Title: Past, Present, Future
Rating: This one's a PG-13
By: Sailor Dark-Moon AKA Rayne
Email: NYStorm14
YAHOO: raynesailordarkmoon
Season/Version: After the Starlight's,
American names are used
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or anything else attached to it. I do however own the created Sailor Soldiers which you will see as the fiction goes on.
Quick Note/Message:
Here's chapter two. The story for this chapter and part of the next one is all in the past during the S.M. and it gets into a deep look at how the relationship between Darien and Rayne began and ended. I really hope you guys like it and enjoy it. Thanks for the reviews
Chapter 2
Earth Kingdom
Silver Millennium
The sweet smell from the rose garden filled the air, giving the area a most relaxing feeling. For Prince Endymion of Earth, this was the one place he could come to escape the usually hectic life of a prince. This was a place he could come and no one would ever bother him, however, the young prince shared his sanctuary with the one closest to his heart, the great warrior of Eros. After one of the many wars in Eros, a distant planet in the Neird Solar System, the young prince invited the young warrior of Eros to stay with him in the Earth Kingdom, she happily accepted his offer. Today, Prince Endymion could be found sitting on the ledge of the large fountain sanctioned in the middle of the rose gardens, reading one of his favorite books. For the first time since the warrior's arrival, the prince was alone. The gentle wind blew, slightly messing his jet-black hair. From the distant corner of the garden, Rayne, the warrior of Eros, and keeper of his heart stood, watching over her true love. It had been nearly a year since she moved to the Earth with the prince and his younger sister Trinity, who was also a Neird Warrior. Sadly, her time on Earth would shortly be over, her plans of spending her seventeenth birthday with the prince were destroyed. A war in the Neird Solar System was beginning to get out of control and needed assistance. The next day, just three days before her birthday, Rayne and Trinity would return to Neird to fight in what they hoped would be a quick war and they could return to Earth. Rayne had not yet informed the young prince of the news that had been delivered to her she knew however, it would break his heart.
Rayne let out a gentle, heart filled sigh and looked up towards the brilliant shine from the sun and smiled. It would be sometime before she was able to look at the sun from Earth, and it would be a sight she was sure going to miss. The young warrior lowered her head and looked towards Prince Endymion or Darien as she knew him as and smiled. How she loved him. The two met many years back when Rayne was only four years old during a conference between the Earth Kingdom's royal family and her mother, Queen Serenity of the Moon Kingdom and ever since then Rayne had been close friends with the prince and princess of Earth, despite the heated hatred between the two planets. It had only been brought out into the open about two years ago, when Rayne was fifteen, just how the two felt for each other. She could remember the day vividly in her mind, Prince Darien and Princess Trinity were visiting Rayne in Eros during a conference when Prince Darien and Rayne, the princess of Eros, went for a walk down the shores of the lone ocean.
-Flashback-
"Rayne," Prince Darien whispered softly, grabbing onto the young girls arm, "there is something I need to tell you."
Rayne paused and looked at the young prince, heavy confusion in her eyes. She gave him a comforting smile before she fully turned and faced the slightly older prince before her. "Darien, what's wrong? You seem…"
"Nervous?" Darien asked, finishing Rayne's sentence for her. "I am nervous, although, I am not really sure why."
"Darien, you have been my best friend for the past eleven years or so," said Rayne with a rather large smile on her face, trying to comfort her obviously distressed friend. "I do not think there is a single thing you could say that would surprise or shock me."
"I love you, Rayne," Darien blurted out, catching Rayne completely off guard. Her smile faded instantly and she looked at Darien in complete disbelief. Darien's heart nearly shattered at Rayne's response. Darien grabbed her hands and looked deeply into her crystal blue eyes; he could see the confusion building within them. "I have loved you ever since I could remember Rayne and as much as I try to fight the fact, I just can't."
"Then don't." Rayne pushed Darien's hands away from her, grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss.
The two remained locked together for what seemed like eternity but in reality it was merely a few minutes or so. Darien broke this kiss and gazed deeply into Rayne's eyes and swiftly brushed a strand of her platinum locks from her face. The prince leaned in and kissed the younger princess once more.
"I love you, Darien."
"I love you too, my dearest princess."
-End of Flashback-
Rayne smiled softly and emerged from the shadows of the large cherry tree and walked slowly down the glass walkways of the rose garden, unnoticed by the prince to the front of the fountain. She stood there momentarily before caressing his face with a silk smooth hand. Darien looked up and smiled lovingly at his dear princess, put the silk bookmark in its proper place, closed the book and stood. Her wrapped his strong, gentle arms around Rayne and pulled her close to him. He loved feeling Rayne close to him; it gave him a sense of security. A feeling he doesn't get to experience often on the Earth Kingdom. He kissed the top of her head and playfully tugged on her ponytail, causing Rayne to push away from the prince laughing.
