Shattered Hope

Chapter 10- Caged Angel

A.N: well as promised here is chapter 10 I'd like to thank:

/Krystal Jade/

/Mere Bear/

/SkyRaven/- what could he do to Serena? Besides drugging her?

/Sugar Spice Girl/

/Chibi J/- your review made me laugh for like 20 minutes...I very much enjoyed your little talks to the characters

/Hot Cutie/- There may perhaps be a sequel it depends if enough people want one.

And special super thanks to Tramie! She was super good and edited this chapter for all of you to read and she reviewed and it was good. So thank you tramie ^_^ and keep up the good work Maki-chan

Previously in shattered hope:

"So what, you can be with you stupid boyfriend Darien?" He became angrier at the mention of Darien. "Well that's not going to happen, because you are mine Serena and that's just something you'll have to learn."

She noticed that he had another syringe in his hand. He flicked the tip of it with his finger to test it and a little bit of the serum came out from the top. She tried to struggle but it didn't help much. "If you don't struggle it won't hurt as much." He injected it into her arm directly into her vein. "Have a nice sleep Serena."

She tried to stay awake but she couldn't her body was shutting down. Her eyelids became heavy and she fell into the abyss.

And now on with the show...

AN: this is by far the weirdest way I have ever written a chapter. I started writing the ending as my beginning and I didn't really like having it there so I decided that it would be later in my chapter. Then I started writing the real beginning that had originally been my middle. So then I started writing my ending as my middle. Confused yet? I know I am but don't worry cause it all makes perfect sense.

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The soft grass flowed beautifully in the wind. The sun shone down on her, its rays warming her cheeks. She wore a plain white dress, nothing to fancy, just simple yet elegant. She ran her fingers through the silky grass. It was a nice day today. She was on a break from her studies. She hated them, they were so annoying. Her mother had insisted that she needed to learn all of this so she could be a proper lady and that when she took over as Queen she would know how to act. She smiled; no one knew of this place. This was where she could really be alone and have time to think.

He would be coming soon. Darien would be coming. She had missed him these past few weeks. It had only been a little time since he last saw her but it felt like an eternity. The wind stopped and a cold chill ran down her spine, giving her a very eerie feeling. She rubbed her arms, trying to put some warmth back into them. It was very cold and the sky was turning black. She didn't like the feeling she had. Not one bit.

Deciding that she no longer wanted to stay outside she pulled herself off the grass. /I wonder if a storm is coming in?/ She made her way back to the palace. It wasn't a long walk, only 10 minutes or so. She could have sworn that someone was following her. She picked up her speed. She made it through the front silver white doors and headed in the direction of her mother's chambers.

"Excuse me miss, I was wondering if you could help me?" On her way a young man stopped her. He was average height and had sandy brown hair.

"Sure," she smiled. For some reason she had a bad feeling about him.

"I was wondering where I could find Keahi, I was supposed to meet with her this afternoon." He was confused. He had no idea where anything was in the palace, "I'm afraid that I am lost."

"If you just go back to the main hall and go to your right, her quarters are the second door to the left. You should find her there."

"Thank you very much madam," he smiled and asked, "What's your name?"

"Serena, and yours?"

"My name is..." Serena felt water splash over her face, lifting her from her dream like state. "Wake up my sleeping beauty." Yukio hummed.

Serena coughed. Some of the water had got into her mouth, causing her to choke. She watched as Yukio placed the bucket on the floor beside him. She was still a little bit dazed from the drugs he gave her. "How... how long have I been asleep?"

He smiled, pulled up a stool before her and sat on it, "Only a couple of hours, my love." He stroked the side of her cheek causing her to cringe. "I have been waiting for you to wake so you could eat, I don't want you to go hungry." He had already placed a tray on the small table at the other side of the room. "Would you like to eat?"

She didn't reply. She didn't want to eat his food. She didn't know if it was drugged or what he would put in it. She watched as he fetched the tray from the table and brought it to her. "Are you going to untie me so I can eat?" She asked hopefully, thinking that he may be stupid enough to undo her bonds.

He chuckled, "Now why would I do that Serena? So you could run away? What kind of fool do you take me for?" He grabbed the sandwich that he made for her. "You will like it, I promise."

She didn't budge when he moved the ham on whole-wheat sandwich near her. She kept her mouth closed and her jaw clenched. He tried to get her to open her mouth.

