"Well...well...well...look who finally decided to join us. I only slaved away over the stove with Molly, just for you two to let it get cold. But I am not offended."

"Sorry..." Serena said with a little bit of guilt in her tone.

"Is Darien not going to eat?" Mina asked grabbing a plate for Serena.

"I am going to make him a plate, and take it to him." Serena grabbed the plate from Mina and started adding food to it. "This looks amazing."

"Would have been better fresh." Rei implied.

Serena side eyed Rei.

"What?" Rei acted innocent.

"Leave Serena alone Rei...we all know she had a really long night." Mina grinned at Serena and the other girls.

"W..Wha...What are you talking about?" Serena could feel the blood rushing to her face.

"Oh Serena... don't play stupid and shy. We could all see you're walking just a little funny..." Rei started to grin too.

"Come on ladies... this a very private matter between the prince and Serena."

"Oh stop Ami, we are talking to her as our friend..." Lita leaned over the counter closer to Serena "How as it?!"

Serena put the plate down. Her face started to glow, as her smile grew.

Rei, Mina and Lita squealed, as Ami tried to hush them. She looked around to make sure none of the guards came running in. When she did not hear anything turned her attention to the princess.

"Thought you didn't want to know, Ami." Mina teased winking at her.

"Well I mean...if... if she is going to tell..."Ami tried to justify.

"So how was he? Did it hurt? How many times? How did it happen? Who made the first move? Give me the detailed woman!" Rei demanded.

"Wait...wait... before we answer all that, Serena, I remember you vividly telling me, you would never bed a man unless you truly loved him." Mina's statement was more of a reassuring question.

The other girls looked at each other. Ami place her hand over her chest and smiled.

Uncomfortable with all their stares, Serena covered her face with both hands and smiled.

"We have known you for years Serena, you cannot hide this from us! You fell in love with this egotistic womanizer."

"Rei, she is processing her feelings." Lita explained on behalf of Serena.

"Serena did you tell him?" Mina asked cautiously.

Serena just shook her head no.

"Did he tell you...?"

"Of course he hasn't told her Mina, if he told her, she would have for sure told him." Lita answered again on Serena's behalf.

"What is wrong with you two?" Rei asked out of frustration throwing her hands on the table.

Serena too threw her hands on the table. "First of all...I am not sure how I am feeling and second of all..." She lowered her voice. "I need him to say it first."

"Is that really the game you are playing? He has to say it first." Rei mocked. "Why can't you say it first?"

She just shrugged. "What if he doesn't say it back? Then I look stupid. You all seem to forget this marriage was an arrangement, as he called it." Serena sighed.

"Stop it, Princess speaks her mind!" Lita crossed her arms. "You're scared?"

Serena pressed her lips together. She knew she shouldn't be scared of how she felt and this was all new to her. She crossed her arms. Stood up straight. "So what if I am?"

"Awww." Mina gushed putting her hand over her chest. "That just means she really does care and she really does love him. Oh my god. This is so perfect." She clapped her hands together.

"Not if he doesn't love me back."

"Oh my god Sere, it is written all over his face. He loves you!"

"I have to side with Meen on this one. There is this look he gives you." Lita started.

"Oh I have seen that look!" Rei confirmed pointing at Mina with excitement.

"So has the tabloids." Ami added.

Serena scratched her forehead and just scoffed. "The tabloids do not count, they only show you a quick second and from there, you make your assumptions."

"He brought Molly down to you." Mina argued.

"Then he got us." Lita added.

"Not to mention your beautiful horse, Pearl." Ami had to add.

"Oh and you know how much I love my Earth drama, most the girls get some rose petals or a dozen roses..." Rei took a sip of her tea. "Someone here got a whole field."

"Guys, don't forget how crazy he gets when she is in danger or hurt." Molly chimed in. "Oh my god he becomes this like..." She sighed. "I cannot describe it, but it is like he is invincible and so strong. If he were anyone else I would..."

"You would what to him Molly." Serena smirked folding her arms.

Molly turned red. "I would...I would just point out my observation to you." Molly hung her head and put some things in the fridge.

Mina leaned over the counter more. "Sere, what are you waiting for?"

