Here it is, part 5 of my first fanfic!  I want to thank Jolene, Rainy Day, 
Neo Princes, and David Childs.  Another arigato to Sailor Love for her 
continuing support.  Thank you onee-chan for the spoilers!  On with the 
story.

DISCLAIMER: I'm broke, I need money, but I can't make it off this fanfic.

RATING: It doesn't matter, you would probably read it anyway.  But for those 
of you who need it, it's PG.


NOWHERE TO RUN, UNABLE TO HIDE
CHAPTER 5


"OH GOD!" Raye yelled.  "THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE TWO SERENA'S!"

The newfound family didn't acknowledge the priestess; they just sat there 
and held each other.

Lita, however, did say something.  "Baka!  Shut up!  This is big, so don't 
tick Serena-Serenity off!"  They turned to their friends and watched them 
for a few more moments.  Rini held her parents tight and the three of them 
sat there, weeping tears of joy.

Luna was the first to step forward and address the royalty.  "Serena, 
Darien, Rini," the trio looked up at her with eyes of love.  Luna couldn't 
help but gasp.  She knew the answer before she asked the question.  "Are you 
certain that she is your...daughter?"

Rini laughed, her laugh sounding so much like Serena's.  "Of course, Luna!  
The crescent moon isn't a bald spot, ya know!"  She looked to her parents 
and smiled shyly.  "I just can't believe I never saw it before."

Serenity and Endymion shifted back down to Serena and Darien.  Rini followed 
suit.  "I can't believe it either," Darien whispered, pulling them into 
another hug.

Mina stepped forward.  "This is all really fine and dandy, but if you don't 
mind, I will be temporarily leaving consciousness now.  Excuse me."  With 
that, Mina eyes rolled to the back of her head and she passed out.

The others, including the cats, quickly followed suit and fell to the 
ground.

Serena sighed and let go of her loved ones.  "I'll go get the smelling 
salt," she mumbled under her breath.

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After waking all the Scouts, the seven people and two cats went into the 
temple.  All of them sat in the Fire Room in shocked silence for a few 
minuets.

No one dared to speak, it was too much right now and they were still too 
shocked.  Rini, unable to take the silence and the secrets any longer, spoke 
up.  "I guess all of you have a lot of questions..." she trailed off slowly, 
unsure where to begin.

Serena took Rini into her lap and began to stroke her hair gently, calming 
her.  "Just tell us what you can, Rini.  If you don't want to right now, 
that's just fine.  It must be very hard for you."  She stopped when she 
realized that Rini was crying again.

"Oh, Mommy!" she cried, wrapping her arms around Serena's neck.  Slightly 
surprised, but pleased, Serena hugged Rini back.

After a few more minuets Rini calmed down.  "I will tell you what I can.  
But I can't reveal too much of the future.  Puu will get mad at me if I do."

Darien put his hand on her shoulder.  "It's OK, Rini.  Just tell us what you 
can."

"OK.  I know that all of you are dying of curiosity, but..." she trailed off 
slowly and her parents saw the fatigue in her eyes.

"It's fine, Rini," Serena told the child softly, taking her into her arms 
again.  "You can tell us in the morning."

Rini knew that she would fall asleep for the first time in Tokyo with the 
feeling of peace.  She knew nothing would happen to her because she was safe 
in her mother's arms.  "I love you, Mommy," she whispered.

Slightly shocked, Serena began to blush.  She and Darien looked at each 
other, and smiled.  THEIR daughter.  "I love you too, Honey."

Seeing the looks on their friends faces, the girls quickly left.  Raye told 
them that the three of them could sleep in the living room.  Serena and 
Darien nodded.

Luna looked at the three and sighed.  'The story may get a happy ending 
after all.'  Luna ducked her head down, to keep the tears of joy from being 
seen, and she walked out of the room.

When the three were alone, Rini looked up to her mother.  "Mommy."

"Yes, Rini?"