"Come on Serena, just open up. Take a little bite, you'll see that it's not so bad." She still wouldn't budge. This only made him angry. "Eat it Serena," he demanded. He took the food and shoved it against her lips cramming as much as he could into her mouth. It caused her to choke and she spit out her food on him. He wiped it off with distaste. "You should have just eaten it. Now you will go hungry and while I'm gone maybe you'll learn some manners." He grabbed the tray and exited the only door leading into and leaving the room.

She heard the door lock as he turned the key. Even if she could get out of the ropes, there was no way she could get out of the room without him finding out. Now that she was alone she had a better chance to inspect the room before her. The walls where a dark grey and the floor was cement. In the corner of the room was a small black camera. He was watching her. It seemed like this whole thing had been planned, that he thought and organized a plan to kidnap her. She struggled in her bonds. She winced in pain from the ropes. They had caused chafing and it had torn her flesh. She couldn't move much or it would sting.

/I hope that Sammy and mom are okay. I don't know what I would do if something happened to them./ This was all her fault, if she hadn't talked to Yukio that day at the mall and agreed to got out with him none of this would have happened. Her mind kept on drifting back to her mother and brother. "Yukio! Yukio I want to talk to you!" She sat there waiting for him to return. When he didn't come, she came to two conclusions: either he had actually left wherever this place was or he didn't have this room bugged for sound.

She sat there knowing that she had no way of escape, no way to escape this prison that Yukio had trapped her in. All that she could think about was Darien. Was he okay? Did Yukio get to him? Was he all right? "Darien..." She called out.

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Lita slumped down next to Mina on the floor. It was around 4 a.m. in the morning. Since they had heard that Serena had been taken they had been out in search of her. They had tried looking for her but they came out short. They wouldn't lose hope though; she was their leader and their friend. She didn't deserve to have this happen to her. "Did you guys find anything?" Lita asked when Rei and Ami returned back to the temple along with Luna and Artemis.

"No," Rei replied and plopped down. "We came up with nothing." She couldn't believe that Serena was gone. Taken from her own house, a place where you should feel safe.

"I am going to try to get into the school records and find out where Yukio lives." Ami said. Maybe they could get some kind of lead if they started looking there.

"You can do that?" Lita asked. She was pretty sure that that kind of information would not be available to students.

"Well if I hack into the school's main frame, then yes, I can do that."

"Isn't that illegal?" Mina questioned. She didn't want for them to have a run in with the law. Even if they did go to Yukio's house, they would be breaking the rules.

"Yes, but we need to find Serena," Rei said. Serena was her best friend, even though it didn't seem like it at times.

"I should be done in a couple of hours. You guys should get some rest. I'll tell you if I find anything."

They all found a place to sleep and Ami situated herself on a futon and started typing on her computer.

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Darien didn't remember when he arrived at the bar but he did remember the reason why. Serena. He had let her be taken away. Kami only knew where she was with Yukio or what he could be doing to her. He didn't want to go there. He didn't want to think of the worst. If Yukio had laid a finger on her in that way he would never forgive himself.

He looked at the bottom of his glass. Empty, like what he felt like right now; so empty. "Fill 'er up," Darien told the bartender.

The bartender looked at Darien, his expression telling him that he wasn't allowed to have another.

Darien felt his anger rising. He didn't have to deal with this incompetence. He was about to punch the bartender in the face when he heard something. Someone was calling him, their voice angelic in every way. There was only one person Darien knew who could talk like that. /Princess./ His mind was in a jumble. Then another thought came to his head. The voice also sounded like... /No, it couldn't be Serena./

He figured he was going out of his mind, or was it playing tricks on him? It was like the other night when he woke up because she was calling out to him. She was asking him to come to her. To be helping her... To save her... To be with her. He didn't understand. His brain was just one big jumble and the alcohol he had wasn't helping.

"Hey buddy, I think you've had enough," the bartender brought him out of his little daze.

Darien had to disagree with him; he could never consume enough alcohol to drown his sorrows. No matter, Darien pulled out his wallet and paid the guy the amount due. He slid off the stool. He wasn't as drunk as some of the other people sitting around him. He had watched as others had gone to leave, perhaps in the suit of looking for more drinks. Falling off their stools in a drunken manner, slurred speech as they asked for a taxi.

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Quiet music played in the background. It sounded like old records scratching on the player's needle. Besides that the room was quiet, the usual creeks that houses produced could be heard. Someone was sitting in a twin bed. The sheets wrapped up around them to their chin to prevent catching a chill from the cracked window nearby. "How are you today mother?" Yukio entered the room careful to not make too much noise. He set down the tray on the bedside table.

