AN: Thank you guys for helping me get 32 reviews! You rock! And, I'm glad you liked the R+J analogy. I saw it fitting. BTW, I do not own Romeo and Juliet. Now, I have a question for all of you. I'm gonna let you decide the pivotal change in the story. After the princess and prince are revealed. Do you want Darien to get brainwashed by the Negaverse or not? it's up to you to decide.

As soon as the bell rang, Serena got up and rushed out the door into the halls. She heard Ami calling to her, but wasn't paying attention. Then she saw him. All of 6' 2", he was just leaving his Math class and began to walk to the gym. Serena narrowed her eyes at him and rushed forward. She grabbed his arm and spun him around to face her. "Meatball—" He was abruptly interrupted by her hitting him in the chest hard with her finger. "Ow," he said, lamely.

"This is your fault, idiot!" She said, continuing to poke him in the chest. 'Why me?" she demanded. He rolled his eyes and pulled her into a closet conspicuously. She glared at him and wrenched herself out of his grasp. "Why?" she asked, sighing.

"Why what?" Darien asked. Serena rolled her eyes.

"Let me remind you!" She grabbed handfuls of his shirt and brought him down to her. She kissed him roughly.

Darien sensed something was different. Her kisses were different. They were harsher, more demanding. He gave into her nonetheless.

When she needed breath, she pulled away. They were both gasping for breath now. "That."

Darien was still having difficulty forming thoughts. "That?" he asked. She nodded curtly. "So, you want to know…"

"Why! Why me? Why is it that you and me do this? Why not some other blonde bimbo?" she asked again.

Darien looked at her confused. "I don't understand. I mean, what are you talking about?"

Serena threw her hands up in exasperation. "God, I thought you were smart!"

He smirked at her devilishly. "Straight-A's."

She smiled back at him. "Nerd," she said mockingly. Then he smiled back. "Ugh! See! That! This! Why are we in a closet together? Why don't you do this with some other girl?" Then she added quietly, "You aren't, are you?"

He embraced her without thinking. "No, you're the only one I've ever…been with like we have," he said. And then let her go, keeping her at arms length. "And you want to know why I'm here with you?" he asked her. She nodded slowly. "It's because you're--. You're—" He mentally cursed himself for not being able to find the words. Before he could try again, they both heard an annoying beeping.

Serena threw her head back and said something silent to the ceiling. Then she reached into her pocket and yanked out a communicator. Darien could've laughed. It was shaped like a bunny. "What!" she whispered loudly into it. Darien couldn't hear what else was said, but then heard Serena whine, "Nooooow?" The voice said something else and then the communicator turned off. Serena turned to Darien. "I really have to go! I'm sorry!" Serena pushed past Darien and ran away before he could say anything.

He watched her go and then began to pound his head against the door. Stupid, stupid, stupid. The mantra repeated in his head everytime he hit his head against the door. Then he felt a tremendous headache. He grabbed his head and groaned while falling to the floor. Of course your head hurts, moron! You just banged it against a door for five minutes. But as the pain increased, he realized what was happening. In another second, Tuxedo Mask was running out of the school with inhuman speed.

When Sailor Moon arrived at the community pool, she saw collapsed bodies lying around the basin. Still angry, she searched for the source, and then she saw Sailor Mercury scanning the pool with her computer and Sailor Mars glaring down into the depths of the water. "Hey guys! What's going on?" Sailor Moon asked loudly.

Both Scouts shouted, "NO!" but it was too late. Water rose from the pool and slammed into Serena, knocking her onto her back on the concrete. She used her arms to raise herself slightly and looked back at the pool. The water was now rising up around something like a waterspout. When the water dropped, it revealed a figure, clearly female. She had black hair down to her waist, and deadly red eyes. Her skin was a light blue and she wore a tight dark blue dress. Then the woman raised her hand and water came up to form a ball in her hand. Just as she prepared to throw it at Sailor Moon, a rose hit her hand and knocked the water back to the pool.

"How dare you attack innocents who are only trying to cool of on a hot spring day! I, Tuxedo Mask, will punish you!" Darien groaned. I really hate myself sometimes.

While Tuxedo Mask gave his "special" speech, the monster, Titus, had gathered more water. The water was leaving her hand before Tuxedo Mask rushed towards the heroine. He gathered her up into his arms and leapt away just as the water hit the spot where Serena once lay.

