The Dream of Becoming
Part 6
By Minako-chan
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Disclaimer: Everytime I type in the disclaimer it reminds me that I don't own Sailor Moon
*sniffles* *weeps* *whimpers* *sobs* *cries*
Author's notes: It's a long weekend and I've gotten up early, to do homework and projects,
but now I'm sitting in front of the computer typing away! *sweatdrop* Well, fanfics are more
important, ne? =D On with the story! Eeeeeeeeeee-mail me at cupid_teacup@hotmail.com
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"How was your 'date' with the gorgeous hunk-meister?" Mina stuck her face an inch away
from Serena's, smiling wickedly from ear to ear.
"It was uh...well uh...you...wait..." Serena scratched the back of her head the same manner
as Darien, as her cheeks turned pink.
"It was what?" Rei folded her arms across her chest and tapped her foot impatiently.
"Spill it, girlie! I want to hear all about it!"
"Are you mad, Rei?" Serena asked quietly.
Rei sighed and sat down. "Of course not. It was my idea. If it works out between you
two, you should thank me!"
Serena's face lit up for a brief second, but her eyes showed sorrow.
"What is it, Serena? Something wrong? Did he do something do you?" Lita tightened her
dists in a protective manner.
Serena shook her head sadly and stared at the opposite side of the room where her bookbag
lay. All eyes followed and settled on a reddish-brown corner sticking out of the bag.
"I've been waiting to ask you what that book is, Serena...no offense, but we've never caught
you reading anything but comic books..." Amy teased and chuckled.
"It's...it's not a book. It's a journal. It's...someone's soul poured onto paper." Serena
whispered.
The four girls exchanged glances, worried. This was not the Serena they knew. Her voice
had a touch of sadness that they could not grasp.
"Why so poetic?" Rei joked.
Suddenly, Serena walked across the room, picked up the journal, and ran her thin fingers over
the worn cover.
" 'To my love, my soul, my life' " She read aloud. The four girls once again exchanged
glances and sat down, confused.
Serena took a deep breath and looked at Amy, who was trying very hard to understand the
situation.
" 'Dear Diary,'" she began, as realization dawned on the four faces. " 'I cannot even begin
to tell you how I felt today. The pain, the loneliness, the death of a dream. Such feelings
cannot be described in words...' "
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The four girls stared at Serena with their jaws agape, their eyes shimmering with unshed
tears. Serena closed the journal, unable to read past the very first page, the page she had
read countless of times, but could never bring enough courage to read more. A lone tear
fell onto the worn cover, falling into the dent of the word "love" of the title "To my love,
my soul, my life".
"Wait, do you know whose journal this is?" Lita breathed out, wiping the tears that rolled
down her rosy cheeks.
Serena nodded. "The man I was just having coffee with." She whispered.
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Darien stared at his hand while walking down the streets. Girls swooned while walking past
him, some turned back around to get another look. He could have had any girl, but he just
couldn't let go. He couldn't let go of Angel, he couldn't let go of his love, he couldn't
let go of his past.
He bit his lip as he stepped into his lifeless apartment. He looked from the telephone
to his palm, then back at the telephone again. Then he looked at the picture frame beside
the telephone. A picture of him and Angel together on their trip to Europe, which turned
out to be their last trip together.
He walked into the bathroom and washed his hands, his sobbing drowning into the sound of
running water.
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That night, Serena yawned and clutched her cushion against her chest, as she settled comfortable
on the couch, enjoying a movie by herself. Her thoughts drifted back to the man who had stolen
her heart, simply by expressing his love for someone else. Her focus was not on the movie, but
on the journal that lay on the coffee table in front of her.
She glanced at the clock. 11pm. Then she looked at the cordless phone laying beside the
journal.
Smiling sadly, she called it an early night and went to bed.
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Angel teases him with her taunting smile. Her laughs echo in the deep forest. He runs after
her, catches up easily with his long, muscular legs, and he grabs her by her waist and pushes
her gently to the soft grass below. He stares into her loving eyes, knowing his own reflect
as much love as she has for him. No, more. He loves her more than anything could express.
Angel is his life.
He brushes a few strands of hair away from her eyes, and he looks at her as she closes her
eyes slowly, her long, curly lashes tempting him. He smiles and kisses her as the sun sets,
sinking from their view. He pulls her up as they gather their things and walk back to set up
a camp fire. She watches him as he places more logs into the fire, and finally, he settles
beside her and they share the warmth of a single blanket.
