Disclaimer-Naoko Takeuchi owns Sailor Moon, not me.
A/N- This is the new chapter, I hope you like it!
Pulling into his driveway in the early morning hours, Darien felt exhausted. After spending countless hours at work sorting out all of the complications that arose due to the police building burning, the only thing on Darien's mind was heading straight to bed once he got inside.
Getting out of his car Darien headed for the front door of his house and when he looked up he noticed that all of the lights were off inside of the house.
Good. At least Serena didn't stay up all night waiting for me to get home like she usually does, I hope she didn't worry about me too much since I got home considerably later than usual. To say the very least Darien was relieved that Serena might possibly be sleeping.
Unlocking the front door Darien stepped into the pitch black house, instantly heading for the familar outline of the staircase through the dark hallway so he could go straight to bed.
Walking up the staircase in darkness, Darien noticed for the first time how every step he took would make the steps produce a horrible creaking noise, grimacing Darien hoped that all of the noise he was making wouldn't wake up Serena.
Finally with what seemed like forever Darien reached the bedroom door and gently pushed it open, praying that door wouldn't make a loud creaking sound like the steps did.
What greeted Darien was a dimly lit silhouette standing by the bedroom window, Darien felt panic that maybe someone had broken in and had hurt Serena while he was gone. His panic came to an abrupt halt when the figure spoke to him.
"Darien I have been waiting for you for hours, you were supposed to come home long ago, I was worried."
Darien barley recognized who had spoken, but he knew it was Serena. Serena sounded like she hadn't gotten any sleep at all. Watching the now unmistakable figure of Serena turning to face him, he saw her pale features lit by the moonlight, Serena looked older than usual and she looked like she would fall to the floor in exhaustion at any moment.
Darien felt very foolish that he didn't recognize Serena's figure and to think that someone had broken in while he was gone, after all the murders weren't happening anywhere near where they lived.
But you know, what happened back at the station, thats near us? Someone you knew was murdered and now it isn't even safe around here. Darien never thought about that, what if Serena wasn't safe at home?
" Are you going to answer me? Did something happen at work, for the past few months you haven't came home this late, I'm not stupid, something did happen."
Snapping out of his thoughts, Darien walked over to the bed and sat down, motioning for Serena to come over and sit next to him. Complying Serena sat next to Darien and waited intently for what he had to say.
" Well yeah something did happen at work." Darien stopped talking and just thought about what to say. He didn't want Serena to worry about him and get less sleep that usual.
" Okay, I got that the first time. Will you just tell me what happened. I have been waiting for you for hours worrying that something had happened at work and you get back and you will only tell me fragments of sentences." Serena was silently fuming, she wanted to know what happened, she also knew that she was snapping angrily at Darien, but she wanted him to say something.
Making up his mind Darien decided to wait and tell Serena what happened tomorrow morning.
" It's not that important that I need to tell you tonight, you should get some sleep and so should I. I will tell you everything tomorrow morning right when you wake up."
Sulkily, Serena laid back into the pillows and turned her back on Darien.
Sighing Darien wanted to ask Serena something else before she went back to sleep.
" Serena have you still been getting nightmares, you look tired and exhausted."
Serena turned her face to Darien and he saw in her face that he was correct in thinking that her lack of sleep and waiting for him was mostly because she was afraid of having more nightmares. Darien didn't say anything to Serena though.
Without saying a word Serena turned back around, satisfied that she didn't say anything to Darien. She wondered if he really knew that she was having more nightmares just like she knew something was wrong at his work.
Darien would tell me right away if something was horribly wrong at work, right?
Then next morning Serena woke up feeling very tired more so than yesterday. Ignoring her fatigue she jumped out of bed like nothing was wrong.
After stretching for a little bit Serena changed into her day clothes and crawled back into the still warm bed, waiting patiently for Darien to finally wake up.
Getting bored of waiting for Darien to wake up, Serena flicked on the TV to the news and weather channel. Serena was vaguely looking at the commercials playing, it was taking so long to get to the news and weather. Since she was half asleep Serena almost missed when the news finally came on.
Lifting her head up Serena looked at the main story on the news, she was shocked to find out that it was Darien's work place on TV!
Almost dropping the remote Serena went to wake Darien up to tell him about the destruction of his work place, just as she was about to touch him the news anchor said the date that this had happened. Serena looked over to her calendar quickly and saw that it had happened yesterday.
