A/N: Ok to clarify, this is still the flashback from a week ago. On with
the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon...duh...lol.
Title: The Day My World Crashed.
Chapter: 2
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Running down the street, I made my way down to the temple. I was so excited to see my friends that I didn't even trip the whole way there. Climbing up the stairs 3 at a time I walked over to the temple where all the girls were sitting on a bench, giggling. 'Just like old times' I thought with a smile. Without a second thought I made my way over to them.
"Hey guys!" I said cheerfully. The other four stopped talking and looked over at me giving me strange looks.
"Hello. Welcome to Cherry Hill Temple. May I help you?" Raye inquired politely. I just laughed.
"Raye, why are you so formal?? It's me! Meatball Head!" Raye just gave me a odd look.
"I'm sorry, have we met?" I stood back, stunned. She didn't remember me?
"You don't remember me?? Cmon you guys! Amy? Mina? Lita? It's me! Serena!" I tried desperately hoping the worst wasn't going to happen.
"How do you know my name? I've never even seen you," Mina said with a confused look. Raye nodded in agreement.
"Ya. how do you know us?" She demanded.
Amy spoke up." Oh I know you!"
Hope surged in me." You do?? Oh Amy I'm so......" she cut me off before I could finish.
"You go to Lita and my school. Your the girl that called me a stuck up brain," Amy said looking at me disapprovingly.
"Ya, and you called me a giant bully without even getting to know me!" Lita added angrily.
I took a step back, shocked. "You guys I never said that. I swear. You guys are my best friends--my sisters. Why would I do that? And how can you not remember me??," I decided to try another tactic. "Well how did you guys all meet?"
"We had a mutual friend who got us all together," Mina replied.
"Where is she now??" I demanded anxiously.
"She left," Lita said shortly.
"Left where?" I said
Raye spoke up. "I think you should go now. I don't want to be rude, but if you don't leave, I can get Chad to escort you to the door."
Tears in my eyes, I stepped towards the door," That's ok. I know where the door is," Before I left I had to say one more thing to them," And I just want to say I know you guys don't remember me, but you guys are the world to me, and I will do anything for you. You just have to ask," and with that I left the temple, only to hear the murmurs of the other girls.
"Well that was weird..."
"Ya, I mean who did she think she was barging in like that?"
"I felt sorry for her."
"She did seem awfully sincere....."
By this time I was walking down the road, tears streaming down my cheeks. How could my best friends not remember me? Could they not remember all the times we shared? The times we fought along beside each other? The fight with Beryl? 'Of course they don't remember, I didn't. But there has to be a way to get to remember..' I thought before hearing a voice in the background.
"Hey Meatball Head. What are you crying about now? Did you fail another test?" That voice. It was him, it could only be him. Turning around I saw him. My true love, past, present, and future.
"Darien, " I said his name lovingly outloud. He raised an eyebrow at my tone of voice.
"Well that is my name," he said trying to make a joke out of an awkward situation. I walked over to him and held his hand.
"It's ok Darien. I remember now. I remember it all. The moon, how we were together. We can be together again. I missed you Darien, but you never left my heart," I told him my heart in my eyes. Now he looked terrified. He let go of my hand and took a few steps back.
"Uhh.....Meatball Head...are you ok? You're acting really weird.." he stammered.
"Darien, what are you saying? Please tell me you remember......you remember us...you have to," I asked, but my heart told me he had no clue.
"Um. Remember what? Are you sick or something?" He asked looking suspicious. I sighed, my heart had shattered right then and there. I could feel it.
"No, just a case of a broken heart," I replied before turning away sadly to go home. He called my name to come back and explain why I was acting weird, but I ignored him and walked away. There was no point in trying to convince him. He couldn't remember me. My soul mate could not remember me.
