Title: To Shatter the Silence is the Greatest Sin, Chapter One: The last few moments on Earth.
Author: AriellaGiselle
Rating: PG-13, for emotional scenes
Pairing: Darien/Original Character: Dorian
Category: Drama, Romance, Angst
Distribution: My Site, IMFanfic list, and FanFiction.net; anyone else, just ask.
Summary: Darien finds an old friend.
Spoilers: I don't think there are any.
Status: WIP
Author's Notes: This is an AU story. Also, this timeline runs backwards! This is what would be considered the end of the story!
Disclamer: I own nothing, except Dorian Slater. Everything else belongs to Stu Segal Productions and SciFi.

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"Darien?"

Silence.

"Darien?"

I know he's there. I can sense him, but I cannot see him.

Not again...

"Darien!" I scream as another convulsion racks my body. My mind screams for unconciousness, but my body has other plans. Somewhere, in the back of my mind maybe, I register a small crackling like that of a coat of paint cracking and flaking off of a wall.

"I'm here, sweetie, I'm here."

He's here. I feel my whole body shake with relief as he pulls my head and shoudlers into his lap. He's rocking me, and I know he loves me and will take care of me.

"I'm here, Dori, I'm here, baby. Don't you dare die on me," he sobs.

I reach up to touch his face, but my hand never makes the contact. My arms flail and my back arches as pain shoots from my head to my toes, and I want to scream. Hell, maybe I am, I don't know.

"Don't die on me, Dori!" he sobs and screams.

I manage to pry my eyes open to look at him. I know I'm smiling. "Love ya, Dare." I reach my hand up again, and this time he grabs it and holds it to lips. His tears wash little trails down my bloody arm.

"I love you, too, Dor. I love you," he whispers.

It really is amazing how clear everything becomes in your last few moments. Everything is laid out before you. The past, the present, the future. Nothing is out of your understanding. Nothing.

I struggle with my words. "Kiss me, Dare. Just shut up and kiss me," I bite back another agonized groan. He does as I wish, gently pressing his lips to mine. Everything I ever thought I knew about Darien was either confirmed or denied in that kiss. I remember his fondness for quotes as I run a bleeding hand through his hair. He pulls away from my face and I see his love, his passion, his grief scarring his beautiful face.

I gather my last little shred of strength and whisper: "Thus, with a kiss, I die." His eyes grow wide with realization and I smile. "The end, my love. Goodbye."

Bleakness surrounds me. I know everything. I know nothing. I *am* Oblivion.






Do you want to know who this Dorian is? Do you want more? Is this worth continuing? If you want more, please write a review and give me your thoughts!