My FanFic

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A Love So Strong:

A Love Story about Serena and Darien

A LOVE SO STRONG: SERENITY AND ENDYMION

Chapter 1

Time: Silver Millennium

Place:Moon Kingdom

The heavens were putting on a show. The stars were shining like diamonds, which are given with love and devotion. The galaxy seemed to decorate itself with a silken ribbon of white space matter, twisting and turning around the planets of the solar system. It was almost as if it was celebrating with everyone on the Moon. Why this spectacular display? The future queen of the Moon, Princess Serenity, has finally turned 18 years old. The whole Silver Millennium was invited to the celebration. The Moon Kingdom's Royal Guard dressed especially well, in their white and gold uniforms, for their princess because all who knew Princess Serenity loved her and would do anything for her. The Outer Guardians, made up of the princesses of Saturn, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto, arrived wearing their respective planets colors, looking fierce and beautiful. Serenity's court and inner Guardians, made up of the princesses of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus, were acting as hostesses for their princess and friend. But the guest of honor could not be found.

"Where IS she?" asked Luna, the Queen's royal advisor, while pacing back and forth.

"I don't know, but she better show up soon before Queen Serenity finds out," said Artemis, Luna's associate, sitting on his hind legs looking a little anxious.

Princess Serenity sat under the Lunar tree, looking out across the lake, seeing nothing. The gentle wind blew, softly moving her bangs and ponytails from her family's traditional odango hairstyle. *This is to be the most important day of my life!!! I turn 18 years old and I'll finally come into full power with the Imperial Silver Crystal, and what am I feeling? ..... Depressed.* She was told by her Mother that Endymion, the Prince of Earth and her Soulmate, would not be able to attend because of the conflict on Earth with Queen Beryl and the Negaforce. *It was just not fair!!!*she cried in her hands.

Outside the garden stood a shadowy figure watching the princess. It stood there, just looking at her, wondering what was going on inside her. Its cape was lifted by the gentle breeze. It finally detached itself from the shadows and walked over to the princess.

"Happy Birthday, Beloved," it whispered softly, presenting a single white rose.

"Endymion?!" Serenity turned looking as if she was seeing a ghost.

"Yes. You don't think that I would let your birthday go by without being here to share it with you, do you?" Endymion said while smiling at her.

Serenity looked into his wondrous black eyes and the perfect rose and knew why she loved him with all her heart and soul. *He was so handsome.* And from the glowing light in his eyes, she knew he loved her as much as she loved him. *I am so blessed by the gods!!!* But a look of confusion marred her brow.

"What are you doing here? Mother said that your kingdom was under attack and you were needed."

"My Father and the Royal Guards are fighting while I'm here. Believe it or not, my Father ordered me to come. I can only stay a little while, and then I have to return. But for the time being, how about getting dressed for your birthday celebration?" he said smiling, while extending his hand to her. They began to walk toward the Palace.

"This is the only birthday present I want! Having you here with me makes this the best birthday, ever!!!"Serenity sighed.

"And I will be there for many, many others by your side."

"Promise?" she asked looking worried.

Endymion stop walking and turned to his princess. He tilted her chin up to look deeply into her vibrant blue eyes and thought, *I'm blessed to have found you and you will never regret loving me, Serenity. Never!!* He said,

"Not even death can take me from your side, you know that, don't you? I am with you for an eternity and more, Serenity. I love you with all my heart and soul. When your heart beats then my heart answers that heartbeat. You are my other half, without you, I am not whole." Then he kissed her and enveloped her in his arms, giving all the love he had for her in the kiss.

When they broke the kiss, he smiled into her shining eyes and said,

"Look at your hand."

She looked down and looked up in surprise. On her left hand was a magnificent gold ring. The diamond was shaped like the moon with the metal traveling around the stone, as if traveling through time and space. It was expertly made and very beautiful. In the starlight, it shone like many stars in the heavens.