Serena scrunched up her face in anticipation of the blast, but found herself in a comfortable, warm embrace. She opened her eyes to look at her rescuer's face. "We've got to stop meeting like this," she said, snuggling closer into his arms. He gave her a charming smile before dropping them both behind a bush.

"I know what you mean," he muttered. Then they looked to the battle where Mars was trying to throw fire at Titus to stop her from drowning Mercury, who was scanning the creature for weaknesses. Then he looked over to Sailor Moon and saw her face contorted in concentration. She looks like Serena trying to figure out a math problem, he thought, only thing missing is Serena usually sticks out her tongue and bites it. As soon as he thought the words, Sailor Moon had her tongue out, chewing in thought. "Got a plan, Sailor Moon?"

She looked at the battle a while longer before she answered his question. "I think so," she said. Then she turned to him fully. "But you have to be the bait."

"What? Why me?" he asked, a little angry.

"Mercury has to fins its weakness, and I have to finish it off!" she said indignantly. "And-and besides, I said so!"

He rolled his eyes, and then mocked being hurt. "Are you saying I'm unimportant?"

"Ugh, no! It's just--"

"Oh, no. I understand perfectly! Tuxedo Mask saves you and then you send him out to distract the monster!"

"No, but—"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" he said, and then got up. He withdrew a rose and then threw it at the monster. The bloom of the rose hit Titus in the face and she turned to see who had hit her. Tuxedo Mask stood there, looking arrogant. "Hey, Ursula! There's no need to attack girls just because they're prettier than you. If you do, you'll have to attack most of the known world!" Before he could even finish his insult, Titus was flying towards him, balls of water in both hands. He quickly sprinted out of the gated area and out onto the sidewalk.

Sailor Moon took this as the time to emerge and reveal her plan to the girls. She ran it by Mercury to get her opinion and she thought it would work. Then she told Mars what to do. As they finished preparations, a very angry looking Titus came around the corner. She quickly dove into the pool. Just as quickly as she dove in, she came out, wailing. Steam was coming off of her wet body. She screamed and pointed an accusing finger at the girls. "You!" she cried. "You did this!"

Sailor Moon smirked. "You're right about that." She pulled off her tiara and took aim. "MOON TIARA MAGIC!" This disc flew into the creature, who dissipated all into steam. "Ha! That'll show you to interrupt my conversations!"

"Yeah, that'll show her…" Tuxedo Mask said, leaning against a fence post. His appearance was changed due to his red face and wet suit.

"You don't look so good," Sailor Moon said. Then she smiled. "What were you doing thatleft you in such a state?" she asked sweetly.

"Oh, I should kill you for that!" he said, wagging a finger at her. "But, instead, I'm gonna get out of here. And, if you didn't notice, I was on time!"

"Finally!" Sailor Moon said and they both laughed. Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars watched the exchange with amusement. Then the sky darkened and lightning struck all around them, making everybody crouch down. "What is this!" Serena shouted above the noise of thunder and lightning striking the concrete.

"I don't know, the weather didn't say anything about a thunder storm this afternoon!" Mercury said, shouting at the top of her voice. The rain began to pound down, as the lightning got more rapid. Tuxedo Mask saw that Sailor Moon was on the verge of tears and shaking violently. He moved closer to her and covered her with his cape, bringing her close to him. She eagerly moved into his warm embrace.

Minutes later, ten bolts of lightning clashed into each other and Jadeite appeared in the blast. He laughed at the Scouts' fear. Hesitantly, all four of them got up to face him, ready for a fight. Sailor Moon still stayed close to Tuxedo Mask, and he didn't leave from her side. "What is it you want here, Jadeite?" Tuxedo Mask yelled to the general.

He laughed again. "I came here to talk to the Sailor Brats, actually." Moon, Mercury and Mars glared at him. "Show up to the airport at eleven o'clock tomorrow night. Or else I'll be forced to destroy this whole town!" he said, and the bushes and trees around them began to burn.

"Heartless fiend!" Mars cried, throwing a scroll at him. He crumpled it up in his hand and threw it into the pool.

Then he disappeared and his face appeared in the stormy sky. "Tomorrow night, Sailor Scouts! Tomorrow night, or I'll burn this city to the ground!" His hands appeared, out stretched and the whole city looked on fire. He cackled and then disappeared completely, leaving the city unharmed. The Scouts and Tuxedo Mask looked around and saw the trees and bushes in perfect condition.

"What was that about?" Mercury wondered out loud.

"Tomorrow night…" Sailor Moon murmured to herself.