1AN: Well, I must thank Hopeless Dreamer 1125. I wasn't expecting anybody to review, but thanks for reviewing. If you are the only one that is going to review, at least you are nice and kind on the message board. Let's us hope it remains nice. wink wink Oh thanks for not telling me I spelled the title wrong. LoL...

Well, I'm still developing the story. So, please try and be patient with the first three chapters.

Oh Yeah, I'm in the clear. My friend has not found out about my story.

I do not own Sailor Moon. Again, I do like to read it.

Chapter Two

Different Directions

Walking to the movie theater was extremely quiet for Rei. She noticed that Serena was thinking about something, and her pace seemed to shorten. 'God, she is walking slowly. A minute ago she was complaining about being late,' Rei thought to herself. Again, she looked at Serena. She was afraid that she might have been too rapped up with Darien, and she might have missed that there could actually be something wrong with her. She knew that Serena was very touchy around this time, but knew better than to mention it before she did.

"Are you okay?" Rei asked while walking. Rei was waiting for the "I'm Fine" answer. She knew that answer and hated people saying it when in reality, they weren't fine.

"I'm fine. Why?" Serena interrupted Rei's thoughts then returned back to her quite state.

"I don't know. You are very quiet. Are you sure everything is okay?" Rei asked with concern in her voice.

Serena hated that question. Even though she was upset, she sometimes liked to wallow in her own griefs alone. "Nope, I'm good!" Serena smiled at Rei and chuckled.

Rei gave Serena a smirk. 'Right...I hate when you do this' Rei shouted in her head. She decided not to say anything and let Serena be quiet.

When it returned to being quiet, Serena's mind started to wander. 'Will I be single forever? I should move. I can save more money if I do.' Deciding not to think of money situations, she decided to change the subject. Not thinking, she asked out loud.

"So, how long has Darien been dating her?" Serena couldn't believe she just asked that out loud. 'Oh Well! It's not like I'm interested in him. Just curious.'Serena thought to herself. 'I can't believe I asked that!' she shouted to herself again.

'Wow..that was fast!' Rei thought. She couldn't believe that Serena would even mention Darien in a conversation. Serena usually did her best to try and avoid mentioning his name, period.

"Umm..I think almost four months now. I don't know if he really likes her." Rei said out loud forgetting that she was talking to Serena.

"Uhh....I hate men sometimes. They can be such assholes." Serena said with disgust. "I thought he would be different for some reason." Serena said in a questioning way to Rei. Deep down she wanted Rei to prove Serena wrong.

"Serena... he is a guy. It isn't like he is using her. He finds her attractive. You make it sound like only men do it!" She then started to laugh. "You wouldn't date a movie star?" Rei looked at Serena with "hypocrite" written all over her face.

Serena looked at Rei with a defeated look, "Yeah, I guess you are right. Its just that it seems like all guys do it."

Rei didn't even answer Serena but gave her the "Quit It" look. Deciding to change the subject, "Hey, they fixed the sidewalk!" Rei, trying to sound enthusiastic about the sidewalk.

"Yeah, thank god . I always trip around here when jogging." Serena responded. She was happy that the topic was changed.

Darien's Place

It was almost nine, and Beryl would be here any moment. He was happy being with her. She was gorgeous and really easy to please. She was the kind of woman that demanded attention. It didn't matter what kind as long as it was given to her. He didn't mind that. Some women were very hard to please. Those who say they were down to earth, were sometimes the most difficult. Sure, they didn't want materialistic things, but they wanted time, effort, compassion, and other things. Those things, Darien didn't want to give right now. He wanted his relationships to be simple. Sometimes he wished Beryl would be more interesting when they did talk but why ruin something that is great right at the moment. 'Not everything is perfect.' Darien sighed while running his hand through his hair.

It was a quarter after nine, and she knew she was late. It took her more than an hour to get dressed, but she knew Darien would be pleased. After all, he was the first guy that was a challenge to her. When they were together, Darien was silent and unreadable. The men who were usually with her gave her everything and said almost anything to please her. Sometimes she needed a challenge.

Darien, on the other hand, didn't believe that anybody should be handed something without any reason. She remembered one time when they were together and saw a couple.

Flashback

The woman was pretty, but the man wasn't on the same level as her. He wasn't ugly, but anybody, who saw the couple, knew that this woman could have gotten someone more attractive. They were shopping at the mall, and the man was holding a couple of shopping bags, obviously hers. She wished at that moment Darien would be more willing to buy her more things. Trying to see what Darien was thinking about them, she asked, "Don't they look happy, Darien?"

