Author: SailorAuntieV
Author: Ian_Buddy
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance
Author’s Note: Hey guys, the fourth chapter is out
*yeah*. I’m sorry if you didn’t like
the fight scene in the third chapter, but it was my first time writing
one. Thanks again to everyone who reads
my stories *smile*. I hope everyone
enjoys this chapter. This story, like
my others, is a clean sappy romance (meaning no sex or cursing). Enjoy!!
Disclaimer: You know the drill. SailorMoon, and of course that means Darien,
does not belong to me… This story is not for profit, only for fun.
A POLE ENCOUNTER
Chapter
4:
Emotions
That night was relatively calm and cool. The city began to settle down after the
recent yoma attack. Life was back to
normal with people going about their daily routine, thanks to the heroicness of
the sailor scouts.
But there was one person who was not able to relax. The people in the apartment below were
probably getting tired of hearing this person pace back and forth along the
living room floor for the past three hours.
But their issues didn’t even began to compare with the issues Darien
Shields was dealing with. The events of
the day deeply disturbed him causing him to pace around the room, and try to
organize all his conflicting thoughts and emotions.
< I can’t believe it…Serena! How did I not know? Why
did I not see it before? But it all
makes sense now, I can see it clearly.
What an idiot I am to not notice it before. I’ve fought alongside Sailormoon for a while and I’ve been in
love with Serena forever. How ironic
the two are one. >
Darien stopped his pacing for a second to look in the mirror
that was hanging over the hearth. He
let out a long frustrated sigh and ran his fingers through his unruly
hair. Finding out Serena had feelings
for him was a wonderful turn of events.
He had so wanted to talk to her without insulting her, touch her soft
skin, hold her close, and kiss her for so long. He just couldn’t ever get the nerve to ever ask her out. But even if he were brave enough he still
wouldn’t have.
Hid life was too complicated to get Serena involved. Darien wasn’t even sure he could completely
trust his feelings, since he had an alter ego he had also developed an intense
attraction to Sailormoon. But he distanced
himself from her as well by action very cold and professional around her. To his dismay, and joy, she dismissed his
harshness and showed him only kindness.
Her loving nature, kind heart, and devotion to her friends are what made
Darien fall in love with her. She
reminded him so much of Serena he couldn’t resist.
That was one of the reasons why Darien wouldn’t pursue
Serena, he thought he had a serious commitment problem. How could he give his all to a relationship
when he was in love with another person as well? But now he found out they were one in the same, and it felt as
though a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He wasn’t as shallow as he had thought.
The other reason for his lack of pursuit was his devotion to
his mystery princess. Ever since the
yoma’s and Negaverse first appeared he would constantly dream about a beautiful
enchanted princess…his princess…the princess of the moon. She would ask him, every night, to find the
crystals and set her powers free. It
felt like she was a part of him, not just some crazy recurring dream that he
could ignore and forget. No she was
real. Every night she pleaded to him
for the crystals, and every night the pleading became more intense, desperate
even. Darien had to help her, she was
his light, his reason for going on; he trusted her…he loved her and would never
betray her.
So there was no point in having other relationships that
were tangible, he had a mission and he would sacrifice everything for it. And deep down Darien knew he would have to
sacrifice Serena if she became a part of his life.
But now everything was different. Finally, just when he had decided that his princess and he would
never be, and he desperately wanted to be with Serena, life threw him into
another loop. < Serena,
Sailormoon, and my princess are the same person. I know she was telling the truth…I can feel it. That’s probably why I’m so attracted to them
all. I don’t know if I should be
jumping for joy ‘cause of my good luck or cursing the heavens for making my
life so complicated and frustrating.
The pieces of the puzzle have come together, now I know why we are
connected. I know what I have to
do. I have to tell Serena
everything. She needs to know my
devotion to her, and how much I love her…and I do love her with all my
heart. And I know she loves me back,
she can feel that we were meant to be together…again. >
*****
“Relax Dare, she’ll be here,” Andrew stated trying to
comfort his nerve-wracked friend.
But Darien didn’t respond, instead he continued to sip on
his soda and stare at the front doors with anticipation.
Andrew chuckled at his love-struck friend as he resumed
wiping down the countertop. “You know
it you had just listened to me earlier you wouldn’t be a nervous wreck
today. Just tell Serena you love her
and be done with it,” Andrew said but still received no response. He thought that with that one statement
alone he would get a rise out of Darien.
