Us
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Two
"Hello?"
"Serena, what the heck is going on?"
"Raye?"
Serena winced as her friend yelled at her through the phone.
"Did you just break up with Darien?"
"How did you know that?"
"Well, I saw him the other day and he was looking really depressed, so I asked
him what's wrong."
"Yeah..." Serena admitted, "We're through."
"Serena..."
She didn't say anything.
"Do you want to come over to the temple so we can talk over tea?"
"Raye..."
* * *
Darien walked aimlessly down the street. Passing by Raye's temple, he suddenly
had an idea. He decided to ask Raye to do a fire reading on Serena.
He was about to walk into the open doorway when he heard voices inside.
"Serena..." Raye was saying, "Don't do this. I know you still care about
Darien."
Darien quickly stepped out of sight and leaned against the wall beside the
doorway to listen.
"I do, Raye," Serena said, "But... I just don't know if it's... you know..."
Raye sighed, "I know. That _is_ a problem..."
There was silence for a while.
"When we were in the future..." Serena said, "I thought about many things... I've
noticed things that I've never noticed before."
"Like what?"
"Like... When I looked at Darien, or Tuxedo Mask, he used to be the dark,
mysterious stranger. Of course I was attracted to him. But now... when I see
Darien, I see all these things that's happened between us."
"Things?"
"I just... I can't forget everything that's been going on? I still remember that
day I thought he'd try to kill me..."
Darien shuddered.
"Or..." Serena continued, "how he broke up with me over the dreams."
"It must be hard..." Raye said softly.
"And, you know... He used to be mean to me, he acts all aloof to everyone around
him, and... sometimes I feel that he takes me for granted."
Darien winced.
"Do you realize, Raye," Serena continued, "that he's never done anything, or even
said anything, to start our relationship? He just assumed... assumed that I was
his girlfriend and that was that."
"But Serena..." Raye said, "Everyone assumed that. You're the future queen and
he's the future king. Of course you would have to..."
"I know," Serena sighed, "But I just... I guess I wanted something more."
"Hmm..."
"He just doesn't value me very much," Serena said, "Not as much as I valued him
during everything that happened."
Raye looked at her friend.
"You know," Serena said, a tear forming in her eye, "I would have done anything
for him back then."
Raye hugged Serena, "I know, Serena. But he _is_ a good guy..."
"I know..." Serena said, "But... so much has happened between us... So many
horrible memories, Raye."
Darien rested his head against the wall.
Serena...
How could he have assumed that everything was all right when it wasn't?
Maybe it was because he wanted Serena to forgive him so badly that he told
himself she had.
I'm sorry, Serena, he thought.
Maybe after all this, things could never work out between us.
Suddenly, he heard Serena's communicator going off.
"Scout business," Raye said.
* * *
"Give me your heart crystal!"
Mina screamed when the youma shot a beam into her and a yellowish orange shape
flew out of her.
"Mercury Aqua... Illusion!"
The battle scene was suddenly covered in fog.
"Jupiter Oak... Evolution!"
The youma screamed as it released the heart crystal it held in its hand.
Suddenly, it let out four roots which wrapped themselves around each of the
remaining Sailor Scouts.
Sailor Moon took out her wand and was about to use her attack when the root
circled around her arms and bound her.
Just then, a red rose pierced through her green binds.
"Now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask, who had appeared on a street lamp, called.
Sailor Moon quickly used her attack and the youma turned into dust.
"Thanks, Tuxedo Mask," Sailor Moon said quietly.
"It's not over yet!" a voice called out.
"Eudial!" Sailor Mars exclaimed.
"Take a load of this, Sailor Moon!" the villain cried, and took out a large red
gun.
Then, a stream of black darts were emitted from the weapon.
"Watch out, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask shouted and ran to push her out of the way
of the sickles.
Then he felt a sharp pain in his back and everything went black.
* * *
Darien groaned when he woke up.
What had he done last night to make him feel so sore everywhere?
He was about to get up when he felt a piercing pain in his back.
"Darien!"
Darien turned to the doorway to see Serena standing there, with a tray of food.
"What are you doing here?" he asked softly.
"I..." she began, then chose to ignore the question, "Thanks for helping me out
at the battle yesterday.
She tried to avoid his gaze.
"Serena..." he whispered.
Then he noticed that his stomach was wrapped up, as well as part of his upper
back. His shirt, with a hint of a stain of blood, was on a chair beside him.
"I made some soup," Serena said quietly, "Help yourself when you're hungry. I'm
going to go."
Before she made it to the doorway, she turned around, "Thanks again."
She began to put on her shoes.
"Serena, wait."
She looked up.
"When did you learn how to cook?"
She tried hard not to smile, "Not long ago."
"I didn't know you did it so well," Darien commented, looking at the tray.
"There are many things about me you don't know," Serena said.
He looked into her eyes.
"I... I'm sorry," he said.
She shifted her weight uncomfortably.
"For what?" she asked softly.
"For... for everything."
He tried to get up, then fell back down.
"Darien!" Serena called, rushing over to him, "Don't-"
She stopped talking when he put his hand over hers.
"Darien..." Serena said, "Please don't do this."
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because... because I..." she tried to hide a tear, "I've got to go."
Standing up quickly, she rushed for the door.
"Serena!"
