I hope all you scouts liked "A Diamond is Forever"! I really liked the 
way it turned out. This fanfic, "Skipping Stones" is the sequel to "A 
Diamond is Forever". So if you haven't read that one yet . . . it's 
probably a good idea if you go read it. Otherwise you'll be really lost
in this story. Well, enjoy! Peace, love, silver crystals, and crescent 
moon beams!

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Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha Ltd., licensed by 
DIC, etc. Bottom line: Sailor Moon is not mine and never will be!
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Author: Hitomi-sama
E-mail: hitomi-sama@studiounmei.org
Rated: A big PG-13 for violence, drama, & occational mild curse words

			 *Precious Gems*
			 Skipping Stones
		The Sequel to "A Diamond is Forever"

	Rini groaned as the curtains fluttered at the icy breeze. 
Serena's window had carelessly been left open, allowing the 
approaching snow storm to chill the room before it even arrived. The 
pink haired girl brought her knees to her chest and pulled the covers 
tightly around her to get warmer. Rini felt the sheets were smoothly 
caressing her skin . . . Cotton sheets weren't supposed to do
that . . .
	The pink haired girl smiled as she sleepily opened her eyes and
noticed Diamond's velvet purple cape covering her. He must have 
come into the room during the night. What a comfort it was to know 
that he was always watching over her . . . always taking care of
her . . . protecting her just like Tuxedo Mask did for Sailor
Moon . . .
	"Good morning, princess." Rini heard the boy's voice sweetly 
drifting in. The silvery haired Diamond came into Serena's room and 
smiled down at the little girl. "Aren't you cold, Ruby?"
	Rini nodded as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Diamond 
shut the window and sat down on the foot of the bed. His violet eyes 
sparkled as a stray sunbeam spilled through the window, shinning 
through a gap in the storm clouds. "Thank you, Diamond." She said, 
fighting off a yawn.
	Suddenly, Rini sneezed. Diamond looked at the girl curiously as
she sneezed a second, third, and even fourth time. "Ruby, are you 
alright?" He asked.
	"I'm fine." She replied.
	Diamond nodded. He bent down closer to kiss her on the 
forehead. As he cradled her head in his hands, Diamond felt Rini's 
skin burning with fever. "Oh! You're so hot! I better get your aunt!" 
He said, concern knotting his brow. (FYI: The Tsukino family thinks 
that Diamond is Darien's long lost orphaned nephew)
	"What do you need my mom for?" Asked Serena as she walked 
into her room. The twelve year old boy looked at the blond with 
concern clouding his violet eyes. "Is something wrong?" She added as 
she caught sight of Diamond's gaze.
	"Ruby's burning up. I think she's sick." He replied.
	Serena walked over to the bed and felt the little girl's
forehead.  "What? No way!" She exclaimed in disbelief. "I'll go get
mom." Serena announced. She ran out of the room, yelling all the way,
"Mom! Mom! Come quick! Rini's got a fever! Mom?"
	Diamond looked down at Rini and smiled, brushing some 
errand wisps of her bangs away from her eyes. "Everything is going 
to be fine. Don't you worry about it." He stroked her cheek and 
continued to whisper soothing comforts to her.
	"Rini? Rini?" Mrs. Tsukino said as she came into the room. She 
took out a glass thermometer from of her apron and put it gently in 
the young girls mouth, frowning in maternal concern. Serena 
watched her mother and fondly remembered the times when she 
had done the same for her. Diamond looked up from where he sat 
beside Rini, expectantly waiting her verdict.
	Serena smiled to herself. Ever since Diamond had been sent to 
keep Rini company by Neo-Queen Serenity, he had become a good 
friend of the Sailor Scouts. She had discovered that, unlike the 
revengeful man she had faced off against, this boy was loving and 
caring. Diamond was worthy of being a fair and just ruler someday. 
Seeing him take care of Rini, unselfishly and lovingly, reminded 
Serena of her own prince, Darien.
	Both had given up their lives for the women they loved most. 
They stood by and protected their princesses, they were loyal, loving, 
trustworthy, powerful, and courageous men. Above all, Rini and 
Serena loved them both dearly. Rini loved Darien as her future 
daddy and Serena loved Diamond as her future son-in-law. She had 
no doubts about that one!
	Mrs. Tsukino examined the glass tube so hard that her eyes 
crossed. The occupants of the room held their collective breath. The 
blue haired woman shook her head. "Oh dear." She said aloud. "I'm 
afraid you've got a high temperature, Rini."
	"So what do we do?" Diamond asked.
	"I'm going to schedule an appointment for Rini to see the 
doctor." Mrs. Tsukino said as she left and made her way towards the 
phone.
	"You should get dressed." Serena told the little girl. Rini sat
up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She began to stand up, 
but as she did, they saw Rini's face grow pale. The pink haired girl 
swayed back and forth. Diamond caught her as she became dizzy and 
lost her balance.
	"Why don't I go find Ruby something to wear while you get her 
dressed." Diamond suggested, a sudden burst of authority drenching 
his voice. "She won't be able to do it herself."
	Serena watched the boy rummage through the closet and 
smiled to herself. He was so concerned and so adult-like. It was cute 
seeing the twelve year old taking charge. Diamond returned to the 
bed with a pink dress and a heavy coat.
	"Perfect, if she gets hot, she can take the coat off." Serena
said. "Good thinking." She congratulated. Diamond smiled in return and 
went outside to give the girls privacy while Rini changed. After they 
were done, Serena called Diamond back.
	While waiting for Mrs. Tsukino to return, Diamond sat behind 
Rini and brushed her hair. While he did this, he whispered soothingly 
in her ear. The silver haired boy fashioned her hair in one long braid 
down her back. After he was done, he held the sick little girl in his 
arms and rocked slowly back and forth.
	"Rini, I made an appointment for you. If we leave right now, 
we should be able to make it." Mrs. Tsukino said as she came back 
into the room.
	"She's really dizzy. She can't even stand up." Serena warned.
	Mrs. Tsukino took the little girl in her arms. Rini opened her
eyes when she realized she was being stolen from Diamond's 
comforting embrace. The boy found no words to protest with. He 
watched with worry and concern as his little love was being carried 
out. He would have to wait.
	"Mom, do you think Diamond could go with you?" Serena asked, 
following her mother. "I mean, Rini and him are so close and . . . he's
really worried."