But Darien seemed to be off in his own world. “Dare…Dare,” he said trying to get his friend’s attention. “DARIEN!” he yelled which startled Darien
back to reality.
“Wha-what is it?” Darien stammered.
“You looked gone man.
You didn’t even fuss at me when I said you were in love with Serena.”
“I am in love with her,” Darien stated sincerely to Andrew’s
surprise.
“Really? Since
when?”
“Since the day I met her.
Now I want to tell her how I feel.
I just wish she’d hurry up and get here.”
Andrew about fell over the counter from shock. He couldn’t believe his ears. He never thought Darien would ever admit his
feelings for Serena. But Andrew had to
smile, he was so happy for his friend.
Maybe now Darien could find true happiness, and Andrew knew Serena was
that special someone.
A moment later the bells above the front doors chimed,
signaling a new customer. Darien
quickly turned his sights back to the door and was pleasantly satisfied with
who came through. In walked five bubbly
girls laughing and talking as they made their way to a table. But Darien was only interested in one of
those girls, namely a certain attractive blonde with meatballs on her head.
Darien took a deep breath to calm his nerves. His palms were sweaty and his mouth was
parched, so he quickly downed his soda then took another deep breath. He had no idea that he would be this nervous
to tell the love of his life how he felt about her.
“Are you ok Dare?” Andrew asked with concern.
“Huh…yeah…yeah I think so.
I can’t believe how nervous I am.”
“Well calm down, I don’t need you fainting in here,” Andrew
joked which caused a scowl to appear across Darien’s face. Andrew chuckled, “Just kiddin’ man. Now relax ok, what’s the worse that could
happen?”
“She could laugh in my face, take my heart and stomp on it
until I have no choice but to become a desolate recluse for the rest of my
life,” Darien stated seriously.
Andrew had to laugh at his crazy friend. “Now that you are aware of the worst you’re
prepared for it. So stop sitting here
with me and go get her!”
Darien smiled at his weird friend then got out of his seat
and practically ran to her table.
*****
“I can’t believe you and Darien hooked up Serena,” Lita said
joyfully.
“It’s about time,” Raye stated forcefully.
“What do you mean by that?” Serena inquired.
“What Raye means is that we all knew for so long that you
two were in love with each other, but for some reason couldn’t admit it,” Mina
added.
“Because we were acting like enemies, right?” Serena said
with understanding as the five walked over to a booth and sat down.
“So Serena,” Amy who had been quiet the whole time spoke up,
“When are you and Darien going out on your date?”
Serena thought for a second. “I’m…not sure. I don’t
think we got a chance to set a date because Mina came in and dragged me out.”
All eyes then shifted to Mina accusingly.
Mina held up her hands in defense, “Hey it’s not my
fault. Amy called me and said we had a…’major
situation’ at hand, so I had to hurry and get Sere outta there. Believe me, it wasn’t an easy task.”
“We know Mina, you told us last night,” Raye said with
exasperation.
“Oh yeah, I did,” Mina giggled. “But in my defense, Serena and Darien weren’t actually ‘talking’
when I walked in.”
Instantly everyone’s ears perked up at Mina’s comment and
Serena’s face began to turn a few shades red from the shocked stares.
“So what were you two doing Serena?” Lita asked not able to
hold in her enthusiasm anymore.
“N-nothing,” Serena stammered.
“That’s not what I saw,” Mina insinuated.
“Come on Meatball Head, spill it!” Raye practically yelled.
“Nothing happened, really.
We were just talking and then Mina came in,” Serena said trying to sound
convincing. As far as she knew nothing
had happened, but something was about to happen if they weren’t so rudely
interrupted. But Serena wasn’t about to
delve into something so personal. < I
know these girls are my friends…well best friends, so I should tell then…but I
don’t know. I want to actually have
something to tell. >
“Hey girls,” a deep masculine voice bellowed which startled
everyone at the table.
“Hey Darien,” the four girls replied with big smiles
plastered on their faces.
Darien then turned his eyes to his blonde Meatball Head, “Hi
Serena.”
“Hi Darien,” Serena responded as she smiled from ear to ear.
The two just sat there gazing at each other lovingly, like
no one else in the world existed. The
rest of the girls sat quietly giving each other knowing looks until Mina
decided to break the silence.
“*Cough* What can we do you for Darien?”
Instantly Darien and Serena both snapped out of their trance
and began to blush profusely.
