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 5

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Present Day

The sun was setting over the Pacific Ocean. The huge orange ball was setting off a multitude of colors found only in the spectrum, during it descent into the horizon. It's pink, orange, and lavender hues gave a tranquil backdrop to the lone motorcyclist. Darien was on his blue and silver 1998 Kawasaki ZX9R, speeding down a winding mountain road. Darien wasn't paying any attention to the magnificent sunset while he rode his bike. His dream, from last night, was still bothering him. The fact that he saw himself as the Sailor Scout of Earth and a Protector of the Moon Kingdom bothered him the most. Because, believe it or not, he actually felt the transfer of the crystal's power to him in his dream. And he can still feel a small part of it cursing through his body. He said the words, "Earth Celestial Power!!," last night, but nothing happened. *I feel_ different_ somehow, but I can't explain it. I really must need a vacation, it might just help to get my mind off of my dreams. The ship will be ready to sail tomorrow morning, I hope.*

What Darien didn't know, was that he was being followed on that mountain road. Two women were riding a half a mile behind him on their motorcycles. One woman had on a green jumpsuit and the other had on a golden jumpsuit. And both looked awesome and beautiful riding their powerful machines.

"I can see now, why Darien loves to ride his motorcycle! To be able to control such power, by a mere flick of the wrist!! I also love this time of the day, sunset," said Nicole observing the sunset on the ocean. "But I enjoy controlling the waters themselves even more!!,"she said with a flashing smile.

"Yeah, I know what you mean!! But we are not here to enjoy the scenery or enjoy the ride, we are here to watch and protect the Prince," Samantha said behind her helmet. "It's hard to believe that a lifetime ago, I wanted to destroy the Prince and now I only want to protect the Prince and our future." ** I promise to make it up to you, my Prince. Even if it means my life.**

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"I want to know the status of Princesses Jupiter and Mars," said Artemis.

"From Maxfield and Jonathan, the Princesses are have a good time in LA, shopping and sightseeing, of course. They are with them night and day.

They're even staying in the same hotel and right next door to them," said Robin.

"Good, very good! How about Princess Serenity and Mercury?"

"Troy and Malachite have been taking them on a tour of Beverly Hills and they seem to be enjoying themselves. But the Princess is still questioning their motives but they can handle it."

"We don't want to frighten them and we don't want them to know anything, not until they reach the rendezvous point and they can be told about their past lives all at once," said Artemis.

"Not trusting anyone, doesn't sound like the trusting and fun-loving Serenity we used to know."

"Well, after her parents were killed, she really never trusted anyone. Even Simone is kept at arms length and they were dating, and you know how close they were on the Moon."

"But, wait a minute, weren't they in love with each other? From what I can remember, Princess Serenity and Lord Simone were inseparable," said Robin.

"Yes, that was true for a time, but then Serenity was soul bonded to Endymion shortly thereafter. It was foretold in the Legends of the Past Life. Princess Serenity, at first, completely refused to be soul bonded with Prince Endymion. She was so sure that her future soul bond would be Lord Simone. But something, or should I say_ someone, changed her mind."

"Who?"

A disembodied voice answered, "Her Avatar, The Moon Goddess Selene."

Artemis and Robin both turned and said, "Your Highness," and immediately bowed to their dead Queen's essence.

"Hello Artemis. Hello Sailor Saturn, I overheard your conversation about Princess Serenity, Lord Simone, and Prince Endymion. Avatar Selene is the life force of the Moon. She gives her power to only one in a generation, just like all the other Avatars. In the beginning, she gave part of her life force, as well as the others, to create the Imperial Silver Crystal,"said Queen Serenity as she faded into the room.

"But how did Avatar Selene accomplish a _willing_ soul bond, when Princess Serenity was so against it? We all know that a soul bond is everlasting, only if both parties are willing, "said Robin.

Queen Serenity smile and said, "It wasn't easy. Avatar Selene knew that Princess Serenity was the promise guardian of the Crystal and her chosen one for this generation, and she also knew that Princess Serenity's power and Prince Endymion's power needed to be interwoven, which can only occur if they were soul bonded, in order to prepare and protect the universe for troubled times ahead. Serenity was headstrong and stubborn, but so was Endymion. So with the help of the other Avatars, especially Pluto, they worked a little forbidden magic."

