Author's Notes: Well, this is a new fic that I came up with yesterday. Uhm…I hope that you all will enjoy it. Please review and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I will NeVeR EvEr own Sailor Moon or any related characters. I do own the characters that I made up; and of course, the storyline.
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Do you truly love me?
Chapter 1: The Big Fight
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Summary: Serena's and Darien's parents gets into a big argument. For revenge, Darien's father makes a plan to break Serena's heart. Darien plays in his father's little game of revenge, but how long will he be able to last in this game? Soon, he starts to develop true feelings for Serena. Will Serena find out first about his little game of charade, or will Darien be able to express his true feelings to her?
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~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: Last Month of Summer :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
Serena was enjoying her last month of summer by going shopping with Mina, Rei, Amy, and Lita. Serena remembered that her next door neighbor and friend Vanessa was moving, so she decided to stop by at her house to visit her friend one last time before Vanessa and her family would move.
After going to so many stores at the mall, they decided to save the rest of the stores for the rest of the week. Like Serena planned, she went to Vanessa's house. When she got there, all that was left were a sofa and a chair. Serena plopped down on the sofa and waited for Vanessa. After a while, Vanessa showed up, and they talked for a while. Vanessa also mentioned that they could keep in touch by being pen pals. That would mean that they would send letters to each other and maybe a picture from time to time.
After talking for a while and saying their goodbyes, Serena left. Two days later, Vanessa would be gone for good; and a week after that, Serena's new neighbors would move in. Serena felt sad about Vanessa moving and all; and at the same time, she felt happy because she may make a new friend.
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After waiting for a week, the new neighbors were finally moving in. Early in the morning, on the day that the new neighbors were supposed to move in, a moving truck was in sight on this street. Finally, when it was 10:00 in the morning, Serena woke up and saw the new neighbors driving toward their new home. She watched them as they unloaded their belongings that they brought with them in the car. She also watched as a tall older man came out of the car, and then she saw a younger man come out of the car.
Before she could gaze more at the younger man, her father called her downstairs to greet their new neighbors. She quickly made a stop at the restroom and brushed her hair. While she was in there, she quickly washed her face, and she was off to meet the new neighbors. As soon as she was downstairs, she checked her reflection again, and she nodded in approval.
When she walked out the front door, she noticed that her family was talking to the neighbors. She walked up to the small group, and then she plastered up a big smile. When her father finally acknowledged her presence, he said, "Hey Joe. I would like you to meet our daughter Serena."
Then Joe stuck out his hand and said, "Hi Serena. I'm Joe Shields and I'm Darien's father." Then Serena replied politely, "It's nice to meet you Mr. Shields." Then Joe noticed that Serena was looking around and then he thought, 'Wow, this is one anxious girl. I bet that she is probably wondering who Darien is. Hmm…or maybe she is wondering where the lady of the house is'.
After moments of silence, Joe said, while pointing to the younger man, "This is Darien." Before Serena could greet Darien, Joe said, "Well, as for his mother…she died." He stated that instantly and looked at the ground feeling sorrow overcome him. Then Serena looked at him with sympathy and said, "I'm really sorry and all about your wife." Then he looked at her, and she noticed that his eyes brightened a little.
After ten minutes of roughly knowing about each other, Serena's parents and Darien's father left. For the next five minutes, Serena would talk to Darien and get to know him a little. What surprised her was that they were only two years apart. Once those five minutes were over, Serena said her goodbye and left. Darien was still standing on the wet grass watching as Serena walked into her house and shut the door behind her.
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Serena made it just in time to meet Mina and the group at the food court at the mall. She was panting when she reached their table, and she quickly scrambled to her seat. This time she was not late so she would not get yelled at by Rei. She turned and saw Mina and Lita approach their table with food. She actually waited until they gave her the food instead of grabbing it like she would usually do. 'That is strange', Rei thought.
