"Memories and Love"

Summary: Serena is being tortured in her dreams, she is also being threatened. She goes for late night walks after each nightmare. One night she decides that it is finally time to tell Darien about why she has been so distant. Can the Sailor Scouts keep both Serena and Darien alive until after Serena's eighteenth birthday or will the future go to hell? One thing is for sure: no matter what happens all of their lives will change forever.

Story By: Isis Black

Chapter 1: Serena's P.O.V.

It's late in the night, very late indeed. Darien will be very upset with me when he finds out that I am walking around Tokyo again all by myself. You see this is not the first time that I have left my house in the middle of the night to walk around Tokyo. After the first time this happened I decided to tell Darien about it. He was not happy about it, not happy at all. Darien told me that the next time this happened I was to call him or one of the Scouts before I leave the house. I did as I was told the past five times that this has happened. Each of the five times I called Darien so that he wouldn't be mad at me for not calling anyone because if I had my way I wouldn't have called anyone at all. But tonight is different because everyone but me has some kind of testing or something going on in the morning and they all need their sleep tonight. (At least that's what I thought but I was somewhat wrong.) So now I am walking to the park so that I can sit and think about the nightmare that has driven me out of my house at this late hour.

You see I woke up at midnight, well it was more like I bolted upright in my bed. I carefully got out of bed without disturbing Luna. I went to my closet to find something to wear outside on a chilly night. As I stood in my bedroom before I went out my window I decided to take my cell phone and communicator with me just in case something should happen.

I found myself in the park soon enough and I sat down on the nearest park bench. Tonight wasn't as chilly as I thought it would be. I then decided to think about the nightmare I had about an hour ago.

(Flash back to the nightmare)

I am sitting outside in a garden that looks so familiar, but far away at the same time. I seem to be waiting for my lover to arrive. I think to myself, 'He is late, something must be wrong, for Endymion is never late and he would never leave me waiting for him to arrive.' The night seems to be growing hotter than normal. Fear starts to rise up in me as I start to smell smoke coming towards me. I now hear someone on a horse drawing nearer to me. My fear is now growing worse as I think, 'What in the name of Isis is going on? Oh Isis, where is my dear beloved Endymion?' The horse has now stopped right next to me, but I do not look at it or its rider. The rider of the horse starts to talk to me and a flood of relief washes over me.

"Serenity, my love, the palace is on fire. Your mother and father have told me to take you to the Nile River until this can be sorted out," Endymion says to me.

He offers his hand to me to help me up onto his horse. I am to relieved to see him to ask any questions right now. The trip to the Great Nile didn't take long. Endymion slowed his horse to a stop. He then got off the horse and lifted me to the ground. But he doesn't let go of me, he just pulls me into his safe and loving arms. My head is now resting on his chest and my fear is coming back to me. 'This is unlike Endymion, there must be more going on than what he is telling me,' I think to myself. I pull away from him slightly; I raise my head so that I can meet his eyes with my own.

"I love you, Princess Serenity, now and forever," Endymion whispered softly to me as he bent down to kiss me.

His kiss was different somehow, as if he was trying to tell me something without words. Then he stopped the kiss and pushed me down to the ground.

"You have to go into hiding, lover, your life depends on it," Endymion told me.

I stood up to face my lover. Just then I was sent flying backwards by the most evil woman known in Egypt: Queen Beryl. My Sailor Scouts have just arrived to see me land very hard on the ground. Beryl forced Endymion to turn and face her and then she drew her sword and thrust it though the heart of my lover.

I screamed, "No, Endymion, no, no, no! You stupid bitch, you will pay for what you have done!"

The evil monster just smirks at me and replies, "Stay away from Endymion in your next lives or I or someone else will kill you both."

Then her army appeared out of no where and started to fight with my Sailor Scouts, but the Scouts were no match for them. I watched as Beryl's army killed my only friends.

Beryl then approached me and as she stabbed me with her sword she said to me, "Stay away from Endymion."

(End flashback to the nightmare)

I can't stand it anymore! I have no choice now but to tell Darien about my nightmares. Each one has the same words, "Stay away from Endymion", but besides that they are all different. I stand up and start to walk again, but I have no idea where I should go. I feel so damn confused and I don't know what to do anymore.

I am now in the elevator in the apartment building that Darien lives in. My communicator started to go off as the elevator doors closed so I took it out of my pocket.

I opened my communicator to hear Luna saying, "Darien, something has happened, something that you won't like at all."

"What's going on, Luna," Darien asked in an annoyed voice.

Luna replied, "Serena is missing again and I have no idea where she could have gone this time."

Darien sighed heavily and then said, "Give me ten minutes to get dressed and I'll go and find her. I don't think there is any reason to call any of the girls yet. I'll call you back as soon as I know anything after I find her and have a chance to talk to her alone."

I thought to myself, 'Oh boy, I'm in trouble now. A lot of trouble by the way that Darien was talking and by the tone in his voice while he was talking.' The elevator doors opened and I walk down corridor to the door of Darien's apartment.

I stood there staring at Darien's door for about five minutes. I was finally about to knock on the door when it flew open. Darien came rushing out without looking where he was going and he walked straight into me. Both of us fell on the floor and Darien landed right on top of me.

"Well, Darien," I said, "at least you don't have to go to far to find me."

To Be Continued....