Remember Princess Chapter 1 Genre: First Season Romance Rated: G *halo* ;p Disclaimer: I loved Silver Bunny's disclaimer for ch.6 of "Truth or Dare" it was sooo funny, go read the fic annnnd the disclaimer minna-chan! ^_^hee AN's: Here's another dusty old hand written one from like 1999 finally typed up! eeep! Thanks: Thanks to all the author's and friends that inspire me: Grace and Silver Bunny my two best girlfriends in the whole wide world *sniff* and some other wonderful authors: Ashley, Suoh, Meredith Bronwin Mallory, The Rose Society, Fairy Blossom, Loralei Fairhill, Lady Aurora, Isis, Tux's Girl, Amethyst....etc etc...so many great writers! Thanks for making me wanna write! ^_^hee p.s. read the note at the end! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * Serena sat on her floor, her head on her window seat, sobbing with abandon. A sea of white papers with disproving red ink lay at her feet. She looked up through tear streaked eyes to the moon. "Why?! Why am I so stupid? Why can't I learn anything? Why am I so clumsy? What's wrong with me? How can I be a hero and a leader when I can't seem to do anything right?!" The day had begun with being late, tripping, flunking yet another test, detention and then of course running into Darien at the arcade. Serena sighed and cried harder. At that moment, life seemed terrible. The spirit of Queen Serenity sighed watching her daughter. Her heart was heavy, aching to comfort her only child. ~My poor Princess. Everything is so hard for you in this life. Maybe I should give her some of her abilities back, she reasoned, I could surface her Princess memories without letting her remember she* is* the Moon Princess.....yes...I will....she deserves to remember....~ Serena never saw the hazy silver glow encompass her...didn't feel the sensation of her mind being opened...never knew her birth mother from a thousand years ago was there... Two Weeks Later..... Darien walked into the arcade slowly, frowning as though confused. "Hey Darien! What's up?" Andrew inquired cheerfully from behind the counter. Darien came over, "I'm not sure Andrew....do you have a stick or something?" "Wha--?" "Just, you know, a duster or something...I want to show you something." Andrew rustled behind the counter and found a duster. Darien took it and stood back. "I just figured out I could do this...but I have no idea how I know!" He used the duster like a sword...it would have been a comic sight except that he was remarkably skilled at it. Andrew let out an impressed whistle, "Pretty good." "I know. But I never learned fencing or anything like that...." He sat down again...more confused than ever. He'd tried to think it out but simply couldn't figure it out. How did he suddenly know how to sword fight? Did it have something to do with Tuxedo Mask? Why would Tuxedo Mask need to know how to fence? He didn't even have a sword! And why wouldn't he have known how to do it all along? Why was he remembering now? Wait a sec...remembering? Was that what he was doing? Serena entered the arcade at this point. She too walked slowly, frowning. She sat down silently on the stool next to Darien. "Hey Serena! What's up, you're awfully quiet today!" Andrew greeted her. She made no reply but pulled out a test paper from her book bag and laid it down for both of them to see. It was an A+ They both stared in shock, Andrew recovered first, "An A+! That's excellent Serena! I knew you could do it!" She frowned deeper, "I didn't." she said simply. She pulled out more papers...assignments, tests, quizzes...they were all A's. The three were silent. "It's great," said Serena, "It's really great. I just suddenly seem to get everything. But I have no idea why I'm suddenly smarter." Andrew just smiled, "Awww, don't be so suspicious Serena. You're just getting older. I'm very proud of you!" She smiled, then frowned again, "Another thing..." she pulled a sketch book out of her bag, "It would never have occurred to me to try drawing but look...." She plunked the sketch book down on the counter and flipped it open. The sketches were breathtaking. Andrew and Darien both gasped. "Serena, these are amazing!" It was Darien who said it. She looked at him in surprise, "Thanks Darien!" She flashed him her trademark grin and Andrew smiled his approval. ~Finally, he's being nice to her.~ "It must be a week for discovering hidden talents," Said Andrew, "Darien just figured out he can fence." Serena looked over at him as Andrew went to get them sundaes. "You too huh?" He frowned, "I never took fencing..." "You think *you're* confused! I haven't klutzed out *once* this week!" They both chuckled then looked down at their hands. "Me too." she said suddenly. He started, "Huh?" "Me too!" she replied, "I'm glad we're getting along too!" Darien eyed her strangely, "I never said that..." "But I heard you...I-" "I was thinking it..." They looked at one another strangely for a long moment. Queen Serenity watched them with interest. ~Oops! I forgot if Serena's memories of her abilities surfaced...so would Darien's...their connection is strengthening...I hope this doesn't cause any trouble...