Hi everyone. I am kinda new to all of this and this is my first attempt to write any kind of story at all. I would like to hear from everyone how they like or dislike it. And any and all suggestions/comments would be grateful. I am not going to write very much but please send all flames, comments, suggestions, etc. etc, to jessie16@flash.net Thank you for taking the time to read my story!!! And please excuse my writing it is not one of my strong points. Disclaimers: We all know the drill. I do not in any way shape or from own Sailor Moon or any other characters related to Sailor Moon. Rated:PG *Full of Surprises* by Cresent Moon It was a cool autum day when Serena stepped outside. It was the first time in a month that she was up on time, but this time she was actually up early. She grabbed a quick bite to eat before she left the house for school. She was hoping to see Darien before school without running head first into him. She headed in the direction of his apartment. As she reached the building she saw him step outside. He had already graduated collage and was preparing to get a job as a doctor. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw him. "Darien" she said as she walked toward him. He looked up to see who was calling his name. "Hello, my meatball head. To what do I owe the honor of this morning visit?" He said sweetly. "So, what are you doing later today?" She asked. "Well since it is the first Friday that I have had off in a long time, I was hoping to spend it with you." He said as he reached his hand down to grab her hand in his. Serena was filled with joy as she leaned over to rest her head on his arm as he walked her to school. When they arrived at her school, the two embraced each other in a kiss before saying their good-byes for the day. Serena was now 18 and was a senior in high school. The school day seemed to linger on forever. When the last bell rang for the end of school, Serena was the first one out of the door. Today was a day of first because it was also the first day in the school year that Serena didn't have detention. She had forced herself to pay attention so she could get out the same time as the rest of the school. Once she made her way outside she saw someone she wasen't expecting to see until later that evening. Meanwhile, Darien was searching the mass of students exiting the building for his Serena. He had a surprise for her that couldn't wait for later. When the two found each other they made their way to Darien's car. Before she was able to get it, he warned her that there was another person in the back seat. She slowly made her way into the car a looked behind her to see her to see who it was brfore she fainted. Darien turned to look at a very stunned Rini. "What did she do that for? I thought she would be happy to see me." asked a puzzled Rini. Darien just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Let's take her to my apartment." When they arrived at his building, he picked Serena up and took her into his apartment. He laid her in the guest room so she could rest. It had been about six months since Rini's last visit and she didn't expect her back so soon. About an hour later, a shocked and confused Serena emerged from the bedroom. "Did I see who I think I saw, or was I just seeing things?" She asked Darien just shook his head and pointed over to the sofa where Rini was taking a nap. She felt weak in the knees but Darien caught her before she hit the ground. She looked at him and just smiled, she was so excited to see her future daughter again. Serena hugged Darien and went to kiss him but she was interrupted by a slight tap on the arm. She truned to see Rini looking at her with a confused smile. She let go of Darien and hugged Rini. "Why did you faint mama? I thought you would be happy to see me." Serena let go of Rini and said, "I am happy to see you. I just wasen't expecting to see you back so soon froom the future." She explained. At this Darien decided to speak up, "Well I wasen't exactly expecting her to knock on my door this afternoon either, but she did!" He excaliamed. "To what do you owe the surprise visit? There's nothing wrong in the future is there?" Serena asked. "There is nothing wrong in the future, Mama (Neo-Queen Serenity) just thought that you would like to see me, she does have all your memories ya know. She just remembered how much she wanted to see me when she was your age and asked if I wanted to see you, I just couldn't pass up the offer." She said. Although it was only partly true. Unknown to Serena was the real reason that Rini came back, nothing was wrong in the future but in the present. "You do have a point there." Serena said. "Well," Darien said, "is it just me or are you two hungury also?" From their reactions he knew the anwser. They decided to call out for pizza since it had started to rain. After they ate Serena decided she should go home, although she didn't want to leave. Darien made the suggestion that she should spend the night. That would give all of them a chance to spend some time together before Rini had to return to the future. It didn't take long