Sailor Moon and her friends during high school crossover with Cardcaptor Sakura
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura but I do have a lot of original characters. Some are borrowed from other animes/cartoons.
As Rini woke up the next morning, she was thinking about the dream that troubled her that night and what it could mean. "Wake up, Diana."
Diana gradually roused and stretched her legs. "Mmm…good morning, Rini."
"Diana, last night I had the strangest dream ever."
"Did a voice say something about having to hurt Darien and Serena?"
"So, you heard it in your dreams too? I wonder if Luna experienced the same thing as well."
From downstairs, they could hear Serena's voice yelling from downstairs for Rini and Diana to come down for breakfast.
As soon as Rini finished dressing for school, she said, "Let's go, Diana. I'll race you!" She was laughing as she raced Diana down the fifteen wooden steps, narrowly tripping but ultimately reaching the ground level first. "I win!"
"Mew."
"Rini, what did I tell you about racing down the stairs? It's dangerous."
"Sorry, Auntie," Rini mumbled, chastised.
Serena just shook her head at her brother because he was snickering at Rini. "Don't you act like you're better than her, Sammy; you used to do that too."
Thirty minutes and some dirty dishes later, they were all done eating. "Hurry upstairs and get your things, Rini. I'll drop you off at school."
Hearing Sammy's thanks for breakfast, Mrs. Tsukino replied, "Have a good day at school, Sammy."
"Say hi to Mika for me," Serena said with a grin, knowing he'd be embarrassed.
Sammy left grumbling when Rini came down yelling, "I'm ready!"
"Okay then! Bye Mom, Luna, Diana." With that, they departed.
Outside the house, Amy was patiently waiting for Serena and Rini outside. "Hi, Amy!" Rini said excitedly.
"Hey, Ames. Where are…?"
A teasing voice cut in. "Looking for us?"
"Almost missed you guys."
"Hardly, Mina," Serena said as she rolled her eyes. "Are we meeting the others at school?"
"From what I heard, yeah," Lita answered Serena.
"Let's go then! I have to see Hotaru!" She was eager to share with her friend about the dream.
In front of the school, away from the hustle of the crowd of students entering the building, Amara, Michelle, Trista, and Hotaru were waiting for the other girls. "Where are they? I wish they would hurry up." Hotaru was also anxious to talk to her best friend about her dream.
"Here they come, Hotaru."
"Hi Rini!"
"Hi Hotaru! Good morning everyone."
"Morning Rini," Michelle said smiling.
Behind Rini, Serena was talking to Mina, Amy, Lita and Raye about Darien. "I know I used to despise him but now I can't help but to think that he's actually a really nice guy."
"Yeah, who you also think is cute," Mina added. "You two look great together."
"You think so? He might not think so."
The others were confused because Serena and Darien were already dating but it sounded as if she didn't know that.
"Who you are talking about MoonFace?" Amara asked, using her regular nickname for Serena.
"Darien."
A suave voice smoothly insinuated itself into their conversation. "Someone talking about me?"
("Speak of the devil.") Rini thought.
Everyone but Darien laughed. "What's so funny?"
"Just an inside joke. What's up?
"Well I was hoping I could talk to you, alone? I'll take her to class." He looked at the others hoping they would take the hint.
"Go ahead. We'll be heading to class now," Michelle said while gathering the kids to take them to class.
"See you all later. Have fun in school Hotaru, Rini." She gave Rini a hug then left with Darien.
("Wow, this is too perfect!") the girls thought.
("Now we can talk about this weird dream of ours.") said Raye.
While on their way to class, Serena finally spoke after a moment of silence. "So, um, what did you want to talk about, Darien?"
His eyes were riveted on her face. "Do you hate me?"
She looked shocked by his question, head snapping up in shock. "Why would you ask that?"
"I know we haven't seen eye to eye in the past and I used to make fun of you and all but…" He paused.
"No, I don't hate you. Not anymore at least."
"Good, because I don't want you to hate me."
"I don't want you to hate me either," she replied softly. ("Where is this going?")
