Gallery

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, but this is an original storyline.

Rated: Teen

Chapter 1: First Sight

The grand ball room was silent, only the soft sounds of a violin's soloist music from the front could be heard. Millions of eyes stared upon the girl, Serena Tsuikino, as she played a beautiful piece, her bow gliding across the strings in slow movements. Her light blue dress glittered in the light as she moved her body along with the music, every ounce of her focused on what she was playing; completely forgetting that she was even playing in front of a crowd. Her eyes closed, her mind numb, as she finished the piece. A silence came across the crowd for a moment before the people started clapping; some even whistling.

Serena blushed slightly as she curtsied, bringing her violin down to her side. A smile came across her face as she walked off the stage, her footsteps light as she did so. The conductor approached the rest of the orchestra that had waited silently behind her and waved his hands up in the air. As they began to play, she walked back stage, and set her violin gently on the velvet case. She cleaned the rosin off the strings, and loosened her bow before packing them away. After sealing her case shut, she headed back towards the ballroom; her shift for that night had ended.

A waiter approached her, holding out a silver tray with elegant clear glasses carefully placed upon them. "Madam?" he asked, "would you care for a glass?"

Serena smiled, before taking one of the glasses, holding it gently by the stem. "Thank you," she smiled.

The waiter nodded his head as he left her, leaving her to glance back at the orchestra. In front of it, many people danced slowly, women's heads against the man's chest. She sighed, she never knew what it was like to be in love; what it felt to have your heart flutter, or skip a beat. Sadly, she drank the wine that was held in the glass, turning away from the orchestra.

♥

Shouting fans by the thousands jumped up and down, slightly shaking the large building as the handsome man up front, Darien Shields, finished the last of his song. He slid his dark blue electric guitar behind his back; sticking his index and pinky finger up at the crowd, and sticking out his tongue.

Into the mike he began to scream, "Who do you love?"

"You!" dozens of fan screamed back. A few girls even screamed, "I love you more than you'll ever know Darien!"

Darien smirked as the curtains fell down before him, shielding him from the crowd. "Wow," he smiled turning to his band members, "talk about awesome." He wiped the sweat off his brow as he jumped from a high step down to his drummer, Andrew.

Andrew smiled as he nodded, "Yeah, talk about a full house."

Another guitarist, Darien's younger sister, Raye nodded her head, "I know, they must have been pumped up tonight."

As soon as the words left her lips, a soft kiss was placed on the back of Darien's neck, followed by a soft voice, "That was great, baby."

Darien turned around and smiled; his whole face lighting up as he saw Trista. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her passionately, running one of his hands through her dark green hair. Trista pulled away, giggling slightly, "Now, be a good boy."

Darien groaned slightly, how he wanted her now. Sighing, but smiling, he glanced at the others, as he kept one arm around her waist. "Come one you guys, let's go out, my treat." Nodding to the others he began to walk out the door with Trista before Raye's voice stopped him.

"You can't tell me you've forgotten already."

Darien frowned, turning around. "Forgotten what?"

Raye sighed, placing her black electric guitar in its stand nearby. "You promised Mom that we'd show up for that fancy dinner tonight after the show."

Darien groaned, rubbing his forehead, he had forgotten. Sighing, he shook his head to Trista, kissing her gently on the cheek. "Yeah, she's right, baby."

She pouted slightly before nodding her head and whispering in his ear as she was about to walk away, "Will I see you tonight?"

Darien moaned slightly, gripping her waist, "Oh yeah."

Trist smiled devilishly before walking away, shaking her hips in the process. Darien's eyes followed her as she left before turning back to Raye, Andrew, Lita, and Ryan. He sighed and nodded to Raye, "Come on, let's go home, shower, and change, and let's go."

Raye nodded her head as she followed him out the door and into in dark green jaguar.

♥

A woman with shoulder length brown hair that tied up into a pony tail by the name of Lita Calio smiled broadly at Serena. "You played well tonight!" she laughed as she sipped some of her wine. Motioning for her to sit down at one of the white clothed tables, she continued, "It was very pretty."

"Thanks," Serena smiled, sitting down beside Lita. She rubbed her temples, groaning slightly, this headache she'd been having lately was killing her.

"What's wrong?" Lita asked, clearly concerned.

"Oh, nothing," Serena shrugged, "just been under pressure a lot lately."

"Oh," Lita nodded her head, and whistled, "Wow, check out the hunk that just came in."

Serena rolled her eyes but turned around, seeing an attractive man with long dark brown, wavy hair. Shaking her head slightly she turned back to her giggling friend, whose eyes were dancing. Lita flashed the man a quick smile before turning back to Serena.

"Oh great," Serena sighed; "now he's going to come over here and ask you for a dance."

"Yeah right!"

Serena rolled her eyes once again; Lita completely didn't understand what she meant. As she was about to reply, Lita's eyes opened wide and her mouth dropped open. "OH MY GOSH!" she cried hoarsely.

"What?" Serena asked quickly, she had never heard Lita talk like that before.

Lita took Serena's shoulders and turned her around in her chair. She saw a handsome man with broad shoulders, black hair, and ocean blue eyes. "It's Darien Shields!"

"Who's that?"