Darien smiled, tossing and turning in his bed. "Angel..." He called out from his dream.
Angel smiles up at him, and he kisses her forehead and wraps a strong arm around her slim
shoulders. She shudders slightly but rests her head on his shoulder. He drifts off into
sleep.
Darien, wake up... she calls out faintly to him. He rubs his eyes and smiles at her.
Promise me, Darien, if I ever leave you, please find another. You don't deserve to be alone.
She says calmly in a serious tone.
Never, Angel, I would never. He replies firmly. I could only love you.
Promise me, Darien, that you will find another love. Remember me only as your past, but don't
let me haunt your future. I only want you to be happy...please, Darien, promise me. Promise
me...
Darien hesitates, then looks at her.
I promise.
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Serena stretches in her bed, smiling as the sun poured its light into her room. She looks
at the clock and panicks.
"It's NOOOOOOOOON! REI'S GONNA KILL ME!" She rushed into the bathroom, and did everything
in a speed of light. She could imagine how angry Rei would be, they had planned this shopping
spree since the previous weekend, and Rei had wanted to shop from morning til night, or until
either of them dropped dead.
Serena winced at the thought. She would drop dead for sure when Rei gave her her evil look.
After all, Rei could throw flames from her eyes when she was extremely angry.
She shook her head and rushed to the temple, running up the stairs as quickly as she could,
although not before tripping on the last step. She closed her eyes, ready to hit the ground,
like she had many many times before.
She collided into a warm pole instead.
'Pole? Since when is there a pole here at the top of the stairs? And why's it warm?' Serena
thought to herself.
She opened one eye and tilted her head, looking into a pair of midnight blue eyes smiling
down at her.
"You okay, Serena?" Darien asked teasingly, almost in the form of a whisper. He took her gently
by the shoulders and let her stand upright again.
Serena's pink lips parted, confused and shocked all at once. Her cheeks suddenly felt like
they were burning, as she looked into his eyes.
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Please e-mail me at cupid_teacup@hotmail.com
Thank you!
@--)-- Minako-chan
Part 6
By Minako-chan
---------------------
Disclaimer: Everytime I type in the disclaimer it reminds me that I don't own Sailor Moon
*sniffles* *weeps* *whimpers* *sobs* *cries*
Author's notes: It's a long weekend and I've gotten up early, to do homework and projects,
but now I'm sitting in front of the computer typing away! *sweatdrop* Well, fanfics are more
important, ne? =D On with the story! Eeeeeeeeeee-mail me at cupid_teacup@hotmail.com
--------------------
"How was your 'date' with the gorgeous hunk-meister?" Mina stuck her face an inch away
from Serena's, smiling wickedly from ear to ear.
"It was uh...well uh...you...wait..." Serena scratched the back of her head the same manner
as Darien, as her cheeks turned pink.
"It was what?" Rei folded her arms across her chest and tapped her foot impatiently.
"Spill it, girlie! I want to hear all about it!"
"Are you mad, Rei?" Serena asked quietly.
Rei sighed and sat down. "Of course not. It was my idea. If it works out between you
two, you should thank me!"
Serena's face lit up for a brief second, but her eyes showed sorrow.
"What is it, Serena? Something wrong? Did he do something do you?" Lita tightened her
dists in a protective manner.
Serena shook her head sadly and stared at the opposite side of the room where her bookbag
lay. All eyes followed and settled on a reddish-brown corner sticking out of the bag.
"I've been waiting to ask you what that book is, Serena...no offense, but we've never caught
you reading anything but comic books..." Amy teased and chuckled.
"It's...it's not a book. It's a journal. It's...someone's soul poured onto paper." Serena
whispered.
The four girls exchanged glances, worried. This was not the Serena they knew. Her voice
had a touch of sadness that they could not grasp.
"Why so poetic?" Rei joked.
Suddenly, Serena walked across the room, picked up the journal, and ran her thin fingers over
the worn cover.
" 'To my love, my soul, my life' " She read aloud. The four girls once again exchanged
glances and sat down, confused.
Serena took a deep breath and looked at Amy, who was trying very hard to understand the
situation.
