The Starlights Return, Chapter One Serena sat up in bed one night, her eyes heavy, " Man, I gotta get some sleep." She whispered, standing, " But I want to write a letter to my muffin, first." She took out a piece of paper and a pen from her desk, " I can't wait till' he comes home." Dear Muffin, This is Serena. How is it in America? Are you having fun? I was only wondering. Me and the girls miss you a lot, and we hope you come back this time. I miss you most of all. So, are there any good places to eat there? Are there any comic book stores? I just want to know in case someday you and me can go together some day. How's school? Is it harder than the schools in Tokyo? Please write back, I miss you, muffin. Love, Serena.. Serena read over her letter, making sure there were no mistakes in it. She smiled and slipped it in an envelope writing S.W.A.K. on the cover. She set it on her dresser since she was going to send it tomorrow afternoon, " Well, at least he's been writing back for a couple of the letters, this time. There's no reason to worry now." She smiled to herself, " I hope this year goes by really fast. I can't wait to see him again." She looked over at the picture of her, Darien, and Reeny in her favorite bunny frame, " Please come back soon, muffin." Serena walked back over to her bed and sat down, staring out the window. She remembered a time when she was just 'in love' with him, and not really in love. Her masked hero was all he was, not her prince as in now. She imagined Tuxedo Mask standing in the starry night, then laid down and fell asleep. " Boy I bet they'll be surprised!" Darien said, as he walked on his way to the Cherry Hill Temple where he knew the girls would be having a study session. " Especially my Meat Ball Head, she isn't expecting me for another four months!" he looked at his watch, figuring that right about now everyone would be there, " I can't wait to see them!" " I bet they'll be surprised to see us! Too bad the princess couldn't come, though." Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten were all walking on the streets of Tokyo, " I bet they never figured to see us again after that fight with Galexia! Won't they be surprised." " Oh give me a break, Seiya! You only came because you wanted to see Serena again!" Yaten yelled in an annoyed fashion, " And you just HAD to drag us along!" " I bet the only reason he wanted us to come was because he didn't want all the girls swarming around him!" Taiki said, " I just hope that Haruka and that Michuru girl aren't there. They probably still hate us." " I doubt it! We protected Sailor Moon, they should like us by now! And besides, I'm looking forward to calling Serena Meat Ball again!" Seiya ensured them, happily. " An 85%?! Serena got an 85% on a test?! There must be some mistake!!" Raye yelled as Serena told them the news. " There's no mistake!! And in honor of it Ms. H didn't give us any homework!" Serena exclaimed, happily. " I still think you got the wrong paper! There's NO WAY you got an 85%!" Raye yelled. Secretly, she was very proud of Serena, but wouldn't dare say it since she only got a 78% on her test. " Hey, that's great, Serena! I'll make you my special deluxe dinner and the best desert you've ever tasted tonight!" Lita exclaimed, happily. Serena's face lit up with joy. " REALLY?" she asked, excitedly, " I better save room for that!" she put down the tea cup and muffin that she had been holding. " Serena, take a step into reality! You probably just imagined this and it was only a sixty five!!" Raye said. " Hey, Raye, we should all be happy that Serena is getting her act together now, not jealous!" Amy inquired. " Jealous? You think I'm jealous of a brain dead couch potato!? Yeah right!!" Raye crossed her arms and turned her back to Serena. Serena doing the same. The girls all sighed. Then, Mina giggled and thought back to 'the 30's.' The 30's meant the times when she and Serena always got 30% on tests. " I guess those days are gone." She giggled. Everyone looked at her as if to say ' wrong time to laugh, stupid!' so she stopped. Serena and Raye were still turned away from each other, Serena's eyes closed. Just then, all the girls minus Serena saw someone against the wall of the doorway watching them. Raye was about to say something but Lita covered her mouth silently. " Be quiet, Raye, it's Darien.." she whispered smiling. Raye took a closer look at the figure and noticed this too. Darien put a finger to his mouth. The girls all nodded. Darien cleared his throat. " Don't EVEN try apologizing, Raye!" yelled Serena, thinking it was Raye. Darien put his hand over his mouth to keep from laughing. Serena closed her eyes tighter, " Because I don't forgive you." She made a 'humph.' noise. Darien tiptoed over and stood behind her for a second. The girls all watched, smiling. " Hi, Meat Ball Head." Darien