Hi everyone!Eternal here! I'm back! yep again with another story! :) Well anyways... I bet your wondering what

this one's about. Well read and find out. Unfornately I do NOT own SailorMoon. I'm afraid that privilage goes to

the creater Ms. Naoko Takeuchi and Toei Animation Co. I'm just borrowing the characters. Anyways Hope you enjoy.

On with the story...oh btw..This is something I'm just coming up with so, if there are changes..you know why!

okie now! i'll shut it.

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The Return

by: Eternal

The calm after the storm

No one at the hospital never found out what happened with Diamond. The directors, Amy, Andrew, Molly and Melvin

were the only ones that really knew about the incident. They kept talking about the mysterious leave.

But that only lasted a while. All they really talked about was the ball and how well it went. Darien and Serena had

been closer than ever. Darien have been waiting for the right moment to ask Serena out on a real date. Without any

interuptions or people around. Just them. It was bad enough that the night of the ball it was ruined because of a

psychotic idiot. Now after a few weeks passed, he felt that it was about time to ask. He just didn't know when.

Then he heard a knock.

"Come in" he'd always say.

"Hello, dr.Shields. I'm the new doctor dr.Hisano." the new jolly doctor came in and shook Darien's hand happily.

Darien already had taken a like for this new doctor. He seemed like the fatherly type with his mustache and hair.

He was also plumped. Overall he really looks friendly.

"Well, hi dr. Hisano-san! please call me Darien I insist." Darien stood up from his desk and offered the happy man

a chair to sit.

"Thank you and please call me Kiro."

"Please to meet you Kiro."

"Like wise Darien."

And there Darien and Kiro started to discuss his work at Tokyo General.

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"Hey Sere!" Molly and Amy called out.

"Hey Mols and Ames!" Serena greeted sitting down with her tray.

"How are you guys?" Serena continued.

"Great and you?" Amy replied.

Molly just nodded her head and smiled.

"Oh same ol' same ol you know." Serena replied dully.

"Well, I do have some news." Molly announced.

"oooo, is it good or is it bad?" Serena asked excitedly

"Well..VERY good." Molly answered blushed.

"so? what is it?" Amy asked.

"Well, Melvin finally asked me to be his girlfriend." Molly announced.

"Oh thats 'SO' great Mols!" Serena cheered and hugged her happy friend.

"Yes that is very good news. Congratulations." Amy cheered as well.

"Thanks.

"So give us the details. When and How?" Serena inquired.

Amy just sweatdropped at both information loving girls.

"Well, we went out to dinner lastnight and well we got up to dance and he put my hand in his and placed it on his heart

and well he asked me if I would like to be his girl." Molly exclaimed with hearts in her eyes.

Serena sighed dreamily.

"wow that was sweet." Serena commented

"I agree." Amy nodded.

"Well, I kind of have some news myself." Amy added.

"Did Zoi ask you to be his girl as well?" Serena asked.

Amy just blushed as she nodded.

"Wow thats 'SO' awesome you guys!" Serena cheered.

"Thanks" each of them said.

"So Serena when do you think Darien will ask you?" Molly asked winking.

"Molly! What are you talking about?" Serena denied

"Come on Serena! you two went to the ball together! that should say something." Molly continued

"Thats because he saved me out of going with Diamond." Serena replied.

"Oh come on Serena! Everyone sees how you two act! You two are totally in love and dancing around your feelings."

"Molly, we are NOT in love." Serena denied

*I know I am, but I am not sure he feels the same way* Serena thought.

"Whatever you say Sere! you weren't there when he was practically worried to death not seeing you in the ball

after the lights out."

"No I wasn't, but he was just worried because he's a very kind man and worries about anyone who would be in danger."

Serena replied.

"Serena you are 'SO' indenial"

"I am not!"

"you are too! Why won't you believe what We're saying?" Amy asked.

"I don't because there is 'NO' way that Darien has feelings for me." She announced stubbornly.

"I mean come on Amy, you should know our history." Serena continued.

"So people grow up and change and you've said so yourself." Amy continued.

Serena continued to shake her head.

"Well if he was 'dying' of love for me, why hasn't he asked me out again? hmm."Serena inquired.

Molly and Amy looked at each other and blinked. She had them there.

"Perhaps he's shy." Amy reasoned.

"Darien, shy?" Serena laughed.

"Well you never know!" Molly argued.

"Right. Plus why does it has to be Darien, why couldn't it be someone else?" Serena asked.

"Has we said, you two obviously have something going on. Whether you know it or not." Amy emphasized the last part.

"yeah..ok. Can we talk about something else?" Serena tried changing the subject.

