One of A Kind Princess
By: SailorKittyMoon
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon
Rating: PG-13 or R (Confusing!)
Chapter: 6
Summary: Everyone believes Raye is the Moon Princess they have been searching for. Darien's true identity is revealed as being the Prince of Earth. Will Serena's true form appear before it's too late?
"SERENA!" Serena's eyes suddenly shot open as she heard a 'too loud for the morning' voice enter her room, opening her eyes blearily, she was greeted by the site of none other than Raye.
"Raye," Serena murmured groggily, "What the hell are you doing here at such an ungodly hour?"
"Well unlike some people, I need time to get ready for special occasions and try and look my best. But, in your case, you don't even seem bothered!" Raye screamed loud enough for all the eavesdroppers at the bottom of the stairs.
"Raye, I've got a pounding headache so would you speak a little softer please?" Serena begged as her head hit her pillow again.
"Serena, get out of bed now or that blanket is gonna be dragged off of you. Even Luna's been wondering what you've been upto all night, you should've seen the way she was acting, 'Oh I shouldn't have left Serena on her own, what if she stays up all night on a sugar high'," Raye imitated darkly.
Serena hurriedly shot out of bed, "No Raye don't even think about pulling the covers off! Get outta the room, I'll be with you lot in a mo," she said hurriedly as she hugged the sheet tightly around her.
"Sure Meatball Head, and you better be quick," with that, she made a dramatic exit as her hair landed from one shoulder to the other.
'Looks like she's been practicing,' Serena thought to herself.
As soon as the room was empty, she ran for the door and shut it loudly. Grabbing her sheets from the bed she quickly shoved them under her bed, messily replaced them and had a two-min shower since she would be having a nice long bath later on in the day. Dragging a brush through her hair she swiftly put on her clothes and was actually quite quick due to all the practice she'd had in previous years.
Heading downstairs, she was surprised as she saw all the girls gathered around her kitchen table chatting away. Grabbing a toast she went to join them.
"Hey guys!" she greeted them perkily.
"about time woman, we were thinking about sending Raye up again," Mina said in her usual tone.
This, for some reason, brought a smile on Serena's face. Mina had been acting really weird around her and it had become really irritating, but seeing the old Mina resurface again suddenly brightened her day.
"So is it ok to say that you missed me?" she asked as they all grabbed their jackets to leave the house.
"Yeah you could say that, I mean HOW could we live without our Meatball Head?" Raye teased, a hidden truth in her words.
Saying their farewells, Serena quickly grabbed her overnight bag as they headed for Mina's. The girls had decided they'd have a sleepover to avoid the hassle of coming home late that night and having their parents make a huge fuss. They needed their privacy and that was the only way they were gonna get it.
The day was spent lying around in the bathtub, trying on different combinations of makeup and hairstyles, basically, trying to look their best.
As it was nearing 8 o'clock they all packed themselves around Mina's room to do a final twirl.
Amy came first; she was adorned in an aquarium blue strapless dress, with a bare back and reaching past knee length. She also wore elbow length gloves the same colour as her dress, as well as a pair of lovely blue Cathy drops and a Sapphire bracelet to match her Sapphire necklace.
Mina also wore a strapless dress, identical to Amy's, hers being a Sun orange, matching her gloves. She wore elegant Lossie Amber studs. Her slim wrist held a Tourmaline bracelet, while on her neck she placed a Topaz necklace.
Lita's dress was a light forest green, so were her gloves. She, on the other hand, had green beautiful Knotwork Drop earrings, a Turquoise bracelet and an Emerald necklace.
Raye's matching dress was a mysterious light purple, dressed in the same sort of way as the rest of them. Her jewellery was a pair of purple Celtic studs, a Diamond bracelet and a Ruby necklace.
Serena on the other hand had the same dress but hers included thin straps to hold it up and it was a sugar pink. She looked stunning in a simple Moonstone bracelet, pair of diamonds Art Nouveau Drop earrings and a necklace she would cherish for a long time.
The dresses hugged their figures comfortably and brought out the curves in all the right places. The make-up was kept light, giving their beauty an ethereal glow. As they all praised each other and made disgusted noises at themselves, Mina decided to add a comment.
"Wow Serena, that necklace looks lovely! Where'd you get it from?" she asked sounding astonished.
"Yeah," Raye decided to add, "I've been meaning to comment about it."
"Oh, um … well my mom got it for me. You see, since my birthday's gonna be in a few erm … months, she decided to get me an early birthday present," under her breath she muttered, "Like that could ever happen!"
"That was nice of her," Amy joined in.
"Yeah, never thought I'd see the day when Mrs. Tsukino would buy an early birthday present for her only daughter!" Lita remarked.
