Serena and Diamond didn't get home until 10 later that night. Mainly it was because Serena was hungry after the battle, and they decided to have a malt at the Crown Center Restaurant. By the time they got home, she was too sleepy to do anything else.
Diamond, however, wanted to finish his book in bed. Just as he was reading a steamy scene he would love to do with his new room mate and maybe future wife, Serena walked into his bedroom in her pink pajamas. A blush filled her cheeks as she noticed what he was reading. She also realized that he wasn't wearing a shirt over his strong bare chest. "I didn't mean to come in without permission," she apologized.
"It's okay. I have no problem. Going to bed?"
"Yeah. I just wanted to say goodnight and thanks for you help."
"It was nothing. Is there something wrong? You look kinda red in the face."
Serena's embarrassment grew. "I didn't expect you to find you here shirtless and reading a romance novel in bed." She wanted to elaborate her comment but stopped before she was going to faint. Oh God, I hope he's wearing something underneath those sheets, she thought.
"For starters, it's hot in here, and I have a thing for reading at night, especially for reading these kinds of book." Diamond placed the book on the bedside table and pulled down the sheets just a little bit.
She couldn't take it anymore. "Well, goodnight!" She walked quickly to her room and turned off the lights. She didn't want to know what was on his mind. All night, she tried so hard to fall asleep. Two hours later, she finally gave up. Hopping out of bed, she tiptoed into Diamond's room. She peered into it from the doorway. He was asleep in his bed and wasn't even snoring unlike most men she knew. The moonlight made his silver hair shine and his body glow.
I must be crazy or something, Serena thought as she climbed onto the bed next to him. As she began to close her eyes, she heard his voice whispering "Did you have a nightmare?"
"No." She opened her eyes wide and nearly fell out of the bed. "You're up?!"
"I was up when I heard you coming into my room. Why did want to sleep with me?"
"I couldn't sleep." She didn't want to tell him why, but he knew what she was thinking.
Diamond made room on his right for her. "You can stay here in my room for the night. I promise we won't do anything else but sleep."
"I better go to my room. I'm sorry to wake you up."
He watched her leave and made himself comfortable. "No you're not, Serena," he muttered.
She felt so embarrassed she didn't even want to look at him at breakfast in the morning. What was I thinking? she thought as she ate some of her scrambled eggs.
"Did you sleep well?" Diamond asked as he sat down next to her at the table.
"Yeah..."
"About last night..."
Serena glared at him. "Do you want to talk about it now?! I sure as heck don't!"
"Serena, you don't have to yell at me."
"Am I yelling at you?! All I'm trying to do is to get my point across: I thought I was under a spell last night! I probably lost my mind just thinking about you! And before you even ask: no, I am not in love with you!" She finally sat back down in her chair as she finished her little speech.
Diamond sighed. "But you trust me, right?"
Tear swelled up in her eyes. "I don't know! If I love you, it'll break my heart just dating another man, especially an old enemy, and not Darien. I can't break my promise to him, even though he's gone."
He was about to tell her the truth but thought of an idea to work his way around it. "Yes, you can. Think about it: when you awake from your deep sleep in the future, you can bring Darien back to life and forget about me. Wouldn't Darien agree?"
Serena looked at him for a long time. "He would," she muttered.
The two room mates didn't know that they were being watched from about 5 yards away in downtown Tokyo. There was a girl who looked just like Serena only dressed in black. She sneered at her counterpart but had her eyes set on the young man walking next to his friend and having such a good time with her. "You better watch out, Diamond," the strange girl said. "You might help me take over Toyko and bring forth the Silver Millenium."
Rini, Chibi Chibi, and Diana, Luna and Artemis's child who was the purple cat on top of Rini's head, were all playing on the playground outside of Rini's elementary school. Melissa, a classmate of Rini, was with them as they rode on the little merry-go-round, climbed the jungle gym, and had a blast on the swings. As they were leaving the swing set, Rini felt a weird presence from far away. She started to shiver with fear. "Something's not right," she said.
"What's wrong, Small Lady?" Diana asked with her ears perked up in confusion.
"I have no idea."
"I don't think anything bad happening," Melissa assured her.
"Nothing bad's happening now but soon." Rini started to leave but turned to her friend. "Mel, I have to go. I have a bad feeling something bad is coming."
"Okay. Talk to you later, Rini!" She waved goodbye as the threesome of the future ran to Raye's temple.
"Okay, Diamond. What do you think?" Serena showed him two shirts: a striped purple and white shirt with a pink heart in the center and a black shirt with a red rose in the middle.
Diamond looked carefully. He frowned at the rose shirt. "Serena, don't you think that shirt would make you...Unconfortable?"
She laughed. "Yeah, right! It's..." She looked at the rose long and hard until she realized what her friend meant. A tear fell down her cheek, and she put the shirt away. She grabbed the purple-striped shirt and walked up to the cash register. "Darien," she whispered under her breath. If she bought that rose shirt, she would never be happy when she'd wear since it reminded her the good times she used to spend with her late boyfriend. As soon as the other shirts was paid for, the couple walked out of the department store, and Molly came by them less than a minute later. "Serena! I have some good news!" She looked at Diamond for a minute. "Can I speak with her alone?" she asked.
"Oh, no! Not a problem!" He watched Serena and her classmate walk into another store, and he sat down on a bench in the middle of the mall. He saw a shadow walked up to him and looked up with surprise. "Serena?"
"Hi, Diamond."
"I thought you left." He studied her carefully. "And how did you change your outfit quickly?"
"Nevermind my appearance. The Scouts and I need you."
"What for?"
