Hello everyone! Thank you all so much for reviewing I recognize some of you from my other fanfictions and it's great to hear form you all. Thank you to all of the new readers and reviewers as well I apologize for the slight lateness of this chapter; I needed to conduct some research of the R season before I continued this story. I also had a slight writers block on just how to kick off this story, and if you all haven't heard I don't get my computer back until Labor Day weekend. But here it is so Enjoy!

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Author's Note: I'm soooooooooooo sorry this is so late school has started and I still don't have my computer back yet! Not to mention I'm taking an AP class this year and I got dumped loads of homework the first day. I apologize for this coming out so late, but you just have to bear with until Labor Day weekend which is when I get my computer back. Sorry!

Sweetlilgiggles: Lol, you're getting a little ahead of the story line, but I am going to put something like that in here

Crystalbladedragon: The original rating for Silver Forest was T, but I hit the wrong button accidentally and it made it M. I was going to keep it T but if you've read my author's note in the second chapter I want to put a lemon scene in the third chapter coming up, and that would push the rating back to M again. In this fanfictions I don't think I'll put in a lemon scene, but I rated it M for some scenes that are not T. Oh, and ur awesome for reviewing! Thanks!

Chapter 2: Roses and Tears

Serena sighed as she leaned against the concrete wall of the alley; she'd gone from not running into Darien to outright avoiding him. She tried to keep her cheerful mood, but she had to fake it a lot. Last night Luna had revived the girl's memories, so she'd been able to pour out her story to them. As much sympathy as she'd received it didn't solve her problem, and Serena found that she liked keeping her sorrows to herself.

Not being able to be by her love's side was wreaking havoc on her life and her health. Of course Serena tried to ignore theses facts telling herself that she was fine, but in the corner of her mind she knew what was happening.

She couldn't sleep, and instead just lay on her bed every night either crying or staring at her ceiling. She wasn't eating as much as she used too and ate less little by little everyday. She knew she should put a stop to it, but most of her concentration was focused on hiding her grief behind her fake smile.

The girl's made life much more interesting and helped distract her from Darien, but it was really no use. There was nothing she could do until he regained his memories and that might be a long time. She was planning on wringing some answers out of Luna tonight, but that was still awhile away. The sidewalk seemed to stretch endlessly before her never really ending making Serena wonder if she would ever reach the sanctuary of her room, which wasn't really giving her much privacy. Her mother was showing increasing worry for her and often came in to check on her meaning Serena had to be careful about how much she cried, she was not a pretty crier like the actresses in the moves, and it would only upset her mother to see her so upset.

A blur of red entered her vision causing Serena to jerk to a stop in her never ending walk. It took a moment for her eyes to focus and realized that someone was holding a bouquet of roses in her face. Their intoxicating scent surrounded her bring up to many painful memories. To keep from crying she looked up to see who was holding them and to her surprise saw Alan standing there, he must like her more than she thought.

"These are for you Serena, though they don't begin to compare to the beauty that you put forth," he said offering them to her. Somewhere inside of her Serena was flattered by the comment, not many boys had shown must interest in her. But the deep red of the roses was to bold to ignore and they ensnared her attention again.

She saw roses flying out from the shadows in every battle to stop and monster from attacking or trampling her. Tuxedo Masks mysterious silhouette against the moon, and his warm arms about her waist. Darien's scent of roses surrounded her has he held her, as the made love, as the even stood together.

Serena felt tears rise behind her eyes at the memories that surged through her mind from a simple bouquet of roses. Without really realizing what she was doing she reached out and took the bouquet from him with shaking hands hugging it to her gently. If she could not have Darien she could at least have some part of him, and that was all she could have for now.

She crushed the bouquet against her and buried her face into the rose petals knowing her nose was immediately going to get red and her eyes puffy. Tears were already rolling down her cheeks and they fell softly onto the roses creating a perfect picture that only furthered her sorrow.

"T-Thank you," Serena managed to choke out before she began running down the sidewalk instead of walking. She soon felt the familiar feeling of her bed beneath her, but she smothered her face in the roses. Some of the petals fell from the flowers onto her bed from her smothering but she didn't care. She was surrounded by his scent, the scent of her love, and it was all she had of him.

She buried her face against them as far has she could hoping that maybe they would dim some of her cries. She couldn't hold them back this time and she knew she could not take much more of this. Her body, her mind, and heart certainly weren't faring to well so far, and they would probably not get better as time went on. She needed to do something, but she had no idea what.

Serena collapsed onto her bed not only her sorrow with her, but her mind weighing heavily on her encounter with her mother. When her broach and tiara had failed she'd felt a sensation of real panic. When her mother had appeared she couldn't have hid her sorrow from her even if she tried. She'd seen the worried glint in Queen Serenity's eyes and wished her mother was here. She needed a shoulder to cry on, and her mother would understand better than everyone else.

Almost immediately Serena was pulled down into the depths of a dream so powerful she knew it was no dream at all. She opened her eyes and wished she hadn't, she was in their place; their dreaming place. She was standing on the balcony of her old bedroom at the Moon Palace, where she and Endymion always met in their dreams, but she knew that he would not be there. She looked around wondering why she was here and she saw her mother sitting in a chair close by looking as regal looking as ever, waiting for her.

"What is troubling you my daughter, I have not sensed such sorrow in you for a long time now," her mother spoke softly.

"Endymion," Serena croaked barley getting his name out from behind the lump in her throat. She walked closer to her mother and sat down on the floor beside her wondering even how her mother could be here.

"My body may be gone dear daughter, but my spirit still lives, and I'll be here to watch over you for as long as you need me," Queen Serenity said laying a comforting hand on Serena's shoulder.

"How can I get him back mother, we've overcome so many obstacles and one always springs up again to smack us in the face," Serena asked her sorrow weighing her down like a heavy weight upon her back.