said, putting his hand on her shoulder. Serena opened her eyes and gasped. " Huh?" she turned around. When she saw him, her face totally lit up, brighter than when Lita said that she would make her dinner, " Darien!" she wrapped her arms around him as tight as she could. " Uhg, Serena? Not so hard, I've got to get used to it first." He said, closing his eyes. Serena lightened her hold on him and everyone laughed. " I thought you weren't coming back for four months!" Serena cried, excitedly, " What, did they kick you out?" " No! They let us off with a two week break since they're doing some renovations and restructuring some of the classes." Darien answered, with a giggle, " And I thought that I should come see you guys for my vacation. It would be kinda' hard staying away for a whole year, ya know." " Yeah, I know." Serena smiled, " I sent you a letter to day. I guess you didn't get it, though." She smiled. She wrapped her arms around his neck again, " I missed you!!" " Yeah, Serena, you said that in every letter and you wrote every day." Darien giggled, " I missed you, too." Raye made gagging noises. Mina quickly covered her mouth. " Well, here we are." Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten all walked up the steps to Raye's temple, " Hi guys!" Seiya burst into Raye's room. All the girls and Darien looked over to see them standing in the doorway. " Seiya!" screamed Serena. " Yaten!" screamed Amy. " Taiki!" screamed Mina. Serena didn't let go of Darien, but the other four ran over to the three lights, " Wow!! You came back!!" " Yeah, we did.." Taiki tugged his arm to try to get Amy to let go, " Nice to see you, too, I guess." He whispered. " Yeah, we haven't seen you for who knows how long!" Lita was clinging to one of Yaten's arms, Mina on the other. Raye was just hugging him. " You haven't changed a bit." Yaten laughed. " Hi Meat Ball." Seiya said, walking up to Serena and Darien, " How are you?" he smiled. Serena smiled at Seiya, then back at Darien. Then, she let go of her hold on Darien and hugged Seiya. " Wow! You guys all came back on the same day! Darien just came back too!" Serena exclaimed. Seiya's face turned blue. " Meat Ball, loosen the hold, would ya? I can't breath.." he said. Serena giggled and let go of him, " Thanks. And, where was Darien?" " He went back to study in America again." Raye answered. Darien giggled slightly, looking at the look on Serena's face. " Even though Serena didn't want me to go." He said. Serena tried smiling, " So, is Princess Fireball alright?" " Oh yeah, she's fine. But she had to stay back home." Taiki answered, pulling away from Amy, finally. Amy's face turned red. " So, guys, what's been going on? Have you settled in on your planet yet?" asked Lita, happily. All three of the lights nodded. " Yeah, and we were thinking maybe that we could stay here and catch up on our singing, again." Yaten answered. " That sounds grrrreat to me!! Hey, can I be your manager?" Mina said, sheepishly. The girls and lights sighed. " I doubt it, Mina." Seiya sighed. " Anyway, how bought' we all go get something to eat? Then we can talk more." Serena suggested. Everyone shrugged, " Great! Let's go!" she skipped out of the temple doors. " Serena, wait up!" shouted Mina as she ran after her. All the girls ran too, followed by Darien and the three lights. " Soooooo, what been up with you guys?" asked Seiya, " We haven't talked much about you." He said, a little boredly. The girls shrugged all at once. " Nothing." Answered Lita, " We've been up to our normal things." She smiled, " How about everyone comes to my house for dinner at seven. It's honor of Serena." " Huh?" Darien and the three lights said, in unison, " Why in honor of Serena? What did she do?" asked Seiya. " Oh, I uh…." Serena began. " NO YOU DIDN'T!!" yelled Raye, before Serena could finish. Serena fumed and turned to look at Raye. " I DID SO!" she yelled back. The two began to quarrel furiously. Everyone sighed. Then, Seiya and Darien looked at each other. " Well?" " Oh, she got an 85% on her test at school. But Raye refuses to believe it." Amy answered, calmly. Darien and Seiya both looked really surprised. " Really, Serena?" asked Darien. Serena stopped her quarrel and stared at him, confused and wondering what he asked. " Did you get an 85%, Meat Ball?" asked Seiya, seconding Darien. Serena rapidly nodded her head. " Yup!!" she answered, Raye crossed her arms but before she said anything Lita covered her mouth. " Hmm, mmm, mmm!!" Raye tried to talk. " What?" asked Lita. Raye pulled Lita's hand off her mouth. " WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT?!!!!" she yelled, as loudly as humanly possible. Serena covered her ears. " Haruka, do you feel something?" asked Michuru. She was riding in the passenger seat of Haruka's sports car. " Yeah, two things, actually. One is familiar