Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ And You Are? ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

And you are?
By: Ree-B
Rating: PG-13
This is a romance fic that takes place after all the fighting, but before Crystal
Tokyo.
It is a Usa/Mamo romance with some angst.

Standard disclaimer applies

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Chapter 1:

Everything was a blur.

She was still reeling from it all.

She was at his side, whispering words of love and comfort, even though her inner
voice kept telling her that he couldn't hear. But she wouldn't give up. She
COULDN'T give up!


Faint sirens in the distance told her the ambulance was on it's way. Why can't
it get here any faster! They would know how to stop the bleeding. Goddess, there
was so much blood! She tried to close her eyes to it. But all she could as her
lids closed was the vision of her loves body as it slamed into the front of the
oncoming car. She could feel it the moment he had been hit. His pain radiated
through her whole being. The pain was too much. Where was that ambulance!

As if on cue, she could hear someone calling her name.

"..erena? Serena, the ambulance..." The voice kept fading in and out as is her
mind was grasping at the words slowly. "...away from him. Serena?" The thought
of moving from his side jerked her back to reality.

"Huh? What did you say, Andrew?"

"I said that the ambulance was here. They need you to move back, Serena, so they
can move him into the vehicle."

"No. I can't leave. I have to stay with him!" She pushed at Andrew's arms as
he tried to pull him up next to him.

"Shh. It's okay, Serena. They just need to get him to the hospital."

The hospital. That's right! The doctors in the hospital will make him better.
Then she could see him smile again. Feel his fingers brush back her bangs. He
would get better.

Before she knew it, the white walls of the hospital filled her vision. She didn't
know how she had gotten there. Maybe Andrew had brought her? All she knew now was
that she had to wait. Wait for him to return from surgery. And wait for the
doctors to tell her what was going on. Wait. Damnit! She didn't want to wait!

"I have to see him!" She declared matter of factly as she stood up suddenly.
Andrew calmed hjer with a hand on her arm.

"It won't be much longer, Serena. Just hold on and let the doctors do their
thing. Then you can go in to see him. She started to pace restlessly. Andrew
was just about to phsically shove her in a seat to keep still when four woman
came pounding through the ER door. Noticing them as Serena's close friends, he
thanked the gods for the welcome distraction for the blonde.

"Sere?!" All four ladies came around the blond in a fierce hug.

"What happened, Serena? Andrew didn't tell us much over the phone." Amy was eager
to extract information from the blond. But her words just brought tears to
Serena's eyes.

"He was just *sniff* going to the car *sniff* and then *sniff sniff* he was laying
there *sniff* OH GODDESS, he was bleeding so much!" At this she broke down into
tears and sank to the floor. Lita gave Amy a quick 'why-the-hell-did-you-make-her-
think-about-it' kind of look as she cradled their princess on the floor.

Minutes, maybe hours passed. Serena had calmed down long ago. But she remained
in her position on the floor, Lita wrapped neatly around her small frame. No one
was talking. Almost like a mutual agreement that any sound might bring tears back
into the blond's eyes. It hurt them all to see their normally cheerful friend so
wrought with saddness.

Then out of the blue, a doctor stepped up to them. They all turned as one when he
cleared his throat. At first glance, all Serena could focus on was the spatters
of blood on the doctors scrubs. Then her eyes came to a blood smeared face. It
was grim and unhappy.

"Are you the family of Darien Shields." He paused for a yes or no and recieved a
curt nod from Andrew. "We did the best that we could in surgery. But he is still
not doing well. He is asleep still and we are keeping a close eye on him. Once
he wakes we will let you know."

"When can I see him?" Usagi was now on her feet.

The doctor raised his hand in submission. "Once he is awake we can address that
issue."

"That's not good enough, Damn it! I HAVE to see him." Raye stepped up beside
her. Trying to soothe her with a hand on her arm she said,

"They will let us know, Sere. He needs to rest now." For a second Serena almost
sat down to wait when she felt a twinge in her. It was the most horrible pain she
had ever felt. She started to double over when she realized it was not from her.
It was from Darien. He was awake and in terrible pain. Then an overwhelming
power swept over her. It was Darien's power. He was trying to heal himself!

