Chapter 4

"Whelp, this is home."

"Oh wow, Darien, I love it!" it was spacious for someone living by himself, very clean even though he hadn't been expecting anyone, and very light, most everything was light grey or white, and there was lots of sunlight coming in from the balcony window.

Darien brought some tea into the room and set the tray down on the coffee table, tapping a spot on the couch so Serena would sit down. She did so carefully as to net let her skirt ride up too high, but then again, maybe that's what she wanted. Serena tapped her hands on her legs nervously as Darien poured her some tea. After taking their sips, Darien started up a conversation.

"So, how is school going?" He asked.

Serena shook her head, "you came here wanting to talk in private and you ask me about school?"

"Sorry, I'm not used to being so serious with you."

This time she nodded, "I understand, I'm not so sure either. Actually, want to know another secret?"

"I want to know everything, Serena."

"I've never had a boyfriend before."

"Really? But you kissed me the other day and-"

"It…wasn't my first kiss, but I haven't ever had a serious relationship no."

"Is that what we are?"

"What?"

"Are we serious?"

"I don't know, are we?"

"I think I would like for us to be, what do you say, Serena, will you be my girlfriend?"

Blushing, she looked up at the man she just days ago thought she hated, "yeah, I would like that."

Darien brushed some of Serena's hair away from her face and gently caressed her cheek, kissing her slowly at first, and then a bit more passionately. She leaned into his kiss, her hands on his chest, allowing herself the luxury of his embrace. When they finally released each other it felt like hours later, and they were breathless.

"Serena," Darien started.

"Yeah?"

"You make me really happy."

"I do?"

"You do."

The rest of the evening went pretty well as they chatted and watched movies together. They talked about their interests and learned a lot of new things about each other, but Darien never tried to pull anything. He was a total gentleman all night and Serena was greatful for that. After spending such time with him, and after spending progressively more time with him for a few weeks after their first date, Serena realized just how sweet he really was when he wasn't calling her meatball head. She soon found herself really falling for him, and Darien completely head over heels for her.

While on a date for their one month anniversary, they ran into the girls at the park, something that wouldn't be too uncommon but was still surprising since they said they would be at the arcade.

"Oh, we're just…headin that way now," Rei awkwardly laughed. Serena lowered her brows in accusation.

"Whatever you say," she replied, trying to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Serena glanced up at Darien and he just shrugged. They continued walking, heading towards a big round fountain in the middle of the park. Once they sat down at a nearby bench, Serena could've sworn she heard something, and her head twitched in to the direction of the sound.

"What's wrong?" Darien asked.

"Nothing…just…thought I heard something."

"Probably just a squirrel. Where's Luna?"

"She said she and Artimis had something they had to do something."

"What do two cats need to do that's so important?"

"Two talking cats? Could be anything."

Darien smiled and booped Serena on the nose. She crinkled it in response and smiled back, taking his hand in hers. After a month together, they realized their favorite thing to do is just to spend quality time together, they enjoyed each other's company now that they weren't fighting all the time, and had learned a lot about each other, something originally they never would've thought they would ever want to do.

"Serena," Darien said, turning his body to her. He took her cheek in his hand and gentlystroked her face with his thumb, she leaned her face into his hand and gently closed her eyes.

"yes?"

"Can I tell you a secret?" he smiled, thinking back to the day they realized they were supposed to be together.

"anything."

"I think I'm in love with you." Serena opened her eyes in surprise for a second before closing them again when Darien kissed her. His hands on either of her cheeks, he pulled her to him, deepening the kiss. She leaned into him with her hands on his chest and kissed him back, gently at first, then a bit more aggressively. Once they finally pulled away from each other, Serena admitted that she was in love with him too, and they couldn't have been happier. Things were going so well for them and they couldn't imagine life any different.

They kissed again, but only shortly, for Serena broke it off when she heard something again.

"Babe, its probably nothing," Darien said.

"I don't know, it didn't sound like a squirrel that time," she shook, something felt off. The sun was setting and there was a chilly breeze in the air that shook her to her core. Darien shrugged off his jacket and handed it to her. She took it with thanks and pulled out her watch from her bag. This particular watch was very special because Luna had given it to her. How she didn't understand, but Luna would never tell, so she decided not to question it. but apparently the watch wasn't just special because a talking cat gave it to her, said talking cat made it seem as though the watch itself had very special qualities, and as she looked for the time, the watch started to glow.

"Woah, how is it doing that?" Darien asked. Serena shook her head.

"I don't know." A strange noise came again and this time Darien was concerned too.

Serena wished her guardian cat and best friends were with them to make her feel better. Not to say that Darien didn't make her feel safe, just that something felt very wrong to her.

Darien honed in on her aura and decided he felt something wasn't right either, "maybe we should get going, we could head back to the arcade, or we could go to my place if you want."

She nodded, "lets go find the girls."

As they started walking again, they looked both ways, then jaywalked across the street, heading towards the arcade, which wasn't too far away from the park to begin with. While in the middle of the street, Serena heard a noise that was just too loud and too ominous to ignore, and she stopped to look around and see if she could find the source. Darien had kept going until he realized she had stopped, and when he turned around she was still in the middle of the street, looking so dazed he wondered if she had been hypnotized.

"Serena, come on," he said, but she couldn't hear him, she couldn't only think about what was bothering her. Darien began to get very nervous, and then out of nowhere, a car sped around the corner, going top speed, heading right towards Serena, who was still in such a daze, she didn't have time to process the car coming. Darien ran into the street to push her out of the way but he was too late to save himself. Serena just barely escaped the car, but Darien was hit head on. He rolled off the car and the car just kept going. A hit and run. Darien was unconscious and Serena Screamed as loudly and her lungs would allow. Darien had rolled back to the sidewalk, and Serena crawled over to him. She cried for help but there was no one around.

Gently she put his head in her lap, checking for a pulse, for wounds, for anything. Darien opened his eyes briefly and looked up at her.

"Oh Darien please be okay!" she cried. The girls and the cats appeared out of nowhere then, and made a circle around them, asking what happened and if they were okay.

Obviously Darien was far from okay. Serena told the girls to call the cops and as they did so, she looked down at the man she knew was the love of her life. She knew she would never be okay without the man lying in her lap. She leaned over and kissed him sweetly, a tear falling from her eye and landing on Darien's cheek, and suddenly a bright light appeared from the locket around her neck. She sat upright, and took the locket off, holding it out. She opened the locket and the sweet song started playing as the crescent moon spun around faster and faster, the light growing brighter and brighter with each note of the song. The girls surrounded them, watching with amazement as a crescent shaped mark appeared on Serena's forehead, lighting up like a star on a cloudless night.

"What's happening?" Serena asked.

"Serena," Luna announced, "it is time."

"I don't understand."

Darien's forehead also started glowing, his light in the shape of the planet sign for earth. He opened his eyes, a blue so deep that it appeared as though he had no pupil. It was as if he was in some sort of trance. He reached up and put his hands around Serena's cheeks.

"Remember, remember," He said robotically. Serena looked into his cold eyes and suddenly hers grew to the same pupil-less look as she began to have flashbacks of what she realized was her previous life, her original life, on the moon.