Fatal Fury Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ To Earth and Mars ❯ Betrayal ( Chapter 2 )

To Earth and Mars: Chapter 2

By: Lady Goldmoon

"Who's there?" Terry Bogard called out again; he wasn't looking for a fight tonight at all.

"Someone who is enjoying the view, just as you are… do you mind?" a soft voice answered back.

"No, not at all," Terry replied, surprised. This was the very first time he had even realized that other people besides him knew of this location. And the owner of the voice sounded just as weary as he… "What brings you here?" he asked.

"Life," she said, "life brings me here to dwell on its problems. You?"

"If life were my only problem, I'd be set."

. . .

The atmosphere of the room changed immediately. Rei tensed quickly, looking to the side and said, "Darien, get of me; I really don't feel like talking about it."

"Well then you'll just have to get used to me sitting on top of you," he remarked. "I certainly don't mind."

"Darien, please… just let it go; there will never be a me and Chad, I know for a fact," Rei pleaded, "let it go."

"I don't see why not, nor do I understand what's going on," Darien ranted, "Damn it, he's been in love with you for as long as I can remember, and now you've finally admit your feelings for him. REI, if you keep playing hard to get, he will eventually leave… look at me, I'm serious!" When he pulled her face to him, however he was stunned to find tears in her eyes.

"HE'S GOT A GIRLFRIEND OKAY!!" Rei cried, anger and sadness etched on her face. Taking a deep breath, she continued, "Her name is Paris, and she's an old friend of mine; I introduced them a while back, and they must have hit it off. She's a wonderful friend so I know she'll treat him right… I guess you are right Darien, I waited to long…" she laughed bitterly. "And now Chad has moved on."

Darien stared at Rei for the longest time before he rose from above her. He actually laughed, leaving a very confused and pissed off Rei Hino on the couch as he walked to the balcony. "Well, gee, thanks for your concern Darien, I knew I could trust you," she remarked angrily. Of all nerve, she thought, I pour my heart out to him and he actually laughs… well I'm going to give him a piece of my mind! "Darien Chiba," she called out as she walked to the balcony, "apologize right now for that insensitive reaction! I always listen to the problems between you and Serena, as stupid as they can be!!"

Darien turned to a fuming Rei Hino, the wind ruffling his ebony hair as he smiled. "Since when has that ever stopped you?" he asked. "Why is it, that when it really counts, you don't say how you really feel? Did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe, Chad may be using her to get you jealous?" Darien laughed again, letting Rei sort out the truth… there was no way that that boy was not in love with her; hell, he'd even tried to have it out with Haruka over her!

Rei Hino felt truly stupid; that would explain why she continually kept "accidentally" running into them everywhere… why that little! Rei turned to Darien, a beautiful smile on her face… "Thank you, thank you, thank you, Darien!" she yelled, overjoyed at the thought that there was still a chance for her. "Thank you!" she repeated happily and she seized him, jumping on him and hugging him. Darien chuckled; Rei was always more fun when she was happy. She kissed him all over his face, from his head to his cheeks, his chin and suddenly she was kissing him and he was kissing her back; more of a thrilled kiss than a passionate one. They both broke away for each other laughing. "Darien, I've got to go, I'll see you tomorrow for rehearsal! I've got to go talk to someone" she said, in a singsong voice. "Bye!" she called, as she flew out the door.

A figure standing outside watched with a heavy heart and a lump in her throat; so it was true then, Darien was cheating on her. . . Saddened, Serena Tsukino ran home, tears streaming down her face.

. . .

"You're very funny, do you know that?" the girl said, the laughter in her voice evident. "You are the only person I've known to ever lose like that!"

Terry Bogard also chuckled; this mysterious stranger was even more intriguing than when they first started talking. "Well, its not my fault; I hadn't played in about two years!" he retorted, sounding like the five-year-old who had defeated him at the simple video game.

She laughed again, recognizing his obvious attempt… this man really was something. He was actually trying to defend himself; she knew he must have let the kid win.