	Mrs. Tsukino stopped. "Well . . . sure, I don't see why not. As
long as Darien wouldn't mind." She replied.
	Serena shook her head. "I'm sure it'd be fine with him." She
answered.
	Diamond looked up at Mrs. Tsukino and then at Serena, happy
relief bringing a smile to his lips. He waved at the blond, his violet
eyes conveying his thanks to her as he followed Mrs. Tsukino and 
Rini out the door. Serena watched the three get in the car and drive 
off, smiling to herself yet her mind clouded with worry for her 
future daughter.
				***
	Serena answered the knock at the door with nervous 
anticipation. Expecting it to be her mother back from the doctor's, she
was disappointed to see it wasn't. "Oh." She said.
	Darien arched his eyebrows. "Oh? What's that supposed to 
mean?" He asked, pretending to be offended. "Oh? I'm only worth an 
oh? Fine, I'll just leave then." Darien added, a playful pout on his
lips.
	"Knock it off, Darien." Serena laughed as she playfully slapped
his arm. "I thought you were my mom."
	"Your mom? What's going on with your mom?" Darien asked, as
he walked inside Serena's house and waved hello to Sammy. He 
suddenly did a double take as he noticed that Serena's little brother
was playing by himself. "Hey, where's Diamond? I thought he was 
here with you." Worry suddenly set in. "He did spend the night here
with you, didn't he Sammy?"
	"Don't worry." The brown haired boy replied as he pressed a
button on his video game controller. "Diamond went with my mom to
the doctor's. Rini woke up this morning with a fever."
	Darien's worry increased. "Rini? Is she okay?" He asked. "Why 
didn't you call me?"
	Serena lead her boyfriend over to the couch. "I didn't want you
to worry. I was going to call you when they got back. That way I'd be
able to tell you something instead of making you wait and wonder."
	"I hope she's okay." Darien said.
	"It was so weird. Rini was sneezing with a fever and when she
stood up, she got so dizzy that she fell." Serena said. She sighed. "A
couple days ago, I felt like I was coming down with something, but it
went away. Maybe she caught the same thing."
	Darien nodded. "Winter's pretty bad this year. I wouldn't be 
surprised if she did. I hate to admit it, but I don't feel all that
well myself." He said. The pair sat in Serena's living room, trying to
rationalize Rini's illness until Mrs. Tsukino arrived home with Rini 
and Diamond.
	"Uncle!" Said Diamond as he saw Darien sitting on the couch. 
The boy came over to where they sat while Mrs. Tsukino carried the 
pink haired girl upstairs.
	"How is she? What's the matter with her?" Darien asked.
	Diamond shook his head. "The doctor thinks she has a cold. He 
prescribed some medicine for her to get rid of her dizziness and gave 
her a flu shot, just so she doesn't catch it. I don't know."
	Serena saw Diamond was toying with another idea. "What do 
you think?" She asked.
	"In Crystal Tokyo," Diamond began in a whisper so that Sammy 
wouldn't hear, "King Darien became very ill once. All of the doctors 
thought he had this or that . . . they couldn't agree and diagnose him
properly. Finally, the Sailor Soldiers discovered that he was ill 
because earth was on the verge of destruction." He explained.
	Darien frowned. "But Rini doesn't have a planet. She's from the
earth and the moon. And neither one of us is sick." He said.
	"I know . . . that's what's so confusing about it all." Diamond
replied. He became silent as he watched Mrs. Tsukino descend the 
stairs. The boy sighed. "I don't know."
	"Hello Darien, it's nice to see you again." Mrs. Tsukino said
as she caught sight of him. "I must say, your nephew is the most 
charming, well behaved, and helpful boy I've ever met."
	"Thank you very much Mrs. Tsukino." Said both Darien and 
Diamond at the same time with a little bow. "Is Rini resting now? Can 
we go see her?" They chorused. Serena laughed when both the young 
man and the boy said the same thing at the exact same moment.
	Mrs. Tsukino was laughing as well. "Yes she's resting now. I 
don't think a little visit would hurt." She took a medicine bottle out
of her apron along with a metal spoon. "I was just about to go up and 
give Rini her medicine."
	"I'll do it." Darien offered. "How much does she need?"
	"A teaspoon." She replied, handing him the items. Darien took
the bottle and frowned a little, not too thrilled about being the 
bearer of bad news for his little pumpkin. Diamond and Serena 
bounced up the stairs and tried to contain their enthusiasm as they
knocked on the door.
	Rini greeted them all with a weak smile. "Hi guys." She said.
	"How are you feeling?" Serena asked, beating Diamond to it.
	The little girl groaned. "Awful. It seems like instead of
feeling better and better, I just feel worse and worse." She smiled as
Darien walked in but her face quickly turned to one of fearful disgust
as she spied the dreaded medicine bottle in his hands. "No!" She
wailed. "No! Please don't make me take that! Darien! No!"
	Darien shook his head. "I'm sorry." He replied as he carefully
poured a teaspoon full of red liquid. "You have to take this if you 
want to feel better."
	Rini squeezed her eyes shut as Darien gently forced the spoon 
into his future daughter's mouth. She swallowed and then proceeded 
to gag while yelling, "I need a drink of water! Water! Please! It
tastes yucky!"
	Darien, feeling totally guilty about the whole thing, rushed
off to get a glass of water. It seemed like seconds later, the young
man had returned. Rini gulped the water down.
	"Wow, faster than the speed of light or what." Serena 
commented with raised eyebrows.
	Rini had finished the glass but her complexion seemed to be 
even paler than before. "Yucky medicine and water on an empty 
stomach doesn't work." She commented before she laid back down on 
the pillow.
	Darien sighed. "I'm sorry, pumpkin." He said. The young man 
reached inside his green jacket and pulled out a thornless rosebud. 
He presented it to Rini. Her eyes lit up and she smiled. "I don't like
medicine either. I wish you didn't have to take it." The little girl
took the young flower from Darien and smelled it.
	"That's okay." She replied, not mad in the least that Darien
had made her take such awful tasting medicine. The young man kissed 
Rini on the forehead.
	"I'll let you get some rest." He said, preparing to leave.
	"Do you have to go?" She whined.
	"The more rest you get, the sooner you'll get better." Darien 
explained. He turned to Diamond. "Are you going to stay here?" The 
boy looked up at him with pleading violet eyes. Darien looked at 
Serena. "Would it be alright if he stayed until Rini gets better?" He 
asked.
