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Sorry for the late update…we were having writers block, so this chapter might not be too good, but we had to update.
For this chapter, since its AU you'll need to know a few things.
Darien is 20.
Trista is 20
We were watching old episodes for some inspiration and we noticed that Darien and Trista have a connection when it comes to Rini, therefore Rini is their child, but they broke up a long time ago and now are best friends.
Also, we noticed how similar Raye and Hotaru look, so they're sisters, and this is a very crucial piece of information for later chapters.
If you have suggestions msg away.
Enjoy the chapter…R&R
Let's Be Fresh
Amy and Lita took a seat on a nearby bench, tired of carrying their heavy shopping bags. The duo had decided to make a day at the mall to buy new dresses to wear for their double date.
It was 8:30, they were supposed to be ready by 9.
"Have you heard from Raye, Mina or Serena?" Lita asked her blue haired friend.
"No, not since the last meeting. They've been very to themselves lately," Amy answered. "Have you?"
"Nope, neither have I. I kinda always knew it would end up you and I sticking with each other and them forming their own little group," Lita said. She looked over to her bags to make sure they were still there.
"I'm sure it's not that. You know how Raye almost hates Serena. She's only putting up with her for the sake of the scouts," she turned to her friend with a worried expression. "Lita...we have to go. I sense something."
"What?"
"I don't know, but something is wrong. I think it's one of the scouts!"
Lita looked puzzled. "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure! Now, let's go!"
They picked up their bags and ran to the parking lot where they began driving away.
Lita turned to Amy, "Where should we go?"
"Let's find Luna and Artemis, they'll most likely be near the arcade."
Lita nodded.
--With Serena and Diamond--
Serena was Sailor Moon.
Diamond looked intensely at the washroom door, waiting for Serena to come out. As he waited for her, it wouldn't click; the girl of his dreams and the girl in his dreams were the same person.
But that thought also made his hear ache. Serena is Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon is a part of the Sailor Scouts. The Sailor scouts are getting in the way of his mission. He had to destroy them, but he couldn't hurt Serena, he just couldn't.
His dilemma brought him to another world where he could see how every decision he could made would impact his life, and his brother's life. He saw how sparing Serena could leave him in a world surrounded in a fog of depression, and how it could potentially kill him. That world was diminished when he heard Serena's voice. She had just entered the room again.
"What are you doing?"
"Uh…um…I was just- nothing!"
He hid the locket behind his back, keeping it from Serena's gaze.
"What are you hiding?" She asked, as she tried to see what he hid behind his back.
"It's nothing."
"Tell me, or we're over!"
Diamond hesitated, he didn't want to lose her, but could he really tell her he knew her secret?
She stood, waiting for an answer. The look on her face, was enough to make him cave.
"I know."
"You know what?"
"I know who you are."
"Yeah, you know I'm Serena, big whoop."
"I know who you are, Sailor Moon."
She took a step back.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
She refused to look him in the eyes.
"You don't have to lie to me." He said, as he took a step towards her, while she continued to back away.
"I really have no idea what the hell you're going on about!"
"Really?" He revealed the locket from behind him.
"Where did you get that? Were you snooping through my stuff?"
"I think there are more important issues to deal with."
After a long uncomfortable silence, Diamond finally spoke, "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because, you're my enemy."
"Am I?" He looked at her seductively.
"Yes, we shouldn't even be together, you're fighting with the bad guys and I'm with the good guys."
He began playing with her hair, "But if we came together, to be one…"
"No, we don't want the same things."
"Yeah we do, we want each other."
Serena looked into his eyes and she knew what she had to do.
--With Mina and Darien--
The two stood, not knowing how to approach the situation.
Darien watched Mina, who stood, staring at the ground.
Darien decided to break the silence, "Smile, please?"
Mina lifted her head, "What?"
"I just love it when you smile, you glow."
Mina looked back down and blushed.
Darien took a step towards the blonde, "Mina…"
She cut him off,"Did we sleep together?"
Darien sighed, "I'm not sure."
Mina felt the tears well up in her eyes.
"Please don't cry. We'll get passed this."
"But what if something did happen?"
"We'll get through it together; it's going to be fine."
"How do you know?"
"Because, it's us. I know it in my heart, that we'll be okay."
"I don't want to cry anymore."
"You won't have to, just let me in. Don't be afraid of us."
"I don't want to be afraid."
Darien brought Mina in for a hug.
"Where does this leave us now?"
"Let's slowly figure it out."
"No more discussing Serena?"
Mina nodded.
"No more pushing me away?"
Mina nodded.
"Will you make me a sandwich?"
Mina nodded, but began glaring at Darien, "What? Way to ruin a moment! Asshat!"
Darien smirked, "So, do I get my sandwich?"
Mina shoved Darien, and went to the kitchen.
"Is that a yes?"
He followed her in, and leaned against the counter watching her.
"I missed this."
"What?"
"Us. Joking around and being happy."
Mina smiled, "Me too."
They were interrupted by Darien's phone.