I think that when I found out Darien couldn't remember me, I was crushed. In fact, crushed is too mild a word. There was no word in the English dictionary that could describe the anguish I went through. When I got home, I ignored everyone, even Luna, and went directly and sat on my bed. I didn't cry. Crying was too mild an indication for the grief I felt. I just sat on my bed and started into space. I was all alone. My friends, my love they couldn't ever know who I was. All I had was my empty thoughts.
I was like that for days. I just sat on my bed and stared into space. I didn't sleep, eat, or talk to anyone. I was depressed beyond belief. My family wanted to take me to the doctor, but I just ignored them. Luna begged me to tell her what had happened but I didn't say a word. When I never answered her, she demanded for me to get into training. She said that I needed to be prepared when the monsters would attack. But I just ignored her. I could care less about the negaverse or anything else. All I cared about was that the people I cared for most had no clue about me.
It was about 5 days later from the initial day I had gone out. I was still in the same clothes as I was before. Still hadn't slept or eaten anything. I just couldn't even if I wanted to. It was like part of me had died.
Luna hopped onto the bed. "Serena, you have to snap out of this. This isn't healthy," I just stared at her not saying anything.
She sighed," Look Serena, even if you can't get out of this for yourself, think of everyone else. The world needs you to protect them! You need to train as Sailor Moon," It was then I uttered the first words I had said all week.
"I don't care."
"What do you mean you don't care? You don't have a choice! You have to be Sailor Moon and the Princess. You didn't choose, they choose you!" Before I could reply, the door opened and my mom walked in. Luna quickly darted under the bed as not to be seen.
"Honey, you feeling better?" My mom asked coming to sit beside me on the bed.
"Sure,"
"What's wrong? I'm really worried about you. You don't eat, sleep, or drink. You haven't gone to school and all you do is sit here. Please tell what's wrong. I want to help," Looking over at her worried expression, I was really tempted to tell her. All of it. I wanted someone to talk to, someone to help me through it all. But I knew I could never tell anyone.
"Nothing's wrong mom," her hopeful face disappeared leaving a concerned one.
"Well ok. You know that big winter formal you wanted to go to is tonight."
"Whatever," I muttered.
"But you were so excited. You bought the dress and the shoes for it. I think you should go," My mom suggested.
"I'm not going," I replied stubbornly
"Well that's too bad. I don't want you cooped up in here. You're going to go. Be ready to go in an hour, I'll drive you to the school," and before I could argue with her she stood up and left the room. I sighed out loud. I was definatly not in the mood for a dance, or even to go out anywhere. But what could I do? Once my mom made up her mind, nothing could change. Luna came out of her hiding at this time.
"You know, your mom is right. You could have a lot of fun at this dance," she said.
"Whatever,"
"Maybe you could even find a cute boy to dance with," she told me with a grin. I fixed an icy stare at her.
"Are you joking? That's not even funny and you know it," I told her angrily.
"Hey, I'm just saying. You don't have to mope over one guy, there are many more," she said defensively.
"No. There isn't. There's only one for me, and if I can't be with Darien, then I want no one," and with that I got up and headed towards my bathroom to get ready.
45 minutes later I stood in front of my mirror examining myself. I hadn't put a full effort in making myself look good, but I did a decent job. My hair was put up in my two usual meatballs. I could never take my hair out of my meatballs for they were something that reminded me of Darien. However tonight I put curls at the end for a more formal look. I had on pink, sparkle eyeshadow and a pink tint lipgloss. My dress was a purple silk formal. It was just below the knees and had a scoop neck with no sleeves. My shoes had been dyed to match the dress. Looking at myself, I felt a little amused. A week ago, I would have spent hours getting ready for tonight, however now I could care less. Sighing, I grabbed my purse and walked down the stairs to the car where my mom was waiting for me.
10 minutes later, I was at the school. just dropped off by my mom. Staring at the building, I decided I just couldn't do it. I couldn't go in and pretend to have a good time when inside I was slowly dying. I decided I would go to a nearby park and wait for a couple hours until my mom would come to pick me up. Then I could make up some bogus story about having fun. 'After all, why make everyone suffer because of me?' I thought as I turned around and headed for the woods.
