Hi minna-chan! This story is kinda based on the song From the bottom of my 
broken heart, by Britney Spears. I orignally thought of Serena, but I 
decided that Raye was more approiate.

Disclaimer: I cretainly don't own Sailor Moon, or Britney Spears for taht 
matter.

From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart
By Angelstar1014
E-mail-Angelstar1014@hotmail.com
Dedicated to Gatos
Rated:G

        I hear the announcer call my name. This is it, by singing debut. I 
step on the stage and I listen to the piano play the melody I chose.

        ??Never look back? we said,
	How was I to know I?d miss you so??

        I stare into the crowd, all my friends came to cheer me on. My eyes 
focus on two in particular. Darien and Serena.

        ?Loneliness up ahead, emptiness behind,
	Where do I go??

         He and I used to date once. I?ve never seen him as happy as he is 
with her, at least not while he was with me. I miss him.

        ?And you don?t hear
	All my joy through my tears
	All my hopes through me fears
	Do you now, still I miss you some how.?

        It took some work, but I finally got a date with him. And what a 
date! We went to the ice cream shop, and then we had a romantic boat ride on 
the lake.
	We even got to tease Serena! All in all a good day. I just wish we could 
have had more.

        ?From the bottom of my broken heart
	There?s just a thing or two I?d like you to know.
	You were my first love, you were my true love
	From the first kisses to the very last rose.

	?From the bottom of my broken heart
	Even though time may find me somebody new
	You were my real love, I never knew love
	?Til there was you
	From the bottom of my broken heart.?

        We had a couple of good dates, then he started to grow distant. I 
should have noticed that something was wrong. I should have?

        ??Baby? I said ?please stay
	Give our love a chance for one more day?
	We could have worked things out
	Taking time is what love?s all about.?

        Even then he was withdrawn, he always had a barrier around him. And 
try as I might, I never was able to get him to open up to me, Serena did.

        ?But you put a dart
	Through my dreams through my heart
	And I?m back where I started again
	Never thought it would end.?

       As I sing the chorus again I look out into the crowd. Darien?s 
kissing Serena?s hand. I can feel a stab in my heart. We were so close 
before we all got out memories back, before he realized that he loved 
someone else. My eyes lock onto Darien?s

        ?You promised yourself
	But to somebody else
	And I?m back where I started again
	Never thought it would end?

        He nods. He understands why I chose this song. It?s my way of 
telling him that I never stopped caring about him, but was I in love with 
him?

       ?From the bottom of my broken heart
	There?s just a thing or two I?d like you to know.
	You were my first love, you were my true love
	From the first kisses to the very last rose.?

        Chad. I can see him off in the corner, trying to hide from me. I can 
barley make out the roses he has in his hands.  He?s so sweet. I never 
really gave him a chance with me, I was too busy obsessing with Darien.

        ?From the bottom of my broken heart
	Even though time may find me somebody new
	You were my real love, I never knew love
	?Til there was you
	From the bottom of my broken heart.?

        I wish I knew what it was about Darien that made me so reluctant to 
give him up. It wasn?t love? so what was it?

        ??Never look back? we said
	How was I to know I?d miss you so.?

        The song ends and I take a bow at the roaring applause. Serena?s 
even standing on her chair, cheering me on. I can?t help but smile. That 
Meatball Head. Then realization hits me. I know why I was so jealous of 
Serena. It wasn?t because she got Darien, it was because she found her love 
and I didn?t. I feel so much better with that fact.
          And now it?s time to move on.
          Chad comes up to me and hands me a dozen red roses. I take them 
from him and give him a kiss on the cheek. He seems surprised but pleased. I 
take his arm and we go to join my friends.
          Never look back?



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