for Serena to agree to the idea. If it had been just Darien she might have passed up the offer but since it was Darien AND Rini, she couldn't refuse. There was one slight problem though. Three people and only two bedrooms. Darien wrapped his arms around Serena from behind and wispered in her ear, "I guess you're with me." With a mischevious grin on his face. "Oh, I like that idea. But you MUST have good behavior or you might just end up by yourself." She wispered back in a baby like voice. "You sure know how to take the fun out of a night don't you?" He said sadly. The night continued however with out anymore conflicts of interest. The next morning, Serena woke up in the warmest and strongest of arms. When she turned over to look at Darien she noticed a very unusual sight. He had tear stains on his face. She squrimed out of his warm embrace to go check on Rini. Darien and Rini were both still asleep. She wnet into the kitchen and made breakfast consisting of pancakes and orange juice, whcih was Rini's favorite food. Darien woke up to the smell and made his way to the kitchen to be confronted by a worried Serena. She asked Darien why he had been crying, all he did was wrap his arms around her and try to hold back the tears. Serena was now more confused than ever. He calmed sown and explained to Serena what Rini had told him. "The real reason Rini came back is that something horrible is going to happen, and she came to warn us. She didn't say exactly what it was just that is was bad and going to happen very soon, but not to worry because everything will turn out alright." He said as a few tears escaped from his eyes. When he was done telling Serena the whole story Rini walked into the room. She was quick to relize what was going on and ran to her future mother and gave her a huge tight hug. They then sat down for breakfast. Afterwards they decided to take a walk to the park and go out on the lake. When they reached the park Rini asked if she could play and her 'parents' nodded that she could. After a short time Darien rented a rowboat to go out on the lake with Serena and Rini. Everyone one was having a great time but it was not to last much longer. As the day grew short they decided to head back to the apartment after getting some ice cream. They went inside a small ice cream parlor on the corner. They were just about done eating their ice cream when someone came into the shop and opened fire. Unfortunetly, Serena was the only person injured. She was quickly rushed to the emergency room. She'd been hit twice, once in the chest and the other in the stomach, and she was bleeding rather bad. As Darien and Rini arrived at the hospital they inquired how she was doing but they refused to release any information to anyone except her family. Darien then called her parents, the girls, and then Andrew. They took Serena into surgury to try and retrive the bulltes, and stop the bleeding. Darien and Rini could just wait until everyone got there to find out more. It was extremely late when Serena finally came out of surgury. The only people left were Darien and a sleeping Rini. "Are you here for Serena Tuskino?" Asked a nurse. "Yes ma'am, how is she?" Asked a tried Darien. "She'll be alright, she just need her rest. You can see her for a minute if you like." "Thank You" He said as he and Rini headed for Serena's room. When they entered the room, the only noise was the constant sound of of Serena's heart monitor. Darien's heart shattered into a million tiny pieces. Rini satrted to cry uncontrolably but found comfort in her father's strong arms. He reminded her that everything would be alright, that she would come out just fine, but a few tears came to cloud his vision as well. Darien reached his hand out to hold her hand as she lay still in the bed. They stayed for a few minutes just looking at how helpless she was just lying there. They were about to leave when Darien felt a slight movenment on his hand. He looked up at Serena to see her open her beautiful blue eyes. She looked at Darien, she was still very weak but managed to find enough energy to where Darien could make out the words 'I love you' on her lips before she went back to sleep. Darien bent down and kissed her slightly on the lips before leaving to go home. The two made their way back to the apartment for some sleep. At about eight o'clock Darien sat stright up in his bed as yesterday's events palyed back in his head. He got up and went to Rini's room where she too ahd just woken up. They both got dressed and headed towards the hospital in a matter of minutes. When they arrived at the hospital, she was just like they left her, asleep and peaceful. As Rini shut the door behind her Serena opened her eyes. She was confused as to where she was. She looked over at Darien and asked, "What happened? The last thing I remember we were getting ice cream and I felt some pain then I blacked out. What's going on?" Darien looked at her and explained everything that had happened from the shooter to this point. To her that explained why she hurt so much and why there were so many bandages on her body. she motioned