Title: There She Goes [Short Story]
Author: W. Bymeeh
Rating: G
E-mail: jhyunl@aol.com
Website: http://members.tripod.com/jayhyun/sm/  

*Author's Note: I call this is a lyrical story...inspired 
by and integrated with the song of the same name...the 
events fit with the song lyrics...there's no real plotline, 
rather just a peek into a character's mind...Of course it's
a first season fic, so you get to see who Darien's thinking
about *all* the time!  

*Disclaimer: The song, "There She Goes" by Sixpence None 
the Richer and the characters of Sailor Moon do not belong 
to me...*singing*  

			There She Goes

	A vision of white, swirling in the mist.  A voice 
laughing out, calling his name...sweet words of love 
spilling from her lips, for him.  The loneliness 
dissipated...he was enraptured by her presence, caught up 
in the glory of seeing his princess once again.    
	The moon shone brightly behind her...so brightly he 
could only see her beautiful profile...marred only by the 
fog that drifted in and out, blocking him from seeing her 
completely.  
	She reached out a hand to him, as if trying to touch 
him...and he stretched out his arm to touch her.  
	But they could not.  	
	He felt as if the world's most precious prize were at 
his fingertips, so tantalizingly close...and yet still out 
of his reach.  
	'Find the Silver Imperium Crystal...' a sweet voice 
called out in the falling darkness as the light dimmed.  
'So we can always be together...'    
	Darien's heart ached to be close to her, to discover 
who she was...his princess.  Dizzily he reached out to her, 
finding nothing, left only with the unfamiliar desire to be 
with her always.  	

		There she goes
		There she goes again
		She calls my name
		No one else could heal my pain
		And I just can't contain
		This feeling that remains

	Her beautiful blue eyes shone with gratitude for him.  
So strange that she was thankful for *his* help, when all 
he did was tell her to believe in herself.  She was so 
strong, Sailor Moon...and yet, she needed him.  
	He swirled his cape around him and watched her turn, 
with new determination, back to the enemy.  With 
unconscious grace she swung her moon wand in a wide arc 
above her head, and power naturally flowed from her to 
blast the enemy.  
	She shone as brightly as a star in the dark night, 
once more the victor against those who would harm her 
world.  He gazed at her, hidden from her line of sight, but 
still looked longingly at the brave girl who for some 
strange reason in the universe...depended on him.  And yet 
she was the one who was so much more special than he...
	She greeted her friends with a victorious smile on 
her face, and then she glanced around.  His heart jerked, 
knowing she was looking for him, and sadly watched the 
light in her eyes dim a little.  
	And then she and her friends made their own exit, 
with Sailor Moon lagging before she leaped upon a nearby 
rooftop.  He caught the wistful look in her blue eyes and 
sighed as she then disappeared from his view.  So few 
moments, they had together...

		There she blows
		There she blows again
		Pulsing through my veins
		And I just can't contain
		This feeling that remains

	She angrily tossed her two long streamers of golden 
hair behind her, and turned away from him in an angry huff.  
He managed to catch a glimpse of her blue eyes, sparkling 
with anger at him, and he chuckled softly.  
	She refused to look at him, and he rose to the 
challenge with a taunt guaranteed to make her face him once 
again, granting him another view of her eyes...so filled 
with life and light.  
	She exploded, and Darien was a little taken back by 
the effect he had on her, but was secretly pleased that he 
had at least some place in her life...so full of friends, 
family, fun...love...unlike him.  
	Trying to hide the inner pleasure he felt at being 
able to get a rise out of her...the klutzy, light-hearted, 
beautiful meatball head, who always had a smile for 
everyone...well, almost everyone.  
	Unable to keep the grin back much longer, Darien 
forgot about his all-consuming mission...his duties as 
Tuxedo Mask...the princess he couldn't reach...the heroine 
he wished he could help further...forgot it all as he lost 
himself in an argument with a teenage girl who looked like 
she wanted to strangle him.
	There was something about her...she had just worked 
herself into his head, and refused to leave.  Images of 
Serena laughing, having another klutz attack, chattering 
away excitedly with her friends filled his mind...and 
stayed there.    

		There she goes
		There she goes again
		Racing through my brain
		And I just can't contain
		This feeling that remains

	He had never felt this way before.  Every time he was 
in the presence of one of them...whether it was in a 
dream...or when fighting a youma...or when having another 
shouting match...he felt content.  It was only when he was 
apart from one of them that the sadness that always hovered 
at the edge of himself dashed forward once again.  
	A princess, a heroine, a crybaby...they all had the 
common knack of confusing and distracting him from all else 
around him...and yet he felt the strangest tie to each of 
them.  As if each were a part of his life, his heart.  
	And always, a feeling of longing for her. 

		There she goes
		There she goes again
		Chasing down my lane
		And I just can't contain
		This feeling that remains

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*Note: I mixed up the verses to better suit the story, and 
deleted a single line that didn't fit really well. =)  I 
love this song, it's so sweet!  If you're curious about who 
"her" is in the last line of the story (besides the 
song)...it's open to interpretation.  =)  

Oh yeah, I am *not* one to leave stories hanging...but "Forget 
I Said That" is written!  It's all done!  And I don't want 
to type it up! Wahhh...be patient, hehe.  

W. Bymeeh
jhyunl@aol.com
http://members.tripod.com/jayhyun/sm/