Vegas Chapter 5
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Ilene Tsukino was a wonderful mother of two happy children. She was always prepared with goodies for her children when they arrived home from school. She packed their lunches with the best bento and love notes. She cleaned their rooms, the house, their clothes and them if they needed it. She always knew when a test was in school and attended all PTA meetings. Ilene paid attention to her children as best she could but now it was the time in her life to be with the man she loved.
Yes, Serena and Sammy were still teenagers, but she was a teenager when she gave birth to Serena. It was a betrothal that went very well and Ken and their love went well beyond most typical marriage arrangements.
It was on the cab ride over that Ilene Tsukino beamed with joy at what a wonderful mother she was. She convinced her husband to arrange a marriage for their daughter. She planned the deed. She picked the one and only guy. She already pre-filled out the Marriage License agreement. She learned to talk with a southern accent. Kinda. She booked the wedding chapel for 1:00am. She had a fake ID made for her daughter, but carried her daughter's passport with her so she could legally be wed. She even disguised herself so she could be at her daughter's wedding. Yes, Ilene Tsukino was a great mother.
"Ohhhhhhhh. I hope we make it! I and my muffin are getting married!" Serena said/ wined/slurred.
"We will make it, Ya'll." Ken said nervously. It was 12:45.
"We will make it, Sere. It's DESTINY!" Darien said very matter a factly for his drunken state.
They pulled up to the Clerk of Courts and Ken told the cabby to keep the meter running.
"Let me go in with you and help take care of this." Ilene said. They had no idea she already filled out the paper work.
"Aww! Thanks Roxy. You are the best!" Serena gave her a big hug.
Ilene led the two in the clerk of courts. They only had ten minutes.
"Okay Darien, you have your passport?" Ilene asked.
"Uhhh. Yeah! HERE IT IS!" He pulled it out of his passport like it was an award.
"Oh no! I don't have mine!" Serena wailed.
"Calm down, Serena. Check your clutch." She stuck it in there when Serena and Darien were dancing.
"Oh wow! I love the Luna Pen!" Serena said as she pulled out the passport.
"Your cat has a pen?" Darien asked confused… so were Ken and Ilene but they kept their mouths shut. Time was running out.
"Yeah, out of it's butt…" Serena giggled hysterically (If you watch Sailor Moon Abridged it should be quite funny.)
"Come on let's get this over with. Now here is your paper work and the $55 dollars you need." Ilene pushed them to the desk where one very upset lady was waiting impatiently tapping her fake red nails on the desk.
"Wow that was fast! I didn't even have a pen and it has all my stuff on it." Serena said looking at the already filled out application. "Las Vegas is amazing!"
"Hurry!" Ken said.
Darien and Serena handed in their applications with their money and passports. The lady, or Karen, as her nametag said, was so ready to get out of there. She quickly typed in their information and printed their certificate. Done and Done.
"Wowho! We are getting married!" Darien said as the alcohol from the last shot coursed though his veins and he leaned down and kissed Serena.
"I know! I can't believe I passed that test! It was so easy. The eeeeeaaaaasssiiiiesssssst license I'll ever get. "Ilene and Ken had to nod their head in agreement.
"Okay, are you ready to get married in Vegas!" Ken said trying to pump up the situation.
"To the wedding party Taxi!" Darien said fist in the air. They all scrambled toward the cab.
"Driver, Graceland Chapel please, and step on it." Ilene said.
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They arrived at the chapel in twenty minutes. Serena cooed and said it was the cutest place ever!
A small lady named Francee came out of the chapel waving her hands frantically. "Oooo! I never thought you two would make it. Oh, my! What a pair you two are..." she said smiling at Darien and Serena.
Ilene handed her the license making Francee smile ever bigger. "Come on in. Come on...come on!"
The little chapel was done in all tan wood with a red floral rug. Flowers lined every pew and Serena just ooooed and awed at everything.
"Okay, Darien please go get changed that way. Your tuxedo is in the dressing room. And Serena you go that way and change in to your wedding dress." Francee said.
When the pair had left Ken and Ilene let out a sigh of relief. Francee looked at them oddly.
"So, you two will be their best man and maid of honor?" She asked.
"Of course we will." They smiled.
"Hummm… well then. Why don't you go check on the bride and the groom. Then we can get this thing on the road." Francee said turning around and headed to talk to the priest.
Darien and Serena emerged from their dressing rooms. Each looked sooo… well drunk. And beautiful at the same time sure. Rosy cheeks and big smiles on their faces. Serena swayed a bit as she walked. Ilene put her head down and shook it. 'what was I thinking.'
The ceremony was as sweet as it could be. The highly intoxicated couple smiled and kissed happily. Serena kept glancing down at her hand were a ring of gold with a pink heart diamond now wrapped around the small finger.
Ilene didn't know where the boy had come on with the ring, in fact it seemed as if he pulled it out of thin air. All she knew was after the last champagne toast that the couple were long gone. The Palms went way out of the way for the New Chiba family and upgraded them to a suite.
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Back in their hotel room Ken kissed Ilene passionately. "We did it." He whispered when he pulled away.
"I know, love. We can do anything." She smiled.
"Ilene, I have to say that tonight was by far the most fun night of my life. But tomorrow. Is going to be way more fun." He got a wicked look in his eye.
"I know. Tomorrow we get to play the mean parents." She smiled
"I just can't wait." Ken said wickedly.
"I just hope they consummate the marriage so they can't have it annulled." Ilene said giving a Ken a kiss.
He pushed her away with his eyes wide. His face turned red. "CONSUMATE!" He yelled.
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A newly married couple engaged in a past time that was known to all married couples on their wedding night. Some couples remember their wedding night and some don't. As much as this couple in particular wouldn't remember…. they surely would never remember what happened as they made love.