for Darien to come to her, then she asked hin to come closer. As he did, with as much energy as she could muster she leaned slightly toward him and kissed him. It was a very passionate kiss that was very short due to her weakness and needed air. Then she said I love you and went back to sleep once again. Darien took the opertunity to call everyone and tell them how she was doing. Throughout the day everyone that she knew came to visit her. Serena was getting stronger day by day. The doctors were amazed at how fast she recovered from such injuries. They said that by the end of the next week she should be strong enough to go home. Everyday from the time Darien woke up to the time they told him to leave he was there by Serena's side. By the end of the week he had forgotten all about his job and even quit just to help Serena recover. Rini however had to return to the future but said that she would return byt the time she got out of the hosptial. There was a slight problem though, Serena needed someone to watch over her 24/7 and her parents had to work. So they did the next best thing, seeing as how Darien no longer had a job, they left her in his care. She would stay at his apartment until Serena was fully recovered. When they arrived at his apartment building, they went up to his apartment and set Serena up in the guest bedroom. Darien had another surprise waiting for Serena when they were finished setting up the room. When she finally settled down in bed he went over and sat next to her on the bed. He pulled out a small black velvet box, inside was a gold ring with a diamond in hte center of a rose that was surrounded by a cresent moon. Her jaw dropped down to the ground. "Serena, I love you with all my heart and soul. I have not only loved you in this time but also in the Silver Millennium, and I will always love you, will you marry me?" All serena could do was shack her head as Darien put the ring on her finger. Darien then softly hugged her sice she was still sore from her wounds. Then the couple kissed. As the next month passed by, Serena recieved many visitors. All of which noticed her ring and congradulated the two. Some people told Darien that it was about time, but he just shrugged off those comments. Then the time came to return to her own home, also to go back to school and finish her last year of grade school. However, now that the two were engaded Serena had other palns. She saw no reason why she just couldn't stay with Darien, after all, she had stayed with him the last month, why not just finish moving in? She asked Darien what he thought of the idea and he rather liked the idea. He said that there was no reason why his fiancee shouldn't stay with him, but she had to ask her parents, after all she was still in school and only 18 years old. She called her parents over for supper and to discuss the matter at hand. They ate and then sat down for a long disscussion about what she thought she should do. She mentioned severl facts some of which were that most of her stuff was already over at Darien's apartment and that soon enough she would move in with him when they got married. Her parents discussed it amongst theirselves for a minute before saying that she could indeed move in with him. Serena got up from her chair next to Dairen and went over to her parents to give them a hug/ She then took her place back at Darien's side. Just as all the comotion had started to die down they heard a knock at the door. Darien opened it to see Rini standing on the other side. They filled her in on everything that had happened and she hugged her 'parents'. After Serena's parents left it was rather late and they decided to go to bed. Serena was once again in Darien's room, but not for long she thought 'soon enogh it will be *our* room'. She smiled to her self and then fell asleep in Darien's arms. ~Six Months Later~ "Are you ready?" Serena's mom asked as she was putting the final touches on her make-up. Today was the day that she had been waiting for since forever. Today Serena Tuskino, would become Serena Chiba. The ceremony itself was not all remembered, in fact the only thing that Serena really remembered was when the priest said"...you may now kiss the bride." Finally her and Darien were married, and the two were now one. They went on their honeymoon to England for two whole weeks. Then, on their six month anniversary, it was Serena's turn to surprise Darien. In another six months little baby Rini was going to be born (AN: She was only three months pregnant.) It had been almost a year since they last saw Rini from the future and they knew that it wasen't going to be much longer before they were her present parents. They seemed to like that a lot more than future parents. Darien was so excited that the only person she got to tell, besides Darien, were her parents. The two knew that they were the happiest couple in the world! ~The End~ okay please tell me what you think. I know it is not the best story in the world but keep in mind that it is my first attempt. Please send all e-mails to jessie16@flash.net i am always open to hear wht you have to say.