Uhh well that was fun. I guess I better get started on writing these things huh? Well here, we go.

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Past Fears

Chapter 2

Jadeite had teleported to the top of the Tokyo Tower, looking down at the city with his eyes but his eyes weren't focused on anything in particular. In fact, his eyes held this far away look, meaning that he was thinking and wasn't paying much attention to the scenery.

Why? Has Serena forgotten about him so easily already? Wasn't there something special between them? Why did she kiss that ... man? There were so many questions yet so little answers. Maybe he should go and ask her about everything but how? In Serena's eyes, he was probably already dead ...

Jadeite let out a sigh from his lips before he took a seat on the ledge of the tower. Maybe a little thinking and remembering would help him. Although, it won't, he just wanted to remember what caused him and Serena to grow together.

Meanwhile, Serena was desperately trying to get away from Darien. She was definitely not in the mood to play sweet girlfriend today, and moping around the whole morning didn't seem to help her at all.

"Darien, I'm fine. Really..." said Serena.

"Honey, I just want to be here ... with you. Is that so much to ask?" replied Darien in a somewhat hurtful tone. There were so many things that Darien didn't even know. So many things that he should know yet couldn't. Why can't everything be simple and why can't she just let the truth out?

"Darien, I promised Mom I would be back by now. Please, I don't want her to worry," said Serena as she ripped her hand out of Darien's hands and without his response, she merely ran away from him, towards her house. Darien merely looked at her retreating figure and sighed. He didn't know what was going on with Serena these days and he was thoroughly confused on her emotions towards him. Sure, Serena hasn't said anything but Darien could feel that both of them were growing farther and farther apart. He just didn't know what to do.

Once Serena got back home, she rushed towards her room and shut the door behind her. An audible sigh left her mouth as Luna looked up at her with her cat eyes, wondering what Serena had been running from.

"Are you alight Serena?" asked Luna, the black cat with a crescent moon on it's forehead.

"Yes, I'm fine," replied Serena.

"Then, why does it seem like you were running away from someone?" asked Luna.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it Luna," with that said Serena went out onto her balcony and looked out towards the city where she could see different colored lights. Unknown to her, Jadeite were sharing the same thoughts – they were both remembering the time of when they met with each other.

--- Flashback ---

Serena had managed to land herself in detention yet again after school – she had fallen asleep during class while the teacher was giving the lesson. After two hours of detention, she quickly rushed down the street, heading towards the Hino Shrine. Rei scheduled a meeting there with Ami and Serena but apparently Serena was going to be late.

All of a sudden, a loud crash was heard as well as a yelp of surprise. Serena had bumped into someone and was about to fall backwards, landing on her butt once again. However, strong arms wrapped around her waist, preventing her from falling towards the cold pavement of the sidewalk, yet her eyes were shut tight awaiting the fall that never came.

Her eyes opened as crystal blue met with astounding green. Built body, soft eyes, beautiful blond hair, and those luscious lips. Wait a minute; she shouldn't even be allowing these thoughts to run through her mind! She quickly got to her feet as the man's arms let go of her carefully. She picked up her bag and bowed in front of him.

"I'm so sorry! Sorry for bumping into you and thanks for … not dropping me," said Serena as her face was flushed from embarrassment. With that, Serena quickly dashed off, leaving this man before he could speak. The man only smiled to himself as he watched the girl run away from him and going towards her destination.

"I have a feeling we'll be meeting again, my dear," whispered Jadeite.

--- End of Flashback ---

A smile rested on both of Serena and Jadeite's lips as they thought of how they first met. Of course, Serena's clumsy ways have gotten her into much more promising situations such as that. Not only had Serena and Jadeite met again because of Serena's klutzy ways but they have become very close as they exchanged friendships.

None of the Sailor Scouts knew about their relationship, not even Luna. It was a secret that Serena kept with her throughout her adventures. The loss of Jadeite was devastating but she didn't want the other Scouts to worry about her so she had to suck it in. Then, she found out that the notorious Tuxedo Mask was actually Darien Shields, her sworn enemy. Not only that, but he was also the Prince of the Earth – her beloved fiancé.

She didn't want to love Darien, she didn't want him as a fiancé, and most of all - she didn't want him as a lover. She had no choice but to accept her fate as the Princess of the Moon. Why? Why couldn't she be with the one she loved? Why couldn't she have just been a regular Sailor? Why did she have to be a Princess?

Before she knew it, it was already dark and the moon had shown itself into the sky. A sigh left her lips as her thoughts kept returning to Jadeite. While on the Tokyo Tower, Jadeite was doing the same – thinking about Serena, and thinking of a way to present himself without giving her a heart attack.

