I received this reveal fic prompt from my beta. I hope everyone enjoys it. Thank you, blueeyeddevil06, for the idea and for being beta for your own prompt. You are awesome, and you know how much I love you!

I also got a prompt from coastiewife465 to put in a moment of Darien taking off his glasses. I had reposted a beautiful gif on Tumblr of him doing just that and she asked for me to put it in a story.

Revealed

Darien was disgusted with himself. He managed to go through much of life without any romantic entanglements. He was never attracted to anyone who had asked him out, and he never had the desire to ask anyone out himself. So, why now that he started having deep feelings for one girl, did he have to develop feelings for a second? What was wrong with him? He wondered to himself as he sat there in his apartment.

He decided to think about it logically. He had gone through years of therapy after the accident to do just that. So many therapists tried to help him unlock the memories of his parents. Each one had approached it from a different angle which made him fully versed in the psychology of feelings and thoughts.

Serena was everything he had wanted in his own life. She was lively, accepting, loving, beautiful, and caring. She had so many things that he knew he was lacking in his own life. It didn't surprise him that he was attracted to her. She really was amazing.

Sailor Moon, the mysterious woman who fought youma and drew him to her. He also realized the irony that his feelings for her were safe. She was unattainable. He didn't know how to find her unless she was in a fight, and he was drawn to helping her. He sighed as he realized that, psychologically, his feelings for her were a way to keep his heart closed off. He could go on loving her for years and never know who she truly was. He could even invent the perfect motives and the perfect woman in his mind. All without any of it really being true.

So, what did he want? He had always taken the safest route. That would be to go on loving Sailor Moon in private, locking that feeling away in his heart. To remain single and to one day fall in love with a woman that he won't have. But also, to love a woman who would never let him down or break his heart. Safety.

Or, did he want to pursue Serena? It would mean actually risking his heart. Leaving it bare to someone who could hurt him in the end. It would also mean the chance to find love and receive love in return. It would mean a disruption to his quiet life. He smiled. He liked that idea. The silence in his apartment had grown more and more cloying as the time had passed. She could bring light, joy, happiness, sound, and love into his life. He knew that was worth the risk. He had to discover if she could care for him in return.

So, that night, in the quiet of his apartment, he set his feelings for Sailor Moon aside. He knew he would continue to be drawn to helping her. But, he knew that love could be a choice, and he knew he wouldn't regret choosing Serena. He knew deep down that if she was his girlfriend he wouldn't come to lament his decision. Just the idea of being with her gave him a feeling of peace.

The next day at the Crown Arcade, Darien was sitting at the counter when Serena walked in. His palms instantly started sweating. Now it was time to act on his plan, and he grew nervous. He watched her go and join her friends.

He nodded to Andrew who smirked at him. They had discussed the plan before she arrived, and after Andrew's initial shock, he quickly grew to like the idea of them together. Andrew finished up a milkshake for Serena, went over to her and said, "This is from the guy over at the counter."

Serena's head whipped over and looked at Darien, who was the only one sitting there. She asked Andrew, "Did he spit in it?"

Andrew shook his head and replied, "No, he just wanted you to have it."

Serena slammed her hands down on the table, grabbed up the milkshake, and marched over to Darien, "Are you picking on me? Is that it?"

He was confused, "Why would I be picking on you?" He removed his reading glasses and looked at her.

Her insides melted a little bit more. She wondered why it was so sexy when he removed his glasses like that. She brought her mind back to the conversation. "It was Cleo, wasn't it? That absolute witch! I knew she couldn't keep her fat mouth shut after I slipped!" she stomped her foot.

"What are you talking about, Dumpling Head?"

She deflated, "See? I knew it was too good to be true." She set the milkshake on the counter near him and started to back away. "I don't want it at the cost of my dignity."

Now, Darien was completely confused, "What are you talking about? I wanted you to have that milkshake. It's your favorite."

She stared at her feet and spoke quietly, he could only just hear her, "Please don't tease me about my feelings. I can't take it. Not from you."

"What are you talking about? I need you to tell me what I did wrong. Somehow I missed how buying the girl I like a milkshake was hurtful."

Serena's head popped up to look him in the eyes, "Wait, you like me? You didn't hear that I let it slip that I have feelings for you?"

That got him up and out of his seat. He stood before her and said, "Serena, I was going to send you that milkshake and then ask you out. I like you very much."

She smiled up at him and blushed. "So, ask me out."

He took her hands in his own and lifted them each up to his lips to kiss them. He then asked, "Serena, will you be my girlfriend?"

She beamed at him and nodded, "Yes. Yes, I will be your girlfriend."

