Chapter 22 - Home Is Where the Darkness Is.
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AN: Hi there everyone. I know what you are going to say except. Well its about time! You are correct. I am sorry for the hold up on this chapter but as all of you know writers block and having a lot of other stuff to do happens to us all. Anyways thanks to all who have read this from the beginning and those who are only just tuning in now. I appreciate the support you have shown. Now on with Chapter 22!
Sailor Moon isn't mine, only borrowing it to make this story.
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Serenity had retired early, with lots of nudging and sweet talk from her prince and guardians. She hadn't felt particularly tired but somehow she fell asleep almost immediately. Darien looked in on her from time to time making sure she was safe and Luna barely left her side, taking her place at the foot of the bed.
That left Artemis and Darien alone for most of the time until Hotaru appeared with some more groceries and several rentals. It had been agreed that Darien could no longer stay away from work and school since his apartment was the only place they had right now. Darien had first argued that he wasn't going to leave Serena alone, Artemis argued that Hotaru was more than capable of looking out for the princess.
It was true that in reality he had to get back to work and he also had many group assignments left to finish but at least his finals and classes were done for the semester.
In the end reasoning won out especially when Hotaru indicated that until they knew what they were going to do, he had two people to support, considering Serena's parents thought she was gone for the summer to relatives in America and Hotaru was in reality still only a child and her only family were the people in this room.
Little droplets of water fell from Hotaru's eyes as she remembered the loss of her adoptive parents.
Artemis looked sadly at Hotaru and nodded his understanding.
Serenity.
Serenity, from the depths of her slumber, suddenly she came awake. Her eyes opened and looked around the chamber as the moon's silvery glow penetrated through the glass windows and held her in its warm embrace. Looking down upon the bed she saw her beloved friend lay on top of the covers.
Taking a deep breath she relaxed slightly. She could have sworn that she had heard her name.
It must have been her imagination. She thought as she smiled to herself. She should not have had that extra piece of chocolate cake that Darien had baked for dessert after supper. Shaking her head she patted her tummy and was about to turn on her side when she heard it again.
Serenity.
The voice was no louder then a whisper but it penetrated to the very depths of her soul. She knew that voice. Being careful not to disturb Luna, she got up from the bed and cautiously made her way to the window to peer out.
Princess.
The moon seemed to glow brighter as Serenity looked up to her past home, its very light giving her the strength to go on.
Without knowing she was doing she continued to look at the moon and replied to the faint voice.
"I am Serenity." She whispered as not to wake Luna or disturb her friends and love out side the chamber. "Who are you?"
The moon seemed to glow, for a split second, brighter than the sun before going back to its normal shine.
You know who I am child. Come to me.
"Where are you?"
Home.
With that she voice became silent and the moon seemed to darken slightly.
"Home?" Serenity murmured to herself.
Suddenly her crystal began to glow from the bedside table. Picking up her broach she opened it to look at the stone. Its power glowed even more brightly as Serena's touch seemed to trigger its power. With one final thought she whispered. "Home." And in a blinding flash the crystal encased the Moonchild and disappeared.
Hotaru awakened in a flash as she felt the incredible energy coming from Serenity's chamber. She looked around quickly picking up that Darien was still asleep as was Artemis. With stealth like a spider, Hotaru almost ran to the bedroom and opened it to find Her Princess gone.
Luna was still asleep.
Damn! Her Prince was not going to like this one little bit. Going to the window she looked out and noticed that the moon had become brighter as if its goddess was happy again to see her child again.
Goddess!
In that instant Hotaru knew where she was and with some concentration she transformed into Sailor Saturn and transported herself to the one place she prayed that her Princess was.
Morning came quickly as Darien awoke with the rising of the dawn and looked to the make shift cot that Hotaru had been using the last few days. It looked rumpled as if Hotaru had just got up. Smiling, Darien shrugged and assumed she had gone to looking in on Serena or that she was in the bathroom.
Yawning he slowly got up from the couch and trudged into the kitchen like a sleepwalker and put on the coffee pot. He had a group meeting early at the library and then off to work at the hospital for the afternoon.
Even though he wasn't yet an intern yet, one of his professors at the university who was a doctor at Tokyo General had insisted for him to work along side him as an assistant both at the university and hospital three times a week.
He was really liked and soon other doctors and even the nurses had him do odd jobs from bringing files to working the database system. He enjoyed the work and learned what being a doctor was all about.
Making sure the coffee was brewing he went to his bedroom and quietly opened it to peer at his sleeping beauty. With a small creek the door opened wider to reveal.
Nothing.
Darien rubbed at his tired eyes and again scanned the room to see if sleep was playing tricks on him. He looked to the window, then to the bed and found no one except that of Serena's guardian sound asleep and oblivious to anything that happened.
Shock, worried and every other emotion that existed went through Darien like a bullet hitting its target. With a show of anger that would even make Jupiter cringe she shouted.
"Luna!"
