Disclaimer: Don't own Sailor Moon

Sorry you have had to wait so long for this cliffhanger of what Darien is going to do for Serena's birthday, well it's finally here. YAY! I know you're so excited. Well here it is… Enjoy, and thank you for riding RoseyRose's Airlines, please keep all hands and feet inside the plane at all times… and we're off. Lol


Chapter 9: The Gift (AN: This is not the last chapter)

Darien went to various different stores trying to find the right 'gift' for Serena's birthday. He wanted the 'gift' to symbolize their love for each other.

"Sir may I help you" A tiny plump woman with gray hair said from behind the counter.

"Oh no thanks, I'm just looking"

"Are you picking this out for a special lady" She implied.

"Actually I am" He said still looking at the many options he had to choose from.

"Well describe her for me, maybe I can help" she said as she seemed to be engulfed now in the conversation.

"Well, she's got this flowing blonde hair, blue crystal eyes" Darien said as he smiled just thinking of her.

"What's her personality like?" She asked absorbing his words as her jewelry glittered in the dimness of the store as the tiny chandelier hanging from the wall made it stand out.

"She's carefree, lighthearted, kind, loving" He said trying to say all the things he loved about Serena.

"I think I have just the thing" The woman said gesturing she would be back in a flash. She went to the other side of the counter and pulled out what Darien thought to be amazing just from afar.

"What about this one" The woman said proudly as she held the item in her hand. Darien took it into his own hand and turned it in his hand. It shined and glimmered, just as Serena's eyes did every time he saw her.

The woman smiled behind the counter as Darien examined the item in his hand.

"What do you think about that one sir" She asked as she held her head up with her hands in a laced position with a smile on her face.

"It's perfect" Darien said, "I'll take it"

"Splendid, I'll wrap it up then for you" She said as she took the item and went to the back of the store. Darien in his excitement pulled out his cell phone to call Andrew up.

"Hello" A voice said on the other line while saying thank you to one of his co workers that had just given him his copies of the status of the company.

"Andrew"

"Oh hey Dare, what's up" Andrew said while putting the phone on his shoulder and leaning his head so that he could type on his computer.

"I did it" Darien said as an excited child.

"No way, when are you gonna' do it?" Andrew said with happiness in his voice for his best friend.

"Well I have to talk to Lita about where Serena's party is supposed to be held, but I'm sure we'll figure it out and that's when I'll do it" Darien said smiling internally.

"Well good luck man, give me an update about when it's supposed to be so I can buy a gift, even though it wont be as great as yours" He said as Darien laughed on the other line.

"Alright talk to you later man"

"Same here, bye" Andrew said before Darien clicked off the phone. The woman was still ringing him up at the register when he decided to call Lita.

"Hey buddy what's up" Lita said as she walked in her black high heels down a side walk in time square about to get her lunch.

"Nothin' much, hey have you figured out where we are going to have Serena's party at?" He asked placidly instead of excitement, he knew he had to contain himself.

"Yeah, I found this club we could hold it at down a few blocks from my place, it's amazing that I've never seen it before"

"Great, when can we host the party there?"

"Any day we want, I'm thinking that we should do it on the weekend after her birthday" Lita said as she found the restaurant she was looking for.

"Great then, book it for that weekend"

"Already ahead of you Dare" Lita said as she smiled at her organization.

"Thanks Lita, I'll talk to you later" He said as they both hung up their phones.

"Here you go sir" The woman said handing him the receipt.

Mean while across town, Serena, the upcoming actress, was scrubbing a toilet in a bathroom of a rich woman. The ammonia filled her nostrils and she made a face like she smelled a rotten egg. She sneezed as she stood up and flushed the toilet with the anti bacterial chemical in it. She took the mop and started to wipe down the already sparkling floors.

'This bathroom is bigger than my room' she thought as she took the mop out of the soapy water and onto the floor. After about a few minutes she took the bucket of soapy water and dumped it in the kitchen sink, while also waiting for the floor in the bathroom to dry. As she took out her Windex to wipe the mirror she saw herself in her reflection. She moved her blonde swoop bangs to the side out of her face as she pulled on the knot of her bandana which was holding most of her hair back. She wiped her forehead and continued to proceed with her cleaning.

"Just as she took out a paper towel her cell started to vibrate on the counter.

"Hello" She answered.

"Hey honey" Darien said holding a tiny bag in his hands walking out of the store.

"Oh hey, what's going on" She said as she took a break and sat on the chair in the bathroom.

"Oh nothing much, guess what" Darien asked her.

"What" she asked with a grin.

