AN: I'M SO SO SORRY IT HAS BEEN SO LONG! I just got really wrapped up in school and my other fanfictions, and I'm really sorry. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter, lots of humor and romance. And, my favorite villain...

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Disclaimer:Ashleigh and Nikkia are my best friends and only I get to use them for cheap fanfiction villains. :-)

There was a very loud, rude knock at ten-thirty in the morning the next day in the girls' room. They all instinctively threw pillows at their respective doors. A few minutes later the knock came again, louder. Serenity threw the covers off herself. "Oh, yeah, I'll get it! I'm the princess around here, why should I open the door?" she muttered to herself. She flung the door open without even asking who it was. She was greeted with the sight of Prince Endymion, ginning like the Cheshire cat, holding a picnic basket. She slammed the door in his face. What was he doing here? she thought to herself. Then she opened the door a crack, "What are you doing here?"

"Our date," he said simply, trying to get the image of her in her nightwear (which consisted of boxer-like lingerie, and a tank top) out of his mind. Not that he minded, of course.

Serenity racked her brains. "I never agreed to a date!" she exclaimed indignantly.

"Yes you did! You agreed to let me court you, and I thought you might enjoy a picnic" he said, still smiling.

"I am not going anywhere with you!" she declared.

"Okay, I guess I'll take all this delicious food somewhere else. I wonder who—"

"Fine! Give me twenty minutes!" she snapped and slammed the door again. He smirked at his victory. Serenity stalked back to her room and looked in her closet. No, no, no, no. Do I have ANYHTING to wear? Then she got an idea. Sure, it was frowned upon, but not technically legal. Serenity closed her eyes and opened her mind. She focused in on the Silver Crystal of her mother's. She glowed silver for a second, and then she was in her favorite dress; silky white dress that went to her feet, with gold trimming.

She checked her image in the mirror, twice. Seeing that she was fit to be seen in public, she walked out of her room once again, thanking the work of the Crystal. It did all of the make-up and everything! she thought with wonder. She opened the door smoothly and groaned when she remembered who was behind it.

The instant Prince Endymion saw Serenity, his eyes glazed over and his lips turned into a goofy smile. Serenity smiled gloatingly at this, but then she was his attire. He was clad in all of his armor, which made him look extremely handsome. They looked at each other admiringly for a few minutes, completely unaware of what they were doing. Eventually, Serenity remembered that this was the jerk that was forcing her to a date with him. "So, are we going on a picnic or what?" she asked, waving to the picnic basket.

Serenity picked the picnic area, because Endymion was new to the land. It was a garden of flowers, which even though it was winter, still bloomed. They sat down on a soft checkered blanket Endymion had brought. From their spot, they overlooked the frozen lake. For an instant, Serenity felt love for Endymion when he opened up the picnic basket. Chicken, mashed potatoes, and cheesecake; all of which were her favorites. As they ate, they talked about their childhoods.

"I've known the Senshi since I was at least two," Serenity said. "Speaking of which, I should probably be getting back, she said getting up and turning to leave.

Endymion stood up with her. "Wait!" She turned around, looking at him intently. "It's just…"

"Just what?"

He ran his hand over her cheek, causing her to shiver involuntarily. He leaned down and she lifted herself up, both waiting for the meeting of their lips.

The huge crystal ball was thrown against the wall, shattering into thousands of pieces. The woman with close-cropped black hair and purple highlights growled ferociously as she clenched her claws. Bandit sat on the cushion, looking at his master keenly as she vented her anger. She flashed her open palm at several items around the room, causing them to explode. She finally stopped and stood perfectly still. A black wind surrounded her for a moment and then it stopped. Her gown had changed to a blood red halter-top and black leather pants. She was wearing a black leather coat that ended around her thigh. Another new development was the cat ears on her head. "Bandit…" she cooed, "fetch Nikkia for me. We have things to discuss." She smiled, baring her fangs, as her friend disappeared.

Nikkia appeared moments later, her red hair reaching the floor. She was wearing dark black pants, and a black shirt with a sarcastic slogan written on it. She bore her black eyes into Ashleigh's. "You called," she sneered, motioning to Bandit, who was now sitting next to Ashleigh's feet.

"Why are you so hell-bent on pissing me off?" Without waiting for an answer, she continued, "I really can't do my job if you don't do yours!"

Nikkia was fixing her eye make-up in a mirror she conjured. She stopped to say, "What are you talking about, Ash?"

"My name is Ashleigh. ASH-lee! Take the extra two seconds to say it! God!" Ashleigh and Nikkia glared and Ashleigh said, "I was referring to this, dear sister." With a snap of her fingers, the crystal ball reformed in front of them. The picture in it was of Serenity and Endymion, lips centimeters apart.