but I can't pin point who or what it is. The other's new to me. But I can tell it's nothing good." Haruka answered, clutching the wheel. " Really, maybe we should go tell Serena and the others." Michuru looked worriedly at Haruka, " Is it that bad?" " I don't know yet. But yes. Let's go tell the others." Haruka stepped on the break and the car screeched to a stop, " Now." She turned the car around and drove off. " Good bye Seiya! Yaten! Taiki!!" the girls all cried as the lights walked off, " See you tomorrow! Right?" " Sure guys, tomorrow." Yaten answered, smiling, " They really are cute girls. High spirited." He smiled to himself at the thought. Then he looked over at Seiya. He hadn't quite gotten over his feelings for Serena. Both Taiki and Yaten knew that. " Yeah, they are, aren't they? I guess I am glad we came to see them. We've all missed them, I think." Taiki said, smiling. " Well, Muffin, what do you want to do now?" asked Serena. She and Darien were sitting in the park on a bench. Darien shrugged. " I dunno." He answered. It was silent for a while, " Hey, Serena. Until now, I didn't know how much I missed you, ya know?" " Really? Well that was sweet." Serena's face turned red, " I wasn't quite whole the entire time you were gone." Serena whispered, closing her eyes. Darien smiled. " Ya know, I've been telling all my friends about you. They think you'd be a sight to see." He giggled. Serena blushed even more. " You have?" she asked, a sheepish smile on her face. Darien gazed down at her. Serena closed her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder. " Mmhm." He answered, still looking at her, " And thinking about you made me feel as if you were right there with me. Even though in a way you were." Serena smiled. Whenever she talked about him she felt the same way. Darien hugged her closer, " I couldn't wait to see you." He kissed her forehead. Serena felt warm and safe in his arms, as she always had. She clutched his hand. " I'm so glad you're home, Darien, sometimes I even ran to your apartment when I was lonely. And I slept there once, too." Darien giggled at this. " You slept there? Why? Weren't your parent worried?" he asked, with a chuckle. Serena giggled also. " No, they knew where I was. Or at least they say that." She looked up at him. They looked at each other, fondly, " But I did miss you." " Serena!" they both looked over to see Haruka and Michuru walking up, " Oh, Darien, what are you doing here?" Michuru asked. " Never mind that. I've been having weird feeling all day. Some that feel like the Negaverse, other's I don't know of." Haruka said, sternly, "We have to be on the look out for…" " Serena!" they all looked over. Haruka's face turned white at the sight. Seiya walked up, stopping when he saw Haruka. " HIM? What is HE doing here?!" she asked, clenching a fist. Michuru put her hand on Haruka's shoulder as a warning. Serena quickly stood up. " He only came to visit us, Haruka." She said, stepping in between them, " And you CAN'T still hate him!" " I knew this would happen." Seiya said, " Sorry for barging in, but I've got some BAD news!" everyone looked surprised, " The girls have transformed and were off toward the Star Light Tower. I don't know what's up. Taiki and Yaten went after them, but.."" Well, what are we waiting for? Uranus Planet Power!" Haruka yelled, holding up her power stick. Everyone followed in suit. " Neptune Planet Power!" " Moon, Eternal, Power!" " Fighter Star Power!" after Serena finished her transformation she saw that Sailor Uranus, Neptune, and Star Fighter were already gone. " Man!" she cursed, angrily. She saw Tuxedo Mask standing next to her on her right side, " You up for it?" " I guess, but I haven't done it in a while so don't expect to much." He kidded. He was about to start to run when he felt Sailor Moon wrap her arms around his waist from behind him. " We'll take the express lane." She said, winking. Then, she flapped her wings and they rose into the air. " Whoa! I've never done this before!" Tuxedo Mask shouted as they flew off toward the Star Light Tower. Outside the Star Light Tower, a woman stood, smiling evilly at the city, " This place will do nicely." She whispered. " Hey, broad, whatcha' up to?!" she heard a sudden voice and looked above her, " I'm Sailor Venus!" " Sailor Jupiter!" " Sailor Mars!" " And Sailor Mercury!" the four girls jumped down and stood before her, " Now, what business do you have here?" " Nothing that concerns you, little ones!" she held her hand out and the girls suddenly fell down. The woman laughed, " I have plans for this world! And not even you will interfere!" " Maybe not them alone.." a voice rose up, " But they have a chance with us in the show." The woman looked around, " I'm Sailor Neptune!" " And Sailor Uranus! And you're about to get a great big dose of Sailor Scout medicine, comin' right