Strong Destiny, Weak Heart

Truth Can Hurt!

Chapter 12

Disclaimer: I wish I could take credit for Sailor Moon! Alas, not my creation, only this story is.

Previously on Strong Destiny, Weak Heart:

"MY girlfriend, isn't going anywhere with you!" Reagan said, beginning to ball his fist. Serena was finally able to snap out of her shock and faced Darien, a look of hurt all over her face.

"What are you doing?" She asked Darien, clearly upset that he had been the one to tell Reagan that she still 'saw' him every night.

"It's better than walking or taking the bus. He looked at her, trying to reason with her to leave with him. "We shouldn't be late."

"I told you, she's not leaving with you! I'm going to take her there myself!"

"Fine, but that's where I'll be too." Darien said to his rival with a challenging look on his face. "You're not going to keep her away from me." He was trying to intimidate him, and by the furious look on Reagan's face, it was working.

"The hell you are, what, are you stalking her or something?" He said, feeling his anger beginning to boil.

"No, she's just drawn to me-" Darien said before he felt Reagan's fist collide with his face.

And now the continuation...

Chapter 12

"Reagan!" Serena shouted in shock after the punch was thrown. Darien was clearly unfazed, he stood unmoved in his place, only his head facing the right showed that he was attacked. He wasn't in training for nothing, plus, he was already ready to train since he saw Reagan walk through the door and wrap his arms around his love. Serena looked to Darien, and when she saw how angry he truly was, she began to be more frightened for Reagan. Reagan showed no sign of remorse, or fear for his own safety. His eyes narrowed, ready for more. He looked like a boxer, not only by the way he threw his punch, but by the stance he now took on as he neared Darien for 'round 2'.

"Kid, don't start something you know you can't finish." Darien said, glaring down at his 'opponent'. Serena didn't know what to do, or how to make the situation better. Everyone around began to watch what was happening. All of them wondering who would really win, since Reagan clearly LOOKED stronger than Darien, yet Darien didn't seem like the hit did anything to him at all. It was obvious Reagan put a large amount of strength into it.

"Speak for yourself, jackass." Reagan said, looking up at Darien, with sheer wrath in his red eyes, making him look more combative.

"Stop it! Both of you! Please stop!" Serena screamed, as she ran in between them. Just then, Andrew was seen coming from his place around the counter, going to help Serena.

"Guys, please. You don't want to do this." Andrew said, with a smile on his face, waving his arms as he stood back to back with Serena. It was quite a sight. Serena and Andrew, back to back, while Darien was on Serena's left, facing Reagan on her right. "It's enough guys, really. Darien, aren't you late to go to Rei's?" Andrew asked, with a hidden meaning that he knew only Darien would catch.

"Yeah, I am. I don't want to keep her waiting. I'll explain to the others why you didn't show up if your 'warden' doesn't let you out to play." Darien said, with a smirk toward Serena. She couldn't believe what was happening, but she was thankful Andrew was able to help by getting Darien to leave.

"Yeah, why don't you meet up with YOUR girlfriend and leave mine the hell alone!" Reagan called to Darien as he was opening the door to leave. Serena faced Reagan, unsure of how to respond or what would happen next. She was holding Reagan back with both hands as he called to Darien's back, and she felt a twinge of confusion when Reagan thought Rei was Darien's girlfriend.

"Reagan, please, calm down." Regan looked down at her, still upset about everything he heard, and not ready to let her off so easily.

"Every day Serena? You see him every freaking day! Even...even on our date nights?" His anger began to dissipate and his hurt was evident on his face. Serena began to cry, and she couldn't look Reagan in the eye as she answered his question truthfully.

"Yes, I do see him every day. But, you don't understand, it's not what you think!" Serena tried to reason before he got the wrong idea. He was unsure of how to go about his next move, the only thing he was certain of, is that they needed to talk, and now, not tonight.

"Serena, can we please go somewhere where we can talk?" He said, deciding to hear her out first, realizing he was too quick to throw a punch before he knew the facts. He really cared about her, and his emotions simply ambushed his brain.

"Yes, please. I would like that very much." She responded as she was trying to wipe her eyes from her tears.

"Let's go for a drive." He opened the door, and led Serena out, following closely behind her, and opening the car door for her, as he always did. Once they were a block away from the arcade, she began to explain.

"Reagan, I'm sorry." She started.

"Just tell me this, do you still have feelings for him?"