"Want to go out then?"
Her eyes widened. She thought she was imagining things. "What?"
"Do you want to go out with me? It's okay if you don't want to." He looked away so she couldn't see his heart breaking if she rejected him.
She shook her head. "No, I want to," she said as she blushed.
"Then do you want to go somewhere after school today?"
She started blushing even harder but nodded.
"How about an amusement park? There's a new one that finally finished construction recently and it's their grand opening today: Time World."
"Mhmm. It sounds like fun. I can't wait!" she smiled.
("Neither can I.") He smiled back.
Her heart skipped a beat when she saw his responding grin.
On their way to class, everyone was wondering what they were talking about. ("There's something about that voice from the dream last night,") Raye said.
("Yeah, I know. The voice sounded really familiar, but I can't seem to put my finger on it,") Michelle added.
("Then we all really did have the same dream?") Amara asked. ("Go figure.")
("What does it mean though?")
("How are we supposed to know when the time is right when we can't tell them anything?") Lita's mind was going crazy.
While walking around the hallways, all of the students were looking and staring at the two of them, wondering why they were together. Unlike the girls, no one knew that they had previously dated. It was as if they had no memories of Darien and Serena's relationship past.
Finally arriving in front of Ms. Haruna's class, Darien and Serena just stood outside the door. "Well here we are."
Serena hesitated to go inside. "Um, Darien?"
"Yeah?"
"Can't we spend more time together instead of going to class?" She was clearly eager to lengthen the time she was with him, enjoying his company
He chuckled. "As much fun as that sounds, we can't. You're getting ready for college. You need to concentrate on that. How about I come get you after school instead?"
"Really? Okay then!" Her face lit up when he said that he'd come get her.
"Now go on in." ("Before I don't want to let you go.") "I'll see you later, okay?" he smiled.
Only nodding in response, she halfheartedly entered the classroom and sat down. "Morning Molly."
"Hiya Serena."
"I saw you with Darien Shields outside the classroom, talking."
"Is there something going on between you too? I thought you both hated each other's guts? You two would be at each other's throats every time one of you saw the other."
"Um, well…" She looked away, hoping to avoid the question and the awkwardness of the answer.
"Hi Melvin, Molly."
"Hi Amy, Lita, Mina."
"What are you guys talking about?" Mina asked curiously.
"Melvin and I saw Serena and Darien together outside the classroom. There's something going on between you two, isn't there?" Molly kept looking at Serena.
Amy, Lita, and Mina looked at each other then at Serena. ("No way!")
"What is it Serena?" Amy asked. ("Could it be that he asked her out?")
"Well, he, uh, um…can we please not talk about this right now?" she said blushing.
"Serena, did he happen to ask you out?"
All she could do was nod as she blushed harder.
("Oh my god! Why didn't I see it earlier?") Mina thought.
("Did you figure something out?") Amara asked.
("Darien must have asked Serena out while we were talking about the dream.")
("But aren't the two of them already going out?") Hotaru sounded confused.
("Maybe this is what the voice meant.") Michelle replied.
("This morning, she acted like she and Darien never dated, like pre-Negaverse when they didn't know each other's true identities.") Lita said.
("We just went along with her pretending not to know anything.") Amy added.
"What's wrong you guys?" ("Please tell me you're not talking with the others…!")
"You don't happen to have a date coming up anytime soon, do you?"
"Like today for instance?" Mina was eyeing Serena to see if she was telling them the truth or not.
Serena looked at the girls wide-eyed. "How…?"
"We were just guessing." Lita and Mina grinned. "Tell us about how he asked you out."
"Well…"
Ms. Haruna came in, her heels clicking against the floor. "Alright everyone, settle down."
No one in the classroom heard Ms. Haruna for they were all talking.
Serena and her friends were too busy trying to hear Serena on how Darien asked her out.
Clearing her throat, Ms. Haruna said once again for everyone to settle down and be quiet but still no one heard her. Finally, she shouted, "Quiet or you all get detention!"
Right away, everyone quieted. No one dared to get on Ms. Haruna's bad side.
