Title: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Sailor Moon
Authors Notes: This story will be a little darker then the ones I've written before. I don't know why, it's just feeling that way.
Serena walked around the lake slowly, trying to work everything out in her head. Nothing was making much sense. Her friends hated her because she had abandoned them years ago. In what twisted universe did that make sense?
Her cell phone rang again so she answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Serena, where are you?"
She didn't recognize the voice.
"I'm out, why?"
"Well, you're supposed to be here. You're already late for the meeting and if you don't show up soon you're going to be in big trouble."
Serena stopped in her tracks.
"Who is this?"
"It's Seiya. Serena, what's wrong with you? Is this a game?"
"No, it's not a game. I don't know you."
"Very funny Serena. I'm assuming you've forgotten, so we're at 1952 Main street. I've ordered you dinner to by you time. Be here as soon as you can. I can't hold out for you much longer."
He hung up and Serena looked around her for answers. Of course there were none.
She thought about what she should do and really couldn't decide. This Seiya guy seemed to know her, so maybe she should go talk to him. But he was in a meeting of some kind. She made her way to main street and found the address was a restaurant. She walked in and looked around for someone she recognized.
A tall handsome man with very light hair stood up and came towards her.
"You're almost an hour later Serena."
"Are you Seiya?" She asked.
"If you're going to keep this up all night then we're in trouble. Come one, your food is getting cold."
Serena followed him and sat down at a table filled with middle aged men. Seiya handed her a pad of paper and a pen and harshly whispered at her to keep notes. She looked at him confused, but did what he said.
After an hour she was bored. They were talking about contracts and stuff and she really didn't care. This Seiya guy continued to order her to do things, so she assumes she must be his assistant or something, but he wasn't very nice.
The guy sitting across from Serena kept looking at her, and she became very aware of her breasts again. She pulled her sweater away from her chest to make her look flat again and he seemed amused.
"Well, I think that all sounds reasonable," Seiya said shaking hands.
Serena got up and shook hands with all the men. The one who was staring at her slipped her his card.
She looked down at it in confusion.
"When someone does that, you're supposed to hide it," Seiya said in her ear.
She turned to look at him.
"What is with you today Serena? You show up late, you're wearing jeans and a sweater and you obviously haven't even tried to work on your appearance. This was an important meeting."
"Do I work for you?" Serena asked.
He looked away frustrated. Serena really just wanted answers, but she also didn't really want to upset this guy. He looked a little scarey. She took a step back when he picked up his coat.
"I expect you in early on Monday. You're going to have to work pretty hard to make up for this."
He looked at her, and then he looked her up and down.
Serena looked somewhat disgusted as she took a step back.
"Maybe I'll have you work it off," he said in an obvious tone.
Serena didn't know what to do, so she just turned around and walked away. This guy was degrading and she didn't want to be anywhere near him. She walked out into the night and headed for the arcade again. She desperately needed to be somewhere she recognized.
When the bell rang, telling people of her entrance, Andrew look up from the counter.
"Serena?" He said in surprised, but then he smiled. "I haven't seen you here in years. What makes you come now?" He asked.
Serena sat at the counter.
"I'm having a rough day Andrew," she said.
He leaned against the counter. "You want to talk about it?" He asked.
"I don't think you'd believe me," she said.
Andrew looked passed her for a moment, then smiled.
"Well, things will get better."
Serena looked up just in time to see Darien. Before she could do anything, he leant down and kissed her.
Serena got over the initial shock in seconds, and the leapt back in her chair, tripping and falling over another chair. She looked up at the tall man standing over her looking at her strangely.
"I'm think I can honestly say that was the strangest reaction to a kiss you've ever given me."
Serena got up quickly, dusting herself off.
"What's the matter?" He asked her amused.
"What on earth was that about?" Andrew asked.
Serena looked at Andrew in disbelief.
"He kissed me!" She said incredulously.
They two guys looked at her strangely.
"Yeah, that's usually what he does," Andrew said.
"What?"
"Serena, are you being funny?" Darien asked.
Serena sighed. She didn't feel very funny, yet everyone seemed to think she was. Just then Amy and Mina walked in, and she forgot the morning experience and rushed over to them.
"Serena?" Amy said surprised.
"Darien just kissed me," She said standing beside them.
They looked at her like she was insane.
"He's your boyfriend, of course he kissed you," Mina said.
"What, no he's not."
Serena felt completely defeated at their looks. She sat down in a nearby and put her head in her hands. She felt totally lost. Nothing was as it should be. She was kissing Darien, working for a man that was obviously mean and her friends hated her. She felt like her whole world was wrong.
"What's wrong with her?" She heard Mina asked.
"I have no idea."
Darien was walking towards her when he spoke, and she didn't push him away when he touched her.
"Well, good luck," Amy said as they walked towards another table.
Serena's heart and head both hurt.
"Serena, what's going on?" Dairen asked. His voice was so light, so caring.
"What do you care," she said.
"Serena, I care because I love you."
Serena looked up at him surprised. This was Darien, her own worst enemy, and her loved her? Well that was just silly. He was obviously teasing her in some way. And it wasn't funny. But she couldn't fight it anymore.
"I just want to go home," she said.
"Okay, well come one. I think you left your bag at your parents house, but I can go by and get it tomorrow," he said.
Serena looked at him confused.
"My parents house?"
"Yeah, you stayed there last night."
"What? Where are we going now?"
"Home, to our apartment."
"We live together?"
Darien looked at her worriedly.
"Serena, you're acting extremely weird. Of course we live together."
Serena just nodded.
She followed him three blocks until they reached their apartment. It was really nice, she had to admit. They lived on the 36th floor and they could see most of the city from their balcony.
She looked around. It was decorated tastefully, and she could see that she lived there from all the clothes on the floor. But how could she live with Darien?