"Some things never change, do they Prince Endymion?" Rayne asked in her most formal of voices.
"No, I do not believe they do, Princess Rayne of Eros," Darien replied, pulling the young warrior close to him again. "much like how my love for you will never change."
Rayne smiled and leaned up for a kiss, Darien was happy to oblige. Rayne's smile quickly faded, "Darien, we must talk. I am afraid I have some bad news."
Darien pulled away from Rayne, concern written in his handsome face, "Is that what my parents wished to speak to you for? There's another war in Neird isn't there?"
Rayne nodded, "I am afraid so. Your parent's said they did not know all that much about the specific details but they did know that some evil force is attempting to take over the solar system of Neird."
"Trinity, is she going as well?" Darien asked, sitting back on the fountain and pulled Rayne down onto his lap
"She over heard the conversation between your parents and I and she demanded she go along with me," Rayne replied sadly, "I had no intentions on telling her Darien, I would hate for something to happen to her and the only way to guarantee that will not happen is if she stays here but she refuses. She is a very stubborn young woman, much like her older brother."
Darien smiled sadly, not only would he be loosing his love, but also his sister. The two most important women in his life would be gone, hopefully only for a short time. "When must you two leave?"
"Tomorrow at the break of dawn, your parents believed it would be the safest time."
"Well it would be. You could transport to Neird virtually unnoticed by the enemy," Darien responded, his voice was heavy. "Rayne, I want to give you something, since I won't be able to on your birthday." Rayne looked at Darien and grinned suspiciously. She stood up and fixed the white gown she was borrowing from Trinity while Trinity wore one of Rayne's emerald green gowns. Darien reached into an inner pocket of his armored suit and pulled out a small velvet navy blue box and got down on one knee. Rayne's eyes began to fill with tears of joy. Darien grabbed her right hand and gazed into her eyes, they sparkled as he spoke. "I love you Rayne, I always have and you know I always will. You will forever hold my heart and I would do anything to insure I could be with you forever. I want to be able to wake up each and every morning and look beside me and see the woman I love sound asleep beside me. You saw the walls I had built around me and you didn't care, you tore them down and taught me everything I know about love. As you know I'm now nineteen years old and my parents are expecting me to carry on my family name. I don't want to wait any longer Rayne, I know without a doubt in my mind that you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Rayne, Warrior and Princess of Eros and the Moon, will you marry me?"
Tears were now streaming down Rayne's cheek like tiny faucets. She watched as Darien placed the beautiful 24k gold band, with an enchanting green diamond and the symbol of the Earth on one side and the combined symbol of the Moon and Eros on the other and nodded her head. "Yes, Endymion, Prince of the Earth, I'll marry you."
Darien kissed Rayne's left hand and stood up, gathering his new fiancé in his arms. The two stood embraced for a few moments before emerging into a passionate kiss. The kiss continued to grow more and more passionate as time continued on. Darien pulled the kiss apart and looked into Rayne's eyes with a stern, passionate stare. The two remained like this for some time before Darien bent down, swiftly gathered her in his arms and carried her into the palace, sneaking in the occasional kiss or two. One of the young princes' good friends watched as the two hurried down the chamber corridors towards Prince Darien's chambers and could not help but laugh softly to himself. It was no secret that the Prince and Warrior Princess were hopelessly in love with one another, so he just simply shook his head and continued on with his business. The two approached two large complex designed doors and Darien fumbled to get them open. Once opened, they exposed a large elegantly decorated room with openings to various private rooms. In the center of the main room laid a large red silk canopy smile bed with two elegant navy blue sheets with the symbol of the Earth etched out in gold embroidery. Darien carried Rayne over to the bed and pushed aside the silk fabrics and gently laid his love down on the bed and climbed beside her on the bed and gazed ever so lovingly into her eyes. At this moment, everything else just faded away and all that remained in the world was the two of them. Darien slowly reached down and removed the hair that had found its way onto Rayne's face and gently kissed her cheek and her neck. Rayne gathered Darien's face in her hands and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Darien gladly returned the favor but soon ventured away from her lips and began to travel down her neck ending just at the neckline of her gown. He trailed his lips back up her neck and kissed her lips once more before pulling away.
"I love you, Rayne."
"I love you too, Darien."
