Vegas Chapter 15
Serena backed up slowly in shock. This was not happening not here… not now. Amara and Michelle glared at Darien. Their mouths open. Mina had dropped her drink on the floor but no one paid any attention. All of the girls stood in surprise. Not one person mentioned anything. Serena didn't talk because she didn't have words to say. She slowly backed up from Michele and Amara, she backed away from Darien's out stretched betraying hand.
The whole arcade could not pull their eyes away from Serena's blood red face. She almost made it to the door. Everyone too scared to say anything. Everyone's eyes big and confused.
She stopped. Andrew was now in front of her.
"Hi!" he said enthusiastically
"Uhh…" Serena murmured. He was blocking her escape.
Andrew reached down and hugged her. Taking whatever shock she had left in her.
Once he set her down he said with a smiling face. "Welcome to the family. I am Andrew, Darien's best friend. I am so glad to meet Darien's wife for the first time!"
Serena's jaw dropped. "Seriously." She was pissed this interference from Andrew was bringing her catatonic friends back to reality.
Andrew just met her with a grin.
"Seriously, Andrew I've known you for years."
"And now we are family!" He hugged her again. She noticed her friends dumbfounded faces turn to fury and they were closing in.
"Andrew we will do dinner sometime… I gotta go!" She turned to run and to her surprise she made it out the door.
But… not much further down the street when Lita grabbed her by the arm fiercely and yanked her back.
"MEATBALL BRAIN WHAT DID YOU DO!" Raye yelled the fury on her face was scary.
"Serena… you didn't tell us." Amy hissed harshly, very un Amy like.
"You are messing with the future! Lita yelled sternly.
"Take your hands off her now." Darien's voice boomed.
"Guy's it's fine. It's not what you think. Let's get go around the corner we are drawing attention." Serena whispered looking at all the staring eyes on the street.
"Walk!" Raye spat she gave Darien a nasty look as he came closer to Serena.
"BUT YOUR BETROTHED!" Mina finally said speaking her mind, but the words had come out all wrong. She was just analyzing the golden string that Darien and Serena shared. She couldn't understand how they could be bonded when she was supposed to marry another. And not just another but her soul mate from the silver millennium.
"What. "Darien's voice caught.
"I think we should take this conversation somewhere private… don't you think." Amara's voice cut in., Michelle by her side.
As soon as they got out of the street and in to the alley Darien started to laugh.
He put his right hand behind his head and gave a small chuckle. "Well I thought I was doing well as the protector and the one time I think Serena is being lured away by another guy you all go crazy."
"What!" The five girls stared at him in shock. Serena wasn't expecting this.
"Well, we have dinner coming up this Friday and I didn't no this guy was a girl. We worked hard to find her those dates and I thought this guy was going to ruin it." He pointed at Amara. "So when he grabbed her I just said that she was my wife. No biggie. Like I could ever love the odango atama."
"So, it's not true?" Raye yelled. "Your not married to Serena?"
"No, but you guys are some over protective friends. Lighten up. I really don't have time for these childish games." Darien said making them all feel stupid.
"Yeah." Lita laughed the red flushing to her face feeling completely stupid for over reacting. "We are just really over protective of her. It's silly really." She lied.
"We really are being way to over protective." Ami said deep in thought.
"You should be! That's why Serena is moving in with us!" Amara yelled at them, Michelle by her side. They didn't understand how much their presence was ruining the scouts fun and plans.
"What! No she is not! Meeting now! Temple!" Mina said using her Leader of Sailor Scouts voice. She was over this and she needed to sort this out. There is something bigger going on and she would get to the bottom of it.
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Darien looked at Serena. She was catatonic staring out in to space. He was pissed and confused but he would be getting some answers out of her.
"This is ridiculous." Darien said to Serena. It was the first thing that he had said to her in over a hour. She didn't know why he stayed. After they went inside the temple he yelled then Luna came out and Serena closed up. She was glad he was there though. If not she would have had to sit though the meeting where, like usual, they decided what she should and shouldn't do.
She winced at his words because they were true. This was getting ridiculous. They sat outside the on the temple steps as the girls deliberated. Darien tried to get answers out of her but she didn't say one word, she just kept looking at the black cat that sat at her feet. Luna was the reason she kept her mouth shut.
His fury had turned to pleading and he pleaded with her to tell him the truth about why the girls were so mad, why she needed protection and more importantly who she was betrothed to. She still gave no answers. His fury turned to silence and that's how they had been sitting for an hour as the girls deliberated.
Serena was so upset with herself. Her one and only pleasure she ever gave in to in years was Darien and now she was paying for it. She didn't know how to fight for him. It felt like she would be choosing him over her friends like she had done in Silver Millennium. They are the ones who had fought beside her and she let them down. But she loved Darien. Her heart yearned and had always yeaned for him and now they were pulling them apart as they came closer to the truth. Darien had lied and said he was just protecting her and how he didn't love her that cut in to her. If he didn't do those things then the truth would be out.
