That's The Way It Happened

Author's Note: Hi everyone I hope you are all staying safe and well at this difficult time. This story is just a quick A/U one shot that I wrote in Darien's POV. I hope you like it, I actually got the inspiration for this story from my eight year old daughter, who watches Sailor Moon with me while we are social distancing ourselves in quarantine and she wanted to do her own fanfiction. She very much wanted to put up her own story on this site so chapter two In the Summer time is my daughter's first story. If you would like to send a review it would be very much appreciated. Positive reviews only for In the summer time. Thanks Mars Light & Mars Flame (daughter)

Standard Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor moon never did, never will Thank you!

So it goes like this my teacher posted this assignment that I am supposed to write about what happened over the weekend, typically I could say that it had been a weekend like most others, I stayed in and spent some time face timing with some of my good buddies. I call them my good buddies, but truthfully other than online or in school we never see each other.

The highlight of my day up to that point was when I made an exchange for a Stars Wars trading card it might not seem like much to someone else, but the card I traded for was ultra-rare and one that I have been trying to get for a long while now and I got a really great deal for it, but that is getting off track, so everything went on like pretty much any other weekend until she came calling.

That's right she the angel herself, the girl who invaded my every thought and dreams and made me think and feel things that a teenage boy should not be thinking about like walking down the aisle, and promising to be hers faithfully for the rest of our lives together, growing old together and raising a family; maybe having a couple of kids and a few pets. Sounds perfect right the only problem is she's not mine well not in that sense anyway. Me I'm the one that she talks to and shares things with. I am a constant shoulder for her to cry on and listen to her speak of all her dreams with someone else, yup you guessed it I'm her best friend.

Being the best friend of a goddess isn't so bad though I still get to see her every day. We walk to school together, or go down to the crown to get milk shakes after school, but the best in when I hear her get really excited about the new video game that just came out and her eyes give off that extra sparkle, but it is not all good though I also have to see the string of losers that come and go and get to spend time with her in a way I have only dreamed about.

Like most goddesses she is irresistible and any other guy with eyes realizes it too, only they don't deserve her or her overwhelming kindness to all.

At the height of her popularity she even went to go as far as spending time with a guy who by all standards would be described as a real social outcast a nerd if you will, but still she never judged me and that is why she is the reason for my existence and how my weekend turned from mundane to life changing.

It all started when I had been sitting at my computer finishing up said trade that I mentioned earlier when I heard the tap at my window. In case you hadn't guessed it I live in a one story house and Serena my dream girl herself lives right next door.

I walked over and opened up the window as I have done a thousand times before to let her in my room. Most parents would probably have an issue with a teenage girl spending time in a boy's room, but not with Serena and I. Our parents looked at us like brother and sister because we had known each other all our lives, if only they knew.

Serena quickly entered in through the window and took a seat on my bed looking perfectly comfortable here and gratefully she still hadn't mentioned anything about my star wars pillow case as she looked to me with those giant blue eyes of hers asking "what are you up to?"

I went back to sitting in front of my computer starring at the screen because I needed the distraction, standing there and starring straight into that bright smile of hers, a man could be blinded that way as I responded back with a simple shrug of my shoulders telling her "you know same old thing" knowing she knew exactly what that meant hours of sitting in front of the computer.

She stood up from my bed and walked closer leaning over my shoulder seeing my purchase and mentioning something of a Star Wars tidbit. I didn't think it was possible to find something else I loved about her, but there it was as I felt my heart racing by her closeness as she put her hand on my shoulder and told me enthusiastically "well not today"

I turned around and looked to her with a small grunt knowing that she was trying again to get me to join her group of friends where the word outcast would strongly be used. They were all prim and proper the cool kids in school and well I am me.

She looked to me with a shake of her head and that smile of hers and I knew instantly that I had already lost any argument that was to come, but still I tried explaining "Serena that's really not my scene those are your friends not mine"

Did I mention before that she was perfect, well it's true; you see the problem with Serena is that there isn't any; she sees the world as this perfect place where everyone gets along, but as most of you know reality is much different there is war and famine and high school.

