Chapter 4 - An Old Friend
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Author's Note: I have added the next chapter and would appreciate some feedback. Just to warn this story won't be finished just in a few chapters. So please be patient. So please read and review.
I do not own sailor Moon and its characters; I am just borrowing them to make this story.
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Darien I do have something to tell you and its not good.
These words ran over and over in Darien's mind as he left Serena's place and drove home. Darien had closed his eyes to try to shield the pain from her words. Serena had seen this and started to chuckle to try to ease the tenseness in the air. "No its nothing like that. I am not dying silly."
Darien had relaxed a little with her words but felt there was something else, so he waited.
"What is it then?" he asked simply.
Serena had sighed deeply before she continued. She told him as lightly as possible at the things she had been experiencing over the last few months such as the episodes of conflicting memories as well as her daytime follies. Darien had listened intently at her words. She had tried to make it as if it were no big deal but he could hear the tiredness in her voice as well as see the fear in her eyes. When she had finished Darien still felt he was losing her and the feeling wouldn't go away.
"Do you believe there is a connection with your memories of the past and the dream that Rae had?" he asked after she was done.
Serena had only nodded and looked away. "I believe the reason I cannot change is due to my problem, not because of the figure in Rae's vision."
"You mean when you call upon your powers it calling upon it twice and then negating. However that doesn't say anything about how she saw you fracture into millions of pieces of crystal?"
Serena had brought up her hands to touch Darien's face lovingly. "If I don't figure a way to do something about this if both sides of myself continue to battle, my mind will explode and both will shatter. As it is I am barely handling it now. My past self has grown in such strength that I feel like I have two minds in me now, two souls battling for possession. The thing is that they are both sides of me, its not as if there was an alien mind trying to take over."
Darien had taken her into his arms and held and kissed her with such tenderness and love for many hours. He had let her cry a little on his shoulders and he had whispered in her ears that he would do all he could to protect her and that he loved her.
Before he had left she had made him promise not to say anything to the other girls. She had though conceded into having him tell Luna so at least her guardian could look after her when he was not there.
He pulled into his parking place and then went up to his apartment. His apartment was bathed in darkness as he entered the hallway. The only evidence of light came from the lamppost below from his window. Not putting any lights he threw his keys on to the table and went to the balcony window to peer out.
"Who is there?" he asked to the darkness behind him.
"Its just me, Prince Darien." A voice seemed to float in the air.
Upon turning around he saw nothing in the darkness. "Is that you Luna? Thank you for telling me about your concerns. Serena told me what's happening and though she has asked me not to tell any of the other scouts, she is willing to let you know."
He stopped as he realized that it wasn't actually Luna's voice he heard. Darien slowly backed away towards the light switch. "Who are you?" he asked to the darkness.
A figure seemed to materialize before him from the darkness. The dark silhouette loomed before him, the figure vaguely familiar. Taking a deep breath he raised his hand and switched on the light.
At first the light blinded him from seeing anything before him. When at last his eyes adjusted to the light he saw before him someone he hadn't seen for some time.
Sailor Pluto!
The time guardian stood before him just like she had when the sailor scouts and he first encountered her in the time vortex during their trip to the future, confident and proud. The confidence was still evident in her posture but there seemed to be a hint of trouble and concern in her eyes.
Stepping back from the wall, Darien approached her. "Sailor Pluto, it has been a long time. What can I do for you?"
Pluto looked at him and sighed. "You know why I have come, Future King."
Remembering his promise to his love, Darien replied, "I don't know what you are talking about. Is there some trouble that I should know about?"
Pluto only smiled but shook her head sadly. "Remember who you talk to. I know what was past and what will be or must be. So I already know the troubles that befall her highness."
"So why are you here if only to tell me what I already know!?" Darien became irritated.
Pluto silently went across the room to sit on the couch. "I am here Darien to help. I have seen that Rae has had a vision about a new enemy. Though I do not know whom this enemy is. I can tell you that he is not from the future nor from the present."
Darien upon hearing this became thoughtful. "From the past then?"
Darien quickly stole a glance towards the guardian who nodded in confirmation. "There was a breach in the time vortex. I do not know how it was accomplished but it was opened from the time of your past selves."
Darien quickly stepped to the window and looked down at the streets below. "Does this have anything to do with what is suppose to happen?"
"You know better then to ask me that. I am not allowed to reveal any information that might destroy the future."
Becoming angry once more Darien spun around and glared at the Sailor Scout. "Yet you come all this way like several times before.to interfere. I think its time you figured out where your loyalties are."
The guardian of time stood up from the couch and faced Darien. "My loyalties have been and always will be to the Queen of the Moon Kingdom. Not to you. However my position as Guardian of Time was a position that was given to me by the Queen when the first door to the time vortex was ever opened."
Darien didn't say anything for many moments as if realizing what her words meant. "Can you at least tell me if this was suppose to happen? You said yourself that he broke from the past and made his way into the present."
