Destiny Can Seem So Wrong
A/N: I do love cliff-hangers, so I just had to put one in. Sorry :) Just a little quirk of mine so sorry if it offended you. Okay, like I said, keep the reviews coming! On with the story we go.
4-- Heartbeats
Sitting in her pink and white bedroom late on the night of the visit to the ice-cream parlour, Serena bit her lip, fidgeting with her pyjama top. The thought she'd had on the bench still played in her mind and it would not go away.
Now Serena looked at the Disguise Pen sitting innocently on the bedspread, and sighed deeply. Well, why shouldn't she use it to her advantage? It wasn't like she asked to be a Sailor Scout or anything like that, so she should have some fun with the things that went with being one for once. Raye was a Scout, too, and if the situation were reversed, Raye would use the Luna Pen to disguise herself as Serena just to be with Darien. So, Serena thought, her resolve strengthening, she should use the Pen to disguise herself as Raye to get close to Darien.
Usually Serena would never stoop so low, but she just had to find out why she was so attached to Darien. She needed to know so badly her stomach ached every time she thought of him. Serena had almost stopped eating, which was definitely not like her, and her family were worried. So was Luna. But Luna didn't know about the feelings she had for Darien, and so of course would be as confused as everyone else that loved Serena.
Raye knew though. She hadn't openly come out and said so, but Raye knew Serena felt something for her boyfriend. As Serena hadn't made any moves and had said she was happy for Raye, though, Raye could only wait and watch until Serena messed up.
"Well, that does it. If I use this Pen she'll never know," Serena vowed aloud, taking a deep breath. "After all, she won't know it's me, will she, if I'm disguised as her! Ha! She won't be able to do anything about it because it won't look like I've done a thing."
At that moment Luna traipsed in. "Serena? Who on Earth are you talking about, and what are you talking about?" she asked with a deep suspicion.
"Oh! Nothing, Luna." Serena smiled. "It doesn't matter."
Luna clearly didn't believe her. "Serena."
"Wow, I'm starved. I'm going to go and reheat some of that pasta Mom made for dinner." With a laugh, Serena bounced off her bed and down the stairs, leaving Luna sitting alone in the bedroom, thoroughly baffled at Serena's sudden change of mood. When Luna had left Serena alone a couple of hours ago, the girl had been close to tears and completely depressed. Now she was smiling and starving!
Luna snuggled up onto the bed, closing her eyes and vowing to ask Serena about this again in the morning.
***
Drawing a deep, shaking breath, Serena looked across the road to where Raye stood with Darien outside the apartment blocks where he must have lived. Raye was kissing him goodbye, and he was blushing. A couple of minutes later, Raye ran happily down the street and turned the corner.
Now was Serena's chance. She watched as Darien went into the apartment blocks and saw his face in one of the windows soon after. Then he drew the curtains.
"Now!" Serena whispered to herself. She ducked behind the building and waited until she was alone before shouting, "Disguise Power! Turn me into Raye Hino!"
A few heartbeats later, and Serena was staring down at herself in total joy. She looked just like Raye, right down to the shiny black shoes! "Woo-hoo!" she yelled, surprised at the sound of her voice, which was now sweet and high-pitched. She took a second to admire her appearance. Long dark hair swished down her back, the school uniform unfamiliar to her but a very nice fit. Hey, she could get used to this!
Not five minutes later she stood outside the door of Darien Shields' apartment, her heart pounding furiously, her mind swimming, dizzy. She couldn't believe her good luck. She raised a trembling hand to knock on the plain white door. "Darien?"
Footsteps approached the door. "Huh?"
"Darien, it's me, Raye," Serena called out, hardly believing her own deception.
Darien opened the door. "Raye? I thought you'd gone home already." His eyes locked onto hers.
"Oh, well, I just couldn't leave you," Serena said demurely, casting her eyes onto the ground. Well, it sounded like the sort of thing Raye would say anyway.
"Uh... right." Darien smiled uneasily.
