be no going back after this, not even if I begged.
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My sense of her being in danger had faded, so I didn't go to her this time, I went back to my troubled sleep thinking the danger was over. It was not. Luna came and jumped on me, telling me Sailor Moon had been overcome. I realized my sense of her being was fading, she was fading! I had to go to her, give her my strength, to try and bring her back! I got on my motorcycle and raced to her, transforming on the way.
When I arrived, Rini and the other Scouts were trying their best to revive Sailor Moon: shaking her and calling her. They became silent and stood away when I appeared. I took her in my arms, she was so cold and pale- almost transparent. I called to her, begging her forgiveness, but she didn't wake. I closed my eyes and felt the forces of the world around me. As the gravity of the Earth kept the moon in orbit, so I held her to me. I felt the life of the trees and all living things within me. I kissed her, willing that life to fill her, calling her back to me, to us.
And so, a kiss of love became a kiss of life. Like in a fairy tale, she came back to us, to me! A darkness left her and she grew warm again. She opened her eyes and spoke to me. I was ready to confess my lies when we were attacked from behind. Sailor Moon pushed me out of the way barely in time, and then with a righteous fury, she eliminated the droido that had come after us.
She came to me then, sure of our love, but I turned away from her. I told her my feelings hadn't changed. They haven't. I so wanted to pick her up and carry her off right there, away from the dangers of continually fighting these demons. But there would be no peace then, no future, no Rini. I must be strong and cruel. I left her with a crushed rose as a symbol of our crushed love. The pain of the cut on my arm was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. How great is her love. After all that I have said to her, done to her, she still wants me! I will be there when she needs me, that is all I can allow myself to do.
AN: In the next part, we see Darien questioning his role in the victories. Good parts are coming!
By Bobbin
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own any of the characters from Sailor Moon. (except for a 2 inch Tuxedo Mask doll)
Fading Beauty:
I have had that nightmare again, the same one I've been having for weeks. I dreamt that Serena and I were getting married and just as I kissed her, she was lost in an explosion. She was lost to me, and I was alone. The voice warned me that if I, Prince Darien cared for Princess Serenity, for her safety-for the safety of the world- to stay away from her. I argued with the voice, asking why, why? Then I woke up and looked at a picture of Serena and me. The glass broke and in the picture, Serena slumped over, lifeless. I decided then to make Serena despise me, but how?
I asked that question of Andrew later at the café. He wasn't much help, but when his sister Liz asked for a ride, I knew I had my answer. I would be the arrogant bastard I had cultivated to dissuade overeager women, now and as the Prince. I rode with Liz on my bike down a street where the girls usually meet. Sure enough, they were there, and I revved the engine to get their attention. It worked, and when Serena asked who was I with, I insulted her in my most obnoxious manner. There will be no going back after this, not even if I begged.
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My sense of her being in danger had faded, so I didn't go to her this time, I went back to my troubled sleep thinking the danger was over. It was not. Luna came and jumped on me, telling me Sailor Moon had been overcome. I realized my sense of her being was fading, she was fading! I had to go to her, give her my strength, to try and bring her back! I got on my motorcycle and raced to her, transforming on the way.
When I arrived, Rini and the other Scouts were trying their best to revive Sailor Moon: shaking her and calling her. They became silent and stood away when I appeared. I took her in my arms, she was so cold and pale- almost transparent. I called to her, begging her forgiveness, but she didn't wake. I closed my eyes and felt the forces of the world around me. As the gravity of the Earth kept the moon in orbit, so I held her to me. I felt the life of the trees and all living things within me. I kissed her, willing that life to fill her, calling her back to me, to us.
And so, a kiss of love became a kiss of life. Like in a fairy tale, she came back to us, to me! A darkness left her and she grew warm again. She opened her eyes and spoke to me. I was ready to confess my lies when we were attacked from behind. Sailor Moon pushed me out of the way barely in time, and then with a righteous fury, she eliminated the droido that had come after us.
She came to me then, sure of our love, but I turned away from her. I told her my feelings hadn't changed. They haven't. I so wanted to pick her up and carry her off right there, away from the dangers of continually fighting these demons. But there would be no peace then, no future, no Rini. I must be strong and cruel. I left her with a crushed rose as a symbol of our crushed love. The pain of the cut on my arm was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. How great is her love. After all that I have said to her, done to her, she still wants me! I will be there when she needs me, that is all I can allow myself to do.
AN: In the next part, we see Darien questioning his role in the victories. Good parts are coming!