Hey guess, this is Sweet-Usagi-16 back with chapter 9. Now, before you all kill me, I'm accepting flames ONLY for this chapter okay? Secondly, PLEASE FORGIVE! Begged for forgiveness PLEASE! I….. well, to tell you the truth, I stopped because I was slowly forgetting about this story & I know it's not an excuse but It's the truth. Like I said before, I'm excepting flames for only this chapter okay? Okay.
On with the story……………
That night, Serena turned the lamp off and fell asleep, dreaming wild dreams from the top of her magical imagination. The stars shot out from no where as it lighted the dark night sky. A cool breeze broke in and softly whirled around Serena.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared as it flew into Serena's bedroom.
Meanwhile, outside, Darien was throwing rocks into the lake as he yawned. "Why can't I just fall asleep like the way Serena does?" he muttered to himself as he sat awake.
A thought of Serena made Darien look up to her bedroom balcony and saw that the doors were open and a shadow crept it. No... It couldn't have been a shadow. It was too dark to tell... or COULD it?
Darien didn't take any chances as he raced into the palace to wake the girls. ...
Back inside Serena's room, the dark shadow placed his hand on Serena's forehead.
"I see. Well my princess... now, you will be mine." Serena's eyes slowly fluttered open to see a familiar dark face that she could not recognize but then saw the scar on his face. Her eyes grew wide as she saw that somehow, King Soul had gotten into her room. She screamed but before she could, King Soul swiftly covered her mouth and drowned out the sound.
"You'll be mine, Princess Serenity! We shall rule the Universe!"
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, BUDDY!" cried out a voice.
Both Serena and King Soul's head turned towards the voice. ...
"And who might you be?" King Soul asked.
"I am Sailor Jupiter!" said the small, young girl. From behind, there were more voices.
"I'm Sailor Mars!"
"Sailor Mercury!"
"Sailor Venus!"
"And I'm Darien... but YOU, sir, may call me Prince Endymion." Said the last and final voice. King Soul laughed heartily as he watched the "pathetic" group standing before him.
"And what will you do? Cry for your mommy?" he said sarcastically.
"No we wouldn't. We're challenging you, King Soul." Said Sailor Jupiter as she made her hand ball up into a fist.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" Sailor Venus cried out. The surprising burst of energy and light blinded King Soul a little and Serena squinted her eyes.
"Let go of her!" Darien demanded but of course, King Soul refused. Immediately, Darien pulled out his sword and swiftly made a cut on King Soul's arm. Serena screamed with fright, although her voice was still muffled. King Soul growled as he pushed Serena aside roughly and her head hit against a wall. Serena fell unconscious.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Mercury cried out, filling the room with fog.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!" The weapon hurled towards King Soul but he quickly dodged the attack. He growled angrily as he shot a fireball at them. The group was thrown to a wall but it did not stop them.
"MARS FIRE IGNITE!" Sailor Mars said confidently as swirls of fire knocked King Soul down.
King Soul got up and flew out the window, knowing that fighting in a small, fogged up, cramped room will be almost impossible for him.
"I will return!" his voice called out. Darien's soft but sturdy voice broke the short moment of silence,
"And we WILL be prepared..."
(The next day,)
In no time at all, Serena was well again and returned to her training. She barely remembered anything that happened that night, for when she hit her head against the wall, she lost that memory.
Queen Serenity was pleased to hear that her plan had worked out well... so far. She knew that with Darien and the Sailor Scouts around, there is nothing to fear.
It wasn't long before Serena's ninth birthday came. The party that year would be simpler than her last, for she was only interested in spending time with her friends.
Artemis, who had still kept silent about what he heard, watched Serena's actions carefully. Yes, he agreed that she likes him more than she does Darien. How could he have been so blind? But it was no matter, for fate was taking its own course.
Darien had brought his "Tuxedo Mask" costume, for he knew King Soul would return that night. He had a strong feeling inside him that King Soul was not very easy to defeat.
He was up in his room, walking back and forth until his computer made a small ringing sound. He walked over to it to see that the four generals (who couldn't attend the party this time) had invited Darien into their chat room on the Internet. The screen read this:
DARIEN has entered the room.
Nephelite: Yo Dar! Wussup? How's the party?
Darien: Nothing' goin' on as usual. I'm beyond bored... and the party hasn't started yet.