-Next Morning-
The world was still dark outside of the large windows in the prince's chambers, however, not all the bodies in the room were sleeping. Rayne now stood by these windows, no longer dressed in the elegant gown she was wearing the day before but now, she was dressed in the sleek leather uniform of the Nerid Warriors. Her hair was pulled back into a pony tail with just a few strands falling around her face; on her forehead she wore the traditional head dress of a warrior princess. Her long knee high leather boots and the markings on her chest and shoulder protectors and arm bands were a symbol of her royal status in Nerid, the rest of her uniform was the same as any other of the warriors. A Xena-style outfit of all leather and while most had a weapon attached around the waist, Rayne held hers in her right hand. A long staff with the symbol of Eros on the top, supporting a tiny garnet gem. Rayne watched as the sun began to show itself in the horizon and she knew her time had come. She slowly began to open the window when she came to a sudden stop. She turned around and looked at Darien, her fiancé, the Prince of the Earth and smiled sadly. This would be the last time she would see him for a long while and it etched a deep pain into her heart. She slowly walked over to the side of the bed, bent down and gently brushed his lips with hers. She looked at him one last time before she turned around to leave. Once again, she came to a stop, this time it was thanks to a firm grip on her arm. She spun around only to come face to face with a naked Darien. The two of them looked at one another for a moment before embracing into what could be the last hug they share.
"Promise me you will return to me, Rayne," Darien whispered into her hair as tears began to form in his sapphire eyes, "promise you will return and then we can marry and never again be separated."
"I promise, my love," replied Rayne as she gazed lovingly at her lovers body. Memories of the night of passion and love played in her mind; she gave Darien everything of hers that night, her heart, her soul, her sworn promise. "This war, it shouldn't take too long. I hope to be out of there within two weeks or so. Less, if it is possible."
Darien nodded, "If I feel you are in any danger, Rayne, count that I will be there to help you. Do not tell me not too, Rayne, you know I will no matter what you say."
"Alright Darien, my love, I must go now. My people are waiting for me." Rayne said before pulling Darien close for one more kiss. She pulled away, raised her staff and in a matter of seconds, she was gone.
-Three Days Later-
"Rayne!" Cascata, Warrior Princess of Nero shouted out, running to the side of her injured friend.
Rayne laid there, dead. No pulse, no moment, no life. Cascata tried desperately to wake her dear friend but nothing would work. Cascata could hear distant voices in the background; however, she couldn't make out who the voices belonged to or who they were coming from. Everything around her went blurry. She glanced up when she heard the voice of a male running towards them; it was Prince Endymion of Earth.
"Rayne!" Darien shouted, running over to Rayne and Cascata. "Cascata, you found her!" Darien noticed the distraught look on the Warriors face and the bluish color in Rayne's skin and tears began to welt in his eyes. He bent down and lifted his true love into his arms. Her body was cold like ice; all life had been taken from it. Darien ran his hand down her cheek and began to sob. "Rayne, no, you can't… you promised me you wouldn't leave me! Rayne! Don't do this to me! I love you, please Rayne, come back to me. I need you." Darien leaned his head against Rayne's chest and fell apart. The world around him collapsed, he was alone. The one woman he ever loved, his soul mate was dead, taken by her own father, Dimmution, who had turned on his Kingdom and joined the fight along side Queen Beryl. "I lost her, this is my fault. I promised her I would be here! I failed her! It's my fault she's dead! RAYNE!"
-Six Weeks Later-
The war for Nerid was over, Nerid had managed to keep the negaverse and Queen Beryl from destroying their homes, and however, many lives were lost in the process. One of which belonged to the leader of the Nerid Warrior Princesses, Rayne. Since her death, sorrow has spread across the solar system, the Moon and the Earth. After the war, the remainder of the Warrior Princesses spent their time in mourning, as did the prince of Earth. Shortly after the war, Rayne's father, Dimmution unleashed an attack unlike anything ever seen before on Eros, determined to take over the planet and eventually, the entire solar system. Dimmution almost had the planet destroyed when a miracle happened.
"Dark Magick Illusion!" a voice shouted from the shadows, sending a deadly blow at Dimmution.
With the force fields around the warriors destroyed, they put there powers together and destroyed their former king. After Dimmution was confirmed dead, the Warriors began there search for their savor, and they came face to face with the one person they had least suspected.
"Rayne!" Trinity shouted, running straight into the arms of her best friend, "I don't understand this, you were dead."
Rayne shook her head, "No, I wasn't, that body you saw was a trap set out by Queen Beryl to make you believe I was dead. I was kidnapped by my father and brought to the Negaverse."