"Sit down and take out your silent reading books."
("First, he asked me if I hated him. When I told him no, he said that he was glad that I didn't hate him because he didn't want me to hate him. I told him that I didn't want him to hate me either. At first I thought that I was imagining what he said until he asked me again.")
("So, where are you two going to go for your first date?") Amy asked.
("The new amusement park: Time World.")
("Sounds like fun.") Mina was grinning at Serena.
("Mhmm, I can't wait!") She was clearly excited about her first date with Darien.
Darien arrived at his class and sat down. Thankfully, Mr. Yoshiro, their professor, hadn't arrived yet so he still had some time to think about what to do at the amusement park with Serena.
"Hey Darien, was that Serena I saw you with before class?" his friend Byron asked.
"Yeah, what of it?"
"What's up guys?" another guy friend asked.
"Is there something you're not telling us?" one of his female friends asked.
"Like what, Alex?"
"What's going on?" the other guy asked.
"Darien was with Serena Tsukino earlier before class, Chris, and he was smiling. Which is a little odd, considering…well…don't you hate her? You're always making fun of her, even at my arcade."
"No way, really?! What changed your mind about her?"
"Why is it such a big deal guys? She's just a girl," Darien groused, halfheartedly flipping through some old class notes.
"You never showed any interest in any girl in this whole school until she came along. Alex knows what I'm talking about."
Alex rolled her eyes. "Darien, half the girls here in this class have a crush on you."
Darien didn't seem convinced.
"Trust us, man. We would know," Chris sighed as he put a hand on his shoulder.
"I still don't see what the big deal is. All I did was ask her out."
Byron and Chris exchanged surprised looks; Alex sighed and Andrew just laughed.
"Well, I say it's about time," Alex commented as she put her hands on her cocked hips.
"You knew that he liked her? What made you want to ask her out?"
"It's 'likes', Chris, and of course I knew. I know everything there is to know about Darien, up to now at least. As a girl who is also his friend, I pay attention to him, especially his love life."
Darien just rolled his eyes at Alex. "I don't know; I just woke up today, not hating her and thought I'd ask her out."
By then, Mr. Yoshiro arrived, for which Darien was thankful. He was growing weary of his friends asking questions about him and Serena because he still didn't see what the big deal was.
Several hours later, Mr. Yoshiro dismissed the class. "I'll see you all next week. Have a nice weekend."
Darien rose from his seat and proceeded towards Ms. Haruna's classroom without saying bye to his friends.
"Where's he headed?" Byron wondered.
"Where do you think he's headed?" Alex snipped, looking at Byron as if doubting his intelligence.
Back at her class, Ms. Haruna observed how fidgety her students were getting. They couldn't wait to get out of class. She sighed. "Don't forget about your test at the end of next week. Now you're dismissed."
Everyone cheered as Ms. Haruna dismissed them.
"So, is Darien coming to pick you up?"
"Yep and here he comes now."
"Hi girls."
"Hey Darien, I heard you asked Serena out," Mina said as she was grinning.
"Yeah and I'm glad I did." He smiled that heart-stopping smile at Serena. "You ready?"
"We'll pick up Rini and take her home so you don't have to worry about her."
"Let's go," she smiled. "Bye girls. Please apologize to Raye for me."
"She'll understand. Have fun," Amy smiled. ("And let us know if anything happens.")
("Yeah, I will.") Thanks guys!
Outside school the school gates, Raye saw everyone but Serena. "Hey, where's Serena? We're supposed to have study group today."
Lita and Mina were just grinning.
"What happened? Why are you two grinning?" Rini became curious.
"Serena's with Darien right now."
"What are they doing together?" Hotaru asked.
"They're on a date." Lita was laughing by now.
"Already?" Trista was surprised by how fast Darien acted.
"I still remember the days when they used to hate each other's guts," Raye said while laughing.
"Where did they go?" Hotaru wanted to know.
"Can we spy on them?" Rini wanted in on the action.