"The fates are so cruel. Serena … I really do hope you're happy now. I don't know what to do anymore. If you're happy with him then I don't want to ruin your life but … this is hurting me so much…I just miss you," whispered Jadeite as he only got a reply from the howling wind.

Jadeite stood there as time past by, silently debating to himself whether or not he should visit Serena for a brief moment. Decisions … decisions – everything is so hard to decide. Maybe he'll wait until she's asleep to visit her – yes, that was always a good choice. She'll never know that he's been there. So he waited, until the hour of which the city sleeps under the moon's light.

Meanwhile, in another part of Tokyo, in a certain shrine, the telephone began to ring. Footsteps were heard, making tracks to where the phone was. With a swift motion, someone picked up the phone.

"Hello?" asked a tired voice.

"Rei? This is Darien. I need to ask you something," said Darien on the other line of the phone.

"Huh? Umm sure," responded Rei.

"Well, do you know what was wrong with Serena today? I think she's been avoiding me by lying to me. I don't know what's wrong and whenever I call, she never answers. And on several occasions, Luna answers telling me that Serena's not available and saying all these things like how Serena's not on Earth," said Darien as he rambled off into some world that Rei was having a hard time following him.

"Slow down Darien! Well, I just think you're overreacting. Maybe Serena had a bad day, you know? She wouldn't avoid you cause she loves you a lot. And Luna meant that Serena has either fallen asleep or day-dreaming if she's not on Earth," answered Rei with a small smile.

"I guess you could be right. Thanks Rei…for reassuring me," said Darien.

"No problem. Just don't go into hysterics next time. Serena truly loves you," replied Rei.

"Okay. Thanks Rei. I won't bother you now. Have a good night," said Darien as he hung up. After Darien's reaction to how gloomy Serena had been, Rei could tell that Darien really loves Serena a lot and that he didn't want to loose her. Rei smiled softly as she thought about the couple – they were truly a cute couple as both of them were one of a kind. Rei never regretted that Serena got with Darien instead of her – she was happy for her friend.

Nevertheless, Rei returned back to her room to rest for the night. She had another long day waiting for her and she didn't want to be tired out. She had to go to school, do homework, study for exams, and take care of the temple with her grandpa. With that, she went to her bed and quickly fell asleep as her world got taken over by sweet dreams.

On the other hand, Serena wasn't having the sweetest dreams of her life. Her dreams were filled with pain and disasters: she was having a nightmare. There were flames everywhere, dying, pain, broken images, and blood. Blood … blood – everyone was dying and she couldn't help anyone. She couldn't breathe anymore, she couldn't walk, and she couldn't do anything but let the tears fall. She lay there on the ground, trying to breathe as best as she can as she awaited her death.

Just before she was about to close her eyes, everything became calm again. A rush of fresh air, the flames were gone. Her breathing came back to normal, and once again, peace was restored…but how?

Little did she know - Jadeite was towering over her body in her room as the moon's light shined through the window. He had touched her face gently and bent over to give her a soft kiss on her lips. He looked at her with sad eyes; full of longing yet he controlled himself.

Serena started to stir and her eyes were starting to move. Jadeite, taking this chance, turned around and left without a word. Serena's eyes fluttered open and sat up gently, touching her lips with her hands softly. Was what she felt just a dream? No, there was someone here. Could it be…? No, he's dead. Serena got up from her bed and slid open the balcony glass door and stepped outside.

"I miss you…Jadeite," whispered Serena as she looked up at the stars while the wind whirled around her.

Jadeite heard it all – oh, yes he did. Jadeite had not fully left; he was sitting right on the balcony just above Serena. He heard it all, he heard her whisper, and now he was a bit happier, knowing that he had a place in Serena's heart. A soft smile graced his lips as he looked up into the stars, making a silent wish.

I wish…we could be together again… thought Jadeite.

I wish you were here with me right now… thought Serena.

Star crossed lovers they were indeed. Who'd ever knew that love could ever be so true? Who'd ever knew that between two enemies, there could be love? Who'd ever knew that Serena would have fallen for her first enemy in her battle against the evil in this Universe? Is it really possible for their love to shine once again? Is it really possible for two people from two different worlds to be together? Maybe, we'll find out for ourselves …

Until next time …

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So I've taken the liberty in finally updating this story. I just can't let this story sit around while it had so many reviews for it's first debut, now can I? ;D Anyhow, I'll try to continue this story to the best of my ability. I hope everyone enjoyed this new chapter. Remember to review. It encourages me even though you all are going to kill me after this super longer break of mine. Uhh yeah! Enjoy and take care everyone!