"Can I come in?" she asked in Raye's forward manner.
"Sure, I guess--" Darien started to say, but Serena was in the door before he'd finished the sentence. Darien scratched his head a little. "Well. Hi again."
"Hi," Serena said casually, willing her head to remain cool. Her heart still beat ferociously. "So."
Darien gave her another quick smile. "So..."
Serena wandered out onto the balcony, looking at the early sunset, a blush tarnishing her cheeks. It was so beautiful she just had to say it. "Oh, it's gorgeous out here," she said with a happy sigh.
"What's that?" Darien asked from inside.
"Come out here and look at this beautiful sunset, Darien," Serena said on impulse. "It's not to be believed." She was shocked by her own forwardness.
Darien came out into the cool air, and smiled at Serena. He put his arm around her and stared up into the sky. "You're right. It is beautiful."
"So are you," Serena whispered, looking down at her feet. Or Raye's feet. Oh, who cared? She was with Darien now, so who cared what body she was trapped in to accomplish it?
Darien looked at her inquisitively. "You're in a romantic mood tonight, aren't you?" he said laughing a little.
"It's easy to feel that way when I'm with you," Serena said, cheeks warming in earnest.
"Is that so?" Darien asked with a teasing smile that lit up his stormy blue eyes like magic.
"Mm-hm," Serena said, barely able to speak now. The first star of the night shone in the sky above them. Serena looked up in wonder. "Oh, wow. What a beautiful sight."
"I'll say," Darien said, his eyes now on her.
Serena blushed again. "Oh, Darien--"
"Ssh," Darien commanded gently. He put his arms around her shoulders.
"Darien?" Serena said questioningly. "What--" Darien smiled softly. Serena tentatively put her arms around his waist and then held on tight as he leaned towards her.
Then their lips met. Serena closed her eyes, feeling tears of pure happiness behind her eyelids. At that moment, she felt complete, and she knew she must somehow find a way to get him to love her for her, not under pretence, because she was certain right now that they belonged together as their bodies joined together under the beautiful sunset.
A/N: I do love cliff-hangers, so I just had to put one in. Sorry :) Just a little quirk of mine so sorry if it offended you. Okay, like I said, keep the reviews coming! On with the story we go.
4-- Heartbeats
Sitting in her pink and white bedroom late on the night of the visit to the ice-cream parlour, Serena bit her lip, fidgeting with her pyjama top. The thought she'd had on the bench still played in her mind and it would not go away.
Now Serena looked at the Disguise Pen sitting innocently on the bedspread, and sighed deeply. Well, why shouldn't she use it to her advantage? It wasn't like she asked to be a Sailor Scout or anything like that, so she should have some fun with the things that went with being one for once. Raye was a Scout, too, and if the situation were reversed, Raye would use the Luna Pen to disguise herself as Serena just to be with Darien. So, Serena thought, her resolve strengthening, she should use the Pen to disguise herself as Raye to get close to Darien.
Usually Serena would never stoop so low, but she just had to find out why she was so attached to Darien. She needed to know so badly her stomach ached every time she thought of him. Serena had almost stopped eating, which was definitely not like her, and her family were worried. So was Luna. But Luna didn't know about the feelings she had for Darien, and so of course would be as confused as everyone else that loved Serena.
Raye knew though. She hadn't openly come out and said so, but Raye knew Serena felt something for her boyfriend. As Serena hadn't made any moves and had said she was happy for Raye, though, Raye could only wait and watch until Serena messed up.
"Well, that does it. If I use this Pen she'll never know," Serena vowed aloud, taking a deep breath. "After all, she won't know it's me, will she, if I'm disguised as her! Ha! She won't be able to do anything about it because it won't look like I've done a thing."
At that moment Luna traipsed in. "Serena? Who on Earth are you talking about, and what are you talking about?" she asked with a deep suspicion.
"Oh! Nothing, Luna." Serena smiled. "It doesn't matter."
Luna clearly didn't believe her. "Serena."