Rini looked down shyly, "I was wondering if you could sing that song to me 
again.  'Rock Me to Sleep?'"

Serena looked at her daughter and saw that she was afraid she would say 
'no'.  "Of course!"  Rini's face lit up like a birthday cake.  Darien 
released Serena and sat next to her instead.  Serena began to hum and then 
began to sing the song.

When she was finished, Rini was fast asleep.  Darien looked at Serena in 
slight shock.  "I didn't know you could sing that well," he whispered.

Serena nodded and blushed.  "I'm not that good, Darien.  It's just one of my 
hobbies."

Darien picked Rini up and carried her to the love seat that was next to the 
couch.  He put her down and then went back to join his love on the couch.  
Taking her hands, Darien leaned forward and kissed her cheek.  "No, Serena.  
You are very good."  Her answer was only another blush.

"Why did she ask you to sing that?"

Serena looked at Rini and thought for a moment.  "I think I sing it to her 
in the future and mother used to sing it for me.  I sang it for her a couple 
of nights ago.  She really likes it I guess."

Darien nodded and pulled her in close to him, tucking her head under his 
chin.  "I still can't believe it.  A daughter."

"Yeah," was Serena's only answer.

Concerned, Darien began to question her.  "Serena, you OK?"

She hesitated before answering.  "I'm just wondering what those dreams mean. 
  Why would someone tell us to stay away, when we will have a daughter?  It 
just doesn't make any sense."

Darien silently agreed with her and, remembering something, reached into his 
pocket.  "Here, Serena," he said putting the object into her hand.  "You 
dropped this earlier."

Serena opened her hand and saw the Star Locket sitting there.  "Darien, 
thank you."

Darien leaned in and planted a sweet, gentle kiss on her lips.  "Thank you, 
Serena.  You are my life and my love.  I can't live without you.  I don't 
care what those dreams say; I will never stop loving you.  Besides, Sailor 
Pluto said that they would be explained tonight.  So I say we go to sleep."

Serena nodded an agreement and snuggled into his embrace and, was soon fast 
asleep.  The last thing Darien did before he feel asleep was take the hand 
Serena had the locket clutched in and hold it tight.

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Darien stood watching the events before him.  It was his dream again, only 
this time he wasn't participating in it.  He was watching it.  Serena came 
up beside him and took his hand.  "Darien, what's going on?"

"I don't know," he answered her truthfully.  They both knew that they were 
dreaming, but couldn't quiet figure out why they were sharing the dream.  
Just as Serena in the dream was about to die, the dream stopped and faded 
into the darkness of the young couple's minds.

"What the," Serena whispered, gripping Darien tighter.  Darien held her 
close to him and looked around.  They were dreaming together and Darien 
could still feel her, like she was real.

Darien looked around and saw something coming from the fog.  Serena saw it 
too and clutched Darien tighter then before.  He pulled her behind him and 
glared at the approaching figure.

As it got closer, the two began to make out its features.  Tall, blue-black 
hair, wearing a tuxedo and carrying a sword.  "Tuxedo Mask?" Serena 
whispered.

The figure approached the couple and stopped a few feet away from them.  
"There is no need to panic, I will do you no harm."

Serena and Darien gave a start.  Serena's eyes widened in fear and Darien's 
narrowed in anger.  "You," Darien hissed.  "The voice from my dreams."

Serena looked at the man before them and agreed with him.  "It is you.  
You're the person who told Darien to stay away from me!"  Serena took a step 
back and Darien glared at the man vehemently.

"Who are you?!" Darien yelled at him.  "Why have you done this to us?"  He 
pulled Serena behind him and held her wrist in his hand.

The figure held up his hands.  "Please, let me explain."  There was 
something in his voice that calmed Serena.  She stopped shaking and looked 
at the man with interest.  Only Darien had this kind of a calming effect on 
her.

When the two didn't say anything, the man continued.  "My name is King 
Endymion.  I am your future self, Darien."

"WHAT?!" Darien yelled.  "How?"