"We got a place to host your party" He said as Serena smiled.

"Darien I told you not to do anything" she said as she fixed her dirty apron.

"I know but I want to do this for you Sere, I love you" He said as she smiled wider.

"I love you too"

"Well I have to go but I'll be there later on to pick you up for work" He said.

"Alright, I'll see ya' later babe" she said as she hung up her cell phone. She laid back on the chair and closed her eyes, putting her phone to her chest and smiling with happiness. He was just too good to be true.

The next day Serena was out shopping with the girls and Rick.

"So you excited your party's next weekend" Rei said picking up a red blouse from the rack.

"Yeah, I hope this one's better then my last birthday party" She said remembering how boring her last birthday party had been.

"What happened"

"My mom and dad had their usual social event, and just said it was my birthday party, I wanted to just fall asleep out of boredom the whole time" she said chuckling.

"Oh honey if I had rich parents like that, I would have never left home" Rick commented.

"I would have" Mina said as she poked her head over the rack as her and Amy accidentally picked the same shirt. They laughed over it and continued to shop.

"Well I think I did the right thing, I mean if I hadn't left I wouldn't have met Darien" she said day dreaming about him.

"You two are really sweet together" Amy said.

"Yeah Sere, I'm sure he'll ask you to move in with him soon" Rick said with a grin.

"And not have a roommate any more" Lita said hugging Serena from behind her playfully as the two of them laughed.

"Oh he's got something up his sleeve I know it" said Lita as Serena smiled and day dreamed about what it was that he was trying to pull off for her birthday.

"Sere, this one's perfect" Mina exclaimed as she held up a pink dress from the rack. It was a halter and fluttered out at the bottom like a fairies dress in a fairytale story. Serena smiled as her eyes widened at the beautiful dress in front of her.

"Look it's just your size" Mina suggested holding it up against Serena's body. She was right it did fit Serena perfectly. Serena, on her new budget looked at the price tag. It read 50 dollars.

"I don't know Mina, it's awfully expensive" Serena said with a sour face. She wanted the dress so badly, yet her budget thought other wise, she still had rent to pay and couldn't afford a new dress.

"Don't worry about it Sere, we'll pay for it"

"What do you mean we!" Rick exclaimed as he imagined his new earned money fly out his pocket. Mina gave him a glare, the kind of glare that a teacher would give a student who was acting up. With Mina's demanding stare he shut his mouth as Serena looked back at the dress and then back at Mina and the rest of her friends that were watching her.

"Mina, you guys, you don't have to do that, I'll find something to wear for the party" Serena said with a smile going looking at the rack just to look.

"Oh don't worry Serena, I have to get you a birthday present anyways, consider this an early birthday/bri…" With that Mina put her hand to her mouth before anything else slid out of her mouth that would ruin everything.

"What was that?" Serena asked as Mina put her hand down quickly to reveal a smile with red cheeks full of embarrassment.

"Nothing, here, you go try this on and we'll look for some jewelry to go with it, a nice necklace uh" She said shooing Serena over to the dressing room.

"Okay" Serena said confused as she apprehensively turned around to start walking to the dressing room after watching Mina get redder than a child's red balloon.

"Damn Mina, you almost blurted it out" Rei said after Serena left, hitting her friend on the shoulder out of her stupidity.

"Sorry, it sort of slipped" Mina said apologetically.

"You can never keep a secret can you" Rei said as she went back to the rack.

"Anyways," Rei said with her anger fading, "You going to pay for that dress by yourself" Rei said with a smile. Mina smiled, hugged her friend and continued shopping until something glittery and pink caught her attention at the corner of the eye. All of them looked to see Serena standing in the dress.

"It looks amazing on you Serena" Amy said as Serena blushed and smiled.

"Thank you"

"I told you it would be perfect on you" Mina said proudly.

"Well go on and change so we can get some dinner" Lita said as Rick interrupted,

"Please can we go to a place with a burger, I'm craving one" The girls laughed as they agreed they were craving one too.

"Mina do you have the right saying on the cake?" Darien asked nervously as he made the final arrangements at the back of the club for Serena's birthday party a week later.

"Dare chill, I don't think I can mess up the saying, I've only heard it 100 times" she said with a smile as she saw him get more nervous. Darien smiled and continued to check on things. He tried to keep himself busy with things that needed to be done but it seemed like Rei, Mina, Lita, Rick, Damien, and Andrew had things under control.