"Okay, then what's you're favorite video game?" he asked.

The casual and playful atmosphere disappeared as suddenly as it had come. Terry Bogard could immediately feel the tension in the air almost as if it were palpable. The silence continued for a full two minutes before Terry whispered, "You'll have to confront whatever's brought you here eventually, you realize that?"

The girl was stunned.

. . .

At about two A.M., Darien Chiba heard a very quiet knocking at his door. Groggily, he got out of bed, wondering once again if it was Serena at his door after a fight with her parents. He stumbled to the door, and when he opened it, he was wide-awake. Rei Hino sat at the door, hugging herself as teardrops fell down her face, looking utterly saddened. "What in the world is the matter?" Darien said frantically, as he scooped her up and took her to his room, setting her gently on his bed. For a long time, he just held her, rocking her gently back and forth.

After an hour, Rei said, very quietly, "I walked in to find Chad on his knees proposing to her… he loves her Darien, not me, her."

"Oh love, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry; if I'd known I wouldn't have sent you there, I promise!" Darien replied, softly stroking her hair.

"You know," Rei started bitterly, "this is the second time it's happened to me; first with you and now with Chad… I don't think I'll…"

"Shh," Darien interrupted, kissing her softly. Something about kissing her didn't seem romantic; it just seemed like the right thing to do. He pulled away from her and smiled softly. "You never lost me and you never will, remember that. Now just stay here tonight and rest… after all you have a big day tomorrow."

"Thank you, Darien, thank you."

Darien tucked Rei into his bed and wrapped his arms around her, and they both drifted off.

Elsewhere, the silver crystal showed the Princess a very different scene, one of lust and passion. For one of the very few times in her life, she became truly angry, and people were going to feel her wrath. She started by calling Ami.

Somewhere in Japan, someone laughed.

The next morning, Rei Hino awoke to find herself being stared at by eight senshi, and Darien Chiba waking up with his arms around her. Each of the senshi's face had a different emotion upon it, but they all shared a common them: amazement.

"You see," Serena said, very coldly, to everyone in the room "proof that Darien and Rei have not been faithful to me!" Darien held his arms around Rei, an odd look in his eyes.

"Serena, you know that I never will cheat on you. YOU know it," he replied, equally as emotionless. The sun streamed into his bedroom, illuminating each of the scouts' auras.

"And you know that I would never…," Rei added, but Lita interrupted her.

"Don't even say it Rei, I knew that you once loved Darien but I thought you realized that he and Serena belonged to each other," she said acidly, the disgust evident in her voice. Lita had been cheated upon too many times to ever consider anything else as the reason they were sleeping in the same bed. "Whore," she spat.

Darien Chiba now rose off the bed, thoroughly pissed at each of the scouts. "You can't actually believe that I would cheat on my future wife with one of her dearest friends! Can you?" he questioned, incredulous. He had thought his love for Serena was evident to everyone. "And do you have so little respect for your fellow scout?!"

"Yet you stand there defend the little bitch Darien," Haruka retorted, angrily, "do you expect us to believe things between you are truly platonic?"

Darien walked straight into Haruka's face, saying, very tightly, "Don't you ever call her a bitch, do you hear me?"

"You guys stop this, seriously I don't think they were doing anything together; you all know that I would sense it immediately!" Venus cried, horrified by what she saw, yet she knew she was the only one who believed in Rei's innocence.

"You guys really believe I'd hurt the Princess I'm sworn to protect, don't you?" Rei said, quite abruptly. With that, she walked out of Darien's apartment and out of her old life.

It wasn't until Neptune used her Mirror on the apartment as well as the crystal did the Sailor Scouts realized that they had made a grievous error. It was too late, however; Rei Hino had walked out of their lives forever.

A/N: I apologize for the long breaks between postings; hopefully this chapter is long enough and explains things for now. I promise, though, the other characters will eventually come into play. Thanks to everyone who has been reading!