While she was giving me all the reasons why I should go with her and her band of zombie friends I was too busy being lost in the new scent of the shampoo she had used in her hair. It smelled of sweet flowers in bloom on a beautiful summers day and I cold envision it in my head, holding hands with her while running through a field of wild flowers until we both trip and roll down a small hill as she lands on top of me and we both begin to laugh as her hair surrounds me in golden streams of light

My day dream was broken though and I suddenly realized I hadn't been listening to what she had said as she looked at me with those bright eyes of hers asking "so what do you say is that a yes"

Did I mention before that I could deny her nothing, well its true as I roll my eyes back in that fashion she knew all too well and heard a small giggle escape from her mouth and I was forever lost as I nodded my head reluctantly telling her "yes I will go"

In less than an hour we were on our way to hell, okay so it wasn't really hell, but it might as well have been it was hot enough for it. We were on our way to the beach and yes she once again sweet talked me into doing these things I normally would never do I don't know how, but here I sat next to her while I drove, which she always preferred even though she was just as good of a driver as I am even though I would never admit it to her myself.

Anyhow we pulled up at the beach, she was wearing this pink bikini that made her look like a damn cover of a swimsuit magazine. Her body was beautiful and amazing and well mine wasn't. I wore an oversized t-shirt to hide some attributes, while all the other guys at the beach strutted around with their heavily worked upon six pack, me the closest I come to lifting weights is carrying my mound of text books back and forth to my locker

We got out of the car and walked towards the beach I could already feel the burning sand against my feet, I did tell you it was hell didn't I as she pointed enthusiastically to a bunch of other students I recognized from school and silently questioned again how she talked me into doing this as she pulled me along behind her. Honestly if she didn't I would probably would have preferred just waiting back in the car until she was ready to leave.

We reached the others and I cold seeing the inward grunts from the inside group, having someone who didn't belong there joining them as they all politely said there hellos and I responded in kind and then he showed up my Obi Wan Kenobi to his Darth Vader, my Spider man to his Green Goblin my Captain Kirk to his, well you get the idea he is the bad guy, otherwise known as Serena's boyfriend

He came around and put his possessive arm around my Serena, yes I know I shouldn't be calling her mine when she wasn't really, but she shouldn't be his either. She was far too good for him beautiful and smart.

Yes he was the captain of the football team and had most of the girls ogling him at school, but he had the personality of a wet fish and I tried my best to seem sincere asking him "how's it going" hoping he would just give me the usual answer fine, but instead he had to go on and give me all of his wonderful merits why others all thought he was mister perfect to me he was just mister brags a lot.

Of course though as I mentioned before Serena wants everyone to get along together and to all be close friends as she suggested to the group, that we all get ready for a swim and I had to stand there and try to act like I was not starring right at her while she took off her see through swim cover up showing more of her perfect body and it didn't go unnoticed by me either, that every other got at that beach was checking her out also with their eyes looking her way as I watched her grab onto his arm again and asked excitedly to go into the water. How I envied that water at the moment

What was worse though was seeing him pick her up behind the knees and carry her running through the sand into the water with her giggling and laughing all the way, while I stood there still the outsider watching as they all went along with my dream girl leading the way

Ok yes so I had said that this weekend was a great weekend and right now it didn't seem that way in truth this was probably the worst part of my day well partially, but it did get better

I sat on the sand reading an article on my phone about a dog that saved a kid from drowning, expecting as with most of my encounters with Serena and her crew that I would end up as the outsider with everyone else coupled off and just me not, to say that I minded actually with this particular group was untrue.

I preferred to be alone by myself rather than listen to their endless chatter over football games with the guys I wasn't one to be into sports and honestly I still couldn't begin to tell you how a touchdown actually came to be or the girls speaking of this years prom as though it was the most important things that would ever happen in our lives, when most likely I would not be going, not when the only girl I could ever dream of going with was going with him.

