Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alone Together for Christmas ❯ Alone Together for Christmas ( One-Shot )

  Disclaimer & Author's Notes: I don't own Sailor Moon whatsoever. It respectively belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. I really hope that everyone enjoys this Christmas fan fic of Sailor Moon that I wrote. The pairing are Serena and Darien. When it came to writing the part where they open their presents, I had a hard time writing that. I grew up opening presents on Christmas Eve cuz my mom's side is German and it's a German tradition to open presents on Christmas Eve instead on Christmas Day so that's what I'm use to. Still, I attempted to write this as Serena and Darien opening their presents in the morning as how it's portrayed on TV. Enjoy! Ja ne!

Serena decided to spend this Christmas Eve alone with Darien at his apartment. She heads over to spend the special night with him. She says goodbye to her family who are a bit disappointment that she won't be home for Christmas this year. She is 18 years old now so because she is now an adult, she could make her own decisions, which they respect.  Her mother, Ilene, offered Darien to celebrate Christmas with them but Serena profusely refused. She already believed that with her hectic college schedule and Darien's hectic schedule on trying to achieve the status of a doctor that they weren't spending enough quality time together anymore. Her family and friends already attended a Christmas party a few days earlier so she thought that that was enough. Sure, she did feel a bit guilty for not spending Christmas with her family this year but she did spend that last 17 years with them on this special holiday. She hoped that this one time wouldn't make that much of a difference and she promised that she would spend next Christmas with her family for sure. She enters the building and heads straight towards his apartment. When she arrives, she knocks a few times. He answers the door and smiles sweetly once he sees that it's Serena. He's been anticipating her arrival and is glad that she is finally here.

"Hi Serena!"

"Hi Darien!"

"Hey! Why don't you come in and sit down on the couch?"

After he invites her inside, he takes off her coat and puts it up the coat rack while she walks over to the couch and sits down. Once she settles herself inside his apartment, he asks her, "Serena, would you like something to drink?"

"Sure! Do you have any hot cocoa?" She turns around to look at him in the kitchen with sparkles in her eyes.

He chuckles a bit at her enthusiastic expression and replies, "Yeah, I do! I'll make you a cup."

"Oh Darien! Thank you so much!"

After a while, the hot cocoa is ready and Darien serves it to Serena. While she takes a sip, she tells him, "Mmm...mmmm...this tastes so delicious. Thank you so much!"

"No prob! I enjoy making anything for you, Serena." He has that special look in his eyes. It looks so soft and she instantly melts at the sight of it.

"Oh Darien!" They reach over to steal a quick kiss from each other.

They watch a movie the rest of the night and go to bed once it's done. Serena sleeps in the same bed as Darien but no funny business happens. Their relationship hasn't reached that point yet and just cuddling with Darien is something she's done on a regular basis with him for a while now. He wakes up before her which is not surprising. Before he gets up, he takes a moment to simply stare at her and to take in her beauty in the morning light. She looks so peaceful and innocent, like a child yet she's now a woman and he's amazed at that concept. He brushes a hand against her cheek and appreciates how blessed he is to have her in his life. He's been alone most of his life and he will not spend another day taking anything for granted. He will always cherish and adore her. Then he breaks out of his reverie and gets up to go make both of them some breakfast.

Some time later, Serena wakes up and is a bit disappointed not to see Darien beside her. She's soon brought out of her minor depression once she smells yummy food cooking. In an instant her mouth waters so she gets up and gets ready to go eat the delicious breakfast that he is cooking for them both. Her cooked her eggs and bacon with a side order of toast. She's so happy an excited. They both eat while in blissful happiness, enjoying each other's company. Afterwards, he cleans up and puts the dishes in the sink then they both walk over to the small Christmas tree that Darien has set up in his apartment. It's not much but he had no real need for a big Christmas tree. Serena is excited as ever at the site of it.

"Oh Darien!" She grabs her present for him and hands it to him to open. "Here is your present! Open it!"

"Okay!" He takes it from her and begins to open it. He is a bit surprised by what she got him. She got him a watch but not a cheap one. It must have cost a pretty yen. "Oh Serena! This is wonderful." He looks at her sincerely. "Thank you so much!"

She smiles sweetly. "Your welcome! I'm glad you like it." Then she suddenly squeals and hugs him tightly, squeezing the life right out of him.

"Thanks...Serena!" he manages to choke out.

She lets him go and he puts the watch on then he reaches over for her gift and hands it to her. She squeals even louder than before with such excitement, which has him wincing because of the decipils she used. She quickly grabs her gift from him and starts tearing the paper off in record time. She unwraps it to find the cutest teddy bear she's ever seen with a beautiful necklace around it's neck. "Oh! This is so cute!" She hugs the bear to herself and adds, "The necklace is beautiful too. Thanks!" She looks at him with tears in her eyes.

"I'm very glad that you love the gifts I got you."

"I love them so much. Thank you!"

He removes the necklace from the teddy bear's neck and puts it around her neck. She is so happy but she hasn't forgot the surprise that she has planned. Sneaky Serena quickly dries the tears from her eyes and whips out some mistletoe. She holds it above their heads and once he notices it, he chuckles. They both share a beautiful Christmas kiss under the mistletoe then proceed to open the remaining gifs for them, which are from the other scouts. After all that is done, they both go to stand outside on the patio. He puts his arms around her and holds her contently. The sun has long since risen. They simply want to enjoy the blissful morning in each other's arms. Serena looks behind her and Darien smiles. She's glad that she's in his life and that he isn't lonely anymore. He reaches over the small gap and kisses her once again. Afterwards, they gaze affectionately at each other before turning to look over the city once again. Both know what the future awaits them and are prepared for it whenever it finally comes to pass.

Date: Dec. 23/04

Edited: June 28/05