Author's Note- For any SM fans that would like to know, this fanfic takes place during Sailor Moon R when Darien has just started to shun Serena.
P.S. Anyone who likes this please review, and, if you want, send any question/comments/suggestions to Serenity: When I was younger, and first saw Sailor Moon R, is when the first seeds of this fic were born in my mind. Heck, I started writing it way before I had decent writing skills. Although it's been deleted and reposted several times, this is the first fic that I ever started writing, so I'm pretty proud of it, you know?

Have you ever looked at the bad guys, and sometimes found yourself agreeing with them? Or found yourself feeling sad when they died, or something like that?

Have you ever really wanted to give into that power deep inside you, the darker part of it?

This fic is majorly trial and error, so if you really like parts, then please tell me, or if you really hate a part, tell me that, too. Please? I am trying to write this very well. Even when I'm working on other fics, this one is always gonna be my most important.

Title: Dark Serenity – Betrayal of the Soul

Fandom: Sailor Moon

Stars: Mainly, Serena, but all the big players are in here, too.

Summary: Sailor Moon is captured by the Dark Moon family, and changed…

Author: Queen Serenity

Disclaimer: Anyone you recognize doesn't belong to me. Anyone you don't, does. And, of course, this specific plot belongs to me. Please, don't steal it.

Title: Dark Serenity – Betrayal of the Soul

Author: Queen Serenity

Fandom: Sailor Moon

Chapter: One – This Is Your Soulmate

It was a beautiful day… the sky was a perfect blue, fluffy cotton-like clouds drifting across it, not even hinting at a storm. The sun was shining brightly, causing yards of freshly mown grass to gleam in the light. Even the sidewalks of the city looked nice, having recently been cleared of litter by many good-willed civilians. It was perfect weather... and it looked as though it would be a very perfect day.

But, as we all know, looks can be very deceiving.

Serena Tsukino was trudging down the sidewalk, which, to her, was a color that suited her mood. Shoulders slumped, head tilted forward, Serena's eyes on the ground as she walked. The reborn princess was looking kind of depressed; no, she was not her usual chipper self. And she actually had a decent reason for it…

Today she had had a test at school. Nothing new, right? Wrong. This one had been different than usual. On this one, she had tried really, really hard to do well! But the thing that hadn't been different this time, unfortunately, had been her grade; she had failed. Miserably.

She sniffed slightly, wiping away a tear that had been threatening to fall. I tried… I really tried… why even bother? I'm so stupid, I'll never get a grade that's actually good… I'm gonna have to consider myself lucky if I even scrape by once in a while with a passing one.

At this moment, the poor girl was worried about going home, knowing that when she did, she would have to face her mother's wrath. And she couldn't even retreat to the temple, either, because the other Sailor Soldiers had known that she was supposed to take a test today, and would want to see it… she didn't want to get yelled at by Rei; that was the last thing she wanted.

I just wish I had somewhere I could go without having to worry about getting griped at… somewhere with someone who could just be there for me, instead of pointing out all the things I do wrong… someone who could cheer me up.

So where on earth was she to go? Hmmm… And so, as she attempted to think of a solution to this problem, Serena simply continued trudging along, not even paying attention to the hard concrete passing beneath her traveling feet.

When she tripped slightly, Serena raised her eyes so that she could look where she was going. When she saw what, or who, was ahead of her, a look of happiness made its way across her face; it was Darien!

She grinned, a light blush spreading itself across her cheeks as she admired him from behind. I'm the luckiest girl in the world… I've got a guy who's smart, who drives a nice car AND a motorcycle, nice, has a job, has his own place, and he's even a hunk, too! If it weren't for the fact that he's the reincarnated Earth Prince (another plus! He's royalty!) and that I'm the reincarnated Moon Princess, he probably never would've noticed me, except to tease me as he used to. He'd probably go for a girl who was smarter, or more talented, or more beautiful… or even all of those! I'm so lucky…

Walking about a block ahead of her, his back to her, was her own personal dreamboat… he would be just what she needed to cheer her up. They could go do something together, distracting her from the test and delaying her from having to face her mother and show her the test.

"Darien," she called out, a big, goofy grin on her face, "Darien, wait up!"

The reborn prince of Earth didn't hear her, it seemed, as he didn't turn around or even bother to stop. Serena dashed to catch up with him, not noticing when he stiffened at the sound of her rapid footsteps.

"Hi, Darien," she said, giggling slightly, "how ya doing, Muffin?"

"Fine," he replied, avoiding her eyes.

"So…" she began, hope in her voice, "I was thinking, if you weren't busy… maybe we could go to the movies or something…"

"Serena…" Darien avoided looking at her. "I've already told you, more than once, that we are through!"

When these words lashed out at her like whips, Serena winced slightly, her feelings hurt, and tried to reach towards Darien, pain in her eyes. Before she could even touch him, Darien jerked out of her reach. "Don't touch me! I'm sorry, Serena, but you need to move on and stay out of my life!"

With that, Darien turned and began moving away from her once more, walking fast, his face hard like stone.

Serena stood there, shattered, and gazed mournfully, tears in her eyes, as the love of her life moved further and further away from her.

Why… why is he like this anymore? Has he changed his mind? Does he… not want me anymore? He must have realized… I must have done something that made him realize that I'm not enough like his old princess to be worth loving. He must have realized… that I'm not worth his time. I… I've gotta find a way to win him back. I've gotta figure out exactly what I did wrong, and correct it, and then he'll love me again… right?

She hadn't a single idea what it was she'd done to drive him away from her, but, whatever it was, she'd have to fix it. She was determined to fix it.

She had to get her muffin back… it was their destiny to be together, after all!

Queen Serenity: I'm not much of a Darien lover… don't you guys think he should at least tell her why he won't be with her anymore? I mean seriously. He's such a jerk. Will she be able to get him back, ya think? Will he come to his senses and go back to her? Or maybe she'll come to her senses and move on with someone her own age, or someone more deserving.