A Time of Darkness

By: Silent Sniper

Chapter 7: A New Feeling

"This garden's beautiful, Diamond-sama!"Usagi exclaimed.

The garden was indeed beautiful with violets, marigolds, tulips, and other types of beautiful flowers. Something in the garden caught Usagi's eye. It was a beautiful black rose and there where others.

"A black rose..."she said softly, "Why is are those among those beautiful flowers?"

"It symbolizes our hurt and despair because we no longer can see the beautiful, lush gardens of Earth. We live on a barren world," Diamond explained.

"I see," she said, "Its still beautiful, Diamond-sama."

"Please Serenity, call me Diamond," he said.

"Only if you call me Usagi," Usagi said.

"Why? You are Serenity," Diamond asked.

"I am Princess Serenity, but yet I am not," Usagi stated.

"How?" Diamond asked.

"For one, I am younger the my past self and her abilities have not yet awakened in me. Also Neo-Queen Serenity is still a long way off into the future. For now I am Usagi Serenity Tsukino," Usagi explained.

Diamond nodded, "All right, Usagi," he said.

Usagi smiled and unconsciously leaned against Diamond's shoulder. Diamond smiled contently. Maybe he could get her to fall in love with him without his powers.Usagi yawned and stretched her arms.

"Are you tired?"Diamond asked.

Usagi nodded and felt herself being led away by Diamond. He laid her on her bed and covered her with a warm blanket. Usagi pretended to fall asleep. Diamond slipped out quietly after kissing her forehead. After Diamond left Usagi opened her eyes and she started to think about her day. Diamond was so kind and considerate unlike Mamoru. She used to think that he was a cold-hearted Prince who destroyed anything in order to get what he wanted, but now she saw that he was a nice man. He only wanted to live on Earth with his brother. Usagi blushed

when she thought about his beautiful violet eyes and kissable lips. *Am I falling in love with him?* She wondered. Her stomach had tingled with butterflies when she walked with him. Then with that last thought Usagi fell asleep.

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A few hours later she started to toss in her bed. She dreamed that Mamoru and her were getting married, but after their marriage he started to become distant and abusive of her. Usagi grew angry with him as he belittled her. The mark of the Black Moon appeared with a red flash of anger. Usagi transformed into Serenity once more. The eerie violet eyes snapped open and she rose out of bed. Serenity walked to where the Black Poison Crystal was being kept.

"Beautiful. The crystal of darkness and hate,"she muttered. Serenity smiled and raised her arms high. "Come to me! Energy of the Black Poison Crystal! Your Queen commands it!" Serenity yelled. Black energy enveloped her body once more and when it stopped Serenity felt stronger then ever. She laughed softly. Mamoru will pay for her suffering!

Wiseman appeared behind Serenity and smirked. The former angel of light has been entirely consumed by hatred and darkness. Serenity sensed him and turned around.

"Ah, Wiseman,"she said as she bowed her head in respect.

"My darling Serenity, it's almost time to destroy the brothers of Black Moon!"he said.

Serenity's head rose sharply. She forgot that she was reborn as the Queen of Darkness to destroy the Senshi and the Black Moon clan. Diamond. She smiled suddenly. She knew that she was stronger then Wiseman because of the black energy he gave her constantly.

"Of course, Wiseman," she said. If Wiseman looked closely at Serenity, he could see her hatred for him and a cruel cunning.Serenity smirked when she began to vanish. She will bring the Wiseman, the Senshi and Mamoru to their knees. The tide has turned. No longer will she be Wiseman's pretty puppet. She will control the Silver Imperium Crystals along with the Black Poison Crystal and be Queen of the entire universe with Diamond.

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Ah, finally, the seventh chapter. It took me longer because of schoolwork and writers block _ Hmm....Serenity ruling over the universe as the Black Moon Queen with Diamond. What about Mamoru *gags* and their pink haired daughter? Until the next chapter. ^_~. Disclaimers: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, DIC and

others, of course