She remembered when Darien's eyes had flashed gold. That was more than un-usual but familiar. She couldn't place it.
"Uhhh! This is taking forever and I am hungry! Luna go in there and shut them up okay!" Serena yelled at the cat. Darien looked at his crazy wife yelling at a cat.
But, sure enough the cat got up and walked in to the temple leaving Darien and Serena alone on the steps in silence.
He was about to speak…
"Dare! What the hell we have been looking for you everywhere." Jed said coming up the steps that entered in to the temple courtyard.
"Yeah, could you at least call us!" Nathan said with the Kevin and Zack behind him.
"Sorry we had some complications today." Darien looked at Serena who still refused to talk.
"Oh so they know?" Jacen said making Serena look at Darien.
"No they don't." Darien sighed.
"They know!" Serena yelled pointing at the boys.
The four boys just smiled.
"Well, I don't have to lie to my friends." Darien said smartly.
Serena huffed and said "Well don't tell my friends. Please. Just keep it a act."
Darien was mad again. "Let's just go guys. Leave Serena here with her friends."
"Dare…" Kunzite looked at Serena's hurt face.
"Oh! What are you all doing here?" They heard Amy's voice behind them.
"Coming to get Darien here." Zack announced with a smile when he saw Amy.
"Yeah, I got to go. My phone went dead and apparently my wife is in town and is looking for me. She sent these guys to find me." Darien said looking at Serena with lifeless eyes.
"Oh! The girl I saw you with the other day?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, that's her." He said with a smile.
Serena knew she deserved this but she kept the tears back and her head high.
"So… does that mean Friday…" Ray started to say with disappointment.
"Nono! I'll be there. She leaves in the morning to go back to America for a conference." He smiled.
"Oh! Good!" Ray smiled and Jacen gave her the look of death the way she looked at Darien.
"Well, don't bring her in to the crown." Mina said with a smile. "I think Andrew might die if he thinks you and Serena are not married."
Everyone laughed except Serena and Darien. Well of course the guys didn't understand the joke but they chuckled at the girls laughing.
"Yeah, this is going to get complicated." Lita said. "Poor Andrew we may have to keep up this charade for his well being!"
Amara and Michelle came out of the temple smiling at the group. "Well, this is one good looking group of people." Michelle said with a smile.
"Okay kitten. Let's go. We need to talk." Amara said grabbing Serena firmly around the upper arm.
"Amara!" Michele said loudly at the way she grabbed their princess. The other girls looked on in somewhat of an outrage.
"Michele, it's in her best interest and her mother left me in charge of her protection when they failed." Amara stated.
"I thought we settled this inside!" Lita yelled.
"It's best that you leave." Amy said to the men. "Darien you wife is waiting. Thanks for sitting with Serena."
"I think we should stay." Darien said and the generals agreed.
Ray gave them a look and then she gave a look to the crows that surrounded the temple. At once they began to attack leading the men down the stairs away from the unfolding scene.
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"What the fuck was that." Jadeite said a little later in Darien's apartment. He was holding his arm from where one of the birds pecked him. They had tried to discuss and sort out Darien's story and what they had witnessed at the temple.
"Something is wrong." Kunzite said. "This situation is too strange."
"I mean, what the hell did you get yourself in to!" Nephrite said confused.
Darien paced the room
"A mess. A big mess." A female voice came in behind them.
Serena looked like a wreck and she swiftly moved in to the bedroom she shared with Darien.
She picked up a bag and quickly began to throw her things in it. She had lost to Amara. She would be moving in with them for the time being. When Amara said what she knew of the Andromedaian Princess the girls were more worried for her protection. Amara was very anxious even more so since Pluto has been missing. It put Amara on edge and made her act like this. Serena hadn't noticed Pluto's absence but now that it had been brought to her attention she was worried as well. What is being with Darien had messed up the timeline so bad Pluto was off fixing it somewhere.
"What the hell are you doing?" Darien grabbed the bag and threw it across the room.
"I'm moving in with Amara and Michelle." She went to retrieve the bag. She had everything she needed.
"What the fuck Serena. I need some answers. You are driving me nuts!" He stood in front of her exit to the door.
"I'm sorry." She weaved around him and walked toward the front door. "Friday night. Please be there." She asked the men sitting in the living room. They just nodded feeling uncomfortable in the house now.
"Serena! Where are you going?" He asked now a plea in his voice.
"I told you." She spat.
"This isn't done." Darien said with anguish in his eyes.
"I'll see you on Friday." She said.
Knock knock kock.
Serena looked at the door in a panic. Did Amara and Michelle follow her up?
