Welcome to the second part of my story! Maybe
you haven't read it yet but well if you're 
reading this then you must have read the
first part. Well First I wanted to thank 
Meriellen5 for helping my with stories and 
teaching me all that computer stuff. The girl
is like my sister so mess with her mess with ME!
Also to Twilight and Violet Ice for being so
darn inspirational. And to everyone on my mailing
list for being patient when a girl like me is
moderating the list!

Anyways if you wanna be on my list, please e-mail
me at jlynpinay@aol.com or if you just wanna talk
to me.

PG-13 =thinking

Uhh...I don't own Sailormoon! Don't sue me!

Somewhere, a dream away
There is a better place, a brighter day
Somewhere that's safe, somewhere that free
Where we can together

So just close your eyes and let me take you there
To Somewhere only dreamers ever go, It won't be just a fantasy,
oh no ,If you believe with me
The two of us, all alone in a world of a our own...
					Sung By Surface

LESSONS TO LEARN
BY: JLALA (jlynpinay@aol.com)
Chapter Two: Darien Dancing? Please Tell Me You're Joking!
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"ARE YOU INSANE?!" Darien yelled. "HOW CAN YOU SIGN ME UP?!"
Him dancing? He didn't even like to strut down the street.
The very thought of him dancing made him sick. He sat back down.
"How can I even come close to impressing her? She'll think I'm
an idiot" A sad look came on his face. There was no hope, once
she saw how bad he was she'd run screaming from the building.
"HELLO?! That's why we're going to the class!" Mina said and 
smacked him upside the head. "A little common sense here PLEASE"
"Give it a try, for Serena", Raye said. He thought about her
beautiful face and sad eyes. Just to be close to her even if
he had to make an ass of himself, it was worth it. All for her,
everything for her. He looked up at them.
"Well then, let's go dancing", he said.
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"I knew I'd like this class", Andrew said and eyed his girlfriend.
Mina wore a tight pair of leggings and a white tank top.  "So will this be your everyday outfit?"
"If you want it to be", she said suggestively. Wrapping her arms 
his neck she kissed him lightly. "Remember we're here for Darien"
They look at Darien who sat on a bench looking horribly NERVOUS.
Andrew sat next to him.
"So you think you could handle this?", Andrew said and looked
at friend. "I can't believe how stuck you are on this girl"
"Look who's talking", he responded laughingly. Darien's smile
faded when he saw a familiar middle aged man enter the room.
His balding head shone and his clean-cut mustache hid the smirk
on his face. He reeked of snobiness. Sitting next to Darien and
Andrew they watched him examined the room. Actually he was 
staring at the girls as they did their stretches. It was
him, the man who danced with Serena. Another person entered
the room, a small woman with graying hair in a soft bun. Her
dark eyes were kindly and a dimple deepened as she smiled at
them.
"I'm Miss Yoshio. Your teacher for today." she said to them.
"Where's Serena?" Amy asked and joined Greg's side. He looked
at her in her plain blue leotard and turned quickly before she 
realized he was staring.
"She had a previous appointment to keep but next week she'll
be taking over", Miss Yoshio explained then bowed to the man
sitting on the bench. "Serena will be coming out soon, Mr.Sui"
The man nodded in anticipation when she entered. Everything 
stopped and everyone turned to see the pretty girl. She wore
a tight bodysuit and a long flowing skirt with a pair of sandals.
Her hair was in a pair of "odangoes" and her serious eyes looked
at them. They shone with a pleased light but faded when her eyes
met Mr.Sui, Andrew looked to see Darien watching her. Love in his
eyes and he couldn't blame his friend. Serena was a beautiful girl.
There was something special to her but an aura of sadness hung 
around her like curtains. 
"Mr.Sui", she said and he got up quickly. His eyes scanned her 
ravenously and Mina thought she saw her cringe. Hell she was
cringing herself. The guy had a JERK stamped to his forehead.
They walked to the far side of the studio and Mr.Sui quickly
wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Okay everyone let's get started", Miss Yoshio said. "Okay
I want everyone to follow me." They all gathered around.
"Right foot back, Left forward, joined the two feet and slide to
your left. Repeat, right foot..." Darien couldn't help but not
pay attention. He watched her glide around the room with the man,
her eyes blank trying to not to pay any attention to Mr.Sui.
"Darien, would you like to join us?" Miss Yoshio looked at him
with a twinkle in her eye. Had she caught him staring? "Okay
start, right foot back, left forward, join and slide" So was
that right or left foot first? Only two minutes into it and
he already looked like a jackass.
"Is it only me or does everyone suck at this?", he said to himself.
He shouldn't have looked up. To his surprise, everyone was dancing
and not to mention they were doing a hell of job doing it. Okay so
it was only him.
"Relax", The teacher said and put his hand on her waist. "Just follow
me. One, two, three. One, two, three..." With Miss Yoshio's patient 
teaching, he got the steps in a few minutes which enable him to watch 
Serena.
"I can't believe I'm actually getting this!" he said until he step
on her foot. Sheepishly he tried the steps again but ended up on
the wrong foot and after that he managed to step on her foot AGAIN.
How she could stand with a swollen foot, he'd never know. "Sorry"
"Darien, you have to distract yourself. Think of something else
besides the steps. Think of the music, or just concentrate on some-
thing in the room or maybe SOMEONE in the room" He blushed hotly.
They began again. As he watched Serena whirl around the room, he
looked at her deep blue eyes that looked blank as she tried not to
look at man holding her. How beautiful she was. There was no one
like her. Gazing at her with adoration, Miss Yoshio spoke in his
ear. "She despises him you know. He had millions of dollars and could
have any other teacher but he chose her because he's sees what you
see. What we all see in her. Serena's special but Darien she's had
a hard time and pass the beauty you'll see something different"
As they whirled around, he watched her mesmirized, her face, her eyes-
WHAM! Maybe while he was staring he should have watched for that pole 
that kept the ceiling up.

