Hello! and welcome to book two. ok some of the dreams and visions and
flashes people have in this come from my story Book Obe: Never Should Have
Been. also i know Andrew really has green eyes but i don't care. he had
blue eyes in my fist one but i didn't really model that Andrew after the
anime Andrew. bit of a different situation. if you have read my first
one, this is a hell of a lot less dark. as a matter of fact, i don't
rightfully think there's a bit of darkness in this one........ yet. more
to come soon!!! adding some about rei in chapter two and more of mina and
serena. i might, and i mean might, with lots of convincing reviews, decide
to add lita and amy into the whole romance stuff but keep in mind that they
didn't exist in my first fic. they are pretty much just herefor
conversations and such. i'm much more of a mina, sere, and rei person.
anywho, with out further delay, i present to you:
Standard disclaimer for the entire story: i don't own sailor moon or any of
its characters BUT i do own any original characters i think of.....which
aren't many and i don't think i'm gonna have but two or three in here. so,
if you wanna use one from this book or the last, just ask and i'll say
"sure, why the hell not. just give me some credit."
Chapter 1: Mina Strikes Back
"Mina!!! quit! You don't play fair!" a brunette girl yelled. "All is fair in love and war!!" she yelled victoriously, obviously winning. "I'm gonna kick your ass!" the brunette yelled and smacked Mina on the head. "Ow!! Lita! That was uncalled for!!" "Mina! Lita! Would you two pipe down!" and angry girl with blue hair yelled at them. "I am trying to study for my tests. Now, get along." "Yes mother," Mina said sarcastically as she sank into a booth and Lita sat down in front of her. "I don't know what's up her ass but she needs to get a grip," Lita complained. "Yeah, really," Mina agreed. Just then a girl with long black hair walked in and sat down beside Mina. "Amy in one of her moods?" she asked. "Yeah, party pooper," Lita retorted at Amy over her shoulder. "I heard you," Amy said. "That was the point," Lita sang out. Rei laughed. "I love this," she said. "Rei, you find humor in the funniest of places," Mina said giving her friend a funny look. Andrew stared at Mina. Watched her laugh and smile. He watched her like a hawk every time she came in to his arcade but she didn't know. She looked up and caught him staring at her. He looked away swiftly, embarrassed that he was caught, and she smiled. "Gotcha," she thought to herself. "Hey Andy," Darien said, waving a hand in front of his friend's face. "Got a staring problem?" "Just at her," he said. "You make me sick," Darien said. "You sound like a love sick puppy." "Maybe I am," Andrew said. "How about you? Any new infatuations lately?" "No, actually. And I'm getting quite bored." "Well, maybe if you came out of that huge retreat you have and lived amongst the living you'd meet someone." "Thank you Andrew but I do have an apartment. It's not like I live in that house." "House? hardly. More like a freaking castle," Andrew said sardonically. "Live a little Dare. It won't kill you," Andrew said returning to work.
"Umm, Mina?" Lita asked as Mina stared at Andrew as he worked behind the counter. "What?" she asked absentmindedly daydreaming. "If you're gonna stare, don't be so freaking obvious." "Huh?" she asked, turning her attention to her friends. "I..I ... wasn't... no.. No.. I wasn't staring.. What? At who?" "At who? silly goose. You were staring a hole through him." "Andrew?" Amy hinted while still reading her book. "Oh!" she began a fit of giggles that caught Andrew's attention. He looked over at her slightly while handing something to a customer and Mina began to laugh more nervously and blush. All of the other girls turned around in time to see Andrew look back forward. They turned back to Mina and simultaneously said "aw" followed by a fit of giggles. "Mina's in love," Rei taunted. "With Andrew," Lita added. Mina blushed furiously and slid low in the seat hoping Andrew wouldn't see her. He looked over and flashed Rei a smile. She winked at him and shrugged her shoulders. He rolled his eyes and turned back to what he was doing. "I think Andrew likes someone," Rei said. "Who?" Mina asked quickly. "Oh, someone." "Please Rei, don't do this to me. Please, please, please, Rei? buddy. Pal. Please?" Mina begged and Rei began to laugh. "You, stupid," Lita blurted out. "You think so?" she asked hopefully. "Well, maybe," Rei said. "Rei! You're so mean!" Mina exclaimed. "Well, if you want to know so bad, ask him yourself." "Ask who what?" Andrew said as he leaned against their table. "Nothing," Mina said really fast. "It didn't sound like nothing from over there. You sure it was nothing?" Everyone smiled and Mina said, "maybe?" "Maybe?" Andrew repeated. "Hmm. Maybe." "Mina really likes y-" Serena was cut off my Mina jumping across the table to shut her up and then she began to blush furiously again. She gave a smile and Andrew laughed a little bit. "Oh really?" he asked. "Mina likes... who?" "No one!" she exclaimed, grinning embarrassedly. "Liar," Lita said, crossing her arms. "Well, is there anything I can get you ladies before I return to work?" "Ooo!! A double fudge sundae!!" Serena yelled. "a strawberry banana smoothie," Rei said. "A Cappuccino," Lita said. "And some brownies." "A chocolate and vanilla shake," Mina added. "And the grouch will have a glass of water." Amy shot Mina a dirty look and then nodded to Andrew. He went off and returned swiftly with their orders then went back to work. "Mina you big chicken!" Serena exclaimed. "What? I can't just come out and say it!" "Of course you can!" Lita said. "Maybe later. When I build up some courage," Mina said as they sipped their drinks and Serena covered her face in fudge. "I think you should tell him. He obviously wants you," Serena said.