Darien gave her a look. "Happy, yeah, for her! She is obviously using him. They aren't even walking together." Darien disgusted about the site.

"I don't know...she isn't even looking at other guys. What if she really likes him?" Beryl knew that the last statement was complete false, but still she felt that she needed to justify this woman's actions.

"Look at her, Beryl. She isn't talking to him. When they do talk, she is pointing out to him what she likes on that damn mannequin. She wants him to buy her that shirt.They are at the shopping mall and not out to a fancy bar. Why would she need to wear a silk halter top and mini skirt? She wants guys to look at her. She is making a statement that she is still available." Darien wasn't mad, but his tone of voice suggested that he had experience.

"How would you know, Darien? Are you saying that you were once one of those guys that followed women like a puppy dog?" She was laughing at him.

Annoyed by this topic, Darien said an off the wall statement while looking around, "I hate how kids these days don't have anything better to do. They should be studying or doing something productive. They just got out of school, and what do they do? They go to the mall!"

Beryl, bored about this topic and education wanted to hear about Darien's past. "You didn't answer my question. Were you one of those guys?" she asked while pushing herself closer to him. She hated talking about other things that didn't concern her. Besides, women were looking at Darien, and she wanted them to know that he was taken. Pushing herself closer to him that the side of her chest was rubbing his arm.

Sensing what she wanted, Darien wrapped his right arm around her. "No... I wasn't one of those guys, but I was one of those guys who were watching. It turned out she was single." He chuckled and gave her another squeeze. He knew what she was thinking.

Beryl was mad and embarrassed. She couldn't believe she was caught. Yeah, she broke off her relationship to be with Darien, but she never admitted it to Darien about the situation. She remembered him approaching her while Jarod was at the counter. He gave her his number and walked away like it was nothing.

Laughing inside, he decided that making her upset wasn't going to get anywhere.. So, he decided that leaving would be for the best. "Hey, why don't we go to my place? You look beautiful when you are mad, and I feel that we could use your anger for better use" He gave her that look. The look of want and hunger

The only thing she could read from Darien is the lust in his eyes. "No, I don't think so." Beryl said in her bitchy tone while walking out of the mall. When they got to his car, she was going to demand that Darien take her home. She would show him how it feels to be embarrassed.

But before she could get into his car and yell, he wrapped his arms around her waist. She could feel his arousal against her. She was startled by his quick actions, but he smelt so good, and his warm breath brushing against the back of her neck was turning her on. Whispering in her ear, "Oh..that is a pity! I wanted to have fun tonight."

DAMMIT!! She hated when he did this. He was great in bed, and she knew tonight would be extremely pleasurable. Three hours later, she was exhausted and panting. On top of him, she couldn't believe she had the best two and a half hours of pleasure she ever had.

End of Flashback

Knocking on the door. She began to blush about the recent memory. She knew tonight wasn't about dinner. That is why she wore her best lingerie under her suit. She wanted him, and it only had been three days since their last meeting. She was addicted to him, but she didn't know if he felt the same way about her.

Hearing the knock, he was annoyed that she had arrived almost an hour late. It was luck that he had bumped into "Serena" and Rei. If he didn't, his dinner would be cold by now. Tonight he prepared a meal for her. He usually never made dinner, but he thought staying in would be different. The sex was great, but sometimes he wished that relaxing together was good enough. Even though he claimed that the relationship was great, in honesty, he was getting bored with Beryl. All they did was go out to expensive bars and restaurants. They hardly ever talked when they did go out. She would go off and chat with the women while he was stuck with his male coworkers chatting about their girlfriends and work. The only thing that he and Beryl had in common was lust for each other. Lust on his part seemed to be diminishing every time they met.

He wanted someone who would talk about anything. He wanted someone who was open minded and kind. It seemed that most women that he met were cold hearted and empty. Sighing, he opened up the door.

"Wow..you look good tonight! Why are you so dressed up?" Darien was startled by her dressy attire.

Beryl, not pleased with his response, decided not to say anything. "What smells good?" She couldn't help but ask with the tasty aroma filling the apartment.

"Oh, it's dinner. You remember we are eating in for tonight? I rented some great DVDs. I thought tonight we were going to lounge around, like we planned?" Darien gave her a questioning look. 'We aren't eating out tonight!' He screamed at her in his head.

Looking at him with disappointment. "I thought we were kidding around. I have to go back to my place tonight."

"So? What does that have to do with dinner and movies?" Darien was getting pissed off but didn't show it. He hated spending so much money on dinners.

"Well, I didn't think we were going to have a long dinner. I thought we were..." as she started to unbutton her top. "We were going to have some fun and then have a quick bite to eat then I would go home. I have a busy day tomorrow."