	"No problem." She answered. "I don't think anyone here would 
mind. Sammy loves hanging out with Diamond and Rini enjoys his 
company. After all, our future selves sent him here to be with her."
	Darien smiled and nodded. "True." He ran his hand through 
Diamond's silvery hair, messing it up playfully. "See you later,
kiddo." He said. Ever since Diamond had moved in with him, he acted
like he really was apart of his family. Darien took him under his wing,
spent time with him, and called him things like "sport" and "kiddo." It
was so convincing that sometimes Serena forgot that Diamond and Darien
really weren't related.
	"Let me walk you to your car." Serena offered. Darien smiled as
he took the blond girl's hand. They exited the room.
	Rini watched them leave and sighed not out of jealous envy but
out of happiness. She had found a prince of her own. The little girl 
looked up at Diamond who was smiling down at her with twinkling 
violet eyes.
	"Oh, Diamond . . ." Rini said trailing off. She sat up and
kissed the silver haired boy. Weakly, she laid her head back down on
the pillow. "Tell me a story."
	Diamond nodded. "What would you like to hear?" He asked. The 
boy paused while he thought. "Have you heard 'The Hare in the 
Moon' by Ryokan?"
	Rini's eyebrows arched in curiosity. "No. What's a 'hare'?"
	The boy laughed. "A hare is a rabbit. Don't tell me you've
never heard of that story when both you and your mother were named 
after the rabbit in the moon." He said in disbelief. Rini shook her 
head.
	"Tell me about the rabbit in the moon." Rini said. She didn't 
notice that Serena, who was walking by, stopped by the door in order 
to hear the story too.
	"Long long ago, they say, lived a monkey, a hare, and a fox. 
Together they formed a bond of friendship: in the day, they romped 
in the hills and fields, at night, to their forest they returned. And
so time passed, until the god who lives in the eternal heavens heard
the story. 'But is it true?' he asked, and turned himself into an old
man, teetering along to see. There he found them just as he had heard,
romping and playing, their hearts made one. Resting his limbs 
awhile, pausing to get his breath, he threw away his staff and 
shouted, 'Help me! Help a hungry old man!'" Diamond told.
	"Oh my!" Rini exclaimed. "What happened?"
	"The animals saw him. 'That's not hard.' they said and then, 
quick as a flash, from the copse behind the monkey gathered berries; 
from the river bank in front the fox snapped up a fish but the hare, 
hopping all about the place, did not a thing to help. 'Oh! That hare-
his idea's always different,' they cursed. But all to no good. Then, 
'break these twigs,' said the monkey, 'light a fire,' said fox. Hare
did  as he was told. And then, into the smoke and flames they hurled
him, and served him up to the old man, all unwitting."
	The little girl gasped in horror. "How could they? That's
awful! What did the old man do?"
	"He, lifting his eyes to the heavens that last for ever, sobbed
and wept and then rolled prostrate on the ground. Soon, beating on 
his breast, he asked, 'which of the three, these three old friends, 
which treated me the best? They were all kind.' And yet, thinking 
that the hare was the finest of them all, he took him, dead and cast 
him high up to the palace of the moon in the heavens that last for 
ever. Even till today this story has been told, how the hare came to 
live up in the moon. And we, too, as we hear, dampen with our tears 
the white hemp of our sleeves."
	Serena, still standing by the door, heard the entire story. She
saw Diamond bend and kiss Rini's forehead. "Sleep now, my darling 
Ruby." She heard him say. "My little rabbit from the moon." As 
Serena turned to walk away, her head grew light and she 
unknowingly began to swoon with dizziness. The blond girl fell to the 
carpeted floor, still hearing Diamond's words echo in her head. 
"Rabbit . . . from . . . the . . . moon . . ."
				***
	"Serena? Serena!" Floated a voice through a hazy mist. The girl
groaned, voicing her displeasure audibly. "Serena! Serena!"
	"No mommy . . . I don't wanna go to school today . . ." She 
grumbled, squeezing her eyes shut even tighter.
	"Serena!" The voice insisted shaking the girl into the
conscious world. "Are you okay, Serena?"
	The blond's eyes snapped open an instant before she began 
coughing wildly. She struggled to regain composure and gasped, 
waiting for a calm breath. Diamond was standing over her, his silver 
hair falling into his worried violet eyes. "What happened? Why am I 
on the floor?" Serena asked.
	"You collapsed." He replied. "Are you sure you aren't sick
too?"
	Serena shook her head but a cough escaped her. She pulled 
herself onto her feet. Her hand rested upon Diamond's shoulder to 
support her still shaky frame.
	"Serena!" Mrs. Tsukino called up from the base of the stairs. 
"Are you alright? I thought I heard coughing."
	"I'm fine." She yelled back. "Just drank some water a little
too fast." Serena lied. "That's all."
	"Come take a look at the news, dear." Mrs. Tsukino said, 
ignoring her daughter's coughing fit. When Serena came into view 
she continued the conversation. "You're so interested in the moon, I 
thought you'd want to take a look at this."
	"The moon? What is it?" Serena asked. She walked into the 
living room, followed by Diamond. On television was a shot of the 
moon along with the words "live coverage" across the bottom of the 
screen. A newscaster wearing large glasses picked up a few papers 
and began talking.
	"For those of you just tuning in, approximately 5 minutes ago,
a meteor unseen until now by NASA, struck the moon." He reported.
	Serena clutched Diamond's shoulder tight for fear of collapse. 
"Oh my . . ." She breathed. "Rini . . ."
	Diamond looked up at Serena's pale face. He was silent but by 
the look in his eyes was communicating with the blond. A sad 
darkness had turned the violet of his eyes into a deep-almost black-
purple. The hopeless expression seemed to say, "This is why you 
collapsed . . . why Ruby is ill . . . and I fear it's not over." Serena
tried to fight off oncoming goose bumps by rubbing her arms like she
was cold.
	"This just in," the reporter said suddenly. "You aren't going
to believe this. NASA reports . . . somehow . . . the meteor bounced
off the moon and is now headed . . . towards earth."
	When Serena heard this, all strength gave out. Her knees 
buckled and she fell to the floor. Diamond remained frozen, staring at
the screen in dumbfounded horror. Mrs. Tsukino fainted dead away 
in the hall.
	"This . . . can't be." Serena stammered. "It can't . . . it
can't happen . . ." She stared at the screen. "There's no way . . . no
way . . . that can happen . . ." Serena shook her head. "It's not
real . . ."