"That's true Serenity and there is no reason that you and Endymion cannot overcome this obstacle as well. I cannot provide a solution for you, but I'm sure you will find a way. As much as I didn't like it you two were meant to be together, of that I'm absolutely sure." Queen Serenity smiled down at her daughter and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on her forehead. Serena felt a sense of peace settle over her just being with her mother had managed to calm the torrent of emotions and memories for a few moments.

"Be careful my daughter your home is always here for you when you need it." Her mother whispered and Serena felt the familiar softness of her mattress beneath her. She opened her eyes and stared at her ceiling like she had been for the past few weeks.

Serena could feel the changes in her body more acutely now, she was far to thin, the dark circles under her eyes indicating a serious lack of sleep. Something needed to be done; she just had no idea what. She didn't even moved when she heard the familiar pad of soft feet against her rug; she knew it was Luna who had entered the room.

Luna, that's it, Serena thought with startling clarity. Luna had revived her and the girl's memories; she should be able to revive Darien's as well.

"Luna?" Serena asked sitting up, Luna gave a little jump of surprise.

"I thought you were sleeping Serena, what are you still doing up?"
Ignoring Luna's question Serena pressed forward needing answers, "You have the ability to revive memories."

"Yes," Luna said with a frown, "I don't know what you're getting at Serena."

"Then you can revive Darien's," Serena stated.

"No, Serena I will not revive your boyfriend's memory. There are more important things to worry about now," Luna said dismissively. Serena felt something within her snap it had never happened before and she knew it was not going to be pretty. She leapt up from her bed her eyes blazing glaring down at her adviser.

"You can revive his memories, but you would rather leave me to suffer as I have been these past few weeks," Serena said low and menacing.

"Pfft, honestly I thought it was just a stage you were going through I'll repeat myself, I can't revive Darien's memories."

"Not can't won't you WON'T revive his memories!" Serena shrieked.

Luna winced, "Serena keep your voice down."

"NO! For some bazaar reason you will not revive Darien's memories when he mean everything to me. He is my life, we're connected in a way you will never be able to experience and that you will never understand." Serena walked forward and yanked Luna up by her tail causing her to yowl. "You will revive his memories now! I'll be damned if the only tings standing between me and Darien is a stupid house cat!"

"Serena put me down this instant!" Luna screeched trying to claw at Serena, Serena had the incite to stay well out of her reach, but the look on her face was icy.

"Not until you revive Darien's memories, I'll fry you to a crisp and you know I can."

"You wouldn't dare!"

"I would Luna you're going to do as I ask or so help me god!"

"Make me Serena," Luna sneered. Serena felt the anger seep out of her like water, there was no way she could make Luna agree when she was like this. Serena strongly suspected that Luna didn't have a reason for not reviving Darien's memories, but there was nothing that she could do about it. She dropped Luna to the floor and walked downstairs to find her mother in the kitchen.

"Mom…can I go away for a few days?" Serena asked tentatively. Her mother turned around with a worried expression on her face looking over her daughter.

"Why Serena?"

"To collect myself I guess, I haven't been doing very well." Serena said with a shrug, she hadn't told her mother anything, she was in the dark about a lot of things.

"You think I haven't noticed Serena? You're to thin now and you cry every night, I wish you would tell me what was wrong," her mother said enveloping Serena in a hug.

"I'm sorry mom," Serena said with a sigh. "I don't like not telling you things, but I-I just need some time to myself now, can I just go to Aunt's for a couple of days."

"You do whatever you need Sere, I'll be behind you. Why don't you go pack and let me know if you need a ride over tomorrow morning."

Serena smiled and gave her mother a grateful hug, her mother was more understanding than she could ever hope for. She would say more prominent goodbyes tomorrow, right now all she wanted to do was pack and get the hell out of the house for the night. As long as Luna was there she would never get any peace, she would go somewhere else to spend the night.

Serena walked into her room and threw open a small suitcase, where she was going she wouldn't need it, but she needed to set the image for her parents that she was going to spend a few days with her Aunt who didn't live that far away. She was going home, to the Moon Palace. Only there would she be able to find the true peace she wanted. No one would be able to bother her and being home would calm her mind greatly.

"Where do you think you're going?" Luna asked incredulously seeing Serena haphazardly throw clothes into her suitcase. Her entire Princess wardrobe was in the Palace so she didn't really need any of these clothes.

"Home." Serena said clicking the suitcase shut. Closing her ears to Luna's further questions Serena climbed out the window of her bedroom and started walking down the street. The cool night air felt wonderful on her face and helped clear away the cobwebs in her mind, there was only one place she knew she could spend the night. The only place she wanted to anyway.

Serena pulled out her transformation broach and it was soon Sailor Moon standing in her place. Sailor Moon leapt onto the roof of the building with ease and was soon running along it hoping from roof to roof. Soon a familiar apartment building loomed in front of her and she landed in a balcony on the sixteenth floor.

Serena de-transformed and quietly slid open the glass sliding door. She stepped inside the dark apartment the scent of roses enveloping her. She walked through the living room and down the hallway her feet sinking into the plush carpet. She walked through the opened door into Darien's bedroom and her heart barely stopped when she saw him.

His bare chest gently rose and fell in his sleep his black hair tousled against his pillow. Serena sank onto the bed beside him and laid next to him on her stomach curling an arm about his waist, hugging him to her. She would only stay until morning and she had hungered for so long to feel his body next to hers once more.

She heard him sigh and shift his weight so his free arms came about her. Serena smiled happily and snuggled closer into his side. If he woke up she could just make him think it was some bizarre dream, she wasn't worried about that. She just wanted a memory of one night to take with her before she went back to the moon for a couple of days.