I'M BAAAAAAAA-HHHHAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!

Well, I have finally uploaded another chapter. Hopefully you guys like it as much as the last ones! Sorry it has taken me so long to upload one, but I have honestly had no inspiration until now. Reading over some of my favourite FanFic's has been the best medicine!

Big thanks to all the other authors out there for giving me the muse to continue!

Hope you guys enjoy my next installment – Gorgeous Bombshell.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Sailor Moon. Totally not fair.

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Serena could not believe her luck. Somehow Darien had managed to stay asleep for 3 lots of cartoon programs. She could not believe the last time she had managed to watch The Jetsons, Flinstones and Loony Tunes all in a row. In fact she could not remember the last time she had watched them at all. Perhaps it was the last time she was at Mina's, which would have been at least 2 weeks ago. Sighing blissfully, she stretched her arms above her head, a tired yawn escaping her small body.

Turning her head to the right she surveyed the sleeping Darien. He looked so young in his sleep. Serena sighed again and frowned. What was happening to her that she was considering the way Darien looked while asleep? Was she getting soft in her old age? Shuddering at the thought of thinking of Darien of anything but annoying, Serena mentally slapped herself. Must be the fever that was making her think all these crazy thoughts. Yep. The fever.

Shaken out of her reverie by a knock at the door, Serena stiffened.

"Uh – Darien..." she whispered, nudging him slightly with her arm.

"mmmhmmm..." Darien turned over and pulled the blanket higher over his body, tucking it neatly under his chin.

Taking a moment to survey the cuteness of the situation, Serena snapped back into action and pulled the blanket down. "Darien, someone just knocked on the door."

"WHAT?" Bursting upwards, Darien narrowly missed Serena's head as she moved back at the same time. "Who?"

Serena frowned. "If I knew who it was, I would have told you!" She whined.

Darien raised a hand to his forehead. "Sorry Serena, I didn't mean it. Guess I'll go check who it is." Turning his body, he lowered his feet to the floor and slowly stood up. Fighting the dizzy spell he stumbled across the room and out into the hall.

Serena turned and leaned over the back of the couch, pushing herself until she could see down the corridor to the front door. Gritting her teeth at the effort it was taking to balance on the edge, Serena squealed as the final action of leaning forward sent her spiraling over the back of the couch, legs and hair tangling together in a horrible mess.

Moaning, Serena tried to detangle the mass of blonde hair currently locking her legs together. Panicking as Darien invited whoever was at the door into the apartment; Serena managed to tangle worse, a frustrated sob passing her clenched teeth.

"Serena?" Darien cautiously asked, eying the blonde mess on the floor with mild amusement.

Serena coughed. "You better not be laughing at me right now Shields!" She growled, the rasp of her voice adding to the affect.

Coughing back a laugh, Darien knelt down and helped to untangle the mess. Eyeing the now extremely tangled blonde mass, Darien grinned. "I'll help you brush it out later if you want."

Serena slowly sat up and eyed her hair. Seeing the mountain of tangles she groaned. "It is soooo going to hurt." She whined. Noticing for the first time the guest, Serena blushed and hurriedly got to her feet. Completely forgetting the flu, she rushed upright, not prepared for the dizzy spell. Stumbling sideways, Serena tripped over her own feet and found herself spiraling head first into Darien's wall. Bracing herself for the impact, Serena squeaked as a strong pair of hands caught her mid flight.

"Ha!" Darien crowed, "Even when sick I still have to come to your rescue."

Serena pushed herself out of his arms and turned to face him, her face darkening in rage. "Can it jerk! No need to pick on a girl when she's sick!" sniffing to prove her point, she turned her back on him, crossing her arms across her chest.

Darien laughed. "Sorry Meatball Head. Next time I'll let you knock yourself out shall I?"

Serena slowly turned, her jaw falling open. "Well –" she began, stopping when she realised he was smiling. Admitting defeat she dropped her arms. "Thankyou for saving me. Again."

Darien returned her smile and gestured to the person standing to the right of Serena. "Serena, I would like you to meet a dear friend of mine, Mercedes. Mercedes, meet Serena."

Serena spun and felt her jaw drop again at the person standing before her. Gorgeous was an understatement. She was taller than Serena, her legs appearing to go on forever, leading up a slim torso to the most stunning face she had ever seen. Thick black lashes framed eyes so dark they were almost black. Olive skin was framed by almost overly shiny black hair. Serena mentally groaned. She must look like a Neanderthal in comparison.

"Nice to meet you." She whispered.

Mercedes flashed a large grin, revealing straight white teeth. "You too Serena. I have heard so much about you; it's nice to finally put a face to the name."

Serena shuffled nervously on her feet. Darien had been talking about her? And to a bombshell no less. Frowning slightly she thanked the heavens as her phone ringing broke the awkward silence. "Darien, do you know where my backpack is?"

Darien ran a hand through his hair, smoothing ruffled sections back into place. "I think it's in my room. Next to the bed."

Nodding, Serena turned and left the awkward moment, retreating gratefully into his bedroom. Fishing her phone out of her backpack, she flipped the lid and answered.

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"So...." Mercedes began. "That's Serena huh. I thought she would be younger. The way you talk about her, she sounded like a 12 year old."

