"I Walk Alone"
Rating: R
Genre: General/Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, but if I did, I'd own Diamond without a doubt!
Summary: Sequel to "Diamond's Misery Whip." Almost turning 18, Quartz is about to face the truth about his parents' relationship. Darien tells him what really happened when the Neo-King and Queen first met and who his father really was. On top of that, he is introduced to Diamond's cousins who are not happy that the leader of the Negamoon betrayed his legion for the love the future queen, and he seeks revenge against his own family for filling his mind with nothing but lies and secrets.
Author's Note: Thanks, everyone, for the reviews! School is almost over for me, and I'll be working at one of the amusement parks in Indiana (go me!). Hopefully, I'll have time to continue this project. On with the story!
Chapter 3
Quartz spent his afternoon in downtown Crystal Tokyo as he thought about what he would like to have for his birthday beside the throne. After seeing his sister suddenly flee down the hallway, he was afraid that she'd squeal on him for not reporting the mysterious spaceship the previous night. I'll probably get grounded when I get home, he reluctantly thought. Damn you, Rini! Why do you do this to me?
He looked at the merchandise that was on display in the windows. The Three Lights new album was just released, and he wouldn't mind having a copy for himself. After all, he was pretty good friends with the lead singer Seiya Kou, who was also known as Sailor Star Fighter. Down at the comic store, the latest collection of Sailor V archived comics was on sale for fifty percent off of the original price, which was over one hundred dollars. "Mom and Mina would love that," he chuckled.
His eyes glanced over to the adult store where most of his older friends shop for "toys" and "good movies." Within a few days, he would finally be able to join them and not wait outside anymore. He would also be old enough to buy some porn videos and sneak it into the Crystal Palace without being noticed. Then, he suddenly remembered that his father, the White King of Crystal Tokyo, didn't even have his own porn video collection. It would be an embarrassment to the royal family if the new heir was known for watching X-rated movies. Oh well, he thought, maybe some other time.
The prince continued to walk down the streets, smiling at the people who knew him and his family well, until he turned a corner and bumped into a well-dressed man with raven hair. "I'm sorry, sir," Quartz apologized, looking away in case he was being given a mean and unforgiving look.
"That's fine, your majesty," the man replied, placing a white gloved hand on the boy's shoulder. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I am. How did you know I was the prince?" Sapphire blue eyes met ocean blue eyes as Quartz looked at the stranger. He seems very familiar, he noted to himself. The man was wearing a black tuxedo with a white mask surrounding his eyes. The boy couldn't remember the name, but he was able to recognize the face, a face that had been seen sometime in his childhood. "Have we met?"
"We have, a long time ago. I was at one of your early birthday parties, and I remember how much you have your father's resemblance. It's undeniable that you're the king's son. You look so much like Diamond."
"What's your name?"
The stranger's eyes glistened in the light as he answered, "Darien. Darien Shields."
"Okay, Darien. It was nice to meet you again, although I don't know you. I'm sorry, but I have to go." As Quartz shook Darien's hand and walked past him, he heard him say, "You have your mother's eyes."
His heart skipped a beat, wondering how this particular man knew the queen on a personal basis. He looked at Darien and approached him with an expression of curiosity and fear. "How do you know my mother?" he asked.
A sly grin crept onto Darien's chiseled face. "I used to be a very close friend of hers. We grew up together in our past lives, but to be honest with you, I was her boyfriend."
"What do you mean?"
"Your father separated us because he was madly in love with your mother. He took her away from me when I wasn't paying attention, but the king kidnapped her and got her pregnant. Guess who the child was, Quartz?"
The prince shuddered at the thought of his own father taking away the queen from the man she loved at the time. And then to get her pregnant! He remembered what his parents told him about how they met. Their story was completely different from what he had just heard, but he felt in his heart that Darien was telling the truth. The man's voice was stern, and his blue eyes were very convincing. Quartz was afraid to think of the child who was inside his mother at the time of her abduction, but in a meekly voice he answered, "Me?"
"Yeah. Your father is a liar, Quartz. He does not love you, nor does he love your sister."
"That's a lie! He loves us! He has always been there for Rini and me! You don't know Dad!"
"I do too know him! I know his past, and it was not one he wanted to share with you. He does not love you. He doesn't love anybody else but one. The only person he loves and ever will love is your mother. He was obsessed with her! He wanted to kill everyone who stood in his way, including me. He told you lies, young man, and it seems that you have figured out the truth in one of those many lies."
"Really? How many has he told me? Just one?"
"More than that. I doubt he told you the truth about his past, and I wouldn't blame him because it was full of evil and hatred. Then again, you should have known what he has done. That way you wouldn't make the same mistakes like Diamond did. Wouldn't you want to be informed so history won't repeat itself? I think you would. You want to make Crystal Tokyo a better place and maybe surpass your so-called father.
"You don't like it when someone tells a lie to your face, do you? You want the truth like everyone else. I can see in your eyes that the trust between you and your father is slipping away. If he loved you, he would have told you everything like a loving father would.
"Your heart belongs to the surviving family members of your father's side, my boy. They will tell you everything you need to know about the king and how he was. He wanted to revenge against me because I exiled him to his home planet for he was fooling around with your mother. I didn't like that, but Serenity was supposed to be mine. And with your help, you can make everything right for me by turning in your father to the proper authorities. He has committed a crime, you know, and he has yet to be placed under arrest.
"So, tell me, Quartz, do you want the truth?" Darien asked, gazing into the scared teenager's eyes. He saw the fear and the confusion were all too clear. He knew his plan had worked. All he needed was the consent of Quartz.