	"What if you're right." Diamond replied. Serena glared at the 
boy as if he had just spoken the words that would guarantee her 
damnation to hell. "What if it isn't real. What if it's something else?
Besides a meteor?"
	The girl remained unmoving on her knees. A thousand 
thoughts flew through her mind faster than she could comprehend. 
Serena coughed again. When she finished, the sound still seemed to 
echo through her head.
	Diamond's attention shifted. Serena saw him listening intently,
the way Luna did whenever she caught a far away noise. "Ruby!" He 
exclaimed suddenly.
	"What is it?" Serena asked.
	"She's coughing!" Diamond replied. He flew up the stairs,
paying no attention to poor Mrs. Tsukino. Serena stopped long enough to
check if her mother was okay and then continued on her way.
	Suddenly Serena gasped. What if Rini was getting worse? What 
if the meteor's course had something to do with her sickness? "Rini!" 
She exclaimed, running into the room. "Rini!" The little girl raised
her small pale fist up to her ghost white lips, in order to cover her
mouth while she coughed. When the fit eased, her hand fell to her side
and Serena saw that the little girl's brow was drenched in sweat.
	"Her fever is terrible!" Diamond exclaimed, pressing a hand to 
her forehead. He took a clean cloth, unfolded it, and dried Rini's
face. The little girl opened her eyes half way and smiled faintly,
seeing her only love tending to her.
	"Diamond . . ." She moaned which was proceeded by another 
cough. Her eyes closed again and she drifted off into a light 
dreamless sleep.
	The boy looked silently at Serena. He mirrored the same 
helpless look she held on her own face. Suddenly a little beep 
sounded from under the bed. "Sailor Moon!ÑBeepÑSailor Moon!" 
Serena lifted the covers up to reveal the Luna Kitty Ball, it's round 
little nose flashing.
	"Luna P . . ." Rini mumbled in her sleep.
	Serena, without knowing what she was doing, pressed the 
flashing nose and instantly the Kitty Sphere began to glow with a 
strange white light. "Sailor Pluto!" She said as the Guardian of Time 
came into view.
	"Sailor Moon, Small Lady is in grave danger." Said Pluto. "I
have disturbing news for you concerning the newly discovered meteor."
	Serena held the sphere in her hands. "Tell us what you know, 
please. Rini's so sick. We don't know what to do!" The blond girl saw 
Diamond smile in familiarity at the Sailor Soldier.
	"Sailor Moon . . . Prince Diamond, the meteor that struck the 
moon and is now on a collision course with earth is not an ordinary 
meteor. Upon analysis by both myself, Sailor Mercury, and King 
Darien, we have discovered that just before he was destroyed, the 
Doom Phantom managed to manipulate space. Thus he was able to 
turn Nemesis into a deadly projectile which would destroy earth in 
this time space continuum." The Sailor Scout explained.
	Serena tried to focus but was still a little confused. She
wasn't very good with techno-babble. "What does that mean?" The girl 
asked, sensing the importance of her words but not being able to 
comprehend them.
	"The meteor headed for earth is Nemesis." Pluto stated as 
plainly as she could.
	"But Nemesis is composed of evil." Diamond added. "By hitting 
earth, this planet would be destroyed and the evil would spread 
through the rest of the universe."
	"Not just through your universe . . . through all of time
space." Sailor Pluto chimed in. "I expect you've been effected by the
recent collision, Sailor Moon?" Serena nodded. "The meteor merely
grazed the surface. Just like skipping stones on a lake produces
harmless ripples and not a massive surge. Small Lady, on the other
hand, has been severely effected."
	"Can you tell us why that is, Luna P?" Diamond asked.
	Sailor Pluto glanced over her shoulder at the ill little girl.
"Small Lady is the daughter of both the moon and the earth. Any 
impending danger to either celestial body is sure to cause some 
reaction within her. Because of the fact that the meteor grazed the 
surface of the moon and is now headed toward the earth, Small 
Lady's condition continues to worsen." She sighed. "She is in essence,
the embodiment of the link between the earth and the moon. That is 
the best way I can explain it."
	"So what can we do?" Serena interjected.
	"Neo-Queen Serenity has given me authorization to enable you 
to travel freely in time-space in order to stop this imminent 
catastrophe." The Sailor Soldier replied. "I can instruct you how to 
use Small Lady's time key which will transport you and your soldiers 
to any location and time you see fit." Pluto became silent and then 
turned her attention to Diamond. "Young prince, you must aid Sailor 
Moon in any way you can. You are in tune with Nemesis and can 
easily spot things the other soldiers can't."
	Diamond began to protest. His words became jumbled together. 
"Luna P . . . Ruby . . . she'll be all alone . . . I can't . . ."
	The Guardian of Time shook her head. "I have already made 
arrangements to ensure that Small Lady will be well taken care of. 
There is no need to worry. Your place is beside Sailor Moon." She 
said. Diamond bowed his head and whispered his vow of 
understanding and cooperation. "Sailor Moon, Diamond . . . I know 
you will not fail. The very existence of time depends on you. 
Assemble your soldiers and then I will proceed to instruct you for 
your journey." She said as she began to fade away. Serena gazed in 
awe as she held the innocent Kitty Sphere in her hands.
	"Come on, Diamond." Serena said. "We've got work to do."
				***
	Serena laid the coughing Rini upon Darien's bed. "Sailor Pluto
said she was sending someone to be with Rini while we were gone. 
My mom would never let any strangers in our house." She explained.
	"Do you think they'll know to come here?" Darien asked. He 
looked at Diamond who sat next to Rini, whispering to her as he 
stroked her face soothingly.
	Serena sighed as she watched the scouts poke at the Luna Kitty
Ball in an attempt to activate it. She frowned as she said, "I hope
so." Suddenly the scouts jumped and yelped as the child's toy began to 
beep and glow.
	"Sailor Moon!-Beep-Sailor Moon!" Serena picked up the ball 
and touched it's nose. Sailor Pluto smiled faintly as she stared at the
blond. "Sailor Moon, they have arrived." She said.
	As if on cue, there was a knock on the door. Darien answered
it. The scouts were shocked as they watched a tall silver haired man 
walk into the apartment, accompanied by his dark blue haired 
brother, a green haired woman, a fiery haired man, and four other 
women.
	"Prince Diamond! Sapphire! Emerald!" Darien exclaimed.
	"Rubius!" Serena added.
