Hello, my name is ChibiSetsuna! I've decided to get the guts to send this in. It's called'Destined Hearts' it's a Serena and Darien 'fic. It also changes time periods often. Special Thanx for my pal Becky! she is my proofreader! Thanx to Alica Blade, for her excellent feedback! Disclamers: I don't Own Sailor Moon(I wish I did, though) the great and talented Naoko-sama does, alright, let's get this 'fic started! Destined Hearts-a tale of love through the ages rated:PG, or PG-13. some strong lanuage, battle scenes Part One- Waltzing Serenity Serenity ran out of the Great Hall with the Sailor Senshi on her heels. "Serenity, it won't be so bad, he?s a very nice guy," Sailor Venus said, trying to keep up with Serenity. "Really, he?s not bad, so quit whining," Sailor Mars said. Any normal bystander would say that Rae greatly disliked Serenity, but in fact they were close friends. "Leave me, now!" Serenity shouted at them, slamming the doors of her rooms in their faces. She sat on the bed, sobbing. I don?t want to marry anyone, she thought angrily. I won?t, I?ll run away, they won?t care. They just want a suitable match made. She then gathered her riding clothes, tan breeches and a loose peasant blouse. She found a rucksack and folded some extra clothes. Then, it was time to wait for darkness. The Moon princess sat on her bed until a servant came to her door. "Your Highness, dinner is served," came the soft voice through the door. "Go away, I?m not feeling well," she answered weakly, in an attempt to sound ill. Soon it was dark, so Serenity picked up the bag and climbed out her window. The trellis was sound, she had been climbing it for years. She ran to the stables and quickly saddled her horse. They raced out into the forest. Usually the dark, grnareled trees made her uncomfortable, but now she had no time for petty fears. When they had slowed down and stopped to rest, Serenity drew out a small hunting knife. She undid her odangos and dropped the pins to the ground. She winced at the sound of the knife slicing through her long brown hair(note:serenity?s hair is brown in this) Then she slipped out of the dress she wore at Court and put her riding clothes on. She mounted the horse again and took off. She heard the sound of hoof beats behind her. Looking back she was hit by a long hanging branch. She was knocked off her horse, unconscious. Queen Serenity watched her daughter leave with tears in her eyes. She knew something that only her and the Older Senshi knew about. The Terran Royals had actually arrived that afternoon. She smiled, knowing that Prince Endymion was out riding in the same woods that Serenity rode into. The Princess woke to find herself wrapped in blankets and lying by a warm fire. "So, you?re awake, how?s the head?" a voice in the shadows asked her. The owner of the voice stepped into the circle of light. Serenity almost gasped, he was so handsome. he had esoteric ocean blue eyes, but she couldn?t see his hair. He wore a black fedora, worn low on his forehead. She giggled, he blushed and looked at her. "What? Have i grown another head?" he asked, not getting the hint. "No one on the Moon wears fedoras!" she exclaimed before erupting into laughter. he just looked so hilarious, that she couldn?t stop laughing. She stopped laughing abruptly. Looking up, she caught his gaze. Suddenly, the Moon Princess found herself almost drowning in his blue eyes. Then she shook herself and tore her gaze away. "So, you got a name?" She asked. "Endy, what?s yours?" He replied brightly. A little too brightly for her taste. "Sere," she replied sullenly. "Like the goddess, right?" to him she was a goddess, she just took his breath away. It was at that moment that Endymion abandoned all rational thought about his princely duties. "I?ll be right back" Serenity said, and made a quick escape. She burst into tears. Equanimity was Serenity?s younger sister, a perfect mirror of the silver haired queen. Serenity favored her father, brunette with brown eyes so dark they looked black. The two girls never met their father, who was killed in a battle with the Dark Kingdom a month before their birth. She had always felt that Equanimity and Serenity were twins, but Serenity was a few minutes older, so she was the heir. At balls and