Chapter 5
Sorry for the long delay! Other things on my mind. But I am finishing up the story by week's end. I promise. Scout's honor! Expect the final chapter to come shortly from today. So, look out for that. Then a brand new non Sailor Moon story to come shortly after that. Thanks for all the patiences guys! But I will be good and on schedule! Enjoy and please review!
Darien carried his bags into Serena's family cabin house. Serena turned on the lights, and went to the curtains to open the windows and let some air filter out the old smell in the cabin. Her family haven't not been here for a year now. Darien smiled at the 2-story cabin house.
"The bedrooms are upstairs. We should take mine and Sammy's room. I think it would be weird if we shared my parent's bedroom." Serena laughed and shivered. Darien had a shiver as well.
"I agree. Sleeping in your parents' bed, too weird, very weird." They both laughed.
"The kitchen is bare, so…weneed to go back into town and get some food."
"It'll be okay, Serena. Let's just unpack first" She smiled. "This will work."
"I just wish I knew what happened to your place. I mean, what caused that meteor to blow a hole in your place?"
"You know I will protect you, right?" Darien arms went around her. 'As Tuxedo Mask, I will shield you from any danger my love'.
"I know. And I will protect you too," Serena said with a smile. Darien nodded and went to put their bags upstairs. 'I am the Champion of Justice. Darien is safe with me. I just wish I could tell him I am Sailor Moon.'
"Serena, want to help me unpack? Serena? Serena!" Serena gasped as Darien touched her back, as he found her frozen in place. "Hey, where did you go?"
"Huh?" Serena turned her back to Darien. She didn't want him to see her sad.
"You spaced out there. What were you thinking about?" Darien would try to look in her face, but Serena would turn away.
"Nn-nothing."
"Liar. What's wrong? Serena, baby turn around." Serena turned to Darien slowly, she had tears in her eyes, with a smile. "Serena!" Darien hugged her. "Baby, what's wrong?" Darien rubbed down her hair as she softly cried.
"It's nothing, really. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go to pieces on you."
"It's okay."
"I must be PMsing, whatever that is." Darien laughed.
"Honey, PMsing is only before your period."
"Oh, well, then I must be post-PMsing." Darien laughed again.
"How about I make us some hot cocoa?"
"With roasted marshmallows and caramel?"
"Anything my princess wants." Darien kissed her cheek and went to the kitchen. "You were right. It is bare. Look, I'm gonna go down to that store and get some things. You stay here, and make a fire."
"Me!"
"Come on, you can get some wood and start the fire, right?"
"Yeah, but my father never lets me."
"You're a big girl, Serena. Go ahead."
"You really trust me not the burn downmy place."
"I trust you with my life." They kissed. Darien held her face and kissed her forehead before he left.
Serena and Darien laid out on the couch after dinner, Darien with his arm around Serena as they held hands.
"Can I ask you something?" Their fingers interlocked, as Serena looked up at the ceiling.
"Of course."
"Why can't you remember your past?" Darien caressed her hand and kissed her forehead.
"I don't know. I can only remember waking in an orphanage."
"Why didn't your parents come for you?" Darien shrugged. "And you don't remember them, not one memory?"
"No. Why all these questions?"
"I just wondered."
"Look at it like this…no mother in-law."
"That would imply we were getting married," Serena said with a smile.
"And who says you're not smart."
"You would marry me?"
"Sometime, in the future." Serena blushed, buried her face into his neck. "Why are you embarrassed?"
"I'm not!"
"Liar, bunny. Your cheeks are red."
"No they aren't!" Darien started tickling her.
"Yes, they are!"
"AHHH!" Serena kicked as he tickled her to tears.
Darien shifted in his sleep. He was having that dream again.
Darien stood by a lake, in the distance a beautiful princess.
"TUXEDO MASK." Darien looked around quickly.
"Who is there?"
"You must find the Silver Imperium Crystal…"
"Show me your face!"
"You must find the crystal now! It is the key to everything, but you must hurry! Evil forces are closing in on it! We can't let that happen, please Tuxedo Mask, help me. Help me to be free again."
Darien sat up gasping for air. Serena moaned, shifting a bit in her sleep. Darien wiped his sweaty face. He looked down at Serena.
"I need some air," Darien said pulling on his boxers. He kissed Serena's shoulder before leaving the room. They had pushed the 2 beds together, making ahuge comfty bed with many blankets tossed aside in the heat of pleasure a few hours ago.
Serena woke up to hear a familiar sound. She pushed the covers aside once she found Darien gone. She wrapped herself in the sheet and went downstairs.
"Darien?" Serena found him outside, standing on the front porch with the patio, holding a locket in his hand as his hands were on the wood railing. "Darien?" Serena touched his back.
"Hey."
"That song, I know it from somewhere. Where did you get it?" Serena asked with her arms around his waist
"I don't know. I've always had it."
"Aren't you cold?"
"Nah."
"Come on," Serena took his hand with the locket and lead him back inside. Serena threw some logs on the burning fire. They laid on the couch, the locket on Darien's chest, as Serena laid to his side. They both stared at the wood crackling in the fireplace. "Why are you awake?"