	"And the four sisters!" The scouts chorused all at once.
	Serena looked at the newcomers. They looked relatively the 
same except for a few minor differences. Their foreheads no longer 
displayed the dark moon symbol and there was something about 
their eyes . . . there was a calm . . . serene goodness in them. The 
silver haired boy stared at the regal man in white that stood before 
him. Rini fought off an oncoming fit of coughs and looked at the 
grown up prince and then at the twelve year old.
	"Sailor Pluto has sent us here," Prince Diamond began in his 
deep soothing voice, "to protect our mistress, the daughter of earth."
	Rini was confused. Before she could ask a question of the man, 
she began to cough violently. "I don't understand." She said after she 
regained her composure. Rini had been sleeping during Serena's 
conversation with Pluto and was unaware of what was going on.
	"Once Wise Man was destroyed and Nemesis ceased to exist, we 
returned to the place we were always meant to be . . . earth. Each of 
us is the guardian of a gemstone. When there is a great danger facing 
our mistress, we can combine our stones to create the mighty Crystal 
of the Earth and use it to protect her." Prince Diamond explained.
	"Your mistress?" Serena asked.
	The prince smiled. "We are sworn protectors of the daughter of 
the earth, child of the moon . . . Neo-Princess Serenity . . . the
Small Lady of our beloved Crystal Tokyo . . . Tokyo of the
Gemstones . . ."
	Rini could barely breathe. "You're my own guardians . . . I
don't believe it . . ."
	Sailor Pluto smiled from the glowing orb. "Small Lady, your 
guardians have come from the future to protect you. Sailor Moon and 
the Sailor Soldiers must leave shortly. They will come back as 
quickly as they can." She explained. "Now you must take the time 
key and swiftly come to the Portal of Time so I may guide you." Pluto 
said. "Take the key, hold it high above your head, and say 'crystal 
key take me to the Portal of Time!'"
	Young Diamond stood and began to follow the scouts as the 
assembled in a circle around the glowing sphere. Rini caught the 
boy's hand. "Are you going too?" She asked in surprise and fear.
	"Luna P has asked me to help Sailor Moon." He replied, tears 
clouding his violet eyes. "I have to go. They need my help. I'll come 
back soon, Ruby."
	Rini sobbed as she jumped into the boy's arms, despite her 
coughs and the threat of a dizzy spell. "Diamond!"
	Young Diamond embraced the little girl, tears streaming down 
his cheeks. "Oh, Ruby . . . I love you." He said. The boy took the
girl's 
face gently in his hands and brushed his lips against hers.
	"I love you too, Diamond." Rini said. The boy ran over to the 
scouts and sobbing waved good-bye to the pink haired girl as he 
disappeared. Rini looked up into the grown man's eyes. The same 
cloudy violet pair that had just vanished a second ago stared back at 
her. Heartbreak, comfort, hope, sadness, love . . . they were the same
eyes that reflected the same soul to her.
	Prince Diamond took the little girl in his strong arms and 
comforted her while she cried. "Don't cry, Ruby. I'm here. Hush." He 
cooed to her in his familiar deep yet airy whisper. "Can you still hear
my heart speaking to you? What does it say?" He asked.
	Rini coughed a bit and then silently placed her head on 
Diamond's chest. The silver haired man wiped a few stray tears away 
from the little girl's closed eyes. "It says, I love you." Rini
replied. "I love you . . ." She couldn't fight off the sleepy feeling
she had. In Diamond's arms she felt safe . . . and warm . . . and
loved . . . it was different than she had ever felt when she was held
in her father's arms . . . such a long time ago . . . "I love
you . . . Diamond . . ." Rini said before she drifted off to sleep.
	"And I love you too . . ." Diamond said as he placed her head
gently back upon the pillow and covered her with the quilt of 
Darien's bed. "I love you too . . . Ruby . . . my wife of the
future . . ."
				***
	Sailor Pluto gripped her ivory shaft of her garnet orb and let 
out a silent sigh. The Guardian of Time looked at the young Diamond. 
"The only way is to go to the source." She said to him.
	Diamond nodded. Sailor Moon arched her eyebrows. "We have 
to go to Nemesis?" She asked. The scouts exchanged worried glances.
	"The power of the Silver Crystal is strong . . . but not enough
to travel through space and deliver a potent dose which would 
decimate Nemesis and it's Dark Crystal."
	"The Dark Crystal!" Diamond suddenly exclaimed.
	"Can we make it to Nemesis by using Rini's time key?" Tuxedo 
Mask asked, his white mask covering his pain filled blue eyes. Sailor 
Moon took his gloved hand in hers and squeezed it. She knew he was 
thinking about Rini.
	Sailor Pluto nodded. "Small Lady's Crystal Key will transport 
you to the surface of Nemesis. From there you must make your way 
to the Dark Moon Palace. Once you are on Nemesis I will be unable to 
communicate with you. However, I will continue to watch over you 
and aid you in any way I can." She said.
	"Thank you, Sailor Pluto." Sailor Moon replied.
				***
	A strong wind blew over the dark sands of Nemesis as it hurled
toward the earth. The scouts gasped as they caught sight of their 
home, no larger than a shiny blue marble in the inky black sky. 
Tuxedo Mask moaned in horror as he saw his kingdom, the earth, 
growing bigger the closer the dark moon came.
	"We haven't much time!" Diamond exclaimed, yelling over the 
howling wind. "Follow me!" He turned towards a dark purple-green 
structure. The young Diamond clenched his fists, his silvery hair 
whipping behind him. He took one step and suddenly, with a yelp of 
surprise, flew through the air. Diamond landed with a thud at Tuxedo 
Mask's feet.
	The masked man helped the young boy up and held his hand 
tightly. "That's the palace?" Tuxedo Mask yelled. Diamond nodded. 
"Don't worry, I won't let you go. Come on!"
	The scouts linked hands and fought against the relentless wind.
Black dust was kicked up with each labored step they took. When 
they finally reached the Dark Moon Palace, they were exhausted. The
structure proved to be an adequate shelter from the wind.
	"This place is horrible!" Mars exclaimed smoothing her 
windblown hair. She turned and ran a helpful hand through 
Mercury's blue mane that was covered in black sand.
	"You used to live here?" Venus asked in disbelief as she dusted
off her orange skirt.
	Sailor Moon hugged Tuxedo Mask's waist. She shivered as new 
fear and old memories produced goose bumps. "So where's the Dark 
Crystal?" The soldier asked anxiously.