* a few days later* Andrew began to sweat nervously as he approached the door of Mina's apartment. '31C' he thought to himself. 'I hope it's right,' He knocked, anxiously awaiting the door to open. Finally, after a good five minutes, the door swung wide open and shut. Andrew blinked. "Psst!" someone made a noise. "Andy!" the person whispered loudly. "Over here!" it called to him again. He turned his head to see Mina standing at the elevator, frantically pushing the button. "Mina," he paused, beginning to walk towards her. "What in the hell are you doing?" "Pushing the button and trying to get your attention," she stated matter-of-factly. "Oh,"he paused, "I didn't see you come out of you apartment. How'd you get out here?" "Oh, silly me." she laughed. "I ran out the door really really fast. I'm sorry. Did I confuse you?" "Yes, actually, just a little bit." he scratched his head and smoothed out his hair. "So, where'll it be miss Mina?" he asked as they boarded the elevator. "I'm feeling like Chinese tonight!"
*meanwhile* Darien ran his hand through his jet black hair as he pulled up into the parking garage of his apartment. "What in the hell am I doing?" he asked himself as he turned into his parking space. 'Where am I going with myself?' he thought. "I'm one of the richest fucking people in Tokyo! What the fuck is my problem?!" he laughed the last part.
'I'm missing something,' he thought as he leaned against the back of the elevator on the way up to the top. "I have everything I've ever wanted. I can get everything I need. But," he paused. "Something's wrong. I'm not happy." "Well, son," the little blue haired lady beside him said. "It sounds to me that you are lonely." He smiled. "Of course. It just seems so easy though." "Well, sometimes the most obvious answer is the right one," she said as the elevator stopped on her floor. "I'll be seeing you later son." "Have a nice evening and tell Mr. O`Riley I said hello," Darien said sighing and taking in the wise lady's words. "Lonely," he said. "Is that it?"
*back to Mina and Andrew* "That was wonderful food!" Mina exclaimed, latched onto Andrew's arm and wobbling toward his car. "I loved the rice! It's my favorite anyway. Ooo! And the chicken! I love the chicken!" "I'm glad you liked it Mina," he said looking into her eyes. She stopped her spastic spree and looked back up at him into his eyes. His gaze was almost too intense for her. She blushed and looked back reluctantly. "So how about those stars?" she asked as he swept her off of her feet and put her in the car. "As you wish," he said getting in and driving off. He almost couldn't control himself. The more he was around her the more he wanted her and the less control he had over what he did. The way she laughed, the nervous looks she gave him. It drove him over and beyond all self control. His knuckles turned white, gripping the wheel as she began undressing him with her eyes. He knew damn well what she was doing and the more she looked, the harder it got. "I can't handle this," he said, stopping the car in a nearby parking lot. He turned his head to look at her, his blonde hair flung across his forehead and his icy blue eyes staring intently at her. She swallowed hard and tilted her head back a little against the window with her back against the door. She glanced toward the backseat and they both simultaneously jumped out of the car. She ran over to him on the other side and kissed him hard on the lips. He groaned low and wrapped his arms around her waist. She reached back and opened the door to the car and sat down in it. Following her lead, he bent down and put a knee in-between her legs on the seat and followed into the car on top of her. He turned around and shut the door and then put both of his hands under her arms on the seat to hold himself up. She lay on her back looking up at him and arching her back ever so slightly. She wrapped a slender arm around his neck and pulled him down onto her in an even hotter kiss than the one before.