"Weird dream."
"About what?"
"Nothing important, Serena."
"Why do I always feel like you are hiding something?"
"I could say the same thing to you."
"No way! I tell you everything!" Darien smiled.
"Everything, huh?"
"Of course."
"Good, then tell me, where did my stash of Dutch chocolate go in the jar in my cupboard on the 3rd level?"
"Dutch chocolate? Haven't a clue." Serena smiled. Darien smiled before kissing her.
"My baby seems to have a bigger chocolate fetish than I do."
"Of course I do, I am a girl!"
"That you are."
"Tell me about your dream."
"I am standing by the lake, a lake I know. There is this voice. A woman. She ask me to….to bring her something."
"What?"
"I don't know," Darien lied. He couldn't tell her he was out to find all the rainbow crystals for the princess. "But she needs it to be free."
"She needs it?"
"I think she's a princess, a very important one. But I can't see her."
"Why not?"
"Her face, it's not clear, completely. But she has long hair, like you."
"Like me?"
"Yeah. A beautiful long white gown, gold bracelet and necklace. I think she is beautiful."
"Oh." Darien closed the top to the locket. "No, I like that song." Serena opened it up again. The locket started again. "It's like a gift. From a long time ago."
"Yeah." They kissed, before Serena laid her head back to Darien's chest. They listened to the music of the locket.
About a month later, Serena and her friends were walking on their way from the Arcade. The Sailor Scouts had lost all their rainbow crystals to Zoicite in another battle last night. Tuxedo Mask seemed very mad and upset with Sailor Moon for losing the crystal to Zoicite. Sailor Moon had to do it to save him and her friends, but in the end was tricked by Zoicite. Tuxedo Mask only had 3 crystals now, the Sailor scouts had 2, but now Zoicite had 4. Tuxedo Mask was more upset that he had to now get all 4 from Zoicite. Serena didn't sleep at all, since called her and told her, she couldn't come over. The first time he has ever refused her to spend the night. Serena ended up crying herself to sleep because she had not only failed her friends by being tricked by Zoicite to giving up her rainbow crystals, but also failed the one person that always was there for her. Tuxedo Mask might not ever help her again, and that scared Serena most of all. Her protector might be gone.
Serena bumped into Darien on his way out.
"Watch it, meatball head."
"You ran into me!" It was their act in front of the others, though Raye knew the truth. The only one.
"Excuse me." Darien left the Arcade, Serena smiled as a naughty idea popped in her head.
"Wait, jerk! You have a bee!" Serena slapped Darien on the back hard for calling her 'meatball head', though she knew it was from the heart. Serena laughed, but his groan worried her once she hit him.
"Thanks,Serena. I hate bees" Darien put on a smile as he walked away. Serena looked down at her hand and saw blood.
'Man, maybe I need to see a doctor, if I want to face Zoicite', Darien thought walking away from Serena. 'She sure hits hard.'
"Darien!" She gasped looking up at Darien's retreating form walking away, slowly and slightly hunched over.
"Serena! Are you coming in!" Serena looked back at Lita and Mina.
"I..I uh, forget something at school! I'll be back, go ahead!" Serena took off.
"That girl is so weird," Mina said. "She couldn't wait to leave school."
"Yeah, and now she's going back," Amy said. Raye watched Serena running in the direction Darien went.
Serena rushed up behind Darien. Darien felt a presence behind him, and before whomever it was could get the jump on him, he was ready to fight.
"Dar-Ah!" She screamed when he went to strike her. "Darien, it's me!" Serena held up her hands. "It's me, Serena."
"Serena, sorry. Didn't see ya. Why are you following me?"
"No need to go all ballistic on me, I was worried."
"Why?" Darien asked.
"Because you're bleeding." Serena held up her hand. "And I know you didn't get this from karate class last night."
"Why do you care?"
"Darien, how can you ask that, to me?"
"Just leave me alone! Go back to the Arcade with your friends."
"But I can…" Serena went to touch him.
"Serena go!" Serena felt hot tears in her eyes, as Darien pushed her away. Serena stumbled back away from him. She let out a frustrated breath and turned to leave.
"You are such a bastard!" Serena stomped away, crying.
'I am so sorry my love, but I have to be mean to you. You are in danger if you stay near me today. I can't have you get into danger because of me. Understand that I love you always.' Darien continued walking.
Serena went to wipe away some fallen tears when she looked down at her hand again. She could hear Darien's voice and feel his body, as if he was right next to her. Serena looked at Darien's blood still there on her hand. She loves him too much to let him just shove her away like that.
"He's hurt, and he's not thinking clearly. He needs me. And I have to find out what is wrong with him," Serena said running back. "Darien! Darien wait!"
"Right on time," Zoicite said as Darien opened the complex doors walking toward the elevator.
"Darien!" Serena stopped the door before it could close.
"Serena, get out of here!" The doors slammed closed behind her and the lights went out. Serena screamed. She quickly clung to Darien.
"Darien's what's going on!"
"You shouldn't have followed me!" She knew he was mad, as he held her. There was a bomb in on the door.
"The elevator!"
"What!"