He noticed that she wasn't in the most comfortable position so he helped her to sit properly. "Now isn't that better." He looked at the lifeless body and smiled, "I thought you might say that."

"Funny you should ask about my day," he settled himself down next to her on the bed. He rested his head on her breathless chest. "Remember that girl that I told you about? Yeah Serena," he spoke as if the dead woman was responding to him. "Oh mother, you will just love meeting her. Now, she hasn't really warmed up to me yet, but pretty soon she will accept our relationship."

He smiled a toothy smile. He picked up the dead woman with both arms and pulled her off the bed. Her feet were hovering above the wooden floor. The pale night gown matched the milky colour of her skin. He swayed both their bodies back and forth to the gentile beat coming from the music. He started laughing. Laughing like he was having the time of his life. The woman's face was blank, her mouth agape, and her eyes so wide like they were bulging out of their sockets. She couldn't be having the time of her life if she was dead, now could she?

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Serena groaned. She didn't want to admit it but she was hungry. She hasn't eaten since god knows when. She didn't really know how long she had been here. It seemed like days maybe even months. Were there people still looking for her? What about the scouts, were they in search of her too? She didn't know. All she knew is that she needed to eat. Her stomach grumbled, reminding her that she was hungry. /How could I be hungry at a time like this?/ She asked herself.

The food that Yukio had prepared for her was not too far to her right. If she could just bend her head down far enough she could reach it. She stopped midway, not only because of her restricted binds but because she second-guessed the food. There was a pretty good chance that there were more drugs in there or some kind of poison. But why would he kidnap her if he only wanted to kill her? He had talked before about their 'relationship'. She shuddered at the memory of his hands on her. No, she would not let that happen.

She wasn't sure if she wanted to take the chance of eating the sandwich sitting on the plate. /I will eat next time./ She told herself. No, there would be no next time. She would get out of this hellhole.

She heard a gentle tapping on the door before it cracked open. She looked over to see Yukio's head pop in the crack. "Oh, my darling, so you are awake. I'm glad. Too much sleep is bad for you." She noticed that he had a paper bag in his hands. Maybe it was take out or drive food. It could be some kind of food that Yukio wouldn't have time to contaminate. He noticed the hungered look in her eyes as she eyed the bag. "I brought you some food. I told you that you were hungry."

He smiled and pulled up the previously discarded chair. "What is it?" She asked cautiously. She didn't know what kind of food he would bring her.

"Its your favourite," he pulled out a wrapper, "doughnuts."

He was right. Her favourite food was doughnuts. She looked at the food more closely. He had got her favourite kind. "Come on, eat up. I know that you are hungry." He held the food before her mouth. She looked from his cynical down to the delicious doughnut before her. She bit in, her entire focus on the food she was now devouring. She tired to avoid looking at his eyes, they were holding some kind of love towards her, and that really scared her.

"Now wasn't that good," he took a napkin out of the bag. He wiped the corners of her mouth, much to her displeasure. "How about something to drink, huh?" He grabbed a cup, opened up the wrapper for the straw and stuck it in the lid.

He put it up to her lips. She knew there was a chance that he could have slipped a rufee (not sure if this is how you spell it but for those of you who don't know what it is, it's the date rape drug that guys slip into girls drinks) into the drink. He would have had ample opportunities between here and the restaurant. Her mouth was dry and she couldn't afford to be dehydrated. She slurped it down, the cool liquid soothing her burning throat.

"Now that's a good girl Serena, you finished all of you food," he smiled and cleaned up the remains.

This could be her chance to get out. "I have to go to the bathroom," she stated.

He knew that some time or later she would ask to go to the bathroom. "Fine, but don't you even dare try to escape." He untied the rope that had her upper body attached to the chair. He also undid the binds on her feet. He pulled her up forcefully. His mood seemed to change almost at the wink of an eye. He grabbed a rag and tied it around her eyes as a blind fold. She shakily walked forward on her unsteady feet as Yukio pushed her onwards.

He finally stopped. /This must be the bathroom./ She thought. He walked with her into the room. He took off the blind hold. What she saw was very disappointing: a small four wall cement room. It had no windows and all that was inside it were the toilet and the sink. /Damn it!/ She cursed mentally. Yukio had really thought this whole thing over. If there was a window, she could have climbed out of it. "I won't go to the washroom with you in here," she told him.