Darien motioned to the living room and walked over to the spare couch. Sitting down he motioned to the spare seat beside him, watching as Mercedes folded into the seat. "Serena is 17" He responded to her question. "Though she doesn't act like it sometimes."

Mercedes eyed her friend thoughtfully. To be honest she had been captivated by him since she had first met him almost 4 years ago. Darien was a hard one to crack however. He kept ignoring her advances and seemed oblivious to her open flirting choosing to talk about some Serena girl instead. "She doesn't look like anything special."

Darien frowned. He had known for quite some time that Mercedes had a thing for him. Most girls did. But he wasn't interested. They all bored him to be honest. He just couldn't connect with any of them on an emotional level. He had tried. Several times in fact, but each result had been the same. They just weren't his type. Mercedes had been different. On the other girls, when he had shown no interest, they had given up and moved on. Mercedes just kept trying. You had to admire her persistence.

"That's cause she is sick." Darien snuck a look over at his room. Seeing the door still shut he breathed a small sigh of relief. The last thing he needed was for Serena to hear this conversation. "You should see her when she is better. She is like the sun."

Mercedes nodded. "I'm sure she is." Standing, she smoothed her skirt, pressing her hands over invisible creases. "Anyway, Andrew told me you were sick so I thought I'd come past." Moving to the edge of the room, she smiled over her shoulder. "I'd better be going. Serena is one lucky girl." Smiling sadly she waved slightly and left the room.

Darien stood, making it to the hallway as the front door clicked shut. Shaking his head at what had just happened; he turned and collapsed onto the couch, his eyes closing, sleep instantly taking over.

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"Serena speaking." Serena pressed the phone to her ear, quickly pulling back at the screech on the other end.

"MAKE VENUS CHANGE US BACK!!!!" Sailor Mars's voice filled the quiet room, causing the headache lingering below the surface to rear its ugly head.

"Mars" Serena breathed, "Can you please lower the decibles? You're not helping my headache."

Sailor Mars sighed in frustration. "Sorry Serena. But I am really fed up with being a bird. Do you know how long it has taken me to make this call? You try dialing a number with a beak!"

Serena giggled softly. "I can only imagine." Sobering, she thoughtfully tapped her chin. "Mina should be able to just ask the wand. It's never not let me change back."

"Have you ever tried to change back from a bird?" Sailor Mars growled.

Serena smiled. "Can't say I have, but the principle should still be the same. Just get her to ask." Listening as Mars barked an order at Venus she settled into a more comfortable position. This could take a while and she really didn't need her legs to fall asleep.

"Please Moon Wand, change us back!!!!"

Serena crossed her fingers as Venus called out. "Well, have you changed back?"

Sailor Mars frustrated wail was answer enough. "Venus. When we get out of this mess, I am SERIOUSLY going to set you on fire!!!!"

"I don't know what else to do!" Venus responded, sounding just as frustrated.

Serena slapped a hand to her forehead. "Venus, it's called the Luna Pen, not Moon Wand."

Venus coughed slightly. "Luna pen." She repeated.

Serena smirked. "It's the Luna pen. Try again Venus."

"Luna Pen, please change us back!"

Listening as excited squeals filled the ear piece, Serena grinned. "Back to normal?" she asked.

"Thank goodness!" Sailor Mars happy voice replied. "Anyway, now that this small problem is fixed, back to the matter at hand....how you feeling and what is happening over there?"

Serena glanced down at her chipped toe nail polished. "I am feeling a little bit better."

Sailor Mars picked up the sadness in her voice. "But? I feel there is a but coming"

Serena frowned. "No but Raye, just not feeling very pretty right now. Doesn't help that there is the most gorgeous woman ever talking to Darien right now." Mumbling the last part, she prayed Raye didn't hear.

"Well what are you doing on the phone to me? Gorgeous or not, get back out there!"

Shaking her head (and regretting it instantly) Serena smiled. "Thanks Raye. Talk to you guys later. Oh and stay away from the Luna pen!" Closing the phone she laughed softly, catching Mina's petrified squeals as Raye slowly advanced on the love goddess.

Tucking the phone back into her bag, she opened the larger compartment, sifting through the contents. Finding her favourite bunny P.J's, she pulled them out and hugged them to her chest. Maybe a shower would make her feel better.

Slowly getting to her feet (having learnt her lesson the last time she rushed) she exited the room, intent on finding Darien. Walking back into the living room, she leant over to ask where the bathroom was, her mouth closing when she found him asleep. Sighing softly at the adorable sight, she turned and eyed the hall lined with closed doors. Making her way to the first one, she silently opened the door. Finding a storage room, she tried the next and the next until she found the master bathroom. Gaping at its enormous size she glanced back. Making a mental note to explore the other rooms later, she entered the bathroom and closed the door behind her. First things first, a shower was definitely needed!

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Phew! This took me about 2 hours to write. Should totally do this more often!

Hopefully you all like the direction this is going!

Please review. I love reading all your lovely comments.

Cheers,

Bera_Moon.

P.S, the Sam thing is well and truly OVER. Turns out he is a major ass and not worthy of my attention. Would really like nothing better than to have Sailor Jupiter beat him into a pulp for me. So, no more updates on that front. Still, now I can dream about Serena & Darien more and put out more updates!