Hello! I got sick of typing all this
out on the tripod html 
editor, so here goes my first shot with
notepad! I was just listening to "Hero"
by Mariah Carey. That is such a sad song!!
::::sobs:::: Anyhoo, (wow, haven't said
that in a while...) here is my fic.
In this fic, Serena and Darien 
are just normal people who happen to 
fall in love. Other than the concept 
of that, I did come up with the idea 
to the story, so please, please, 
please don't take it, k?? Oh, and for 
those of you wondering 'bout my whole 
screen name changing, as of now, it is 
Tess. Enjoy my fic! 

Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me, it 
belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, 
Toei, Cloverway, etc., etc. and more 
people that aren't me...I really would 
rather not be sued ^_~

"Endless Waters Chapter 1" by Tess

	Serena Lands and her best friend 
Katie Carter walked through the throng 
of people on the boarding deck of the "Shining 
Star" cruise ship. They were on summer 
vacation from college, and Katie had 
convinced Serena to come. Serena 
sighed as a family with their noses 
stuck in the air dressed as if they 
were onboard the "Titanic" 
walked by. <Arrogance...,> Serena thought, 
<Arrogance and Ignorance.> She hated arrogance. 
Some said that it was because she was jealous, 
but that was before they knew that the Lands' 
of Charlotte had been the richest family 
in South Carolina for a good hundred 
years. Not that Serena was proud of that 
fact. She found nothing more boring than 
sitting around sipping tea while gossiping 
about how Marian Graham decorated her kitchen 
or how Adrian Chrichlow was wearing a 
scandalous dress at Mara Owen's 20th 
anniversary bash. 
	Serena wanted to be a writer. Her 
parents didn't approve but when her good 
grades landed her a scholarship in Florida 
they didn't have much of a choice but to let her go. It was 
at college that she had met Katie. They were 
roommates, and Katie also wanted to be a 
writer. Katie had long dark brown hair and 
dark, almost black, eyes. 
	"Hello, earth to Serena?," Katie asked, 
waving a hand in front of Serena's face.
	"Huh?," Serena said, "Oh, sorry Katie..
I was just thinking, why did we come on the 
thing again?"
	Katie rolled her eyes and replied, 
"For the eightieth time, Serena, because it'll 
be fun! You'll see. There's gonna be games and 
dancing and karaoke and gambling! (AN: On cruise ships, you 
can gamble if you're eighteen, and they are both 20) 
Who knows Serena, maybe you'll even find your dream guy!"
	"Right Katie. Me, Serena Lands, slow 
dance under the stars on a boat. That sort 
of thing only happens in books." Serena 
sarcastically said. 
	"You are way too pessimistic, 
Serena! Anyway, here's our room," Katie 
said as she opened the door. The room wasn't 
too different from their dorm at college, 
but with a little more space and a balcony. 
The carpet was light blue with blue and pale 
yellow accents. When they stepped out on the 
balcony, since they weren't facing the port, 
the endless sea stretched before them. 
It was beautiful. Katie was practically 
bouncing up and down from excitement. 
	"Hey, lets go out on the main 
deck to wave to everyone!," she said excitedly. 
	"You go ahead, I'll be out in a 
few minutes," Serena replied. Katie shrugged 
and walked out the door. The wind on the 
balcony tousled Serena's long, loose blond hair. 
She was thinking about Katie's comment from earlier," 
maybe you'll even meet your dream guy." 
The words seemed to ring in her head. 
	 Serena had had one or two 
boyfriends imposed on her by her mother, 
but they didn't match up to her *ideal* guy. 
And it wasn't that she wasn't pretty. She 
had long golden blond hair that she usually 
wore in two buns atop her head and dark blue 
eyes that seemed to always be shining. 
	Serena sat down in a chair on the 
balcony. She had been in love once before. 
She closed her eyes and was transported to 
an earlier time...at her 16th birthday party...

***Flashback***

	"Goodness Serena, can't you just 
be proper?," Alice Lands shouted in 
exasperation, "Just for one night?, 
act somewhat ladylike! Act like the 
Lands you were born to be!"
	"The Lands I was born to be?," 
Serena shouted back bitterly, "I was
*not* born to be a dumb airhead who only 
cares about parties and croquet! I was born 
to be a writer!" She ran out of her mom's 
office, her tears spilling on to her light 
blue gown. She ran all the way to her 
favorite stone bench in the rose garden. 
Once she sat, she began to sob and cried 
out into the night sky, "Why? Why can't 
I just write? It's all I ever wanted to do!" 
She bent her head and continued to sob.
	The silver stars became covered 
with clouds, and fierce raindrops began 
to fall from the sky. The wet drops mixed 
with Serena's tears. She heard someone 
sit down next to her. 
	"Hey, you're the birthday girl. 
You're not supposed to be crying!," an 
unfamiliar voice said. Serena looked up, 
and found herself staring into a pair of 
blue eyes that matched her own. Silky black 
hair framed his face, and he wore a black 
tuxedo with a cape. The expression he wore 
was of pure concern, not something Serena 
got often. 
	"Wh-Who are you?," she sniffed. 
He chuckled and began to speak, "I'm 
Dar-wait, you must be freezing." He took 
of his cape and wrapped it around Serena's 
shivering body. The rain began to let up 
a little bit.  
	"Thank you...," she murmured. 
He went on,
	"My name's Darien. Darien 
McAllister. Kinda sad that one of your 
guests has to introduce himself, huh?" 
Serena looked up into the sky and laughed. 
"Do you know what's even more sad about it?," 
he asked. Serena shook her head, smiling. 
"That my family and I are staying at your 
estate for a week."
	The look on Serena's face was 
of pure confusion, and it made Darien 
crack another killer smile. "Our 
parents have some business to do 
together, and your parents invited 
us to stay with your family while 
it takes place.," he said, "Now, 
Serena." She smiled at him calling 
her by her first name, instead of 
"Ms. Lands", which was what she got 
from most people. He went on, "Why don't 
we go inside so you can get dry and 
then we can talk some more, and you 
can tell me why you're out here 
crying on your birthday." She nodded, 
and Darien helped her up from the bench. 
It was only sprinkling now, and he 
put his arm around her and they walked
back to the house together in silence.

***End Flashback***

	Serena smiled remembering 
the happy time. <But things changed,> 
she reminded herself. She didn't want 
to think about *him* any more. They had 
stepped out of each other's lives years 
ago, and that's how it was meant to be. 
<That's it.> Serena grabbed her purse off 
of the bed after stepping in from the balcony, 
and rushed to go and meet Katie...

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hehehehehehehehe! Well, what'd you 
think. :::gets whacked on the head 
for ending every post like that::: 
Oh, and it gets more exciting...
please don't stop reading it because 
the first chapter is kinda boring. 
I should have part 2 soon! 
~*Tesu-chan*~