Destiny Can Seem So Wrong
A/N: Okay, I would sincerely like to apologise for the chapter mix-ups. I'm trying to fix them as quickly as possible now that I'm back in town. Now, just for you 'cause I love you all so much. here is another chapter to make up for the previous ones being in such a mess. - Eli K*
Disclaimer: As I keep forgetting to mention, I do not own Sailor Moon. You can't sue me, because I have not a cent to my name. Sorry! (
5- Mistrust
Serena was shaking from head to foot after the romantic deception she had just shared with Darien. No way can Raye find out, she reassured herself. She'd just think she was going more than slightly mad. Or Darien would. Either way, Serena was positive she couldn't get caught.
Now she was attempting to study for the maths test that her class had tomorrow, but Serena had found now that she was getting nowhere tremendously fast. Her mind continued to wander, to remember Darien's sugary kisses on her lips, to replay the warmth of his strong, faithful arms around her waist.
Letting out a happy sigh, Serena kicked back and stared out the window, where the moon again glowed its pure white against the indigo backdrop of the night sky. She couldn't believe her good fortune this afternoon. It was all thanks to the moon, really. If she weren't Sailor Moon, she wouldn't have that Disguise Pen. Serena smiled her luminous smile and hugged herself. "Thank you," she said gratefully to the shining white disc in the sky.
***
"Yeah, it was the weirdest thing," Raye was saying to Lita, Mina and Amy confusedly.
"What was?" Serena asked, the happy glow on her cheeks evident to all.
Raye looked at her doubtfully. "What are you so happy for, Serena?"
"Me? Happy?" Serena repeated. "Oh, you know me, Raye, always happy, ready to start the day off with a smile." She could have kicked herself for saying something so visibly untrue, because true to form Raye pounced on it.
"Serena, that's a total lie and you know it. Usually we can't stop you bawling long enough for you to even think about smiling!" Raye said rudely.
Any guilt Serena had previously felt about her deception the afternoon before dissipated instantly. "Oh, shut up, Raye. Anyway, what are we talking about?" She sat down clumsily and frowned. "Ouch."
Raye rolled her eyes. "See what I mean?"
"We were just talking about Darien," Amy cut in before Serena and Raye could start to construct a super-fight.
"You, ah, you were? Oh, that's interesting. Why?" Serena stammered.
"Because he insists that Raye went back to his apartment after she left to go home. Raye swears she didn't, but Darien is insistent that Raye came back and that they watched the sunset together," Amy explained. "I must admit it does seem rather odd."
"Odd? What's odd about it?" Serena blurted out before she could stop herself. Lita and Amy gave her weird looks, so she stumbled on. "I mean Raye might have forgotten that she went back. I'm sure Darien wouldn't lie." Now Serena could have really shot herself.
Raye's violet-tinted eyes narrowed into narrow ovals. Her long black hair shimmered brightly as the sun hit it when Raye leaned over in mistrust. "So why wouldn't he lie? How would you know, Serena? You don't even know him properly! Not like I know him." Now her pretty face had appropriated a smug look that infuriated Serena.
"Oh, whatever, Raye. I get vibes off people.and I just happen to think that Darien would not lie," Serena flubbed along. She was beginning to panic. She hated being made to lie like this. Well, she'd dug her own grave if she got found out. Serena had no choice but to go in as deep as the situation required now.
"What, so I would?" Raye exploded. "Thanks a lot, Serena!"
"I-I never said that exactly-" Serena stammered.
"Forget it, Serena. You know what? I don't even know why I bother with you! If you weren't Sailor Moon, I wouldn't want to know you! As it is, I don't want to know you now. So leave me alone!" Raye shouted. "And as far as I'm concerned, I don't want you at this temple anymore."
"Fine! Know something? I don't want to be here anyway!" Serena screamed. "I'm leaving."
"Good. Don't come back!" Raye hollered.
"I have no intention to," Serena said haughtily, trying to keep the burning tears building behind her eyelids at bay. She didn't want to cry. That would make her look like a total baby. Not that they all didn't think that anyway.
As Serena began the long walk home, Luna called after her, "Serena! Sere-"
"Leave me alone!" Serena screamed at her cat, racing down the road without looking back.
***
As Serena was running down the road, she bumped into someone tall and muscular. "Oh! Sorry-" she began. Slowly her head rose to see stormy blue eyes staring down in amusement at her.
"You should try watching where you're going," Darien reprimanded her.
"Darien!" Serena breathed.
"So you remember me.Meatball Head," Darien teased mercilessly; using the nickname he'd heard Raye call Serena at that mindless ball. "Well, you should remember to watch where you're going as well. You could end up hurting someone, the way you run around." He smiled innocently.