at ya!" the figure of two scouts standing back to back emerged from the night, " World.. Shaking!" Uranus threw her attack, but the woman dodged. " Deep… Submerge!!" Neptune threw her attack also, but again the woman dodged, " Fine, be that way." She took out her mirror. " Good idea, Neptune." Uranus took out her talisman, " Space Sword Blaster!" she shot the sword at her. The woman was taken by surprise and hit. Neptune smiled and put away her mirror. " Guess I don't need that!" the woman swiftly rose to her feet, " Huh? What IS she?" she asked, staring. " You'll soon find out!" a golden light surrounded the two Scouts, " Yah!" she yelled. The light turned black and began to electrocute the two Scouts. " Mars Flame, Sniper!" the voice was booming and loud. The woman screamed and ran frantically to dodge it, releasing Neptune and Uranus. " Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter cried. " Venus Love And Beauty Shock!" cried Sailor Venus. The attacks combined and went on to hit the woman. " Submarine Reflection!" cried Sailor Neptune, holding out her mirror. Her attack hit the woman, too. " Uhg, I'll be back.." she was about to run, when a rose flew by her and impaled the sidewalk. She stared down at it then looked up to see Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon standing back to back. " Going somewhere?" Tuxedo Mask asked, crossing his arms. The woman made a fist and clenched her teeth. " What do you think, Cape Boy?" the woman asked. She opened her fist and shot a blast at them. Without missing a beat Tuxedo Mask picked up Sailor Moon and jumped away. " Great timing, guys." Mercury said, smiling. Tuxedo Mask set Sailor Moon down and she stood in her pose. " I am Sailor Moon! The champion of love and justice! In the name of the moon I will…" the woman interrupted her. " Oh, be quiet, brat!!" she cried. Sailor Moon looked stunned. No one had done that before. She made a fist. " Why don't you?" she asked. The woman only smiled. " I'd love to, but I'm in a hurry." She closed her eyes and a golden light formed around them. Uranus stood in front of Sailor Moon. " Oh no, not again!!" she cried. Sailor Moon wondered what she was talking about, when suddenly, she heard a very faint voice. " Huh? What was that?? Ice cream….? No, dead scream!!" a smile spread across he face. Pluto's attack flew up and hit the woman, breaking her attack. " Need back up?" Pluto and Saturn stood, " Well we're here." She pointed her staff at the woman, " I am Sailor Pluto, the guardian of time and protector of the Moon Princess. And you are?" " I am the Mistress of Darkness." The woman answered, solemnly, " And I have no desire to play silly games with you Scouts!" she blasted them again. This time, everyone was caught in the attack. " Got a plan, Sailor Moon?" asked Tuxedo Mask, hopefully. When she didn't answer Tuxedo Mask sighed, " That's what I figured." Suddenly, their backs hit the wall and they fell to the ground. " This isn't working, not even all nine of can defeat this Nega – Monster!" yelled Jupiter, trying to stand, " We're helpless!!" Suddenly, they heard something. It was snapping…. Finger snapping. A gleam of showed on everyone's faces, even Uranus and Neptune's. " Hey!" the woman looked up and saw three figures on the building. " Who are you?" she asked, sneering. The figures jumped down. " I'm Sailor Star Fighter!" " Healer!" " Maker! And you're history! Star Gentle Uterus!" she shot her attack, but the woman dodged, as she had before. " Star Sensitive Inferno!" cried Sailor Star Healer. " Star Serious Laser!" shouted Sailor Star Fighter. These attacks hit Mistress of Darkness, blowing her away. The Sailor Stars stood defensively in front of the other injured Scouts, " Sorry we're late, we wouldn't wanna miss this!" Fighter said, winking. Sailor Moon smiled. Then, she and the others stood up. " Thanks for coming!" Sailor Mars beamed. The lights nodded. Then, the Mistress of Darkness laughed. " Well, there are plenty of you to go around!" she laughed, evilly, " And you consider yourselves fair fighters!" " Be quiet, lady! WORLD…. SHAKING!!" cried Uranus. Everyone in front of her frantically moved so as not to be hit by the attack and it whipped on. But the woman just stepped to the side and dodged. " Very impressive!" she laughed, " Oh, look at the time, I better be going now!" she began to run, followed by the Scouts. It looked as if she was going to run into the wall of a building, but right before she hit a black portal appeared and she went inside. Everyone stopped. " Huh?" Sailor Moon asked, " How did she do that?" no one answered. Just then, Sailor Moon noticed an annoyed feeling on Tuxedo Mask's face, " What's wrong, Tuxedo Mask?" she asked. " Cape Boy. Why do they always call me Cape Boy?" everyone laughed, " I've never been appreciated." Tuxedo Mask