He leaned down and kissed her lips. He knew that he was completely right. She was the one he could give his heart to.

What followed was a week of bliss for Darien. Serena's touches and kisses made his world expand. So did her laughter and her smile. He discovered that when he had her over to his place to study, interruptions weren't a bad thing. She would quickly get bored of studying and then begin kissing his jawline and his neck. It wasn't long before he was pulling her close, and they were kissing passionately. Her soft curves felt so good pressed up against his body. There were nights he would lay awake for a long time thinking about her.

Then a week and one day after they started dating, it happened. One night, as he lay in bed, he felt the pull to Sailor Moon. He knew he had to go protect her, but he hardened his heart against the feeling of tenderness he had felt for her. It had taken him three days of dating to fall completely in love with Serena. He wouldn't betray her, even in a quiet corner of his heart.

He was up and over the rooftops on the way to help Sailor Moon. He felt the pull of the danger she was in and panicked as he watched the youma attack her when he arrived. It was throwing metal trays at her. It had morphed into a food court monster. It looked like a giant food fight had erupted in the shopping district.

He watched as the Sailor Scouts launched their attacks and noticed Sailor Moon was slow to get up. He rushed to her, lifted her and drew her out of the way of another attack. Sailor Mars weakened the monster and Sailor Mercury shouted out that its weak spot was on its stomach. Sailor Moon then dusted the youma with her tiara.

He was glad to see that the fight was over and disappeared into the shadows. As he turned to leave the shopping district, he noticed that Sailor Moon wasn't herself. He noticed her limping. He stood back and watched her. He felt drawn to her, but he knew it was something he needed to fight. He loved Serena.

He stood back as she leapt onto a roof, and he breathed a sigh of relief. She would be okay. He turned to go back to his apartment, and then he felt an immediate pull in the direction that Sailor Moon had gone. He tried to fight it, and when he did, the result was almost crippling. He gave in and leapt onto the roof only to stop short when he noticed she was laying there bleeding and in obvious pain.

He bent down to check on her and noticed she had passed out from whatever had happened. He looked at her bloody stomach and saw a chunk of metal sticking out. He sighed and lifted her. He really tried not to enjoy the feeling of her in his arms. He forced the thought of Serena into his head and concentrated on his love for her.

He brought Sailor Moon back to his apartment and laid her down on the tiled floor of his bathroom on towels that he knew would be ruined from all the blood. He then leaned over her and pulled out the shard of metal, immediately putting pressure on the wound. He knew her super healing ability would stitch the wound together better if he just applied gauze and tape to the wound.

He wished he knew where she lived so he could take her home and leave her safe in her bed. He didn't want her getting the wrong idea about him. He turned off all of the lights in his apartment not only to protect her eyes when she woke up but also to hide his identity from her.

It was an hour before she woke up in the dark and panicked. She yelled out, and he came running to her from the living room. "You're safe," he told her. "I patched you up after you were wounded."

He hadn't dropped his transformation. He didn't want her to be able to identify him later.

He was shocked when he heard Sailor Moon say, "Thank you for taking care of me. I need to leave though. I assume you want to blindfold me before I do, so I can't find your place again."

He placed a blindfold in her hand, "Yes, you are right. I need to protect my identity. I am going to have to carry you. I am sorry that I will need to touch you again."

"You're sorry?" she sounded confused.

"I don't want you to get the wrong idea. There is someone I love." he told her.

"There is someone I love too." she smiled into the darkness. "He is amazing. I think you would like him. He is a bit like you."

"Like me?"

She nodded, "He likes to protect me. I hope one day it will be out of love. I fell in love with him very quickly."

Darien had never regretted choosing Serena. This only went to cement the fact that he had chosen correctly. Sailor Moon was in love with someone else already.

Sailor Moon stood and unconsciously reached out, flipping on the light switch in the bathroom. He watched as her face grew really pale, and he worried that she was about to pass out. She must have stood up too quickly.

Her eyes grew wide, and her mouth dropped open. When she was able to speak, she shocked him, "Darien?!"

"How do you know me?!" he panicked. His secret was out.

"You are in love with Serena?"

In his shock, all he could do was nod his head.

To his utter astonishment, Sailor Moon dropped her transformation and there was Serena standing in his bathroom in her bunny pajamas. She looked at him with a soft smile and said, "I love you too."

He dropped his transformation, wrapped her in his arms and kissed her. He deepened it in his desperate desire and made her toes curl.

Later, as he held Serena in his arms, he reflected on how he had the best of both worlds. He had the woman he loved and the superhero he was drawn to.