"No, you cannot spy on Serena and Darien on their date. It's their 'first' date." Amara shook her head. Rini was as much a troublemaker as her mother.
"If we want them to remember quickly, there's going to have to be trouble."
No one liked the idea of having to fight a monster, even if it wasn't real.
"Someone has to create the monster, but who can we ask?" Lita was puzzled by this.
"Hey, what about Zoycite, Malachite, Jadeite, and Nephrite?" Mina wondered.
"Who are they?" Rini, Hotaru and the three senshi soldiers had never met them, though Rini had heard of them.
"They were Darien's generals from Earth before Queen Serenity sent us all to Earth."
"Call them over at our place. It seems best. If we meet here, it could attract too much attention."
Michelle was right. If they were called, the four generals would teleport to them. They knew better than to make a scene.
In the parking lot of Time World, Darien asked Serena, "Why do you need to say that you're sorry to Raye?" They got out of his car and headed towards the ticket booth.
"We were supposed to have a study group today, but this is more fun."
Darien laughed. "Okay then, what do you want to do first?" he asked as he handed her a ticket.
"How about a roller coaster that's really high and really fast?" ("Then I can grab his arm.") *smiles*
"Is something funny?"
"No, I was just thinking of something."
"Okay. You scared?" he asked as they fell in line for the highest and fastest roller coaster in the amusement park.
"I'll be okay because I'm with you. For some reason, I feel safe around you."
"You're supposed to feel safe when you're with your boyfriend unless they do bad stuff or treat you wrongly. Besides, I wouldn't let anything bad happen to you."
"I know but that's not what I mean. It's like if I'm in danger or something, I know that you'll come and save me."
("Oh Serena, you have no idea how true that is.") He would make sure as her to-be boyfriend and Tuxedo Mask that nothing bad happened to her and that she would be safe.
The attendant called for Darien and Serena, who were next in line.
*line break*
At the senshi soldiers' house, Raye called for the four generals. "Zoycite, Nephrite, Malachite, Jadeite, if you any of you can hear us, we need your help!" She was hoping that at least one of them would come.
Malachite was the first to appear. "Hello Sailor Scouts."
It was still awkward for the four original scouts and the generals since they did try to destroy each other in the past.
Amara, Michelle, Trista, and Rini, and Hotaru were looking at the others very confusedly. They were the only ones who didn't know who Darien's generals were.
"What is it that you need?"
"Can you still create monsters?"
Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoycite appeared as soon as Raye asked that question.
"Yes, but we choose not to," Malachite responded.
"Why do you need a monster?" Zoycite asked.
"Serena and Darien have no memory of each other's real identities. We have no idea how that happened but by bringing them together in their superhero forms, we might be able to trigger those lost memories," Mina explained.
"You want us to intentionally cause trouble to make Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask remember who they are to each other?" Nephrite wasn't sure if he heard Mina correctly.
"Yes. Will you do this for us?" Amy asked.
"We don't want it to be any of you four since Darien might recognize you as his generals."
Nephrite closed his eyes, his expression grim, as he thought of a monster. The monster looked like a giant silver bird with orange and white flames covering the whole body, with a tail as long as a whip to grab anything it wanted. "Is this acceptable? We haven't created any monsters since Queen Beryl's spell was broken."
Bringing up Queen Beryl brought back the memories that were forgotten.
"Will you be able to control it, call it back when it's necessary? None of us want them to have to fight even if they do transform."
"Of course," Jadeite replied.
"Thank you for doing this," Trista said. "Could you send it out to the amusement park, Time World? That's where they are at right now."
Nodding, Malachite turned his attention to the monster. "Go and find Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask but don't wreak havoc."
When Darien and Serena got off the rollercoaster, they saw people running and screaming towards the exit.
"What's going on?"
Together, they saw the monster in the amusement park, scaring everyone away.
Just the sight of it made Serena want to pour water all over it. Obviously, it didn't scare her since she was used to monsters but she had to put up a pretense for Darien. He could never know that she was Sailor Moon or he would be in constant danger.
