This part of my fic is for Sailor Catrina, whose stories I luv, and e-mails I like just as much!
'......' is thinking
"......" is talking {duh}
{......} these are my comments
[......] are Tembo's comments
*......* this is somthing happening
~......~ this is somthing emphasized (caps will also be used)
~*~...~*~ time or scene change
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~*~a few days later~*~
"Darien, I'm so glad you're feeling better," Serena said as they walked down a deserted street hand-in-hand.
"Yeah, well Amiee gave me a talking to." he said smiling.
"About what?"
'You've got to tell her sometime' he told himself.
"The visions and dreams I've been having."
"Dreams?" she asked, worried.
"Don't worry, Sere, Amiee thinks I'm just getting back some of my childhood memories."
"About your parents?"
"No..."'Here goes nothin'"Probably a childhood playmate. It's strange though she looks just like me... and a lot like Sailor Earth."
"Amiee knows what she's talking about, and she always knows the right thing to say."
"Serenity, prepare to die!" Ariono yelled at Serena. {I don't know how to describe his looks. Think sexy. Tembo could describe him she's very good at thinking ~sexy guy~.} {She says blonde with brown eyes}[Nice deep brown eyes you could get lost in. *Tembo makes goo-goo eyes*]{I told you she was good at this sorta thing}
"Who the hell are you?" Darien yelled back.
"Mortal, if you are wise you'll leave now and forget what you've seen."
"Never! Serena run!"
"Darien no! Not without you," she cried.
Ariono got bored, as he frequently did in these battles he saw as pointless, so he created a whirlwind and sent Darien into brick wall, just hard enough to stun him or to seriously injure a normal human. Ariono hated killing if he did not have to, he was only there because his older sister said killing the Moon Princess was vital. To him it was nothing personal.
"Sorry to have to do that to your friend, Serenity, but you left me no choice."
"Who-who are you? And who is Serenity?" Serena asked.
"I am Ariono of the Dark Earth family, if you didn't know. And you can't fool me with the dumb act, you know very well that you are Serenity."
During his whole speech, Serena had been backing away from Ariono. She was about to run to Darien's side when he pulled his whirlwind trick on her, only much harder, for he didn't know that Darien wasn't a NORMAL human being.
Suddenly the was an old English sheepdog in front of her growling like mad to protect the unconsious girl.
Darien had almost regained full consiousness when he heard voices.
"Leave them alone," he heard a very familiar female voice say calmly.
"And why, may I ask, should I?" he heard Ariono say.
"Because you have no right to terrorize people who have done nothing to deserve it."
"She deserves it, but that's beside the point. Who will make me?"
"I will."
'That sounds like Rhea,' Darien thought.
"You, I could blow you away with just as much ease as I did the Princess."
"Sure you could. Why, I do beleive... Are you afraid to come down here and fight like a man?" she provoked.[All men are sissies that's why he isn't already down there! I've beaten up my good share of them!]{My hero,! *sweatdrops*}
"Gentlemen, don't fight ladies," Ariono said with a laugh.[Tell that to the guys who *tried* to beat me up!]{I said LADIES, and there ain't no gentle men around here, remember that guy you beat up, and the fact a year after you did we found out her was raping the little girl he babysat for}
"You proved you're no gentleman by attacking an innocent girl, and we both know I'm not exactly a lady."
"Ohhhh, I'm shaking," 'Shit, they told me she was dead, although she would make a very pretty ghost. Can I really hurt her?' Ariono thought.
"What are you afraid you'll lose to a girl."
Just then Darien managed to get up and go to Katherine's side.
"Kami, both of you?" Ariono questioned.
"What are you talking about now?" Katherine said, still in a ~ready to fight~ pose.
"Two against one, those aren't good odds. I'm outie," he said disapearing.
"Rhea, are you alright?" Darien asked.
Noticing his presence for the first time, "Uhh I'm fine. Oh Kami, Serena!" she cried, running past Eclipse to Serena's side.
"Princess, are you alright?" Katherine cried.
'Princess?' Darien thought,'Princess? Does she know? Or did she just hear Ariono call her that?'
"Darien," Serena called weakly.
"I'm right here, Serena!" he said, rushing over to her. "How do you feel?"
"Like I've been thrown into a brick wall." She said beggining to smile.
"It doesn't look like anything is broken. Do you think you can get up?" Katherine asked.
"I think so," Serena replied. grabbing both Darien and Katherine by the arm, she managed to pull herself up.
"Katherine put her arm around behind Serena's back to help support her weight. "By the Guardians, Princess, do you attract this much trouble when I'm not in town?"
"Ususally I can manage by myself or with a couple friends. It's just lately you've fallen back into your old role as my protector. Oh Rhea, I want you to meet Darien, my boyfriend."
Darien smiles and says, "We've met. *to Katherine* We really should try to get together, without something odd happening."
"We could try, but it's hightly unlikely. After all you're going out with my little sister, but I guess her father is protective enough of her in those respects." She clapped him on the back with her free hand and said, "Welcome to a world of amazing things. With Serena around, nothing is EVER boring!"[No kidding?]{Yeah and you think I'M blonde}
"Rhea, that's not fair!" Serena whined.