	Diamond was silent as he beheld the hall of the palace he had 
once, in a former time, called home. Memories of that time rushed 
back to the boy. He sprinted down the hall, hearing the sound of his 
boots on the marble floor joined by those of the soldiers. Diamond 
stopped suddenly as he found himself standing in the middle of his 
old throne room.
	"Diamond?"
	So many memories flashed in his mind. He heard his name 
spoken in different tones of the past that echoed in his ears. Diamond
saw the fiery haired Rubius standing before him, his arms crossed 
asking for further orders to capture crystal points. There were the 
four sisters, speaking his name as the bowed with loyalty. He saw 
Emerald, covering her blushing cheeks with a feathery red fan as she 
addressed her prince. Diamond gulped as he saw the hooded prophet, 
Wise Man, calling him with hate and mystery in his voice. The boy 
saw his brother, Sapphire, speaking his name with brotherly love 
dancing in his eyes. Diamond saw Ruby whispering his name in her 
angelic soprano. There were so many memories . . . such love . . . such
hate . . . such pain and sadness . . .
	The boy surveyed the room with his teary violet eyes. There
was his throne where he had issued so many orders . . . the steps 
where he descended so his court could kiss his velvet cape in loyalty
. . . the shadowed corner Wise Man would emerge from . . . the pillar
Sapphire spied on the hooded prophet behind . . . the place he had 
first kissed Ruby . . . the spot on the marble floor where he had
died. . . and the Dark Crystal . . . After all that pain . . . it was
still in existence. Diamond felt warm angry tears fall down his cheeks.
	"Diamond?" Sailor Moon asked again. The silver haired boy 
snapped out of his reverie with a gasp. He looked at the pretty 
soldier and slowly pointed to the large purple-black crystal. Diamond
didn't even bother to wipe his tears away.
	Sailor Moon clutched her locket and yanked the Silver Crystal
from it's resting place. She held the gem high above her head and 
called out, "Moon-Crystal-Power!" The stone produced no light. Sailor
Moon's blue eyes grew wide. She looked as if she had been stabbed
in the heart.
	"It didn't work?" Mercury asked in shock.
	"What? Why didn't it work?" Jupiter exclaimed.
	"Sailor Moon?" Venus asked.
	Mars remained silent as she watched a confused Tuxedo Mask 
approach the blond scout.
	"I should've known." Sailor Moon moaned in defeat. "It's just 
like last time. The Dark Crystal absorbs my power. I'm not strong 
enough to overcome it."
	Venus grit her teeth. "Let's weaken the thing!" She cried as
she ran towards the dark gem. "Venus-Love-Chain-Encircle!" The glowing
gold link of hearts soared towards the crystal and disappeared. A 
large bolt of black energy shot back. She cried out as it sliced her
leg.
	"Venus!" Sailor Moon cried as she ran to the scout who clutched
her bloody calf. "Venus! Are you okay?"
	"I'm okay." She groaned in pain and shock. "It's not deep." The
soldier pulled herself up onto her feet.
	"What do we do?" Mars asked.
	Jupiter growled from beside them. Her green eyes were 
dancing with angry fire. "Nothing hurts any of my friends and gets 
away with it. Jupiter-Thunderclap-Zap!" She cried as she chucked a 
fist full of electricity at the crystal. Again the power disappeared. A
second later, Jupiter screamed as a bolt of black energy surrounded 
her.
	When the evil electricity had died away, Sailor Jupiter fell to
her knees. "Didn't work." She moaned. Mercury shot a look of 
warning at Mars. The blue soldier silently thought while Jupiter 
collected herself and rose to join the others.
	"Our most powerful attack!" Mercury exclaimed suddenly. "We
might be able to effect it if we combine our powers."
	Mars shrugged her shoulders. "It's worth a shot."
	All of the scouts linked hands in a circle around the Dark
Crystal. Diamond and Tuxedo Mask watched helplessly. They heard 
the soldiers call out with determination in their voices and 
concentrated looks on their faces. "Mercury Power! Venus Power! 
Mars Power! Jupiter Power! Moon Crystal Power! Sailor Planet 
Power!" They all shouted.
	Tuxedo Mask felt the ground under his feet begin to shake. The
Dark Crystal glowed with a ominous black light. There was a sudden 
burst of sound as energy from the evil gem knocked all of the 
soldiers off of their feet. "No!" Tuxedo Mask cried as he watched 
Sailor Moon's body arc through the air and fall limply to the floor. He
rushed over and cradled the wounded scout in his arms. "Sailor 
Moon! Are you okay?"
	Diamond heard a muffled reply accompanied by Tuxedo Mask's 
sigh of relief. He watched all of the other soldiers struggle to their 
feet, gasping for breath and shaking with exhaustion. The young boy 
looked at the now dormant Dark Crystal. It seemed to be smirking at 
him . . . saying, "I destroyed your life once and I'll do it again."
	Sailor Moon regained her composure in enough time to see 
Diamond charging at the Dark Crystal. His small hands clawed at it's 
smooth surface as stinging tears streamed out of his hate filled eyes. 
The boy began to kick the gem as he screamed in frustrated 
helplessness.
	"Damn you! Why won't you die?!!? Haven't you caused enough 
pain?!!? Die, damn it! Go back to hell where you belong!" Diamond 
yelled, his body shaking with sobs. He pounded on the crystal in 
rhythm to the beating of his own pain filled heart. "Damn you!!! 
Damn you!!!"
	Exhausted, Diamond fell to the floor. The cold marble caressed
his tearstained cheeks. His red knuckles throbbed in pain. The tip of 
his finger was mere inches from the Dark Crystal. He had no more 
energy with which to protest. Diamond stared blankly at his hands 
that were worthless against the gem. "Oh, Ruby . . ." He moaned as 
one final tear trickled out of his dim violet eyes. "I'm so
sorry . . ."
	Silence echoed in the ears of all the soldiers. Time seemed to
have slowed down. The Sailor Scouts didn't move. It was all over. 
There wasn't any way they could effect the Dark Crystal. Rini would 
die . . . they would die . . . earth would die . . . time would
die . . . there would be nothing . . . nothing . . . they had
failed . . .
	Diamond closed his eyes in defeat. From somewhere deep 
inside his imagination he heard the sound of footsteps in the hall. 