*following Darien* the elevator stopped on the penthouse floor and a bell dinged. The doors slid open and his head turned in time to see a blur of blue and yellow. "What the?" he asked as his eyes followed the heavenly form of a young woman of about twenty with long blonde pig tails and crystal blue eyes. She strode away as if in slow motion to him. Slowly right into her door. "Omph!" she cried as she slammed into the hard wood and unyielding door of her side of the penthouse. "Miss," he said, "are you ok?" "Yes, I'm fine. Though a little embarrassed," she confessed as he crouched down to help her up. "Don't be," he said as she smoothed out her shirt and shorts. "Would you like to come over for a drink? Talk about our lives?" "Or lack there of," she said walking with him to his door. "So," she said sitting on his black couch, holding a glass of water. "I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?" "Umm, actually I've been here for years. I just own a house out of town," he paused. "How about you?" "Oh, I moved in about six months ago." "What's your name?" "Serena Tsukino. Happy to meet you. And what's your name?" "Darien Shields. The pleasure is all mine miss Tsukino," he paused. "Have we met before?" "I don't believe so," she said, confusedly. "It's getting late," he commented. "Yes, it is," she said getting up to leave. "Darien," she called. "Yes?" "If you ever need anything, or you just wanna talk, my door is always open," she said smiling. "Thank you. And the same goes for me too," he said as she walked out the door.
Darien walked to his bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror and sighed. He stripped himself of his clothes and stood under the scalding hot faucet streaming with water. He got out and slipped on a pair of boxers and headed toward his bed. He reached for the light switch on the wall and for a brief moment, everything flashed red and Serena was on his bed wearing the white dress of a princess. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. When he looked again he saw no sign of Serena and his room was still the same black it had always been. "I'm going crazy," he said as he turned and made his way to the couch instead.
"Sere," he called softly. "I'm here for you." He put a hand on her shoulder and she turned over and looked up at him. "Darien," she said weakly and held out a shaking hand. He grasped her hand and kissed it. "I'm here. I'm here now. Don't worry," he said and she sat up next to his squatting form. "I love you Darien. I don't want her to take you away from me. I'm so scared," she said and threw her arms around him. "No one is going to keep me from you," he said as she pulled away and looked in his eyes. Hers were all puffy and red from crying and he wiped a tear from her cheek with his thumb and smiled at her. She smiled back a little shyly. "I love you too," he said as he tilted her head up and kissed her just as her mother approached the scene. "Oh shit," he mumbled as he broke the kiss, realizing the presence of the queen. "I should have known," she said. "No mother," Sere said holding tightly to him. "You aren't taking him away from me." He couldn't move. The queen had put a spell on him holding him in place to watch Serenity struggle to free herself from the clutches of her mother and fail. "No!!!" she wailed as they disappeared into the palace and the spell broke.
"No!" Darien screamed as he sat straight up on his couch. He was breathing hard and sweating. He ran a hand through his hair and got up to get a glass of water. As he turned from the refrigerator with a glass full of ice and water, the form of Serena stood before him. "Fuck!" he yelled as he dropped the glass and the image disappeared. "To hell with this!" he exclaimed as he walked to the bed in his bed room. He flicked on the lights and looked at his bed. The sheets and comforter had been ruffled like someone had slept there, though no one had. "This is too fuckin' weird," he said as he made a dash for Serena's door. He knocked quietly and then turned it into a frantic banging as he turned and saw the eerie figure of her floating toward him, calling his name. "For god's sake Serena! Open the damn door," he called out in a whisper. "What the- Darien!" she said as she opened her door and he quickly ran inside and shut it. "What in god's name is going on? are you ok? what happened? Why are you shaking?" He slid to the floor with his back against the door and breathed a sigh of relief. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." "You ought to try me," she said, holding a hand out for him to take. "Something scared the hell out of you. I don't know what it was. I don't even know if I want to know. But," she paused, throwing a blanked around his shoulders. "You aren't in any condition to go back for now." She led him to the couch and sat him down. She went into the kitchen and returned a few moments later with a cup of hot chocolate. "It's my favorite," she confessed. "Especially the marshmallows." She giggled and her nose crinkled up. He smiled at that. He hadn't smiled in so long he'd almost forgotten the feeling. "Mine too." She watched him smile at her laugh and drink the hot chocolate. "You keep looking at me," he said. "Oh," she giggled. "I don't mean to. I'm sorry." "No, it's ok," he smiled at her embarrassment. "So, who are your friends?" "How did you know I had any?" "picture," he said and pointed to a framed photo of four diverse, beautiful women. "Well, there's Mina and Amy and Lita and Rei," she paused. "how about you?"
