Rebirth

I know I don't own Sailor Moon, so please don't sue me! Thought this story is mine along with my made-up characters.

By: Mistress Ness

Chapter 2: The Other Half Of Serena, Endymion

Serena woke up at the sound of people gathering at the entrance of Crystal Palace. She looked out the balcony and saw the full Moon shinning bright. She looked down at herself and saw that she was wearing her nightdress again. Memories of what happened at the hot spring rushed back into her head. She blushed as she hugged the blanket. She remembered using a spell against Darien then she couldn't remember a lot after that, except when his lips touched hers lightly. She yawned and got out of bed, stretching.

A knock came to her door. "Serenity?" Queen Rei's voice called from the other side.

Serena smiled and said. "Come in, Rei."

Rei came in carrying a fancy white gown with the same silver tiara Serena saw in the High Priestess's portrait. "What's this?" Serena asked as Rei handed her the clothes.

"This was High Priestess Serenity's robes and her tiara. Her favorite color was white, because the Moon shines white." She smiled. Serena smiled. "I love white!"

Rei laughed softly. "You really ARE Serenity. Well, get dressed and meet me at the throne." She said before leaving. Serena slipped out of her nightwear and put the dress on.

"Why do I have to dress like this!?" Darien complained as he followed Rei to the throne.

"Because you look very dashing in that." Rei replied with a smile. Darien wore a prince-like suit the color of red and white. "I look like a Prince Charming wannabe!" he grumbled. Rei looked out the balcony and saw the people gathering below.

The sound of soft footsteps made Darien and Rei turn around. Darien's breath got caught in his throat as he saw Serena walking towards them. She wore a white gown made of silk that left her shoulders and arms bare. Her breasts seemed bigger in the dress. In her flaxen hair she wore the silver tiara he saw in Serenity's painting. She wore a silver necklace with a crescent moon-shaped diamond in wings. Her lips curved into a shy smile as she saw them. "Oh, you look lovely, Serenity!" Rei gasped, smiling as she looked at her. To Darien, Serena looked like an angel that descended from Heaven.

"Isn't she BEAUTIFUL, Darien?" Rei asked him. Serena's sky blue eyes made contact with his own. "Yes, she looks radiant." He smiled at her, making Serena's heart beat faster. He looked so handsome in that suit, like a prince from a fairy tale, she thought.

"Follow me, Serenity." Rei said as she took Serena's hand and led her to the balcony.

Serena saw the many people gathered below them. "People of Silver Millennium! I present to you, the girl that was promised to us! The one that will end the ancient curse! High Priestess Serenity!" Rei smiled as she pointed to Serena. Serena blushed pink as she smiled at the people. Cheers and wolf whistles rang from the crowd.

"Wow, she's cute!" a man said.

"Very pretty!" another said.

"Help us, High Priestess!" a woman cried. "Bring the Sun back, Your Eminence!" another woman cried.

Rei silenced her people with an open hand. "The time will soon come. Just let her discover her powers and think how to break the spell. That is all." The Queen said before leading Serena back into the Palace.

"What do you mean discover my powers?" Serena asked as they were back at the throne. Rei said. "Your only posses half of Serenity's powers."

"What!?" Darien and Serena cried at the same time. Rei nodded as she sat on her throne.

"You ARE Serenity's reincarnation, yet ask yourself this? Why did you faint after casting an ice spell on Darien?"

Serena gave Darien an evil glare. He told her about what happened and seeing me bare!?, she wanted to yell at him.

"Dunno." she said.

"You see............."Rei looked at both of them. "With the ice spell, you pushed the limits of YOUR half of the power."

"Who has the other side of the power?" Darien asked. Rei lowered her eyes and said.

"Endymion." She replied.

"Endymion!?" Serena gasped. "As Serenity was dying, she spilt her power in two and gave one half to Endymion for the conditions of breaking the spell." Rei explained.

"Which is that I have to find my true love, Endymion." Serena added. Darien tried not to let his anger get to him. It was kind of hard for him to admit that he was jealous of Endymion's recreation. He gets to have Serena, while I don't, he thought sadly. He knew his feelings towards Serena was starting to change right after he kissed her in her sleep. He knew he wanted her, yet, it goes deeper than that. Her beauty, her personality, and the way she made everyone smile with her cheerful nature, ensnared him.

Could it be love?, he asked himself.