Darien couldn't help but notice the sexy lingerie under the blouse, but he was still pissed off about dinner. "Why didn't you tell me that dinner was going to be canceled?" Darien asked while striding toward her.

"I thought we were kidding around." Beryl said in her most innocent voice. "We are successful and young! Why would we want to stay inside, anyway?" Beryl asked with disgust in her voice. She didn't like staying in the house. She liked going out and mingling with others.

With her back against the wall, her blouse was unbuttoned and her bust fully exposed. Darien, a few inches from her, pushed himself against her. His mouth lightly grazing her neck, and she responded with a soft moan. He began to caress her legs then his hands began to explore the sides of her. A couple of seconds later, his hands slowly began to trail her back and lift her skirt higher each time he made it down to her legs.

He smiled at her look. Her eyes half closed anticipating for his next caress. When she noticed he stopped, she began to unzip his pants. "I want you now!" She moaned while kissing him.

In that moment, Darien lifted her skirt and pulled down her knickers.. An hour and a half later, they ended up in Darien's bed. It was almost twelve in the morning, and she had to be at her work by seven. She got off his bed and began to gather her clothes off the floor. When everything was collected, she bent over him and kissed him.

"That was fun! Who needs dinner?" She said playfully.

Darien smiled at her. "When are you coming back?" He was hoping not anytime soon. He really needed to catch up on his work. The intimacy between was great, but it just wasn't the same.

"Hmm..I don't know, really! I'll call you." She playfully said and bent down stealing another kiss from him.

Back at the movies

Tonight was her night to pick movie. She wanted to watch the ending of Lord of The Rings. She and Ami read the books and wanted to see what they excluded from the books. She loved how they added a love story. Ami, on the other hand, hated the love story. She was the type of person that had to follow the story. Serena didn't feel the same way about the movie. She did understand how Ami felt. Serena remembered how angry she was when she watched the Harry Potter movies and how they skipped important parts.

She knew that Lord of The Rings had more of a story line, but she became addicted to children's books when she started teaching. Serena had two jobs and loved both of them. She taught on the weekdays and worked in the hospital on the weekends. Both jobs paid decent amount of money, and the money from the hospital helped pay the rent. Thinking about her money situation again, Serena's thoughts were interrupted by Mina's voice.

"Hey, both of you finally made it. A lot of people are watching it. We bought your tickets already. HERE!" Mina said in a hurried voice. Handing them the tickets, and she proceeded to speed walk to the theater.

Serena, feeling bad about her paying and giving Rei the look. "Wait...here is the money for the ticket."

"No Time. Pay me later okay. Ami saved us some seats." Mina called back to them.

"You two go ahead of me. I need to buy some snacks. I really hate previews." Serena shouted to the disappearing figures.

"Okay..." Both Rei and Mina answered back at the same time.

'Sheesh..I was kidding. They could have waited for me. I'm almost finished. I don't even know where they are sitting.' Serena had a worried look on her face. She hated looking for them in a dark movie theater. She remembered once looking for them in the theater and that was a disaster.

She was running late and couldn't find them in the darkness. However, they found her but thought it was funny seeing her distraught. She remembered the traumatic experience when she thought she heard "Over here." She really couldn't see, but she noticed that there seemed to be three women that "looked" like the gals and an empty seat. So, she started to make her way through the row. She remembered saying to herself, 'God, why the middle!' Finally getting to the seat, she reached for the popcorn and said, "Geesh, why the middle? At least you got popcorn."

"Umm..sure!" said the masculine voice.

Serena almost choked on her popcorn. She looked up to see a guy with dark hair and nice eyes.

"Darien?" Serena spat out.

"Who?" asked the guy politely. He was cute but not as cute as Darien. His hair was different and his eyes didn't glimmer like Darien. He smiled at her and started to laugh, and then she remembered her situation.

Before she was about to apologize, she heard chuckling. She turned around and found that everyone sitting around her was smiling. The people laughing were the gals, and they couldn't contain their laughter. She quickly got up and almost spilled his popcorn. "I'm so sorry!" she said in her not so quiet voice. She made her way through the row, and almost tripped on a couple who chuckled at her. Seeing this, the group of traitors started to laugh louder. She turned around to see if anybody noticed. Of course, everyone in that row and behind noticed. Even the Darien look alike was smiling at her. She was so embarrassed that she drooped in her correct seat. Before the movie ended, Serena shot out from the theater as quickly as possible. Not even waiting for group. Her thoughts were interrupted again.

"So, do you know where they are sitting this time?" a familiar voice asked.

