Sorry for taking so long to update. I told myself when I started that I
wouldn't be one of those authors who doesn't update but Cupid ran away with
my muse and I'd been struggling desperately to get them back.
I'd like to thank all you fabulous people who reviewed:
Krysia: Intrigued, huh? That sounds promising. I'm glad you feel there's enough info in each chapter. I always feel like they're too short.
Tiredofthis: Sorry you don't like. I couldn't be bothered with creating and explaining new relationships for the girls when I'm just gonna mess them all up in this story anyway. As for the general that's a girl, I think you mean Zoicite and Zoicite's only a girl in the American version, in the others he's a boy. But thanks for telling me your thoughts; they spurred some out of box thinking for a few future chapters.
emmastarz: A favorite, that's a nice compliment, thanks. Don't worry I plan to keep it going for some time yet.
crystal-ice-star: I'm really pleased you like it. Sorry it's been so long but I have piles of ideas for the rest of it so there will be quite a bit more to read.
mercury bubbles: It's not quite soon, but I'll try to do better next time and I am happy you liked it. Thanks!
Kail Ceannai : Thank you ever so much. I've been trying not to get too descriptive at the expense of the dialogue so I'm happy you think it's balanced.
Lara1786: I'm so glad you like it. This chapter's really about Darien but I stuck in a little section of Kunzite and Serena for you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and am making no profit off of this work. I also do not own any of the mythological characters mentioned or anything else that may strike you as familiar. Any characters, ideas that you do not recognize do belong to me.
Rated PG 13
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Chapter 4
Kunzite took one look at his girlfriend's face and knew she'd already seen Darien. "Mina, I can explain." He winced at the cliché.
She obviously didn't appreciate it either as she decked him. He really wished people would stop doing that.
"Darien already explained everything. How could you do that to me? To him? To us?"
He opened his mouth to say something, anything, but they were clearly rhetorical questions as she was gone before he could formulate a response. He wanted to call out after her, to offer an explanation. But how could he explain what he himself didn't understand?
What had come over Serena? He shook his head in memory. She'd gotten Darien off him, but not, he thought, ruefully touching his now broken nose, before Darien got a few punches in. And, it was rather difficult to be grateful when she'd been the cause of it all. He went outside, sat on a little bench and wondered how to fix the mess his life had inexplicably become.
He wasn't there for long before he was joined by the cause of the chaos. "Kunzite, I've been looking all over for you. You aren't hurt, are you sweetie? I can't believe mean old Darien would hit you."
He stared at Serena in disbelief. "Imagine him being upset at finding his girlfriend kissing one of his best friends. It's shocking."
She waved that away and sat down next to him. Actually, next to him wasn't entirely accurate. It was more like. . .on top of him. Who would have thought such a skinny girl would be so heavy. Now how was he to get away?
***
When the shock and the rage drained out of him Darien was left numb. He couldn't feel, couldn't think, couldn't do anything but replay in his mind that horrible picture of Serena, his love, his life in the arms of another. Like a broken tape he heard her voice in his head again and again, declaring her love for Kunzite. The sad thing was he didn't even want it to stop. If the memory of her voice was all he had left to remember her by, then that was better than nothing at all. It was something to fill the void that spanned inside him.
It was too much to take in. He'd lost. . . everything. Without her he was nothing. His world was shattered and he was too paralyzed to begin the task of picking up the shards of his previous existence and beginning anew.
He didn't want to begin anew. He wanted to close his eyes and discover that it was all just a nightmare. But no dream could be so real, so terrible.
Tomorrow he would do something, anything to try to get her back. Because, if he couldn't, well that was a thought on which he could not dwell. Tomorrow he would be able to think. But for today no rational thought could enter his mind.
His numbness was pervaded by a voice insistently calling his name. "Darien, earth to Darien. Are you there Darien?" It was Leeta. He would have laughed at the aptness of the question if he were capable of laughing. Was he there? In body, certainly. In soul, well that was another matter and had nothing to do with Leeta.