No I have to have the wrong date, Darien wouldn't hold such important information from me, but it had to have happened yesterday! I can't believe he didn't tell me, why didn't he tell me? Why didn't I see this on TV yesterday also?
Dropping her hand Serena was incredibly hurt and betrayed that Darien never told her that something this serious had happened. Thinking, Serena faintly remembered what Darien had said late last night, something had happened when he got to work, but he said it wasn't a big deal and that he would tell her in the morning.
Watching some more of the news about Darien's work place, Serena found out more information than what Darien would have ever told her. Or that's just what she kept telling herself.
So the police suspect that the murderer or murderers from the U.S came over to one of Japans police stations because one man found out too much information about the murders and ended up sending it to the police station that Darien works at. Then they proceeded to murder the man who found out so much evidence, he had to have worked with Darien. Then after that they must have proceeded to burn the police station. Wow whoever did this must be extremely strong, I'm starting to think that this isn't a normal person and that they aren't working alone.
Finally looking over to Darien, Serena was surprised to find that he was awake. He had a worried look on his face and when he looked at her face he looked ashamed that she found out the whole truth from the TV, not him.
Darien felt stupid for not thinking that this would be on the TV, Serena could have even seen it last night, he should have know that it would be on in the morning and that Serena watches TV every single morning when she gets up.
" Well so much for 'nothing too important happened at work last night'."
" I know, I should have told you before I went to sleep, but I didn't want you to worry and not get any sleep last night. I'm worried about you, you're not getting a lot of sleep. I think it is about the nightmares, right?"
" I was asleep before you came home, I did have another nightmare though, it is still the same one. Still that's not what I'm mad about. I'm mad about how you lied to me and didn't tell me what happened, I would have liked to know even if it did cost me some more sleep."
" I promise I won't keep anything like this from you again, okay? I wasn't thinking straight last night because I had little to no sleep and I was almost at work more than a half a day."
I just hope nothing like this happens again. Darien hoped what he thought was true.
" Fine, but just know that I have never kept anything really important from you."
I actually don't remember if I did or didn't keep anything from him, oh well if he remembers something then he remembers, it must have happened a while ago if I don't remember. Darien is right, he was tired and had worked a long time last night. I will let him slide once I guess, I'm also not thinking straight from my lack of sleep also.
Serena laughed out loud from her thoughts.
Darien gave her a funny look. One minute Serena's mad at me another minute she's happy and laughing. I don't know about her sometimes.
" Serena I might get called into work today or tomorrow. I think maybe the meeting will take place in a makeshift police station or something to that nature, since our old one is in a mess. There is going to be a meeting on what is going to be done about the murders and the fire and everyone will be assigned a new duty or a temporary one."
Choosing her words carefully Serena thought about how to ask Darien on what they are going to do on the threat against everyone.
" Darien do you think it will be like old times with me, you and the other Sailor Senshi, do you think that this is a serious threat and that we will have to actually do something about it together."
" I don't know, but we will find out in time, we haven't done anything like go after an enemy and you and the others haven't transformed in a while or more like years, we will see what happens."
" Well I have been thinking about that type of stuff for a while and I hope that the situations arising won't escalate to something big, but I think it might."
" You never know Serena, it could turn out to be nothing more than a single crazy man on the loose."
Abruptly interrupting their conversation was three hard knocks coming from what seemed like their front door.
Darien and Serena got up quickly and looked out the window to see a car in their driveway, but they both didn't recognize the car at all.
Quickly dressing Darien yelled down to whoever was at the door that he was coming.
Briskly walking down the staircase Darien walked to the front door and looked through the peephole on the middle of door.
Darien looked at the person waiting outside, but they were facing away from the door so he couldn't distinguish if it was a man or a woman.
They look harmless to me, but I still don't know who they are, I should be cautious, it also looks like they are holding something like a box.
Deftly unlocking the various locks that Serena insisted they have on the door for maximum protection, Darien then slowly pushed open the door and kept his body half inside the house and half outside the house just incase it was someone dangerous.
The door opened to reveal that is was…
A/N- I hope the chapter was good and that the cliffhanger wasn't too stupid haha but please review and tell me if it was a good chapter. Thanks. Thanks also to my reviewers.