Before she turned around, her face started to blush. She knew who it was and embarrassment started to creep. 'Shit! Damn those statistics.' Serena thought to herself.

"Unfortunately, I don't." She smiled at him but not looking directly at him. She found that the collar was more easy to look at than the face.

Chuckling at her discomfort, "What movie are you going to see?" She was very cute. He liked the way she blushed, and she had the most stunning eyes he had ever seen.

"Lord of the Rings. I think the previews are almost over. Umm..Nice seeing you, again!" Serena shot off before the guy could say anything. She was too embarrassed to even look at him.

"Okay..." he said softly. 'Weird' he thought. She shoots off like the road runner. 'What the hell did I do?' he asked himself.

Serena made it back to her seat, and Rei noticed that Serena's face was bright red. "What happened to you?" Rei asked with concern.

"You'll never guess who I bumped into?" Serena whispered to Rei.

"Who?" Rei demanded.

"That f-ing guy I accidentally sat beside when you all decided to be assholes." Serena was furious.

"Why are you so mad. He was cute, and he looks like Darien." Mina barged into the conversation.

"That's not the point!" Serena gave Mina a look. "He probably thinks I'm an idiot." Serena sounded like she was going to cry.

"Well, did you speak to him?" Rei the rational one asked.

"Yeah, he asked me what movie I was watching." Serena whispered to Rei

"Well, did you ask him his name?" Mina yelled out loud.

"No, I didn't. Why?" Serena yelled back

"Shh...people are looking at us!" Rei whispered to the both of them.

"Hey, guess who walked in?" Ami said calmly. Everyone looked at her with shock written on their faces. Ami laughed and put on her silly face. "I'm not stupid!" Ami said sarcastically.

"You mean deaf, Ami! We know you're not stupid!" Mina laughed out loud. Ami pinched Mina's arm, and Mina screamed while laughing, "Ouch, that hurt!"

"Are we that loud?" Serena whispered to the group.

"No....What to do you think?" Rei sounded annoyed. Instead of pinching Rei, Serena slapped her arm. "Ouch...!" Rei slapped Serena back.

"Seriously, are we loud?" Rei heard Serena ask.

"I said... yes!" Rei whispered to Serena but then she noticed that Serena wasn't talking to the group, but to the little girl sitting beside her. The little girl was giggling, and Serena was asking the girl what she heard. Rei couldn't believe what she was seeing.

She pinched Serena's arm, and smiled at the girl. "I'm sorry, my friend over here is silly!" The little girl began to giggle even more.

"I'll talk to you later, Christie!" Serena smiled at the little girl. "What?" Serena asked Rei.

"Nothing, you're just talking to a complete stranger. The parents probably think you are a child abductor." Rei gave Serena a face.

"Nooooo.!" That was all Serena could manage.

"Yesssss! Look he's coming over here!" Rei whispered to the group.

The grouped watched the Darien look alike walk up the steps. He noticed that the women were looking at him, and he waved at them, and then looked at Serena and smiled. She waved back at him and started to look down.

"See..he is very nice. He even smiled at you, Serena!" Mina cheered to her friend. "You should really talk to him." Mina suggested.

"Sure..."Serena remarked with sarcasm. Now, that Mina had put the thought in her head, she couldn't even focus on the movie. She kept looking down at his seat. Wishing that he would turn around and smile at her again. Her mind started to ask questions 'Should I talk to him? How do I approach him' Before she knew it, the movie had ended, and she missed her favorite parts containing Legolas. When she looked down to see if he was still there, he wasn't.

"That asshole left!" Serena yelled to the group.

"Well..you weren't very friendly towards him." Rei said honestly with Ami nodding in agreement in the background.

"I really was going to talk to him." Serena said truthfully.

"Oh Well! Forget about it." Mina said with her happy.

When they finally walked outside, the Darien look alike was waiting with a couple of his friends. He turned around and smiled then started walking towards them.

"He's coming over here!" Serena was scared.

"I thought you were going to talk to him?" Rei whispered to her and proceeded to smile at the guy.

"Hey, I decided to wait for you outside since you always leave early." The guy smiled at her. He then looked at the group and introduced himself, "Hey, I'm Seiya." He then shook everyone's hand. "I just moved here." he looked at Serena.

"Oh, how nice. You should meet with us sometime, and we'll be glad to introduce you around." Mina chimed in.

"That would be great!" Seiya said. He was happy that they offered.

"Serena, we'll be in the ice-cream shop." Rei interrupted. Before Serena could respond, the three girls were halfway towards the shop.

