Serena sat on Seiya's lap as the Ferris wheel car rocked back and forth. The young couple was waiting to reach the top. There was a myth that if a couple kissed at the top of the Ferris wheel they would be together forever. The car was getting closer, Serena turned her head to face Seiya. Seiya placed his hand on her lap. Their faces drew closer.

"BRRRRRRING!" Serena's phone went off. Seiya was tempted to yank the phone from her hand a toss it off the wheel, but he settled to just giving the annoying device a death glare.

The top of the Ferris wheel had passed and Seiya was officially peeved.

"Hello?" Serena's voice was perky despite how agitated she felt. Seiya leaned into Serena's and whispered, "Put the phone on speaker."

"Hey! Serena? You need to get to the temple. The outer scouts are here, and they are not happy." Ami's voice rang out into the silence. Seiya and Serena stared at each other with blank faces.

Serena replied, "Can you explain a little bit more?"

Ami's voice shook, "I think you would rather hear what Setsuna has to say."

The two girls said their goodbyes just as the car touched the ground. "Seiya, I have to go."

Seiya grabbed Serena's hand before she could run away, "Serena, the starlights are here fighting to protect Earth. If this is a scout meeting we need to be there too. I have already texted Healer and Maker." Serena became overwhelmed by Seiya's words; she leaned in and placed a soft, gentle peck on Seiya's cheek.

The couple started to sprint to the temple. Serena started to think about what she saw with Darien and Rei. It gave her a stunning deva ju moment when she first saw them together.

Flashback

It was Serena's wedding day. She was so excited to walk down the aisle. Her friends were completely transforming Serena into a beautiful bride. Ami was giving Serena a final tutoring session on how to pronounce some of the words in her speech. Mina had dressed Serena in the lovely wedding dress covered in pearls and diamonds. Serena's hair hung unusually outside of their dumpling like hairstyle, adorned with white rose petals. The moon insignia shone brilliantly like it knew it was a joyous day. Lita kept down Serena's anxiety with low fat delicious snacks; she brought a whole container full. The only people who were missing were Darien and Rei. The scouts started to panic. It was already overtime for the wedding was supposed to have started an hour ago. It was taking all of Serena's strength not to break down crying.

Finding this whole situation to be too much Serena dashed out of the room. She knew behind the church was a mini cottage that was helpful for people who needed privacy. She needed to get herself together. She couldn't fathom why Darien wasn't there. Did he perhaps think it too soon to marry? Maybe there were a few things he wanted to do before they were tied together forever. Maybe he wanted to slow things down before the young couple fell head first into the future planned for them.

Serena opened the cottage door. There were tables and chair everywhere but someone had moved them away from the center of the room. The June orange sunlight danced through the cottage windows. As if the whole thing was staged Darien and Rei sat on a mat in the middle of the room. They were both naked and sweaty. Serena focused on the two, who still did not notice the blonde in front of them. Darien was inside of Rei grunting as Rei moaned loudly.

This was too much for her she had to hold something. She needed to lean on something. Serena fell into the chair next to her. The chair fell, as did the table it was sitting on top of. The position they fell in completed the circle and it looked as if Darien and Rei were in their own little heaven together.

"Gosh Serena! Are you trying to kill us! I swear you are so klutzy some…" Serena blocked out Rei's voice.

Instead she stared at their fiancée who was supposed to have promised himself to her an hour ago. "Darien, why? Did you forget it was our wedding day today?"

"Don't you see that he doesn't love you Serena? You're so dense…" Serena stared at Darien harder only at Darien. She had a view of his entire body. How many times had she lain with him? How many he times did he touch her with those hands that were currently groping Rei's breasts? How many times did he look her and tell he loved her? How many times did he lie?

"ANSWER ME GOD DAMNIT!" Serena's voce ricocheted off everything tangible echoing in canon.

"Serena, he is mine now so don't go treating my boyfriend like that…"

"SHUTUP YOU BITCH!" For once Rei obeyed Serena's command, without any hesitation, or questioning. She was stunned by Serena's unusually harsh tone. Serena turned to Darien again, "How long?"

Darien looked at she, " Serena, I'm sorry I…"

"How long Darien." Serena's voice was emotionless.

"Since I came back, after Galaxia killed me." The tears cascading from Serena's eyes blurred her vision.

"You left me there waiting for you in that church. Our family and friends are there! You choose this of all days…" Serena's voice dropped to a barely audible level.

"Please Serena let me explain." Darien made a move toward his fiancée.

Serena stepped back, "I don't want to see either one of you two. Never. Darien, even if I had loved someone else I would have never done this to you." Serena exited.

Flashback end.

Serena remembered how after she returned to the church she had to walk down that center aisle alone and explained to the overloaded church how the wedding and the engagement was off. She provided no explanation behind this decision.

The pair's feet thundered up the temple steps and bust through the meeting room door. "What wrong?" Serena asked completely flushed and out of breathe. Seiya walked over to his comrades by the window.

Haruka spoke first, "I heard what had happened with Rei and Darien." She eyed the Serena skeptically.

"I don't understand what the problem here is then. " Serena was confused. Surely the outer scouts did not come all the way here just to have a heart to heart with Serena over a cheating boyfriend.

