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SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: This fan fic is extremely sappy. It may cause a
disgusted feeling in your head or stomach. Read at your own risk. Since I
am a big fan of the fan fictions with the songs encorporated in, I've done
one myself. I didn't write "If I never knew you" so any resemblance to
Disney's (what more Disney???!) song is not purely coincidental. Before
suing, at least read the story, and if it's horrible, you can sue.(J/K!
Please don't sue.) Thanks to Lianne, who inspired part of the
story=].{AN:Read anything by Lianne, Crystal Heart, Roo, Moonklutz, or
Alicia Blade.} I was lying in bed one night and this song just popped into
my head, and I realized it would be perfect for a story. Anyway, here it
is.

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If I never knew you
If I never had this love
I would have no inkling of
how precious life can be
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Serena sat in the rowboat with Darien, watching the moonrise.
"Isn't it beautiful, Darien?"
"Yeah, but not as beautiful as you. You brought sunshine, or moonlight, as
the case may be, into my life. You filled up a part of me that has been
empty since my parents died."

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And if I never knew you
I would never have a clue
How at last I find in you
The missing part of me
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"Darien! That's so sweet. I feel the same way, but I already have so many
friends that with you, I'm an overflowing river."

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In this world so full of fear
Full of raging lies
I can see the truths of daylight
In your eyes
So bright your eyes
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Darien made a fist and a rose appeared between each of his fingers, the
first in white, the second yellow, the third pink and the fourth red. “For
you.”

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And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
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“Thanks, Darien. They’re beautiful.”
“The white rose means beauty, the yellow means innocence, the pink means
passion, and the red stands for true love, which will last forever.”

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If I never knew you
I'd be safe but half this well
Never knowing I could feel
A love so strong and true
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He gave the roses to Serena and then made a fist with his other hand,
creating another set of roses identical to the first. He placed them on the
lake, gently, and they watched them float past the moon’s reflection.

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And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you
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Serena took the roses home and put them in a vase. The yellow died first,
followed by the white and then the pink, but the red continued to bloom
strongly.

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I thought our love was so beautiful
Somehow we make the whole world right
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
Or believed this all is whispers in the night
But still my heart is saying we were right
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Serena and Darien were walking in the park two weeks later, and they were
going to watch the sunset from the banks of the lake. They sat in silence,
lost in their own thoughts, but still content just to be with each other.

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(counterpoint)
If I never knew you
If I never knew your life
I would have no inkling of
How precious life can be
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I love him so much. I’m lucky to have so many people who care about me. All
my friends would do anything for me, and I, fo them. And I would do more
for Darien. He is my life, and he makes my life precious.

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(counterpoint)
There's no moment I'd rather see
This moment
I live at last
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I love her so much. What would I do without her? She brought me out of the
darkness and into the light. I would be just a hollow shell without her,
but I’m filled with all her love.

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I thought our love was so beautiful
(So beautiful)
Somehow we make the whole world right
I thought our love was so beautiful
We sing a song of love tonight
And still my heart is saying we were right
(We were right)
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Just then, a red rose floated up, borne by the tide. Surrounding it was a
shower of white, yellow, and pink petals, spread out like a tapestry
against the moonlight. Serena smiled and picked it up.

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And if I never knew you
(If I never knew you)
I'd have lived my whole life through
Empty as the sky
Never knowing why
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Serena took the rose home and placed it genly in the vase with the other.
They slowly, gently twined around each other, never to die.

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Lost forever
If I never knew
You
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Well! Didja like it? It didn’t come out quite the way I’d wanted, cuz it
was supposed to be more about how they were alone till they found each
other, but I like the way it came out. Mail me, pleasepleasepleaseplease?
miathewarrior@hotmail.com. Luv ya! The sailor of light and music Sailor
Lyra