Title: Love at Second Sight: Part 8!
Author: Rena ShieldsRated: PG
E-mail: Kylara21@hotmail.com
AN:  The LAST CHAPTER!  I'M ALMOST DONE!  YES!  IT MAY HAVE STUNK BUTI'M 
ALMOST FINISHED!  Ok, let's get to the end!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, et cetera, et cetera.

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    Darien choked.  SERENA was singing tonight?  No wonder she had beenso 
worried about Raye; she was her replacement!  She hadn't wanted to sing
tonight, but since Raye was sick, not singing was out of the question. Nor 
was he going to leave; not for all the gold in China.  
The red curtains opened, and the lights flashed in multi-colors on thestage.  
Serena walked out onto the stage.  She was bathed in bright whitelight, 
making the color of her dress gleam.
She wore an outrageously short white dress,     split in the middle soyou 
could see another layer.  At her neck, a silk red ribbon was tied,matching 
the red rose pinned in her hair.  (Raye's rose, given to Serena forgood 
luck.)  Her golden hair was done in its traditional meatballs, and thesilky 
streamers cascaded down to pool around her feet.
(AN: The dress is a white version of Raye's costume when she really didsing 
the song in R season.  If I described it too badly, just imagine thatdress 
on Serena in white.)
    Darien felt his pulse race in an instant.  She was so poised!  Shewas 
smiling brilliantly, and winked out at the audience.  She captivated 
everyone, including himself.  She was absolutely gorgeous, and thespunk she 
showed up there!  That was why, this was WHY.  She had the nerve to actas if 
she owned the world, despite his first guesses.  He had thought thatSerena 
would have been scared of the stage, not happy to be there!  If he hadbeen 
right, she was braver then he had thought.  'Serves you right to make a
mistake!  What did I tell you?  I want you to say it.  Say, I loveSerena for 
who she is and I'm going to tell her so!'
    Darien groaned.  'Not you again?!?!  Why can't you just go away andbury 
yourself in some forgotten corner of my mind?  Before you drive me OUTof my 
mind?'    The subconscious sighed.  'Just say it and I will!'
    Darien grinned.  'Fine.  I love Serena for who she is and I'm goingto 
tell her so!'    The subconscious grinned.  'Go ahead then.  Tell her!'
    Darien frowned.  'No, remember?  I've got a princess already.'
    The subconscious gave a great big sigh.  'He'll be surprised.'    
Serena searched the audience frantically.  'Is he here?  Is he here? Good, 
he isn't.'  Surprisingly, she felt a little downcast.  He wasn't here. Well, 
that was comforting.  It meant he hadn't wanted to see Raye, so thatwas 
good.  Wait; why should she care if he liked Raye?  It wasn't as if shewas 
HIS girlfriend . . .'But you'd like that, wouldn't you Serena?'      
    Serena mentally punched her subconscious.  Goodness, it wasannoying when 
it came up to surface!  It was just like Tuxedo Mask; surfaces out of 
nowhere, spouts of what THEY think, then leaves.  However, the onedifference 
was she WANTED Tuxedo Mask to stay, yet he didn't.  Her subconscious onthe 
other hand . . .
    Suddenly, she caught sight of a stern face, with SURPRISE writtenall 
over his face.          He turned.  Their eyes met.
    Something happened in that one, split second.  She knew!  She knewwhat 
she had to say.  But-how?  How could she tell him . . .  She knew.
"Ladies and Gentleman, thank you.  This song is dedicated to someone,whom 
I'm asking this question.  Darien, answer me back."
    Darien choked.  Serena was dedicating the song to HIM?  Why?  Heknew he 
liked her, but he didn't think she liked him . . . or maybe she hatedhim, 
and this song was a dark, hatred filled song . . . or maybe!  His heart
suddenly coursed with hope.  However, even if she did like him, hestill 
wasn't QUITE sure if he liked her . . . because of the princess.
Song: Oh Starry NightI've waited all of my lifeFor the day when love appears
Like a fairy tale in days gone byHe will rescue me from my fearsAnd now
I'll feel him standing close to meAnd howCan I tell him what he means to me
My heart stands still as he comesOh Starry NightIs this the moment I dream of
Oh Starry NightTell me is he my own true loveEvery night I think of him
Here in my lonely roomWaiting for my prince to come
Wondering if he'll be here soonAnd ISit patiently waiting for a signAnd I
Hope that his heart longs for mineHe calls my name, is he the oneOh Starry Night
Is this the moment I dream ofOh Starry Night
Tell me is he my own true love-Oh Starry Night!Is he the one that I dream of
Oh Starry NightHow will I knowWill his love showIs he my own true love
(Now, all Raye lovers out there don't bash me for giving HER song toSerena.  