And down he went.

"Oh my God", Raye said and rushed to her friend. Andrew ran over to him.
Miss Yoshio and Serena tried to revive him while the others stood aside.
"Well at least he got her attention", Ken said to Lita as they watched.
"I'll say!" she responded.
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So he ran into a pole and passed out in front of a bunch of people
but this had to be the most HUMILIATING thing to ever happen to him.
"How does someone run into a pole?", Serena asked as she put the cloth
over his head. Dear God, he wanted to crawl in a hole and DIE. At least
he wouldn't have to face up to her.
"I was just concentrating on the steps", he said. He had to be the worse
dancer on earth.
"I've seen ungraceful but you suck!" Serena said and suddenly put a 
hand on her mouth. "I'm SO sorry"
"No it's alright", he said laughingly and she joined in but stopped
aruptedly. "Besides you have the funniest hair, I've ever come across"
She took the cloth, soaking it, and then sat next to where he laid
replacing it.
"Well it's good to know I'm special", she said with a serious look.
She patted his head with the cloth. She didn't think that she'd ever
saw such dark eyes but they were nice on him. Serena quickly shook
the thought out of her head. As she got up Darien grabbed her wrist
and their eyes met.
"YOU are special", he whispered.
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As they closed up the studio, Serena took the curtains ready to 
closed them when something caught her eye. Someone was across the 
street dancing in a small gazebo. It was Darien that boy from the 
class. What was he doing? He was practicing. She watched him go 
over the steps, her face in lovely solemness.  But there something about
him that made her want to smile. A real smile. Not the half-hearted 
ones she usually gave. Miss Yoshio joined her at the window.
"Darien is a good boy", she said. "He'd make someone very happy"
Serena gave her teacher a smile and began to close the curtains.
But not before one more glance.
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He was actually getting it, slowly but surely he was getting it. They
had had two lessons last week. Darien had practiced in a nearby gazebo
everyday and everytime he felt like pulling his hair out, he'd look at
the dance studio's huge window and he would always see her. She never
knew that he was watching. Darien thought back to the night when he
had saw her gazing out the window and in her eyes, the same sad look
he had always seen her with. Like when he had told she was special.
Her eyes had close off any emotion and she had turned away. He
should have forgotten about her then, she was too special for him.
A guy with his own secret past. But looking at her again like he
was now from the same stairs he had first seen her, Darien loved
her more than ever. With passion and adoration than ever before.
Nothing would change that. She was dancing again and he saw the
sad slow steps she took. He sighed and got moving. Groaning inwardly
he knew that everyone especially Andrew would think he was flaking
out. But after his fiasco, he understood why they'd think that.
"Well if it isn't Chief Long Pole himself", Andrew joked as he walked
in. 
"Haha Andrew", he said to his friend.
"Don't listen to him Darien, he almost broke my toe yesterday", Mina 
said and laughed when her boyfriend scowled at him. "So are you 
nervous? After all Serena's teaching the class and well you could 
either sweep her off her feet or CHOKE"
"Thanks for the encouragement Mina", Darien said.
"I'm surprised you came", Serena said from behind him. He turned quickly
to see her in a rose bodysuit and white skirt. Her face held an amused
look and her blue eyes glittered. "After a concussion I didn't think
you'd show your face"