kidded, smiling. Serena was sitting with Darien is his apartment, drinking tea, " Hey Darien, why don't we go somewhere with some of our friends? Like Andrew and Rita, we haven't seen them for a while, especially you. And we could invite Taiki, Yaten, and Seiya! Hey, it would be a blast! Maybe I could even get Haruka and Michuru to come, so Haruka and Seiya could patch things up." Darien saw the happiness that brightened up her face at the idea. So, as to keep it there, he could only agree. " That's sounds great, Meat Ball Head. How about to night?" he asked, smiling. Serena nodded in approval. " This will be really fun! I bet you and three lights can become really friends if you get to know each other!" with that, Darien picked up the phone and dialed Haruka's number. " Hi, Haruka, this is Darien. Uh, yeah we were wondering if you and Michuru could come with us for a night out… yeah? Sure. That sounds okay. Alright, see you at nine then? Bye." He hung up the phone and winked at Serena, " Well, they can come." " Call Andrew! I bet he can't wait to see you!" Serena smiled. This idea was great. It would give Darien a chance to get to know the three lights and it would give them some time to see Andrew. " Thanks for coming, Haruka. It's really nice of you." Serena sad, smiling. Haruka smiled back. But, behind the smile she was having second thoughts about this. She didn't like Seiya one bit, and didn't want to lose control and hurt him in front of Serena. Serena and Darien were in the back seat of Haruka's car with Michuru in the passenger seat. " Yeah, no problem, Serena." She said, pushing the thought of Seiya aside. Michuru knew what was wrong, but didn't dare say anything. Then, Serena decided to break the sudden silence. " So, where exactly are we going?" she asked, putting on her cheerful smile. Haruka looked at her from the rear view mirror. " Oh, we're going to a place called Da Bomb." She answered, giggling, " It's a weird name but's it's sposed' to be a really cool night club." " And Andrew and Rita are meeting us there, right?" Serena asked. Darien nodded him head a couple times. " Yeah." He answered. " We're here." Haruka parked her car and they filed out. Haruka was the first one to go in, followed by Michuru, then Darien, then Serena. They looked around, Serena spotting Andrew and Rita sitting in a booth. " Andrew!" she shouted. Andrew looked up from Rita and smiled, motioning for them to come over. They all sat down, Darien introducing Haruka and Michuru to Andrew and Rita. They shook hands, as always. Then, suddenly, Andrew and Rita looked past the four and at three others. " Sorry we were late, that traffic really slowed us down." Seiya said, smiling nervously. Haruka's face darkened and she didn't turn around to look at them. Only Serena and Darien did. " Hi Seiya, Yetan, Taiki. These are our friends Andrew and Rita." Serena said. The lights slightly bowed their heads. They sat down and all was silent for a second. Haruka was staring into he cup, wondering if she should even look at them. " Well, uh, Rita, how was your trip to Africa?" asked Darien, trying his hardest to sound interested. Rita shrugged. " It was fun. We found five new bugs and my partner found some ancient artifacts somewhere near Egypt." She said, smiling, " Uh, do you like archeology, Taiki?" Rita asked, hoping to start a conversation. " Not really. We think it's pointless to try and learn about the past when we should care more about the future." Yaten said, snobbishly. Rita looked hurt. " Well, it's very interesting learning about how people lived before technology." Rita inquired. Taiki just sighed in no interest. Rita's face turned red, " Have you ever learned about history?" " No. I don't want to, either. It's stupid and pointless." He closed his eyes in boredom. Rita's face turned blue. She stood up. " Fine then, I won't take this insulting." She said, closing her eyes and walking towards the washroom doors. Serena and Michuru stood up. " Taiki! How could you?!" asked Serena, defensively. Taiki didn't answer, " Me and Michuru are going to talk to her." The two ran after Rita. Andrew looked angrily over at Taiki. " You didn't have to say that. Rita is really hooked on archeology. You shouldn't say that in front of her." He glared over. " Well I didn't mean to say that." Taiki said. " Coulda' fooled me." Andrew mumbled. " Well anything could fool you." Yaten said, annoyed. Andrew looked up at him, angry yet surprised. Darien was really starting to get annoyed. " So, Darien, you and Serena getting along okay?" asked Seiya. Darien was taken surprise by this question. " Yeah, why?" he asked, suspiciously. " Nothing. I was just thinking that a guy who really cared about her wouldn't be exactly like you are." He said. Darien and Haruka both looked up at him, surprised. Haruka made a fist under the table. " What did you say?" asked Darien, clenching his teeth. Seiya didn't seem to care what warnings Darien gave out. " I just think that Serena deserves someone better than you." He said. Seiya couldn't believe what he was saying. He wasn't the type to try and steel another guy's girlfriend - - but then again he did have feelings for Serena. " Better than me? Yeah. Me and her have a relationship you couldn't even understand." Darien calmed down a bit. " Sure. I just think Serena should be open to new relationships. It's not like she's bound to destiny. Especially to the likes of YOU." *How wrong you are..