The gods only liked to torture me more though as I looked up from my books hearing my name called and had to see her walking my way with water dripping off of her tanned skin as she waved happily and came over sitting way to close on the beach blanket that we currently sat on together as she looked to me with a shake of her head in disapproval

I shrugged my shoulders knowing the game that we always played where she pretended to be disappointed in me and we would have a small argument that would get nowhere, but with me buying her ice cream.

The only problem with my brilliant plan we weren't alone as she grabbed onto my arm and forced me up to my feet. Before I knew what I had agreed to I was on my way to a volleyball net. Did I mention before that I am no good at sports well truth is there is only one person who is worse at sports than me and that's Serena yes we are a perfect match.

They quickly made teams and of course with it being an odd number of people it wasn't hard to figure out who would be referee yours truly. I stood off to the side as I watched them hit the ball over the net. I could see my Serena was trying so hard, but she was so uncoordinated. I watched with hitched breath as she went to hit the ball, but it ended up hitting the net and falling to the sand and the other side won the game.

The look on my beautiful Serena's face was horrible in that instant I wanted nothing more than to buy her the pony she always said she wanted, but then did I mention before that he was the bad guy I take it back he is Satan himself as he looked to her and became angry and frustrated arguing that she lost them the game.

That's right he started yelling at her right there on the beach in front of everyone making her feel worse. I myself am not one to be accustomed to violence, but I got to tell you I was ready to go over and punch the guy when her girlfriends came over and started to support her patting her on the shoulder telling her it was alright

She dried up the tears that jerk made my Serena cry as I walked over to her ready to punch this guy right in the stomach and probably get every bone in my body broken for trying, but then the worst came. He looked to her and actually apologized. I had to stand there and witness it as she hugged and kissed him back as they made up, well there went my chance not that I ever had one as he put his arm around her shoulder and they walked away down the beach alone.

I could only just stand there and watch them walk away together, the perfect couple, miss perfect and mister six pack as I heard all the girls around me mentioning how cute of a couple they are. How could anyone be so blind?

Sometime passed and Serena was probably busy with her boy toy elsewhere and well her friends and I we don't have that much in common, so I went back up the hill to the car not that I was being missed anyway as I leaned up against the car hood with my phone in hand, ahh my phone my constant companion.

While I was in my sixty-eighth game of candy crush I heard arguing going on down below. I quickly put my phone down and saw Serena in a heated argument with her so called friends and yes my Superman to her Lois lane took over and I felt the need to go down there and save the day even though I was probably as existent to her as Clark Kent

I quickly went down to the bottom of the sand and saw the judgmental eyes of her friends looking my way letting me know I wasn't wanted, but I was never one to leave her side and I went over and took my place beside her anyway asking if everything was alright when I saw her so called friends all turn their backs on her, some friends huh?

I looked to Serena seeing my beautiful Serena who always got along with everyone and thought the best of everyone was now storming mad as she turned back to me and in a no nonsense tone saying "take me home"

Believe me I was ready to go home since the moment when I first arrived there, but to see her this angry only made me want to stay and demand answers from this group of jerks as I looked around and realized the king of the jerks was missing. I didn't have time to question it though when I saw her turn around and start to walk away back to the car and I knew it would have to wait for another time.

I quickly turned around to go after her as she crossed her arms over her chest and kept walking ahead keeping even me shutout, there is one thing you have to know about me and Serena's relationship, ever since we were kids, even when we are the most angry with each other we could still tell each other what was on our mind and to see her shutting even me out now had me growing more concerned

I quickly went over and opened the car door for her like a gentleman would which I am pretty sure Mr. perfect had never done anything like that for her before as she quickly sat in the car and I went around to the other side taking one last look at her so called friends down on the sand.

I couldn't hear what they were saying, but I knew the condescending comments without hearing them and quickly got into the car and pulled into reverse ready to get my beautiful Serena away from the carnivores who would end up eating her alive and taking away her sweet goodness

We drove for most of the way back home just sitting there in complete silence every once in a while we would stop at a red light or something and I would look her way, but she would continue to look out the car window instead of at me and I started to get the impression maybe it wasn't just her friends she was mad at, but me also

I pulled into my driveway that landed perfectly as a barrier between our two houses and we sat alone in the car with the engine off. I half expected her to get out of the car and go running towards her house, but I should know better Serena was never one to run from anything in her life, but I have to say I had sooner expected a meteor to come falling out of the sky and strike me down before I saw her turn and look to me asking "do you like me Darien?"