"I...I...yes, but it has nothing to do with us!"

"How the hell can you say that? It has everything to do with us! Do you really think we have a chance of being together when you have feelings for another man?"

"You don't understand!" She held her face with her hands and clenched her eyes shut as she tried to sort out the thoughts in her mind.

"Why did you even agree to go out with me? It's obvious he still has feelings for you, too." Reagan said, focusing on the road.

"I don't want to be with him, I want to be with you!"

"Why? Why would you want to be with me when you could finally have what you want, him."

"He's not what I want, I thought he was, but I just want you Reagan!"

"How can you be so sure! You see him every freaking day!" He felt his temper starting to rise again, and was glad he was driving to the top of the hill, into a parking lot, overlooking Tokyo. He tried to sort through his thoughts as well, not being able to focus on one specific reason for his anger, there were so many in his mind. The only think he knew, was that he was falling for this woman, and there was nothing he could do about it. From the moment he first laid eyes on her, he was smitten. She didn't even notice he was alive, and he 'gave up'. After she told him she was available again, he couldn't pass up his chance, but his own insecurities made him doubt the possibilities of his 'dreams' coming true. Both stayed silent for the rest of the car ride. Neither knowing what to say, and not wanting to break their train of thoughts. Both afraid of what the other was thinking. Finally, they arrived, and Reagan parked closest to the edge, with a beautiful view over Tokyo. He got out of the car, and leaned on his hood. Serena exited after a moment of thinking, then decided to join him, also leaning on the car, facing the scenery.

"It's beautiful." she said, in awe of the perfect day shining on the city.

"You should see it at night. I planned to bring you here to see the sunset today. It was going to be the first of our day of activities." he said, not turning to face her, unsure if he'd ever have that day with her now. She blushed, her eyes still not dry, and after hearing his comment, tearing up once more.

"I, I want to tell you everything." She said, as she watched him near the railing of the cliff. Putting his hands on it, and staring out into nothing in particular.

"I'm listening." He said, not turning around.

"Please don't say anything until I tell you everything. I'm sure you're not going to like what you hear..." He didn't respond, he just continued to gaze into the city. "Okay, I do see him every day, but it's not just the two of us. It's Rei, Ami, Lita, Mina, Darien and myself. It's just our study group, all we do is study." He eyed her, hoping that really was all it was. He turned and put his back to the railing.

"Why is Darien involved if it's mostly girls? And isn't he in college? Why is he studying with a bunch of Middle School-ers?"

"Well, we are all taking our high school entrance exams, and he's helping us. Not to mention, he and Ami are both going for the same goal, so it's nice for Ami to have the advantage of getting advice from Darien." She answered, hoping what she had said made sense.

"Why didn't you tell me about this before?"

"I should have, I know, but I guess I just got scared. I didn't want you to think that I was trying to hide something from you on purpose, but the longer I prolonged it, the worse it seemed. It got to the point where I just wasn't going to tell you at all, and just leave the group and study by myself." She looked down, remembering the cyborg and the location she had chosen earlier.

"Well I wish you had told me! He caught me off guard. I'm sorry, I know I overreacted. It must be in my blood. We're known for starting fights and drinking after all. It's why I've sworn off alcohol, without even taking a sip. I want to break the stereotype. What he said though, I didn't see it coming at all."

"Your blood?"

"Yeah, Irish, haven't you heard of the stereotype before?"

"No, I think you're the first Irish person I've ever met."

"That's not surprising, since we are in Tokyo. Also, O'Brien..."

"Your last name? What about it?"

"I come from a long line of O'Brien's, we are related to royalty, or so the stories go. We were the kings and queens of Ireland. Not to mention my first name means 'Regal'."

"Regal royalty?" Serena chuckled to herself after she said it, but she must admit, she could see the connection.

"I'm really sorry about how I acted, my temper has always been something I've been trying to work on."

"It's okay, everyone has their flaws, the point is you're trying to better yourself, that's the real thing to focus on. Everyone has a slip once in a while. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner."

"So that's not what you wanted to talk to me about then..." He realized, as he turned back to the sights, as he took a deep breath, ready to hear the real news she wanted to tell him.

"No. What I wanted to tell you about was yesterday. I tried to find you after trai...er...study group. It turned out there was a storm by the time I got there, and saw you were at a convention. The store was closed, so I went to the arcade for shelter. I didn't know Darien was there, I'm so afraid of thunder storms." He turned back around to face her, and said nothing. He just walked up to her and held her, thinking how badly he wished he was there to 'rescue' her from the storm. Angered by the fact that 'someone else' was. "Reagan, I'm so sorry." He pulled her back, to look at her face.