"It's an emergency!" This Serena was getting frustrated with him.
"I...I somehow don't trust you."
"Don't trust me?!" Fire was beginning to burn in her eyes. "What makes you say that?"
"Well, you didn't wear any black when you left me a few minutes ago!"
She grabbed his shirt and pulled him down toward her. "Would you trust me if I did this?" She yanked him closer until their lips touched. The strange Serena moved her eyes in the direction of where her goody-two-shoes twin was coming back from the other store.
"No!" Serena yelled as she saw her room mate kissing a girl who looked just like her. Dropping her bags, she ran to them and separated Diamond from this weird copy. "What do you think you're doing?!"
The dark Serena smiled and snapped her fingers. A rush of cold air filled the mall, and people all around them were magically knocked out unconscience. The building grew dark, and Serena knew that this was not good. She tried to find her evil clone in the fog, but instead she found Shadow Sailor Moon. "You can't be her!" She pulled out her brooch from her pants pocket and screamed "Moon Warp Power!" The dorky Serena suddenly became Sailor Moon and then immediately transformed into Super Sailor Moon.
Super Sailor Mini Moon and Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon walked around the mall reluctantly. Both of the young Scouts were scared since the fog made the place look creepy. Little Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon clutched onto her peer's waist and buried her face into Super Sailor Mini Moon's pink, yellow, and white skirt for protection.
"It's okay," Mini Moon said in a soothing voice. She jumped when she heard a noise behind her. "What was that?" She slowly turned around and saw Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten behind her. "What are you doing here?!" she demanded. "This is Sailor business!"
Seiya smiled. "We know. We're just kinda stuck in the patchy fog. Do you know the way out of this place?"
A way out? Mini Moon thought. I could sure try to find the exit at this rate! She started to say something but hesitated. "No," she said dryly.
Taiki shrugged his shoulders. "And I thought all Sailor Scouts knew their way around a city."
"I have no clue if we're even in the mall! We could be in a Negaverse creep's trap!"
Yaten raised his eyebrow. "Really? Would this explain why we are freezing out butts off and can't see anything thanks to this fog, young lady?"
"Yeah..." She started to back away from them.
Seiya knelt down beside her. "Don't mind my friends. What's your name?"
"I'm Sailor Mini Moon, but I'm right now Super Sailor Mini Moon."
"And this small one holding onto to you?"
"That's Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon. She can't talk, but I know she's very scared."
"Do you know Sailor Moon?"
"Yeah! She's my leader. I'm looking for her now, but I'm kinda lost."
Seiya winked at his band mates. "Well, good luck," he said as they started to walk away from the two Scouts.
Mini Moon was mad. "Aren't you guys going to help me find Sailor Moon?"
Taiki shook his head. "No. You can do it, Super Sailor Mini Moon. We believe in you." The three men walked into the fog until the shadow-like figures disappeared.
Mini Moon was confused. "Why weren't they knocked out like the other shoppers here?" she asked to herself. As Sailor Chibi Chibi began to cry, she rushed down next to her. "Don't cry! We're gonna get overselves out of this mess...Soon."
"How about now?" Rini looked up and saw the Sailor Starlights stand right in front of her. She heard the legends and had always wanted to fight with them. However, she didn't expect to see them at a time like this. Without Sailor Moon, she wasn't sure if she could trust them.
Sailor Star Fighter extended her hand to her ally. "Need to find Sailor Moon?" Mini Moon nodded yes. "Come with us then."
"Okay."
Shadow Sailor Moon used her mega kick to send Super Sailor Moon over to the other side of the mall's walkway. "Give up?"
Super Sailor Moon slowly rose to her feet. "Not...Yet." She almost fell back down but resisted the urge. She looked at Tuxedo Diamond Mask, who was also injured very badly. Neither of them were ready to end without a good fight.
The evil Super Sailor Moon was ready to strike them with her Dark Moon Heart Ache but didn't noticed the pink hearts coming straight for her. BOOM! One by one, the hearts slammed into her left cheek, and she was knocked down to the titled floor. "How dare you attack me like that!" she complained. She looked everywhere for the person who was responsible damaging her pretty face, but the fog was so thick she couldn't make out who was coming up to her. "Show me you face, you little brat!"
"I wouldn't say brat if I were you," Sailor Star Fighter's voice echoed inside Shadow Sailor Moon's head.
"Who-who's there?" The fog began to diminish, the five mysterious shadows appeared in flesh right before her. Her eyes widened with fear and anger. "No! The Starlights have arrived!"
It was them all right. Behind Super Sailor Mini Moon and Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon stood the legendary Sailor Starlights: Sailor Star Healer, Sailor Star Maker, and, of course, Sailor Star Fighter. They were all ready to fight, but being a wimp to go up against them, Shadow Sailor Moon started to retreat. "I'll get you back, Sailor snobs!" she sneered as she disappeared back to Queen Galaxia's ship.
Within minutes, the mall was active and alive again. Serena, Diamond, Rini, and Chibi Chibi walked out into the parking lot, all tired from the battle they could have lost if it weren't for the "reinforcements" who helped scare that wimpy Shadow Sailor Moon.
Serena looked up at Diamond as they found his white convertible. "Diamond, do you think it's possible that we could go out tonight and have some Italian food?"
"Sounds good to me. I did, however, plan for a dinner for two at my place with candlelights and some soft music in the background..."
"Diamond and Serena sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G," Rini sang as she listened in onto their converstaion. She jumped into the car and locked the door before her future mother could smack her silly across the head.
"Augh! Wait until we take you to my parents' house," Serena whined. "Then, you'll pay!"