"Hey Lita," Darien said still hands trembling with nervousness, "Amy said that they'll be here around 8 right"

"Yes, you know why don't you go ahead and wait in the back and try to get your nerves down, we'll make sure everything's fine out here, Okay" Lita said with a smile.

"Alright" He said with a deep breath as Lita kissed her long time friend on the cheek before he left.

About 2 hours later the crowd started to come in from all of their friends that they knew, and some of which Serena had met before, but most were complete strangers. The music started to go on, drinks were passed, and dancing was occurring, only leaving the guests to wait on the birthday girl.

A mile away, Serena and Amy were in the car on their way to the party. The girls had helped Serena get ready after preparing the club. She had her new pink dress on with her soft beige makeup that wasn't much but just enough, and her pink high heels that wrapped around her legs giving her a sultry look for the evening.

"You excited" Amy said as they screamed playfully and giggled like teenage girls.

"I can't wait, I've never had a party like this before" Serena said with her face glowing.

"It's gonna' be a blast" Amy said with a smile, searching for a parking spot in back of the club.

"Hey man she's here" Andrew said to Darien in the back lounge room as he put the gift back in his pocket. He took a deep breathe and walked to his friend that was giving him a comforting smile.

"Don't worry man, everything will go fine" Andrew said patting his friend on the back as Darien smiled and walked out the door to see Serena entering the club with Amy. His eyes glowed as he looked down from the balcony of the club at his girlfriend who was looking more stunning than ever. She looked around and smiled as the guest said in Unison "Happy Birthday". She shook people's hands and said hello, and as she looked around at the people, a raven haired man caught her eye on the balcony. She smiled at the man who she loved as he smiled back making his way down the black steps down stairs to where she was.

"Happy Birthday" He whispered in her ear softly as he took her into his arms. He nuzzled up against her nose and gave her a soft moist kiss on the lips. They both smiled as the guests started to blow their party favors making loud noises that made Serena laugh.

The lights in the club glittered and shined as Serena danced and chatted with friends and people who she had never met before. Everyone was friendly to her as she smiled with a glow on her face.

"Serena," Lita said taking her from her conversation with some of Mina's friends from work, "It's time to cut the cake"

"You got a cake" Serena said with a smile and astonishment, "You shouldn't have"

"I didn't, it was all Darien's idea" Lita said smiling taking Serena upstairs.

"Everyone, if you could please excuse the interruption", Mina said on the loud speaker in the club as everyone laughed at her announcement voice.

"We're cutting the cake now" She said while giggling.

Serena sat at the front of her table smiling as Rei and Amy came with a huge white iced cake. Serena's smile got bigger as everyone started to sing happy birthday.

"Close your eyes" Darien said as he put his hands over her eyes during the song. By the last word of the verse he let his hands go. Serena saw that it was brighter in the room and the faces peered down at her anxiously at her. She looked down at her cake and noticed that her candles weren't lit, but the saying on the cake made her skip a heartbeat.

Usually cakes read: Happy Birthday, or Happy Birthday with a name or number, or it just had a plain cake with lit candles, but this cake was different, it was special. Serena lifted her hands over her mouth as she gasped at was written on it.

'Serena, Will You Marry Me' it read as a diamond ring stood in the icing.

"Oh my god" Serena said as her heart started to beat.

"Serena," Darien said nervously but didn't show it as he took the ring out of the cake and into his hand, kneeling on the floor at Serena's side, "I know we've known each other for almost a year, but in that time I've fallen in love with you" He began to say as the room stayed silent.

"Every time you walk into a room you light it up, and I can't imagine living my life without waking up with you next to me. I'm not a rich guy, but I'll make sure you're taken care of and that you'll never have to worry. I want to be the one to make you happy, and if you'll take me, I know that you'll make me a happy man" Serena started to tear up and a tiny drop of water fell from her eye down her cheek. She laughed at her emotion as Darien wiped her tear away, awaiting her answer.

"Serena, will you marry me"

"Yes, yes!" She said still tearing up as he slipped the ring on her finger and kissed each other, followed by a hug. Everyone in the building clapped and some started to tear up as they watched the happy couple. The music started to play again and the room grew dark again as people came up to congratulate them. Serena was still whipping away her tears as Darien's butterflies flew away. He held her hand as he brought her in close to him.

"I love you" He said taking her so close they weren't even an inch apart.

"I love you too Darien, with all my heart"


Well, The End…. No I'm just kidding. If you thought that was the end, wow are you in for a surprise, it's only the beginning folks, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. Hehe. Please keep reading there's still more to come. Thanks for the reviews, tell me what ya' thought about this chapter, appreciate it. Thank you again. –RoseyRose