Destiny Can Seem So Wrong
A/N- Guess I forgot to add that I don't own Sailor Moon, however much I wish I did! Oh, well. ^_^ Let's overlook that little fact for now. Thanks for the reviews, you guys, they mean heaps! And so on with the story we go.
2- Unfortunately On Her Lonesome
Serena took one last deep breath and closed her eyes. Her heart pumped overtime as she took her first steps towards the big, elegant hall. She prayed with all her might that she wouldn't klutz out and end up both lovelorn and injured tonight. It had taken a great deal of persuasion from her friends for her to even agree to attend this dance, so she didn't want to look stupid on top of loveless.
Fuelled by her determination, Serena walked briskly to the doors and once inside, was hit with laughter, voices and beautiful people. Immediately she began to worry that she wasn't good enough to be here, until a gasp from her left. Serena spun around and found herself face to face with Mina.
"Serena! You look so gorgeous!" Mina gushed. "Doesn't she look beautiful?" she asked the rest of the Scouts, bar Raye, who had yet to make an appearance as she believed in being fashionably late.
"She sure does. Where'd you get the dress?" asked Lita incredulously.
Serena blushed, the rosy hue of her cheeks deepening. "Oh. I went shopping last night," she lied. She certainly wasn't going to admit to them that she had needed to resort to cheating herself into a new dress. "So. Hi, everyone. Hey, where's Raye?" she queried.
"Oh, she said something about being fashionably late," Amy said, "though I really don't see why she'd want to miss a minute of this." Amy held tight to Greg's arm, happiness scrawled all over her delicate features.
Serena made a disgusted noise. "Raye would want to make a dramatic entrance. She always has to be the centre of attention."
"Excuse me, what did you say, Meatball Hea- hey! You have your hair out," came Raye's voice, sounding slightly put out. She loved to tease Serena about the perpetual meatballs she wore on top of those ponytails.
Serena smiled smugly. "Yes, Raye."
Raye pouted for a second, then resumed her cool smile. "Gotta say, you look okay tonight, Serena."
"Why, thank you, Raye," Serena said, duplicating Raye's icy-sweet tone. "So. Where's this hunkmeister Darien that you couldn't stop raving about for two weeks straight, hmm? Did he decide to cop out on you?" Serena hoped so. That'd teach Raye Hino a lesson, for sure!
"No, he did not, for your information. We decided to come separately," Raye returned loftily. "Not that it's any of your business, Serena." She fingered a strand of silken raven-dark hair and smiled again. "You are going to be jealous beyond any belief when you see him, though," Raye added meaningfully to Serena.
"Yeah, right," Serena scoffed, clearly becoming annoyed with Raye's pseudo- superior attitude towards her tonight.
Amy looked at the pair exasperatedly. "Will you two stop squabbling for this one night?" she complained. Her deep blue formal dress swung softly as she turned to look at them.
"I'm so sorry, Amy," Raye apologised profusely.
Serena chose not to say anything. Raye Hino had started it, so why should Serena have to say she was sorry for Raye's actions? Her stunning blue eyes narrowed slightly. All Serena wanted was to find a guy to love tonight, not to have to put up with Raye Hino's stupid slams at her! Why couldn't Raye just leave her alone for once-?
"Darien, you made it! I'm so glad to see you!" Raye's high-pitched flirtatious voice cooed, cutting through Serena's black thoughts.
Serena looked unwillingly up, secretly wanting to see this guy Darien and why he was so fabulous. Unfortunately, the minute she laid eyes on the tall, dark-haired young man by Raye's side, she knew exactly why Raye was so keen on Darien. Instantly Serena's cheeks flushed deeply.
"Hi," Darien said, looking uncomfortable. Raye was clinging to him like a young child would to its father. She raised herself onto tiptoes to kiss Darien's ivory cheek.
I will not look into his eyes, Serena vowed. I will not, I will not, I will not. She brought her head up to speak to Raye, but found herself looking dead into Darien's eyes, which were a stormy cerulean blue, filled with depth and mystery. "Hi," she managed to squeak out.
Raye looked proud of herself. "Everyone, this is Darien Shields. He's in university, and he's just been dying to meet you all!" She looked into Darien's face. "Isn't that right, Dare?"
Again Darien looked uncomfortable. "R-right."
"Why don't you let the man speak for himself, Raye?" Serena couldn't stop herself saying irritably. Immediately she bit her lip and looked at Darien's shoes as if they were the most fascinating items on Earth at that very second.
Lita laughed. "Yeah, Raye. So Darien, is this your first date with Raye?" she questioned the young man cheerily. Her emerald-green eyes looked at Darien with obvious interest.
"No," Darien said succinctly. "This isn't really a date actually." He too looked at his shoes. He couldn't help feeling that Raye's friends were extremely forceful. Especially the blonde in the shimmery red dress. What was her name? "Raye, how about introducing your friends to me?" he ventured.