Both Luna and Artemis, who had been on a nearby chair sleeping, almost jumped straight through the roof when the baritone voice echoed throughout the now almost empty apartment.
Artmemis racwed through Dairien's legs as if hell were after him. "What happened? Where is Serenity?" Artmeis and Luna said in unison. Darien glared at both of them and said. "I don't know? I was hoping you would be able to tell me since you had spent all of last night with her."
Luna looked at the bed and around the small bedroom. "Oh no. She is gone."
With that Darien's face turned from anger to sadness and hoped that she had only stepped out and not his worst fears.
Serenity opened her eyes and looked around. Blackness was all she saw as the ache in her head started to throb.
"Where am I?" she said almost to herself but prayed that someone would hear her and respond as her soft whisper echoed throughout.
Only the growing ache in her head and the darkness around her only seemed to notice her existence.
She looked down at her hands and noticed that she was carrying her broach with the silver crystal.
As if reading her mistress' mind, the crystal began to glow softly and slowly penetrated the gloom and blackness as it radiated its silver light. Soon she could make out ruins of buildings and streets.
Slowly she walked what she could only make out as a path or small street that led through once elegant buildings of marble and stone structures.
Where was she? Her mind screamed.
Home. A voice whispered around her.
Like a sunrise in the deserts on earth, Serenity could only stand back in wonder as the first faint of light in the midnight black sky appear. All at once shadows took form and taller buildings in the distant could faintly be made out but still to dark to see how far they were away.
Suddenly like a beam of light, the sun rose and lighted everything making the Moon Princess close her eyes and kneel so that the light would not blind her.
Form many moments all she could feel was the warmth of her crystals glow and the bright intense heat that seemed to surround yet not touch her. With a deep breath she opened one eye then the other, letting them adjust to the new surroundings.
When finally her sight was restored she took a real good glance at her environment. She stopped in her tracks. Images started to play in her mind as memories flooded into her like rivers flowing into the sea. She knew this place. This had once been her life.
With an over whelming sense of loss, her heart cried out in pain at forgotten memories. She had been once happy here.
Now there was nothing but rubble, pain and darkness.
She was on the Moon.
She was home.
Crying in despair, she shrank even lower to the ground, as tears blinded her once more.
"Welcome home Princess Serenity." A voice whispered, faint of sadness etched at the corner of its words.
Through the tears and dust, Serenity looked towards the direction of the voice. A woman dressed in a Sailor uniform stood before her.
"Sailor Pluto." Serenity barely whispered as the darkness and the ache in her head drew her back into unconsciousness.
To be continued.
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AN: Hi there everyone. I know what you are going to say except. Well its about time! You are correct. I am sorry for the hold up on this chapter but as all of you know writers block and having a lot of other stuff to do happens to us all. Anyways thanks to all who have read this from the beginning and those who are only just tuning in now. I appreciate the support you have shown. Now on with Chapter 22!
Sailor Moon isn't mine, only borrowing it to make this story.
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Serenity had retired early, with lots of nudging and sweet talk from her prince and guardians. She hadn't felt particularly tired but somehow she fell asleep almost immediately. Darien looked in on her from time to time making sure she was safe and Luna barely left her side, taking her place at the foot of the bed.
That left Artemis and Darien alone for most of the time until Hotaru appeared with some more groceries and several rentals. It had been agreed that Darien could no longer stay away from work and school since his apartment was the only place they had right now. Darien had first argued that he wasn't going to leave Serena alone, Artemis argued that Hotaru was more than capable of looking out for the princess.
It was true that in reality he had to get back to work and he also had many group assignments left to finish but at least his finals and classes were done for the semester.
In the end reasoning won out especially when Hotaru indicated that until they knew what they were going to do, he had two people to support, considering Serena's parents thought she was gone for the summer to relatives in America and Hotaru was in reality still only a child and her only family were the people in this room.
Little droplets of water fell from Hotaru's eyes as she remembered the loss of her adoptive parents.
Artemis looked sadly at Hotaru and nodded his understanding.
Serenity.
Serenity, from the depths of her slumber, suddenly she came awake. Her eyes opened and looked around the chamber as the moon's silvery glow penetrated through the glass windows and held her in its warm embrace. Looking down upon the bed she saw her beloved friend lay on top of the covers.
Taking a deep breath she relaxed slightly. She could have sworn that she had heard her name.
It must have been her imagination. She thought as she smiled to herself. She should not have had that extra piece of chocolate cake that Darien had baked for dessert after supper. Shaking her head she patted her tummy and was about to turn on her side when she heard it again.
Serenity.
The voice was no louder then a whisper but it penetrated to the very depths of her soul. She knew that voice. Being careful not to disturb Luna, she got up from the bed and cautiously made her way to the window to peer out.
Princess.
The moon seemed to glow brighter as Serenity looked up to her past home, its very light giving her the strength to go on.
Without knowing she was doing she continued to look at the moon and replied to the faint voice.
"I am Serenity." She whispered as not to wake Luna or disturb her friends and love out side the chamber. "Who are you?"