I just think it fits Serena better.  After all, waiting for my princeto 
come?  It screams Serena.  Raye does not have a prince, so please don'tflame 
me for this!  I do like Raye, you know!)
    Just as the last verse ended, the lights shining on stage made a 
***FIZZ*** sound, and they went out, with only the palest, dimmestlight 
still shining.
    'The light's so dim; I can only see her silhouette . . .'  HER 
SILHOUETTE!  THAT WAS IT!  IT WAS HER SILHOUETTE!  More specifically,his 
princess' silhouette!
    Serena almost screamed when the lights when out.  Slowly, sherealized 
there must have been some technical problems backstage.  After a goodspout 
of cursing from backstage, the lights came back on.
    The audience rose on their feet, clapping and whistling.  She was 
fabulous!  The words were so loved as she sang them.  She had sungthose 
words for someone in her heart.  For Darien.  
    Darien knew now.  He loved Serena, with all his heart.  Not for her
beauty, not the way she looked, but for what she was, and what she did. And 
it did help that she was the princess . . .   
He loved her!  And she had asked him a question.  And he was not goingto 
just leave it unanswered!
He stood up, and everyone else stood up with him.  Everyone clapped,and 
hollered and whistled.  Except Darien.  He hadn't stood up to give hera 
standing ovation.   
The crowd grew silent as they watched this young, handsome man walk onto the 
stage.    She looked so hopeless, her blue eyes bright with confusion.  She
didn't say a word, her mouth simply opening and closing.  She was at a lossfor 
words.      Darien, knowing he wasn't wrong, said, "I hope I am, Serena."  (AN:
Last line in the song: Is he my own true love.)
    The crowd cheered as they saw their new, wonderful singer swept upinto 
the arms of this stranger, (Which they assumed must be Darien) and thecouple 
laughed, never letting their eyes stray from each other's faces.  Aboutto 
kiss, they suddenly realized they had an audience.  
    A pin dropped from Serena's hair as she ran offstage with Darien,and 
it's sound echoed throughout the park.  That night, they brought newmeaning 
to the saying, "To hear a pin drop!" 
    Backstage, hidden by a very big speaker, they kissed each otherdeeply, 
showing all their newfound love for each other.  They broke apart whenthey 
heard Raye running around, screeching, "SERENA, I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOWWHEN 
THIS DEVELOPED!"
    Darien and Serena laughed softly.    "Great, do you realize whatkind of 
torture I am going to receive from them?  Thanks a lot, baka!"  Serena 
whispered.Darien smiled.  "So, meatball head, you know what?  I don't care!  And
I also love you."  Serena smiled back at him.  "I love you too."
    Now that our couple is kissing each other again, there is only one,corny 
thing to say.  Everyone says love at first sight is absolutelywonderful, but 
rarely mentioned is love at second sight.  However, that is a moreperfect 
thing then first sight, because at second means they've looked twice,to see 
what's beyond.  It means they didn't think that they were perfect thefirst 
time they saw each other.  It means that they have something special. It 
means that they truly, deeply have loved each other, in a way that theycould 
never have learned if they had loved the other from day one.  
    And all because they looked twice.
***Deep inside the two now interlocked minds***
    'Am I a genius or what?  Tell me, wasn't it an absolute brilliantidea to 
show Darien those images?  He thought they were a princess . . . pshaw! That 
just lured him to her!  Brilliant!  I'm a genius!'
    Serena's subconscious rolled her eyes (if she had a pair shewould).  
'Sometimes I regret teaming up with you to get our outer, more stupidminds 
together.  It's a little degrading to have to work with you.'
    Darien's puffed up subconscious deflated a little.  'Oh well, livewith 
it!  You didn't come up with anything better, you know.'
    'Well, I could have.  But, I only have one question that you'dbetter 
answer properly!'    'Nothing I can't answer!'
    'An ego the size of a Goodyear blimp!  What a fatal attraction!'  
Serena's subconscious grumbled.
    Shaking her subconscious head, she finally asked, 'You've neverseen 
Serena in silhouette before.  Darien hated Serena up until a littlewhile 
ago, so he never would have thought to imagine Serena in a shadow of a 
daydream.  Where did you get that image from?'    Silence.
    'Actually . . . I dug it up from one of the most buried corners ofhis 
mind.  It was locked deep, deep inside his heart.  You know, thetechnicians 
who man the heart are so hard to get along with!  They're solovey-dovey . . 
. however, I threatened them.  They gave me that image after a bit offorced 
work.  When I asked them where they got it, they said they didn'tremember . 
. . lovesick fools . . .'
    In unison: 'Well, it must not be very important . . .'

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