The "clip, clip" of a woman's heeled shoes on the marble floor 
bounced off the walls of the throne room. Diamond saw a beautiful 
woman dressed in royal white with long fair hair flowing behind her. 
Her bare shoulders and flawless face were the color of ivory. A 
golden crown with a silver stone in the middle graced her head. The 
long train on her gown and gossamer wings made it seem like she 
was floating through the air. She wore around her neck a long strand 
of diamonds and on her finger was a small red stone.
	The boy was shocked. He gasped as the sadness in his heart 
threatened to burst forth in a flood of guilty tears. "I've
failed . . ." Diamond lamented. He began to cry.
	"My dearest prince . . . please don't cry." The angelic woman
said in an airy voice.
	Diamond opened his eyes as he heard these words being 
spoken to him. He was surprised to see that the woman who he had 
thought was only in his mind, was standing before him. "You . . . 
you're . . ."
				***
	Rubius approached Emerald. The woman who had once been 
the stone hearted Supreme Commander of the Negamoon forces had 
tears in her eyes. She burst into sobs as she clutched the fiery haired
man's green vest. It had been hours since Sailor Moon had left and in 
that time, Rini had gotten sicker and now was no longer waking up. 
"Our mistress is going to die!" She exclaimed.
	"I know Emerald." Rubius replied as he absently stroked her 
curly green hair. "So will we." He added.
	"Sailor Moon can't fail!" Catzi protested.
	Bertie nodded. "We're all counting on her."
	"She's invincible." Prisma reminded.
	"But the Dark Crystal is too powerful!" Avery lamented.
	Sapphire, the blue haired prince, wiped away a stray tear from
his cheek. He had a grim look on his face. "I don't think anything 
could save our mistress now. Even if Sailor Moon succeeds." Sapphire 
said sadly.
	Diamond took Rini's little hand in his own and brushed his lips
gently across her palm. "My Ruby . . . I'll do whatever I can to save 
you . . . anything . . ." Warm tears escaped his cloudy violet eyes.
"If you die now . . ." Diamond choked on his own words and became 
silent.
	"We won't let that happen!" Catzi announced with fresh hope in
her voice. She smiled through her tears. "We'll protect the princess 
no matter what!"
	"We will give our own lives if it means saving her." Rubius 
declared.
	"That's right." Bertie, Prisma, and Avery agreed. "It's our
sworn duty to protect her.
	Emerald nodded. "Your highness, we promise we will make 
sure you and the princess will always be together." Her green eyes 
were tinged with a hint of jealousy. She sighed lightly in defeat and
acceptance. "You were meant to be together."
	"We are your protectors as well, brother." Sapphire said, his
voice growing from a whisper up to an even confident tone. "You are 
our master as much as she is our mistress."
	Diamond was struck with emotion. He couldn't find the words 
with which to thank his court. Crystal tears flowed freely down his 
cheeks as he smiled with new hope.
	"Your majesty!-Beep-Your majesty!" The kitty sphere called. 
Diamond answered it in wide-eyed surprise and concern. His heart 
jumped and then stopped as he saw the Guardian on Time kneeling 
before him in the glowing ball.
	"My . . . wife . . . ?" Diamond breathed. It seemed like an 
eternity before Sailor Pluto spoke to him.
	The soldier neither smiled nor frowned. "Your highness, your 
wife is helping Sailor Moon. She is well. Please do no worry. Continue
to give strength to Small Lady. Don't doubt yourselves. Your forces 
are powerful if you believe in them. Faith will cause your power to 
grow and in turn will help Neo-Princess Serenity as well as heal 
Small Lady. Your majesty, Prince Diamond, your court will not fail 
you." Sailor Pluto said. "Sailor Moon will not fail." She added.
	"Luna P . . ." Diamond replied. "Thank you . . ." He watched as
the Guardian of Time disappeared.
	Sapphire came up to his brother and put his hand on his 
brother's shoulder. "We will give our mistress as much power as we 
can, but if the time comes . . . you must be prepared to use the Earth
Crystal."
	Diamond looked as if his beloved brother had slapped him. 
"What?" He asked in surprise.
	"You are our leader, the only person who can used the crystal."
Rubius explained. "If the time comes, we will pour all of our life 
power into the crystal."
	Emerald held a calm smile on her face. "Your highness, you 
must not be afraid to use every last ounce of our power."
	Diamond gasped as he looked at his court. His violet eyes
rested on his brother's. The deep blue held no fear and were full of 
assurance. Everyone knew they would ultimately give their lives for 
Rini.
	The silvery haired prince knew too. He didn't want it to come 
down to that but . . . there wasn't any choice. "Avery . . .
Prisma . . . Bertie . . . Catzi . . . Rubius . . . Emerald . . . my
dearest brother . . . my Sapphire . . ." Diamond moaned with respect,
pride, and heart wrenching grief.
	Sapphire smiled calmly. A single tear trickled down his cheek.
"It has to be this way . . . and . . . this is the way we want it to
be . . ."
	Diamond felt a sob burst from his lips as he clutched
Sapphire's blue shirt and pulled him into his arms. Sapphire tried
futily to keep himself from crying along with his brother. In the end,
the entire court found themselves crying along with their prince.
				***
	The woman nodded at the silvery haired boy who gaped at her 
with an open mouth. "Yes, I'm Neo-Princess Serenity." She said. "Luna 
P sent me here to help you just as she sent my husband to help . . ." 
The woman trailed off.
	"Ruby." Diamond replied, noticing how awkward it was for her 
to refer to her past self. "So you mean . . ." He said in wonder.
	Sailor Moon stood next to Tuxedo Mask, regarding the royal 
woman with awe. "Rini? Is that really you?" She asked. The soldier 
smiled with pride as she saw the Silver Crystal crowning her brow.
	"Yes." Neo-Princess Serenity replied. "It's me." She offered a
helping hand to the young Diamond. There was an awkward silence 
between them both.
	Tuxedo Mask's blue eyes danced with fatherly adoration as he 
looked at the princess. "Then, Diamond is Rini's future husband?" He 
asked the question that all of the scouts were dying to pose.
	A slight blush crept into Neo-Princess Serenity's cheeks as she
stood still holding the silver haired boy's hand. "That's right. But 
please, whatever you do . . . please don't tell her . . . She doesn't
know and I'd like it to stay that way."