“I…oh…I was wondering if we could talk?” he asked Serena
nervously.
“Sure,” Serena stated happily.
At that moment her friends leaned in and perked up their
ears.
Darien looked around and noticed the girls trying to get all
up in their business. “I meant could we
talk alone?”
Serena blushed slightly from embarrassment, < Of
course he wants to be alone. Here I go
acting dumb again, but I can’t help it.
Every time I’m around him all rational thought disappears from my mind.
> So she decided to nod instead of
risk saying another unintelligent statement.
Darien put out his hand and Serena placed hers within. He helped her out of her seat continuing to
hold her hand. They both walked out of
the Arcade heading towards the park.
Everyone’s eyes were locked on the couple as they plastered themselves
to the Arcade window.
“Wow how romantic,” Lita sighed dreamily. “It reminds me of how my old boyfriend use
to treat me.”
Everyone rolled their eyes at Lita’s comment. As far as they knew everything and every
person reminded Lita of her ‘so-called’ old boyfriend.
“I have to agree with Lita, Darien and Serena are quite the
romantic couple,” Amy added. Now
everyone stared at the shy blue-haired girl with shock. Amy quickly lowered her eyes and blushed
heavily from the scrutinizing eyes of her friends.
“Well I have to agree with Amy,” a masculine voice said from
behind, “They are a cute couple.”
“Hey Andrew,” Mina sang cheerfully.
“Hey Mina, hey girls.
So do you girls have high hopes for our two friends.”
“Definitely,” Raye stated firmly.
“I’m just so happy that I was able to get them together,”
Mina said with delight. “The Goddess of
Love strikes again,” she said as she displayed two fingers in a victory sign.
Lita and Amy rolled their eyes while Raye fussed at her for
taking credit for something she didn’t do.
Andrew chuckled at the silly girls and looked back out the
window to the distant pair. He hoped
everything would work out for them.
*****
Darien and Serena walked silently together down the street
with their fingers entwined. Neither
knew what to say so they just enjoyed the beauty of the day and the feeling of
being together as they made their way to the park.
< This is so romantic. > Serena thought
dreamily. < I can’t believe how
lucky I am to be with the most gorgeous and sweetest guy in town. > Serena couldn’t help but blush a bit as she
realized Darien was still holding her hand.
As they walked down the sidewalk she noticed many girls staring at them
and also glaring at her. < They’re
probably jealous ‘cause Darien is going out with me. That’s plausible especially since the girls told me so much more
about him, like how all these beautiful girls constantly throw themselves at
him and he pushes them away. But they
must be wrong about one thing, we couldn’t have hated each other that much
because he’s out here holding my hand like we’re a couple. >
Then it seemed as though Darien knew she was thinking about
him because he looked at her and gave her one of his gorgeous smiles, and gave
her hand a gentle squeeze. Serena
smiled back then sighed inwardly feeling as though she might faint staring into
his piercing blue depths.
Darien was also at a loss for words. The night before, he had thought about what
he would say to Serena. He spent
countless hours thinking over and over again on how to express his feelings to
her. Everything seemed so simple until
he laid eyes on her, then all rational thought disappeared. < What is wrong with me? >
Darien chided himself. < Why is
it whenever I’m around her I become a bumbling idiot? I can’t just take her to the park and stare at her the rest of
the day. And I better not insult her
either. > He let out a little
sigh of frustration then quickly looked at Serena hoping she hadn’t heard
it. When he gazed upon her face he was
enchanted. < Wow, she has the
most beautiful, sparkling blue eyes I’ve ever seen. She looks so wonderful, I can’t believe I never figured that she
and my princess were one in the same.
But I can see it now, like a cloak has been lifted. >
He gave her a gentle smile and she smiled back, which to him
was the brightest smile he had ever seen.
He then gave her hand a little squeeze, letting her know how he felt.
Finally the park came into view, and the two lovebirds
strolled in. Darien brought her to his
favorite spot in the park. It was a lovely
little alcove next to the lake with beautiful rosebushes packed tightly
together.
Serena gasped with delight, “Wow Darien, this place is
so…breathtaking. How did you ever find
this little secluded spot?”
Darien smiled gently, pleased that he had made her
happy. “This is where I usually come to
rest, relax, and think after a long day at school. I love roses, so this place makes me feel at peace.”