Nikkia's mouth fell open. "That evil whore!" With her right hand, she slapped the crystal ball against the wall again.

"Wait!" Ashleigh said urgently, reaching for Nikkia's hand. "What color nail polish is this?"

"Midnight Terror. You like?" Nikkia asked, wiggling her fingers.

"Totally. Can I borrow?" she asked grinning.

"Of course!" Nikkia waved her hand, and Ashleigh's nails became the same dark red color. While Ashleigh admired her nails, Nikkia thought. "So, what are we going to do about this little problem of ours?"

Ashleigh frowned. Then her mouth curved into a twisted smile. "I've got an idea…"

Usagi was walking the halls of the palace again. She loved spending her time this way. The place was so expansive; you could spend weeks walking the many corridors without seeing them all. She also felt an acute sense of familiarity. She also needed to forget. She hated the fact that Darien was still here. That he still told her he loved her, and that she still cared for him. HE broke her heart. Easily. Why was it so hard to forget him?

It was while she was walking these halls that an event that had been all too common in the past occurred. She collided with a brick wall. Well, not so much of a wall as a muscled hero. She began to fall back, but was stopped by a familiar pair of arms. As he pulled her up, he smiled stupidly at her. She pushed away from him angrily.

"Leave me alone!" She stomped away, and heard his boots hit the ground close behind her. "What part of 'leave me alone' did you not comprehend?"

"I just wanted to know where you were going," Mamoru said all-too-innocently.

"So instead of asking, you decided to take up a new hobby, stalking?" she mocked and then ran off. He chased after her just to annoy her. "Where are you going?" he asked when he had caught up to her.

She stopped and huffed. "I am going to the library, happy?"

He stopped with her. "The library?" he asked incredulously.

"What? I'm too stupid to go to a library?" she demanded.

"No! I didn't say that…" he defended himself.

"You just think I'm some ditzy blonde?" she retorted, ignoring his reply.

"You're putting words into my mouth."

"Here's some words," she countered. "Canis tanquam aberes spero!" With that, she calmly turned and walked into the library. To say that it was huge would be an understatement. It was enormous! Shelf after shelf after shelf of books. Many of them looked very, very old; their pages yellowed with age. Breathless, she put this image into her memory to tell Ami about one day. Well, if Ami ever forgave her and if Serena ever left this era.

"Wow." Darien's short comment broke her out of her daze. She growled and turned around to face him. "Was that Latin back there?" he asked before she got a word in.

"Why yes it was! 200 points to Darien Shields, genius in his own mind!" she said coldly.

"Why do you have to be like that? Why won't you just give me another chance?" he begged.

"'Another chance'? Another chance with what? My heart?" she asked. He nodded firmly. "That was already your, like, tenth chance, and you blew it Shields!"

"How was it 'my, like, tenth chance'?" he asked, using finger quotes.

"Let's count, shall we?" Usagi stuck out her thumb to signal number one. "First, I forgave you for teasing me for a little under a year!"

"Okay, you contributed to the arguments. But, one."

"You started them all. Then, I forgave you for going evil and trying to kill me!"

"I was brainwashed!" he exclaimed. She gave him a stony gaze. "Fine, two!"

"You didn't remember me when we came back."

"I didn't get my memory restored, but whatever, let's say three."

"Detail. You broke up with me because of 'dreams'." (Finger quotes.)

"Trying to protect you, four."

"Being a wuss. You forgot my birthday."

"Never told it to me, five."

"Should've innately known. You died and left me alone," this she said very quietly, and tears threatened to break free of her eyes.

They were both quiet for a long time. "I did. I left you for America and higher learning and Galaxia killed me en route. But you have no idea how much it ripped me up inside to leave a world with you in it! I loved you and I hated leaving you, Serena!" Tears fell from his face after he shouted. Then he let out a shuddering sigh. "That still leaves us at six."

"Lucky number seven. The day after I gave you my virginity and my whole heart, you handed it back to me, broken!" Serena cried, letting the tears free.

Darien took a step forward and touched her shoulder. She wrenched it out of his grasp violently. "I would take it back if I could, Serena. I never meant to hurt you. I was only trying to protect you."

"Protect me?" she asked tearfully. "If you can't trust me to protect myself, how can I trust you to not hurt me again?"

This time, he embraced her fully. "You can trust me." When she opened her mouth to reply, he covered her mouth with his own. At first her tiny fists pounded against his chest, but she eventually leaned into him and put her hands on his head. Finally, they both slowly broke apart and stared into each other's eyes, neither moving.

"Well, that was—"

A loud scream rang in their ears and they looked out the window to see the source.

The Latin roughly means "I hope you die like a dog." I NEED REVIEWS!