"ENDYMION!" Serena yelled.
"Oh, Serenity!" Darien purred.
A bright light flashed from the Moon insignia on Serenity's forehead, illuminating the whole room. The couple, after a thousand years were finally back together and neither would remember. Both falling asleep in a tight embrace.
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Serena woke up to the sun coming in to the room. She felt like she had been beaten up by a youma. Her head hurt and her body ached. She slowly opened one eye only to close it again. The sun was making her nauseous. "Ugg." She moaned. Her hand went to her head and she slowly rubbed her temples. ' Gotta get up. Mom and dad are probably waiting to have breakfast with me.'
She opened her eyes as much as the sun hurt them. Lying still for a second she tried to remember last night. Humm. There was Darien and Roxy and Tyler. LAX? That was all she could remember. Man I must have drank a lot. The girls are going to kill me.
Slowly she pulled her body up. The sheet fell from her shoulders reveling bare breasts. 'WHY AM I NAKED?" She pulled the sheet up and then something caught her eye. A ring with a pink diamond in it was perched on a very important finger. "I now pronounce you Husband and Wife." A memory of her and Darien getting married in a small chapel made her gag.
"NO!" She said loudly. She turned to the other side of the bed. There lay her sworn enemy Darien Chiba. He was so beautiful with his bare chest slowly moving up and down as he breathed deeply. His ebony hair was in his eyes. Realizing she was checking out Darien only made her more enraged. She wrapped the sheet around her and using some force she kicked Darien out of bed. He hit the floor with a thud. Darien's eyes instantly opened on impact. The purple carpet was soft to his left cheek as he struggled to free his arms from the sheet that was encasing his body. His head ached as he wrestled with the 800 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets. After a few moments of struggling and holding down the nausea he finally made it on to his own two feet, pissed that he left the blinds open when the sun was causing him so much pain. He was ready to pass out again when he noticed her… sitting in his… wait whose room was this.
"Darien! What did you do to me last night!" Serena yelled.
The moment was instantly sobering. Here in this bed was a beautiful blond angel. Her face was angered and red. Her hair was a complete mess and he was sure she was clutching the blanket so tightly because she was … indecent…. underneath the sheets that caressed her pale skin.
"BAKA!" She yelled again making him come out of his daze.
"Serena! What are you doing here?" He asks running his hand though his hair.
"Darien, what the hell happened last night?" She yelled again.
"I don't know Serena. We got drunk… and well I guess we…" Darien was at a loss for words. He was pretty sure that he and Serena had sex and it must have been her first time. In all of his years he had never felt so low. Sure he had dreamed of being with Serena but that was if they were ever married.
"Oh Darien… we did more than that… I think…" Serena said with tears coming to her eyes, she fiddled with the ring on her hand.
"What are you talking about?" He asked confused.
She looked up at him, baby blues holding back the tears. She looked ashamed and her face was red. Slowly she held out her left hand showing the precious ring.
On her small hand was a gold ring with a pink diamond in the middle shaped like a heart. He knew that ring, it was one he stole when he was Tuxedo Mask looking for the Silver Imperium Crystal. He only kept it because he was sure one day he would give it to his princess.
Slowly the headache was coming back, his hands went up to rub his temples and slowly flashbacks were coming to him. The drinks, the marriage license and the wedding. He sat down on the bed putting his head between his knees. He was breathing heavily. Serena and him were married last night… in Vegas…
Serena was expecting yelling, screaming, something, ANYTHING! She did not expect Darien to go catatonic on her. She clutched the sheet close to her breast and crawled slowly on the bed toward him. Her hand went out and touched his bare shoulder.
"Darien…" Serena whispered. "It will be alright, no one has to know, we can get the marriage annulled and no one will ever know."
"Annulled…" Darien whispered to no one in particular.
"Yes, annulled. It has to be for the sake of my future." The tears were brimming over now. Oh, Endymion why didn't you come. If you did I wouldn't feel this way about Darien. The scouts are going to kill me. Pluto will kill me. I messed up Destiny.
Serena drew away from Darien and began to sob. All she wanted was one night away from Destiny. One night to be herself and she messed up royally. She got married and had lost her virginity. As much as she had been acting more like herself as Serenity she still was a stupid klutz. Stupid.. stupid.. stupid…
Darien heard the word 'annul' run though his head over and over again. He didn't want to annul their marriage. Deep inside he knew that they belonged together. It was when he lifted his head to look at her in such a depressed state that he knew the right thing to do was to end their marriage.
Darien took the small girl... His wife… In to his arms. She sobbed in to his bare chest. Somehow deep inside this felt so right. Them being together, but it just could not be. They could not stay married for the sake of Crystal Tokyo.
"If you truly want to annul the marriage, Serena. We can go and take care of it." Darien said.
Serena looked up in to his eyes. She saw his sadness but was grateful for his understanding.
"The sooner the better." She said quickly.
At this comment something inside of Darien made him snap. He was angry with her. Darien could feel the anger coursing though him like that of his former self, Endymion. This woman he now held was his and only his. No one could have her and they were bound in the eyes of God as husband and wife. He was about to release his fury when the phone rang.
Never letting go of Serena he maneuvered to answer the phone.
"Dr. Chiba." He greeted through clenched teeth.
"Ah, Dr. Chiba. This is Ken Tsukino. I have a feeling that we should talk about recent events. I'll give you thirty minutes for you and the new Mrs. Chiba to meet my wife and I for Lunch. You better be there." Ken hung up.
Darien gulped, suppressing the anger that he had felt moments before.
"Who was that?" Serena said worried.
"Your father… go get dressed Mrs. Chiba. Your father wants to talk to us."
A look of dread crossed her face. She was no longer worried about Crystal Tokyo… now she only feared for her life.