"Now!" They ran toward the elevator. Serena looked back at the door as the red numbers counted down from 10. The elevator doors opened just as the explosion hit,Serena screamed, holding on to Darien tight. Thefire nearly coming into the elevator as the doors closed. Darien shielding Serena to the back of the elevator. She was crying, as she screamed. She knew this was the end, they were both going to die now.
Back at the Arcade, the girls were getting worried.
"Serena is not a Sailor Scout, she's a sailor failure!" Raye said with a smile.
"Hey, come on, Raye."
Yeah, be nice," Amy said.
"So, she messes up sometimes, we all do," Mina said.
"Guys, I'm worried. She just said she was running back to get something, which was 15 minutes ago. She should be here now," Lita said.
"She always does this," Raye said. 'Always going off to be with Darien no less. How dare she steal my man! That slut!'
"Yeah, but even so, she should be here by now," Mina said. "I mean, she is forgetful, but not like this."
"Let's try her communicator," Luna whispered.
"Right," Amy said. All they got was static.
Serena tried the button again on the panel to the elevator.
"Help! Somebody help us! Help!" She banged on the doors.
"Serena, you shouldn't be here." Serena turned to Darien.
"I was worried about you."
"I can take care of myself! I have been all my life!"
"Listen jerk! Not everyday you find your boyfriend is bleeding, now sit down. I can handle this."
"You need to get out now before…"
"And go where! Unless you didn't see, there was an explosion out there, how we survived and this elevator is fine, boggles me but…"
"I want you to leave now." Serena shook her head and pushed him back to the elevator.
"Sit down." Darien was forced to sit. Serena straddled his lap, looking him in the eyes, as she unbuttoned his jacket. She slowly pushed it off his shoulders, their eyes still looked on each other. "You are bleeding, probably the lost of blood is making your lose your bloody mind. You are hurt, so I will forgive your rudeness for now. Only for now. Look, I got an A in first aid, my only A. Let me look at that shoulder."
"It's fine." Serena cupped his chin, turning his head to looking her in the eyes.
"Darien, so help me. I will hurt you," Serena said pulling him forward. Serena pulled at his shirt to see what was causing the blood. She saw the cut. "Your bandage is damp, you're bleeding again. You tried to fix this yourself, no wonder why. Is this why I couldn't come last night?"
"Yes."
"What are you not telling me!"
"You shouldn't be here." Serena ripped his sleeve down, applying pressure to his open cut.
"Hold this." Darien did but not before kissing her on the lips. Serena pulled back. "Now you love me?"
"I always love you." Serena rolled her eyes.
"Men." Darien smiled, making Serena smile. She ripped at her skirt to tie off Darien's shoulder and maybe stop the bleeding. Serena made the knot tight, causing Darien to groan. "Sorry." Serena held his face and kissed him.
Zoicite appeared on the screen in the elevator.
"Well, well Darien. I see you brought a friend, a girlfriend no less. I am jealous. She is not pretty though."
"Zoicite," Darien grumbled. Serena gasped.
"I hope you held up your end of the bargain. I have all 4 of the rainbow crystals. I'll show you mine, if you show me yours." Darien pulled out his 3 rainbow crystals from his pocket and held them up.
"No matter what, you let the girl go. She doesn't involve you or this."
"We have no interest in her, … yet." The screen went blank. The elevator started up.
'What is happening! Why is the Negaverse after Darien? Can't be because of me!'
Serena looked back at Darien.
"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."
Raye and the girls were the first on sight at the explosion to the Darien's complex, Twilight Towers as sailor scouts.
"Mercury, can you do a computer scan?"
"On it!"
"Everything is sealed."
"We have to get into that building!" Sailor Mars yelled.
"Help me bust into that building!" Lita yelled. "Jupiter Thunder Roar!"
"Nothing like the direct approach," Mina said. "Venus Crescent Beam…."
Serena looked up as the elevator started to rise, very slowly. She stood up to the panel and tried to stop it, but the elevator was on the straight flight to the rooftop. The light flickered on and off.
"What's going on here, Darien? How do you have the rainbow crystals?"
"I want to know who I am. My whole life, I've never known who I am or where I came from. I'm not even sure my real name is Darien."
"I didn't know that."
"I lived in that stupid orphanage until I got a job. And it never bothered me til I kept having that dream."
"With the princess?"
"Yes. She keeps begging me to bring her the silver crystal. She is waiting for me. I think she can tell me who I am. Even though it's a dream, I feel like I know her."
"Do you love her?" Darien looked up at her. He pulled her arm to sit on him.
"Not like I love you."
"But you dream about her?"
"Yeah, I do. Listen, no matter what happens here, never forget, and never doubt my love for you. I do and will love you forever." They kissed. A rose appeared in his hand. Serena gasped as he stroked her nose with a smile.
'He can't be Tuxedo Mask!'
"I don't…." Darien nodded and kissed her again. They both looked up to feel the heat.
"Fire!"
"Ow!" Serena clung to Darien. 'There is only one choice!' Serena stood up.
"Serena!"
"No fun getting toasted! You're going down, Zoicite! Moon Prism Power!" Serena pulled off her broach.
"It's her! Serena's Sailor Moon!"