"Hey, the fun is this way you know," I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and saw Lita and Amy standing behind me, both looking beautiful in their gowns. Amy in blue, Lita in green. 'Just like old times' I thought sadly.
"Yes I know, but I'm not going to the dance," I replied.
Amy gave me a curious look, "You certainly looked dressed for it. Why aren't you going?"
"Not in the party mood I guess," I replied sadly.
"So where are you going?" Lita asked
"The park. Might as well do some thinking,"
Amy and Lita gave each other startled glances. "The park?" Lita spoke up," That's kind of dangerous at night. Lots of weird people are there." Amy nodded in agreement.
"I know, but I can handle it." I said giving her a small smile. My first one in the week.
"Well ok. Bye." Amy nodded as she and Lita made their way to the front doors.
"Bye," I whispered back, a tear coming to my eye. Even though my friends didn't remember me, they were still kind enough to worry about my safety.. 'Just goes to show how lucky I was to be friends with them,' I thought sadly as I walked to the park path.
20 minutes later, I came to a stop at a park bench. One of my favorite places. A bench by the lake, and roses surrounding it all. The moon shone in the night sky, casting it's reflection over the lake.
The moon. Just thinking about it made me remember all the times I had with Darien. Me as Princess Serenity, him as Prince Darien. 'How can fate be so cruel as to have us in love, then rip us away from each other?' I thought sadly. Sitting on the bench, I glanced around at the people passing me by. All couples holding hands. They all looked so happy and in love. Every once in a while, a couple would stop walking to share a kiss, or a whisper, or even a laugh. This was just to much for me. The moon and the couples finally forced me to crack.
I cried. Very simple, yet not so much. As the tears ran down my cheek, they wouldn't stop. It was an endless sea of salty tears. I just didn't understand why this had to happen to me. For a brief moment, I wished I had never remembered any of this--that I was a normal teen again. 'No, wait I don't wish that. I may be in pain, but I have the memories. Of my friends and my love. I would rather lose it all then never to remember it' I thought sadly. Tears still running down my face at an endless pace, I put my face in my hands and kept crying.
I don't know how long I stayed like that, crying like there was no tomorrow. But after some time, I felt HIM come near. He didn't even have to say anything, but I knew he was there. The scent of roses only confirmed it.
"Hey, Serena, what's wrong?" I looked up and see it was indeed Darien, looking down at me with a concerned expression.
I wiped my tears and gave him a small watery smile. "Nothing's wrong."
He sat down beside me on the bench. "Now how come I don't believe that?" he asked warily. Before I could reply, he took his hand and wiped away some of the tears still from my face. My heart literally stopped at his touch and I could do nothing but sit as still as a statue, hoping this moment wouldn't end.
"Let me guess," he started when I didn't answer," Is it a guy? Did he break your heart?"
"You could say that," I answered softly.
"Well who is this guy? Do I know him?"
"Yes and no," I replied, not really wanting to get into this.
"That jerk. What kind of guy is he to make you cry? He's not worth it Serena. Just forget about him."
I had to smile at this. "No Darien. I could never forget him. He means the world to me."
"Well he sounds special. What happened with him?" he inquired, clueless to the fact that the guy was him.
"He didn't return my feelings." I answered shortly.
"What? What a loser. Is there any chance that he will return those feelings for you?"
I sighed. I could tell him the truth now. He might not believe me, but I could show him the locket and make him remember. We could be together. But I wanted him to be happy and live a normal life. And if that meant a life without me, so be it. "No Darien, he will never return the feelings for me," I said sadly.
"I'm sorry. But hey meatball head, there's plenty of fish in the sea, right?"
"Right," I whispered, looking at the moon. We stayed silent for a few minutes, neither of us talking. Finally Darien looked at me.
"Looking at the moon?"
"Yes," I replied sadly, thinking of all the good times we had on the Silver Millennium.
