Opposing Protectors
Disclaimer: Question...how many of you would actually believe me if I told you I owned Sailor Moon? No one? My point exactly.
AN: To the Serena/Darien fans out there, don't worry...Seiya and Serena will not be getting together, for those of you who did want them together, sorry but you're out of luck. That doesn't mean, however, that the fighting between Seiya and Darien is over, they're still at 'war' right now. Thanks again to all my wonderful reviewers!
Chapter 11: The Healing Process Begins
Seiya found Serena in what was to become the gardens (they weren't quite finished yet as they're not crucial to the survival of the planet). Serena was crying hysterically as she sat against an old tree. Seiya immediately went to comfort her. He placed his arm around her and pulled her into a hug while trying to calm the distraught girl.
Several hours later, Serena finally stopped crying. The first words out of her mouth slightly dismayed Seiya, for he hadn't at all been expecting what she said.
"How angry is he with me for running away?"
Seiya was disappointed by the fact that her concerns and affections towards Darien were returning so quickly. She hadn't even thanked him for his comfort...instead her first thoughts were for Darien. He much would have preferred for her to continue relying on him for support and comfort...especially after all he'd done for her. But remembering Darien's warning not to try anything, plus the thought of having to deal with the Outer Senshi for interfering with their Prince and Princess, he kept his thoughts to himself. Instead, he did the only thing he could do...answered her question truthfully, leaving out their argument of course.
"He wasn't angry." At least not at you he thought to himself. "He was concerned. He's worried about you. He also feels a little guilty about what happened."
Serena sat for a moment, lost in her own thoughts. Seiya couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking about. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Seiya, she began to stand up and brush herself off, having made up her mind as to what she wanted to do next. She looked at Seiya and asked: "Could you please take me back to Darien's room. I believe the two of us really need to talk."
With no other choice, Seiya agreed to do so and they began making their way back to the palace. Upon reaching Darien's room, Seiya took his leave in order to find the others. Serena knocked on the door, hoping that he was still there. To her relief and delight, he was and she heard him say: "Come in". He had actually been there the entire time, wondering what he was going to say to her and how he was going to help her. He had also been wondering whether or not he should tell her EVERYTHING about who she really was...after all, some of it was pretty unbelievable and not all of it good. But when the door opened and he saw who his visitor was, he forgot all of that temporarily as he was overtaken by joy upon seeing Serena walk through the door.
"Serena...hi."
"Hi."
"Feeling any better?"
"A little." An awkward silence followed before she spoke again. "I'm sorry about my reaction earlier, I know I over-reacted."
"Serena, you don't have to apologize. I don't think over-reacted at all. You were scared, I understand that, and I don't blame you. I know how it feels to wake up and not know who you are, or who anyone else is for that matter, and I know it's frightening. And I am going to do everything I can to help you...if you want me to."
She gave a small laugh then replied: "I don't know how, but somehow I knew that you were going to say that."
He smiled down at her. "Then I guess you also know that I will always be here for you, whenever you need me, no matter what."
She nodded her response as they walked over and took a seat on the bed. Serena looked deep into Darien's eyes and asked him the question he had wanted to avoid for a while, until things were a little more stable.
"Darien, could you please tell me about us, our history, how we met and so on?"
Darien hesitated momentarily, wondering how he was going to respond to this. After all, she had no memories of her normal life, let alone her double life. He didn't want to frighten or overwhelm her...again.
"What, what is it? What's wrong?" Serena asked, noticing his hesitation.
"Nothing's wrong, per say. It's just that we have a lot of complicated stuff in our lives, and a majority of it involves our history together. I'm just worried that it might be too much for you and that you might not be ready to hear it yet. Some of the things that have happened to us are pretty extreme, for lack of a better word. I just don't want to overwhelm you, that's all."
"Darien, I appreciate your concern, really I do. But I would rather be in shock from the truth with someone here to comfort me than to go crazy from wondering about my past and who I am. Besides, better to find out from you than someone else, isn't it? Please Darien, tell me."
Darien contemplated her words and then nodded his head as he said: "Alright, but I may leave out a few details here and there. Okay?" She nodded her consent, realizing that he was doing this for her benefit. He took a deep breath and started telling her the story of their life together (or more accurately lives), leaving out any and all unnecessary details.
Meanwhile..........