Serena stared at him with love shining in her eyes, and then
bashfully looked away. She agreed, this
place was beautiful and peaceful…and they were alone together. “So what do you think about when you come
here?” she asked breaking the awkward silence.
Darien gave her a sly grin, “I tend to think about
you.” He then reached up with his free
hand and lightly stroked the side of her face.
Serena blushed profusely at his declaration, and then
reddened even more from his loving touch.
“What about me…do you think about?” she managed to utter, not sure if
the words actually came out of her mouth since she couldn’t hear well over the
deafening pounding of her heart.
Darien’s hand stopped its caressing motion and went back
down to his side. He then gave her a
soft smile, “How about we sit down…we need to talk?”
“Ok,” she said uneasily.
So they went over by a tree and sat down. Serena nervously clasped and unclasped her
hands, afraid of what was to come. <
This can’t be good. I hope he
doesn’t break up with me. Maybe the
girls were right, maybe he doesn’t really like me. > she thought as she
saw the nervousness in his eyes and his inability to speak.
Darien was indeed nervous.
He knew he probably looked like a fish with his mouth opening and
closing and no sound coming out. < Just
say it Darien, tell her how you feel. > he fussed with himself. Of course that was easier said than
done. The fear of rejection laid
heavily on his heart. He then looked up
into Serena’s worry-filled eyes and knew he had to take the chance. < Well it’s now or never. >
“Serena I wanted to tell you…”
“You want to cancel our date, right?” Serena interrupted.
“What, no!” Darien stated quickly shocked that she was
thinking such thoughts.
Serena breathed a sigh of relief and looked back up at him
with a smile.
Darien reached over and clasped her hands in his. “I’m sorry Sere, I didn’t mean to make you
worry like that. I’m just so nervous
right now because there is something I’ve wanted to tell you for a long
time. And it’s actually good news…well
at least I hope it is. I need you to
know how I feel about you.”
“Darien,” she interrupted again, “Before you begin, there’s
something I need to tell you.”
“Ok,” he said nervously.
< How should I begin? > Serena thought
fretfully. < I hope I don’t make
myself look like an idiot. Well here
goes nothing. > “Well…I was up
most of the night thinking about this,” she said with her eyes downcast. “After plowing into that poll yesterday,
when I opened my eyes and looked into your eyes I felt this incredible energy
go through me. There was this instant
pull, like I was drawn to you. It felt
like we were meant to be together, or had been together a long time ago. I know I’m not making any sense, and I still
don’t completely understand it either.
I thought maybe I was feeling that way because my brains got scrambled,
but…” she stopped and raised her eyes to look into his. “…But when I saw you today I got that same
feeling all over again. And when you
touched me I felt…complete.”
Serena then saw the smile spread on Darien’s lips and
mistook it for humor. She quickly
diverted her eyes once again back to her lap as her cheeks reddened deeply from
embarrassment. < Great, I did it
again. I don’t know why I insist on
humiliating myself in front of him all the time. I just need to keep my mouth shut and leave before I do any more
damage to my pride. > “I’m
sorry, I know what I said probably sounded silly. Just forget I said anything ok,” she said quickly then started to
stand so she could leave with as little dignity as she had left.
But Darien wasn’t about to let her get away that
easily. He quickly grabbed her hand and
thwarted her attempts at standing.
“Serena don’t leave,” he said sweetly, and to his surprise she complied. He took his other hand and gently raised her
head up to face him. “I don’t think
what you said was silly. Actually,
that’s what I was about to say to you.”
Serena stared in shock for a moment until the full meaning
of his words sunk in. Her expression
then changed from one of confusion to relief and happiness. “You actually feel the same way I do? You’re not just saying that to be nice, are
you?”
Darien chuckled, “No I’m not trying to be nice, I’m
absolutely serious. I care about you a
lot.”
< How wonderful.
Maybe I’m not that much of an idiot after all. He seems so genuine and so…loving. > Serena thought with a
smile on her face. Darien smiled back
which caused her heart to go pitter pat.
< I’m so happy, what a lucky girl I am to have such an amazing
boyfriend. But…I hope he still wants to
be with me after I finish my confession.
Oh why do I have to be so honest?
Why can’t I just enjoy being with him and stop dwelling on my warped
feelings? >
“Serena,” Darien said with worry. “Are you alright?”
“Y-yes of course…why wouldn’t I be?” she stuttered
nervously.
“Well you were smiling one minute then you got this worried
and depressed look on your face the next.
What’s bothering you?”