"He's awake. Oh Goddess don't leave me!" She took off down the hall. Running to
a room which she need not know the number. But she knew he was there. She FELT
he was there. The doctor along with a couple of nurses were hot on her trail
along with the rest of her friends. When she reached the door she paused only
long enough to see his body engulfed in a golden aura on the hospital bed. She
let out a terrified gasp as she ran to his side. Tears blurred her vision.
Without a sencond thought to who may have been watching she reached inside herself
and drew out her power of the silver crystal. As she joined her power with his
own, the room brightened in a mix of white and gold.

At the door, The doctors and nurses were staring in wonder. Amy pulled out her
mercury computer to gauge their monarchs energy levels. As far as she could tell,
Darien was almost cleared of all injuries he had aquired. BUt his energy was
draining fast. "They need our energy!" That was all the prompt the other ladies
needed as they each called upon their scout powers. Soon the colors of red,
green, blue, and orange mingled among the golden/silver atmosphere of the room.

Serena instantly felt the power boost of her scouts. It was working. She could
feel him grow stronger. She reached out to his body with her mind. Mental
fingers worked their way down his body, checking each injury with care to find
them all healed. With a sigh of relief she pulled back her powers. As she felt
the scouts pull back as well as Darien, she felt the drain on her and slumped to
her knees. Audible gasps were heard from her friends as they fairly flew to her
side.

"I'm okay, guys. Just a little tired." They set her in a chair pulled up close
to Darien's hospital bed. The doctor, still in his bloodied scrubs, came to check
Darien's vital signs.

"I don't understand?" His brow was creased. "All of his wounds are gone. How did
it happen? And what was with the light show?!"

Serena stared at her love. He was better now. That's all that mattered. But in
healing him, she had dug them all into a deep hole that would be extremely had to
get out of. She glanced to Mina. Her gaze was not missed as they thought about
how to cover-up their obvious display of power. The quiet Amy spoke in low tones
to Serena.


"Can you erase their memories?" She knew Amy was refering to the power of the
silver crystral.

The blond jsut shook her head."Their are too many people who saw and their would
be too much to cover up. I don't think I could do it at full health, more or less
in this weakened state after using so much energy."

"What if we waited until you got more strength back? Could you do it if we
combined energy with you?" Mina asked. Amy was punching some numbers on her
Mercury computer once more as Serena thought it over. Just as Serena was about to
suggest trying it, Amy interrupted her.

"No!" All heads turned to her. "It would still drain way too much energy from
you. We can't risk it! We'll just have to find another way. I think if we
revealed that we had powers but left out that we were sailor scouts, we might be
okay."

"And if anyone is still doubtful, Lita can threaten them to make sure they don't
squeal." Lita cracked her knuckles in excitement. But one look from Serena told
her it was NOT going to happen.

"I think we should gain their trust." Surely they would listen to reason, right?

"And it helps to have someone who can secure the area." A new voice rang from the
doorway. All heads turned to the tall lady. She wore a medical labcoat with an
I.D. badge reading 'Dr. Mizuno' on it. It was Amy's mother. The ladies let out a
sigh on relief. This would be much easier with the Hospital Head of Department on
their side. "I want everyone in this room, now." She ushered the various nurses
and the doctor into the room. "No one is leaving this room until I say so."
After everyone had settled down she closed the door and walked over to Darien's
bed where the girls hovered around. Amy made as she was going to tell her
everything when Ms. Mizuno held up her hand. "I know, Amy. I have known for
awhile, dear. I did not say anything so I would not cause alarm. But it seems
now that I can help you in your predicament. Once we get everything handled you
can finish in the gaps I have figured out." She then turned to Serena. "I am
pleased to meet you at last, Serena. I wish it was on better terms. Do you have
any ideas?"

"Ideas are really not my strong suit. That's where your daughter comes into our
group. She's GREAT with stuff like that." Amy blushed at the compliment and
truned to her mother.

"I was actually thinking that maybe if we..."

*SLAM*

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I know this is a bad place to stop. But I just HAD to do it. Anyways, I hope
you enjoyed it. Hopefully next chapter I can get into the full angsty part of
the story. This chapter just had to much that had to happen. Sorry.

See ya next chapter!

Ree-B

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