*the next morning* Darien woke up in a strange apartment, apparently not is own, in his night clothes, on a strange couch. He felt something warm on top of him. It breathed and he looked down. Serena. What was she doing on him? Why couldn't he remember how she got there? 'I didn't sleep with her,' he thought to himself. 'I'd have remembered that. That's for sure.' She moved her head and her eyes opened. He froze. "Oh, you're up," she said calmly. "About time." "About time?" he choked. "What do you mean? Better yet, how did we get in such a compromising position?" She laughed. "Silly me. Like you'd remember much. I slipped some relaxers, sleeping pills in other words, into your hot chocolate so you'd be able to go to sleep easy." "That doesn't explain you on me." "If you'd let me get to that," she said forcefully. "I was sitting by you as you were dosing off and you pulled me down onto you and wrapped me really tight in your arms." "I did?" "Yeah and you've got one hell of a grip. I wasn't going anywhere," she confessed. "I'm sorry," he said. "I don't think I did it intentionally." She smiled. "So, do you eat breakfast? or should I not bother?" "I don't," he said smiling back. "Good, me neither." She got up and stood beside him. "But I do need to get dressed and so do you." "Yes ma'am," he said as he slipped out of her apartment to his own.
A knock came at his door as he was buttoning up his shirt. "Yes?" he asked as he opened it. "Oh, Serena. Hello, come in." He opened the door wider for her to fit through. She glanced at his bare chest under the unbuttoned shirt and he continued. "Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked, beginning to button the shirt up to leave open the top two. "Actually, there is." "Well, what is it?" he asked, grabbing a broom and a dust pan to clean up the broken glass from the night before. "Would you be interested in having dinner with me tomorrow night?" she asked, leaning against his counter top and pulling herself up to sit on one. "Actually, I'd love that," he said smiling and dumping the load of glass in the trash can. "How does seven sound?" "Good for me," she said, hopping off his counter and walking to the door. "I'll see you then," she smiled as she left his apartment, leaving him dazed and blown away.
*later that day* Mina smiled as she inhaled the dozen red roses again and again. "Mina, if you don't quit that you're gonna pass out," Rei said, irritated at her friend's ridiculous behavior. "So I take it you date with Andrew went well?" Lita asked. "It was wonderful," she said lazily, staring a hole through Andrew, who was working at the counter. "That's all we've gotten out of her yet," Amy said to Lita. " there's no hope for her. She's love struck." Andrew mouthed the words "one minute" to Mina and she lit up. "There they go again," Rei said as Mina stood up and followed Andrew into the back of the restaurant. Andrew began kissing her on the lips and her neck as he backed her up into a wall. She moaned and ran her hands through his hair. "Oh god Andrew," she breathed out as he ran his hands up her sides under her shirt.
*FLASH* "Angel, calm down. I won't let anything happen to you. You are safe." She sat up and looked into his eyes for the first time. They were an unreal blue. Captivating. He put his forehead to hers and a hand on her cheek. "Don't worry yourself anymore. You'll grieve but the wounds will heal. I don't know where you came from or what, but I know it in my heart that everything will be alright." She looked him in the eyes as good as she could and then closed her eyes and sighed. "Thank you," she said again. "No," he said, "thank you." It confused her and then the next thing she knew, his lips were on hers. She gave in. He stopped and she looked up at him. "It wouldn't be right," he said. "Oh no, it's nothing about you. I just don't want to take advantage of you in your state of mind. If you ever do, I want it to be for real. What you want, and not something I want and you'll regret later." *FLASH*
"What the-?" he asked as he looked down into her eyes and noticed her plastered form against the wall and her labored breathing. "What was that?" "I don't know Andy," she said. "But it was strong." "Strong feelings." "Passion." "Lust." "Love." "I have to have you," he said as his lips claimed hers again. She moaned and gave into him. He pulled her mini skirt up to her hips and pressed himself against her as he lifted her up off the ground. "I want you," he breathed on her neck. " I need you." "Andrew," she said through labored breathing. "What are you going to do?" He paused suddenly, "nothing you don't want." "Thank you," she said and he continued kissing her passionately. His hand slid up her leg and she shivered to his light touch. She ran her hands under his shirt and across his chest. He moaned low in his throat and looked up. He caught her hands and held them in front of her. "Not here," he stated. "It's not right. Not the right place or time. Someday soon though." "Ok," she said, looking into his eyes with longing. She began walking away toward the door to the front part of the restaurant. "Mina," he said and she turned her head to him. "I'm falling in love with you."
