Chapter Eight B
Untitled
Notes: This is the last chapter. Hope you like it. My e-mail box has been empty so long, send it messages! Beware of flaming though, because Bubbles emailed me and told me anyone who dared flamed me was going to get beaten up by her. Thanks Bubbles! And one more thing, thanks Sailor Heartache who said she would send me money except its hard to send it through E-mail. Well enough of my chatter. On to the story. Enjoy.
- - -
"I know where my grandfather's treasure is," yelled Serena.
"Hush Serena!" warned Endymion as he looked around to see if anyone had heard.
"What is she talking about?" asked Darien looking very confused.
"You'll see! I found a clue in his desk which read, 'the hands hold the treasure,' and I just figured out what that meant," exclaimed Serena.
"Uh oh here comes trouble," said Serenity as she watched a very angry young man come toward them.
"Angel, I need to have a word with you," said Derek harshly glaring at Darien. Darien was glaring at the unwanted guest as well. Both boys measured the other.
"Umm, sure. Darien why don't you get me some punch unless someone has spiked it," said Serena as she gave him an unsure smile. Derek was making her nervous. She had never seen him like this before. Darien clinched his teeth but obeyed. Serenity and Endymion followed him looking back at Serena and Derek.
"I've never seen you here before?" cooed a voice with a seductive tone to it. Darien turned in surprise as a hand squeezed his arm. He turned to see a girl dressed as a Greek goddess with curly brown hair and dark blue eyes.
"Excuse me, do I know you?" asked Darien trying to be polite but still wanting the girl to detach her clawing fingers from his arm. The icy tone in his voice ought to have given the girl the hint that he wasn't interested. But Elizabeth still hung on.
"That's can be remedied. I would simply love to get to know you better. My name is Elizabeth. What's yours?" asked Elizabeth. Darien groaned inwardly and looked to the ghosts for any ideas. Both of them where glaring at the girl but not making any moves to help him.
"Darien Shields and if you will excuse me I have to get a drink for my date," said Darien as he tried to move away.
"Ahh, but she's not your date. She's Derek's. I've heard of your family. One of the richest families in the United States from what I have read from the newspapers. Your family won't like to hear that you've been with her. She's practically a beggar around her. Don't let the dress and jewelry fool you. She probably stole those. She's also a troublemaker. Why have her when you can have someone of your social class?" asked Elizabeth as she wrapped her arms around him.
"I want you and I always get what I want," said Elizabeth seductively and started blowing in his ear. Darien by this time, was fed up with the whole matter.
"If you will excuse me, please get off of me," demanded Darien as he detached her from him in disgust. She held on tighter.
"Ask her if she smells rotten eggs," commanded Endymion. Darien looked at the ghost with puzzlement clearly written all over his face.
"Trust me," said Endy with a smile. Darien nodded and pretended to sniff the air. Elizabeth shifted uneasily. "Do you smell something?" asked Darien.
"N-no," answered Elizabeth nervously.
"Smells like rotten eggs," he said as he sniffed the air. From out of Elizabeth came a shrill shriek as she detached herself away from him and ran out of the room. Serenity and Endymion where practically rolling with laughter over the whole thing.
Serena stared up at the stars trying to shake off the bad feeling she was getting from Derek. Derek meanwhile watched Darien leave with his arms crossed. When he could no longer see him through the crowd he turned his attention to Serena. He grabbed her arm and jerked her toward him. "Oww you're hurting me! What's gotten into you?" asked Serena. Derek didn't loosen his grip on her arm.
"You humiliated me in front of everyone. Who do you think you are? Some mighty princess that can dismiss me like that? You aren't anything but a little shabby beggar who should' t even be with here with people far better then you," hissed Derek. Serena glared up at him and slapped him. This surprised him for he raised his hand to touch the red mark on his cheek.
"How dare you..." he spat and grabbed her and pulled her to the ground. But Serena was quick and stomped on his foot. He yawled but still did not let her go. So she kicked him. The kick hits mark and he doubled over in pain swearing loudly. Quickly Serena ran from the balcony. She grabbed Darien's hand. "Come on," she commanded and gave him a smile. The two ghosts followed. "Here wait," said Darien. He got a bundle that was against a wall. The couple ran out of the dance room.
"So what happened to Derek?" asked Darien.
"He got what he deserved," said Serena simply with a smile.
"That he did!" said Serenity with a smile. "Should've done that to Diamond," she mumbled under her breath. The others heard though, and smiled.