"Yeah well, miracles happen everyday," Serena said as her thoughts got carried away.
"Hey Raye, what time did you say Darien's gonna pick you up?" Mina asked.
"Think he said it was gonna be at 8, so if he's on time he should be here in about 5 minutes."
Amy sighed, "I wish he could give us a lift, imagine having Mina to drive!"
"Hey, I'm standing right here ya know," Mina scolded.
Amy sweat dropped, "I gathered!"
"Well, I'd just like to make a departing speech. You all look really wonderful, and Raye good luck with Darien! For all us dateless morons, hope you find a guy!" Lita finished off to a sound of sarcastic applaud.
"Gee, thanks Lita, that really helps, it's not everyday I get called a dateless moron," Mina muttered.
Just then the doorbell rang, causing Raye to enrol a huge fuss.
"Oh my god, do I look ok? Is my hair messed up? Oh, I think I've got a wrinkle in my dress! Do you think I got a little carried away with the makeup?"
Everyone sighed, "No Raye, you look fine. No, better than fine, you look great, now get your ass to the door," Serena and the others lightly pushed her forward.
"Go on then, we'll just be eavesdropping at the top of the stairs," Mina said, then quickly covered her mouth with her hand, "Oops!"
"Mina!" the others groaned.
"Sorry!" she said apologetically.
"Ok I'm going down," Raye said as she was about to head down the stairs, then quickly turned around again.
"Raye, come on, he's waiting for you, you don't want him to wait so long do you?" Amy tried to get her down.
"Of course I don't."
"Go then," they all said in unison.
"Ok ok, I'm going, sheesh! You'd think I was the one making a big fuss!"
As Raye descended down the stairs, all the girls decided to take their places, shoving each other out the way to get a better spot. When they saw Raye about to open the door, Serena placed a finger on her lips indicating silence.
As the door was opened, they saw Raye go stiff.
"What's going on?" Mina whispered a little too loudly but not loud enough for the people at the bottom of the stairs to hear.
"Haven't got a clue!" Lita answered.
Raye stepped aside for the person on the doorstep to enter; each girl held her breath.
"Oh my Gosh!" Serena looked hooked.
"Ditto!" Lita agreed.
"He looks um … sexy!" Amy commented then blushed.
"You have got to be kidding me girl, he looks waaaay more than that!" Lita whispered.
"God, I'm never looking at a male again!" Mina murmured.
"Mina," Serena shot, "He's Raye's boyfriend, you've gotta look at other guys if you wanna ever have kids!"
"I know Serena, it was just a matter of speech!"
"Look at those well defined biceps, he looks like a flippin' model!" Lita remarked.
"And that tuxedo looks ravishing on him," Serena added.
"And that hair looks like silk, wonder how much conditioner he used on it?" Mina said.
"And those deep blue eyes," Amy sighed.
"And that … hey you guys do realize we're checking out Raye's boyfriend don't you, wonder what she'll think if she hears us saying this about HER guy!" Lita looked up at the others.
"You're right, we'd be history!" Serena agreed, although she couldn't help wondering what Darien would think of her dress.
"Oh look, that is so romantic!" Mina sighed.
Everyone's eyes strayed down to look at Darien and Raye as Darien pulled out a bunch of roses from behind him and offered them to Raye, causing her to blush. Serena's stomach did a double flip; she sighed.
Darien's eyes suddenly strayed up the stairs; the girls suddenly leapt out the way.
"Phew! That was close," Mina looked at the others sprawled around her.
Rubbing her head, Serena got up and back just in time to see Darien give Raye a quick peck on the lips and tell her how pretty she looks; Serena scowled. Now she felt like a rag doll for some unknown reason.
"Sere, calm down, you look like bloody murder," Serena gasped as her head shot back into the laughing eyes of Mina.
"What?" Serena thought she must have been joking.
"I'll explain later," Mina whispered back.
Serena nodded her acceptance; her and the girls got up as the door clicked behind the retreating bodies.
"That was very, err … educational!" Amy blew her hand in front of her heated face.
"Come on guys, we best get goin', I think fashionably late is cool and all, but that'd mean all the cute guys would be taken," Mina pushed them forward as they sorted out a few wrinkles in their dresses due to their uncomfortable positions a few minutes earlier.
"Considerin' there are any single cute guys," Lita walked gracefully down the stairs.
"Yeah good point, but I'm trying to be more positive here Lita, work with me!" Mina laughed as she unlocked her car.
At the Dance
"Wow, I never thought it'd be so crowded this early," Lita whistled under her breath.