"You know, it's funny. See for me, there's something so odd about the moon. Sometimes I look at it and feel something...something different." He suddenly stopped and looked over at me," Naw, Dunno why I'm telling you this. It's silly."
My heart had stopped when he said that. He felt something looking at the moon? 'Could it be he remembers something from the past?' Hope spurred in me.
"No Darien, it's not silly. Please tell me," I pleaded desperately.
"Well ok. I don't know how to explain it. It's stupid I know, I mean it's just a chunk of rock. But when I look at it, I feel weird. Almost like there's something just at the edge of my mind and I can't yet grasp it. Almost a feeling of sadness and loss, you know?"
"Yes Darien. I know exactly what you mean," I replied looking him straight in the eye.
"Really? Weird. Guess we're a match for each other eh?" he said jokingly. At that statement, my heart dropped. He never remembered me. All I was for him for was a friend, never anything more. I stood up.
"Hey where are you going?" he asked, also standing up.
"I have to go."
"What? Why? It's not safe to go out by yourself now. It's really late." he told me looking worried.
"Darien....I..." before I could say anymore I stopped. In the background I heard something. The faint sound of music. He heard it too. Listening for a few more minutes, I recognized it. It was the music from the locket. Looking around for the source, I heard it come from the sky.
"What..." Before I could say anything, Darien put his fingers to my lips.
"Sssh, just listen." He had brought me closer to him with his arm and was now embracing me. My heart raced. 'This is exactly how it was before. Could the music have done something to him?' I thought.
We stood like that for quite a while. Me in his arms, him holding me gently. Neither of us looking at each other, just listening to the music. As if on cue, we both lifted our heads and looked at each other deep in the eyes. He started to lean forward and I hesitated. I knew that if we kissed, it would bring more pain to me. He could never really remember me. Who knew what would happen to us. But part of me yearned for him so badly, that I just let my heart take control. I closed my eyes and leaned in towards him, waiting for his lips.
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A/N: Ok, one more chapter to go. Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon...duh...lol.
Title: The Day My World Crashed.
Chapter: 2
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Running down the street, I made my way down to the temple. I was so excited to see my friends that I didn't even trip the whole way there. Climbing up the stairs 3 at a time I walked over to the temple where all the girls were sitting on a bench, giggling. 'Just like old times' I thought with a smile. Without a second thought I made my way over to them.
"Hey guys!" I said cheerfully. The other four stopped talking and looked over at me giving me strange looks.
"Hello. Welcome to Cherry Hill Temple. May I help you?" Raye inquired politely. I just laughed.
"Raye, why are you so formal?? It's me! Meatball Head!" Raye just gave me a odd look.
"I'm sorry, have we met?" I stood back, stunned. She didn't remember me?
"You don't remember me?? Cmon you guys! Amy? Mina? Lita? It's me! Serena!" I tried desperately hoping the worst wasn't going to happen.
"How do you know my name? I've never even seen you," Mina said with a confused look. Raye nodded in agreement.
"Ya. how do you know us?" She demanded.
Amy spoke up." Oh I know you!"
Hope surged in me." You do?? Oh Amy I'm so......" she cut me off before I could finish.
"You go to Lita and my school. Your the girl that called me a stuck up brain," Amy said looking at me disapprovingly.
"Ya, and you called me a giant bully without even getting to know me!" Lita added angrily.
I took a step back, shocked. "You guys I never said that. I swear. You guys are my best friends--my sisters. Why would I do that? And how can you not remember me??," I decided to try another tactic. "Well how did you guys all meet?"
"We had a mutual friend who got us all together," Mina replied.
"Where is she now??" I demanded anxiously.
"She left," Lita said shortly.
"Left where?" I said
Raye spoke up. "I think you should go now. I don't want to be rude, but if you don't leave, I can get Chad to escort you to the door."