Chapter 1: Mina Strikes Back
"Mina!!! quit! You don't play fair!" a brunette girl yelled. "All is fair in love and war!!" she yelled victoriously, obviously winning. "I'm gonna kick your ass!" the brunette yelled and smacked Mina on the head. "Ow!! Lita! That was uncalled for!!" "Mina! Lita! Would you two pipe down!" and angry girl with blue hair yelled at them. "I am trying to study for my tests. Now, get along." "Yes mother," Mina said sarcastically as she sank into a booth and Lita sat down in front of her. "I don't know what's up her ass but she needs to get a grip," Lita complained. "Yeah, really," Mina agreed. Just then a girl with long black hair walked in and sat down beside Mina. "Amy in one of her moods?" she asked. "Yeah, party pooper," Lita retorted at Amy over her shoulder. "I heard you," Amy said. "That was the point," Lita sang out. Rei laughed. "I love this," she said. "Rei, you find humor in the funniest of places," Mina said giving her friend a funny look. Andrew stared at Mina. Watched her laugh and smile. He watched her like a hawk every time she came in to his arcade but she didn't know. She looked up and caught him staring at her. He looked away swiftly, embarrassed that he was caught, and she smiled. "Gotcha," she thought to herself. "Hey Andy," Darien said, waving a hand in front of his friend's face. "Got a staring problem?" "Just at her," he said. "You make me sick," Darien said. "You sound like a love sick puppy." "Maybe I am," Andrew said. "How about you? Any new infatuations lately?" "No, actually. And I'm getting quite bored." "Well, maybe if you came out of that huge retreat you have and lived amongst the living you'd meet someone." "Thank you Andrew but I do have an apartment. It's not like I live in that house." "House? hardly. More like a freaking castle," Andrew said sardonically. "Live a little Dare. It won't kill you," Andrew said returning to work.
"Umm, Mina?" Lita asked as Mina stared at Andrew as he worked behind the counter. "What?" she asked absentmindedly daydreaming. "If you're gonna stare, don't be so freaking obvious." "Huh?" she asked, turning her attention to her friends. "I..I ... wasn't... no.. No.. I wasn't staring.. What? At who?" "At who? silly goose. You were staring a hole through him." "Andrew?" Amy hinted while still reading her book. "Oh!" she began a fit of giggles that caught Andrew's attention. He looked over at her slightly while handing something to a customer and Mina began to laugh more nervously and blush. All of the other girls turned around in time to see Andrew look back forward. They turned back to Mina and simultaneously said "aw" followed by a fit of giggles. "Mina's in love," Rei taunted. "With Andrew," Lita added. Mina blushed furiously and slid low in the seat hoping Andrew wouldn't see her. He looked over and flashed Rei a smile. She winked at him and shrugged her shoulders. He rolled his eyes and turned back to what he was doing. "I think Andrew likes someone," Rei said. "Who?" Mina asked quickly. "Oh, someone." "Please Rei, don't do this to me. Please, please, please, Rei? buddy. Pal. Please?" Mina begged and Rei began to laugh. "You, stupid," Lita blurted out. "You think so?" she asked hopefully. "Well, maybe," Rei said. "Rei! You're so mean!" Mina exclaimed. "Well, if you want to know so bad, ask him yourself." "Ask who what?" Andrew said as he leaned against their table. "Nothing," Mina said really fast. "It didn't sound like nothing from over there. You sure it was nothing?" Everyone smiled and Mina said, "maybe?" "Maybe?" Andrew repeated. "Hmm. Maybe." "Mina really likes y-" Serena was cut off my Mina jumping across the table to shut her up and then she began to blush furiously again. She gave a smile and Andrew laughed a little bit. "Oh really?" he asked. "Mina likes... who?" "No one!" she exclaimed, grinning embarrassedly. "Liar," Lita said, crossing her arms. "Well, is there anything I can get you ladies before I return to work?" "Ooo!! A double fudge sundae!!" Serena yelled. "a strawberry banana smoothie," Rei said. "A Cappuccino," Lita said. "And some brownies." "A chocolate and vanilla shake," Mina added. "And the grouch will have a glass of water." Amy shot Mina a dirty look and then nodded to Andrew. He went off and returned swiftly with their orders then went back to work. "Mina you big chicken!" Serena exclaimed. "What? I can't just come out and say it!" "Of course you can!" Lita said. "Maybe later. When I build up some courage," Mina said as they sipped their drinks and Serena covered her face in fudge. "I think you should tell him. He obviously wants you," Serena said.
