Prepare for a longgg author's note. If you guys didn't know, I'm Serenity Grace, but everyone just calls me Grace because my sister's name is Serenity Rose. I have no idea why our parents named us like that, but hey, it helped me get my first best friend, so I'm not complaining. (Kayla admitted to me that at first the only reason she talked to me when I came to her school was because my name was "Serenity") I am NOT sailormoonluver101, AKA, my best friend Kayla. If you haven't read the author's notes her younger sister put up, she died from a car accident last year. Her death devastated a lot of people, and I took it really hard. I have been going to grief therapy, and I'm trying my best to move on. I realize it has taken me a long time to actually try to continue it (about a year), and I hope RAFD will turn out as good as Kayla planned. She made a very basic outline for the story, so I will try to write along that. Please know that updates will probably be slow, so please be patient. Thank you for taking the time to understand my situation.

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.

Sprinting from the temple, Serena ran with tears blurring her vision. She could hear Darien shouting her name behind her, but Serena blocked it out. She ran and ran until she crashed into someone.

"Ugh, I'm so clumsy," Serena muttered as she picked herself up. She looked up to apologize when she realized who it was. Her cerulean blue eyes hardened into a glare as her mouth turned into a frown. Serena huffed and turned away, stomping off.

Grabbing her hand, Tuxedo Mask pleaded, "Serena, please, look at me." She faced him once more, glaring into his eyes. "Serena, I swear to god, I was going to push her away sooner; its just that she put this seduction spell or some crap like that on, and it messed me up. Please Serena. You have to believe me. I am telling the truth!" He looked at her sadly.

Silence.

It scared Darien. He would have taken a screaming Serena or even a crybaby Serena, but the silent one standing in front of him now was not the Serena he once knew. That's when he finally realized it. Serena grew up. Even though she still looked like the childish, hot- tempered Meatball Head he used to tease on the outside, it was clear she developed more maturely over the years.

Finally, Serena spoke. "I am done, Darien. I'm through with this. You teased me everyday, calling me stupid and an idiot. But I'd just stuck out my tongue and made a comeback. Then when we found out we were the star-crossed lovers from the Silver Millennium, you went to Beryl's side and fought for her, trying to kill me. But I knew you were just brainwashed like the others. Then you lost your memory and didn't seem to mind the flirtatious advances of Anne and didn't have a clue to who I was. But I just kept that hope that you might still be able to gain it back. I didn't doubt our love wasn't strong enough to keep the memories away. Then when you got your memory back and we were happy, you go and break up with me because of a dream. Once again, I hoped that I could become a stronger, better person for you. And finally, when we get back together after two years, you go and kiss another girl. I'm tired of making excuses for your mistakes, Darien. I can't do it anymore."

Serena could feel the tears coming back again, and she looked away. "My heart is so stupid, you know? Every single time, it beats faster every time I sense you. And my mind knows that it will just get broken again. But my heart doesn't care." She sighed. "I will always love you Darien. Forever and always. But if you want me back, you need to do way more than just claim you're telling the truth." Just then, her phone rang. "Hello?"

"Serena, paparazzi found me. I'm running from them right now. No, I don't want to comment! Stupid leeches! I'm gonna try to lose them, so meet me at the place we agreed on," Mizuki said breathlessly.

"I'll see you there." Serena closed her phone and glanced at Darien. "Goodbye Darien." With a heavy heart, she walked away.

Faster than the speed of light, Mizuki ran toward the 'secret hiding place,' which was really just Serena's old house. She stopped in an alleyway, escaping from the paparazzi. Unbeknownst to her, a shadow moved closer toward her.

The shadow pulled her toward the darkness, muffling her helpless cries. Mizuki struggled against her offender, but she had no avail.

"Solstice Star P-" her transformation was cut off by the shadow's claw plunging into her heart. Mizuki didn't feel JUST pain.

Betrayal, hatred, and jealously ran through her veins. Bitter sadness pounded in her heart. Her face turned sickly white as her eyes turned dull. Mizuki's body slumped to the ground. Before she could see who her attacker was, blackness overtook her vision.

Meanwhile at the Tsukino residence, Serena sat patiently for Mizuki. Papa was at work, while Sammy was busy playing video games at the Crown Arcade. Mama was out shopping with her friends, which left Serena alone. Thirty-five minutes passed by, and she wondered if the press caught her cousin. The door was opened, and then slammed shut. She could see the golden locks of Mizuki.

"Sorry about the delay," Mizuki said breathlessly. "The damned leeches wouldn't get off my back." Her clothes were all wrinkled from running and hiding, and she wore dark sunglasses and a baseball hat.

Serena laughed, but felt something different about Mizuki. Something was off, and she couldn't place it.

Mizuki looked at her younger cousin. Serena screamed. For Mizuki's once light blue eyes were a dark, menacing pitch black.

"Sorry I deceived you into thinking I was your older cousin darlin'," the imposter drawled in a southern accent as she turned into a curvy, tall redhead. "but I'm really just a nice lookin' shade from the Negamoon. The name's Scarlett. Prince Diamond himself asked for me to bring you to him. So,"

She snapped her fingers, and shadows bonded Serena. She tried to break free, growing agitated as she couldn't. "Where's the real Mizuki Moone?" She growled.

Scarlett tsked, shaking her head. "Oh darlin', how can you be so blind? She's been here all along, silly goose!" Snapping her fingers once more, the shadows brought a young woman's body forward and dropped it.

Serena clenched her fists so hard, she drew blood. Her face was an unhealthy shade of white. Her once voluminous, thick blonde hair looked thin and limp. Mizuki's hand loosely held her transformation wand, and there was a gaping hole in where her heart should've been. Mizuki's clouded; lifeless eyes stared back at Serena.

Serena fought back a sob.

Because her cousin, her singing partner, her friend, her fellow teammate was dead.

I think I'll stop here. And please don't get mad at me for killing Mizuki off. Kayla planned it all along.

Pray for the people in Haiti and Chile, please. Oh and review!

With anxiousness,

-*Serenity Grace