parties, the young lords and soldiers always flocked around Equanimity. They sang ballads about her beauty, while Serenity stood uncomfortably in the background. Suddenly, warm arms enclosed her, it was Endy. "What?s wrong? Are you okay?" his gentle voice startling her out of her reverie. She turned and stared into his mysterious ocean blue eyes, so full of warmth and something she couldn?t place. "I-I-I d-d-don?t w-w-w-anna get m-m-arried!!" she sobbed. Serenity felt so safe with him, but could she tell him about being betrothed to Endymion. "It?s okay, don?t worry, it?ll be fine" Endy couldn?t stand the thought of her marrying someone else. HE loved her, that other guy could take a hike. His arms tightened around her, making her feel even more unsure about the upcoming marriage. How could she marry a man she had never even met? Serenity would rather marry poor, servant Endy. How could she marry the rumored ?Don Juan" of the Earth Kingdom? < Oh, he?s soo handsome and gentle!> She thought. "I have to marry too," He said quietly. How he wished that this servant girl was Serenity, that he was betrothed to. "Well, I know the Prince is betrothed to the Princess, but why do you have to marry?" She asked, her sobs finally ebbing. "It?s an Earth tradition, Prince gets married, Valet gets married" he replied, his voice still soft. "We have the same tradition here too..." She turned and looked into his eyes, which were getting closer, closer, closer. A sound in the underbrush startled her.< I was going to kiss him! Dunce, why didn?t you kiss him!> "You must excuse me, I must check on my horse," He pulled away from her, scared at his raging emotions for this peasant girl. He thought, angry at the cruel words his younger brother had said the day he left for the Moon. ******Flashback******* "Endymion! You Idiot! How could you be so stupid! That Serenity would as soon kill you as look at you!! I cannot belive you were such a coward, not standing up for yourself. You are the heir of the great Kingdom of Earth, you can choose whichever woman you want!!" With that, Prince Thomas stormed through the doors of his older brother?s chambers, vowing never to be emulate him in any way. ************End Flashback************ "Serenity!" a harsh whisper caught her attention. "Jupiter! what are you doing here? Check that, go away!" She hissed back. "You have to go back, you know that, so be quiet and let?s go!" Jupiter said to the unyielding Moon Princess."Okay, you wanna make this hard on yourself, that?s your choice!" she growled under her breath. "Aahhh!!! Put me down!! Let go!! AAAHHHRRGGG!!" Serenity screamed. "I won?t go back!! I won?t!!!" Endy heard Sere?s shouts and came running to the campfire. She wasn?t there. "Sere!"he shouted, he couldn?t lose her not now, not ever. "Dammit, let go!! Put me down!!"She screamed in rage as Sailor Senshi surrounded her. "Serenity, you have to come back, you don?t have a choice in this matter"Sailor Mercury pleaded. `"I?ve finally found a man that I am remotely interested in. He?s not a land holder, or noble." She explained. "Look, Serenity, you WILL come back, even if I have to render you unconscious. "Not on your life!!"she shouted and took off. "She?s such a handful" Venus muttered under her breath, then ran after her. "Mercury Bubbles, BLAST!!"Sailor Mercury shouted and the forest was shrouded in mist. Serenity ran blindly through the mist, tripping over branches and rocks. Until she crashed into someone. "Pardon me, princess Serenity" Her sophisticated voice startled the dazed Serenity. "W-who are YOU?" she stumbled back in surprise. "I am Sailor Pluto, your higness" she repiled with and air of casual formality. "I?m not royalty, I?m nobody" the princess mumbled in an attempt to confuse the strange woman. "You are, your demenor proves that" She chuckled lightly. "If you would, come with me please"she said, instantly serious. Then she opened a emerald green portal and motioned the girl through it. "Okay, Sailor Pluto" she said, stepping throuth the portal with uncommon grace. "MArs!! MARS!!!" Sailor Venus shouted to sailor Mars. "What,venus?" She raven haired girl shouted back. "Serenity is gone!! I just saw her go through a portal with this weird woman" the blonde explaned, very