Nephelite: Oh
Jadeite: I'm sorry to hear that you're bored, Dar. But... it's boring here so... -.-
Darien: Well then... I'm glad to know that I'm not missing anything.
Malachite: So... what were you doing? It took you about 5 minutes to respond to our call.
Darien: Watchin' out for King Soul.
Jadeite: That OLDgeezer is still after Princess Serenity?
Darien: Well no duh! He's more stubborn than you are Jed.
Jadeite: Ha ha ha. That was so funny I forgot to laugh. -.- ...
Nephelite: Chill, you guys. This is an important matter!
Malachite: Neph is right. We still have that curse to think about.
Darien: Nah. That stupid curse. I'm not worried about it. I KNOW Nicholas loves thatOdango a lot... and I'm pretty sure Serena does too.
Nephelite: I wouldn't be too sure, Darien 'O' Pal. I know Nick loves her... with all his heart, too. But I'm not too sure about Serena here. She doesn't seem to like him back.
Darien: Oh really?
Jadeite: I agree with Nephelite. I think... she likes...
Jadeite: ...
Jadeite: ...
Malachite: GET ON WITH IT ALREADY, JED! GOD!
Jadeite: I think she likes...
Jadeite: ...
Nephelite: Oh boy... here he goes again... -.-;
Jadeite: I was just joking. I think she likes Darien.
Darien: WHAT THE HELL!
Malachite: Why do you say that, Jed? ...
Nephelite: I agree with Jed. I think she has a crush on him and she's (doing a poor job of) hiding that secret. It shows.
Darien: You guys are all so funny. (I said that sarcastically). What makes you think she likes me?
Jadeite: "Oh I just LOVE roses!" (I said that sarcastically too)
Darien: VERY funny (Bakas). She's not the only one who loves roses... so what's the deal?
Malachite: Jed as a point.the only one that gives her roses... next to the "mysterious Tuxedo Mask."
Nephelite: And the way she spends time with you... rather than with Nick... it just REALLY shows.
Darien: -.-
Darien: Whatever, you guys. You'll just have to erase that thought out of your mind.
Meanwhile, after opening up the presents, Serena happily chatted with her friends about the future upcoming events. There is a competition each month that is held every year at an inner planet, called the "Junior/Teen's Silver TS (Talent/Skills) Competition." Their first competition will be held at Venus.
"So... what's the competition about?" Lita asked as she looked at Mina.
"I'm not positively sure. I have a strong feeling it'll have to do with love... again." Mina replied with a sweat drop and the girls made a disgusted face.
"What do we know about love?" They exclaimed. Lita grinned and they all knew what was in her mind.
"Except for you, Lita. You've got Nephelite."
"I know." She grinned again. ..
"But I still can't wait for our first Silver TS competition! Now that we're all nine, we're old enough to enter! I heard Nicholas won 1st place at the sword fight or whatever in Earth." Said Lita.
"It figures." Serena muttered. "Nicholas is perfect... and everyone on Earth is very well trained and intelligent." She sighed and the rest of the girls cocked their head in confusion. Then Raye muttered softly, "You don't like Nick, do you?" Serena sighed as she nodded.
"Sure he's nice and I love to have his presence around... but he's getting so dull! I only want him as a friend... nothing more. I can't bear the thought of marrying that boring Nicholas and live forever in boredom and bore." She said awkwardly. They were silent for a while.
"I suppose it'll work out. Just wait until you're 14, THEN you'll be able to disagree."
And do you like anyone else at the moment?" Amy asked with a raised brow. Serena wanted toopened her mouth to say, "DARIEN!" but she kept it shut, knowing that it'll only come out drastic.
"No. There is no one that I love. For heaven's sakes! I'm only 9!" she exclaimed and the rest let out a nervous laughter.
Then all of a sudden, the lights in the ballroom went out as the candles were soon blown off by the wind. Someone screamed in surprise as the doors flung open.
"He's back..." Serena gasped softly. ...
I thought I'll leave it there you guys just so it can be a cliffy ya know? Well it's 10:02 & I gotta go to bed cuz I got school. I will update tomorrow for sure I promice! Untill next time!
Oh yeah, Just to update on the news, I was going to make my very FIRST CCS (Card Captore Sakura) Fanfic. When you reveiw me, Please give me some IDEAS... OKAY?I really hope that you reveiw. OH, AND like I said up top, Flames are KNOW excepted only for this chpter okay? Untill next time!
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