He turned around and closed the door behind him. She searched for something she could use as a weapon. Something, anything would do. She turned on the tap in hopes of wetting her binds so that they would become loose. She tested them out and found she had more mobility. Now, just how to get out of here. If only she had her broach she could contact the scouts and they could come rescue her. She didn't really know how, but she figured that Ami, being the computer genius that she was, could track her down using the transmitting signal.

Finally getting up the courage, she called for him, "I'm finished." She hid behind the door. He opened the door and walked in. With her fists clenched together she hit him on the back of the head. He stumbled forward and she pushed him into the toilet, causing him to hit his head on the rim. Without a minute of hesitation she dashed out the door, trying to find a way out of the mysterious entrapment.

She ran faster than she had ever run before. She pushed herself harder than she had ever in her life. Even when she was fighting monsters, she had never pushed herself this hard. For once in her life she was truly afraid. She ran, not only for herself, but for her family, friends and for the man she loved... Darien. /Where did that come from?/ She didn't have time to further question her thoughts. She heard fast paced footsteps coming up behind her. He was hot on her tail; she had to step it up a notch.

"Serena!" His voice echoed off the rough walls. The anger was evident in his tone. She didn't even take a look back. If she did, she knew that it would be a mistake that would get her caught.

Time seemed to stop. The motions were ever so slow, like in nightmares when you are running away from the bad guy who is chasing you and no matter how hard you try or how fast you run, you can't get away. Yukio was that guy and Serena was living out her nightmares right now.

She saw it in front of her, the way out of this place. A huge bay window was only a few feet away from her. Through it she could see people, lots of people walking out in the sunlight. She needed to get their attention, so she started screaming. She had almost reached the window, but Yukio had caught up with her. He forcefully covered her mouth with his left hand. "Shut the hell up Serena," he started moving backwards into the depths of the building.

She wouldn't have that. Her freedom was so close she could almost feel it. She bit down into his hand. She could taste his coppery blood fill her mouth. She spat it out. He moved to grab her with his good arm and she elbowed him in the crotch. He stumbled backwards in pain.

She ran to the window. She didn't see any doors. If only she had something she could use to smash it. She started banging on in, hoping that someone out on the street would notice her. Someone did. A young man walked over and saw that she was being chased. He wanted to help her out. He grabbed a good sized rock and motioned for her to move back. He threw it into the middle of the window, shattering it into little tiny pieces.

She ran out just as Yukio caught her. The man that was helping her tried to pull Yukio off of her. Yukio got something out of his pocket and jabbed it into the man. A silent protest fell from the man's lips as he looked down at his abdomen. Blood covered his white shirt and the stain was getting bigger. Yukio twisted his hand as he pulled out the knife, causing more pain for the Good Samaritan. He looked at Yukio with a confused and pained expression. Yukio only stiffened and hit Serena over the head. He dragged both their bodies back into the warehouse. Now he would have to clean this mess up and find a new place for the two of them to stay.

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Serena once again woke with a groan. This time is wasn't from the drugs, it was because of the lump that was on her head. She heard the sounds of whimpering and knew that they weren't coming from her. She noticed the body of the dead man lying on the floor. Yukio squatted while his head rested on his knees. He was the one who was whimpering. His face held pain.

His hands were covered in blood. "Look what you made me do Serena," he knew that she was awake. "I killed a man so the two of us could be together."

"Yukio I didn't make you kill him, you did it all by yourself."

He turned towards her, "Don't you understand that I did it for us. We belong together Serena, I know in my heart that we do." He touched her face, but she turned away. "Serena why won't you give us a chance?"

"Yukio there is no 'us', we are not together. You think because you kidnap me that I will be with you, but that's not how it goes. I don't like you and I'm sorry, but if you think that there will ever be an 'us' you are sadly mistaken."

The hurt was evident on his face, "Why? Is it because of that idiot Darien?"

"No it's not that... I can't be with you, Yukio." She knew he was a killer. He had killed that man who had tired to help her and she didn't want him going after Darien.

"LIES!" He yelled, "All lies. I know that you don't want to be with me because of him, or maybe it's because of that Tuxedo loser guy who throws girlie roses."

How, how did he know about her relationship with Tuxedo Mask? Mina was the only one who had known and she wouldn't have told him. "What?"