Lita stared at her friend, her mouth open wide before she glanced back at Darien who had suddenly become swarmed by a mob of cheering girls. "You can't possibly tell me you don't know who Darien Shields is! He's the biggest and hottest rock star ever! His music is to die for!"

Serena sighed as Lita quickly hopped out of her chair and dashed toward the mob, joining them as they all tried to have there turn at Darien's autograph. Serena shook her head as she returned to her drink, closing her eyes momentarily. Her headache was getting worse, and all the screaming wasn't helping. She opened her eyes and glanced once at Darien. She had to admit he was quite handsome in a tuxedo. She noticed a pretty girl with black hair and dark brown eyes standing beside him. She must be Darien's girlfriend. Turning back to her drink, she was about to take another sip when she noticed her glass had become empty. Sighing, she rested her head in her arms, letting her eyes flutter shut; she was not in a good mood.

♥

Darien smiled politely to all the screaming girls in front of him, signing a few notebooks before trying to move forward. Pushing through the crowd, he saw his mother, Kerry, waving at him from the other side of the ballroom. Waving back to her, he grabbed Raye's hand and pushed through the crowd trying to get through. Eventually, security guards came and made a path for him; warning the other girl as he left that if they didn't settle down they'd be kicked out of the building.

Darien smiled at his mother as they approached her. She was beautiful with the same black hair as him that reached to her knees, and hazel eyes. She had creamy tanned skin and a slim figure, looking delicate enough to be broken in her touched her too harshly.

"Hi, Mom," he smiled, bending down and placing a light kiss on her forehead.

"Hi, my darlings," Kerry smiled at them, kissing them both on the cheek. "I'm so glad you didn't forget this time." At this Raye shot a look at Darien, but he ignored it as she continued, "I want you to meet a few friends of mine." Pointing to the women standing around her she began to introduce them. Darien smiled politely at them, but his mind wandered, slightly glancing around the room. The orchestra that was playing was fantastic, and the elegancy of the room was superb. As his eyes wandered to the people, he noticed a pretty slim girl with blond hair tied in a bun slumped over at a table. 'Strange,' He thought to himself. Turning his attention back to the women in front of him, he smiled politely once again before excusing himself. Glancing around for a waiter, he spotted one, calling him over and grabbing a glass for himself. He turned his attention to the orchestra as he drank. Every now and then he enjoyed classical, but he still preferred his electric over anything.

♥

Serena felt someone tap her shoulder, groaning she blinked one eye and looked up to see who it was. It was a girl with short blue hair and blue eyes, Amy. "What?" she groaned to her friend.

Amy bit her lip, "I know you're tired and don't feel good, but people are asking you to play one more song. They want up to perform a duet together."

Serena moaned, "Do I have too?" She paused, "Never mind, don't answer that, it's a stupid question." She sighed, "All right, give me a minute." Heaving herself up, she went into the back room and unpacked her violin and bow, tuning it quickly. Returning to the front, she met Amy on stage with her harp, ready for her.

♥

Darien glanced around, wondering why the room had become so silent. Noticing that everyone was looking in the same direction, he followed there gaze. He noticed the woman he had saw sitting down earlier, now upon the stage, holding a violin. A woman with short blue hair sat beside her, holding a grand harp. They nodded at each other once and began to play.

The music that filled Darien's ears was heaven sent. It wasn't anything like his music at all; his music was fun and exciting, but this kind of music was soothing and beautiful. Together, the two made a perfect pair; there eyes were closed in concentration as the whole room was filled with lovely notes. They looked relaxed as there fingers strummed and moved in perfect harmony, taking his breath away. He had heard many orchestras before, and many duets, but none were as beautiful as this one.

Suddenly, the music stopped, and he was brought back down to earth. The song had finished and now the blond girl was disappearing backstage. Biting his lip, he made his way through the people, trying to hurry and catch up. As he approached the darkened hallway, he saw her figure disappear into a room. Quickly, he followed, nearly crashing into her as he hurried along.

"Hey! Watch--!" she stopped short when she saw him, his breath caught in his throat. She was beautiful, the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Beautiful blue eyes that looked so innocent with golden hair cascading over her bare shoulders, a few strands escaping her bun.

Darien cleared his throat; he had never been taken aback like that before. "Um . . . hi," he smiled, putting out his hand. "I'm Darien Shields, perhaps you've heard of me."

She stared at him for a moment before gently placing her violin in her case, and then shook his hand. "Yes," she replied, her voice was like one of angels. "Just recently actually. I'm Serena Tsuikino."

Suddenly he found himself dumbfounded, he didn't know a thing to say, and regretfully to his hand back. He opened his mouth to reply but was suddenly pulled away by Raye. "What?" he asked annoyingly.

"Come on, Mom said we can leave now, and Trista wants to see you."

He glanced back at Serena as he was pulled away; she looked at him for a moment before beginning to clean her violin. He cursed slightly under his breath, not exactly the first impression he had wanted to make.

♥

Darien kissed Trista passionately, holding her face in the palm of his hand. He pressed her against the wall, the moans were the only thing that filled the silent room. He opened his eyes momentarily, and suddenly saw a flash of gold. Stopping, he thought of the girl Serena.

"Why'd you stop?" Trista asked.

"Nothing," Darien shrugged, returning back to his game.