Darien grabbed Serena's hand. "Come on. We better get out of here." While he was running with Serena, he was thinking of getting her to safety so he could transform and get rid of the monster himself or assist Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts if they showed up before him. He felt bad because he really liked Serena but part of him also liked Sailor Moon.
("Girls, there's trouble at the amusement park. How am I supposed to transform with Darien trying to drag me to safety?")
("Just hang on for a bit. We'll be there soon.") Lita responded.
("Fake an injury.") Mina suggested.
("Try to make it realistic but he should buy it since he doesn't know anything.") Michelle added.
("Okay.") She did as Mina and Michelle told her. "Ow…!"
As soon as he heard her, he stopped. "Are you okay, Serena? What happened?"
"I'm not sure. My ankle hurts." She contorted her face in an effort to fake pain. "Here, get on my back. I'll carry you." Darien squatted down to help Serena up.
"No, I'll be fine. Can you just get me away from the crowd? You should go ahead without me. Promise I'll catch up."
"Are you sure? I can wait with you if you want." Inside he was thinking he hoped Serena would be okay alone for a bit, just until the monster had been dealt with.
"It's okay; I'll be okay in a few. You should really get out of here."
He was hesitating. "You sure you're going to be okay?"
Serena nodded. "Really, go." ("I need to get rid of this monster quickly…") she thought.
("I'm sorry, Serena.") "I'll be back for you, okay? Promise me that you won't go anywhere." After she promised him, he left.
("I'm sorry, Darien.") She felt bad having to lie to him but she had no choice. ("Girls, I got away from Darien. Where are you?")
("We're on our way but before we get there, we need you to follow him. Make sure he doesn't see you.") Trista said quickly.
("Is there something I should know about?")
("We have this hunch but we need to make sure it's right. You're the only one who can do it since you're the closest one nearby.") Amara answered.
She quickly found him and started following him, hoping he wouldn't catch her. ("Where are you going?")
He stopped and looked around to see if anyone was around.
("Why did you stop here? What are you doing?") Serena thought to herself.
("We're almost there, Serena.")
Then Darien transformed.
Serena was speechless. ("Oh my god! He's…he's…") She had totally forgotten about Tuxedo Mask until she saw Darien transform into him.
("Spit it out!") Raye already knew what she was going to say but she had to pretend for Serena.
("He's Tuxedo Mask!")
"Sailor Moon, we're over here!" Sailor Jupiter (Lita) shouted from somewhere in the amusement park.
"Where is Sailor Moon?" Tuxedo Mask (Darien) asked.
"Sorry I'm late guys. Let's kick this monster's butt."
Since Nephrite was nearby, he was able to hear Sailor Moon arrive and call back the monster before anyone engaged it in battle.
"Hey, where did it go?!" She wanted to vent some of her anger on the monster for ruining her date with Darien.
"It must have run away," Sailor Saturn (Hotaru) muttered.
"I'll be taking my leave then." Tuxedo Mask started to leave.
"Darien, wait!" Sailor Moon called out.
He stopped at the sound of his name. "Why are you calling me that?" (How does she know my civilian identity when I don't even know hers?") he thought.
"It's okay. I know who you really are." She changed back and then told everyone else to change back. "Hi, Darien."
As he changed back, he asked, "How did you know…?"
"I saw you transform."
"Then I'm guessing your ankle wasn't really hurting."
"No, it wasn't…"
"We told her to fake it," Raye said strongly to let him know it wasn't Serena's idea.
"At first, I faked it was so I could get away to transform but then the girls told me to follow you because they had a hunch about you. They wouldn't tell me what it was."
"You all knew?" Darien asked while looking at the other girls.
They didn't respond so Serena asked a question. "Why are you looking for the Silver Imperial Crystal?"
"I never mentioned that but how…?"
"Please, just answer me."
"A princess I knew was locked away in the crystal. She told me to find it to find her."
"She's not locked away anymore."
"What do you mean? How do you know about the princess?" He sounded confused. ("What does she know?")
"I…" Serena started.
"We know who the princess is, don't we Hotaru?"