" 'Dear Diary,'" she began, as realization dawned on the four faces. " 'I cannot even begin
to tell you how I felt today. The pain, the loneliness, the death of a dream. Such feelings
cannot be described in words...' "
----------------------------
The four girls stared at Serena with their jaws agape, their eyes shimmering with unshed
tears. Serena closed the journal, unable to read past the very first page, the page she had
read countless of times, but could never bring enough courage to read more. A lone tear
fell onto the worn cover, falling into the dent of the word "love" of the title "To my love,
my soul, my life".
"Wait, do you know whose journal this is?" Lita breathed out, wiping the tears that rolled
down her rosy cheeks.
Serena nodded. "The man I was just having coffee with." She whispered.
-----------------------------
Darien stared at his hand while walking down the streets. Girls swooned while walking past
him, some turned back around to get another look. He could have had any girl, but he just
couldn't let go. He couldn't let go of Angel, he couldn't let go of his love, he couldn't
let go of his past.
He bit his lip as he stepped into his lifeless apartment. He looked from the telephone
to his palm, then back at the telephone again. Then he looked at the picture frame beside
the telephone. A picture of him and Angel together on their trip to Europe, which turned
out to be their last trip together.
He walked into the bathroom and washed his hands, his sobbing drowning into the sound of
running water.
-----------------------------
That night, Serena yawned and clutched her cushion against her chest, as she settled comfortable
on the couch, enjoying a movie by herself. Her thoughts drifted back to the man who had stolen
her heart, simply by expressing his love for someone else. Her focus was not on the movie, but
on the journal that lay on the coffee table in front of her.
She glanced at the clock. 11pm. Then she looked at the cordless phone laying beside the
journal.
Smiling sadly, she called it an early night and went to bed.
-----------------------------
Angel teases him with her taunting smile. Her laughs echo in the deep forest. He runs after
her, catches up easily with his long, muscular legs, and he grabs her by her waist and pushes
her gently to the soft grass below. He stares into her loving eyes, knowing his own reflect
as much love as she has for him. No, more. He loves her more than anything could express.
Angel is his life.
He brushes a few strands of hair away from her eyes, and he looks at her as she closes her
eyes slowly, her long, curly lashes tempting him. He smiles and kisses her as the sun sets,
sinking from their view. He pulls her up as they gather their things and walk back to set up
a camp fire. She watches him as he places more logs into the fire, and finally, he settles
beside her and they share the warmth of a single blanket.
Darien smiled, tossing and turning in his bed. "Angel..." He called out from his dream.
Angel smiles up at him, and he kisses her forehead and wraps a strong arm around her slim
shoulders. She shudders slightly but rests her head on his shoulder. He drifts off into
sleep.
Darien, wake up... she calls out faintly to him. He rubs his eyes and smiles at her.
Promise me, Darien, if I ever leave you, please find another. You don't deserve to be alone.
She says calmly in a serious tone.
Never, Angel, I would never. He replies firmly. I could only love you.
Promise me, Darien, that you will find another love. Remember me only as your past, but don't
let me haunt your future. I only want you to be happy...please, Darien, promise me. Promise
me...
Darien hesitates, then looks at her.
I promise.
--------------------------
Serena stretches in her bed, smiling as the sun poured its light into her room. She looks
at the clock and panicks.
"It's NOOOOOOOOON! REI'S GONNA KILL ME!" She rushed into the bathroom, and did everything
in a speed of light. She could imagine how angry Rei would be, they had planned this shopping
spree since the previous weekend, and Rei had wanted to shop from morning til night, or until
either of them dropped dead.
Serena winced at the thought. She would drop dead for sure when Rei gave her her evil look.
After all, Rei could throw flames from her eyes when she was extremely angry.
She shook her head and rushed to the temple, running up the stairs as quickly as she could,
although not before tripping on the last step. She closed her eyes, ready to hit the ground,
like she had many many times before.
She collided into a warm pole instead.
'Pole? Since when is there a pole here at the top of the stairs? And why's it warm?' Serena
thought to herself.
She opened one eye and tilted her head, looking into a pair of midnight blue eyes smiling
down at her.
"You okay, Serena?" Darien asked teasingly, almost in the form of a whisper. He took her gently
by the shoulders and let her stand upright again.
Serena's pink lips parted, confused and shocked all at once. Her cheeks suddenly felt like
they were burning, as she looked into his eyes.
--------------------------
Please e-mail me at cupid_teacup@hotmail.com
Thank you!
@--)-- Minako-chan