I sat there like a deer caught in headlights not sure how to respond to tell her that she was the sun rise and sunset of my life that the reason I get up and do everything day after day, is just to see her and that bright smile that graces her face, but yes I did find myself saying the words that I still can't believe came out of my mouth, they were the words to end all of my dreams as I smiled telling her "of course we're friends right"

That's right I did it I told my dream girl that we are friends, yes lightning strike me down right now as I sat there watching her nod her head in understanding and that small word that left her mouth saying "ohh"

Ohh, what is ohh wait a second as I looked to her wondering why now she would have to ask that question. What had those demons put into her mind? Did they make her think for even for a second that I wasn't her friend; that I wouldn't jump off a cliff if she asked me too. Okay maybe I felt a little more than just her friend as I turned to look at her and took a deep breath not really sure if I was ready to hear the answer that went along with it asking "why do you ask?"

She blazed me with that smile of hers again as she nonchalantly shook her head and with a small laugh saying "no reason" as she quickly got out of my car and I followed suit.

I saw her start to walk towards her own house which I had seen her do a million times before, but part of me felt that if I let her walk into that door without saying something, our relationship as I knew it could permanently be damaged and I quickly ran around to the other side of the car and called out to her "what happened with your friends?"

I immediately regretted speaking my thoughts and made a mental note to grab some masking tape and put it over my mouth next time I decided to speak as I saw her turn around and look at me saying "you did"

If I had been an ant at that moment I would wish someone would step on me as I found myself saying back "ohh" and dropped my shoulders down further.

I knew it was a bad idea to ever go to the beach with her friends. I guess she finally realized that we just didn't blend well as I always thought we did and I didn't belong in their world, but she did.

I took a deep breath seeing the moment that unfolded before me that I was losing my best friend to the group of high school zombies as I turned to walk back to my own house as I heard her call back at me angrily "ohh, is that it is that all you're going to say to me?"

I turned around quickly not sure what to say as I shrugged my shoulders telling her what I didn't feel at all that we couldn't stay friends forever, eventually high school would come between us that she had her friends and I had my own or what I considered to be friends, my online gaming buddies skateboardkid2265 and dudewzp8941.

I could have been hit by a car at that moment it would have hurt less as I saw her face drop from my words and she nodded her head in acceptance, but the tears running down her eyes spoke otherwise and I had caused them.

I quickly shook my head ready to do anything to make this right, there had to be someone out there with a pony for sale as I quickly crossed the lawn over to her saying "don't cry I hate seeing you sad"

She quickly wiped away the tears that she cried and looked up to me with the most hopeful eyes I have ever seen and maybe I was Superman, because I found this incredible amount of strength I never knew I had inside of me and asked her again "what happened with your friends today?"

She looked up to me with a smile saying again "you did" as she wiped another tear from her eyes and explained that her friends didn't want me around that they thought I didn't fit in with there group and big surprise they were right, but then I felt her hand reach out for mine and I looked down at our connected hands as she shook her head and told me "they were wrong"

I rolled my eyes back by her comment as she laughed that perfect laugh of hers again and I reached up to her cheek to wipe some sand away from her face as I began to tell her that they weren't wrong that I didn't get along with them either only it wouldn't change how I felt about her, but that is when it happened.

I could never begin to be able to explain how or when this happened or what I was thinking at the exact moment that it did, but everything stopped and Superman just saved Lois lane, Indiana Jones just got the girl and so did James Bond, but he always had that whole dashing superspy thing working for him. Han and Leia with their whole she tells him she loves him and he tells her I know, well maybe not exactly like that, but just as memorable because Serena. My Serena reached out and kissed me. No not on the cheek or the forehead or the way a close relative kisses you, but right on the lips and it left me utterly stunned, unable to move other than feeling my toes which curled up beneath me.