After digging half way into her food, Mina asked, " So Serena, how is you new neighbor?" Serena thought for a moment, and then she said, "Let's see…there is a father and son combination. As for the wife or mother…she's dead." Then Rei asked, "Is the guy cute?" Serena thought for a moment and recapped on everything that she saw. Finally, when she answered, she said, "Why don't you meet him for yourself and see what you think. That will surely answer your question." Then Rei said, "Ok." After that question was asked, they spent the rest of the day shopping again.
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When I finally got home, I noticed that there was laughter and talking coming from the living room so I headed to see what was going on. Slowly, I peeked in and I saw my parents and Darien's dad sitting on the couch and talking about something. I heard footsteps behind me; and when I turned around, I saw Darien right in front of my face. He asked, "What are they talking about now?" After that question was asked, I replied, " I don't know."
After I said that, he went into the living room to catch up with whatever they were talking about. After watching them laugh a couple of times, I shrugged and headed for my room. When I got into my room, I put all of my shopping bags away and sat down on my bed to read a comic or two. After ten minutes or so, I fell asleep.
After thirty minutes or so, I woke up, and I heard yelling at the front yard, so I quickly jumped to my feet and headed outside to see what was wrong. When I arrived at my front door, I slowly peeked outside, and I did not like what I saw. I saw Joe, our new neighbor, yell at my dad; and my dad yelling back at Joe. My mother was trying to stop the fight between the two men, but it was truly hopeless. Darien was just standing around for a while, and then he walked away. Slowly, the argument subsided, and then all was back to normal…for now.
When my parents talked and went into the house, I asked my mother if I could talk to her to get some of my questions answered. My mother thought if it was a good idea, and then she said, "Sure. Why don't you wait on the couch for me." After that was said, I nodded in a way of saying ok.
After waiting ten minutes, my mother came and sat by me on the couch. She told me to talk softly that way my father would not get all mad again, and then I agreed by nodding. My mother told me what caused the fight, which was looking back at some old yearbooks. 'Who would've thought yearbooks would be the cause of a fight?' I thought to myself as my mother explained. After that thought was cleared, I told my mom to continue, and she did. She told me that Joe used to have this major crush on her, back in college; but she did not like him because she felt that he was not the right guy for her. "Besides," mother said, "he always flirts with so many girls, and I do not want to be part of that 'many'".
Finally, my mother said, "Well, in the end, I met your father, who was Joe's best friend. Of course, I did not know that they were best friends until he told me right after this incident." After my mother finished answering all of my questions, I thought 'Oh…the fight is over my mom. Hmm…how interesting!'
My mother continued, "Now that this fight was brought up tonight, I know why Joe never moved back to Tokyo." Curiosity got to me, so I asked, "Why is that?" I watched as my mother exhaled and said, "He never moved back here after he graduated because he and your father got into another fight. They both must have forgotten about that fight for so long that they thought that they were still friends."
After all of my questions were answered, I headed for the kitchen to eat something. I ate whatever was left, and then I headed to the restroom to brush my teeth. Finally, when I was done with that, I headed to my bed, where I fell asleep immediately. Before I dozed off, I muttered to myself, "Every day is going to be a VERY long day as long as Darien and his father are living next door."
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Looks like an argument has been sparked! Will tomorrow really be a long day? What will happen next? Dom … Dom … Dom … !
Oops! I forgot to tell y'all the ages, so let me tell you them now. Serena, Mina, Amy, Rei, and Lita are the same age, which is 17, so they are in their last year of high school. Darien's age is 18, but he is still in his last year in high school not because he got held back or anything, but it is because of his birth date.
Uhm…I do not think that Sammy (Serena's little brother) will be put in this story (well, at lease for now). I hope that you all like this chapter so far! Since I am not that good with writing romance stories (although I am at reading it), it would be great if you give me your suggestions. Uh…you could leave them with your review or e-mail it to me. I'm not sure if I should continue this story, so please tell me if I should. Please leave me a review if you want me to continue.
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