"How do you know all this, Rei?" Serena's soft voice brought him back to the conversation. Rei smiled. "Serenity visited my dreams, telling me what was going to happen when you came back and what my role in this was."

"Wow." Darien said. "But would will I know it's him or not!?" Serena cried. Rei looked deep into her eyes. "YOU will get the answer. You and Serenity are the opposite sides of the same coin. You have her heart and she is in yours, let the heart guide you."

She turned to Darien. "And Darien............you will accompany her in her search. I only have one hint for you two. Endymion is in this kingdom and this is a small place, so it won't be such a hard task." She said to both of them.

"You Majesty, you have things to don in your study." A servant came in and bowed to Rei. Rei smiled at Serena and Darien. "Excuse me. You may go and have fun in here."

She rose and followed her servant. Serena sighed as she walked towards the rose gardens, followed by Darien.

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"Pretty..........." Serena said as she looked around. The garden was now inside a greenhouse, different from her memories. Darien watched her in silence as she bent down and smelled the roses. "What a nice scent!" she giggled. Everyone was off today and Rei was at her study, so that left them both alone.

Darien walked close to her as she turned around and smiled at him. "Aren't they PRETTY, Darien?" she asked. Her smile faded as her eyes stared unto his.

His gaze captured hers, and he warned her with his eyes just what he was going to do. He saw her eyes widen, heard the breath catch in her throat, and knew she understood.

He tucked a finger beneath her chin, bent down and stole her lips with his.

Serena knew he was going to kiss her, did nothing to stop it. She felt the first tentative brush of his lips against hers on hers, like the lick of flames. The raw pleasure of it made her whimper. What spell had he cast over her? She hated him for seeing her naked didn't she? Hated him, despised him.

Wanted him, needed him.

Moved by a longing too strong to deny, she wrapped her arms around his neck, lifted herself to meet him.

His response was immediate. He pulled her hard against him and took her lips in a fierce kiss. And when his tongue sought entry, she gave it willingly, eager for the sweet invasion.

When he gave her first kiss when she was asleep, his mouth tempted her, but it now possessed her, consumed her. She lost herself in the hot, wet slide of tongue over tongue, in the taste of him, the feel of his hard body against hers.

And hard he was. She could feel rigid length of his manhood against her belly. An image of his body, naked and powerful, leapt into her memory, and something deep inside her clenched. Not in fear, but in desire.

He broke the kiss, but not to free her. His azure eyes told her he wouldn't free her. Not yet. He made a low, feral sound like a growl, fisted a hand in her tresses, making her neck arch.

She gasped, felt teeth and tongue rake her skin, a cascade of pleasure as he sucked, nipped, licked his way down the sensitive column of her throat. She clung to him, almost frightened of the way he made her feel, stunned by her own passion.

Then his mouth strayed from her throat to the exposed mounds of her breasts where they rose above her gown, his lips hot against her flesh as he kissed one, then the other.

She couldn't stop the little gasp or the moan that followed. "Darien..........." she felt her insides quiver, her knees grow weak.

Before she could object, he had borne her to the cold marble floor and stretched himself out above her. She knew she should tell him to stop. She shouldn't be doing this. Instead, she found herself twinning her fingers in his ebony hair, pressing his head closer, urging him on.

"Oh, God, Serena." He cupped one breast, ran his thumb over her nipple through the silk of her gown, once, twice, again.

A gleam of pure pleasure shot from where he had touched her to the heated flesh between her legs. Her nipple drew taut, tingled. She moaned, pressed her breast more fully into his hand.

"Serena............" his voice was rough with desire, his breath steamy against her skin. Then, he did something she could have anticipated. His mouth closed over the sensitive peak of her nipple, suckled it through her gown.

She cried out, a wild, erotic sound. Ragged sensation tore through her, made her entire body tremble. The gap between her thighs ached, grew wet, and for the first time in her life, she yearned to be filled.

Her hips lifted on their own, pressed against him. He pressed back, his rigid length thrusting against her just there, just where she needed it most.

Then, his hand cupped the mound of her womanhood. No one had ever touched her there.

She drew her thighs together with a surprised squeak, but that didn't stop him.

He began to move his hand in slow, agonizing circles, and she could not longer think or question. The shock of it, the delicious heat of it, made her body quake. A desperate yearning overcame her, part pleasure, part ache, as the heat between her legs became a raging blaze.

And that wild whimpering, that soft keening sound—could that possibly be coming from her?