"Just what does that mean?" Serena asked, now feeling hurt and angry.
"Vapid blondes. Never did go for them," Darien remarked. He resumed walking.
"Darien! Wait!" Serena said out of the blue. "Uh, you might want to know that Raye's a little annoyed with you."
"Not about that stupid business yesterday?' Darien bemoaned. "Look, I know what I saw, and it was definitely Raye, and she definitely came around!" He looked frustrated now. All Serena wanted to do was sweep him into her arms and reassure him.
"Of course it was Raye. I think she's having problems with her short-term memory lately," Serena said, her voice oozing sympathy that she certainly did not feel. "Don't get too worried, Darien. I'm sure you'll sort it out. After all, you're right and Raye is wrong. I saw her go into your apartment, too."
"You did?" Darien asked, making a slight face to ask how she could have possibly seen Raye go into his apartment.
"I sure did. I was walking home from the, uh, ice-cream parlour." Serena aimed a bright smile at Darien, hoping he would believe her. "Just before sunset."
Darien's face cleared. "Ah. Okay. Well, thanks for the reassurance. See ya around, Meatball Head." He jogged off before Serena could retort.
"You're welcome, creep," Serena hollered as loud as she could. Then her lips formed a covert smile. "See me around, huh? You sure will. Sorry I won't look like myself, and you won't know it's me, but you will definitely be seeing me around, Darien."
Meanwhile, as Darien jogged away, he replayed their conversation in his head. Serena sure seemed to know more than he'd credited her with. He was having suspicions about Raye now that she was lying like this. Or having problems with her memory, or whatever. She sure hadn't seemed like herself at sunset yesterday evening. Much more, well, romantic and genuine.
Well, he'd liked it. She wasn't overly clingy, and she wasn't overly bossy last night, not like normal. He'd much prefer Raye the way she'd been last night. It wasn't meant to be though, judging on the way she'd shouted at him before her friends showed up at the temple. How could she be so passionate and controlled last night, and then so cold and bossy this morning?
Darien sighed. Girls. Well, he'd been told they weren't simple beings. Now he knew for certain that this was undeniably truthful. But he was determined to stick it out and triumph over those warning words. It would take a lot of time, but one day he would show everyone that he could understand the complicated creatures that were girls.
A/N: Okay, I would sincerely like to apologise for the chapter mix-ups. I'm trying to fix them as quickly as possible now that I'm back in town. Now, just for you 'cause I love you all so much. here is another chapter to make up for the previous ones being in such a mess. - Eli K*
Disclaimer: As I keep forgetting to mention, I do not own Sailor Moon. You can't sue me, because I have not a cent to my name. Sorry! (
5- Mistrust
Serena was shaking from head to foot after the romantic deception she had just shared with Darien. No way can Raye find out, she reassured herself. She'd just think she was going more than slightly mad. Or Darien would. Either way, Serena was positive she couldn't get caught.
Now she was attempting to study for the maths test that her class had tomorrow, but Serena had found now that she was getting nowhere tremendously fast. Her mind continued to wander, to remember Darien's sugary kisses on her lips, to replay the warmth of his strong, faithful arms around her waist.
Letting out a happy sigh, Serena kicked back and stared out the window, where the moon again glowed its pure white against the indigo backdrop of the night sky. She couldn't believe her good fortune this afternoon. It was all thanks to the moon, really. If she weren't Sailor Moon, she wouldn't have that Disguise Pen. Serena smiled her luminous smile and hugged herself. "Thank you," she said gratefully to the shining white disc in the sky.
***
"Yeah, it was the weirdest thing," Raye was saying to Lita, Mina and Amy confusedly.
"What was?" Serena asked, the happy glow on her cheeks evident to all.
Raye looked at her doubtfully. "What are you so happy for, Serena?"
"Me? Happy?" Serena repeated. "Oh, you know me, Raye, always happy, ready to start the day off with a smile." She could have kicked herself for saying something so visibly untrue, because true to form Raye pounced on it.
"Serena, that's a total lie and you know it. Usually we can't stop you bawling long enough for you to even think about smiling!" Raye said rudely.
Any guilt Serena had previously felt about her deception the afternoon before dissipated instantly. "Oh, shut up, Raye. Anyway, what are we talking about?" She sat down clumsily and frowned. "Ouch."
Raye rolled her eyes. "See what I mean?"
"We were just talking about Darien," Amy cut in before Serena and Raye could start to construct a super-fight.
"You, ah, you were? Oh, that's interesting. Why?" Serena stammered.
