*Author's Note: What tension will erupt between Serena and Darien in this chapter of Fighting for a Reputation? I know. Teehee! Hope everyone likes it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or its characters so don't sue me. If you do, you will be paid with frozen pot stickers! And after I spray my "Instant Mamo-chan spray" my army of Dariens will kill you! And then get my pot stickers back!
Chapter 6: Never Drink and Go Into a Dark Alley
"Where can I find a guy named Anthony?"
It was the biggest question of the night and Darien had yet to find any clues about the whereabouts of the famous drug dealer. Andy stuck close behind Darien discovering parts of the small town that he never dreamed of existing. His thoughts were interrupted when he felt a strong hand grab a hold of his shoulder. Frightened, Andy let out a high pitched scream and ran straight into Darien, knocking them both to the slimy ground.
"Shhhhhhh! You wanna draw the cops over here?" hissed an irritated voice that put Andy's screams to an immediate hush. After looking around his surroundings, the voice continued. "Are you the guys that are lookin' for Anthony?"
Hearing someone show some recognition to Anthony's location caused Darien to leap from the ground. "Do you know where he is?" he asked excitedly.
"Shhhhhh!" the voice commanded. "I told you to keep it down. Yeah, I know where Anthony is. Follow me to his office, but only if you have a business deal to make with him. If not, then beat it." The shadowed figure moved quickly down various alleys and streets, and was hard to follow since he blended in with the night sky by wearing all black. They finally arrived to an old storage building with a steel door. The stranger reached into his jacket and pulled out a keychain. After observing the keys carefully, he chose a key and inserted it into the rusted lock. A small alarm noise went off, but was silenced when the stranger pressed a button on a small remotely control that he pulled from his pants pocket. A motion detector light turned on revealing the stranger to be of medium build with brown hair and glasses. Darien and Andy followed him through another door which led to a reception area with fold up chairs, a torn up couch with too many stains to count, and a small oak desk. Sitting at the desk was a woman with curly reddish-brown hair. She was tilted back in her chair with her on top of her desk while she was filing her nails. She didn't seem to take notice to Andy and Darien, but finally looked up from her nails when the stranger gave her a small kiss on her cheek.
"Hey Melvin." The women said smiling, in a new Yorker accent. "Who're your friends?"
"Ah my sweet Molly, you know I don't have any friends, but you." Melvin said as he took of his coat and hung it on the coat rack. "These were the guys that you heard were snoopin' for Anthony. I found them and decided to bring them here."
"You mean, you didn't come back to see me?" Molly asked with a hurt tone in her voice.
"If I wasn't going to come back to see you, baby, I would've left them to find Anthony all by them self." Melvin said while taking Molly into his arms and laid her on the couch, where they started to make out.
"Oh yeah. How silly of me." Molly giggled before Melvin's lips covered hers.
Darien and Andy stood in surprise as the two lovebirds went at it on the couch, right in front of them. Darien was jaded to the situation, but was surprised at how both their names were unfit for their looks and personalities. Andy just stared with his mouth wide open, never seeing this type of passion before. Darien cleared his throat a couple times to try to get the couple's attention, but proved to be useless. He finally put his fingers to his mouth and blew a huge whistle. Molly's moans were interrupted as Melvin got off of her and she quickly returned to her desk. Melvin was the first to speak.
"So uh," he started as he cleared his throat. "Is Anthony here?"
Molly fixed her hair as she checked her appointment book. "No, he's out until midnight tonight. He had to do business in a home, but he said I could take orders from people if they signed a contract and I.O.U. form."
Darien finally spoke with a huge smile on his face. "That would be great. Where do I sign?" he said as he took a seat behind the desk. Molly was about to answer, when Andy stepped outside of the room. Darien figured that he probably didn't want to take any part in a drug deal.
"Well can I get your name first?" Molly asked while getting the forms out of a file cabinet.
"Yes, it's Serena Tsukino." Darien said as he took the forms after Molly wrote the name on the sheet and Darien began writing down the fee for the drugs that 'Serena' was going to pay Anthony back for.