"You should have at least let someone know where you were gonna be." Katherine lectured. 'She must know she's the Moon Princess NOW'
"Like, I'm going to tell my dad, that I'll be walking down a deserted street with Darien! He'd go balistic."
"What about your friends? Your mother called them to find out where you were, not one knew!"
"Sorry, I didn't think it would be that big of a deal." Serena said looking like she would burst into tears.[NOT THE WATERWORKS!]
"Oh, Princess! I'm not trying to make you cry," Katherine said, "but this is the second time I've come to your rescue, since I got back here."
"Second time?" Darien questioned. "When was the first?"
"Mina and I were walking in the park and a bunch of guys jumped us." Serena said sheepishly. "Why was Mom looking for me anyway?"
"Her and your dad had to go out of town to fill in for a colege of his. They said they should be back in a about a week."
"Alright, I'm in charge of Sammy for a week," Serena cheered, forgetting about what happened.
"Wrong, Sammy's staying with a friend and I'm in charge."
"Does this mean I'm allowed in the yard for a week?" Darien joked.
A bark came from behind them.
"Oh sorry 'Clipse I didn't even see you there," Darien said as he bent down, leaving Katherine to support Serena for a moment, to scratch Eclipse along the neck.
Serena thought, 'that's odd he would never let me call him ~'Clipse~ without growling or snapping at me.'
Katherine smiled sadly. 'Poor Darien, it's really gonna hit him hard when she finds her Prince.' The seed of a question was then planted into her brain.
"Rhea is somthing wrong?" Darien asked notincing the down expression on her usually cheery face.
"Nothin' really, I'm just bein' a space case. Come on let's get Serena home and cleaned up. Her parents had to leave imidiately so you're safe," Katherine said. Then as her blue and green eyes glinted mischeiviously, she added, "provided you don't try anything."
"I wouldn't dream of it," he replied smiling.
"'Clipse come on time to go," Katherine giggled. Eclipse had been growling at a cat, something he usually did not do.
"Serena," Darien asked, "isn't that Luna?"
"Ohh..." She began attempting to go get Luna, while forgetting that Katherine was the only thing keeping her from sinking to the pavement. They both landed it with a thud.
"Are you two OK?" Darien asked.
"Yeah," Katherine said, with a smile, giving her dog the eye.
"I think so," groaned Serena.
'She hasn't changed a bit! Katherine was right, Gods that Earth child can be annoying!' Eclipse thought, 'She'll never let me forget it now.'
Katherine stood up replaced her backpack on her shoulders, clipped a leash to Eclipse's collar, then began to help Serena up. When Serena was finally upright, she realized she could barely hold herself that way and she had been hit much harder than Darien.
"Here Princess, put your arm around my shoulders and lean on me." Katherine ordered.
Darien looked at her strangely. Katherine assumed this was because of what she had told Serena to do, but that was only part of the reason.
"It's so most of her weight will be on me without it putting much strain on me. Besides people would ask questions if I just picked her up and carried her."
Darien just nodded.
"Darien, could you please carry Luna for me?" Serena asked.
"Sure," he said, going over to where Luna was. "It'll make me useful."
"Darien, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel useless or out-of-place. It's just... 'Well I can tell him part of the truth!' She's always gotten into scrapes and I've always tried to be there for her. Things have just been this way forever."
"You mean you've always saved Serena from creeps in the park, or on back roads?"
They began walking, Eclipse thought Darien looked like he needed responsibility, so he brought Darien the end of his leash. This gesture did not go unnotised by Katherine.
"Yes, creeps, bullies and monsters. Whenever I'm around."
"Monsters?" he questioned.
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{Well send questions, comments, suggestions and flames to: [email protected]
Wow a cliffhangar. Me? Ya I know that you hate them and I probably hate them even more. Some of the other authours have probably recieved harassing e-mail from me telling them not to make cliffhangars. I can just hear someone saying "Practice what you preach", probly Bob, not Tembo though, Tembo's as bad as I am. She's a perfectionist and she tells me not to obsess over little things (which I don't)}
[YOU! LIEING AGAIN I SEE TERRA! I am NOT a perfectionist. You obsess about the colors you paint my pictures with! Me a perfectionist? HA!]
[I'm BAAAAACCCCCCK! Send us comments and other such things like my story sucks and Terra's is great, to Terra or ME at [email protected] Send us something PLEASE! Well Gotta go edit anouther story byeeeee luv Tembo.]
{Her stories don't suc and if I find out that any meanie has been sending her e-mails that say they are they'll catch it from me! Yes I happen to be very protective over my other half. She's the one who's quitting writing just 'cause she ain't gettin' any encouragement from her readers, she says that if people read her story, people would mail her! Ha ha ha, I've had all of six people (I think it has just climbed that high) write me and I still write! Not to mention the only support that I have here at home is her!
Yes the ranting shall stop. My addy is still: [email protected] if anyones interested.
Luv yas bubyee}
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