"Pfft...I.. don't know. Maybe for the timing to be right?" Serena tried to make up. "I don't know, he wants to stay a few extra days after you all leave, maybe..." She shrugged.

"Sorry, being tangled up in the sheets doesn't seem right to me either." Lita said sarcastically.

"Well they probably didn't get much talking in." Rei interjected.

Lita squealed put her hand up for a high five, and Rei met her half way.

"I am going to take this plate of food to my husband." Serena said giggling and shaking her head, as she picked up the plate.

Mina again put her hand on her chest. "Oh, ladies, her huuuuusband."

"Not just Prince Darien." Rei pointed out. "Don't get it twisted."

"He is her husband now." Mina teased.

"I am going to be right back." Serena started to walk away.

"Don't make a wrong turn and get lost in your sheets again! We want to spend time with you too!" Lita yelled.

Serena continued to walk away as she heard them all laugh behind her. She let out a relieving sigh. She cannot remember the last time she felt this happy. This complete. And it was like that she realized...all she was missing was a baby. Then she would have her prince and her family. She smiled to herself as she continued to walk carefully.

Outside on the balcony looking out at the mountains, Darien sat with Jadeite sitting to his right. Malachite and Zoisite stood against opposite pillars while Nephrite stood to the left of Darien.

Darien let out a yawn.

"Up late last night, sire?" Jadeite tried to dig. "Maybe trying to produce an heir?"

Darien glared at Jadeite, "Maybe you have had a few too many."

"Oh come on... and now you want to extend your stay just the two of you..." Jadeite nudged with his elbow. "Trying to get that clause checked off the wedding agreement are we?"

Darien just threw his head back and rolled his eyes.

"Guys...maybe we should stop with this." Zoisite insisted.

"What?" Jadeite confused.

"You have had too much to drink." Zoisite scolded.

"He is just messing with you sire," Malachite assured. "We all know how you feel about the princess."

"So how was it?" Jadeite interrupted. "Compare her too... let's say, who was the most recent." He snapped his finger. "Lady Beryl."

"Our Princess is nothing like Lady Beryl, and too compare the two..." Malachite took a step off the pillar he was standing on. "Will not happen in the presence of myself or the prince."

"Calm down Malachite." Jadeite waved him off. "We are his guards, but we run deeper than that. WE have been his confidants, his best friends, his boys and we have always talked about our conquest, all of a sudden it is different?" Jadeite looked at Nephrite for validation. "Remember what he told us about Beryl, how he told her she would be future queen, and the mother to all his kids."

"I am not getting into this." Nephrite put his hands up and took a step back.

"And that leggy blonde model...you had her with those roses." Not one guard made eye contact with Jadeite. "And that horse back ride. You did go a little crazier with actually buying the princess her own but...gotta change it up I see." Jadeite started laugh hysterically. "Tell me prince did she mutter your three lease favorite words. 'I love you?' Crazy how the same moves you pulled keep working."

Malachite head quickly popped up when he saw movement from the corner of his eye. "Damnit." He whispered Darien looked up at him. Turned to see what he was looking at, he couldn't see anything. So he stood up to see the outline of a women walking further away from the door inside.

Forgetting the chair was between him and the door, he leapt to chase after her. His knee hit the chair causing him to double over.

"Prince, " Nephrite said taking a step to him.

He cursed. Put his hand up to stop him. Limped around the chair and to the door.

"I told you to shut the hell up." Malachite's gritted his teeth.

"What?" Jadeite confused. "A few months of being married and all of sudden he is so serious." Jadeite put his arms up in a dramatic manner, then crossed them to mock the stern prince.

"I pray to god he shows mercy on you when you are sober." Zoisite said heading in after Prince Darien.

In the kitchen the girls finished cleaning up. The were dancing around to the music and laughing.

"I want to leave now!" Serena demanded storming into the kitchen.

"Serena?" Molly questioned putting the last dish away.

"I want to go NOW!" She repeated. "Molly help me get my things."

"Serena!" Rei raised her voice.

"I don't want to talk about Rei, I want to go." She turned to leave the kitchen just to be stopped by Darien.

He grabbed by the shoulders, causing Ami and Lita to straighten their stance.

"Serena, calm down. What you heard..."