"Yeah, we do, Rini. She's really pretty. Did you love her?"
"Yes, and she loved me too."
"I…" Serena started again.
"What are you going to do when you find her? Are you going to break up with Serena?" Mina asked.
"Guys…!" She wanted them to stop asking him questions and stop interrupting her.
"We know you're a prince but we don't know if Serena does."
"Will you guys stop interrupting me?!" she yelled.
Amara was grinning. "You're going to tell him aren't you, MoonFace?"
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves. This wasn't how she imagined reuniting with her prince. After another deep breath and her eyes closed, she bravely said, "I'm the princess you're looking for."
"You're Serenity?" To his own surprise, he wasn't all that shocked by the confession.
"Yes, I'm Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom and I know you're also Prince Darien of the Earth Kingdom.
"You're not lying."
"Of course not. Why would she be?" Luna, Serena's cat and mentor, replied to Darien, as she, Artemis, Mina's cat and mentor, and Diana, Rini's cat and Luna and Artemis's daughter, arrived.
"What are you three doing here?" Rini asked.
"We just wanted to see how things were going. We heard about the monster attack on the radio," Artemis responded.
"What was that monster earlier?" Serena knew Darien was thinking about it too.
"We girls asked Malachite, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoycite to help us. Serena had nothing to do with this, Darien, so don't be mad at her if you are."
"Since your date's ruined, what are you going to do?" Rini asked.
("Let's ditch them,") Serena grinned. Since they had their memories back, she was able to talk to him telepathically again.
Everything was starting to return to normal.
("How?")
("RELEASE! TIME!") Everything froze in its place. The TIME has the ability to freely control the passage of time in the world by speeding it up, slowing it down, stopping it entirely, and even turn back time by a whole day.
At the park entrance, the two of them were debating on where to go to resume their date.
"Do you want to go to the park? We can just take a stroll along the path."
"You don't care if people see us?" (She thought that he'd be embarrassed being with her.)
"Nope, not at all. In fact, I want people to see us. Serena, I know it's early for me to be saying this, but I hope we don't have to keep any secrets from each other."
"You're making it sound like we're married," she said as she laughed.
"Well we are in the future."
"Darien, do you not have all of your memories back?"
He shook his head. "No...do you remember everything?"
"Found you!" Rini exclaimed.
The rest of the girls came strolling behind her.
"How did you find us?" Serena was shocked on how fast the girls found them even though they were only at the amusement park entrance.
"We um…" Obviously Amy was embarrassed about what they did, whatever it was.
"We tracked your communicator," Mina said bluntly.
"You did what?! Guys..." All Serena could do was sigh. ("Sorry, Darien.")
"Hey Mom, do you think they'll let people back into the amusement park?" Rini only called Serena, Mom, when she wanted something. It was clear to Serena that Rini wanted to try out the new rides.
"They probably will, kiddo."
"Why? Do you want to go?"
Her eyes became wide. "Can we, please?! Just the three of us?"
"Who's the three of us, Rini?" Darien asked.
"Me, you, and Serena, silly," she giggled.
He was just looking at Serena confused, hoping she could give him a hint.
("Just go with it Darien. I'll explain in a bit.") "Sure, why not?"
("Serena, does he not completely have his memory back?") Lita was quick.
("No, not yet.")
("Poor Darien. He must be going out of his mind right now.") Michelle felt sorry for Darien.
("Maybe he'll remember when you're at the amusement park together.")
"Come on, Rini. Let's go have some fun."
"Have fun, Rini." Hotaru waved at Rini.
Lucky for Rini, the amusement park reopened its doors for the public. "Wow, this is so much fun!"
Nearby, there were some random mothers with their kids. "Oh my, what a joyful environment!" "It looks as if they're doing a wonderful job." "You must be so happy, little girl."
"Yes, I am. Thank you, nice ladies. I have the best parents in the whole world and I love them very much." Rini smiled the biggest she could at Darien and Serena. She acted like she was the happiest kid in the whole park.