"What's in the bag?" asked Serena. "Water balloons, me and some other guys were going to bomb a few teachers. Especially a certain algebra teacher. But I thought we might need it," said Darien. "In case a certain Elizabeth came back. You should be proud of him, Sere. Elizabeth ran out of here screaming," said Endy.
"What did you do?" asked Serena. "Nothing," said both boys at once. Serena didn't believe them. "Here," said Serena as they stopped in front of an old grandfather clock. She opened the door to the clock. "Here," said Endy as he handed her a screwdriver.
"Thanks," said Serena with a smile having no idea where he had gotten it. She had to wait for it to warm up a bit before she could use it. She unscrewed the screws in the clock.
"Need any help?" asked Darien not quite believing he was seeing the whole thing. Things like this didn't usually happen every day like this.
"Not now, but I will tell you when I do," said Serena. Darien raised an eyebrow, most girls he knew would tell him off and tell him that they were perfectly able to handle things like that even though they were females.'
"So why is this treasure so important to you?" asked Darien. He sort of expected something like, 'duh it's easy money' or something like that.
"I need it to help my mom and my brother. My mom just lost her job and creditors are always breathing down her neck and she needs to make a major payment on our house or it will get taken away," explained Serena looking up at him for a moment. "Her aunt is responsible for a lot of it," explained Endymion.
"She made my mom loose her job, how she did it, I don't know," said Serena as she removed the face of the clock.
"That's awful," said Darien seriously. "Totally, I couldn't agree with you more," said Serena. She reached into a dark small space that had been behind the face, her fingers wrapped around something hard. She was just about to pull it out when Serenity suddenly called out, "Here comes trouble!" Serena pulled out the treasure quickly only having time to see the flash of gold before hiding in her waistband on her dress. Endy quickly put the face back on the clock while Darien screwed back the screws.
"Hurry!" hollered Serenity. Darien grabbed her a bit roughly and kissed her tenderly but firmly. Serena almost went numb with shock. This was the first thing Angelica and Ms. Hudson saw rounding the corner. "That looks like a good idea to me," said Serenity slyly. Endy said nothing and with a smile he kissed his girlfriend.
"What do you think you are doing?" screeched Angelica.
"Serena Tsukino! In my office immediately!" yelled Ms. Hudson. Serena groaned.
"Oh not them, not now!" groaned Endymion. Darien was too startled to say anything. The older women dragged Serena away from Darien's arms. They turned their back to Darien.
"The water balloons!" gasped Serenity as she got a smile on her face.
"Hurry!" urged Endy and took one in his hand. Serenity and Darien took a few. With that water balloons were thrown at the adults. Angelica screeched in rage as her makeup started running.
"Let's get out of here!" said Serena as she grabbed Darien's hands. They ran laughing down the halls followed by the ghosts who were smirking at the scene behind them. "I am gonna get suspended for that!" laughed Serena.
"I am sorry I did it," said Darien turning serious. "I am not. There is no way in the world I would miss that look on their faces!" giggled Serena. The four ran into the old library and slammed the door shut, locking it. They turned to see a surprised Mrs. White staring at them.
"Sorry, Mrs. White," said Serena quickly trying to catch her breath.
"So the souls mates have united in both times, every thing is like it should be," said Mrs. White with a smile.
"Soul Mates?" echoed Darien and Serena looking at each other then at her. "Yes, you two were meant to be through out time. You're lucky, not many people find their true mate," said Mrs. White. "You knew Serena was going to find hers didn't you?" said Endymion as his face showed his amazement. "Yes, Endy I knew. It would only be a matter of time," she said with a smile. Suddenly there was a loud knocking at the door.
"Ms. Hudson and Angelica are after us," explained Serena as she saw the shocked look on Mrs. White's face.
"Soul mates, huh? I like the sound of that," said Darien as he kissed her again. "How can you even think about that when two crazy women are after us?" asked Serena. "Don't worry, I'll stand by you. Nothing is going to happen to you, I promise," said Darien.
"Foolish mortals," laughed a wicked voice. A vase hit Mrs. White making her crumble to the floor.
"Mrs. White," yelled out Serena in horror as she saw her teacher lying on the floor not moving. "It's Diamond!" shivered Serenity in horror. Endy put a protective arm around her. A ghost appeared before them. "Leave us alone, Diamond!" yelled Endymion. The room became silent. Diamond focused cold blue eyes on Serena. Darien moved in front of her protecting her. "So, she is just as beautiful as you Serenity," said Diamond wickedly. "Go away!" yelled Darien. "You are hardly in the position to give me orders," yelled Diamond.