nervous. "WHAT!?" mars screamed at the other girl. "So you see, Princess, I need your help in the ongoing fight with the Dark Kingdom" Pluto explained when they had gone through the portal. "Okay, sure what can I do?" Serenity asked, suddenly excited at the fact that she would be able to do something. The woman paused, sizing up the tall princess. With interest she noted the deep underlying sadness of her eyes, how she looked like her father! "First, shout, Aphelion Zenith Power" Pluto instruced. "Wait a second. I?m going to be a senshi?" She asked, hoping to get the chance. "yes, now say it, please" "Aphelion Zenith, POWER!!" she shouted, and in briliant flashes of light, the new Sailor Aphelion was standing in serenity?s place. She looked down at the fuku, agog at the truth that she, a measly princess was also a senshi. The bodysuit was white, just like all the other fukus, but the skirt and collar were a rare shade of maroon. The collar had the two common stripes, but these were of a metallic forest green. Her boots were tall and also maroon, with a silver crescent moon emblem. She had no tiara, but her the golden crescent on her forehead shone brightly. Her bows were also metallic forest green. She stared at Sailor Pluto in awe, transferring her gaze from her fuku to pluto. "Whoa" she whispered weakly. The green haired woman smiled proudly, this was their savoir, the one ment to save them all. "Now, say this ?silver glaive?" she said gently. "Silver Glaive" Aphelion said and a tall glaive appeared. It was silver, with a razor sharp blade. a golden crescent moon topped the staff. Aphelion stared at it, her mouth open in astonishment. "I did this?" she asked in awe, staring at her hands as if they were forgien objects. "Yes. Princess, you did. Now I am going to give you this ring, it will help you often" Sailor Pluto said. "What does it do?" the new Sailor Aphelion asked. "When you are near common people and do not want your moon to be seen, this will create a magic illusion to hide it" Pluto explained. "Cool,"she breathed, immedately thinking about Endy. She detransformed back into Serenity, and stood, looking confused. "i?m sorry if i am being rude, but I don?t think I know you" She stammered out, blushing. "Of course you do, Serenity, if I may call you that, Think back a few years, to the Choosing" Pluto?s voice was hypnotic and soothing. **********************FLASHBACK!****************************************** "Princess RayEarth, Senshi of mars, holder of fire, Protector of Serenity" Queen Serenity?s voice echoed throughout the filled Hall. The crowd cheered. "Princess AmyOlivia, Senshi Of Mercury, holder of water and ice, protector of Serenity" "Princess MinaTruth, Senshi of Venus, Protector of Love, Protector Of Serenity" "Princess LitaZabelle, Senshi of Jupiter, holder of Lightning and justness, Protector of Serenity" "Princess EquanimityLyra, Senshi of the Moon, commander of the Sailor Senshi, Protectors of Princess Serenity of and the Silver Millenium. So mote it be!" The queen said brilliant white light emminating from the Crystal on the end of her septre. After the Ceremony was completed, princess Serenity ran out into the vast gardens. She needed her privacy to cry and not be gawked at. she thought andgrily. Serenity looked up, and saw a tall tanned woman with green hair. "Are you all right, Princess?" She asked, her voice soothing. "I?m fine, who are you?" The confused princess asked in return. "You don?t remember me? Of course y ou wouldn?t, I left when you were young" She said. "Puu!!" Serenity lept up and hugged Sailor Pluto. They were in the garden for hours, catching up, Serenity telling about her dreams, desires and hopes. ********************************end flashback********************************* "Puu!"The two hugged, and then Pluto got down to business. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^The Present^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "I?m going to be sooo late!! Thank you, Luna!!" Serena Tsukino lept out of bed, dropping Luna into and ungangly heap on the floor of Serena?s bedroom. When she looked up, Serena was already dressed and on her way downstairs. She was wearing her customary attire, baggy olive cargo pants, and white camisole. "Serena! Don?t forget your backpack!!"luna Shouted at her. "i won?t, Luna!! See you at Five!!"She called, and ran out the door of her larg e stately mansion. When she was far enough away from the house, Serena sat down in the sidewalk, her head dropped and she began to sob. Why couldn?t things like that happen now, when she needed them? She berated herself for letting this type of emotion show. Showing real emotion was a very bad idea. She was eighteen, living on her own. Her familly had been killed, a year ago by a youma. Serena had been busy battling another and could not save them. She was very angry at hereself, that?s why she pushed herself so hard. It was tough, trying to balance her training scedule and the busy life of a bestselling author. You see, she was also an Olympic swimmer, and yerned to become the best in the world. She also had a very secret I denitiy, she was Sailor Moon, fighter for Love, Justice, and all good things edible. When her family died, Serena isolated herself from the other scouts and moved to the State of Wyoming (hehe;-} ). (AN in my story, tuxedo mask never happened). She made friends, but not close ones. But she alway knew that someday she would have to go back. She thought standing up, brusquly. "Hey, are you okay, m?am?" a voice startled her out of her reverie. She turned to see a tall young man with ocean blue eyes and tousled raven colored hair. "I?m fine, thank you" She whispered trying to brush past him. "No, you?re not, I can tell" he touched her arm, electricity flowed freely between them. "Just missing some people, I guess. What?s your name?" She asked, looking down, "My name?s Darien,hey, you want to get a cup of coffee?" he-Darien asked, still holding into her arm. "Sure, Darien, i didn?t make my daily today" she smiled, then her expression darkened. "Oh, shoot! Could you wait right here for just a second?" She ran bsck up the street, Darien following. Darien was taking his early moring run when he came across the sobbing woman. "Hey, are you okay, m?am?" he asked, Taking in her baggy pants, short hair and tank top. She stood up and turned away from him. "I?m fine, thank you" She whispered, trying to brush past him. His arm brushed hers, her head jerked up and a look of surprise crossed her features. He looked at her oddly, she was very beautiful, having deep, sad brown eyes and a diamond nose peircing. "No, you?re not, i can tell" Darien felt a wave of electricity travel through to his very soul. < Whoa, this is weird!!> he thought "just missing some people, I guess, What?s your name?" She asked, quickly changing the subject. "I?m Darien, hey, want to get a cup of cofee?" He asked. "Sure, I didn?t make my daily today" she smiled,a slow sad smile, but beautiful none the less. Then, her expression darkened "Oh, Shoot!! Do you mind waiting for just a sec?" she ran off, but Darien decided to follow her. "Luna!!! Where?s my backpack!!!" Serena shouted when she burst throught the door of the huge house. "Oh, Serena, It?s on the dinner table, I told you not to forget it!"Luna scolded goodnaturedly from a larde sofa in the living room. "Thanks, you just saved my Butt!!" She thanked Luna and was on her way out the door , when she collided with Darien. "Owww...." Darien moaned his fingers tentitvly brushing his rapidly blackening eye. " I?m so sorry, here, put this on it"Serena handed him a large t-bone steak. "Why were you in such a hurry, any way?" He asked, gingerly placing the steak on his eye. "Well, I didn?t want to be late for the first day of school, by the way, do you happen to know where Kelly Walsh High School is?" She asked, blushing. "Of course I know! I go there, besides, school dosen?t start for an hour!"he pointed out laugingly. "then why were you out so early?" She asked, munching on a peice of toast. "I?m in training" Darien said, reaching for some toast. Serena slapped his hand away.. "Really? for what?"She asked, interested. Serena was surprised at her intense feeelings for this-Darien person. "I?m a runner, marathons and stuff like that" he replied, plucking a peice of toast off the plate. === One needs food to survive, but one needs love to really live- guess who said that and you'll win a prize! Time is an illusion. 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