Title: Blind Date
Part: 7
Rating: G
Author:ChibiSerenity
E-mail: plstcfish@aol.com

                Blind Date - Part 7 - The Stupidest Thing....

    Konnichi Wa, minna-chan! I am SOOO happy! People e-mailed me, 
and this is done JUST in time for the deadline. Amazing, ne? And I think it's 
a pretty good chapter. Well, thanks TONS to all the nice people who E-
mailed me. You're all cool and I E-mailed you back. Or attempted to. 
There are SOME people who I couldn't E-mail back, and I apologize. It's 
just because my E-mail is messed up and I can't figure out how to reach 
you. Oh, and thanks tons to Keely/Serenity (I don't know what to call you!!! 
AAAAAH!!) For being so cool and nice as to help me. Yay!!!! She writes 
fanfics, but I'm not sure if it's as Keely or what. Oh well. They're called A 
Doctor's Life and Serena's College Life. Oh yeah!! And before I forget, 
Bubbles is writing a GREAT story called Flower of Life. It's based on Rose in 
the Rough, my first fanfic, only hers is MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better. 
It's good and happy and the first part is out and I hope she sends me the 
second part soon. Heehee. Read it. It's good.
~Serena~

    We sat in Darien's car eating our McDonalds lunch, remembering 
when the rattled manager ended up calling the police to escort the 
hysterical woman who had accused Serena and Darien of hentai 
behavior away from McDonalds. As Serena finished up the last of her 
french fries she sighed and leaned back in her chair. When she thought 
about that insane woman she remembered the 'hentai' behavior she had 
accused Darien and Serena of. Serena had leaned forward and almost 
kissed Darien. She remembered the feeling of his lips so close to hers. She 
remembered when Darien had angrily told the woman they only MIGHT 
have kissed if she hadn't interrupted. Maybe Darien....liked her? Wanted to 
kiss her? She dared not even wish it. Yet she did. 
"Penny for your thoughts." Darien asked in a whispered tone of voice, 
sending shivers up and down her spine. She turned towards him. She 
looked into his deep blue eyes, and was suprised in the tenderness she 
found there. Towards whom? Could it possibly be towards....her? Serena 
took a deep breath and thought of the tenderness in his eyes, of how 
vehemently he had protected her against that woman, of how he had 
rescued her from the pouring rain.
"I was thinking...." she began, almost losing her nerve.
"Yes?" prompted Darien, smiling kindly.
"I was thinking of when that woman accused us of...well....you know what 
she accused us of." She could feel the blush rise to her cheeks.
"Yeah, go on." He was serious. He wanted to know what she had to say.
"And you said we might have kissed..."
"Yes, I did." Did he seem almost sad about it?
"Okay, because I was wondering if you had....well......actually..... 
wantedtokissme." He looked at her incrediously and the blush on her 
cheeks was almost too much to bear and she hung her head in shame.

~Darien~

    Had I heard correctly? Serena was asking if I actually wanted to kiss 
her. Wasn't the answer to that question obvious? If I hadn't wanted to kiss 
her why would I have tried? Why would she have tried? My heart sped up 
slightly.  But did she try? Or was it all some sort of accident? I took a 
deep 
breath and turned Serena's beautiful face towards me.
"Yes." I said. I almost was incapable of saying it, but I forced the words 
out. 
She deserved to know the truth. And I wanted to know the truth of how 
she felt about me. Her eyes seemed to be confused for a moment, and 
then bright. Happy. Happy? About the fact that I wanted to kiss her. 
Could she...
"Well.." she began again, blushing. "There is no ridiculous woman here now, 
and if you wanted to kiss me and I wanted to kiss you then, well, then, ya 
see..." she was gorgeous when she stuttered. But I knew what she wanted 
to say and my heart sang because of it. I leaned forward, my hand 
underneath her chin. She smiled, glad that I could recognize what it was 
she was trying to say. She closed her eyes and lifted her face up to mine. I 
closed my eyes and gladly met her waiting lips. 