Things had finally settled down between the Senshi and the Stars, but only after Kakuu had sworn to ensure that Seiya wouldn't pursue anything with Serena (not knowing that Darien had already warned Seiya about this). When the fighting had stopped, Kakuu offered to take them on a tour of her kingdom and the girls graciously accepted. Now they were gathered in a parlour-like room just talking. They were discussing the situation caused by Serena's amnesia, specifically the problem of getting home. Despite the fact that they had Rini with them to do the teleport, Serena didn't remember that this wasn't Earth. To tell her the truth might frighten her or push her away. They had agreed to keep the whole truth from her due to the simple fact that it was so outlandish. Again, little did they know that Darien was already telling her parts of their story.
"Ugh! What are we going to do?" Mina whined. "As long as she has her amnesia, we can't go home! Not that this is a bad place, but we kinda do have to go home soon."
"Well, if you want to go home that badly, you guys could always go and then we could bring her back once her memories return."
"Um...Yaten, as much as we appreciate your suggestion, we are NOT abandoning her and leaving her here! No offence to you, but she is our Princess after all." Mina retorted.
"Besides, there is the possibility, as much as none of us want to admit it, that she won't get her memories back." Amy added.
"Amy, don't say that. She will get her memories back." Raye stated flatly.
"Mina's right." For once. Lita thought to herself. "We're not leaving her here. But we're also not going to scare her by telling her the truth. We agreed when we found out not to tell her. Yes, she knows there's something different about all of us, but she doesn't know what exactly. It's going to stay that way until she's ready to hear what we have to tell her. So, until we can come up with another plan of action, we're stuck here." Lita said, making her presence and opinion known. The Outers had just been glaring at Yaten for this entire conversation.
"Even if we could go home, there's still the problem of explaining Serena's condition to the rest of her friends and family. After all, she may not live with her parents anymore, but they're still going to talk with each other, plus school is going to be stating again soon." Trista brought up a point that no one had really thought about yet. They all gave a heavy sigh as they realized that things were only going to get more complicated. Just then Seiya entered the room.
"Where's Serena?" was Imara's first question.
"Relax. She's with Darien in his room. He's awake now."
"And it took you several hours to take her to his room?" Michelle asked suspiciously.
"No. There was a bit of an episode and she took off. I went after her, calmed her down and then took her back to Darien's room"
"Hey Seiya," Taiki cut in, "why are you still in male form?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Uh...I guess I kinda forgot...with all the uproar and everything. And when Serena woke up, I didn't want to frighten her by changing back." Seiya half lied.
This seemed to satisfy everyone in the room, although Imara still scowled at him. Then a hush fell over the room. Kakuu, who decided to end their little 'meeting', broke the silence. She told them to enjoy their time here to the best of their abilities and not to worry, that everything would work out. She also informed them that dinner would be at approximately 7:00...their time (as they had their own timing system).
"Now if you'll excuse us, I have some tings to attend to. Starlights, please come with me."
"Yes Princess." they answered in unison.
Being left to their own devices, the girls wondered what they should do. Their watches told them that it was only 5:03 (their time), so they still had about two hour before dinner. They decided to continue the discussion of their current situation while also reassuring Rini that everything would work out...even if they didn't necessarily believe that themselves.
At 7:00, the group met once again in Kakuu's dining room...minus Serena and Darien. The girls entered the room and took their seats. They had just begun eating when Serena and Darien walked in. The group stopped and looked up at the new arrivals, a little surprised to see them. Before they took their seat, Serena informed them of what they had been doing.
"Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you know that Darien, upon my request, told me a bit about our history, providing me with the basics. So now you don't have to worry about beating around the bush and hiding our true identities from me. I know we're from the past and that this isn't Earth. But I am still trying to sort a lot of stuff out, so I ask that you please be patient with me and I apologize for the inconvenience I surely must be causing you. I'm still not ready for this teleporting thing, but give me a day or two, I should be ready then."
Rini smiled. The others were right, things were going to be okay. "Don't worry Serena, there's no rush. We're all going to be here for you and together, we'll help you get through this." The others all nodded in agreement, relieved that things were beginning to look up.
With that, Serena and Darien took their seats at the table and dinner resumed. The Senshi smiled at the fact that things seemed to be working out and soon they'd be going home and living out their 'normal' lives. Until then, they were content to deal with the situation at hand.