"I don't want to talk to you anymore!" Serena said pushing his hands off her shoulders. "Now get the hell out of my way."

"Princess..." Zoisite calmly called.

"Stay the hell out of it Zoi." She ordered.

"Serena what happened." Mina asked one more time.

Serena looked to Mina, with her big blue eyes, face red. "What happened? You want to know what happened!?" She started to yell. "This was an act. This was all an act." She did a rainbow motion with both hands. "And I was dumb enough to fall for it...so now...I want to leave. Molly help me get my things."

She tried to step around Darien. He grabbed her wrist.

"Let me go, or I will have Rei set you on fire." She warned him. "And trust me...my orders trump yours." Shew gritted her teeth.

He let her go, "I need to talk to you."

"Talk to yourself... or call Beryl!" She pushed him out of the way. "Now Molly!" She screamed.

Molly put her head down and quickly walked past the prince and his guard. Their footsteps could be heard stomping up the stairs and across the floor above them.

"What the hell happened?" Lita yelled.

"You do not talk to your prince like that." Darien ordered.

"I talk to the husband of my friend how ever the hell I please." Lita squared herself up tp him.

"Leets, maybe there was some misunderstanding." Rei tried to justify.

Lita just shook her head.

"Darien..." Mina tried to stay calm.

"That is Prince Darien to you Scouts."

The four looked at each other. Shook their head.

"Forget it, you can figure out how to handle this on your own." Mina said putting her hands up and walked out the kitchen towards the stairs that lead to Serena's room.

When they got up to the room, they could a frantic Serena running around. She was throwing things into her luggage as quick as she could.

"Call a car!" She demanded. "I want to be out of here as quick as possible.

"Serena..." Mina took the lead.

"If you guys want to stay fine! I want to leave."

"You know we cannot let you leave without us." Mina explained. "What happened?"

"I don't want to talk about it." She interrupted.

"Fine, but give us some time to get our stuff." Mina pleaded.

Serena took a second. "Fine." She looked at Molly. "But call a car, get one here ASAP and I do not want to Darien near me."

"Deal." Lita said stepping forward. "I will stay with you while you pack."

"I will go grab your things for you Lita." Rei advised.

The girls all nodded.

Mina was the first to exit the room, the remaining followed. As Molly closed the door Darien approached.

"She does not want to talk to you." Mina informed. "And it is under her orders, you do not enter that room." She put her two hands up to keep him from taking another step.

"She cannot do that. This is my house." He pointed at the ground.

"We are sorry Prince Darien, we take orders from her." Ami whispered looking at the ground. "Lita is in there with her, and believe me, she is not scared to strike." She sighed.

The four walked away leaving Darien to stand in the hall. He reached for the door knob, turned it. It was locked. His blood suddenly boiled. He banged on the door with his fist.

"Let me in Serena!" he demanded.

On the other side of the door Lita stood guard, incase he plowed through.

"Serena, I know you are in there and you can hear me! Open this damn door!" He yelled. "I swear if you do not open this door I will break it down!"

He watched the handle to see if it moved. Nothing. He banged on it one more time. Took a step back.

"Sire what are you doing?" Malachite asked in a low calm tone.

"Mal, I need to speak with her." He stared down the door, swayed back and forth to build momentum.

"Oh okay... we are not doing that." Nephrite said stepping between Darien and the door. "One we are too far from a hospital and two, that will make it all worse."

"Get out of my way. That is an order."

"Sorry Prince, and I will accept any punishment after this, but no." Nephrite firmly stood.

Darien was so angry he started to shake. "I am going to kill Jadeite."

"No you will not, but we will deal with him later." Malachite stepped to Darien. "The princess needs her moment, so give it to her."

"I cannot have her leave." Darien resisted being pulled away from the door. "I need to speak with her."

"Sire, just give her a minute. She is just upset." Malachite, tried to reassure him. "She will come around I am sure."

"I hope..." Nephrite whispered.

"I am going to sit here until she does." Darien said moving away from his lead guard.

"Sir."

"No. I need to talk to her." He leaned against a wall and slid down to sitting position.

Malachite looked at Nephrite. Scratched his eyebrow. Sighed and just leaned against the same wall Darien sat against. There they stayed. Not talking. Just listening to hear if Serena was saying anything. Every creak they heard they thought it was the door, only to be disappointed.

