Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Remember Me ❯ Darien and Daniel's Meeting ( Chapter 5 )

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

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Darien couldn’t say anything, he was in complete shock. Not only because the love of his life was with another man, but also has the same man claimed her lips as his.
“Darien?” Serena couldn’t understand why he was in such a dumbfounded state.

Darien’s trance finally went away when the doctor spoke to him directly.
“You seem familiar, have we met?” he asked courteously.
Darien’s glare moved to the man he now felt hatred towards. In an instant, a flashback came back to Darien as he came face to face with his rival.

“You’re–,” Darien began.

“Now, Griever,” said a familiar voice, only the youma recognized. With that, he leaped from the roof of the building, aiming precisely for the target that had at some point gotten away because of the unwanted intruder, which at the moment seemed nowhere in sight.

“You’re the doct –,” before Darien could finish, something hard had dropped on Serena with such force it had made her cry out in pain. By the time he had a chance to look at the one responsible; it had leaped and landed just a couple feet away, looking at his objective with cunning eyes.

“Serena!” Darien was at her side in seconds, but became wide-eyed as quickly as he did so.
“Are you alright?!” Daniel kneeled next to her, at that moment something on her back caught his gaze. There was blood on the back of her clothes. His eyes then trailed to the floor, a small red puddle was forming at the bottom of her stomach. And to his greater surprise, it was quickly becoming larger in size.
Serena was quivering while trying to hold her abdomen with one hand, while the other held her body from falling forward on to the hard floor. They couldn’t see how much pain she was in, for her hair had cascaded over her shoulders, hiding her face. She pressed against her abdomen, trying hard to stop the bleeding; this made her cough out drops of blood, staining her lips as she did.
Both men looked up in the direction of the interloper. It had a grin on its face as it held up its long claws before its mouth licking the red substance from them. From what they could see, he had enjoyed the taste of it.
“Get Serena out of here!!” Darien yelled to Daniel as he stood up, blocking the youma’s view of Serena.
“I can’t! If I move her, her wounds will only grow! We need an ambulance!” Daniel yelled back.
“Damn it,” Darien mouthed under his breath, before reaching his hand into his jacket, only to find it empty. He had forgotten his cell phone!
Darien turned around to face Daniel, “You’re a doctor, aren’t you?! You must have a cell phone with you!” he shouted.
“Yes, but I left it in my car!” Daniel answered.
“Why would you leave it in your car??” Darien asked frustrated.
“I didn’t think I’d need it! I was just walking her home!” he explained.
“Shit,” Darien whispered to himself. He remembered this foe; he had saved Serena from it not too long ago. And now it was back. Back to finish its mission. ‘But, why? Why Serena?’ Darien asked himself.

“Sailor Moon, GET UP! I know you’re still ALIVE!” it finally spoke in its ruthless deep voice.

Astonishingly, Serena’s legs had enough strength to lift her weight off the floor. This surprised Daniel, whereas Darien knew better, he knew just how strong Serena was.
Serena stood up, a bit shaky and still holding her bloody abdomen firmly. Her untidy long hair flowing with the wind as she stood her ground looking back at her enemy with heated eyes.

It smiled, “What are you waiting for? Transform.”

Serena was weak, but not weak enough to understand what this foe wanted.

Daniel came up behind her, “Serena, we should really get you to the hospital, your wound’s becoming bigger just by standing there!”

Serena was breathing deeply now, ‘He’s right,’ she thought. But she wasn’t about to run away. She wants to understand exactly why this enemy keeps coming after her!
“No,” she answered Daniel, still keeping eye contact with the enemy. At this, Daniel narrowed his eyes in confusion.
“What? But…what are you going to do? You’re not thinking of attacking that thing, are you??” he said referring to the monster standing before them.

Serena didn’t care anymore, if she was going to take on this foe standing in front of her, then she wasn’t going to hold her secret from Daniel any longer!
“Not just attack it,” Serena held her abdomen tighter as she spoke, keeping her composure, “But also kill it.”

Before he could respond to what she had said, he heard her cry out something he didn’t quite catch. Within seconds, he was no longer standing behind Serena, but the Soldier of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon. Sure he had seen her on TV a couple times, but to actually be standing no more than three feet from her was astonishing to him. Beside the fact that her clean outfit was now being ruined by the blood penetrating through the fabric, she was absolutely gorgeous! What’s more, Sailor Moon was no other than the angel he’d tended to not long ago.

She turned to him, he quickly noticed the small trail of stained blood on the lips he’d been kissing a couple minutes before, “You should leave. I wouldn’t want you getting hurt.”
“No,” he answered firmly.
“You have to!” she said apprehensively.
“You can’t fight him alone!” he cried agitated.

“ENOUGH!!” Griever growled, charging straight toward them.
“MOVE!” Sailor Moon pushed Daniel out of the way just in time. Unfortunately, the enemy’s uppercut hit her, sending her body upward, then slamming backward on the hard cement. This made her cough up more blood.

The enemy on the other hand, was looking at her weak body with a sly grin. Taking its time for Sailor Moon to suffer.

Daniel, was paralyzed, not physically, but mentally. He had never in his life seen anyone being thrown so harshly.

Finally, when Griever felt it was time for more pain, he leaped in the air, aiming his body on top of Sailor Moon’s. Just before he landed, she took out her wand, swinging it hard and making a direct hit on the monster’s face. This gave her time, she quickly searched for her communicator.

But before she could push any buttons, Griever gave a mocking laugh, “You’ll just be wasting your time.”

She pressed the buttons regardless. There was only static. She pressed three others. But every time, she got the same results.

Griever’s laugh became louder as he was now walking towards her, “You humans and your hope.”
He stood just before her body, making eye contact before reaching down and grabbing her by the neck. She quickly drew up her hands, holding on to his claws firmly. She chocked from all the blood being blocked in her throat. This only made Griever tighten his grip.

Within seconds, he felt her pulse slow down and her hands loosen their grip on his claws. But before he had his chance to finish his mission, numerous red objects flew straight to his wrist, making him drop Sailor Moon.

Griever looked at the objects piercing his wrist. Red roses. He then focused at the person he had once fled from. There he stood in his tuxedo, while his cape flowed with the wind. Though, something was different from the last time he saw him. His expression. He looked angry and worried. In a split second, he leaped in the air and landing precisely next to Sailor Moon.

This agitated Griever, “YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER FROM ME AGAIN!!”
Tuxedo Mask picked up Sailor Moon carefully in his arms, then turned to Griever, “Watch me.” With that, he jumped to land on the roof of the building in front of them. Then to the next.

To be continued…

I know this is a REALLY bad ending for this chapter, but I couldn’t have you guys wait any longer!! I really hope you guys like it! As always, your comments are GREATLY appreciated!!