"Why?" he was looking directly into her eyes, as if her cerulean orbs would reveal what happened like crystal balls. She decided not to blame Darien, things were said, and she wasn't completely faultless.

"Because we kissed." She said, ready for anything he would respond with. He didn't respond at all, he just stared at her, in shock. Millions of thoughts going through his head, too many responses to choose from. "Reagan, I'm so sorry! I was angry afterwards, I didn't expect to catch myself in that situation, I swear it will never happen again!" She tried to comfort him, unsure what his lack of response meant. "Reagan, if you don't want to see me anymore, I'll understand. You've been so good to me, I hate myself for doing that to you."

"Serena, how did it happen?" It was the only question that kept repeating itself in his thoughts.

"I'm not sure. I just remember he was holding me because I had grabbed him when a lightning bolt struck the arcade and the lights went out, I was so scared, I know I shouldn't have done it, but I did. Please, say you can forgive me." She said, burying her face into his chest and crying. He pushed her back, turning his back to her.

"Serena, there's something I wanted to tell you tonight, that I'm not sure if I can tell you anymore." He looked at the ground, his hurt reopened by the events revealed to him.

"Please Reagan, you can tell me anything." She said sweetly to his back, trying to sooth him back to her.

"No Serena, I can't. I don't know if it matters anymore. I don't know if I still want to tell you." He looked, numb, lifeless. As if a youma had gotten to him and sucked the life out of him.

"Please Reagan, don't think like that. Please. Reagan...I want you." She didn't realize she had said it, she just let her feelings take over. After she said it, she began to realize it was true. Was it possible? She was in love with two men? She knew she still loved Darien, but she was determined to not let go of Reagan, she knew she spoke the truth when she said she wanted him. Reagan was in shock for what felt like the millionth time that day. He turned and faced her soft blue eyes, and knew she was holding nothing back. If she said what happened between her and Darien was a one-time thing, damn him if he was wrong, but he believed her. Trusting her was going to be a whole other story, he didn't think he'd ever feel comfortable with her around him again. He knew they had a connection, and until he broke it, he didn't trust HIM with her.

"Serena, I want to be with you too. It's just that, I don't know how to recover from this. I don't know if I can trust him around you. Actually, I know I can't. I'd rather not take the risk." Reagan said, holding her once more.

"I understand." She said, holding onto his arms, and holding herself into his chest as he held her lovingly. "Ami has been working on a program to allow me to study without the need of being in the group, I think that will be enough." She thought of not seeing Darien, and wondered how much she would miss him. She knew there was no escaping running into Tuxedo Mask when necessary, but she hoped it wouldn't come to that, since it had been quiet for a while.

"So, since we're together already, would you like to start our date?"

"Definitely, if you still want to that is..."

"I wouldn't have asked if I wasn't willing." They went back to the car and he drove them to a festival in Kitakyushu. "This is our first stop." He said, smiling at her. "This is the Tobata Gion Yamagasa festival. We're going straight to Nishi where we'll have a great view of the floats." They spent the day watching the parades and enjoying the floats on the water. Before Serena knew it, the whole waterfront was covered in beautiful lights, making it look as bright as day with their beautiful designs and artwork. When it was dinner time, he treated her to the finest restaurant around the area, and ordered her three meals, knowing her appetite. He ended back to where they started on the hill in between Tokyo and Nishi, and now Serena could see the beauty that Reagan had spoke of before.

"It's so beautiful." She couldn't believe her eyes, she'd never seen so much culture and beauty in one day.

"It's beauty falters when compared to yours." He said as he held her from behind and they both looked at each other. Before she realized what was happening, she found herself leaning in for her first kiss with him. When their lips met, she felt herself melt into his embrace. Darien was the furthest thing from her mind in that moment. This day was all about Reagan, and he made certain they weren't around anything that would trigger any memory of him. She felt her spine tingle as she leaned into him, trying to deepen the kiss. He complied willingly, and they were entranced with their feelings for each other. When they finally separated they were both breathless in the best way imaginable. She was blushing, immensely, and so was he, but he didn't turn away like she did. He hugged her so she could hide her face in his arms. She was surprised at how happy, and complete she felt with him.

To Be Continued...

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