Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Love Hurts ❯ meeting lord alan and lady anne ( Chapter 2 )

Special thanks to Anoni and dr490n! It means so much to me for your help! Thank you for editing this chapter! This chapter is dedicated to you!

 

 

A/N: So how was the last chapter ppo? The more reviews I get, the more faster I'll update. I try to update at least once every week. I have two others SM stories also. Be sure to read them.

 

Disclaimer: duuuuuuude, I have no money, there's no point in sueing me. The reward money won't even cover your lawyer's bills.

 

Title: Love Hurts

 

Summary: Did Serena really actually have a happily ever after with Darien?

 

********previously*****

 

A sudden knock on the door, snapped her out of her thoughts. Darien walked in and threw the package at her feet.

 

“Open it.”

 

She unwrapped it and found a dazzling dress.

 

“Put in on. There's a meeting with the Lord Alan and his lovely sister, Lady Anne.”

 

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Chp. 2

 

Meeting Lord Alan and Lady Anne

 

Seeing her downcast look, Darien snorted.

 

“What, you think I came here just to visit you? I have important matters to attend to you know.”

 

Laughing softly at that she didn't respond to him, he tilted her face up.

 

“I'll call up the Senshi for you, so they'll help you get ready, okay?”

 

She nodded sadly because she knew that he wouldn't say the words that she so desperately wanted to hear.

 

Darien left and closed the door quietly behind him.

Just a “I love you” could have helped, but he didn't love her anymore. There had been a rumor going around that he had been substituting other women for her. That made her feel even worse.

 

Now he was using her again to make a good impression and to get the Lady Anne in his bed.

 

There were rumors about Lord Alan and Lady Anne too. It had been said that Lord Alan was the exact opposite of Darien. Whereas Darien was dark and mysterious, Lord Alan was golden and fair. Now on the other hand, Lady Anne was a widely known seductress. Each night, it had been heard, she had a different man in her bed.

 

Maybe that was why Darien wanted Lady Anne-for the challenge.

 

Darien had once told Serena that she had been too easy, that's why he didn't love her anymore. That hurt her heart even more. Every time she saw him, she felt a hurtful tug at her heart.

 

Underneath his cruel exterior, she knew that the man that she had once loved was still inside. She just needed to melt Darien's icy heart that's all.

 

If it was only that easy.

 

A soft click of the opening of the door told her that the senshi had arrived.

 

Venus. “Hey Serena, Darien already told you that he sent us up to help you get ready for dinner, right?”

 

There was no answer.

 

“Serena?”

 

Again there was no answer.

 

The Senshi sighed and took Serena up by the arms. Ever since Darien had captured Serena, she had stopped talking to them. The cheery and happy leader that they had once had was now dismal and quiet. They could tell that she was heartbroken, but there was nothing that they could do about it. Darien had ordered them only to help her when she required help. They were not allowed to pursue their personal issues. They could only do what Darien ordered them to do.

 

They wordlessly helped Serena into her dress and applied her make-up for her. Mina and Lita helped comb and fix Serena's hair, Raye applied her make-up, and Ami fixed Serena's dress. When they were done, Ami pulled out a box with shoes matching Serena's dress. The Senshi left quietly when they finished.

 

Serena watched the Senshi walk one by one out the door.

 

“Don't they care for me anymore? They're supposed to be on my side! What happened to their sworn oath to me?”

 

Someone knocked on the door. A maid curtsied, “My lady, the Lord requests you for dinner.”

 

The maid escorted her through the endless hallways. As usual, the East Wing was dismal. It was completely empty, except for an occasional servant here and there. The hallways were lit up by torches attached to the walls. The windows were covered by heavily draped curtains.

 

Before Darien had changed, everything had been bright and everyone had been happy. The windows hadn't been heavily draped. Everything had just completely changed. The servants were different too. They were quiet and moved around quietly. If you didn't pay close attention, you almost wouldn't notice a servant pass by you. The servants were also scared of Darien. They were bound by a special contract to him.

 

When the maid and Serena arrived at the staircase, the maid left her. Darien stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for her. Serena lifted up her heavy skirts and walked down the steps. As she walked down the stairs, all eyes turned to her. Everyone had stopped talking and focused all their attention on her. It almost seemed as if they were holding their breaths.

 

“What if he doesn't approve of my attire?”

 

She walked down the steps worriedly. When she reached Darien, he smiled at her and took her hand. Then he turned her so they were facing the crowd. Everyone cheered at the sight of Darien and Serena together.

He leaned over and whispered in her ear, “You look excellent tonight, but it looks like something's missing.”

 

He pulled out a box out of his pocket. In the box, was a necklace with matching earrings. Everyone gasped at the sight because of the worth of it. The diamonds sparkled brightly in the light.

 

He then turned her so she was facing him and kissed her quickly on the lips. Everyone cheered at this too.

 

He murmured to Serena, “Come, our guests of honor are waiting at the table already.”

 

At the table sat two people sitting and watching people dancing on the ballroom floor. Serena heard a few slight strains of a waltz over the noise of the people talking.

 

Lord Alan stood up first and kissed Serena's hand.

 

“My, Darien, when you said she was beautiful, you didn't say she was this beautiful!” He then turned towards his sister, Lady Anne, and said, “Her beauty even rivals yours my dear.”

 

Lady Anne, with a slightly forced smile, stood up quickly. “Pardon my brother, he does this to every passing woman he sees.”

 

The four sat down after the introductions were done.

 

A/N: hope you liked the chapter ppo!

 

 

Ok ppo, let's have a vote:

 

(1) Should Serena and Darien have a happily ever after? (but with lots of difficulties of course)

 

Or

 

(2) Should Serena and Darien not have a happily ever after?

 

I shall list the polls as I go on with later chapters.