~ Andrew sat the sundaes down in front of them. "Well, Serena...what are you going to do with all your new found talents?" Serena grinned, "I haven't shown any of these marks to my parents yet. I want to show them all my A's at once! Maybe they'll pass out!" She reflected happily, digging into her sundae. "You should put your sketches in a show," said Darien, "They're really good." She blushed, "Thanks...maybe I will." Just then the girls burst in, all chattering happily. "Serena!" "Hey girl!" "Guess what!?" "What?" asked Serena, quickly becoming excited herself. "That new skating rink just opened a couple of blocks over. Wanna check it out?" "Yeah, we're all going! Even me!" chimed Ami. Serena jumped up, "Ofcourse!" "Mina got free passes since her Dad was involved in building it!" Mina flashed the passes, "I have six. Know anyone else who'd want to go?" Serena thought a moment and then turned to Darien. For some reason, she knew he wanted to go. "Hey Darien? Do you skate?" The girls stared dumbfounded, their expressions matched Darien's. "Uh....I've never really skated before...why?" "Do you wanna come skating with us? C'mon it'll be fun!" She never gave him a chance to answer and dragged him out the door. Darien looked back at Andrew with confusion and fear in his eyes and Andrew chuckled giving him a thumbs up sign. Darien rolled his eyes. İİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİİ(AN: these were hearts when I typed it up! sigh.) Darien and Serena took as long as possible to tie their skates. The other girls glided gracefully out and skated like Princesses. Queen Serenity watching over, smiled, "...the girls still remember..." Serena fidgeted nervously, "Should we go?" she asked Darien. He looked from her to the ice and back again with fear, "I-I guess." ~How did I get roped into this? I can't skate! I've never skated before in my life!~ They stumbled onto the ice and promptly fell, grabbing each other on the way down. "Ahhhh!" CRASH! "Ok....careful now....Ahhhh!" CRASH! "Here Serena....give me your hand....oops! Whoa!" CRASH! "Darien! Watch it! Phew....I think we-Ahhhh!" CRASH! Queen Serenity chuckled as she watched. "Guess you two don't remember. Come one Serena...your were the best....remember?" But remember they did not. Finally they collapsed into an exhausted heap on the ice, bruised, battered and utterly frustrated. "How do they do it?" moaned Serena, watching the other four girls, glide, twirl and jump with ease. "Beats me." muttered Darien bitterly. Mina skated over, "I gotta book it! See ya guys later!" Next came Ami, "I have to go-I have major studying to do!" Finally Rei and Lita left too. Serena glanced up at Darien. "Ready to try for the door?" For they'd slid, slipped and crashed their way to the other side of the rink. They pulled themselves slowly up. The rink was mostly empty....and Waltz of the Flowers came on.(AN: siiiigh....I love the Nutcracker!)...something magic fell over the ice--but neither noticed. Serena took a cautious step forward and glided gracefully. "Hey! I'm not falling!" He followed and glided over next to her, "Me neither!" Caerfully, they tested out their new found grace. Slowly they skated round the rink, getting more and more daring, laughing... "Wahoo! I can skate!" cheered Serena. Darien came up beside her and took her arm, "Come on," he whispered sweetly. They tried to pair skate--he suddenly felt they could....as though he remembered... ~Come on you two....use your connection...you can tell what the other will do next..~ breathed Queen Serenity. Serena started, looking up at Darien. It was as though she could look into his eyes and read his thoughts. She felt his sensations. Instinct wove it's way around her, her sense tingled. ~Why does this feel so...familiar?~ She focused on his face and realized he felt the same way too. They stared at one another a moment, curiously but then gave in to the urge to skate....it was all to extraordinary, the sensation overwhelming. They skated and jumped. Darien threw Serena, spun her out and caught her. Finally, as the song ended, they slid slowly to a stop, Darien bent over Serena, arms around her, their faces just a breath apart. Darien was startled to find his every sense urging him closer. Every instinct in his body suddenly whispered that Serena was the one--had always been the one. With the grace of a dream he leaned closer, giving in to the overwhelming urge to kiss her, to complete the moment. Serena's eyes slowly closed..... But with a deafening blare the buzzer went off signalling the arena was closing. Darien and Serena's beautiful reverie was cut off sharply as they both jumped and then slipped and fell over--on Serena's part with a shriek of terror. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* * Okay, here's the deal Minna, I'm making my buddy Grace McMoon a surprise B-day card and I want everyone to sign it!! I sent Grace her own copy of this story so hopefully she won't read this one with the note in it! So please e-mail me if you want to sign the card kay? Her b-day's the 18th! ^_^thanks luv nat