Tears in my eyes, I stepped towards the door," That's ok. I know where the door is," Before I left I had to say one more thing to them," And I just want to say I know you guys don't remember me, but you guys are the world to me, and I will do anything for you. You just have to ask," and with that I left the temple, only to hear the murmurs of the other girls.
"Well that was weird..."
"Ya, I mean who did she think she was barging in like that?"
"I felt sorry for her."
"She did seem awfully sincere....."
By this time I was walking down the road, tears streaming down my cheeks. How could my best friends not remember me? Could they not remember all the times we shared? The times we fought along beside each other? The fight with Beryl? 'Of course they don't remember, I didn't. But there has to be a way to get to remember..' I thought before hearing a voice in the background.
"Hey Meatball Head. What are you crying about now? Did you fail another test?" That voice. It was him, it could only be him. Turning around I saw him. My true love, past, present, and future.
"Darien, " I said his name lovingly outloud. He raised an eyebrow at my tone of voice.
"Well that is my name," he said trying to make a joke out of an awkward situation. I walked over to him and held his hand.
"It's ok Darien. I remember now. I remember it all. The moon, how we were together. We can be together again. I missed you Darien, but you never left my heart," I told him my heart in my eyes. Now he looked terrified. He let go of my hand and took a few steps back.
"Uhh.....Meatball Head...are you ok? You're acting really weird.." he stammered.
"Darien, what are you saying? Please tell me you remember......you remember us...you have to," I asked, but my heart told me he had no clue.
"Um. Remember what? Are you sick or something?" He asked looking suspicious. I sighed, my heart had shattered right then and there. I could feel it.
"No, just a case of a broken heart," I replied before turning away sadly to go home. He called my name to come back and explain why I was acting weird, but I ignored him and walked away. There was no point in trying to convince him. He couldn't remember me. My soul mate could not remember me.
I think that when I found out Darien couldn't remember me, I was crushed. In fact, crushed is too mild a word. There was no word in the English dictionary that could describe the anguish I went through. When I got home, I ignored everyone, even Luna, and went directly and sat on my bed. I didn't cry. Crying was too mild an indication for the grief I felt. I just sat on my bed and started into space. I was all alone. My friends, my love they couldn't ever know who I was. All I had was my empty thoughts.
I was like that for days. I just sat on my bed and stared into space. I didn't sleep, eat, or talk to anyone. I was depressed beyond belief. My family wanted to take me to the doctor, but I just ignored them. Luna begged me to tell her what had happened but I didn't say a word. When I never answered her, she demanded for me to get into training. She said that I needed to be prepared when the monsters would attack. But I just ignored her. I could care less about the negaverse or anything else. All I cared about was that the people I cared for most had no clue about me.
It was about 5 days later from the initial day I had gone out. I was still in the same clothes as I was before. Still hadn't slept or eaten anything. I just couldn't even if I wanted to. It was like part of me had died.
Luna hopped onto the bed. "Serena, you have to snap out of this. This isn't healthy," I just stared at her not saying anything.
She sighed," Look Serena, even if you can't get out of this for yourself, think of everyone else. The world needs you to protect them! You need to train as Sailor Moon," It was then I uttered the first words I had said all week.
"I don't care."
"What do you mean you don't care? You don't have a choice! You have to be Sailor Moon and the Princess. You didn't choose, they choose you!" Before I could reply, the door opened and my mom walked in. Luna quickly darted under the bed as not to be seen.
"Honey, you feeling better?" My mom asked coming to sit beside me on the bed.
"Sure,"
"What's wrong? I'm really worried about you. You don't eat, sleep, or drink. You haven't gone to school and all you do is sit here. Please tell what's wrong. I want to help," Looking over at her worried expression, I was really tempted to tell her. All of it. I wanted someone to talk to, someone to help me through it all. But I knew I could never tell anyone.
"Nothing's wrong mom," her hopeful face disappeared leaving a concerned one.
"Well ok. You know that big winter formal you wanted to go to is tonight."
"Whatever," I muttered.
