A/N: For those of you who actually read this I have now been called disgusting and a disgrace to the fandom… eh if it bothers people that much maybe it's better that I discontinue posting it…but for the time being until I make up my mind whether or not people should simply not read stories they despise so much or stop posting it because for some reason they still need to read it. Anywho replies to all of my wonderful reviewers who don't hate me!

AznIntegra: Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it and one day you'll have to tell me the story behind your name.

Inunkag4ever: Yes he's in trouble, but don't worry Serenity's much too kind hearted to let him suffer. And it's nice to see my pagean brethren online. Anywhere else including aim… I am always wiccanaeryn.

Shortee: yes well it'll get sadder (is that a word?) before it gets happier but I promise it does eventually get better (I think)

Sarah Lynn 86: Hey now I can't tell you all the secrets you'll just have to read on. And don't worry I'm a huge Darien and Serena fan as well ( if I can't have him then I want her to)

Sweetpeahannahg: More is on your way! (or rather if you're reading this it's already here…but to me writing this isn't on the way…nevermind) I'm glad you like it!

Silver Moonlight-81: Yes I'm sure everyone is wondering what the kind hearted Serenity will do…so read on my friend! (btw sorry I forgot to bold your name in the last chapter..I'm a spazz lol)

Now on with the story!

Serenity looked upon the scene, anger and sorrow welling up within her. She turned toward the Senshi and Andrew.

"So you have endowed yourself with the power of judge and jury. I doubt you have even given him the change to speak." Serenity's gaze of anger stopped all of them in their tracks.

"But we saw his memory, we saw what he did!" Amara said, feeling that her actions were more than justified.

"Quiet Amara! If I am not mistaken this is your handiwork1" She said gesturing to the rubble around her. Amara gave Serenity a look that clear said "oops"

Darien looked at her stunned he had thought for sure Serena would want to kill him too, why was she standing up for him.

Serenity waved her hand pushing the rubble away from Darien and restoring it to where it belonged. Leaving the study just as it always had, with the exception of the weak and wounded Darien, now crumpled against the wall.

"Serentiy your powers are back!" The Senshi cried out joyfully, but another angry glare from Serenity silenced all of them.

"The crystal brother." Serenity said holding out her hand to him. The look she gave him was of pure hurt and disappointment.

"Reny…are you sure you're strong enough…"but a glace at her eyes told him this was not the time to question her. "I'm sorry Reny." He said as he handed over the crystal.

"Forgive them Prince Endymion it has been a long time since there has been a guest in this castle, and they seem to convict instantly." She placed the crystal over the symbol of the Earth on Darien's forehead. She leaned in and breathed softly on the crystal causing it to glow softly, the glow spread to the symbol on his forehead and then through the rest of his limp body, restoring all the damage Amara had done.

Finished Serena turned toward her brother and the Senshi. "I trust when the generals return tomorrow you will not be so rash to torture them to death." All those gathered paled, Serenity's words cut like a knife showing them just how wrong they had been.

"I will speak to all of you later, and later you will all give Prince Endymion your apologies before he returns home. Prince Andrew I suggest you look over what constitutes death here on the Moon. For as hard as it may be for all of you to stand, just because Prince Endymion does not return my love, it does NOT mean that you all have the right to kill him!" With that Serenity took Prince Endymion's hand and led him out to the balcony.

"For your own safety I suggest you stay by me until I have enough strength to return you home tomorrow. My brother and the Senshi are overly protective and I fear that no matter what I say, your life will continue to be forfeit to them." Darien looked at her in shock, how could she talk to him like that? How could she not want to kill him like the rest of the Senshi. As much as he didn't want to die, he agreed more with the Senshi's actions than with Serena's…was it possible this was all just part of her being a Princess?

"Why..Why did you do that Serenity? You have all the reason the world to hate me." Darien asked, and as she spoke Darien's eyes welled up with tears…and he thought for the first time she would see him cry.

"They told me what you did, because they wished to sever the bond my heart had with you. Since my powers have returned I believe they have done so. BUT I am not as rash, nor as unforgiving as my court. You may have hurt me Darien, but now that the bond of true love has been broken…it is a pain I can deal with. I now have my powers back, my senshi are with me, I am home where I belong and soon you will be back where you belong, all is as it was before there was ever a "you and I" and perhaps with time I'll forget that there ever was a "you and I"." Serenity was emotionless as she said those words. She said she was fine that everything was back to normal, but she would never be the same girl. To those who did not know her so well perhaps the change was unnoticeable, to the Senshi and Andrew the difference was small, only affecting her in small ways, but to Darien, the difference was extroadinary, she was nothing of the girl he remembered. She was still the girl he loved and yet more, she was more forgiving than he had ever known her to be, her eyes held a wealth of sadness that had not been there before, but perhaps the worst offense of all was that her innocence was gone.

"Serenity, I love you. I have always loved you, and as I told you last night as long as I live I will love no other. But the pain I have caused you, I will never ever be able to make that up to you, and therefore I will never deserve you. But believe me Serena, whether it means anything now or not, that girl, woman whatever she was meant nothing to me, I couldn't stop, no matter how much I kept telling myself it was you I loved I couldn't stop. It wasn't until you were hit, the moment when my heart was clutched with so much panic that I thought I would surely die that I was able to leave from her grasp. I know what the Senshi must have told you, but I didn't stay with her, I left before anything happened, I had to find you and and save you…" His eyes darkened and the tears he had been trying to hold in slowly came down. "I love you Serena, and if you would condemn me to a life without you, then I would rather you let the Senshi kill me."

Serena watched as Darien did not even try to hide his tears, but he walked away from her. She looked after him, wondering what had happened. She felt surprise as a tear ran down her own cheek…it was followed by another and still others and Serenity collapsed on the balcony…unable to stop her tears.

"Perhaps the bond was not severed after all" she whispered.