~Serena~

    I felt his lips against mine and an electric tingling went all through 
me. I placed my hands at the back of his neck, blissfully happy as he held 
me in his arms. One hand went around my waist and the other lingered at 
my cheek. After awhile he deepened the kisses and I welcomed them 
gladly. I couldn't think of anywhere else I would rather be. In the arms of 
Darien, his lips on mine, lightheaded with happiness. Then he pulled away 
and I opened my eyes, smiling. He was smiling too. He then leaned forward 
and kissed my cheeks, my forehead, my nose. I sighed happily. Just then I 
heard the faint strains of Moonlight Destiny coming from my locket...
~Darien~

    Moonlight Destiny played in the silence. I pulled away from Serena 
as I remembered the locket I had given to Sailor Moon, or rather lost and 
let Sailor Moon keep. I remembered her sometimes utter stupidity in 
battle, yet ability to pull together. I had been positive I loved Sailor 
Moon, 
but I love Serena. I know I love Serena. But wait.....how had Serena gotten 
the locket? For she was now getting it out and holding it, watching it. 
Listening to the music. I let go of her and watched the locket as well. How 
had Serena gotten Sailor Moon's locket?
"Serena...do you know Sailor Moon?" I asked all of a sudden. She looked up 
and seemed at a loss for words.
"Oh! Um....uh.....well.....you see. I wouldn't say I know her...more 
like...well.."
"How did you get that locket? Did she give it to you?" I urged.
"Um..well...someone gave it to me. Or rather lost it and I found it. But he 
let me keep it! I didn't steal it!"
"He...so it wasn't Sailor Moon?"
"No.....but hey! How do you know about lockets belonging to Sailor Moon?" 
Now it was my turn to be at a loss for words.
"Well......um.....erm......I just....know a lot about the local superheros?"
"Tuxedo Mask gave this locket to Sailor Moon, and she and he are the 
ONLY ones that know that. Sailor Moon didn't tell anybody, so Tuxedo 
Mask must have told you. Who is he?"
"Wait a sec....how do you know Sailor Moon didn't tell anybody? How do 
you know that Tuxedo Mask gave this locket to Sailor Moon in the first 
place?"
"Well....uh.... I asked you first!"
"I asked you second, so what?"
"So YOU answer first!"
"And you answer second?"
"Yes."
Well, I'm Tuxedo Mask. Yup Serena, I go around in a cape and mask at 
night, rescuing pretty sailor scouts. And no, I'm not crazy. Really. Yeah, 
like 
she'd actually believe me. I have to come up with something!!! 
Something...but what.
"Um, well, Serena...you see....sometimes I...I...um..." I looked at her eyes. 
I 
couldn't lie to her, I just couldn't do it. She might decide she hated me for 
my split personality, for my interludes with Sailor Moon, but I could not lie 
to 
her. I would only feel the worse for it.
"Serena...I.....I'm Tuxedo Mask." I hung my head, waiting for her laughter.
"Wha....what?" she asked in wonder.
"I'm Tuxedo Mask."
"Darien, if this is some kind of sick joke...." she began.
"No! I am, seriously! I am...."
"I don't believe you."
"I can't say I blame you." I said, looking at the floor.
"Well.....transform! Yeah, if you're Tuxedo Mask, transform!" Her eyes seemed 
to instantly brighten. Yet how could I do what she asked? How could I 
not? I loved her, and this love was making a fool of me. I pulled out a rose 
and I transformed. (With little Spanish clicking music in the background, of 
course :) Serena sat looking at me, mouth gaping open. I looked down at 
myself standing in the deserted parking lot. Yup, Tuxedo Mask in all his 
glory, holding a red rose. I walked forward and handed the rose to Serena.
"You turn." I say.
"Huh?" she asks.
"Your turn to answer. I answered first, now you."