"But you were so excited. You bought the dress and the shoes for it. I think you should go," My mom suggested.
"I'm not going," I replied stubbornly
"Well that's too bad. I don't want you cooped up in here. You're going to go. Be ready to go in an hour, I'll drive you to the school," and before I could argue with her she stood up and left the room. I sighed out loud. I was definatly not in the mood for a dance, or even to go out anywhere. But what could I do? Once my mom made up her mind, nothing could change. Luna came out of her hiding at this time.
"You know, your mom is right. You could have a lot of fun at this dance," she said.
"Whatever,"
"Maybe you could even find a cute boy to dance with," she told me with a grin. I fixed an icy stare at her.
"Are you joking? That's not even funny and you know it," I told her angrily.
"Hey, I'm just saying. You don't have to mope over one guy, there are many more," she said defensively.
"No. There isn't. There's only one for me, and if I can't be with Darien, then I want no one," and with that I got up and headed towards my bathroom to get ready.
45 minutes later I stood in front of my mirror examining myself. I hadn't put a full effort in making myself look good, but I did a decent job. My hair was put up in my two usual meatballs. I could never take my hair out of my meatballs for they were something that reminded me of Darien. However tonight I put curls at the end for a more formal look. I had on pink, sparkle eyeshadow and a pink tint lipgloss. My dress was a purple silk formal. It was just below the knees and had a scoop neck with no sleeves. My shoes had been dyed to match the dress. Looking at myself, I felt a little amused. A week ago, I would have spent hours getting ready for tonight, however now I could care less. Sighing, I grabbed my purse and walked down the stairs to the car where my mom was waiting for me.
10 minutes later, I was at the school. just dropped off by my mom. Staring at the building, I decided I just couldn't do it. I couldn't go in and pretend to have a good time when inside I was slowly dying. I decided I would go to a nearby park and wait for a couple hours until my mom would come to pick me up. Then I could make up some bogus story about having fun. 'After all, why make everyone suffer because of me?' I thought as I turned around and headed for the woods.
"Hey, the fun is this way you know," I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and saw Lita and Amy standing behind me, both looking beautiful in their gowns. Amy in blue, Lita in green. 'Just like old times' I thought sadly.
"Yes I know, but I'm not going to the dance," I replied.
Amy gave me a curious look, "You certainly looked dressed for it. Why aren't you going?"
"Not in the party mood I guess," I replied sadly.
"So where are you going?" Lita asked
"The park. Might as well do some thinking,"
Amy and Lita gave each other startled glances. "The park?" Lita spoke up," That's kind of dangerous at night. Lots of weird people are there." Amy nodded in agreement.
"I know, but I can handle it." I said giving her a small smile. My first one in the week.
"Well ok. Bye." Amy nodded as she and Lita made their way to the front doors.
"Bye," I whispered back, a tear coming to my eye. Even though my friends didn't remember me, they were still kind enough to worry about my safety.. 'Just goes to show how lucky I was to be friends with them,' I thought sadly as I walked to the park path.
20 minutes later, I came to a stop at a park bench. One of my favorite places. A bench by the lake, and roses surrounding it all. The moon shone in the night sky, casting it's reflection over the lake.
The moon. Just thinking about it made me remember all the times I had with Darien. Me as Princess Serenity, him as Prince Darien. 'How can fate be so cruel as to have us in love, then rip us away from each other?' I thought sadly. Sitting on the bench, I glanced around at the people passing me by. All couples holding hands. They all looked so happy and in love. Every once in a while, a couple would stop walking to share a kiss, or a whisper, or even a laugh. This was just to much for me. The moon and the couples finally forced me to crack.
I cried. Very simple, yet not so much. As the tears ran down my cheek, they wouldn't stop. It was an endless sea of salty tears. I just didn't understand why this had to happen to me. For a brief moment, I wished I had never remembered any of this--that I was a normal teen again. 'No, wait I don't wish that. I may be in pain, but I have the memories. Of my friends and my love. I would rather lose it all then never to remember it' I thought sadly. Tears still running down my face at an endless pace, I put my face in my hands and kept crying.