"Hello?"
"Daddy!"
"Rini? Hey pumpkin, what are you doing?"
"Packing."
"For what?"
"You, silly. Mommy said, I'm staying with you this weekend. When are you picking me up?"
"Umm…I'll be there in twenty minutes, then we can go get some ice cream. Okay?"
"YAY! Mommy wants to talk to you. Bye, Daddy, see you soon! Oh and are you bringing meany Sereany? I don't like her."
Darien chuckled, "Yeah, same here, I'm bringing Mina."
"YAY! I L-O-V-E her. Bye, daddy."
"Bye, Reen."
"Darien?"
"Hey, Trista. What's up?"
"So, I hear you're brining Mina?"
"Yes, I am. Thanks for answering my question by the way."
"It's about time, and no problem."
"Yeah, it is."
"So, when will you get here?"
"Soon. I'm going to leave now, talk to you later."
"Oh and Darien?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm proud of you."
"Thanks."
Darien hung up the phone, and looked at an awaiting Mina.
"Want to go pick up Rini?"
"Hell yes. I love that child!"
"Let's go."
The duo grabbed their coats and headed for Darien's car. They got in and immersed themselves in a deep conversation. When they had reached their destination, Mina practically jumped out of the car and ran towards the door, Darien close behind her.
As Mina raised her hand to knock on the door, it flew open, and there stood Rini.
"MINA!"
"RINI!"
Rini threw herself into Mina's arms.
"CHARLIE!"
Mina and Rini turned to look at Darien.
"Charlie?" They both asked at the same time.
"I felt left out." He smiled sheepishly and made his way into the house.
Trista came downstairs, holding a bag.
"Here's her stuff, and hey." She said handing the bag to Darien.
"How's it going?"
Trista smiled at the newly united couple. She had known Darien all her life and she knew Mina was the girl for him.
"Good, and I know how you're doing, so I won't ask." She winked at the couple.
Darien grinned at his best friend, "Well, we are going to go have some ice cream. See you in two days."
Trista bent down and gave her daughter a hug and a kiss.
"Take care, baby girl. I love you."
"Bye, love you too, mommy."
Rini intertwined her hands with Darien's and Mina's.
"Bye Trista."
"Bye Mina."
They got settled in the car, but heard their names being called in the opposite direction.
Mina turned around and saw Amy and Lita running towards them.
"What's going on?"
Lita and Amy stopped running, "Are you okay?"
Mina gave Amy a look, "Why wouldn't I be? Did Raye tell you about today?"
Amy and Lita exchanged looks, "Raye told us what?: The two Sailors looked behind Mina at Darien and Rini, who were staring at them intently.
"You have some explaining to do, but right now that doesn't matter. We got this feeling that one of the scouts was in trouble. It wasn't you, and we get a different vibe for Serena. It's obviously not Trista, since you just came from there and we called Michelle and Amara, and they're fine. So, that leaves Hotaru and Raye."
After hearing his should be sister's name, Darien joined the conversation, "What about Hotaru and Raye?"
Mina turned to Darien, "Lita and Amy think Raye and Hotaru might be in danger."
"Let's go."
The five piled into Darien's car and took off to Raye's.
--With Raye and Sapphire--
"Raye!"
Sapphire rushed to Raye's side, dropping to his knees as he lifted her into his arms. He carried her to what he assumed was Raye's room and laid her down gently on the bed.
He went to the kitchen and grabbed a wet towel. He returned to Raye and began applying the towel on her wound.
He brushed the hair out of her face, "Come on, Pretty Girl, wake up."
As almost on cue, Raye's eyes fluttered open.
"Damn, I'm good." He smirked, while looking down at the girl before him.
"Hello, beautiful."
"Hey, what happened?"
"I was hoping you could tell me?"
She began to sit up, but Sapphire gently pushed her down, "You need to take it easy. Now what do you remember?"
Raye closed her eyes, "I heard a noise near the back door, and started walking towards it, and then I saw a flash of red and my head began hurting and then everything went black."
Sapphire nodded, trying to hide his rage.
"I'm going to find whoever did this, no one gets to hurt you." She smiled at Sapphire, trying to ignore the pain.
Raye winced, as her head began throbbing, "Does it hurt?"
She looked at Sapphire and nodded. Tears began pouring from her eyes, as the throbbing intensified.
"Hey, hey, it's okay. I know it hurts, but it'll get better I promise. I'm here, kay?"
Raye nodded, as the throbbing decreased. She laughed.
"What?"
"It really did get better."
"I told you, I'm Superman!"
Raye laughed, and playfully slapped Sapphire, "I'm more of a Batman fan."
Sapphire paused before retaliating, "I'm Superman by day, and Batman by night, didn't you know?"
"Mhm…so when are you Sapphire?"
"Right now, can't you tell?"
"You just said you're Superman, jeez make up your fricking mind!"
"Never."
"Thank you, for making the pain go away."
"That's what I'm here for."