"What exactly did they do?"

"Well, the Avatars Selene and Chronos enlisted the help of Avatar Erycina, the Avator of Venus, to whip up a very special incantation, especially targeted for their souls. When it was finally all over, the incantation worked and the timeline was preserved. But Lord Simone wasn't happy with the outcome, which was understandable, he really loved Serenity," Queen Serenity said sadly. "But it had to be done, it just had to," she whispered.

"I hope Lord Simone hasn't done anything to make the Prince angry at him in this reincarnation. I remember well, how Prince Endymion gets when he's angry," Robin said with a slight shiver. "And anyway, Prince Endymion never particularly cared for Lord Simone after he was soul bonded to Princess Serenity. I hope that time has helped him to get passed those feelings."

"I don't think Simone has done anything inappropriate. At least he doesn't think so, even though he may have wanted to,"said Queen Serenity.

"Well, what's between Simone and Endymion will have to be worked out between those two. I will not interfere," said Artemis.

"I pray that it can be done Artemis, I really do," said Queen Serenity.

********Earth Kingdom**********

The night was alive with the music coming from the royal ballroom on Earth. After the presentation of the Moon Kingdom and its court, and the transfer of power to the new guardian of Earth, the festivities began. There was so much food and drink that the tables could barely stand under the weight. It would later be said that Earth really showed the Moon Kingdom how to have a good time. The flowers even seemed to be dancing along with the orchestra's playing. All this was happening under the watchful glow of the Moon above. It was like the ancient gods were smiling down at that moment in time, waiting, for a very_ special_ meeting.

A lone figure was looking out the window admiring the view of this magical night. She wasn't interested in the festivities that was going on in the ballroom. **I just need some time alone...**she sighed to herself. Princess Serenity was tired of all the fuss that was made whenever she was around. She was tired of being called the Jewel of the Galaxy. She just wanted to be accepted as her true self, plain_ ole_Serena. She felt that she was always performing for one dignitary or another. She had received an unexpected surprise, from her mother, when her mother announced that she and the Prince of Earth were to be engaged as ordained by the Legends of the Past Life. She was surprised that she didn't protest that announcement in public, because she was known for her fiery temper. The Sailor Scouts were on alert after that announcement, they knew her so well. But she did let her feelings be known, in private, to her mother and advisors. ** I will not soul bond anyone because it was foretold a thousand years ago. I will only soul bond for love and love_ alone and I_ LOVE_ SIMONE!!** She sighed and turned from the window. **I really missed Simone right now. Oh, Simone, I love you so much. Why can't anyone see we were meant for each other?** He wasn't allowed to come to Earth because of his other duties on the Moon. Being the head Royal guard of her mother's security detail, he was in charge of protecting the Moon while the Queen was absent. The Queen and Princess was quite safe on Earth without him and his men because the Sailor Scouts was guarding the Royal family and the Imperial Silver Crystal. The scouts were well trained and fully prepared for any eventuality. She herself was well trained in self-defense and the proper use of the Crystal. Simone made sure of that, she thought with a sly smile.

-Beginning of Memory-

"My love, I want you to be able to protect yourself because I may not always be here to protect you," said Simone.

"But I thought you'll always be traveling with me and anyway, soon we will be married,"said Serenity while lying her head in his lap on a beautiful day on the Moon a year ago. They had just finished having a picnic besde the Lunar river in the forest. This very special spot was not far from the Lunar Palace.

"Your mother hasn't given us her approval yet, so let's wait to hear her final decision about us being married, okay? And as for me always being with you, yes, I will be traveling with you most of the time, but as time passes and your birthday approaches, your duties will increase and so will mine. We will have less time to spend with each other. And we'll be traveling many different places separately."

"But I want you with me, and mother will eventually come around, I'm sure."

"I hope so, because, I love you very much, Reni,"Simone said with a smile.

"I know Simone, I know," she said smilingly. He leaned over and kissed her and then stood up and attacked her. She did a roundhouse and knocked his legs from under him. Then she returned the favor by attacking him. She met him blow for blow, but eventually, he got the upper hand and defeated her. After she conceded defeat, Simone said, "Reni, you need to be prepard for anything. You have to step up your training, and I'm going to train you, myself." So Simone started her training in all forms of advance defensive and fighting techniques immediately. From then on, she was always in training.