"Because he insists that Raye went back to his apartment after she left to go home. Raye swears she didn't, but Darien is insistent that Raye came back and that they watched the sunset together," Amy explained. "I must admit it does seem rather odd."
"Odd? What's odd about it?" Serena blurted out before she could stop herself. Lita and Amy gave her weird looks, so she stumbled on. "I mean Raye might have forgotten that she went back. I'm sure Darien wouldn't lie." Now Serena could have really shot herself.
Raye's violet-tinted eyes narrowed into narrow ovals. Her long black hair shimmered brightly as the sun hit it when Raye leaned over in mistrust. "So why wouldn't he lie? How would you know, Serena? You don't even know him properly! Not like I know him." Now her pretty face had appropriated a smug look that infuriated Serena.
"Oh, whatever, Raye. I get vibes off people.and I just happen to think that Darien would not lie," Serena flubbed along. She was beginning to panic. She hated being made to lie like this. Well, she'd dug her own grave if she got found out. Serena had no choice but to go in as deep as the situation required now.
"What, so I would?" Raye exploded. "Thanks a lot, Serena!"
"I-I never said that exactly-" Serena stammered.
"Forget it, Serena. You know what? I don't even know why I bother with you! If you weren't Sailor Moon, I wouldn't want to know you! As it is, I don't want to know you now. So leave me alone!" Raye shouted. "And as far as I'm concerned, I don't want you at this temple anymore."
"Fine! Know something? I don't want to be here anyway!" Serena screamed. "I'm leaving."
"Good. Don't come back!" Raye hollered.
"I have no intention to," Serena said haughtily, trying to keep the burning tears building behind her eyelids at bay. She didn't want to cry. That would make her look like a total baby. Not that they all didn't think that anyway.
As Serena began the long walk home, Luna called after her, "Serena! Sere-"
"Leave me alone!" Serena screamed at her cat, racing down the road without looking back.
***
As Serena was running down the road, she bumped into someone tall and muscular. "Oh! Sorry-" she began. Slowly her head rose to see stormy blue eyes staring down in amusement at her.
"You should try watching where you're going," Darien reprimanded her.
"Darien!" Serena breathed.
"So you remember me.Meatball Head," Darien teased mercilessly; using the nickname he'd heard Raye call Serena at that mindless ball. "Well, you should remember to watch where you're going as well. You could end up hurting someone, the way you run around." He smiled innocently.
"Just what does that mean?" Serena asked, now feeling hurt and angry.
"Vapid blondes. Never did go for them," Darien remarked. He resumed walking.
"Darien! Wait!" Serena said out of the blue. "Uh, you might want to know that Raye's a little annoyed with you."
"Not about that stupid business yesterday?' Darien bemoaned. "Look, I know what I saw, and it was definitely Raye, and she definitely came around!" He looked frustrated now. All Serena wanted to do was sweep him into her arms and reassure him.
"Of course it was Raye. I think she's having problems with her short-term memory lately," Serena said, her voice oozing sympathy that she certainly did not feel. "Don't get too worried, Darien. I'm sure you'll sort it out. After all, you're right and Raye is wrong. I saw her go into your apartment, too."
"You did?" Darien asked, making a slight face to ask how she could have possibly seen Raye go into his apartment.
"I sure did. I was walking home from the, uh, ice-cream parlour." Serena aimed a bright smile at Darien, hoping he would believe her. "Just before sunset."
Darien's face cleared. "Ah. Okay. Well, thanks for the reassurance. See ya around, Meatball Head." He jogged off before Serena could retort.
"You're welcome, creep," Serena hollered as loud as she could. Then her lips formed a covert smile. "See me around, huh? You sure will. Sorry I won't look like myself, and you won't know it's me, but you will definitely be seeing me around, Darien."
Meanwhile, as Darien jogged away, he replayed their conversation in his head. Serena sure seemed to know more than he'd credited her with. He was having suspicions about Raye now that she was lying like this. Or having problems with her memory, or whatever. She sure hadn't seemed like herself at sunset yesterday evening. Much more, well, romantic and genuine.
Well, he'd liked it. She wasn't overly clingy, and she wasn't overly bossy last night, not like normal. He'd much prefer Raye the way she'd been last night. It wasn't meant to be though, judging on the way she'd shouted at him before her friends showed up at the temple. How could she be so passionate and controlled last night, and then so cold and bossy this morning?
Darien sighed. Girls. Well, he'd been told they weren't simple beings. Now he knew for certain that this was undeniably truthful. But he was determined to stick it out and triumph over those warning words. It would take a lot of time, but one day he would show everyone that he could understand the complicated creatures that were girls.