Darien felt his self-control slipping from his grasp as Serena whimpered and moaned beneath him. He felt a building heat in his blood, like he was ready to explode............

Suddenly, a light bulb above them exploded. The sudden explosion was loud enough to bring Serena back to her senses.

"S-stop!" she pushed his hand away, twisted away from him, sat up, her skirts crooked. "I can't!"

Breath hissed from between his teeth, a strained expression on his face as he fought to bring himself under control. He stood, helped her up to her feet. His gaze met hers, his eyes dark with the same need that ran thick in her veins. Totally confused at the new emotion, she turned towards the door and fled.

"Serena!" he called after her, but she kept on running. Thank God her feet were bare. She closed her room door and panted, trying to recollect her scattered thoughts. Her heart pounded in her chest as her blood ran hot at the memories of their ardor. Her cheeks were flushed, her breath steamy.

She couldn't believe how she went along with Darien in that. She then knew some part of her desired him. She desired him so much it scared her. She shouldn't be feeling like this, not when her true love was waiting for her. She can't fall in love with him, right?

Yeah right, Serena! You know you're saying that but your heart says another, you love Darien, you want him so bad it aches, a voice in her mind said to her.

Serena closed her eyes. What.......does Darien mean to me? I like him, sure..........as a good friend. But.........is that all? No. It's not. But..........this feeling..........is so different from what I ever felt about a man. What is it?

"Darien............" she whispered.

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Darien was in a lot of pain as he walked to his room. His cock was VERY hard and aching after what happened in the greenhouse. Why did Serena run away? Is she..........afraid?, he wondered. He saw the unmistaken look of fear on her young and pretty face. Her eyes mirrored horror and confusion. Her lips trembled, swollen and red from his kisses, small wet spots on her dress where he touched her with his mouth.

Seeing her in that fearful look made his heart ache. He knew he cares for her and wanted her, but he knew she belonged to Endymion and there wasn't any place for him in her heart. The thought of it made him feel as if a blade pierced his heart.

He opened his door with a sigh and stopped dead on his tracks with a gasp as he saw the woman sitting on a chair next to his bed, Rei.

"You Majesty!" he gasped. Rei laughed softly. "Please sit, Darien." She said. Darien sat on his bed and didn't look at her in the eye.

"You care for her, don't you?" Rei asked. Darien looked at her with wide eyes, making

Rei laugh again. "You're like an open book, Darien. But you do, don't you?" she softened.

Darien said nothing for a moment. Finally, he nodded. "Yes, I do." He admitted. "I'm not very surprised. Serena is a wonderful girl. Beautiful in body and heart and soul.

"Everything about her can intoxicate any man, I see you got trapped in her spell even though she's not using any magic." She smiled.

"B-but, I can't tell her I love her." Darien said.

"Why not?"

Darien lined up his reasons like soldiers in a battle line. "She doesn't love me back., she belongs to Endymion, and she's a High Priestess. I am no one to her."

Rei smiled. "You never know, Darien, you never know. Just tell her your feelings, she deserves to know. And who knows? She might even return your love." She said as she stood up. She touched Darien's cheek and smile. "I wish you luck."

She turned around and left the room, leaving Darien to fight with his inner demons.

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Serena slipped on her normal clothes and Serenity's white cloak. She was going out to find Endymion. She quietly went out her room to go outside the palace. Darien heard her footsteps from his room and knew she was going out. He opened the door quietly and saw her small figure disappearing into the darkness, holding a torch. He closed his door and went to follow her.

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Serena walked the dark parts of the small kingdom, searching for him. As she passed, a man smirked from the shadows and followed her. Darien saw the man follow her and followed them. Serena came across a dead end and sighed as she turned around to walk back. She gasped as her eyes met a cold purple stare. The man before her smirked and grabbed her wrists in a tight hold. She whimpered, her eyes showing fear as he pinned her small wrists with one hand above her head. His eyes filled with lust as his free hand started to feel up her legs. "Pretty little thing aren't you?" he smirked.

Serena gave a small cry of terror, closing her eyes tightly. The man laughed cruelly when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

He turned around and a fist socked him on the cheek, making him release Serena. Darien was really infuriated as he saw the man take advantage of Serena. He could tell she was too afraid to use her powers. He tapped the man on the shoulder. The man turned to look at him and punched his cheek good.

The man released Serena, who dropped to her knees, her eyes wide. The man growled at Darien and lunged at him. Without thinking, he opened his hand at the man. His hand, much to his and Serena's shock, glowed yellow. Suddenly, the man screamed and fell to his knees, small sparks of electricity ran all over his body.