"Wow, I'm starved. I'm going to go and reheat some of that pasta Mom made for dinner." With a laugh, Serena bounced off her bed and down the stairs, leaving Luna sitting alone in the bedroom, thoroughly baffled at Serena's sudden change of mood. When Luna had left Serena alone a couple of hours ago, the girl had been close to tears and completely depressed. Now she was smiling and starving!
Luna snuggled up onto the bed, closing her eyes and vowing to ask Serena about this again in the morning.
***
Drawing a deep, shaking breath, Serena looked across the road to where Raye stood with Darien outside the apartment blocks where he must have lived. Raye was kissing him goodbye, and he was blushing. A couple of minutes later, Raye ran happily down the street and turned the corner.
Now was Serena's chance. She watched as Darien went into the apartment blocks and saw his face in one of the windows soon after. Then he drew the curtains.
"Now!" Serena whispered to herself. She ducked behind the building and waited until she was alone before shouting, "Disguise Power! Turn me into Raye Hino!"
A few heartbeats later, and Serena was staring down at herself in total joy. She looked just like Raye, right down to the shiny black shoes! "Woo-hoo!" she yelled, surprised at the sound of her voice, which was now sweet and high-pitched. She took a second to admire her appearance. Long dark hair swished down her back, the school uniform unfamiliar to her but a very nice fit. Hey, she could get used to this!
Not five minutes later she stood outside the door of Darien Shields' apartment, her heart pounding furiously, her mind swimming, dizzy. She couldn't believe her good luck. She raised a trembling hand to knock on the plain white door. "Darien?"
Footsteps approached the door. "Huh?"
"Darien, it's me, Raye," Serena called out, hardly believing her own deception.
Darien opened the door. "Raye? I thought you'd gone home already." His eyes locked onto hers.
"Oh, well, I just couldn't leave you," Serena said demurely, casting her eyes onto the ground. Well, it sounded like the sort of thing Raye would say anyway.
"Uh... right." Darien smiled uneasily.
"Can I come in?" she asked in Raye's forward manner.
"Sure, I guess--" Darien started to say, but Serena was in the door before he'd finished the sentence. Darien scratched his head a little. "Well. Hi again."
"Hi," Serena said casually, willing her head to remain cool. Her heart still beat ferociously. "So."
Darien gave her another quick smile. "So..."
Serena wandered out onto the balcony, looking at the early sunset, a blush tarnishing her cheeks. It was so beautiful she just had to say it. "Oh, it's gorgeous out here," she said with a happy sigh.
"What's that?" Darien asked from inside.
"Come out here and look at this beautiful sunset, Darien," Serena said on impulse. "It's not to be believed." She was shocked by her own forwardness.
Darien came out into the cool air, and smiled at Serena. He put his arm around her and stared up into the sky. "You're right. It is beautiful."
"So are you," Serena whispered, looking down at her feet. Or Raye's feet. Oh, who cared? She was with Darien now, so who cared what body she was trapped in to accomplish it?
Darien looked at her inquisitively. "You're in a romantic mood tonight, aren't you?" he said laughing a little.
"It's easy to feel that way when I'm with you," Serena said, cheeks warming in earnest.
"Is that so?" Darien asked with a teasing smile that lit up his stormy blue eyes like magic.
"Mm-hm," Serena said, barely able to speak now. The first star of the night shone in the sky above them. Serena looked up in wonder. "Oh, wow. What a beautiful sight."
"I'll say," Darien said, his eyes now on her.
Serena blushed again. "Oh, Darien--"
"Ssh," Darien commanded gently. He put his arms around her shoulders.
"Darien?" Serena said questioningly. "What--" Darien smiled softly. Serena tentatively put her arms around his waist and then held on tight as he leaned towards her.
Then their lips met. Serena closed her eyes, feeling tears of pure happiness behind her eyelids. At that moment, she felt complete, and she knew she must somehow find a way to get him to love her for her, not under pretence, because she was certain right now that they belonged together as their bodies joined together under the beautiful sunset.
