Simply In love

Chapter 2: The girl and boy from the past

Hi! I know! I know! I'm so lazy to update this chapter but at least I did, right?=) Well anyhow, thank you for all your reviews and your support for my story and especially those reviewers from my last story, "A thousand butterflies" Thank you for being there for me. Hehehe! Well anyway, here is chapter two. I admit that I'm not the best writer and there may be some wrong spellings or wrong grammars and others so I'll say please bare with it in advance but don't go away yet! It's really fun so please read this! Enjoy and pleaaaseee don't forget to REVIEW! It really makes me happy. Ciao dewa matta ne!!!!! FAnfiction rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reminders: If Serena is wearing the magical mask, her name is Laura. Period.



"Why do you like to know, Miss?" Darien asked her smiling this mysterious grin which made Laura flush furiously.

"I...err...just want to know." Laura stuttered.

Luna glared at Darien and said breezily. "If he doesn't want to answer then leave him alone. Let's go, Laura."

Darien looked at Luna and for the first time he noticed the black-haired girl. "I believe I don't know your name, miss? Are you two sisters?" He asked.

Laura looked at the bewildered Luna and giggled.

"I...My name is Luna, sir. Laura and I are only close friends but I will protect her if danger comes her way. Believe me." Luna said proudly.

Darien blinked. "I see." He said.

"Let's go, Laura." Luna urged and then she took Laura's hand.

"Wait!" Darien called. The two girls stopped and looked at him. "What are you two doing here at this time of night, anyway?" He asked curiously.

"Why should we answer you when you won't even answer ours?" Luna asked him with a smile tugging on her lips.

Laura nudged Luna's shoulder and Luna nudged Laura's shoulder back. "It's what you call pay back time." Luna whispered in her ear and Laura laughed.

"Actually, the Queen asked for me but I don't know what she wants me to do." Darien admitted. "How about you two girls? You better not be running away because it would be very dangerous for you two pretty girls." Darien joked.

"Ah..." Laura laughed worriedly and looked at Luna who was doing the same thing.

"You are running away, aren't you?" Darien asked.

Luna looked at Darien and asked exasperatedly. "Why do you know, sir?"

"Well, it's not every day you see two girls hanging out in that crazy bar in this time of night besides you two look lost." Darien replied.

Laura and Luna remained silent.

"Hey, don't worry about it. You two can come with me and I can ask the queen to help you two." Darien suggested expecting the two girls to brighten up and thank him happily but they didn't.

Laura's face dropped and so did Luna's.

"It's very kind of you sir but um...we'll make it on our own." Laura suddenly said squeezing the black hood she was wearing.

"Huh?" was the only thing Darien could say.

"We'll be going now. Goodbye Darien Cohnheim. Thank you for saving our lives there." Luna said putting a cheerful face and headed towards the opposite direction where Darien was going.

Serena gave him a sad smile and called for Luna. "Luna! Wait for me." She called running to catch up with the black haired girl who was walking hurriedly.

Darien sighed. He couldn't let these two ran away girls be left alone. "Wait! Let me help you." He yelled.

Laura turned around and stared at his dreamy blue eyes which weren't very expressive but it still made her sigh. Luna placed her hands on her hips and also sighed but not because of his gorgeousness but his impulsiveness.

"I have a place back in Earth. I can take you there." Darien suddenly said and he had no idea why he even suggested that in the first place.

Laura gave him a little smile and he gave her a heart-attack smile which made Laura choke but she pretended it was only a cough.

"Place...Yes! Please do." Laura said cheerfully.

"Wait..." interrupted Luna. "How do we know if we can trust you?"

"Well, I saved you two from those men didn't I?" Darien replied with a grin.

Luna resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Aside from that"

"Hey, do I look like a rapist to you because if you do then adios amigo's. I just don't want you two to be in danger and in return, I am a rapist or a killer or something?..." Darien asked confusedly. Normally, he was a cool person but sometimes he was too sensitive.

"Wait, wait, wait! Hold on. I don't think you're a rapist. In fact, I think you're a hero!" Laura said hurriedly stomping Luna's foot secretly.

"YOOWeeyeah!" Luna cleared her throat and looked at her swollen feet. "Of course he is. I just want to know if we can really trust you."

"Just trust me." Darien said softly towards Laura ignoring Luna who was too busy looking at her foot.

Laura gave him a huge smile and patted his shoulders. "I trust you." She said and for the first time, she felt her heart beat so loudly that she could hear it.

"Thank you." Darien said to her.

Laura looked down and frowned. She saw her face. The face with the magical mask. The face which wasn't hers. Even if Darien fell in love with her, it was her fake face. She felt sadden and her eyes began to get watery.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

Laura took a deep breath and her eyes became dry again. She smiled cheerfully and grabbed his arm. "Come on, take us to your place. I can't wait to see what Earth looks like!" She said excitedly.

Darien glanced at the pretty brown-haired girl who was holding his arm and he felt her sadness. Whatever it was, he felt it. Something was wrong and somehow he wanted to take that sadness away.