“Well…*cough*…there is something else I need to tell you,”
Serena said as her eyes once again dropped to her lap. She couldn’t bear to look Darien in the eye
as she told him about her issues. “And
I will completely understand if you don’t want to date me, or have anything to
do with me afterwards.”
Darien was definitely concerned now but he didn’t want to
make Serena any more nervous than she already was. “Please Sere, just tell me what’s bothering you.”
“Ok,” she said with a gulp.
“I’m not sure that my weird feelings were caused by my accident, or that
I’m just naturally a shallow person.
But I’ve been analyzing my feelings all night and I’m still not sure.”
“You know you can tell me anything,” he said soothingly as
his hand gently raised her head so he could look into her big blue eyes.
Serena’s hands shook nervously. She so wanted to run away but knew he deserved to know the
truth. “Well…where do I begin? Yesterday there was this yoma attack out on
Colonial Street…I just so happened to be there. During the time of the attack I was almost hurt, because I had
never seen anything like that before in my life…at least I think I hadn’t…and I
was in shock. But thankfully this man
saved me. At first I thought I was dead
and he was an angel or something, kind of like what I said to you earlier. But then he reassured me I was alive…in a
very rude manner. Anyway, to make a
long story short, I started experiencing the exact same feelings for him that I
felt for you…even though he was a offensive and irritating individual.”
Darien let out a breath of relief knowing now her worries
were not a problem.
“And for some weird reason that guy reminded me of you. Now I know I’m crazy because you two have
nothing in common except being handsome.
You are a kind and caring person while he’s an arrogant, egotistical,
rude superhero.”
Darien had to turn his head away as he tried to stifle a
chuckle because of her description of his alter ego.
Again Serena misread his actions thinking he was disgusted
with her. Tears immediately sprang to
her eyes then began to flow down her face.
< Oh no, I can’t believe I said that. I hurt him real bad, he can’t even look at me. I need to do something. > “Darien I’m so sorry, please forgive me,”
she pleaded as she bowed her head in shame and desperately grasped onto his
hands.
Darien’s mirth quickly subsided as he heard the sorrow in
her voice. “Serena don’t…”
“I know I’m a horrible person. Only someone so shallow and…loose would fall in love with two
guys on the same day.” < I blew
it I know I did. Why would he ever want
someone like me? I don’t deserve him
after how wonderful he’s been to me. I
can’t believe I fell for that obnoxious prig.
How can I be in love with two guys…oh I’m so confused. Darien probably really hates me now.
>
As she bravely let her eyes venture upwards she was stunned
to find Darien laughing. Now her
confusion was at its peak.
“Um…*sniff*…I know this might sound like the pot calling the kettle
black but…are you crazy!”
“Yes,” Darien said as his laughter slowly died down. “I’m crazy in love with you.”
Serena stared at him as if he had gone mad. “Darien…I-I don’t understand…”
“Shh…” he interrupted by placing a finger lightly over her
lips. He then clasped her face in his
hands and tenderly wiped away her tears with his thumbs. “Don’t cry Sere, I hate it when you cry,” he
said softly as his eyes looked amorously into hers. “And please stop beating yourself up. You are not shallow, and not in any way, shape, or form are you
loose. You are the most beautiful,
kind-hearted, loving and forgiving person I have ever met.”
Serena was so stunned by Darien’s proclamation that she
didn’t know how to respond, so she just kept staring at him with wide eyes.
Seeing that Serena continued to look at him as though he had
lost his mind, Darien couldn’t help but chuckle a little. < The poor girl, she’s probably in
complete shock right now. I need to
help her relax a little and know I’m truly serious about my feelings for her.
> “Let me tell you a story. For a while now I’ve been desperately
searching for this girl who consistently appears in my dreams, I call her my
princess. But I was certain she was
more than a dream, I could feel it. I
fell in love with her the first moment I saw her.”
At that statement Serena’s heart fell. < I knew it was too good to be
true. What did I expect? I’m in love with two people so I can’t
expect him to be in love only with me.
But it still hurts though. >
More tears began to course down her cheeks and Darien tenderly wiped
them away.
“Don’t cry Serena.
Please let me finish first,” Darien said soothingly. “As I was saying, even though I was in love
with this girl there was another gorgeous and vivacious girl that kept drawing
my attention. For a long time I kept
trying to push her away because I wouldn’t allow myself to have feelings for
anyone besides my princess. But
somehow, I guess it was fate, this wonderful girl stole my heart. Now all I do is think about her, her smile,
her eyes and how she makes me feel all warm inside. And I had finally made the decision to tell her how I felt, even
if it meant losing my princess forever.”