-End of Memory-

It seemed that only Simone understood her and accepted her for who she was, an ordinary girl, in love, who just happened to be born a Princess and guardian of the Silver Crystal.

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A lone man was also tired of the festivities at the ball, as well. He felt the night calling him and he obeyed its call. His favorite way to clear his mind was to walk in the gardens at night and watch the flowers in the moonlight. Prince Endymion was quite surprised when the announcement was made about his engagement to the Princess of the Moon after his transfer of power to become Sailor Earth. *So, this is what Malachite was talking about in reference to his surprise.* He was stunned by her beauty and grace, but he didn't love her. He wouldn't soul bond with her just because it was foretold in the Legends of the Past Life.**I won't do it!!** But there was something about her that intrigued him. He suddenly heard someone walking in the gardens. He thought maybe someone else had the same idea as he did, to just get away for awhile. As he rounded a corner of a hedge he saw a woman sitting on a bench in the moonlight. The moonlight gave off a halo effect off the woman, almost making her seem to have an other worldly presence. But what made her flesh and blood, was she was her tears. He stood in the shadows, watching the young woman's anguish and was compelled to comfort her.

A quiet shadow detacted itself and said "Excuse, me...a.a.are you alright?....are you hurt?,"a voice asked.

Princess Serenity looked up to find the Prince of Earth himself standing before her sounding concern.

"Yes, I just have a speck in my eye and I can't get it out. Thank you for asking," turning her head away from his piercing eyes.

He couldn't believe that the Moon Princess was sitting outside crying and no one knew. When he saw her tear stained blue eyes it feld like a solid punch to his stomach.

"Now, I don't think a mere speck would make you cry like this. So tell me what's bothering you, and maybe I can help."

"No one can help me, especially you."

"What have I done to you? Try me, and let's see."

"Well, Okay. You didn't look too happy about our _engagement...why weren't you?

*Boy, she can go straight to the heart of a matter, couldn't she.*

"Well, I was thinking that I don't even know you or love you, so how can I soul bond with you. I couldn't do it just because the legends foretold our joining. I want to soul bond with someone I love, not for duty or what is expected of me. What about you?, you definitely looked surprised at the announcement."

"You see, I love someone else on the Moon, but my mother would not give us her consent to soul bond. Now I know why," she said with a little laugh. "She knew all along about the legends and didn't tell me. I have grown to love this man wholeheartedly and I want no one else but him." Prince Endymion stood there wanting that kind of connection for himself with the person he chose.

"Who's the lucky guy?"

Commander Simone, Head Guard of my mother's royal guard. His twin brother is in your royal guard, Lord Diamon."

"We'll figure out a way out of this mess, trust me. Friends?" Extending his arm in a sign of friendship as wll as excorting her back to the ballroom.

"Friends,"Serenity said accepting his offer of friendship and escort.

*******Present Day*********

Serena woke up in her hotel room slightly confused. She was wondering what was going on. **I keep having these dreams that are not making any sense to me. Why do I keep dreaming about the Moon Princess and Prince Endymion? My imagination must be in overdrive, that's the only explanation to makes sense. I have to get this vacation started, right now. Being with Troy and Malachite is fun but I have to get out of here.** She dressed quickly and left her room when no one was looking.

It felt wonderful to be outside, just because. The sun was shining brightly and it promised to be a wonderful, sunny day. **The people in my dreams looks familiar, but from where? Oh, god, get me out of here, I'm slowly losing my mind!!!** Suddenly someone touched her shoulder. She turned around and everything suddenly went black.

On the other side of the city, Darien had stopped to eat before heading back home to prepare for his trip when he felt someone's sudden surprise and fear. **Someone's in trouble, but who? This person I've never felt before or even know...**

"Excuse us, may we sit with you?" a lilting voice asked. Standing before him were two women, both carrying helmets.

"Sure, have a seat."

"My name is Nicole and this is Samantha."

"How are you," Rising from his seat then Darien dropped toward the floor unconscious.

Samantha caught him before he hit the floor.

"This isn't good, Nicole!!! Not good at all..."

End of Chapter 5

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Sorry that it was so short, but I wanted to get it out before August. Please send flames or praises, I love email!!!

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