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"God Darien. How much do you owe Anthony for those drugs you got?" Andy asked as he and Darien walked out of the alleyway. Darien was carrying the drugs that Serena now owed money for in the inside of his jacket pocket.
"Andy, are you that innocent?" Darien asked amazed at Andy's lack of intelligence.
"What do mean?" Andy asked, more confused than ever. "You just bought those drugs by signing a paper that says you're going to pay Anthony back. What else is there to know?"
"Andy," Darien started as he rubbed his head in frustration. "Don't you understand that I just signed that I.O.U. with Serena's name?" Andy stared dumbly at Darien as he began to elaborate more on what he just did for revenge.
"Which means Serena is going to have to pay Anthony back for the drugs. Not me. El Comprende?" Darien asked hoping he finally got through Andy's dense skull.
"But… Serena doesn't have any money." Andy said slowly, carefully thinking about what he was just told.
"Riiiigghtt," Darien said. "And when Anthony finds out that Serena owes him more money for drugs…"
"He's gonna kill her!" Andy finished Darien's sentence with a sense of panic in his voice. "Darien! He's gonna kill her! Serena! You can't go through with this! Why did you do that?"
Darien sighed in frustration.
"Because she sold my god damn lighter you dip shit!" he yelled, and quickly silenced himself so he wouldn't cause a scene. He began speaking faster, but quieter. "Don't you understand it? That stupid bitch sold my last possession that I had to remember my father by for half of its worth! I think it's a fair trade! Her life for my lighter! Besides, it's not like he's gonna actually kill her! I've seen him in action! She can handle herself!"
"Darien you don't understand!" Andy screamed, causing Darien to take a step back. Darien then realized that Andy was beginning to cry. "Anthony's capable of doing more than you think! He killed his own sister for God's sake!" Andy crumpled against a wall and began breathing heavily. Darien sat down next to him and waited for Andy's tears to subside. After Andy stopped crying he continued.
"Amara was Anthony's sister and Serena's best friend. She was also a lesbian and always had a small crush on Serena. Although Serena told her that she didn't have the same feelings for her but wanted to still be friends, Amara was very protective over her. Serena bought drugs from Anthony in the past, and it was no big deal. But once, Serena didn't have any money, but promised to pay Anthony back. Anthony and she made a deal and he gave her the drugs. But one day, I guess Anthony needed the money really badly so he called Serena up on her I.O.U. He confronted her in an alleyway after she and Amara had gone out drinking. She told him that she didn't have the money and he was furious. He was about to strangle Serena in anger when Amara shoved him away and stood in front of Serena. She told him that she was a lesbian and loved Serena and if he wanted to get to her, he'd have to get by her first. The idea of his sister being gay enraged him even more and he pulled out a gun from his pocket and shot her. Amara crumpled to the ground, dead. Serena knelt down beside her and gave her a farewell kiss, before taking Amara's knife from her pocket. Anthony tried to shot Serena, but his aim was poor and Serena was running towards him. She took the knife and slashed it across the hand Anthony used to hold the gun. Before she left, he threatened to expose Serena's drug addiction if she told the police who killed Amara. Serena didn't really have a choice, but to comply. Since then, Serena has been forced to do business with Anthony for all her drug needs." Andy paused to take a breath, as he remembered how he was the only person Serena had told this to. "And now, thanks to you, she'll probably dead in the morning." Andy got up and left Darien sitting against the dirty wall, thinking about the horror story of Serena's life.
It had been 20 minutes later when he realized that Andy was gone. He yawned and looked at his clock. He gasped when he realized it was a quarter till one in the morning.
'He's going to be out there looking for her,' Darien thought with urgency as he quickly stood up and started running down the street. 'I don't know why, but I've gotta find her before Anthony does.'
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"Great job Serena! Way to finish off all the beers before we could have a bottle." Mina yelled from the kitchen, irritated that she didn't get to have a bottle, before the other blond polished off the last six-pack.
"What? There's no beer left? I thought I just bought some!" said Lita from the living room.
