Chapter 4: Friends and allies
Six Sailor Scouts stood in front of Serena Tsukino in awe (even Neptune and Uranus, the rogue scouts had been called in to hear the story); Rini had been told to vacate and the cats watched her. Serena had told them everything that had just happened and about Rini's hand.
"That means you may never make up with Darien and have Rini or create Crystal Tokyo," Sailor Uranus voiced what the rest were afraid to be thinking.
You should have seen his face, you guys. When I touched that weird barrier I felt how much he hurt, all his pain and fear and mistrust and-"
"Serena, I'm sure this-"
"Mercury, you don't understand. He-Darien didn't even want to look at me or be near me." She was still shaking.
Mars piped in, "I can't believe Darien didn't believe you. I mean, you explained…well sort of."
"I don't think he could really hear me. It was like he'd gone blind and deaf, until I said to trust me; then he changed back to my Darien for one second. It was like he wanted to wake up, but couldn't.
"That's the key then! We have to get close enough to remind him that deep down he trusts you, and then you can explain properly," Sailor Mars.
Serena looked up at Raye gratefully. Raye was similar to Prince Diamond in that she had once loved Darien; only, Raye understood that they weren't meant to be, that that was Serena's destiny, and got over it. Serena loved her dearly for that strength. She herself used to have a cruch on Darien's best friend Andrew, but still helped to save his fiancée from the Negaverse and get them back together, despite her own feelings. And now that she knew true love, she couldn't imagine her life without him, and poor Rini might never be born. Everything she'd worked so hard for felt meaningless without a future with Darien. Her heart was broken.
"I have a better idea!" Mina shouted, startling Serena out of her daze. Everyone turned to hear her with pleading eyes. "Let's go pay a visit to Trista!"