"Totally agreed," Mina said, as she tried to find a position to park her car in the already crowded car park.
Meanwhile, Amy was gripping her seat, her knuckles extremely pale.
"Cool down Ames, we're here," Serena tried to soothe her.
"She nearly got us killed," Amy complained hysterically.
"I personally enjoyed it," Mina said as she raced for a clear spot in the distance.
"Maybe cause you were the one driving!"
"Chill Amy, I'll try driving slower when we're going back," Mina apologized.
"That is, IF I'm gonna go back in the same car as you," Amy stuck out her tongue.
Mina following suit, "Well hope you find a cute guy to drive you back and while you're doing so, think about my poor car and me, you really hurt our feelings," she pouted.
Serena, Amy, Mina and Lita did a final check-up before they stepped out the car.
"Ok girls, here goes," they all pulled on sensual smiles as they chattered along on their way into the hall, trying to act unaffected by the fact they were all girls.
As they entered, wolf whistles were let off causing the four girls to blush.
"Not bad, considerin'," Mina winked as a guy ogled her.
"Hey guys where're Raye and Darien?" Serena asked, looking around.
"Here and there, I've just come across the cutest guy, catch you ladies later," Mina smiled at her friends before going off to join a group of lads on the other end of the hall.
"So, where do we go from here?" Amy asked, heading towards a table.
"I'm hungry!" Serena announced, sounding out an excuse to have some air.
Lita laughed, "Aren't you always," she smiled fondly at her friend, "Go on Sere, we'll see ya around."
Serena grinned, "Yup, back in a bit, I think."
She made her way towards the 'grand staircase', on her way she turned around to look back at Lita and Amy who were now being joined by Raye. She thought about going back to join them but then shrugged indifferently thinking that she'd done enough damage for one night and she'd just have to wait a little longer to see Darien again.
As she reached the entrance to an empty balcony, she smiled as the moon shone brightly towards her, welcoming. Moving forward, a sudden yelp was let out of her lips as she was grabbed around the waist and pulled back towards a hard muscled chest.
"Boo!" a masculine voice murmured softly against her ear causing a satisfied sigh to escape.
"It's so dark here. You could be a mass murderer for all I know!" she whispered back, which was insane since she knew it was him.
Turning around, his mouth landed on hers and she reached up to wrap her arms tightly around his neck.
"This is so stupid," he breathed between kisses, "Acting like fugitives."
"It's quite romantic actually," Serena giggled.
"It is, but I want to be out there with you."
A light smile touched her lips, sliding her arms up his neck, into his hair; she pulled his head down and kissed him again, for ages, like they were learning new things about each other.
"Have I told you how gorgeous you look?" he complimented, giving her a once over after they pulled away.
"Not that I can remember," she played along.
"Well I'll tell ya now, you look scrumptious," he nipped lightly at her lips.
"Hey, where are my roses?" she hit him softly, messing around.
"I've got a special one for you," he put his hand behind his back and pulled out a single red rose.
"Awww, thanks!" she loved the fact that he'd only given her one, it somehow made it more romantic, more everlasting.
"That's only for beginners. For years to come I want you to cherish that rose. God, you know what!"
Serena laughed, "What?"
Darien leant forward so their forehead and noses touched, "I think I'm already half in love with you."
"I think I am too, the day we break it off would be the hardest day of my life."
Darien stiffened, "Don't talk about it, let's just enjoy the moment, wanna dance?"
He grinned boyishly as he pulled her closer into his arms, without waiting for an answer.
"Darien?" Serena mumbled against his chest.
"Hmmm?"
"If I'll feel so heart broken just thinking about breaking up with you, how do you think Raye would feel when she finds us out?" she lifted her head to look into his eyes, "She'd be more than heart broken."
"I know, and I never want that time to come. I never wanna hurt Raye, never if I can prevent it. But my feelings for you Sere … I can't control 'em. I really would just like to forget I had any feelings for you, move on with my life with Raye, and make everything right again. When I think about it though, I'm glad we have whatever we have. It means a lot to me, and I guess I wouldn't change that even if I got the chance. I love Raye, but I care a helluva lot about you too and I care so much that I'd just die if anything ever happened to you," he finished off. An unexpected tear glinted in his eye, "I've lost loads, I wouldn't want to loose you, or Raye for that matter."
"Do you mean that?" Serena asked, looking lovingly into his eyes.
He nodded.
"Good," she snuggled up against him once again, "How'd you know I'd be here on the balcony anyhow?"
She felt the smile growing on his face, "I saw you come in, so I kind of ditched Raye and took the other staircase up."
"Mmmm, I'm glad you came," she looked up once again to meet his lips.
"SERENA!"