She quickly stepped back and looked at me and as much I tried to find words to say, my brain refused to work at the moment while I just stood there trying to find words and I saw her standing there waiting for me to say something looking even more beautify than I had ever seen her before and then the worst thing possible happened. Her face dropped thinking that I didn't like it as if that could ever possible happen as she actually apologized to me for making every one of my fantasies come true

I stood there watching as she quickly tried to escape back into her house and finally my mouth might not have been working, but my feet and hands were as I quickly followed after her and grabbed her arm and pulled her back up against me and yes this was probably the most masculine thing I have ever pulled off as I tilted her head back up and I swear I could hear fireworks going off in the distance as I placed my mouth down onto hers and I kissed her.

I kissed her and more so she kissed me back. I quickly wrapped my arms around her waist wanting to hold her right here against me, not sure if this was another day dream and I was about to wake up and have her standing next to me asking why I had drool coming down from the side of my mouth, but this was no dream and she was really here in my arms and this may have been my second kiss ever, the first was a few seconds before, but all I have to say is damn I could do this for the rest of my life, but eventually all good things had to come to an end

She slowly pulled away and let out a small giggle and I had to blink to be sure that this was actually real that it was really happening that I had kissed Serena. I was waiting for a camera crew to come jumping out of the bushes or something telling me that I was on some sort of prankster show, but they didn't come it was just the two of us, but then there went my head again being Mr. too smart for its own good and asking myself what changed?

I put my hands in the pocket of my swimsuit feeling the sand in them I hated that feeling, but I needed something to keep me from reaching out and taking her in my arms again as I looked to her asking "what about Mr. Wonderful?"

She looked back at me clearly confused as I had to use his actual name which took me a second to remember after not usually using it preferring my own private names that I saved just for him as I saw her shrug her shoulders back.

I instantly felt let down as I realized now the reason why she had kissed me that I was being used to make her boyfriend jealous and old comfortable Darien would be perfectly okay with that scenario, but I wasn't I knew better as I turned around telling her "good night"

I started to walk back to my own house feeling completely let down. I had put her on such a high pedestal I never expected she would let me down so much by kissing me the way she did as I heard her calling out my name from behind me.

I did say that this had been a great day remember. I went back into my house closing the door behind me ready to go and lock myself in my bedroom and not face anyone for the rest of the weekend as I heard my parents calling out from the living room "how was the beach?"

I shrugged my shoulders not wanting to explain it really was hell and went to my bedroom, deciding it was easier to deal with my online friends from now on, those who I didn't have to worry about falling in love with.

I opened my bedroom door and closed it behind me, then turned around to see her in my room sitting on my bed. I really should learn to close that window more as I walked over to my computer and sat down not ready to face her right now as I heard her sweet voice and had to close my eyes, trying not to be effected from having her this close as she told me she wasn't leaving until I listened.

I took a deep breath and let it out then slowly turned around in my chair to face her and saw a different Serena than I had ever seen, now don't forget I have known this girl for years. We shared the same sandbox and crayons and I had never seen her this vulnerable in front of me as I looked to her asking "what do you want?"

Again she replied with the one word answers, but this one I didn't mind as much as she replied "you" I was listening now, kind of. I didn't want her to know that every word that came out of her mouth was precious to me as I stood up from my seat and walked over to my closet taking an un-normal interest in doing my laundry trying to act like nothing she said mattered that much to me, even though it completely did.

The next thing I knew I had a hand on my shoulder as I turned around and looked up to her smiling face and I was lost in a giant abyss, I shook my head trying to remember that I was supposed to be angry with her, but I could never stay angry not for long, not with her as I heard her ask that question again, but this time I knew my answer had to be different when she asked "do you like me?"

