A few weeks had passed since Seiya saw Serena on her balcony. In that short amount of time Seiya was able to make Serena smile. Not one of the fake ones she flashed in front of her friends. It was the beautiful smile she showed when he took her to the amusement park the first time he was on Earth.

Serena made him aware that she had to go the shrine and talk to the senshi about any new enemies. She and Seiya made plans to meet up in the park next to the shrine after the meeting. So it was there that Seiya waited.

Serena

Serena placed a gentle kiss on Seiya's cheek and walked up the shrine steps. Serena felt better than she had in the past year. She was so confident she could face Darien and Rei and the rest of the scouts and revert back to her old ways. She had someone who wanted her, who needed her.

She walked into the shrine and opened to the door to the meeting room. There she saw it.

Darien was on top of Rei. Both were stark naked, sweating ontop of the floor. The scene looked like something from those perverted books, Serena's brother used to buy. Their heads turned toward the tall girl staring in the doorway.

Something seized her heart. It was hard to imagine Darien and Rei like this, but she didn't want to see it either. Serena bolted from the room and ran toward the shrine steps. The tears blinded her and she couldn't see how close the steps were. She fell and slid down. Losing her balance she rolling down the stairs. Her pretty pink polka dot dress was wrinkled and dirtied, but Serena didn't care, she just sat there and wept. Suddenly two arms wrapped around her.

Seiya

He saw it all unfold. The girl he dedicated himself to build back up was crying. And she fell back down to the pit that she was trying to get out of. And at the same time she fell down he stairs. The black haired man ran toward her. He fell to the ground next her and wrapped his arms around her. Seiya tried his best to shield her from more pain.

After a while Serena stopped crying. She stood up and took Seiya's hand.

Serena

She wanted so desperately to tell Seiya that she loved him. She did love him. But she feared he would not believe her. Or worse that the feelings she had for Darien would arise again. She didn't want to hurt Seiya.

Now they were walking a path in the park, side by side, hand in hand.

A little boy ran up to the two, " Excuse me miss. But I can't find my mother can you help me please? "

Serena bent down to the little boy, "Sure, what's your name? And where did you last see your mother?"

"My name is Natsume and she was by the shrine." The boy guided Serena into some bushes that supposedly led to shortcut to the shrine.

Seiya

Seiya grasped Serena's hand tighter. He knew the little boy was probably harmless but something about him made him feel uneasy.

The little boy stopped abruptly in from of a rather large tree. "I think I found my mommy." A disturbing smile appeared on the boys face. He pointed at Serena.

The body of the boy split in half and girl appeared from between the halves of the body. She had silver hair with blonde streaks and was dressed like Star fighter. But the face was very disturbing the eyes were gold and the smile crooked.

"I am Sailor Star Lighter. And I am here to vanquish you!" The girls lunged toward the blonde.

Seiya could see Serena's face turn placid as she said, "Eternal Sailor Moon! Make Up!

Seiya turned and yelled, "Star Fighter! Make up!"

Sailor Moon jumped at just the right time to avoid Star Lighter's lunge. The girl touched Sailor Moon's leg and it started to bleed profusely. She couldn't move. Sailor Moon hauled herself off the ground and held her staff saying, "Honey Moon Kiss!" The healing attack made contract with Star Lighter and bounced off. Sailor Moon gasp.

Star fighter took this chance and yelled, "Serious Star Laser!"

Sailor Moon yelled, "Stop! You'll hurt her!" The attack was already rushing toward Star lighter. The attack sunk into the star senshi and the girl screamed. Suddenly her skin broke into millions of shards and she disappeared.

Serena once more in her original form sunk to the ground unconscious.

Serena woke up to Seiya's face. He dragged a chair to her bed so he could watch her sleep.

"Serena. Are you okay?" Seiya asked. She tried to sit up but her leg under the sheet started to throb. "Sorry Serena it won't stop bleeding. I don't know what to do. I thought you died or something. I – i…"

Serena suddenly remembered the boy carrying her to her apartment. She leaned off the side of the bed. Her face was so close to Seiya's she could feel his gentle breath on her face. Serena closed her eyes.

Seiya was hesitant, not completely sure on what she wanted him to do but he leaned toward her. Their lips touched. It was one of the purest moments Seiya could remember. It was hard not to tightly hold the young woman's arms and deepen the kiss. He would wait for her to make the move.

Serena leaned into Seiya her hands wandering through his hair. His arms wrapped around her waist. They could feel each other's heart beat steadily increasing.

Instantly Seiya was on top of Serena. His tongue was playing with hers. Seiya lifted up her shirt. His hands wandered, becoming familiar with her body. Serena felt his hands touching her and everything felt right. Her hands felt around his bare chest as they closed the space between them. Seiya's hands decided to explore Serena's body below her waist band. But as soon as his fingertips glided over the top of her skirt, Serena began to cry.

"I'm sorry Seiya. I. Just not that far. I'm not ready to go that far." Serena stared at the young man on top of her.

The pain in his voice was almost unbearable as Seiya said softly, "Am I good enough yet? Will I ever be good enough?"

Serena instantly hugged him. "Of course you're good enough! I would never have done this if I – if I didn't love you. Seiya I love you. I love you so much it hurts. Seiya you were always good enough if anything it was whether or not I was good enough for you."

Seiya couldn't believe what Serena just said. She loved him. That was all that mattered. If she loved him, he could wait. He would help build Serena back up.

Yay! I figured out how to do the single line break!

Okay so I was able to publish almost everything I wanted today. I think I will dedicate myself to update every friday or so. By the way the little boy Ryan will turn up again in the story. Everything I would think is confusing will be explained in the next chapter so stay tuned. And the setting will remain at the shrine so there will be no scene jumping or anything. Please Review! :)

Also I like to draw so I was thinking of sketching the pic for this fanfic. Does anyone have any suggestions as to who I should draw?

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