* a few days later* Andrew began to sweat nervously as he approached the door of Mina's apartment. '31C' he thought to himself. 'I hope it's right,' He knocked, anxiously awaiting the door to open. Finally, after a good five minutes, the door swung wide open and shut. Andrew blinked. "Psst!" someone made a noise. "Andy!" the person whispered loudly. "Over here!" it called to him again. He turned his head to see Mina standing at the elevator, frantically pushing the button. "Mina," he paused, beginning to walk towards her. "What in the hell are you doing?" "Pushing the button and trying to get your attention," she stated matter-of-factly. "Oh,"he paused, "I didn't see you come out of you apartment. How'd you get out here?" "Oh, silly me." she laughed. "I ran out the door really really fast. I'm sorry. Did I confuse you?" "Yes, actually, just a little bit." he scratched his head and smoothed out his hair. "So, where'll it be miss Mina?" he asked as they boarded the elevator. "I'm feeling like Chinese tonight!"
*meanwhile* Darien ran his hand through his jet black hair as he pulled up into the parking garage of his apartment. "What in the hell am I doing?" he asked himself as he turned into his parking space. 'Where am I going with myself?' he thought. "I'm one of the richest fucking people in Tokyo! What the fuck is my problem?!" he laughed the last part.
'I'm missing something,' he thought as he leaned against the back of the elevator on the way up to the top. "I have everything I've ever wanted. I can get everything I need. But," he paused. "Something's wrong. I'm not happy." "Well, son," the little blue haired lady beside him said. "It sounds to me that you are lonely." He smiled. "Of course. It just seems so easy though." "Well, sometimes the most obvious answer is the right one," she said as the elevator stopped on her floor. "I'll be seeing you later son." "Have a nice evening and tell Mr. O`Riley I said hello," Darien said sighing and taking in the wise lady's words. "Lonely," he said. "Is that it?"
*back to Mina and Andrew* "That was wonderful food!" Mina exclaimed, latched onto Andrew's arm and wobbling toward his car. "I loved the rice! It's my favorite anyway. Ooo! And the chicken! I love the chicken!" "I'm glad you liked it Mina," he said looking into her eyes. She stopped her spastic spree and looked back up at him into his eyes. His gaze was almost too intense for her. She blushed and looked back reluctantly. "So how about those stars?" she asked as he swept her off of her feet and put her in the car. "As you wish," he said getting in and driving off. He almost couldn't control himself. The more he was around her the more he wanted her and the less control he had over what he did. The way she laughed, the nervous looks she gave him. It drove him over and beyond all self control. His knuckles turned white, gripping the wheel as she began undressing him with her eyes. He knew damn well what she was doing and the more she looked, the harder it got. "I can't handle this," he said, stopping the car in a nearby parking lot. He turned his head to look at her, his blonde hair flung across his forehead and his icy blue eyes staring intently at her. She swallowed hard and tilted her head back a little against the window with her back against the door. She glanced toward the backseat and they both simultaneously jumped out of the car. She ran over to him on the other side and kissed him hard on the lips. He groaned low and wrapped his arms around her waist. She reached back and opened the door to the car and sat down in it. Following her lead, he bent down and put a knee in-between her legs on the seat and followed into the car on top of her. He turned around and shut the door and then put both of his hands under her arms on the seat to hold himself up. She lay on her back looking up at him and arching her back ever so slightly. She wrapped a slender arm around his neck and pulled him down onto her in an even hotter kiss than the one before.