He put his bag on a chair and came back to her. His put his arms around her, and she let him. He smelled great. His hard chest was warm and comforting, and she found herself calming down in his embrace. He kissed her temple gently, and she smiled at the feeling.
"So what happened today?" Darien asked.
Serena thought that maybe he could help her, but she was hesitant to tell him.
"I just had a bad dream and it's freaking me out," she said.
Darien nodded. He walked into the kicthcen.
She missed his warmth immediately.
"Well, let's have some dinner and then we can see about getting some sleep. How was your meeting?"
How did he know about her meeting.
"It was boring," she said sitting down. "Do you have any chocolate?"
Darien walked back into the living room and looked at her.
"You don't eat chocolate Serena," he said.
"Yes I do!" She protested loudly.
He put his hands up in surrender. "Okay okay, you can have some chocolate. I don't think we have anything here, but go down to the store or something."
Serena put her coat back on and headed out the door.
Once outside the cool air seemed to sooth her.
"Hey Serena!"
She looked to see Seiya coming up behind her. She groaned.
"I didn't think you'd come again, I've been waiting for you."
She looked at him in confused.
"Look Seiya, I'm not in the mood for this. I just want some air, and then I'm going back upstairs. I'll see you on Monday."
She walked away, knowing that he was watching her. Something gave her the feeling that she had just crossed a line in some way. She could almost feel his anger burning through her as she walked away. Why was she supposed to meet him down here.
She went to a nearby store and bought chocolate and ice cream with the credit card she had in her wallet. Then she headed back to what was apparently her apartment. She was half way there when she spotted a newspaper.
It was really the date that caught her attention. They had printed it wrong.
But the paper beside it had the same date.
The truth of her situation came down on her so suddenly she almost staggered. Today was exactly five years after the last day she could remember. But how was that possible. It didn't make any sense.
She ran home as quickly as she could, trying not to trip on anything.
"Darien?" She burst into the apartment.
"Yeah?" He said looking up from his book.
"It's five years ago, I mean now, I mean from then."
He looked up at her confused.
"What are you talking about."
"Today is five years exactly from yesterday."
Darien just looked at her.
"Look, the last thing I remember, I was walking home from shopping with the girls. I was five years younger than I am now. You and I hated each other, the girls liked me and I was to young to work. When I woke up this morning, it was now."
He paused before saying anything.
"Are you saying you've forgotten the last five years?"
"I'm saying they don't exist," Serena said loudly.
Darien put his book down and looked at her, concern written all over his face.
"Did something happen Serena? Did you hit your head? Are you sick?"
Serena was so frustrated she could barely see. She sat down. Her head ached so badly she couldn't concentrate anymore. Darien came towards her and sat down with her on the floor. She just focused on breathing.
"Look Serena, you're obviously going through something here that I don't know anything about. But I can assure you that the last five years existed. Trust me, I was there."
She looked at him.
"What happened?"
"Well, you're right about you and I hating each other. But that didn't last forever. We started dating a few years ago. You stopped hanging out with the girls a little after we started dating and you started working right after you father died."
Serena felt her heart stop.
"My father died?" She said in a small voice.
Now Darien was more than concerned about what was going on with her. Out of all the things in her life, that one had hit her the hardest. The idea that she didn't remember it scared him.
"Yes, he did," he said softly. "He had a heart attack when everyone was out."
"He died alone?" Serena said feeling tears come to her eyes.
Serena put her head in her hands, and her frustration and confusion welled up with an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Her tears finally started.
Darien wasn't sure what to do with her. He was worried that she had been through some sort of trauma, but he couldn't think of something that would without cause make her forget the last five years of her life. Especially something as life altering as loosing her dad.
He wrapped his arms around her and she collapsed against his chest. No matter what happened, he would protect her.
"Serena, I think we should go to the hospital."
"No," Serena whimpered. "I just need to get some sleep. I'm fine."
"You're fine but you don't remember anything," he said.
Serena just nodded.
He could tell she was exhausted. She was already drifting off. He gently picked her up and took her towards their bed. He wrapped the blankets around her and stayed with her until she drifted completely off into sleep.
The phone wrang.
Darien walked out of the bedroom, closing the door behind him and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Darien, it's Raye."
Darien stopped in the middle of the room. He hadn't talked to any of the girls since Serena had stopped being friends with them so many years ago. He had sided with the girls on the argument, but he loved Serena.
"What's wrong?" He asked her.
"Darien, I know it's been awhile and I don't exactly like Serena anymore, but what's going on with her. She comes into the arcade after years of not speaking to us, and she starts talking to us like it's five years ago and nothings wrong. What gives?"
"Raye, I'm not sure what's going on."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that I think Serena's had some sort of break. She said she can't remember the last five years. When I mentioned that her dad died, she looked as if it was new information. She was devastated."
There was a pause.
"Well, that's strange I suppose," Raye said hesitantly. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to get her help."
"But does that mean she things we're still all friends?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Well that could cause a problem."
Darien sighed.
"Is there no way that you and the girls can just be gentle with her for the next little while, until we figure out what's going on."
"I can't promise you anything. She is not our favorite person these days. I don't think any of us can just forget what happened just because she doesn't remember it anymore. But I'll ask the girls."
"Thanks."
He could hear Raye sigh into the phone.
"Darien, make sure she knows that we're not her friends anymore. I don't want to be a bitch, but I'm not going to pretend to be her friend after what happened."
"I will, I promise."
Darien hung up the phone and looked towards the closed bedroom door. He could almost feel her in there, sleeping soundly. All he could do for now was be there for her and hope that this was temporary. He couldn't stand the idea that she felt the same way about him that she had five years ago. It broke his heart.
End of Chapter Two
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