A/N: Gomenasi for the long wait. I'm pretty sure a lot of you have given up on this story b/c of my horribly late updates. The main reason why I haven't updated is because I haven't been as inspired as of late to add more drama to this story or cutting or anything since I haven't gone through any tough times yet. I'm pretty sure this will be the last chapter and conclusion of this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, and I never will.

Recap:

There was someone knocking on the door.

Rini and Sammy went to go get it, but Serena stopped them.

"Hold on one second!" She yelled, and went down the stairs quickly to answer the door. "I'll be right ther-" she said and opened the door.

A woman and two security men were standing outside her front door.

"Remember us?" the social worker asked smiling, "And you two are Rini and Sammy I presume…?"

Chapter 9: He will rescue me, from my tears

Serena visibly tensed, her eyes darting around at anything except for the social worker's. Putting his arm around her, Darien asked, "Who are these people, Serena?"

Serena's eyes watered forming two pools of brackish tears that cascaded down her fragile face. Her stomach turned into knots and made it nearly impossible for her to breathe. She looked into Darien's eyes trying to tell him everything with just them, but it obviously wasn't working.

"They're social workers," Serena replied huskily.

The social worker at the left explained to the man, "Miss Serena Tsukino is not of age currently to care for a Rini Tsukino nor a Sammy Tsukino and therefore they must be brought into social services to find a better home at least until there is a guardian of legal age to care for these kids." Darien nodded in understanding, and gave Serena a quick tight squeeze in reassurance.

"I don't think that will be necessary," Darien replied keeping his composure.

"The law clearly states-"

"I don't CARE what the law states," Darien said spitefully, "All as I know is, these two aren't going to be put in an orphanage like I was." Darien said aloud, but then thought to himself, "I can't tell them that Rini is mine and Serena's daughter. They'll probably consider that rape or something. Oh… god what should I do? Wait- I know. I have to do this. Serena's my life, and I can't have our future daughter and her brother in foster homes especially when I know that we're all going to be together anyways."

"I didn't want to do this infront of THESE people, but Serena… Will you marry me?" Darien asked tenderly getting down on his knees and pulled out a velvet box.

"Darien…" Serena gaped, "I- can't…" She saw Darien's face turn noticeably into a morose expression and continued, "but, I will marry you someday. Just- I can't here. I don't want to get married because we have to, I want to because we want to and the timing is right. I'm sorry- I'd love to marry you now but it'd be too soon and I-"

"There's no need to explain," Darien said understandingly, and unclasped the necklace she was currently wearing, and put the ring on it fastening the necklace around her neck once again.

"Well, this doesn't change anything," the social worker at the right said, "We still need someone of age to care for these kids.

Darien blinked and thought in the long moment of silence what he should do. "I'll take care of them. Meanwhile Serena and I will live together-" he looked at Serena and saw her content nod of approval, "and we will both care for Rini and Sammy at my place."

Serena gave a wide smile and embraced Darien tightly giving him a tender kiss smiling the whole while at the new life that they were yet to form.

(A couple weeks later)…

"GAHH!!!" Serena yelled in pain.

"Serena?" Darien rushed into the kitchen where Serena was on the kitchen floor in pain. "What happened? Are you alright?" he asked worriedly and looked around seeing food all over the kitchen floor.

"Owwwy," Serena moaned and clutched her throbbing finger, brown stuff in her hair.

Darien got some ice, wrapping it in a paper towel, and placing it against the large burn mark on Serena's finger.

"I was trying to make a chocolate birthday cake for you," Serena pouted, "but when I opened the oven after it was done baking, I picked it up and I got burnt. –and… and... WAH!!!! I dropped your birthday cake which was supposed to be a total surprise and it went everywhere. And now you can't eat it! WAHHH!!!!!" Serena wailed loudly.

Darien gave a little smile and bent down to her level putting his hand on her shoulder. Serena looked to the hand on her shoulder and stopped crying.

"Sere, you made me a birthday cake?" Darien asked sweetly and took some of the cake off her face and licked it off his finger. "Wow, that's really good!" Darien exclaimed and said sizing her up, "Hmm…"

"What?" Serena asked puzzled and looked into Darien's eyes confused.

Darien gave a mischievous look, "I guess I'll just have to eat all this yummy cake off of you then!" He licked the cake off that was on her cheek Serena squirming.

"Darien! Hahaha, you're torturing me! That tickles! Hahahaha Stop! I mean it Darien! DARIEN!!!" Serena laughed.

"Wait, you have a little cake right there," Darien said pointing to her lips and kissed her neither of them breathing for awhile. The kiss broke apart and Serena blushed as she heard two kids saying, "Ew. Gross."

Serena replied with a big hug for both of them getting chocolate cake everywhere on them.

"Hey!" they both exclaimed and so the chocolate cake food fight had begun with masses of the delicious food flying through the air, making the ring that now resided around Serena's ring finger covered in all of its sweetness.

A/N: Wow, that was a little more happy than I would've liked it to end, but I don't know- I think this is the first story I've ever finished at all so maybe future story endings won't suck as much, haha. Well, a big HUG and THANK YOU to: crazysaneperson14, LGCoffeeAddict, AngelONight, Janette, Jay-Z, heartofblades, LilMissManda, MeganConsoer, Indrasari, lifestream aerith, FrostyAKF, supersaiyanx, mlt17, Rini Chibi Moon, Angelica, Kelsey, Chikyuuhime, Baby Luna, Kitty, Will Parry, La Blue Evita, iluvboys, nitengale, LilyFlower0769, Hotaru's Raven, nekogirl91, and bumblebee115 for all the wonderful reviews throughout this story. Aishitteru minna! Sayonara.

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