"What is this? It's very beautiful!!! Where did you get this?" she asked.

"I wanted to give you something on your birthday that you would not forget. On Earth, there is a custom when a young man wants to let a particular young lady know that he wants her and only her." Endymion then got down on one knee and knelt before his beloved princess, taking her hand. "The young man then asks, 'Would you do me the greatest honor by becoming my wife and my Queen?' I am giving you my heart and kingdom, Serenity. Please say you will marry me."

Serenity look at him with tears in her eyes. She smiled and pulled him to his feet, taking his hand and placing it on her heart saying, "If I died today, I know I would die happy. Endymion, Yes, I will marry you!!!" Her laughter echoed throughout the kingdom. Her happiness was felt by everyone that was close to her at that moment.

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Present day, 1998

A lone woman woke up from the dream wondering how could a love like that, ever exist in the real world? A small part of her cried out, at the thought, of not experiencing that kind of wonderful, soul-filling love. She wondered if she would survive, if she was Serenity and could not find her prince, Endymion. *Oh, stop it!!! You're starting to believe your own fiction, Renee. A love like that doesn't exist, not for you, anyway!!!*

*Then, why do I keep having this stupid dream?!* She knew a small part of her soul was missing but she had no idea why.

Serenity (Serena) Tuskino was a renowned author all around the world. She knew that the only way to deal with the emptiness in her soul was to write about it. Serena's first publication, 'Yesterday's Memories,'became an instant best seller. The book was written from a point of view of a lonely person missing their family and friends but the setting was on the moon. Her second and more personal book, 'My Only Love,' became another best seller. It was written with her secret dreams interwoven in the story. Deep inside, where even Serena wouldn't admit existed, lived the heart of a hopeless romantic. With the money, made from the royalties of the books, Serena invested and built a publishing company called Silver Millennium Publications. Under her guidance, Silver Millennium became a Fortune 500 Company in 3 years. She was 25 years old , very rich, and very lonely.

After the death of her family, from a bombing attack in Israel, she moved with relatives to America and became shy and withdrawn. Everyone thought they knew the real Serenity Tuskino, but no one really knew. She always kept a part of herself away for anything or anyone that could hurt her. She was a loner and had few friends. Leslie and Veronica were the closest to her and they loved her for who she was. When she was around them, she became a klutz, and a crybaby. None of her friends would ever believe that klutzy, cry baby Serena graduated top of her class in high school and college and is also a famous author of romantic fictional literature. During college, Serena became interested in ancient mythology. From Zeus to Apollo, she studied and became more enthralled. In one of her graduate courses, she found an old tomb of books referencing the Moon Kingdom and their legends. Queen Serenity, as well as the whole Silver Millennium was mentioned, but what caught her attention the most was the endless love story of Serenity and Endymion. Princess Serenity was the princess of the moon and Prince Endymion was the prince of Earth. The two were destined soulmates, that will eventually create and rule a new millennium on earth. Something about that story triggered something, but she could figure out what it was.

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A lone figure stood on a balcony, looking out over the skyline of Los Angeles. His stood straight and tall. He was 28 years old and about 5'9", with jet black hair and luminous black eyes. He had an air of mystery and success about him.

Edward Darien Chiba was thinking about his next archeological dig in the Polar Ice Caps of the North Pole. He was born in Tokyo but moved to America with his family at the age of 15. His sister, Caroline was a famous model and actress with a loving husband, Jackson, and two kids, Jennifer and Michael. His father was an engineer in Silicone Valley, Ca and his mother was a neurologist at the UCLA hospital. He was the head professor of archeology at Harvard and had written many articles on ancient, mythological places. From Atlantis to the fabled place where the Garden of Eden stood, these were the most interesting to him. A mystery benefactor was funding his next dig. He always got restless before a dig, but this time it was different, somehow. *Maybe I'm restless because I'm finally going to the supposed site where the Battle of Peace was fought.* The battle of peace was a fabled battle between heroic teenage girls, from the legendary Moon Kingdom called Sailor Scouts, and a power-hungry queen, named Queen Beryl. Throughout his career, the whole legend of the Moon Kingdom always fascinated him. The story always pulled a cord in his heart. But what was the most fascinating was the legend about the Moon Princess and the Prince of Earth. On his dig of Atlantis, on the island of Iceland, he was given a very old map of the city and a marker telling where the battle took place a thousand years ago. He honestly felt that he would be able to find something from that time and place. He just knew it!!! *Stop daydreaming and start packing for the morning flight, Edy*, he thought to himself.