I took a deep breath knowing the real answer I didn't like her, I loved her and looked back at her and found I had a poetic part of my soul I never knew existed as I told her "I think you are more beautiful than the rising sun and your happiness is like a beautiful rainbow in my sky"

She seemed to enjoy this response better than my last because she reached out and kissed me again and yes I am the stupidest man alive, because I did stop her and took her hands in mine pulling her away from me telling her I wasn't interested

Yes you heard me not interested, my brain is that stupid, but lucky for me she didn't believe me either. She shook her head and bent down to kiss me again, but I turned my head away not wanting to be a part of whatever game this was and she kissed my cheek instead, but hey a kiss from Serena is still a kiss it counts

She stepped back obviously not happy, with just kissing my cheek and walked over and took a seat at my computer starring at my screen where I keep all of my most personal thoughts which she knew most of anyway, when my brain took over again and the words came out before I could stop them. Yes this time I was even screaming at myself just to shut up as I looked to her asking "what do you want Serena?"

I watched on perplexed as I saw her turn around in my desk chair to face me. She had one leg crossed over the other and looked very professional asking in a completely serious tone saying she wanted to play a game.

I nodded my head expecting as much that I was the pawn in this game she was playing of hearts as I shook my head telling her "get out" and pointed to the open window.

I did say she knew me better than anyone, probably better than I knew myself. I just didn't know how much into that very moment as she looked to me stating she wanted to play truth or dare.

I stopped not expecting that response and not sure what game she was up to now and stepped away from the window with my arms crossed trying to give her a little bit of a benefit of the doubt, but played along asking suspiciously "truth or dare"

Let me tell you I have not played that game since middle school and I never did like it that much. I always chose dare afraid if the truth question that came out was to admit who I had the biggest crush on, but so help me when I saw her sitting there across the room and she chose truth

I looked to her standing with my arms crossed knowing the answer before I asked the question, but I needed to hear her say it and asked the question that would end our friendship why she kissed me?

She sat there for a moment in my room and had to actually think about her answer before she spoke and as the seconds went by I became more understanding of why my only other friends were virtual when she stood up from her seat and walked over to where I stood and put her hand on my chest telling me "because I wanted too" and then looked up to me challenging back asking "truth or dare?"

I stood there with her hand on my chest, she could feel my heart beating for her and her alone. I took a deep breath knowing my whole life I always took the dare and ended up half naked and eating things that would probably give me nightmares if I actually knew what they were, but here alone in my room with her I found the word coming out of my mouth as I told her "truth"

A smile crossed her face as she stood there inches apart and looked to me asking the question that I purposely avoided my entire life "is there anyone that you love Darien and family members don't count"

I let out the breath I held knowing I had to finally answer the question I avoiding for so long as I looked to her and nodded my head saying back "you"

She looked to me, but wasn't surprised by my answer, but I sure was by hers as she nodded her head saying back she loved me too.

I let out a small laugh as reality came crashing in, knowing the way I felt and she felt were two different things. I would jump off a cliff for her and she would date many other guys for me, not exactly the same thing and shook my head replying "this isn't a game"

She nodded her head and went over without speaking a word and took a seat on my bed. I stood there watching the object of many of my dreams pat the bed next to her waiting for me to come and take a seat next to her.

I could never deny her anything as I took a seat next to my best friend. Yes best friend no matter what I knew that would never change between us. I would be sure of it.

I waited in silence and then heard her speak words I never would expect to hear, not from her the girl that I knew better than anyone else and it turned out I didn't really know her as well as I thought as she told me no one else could compare to the one guy that she has loved all her life.

I stopped myself for a moment not sure if I heard her right as she reached down and took my hand in hers. I looked up to her surprised trying to make sense of what I heard as she laughed saying the only person who didn't realize is the man who actually had her heart all along

I must have sounded like an idiot to her as I pointed to myself asking surprised "me" She let out a small chuckle obviously from my idiocy saying back yes you, always you.

I reached back out at that moment not needing to hear anything more and kissed her, but this time there would be no holding back. After that everything that happened was pretty much an amazing blur, but I do remember something about her father saying something to us about not being left alone in my room together anymore.

That was a great weekend, but if I had to tell the truth every weekend after that with the girl who is my greatest love and also my best friend has been just as amazing.

The End!