Serena listened intently to Darien’s romantic story. But she was unsure why he was telling this
to her. Just thinking about him loving
someone else so deeply tore her up inside.
But she knew she owed him a chance to explain, so she sat silently
listening to his heart-felt tale.
“You’re probably wondering why I’m telling you this story,”
Darien asked.
Serena only nodded in reply.
“Just wait the best part is yet to come. Something amazing happened yesterday, kind
of like the fog clearing or the veil being lifted from my eyes. In a bizarre turn of events, I found my
princess. The interesting part about it
was that she was right under my nose the whole time. My princess and the girl I love with all my heart were one and
the same.”
Serena was devastated.
Now she knew she would never have a chance with him. She was trying to be patient and let Darien
finish but it just hurt too much. She
couldn’t look at him anymore knowing how strongly he felt for another. But as she tried to lower her head Darien
prevented its descent since his hands were still clutching her face. She raised her eyes once again to gaze into
his deep blue depths, and to her surprise all she saw was love emanating from
him towards her.
“That girl who had stolen my heart was you Sere,” he
finished with a gentle smile on his lips as he wiped away another fallen tear
with his thumb.
Serena sat there for a moment after Darien made his
statement. It took a couple of seconds
before his words sunk in, and then her eyes widened sizably. < Did he just say what I thought he
said? I must be hearing things he
couldn’t have meant me. >
Darien laughed at the shocked and disbelieving expressions
on Serena’s face. “Yes Meatball Head, I
said you were that girl.”
“But…I can’t be,” Serena said meekly.
“Why not?”
“I’m not a princess, so how can I be that princess from your
dreams?”
Darien smiled softly at her, “Because I know you, and feel
it here in my heart. There is no
mistake you are my princess Serena, or should I say…Sailormoon!”
Serena’s eyes instantly went wide open with shock as her jaw
dropped to the floor. “H-how did you
know?” she croaked softly.
“Because of your amnesia.”
“I don’t understand.”
“Let’s just say that we both were suffering from the same
problem. I thought I was in love with
you and the moon princess, and you thought you were in love with me and…”
“TUXEDO MASK!” Serena stated at full volume. Darien cringed slightly as her octaves rose
dramatically. < I can’t believe
it, I can’t believe it! What luck!
> “So that means I’m not
shallow. YES…my instincts were right!”
she exclaimed loudly. She then stood up
and announced to the world, “I’m normal!”
Darien couldn’t help but laugh at Serena’s emotional
outburst.
Serena, realizing she just made a spectacle of herself,
began to blush profusely. “I’m sorry, I
was so excited and…are you laughing at me?”
“Yes, because you’re crazy, and you look so incredibly cute
when you’re embarrassed,” he answered with laughter in his voice.
“Is that so?” she said lightly with her hands placed on her
hips.
“Very much,” he responded with sincerity as he stood up and
walked over to her.
As he neared Serena was overcome by thousands of butterflies
dancing around in her stomach. As she
looked up into his stormy blue eyes her pseudo irritation melted away
instantly.
Darien sauntered up to her and placed his hands on her
arms. He looked deeply into her soft
eyes and smiled. “The reason why I
brought you here Serena was to tell you that I love you.”
Emotions hit Serena like a ton of bricks as he spoke those
three magical words. Somehow she felt
like she had been waiting an eternity to hear those words again. Tears started to form in her eyes as she
continued to listen to Darien’s declaration of love.
“I’ve loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you. Your beautiful angelic smile brightens my
day, it fills my heart with joy and makes me feel at peace. When I gaze into your eyes I see so much
love inside. You have an unending
supply of love, and you offer it freely to young or old, friend or foe, and
ally or enemy. When I’m with you I feel
complete, and when you leave my heart aches every second we’re not together.”
Tears slid freely down Serena’s cheeks as Darien spoke, but
he didn’t falter he just tenderly brushed the tears away as he continued.
“I love you more than words can say my sweet bunny. I feel as though we were meant to be
together. I’m not trying to frighten
you, I just wanted you to know the yearnings of my heart and if you could
accept my love.”
