Dark Moon Destiny

By Water Block

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or any other previously formed, cashed in upon idea that is in this fic. The plot, any new/ original characters, and/or places are mine. (I also do not own the Ramones! I just adore them!)

Summary: There is a 'new' enemy in town that's been picking off the Scouts. The only problem is, is they had no idea they were being hunted until it was too late. Who will be left to protect our little Princess, with the Scouts MIA!

Chapter 2

A Few Minutes After End of Chapter 1…Bar Tender's POV

The bedraggled little blonde human had come in just a few minutes ago, yet everyone had noticed her prescience, even if no one outwardly acknowledged it.

'It was actually pretty difficult not too, considering she smelled like a foot that hadn't been washed in a month.'

He had heard that some new 'big bad' had hired a few lesser demons to keep an eye on a 16 to 17 year old Japanese girl with long blonde hair done up in a pair of pig tails, crystal blue eyes, and was supposedly living on her own. And just how many Japanese high school girls naturally blonde hair, were there?

The bartender could even sort of see why this dark aristocrat wanted to keep an eye out for this one. She had this air of power and innocence. He could just about smell it, under a week's worth of grime. Plus, she Is pretty cute.

"U-uhm, Sir? I saw a sign in the window. I-I was wondering if I could, uh, apply for a position?" The little blonde he had just been musing over, asked timidly.

He was surprised, to say the very least! Here, this girl is on the run from the undead and all manner of hellish beings, and she applies for a job at a Demon Bar! He himself had a small tail and a couple of knobby little horns, (the horns being the only sign visible). Well, this little mouse certainly had guts…

'Yum, guts.' His mind sang.

"Sweetie, you don't want a job here, a girl like you? Nah, you should go on home." The bar tender said in a gruff and demonly tone.

The girl looked crest fallen, almost like she was on the verge of big, watery tears!

"Well, if you don't Need anyone…It's just that I Really needed a job."

"For what? Money to blow on clothes and make up? Go ask your mommy for an allowance. Go on home now, kid. This isn't a nice crowd, at least not for the likes of you."

For some reason, he could feel the girls' anger levels rising and felt an uncomfortable level of purification waves emanating from her. Stranger still, he felt a deep fountain of sadness welling up through this little cupcake.

"But I don't have a home," the girl choked out through the reappearing tears. "And I don't have any family, not anymore."

Now the tears were flowing silently and heavily down the urchin's face, before she turned and started walking towards the door. Before he could stop himself, he called out, "Wait! Fuck Me," exclaiming the last bit under his breath, swearing at his own gullibility, and then proceeded with, "There might be a position open. How is your cooking?"

Her face had lit up like the rising sun, and was shuttered again just as quickly.

"Atrocious." This said in the glummest voice he had heard in a long time.

Sighing to himself, having no clue why he was being so nice, when he could have gotten rid of her Right There, he replied in a slightly grumpy voice, "Well, in that case, I do need a good waitress. Do you think you could handle that, at least?"

"Oh Yes! Thank You, Sir! Thank You!"

And suddenly the blonde urchin with a royal air was bowing in gratitude.

Getting embarrassed, he said gruffly, "Stop it, kid. Your making me blush."

Standing up straight, the girl asked eagerly, "So, when can I start?"

"First things first little missy. Introductions. I am Orpheus. The name was Mother's idea; her side had a long line of musically adept ancestry. Unfortunately, I'm tone deaf, so it's a bit of a waste on me. Now, enough about me. What should I call you?"

"My name is Serena…Sunshine. Yes, Serena Sunshine."

(AN: I read a very good vampire novel by the name of Sunshine, by Robin McKinley. Sorry!)

"Well, Miss Sunshine, you can start later tonight, if you please." The demon said with a gallant smile. "1:30 in the AM. Now, we do have some rules here. As you may have noticed, the clientele are not quite human."

Indeed, Serena had not noticed, yet now that it was pointed out to her, she saw this fact and quick as a wink her 'youma sense' was tingling.

"Demon, human, or other, their money is still just as valid. For this reason, there is no fighting or snobbishness allowed on whom we do and do not serve in my tavern. In return, the customers are restricted from harming or even harassing my employees with unwanted attention. This means you're under My protection. Pretty simple, eh?"

"Yes, sir. It is."

"So, be back at 1:30, got it? I would let you get started now, but I already have a full shift of waitress's working right now, and 1:30 is less of a rush. A better training shift, really."

"Alright, Bye! Oh, and Thank-You So Much! I am extremely grateful!"

EVIL

"When are we going to make our move, Brother? When!"

"Patience, Spike. It IS a virtue."

"Since when have I been virtuous?"

"Since now. You keep forgetting the objective."

"No, I Bloody well Don't!"

"Yes, You Do. The Scouts were step one, because we want to get close to Them. We do not wish to ruin our chances, now do we, Brother? Act too hastily and the plan will be wasted, along with other valuable commodities. Now, we wouldn't want that, now would we?" The Prince with layered, snow white hair and glacial eyes asked in an increasingly annoyed voice.