"Oh!" Raye laughed. "How silly of me. Right, okay, this is Amy," the miko said, nodding to the petite blue-haired girl, "and Greg." Raye smiled at Amy's date. "Then we have Mina and Andrew," she went on, gesturing to a beauty with long golden hair and bright light blue eyes wearing a long orange dress that suited her remarkably well, and to Andrew, the sandy- haired, green eyed man that was Mina's date.
"I know Andrew. Hey, Andrew. Where's Rita?' Darien asked his friend in surprise.
"She couldn't make it. But it's a shock to see you here," Andrew said and smiled.
Darien laughed. "I knew you'd say that."
"Anyway," Raye said after a short pause, "then there's Lita and Freddy." She smiled at Lita, who wore a flattering jade-green formal with pink trim, and then gestured to Freddy, a handsome redhead with dark eyes. "And last but not least, we have Serena, who is unfortunately on her lonesome tonight."
Darien looked at the stunning blonde again. Serena. Nice name, but he bet she was bland on the inside of the beautiful name and face. "You couldn't find a date?' he asked, genuinely surprised.
Serena gritted her teeth, directing evil thoughts at Raye. "Sadly, no." She attempted a little laugh, but ended up sounding even more flaky than usual. Her cheeks burned again. They seemed to be constantly on fire tonight. "Um."
Darien refrained from rolling his beautiful eyes. He'd bet right. It was a shame. She really was a beauty, Serena. Too bad there was no depth behind the untarnished face. "Oh."
Raye smiled brightly. "So! There you have it, Dare. You know who they are now. I hope you'll make an effort to get to know everyone."
"Sure will," Darien lied. Lita and Amy seemed intelligent girls, but Darien had never really gone for blondes. Not that he had anything against them, but they ones he'd met tonight seemed vapid. Well, Serena had, anyway. Mina didn't seem so bad. After all, Andrew was willing to court her tonight, so he must think she was all right.
Serena felt her heart pound and her head spin, dizzy. After that glimpse of Darien's wonderful eyes, she had felt herself falling for them. For him. She really wanted to make him see she wasn't as vacant and flaky as she'd seemed on first sight, but didn't quite know how to start up another conversation with Darien.
She felt tongue-tied, something rare for Serena Tsukino, and her hands shook, her cheeks flamed, her heart beat double-time. He was perfect all right. Now, how to get him alone? Serena barely heard Lita ask Raye what Darien had meant when he had said he and Raye weren't really on a date, but she heard Raye answer Lita loud and clear.
"We're way past the dating stage. We're boyfriend and girlfriend now."
A/N- Guess I forgot to add that I don't own Sailor Moon, however much I wish I did! Oh, well. ^_^ Let's overlook that little fact for now. Thanks for the reviews, you guys, they mean heaps! And so on with the story we go.
2- Unfortunately On Her Lonesome
Serena took one last deep breath and closed her eyes. Her heart pumped overtime as she took her first steps towards the big, elegant hall. She prayed with all her might that she wouldn't klutz out and end up both lovelorn and injured tonight. It had taken a great deal of persuasion from her friends for her to even agree to attend this dance, so she didn't want to look stupid on top of loveless.
Fuelled by her determination, Serena walked briskly to the doors and once inside, was hit with laughter, voices and beautiful people. Immediately she began to worry that she wasn't good enough to be here, until a gasp from her left. Serena spun around and found herself face to face with Mina.
"Serena! You look so gorgeous!" Mina gushed. "Doesn't she look beautiful?" she asked the rest of the Scouts, bar Raye, who had yet to make an appearance as she believed in being fashionably late.
"She sure does. Where'd you get the dress?" asked Lita incredulously.
Serena blushed, the rosy hue of her cheeks deepening. "Oh. I went shopping last night," she lied. She certainly wasn't going to admit to them that she had needed to resort to cheating herself into a new dress. "So. Hi, everyone. Hey, where's Raye?" she queried.
"Oh, she said something about being fashionably late," Amy said, "though I really don't see why she'd want to miss a minute of this." Amy held tight to Greg's arm, happiness scrawled all over her delicate features.
Serena made a disgusted noise. "Raye would want to make a dramatic entrance. She always has to be the centre of attention."
"Excuse me, what did you say, Meatball Hea- hey! You have your hair out," came Raye's voice, sounding slightly put out. She loved to tease Serena about the perpetual meatballs she wore on top of those ponytails.
Serena smiled smugly. "Yes, Raye."
Raye pouted for a second, then resumed her cool smile. "Gotta say, you look okay tonight, Serena."
"Why, thank you, Raye," Serena said, duplicating Raye's icy-sweet tone. "So. Where's this hunkmeister Darien that you couldn't stop raving about for two weeks straight, hmm? Did he decide to cop out on you?" Serena hoped so. That'd teach Raye Hino a lesson, for sure!
"No, he did not, for your information. We decided to come separately," Raye returned loftily. "Not that it's any of your business, Serena." She fingered a strand of silken raven-dark hair and smiled again. "You are going to be jealous beyond any belief when you see him, though," Raye added meaningfully to Serena.