Serena closed her eyes for a brief second as she allowed his
words to be absorbed. When she reopened
them she looked up into Darien’s hopeful gaze and smiled warmly. “Of course I accept your love, ‘cause I’m
madly in love with you too Darien,” she said with tears straining her voice.
Darien’s eyes filled with tears but he tried his hardest not
to let them fall.
“I know for a fact that I loved you the moment I opened my
eyes yesterday and saw your concerned face.
But I know deep down that I’ve always loved you, even before the
accident. And I don’t care if I ever
regain my memories, my feelings for you will never change.” Serena smiled softly as she saw the tears
finally escape from Darien’s lids. She
reached up and gently wiped his fallen tears off his cheeks as he had done for
her.
Darien chuckled a little at the turn of events, which caused
a slight giggle to escape from Serena.
He then wrapped one arm around Serena’s waist pulling her in close as
his other hand clasped the side of her face.
“I love you Serena,” he whispered softly as his eyes bore into hers.
“I love you too,” Serena replied then slowly began to close
her eyes.
Darien’s head descended towards her, his lips coming within
inches of hers. Serena could feel the
warmth of his breath tickling her lips and her body shuddered in anticipation
for what she knew would be an earth-shattering kiss.
But suddenly there was a loud rustling noise coming from the
trees around them that caused a swarm of birds to scatter wildly away. The two lovers instantly jumped apart.
< Man not again.
Why can’t we ever enjoy a simple kiss without something always having to
distract us! > Serena briefly thought, but her mind was immediately
brought back to the weird disturbance that interrupted their kiss. Suddenly some of the trees began to sway
violently. “Wh-what’s happening?”
Serena asked with fear in her voice as she tightly gripped Darien’s arm.
Darien didn’t answer, he continued to stare at the violently
swaying trees and flocking birds with a deep scowl concentrated on his face as
he analyzed the situation. Then it
happened; trees started to fall all around them, and people in the park were
screaming and running for their lives.
Darien quickly grabbed Serena’s hand and took off running trying to
dodge falling trees.
< Oh my goodness, what is happening? We’ve got to get outta here. > Serena
thought panicking as she let Darien guide her through the falling trees. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a
tree being picked up by a hideous looking creature. “Darien look!”
Darien stopped his progression and looked upon the sight
Serena pointed out. But he didn’t have
long to look because at that moment the creature threw the enormous tree
towards them.
Serena stood in shock unable to move, but Darien with his
quick reflexes reacted swiftly. There
was no time to run away from the oncoming danger so instead he pushed Serena as
hard as he could out the way then quickly rolled to the ground. The tree barely missed them as it came to a
hard resounding *Thud* at the spot the two were occupying previously.
Darien rose to his feet quickly and started to brush off the
leaves and twigs that landed on him.
The only thing on his mind at the moment was Serena and if she was
safe. “Serena!” he yelled out as he
climbed over the tree.
Serena rolled over and looked up as she heard her name
called. “Darien! Over here,” she yelled back and waved as she
spotted him trying to climb over the tree.
Darien sighed with relief as he saw his love sitting on the
ground covered from head to toe with twigs and leaves. “I’m coming, hang on…” he started but
trailed off as he saw another large tree being hurled in their direction. But this time it was headed right at Serena.
Serena saw the look of terror plastered on his face. < Oh no, what is happening that has
gotten him so…oh my goodness no! >
In less than a second she was the huge tree barreling towards her, and
she knew there was no way to avoid being hit.
Darien heard Serena’s ear-piercing scream as the tree landed
on her. His heart immediately stopped
as her screams instantly died. An
overwhelming sense of dread overcame him as the reality of what happened sunk
in. “Noooo….Serena!”
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End of Chapter 4
Yeah I’m finally finished with this chapter. And of course I have to leave it with a
cliffhanger…Mwwwahhahaha!!!!!!! (my attempt at evil laughter) Anyway, I hope everyone liked this
chapter. I know, it was long and mushy
and they didn’t even kiss each other.
Sorry I had to do that but hopefully you’ll understand why after chapter
5 (the last and final chapter) comes out.
So make sure you comment, no flames please, just kindhearted words of
encouragement. *smile* And to those who
were a bit upset about Darien crying, I thought it was necessary. I usually don’t like reading stories where
the guy cries, but hey he’s human too (an imaginary human of course). Thank you all my wonderful family and friends
who keep me writing. Luv you guys. God Bless!!
V-Chan
November 30, 2005
Revised: June 8, 2007