Disclaimer: Question...how many of you would actually believe me if I told you I owned Sailor Moon? No one? My point exactly.
AN: To the Serena/Darien fans out there, don't worry...Seiya and Serena will not be getting together, for those of you who did want them together, sorry but you're out of luck. That doesn't mean, however, that the fighting between Seiya and Darien is over, they're still at 'war' right now. Thanks again to all my wonderful reviewers!
Chapter 11: The Healing Process Begins
Seiya found Serena in what was to become the gardens (they weren't quite finished yet as they're not crucial to the survival of the planet). Serena was crying hysterically as she sat against an old tree. Seiya immediately went to comfort her. He placed his arm around her and pulled her into a hug while trying to calm the distraught girl.
Several hours later, Serena finally stopped crying. The first words out of her mouth slightly dismayed Seiya, for he hadn't at all been expecting what she said.
"How angry is he with me for running away?"
Seiya was disappointed by the fact that her concerns and affections towards Darien were returning so quickly. She hadn't even thanked him for his comfort...instead her first thoughts were for Darien. He much would have preferred for her to continue relying on him for support and comfort...especially after all he'd done for her. But remembering Darien's warning not to try anything, plus the thought of having to deal with the Outer Senshi for interfering with their Prince and Princess, he kept his thoughts to himself. Instead, he did the only thing he could do...answered her question truthfully, leaving out their argument of course.
"He wasn't angry." At least not at you he thought to himself. "He was concerned. He's worried about you. He also feels a little guilty about what happened."
Serena sat for a moment, lost in her own thoughts. Seiya couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking about. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Seiya, she began to stand up and brush herself off, having made up her mind as to what she wanted to do next. She looked at Seiya and asked: "Could you please take me back to Darien's room. I believe the two of us really need to talk."
With no other choice, Seiya agreed to do so and they began making their way back to the palace. Upon reaching Darien's room, Seiya took his leave in order to find the others. Serena knocked on the door, hoping that he was still there. To her relief and delight, he was and she heard him say: "Come in". He had actually been there the entire time, wondering what he was going to say to her and how he was going to help her. He had also been wondering whether or not he should tell her EVERYTHING about who she really was...after all, some of it was pretty unbelievable and not all of it good. But when the door opened and he saw who his visitor was, he forgot all of that temporarily as he was overtaken by joy upon seeing Serena walk through the door.
"Serena...hi."
"Hi."
"Feeling any better?"
"A little." An awkward silence followed before she spoke again. "I'm sorry about my reaction earlier, I know I over-reacted."
"Serena, you don't have to apologize. I don't think over-reacted at all. You were scared, I understand that, and I don't blame you. I know how it feels to wake up and not know who you are, or who anyone else is for that matter, and I know it's frightening. And I am going to do everything I can to help you...if you want me to."
She gave a small laugh then replied: "I don't know how, but somehow I knew that you were going to say that."
He smiled down at her. "Then I guess you also know that I will always be here for you, whenever you need me, no matter what."
She nodded her response as they walked over and took a seat on the bed. Serena looked deep into Darien's eyes and asked him the question he had wanted to avoid for a while, until things were a little more stable.
"Darien, could you please tell me about us, our history, how we met and so on?"
Darien hesitated momentarily, wondering how he was going to respond to this. After all, she had no memories of her normal life, let alone her double life. He didn't want to frighten or overwhelm her...again.
"What, what is it? What's wrong?" Serena asked, noticing his hesitation.
"Nothing's wrong, per say. It's just that we have a lot of complicated stuff in our lives, and a majority of it involves our history together. I'm just worried that it might be too much for you and that you might not be ready to hear it yet. Some of the things that have happened to us are pretty extreme, for lack of a better word. I just don't want to overwhelm you, that's all."
"Darien, I appreciate your concern, really I do. But I would rather be in shock from the truth with someone here to comfort me than to go crazy from wondering about my past and who I am. Besides, better to find out from you than someone else, isn't it? Please Darien, tell me."
Darien contemplated her words and then nodded his head as he said: "Alright, but I may leave out a few details here and there. Okay?" She nodded her consent, realizing that he was doing this for her benefit. He took a deep breath and started telling her the story of their life together (or more accurately lives), leaving out any and all unnecessary details.
Meanwhile..........