"yeah, but this is not over." Molly said.

Serena just sweatdropped. Why couldn't they leave her alone with this subject.

"fine. So besides the good news what else has been going on?" Serena asked.

From then on the girls continued their lunch happily chatting about other things.

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"Hey Dare, its lunch time wanna head to the arcade?" Andrew asked.

"Sure, why not?" Darien said getting up from his desk and leaving out of his office.

The guys were heading to the Arcade. When they got there. Andrew kissed his wife a hello and sat on the stool with

Darien and ordered their lunch.

"So What did ya think about dr.Hisano?" Andrew asked.

"Oh, I liked him. He seem like a friendly, jolly guy. More fatherly than anything though."

"Yeah, I agree. He seems very sincere."

"So I take it working with him is a piece of cake."

"Yeah." Andrew nodded.

"So, speaking of something else." Andrew spoke.

Darien just turned and raised an eyebrow.

"When are you going to ask Serena out?" Andrew asked.

"I don't know. Probaly around these days."

Andrew just shook her head.

"That's what you say, but you don't."

"Andrew, I had to give her some time. I mean after that incident at the ball. I didn't think she was ready." Darien replied

as he shuddred at the thought of the night of the ball.

"I know, but its been long enough already. You two are dancing around with your feelings. "

"Two?"

"Yes, I know Serena feels the same way too."

"How do you know how Serena feels?"

"Come on! It's obvious the way you two sneak glances at each other and well just love each other!"

"Perhaps its obvious with me, but with her I don't know."

"Trust me Dare, she does."

"Well I'll just have to think of when to ask her out."

"Why not today?"

"So soon? I'm not prepared."

"Darien its asking her to go out, not to marry you." Andrew grinned.

"I know I know."He replied nervously but smiled at the idea of marrying her.

"She's gonna say yes." Andrew encouraged.

Darien thought about it and stood from his stool.

"Hey, where you going?" Andrew asked.

"Hey Rita, mine's to go." Darien announced as he pulled his wallet out and left some cash on the counter.

Rita handed Darien his lunch. Darien than turned at a confused Andrew and smiled.

"I'm going to get a yes" He replied and left the arcade.

Andrew just grinned and Rita was left standing there confused.

"What was that about?" she asked.

"Here, sit next to me and I'll tell ya."

Rita nodded and did as she was told and started listening to Andrew's tale.

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Serena was ready to leave, When she saw a note on her locker. It had said she was to go to the nurse's staff room,

if she wanted to find out about a something. Serena finished getting ready and did what the note was told.

Serena was confused. Who would leave this note on her locker. When she got to her staff room, the head nurse was

looking at her funny. What was she smiling about? She just shrugged her shoulders thinking it was a good day for

the head nurse. On her sign out sheet she saw another note. The note had said to follow the rose petals and

Serena looked down and noticed there was indeed rose petals and was surprised.

*Who would go all this trouble for me?* She thought.

Serena followed the rose petals up to the elevators. Where was this hunt leading her. She had collected every rose petal

from the floor and all she got was an elevator?

Than just as she got there, The elevator opened and a note laid upon the floor. Serena picked it up and it said to go

to the floor above her.

Serena was really getting curious about all of this and pressed the button to go up. Has the elevator got to the floor

and was opening the door, Serena looked down to see more rose petals.

Curiously she went on picking them up again and following where they led to.

Finally what seemed for a long time, but was short she walked up to a door. Door had no name or anything and she knocked

on it. No one answered. So she turn the knob and she gasped. Darien was standing infront of the window looking out when

he turned around and smiled at her. He handed her a rose.

"Darien, what is all of this?" She showed him his notes and petals.

Darien grinned.

"I thought that this would be a romantic way of asking you out for Dinner tommorrow. How about it?"

Serena's eyes widened with shock and surprised. She couldn't believe Darien went through all this trouble just for her

and that he was a romantic at heart. It touched her. She looked up at him tenderly and nodded her head.

"Yes I'd love that."

Darien smiled and leaned down to kiss her lips softly.

"Great! So I'll see you tomorrow?" He asked her huskily.

"yeah" Serena sighed dreamily.

Darien had to smile, she just made the cutest picture. He wanted to keep that smile on her face. He's going to by loving

her to death.

~~~Hey guys sorry I took SO long to update. School is really a major pain! Anyway one more chapter to go! *Sniffles* it's

been so fun writing this story! Thank you to all reviewers! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Oh and keep looking out

for me, I'll be writing some more. I already have some ideas. Anyways off to write the last chapter *sobs*. lol.

~~~Eternal~~~