Two Moons

Sailor Moon

fanfiction

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SAILOR MOON OR ANY RECOGNIZABLE EVENTS, PLACES, OR CHARACTERS.

Chapter 3:

"Hey, how are you feeling?"

Ally sat up and shielded her eyes from the light. She wasn't in her apartment. That was evident with the bed sitting only inches away from the television and dining set. "Fine. What am I doing here?"

"You passed out after the earthquake." Darien grabbed a towel sitting on top of the bookcase. "I didn't think it was a good idea to take you home because you weren't responding. I wasn't really sure if you were, to be honest, going to be okay. You fell pretty hard. I'm kinda surprised nothing is broken."

"Earthquake?" she questioned, taking the towel and whipping her sweating forehead.

"Yeah, a pretty bad one. It broke a gas line and left a crater in the middle of the street. You fell right into it. Are you sure you're feeling okay? You've been running a fever all night."

"All night? What time is it?"

"A little before noon," he said sitting back down.

"So I've been in your bed all night?"

His face went blank. "Yeah, I didn't think your cat was capable of taking care of you if something happened." He smiled and looked back at her as she brushed the blankets aside. "Let me get you something to drink. You probably shouldn't try to get up-" He watched her as she got up and walked slowly towards the kitchen. "Or you can get some water."

Ally turned her head slightly and lightly smiled before continuing on to the kitchen and turn ing on the faucet, splashing her face with the cold water. An earthquake. Is that what happened? That thing…what was it? It got away. It just disappeared. It'll be back but what does it even want?

"Hey, I know you say you're feeling okay but I really don't think you should be up," Darien said, standing behind her with an empty glass and catching her attention back.

She turned and leaned against the counter, pushing the wet hair out of her face. "Sorry I've been in your hair, Darien."

"What makes you think you've been in my hair?"

She shrugged. "I've been in your bed all night."

"You haven't been in my hair. I'd rather you be in my bed than alone and hurt. If I left you alone there's no telling what could have happened."

"Or I could have been fine."

His eyes lowered on her as he put down the glass on the counter behind him. "You're holding onto the counter for support to keep up upright. You're not fine, Ally."

"That aside I could be totally fine. You didn't need to keep watch on me."

"Well I did. It's what friends do. Come on, let's get you back to bed." Darien stepped towards her but she brushed off his hand.

"I actually need to get home. I can't leave Sol alone."

He nodded, understanding what she was asking. "Will you call me if you feel any worse?" Ally nodded and finally took his hand for assistance as she started to get dizzy. "Alright, I'll take you home. But I'll check on you later."

After dropping Ally off at her apartment, Darien headed straight to the temple. School was already out, he knew exactly where the girls would be. Crowds of school girls lined the yard as he walked up the stairs to the entrance. "Hey, Chad, where's Rei and the girls?"

"Oh, they're in the back, I think," he said, handing fortune strips to Grandpa who was entertaining the crowd.

Darien nodded as he walked back and found the girls. Serena sat slumped over into a plate of cookies, Lita sat laughing next to her as Mina and Rei gossiped with Ami, as always, reading and ignoring them. "Hey, girls."

They all turned and looked at him and the air in the room suddenly seemed very tight with tension. "Oh, hey, Darien!" Rei chirped as she got up and quickly found herself at his side. "What are you doing here? I know you're not here for Meatball head."

He fakery smiled as she whipped his arm around her and patted her shoulder. "Actually, I was hoping Serena might know what that thing was last night."

"That thing? What thing?" Ami asked, closing her book.

"Something attacked in the tourist district. There's a crater in the road. It was pretty bad."

"I don't know what it was," Serena said, confused. She brushed off the crumbs on her face and looked at him still heartbroken.

Darien sighed. "I was hoping you knew," he said coldly as he shrugged. If she doesn't know then I need to find out. I can't let this thing come back. It's too powerful. It'll destroy the whole city. "So, what are you girls up to? Think you have time for a break?"

"A break? Yeah, sure," Lita piped up, slowly trying to remove the plate of cookies from infront of Serena.

Serena glared at Lita and shoved the plate back down. "No, we have a big test to study for. There's no time to stop."

The group stared at her. Mina put the back of her hand against Serena's forehead. "Serena, are you feeling okay? Your boyfriend wants you to take a break," she said glancing at Darien with a smile.

Darien's face blanked as he exhaled. Thanks, Mina. You know that we're not together anymore. Of course, the Sailor of Love just has to get her nose into this. "Yeah, Serena, let's go take a break," he said just giving in. There was no point in fighting. Darien knew that they weren't together and that was what was important.

Serena perked up and looked at him with tears forming in her eyes. "Yeah, Darien?"

He removed his arm from around Rei and kneeled down to Serena. "Yeah, of course."

She nodded and stood up. "Come on girls. It's time for a break. I don't think I can study anymore. My brain's turning into mush."

Mina smiled deviously as she got up with the the others. "Yes! It is time for a break! Let's get ice cream!"

"Oh good! There's a new place that just opened up! They're having double scoops for free!" Serena jumped up and rushed out of the room. Rei, Mina, and Lita followed her instantly but Ami stood back and took Darien's attention.

"Darien, does this mean that you and Serena are done fighting?"

He scratched the back of his head and looked out the door. "I don't know, Ami. I don't think I'm ready for that."

"Well, Darien, I really don't think you should stick around and spend time with her if you aren't. You're really crushing her, you know. We want the happy Serena back."

"I understand, Ami. I just-I want time to myself. That doesn't mean I don't want to spend time with her. I mean, we still work together. No matter what our relationship is, Ami, I still can't live without her. I'll still be with her in the 30th century. We all know that."

Ami nodded and started to walk past him. "You're right. We know that you end up together and rule over Crystal Tokyo but you really should tread carefully."

"I will," he said patting her on the back and walking out with her