"How did you find me?"
"I've been berry picking." She lifted her basket, full of blueberries. "Going to make pie for tonight."
Since she seemed to be waiting for something he responded with a listless, "That's nice."
Unfortunately, it seemed to be all the encouragement she needed for she sat down beside him and asked, "So whatcha doing all the way out here anyway? Where's Serena?"
And he wasn't numb after all because the words pierced through him, lodging themselves into one of the broken pieces of his heart.
Leeta stared at the pain that flashed across Darien's face before he turned his head. So, there was trouble in paradise was there? Did Serena turn down his proposal? Yeah, Mina had told her all about it. It was so romantic, taking Serena away to a beautiful island and then popping the question. None of her ex boyfriends. . .Leeta shook her head and forced herself to concentrate on the task at hand. Was she supposed to comfort Darien or go back and see to Serena? Serena was one of her best friends and even though she'd been going out with Darien for about five years Leeta didn't really know him all that well. On the other hand Darien was the one who'd been rejected, not Serena and well she couldn't leave him in this state. What if he did something crazy? Not that Darien had ever done anything crazy, unless you counted dating Serena of course.
So, what to say, what to say? Leeta racked her brain. There was always, 'do you want to talk about it?' but unlike most people who loved to talk about themselves Darien was a bit on the mysterious side so that might not work. On the other hand, couldn't really go wrong with, "I'm sorry."
Darien lifted his head, not so much at the words themselves but at the tone in which it was delivered. "You knew," he accused.
Leeta shrugged uncomfortably. She knew it was supposed to be a secret and didn't want to get him upset at Mina.
He glared at her with icy eyes and asked in a voice just as cold, "How long have you known?"
On the other hand, Mina could fend for herself. "Mina told me last week."
"Mina?" He was confused. "But I just told her today."
Huh? He wasn't the only one who was confused. "But she said you took her ring shopping."
"Is that what you've been talking about?"
"Well you seemed so sad, I just figured Serena turned you down."
That forced a snort out of him, "I guess you could look at it that way. But, I hadn't gotten around to asking her to marry me."
Was he saying? Did that mean? "She broke up with you?" Leeta asked incredulous. Surely that couldn't be right.
Broke up. Another apt question. "Sort of. Can we please talk about something else?" Maybe then he'd have a chance of forgetting for a moment.
Leeta relented though she was itching to ask more questions. How do you sort of break up with someone? Either you did or you didn't. Maybe Serena had decided they should have an open relationship. But, Leeta really couldn't see it. Serena was crazy about Darien. Maybe there was a youma at work or something. She'd have to talk to Luna.
***
Cupid flew through the forest getting increasingly annoyed. After his success the night before he'd been looking forward to getting started on Darien today. But, Darien was nowhere to be found. He'd searched all over the hotel and had just started on the grounds.
He'd seen Mina inside and tried to think up someone for her, but it was really difficult. She'd spent the entire morning wailing away in her room. What man would want such a total crybaby? What was she all upset about anyway? It was probably something silly. Maybe something had happened to that cat of hers. Humans got upset over the silliest things.
But Darien, Cupid had been looking forward to trying to find someone for Darien. If only he were. . . there. There was Darien. And by the looks of him he'd found someone all on his own. Cupid eyed the leggy brunette Darien was talking to. He'd seen her before. It was Leeda or something. And she liked . . . to cook. He eyed the basket at her feet, yup that must be it. Cupid watched as she put a hand on Darien's shoulders. Ooh, there were some sparks there if he wasn't mistaken. Darien had apparently found someone all on his own. Where was the fun in that? Well, he'd just have to keep an eye on the two of them and see if they needed any assistance getting together or breaking up as the case may be.
Back to Mina then. And he'd best check up on Serena and Kunzite as well. Not that he doubted his handiwork or anything but he had been out of practice for quite some time.