Sapphire leaned down and gently kissed Raye.
The kiss began to grow deeper, but was interrupted.
"Raye?"
Sapphire and Raye tore apart, blushing furiously.
"Hotaru? When'd you get back?"
"Now…"
Sapphire looked between the two girls, confused and embarrassed. Raye looked at the girl in front of her and then Sapphire. Hotaru looked at Raye and then Sapphire.
Sapphire began playing with his hands, "Mmmmm…"
Raye began playing with her hair, "Uhhhh…"
Hotaru looked at the two in front of her, "Awkward…"
Raye busted out laughing, startling the other two.
After composing herself, Raye began the introductions, "Hotaru, this is my boyfriend Sapphire, and Sapphire this is my sister, Hotaru."
"So, I'm you're boyfriend, eh?"
"No, you're my girlfriend."
"Well, that's new."
Hotaru looked at the couple and giggled, "Aww…you two are adorable! And by the way, why the hell wasn't I informed about this relationship?"
"I'm sorry, were you home and I didn't realize?"
"Shut up, and it's nice to meet you, if you ever want to annoy her, I'm the one you come to."
"Good to know." Sapphire replied smirking at Raye, who glared back.
"And, why are you in my room?" Hotaru asked.
"Why am I in you room?" Raye asked, looking at Sapphire.
"Because, I really know which room is yours. My girlfriend is unconscious, and you expect me to find her room to put her in. You guys are impossible, picky, picky, picky!"
The sister's laughed, "That's why there's blood coming out of your head."
"You're so caring."
"I know."
The trio's banter ended, when they heard the door open and then footsteps. They exchanged glances, as Sapphire stood up. Hotaru moved to Raye's side, who enveloped her sister in a hug.
Sapphire positioned himself in front of the girls, as the footsteps became louder.
Hotaru and Raye began getting up.
"Don't get up." Sapphire said.
They obeyed sitting back on the bed.
The footsteps grew louder, as did their suspicion and caution until they heard a familiar voice belonging to Mina call out, "Raye?!"
"Raye, Hotaru, where are you?! Answer me now!" They heard Darien shout.
Sapphire visibly relaxed and sat down on the bed, as Raye replied to Darien, "In Hotaru's room."
The footsteps grew louder as they ran up the staircase and then entered the room.
All Raye heard was gibberish as everyone who entered the room began talking, "SHUT THE HELL UP!"
It was then, when Raye noticed her niece, "Sorry, Rini."
"Is okay, Auntie Raye Raye, but what happened to your head, and hi, Auntie Hotaru, and who is that?"
Hotaru laughed at the pink haired girl
Darien stepped forward, picking up his daughter as he did so, and made his way to his sisters. Sapphire stood up, so Darien could sit, "What happened to your head?"
Raye looked at Darien, and then Mina, Amy, Lita, then at Hotaru and then at Rini, and then finally Sapphire, who gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm not sure."
Mina stepped towards her best friend, "You're not sure?"
"I don't remember. I heard a noise, saw a flash of red and then blacked out."
Darien turned towards Sapphire, "Were you here?"
"Yeah, I was in the living room, Raye was in the kitchen. I heard a thud and when I went to the kitchen, Raye was on the ground and whoever put her there was long gone."
Darien could hear the anger in Sapphire's voice, reassuring him that Sapphire is one of the good guys.
"Does it hurt?" Rini asked, looking at her Aunt's wound.
Raye smiled at the little girl, "A little bit. And Rini, this is Sapphire, and Sapphire, this is Darien's daughter Rini."
For a split second, Sapphire wore a confused expression, but it was quickly replaced by a smile.
"It's nice to meet you, Rini. How old are you?"
"I'm almost four." She replied with a toothy grin.
"Well, you're the cutest almost four year old I've ever seen." Rini blushed.
"I like him."
Everyone laughed.
Raye turned to Amy and Lita, "Girls, this is Sapphire, I'll go into detail another day, and Sapphire these are my good friends, Amy and Lita."
"Nice to meet you, Sapphire." Amy said.
"Likewise."
Hotaru looked at her brother, "Do I not get a greeting?"
"Saved the best for last. I have barely seen you around kiddo."
"Maybe, because you keep calling me kiddo."
"We have a seven year age gap, so…I can call you whatever I want."
Raye snorted, "Good luck with that."
Hotaru looked at Darien and then Mina, just noticing a closeness between them, "Did you…are you two…together?"
Darien and Mina looked at each other and smiled. Raye shot out of the bed.
"FINALLY! Took you seven billion years!"
Sapphire laughed, "Raye, I know you're excited and everything, but you need to take it easy, sit down."
Raye glared at her newly appointed boyfriend, "Um…how about…no."
Sapphire was about to speak, but Darien beat him to the punch line, "Raye, listen to Sapphire; sit your butt down, now!"
Raye looked between the two boys, "When did you start agreeing on stuff?"
"Since we became neighbors."
Mina sighed, clearly confused, "We really need to catch up on what's been going on these past two days."