I don't know how long I stayed like that, crying like there was no tomorrow. But after some time, I felt HIM come near. He didn't even have to say anything, but I knew he was there. The scent of roses only confirmed it.
"Hey, Serena, what's wrong?" I looked up and see it was indeed Darien, looking down at me with a concerned expression.
I wiped my tears and gave him a small watery smile. "Nothing's wrong."
He sat down beside me on the bench. "Now how come I don't believe that?" he asked warily. Before I could reply, he took his hand and wiped away some of the tears still from my face. My heart literally stopped at his touch and I could do nothing but sit as still as a statue, hoping this moment wouldn't end.
"Let me guess," he started when I didn't answer," Is it a guy? Did he break your heart?"
"You could say that," I answered softly.
"Well who is this guy? Do I know him?"
"Yes and no," I replied, not really wanting to get into this.
"That jerk. What kind of guy is he to make you cry? He's not worth it Serena. Just forget about him."
I had to smile at this. "No Darien. I could never forget him. He means the world to me."
"Well he sounds special. What happened with him?" he inquired, clueless to the fact that the guy was him.
"He didn't return my feelings." I answered shortly.
"What? What a loser. Is there any chance that he will return those feelings for you?"
I sighed. I could tell him the truth now. He might not believe me, but I could show him the locket and make him remember. We could be together. But I wanted him to be happy and live a normal life. And if that meant a life without me, so be it. "No Darien, he will never return the feelings for me," I said sadly.
"I'm sorry. But hey meatball head, there's plenty of fish in the sea, right?"
"Right," I whispered, looking at the moon. We stayed silent for a few minutes, neither of us talking. Finally Darien looked at me.
"Looking at the moon?"
"Yes," I replied sadly, thinking of all the good times we had on the Silver Millennium.
"You know, it's funny. See for me, there's something so odd about the moon. Sometimes I look at it and feel something...something different." He suddenly stopped and looked over at me," Naw, Dunno why I'm telling you this. It's silly."
My heart had stopped when he said that. He felt something looking at the moon? 'Could it be he remembers something from the past?' Hope spurred in me.
"No Darien, it's not silly. Please tell me," I pleaded desperately.
"Well ok. I don't know how to explain it. It's stupid I know, I mean it's just a chunk of rock. But when I look at it, I feel weird. Almost like there's something just at the edge of my mind and I can't yet grasp it. Almost a feeling of sadness and loss, you know?"
"Yes Darien. I know exactly what you mean," I replied looking him straight in the eye.
"Really? Weird. Guess we're a match for each other eh?" he said jokingly. At that statement, my heart dropped. He never remembered me. All I was for him for was a friend, never anything more. I stood up.
"Hey where are you going?" he asked, also standing up.
"I have to go."
"What? Why? It's not safe to go out by yourself now. It's really late." he told me looking worried.
"Darien....I..." before I could say anymore I stopped. In the background I heard something. The faint sound of music. He heard it too. Listening for a few more minutes, I recognized it. It was the music from the locket. Looking around for the source, I heard it come from the sky.
"What..." Before I could say anything, Darien put his fingers to my lips.
"Sssh, just listen." He had brought me closer to him with his arm and was now embracing me. My heart raced. 'This is exactly how it was before. Could the music have done something to him?' I thought.
We stood like that for quite a while. Me in his arms, him holding me gently. Neither of us looking at each other, just listening to the music. As if on cue, we both lifted our heads and looked at each other deep in the eyes. He started to lean forward and I hesitated. I knew that if we kissed, it would bring more pain to me. He could never really remember me. Who knew what would happen to us. But part of me yearned for him so badly, that I just let my heart take control. I closed my eyes and leaned in towards him, waiting for his lips.
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A/N: Ok, one more chapter to go. Review!