"You did, but I hate lite beer and Serena chugged all the good stuff!" Mina stated, poking her head from the top of the refrigerator.
"Jesus, cool your jets guys! I'll go out and get some more." Serena said, as she slowly got up from the floor and held her head from dizziness.
"No way Serena. You're too drunk. I think it would be better if Raye went to go get more beer." Ami said with a concerned look in her eyes.
"Why the fuck should I go?" Raye asked upset. "God, It's not my fault Serena downed the beer as if she was a fuckin' leprechaun. Make her get off her drunken' ass and go get more beer."
"God Raye! Don't have an orgasm or anything!" Serena yelled while walking towards the door. "At least I can pick out good beer, unlike some people I know who buy beer that tastes like rat piss!"
"Serena, don't forget your-", But Ami was cut off by the sound of Serena slamming the door. "-switchblade."
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"Stupid, bitch Raye. Blaming me for drinking all the beer." Serena mumbled as she walked down the street shivering. "God, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't need a drink all the time. Jesus, bitch made me so mad I forgot my jacket. Now I look like a frozen whore in this damn uniform." Serena rubbed her arms up and down her body in an effort to produce heat. She suddenly stopped when she heard a garbage can fall over. 'God, don't be so uptight, Serena.' She thought as she began walking again. She suddenly began to hear footsteps behind her. She reached into her skirt pocket but found nothing but empty space. She froze. 'Oh God, I forgot my blade.'
Serena began running towards the nearest open building she could find, hearing the footsteps quicken behind her. She was about to pull on he door handle when she was suddenly grabbed by her mouth and dragged into an alley. She was thrown up against a wall with a loud thud and was about to start running, when her body was pushed against the wall by a stronger, larger body. She threw her arms out to try to push away her captor, but they were caught and she was fully pinned to the wall. Serena finally looked face to face with the person who had her cornered and was shocked and afraid to discover the eyes of Anthony. She was about to scream when Anthony roughly pushed his lips against hers. Her voice was caught in her throat when he finally pulled away.
"Well, if it isn't my little drug stealin' whore." He said gruffly. "Why do you keep stealin' drugs from me when you already know that you owe me money from before?"
"Wh-what are you talkin' 'bout dumb shit?" Serena said, finally finding her voice. Anthony's facial expression became angrier than ever as he slapped her as hard as he could across her face. Mixed with the pain and all the beer that she had, Serena almost fainted to the floor, when Anthony jerked her up and caused her to be only dazed.
"You know damn well what I'm talkin' about bitch! You put in an order tonight while I was gone and took the drugs without payin'!" Anthony yelled into her face. When Serena was about to faint again, she was awaken by a sharp pain in her stomach. She realized that Anthony had a knife held up against her and that she was as good as dead.
"I see you've realized that I've come armed tonight. But I'm not gonna kill you yet, wench. Oh no." Anthony began biting and sucking Serena's neck and she began to gasp in pain. "I can see why my sister had the hotts for you. You're so god damn sexy you can turn any women gay." The last sentence from Anthony brought tears to her eyes as she remembered Amara's infatuation with her. She lost her breath once again when she realized that Anthony was beginning to pull up her skirt. With the rest of her might, she began to try to fight off the man who was twice her size, but her efforts proved to be useless.
'I guess I'll finally be able to live in my haven permanently now.' Serena thought, when all of a sudden, she heard footsteps approaching quickly towards them. She let out a loud groan to try to get the person's attention. Her hopes were answered as she saw a large fist meet with Anthony's head and he collapsed to the cold floor, unconscious.
Serena squinted hard to try to see her savior's face. She was in great shock to discover a strong, handsome face with dark hair. The face belonged to none other to Darien Sheilds. Serena collapsed into Darien's body and began sobbing as his arms encircled her. The sky rumbled with thunder and rain began to pour down onto the two embraced bodies, protected from any other pain and evil in the world.
*Author's Note: Yup, that was part one to my diabolical plan! I hope everyone liked it! Keep reading and reviewing because a new romance is about to blossom! I also added Molly and Melvin because of a few reviews that I received! They were for you guys!