Sighing, the bleached blonde said, "I know. It's just that I get so ancy, just waiting for the 'right' time."

"I realize that, Spike. So do I. Don't think it's easy, just watching while she struggles out there, vulnerable and waiting to be rescued. But, our plan will not truly succeed if we act hastily. Ahh, enough of this. Tell me, how are things progressing in your attempted love life?" Our enthralling and snowy prince asked in what one could construe as a tone of brotherly interest.

"Not so well. My boys let her and that bastard watcher slip away in the middle of the night. They caught up with that rust bucket bus at an airport locker in some hick town, Minnesota. The Slayer was long gone by the time the incompetent minions got there. It doesn't look like they'll be back for a while, either."

"It's disappointing that they slipped away. Did they at least find out where our, sorry, your precious Slayer was heading?"

As he spoke, Spike's anger at his incompetent minions had escalated, but at this comment from his brother, he was suddenly grinning a Cheshire cat's grin at some as of yet unknown information.

"Actually, they did find that out."

"Well. What is it? Stop smirking like that and just spit it out." If it had been any one else, Spike would have sworn the prince was being impatient.

"It appears that our plan has become quite a bit simpler, and our mice are falling into our laps."

"Are you implying…?"

"If the ending to that thought is 'the Slayer and her Watcher are coming to Tokyo, Japan' than yes, that is exactly what I am implying."

Suddenly smirking a smirk just as devious as Spikes', the prince ordered, "Then let's be sure we're ready for them."

Minions throughout the manor shuddered as the dark royals' malevolent laughter filtered throughout the grounds.

Okay, I know that was pretty short, but I wanted to get another chapter out there. Now, I never thought I would do this, but I am just so happy to have reviews, I am going to respond!

First, for the reviews lost, due to my…incompetence!

From: Chiki-B( )

Oh My God! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GOOD THIS STORY IS!
And I'm not saying that just because your my best friend, or that I fear for my life if I were to say anything bad. : ) I love how you killed off Joyce. I have nothing against her or anything, but she was a complete bitch to Buffy when she found out she was a Slayer. I also like that you had Buffy going around the world to save it, but would she actually come to Minnesota? Even I wouldn't. Well I've got to go, I hope I'll be able to be able to read your story. But I'll tell you this, You're going on my note cards!
Love ya,
Chiki-B (slmosst but my real name)

(That was a lost review!)

Thank-You So much, Chiki-B! I really appreciate you reading this. That was exactly the reason Why I got rid of Joyce, (that, and I didn't want to deal with to many Buffy-verse characters!) Also, I must say this "I am finally a real fanfic author! To be in your note cards is like one of the highest honors a fanfic writer could receive!"

(The next lost review!)

Hey! It's Me!

Well, it's been about 6 years since I last watched anything Sailor Moon-ish ... and its been never since I watched Buffy ... but as a friend, I will read it anyway.

.. o ... as one who hasn't read ANY Sailor Moon Fanfiction or anything Buffy, I must say the plot is good!

Just a tip - constructive critisism here. I tell it to everybody, so don't feel bad, because everybody needs it - DESCRIPTION. I Cannot Stress Enough How Dire This Is. You don't wanna go into extreme details, like, "She sipped with purse lips covered in Este Lauder Lip Gloss, the coffee that was a double mocha extra grande where the cups circumfrince was yadda yadda YADDA!"!

It just helps the visual picture sometimes. Reading is about seeing in your mind. Just think about what you want to reviewer to see, and then it'll all come naturally!
Love and Hugs! I'm Loving it! It being the story!
Aikou-chan

I really appreciate you reading my story! I realize you haven't watched Buffy –ever, and haven't read/watched Sailor Moon in so long. That makes this very sweet. And I appreciate the Description tip! I didn't realize it while I was writing it, but now that you, Squeakergrl19, and Kadai have pointed this out, I am going to try harder. (Actually, I went back and added more in this chapter!)

(Now, for the reviewers that are STILL up there!)

Squeakergrl19: Thank you for reading my story! You are very critical, and that is appreciated! (It shows you are really reading! Plus, it helps me to know what needs fixing.) I will try to add more descriptions of clothing and in general stuff, in the future! The reason Serena is working in a bar and not at a Dairy Queen, is because that was my first idea for this story! I had read this other really good fanfic, called "Looking For Tomorrow"-a Buffy and X-Men crossover, that started out in a bar. That scene kind of inspired me (although, my bar scene shares no similarities to my inspiration!) Plus, by having her work at a bar, not a DQ, it adds to her down and out luck image. Thanks on the damsel in distress alert, I will try and fix the helpless image, and the typos!

(And Finally, my last reviewer, so Far!)

Kadai: Thank you for reading my story! You are my first reviewer I do not previously know! It is much appreciated! I am going to try and work on the descriptions. I hope you enjoy reading more of this story!

Well, I am going to try and get the next chapter out sooner. (Hint: it tells the fate of Darien in this story line!)

Please, Read and Review!