**Please don't go away without reviewing. Requests, comments, criticism, all will be loved more than hot chocolate on a cold snowy day.
I'd like to thank all you fabulous people who reviewed:
Krysia: Intrigued, huh? That sounds promising. I'm glad you feel there's enough info in each chapter. I always feel like they're too short.
Tiredofthis: Sorry you don't like. I couldn't be bothered with creating and explaining new relationships for the girls when I'm just gonna mess them all up in this story anyway. As for the general that's a girl, I think you mean Zoicite and Zoicite's only a girl in the American version, in the others he's a boy. But thanks for telling me your thoughts; they spurred some out of box thinking for a few future chapters.
emmastarz: A favorite, that's a nice compliment, thanks. Don't worry I plan to keep it going for some time yet.
crystal-ice-star: I'm really pleased you like it. Sorry it's been so long but I have piles of ideas for the rest of it so there will be quite a bit more to read.
mercury bubbles: It's not quite soon, but I'll try to do better next time and I am happy you liked it. Thanks!
Kail Ceannai : Thank you ever so much. I've been trying not to get too descriptive at the expense of the dialogue so I'm happy you think it's balanced.
Lara1786: I'm so glad you like it. This chapter's really about Darien but I stuck in a little section of Kunzite and Serena for you.
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon and am making no profit off of this work. I also do not own any of the mythological characters mentioned or anything else that may strike you as familiar. Any characters, ideas that you do not recognize do belong to me.
Rated PG 13
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Chapter 4
Kunzite took one look at his girlfriend's face and knew she'd already seen Darien. "Mina, I can explain." He winced at the cliché.
She obviously didn't appreciate it either as she decked him. He really wished people would stop doing that.
"Darien already explained everything. How could you do that to me? To him? To us?"
He opened his mouth to say something, anything, but they were clearly rhetorical questions as she was gone before he could formulate a response. He wanted to call out after her, to offer an explanation. But how could he explain what he himself didn't understand?
What had come over Serena? He shook his head in memory. She'd gotten Darien off him, but not, he thought, ruefully touching his now broken nose, before Darien got a few punches in. And, it was rather difficult to be grateful when she'd been the cause of it all. He went outside, sat on a little bench and wondered how to fix the mess his life had inexplicably become.
He wasn't there for long before he was joined by the cause of the chaos. "Kunzite, I've been looking all over for you. You aren't hurt, are you sweetie? I can't believe mean old Darien would hit you."
He stared at Serena in disbelief. "Imagine him being upset at finding his girlfriend kissing one of his best friends. It's shocking."
She waved that away and sat down next to him. Actually, next to him wasn't entirely accurate. It was more like. . .on top of him. Who would have thought such a skinny girl would be so heavy. Now how was he to get away?
***
When the shock and the rage drained out of him Darien was left numb. He couldn't feel, couldn't think, couldn't do anything but replay in his mind that horrible picture of Serena, his love, his life in the arms of another. Like a broken tape he heard her voice in his head again and again, declaring her love for Kunzite. The sad thing was he didn't even want it to stop. If the memory of her voice was all he had left to remember her by, then that was better than nothing at all. It was something to fill the void that spanned inside him.
It was too much to take in. He'd lost. . . everything. Without her he was nothing. His world was shattered and he was too paralyzed to begin the task of picking up the shards of his previous existence and beginning anew.
He didn't want to begin anew. He wanted to close his eyes and discover that it was all just a nightmare. But no dream could be so real, so terrible.
Tomorrow he would do something, anything to try to get her back. Because, if he couldn't, well that was a thought on which he could not dwell. Tomorrow he would be able to think. But for today no rational thought could enter his mind.
His numbness was pervaded by a voice insistently calling his name. "Darien, earth to Darien. Are you there Darien?" It was Leeta. He would have laughed at the aptness of the question if he were capable of laughing. Was he there? In body, certainly. In soul, well that was another matter and had nothing to do with Leeta.
"How did you find me?"