"As I asked before, let me explain.  Yes, I am your future self, and the one 
who sent the two of you the dreams."  Noticing that Serena was going to say 
something, Endymion cut her off.  "Wait Serena, let me explain my actions."

"You see, the dreams stand for something.  They stand for the love the two 
of you share.  They were a test of this love; to see how strong it is."

"I failed miserably, didn't I?" Darien questioned with his eyes down.  
Serena took his hand and squeezed it reassuringly.

"In a way you failed, but you passed too.  You see, you could have told 
Serena about the dreams.  Or even Luna or the girls.  However, you did put 
your personal feelings aside for her safety and benefit.  That takes 
courage."   He looked at the two and smiled again.  "Besides, when I was in 
your shoes, I did the same thing."

"Is Rini really..." Serena trailed off the question.  She still didn't 
believe it.

"Yes, Serena.  She really is yours and Darien's daughter.  And I do know 
that that is hard to believe.  I can answer no more questions.  Tomorrow, 
Sailor Pluto will visit you again.  Go with her and then the rest will be 
explained."

Serena and Darien nodded at Endymion.  He turned and prepared to leave when 
Serena stopped him.  "Wait!"

Endymion turned back around and raised an eyebrow at her.  She took a deep 
breath and continued.  "How are we both able to be here?  Even the two of us 
have never shared a dream before.  Or at least not like this.  Not this 
real."

Endymion smiled.  "Darien, do you remember the other night when you were 
watching Serena and Rini?"

Serena looked up at Darien with curious eyes.  He flashed her a look that 
said 'LATER.'  "Yes, why?"

"Well that night you thought that the locket would unlock one of the 
mysteries in your life.  Well, it did."  Catching their confused looks, 
Endymion chuckled.  "You see, the two of you fell asleep holding hands with 
the locket in your hands."

The couple still looked at him questioningly.  "The locket, as you know, is 
the symbol of your love.  It is one of the few things that has survived with 
you over time.  It has brought your souls and hearts back together and now, 
it has brought your minds together.  It has solved one of your mysteries, 
what do the dreams mean."

Endymion turned and, once again, prepared to leave.  He stopped short and 
turned back.  "When you get back, please, tell Rini I love her and miss 
her."

Serena smiled in understanding.  "Of Course!  And thank you!" she called as 
he began to fade away.

"Yes," Darien whispered, wrapping his arms' around Serena's waist.  "Thank 
you."

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Serena's eyes cleared and focused on Amy's very concerned face.  "She's 
coming to!" she called to the other occupants of the room.

"Same here!" came Raye's voice.  "Easy Darien.  You Ok?"

Serena sat up and looked around the room.  She noticed that she was still in 
the living room.  Amy was standing by her with her computer in hand; Raye 
was by Darien, making sure he was all right; Lita, Mina, and the cats were 
calming down a hysterical Rini.

"What's going on?" Serena asked, confused.

Rini looked up and saw that her parents were awake.  "MOMMY!  DADDY!" she 
yelled as she ran up to Serena and threw her arms around her neck.

Serena was thrown back by the force of her future daughter and ended up 
lying back down.  "Hey, hey, Kiddo.  I'm OK.  Don't cry."

Darien got up and kneeled down next to the two.  "We're just fine, Rini.  
Actually better the fine."  Darien turned to the Scouts.  "What's wrong?  
Why so all of you seem so worried?"

The others gave him a blank stare.  "You mean you don't know what happened?" 
Artemis asked.

Darien thought for a moment.  "Well, Serena and I went to sleep, and then 
had this weird dream."  He proceeded to tell the other about what had been 
happening.  Everything.  He told them about how he had had the dream and 
Serena told them that she had it too.  Although only once.

The group absorbed this information and sat in silence for a while, with 
Rini sitting in Serena's lap.

"Well," Artemis started.  "Did he say when Sailor Pluto is supposed to come, 
and what we are supposed to do?"