Her smile tugged at Darien's heart. ("Parents?") He had a very sad look on his face. He felt bad that he couldn't remember anything.
"Daddy, what are we doing next?"
"Today's all about you having fun so you can do whatever you want to do." ("I feel bad…")
("It's not your fault.")
"Then let's eat. I'm getting hungry."
"What do you want to eat?"
"Umm, I want…turkey leg and corn on the cob!"
Darien just laughed. "You're that hungry? Man, you eat like your mom."
Serena blushed. "I don't eat that much! And Rini, if you eat that much, you're going to get a stomachache."
"Just one thing then? Daddy, you pick for me."
"Get the corn since you need to eat your vegetables."
"Then I choose the turkey leg."
Serena laughed. "I used to be like that when I was just about your age. When my dad chose something for me, I would always choose the opposite.
Darien just rolled his eyes. "One turkey leg please." He paid for the turkey leg and thanked the cashier. "Let's go sit down. Rini, how about you go find us a spot?"
With that, Rini left Darien and Serena's side to find a table for them to sit at.
"I'm sorry, Serena. I wish I were able to remember everything."
"It's not your fault. Your memories will come back; just don't tell Rini. She is still a little kid."
"Mom, Dad, over here!" Rini managed to find a spot right in the middle of the picnic area.
"We have all afternoon to be together so there's no need to rush and eat fast then get a stomachache."
"Okay!"
"Do you want anything to drink?"
"I'll just go get some waters," Darien offered. "Be right back."
Nearby, the girls were spying on the three. ("They seem to be doing fine right now.")
("Do you think Rini knows that Darien doesn't remember everything?")
("I don't think so but if she does, she's doing a good job hiding it.")
("Hotaru, don't tell Rini, okay?")
("We also need to make sure they don't see us. They might think we're spying on them.")
("But isn't that what we're doing?")
("Too late. I know you guys are here.")
("What are you talking about?") Raye seemed shocked that they had already been made.
"How did she know we were here?"
"I can sense you guys, you know." Serena was in front of them with her hands on her hips.
Amy just smiled. "How is everything going? Do Darien and Rini know we're here?"
"Not yet. Darien's just getting his memories back, slowly. I told him that they'll come back on their own. He thinks…"
("Are you almost done, Mom? I want to go to ride another ride.")
("I'm coming back right now.") "Rini's done eating and now wants to go on another ride. She started to head back but then turned her head. "Don't get caught."
"Why does she think we'll get caught?"
("Serena, you never finished what you were going to say about Darien?")
("He thinks that it's entirely his fault because his memories aren't all back.")
"Mama, is that Amy, Lita, Mina, and the others?" She pointed towards the bushes.
("Guys…I told you not to get caught. TIME!") Everyone but Serena and the girls froze in place. "You guys owe me big time." She let the girls get away before TIME returned to card form.
"Where? I don't see them."
"Hmm that's weird. Those people that were there looked just like them."
Darien looked at Serena suspiciously but all she did was smile back.
"What else do you want to do?"
"My feet are starting to hurt…Daddy, will you carry me?"
"I don't see why not?" He picked Rini up.
"Yay!"
("Oh my gosh, this is too cute,") Serena thought.
("It is. Did they figure out we were watching?")
("Darien suspected something; I just smiled at him.")
The three of them were passing by game booths when a lady in one of the game booths called them over. "Come and try this game! Two people are needed to start it and its only $2 a game."
"Oooh, can we do that game?"
"Looks like fun, Darien. They have the Sailor Scout and Tuxedo Mask dolls!"
"That's why I want to do it," she giggled. "Can we do it, please Daddy?"
"Come on Darien. The three of us can do it together. *smiles*
"How do you win?" Rini asked.
"It's a game to the finish so which ever horse gets to the end first, wins."
"How many can she win?"
"Two smalls or one medium for each win. You can trade them in for a big prize too."
"I just want the small ones. Can I get all of them, Mama?"
"Talk to your dad. How much are you willing to spend for this, Darien?"
"Well, there are eleven dolls including Tuxedo Mask. It seems a bit uneven," he frowned.
