DESTINY

Chapter One

"How long will you be away for?" Serena asked for what seemed to be the millionth time. She wrapped her arms around Darien's neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist, they were at the airport and Serena was seeing Darien off. She did a pretty good job at controlling her emotions. Although on the outside she appeared calm and collective, on the inside she was falling apart. They have never been apart for this long before and it was scary for her. Ever since she met him 4 years ago, they have been practically interpretable. Both of them went to high school together for 2 years before he graduated. She was still in high school, but in the 12th grade. The two of them also shared another thing together. They both worked together to save the world from evil doers, she as Sailor Moon and him as Tuxedo Mask. Now he was going to fly to Europe for a couple of month for business, and here she would be by her self. Sure she had her friends and family but things were different with her and Darien.

Darien looked down into Serena's blue eyes. He could tell just by looking into her eyes that this was very hard for her. No matter what her outside appearance showed, her eyes told more then words or actions could ever tell. It was hard for him too. To say he was in love with her paled in comparison to what he really felt. She was like the sunshine that lit his whole world and made him feel alive. When he was a child and lost his parents in death, he felt alone and out of place. However, 4 years ago when he met Serena, he couldn't imagine how much she could actually change his world. Ever since learning that he was the prince of the earth and that she was the princess of the moon, every thing in his live finally made sense and every moment he spend with her were magical. He smiled as he grabbed a strand of her long sunny blond hair. She had a unique style to it. When they first met, he always teased her about her hair. He used to call her Meatball Head, because of the two sunny blond buns atop of each side of her head; with long pig tails coming out of each and reaching down past her knees. She was always annoyed when he called her that and it always amused him. Yet now, he would miss the strawberry smell of her hair and it's softness as he ran his fingers through one of the pig tails.

"You know how long I'm going to be away for." He whispered, looking into her eyes and smiling.

"I know, but two months for us will seem like two years! I don't know…" Her voice drifted off as she tried to hide the tears in her voice. She tried to remain under control, but she couldn't any longer. The seconds and minutes were flying by quickly, now instead of an hour, they only had 20 minutes to say their goodbyes. A single tear fell down her cheek. Now she lost all of her strength and the tears were starting to come down her cheeks like rain. Her lips quivered into a shaky pout as she tried to keep her sobbing to herself. She dropped her arms from around Darien's neck and covered her tear stoked face with her hands.

Darien Grabbed her into a strong embrace, He was about to cry himself, but no! He wouldn't! He had to stay strong for her. "Now, now…no more tears." He whispered softly in her ear as he lifted her face up with his hand and looked right into her eyes, "Don't cry my love. This is not goodbye. Please remember that nothing at all can keep us apart. I promise you that. Always and forever we will be together."

Serena's tears slowly cleared up and her breathing returned to normal. She drew in a deep breath and struggled to talk. "You promise?" She managed to whisper as she looked into he's ocean blue eyes.

"Of course I do! Not one day will go by that you wouldn't hear from me!"

"Not one day?" Serena echoed. A small smile crept up on her face. Any sign of tears cleared up from her eyes.

"Is that a smile that I see? You know, I love to see you smile. Even if I close my eyes it's always there in my mind and it makes me feel warm inside."

Serena's smile widened, "Well I-" She started but was cut off from an announcement over the loud speaker. "Attention, Attention Passengers for flight 103 to London, England. We are now boarding passengers for flight 103 to London, England. Please report to gate 15 for boarding."

Serena and Darien looked at each other for a moment and then they passionately kissed each other. When they finished, they stepped away from each other.

"Well…" Darien said as he grabbed his jacket and suit case. "I have to go now."

"Have a safe trip." Serena said with a smile. She was looking down at the ground and was kicking up some imaginary dust.

"I'll call you when I get there." Darien said as he stared to back away.

"When will you get there?" Serena asked questionability.

Darien thought for a second before he gave her an answer. "Well, there's a 10 hour difference between Tokyo and London. So I should be there at 11pm last night. You'll be 10 hours ahead of me."

"Oh…" Was all that Serena could say, amongst other subjects, geography was not her best subject. She could only nod and agree but really have no clue what her boyfriend was saying.

"I love you Serena!" Darien said as he started to walk off.

"Me too…" Serena called out as she continued to kick some imaginary dust. She couldn't believe it. She felt so horrible. Now that it was time to say goodbye and tell him how much she loved him, the cat had to catch her tongue. At the same time she felt so weak from crying. Just then she remembered something. The night before, she wrote him a note telling him everything she knew she wouldn't be able to say. She placed it in an envelope along with a picture of him and her at an amusement park. It was taken a few weeks ago. Just then she looked up as Darien continued to walk off in front of her. "Darien!" she called out as she ran to catch up with him.

"Yes?" Darien answered as he turned to face her.

"Here…" Serena said in between breaths as she handed him the envelope. It had the same sent as the smell of her hair (it's a perfume that she wore all the time and sprayed lightly onto her hair).

"What's this?" Darien asked as he took the envelope.

"I knew that this was going to be hard and I knew that the words wouldn't come out the way I wanted them to." She paused and then took off her favorite bracelet with crescent moons and stars and bunnies linked around it. "I want you to have this, to remember me by. Please keep these items on you." She smiled as she looked up at him.

"But Serena-" Darien started but was cut off by an announcement over the loud speaker. "Attention, Attention passages for flight 103 to London England. This is the final call for boarding. Please report to gate 15." Darien looked down at the bracelet and then back to Serena and smiled as he kissed her on her forehead. "I'll keep them in my pocket. Thank you." He said as he put the items in his pants pocket. "Before you know it, two months will have come and gone and I'll be back in your arms!"

"I'll be waiting for you, I love you Darien!" Serena said as she waved good bye.

"I love you too Serena!" Darien called over his shoulder as he disappeared into the crowed and out of Serena's sight.