"I've been berry picking." She lifted her basket, full of blueberries. "Going to make pie for tonight."
Since she seemed to be waiting for something he responded with a listless, "That's nice."
Unfortunately, it seemed to be all the encouragement she needed for she sat down beside him and asked, "So whatcha doing all the way out here anyway? Where's Serena?"
And he wasn't numb after all because the words pierced through him, lodging themselves into one of the broken pieces of his heart.
Leeta stared at the pain that flashed across Darien's face before he turned his head. So, there was trouble in paradise was there? Did Serena turn down his proposal? Yeah, Mina had told her all about it. It was so romantic, taking Serena away to a beautiful island and then popping the question. None of her ex boyfriends. . .Leeta shook her head and forced herself to concentrate on the task at hand. Was she supposed to comfort Darien or go back and see to Serena? Serena was one of her best friends and even though she'd been going out with Darien for about five years Leeta didn't really know him all that well. On the other hand Darien was the one who'd been rejected, not Serena and well she couldn't leave him in this state. What if he did something crazy? Not that Darien had ever done anything crazy, unless you counted dating Serena of course.
So, what to say, what to say? Leeta racked her brain. There was always, 'do you want to talk about it?' but unlike most people who loved to talk about themselves Darien was a bit on the mysterious side so that might not work. On the other hand, couldn't really go wrong with, "I'm sorry."
Darien lifted his head, not so much at the words themselves but at the tone in which it was delivered. "You knew," he accused.
Leeta shrugged uncomfortably. She knew it was supposed to be a secret and didn't want to get him upset at Mina.
He glared at her with icy eyes and asked in a voice just as cold, "How long have you known?"
On the other hand, Mina could fend for herself. "Mina told me last week."
"Mina?" He was confused. "But I just told her today."
Huh? He wasn't the only one who was confused. "But she said you took her ring shopping."
"Is that what you've been talking about?"
"Well you seemed so sad, I just figured Serena turned you down."
That forced a snort out of him, "I guess you could look at it that way. But, I hadn't gotten around to asking her to marry me."
Was he saying? Did that mean? "She broke up with you?" Leeta asked incredulous. Surely that couldn't be right.
Broke up. Another apt question. "Sort of. Can we please talk about something else?" Maybe then he'd have a chance of forgetting for a moment.
Leeta relented though she was itching to ask more questions. How do you sort of break up with someone? Either you did or you didn't. Maybe Serena had decided they should have an open relationship. But, Leeta really couldn't see it. Serena was crazy about Darien. Maybe there was a youma at work or something. She'd have to talk to Luna.
***
Cupid flew through the forest getting increasingly annoyed. After his success the night before he'd been looking forward to getting started on Darien today. But, Darien was nowhere to be found. He'd searched all over the hotel and had just started on the grounds.
He'd seen Mina inside and tried to think up someone for her, but it was really difficult. She'd spent the entire morning wailing away in her room. What man would want such a total crybaby? What was she all upset about anyway? It was probably something silly. Maybe something had happened to that cat of hers. Humans got upset over the silliest things.
But Darien, Cupid had been looking forward to trying to find someone for Darien. If only he were. . . there. There was Darien. And by the looks of him he'd found someone all on his own. Cupid eyed the leggy brunette Darien was talking to. He'd seen her before. It was Leeda or something. And she liked . . . to cook. He eyed the basket at her feet, yup that must be it. Cupid watched as she put a hand on Darien's shoulders. Ooh, there were some sparks there if he wasn't mistaken. Darien had apparently found someone all on his own. Where was the fun in that? Well, he'd just have to keep an eye on the two of them and see if they needed any assistance getting together or breaking up as the case may be.
Back to Mina then. And he'd best check up on Serena and Kunzite as well. Not that he doubted his handiwork or anything but he had been out of practice for quite some time.
**Please don't go away without reviewing. Requests, comments, criticism, all will be loved more than hot chocolate on a cold snowy day.