The moon seemed to glow, for a split second, brighter than the sun before going back to its normal shine.
You know who I am child. Come to me.
"Where are you?"
Home.
With that she voice became silent and the moon seemed to darken slightly.
"Home?" Serenity murmured to herself.
Suddenly her crystal began to glow from the bedside table. Picking up her broach she opened it to look at the stone. Its power glowed even more brightly as Serena's touch seemed to trigger its power. With one final thought she whispered. "Home." And in a blinding flash the crystal encased the Moonchild and disappeared.
Hotaru awakened in a flash as she felt the incredible energy coming from Serenity's chamber. She looked around quickly picking up that Darien was still asleep as was Artemis. With stealth like a spider, Hotaru almost ran to the bedroom and opened it to find Her Princess gone.
Luna was still asleep.
Damn! Her Prince was not going to like this one little bit. Going to the window she looked out and noticed that the moon had become brighter as if its goddess was happy again to see her child again.
Goddess!
In that instant Hotaru knew where she was and with some concentration she transformed into Sailor Saturn and transported herself to the one place she prayed that her Princess was.
Morning came quickly as Darien awoke with the rising of the dawn and looked to the make shift cot that Hotaru had been using the last few days. It looked rumpled as if Hotaru had just got up. Smiling, Darien shrugged and assumed she had gone to looking in on Serena or that she was in the bathroom.
Yawning he slowly got up from the couch and trudged into the kitchen like a sleepwalker and put on the coffee pot. He had a group meeting early at the library and then off to work at the hospital for the afternoon.
Even though he wasn't yet an intern yet, one of his professors at the university who was a doctor at Tokyo General had insisted for him to work along side him as an assistant both at the university and hospital three times a week.
He was really liked and soon other doctors and even the nurses had him do odd jobs from bringing files to working the database system. He enjoyed the work and learned what being a doctor was all about.
Making sure the coffee was brewing he went to his bedroom and quietly opened it to peer at his sleeping beauty. With a small creek the door opened wider to reveal.
Nothing.
Darien rubbed at his tired eyes and again scanned the room to see if sleep was playing tricks on him. He looked to the window, then to the bed and found no one except that of Serena's guardian sound asleep and oblivious to anything that happened.
Shock, worried and every other emotion that existed went through Darien like a bullet hitting its target. With a show of anger that would even make Jupiter cringe she shouted.
"Luna!"
Both Luna and Artemis, who had been on a nearby chair sleeping, almost jumped straight through the roof when the baritone voice echoed throughout the now almost empty apartment.
Artmemis racwed through Dairien's legs as if hell were after him. "What happened? Where is Serenity?" Artmeis and Luna said in unison. Darien glared at both of them and said. "I don't know? I was hoping you would be able to tell me since you had spent all of last night with her."
Luna looked at the bed and around the small bedroom. "Oh no. She is gone."
With that Darien's face turned from anger to sadness and hoped that she had only stepped out and not his worst fears.
Serenity opened her eyes and looked around. Blackness was all she saw as the ache in her head started to throb.
"Where am I?" she said almost to herself but prayed that someone would hear her and respond as her soft whisper echoed throughout.
Only the growing ache in her head and the darkness around her only seemed to notice her existence.
She looked down at her hands and noticed that she was carrying her broach with the silver crystal.
As if reading her mistress' mind, the crystal began to glow softly and slowly penetrated the gloom and blackness as it radiated its silver light. Soon she could make out ruins of buildings and streets.
Slowly she walked what she could only make out as a path or small street that led through once elegant buildings of marble and stone structures.
Where was she? Her mind screamed.
Home. A voice whispered around her.
Like a sunrise in the deserts on earth, Serenity could only stand back in wonder as the first faint of light in the midnight black sky appear. All at once shadows took form and taller buildings in the distant could faintly be made out but still to dark to see how far they were away.
Suddenly like a beam of light, the sun rose and lighted everything making the Moon Princess close her eyes and kneel so that the light would not blind her.
Form many moments all she could feel was the warmth of her crystals glow and the bright intense heat that seemed to surround yet not touch her. With a deep breath she opened one eye then the other, letting them adjust to the new surroundings.
When finally her sight was restored she took a real good glance at her environment. She stopped in her tracks. Images started to play in her mind as memories flooded into her like rivers flowing into the sea. She knew this place. This had once been her life.
With an over whelming sense of loss, her heart cried out in pain at forgotten memories. She had been once happy here.
Now there was nothing but rubble, pain and darkness.
She was on the Moon.
She was home.
Crying in despair, she shrank even lower to the ground, as tears blinded her once more.
"Welcome home Princess Serenity." A voice whispered, faint of sadness etched at the corner of its words.
Through the tears and dust, Serenity looked towards the direction of the voice. A woman dressed in a Sailor uniform stood before her.
"Sailor Pluto." Serenity barely whispered as the darkness and the ache in her head drew her back into unconsciousness.
To be continued.