But the boy stood in silence while thinking about what his father had done. Diamond always had a look in his violet eyes that hinted a secret that he wished it would never be told to his son. Not even the queen would tell him more about his father's life. Darien, on the other hand, had him slightly convinced that his father never loved him or Rini. What if he is right, Quartz thought. What if Dad has been lying the entire time? Looking at Darien with his final answer, the prince nodded his head. He wished his parents would just tell him the entire story. Otherwise, he'd be back doing his own business at that moment, roaming around the streets of Crystal Tokyo.
"Then go see your parents tonight. Ask your mother who Endymion really was."
"Endymion! Why should I ask about him? He's our family's worst enemy! You wouldn't happen to know him, would you, Darien?"
"Of course. I know him very well."
Quartz bit his lip. He didn't know what to do at that moment, whether or not to talk to a stranger who knew a supposed enemy, but he had to know the truth about Diamond and why he never heard the true story. "Do I have to see you again so I can tell you?"
The raven-haired man thought about the question and then replied, "Why don't we meet here, the same place, tonight at eight?"
"That will be good for me," the prince replied. He walked briskly toward the Crystal Palace, unaware of Darien's evil smirk of triumph. "Foolish boy," he murmured. "You're just falling into my trap."
"Did it work, Endymion?" The man turned around and saw the three Negamoon siblings standing in the shadows. Garnet's brown eyes looked very hopeful when the Earth King replied, "You'll find out sometime tonight. I guarantee it."
Back at the Crystal Palace, Quartz picked at his dinner while remaining quiet through the meal. Serenity noticed there was something wrong with her son and looked up at Diamond. "Did you two get into an argument?"
"No, Serenity," the White King replied. "I didn't talk to our son today. As a matter of fact, Quartz seems to be quieter than usual." He placed a hand on his son's arm, but Quartz jerked it back and glared at his confused father from the corner of his eyes. "Quartz, why are you acting so hostile tonight? This is not like you at all."
The teenager said nothing and took a piece of his steak into his mouth. He saw Rini sitting across from him and noticed the sadness in her eyes. Damn it, he thought, she probably knows what's going on. After all, she was most likely there when Dad supposedly kidnapped Mom. He turned to his father and replied, "Sorry, Dad. I just had bad afternoon. That's all."
"What happened?" Serenity asked.
"Well, I came to the conclusion that the two most important people in my life have been lying to me all this time."
"What do you mean by that?" Diamond asked.
"I ran into this guy who knows both of you," Quartz explained. He looked over at his father and asked, "Is it true you separated Mom from her boyfriend?"
The White King was appalled by the question. He couldn't imagine anyone (other than Endymion) telling Quartz the whole story. But since when did Endymion come to Crystal Tokyo to talk to the prince? "Who told you this?"
"Just answer the question, Dad!"
"Don't say that to me, young man! You have no right to boss your father around!"
"Don't tell me what to do, you fucking liar!"
Diamond couldn't take it any longer. He got out of his seat and walked over to his son, turning his chair so they were making direct eye contact. "Who told you what I did to your mother a millennium ago when she came to the future?"
"A guy I met in town today," Quartz replied.
"What did he look like?"
The prince remained silent for he knew from his mother's crying behind him that he had run into one of his family's greatest enemies. But to him, his enemy right now was his own father. He refused to describe Darien and just sat there, not moving his mouth but glaring at his father with burning blue eyes.
The king took a step back and sighed, crossing his arms against his chest. "Serenity," he called, still looking at his son, "we're going to have a talk with Endymion and Raye. I think our son ran into the Earth King while he was in town." He said nothing else and walked out of the dining room, his plate now covered with cold food.
Quartz sighed and went back to his meal, but before he could eat another piece of steak, he heard his mother whisper through her tears, "I'm sorry, Quartz. I only wanted to make things right for you. I didn't want to bring up his name in your history."
"Too late, Mother." He finished his meal and went directly to his bedchambers where everyone thought he would be sulking. Instead, he took a backpack and stuffed it with several clothes, some CDs and his Discman, and some books and magazines. When he saw his family picture on his stereo system, he spat on the image of his father and threw the frame against the wall, falling into the trashcan with several pieces of glass landing on the floor.
When it was ten minutes before eight, he snuck out of the house through his bedroom balcony and headed toward downtown Crystal Tokyo where Endymion was waiting for him. When they finally met on that corner, Quartz asked him, "You're Endymion, aren't you? You're Dad's enemy because you were once in love with my mother, right?"
The Earth King nodded his head. "Did they tell you?"
"No, but my mom apologized for not telling me the truth. So, I take it they don't have to tell me everything."
"We'll take care of that."
"We? Who's we?"
"My family and your new but unknown family." He jerked his thumb toward the Negamoon trio, his unknown cousins. Garnet walked up to Quartz and placed his hands on the boy's shoulders. "Welcome, Quartz, to the Negamoon." The five people disappeared in a black portal in hopes that no one saw the prince running off with the Earth King and several strangers.
But it was too late. Three strange Sailor Scouts watched it all within the shadows of a nearby alley. The raven-haired leader clenched her fist and turned to the brunette and silver-headed women. "Serenity is not going to be happy when she hears this."
"Who is it, Fighter?" the brunette asked.
"The Negamoon."
"But didn't the queen defeated them?" the silver-haired asked.
"She did," Sailor Star Fighter answered. "It was back in the 20th Century when she defeated the Wiseman. I'm afraid there is more to this family than what we have already known."
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