~Serena~

    Darien was Tuxedo Mask? The dashing, romantic, and handsome 
Tuxedo Mask? Yup, I could see it. Definently. Handsome, sweet, wonderful 
Darien as Tuxedo Mask. My guardian and protecter. Well, he had leveled 
with me. I ought to level with him, right? But I could just hear Luna 
lecturing me: "Serena, you ought not be so free with your secret identity. If 
the negaverse found out who you are, you would never be safe." But 
Darien was Tuxedo Mask. I had seen him transform! It was perfectly safe to 
tell him...right? Yes. After all, he had taken a bigger chance telling me he 
was Tuxedo Mask, not knowing I was Sailor Moon, than I was revealing my 
secret identity.
"Well...." I swallowed nervously. "I'm Sailor Moon." Now Tuxedo Mask...no, 
Darien's jung hung open. He looked at me, and slow realization filled his 
eyes. 
"I...I don't see how I didn't see it before. I mean, who else has you 
beautiful 
meatball head hairstyle?"
"Gee, thanks!" I say, in mock anger.
"But just to make sure...shouldn't you transform? I mean, I transformed for 
you, right?"
"Uh.....right." I took a deep breath. Luna was going to chew me out. 
Revealing my secret identity, transforming for no real reason in the middle 
of a parking lot....but then again, who says she has to know? I thrust my 
hand into the air shouting "Moon Prism Power!!!!!!" I immediently feel my 
dress turning to pink ribbon and then my sailor uniform. I stand in my pose 
in front of Darien/Tuxedo Mask. We stare at each other, not knowing what 
to say. 

~Darien~

    Serena is Sailor Moon. The beautiful, kind Serena and the brave (yes, 
she IS brave) wonderful Sailor Moon were the same person. I took a step 
forward.
"Serena.." I began, not knowing what to say.
"Yes?" asked Serena, her hands trembeling slightly. I step forward once 
more and enfold Serena in my arms, kissing her forehead, smelling her 
fragrent hair. She reached up her arms and pulled my face closer to hers, 
kissing me. I held her close and sat on the end of my car, holding her on my 
lap. She fit perfectly into my arms, like she was always meant to be there. 
And she was. I didn't know why, or how, but somehow I just knew that she 
was meant to be with me, in my arms, forever. I looked into her light blue 
eyes, holding her gently, my heart going a million miles an hour, the still 
playing melody of Moonlight Destiny pounding in my head.
"Serena...don't laught at me, please."
"Laugh? Why would I LAUGH!!"she asked, astonished.
"Serena...oh God, what ifsomeone sees us like this!" I realize suddenly, and 
de-transform (AN: I don't know the correct termanology here, okay?). 
Serena did likewise and looked up at me, puzzled.
"What's wrong Darien? And don't try telling me there isn't something 
wrong because I KNOW that there is."
"Well...you see....I think I ought to level with you." Her eyes seemed almost 
fearful. "Serena....I think I love you. No, I KNOW I love you. I never want 
to 
let you out of my arms. All I want to do is hold you, and protect you. 
Forever. As Tuxedo Mask and as Darien. What I'm asking, I guess, 
is...well...do you think you could ever love me back?" I look at her, 
pleadingly. All of a sudden, she starts laughing. Laughing! Was the idea so 
ridiculous? Was it so pathetically impossible? She looked at me, as though 
just realizing I was serious. I suppose she saw the heartbroken look in my 
eyes, because she seemed shocked. Then she smiled and hugged me.
"Darien...remember back at McDonalds, you asked me if I ate fast food?"
"Yeah..." I answered, unsure of where this was going.
"I told you that was the stupidest thing I had ever heard you say. Well, I 
was wrong. Very wrong. Could I ever love you? Now come on, that is 
absolutely the STUPIDEST thing ever said by anyone. Anywhere! I mean, 
do fish swim? Do birds fly? Does Amy get good grades? Do I love you? How 
could I not? You are handsome, and charming, and wonderful, and, 
and,well....you're Darien!!!! You're Darien, and I love you." With that she 
threw herself into my arms and I grinned. She loved me. Serena Tsukino 
loved me, Darien Chiba. It was too good to be true! I held her close and 
leaned down to kiss her again, and I smiled inwardly as she wrapped her 
arms around my neck. I think this is the happiest I've ever been.