	The scouts nodded. Suddenly the ground beneath them began 
to shake. From out of one of the windows of the palace, they could 
see earth approaching at an alarming rate. Neo-Princess Serenity 
turned her attention to Sailor Moon. "The Dark Crystal is too powerful
for your crystal alone. That is why Luna P sent me here. When we 
both battled the Doom Phantom together, both our crystals provided 
enough power to overwhelm the Dark Crystal and cause it's 
destruction. We must pool our strength."
	The princess paused. She grew pale and began to tremble. Neo-
Princess Serenity clutched her head and gasped. The scouts watched 
as her body became transparent. "Oh no . . . my past self . . . she's 
slipping away . . ." The princess moaned. "Diamond . . . my dearest 
husband . . . you must use the . . . crystal . . ."
				***
	Diamond held the glowing gem in his hand. He cradled it as it's
color changed with each pulse. It glowed in tune to the Silver Crystal.
It beat with the rhythm of his heart . . . Neo-Queen Serenity's
heart . . . King Darien's heart . . . and his wife's heart. Each color
represented a member of his court. His tears splashed upon the Earth
Crystal as he hesitated.
	As the silver haired man watched the pale Rini sleeping, he 
heard his wife call to him faintly. "Diamond . . . my dearest
husband . . . you must use the . . . crystal . . ."
	Diamond closed his eyes, He saw his court smiling at him as he
began to chant in an old forgotten language. The man held the crystal 
in his hands, over Rini's weak little body. "Crystal of the Earth, I
call upon you to heal our mistress. Use the life-force of my court, for
they selflessly gave up their lives for their princess. Sacred crystal,
fill our mistress with your power!" He exclaimed.
	The multicolored glow grew until there was an overwhelming 
stream of white light surging from the crystal. Diamond felt the 
gem's power coursing through his veins. He concentrated all his being 
on Rini. Unknowing to him, a single tear fell down his cheek, one for 
each member of his court.
				***
	Neo-Princess Serenity suddenly stopped trembling. Her form 
became whole again. The scouts were astonished by what had just 
happened. "Thank you, Diamond." She whispered. "Sailor Moon, we 
haven't much time. We must act now."
	"Right!" She replied.
	Diamond watched as both women took their Silver Crystals and 
held them high above their heads. The Dark Crystal growled in 
response and Nemesis began to shake even more. Neo-Princess 
Serenity and Sailor Moon concentrated hard. The Sailor Scouts linked 
hands in an attempt to lend their energy to the crystals.
	There was a blinding flash of light as the two screamed, "Moon-
Crystal-Power!" The Dark Crystal let out another deep growl, trying 
to combat the enormous amount of power. The sound of it's "voice" 
grew higher and higher until it transformed into a high pitched 
shatter. Neo-Princess Serenity and Sailor Moon collapsed as the gem 
broke apart and took Nemesis along with it.
				***
	Diamond watched Rini sleep as he held the Earth Crystal in his
hand. He had used all of it's power. Now the little pink haired girl 
would recover . . . if Sailor Moon succeeded . . .
	There was a bright flash of light. Diamond shielded his eyes 
with his arm in an attempt to make out the forms that were born 
from the light. The prince gasped as he saw his brother and the rest 
of his court. Each member carried a limp body in their arms.
	The four sisters laid their sailor counterparts down upon the 
carpet. Rubius placed Tuxedo Mask on the couch. Emerald put Sailor 
Moon beside him. Sapphire laid the young Diamond on the bed next 
to Rini.
	"Sapphire?" Diamond asked in confusion. "Is it true?
You're . . ."
	The blue haired man smiled. "Yes, brother. We have been 
brought back to life. Our bodies are immortal." He replied. "The Silver
Crystal is a marvelous gemstone."
	"Then this was . . ." Diamond stammered.
	Out of the glowing light came Neo-Princess Serenity. She slowly
approached her husband. He took her hands in his and smiled at her 
with teary violet eyes. "This was my doing." The princess finished. 
"Our court has proven to be loyal and true. That fact shouldn't go 
unrewarded. They helped me now and in the past . . . they helped 
save existence . . ."
	"Oh, Ruby . . ." Diamond whispered lovingly. He kissed his wife
deeply. When they parted, the prince and princess regarded the 
sleeping scouts and then looked at their court.
	"Our job is done." Neo-Princess Serenity said. "Let's go home."
				***
	"Sailor Moon!-Beep-Sailor Moon!" Serena opened her eyes 
slowly. She groggily looked around the room for Rini's kitty ball and 
saw all of the scouts, now in their normal clothes, coming to. The 
blond picked up the ball and saw Sailor Pluto smiling back at her.
	"Sailor Pluto!"
	"Thank you, Sailor Moon. You saved us all. Small Lady is going
to be just fine." The Guardian of Time reassured.
	Serena smiled in return. "Prince Diamond . . . and Neo-Princess
Serenity . . . I didn't get a chance to thank them . . ." She said 
suddenly.
	Sailor Pluto smiled. "I'll be sure to tell them so when I next 
speak to them. And I'm sure they'd send their thanks to you as well, 
as do I." She said as she disappeared.
	"Serena?" Darien asked as he sat up and looked at her through 
his half opened eyes.
	"Everything's going to be fine." She replied, watching all her 
friends wake up and smile triumphantly at each other. To Serena's 
delight and relief, she saw Rini's eyes open and dance with her 
familiar twinkle. Diamond too watched in joyous wonderment.
	"Diamond!" She exclaimed with a smile and dimples playing on 
her rosy cheeks. Rini hugged the silver haired boy and kissed him 
thankfully.
	"Oh Ruby!" Diamond replied as he held the little girl in his 
arms. "I told you I'd come back!"
	Rini laid her head on Diamond's chest. "What happened?" She 
asked curiously. The sound of the boy's laughter joined with the 
chuckles of the rest of the scouts.
	"That is a very long and complicated story, Ruby. One day, I 
promise to tell you. One day . . ." Diamond replied with a sly smile.

				The End

Well minna? I really hope you liked that. Proud of me, Reiy-chan? 
Please e-mail me with your thoughts on this fic.! Thanks to all of you
who've been following the series. You'll be happy to hear the title of
my next fic in this series. It's called "Recipe for Love". I hope
you'll all read it. It's not dramatic but let's just say it's high in
romance and cuteness. Lady Serenity was laughing her head off when she
was editing it. For those of you who want to see Darien being romantic
and sentimental (shock and a half!) or the continued antics of Rini
and Serena in the kitchen (we all know how hilarious that is!) then
you won't wanna miss this! Ja ne!

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