"Sure but I think it's going to take us at least three days to get there with a really fast horse or a boat." Darien said a little worried that his meeting with the Queen would be delayed. Someone was definitely going to wring his neck.

"Do you know teleporting?" Luna asked Darien.

Darien shook his head. "No, but I've heard that one before."

Luna took his hand and Serena's. "Well, Mr. Cohnheim. It looks like we're going to teleport to Earth because I know how."

So when the black-haired girl closed her eyes. A huge bright light engulfed them and they disappeared in matter of seconds.

The last thing Laura saw was Darien's wide eyes and she giggled because he looks so manly and who could have known that the gorgeous cutie was afraid of a little teleporting which was just a normal thing in the Moon Kingdom.

Darien slowly opened his eyes and heard two girls giggling. He stood up quickly and saw Laura's and Luna's shaking shoulders. "What's going on?" He asked groggily.

Laura took one look at him and laughed so hard.

"Mr. Cohnheim, it's nice to see you awake already." Luna said stiffly controlling her almost uncontrollable urge to laugh.

Darien looked confused. "What do you mean?" He asked with a very annoyed voice.

Laura took a deep breath and said, "It seems like you have fainted during the teleport incident, Mr. Darien."

Darien bit his lip and a tint of pink appeared in his cheeks.

Luna exploded out laughing so hard that she had to cover her mouth. "I'm sorry, it's...I just never thought that a man would blush. I mean...I've never seen a man blush before." She said.

"I am not blushing!" Darien denied with his blue eyes opened wide.

Laura giggled. "It's okay, Darien. I have seen a man blush before. I think it's a normal thing to blush whether you're a guy or a girl."

Darien stared at the sky and stood up. "Yeah, I guess." He said then changed the topic real quick. "Hey, we're on earth already. Hey Luna, how come you know how to teleport to Earth?"

Luna looked at him in the eyes and said proudly. "I have live longed enough to travel around the universe with the..." She paused and remembered that she wasn't supposed to say that she was traveling with the Queen. "...I mean to travel with Laura, isn't that right?" She asked Laura.

"Yes, Luna and I have gone to many places before."

Darien looked at them as if they were really strange. "Tell me, why did you two run away if you had a really good life then?"

Darien saw Laura's face which looked really sad but then in another minute it was gone. "We just want freedom from the really strict life we had." Laura replied softly.

"I see..." Darien muttered and smiled brightly at her. "Well, you two will have all the freedom here on Earth."

Laura sighed. How come she felt a bad now? She thought of her mother and she felt even more sad. She thought of her current face, the magical face which she must wear to protect herself, made her feel like crying. She thought of true love which she really can't have since she can't even wear her own face and she felt like dying. Was it really a good idea to run away after all? Maybe it would have worked with Prince Seiya after all, he was her best friend.

Luna looked at Laura and felt her pain. If you think about it, the magical face was more realistic now than Serena's true face, her true identity.

"Let's go girls." Darien said when a brown carriage stopped in front of them and they got in. "Abacus Garden 4rth Street please."

The driver looked at them and stared at Darien and his eyes looked shocked.

Darien raised his eyebrow at the driver and asked, "Well, what is wrong?"

The driver coughed and shook his head. "Err nothing, sir." And with that, the carriage went forward and headed towards the place that Darien had said.

The carriage stopped in front of a large house and lots of maids helped them out. Laura looked at Darien and asked, "Is this your house, Mr. Darien?"

Darien grinned and nodded. "You two can stay here as long as you want." He said kindly. "Laura, you are free in this place. In this place, I hope you will be happy and all your sadness will disappear." He whispered in her ear.

Serena felt her eyes water and she looked at him and asked wistfully, "Why? How come you know?"

"I feel it in you."

Laura hugged Darien and said, "Thank you." Darien returned her hug and he felt good for some reasons. Even though he didn't know why Laura suddenly became happy when he said that he felt it in her.

Luna looked at the two and shook her head. "Okay! Time to break the hug. Would you give us a tour in your really large house, Mr. Cohnheim?" She asked.

Darien released Laura and sighed. "Call me Darien, Luna. To tell you the truth, I really dislike my last name. It sounds like a vegetable so if you mind I'd rather like to hear you call me Darien."

Laura giggled.

"Darien, Darien, Darien." Luna repeated agitatedly. "Would you please give us a tour. I wouldn't like to be lost here."

Darien laughed. "Sure."

Laura smiled as Darien guided them through a double wooden door that led towards a huge magnificent garden.

When they first entered his house, he toured them first in the lobby room, the music room and the dining room which consisted of the first floor of the house. The second floor only had one room and inside was the library which was really big. The third floor was where the master bedroom, three guest rooms and a room which had a big Jacuzzi were found. The fourth floor was a big attic.

Anyway, as Laura walked around the garden. She stopped and asked in amazement. "What is that?" She pointed towards a lake at the tip of the garden.

Darien grinned and placed his hand on her shoulder. "That is my own private lake. Actually, it's only artificial so the fishes there are hand picked by me and it's very safe to swim there since it's only five feet."