From the expression on her face, he could tell that she was confused. "I know all about your little secret Serena, or should I say Sailor Moon." She tried to deny it. "Yes, that's right, I have been watching you Serena. I know everything about you." He sneered, "Want to know a little secret about your little boyfriend Tux?" She didn't know what he was going to say, and it scared her. "Tuxedo Mask is Darien," he saw the surprise in her eyes, "yeah that's right, college boy is the same person as cape boy."

No, he was wrong. He had to be. Wouldn't she be able to tell that Darien and Tuxedo Mask were the same? Then realization hit her, he was right, Yukio was right. Darien and Tuxedo Mask were one and the same. How could she not have seen it, they both looked so similar. How could Yukio know this and she not? She was seeing them. (well, she didn't know if she was dating them) She had kissed them both and had not realized that they were same man. It was making her feel butterflies in her stomach. Did Darien know? Is that why he whispered her name when she was Sailor Moon? She was so confused and so deep in her thoughts, that she didn't notice Yukio walking over with a syringe in his hands.

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Darien woke up with a headache the size of Tokyo. He groaned as he pulled himself off of the couch. He cradled his head in both hands, the memory of last night flooding back in his mind.

He pulled himself off the couch and made his way to the kitchen. *Slam!* He crashed his face forward on to the ground. He pulled his face out of the carpet and looked at the source of his fall. Ah, the trusty bottle of whiskey that he downed last night by himself. After a good few minutes of lying on the floor, he finally got up and made it to the kitchen without tripping. He poured some water in the kettle and turned it on.

He sat down at the table and waited for the coffee to finish. A wave of pain swept through him and he slammed his head down against the table. He heard the kettle boil and he went over to get his coffee. He grabbed the cup and made his way over to the couch, miraculously without hitting anything. He pressed the button on the answering machine. "You have... 3 missed messages." The answering machine voice informed him. "First missed message."

"Hey Darien, its Andrew. Where have you been? I've called you like 5 or 6 times already. What happened to you man? Call me as soon as you can, okay?"

"Second missed message."

"Hi Darien, this is Ami, Serena's friend. I was just calling to see if you got home all right. I was worried when you left without saying anything, I just wanted to tell you that the police still haven't found Serena yet. Please call me or I'll call you if I hear anything else. Bye." Her voice was sad.

"Third missed call."

"Darien, once again this is Andrew. I'm really starting to get worried. I haven't seen you in two days. You know what, I'm just going to come over and check on you."

"End of new messages."

It was a little weird because as soon as the machine turned it off, there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?"

"It's Andrew," the muffled voice behind the door replied.

"Come in," Darien replied.

Andrew opened the unlocked door. The place looked like a mess. Clothes were strewn all over with garbage and there were bottles of alcohol lying on the floor. Darien himself looked like a complete and total mess. "Darien, what is going on here?"

Darien looked around and realized what Andrew was talking about. "Oh yeah, that."

Andrew walked in and started to pick up some of the mess, "Where have you been? I called you like 10 times, why didn't you pick up?"

"Didn't feel like it," he replied. "Didn't really remember anything that happened."

Andrew picked up the bottles, "So you stayed up all night drinking?" Andrew inquired. "This isn't like you."

No, it wasn't like him, but after what had happened he needed to drown his sorrows. It was his fault. If he had just stayed, if he hadn't of gone home, she might be safe right now. "It's all my fault..."

Andrew was confused, what was Darien's fault? "What's your fault?"

"She's gone," he said blankly. He looked down at his hands in shame, "And it's all my fault."

"Darien, who's gone?" Andrew was so lost in this conversation.

He felt hot tears on his cheeks, "Serena." He had failed her even after he had promised to protect her.

"Darien..." the phone started to ring. "Are you going to answer it?"

Darien didn't really move to go get it, "Fine, I'll get it." Andrew picked it up, "Hello? Yes, he's right here. It's Ami." He handed it over to Darien.

"Hello?" Darien asked.

"Hi," Ami's saddened voice said on the other line. "I have news about Serena."

Darien sat up; she had his full attention, "What is it?"

"We found out Yukio's address and we were going to go check it out. I was wondering if you wanted to come with us."

"I'll be right there," he hung up the phone and grabbed his jacket. Andrew was left behind looking dumbfounded.

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Alright and that's the end of chapter 10 I hope you enjoyed it and don't forget to review because they inspire me to write more. As for chapter 11 I have about 3 pages because I've been on black tide with tramie. Until next time,

~*~Shottsy~*~