"I'm always up for a challenge", he responded and their eyes flashed at
each other. It was a battle of wits. She put her face close to his and
he could practically smell the sweet perfume behind her ears.
"Well this time watch for the poles", Serena whispered in his ear. 
Quickly she turned, her long hair whipping him in the face. "Everyone 
ready?" They all nodded and she walked up to each pair. "Don't people
usually put their hand on their partner's HIP?" Mina reddened and 
quickly put his hand in the proper place. She walked on to Raye and
Chad. Raye was obviously annoyed; somehow Chad always found a way to
piss her off. Serena took their hands and placed them together, then
push the two together. She looked at them with a teasing smile. "It's 
okay to hold hands, when you dance with someone, you put what you feel
inside into it."  Serena winked at Chad who was looking at Raye with
an obviously smittened face. Lita and Ken were fine but Amy and Greg
who happened to be very shy blushed all over when Serena pushed closer
together. Making their bodies press again each other. That left Darien.
"Ready to show them what you can do?", she asked him. He nodded and 
looked down as he put a hand to her hip. Usagi's face was flushed but
then he saw that her face was expressionless, she had once again closed
off anything that would give away her feelings. She looked at him. 
"Tighter" Hesitantly he tightened his hold on her and her sweet scent
caught his nose.  If he fell flat on his
face, he would find a way to bury himself. The steps were complicated.
Was it right out or left? "OW!" He just stepped on her foot. Way to go
Darien. She looked at him square in the eye. "You're nervous, aren't 
you?"
"What makes you say that?" he asked.
"Your hand is on my BUTT", she whispered in his ear. Darien's eyes went
wide and quickly moved his hand from her bottom. Serena smothered the 
giggle that threatened to rise from her throat. It had been a long
time since she had laughed. Her face was serious and a somewhat scared
look was in her eyes.
"I'm SO sorry", he said and before he could beg for her forgiveness 
again. She walked away to help the others. Darien sat down and buried
his face in his hands. He'd never get to her.
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"Left foot out, right foot back, half turn and repeat", He said to 
himself. It was always easy to practice in the gazebo, where he could 
see her dance, she inspired him. Alone he danced the steps fine but 
around her it was all wrong. Just looking up at the window which was
dark he saw her face. She hated him, his friends told she didn't but
she did.
"Darien?" Serena said surprising him. "Do you always practice here?"
She knew he did but she did not want him to know she watched him 
sometimes. It wasn't right, she shouldn't have but she couldn't help
it.
"Sometimes", he said to her. "I just wanted to thank you for teaching 
us, I'm sure we're taking a lot of time from you. You must miss your
friends"
"I don't have a lot of friends, in fact I don't have any", she said 
quiet pain.
"You have all of us", he said. "Raye, Lita, Mina and Amy adore you. 
I adore you" Darien turned his eyes away and missed the brief light in
Serena's eyes. She gazed up at him with tears in her eyes. Why was
she crying?
"Why did you sign up for my class?", she asked harshly. "If it's 
because of me I assure you, you're getting nowhere, I suggest you 
leave the class" She whipped around and walked away quickly leaving 
Darien.  Without 
knowing the hot tears had began to fall from her face.
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I know, one word: BORING! Gomen my writing is bad; I'm getting tired 
from school. Please be patient though. Ja Ne!






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