"Wow" Luna thought but then she said it out loud as usual.

"You must be some noble to own this magnificent place, Mr. Darien." Laura said unable to control her curiosity about Darien.

Darien looked at her strangely. "I'm only a loyal captain of the King's army. Every time we win a battle. He rewards me with lavish things even if I don't want it."

"So your a captain." Luna muttered. "Where is your family, Mr. Cohnheim?"

Darien smiled a little. "Luna, its Darien. I told you not to call me that." He said patiently.

"Oh right! Where is your family, Mr. Darien?" Luna asked again.

Darien looked down and he tried not to look sad. "I...have no family. I was in the orphanage since I was a baby boy."

Luna didn't say anything.

"But it's really not that bad. You know when I was sixteen; our orphanage visited the castle in the Moon Kingdom. It's really beautiful and I even saw a girl..." Darien said unconsciously.

"A girl?" Laura asked.

Darien laughed. "Forget about it. I think it was just my imagination."

Laura felt her pulse quicken. When she was a young girl, she remembered that there was a boy. A boy with jet black hair and deep blue eyes who was able to see her real identity accidentally but she tried to forget that but she couldn't. Could it be that Darien was that boy?

"Please go on. I really want to hear it." Laura urged.

"You would just laugh. Forget about it." Darien finally said and left them alone.

"That Mr. Darien is just so mysterious, don't you think?" Laura asked Luna.

Luna snorted and replied. "No, I think he's weird."

Luna woke up and rubbed her eyes. She stared at the window and saw the moon shining brightly. She stood up and went to the room connected to hers which was Serena's room.

"Serena." She whispered. She glanced at the empty bed and all her feelings of sleepiness was replaced with fear. She walked around the silent room and rubbed her temples.

She sat down at Serena's empty bed and tried to think when her hand touched something. It was the magical mask. Her heart did a double leap as she stared at the mask.

She closed her eyes and searched for Serena.

Serena dipped her long blonde hair in the water and sighed contentedly as the water touched her head. She floated in the water humming peacefully her favorite song in the Moon Kingdom which was named eternally.

"Though the water has dried and the season has changed so many times, I will wait for you. Ooh I will wait for you eternally." Serena sang softly.

"Serena!" Someone shrieked.

Serena gasped and swallowed some water. She wiped her eyes and stared at a very angry Luna. "What are you doing swimming here at this time of night?" Luna demanded.

Serena was still coughing the water. "What do you expect? Swim here in the morning so everyone can see my real face?"

"No but it's still not right to go swimming here and why did you take your mask off?"

"I'm on Earth. As what Darien said, I have some freedom here, you know."

"Okay Serena, I will allow you to take that mask of yours at night but in the morning you're Laura again, understood?"

"Yes, yes." Serena muttered and began to backstroke in the water.

Luna's eyes opened wide when she saw Serena's nudity in the water. "Serena!" She gasped fiercely. "Why are you not wearing anything?"

Serena giggled. "Aw come on. No one is awake at this time of night. Who could possibly see me?" She asked as she stood up and began to wipe her hair.

Suddenly, there was a sound from the bushes and out came Darien with a really bewildered face. "You..." He said pointing towards Serena.

Serena gaped at Darien and jumped in the lake. a few second later, there was a really bright light and Serena quickly teleported in her room.

Luna looked at Darien who was heading at her way. She faked a petrified scream and pretended to be in a state of coma.

"Luna! Luna!" Darien shook her limp shoulders.

In the morning...

At breakfast, Luna silently wiped the apricot jam in the white bread. Laura sipped her tea silently and watched the birds in the window.

"Luna, I need to speak to you." Darien suddenly said.

Luna remained silent and tried to ignore him.

"Who was that girl with the long blonde hair named Serena?" Darien asked again getting irritated with the silent treatment.

"I don't know who you're talking about, Mr. Cohnheim." Luna replied icily.

Darien ignored the Mr. Cohnheim and continued. "I saw you talk with her Luna. Who is she?"

"Why do you like to know?" Laura interrupted.

Darien stared at Laura and sighed. "You know what? Forget it!" He said harshly.

Laura stood up and shouted. "Oh yeah, why? If you won't tell me then I won't tell you about her because I know her."

Darien stopped walking towards the door and looked at her. "Who is she?"

"Tell me why you want to know more about her first." Laura demanded.

"I think that girl I saw last night was the same girl I saw in the Moon castle when I was still 16 years old." Darien admitted.

"Is that all?" Luna asked.

"No...I like that girl, okay? I feel something for her like I have never felt for someone else. I need to find her." Darien said desperately.

Luna looked at Laura who seemed to be frozen at that minute.

"Really? You like her even though you don't know who she is?..." Laura asked Darien in a voiced mixed with all kinds of emotions and then, Darien saw something really familiar in Laura's face.

End of chapter.

Reminders: Please tell me what you think and REVIEW!!! If I don't get enough reviews, no next chapter and that is a threat! Hehehe! But I'm really not kidding!=)