~Rita~

    How could we have been so STUPID? I mean, what were we 
thinking? Darien and Serena HATE each other. With a vengeance. And 
now even if they ARE meant to be together, all that Andrew and I did 
was fuel their hatred and prolong their getting together. Maybe now 
they'd NEVER get together because they were so disgusted by the night. 
Andrew and my's (AN: I don't know the proper grammer there. Andrew 
and I's? Doesn't sound right. I don't know. Gomen people.) evening had 
been spent wallowing in misery. The depression in the car was palpable. 
We passed a nearly deserted McDonalds, and Andrew's headlights 
illuminated a couple kissing in front of a red car. Darien and Serena might 
have ended up like that if we hadn't messed it up. Just then the car 
screeched to a stop, and Andrew looked at me.
"Rita....is that Darien's car?" I looked closer. I couldn't tell from this 
distance 
many details about the car, or the people in front of it. 
"I don't know...could be. Should we go and see?" Andrew nodded and 
pulled into the parking lot. As we drew closer the boy turned around, 
astonished at our presence.

~Serena~

    I was floating. I was in seventh heaven. (AN: I'm so proud. I actually 
know where the expression seventh heaven came from (I think). In the 
Muslim religion there are seven heavens, the seventh of which is the best. 
Just thought I'd spread a little knowledge.:o)) I was losing myself in 
Darien's 
embrace, in the happiness I felt being with him. In the happiness I felt 
knowing that he loved me. Just then he broke off our kiss and turned 
towards a car whose occupants were gaping at us. I blushed, 
embarrased.
"What the hell..."began Darien, looking at the car. Then he jumped up in 
suprise, making sure not to let me fall. I peered at the two gaping people 
only to realize that they were none other than...Andrew and Rita! They 
rushed out of the car, and rubbed their eyes, as if unable to believe what 
they saw. 
"Serena? And  Darien? Oh my God, you two really DID hook up! This is 
great! I thought you had left! What happened? Doesn't matter, you've 
gotta tell me ALL about it, Serena! Oh, and Darien, I want your side too! 
Oooh, this is so EXCITING!" said Rita so fast it made my head spin. She 
looked like an excited kid, not the mature, sophisticated entomologist 
(AN: I think this is the right world. One who studies bugs.) she usually was. 
Meanwhile, Darien and Andrew were involved in their own discussion. 
Apparently Darien had been able to steer Andrew off the subject of our 
relationship and onto the subject of his flat wheel. 
"Hey, no prob, I got a spare in the trunk! Unless you want to stay a little 
longer...." Andrew said slyly. Darien looked like he was going to hit Andrew, 
but I touched his arm and calmed down. 
"The spare please." Darien said tensly. Andrew grinned and fished the 
spare tire out of his trunk. Darien got on his hands and knees in his fancy 
tuxedo, and changed the tire. When he got up I grabbed his hands, as 
grimy as they were, and kissed him. Andrew and Rita looked at each other 
and Rita said "I think we're interrupting something...come on, let's go."
"Awe, come on honey, I want to watch the show!" whined Andrew. Rita 
grabbed his hand and dragged him, exasperated, to the car. Soon the 
drove off leaving me alone in Darien's arms. Again. Eventually Darien 
pulled away and smiled. He opened the door for me, and as I got in he 
got a really weird look on his face. "Uh...Serena...love?" he said. 
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, I think I got handprints on the back of your dress."
"WHAT!!! This is dry clean only! Do you KNOW how much it costs to dry 
clean? And what if my father sees this? Do you have any IDEA what he'll 
assume that we were doing! My God, he'll never let me see you again! 
Heck, he'll never let me speak to another member of the opposite sex 
again - even Melvin! Not that I'd mind not speaking to Melvin. But, Darien, 
I'd never be able to-" He cut me off when I was about to burst into tears 
with a kiss. When he pulled away he grinned. "I was only kidding, meatball 
head. There's a smudge, but nothing a wet paper towel with some soap 
won't cure, okay?"
"Okay." I said, nodding. Then he pulled out of the parking lot and we 
started for home.

    Yeah!!!!! It's done!!!! Yippee!!! They're together, and happy, and 
everything is cool. And, moreover, I finished my FIRST multi part story!! 
Break out the cake and party hats, people, I'm gonna have a party! 
Heehee. Well, E-mail me and tell me what you think? What should I write 
next? I dunno. For this story Alicia Blade (excellent author) told me to 
write 
a first season romance, and, ta-da! Blind Date was born. So, help me! 
Please! And E-mail me!!!!! 
Love, luck, and may you all find the man of your dreams :)
ChibiSerenity