*following Darien* the elevator stopped on the penthouse floor and a bell dinged. The doors slid open and his head turned in time to see a blur of blue and yellow. "What the?" he asked as his eyes followed the heavenly form of a young woman of about twenty with long blonde pig tails and crystal blue eyes. She strode away as if in slow motion to him. Slowly right into her door. "Omph!" she cried as she slammed into the hard wood and unyielding door of her side of the penthouse. "Miss," he said, "are you ok?" "Yes, I'm fine. Though a little embarrassed," she confessed as he crouched down to help her up. "Don't be," he said as she smoothed out her shirt and shorts. "Would you like to come over for a drink? Talk about our lives?" "Or lack there of," she said walking with him to his door. "So," she said sitting on his black couch, holding a glass of water. "I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?" "Umm, actually I've been here for years. I just own a house out of town," he paused. "How about you?" "Oh, I moved in about six months ago." "What's your name?" "Serena Tsukino. Happy to meet you. And what's your name?" "Darien Shields. The pleasure is all mine miss Tsukino," he paused. "Have we met before?" "I don't believe so," she said, confusedly. "It's getting late," he commented. "Yes, it is," she said getting up to leave. "Darien," she called. "Yes?" "If you ever need anything, or you just wanna talk, my door is always open," she said smiling. "Thank you. And the same goes for me too," he said as she walked out the door.
Darien walked to his bathroom, looked at himself in the mirror and sighed. He stripped himself of his clothes and stood under the scalding hot faucet streaming with water. He got out and slipped on a pair of boxers and headed toward his bed. He reached for the light switch on the wall and for a brief moment, everything flashed red and Serena was on his bed wearing the white dress of a princess. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes. When he looked again he saw no sign of Serena and his room was still the same black it had always been. "I'm going crazy," he said as he turned and made his way to the couch instead.
"Sere," he called softly. "I'm here for you." He put a hand on her shoulder and she turned over and looked up at him. "Darien," she said weakly and held out a shaking hand. He grasped her hand and kissed it. "I'm here. I'm here now. Don't worry," he said and she sat up next to his squatting form. "I love you Darien. I don't want her to take you away from me. I'm so scared," she said and threw her arms around him. "No one is going to keep me from you," he said as she pulled away and looked in his eyes. Hers were all puffy and red from crying and he wiped a tear from her cheek with his thumb and smiled at her. She smiled back a little shyly. "I love you too," he said as he tilted her head up and kissed her just as her mother approached the scene. "Oh shit," he mumbled as he broke the kiss, realizing the presence of the queen. "I should have known," she said. "No mother," Sere said holding tightly to him. "You aren't taking him away from me." He couldn't move. The queen had put a spell on him holding him in place to watch Serenity struggle to free herself from the clutches of her mother and fail. "No!!!" she wailed as they disappeared into the palace and the spell broke.
"No!" Darien screamed as he sat straight up on his couch. He was breathing hard and sweating. He ran a hand through his hair and got up to get a glass of water. As he turned from the refrigerator with a glass full of ice and water, the form of Serena stood before him. "Fuck!" he yelled as he dropped the glass and the image disappeared. "To hell with this!" he exclaimed as he walked to the bed in his bed room. He flicked on the lights and looked at his bed. The sheets and comforter had been ruffled like someone had slept there, though no one had. "This is too fuckin' weird," he said as he made a dash for Serena's door. He knocked quietly and then turned it into a frantic banging as he turned and saw the eerie figure of her floating toward him, calling his name. "For god's sake Serena! Open the damn door," he called out in a whisper. "What the- Darien!" she said as she opened her door and he quickly ran inside and shut it. "What in god's name is going on? are you ok? what happened? Why are you shaking?" He slid to the floor with his back against the door and breathed a sigh of relief. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." "You ought to try me," she said, holding a hand out for him to take. "Something scared the hell out of you. I don't know what it was. I don't even know if I want to know. But," she paused, throwing a blanked around his shoulders. "You aren't in any condition to go back for now." She led him to the couch and sat him down. She went into the kitchen and returned a few moments later with a cup of hot chocolate. "It's my favorite," she confessed. "Especially the marshmallows." She giggled and her nose crinkled up. He smiled at that. He hadn't smiled in so long he'd almost forgotten the feeling. "Mine too." She watched him smile at her laugh and drink the hot chocolate. "You keep looking at me," he said. "Oh," she giggled. "I don't mean to. I'm sorry." "No, it's ok," he smiled at her embarrassment. "So, who are your friends?" "How did you know I had any?" "picture," he said and pointed to a framed photo of four diverse, beautiful women. "Well, there's Mina and Amy and Lita and Rei," she paused. "how about you?"
