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Hey y'all, well, while I was in the middle of my other story, I was struck
with inspiration. And all I can say is here are the results. Don't worry
this wont deflect any of my time on my other story. But I'm sure that
you'll all love it. Or at least I hope you do. So, like usual I must say
that I don't own S.M characters, but this is my story. And like my other
story, the next chapter costs five reviews. Hope you enjoy!
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"Darien, I need a big favor," Andrew said entering Darien's office.
"What?" Darien asked him as the finished the file on his computer.
"I can't pick up Serena at the airport. My big client from England flew in, and is demanding I help him."
"Serena's finally done with school?" Darien asked with surprise, looking up at his best friend.
"Actually, she was done last year, but she stayed an extra year in the States at the request of one of her employers."
"So, did she go into office work?" he asked as he shut off his computer and squinted and blinked a few times to rid the glare caused by the screen.
Andrew shook his head. "She went into designing and planning."
"Designing? What kind of designing?" he asked.
"She's a specialist in home décor, and she says she is an events coordinator."
"Oh, well that suits her I guess."
"I guess it's been quite a long time since you've seen her. She's changed a lot since she left. She left home wanting to find herself sick of having a mother who whined about the social position she had to keep up just to be happy, and a father who was determined to be the next Donald Trump," Andrew sighed.
"Oh, she can't be all that different from what I remember. She was sweet in her young and klutzy ways."
"She's not a klutz any more," Andrew smirked. He wished he could be there when Darien picked up his sister from the airport. He knew Darien was going to be in for the shock of his lifetime.
Serena had lost all the weight that had depressed her as a teen, had built herself a mountain of confidence, was her own person, and really was a stunner, even if she was his sister.
"So, will you do it for me?" Andrew asked him.
Darien nodded. "Sure."
"Excellent. All right, she's due in about an hour. She'll be coming off flight 324 from New York, and she said she'll be wearing black."
"Andrew I know it's been like four years since I saw her last, but I still remember what she looks like," Darien said, standing up to grab his jacket and keys.
Andrew gave him a mirthful grin. "Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you. She has changed a lot in the four years that she's been gone—and all of it's for the better."
Darien nodded. "Okay, understand, Serena is to be considered new and improved, am I right?"
Andrew nodded his head with a wide smile. "Yeah, I think that's the best way it's been said. Okay, so after picking her up from the airport, bring her to my family's home where we'll all have dinner."
"Oh, will Ms. Luna be cooking?" Darien asked, referring to the Tsukino's long time housekeeper.
Andrew nodded. "Well, who else would do it? My mother can't even boil water."
Darien rubbed his hands together. "I'll say that will fair enough as repayment for this favor."
"Great," Andrew smiled. "Now I have to go," he said checking his watch. "Mr. Davies is expecting me to join him at the Crystal Point for drinks to talk over his latest venture," he said, rolling his eyes.
Darien chuckled. "Good ol' Mr. Davies, the man will never let us go unfed with all his lawsuits, and business mergers."
"Yes, well, we still have to discuss our own merger with Chad Gravis and Ken Helsen and their firm. Don't forget that we have drinks with them tomorrow evening."
Darien nodded as they started down the hallway to the elevator. "I know, I know. I won't forget."
"Right, so I'll see you tonight at the family house," Andrew said as Darien got onto the elevator.
Darien nodded. "Alright. So, enjoy Davies' latest antics."
The door slid shut and Darien made his way down to the underground parking arcade of the building. He got in his mustang convertible and headed for the airport that was on the outskirts of the city of Tokyo.
The drive was relatively quick, but it was inside the airport where it was crazy. There were people crowded everywhere.
Darien hadn't been to the airport since the renovations and he ended up getting lost. Finally after talking to a cute blond at the call center desk, he found the gate where he was to pick up Serena.
When he got to the gate, he still had five minutes to spare until the plane was in the hold and allowed for the passengers to deploy the plane. He took a seat and waited.
Finally, people were filling the waiting lounge. He looked for a blond in black. When he did spot the said blond his mouth dropped open in shock.
Serena was not the same as he remembered. There was something stunning about her. She had obviously lost weight, but there was just something different about her.
She was dressed in black Capri pants, with a sleeveless black top with a v- neck. She had black slip on sandals, with a gold anklet, and was holding a small red purse. She hadn't changed the length of her hair, but she was wearing in a stylish way. It was pulled back in a high ponytail with curls bouncing down her back while she had a sparkly red flower at the base of the elastic.
She looked around then frowned as she looked at him. "Darien?" she asked as though she were unsure.
He nodded. "Yes, I'm taking Andrew's place since he got held up by a client that refused to let him get away for a minute."
She nodded. "Okay then."
"Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I saw you last, you look great."
She gave him a bright smile, "thanks."
Whatever she had done, Darien certainly noted that she was no longer the shy and awkward kid that she was before. Now she was class, sophistication, and sexiness all twined into one new outstanding body.
He couldn't take his eyes off her.
She frowned slightly at him. "What?" she asked him.
"Nothing, sorry. It's just that you look so different from the kid sister I knew before you left."
She stiffened at the mention of kid sister. "I am no one's shadow," she said crisply.
"No, you wouldn't be, not any more. Andrew was quite right, you did find yourself."
"So, do you like this new and improved Serena?" she asked him with a challenging smile.
Trying to keep from roving his eyes over her once again, he nodded. "I like to see you sure of yourself and holding proudly on your own. You're just plain stunning."
She flushed slightly at that comment. Serena felt like this was to the total worth of her transformation to have the guy that she had crushed on for years secretly admire her, and find her attractive. She knew he was having a difficult time keeping his eyes off her, but she rather enjoyed it.
"Shall we go and get your luggage?" Darien said finally after a small shake of his head.