"Yeah, right," Serena scoffed, clearly becoming annoyed with Raye's pseudo- superior attitude towards her tonight.
Amy looked at the pair exasperatedly. "Will you two stop squabbling for this one night?" she complained. Her deep blue formal dress swung softly as she turned to look at them.
"I'm so sorry, Amy," Raye apologised profusely.
Serena chose not to say anything. Raye Hino had started it, so why should Serena have to say she was sorry for Raye's actions? Her stunning blue eyes narrowed slightly. All Serena wanted was to find a guy to love tonight, not to have to put up with Raye Hino's stupid slams at her! Why couldn't Raye just leave her alone for once-?
"Darien, you made it! I'm so glad to see you!" Raye's high-pitched flirtatious voice cooed, cutting through Serena's black thoughts.
Serena looked unwillingly up, secretly wanting to see this guy Darien and why he was so fabulous. Unfortunately, the minute she laid eyes on the tall, dark-haired young man by Raye's side, she knew exactly why Raye was so keen on Darien. Instantly Serena's cheeks flushed deeply.
"Hi," Darien said, looking uncomfortable. Raye was clinging to him like a young child would to its father. She raised herself onto tiptoes to kiss Darien's ivory cheek.
I will not look into his eyes, Serena vowed. I will not, I will not, I will not. She brought her head up to speak to Raye, but found herself looking dead into Darien's eyes, which were a stormy cerulean blue, filled with depth and mystery. "Hi," she managed to squeak out.
Raye looked proud of herself. "Everyone, this is Darien Shields. He's in university, and he's just been dying to meet you all!" She looked into Darien's face. "Isn't that right, Dare?"
Again Darien looked uncomfortable. "R-right."
"Why don't you let the man speak for himself, Raye?" Serena couldn't stop herself saying irritably. Immediately she bit her lip and looked at Darien's shoes as if they were the most fascinating items on Earth at that very second.
Lita laughed. "Yeah, Raye. So Darien, is this your first date with Raye?" she questioned the young man cheerily. Her emerald-green eyes looked at Darien with obvious interest.
"No," Darien said succinctly. "This isn't really a date actually." He too looked at his shoes. He couldn't help feeling that Raye's friends were extremely forceful. Especially the blonde in the shimmery red dress. What was her name? "Raye, how about introducing your friends to me?" he ventured.
"Oh!" Raye laughed. "How silly of me. Right, okay, this is Amy," the miko said, nodding to the petite blue-haired girl, "and Greg." Raye smiled at Amy's date. "Then we have Mina and Andrew," she went on, gesturing to a beauty with long golden hair and bright light blue eyes wearing a long orange dress that suited her remarkably well, and to Andrew, the sandy- haired, green eyed man that was Mina's date.
"I know Andrew. Hey, Andrew. Where's Rita?' Darien asked his friend in surprise.
"She couldn't make it. But it's a shock to see you here," Andrew said and smiled.
Darien laughed. "I knew you'd say that."
"Anyway," Raye said after a short pause, "then there's Lita and Freddy." She smiled at Lita, who wore a flattering jade-green formal with pink trim, and then gestured to Freddy, a handsome redhead with dark eyes. "And last but not least, we have Serena, who is unfortunately on her lonesome tonight."
Darien looked at the stunning blonde again. Serena. Nice name, but he bet she was bland on the inside of the beautiful name and face. "You couldn't find a date?' he asked, genuinely surprised.
Serena gritted her teeth, directing evil thoughts at Raye. "Sadly, no." She attempted a little laugh, but ended up sounding even more flaky than usual. Her cheeks burned again. They seemed to be constantly on fire tonight. "Um."
Darien refrained from rolling his beautiful eyes. He'd bet right. It was a shame. She really was a beauty, Serena. Too bad there was no depth behind the untarnished face. "Oh."
Raye smiled brightly. "So! There you have it, Dare. You know who they are now. I hope you'll make an effort to get to know everyone."
"Sure will," Darien lied. Lita and Amy seemed intelligent girls, but Darien had never really gone for blondes. Not that he had anything against them, but they ones he'd met tonight seemed vapid. Well, Serena had, anyway. Mina didn't seem so bad. After all, Andrew was willing to court her tonight, so he must think she was all right.
Serena felt her heart pound and her head spin, dizzy. After that glimpse of Darien's wonderful eyes, she had felt herself falling for them. For him. She really wanted to make him see she wasn't as vacant and flaky as she'd seemed on first sight, but didn't quite know how to start up another conversation with Darien.
She felt tongue-tied, something rare for Serena Tsukino, and her hands shook, her cheeks flamed, her heart beat double-time. He was perfect all right. Now, how to get him alone? Serena barely heard Lita ask Raye what Darien had meant when he had said he and Raye weren't really on a date, but she heard Raye answer Lita loud and clear.
"We're way past the dating stage. We're boyfriend and girlfriend now."