Darien went to the door with anger on his face. If it was those two bitches he would give them a piece of his mind. Grabbing the door and forcefully opening it his eyes showed shock and he bowed suddenly.
"Darien! You look great! Where my beautiful daughter!" A familiar women's voice said eagerly.
Serena poked her head to see who was in the doorway.
"Mom! Dad!" This was such bad timing!
"Honey!" Her mom charged her enveloping her in to a big hug!"
"Mom…"
"Darling are you going somewhere?" Her mom looked at her daughters messed up hair and the bag at her side.
"Darien! Did you do something to hurt my daughter!" Ken yelled.
"Uhhh." He stuttered.
"No! That's not it. I was going to spend the night at Amy's. Her mom and dad got in to a big fight and you know how upset I get when my friends are upset!" Serena fibbed.
"Oh, is she okay?" Ilene said.
"Yeah she is fine." Serena looked at her shoes.
"Ah then good! Well we are back in town for two days and thought we would surprise you!" Kenji said patting Darien on the back.
"Oh! Darien what handsome friends you have!" Ilene gushed.
The generals stood and bowed. As uncomfortable as the situation was a minute ago it was even more so now.
"We should be leaving. Darien we can have guys night another night." Zack said leading the men toward the door in the hurry.
"It was nice to meet you!" They all bowed then clamored over one another to get out of the house.
"Boys' night! Eh! I miss those good days." Ken said bowing to the boys as they left.
"Uh… excuse me I need to call Amy and tell her I am not coming." Serena ditched out of the room. How would be explain this one!
Serena sat on the bed shaking. This was too much way too much. Stupid Amara and Michelle ganging up on those girls. They were great scouts and she loved them but sometimes they were bossy and over bearing. Serena knew things were getting really dangerous. This Andromeda princess did have it out for Serena and if she knew who she was in real life things would get even messier. She could even go after Darien and that is why Serena decided to go and live with Amara and Michelle. She could not bear it if anything happened to him. The phone rang once and Amara picked it up quickly.
"Amara?"
"Where are you kitten?"
"Umm something came up and I can't come." Serena said.
"Don't make me come up there and get you!" She hissed.
"It's not like that. My parents showed up randomly and I can't leave."
"Serena, it's not becoming of a princess to lie to those who protect her."
"I'm telling you the truth." She pleaded.
"Serena! Hurry up honey and tell Amy that I said hi!" Ilenes voice yelled in to the room.
"Humm.. well when they leave we are going to come get you."
"Amara, you know I don't want this so stop pushing!" Serena yelled.
Click. Serena sighed. She was in so much trouble.
Before Serena returned she freshened up. She really did look like a mess. She walked out of the bedroom to a tense Darien and two overly happy parents. She was glad to see them but she was happier to stay with Darien.
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They lay in bed. Not touching. Not talking. Not moving. Just both awake looking at the ceiling. It had been a crazy day. All of the emotions jumbled together and neither Serena or Darien could sort them out.
The electricity of wanting to be together pushed violently against them making it even more unbearable. But neither could move. Ilene and Ken slept in what originally was Serena's room when they moved in. She could hear her fathers snoring though the walls.
Serena finally spoke. "Gomen." She whispered softly. "Gomen." Tears welled up in her eyes.
Darien just lay still. He had never felt any emotion like this ever in his life. But when it came to Serena he couldn't hide the emotion. She was killing him. Every time she tried to leave it killed him. It would be easier to let her go. To be rid of this craziness that followed her. He thought she was just a normal girl. She was always so happy. Who knew she led this life of unexplainable events.
"I know your upset… and I know it's frustrating. I've tried to explain but I can't. I'm bound to something I can't tell you about. Do you understand?" she cried silently.
She turned her head to stare at his strong jaw line.
He did understand. He was the Prince of Earth and Tuxedo Mask. He was bound to things too that she would never understand and that he wouldn't tell her.
"I don't want to leave you, but I will if it keeps you safe." She whispered softy. Darien didn't hear what she said. He couldn't hear though his thoughts of wanting to be with her. Before he knew it his body betrayed him and he was on top if her. Kissing the life out of her. She gave in easily. The electricity surrounding them.
"I won't lose you. I don't care what you say. I am stronger that that cross dresser and all your friends. If you don't fight to stay with me I will tell them the truth. I've never been this selfish in my life but I will tell them." He warned her.
"Darien!" She pushed him up to look in his eyes. He was serious.
"I don't know what happened today. I don't know why your friends are crazy lunatics who control you but let me tell you something. I am your husband and if you leave I will bring down holy hell to get you back. This is my planet and no one will boss me around on it." His eyes flashed gold again and Serena was sat up quickly.
She stared at Darien. The memory was coming, she was trying to force it. Gold eyes, planet, mine… Where! Where! Where had she seen it before! It was on the bridge of her mind and then Darien kissed her. The word slipped though her lips as they kissed. Endymion…