* Darien though, " You have no idea what Serena and I have been through together. Nothing in this world can break us up." " Oh really?" asked Seiya with a sly grin, " We'll just see about that." Haruka looked at his face. She wanted to wipe that grin off his face. " What do YOU know about love, of friendship, for that matter!" she yelled, angrily. Seiya paid no attention to her, " All you seem to care about are yourselves! Serena and Darien care deeply for one another." Seiya saw truth in that. Serena and him were devoted to each other. But something inside him just wouldn't give up this fight. " Well, I just think that a guy who really cared for his girlfriend wouldn't go and leave for a year. And if she cares about you so much as to stick with you, why is it you only answered four of her letters when she wrote everyday? It makes me wonder if you even really care." Seiya sneered. Darien could hardly contain himself before, but this cut deeper than anything else had. He had only answered four letters. But he was always so busy, he couldn't always write back. He read them everyday but…. He looked up at Seiya with fire in his eyes. " I gave you a chance to stop, Seiya!" he shouted. Before Seiya knew what had happened, Darien's fist went fly and hit with a hard blow to Seiya's jaw. Seiya sat up, stunned. The other two lights stood up and glared at Darien. " How long I've waited for this." Haruka mumbled, cracking her knuckles. She sent a kick to Yaten's stomach sending him flying into the next booth. Andrew nailed Taiki in the stomach with his fist, then punched him up his chin. Seiya stood and glared at Darien, " So, you'd fight for her, eh? How charming." He got in a battle position, along with Darien. They both started sending flying kicks and punches but neither could seem to hit eachother. They were equally matched. Seiya was still angry about Darien punching his jaw, it was aching, but he knew this whole thing was all his fault. " Rita, I'm sure he didn't mean it." Serena comforted, " Archeology is great. It's really useful, really." " I know. I feel better now." Rita stood and smiled at Serena and Michuru. Suddenly, they heard breaking glass from outside. " Huh?!" Michuru gasped, " Uh, maybe someone's just fighting over a bill?" she asked, worriedly. All three girls ran out and saw them fighting. Serena screamed for them to stop. " DARIEN! SEIYA! YATEN, ANDREW! HARUKA! TAIKI!! STOP IT!" she yelled, trying to run out. Michuru grabbed her arm. " Don't, Serena. You could get hurt." She said. Serena looked back up at her. " I'm going to put a stop to this! Now!" she ran back into the washroom while Rita tried to stop the fighting. Seiya and Darien were still equally matched and breathing hard. Andrew and Taiki were still fighting it out, and Haruka was more than strong enough for Yaten yet they were fighting really hard. Suddenly, a voice broke the screams and yelling. " STOP IT!" Darien and Seiya recognized it right away. They were the first to stop and looked over at the counter. There, standing on the bar, was Eternal Sailor Moon. She had a look of hurt and anger in her eyes, " That's enough! In the name of the moon I will punish anyone who disturbs the peace in this world, no matter how much I care for them!" she was looking at Darien for most of that section. Then, she looked at all of the people in the bar, " Leave! Now! All of you!" she pointed to the door. Everyone with a look of fear on their faces ran out the door as fast as possible. Sailor Moon looked back at the men, " What were you thinking?" she asked, sternly. They backed away from each other and looked at the ground. " Nothing, we just, we….uh.." Seiya began, glancing over at Darien. Darien's head was hung and his eyes closed. He wasn't going to talk. Sailor Moon jumped off of the bar and turned away from them. " Fine." She looked around and jumped out the window into an alley. There, she de transformed and walked around the front and to Haruka's car. She opened the door and sat in the back seat, her arms crossed. Haruka glanced at Michuru, but she only turned away and began to walk towards the door also. Rita looked at Andrew and then followed. The boys all looked up at them, with a look of sorrow in their eyes. Seiya looked over at