"Are you OK?" Harmony, Warrior of Amazian asked, "They didn't hurt you or anything?"
Rayne shook her head, "No. I am fine. I would however, like to take a trip to Earth, if you don't mind."
The girls shook there heads and smiled. They didn't care, there leader was alive and they knew the Prince would be pleased to hear this news. "I wouldn't mind seeing my brother anyways. I'll go with you. Girls?"
They shook their heads. "It's OK; we'll stay here in case anything else goes wrong. Have fun, Rayne, and try to be good, alright?"
Rayne laughed and shook her head. "I'll try Harm. We'll be seeing you girls."
-Earth Kingdom-
Everything was how they remembered it before, beautiful and full of life. The two had teleported to a spot not known by many, a secure location just off of the castle grounds in the middle of a beautiful, mystical forest. The two girls walked through it, admiring its beauty as they did so. They walked in silence; beauty such as the forest always seemed damaged with any sounds other then the ones it produces naturally. The two girls could see a large building just inside there visual range and smiles crossed both of their faces. Rayne glanced over at Trinity and they both nodded. The two girls broke out of the forest in a full run, laughing as they went along. Trinity, who was a good distance a head of Rayne, who, like always, was taking her sweet time, came to a sudden halt and her face became flat and emotionless. Rayne noticed and swiftly ran to her best friend's side.
"Trinity, what's wrong?" Rayne asked, not noticing what was bothering Trinity.
Trinity didn't say a word, she simply pointed in the direction of the rose garden. Rayne quickly turned her head and nearly fainted with what she saw. Sitting on the fountain, where Darien had proposed to her just a little over six weeks ago was Darien but he wasn't alone. Sitting on his lap, admiring her new engagement ring was none other then Rayne's half sister, Princess Serena. Rayne became frozen with emotions. At the same time, pain, hate, fury, anger, jealousy and heartbreak came crashing down on her. The man she had given everything too had forgotten about her and was now engaged to her sister! Rayne snapped back into reality and began to head towards the new, young couple when a light surrounded them and teleported them off Earth.
-Moon Kingdom-
The light around the girls faded and it became clear to them where they were, The Queen's Chambers on the Moon. Rayne's eyes widened in disbelief, this was the one place she never believed she would ever return too. Not after being turned away by her own people, despite the wishes of her mother. Rayne took a quick glance around the room, it was empty of any one else besides Trinity. However, that quickly changed. Another light formed beside them, inside were the remainder of the Neird Warrior Princesses. The five girls looked at each other, all very confused. However, before anyone had the chance to say anything, Queen Serenity appeared with a smile on her face.
"Welcome Warriors of Neird," Queen Serenity said sweetly, standing before the five young women. "you girls have been brought here because the Moon Kingdom will be attacked in the near future by the Negaverse and we need all the power we can get. I would appreciate if you girls would help us in this fight, especially you Rayne, despite circumstances that have arisen. You are all strong Warriors and I have selected you to be my own personal Warriors, the highest of any positions. Each of you will receive a power stick, each containing new powers, powers unlike anything you could imagine now. What do you say girls? Can we of the Moon depend on you?"
"You can depend on us, Queen Serenity," Rayne replied, "I have nothing to loose now, I have already lost everything, looks like we're Sailor Scouts from now on ladies."
-Earth Kingdom-
"What the?" Darien asked himself, looking towards the area he had seen the two figures just seconds before.
Serena looked at Darien, confusion in her eyes. She walked over to him and rested her head against his chest and took his hand in hers. "What's wrong, my love?"
"Nothing," Darien responded softly, "I was just seeing things. It's nothing Serene."
"You thought you seen Rayne again, didn't you?" Serena asked cautiously, knowing it was a very touchy subject.
Darien quickly pulled away from Serena and looked at her in complete amazement. "What makes you think that Serena?"
"Darien," Serena sighed heavily, "I know you still love her, Darien, I know that and I understand. She was taken from you in such a horrible way and I couldn't imagine what if must have felt like. You still blame yourself for her death Darien, and as long as you do, you're going to feel like you're being haunted by her. She's dead, Darien, and nothing is ever going to bring her back. You have got to try to realize that it isn't your fault she's dead, Darien, and move on with your life."
Darien sighed heavily, as much as he didn't want to admit it, she was right. "You're right, Serene. I just still think that if maybe I would have been there then she'd still be alive but what happened, happened. There's nothing I can do now. I have you know, a man couldn't ask for more."
Darien smiled and pulled Serena in to him for a long, deep, passionate kiss. Everything was going to be OK now, he had moved on. Rayne was gone and there was nothing anyone could do to bring her back.