"I can tell you no more then what I have already done." She stated firmly.
"Anyways, tell the scouts I will meet them at the temple tomorrow at noon. Goodbye." With that Sailor Pluto opened the sliding glass to the balcony and disappeared into the darkness beyond.
Darien retraced Pluto's steps onto the balcony and looked up into the night sky. "Oh my love what are we to do?"
From atop a building in the safety of shadow, Pluto looked down towards the figure of Darien as he walked back into the safety of the apartment.
"Do not fear my King. All will be well." She states to the darkness. "I hope."
Sailor Pluto took one more glance to the apartment below, before leaping into the darkness beyond.
"No, this cannot be right. I am your betrothed. Ever since you were small, you and I were promised to each other." A figure in black stated furiously as he paced back and forth across the marble floor in the darkened grounds
Princess Serenity looked at him with understanding eyes. "I understand. However that was an arrangement made by my Father before he died. If I am to marry it will be to the one person whom destiny will choose. And I will know when I see him."
The black figure turned suddenly and furiously walked towards Serenity until he could almost touch her. Serenity looked up into eyes of amber that sparked furiously.
"I AM your destiny."
Shaking her head, Serenity replied, "No you are not. As it is it will be another year before I am allowed to marry anyone. If you will excuse me my liege, my court shall soon arrive and I am to head back to the moon."
With that Princess Serenity, turned and just as she reached the doors, the young man called out, "This isn't over Princess. I shall make you realize that you and I were meant for one another. Even if it takes many lifetimes, you will be mine!"
You will be mine.
Serena waked from her deep slumber as the words echoed through her mind. Taking some deep breaths, Serena calmed herself from what seemed to be a nightmarish dream.
Getting from bed she made her way to the bathroom to splash some cool water on her face. As she did so she thought about what she had just witnessed in her dream.
Smiling, Serena shook her head. No it was a memory. The guy in her memory seemed familiar. She HAD seen him before, knew him well in fact. Who was he? Could he be the one that Rae saw in her vision?
Serena shut the light and walked back into her room to try to continue to sleep. As she entered the room, she felt a familiar presence in the room, one that she hadn't felt in a long time.
Without even putting on the light, Serena made her way to the edge of her bed to sit down.
"What can I do for you Sailor Pluto?" she said confidently.
A figure from the depths of the shadows reached out and turned on the light, to reveal the time guardian.
To be continued.
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Author's Note: I have added the next chapter and would appreciate some feedback. Just to warn this story won't be finished just in a few chapters. So please be patient. So please read and review.
I do not own sailor Moon and its characters; I am just borrowing them to make this story.
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Darien I do have something to tell you and its not good.
These words ran over and over in Darien's mind as he left Serena's place and drove home. Darien had closed his eyes to try to shield the pain from her words. Serena had seen this and started to chuckle to try to ease the tenseness in the air. "No its nothing like that. I am not dying silly."
Darien had relaxed a little with her words but felt there was something else, so he waited.
"What is it then?" he asked simply.
Serena had sighed deeply before she continued. She told him as lightly as possible at the things she had been experiencing over the last few months such as the episodes of conflicting memories as well as her daytime follies. Darien had listened intently at her words. She had tried to make it as if it were no big deal but he could hear the tiredness in her voice as well as see the fear in her eyes. When she had finished Darien still felt he was losing her and the feeling wouldn't go away.
"Do you believe there is a connection with your memories of the past and the dream that Rae had?" he asked after she was done.
Serena had only nodded and looked away. "I believe the reason I cannot change is due to my problem, not because of the figure in Rae's vision."
"You mean when you call upon your powers it calling upon it twice and then negating. However that doesn't say anything about how she saw you fracture into millions of pieces of crystal?"
Serena had brought up her hands to touch Darien's face lovingly. "If I don't figure a way to do something about this if both sides of myself continue to battle, my mind will explode and both will shatter. As it is I am barely handling it now. My past self has grown in such strength that I feel like I have two minds in me now, two souls battling for possession. The thing is that they are both sides of me, its not as if there was an alien mind trying to take over."
Darien had taken her into his arms and held and kissed her with such tenderness and love for many hours. He had let her cry a little on his shoulders and he had whispered in her ears that he would do all he could to protect her and that he loved her.
Before he had left she had made him promise not to say anything to the other girls. She had though conceded into having him tell Luna so at least her guardian could look after her when he was not there.
He pulled into his parking place and then went up to his apartment. His apartment was bathed in darkness as he entered the hallway. The only evidence of light came from the lamppost below from his window. Not putting any lights he threw his keys on to the table and went to the balcony window to peer out.
"Who is there?" he asked to the darkness behind him.
"Its just me, Prince Darien." A voice seemed to float in the air.
