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Rated M for future chapters and some language
A Sailormoon fanfic written by Perfectangel2000 AKA Fairwind
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Authors Note: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters therein, they belong to Naoko Takeuchi who created them. I'm a really big fan and i'm in love with her work, that's all!
Please let me know if you like it or send me suggestions to future plots.
Chapter 2: The Unexpected Guest
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Serena watched as the plane sped along the runway, then took off. This was getting to be a familiar routine, coming to the airport to either pick up Darien or to see him off every six months. He would be gone for another three months before he would be back again, and another year before he would finally be finished overseas. She stopped crying every time he left a while ago; tears replaced by just a knot in her stomach. She remembered how after Galaxia was defeated, Darien told her that he would finish his degree in Tokyo instead of at the American university because he didn't want her to feel alone ever again. Serena convinced him that this was a great opportunity seeing as he pretty much missed a year due to his star-seed being stolen, and still the university wanted him. He eventually gave in, saying that he would write as much as he could and would save his money for a flight back every six months or more if he could. Darien knew that although Serena said it was okay, that being away from him was difficult for her. Everytime the plane took off, Serena still wondered if he would ever come back.
"Thank you," Serena sang to the cab driver as she shut the door. She sighed walking up the driveway towards her house. Her parents had left on a second honeymoon two days ago and Sammy was going to be at a friend's house for the weekend out of town. Serena wasn't looking forward to spending the weekend alone. Her friends all had jobs and other things going on this weekend, even Luna was gone. She had left to go with Artimis and Mina as she travelled to China for the week on her very first tour promoting her new album. Rei had the temple to look after, Ami worked nights at the hospital and Lita was in Kyoto catering to a very high-end wedding.
Serena trudged to the door looking rather depressed and put her key into the door to find it was unlocked. Feeling a little alarmed, she put a hand around her locket in her purse and opened the door. She walked into the hall and saw a pair of black, rather expensive-looking Italian-leather men's shoes on the floor beside the door. "These are way too expensive to be Dad's or Sammy's," Serena thought. She knew that the shoes couldn't be Darien's either because he was on a plane right now. With her hand tightening around her locket, she crept through the hall to the living room where she saw a dark-haired man with a red suit sitting in her armchair as if he owned the place. "Welcome home Odango," the voice sounding so familiar but the sun was shining in her eyes through the window and she couldn't see his face. "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?!" Serena demanded reaching for the phone which sat on a small table in-between the hall and the living room. "Don't tell me you don't recognise a hansome face like this," the man said walking closer. "I know it's been a couple of years and I cut my hair, but I couldn't have changed that m---UGH!" Serena smashed the phone into the side of his face and started to run down the hall, but then she looked back. "Oh my God...SEIYA!" She squealed and rushed over to knock down a very bruised starlight with a hug. "OW!" Seiya said as his head hit the coffee table on the way down. "Geez Ondango, you take missing me so much it hurts to a whole new level," he said getting up and rubbing his head. "S-sorry." came the reply from a very red-faced Serena.
After tending to the injuried starlight with a bag of ice for his head, Serena sat down across from him and placed two cups of coffee on the table. "I hope you still like cream and sugar," the blonde said flinching and the sight of the rather large welt forming on her so-called-intruder's face. "Thank you, and yes I do" Seiya replied. "So tell me, why have you come back, I thought that you had work to do re-builing your homeworld" Serena asked, almost spitting out her coffee as it was too hot. Seiya placed the bag of ice on the table and leaned back on the couch. "Well, it turns out that as much as we missed our home, we realized that we missed our friends and our life here more" Seiya started, slowly taking a sip from his cup. "We didn't let on that anything was wrong, but our princess could see right through us saying that we must return because we would never be happy and would regret it forever if we didn't. She told us that she would much rather see us live here and be happy than stay on our home planet and be miserable. She practically ordered us to return..." Seiya looked a little sad and then smiled. "I missed you Odango."
Serena looked into his eyes and could tell that was a bit of an understatement. Her pulse quicked a bit and her face went red as the reality of what he really meant sunk in. When he left she didn't understand the depth of his feelings at the time, but after having so many arguments with Rei and how she 'didn't get it' she did eventually figure out that he was saying he loved her that day on the roof. Serena tried to stand up to go to the kitchen to get a snack--or anywhere, for that matter just to leave the uncomfortable situation she was in. That is, she tried to, but her knees went weak and she sat right back down again, her heart now racing as Seiya got up from where he was sitting and took a seat beside her. Serena thought her head might explode as he took her hand in his and looked deep into her eyes. "Odango, God help me, I've tried but I can't get rid of this feeling for you. Being away from you has only made it worse". His eyes were starting to tear up a bit now and Serena felt a big lump in her throat. She didn't know what this meant, but she suddenly couldn't think of anything else besides being lost in those eyes of his. She felt her face get hot as his got closer to hers. Just then the phone rang. Serena sprang up and raced towards it as a very irritated Seiya face-planted the couch.
"He-Hello," Serena stammed nervously and relieved. "Oh hi Rei, how are you?" Seiya got up and headed for the bathroom. "What's wrong with you?" Rei inquired on the other end of the phone. "You sound weird." "N-nothing's wrong," Serena assured her. "I was just visiting with Seiya and the phone startled me is all..." "What?! What do you mean you're visiting with Seiya?! He's there, NOW?!" Rei demandingly questioned her. "Um yeah, he just came back and..." CLICK. Serena hung up the phone after getting dial tone. Seiya walked back into the room and sat back down on the couch. "Well whoever that was didn't sound too happy with you if they hung up on you like that," Seiya chuckled. "Oh that was Rei and she'll probably be racing through that door any min-" "Hi Seiya, long time, no see, huh?" a very sweaty and exhausted-looking Rei breathed at the man after barging through the front door and into the living room. "Wow that WAS fast!" Seiya exclaimed as Rei collapsed into the armchair adjacent to them.
After sharing their stories about what had happened in the last two years since the Startlights left earth, Rei looked at the clock and realized how late it was. "Holy crap! It's 12:30AM! Serena, you should've told me what time it was! Now I'm going to be exhausted for the fire ritual we're putting on for the tourists tomorrow!" Rei yelled. "Hey, you were never invited over anyway pyro, so don't blame me!" Serena argued. Then the tongue war began.Seiya started to laugh, how he'd missed this...Both girls shut up and looked confused at the man who was holding his sides now, in stitches. "You two should really videotape this and put it on tv, it's hilarious!" Seiya chortled between laughs. He was silence by two throw-cushions smacking him right in the mouth. "Not so funny now, is it?" Rei started. With a mouthful of pillow all Seiya could get out was a "Hmmmfffff".
Seiya told Rei he would drive her home and they both left. As Seiya said goodbye to Serena he whispered, "We need to talk tomorrow." Serena blushed and waved goodbye to her friends. She would not be getting very much sleep tonight.
...to be continued.
Hmmmmm...What, oh what will they talk about I wonder...And how is Serena feeling about all of this? Will she tell Darien? What about the other Starlights, what are their reasons for coming back? Will Rei wake up in time to put on a show for the tourists, and will Luna and Artimis be discovered by talent scouts and become kitty idols? (j/k) Find out in Chapter 3: Feelings and Friendships.
So, what do you think? Please write me with your ideas. This is my very first fanfic EVER so I hope it's okay. If people like it I will write more, this could get interesting...BTW nothing's set in stone yet with the Seiya thing so don't get all defensive on me...yet It could go either way.
Fairwind