Serena gasped as she saw Darien's hand glow golden yellow and the man suddenly having electric sparks all over his body. Finally, the man fainted from the shock. Darien's glow slowly faded. Darien gasped as he stared at his hand, now back to normal.

He neared Serena, who clutched her cloak closer to her body. "Serena" he spoke softly.

Serena just threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him, and began to cry. Darien held her, his eyes wide as she cried out the horror that numbed her senses.

"Darien, I'm so sorry!!" Serena sobbed in her tears. He knew she meant about her running away from him at the greenhouse. He inhaled the sweet scent of her hair as he rested his chin on top of her head. "It's OK, Serena........." he whispered. Suddenly, a white-colored aura began to surround Serena's body. And then, Darien's body was encircled in the same colored aura. Slowly, their auras began to blend and grew bigger, swallowing them up. It began to glow, so bright that Serena closed her eyes at the light, tightening her hold on Darien's body.

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Serena opened her eyes and gasped at what the sigh that met her. they were in a field of white roses, next to them was a small lake. She looked up and saw Darien staring at their surroundings, wide-eyed.

"Ah." A soft voice said, startling them both. "Welcome."

They both followed the source of the voice and their eyes ended up landing on a beautiful young woman and a handsome man standing in front of them, in front of the lake. The woman looked exactly like Serena, only her flaxen hair was longer, it touched the bottom of her white gown, by her feet. The man next to her had dark hair and deep blue eyes, he was identical to Darien.

"Who.........are you?" Serena asked softly. The Serena look-alike laughed. "Have you not realized that yet? I am High Priestess Serenity." She smiled. Serena gasped silently at hearing the name, then saw the silver tiara.

The man next to her laughed with her. "And I guess you do not know me. I am Endymion." He bowed. Serena gawked at him, her eyes as wide as the full Moon itself. Endymion looked at Darien and smiled. "Looks like your magick worked, Serenity. He came out exactly like me." he commented. Serena looked at Darien, who stared at her back.

"So that means he's............"Serena started as she looked back at Serenity and Endymion.

"Yes." Endymion nodded. "Darien is my reincarnation, your other half, Serena."

Serena and Darien stared at each other with wide eyes full of shock and disbelief. "He has something important for you to know. He'll tell you." Serenity told Serena.

"So, how do I return the day back to Silver Millennium, High Priestess Serenity?" Serena asked her. Serenity smiled at them both. "THAT you two will have yo figure out. You have found each other, now you two think of how to break the curse." She said as she and Endymion began to fade.

"Darien!" Endymion said to Darien. "Take good care of Serena." He smiled and winked at him.

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Serena and Darien found themselves back at the kingdom, Serena in his arms. She gasped and looked up into his eyes. Darien smiled at her and helped her up, not letting go of her shoulders. Her soft hair brushed against his fingers and he felt the silk of it. Her light blue eyes were filled with tears as her pink lips curved into a smile.

"So, it was you the whole time..........." her voice was soft and silky. "My Endymion was next to me the whole time.........and I didn't even notice." A tear slid down her pale cheek. "I'm so sorry."

Darien kept on smiling as he reached out and gently wiped her tear with his thumb. "It's OK; I didn't believe I was him. And it didn't even come to my mind that you were my Serenity. I knew you were the High Priestess Serenity, though I didn't know you and I were destined to be together."

"Darien........." Serena whispered.

"Serena, I........" he said.

"Yes?"

Darien shook his head. "Nah, I'll tell you when we get to the palace. I bet everyone's asleep." He winked at her. Serena looked at him funny. "What?"

"Never mind." He laughed. He took her hand and led towards the palace, getting small protests from Serena. "Aw, come on! Tell me!" she whined while pouting. Darien chuckled at her cuteness. "You'll see later on." He said as he looked ahead and saw the lights of the Kingdom were off, even the Palace. Looks like you were right, Endymion. It is time, time to mend things and the truth to be out, he thought with a smile as he kept on leading Serena to the Palace.

Serena would soon find out, in his room, in his bed.

A/N

Ch 2 is done! Sorry 'bout the cliffy, but hey! I'll try to get it done before I leave! Sit back and enjoy this new chapter of Rebirth! I promise to get back to Book Two: Warriors of the Night! But that's when I get back like in July 24th!

Oyasumi nasai!!

Mistress Ness