*the next morning* Darien woke up in a strange apartment, apparently not is own, in his night clothes, on a strange couch. He felt something warm on top of him. It breathed and he looked down. Serena. What was she doing on him? Why couldn't he remember how she got there? 'I didn't sleep with her,' he thought to himself. 'I'd have remembered that. That's for sure.' She moved her head and her eyes opened. He froze. "Oh, you're up," she said calmly. "About time." "About time?" he choked. "What do you mean? Better yet, how did we get in such a compromising position?" She laughed. "Silly me. Like you'd remember much. I slipped some relaxers, sleeping pills in other words, into your hot chocolate so you'd be able to go to sleep easy." "That doesn't explain you on me." "If you'd let me get to that," she said forcefully. "I was sitting by you as you were dosing off and you pulled me down onto you and wrapped me really tight in your arms." "I did?" "Yeah and you've got one hell of a grip. I wasn't going anywhere," she confessed. "I'm sorry," he said. "I don't think I did it intentionally." She smiled. "So, do you eat breakfast? or should I not bother?" "I don't," he said smiling back. "Good, me neither." She got up and stood beside him. "But I do need to get dressed and so do you." "Yes ma'am," he said as he slipped out of her apartment to his own.
A knock came at his door as he was buttoning up his shirt. "Yes?" he asked as he opened it. "Oh, Serena. Hello, come in." He opened the door wider for her to fit through. She glanced at his bare chest under the unbuttoned shirt and he continued. "Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked, beginning to button the shirt up to leave open the top two. "Actually, there is." "Well, what is it?" he asked, grabbing a broom and a dust pan to clean up the broken glass from the night before. "Would you be interested in having dinner with me tomorrow night?" she asked, leaning against his counter top and pulling herself up to sit on one. "Actually, I'd love that," he said smiling and dumping the load of glass in the trash can. "How does seven sound?" "Good for me," she said, hopping off his counter and walking to the door. "I'll see you then," she smiled as she left his apartment, leaving him dazed and blown away.
*later that day* Mina smiled as she inhaled the dozen red roses again and again. "Mina, if you don't quit that you're gonna pass out," Rei said, irritated at her friend's ridiculous behavior. "So I take it you date with Andrew went well?" Lita asked. "It was wonderful," she said lazily, staring a hole through Andrew, who was working at the counter. "That's all we've gotten out of her yet," Amy said to Lita. " there's no hope for her. She's love struck." Andrew mouthed the words "one minute" to Mina and she lit up. "There they go again," Rei said as Mina stood up and followed Andrew into the back of the restaurant. Andrew began kissing her on the lips and her neck as he backed her up into a wall. She moaned and ran her hands through his hair. "Oh god Andrew," she breathed out as he ran his hands up her sides under her shirt.
*FLASH* "Angel, calm down. I won't let anything happen to you. You are safe." She sat up and looked into his eyes for the first time. They were an unreal blue. Captivating. He put his forehead to hers and a hand on her cheek. "Don't worry yourself anymore. You'll grieve but the wounds will heal. I don't know where you came from or what, but I know it in my heart that everything will be alright." She looked him in the eyes as good as she could and then closed her eyes and sighed. "Thank you," she said again. "No," he said, "thank you." It confused her and then the next thing she knew, his lips were on hers. She gave in. He stopped and she looked up at him. "It wouldn't be right," he said. "Oh no, it's nothing about you. I just don't want to take advantage of you in your state of mind. If you ever do, I want it to be for real. What you want, and not something I want and you'll regret later." *FLASH*
"What the-?" he asked as he looked down into her eyes and noticed her plastered form against the wall and her labored breathing. "What was that?" "I don't know Andy," she said. "But it was strong." "Strong feelings." "Passion." "Lust." "Love." "I have to have you," he said as his lips claimed hers again. She moaned and gave into him. He pulled her mini skirt up to her hips and pressed himself against her as he lifted her up off the ground. "I want you," he breathed on her neck. " I need you." "Andrew," she said through labored breathing. "What are you going to do?" He paused suddenly, "nothing you don't want." "Thank you," she said and he continued kissing her passionately. His hand slid up her leg and she shivered to his light touch. She ran her hands under his shirt and across his chest. He moaned low in his throat and looked up. He caught her hands and held them in front of her. "Not here," he stated. "It's not right. Not the right place or time. Someday soon though." "Ok," she said, looking into his eyes with longing. She began walking away toward the door to the front part of the restaurant. "Mina," he said and she turned her head to him. "I'm falling in love with you."