Darien. He knew that he was the one hurting the most. And worst of all it wasn't even his fault. Seiya closed his eyes and walked over to the door. " Come on, guys." He motioned for his comrades. They followed. Darien and Andrew looked at each other. Then, they closed their eyes and walked out toward the cars, followed by Haruka. On the way home Darien tried to apologize to Serena over and over again and tell her what happened. But she just stared out the window into the night. He could tell she was really hurt and disappointed that he would do that. They dropped he off and the only person she said goodbye to was Michuru. Darien hung his head again. Darien was standing on his balcony, watching the cars drive by, * You are SO stupid! How COULD you do that?!* he kept yelling at himself. He thought back to the look on her face when she had to break them as Sailor Moon. The look of anger and they way she said 'I will punish anyone who disturbs the peace in this world, no matter how much I care for them.' He couldn't think of anything else. They way she wouldn't look at him, the way she wouldn't speak or make the slightest sound. He was so deep in concentration that he didn't hear the knocking at his door. " HEY!!" he finally heard the voice say. He walked over and opened the door to see Lita standing there, " HI!" she said, cheerfully, " I brought you these!" she held a plate of cookies up. Darien tried to smile. " Come on in, Lita." He said. Lita walked in and set the cookies on his kitchen counter and turned to him. " I heard what happened last night." She said, solemnly. Darien sighed and turned back to his balcony, " Don't worry." " Why? I hurt her again! Do have any idea how much it hurts me? Just the way she looks at me kills me every time! And I've done it so many times. Not literally, but emotionally." Darien put a hand to his head. " But.." now that Lita thought about it, every time Serena had gotten hurt she'd always bounce back up and be her cheery self… except whenever something happened with… " Me. You have no idea how many times I have done this… I'm so stupid! Now she hates me.." he stopped. Lita looked at the ground, " I've never felt so lonely.. Leave it to me to be the one who.." " STOP IT!" Lita cried, " It's true, you have hurt her, but nothing can make her stop caring for you. If you think she'd stop loving you over a stupid fight then you're a fool! I know how you feel, how lonely you are. We're both orphans, remember? Nothing you or anyone can do can make you stop loving each other! You should know that by now.." Lita had her back turned to him. She couldn't find anything else to say. Her point was made. Darien looked at the floor. He wanted to cry, but he couldn't. " I know. I'm sorry." He hung his head again. Then, he found so much truth in what she had just said. He turned to see her walking towards his door, " Thanks. Lita." Lita stopped walking and turned around slowly. The anger was gone from her face, only concern was left," Any time." Lita smiled at him. Then, she walked out of his apartment. After a minute, Darien left also. Seiya was sitting in the park, thinking also about the night before, " Why did I do that? Did I really think I could win Serena?" he asked, burying his head in his hands, " Now I might have ruined their relationship.." he felt like screaming or just running away. Suddenly, he felt a hand take his. He looked at it, and knew who it was. But just to make sure, he looked up. It was. Serena. " Don't worry about it, Seiya. I forgive you." She smiled warmly. Seiya didn't answer, " Will you come with me?" she asked. Seiya only nodded. Then, he stood and Serena began to lead the way to somewhere. " Huh? What is she doing?" he whispered. Soon, they came to the dock. Serena got in a row boat and motioned for him to come in. Seiya was still confused, but got in anyway. Serena smiled warmly. " Well? Are you going to take us to the middle?" she asked, giggling. Seiya stared at her for a second. But then he picked up to oars and began to row. The whole time Serena was staring at him. Seiya was wondering why, hoping he hadn't done anything last night. But, Serena continued to gaze, smiling. Seiya stopped rowing when they came to the middle of the lake. " Is this where you wanted to be?" he asked, putting on a smile. Serena nodded, slightly and then scooted toward him. " I'm sorry about last night. It was Darien's fault. I forgive you." She was not about as close to him as possible. Seiya didn't know what she was doing, " Do you forgive me?" Seiya nodded. Then, without warning, Serena leaned forward and closed her eyes. Seiya knew what was happening. He closed his eyes too. Serena was so close now that their lips nearly touched. Serena opened her eyes, slightly. Through the corner of her eye she saw Darien standing half behind and half not behind a tree in the park. * Perfect timing.