Upon turning around he saw nothing in the darkness. "Is that you Luna? Thank you for telling me about your concerns. Serena told me what's happening and though she has asked me not to tell any of the other scouts, she is willing to let you know."
He stopped as he realized that it wasn't actually Luna's voice he heard. Darien slowly backed away towards the light switch. "Who are you?" he asked to the darkness.
A figure seemed to materialize before him from the darkness. The dark silhouette loomed before him, the figure vaguely familiar. Taking a deep breath he raised his hand and switched on the light.
At first the light blinded him from seeing anything before him. When at last his eyes adjusted to the light he saw before him someone he hadn't seen for some time.
Sailor Pluto!
The time guardian stood before him just like she had when the sailor scouts and he first encountered her in the time vortex during their trip to the future, confident and proud. The confidence was still evident in her posture but there seemed to be a hint of trouble and concern in her eyes.
Stepping back from the wall, Darien approached her. "Sailor Pluto, it has been a long time. What can I do for you?"
Pluto looked at him and sighed. "You know why I have come, Future King."
Remembering his promise to his love, Darien replied, "I don't know what you are talking about. Is there some trouble that I should know about?"
Pluto only smiled but shook her head sadly. "Remember who you talk to. I know what was past and what will be or must be. So I already know the troubles that befall her highness."
"So why are you here if only to tell me what I already know!?" Darien became irritated.
Pluto silently went across the room to sit on the couch. "I am here Darien to help. I have seen that Rae has had a vision about a new enemy. Though I do not know whom this enemy is. I can tell you that he is not from the future nor from the present."
Darien upon hearing this became thoughtful. "From the past then?"
Darien quickly stole a glance towards the guardian who nodded in confirmation. "There was a breach in the time vortex. I do not know how it was accomplished but it was opened from the time of your past selves."
Darien quickly stepped to the window and looked down at the streets below. "Does this have anything to do with what is suppose to happen?"
"You know better then to ask me that. I am not allowed to reveal any information that might destroy the future."
Becoming angry once more Darien spun around and glared at the Sailor Scout. "Yet you come all this way like several times before.to interfere. I think its time you figured out where your loyalties are."
The guardian of time stood up from the couch and faced Darien. "My loyalties have been and always will be to the Queen of the Moon Kingdom. Not to you. However my position as Guardian of Time was a position that was given to me by the Queen when the first door to the time vortex was ever opened."
Darien didn't say anything for many moments as if realizing what her words meant. "Can you at least tell me if this was suppose to happen? You said yourself that he broke from the past and made his way into the present."
"I can tell you no more then what I have already done." She stated firmly.
"Anyways, tell the scouts I will meet them at the temple tomorrow at noon. Goodbye." With that Sailor Pluto opened the sliding glass to the balcony and disappeared into the darkness beyond.
Darien retraced Pluto's steps onto the balcony and looked up into the night sky. "Oh my love what are we to do?"
From atop a building in the safety of shadow, Pluto looked down towards the figure of Darien as he walked back into the safety of the apartment.
"Do not fear my King. All will be well." She states to the darkness. "I hope."
Sailor Pluto took one more glance to the apartment below, before leaping into the darkness beyond.
"No, this cannot be right. I am your betrothed. Ever since you were small, you and I were promised to each other." A figure in black stated furiously as he paced back and forth across the marble floor in the darkened grounds
Princess Serenity looked at him with understanding eyes. "I understand. However that was an arrangement made by my Father before he died. If I am to marry it will be to the one person whom destiny will choose. And I will know when I see him."
The black figure turned suddenly and furiously walked towards Serenity until he could almost touch her. Serenity looked up into eyes of amber that sparked furiously.
"I AM your destiny."
Shaking her head, Serenity replied, "No you are not. As it is it will be another year before I am allowed to marry anyone. If you will excuse me my liege, my court shall soon arrive and I am to head back to the moon."
With that Princess Serenity, turned and just as she reached the doors, the young man called out, "This isn't over Princess. I shall make you realize that you and I were meant for one another. Even if it takes many lifetimes, you will be mine!"
You will be mine.
Serena waked from her deep slumber as the words echoed through her mind. Taking some deep breaths, Serena calmed herself from what seemed to be a nightmarish dream.
Getting from bed she made her way to the bathroom to splash some cool water on her face. As she did so she thought about what she had just witnessed in her dream.
Smiling, Serena shook her head. No it was a memory. The guy in her memory seemed familiar. She HAD seen him before, knew him well in fact. Who was he? Could he be the one that Rae saw in her vision?
Serena shut the light and walked back into her room to try to continue to sleep. As she entered the room, she felt a familiar presence in the room, one that she hadn't felt in a long time.
Without even putting on the light, Serena made her way to the edge of her bed to sit down.
"What can I do for you Sailor Pluto?" she said confidently.
A figure from the depths of the shadows reached out and turned on the light, to reveal the time guardian.
To be continued.