Setsuna spoke up this time her voice weighed with sadness, "It is about Little Lady. Since you and Darien have broken up the future has changed. Rini will not be born. But…" For the fist time since Serena has known the protector of time and space Setsuna choked on her words. "Rini who is alive in the future that was to be is dying."

Hotaru remained silent and looked to her feet. But it was too late everyone could see the tears she shed for her beloved friend.

Serena sunk to the floor she knew what was happening; she received visions of a bedridden Rini every night. She just hoped they were just dreams. "What can I do… What do you want me to do? I'm not with Darien anymore."

"I don't want you to be with Darien Serena, but to save Rini… You can sleep with him just once." Seiya dropped his cup of coffee, but he never picked it up, he just stared at Serena as intently as everyone else.

"What are you saying, Rei?"

"What I'm saying you idiot, is to marry Darien, but I will still have my relationship with him." Rei flipped her hair. Her eyes dared Serena to counter her proposition.

"So what you can be Darien's mistress?!" Serena glanced at Seiya, "Darien maybe you can subject Rei to have such a lowly, disgusting, sinful relationship with you, but I can't do that to Seiya. He doesn't deserve that! He needs me!"

Seiya's eyes shone with gratitude. However both Rei and Darien's face were contorted with anger, "Our daughter needs you Serena! You can't leave her to die!" Serena broke. She was used to hearing Rei being high and mighty even though she was not right. But for Darien it was just wrong.

"Yeah she needs me! You all need me! But who ruined everything! You did. The moment you laid in her bed." Serena's voice dropped into a cool calm voice as she pointed to Rei in the corner of the room.

"I'm not the problem here! You are! What are you implying? You want to leave Rini to die?" Rei's voice was shrill.

Michiru calmly walked to Serena. Michiru's hand landed on the young woman's shoulder, "You're not saying what I think you are saying, are you?"

Serena was shaking she loved that pink haired girl. She would have been her daughter. But she had to focus on the people already around her not those yet to come, because the future is always changing, this situation was proof of that. "You said yourself Setsuna, you didn't want to show us the future because it would change the how we acted in the present. And sometimes the actions we take in the present to preserve the future is not always the best." Serena refused to cry. This is a decision that only she had to make. No one else in this room would ever have to make a decision like this because they always counted on her. Her mind was made and Serena stood to leave.

Haruka quickly crossed the room. SLAP! Serena had fallen once more to the ground. Her cheek was red and she could feel blood in her mouth. "YOU SELFISH BITCH! That girl! … Your daughter is suffering and you pull that lame excuse out from your ass! You don't deserve to be our leader. A leader would do what is best for her team not herself! Rei made a mistake, a bad one, but she is not only trying to fix the problem but give up her love to resolve the issue. Rei should be our leader."

A smug smile crossed the raven-haired girl's face. It was as if this is what Rei wanted since she first met the scouts. She slowly walked over the Serena in her red pumps. The sound of her shoes click clacking was the only sound in the room. She stopped, positioned so she could look directly down at Serena, with her hand outstretched.

Serena looked at herself and realized her anger … no sadness and confusion caused her moon crystal to appear in front of her. She quietly took the crystal and just as she considered giving it to Rei, she changed her mind. Instead Serena stood up. She held the stone in the palm of her hand.

Her voice was steely as she said, "I hope that hand is not reaching for this crystal. This is mine. My birthright. I would rather die than let anyone take this from me, anyone." She stared at each individual scout. Amy's eyes averted from Serena's gaze, her cheeks were flushed form her crying. Lita stared fixatedly past Serena, but when they did meet Serena's gaze she shook her head. Mina was sitting hopelessly on a couch her eyes saying, I'm sorry. Hotaru remained in the corner her hands covering her eyes as she cried. Setsuna's facial expression was void of emotion, something she only did when she was feeling immense emotion. Michiru had an apologetic gaze but shook her head. Haruka was cold a expressed her want for Serena to leave. The starlights stood and walked to Serena's side showing that their loyalty was for Serena not the team. Darien looked at Serena right in the eye with a look of shame. Serena knew better than to fall for that, he was not ashamed of what he did, he was ashamed to have been with Serena. Finally she looked at Rei with determination. Serena tucked the crystal back in her chest. Rae's eyes showed their disappointment in not breaking Serena's spirit.

The single blonde and the starlights walked out of the temple and they never looked back.

That was when Serena cried not when they reached the temple steps but when the four were walking down the street a block away from Serena's apartment. This was definitely a new start for her, but is not fresh. It was filled with uncertainty and pain. But at least she had Seiya.

Okay so I posted this chapter up early because a I had alot of inspiration and also because friday will be a late night for me and I don't want to leave anyone waiting a whole other week for this chapter. I put some more Rei and Darien. However for a POV for Rei and Darien you have to wait for the next chapter. So a few questions for you to think about: will Serena change her mind? Will she ever become leader again? Ho will with Rei handle being leader? Will one of the scouts come after Serena for not helping Rini? and What is the new future for the sailor scouts? I have the answer's to these questions because I have planned each chapter up to chapter 8. But I will leave you all hanging. ;)

Also I apologize if there is bad grammar ahead of time. I am not the best english student but I did my best. I hope you all like it.

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