Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Destiny ❯ Fate is a Funny Thing ( Chapter 21 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Finding Destiny
Part 21
By Angel Love

Standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Sailor Moon. But the Guardians are my idea. Please ask before you take them.

Serena and company were strolling down the street in the direction of the arcade. They had just bought everything that they would need for a small sleepover and then some (they had everything sent to Darien's apartment) and were now headed to the Crown Arcade.

Serena and Darien walked hand in hand; Artemis perched sadly on her shoulder. Serena knew that he was really worried about Mina. She reached up scratching under his chin in an effort to comfort him. She was rewarded with a small purr and he tucked himself further into her neck, almost as if he were afraid that she too would disappear on him.

Amy walked behind the couple between the twins. She was still slightly amazed at meeting the original scouts. So she continually asked questions, that the twins answered, slightly amused by the blue-haired genius.

Luna sat upon Amy's shoulder, drinking in the answers as much as Amy and occasionally adding her own questions to the fray.

They walked in the arcade, spotting Andrew handing a young girl a small ice cream cone. The girl stared at Andrew with giant hearts in her eyes, but he didn't seem to notice as he saw them. He waved to them, indicating that he would be with them in a minute.

Angel also seemed to look a bit starry-eyed at the other blonde. "He's really gorgeous," she breathed, a small blush staining her cheeks.

Rose rolled her eyes at her sister's antics. Serena and Amy giggled, while Darien just raised an eyebrow. "I don't remember you looking at me like that," he teased. "And I am much better looking than Andrew."

Serena pinched his side. "You are so conceited!"

Darien just winked at her.

"He has a girlfriend," Amy warned, ignoring the bantering of Darien and Serena.

Rose chuckled, "That doesn't stop her from looking."

Angel grinned. "And looking is all I ever do."

Just then Andrew walked over, giving a bright smile to the group. "Hi guys."

Angel's eyes traveled over him briefly before sighing dejectedly and sliding into a nearby booth.

Rose looked at her sister a little strange before sliding in next to her, pulling Amy in after. 'What's with you?' she mentally asked, but was ignored by the pouting blonde.

"Hey Andrew!" Serena chimed as Darien sat down on the opposite side of the booth. "Can you sit for a few minutes?" She always loved Andrew being around, even if she no longer had a crush on him.

"Maybe after I get your orders in. It's a little busy at the moment," Andrew answered. He then looked over at the other girls. His eyes going a little wide at the sight of the two exotic-looking girls. 'Darien sure has surrounded himself with a bunch of pretty girls. I wonder where he found these two,' he thought to himself.

Serena noticed the look and giggled. "Andrew, I'd like you to meet Angel and Rose, my... uh..." she gave Rose a panicked look. She knew that telling him the truth would freak him out, but her brain wasn't coming up with another excuse.

Picking up the stress coming from the Moon princess, Rose answered, "Cousins. We are her distant cousins from America."

"Wow," Andrew said amazed. "I didn't know you had family in America, Serena." Serena suddenly busied herself sliding next to Darien. Turning his attention away from the puzzling blonde, he wondered if he would ever be able to figure her out. "Well, it is nice to meet you."

"Likewise, Andrew," Angel said sweetly, holding his gaze for a minute.

Rose just smiled and nodded.

Andrew took their orders and walked away from the table, still wondering how Darien had managed to attract all this female attention. Darien usually ignored females, well except Serena, but he usually just tortured her.

Angel sighed to herself, watching him go. "Oh well..."

Darien again raised an eyebrow. "Oh well? I was sure you were going to flirt with him like every other female that gets near him." He shot Serena a look, he could remember her doing the same thing.

Angel giggled at him. "I can see why," she said as she watched Andrew help a little kid with a video game. "He is sweet, not to mention good looking. But he has already found his soulmate. I don't mess with that."

Darien looked over his shoulder at Andrew. "I know he loves Rita, but I didn't think it was that serious. She went to Africa to study for a year."

Angel gave him a serious look. "Love doesn't stop because someone went away for a little while."

Serena's eyes got a little dreamy. "I think it's sweet that he'll wait for her to come back."

Amy laughed slightly. "I think the others will be slightly upset that Andrew is taken and they don't stand a chance."

Darien chuckled. "Andrew leaves broken hearts every where he goes."

Just then, Elizabeth brought them their food. "Andrew said he'd be over in a few minutes. He gets his break soon." She smiled as she left. 'Darien and Serena make such a cute couple.'

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Later that night:

"I've located a warp hole leading to the entrance of the Negaverse," Amy said, glancing up from her computer. She was sitting cross-legged on her light blue sleeping bag in the middle of Darien's living room.

"Where is it?" Serena asked, looking over Amy's shoulder.

Amy pulled up a map, then sighed dejectedly. "It is located in the Antarctica," She dropped the computer in her lap, gently rubbing her temples. "A lot of good that does us!"

Rose looked up from where she and Angel were sitting on her sleeping back, which was white with small red roses all over it. "Why don't you search for any warp holes that lead to there? Or at least close to that area."

Angel stretched generally out on her stomach. "This would be so much easier if we knew where to go, instead of having to search for it," she pouted.

Darien walked in the room, carrying a soda. Handing it to Serena, he turned to look over at Angel. "Do you know about what time the warp hole appears?"

"No," Angel shook her head solemnly. "The only thing I can tell you is that it will be some time in the morning."

Amy sighed again. "Well, that is better than nothing, I guess." She began typing on her computer again.

Serena's stomach growled loudly in the silent room, making everyone turn their heads in her general direction.

Serena blushed a little, placing a hand over her offending tummy. "Sorry."

Darien smiled lovingly at her, taking her hand. "Come on. Let's go make popcorn."

Angel lazily watched the couple disappear. "At least those two are happy," she sighed. She turned over to her side, watching as Rose took her hair down from the four braids, gently running a brush through it. Thoughts of the scouts filling her with a deep sadness.

Rose smiled softly at her, sensing that her sister's unhappiness. "Fate is a funny thing, Ang. Let it run it's course."

"I know," she sighed again. Turning to look at Amy, her eyes filled with tears. 'But I wish they didn't have to suffer the way they are. Fate can also be very cruel,' she mentally added.

'That is why we are here, Ang,' Rose answered back. 'We will make sure they find their destiny as they were supposed to do before.' Her eyes too fell upon on Amy. 'And to make sure they don't suffer any more than they have.'

'We should have stepped in before,' Angel sighed.

'You know that we couldn't do that,' Rose chided. 'The Silver Millenium's time had come. It was time for a change.'

To be continued...