'Traitors' Serena thought. She looked up at him and started to blush. He laughed at her. 'She's cute!' Seiya thought to himself.

"Well...here is my cell number." I'm usually free on the weekdays. Call me anytime after five. He smiled at her.

"I'll do that!" Serena smiled back at him and blushed even more.

He couldn't hold it in and began to laugh out loud. "You are very cute when you blush." he finally said to her.

"Thanks!" Serena really didn't know what to say. She hated when she blushed. She felt immature when she did it. "I promise I'll call you."

"I'm looking forward to it!" Seiya looked at her. He smiled at her and walked away.

Back at the ice-cream shop. "So, are you going to call him?" Mina asked.

"I'm not sure yet." Serena was hesitant with her answer. "He is very cute, but I'm not sure if I'm attracted to him."

"You should call him. You might be attracted to him!" Mina was more serious this time.

"Okay..Okay!" Serena didn't want to talk about it anymore. She hated having attention towards her, especially if it had to do with the male species.

Walking through the hallway to her apartment. Rei couldn't help but ask, "So, are you going to talk to him?" She was happy that Serena was moving on, but she didn't want her with him even though this guy might be nice.

"Rei, I honestly don't know. He is very good looking, but I didn't feel anything towards him. Maybe Mina is right, and I should give him a call." Serena didn't know what to think anymore and was looking for advice.

"I think you should call him. He waited for you after the movie. It's the least you could do." Rei hated saying this, but she knew it would be the courteous thing to do.

Serena and Rei ended up talking outside her apartment. They didn't realize how late it was until Darien's girlfriend was leaving. The both said hello to her, and she responded with a smile. 'What a snob' Serena thought.

"I'll call you later Darien." She said while walking towards her car. She turned around and gave Darien a look. She smiled back at the girls, and the girls returned the fake smile back. She didn't deserve a bye. They both thought at the same time.

Beryl hated Rei because she was Darien's good friend. She hated Serena even more because she was pretty and single. Those two characteristics were a threat to her. She noticed the way Darien would tense up whenever she was around. He always tried to avoid her. Beryl figured either he hated her or was avoiding her because of something deeper. She refused to accept the second idea then started her car.

When all three heard the car leaving in the distance. Rei turned to Darien and asked, "So, how was your date?" Rei knew what they had been doing since he was in his robe.

"It was great! How was your movie?" Darien decided to change the subject. He didn't like talking about his relationship when other people were around, especially Serena.

Before Rei could respond, Serena sensed that Darien didn't want to talk while she was there. "Well, I'll leave you two. I have to get up early anyways. Goodnight!" Serena opened her door, but before she closed it all the way, she looked up at Darien. He was staring at her, and she began to blush. She was thankful that the hallway was dark because her face was bright as a rose.

Rei interrupting Darien's gaze, "It was okay. The movie was very long." Rei had a feeling that Darien wasn't listening. If she said that the theater had caught on fire, it still wouldn't have interrupted his thoughts. "Oh Yeah, Serena met a guy!" Rei said it. She said she wasn't going to interfere, but he did ask how the movie went.

"Hmmm" Darien began to come back to reality. "When?" He was generally interested.

'Oh so now your want to listen to me.' she asked him in her head. "They have met before, but he finally approached her after the movie. I didn't think she would really talk to him, but he was waiting for her. He gave her his number. He seems nice." Rei was staring into the distance with a smile on her face.

Darien didn't know what to feel. "Well, if she likes him then she should call him." Darien began to feel something but quickly pushed it out of his mind.

"I don't know. She said she didn't feel any attraction towards him. But who knows?" Rei began to jiggle her car keys and accidentally let out a yawn.

Darien laughed out loud. "Am I that boring?"

"No, It's just very late. I'll call you tomorrow." Rei said and started to walk to her car.

"Okay, take care. Oh, Rei, we still need to talk!" He called out to her.

"Sure..."Rei said with a warm smile and got into her car.

Darien watched Rei drive off, but before he closed his door, he stared at Serena's door. 'Wonder what she is doing?' He caught himself staring at her door again, and he hated when he did that. He often would stare at her door before he closed his own. For some reason, he wished that she would come out of her apartment every time.

AN: Howdy Doo! Well, did any of you read my favorite stories? I hope not! If you did, and then read my story, it probably is crap.

This is my first fanfic. I'm not sure if I like Darien's character. There is something missing in the last part of story. Tell me what you think. If I should change, I will! :)

Also, thanks for reviewing! I'm not use to compliments. So, I might take my time updating because all of you have been really nice. However, I had to update quickly because if you know, I live in Florida, and there is a hurricane heading towards my way.