Sailor Moon (Alternate Universe Fic)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon in any way so don't try to find reasons to sue because there aren't any.
Author's Preface: This takes place around the third season of Sailor Moon with the Dark Moon, and Nemesis, and Rini's first appearance. (Ya know, the section when Darien has those dreams that makes him avoid Serena) Anyway, imagine, what if Serena was brainwashed instead of Rini? Okay, to make this work, you're going to have to "pretend" that Darien broke up with Serena a little later than he did in the series.
Chapter One: Solitude
"Serena, I don't think we should see each other anymore," Darien said. Serena couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"D-Darien, what do you mean?" she glanced up at him, her eyes brimming with unshed tears.
"I meant exactly what I said, we shouldn't be together anymore."
"But Darien why? I'll do better in school, I promise and I'll be more responsible, and-"
"No Serena, it's not that, I want time apart, I don't think things are working out between the both of us," he explained, trying his best not to cry.
"I don't see anything wrong with our relationship, please tell me what's wrong, so we can fix it! Darien, we're meant to be together, it's destiny," she pleaded.
"Serena, listen, I don't feel the same for you as I did. I don't... love you anymore." If Serena's heart hadn't broken already, this completely did it for her. Before she could even let him see her cry, she took off down the street, trying to find the shortest way home.
I'm sorry Serena, this is just the way things have to be for awhile, I promise I'll make it up to you, I promise... he thought, walking down the opposite end of the road.
Once Serena reached her house she ran up the stairs crying hysterically.
"Serena, how was school?" her mother called. When Serena didn't reply, she worried and went up the stairs. The door to her room was open slightly, and she could see her daughter having an emotional breakdown on her bed.
"Serena, what's wrong honey?" she asked.
"D-D-D-Darien b-b-b-broke u-u-up w-with m-me!!" she cried, not able to speak coherently in between sobs.
"Oh honey it'll be okay, don't cry. Tell you what, how about I make you a plate of cookies and milk?" she suggested, trying to be comforting. Serena only nodded and she took this as a signal to be on her way.
I guess I won't be inviting him to dinner, sorry Mom, Serena sighed and sobbed even worse on her bedcovers.
Luna was lurking around the corner of Serena's room when she heard her.
Darien broke up with her? she thought, but how could this be? They were so much in love I wonder what happened.
"Serena, listen to me," Luna started to say and she looked over in that direction, "You can't let this get you down. Try to be optimistic and hope for the best. You have to be strong and keep up your studies and being a Scout. Show Darien that you can live without him."
"B-but I can't Luna, I can't live without him," she cried softly.
"Yes you can Serena, don't mope around like a lovesick little girl, if you two truly love each other, then love will find a way to get him back to you." As much as Serena wanted to spend the rest of the afternoon moping and crying, she couldn't. What Luna said made absolutely perfect sense. Now, a sense of anger rose up in her.
"Ya know what? You're right Luna! I'll show Darien that breaking up with me was the worst mistake of his life, you'll see!" Serena wiped away her tears and ran out of her room. As much as Luna was happy to see up and running, she couldn't shake the feeling that maybe there was something wrong between those two.
"Oh, now where did she run off too? I had the cookies and milk all set up for her," Serena's mother said, when she didn't find her in her room. "I guess she'll have to eat it when she comes back."
Meanwhile
"Diamond, our plans are going too slow, we need to stop wasting time and get this over with," the prince's younger brother advised.
"Sapphire, I assure you, you are being much too serious, what we need is almost within our grasp. Relax," Prince Diamond told him.
"I won't relax until our task is complete, I'll be going now," he said and retreated to the other room.
How the hell does he expect me to relax when his inane fetish with Sailor Moon could very well ruin our entire plan? Aggh! This has to stop! I've got to explain to him that this is much more than that scout! Sapphire couldn't believe the way Diamond was going about himself. Of course it's natural for anyone to have at least one obsession, but this has gone too far. What did he expect to do if the plan prevailed? Make Sailor Moon his reining queen?
Diamond sighed when his brother left the room. He seemed to be so angry all the time, what could be his problem? Why couldn't he understand that they've reached the homestretch in their ideals? Although the Four Sisters and Rubeus were defeated, he has them exactly where he wants them. All of them believe that their fighting has nearly come to an end when in fact the battle's just begun.
One thing's clear; however, Diamond thought, I will make Serenity mine, no matter the cost.
Darien sat in a booth in Andrew's arcade brooding over the events of the day; he never imagined that everything turned out so badly.
A new evil's coming, I can feel it, he thought, Serena, I know it hurts but we must stay apart for the time being. I know it's not over, and I need to find out where the evil's coming from. Darien's past dreams have haunted his sleep and his mentality. He thought, perhaps, they were messages to keep away from Serena. He didn't know what they actually meant, but he must stay away from her until he found out.
"What's up Darien, you look like you're going to kill someone," Andrew said, sitting across the booth from Darien. He looked up and saw the welcoming smile of his best friend.
"Nothing much, ya know, the usual problems of everyday life," Darien answered. Andrew chuckled.
"I don't know man, it seems to me that there's a lot more troubling you than everyday life. What's the matter, did you and Serena get in a fight?" he asked. At the mention of it, Darien felt a pain shoot up through his heart and he almost doubled over in agony.
"Whoa!" Andrew exclaimed," Guess I was right, what happened Darien?"
"Serena and I... aren't together anymore," he answered the best he could.
"Are you serious?! Oh, she must be heart-broken," Andrew, said in disbelief, "How'd that happen."
"We needed time apart, so I decided that's what we should do," Darien replied. Andrew only stared at him.
"Are you kidding me, poor girl, how could you do that to her?! Do you realize what she could be going through right now?! I don't think you know how much power you have over her."
"I didn't come here to be lectured, so I guess I'll leave now," he said and walked out of the arcade. Just then, Andrew's cousin Lynn walked up to him and asked, "Who was that guy? He seemed pretty depressed."
"Oh, that's my best bud Darien. Yeah, he's kind of down in the dumps because he broke up with his girlfriend."
"Oh no, how terrible! I remember when one of my boyfriends broke up with me, oh it was horrible. It took me absolutely FOREVER to get over him. Break-ups can be really hard on a person, ya know?"
(Author's note: I don't know if Andrew really has a cousin named Lynn, just "go with the flow")
Darien walked down the street. Why did Andrew immediately assume Darien was the bad guy? Of course he was, but that's not the point. Anyway, Andrew was wrong about one thing, Darien did know how much power he had over Serena, because she has the same amount of power over him.
I know exactly what she's going through, Darien thought, because I'm going through the exact same thing...