Briiiig!!! Briiing!!! Briiing!!!, the phone rang.

-Darien here.

-Damn, you're hard to track down.!!How's it hanging, little brother?!! , laughed a voice on the other end.

Darien laughed, Hi Caroline, I'm fine! How are you?

-Fine, but I asked you first.

-I'm a little tired, Darien said rubbing his eyes, but I'm packing for my trip to the polar ice caps. I leave tomorrow.

-Darien, mom's gonna be mad if you don't stop by at least to say hi, once in a while. And the kids miss you too.

-How is jenny and mike doing?

-Doing fine for Hollywood kids. Will you at least stop by before your flight? I miss you too, you know.

-Yeah, I know. I'll see if I could squeeze you in.

-Are you going to ask about dad? I know that it been a while since you last talked to him. Are you still angry at him?

-I really don't want to talk about it, now. I have packing to do.

-Okay, okay, suit yourself. I just wanted to let you know that he's doing fine and I think he's missing you too.

Darien closed his eyes and tried to control his rolling emotions at the mention of his father. Darien hasn't talked to his father since he decided to change his major from microbiology to archeology. His father thought that his son was going in the wrong profession with little chance to make a decent living. But Darien had also be interested in archeology as well as microbiology. During his second year at UCLA, he changed his major to archeology after a visit from a prominent archeologist, Sidney Allen. Sidney talked about how archeology can find evidence to prove that even myths did exist at one time or another. As a child growing up in Tokyo, the legend of the Sailor Scouts and the Moon Princess had always caught his attention. His mother used to read stories to him about their fight for love and justice. As he grew older, he learned that the myths may not be myths at all. The Sailor Scouts may have existed as well as the Moon Princess and the Moon Kingdom. It was at that point, he changed his major.

Walter Chiba - What!?! Are you crazy?! Your throwing your career away!!

Darien - No, I'm not dad!! I'm just changing majors in a different science. Instead studying plantlife and its history. I'll be studying human existence and its history.

Walter - Well, don't expect me to pay for your tuition if you do!! If you do this, you're on your own!!

Sara Chiba - Walter, don't !!!

Darien - That's okay, mom. I'll be able to take care of myself, thanks to you. Bye, mom!! Darien gave his mother a kiss on the cheek and never looked back. Darien always sent birthday and holiday presents to the family, but never attended another family function when his dad was there.

That memory still hurt after 6 years.

Darien - Look, Caro. I've got to go. I'll see if I can stop by before the flight and see you, mom, and the kids. Check you later.

Caroline - Okay, Dare. Sorry to bring up bad memories. I love you, bro. Don't forget that. Bye!!

*Dad, I really miss you a lot!! I just hope one day you'll be happy and proud of me and my career as I am.*

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A tall, leggy woman walked to an impressive office complex on a brisky winter morning. The night before there was a light snow in the city that never sleeps. After last night, Serena knew she needed a vacation and fast!!

End of Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I make no claims on being the creator of Sailor Moon or any of the Sailor Moon characters. Sailor Moon is the property of DIC and it's wonderful creator. I am only responsible for Caroline, Walter, Jackson, Sara, and the rest of Darien's family. Pleae don't sue !!!

Send me and flames or priases. I'd really appreciate. By the way, I really love e-mail !!! Thanks for reading !!! Chaio. :o)

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