"How about I pitch one in for free? That is if you decide to go for all of them. Just don't tell anyone." She winked at Rini.
"Sounds like a deal. Let's do this. Get ready, Rini." Darien and Rini sat down at the booth as he paid for five rounds.
"Yay, I finally get a whole set!"
"On your mark, get set, go!"
Thirty minutes later, the five rounds were over and the game booth lady gave them a clear trash bag to put all her dolls in. "She's a lucky kid. You must really love her to spoil her like that," she said to Darien.
"He wouldn't if he didn't. This was so much fun. Thank you, Mama, Daddy."
All of a sudden, Darien knelt down and hugged Rini. ("I'm so sorry.")
"Daddy, are you okay?"
"I'll be fine, just fine." He smiled as her let her go.
"We should go home now. It's getting late."
"One more game or ride please?"
"Listen to your mother, Rini. Besides, you've had your fun with games with those five rounds."
"But I'm not…" she yawned, "…tired."
"Come on, Rini." He picked her up and headed to
("We're going home. Meet at my house.")
("See you there.")
At the Tsukino home, the doorbell rings. "Coming!" Mrs. Tsukino yelled. She was washing the dishes so her hands were all wet and soapy. As she opened the door, she saw her daughter's friends: Amy, Lita, Mina, Raye and Hotaru. "Hello girls. Serena's not home right now."
"She knows we're coming, Mrs. T."
"Where is she right now?"
Hi Mom. Can you help me with Rini?"
"Good evening Mrs. Tsukino."
"Hello Darien, how are you?" she asked as she took Rini from Darien's arms.
"I'm fine, how are you?"
"I'm doing well. Where did you three go?"
"Darien and I were on a date at the new amusement park then we took Rini along with us. She had a lot of fun. Hotaru, why don't you go upstairs and get ready for sleep. You can sleep with Rini."
"Hey Serena, do you want us to wait in your room?"
"Uhh…" Serena looked at Darien.
"No, it's okay. See you tomorrow, Serena." He kissed her cheek. "Goodnight Serena. Bye girls." Then he left.
"He's a nice boy." Her mom obviously approved of him.
"Dad still doesn't know, right?"
"I don't know what?" Mr. Tsukino came through the door just as Serena asked the question.
"Welcome home, Kenji, dear. How was work?"
"Hello girls. Work was fine. Is there something I should know about?" he said as he looked at Serena.
"No, it's nothing. We'll be in my room."
Amy, Lita, Mina, Raye and Serena were so surprised because Serena's dad came home early.
"Man, that was close." Raye sighed in relief.
"You're telling me. So, did Darien remember anything else?" Lita asked.
"Actually, he got all of his memories back," Serena smiled.
"That's great! He just needed time." Amy was always bright.
"He got them back when she was thanking him for getting her the whole Sailor Scout crew dolls for her. Then when he hugged her and apologized, I knew he got them back."
("Do you think we should tell her about the dream? Is she ready?") Amy asked the others.
("Yeah, we should.") Lita responded. "Serena, all of us had the same dream last night. A voice said that what they were going to do may hurt you and Darien, but it had to be done."
Then there was a knock on the door. "Honey, I brought some snacks for you and your friends."
Serena opened the door for her mom. "Thanks Mom, but the girls were about to leave soon."
"Yeah, it's getting late now and our parents are going to be worried."
"You girls can stay. It's no problem for me." Mrs. Tsukino smiled. "I called all of your parents, and Raye, your grandfather, and told them that you would be staying the night. Besides, it's a weekend tomorrow."
"But we're intruding." Amy felt bad because they were sleeping over so often.
"There are extras pajamas and toothbrushes in the cabinets." It was obvious that she was prepared for these situations.
"Thank you, Mrs. Tsukino," Amy, Mina, Lita, and Raye said as she left the room.
"Come on, let's make the beds. I'm tired after walking around with Rini all day."
They all laughed. After making the beds and getting ready to sleep, the five of them talked for a little while longer before falling asleep.