Serena shook her head.  "No.  He just said sometime today."  The others 
nodded, and Serena turned to Darien.  "So you were *spying* on me, Darien 
Shields?"

The other girls' heads snapped up and each of them had a wicked gleam in her 
eye.  'Great, Serena, great!  You had to bring it up in a room full of 
gossip-hungry vultures!' Darien thought.

Rini looked at him, "Wait a minuet.  Was that the other night when you gave 
Serena back her locket?  The same night you overheard my conversation with 
Puu?"

Before Darien could answer, Serena began asking questions.  "Who's Puu?"

"You don't know her?"  Serena shook her head no.  "Oh.  Well Puu is Sailor 
Pluto, the Guardian of Time.  She watches over the time gate and is the one 
who told me to stay with you.  Or she told me to stay with what ever girl I 
talked to first."

Rini looked thoughtful.  "That's strange that you don't remember.  Mommy 
told me that when she first introduced Daddy to her. In the Silver 
Millennium, she introduced her as 'Puu,' instead of 'Sailor Pluto!'  So the 
name stuck and when I first met her, Mommy introduced her as 'Puu' to me 
too."

"Well," Darien muttered.  "That explains why it sounded familiar.  It was 
from the past."

"Anyway," Mina interrupted, with the evil gleam still in her eye.  "What 
were you doing outside of Serena's bedroom?"

"Yes," Luna asked.  "Do tell."

Darien cast Serena an evil glance and then looked back to the vultures.  "It 
was after the first battle with Emerald.  Because they knew who Serena was, 
I decided to keep an eye on her for as long as I could.  I stayed there 
until after the meeting time..."  Darien proceeded to tell the story of what 
he had over heard, and prepared for another lashing.  But none came.

Before any of the listeners could open their mouths again, a flash of light 
appeared in the room.  For a brief second, no one could see anything.  When 
the light died down, Sailor Pluto was in the room, on one knee before Serena 
and Darien in respect.

"Serenity, Endymion.  I have an urgent request from your future selves to 
come with me to the future."

"PUU!" Rini yelled as she ran to her friend.

Pluto smiled, setting down the time staff she always had to carry; she 
opened her arms and hugged Rini tightly.  "Hello, Small Lady.  How are you?"

"I'm fine."  Rini smiled but then her smile faded.  "Why do they need to go 
to the future?"

Pluto smiled and stood up.  "I can not say.  But it is most important."  She 
turned back to her Prince and Princess.  "Will you come?  All of you may 
come, of course."

The group exchanged a look.  Remembering Endymions' words, Serena and Darien 
nodded.  The others agreed too.

"Thank you." Sailor Pluto whispered as she held her Time Staff at ready.  
Muttering words the Scouts could not here, she opened a portal.

Turning back to Serena and Darien she spoke with them again.  "Sereni-"

Serena cut her off nervously.  "Uh, Pluto, could you just make it Serena?  I 
hate formalities."

"Same here.  It's just Darien."

Pluto shook her head in amusement.  "Same old Serenity, same old Endymion.  
It's a deal."  She turned to her handy work and explained what it was.  
"This is a time hole.  It will lead you to the Gates of Time, my post.  Once 
there, you will need to travel through the Time Warp to reach Crystal Tokyo. 
  In order to do all this, all of you will need to transform."

The warriors nodded and prepared to morph.

"Mars Star Power!"

"Mercury Star Power!"

"Venus Star Power!"

"Jupiter Star Power!"

"Moon Crystal Power!"

Darien held up a rose and transformed into Tuxedo Mask.

When all the warriors were transformed, Sailor Pluto led the way through the 
portal.  When the last occupant of the room had entered, the portal 
disappeared.


OK that's it for this week.  I am sooooooooo sorry if this sucked!  I had 
really bad writers' block and sat at my computer for a long time trying to 
figure out what I was going to write.  I finished like ten minuets before I 
sent it in!  I'll have a better part out next week.  Promise.

E-mail me and tell me what you think.

Later fellow Sailor Moon lovers!
Stef-chan