"Your fight is against me Diamond, leave them alone," yelled Endymion. "On the contrary, I cannot hurt you any longer but that doesn't mean I can't hurt them. Your love has caused by soul anguish over the spans of time. I will destroy it," yelled Diamond. Diamond pointed to the door. The door unlocked itself and Derek stepped through. There were no signs of Ms. Hudson and Angelica. Derek looked at them both with hatred. Diamond smiled and floated over to Derek. With a flash, Diamond disappeared within Derek. "Ah its so good to have a body again," he smiled wickedly. He pulled an antique sword from the wall that had been used as decoration. "Forgive me," whispered Endymion and merged with Darien. He pulled out the opposite sword. "Brother, it's been a long time since we've dueled," he snickered.
"Not long enough it would seem," swore Endy under his breath.
"Can Diamond hurt him?" asked Serena to Serenity as she looked on with worry. "No but he can hurt Darien, that is what is worrying me," she answered fearfully. At first, both looked like they were just toying with each other, testing the other's skill. Then they started fighting for real, each time their swords met sent a sickening clang echoing through the room. Diamond knocked the sword out of Endy's hand.
"you pathetic, prepare to die again," he said as he lifted the sword above Endy. Endymion held his gaze on Diamond showing no signs of fear. Diamond brought down the sword.
"NO!" yelled Serena but Endy was quick and avoided the blade. Serena let out a sigh of relief. If only she could do something, if only...Serena grinned as an idea formed in her head. She took a stack of books and started throwing them at Diamond. With each smack of a book, Diamond let out a yell of rage and pain. While Diamond was preoccupied trying to dodge books, Endy had the perfect opportunity to throw a punch. The punch knocked Diamond out cold. Diamond jumped from Derek's still body. In the room, the lights suddenly went off. "What the?" started Serena.
"Let this fighting come to an end, Diamond you have lost," said a ghost who appeared in a chair. The ghost was an old man who had a pipe in one hand and was reading a book of Shakespeare.
"Nobody asked you old man!" yelled Diamond. The old man stood up and placed his hand on Diamond who disappeared with a flash of light.
"Granddad," yelled Serena as she threw her arms around her grandfather.
"Hello Honey, my you've grown into a beautiful young woman," said her grandfather as he looked her over. "How did you get rid of Diamond like that?" asked Endymion as he split from Darien.
"I wish you wouldn't do that!" exclaimed Darien who shivered with cold.
"Diamond had no place being here, he was not meant to be a ghost and torment you all," said her grandfather.
"I still don't understand," said Serena.
"And you probably never will, take care of your mother, honey. She needs you," said her grandfather with a smile.
"And you better get her home by midnight," came a new female voice. The others turned to see Mrs. White. But she had changed, she looked a lot younger, and she was translucent as the other ghosts were.
"Beth, I waited a long time," her Grandfather said and held his hand out to Mrs. White. Mrs. White took it with a smile. Serena felt tears well in her eyes.
"It is time to go, say your good-byes," said her grandfather who disappeared taking Mrs. White with him. "Endy, I will miss you," said Serena as she hugged him.
"I will always watch over you," whispered Endymion.
"Take good care of her," whispered Serenity as she kissed Darien on the cheek. The 2 ghost embraced each other and disappeared leaving the 2 alone. "Look," breathed Serena and pointed to the painting that had just a few minutes earlier contained the picture of Endymion. Now Serenity was by his side and they were in each other's arms. "what are we going to do about Derek?" asked Serena. "Somebody will find him sooner or later," said Darien with a grin as he led her out of the Library. The neared the dance and a soft melody met them. "Would you care to dance?" asked Darien. Serena nodded. She laid her head against his shoulder as they swayed to the music. "What's this?" asked Darien as he felt the lump in her sash. "Oh I almost forgot," said Serena as pulled out a golden bracelet studded with diamonds looking to worth a king's ransom.
"I believe our lives are going to be very boring after this," said Serena with a laugh as she thought about what had happened since she had arrived in England.
"Our lives will never be boring and we will live happily ever after, for that is how all good stories end," said Darien.
"This isn't the end just the beginning," said Serena and closed her eyes in happiness. They would live happily ever after, she was sure of it, and just as happily after that.
- - -
The End
I want e-mail! Please, please, please send ( on my hands and knees begging) Well Smile more and God bless. =o)Oh by the way, there is a Sailor Moon Fanfic voting booth to find the 25 best fics of the year. Voting ends in decemeber. Go to www.homestead.com/usapv/smt25.html. I would love for you to vote for me! But you don't have to. Here's the cool thing, you can vote for as many fics as you want. So be kind and vote for a least one of mine. Ja ne!
Moondreams