* she told herself. Just then, Darien ran off. Then, Serena backed away from Seiya and slapped him. Seiya looked surprised, yet in a strange way relieved, " NO ONE hurts my boyfriend! Got it?!" she said. Seiya nodded, " Good." Serena took the oars, " Then it's settled. You are going to apologize to my Darien, aren't you?" Seiya smiled and nodded. Darien stopped running, finally, when he came to a bench. The place they had been, that was the place he and Serena had been the first time Reeny had dropped in on them. Now she was there and kissed Seiya? This broke his heart, " She kissed him." He mumbled, " I've lost her. I've lost her for good, now." He looked endlessly into the lake, heartbroken, " I can't believe it.." " Can't believe what, sonny?" Darien looked up and saw and old woman standing there, " Is something wrong?" she asked, smiling. Darien scooted over and let her sit down. " Nothing really, I guess." Darien mumbled miserably. The woman looked concerned. She smiled and leaned in. " Oh I think something is wrong. You're not a very good liar. I can tell." The woman smiled. Darien looked at her. " Okay. I did something really stupid. I got in a fight with my girlfriend's friend and she got really upset about it. Then I see her kiss the guy I fought. It's almost too much for me to handle." " Why did you fight him?" asked the woman, a little more interested now, " Was there a special reason?" Darien looked at her. " Kinda." Darien said, sighing, " He said that I didn't love her." Darien closed hi eyes, " But he had no idea how much I really loved - - love her. No idea." The woman frowned, " And just a few minutes ago she kissed him. She's dumped me." The color drained from Darien's face. " Did you see her kiss him?" asked the woman. Darien looked at her, confused, " Did you see them kiss or did it only look like they'd kiss?" Darien frowned. " You were there weren't you?!" he asked, a little annoyed. The woman calmly shook her head for him. " No. I didn't see anything. I'm just wondering if you really saw them kiss." She asked again. Darien though about it. Had they? Well, they were so close, surly they had. " I didn't see them. But I know they did. But if she would listen to me I'd get on one knee and ask for her forgiveness. I'd say sorry for ever doing anything to hurt her in any way, shape, of form. She mean's more to me than my life. I love her more then you can possibly know. I'd beg! Serena, please forgive me. That was one of the stupidest things I've ever done! Will you give me another chance?" he said, showing her the exact way he would do it. The woman smiled and closed her eyes. Darien's eyes were closed tightly. He rested one elbow on the bench and his chin in his hand. His eyes were so tightly closed he couldn't see the pink light surrounding the old woman. And then she began to change, not just change, but became a different person. " I forgive you." He heard a voice. Her voice. He looked up and saw Serena sitting where the old woman had been. " Huh? Serena? But…. What…. The old woman.. but.." he stammered. Serena smiled and held out her hand showing him the Luna Pen, " So it was you all along?" " Yeah. And I didn't kiss him, Muffin. I only wanted to prove a point." She said, gently. Darien sat back on the bench. " I really am sorry. I didn't mean to fight him. He just said some things about me and you that I couldn't just let him say and I…" he stopped. Serena nodded her head. " Yeah. I know." Serena said, sadly, " Just don't do it again. Promise?" Darien nodded. Serena hugged him, " Nothing can make me stop loving you." Darien hugged her back. This he believed. Serena looked up at him, " Nothing." With that, she leaned forward and kissed him, gently. Darien knew this feeling. It was the one he never thought he'd feel again. He felt whole. Without her, he was only half existing. He knew that she forgave him for everything he'd done to her in their lives. And she always would. This made him feel good, knowing that they'd always be together no matter what happened. This revived him, finally. When they pulled apart, he took her in her arms and hugged her, tightly. Seiya was walking back to his apartment, thinking about what Serena had one. It was smart on her part. He knew he could never have her. Even if he could it would make him feel terrible for breaking Darien and Serena up. Besides, they were meant. Somehow her knew that. He had been almost scared when he thought she was going to kiss him. Scared. Why scared? Was it because he didn't care? No. It was because he cared about her enough to know she wasn't his. She was Darien's. Now that he had admitted it he felt better than he had in the past three days. He had never said nor thought that since the first day he found out that Serena had a boyfriend. He walked on, the sun setting in front of him.