Things had finally settled down between the Senshi and the Stars, but only after Kakuu had sworn to ensure that Seiya wouldn't pursue anything with Serena (not knowing that Darien had already warned Seiya about this). When the fighting had stopped, Kakuu offered to take them on a tour of her kingdom and the girls graciously accepted. Now they were gathered in a parlour-like room just talking. They were discussing the situation caused by Serena's amnesia, specifically the problem of getting home. Despite the fact that they had Rini with them to do the teleport, Serena didn't remember that this wasn't Earth. To tell her the truth might frighten her or push her away. They had agreed to keep the whole truth from her due to the simple fact that it was so outlandish. Again, little did they know that Darien was already telling her parts of their story.
"Ugh! What are we going to do?" Mina whined. "As long as she has her amnesia, we can't go home! Not that this is a bad place, but we kinda do have to go home soon."
"Well, if you want to go home that badly, you guys could always go and then we could bring her back once her memories return."
"Um...Yaten, as much as we appreciate your suggestion, we are NOT abandoning her and leaving her here! No offence to you, but she is our Princess after all." Mina retorted.
"Besides, there is the possibility, as much as none of us want to admit it, that she won't get her memories back." Amy added.
"Amy, don't say that. She will get her memories back." Raye stated flatly.
"Mina's right." For once. Lita thought to herself. "We're not leaving her here. But we're also not going to scare her by telling her the truth. We agreed when we found out not to tell her. Yes, she knows there's something different about all of us, but she doesn't know what exactly. It's going to stay that way until she's ready to hear what we have to tell her. So, until we can come up with another plan of action, we're stuck here." Lita said, making her presence and opinion known. The Outers had just been glaring at Yaten for this entire conversation.
"Even if we could go home, there's still the problem of explaining Serena's condition to the rest of her friends and family. After all, she may not live with her parents anymore, but they're still going to talk with each other, plus school is going to be stating again soon." Trista brought up a point that no one had really thought about yet. They all gave a heavy sigh as they realized that things were only going to get more complicated. Just then Seiya entered the room.
"Where's Serena?" was Imara's first question.
"Relax. She's with Darien in his room. He's awake now."
"And it took you several hours to take her to his room?" Michelle asked suspiciously.
"No. There was a bit of an episode and she took off. I went after her, calmed her down and then took her back to Darien's room"
"Hey Seiya," Taiki cut in, "why are you still in male form?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Uh...I guess I kinda forgot...with all the uproar and everything. And when Serena woke up, I didn't want to frighten her by changing back." Seiya half lied.
This seemed to satisfy everyone in the room, although Imara still scowled at him. Then a hush fell over the room. Kakuu, who decided to end their little 'meeting', broke the silence. She told them to enjoy their time here to the best of their abilities and not to worry, that everything would work out. She also informed them that dinner would be at approximately 7:00...their time (as they had their own timing system).
"Now if you'll excuse us, I have some tings to attend to. Starlights, please come with me."
"Yes Princess." they answered in unison.
Being left to their own devices, the girls wondered what they should do. Their watches told them that it was only 5:03 (their time), so they still had about two hour before dinner. They decided to continue the discussion of their current situation while also reassuring Rini that everything would work out...even if they didn't necessarily believe that themselves.
At 7:00, the group met once again in Kakuu's dining room...minus Serena and Darien. The girls entered the room and took their seats. They had just begun eating when Serena and Darien walked in. The group stopped and looked up at the new arrivals, a little surprised to see them. Before they took their seat, Serena informed them of what they had been doing.
"Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you know that Darien, upon my request, told me a bit about our history, providing me with the basics. So now you don't have to worry about beating around the bush and hiding our true identities from me. I know we're from the past and that this isn't Earth. But I am still trying to sort a lot of stuff out, so I ask that you please be patient with me and I apologize for the inconvenience I surely must be causing you. I'm still not ready for this teleporting thing, but give me a day or two, I should be ready then."
Rini smiled. The others were right, things were going to be okay. "Don't worry Serena, there's no rush. We're all going to be here for you and together, we'll help you get through this." The others all nodded in agreement, relieved that things were beginning to look up.
With that, Serena and Darien took their seats at the table and dinner resumed. The Senshi smiled at the fact that things seemed to be working out and soon they'd be going home and living out their 'normal' lives. Until then, they were content to deal with the situation at hand.