But she was gone.
by Phantasy Star
--------------------
Chapter Two
"Hello?"
"Serena, what the heck is going on?"
"Raye?"
Serena winced as her friend yelled at her through the phone.
"Did you just break up with Darien?"
"How did you know that?"
"Well, I saw him the other day and he was looking really depressed, so I asked
him what's wrong."
"Yeah..." Serena admitted, "We're through."
"Serena..."
She didn't say anything.
"Do you want to come over to the temple so we can talk over tea?"
"Raye..."
* * *
Darien walked aimlessly down the street. Passing by Raye's temple, he suddenly
had an idea. He decided to ask Raye to do a fire reading on Serena.
He was about to walk into the open doorway when he heard voices inside.
"Serena..." Raye was saying, "Don't do this. I know you still care about
Darien."
Darien quickly stepped out of sight and leaned against the wall beside the
doorway to listen.
"I do, Raye," Serena said, "But... I just don't know if it's... you know..."
Raye sighed, "I know. That _is_ a problem..."
There was silence for a while.
"When we were in the future..." Serena said, "I thought about many things... I've
noticed things that I've never noticed before."
"Like what?"
"Like... When I looked at Darien, or Tuxedo Mask, he used to be the dark,
mysterious stranger. Of course I was attracted to him. But now... when I see
Darien, I see all these things that's happened between us."
"Things?"
"I just... I can't forget everything that's been going on? I still remember that
day I thought he'd try to kill me..."
Darien shuddered.
"Or..." Serena continued, "how he broke up with me over the dreams."
"It must be hard..." Raye said softly.
"And, you know... He used to be mean to me, he acts all aloof to everyone around
him, and... sometimes I feel that he takes me for granted."
Darien winced.
"Do you realize, Raye," Serena continued, "that he's never done anything, or even
said anything, to start our relationship? He just assumed... assumed that I was
his girlfriend and that was that."
"But Serena..." Raye said, "Everyone assumed that. You're the future queen and
he's the future king. Of course you would have to..."
"I know," Serena sighed, "But I just... I guess I wanted something more."
"Hmm..."
"He just doesn't value me very much," Serena said, "Not as much as I valued him
during everything that happened."
Raye looked at her friend.
"You know," Serena said, a tear forming in her eye, "I would have done anything
for him back then."
Raye hugged Serena, "I know, Serena. But he _is_ a good guy..."
"I know..." Serena said, "But... so much has happened between us... So many
horrible memories, Raye."
Darien rested his head against the wall.
Serena...
How could he have assumed that everything was all right when it wasn't?
Maybe it was because he wanted Serena to forgive him so badly that he told
himself she had.
I'm sorry, Serena, he thought.
Maybe after all this, things could never work out between us.
Suddenly, he heard Serena's communicator going off.
"Scout business," Raye said.
* * *
"Give me your heart crystal!"
Mina screamed when the youma shot a beam into her and a yellowish orange shape
flew out of her.
"Mercury Aqua... Illusion!"
The battle scene was suddenly covered in fog.
"Jupiter Oak... Evolution!"
The youma screamed as it released the heart crystal it held in its hand.
Suddenly, it let out four roots which wrapped themselves around each of the
remaining Sailor Scouts.
Sailor Moon took out her wand and was about to use her attack when the root
circled around her arms and bound her.
Just then, a red rose pierced through her green binds.
"Now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask, who had appeared on a street lamp, called.
Sailor Moon quickly used her attack and the youma turned into dust.
"Thanks, Tuxedo Mask," Sailor Moon said quietly.
"It's not over yet!" a voice called out.
"Eudial!" Sailor Mars exclaimed.
"Take a load of this, Sailor Moon!" the villain cried, and took out a large red
gun.
Then, a stream of black darts were emitted from the weapon.
"Watch out, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask shouted and ran to push her out of the way
of the sickles.
Then he felt a sharp pain in his back and everything went black.
* * *
Darien groaned when he woke up.
What had he done last night to make him feel so sore everywhere?
He was about to get up when he felt a piercing pain in his back.
"Darien!"
Darien turned to the doorway to see Serena standing there, with a tray of food.
"What are you doing here?" he asked softly.
"I..." she began, then chose to ignore the question, "Thanks for helping me out
at the battle yesterday.
She tried to avoid his gaze.
"Serena..." he whispered.
Then he noticed that his stomach was wrapped up, as well as part of his upper
back. His shirt, with a hint of a stain of blood, was on a chair beside him.
"I made some soup," Serena said quietly, "Help yourself when you're hungry. I'm
going to go."
Before she made it to the doorway, she turned around, "Thanks again."
She began to put on her shoes.
"Serena, wait."
She looked up.
"When did you learn how to cook?"
She tried hard not to smile, "Not long ago."
"I didn't know you did it so well," Darien commented, looking at the tray.
"There are many things about me you don't know," Serena said.
He looked into her eyes.
"I... I'm sorry," he said.
She shifted her weight uncomfortably.
"For what?" she asked softly.
"For... for everything."
He tried to get up, then fell back down.
"Darien!" Serena called, rushing over to him, "Don't-"
She stopped talking when he put his hand over hers.
"Darien..." Serena said, "Please don't do this."
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because... because I..." she tried to hide a tear, "I've got to go."
Standing up quickly, she rushed for the door.
"Serena!"
But she was gone.