She nodded. There was something to coming home and looking like you owned the world, she thought. She wondered if maybe Darien might see past the title of best friend's sister, and see her as someone he could date.
"Darien, I need a big favor," Andrew said entering Darien's office.
"What?" Darien asked him as the finished the file on his computer.
"I can't pick up Serena at the airport. My big client from England flew in, and is demanding I help him."
"Serena's finally done with school?" Darien asked with surprise, looking up at his best friend.
"Actually, she was done last year, but she stayed an extra year in the States at the request of one of her employers."
"So, did she go into office work?" he asked as he shut off his computer and squinted and blinked a few times to rid the glare caused by the screen.
Andrew shook his head. "She went into designing and planning."
"Designing? What kind of designing?" he asked.
"She's a specialist in home décor, and she says she is an events coordinator."
"Oh, well that suits her I guess."
"I guess it's been quite a long time since you've seen her. She's changed a lot since she left. She left home wanting to find herself sick of having a mother who whined about the social position she had to keep up just to be happy, and a father who was determined to be the next Donald Trump," Andrew sighed.
"Oh, she can't be all that different from what I remember. She was sweet in her young and klutzy ways."
"She's not a klutz any more," Andrew smirked. He wished he could be there when Darien picked up his sister from the airport. He knew Darien was going to be in for the shock of his lifetime.
Serena had lost all the weight that had depressed her as a teen, had built herself a mountain of confidence, was her own person, and really was a stunner, even if she was his sister.
"So, will you do it for me?" Andrew asked him.
Darien nodded. "Sure."
"Excellent. All right, she's due in about an hour. She'll be coming off flight 324 from New York, and she said she'll be wearing black."
"Andrew I know it's been like four years since I saw her last, but I still remember what she looks like," Darien said, standing up to grab his jacket and keys.
Andrew gave him a mirthful grin. "Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you. She has changed a lot in the four years that she's been gone—and all of it's for the better."
Darien nodded. "Okay, understand, Serena is to be considered new and improved, am I right?"
Andrew nodded his head with a wide smile. "Yeah, I think that's the best way it's been said. Okay, so after picking her up from the airport, bring her to my family's home where we'll all have dinner."
"Oh, will Ms. Luna be cooking?" Darien asked, referring to the Tsukino's long time housekeeper.
Andrew nodded. "Well, who else would do it? My mother can't even boil water."
Darien rubbed his hands together. "I'll say that will fair enough as repayment for this favor."
"Great," Andrew smiled. "Now I have to go," he said checking his watch. "Mr. Davies is expecting me to join him at the Crystal Point for drinks to talk over his latest venture," he said, rolling his eyes.
Darien chuckled. "Good ol' Mr. Davies, the man will never let us go unfed with all his lawsuits, and business mergers."
"Yes, well, we still have to discuss our own merger with Chad Gravis and Ken Helsen and their firm. Don't forget that we have drinks with them tomorrow evening."
Darien nodded as they started down the hallway to the elevator. "I know, I know. I won't forget."
"Right, so I'll see you tonight at the family house," Andrew said as Darien got onto the elevator.
Darien nodded. "Alright. So, enjoy Davies' latest antics."
The door slid shut and Darien made his way down to the underground parking arcade of the building. He got in his mustang convertible and headed for the airport that was on the outskirts of the city of Tokyo.
The drive was relatively quick, but it was inside the airport where it was crazy. There were people crowded everywhere.
Darien hadn't been to the airport since the renovations and he ended up getting lost. Finally after talking to a cute blond at the call center desk, he found the gate where he was to pick up Serena.
When he got to the gate, he still had five minutes to spare until the plane was in the hold and allowed for the passengers to deploy the plane. He took a seat and waited.
Finally, people were filling the waiting lounge. He looked for a blond in black. When he did spot the said blond his mouth dropped open in shock.
Serena was not the same as he remembered. There was something stunning about her. She had obviously lost weight, but there was just something different about her.
She was dressed in black Capri pants, with a sleeveless black top with a v- neck. She had black slip on sandals, with a gold anklet, and was holding a small red purse. She hadn't changed the length of her hair, but she was wearing in a stylish way. It was pulled back in a high ponytail with curls bouncing down her back while she had a sparkly red flower at the base of the elastic.
She looked around then frowned as she looked at him. "Darien?" she asked as though she were unsure.
He nodded. "Yes, I'm taking Andrew's place since he got held up by a client that refused to let him get away for a minute."
She nodded. "Okay then."
"Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I saw you last, you look great."
She gave him a bright smile, "thanks."
Whatever she had done, Darien certainly noted that she was no longer the shy and awkward kid that she was before. Now she was class, sophistication, and sexiness all twined into one new outstanding body.
He couldn't take his eyes off her.
She frowned slightly at him. "What?" she asked him.
"Nothing, sorry. It's just that you look so different from the kid sister I knew before you left."
She stiffened at the mention of kid sister. "I am no one's shadow," she said crisply.
"No, you wouldn't be, not any more. Andrew was quite right, you did find yourself."
"So, do you like this new and improved Serena?" she asked him with a challenging smile.
Trying to keep from roving his eyes over her once again, he nodded. "I like to see you sure of yourself and holding proudly on your own. You're just plain stunning."
She flushed slightly at that comment. Serena felt like this was to the total worth of her transformation to have the guy that she had crushed on for years secretly admire her, and find her attractive. She knew he was having a difficult time keeping his eyes off her, but she rather enjoyed it.
"Shall we go and get your luggage?" Darien said finally after a small shake of his head.
She nodded. There was something to coming home and looking like you owned the world, she thought. She wondered if maybe Darien might see past the title of best friend's sister, and see her as someone he could date.