What seemed like forever late, Molly came to the room, with the scouts behind her. Darien stood up, as the guards straightened their posture.

"We are going to ask you to stay away from her, and let her leave peacefully." Rei explained.

Darien did not say anything.

"Serena..." Molly called knocking. "The car is here." She said with a heavy sigh.

Darien's heart fell to his stomach, and his eyes started to burn.

The girls stood in front of the door, allowing Serena space to exit. The door opened. Lita stepped out first.

"You take one step towards her, and I will shock the hell out of you." She warned Darien, as he desperately looked at her.

Lita went back in to grab Serena's bags, when she returned. Serena was behind her.

"Serena, I need to talk to you!" Darien abruptly stated.

She ignored him. Like a shield the girls surrounded her as she walked. Making sure there was a distance between.

"Serena please..." He begged.

"Just walk." Serena whispered. "And they did until they reached the edge of the stairs.

"Let me help you with the bags." Malachite offered as he saw Lita struggle.

"Keep your little prince away!" Lita ordered.

"He will stay back." Malachite informed Lita.

Lita glared at Darien as Malachite grabbed the bags. They all headed down the stares. A loud noise caused them all to pause for a second, but when nothing was heard after that they continued to walk.

Malachite helped the girls to the waiting car. He loaded up the car with their luggage. He offered to take the girls himself for security, but they declined.

Before Serena got in the car. She saw Darien standing there, being stopped by his two guards. She doesn't know why she did it, but she wrapped her arms around Malachite, thanked him for helping her, looked at Darien one more time, and planted a kiss on Malachite's cheek.

This action surprised him and caused Darien to lose his mind. He went back into the house, and threw the first thing he saw on the ground. The crash could be heard outside as Serena finally got in the car. They drove off, as Malachite dragged his feet back into the cabin. He knew he was going to get lashed out on for what just happened. He mentally prepped himself, told himself the prince would be angry and he had to understand.

"What the hell was that?" Darien stood with arms crossed his chest, as Malachite walked in. "You helped her leave!"

Darien lunged for his guard, only to be stopped by Jadeite and Nephrite.

"Sire you are mad at me! I apologize for my stupid behavior. My words were unacceptable. Please take it out on me. I accept all punishment."

"I will deal with you later." He moved Nephrite to the side. Turned his attention to Malachite. "How dare you help them leave."

"What did you expect me to do? Hold them all hostage. I am not sure if you know, your wife and her friends are Sailor Scouts, us combined could not take them." He explained. "You two were not thinking rationally. I made sure you did not do anything or saying anything stupid to make matters worse! She is mad, anything you say could have been twisted to make her even more mad. She needs a moment and the girls will calm her down without you interrupting!" Malachite defensively explained. "And for the record." His voice raised. "This would have been all avoided if you would have just admitted in the first place you love her, this marriage was more than what you made it and you have loved her for years."

Darien just gave Malachite a hard stare.

"Why did she hug you, and that kiss?"

"I had no idea where that came from, maybe she was trying to get under your skin and look it work." Malachite still tried to understand why that all played our the way it did.

"Those times you have spent alone with my wife what have you been doing?" Darien demanded to know.

"This is why she needed to leave. You would have said that to her and added salt to the wound."

"If you are messing around with my wife..." Darien started.

"I am going to pack our things, so we can head back. I am not going to entertain that idea." Malachite walked away from Darien, something he has rarely done in the many years he served him.

The car ride for the girls was long and quiet. Only thing that could be heard were the girls clearing their voiced. Serena did not say anything. She did not make eye contact. However, the girls could see the little hamster in her head was running that wheel. She could not sit still. She twitched, fidgeted and readjusted herself multiple times.

So many times the girls wanted to ask, but they did not want to set her off. So they just let her be.

As they pulled into the driveway of the Palace, Serena looked at all the roses and her skin started to crawl. She looked at the girls. "Please make arrangements for me to go home."

"Serena, you are home." Mina explained.

"This isn't home, never was and never will be." She sniffed back the tears.

Their heart ached for her because they realized what she meant.

"Call my mom and get me on the next trip home."

There was silence.

"That is an order."