Author's Notes:

Disclaimer: As usual Sailor Moon and the characters etc. Don't belong to me and I make no profit from writing this it's just for my own enjoyment.

My big mouth

Success

Serena rolled over and ignored her mother's shouting from downstairs. Her bed was far too warm and comfy to get up yet. After all it was Saturday. Then her mother was in her room.

"Serena! Will you get up already that poor young man is waiting for you!" she called shaking the girl.

"What?" Serena exclaimed sitting bolt upright. Waiting? For her? DARIEN!

"There's a nice young man waiting downstairs for you who told me you have plans for today and you are still in bed!"

"Why didn't you wake me sooner?" she squealed dashing into her shower room, ignoring the laughter that came from downstairs at her squealing.

"I did Serena dear, about four times already." Her mother sighed, leaving her daughter to it.

Serena quickly grabbed her clothes and hurried downstairs to find Darien playing a computer game with Sammy. She hovered on the bottom step watching them. How come Darien was never that happy and fun with her? She usually only got to see the grumpy Darien that made fun of her. She blushed remembering the night before. He had kissed her...and it had been so incredible she'd remember it for the rest of her life.

"About time Serena!" Sammy teased.

"Can it brat!" she snapped back.

"Oh, morning Meatball head." Darien said cheerily. Sammy doubled over laughing.

"That's so perfect!" he laughed. "Serena the Meatball Head."

"Thanks a lot jerk!" Serena cried, spinning on her heel and stomping out the front door. So much for him being nicer to her! She should just go back inside to her room and forget it, but she needed Darien's help so she would still have to tolerate him. The front door opened and closed behind her and Darien's hand landed on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry Serena, it just came out." He said. "I don't mean to tease you it's just hard to stop calling you meatball head..."

"Sammy's going to call me it forever now just like Rei does!" she pouted.

"Aw Serena, don't be mad. It was an accident." He said, leading the way to his car. "I'll make it up to you...I'll get you a sundae my treat."

"I guess..." she mumbled plonking herself down in the car. Then she looked around her. "Is this a different car?"

"Sure is." Was his only response as he pulled away.

Darien parked to car and they both got out. The Mall was one of Serena's favourite places. So many people, cute guys, cool stuff to look at and food! It was heaven.

They walked past the windows Serena stopping to point things out to Darien as they went. She had all the enthusiasm in the world, and all the happiness too. Darien took her hand and led her to the food court to get a sundae, the day was going smoothly and they were both enjoying themselves, almost as if they were practically best friends.

"Hey Lita look!" Mina said in an excited but hushed voice. "It's Serena and Darien!"

"So it is him!" Lita exclaimed. They crept closer and watched the couple sat next to each other in the booth so close they were practically touching. Serena lifted a spoonful of her sundae, offering it to Darien, then he offered her some of his. The pair were smiling and laughing together as Serena attempted to lick a spot of ice cream from her nose.

"They look soooo happy!" Mina cooed.

"I am so jealous, not to mention what Rei's going to say when she finds out..." Lita said. Then the two spys nearly passed out in shook when Darien bent down to relieve Serena of the task and licked the ice cream from her nose himself, causing a slight blush to creep onto Serena's face.

"That's it!" Mina said, and she started marching straight for them, Lita hurried behind her.

Serena looked up at Darien nervously, how had they gone from laughing and talking to awkward tension in a matter of seconds, from one action. Her panic was cut short however when...

"Hey Serena! Darien!" Mina called loudly, waving and making her way over. Serena had to resist the urge to jump away from Darien guiltily. This way the whole point; to look like a couple and get caught.

"Uh, hey Mina...Lita." Serena replied.

"Hey girls." Darien greeted.

"I can't believe you didn't think you could tell us Serena!" Mina chided.

"I mean we understand why you didn't what with Rei and all but still..." Lita added.

"What's the problem with Rei?" Darien couldn't help but ask, as Serena just buried closer into his side presumably wishing she would just hurry and get swallowed by the ground.

"She would be mega jealous of course!" Mina said, rolling her eyes. "It would practically ruin their friendship, Serena stole her guy!"

"I'm not Rei's guy she knows that." Darien said awkwardly. "I thought she was over that thing for me...we only went out a couple of times and just as friends."

"What I meant was Rei wanted you first and if she can't have you none of us should it's like a friendship law." Mina went on.

"Can you make this sound any worse Mina?" Serena asked embarrassed. She was embarrassed? I was the one who had apparently been effectively used as an object of first dibs!

"Of course she can but we get your point." Lita said.

"Besides...actually I saw him first so if anyone gets dibs it's me." Serena mumbled. I can't help but chuckle. So maybe there was hope for me yet and the small blonde didn't hate me quite so much as I thought.

"Yes but you made it fairly clear that you hated his guts!" Mina pointed out. Or maybe she did hate me as much as I thought.

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Serena mumbled shrinking into her seat.

"Besides you can't have dibs on Darien and Tuxedo Mask!" Lita pointed out.

"Oooo...so that's ok I guess that means that now Rei can have dibs on cape boy!" Mina grinned. Serena liked Tuxedo Mask? That was an incredibly helpful and interesting piece of information. Thanks girls.

"Well if you will excuse us ladies...we have somewhere to be." Darien said, getting to his feet.

"We do? Where?" Serena asked.

"It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you, Meatball head." He grinned, dropping his arm behind her and ushering her away, waving to the girls as they left.

"So I guess you were right, letting them think they figured it all out worked perfect." Serena said thoughtfully.

"So Serena? You're going to have to choose who you get dibs on now aren't you? As the girls said you can't have me and Tokyo's masked hero." Darien teased. "That's just plain greedy."

"That's me, greedy." Serena grinned back.

"But if you have to choose it'd be Tuxedo Mask then?" he guessed by her avoiding the question.

"Do you know what is most worrying about that question?" Serena asked after a moment of silence. "I don't actually know."

Darien held Serena a little bit closer to him as they walked. It was surprisingly comforting to know that Serena was changing her opinions of him after their recent time together.

"Surprise." He said, stopping in front of a big building.

"What is this place?" Serena asked curiously.

"A dance studio, we're going to practise for the dance." He said very matter-of-factly, leading her inside.

"Oh...this is going to be bad..." Serena sighed. "You of all people know how clumsy I am so this is your suggestion?"

"Would you rather not practice and then fall over at the dance?" he asked.

"Go point." She agreed. "OK let do it!"

Author's Notes: Sorry it's short but I figured short and updated quick was better than long and updated slow.